Ji Li looked in the direction of the voice and saw a handsome young man. The bright red suit he wore was particularly eye-catching at the cocktail party.
Ji Li looked into his almond-shaped eyes and felt a sense of familiarity. "...Excuse me, who are you?"
Judging from the other party's sour tone just now, it was obvious that he knew him.
When the young man heard this, a trace of embarrassment appeared in his eyes. He shook his wine glass calmly and said with a smile, "You really have climbed up the social ladder. You forget things easily? You don't even remember your classmates during the film and television training period?"
Ji Li heard his jealous words and tried to recall the person he thought of. He finally found the first person in his mind, "Xu Ziming?"
The young man in front of him hummed softly, accepting the name. "Long time no see, Ji Li."
Ji Li looked at Xu Ziming's face calmly. To be honest, it was a little different from what he had imagined. It's not just the effect of the debut packaging. To be precise, the other party had his eyes opened and his nose raised.
However, plastic surgery is tacitly tolerated in the circle.
Ji Li would not openly ridicule this.
Xu Ziming was right. He and the original owner were film and television trainees at the same time, so they were half former colleagues.
At the beginning, most of the trainees in their period followed the lead of the rich second-generation Lin Qiao. However, apart from the original owner who had always been bullied, Xu Ziming was also an exception.
The latter's family background is very ordinary. He took the initiative to sign up for Dream Media's trainee audition. After going through layers of selection, he became the "first place" to enter the company.
Because of this audition result, Xu Ziming is very popular among the trainees, and even Lin Qiao is willing to give him some respect.
But when Ji Li thinks back on it now, he feels that Xu Ziming is somewhat scheming.
At that time, he was obviously jealous of the original owner's appearance, but he did not take the lead. Instead, he instigated Lin Qiao overtly and covertly, using the other party to suppress the original owner.
Later, Ji Li replaced the original owner, just in time for the graduation period of the company's film and television training. He was busy with filming, contract terminations and other matters, and did not have much interaction with Xu Ziming.
Unexpectedly, we met again on such an occasion.
Xu Ziming started to choke, saying something that didn't really mean it, "You've been on a roll lately. Congratulations. You got to meet Teacher Qin Li in your first movie, and you can even act with him. People's luck really varies."
If he got the role of Song Zhao, he would definitely perform better than the young man. After all, their assessment results during the training period were at two completely different extremes.
Xu Ziming thought secretly, it was a pity that his ability to conceal his eyes was not good enough.
Ji Li easily noticed his thoughts and raised the corner of his mouth subtly, "If I remember correctly, the role of Song Zhao seems to be the one you left over? So, people have different perspectives."
“…”
Xu Ziming was choked into silence by his counterattack. It had only been half a year since they last met, and the young man's temperament had really changed.
Ji Li asked calmly, "I haven't asked you for advice yet. How come I have no future in endorsing a domestic brand of perfume?"
"Need I tell you more?" Xu Ziming took a sip of red wine and raised his overly sharp jaw. "When it comes to artist endorsements, the first choice should be the top foreign luxury goods and light luxury goods. Even if it's a domestic product, it should be a well-known famous brand."
He paused, and then gave a kindly advice, "Why bother to learn about a little-known brand? It sounds cheap. Ji Li, if you accept it, you will lower your status."
Ying Yuanjing couldn't bear to listen any longer, "Xu Ziming, please stop!"
Yes, their perfume is not famous yet, but it took them many years of hard work to develop it. He was reluctant to let an outsider who didn't know the business criticize him at will and trample a good thing into the mud.
Xu Ziming glanced at the silent Ying Yuanjing and found a new reason to get angry. He put on a 'friendly' smile, but actually there was something fishy in his words.
"Boss Ying really casts a wide net. He was rejected by me just now, and he found a new spokesperson the next moment?"
When Ji Li heard this, his gaze shifted to Ying Yuanjing.
The latter's expression was extremely ugly, with anger evident in his staggered gaze.
It seems that there was some unpleasant experience between the two?
Ji Li took the initiative to speak up to help Ying Yuanjing out. "I've heard about Mr. Ying looking for a spokesperson for his perfume. There is no such thing as a one-time decision when it comes to brands looking for spokespersons. What does it matter if they find you first and me later?"
