Be reborn and be happy to the fullest

At the premiere of "Homecoming", the main promotional target was Qiu Xiuyan, and the secondary promotional target was Wei Ni, the singer of the theme song "Unforgivable". After all, most of the traffic in the online hype was due to this song.

Of course, Wei Ni is only the singer of the theme song. As it is the premiere of the TV series, she will not take up too many shots. Originally, after Si Jiawen briefly mentioned and introduced her, the camera would switch to her.

Just during the introduction, a little unexpected situation occurred: Si Jiawen was reading the script, and her eyes accidentally drifted to the corner of the third row of the scene, and then she was shocked to find that her man was hugging another woman and eating her!

This is simply outrageous!
Si Jiawen felt that she was not one of those soft persimmons at Shuoguo Culture. After they signed the contract, they were tied to Shuoguo for the rest of their lives. As the eldest daughter of the Si family, she raised her eyebrows and asked Wei Ni, who was interviewing her:
"It's widely rumored online—no, even the crew has now acknowledged—that the theme song you performed, 'Unforgiven,' was composed by Sony's newest genius composer, X... So, as the lead singer, Miss Wei Ni, have you ever met that genius, X?"

"This one……"

Faced with a question that was clearly not on the script, Wei Ni was stunned for a moment. After about three seconds, she gave an official answer: "A few days ago, I was interviewed by three major video networks. They also asked a similar question. My answer was: I passed the company's multiple rounds of selection and became the lead singer of this song..."

Si Jiawen was about to ask, "I'm asking if you've seen X," when she suddenly felt Qiu Cixian beside her tremble, as if she had been electrocuted, and she suddenly held her arm...

"Hmm?" Si Jiawen looked at Qiu Cixian with a look of confusion in her eyes. Because she was closest to Qiu Cixian, she had even faintly heard some strange noises just now...

Qiu Cixian smiled bitterly, but her eyes looked at Li Shuo in the audience. Si Jiawen looked over and saw Li Shuo giving her a fierce look!
Humph, you stinky man, would I be afraid of you?
Forget it, the method you used on Qiu Cixian was a bit scary, so I'd better not provoke you!
Si Jiawen's mind raced, and she really stopped asking about X...

During this process, the camera was always facing Wei Ni, so the audience watching the live broadcast had no idea about Qiu Cixian's situation. Therefore, Si Jiawen did not need to smooth things over. She naturally chatted with Wei Ni about some music topics, and praised her for her young age and great singing skills. She could actually sing a song full of emotion like "Unforgivable" so freely...blah blah...

Li Shuo, who was in the audience, also breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't expected Si Jiawen to be so "unprofessional": Even if you see your boyfriend hugging another woman and kissing her in the audience, you can't make things difficult for the interviewee - well, even if the interviewee is your boyfriend's mistress or concubine...

"whee"

Xu Ji, who had witnessed the entire "live broadcast accident," came forward with a grin and whispered to Li Shuo, "Brother Shuo, this little thing is quite useful, isn't it? It allows you to constantly monitor what's going on on stage and avoid any accidents! At the same time, it can also bring a little excitement..."

"It's quite useful, thanks to you this time!"

Li Shuo was quite annoyed just now, but Si Jiawen did not cause any accident after all, so he relaxed, hugged Xu Ji, and continued to kiss her.

But this time Xu Ji really wanted to take credit. She whispered to Li Shuo that it was Zhang Yuyan's suggestion, and that it was she who had worked with her to persuade Qiu Cixian...

Li Shuo suddenly realized: I was a little confused before, how did Xu Ji convince Qiu Cixian! It turns out that it was with Zhang Yuyan's help!

You should know that Qiu Cixian came to China this time with the title of the heroine and the most beautiful woman. Her status and position are quite high. The first plan of the secretariat is to use Qiu Cixian to suppress Xu Ji!
But Zhang Yuyan obviously changed her plan at the last minute. She persuaded Qiu Cixian and Xu Ji to "go along with the crowd" and work together to please the master...

At least for now, it feels good...

Although thinking this in his mind, Li Shuo just said "hmm" on the surface, without any obvious reaction.

Seeing this, Xu Ji's heart skipped a beat. She said cautiously, "I'm just expressing my gratitude to Secretary Zhang. I just said it casually. You don't have to take it to heart..."

