St. Louis laughed with a clear tone, the ups and downs of talking business.
"Haha, of course. Actually, the purpose of asking you to be the spokesperson does not contain any sensitive content. It is purely a commercial consideration."
She took out her cell phone, searched for keywords, and then handed it over.
"I think you may not have a clear understanding of your own business value."
Su Xin took it and took a curious look at it, and found that in the forum dedicated to KanColle, there were more than 100,000 search results with her name in the title alone.
This is still the obvious number. Other posts that do not contain keywords but whose content is still related to her are not counted.
St. Louis explained: "We are doing a universal costume change for KanColle, so naturally we have to focus on the recognition of the spokesperson among the KanColle community."
"In fact, the reason why we chose you was not because of the requests and suggestions of those people in the royal family, but because of the market trend of the ship girl group."
"In the final analysis, no matter what I want to do, I need sufficient economic support, and you, who are very popular among the target group, are undoubtedly the best choice at the moment."
St. Louis then took out another stack of documents and handed them to the young commander who was still considering it.
"Here is the contract. Take a look at it first. We can discuss any amount you are not satisfied with."
Su Xin simply flipped through two pages and found that the contract clearly stated the responsibilities and obligations of both parties, as well as the benefits they would enjoy.
The sky-high endorsement fees are even paid monthly, and additional commissions are given for filming work.
It's like when you have no job, you can just sit around in Hong Kong and get a high salary for free. If you have a filming job, the price will be different.
Although Su Xin's assets were too numerous to count, this was the first time someone had offered her such a high salary, and that string of zeros was indeed a bit shocking.
"We've put all our assets on you..." Honolulu muttered softly, turning his head away and not looking at the stack of papers full of "banknotes".
St. Louis smiled faintly, "It's not that serious, but... it is indeed the highest sincerity we can offer. I hope you can reconsider it."
There were too many clauses, so Su Xin simply handed the contract to the secretary ship and changed the subject after thinking for a moment.
"I want to hear about Hao. You should know her, right? Royal Battleship Hao."
Honolulu had little contact with her, and although he supported his sister's actions, he had never actually participated in the meeting. Therefore, he was also curious and looked at St. Louis like Su Xin.
Based on the premise of honest cooperation, St. Louis, who was asked the question, was not surprised, and had no reason to conceal the situation. He took a sip of tea and told the story.
In fact, from the very beginning, St. Louis didn’t know the group of royal ship girls at all.
She was born at the same time as Honolulu, and went to the port to look for a job, but because there happened to be a ship with the same name, she was not accepted by the port and returned empty-handed.
Logically speaking, there are so many commanders in the world, and the official is also working hard to make connections so as to rearrange work for the ship girls, so it is not difficult to change the port area.
But St. Louise was unwilling to give the initiative to others, especially those who didn't know the details, so she took her sister Honolulu and gave up the job and went to Kyoto.
What followed was a fascinating journey that could be written into an autobiography.
The two of them started from scratch with the savings from doing commissions. The elder sister was responsible for contacting business related to KanColle, while the younger sister represented the company in negotiating cooperation with other businessmen.
It took several years for the two to multiply their financial goals several times. The hard work goes without saying.
Later, they handed over the things they were doing to others and lived a rich and uneventful life as shareholders who received dividends.
The opportunity that led to my acquaintance with those Royal Navy ship girls was a charity gala held in Kyoto.
St. Louis and Honolulu chatted with various dignitaries as potential donors, while the well-groomed and handsome Battleship Hao was one of the keynote speakers, raising funds on the stage.
As a ship girl, advocating to give back the power that ship girls deserve at a party where most of the participants are humans, the result is self-evident.
Even though the problems she raised were real, no one was willing to care.
To put it bluntly, in the eyes of some powerful people, the commander is no different from them, a hedonist with beauties on all sides.
Now that the bird in the cage is trying to escape from its confinement, how can the person who once imprisoned the other birds allow it?
So Howe was asked to leave, and he left the banquet gracefully with his head held high in front of St. Louis and Honolulu.
Honolulu was very angry at the time, but St. Louis was much smoother than her.
