Chapter 21 - Traffic is King
Chapter 21 - Traffic is King
Ning Fei finally failed to go out and enjoy the nightlife.
He even looked up the address and guide, but before leaving, Su Cenxi came to him to review his performance during the day. Ning Fei saw that this guy was rare to be motivated, and Gu Hechen was actually willing to sit in on the class, so he had no choice but to stay and chat with them.
As a result, Su Cenxi's first "reflection" was that he felt that he did not express his anger naturally enough when he faced the scene of the broken porcelain during the day.
"..." Ning Fei wanted to look up at the sky in silence, but he held back and just said, "Are you reflecting on your acting skills with me? You don't want to be an actor, do you?"
"No, I just feel like I didn't perform well when I was angry or arguing." Su Cenxi explained, "Their script had me arguing, and I had to think of my own lines. I thought about some of it in advance, but when it came time to be on the scene, I couldn't remember anything. I was afraid that the show would look fake and boring."
"It's okay. Sister K knows what to do. She's very good at handling things." Ning Fei wasn't that worried about this. He waved his hand and said, "If you're really worried, just express yourself again tomorrow. If it's explosive enough, the program team will help you edit it. Don't be nervous. We don't ask you to argue in a foreign language the whole time. Didn't we say that when you can't speak in a foreign language, you can just speak in your native language? Weren't you very eloquent when you argued with Mr. Gu before? Why can't you do that this time?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Su Cenxi and Gu Hechen's faces froze. After a while, Su Cenxi coughed lightly: "After all, this time it is just for the plot..."
"Oh, so you can't get into the emotional aspect of it." Ning Fei commented calmly, "If I had known not to give you the detailed script in advance, and just let the translator tell you that person is racist, you might have exploded."
"It's too late to talk about this now." Su Cenxi replied, "How about I write the lines and memorize them?"
Ning Fei thought for a moment and said, "Don't write lines about quarrels. If you suddenly speak too smoothly, it will be unnatural. Just think of a few key points. For example, tomorrow you can tell K sister sternly that you can forgive the broken porcelain, but you need her friends to apologize for certain words. K sister will cooperate with this explosive point.
"But you can write down the speech that the program team gives you during the personal interview. Try to express it in a foreign language, but you are not required to memorize it all. For more complicated or difficult sentences, you can ask your translator for help on the spot, which is more authentic - do you know what I am saying?"
Su Cenxi: "I think I understand...right."
"'It seems'? Okay, that's it--" Ning Fei was too lazy to describe it verbally, so he just demonstrated it, and suddenly switched to a foreign language, "'I'm not angry because she broke my porcelain, but because of what she said. I don't know if she said it on purpose, but even if not, she shouldn't have said it. This is..." He paused here, suddenly looked away, as if asking someone, and switched back to the language, "It's not that I'm too sensitive, this is a very serious matter, how should I put it?"
His movements were so smooth that Su Cenxi subconsciously turned her head in the direction of his gaze, before realizing that it was just a performance.
Ning Fei asked again: "Do you understand now?"
Su Cenxi suddenly understood: "I understand, I understand."
Ning Fei continued, "Then go and write the manuscript. Write it yourself and give it to the translator. You don't have to make your expression accurate and elegant, as long as it won't cause misunderstanding. It's also OK if the grammar and wording are simple."
Gu Hechen finally interrupted: "Just show it to me."
"No." Ning Fei refused decisively. "Mr. Gu has a high level of foreign language skills, and he will definitely be able to revise the composition to a high level, but that would be inconsistent with Su Cenxi's character. It would be better to let the translator help him revise the basics, without any trouble for you."
This rejection was mixed with praise, and Gu Hechen had nothing to say, so he had to stop getting involved.
Ning Fei and Su Cenxi reviewed the details of the next day's filming, and this "post-match review" was finally over.
Although it wasn't midnight yet, it wasn't that late. But after exhausting his brain like this, and with his body not yet fully adjusted to the jet lag, Ning Fei was too lazy to move. He went straight back to the guest room, took out his secondary cell phone, and found that Duan Yunhong had sent him several messages.
——What’s the big deal? Why did you send it to me even though you knew I was abroad?
Ning Fei lay down on the bed, swiping his phone lazily, and then was surprised to find that Duan Yunhong was talking about work.
He posted a few photos of an interview with models for an important event. The photos include not only ST’s models, but also Party A, as well as some models and agents from other companies.
Duan Yunhong only sent one line of text: [Are you not coming? 】
Ning Fei raised his phone and replied: [We are in Country A. The door to anywhere has not been invented yet. How can we get there? 】
Duan Yunhong actually sent another email within ten minutes: [Didn’t you know about this interview before? You actually missed such a good opportunity for a reality show? 】
Ning Fei sneered. Why was this guy pretending to be a good person? He really wanted to remind me that there was an important opportunity. Why didn’t he tell me when he knew that I was going to take Su Cenxi abroad?
