Chapter 36 Chapter 36 Signing Artist Contract
Under Zuo Qiuyu's gaze, Sang Ling stood in front of the table.
She handed over the Qiankun bag, Gou Qiu took it, and after a quick count he understood everything.
Gou Qiu naturally knew how many spirit stones Sang Ling had earned, and thought he could remain calm. But when it came time to sing along, his heart was so excited that it almost burst.
Her voice trembled as she sang along:
"Sang, spirit stones... 600,000!"
After deducting the four parts that were taken away, there were still six hundred thousand left.
All the people in the court thought of this question and took a deep breath.
Zuo Qiuyu's cold expression collapsed for a moment. Excluding the money given to Hu Yanyan and Kuang Yan, Sang Ling still had 600,000.
The total amount of spiritual stones that Sang Ling received as reward yesterday was about to be revealed: two million.
Two million...
This was the most spirit stones she had ever seen since she entered the cabinet, and it was also the most she had ever earned.
Deep down in her heart, she felt a sense of powerlessness she had never experienced before.
On this day of reckoning, all court officials were reckoned with, and it was also the day of reckoning with the greatest changes since Zuo Qiuyu entered the cabinet.
Lian Gou Qiu was a little dazed at the moment. In her hand was the list of courtesans she had just drawn up.
She took a breath. The last time the Oiran ranking changed was a long time ago. At that time, Shuang Lian was ranked third among the Oirans, and Zuo Qiuyu and Hu Yanyan's rankings had not changed since then.
Under normal circumstances, even if the Oiran ranking list changes, only the name of the third Oiran will change. The first and second place have accumulated fame for a long time, so it is not so easy to surpass them.
But Sang Ling was an exception. No one had ever been able to directly reverse and become the first.
Gou Qiu began to declare:
"The settlement of this settlement day has ended, and the Oiran ranking has changed. The changes are as follows..."
Even though she was prepared, Shuang Lian still couldn't hide her disappointed expression.
Early this morning, she had someone pack up her luggage at the Oiran's villa. After the Oiran list changed, she had to move out immediately.
Gou Qiu shook the list and continued, "The number one oiran is..."
Sang Ling interrupted her: "I don't compete for the title of Oiran."
Gou Qiu was stunned: "As a courtier in the cabinet, why don't you compete for the title of Oiran?"
Sang Ling nodded: "I handed over 600,000 spirit stones this time and have paid off the debt to Mo Shengze."
The core of that Nine Palaces plant is exactly 600,000.
Gou Qiu was shocked, she had obviously forgotten this. It was no wonder that she forgot. Three thousand a month was almost the limit for ordinary people in the court. If they wanted to pay off the debt, they could only endure it slowly.
But having climbed to the position of the courtesan Chao Ren, it was only a matter of time before she could pay off her debt to Mo Shengze. Shuang Lian, Hu Yanyan, and Zuo Qiuyu all had paid off their debts, but none of them wanted to leave.
Therefore, Gou Qiu never thought that Sang Ling, who became the most beautiful courtesan in just one try, actually wanted to leave.
She was lucky enough to have such a stunning and beautiful courtier under her command, but now he is leaving?
Gou Qiu's eyes were moist and she really wanted to cry. Why was that Jiugong Core only priced at 600,000?
In fact, if it were an ordinary courtier, it would take many years to pay back the 600,000 spirit stones, but this was Sang Ling.
Hu Yanyan's face was full of surprise, and Kuang Yan's tears fell directly.
Zuo Qiuyu had a complicated expression. She couldn't be happy at all. If Sang Ling left, even if she was the number one courtesan, she would only be a number one courtesan who had been overtaken.
Can she still be called the number one courtesan?
She already had a plan in mind, and was just waiting for the reckoning day next month to regain her position as the number one courtesan.
But Sang Ling wants to leave?
Gou Qiu has never been sadder than at this moment. The list of courtesans in her hand fell down and her voice trembled: "You can't do this to me."
She wasn't this scared even when she met the Demon Lord.
Seeing that the situation was developing in an uncontrollable direction, Sang Ling immediately explained.
"I just completed the original deal with Mo Shengze, and I didn't say I was leaving Chunming Pavilion."
Just as Gou Qiu wanted to keep her at all costs, she could not leave Chunming Pavilion for the time being.
Gou Qiu calmed down and immediately asked, "So...what are you planning?"
Sang Ling replied almost subconsciously:
"I want to sign an artist contract with Chunming Pavilion and promote as an idol."
After saying this, she looked at the crowd of courtiers with puzzled faces and realized that this was the title from her previous life. She looked at Gou Qiu who was looking at her in confusion, and she was sure that Gou Qiu would not agree, as she didn't even know what an artist and an idol were.
Sang Ling opened her mouth to explain further, but before she could say anything, Gou Qiu spoke first.
"Sure! You can stay in Chunming Pavilion in whatever capacity you want."
Now it was Sang Ling's turn to be confused. How could Gou Qiu agree so quickly when he didn't even know what this was?
Gou Qiu walked out from behind the table quickly and patted her shoulder: "From now on, you are the idol!"
Sang Ling pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you know...what an idol is?"
Gou Qiu shook her head. Of course she didn’t know, but no matter what it was, as long as she could keep Sang Ling.
She managed Chunming Pavilion for more than a hundred years, and fulfilled her mission by not letting Chunming Pavilion decline in her hands, but she also failed to make Chunming Pavilion more glorious under her leadership.
Sang Ling is such a turning point. Zuo Qiuyu can’t do it, Hu Yanyan can’t do it, and the other courtiers can’t do it either. Only Sang Ling has this power.
