I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 561 A New Look for the Company, Jinli's Confidence (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The caller was none other than Dai Xueling, the chief designer and CEO of Fangfei.

Jinli and Dai Xueling have a good personal relationship. Jinli once received a dress named "Fire" from Dai Xueling and walked the runway at Fangfei's fashion show. The two, though not close friends, have deep feelings for each other.

Dai Xueling usually doesn't bother Jinli unless there's something wrong.

The sudden phone call to Jinli surprised her.

For a moment, she thought there was a problem with the summer clothing she was endorsing.

After answering the phone, Dai Xueling didn't chat with her casually, but went straight to the point and asked, "Are you free to talk now?"

Jinli: "You can talk when you have time."

Dai Xueling: "Fangfei would like to invite you to participate in a brand event soon. Do you have time?"

Jinli's eyes narrowed slightly: "I remember I signed a performance-based agreement with Fangfei. Everything would have to wait until my college entrance exam results came out before Fangfei could decide on my advertising fee for endorsing summer clothing."

If I understand correctly, the contract I signed stipulates that any scheduling conflicts between me and Fangfei will be decided after the results are released.

Dai Xueling succinctly stated: "You understand correctly. There are differing opinions within Fangfei. Some people don't want to wait for your college entrance exam results and want you to participate in brand activities now. For this, Fangfei can sign another contract for you."

Since Jinli has already authorized the "striving for the college entrance examination" theme to the "Dawn" film crew, allowing the director to use this theme to promote the film, she can naturally authorize it to others as well.

However, the advertisers who have come to her are all second- or third-tier brands, which Sui Lingfang doesn't even consider and won't even reach Jinli.

As for luxury brands, they are likely to be observing the situation.

They were all waiting for Jinli's college entrance exam results to be released before taking any further action.

Jinli's eyes flickered slightly when she heard Dai Xueling say that.

Fangfei seems to be getting restless. Instead of waiting for the college entrance exam results to be released before monetizing her popularity, she wants to bet on her now and ride on her coattails.

Jinli felt that she didn't have that much charm, and she was also a little confused because Fangfei's sudden appearance didn't quite fit Fangfei's style.

Because she had been spending her time reading books and hadn't been online lately, she was unaware that the "Dawn" production team had used her news to boost the pre-sale box office to number one.

It's unclear how Maozhua Live, thanks to her, managed to launch "Knowledge Universe," which immediately topped the daily download charts upon its release.

And since its launch, it has consistently ranked number one on the download charts every day!
Although Jinli was unaware of the extent of her influence, her instinct as an artist compelled her to subtly inquire about the terms Fangfei had offered.

Dai Xueling said decisively, "If we can start the publicity earlier, Fangfei can lower the risk level for your college entrance examination results, which means Fangfei is willing to take more risks for you."

Jinli: "Lowering the college entrance examination scores... I remember the betting agreement Fangfei signed with me before, her expectation for my college entrance examination scores was that I would reach the second-tier university admission line."

Jinli still remembered Fangfei's requirement for her: if her score reached the second-tier university admission line, then all activities would proceed as scheduled.

However, if she only reaches the third-tier university admission line or even lower, the vocational college admission line, she will have to compensate Fangfei for a portion of the money.

But if she can reach the first-tier university admission score, Fangfei will offer her a discount.

The discount range is clearly stated: once a certain score is reached, the discount increases with each additional point.

The reason she remembered it so clearly was because the bet requirements of Ru Meng Ling were the same as those of Fang Fei, both requiring her to achieve a score that met the second-tier university admission line.

Because the two performance-based agreements were submitted to her for signing one after the other, with an interval of no more than two days.

The score requirements for her were all very similar, which made her suspect that Fangfei's higher-ups had communicated with Rumengling's higher-ups, otherwise how could the requirements be almost the same?

Dai Xueling said, "Yes, but if you agree to start the promotion now, Fangfei can lower the requirements. As long as your score reaches the third-tier university cutoff, you won't need to pay compensation, and the event will proceed as scheduled."

Jinli thought for a moment and said, "This condition sounds very favorable to me, making my risk much lower."

Upon hearing this, Dai Xueling raised an eyebrow.

But from Jinli's tone, she couldn't hear the slightest hint of happiness.

Jinli may not be satisfied with this condition.

Sure enough, the next second, Jinli said, "But it only reduced my risk, not my returns. President Dai, business is business. I am quite confident in my performance, and I hope to gain more returns."

Dai Xueling spoke calmly, making it impossible to discern whether she felt regret or something else.

"Fangfei has already made the best offer to you in the high-score range, and she can't offer any more concessions."

