This celebrity became even more popular after being exposed of having multiple girlfriends-Chapter 64 - Appearance Fee Settlement
Chapter 64: Chapter 64: Appearance Fee Settlement
Chapter 64 -64: Appearance Fee Settlement
After spending a small half-hour, the melancholy in everyone’s hearts began to dissipate a bit, and then immediately the discussions started.
“Wu’s song is pretty nice to listen to, the melody is very soothing.”
“Yes, he also sings well, Wu truly has a unique flavor when he sings, it’s that kind of feeling where as soon as he opens his mouth, you can sink into his emotions.”
“Did you all understand what that song was about?”
“It should be about a mother, right?”
“It’s about a mother! The moment he started singing, I thought of my mom!”
“Definitely about a mother! It’s too painful, I didn’t cry at Wu Mu’s Heavenly Queen, but I just couldn’t hold it in with that last song!”
A mother?
Everyone was undoubtedly a bit surprised; Wu Mu was a last-minute addition to the stage, wasn’t he?
How could his new song also fit this episode’s theme?
Surely it couldn’t have been written on the spot, could it?
And the emotion in the song was one of reminiscence…
“Has Wu Mu’s mother passed away?”
Someone asked curiously.
Because the predecessor never mentioned his family affairs on any occasion and never responded to any kind of speculative gossip, the public was unaware of his family situation.
Mo Mo, who knew from an earlier conversation that Wu Mu’s mother had passed away, looked at Wu Mu with an air of pity.
Fate was too unfair to Teacher Wu Mu.
It seemed that Teacher Wu Mu had moved on from everything on the surface, yet deep down, he must still care somewhat.
Gu Yu, the mother sitting next to her, although unaware of the specifics of Wu Mu’s family affairs, could guess as much from the song.
She felt quite sympathetic and gave a high appraisal, “I really like this song, I can tell the emotion in it, and I believe many mothers can relate. It’s a particularly good song.”
Online, viewers watching the live broadcast also speculated a lot about Wu Mu’s family background.
“Is Wu Mu’s mom no longer alive? Sigh, at his age, it must not have been a natural passing.”
“I feel a bit guilty… I used to curse him as a Sima Dongxi, never thought his mom was actually gone.”
“I did suspect that his family wasn’t happy back when he sang Heavenly Queen.”
“Suddenly, I feel for Wu the dog… sometimes I think he’s not that much to blame.”
Many people inevitably felt some sympathy for Wu Mu and felt somewhat ashamed to continue slandering him.
Others weren’t too concerned about Wu Mu’s family, focusing only on his work.
“Although I’ve been a Wu Mu hater, honestly, this song really hit home for me, the lyrics are too good.”
“Yes, I am a mother, and I can truly empathize with the lyrics of this song. Before having a child, I never thought there would be someone in the world for whom I would willingly give everything.”
“My mom passed away this year on Lantern Festival. I hope there really is a Rebirth so that I can meet her again.”
In the live stream, the barrage was dense, all discussing Wu Mu’s recent song.
Regardless of whether they understood the song or liked it, everyone had to admit that both the melody and the lyrics were quite good, belonging to the kind that, even if you don’t like it, you can still see it’s of high quality.
As the online community discussed, the venue continued with the live show.
The song was over, and next came the scoring phase.
To be honest, Wu Mu could roughly imagine his score.
And the result was just as he had imagined.
“Wu Mu’s final score, 624 points.”
Hm, a new low since his first appearance on the show.
Wu Mu laughed heartily, “Teacher Mo Mo, it seems that everyone isn’t really willing to help you make up for your little regret, huh?”
Mo Mo rolled her eyes at him, it was your own fault for provoking your fans before the performance – if you hadn’t agitated them, they might have actually given you a high score.
You were so confrontational, they were bound to go hard with the one-star ratings.
Mo Mo’s little regret ultimately remained unfulfilled.
…
In the venue, the program had not yet concluded, but Wu Mu had decided to leave early.
With his identity exposed, staying any longer might have led to him being surrounded by people.
Better to retreat promptly.
He ran to the head of security to collect his wage and ID card.