"Mr. Ji, I don't want to hide it from you. Before you came to the dinner, I met him at the door of the banquet hall..." Ying Yuanjing took the initiative to explain the reason.
The TV series starring Xu Ziming some time ago was a huge hit, and as the second male lead, he gained a lot of fans and popularity.
With the help of his daughter, Ying Yuanjing got to know the dinner guests in advance.
So, he took the opportunity of the meeting to express his purpose to Xu Ziming in a friendly manner. As a result, when the other party heard that it was a small, unknown domestic brand, contempt appeared in their eyes.
Ying Yuanjing wanted to explain a little more, but he was directly attacked with harsh words.
Xu Ziming said that he should let Ying Yuanjing take his shabby products and get out of his sight.
The more Ying Yuanjing thought about it, the angrier he became. He asked, "You look down on our Ying's perfume, so you can't allow me to talk to other people about cooperation?"
Seeing his angry expression, Xu Ziming shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile, "Boss Ying, why are you so angry? I just passed by and heard your conversation, so I thought of reminding Ji Li, my colleague."
"It's a very cautious thing for celebrities to accept product endorsements. Even if they can't get the best, they can't accept the worst, right?"
Although he had a smile on his face, the words he spoke pierced into people's hearts.
There was a hint of gloating in Xu Ziming's eyes when he looked at Ji Li.
His original appearance was rather dull, far inferior to Ji Li's looks. Therefore, even though he got first place in everything during the training period, he still felt jealous towards the young man in his heart.
Later, Ji Li unexpectedly won the ancient costume role of He Ling, switched to a well-established film and television company like Chaoying, and had Yu Fuya as his agent. The jealousy that had been suppressed in his heart reached its peak.
During the past six months, he took on a TV series, which was shot quickly, produced quickly, and scheduled for broadcast quickly.
Because the TV series contains some nonsensical and silly content, it unexpectedly became popular on the Internet some time ago.
While Ji Li became famous through movies, he also gained a rapid wave of popularity by playing the second male lead in a TV series. The brand endorsement invitations that came to him, although they cannot be said to be top-notch internationally, he is well-known in China.
The two debuted in the same company and their conditions in all aspects are similar. Ever since Ji Li changed jobs, Chaoying has always asked Xu Ziming to treat the former as a "rival".
Xu Ziming originally thought that with the support of Yu Fuya and Chaoying, Ji Li would have abundant resources and would not have to worry about scripts or endorsements.
Unexpectedly, not only did I see the young man at this exchange dinner tonight, but I also found out that he was willing to take over the perfume brand that I disliked...
For a moment, Xu Ziming's vanity exploded.
So, he came over and pretended to give some advice, but in fact he was full of mockery in his heart.
Ji Li guessed most of what he was thinking, and a sneer appeared on his lips.
"I think Mr. Ying's perfume products are good, and I plan to learn more about them. However, seeing your smug look, you must have received a top luxury agent and a high-quality script, right?"
The smile on Xu Ziming's face froze.
Ji Li raised his glass to signal, and said casually, "You are really promising."
These four words that sound like compliments are actually more hurtful than outright sarcasm.
Xu Ziming choked and his face turned red. "What do you mean?"
As soon as he finished speaking, another mocking voice rang out, "Just based on him? He is worthy of getting the top luxury brand? The brand owner must be blind."
“…”
The three of them shifted their gazes in unison.
Ji Yunqi slowly walked out from behind the beam in the corner. He walked to Ji Li's camp and casually looked Xu Ziming up and down.
"Sir, if I'm not mistaken, this suit of yours is from the light luxury brand Aman, which was launched at the beginning of last year, right? This is not just an out-of-season model, it's almost the end of the year."
"According to what you just said, even if you can't wear the best, you shouldn't wear the worst, right?"
It’s okay to say it’s light luxury, but it’s actually the style from the beginning of last year? Tsk tsk, how dare you pretend here?
Ji Yunqi is a young master from a wealthy family and has the most say on this kind of luxury brand.
He has an arrogant personality and has the support of his family. He will never give face to someone he dislikes at first sight.
What's more, after Ji Yunqi listened to the conversation just now, he felt that Xu Ziming was not a good person. What he said was just like the crowing of a rooster, which was extremely unpleasant.
Ji Li couldn't help laughing when he heard Ji Yunqi's series of verbal attacks.
