章 25: Chapter 24: A crazy fan base is created by the new commercial?!
Wen Jiexi wiped her hair as she looked around the empty dormitory. The dorms had become like a ghost town ever since everyone has gone home for the holidays, but she's gotten used to it after a few days. Li Lingmeng was also nowhere to be found as she had recently been haunting the library, looking for books related to being a movie star's assistant and checking information about the entertainment industry online. She kept extensive notes in her books and her energy made Wen Jiexi feel lazy and useless in comparison.
Yesterday, Zhao Ya called and told them in a happy tone that the father-son pair from the Ma family was dismissed. Apparently they were caught trying to destroy Team One's work while they were gone, but because of Wen Jiexi's earlier warning they had backups planned long ahead of time.
They had caught everything on camera too because Zhao Ya had installed a camera right behind her computer screen. She had wanted to see if the Ma family really had the guts to do something. Furthermore, the father and son pair went through every team member's computer in case there were backups saved. Could it be said that they were really careful or really desperate? Anyhow, it was a good thing that Zhao Ya saved it on her home's personal computer or else she really would've had to ask Jiexi for her copy.
The next day, seeing the proud and content faces on the father-son pair crumble when they handed over their products really made one's heart feel refreshed. Then with the solid evidence and the perfectness of Zhao Ya's commercial, the company decisively fired the father and son duo. In the end, the company decided to use Wen Jiexi's version and this caused Miss Qiu to throw a temper tantrum. However, just like Zhao Ya said, the company cared about profits more and put their best interests first. It was only losing one investor, so in the end, the entire Miss Qiu matter was swept under the rug.
"Jiexi, the golden monthly mission has reopened! Time to start working hard again!" Dango flew excitedly around Wen Jiexi and reminded her.
"Already?" Wen Jiexi raised an eyebrow. Recently she was able to earn around 4,000 extra points to spend in the shop without the monthly mission draining her points away, but now it looks like she won't be able to hit that 5,000 mark.
Wen Jiexi called out the panel and looked at the missions laid out before her. The blue missions were already accepted for her by Dango, but there, at the very top, a yellow mission had appeared.
[ Sign a contract with an entertainment company, please meet one of the options below:
Sign a contract with a first-tier entertainment company (Reward: 5000 points)Sign a contract with a second-tier entertainment company (Reward: 2000 points)Sign a contract with any other company that does not meet criteria 1 or 2 (Reward: 1000 points)
Please choose one of the options above after accepting the mission. (Accept/Decline)]
"Dango….this is….." This was completely different from her usual missions. If it wasn't running, exercising, or playing basketball, it was usually saving people, or helping a little girl find her lost cat. Her missions had little variety and this mission was completely different.
"Well, you see, at the start of each new month, the missions will change according to the contractor's change in life. Therefore, the missions you see are slightly different due to your recent events." Dango patted its stomach and then continued,
"A better way to explain this is that the Jiexi from before was just a student, so you had a lot of free time to do missions that involved things like running and exercise. However, after you shot that commercial, you now have a status as an artist. With the status of student and artist, you will now have double the amount of missions with a different variety."
So….isn't this the same as forcing me to enter the entertainment industry….Wen Jiexi felt speechless.
Looking closely at the mission, she decided to accept it. It didn't matter which option she chose, because she would earn 1000 points from signing with any company. Although she will have to choose carefully, this mission was basically telling her to enter the entertainment circle and will pay her to do it! Not to mention, there was no penalty! A win-win!
"Will the missions all be like this one later on?"
"Well…maybe….but this is just the beginning…." Dango hesitantly replied.
Alright, let's just leave it at that. Time to start researching. Wen Jeixi sighed helplessly and looked up the top three entertainment companies. Everyone knew the leading three companies are Xingle, Guanghua, and Shangri, so she didn't search them up first. Even if she didn't get into these three, there were plenty of smaller companies and after researching a few, she stopped looking through the never-ending list.
Finally, she clicked on the websites for the big three companies. As expected, the best one was Xingle. It had the best reputation with few scandals and the company wasn't split into factions by the shareholders. Unlike the other companies, the people there were united and didn't step on each other for resources, instead, they fought fair and square. However, the resources and other things weren't what attracted her to this company, the main reason for her was because this was Su Chenyu's company. Wouldn't the chance of her meeting that person be higher if she entered this company?
But will a big company like this want a newcomer who barely has any name recognition like me? If I want to enter this company, I will have to fight bitterly from the bottom to the top. Wen Jiexi smiled bitterly and decided to look through the rest of the companies and then make a list.
While Wen Jiexi was stressing over which company to choose, the HIOC commercial aired for the first time on live TV. Immediately when it came on, it caused an uproar all across the country.
Lu Jiawen is a man who did like sports. He liked watching movies and TV series, but every time a movie started, there were always some annoying commercials. He felt like they wasted his time and would always be upset when a commercial appears on his TV.
At first, when he saw a commercial suddenly pop up during the most exciting part, he almost jumped up in anger and cursed at the heavens. However, when he saw a clear blue sky on the screen, he froze. Generally, the commercials would go straight into their product because most ads can be skipped after 10 seconds, maybe 30 seconds at most. So the companies tried to force these products down the consumer's throat at the very beginning. A good product or actor might be placed to capture the audience's attention, but Lu Jiawen couldn't care less about which actor is used, yet this time….
The camera shifted to a young-looking girl in a neat high ponytail. Her back was facing the camera, one could not see her face and she dribbled a basketball in one hand. The white t-shirt that hugged her body was dripping with sweat and when the wind blew, it stuck to her figure. The opponent in front of the girl seemed to be gesturing at something.
