Chapter 95: Products designed by hand, the *Ideal Husband* trailer goes live, the case progresses, and a storm is about to descend!

Jin Li was a little surprised, but not particularly so.

Given the popularity of the March Sky boy band, it was not strange to have this kind of bundled collaboration.

What surprised her was that March Sky actually had several such collaborations.

After all, when she scrolled through news about them, no relevant brands ever popped up.

So, for a moment, Jin Li couldn't guess what products they were bundled with.

Suddenly, Jin Li thought of the necklace pendant Gu Cheng always wore. It seemed every member of the March Sky boy band wore one; only the styles differed, but the design style was similar, leaning toward a metallic industrial aesthetic.

Jin Li couldn't help but ask, "Is March Sky's bundled collaboration jewelry? The pendant necklaces around their necks?"

Sui Lingfang nodded. "Yes, but it's not just the pendants. If you observe their phone cases carefully, you'll find all four of them use the same brand.

Also, if they perform, the musical instruments they use are always from the same company. This is likely a bundled collaboration as well."

She said, "The industry doesn't know how many deep-bundled collaborations they've signed; I'm afraid only they themselves and Tianding Entertainment know."

The three items Sui Lingfang cited as examples were all things the March Sky boy band had voluntarily revealed.

But there were many other things that hadn't been revealed, relying instead on fans to discover them.

After all, being deeply bundled with a brand doesn't mean you have to carry the brand's items every time you go out.

You only need to make these brands' products items you must carry and use during your daily outings.

What is required is for fans to inadvertently discover what products the March Sky boy band uses daily, and then follow the trend and buy those products.

This kind of endorsement is more effective than silence; it is more useful than formal soft-sell endorsements.

Fans now also know how to distinguish between commercial endorsements and things their idols truly like.

Little do they know, a star, as an artist, is full of commodity attributes from head to toe.

The so-called surprise is just an inevitable one.

Jin Li said solemnly, "So, what does Duomi Cosmetics need me to do?"

Sui Lingfang: "According to the basic requirements of deep bundling in the industry, they want you to personally design a product and concede the sales commission for that product.

At the same time, they also want you to provide guidance on certain products and participate in the design together with multiple designers, using this as a gimmick for hype.

Besides the sales commission for the personally designed product, Duomi Cosmetics is very sincere and is also willing to concede a portion of shares to you. During the contract period, you can participate in the company's dividends every year."

After hearing this, Jin Li couldn't help but exclaim, "Duomi Cosmetics is truly generous!"

Sui Lingfang also agreed, saying, "The conditions they proposed are, in my eyes, quite sincere.

Originally, when I saw them take the initiative to visit, I thought about squeezing out a wave of profit, but once this combination of moves came out, it immediately stunned me.

A gentleman loves wealth and acquires it in the right way.

This commission ratio and sales look about right. If you agree to the cooperation, to be honest, I think the price offered now is just right.

Duomi Cosmetics isn't afraid you won't take it; they are afraid you'll ask for too little. The more you ask for, the harder you will promote it."

Fang Jie's tone shifted. "But I don't dare help you ask for more. I'm afraid that if something goes wrong, you will become the primary person responsible, and you'll have to take the blame for everything."

Jin Li agreed with Sui Lingfang's thinking.

What money can be taken in large amounts, what money cannot be taken, what money can only be taken in this proportion... in the circle, there are many ways to do things.

Take an extra penny, put in an extra bit of effort.

In every industry, this rule is a tacitly understood public rule.

Jin Li asked again, "If I am willing to carry out a deep-bundled collaboration, do I need to film a separate promotional video?"

Sui Lingfang not only nodded but then took out a script.

Jin Li stared at this scene, stunned.

Sui Lingfang said in a low voice, "Duomi Cosmetics came prepared this time; they even prepared the promotional script for you, saying they plan to film with the theme of 'Peony Pavilion Dream'."

In the script, you will transform into a mermaid lost in the Grand View Garden, and then experience various wonderful journeys.

While adventuring, Duomi Cosmetics will insert various products. You need to hold their products and find clues to escape from the garden."

