Chapter 469: Gather all the Dragon Balls and refuse to make a cameo
The next morning, when Cheng Xiao and Mi Mihu woke up, it was already bright. When she opened her eyes, she saw the warm sunlight shining through the window.
Didn't she deliberately close the curtains before going to bed last night?
She was confused in her heart, then struggled to get up from the bed and looked around, but did not find Lin Qingyuan's figure, and she felt a little disappointed.
Sure enough, I'd better leave first...
Of course she hopes that she can see Lin Qingyuan lying next to her when she opens her eyes every morning, but she also really needs to understand how difficult it is for her boyfriend.
Frankly speaking, she initially thought that Lin Qingyuan worked so hard in filming and accepted announcements, and was so enterprising that he simply wanted to be popular. But after getting along with him for a long time, she gradually discovered that he seemed to have more in-depth thoughts on the road of acting.
Otherwise, there is no need to take on so many TV series that do not fit its positioning and take the risk of the works losing traffic.
But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem strange.
After all, Lin Qingyuan’s mother is a Nortel professor who teaches and educates people, so how could he, a son, really not care about acting at all?
And what she needs to do is probably support the decision he made and try not to cause him any trouble.
Cheng Xiao thought this, then picked up the phone beside his pillow and checked the time. It was only nine o'clock, which was still three hours away from his standard wake-up time on rest days.
After hesitating for a while, she gave up the idea of going back to sleep. Instead, she lifted the quilt and got up, opened the bedroom door and walked out.
Unexpectedly, there was a sudden sound from the living room.
She quickly quickened her pace and ran over. The man who was standing next to the table and carefully unpacking the takeaway packages stunned her.
When Lin Qingyuan heard the noise and turned around to see her, he also smiled broadly, "Why did you get up so early today?"
"Maybe it's a habit developed over the past twenty days..." Cheng Xiao ran straight over and hugged Lin Qingyuan.
Lin Qingyuan patted her shoulder, "Are you hungry?"
"Yeah." Cheng Xiao reluctantly let go of Lin Qingyuan and looked at the takeaway on the table, "What's there to eat?"
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"I just ordered something light and not greasy. I have a full schedule these days for advertising and magazine shooting, so I can't just eat randomly."
After Cheng Xiao finished washing up, the two of them drank porridge at the table and chatted.
Cheng Xiao raised his head and said, "When I got up just now, I thought you had left."
Lin Qingyuan said last night that he had booked a flight back to Beijing this morning, so logically, he should be on his way to the airport by now.
Lin Qingyuan looked at his phone and said, "It's time to leave now, but I can finish breakfast with you first."
"Fortunately, I got up early today." Cheng Xiao was very glad that he had not chosen to go back to sleep just now.
"If you miss it, you miss it. Anyway, there is still a chance to meet next time, right?" Lin Qingyuan concentrated on the lean meat porridge in front of him. The taste was actually quite average.
"You are going to Ningxia soon. I don't know when we can meet again next time..." Cheng Xiao noticed that Lin Qingyuan drank porridge much faster than usual, and it was easy to guess that Lin Qingyuan was going to
Catch a plane.
She was moved but also blamed herself, "If you are really pressed for time, you can actually leave first. There is really no need to delay your schedule for me."
"It's true that we are in a hurry." Lin Qingyuan did not deny it, but raised his head and smiled at her, "But at least let me finish the bowl of porridge first."
Cheng Xiao responded "Oh" obediently, and then said nothing more, just holding the bowl and slowly drinking porridge.
And this bowl of porridge... although it does look a little watery, it tastes surprisingly good.
At least it feels warm, which is enough.
............
After having breakfast with Cheng Xiao, Lin Qingyuan got into the business car that had been waiting downstairs of the hotel for a long time.
His schedule today is not that big, that is, he just needs to fly back to Beijing, and then finish shooting Lancôme's latest quarterly global commercial in the afternoon.
"How's the quality of your sleep last night?" Yan Jun saw Lin Qingyuan looking tired and couldn't help but care about him in a teasing tone.
Lin Qingyuan waved his hand expressionlessly. He was already used to teasing like this, "You can just get down to business. I'll seize the time to take a moment to relax later."
"Okay, we have a small business problem." Yan Jun got straight to the point.
"What's the problem?" Lin Qingyuan opened his eyes in confusion, "Didn't our contract renewal with Luolai Home Textiles and Bestore go smoothly last time?"
"But there are also things that don't go well. Several brands want to lower the price. They think the annual endorsement salary of 25 million yuan we offer is too high, and they want to lower the price."
It is normal for artists to drop endorsements, but there are many reasons for dropping endorsements.
First of all, the most common thing is that the artist's traffic has flopped or there is a problem with the artist's image, so that the brand chooses to terminate the contract early or not renew it when it expires.
Then the two parties failed to reach an agreement on endorsement fees and other benefits, resulting in the failure to renew their relationship in the new year. This is the situation Lin Qingyuan encountered.
However, many anti-fans don't care about the reasons behind the endorsement, they only focus on the most obvious results.
In their perception, as long as they drop the endorsement, it will be a flop, and they will start to ridicule the artist for being rejected by the brand. They don't care whether it is reasonable or not, and they are very brainless.
For example, when Lin Qingyuan lost the endorsement deal with YouyiC and vivo last year, a group of anti-fans from unknown sources hurriedly came forward to belittle and ridicule him.
What they like most is to make up fake news to seduce netizens who don’t know where to go. They also like to use WeChat accounts to direct and act in a few chat records and post them online.
Then it was said that the sales directors of YouyiC and vivo were very dissatisfied with Lin Qingyuan's ability to carry goods, and believed that the data in his fan circle was fake and full of water, and his real fans were far less exaggerated than what was shown on Weibo.
