Chapter 140 Advertising endorsement, stealing roles
Cheng Ye shook his head, "I don't understand."
Song Ranqiu didn't ask any more questions.
When we returned to the clinic, it was already four o'clock in the morning.
Fortunately, Cheng Ye has free time, so it doesn’t matter what time he sleeps tomorrow.
Cheng Ye washed and showered, then fell asleep with Jiang Mian in his arms.
Two o'clock in the afternoon the next day.
Cheng Ye opened his eyes and looked down to see Jiang Mian sleeping soundly in his arms. He was not in a hurry to get up, but observed her peaceful sleeping face from a close distance.
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Chu family villa.
"Dad, didn't you say before that we signed a timber supply contract with the Jiang family?"
"However, due to the abuse of power by the management on our side, the wood was cut corners and improperly stored. We were unable to supply enough wood in time to complete the large order in both quality and quantity."
"What is the latest outcome? Has the Jiang family's domestic agent investigated this matter?"
Chu Xiyan caught a cold and asked her teacher for half a day off in the afternoon.
As she was sitting on the sofa taking cold medicine, this incident suddenly came to her mind.
Chu's father, mother and old man were all very worried about Xiyan's health, so they all stayed at home.
Hearing this, Chu's father was not too anxious. He replied, "We sincerely apologized and compensated the Jiang family 3 million yuan, three times the order amount. The agent did not pursue the matter."
The old man of the Chu family stroked his beard and said, "As a top-tier wealthy family, the Jiang family has no reason to pursue us because of this order. The amount is not even over 100 million."
Mother Chu sighed, "Yes, the only people who have been in contact with us are domestic agents. The Jiang family has never taken this order seriously."
Chu Xiyan heaved a sigh of relief, "It's good that they didn't pursue it, otherwise it would be a big trouble."
She was very curious about the true appearance of the Jiang family, but she never had the chance to see it with her own eyes.
"Xi Yan, please keep warm and don't hurt yourself." Mother Chu said with concern.
"Okay." Chu Xiyan finished drinking a cup of cold medicine.
Mr. Chu has not been in a good mood recently. Cheng Fenghao has been to prison several times. At this rate, he may be sentenced to life imprisonment one day.
He straightened his expression and said, "Xiyan, let me remind you that I will never allow Cheng Fenghao to be your future husband."
"He is not trustworthy at all. No matter how he flatters you in the future, don't believe him. It is difficult to change a person's nature. It is impossible for a person's character to change in a short period of time."
"If there is a change, it must be for your sake."
Chu Xiyan frowned slightly, "Dad, I know what's going on."
Chu's mother immediately reminded him, "He has problems with that. If you want to have children in the future, you have to do IVF. Isn't that pure suffering? Even if you don't want children, your married life won't be harmonious."
After Chu Xiyan heard what her mother said, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "Mom, you don't have to be so blunt, I know it in my heart."
Suddenly, she began to imagine her and Cheng Ye's future married life.
Chu Xiyan's cheeks suddenly turned red.
But she soon thought of Jiang Mian's existence again.
Chu Xiyan stopped fantasizing.
After the Xia family went bankrupt, she could no longer contact Xia Wanwan via text messages or phone calls. The most the housekeeper could find out was that Xia Wanwan's entire family had fled abroad.
Apart from this, she could not find any more useful information.
If she wants to expose Jiang Mian's true identity, she must find Xia Wanwan, who is an eyewitness.
Chu Xiyan pursed her lips, she was absorbed in her thoughts.
I vaguely guessed that the bankruptcy of the Xia family was closely related to Jiang Mian.
But she hoped the reason was something else, not because Jiang Mian was the eldest daughter of the Jiang family.
Chu Xiyan's thoughts were in a mess and she didn't dare to think about the deeper reasons.
But the Xia family is the fourth largest wealthy family in Beijing. Neither the Chu family nor the Cheng family, two of the three largest wealthy families, took action against the Xia family.
The only family she could think of that could bankrupt the Xia family in a short period of time was the Jiang family, and Jiang Mian just happened to have the last name Jiang.
Although she had checked that Jiang Mian came from an orphanage, what if something went wrong during the investigation? !
