Chapter 20: Taking an Unconventional Path
Chapter 20: Taking an Unconventional Path
Gu Hechen later also heard about Su Cenxi's ranking, which made him speechless.
After all, almost the entire Gu family was inclined towards Su Cenxi under his command, and he always thought that this could be counted as a lot of economic value. However, the reality is that although Gu's endorsement did give Su Censhila a lot of points, his other endorsements were few and his total score was still not as good as other supermodels. Which top supermodel doesn’t have a long list of endorsements? It just so happens that Su Cenxi was labeled with the Gu family's or even Gu Hechen's personal label, which made other brands rarely consider him.
Of course, objectively speaking, with so many models in the world, it is quite impressive that Su Cenxi can make it into the top 50. This also mainly depends on the commercial value of the Gu family. It can be said that success or failure depends on Xiao He.
Faced with this mediocre result, Gu Hechen finally took the patience to sit down and talk seriously when Ning Fei came to talk to him.
Ning Fei mainly wanted to review how the endorsement of Brand B went, so he asked Su Cenxi to pass on the message, but the content that came back did not contain the key points that Ning Fei wanted to hear, so it would be better to talk to Gu Hechen directly.
"So, you were chatting with the CEO of Brand B, and he mentioned by chance that the spokesperson's contract was about to expire." Ning Fei understood the whole story after listening to Gu Hechen's description. "It's not surprising that these bosses knew about the change of spokespersons, but they are very busy and don't pay much attention to the spokesperson's affairs, so they may not be the first to know. I guess ST had already found out about it, so they contacted and interviewed first. It just so happens that Brand B wants an international supermodel with long legs, and ST has everything, so they can just push a few who haven't endorsed cars yet."
Gu Hechen said: "It's impossible for me to meet the CEO of a certain company and ask 'Do you want to change the spokesperson?'"
"I know it's our job to find endorsements. Why are you so anxious to confront me, Mr. Gu?" Ning Fei smiled. "I'll ask someone to find out the expiration dates of the endorsements of each target brand. I'll make a list and Mr. Gu can see if there are any of your friends on it. If there are, just bring Su Cenxi along to the party one day."
Gu Hechen raised his eyebrows: "The same routine as at the Baron's house again?"
"As long as it's useful, I don't care if it's a trick or not." Ning Fei paused, and then said, "By the way, Mr. Gu should have some business in Country A, so he can appear in Country A legitimately, right?"
Gu Hechen did not answer but asked: "Why are you asking this?"
Ning Fei did not hide it: "I want to push Su Cenxi to be a guest on K's reality show. Your relationship will inevitably be a topic of discussion, and you may have to accompany her on the show. It would be best if it was at your 'home' in Country A, so it would be more natural."
Gu Hechen: "Didn't you say that you didn't want him to go on the reality show because it would lower his reputation?"
Su Cenxi: "K's reality show?! It's too dramatic. I can't handle it!"
The two people's voices collided directly with each other, causing them to be silent for two seconds. Gu Hechen then looked at Su Cenxi: "What kind of reality show is this?"
"Mr. Gu, you don't know about 'K Family Reality Show'? This is the most famous family reality show in the world today." Ning Fei answered directly, "Although this show only films the daily life of the K family, their family are all celebrities and their lives are very chaotic. The audience loves to watch it. The popularity brought by this show has made their whole family rich."
Gu Hechen frowned: "Is this show exaggerated?"
"Reality shows are all scripted, but K's are naturally more lively because the audience likes to watch them." Ning Fei "K's reality shows are completely different from those in China. K has two models who got their start from this reality show. Regardless of their current reputation, their commercial value has skyrocketed. I didn't take back the MDC for the female models, otherwise I would definitely see K's models on the money-making list. Su Cenxi went there just to get some commercial value."
When Gu Hechen heard “Never mind the reputation”, he understood what Su Cenxi meant by “very dramatic”.
"Cen Xi is not suitable for this kind of reality show." Gu naturally wanted to protect her boyfriend. "He doesn't have a strong personality and doesn't understand foreign languages very well. Wouldn't he just be bullied if he went there?"
"We can find a translator to be our temporary assistant." Ning Fei replied calmly, "As for being bullied, I can only say that being bullied is a good thing, better than being ignored. If there were no twists and turns in this reality show, it would be a waste of time."
After a pause, Ning Fei asked again: "Mr. Gu, do you want to do something exciting? For example, Su Cenxi was bullied in the beginning, and you got a helicopter to pick him up in the end?"
Even Gu Hechen couldn't stand this kind of setting: "What a mess!"
Su Cenxi also said: "Does Achen have to appear?"
"Wake up, what else can others talk to you about without Mr. Gu?" Ning Fei complained mercilessly, "I have shown mercy by not throwing you into 'B City's Sweet Wife'. Stop pretending to be independent and self-reliant."
Su Cenxi had nothing to say.
"So, Mr. Gu has no objection, right? Anyway, you can just show your best affection in front of the camera, and don't worry about anything else. I'll be watching whether Su Cenxi will tear it apart or not." Ning Fei didn't even plan to ask Su Cenxi's opinion, and only looked at Gu Hechen, "It's like being a prop in the background, just like the straight man in the wedding photo. Give me a word if it's okay or not."
Gu Hechen said: "You are not asking, you are just informing. Even if I say no, you will still insist on pushing Cen Xi there, right?"
"Very good, you already understand my style very well." Ning Fei was exposed, but he didn't feel embarrassed. He smiled frankly, "Even if you don't agree, I will do it. But if you agree, I will use the tiger skin as a banner, which will be more convenient."
Gu Hechen was silent for a few seconds: "...I want to see the script in advance."
Ning Fei said quietly, "Are you free to read it? Just because you can read it doesn't mean I can change it for you. And don't read the script and then suddenly change your attitude and refuse to cooperate."
