This star is a bit wild

Chapter 113 Red Blood
Back in the exclusive lounge, facing the enthusiastic celebration of He Juan and others, Chu Hang hugged everyone one by one.

"Everyone..."

"Let me rest for a bit!"

"really tired!"

Chu Hang did not remove his makeup or change his clothes immediately. He walked straight to the sofa. The moment his body touched the soft cloth cushion, he suddenly relaxed, and at the same time, a feeling of mental fatigue instantly surged into his heart.

After being highly concentrated for several days, coupled with the all-out singing on the stage just now, Chu Hang was really exhausted both physically and mentally.

"Let Ah Hang take a break."

Zhao Qiongying knew that Chu Hang had really tried his best this time, so she slowly walked over to Chu Hang and sat down.

"Sister, what do you think of the cooperation that Beilin just proposed?"

Chu Hang tilted his head and asked Zhao Qiongying.

"Wait for Beilin to send me the synopsis of the movie. If you have any ideas after reading it, I think you can give it a try."

Zhao Qiongying paused for a moment and continued, "But even if you want to give it a try, you have to wait until the Singer program is over. Right now, your main focus should still be on Singer."

"Being in the running for the theme song for Director Cade's new film is definitely a good opportunity, but it's also bound to be extremely challenging. Even Beilin failed twice, so you can imagine how high the requirements are. So my advice is that you can give it a try, but don't be too hard on yourself."

Chu Hang nodded slightly when he heard this.

Although he seemed to have listened to it, he actually had his own plans in mind.

Cade Wagner is indeed a world-famous director and his requirements are certainly very high, but so what?

Chu Hang didn't believe that he couldn't pick out a song that met the other party's requirements and standards from the global music library in his previous life?

Chu Hang would naturally not let go of such a great opportunity that would allow him to go abroad and harvest emotional points from all over the world.

"Get some rest tomorrow, and then fly with me to Zhonghai to meet someone tomorrow night."

Zhao Qiongying said to Chu Hang.

"Whoa whoa……"

"Ok."

Chu Hang didn't ask any more questions and just nodded.

"Aren't you curious about who it is?"

Zhao Qiongying raised her eyebrows slightly and asked with a smile.

"it does not matter."

Chu Hang said with a smile: "It's okay to meet anyone, anyway, you won't hurt me."

Zhao Qiongying felt warm in her heart when she saw Chu Hang trust her so much: "Do you remember what I told you some time ago?"

"Forehead……"

Chu Hang scratched his head: "Sister, what are you referring to?"

“Endorsement.”

Zhao Qiongying responded with a smile.

"Endorsement?"

Chu Hang thought for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Sister, are you saying that the person we are going to meet tomorrow is related to the surprise you mentioned that night?"

"I always keep my word. Now that you've made it to the finals, it's time for me to fulfill my promise."

Zhao Qiongying nodded slightly. "The person I'm taking you to meet tomorrow is the CEO of Amani Greater China and Asia Pacific. I had dinner with him in Yanjing a few days ago. I recommended you to him and we had a pretty good chat."

"It just so happens that he's going on a business trip to Zhonghai tomorrow. I'll take you there tomorrow night so he can see you in person. With your amazing performance tonight, I think it shouldn't be a problem to finalize the endorsement tomorrow night."

After hearing what Zhao Qiongying said, Chu Hang couldn't help but be amazed.

As expected of a gold medal agent, he signed Amani, one of the eight major red-blood brands in the world. This is definitely a top resource in the fashion circle.

Chu Hang gave Zhao Qiongying a thumbs-up. "If it's Amani, even if it's the lowest level of brand friend among endorsements, it's still pretty good."

"Brand friend?"

Zhao Qiongying chuckled and shook her head when she heard this: "If it's just a close friend of the brand, can it be called a surprise?"

"what?"

“Is he a brand ambassador?”

Chu Hang's eyes widened slightly, and his tone was filled with a hint of surprise.

"Stop guessing."

