I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 511 Misfortunes never come singly; the wicked will always be punished by the wicked.
March was a very relaxing time during the Lunar New Year.

But for Tianding Entertainment, this year was very busy.

Everyone responsible for negotiating the contract with March was working overtime at the company, focusing on serving the four top artists in March.

They were stuck on the "designated broker" clause for more than ten days without making any progress.

The team reports to the president, who then makes the final decision.

One staff member said, "Because of March's request, we have communicated with every front-line agent in the company, but they have many concerns and are not willing to accept March."

The CEO frowned slightly. "Why are they unwilling?"

The staff member said, "The reason given is that the resources they have are already saturated. If another member from Marchday joins, there won't be enough resources for them to share, and they are afraid that other top artists will have objections."

The president's brows remained furrowed: "Every member of March Band has immense popularity and fame. Once they join a manager's team, they bring their own resources. Why would they need to worry about resources? These managers must have other concerns, right?"

The staff member hesitated for a moment before saying, "I had a detailed conversation with one of the agents, and the agent told me that they all know the company is going to cultivate new management and is even planning to use March Band as a training ground for these newcomers."

Therefore, these agents do not believe that March Band can maintain its existing commercial value under the leadership of newcomers.

If anything goes wrong, given March Band's past popularity, their fans will likely riot. This is an obvious and huge crisis, and they can't find any way to manage it.

It was this concern that made them unwilling to take over March Sky.

The CEO took off his glasses and reached out to pinch the space between his eyebrows.

I have a bit of a headache.

Therefore, celebrities cannot be too good, otherwise they will be too easily targeted.

If March Sky hadn't become so wildly popular, he could have advised the other directors' sons not to focus all their attention on March Sky.

But now, these people want to be March Sky's managers, what can he do?
Suddenly, the president thought of something and said, "Here's what we'll do: tell those top-tier agents that if March Sky is going to mentor newcomers, it will never last more than six months."

Given the current commercial value of March Band, wasting half a year is not enough to cause their popularity to decline too quickly; at most, they will just disappear from the public eye for a period of time.

These agents have plenty of ways to revive their popularity, so they should accept this reason.

The staff member said, "Okay, I'll go talk to those agents again."

The president called him back: "You should also follow up closely with March Sky and see what other terms they propose, and finalize the contract as soon as possible."

"Ok."

Besides Tianding Entertainment having a lot of headaches, Li Xunfang also had a very difficult year.

When she regained consciousness, she had been transferred to a regular ward.

Zhao Rui looked at her with concern and asked, "Qianfang, you've been unconscious for two days. Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year. Do you feel unwell anywhere?"

Li Xunfang was taken aback. "The second day of the Lunar New Year? Wasn't I just having my New Year's Eve dinner?"

Zhao Rui: "I also want to ask you this question. How did you choke while eating and even fall into a coma?"

Li Xunfang said, completely bewildered, "I choked and lost consciousness? I have no recollection of it at all. I just felt a little tired and then lost consciousness."

She asked nervously, "What did the doctor say?"

Zhao Rui: "She went into emergency shock and fell into a coma because of oral obstruction. They said if she had been brought here any later, she might have died."

There's one more thing she didn't mention.

The doctor also said that such a simple surgery didn't actually need to be performed in the ICU; all that was needed was to go to a local clinic in time to have the obstruction removed.

However, because Li Xunfang was brought in too late and her shock was quite severe, emergency treatment had to be performed.

Which hospital to send Li Xunfang to was decided by her parents.

Li Xunfang's parents were worried that she might have some health problems, which is why they wanted to take her to a large hospital in the city instead of a small hospital in the county.

Who would have thought that the delay in bringing her here would worsen Li Xunfang's condition?

Thinking of this, Zhao Rui couldn't help but say, "Qianfang, why don't you go to the Taoist temple to pray? Have you been having a lot of bad luck lately, getting sick and feverish for no reason?"

Li Xunfang belatedly realized that she was also starting to feel scared.

So she had a brush with death before?

A cold sweat instantly broke out on her forehead, and she was completely at a loss.

"I, I, I'll go to the Taoist temple to pray after I'm discharged from the hospital. No, never mind, I won't go to the Taoist temple, I'll go to a Buddhist temple. Hmm, I'll pray to Buddha!"

