Xia Chaoqun paused for a moment when he said this:
"I think your Prince Piech should know that his family will launch a sports car every few years. My personal relationship with Piech happened to know it earlier, and the name of their new car model for the next season has been decided."
She took the pen and tapped the table lightly, making a soft click.
"leopard."
She curled her lips and said, "What I want for you is the endorsement advertisement of ELYSEES's new Leopard series of new cars, which does not conflict with Tao Cen's endorsement."
However, both the Chinese people and Tao Cen himself felt that for ELYSEES, the spokesperson should be unique. "Sooner or later, this impression will be broken. Now it is just in advance."
"Sister Chaoqun, do you think I have a good chance of getting this endorsement?"
Jiang Se glanced at her schedule. The June schedule was just temporarily vacant. She hadn't heard from her before, which probably meant that she hadn't made up her mind yet and hadn't discussed it with Lin Xiwen and the "Xianyuan" production team.
However, given Xia Chaoqun's personality, the fact that she could say "great hope" probably means that she is confident or has almost finalized the deal for the advertising endorsement.
Even though Tao Cen has been the spokesperson for ELYSEES for almost ten years, in some people's hearts, she already represents a part of the ELYSEES culture.
"Um."
Xia Chaoqun nodded, and Jiang Se couldn't help but ask:
"Why?"
As Mo Anqi said, Liu Ye tried to get the endorsement of ELYSEES at that time, but ultimately failed and did not succeed in getting a piece of the pie from Tao Cen. Why does Xia Chaoqun think he can get a piece of the pie from Tao Cen now
Xia Chaoqun did not answer her question, but changed the subject:
"I remember that your Prince Pei and a few friends drove a sports car in France and alarmed the French police."
When she said this, it immediately left an impression on Jiang Se's mind.
It was not long after she was reborn. Pei Yi and Nie Dan were racing in France, causing a big commotion. Finally, the police were alerted to intercept them, and even a helicopter was dispatched. It was on the news at the time, and the incident caused a sensation. The news was even broadcast domestically.
But if you think about it carefully, this happened almost six or seven years ago. Because the news involved Pei Yi, it was quickly stopped by the Pei family. Not long after it was broadcast, there was no news and it was replaced by other news.
If it weren't for someone like Jiang Se who cares about this matter, I'm afraid most people might not remember it.
When Xia Chaoqun mentioned this, Jiang Se paid special attention to Mo Anqi and the two new assistants in the room. They all looked confused and obviously didn't know what Xia Chaoqun was referring to.
This is enough to prove Xia Chaoqun's extraordinary memory. Such a trivial matter was only reported in the news, but she was able to remember it after seeing it.
"Yes."
Mo Anqi was originally curious and wanted to ask when Pei Yi made a fuss in France, but looking at Xia Chaoqun's expression, she did not dare to interrupt Xia Chaoqun's topic at this time. She decided to ask Jiang Se after she finished talking about the ELYSEES advertisement.
"I checked afterwards and found that friends of your Prince Pei were most enthusiastic about collecting sports cars with relatively cool shapes and appearances when they got their driver's licenses between the ages of sixteen and nineteen."
She was also curious at the time, so she asked someone to collect some information. Because of Pei Yi's identity, she started her investigation from the two brothers of the Xiang family who had the most contact with female stars in the entertainment industry. After satisfying her curiosity for a while, she put the matter aside.
It was not until several years later that she remembered this matter because she wanted to get ELYSEES' sports car endorsement for Jiang Se.
Jiang Se didn't expect that Xia Chaoqun would also be curious. In Jiang Se's impression, she has always been calm, confident and extremely powerful, like a machine running at an overspeed, always energetic and never stopping.
Xia Chaoqun ignored Jiang Se's gaze, remained calm, and continued:
"After a few years, they seem to have changed their interests."
When she said this, Jiang Se immediately understood what she meant.
It was indeed as she said, when Pei Yi and others were young and frivolous, they were obsessed with all kinds of sports cars.
However, as they grew older, the brothers pursued their own careers. Pei Yi went to military school and worked in Xijiuzhou after graduation. Nie Dan and others started a company together and seemed to be doing very well.
Those sports cars seemed to be locked in the dust along with their youthful memories.
After becoming more stable in recent years, Pei Yi drives mostly off-road vehicles with relatively larger space, so that he no longer has to use his long legs.
Jiang Se seemed to be thinking about something, but several assistants did not understand what Xia Chaoqun meant.
