Chapter 340: Artists across the circle are taking action, and someone is being targeted for poaching again

The other photographer connected with Li Xunfang that afternoon.

The photographer had always been a Huayun employee and happened to be on annual leave during this period, not having flown abroad for vacation, just wanting to recuperate at home.

So this was also the reason why the person in charge could immediately call him back.

If it weren't for the triple salary, the photographer really wouldn't want to take on this burden.

After all, he just wanted to avoid the busy period of "Golden September and Silver October" at the magazine, which is why he took annual leave at this time.

After adding Li Xunfang, the photographer deeply felt that triple salary was indeed not easy to earn!

This artist's demands were simply too many!

First, the artist clearly wanted to know the theme of the October issue, which was nothing to hide, so the photographer said it.

Huayun's October issue wanted to do a "protect animals" theme, promoting faux fur and reducing killing.

After Li Xunfang found out, she requested a look specifically designed for her inspired by animals, while also requesting the addition of popular colors.

She also wanted the proportion of popular colors to exceed 30%, preferably with red included, implying "red and prosperous," and the set had to be a real scene, wanting to shoot in the wilderness...

The photographer complained while forwarding Li Xunfang's requests to the person in charge.

The meaning was obvious—

You decide whether to agree or not?

The demands Li Xunfang made had already exceeded the range that a small photographer could decide.

After the person in charge finished reading, his expression was also complex.

But in the end, he was still worried that Li Xunfang would make a big scene, and he would have to take the blame for Young Master Pan's matter. He was still thinking about getting a promotion next year!

The person in charge gritted his teeth and sent a voice message: "Agree to her!"

What could the photographer do? He could only follow Li Xunfang's requests.

He thought to himself, this artist doesn't act well, only knows how to stare, and often requests green screen shooting on set, wishing she could be keyed out the whole time.

How come when it comes to taking pictures, she has so many demands?

Her airs are even bigger than first-tier stars who are more popular than her. If she had the ability, she should show such a professional attitude in acting!

It's truly a waste that his wife specifically opened a video platform membership to chase her drama, although it was only for seven days.

Fortunately, it was only for seven days!

The trend in the entertainment industry changes very quickly, especially some things that happen to stars in the circle, which are often difficult to hide.

For example, Jin Li and Duomi reached a strategic cooperation, and Duomi specifically opened a dedicated product line for Jin Li. This news did not escape the ears of those artists.

To be precise, neither Duomi nor Chenxi Entertainment specifically hid this matter.

Spreading the news is very beneficial to both the artist and the brand.

One is to let artists in the circle know that Duomi treats its own spokesperson very well and cooperates with the artist sincerely, even if it means giving up most of the benefits.

After all, not every brand has this courage and determination to specifically open a dedicated line for an artist, and Duomi is a cosmetics brand, which is different from the sports brands that commonly open dedicated lines for artists.

The cosmetics market is far broader than the sports equipment market.

If Duomi is willing to spend great effort to promote, then the benefits they transfer to Jin Li are definitely at the level of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

For an artist, this price is far beyond what an endorsement can provide.

Jin Li is equivalent to transforming from a plain-looking spokesperson into a partner who advances and retreats with the brand.

A worker counterattacking to become a boss, just ask other artists if they are envious or not?

And for Chenxi Entertainment, the benefits are even greater.

They can negotiate this cooperation for Jin Li, and they can negotiate the next cooperation for Jin Li... In the circle, no one relies on sentiment, but on the word "profit."

Whichever company can bring greater benefits to the artist, the artist chooses that company.

Whether it is a mature artist or a newcomer who has just joined the entertainment industry, at least they will have a "generous" impression of Chenxi Entertainment because of this matter.

Compared to other companies that exploit artists, Chenxi Entertainment seems really quite good.

Because of Duomi and Chenxi Entertainment's lack of defense, and even fueling the flames behind the scenes, the joint dedicated product line between Jin Li and Duomi hadn't come out yet, but the whole circle knew about it.

A certain group of rich and beautiful ladies, which was full of female stars, specifically discussed this matter in the group.

【Why is Duomi so generous? Is Jin Li really not the boss's own daughter?】

【Jin Li is an orphan, Duomi's boss is only in his thirties, could he have given birth to Jin Li in his teens? That's a family business, and there's no need to do something like abandonment.】

【I heard that Duomi gave Jin Li very generous dedicated line conditions, helping to promote for free for two years, and during this period, they won't launch similar competing products. The special ingredient formula is only used in that product. Is this true love?】

【Have to say, their joint branding intensity is much more sincere than other brands. Those brands only treat us as consumables and cut fans' leeks.】

【Selling such small things for two hundred yuan, I feel it's a bit outrageous, I had to bite the bullet and bring goods!】

【A bit wanting to take Duomi's announcement endorsement, feels like I won't lose out.】

When Li Xunfang saw these group messages, she had already started shooting photos for Huayun again.

