221: Chapter 221 Agreeing to Come to the Company

"Can I think about it?"

"Of course," the female voice on the other end of the line was very straightforward, with no hint of urgency in her tone. "If you are interested, you can come to our company for a visit. The company will arrange your round-trip travel and accommodation."

Hearing this, Naza felt a flicker of interest.

The other party not only didn't pressure her to make a decision but also proactively suggested she visit the company, even covering food and lodging. This didn't sound like a scammer; it sounded like someone genuinely interested in collaborating.

Just as she was about to say something, the voice on the other end continued: "I know you are still a student. You can talk to your family about it. When the time comes, you can come with your family, and we will arrange the travel and accommodation for everyone."

Naza was stunned.

They would even cover her family's food and lodging?

She gripped her phone, and that last bit of doubt in her heart began to waver. If they were scammers, would they have the nerve to let someone bring their family along? Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?

"Okay... I'll discuss it with my family first, and I'll contact you once I've made a decision," Naza said.

"Alright, no rush. Take your time to consider it. Send me your QQ, and I'll send you our company information so you can take a look first."

"Okay, my QQ is xxxxx."

"Great, I'll add you. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions."

"Mm, thank you."

After hanging up, Naza stared at her phone, lost in thought.

While she was daydreaming, the bedroom door was pushed open.

A middle-aged woman around forty years old walked in, carrying a plate of cut fruit.

Seeing Naza sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze, she asked casually: "Naza, what are you daydreaming about? Who were you talking to on the phone for so long?"

Naza snapped out of it, took the fruit plate, placed it on the table, and pulled her mother to sit down beside her.

Her tone carried an uncontrollable hint of excitement: "Mom, let me tell you something..."

She began to explain everything in detail, from how she received the call, the background of the company, the 50,000 yuan advertising fee, to the invitation to visit the company for an on-site inspection with all travel and accommodation expenses covered. She didn't leave out a single detail.

As Naza's mother listened, her brows gradually furrowed, and her tone was noticeably cautious: "50,000 yuan? And they're arranging food and lodging? You haven't run into a scammer, have you?"

"Mom, they said I could go to the company for a visit, and they even said I could bring my family along, with all travel and accommodation expenses covered," Naza quickly explained. "Besides, their company's two games are really popular. A lot of my classmates are playing them, so they shouldn't be scammers."

"Chang'an..." Naza's mother muttered the name of the unfamiliar city, still worried. "You don't know anyone there. What if something happens?"

"They said I could bring family. If you're worried, why don't you just come with me? They're even covering your food and lodging," Naza said with a hint of coaxing. "And Mom, it's 50,000 yuan. One advertisement is enough to cover our family's expenses for more than half a year."

Naza's mother was silent for a while, seemingly weighing the pros and cons.

After a long while, she finally spoke: "Don't rush to agree yet. Send me the company's information later so I can take a look. I'll check them out online to see if they're a legitimate company. If they aren't scammers, I suppose I can go with you."

"Okay, I'll send it to you right away."

Naza turned on her computer, logged into QQ, and the friend request had already been accepted.

The other party had sent a bunch of files—the company's business license, photos of the office environment, promotional materials for the two games, and a contract template.

Naza opened and looked at each item one by one, and the more she looked, the more she felt there shouldn't be any issues this time.

She packed all the files and sent them to her mother's email, then turned to her mother and said: "Mom, I've sent them. Take a look."

Naza's mother nodded, but didn't rush to check the computer. Instead, she looked at her daughter, her tone carrying a hint of complex emotion: "Naza, are you determined to go?"

Naza bit her lip and nodded seriously: "Mom, I want to give it a try. 50,000 yuan is not a small amount, and they are even covering your food and lodging, which shows they are truly sincere. You come with me; if they are scammers, we can just turn around and leave. We won't lose anything."

Naza's mother looked at her daughter for a long time before finally nodding: "Alright, let's go then. But once we're there, be careful and don't be naive enough to believe everything."

A smile bloomed on Naza's face, and she grabbed her mother's arm: "Thank you, Mom!"

Meanwhile, in a girls' dormitory at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, another girl with Xinjiang features was on the phone.

"Okay, I understand. Send me the company information first, and I'll think about it."

After saying this, the girl hung up the phone.

At this moment, a girl with long hair who looked quite pretty peeked out from behind the curtain and asked curiously: "Reba, is someone asking you to shoot an advertisement?"

Reba hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Mm."

"Really?" The girl suddenly perked up and sat up in bed, "How much money?"

"It hasn't been decided yet." Reba shook her head and didn't mention the price.

"They won't even say the price? Could it be a scam?"

"It shouldn't be." Reba shook her head, her tone carrying a hint of uncertainty, "They are the game company that made 'happy elimination' and 'defend the carrot'. They said they would send me their company information."

"Then it's probably real." A flash of jealousy flickered in the girl's eyes, gone in an instant. She quickly regained her smile and her tone became a bit more enthusiastic, "Congratulations, Reba! You're just a freshman and you're already getting ads to shoot. Your luck is just too good!"

Reba smiled and didn't say anything.

...

Friday afternoon. In Chen Fan's office.

Wang Jing was sitting across from Chen Fan, reporting on the matter of finding celebrity spokespeople.

"General Manager Chen, I have already contacted Naza and Reba. As you instructed, after arranging their food and lodging, they both agreed to come to the company to take a look first."

"What about Nick Cheung?"

"I initially offered 800,000, but they didn't agree. Later, when I raised the price to 1 million per year, they said they would consider it. However, I specifically checked, and Nick Cheung's advertising endorsement fees for the past two years have generally been around 500,000 to 600,000 per year. The fee we offered far exceeds other companies, so I think the probability of them agreeing should be quite high."

"Alright, keep following up," Chen Fan said. "If they are still hesitant, tell them the contract term can be reduced to three years, but the endorsement fee can only be 800,000 per year..."

As for whether Nick Cheung would agree, Chen Fan felt there shouldn't be a problem.

Just as Wang Jing said, his usual endorsement fee was only 600,000 per year, so 1 million per year far exceeded his market value.

In this day and age, the Hong Kong entertainment industry is gradually declining. Except for some top-tier Hong Kong stars, the situation for other artists is getting worse and worse.

Nick Cheung is slightly better off; he won a Best Actor award, so he at least has some name recognition.

But even so, there aren't many people looking for him to do endorsements at the moment.

Therefore, unless Nick Cheung has some special concerns, there is no reason for him to refuse.

"Understood," Wang Jing nodded. "Then I'll go get busy."

"By the way," Chen Fan asked, recalling something, "which day are those two girls coming?"

"They are coming to the company next Monday, but they will arrive in Chang'an this Sunday night."

"Alright, then make sure you arrange their travel and accommodation well. If there are any difficulties, ask General Manager Fang to help you coordinate."

"Don't worry, General Manager Chen, I will arrange it well."