Although it is wrong to laugh at other people's clothing styles, in this glamorous entertainment industry, such a style is indeed somewhat embarrassing.
"What's wrong with domestic perfume brands? China has produced a lot of good things in the past 5,000 years. What Mr. Ying is doing now is to promote traditional fine culture. If it is a good thing produced sincerely, we as Chinese people should support it."
The smile on Ji Li's lips widened and he nodded in agreement imperceptibly. He didn't expect that this young master Ji Yunqi had such a strong sense of national pride.
Xu Ziming didn't expect that someone would point out the style of his clothes on the spot, and his cheeks began to turn red with embarrassment.
Ji Yunqi did not lower his volume deliberately. The guests around noticed the confrontation in the corner and cast their gazes over.
Just when the situation was at a stalemate, Yu Fuya and the banquet host Qi Shanhai walked over one after another.
"Ji Li, what happened to you?"
Yu Fuya realized that something was wrong and immediately quickened her pace, half blocking her own artist.
Ji Yunqi raised his proud little head, "Sister Yu, you came at the right time. Ji Li was almost bullied by this guy, and I was protecting him."
"……?"
Ji Li was stunned for a moment and cast a puzzled look at Ji Yunqi.
no? etc.
How did this situation develop to the point where he was bullied? And you have to be protected by the other party?
Yin Ning covered her forehead and quickly walked over to pull her young master, who had suddenly developed a "Chuunibyou" syndrome, aside, "Little ancestor, please stop making trouble and stay here obediently with me."
He hasn't even made his debut yet, and he already dares to confront the artists who have already debuted?
"I didn't do anything. Mr. Ying wanted to talk to Ji Li about the perfume endorsement, but that person came out and said something irresponsible. As a member of Chaoying, I couldn't stand it anymore, so I came out." Ji Yunqi couldn't help but say.
When Yu Fuya heard this, she immediately fixed her cold gaze on Xu Ziming.
Who is it?
How dare you say anything about her kid Ji Li?
"Sister Yu, his name is Xu Ziming. He is a contracted artist of Dream Media and he graduated and debuted at the same time as me." Ji Li explained simply with a normal look, looking completely unaffected by the other party.
As an agent, Yu Fuya has some understanding of the recent situation in the entertainment industry.
She quickly recognized the recently popular Xu Ziming and asked, "Who is your agent? Where is Song Lan? As the artist director of Dream Media, did she allow you to come to a dinner like this?"
It's not that Yu Fuya is narrow-minded. Most of the small stars and artists who come to such dinner parties are here with the idea of "exchanging benefits".
Ever since the scandal between He Ling and his sponsor was exposed, Dream Media was greatly shaken and later banned the company's agents and artists from attending such occasions.
At this moment, it is really strange that Xu Ziming from Dream Media suddenly appears.
After being repeatedly insulted, Xu Ziming no longer had the relaxed smile he had just had. He felt extremely annoyed, but his feet seemed to be fixed in place, unable to move.
Xu Ziming is a proud and arrogant person. After his TV series became a hit, he began to look down on the small scripts and endorsements that were handed to him.
Therefore, he came to this dinner secretly without telling his agent and Song Lan, just to curry favor with some big directors and advertisers, and to secure good resources and a good future for himself.
Because Xu Ziming did not let the company know about this, he could not get the clothes for tonight from the company's clothing department, so he bought a set of light luxury series with his own money.
Even so, he was ridiculed by Ji Yunqi who suddenly appeared.
Faced with his blushing silence, Yu Fuya had already guessed the truth. She smoothed the hair by her ears and warned, "I don't care who your artist is or how famous you are, please take care of yourself."
"As for Ji Li's future film and television resources and endorsements, we at Chaoying will fully respect his choices and will do our best to give him the best. You, an unknown junior, don't have to worry about it."
The four words "unknown junior" have defined Xu Ziming.
You just became famous suddenly because of the TV series, and now you are feeling proud of yourself. But once the three-month "drama fan" fever is over, who will still watch you?
More and more artists and guests stopped to watch.
Qi Shanhai finally stepped out with a smile to smooth things over, "Alright, alright, it's just a small matter, please give me some face and let it go here."
Yu Fuya really didn't want to waste time here, so after a brief greeting, she and Ji Li left the banquet.
Xu Ziming, who had brought trouble upon himself, wished he could find a hole to crawl into. After such an incident, he no longer had any intention of currying favor with any big shot.
