Chapter 224: Working Hard for So Long, Not as Good as Li Li’s Dozen Seconds

“Really?” Upon hearing this, Wu Xiaohui’s face couldn’t help but reveal a look of joy.

Although Liu Yun said she looked beautiful in this outfit, the first person might have said that to avoid conflict. But the second one wasn’t, especially since the other party wasn’t even human, so the credibility of their words greatly increased.

“Yes, but I think Big Sister, if you expose your forehead? It would be even better. Covering it always feels like something is missing?” Li Li, who was circling Wu Xiaohui, said.

“Then I’ll comb my hair up.” Wu Xiaohui smiled, and the hair covering her forehead was combed to both sides.

“Good, good.” Li Li nodded in satisfaction after seeing it: “Now it’s perfect, Big Sister.”

“Mm.” Wu Xiaohui couldn’t help but say happily, taking the mirror and observing her own appearance.

After seeing this, Li Li looked towards Liu Yun, who was petting the Yellow Weasel:

“By the way, Yun Big Sister, do you have any food?”

“Yes, I still have a lot.” Liu Yun smiled and went to get the cat food.

Li Li’s eyes lit up when he saw this. He immediately walked over with small, quick steps.

“Hello, Mr. Li! I’m the manager of Cat Cat Love Cat Food Co., Ltd. I’m here to discuss the advertising matter with you in detail.”

Inside the bright coffee shop, a middle-aged man in his thirties, wearing myopic glasses and a black suit, smiled and said to Li Hao.

“I know, we spoke on the phone before.” Li Hao nodded upon hearing this, looking at the middle-aged man sitting opposite him and saying, “But I’m a little curious, why did Manager, your company come to me? Although Li Li is excellent, he shouldn’t be at the level of doing advertisement endorsements, right?”

He was startled this morning when he heard a cat food company call him to discuss endorsements.

But the other party spoke sincerely and had already arrived in Blue Island City. Only then did he agree to meet them.

“That’s natural, but our company makes cat food. It’s not like cosmetics or clothing, so the choice of spokesperson is naturally different.” The middle-aged man said with a smile, taking out several sheets of paper from his briefcase and handing them to Li Hao: “This is the market research we’ve done, as well as the number of views on Big Raccoon Cat’s videos. After a unanimous discussion within our company, we believe that Big Raccoon Cat is the most suitable cat to endorse our products.”

“Your company has researched so much?” Looking at the data charts and dates on the document, Li Hao said in surprise.

The other party really put in the effort. He hadn’t even done such an investigation himself.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man put down his coffee and said with a smile:

“Of course, after all, even good wine needs to be advertised. Our company has been making cat food for over ten years.”

“But with the rise of the Internet, many newly emerging pet food brands have spent a lot of money on advertising, and their fame has surpassed ours. If we don’t put in some effort, our company will really lose all of its market share to them.”

They used to believe that high-quality products would naturally be recognized by consumers. But with the rise of the Internet era, online sales gave them a heavy blow, making them realize that having good products alone was not enough.

Customers couldn’t see it, let alone know about it. If they didn’t make a choice now? Then the company would really face closure.

Therefore, the company was changing, breaking through.

They used to not do online sales, now they do. They used to not seek celebrity endorsements, now they do.

But despite doing all this, the results were minimal. However, this “Sea King Cat” incident gave them hope. There was nothing better than a popular cat for an endorsement.

Therefore, after completing the market research, they couldn’t wait to come directly.

“Indeed, the Internet industry is flourishing now, and the real economy is being suppressed.” Li Hao nodded in agreement.

“So, Mr. Li, would you consider it? Our company may not be a big company, but the quality of our cat food is guaranteed.” The middle-aged man said with a smile, taking out another contract from his briefcase and handing it to Li Hao:

“If Mr. Li is not assured about our cat food, you can take it for testing, all expenses will be borne by us.”

“And afterwards, we will also pay Mr. Li a disturbance fee of fifty thousand yuan.”

“Ah? That’s not necessary. Li Li can actually tell just by eating it.” Li Hao, who took the contract, couldn’t help but be startled by these words.

The other company was really generous, they even offered him fifty thousand yuan before he even looked at the contract.

“That’s right, no matter what we say, it depends on how the cats feel after eating it, right?” The middle-aged man nodded with a smile and continued, “Our company plans to sign a three-year contract with Mr. Li, with an annual endorsement fee of five hundred thousand. In addition to this, we will add another two hundred thousand yuan as an exclusive endorsement fee.”

