Reborn in the Entertainment Industry: This Top Star Has Real Achievements

Li Qing was right.

This manager, surnamed Han, appeared polite from beginning to end, but he had no real intention of genuinely closing the deal on this endorsement.

Because she had already promised the endorsement to her younger brother, Zhao Fang interfered and had the higher-ups snatch the endorsement away to Li Xiang.

She was seething with anger, and with others egging her on, she deliberately created these pretexts of checking skin type and washing face to make things difficult for people.

When Li Qing noticed this, she felt a little guilty.

However, as a mid-level manager in a top-tier corporation, she was already somewhat out of her element, and immediately replied in a soft, weak voice:

"The price offered by the group is in line with Mr. Li's current status."

As for why Adidas sets such a high price, perhaps they have high hopes for the company, or perhaps your company's boss is very capable...

However, L'Oréal, as a large conglomerate, has a defined commercial value for each individual; it's not like you can simply ask for a raise and expect it to increase.

"Is that so?" Zhang Hui suddenly spoke, his tone tinged with coldness.

"But I heard that another brand under L'Oréal charges more than 200 million a year for its makeup line spokesperson?"

"Li Xiang is the brand ambassador for the entire company, yet he's only getting 100 million yuan. Is this making him work for Shu Uemura for free?"

"Mr. Zhang, you've misunderstood. As I just said, the makeup line has a stable customer base, so Ms. Li doesn't need to worry about it."

To put it bluntly, this full brand endorsement is just to make your reputation sound better; the group mainly wants Ms. Li to focus more on the skincare line.

The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room froze.

Zhang Hui and Li Qing's faces immediately darkened, and even Li Xiang couldn't hold back, a hint of coldness creeping into his brows.

So L'Oréal is using "full brand endorsement" as a pretext to play games with people here?

This is no longer about money.

If word got out that he accepted a so-called "full brand endorsement" for such a low price, but was actually only handling the skincare line, just to gain a hollow reputation,

Then he won't be able to make a living in the industry anymore; he'll probably be laughed at.

He could even picture the mockery from netizens and colleagues—"Zhang Yimou's leading men are indiscriminate in their choices," "They'll abandon all principles for fame"...

A surge of anger rose in his throat. What's wrong, Mr. Zhao?

This is the business partner she found? She didn't even know their background?

Or perhaps L'Oréal never thought highly of Li Xiang from the very beginning?

It's worth noting that, as of today, "Under the Hawthorn Tree" has grossed over 140 million yuan at the box office.

An art film that has set such a record in just over ten days of release, isn't that significant enough?

He's already gotten himself into this situation, does he really want to be manipulated by this disgusting old woman?

Li Xiang couldn't hold back any longer. He stood up abruptly, the chair leg scraping against the floor with a piercing sound.

"In that case, it seems there's no point in negotiating." His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable chill.

"Let's forget about the skincare product endorsement. I'll trouble Manager Han to make this trip."

Supervisor Han was also taken aback by Li Xiang's abrupt table-flipping, and after a moment of stunned silence, he looked somewhat embarrassed: "Teacher Li, what is this...?"

"It's nothing," Li Xiang interrupted her.

"Since your company believes my value is only this much, then there's no need to continue the cooperation. After all, I don't want to be a good-sounding but useless worker."

As he spoke, he picked up his coat from the back of the chair and draped it over his shoulder: "Brother Zhang, Sister Qing, let's go."

Zhang Hui and Li Qing immediately got up and followed, neither of them glancing at Manager Han again.

The door slammed shut, sealing the awkwardness inside.

In the hallway, Li Qing couldn't help but curse, "What the hell! Treating some lousy skincare line like it's a treasure, trying to climb over me to get ahead?"

Zhang Hui's expression was also grim: "I suspect someone inside is sabotaging us. Forget it, it's better not to take on a brand that lacks sincerity."

"This isn't a matter of sincerity; it's that they don't take me seriously at all."

Li Xiang's tone calmed down a bit, but there was still a hint of anger in it, "It seems I have to push myself further, otherwise, when faced with such a frustrating situation, there's nothing I can do but get angry."

As they spoke, the group returned to Zhang Hui's office.

Zhang Hui immediately called Zhao Fang, but no one answered after two calls. He then called the secretariat and learned that General Manager Zhao had gone to Pengcheng overnight.

I imagine they're busy with the IPO and can't get away from it at all.

"Hey, why can't I get in touch with him?" Zhang Hui hung up the phone.

Li Xiang was not an unreasonable person; he knew that the problem mostly stemmed from misunderstandings in interpersonal relationships or a mishap in one of the intermediaries.

He stopped Zhang Hui, who wanted to try again, saying, "Forget it, don't bother. It's only two million over two years, we don't need to fight it. Just find something else."

He paused, his eyes turning colder: "However, that woman surnamed Han must be blacklisted. From now on, we will not accept any collaborations involving her."

I refuse to believe that I can't get a proper meal without her.

Zhang Hui and Li Qing were both witnesses present, and naturally shared Li Xiang's indignation, so they immediately agreed.

After sitting for a while, Li Xiang didn't stay any longer. He got up to say goodbye, called his assistant Xiao Jiang and Sister Zhou, and went directly to the West Lake.

The West Lake shimmered in the afternoon light, and the breeze carried a refreshing mist.

The group strolled slowly along the lakeside, their earlier unpleasantness gradually fading away amidst the beautiful scenery.

"That's fine too," Sister Zhou said with a smile, trying to smooth things over as she saw Li Xiang's expression relax a bit.

"If we really accepted that kind of frustrating endorsement, who knows how many more troubles we'd face later. We have box office success now, why should we be afraid of not getting good opportunities?"

Looking at the Leifeng Pagoda in the distance, Li Xiang smiled and said, "That's right. Instead of wasting time on this kind of thing, we should focus our energy on what we should be doing."

"Come on, let's find a teahouse, sit down, and try some of the local Longjing tea."

Xiao Jiang quickly agreed and hurried ahead to inquire which teahouse had the best scenery.

Sunlight spilled onto the lake, shattering into a sheet of gold leaf. Li Xiang took a deep breath, and the gloom he had felt earlier seemed to dissipate with the lake breeze.

He has a long road ahead of him, and it's not worth getting angry over unworthy people. Of course, when he has the ability, he must crush this kind of person!

Li Xiang thought the matter could be put to rest.

After all, the other party didn't suffer any losses; on the contrary, they managed to give this currently popular movie star a hard time. He should be content.

But he didn't expect that even though he wanted to give up, the other party never intended to let him go.

Because of the controversy surrounding his roadshow, Sister Zhou had already instructed Zhang Hui to assign several people to keep a close eye on any online activity related to him.

Now that Zhang Hui and others have become increasingly close, this matter has naturally become a top priority.

That morning, Li Xiang was still lying in bed because he had drunk too much tea the night before and didn't go to sleep until late at night when Sister Zhou rushed over.

"Something's happened, come to the company with me right away."

Li Xiang's heart skipped a beat, and he grabbed his coat and followed them outside.

The journey was swift and efficient, and Sister Zhou briefly mentioned some points:

"Some press releases have suddenly appeared online about yesterday's business deal, but they're all distorted facts. You should be prepared..."