My wife is in my arms

Chapter 854 Important Seven

"Mr. Zhong, they've arrived."

Zhong Li, wearing a warm spring-colored striped knitted long dress and a magnolia-shaped brooch on her chest, had just come out of the conference room when she heard her assistant say this.

"kindness"

Zhong Li nodded.

This was an agent she had booked a couple of days ago. She hadn't originally planned to meet him, but when the agent mentioned the name "Zhang You," she immediately changed her mind.

Starting from around April 20th, she met with several agents, who may have learned through their own channels that she did not intend to renew her contract with the previous spokesperson for a beverage company.

The main issue is that this artist's career has been mediocre in recent years, failing to bring more consumers to the company's beverage. Both products and artists need to achieve mutual success.

Clearly, this celebrity won't make the company's beverage a success.

That's how business partnerships work. When one party is dissatisfied, they can choose to give up after the contract expires, and there's nothing wrong with that, especially since companies never lack celebrities who want to be their spokespeople.

As Zhong Li entered the office, she saw a woman dressed in a black business suit who looked very capable. She was not old, probably in her early thirties. Then... her gaze fell on a young man on the sofa.

Upon seeing her appearance, Zhong Li was somewhat disappointed, but she didn't show it. Instead, she shook hands with the woman named Li Xin and said, "Hello."

Hello, I apologize for bothering you.

Li Xin replied respectfully.

Soon, Zhong Li's assistant brought tea to the two of them. Li Xin accepted it, thanked her, and then introduced Xu Lun to Zhong Li, saying, "President Zhong, this is Xu Lun."

"It's 9:30 now, and I have ten minutes until my next meeting."

Zhong Li neither refused nor agreed. Instead, she glanced at her watch and said this.

"..."

Li Xin was taken aback for a moment, then adjusted her thinking and said, "Since President Zhong is going to have a meeting soon, I'll keep it brief. I think Xu Lun is suitable to be the spokesperson for your company's beverage. Perhaps I'm being a bit too confident and reckless, but President Zhong... whether it's an artist or a product, it's all about consumers."

"What makes you think... Jolyne, huh!?"

Seeing Li Xin nod, Zhong Li smiled and said, "As a newcomer who hasn't even debuted yet, he hasn't been tested by the market. What makes him worthy of the trust of brands? To be frank, his appearance doesn't seem to be the kind that makes people's eyes light up."

"Mr. Zhong, aesthetic tastes can change; what remains unchanged is the turtle."

Li Xin said earnestly, "And as you said, Xu Lun is still a newcomer, and hasn't even released a single yet. But that's precisely why his endorsement fees aren't as outrageously high as those of other well-known artists. You know Mr. Zhang You, right? Xu Lun is someone he's taken a liking to. You should be aware of his achievements in music."

When one has no advantage.

Leveraging external resources is a good approach.

Zhong Li looked at Xu Lun again. He had been sitting on the sofa without saying a word since he greeted her. Judging from his appearance, apart from being relatively young, he didn't seem to have any advantages at all.

While speaking, Li Xin observed President Zhong's reaction. Seeing that President Zhong looked at Xu Lun after she finished speaking, Li Xin knew that her method had worked.

So she raised her stakes, saying, "He's currently filming music videos for his album, two of which were personally produced by Mr. Zhang You. Mr. Zhong, you're the CEO of a company, you understand investment better than I do... It's all about investing in the future, not the past or the present. Xu Lun is indeed just a newcomer right now, but the fact that Mr. Zhang You has taken a liking to him means that his future isn't just what it seems at the moment."

Zhong Li withdrew her gaze from Xu Lun. She leaned back in her chair and pondered quietly for a while.

To be honest... she was somewhat persuaded by the agent named Li Xin. Perhaps Xu Lun is insignificant now, but it's really hard to say what the future holds.

It was mainly because of one sentence from Li Xin that even she had to agree with.

That is, Zhang You took a liking to her.

She runs a business, so her understanding of the entertainment industry might be a little deeper than that of the average person, but the name Zhang You is definitely very well-known to her.

To be honest, it's only because this beverage isn't the company's main product, but just one of its drink lines, that she might have actually decided to hire Zhang You as the spokesperson.

At the same time, although she doesn't follow celebrities, she really likes the songs he created. That's why when her assistant told her that Zhang You's studio manager had scheduled a meeting with her, she nodded in agreement and even asked her to bring the artist along.

When will the album be released!?

After a while, Zhong Li suddenly spoke up.

June 12th

Li Xin was delighted. She knew that the fact that President Zhong had asked this question meant that she was already inclined to have Xu Lun as the beverage spokesperson. Without much hesitation, Li Xin took out her phone and said, "This song was tailor-made for Xu Lun by Mr. Zhang You. You can listen to it."

Zhong Li did not refuse.

Soon, Jolyne's singing came from the office.

This song was chosen by Li Xin from Xu Lun's entire album. To be frank, apart from the two songs Zhang You wrote for her, she was completely dumbfounded after listening to the other eight songs by Xu Lun.

However, no matter how well she sang, she simply couldn't understand it.

It's supposed to be rap, but it doesn't quite feel like it.

Seriously?! Not only was the pace too fast, but it was also a bit inexplicable, especially the unclear pronunciation. To be honest, if Mr. Zhang You hadn't taken a liking to this guy, she would have turned around and left right then and there.

What kind of rubbish are they singing?

He's not good-looking, but he sings to this level... She believed that Mr. Zhang You wouldn't sign this guy for no reason. Plus, her niece was now Zhang You's apprentice, so she stayed to be Xu Lun's manager and, like other artists' managers, helped him find some business collaborations.

She felt that Xu Lun's pronunciation was the clearest and the best in the entire album, which is why she dared to use it as a bargaining chip.

"interesting"

After listening for a while, Zhong Li commented.

She wasn't a professional music critic, but she thought the lyrics of the song were good. Then... she noticed that her assistant was looking at Xu Lun, who had been sitting silently, with an admiring gaze. Zhong Li immediately asked, "Do you think it sounds good?!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah"

Her assistant nodded repeatedly.
Even Li Xin found this strange. She just thought that this song by Mr. Zhang You and another song were the only songs on Xu Lun's entire album that she could listen to, but she really didn't think much of them.

It can't compare to songs like "Question" and "Red Bean" at all, but I didn't expect that Mr. Zhong's assistant, who looks quite young, would like it so much. This means that... this song really appeals to a certain age group of fans.

(End of this chapter)