Chapter 44

Jianfeng failed to gain anything while trying to steal the chicken. The cooperation was not concluded, and it offended the brand and the 4A advertising company that acted as a go-between. It is now facing endless troubles.

Because of this incident, Su Hongda, who had previously lost confidence, felt that he had stood up again.

When he had a big gold chain and a small watch, this fake foreigner was just playing in the mud.

He even thought that he seemed to have finally entered his comfort zone and was able to do this kind of security work. Security work in the entertainment industry is a big business. In addition to his own, he also received many orders for other activities. Isn't this easier than filming a movie?

After being in the circle for so long, Su Hongda finally got the hang of it. He was full of energy and even walked with more energy. He no longer looked as timid as before.

But according to the law of conservation of energy, when some people are happy, others will naturally be unhappy.

Su Ning also received a call from Liang Xiaoliang, who was looking very proud and laughing on the other end, and shared his latest gossip with Su Ning.

"That fake foreigner Allen was so angry that he smashed a cup in the office," he said in amazement. "Not many people can make him so angry. Hey, do you know who you guys were competing with for the Glory perfume endorsement?"

Su Ning said: "I know, the best actor in the industry, Liao Yuansi."

A brand often has multiple options before choosing a spokesperson, and luxury brands are even more so.

When Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng were competing for this endorsement, they knew who the other side was. Because it was Liao Yuansi, Su Ning felt that he had to win this time.

He still hasn't seen Ji Xue yet.

Su Ning understood very well. After going through all that, he was already strong enough without having an emotional breakdown. It was normal for him not to want to return to the entertainment industry, but he still wanted to meet her.

If the other party still made her own choice after the meeting, Su Ning would respect her, but at that time this matter was related to Liao Yuansi, and he at least had to know the truth.

From the image point of view, this perfume is very suitable for the cool and handsome Liao Yuansi. The brand was very biased towards him at the beginning, but Glory emerged and won the favor with a set of hard photos.

That excellent set of magazine photos not only created a sensation in the country, but also won the recognition of the overseas brand headquarters of Simu. The advertisements were not only aired in the country, but also appeared on billboards in many business districts abroad.

Luxury brands have been investing heavily in advertising, and perfume is still the main product this season. Liao Yuansi missed this opportunity, which can be said to be a double loss for Jianfeng.

Moreover, after the first episode of the group variety show was released, they still had to swallow their anger and didn't even have a chance to sell themselves to the public.

Everyone can see that the artist chose to leave on his own.

Liang Xiaoliang was still chattering on the other side: "It is said that they have softened a little. They went to Zhou Heng to discuss it, but Zhou Heng just said that the company must first formally apologize for its previous behavior before discussing the future."

Even Lin Zhi, who has the softest personality, has this attitude.

I have to say that people who use their brains do speak with confidence.

It is natural for young idols to follow the big and authoritative companies, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that there is no need to accept it just because of the contract.

Firstly, as trainees at the time, they had not been signed to Sharp Economy for long, and the company did not pay much attention to them, let alone expect that Ou Tu Si would become a big hit.

No company in the circle would do anything too excessive to a popular idol. Even if they did, Zhou Heng and his team would not be afraid and could just use this as an excuse to terminate the contract.

Even if they had to pay a penalty, according to the contract they signed at that time, it would be at most tens of millions. After all, they did not get any resources from Sharp Peak itself. If the group Glory could become popular, many other companies would be willing to pay the money and bring them under their umbrella.

At least, Su Ning, who inherited a huge inheritance and was generous, could definitely afford the money.

They may not necessarily change their financial company right now, after all, that will be a year and a half later, but this is enough to check the peak that tries to steal people again.

After thinking this through, Zhou Heng and his friends seemed to have gotten rid of some burden, and they felt relieved. However, their original company was at a loss as to what to do. They probably had never seen such newcomers who had just debuted dare to threaten the company.

When Liang Xiaoliang described this incident on the phone, it was as if he was listening right next to them, and he couldn't help clapping.

"Allen suspected that you had given them some kind of magic potion," he said, becoming more and more excited. "Tsk, but I thought so for a while."

When he wanted to poach Li Chu, he really suspected that Su Ning had planted a dragon in Li Chu, or that there was some kind of dragon in Su Ning, whose main skill was "take it, you".

Not long ago, Allen mocked the lack of people at the Light and Shadow Entertainment at a wedding banquet. But now, his young and promising young talent is heading to Su Ning, and he is extremely determined.

"What is the magic potion? It's not that mysterious. It's all a personal choice," Su Ning laughed on the other end of the phone. "Doesn't Mr. Liang have more powerful people under him than I do? I'm just starting out. I learned a lot from you guys the last time I went to Qilin."