After seeing Jiang Se understood, Xia Chaoqun was not going to discuss the issue any further. He ordered his assistant Zhang Chi to come and clean up the things on the table. Mo Anqi couldn't help but ask:
"Sese, when did Brother Pei make a fuss in France?"
"When I was a senior in high school, he, Adan, and Juning were driving in France and attracted the attention of the police. They made some news."
The incident was too big, which was contrary to the low-key character of the Pei family. After the matter was settled by the elders, Jiang Se also heard that several people were taught a lesson by the elders.
When Mo Anqi heard her say this, she felt even more strange:
"So what did Sister Xia mean when she said that they changed their interests in recent years?"
"Earlier, Ayi was very keen on collecting sports cars." The number of sports cars in his garage is almost as many as a small sports car display, Jiang Se explained:
"It's just that I haven't played it anymore in recent years. I've switched to other things."
The assistant at the side glanced at Xia Chaoqun, and finally couldn't help but be curious:
"So, what does what Sister Xia said have to do with the ELYSEES endorsement?"
She mustered up her courage and asked this question. Then she saw Xia Chaoqun with his arms folded across his chest, staring at her intently. The assistant shrank her neck in fear. Jiang Se saw that everyone was afraid of Xia Chaoqun, and couldn't help laughing:
"Of course it does."
Xia Chaoqun wasted his time chatting with me about these old stories, so it was impossible that he just had nothing to do after eating.
She explained to the group:
"When Ah Yi and Ah Dan were young, they were fascinated by these sports cars. When they got older, they each started their own careers and stopped playing around."
The status of Pei Yi and others also represents a certain supercar customer base.
ELYSEES's top supercar customer base is targeted, with different models targeting customers of different age groups.
Tao Cen has been the spokesperson for ELYSEES for ten years. She has a high-quality image and style. Her reputation and status in China are also very suitable for the ELYSEES brand. However, as she gets older, what is proportional to Tao Cen's experience and status is "age."
This is something that everyone cannot avoid.
No matter how well Tao Cen takes care of herself, she is already in her thirties. Time has given her an elegant and graceful temperament and mature charm, but it has taken away the passion that is unique to youth.
Xia Chaoqun noticed the ELYSEES piece of pie with great foresight. At the beginning, she had never thought of completely snatching the ELYSEES brand from Tao Cen. Doing so was unrealistic and would not be worth the cost.
As the spokesperson for ELYSEES for ten years, Tao Cen will not give up the maintenance of the ELYSEES brand and has always maintained a very good friendship with Piech, the president of the Asia-Pacific region.
Even though Xia Chaoqun and Piech were old acquaintances, it was she who got Tao Cen the endorsement of ELYSEES and personally sent Tao Cen to Piech.
If she now intends to use Jiang Se to squeeze out Tao Cen, then this would be a denial of Xia Chaoqun herself back then.
During the ten years that Tao Cen has been the spokesperson for ELYSEES, her reputation has not been tarnished. Not to mention whether the personal relationship between Xia Chaoqun and Piech is worth it for her to remove Tao Cen for Xia Chaoqun, even if Piech was acting on emotion, ELYSEES's rash change of spokesperson, especially for such a top luxury car brand, would cause a lot of speculation and bring trouble to ELYSEES.
Besides, Tao Cen is no pushover either.
But if Xia Chaoqun's goal is just to endorse a sports car under ELYSEES, with her friendship with Piech, and as Xia Chaoqun said, this year Jiang Se has a big movie like "A Silver Lining" released, which has performed well at the box office, proving her ability, there is still hope for her to win the endorsement of ELYSEES' Leopard sports car.
Xia Chaoqun should have conducted rigorous investigations on these matters and had people compare the data. She was so confident only when things were somewhat clear.
As for the reason why Liu Ye failed in his attempt to conquer ELYSEES, it was probably because his image and positioning were similar to Tao Cen's.
The two have been famous for many years and are both successful men and women in their thirties. With Tao Cen already there, Liu Ye is naturally not within the scope of ELYSEES' consideration.
This has nothing to do with fame, status or awards. Jiang Se's biggest advantage is her youth and beauty.
So even if she got the endorsement of ELYSEES, there is still a little gap between her and Tao Cen in reality, and these are the advantages brought by Tao Cen's age.
After Xia Chaoqun finished speaking, he looked at his watch again:
"But after we get the contract, we still have to discuss the time to shoot the commercial."
If ELYSEES company attaches great importance to Jiang Se, they may even make a special advertising shooting plan for her, so shooting the advertisement in June is naturally impossible.
