Salute To The General (Nathan Cross) novel Chapter 491

It was a significant day for Cross Group and the town of Channing.

Following the approval of the FDA for the Hope liver cancer vaccine, the establishment of the pharmaceutical factory Phoenix, and the final resolve of all problems regarding the workers and facilities, the vaccine now entered the phase of mass production.

Once the vaccine went into mass production, the next thing to do now was the marketing of the vaccine.

After a long meeting, Penny and the senior management decided to start promoting the vaccine and kick start its sales.

One of the most effective ways for such publicity was via endorsement of celebrities, followed by advertising through different medias.

Cross Group had chosen a list of celebrities for this purpose before they finally decided on Ms. Melanie Zane as the brand ambassador, who was now the most popular celebrity in the country.

Melanie Zane was once an unknown actress, but after acting in a famous medieval drama, her fame had skyrocketed to unprecedented heights.

After that, she acted in a few other films, which all became huge box office hits.

These high-grossing films had further affirmed her status as the current superstar of the country!

It was her beauty and explosive popularity that made Cross Group decide on her as the ambassador.

However, her endorsement fee was incredibly pricey.

For most popular actresses, their endorsement fees would range between a few hundred thousand to a few million.

But Melanie's endorsement fee was at least 50 million!

And this time, her price for Cross Group was a whopping 100 million per annum!

Penny thought the fee was too pricey, hence she and Nathan invited Melanie over for dinner at Victoria Station Restaurant to discuss her endorsement fees.

However, Penny found it normal for Melanie to act this way. After all, she was the most popular actress in the country. Penny knew that the more famous the actress, the more arrogant she tended to be, so she did not mind Melanie's rude attitude at all.

Penny put on a sweet smile. "Mr. Lawson, Ms. Zane, usually the endorsement fees for famous actresses are below 20

million."

"But we really like Ms. Zane and we sincerely wish you can be our ambassador, so our company is willing to pay 50 million for your endorsement.”

Upon hearing the offer, Melanie's face immediately turned ugly as she replied in displeasure, "Only 50 million? Cross Group is a listed company that's worth a few billion, and now your liver cancer vaccine is another product which can rake in a huge load of money, yet you only offer me a mere 50 million?"

Penny replied sincerely, "I can assure you this is a very fair price for your endorsement and no other celebrities can get the same offer as you.”

Seeing how she couldn't convince them to pay her more, Melanie stood up to leave. "It's too little for me. I ask for 100 million, and that's it. Don't ask me to be your ambassador if you don't have a hundred million."