Xia Qiu did not have any friends in Gang City, let alone any acquaintances in the entertainment industry. However, he had some cooperative relations with the newspaper companies, so if he wanted to find the Xu brothers, he could only look for them. In the end, after a phone call, he really found them. Celebrities nowadays were very commoners. Filming was just a normal job for them. They usually dressed very casually and had to squeeze into the public bus to go to work. The most incomprehensible thing was that these celebrities only received a few thousand RMB for filming a movie.
When they first came to Gang City to film, the first person they looked for was the Shao Corporation. However, Shao Fu was only willing to pay them 7,000 RMB. In a fit of anger, they switched to Jiahe. After that, they filmed classic movies like 'Brother Tang Shan' and 'Jing Wu Men'. This allowed Jiahe to earn a lot of money and successfully open up the foreign market. That was why celebrities these days were not like the celebrities of a few decades later. They were arrogant every day, and their salaries were often in the millions. When they went out, they would be followed by bodyguards, nannies, and limousines. However, the movies they filmed were all trash. When they saw the paparazzi, it was as if they saw terrorists.
Xu's Film Company was located in an old building. Xia Qiu was sitting in the company, drinking tea. Opposite him were Xu Wen, Xu Jie, Xu Wu, and Xu Ying. The four of them were known as the Four Heroes of the Xu family by the media in Gang City. Gang City didn't give people nicknames casually. A nickname had to be recognized by most people. For example, the nicknames of big brother, big sister, and even grandfather in the future had to have a certain status in the circle to match such nicknames.
Xia Qiu was currently in the Xu Brothers Film Company discussing the endorsement deal. Yes, he wanted to find the Four Heroes of the Xu Corporation to endorse his 'Return to the Ming Dynasty and Be a Royal Prince'. However, the price he offered was one song, which was the song that Xu Jie had composed in 1976,' The Voice of a Prodigal Soul'. Xia Qiu wanted to use their own song in exchange for their endorsement. Although this seemed a little inappropriate, Xia Qiu did not care about them. As long as the matter was settled, he could afford to give them ten songs, let alone one song. Anyway, these were all plagiarized. If he did not take them out now, they would be created by others in the future. It was better to take them out now for him to use.
The four brothers of the Xu family had a good relationship. Xu Wen was the eldest, and his words carried a lot of weight among them. At this moment, he was reading the novel " Return to the Ming Dynasty to Be a Prince " in his hands. This was a sample that had just been printed. Xu Jie was reading the lyrics and song " The Voice of a Prodigal Son ", humming from time to time. The other two were also reading the novel with great interest. After a long time, Xu Wen put down the novel in his hand and said sincerely,"" What a good article, what a good novel. Ever since Jin Ming stopped writing, I haven't read such an attractive novel. I really couldn't tell that a teenager could write such a moving story, and his writing style is so experienced."
When Xu Wengang finished speaking, Xu Wu quickly said, Xiaoxia, you'll be the next Jin Ming." After saying that, he gave Xia Qiu a thumbs up. Xu Ying nodded repeatedly, indicating that Xu Wu was right. Xia Qiu had the potential to become Jin Ming.
Xia Qiu had no interest in becoming the next Jin Ming. However, when she saw their expressions, Xia Qiu was happy. Their performance showed that the endorsement should be no problem. She smiled and replied," Big brothers, you flatter me. I really don't dare to have such extravagant hopes of becoming the next Jin Ming. My novel 'Return to the Ming Dynasty as a Prince' only took advantage of the novel's novelty. It can't be compared to Old Master Jin."
Xu Wen laughed and said," There are so many novelists in Gang City, but who can come up with such a theme? Therefore, you have taken the lead in the theme and become the founder of this sect. Moreover, don't belittle yourself. How old are you and Jin Ming now? As long as you continue to develop in this industry in the future, it's possible to surpass Jin Ming, let alone become Jin Ming.”
Xu Wen's words were full of encouragement, but Xia Qiu had no intention of relying on writing for a living in the future. This was just a temporary measure. Xia Qiu sincerely replied to Xu Wen's encouragement," Thank you for your guidance, Big Brother Xu. I'll definitely work hard in the future and write better novels." Then, he asked,"Big Brother Xu, what do you think about the endorsement?"
Hearing Xia Qiu's question, Xu Wen looked at Xu Jie. Xu Jie said to Xu Wen," Not bad, I really like this song. It might become a classic." Hearing Xu Jie's words, Xu Wen's face was full of smiles. He knew that Xu Jie had been looking for a high-quality song all these years. Although he had found a lot of songs and the sales in the market were not bad, none of the songs had met his requirements. Now that he heard that this song had the potential to become a classic, this meant that this song was the kind of song he was looking for.
Xu Jie found the song he wanted. Xu Wen was very happy for his younger brother, so he waved his hand and said, There's no problem with the endorsement. We'll do as you say."
Xia Qiu heaved a sigh of relief. She had finally settled the endorsement deal for the novel 'Return to the Ming Dynasty as a Prince' without spending a single cent. Moreover, she had found the most popular celebrity. Xia Qiu thanked him sincerely, Thank you for your support, big brothers. Come, come, help me sign my name first." As he spoke, he took out a notebook and pen from his big briefcase and handed them to Xu Wen and the others.
Xu Wen was taken aback by Xia Qiu's words. He then laughed and said," Xiaoxia, if we didn't agree to endorse your novel, would you not let us sign your autograph?" After saying that, he handed the signed books to Xu Jie and the others.
Xia Qiu chuckled." How can I? I'm your fan. Whether we can work together or not, I'll still get your autographs." After saying that, he took out a few documents from his big briefcase and handed them to Xu Wen. Come, come, come. Brothers, take a look at this contract."