And Ning Fei had naturally heard of this job opportunity a long time ago. Originally, he was willing to take Su Cenxi to the interview, but recently Duan Yunhong always personally led the ST supermodels to "go out". Especially since Mr. Duan seemed to be targeting Su Cenxi intentionally or unintentionally, Ning Fei weighed the pros and cons before deciding to avoid his attack and go abroad to come up with a "unique strategy".
But it would be meaningless if this was said too bluntly, so Ning Fei still left room for the director and replied: [Mr. Duan is joking. The bosses of several of your big brokerage companies are personally leading the interviews. What does it have to do with us? Don't waste your time. 】
Duan Yunhong: [With Gu Hechen's ability, he can coordinate the flight right now and make it to the interview tomorrow. 】
The more Ning Fei read the words, the more strange they seemed.
Is Duan Yunhong persuading himself to give up the reality show and take Su Cenxi back to interview for a job with unpredictable results? Why? What is this picture about?
Is it that they really despise reality TV work, or is there a deeper purpose...
While thinking, Ning Fei sent Duan Yunhong an irrelevant message to change the subject: [But I don’t want to reply——(with a photo of the bar)]
This photo was taken by Ning Fei when he was looking for an entertainment place and he saw it from a recommended post. It suddenly occurred to him that he downloaded the photo and sent it to Duan Yunhong.
It has been a while since the message was sent, but Duan Yunhong has not replied. Ning Fei thought he had finally calmed down, but unexpectedly, more than ten minutes later, Duan Yunhong sent another message: [Looking for fun? 】
Ning Fei: [What else? Mr. Duan, please consider the time difference. Now is not the time to work here! 】
Duan Yunhong: [In Country A, you live a life of debauchery and debauchery. Be careful not to run into anything unclean. 】
"Puff..." If Ning Fei was drinking water, he would probably turn into a fountain because of his words. Duan Yunhong was just having fun with a stranger he met for the first time and didn't even know his name, and he still had the nerve to remind Ning Fei to be careful about contracting a disease while having fun? Ning Fei only had one reaction, which was to send him an emoticon: [Mind your own business.jpg]
Duan Yunhong’s message is as prudish as he is: [If you are not careful, you will regret it for the rest of your life. 】
Ning Fei: [Why? Are you afraid that I’ll infect you when I go back? 】
Duan Yunhong really didn't reply this time.
Ning Fei waited for a while, but when he got no reply, he sneered and threw away the phone. You little brat, I can’t cure you.
In fact, Ning Fei is not really afraid of these things. Firstly, although the body he came to this world with has no special powers, his quality is actually beyond that of ordinary people, and most viruses are difficult to infect him. Secondly, even if Ning Fei was really unlucky - infected, he was not prepared to stay in this world for long. He would finish his work and escape before he died, and this body would be "destroyed" as his identity was cancelled. So theoretically, it doesn't matter if Ning Fei messes around, it's just that he himself is not interested in it.
Of course, there is also a more subjective reason, which is that Ning Fei feels that he is relatively good at judging people and would not choose such a bad guy.
Isn’t Duan Yunhong, who he fell in love with at first sight, good? Oh, besides the fact that we always meet at work.
——But... Director Duan, please don’t refuse to “receive” me after I return to China because I think it’s dirty.
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The shooting on the second day was indeed much smoother than the day before, which showed that Su Cenxi had really put a lot of effort into preparation.
He didn't just practice acting. Sister K gave him the things she wanted to try on in advance. With the help of the stylist, Su Cenxi found the corresponding way to display them. Then, at a small appreciation meeting, he demonstrated all kinds of accessories and ornaments like a professional model. The stylist deliberately gave him a colder, sickly makeup, while K's makeup was a bit weird and exaggerated. They seemed contradictory, but actually complemented each other.
In short, when Su Cenxi came out, Leng Ning and Zhang Yang formed a delicate balance in him, showing a kind of weird feeling of going crazy in calmness.
Sister K even said "Wow" sincerely, feeling like she had found an idea.
As for the model who had previously played the conflicting role with Su Cenxi, she also took the opportunity to reconcile with Su Cenxi in the name of "I really admire your performance." The two of them competed with each other in acting skills to consolidate their characters, and this time the guest star had a successful exit.
Later, the reality show was broadcast as scheduled, and the highlight of this episode was not the quarrels and suspected racial discrimination as designed in the script.
Rather, it was what Sister K called a small appreciation meeting that was “put together temporarily”.
The "T-stage" is composed of a white dream corridor beside the villa garden, and the show team consists of four professional models and a musician, two of whom are supermodels on the MDC list. With Gu Hechen, the helmsman of Gu Group, "watching the show" nearby, this mini show can be said to be small but complete.
With the music and editing that the program team is best at, this catwalk cut immediately attracted enough traffic online. With the help of K-girl, people's discussion about this mini show even exceeded the discussion about top supermodels and brands during the previous fashion week.
As for the popularity Su Cenxi has gained...
All I can say is that Sister K has officially sent a letter to Chenxi Studio, agreeing to become the accessories sponsor for Su Cenxi's future events.
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