As ship girls, they managed to deal with the incident, but they were in a very bad mood after returning home. They kept silent and had to drink some wine before they could fall asleep.
Since then, Honolulu has never attended any banquet activities related to humans again.
And St. Louis was secretly looking for the hero who dared to preach the truth in front of many "enemies" at that time.
Because it costs money and requires connections, she has to go to banquets and social events, and the two sisters with different personalities often quarrel about this.
It was not until an official dinner that St. Louis met Yin Xiaomeng, who was hiding in a corner reading a book and doing exercises.
The two had a brief conversation, tested each other, and finally hit it off.
Yin Xiaomeng, who had always been concerned about the rights of ship girls, knew the team that Hao was in, added their contact information, and transferred some money to show her support.
At that time, this crazy test-taking man didn't have much capital and couldn't donate much, so he could only read more laws related to KanColle in addition to taking exams, preparing to act as a safety rope to defend them after failure.
St. Louis is financially strong, but the rash flow of funds is very likely to arouse suspicion.
Especially when it comes to the relationship between ship girls and humans, being too ostentatious will only attract official attention and crackdowns.
Moreover, she needs to take the time to confirm whether this group of ship girls who are committed to changing the status quo are really reliable.
Get information, observe routes, review presentations, and infer intentions
After a series of checks and verifications, it was confirmed that the royal team was not opportunistic, so St. Louis asked Yin Xiaomeng for his contact information.
The business card sent by the other party was not from Howe, who was responsible for the speech, but from the Duke of York, who was in charge of the contact and spoke a little strangely.
This beautiful lady with burgundy hair was not as serious as the fifth sister, and there was always a hint of frivolity in her words and expressions.
But it is reliable and explains the current situation concisely.
The reason why ship girls are not taken seriously nowadays is simply because the disaster has not yet come.
Human beings accept the protection of the ship girls, but are unwilling to give up the initiative in their hands and still want to be the masters of the world. It is easy to guess what they will do.
Holding the bulk of the resources in their own hands, they established a hierarchical system similar to that of superiors and subordinates, and handed over the leadership positions to humans, under the euphemism of guiding the direction.
In order to obtain resources, kind-hearted ship girls will not think of taking them by force, but will only participate in the work and accept commissions.
The amount of remuneration is determined by the publisher, and all resources are in the hands of the publisher. The executors have no resistance and naturally enter into this system.
The Duke of York saw it clearly.
They understand that humans fear their power, but have to rely on their power to survive.
The simplest way to deal with ship girls who have only powerful forces but simple minds is to guide public opinion.
How can a ship girl die? Even if she is injured, she can recover by refreshing her status.
Humans can't do that. They are so fragile. If they have a broken bone, they have to rest in bed for a month or so. They will die at the slightest touch.
Therefore, as the powerful party, the ship girls must give in to humans, otherwise they would be bullying the weak and should be despised by everyone.
When it comes to fanning the flames, who can be better than the ingenious and gifted human beings?
Over time, the ship girls who can't win by typing on the keyboard or fighting back have been subtly changed by public opinion, whether actively or passively.
[I don’t expect to be above everyone else, I just hope that they can treat me and you as human beings.]
It was for this sentence that St. Louis broke up with his colleagues who had worked together until now, and joined this small wave without hesitation with the money.
The first step to forming a hurricane powerful enough to cause a tsunami is to accumulate enough base force.
“So I really need the money.”
St. Louis did not find it vulgar and made no secret of it. "I will make money by using your name, and then divide the money equally into countless parts and donate them to various welfare organizations, including them."
"In order to avoid any accidents, the amount of donation each time is not large, but for the ship girls who have no needs other than oil, food, clothing, shelter and transportation, it is enough for them to survive.
Su Xin lowered her eyes and thought for a long time, then finally took back the contract and returned it to St. Louis.
"Change it. I don't want your salary anymore. Let's donate them together. When new ones are released, just keep a few for my ship girl. I'll buy them at the original price."
Honolulu couldn't believe it. "Just...just like that?"
Seeing the young commander nod, St. Louis did not refuse. He smiled and took back the large stack of papers, then took out the second contract, which was so simple that it could be written on one page.
