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Chapter 167 Sorry, I'm late

evening.

In the conference room of [Tianyu Entertainment].

The setting sun cast a long shadow of Chen Liang.

He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the conference room, waiting with a complicated expression.

Time passed by, second by second, but every minute and every second felt oppressive.

Agent Hong is on the phone with [KSA]...

"We can lower the price!"

"Yes, we can be cheaper than Tony Leung. We can offer a five-year endorsement fee of ten million!"

"Our Chen Liang is the hottest rising star in China, and in the future, he will be a superstar. We will always have potential!"

"At most three years!"

"In three years, we can break out of Asia!"

"This morning, we auditioned for the Hollywood film 'Twilight,' competing against actors like Leung and Wu Zuliang. The feedback was excellent. Both the director and the original author were very satisfied with Chen Liang, praising him as a handsome young man. I sent you a set of audition photos and video footage. Did you see them?"

"..."

By the window, agent Sister Hong, never giving up any opportunity, finally gritted her teeth and said, "Mr. Li, we can lower the endorsement fee by another 30%! No, 50%! Just keep the exclusive endorsement deal with [KSA]..."

Hearing his agent's voice, Chen Liang's emotions suddenly became incredibly complicated, and he looked out the window at the setting sun.

Over the past year!

He and his team put in countless hours of hard work to become the spokesperson for [KSA]!
For a full year, he persisted in the "Gentleman's Training," even using data simulation to accurately replicate the aesthetic preferences of Li Mei, the president of KSA China, and the French designer. He even pinpointed the exact angle of the suit folds to 15° and the interval between audition speeches to 0.3 seconds.

The KSA endorsement is extremely important to Chen Liang!

This endorsement was his ticket to becoming an international star, and even more so, the most crucial battle to join the ranks of international superstars and stand on equal footing with actors like Tony Leung and Andy Lau!
Besides, it was also the most glamorous step in the entire listing process of his company, Tianyu!
They must strive for any possibility!
There was silence on the other end of the phone.

Even with such a price reduction, they didn't seem inclined to agree immediately. They calmly said, "Well then, I'm about to attend the final endorsement decision meeting. In the meeting, I'll mention that you don't need to rush..."

The phone hangs up.

And shut down the device immediately.

Agent Hongjie glanced at Chen Liang.

Chen Liang couldn't hide his anxiety: "Sister Hong, have the audition results for 'Twilight' come out yet?"

"Not that fast..."

"Oh!"

Chen Liang nodded, trying to suppress the slight anxiety in his heart.

But, for some reason, Zhou Yang's hideous face suddenly appeared in my mind.

Moreover, the face became clearer and clearer.

Immediately afterwards, the feeling of unease in my heart grew even stronger!
This movie is just as important as KSA's endorsement, or even more important!

This is a historic breakthrough: "the first time a Chinese actor has entered a Hollywood A-list production!"
As long as he can get the role, even if it's not the second male lead, but the third or even the fourth male lead!

So, he can use this halo to shock the entire Chinese film industry, thereby quickly rising to prominence and heading to Hollywood, the world-class film paradise!
A gust of wind blew.

He closed his eyes and carefully reviewed the interview!

Every detail told him that he was perfect, and his performance was flawless!
He can't possibly lose!
Even if we lose!
We must lose to international stars like Actor Liang and God of War Wu Zuliang, but we absolutely cannot lose to that bastard Zhou Yang!

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

"Mr. Zhou, are we really going to wear European-style suits to the audition?"

"They won't even give us a single piece of clothing, yet they want me to buy their clothes for auditions and advertise for them? Do you think I'm some kind of innocent victim?"

"Can……"

"If they want me to wear their clothes, they have to show sincerity first. If they have no sincerity at all and just want to make money off me, what kind of good deal is that?"

"..."

"If I hadn't been passing by, I wouldn't have bothered coming this time, what a waste of gas money..."

"Mr. Zhou, they are a major international brand!"

"Yeah, because they're a big international brand, that's why I paid for my own gas to come here. If I don't get some good stuff from them later, I'm not a Zhou..."

Some people are anxious.

Some people, on the other hand, looked completely relaxed.

evening.

A Qinzhou G1 car stopped in front of the KSA company.

Zhou Yang opened his eyes contentedly, yawned, and then got out of the car.

The driver and agent, Zhang Jingya, looked at Zhou Yang with a complicated expression, and then glanced at the several beautifully packaged bottles of red wine in the back seat of the car.

She wasn't sure if it was appropriate, but looking at Zhou Yang's determined look, the idiom "a thief never leaves empty-handed" popped into her mind.

“Besides suits, there’s not much else they might have that you can get for free…” Zhang Jingya looked at Zhou Yang, who was pushing up his glasses in the setting sun, with mixed feelings.

"Then let's take a few sets back and sell them... Let's go, let's get this done quickly, I have an idea for the new movie!"

"what idea?"

"Let's finish this first!"

Zhou Yang straightened his suit and then walked towards the entrance of the KSA building.