A smile flickered in Jinli's eyes: "President Dai, why don't we wait until the college entrance exam scores are released and then take a look?"

Dai Xueling understood Jinli's meaning; since she could no longer offer discounts, she wouldn't start the promotion ahead of schedule.

A sudden curiosity crossed her mind, but she said, "Then let's wait until you get your score before we cooperate. I originally planned to make a decision after the score was released, but some of the company's directors want to start the promotion with you ahead of time."

I'm only calling to ask for your opinion. Don't overthink it. Regardless of whether we start the collaboration early or not, you are still Fangfei's chosen spokesperson.

Jinli hummed in agreement, her tone soft but firm.

"I also really like Fangfei, and I hope to continue working with her."

Dai Xueling: "Okay, let's leave the business at that. Now I have a personal question I'd like to ask you. You can answer it or not."

Jinli asked in confusion, "Hmm?"

Dai Xueling: "Are you confident about your college entrance exam score? Have you already predicted what score you will get?"

In fact, since the end of the college entrance examination, the original exam paper and the correct answers have been circulating online.

Some students with good memories have already estimated their scores by using the correct answers circulating online, know their score range, and started to choose a major.

Dai Xueling thought that Jinli was the same way.

Unexpectedly, Jinli had no idea what her score was.

She said, "I didn't estimate my score, but intuitively I felt I did well this time."

Dai Xueling raised an eyebrow. So confident?
Now she was genuinely curious about Jinli's grades.

Jinli declined to start the cooperation ahead of schedule, and Dai Xueling had other things to do, so she hung up the phone first.

By the time she finished her work for the day, the moon had already climbed to the treetops, and the buildings outside the window were brightly lit.

Under the boundless night sky, these glittering buildings seemed to form a winding galaxy of lights.

Dai Xueling walked to the window and saw that the road below was completely blocked. All the cars had red lights flashing at the rear, turning into beautiful red ribbons as they drove forward.

The assistant knocked on the door and handed her a glass of warm water.

Dai Xueling gazed at the beautiful scenery outside the window and suddenly called out to her assistant, who was about to leave.

"The team previously analyzed Jinli's college entrance examination score through videos from her live stream. What was the team's estimated score at that time?"

The assistant was taken aback at first, then thought for a while, pulled out his phone to check the chat history, and finally said with certainty, "The second-tier university cutoff score. They estimate that Jinli can get a score that meets the second-tier university cutoff score."

Dai Xueling knew that, just in case, if the artist got a very poor score, the team would always be conservative when estimating the score.

Therefore, Jinli's minimum score is at the second-tier university admission line, and the probability of her reaching the second-tier university admission line should be over 70%.

The team's analysis of Jinli's lower limit was already the second-tier university admission line. Dai Xueling asked with interest, "Did they give Jinli's upper limit score?"

The assistant quickly replied, "Yes, they believe Jinli's upper limit is the first-tier university admission line."

Dai Xueling hummed in agreement and said calmly, "As expected."

Because the upper limit is the first-tier university entrance exam cutoff score, the profit-sharing in the betting is all based on that cutoff score. She then asked, "Has no one predicted the specific results?"

The assistant shook his head: "They don't make specific score predictions."

As if thinking of something, the assistant added, "However, at the time, 50% of people believed that as long as Jinli maintained her performance, she would be able to get into a top-tier university."

However, when this prediction was discussed in the context of the past, the higher-ups believed that setting the passing score at the first-tier university cutoff would be too harsh on Jinli, so they conservatively set it at the second-tier university cutoff.

However, the score at which the score remains tied is highly likely to exceed the first-tier university admission line, so a very strict range has been set for score reductions.

Dai Xueling responded with an "Mmm" again.

She had a good impression of Jinli, and to avoid suspicion, she did not participate in the contract discussion.

However, she would review the specific contracts after they were finalized, so she knew that Fangfei was quite strict about the concessions she received based on her score.

That contract actually valued Jinli's grades quite a bit, considering she scored well above the first-tier university cutoff.

Among top-tier universities, there are both ordinary and elite institutions.

If Jinli really reaches the score required for 985 or 211 universities, then Fangfei will offer her the greatest sincerity.

As for the score requirements that are even higher than those of 985 and 211 universities, Fangfei did not offer any concessions because everyone believed that Jinli could not meet them.

But when Dai Xueling thought about her conversation with Jinli today, she had a vague premonition that she might give everyone a surprise.

Dai Xueling murmured, "If she really gets a very high score, then it's not that she's benefiting from Fangfei's success, but rather that Fangfei is benefiting from hers."
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Jinli visited Chenxi Entertainment on the 15th.

Although her announcement was suspended, Fangjie has already started arranging her schedule after her college entrance examination scores are released.

