The front page headline of today's China News has released the cooperation between Cesare and Tao Cen, and the title said "Cesare favors Tao Cen". But at this time, Jiang Se released a photo with Cesare. In comparison, the friendship between Jiang Se and the famous director seems to be even better.
Regarding the hot news in the country, Jiang Se did not refute or explain. One photo was enough to slap China Information in the face.
After all, although Tao Cen participated in the filming of Cesare's movie, there was no friendship between her and Cesare, let alone the word "old friend".
But her advantage is that she participated in the filming of two big-budget commercial films "The Lost City", and she has a good advantage in resources.
Xia Qunchao, who was accompanying Jiang Se to sign the contract in Rome, received a call from China Information at this moment.
In the domestic news, Huaxia Information had just published a piece of news that stepped on Jiang Se and praised Tao Cen. The reporter who was responsible for contacting Xia Chaoqun on the phone spoke cautiously and awkwardly. In contrast, Xia Chaoqun looked indifferent as he listened to her talk about her demands.
"Sister Xia, regarding today's news headlines, it was a mistake made by our colleagues at Entertainment Gossip. They wrote the wrong headline. We are currently trying to find a way to remove it."
Dealing with Xia Chaoqun is the most troublesome thing for many reporters covering entertainment gossip.
She is not enthusiastic, unlike some celebrity agents who are quite friendly to reporters and try their best to win them over, hoping to gain news and popularity for their own artists.
Xia Chaoqun doesn't need to do all this. She only needs to sign better endorsements and movies for Jiang Se, and that will be enough to make the media flock to her for news and gossip.
For example, the news of Jiang Se’s marriage, and at this time, Jiang Se’s account posted a photo with Cesare.
No matter how the domestic news media stepped on Jiang Se, Xia Chaoqun remained calm and put down the bait, and the media reporters took the bait obediently.
Even if it's not easy to get through to her on the phone, the reporter would be grateful if she answered the phone.
What does the photo of Cesare and Jiang Se mean? Many people want to get the first-hand information.
"Remove?" Xia Chaoqun asked, "Is there any news that you need to remove?"
The female reporter who was talking to her was suddenly speechless.
The domestic news was such a big deal, it was impossible for Xia Chaoqun not to know about it. She asked knowingly, and the reporter who called blushed, and after a long while, she stammered and couldn't even speak clearly.
"That's right, today in China, regarding the cooperation between Director Cesare and Tao Cen..."
"Isn't it true that Cesare and Tao Cen are working together?" Xia Chaoqun asked slowly:
“Why do you want to withdraw?”
"yes… "
The female reporter looked helpless and nodded quickly:
"But... in the news headline, because the entertainment team was short-handed, they temporarily transferred people from other teams. They may not be familiar with some situations, so in the news headline..."
She was still thinking of ways to make amends. Xia Chaoqun listened to her patiently for a while. Eventually, her voice became quieter and quieter. She couldn't continue and simply apologized:
"I'm sorry, Sister Xia. Anyway, today's news will be slowly withdrawn later."
"Don't beat around the bush with me. What do you want to ask?"
As soon as Xia Chaoqun asked this, the female reporter breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said:
"Serser's official account posted a photo with director Cesare. Does this mean that Serser and Cesare are also collaborating? Is she a new character in The Lost City?"
"I can guarantee you exclusivity on this news, but I also have a request."
Xia Chaoqun spoke slowly:
"Tao Cen's news cannot be withdrawn, and in this style, the popularity of this news must be maintained for a period of time." Her request made the female reporter a little confused. Doing so would not be good for Jiang Se. After the Huaxia News came out today, many people were sneering at Jiang Se. Some people said that even if she had a good relationship with Cesare, it was still Tao Cen, not her, who got the role of Cesare in the movie in the end. Some people even laughed at Jiang Se for wasting her efforts.
"Are you sure?"
The female reporter was a little uneasy and asked. Xia Chaoqun smiled and said:
"Do you think I'm kidding you?"
The female reporter covered the phone's mouthpiece and relayed Xia Chaoqun's words to her immediate superior. At her superior's signal, she asked Xia Chaoqun:
"So what's your so-called exclusive news?"
"Janser is in Rome and has just signed a contract for Cesare's film."
This news confirmed the speculation of a group of people on the Internet. If Huaxia Information released this news first, it would indeed be an exclusive. The female reporter looked a little excited and asked:
"Is it The Lost City 2?"