Jin Li looked at the script in her hand, unable to laugh or cry. "Why do I have a premonition that Duomi Cosmetics calculated that I wouldn't refuse?"

Even the script was prepared in advance; how sincere must they be?

Sui Lingfang couldn't help but smile. "Still the same saying: they aren't worried you won't take it; they are worried you'll ask for too little.

I probed from President Nan's words that if you are dissatisfied with the current commission ratio, we can still talk about it."

Jin Li asked thoughtfully, "If we launch a promotional bundle, how many years does Duomi Cosmetics hope I will sign for?"

"Ten years."

Jin Li refused without hesitation. "No, that's too long!"

Sui Lingfang followed up, "I also think it won't work, so I helped you refuse. Later, President Nan changed his tune and said to sign for five years. The commissions he mentioned are all calculated based on five years."

Personally participating in and designing a product was an experience Jin Li had never had before.

Even if she didn't participate in the sales commission for that product, Jin Li was very interested.

She pondered, "I can sign, but I'm not clear about the commission ratio. I hope the company can give me a definitive suggestion."

Sui Lingfang raised an eyebrow and said excitedly, "No problem!

Even if you don't trust me, you must trust President Xiao's team. In terms of investment, they are experts.

This deep-bundled collaboration of yours is the first of its kind in the company. President Xiao will definitely let his financial team take action to help you with the analysis!"

Jin Li asked curiously, "Is President Xiao's financial team very strong?"

Sui Lingfang smiled meaningfully. "This question shouldn't be asked of me, but of Duomi Cosmetics."

Over at Duomi Cosmetics.

At this moment, they didn't know what terrifying existence they were being targeted by.

Reaching a deep-bundled collaboration with Jin Li was something achieved after the meeting.

And at the beginning of the meeting, they talked about introducing new production lines and replacing old ones with new ones.

After President Nan finished talking with Chenxi Entertainment, he immediately returned to the headquarters and began preparing for the introduction of the production lines.

This proposal was put forward by him, so naturally, he followed it through to the end.

On the other side, Jin Li returned to the apartment.

She immediately shared this happy event with her sisters.

【Pink Girls Group】

Jin Li: 【Received a deep-bundling collaboration request from Duomi Cosmetics. I might have to personally design a cosmetic or something else. Any good recommendations?】

NANA: 【Don't touch cosmetics, advice from someone with experience. The product quality is too uncontrollable!

Because you designed it yourself, fans will only look for you. If there's a quality issue, they will only think you didn't put in the effort!】

Meng Meng: 【+1, not only don't touch cosmetics, don't touch skincare products either. The quality is very uncontrollable. If fans buy inferior goods, they will demand compensation from your team.】

Tong Tong: 【Experience from someone who has been there: don't easily try things you've never done before, like being a product designer.

You will never know how disastrous a design without any experience can be, and how easily problems can arise.】

Jin Li: 【... According to what you say, I can't control the quality of the products, and it's best not to intervene in the appearance of the products personally. Then what else can I do?】

Pearl: 【The melon-eater is online~ Li Bao, your thinking has entered a misunderstanding. The products they cited are all cosmetics and skincare. Can't you just avoid them?

Besides products applied to the face, aren't there many small tools? I don't believe that if you design a small tool, it will also flip over?

At worst, just draw a cute koi cartoon pattern on it, and treat it as your design. Drawing is also a kind of design!】

One word awakened the dreamer!

This remark by Yu Guan Mingzhu opened up a new train of thought for Jin Li.

Yes, why make a fuss in a field that is mature and difficult to intervene in?

If you really want to participate, it's better to open up a brand-new track.

Take advantage of the time while there is still some left.

Jin Li immediately went to search for what tools are needed for makeup. Starting with tools is less likely to lead to mistakes.

A few more days passed.

It was the end of May.

The March Sky boy band's group variety show still hadn't been prepared, and Jin Li was still staying in the apartment waiting for notification.

And at this time, the previously filmed *Ideal Husband* had already had a wave of advance trailers edited!

