Chapter 186: Old Bentley is still a Bentley!

"Secretary Li, this is what happened."

The cinema manager who had just invited him to meet some "local fans" at Bai Youlou was now respectfully explaining the situation to a person who looked like a female career elite.

After understanding the situation, the female secretary did not make things difficult for the other party.

After the manager left, she turned and walked into a nearby coffee shop, and came to a beautiful middle-aged woman, "Boss An, Director Bai can't come."

"You're so arrogant! Didn't you give him a hint?"

Mr. An seemed a little unhappy and pouted subconsciously.
If Bai Youlou was here, he would be able to see at a glance that this action is exactly the same as An Luning's habit of pouting.

Not only are their habits similar, they actually look similar as well.

Although she is over 40 years old, she is still graceful and charming. Even though she is sitting in a remote corner, people still look at her from time to time.

A Bentley is a Bentley, even when it is old. A Xiali is a Xiali, whether it is new or old.

Time never defeats beauty, and youth never defeats money~
Mr. An is somewhat similar to Liu Manli. Although they are old, one can tell at a glance that they have spent a lot of money on maintenance.

"I heard from the theater manager that Director Bai suddenly received a big deal and needs to discuss it with someone right away. It's said to be worth 80 million. It's normal that he can't come."

The secretary did not exaggerate and simply repeated what the manager had just said.

"That's quite a lot, no wonder."

"Mr. An, if you reveal your identity, I think Director Bai will definitely come, no matter how big the business is." The secretary said with a smile.

"No way~ My baby is so useless, she hasn't even learned a third of her mother's skills."

Mr. An held his chin with both hands and sighed.

This action is so girly. Look, a handsome young man next to her who "doesn't want to work hard" couldn't help himself and came over with his mobile phone to get to know her.

Before he could get close, a bodyguard stood in front of him.

The young man's dream was shattered before it even began.
This little episode did not affect Ms. An's mood. She even gave the young man a smile, which made people blush and feel at a loss.

Then she stood up and left, twisting her hips inadvertently. Her graceful back still made people unable to take their eyes off her.

The mature version of An Lu Ning, so terrifying.

The secretary followed him and asked, "Boss An, are we still going to meet Director Bai today?"

"Where are they talking about this?"

"Xuan Nan Ju." The secretary said the name of the store.

An always thought the name sounded familiar, "Did I go there for dinner?"

"This is an industry under our group. President Bai is the one who took the lead in this. It's very famous."

"I'm old and can't remember things. Let's go have a meal. If we can meet, then we'll meet. If we can't, then forget it. The girl is not helpful and as a mother, I have to help her. If we tell others, people will laugh at us."

A joke? No way.

To be honest, the secretary thinks her boss is really awesome.

According to gossip, Mr. Bai Xingzu was the one that Mr. An pursued back then. He was won over very quickly. He was still dizzy, as he became the son-in-law inexplicably.

Sometimes when he is drunk he would sigh and say he had been deceived and fell into a beauty trap.

But she doesn't have any deep hatred or grudge, she is enjoying herself. An Luning's personality is indeed like her mother, cute and likable.

It’s interesting now, the mother is pursuing the boy, and An Luning, the daughter, actually also has this tendency.

But his eyesight on people is indeed vicious.

You can accurately find the kind of man who is handsome and capable, but whose background is not that impressive.

But unfortunately, compared to his predecessor Bai Xingzu, Bai Youlou's rise was too fast.
"Boss An, that Liu Manli is also with Director Bai."

"Liu Manli?" President An frowned and paused.

The old woman has no moral principles. She is in her thirties and wants to compete with her daughter for a partner?

"It is still unclear what the relationship between the two is."

After hearing the secretary's report, Mr. An suddenly stopped and asked, "Hey? My future son-in-law doesn't like older men, does he?"

The secretary didn't dare to answer this question.

But I actually muttered to myself: It's possible.

Well, Liu Manli is one of them. Zhang Xiaorong from Bai Youlou’s company is actually older than him, and has a bit of the aura of a congenital young woman’s holy body.

The most important thing is that Bai Youlou "rejected" An Luning.

When these are combined, it's easy to make people feel that Bai Youlou just likes people who are older than him.

If that were the case, that would be troublesome.

An Lu Ning was really "guilty of no fault of her own". Just a joke, she actually lost because of her age? Because she was young?