The more Chu Xiyan thought about it, the more anxious she became. The best outcome she hoped for now was that there was some hidden reason behind the Xia family's bankruptcy, such as an internal power struggle. At the same time, Xia Wanwan had seen another side of Jiang Mian and knew that Jiang Mian's character was not as well-behaved and innocent as she seemed.
When she finds Xia Wanwan, she lets Xia Wanwan act as a witness to expose Jiang Mian's true identity. As a result, Cheng Ye develops a rift with Jiang Mian.
Then, she and Cheng Ye could start over.
Thinking of this, Chu Xiyan had a headache. The Xia family fled abroad, and the housekeeper did not stop investigating. Even so, she still found nothing.
I don’t know when the investigation will produce any progress.
"Xi Yan, if Cheng Ye really can't do it, you can also consider Si Jin." Mother Chu was silent for a while and suggested.
The old man of the Chu family immediately retorted, "Marriage with Xiaoye is the most suitable, why consider Si Jin who is of Chinese and foreign descent?!"
Mother Chu looked troubled. "It's impossible for him to hang himself on a tree, right? I feel that with Xiaoye's personality, unless Jiang Mian makes a principled mistake of cheating, it will be difficult for them to break up."
The old man of the Chu family snorted coldly, "Xiao Ye's grandfather saved my life, so I still prefer Xiao Ye."
But Chu's father felt that what Chu's mother said made some sense, "You really can't hang yourself on a tree."
Chu Xiyan's eyes widened, and she asked in surprise: "Mom and Dad, what are you talking about? Why did you mention Si Jin out of the blue?!"
She admitted that Si Jin was handsome and had a good temperament.
But she had no romantic feelings for Si Jin.
Mother Chu began to analyze the pros and cons for Chu Xiyan, "Xiyan, think about it, there are not many people in the country who can compare with Si Jin in IQ, right? In terms of IQ, compared with Cheng Fenghao, he is completely crushed."
"Si Jin is highly educated, and his looks, height, temperament, and other aspects are very good. He is 21 years old, and you are 18, so he is three years older than you. He is more mature in all aspects, and he can take care of you."
"Overall, I think it's pretty good." Mother Chu said sincerely.
Chu Xiyan felt that the topic was becoming more and more biased. "Mom, don't match people up randomly. Maybe Si Jin already has someone he likes, or he's already single."
Father Chu said, "For now, you should focus on studying."
Chu Xiyan nodded immediately, "Yes, learning is the most important thing."
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Police station.
Cheng Fenghao kept his eyes fixed outside, and he waited until the flowers wilted.
Why didn't the Cheng family come to visit me? !
He wants to move to a more comfortable place!!
Cheng Fenghao felt a sharp pain in his heart. He shouted loudly and asked the prison guards, "Why haven't the Cheng family come yet?"
The prison guard said coldly: "Shouldn't you ask them this question? I'm not a worm in their stomach, how would I know?"
After saying that, he left directly.
Without getting the desired result, Cheng Fenghao huddled alone in the corner with his weak body.
The men nearby were still eating their unfinished lunch.
When they saw Cheng Fenghao huddled in a corner, crying all day long, they really wanted to beat this sissy thing.
Shame!
Lin Daiyu is not as delicate as Cheng Fenghao! !
Cheng Fenghao naturally didn't know the true thoughts of these men. If he knew, he would definitely be furious. His mind was full of how to win back Chu Xiyan after he was released from prison.
Now Chu Xiyan is his only lifeline.
In terms of appearance, before being beaten by Cheng Ye, he could still compare with Cheng Ye.
But after being beaten on the face and head many times by Cheng Ye, his appearance dropped dramatically.
There are still indelible scars on my face, the kind that even surgery cannot completely remove.
He is 172cm tall, much shorter than Cheng Ye who is 187cm tall.
Needless to say, studying is impossible.
As for business talent, Cheng Ye has already set up an entertainment company, but thanks to Cheng Ye, he doesn't even have the qualifications to enter the entertainment industry and can't be an artist...
