Chapter 788
Signing the February New Year Cover
Jinli glanced at it a few times, then put down the contract and said indifferently:
"Regarding the collaboration, you should contact my agent first, and my team will evaluate whether you can participate."
Qi Tang smiled slightly, "We have contacted your agent, and someone went to discuss the cooperation today. You learned about this contract no earlier than your agent."
Jinli raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.
Qi Tang paused for a moment, then said carefully, "Huayun is not just one person's Huayun. Its headquarters are in Shanghai, and it is a large group. The preferences of individual employees cannot represent the company's position."
On behalf of Huayun headquarters, I hope to establish a friendly cooperative relationship with you so that we can both make progress together.
If you can shoot the cover of the Lunar New Year magazine in February, Hua Yun will offer better terms than the other three major magazines.
Huayun provided comprehensive support, from clothing and venue to other personnel.
These words revealed several things. Jinli could sense the editor-in-chief's sincerity and her strong desire to cooperate with her.
She had already broken the ice with Huayun by signing the investment agreement for "My Show".
The reason she didn't look at the contract was because it was against the rules for Qi Tang to hand it directly to her.
It's not that she doesn't want to see the contract, but rather that she has her own management team.
If close friends and family members hand contracts to her instead of the team, what's the point of having a team?
In addition, if she herself does not like the collaboration, her team can refuse on her behalf without damaging her relationship with her friends.
Although she tacitly agreed to the collaboration with Huayun, irregular procedures are irregular, and rules that are in the open cannot be broken.
Editor-in-Chief Qi Tang knew Jinli's concerns, which is why she added the sentence, "The contract that was handed over was known to the agent later than she knew about it."
Jinli thought for a moment and said, "I have seen Huayun's sincerity. It's not that I don't want to cooperate with you, but my schedule is really busy right now."
During the Spring Festival, I will be participating in a very grand stage performance, and before that, I may not be able to find the time to shoot your magazine cover.
She signed a confidentiality agreement when she was invited to the Spring Festival Gala, so she can't say it directly, but it's okay to mention it indirectly.
This list will be leaked sooner or later.
If she remembers correctly, the Spring Festival Gala will start its pre-show promotions next week, and the participating celebrities will gradually generate buzz.
This was a joint effort between the celebrity team and the Spring Festival Gala production team.
Qi Tang's eyes flickered slightly, and she immediately understood the meaning behind Jin Li's words, her expression becoming somewhat excited.
Surprisingly...
Jinli is actually going to participate in this year's Spring Festival Gala!
This is such a wonderful surprise!
If Jinli can participate in the photoshoot for Huayun's New Year's cover, coupled with the popularity of the Spring Festival Gala, why worry about the magazine not selling?
It will definitely sell out!
The thought flashed through Qi Tang's mind. Her eyes were filled with determination; she had to try to cooperate with Jin Li.
Qi Tang quickly replied, "The schedule can be coordinated. Huayun will fully cooperate with your schedule, whether it's morning, afternoon, or evening."
"Whenever you are available, Huayun will bring its own team to your scheduled location for filming."
Jinli hesitated: "This is too troublesome. The filming process will be discontinuous, and you will have to redo the set every time you go to a new location."
Qi Tang said firmly, "We're not afraid of trouble!"
"Regarding this collaboration, Huayun will arrange S+ level resources for you. If you are fortunate enough to shoot several covers and launch an online magazine for sale, you will also be able to receive a certain percentage of the sales revenue."
Jinli was genuinely surprised this time.
As one of the four top magazines, Huayun rarely makes concessions for any particular celebrity.
Even though Huayun's status has declined compared to the other three magazines in recent years, it is still a top-tier publication with a high standard.
Many celebrities need to leverage Huayun's fame to gain wider recognition and rely on Huayun, so they cannot participate in sales commissions.
Thinking about it this way, Hua Yun really went to great lengths to win her over.
Jinli pondered for a moment and said, "You should discuss the specific details with my management team. I can't give you an answer right now." Qi Tang felt reassured.
As long as Jinli doesn't immediately refuse, there's room for negotiation.
"Okay, I'll contact your agent in a bit."
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That evening, Qi Tang flew from Beijing back to Shanghai, and the next day flew from Shanghai to Nancheng, where Chenxi Entertainment was located.
She had to speak with Jinli's agent in person to confirm all the conditions before she could feel at ease.
She brought three people with her, one of whom was her assistant.
For this collaboration, Qi Tang personally negotiated for three days before finalizing the photoshoot for Jinli's New Year's cover in February.
Qi Tang finally got Jin Li's schedule from Sui Lingfang.
Before receiving the schedule, Qi Tang was quite anxious.
As a top-tier artist who also balances her studies, Jinli is bombarded with offers like crocodiles whenever she has a break.
She was genuinely worried that she wouldn't be able to find the time to shoot the cover.
Set design takes time, communication takes time, and filming takes time.
To film a complete scene in one take, it would take at least half an hour.
But after receiving the schedule, Qi Tang had no time concerns at all.
Jinli has so much time!
She stared at the schedule for a long time, somewhat incredulous; it was the schedule of a top-tier celebrity.
Good heavens, even her assistant is busier than her.
After all, the assistant has to work overtime until 11 or 12 o'clock every night.
Sui Lingfang's voice came from beside her ear: "Jinli needs rest. She can't keep up with the excessive workload for long."
"So if Huayun makes the arrangements, you can fill in the gaps in her schedule no more than three times. Within those three times, you have to complete the shooting of all the covers for the New Year's special issue."
Qi Tang nodded subconsciously.
Each shoot takes almost half a day, so three half-days, or one and a half days, is enough.
But Sui Lingfang seemed to know what she was thinking, and said specifically: "Each shoot should not exceed one and a half hours, and Jinli's rest time should be added in the middle, and each rest time should be a full ten minutes."
Qi Tang looked somewhat embarrassed: "Isn't this making me too nervous?"
Sui Lingfang said without changing her expression, "A pure filming shoot doesn't need to take this long. You can make your arrangements before asking Jinli to film. Jinli won't be waiting for you on set for too long."
She paused, smiled, and praised Hua Yun highly.
"I trust Huayun's coordination abilities. You'll definitely be able to handle things well, right?"
Qi Tang gritted her teeth and said, "Okay!"
After leaving Chenxi Entertainment, Qi Tang led her team back to the headquarters in Shanghai and immediately held a meeting to discuss the matter.
As one of the four top publications, Huayun's name has been developed into a trademark, and the group has multiple departments.
Besides the peak sales season of September and October, the magazine's February New Year cover is also of paramount importance.
The magazine department held numerous meetings around the clock before finally settling on the theme for the Jinli photoshoot.
They used intangible cultural heritage elements, such as candied hawthorn and red paper-cut window decorations, famous local products of Beijing, to shoot a blockbuster film for the Spring Festival.
The magazine department has been working overtime these past few days, focusing solely on serving Jinli; they haven't even discussed other celebrity themes for the inside pages.
The assistant couldn't stand it; she felt it was too obsequious, so she specifically went to ask the editor-in-chief:
"Don't the other celebrities need to change their themes? It's impossible for Jinli to be the only one with a custom theme, right?" (End of Chapter)