I'm just trying to ride the wave of popularity!

Chapter 124: Signing the contract marks the start of the publicity campaign...

in the office.

Deathly silence.

Liu Fusheng seemed to realize that what he had said was somewhat shameless...

In the end, she lowered her head again, using plain water to cover up her embarrassment.

but……

After finishing their drinks, they refused to leave immediately.

Oh shit!

It's been six months since he took over this mess at Qinzhou Auto. He's been running himself ragged trying to attract investment and handle all sorts of other issues.

Regardless of what the other party does, as long as we can make some money, we just need to get their [Qinzhou Auto G1] product out.

He had this idea in his mind.

Zhou Yang took a deep breath, his facial muscles twitching slightly.

His gaze then swept through the documents of Qinzhou Automobile. The documents were full of exaggerated claims, and although he didn't know the actual financial situation, seeing the head of Qinzhou Automobile come to him looking like a doormat, Zhou Yang knew that this thing was probably a huge pitfall, and it probably wouldn't be able to be filled without several hundred million, and the risk was extremely high...

"Mr. Liu, why don't you go back first?"

"Mr. Zhou, actually, I've always admired you. We don't need you to make a movie for us, just give us some product placement, okay? For every car sold, I'll give you a commission?"

Liu Fusheng looked up at Zhou Yang. Even though he had finished drinking all the water in his cup, he pretended to take a sip to hide his complicated emotions, while keeping his eyes on Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang sighed: "Here's the deal, as long as you can scrape together 200,000 yuan and provide us with a sample car that I've requested, I'll continue to help you with the filming..."

"Two hundred thousand is not a problem, that's fine, a prototype is also not a problem..."

"Alright... It's getting late, so I won't keep you here for dinner..." Zhou Yang nodded, smiled, and stood up, ready to shake hands with Liu Fusheng.

Liu Fusheng subconsciously stood up, held his breath for a long time, but showed no intention of moving his feet.

"Mr. Liu, you..."

"Mr. Zhou, how about... we sign a contract?" Liu Fusheng was holding back, but in the end he still looked at Zhou Yang.

"I already said, 200,000, plus a demo car, and we'll sign..." Zhou Yang was speechless.

"But..." Liu Fusheng remained silent for a long time before finally plopping down in his chair again: "President Zhou, how about I sell you shares in [Qinzhou Automobile]? [Qinzhou Automobile] has the qualifications to manufacture cars, and its value might increase in the future. I can still make the decision on 2% of the shares. 900 million for 2% of the shares, what do you think?"

"..."

Zhou Yang remained silent.

“That 700 million, 2%!” Liu Fusheng added.

"Six million, that's the lowest I can go. If it's less, I'm leaving..."

"..."

"..."

Zhou Yang sighed helplessly, then opened the door.

The meaning is already clear.

After seeing Zhou Yang's expression, Liu Fusheng awkwardly stood up. He was about to leave, but then immediately took out a large stack of information about [Qinzhou Automobile].

"Mr. Zhou, please take a look at our documents... please take a look..."

"it is good!"

After seeing Zhou Yang nod, Liu Fusheng finally smiled: "Then I won't disturb your artistic creation any longer..."

"it is good!"

Zhou Yang smiled and nodded again.

Then he watched Liu Fusheng leave.

After Liu Fusheng left...

Looking at the information on Qinzhou Automobile, Zhou Yang shook his head helplessly.

Has the top executive of such a large factory really fallen into this state? How terrible must this company be!
Zhou Yang had originally planned to throw these documents away, but when he picked them up, he hesitated for a moment before making a phone call.

"What's the current situation with Qinzhou Auto? Could you please investigate?"

"..."

Right after making the call, Zhou Yang went back to work.

About half an hour later.

There was another knock on the office door.

Immediately afterward, Zhou Yang looked at his assistant, who was giving him a complicated expression, and said, "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Liu is back again..."

"Ok?"

Just as Zhou Yang was in a daze, Liu Fusheng poked his head out from behind him: "President Zhou..."

"Mr. Liu, what's wrong...?"

"Mr. Zhou! Two hundred thousand, no more, no less, I've brought it to you..."

Zhou Yang watched as Liu Fusheng walked into the office with red eyes, then took out a black bag and placed it on the table.

Zhou Yang looked at the black bag, then turned to Liu Fusheng: "Mr. Liu, this money shouldn't be your company's money, right?"

“My own money!” Liu Fusheng’s face was bitter as he looked out the window. “President Zhou, to be honest with you, we haven’t received a single penny of wages. The employees are already a month behind on their paychecks, and we’re about to face bankruptcy and restructuring. Just now, a leader called me, saying that the factory is under increasing pressure, and the G1 project might have to be halted…”

Zhou Yang listened to Liu Fusheng's words but ultimately did not respond, only keeping his eyes on the black bag.

Liu Fusheng then turned to Zhou Yang and said, "Mr. Zhou, let's sign the advertising contract first. As for the sample car you wanted, I'll get it for you right away. Just give me some time..."

Zhou Yang remained silent.

