Seventeen or eight people entering a bar are not like a few people entering a bar. These people were noticed by some people the first time they came in. A member of the hometown association quickly bent over and took Du Lin's ear. What he saw told the president of the hometown association, Dulin, who was also hailed as the "Messiah" by the Guartes. He was a little blindly worried that these people were heading towards Du Lin. After all, the only "big name" in the bar today was probably Du Lin.
Du Lin waved his hand, "Don't worry, you're not here for me." He had his own ideas for this analysis. His original plan was to come to the Imperial Capital on the 3rd, but because of Mags' call, he asked him to advance After two days in the imperial capital, even if someone wanted to ambush him, there was no way he would have known that Du Lin would come in advance. Unless there is a mole around Du Lin, or someone around Mags wants to target him, these people will not have time to make arrangements.
Secondly, it was a random choice for him to come to this bar. Originally, they planned to entertain Dulin at the Duke of Olmi's Palace in the evening. He was the first Duke to be killed by the royal family. His whole family was hanged for rebellion. Not even the dogs were spared. After the death of Duke Olmi, his house was sold to a businessman. The purpose of the royal family at that time was to humiliate other people in the Olmi interest group and warn them not to mess around.
Secondly, they also got angry. At that time, the aristocratic group headed by Duke Olmi and Prince Saffron had been fighting against the royal family and wanted to establish a principality in the eastern part of the empire, but the royal family never agreed. These two great nobles have a profound background and have many followers. Once they establish a principality, a civil war is likely to break out in the near future. Their ambition is definitely not as simple as the principality, they want the throne.
After a series of power struggles, Duke Olmi was eventually hanged, and Prince Saffron committed suicide by taking poison. As a result, the royal family believed that the dukes and princes who had been canonized for military exploits in the past were a huge hidden danger to the empire. The title will allow them to accumulate a lot of strength in each generation. When these strengths reach a certain level, whether they want it or not, they will eventually embark on the road of betrayal.
Rather than letting these people become so powerful that they must go to war with the royal family in the future, it would be better to kill them easily before they have such thoughts, which would be more effective for the stability of the empire. As a result, the royal family quietly purged the aristocracy, which lasted for 110 years and took two generations of emperors to finally kill all the princes and dukes in the empire, except the Fatima family. When the royal family wanted to undo some of the "stupid" practices of the past, the Civil War broke out.
So much so that there are still two ducal palaces in the hands of businessmen. These businessmen have built these two ducal palaces into high-end social platforms similar to private clubs. They can also temporarily rent some rooms and equipment. Generally speaking, It's a very upscale place.
However, Du Lin found it troublesome, so he changed his plan and chose this bar.
If the other party still comes for him despite constant changes in the original plan, even if he leaves now, it may be too late. It's better to consider other options, such as... a gun.
He was not blindly arrogant. He took a pistol from the young man and put it in his arms, then patted the other man on the shoulder. The young man, who was about the same age as Du Lin, suddenly felt flattered and delighted. stepped aside.
Sure enough, these people did not come for them. These people went directly to the backstage. The show was still going on and the bar was still so lively.
On the second floor, Ms. Celine's soulful singing made people a little intoxicated, and the atmosphere became joyful again. Alcohol is indeed a good thing to add to the fun, and the atmosphere quickly became heated. One by one, the classmates took off their thick winter coats and squirmed in the space between the two sets of sofas wearing summer clothes. Ramazan was sitting on the sofa holding a wine glass. He had gained face tonight, which made him feel something indescribable that made him particularly excited.
At first, Ramazan wanted to use this limelight to openly express his intention to pursue Frena. Under such an occasion and atmosphere, Frena might agree. But he soon realized that all this was just his own opinion. As we all know, Frena was among the "good students" in school. She listened carefully to classes and took notes every day, and also studied after class. She was better than here. Everyone needs to be more "mature" and mentally mature.
So Ramazan suddenly enlightened after drinking two glasses of wine. He thought of another way to get close to Frena, which was more likely to succeed than the previous stupid plan.
"Do you know the Bauer Tobacco Company?" When Ramazan asked this question, Frena nodded subconsciously. People often say that there are three things that can never be lived without in social situations: cigarettes, fine wine and paradise. . Several types of cigarettes produced by Baohua Tobacco Company are quite good. The price is a little cheaper than those cigarettes from the federal government, and the quality is not too bad, so there is no problem with their sales.
