Chapter 4 The Car Endorsement
I didn't sign the perfume endorsement. But a week later, Xie Kun gave me a top-tier Car Endorsement.
Right now I already had top luxury endorsements in ready-to-wear, jewelry, and watches. But among all commercial deals, the one with the highest gold content, the hardest to get, and the longest evaluation period was still a Car Endorsement.
I asked, "Xiao Yuan's compensation?"
No. He was never the kind of person who would give compensation just to soothe my anger.
The sweetness and delight that had just risen, I forced back down. I smiled, helpless. "Just say it. What do you need me to help with?"
Xie Kun rubbed his nose. "Haohai's investment this year, Spilt Water—lead Xia Yu got into trouble. We want you to produce the theme song and stabilize public opinion."
Spilt Water was a huge project. The producer was seasoned. The director and screenwriter were famous names with international awards. The whole team had prepped for almost two years.
But in the end, it was a board Xiao Yuan put together to boost Shen Xinrui.
Shen Xinrui had debuted two years. She couldn't sing or dance. She was tone-deaf. Her acting was a mess.
But her path was smooth. She shone without limit in the circle. Among actresses, her momentum was charging straight at me.
That was Xiao Yuan. He protected the woman he loved with extreme care.
He never hid it. Completely open.
I stared at the contract for a long time and still couldn't see it clearly. Then it hit me late. The sourness at the tip of my nose rushed straight into my eyes.
My eyes hurt too.
"Okay." I smiled. "A top-tier Car Endorsement for one theme song. No matter how you count it, I'm not the one losing."
"Xu Zhiyi." Xie Kun looked at me. "If you don't want to smile, then don't."
"Xiao Yuan is that much of a bastard. You've liked him for this many years. You know it yourself," Xie Kun said. "Feelings are too empty. Maybe one day Mr. Xiao doesn't want to play anymore and throws it away. But benefits are real.
"Xiao Yuan gives, you take. That's the one good thing about him. He's generous."
Xie Kun handed me the pen. "I also know you're unhappy. You think this Car Endorsement is leftover from Xiao Yuan coaxing Shen Xinrui. But not taking a benefit makes you the sucker. Who cares who he's boosting."
"I just feel stifled." I blinked hard before I could keep a normal voice. "And I still have to rush over and help him boost his lover."
"Then what. Who told you to like him." Xie Kun sighed. "Sign it."