Chapter 77: CCTV's Golden Time Slot

  "It's been a long time since I've seen such an impressive newcomer in the domestic scene. Although it was just five photos, they deeply moved me. In this era, who dares to be so 'heretical'? But that's what fashion needs - this kind of spirit! Young man, your promotional event, I think I'll go and see what you're really like in person."

  There are actually celebrities leaving messages on my homepage? Lin Xiao plans to go back and tell Cami to find someone to set these people's messages as excellent and top.

  After a while, he returned to the dormitory. In the following days, newspapers and magazines continued to debate about the new trend, but he didn't pay attention anymore. As things developed up to now, regardless of success or failure, his name had already made a big impact.

  On the third day, Cami came looking for him.

  Seeing his opponent's face full of spirit and vitality, Lin Xiao also smiled, he knew that this move was correct.

  "Congratulations." Cami was originally going to be serious, but finally couldn't help but laugh "After ten consecutive days of testing, most companies have accepted your price."

  "Oh? How did you test it?" Lin Xiao was very interested. In his previous life, he didn't have such a dedicated agent.

  Cami's smile today is much more than usual. "Of course, it's a quote. In these ten days, although we all rejected the notice, but every time we will send over a price list, starting from 2,000 yuan per episode."

  "The first time, the other party agreed immediately. I soon realized that I had quoted too low. The second time, I quoted 2500, and this time, still 90% agreed. Finally, I jumped to 3000, and the number dropped to 50%. When I jumped to 4000, even if they agreed, they thought for a long time. Of course, less than 10% agreed."

  "3000, not bad." Lin Xiao thought for a moment and suddenly laughed "Half a year ago, when I was on Happy Camp, I only had transportation fees, Wang Jue Ming gave me 1000 per month, calculated by the number of episodes, now he probably can't afford it anymore?"

  "Don't underestimate variety shows." Cami gave him a sideways glance. "Even if you're paid 5,000 per episode now, he can still afford it."

  "Besides! What's the big deal about 3,000 being not bad?! Nowadays, a normal family with two parents combined only makes more than this amount by a thousand! How many episodes can you film in a month? Even if we calculate it conservatively, three or four episodes shouldn't be a problem, right? 3,000 multiplied by 4, calculate the price yourself! This is the price of being a top-tier talent! Even after deducting the company's three-layered commission, there's still an income tax of around 8,000 to 9,000. Are you still not satisfied?!"

  Lin Xiao smiled and didn't say a word. Even if it was placed in the previous life, this number would still be quite impressive even after more than ten years.

  But if he were reborn and still had this small-rich-and-safe mentality, he wouldn't have to work so hard.

  And this is the treatment that only the male lead and second male lead can enjoy. If it's a supporting role, the price should be much lower, and the amount of screen time will definitely not be much. However, compared to when I just reincarnated, it's already a terrifying progress.

  "How's it going? Any ideas for a pickup line?" Cami asked.

  "Of course." Lin Xiao smiled and said "None."

  "What artists value most is their own worth. In short, I won't act in a bad movie just for a high price. If one film has a high price, the next ones will be low."

  He smiled mysteriously "Director Chen's news should be in the next few days, after the promotion is over, I believe 3,000 per episode is absolutely not the final price!"

  Two days passed, and Chen Jialin's news still hadn't arrived. Because of Cami's repeated refusals, a certain film magazine even angrily published the news "Newcomer 5000 per episode, sky-high price! Lin Xiao refuses to act, suspected of being arrogant".

  However, this news did not attract much attention from people because another piece of news had already drawn the attention of the entire film and television industry during this period.

  There are still four days until October, and the contemporary film industry has released a "Shaolin Soccer is coming! Zhou Xingchi wrote, directed and starred in it, and the three-in-one masterpiece is finally unveiled!"

  No one expected this news to come so suddenly! However, in the current film industry, except for announcing the news of Shaolin Soccer and Zhou Xingchi's lengthy interview, there was no announcement of any actor's name list at all!

  "This is a film that can make people laugh and get excited, I am very confident about its success. With the best actors and screenwriters, there's no reason it shouldn't be successful." said Zhou Xingchi.

  The interview was very long, from the screenwriter to the establishment of the entire team, and Zhou Xingchi explained everything clearly, but what everyone wanted to know most about the cast was not mentioned at all.

  Finally, he only said "Please pay attention to the Shaolin Football Press Conference in mid-October, the lineup of actors will definitely surprise everyone."

  The first film of the comedy king! The stomachs of all the people in the entertainment circle were hung up, and suddenly, speculation about the actors became the first topic of discussion among Zhou Xingchi's fans and senior film critics in the industry.

  "Comedy King's First Lineup! Who's On The List?" Several magazines reprinted the exclusive interview with the master of contemporary cinema, "According to Zhou's personal admission, three mainland actors will join this time. Let's guess who's on the list."

  Many people's names have appeared in various speculative lists, but no one has admitted it.

  Just as the atmosphere was tense with anticipation, Lin Xiao finally received Chen Jialin's phone call.

