150 Cash Cow, Total Annihilation-My Cheat Powers Arrived After I Was Already Washed Up(Master Whale)

"Brother Wu, Brother Wu, President Chen said we can take a long vacation next month?"

"Once the last two episodes of *Doomsday Guard* are wrapped up, there won't be much left to do. *Orange of Wisdom* is down to just a bit of editing, so taking a long vacation shouldn't be a problem."

"Holy shit, wouldn't it be wonderful if I went to the South China Sea to lounge on the beach?"

"You're single, why the hell would you go to the South China Sea?"

"I'm pursuing someone, there's this college classmate I've been..."

"Hey, don't say I didn't warn you."

Hearing this, Wu Shuguang immediately cut off the young man's overly naive remarks. "Master Li doesn't care about our personal romantic affairs. But President Chen is different. He utterly despises 'simps.' The moment he finds a 'simp,' it's an execution with no questions asked. Be careful not to get fired, oh."

With that, he patted the young man's tender shoulders. Could these shoulders truly bear the heavy burden of a bride price?

Gulp.

The young man's youthful eyes blinked as he swallowed his youthful saliva, indicating that he was still too young and would rather not go to the South China Sea. He... preferred working overtime.

What could he do? The boss was even younger than they were, and the boss was working overtime with such diligence—how could they possibly have the nerve to think about being "simps"?

"Brother Wu, thank you..."

"Just doing my duty, just sharing some modest insight as someone who's been through it."

Wu Shuguang had been feeling quite relaxed these past couple of days. Ever since the grip department was established, his staff had become quite plentiful. He had essentially evolved into a high-level executive of "creative capability." In his proud capacity as the head of the Department of General Affairs at Creative Capability Co., Ltd., it was only logical to have a few more sub-departments and teams.

However, because the company's shooting efficiency was so extraordinarily high, he usually had quite a bit of free time. Right now, acting on the boss's imperial decree, Wu Shuguang was in the midst of setting up a technical guidance team and recruiting personnel far and wide.

Ever since many local television stations in Sanjiang Province had been "optimized," some unlucky souls who lost their "iron rice bowls"—as long as they possessed even a modicum of skill—came to "Creative Capability" to try their luck.

And lo and behold, there was actual work to be done.

The business of the technical guidance team mainly consisted of handling physical movements and choreography for stage plays and children's shows. The strongest technical instructor in the entire company was a "mother-and-son duo": the mother was Hu Wenjing, and the son was Li Jie, who happened to be the company's boss.

Currently, the head of the technical guidance team was Hu Wenjing, but because her insurance and benefits were still tied to the "Red Star Orphanage," her position as team head carried the status of a "specially appointed consultant," making her an "honorary head."

Of course, not a single penny of her remuneration was ever shorted.

Aside from that, they had hired a bunch of accountants. The original "Little Red Star" already had an accountant, "Mom Gou" Gou Yixia. Later on, in order to make more money, Gou Yixia resigned from the "Red Star Orphanage" and ran over to a small factory in the neighboring development zone to work as an accountant, handling six factories all at once—an absolute workaholic.

Now that "Creative Capability" was growing and expanding, under the dual invitation of Shu Xiuqin and Li Jie, "Mom Gou" led her three apprentices on a westward journey to Jianye.

Ever since the master and her three disciples arrived, they spent every single day living in sheer terror.

The perpetually cautious "Mom Gou" lived in constant dread that her darling boy Li Jie might be up to no good. After all, with millions, tens of millions, and even hundreds of millions pouring in left and right, how terrifying was that?

Especially recently, with over a billion flowing in and out of the accounts—it was simply preposterous. "Mom Gou" secretly suspected whether her darling boy had gotten a bank president dead drunk or used some other black magic.

To this day, Gou Yixia still found it utterly incomprehensible: when this darling boy went to take the college entrance examination, did he run into a passing deity?

Now, every single week saw a steady influx of copyright licensing fees and sales revenue splits. Songs like *Auspicious Days* and *Reminiscence* in particular were essentially two gigantic "cash cows," endlessly generating profits for Boss Li.

*Reminiscence*, which should have smoothly entered a plateau period of popularity, experienced a renewed explosion of hype directly because an idol drama director suddenly demanded a change to the ending theme song.

The reason was that the original ending theme song of that idol drama was "Chenqiao Entertainment" Yu Feifei's previous new single, *Memories Like Sand*, which was now replaced by *Reminiscence*. This triggered a hot search term on Weibo: "Memories Like Slaughter."

The capricious idol drama director, producer, and screenwriter all-in-one, Zhou Guojin, completely ignored the objections and protests from "Chenqiao Entertainment," openly stating in an interview that his new drama's style called for an aesthetic sense of mood and imagery rather than ungrounded, melodramatic whining.

So what was wrong with him, Zhou Guojin, choosing "Celestial Wang's" *Reminiscence*?

Boss Li directly and fiercely smashed a "like" onto the post on Weibo, and even released goodwill across the digital divide by tagging Zhou Guojin: "Director Zhou, how about we have a chance to collaborate in the future and co-direct a movie together?"

Just this little interlude completely shattered the psychological defense of the "Little Enchantress" Yu Feifei, sending her fleeing back to her hometown in Linru County for over half a month. The "Enchantress Fans" turned crimson with rage, evolving into the "Celestial Fans 1.0" version. Just as the "Celestial Fans" used to curse "Li the Dog must die," the "Enchantress Fans" were now cursing the exact same way.

Yet it remained an undeniable fact that *Memories Like Sand* failed to climb back up. And to make matters worse, after *Reminiscence*—which outperformed *Memories Like Sand* by dozens of times—was chosen as the ending theme for Zhou Guojin's idol drama, an even more outrageous thing happened.

