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Chapter 222 Failed to Get on Base
It took quite a while to shoot the official photos for Gucci.

Because it is a full line, each series of products needs to be photographed.

The clothes were printed with the classic Gucci monogram, and she was wearing various accessories and holding an old-fashioned telephone.

In front is six hands handing over various products such as watches, perfumes, lipsticks, powder, etc., forming a luxurious visual blockbuster.

After shooting Gucci's official photos for a day, Jin Qixuan went on to shoot for the Italian version of Vogue.

As the most authoritative fashion magazine in the world, "Vogue" is still the top magazine in the Italian section, and its photographers have all been famous for a long time.

Because the color of this haute couture clothing is very similar to tiger fur, the photographer used the tiger as the attachment for Jin Qixuan's design this time.

Originally, Jin Qixuan thought it was just a model, which would be modified later through photo Photoshop.

As a result, this group of people really got a tiger.

In Europe and the United States, magazine themes inspired by animals are never fancy; brown bears, pythons, lions and other animals are all real.

Jin Qixuan only looked at the waist-high tiger for a moment. His hair instantly stood up and his alarm bells rang. He took a small step back without saying a word, shouting frantically in his heart, "Stay away from me!"
However, the tiger seemed to be inspired and came over to sniff him.

Jin Qixuan: “…”

Seeing Jin Qixuan's expressionless face, the staff who were hiding far away gave him a thumbs up, praising him for his calmness even when a mountain collapsed in front of him.

Little did he know that Jin Qixuan was almost frightened to death. He wanted to run, but was afraid of provoking the tiger's savagery, so he had to run as if he was under a spell of immobilization.

Damn, this is what Wu Er hit! ?
Although he did not show any fear on his face, Jin Qixuan was trembling with fear throughout the entire filming process. He kept his eyes on the tigers roaming around him and kept imagining the worst-case scenario in his mind.

If this big guy gets out of control, all I have to do is run faster than the others...

Jin Qixuan is optimistic.

If this big guy really gets angry, given the distance between him and the tiger, he won't be able to run away, and will definitely be slapped and have his bones broken...

But in fact, Jin Qixuan still has some security guarantees.

There were already professionals around with tranquilizer guns pointed at the tiger. If it got out of control, it would be sent to see the Duke of Zhou in an instant.

After the whole filming was completed, Jin Qixuan's shirt was soaked with sweat.

His tense nerves finally relaxed, and Jin Qixuan slowly sat down in the chair, feeling only relief at surviving the disaster.

Never mind what the reality is.

But at least in the eyes of outsiders, Jin Qixuan remained calm and composed in the face of the beast at the top of the food chain, a scene that he could brag about for the rest of his life when he returned to the peninsula.

Especially compared to the scene where a female team leader feeds an elephant with bananas.

Seeing the tiger being taken away by the trainer, Sheng Bingxu, who appeared out of nowhere, handed water to Jin Qixuan with lingering fear, and there was a trace of awe in his eyes. He said:
"You were so handsome just now. Once this clip is posted online, it will definitely go viral."

Jin Qixuan waved his hand without changing his expression: "It's just a small scene, but where were you just now, brother?"

"The moment the tiger came out, I retreated to the edge of the field."

"..."

Jin Qixuan turned his head and stared at him for a long time, until Sheng Bingxu stared at him, and then he smiled awkwardly:
"Let's go, it's time to change the scene for filming."

However, Jin Qixuan did not move.

Seeing this, Sheng Bingxu asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

"I'm a little tired, let me take a rest for a while."

Just then, the staff came over and asked Jin Qixuan to change his clothes.

Seeing this, Jin Qixuan waved to Sheng Bingxu.

"Brother, give me a hand."

Sheng Bingxu was stunned: "What? Your legs are weak? So, you were just pretending?"

"Otherwise, the tiger was so big that I almost peed myself!"

After Jin Qixuan finished speaking, his calm demeanor instantly shattered, causing Sheng Bingxu to burst into laughter:
"Hahaha... I thought you wouldn't be scared!"

Jin Qixuan rolled his eyes: "How is that possible? I'm not Kobe."

……

After shooting the magazine, Jin Qixuan and Sheng Bingxu had to take a three-hour drive to Gucci headquarters to sign an endorsement contract.

There is a very important agreement in Gucci’s endorsement terms, namely the “non-compete clause”.

This fundamentally eliminates the possibility of the same celebrity endorsing related competing brands at the same time.

This means that Jin Qixuan and Bulgari have to say goodbye.

After all, from a merchant's perspective, no brand would want its spokesperson to endorse competing products at the same time.

Especially for top luxury brands, spokespersons represent their brand image. I believe that few top luxury brands are willing to generously share the same spokesperson with other competing brands at the cost of weakening their own brand influence and dividing their own product market share.

