Chapter 750
Being surrounded by negative energy for a long time can also generate resentment.
Sui Lingfang stared at the dazzling Galaxy watch in front of her and asked seriously:
"Should I call Ya-jun?"
Jinli pondered for a moment, then shook her head: "They definitely wouldn't have sent the wrong gift. They either think my intervention was worth the price, or they want to befriend me, so they're sending an expensive gift."
No matter which one it is, I can only put their minds at ease if I accept it.
After all, I'm their newly signed global brand ambassador for women's watches. Although it's not for their entire product line, I can sense Yajun's strong determination to collaborate with me. In that case, I'll accept.
Jinli paused for a moment and said, "Let them feel at ease."
"Please keep an eye on Yajun's brand events for me in the future. Besides Fangfei, try to give them more gigs."
Sui Lingfang felt a bit overwhelmed after hearing this.
"You need to study, so you can only attend announcements on weekends. You already have to squeeze in time for everything."
Previously, we only needed to focus on Fangfei, and the announcements were reasonably well-arranged, and we could also allocate some to other brands.
But now with Ya Jun added to the mix, once you let loose, your weekends will be completely occupied by these two platforms, not to mention you also have Tiangong.
Tiangong wants to enter the luxury goods market, and their jewelry line needs your help. The price they're paying is no less than Yajun's.
Jinli paused for a moment, then asked astutely, "Have you already agreed on the endorsement fee with Tiangong?"
Sui Lingfang shook her head: "We haven't reached an agreement yet, but we've already reached halfway. Tiangong has no objection to our proposed price of over 10 billion over 5 years, and the progress is very fast."
The company believes that Tiangong will offer a more attractive price than Yajun, and your endorsement fee will have to increase further.
Jinli: "...I always felt they were a bit crazy."
She wondered, "Isn't the economic situation bad in recent years? Why are brands still spending more and more on endorsements?"
Sui Lingfang shrugged: "You don't understand. The economic situation is not good, so it is especially important which brand can buck the trend and grab more incremental growth during the downturn."
When the economy is good, brands can cast a wide net and promote their products across all channels.
With the current economic downturn, brands have no choice but to cut most of the useless promotions and focus on the most effective channels. Even if advertising prices are tightened again and again, the money is concentrated on just a few channels.
For distribution channels, the advertising and promotion fees they receive are actually higher than before.
Your endorsement makes them feel it's very effective and can bring in more incremental growth, so they're not hesitant to try and get you involved.
For the brand, this expense has already been reduced significantly compared to previous years.
It's not unreasonable to allocate a large portion of the advertising budget to Jinli, which can contribute to increased revenue.
Jinli was speechless.
After a while, she said, "Know when to stop. Don't quote an exorbitant price; I'm afraid it will attract inquiries from relevant departments."
Sui Lingfang's heart skipped a beat. "I'll go and remind them right now."
She gave her assistant a few instructions, telling the company's business negotiation team not to negotiate the price too high, lest they attract the attention of relevant departments.
With the current poor economic situation, entrapment operations are rampant everywhere. Even in many places where money is tight, they specifically target small venues.
It's inevitable that some people will target celebrities.
Although celebrities pay high taxes, it's really profitable to catch this group.
Many people can take advantage of whatever they can.
After Sui Lingfang finished instructing her assistant on these matters, she received a message on WeChat from Zou Da.
She raised an eyebrow and chuckled.
"Find out which celebrity the little girl who asked you questions this afternoon is a fan of."
When Jinli thought of that little girl, her first reaction wasn't to those sharp questions, but rather to her resentful face.
This resentment is not caused by contact with anything bad, but rather by an imbalance in one's own magnetic field, resulting from being surrounded by negative energy for a long time.
That's why she gave the girl a blessing at the end, hoping that she would approach everything with an attitude of seeking knowledge and truth.
Instead of simply viewing the world through the lens of "I think" or "I like," denying everything, and blindly following a dark path.
If this continues, the girl's life will be ruined.
Being plagued by resentment affects not only a person's personality, but also their wealth, good fortune, and so on.
Jinli asked, "Whose fan is she?"
Sui Lingfang: "It's Li Xunfang. She's a die-hard fan of Li Xunfang."
Other VIP customers may not have taken photos of the girl, but she was there and noticed someone asking Jinli a difficult question, so she immediately took a few photos and sent them to Zou Da.
Tell him to investigate the girl's background and suspect that she was specially arranged by the rival to cause trouble.
For a celebrity's team, combating negative publicity is always their frontline task.
Even as an agent, she remains vigilant and alert at all times.
Sui Lingfang said, "Zou Da's investigation revealed that she ran into Li Xunfang several times at the airport, probably to pick her up. She even took a photo with Li Xunfang, and they seemed to have a good relationship."