His voice was still so pleasant to the ear. Liang Xiaoliang was about to answer, but he heard Su Ning's soft voice on the other end of the phone. It didn't sound like she was answering him, but rather she was talking to someone next to her.

"…Try this soup."

“Is it delicious?”

"Well, I think I should cook it a little longer."

None of these three sentences sounded directed at him.

Mr. Liang had heard the gurgling sound coming from there before, and now it was dinner time, and he felt that Su Ning was cooking some kind of hot pot soup. He could hear the lid of the soup pot being hit by the steam.

Now I see that he is not the only one there.

He asked tentatively: "Who are you talking to? It can't be that Mr. Shen is next to you, right?"

"Of course, who else could it be besides him?" Su Ning admitted, "Well, I've been living at his place now."

At first, I thought it was just to maintain the appearance of a business marriage, but later I felt that this place was really convenient for work and was very suitable for workaholic Su Ning.

He didn't like living with others before and preferred to live alone, but later he found that he and Shen Mingzheng had many similar habits, and he gradually got used to the cooperation between the two companies, so he didn't move out after making some preparations.

For example, now is Su Ning's rare lunch break. He just came back from the company and was a little leisurely making soup when he received a call from Liang Xiaoliang. Shen Mingzheng came over from behind him. Su Ning was just opening the pot lid, scooped a mouthful with a small spoon, and then naturally gave it to his roommate to taste.

Shen Mingzheng did not walk up to him, but half hugged him from behind, took a sip with the small spoon, and then said, "Very good, who are you talking to?"

"Mr. Liang," Su Ning replied, "he is talking to me about something happy."

Su Ning was a little distracted by his phone call and didn't realize there was something wrong with this posture.

But Mr. Liang on the other end of the phone felt it.

The way they were whispering, the conversation was almost like that of an old married couple, who would say there was no magic potion?

Isn't this a magic potion?

Wow, what a business marriage.

He was on the phone, but he acted as if no one was around!

Liang Xiaoliang, who was sharing gossip, felt like he had gotten some new gossip, but he didn't have much chance to continue the conversation. Su Ning was getting ready to eat, and he had said almost everything he wanted to say, so it seemed like he had no intention of chatting with him anymore.

Before Mr. Liang hung up the phone, he left a meaningful sentence: "Mr. Su, I'm afraid we will have to face each other soon."

The idol industry has been very competitive recently. Kirin's newest idol group is about to be launched, and the timing will coincide with Glory's debut album. And not only Kirin, many already famous groups are also planning to release new songs in the near future.

Although in reality, whether it is Glory or Qilin, Liang always wins on both ends and does not lose, but it is a showdown after all.

"See you on the stage," Su Ning said with a smile, "I'm looking forward to it."

After hanging up the phone, Mr. Liang lay on the sofa for a while. After meeting Su Ning, he felt in a good mood and hummed a song for a while. Then he felt hungry and thought he wanted to drink some soup today.

So he called his wife at the top of his voice: "Wife, how about we drink soup today? Yam and pork ribs soup!"

"You look like pork chop soup!" His wife glared at him while serving dishes in the restaurant. "Didn't I tell you that there are only vegetable leaves today? You better lose weight!"

Mr. Liang: …

Everyone in other families drinks it, why can't I drink it? Really.

But he only dared to mutter this in his heart, and went to eat the vegetable leaves obediently.

How should I put it? Now the comparison seems to be a bit of a loss.

After Su Ning brought the person back, he actually didn't care what Jian Feng thought. Whether Allen was so angry that he vomited blood or not had nothing to do with him. Anyway, he was not happy at all.

He has recently been concentrating on confirming with Shen Mingzheng when the first album will be released.

From recording to MV shooting, Shen Mingzheng had very high requirements, and they wanted relatively high configurations in all aspects. Even at the fastest, it would take about a month, which coincided with the "chaos" period mentioned by Liang Xiaoliang.

"It's really hard to hire some band teachers," said a music producer from Shen's Films. "If you don't have the time, you might have to wait a month and a half."

This album is the real deal, but it takes a lot of time to craft it.

Strictly speaking, the theme song of the fourth album and the collection of several original songs released in the competition are considered Glory's first album, and the members have performed them again. But with the end of the competition, it is no longer fresh, and can only be used when participating in some evening parties or when there is a need for performance.

Shen Mingzheng attached great importance to it and almost did it himself.

Su Ning always had some illusions when watching him doing this job. He felt that Shen Mingzheng himself seemed to have been doing original production work for a long time, at least more than ten years of production experience. This might be because his father, with whom he had severed ties, was a musician and he was somewhat influenced by him.

