Chapter 44 Learning(1/2)
After dinner and chatting for a while, Xu Rong came out of Li Youbin's house. Xu Rong did not return to the capital. Since the New Year, Guo Si had called him three times and asked him to return to the capital as soon as he had time.
Guo Si is no longer responsible for his specific affairs. She devotes most of her energy to administrative work. Mainly because she has nothing to be responsible for because the two artists she is responsible for are too trouble-free.
Xu Rong filmed when she was filming, and went back to school when she had free time. In comparison, Sun Li had less trouble. Not to mention the few films she took on, during her free time, she stayed at home all day long and rarely went out.
And both Xu Rong and Sun Li understand that Guo Si's connections are not wide enough and she cannot be expected to win major roles in big productions.
Therefore, if there is something important, Xu Rong and Sun Li will contact Liu Yanming directly, and Guo Si will only turn a blind eye to this. This should be the reason why she can sit safely in the position of general manager.
As soon as Xu Rong entered the office door, Guo Si, who was dressed in casual clothes, saw him and immediately stood up on the brand new boss chair behind the newly changed desk. He said with a smile on his chubby face: "Xu Rong, you are here, why?"
So, did the recording of the program go smoothly?"
As she spoke, she walked to the door of the office and said to the assistant opposite: "Pour Teacher Xu a glass of water."
In fact, she didn't need to remind her. When Xu Rong entered her office, her assistant was already doing it.
It seems a bit unnecessary.
But it seems necessary.
Xu Rong was sitting on the sofa, smiling slightly as well. He remembered an interesting thing that Jin Fangfang had mentioned to him before.
There was a supervisor in the company who had a relatively good relationship with Guo Si. Once when he was reporting on work, he saw that the door of the general manager's office was open, so he went in without knocking.
Guo Si didn't say anything at that time.
At the meeting the next morning, she fiercely criticized the head of the office and marketing department, emphasizing that at this critical moment when the group was fully promoting its listing, the brokerage firm must remain highly vigilant and unswervingly keep pace with the group.
Be consistent and never relax at all times. From the comprehensive development of the company's artists to the small etiquette and attire within the company, there must be no sloppiness.
Having been in charge for nearly a year, she has fully adapted to the role of general manager and is doing it very well.
When Guo Si sat opposite him, Xu Rong said with a smile: "It's okay. It's not like you don't know what's going on at CCTV. You just follow the script. What to say and how to say it have been arranged two or three times in advance.
There can be no problem."
"Haha." Guo Si seemed to have remembered something interesting, and the eyes on his chubby face almost narrowed into slits. "If I were the director of the program, I would definitely not dare to let you say anything casually."
She smiled and made a joke, then saw her assistant put the water glass in front of Xu Rong and said, "Since you became famous, we haven't had a meal together for a while. I'm also busy. I have a lot of things to do every day, etc.
Let’s have dinner together tonight?”
"Have you been drinking?" After a while, the smell of alcohol on Xu Rong's body escaped and came out of the shop. Guo Si frowned in anger, but quickly smoothed it over and asked, "Wait a moment.
I'll make you some honey water."
As she spoke, she walked to the cabinet on the side of the office, took out a bottle of honey, and used a spoon to scoop a spoonful into Xu Rong's water glass: "You can't drink by yourself. Try to drink as little as possible. Before you
Didn’t you say that Wang Qingxiang’s nerves were damaged by drinking and it was difficult to memorize his lines? Since you are planning to regard acting as a lifelong career, you have to protect yourself."
"Don't just laugh, I'm telling you seriously."
"I know, I know, thank you for your concern. I had a drink at Li Youbin's house just now, not much, just a few cups." Xu Rong explained first, and then said, "By the way, you made a few calls to me earlier, yes
What's the matter?"
Slightly different from what Jin Fangfang described, Guo Si has not changed much for him. At best, he is more confident and more caring. Perhaps it is because Jin Fangfang is in a different perspective than he is.
"You really didn't drink too much?" Guo Si looked at him carefully for a while and then asked, "The company recently received a big endorsement, are you interested?"
Xu Rong instinctively wanted to refuse, but after a pause, he swallowed his words, looked at the fat general manager with a mysterious face across from him, and asked: "Big endorsement? How big is it?"
"Guess what."
Xu Rong shrugged his shoulders and said: "Since you said it was a big endorsement, it must be more than five million. I remember that in July and August last year, some businesses opened up to four million."
Guo Si shook his head and said: "It's a bit far behind, 10 million, and it's a brand you can never imagine."
"What?" Xu Rong could see something was wrong from her expression. He couldn't have wanted the chicken farm in his hometown to come to the company without giving up, could he?
Guo Si didn't make any excuses anymore and said with a smile: "Baiqueling, a relatively large domestic cosmetics brand."
Xu Rong had no impression of this brand. The one he used was not from this brand. In Aunt Xu's words, it was too cheap, so he wondered: "I remember last year, the highest price offered to me was 4.2 million, right?