The more importance you attach to it, the longer the preparation time will be, so this is why Xia Chaoqun temporarily changed his schedule but did not inform the "Xianyuan" crew.
She had other things to do later, so after giving instructions for some simple matters, she received a phone call and left in a hurry.
By mid-April, the box office of "Silver Linings" was approaching 2 billion. Its overseas box office was not as impressive as "Devil" that year, but most film critics also praised Jiang Se's performance in "Silver Linings" and felt sorry that she did not win the "Best Actress" award at the French Film Festival this year.
Jiang Se received an invitation letter from the Hundred Flowers Art Awards, and "A Glimmer of Hope" made it into the art awards. At this time, Xia Chaoqun also led Jiang Se's team. After efforts from all sides, he took Jiang Se to meet Piech twice, and finally got his wish and won the Leopar sports car that ELYSEES will launch in the second half of next year.
On the day when the cooperation between the two parties was confirmed, Tao Cen also quickly received the news.
Her agent Song Yi was angry and resentful. He tried helplessly to persuade the people from ELYSEES to give up this idea. Piech's assistant on the phone spoke sweetly, politely but coldly, and rejected Song Yi's intention to contact Piech directly:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Song, Ms. Piech is busy in a ** meeting. After the meeting, I will pass your call message to her."
"Ms. Tao has been working with ELYSEES for many years and the two sides have always had a pleasant cooperation. A few months ago, she visited the Berlin factory with Ms. Piech. Ms. Tao is also very interested in the upcoming Leopard series of ELYSEES."
Song Yi spoke quickly, and the woman on the other end of the phone politely waited for him to finish before saying gently:
"I will convey these situations to Ms. Piech after the meeting."
Song Yi hung up the phone helplessly, looking frustrated.
In fact, everyone knows that what he is doing now is futile.
The news about Jiang Se and ELYSEES could not be kept secret until now, and Tao Cen knew about it. It was estimated that they had already discussed it almost completely and both parties were interested.
Everyone around Tao Cen could guess this, and his agent and assistant were a little depressed.
In contrast, Tao Cen, who was at risk of having her share of the spoils snatched away by someone else, was very calm. After Song Yi hung up the phone, she didn't even mention that ELYSEES was planning to add a sports car spokesperson, but instead asked:
"How's my dress getting ready?"
In mid-May, there is a charity night held by "Times Style", and many stars, business and political celebrities will be invited to attend. In recent years, Tao Cen has focused her work overseas and spends most of her time abroad, either filming or negotiating advertising endorsement contracts. She has not participated in charity galas for several years, and only her agent handles these matters for her.
This year, she received an invitation letter from "Times Style" while she was in China. After she accepted it, the team started preparing early.
There was no need for her to worry about or mention these things. Song Yi nodded helplessly:
"I'm ready." He was a little unwilling and brought up the old matter again:
"Sister Tao, why don't you call Ms. Piech in person? You have been the spokesperson for ELYSEES's cars, which have been launched every few years over the past decade."
Tao Cen rested his elbows on the armrests of the chair, supported his cheeks with his fingers, smiled and shook his head, suppressing his emotions in his heart:
"Need not."
If the people at ELYSEES think that her image and temperament are still suitable for ELYSEES's car, she will not make this call, and Piech will still reject Xia Chaoqun.
Once Piech was convinced by Xia Chaoqun that it would be beneficial to market sales for ELYSEES's newly launched Leopard sports car to have a new spokesperson, she did as Song Yi said and called him, but she was unable to change Piech's mind.
Tao Cen's knowledge and intelligence played a big role in the fact that she was able to maintain her friendship with Piech for ten years.
Although Song Yi had guessed her answer a long time ago, he still felt helpless when he heard her say this:
"So that's it?"
Tao Cen lowered his eyes to hide the ambition in them:
"Of course not."
Jiang Se also received an invitation to the charity dinner hosted by "Times Style". Before attending the Hundred Flowers Art Awards, she needed to attend this charity event first, because this year's "Times Style" dinner not only invited stars and celebrities to promote charity like in previous years, but also invited Mr. Chapman, the head of Steinay in China.
In recent years, Jiang Se has been working closely with Steinay Musical Instruments. They first became acquainted because of "The 99th Love Letter", and then because Steinay Musical Instruments invited Jiang Se to the 30th anniversary celebration in China, she became acquainted with Ms. Federer and won the endorsement of Federer's watches in China.
Since then, Xia Chaoqun has been trying his best to maintain the relationship between Jiang Se and Steinay Music Store, and also intends to find opportunities for Jiang Se to cooperate with Steinay. (To be continued)