It's said that men like eighteen-year-old girls
Of course, a very outrageous idea actually popped up in the secretary's mind: If this is true, maybe Director Bai likes his mother more than his daughter, cough cough cough cough!
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"I like young women because mature women are very reasonable and won't make trouble for no reason."

Bai Youlou: Serious face~
Liu Manli raised her hand and slammed him on the back, "Go and talk about your business. Do you really think I have to join in all the fun?"

Bai Youlou spread his hands and said, "It's not me, it's Old Zhou who insisted that it's inconvenient for you, Mr. Liu."

"Xiao Zhou, right? I'll remember that!"

In fact, Liu Manli had no intention of really following Bai Youlou to discuss that business. Public is public, private is private, and it is best not to confuse the two.

Regardless of whether you are a human being or creating a human being, you need to have a sense of boundaries.

Of course, it is not necessary during the process of creating a baby, but after creation, if you don’t have a formal identity, such as a girlfriend or wife, you should not interfere in some things.

Liu Manli and Bai Youlou have such a close relationship that the two sides had a lot of wrangling over the "Dying to Survive" project.

Of course, it was definitely not the two of them arguing with each other. It was Lao Zhou who brought people to argue with other people from Liu Manli's company.

In the end, Lao Zhou won a great victory!

He took a big bite out of Manli Entertainment, and now other companies are saying that Lao Zhou is like a fucking hyena, and an overweight hyena at that.

Today's incident is no exception.

No matter what business Bai Youlou was going to discuss with others, no matter how curious Liu Manli was, she had to wait until he finished talking before asking. If he was willing to tell her, then he could tell her, if not, then forget it.

Instead of joining in the fun, what was her identity? She didn't invest in Bai Youlou's company, and Bai Youlou didn't invest in her Manli Entertainment.

The investment does not count.

After sending Liu Manli away, Bai Youlou finally knew what project they were discussing today.

He walked into a private room in the hotel and saw several business people in suits sitting inside. Bai Youlou took a quick look and, of course, didn't recognize any of them.

But these people have one thing in common: they all use the same brand of mobile phones, even the same model, and they all like to put them on the table.

After greeting everyone and sitting down, Bai Youlou touched the fruit machine in his pocket, but was too embarrassed to take it out.

After all, it seems a bit out of place.

But Old Zhou had obviously done everything well and prepared in advance. He secretly slipped a mobile phone under the table.

This cell phone is not just for decoration. It is a backup phone he prepared for Bai Youlou. The phone card inserted in it is the same card that was originally in Bai Youlou's other cell phone. It is a work phone and he really needs to use it.

Bai Youlou took it and put it on the table.

Hey ~
The expressions of those who came to discuss business with him immediately changed, and it seemed that they spoke in a more friendly manner.

"Boss Bai is really a man of taste."

“A lot of people say that, but I’m actually a very picky person.”

This was said in a rather arrogant way, but it did not offend anyone at all. Instead, they nodded repeatedly, becoming even more satisfied. “You just have to be more picky! It’s just like a business, you have to work with the right people.”

Bai Youlou doesn't like to talk too much about this kind of polite nonsense, considering that the other party is here to give him money.
"Let's order first."

No drinking was done during this meal. Bai Youlou's excuse was that he had to attend promotional events in the evening. As the movie was being released, this reason was reasonable.

But in fact his "notice" was the temptation of Liu Manli's school uniform.

Drinking a little alcohol actually has no effect, but he is afraid that if he drinks, Liu Manli will not be able to get up tomorrow.

The other party did not suspect anything and simply replaced the wine with tea.

Then, Bai Youlou finally knew what business they were going to discuss today.

It’s not unfamiliar, I’m just buying songs.

However, unlike singers buying songs, the company wants to buy out Bai Youlou's song directly.

To be precise, it is the song "Dream It Possible" written by Bai Youlou and sung by Zhang Xiaorong.

This song was actually only released a few days ago, but it was already being targeted so quickly.

"Our company's mate series is about to be launched, and the brand spirit of the terminal in the overseas market is to make it possible."

After listening to a bunch of reasons about why to buy songs, Bai Youlou was almost finishing his meal.

When discussing things over a dinner table, the focus is actually on the wine.

If you don't drink alcohol and just eat, the meal will be eaten really quickly.