Therefore, brands will definitely use "unfair terms" or "standard terms" such as "non-competition clauses" to limit the scope of products, services or commercial activities that their contracted spokespersons may endorse in the future.

From a legal perspective, it restricts their endorsement behavior during the contract period and the subsequent confidentiality period, thereby protecting the interests of the brand to the greatest extent.

Basically, the high-end luxury brands have the final say. You sign whatever you are asked to sign and however you are asked to sign.

For artists like Jin Qixuan, whose commercial value is not irreplaceable, they have even less say.

You will definitely be strictly constrained by the "non-compete clause" in the contract.

It was already a blessing for a luxury brand to find Jin Qixuan to be the spokesperson. As for two or three top luxury brands finding Jin Qixuan to be the spokesperson, Sheng Bingxu didn't even dare to think about it.

It has nothing to do with the overall situation. In the Peninsula, there has never been a situation where two or three top luxury brands find an artist to be their spokesperson.

Therefore, Sheng Bingxu and Jin Qixuan had no objection to Gucci's "non-competition clause" requirement. After all, they were not qualified to be ambitious.

After the signing was completed, Gucci CEO Marco Bissari invited Jin Qixuan to dinner to celebrate the pleasant cooperation.

After dinner, Jin Qixuan rushed back to the hotel with Sheng Bingxu and his bodyguards.

When we arrived at the hotel, it was already 1: in the morning.

Even though the joy of becoming the spokesperson for a top luxury brand has been dissipated by the hardships of the journey, Kim Ki-hyeon still wants to share it with Lee Ji-eun.

According to Lee Ji-eun's normal schedule, she should not have slept.

So Jin Qixuan stood at her door and sent her a message to ask if she had slept.

Less than ten seconds later, the sound of slippers tapping could be heard approaching the door.

With a creaky sound, the door opened, but Lee Ji-eun had no intention of letting Kim Ki-hyeon in. She only opened the door a crack and poked a little head out.

Seeing this, Jin Qixuan narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"

Li Zhien raised her little face and looked at Jin Qixuan with her nose:
"I don't want to invite a wolf into the house."

"..."

"I had a near-death experience today."

"Oh? What happened? Was there a shooting?"

"Come inside and tell me in detail."

As he said that, Jin Qixuan was about to squeeze into the house.

"Yeah ah..."

Although Lee Ji-eun tried her best to stop him, due to the disparity in strength, she was still able to squeeze into the house effortlessly by Kim Ki-hyeon.

Seeing this, Lee Ji-eun stomped on Kim Ki-hyeon in annoyance, and guiltily stuck her head out to look around. When she found that there was no one, she hurriedly closed the door.

Then, Lee Ji-eun turned around, put her hands behind her back, pressed against the door, and looked up at Kim Ki-hyeon.

Before she could say anything, Jin Qixuan pulled her into his arms.

Then Jin Qixuan lowered his head and nuzzled her neck, smelling her pleasant scent, and said, "Why are you so cute today?"

"When am I not cute?"

Jin Qixuan turned his head to look at her arrogant expression, smiled, held Li Zhien's face with both hands, stared at her slightly open soft lips, and leaned over to peck her lightly.

Seeing that Jin Qixuan wanted to kiss her again, Li Zhien stretched out her scallion-white fingers and pressed them against his lips:

"Okay, first tell me how you narrowly escaped death."

"Yeah." Jin Qixuan pulled her to sit on the sofa and cleared his throat: "Before we talk about this, I have to announce a piece of news first."

"what?"

"The person in front of you is Gucci's first Korean spokesperson - Mr. Jin Qixuan!"

"real!?"

"Really, but it hasn't been officially announced yet. It will be in April."

"Wow!"

Li Zhien looked at Jin Qixuan and her eyes lit up instantly. She clapped her hands and raised her hand to ruffle Jin Qixuan's hair:

“Awesome!”

Then, Li Zhien asked curiously:
“Is there any endorsement fee?”

"Yes, one million US dollars."

"So low?"

In IU's opinion, luxury goods are very high-end, and she really didn't expect such a low endorsement fee.

Jin Qixuan shook his head and said:
"My level is not high enough. If it is global, it will be high. However, Gucci's endorsement fee is indeed low in the luxury industry, but I am not qualified to choose."

"Oh, 100 million US dollars is equivalent to 13.5 billion Korean won. Excluding the commission and tax deduction, plus your previous 20 billion, you have completed 50% of the task target in one month. Not bad."

Lee Ji-eun gave Kim Ki-hyeon a thumbs up and praised him.

"Yeah, let me tell you, when I was shooting for the Italian version of Vogue today, the photographer told me that the inspiration for the photography was taken from tigers, and then they brought a real tiger over."