"How could that be? As long as you're happy, I can do anything... Well, how about transferring Zhang Yuyan to South Korea after a while? It just so happens that I'm not very satisfied with Han Enqing..."

Li Shuo quickly gave Xu Ji good feedback.

After all, this time, Xu Ji had done everything she could to please him, even forcing Qiu Cixian to perform on stage in this... way. No matter how you look at it, her sacrifice and contribution were enormous...

Even if it is just to set an example for other fish in the pond, this spirit of devoting oneself to Li Shuo without sacrificing self-respect must be rewarded generously!
Xu Ji smiled for a moment, but then realized: Isn't it Zhang Yuyan who went to South Korea to serve her? She is much more difficult to deal with than Han Enqing!

"Well, I think Enqing is pretty good. Secretary Zhang is Chinese after all, so it's better not to go to South Korea..."

"Okay, I'll listen to you..."

Seeing Li Shuo so obedient, Xu Ji was almost overwhelmed with emotion - well, it was mainly because she, like Qiu Cixian, had brought... a little thing. The difference was that she was sitting next to Li Shuo at this moment, and the latter's claws had never been idle...

"Brother Shuo, thank you..." Xu Ji looked at Li Shuo with watery eyes, her infatuation almost overflowing. She leaned forward, kissed Li Shuo and whispered, "You don't have to do everything I say. Just do whatever is convenient for you..."

Xu Ji didn't know that if she didn't say this in the end, then from now on, her status in Li Shuo's heart would at most be an M level, not even a normal level.

This kind of behavior of the harem interfering in personnel affairs is a taboo everywhere. Li Shuo agreed to her verbally as a recognition of her contribution, but he would definitely make targeted adjustments afterwards.

Now...

"It's okay. The people in the secretariat are my trusted aides. No matter how I transfer them, they will only get promoted! On the contrary, you, our President Xu, have you ever thought about joining the South Korean secretariat? I feel that with your abilities, if you join the secretariat, you will definitely do better than Enqing!"

"Hmm? Me? But I don't have much time..."

This only proves that Xu Ji's heart has been moved. Li Shuo laughed and said, "You can divide the work with Han Enqing. She can still be the head of the secretariat, and you can be her advisor. You'll only be needed in major events. As for daily work, just keep an intelligence channel from the secretariat for yourself..."

"Wouldn't that be unfair to the other sisters?" Xu Ji said with a smile.

Li Shuo was extremely satisfied with what her "other sisters" said: "If they can also achieve the same level as you, then I don't mind letting all of you share the secretariat..."

……

That night, Li Shuo finally stood up Si Jiawen. He had no choice. No matter which man faced Xu Ji now, he would probably make the same choice as him!

If Xu Ji was the arrogant, domineering and rude president of a law firm before, then after this trip to China, she was willing to become a slave and at the same time became extremely generous. Not only was she willing to be with the actress (Qiu Cixian), but even with Li Shuo's praise, she lowered her status more and more...

This huge change can be said to be conditioned by various factors such as the secretariat, or it can be said to be self-PUA. In short, that night, President Xu Ji showed a thousand strands of tenderness and charm, and Qiu Cixian...

In the middle of the premiere, Li Shuo left the venue with Xu Ji, who had finally given up and begged him desperately, and went straight back to Shuoguo Manor...

About an hour later, just after the premiere, Qiu Xiaxian left behind her crew, her South Korean friends, and the few fans who had begun to gather in the studio to cheer her on. She couldn't wait to ask Yuan Ke to help her return to the manor, where she happened to run into Xu Ji, who was enjoying a meal...

Needless to say, the big star soon got involved in the snake war...

For Li Shuo, tonight is exciting, and for netizens, tonight is the beginning of enjoying the "bombing"!
Ever since the premiere jointly held by Penguin Video and the "Homecoming" crew, all kinds of news, rumors, and gossip about "Homecoming" have been pouring out online:

At the beginning, it was the three old guys, Zhang Yi, Han Er, and Guo Lao Si, who had a "heated discussion" about the premiere, and heated up the topic on Weibo.

After the premiere began, "South Korea's No. 11 Beauty" once again became a hot search on Weibo. There was no way around it, this title was a cheating plug-in in , with unparalleled terrifying lethality!

Because the title easily reminds people of the "former No. 05 Beauty Kim Hee Sun" who became famous in China for filming "The Myth" with Jackie Chan in , for the audience who do not know the truth, this seems to be a natural inheritance of the "No. Beauty".

