Chapter 164 : No matter what, these three must be secured
Chapter 164: No matter what, these three must be secured
He clicked to add as a friend, and it was quickly accepted.
It was obvious that the other party had been waiting in front of the computer.
Chen Fan was still hesitating about how to greet him.
Should he say he was Ding Dian's friend? Her boss?
As he was wavering, the other party took the initiative to send him a message.
"What's your relationship with Ding Dian?"
The tone was not very polite, but Chen Fan smiled.
It seems this big brother hasn't given up on Ding Dian yet.
"Business partner, she's currently helping me with design and planning."
Chen Fan thought for a moment and gave an answer.
Sure enough, this answer put the other party at ease.
"I heard from her that you're planning to find a celebrity for endorsement?"
This guy's tone was very straightforward, "What kind of business are you in that you're even planning to hire a celebrity endorser?"
Chen Fan didn't hide it either and directly told the other party that he had started an outdoor club, mainly for offline shooting game experiences.
"Interesting."
The man gave an evaluation.
"There should be very few clubs of this type in China, though I've seen some overseas. Did you study abroad?"
Chen Fan answered, "No."
He took out his phone and called Ding Dian.
The phone rang several times before it was answered, and Ding Dian's slightly annoyed and irritated voice came through.
"What is it? It's so late, can't you let me sleep?"
Chen Fan smiled, "What's the name of this classmate of yours?"
"Guo Wendong."
Ding Dian's voice was somewhat languid and impatient, it seemed that she had just been woken up by Chen Fan's call.
"Why? Have you chatted with him?"
"We're chatting right now."
At this time, Guo Wendong sent another message on QQ.
"But the club can only be considered a small business. Are you sure you want to spend a lot of money on a celebrity endorser?"
"Are you a rich second generation?"
Chen Fan typed back, "No."
"Then are you a coal tycoon's son? An official's son?"
"Neither."
Guo Wendong became interested, "You're not telling the truth. Otherwise, where did you get the money to start a business?"
Chen Fan had a wry smile. This guy was really too casual.
"Confidential."
Then he complained to Ding Dian on the phone.
"Are you sure this person is reliable?"
Ding Dian suddenly giggled, "What's wrong? Have you experienced his personal charm?"
Chen Fan was speechless, "Is he always like this?"
Ding Dian seemed to have become interested and laughingly introduced him to Chen Fan.
"Believe me, he's always like this."
"Do you know what nickname I gave him in school?"
"Male Gossip."
"His personality is fussy and nagging, talking more than women. But despite all the nagging, his learning ability is still very strong, at least stronger than mine. He got scholarships every year back then."
Chen Fan laughed.
"I think I can understand why you rejected him now."
Ding Dian muttered, "That's just one aspect. I actually had other reasons for rejecting him."
"What reasons?"
"I didn't realize you were so gossipy before."
Chen Fan laughed, "Well, since I'm free anyway, I might as well listen to some gossip to relieve the boredom."
Ding Dian mocked, "It seems you definitely don't have a girlfriend."
"Why do you say that?"
"At this hour, people would normally be cuddling on the phone with their girlfriends. Since you're so free, you obviously don't have a girlfriend."
"You're wrong. I have a girlfriend."
"Yeah right, like I'd believe you. It's not a big deal if you don't have a girlfriend. Next time, sister will introduce one to you."
Perhaps it was because it was over the phone, Ding Dian's tone became noticeably more natural and relaxed.
At this point, the two of them no longer sounded like business partners, but more like friends chatting.
It seemed that in order to get back at Chen Fan for waking her up so late at night, Ding Dian was trying her best to take jabs at him.
"Actually, it's not a big deal if you don't have a girlfriend. But since you're so rich, it's a bit strange that you don't have one."
"Although your face looks quite ordinary, it's not ugly either. Should I introduce you to a plastic surgeon?"
Chen Fan put his phone aside and typed on QQ to chat with Guo Wendong. When he heard Ding Dian's words through the receiver, he couldn't help but laugh.