Cheng Fenghao increasingly felt that only by marrying Xi Yan and gaining access to the Chu family's connections and resources could the Cheng family look favorably upon him again, and only then could he no longer be outdone by Cheng Ye and become the only young master recognized by the Cheng family!
So no matter what, he had to try every possible way to successfully keep Chu Xiyan! !
But how to retain it? !
A light bulb went off in Cheng Fenghao's head. He couldn't be an artist, but he could set up an entertainment company like Cheng Ye and recruit artists!
So what if Cheng Ye is a big internet celebrity? !
Cheng Fenghao didn't believe at all that Cheng Ye had any business talent.
It is nothing more than relying on the huge traffic brought by the big internet celebrity, which directly promotes the development of the company.
Thinking of this, Cheng Fenghao came up with a grand plan!
He wants to set up an entertainment company!!
So what if Cheng Ye has traffic? !
Then he also has the Cheng family's resources and connections! !
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At six o'clock in the evening, Cheng Ye came out of Kyoto Medical University.
Many college students watched helplessly as Cheng Ye left the school again.
They discussed gossip passionately.
"I saw Cheng Ye come to school several times! What did he come for?"
"I know this question! I was changing classrooms when I saw Professor Cen Qianshan instructing Cheng Ye on medical knowledge in a classroom!!"
"Wow! One-on-one tutoring by Cen Qianshan?! He is a famous professor in our school. He is really giving Cheng Ye too much face!"
"Next year's college entrance examination, Cheng Ye won't apply to our school, right?!"
"Impossible!! I bet a bag of spicy noodles that Cheng Ye will get into Tsinghua University!!"
"How is it impossible? Otherwise, why would he come to our school? And why did Cen Qianshan personally guide him?!"
Everyone was talking about it.
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On the way to the company, after Cheng Ye sent a message to Jiang Mian, he turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window that was constantly receding.
Jiang Mian is going back to see his parents and brother today, and will not go home tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
Assistant Chi Mu informed Huo Yunyun and Wen Yan of the training progress on WeChat.
At present, Huo Yunyun's agent has found a widely influential "Heavenly Voice" singing competition for Huo Yunyun, and Huo Yunyun is making full preparations for the competition.
Cheng Ye remembered that in his previous life, Huo Yunyun won the championship in the "Heavenly Voice" singing competition and became a sensation, but not in this episode.
Following the trajectory of the previous life, a scout from Xingyao Entertainment poached Huo Yunyun and helped pay for Huo Yunyun's mother's surgery, greatly winning Huo Yunyun's trust and loyalty.
In the next two years, Huo Yunyun continued to participate in various singing competitions. Finally, in the final of the 27th "Heavenly Voice", she used a song she wrote and composed to compete, which won the love of the audience and judges, and won the championship of the 27th episode, laying a solid foundation for the title of "Little Princess of Love Song".
Huo Yunyun generates about 200 million yuan in after-tax income for Xingyao Entertainment every year.
However, the contract with Xingyao Entertainment was a huge pit. The net profit of about 200 million yuan only reached more than 60 million yuan in Huo Yunyun's hands.
This time, Huo Yunyun will participate in the preliminary round of the 13th "Heavenly Voice" competition.
It’s somewhat different from the trajectory of the previous life.
Cheng Ye was not sure what kind of results Huo Yunyun would achieve in this competition.
He lowered his eyes and continued to watch Wen Yan's training progress.
As a good-looking anchor, Wen Yan’s main advantages are his cute looks and his ability to speak, which provides emotional value.
Currently, the number of fans on the Shark platform has grown to more than 800,000, and it is gradually getting on the right track.
However, good-looking anchors cannot fall in love, get married, or have children, because most female fans are only willing to give gifts to single good-looking anchors.
Therefore, Wen Yan's agent will pay special attention to his relationship status.
The competition for good-looking anchors is so fierce. Many of them can sing and dance, and they are very sweet. But Wen Yan can't sing or dance. Once his fans know that he is in a relationship, Wen Yan's career will basically be over.
After Cheng Ye looked at the training progress of the two, the assistant sent him the latest news about the new employees who had been hired.