"No." Xia Chaoqun said calmly:
“It’s ‘God’s Redemption’.”
After she shared this news, the reporter from China Information understood her intention.
Praise Tao Cen highly, and keep the news like "famous director cooperates with Tao Cen and abandons Jiang Se" hot for a certain period of time. The more people talk about Jiang Se now, the greater the sensation it will cause when the news of Jiang Se's cooperation with Cesare is released later.
But if this happens, Tao Cen will probably be too embarrassed to face his own face!
Compared to the news about Chen Jiao stepping on Jiang Se, Xia Chaoqun's method was undoubtedly much more sophisticated. Praising Tao Cen openly and criticizing him secretly was enough to damage Tao Cen's reputation and get him into trouble.
After Tao Cen told Chen Jiao to remove the news, Chen Jiao originally thought that it would be very easy to remove the news. However, when she called back home, the reporters in China who were familiar with her avoided the topic and talked about other things. Whenever she mentioned the removal of the news, they always made excuses.
Moreover, after a period of time, the topic became more and more heated, and Tao Cen was highly praised in the news of Huaxia Information.
Fortunately, the filming of "Lost City 2" was about to start, and Tao Cen had not bothered her yet, but she was already very impatient with Chen Jiao.
Chen Jiao spent her days in worry. There had always been news about Tao Cen filming "The Lost City 2", and netizens were also very concerned about this matter. Under such circumstances, Chen Jiao was also worried. In mid-July, Tao Cen had finished filming all her scenes in "The Lost City 2", and the domestic media had praised her to a new height.
When Tao Cen felt something was wrong, it was too late!
While Tao Cen's fans were still reveling in the fact that she had filmed a blockbuster movie invested in Europe and the United States, stepping on Jiang Se, Huaxia Information released the news it had received earlier from Xia Chaoqun: Jiang Se was working with a famous director and signed a contract for "God's Redemption"!
As soon as the news came out, many of Jiang Se's fans were excited.
During this period of time, Tao Cen and Cesare's cooperation has frequently appeared in the news, which has made some people dissatisfied, especially the media has always sided with Tao Cen and stepped on Jiang Se, believing that Jiang Se and Cesare's friendship is not enough to support their cooperation. The news at this time is undoubtedly gratifying!
"Lost City 2" has not yet been completed, but Tao Cen's part has ended. She has not returned to China yet. In a hotel in Australia, she watched the domestic news without saying a word, which made Chen Jiao at a loss.
Once the news from Huaxia Information came out, it had a huge impact on Tao Cen. She had worked hard for so many years to achieve her current success, but this piece of news was enough to destroy all her years of hard work.
It was not easy to get the opportunity to star in Cesare's movie, but because of Chen Jiao's clever tricks at the time, not only did she waste the opportunity to gain favor, but she also became a laughing stock among some netizens.
She has been in the entertainment industry for many years and has always enjoyed a high status in the hearts of the people. After this incident, one can imagine how many people were laughing behind her back, laughing at her being pulled down from the altar.
In addition to the blow to reputation, the most serious impact is on some fashion resources and endorsements.
Some international luxury brands have been observing her and are interested in cooperating with her, but after experiencing this, they may give up the idea.
Chen Jiao looked uneasy, with her hands hanging down in front of her stomach, wanting to admit her mistake:
"Sister Tao, I've already called..."
She actually called the people at Huaxia Information and asked them to withdraw the news at that time. However, no one expected that not only was the news not withdrawn, but the matter became more and more serious.
At this point, Tao Cen could guess who was manipulating the direction of public opinion behind the scenes.
It's almost August now. This year, the "open and secret struggles" between Jiang Se and himself have become more and more serious due to the media's hype. It can be imagined that it has become the news of the year.
Federer signed a one-year endorsement contract with Jiang Se. After Federer set a precedent for cooperating with Chinese stars, Tao Cen was also interested in competing for the qualification of Federer's spokesperson next year and had been in contact with him.
She has strong resources, status and fame. She filmed "The Lost City 2" this year and the first part of "The Lost City" will be released next year. She should have been a hot topic and maintained good interaction with Federer's spokesperson in China. But now that such news has come out, it is still a question whether Federer will consider her next year.
