Poverty alleviation variety show goes to the countryside, my talent can no longer be hidden

Chapter 432 Ten Days, Ten Million

The MV of "My Dream" entered the preparation stage, and Zhou Hao packed his luggage and boarded a flight to Hong Kong.

There is no other way. If you don’t agree to go south, Old Xie will come here in person to arrest you.

The fact that Mr. Xie was forced to this point also indirectly shows how popular the sales of those books were.

According to the data provided by Lao Xie, the copy of "Swordsman" alone has sold more than 500 million copies in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia so far!

Not just one volume, but a complete set!

It has been many years since Mr. Xie stopped writing, and there hasn’t been such a grand occasion!

Several channel dealers were originally worried that they would have too much stock to sell, so they were very cautious when releasing the goods in large quantities. As a result, they were later scolded by book fans.

Will I die if I import more goods?!

The first two volumes of the recently completed The Return of the Condor Heroes have swept the entire Southeast Asian market since their publication, with cumulative sales of the two volumes exceeding 10 million...

If you ask Chinese readers in Southeast Asia who is the best martial arts writer now, nine out of ten will answer Zhou Hao.

Xie Tianfei, it’s a thing of the past!
How popular are these two sets of books now?
Even people who don't read martial arts novels will find a way to buy a set and keep them at home, either to join in the fun or to show off their taste. Anyway, without this set of books at home, there will be less topics to talk about when guests come to your house!

Seeing the booming sales, Lao Xie naturally would not miss this opportunity to make money. This time he invited Zhou Hao to go south and arranged a full schedule of various autograph sessions and activities.

However, this trip was not in vain. Old Xie was not stingy at all and directly gave 10 million for travel expenses and appearance fees, allowing Zhou Hao to experience a little bit of the arrogance of the Hong Kong tycoons.

After arriving in Hong Kong and meeting up with Lao Xie, they immediately set off south without much rest or stop.

The first stop was Malaysia, which has the largest Chinese population in Southeast Asia and is also the region where his works sell best.

In this place alone, Lao Xie arranged two autograph sessions, two days apart, but both were packed. The bustling scene with huge crowds of people even attracted a TV station to follow up and report on the whole process.

After two years of being in the industry, Zhou Hao also appeared on Malaysian TV news for the first time...

In addition to the book signing event, Lao Xie also arranged for him to appear at a concert of a Malaysian diva, and was even invited to sing a song...

This news shocked the Chinese social media platforms that evening, and a series of speculations began to spread.

Is Zhou Hao going to collaborate with that Malaysian queen?

Isn't the positioning of this queen highly overlapped with Xu Lingyue? What is she doing?
Isn’t Zhou Hao afraid that Xu Lingyue will be unhappy by doing this?

Seeing these boring speculations, Zhou Hao was speechless.

I'm just here for the appearance fee, why is there so much nonsense?

After finishing his three-day trip to Malaysia, he came to Singapore... Although this place is small, it is also a large Chinese consumer market.

Moreover, the singers from this place are highly connected with the Chinese entertainment industry. In recent years, many singers from Po County have entered the mainland market and become the kings and queens.

This place is so small that even if Lao Xie wanted to do anything, he couldn't. He just arranged a book signing event and that was it.

After leaving Po County, we flew to the southernmost country of the Thousand Islands. In theory, this is the Southeast Asian country with the largest number of Chinese. However, the signing event held here was unexpectedly cold, with only a few people attending.

Zhou Hao himself didn't care. Instead, he had some free time. After several intensive autograph sessions, he felt exhausted.

But Old Xie felt very embarrassed, after all, he was the one who organized this activity. In anger, he immediately mobilized his connections to find out the reason, but when he got the news, he just kept silent. Then the matter was dropped, and he didn't mention it again.

Seeing this situation, Zhou Hao basically had an idea in his mind. This matter was probably no longer a matter within the entertainment industry... ordinary people could not touch it.

Zhou Hao knew everything clearly, so he didn't ask any questions and flew back to Hong Kong with Lao Xie.

After returning to his own territory, Lao Xie immediately became high-spirited and arranged various exciting activities.

Book signings, variety show interviews, radio interviews... For a time, almost all print and online media in Hong Kong were reporting on Zhou Hao's activities, which was like a fierce dragon crossing the river, attracting the attention of the whole of Hong Kong.

It was during this period that, with the help of Lao Xie, Zhou Hao reached an endorsement agreement with a Hong Kong company and became the global spokesperson for "Rui Shi Glasses".

The title sounds scary, global spokesperson, but in fact the company's business scope is only limited to Greater China, and no one outside of this circle knows it.

The reason why he took on this endorsement, in addition to Lao Xie's personal connections, was also because the boss of this company was an iron-blooded wolf warrior and an unwavering supporter of the red cause.

And he doesn't just support me verbally, he will really help me if there is any problem...

In this place where capital is surging, such entrepreneurs are really rare.

After meeting and having a meal together, they found that they had similar interests and finalized the endorsement on the spot. The endorsement fee was not very high, only 8 million a year. Most ordinary celebrities would not be interested in endorsements of this level of offer.

In the past, Zhou Hao might have considered it, but now it doesn’t matter.

The first endorsement he got was for the Hongmeng flagship, and the brand positioning has been determined. It will be relatively easy for him to take on other endorsements in the future.

Moreover, the boss was also very considerate. After confirming Zhou Hao's intention to be the spokesperson, he also gave him a benefit - inviting Xu Lingyue to be the female spokesperson, forming a husband-and-wife combination.

Obviously, this person already knew about the endorsement news from Hongmeng.

After staying in Hong Kong for four days, Zhou Hao received a call from Lin Xina, saying that the preparations for the MV were basically in place and work could begin.

The next day, Zhou Hao boarded the return flight.

The trip to the south took more than ten days in total, and there was hardly a single day of relaxation. He was either on the plane or outside running around for announcements and activities... He got to experience the extent to which capitalists can exploit artistes.

Compared with this intensity, he felt like a saint.

However, despite being tired, this trip south was still very rewarding.

A salary of 10 million plus an endorsement contract of 8 million, as well as commissions from various activities... the total income actually exceeds 20 million.

Of course, this is before tax.

But even after deducting taxes, this income is still eye-catching.

You can earn tens of millions in ten days... This is a fortune that many people can never dream of in their entire lives.

After returning to Shanghai and resting for only one day, he immediately started his new job.

The filming of the MV has begun.

(End of this chapter)