Xu Wen looked at the bulging black briefcase beside Xia Qiu and sighed." Xiao Xia, this is really hard on you. Other people are still playing house when they're in their teens, but you're doing many things that adults can't do." After saying that, he looked at the contract seriously. The endorsement deal went smoothly, and the contract was signed. In the afternoon, Xia Qiu and the Xu brothers found a high-end photo studio and prepared to take a few photos to promote it. Actually, the promotion in this era was simple and crude. After taking a few photos and darkening the colors, a poster was produced. Then, they pasted it on the wall. Okay, that was the promotion.
Xia Qiu didn't want to do anything special and take some super avant-garde publicity photos. Besides, he had to save money now, so he planned to just take a few photos. However, the results were not satisfactory. In the end, he had no choice but to pick up his camera and take photos for them. "Come. come. Everyone moved closer. Big Brother Xu and Fourth Brother Xu squatted down a little more and put the books in front of their chests. Second Brother Xu and Third Brother Xu raised the books on their shoulders. right. That's all."
Xia Qiu took a few photos of them, then took a few of each of them individually. In short, Xia Qiu's photos highlighted his novel more. Then, he took a few more photos with them. Xia Qiu knew that their movie,'Genius and the Idiot,' would be the box office champion this year in September. Hence, she wanted to get them to endorse the movie before it was released.
After he was done, Xia Qiu said to the Xu brothers,"Big brothers, thank you so much for helping me out this time."
However, Xu Wen said nonchalantly," What's so small about it? Besides, didn't you give us a song? Xiaoxia, to be honest, people are already differentiated from the moment they are born. There's really no way to compare people. When I was a teenager, I was still playing in the mud, but not only did you write a good novel, but your song was also very good. This is the first time I've seen someone as amazing as you. Besides, it's such an amazing young man. I've never even thought about it before."
Xu Ying quickly added,"Yeah, we're all watching your 'Quest for the Ancient Qin.' Take a look." As he spoke, he took out a stack of newspapers from the side. They were all Star Island Daily, and the pages were all flipped to 'Finding Qin.'" We read them over and over again, and the newspapers were all torn apart by us. Oh right, what's the ending? Don't write Xiang Shaolong to death."
Xia Qiu chuckled and said," The ending isn't bad. Xiang Shaolong is alive and well. Alright, I won't delay your filming. I wish you a sold well box office."
The Xu brothers also hurriedly said,"Thank you for your kind words. We also wish you a sold well for your new book. If you need any help in the future, just let us know."
Xia Qiu thought for a moment,"Maybe we'll really have a chance to work together in the future."
After finishing the endorsement, Xia Qiu took the promotional photos of the Xu Corporation to the printing factory and printed 10,000 posters. On the posters were the words 'Return to the Ming Dynasty as a Royal Prince'. Below the posters were the Xu brothers holding a book titled' Return to the Ming Dynasty as a Royal Prince'. Beside the book were the words,'A book that everyone is reading, if you don't read it, you will be outdated. After the Qin Dynasty, the classic reappeared. The child prodigy Xia Qiu is back. July 15th, all of Jianghai will be on sale.''After that, he ordered 5,000 white t-shirts from the clothing factory, which also had posters of the Xu brothers printed on them.
Xia Qiu wanted to bombard them on TV, but she didn't have the financial resources to do so. She could only choose this kind of defensive marketing method. However, even this method was rare. In this era, people still believed in the famous saying that wine was not afraid of the deep alley, but Xia Qiu knew the power of advertisements, especially those that were eye-catching. Xia Qiu owed the bank 500,000 yuan and the printing company 150,000 yuan. He would pay them back slowly in the future. After deducting all the expenses, he still had more than 200,000 yuan. Xia Qiu planned to use another 100,000 yuan for advertising. He wanted to do a TV advertisement. Although it was expensive, it was much more effective than print advertisements. Besides, he didn't believe that his novel couldn't earn this bit of advertising fees.
Xia Qiu had been in Gang City for almost two months. This was his first time at the Shao Corporation. Although he was sure that he would be in the entertainment industry in the future, he did not expect to have dealings with the Shao Corporation so soon. It was now 1975, and Zhou Fa was still guarding the elevator. Wu Mengda was still playing a small role. As for Liu Hua, Zhou Chi, and Liang Wei, who knew where they were.
"Hello, may I know where the advertising department is?”Xia Qiu asked the security guard at the door.
"Who are you looking for in the advertising department?" Because of her young age, the security guard had to ask whose child she was.
"I'm going over there to discuss some advertising business. May I know who's in charge of the advertising department?”Seeing that the security guard didn't answer but stared at him suspiciously, Xia Qiu smiled bitterly in her heart. She knew that it was because of her age." I'm Xia Qiu, the author of 'Journey to the Ancient Qin'. Do you know' Journey to the Ancient Qin'? I wrote it. I want to go to your television station to discuss some advertising business. Who should I look for?”
"Ah, so you're Xia Qiu. No wonder you look different from other teenagers. You can go to the second floor of that building and look for Manager Qin.”The security guard looked enlightened. He took out a small notebook and handed it to Xia Qiu." Please sign it. Your book is really good."”
Xia Qiu was stunned. This was the first time someone had asked him for an autograph. Without wasting any time, he picked up a pen and wrote his name down. He added,'I wish you good health and all the best. Xia Qiu's first autograph message, June 20th, 1975.''The security guard was excited when he saw the signature on the page.
After Xia Qiu signed her name, she walked towards the Advertising Department.
However, Brother Bao 'an did not know that his signature could not be bought even if it was sold for five million yuan in the future.
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