Unexpectedly, many passers-by believe it, and feel that the current top-notch status is an illusion created by capital...
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Pretending to be dead.
"Which brands?" Lin Qingyuan frowned.
“Tik Tok and Chivas Regal.”
“It’s understandable for Douyin. They have built up the platform in the past few years, and their daily activity and market share are very high. There is no need to continue to spend a lot of money to hire celebrities to help attract traffic. But what is the situation with Chivas Regal? Their company’s funds
Is there any problem with operation?"
From Lin Qingyuan's point of view, Chivas Regal is obviously not short of money, so he doesn't quite understand this decision.
"Maybe I think you as a spokesperson won't be of much help to them. After all, your fans are basically not going to increase the sales of whiskey." Yan Jun was not that surprised.
As Lin Qingyuan's agent, he is always paying attention to the operations of the brands he endorses.
Naturally, it is known that Lin Qingyuan has not helped Chivas Regal whiskey as much as other brands in the past two years, especially this year when he encountered loyalty.
"But I still have some visibility and brand promotion capabilities in Asia..."
This was the first time Lin Qingyuan experienced the feeling of being rejected by a brand. Although it was not his fault at all, it still made him a little hurt.
"That's not clear. Anyway, this is the company's internal decision-making. Whatever they need most in the near future, they will find what kind of spokesperson."
"I hope they can find a more suitable spokesperson than me in the future. Anyway, I will definitely not accept a price reduction, so will there be new endorsements to fill the vacancies?"
Lin Qingyuan has many choices in business, which is why he and Yan Jun were determined not to give in during contract renewal negotiations.
"Of course." Yan Jun took two pieces of information from his bag and handed them to Lin Qingyuan, "louboutin and mo?t hennessy."
"Robotin and Moët Hennessy...Hennessy is quite famous for its wine, but this Lobotin...I have endorsed many brands of makeup lines."
Lin Qingyuan read the first page and returned the information to Yan Jun. There were employees in the team who specialized in this matter, so there was no need for him to waste his time on it.
"They also know that you endorse L'Oréal and Lancôme, so what they asked you to endorse this time is their shoe line, which is actually their red-soled shoes."
Lu Boting is also CL, and Lin Qingyuan's understanding of CL is actually somewhat biased.
In fact, Lu Boting first made his fortune by relying on high heels, and the well-known radish lipstick was only a hot-selling product that was born later.
For example, Sammi Cheng mentioned Louboutin in a line in "Temporary Cohabitation": As a woman, you must have a pair of Louboutin.
Even now, many big-name celebrities at home and abroad choose to wear Platinum on important occasions and walk on the red carpet, which shows its international popularity.
"What about the treatment?"
"Of course you are a global spokesperson, but you will only be responsible for the promotion of their men's shoe line, and the endorsement fee is four million U.S. dollars, with a one-year contract."
Converted according to the current exchange rate, it is almost the market price of Lin Qingyuan, even a little high.
After all, Lin Qingyuan only has the title of a global spokesperson, but he does not actually endorse their core product line.
Many high-end and top luxury global spokespersons in China also follow this approach.
There are many impressive global spokesperson titles, but the ones they endorse are less important product lines under the brand.
For example, among the global spokespersons of Gucci in later generations, Ni Ni endorsed glasses and Xiao Xian endorsed jewelry, but they all claimed to be global spokespersons.
"What about Hennessy? This should have been recommended to me by lvmh."
Among the four letters of lvmh, the world's largest luxury goods group, lv refers to Louis Vuitton and mh refers to Moët Hennessy. Needless to say, it is very stylish.
"Hennessy contacted us immediately after hearing that you and Chivas Regal had expired. They have wanted you to be their global spokesperson for a long time."
"How much?"
"Five million dollars a year."
"As long as the treatment is in place, everything is easy." Lin Qingyuan does not object to being deeply tied up with a large group.
After all, only in this way can he gain more say in this interest group and be able to have a say when deciding who the spokesperson of China will be in the future.
Baba needs someone to take care of her, Xiao Xiao needs someone to take care of her, Yezi needs someone to take care of her, Naza also needs someone to take care of her...
The burden on Lin Qingyuan's shoulders is still quite heavy.
As for the fact that with the blessing of Lu Boting and Moët Hennessy, he would become the spokesperson of Qishu and gather the seven dragon balls to summon the dragon, he didn't care too much.
Anyway, as long as you are not ugly, and as long as the artist reaches a certain level of luxury and luxury, they will naturally come to you.
So it all just happened as planned.
"That's natural." Yan Jun continued: "One more thing, Guan Hu wants you to take the time to show up at the premiere of his new films "King Kong River" and "The Eight Hundred"."
"Guan Hu? Do I know him?"
Lin Qingyuan carefully searched his brain memory and found that he did not seem to have met Guan Hu.
And he doesn't really want to have too much communication with the director who supported the Japanese army at the premiere of "The Eight Hundred" and the American army at the "King Kong River" road show...
"I don't know you, but you know Wu Jing and Deng Chao in this drama." Yan Jun's implication was that Guan Hu contacted him through these two people.
"But I probably don't have a schedule."
"You can squeeze out a few days of guest time if you squeeze in."
"Then forget it. Brother Jun, please help me refuse it. Just say that I'm concentrating on filming and don't have time to make a cameo or attend the premiere of that movie."
To put it bluntly, Lin Qingyuan didn't really want to act in this drama. The schedule was one thing, and the director was another.
All in all, he didn't want to share the stage with a beautiful director wearing a hat with "us navy" printed on the top when promoting "King Kong River".
That's really ridiculous and magical.
Yan Jun nodded in agreement without asking the specific reason.
Anyway, most of the decisions made by Lin Qingyuan will not go wrong, so just follow them.