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Chapter 168 Artist Zhou Yang!
The sun gradually set behind the mountains.

[Tianyu] Conference Room.

The team members did not leave; instead, they all sat in their seats and waited quietly.

However, a deathly silence lingered in everyone's hearts.

Chen Liang gripped his phone tightly, but his palms were sweaty.

He kept pacing back and forth.

I kept reminding myself to stay calm.

However, a sense of unease surged wildly into my heart.

In the corner of the conference room, Sister Hong appeared calm, but she was staring at her email on the computer while checking all sorts of information!
Time passed slowly, and the sound of the computer running became clearer and clearer...

The atmosphere in the conference room grew increasingly oppressive, with everyone feeling as if they dared not even breathe.

Hongjie looked out the window, repeatedly reminding herself to stay calm.

At the same time, he lowered his head and silently wrote the final contingency plan!

The role of "Twilight" is extremely important to Chen Liang, the company, and everyone else!

After spending so much time and resources, it was all a desperate gamble!
Big deal!
Her eyes were slightly red, and finally, she made a crazy decision!

I wrote down the word "free"!
Just at this time!
suddenly!

A piercing telephone ring rang out!

Everyone instinctively looked at Sister Hong!

Chen Liang suddenly stood up, staring intently at Sister Hong, his emotions running high, and even his hand holding the phone was trembling!

Then, he saw that Sister Hong's expression gradually turned to shock, and then to death.

"We can forgo our pay!"

"Yes, we can do without any payment!"

"It doesn't have to be a werewolf, it doesn't have to be Jacob, but we must have an important character!"

"We can participate for free! Yes, free, participation!"

"..."

Hongjie suddenly lost control of her emotions.

He desperately emphasized over the phone, "The audition was too short. No one can see anything. Our Chen Liang has many possibilities. He can be Liang Yingdi, he can be Wu Zuliang, and he can be any, yes, any role you want!"

Sister Hong's urgent voice echoed continuously in the conference room.

However, his face grew paler and paler, and looked increasingly unsightly.

"I'm sorry, I know you tried your best, but the acting was too artificial, like a... mindless robot..."

After finally hanging up the phone, she plopped down in her chair and stared blankly at all the plans on the table.

Then, he suddenly tore all the plans on the table to shreds and stared silently at the ceiling!
Seeing this, Chen Liang felt as if a heavy hammer had struck his heart. His lips trembled slightly, and he finally gritted his teeth and asked, "Sister Hong, we..."

"We're eliminated!" Sister Hong closed her eyes!

Chen Liang was stunned!
Immediately afterwards...

Suddenly losing my balance, I almost fell to the ground.

this moment!
The phone rang again.

Sister Hong answered the phone with trembling hands.

Immediately afterwards...

"Sorry, thank you for your support of [KSA]..."

"It's a pity that this time it didn't meet our endorsement criteria..."

"Looking forward to our next collaboration!"

outside the window.

The sunset is full of sky.

In the conference room.

A cell phone crashed to the ground with a loud thud, its screen cracking and spreading like a spiderweb...

....................................

In the audition hall of 【KSA】.

Sunset is the most beautiful filter.

Zhou Yang leaned against the window, bathed in the afterglow of the sunset, quietly watching everyone.

Quiet, refined, and reserved, she possesses a unique air of authority.

He didn't restrain himself like all the other auditionees, and he didn't introduce himself to the costume designer.

Instead, looking at everyone...

Zhang Jingya stood to one side, looking at Zhou Yang in a daze.

When she walked in, she was uneasy and very nervous, repeatedly thinking about how she should phrase her words to explain her lateness.

But once she entered the meeting room, she realized that all explanations were unnecessary.

She was nothing more than an insignificant speck of dust. And all the attention was focused on Zhou Yang.

She also noticed Zhou Yang, and saw the red wine stain on his cuff. She was stunned and wanted to help wipe the red wine stain off Zhou Yang's cuff.

But clearly, others also noticed Zhou Yang.

The designers were initially nodding in satisfaction, and were even very pleased with Zhou Yang's appearance.

However, upon noticing the red wine stains, they all frowned, whispered among themselves for a while, and finally said a few words to Li Mei.

"Mr. Zhou Yang, how about we change our clothes first?" Li Mei heard the designers' voices and finally showed an embarrassed expression.

The designers are saying Zhou Yang is unprofessional...

Arrogant!

It doesn't matter!
Even the way they criticized Zhou Yang was not the attitude a spokesperson should have!

Furthermore, they showed a lack of respect!

Zhang Jingya understood French and whispered the translation to Zhou Yang.

