The opening of China Entertainment Group gave Jay Chou a head-on confrontation

Chapter 719 Zhou Yi’s Favor Is Not Over Yet
"Yes, yes, that's it. Very good, change the position, raise one hand and turn it a little to the side, yes..."

In the studio with flickering lights, the photographer kept asking Zhou Yi, who was in the center of the camera, to pose according to their composition.

After all the trouble, I feel more mentally exhausted than physically.

As the male muse chosen by Giorgio Armani and the first global spokesperson for Armani in Asia, the people in charge of Zhou Yi are all elites among elites.

If Armani himself hadn't been preparing for his first women's couture show, he would have appeared on the scene to give comments.

"Armani wants to invite you to come to the show next year. It depends on whether you want to show up then."

After the first day of shooting, Qian Jiang, who had just finished communicating with Armani, also handed over an invitation letter.

After all, he is one of the world's top stars and one of Armani's own family. It would be strange if Armani did not invite Zhou Yi to his first haute couture show.

"I am the most dedicated spokesperson in the world."

Zhou Yi, who didn't even glance at the invitation, untied his tie, pulled at his collar, and breathed a sigh of relief, "As long as I have time, I will go."

Although watching the show had no appeal to him at all, he still had to do his job.

He Zhou Yi is a man with a great reputation in the business field.

"Zhang Ziyi would be so angry if she knew you said that." Qian Jiang was amused by the restriction added by Zhou Yi as a guarantee.

Having initially established herself in North America with films like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Rush Hour 2", she has recently set her sights on these old luxury brands, hoping to rely on these old fashion circle resources to improve her status and influence.

But it is currently facing a series of setbacks.

"That's because they are crazy."

Zhou Yi curled his lips disdainfully.

If he remembered correctly, Zhang Ziyi would be invited to Paris to watch the Dior show at the beginning of next year, becoming the first female star in the mainland to be invited to watch the Dior Haute Couture show.

This directly led to the start of a competition among mainland female celebrities to endorse luxury brands, and this tradition has continued into the mobile Internet era, and even male celebrities were later drawn into it.

It has to be said that Zhang Ziyi's team was indeed daring to be the first during this period.

"Whether she's crazy or not is another matter. Zhang Ziyi wants to ask you when you are free. She wants to treat you to a meal and chat with you."

"Talk to me?"

Zhou Yi handed the tie to his assistant, puzzled: "She is very popular now, so she should not lack any film and television resources, right? Or the means to improve her fame in Europe and the United States? Or does she want to sing and release a record after being a good actress?"

Although Zhang Ziyi had already shown signs of being criticized as "internationally dirty" in 2004, she was still able to show off her achievements in the domestic entertainment industry. Both her movies and her acting skills received more praise than controversy.

There is certainly no shortage of domestic film resources at present.

This is also what makes this generation of big stars completely different from the later young stars born in the 90s and 95s - although they are all scolded, each of them still has real skills.

Even someone as bad as Fan Xiaopang has contributed his acting skills.

An actor's job is to act. If your acting skills are good enough or the characters you have interpreted are famous enough, there will always be people who will defend you and say that you are not completely useless.

Qidian Chinese Entertainment has always had the 85 flowers as its female protagonists. Even Tang Yan, whose popularity has dropped to the point where she can only be a supporting actress, has played memorable roles in her early years. At the end of her career, she even had a small comeback with the role of Miss Wang in "Fang Hua".

"Well, from what I know, she has set her sights on Armani and wants to reach a cooperation with Armani."

Qian Jiang spread his hands and said, "After all, you are now the only Chinese spokesperson for Armani, and you can talk to Giorgio Armani himself."

"She has a nice idea."

Zhou Yi chuckled but didn't refuse outright.

In fact, in his impression, the bond between the two is quite deep.

Although Zhang Ziyi was invited by Dior to watch the show early next year, she was obviously still focusing on Armani, and in the end she was successful - she reached a preliminary cooperation with Armani since mid-2005.

Although it is not an endorsement, Armani will still provide Zhang Ziyi with haute couture dresses for her to attend red carpet events such as Cannes, and use this to examine Zhang Ziyi's compatibility with the market and brand tone. Only then will Zhang Ziyi truly become the spokesperson for Armani women's haute couture.

Although this fate ended after Zhang Ziyi was involved in scandals such as the "ink-throwing scandal" and the "fraudulent donation scandal", she and Armani resumed their relationship after she made a comeback with "The Grandmaster".

Don’t refuse a favor that comes to your door for free.

"By the way, Eva Green left a note for you when she left."

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"What did he say?"

Mainland, imperial capital.

Zhang Ziyi, who was at home, looked at Ji Lingling who came hurriedly and handed her a glass of water: "Don't worry, talk slowly."

After the paparazzi exposed Chenglong's birthday party photos in 2001, her agent brother blurted out "This is a trap set by the other party, using our Ziyi for hype" after being chased by the media, which directly annoyed Chenglong.

In the subsequent chapters, Ziyi urgently replaced her brother who betrayed her sister, and his successor was Ji Lingling.

After a few years, the two of them have become close collaborators, and are very happy with their collaboration.

"Zhou Yi agreed. His agent said that when Zhou Yi meets Armani in person during his stay in Paris, he will mention your cooperation to him. However, he cannot guarantee whether it will be successful or not. It depends on our performance."

Ji Lingling, who rushed over urgently, drank some water to calm down, suppressed her excitement, and told him all the answers she had received.

