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Chapter 502 [67] Make an already wealthy family even richer!
"A-choo~~A-choo~~~"

Chen Yu sneezed several times and wiped his nose with a tissue, feeling a little confused. He had always paid attention to keeping warm and exercised every day, so his physical fitness was still quite good. After his rebirth, he caught a minor cold. Could it be that he... caught a cold?

Or is it that some girl who is filming a movie in Paris is thinking about me?

Chen Yu couldn't help but smile when he thought of this.

After finishing the Hollywood audition and the post-production of "Departures", he plans to fly to Paris to see his girlfriend.

"Then let's do as Yifei's father said and hold a coming-of-age party in the villa!"

"Call the two families, and invite some friends in the circle..."

While Chen Yu was planning, the phone on the table suddenly rang.

The caller ID showed Aunt Liu, which made Chen Yu slightly stunned, but he still picked up the phone.

"Xiao Chen, are you still awake?"

Liu Xiaoli's very gentle voice came from the other end of the phone, and Chen Yu hurriedly said, "Not yet, I'm just about to take a shower!"

"I just heard from Sissi's father that you are already preparing for Sissi's coming-of-age ceremony?"

"..."

This An Shao Kang is not reliable at all!

It’s only been such a short time since I asked him, and Liu Xiaoli already knows everything?
"Haha, it's okay, I didn't tell Xixi, I just asked you!"

Seeing that Chen Yu didn't say anything, Liu Xiaoli suddenly laughed.

Chen Yu had no choice but to say, "Yes, I plan to hold a birthday party at my aunt's new home and invite all my friends in the circle. This is the preliminary plan!"

"Don't spend too much, okay?"

"We didn't give you the age of 18 when you became an adult—"

"Isn't 20 already over?"

Chen Yu smiled, and Liu Xiaoli also smiled: "That's different, I know what you mean, and I think Xixi should understand it too!"

"Ok!"

Having said that, Chen Yu certainly wanted to give his girlfriend a memorable 18th birthday ceremony. After all, everyone only turns 18 once. Therefore, he did not take Liu Xiaoli's words to heart. After the two chatted for a while, Liu Xiaoli basically understood Chen Yu's plan.

Privately, they reached an agreement that if he needed any help, he could tell her and Chen Yu would not be polite.

“I just always feel like something is missing…”

Isn't it too ordinary to hold a party in a villa?
Chen Yu muttered to himself, but there were still less than three months left, so he could think about it slowly; his current preliminary plan was to do it at home.

Humming a little tune, he walked into the bathroom to take a shower.

Tomorrow, he has to fly to the United States; this time, if nothing unexpected happens, he can confirm two roles.

As for Chen Long in Mission Impossible 3, we basically just have to wait for him to agree to the script plan; as for Han in The Fast and the Furious, there shouldn’t be any big problems either; and these two characters actually boil down to just one issue – driving skills.

Chen Yu's driving skills must impress Tom Cruise and satisfy the casting director and producer of "The Fast and the Furious".

He doesn't even need to do this himself because he has better material.

"Initial D"'s one-shot racing promotional video set in Akina Mountain, a 3-minute high-energy version edited by Liu Weiqiang himself, has now begun to be released to major websites and media outlets, which is considered the first wave of publicity.

Anyone in the industry understands the value of the driving skills in this promotional video.

It’s a pity that the cost of using drones for filming is too high these days, otherwise Chen Yu could have shot a pure version of the track directly at the Akina Mountain track using a drone.

That one has a stronger visual impact.

***
On June 2005, 6, Children's Day in the United States, Chen Yu sat in the office of CAA President Richard.

They have just negotiated the cooperation agreement about Liu Yifei. This year, CAA is preparing to make drastic moves and sign several artists and directors in China. They have been unable to make progress with Zhang Yimou, so now they have to settle for the next best thing and are preparing to sign Chen Kaige.

However, everything has to wait for the release of Director Chen's "The Promise" this year. It is said that the response to "The Promise" at the just-concluded Cannes Film Festival was very enthusiastic, and it is likely to replicate Director Chen's "Farewell My Concubine".

As for Wang Jiawei and Wu Yusen, they have almost reached the signing stage; CAA helped Wu Yusen to secure a seat on the jury at the Venice Film Festival, and next year Wang Jiawei will also strive for the jury chairmanship at Cannes.

As for artists, Liu Yifei is definitely one of the candidates to be observed, but CAA's current first choice is Zhao Wei, and Hong Kong's first choice is Zhen Zidan and Jet Li.

