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Chapter 205 Because I am IU's uncle fan
At 8 o'clock in the morning, Kim Ki-hyeon was awakened by Park Bo-gum knocking on the door.

"Qixuan, it's time for breakfast."

"Well……"

Jin Qixuan slowly opened his eyes, stretched, sat up, and patted his face.

At this time in the past, Jin Qixuan would start getting ready to go out.

But due to insomnia and reading the script last night, he didn't fall asleep until after four o'clock.

Therefore, he felt dizzy when he woke up.

No wonder South Koreans rely on coffee to survive, otherwise they really can’t stand it.

But Jin Qixuan's lifestyle is still Chinese style. Apart from diet, he is not used to drinking coffee to refresh himself and relies on tea.

After a simple wash, Jin Qixuan poured two cups of tea and went to the dining table to have breakfast.

"You did it?"

"Yes."

You know what, Park Bo Gum is quite virtuous. He made hangover soup and seafood risotto (leftover seafood from last night) for breakfast.

"Hmm~ it's quite delicious."

Jin Qixuan took a bite and praised:
"Would you like to consider living in my house permanently? It's lonely to live in such a big house by yourself. I won't charge you rent. Just bring me some food when you cook."

Jin Qixuan can cook, but... the food made by fitness people can only be eaten by themselves, not dogs...

However, Park Bo Gum shook his head decisively.

Jin Qixuan asked in confusion:

"Why? Is it far from your school? You can drive me to school."

"First, I don't want to see the scene last night as soon as I open my eyes. Second, I'm not a good driver and I'm afraid of death."

Obviously, Park Bo Gum knew that Lee Ji-eun lived downstairs, and the triple-critical scene last night was still vivid in his mind and he couldn't get over it.

"Well...why don't you just find a girlfriend? I think you're quite suitable to find someone older. How are you guys doing with Irene from Red Velvet? I remember the fans were crazy about her."

"How come you don't read entertainment reports? I've been off the show for so long, can you please pay a little more attention to me? I'll be satisfied even if you pay one tenth of the attention you pay to Lee Ji-eun."

Seeing this, Jin Qixuan glanced at him, drank a sip of tea, and said lightly:
"Please find someone else to compete with."

Park Bo Gum: “…”

Suddenly I felt so upset. What the hell is going on?

After breakfast, Jin Qixuan went out to sign a contract with the new product company he was endorsing.

As soon as he got in the car, Sheng Bingxu took out his notebook and told Jin Qixuan:
"I have two things to tell you."

"First, the Samsung Mobile Business Department just contacted me and wanted you to endorse the new Samsung S8 series phones, 10 billion per year."

Jin Qixuan was stunned: "Samsung wants me to be the spokesperson?"

(PS: As a side note, when it comes to Samsung phones, the author remembers that after a certain event, IU was sitting in a nanny car and using an Apple phone to send her latest selfie photos to fans via AirDrop. A male fan wailed and asked what to do if his phone was a Samsung. Hahahaha…)
Everyone who knows knows what position Samsung Group holds in the Peninsula.

So no matter from the perspective of popularity, influence, status and other comprehensive factors, it will never be Jin Qixuan's turn to endorse Samsung mobile phones.

Jin Qixuan's most influential products are clothing and dressing, followed by skin care products.

His unique noble temperament and good figure make Jin Qixuan look good in whatever he wears.

This also leads to netizens often learning how to dress by copying the clothes Jin Qixuan wears for events, the clothes he wears in film and television dramas, and his private clothes.

There is even a YouTube blogger who makes a living by following Jin Qixuan. He can get millions of views just by posting a "how-to" video about "following Jin Qixuan to learn how to dress" every time.

The beginning introduces the occasion Jin Qixuan attended and the clothing combination he chose.

Next, I will introduce the color matching of clothing and analyze some accessories details.

At the end, the blogger handed in his own homework.

Of course, this also led to many bloggers following suit.

But no matter who you learn dressing from, the number of views of Jin Qixuan’s dressing tutorial videos is not as high as others.

This has led to Jin Qixuan's extremely great influence in the clothing field, and the sales of the clothing he endorses have been increasing steadily.

As for products like skin care products, they all rely on the face.

Whoever is good-looking or beautiful can make the product look great.

So Jin Qixuan was still quite confused when Samsung asked him to be the spokesperson for its mobile phones.

"Yes, when I first heard the news, I couldn't believe it and asked again, but this is the result I got."

Sheng Bingxu spread his hands.

"Should I answer it then?"

"Why not? One billion endorsement fee, how much can it increase your net worth!"

One billion yuan in product endorsement fees can be said to be the upper limit in the peninsula.

