Rebirth of the Entertainment Circle: Return of the Queen

Chapter 75 Perfume Spokesperson

 He took her to a quiet garden on the outskirts of the city.

On a spring night, the silver moonlight shines lightly on the grass, flowers and trees, and the chirping of insects everywhere is like a pleasant ditty. She saw the elegant wooden plaque in front of the hanging flower door: Gu Yuan. The font is old and powerful, showing the extraordinary magnanimity and skill of the person who wrote it.

 She blinked: "Where is this?"

Before Li Lei could say anything, a figure had already walked out on the stone pavement in the depths of Gu Garden. He was wearing a black mid-breasted coat and carrying a simple smoky cyan style lantern. When she got closer, Xia Ling saw clearly that it was an elegant man in his fifties with gray hair, wearing half a pair of silver-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose.

With a gentle smile on his face, he said: "It turns out to be Mr. Li, a rare guest."

"Uncle Zhou, long time no see." Li Lei also greeted him happily, "Is Grandpa Gu at home? I just came back from abroad and brought him some fresh truffles."

Uncle Zhou Gu Yuan's housekeeper knew that Mr. Gu was partial to Li Lei, so he smiled and said: "At home, at home. The old man just had dinner and was playing chess alone in the tea room. You are here to accompany him." Gu. The old man has an eccentric temper, and many important people cannot see him even if they have appointments. However, Li Lei, a junior, somehow caught his eye and can come and see him at any time.

Li Lei took Xia Ling in.

In the tea room, an old man in his seventies was playing chess alone. He was wearing a cotton suit and had a cup of tea at his hand. Li Lei stood aside and watched for a while, then picked a suitable moment and called out affectionately: "Grandpa Gu."

Mr. Gu raised his head and saw Li Lei, his eyes showing some kindness.

Seeing Xia Ling again, she was a little surprised: "This girl is...?" A nobleman from a prominent family like Li Lei is different from ordinary dudes from nouveau riche families. They all have very good rules, even if there are people outside. No matter how many female companions you have, no matter how messy you play, you will never bring anyone around to your elders. Anyone who can be brought here by him must have an identity.

 “My future girlfriend.” Li Lei smiled.

 “No.” Xia Ling immediately clarified.

Mr. Gu's eyes flickered between the two of them, and he smiled cheerfully: "You kid, you brought this girl to me before you caught up with me. Tell me, what do you want Grandpa Gu to do for you?" No wonder. This brat would suddenly come to see him, probably because he wanted something from him. Mr. Gu is Grandpa Li Lei's brother. He has watched Li Lei grow up and is very familiar with his character.

Li Lei's little thoughts were exposed, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all. He climbed up the pole and said, "Grandpa Gu knows me best. This time I brought you some truffles from abroad. Please give me one by the way." thing."

He has always been very good at acting cute in front of his elders. At this time, he held out a box as if offering a treasure. The box was made of transparent material and was vacuum-frozen inside. It contained a small piece of truffle wrapped in tinfoil and stained with mud.

Mr. Gu's eyes lit up. He took the box and observed it carefully for a moment: "It's an Italian white truffle. There are such well-preserved white truffles in this season." Italian white truffles are a treasure among truffles and are also Mr. Gu's favorite. , but the seasonality is too strong, so it’s hard to eat on a daily basis. Now, Li Lei came all the way to send a small piece, why wouldn't he be delighted?

However, Mr. Gu is a shrewd man: "Boy, why did I hear your grandpa say that you went to Manhattan a few days ago?" Li Lei smiled innocently and cutely: "After doing things in Manhattan, I know you like to eat white truffles. , I just took a trip to Italy. This thing is expensive, I was afraid that others could not pick it up, so I went to pick it up for you."

Xia Ling couldn't stand listening to this nonsense. What does "shun Dao" mean? Manhattan is in the United States and Italy is in Europe. Brother, your trip is really "smooth"...

Mr. Gu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You... tell me, what are you asking me for? Let's talk about it first. I won't agree to anything too outrageous." This guy is so busy with business in Manhattan that he still has time to go to Italy to buy truffles. The bribe seems to be asking for a lot. Mr. Gu quickly blocked his mouth with words before he could speak.

Li Leike felt aggrieved: "Grandpa Gu, do I seem to be such an ignorant person? It's really a trivial matter, a trivial matter. Don't you have a perfume here? The one called 'Star Wings', I found one for you Spokesperson."

 “Is this a trivial matter?” Mr. Gu almost fainted. Their Gu family chaebol is in the perfume business. Two years ago, they made a perfect perfume named 'Star Wings'. Everyone who smells it knows that this perfume is a miracle and once it is launched, it will become an extraordinary classic in the history of perfumery.

 The reason why it has not been launched for two years is because it has not found a suitable image spokesperson.

The Gu family has screened stars all over the world, but has not been able to find anyone who can perfectly interpret the "Wings of Stars" temperament. This shows how strict their requirements are and how difficult this task is.

But now, Li Lei wants this endorsement spot?

Mr. Gu was angry and laughing: "I've known for a long time that you have bad intentions. This Star Wing is the treasure of my Gu family's house. Your brother Gu Xiao and sister Gu Yan are counting on it to see if they can continue to have thousands of dollars of wealth and squander it in the future. Tell me, what kind of spokesperson have you found for me? If it’s unreliable, I won’t agree.”

Li Lei smiled flatteringly: "My Xiaoling, my future girlfriend, the future queen of Tianyi... You see, you have to have status and popularity, and it is suitable to be the spokesperson of Star Wings."

Only then did Xia Ling understand what his real purpose was in bringing her here.

 Can't help but be touched that when all the announcements were made to terminate the contract with her, he spent so much effort trying to get the most important announcement from the Gu family. From their conversation, she had already guessed which Gu family this was—the Gu family, a world-famous chaebol with a huge perfume empire. The old man in front of me is probably Gu Lingzhi, the founder of Gu's perfume empire.

 Mr. Gu's eyes were a little more serious than before, and he looked at Xia Ling.

"What ability does this little girl have that allows me to hand over such an important endorsement announcement to her?" Mr. Gu said, "Boy from the Li family, don't play tricks with me. I want to hear reliable reasons." He knew Li Lei is not an ordinary playboy, he is truly capable and visionary and can do great things, so he is given a chance to fight for it. If his two useless grandchildren dared to recommend an ordinary-looking little girl for such an important endorsement, he would have turned against her long ago.

Li Lei did not immediately answer Mr. Gu's words. Instead, he asked Xia Ling, "Xiao Ling, can you pick it up?"

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 (End of this chapter)