Li Xunfang was worried that Jinli liked to go to Taoist temples. What if she was photographed by paparazzi going to Taoist temples to pray, and the paparazzi said that she was imitating Jinli?
She didn't want to be inferior to Jinli!
Zhao Rui hesitated for a moment, then said, "There's another urgent issue that I need you to decide on."

Li Xunfang looked over, "What?"

She had just woken up and was very pale. Her large eyes and small face made her look even more sickly.

Zhao Rui lowered her head, not daring to look at her, and said in a low voice, "Modern Woman called me and said you have to pay a penalty for breach of contract."

"Breach of contract penalty?!" Li Xunfang's voice rose sharply. "Why should I pay a breach of contract penalty? What have I done to wrong them?!"

Her mind raced, and she immediately felt exhausted, but she still forced herself to think of a solution.

She did criticize Modern Women, but only in private. Could it be that she was exposed by paparazzi through lip-syncing in a video?
But reading lip movements isn't a foolproof method; she could easily refuse with another reason.

Zhao Rui sighed and said, "Modern Women says the return rate is too high. Customers are applying for refunds within the seven-day no-reason return period."

They checked the information of the customers who returned the goods and said they were all your fans who left reviews saying they placed the order because of you, and then returned the goods.

Zhao Rui guessed that the return rate was probably as high as 40%, which is why Modern Women wanted to pursue Li Xunfang for breach of contract.

There was a clause in the contract stating that fans could not be encouraged to engage in malicious order boosting or refunds.

Modern women are now using this as an example.

Li Xunfang scoffed: "What if those people are deliberately pretending to be my fans, believing whatever they say about modern women, pushing all the blame onto me, and then disappearing themselves?"

Besides, who knows if it's a smear campaign orchestrated by a competitor to negatively impact my business, claiming a high return rate constitutes a breach of contract? I don't accept that!

She thought for a moment, then lay back down on the hospital bed.

“I have a headache right now. I don’t want to talk to Modern Women about this. If we have to talk, let’s go to court. You can spread the word that Modern Women made me pay a penalty for breach of contract while I was sick and hospitalized. They have no sense of morality!”

Li Xunfang sneered: "When they need me, they're all servile and obsequious, but when they don't need me, they want me to pay them back. No way!" Zhao Rui didn't deliberately hide this matter from the industry.

When someone came to Li Xunfang to ask if she could still get gigs after the New Year, Zhao Rui didn't give her a definite answer.

"I'm not sure. She's still in the hospital for a full medical check-up, and then she'll be busy with her lawsuit against Modern Women."

Upon hearing this, the people making the announcement became curious.

Why sue a modern woman?

Zhao Rui: "It's not a big deal. Modern Women complained about the high return rate and blamed it on Qianfang, but Qianfang won't take it lying down and said she'd rather go to court."

Zhao Rui's words quickly spread within the industry and soon reached the ears of the CEO of Modern Women.

How did the CEO of Modern Women find out about this news?
We must thank the president of the competing brand for coming to offer his congratulations.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the president of a brand called the president of Modern Women's magazine under the guise of wishing someone a Happy New Year. After saying a few perfunctory compliments, he got down to business.

"Business is tough these days, but no matter how tough it is, you can't blame it on celebrities. After all, some celebrities do have lower sales rates than online influencers, but their prices are much higher."

These pointed remarks left the modern female CEO speechless for a moment.

The CEO continued on the phone, "If I hire a celebrity as a spokesperson, I won't let that celebrity take responsibility for the return rate; it would be too embarrassing to admit it."

The products being returned isn't necessarily the celebrity's fault. Celebrities are only responsible for promotion, not for controlling product quality.

If the bags are poorly made, then there's a problem with the product itself. Consider whether the price is too high, the target audience is incorrect, or the quality control is inadequate.

For a brand to shift all the blame onto a celebrity is a bit like shirking responsibility, don't you think?

The smile on the modern female CEO's face instantly froze.

After hanging up the phone, he immediately asked someone to investigate and found out that Li Xunfang had deliberately leaked the information.

The CEO of Modern Women now regrets it; she should have known better than to invite Li Xunfang to collaborate.

