Because of Xia Chaoqun's advance arrangements, the incident that Feng Nan caused on the Internet, which could have become front-page news, ended in a nearly farcical way.
Apart from attracting the attention of some people, netizens and viewers hardly took Feng Nan's revelations seriously.
Jiang Se looked at the ID named 'Phoenix Rising from the Ashes' and guessed about Feng Nan's past.
Pei Yi intended to deal with Feng Nan, but Jiang Se thought of Feng Zhongliang.
She didn't want to have such a quarrel with Feng Nan under Feng Zhongliang's nose.
No matter who Feng Nan is now, his body still carries the blood of the Feng family. She knows that Feng Nan's existence is a great threat to her, especially after she somehow found out Jiang Zhiyuan and her own identities. It is even more of a time bomb.
But that was the past of my former self, which is different from that of an ordinary stranger.
Although Pei Yi was worried about this matter, he could see Jiang Se's hesitation, so he had no choice but to have someone keep a close eye on Feng Nan and restrict her actions so that she would not be able to cause trouble for Jiang Se again.
After the vacation originally taken for "A Glimmer of Hope" ended, Pei Yifei returned to Xijiuzhou, and Jiang Se once again devoted himself to work.
With the positive reviews of "A Silver Lining" by major media and film critics, coupled with the promotion by Zhang Jing'an and the two leading actors and actresses, the box office of "A Silver Lining" soared.
One week after its release, the box office reached 1 billion, and the theater was also adjusting the screening rate of "A Silver Lining".
"If this data continues, it is almost certain that Silver Linings will surpass The Lost City in box office."
Xia Chaoqun took the information collected from various theaters and said in a steady voice:
"I checked and found that most of the movies released this year were just average. Even if there are some unexpected surprises, the box office gap should not be that big. Once it surpasses The Lost City, Silver Linings can be said to have already secured the title of this year's box office champion."
"The Lost City" is Cesare's work. Because it was performed by Tao Cen, it was also very popular in China.
Coupled with the passionate story, repeated climaxes, and Cesare's stable performance, the film gained very good reputation and performance at the beginning of its release. After the first film was released in February, it had a great advantage in terms of screening rate because of its good performance and the fact that there were no comparable films in the same period.
As it was profitable for the theater, the film's release date was extended to the end of March. In the end, the total box office in China was 2.8 billion, which is already an impressive figure.
"In this way, the comparison between you and Tao Cen will be put forward once again."
Jiang Se has made rapid progress in recent years and is now at the same level as Tao Cen. It is inevitable that he will be compared with Tao Cen in all aspects in the future.
And after Federer's endorsement, the two are very likely to face competition for resources in the future. In addition to movie scripts, advertising endorsements and fashion resources are also targets that the two will compete for.
In order to let Jiang Se know the number, Xia Chaoqun analyzed:
"At the moment, The Lost City is leading the box office. The cost of this film is slightly higher than that of Silver Linings."
However, the fact that "The Lost City" was able to achieve a total box office of 2.8 billion in China was not only related to Cesare's own fame, but also Tao Cen's participation in the film was a great advantage.
Domestic audiences are particularly proud that Tao Cen can play a role in such a world-class director's film, so some people who originally did not plan to go to the cinema to watch this movie will also go to the cinema under the influence of such factors.
Of the 2.8 billion box office, in addition to the box office brought in by Cesare's own fame, Tao Cen's appeal in China accounted for at least 500 million in personal box office revenue.
On the contrary, "Silver Linings" seems to have a good momentum now, and there is a great possibility that its box office will exceed "The Lost City". However, she is working with Liu Ye and the director is Zhang Jing'an. No matter how outstanding she is in this movie, it was Zhang Jing'an rather than her who made "Silver Linings" at the French Film Festival, which also had a great impact on Jiang Se.
At present, domestic film critics are mostly praising "Silver Linings". Famous domestic film critics headed by Shu Peien even praised Jiang Se by name. But ultimately, because of her age and the time of her debut, the market will attribute the success of the film to the director and the male and female actors, which will invisibly dilute Jiang Se's personal influence.
"The movies you've chosen in recent years have all been good, and they've done very well at the box office."
But because of luck, Jiang Se did not win a big prize that could truly prove her.
