Early the next morning, Xue Zhi got out of bed in her hotel room and went straight to the manager to formally resign. Then she commissioned an agency to register A Bao Apparel Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong A Bao Apparel was a subsidiary of Shanghai A Bao Apparel, and A Bao gave Xue Zhi full control of it.
Once the company was set up, Xue Zhi joined A Bao on his quest to recruit stars.
Endorsements weren't very common yet. But A Bao used the name of a well-known domestic company and offered generous fees, so he really did manage to sign quite a few celebrities.
They included stars at the height of their fame, such as Jackie Chan and Leslie Cheung, among others.
Except for Jackie Chan and a few others who had already done endorsements, most of them had no idea what an endorsement fee was.
A Bao knew the celebrities might have reservations if he mentioned his own clothing company, so he showed them the contract for Xiao Ningbo Textile Factory instead.
The textiles produced by Xiao Ningbo Textile Factory were famous around the world, and the Hong Kong and Taiwan stars had heard of them. After having professionals verify the details, they signed the contracts.
After securing the endorsements, A Bao left Xue Zhi to discuss the details with the celebrities. He went back to Shanghai, told Xiao Ningbo, Boss Ma, and his own factories to ramp up production, then headed to the capital and signed several famous stars there.
Compared with the Hong Kong and Taiwan stars, domestic celebrities charged far less. A Bao had plenty of money on hand, so he signed a large number of them to long-term contracts.
Once he had lined up the domestic celebrities, A Bao took