243: Chapter 241: Huangfu Jing’s Conditions 243: Chapter 241: Huangfu Jing’s Conditions Her smile was as radiant as flowers, and Huangfu Jing truly looked stunning and enchanting when she smiled, akin to a fairy.
Every gesture and even the tiniest movement seemed to fill the air with an otherworldly grace and aura.
From this subtle game of chess, Tangyu knew that Huangfu Jing was also a very formidable woman.
“Miss Huangfu Jing, I had planned to visit you as well.
Now, only you can help Xinxin Culture and Arts avert disaster and turn defeat into victory, leaping out from extreme adversity.
My visit today is to humbly request Miss Huangfu Jing’s assistance for Xinxin Culture and Arts just this once.
I, Tangyu, will be eternally grateful and will remember this kindness,” Tangyu said earnestly, and he rarely asked for favors; this might be the first time.
“Hehe,” Huangfu Jing laughed again and said, “Why so formal, Tangyu?
You are my lifesaver, and I already owe you a great favor.
Whatever it is, as long as it’s within my abilities, I will not refuse.
And stop being so formal with the miss this and miss that.
You are probably older than me, just call me Xiaojing.
I think you are a good person, and I’d like to make friends with you.”
“Alright, Xiaojing,” Tangyu agreed without any pretense and nodded.
“Tangyu, I do have a small question.
Aren’t you just a minor employee at Xinxin Culture and Arts Company?
Whether or not you secure the new product campaign from Dali Group doesn’t really affect you much.
Moreover, if I’m guessing right, you didn’t join Xinxin Culture and Arts Company just to make a living, did you?
Why are you going to such lengths to help Xinxin Culture and Arts Company land this cooperation deal?
You are inherently proud, and I think this must be the first time you have asked someone for help,” Huangfu Jing said.
Tangyu was slightly taken aback.
Huangfu Jing’s insight was indeed formidable, seeing through him so thoroughly, yet Tangyu did not deny it and nodded, “Yes, it is indeed the first time I have asked for help.
I have my reasons for doing this.
I don’t care about the company’s affairs, but I only know Xinxin is my friend, and I will definitely help when she is in trouble.
She has invested countless efforts in this case and is determined to win it; her perseverance, her beliefs, I don’t want to see her frustrated and upset.
Thus, no matter what, I must help Xinxin secure this deal, even if it means resorting to some underhanded tactics,” he said.
Tangyu had already settled on a few plans in his mind, and Huangfu Jing was the best option.
If all else failed, then he wouldn’t hesitate to employ some tactics.
Having heard Tangyu’s words, Huangfu Jing’s expression flickered with several shades of colors, and her gaze towards Tangyu grew more admiring and appreciative.
“Alright, I can help you with this.
Hehe but I think, do you perhaps have feelings for Director Zhao?” Huangfu Jing joked with a smile.
Tangyu was taken aback.
Did he have feelings for Xinxin?
He had a good impression, but was that really liking?
Honestly, Tangyu couldn’t be sure; maybe it was love.
“Hehe, alright, if you don’t want to answer, let’s leave it.
I was just joking.
Let’s get back to business.
I can help you, but I have a few conditions,” Huangfu Jing said.
“Hmm, just state your conditions,” Tangyu nodded.
Huangfu Jing said, “First: I can take on the role of endorsing Dali Group’s new product, but I won’t take your money.
I’m not taking your money specifically, as for how much you charge Dali, that’s your business, but I don’t want your money.
You should know, I never take on endorsements, this is the first time.
I don’t really care about money, and I am helping you this time only because it’s you.
Even if you offered me a billion, I wouldn’t care.
By taking money, I feel it changes the nature of things; too little, and I degrade myself, too much, and you can’t afford it.”
Not taking the money did surprise Tangyu.
However, considering it further, Huangfu Jing wouldn’t really care about just one billion.
If she actually accepted a billion for this endorsement and word got out, it might impact her overall value.
“We really are gaining a huge advantage here, so I will thank you in advance,” Tangyu said.
“Don’t mention it, and it’s not ‘you all’ but just you.
As I said, I don’t want money, just yours.
Whatever amount you ink with Dali, that’s your own business, unrelated to your company.
I’m not taking the payment, but you shouldn’t let Dali Group off the hook either,” Huangfu Jing clarified with a shake of her head.
Tangyu was taken aback.
So she meant that all the money from this endorsement would go to him alone?
Dali had offered a billion, meaning all that money would be his.
Thinking about it, it made sense.
Xinxin Culture and Art wanted just Huangfu Jing’s contract; Dali’s payment was not for Xinxin Culture and Art, but directly for Huangfu Jing.
Since Huangfu Jing refused to take the money, it naturally fell into his lap.
Refusing it, wouldn’t that just be letting the Dali Group get too much of a bargain?
Tangyu was not that generous.
Even though he didn’t care much about money, it didn’t mean he could just ignore what should be received.
He didn’t want the money, but clearly, Huangfu Jing wouldn’t take it.
“Secondly, the endorsement term can’t exceed five years, and I can only appear at one event per year, with no compulsory conditions,” Huangfu Jing stated.