Given Jinli's current popularity, many entertainment companies don't care about her college entrance exam score. Whether she did well or poorly, there will still be buzz surrounding her.

All the parties that issued the notices offered extremely generous terms. After communicating with Sui Lingfang by phone, they all agreed that it would be a pity not to accept them, so they accepted them all and made arrangements for each one later.

Jinli went there specifically to sign the contract.

Arriving at the foot of Chenxi Entertainment, I found that Chenxi Entertainment had changed drastically.

The extra floors they rented were all covered with huge advertising banners, displaying a group photo of Jinli, Qiguan Mingzhu, and Xi Mengze.

In addition, there were even more fans lingering on the first floor.

Morning Light Entertainment has opened its first-floor exhibition hall to the public, and fans can make reservations to visit in advance.

Jinli and other celebrities entered through the back door, completely isolating themselves from the front door and avoiding contact with fans.

There were three security guards at the back door, each with sharp eyes.

Jinli showed her identification and was immediately allowed to pass.

There were still some fans lingering around her.

"I wonder which celebrity this person in black is. Could it be Jin Li? The figure looks a bit like her."

"It's definitely not Jinli. She won't participate in any activities until the scores are released."

"Have you guys noticed? Chenxi Entertainment has recently signed a lot of really handsome trainees, both boys and girls. Are they going to develop into a group?"

"I've heard some rumors that Chenxi has recently signed some actors and seems to be making a move into film and television."

Jinli ran into the elevator, and only dared to take off her mask after the elevator started moving upwards.

That was close; I almost got recognized.

"Ding dong~"

The elevator doors opened, and Jinli stepped out, only to find that her agent's office had changed again, with a more rational layout and much more spaciousness.

"Jinli is here!"

Good afternoon, Jinli!

"Jinli, would you like some fruit?"

As they walked towards Sui Lingfang's office, Jinli smiled and shook her head, refusing to cooperate.

To paraphrase that saying, when you become famous, everyone around you is a good person.

Jinli remained indifferent to this.

She has experienced both glory and despair, and has come to see through many things.

She knocked on the door and received a response from Sister Fang, so she pushed the door open and went inside.

"Sister Jinli!"

A cheerful and lively voice came from outside. Jinli looked up and was quite surprised.

"Red Bean, you—"

She paused for a moment, then said definitively, "You've become my junior sister!"

Not only Wang Hongdou was present, but Ma Mingqi and his agent Luo Fan were also there.

They all met on the set of "My Mediocre Life." After several months of filming together, they didn't become friends, but they weren't exactly strangers either.

Wang Hongdou said with a smile, "When I submitted my resume, I didn't think I would be selected, but I didn't expect to be selected by Chenxi Entertainment. I just signed the contract a few days ago."

She took the initiative to ask, "Sister Jinli, are you free tonight? Can I treat you to dinner? I'm very grateful to you. Without your encouragement, I wouldn't have dared to submit my resume to Chenxi."

This child is still as straightforward as ever.

Jinli really enjoys dealing with people who are straightforward.

She said, "No need for thanks. I didn't do anything special, just shared some information. I'm not sure if I have any plans for tonight. If not, I'll treat you to dinner."

Before Wang Hongdou could say anything more, Jinli said, "Don't refuse. Now that you've joined Chenxi, we're fellow disciples. As your senior sister, I shouldn't let my junior sister treat me."

Ma Mingqi, who was standing to the side, mustered up his courage and said, "Sister Jinli, I would also like to invite you to dinner."

Jinli glanced at him and said indifferently, "No need, you can come with Hongdou later."

Luo Fan walked up to Jin Li, and said somewhat nervously, "Jin Li, thank you, I..."

Jinli patted him on the shoulder. Compared to Wang Hongdou and Ma Mingqi, she actually thought more highly of Luo Fan.

As an agent, Luo Fan has the ability to bring one outstanding artist after another into the spotlight, which is a remarkable skill.

She was also curious about how his and Ma Mingqi's intertwined fates changed, and their needs became misaligned.

Could he produce an artist even more talented than Ma Mingqi?

After they finished exchanging pleasantries, Sui Lingfang said, "I've said almost everything I wanted to say. If you have any questions, please ask my assistant."

"And Luo Fan, your seat has been arranged. It's on the outermost ring. Go check it out, and tell the administration if you need anything else."

After they all left, Jinli sighed and said, "I don't know if it's because I haven't been to the company for so long, but when I came to the company today, I found that the atmosphere was different, and it had a new look."

Sui Lingfang rolled her eyes at her, "Don't you even realize how long it's been since you last came? If you don't come soon, the president will start asking me if you have no love for the company anymore."