  Although he had known about it beforehand, when Chen Jialin's assistant personally told him to participate in the national tour promotion together, he still couldn't help but clench his fists tightly.

  "How is it?" Cami asked anxiously after hanging up the phone.

  "The Kangxi Dynasty passed the eight-point slot for next year and will be broadcast in January! Director Chen asked me to participate in the national publicity!" Lin Xiao let out a long sigh "Finally waited until today!"

  "Great! When?"

  "Depart on October 2nd. Promote during National Day." Lin Xiao recalled that it was nationwide, but actually only promotional activities in the top ten cities, two cities a day, expected to be completed within six days.

  He went into a state of complete rest, nourishing his spirit and sharpening his will, when on that same evening he received a phone call from Zhou Xingchi's assistant.

  "Mr. Lin, on October 10th, at the 'Shengshi Renhe' Hotel in Beijing, the Shaolin Football press conference will be held at 10:00 sharp, please make sure to attend."

  October 10th! Two promotional events within five days! It's indeed a great opportunity to promote oneself!

  He tried to calm down, working hard every day to get himself back on track, adjusting his mood, and putting himself in the best state to face the two press conferences that could be said to be the turning point of his career as an actor!

  But this excitement was not something that could be calmed down, it was a feeling he had never experienced before in his past life, the sudden arrival of happiness made him unable to rest well for two consecutive days.

  On September 29th, he started forcing himself to write a diary to relax his mood.

  He didn't feel slightly relaxed until he had written three articles in a row, and his hand that held the pen was already sweating.

  "Damn it!" He cursed under his breath and laughed at himself. "Before, Song Qingming was so neat that I felt nothing, how did he become more and more like this as time went on?"

  He changed his clothes, went for a long run, came back to take a shower, and unusually drank some wine on an empty stomach. His relaxed heart finally showed signs of calmness.

  He took a few deep breaths and went to bed early to rest.

  I slept soundly.

  October 1st, National Day. His spirit is good, Cami has been calling him to the company every day for the past few days, one by one, to hand over the things that need attention at the press conference. For example, can't rush to the forefront, can't be weak and so on. Chu General even said that all clothes can be chosen by him.

  After Lin Xiao walked out of the office, Chu Yi Ming spoke up "How's Yongle doing?"

  The secretary said with respect, "This is an unexpected surprise. Have you forgotten that the madam is a fashion leader? It's rare for her to change her tone and agree to let the company continue. Now there's also some softening of attitude from the old master's side."

  Chu Yi's eyes flashed, but he didn't continue speaking.

  Lin Xiao returned to his dormitory and did another set of push-ups and sit-ups. He had been feeling overly energetic for the past two days, so he went over the questions that reporters might ask him tomorrow one more time before going to bed at 11 PM sharp.

  The next day was cloudless. He got up at 7:00 and ran for a while. After taking a bath, at exactly 8:00, Cami called him to Huaxia.

  "Lin Xiao." She looked at him with extreme solemnity and said, "This is a turning point in your performing career. I don't know how many people have not had the opportunity to promote nationwide for ten years. The top ten cities are the ten old-brand cities with the strongest consumption capacity in our country, and their history is also long."

  "Sister Cami, I know." As the matter came to a head, Lin Xiao's mood was unexpectedly calm, and the restlessness of the past few days suddenly disappeared. "These words, you've repeated them five times every day for the past few days."

  Cami didn't laugh at his joke, but instead continued seriously, "Opportunities aren't always available. You must remember, no matter what, you can't afford to make a mistake."

  "Got it, Cami." Lin Xiao also replied seriously.

  These two promotions meant much more to him than just going from being "unknown" to being "known".

  At 8:30, the stylist started styling, and it was Lin Fan and his team again. However, they didn't mention at all that he had already been styled with the "black festive" eye makeup defined by Hong Huang and Cai Wei Jie, but instead carefully dressed him up in formal attire.

  Fortunately, after this period of time, Lin Xiao's hair had grown from Kangxi's bald head and was styled in a way that made it completely unrecognizable.

  The clothes, the brand chosen was Burberry, and there was also a customized Versace suit. However, Lin Xiao resolutely refused, that outfit was too ostentatious, Chen Jialin's status and wealth couldn't compare to Yongle's young master.

  To avoid suspicion of stealing the limelight, he chose this traditional-style Burberry suit.

  9:20, styling is complete. The Lin Xiao in the mirror and the one who led the black carnival more than ten days ago are like two different people.

  "Alright, no problem." Lin Fan snapped his fingers and said to Cami, "Feathers, I'm returning the person to you."

  She examined herself from head to toe, from top to bottom, meticulously checking every detail, even more carefully than Lin Xiao himself. Even a single strand of hair that was out of place was smoothed back into position, and only after scrutinizing herself for a full ten minutes did she nod in satisfaction and pick up the phone.

  "Xiao Wu, bring that Audi over here. Right, under the company building."

  It has to be said that although Huaxia is not doing well, in terms of car and clothing grades, it's probably enough to crush many companies.

  10:30, Kangxi Dynasty's first stop promotion! Beijing Station, will be launched at the Shangri-La Hotel in Beijing!