The newcomer is called Susie, she is 19 years old, graduated from a professional school and is good at acting. According to Cheng Ye's request, the assistant will recruit a new person to join the company every month.
Susie stood out among many job applicants and finally received a job offer.
The assistant also sent Susie’s interview video, which lasted a total of twenty-five minutes.
After Cheng Ye finished reading, he was almost at the entrance of Daxia.
Assistant Chi Mu was already waiting downstairs in the building. When he saw Cheng Ye coming, he immediately walked over.
"Boss, these days, many advertisers want you to endorse their ads. I have screened out the unqualified advertisers in advance. The remaining ones are those with good product reputations. When do you think it will be convenient for you to handle these endorsements?"
Cheng Ye asked, "I'm busy lately. How many advertising endorsements do you have?"
"Boss, if we only consider the quality of the products and not the endorsement fee, there are 101 endorsements in total."
"So many?" Cheng Ye frowned.
It seems that cultivating artists has to be put on the agenda, otherwise, wouldn’t it be exhausting to endorse advertisements one by one?
"Does the advertiser have any specific requirements? Can other artists under my company endorse the advertisement?" Cheng Ye asked.
Assistant Chi Mu quickly replied, "It should be impossible. Our company currently has three artists: Wen Yan, Huo Yunyun, and Su Qian. The number of fans of the first two artists does not meet the requirements of advertisers. Su Qian is a newcomer and has not had time to open Weibo and Shark platform accounts."
"I'm afraid you are the only one who meets the requirements of those advertisers."
Chi Mu thought, these advertisers are originally targeting you, the boss.
Cheng Ye was a little helpless. He couldn't just give up the advertising endorsement he had got.
As long as the quality is up to standard, he will complete the endorsement no matter how big or small the fee is.
It's all money after all.
Cheng Ye couldn't help but think, he had already finished learning boxing, and had just finished learning Muay Thai, and the next step would be to train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
But he has so many legacy issues from advertising endorsements that he needs to resolve as soon as possible.
Just put Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu aside for now and figure out the advertising endorsements first.
"Starting tomorrow, I will set aside part of my time every day for you to liaise with those advertisers and finalize the specific time in advance." Cheng Ye instructed.
Assistant Chi Mu nodded respectfully, "Okay, boss."
Cheng Ye entered the building and Chi Mu followed.
"Didn't Susie start work this morning? Since she is a professional actor and her interview also confirmed her acting ability, you should arrange an agent for her as soon as possible and find a suitable crew to film her."
Speaking of the crew, Chi Mu remembered the director of the ancient fairy idol drama who came yesterday.
"Boss, there is a director of an ancient puppet show who came to the company yesterday and wants to cooperate with our company."
Cheng Ye raised his eyebrows slightly, "That's perfect, you put Susie in there."
Assistant Chi Mu said awkwardly: "The director specifically asked you to play the male lead, and then he didn't say anything else. It seems that the actors for other roles in the crew have already been confirmed."
Cheng Ye: “…”
After a five-second pause, Cheng Ye said calmly, "Ask again? I don't have time to act."
Assistant Chi Mu quickly responded, "Okay, I'll go ask again."
Cheng Ye paused at this point and asked, "What is the market potential of this upcoming drama?"
Chi Mu replied: "The director is quite famous in the industry. He has previously filmed two ancient idol dramas, both of which became popular."
"The female lead is a first-tier actress under Xingyao Entertainment. The other main roles have also been confirmed, and they are all at least second-tier actors. Only the male lead has not been confirmed yet."
Hearing this, Cheng Ye immediately became interested, "Is the heroine an actress under Xingyao Entertainment?"
Chi Mu's heart skipped a beat. What was the boss going to do?
Cheng Ye's dark eyes showed a playful expression, "Tell the director, I want to talk to him in person about the selection of the female lead."
Chi Mu was a little confused, "Boss, are you going to..."
"I'm going to let Susie play the female lead, so I'm going to grab the female lead role of this drama." Cheng Ye said leisurely, "Anyway, the filming hasn't started yet, the female lead can be changed."
Chi Mu: "...!!!"
The boss is so brave!
Right under Xingyao Entertainment's nose, they snatched away the female lead role they had already confirmed? !