Qin Shaoyou, a director also belonging to "Chenqiao Entertainment," finally released promotional posters and character styling photos for his new film, *Magpie Bridge: Origin of Fate*, which he had been preparing for half a year.

That wasn't the main point, however. The main point was that Qin Shaoyou had "personally decreed" *Reminiscence* as the promotional song and theme song for the entire film, and was already in talks with "Creative Capability" for a collaboration, as the various musical arrangements and variations would be used for different emotional scenes in the movie.

This matter might have meant nothing to anyone else, but to Yu Feifei, it was a devastating critical strike.

She had just packed her bags, preparing to set off from her hometown of Linru County back to Beidu, when she let out a wail of "wa" and scurried back into hiding in her hometown.

Her hometown elders swarmed to Qin Shaoyou's personal social media account and left a unified comment: "Damn your mother." Old man Qin was simply too much of a bully; were they even in the same company anymore?

Consequently, *Reminiscence* experienced yet another explosive surge in popularity. By pure coincidence, it was now late June, and the summer vacation... had officially begun.

Students on break who possessed even a sliver of talent were pulling stunts online. Since *Reminiscence* was currently the hottest thing on the market, all sorts of piano covers, violin renditions, pipa solos, and dulcimer performances emerged in a massive wave.

Once a trend formed, its momentum was unstoppable—unless "Celestial Wang" herself suffered a massive public scandal, such as smoking, drinking, and getting a perm in public places. Only then could the momentum of *Reminiscence* be one hundred percent halted.

However, "Celestial Wang" was currently busy every single day getting beaten up by a "T800 Doomsday Guard Robot." From time to time, Jin Momo and Jing Wanhui would snap photos and short videos with captions like "Sister is working so hard," "Sister is suffering so much," and "Sister doesn't use a stunt double," harvesting "Celestial Fans" while heavily poaching a massive wave of "casual fans."

There was no helping it; photographs of "Celestial Wang" clad in full armor were truly breathtaking—both beautiful and fierce, especially since she didn't need to flash smiles or expose her gums, pushing the entire selling point of the "expressionless aloof maiden" to its absolute limit.

The mechanical industrial aesthetic of *Doomsday Guard*, combined with an aloof maiden archetype, caused even the most seasoned anime obsessives to fall completely under her spell. These otaku, who were notoriously wealthy and proficient at hoarding merchandise, began massively and repeatedly purchasing various versions of *Reminiscence*.

Fifty-five days to "Double Diamond"—even Wang Shiyin herself had no idea she could be this popular.

"Mom Gou" had worked as an accountant for many years, but she had never seen a business enterprise like "Creative Capability" whose earnings rolled in with the energy of a royal proclamation saying, "I, Qin Shi Huang, send money."

When the all-channel downloads surpassed twenty million, a flurry of renowned musicians and composers offered their congratulations while simultaneously falling into deep depression...

Look at them, and then look at yourself?

Could this even be compared?

There was no comparison whatsoever.

The crucial part was that Wang Shiyin remained completely unfazed by all of this. When accepting online interviews, she would simply smile it off and state that her upcoming work schedule would primarily follow the arrangements of President Li.

***

"Wah, Sister! Double Diamond! Double Diamond certification!"

Jin Momo simply couldn't believe her eyes. A single song had sold over twenty million copies in less than two months! If every single copy had been a standalone purchase, that would translate directly to two hundred million in sales revenue!

It was a pity that kind of figure was only good for daydreams, but even with heavy discounts, the sales revenue stood firmly around twenty million—that was the rock-bottom baseline.

"Big Miss, I truly never imagined this song would achieve such overwhelming success..."

Jing Wanhui was filled with deep emotion. When she first left home, she had thought she would just be scraping by with a meager living; now, she had instantly transformed into a "cash cow." That was true for "Creative Capability," and it was equally true for the Ji Family Estate.

A single track like *Reminiscence* could comfortably sustain Ji Shengnan for the rest of her life, and the Ji family was certainly not going to turn a blind eye to that.

Although no further direct orders had been issued, the Ji family had still inquired whether the "Celestial Trio" needed reinforcements in the form of extra bodyguards or domestic staff.

All of which Ji Shengnan had flatly refused.

"Wah... Double Diamond..."

Jin Momo raised the certification plaque high above her head. The certification plaque itself wasn't worth much, but it represented the fact that the song *Reminiscence* was worth at least twenty million—and likely much more—in the open market.

If Ji Shengnan ever lost her voice in the future, she could literally take the copyright of her "original vocal performance" to a bank as collateral.

At the mere thought of possessing such vast wealth, Jin Momo felt a mixture of intense envy and triumphant pride: "Kukuuku~~ That stinky woman Yu Feifei actually tried to latch onto Sister for clout. Her new song this year is a massive flop; forget about comparing it to Sister's new track, she'll be lucky if she sells a fraction of this."

"That's all because the Boss is talented, and he's willing to lavish resources on me. If it were anyone else, how could I possibly enjoy this kind of treatment?"

Ji Shengnan said, burying her face in both hands. "Ah~~ I've been working so hard to make money for him, yet he still hasn't looked at me properly. During the shoot this morning, he even scolded me in front of so many people, calling a brainless sow who doesn't know how to think. Ah~~ How humiliating!!"

"Wait, Big Miss, there was a sheet of glass in between, how could there have been 'so many people'..."

There was no saving her!

The Big Miss was completely beyond redemption!

She had completely and utterly transformed into a hopeless pervert!

Jing Wanhui wore an expression of existential despair—partly because of the Big Miss, and partly because of herself...

Because today, she had secretly taken the undershirt the Boss had changed out of without washing it, and quietly hidden it away in her wardrobe...

Ah, I'm done for. I'm completely beyond salvation too...

Jing Wanhui covered her face as well.