Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 199 Pepsi and Coca-Cola Endorsement
When it comes to popularity, advertisers are the most sensitive.

The most recent time was when "The Great Tang Empire" had just finished airing, Sister Mei came to inform that there were a huge number of new advertising and spokesperson invitations.

Yes, “huge amounts,” those were her exact words.

The phone in the studio almost never stopped ringing.

This new batch of cooperation invitations does not focus more on the spokesperson's status like previous ones. This time, the brand is targeting popularity.

The most obvious ones are Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

The two companies sent contracts at the same time, with Coca-Cola offering an endorsement fee of 450 million per year for a seven-year contract.

Pepsi offered the same price and signed a 5-year contract.

It seems that this is the price the market has given him at present. I heard that Zhou Jielun originally signed a 5-year contract worth 2000 million.

The price given to Chen Linfeng should include the bonus of writing books and the premium of the Oscar. After all, he is somewhat famous internationally.

Chen Linfeng decisively chose the latter, as a shorter contract is better and it is not advisable to sign a long contract during the development period.

He does prefer Pepsi.

Pepsi also has a saying: "If you want to know whether an artist is popular, just find out if he is the spokesperson for Pepsi."

I have to say that there is some truth to this. Pepsi's development in the mainland is indeed significantly better than that of Coca-Cola.

Currently, Pepsi's spokespersons include Zhou Jielun, Xie Tingfeng, Louis Koo, Chen Guanxi, Cai Yilin, etc., all of whom are the most popular group of people.

As for Coca-Cola, it is Angela Chang, SHE, Chris Lee, and Yu Wenle, but their overall popularity is indeed slightly lower.

The specific signing ceremony and advertising shooting will be in June, so Chen Linfeng doesn’t have to worry about this for now.

It is now late April and it has been a while since he finished writing his new script.

According to the planned schedule, Chen Shantong sent people to look for a suitable filming location based on the script and to carry out preliminary preparations for the crew.

Liu Qianqian returned to school to prepare for her thesis defense.

Chen Linfeng also had to show up at the school. When he won the Oscar in March, the school was going to hold a celebration, but he happened to be filming a movie, so it was postponed.

The college was very reasonable this time, putting students' careers first and not in a hurry at all.

Wang Rui said bluntly on the phone, "Now you are Yan Ying, and Yan Ying is you. As long as you don't break the sky, you will enjoy privileges until graduation."

When Chen Linfeng returned to school, he walked into the classroom under the full gaze of his classmates.

The class suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were looking in the same direction.

The teacher who was giving the lecture stopped and joked, "Isn't this the Oscar winner who is back? Why don't you come up and say a few words?"

Chen Linfeng put his hands together and begged for mercy, "Teacher, please embarrass me, I am still a student."

The other students were still looking at him curiously.

These people are all majoring in directing and screenwriting, and they aspire to win the three major awards and the Oscars. But one of their classmates won both, and they felt an indescribable complexity in their hearts.

After only one class, he felt uncomfortable and didn't plan to attend the rest of the class. Anyway, he had already learned the content on his own in advance.

Shu Chang heard that Chen Linfeng had returned, so he came to find him. He happened to meet him as he was about to leave, and the two of them walked side by side and talked.

"Isn't 'Struggle' about to start filming? Why aren't you on the set?"

"I don't have any scenes to shoot these days, so I took a short break. Today, I heard from Xixi on the phone that you and she were both going back to school, so I came to visit."

Chen Linfeng sighed, "We are either filming or rushing to attend announcements, and the time we can spend together is getting less and less."

"Yeah, but being busy is a good thing. It means we are all doing well."

Shu Chang has long been accustomed to this kind of busy life. It can be said that this makes her feel at ease.

"Xiao Feng~ sing~"

Chen Linfeng turned his head and saw that it was Liu Qianqian, with a ponytail and a white T-shirt.

"Sissi, it feels like I haven't seen you for a long time."

Liu Qianqian and Shu Chang held hands and jumped up and down, looking very happy.

Chen Linfeng stood aside, watching the beautiful girl sticking to each other with a smile.