Cheng Long and Zhang Ziyi are also the ones that CAA has been striving for.

Fortunately, with Chen Yu here, Liu Yifei's signing won't be a big problem, but the main issue is resources and endorsements, which will be greatly reduced.

When Chen Yu signed on as the Asia spokesperson for PRADA with a signing fee of 1000 million euros, it caused a sensation for quite a while; Liu Yifei is not getting such treatment at present. Even with CAA mediating, Liu Yifei's current worth is at most between 100 and 200 million US dollars.

There is not much room for upward fluctuation.

However, Chen Yu gave CAA a solution - collective signing.

Sign a contract to bind yourself and Liu Yifei together.

What does that mean!

For example, Louis Vuitton has both men’s and women’s clothing. Sometimes male and female models appear together in advertisements, which requires male and female spokespeople to shoot together.

Currently, CAA is helping Chen Yu strive for a global endorsement for a luxury brand. If he brings Liu Yifei along, it will certainly not be a big problem.

Many companies are willing to do buy-one-get-one-free craft work.

However, there is definitely a distinction in the spokesperson identities after signing the contract; if Chen Yu is the global spokesperson, then Liu Yifei can only take over the Chinese region at most.

The main reason is that the current domestic luxury goods market is not prosperous enough. If you replace any Hong Kong or Taiwan star, you can reach the top of the Asia-Pacific region. Ultimately, the economy determines everything. In the future, mainland stars will easily get the title of global spokesperson. How many stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan can do that?

"Because there was a relevant agreement when I signed with PRADA, I couldn't endorse competing clothing, so Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Armani, Versace and others were not within my options!"

"The options are mostly Bulgari and Cartier, but your team has made a better suggestion for you!"

"Want to listen?"

Richard is discussing endorsement matters with Chen Yu. They will go to Relativity Company together later to audition for the roles.

There are still a few hours left until the agreed time.

"What advice?"

"Wait a minute, let's first get a high-end brand for men, such as Rolex and Omega in the watch category, or a global endorsement for cosmetics!"

The three CAA endorsements that Chen Yu signed previously were for single products.

Hennessy wine, a Montblanc pen, and Mentholatum facial cleanser.

"I don't care about this, you can do whatever you want!"

As for endorsements, Chen Yu will accept them as long as they are not a problematic brand.

As an international brand, commerciality is obviously fine, except for the occasional political topic.

"Okay, Chan, let's go and meet the hottest and youngest producer in Hollywood, the little prince of the billion club!" Richard finished talking to Chen Yu about the endorsement and stood up and said to Chen Yu.

The little prince of the billion-dollar club he mentioned is, of course, the current CEO of Relativity, Ryan Kavanaugh, a Hollywood "rising star" who is only 10 years old!
When the group went downstairs, Chen Yu saw several old acquaintances, all of whom were CAA's gold medal agents. Larson was among them. He was mainly responsible for the artist's North American announcement business, and he was in charge of contacting the artist's performances, filming, etc.

As for other matters such as commercial performances, copyright authorization, and even endorsement matters, there are corresponding agents to be responsible for them.

In this area, CAA has done a very detailed job. Different agents do different things, and the entire team serves all the artists in the company. For example, if Chen Yu cannot get the endorsement of a certain brand, then it can be given to Tom Cruise.

Therefore, all major brands around the world maintain a very good relationship with CAA.

Larson went with Chen Yu and others this time, obviously to win the cooperation with Relativity. Their business has just started, but Ryan is obviously stupid and rich, which is difficult to deal with.

The title given to him by the media in later generations also describes a person who is young, energetic, arrogant and high-profile.

Soon, the group arrived downstairs at Relativity Pictures; unlike the media rumors that it had a cash flow of $10 billion, Relativity Pictures seemed very low-key.

It is completely incomparable to the Marvel and New Line studios that Chen Yu had visited. Perhaps because it is a new company, it rented a flat in Century City, which is about the same size as the CAA headquarters.

In fact, CAA is mainly an agent, but film and television companies have many departments, so this show may not seem grand.

This is a bit inconsistent with the outside world's positioning of this guy Kavanaugh.

Moreover, there were not many employees at Relativity Company. When Chen Yu, Richard and others followed the front desk staff to the conference room, they only saw a dozen people. Kavanaugh was a bit pretentious and did not come out to greet them.

This actually reveals a problem.

Chen Yu has not yet attracted the attention of some upper-class people in Hollywood; this is of course normal, as discrimination is very common among Jews.