He was afraid that what happened tonight would get to the company and he would be punished.
If he had known this would happen, why would he give up his carefree life and find fault with Ji Li?
Xu Ziming forced a smile at Qi Shanhai beside him, and just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by the latter, "Wait, what's your name?"
Xu Ziming didn't dare to offend the boss, so he introduced himself in a low voice, "Mr. Qi, my name is Xu Ziming."
She's good-looking, doesn't have an agent, and seems like someone who's easy to control.
Qi Shanhai's eyes flashed with deep meaning, and he took the initiative to change his glass of champagne for him, "Have you heard of the brand Nocolan? I know the person in charge of their China region, and I heard that they are planning to find a spokesperson for their sub-brand recently."
Xu Ziming was obviously stunned and looked at Qi Shanhai in disbelief.
"Don't look at me like that." Qi Shanhai stroked his little face and said, "I think your face is very suitable. As long as you are willing, I can find a way to give you this spokesperson contract."
The implication in the words couldn't be clearer.
Xu Ziming unconsciously clenched the handle of the cup. He thought of the humiliation he had just suffered and took a deep breath to reply, "Mr. Qi, I have admired you for a long time."
…
One day later, Super Film Culture.
Ji Li fiddled with the two bottles of perfume in his hand, his eyes thoughtful, "Sister Yu, what do you think of this perfume endorsement?"
These two bottles of perfume were specially delivered to the door by Ying Yuanjing that morning. In addition, there was also an endorsement invitation contract drafted by Ying overnight.
"At the banquet last night, Ying Yuanjing must have had a very good impression of you. The endorsement conditions offered by their company are very attractive, but this brand is indeed too niche, and compared to other domestic big brands, Ying's is completely a small workshop." Yu Fuya told the truth behind closed doors.
She said in a negative tone, "With your current status, there is no need to accept such a small brand."
Because it was the young man’s first endorsement job, Yu Fuya was particularly cautious in his choice.
"You've been busy promoting your movie lately, so I haven't shown you these invitation plans." She placed some recent brand invitations on the table and introduced them.
"I have found a few jobs for you, including an endorsement for a new beauty product, an ambassador for a domestic beverage brand, and a star promoter for a light luxury men's watch."
These three brands are much more well-known than Ying's perfume.
"Ji Li, endorsements often determine your commercial value as a celebrity, especially the first step. You must not make random choices."
Ji Li nodded and turned his gaze to Baozi.
The latter understood and collected the information with a smile and handed it to Yu Fuya. "Sister Yu, I have investigated and found that Ying's is not just a publicity stunt, but is making real domestically produced ancient-style perfumes."
"The steps they take to develop perfumes all meet the full star standard and meet the inspection of relevant departments."
"The most important thing is their customer base. Although the overall market has not yet opened up, many big names in the ancient style circle are now loyal users of their products, and the official flagship store has a 100% favorable review rate."
"There is no standard perfume tasting competition in China, but they have already qualified for the final round of the French perfume competition. Once they win the prize, they will be on par with those big-name perfume brands."
The product quality is good, the only thing lacking is a young consumer group. Most of Ji Li’s fans are young women, which is exactly the core market that Yingshi lacks.
Yu Fuya raised her eyebrows slightly, "Do you want to answer it?"
"I think this perfume brand has a future. Why not sign a short-term endorsement contract of half a year? Or directly endorse one of its perfume styles? The next drama to be aired happens to be a costume drama, which can somewhat respond to the traditional Chinese style effect."
When the contract expires, if Ying wants to change its spokesperson, it will not have much to do with him.
Judging from the time, there should be no conflict with Ji Yunqi, the spokesperson in the original book.
"Endorsement determines commercial value, but there is no hard and fast rule that I can only accept one." Ji Li pointed to the other product invitations on the table, "How can our sister Yu's vision be wrong? I know I can accept them all without even looking."
"You, stop trying to flatter me." Yu Fuya was amused by him, "You're just getting started. If you work harder, Sister Gao Sheyu will find a way to win you over in the future."
"Sister Yu, what about this endorsement contract for Ying's perfume?"
"Okay, I'll find time to have a good talk with Ying's. Although this brand is a little smaller, if you care about your spokesperson, we can take it over."