This photographer was very efficient, taking two days to finalize the plan, and the chosen outfit matching also satisfied her requirements.

But only regarding the 30% proportion of popular colors, the photographer did not agree, saying that if the proportion was too high, the color would not match the theme. In the end, it was set at 10%, appearing as a bright color for embellishment.

Shooting again, a brand new theme, a brand new workroom, just the makeup took two hours, after several adjustments.

Li Xunfang's feeling was very good, and she could feel Huayun's emphasis.

As the China branch of an international magazine, today's shoot made her feel that they were professional.

Today was a full day of shooting. During the lunch break, Li Xunfang originally wanted to scroll through videos, but ended up seeing the group chatting enthusiastically.

The female stars chatting in this group were all first-tier stars, some were currently popular, some were already past their prime, and some had already fallen to the second tier.

But regardless, they were all female stars who had once reached the first tier.

They chatted about everything in the group, mostly gossip.

And the authenticity of these gossips was much more accurate than the speculation of marketing accounts.

Li Xunfang's gaze was fixed on the line "Duomi Dedicated Product Line," and she picked up her phone to call Sui Lingfang.

While waiting, her mind was also spinning.

Before, she had heard that Chenxi Entertainment was now negotiating endorsements for Jin Li, all heading towards dedicated lines.

At that time, she also mocked Jin Li and her team for being arrogant, wanting to start running before learning to walk. A brand's dedicated product line requires extremely high popularity to open.

That popularity might not be comparable to Sanyuetian, but at least it should be crazier than Jin Li's current traffic.

Unexpectedly, in just a few months, Chenxi Entertainment really helped Jin Li negotiate it. There is one, there is two, maybe there are several being negotiated.

Li Xunfang thought, since Jin Li could get such a dedicated line endorsement, and her popularity was on par with Jin Li's, she should also be able to get it, but she had never proposed such an opinion to the brand, wanting her agent to follow up.

But the moment the call connected, a flash of inspiration hit Li Xunfang, and she suddenly changed her mind.

"Hello, Xunfang, is there a problem with the shoot at Huayun again?" Zhao Rui's voice came through.

Li Xunfang shook her head: "No, Huayun values my shoot very much this time, the team arranged is very professional, and I am very satisfied."

She paused and said: "Have you heard about Jin Li's dedicated product line?"

Zhao Rui nodded: "I heard about it yesterday. Jin Li is really lucky. Duomi is actually willing to agree to such conditions. It seems they really don't want to give up on Jin Li."

She knew Li Xunfang's temperament and couldn't keep saying good things about other stars, so she changed the subject: "But doing this is very risky, with the brand and the star highly bundled."

Zhao Rui pretended to be gloating: "If Jin Li's image is damaged during this period and a bad event occurs, Duomi will definitely bear the brunt."

"And Duomi helping Jin Li open a dedicated product line with such great effort completely achieves Jin Li. If Jin Li doesn't renew her contract later, Duomi will be too late to cry."

She concluded: "Duomi is a company without business sense."

After Li Xunfang finished listening, she didn't echo, but said with dissatisfaction: "Regardless, Jin Li's team is at least trying their best to help her get announcements, and they can even play with endorsements."

Zhao Rui's heart skipped a beat. Listening to this, could it be that Li Xunfang also wants to open a dedicated product line?

If that's really the case, then she must persuade the artist to dispel this idea.

Jin Li dares to be picky because she completely revitalized Duomi.

Even a fool can see that Duomi's traffic surge in the past two years is entirely because of Jin Li. What's wrong with giving up some benefits?

But what does Li Xunfang have? She didn't help the brand when it was weak, nor would she proactively bring goods for the brand, let alone talk about maintaining any brand image.

Every time she goes out wearing those items, it's because the brand paid her to wear them.

Just like this, and still expecting the brand to want to cooperate deeply with her?

Does she think she is Sanyuetian?

However, what Li Xunfang said was very unexpected: "Help me inquire about what brands are in contact with Jin Li, wanting to reach a dedicated cooperation with Jin Li, we will poach her."

Zhao Rui's eyes turned, and she instantly understood, feeling it was feasible.

"Okay, I'll help you inquire, but our conditions must be lower than what Jin Li proposed, so it's possible to snatch it."

Li Xunfang said decisively: "Whether it's the endorsement fee or the profit-sharing ratio for opening a dedicated line, I can make concessions. What Jin Li can do, I must also be able to do!"

Zhao Rui said readily: "Fine!"

Over at Sanyuetian, after finishing the announcement, everyone rested together in the nanny van.

This nanny van was very spacious, and the back seats could be laid flat at any time to be used as a bed for sleeping.

The four of them discovered that Brother Guang was rarely here too, but he was looking at his phone, so they didn't disturb him, but laid down to rest first, relaxing their bodies.

Chen Lin rested for a while, then sat up again to scroll through the news. In fact, he wanted to find Yu Guanmingzhu to play games more.

