Free Web NovelChapter 330: Chapter 204: Truly Dumbfounded
Hearing what her boss said, Sister Hong’s curiosity was piqued. She decided she definitely had to go to Radiant Square that evening to see for herself.
She returned to her office and took out her phone to call Zhu Ling.
Although Zhu Ling had gone viral overnight, she still started her day by preparing the grass jelly. After all, she would need it for her stall today.
The woman she’d hired was very diligent. By the time Zhu Ling arrived, she had already put the grass jelly in the pot to steam.
Her younger sister, Zhu Jingjing, stood beside her, constantly filming her with a phone.
"Look, if you’re going to follow me around, can you at least stop filming me constantly?" Zhu Ling asked, annoyed.
Zhu Jingjing stuck out her tongue. "Sis, you’re hot right now! Of course I have to film lots of videos of you to ride the wave."
Just then, Zhu Ling’s phone rang. Seeing it was a call from Sister Hong, she answered immediately. "Sister Hong."
"Zhu Ling, the boss has lined up a job for you. Come to the company and sign the contract," Sister Hong’s voice said over the phone. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
"Okay, Sister Hong," Zhu Ling replied, her face lighting up with joy. After hanging up, she immediately hailed a cab to Second-Life Star.
’She was filled with anticipation.’
After Jiang Xiaobai and Yinyin became popular, the company booked them for numerous events with appearance fees ranging from one to two hundred thousand. Countless other artists at the company were green with envy.
’I wonder if the job the boss got for me this time has an appearance fee of 200,000.’
Zhu Ling arrived at the company shortly after and went straight to Sister Hong’s office.
When Sister Hong saw her, she smiled. "Zhu Ling, congratulations! The plan was a massive success!"
"Thank you, Sister Hong," Zhu Ling said gratefully.
Sister Hong handed a contract to Zhu Ling. "This is a supplementary contract. The boss invested a lot of resources into this plan, so for this job, the company will take an 80% cut, and you’ll get 20%."
"Okay, Sister Hong." Zhu Ling nodded. She understood completely.
She had no issue with the 20% split. ’If the boss hadn’t planned this for me, I wouldn’t be getting anything at all.’
’One has to learn to be content.’
’If the appearance fee is 200,000, then 20% of that is still 40,000.’
’Before I met the boss, it would take me four months of running my stall to make that much.’
But when she took the contract and looked at it, she froze.
10,000,000!
’The signing fee for this job is that high?’
Zhu Ling suddenly found it hard to breathe. She had never seen so much money in her entire life.
’Twenty percent of ten million... isn’t that two million?’
’Two million!’
’I could make a down payment on a big house for Grandma to live in.’
’Before I met the boss, it would have taken me twenty years to save up two million, wouldn’t it?’
Her hand was trembling as she signed her name. When she handed the contract back to Sister Hong, her face was a mask of disbelief.
Sister Hong could understand what the young woman was feeling.
’Going viral overnight and then having a ten-million-yuan contract dropped in your lap... it would be strange if she *wasn’t* stunned.’
Taking the contract, she smiled. "Zhu Ling, the boss will need to take you to Radiant Square to sign the final contract. Just wait for him to contact you."
"Okay, Sister Hong," Zhu Ling nodded immediately.
After Zhu Ling left, Sister Hong posted the news in the company’s artist group chat.
A ten-million-yuan contract was bombshell news, after all. It was also the best possible motivation for the company’s other artists.
Before this, not counting the boss, the biggest contract in all of Er Shi Xingchen Company belonged to Sister Feiye. Her original rate was 400,000 per ad. After joining Second-Life Star and shooting the special ad the boss had tailored for her, her standard rate had only risen to 600,000 per ad.
As for Jiang Xiaobai and Yinyin, their event fees were just over two hundred thousand.
Now, seeing Zhu Ling from their own company land a ten-million-level contract, everyone was stunned.
They had already been envious when they saw the video the boss planned for Zhu Ling go viral earlier today. Now, they were downright jealous.
It really was a case of different people having different fates.
’I really wish the boss would notice me.’
Even a top-tier influencer like Sister Feiye was envious of a contract of this magnitude.
"This boss really is something else!"
Sister Feiye couldn’t help but marvel.
’Honestly, I’m jealous of that kind of online campaign.’
She also knew that particular plan wouldn’t be suitable for her, though.
She was, however, looking forward to the upcoming launch of the shopping cart feature.
The boss had arranged a special shampoo ad for her, and the plan was to link the shampoo they’d negotiated for in the ad’s shopping cart when it went live.
Seriously, Tiao Yin hadn’t even announced a shopping cart feature yet. In fact, no other influencer or MCN company on the entire platform seemed to be paying attention to it, but Second-Life Star already had a complete plan in place.
They were just waiting until after the National Day holiday to meet with the advertiser and discuss the specifics.
She felt that no one on the entire Tiao Yin platform had as much foresight as her boss.
It made her all the more grateful for her decision to join Second-Life Star.
Second-Life Star.
Chen Jincheng had arranged to sign the contract with Radiant Square in the afternoon, so when the time came, he summoned Zhu Ling.
"Boss!" Zhu Ling greeted him respectfully.
"Let’s go. I’m taking you to sign the contract," Chen Jincheng said with a smile.
"Okay!" Zhu Ling replied. She followed him out, her face full of anticipation. As she watched her boss’s tall, straight back, she realized her heart was beating a little fast.
’Seriously, I don’t know why this is happening. It was never like this before.’
’Why all of a sudden...’
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The sudden surge in foot traffic at Radiant Square was naturally affecting other similar venues. Many Coastal City residents who had planned on going out for a stroll saw the online hype about Radiant Square and subconsciously decided to join the crowd and see what all the fuss was about.
