The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 312 Advertising

“That was the first hurdle I had to overcome. Fortunately, my agent was greedy enough to keep him hanging on. It wasn’t until I created the situation that a big shot had taken a liking to me that I finally convinced him to help me buy out my modeling contract.”

“I’ve tried a lot of things, but with only one goal: to make as much money as possible. Money isn’t everything, but it’s the foundation of everything, especially in America.”

"Surviving on Wall Street is no easy feat, especially when I need to preserve myself. I wasn't going to let those bastards get away with it. Of course, in the end, you're the one who got away with it, and you can't get enough of it. Life is truly unpredictable."

With her long, slender legs crossed on the hotel's bay window, Angela, her face flushed, gently swirled the long-necked glass in her hand while looking at the night view outside and said this to Xu Jiuyang.

She was wrapped in a thin blanket, her most intimate parts barely concealed, making her incredibly alluring. Her fluffy blonde hair draped over the back of her neck and over her shoulders, making her look like a languid fox.

"Should I be smug?" Xu Jiuyang asked after taking a sip of champagne.

"Shouldn't you?" Angela turned her head.

“If that’s true… then I should…” Xu Jiuyang sighed, not explaining his meaning, and changed the subject: “What I want to say is, you’re amazing, Angie, incredibly amazing, you did a great job.”

"I did a great job? Is that ironic?" Angela raised an eyebrow.

“No, I’m serious,” Xu Jiuyang said with a solemn expression. “I remember telling you before that power can easily corrupt people. If I were in your shoes, even if I could break free from those constraints and achieve some success, I would quickly become addicted to it and unable to extricate myself.”

"Oh?" Angela stared at him with her emerald green eyes without blinking. "So sure?"

“I know who I am,” Xu Jiuyang said calmly.

"Is that so?" Angela narrowed her eyes. "Then, who are you?"

"An ordinary person with a fairly keen sense of smell." Xu Jiuyang sighed softly after saying that.

“You’re being a bit too hard on yourself,” Angela said, raising an eyebrow. “Deliberately belittling yourself doesn’t mean you know who you are.”

“I agree, so I won’t change my mind, at least not now.” Xu Jiuyang shrugged. “Although you all value me highly and wish you could put me in a cage.”

“I never said that!” Angela immediately denied. “Have you ever seen anyone put themselves in a cage?”

“There must be a reason, a reason that had to be given.” Xu Jiuyang continued to shrug.

"What unavoidable reason?" Angela asked, somewhat annoyed, pressing for an answer.

However, Xu Jiuyang did not answer directly: "When you said today that all I needed to do was spend time with you, I was surprised and even a little happy. But after thinking about it carefully, I realized that the reason you were so generous was because I asked you for a favor, and you were probably the first person I had ever asked."

Angela coughed lightly, looking somewhat embarrassed. She opened her mouth several times as if to say something, but in the end, she didn't say anything.

Finally, she could only lift her long leg and gently kick him: "Why do you like to judge others by your own petty standards!"

Xu Jiuyang reached out and grabbed her ankle, tickling the sole of her foot: "I may be a villain, but you are no gentleman."

"Hey, wait... wait a minute, stop tickling me!" Angela tried to pull her foot back, but she was so tickled that she had no strength left and couldn't pull it back at all.

After letting out a cold laugh, Xu Jiuyang immediately stepped forward and swept her up in his arms.
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"Oh dear!" Zhang Yin exclaimed as Xu Jiuyang picked her up in his arms.

"Put me down..." she whispered shyly in his ear, after all, there were still many people in the room.

However, despite saying that, the two arms wrapped around his neck tightened their grip.

"What's there to worry about? Everyone here is on our side." Xu Jiuyang deliberately spoke loudly, and then carried her into the inner room. Unexpectedly, after entering the room, she, who had initially been half-heartedly resisting, became even more embarrassed: "Now... put me down."

Xu Jiuyang wouldn't listen, and immediately embraced her, nuzzling her affectionately once more—

After finishing, Zhang Yin glared at him angrily, her face flushed as she changed her clothes. Although she was weak and clumsy, she refused to let him help her.

Xu Jiuyang smiled wryly. He always forgot that sometimes he couldn't control himself when he got too intimate with women.

But that's the problem. It's not always out of control. Sometimes a tiny spark can ignite a huge fire, and sometimes even when the tinder is already burning, you can hold back. That's why you might make a mistake like this.

Fortunately, the clothes they wore during the photoshoot were disposable, so it didn't matter if they got dirty. And although their passion was intense, they both remained rational and didn't make a sound even at the most intense moments, so the people outside probably didn't notice... right?

Emerging from the inner room, the question had become a statement. There was only one person outside at that moment: Ni Hongjie, the head of the internal audit department of Focus Media.

"Mr. Xu." She smiled and gave a slight bow when she saw him.

"President Ni." Xu Jiuyang nodded, his expression slightly complicated.

Ever since he learned that she was Angela's person, he couldn't help but wonder if, if he hadn't given Angela his opinion, she would have still taken her in and turned her from Tingmei into the head of the advertising company.

“If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave now,” Ni Hongjie said, glancing at the door in the middle room. “Also, after you leave the studio, the small door on the right leads directly to the elevator.”

Clearly, she was waiting here on purpose to protect him.

"Thank you, Mr. Ni." Xu Jiuyang nodded again.

"Although it may be a bit too forward for someone I don't know well, I still want to say that I hope Mr. Xu can be mindful of the occasion," Ni Hongjie said with a serious expression.

"Well..." Xu Jiuyang was a little embarrassed and could only chuckle awkwardly, "We're really talking too much without knowing each other well..."

“If Mr. Xu is willing to have a deeper discussion, I would be more than happy to do so.” Ni Hongjie immediately smiled and reached out to unbutton the shirt at her chest.

Even though she turned and left after speaking, Xu Jiuyang was still speechless. In the past, they would at least pretend, but now, if Zhang Yin hadn't been inside, she might have already started taking off her clothes.

"Wh...how is it?" Zhang Yin's shy voice came from inside.

Xu Jiuyang regained his composure and helped her out: "Just leave the clothes here, someone will come and clean them up. Let's slip away through the side door now."

There's no need to worry about what happens next. Both parties involved in the advertisement are on the same side. Focus Media was in charge of filming it, while Aurogon Technology commissioned the project.

This is a bit of a convoluted story. Although Zhang Yin still enrolled in the Department of Management at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, she still had a modeling contract with Focus Media. Needless to say, she is now officially a contracted agent. Her initial contract was a deal between Sister Yuanyuan and Angela.

Then, now that Shenlei Technology's "MU Online" has been in open beta and performed very well during the National Day holiday, it's about to start charging for the game. So someone is thinking about whether to shoot a live-action poster for promotion, preferably with a pretty female model to play the role.

Although A3 only operated for a year before shutting down, it lives on in many people's memories because of its revealing poster and the slogan of an adult online game.

The game "MU Online," distributed by Shenlei, doesn't need such a slogan, nor does it need to be so revealing, but using beautiful women as a gimmick is acceptable.

Since we don't need to shoot anything too revealing, we can totally ask Zhang Yin to give it a try. It's good to keep the benefits in the family and give her some extra pocket money.

(End of this chapter)