The reason why it is "natural" is that in chronological order, the beauties in the entertainment industry are updated approximately every 5 years, and the same is true for the "No. 05 Beauty". Since Kim Hee Sun in , the person who truly "inherited the inheritance" in South Korea is actress Kim Tae Hee.

After she became popular with the spy drama "IRIS" in 10, she was quickly praised by the media as the "No. 1 Beauty" and took over from Kim Hee Sun. However, if this title is to spread to China on a large scale, it will probably take at least a year. It can be said that Shuoguo Culture's timing in creating the No. Beauty persona for Qiu Jixian was just right, which seems to have usurped Kim Tae Hee's fame.

In short, with the full hype of Shuoguo Culture, Qiu Xiuxian really became the "No. 1 Beauty in South Korea" since that night. The most direct impact was that Shuoguo Culture's business orders exploded in just one night!

"From last night's premiere to 8 a.m. this morning, Shuoguo Culture has received a total of 240 business orders, 167 of which specifically require Qiu Cixian's participation. And according to our estimates, at least 100 of these more than 50 orders are high-value orders, meaning high money and low work, just some commercials..."

Li Shuo learned the news after he had breakfast the next day and heard a report from Zhang Yuyan.

This was the working side hall on the first floor of Shuoguo Manor. After breakfast, Xu Ji and Qiu Cixian went out together. According to Li Shuo's understanding, Xu Ji must have made some promises to Qiu Cixian, such as buying her a limited edition bag or something, but now it seems...

Li Shuo raised an eyebrow and asked, "How much has Qiu Cixian's value increased?"

"Before filming 'Homecoming,' she was just a third-rate actress and model from South Korea. Her performance fee for 'Homecoming' was 50 RMB, and that was because she was a South Korean beauty... Since the premiere last night, the first offer that came in started at 200 million RMB, and that only required a series of commercials. As of this morning, the offer has risen to 500 million RMB. Furthermore, the long-term spokesperson fee has already soared to tens of millions..."

“Is it this high?”

Even though Li Shuo was mentally prepared, he was still surprised. Compared to Li Yitong, she was a super beauty who was famous at the China-Korea Concert. Forest Beverage originally paid her 500 million yuan for her endorsement in the first year. Qiu Zixian's net worth was twice that of Li Yitong, which was already the treatment of a quasi-A-list star in China!

Zhang Yuyan nodded and reported in a low voice, "After all, 'Homecoming' hasn't actually been released yet, so Qiu Xiuyan's value is currently very unstable. These offers are also very inflated. For example, that 1000 million one-year endorsement contract was given because of the title of 'South Korea's No. 1 Beauty', not because Qiu Xiuyan has truly become a big star in China..."

Before she could finish, Li Shuo waved his hand and said, "Of course I know that. What do Shuoguo Culture and the secretariat think about this matter? Do you want to sign the contract and lock in the profits in advance?"

"The secretariat doesn't have much expertise with celebrities, so we can't give you a definitive answer. However, based on your previous advice, we believe that 'Homecoming' is very likely to become a huge hit, and Qiu Xiaxian's value will skyrocket. Therefore, we suggest not rushing into signing an endorsement contract."

At this point, Zhang Yuyan paused, then continued, "Shuoguo Culture is filtering and selecting these business orders. They also believe that the drama "Homecoming" has great potential, but they think that some of the business orders have already reached Qiu Xiuxian's potential limit. For example, a one-year endorsement contract of 1000 million is already a clear quasi-first-tier treatment. Unless Qiu Xiuxian really becomes the most beautiful woman in South Korea and becomes a huge hit in China, even if her popularity continues to soar, it will be difficult to exceed this price..."

"Tsk, whose conclusion is this?" Li Shuo asked casually.

Zhang Yuyan glanced at the tablet in her hand and replied, "That's the conclusion from the president's office of Shuoguo Culture."

Lu Tingyu also established a subsidiary in Hangzhou, and the current president's office is naturally headed by Yang Kangcheng.

Li Shuo sighed, "Yang Kangcheng, after all, is in his forties or fifties. It's hard for him to understand what 'South Korean beauty' means to this generation of internet young men..."

That transcends the category of "beautiful woman," becoming a richer metaphorical term like "Japanese artist" or "Japanese female teacher." (End of Chapter)