So far, the only award Jiang Se has won is the "Best Supporting Actress" award at the China Film Festival for her role as Doukou in "Beijing Events".
I missed the later films "About My Love for You", "Devils" and the recently released "A Silver Lining" due to time constraints.
This also directly led to the fact that although Jiang Se was recognized by the Chinese market and audiences, she has yet to win the real "Best Actress" honor in the country. In this respect, she is far behind Tao Cen, who has won almost all major awards in the country.
"In late May this year, the Hundred Flowers Art Awards was held in Shanghai. I have communicated with Zhang Jing'an and he has already sent "A Glimmer of Hope" to the exhibition."
Jiang Se was nominated for the French Film Festival, but in China, her performance in "A Silver Lining" was enough to win an award, not to mention that the company has plans for her.
Although the Hundred Flowers Art Awards cannot be compared with the grandeur of the China International Film Festival held every three years, if Jiang Se can win the award, it will be a recognition of her and will be beneficial to her in all aspects.
"Just show up then."
Jiang Se nodded and looked through her schedule. Apart from the promotion of "A Glimmer of Hope" in April, her important schedule in May was the Hundred Flowers Art Awards. Jiang Se skipped over the rest of the schedule and noticed that her schedule for June had been changed.
She had previously signed a contract for Lin Xiwen's new film "Xianyuan", which will start shooting in late June. This time, Jiang Se takes the lead, playing two roles, "Miss Mei" and "Ms. Liu" in "Xianyuan". As for the male lead, Century Galaxy, after discussions with investors and Lin Xiwen, added Cui Xing to the group.
Jiang Se also worked with Cui Xing in "The Ninety-Nine Love Letter" before. At that time, Cui Xing was very famous among young actors, and Century Galaxy originally intended to train him as the second Liu Ye.
Cui Xing himself works very hard, but he lacks a good script and the appreciation of a big director. Even though Century Galaxy has been supporting him, he has no outstanding works. Also, there is Liu Ye, a senior in the industry, who is above him, which has led to no progress in recent years.
At that time, he played the male lead in "The 99th Love Letter", and Jiang Se was just a supporting role with a visible back in the movie.
But now Jiang Se is acting with Liu Ye and is rising step by step, but he is still where he is. There are no movies with outstanding box office performance, and his salary is not low. He himself cannot attract box office attention, so investors don't like to use him and would rather use cheap and young male actors, which causes Cui Xing's embarrassment.
After Jiang Se took over the role of "Xianyuan" this time, Century Galaxy also wanted to promote Cui Xing again. If the movie does well at the box office, he will also be able to be a help after working with Jiang Se.
For this reason, the company should have reached some agreement with Lin Xiwen in private, but Jiang Se was not interested in finding out.
But she knew that "Xianyuan" was expected to be filmed for about a hundred days, and in order to shoot this movie, Xia Chaoqun should have cleared out the time from June to October.
But now the schedule has changed the shooting time to July to November, leaving June empty. She pointed at the schedule and asked in confusion:
"Sister Chaoqun, you cleared June because you want to give me a month to take a vacation?"
As soon as she asked this question, Xia Chaoqun looked at her coldly. Although she didn't say anything, her eyes showed the thought of "wishful thinking".
"What good things have you done that I should arrange a vacation for you?"
Xia Chaoqun raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a fake smile.
The young assistant who had just been with Jiang Se for a while had a frightened look on his face and looked at Jiang Se with some sympathy.
"How did you schedule June for me?"
Jiang Se lifted her hair, and Xia Chaoqun looked at her calmly. Jiang Se felt her scalp tingling at that look, so she just laughed twice:
"Do you think that the time I spent talking to you about the pros and cons of you and Tao Cen was just a small talk or nonsense?"
"Isn't it?"
Xia Chaoqun was too lazy to even put on a fake smile at this moment, and explained directly:
"I plan to use June to shoot commercials for you."
"advertise?"
Mo Anqi at the side interrupted, "Is it the handbag that Sister Xia talked about last time?"
Xia Chaoqun glanced at her, and Mo Anqi didn't dare to say anything, so she continued:
"When I returned to China earlier, I had dinner with the president of ELYSEES Asia Pacific. They are looking for a spokesperson for a sports car they have launched."