The head of security looked at him rather oddly.
It wasn’t that a big celebrity like you joining our security team was not enough, but you really insist on collecting this hundred or so yuan wage?
Not only did Wu Mu insist on collecting it, but he also demanded that the singer-songwriter show’s production team pay an appearance fee, “Hey, I added an extra segment to your show today, right? You guys should pay for that.”
“My appearance fee, according to the previous rate, is two million yuan per episode. Are you paying in cash or making a transfer?”
Following behind and filming, Lin Qingyue couldn’t help but remind him, “This money isn’t considered part of the salary you earned today; this income doesn’t fit the job of a security guard.”
If they added this wage to Wu Mu’s total, there’d be no point in competing for anyone else; Wang Xiaotian wouldn’t be able to earn this amount even if he moved times his lifetime’s goods.
Wu Mu clicked his tongue, unconvinced, “I’m a security guard who went on stage to sing a song and getting an appearance fee for it is perfectly reasonable. How does that not fit?”
But he knew Lin Qingyue definitely wouldn’t count this money in the competition.
After voicing his protest, he didn’t argue any further and simply took out his phone to call Wu Feng.
He was serious about claiming the appearance fee; two million yuan was at stake, not just two yuan.
Although there was no contract between them and the relationship wasn’t good, he might not get it, but there was no harm in trying.
On Wu Feng’s end, receiving a call from Wu Mu about the appearance fee definitely left him somewhat speechless.
After all, they were the ones who had invited Wu Mu, and it wasn’t as if he didn’t benefit from it; how could he have the audacity to ask for an appearance fee.
And hadn’t you already claimed an entire season’s remuneration when you withdrew from the competition before? Now you have the nerve to ask for more?
If this had been when Wu Mu had just withdrawn, Wu Feng definitely wouldn’t have agreed since he had practically sentenced Wu Mu to career death, thinking he was truly about to retire and vanish from the scene.
Who would have thought that Wu Mu would find work again?
Not only did he find work, but his popularity was also rising.
The current Wu Mu had topics to discuss, effects to show, and works to present.
Truly the kind of person whose presence would add positive value.
If he continued like this, there might be a chance for future cooperation.
After pondering for a while, Wu Feng spoke up, “Okay, I’ll have the production team transfer it to you.”
Anyway, two million was a comparatively small sum against the topics and popularity Wu Mu brought to them, and it wasn’t coming out of his own pocket.
After securing his wage and appearance fee, Wu Mu was very pleased.
After also asking the head of security for the pre-arranged box lunch, he left the program venue.
It was already seven or eight in the evening, dinner was settled, but accommodation was still an issue.
Just as Lin Qingyue thought Wu Mu would come up with some cunning plan to find a place to sleep, Wu Mu headed straight to a five-star hotel in the city center.
He had previously shot a promotional video for this five-star hotel and knew the manager.
Hearing Wu Mu directly ask the manager for a room to “experience” whether their services had been upgraded recently, Lin Qingyue was speechless.
“What you’re doing is against the rules.”
She had lost count how many times she had said this!
Wu Mu was very calm, “If it’s against the rules, then deduct ten percent from my salary, that’s all.”
He was no fool; ten percent of his salary was merely 16 yuan, whereas even the cheapest hostel cost fifty or sixty. To spend 16 yuan to stay in a five-star hotel was a serious bargain.
As for finding some random place to sleep rough on the streets or simply spending the night in an internet cafe… there was no need, no need at all. It was just a show; there was no need to go to such lengths.
And it was just 16 yuan anyway, with two days left, he wouldn’t miss it.
Wu Mu settled comfortably into the five-star hotel until the next day when he returned to Shen City Hotel to meet up with the other guests.
Wang Xiaotian and a few others were already waiting there.
And judging by their mental states, they obviously hadn’t had the most wonderful day yesterday.
Wang Xiaotian, who was usually very lively, seemed a bit listless that day.
Still, when he saw Wu Mu, he couldn’t help but jump up, “This show is too dark! We’re all suffering here, and you’re the only one enjoying yourself!”
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