After the Chamber of Commerce meeting that day, the head of Lin's advertising department indeed found Song Xinghe's company to discuss an endorsement contract. However, according to the information that Sister Hua had found out, Lin's had not only found Xinghe, and there would probably be a period of evaluation.
The more influential a brand is, the more cautious it is in choosing a spokesperson. Some brands would rather not choose a spokesperson at all than have a tainted image that could damage the brand. Moreover, the more reputable a brand is, the lower its endorsement fee tends to be.
Even without endorsement fees, many celebrities are eager to join, because the positive image and advertising promotion brought by the brand are very helpful to the celebrities themselves.
Song Xinghe didn't pay much attention to this matter. If the Lin family chose her, it would be her good fortune. If they didn't, it wouldn't matter. She wasn't short of money or acting opportunities. As long as she did well in her current projects, that would be enough.
But for Gu Zhiya, it was a great anxiety, because her goal was not only the Lin family's endorsement, but also Lin Boyu himself.
"Mom, isn't there any other way? Brother Lin just won't answer my calls; he always has his assistant handle it."
Qiao Leyi said in a deep voice, "If it really doesn't work, next time there are occasions where the Lin family is present, I'll have your father take you. Zhiya, if in the end you and Lin Boyu are not destined to be together, then so be it. Although our Gu family is not as powerful as the Lin family, we can't lose face. Girls can take the initiative a little, but they can't be clingy."
Gu Zhiya was unwilling to give up: "But apart from Brother Lin, I don't like anyone else. Even if there are better ones, I don't know them."
"You don't necessarily have to choose someone from a better family than you. You can choose someone you like, and then choose someone from a more ordinary family. When you have children, they can take your surname, Gu."
Gu Zhiya looked up in surprise: "But Mom, didn't you used to be the most opposed to women marrying down? If a man's family background is not as good as the woman's, how many men wouldn't covet the woman's family property? Moreover, most capable men are unwilling to live off women. Only those who are incompetent and have many ulterior motives will temporarily swallow their anger."
“You can sign a prenuptial agreement, Zhiya. Your mother hasn’t found the woman your father cheated on you with yet. Have you thought about whether the Gu family business will still be yours if she gives birth to a boy in the future?”
"But even if my future children have the surname Gu, will Dad hand over all the business to me?"
Qiao Leyi remained silent because she wasn't sure about this.
She was furious. She never imagined that her family would experience such a change in middle age. She had been too confident in herself and too trusting of Gu Mingze. She also regretted it when she remembered that Gu Mingze's parents said that she had spent too little time at home after getting married. Otherwise, how could someone else have had the opportunity to take advantage of her?
"Mom, no matter what, I'm going to try Lin-gege's place. It's the best option for us."
"Mom will try her best to arrange things for you, but there's no need to be too demanding."
A dark glint flashed in Gu Zhiya's eyes: "And as for Song Xinghe, no matter who the final spokesperson for the Lin family is, I don't want it to be her."
Qiao Leyi also felt that Song Xinghe posed the greatest threat to her daughter, especially now that Song Xia had stepped in to help Song Xinghe. It seemed that things were always going wrong for her family. Every time they tried to deal with Song Xinghe, it was either ineffective or had the opposite effect.
She couldn't help but think of herself back then. She tried her best to catch up, but could never reach Song Xia's level. Fortunately, Song Xia's private life was not clean, so even though Gu Mingze had feelings for Song Xia first, he ultimately chose to give up and pursue her instead.
The current Song Xinghe is not like Song Xia back then. There isn't a single negative news about Song Xinghe now, and she also has resources to help her. Although she is not as popular as Lan Mengfan, she is indeed the biggest potential threat.
"Mom, if all else fails, we'll have to resort to drastic measures."
“Not yet,” Qiao Leyi said decisively. “If we resort to extreme measures, given Song Xia’s madness, it’s inevitable that she will trace it back to us. There’s no need to take that risk. Zhiya, don’t gamble your future on hers. She doesn’t deserve it.”
"But I just can't accept that her online reputation is better than mine now."
"The script revision issue has gradually passed, it's nothing. Just focus on honing your acting skills and lines, and Mom will arrange for you to join a production later. As long as you have projects, you don't have to be afraid of anything. Look at Lan Mengfan, she was criticized so much before, but because of 'He Came from the Sea,' her reputation has completely reversed, hasn't it?"
Gu Zhiya knew that made sense, but she really didn't like going to class. Moreover, she felt that the acting techniques the teachers talked about were not suitable for her at all. She had changed several teachers, but she didn't feel that her acting skills had improved much. What if she didn't perform well in the next drama?
Unlike Gu Zhiya's ordeal, Song Xinghe thrived in the "She Came from the Light" crew, with filming progressing very smoothly and at an astonishing pace.
During a break in filming, "The Family" was finally edited, and Song Xia and her team were about to start a promotional tour.
The film "Family" was highly anticipated and believed in by Song Xia, Song Xinghe, and Director Qu. However, from an outsider's perspective, the investment in the film was not large, and it was clearly written by Song Xia to promote Song Xinghe, which inevitably raised questions about the quality of the film.
Although Song Xia's previous TV series was a huge hit, movies are different from TV series, and the subject matter sounds rather heavy, which is not popular with mainstream audiences. Therefore, neither the industry nor the internet is optimistic about the box office performance of this film.
The lower the expectations, the more diligently Song Xinghe and Song Xinghe went on promotional tours. Even Song Xia, who doesn't usually like participating in variety shows, went on a lifestyle variety show with Song Xinghe to promote the drama "Family".
The variety show was arranged with Xie Dong's help, and the platform we're working with is our old friend, Mudan Video, so we're not afraid of it being edited haphazardly, nor are we afraid of being made difficult by the regular guests.
The two received a warm welcome as soon as they arrived, especially Song Xia. Everyone was more curious about her, mainly because she had been out of the entertainment industry for many years, but her comeback was still at the top of the film and television industry. There was a prediction in the industry that if her previous film "Escape from the Cage" with Zhang Xian had been nominated for an award, she would definitely have won the Best Supporting Actress award, because her acting in it was just too superb.
But for Song Xia, winning a supporting actress award might not be so important, after all, she had already won all the Best Actress awards when she was young.
That's real talent. She's practically a legend in the entertainment industry. Her private life in the years since she left the industry is also a source of great curiosity, especially for one of the regular female hosts who idolizes her.
Because she felt comfortable there, Song Xia was generous in sharing her private life. Generally, new guests are only edited into one episode, but because Song Xia's life was so interesting, the production team split it into two episodes.
This decision proved to be absolutely correct, directly raising the level of attention to a new height.
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