This woman was actually trying to take a jab at him, but he didn't care about that at all.
Chen Fan glanced at Guo Wendong's QQ profile picture and said with a smile, "Didn't expect you looked quite pretty when you were young, no wonder someone pursued you."
"But in comparison, I think your straight bangs and long hair look from school days was better-looking."
"Your current short hair is too sleek, it gives people the feeling that you're unapproachable."
Ding Dian on the phone instantly exploded.
"What do you mean 'when I was young'? I'm still very young, okay? No, wait..."
"How did you know I used to have straight bangs?"
Chen Fan smiled and answered, "Guo Wendong's QQ profile picture, it's your photo."
"You were chubby and quite cute back then."
"Chen Fan! You're dead meat."
Ding Dian's voice came through the phone, scaring Chen Fan, who hurriedly lowered the volume and carefully looked towards the study room entrance.
"That jerk Guo Wendong, I won't let him off."
Hearing Ding Dian's outburst of curses, Chen Fan couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you know he used your photo as his profile picture?"
Ding Dian snorted coldly.
"I deleted him as a friend a long time ago."
"I'm warning you, don't tell him anything about my situation, or you're dead."
"Hanging up."
After saying that, Ding Dian hung up the phone.
Chen Fan was dumbfounded, wondering if he had inadvertently stirred up trouble.
As he was thinking about it, Guo Wendong suddenly asked on QQ, "Are you with Ding Dian?"
"No, I'm not."
"Then why is she calling and cursing at me, telling me to change my profile picture?"
Chen Fan suddenly laughed.
"I don't know about that."
"Maybe she secretly searched for your QQ number and saw it."
Guo Wendong clearly didn't expect that Chen Fan had revealed the information.
He casually changed the profile picture with Ding Dian's photo, and Chen Fan thought this guy was quite timid.
Unexpectedly, the next second, he uploaded another photo of Ding Dian as his profile picture.
And this time, it was an even younger one, with Ding Dian obviously wearing a high school uniform, looking a bit childish.
Chen Fan couldn't help but laugh.
"Were you and Ding Dian also classmates in high school?"
"That's right."
"It seems like you're quite afraid of her."
Guo Wendong pretended to be profound, "You wouldn't understand."
Then, seemingly unwilling to discuss this topic with Chen Fan, he directly asked again, "Speaking of business, which celebrity are you planning to hire for endorsement?"
Chen Fan said Richie Jen, Liu Ruoying, Dongli Huoche, Sun Yanzi.
When he heard Sun Yanzi's name, Guo Wendong clearly became interested.
"Your taste isn't bad. But do you really need to hire so many celebrities?"
Chen Fan used the same excuse he had given to fool Ding Dian, saying he was preparing to cast a wide net and would sign anyone.
"How much are you planning to spend?"
"300,000 yuan."
"Isn't that too low?"
Chen Fan explained, "I'm not signing them for image endorsement, I just need their portrait photos for endorsement."
Guo Wendong pondered, "In that case, the cost will indeed be much lower. But... allow me to speak bluntly, these celebrities are currently at their peak popularity. Your club is too small, they probably won't consider it."
"After all, celebrity endorsements are about a two-way mutual benefit. The more popular the product they endorse, the higher their own status."
Chen Fan smiled, "Thanks for the reminder. In that case, to be safe, I'll add a few lesser-known minor celebrities to the list."
As he spoke, Chen Fan pretended to ponder and mentioned the names F4, S.H.E., and Jay Chou.
"Who are these people?"
"You seem to know so much about celebrities in the entertainment industry. Don't tell me you're also a fan?"
Chen Fan laughed, "I don't follow celebrities, I'm looking at their commercial value."
After Guo Wendong wrote down the entire list, Chen Fan couldn't help but remind him again.
"If the endorsement negotiations don't go well, we can let go of the big celebrities at the beginning. But those last three must be secured."