But Yu Guanmingzhu had been very busy recently, and every time he looked for her, she wasn't there. Chen Lin only thought his time wasn't synchronized with hers.

Suddenly, he didn't know what he saw, and said "Wow."

"Duomi agreed to the conditions proposed by Jin Li's team, specifically opening a dedicated product line for her, and she can even have exclusive rights for two years, saying that similar formula ingredients won't be used in other products. Is it that powerful?"

It's not like Sanyuetian hasn't opened dedicated product lines.

They have five dedicated product lines on hand, some opened by big brands, some by second-tier brands. Although the profit sharing is quite good, no brand has offered conditions as favorable as Duomi.

In general, the dedicated product lines brands open for them are specifically for cutting fans' leeks.

Some brands launch joint models with Sanyuetian, which is just changing the packaging with their covers on the original products, while also including some random stickers, cards, shiny badges, and other peripherals inside.

But these peripherals are actually exchanged for money.

Buying their joint models is always twenty or thirty yuan more expensive than buying the basic models, while the efficacy of the products is the same, so the twenty or thirty yuan is for the peripherals.

They also take a cut from the additional peripherals, so this kind of joint model is called cutting fans' leeks, and generally only fans will choose to buy at a premium for the peripherals.

If Sanyuetian's joint branding with brands could be like Jin Li's, their enthusiasm for promoting products would definitely increase, at least they wouldn't have to feel guilty towards fans.

Gu Cheng and others heard Chen Lin's exclamation and also opened their phones to check.

Yan Xingdong said: "This matter has attracted great attention in the circle, and many stars are envious of Jin Li."

Luo Yi: "After all, no star has ever been able to negotiate such conditions with a brand before. Jin Li and Duomi doing this can be considered breaking new ground."

Gu Cheng asked thoughtfully: "Duomi can have such great courage, and they don't have to worry about sales for the next two years. Jin Li will definitely help bring goods."

Suddenly, a voice intervened: "You are talking about Jin Li's matter!"

Brother Guang raised his head from his phone. He had just finished negotiating an announcement for Sanyuetian. This announcement was newly accepted, requiring Sanyuetian to participate as variety show guests and contribute a national-style stage.

Zhang Guang said: "We knew about this matter earlier than you. It had already spread in the circle a few days ago, and our agents were all discussing whether they could help stars get contracts like Jin Li and Duomi's."

Chen Lin asked excitedly: "Brother Guang, can we get one too? We don't ask for first-tier brands, even second-tier ones are fine!"

Zhang Guang shook his head: "After analysis, it is very difficult to achieve such conditions and cannot be used as an imitation case. It requires a deep connection with the brand when the star is not that popular yet."

He told Sanyuetian about the relationship between Jin Li and Duomi, and said pointedly:

"Duomi as the brand side, that is, the Party A, can agree to Jin Li's team, that is, the Party B, to such conditions, the fundamental reason is that the current Duomi cannot do without Jin Li, rather than Jin Li clinging to Duomi."

"Jin Li as a first-tier star that Duomi can win over, and still in the endorsement period, is much more cost-effective than digging up another first-tier star to endorse."

"If they choose to change the spokesperson, no one will be more suitable for Duomi than Jin Li. After all, Duomi is an old domestic brand, and Jin Li's national popularity is just enough."

Zhang Guang evaluated: "Let me put it this way, even if Duomi asks you to endorse, no matter what conditions they offer, no matter how hard you work to bring goods, you cannot achieve Jin Li's effect. Her brand tonality with Duomi is very high."

Chen Lin was a bit discouraged: "Then can we never propose such conditions to brands?"

Zhang Guang said: "It's best not to. Jin Li can survive without endorsements, but you can't. You still have to have a respectful attitude towards Party A fathers."

"If one day you are like Jin Li, with enough national popularity, and endorsements are optional, then you can make demands hard. Anyway, the ones who are anxious are not you, but the brands aiming at the market behind you."

So Zhang Guang didn't favor the so-called "counterattack" of people in the circle, making demands to brands.

If they dare to make excessive demands, brands also dare to change. Those brands don't necessarily need these stars.

Zhang Guang didn't know what he thought of, and said with a smile: "But after this matter spread, you are not without advantages. You can somewhat propose some small conditions to brands."

"Don't ask to take big steps like Jin Li, but small steps are okay. You design more national-style stages recently, so I can borrow clothes from Yu Yu Lin Ling to deepen the connection with the brand."

He said extremely solemnly: "Since Yu Yu Lin Ling announced you as spokespersons this year, the performance has been much better than before. I plan to propose opening a dedicated product line to them."

Everyone looked at each other, a flash of excitement crossing their eyes.

Yu Yu Lin Ling, a global top luxury brand!

If a dedicated product line for top luxury is opened, wouldn't that be crazy profitable?

Even if they don't earn a cent, just the expansion of global influence can bring them many benefits. ===== CHAPTER 341 =====