The biggest difficulty for *Ideal Husband* was originally the scenes of Princess Liu Ci.

Jin Li saved the day at the time, pushing the filming progress of the crew to the end.

Later, Qiu Qiwen returned to the crew for a few days after participating in the *PICK~ Next Station Diva* group formation night, and then posted on Moments:

【The first drama of my life has officially wrapped up. Wrapping picture. jpg】

At that time, Jin Li even liked it for her.

Unexpectedly, in less than a month, the trailer for *Ideal Husband* was edited first.

It can only be said that the film and television industry in China is too involutionary, and all processes are pushed very quickly.

This trailer was also something Sui Lingfang called to remind Jin Li to watch.

Jin Li immediately asked, "The trailer is out, does that mean this film will also be released soon?"

Sui Lingfang said affirmatively, "At the fastest a month, at the latest two to four months, *Ideal Husband* can officially go live on major platforms."

Jin Li was very surprised. "Can editing be done so quickly?"

Sui Lingfang: "A few years ago, it couldn't be done at such a fast speed; it would have taken at least three months to edit, and then there would be the time for various processes.

However, with the explosion of AI technology in recent years, many crews have referred to the processing methods provided by AI in editing, saving a lot of time and effort.

AI can help complete the general direction, and editors only need to focus on controlling the details and perfecting and sublimating the plot.

This allows many crews to complete editing within a month. If it's an experienced hand, it can be completed in half a month. The speed of *Ideal Husband* is normal in the industry."

Speaking to the end, Sui Lingfang reminded Jin Li again to watch the trailer, then write some thoughts and forward it.

"If you don't know how to write, I'll write it for you," Fang Jie said.

Jin Li shook her head. "No need, I can still do these things like thoughts."

After hanging up the phone, she opened her blog.

There was no need to search; big data had already automatically pushed the trailer for *Ideal Husband* in front of her.

Clicking on the video, first came a burst of hurried footsteps, and a man ran into the house in a panic.

"Something terrible has happened, something terrible has happened, the Liu clan has been defeated!"

Immediately after, the male and female leads appeared one after another, dodging various assassination scenes and scheming against each other.

Jin Li observed the trailer; the rhythm was very fast, revealing a lot of information, but the editing was smooth, and various suspense elements were suppressed well.

At least from the information revealed earlier, it made her interested in watching this drama.

Suddenly, Princess Liu Ci came into view.

She was wearing bright red clothes, spinning under a pear tree with an innocent and romantic face. From her expression, one could see that she was a pampered princess.

But the next second, the picture changed suddenly.

Liu Ci knelt heavily in the main hall, crying bitterly: "I don't want to go for a political marriage, no, I don't want to!"

However, the next second, it changed to her with tears streaming down her face, being forcibly pushed into the bridal sedan chair by soldiers.

Liu Ci's picture appeared for less than 5 seconds, but Jin Li felt that just these 5 seconds were enough to leave a deep impression.

Mainly because the contrast between before and after was too great.

Later, the male and female leads experienced some major events, and one could see that the situation was very tense. What surprised Jin Li was that at the end of the picture—

The male lead fell to the ground vomiting blood, looking forward with unwillingness.

A pair of red shoes appeared in the lens.

The male lead's eyes widened slightly, and he said in disbelief: "It's actually you!"

The picture turned into darkness, and the trailer ended there.

Jin Li saw those red shoes and was also a little stunned.

Eh, she had filmed this scene!

A thought flashed through Jin Li's mind, and she opened her blog to see netizens' comments on the trailer.

Sure enough, everyone thought that the pair of shoes that appeared at the end was the biggest villain in the whole drama!

Jin Li couldn't laugh or cry; this was truly a grievance!

She pondered for a moment, but this also indirectly explained the art of editing.

Just a little processing can make people who don't know the truth misunderstand. The crew obviously left a lot of suspense in the trailer and misled many viewers.

But then, Jin Li felt that this was quite good.

Although the trailer revealed a lot of information, it couldn't let the audience know the whole plot at once.

This allows the audience to be attracted by the trailer to watch the feature film, and also get a different experience in the feature film.

