Chapter 16: First Meeting with Du Ying
Kong Nanzhu took a long nap and received a call from Yayun PR just before noon. Kong Nanzhu was surprised to find that today was the day for a meeting to discuss cooperation, so she got up quickly, dressed up, put on a daily light makeup in fifteen minutes, and took a taxi to the agreed location.
Originally, she wanted to ask Xu Qingqing to join her, but Xu Qingqing was recently renovating her photography studio and couldn't get away, so Kong Nanzhu had to come alone.
Fortunately, the person who came on the other side was a very comfortable girl named Du Ying. She was very graceful in her speech and manners, and was very patient and detailed in explaining the cooperation plan.
As soon as Kong Nanzhu saw Du Ying, she had a sense of déjà vu. She was sure this was their first meeting, but it seemed like they had seen her somewhere before. The two dimples on Du Ying's face when she smiled were particularly familiar.
Du Ying: "Sister Nanzhu, to be honest, I also wanted to be a beauty blogger before, but my skills were not good enough, and I didn't have that much patience to edit videos. I heard that you have been operating the accounts on these platforms by yourself, which is amazing."
Kong Nanzhu smiled, "At first I just liked to study makeup. I haven't felt tired after doing this for many years. I have friends around me who can help me with advice, so I can't say I'm running it myself."
Du Ying pretended to be calm and rolled up her hair. She blinked mysteriously and said, "Sister Nanzhu, before I came here, I heard from people in the company that you are a friend of the famous star Qin Qi. Is this true?"
Kong Nanzhu had a plan in mind for this kind of problem. There is no wall that is impenetrable. She relied on Qin Qi's relationship to get in touch with Yayun, so it was difficult for the other party's staff not to gossip.
Kong Nanzhu smiled appropriately, "I'm his sister."
Looking at Du Ying's surprised expression, Kong Nanzhu put his index finger on his lips and said, "Please keep it a secret for me. Qin Qi has always been very low-key."
Du Ying nodded repeatedly, shedding her professional image, her eyes revealing the unique vigor of a girl who just wants to watch the show.
People are gossipers. I didn't expect that they could not find any gossip, but they found out about Qin Qi's sister.
"Oh my god, there was news before that Qin Qi had a sister, but I never saw what she looked like. Qin Qi's family protected their privacy very well. I didn't expect that I would be able to see her with my own eyes."
Back to the point, after finalizing some promotional actions that Kong Nanzhu had specified, Kong Nanzhu picked up the pen and wanted to sign the contract. Du Ying seemed a little surprised and stopped her, "Sister Nanzhu, don't you want to raise the price a little more about the remuneration?"
Kong Nanzhu looked at the amount of remuneration on the contract again. This was a price she had never received before.
"Before I came here, our team leader specifically told me that if you are not satisfied with the remuneration, there is room for a 20% increase."
Du Ying said this as if she was not a staff member of Yayun, but a spy sent by Kong Nanzhu.
Kong Nanzhu felt a little strange. After all, Yayun was the client. How could she, a small blogger, be treated so well?
Du Ying hesitated for a moment, but finally told the truth.
"You may not know this yet, but our brand has been in contact with Mr. Qin, hoping to have a chance to cooperate. We have invited him to attend our new product launch for three consecutive years, but because Mr. Qin has other endorsements, we have never been able to reach an agreement. This year, we were suddenly notified that Mr. Qin could attend the launch, and at the same time, he recommended your cooperation, so our team leader attaches great importance to you..."
After leaving the cafe, Kong Nanzhu called Qin Qi.
Xiao Liu answered the phone.
Before Kong Nanzhu could speak, Xiao Liu immediately said happily, "Sister Nanzhu! Don't worry, everything is fine! We landed safely, no problem! Brother Qi is reading the script with other actors in the room, I'll ask him to call you back later."
After answering the call from Kong Nanzhu, Xiao Liu felt relaxed all over. He slumped down in the chair and hummed a little tune happily.
Now that Sister Nanzhu has made the call, the boss won’t have a sullen face all day long because he doesn’t get his wife’s care!
After the reading, when Qin Qi returned to the lounge, Xiao Liu excitedly waved his phone at him and winked. Qin Qi said goodbye to the other actors politely and walked towards him with a slightly tired look: "What's up?"
Xiao Liu: "Sister Nanzhu is waiting for your call back."
Qin Qi picked up his phone without saying anything and saw Kong Nanzhu's call record from an hour ago. He ignored the warm water Xiao Liu handed over and called back directly.
"Looking for me?"
Kong Nanzhu was filming a video of the product when she heard a call and hastily turned off the device. "The reading session is over so soon?"
"We'll continue tonight."
Qin Qi had just sat down on the sofa when the door to the lounge was knocked. Xiao Liu went to open the door with a tactful look. Du Ran was standing at the door with a script in his hand. He glanced quickly into the room, "Teacher Qin is on the phone? Then I'll come back later."