"Yeah……"

Zhang Ziyi heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and sat back on the sofa with satisfaction: "So, when will he have dinner with me?"

If you want something, you have to pay for it.

This is the iron rule that Zhang Ziyi has learned after working in the entertainment industry for so many years. This can be seen from her attitude at Chenglong’s birthday party in 01.

It was enough that Zhou Yi was willing to help by saying a few words to connect the dots. She never expected to achieve everything in one step, she only needed to take the most difficult first step.

"Eat? No no no."

Ji Lingling was stunned when she heard this, and then she shook her head: "Zhou Yi refused. He said that he is busy and has no time now. He said that if you work hard to get the Armani endorsement, it will not be a waste of his recommendation."

"?"

Zhang Ziyi was stunned.

What the hell?
She had already taken the initiative to arrange a time for dinner, wasn't the meaning obvious? Did he want her to strip naked and come to him?
"From the tone of his agent, it seems that Zhou Yi really has no intention in this regard."

Ji Lingling was also scratching her head.

Isn’t it said that Zhou Yi is a romantic and talented scholar? Why is he useless when it comes to Zhang Ziyi?

"What did he say?" Zhang Ziyi's heart, which had just been put at ease, was lifted up again.

To be honest, people are always grateful for what they have received.

She was surprised that she got something without having to pay anything.

After so many times of forming alliances and making connections in the entertainment industry, she almost forgot that genuine warmth and support also exist in this circle.

"Well, he said that we are all Chinese, and there is no need to go around in circles. When he is away from home, he doesn't want to be like those Gao Huas who are good at backstabbing their own people and say that they will help you if they can.

"When you are abroad, unity is the most important thing - only when Chinese people are willing to help their own people abroad, these five words will not be empty talk."

Zhang Ziyi: "I—he—is not..."

Several moments of silence followed by wanting to speak but stopping fully reflected Zhang Ziyi's extremely complicated mood at the moment.

Chinese people help Chinese people and Chinese people do not cheat Chinese people. These are the two sentences that touched her the most after going abroad - when fellow villagers meet, they shoot each other in the back.

She used her own personal experience to prove that Gao Hua was untrustworthy.

"…How old is he this year?"

After a long silence, Zhang Ziyi finally spoke and asked a somewhat erratic question.

In her opinion, this reason was...too outrageous.

You even said you were fishing.

Is she a three-year-old child or is Zhou Yi a three-year-old child?

Is the adult world still so naive?
What's going on?

You, Zhou Yi, are not a rookie in the entertainment industry anymore. Is there any need to pretend like this?

After hearing Zhou Yi's extremely majestic words, Zhang Ziyi felt very uncomfortable - as if she was judging others by her own standards.

Obviously Zhou Yi didn't know what she was thinking.

But now, she felt that Zhou Yi's brilliance was too dazzling——

This made her feel like she was fit to live in a sewer like a rat, and every time she looked up she would feel like it hurt her eyes.

Chenglong boasts every day that he is willing to help Chinese people traveling abroad, but that is not without cost.

"Uh, 23? 24 in Chinese age?"

To be honest, Ji Lingling, as an agent, has also been a little overwhelmed.

He has been in the entertainment industry for almost five years, but he still speaks so naively. This is too idealistic.

Zhang Ziyi collapsed on the sofa, with the back of one hand gently pressing on her forehead, closing her eyes, and wondering what she was thinking...

"Perhaps this is the reason why he is so popular with women in the entertainment industry?"

To be honest, if this is true, then Ji Lingling really admires such a person.

No wonder so many famous actresses, knowing that he is a playboy, would still throw themselves at him like moths to a flame, betting that Zhou Yi will turn over a new leaf for them.

With this character, if you look back, you will win all your life.

Zhang Ziyi: “…”

She picked up her cell phone and found Zhou Yi's number. After hesitating for a while, she finally called him.

"Hey?"

"Well, Zhou Yi, I heard from my agent that he is willing to help me. Thank you." She said tentatively.

"It's just a small thing. We are all compatriots. When we go out, we rely on our friends. Come on."

Zhou Yi's voice sounded very sunny, as if he didn't take it seriously at all. He even said a word of encouragement and hung up without making any requests.

She vaguely heard a woman's voice.

Zhang Ziyi: “…”

For some reason, at this moment, she suddenly wanted to slap herself twice as she did a few minutes ago, but she felt inexplicably melancholy.

A restaurant in Paris.

After putting his phone back into his pocket, Zhou Yi looked up and saw Eva Green's playful gaze.

"your friend?"

“I guess so.”

"Then I guess it's another woman."

"My fellow countrymen, it's just a small favor."

Zhou Yi tilted his head nonchalantly, raised his glass of champagne to clink with hers, and briefly explained the relevant matters: "We are all Chinese. It is not easy to fight in the international arena. If we don't stick together, we will never have the right to speak."

"Wow, you sound really great."

"No, I'm not great at all. On the contrary, I'm hypocritical and selfish."

Taking a sip of the red wine in the glass, Zhou Yi put down the glass with a smile and said, "But in my hometown, there is a saying that I still remember in my heart."

Eva Green picked up a piece of foie gras noncommittally: "For example?"

“A person can be as humble as dust, but he must never be twisted like a maggot.”

Eva Green paused while biting the foie gras with her pearly teeth as she spoke these words, then resumed chewing and wiped the corners of her mouth with a napkin - by covering her mouth, the corners of her lips couldn't help but raise a faint arc.

(End of this chapter)