This celebrity became even more popular after being exposed of having multiple girlfriends
Chapter 161: You’re Not Planning on Reneging, Are You?

Chapter 161: Chapter 161: You’re Not Planning on Reneging, Are You?

(The last part of the previous Chapter was a bit dry, so I’ve made some slight modifications and touch-ups. If something feels off, feel free to flip back and check.)

Wu Mu soon received contact from GZ Company and the exhibition organizers.

GZ Company hoped that, after the completion of his game’s production, it would be exclusively released on their platform. For this, they were willing to pay eight million US dollars in exclusive fees and take zero commission during the exclusivity period.

Honestly, this offer was very sincere, roughly estimating that his game would sell two to three million copies, simply based on a demo.

But Wu Mu knew that Vampire Survivor’s performance would far exceed their optimistic predictions.

Exclusivity would be a pure loss.

Without hesitation, Wu Mu refused.

GZ Company was regretful but had a backup plan. They wanted Wu Mu’s game to launch on their platform and to accompany their promotional campaign. For this, they were willing to pay two million US dollars.

Wu Mu thought it over and found this acceptable, so he agreed.

Then there were the exhibition organizers. They contacted Wu Mu, saying that his game had been selected for one of their game support programs, which could allocate five hundred thousand dollars in special game support funds.

Free money was an offer Wu Mu naturally couldn’t refuse.

Well, it wasn’t exactly free money—Wu Mu had already seen the amount on the Performance Card on the system panel decrease a bit.

This was obviously the money the Performance Card had brought in for him.

Altogether they provided him with two million five hundred thousand US dollars, which is to say over eighteen million Chinese Yuan.

Plus the six million six hundred thousand from the crowdfunding page, in less than a day, Wu Mu’s income was almost twenty-five million Yuan. Five Performance Cards had directly cashed in half.

And on the side, Wang Xiaotian and the rest were looking on dumbfounded.

Twenty-five million?! Just from a game demo, earning twenty-five million in one day?!

Wasn’t that a bit too exaggerated?

No, wasn’t this a bit too much?

This guy is handsome, can write songs, is incredible at singing, knows how to produce effects for shows, and even his game development skills are so high?!

Isn’t it unfair? We’re all born of mothers, why the difference?!

Wang Xiaotian was truly envious, "With these skills, you’re becoming a celebrity?!"

Wu Mu smiled slightly and spread his hands, "Being a celebrity is more profitable, right?"

Today, he indeed made quite a bit, but wasn’t that mainly thanks to the Performance Card?

Making a game on his own would be pure hard work; even a simple knockoff game would take months from the project’s start to completion.

Earning this little money in a few months, could that be as comfortable as earning money while lying down as a celebrity?

That’s because you make money as a celebrity.

Lin Qingyue, who was watching, couldn’t help but find it amusing—Wu Mu was indeed great at making money now.

A typical celebrity, even the top-tier ones, could never dream of earning tens of millions as easily as he did.

Most celebrities, after deducting company commissions and various expenses, would be considered very successful to earn twenty to thirty million a year.

But Wu Mu, just from what she knew, had probably made a billion or two in a few months.

His popularity hadn’t reached its peak again, yet his ability to earn money had already gotten there first.

However, it had to be said, he really deserved to earn that money.

He indeed had a great effect on the show.

Lin Qingyue was sure that their episode, once aired, would create a huge buzz and could perhaps even break out of its usual circle.

The points were just too many.

A game demo made by an idol who dropped out of middle school caught the President of Weiying Company’s interest, resulting in a $10,000 investment; it delighted two to three hundred thousand gamers, pulling in over six million in crowdfunding, mostly from foreign players; it appealed to the world’s second-largest gaming platform, which offered $2 million for an exclusive release before the game was even completed; it charmed one of the world’s top gaming shows’ officials, who gave $500,000 in solid support...

It’s such an incredible story—who wouldn’t click to have a look?

Besides the effect on the show, this undeniably benefits Wu Mu’s image greatly. Celebrities in the circle like to be seen as talented, and fans love stars with talent.

And speaking of talent, what else could demonstrate it as clearly as Wu Mu has done today?

His ability to create games and his image as a skilled game developer are now firmly established. Despite having been the chief designer at Mingyu Game and creating a small game before, the general public never took it seriously, with many even now thinking it was just a script.

Once this episode airs, those doubts will no longer exist; after all, which production team could possibly have the influence to make all the people involved today act out a script?

Lin Qingyue was thinking about the likely reactions after the show airs, her mood quite good.

Well, it would be even better if it weren’t for the following incident...

After earning enough, Wu Mu took his teammates to visit tourist spots and then enjoyed a big meal. Today, his life as a team leader was coming to an end.

Just one last thing remained.

Wu Mu walked over to Lin Qingyue, "Director Lin, I want to save my money!"

Lin Qingyue looked at him with amused speechlessness.

Are you really planning to save money?

Wu Mu proudly said, "Of course I have to save! Didn’t you say, Director Lin, that the money a team leader earns on the day would be doubled if saved?"

Lin Qingyue rolled her eyes at him.

I did say that, but back then I was thinking you guys would earn a few thousand, maybe ten thousand at the most; so now you’ve earned twenty-five million?

Double that to fifty million for you?

You might as well sell the production team and see if you can scrape that much money together!

Wu Mu smiled slightly. He obviously didn’t expect Lin Qingyue to actually give him such an amount of money, but he was playing up the effect for the show, "Eh, Director Lin, you’re not planning to welsh on the deal, are you?"

Lin Qingyue looked at him amusedly, "Not welshing, but our production team doesn’t have that kind of money. Wait until you get back and ask our station manager for it."

"Ha ha, then I’ll ask for it when I get back."

...

The third day ended, and the next two days saw Zhang Haoran and Yu Ke as team leaders.

They actually did okay; perhaps because Zhang Haoran had been overshadowed so much, he seemed to be shedding his inhibitions.

But unfortunately, no matter how much he let go, his performances paled in comparison to Wu Mu’s.

After all, Wu Mu had caused inflation with the travel funds.

After watching someone earn twenty-five million in one go, who could be impressed by your few hundred or thousand?

But what could Zhang Haoran and Yu Ke do? They can’t just go out and earn tens of millions!

After their somewhat mundane days as leaders, the production of this program concluded.

It wasn’t just this episode—the first season of Star Agency had come to an end.

At the farewell dinner that evening, Lu Yao clearly didn’t want to leave, sighing heavily.

Seeing her like this amused Wu Mu, "It’s not like we won’t meet again, there will be plenty of chances to film together in the future."

Lu Yao frowned, "Without a regular program, it’s not so easy to meet."

Wu Mu clicked his tongue, "Then when you want to see me, just come to my house, you know where I live."

Huh, that’s true.

Lu Yao’s frown instantly turned into sparkling eyes.

Lin Qingyue also smiled, "My house is near there too, you can come visit me as well."

Before everyone returned to their rooms at the end of the farewell dinner, Lin Qingyue didn’t forget to remind them, "The program will air in a few days, remember to watch it, and contribute to the ratings, let’s see if we can hit 0.5."