Their brains are different from those of ordinary people.

Richard is in the agent business, so of course he thinks highly of Chen Yu. After all, Chen Yu is the God of Wealth. He is not just an artist, he also represents the vast Chinese market.

What’s more, he is not an American, he is Turkish and has a keen foresight into the market.

It all depends on the person and whether he thinks Chen Yu has the ability. He is betting on Chen Yu, and facts have proved that Chen Yu is indeed very capable.

Of course, Kavanaugh, a 30-year-old young man, would not think so. Even if Chen Yu acquired Marvel, it would be an extremely stupid thing in his opinion. For such an entertainment company on the verge of bankruptcy, what else could it have except that its own copyrights still had some value?
"Hi Ryan, good afternoon!"

Walking into the office, Richard politely greeted a slightly plump young man with a full yellow beard.

The two hugged each other and seemed very enthusiastic towards each other.

The reason why Richard came here in person was, of course, not mainly for Chen Yu, but because CAA was going to take over all the business of "Fast and Furious 3"; this was a huge order worth tens of millions of dollars, so of course he had to come and take a look.

By the way, get to know Kavanaugh better so that it will be easier for you to do business with him in the future.

"Richard, you came just in time!"

"I have a lot of questions for you!"

Ryan smiled happily, glanced at the people who came with Richard, and finally his eyes fell on Chen Yu.

Of course he knew that Chen Yu was auditioning for a role in Fast and Furious 3.

"This should be...Chan? Heal Chan?"

"The future Kung Fu superstar of the East?"

Ryan shrugged and stretched out his hand to Chen Yu with a laugh: "I know that your Chinese etiquette is to shake hands!"

"Hello, Ryan!"

Chen Yu shook hands with him politely.

The brokers on Wall Street really look young, strong and ambitious.

There were quite a few people sitting in the conference room, all of whom were members of the Theory of Relativity team.

After everyone sat down, they started to exchange pleasantries.

The audition was not that quick. Richard and others mainly talked to him about the filming business.

"Charlie, we are facing a very difficult problem. When the business department calculated the filming costs, there was a large expense, vehicle wear and tear. CAA's business is quite extensive. Can you find a corresponding car sponsor?"

Although Ryan said this, it is obvious that this is a test of CAA's business capabilities.

"No problem at all!"

Richard smiled, and suddenly looked at Chen Yu beside him, as if he had thought of something, and said, "In fact, Chan is more capable than me in this matter!"

"Oh?"

“Can he get sponsorship?”

Ryan smiled slightly. Chen Yu was actually quite confused as well. He hadn't really been listening just now. After all, they were just talking about the filming business. Chen Yu had become familiar with the filming process in Hollywood over the past few days. The early stages were quite boring.

"Of course, he is the spokesperson for Volkswagen in Asia Pacific!"

"I think, with this status, sponsoring some vehicles shouldn't be a problem!"

i wipe...

Chen Yu couldn't help but look at Richard. This guy's business ability is really amazing!

Even Chen Yu, the spokesperson, actually didn't think of this aspect.

Moreover, if he had this, there would be no need for an audition. Chen Yu would be almost tied to the public and would rush directly into the "Fast and Furious" crew. Even if Chen Yu was more assertive, he could directly get the leading male role.

This is no joke.

Not to mention abroad, if you can get such sponsorship for making a movie in China, you can also become the king directly.

Chen Yu actually wanted to audition for this role based on his own strength, but unexpectedly, it made his already wealthy family even richer!
His ability is definitely more than enough to lead the Fast and Furious franchise, and now with this sponsorship, the Fast and Furious crew will have to treat him like a big shot.

This saves him from having to speak himself.

You know, the biggest expense in the "Fast and Furious" series is vehicles!

Every time a movie is shot, a large number of cars are destroyed; many of these cars cannot be bought as scrapped cars, they can only be bought second-hand, but if there are car dealers willing to sponsor them, a lot of money can be saved.

After all, for automobile groups like Volkswagen, their production workshops produce many unqualified batches of cars every day.

For a blockbuster like Fast & Furious that is released worldwide, the public is clearly willing to cooperate.

Toyota also sponsored some of the cars for "Initial D", but all the cars were Lin Jianle's own, and he borrowed several more. The filming was actually quite small, with only a few Japanese cars in the whole movie.

But there are too many cars in Fast and Furious...

"Xixi, contact Volkswagen immediately!"

Before Chen Yu and Ryan could react, Richard had already started talking to his female agent who was in charge of advertising and endorsements.

(End of this chapter)