Chapter 387 - Receiving an A-list Celebritys Endorsement Fee! (1/2)

It's over!

Things were going bad!

Mom's nerves tensed up.

Dad also could not sit idly. He rushed out and said, ”Why did you bring so much? Take it back. We don't lack this type of stuff at home.”

Wu Mo hurriedly said, ”Uncle, this is just a token of my appreciation.”

”Come in first. Come in first.” Mom realized that there was no way to dodge the problem at hand. Hence, she brought him in and closed the door. Such ugly matters was not something they wanted their neighbors to hear. Old people wanted to save their face.

Zhang Ye asked in wonder. ”CEO Wu, how do you know my address?”

Wu Mo said, ”When I called your phone, it was switched off, so I asked my aunt, getting her to find your address through the Peking University registry.”

Dad and Mom perked up their ears. See, take a look! He chased you to our house!

Zhang Ye exclaimed. ”You must be busy now, why would you come all the way here?”

Wu Mo excitedly grabbed Zhang Ye's hands. As he held it, he shook it forcefully, ”No matter how busy I was, I had to come! I'm here to...ask for your forgiveness!”

Ah?

Forgiveness?

Wasn't he here to demand an answer for the wrongs that had been done against him?

At this moment, Mom and Dad were dumbfounded!

”Don't say that. Don't say that.” Zhang Ye was spooked as he shook his hands hurriedly.

Wu Mo refused to let his hand go and continued shaking, saying, ”I was really dumb. Truly, from your fame in the advertising industry, and all the results in the past, I should never have doubted you. I even angrily called you on the phone the past few days. I even said some words out of anger today. Don't bother with the likes of me, Teacher Zhang. I'm younger than you and just started this venture. I didn't know anything, so please don't bear a grudge for the things I wrongfully said to you.”

”It's not that serious.” Zhang Ye said, ”CEO Wu. You are too courteous. It's expected that you are worried about your company's product. Furthermore, I wasn't that confident in it either.”

Wu Mo exclaimed, ”No one would have expected such a miracle!”

Mom was stunned. ”What are you talking about? What’s going on? Isn't that c.r.a.ppy commercial not okay?”

Wu Mo immediately said, ”Auntie, with Brother Zhang doing it personally, how can it be not okay?! That commercial is not some c.r.a.ppy commercial! It's a history creating commercial! Do you know? From this afternoon, a few hours after the first airing of the advertis.e.m.e.nt, our company has constantly received phone calls from all over the country. They were about rus.h.i.+ng us for goods. In the past, some of the supermarkets which could not sell the Brain Gold products had planned on returning it, but decided against it. Not only are they not returning it, they are bulk purchasing it. Our Brain Gold product has been selling like hotcakes since this afternoon!”

Mom said with trepidation, ”Such a thing really happened? That c.r.a.ppy advertis.e.m.e.nt was okay? What taste do people have these days? Ah, I'm not criticizing you, Little Wu.”

”It's fine, Auntie.” Wu Mo laughed and said, ”This time, it was all thanks to my Brother Zhang! If not for him, our company would definitely have gone bankrupt! Now, it is back from the dead! And not only is it revived, if this carries on, the sales in the future might be impossible to imagine!”

Zhang Ye said politely, ”It's due to your company's products being excellent in quality.”

Wu Mo disagreed. ”It's not about quality and function. It's useless even if the product is useful. It's all about promotional campaigns! It's too heaven-defying!” Upon saying this, Wu Mo took out from his bag and flipped it open. He laid out a contract on the table and found a contract they had signed before. He then tore it apart in front of Zhang Ye and his parents. ”Brother Zhang, tear the copy of the contract you have.”

Mom said in fright, ”What's this about?”

Zhang Ye did not understand either. ”CEO Wu, what's the meaning of this?”

Wu Mo said, ”The endors.e.m.e.nt fee we agreed on from before was too low. It's so low that I can’t face you if i give it. We need to sign a new contract. I'll give you three million for a year's worth of endors.e.m.e.nt and advertising fees!”

Three million?

This was clearly no longer the endors.e.m.e.nt fee commanded by a C or D-list celebrity! This price was not at the S-list level yet, but was definitely at the price of an ordinary A-list celebrity!

Zhang Ye upheld his principles. ”No way. We've already agreed on it.”

Dad supported him. ”Yes, we can't change things that have already been settled. This is hones...”

Mom silently kicked her husband's leg and leered at him, prohibiting from saying another word.

But Wu Mo said, ”You need to sign this new contract, otherwise I won't be able to answer to my aunt. The endors.e.m.e.nt fee that I had agreed on earlier was not a lot to start with, and I understand that you agreed to do this for me only because of my aunt. Now that the company is experiencing a turnaround, you are a main contributor of it all, and so I definitely have to compensate you the deserved amount. Ignoring anything else, just the fact that you were willing to use your endors.e.m.e.nt fee to invest into the marketing budget alone with the option of paying you back in installments, anyone could see that you had the interests of our company at heart. This is why I have to handle this properly, because other people who do business talk contracts and money, but I'm not the same. I talk relations.h.i.+ps.” Handing him the contract. ”The new contract has already been drawn up, so take a look. You have to sign it today no matter what. The endors.e.m.e.nt fee of 3 million is written and will be paid out within a month!”

Zhang Ye did not look at the contract. He handed it back and said, ”I can't sign it. Let's do it as we agreed before. My dad is right, this is the most basic trust in an agreement.”

His father nodded.

His mother winked at him and said, ”Son, look. Little Wu's explanation is quite....”

”Mum.” Zhang Ye smiled bitterly. Just a while ago, his mother was still under the impression that he had caused their company to lose money and had scolded him, but now, when she knew that their company was making a big profit, she was becoming greedy.

Wu Mo simply said, ”If you don't sign this, I won't be leaving today.” Then he sat down.

Zhang Ye was almost speechless, ”We're about to have dinner. CEO Wu, why don't you have some too, we can talk while we eat.”

”Heh, I really haven't had anything to eat yet. This is auntie's cooking, right? It looks really delicious. It looks like I am in for a treat today.” Wu Mo did not stand on ceremony and just sat down to eat.

Mom beamed, ”Little Wu's mouth is so sweet. Here, have more.”

Wu Mo said while he ate, ”Brother Zhang, the contract I have is not for nothing too. I've added a condition behind regarding future endors.e.m.e.nt and advertis.e.m.e.nt production, such as the change of commercial in the later half of the year?  And things like next year's renewal of contract? Unless there's some mitigating circ.u.mstances, we have to renew the contract with you. Of course, this is not included in the 3 million endors.e.m.e.nt fee for this year. If there is a need to change the commercial and your endors.e.m.e.nt for next year, we will discuss your fees again when the time comes. It might not be 3 million if you become an A-List celebrity by next year. If it's still 3 million next year, even I wouldn't dare to give that to you no matter how thick my skin is. We will definitely need to discuss the terms again when we renegotiate the endors.e.m.e.nt contract.”

HIs mother answered like she understood, ”That is good, that is good.”