Unlike some films that only edit the essence of the whole drama into the trailer, and the feature film is rotten.

On the internet.

Once the *Ideal Husband* trailer came out, what netizens discussed most enthusiastically was Jin Li, who appeared in it.

Although she was just a supporting role, she overwhelmed the male and female leads.

【Oh my god, Jin Li actually went to act!】

【Ah ah ah, the princess under the pear tree is so beautiful. I would like to call that frame movie-level texture!】

【I always thought Jin Li could only play simple, kind, and world-contending roles. The appearance of the princess at the beginning completely fits my fantasy of Jin Li.

But the next second, the princess was severely abused. Emma, why do I feel so heartbroken watching it??】

【At least from the trailer, I feel Jin Li's acting is okay. She cries beautifully and painfully.】

Jin Li scrolled through the comments, forwarded the trailer, and added a postscript.

Jin Li: 【That year under the pear tree, seeing the gentleman once was a mistake for life. From then on, it was single-minded, only for one person. Even if I die, I have no regrets. Video. mp4】

She reviewed it several times. Hmm, a very standard white lotus flower statement.

After sending the comment, Jin Li didn't care anymore and continued to lower her head to read and study.

Therefore, she did not know that the netizens' train of thought had gone completely off track.

【Since seeing the gentleman once is a mistake for life, then we must kidnap the gentleman back and make a mistake for life together!】

【Living in the same quilt and dying in the same hole, definitely no regrets! Covering face and stealing laughter. jpg】

【Single-minded only for one person, if that person doesn't treat you single-mindedly, then stare at him fiercely!】

【Although I think the trailer is a bit abusive, Li Bao, I believe you will definitely kill back, right?】

After Sui Lingfang finished dealing with things, she clicked into Jin Li's blog to look.

Seeing those netizens' messages, she was also a little stunned.

She had read the script of *Ideal Husband*, and the Princess Liu Ci played by Jin Li was completely:

Early stage white lotus flower + middle stage being severely abused and blackened + late stage big villain returns + late stage death saving people, a super tragic character.

If you want to talk about abuse, the most abusive in the whole drama is the princess.

But if you want to talk about coolness, the coolest in the whole drama is also the princess. It was especially cool when she blackened and killed back.

Abuse points and cool points are all on one person. Sui Lingfang believes that netizens will definitely love and hate it after watching it.

But now, why are the netizens' messages all so happy?

Is there a problem with the trailer, or is there a problem with the netizens' viewing?

On the mental state and train of thought of contemporary netizens _(: 3"∠)_

Sui Lingfang flipped through a few times before finding the reason. It was mainly because the initial comments were crooked, leading the netizens who came later to also follow the crooked path.

Sui Lingfang thought about it, this situation is also quite interesting, so she ignored it.

At the same moment.

In a certain public security bureau in Nancheng, a major progress was investigated in a certain case.

At first, the public security investigated the two things of Dynasty Entertainment and LP separately.

But later, they discovered that the two cases had a common connection—

Both had female/male stars under their banner selling sex, forcing stars to accompany them to sleep, and exchanging resources through erotic transactions.

This connection made the public security feel that perhaps the two cases colliding together was not a coincidence.

So they submitted the cases together and investigated them together.

This investigation revealed that Dynasty Entertainment was actually a downstream company developed by LP Entertainment!

A certain shareholder of LP Entertainment held 60% of the shares of Dynasty Entertainment!

Dynasty Entertainment, such a small company, was involved in tax evasion. What about LP Entertainment, such a huge company?

Sensing the severity of the case, the public security submitted the case again and fed it back to the higher level.

Two more days passed.

All agents and stars in the LP Entertainment building were taken away for investigation!

Last time the public security came, they only took away the senior management. The number of senior management was small, so it didn't attract the attention of the outside world.

But this time, all the personnel in such a large building were taken away, and even the stars were no exception.

Once the news was revealed, it immediately caused an uproar in the outside world!

LP Entertainment had an accident, and peers who were also entertainment companies received the news first.

At this time, there was no relevant news on the internet, but Sui Lingfang could already foresee the storm that would appear later.