"The endorsement I'm trying to get you is a global spokesperson."

“Second only to being a global spokesperson.”

Zhao Qiongying tucked her hair by her ears and spoke lightly.

"Global spokesperson?"

Instantly, Chu Hang's eyes widened, and his voice rose an octave: "Sister, today is not April Fool's Day, no joking!"

The endorsements of the world's six major blue-blood brands and the world's eight major red-blood brands are all divided into levels. Even though Chu Hang was just a small unknown in the entertainment industry, he knew the relevant situation.

Generally speaking, endorsements for these world-class luxury brands are often divided into three levels. The first level is the global image spokesperson and global spokesperson. Although the former is slightly higher in status than the latter, both parties are still at the same level and are spokespersons for all types of products of a global nature.

The second level is the brand ambassador. This level of endorsement is simply a regional spokesperson and a product line spokesperson. Their status is judged by the size of the region they endorse and the importance of the endorsed product line within the brand. Although they are also the brand's biological sons, they are similar to illegitimate sons in ancient times and their favor is relatively limited.

As for the third level of brand friends, that is purely a deceptive term and cannot even be called an endorsement. The relationship between celebrities and brands is just a cooperative one. Celebrities need to borrow brand items to save face on certain occasions, and the publicity that celebrities bring to the brand will not be compensated in any way. It is a mutually beneficial relationship.

At first, Chu Hang thought it was a great thing that Zhao Qiongying could get him an Amani brand ambassador, but he never thought that Zhao Qiongying was actually going straight for the global spokesperson.

Such a huge surprise made Chu Hang dizzy.

"Who's kidding you?"

Zhao Qiongying said with a smile, "It stands to reason that the global spokesperson for the Red Blood brand has always been a position reserved for top stars. However, with the value and potential you've demonstrated so far, as long as you continue to develop step by step, you'll definitely become a top star within six months."

"certainly……"

"If you want to get the Red Blood brand's global spokesperson in advance, you will definitely have to pay some price. For example, the endorsement fee should not be too high, the initial contract period will not be very long, and there may be a gambling agreement involved, etc."

"However, compared to the benefits this can bring you, these costs are obviously not worth mentioning. With this global spokesperson for the Red Blood brand, we will have enough confidence to raise prices when we discuss endorsements for other categories in the future."

"Besides that, if you want to become a top-tier celebrity, having a global spokesperson for a blue-blood brand or a red-blood brand is a basic requirement. If we can successfully become the global spokesperson for Amani, you will be one step closer to becoming a top-tier celebrity."

Zhao Qiongying analyzed the pros and cons of the whole matter to Chu Hang.

"As long as I can successfully win the contract, I don't even need to pay for the endorsement in the first year."

Chu Hang was also very clear about how much benefit he would gain if he could successfully become the global spokesperson for Amani.

Under this circumstance, he naturally would not be short-sighted.

"You still have to ask for endorsement fees."

Zhao Qiongying shook her head: "It's getting late, hurry up and take off your makeup, change clothes, and then go back to the hotel to rest."

"Keep your spirits up, we'll fly to Zhonghai tomorrow and try to successfully secure this big order!"

Chu Hang, who had originally felt very tired, couldn't help but feel excited after hearing the huge surprise Zhao Qiongying had prepared for him: "We must win!"

Zhao Qiongying smiled and said nothing more.

……

The next day, Chu Hang, who had slept soundly all night, followed Zhao Qiongying to fly to Zhonghai.

By the time we landed, it was already dusk.

After landing, the group took a shuttle bus directly to the VIP building of China Overseas Pudong International Airport, then left the airport quietly through the VIP channel and drove towards the city center in a business car.

Last night, the peak showdown between Chu Hang and Belin Albert, after nearly 24 hours of fermentation, was not only unprecedentedly popular on the domestic Internet, but also quite popular abroad.

The newly crowned Grammy queen lost to the new generation singer in the Chinese entertainment industry. It is hard not to pay attention to such a title.