As soon as she mentioned the sports car, Mo Anqi and the other two assistants' eyes widened.
The history of the ELYSEES brand can be traced back two hundred years ago. It is world-renowned for its extremely distinctive features, fashionable appearance, and performance.
Each of their cars is worth a lot of money. Some of the collectible models from the early years are now out of stock. Every limited edition model they launch is a collection that car enthusiasts cannot miss.
Jiang Se remembered that Pei Yi, Nie Dan and others each had several ELYSEES sports cars in their collections. When they were young and frivolous, they drove them more often, but as they grew older and more mature, they hardly ever drove them again.
The minimum selling price of each model of ELYSEES car is more than six or seven million. It can be said to be the aristocrat among vehicles, and its brand logo is sought after by many people.
But these were not enough to surprise Mo Anqi, Jiang Se and others. After all, after getting the endorsement of Federer watches, Jiang Se was immediately favored by many top brands in terms of advertising endorsements, and his chances of getting endorsements were higher.
However, the ELYSEES brand is different from other endorsements. After ELYSEES entered China ten years ago, the then president of the Asia-Pacific region quickly selected Tao Cen as the spokesperson for the Chinese region. Tao Cen's endorsement has lasted for ten years.
It is fair to say that in many people's minds, when they think of the ELYSEES brand, the first person that comes to mind is Tao Cen. She represents the impression of the ELYSEES brand in many people's minds.
ELYSEES has not changed its spokesperson over the years. On the one hand, Tao Cen has a good image and reputation, and her status in recent years has been maintained at the level of China's top female star. She has no scandals, no negative news, and has an elegant temperament. The cooperation between her and ELYSEES is also very good.
It's not that no one has thought about the ELYSEES brand, but it's difficult to shake Tao Cen's position. Now Xia Chaoqun has actually set his sights on the ELYSEES brand of cars. Is Xia Chaoqun planning to take a piece of the pie in Tao Cen's hands
Mo Anqi widened her eyes:
"Sister Xia, can Piech agree to this?"
It is not easy for Xia Chaoqun to take the pie in Tao Cen's hand.
Tao Cen has maintained a very good relationship with Piech, the president of ELYSEES in the Asia-Pacific region over the years. It can be said that the reason why Tao Cen has been able to endorse ELYSEES for many years is not only because of her good image and temperament, her high status in China, and her ability to represent the high-end texture of ELYSEES cars and increase vehicle sales, but also because of her personal relationship with Ms. Piech, which has a lot to do with the core member of the French ELYSEES car family having a very good impression of her.
"It is said that when The Devil was released two years ago, Liu Ye won the title of 'Best Actor' at the French Film Festival for his role as Luo Shen in The Devil. At that time, Yang Boxi tried to get him to endorse an off-road vehicle from ELYSEES, but Piech arrogantly refused."
Mo Anqi has a cheerful personality and is keen on finding out some gossip in the circle. This kind of thing is no secret and can be found out as long as one is willing.
After this incident, Tao Cen's status was further demonstrated. Even Liu Ye, who won the "Best Actor" award at the French Film Festival, could not shake his endorsement of ELYSEES. This also indirectly discouraged a number of celebrities who also coveted this endorsement from going there.
Xia Chaoqun looked at his watch and made sure he still had a little time to chat.
She did not say anything about Yang Boxi, and was not interested in what Mo Anqi said about Liu Ye hitting a wall at ELYSEES. Instead, she said:
"Piech and I went to the same college and knew each other well." Both of them came from good backgrounds and were strong women, so they had a sense of mutual admiration.
They had a good personal relationship after graduation and would occasionally contact each other privately. When Tao Cen was able to get the ELYSEES endorsement advertisement, Xia Chaoqun's connections were largely responsible for it.
However, Tao Cen himself was also very smart. He eventually took advantage of Xia Chaoqun's relationship and successfully became friends with Piech, which enabled him to maintain his endorsement of ELYSEES for ten years.
"But even if that's the case, there's no guarantee that Sese will get the ad."
Perhaps because Xia Chaoqun was not disgusted by this "gossip", Mo Anqi asked boldly. Xia Chaoqun glanced at her, and she shrank her neck in fear. Jiang Se beside her couldn't help laughing, and Xia Chaoqun said:
"There is great hope." (To be continued)