She didn't look at Liu Fusheng again, but closed her eyes.

Silence fell over the office again. After about thirty seconds, Zhou Yang nodded and accepted the two hundred thousand yuan: "Okay, I'll take your project. You sign a commercial contract with me. For every G1 car sold, I'll take a commission of 7%. Is that alright?"

"no problem!"

"You'd better focus on getting the prototype done. Give me one, and I'll help you promote it..."

"can!"

"besides……"

"What else?"

"Today, get me a detailed report on [Qinzhou Auto] and send it to my email. The key points should be its debt situation, revenue situation, and debt disputes, etc. I will investigate from various aspects to verify the actual situation. If the situation is true..." Zhou Yang didn't finish his sentence.

Liu Fusheng was taken aback.

Then he looked at Zhou Yang.

But Zhou Yang didn't promise anything; he simply took out a contract and handed it to Liu Fusheng.

Liu Fusheng looked at the contract, then made a phone call to the lawyer outside the door.

Only after the lawyer confirmed that there were no problems with the contract did he sign his name.

Just at this time……

"Mr. Liu..."

"what happened?"

When will we receive the G1 prototype?

"It will take at least a month..."

"A month is too long..."

"Mr. Zhou, you know the actual situation, and I won't hide it from you. The facelift of the G1, which is the urban SUV shown in the complete blueprints, requires a complete overhaul of the exterior mold design... The corresponding parts also need to be redesigned, which will take time..."

"..."

Zhou Yang remained silent for a long time.

"Here's the deal, get me a physical frame model of the car in the next couple of days. Whether it's drivable or not doesn't matter, just get me one..."

"Huh? What are you going to do?"

"The moment you sign this contract, the promotion for this project has already begun!"

"..."

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The time soon came to August 11th.

The Hollywood film "King of the Monsters," released just 12 days ago, has raked in an astonishing 2 million RMB at the box office, becoming another milestone in the history of Chinese cinema, much to the astonishment of countless filmmakers.

On the internet, the popularity of "King of the Monsters" has not diminished after 12 days; on the contrary, more and more discussion posts have flooded in like a tidal wave, sweeping across major film review websites in China...

CCTV News reported that the number of netizens who directly or indirectly participated in discussions about "King of the Monsters" may have exceeded 500 million.

It's worth noting that in 2003, at this very moment, the total number of internet users was only 7500 million.

Such astonishing data undoubtedly makes this a phenomenal event in the film industry.

The executives of Tianyu Media were excited. The huge success of "King of the Monsters" swept away the gloom caused by the failure of "Superman 2" and brought Tianyu Media back to its most glorious chapter before its listing.

Thanks to the huge success of the imported film "King of the Monsters", Tianyu Media's last film of 2003, "Love Ferris Wheel", gradually came into everyone's view.

On November 1st, for the entire Chinese film industry, apart from the frenzy surrounding "King of the Monsters," major film weekly magazines and entertainment newspapers seemed to have all agreed to publish a series of news articles at once.

Zheng Yichen secured a multi-million yuan endorsement deal with Haipeng Sports Apparel, bringing his total brand endorsements to 13 companies in 2003 and officially making him the top-ranked new generation celebrity in the entertainment industry!

Singer Chen Liang appeared at Jay Chou's concert at the Taipei Arena and sang a duet with Chou's hit song. The concert was a public promotional event for Chen Liang's new album, "The Present World"! The event became a viral sensation online!

[After King of the Monsters, Love Ferris Wheel is here! The most perfect romantic ending of 2003...]

[The cast of "Love Ferris Wheel" is rocked by a dating scandal: Cheng Yi-chen and female director Chang Ching-ya were caught in a compromising situation in the middle of the night...]

[Korean HSA member Kim Dae-jong personally traveled to China to celebrate Chen Liang's birthday...]

【…】

Overnight, news about Zheng Yichen and Chen Liang, two of the new generation artists promoted by Tianyu Media, swept across the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

Especially Chen Liang...

Since going solo from the South Korean HSA group, he has gained popularity thanks to his cool appearance and the buzz surrounding his predecessor, HSA...

With its popularity remaining constant, the news of the upcoming release of the new album "The Present World" even soared to the top of the Chinese music charts, its brilliance even rivaling that of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong!

Some even predict that Chen Liang will become the next king of the music scene after Jay Chou from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The soaring popularity of Chen Liang and Zheng Yichen naturally brought a great deal of attention to the movie "Love Ferris Wheel".

"Love Ferris Wheel" is scheduled to premiere on November 9th.

However, on November 2nd, the movie tickets were sold out by fans in just half a day after they went on sale!

……

As an investor in "Love Ferris Wheel," even after leaving the production team, An Xiaoshi is still entitled to a share of the profits according to the contract.

She should have been happy to see the movie so popular.

but……

At this moment, she couldn't feel happy at all.

Because she saw the brand collaboration lineup for her new movie, "Love Rollercoaster".

She thought that her perception of Zhou Yang's lack of principles had reached its limit, and that he would never betray her father again!
However, Zhou Yang still shattered her worldview...

(End of this chapter)