While Chen Jiao was still thinking about her "grudge" with Jiang Se and using newspapers and magazines to step on others and promote herself, Xia Chaoqun was already using this incident to pave the way for Jiang Se and restrict his own development.
Tao Cen originally thought that with her own means, status and connections, she no longer needed a powerful agent to add icing on the cake. The so-called agent could only do the work of a senior assistant at most. Now it seems that she was wrong.
She sighed and felt that she was really envious of Jiang Se at this moment.
“Excellent.”
If Xia Chaoqun was still by her side, would the outcome of today's events be completely different
She doesn't need to deal with these troubles. All she has to do is to try her best to move forward and not be tripped up by trivial matters.
When Xia Chaoqun resigned from his position as her agent that day, did he foresee that one day, Jiang Se would have a dispute with her over various resources and the title of China's No. 1 female star, and made the choice early in advance to avoid today's situation
Tao Cen picked up the phone and called his financial planner, asking her to transfer some money to another account.
Chen Jiao had followed her for some time, and when she heard her say this, she had a bad feeling in her heart.
She hung up the phone and looked at Chen Jiao and said:
"I already have enough manpower here. Luo Ao from the company called me before and said that there are other artists who need you to lead. We have been working together for a while. I asked someone to transfer some money to your account as my extra compensation to you."
"Sister Tao, are you going to chase me away?"
Chen Jiao's guess was confirmed and she panicked.
As one of Century Galaxy's top actresses, Tao Cen's annual share of income as her agent is enough to earn more than managing countless artists.
During the time that Chen Jiao has been with Tao Cen, her income is not much different from that of a small star, and her conditions are much better than before, so naturally she doesn't want to leave.
What's more, if she was kicked out by Tao Cen, not only would her income decrease, but she would also be hidden from the company. No promising newcomers would be assigned to her, which meant her entire career prospects would be ruined.
She wanted to plead again, but Tao Cen didn't even want to talk to her.
She still needs to clean up a bunch of messes in the country, and she also needs to regain the goodwill of some manufacturers. She has not completely given up on Federer's endorsement. She will also take on other movies next and does not want to spend time talking nonsense with Chen Jiao.
Asking the assistant to stop Chen Jiao, Tao Cen frowned:
"I'll have someone arrange an opportunity for you to return home. You can leave tonight."
Chen Jiao still wanted to plead, but the assistant understood her intention the moment Tao Cen turned around.
Eight o'clock in the evening in China is the best time of the day for Feng Nan.
Tonight, Feng Nan put a lot of thought into making an appointment with Huo Zhiming to have dinner at a roast duck restaurant, and wanted to talk to him about cooperation.
In fact, she has been in a bad mood recently. She accidentally learned from Feng Shiyong that the original Feng Nan had been kidnapped when he was young. She remembered Xiao Liu's reminder and scolded Xiao Liu at the time and didn't listen to him. Afterwards, she called back to inquire, but Xiao Liu refused to say more.
She didn't dare to ask too many questions for fear of exposing herself, so she had been looking for someone to investigate privately recently.
On the other hand, the release of "Revenge" did not create the waves she had imagined. Instead, it was sandwiched between the releases of "Devils" and "The Accident" and did not even make a splash.
The gimmicks she originally wanted to hype, such as "her debut as a director" and "a low-budget movie that's as good as a big production", were far less attractive than the fight between Jiang Se and Tao Cen, which the audience loved to watch.
For her, even if "Revenge" was criticized, it was better than no one caring about it. Her first time directing and acting in a film, she lost to the timing and reality. She had the right time and place, but not the right people.
In the end, although "Revenge" did not lose money at the box office, it did not make as much profit as Feng Nan had originally imagined. After seeing that the movie did not perform well at the box office, the theater chain canceled the release of "Revenge".
Dong Mingsheng also took the opportunity to turn against her and refused to invest in her next movie.
After going through all this, Feng Nan realized that it was still too difficult for her to write, direct and act in her own film.
Due to insufficient funds, connections and status, and lack of support from her family, her film career has been difficult. On the contrary, Jiang Se, who debuted at the same time as her, is now doing much better than her.
She decided to put aside her own filming plans for the time being and start filming other people's movies first, accumulating a certain amount of fame and money. By then, she would have money and no longer need to look at Dong Mingsheng's face, so naturally more people would want to come to her with money to invest. (To be continued)