At this time, Yang Mi, who came with Liu Qianqian, waved and said hello, "Hello, senior, I haven't seen you in school for a long time. Recently, the students have no energy for morning exercises."

As she waved her arms, two indescribable things trembled slightly, exerting a huge attraction.

Chen Linfeng's eyelids twitched and he tilted his head slightly, "Really? That's not good. Morning exercises are for yourself after all, and shouldn't be affected by other factors."

After becoming an adult, the body is different after all, and it’s easy to get excited.

Chen Linfeng activated the cheat and adjusted his memory in one go, and his eyes quickly regained clarity.

The disappointment in Yang Mi's eyes flashed away, and she smiled and said, "With you here, everyone will always have more motivation."

Chen Linfeng sat down like an old monk and said calmly, "You will be a senior soon. I won't stay in school for long. From now on, you don't have to worry about others. Just make your own plans and do morning exercises on time."

There's no point in me doing morning exercises when you're not here.

Yang Mi secretly complained that in fact, she had never gotten up early during this period of time.

Although Liu Qianqian was chatting with Shu Chang, she kept one ear perked up to listen to this side.

She looked at Chen Linfeng, as if she suddenly remembered something, and said.

"I just met Mr. Wang from your department. He asked me to notify you to go to his office."

"Calling me at this time?" Chen Linfeng asked in confusion.
"okay, I get it."

Then Liu Qianqian said to Yang Mi, "Mi Mi, you still have classes, why don't you go quickly, or you'll be late."

Yang Mi, "..."

Go to the department office.

Wang Rui did not mention the Oscars as Chen Linfeng expected, but instead talked about the new play he was preparing.

"I heard that you contacted many outstanding graduates from previous years to join the team?"

Chen Linfeng nodded. This matter was not handled through Wang Rui at the beginning, but was directly contacted with the school alumni association.

"If your crew had a few more students, it would almost be up to the standard of a student graduation project. Do you want me to find a few teachers to help you?"

Is there such a good thing?
Chen Linfeng was overjoyed. Although the seniors he contacted were the best among the others, they were definitely not as good as the teachers who were professionally trained and had rich experience.

"I want a great handheld game console teacher and art director."

He added, "I originally planned to recruit some students from our school to join the group. We should always support the school's work."

"I don't believe you. You can at most bring along those you have a good relationship with."

Wang Rui rolled his eyes at him and began to think about the personnel that Chen Linfeng wanted. This guy was a picky person, and he wanted key positions.

But it is not surprising. These two positions will obviously affect the quality of the work. The level of ordinary TV drama crews is definitely not as good as those of movie crews.

“Is a Director of Photography needed?”

"If there is, it would be the best."

The director of photography is mainly responsible for determining the shots with the director, scheduling camera positions, and directing the shooting process.

These handheld game console teachers who are good at their jobs sometimes take on the job part-time, but having one more person is always good.

However, the senior who plans to be the photographer will have to continue to work as a photography assistant.

Wang Rui directly regarded himself as an instructor and checked the current preparatory projects with Chen Linfeng.

Naturally, Chen Linfeng was the director and screenwriter alone.

Chen Linfeng hired graduates for the positions of photographer, stylist, executive director, and editor, which are considered to be relatively technically demanding jobs. Of course, the original photographer will now have to work as a photography assistant.

Other positions, such as the lighting team, prop master, sound team, assistant director, production director, etc., are all recruited by Chen Shantong.

Wang Rui nodded, "The preparations are sufficient, basically there is nothing wrong."

After all, it is a TV series and the shooting time is long. If there are any problems, they can be adjusted during the shooting process.

He relaxed a little, "Okay, there's nothing else to do, you can go back. Remember to come to school in a couple of days to participate in the celebration."

Chen Linfeng asked in confusion, "Won't Teacher Wang come to be my supervisor?"

Generally, for students' graduation projects, the producers and producers are named after school leaders, and the supervisors are named after department teachers. This is actually equivalent to the graduation thesis instructors in ordinary schools. This is a routine operation.

