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Upon hearing this number, Russell couldn't help but take a breath.

For a moment, he became a little angry——

Let’s put aside the question of how he earns such a high income as a business hero who has never rescued ordinary people or helped others after awakening his psychic powers.

This price is simply not right!

When Russell first became famous, many endorsement deals were sent to him.

But the price they offered didn't tempt Russell.

It wasn't that Russell was aloof...it was that he really wasn't tempted.

The average price of those endorsement fees is 200,000 to 400,000 per year, and companies with more than 300,000 yuan, Russell checked, are more or less seriously ill.

In order to protect his reputation, and because he did not have so much energy to conduct risk investigations, Russell only accepted the endorsement list of his favorite Coke, "Niaobi Coke".

Because he really likes to drink this Coke - among the Cokes that Russell can buy, this Coke is the weakest in sweetness, but the most refreshing, and has a faint lemon aroma. So when Russell was filming commercials, his compliments were sincere.

But this company only gave him 200,000 yuan a year, and a quarter of it was converted into its own products at cost price as compensation.

When Russell went to talk about this business, he didn't even want to make money, but wanted to give everyone a chance to benefit from his favorite brand. I never expected that it could be talked about at such a high level.

——If I had known that this kind of endorsement fee could easily reach a family of seven or eight hundred thousand a year, Russell would not be so reserved.

He is a young man who has lived in poverty for more than 20 years. In order to earn tuition, he did illegal things such as modifying guns and prosthetics for others.

He refused at the time, mainly because he didn't have enough money.

So when he heard the heroes getting together in the Hero Club, Russell was dismissive.

He thought at the time that it was just as well that he didn’t invite me. He was too lazy to interact with those people. Things like promoting each other's popularity were too commercial and too hypocritical.

But now that I look at it...it turns out that only the price I got is wrong?

It turns out that if you don’t stick together, you will be bullied by those companies? ?

The prices of Hero Club are negotiated and signed by their internal businessmen in person. This was too troublesome for Russell, and he didn't have the energy to argue. Although it felt like there was still room for negotiation, he just signed it casually.

——But it turns out that this margin is at least twice as much? !

Russell immediately felt that this Coke store was too disgusting... If he hadn't kept so much Coke at home, he would have wanted to drink another brand.

And it's not just one or two companies. All companies are valuing him based on about 20% of the budget. Because there wasn't even anyone raising the price, Russell subconsciously thought it was a fair price.

When Russell turned them down, there wasn't even a bidder to raise the price.

Such a tacit act of pouring milk into the sea...

This is too much—

Russell is not greedy for that money.

After all, his life is not luxurious at all. What he spends the most on is buying various gaming equipment and eating big meals. With his current savings, he plans to save more and buy the best materials to make a better set of prosthetics and discs for Delphinium himself as a reward for taking care of himself.

Or you can modify your own prosthetic hand and integrate the complicated work of chip replacement into the function of the prosthetic body.

But these don’t add up to much money. He has no interest in starting a company or making a lot of money... If he had this interest, he would not have worked part-time in his previous life. With his talent, it would be too easy to start a company.

Russell mainly felt that it was unfair, completely unfair.

——Why does he, the most popular "idol", a real "hero" who works in the Special Execution Department with an average annual sacrifice rate of more than 20% and takes risks to fight against demons... get the endorsement fee from the Hero Club? How much lower is the pure business hero who is the most isolated, has no reputation at all, and has not performed heroic activities for several years?

His annual salary plus bonuses and his own endorsement fees only amount to half of his income.

If bonuses are not included, Russell's salary for a year including endorsement fees is only 800,000, which is barely enough to make up a quarter of the "gift" income.

Tiansong is the most isolated "outsider" in the Hero Club, and he can't get any good orders at all.

Those veteran heroes and even companies have opened...

Is this reasonable?

I was still laughing at Tiansong for being isolated, but it turned out that it was actually me who was isolated?

Russell made up his mind to talk to the emperor no matter what after solving this incident.

One thing is whether he uses it, and another thing is whether he has it.

Even if he donates all the money he earns to orphans, patients, and children who cannot afford to go to school, he will never let those black companies earn it!

Watching them earn this money made Russell feel more uncomfortable than losing money himself.

——Although he felt a little nervous in his heart, the godfather still had no expression on his face.

He finally tensed up.

"Is Tiansheng's income the lowest in the Hero Club?"

The godfather asked casually: "What about the emperor?"

"It is indeed the lowest, nearly half less than the second. The emperor is the third-to-last hero..."

Malt Liquor has a very good memory and can answer immediately without looking at the notebook: "The emperor's income no longer relies on endorsements, so his income seems to have declined... But even so, his endorsement fees last year There are also six brands, with an income of about 6 million.

"When the emperor was at his peak, his annual income from endorsement fees alone could be close to 40 million. Now, he is the major shareholder of 15% of Tian'en TV and 5.5% of Tian'en Daily. There are still four small companies on hand, which have crossed over into film and television, music, games, and peripheral production, and there is no need for endorsements anymore.”

She knew that the godfather really didn't know this... because she didn't know that the heroes in Uptown were so wealthy before she found out.

The godfather's expression became a little subtle.

"...Is this what you said, not rich enough?"

Russell was quite moved when he heard that the emperor was still subsidizing poor students even though he was not rich enough.

But when he understood the extent of "not rich enough", he immediately felt - are you being too picky?

Only a dozen of them are sponsored?

"No, it's true that he didn't have any money."

Malt Liquor immediately explained: "The emperor seemed to have invested all his money in those companies. Not only was he not rich, he also owed a lot of debt, and he had very little liquidity on hand. He donated more than half of the liquidity ...For some reason, the company's account was not used to open the foundation, but personal money was used directly. This behavior is relatively rare.

"As for the source of funds, the emperor borrowed money from a director he trusted... No matter how much money he earned or borrowed, he basically invested it all back. What he left for himself to squander was less than ten percent of his income. One...and when his savings reach a certain level, he will immediately open another company.

"In order to keep the hero's identity clean, these companies do not officially belong to him, but to his daughter Bingshui. His own assets may only be a little more than that of the new hero Ultramarine.

"Bing Shui is currently the chief reporter of Tian'en Newspaper. He was assassinated just a few days ago. Due to large-scale panic, the stock price has fluctuated and dropped. It has continued to decline so far, and has evaporated approximately 18% of the emperor's property. .”

"...In other words, does the emperor already know about Bing Shui's assassination?"

"He must know."

Malt Liquor replied with certainty: "You may not know that in the uptown area, the gossip among these bosses travels much faster than the news. There are some things that the news will not report, but they have spread all over the place. That's it. Through such channels. Now everyone knows that Bingshui took over a troublesome job and may have offended Shenzhi Heavy Industry... Therefore, the stock price also fell rapidly. "

"Then the attack on her has something to do with heaven's sending?"

"I think it must be irrelevant."

Malt Liquor smiled: "Tiansong still wants to hang out on Happy Island after all, how could he dare to attack the emperor's daughter?

"The emperor used the special authority of heroes to kill many people back then."