Drama Queen Reborn as a Top Student!-Chapter 984 - 488: The Fox Borrows the Tiger’s Might
Zhou Rong tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.
She only fell into a light sleep as dawn approached, then was startled awake by a nightmare.
Zhou Rong sat up in bed, drenched in sweat, as the bright sunlight poured over her, prompting her to instinctively shield her eyes.
She hadn’t thought about events from sixteen years ago in a long time, but last night, after being provoked by Rong Yuhe, those deeply buried secrets resurfaced.
Zhou Rong began to carefully ponder Rong Yuhe’s words.
Rong Yuhe walked in and saw Zhou Rong was awake, immediately approaching her with concern.
"Awake already? How did you sleep last night?"
Zhou Rong patted the bed beneath her, displeased: "The mattress is too hard, my back hurts from it."
"Where’s Ningning?" Zhou Rong asked while getting dressed.
"He’s been busy working on some album lately, leaves early and returns late every day, I hardly see him."
Zhou Rong thought for a moment and said, "Let’s go to the company to find Ding Meng."
"Why are we looking for her?"
"Ningning has earned so much money for her, she can’t just rent him an apartment and be done with it, it’s not that easy."
Rong Yuhe grabbed her: "Back then she gave us five million to buy out Ningning’s future, the only condition was we wouldn’t disturb him from then on, and we even signed a contract. If you go to her now, that woman will make us cough up the five million, never underestimate her legal team."
Last night, Rong Yuhe personally witnessed just how formidable Lawyer Xing was.
Zhou Rong retorted irritably: "Do you think I’m afraid of her? Worst comes to worst we make a fuss, after all, those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who do."
Rong Yuhe changed the subject: "Have you thought about what I told you last night?"
Zhou Rong’s flamboyant expression vanished without a trace, she pressed her lips together and remained silent.
"I’m not forcing you to say anything, just tell me—is the household’s surname Gu? Do they live in Zhoushan Garden Villa?"
"Gu?"
Zhou Rong looked at him puzzled: "When did I ever say their surname was Gu?"
"You mentioned it when you were drunk. Isn’t their surname Gu? Then what’s their surname?"
Zhou Rong responded irritably: "Stop digging, it’s not what you think."
Rong Yuhe was desperate, scratching his ears in frustration, yet couldn’t pry Zhou Rong’s mouth open. Truly, women are soft-hearted and can’t accomplish anything significant.
To ensure Rong Xianning can focus on creating his new album, Ding Meng generously rented an entire recording studio for him, complete with a top-tier production team.
Rong Xianning dedicated himself to his work every day, leaving early and returning late, fully immersed in his career, making Ding Meng quite pleased.
Rong Xianning’s popularity has been skyrocketing recently, and now a new endorsement has come knocking.
Ding Meng is very meticulous in selecting business endorsements for Rong Xianning, but the Cultural Creation Conference, which proactively approached Xianning, is indeed a high-quality brand.
Ding Meng hesitated because the conference requested a dual endorsement, with Shen You’an as the other spokesperson.
This national celebrity couple is excessively popular, and further promotion would be difficult to manage if they don’t end up together.
Now, planning a dual endorsement ties their images too closely together, which isn’t necessarily a good thing.
However, this endorsement is indeed excellent. The Cultural Creation Conference is a nationally renowned educational brand with extensive connections, and missing out would be a shame.
After much consideration, Ding Meng decided to accept the endorsement.
On the day of the contract negotiations, she brought a lawyer and personally went to the Cultural Creation Association Group, meeting a young man dressed casually, with a leisurely and composed demeanor, in the conference room.
Beside him sat another young man in a suit, appearing to be a lawyer.
Ding Meng asked curiously, "Are you President Lin?"
But wasn’t President Lin rumored to be a woman?
A woman’s cheerful voice came from behind: "President Ding, President Zhao, thank you for waiting."
Ding Meng turned her head to see a woman in a black professional outfit enter the room.
Ding Meng asked curiously, "President Lin?"
"President Ding, I’ve heard much about you, please have a seat."
Ding Meng looked at the man seated on the opposite sofa, "And who is this?"
Lin Hui smiled and said, "Allow me to introduce, this is President Zhao from Other Shore Entertainment, he is here today as Shen You’an’s agent to discuss the endorsement contract."
Ding Meng scrutinized the man closely, realizing he was Shen You’an’s boss. He looked too young for the role, attending a business contract negotiation in casual wear, taking things too lightly.
The first impression he gave was that he wasn’t a reliable man.
Zhao Heng nodded politely, greeting them smoothly, "President Lin, President Ding."
"Now that everyone is here, let’s get down to business."
Lin Hui instructed the assistant to get coffee, and the three of them sat at the conference table.
Lin Hui opened a folder and distributed the organized contract details to the two—any issues could be addressed on the spot.
Brand endorsements cover numerous aspects, especially for two extremely popular stars, the details are even more extensive and densely packed.
Ding Meng skimmed through a few pages—endorsement duration is half a year, with post-tax fees amounting to two million four hundred thousand.
Although Rong Xianning’s popularity is high, he has not gone through significant market trials yet, especially in terms of endorsements, his influence hasn’t been proven. The endorsement fee offered was already above market rate.
Zhao Heng shook his head with a smile, "President Lin, do you perhaps have any misconceptions about my An’an’s market value?"
Lin Hui raised an eyebrow, "Oh? President Zhao, unhappy with the endorsement fee? This is the most reasonable price concluded by our company’s marketing department after extensive research."
Ding Meng clicked her tongue—inexperienced youth, attempting their first endorsement, dreaming of completing a one-time success, daring to challenge the client boldly, yet could end up with nothing.
To speak empirically, although Shen You’an is all the rage, she lacks credentials, and her works are superficial, what right does she have to haggle with clients?
A case of ignorance and arrogance.
Zhao Heng tossed down the information in his hand, leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, adopting a laid-back big-shot demeanor.
"Our An’an just secured the brand endorsement for snowmoon—is that prestigious enough?"
Ding Meng and Lin Hui were both astonished.
Snowmoon is a top-tier international luxury brand; luxury brands are extremely selective about their ambassadors, normally based on artist clout, with artists even willing to spend money for ambassador roles due to fierce competition.
Domestic A-list stars don’t always clinch snowmoon endorsements; getting an ambassador title is commendable. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
Zhao Heng claimed he secured snowmoon’s brand endorsement for a newcomer who debuted barely half a year? Not just a close friend or ambassador, but an official endorsement.
Zhao Heng wasn’t spouting drunken nonsense, was he?
However, Zhao Heng’s smile exuded self-assurance, displaying the ease of a successful figure: "What can we do? Our An’an’s beauty, intelligence, and talent are impeccable; she fits snowmoon’s brand image perfectly. Attaining the endorsement was seamless, and you needn’t worry about leaks as it will be officially announced in a few days."
Lin Hui knew that someone of Zhao Heng’s status wouldn’t lie about this. This was most likely true—Shen You’an obtaining the snowmoon endorsement indeed altered her market value significantly.
"Oh, also, our An’an secured a cover on a top-tier women’s magazine; the editor-in-chief has great admiration for her."
Ding Meng clenched her fist, realizing Zhao Heng possessed the ability to acquire such remarkable resources.
She suddenly thought maybe these resources had nothing to do with Zhao Heng, perhaps Shen You’an’s background naturally provided them.
Zhao Heng might just be taking advantage of her backing.