Originally, many of Belin Albert's fans abroad subconsciously thought that Belin Albert had encountered a shady deal in China after seeing this title, and everyone was very angry at first.

However, after they finished watching the complete competition video of Chu Hang and Belin Albert, most people fell into silence.

seemingly……

It seems different from what they imagined?

Judging from the stage performance alone, it seems that the young singer named Chu Hang is indeed more contagious and shocking!

I wanted to spray, but found there was nowhere to spray.

The other party even gave up the advantage of their native language. It was so fair that it couldn't be more unfair. What else could they say?
Therefore, although this incident caused quite a stir on foreign networks, it did not bring any negative impact to Chu Hang. Instead, it won recognition and praise from quite a number of foreign netizens.

This is the case abroad, and it is even more so in China.

Overnight, all marketing accounts, music critics, and news media seemed to have become "Chu fans", praising Chu Hang to the sky, and all kinds of praise seemed to flood towards Chu Hang like a tide.

[The leading young artist of the Chinese music generation], [The man who will dominate the Chinese music scene for the next 30 years], [The rising star of the world music scene], [The hope for Chinese music to go global], [The true rising star of Chinese entertainment], [A-list? Top star!]…

Chu Hang blushed at the various exaggerated titles.

However, no matter how exaggerated it is, Chu Hang does have real achievements to support his reputation. Even if some of his fans feel very dissatisfied, they have nothing to argue about.

The reason is simple: their brother really can't beat the Grammy queen!

Under this circumstance, the number of Chu Hang's account fans on various social platforms across the Internet continued to soar like a rocket.

In just one night, Chu Hang's number of fans on Sina Weibo exceeded 3000 million, and it continued to rise at a very terrifying speed. It was estimated that it would be no difficulty at all to break 3500 million fans before midnight tonight.

As for various commercial invitations and brand endorsements, they are countless. From last night till now, the phone of Xinghai Media’s Business Department has been almost blown up.

"..."

"The above are the two conditions proposed by Donna." "You have already met the first condition she proposed."

"The second condition isn't that difficult for you, is it?"

On the road leading to the Bund, Zhao Qiongying briefly told Chu Hang about the gentleman's agreement she and Donna had reached yesterday.

After Chu Hang finished listening, he looked a little strange. "It's really not that difficult. I've already made up my mind about the song selection for the finals. I'm sure Sister Na will be convinced and no one will be able to say anything."

"But sister, aren't you afraid that she'll find out later if you try to trick Sister Na like this? If there's any rift between them, it won't be worth it."

Zhao Qiongying smiled and said, "If she found out, she found out. Although I did trick her, it's also true that she hired some trolls to fan the flames. No matter what, she was in the wrong first. Even if she finds out about my trick later, she'll just have to keep quiet about it."

At this point, Zhao Qiongying waved her hand: "Just be aware of this matter. You don't need to worry about other things. Let me tell you some good news."

"What good news?"

Chu Hang's eyes lit up slightly.

"Director Gao called me this afternoon."

Zhao Qiongying smiled and said, "Congratulations, your appearance fee has increased again. This time, Director Gao has directly raised your appearance fee to 240 million. You are now worth the same as Donna. At the same time, among all online singers, you are tied with Donna for first place in appearance fees."

"Director Gao is such an open-minded person!"

"That's really nice!"

"It's worth it that I've been taking all the damage for him these past few episodes!"

At this moment, the corners of Chu Hang's lips were harder to suppress than AK.

good news!
Absolutely good news!

No matter what industry you are in, a salary increase is something that makes you very happy.

"It's a pity..."

After the joy, Chu Hang felt a little regretful: "There is only one finals left before the end of this season. I can only get this 240 million appearance fee for one period."

"Oh?"

"That's not necessarily the case."

Zhao Qiongying looked at Chu Hang, who had a look of regret on his face, and her smile was a little mysterious.

"What do you mean?"

When Chu Hang saw Zhao Qiongying's expression, he knew that she had something else to say.