The fact that she was able to have a falling out with Yamei back then is enough to show that this celebrity doesn't care about the brand's image at all, especially those unknown small brands.

She's already endorsed the brand, so what? She's already done the collaborations. What does the brand's fate have to do with her?
The CEO of Modern Women was furious and called her assistant, saying, "Quickly take this collaboration product off the shelves and say it's sold out!"

He didn't want to earn another penny for Li Xunfang!

The assistant hesitated for a moment and said, "But President, because the sales were so good on the first day, you ordered the factory to add 20 units. There are still 15 units in the warehouse. Do you really want to take them off the shelves?"

The CEO was so angry he almost vomited blood, and gritted his teeth as he said, "Sell!"

"Tell the factory to stop production, sell off this batch of co-branded stock, and then permanently remove it from the shelves!"
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During the Lunar New Year, Jinli also heard her agent mention Li Xunfang.

But she didn't care. Instead, she was interested in another IP project proposed by Chenxi Entertainment.

Sui Lingfang smiled and said, "A few days ago, fans edited together a video of blessings from all the members of your Pink Girls group and put it in one video, which even went viral."

The company believes that each member of Pink Girl has the potential for IP development, and the game co-branded figurines launched by Qi Guan Mingzhu and Ji Qinglian previously received a very good response.

Their two game figurines have sold out completely, with demand exceeding supply. Therefore, Chenxi Entertainment wants to create a collaborative figurine series centered around the three of you.

Jinli still remembers the designs of these two collaboration figurines; both Pearl and the captain gave them to her.

One is a delicate and pampered beauty, the other is a cool and valiant heroine with a red lotus mark between her brows.

Jinli said, "These two collaborations launched by the game company are both of very high quality. Is the company sure you want to do it?"

Sui Lingfang: "It's confirmed. The higher-ups wanted to further develop your IP image, which was inspired by LADUDU. That blind box is just too popular."

"However, once the figurines are developed, they will only be tested among fans first, and the price will be relatively high. Only after it is determined that there is great potential will we invest more funds to expand production."

Sui Lingfang added, "Don't worry about this. I just wanted to let you know that the company is just developing it casually for now."

This call was also to seek her opinion and obtain her authorization.

There's no problem with the pineapple.

Morning Light Entertainment's concessions to them have always been an industry benchmark.

If the company didn't have some reputation, and if it weren't for its lack of greed and willingness to invest in its stars, Mengmeng and Zhenzhu wouldn't have chosen Chenxi Entertainment.

A company doesn't always need to be overly ambitious; as long as it can find its own niche, it can secure a place in the industry.

I dare not dream of becoming a big and strong company, but it's true that we won't go bankrupt.

Time flies, and it's already the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

Jinli has officially started construction!
Many artists stayed on set for the Lunar New Year, with only a small number returning to their hometowns. These few returned on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

So on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, when filming resumed, most of the crew members were in good spirits and in excellent condition.

Ye Weijie could feel a "silky smoothness" while filming.

顺。

It went so well!

Ye Weijie thought to himself, "It must be because I prayed to the God of Wealth so much during the Lunar New Year. The God of Wealth is blessing me with good fortune and that I will make a fortune!"

On the first day of filming, the director didn't put the actors under any intense pressure, and everyone finished filming happily and easily.

During her breaks, Jinli would not only do practice problems, but also occasionally drift off to look at the set design.

I don't know if I don't see it, I'm startled when I see it.

Wait, how did Wang Hongdou get involved with Ma Mingqi's agent, Luo Fan?
The two didn't openly flirt; Jinli deduced it from the intertwined lines on their bodies.

Wang Hongdou and Luo Fan both seem to have similar career luck!

Jinli's eyes lit up slightly as she thought of something fun.

If Luo Fan wants to switch to Chenxi Entertainment, and Wang Hongdou and Luo Fan have similar career paths, does that mean she will be accepted by Chenxi Entertainment?
With Luo Fan managing more and more artists, will his relationship with Ma Mingqi remain as equal as before?

Previously, the two were able to support each other in their careers, but as their relationship changes, will their careers change as well?

With this in mind, Jinli deliberately stayed on set after filming her scenes.

Even studying for exams in the noisy film crew couldn't stop her from wanting to gossip.