The bag the girl is wearing today is from the brand that Li Xunfang endorses. It's not a luxury brand, but its price is comparable to luxury brands.
Jinli frowned slightly: "So you mean, you think she deliberately stood up for Li Xunfang, which is why she prepared those questions to make things difficult for me?"
Sui Lingfang nodded: "That's most likely the case. It might be at the behest of Li Xunfang's team, or it might not be."
At her age, fans are full of enthusiasm and passion. It's not surprising that she has family connections and financial resources, and wants to stand up for her favorite stars.
Jinli said speechlessly, "In my memory, Yajun and Li Xunfang have never worked together. Why would she stand up for Li Xunfang? Has Yajun been in contact with her privately?"
Sui Lingfang affirmed, "As a luxury brand, Ya Jun is still relatively aloof in the industry."
Unlike other luxury brands, it is not as down-to-earth and willing to give up on traffic, and will occasionally hire popular young male and female celebrities as quarterly brand ambassadors.
Zou Da messaged me, saying that the reason this fan stood up for Li Xunfang was probably because Li Xunfang recently revealed on her blog that she wanted to take on a brand endorsement.
As you know, she's a brand endorsement killer. She must have offended some powerful figure these past few years; every endorsement she takes on results in a disastrous product failure for the brand. As a result, no brand in the industry dares to work with her, for fear of being dragged down with her.
"Her fans understand her characteristics and recommend brands that they feel are always safe choices in the comments. Among them is Ya Jun, and Ya Jun is the one that has received the most support from fans."
Jinli suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. I've really suffered an undeserved disaster."
Sui Lingfang asked, "Should we give Li Xunfang a warning?"
Jinli shook her head: "The trouble caused by the fans shouldn't be blamed on her. If my fans cause trouble in the future, should I be blamed too?"
Sui Lingfang paused for a moment: "You're different from her."
Jinli said calmly, "There's no difference. All beings are equal, so there's no need to."
She suddenly thought of something and added meaningfully:
"If this was indeed done intentionally by Li Xunfang's team, then heaven is watching what people do, and heaven will not let them off the hook."
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Meanwhile, on the set of "Counterattack from Desperate Circumstances".
Gu Cheng had just come down from the wire and finished filming the action scene.
He Wuyou ran out and grabbed a towel to wipe his sweat.
"Brother Gu, are you tired? The marks on your arm are quite deep, are you bleeding?" He moved even faster than Gu Cheng's assistant.
assistant:……
What to do? Ever since He Wuyou came to the film crew, he has been worried about losing his job every day.
The other actors in the crew couldn't help but cast disdainful glances at He Wuyou when they saw this scene.
Her desire to curry favor with powerful figures is too obvious; she's even trying to do the assistant's work!
She's at least a screenwriter on set; even if she's an intern, her status is still higher than an assistant's.
These actors harbored resentment in their hearts—
They also want to take over the assistant's job. Put down that towel and let me do it!
Unfortunately, his status as an actor prevented him from doing so.
Gu Cheng took the towel and wiped her face, then asked, "Why have you been staying on set all day? Weren't you supposed to be discussing the script this afternoon?"
He Wuyou said, "There's an unused lounge nearby. I'll stay in the lounge to discuss things and also watch Sister Jinli's live stream."
Before Gu Cheng could ask any further questions, he recounted everything that had happened to Jinli that day, like spilling beans.
Gu Cheng paused in wiping his sweat, his brows furrowing slightly.
He asked, "Has the girl's identity been found out yet?"
As expected of someone who has been famous in the entertainment industry for many years, upon hearing this, the first thing he did was ask if it was someone from another celebrity's team who deliberately sent people to cause trouble.
He Wuyou shook his head: "I don't know. I see that many netizens want to dox her, but they can't find any photos. The audience at the scene was very well-mannered, and no one posted any photos."
Gu Cheng thought for a moment and went to the lounge: "That shouldn't have been done by a competitor."
He Wuyou followed beside him and asked curiously, "Why were you able to figure it out so quickly?"
The assistant pulled him back, somewhat annoyed, and said, "Don't follow me. Brother Gu needs to change his clothes. Do you want to go in and change with him too?"
"boom!"
Gu Cheng closed the door, and his assistant said with a look of disdain, "Don't you understand? If the rival sent someone to cause trouble, Jinli's team would have already leaked the information."
Those audience members didn't take any photos at the scene, but Jinli's team was definitely there.
They definitely took photos, but haven't uploaded them yet, probably because they've already determined that it wasn't a deliberate attempt to cause trouble.
Besides, you're not going to be a celebrity's assistant, nor do you aspire to be a celebrity, so why are you asking these questions?
