Chapter 237 Game Endorsement
"Did the company agree?"
"How could that be?" Gao Min glared at her. "Do you think you're still the powerless, backless Ye Wanxi you used to be? Wake up, you're Niu Hulu Xi now!"
“???” What the hell?
"I'm just letting you know so you're aware of the situation. You don't need to worry about this; it wasn't your fault to begin with. President Xiao is furious when he found out and has already sent the legal department to handle it. We should have a result in the next couple of days. They're not going to make us pay them breach of contract damages; they might even have to pay us back!"
Seeing Gao Min's indignant expression, Ye Wanxi couldn't help but laugh: "Alright, stop being angry. Just remember these companies, and blacklist them from now on and never cooperate with them again."
"Do you even need to tell me? I don't expect them to stay by our side when we're down on our luck, but they can at least stop kicking us while we're down, right? We only had one or two months left on our contracts anyway, and now they're jumping out like this. What are they up to? We're not blind, how could we not see through them? It's lucky we met you this time, otherwise these heartless capitalists would have driven us to our deaths."
Ye Wanxi smiled gently, trying to soothe Gao Min: "So, besides those things from Mr. Zou, you don't have any other jobs? And no fortune telling either?"
"You're in this state and you still want to have your fortune told?" Gao Min is now truly bitten by a snake once and is afraid of a well rope for ten years. "There are no fortune tellers! But a few TV series and movies want you to have a cameo role."
"TV series, movies?" Ye Wanxi's first reaction was that her fifth senior brother was pulling strings for her again.
"Your previous drama, 'Dao Lian,' premiered this week and has received a good response. Although you didn't have many scenes, your character was well-developed, your appearance was beautiful, and most importantly, your action scenes were fluid, both beautiful and cool. In the past few days, there has been more online discussion about your action scenes than the male and female leads combined. In fact, because they were so unexpected, some people have even criticized you online for using a stunt double for your action scenes."
Ye Wanxi looked surprised. If Gao Min hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten about this drama!
That was the first drama she filmed after she returned from the time travel. The action scenes were just her natural performance, and since she didn't have many scenes and left the set early, she wasn't needed for subsequent promotion, so she didn't pay much attention to it.
"How come it's being released so quickly? It's only been a few months, and it's already finished filming? These kinds of fantasy dramas are usually filmed very slowly, and post-production takes longer than other dramas. Plus, with the approval process, it shouldn't be released until next year, right?"
"That's how it was originally supposed to be, but the show had been plagued with problems before, and the investors were worried that if it dragged on for too long, something else would go wrong. So they cut back a lot of the original padded and heavily modified script. Originally, it was only supposed to be the first season, and it was originally planned to have 60 or 70 episodes, but after the cut, it's only about 30 or 40 episodes left."
"???" This is ridiculous!
"Fewer episodes mean less time spent on post-production special effects. As for getting it approved..."
Gao Min glanced at her with a complicated expression and said, "It should be thanks to you."
"Me?" Ye Wanxi pointed at herself, looking completely bewildered. It took her a while to realize what she meant. "You mean, this drama was given the green light and quickly approved because of me?"
"……Um."
"..."
"..."
The two locked eyes, and the atmosphere became strangely...subtle.
Ye Wanxi was embarrassed and speechless. She never thought that she would become a tool, and a tool for passing the censorship.
Gao Min felt deeply indignant and regretful. How could a drama featuring her artists get approved so quickly and smoothly? What kind of incredible power does that require?
If they just publicize this prerequisite, regardless of whether their artists are good-looking, have acting skills, or have popularity or influence, the invitations will flood their company's doors.
This is something that can only be understood intuitively, not explained in words.
It feels like a bright pearl covered in dust, placed in some obscure corner, with a large group of people blind to its existence, waiting for some lucky person to come and pick it up someday.
It's such a waste!
"Well, that's roughly what happened. Because you did a good job with your action scenes, some people accused you of using a stunt double, so the production team even issued a statement and released behind-the-scenes footage of you filming on set. With this hype, the show and you became incredibly popular. The company also suddenly received a lot of offers to have you make guest appearances, but I turned down most of them."
It's one thing to offer resources at this time, but to only invite people to make cameo appearances and not even give them important roles is clearly just treating their artists as tools to ride on the coattails of popularity.
Gao Min must be stupid to let others leech off her. Although in her opinion, the fact that "Dao Lian" was sent for review and broadcast at this time was not without the intention of riding on Ye Wanxi's popularity.
But Ye Wanxi did film someone else's drama, so it's understandable that the other party wants to piggyback on her fame; it's a mutually beneficial arrangement.
The situation is different now. Everyone has seen how popular Ye Wanxi is, yet they only make a small cameo appearance. It's highly likely that they intend to use her and then discard her.
And you still want to ride on their celebrity's popularity? In your next life! Heh heh heh!
"There is a game endorsement that I think is pretty good. They contacted us after you woke up and posted that Weibo. Then they contacted us again after your drama aired. It's clear they were sincere."
"A game endorsement?" Ye Wanxi raised an eyebrow, a hint of curiosity in her voice. "What kind of game endorsement?"
"It's a competitive game that was quite popular a few years ago, but we've never had a spokesperson. If you're willing to take the role, you'll be the game's first spokesperson."
"A competitive game?" Ye Wanxi exclaimed in surprise, "Are you sure it's a competitive game?"
It's no wonder Ye Wanxi was surprised. Generally speaking, most competitive games involve player-versus-player battles, and there's no clear hierarchy among the game characters. Hiring a spokesperson would be too costly, and the effect might not be good.
Most games with celebrity endorsements are browser games with dungeon-based gameplay, because these games have a main storyline with prominent characters, so they can hire celebrities to cosplay game characters to endorse them.
"It is indeed a competitive game. According to them, the appearance and temperament of your character in 'Dao Lian' are very similar to a mage goddess who is very popular among players in their game, so they want to invite you to be the spokesperson."
Gao Min paused here, slightly embarrassed, and said, "Also, as you know, the gaming industry is one of the most profitable industries right now, and the price they offered... was quite reasonable."
Gao Min spoke tactfully, but Ye Wanxi immediately understood her unspoken meaning.
I wanted to refuse, but it offered so much!
(End of this chapter)
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