But in fact, in 13, Samsung had already paid Xiao Chuyanzi 700 million RMB as an endorsement fee.

So, capitalist Samsung is pretty harsh towards people from its own country.

"So can I only use Samsung phones during the contract period?"

"Not only that, when you take a photo with a fan, if the other person's phone is not a Samsung, you are not allowed to take the photo."

"So harsh?"

Sheng Bingxu looked at Jin Qixuan in surprise. It was hard to imagine that he would ask such a low-level question.

"Is that harsh? Is it that easy to make money?"

"..."

There's nothing wrong with that.

"When will the contract be signed?"

"Tomorrow, you're busy today."

"Oh."

"By the way, didn't you say yesterday that you wanted to film a TV series? The second thing is about this. This morning I told the person in charge of JBTC TV station that you had the idea of ​​starring in a TV series."

Jin Qixuan nodded and waited for his next words.

"JTBC TV station said that if you are willing to star in "Strong Woman Do Bong-soon", you can increase your salary to 5500 million per episode. And screenwriter Baek Mi-kyung also said that you are the first choice for the male lead of this drama and hope to work with you."

JTBC, TVN, and OCN have become the three major cable stations.

The full name of JTBC is "Central Toyo Broadcasting Corporation", formerly known as Toyo Broadcasting Corporation (the largest news station in the peninsula) and also the largest TV station among the three cable TV stations.

There is no need to explain much about TVN. The three masterpieces, “Reply 1988”, “Signal” and “Goblin” directly established its position as the number one cable TV station.

OCN's parent company, like TVN, is a subsidiary of CJ Entertainment. The platform is the largest movie screening channel in the peninsula, and later began to produce dramas, mainly ethics dramas and detective dramas.

The coverage of cable TV stations is not that wide and some households are unable to watch them.

Therefore, if cable TV stations want to expand their audience market, they have higher requirements for the quality of dramas and the eye-catchingness of actors.

One advantage of cable TV over wireless TV is that the budget for producing a single episode is higher, so the actors' pay is also relatively higher.

However, JTBC is the cable TV station with the largest investment and the highest production cost per episode in the country, but none of its TV series has a viewership rating of over 8%, which is somewhat embarrassing to say out loud.

It would be fine if it were all like when it was first established, with ratings of 1% or 2%.

But TVN next door did not follow the rules and poached Shin Won-ho and Lao Luo with high salaries.

The two brothers spent four years, one creating the Reply series and the other creating the Youth Over Flowers series, both of which have become TVN's treasures.

This makes JTBC TV station seem a bit stupid and dull.

So they wanted to invite Jin Qixuan to star in the show, mainly because the script was very good, and they wanted to use Jin Qixuan's title of "ratings koi" to wash away the humiliation of low ratings.

After all, Jin Qixuan is the only actor today who has starred in three TV series consecutively within two years, and all of them have refreshed the ratings of his TV station.

Moreover, when the screenwriter was writing the script, he portrayed the male protagonist based on the image of Jin Qixuan.

"I read the scripts for the first four episodes yesterday. The female lead looks a bit like a top-notch version of Xiao Shimin. It does look quite interesting. I guess the audience will be mostly female in the future. By the way, who plays the female lead?" "Park Bo Young."

"Oh!? Sister Baoying?"

"Well, acting?"

"I have to act. If I don't act, I guess Sister Baoying will call me and say, 'Hey, Jin Qixuan, you only have eyes for Han Hyo Joo, not me, right?' So... I have to act. Besides, the pay they give me is too much."

The pay from this drama, plus the endorsement fees for Samsung mobile phones and five new advertising endorsements, brought him a net income of 20 billion.

So 50% of the 40 billion target in three months has been achieved.

"Okay, then I'll reply first."

After a while, Sheng Bingxu turned to look at Jin Qixuan and told him about tomorrow's schedule:

"Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, sign the contract for Samsung mobile phone."

"At 1pm, I will sign a contract with JTBC TV station."

"Five o'clock, filming the March double cover of "W Korea" with Han Hyo Joo, and there is a movie interview."

"At nine o'clock, I will be attending the MBC radio program with Han Hyo Joo."

"At 11:, the Brave Citizens movie theater road show."

Jin Qixuan nodded numbly: "Oh."

When he had no schedule in the past, Jin Qixuan looked forward to having a full schedule every day and felt very fulfilled.

But now that he has it, he misses the time when he had no schedule.

This person is just hypocritical...

After talking about the itinerary, Sheng Bingxu suddenly recalled and asked:
"By the way, why do you want to act in a TV series?"