Zhang Jingya quickly followed behind Zhou Yang, took the invitation letter, handed it to the security guard, and explained the situation.

The security guard took the invitation, looked Zhou Yang up and down, then nodded and gestured for him to enter.

Then, Zhou Yang swaggered toward the front desk.

"Tell Mr. Li that I'll complete the necessary procedures."

"what?"

"Just to complete the process, come over for the audition to be the spokesperson..."

"Ah! Okay, okay! Hello, Mr. Zhou Yang, this way please. Mr. Li has been waiting here for quite some time. Mr. Zhou, it seems you're late..." "Please understand. Auditions for Hollywood movies can easily take a long time. We've already spoken to Mr. Li..."

"Have you been drinking?"

"You drank a little red wine. Does that mean you can't audition if you've been drinking?"

"No, no, that's not what I meant!"

"Oh, let's go then!"

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

The electronic screen in the KSA audition room is playing an advertisement that Chen Liang carefully filmed on a loop.

Luxury, elegance, maturity, sexiness...

A variety of poses are perfectly presented on the screen.

Li Mei stared silently at the display screen, then glanced at the time.

She's been waiting for this for a long time!
I've been waiting since 11 a.m. until evening...

During this time, Zhou Yang's agent, Li Mei, sent her a message that she was auditioning for "Twilight".

Li Mei was somewhat surprised!

She learned that although the audition for "Twilight" was very low-key, it was already an open secret that almost all the well-known young actors in China had come!

The label "Chinese actor enters Hollywood A-list production for the first time" is a significant label for any Chinese actor, even a top-tier one!
In fact, the movie "Twilight" can be seen as a ticket to becoming an international superstar!
Zhou Yang is actually qualified to audition for this!
If this is true, then what's wrong with her waiting for Zhou Yang for a few hours?
The setting sun gradually disappeared into the distance.

"Why aren't they here yet!"

"How can this person be so arrogant!"

"Yes, how could he do this? Our time is extremely precious, Ms. Li Mei. I really don't understand why you're making us wait for a Chinese person like this!"

"Punctuality is the most important quality and standard. If someone can't even do that, then why should we cooperate with them!"

"..."

Inside the audition room, several fashion designers from France were already getting impatient, some even banging on the table.

Li Mei glanced at the time, then silently looked at the reference image.

Chen Liang's endorsement sales have been flat and stagnant, while the sales figures for "European-style suits," which he casually mentioned, have skyrocketed in the past two days...

Yesterday, she spent the entire day persuading the leaders from France and the French fashion designers to give KSA a chance to wait for Zhou Yang!

This is not about lowering one's stance!
Instead, invest in the future!
She stood up, smiled, and said many comforting words to all the designers in the audition room, even vouching for them with her own position. This calmed the designers down, and they continued to wait.

Time passed slowly, and Li Mei kept looking at the time and then at what was below.

Just as a sense of unease began to stir within her!
I suddenly received a phone call!
Immediately afterwards, his eyes widened in disbelief, his gaze flickering slightly!

"what?"

"What did you say?"

"The Hollywood movie 'Twilight,' Zhou Yang actually..."

"..."

Next!

The audition room door opened!
The marketing manager rushed in, shocked, holding a document.

Immediately afterwards, she turned on the screen in the audition room.

Next!

She saw a new entertainment video.

In the video!
When interviewed by reporters, Kathryn Graham, the director of the film "Twilight," blushed and was clearly very excited.

"We cannot announce who will be starring in our film today!"

Everyone is excellent!

"However, an actor from China captivated us and also sparked a debate between us!"

“I think I’ve found Jacob, the werewolf from Twilight, but Ms. Mia feels that he should be the exorcist in the movie, a mysterious, historically rich, knowledgeable, and elegant exorcist from the East!”

"His name is Zhou Yang!"

Inside the audition room.

Everyone stared at the screen in complete silence.

On screen, Catherine posted a video!
In the video, a handsome Eastern man in a suit explains the steak using pre-Qin allusions while cutting it in a mix of elegant, refined, and calm "pre-Qin etiquette"!

Western elegance and Eastern gentleness are perfectly blended together in one man through a "mixed aesthetic"!
After a brief silence.

"The angle of his jawline perfectly matches the golden ratio of the brand logo!"

"Damn it!"

"He should be wearing one of our [KSA] suits!"

"This suit ruins his aesthetic!"

"Damn it!"

One of the fashion designers from Paris, France, stared at the man on the screen, stunned for a moment, and then suddenly stood up excitedly!

then……

Just at this time……

The audition room doors opened!
Immediately afterwards...

Everyone looked towards the doorway.

Immediately afterwards...

"Sorry I'm late! Mr. Li, I was auditioning for a Hollywood movie and wanted to come earlier, but Director Catherine and Ms. Mia kept me there..."

The evening glow outside the window paints the sky with vibrant colors.

The young man in the suit smiled at Li Mei and adjusted his glasses...

(End of this chapter)