He Wuyou laughed: "Gathering material, huh? Maybe I can write a script related to literature and art in the future?"
In the lounge, after changing her clothes, Gu Cheng immediately called Jin Li to ask her what had happened that afternoon.
Jinli had just returned to her apartment near the school and was about to remove her makeup.
She thought Gu Cheng was calling because something was wrong, but it turned out he was just asking about something trivial.
"It's nothing serious. I came to the rescue just in time. Ya Jun even gave me a watch worth nearly 150 million."
Gu Cheng: "Are you sure it wasn't some other celebrity who sent people to cause trouble?"
Jinli: "No, it's because the young people have too little experience and are too shallow. They were misled by others. They should wake up after today."
Gu Cheng chuckled softly: "Are you so sure she can turn back from her wrong path?"
Jinli: "Well, I'm not entirely sure, but Yajun has already contacted her parents. They should be able to educate her, so it shouldn't be a big problem."
Seeing that Jinli spoke so casually and even had the leisure to discuss other people's future fate, Gu Cheng knew that she really didn't care.
Gu Cheng suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, He Wuyou's script should be finished this month, and my scenes will also wrap up this month."
Jinli was somewhat surprised: "So fast?"
Gu Cheng: "Me? This drama is already filming very slowly. We started filming as soon as winter break started, and it's been a month already. Even after you went to school, we were still filming. It's almost June now."
If filming isn't finished by now, then I really don't need to go to school anymore.
Jinli calculated the time and realized that it had been almost half a year since the filming began.
As a movie, and a special effects blockbuster at that, two-thirds of the shots were dedicated to special effects, yet the actors still filmed for so long.
All I can say is that director Zheng Chengxin knows how to hone actors' skills.
If the actors' scenes aren't finished filming, the special effects can't run at full speed.
Moreover, Director Zheng's special effects team is different from Director Chu's team, so they may not be able to quickly produce special effects while filming.
The unique ink-wash painting-style special effects, characteristic of Chinese culture, are something that teams accustomed to producing international blockbuster films cannot create.
Once the actors have finished filming, the earliest it can be released is probably during the National Day holiday or next winter vacation.
She explained, "I was referring to the speed at which He Wuyou wrote the script; it was faster than I had imagined."
If he finished writing it so quickly, he might start working on it during the summer, but I think "Dawn 2" is already pretty much complete.
"Director Chu will probably ask me to film 'Dawn 2' as soon as summer arrives. If the two films clash in their release schedules, 'He Wuyou' will definitely be postponed."
Gu Cheng recalled that He Wuyou had been showing off in front of him recently, saying that the script would be finished soon and that it would be finalized before he finished filming.
“Then you need to send someone to communicate with him and see if the script needs to be improved. He has mentioned to me many times that it is almost polished and now we are polishing the details.”
Jinli: "Okay."
After chatting with Gu Cheng for a while, Jinli called Fang Jie and brought up He Wuyou's matter.
"Sister Fang, have you been communicating with him recently?"
Sui Lingfang: "Yes, he calls me every week to check on the progress. Since the beginning of this month, he has been telling me that the script is almost finished, but every time I call he says it's not finished. I guess this is just an excuse, and the script won't be finished so quickly."
Jinli pondered, "Let's find out more. Gu Cheng told me that the script is indeed almost finished. If it's finished too quickly, it will clash with 'Dawn 2' during the summer season, and 'The Invisible Secret' will inevitably be sacrificed."
She always felt deep down that she had forgotten something, but she couldn't remember it.
Just before hanging up the phone, a thought flashed through her mind, and she said:
"By the way, Fang-jie, have you communicated with Yiyi Media? What did they say about the script for 'The Invisible Secret'?"
Sui Lingfang frowned: "After I brought He Wuyou here, they couldn't provide a screenwriter, so I haven't been in contact with them much since then."
Jinli reminded, "We still need to contact them, just in case they receive the news and start preparing for filming, only to have it clash with the release schedule of 'Dawn 2,' which would be bad."
Sui Lingfang: "Okay."
She first called He Wuyou and learned from him in detail that the script would be completed within a week.
Sui Lingfang was amazed by his efficiency.
"Are you sure your script can be made into a film? That's incredibly fast! Many screenwriters spend at least a year polishing a script, but you finished it in just a few months after taking over?"
He Wuyou couldn't tell whether this was a compliment or a criticism.
He hesitated and said, "Maybe it's because I'm particularly efficient, and I'm young, younger than those screenwriters, so I have plenty of inspiration?"
Sui Lingfang: Does Yiyi Media know about this?
He Wuyou hesitated and said, "I don't know, I haven't contacted anyone from Yiyi Media. I had my assistant handle everything." (End of Chapter)