Zhao Qiongying tucked her hair by her ears and said, "Director Gao called me at noon. Besides increasing your appearance fee, he also mentioned something else to me."

"For the next breakout competition, before the twelve contestants officially start their performance, the production team needs a singer to open the show. Originally, the production team was planning to invite a big-name singer from outside to open the show."

"However, the production team has considered your current popularity and traffic, so Director Gao asked me to ask if you'd be interested in being the opening guest for the next breakout competition. If you're willing to take on this responsibility, your appearance fee will be adjusted."

As soon as Zhao Qiongying finished speaking, Chu Hang responded impatiently.

"Yes, yes!"

"I'd love to!"

You can get 240 million by singing a song. Even if the company takes a cut of the profit after tax deduction, you can still get almost a million.

You should know that in Chu Hang’s hometown of Hohhot, this money is enough to buy a large house with three bedrooms and a living room.

"Don't agree so early."

"Director Gao said that the breakout rounds are a warm-up for the finals. As the opening guest, you must make a strong first impression and liven up the atmosphere."

"If I can do it, 240 million is not a small amount."

"If you can't do it, then you won't get any money."

Zhao Qiongying looked at Chu Hang, who seemed a little excited, and poured some cold water on him at the right time.

"no problem!"

"Sister, please help me answer Director Gao."

"If I don't liven up the place, I'm willing to take nothing."

Chu Hang patted his chest and promised directly.

"Row."

Zhao Qiongying did not discourage Chu Hang's enthusiasm after hearing this.

For her, money is secondary. She cares more about what kind of traffic and topics the breakout competition can bring to Chu Hang. As the breakout competition is a warm-up for the finals, the traffic will naturally not be small. This is the fundamental reason why she supports Chu Hang so much.

"Then I'll give Director Gao an answer later."

After saying that, Zhao Qiongying didn't say any more about this matter. Seeing that they had already entered the Zhonghai city, she turned to tell Chu Hang about the red-blooded brand Amani and the meeting with the executive president of Amani Greater China and Asia Pacific tonight.

Amani is an Italian luxury brand, and for most Chinese people, its products are associated with business menswear.

In fact, business menswear is indeed the main business of the Amani brand, but in addition to this, the Amani brand also operates many other categories such as ties, glasses, scarves, leather goods, perfumes and even household items.

Amani brand fashion has two fashion brand lines based on different markets and different target customer groups. One is Giorgio Amani, which is the main line of the Amani fashion brand. Its main business direction is high-end custom clothing, and its target customer group is ultra-high net worth individuals.

The other is Emporio Amani, which is the sub-brand of the Amani fashion brand. It mainly focuses on modern and contemporary styles, specializing in high-end ready-to-wear clothing, and its target customer group is young people above the middle class.

The global spokesperson for the Amani brand, whose main fashion brand line is endorsed by Giorgio Amani, and the global spokesperson, whose main fashion brand line is endorsed by Emporio Amani.

One main and one deputy, with clear division of labor.

Currently, the global image spokesperson for the Amani brand is top actor Gu Rui, who has won both the Best Actor and Best Actor awards. He has been in the industry for 20 years and has countless representative works. He has been working with the Amani brand for five years, and the cooperation between the two parties has always been very stable.

As for the global spokesperson for the Amani brand, he used to be Xue Wei, a top young actor in the Chinese film and television industry. Unfortunately, in the past two years, he has not produced any good works, and his popularity and traffic have declined significantly. After his contract with the Amani brand expired in April this year, the Amani brand did not renew the contract with him.

The CEO that Zhao Qiongying and Chu Hang are going to meet tonight is named Charles Hunter. He has been the CEO of Amani brand in Greater China and Asia Pacific for seven years and holds a high position in the entire Amani Group.

Although the decision-making power of the global image spokesperson and global spokesperson is not in his hands, he has a very big say in this matter. Basically, the Amani Group headquarters will not reject the candidate he nominates unless this person is too unsatisfactory.