Tangyu thought for a moment and said, “I don’t think there should be a problem with that.” Dali Group’s offer was a seven-year contract, requiring compliance with Dali’s requests for certain events over those seven years.
However, for a superstar like Huangfu Jing, those conditions were certainly negotiable.
Five years was not a short period, and appearing only once a year was indeed very lenient for Huangfu Jing.
Tangyu believed Dali Group had no reason to refuse.
At worst, he could adjust the price a bit.
“Alright, those are my two conditions,” Huangfu Jing said.
That’s it?
Tangyu also smiled gratefully and looked at Huangfu Jing, “Thanks.”
“Compared to the life-saving grace you’ve shown me, these are trivial matters.
In the future, if you need anything, come to me.
Do you have a mobile phone?
Give it to me for a moment,” Huangfu Jing said softly with a smile.
Tangyu handed her mobile phone to Huangfu Jing.
After fiddling with it for a bit, she handed it back to Tangyu, saying, “I’ve saved my number in it.
You can call me anytime, whether there’s something you need or not.”
“Okay, I think I should take my leave now.
I don’t know how far along Sister Xinxin’s discussion has progressed, and I must hurry back.
Otherwise, everything will be settled,” Tangyu said.
“All right, then you go.
Later, if they need verification, call me.
You can make a video call, and I’ll vouch for you,” Huangfu Jing said.
“Okay then, I’ll take my leave now, goodbye,” Tangyu said as he stood up.
After bidding farewell to Huangfu Jing, Tangyu was personally escorted out of the suite by Brother Qing and quickly made his way to the private room they had been in earlier.
Inside the private room, the atmosphere around the dinner table was somewhat tense and oppressive.
The three key members of the Dali Group’s new product sat upright at the table, their faces wearing odd smiles, as if they were enjoying this rivalrous game, with themselves as the masters of the game.
Opposite them sat Zhao Xinxin, Zhang Guoli, and Chen Haotian, the main characters of this strategic game.
Zhang Guoli’s smile was broad, wholly the demeanor of a victor.
Although Chen Haotian’s face bore a slight smile, deep within his profound eyes, flares of unusual light occasionally darted.
Only he knew that, ostensibly, he was collaborating with Zhang Guoli on this new project, but in reality, he was coerced.
If Zhang Guoli hadn’t obtained leverage over him, how could he possibly have given up on this significant project about to come into his grasp, and how could he have submitted himself to Zhang Guoli’s manipulation under such tyranny?
Under the name of cooperation, the project was still solely his to handle.
At this point, Chen Haotian was merely a polished banner.
Once the contract was signed, he would be directly ousted, and all his efforts these days would be in vain.
He was unwilling, but he had no choice.
Zhao Xinxin sat there with a cold and somber complexion, the situation definitively against her.
What she dreaded most had still happened; Zhang Guoli had indeed joined forces with Chen Haotian.
Furthermore, the trump cards they revealed were exceptionally formidable: a popular male idol and a popular beautiful female star.
Individually, these two were far less popular than Huangfu Jing.
However, combined, their fanbase was nearly as large as Huangfu Jing’s.
Most importantly, the price they offered was also only eighty million.
The combined contracts of the two were priced at eighty million.
Just the alliance of these two alone was enough to deliver a critical blow to Xinxin Culture and Art, and with such a bid, the three responsible for the Dali Group’s new product immediately decided to finalize it on the spot.
However, these three couldn’t completely decide on the case by themselves; it still needed to be reported to the company’s higher management, await the Dali Group’s board’s final decision, and the CEO’s signature before it would be officially finalized.
However, once it passed here, there would likely be no problems.
Facing such an attack, Zhao Xinxin felt both helpless and powerless.
Even if she could secure that influential megastar, she probably wouldn’t stand much of a chance against Zhang Guoli and his allies.
Had she truly been defeated?
Was there no way out?
Was there no possibility left?
Zhao Xinxin was very unhappy; she had nothing substantial to say today.
Her several attempts to assert herself failed because she didn’t have the confidence, and she was outright rejected by the person in charge of the new product from the Dali Group.
At this point, Zhao Xinxin was completely disoriented and could think of no way out.
She had worked diligently for more than two months, pouring endless effort into this, traveling everywhere with great determination and belief.
After all this, was it all to be in vain?
Could she really not grasp this opportunity?
If she missed this excellent opportunity for development, taking the company to a new level would be much more difficult.
She would have to wait or slowly accumulate development.
Whatever the path, it would be incredibly arduous.
So, she was unwilling.
But what could she do if she was unwilling?
She simply had no power to contend with Zhang Guoli, not at all.
Liu Shanshan also looked dejected, barely able to bear seeing Zhao Xinxin’s expression.
She occasionally glanced at the door; it had been so long since he had left.
For some reason, she always had a thought that perhaps Tangyu might have some way to turn the tide.
His departure this time was definitely not to play around or to visit the restroom, otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken so long to return.
What exactly was Tangyu doing?
Was he trying to find a solution?