Ji Li and Bao Zi exchanged glances, and the latter happily handed two bottles of perfume to Yu Fuya, "Sister Yu, these are all brand new. They are all for you."
“Come on! Am I someone who can be bribed by two bottles of perfume?” Yu Fuya said as she opened the perfume and tried spraying it twice in the air.
In an instant, a sweet but not greasy smell spread out, just like the pear pistils in the garden blooming in the early morning, emitting a faint and refreshing fragrance.
Yu Fuya is a person who loves to use perfume. She was stunned for a moment, and a hint of surprise welled up in her eyes.
"It seems pretty good?" Under the gaze of Ji Li and Baozi, she pretended to be calm, put the two bottles of perfume in her coat pocket, and walked out.
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The Spring Festival holiday has officially begun, and the long-awaited New Year's Eve blockbuster "The Young Masters" has finally been officially broadcast on satellite TV.
The production crew arranged the broadcast time very cleverly, with six episodes broadcast consecutively on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It first took advantage of the popularity of the Spring Festival holiday, and then even after the holiday was over, it was able to take up the evening traffic on weekends.
Xie Yan, played by Ji Li, appeared relatively late, but the broadcast of the first four episodes still made the TV series a hot topic in all aspects.
Some people discussed the makeup of the main character, others discussed the rhythm of the plot. Apart from those who criticized the show without any reason, the comments were almost all positive.
"The dress Xu Miaomiao wore in the fourth episode was also very pretty! Her makeup was done throughout. Is there any beauty blogger who can make a video tutorial?"
"Ahhh Zhou Qingming, I like him, he's so handsome and charming!"
"I'm a fan of the book. I give the TV series full marks. The rhythm is perfect and the plot has not been changed. I'll watch episodes 5 and 6 tonight. If it's the same as before, the TV series' initial score will definitely be above 9 points."
"Did everyone watch the final trailer last night? Is Xie Yan, played by Ji Li, about to make his debut?"
"To answer the sister above, yes! According to the original plot, Xie Yan will appear soon! Looking forward to it!"
At the same time, Ji Li received a promotional notice from the film company.
He specially posted a simple Weibo with the official stills - See you tonight with Xie Yan.
Ji Li is not a marketing person, and he did not specifically notify his friends in the circle to forward the post after the show aired. However, after the show's promotional Weibo was released, people like Feng Cheng, who had worked with him on a movie, actively forwarded it one after another.
The most surprising thing was that Qin Li, who had not been online for a long time, suddenly came online and reposted Ji Li’s Weibo as soon as possible.
The man usually doesn't talk much on Weibo, and he didn't post any extra words this time. But even with such a simple forwarding, the number of comments below quickly exceeded 10,000.
It can be seen that Qin Li’s popularity as a movie emperor remains over time.
——Brother Li, can you be more active in posting on Weibo [laughing and crying.jpg]
——Xie Yan is here, so how far can Uncle Wang be? Looking forward to Xie Chenyuan!
——Ahhhh Brother Li, I love you, I love you! I have watched the movie five times!
——Brother Li, you have appeared in a TV series after a long time. As soon as your role appeared on the screen, I immediately started to watch the show.
The comments in the front row are controlled by Oak fans, and the style seems normal.
After all, Qin Li played the regent Xie Chenyuan in the TV series. There is nothing wrong with a man forwarding promotional information about a character related to himself in advance.
But in a Weibo group named 'Yueji Husband and Wife are Real', a group of CP fans have been so addicted to the sweetness that they are going crazy.
@群主圈地自萌: "During the New Year's Day release of the movie, Brother Li didn't even post a few Weibo posts to promote his own movie! Ten days later, Brother Li immediately reposted Jili's business Weibo as soon as he came online! And the time of the repost was Jili baby's birthday!"
"Sisters! Tell me loudly! Did you hit it?"
In the blink of an eye, the group went crazy——
"I bumped into it! I'm going to die from the bumping! I'm going to die from the bumping!"
"Woooooooo, he loves him so much!"
"I can't breathe anymore! Let's group together to buy oxygen cylinders! The time for eating candy is mine, and the rest of the time is yours. Come on if you have manners! [狗头.JPG]"
"Help! I can be fake, but Mr. and Mrs. Yueji must be real!"
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#Jili is focused on the career line, while the successful Li Ge is secretly in charge of the love line. What a perfect match! (Random red envelope for comments on this chapter
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