She called Jin Li in advance and said seriously, "Stop the live broadcast for the time being these few days. That incident with LP has been exposed. Just now, not only the agents were taken away for investigation, but even the stars were taken away. It can't be hidden!

I'm worried that netizens will rush into your live broadcast room to ask. Even if you are just purely studying seriously at that time, I'm afraid it won't be suppressed."

A flash of thoughtfulness crossed Jin Li's eyes, and she asked, "Will the stars of LP working outside also be taken away?"

Sui Lingfang said knowingly, "You want to ask about Ji Qinglian's situation, right? Don't worry about this. She is in the crew and hasn't been affected for the time being.

I guess this time they only took away some people to investigate some things, and those artists working outside, because of distance and other issues, if necessary, the police will call them and ask them to find a time to come over."

Stars' announcements are all kinds of things.

Hot stars run around the world even more.

Even if the police's power is great, it is impossible to take away all the LP artists scattered around the world at the first time.

If that batch of artists taken away is investigated and the police find no problems, maybe the other batch of artists outside will not be summoned for questioning.

Jin Li pondered and asked, "Fang Jie, how long do you think this storm at LP Entertainment will last?"

Sui Lingfang said seriously, "I don't know, but it will definitely be fine to make the entertainment circle nervous for a week. Fortunately, you didn't take any announcement activities this week, so stay at home and rest with peace of mind!"

After hanging up the phone.

Jin Li immediately called Ji Qinglian.

After a while, Ji Qinglian's bright and lively voice came from the phone.

"Little Koi, why did you suddenly call me today? If you have something to say, say it quickly. I'm going to film in ten minutes!"

Jin Li breathed a sigh of relief. The call could still get through, at least nothing happened to Qinglian.

She immediately told the current situation of LP Entertainment, and the expression on Ji Qinglian's face became more and more solemn.

After Jin Li finished speaking, Ji Qinglian said, "I haven't received any wind, and my agent hasn't sent me any news.

At present, I am doing very well in the crew. The director is afraid of leaking the news and being photographed by paparazzi in advance, so he simply doesn't let outsiders in, and people inside can't get out. I only walk in the small city built by the crew."

Soon, she made a decision: "I will just film with peace of mind, regardless of the wind and rain outside. If I am really summoned, I will go out again."

Ji Qinglian's approach, simply put, is two words: lie flat.

Don't take the initiative to ask about LP Entertainment, and don't contact people from LP Entertainment.

The police do the police's investigation, and she films her drama with peace of mind.

But if the police come to ask, she will also be the first to respond to the call.

While talking to Ji Qinglian, Jin Li's phone vibrated non-stop.

After hanging up the call, she clicked to look and found that the Pink Girls group and the March Sky boy band group were both discussing LP Entertainment.

At this time, it hadn't been exposed on the internet, but companies and artists in the same entertainment circle had already received the wind in advance.

Meng Meng: 【LP Entertainment had an accident. I just received the news. Do you know?】

Pearl: 【+1, just learned from the agent】

NANA: 【Ah, what happened?】

Lotus: 【Just now Koi called to notify me. At this time, my heart is as quiet as a lotus, slowly waiting for the situation to bloom...】

Jin Li first quickly scanned the news of the girl group, and then ran to the boy band group to eat melons.

Compared with the surface news received by Chenxi Entertainment, Tianding Entertainment, as the mortal enemy of LP, received more detailed news, and revealed more to March Sky.

Yan Xingdong: 【It is said that it is related to a downstream entertainment company. That downstream company is very likely involved in tax evasion, money laundering, hidden rules for artists, etc.!】

Chen Lin: 【Shuddering... Guang Ge told me that those people don't care about men or women!】

Luo Yi: 【Everyone, when you go out, you must protect yourself (earnest advice)】

Gu Cheng: 【@Jin Li, have you received the news? How is Qinglian Jie?】

Jin Li: 【Bubbling, already received the news. Lotus is filming outside and hasn't been affected. She doesn't even know about this, I told her.】 ===== CHAPTER 96 =====