A Top-Tier Life Begins with Sarcastic Phrases

Chapter 130 We're all friends, but it feels like a battlefield.

"It's you, Sister Bailu."

Gu Yun recognized the girl; he had met Bai Lu once before when they were filming a Pepsi commercial in Shanghai.

She was also shooting an endorsement for L'Oréal at the time, and the two chatted briefly in a photo studio.

Bai Lu and Wang Churan have a good relationship and often interact on their Weibo accounts.

When Wang Chu was going through a low point, Bai Lu encouraged her to get out of it.

"Still called Bai Lu? Just call me by my name, Bai Mengyan, it's more friendly."

Bai Mengyan's tiger teeth are always eye-catching when she smiles, which explains why she became the brand ambassador for Darlie toothpaste in Greater China.

"You two know each other?"

Wang Chu tilted her head to look at her best friend, then glanced at Gu Yun, her curiosity written all over her face.

"yes."

While ordering food for everyone, Bai Mengyan said without looking up, "That was a few months ago. I met him once at a photography studio in Shanghai."

"However, before that, I came across his [Ninefold Purple] video, and I was one of those people who shipped the crown prince and the female lead~"

"So handsome!"

"Oh, I see."

Wang Chu ordered a drink, took a big gulp of orange juice with her red lips through the straw, but her eyes never left Gu Yun: "Did Teacher Huang give you a hard time at the Mushroom House?"

"Yes, but it's all for the sake of the show."

Huang Xiaochu was up to no good, but he didn't cause any damage to Gu Yun. Instead, he ended up hurting himself more than his enemy.

"You went to the Mushroom House?"

Bai Mengyan's almond-shaped eyes flashed, her gossip-loving heart burning brightly: "The company asked me to go before, but I have a psychological aversion to the kitchen, so I didn't go."

"Hey, Gu Yun, tell me quickly, are the green beans Teacher Huang made edible?"

She recently appeared on the variety show "Running Man," and her comment "There are bowls in the refrigerator" sparked considerable controversy online, leading to a lot of criticism from her rivals.

Therefore, I keep my distance from lifestyle variety shows that involve the kitchen.

"It's best not to eat if you can avoid it. As for Teacher Huang's cooking, well, when he's not cooking seriously, it's enough to fill your stomach."

Gu Yun's evaluation was concise and refined.

If you follow a normal recipe, the food won't taste too bad.

Chef Huang really thinks he's a master chef. He doesn't do any work all day, just randomly researching recipes, making dishes like braised pork knuckle in Shaoxing wine and stir-fried beef with fermented bean curd.

None of them are things a normal person could endure.

"Giggle giggle~~"

Bai Mengyan kept laughing, her sweet yet sassy demeanor completely gone: "What do you mean, 'It's edible even when you're not cooking seriously'?"

Since everyone was around the same age, once the atmosphere warmed up, they all relaxed and started chatting about gossip and their schedules.

"Mia~mia~ I recently took on an endorsement deal with Guerlain. After finishing filming Da Feng, I'll have to get busy with this."

Tian Xi, with practiced ease, snatched the shrimp that Gu Yun had peeled, stuffing her mouth full, her face displaying both enjoyment and helplessness.

"Endorsement, huh?"

"I've also taken on an endorsement deal with Langzi. In December, I'll have to take a week off from the Liuzhou Ji film crew to focus on this."

Wang Chu glanced at the shrimp on Tian Xiwei's plate, then put the shrimp he had peeled into Gu Yun's plate, saying casually.

"Haven't you been approached for endorsements yet?"

Bai Mengyan tied her hair into a ponytail and asked in disbelief, "Really? You're quite popular now."

"My agent is in talks, but I don't know if it will work out."

Gu Yun said.

When the time comes, Gu Yun will be sought after for endorsements, but the quality will vary greatly.

Huang Ming is already in talks. Once "Joy of Life 2" airs in November and Gu Yun's status rises, he should be able to find a decent candidate.

Eh?

When Tian Xiwei saw this, she paused in her burying her head in her rice, and her mind raced for a while!

Finally, she put the other shrimp she had snatched back onto Gu Yun's plate, then tilted her head, her big, dark eyes fixed on Gu Yun, as if to say:

I'm returning the shrimp to you. Could you also return the shrimp that she gave you?

Wang Chu naturally noticed this scene, looked up at Gu Yun, and pressed her soft, pink lips tightly together.

Gu Yun: "————"

Something's not right, absolutely not right!

We're all friends, but why do I feel like I'm in a chaotic mess?

"You all have so many endorsements, and I don't even have a single big-name endorsement right now—"

Gu Yun cleared his throat and continued the previous topic, swallowing a large mouthful of shrimp that the two had brought him!

For celebrities with high online traffic, their status and the quality of brand endorsements are directly proportional, and that's absolutely true.

Bai Mengyan, who laughs without a care in the world, has various big-name endorsements, and her position as the company's top female star is as secure as her status.

She and her endorsement have mutually benefited each other.

Not counting other things, just the dozen or so endorsements he holds each year can easily earn him tens of millions before taxes!

For celebrities who want to rise to the top tier, commercial value is something the industry must consider.

If your commercial value is insufficient, your fan base is not strong enough, and you lack the ability to carry a drama series, then you will not become a top-tier star!

How do you assess a fan's influence?

Besides directly looking at the profit data you bring to the endorsements, the most intuitive thing is to see how many top endorsements you hold!

Of course, if you don't want to advance through the path of becoming a popular celebrity, you can also advance through the path of becoming a talented actor.

But that's too slow!

To demonstrate the ability to carry a film, one must have solid box office results and awards from professional film festivals.

Taking this path, what Gu Yun could have accomplished in one or two years would now take three or four years, or even five years.

Without connections or a powerful background, it's extremely difficult to achieve success on this path quickly.

If you accidentally offend someone, you're finished.

Like Sun Yizhou, who wasted half his life and only started to see his career take off at the age of forty, Gu Yun couldn't afford to waste his time.

"Haven't you been approached for endorsements yet?"

Bai Mengyan tied her hair into a ponytail and asked in disbelief, "Really? You're quite popular now."

"My agent is in talks, but I don't know if it will work out."

Gu Yun said.

When the time comes, Gu Yun will be sought after for endorsements, but the quality will vary greatly.

Huang Ming is already in talks. Once "Joy of Life 2" airs in November and Gu Yun's status rises, he should be able to find a decent candidate.

"I believe in you—"

As Bai Mengyan spoke, she reached into the pot to scoop out shrimp, but found none. She tried again, still nothing: "Hmm, eh?"

"Sister Mengyan, are you looking for shrimp?"

"How did you know? We have a telepathic connection—"

Bai Mengyan looked up, but immediately choked on her words as soon as they left her mouth. All the shrimp were on Gu Yun's plate: "Why are all the shrimp with you?"

Gu Yun rubbed his numb face and said with a wry smile, "Why are they all here with me? It's so hard to guess~"

Bai Mengyan glanced at the area next to her and diagonally opposite her; there was a small pile of lobster heads and shells in front of Wang Chu and Tian Xiwei.

"What are you doing?"

"Peel some shrimp!" Wang Chuxing's eyes sparkled. "Gu Yun loves shrimp, right? Let's peel some for him!"

"Uh-huh!"

Tian Xi's face was slightly tense, she was extremely serious, and there was still a little oil on the tip of her nose: "Gu Yun ate several shrimp in one bite, he must be hungry, so I gave them all to him. Gu Yun, you can't waste any, everything on the plate is yours!"

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