It is said that Baohua Tobacco Company's total operating income reached 44 million last year. The company's chairman claimed to further expand production lines and factories and launch high-end brands. They have circled a lot of land in the west as a tobacco planting base, and have also signed strategic cooperation plans with two western states. In short, this is a company that suddenly constantly refreshes people's understanding of it, always appearing in newspapers or print ads.
Ramazan wore what he thought was the most appropriate smile and tilted his head slightly, "We plan to expand our market share this year and gain more customers to smoke our tobacco, so we need some well-known celebrities to come. If you don't mind, why don't you come and try it?" He continued to rush to say, without giving Frena a chance to speak: "We have provided Ms. Celine with a total amount of one hundred and twenty dollars over three years. The endorsement fee of 100,000 yuan will not be less than this amount if you are willing!”
1.2 million is definitely a sky-high price, and the so-called endorsement is nothing more than shooting a set of print ads every quarter or at a certain time, and being a background board in very important meetings, and there is nothing else. After working, this is definitely a very cost-effective contract. Many celebrities may not be willing to endorse whomever they want. Now that Ramazan has sent an astronomical endorsement contract to Freyna, he doesn't believe that Freyna is not interested!
This was 1.2 million. As far as he knew, Frena had been the CEO of Empire Star for a period before and did not own any shares. She was just a part-time worker. When he offered a price that was obviously higher than what his father had offered, he firmly believed that Freyna would nod.
He didn't force her to do anything, nor did he ask her to promise anything to him. It was just a normal commercial endorsement contract. But once Frena is willing and signs the contract, she will definitely not be able to run away.
This is 1.2 million, not 12,000 or 120,000. She should know how to repay herself.
"It's also three years?", 1.2 million is indeed not a small number. Only a popular female singer like Celine who has won a gold medal can get first-line endorsement fees, and this is for Baohua Tobacco Company's products. The popularity of the company comes at a high price with money, and the normal endorsement fee for a first-line celebrity is only about 800,000.
To be honest, Frena was a little moved.
Ramazan shook his head, "You have to know how popular Ms. Celine is now..." He shrugged, "If you say it, at least seven years!"
1.2 million in seven years, which is about 180,000 a year. In fact, the price is not as shocking as it was when she heard it at first. When she hesitated, the manager of the bar knocked on the frosted glass door and left. Come in. There were two waiters behind him. One waiter had two bottles in his arms for a long time, and the other had four bottles in total. Everyone looked at them, and some people asked who wanted the wine. They hadn't finished the wine yet.
"I'm very sorry to bother you all. Is Mr. Ramazan here?" The manager actually saw Ramazan at a glance, but sometimes he can't speak too directly.
Ramazan was stunned for a moment, then stood up, "I'm here, what can I do?"
The manager seemed to be smiling, but in fact he was feeling bitter, but now that both sides were in trouble, he had to let them solve it themselves. As the messenger, he paid four bottles of wine to apologize to these young people. He asked the waiter to put down the wine, walked to Ramazan and said softly: "Ms. Celine's agent has hired some people. It doesn't look like a good thing. How about I open a back door for you to go first?"
The first half of the sentence made Ramazan feel a little trembled, but the second half of the sentence immediately made him feel that he was being looked down upon, and he walked directly past the manager towards the downstairs. The bar manager smiled, young people are so good... easy to deceive.
He brought the wine up, and did not ask Ramazan to do anything. Instead, he was very "considerate" and asked him to leave through the back door. No matter who had an accident, it was not his or the bar's responsibility. If the bar suffered losses, then someone must have Stand up and compensate.
On the other side, Celine's manager was already standing at the door of the bar, with seventeen or eight security guards surrounding them. If someone broke the rules tonight, they would be dealt with accordingly.
Celine whispered on the side: "I think forget it, just sing one more song. It only takes a few minutes, there is no need to make a fuss."
The manager rolled his eyes at her, "Today someone paid you to sing one more song, and tomorrow someone will also pay you to dance. Miss Celine, some things cannot be stopped once they start. Things will happen that none of us can bear, so we must put the brakes on hard at the beginning!”
(End of chapter)