Xu Chun pondered for a moment, then slowly shook her head. "I can't accept this endorsement."
Su Li stared wide-eyed in disbelief. "Why?" She couldn't understand why Xu Chun would say such a thing.
Xu Chun said, "From both a moral and logical standpoint, I shouldn't have accepted this endorsement. Firstly, it would exacerbate the conflict between the fans of both sides and embroil Xie Jianyuan in even greater controversy. Secondly, wouldn't doing this be kicking someone when they're down?"
Su Li remained unmoved by his words and resolutely refused to compromise. Seeing this, Xu Chun had no choice but to persuade her again, "It's okay, there will be another one if we lose this one."
After saying that, in an attempt to ease the tense atmosphere, he deliberately shifted the focus with a joke, "Now that I'm worth so much, those big brands have to come to me themselves. It would be too beneath Sister Su to go looking for them herself."
It must be admitted that Xu Chun is indeed very good at speaking, knows how to cater to people's preferences, and knows how to go along with Su Li to calm her down.
Sure enough, Su Li's expression softened considerably.
Before Xu Chun could finish speaking, the elevator doors opened, revealing Shen Zhu and his new manager standing inside, having overheard everything.
Xu Chun was somewhat embarrassed, but she didn't show it on her face. Instead, she remained gentle and polite, smiling and nodding at the two of them.
Su Li's expression wasn't so pleasant; she gave a perfunctory greeting and then entered the elevator.
Because she knew that Shen Zhu himself had suggested changing agents to the company, as he felt that she had given all the resources to Xu Chun and he had only received scraps, so he felt he had been treated unfairly.
However, he didn't realize that one's status should be matched with one's treatment. In the early years, Xu Chun was on the same level as him, but in recent years, Xu Chun has changed her image and frequently appeared on variety shows, which improved her public image. In addition, she starred in a blockbuster movie. He doesn't even realize how far he can go now.
She's practically a businesswoman, not a philanthropist. Why would she go out and help the poor? Besides, most of those high-end endorsements and advertisements came to her directly because of Xu Chun. It's entirely because Xu Chun is successful that she has the resources she has today.
Although it's unclear whether Shen Zhu understands these seemingly simple principles, his attitude towards Xu Chun and Su Li is truly unreadable. He maintains a perfect smile, politely inquiring about Xu Chun's recent situation, and even after finishing, he doesn't forget to greet Su Li, despite her not even glancing at him. His face remains smiling.
After stepping out of the elevator, Xu Chun and Su Li walked one after the other towards the company entrance. What they didn't see was that Shen Zhu's expression immediately turned cold, and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.
"Have you found them?" he asked his agent.
"Found it." The agent who spoke was none other than his former relative's assistant, who had somehow been promoted to agent.
In Shen Zhu's view, although the new agent's connections are not as good as Su Li's, the worst outcome is still that he will have no resources and stay at home doing nothing, just like under Su Li, so there is no loss for him.
The difference is that this agent will at least do his best to work for him, unlike the previous hands-off approach, so he's going to take a gamble.
"Send them Xu Chun's phone number and home address, then inform the media to wait for the right opportunity and not to act rashly."
"OK."
Shen Zhu smiled and said, "From now on, we just need to sit back and watch the show."
"Clear."
Chapter 87 Endorsement
The scorching sun has been baking the earth these past few days, and several crew members have suffered from heatstroke. Because they have to wear heavy period costumes, the actors are finding it unbearable to be in the heat. When the camera only shows their upper bodies, they lift up their robes and wear only sandals.
Xu Chun was too embarrassed to do that, but when it got unbearably hot, she would take off her outer robe during halftime, leaving only her white undergarments, and then hold a small fan to blow on her face.
"Brother Chun." Xie Jianyuan, who was standing next to him, suddenly handed him a frozen bottle of mineral water.
"Thank you." Xu Chun was delighted to see this, then quickly unscrewed the cap and took a sip, before intending to rinse her hair with the excess water.
Unexpectedly, Xie Jianyuan stopped him, grabbing Xu Chun's hand as he was about to move, and said in a deep voice, "Don't do that, it'll give you a headache."
Xu Chun hadn't expected this to happen, but seeing Xie Jianyuan's serious expression with his brows furrowed, she obediently let go.
"Brother Xie has really thought things through regarding Brother Chun." At this moment, an actress suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Xu Chun recognized her as the person who had come to his room earlier; her name seemed to be Chen Guo.
Xie Jianyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, then gave her a wry smile, "Is there a problem?"
For some reason, seeing his eyes sent a chill down Chen Guo's spine.
"... No problem, I just think you two have a really good relationship."
Xu Chun explained gently, "After all, Jianyuan and I have known each other for over a year."
Chen Guo chuckled awkwardly, "I was just saying it offhand."
After she left, Xie Jianyuan frowned as he watched her retreating figure, then looked away after a long while and said in a low voice, "I think she was strange."
Xu Chun absentmindedly hummed in agreement. Xie Jianyuan turned his head and saw him slightly tilting his head and covering his face with ice-cold mineral water, looking somewhat comically cute.
A cool sensation that soothed every pore made Xu Chun squint slightly. He wasn't wearing his contact lenses today, so his vision was always blurry. In addition, due to the backlighting and the glare of the sun, Xie Jianyuan's face was just a vague, dark shadow.
Suddenly, the dark shadow slowly approached him. Xu Chun was startled and subconsciously wanted to back away, but Xie Jianyuan gently pinched his chin and turned his head to kiss the corner of his lips.
Xu Chun felt the cool touch on his lips, his pupils contracted sharply, and he pushed Xie Jianyuan away forcefully, his tone tinged with panic.
"... Are you crazy, doing this here..."