The main reason was that Lao Zhou had discussed it with the other party in advance. If the other party did not have any additional requirements, based on Lao Zhou's understanding of Bai Youlou, he could just sign, go through the process, and wait for the money to be transferred.

"So, what we're actually talking about today is not selling songs, but having me shoot a commercial with Zhang Xiaorong as the female lead?"

"Yes, we would like to invite Miss Zhang to be the spokesperson for the Mate series."

The price offered by big companies is really high. Selling a song for 80 million yuan is to buy out the copyright directly.

But the money Bai Youlou earned from filming commercials and Zhang Xiaorong’s endorsement have to be calculated separately.

Originally, the other party wanted to offer a package price, but Lao Zhou is now as shrewd as a devil, and he insisted on saying "rare goods are valuable", indicating that our company is not a one-man show and there is no such thing as a package.

The main reason is that Bai Youlou may not be willing to accept this advertisement.
This is the main reason why the other party came here specifically.

The price for Zhang Xiaorong's endorsement was easy to negotiate. The other party was very generous and offered 35 million for two years.

During this period, you will need to cooperate in shooting commercials, promotional posters, attending press conferences, singing, etc.

For a female singer who has just debuted for a short time, this is a sky-high price.

Zhang Xiaorong’s other advertising endorsements have never earned more than 10 million yuan a year.

The main problem is the ad.

Bai Youlou is now busy promoting "Daydreamer" and will be preparing for "Dying to Survive". It would be a bit of a delay for him to take time out to shoot a mobile phone commercial.

Of course, this is an excuse.

The main meaning of this is: you have to pay more.

In the entertainment industry, those who don't know the business are the ones being taken advantage of.

To put it more nicely, it is called making money by taking advantage of information asymmetry.

Bai Youlou himself does not need to put forward the above views. He only needs to frown when he hears this, and Lao Zhou, the substitute, will help him make his point clear.

But the other party was not a fool and also raised a question: I heard that Director Bai is a "quick shooter".

Bai Youlou: You are talking bullshit to your mother. Who the hell spread rumors about me? !
The other party: Didn’t you finish shooting a movie in just one week?

Bai Youlou: Ah. This quick shooter, let me tell you, that situation is special.
In fact, for a director like Bai Youlou who is already well-known and has a mature team under him, if he really needs to rush, even if it is a complicated and long advertisement, he can finish it in a few days if he works hard.

But we definitely can't say that. When we talk about business, we should highlight the difficulties and point out the value.
Of course, these things are not a big problem in the face of "cash power".

The other party is really rich! Much richer than Lin Juntao, a wealthy man who was ripped off by Bai Youlou!

After finding out that Lao Zhou had been talking for so long just to get more money, he showed an expression that said "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Add money? Yes!
It would cost 115 million just to buy songs and hire spokespersons. They don't mind spending a few tens of millions more to make this happen perfectly.

So, for an advertisement lasting a few minutes, Bai Youlou asked for 50 million, and the other party agreed immediately.

Bai Youlou and Lao Zhou almost looked at each other in surprise: There shouldn’t be enough code!
However, shooting commercials is different from shooting movies. This is purely for making money and there is no risk.

If a movie does not do well at the box office or the copyright cannot be sold, it is easy to lose money, which is not as comfortable as advertising.

If this thing isn't filmed well, at most its reputation in this area will be ruined, and no one will ask Bai Youlou to shoot commercials in the future.

If it weren't for this, he would have dared to take the money and directly throw the job to Wu Muqun and "outsource" it.

However, the other party did make some "unreasonable demands".

A rather excessive request.

He actually wanted to send someone to Bai Youlou and said that he wanted him to participate in an advertising shoot.

Bai Youlou was stunned by this. Didn't they want Zhang Xiaorong to star in this commercial? Could it be that the news that Teacher Zhang was acting in Black Hole had spread?
Who leaked the news?
Fortunately, the other party explained quickly that the little princess of the group yearns to enter the entertainment industry. Not to be a female lead, but just to have fun. If she really wants to enter the circle and film a movie in the future, that will be a matter for the future, not so soon.

Another An Luning?

Then Bai Youlou looked at the photo of the "little princess" and was shocked!
It's fine to be a background board in advertisements, but forget about making a real debut because she will definitely be ridiculed as "the ugly kid from a rich family."

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