So she said, "I don't care what idol is, as long as you are still in Chunming Pavilion."
Sang Ling also became serious. She felt the strong sense of professionalism from Gou Qiu. She had goals, and so did Gou Qiu. Now, their goals overlapped harmoniously.
Gou Qiu watched Sang Ling's expression closely, and when he saw that she agreed, he immediately stood up and announced: "From today on, Sang Ling will sign an artist contract with Chunming Pavilion, and will be active as an idol, and will no longer participate in the fight for the Oiran ranking."
Then he asked tentatively: "Where do you live?"
Although Sang Ling did not participate in the competition for the Oiran list, she ranked first in earning spirit stones this month. If she still lived in the fourth attic, it would indeed be considered a disadvantage.
Sang Ling didn't have any thoughts about these external things. "I won't participate in the ranking of the courtesans, so my residence will not be arranged according to the ranking. I can just live in the original attic."
Gou Qiu thought for a while before saying, "In that case, the residences of the people in Hua Kui Dynasty will remain unchanged for the time being."
They still live in the arrangement with Zuoqiu Yu first, Hu Yanyan second, and Shuang Lian third.
Shuang Lian was of course happy that she didn't have to move out. Hu Yanyan didn't care about this arrangement. The residence didn't matter as long as she could surpass Zuo Qiuyu.
Only Zuo Qiuyu looked gloomy. She flicked her sleeves and said:
"It is not someone else's turn to give away what does not belong to me. From today on, I will move out of Chunming Pavilion."
It is not uncommon for a courtesan of Zuoqiu Yu's stature to have her own property in Chao City.
Sang Ling glanced at her but didn't say anything. She could understand Zuo Qiuyu's emotions to some extent. It was like a senior artist who had been famous for a long time was suddenly overtaken by a young artist who had just debuted. No one would feel comfortable.
As long as they are in Chunming Pavilion, competition will always exist. She signed the artist contract independently with the idea of easing the conflict, not as a charity.
However, Sang Ling did not intend to explain. It was obvious that Zuo Qiuyu had some resentment towards her since the Jiaotai Banquet. Although she understood it, she did not like it.
Zuo Qiuyu left very quickly, and Hu Yanyan said goodbye to Sang Ling and left too. Her thoughts were very simple, if Zuo Qiuyu didn't live in the attic that housed the most beautiful courtesan, then it would be natural for her to live there too.
What does it matter whether she gets charity or not? She has to live there on her own. The attic of the number one courtesan is much better than the one she has now.
Shuang Lian hesitated for a long time, then came over. She smiled shyly and said:
"Thank you, San."
She was grateful that Sang Ling did not participate in the fight for the Oiran list. If she had done so, she would have definitely fallen off the Oiran list. Moving out of the Oiran Villa was a small matter. The authority and significance of an Oiran courtier were much more important than a residence.
She is different from Zuo Qiuyu and Hu Yanyan. After paying off their debt to Mo Shengze, they stayed in Chunming Pavilion more for the honor of being the oiran, but she did it for the spirit stones.
Spiritual stones are too important to her. If she loses her title of Oiran, the spiritual stones she can earn will be reduced by at least half.
The liquidation was completely over, and after the crowd dispersed, Gou Qiu pulled Sang Ling into the room and anxiously asked Sang Ling about the specific terms of the artist contract.
She was eager to sign with Sang Ling as soon as possible to prevent Sang Ling from running away.
"What are the specific conditions for the artist you mentioned?"
Sang Ling thought about it for a while, "Basically, Chunming Pavilion needs to fully support my development path, and the spirit stones will be divided into 30% and 70%."
This time the profit is split 3:7, naturally 3 to Chunming Pavilion and 7 to Sangling. This is an unprecedented ratio.
Sang Ling looked at Gou Qiu who was thinking seriously, and she also knew that it was not appropriate for her to make this decision.
She also needs to provide protection for Gou Qiu.
"Of course, I can also assure you that I can take Chunming Pavilion to a higher level."
Gou Qiu finally spoke.
"Eighty-twenty."
Sang Ling was puzzled, "What?"
"Eighty-twenty split, you get eight Chunming Pavilion and two."
Sang Ling was indeed confused. It turned out that Gou Qiu had been thinking for a long time, wondering if the share given to Chunming Pavilion was too much?
Gou Qiu didn't need Sang Ling's guarantee at all. In her opinion, it was a foregone conclusion that Sang Ling could take Chunming Pavilion to a higher level. She was thinking that although the 70% profit sharing was proposed by Sang Ling, if she was not retained with full sincerity from the beginning, an artist like her might be poached away by other places with a higher profit sharing.
After all, although Chunming Pavilion is well-known in the Three Realms, it is only its past glory, and it is affiliated with the Demon Realm, so its reputation is not good.
The most famous spring house in the Three Realms today is Wanshenlou.
Wanshen Tower is full of Qing actors who do not devote themselves to performing but only show off their art. Gou Qiu originally did not understand why their model could be more famous than Chunming Pavilion. Now that she has met Sang Ling, she finally knows why.
Gou Qiu looked at Sang Ling seriously and said again: "Chunming Pavilion will split the profits with you 20% and 80%, and I will listen to you in any way you want to become famous. I have only one request."
"What?"
Gou Qiu's expression became more solemn than before. She put away her former frivolity and said word by word:
"I want you to lead Chunming Pavilion to surpass Wanxin Tower."
This has been her goal since she took over Chunming Pavilion.
Only with the appearance of Sang Ling did this goal have a glimmer of hope of being achieved.
So, she must keep Sang Ling.
Sang Ling whispered: "Wanxin Tower..."
Of course she knew what kind of existence this was.
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