Chapter 0894: Mercedes-Benz Advertisement

Doing business emphasizes harmony and blending in with the world. In plain terms, unless things have truly reached an irreconcilable point, no one chooses to solve problems by burning bridges or tearing up the relationship.

After all, it's all about cold, hard cash. Unless absolutely necessary, who would want to go against money?

And for Wang Zhongjun to directly notify Fan Baobao of the contract termination, not even going through Wang Jinghua, was a bit excessive by workplace norms.

After all, Wang Jinghua was the general manager of Huayi Brothers经纪公司.

But under the current circumstances, the Wang brothers didn't intend to oppose Zhao Fusheng, yet Wang Jinghua was acting willfully—something Huayi absolutely could not accept.

Left with no choice, Wang Zhongjun had to resort to this simple and crude method to solve the problem.

Zhao Fusheng received the news three days later.

"What did you say? Huayi terminated your contract?"

Zhao Fusheng, sitting in the Future Advertising office, looked stunned.

He had come today because Zheng Yao called him, saying that Mercedes-Benz Germany had proactively approached Future Advertising, hoping they could participate in the Mercedes-Benz advertising bid.

But just as he sat down, before he could get into the details, Fan Baobao called and immediately told him a shocking piece of news.

"Yeah, the company notified me to come in this morning. I thought there was something going on, but then Young Wang brought the legal department and directly announced the termination of my contract. Oh, and they paid me 500,000 in compensation." Fan Baobao said with a bitter smile.

"That's not right. I remember you signed under Wang Jinghua, didn't you?" Zhao Fusheng frowned. If he remembered correctly, when Fan Baobao signed with Huayi, it was a personal agency contract under Wang Jinghua's name.

"I don't know either. At the time, I thought I signed under Sister Hua's name; I always thought that. But today, the legal department told me that contract was signed with Huayi Brothers经纪公司." Fan Baobao said with a bitter smile.

At the time of signing, Zhao Fusheng wasn't in the capital. She signed it herself with Wang Jinghua. Trusting Wang Jinghua, Fan Baobao didn't carefully read the agreement she thought was a renewal contract. Only now did she realize it was a contract signing her with Huayi Brothers经纪公司.

"That's fine too." Zhao Fusheng was silent for a moment, then said slowly.

Although Wang Jinghua's move disgusted him, now was not the time to dwell on it. Not being able to prioritize what's important and urgent in handling matters was a major taboo.

"Yeah, that's what I think too. Young Wang meant that since the company was terminating the contract with me, according to regulations, they should compensate me 500,000." Fan Baobao chuckled lightly: "But I refused. Since we've parted ways, let's part amicably."

She was initially a bit confused, but walls have ears. Huayi Brothers wasn't a monolithic entity; someone leaked the news to Dong Chenxi, who told Zhao Fusheng directly during a phone call.

So now Fan Baobao knew that Wang Jinghua had been obstructing her departure from Huayi all along, and her aim was naturally to use her to restrain Zhao Fusheng.

To be honest, if it were for other reasons, Fan Baobao might have considered the past relationship and hesitated about whether it would affect their ties, after all, they had been employer and employee.

But precisely because it involved Zhao Fusheng, it touched Fan Baobao's sore spot. So the moment the Huayi legal department proposed the termination, Fan Baobao agreed without a moment's hesitation.

"Alright. Tell Wang Zhonglei later that I'll treat him to a meal another day." Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and instructed Fan Baobao.

The Wang brothers had been so considerate; returning the favor, Zhao Fusheng naturally had to reciprocate. That was the proper way of doing business.

Life can change a person. Unless one is born with great wisdom, most people have to accept many changes and start to mature in the face of life.

Because after maturing, one realizes that a nodding acquaintance's timely help is like adding frost to snow—smearing charcoal on someone's face. That's what timely help means in the adult world.

Zhao Fusheng had changed, and Fan Baobao was changing too.

"Okay, I understand." Fan Baobao nodded and hung up.

Putting down the phone, Zhao Fusheng looked up at Zheng Yao: "You just said that Mercedes-Benz wants us to participate in their bid?"

Zheng Yao smiled: "That's right. They're willing to pay one million US dollars for the best domestic advertising planner to plan their advertising in China."

One million, and in US dollars!

Zhao Fusheng rubbed his chin and suddenly smiled silently.

A pillow when drowsy—the Mercedes-Benz advertising invitation was indeed a timely rain for Zhao Fusheng. Not only because of the one-million-dollar planning fee, but also because, in Zhao Fusheng's view, it was a good opportunity to establish his position in the film and television circle.

"Alright, I'll go write the plan now, and then hand it over to them. If they adopt it, remember, I have only one requirement: I get to designate the advertising spokesperson." Zhao Fusheng said calmly to Zheng Yao.

"Uh, what do you mean?" Zheng Yao was a bit puzzled.

Zhao Fusheng smiled slightly: "Nothing much. Just to tell certain people that there are too many stars in the entertainment industry."

Since he said that, Zheng Yao had no objections. She herself took this matter very seriously, and in her view, if Future Advertising could win the domestic advertising planning rights for Mercedes-Benz, the matter of the spokesperson should naturally be handled by Future Advertising.

At this time, Mercedes-Benz was in a transitional period. Due to the expansion of the global market and changes in business strategy, Mercedes-Benz was gradually shifting its product positioning from luxury to high-end.

Don't underestimate this shift. The most important thing for a product is its positioning.

The target consumer group determines the product's price. For example, in 2016, if you opened an LV store in a small county town with a per capita income of one to two thousand, the only thing waiting for you would be closing down.

The reason is simple: no one could afford it.

The same logic applies to Mercedes-Benz. Although China's economy had grown significantly and there were more and more wealthy people, if Mercedes-Benz still clung to its luxury image, it would be difficult to open up the domestic market.

Whether to compromise to expand sales and explore the market, or to give up the Chinese market that could clearly bring them huge profits, Zhao Fusheng and Zheng Yao both believed that Mercedes-Benz would make its own choice.