Jin Qixuan stood up and gestured to her, "It's this tall and this strong."

"What a tiger! And then?"

"Then, after it entered the filming location, it slowly walked towards me with a sense of oppression."

"I was so scared at the time that I didn't dare to move."

As he spoke, Jin Qixuan imitated the posture of a tiger at that time, using his hands and feet to slowly crawl towards Li Zhien from one end of the sofa and stopped in front of her nose.

"Are you afraid?"

Seeing this, Lee Ji-eun blinked her watery eyes, and suddenly kissed Kim Ki-hyeon on the face without any warning.

Then, he looked at Jin Qixuan with a smile and said:

"A tiger like you is not scary at all."

"..."

Kim Ki-hyeon was helpless against Lee Ji-eun's cute sneak attack.

For a moment he didn't know whether he should continue talking or just kiss her on the sofa.

Seeing this, Li Zhien pinched Jin Qixuan's nose and said:
"Go on."

“Oh…Oh.”

Jin Qixuan reacted and continued:
"It was so close to me, and then it was like this..."

Jin Qixuan lowered his head and leaned against her chest.

"Snapped!"

Seeing this, Lee Ji-eun slapped him on the back of the head.

"Yeah, just talk nicely and don't do anything."

"No, the tiger just sniffed my chest! I just reproduced it 100%."

Jin Qixuan stood up, covering the back of his head, and explained aggrievedly.

"Hmm, then what?"

Lee Ji-eun crossed her arms across her chest to prevent Kim Ki-hyeon from doing anything bad.

"Faced with the tiger's close combat, my heart is about to jump out of my throat. Come, let me simulate it for you, and you can feel it."

As he spoke, Jin Qixuan grabbed Li Zhien's small tender hand and placed it on his left chest, and asked, "Is your heart beating fast?"

"Kind of."

Then, Jin Qixuan placed his hand on her chest, which was not covered by her arms, and said seriously, "Let me feel your heartbeat, too."

"..."

Li Zhien lowered her head and looked at Jin Qixuan's big hand on her chest, then looked around, picked up the pillow on the sofa and threw it at Jin Qixuan:
"Ya Xi... I'll let you feel the heartbeat!"

Jin Qixuan dodged while arguing:

"Hey! Hey! When we were eating pasta, you were the one who first exchanged your pasta with mine. So there's nothing wrong with me exchanging my heartbeat with you now!"

"Oh!"

Li Zhien picked up the pillow and hit it again:
"I'll make sure you're alright!"

"no……"

"I told you not to!"

"..."

There was a commotion and Jin Qixuan was beaten and fled.

The chat atmosphere is originally quite nice and sweet, and you can definitely enjoy the little benefits that come with the warming up of the ambiguous atmosphere.

Even when the love is deep, it is not impossible to get on base.

But because he was too impatient, he messed everything up...

Back in his room, Jin Qixuan tried to save the situation and sent her a text message:
"Dear Jieun, I'm afraid of the dark, can we sleep together?"

Li Zhien replied immediately:
【Turn on the light if you are afraid of the dark! 】

“I can’t sleep with the light on.”

【roll! 】

"The show will be at 9:30 tomorrow, and we'll have breakfast together."

[Talk to you after you wake up! Stop bothering me, I! Want! To! Sleep! ]

"Good night~【heart.jpg】."

Seeing that Lee Ji-eun had read but not replied to his message, Jin Qixuan shook his head regretfully, charged his phone, took a shower and went to bed.

The next day, 7 o'clock.

After washing up, Jin Qixuan went next door and knocked on Li Zhien's door.

After waiting for a full half minute, Lee Ji-eun opened the door sleepily.

"The Gucci show starts at 9:30, are you going?"

What answered Kim Ki-hyun was Lee Ji-eun's ten-second yawn.

Seeing this, Jin Qixuan suddenly had the idea of ​​putting his fingers into her mouth.

But...reason told him not to do that.

After yawning, Lee Ji-eun weakly hit her head on Kim Ki-hyeon's chest and then there was no more movement.

As expected, Lee Ji-eun looks her cutest when she is in a daze, and she almost melts Kim Ki-hyeon’s heart.

He raised his hand to ruffle her hair, then Jin Qixuan carried her across the waist to the bed, covered her with a blanket, and said softly:
"Go to sleep first, and order food when you wake up. I'll come back this afternoon to take you to watch the Bulgari show. I'm leaving now."

Just as Jin Qixuan was about to leave, Li Zhien grabbed his little finger.

"Give me a kiss, give me a kiss before you go~"

Hearing her soft moans, Jin Qixuan quickly squatted down and gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead.

(End of this chapter)