At that moment the girl suddenly moved quickly, sprinting forward with astonishing speed. The girl made a crossover, the ball dribbling between her legs back and forth without slowing. She didn't make a single mistake, as if the ball was an extension of her body and her hair swished along with her every move. Every step, every flick of her arm, everything the girl did was dazzling.
A body appeared in the girl's path, blocking her from the net and forcing the girl to stop. The camera moved with her and finally, the girl's face was finally revealed. A face without a speck of makeup and gorgeous features that made one drool without knowing. Her bright eyes seemed to pierce your soul and even though sweat was dripping down her face, no one felt it made the girl ugly, but added to her beauty instead. Her gaze was focused on something ahead of her.
Suddenly she rushed forward, ducking under her opponent's arms and avoiding his grasp as she made a beautiful layup.
"My god!" Lu Jiawen slapped the table in his excitement, his face filled with shock. The girl's unparalleled face surprised him, but the girl's layup is what made him exclaim. If his eyes weren't playing tricks on him, this girl's opponent should be a man who was taller than her and yet she was able to smoothly make a basket without feeling any resistance.
The short period of ten seconds passed, and he had no intention of skipping. Again, the screen changed to the girl dribbling the ball between her hands when suddenly she jumped back and outside the three-point line. With a light flick of her wrist, the basketball shot out of her hands while the camera followed the ball. The basketball tumbled into the air, rolling a beautiful arc as it swished perfectly into the basket and the net made a satisfying sound. Then the HIOC trademark appeared with the words 'Thank you for your support' flashed across the screen.
His screen went back to the movie he was watching. He had unknowingly watched the entire ad. He blankly reached out for his remote and pressed the pause button. He sat there for who knew how long when he clutched his head and screamed,
"Wait, wait, wait! What the f*ck is this?!! A sports brand commercial?? Isn't this a little bit too much? I've never seen this type of advertising before!"
He quickly searched up the HIOC website and found that there was already a flood of comments, all of them lured here by the ad.
I'm The Most Handsome: Fu*cking god! I've never seen this type of ad before! Could it possibly be CGI or synthetic?
Technical God: No, I already checked it, no CGI, no synthesis, just look at my username!
Bug Crisis: Who is this beauty? So amazing, so gorgeous, so marvelous and without makeup too! She's as beautiful as Princess Su and looks young too!
Thousand-year-old monster: Begging for the beauty's information! I will become her fan just for that natural face of hers and her basketball skills!
"Fan +2"
"Fan +3"
"Fand +3 and I will give her my ID number!"
Wen Jiexi suddenly got an influx of fans, but at the same time, in a certain president of Xingle's office, Wen Linshu was lazily looking at a pile of documents in his hand.
Knock! Knock!
"Come in." Wen Linshu schooled his face from his lazy expression back into his hard, cold expression that befits the likes of the President.
"President, look at this ad." His secretary, Long Huiguang, held up a tablet and hesitated a moment before placing it in front of him.
"What's wrong?" Wen Linshu raised an eyebrow and looked at the screen. It seemed like a sports brand ad, nothing that should catch his eye. He recognized the company though because they had sent over some small-time artists to their auditions but they were all rejected. So then why is she showing it to me? Wen Linshu knows that his secretary would never bother him over something trivial so it must be important.
"Boss, please watch this carefully." Long Huiguan clicked the replay button and the commercial began with that stunning blue sky.
Originally, Wen Linshu couldn't bother with it and nonchalantly took a sip of his coffee but when he saw the main actor for the ad,
Puuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
The coffee spewed everywhere and Long Huiguang watched tearfully as her beloved tablet was drenched in that brown liquid. However, she understood why the boss was like this. She had once gone to his home to deliver some documents and saw his sister, becoming the only one at work who knew about her existence. She also knew that Wen Linshu treasure this little sister of his and so she had immediately went to him when she saw the ad. But as a result….now not only is her tablet ruined but even the documents on the table….
Wen Linshu couldn't care less what Long Huiguan was thinking and hurriedly grasped the tablet into his deathly grip as he stared intensely at the person on the screen.
"Little Xi?!!" Sh*t! When did Little Xi shoot a commercial and why didn't she tell me?!!!
As Wen Linshu was still getting over his shock, the jingling sound of his ringtone sounded and he was so shocked that he picked up the phone without looking at the contact,
"Who is this?" With a tone full of impatience he started but never thought that the opposite party would break out into anger when he heard Wen Linshu's annoyed attitude,
"Wen Linshu! How dare you not tell us that Little Xi shot a commercial! You scoundrel! Is your skin itching for a beating or something?"
"Dad, I…."
"Return home at once and explain everything."
Pa!
The other party hung up.
Wen Linshu: QAQ! I didn't know about this either! What can I explain?!
Long Huiguang: Let's have three seconds of silence in memory of our dear President.
Meanwhile, Su Chenyu, who was dressed in a palace costume, sat on the sides while waiting for the filming to start. She heard the hurried footsteps and turned her head to see Lin Yunxi running towards her,
"Little Su! Look, it's Jiexi!"
Su Chenyu accepted the offered phone and her eyebrows raised slightly as she looked at the girl on the screen. There was a smile in her eyes as she scrolled down and looked through the exploding comments. She just knew that this girl would be perfect for the entertainment circle.
Although….What did I say to her before….oh, that's right. Hehe, the two of us really might meet again….how exciting….
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