Wang Rui said, "We don't have much to offer in terms of your work. The school has decided not to interfere. If it's really well shot, it won't bring any honor to the school."

Seeing that the other party wanted to say something, he simply waved his hand and said, "Alright, the school has already made the decision, so let's do it this way."

"Okay, thank you, teacher."

At this time, Chen Linfeng really had a new respect for the school. This was a long-term approach, and it seemed that they really had high hopes for him.

Although he knew that this was a way to win people's hearts, he still couldn't help but be moved.

But before leaving, Chen Linfeng couldn't help but say, "Teacher, after I finish filming this drama, I will probably have to make a movie. Why not just use it as my graduation project when the movie comes out?"

"What's the difference?"

Of course there is a difference. Yanying and Huaying Studio have a good relationship. As a student assignment, the movie can apply for more support. It would be a bit of a waste to put it into a TV series.

And, never mind, let’s talk about it later.

He didn't respond and just waved away.

When I returned to the place I had been at, I found Shi Xiaolong was also there. The three of them were talking about something and were laughing happily.

"What are you talking about? Are you so happy?"

Liu Qianqian covered her mouth and smiled without saying anything.

Shu Changle said, "I'm talking about your great achievements when you were a child."

Chen Linfeng glared at Shi Xiaolong and said, "Just wait, I will suppress you later."

Shi Xiaolong sneered, "You are the one who loses the most now."

"Just one more time, okay?"

"One time is also a loss!"

……

Two days later, Chen Linfeng participated in a celebration event at school called "Celebrating our schoolmates winning the Oscar Award."

According to his request, the event was not made on a big scale. Only meetings and speeches were held within the school, and reporters were not allowed into the school.

In fact, this is quite good. If he really had to do like last time and invite back a group of seniors and bring reporters along, it would have made too much noise and would not be in line with his current low-key strategy.

Shu Chang has returned to the crew, and Shi Xiaolong found an excuse to slip away early, leaving only him and Liu Qianqian.

The two went to a coffee shop outside the school, ordered two cups of coffee, and sat down to chat.

It was morning and there were few people in the store. Customers sitting not far away were whispering to each other and looking at the two of them.

The waitress was a girl. When she brought the coffee, she glanced at Chen Linfeng subtly.

It’s so handsome, I think it’s better than the TV series.

She glanced at him a few more times, then asked nervously, "Brother Feng, ah no, Mr. Chen Linfeng, can you please sign an autograph? I'm your fan, Chen Linfeng bar, level 11."

Chen Linfeng has become accustomed to encountering such things, but it is rare to see people come up to report their levels on the forum.

He skillfully signed the book handed to him by the other party.

When signing, he even asked, "Which of my works do you know me from?"

The waitress said excitedly, "I've watched both The Lotus Lantern and The Princess Diaries. You look so handsome in them."

She quickly added, "Of course, he's handsome in real life, too."

It seems that the TV series is indeed gaining fans quickly, and the book fans are too Buddhist. They don't get excited at all when they see him, but instead often urge him to update his books when they meet.

Chen Linfeng saw that Liu Qianqian seemed a little depressed.

So he pointed to the opposite side and said, "Do you know her? Do you want her to sign one for you too?"

The waitress glanced at her warily, of course she knew.

She is always with Brother Feng. We are nominally classmates and good friends, but in reality, I don’t know if she is a “Fairy Sister” with evil intentions.

A lot of people have discussed this in the forum, and most of the female forum members don't like this person because she has argued about this topic with the male forum members many times.

Now these two people are actually drinking coffee together outside. I wonder if there is any situation behind this.

Well, I don’t think so. This place is very close to Yanying’s school. I guess they are just classmates hanging out together.

She reluctantly said, "Please also help Ms. Liu to sign one, thank you."

After the waiter left, Liu Qianqian said unhappily, "This person seems to like you."

Chen Linfeng was speechless, "She said she was my fan from the beginning, isn't it normal for her to like me?"

Liu Qianqian said meaningfully, "Liking and liking are different."

I always feel that defense is becoming more and more difficult.

It’s all Xiaofeng’s fault. He’s too attractive.

(End of this chapter)