Su Xin took a look at it and found that it didn't even have the basic format. It was just a very childish "Friendship Certificate" which was handwritten and had no legal effect at all.
But she signed quickly, without any hesitation.
St. Louis smiled at Honolulu and said, "Let me tell you, it is necessary to prepare a second contract. Also, Susu? You will start working the day after tomorrow?"
Su Xin: "...Ah?"
PS: This chapter has nothing to do with reality. I don't know why I want to make this statement, but I always feel that it would be better to make it clear(?)
Chapter 1165 Lip Makeup (Together
The negotiations went more smoothly than Honolulu had ever imagined.
She thought that according to Su Xin's previous practice, the secretary ship who liked to scheme against St. Louis should be responsible for this matter.
Unexpectedly, the secretary ship remained silent throughout the whole process. Instead, she looked at the naive commander and thought seriously for a long time.
Moreover, the other party simply listened to the story and resolutely gave up the contract they had carefully prepared and signed another handwritten one.
In fact, Honolulu was there when St. Louis wrote this [Proof of Friendship].
Her evaluation at the time was: This is something only kindergarten kids would believe.
Then the "little kid" who had just graduated from kindergarten a dozen years ago signed his name, and he signed it in regular script with strokes that were not straight forward.
"This is really weird." Honolulu stared at the other person.
"You're not thinking that since it won't have any legal effect, you'll change your mind once you've gathered enough evidence, and plan to arrest us together with those humans, right?"
Honolulu, who rarely engages in intrigue with humans, curled his lips and said, "Hmph~ Who are you looking for to catch? Can you beat them?"
"Besides, if we want to run, no one can catch us, right?"
"What does work the day after tomorrow mean?"
"The day after tomorrow's work means coming to work the day after tomorrow."
Honolulu, who heard the voice, answered the question without hesitation. After reaching a consensus, her attitude became much friendlier. "The new product has not been promoted yet, and you are the only one missing. Of course, the sooner the better."
Su Xin touched her nose and said, "Didn't you bring clothes with you? I thought they were already on sale..."
St. Louis shook his head. "It's just a few upper body pictures to warm up. After all, it's a universal model. It's never been seen before. It takes some time to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm."
"You are the key to sparking the passion." Honolulu crossed his arms and continued, "Although I can't let you wear it, with your reputation, people won't hesitate when buying it."
Su Xin thought of the model's upper body picture that Anchorage showed her, and it was all white.
Swimsuits, lace and tulle, inflatable killer whales with swords between their legs(?), they may look good, but they are not the types she can wear.
It would be a good thing for her if she could avoid the job of shooting products on her body.
Su Xin: "So what you mean is that I have to go shoot promotional photos the day after tomorrow?"
"Well, it won't be difficult. Just relax." St. Louis soothed him gently. "If you are really worried, you can ask someone to help you try it in the next two days. You can refer to other brands for the effect."
That requires a "business-style" smile.
Commander Su Xiao didn't have much confidence. He looked at the secretary ship beside him, and saw the other party nodded slightly at him. Then he breathed a sigh of relief.
St. Louis sighed inwardly at the harmony between his wife and he stood up to pack his things and prepare to say goodbye and leave.
I felt quite awkward when I came to Honolulu, but now that I’m leaving, I feel a little reluctant.
The main atmosphere was indeed much better than she had imagined. After seeing the selfish person, looking at the little commander again, it was as if a filter was added and everything about him was pleasing to the eye.
St. Louis teased, "How about you stay here for two days and I'll go back and make arrangements?"
Honolulu patted her on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, be careful or your car will be locked and you'll be fined."
The two of them strode away in a good mood, leaving Su Xin, who was about to start work and create a style, sitting on the sofa in a daze.
"...How can I learn?"
Tiancheng thought about it and recommended, "Well... Although I can help you take pictures, it is definitely not as good as the advice given by professionals."
"The professional you're talking about... is that the one I think he is?"
"Your sister Hood won't let her be alone with you. You are thin-skinned, and if someone is watching, your learning efficiency will be greatly reduced. So it's not her."
"That is……"
"It turns out to be you."
"Are you surprised? Who did you think the person in the port area who could be a makeup artist and costume designer and also had some knowledge of photography techniques would be?"
