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With Xu Qingyan, it was the opposite; it was the first time I'd seen someone lower their asking price.
"Asking for less and you're not happy?" Xu Qingyan didn't answer directly.
"Well, I hope you would ask for more." She spoke earnestly, "'Qing Tian' didn't have a music video and indeed made a lot of money. I have money now so I hope you do too."
For Pei Muchan, a hundred thousand wasn't much, and this discount was not needed at all. Rather than money, she was more in need of high-quality lyrics and music, and she hoped even more that Xu Qingyan could earn more from this.
Cooperation for mutual benefit was necessary for a relationship to last.
Moreover, the entertainment industry always had plenty of good singers but not as many good songwriters. Unlike internet hit songs or pop songs, a truly good song was often priceless.