After arranging for her assistant to see Su Lin off, Song Yuhong had someone transfer her phone calls with the paparazzi to her office.

"Hello, I am the real buyer. The person you were communicating with before was my assistant."

"No need for further nonsense."

"One price, 100,000. I want the original video and photos you have."

Song Yuhong held the phone receiver, her face showing complete nonchalance.

She didn't want to waste too much unnecessary energy on such a small matter, so she went straight to the point and revealed her bottom line.

The person on the other end of the phone clearly hesitated when they heard the price of "100,000".

"One hundred thousand?"

"You know, if you want to buy exclusive news, this amount of money isn't enough in the industry."

"If you're not sincere, then I think we shouldn't waste each other's time."

As a middleman for paparazzi reporters, he was adept at bargaining.

Someone willing to spend 100,000 yuan to buy a video and original photos certainly doesn't mind spending more money; the higher the price, the higher the commission they can get.

Therefore, he won't easily stick to a fixed price, especially when dealing with major clients.

The marketing accounts and self-media outlets we've been working with for years, as well as the newspaper reporters, all know the going rate, so they all get package deals with little room for negotiation.

If you want to make money, you can only dig out profits from these retail investors who have a stake in the business.

However, as a lawyer, Song Yuhong often needs to help her clients deal with obscure evidence that is not easy to obtain, so she already has a bottom line in mind regarding this.

Hearing the other party's hesitant voice, she simply snorted disdainfully.

"Exclusive? Who told you I was going to buy out the exclusive rights?"

“One video is copied dozens or hundreds of times. Only you paparazzi know how many times you will actually sell it. Don’t try to play hard to get with me.”

"You can sell it to whomever you want, but the highest price I can offer for this original video and photos is 100,000."

"If you agree, we'll exchange money and goods immediately."

“It’s okay if you don’t agree. I’ll just wait until you sell it to other media outlets. I can still use it then, and I won’t have to spend a single penny.”

Although she said that, Song Yuhong, as a lawyer, naturally understood the importance of submitting original video evidence to the court.

Public opinion is public opinion, and evidence is evidence.

These two should not be confused.

As for the price of "100,000 yuan", she naturally didn't care. There was always someone to cover the losses, and she couldn't possibly do a losing business.

Moreover, as long as they can win the case, they are guaranteed to receive at least three to five million in legal fees.

Not to mention the copyrights to several new songs that are currently trending online, which generate a steady stream of dividends every year. Even if she only receives a small portion, her annual income can still exceed ten million.

Therefore, there's absolutely no need to be stingy with small investments now.

The middleman on the other end of the phone was speechless after hearing Song Yuhong's response.

Because they genuinely intend to make dozens of copies and sell them...

Since the other party doesn't want an exclusive buyout of the first-hand information, then my strategy of controlling the price is indeed useless.

After a moment's thought, he had no choice but to agree.

"Okay, 100,000 yuan is acceptable. Let's discuss the payment method then..."

When Song Yuhong heard the other party say this, she just sneered disdainfully.

He casually switched off the call line.

The remaining handover details didn't require her involvement at all; her assistant could handle them. Her presence was merely to make the final decision!

Meanwhile, on the other side...

The intermediary has basically negotiated and finalized the price with all the buyers and agreed on all the details.

The only remaining major party is Huang Yiyi's agent, who is still negotiating and trying to lower the price.

However, since Huang Yiyi was the one they were extorting, the middleman wouldn't give up easily, nor would he dare to push her too hard.

After all, they were only after money and didn't want to ruin things or cause any unpleasantness.

The middleman has prepared all the formalities and is just waiting for the other party to agree to the price so that they can transfer the money together.

The videos and photos he holds are the biggest threat to Huang Yiyi and Lin Chu themselves.

They couldn't get in touch with Lin Chu at all, so they could only hope to extort a big sum from Huang Yiyi.

So before Huang Yiyi's agent made the payment, they could only hold onto Song Yuhong and various self-media outlets, without getting a single penny.

Otherwise, if some self-media outlet is quick and efficient, they might get the video, edit it, and post it immediately.

Huang Yiyi is definitely not going to fall for it and pay the bill.

At this moment, listening to the other party still rambling on on the phone, the middleman, who had been busy for half a day but hadn't seen a single penny, suddenly became a little anxious.

He hurriedly interrupted the other party's spellcasting.

"Stop, stop, stop. You don't need to keep telling me all that useless stuff. I don't want to know how hard it is for your artists."

"Final price: 300,000. Pay up and I'll send you the video and photos!"

"You've been dawdling with me here for over an hour, are you going to buy it or not!"

"Anyway, I can't guarantee what the online reaction will be after this video is released. Your artist will have to bear the consequences!"

Just as he had uttered those words with fierce determination, he waited anxiously for the other party's reply.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then the person suddenly spoke again.

His attitude, however, took a complete 180-degree turn, and he gave a casual, indifferent reply.

"Okay, I understand. Then you can post it online."

"We're not buying."

Upon hearing this, the middleman's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately panicked.

At the same time, he felt a little regretful that he might have gone too far and angered the other party, ruining the deal.

Thinking of this, he quickly changed his tone with a wry smile.

"No, no, no, I was just joking. We paparazzi don't want to ruin Huang Yiyi's hard work with a video or a photo!"

"The price is negotiable. If 300,000 isn't enough, how about 290,000?"

"At least you tried to bargain!"

"Why don't you discuss it with the artist first?"

Even now, he still thinks that Huang Yiyi's agent's change in attitude on the other end of the phone is because she is angry because he threatened her, and he has no idea what the other party's plan is.

Sure enough, the next second, Huang Yiyi's agent spoke with a disdainful laugh.

"Don't even mention 290,000, even if it were 2.9 yuan, I still wouldn't buy it."

"What about the artists?"

“I asked her, and she said she’s a divorced woman with two kids who’s remarried and doesn’t care about this kind of gossip. If you post it, it’ll be just like a personal ad.”

"It's just meeting up with friends and having a meal, nothing serious."

"Alright, that's enough. If you like posting it, then post it online. Getting it trending will bring us some traffic."

Before the middleman could even react, Huang Yiyi's agent hung up the phone.

When the paparazzi middleman saw that the other party was suddenly so assertive, his tone was full of mockery.

I suddenly became a little anxious.

That's 300,000 yuan that we negotiated for ages and finally managed to get, and it just vanished like that!?

"Hello!! Hello!!"

"Holy crap, what does this mean? These days, divorced female celebrities don't care about their reputation anymore?!"