Gu Hechen glanced at him: "Don't waste your time, I promised not to change it."
***
Not long after, the day came when Su Cenxi was going to be a guest on a show.
Prior to this, this year's MDC ranking was officially released. The list of male models did not change much from what Duan Yunhong had given before, but in the list of female models, a girl from the K family was indeed on the list, and she almost climbed to the top of the most profitable model list. Ning Fei specifically showed Gu Hechen the performance of this K-family female model, and Gu Hechen was finally speechless.
Before going to Country A, Ning Fei sent a message to Duan Yunhong. We didn't talk about anything else, just said that I was busy recently and didn't have time to make an appointment, so he should not contact me for the time being.
Ning Fei even asked for leave before going abroad. It is rare for him to be such a qualified "fun friend", mainly because Director Duan's skills are really worthy of praise.
Duan Yunhong’s reply was not just “approving the leave note”, but he talked about some serious matters: [Are you really going to K’s reality show? 】
Ning Fei: [Mr. Duan is so well-informed? I am overwhelmed by the attention you pay to me. 】
Duan Yunhong ignored his joke: [Isn’t Su Cenxi planning to be a serious model? Why did you suddenly take a different approach and follow K's path? 】
Ning Fei: [Mr. Duan, you have crossed the line. 】
Duan Yunhong: [You are too eager for quick success. 】
"Ha." Ning Fei sneered when he saw Duan Yunhong's message, and was too lazy to reply.
He didn't know from what capacity and perspective Duan Yunhong was commenting. Su Cenxi is not a model of ST, and Ning Fei is not Duan Yunhong's subordinate. Why is this director pointing fingers at other people's routes? Doesn’t Ning Fei know that being so eager for quick success is a mistake? Of course I know. But his goal is to increase Su Cenxi's popularity in the short term so that she will be more easily considered for fashion events and endorsements. As long as Su Cenxi can make it into the TOP 10 once, the original owner's "last wish" will be fulfilled, and Ning Fei will be able to retire with honor.
As for Su Cenxi's future, whether too much gossip will cause subsequent troubles, or whether her modeling career will become unsuccessful, who cares. Gu Hechen is so rich, would he let Su Cenxi go out to starve? Just try your best and you'll be done.
ST, which aims at long-term stable operation, certainly does not like K Xiaomei's model of "popularity drives commercialization". All we can say is "one man's meat is another man's poison". Ning Fei understands that ST doesn't like this route, but if ST doesn't like it, what does Duan Yunhong say to Ning Fei?
——Considering Su Cenxi’s long-term future?
impossible. He previously squeezed Su Cenxi with ST and forced her to pretend to faint before escaping the scene, but now he is planning the future for Su Cenxi? Ning Fei absolutely did not believe that he was so kind.
——For Ning Fei’s own good?
But why? Ning Fei and he always say the same thing: work is work and fun is fun. If Duan Yunhong really fell in love with Ning Fei and wanted to do good for him... Ning Fei felt sick just thinking about this assumption. If I tell this speculation to Duan Yunhong, he will probably comment sharply, "You are daydreaming."
——Are you still thinking of “recruiting talents”?
Ning Fei felt that this idea was a bit too self-flattering, but after thinking about it, he realized that this was the most reasonable one. If Duan Yunhong really appreciates his work ability, he will admire him very much. Then even when the person hasn't arrived at his company yet, it's normal for Director Duan to not help but give some advice...right?
When I think about it this way, Duan Yunhong is a pretty nice person.
But no matter how good it is, Ning Fei doesn't buy it. He didn't lead Su Cenxi with long-term goals in mind. It is normal to take unconventional measures or even use extreme means to achieve the goal as quickly as possible.
There was only one thing that made Ning Fei regretful.
——If I leave this world, I wonder if I will be lucky enough to meet someone with such great skills next time... What a pity.
***
The day after Su Cenxi arrived in Country A, the reality show crew went to scout Gu Hechen's local property - a villa with a garden in a wealthy area. The staff also installed fixed camera positions, roughly determined the movement routes, and reviewed the script with Su Cenxi, and that was it.
On the third day, the reality show officially started filming and the K family made a grand appearance.
Of course, it is impossible for all the characters from the K family to come. The ones who came were K, who had just been announced to be firmly on the MDC money-making list, her boyfriend and two other good friends. The reality show is now halfway through this season, and little sister K is trying to come up with new ideas for her fashion brand. Her sister thinks her ideas are not very good, so the two have a big fight. Sister K decided to make samples of the items for people to try on, and held a small appreciation session among her friends to prove her fashion sense.
K herself, her boyfriend, two friends and Su Cenxi are the models and audience of this small appreciation meeting. Oh, by the way, one of these two so-called friends is also a guest star. She could only say that she and Sister K had "met" before, and they didn't even talk a few words before they were considered friends. The same goes for Su Cenxi, who is also classified as a "friend".
The appreciation meeting was going to be held in Gu Hechen's villa because some plot had to be brought out. According to the script, another guest was going to "accidentally" break something in the villa, and then after learning that the price was very high, he said that the thing was simply "ugly and expensive." This statement may sound a bit racist, but it can bring up new topics and facilitate subsequent interactions. Of course, Sister K will come out to mediate the matter and at the same time clear the guest star’s name by saying that she did not mean it, she just spoke more directly and was not racist at all. Here, Su Cenxi aims to create a contrasting character who "usually looks quiet and easy to talk to, but is very persistent at times."
It's torn loudly and turned quickly, worthy of being a K reality show script, and it's full of explosive moments at first glance.
Ning Fei was very satisfied and the first day of shooting went smoothly.
——How about looking for some local fun when you have nothing to do at night?
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