How dare they charge such high prices for cosmetics? The domestic market for men’s daily products is not big.”
"You are wrong. This brand has not yet launched a men's series, but they said that related products are under development."
After Guo Si finished speaking quietly, he stood up, walked behind his desk, opened a drawer, took out a stack of newspapers, and said, "There may be something you don't know. After Niu Li came back last year, she participated in a talk show
, when asked which actor she most wanted to work with, her answer was you."
"What's so surprising about this?"
"That's the problem." Guo Si put a stack of newspapers in front of him, "Then the actresses who have worked with you were asked this question one after another, and their answers were all consistent."
Xu Rong glanced at the newspaper in astonishment, but did not open it, and asked: "Are you sure they all said it was me?"
"That's right." Guo Si looked at him with a strange expression and said with certainty, "I'm actually quite curious. You seem to be very popular with the actresses you have worked with, especially Li Xiaoran. Whenever he mentions you,
I call you 'Teacher Xu'."
"If you are single, it is understandable to say so, but people like Niu Li, Zhang Xinyi, Song Jia, etc. are either married or have boyfriends, which means that their families also trust you."
Xu Rong pondered for a while and came up with an answer: "Maybe I'm more handsome."
Guo Si covered his mouth with his chubby hand and laughed. After a while, he said again: "This is a fact. Of course I don't deny it, but among the popular male stars, except for a few, which one is not handsome?"
"Your reputation in the industry is very good."
"But does this have anything to do with endorsements?"
Guo Si looked strangely and said: "They want to sign you as the brand spokesperson, not the spokesperson for the men's product series they are launching."
Xu Rong opened her mouth and asked: "Are you kidding me? I am an actor and I want to be a brand spokesperson for a female cosmetics brand?"
"Today is not April Fool's Day."
"I'm not kidding you." Guo Si was also a little confused, but said, "How about it, do you want to take it?"
Seeing Xu Rong lowering his head and thinking, Guo Si hesitated for a moment and then said: "I suggest you go ahead. This price has nearly doubled due to your current popularity. I guess it is mainly because of the reason why you have not accepted any endorsements in the past.
In addition, in fact, based on your salary alone and excluding the usual operating costs, the benefits actually brought to the company are not much."
She looked at the expression on Xu Rong's face that showed neither joy nor worry, and did not continue talking.
She knew that he should be able to understand what she meant.
Xu Rong made a quick decision and said: "Let's talk. You can tell the other party that I have a drama that will be released on the CCTV Comprehensive Channel this year."
He had not originally planned to accept the endorsement so soon. It is quite simple to think that rare things are worth more.
Guo Si knew this plan.
But she still brought it up.
Another reason why he didn't refuse was mainly because he was considerate of the merchant. People rushed to the door, and he couldn't bear to refute the other party's sincerity.
It has nothing to do with how much money you have.
But after eating the meal, he did find that Guo Si had changed a lot from before.
"The seats I sit in are different, and the things I consider are naturally different. The group wants to enter the film market to promote listing, and the brokerage company is always not making money. There are many voices of dissatisfaction in the group, and there are even a few directors.
He even proposed to abolish it." Jin Fangfang drove the car and said slowly, "Sun Li also has three endorsements following up at the same time. Guo Si is a little afraid of you, so she only mentioned one to you. She is too timid to bear it.
There is no pressure from the group."
Xu Rong couldn't help but sigh: "The girl who slayed the dragon finally turned into an evil dragon."
"It can't be said that she is just doing things from her standpoint. The group will never allow the brokerage company to be like a small workshop with only a small net profit every year. The reason why Chang Jihong stepped down from that position
, isn’t that the reason?”
"In the final analysis, if you want to go public, if you cannot let capital see tangible profits, you must at least let them see hope."
After Jin Fangfang finished speaking, she suddenly remembered something she had always wanted to ask but had no chance to ask. She turned her head and said, "Is Zhang Xiaofei's acting talent really as good as you said?"
"You want to sign?"
"That's not true." Jin Fangfang shook her head and thought for a while before saying, "I watched her film "Horseback Bank", and I felt, I'm just talking about my personal feelings, that her acting was not that good.
"
Xu Rong grinned, and after a while, he said: "Your feeling is very accurate."
Jin Fangfang blinked her big eyes, and after understanding what was going on, she let out a "hum", and her fair round face showed a true look, and said: "I know that none of you men are good. I believe you."
I don’t even know when it will be sold.”
"But a good actor needs confidence."
Jin Fangfang was startled for a moment, turned her head strangely, looked at him for a long time, and then said: "I finally understand why so many actresses are willing to cooperate with you."
"Why?"
"This question is like asking me how much I weigh."
"All right."
Naturally, Jin Fangfang led the company's team to negotiate the endorsement. The reason why Xu Rong agreed was Guo Si's reason. The other reason was that he really needed money.
The company owed fifteen million, and Li Youbin owed one million. Although he was not in a hurry to pay it back, his usual expenses were quite large. The company only gave him a two-year interest-free period. After two years, he still had not paid back.
To be continued...