"Make money, pay off debts. And...Bingxu, I'm in love."

"..."

Sheng Bingxu stared at Jin Qixuan speechlessly for a while, then asked in a deep voice:

"Who is it this time?"

"Lee Ji-eun."

"Have you confirmed the relationship?"

"We haven't officially been dating yet, but... we kissed."

"..."

"It's still the same old rules. Don't expose it before you get the title. Reduce the frequency of appearing in the same frame in public. If you are exposed by D agency, you must deny it."

Jin Qixuan nodded obediently and asked curiously:
"Okay. But brother, your reaction doesn't seem to be very big this time."

"We are in a relationship where we all prosper together and suffer together, so I will consider things more from the perspective of your own interests."

"Compared to Kim Ah-young, Lee Ji-eun can bring you more practical help. Of course, I'm not saying Kim Ah-young is bad, I'm just speaking from reality."

Sheng Bingxu changed the subject and added:
"Last but not least, I am an uncle fan of IU."

Jin Qixuan: “…”

So is it a popular trend nowadays for one’s own agent to be other stars’ fans?

After signing contracts with five advertisers and agreeing on the time for shooting the commercials, it was already 7 o'clock in the evening.

Afterwards, Kim Ki-hyeon hurried to the cinema to meet up with Park Bo Gum and others.

As soon as they met, Li Donghui hooked Jin Qixuan's shoulder with a smirk on his face and asked, "What was the result last night?"

"So, you taught her all those words, right?"

Li Donghui smiled:
"Huili designed the guidelines, and I was involved in the details."

"..."

From this point of view, Lee Ji-eun is quite amazing and has a very good memory.

"So what is the result? Don't keep me in suspense."

"Let's officially start dating in three months."

Li Donghui looked confused:

"Ah? What?! There's a three-month cooling-off period for a relationship!?"

Jin Qixuan waved his hand and explained, "No, I want to pay her back first, otherwise I'll always feel like I owe her something."

"Ah... I understand, but isn't 50 billion in three months a bit exaggerated?"

"Just do your best."

Li Donghui patted Jin Qixuan on the shoulder, acting like a loyal elder brother, and said:
"Okay, if the difference is not too big, you can tell me. But if it's over 1 million, don't ask."

Jin Qixuan: ???

Soon after, when a group photo of the five members of Ssangmundong attending the theater of "Brave Citizen" was posted on IG, it was quickly posted on Naver's hot search.

Kim Ki-hyun's strategy was correct. The after-sales response of the Ssangmun-dong five-member gang was no worse than the response to the theater promotion attended by several members of "Goblin".

Not only did it increase the number of people who repurchased the movie, but it also allowed many fans to revisit "Reply 1988" in the winter.

Of course, even after a year, there is still a battle between the Zeshan Party and the Goushan Party.

After completing the roadshow for this movie, Jin Qixuan's work for the day was finished.

At this moment, he suddenly thought of Lee Ji-eun without any warning.

In fact, I used to think about it, but I could suppress it.

Now, I am thinking about it like crazy.

Especially after Lee Ji-eun resolved all her concerns.

His inner emotional needs were infinitely magnified.

So, Jin Qixuan was going to see her.

But Jin Qixuan still had some sense and left only after saying goodbye to Han Hyo Joo, Lee Dong Hwi and others.

On the way, for fear of disturbing Lee Ji-eun, Jin Qixuan made a special call to ask Han Te where she was.

After learning the result, Kim Ki-hyun went to Kakao M Entertainment.

When Jin Qixuan arrived, it was already half past ten.

Arrived at the door of the recording studio on the fourth floor.

I saw Lee Ji-eun sitting on the sofa, holding a guitar and singing, then writing and drawing on the noteboard in front of her with a pen, repeating the same thing as before.

It’s clear that she’s a work in progress.

Hunt wanted to knock on the door but was stopped by Jin Qixuan.

"Brother Hunt, go ahead and do your work. I'll just wait for her."

"Well."

After Hunt left, Jin Qixuan just watched her quietly outside the door.

After a while, Lee Ji-eun in the room frowned, and tore off the paper on the noteboard in annoyance, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it on the ground.

Judging from the seven or eight paper balls on the ground, Lee Ji-eun must have hit a creative bottleneck.

However, after throwing the paper ball this time, Lee Ji-eun noticed a figure standing at the glass door.

Turning her head, Lee Ji-eun's wrinkled face instantly relaxed.

Then he put down the guitar, stood up, ran to the door and opened it.

Before she could say anything, she was suddenly hugged by Jin Qixuan.

"Hehe, you... broke the rules..."

(End of this chapter)