"Tian, recently I’ve been... financially strapped, sorry, I can only take you to a modest little diner," Fei’er said apologetically to Qin Tian as soon as she saw him at the entrance of the Chinese restaurant.
Qin Tian laughed heartily, "I actually like these modest little diners," he said and gave Liu Fei’er a glance before heading straight inside.
Today, Liu Fei’er was wearing a light blue T-shirt, jeans, and sandals. The total cost of her outfit probably didn’t even reach two hundred yuan, all from street stalls.
But even though they were street stall finds, when worn by Liu Fei’er, she still exuded an unrivaled air of elegance.
After they were seated in the restaurant, Qin Tian kept staring at Liu Fei’er, nodding as he did so, thinking to himself, "Hmm, not bad, she has elegance... If she were to shoot a commercial, she would definitely be stunning."
"Tian, why are you, you staring at me... go ahead and order,"
Liu Fei’er said, her face blushing as she saw Qin Tian staring intently at her, and she casually fixed her hair by her cheeks.
However, she was just shy, and even with Qin Tian’s gaze fixed on her, she knew clearly that he didn’t harbor any improper thoughts towards her. Otherwise, during that opportunity at Sky Entertainment, how easily could Qin Tian have taken advantage of her if he had wished?
So, since that last time, Liu Fei’er gradually recognized that Qin Tian was different from other wealthy young men; this man seemed to possess a strange quality that set him apart from others.
"Fei’er, I came here this time to ask for a favor..."
"Tian, whatever you need me to do, just say it. As long as it’s within my ability, I’ll definitely help,"
Liu Fei’er immediately asserted before Qin Tian could finish speaking.
Last time, the tens of thousands of yuan Qin Tian lent her practically saved her mother’s life, so Liu Fei’er was extremely grateful to Qin Tian as if he had given her lifesaving help during a snowstorm.
Seeing Liu Fei’er’s response, Qin Tian felt joy inside and said with a nod, "I need to shoot an advertisement for a medical product. I’ve been looking for a female actress for a long time without success, then I thought of you. How about it? You could endorse my new product, and we can negotiate the price..."
"Tian, you, you’re not asking me for a favor. You are actually helping me..."
Before Qin Tian could finish, Liu Fei’er’s face broke into a pleased smile, and she looked at Qin Tian with bright eyes, saying, "Regarding the endorsement, as long as it complies with the national laws, I’ll definitely endorse it. As for the price... there’s no need to talk about price. After all, I’m not famous yet, and who knows, maybe after helping you with the endorsement, I’ll become famous..."
As Qin Tian and Liu Fei’er continued their conversation, it became more familiar and Liu Fei’er gradually opened up, showing her cheerful and friendly side.
Due to a life of hardship from a young age, Liu Fei’er tended to be cautious and somewhat distant in front of strangers, but once she trusted someone and became familiar with them, she could relax more.
"This is a mutual arrangement, so let me first explain the details of the endorsement to you,"
"I’ve started a medical company, which has recently developed a new scar removal product that hasn’t been released to the market yet. We plan to launch it while promoting it, so right now, we’re in the advertising production phase. I need a female lead as well as an advertising filming team,"
Qin Tian clarified his current situation. In fact, finding a female lead was the most important part; it’s much easier to deal with the advertising filming team as long as there’s money involved.
After hearing Qin Tian’s words, Liu Fei’er immediately said, "As long as Tian needs me, I can shoot the advertisement."
"It’s not just about taking the photo, by taking it, you’re essentially endorsing my product."
"But I’m not famous..."
"I don’t care whether you’re famous or not, once you endorse my product, we’ll have a contract relationship, and we’ll need to sign a contract. How about this, you name your price and let’s sign a three-year endorsement contract, how does that sound?"
"Qin Tian, I’m really not famous, there’s no need to name a price or anything. I can endorse it, and forget about the money, you’ve done me a huge favor, and helping you is the least I could do..."
"If there’s no pay involved, then we can’t proceed with this deal. When has there ever been an endorsement without pay..."
"Well," Liu Fei’er hesitated for a moment, then looked at Qin Tian and said, "If you insist on paying, then how about this: for the three years of endorsement, after I endorse, I’ll offset the endorsement fee with the money I owe you, how about that?"
Qin Tian rolled his eyes in exasperation. If it were any other female star, they would have definitely started bargaining for millions and millions.
This Liu Fei’er, she’s so naively adorable. You endorse for me for three years, and I should just write off your debt of over forty thousand RMB?
Heck, I’m not some ruthless businessman!
Qin Tian took a deep breath and said, "How about this: you endorse for me, and indeed you’re a student right now, without much fame, and my company’s products are also new to the market with not much renown. Let’s talk about a reasonable price. For the first year, your endorsement fee will be 100,000 RMB, for the second year, 200,000 RMB, and for the third year, 300,000 RMB. After three years, my company will have the right of first refusal to renew your endorsement contract. What do you think?"
"Fei’er, say something, why are you just staring at me?"
After Qin Tian finished speaking, he saw Liu Fei’er’s cherry lips agape, looking at him. On her beautiful face, there was a look of excitement, and her eyes were a little moist...
"Qin Tian, you, you’re helping me so much, I, I just..."
As she spoke, Liu Fei’er almost burst into tears.
"Don’t get too excited. Otherwise, the people around us might think I did something to you." Qin Tian gave a light smile, "I’m not just helping you; if we were to compare it with other stars, this price I’m offering you is practically a steal. What if you become famous next year? Then haven’t I made a fortune? Haha, just don’t curse me for being a greedy businessman making a profit off your hard work."
Hearing this, Liu Fei’er also smiled and said, "Thank you, Qin Tian, thank you so much!"
Upon hearing Qin Tian’s offer, Liu Fei’er felt very happy because she was well aware that her dream of becoming a star was difficult to achieve given her family’s current situation.
Currently, as an intern, all the opportunities to intern with big production teams had been snatched up by the rich in her class, and the teams she got to intern with had no fame at all. Moreover, other than meals being covered, forget about a salary or allowance, she had to pay for all other expenses. Hence, needing money at home, Liu Fei’er didn’t go for the internship; instead, she took part-time jobs to earn money.
After lunch, Liu Fei’er went to pay the bill; afterward, Qin Tian took her to the hotel he was staying at, drew up the contract, and the two of them signed on the spot.
The first year’s endorsement fee was 100,000 RMB, paid in advance by Qin Tian, offsetting Liu Fei’er’s loan of 45,000 RMB; Qin Tian directly transferred 55,000 RMB to Liu Fei’er.
55,000 RMB was a huge sum of money in the eyes of Liu Fei’er, and she was overjoyed.