……

As Zhao Qiongying introduced, the business car they were riding in gradually drove into the Bund.

The Bund at night is like a shining pearl inlaid on the bank of the Huangpu River. The skyscrapers of Lujiazui opposite are brightly lit, and the colorful neon lights seem to be interwoven into a flowing painting, illuminating the dark night sky like a dream.

Along the Huangpu River, countless tourists check in and take photos.

Occasionally a cruise ship passes slowly by, leaving behind long trails of light and shadows.

On the other side, the ancient buildings full of European style are also brightly lit. Various luxury cars will stop from time to time. People coming in and out are either in suits and ties or in elegant long skirts. It seems that even the air is filled with the smell of money.

This is the ten-mile fireworks field in Zhonghai.

Chu Hang looked at the scenery outside the window, from the initial debt.

It seems that without realizing it, he has become a member of the 208 group that people talk about.

"Ahang, get ready to get off, we're here."

Just when Chu Hang was stunned, Zhao Qiongying's voice suddenly sounded in his ears. Only then did he realize that the business car carrying them had quietly parked on the side of the road.

"Okay lady."

Chu Hang came back to his senses and raised his hand to straighten his clothes.

As the electric door of the business car slowly opened, he walked out of the car.

"Tianlin Pavilion..."

Chu Hang looked up at the magnificent restaurant in front of him and murmured softly.

"This Tianlin Pavilion specializes in Hong Kong-style cuisine, with roast goose and hot pot being very distinctive."

Zhao Qiongying, wearing a French-style blazer, walked slowly to Chu Hang's side. "It is said that the owner behind this restaurant is extremely powerful. The entire third floor is his exclusive space and has never been open to the public since it opened."

"I never thought I could open a restaurant in this place where every inch of land is worth a lot of money."

Today, Chu Hang and Zhao Qiongying both attended the event in formal attire. Chu Hang wore a set of Amani's latest spring and summer high-end ready-to-wear clothes. With his excellent appearance and figure, coupled with the brightly lit background, he looked like a nobleman in a novel.

Zhao Qiongying rarely changed into a black dress, and wore various precious jewels on her neck, wrists, fingers, and ears. She wore a French-style suit on her shoulders and high heels on her feet. Her whole body exuded an indescribable elegance.

"Guizi Pavilion."

Facing the waiter who was welcoming her at the door of the restaurant, Zhao Qiongying told him about the private room that she had booked in advance.

Afterwards, Zhao Qiongying and Chu Hang were greeted by two waiters, took the elevator to the second floor of the restaurant, and then walked into their private room.

“What a beautiful view!”

Chu Hang walked into the box and stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window. The brightly lit night scene was fully captured in his sight.

At this moment, he suddenly seemed to understand why some children of high-ranking officials were born with an inexplicable sense of superiority when facing ordinary people.

If you stay in such an environment for a long time, it seems that it is easy to develop such a feeling.

Chu Hang stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the scenery for a while, then turned around and sat back at the round table. At this time, Zhao Qiongying had already ordered the dishes skillfully. It was obvious that she should be a regular customer here.

"Later, just listen more and talk less."

Zhao Qiongying wiped her well-maintained hands with a hot towel. "Charles is an expert in luxury goods and art. If he mentions something at the dinner table, if you understand, chat a little. If you don't, just smile and listen. But don't pretend to know something you don't. That's a big taboo."

"I see."

Chu Hang nodded. He knew that he came to dinner with Zhao Qiongying today mainly to serve as a foil. The person who was truly responsible for the main output was still Zhao Qiongying.

Everyone has their own expertise. Chu Hang is an expert in music, but when it comes to luxury goods and artworks, Chu Hang knows nothing about them, and this happens to be the area that Zhao Qiongying is good at.

Time passed slowly while we chatted.

Twenty minutes later, Charles Hunter, Executive President of Amani Greater China and Asia Pacific, appeared in front of Chu Hang and Zhao Qiongying as scheduled...

(End of this chapter)