“Of course, it’s not about monopolizing Big Fat Raccoon Cat, we just want to ask Big Fat Raccoon Cat not to accept advertisements related to the cat food industry.”

“As for the advertisement, we won’t interfere much.”

After saying that, the middle-aged man looked at Li Hao, waiting for his answer.

“Seven hundred thousand yuan per year?” Li Hao couldn’t help but take a deep breath. He was extremely excited.

He hadn’t expected that his hard work after leaving campus wouldn’t even be as valuable as Li Li casually shooting an advertisement.

“You could say that.” The middle-aged man nodded with a smile.

After seeing this, Li Hao pondered for two seconds and said, “I need to go back and discuss this with Li Li. After all, it’s his endorsement. If he likes the cat food? I’m definitely willing to agree.”

There was no way he could refuse the money delivered to his doorstep, but he had to wait for Li Li’s confirmation. After all, what if he accepted some bad advertisements? It could easily affect his and Li Li’s reputation.

“No problem, then how long will Mr. Li need?” The middle-aged man said happily, not showing any impatience.

“Tomorrow. I’ll buy your company’s cat food today. I’ll give it to Li Li to try in the evening. If he likes it? Then we can finalize it.” Li Hao thought for a moment and said.

Li Li would be home in the evening. He could buy cat food and take it back for Li Li to try, and then he could ask Li Li’s opinion.

After all, Li Li was very picky about food. No one knew better than him whether the cat food was good or not.

“Really? That’s great, I just happen to have a sample pack here.” The middle-aged man said, about to take out the cat food from his briefcase. But Li Hao quickly stopped him.

“Thank you, Manager, but I want to buy it myself. After all, the matter hasn’t been finalized yet.” Li Hao said.

Who knew if the sample the other party brought was specially made? It was more convincing to buy it from the market.

The middle-aged man was not surprised but delighted:

“No problem, Mr. Li. True gold is not afraid of fire, our company is not worried.”

“Mm.” Li Hao nodded with a smile. Since the other party had made it clear, then it was fine.

Anyway, he would never let Li Li endorse problematic cat food.

“This is the place, Great King. This is where I agreed to meet with those idiots.” In the suburbs at night, the Yellow Weasel stood on a rock, looked around, and respectfully said to Li Li beside him.

“Very good, then let’s wait for them to walk into the trap.” Li Li nodded and squatted down to wait.

At the same time, he didn’t forget to look for private missions on the Comprehensive Network.

He had taken a private mission last time and gained a lot of benefits. Maybe he could find another good deal this time.

“Urgent! I urgently need the help of a non-human player above Tier 3 （Note: Animal players are even better）. If you’re interested? Please contact me immediately. Guaranteed generous reward.”

After scanning through the private missions, Li Li was quickly attracted by the pinned mission.

It wasn’t because the reward was so generous, but because the requirement was that it couldn’t be a human player, which surprised him.

With a bit of curiosity, Li Li quickly contacted the other party.

“Are you a non-human player?” The other party replied after a short while.

“Yes, this cat is a Super Cat. I should meet your requirements, right? What’s your mission? How much is the reward?” Li Li asked directly.

“A cat? That’s perfect.” The person on the other side couldn’t help but reveal a look of joy: “My mission is very simple. I need you to help me defeat my opponent’s beast. I’m currently participating in the Youth Beast Tamer Competition, but I don’t have enough beasts, so I have to hire external help.”

“As long as you’re willing to help me, I’m willing to pay thirty thousand Comprehensive Network Coins as an appearance fee. And if you can help me win? I’ll pay another thirty thousand Comprehensive Network Coins.”

“Hmm? Just win one match? If so? The contract must specify the opponent’s strength, and it must be stated that you will only fight one match.”

“But if not? Then your price is a bit low. This cat is so strong. You can’t expect to send this cat away with just sixty thousand Comprehensive Network Coins.”

Li Li said after hearing this. He wasn’t that idiot Cloaked Man who would be fooled so easily.

The other party only mentioned defeating the opponent’s beast, without even saying how long the opponent had. If the competition was going to last for seven or eight days? Wouldn’t he be at a huge loss?

Therefore, he had to figure out what the other party meant by defeating the opponent? Was it one match, or did he need to defeat several opponents?

“Cough, cough~”

The player who was very happy just now couldn’t help but cough after hearing this. He hadn’t expected the player who contacted him to be so cautious and directly see through his word trap.

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