This is a talent.

His professionalism not only amazed Su Ning, but even those arrogant music producers sent by Shen Jiaben. They no longer dared to put on airs in front of him, and even took the initiative to lower their heads and ask for advice.

It's a real waste of talent for such a person to be placed in such a rotten stall as Shen's Pictures.

This is what Su Ning thought in his heart and said so.

In his previous life, he would definitely recruit such a person under his command, even if it meant giving him company shares for free.

"Okay," Shen Mingzheng looked at him, "If the Shen family fails in the future, I will work for Mr. Su. Will Mr. Su take me in?"

Su Ning nodded: "Okay. The money I inherited will be credited to your account soon. Mr. Shen, I will use the 2 billion to support you."

Shen Mingzheng couldn't help laughing, and then the two of them got together again. I didn't know what they were talking about, but it sounded like they were discussing work.

Then, General Assistant Chen Tao, who was standing at the back and heard the conversation, took a step back and consciously stayed a little further away from the two.

Honestly speaking, General Assistant Chen Tao already felt that he was competitive enough, but these two are even more competitive. I have never seen a boss who voluntarily works overtime and enjoys it, and now they are a pair of competitive kings.

I guess so. Who gave me the overtime pay?

Even though I still have to smell the sour odor of "business marriage" when working overtime, I still bear it.

After Su Ning roughly understood the progress of the album and many of the configurations, he knew what he should do in the next month or so.

"Just take care of the album production," he said, "I'll take care of the rest."

The greatest respect for excellent works is to let more people see them. The popularity of the group and the enthusiasm of fans must be maintained.

Glory has already made a rare good start, especially the sales of Simu's perfume and V miscellanea are obvious to all. In addition to the fans' happiness, because of Simu's bold promotion and the explosive group performance, passers-by also paid close attention to it.

But this cannot last a month.

Information is updated so quickly these days that even a week of high attention is hard to maintain.

Therefore, when Su Ning talked about this matter with them, the seven people understood the pros and cons. As mentioned before, all matters within the team are discussed with each other.

Ji Mowei thought for a moment and spoke first: "Some of our current external activities, such as variety shows, interviews, and invitations to small parties, are all routine activities, more fan-oriented. In fact, passers-by don't pay much attention to them. Most of the big award ceremonies are at the end of the year, so now is not the time."

Glory’s official accounts on various platforms are very active, and they frequently update some behind-the-scenes footage from the practice room and the seven members’ life in the dormitory. The popularity is quite high at the moment, but it’s not enough.

"Generally speaking, the most popular one is the first episode of the group variety show, and the most profitable one is the endorsement of Simu."

Many of the people who buy this perfume are not fans, but real consumers. It has to be admitted that once the "Hidden City" series of this season is mentioned, almost everyone will immediately think of their set of photos. This is a true mutual achievement.

This allowed Simu to upgrade the cooperation which was originally only planning to do a still photo series. They are already preparing to shoot a more intensive video commercial for them, which will officially start shooting tomorrow.

In terms of variety shows, in addition to planning the second season of the group variety show, Su Ning is also putting them in touch with some flying guests from already famous variety shows. However, this often has limited footage and is also affected by the arrangements of the program team. It is unknown whether it will be profitable.

"I think so too. It would be great if we could release a few more ads like Simu," Qu Shoubai thought. "Advertisements are quick to produce and release. If they are done well and there are some popular pictures, then it would be perfect. It will definitely keep the attention high before the album is released."

"And I think this is the most common resource we have been approached with recently," Lin Zhi raised his hand, and then said with some distress, "But there are too many, especially some that I see are obviously just to take advantage of my fans, I don't really want to take this kind of thing."

When an idol becomes famous, the first thing he or she comes into contact with is commercial resources. Strictly speaking, the cover of a fashion magazine is also a type of commercial resource.

At present, the group has indeed received many invitations from other commercial resources. The olive branches of cooperation thrown by big brands and small brands are almost overflowing. However, out of a responsible attitude towards the group, it is impossible to accept all of them for the sake of money.

The invitations received by the seven of them were different.

Although fans still compete with each other, for the seven of them, no matter how high or low the endorsement fee is, it will be divided equally within the group. But how to screen is a big problem.

Those who have had the previous successful case "Si Mu" seem to have grasped some tricks, but there are still some confusing points. Regarding the recent business resources, Su Ning has screened some, but Glory people know the results of his choice, but may not be clear about the process.

Su Ning had just come from a company meeting. He listened to the group discussion, then pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and said, "Look, you guys have been asking me a lot about the ads I've been exposed to the most in the past month and a half."

"I'll make a PPT to explain it to you tomorrow."