She felt even more guilty; if only she had noticed the wine stain on Zhou Yang's suit earlier, then...

“No need…” Zhou Yang smiled, took the napkin, and calmly wiped his face, showing no embarrassment whatsoever. Instead, he shook his head: “True art is never in external objects, but in the resonance between the soul and history. The French poet, Mr. Borel, once compared wine stains to ‘medals of artistic chance.’ I hope that our meeting this time is not simply a collaboration between a brand and its spokesperson, but a fusion of Eastern and Western cultural histories, and even more so, an artistic fusion… Please translate this for me…”

Zhang Jingya was momentarily stunned when she heard these words.

At this moment, Zhou Yang, standing by the window, was a complete stranger to her...

Subconsciously, she was told that Zhou Yang was talking nonsense, but emotionally she was instantly filled with an indescribable sense of admiration.

She looked at everyone and immediately helped Zhou Yang translate.

A brief silence fell over the audition room.

Several fashion designers looked at Zhou Yang, a strange glint in their eyes, as if they had become interested.

Then, the lead designer nodded and invited Zhou Yang to sit down.

At this moment, Li Mei excitedly displayed the sales curve of [European Suits], which was endorsed by Zhou Yang, and a report on Zhou Yang's personal popularity.

On the big screen...

Zhang Jingya looked at the set of curves.

Even she, as the person involved, was shocked!

Sales of European-style suits in China have skyrocketed and surged in the past two weeks.

“We want to portray him as an ‘oriental aristocrat who rises from humble beginnings,’ an image that aligns with our brand transformation needs!”

"This is the core of our new product!"

The designers nodded in agreement after listening, but then frowned when they saw the user profile. They found the user's "aesthetics" to be low-class, the users to be mostly young people, and the suits to be cheap, which could potentially lower the overall brand image of [KSA].

Ultimately, they reached a consensus.

Li Mei nodded after listening.

"Mr. Zhou Yang, what we mean is, if we reach an endorsement agreement, we hope you will terminate your endorsement contract with [European Suits]..."

Zhou Yang frowned slightly when he heard this: "You probably don't know my relationship with [European Suits], do you?"

“We are well aware that while [European Suits] gives you a significant share of the profits, it is ultimately a small brand of suits. From the fabric to the design, everything about it exudes cheapness. It always has regional limitations, while [KSA] has always aimed for the high-end market. [European Suits] would lower our brand value…”

Zhou Yang laughed: "If I had to choose between [European Suit] and [KSA], I would choose [European Suit]... I went through a long period of despair, and I was once penniless, like a lost soul wandering. During that time, Mr. Xu from [European Suit] treated me to a meal and gave me a suit for free..."

"Why don't you listen to our offer? Three years, thirty million US dollars for an endorsement! One year's endorsement fee is enough to cover the profit share from selling millions of [European Suits]!" After seeing Zhou Yang's smile, Li Mei assumed that Zhou Yang was waiting for their offer.

Li Mei smiled and handed a quote to Zhou Yang.

She was very optimistic about Zhou Yang's future, so she applied to Zhou Yang for the company's maximum endorsement rights without withholding or lowering the price!

Three years and thirty million US dollars—at this time in all of China, that's practically the treatment of a top-tier actor!
however……

She couldn't see any surprise on Zhou Yang's face; in fact, Zhou Yang hadn't even looked at the quote.

She only saw Zhou Yang shake his head: "Money is not the most important thing to me. In fact, if certain conditions are met, I might not even accept any endorsement fees!"

What conditions are met?

"As I just said, my visit this time is not simply about a brand and its spokesperson collaborating, but about a collision between Eastern and Western cultures and histories, and even more so, a fusion of art..."

She saw Zhou Yang stand up and gently straighten his suit.

"From the Western Zhou Dynasty to the pre-Qin period, from the early Han Dynasty to the Republican era..."

Zhou Yang glanced around and spotted an unopened glass of red wine. Then, under Zhang Jingya's watchful eye, he used a corkscrew to open the wine, followed by a moment of shock from everyone...

it turns out!

Suddenly, red wine was splashed onto the wall, onto the expensive suit that was originally intended for Zhou Yang to try on during his audition!
Zhang Jingya was stunned!

Li Mei subconsciously stood up from her chair!

The French designers, led by Blair, stared wide-eyed!
I saw...

Zhou Yang smiled and pointed to the suit jacket above, where the wine had splattered onto the fabric, creating an ink-wash landscape pattern...

"Eastern elegance lies in the spirit and camaraderie of 'standing together as brothers'!"

(End of this chapter)