Qin Qi looked at the door that had closed again, and heard Kong Nanzhu hesitantly ask on the phone, "In order to help me get the cooperation with Yayun, you agreed to attend their press conference? But will this affect your endorsement?"
It seems that the professional quality of Yayun's staff needs to be improved, and their mouths are a bit too big.
Qin Qi: "My previous endorsement is about to expire, so it won't have any impact. I was planning to attend anyway, so you don't have to feel burdened."
Even though Qin Qi said this, Kong Nanzhu was still worried. Qin Qi was being stubborn and might have said this just to reassure her.
"Oh, so are you going to have dinner with the rest of the crew tonight?"
"Um."
"Then try not to drink alcohol. Mom said that several of your liver function indicators were slightly high during your physical examination this year, and the doctor recommended that you avoid alcohol."
"The director asked me to drink, and I couldn't refuse."
Kong Nanzhu was a little embarrassed and sounded a little troubled. "Then, drink less."
Qin Qi couldn't help laughing, "Are you stupid? I told you that we will continue reading tonight, how can I drink?"
Realizing that he had acted foolishly, Kong Nanzhu was annoyed. "Well, let's do this for now. I'll go shoot the video. We'll talk to you in the evening when you're free."
Let’s talk when we have time.
Qin Qi thought about the phone for a moment, his mood obviously brightened, and then the door of the lounge was knocked again.
This time, Qin Qi personally stood up and opened the door, greeting Du Ran with a smile. Du Ran, who was prepared to be turned away, was stunned for a moment, then smiled randomly, "Teacher Qin, you and the director had a fierce argument just now, I came to see how you are doing."
"Go North" is scheduled to be made into next year's Lunar New Year movie. From director to casting, the lineup is strong. It is adapted from a novel and tells the story of a desperate young man from Beijing who falls into depravity after failing in love, and gradually regains hope in life with the help of his friends.
It is said that Du Ran's company invested a huge amount of money to help her get a supporting actress role, with no more than ten lines in total.
Qin Qi was naturally the male lead. The TV series they starred in was well received, and the director chose Du Ran because their collaboration again could create selling points for the movie.
"It's not really a dispute, it's just that the director and I had a little bit of a rift in our understanding of the character, or I didn't study the script thoroughly enough."
Qin Qi has always been meticulous in his work. He saw the script in Du Ran's hand and asked, "Teacher Du, are you looking for me to discuss the script?"
Du Ran nodded, looking embarrassed. "To be honest, I was only notified of the selection of this role last week. We are friends now, so I am not afraid of you making fun of me. The company spent a lot of effort to get me to star in this movie. I can feel that the director is not very satisfied with me. We have a scene together, and I want to discuss the conflict with you in advance, and discuss it with the director tonight, so as to leave a better impression on him."
This is when you are in trouble and ask him for help.
Qin Qi's impression of Du Ran changed a lot because of her frank and unconcealed statement. He liked to speak directly. Compared with wasting time by beating around the bush, such communication was more efficient and meaningful.
Qin Qi glanced at the time and said, "How about we have a box lunch together?"
Du Ran didn't expect Qin Qi to agree to her request so easily. She immediately put down the script and called her assistant to bring the lunch box to Qin Qi's lounge.
On the way to deliver food, assistant Du Ran happened to meet the heroine Shen Xiaomin coming out of the bathroom.
Shen Xiaomin watched Assistant Du Ran hurriedly deliver the meal to Qin Qi's lounge. She narrowed her eyes, returned to her own lounge thoughtfully, and said to her agent, "Just now I saw Du Ran go to Qin Qi's lounge to eat together . It seems that there is something fishy going on between the two of them."
Dong Jian sat on the sofa, unceremoniously crossing his legs on the table. Hearing this, he sneered, "Du Ran has a big appetite. You should learn from her. Otherwise, with the little capital behind her, how could Jiqi Entertainment train her as a new generation of film queen?"
Shen Xiaomin and Du Ran are actors who debuted at the same time. The two are often compared. Shen Xiaomin belongs to the academic school and graduated from the Film Academy. With the help of her mentors, she has always had better . The movie she starred in last year won three gold awards, and her value as a leading actress has also risen accordingly.
Now that she is the leading actress and Du Ran can only play a supporting role, Shen Xiaomin feels somewhat happy in her heart.
"Why should I learn from her? If the company was willing to invest as much effort in me as Jiqi Entertainment did to her, you would have become a gold medal agent who has trained many actresses."
Dong Jian didn't say anything, just staring at his phone, not knowing what he was looking at. Shen Xiaomin was unhappy, but she didn't say anything. She stood up and walked behind him, and found that Dong Jian was actually watching a makeup tutorial.
