Chapter 87: The Eighty-Seventh Melon is better to change the male protagonist paparazzi to make money...
There are two ways for paparazzi to make money: selling pictures to collect hush money and leaking information to gain traffic. However, there are often many discarded pictures. Some pictures are ambiguous and have no substantial content. They are useless whether they are sold or distributed. Most of the time, these pictures are thrown away. Some are also exchanged in the group as shared resources.
Many of the pictures were taken completely unintentionally. They look like melons, but I can’t tell what they are, so I save them for people who may be useful.
The king of paparazzi looked at Xu Qingye's reply and sent an emoji of a man sweating profusely.
King of Paparazzi: Sister, you don’t bargain like that. It would be fine if you just cut the price once, but why do you cut so much right away? Increase the price a little.
Xu Qingye was just curious and didn't want to spend too much money, so when the other party refused, he added a little more.
Star-chasing girl Xu Cuihua: 600, if not, forget it.
King of Paparazzi: OK, OK, I'll just hand it over to a friend. But let me make it clear first, cash and goods must be confirmed, no returns allowed.
Xu Qingye looked at the message from the other party and thought that the photo was probably not very good. However, no one else had contacted him for a while, so it was estimated that no one would pay attention to such an unknown person.
After I transferred the money to the other party, he quickly sent me a set of photos. There were quite a few of them, but unfortunately the quality was as bad as I expected. The photos were blurry and I could only barely make out the face. It was indeed Ding Xiaoran.
Xu Qingye flipped through all the photos, and only a few were useful. They were photos of Ding Xiaoran and a man. Although the two of them did not have any particularly intimate postures in the photo, judging from their body movements, their relationship should be unusual.
Xu Qingye enlarged the photo and could just barely make out the other man's appearance, but the watch on his wrist was much clearer in comparison.
Xu Qingye took a screenshot of the watch and posted it in the work group.
Xu Qingye: @Yihe, Master, please help me see what watch this is.
Yi He had just finished interviewing two applicants. When he saw Xu Qingye’s message, he enlarged the photo and took a look.
Yihe: Can your photo be a little blurrier? No one can see it clearly.
Although Yi He said this, he still carefully identified it, searched for a few pictures on the Internet and posted them in the group.
Yi He: [Picture] It might be this model, a newly released limited edition. Not many people should have it. This blurry picture was taken secretly. Who is the sponsor of this?
This watch is very expensive and is a limited edition. No more than ten people in the country have it.
Xu Qingye: It’s hard to say. Can you help me check who has it?
Yi He: I am just an ordinary rich second generation, I am not the FBI!
Yi He was speechless. Xu Qingye really didn't treat him as a human being. All the demands he made were outrageous. If he had such great abilities, why would he be a marketing account?
Xu Qingye sent an emoticon and innocently left the group chat. He continued to stare at the photo for a while and saw a familiar building. It seemed to be the company building of Cube Film and Television. Two people were walking intimately near the company. Maybe they were employees of the company.
Xu Qingye started searching for information and photos about the boss and shareholders of Fangtang Film and Television. After searching for a while, he actually found a person who looked very similar to the one in the photo.
Chen Xiangdong, the owner of Sugar Cube Films.
Chen Xiangdong is 40 years old this year. He looks quite elegant and rarely appears in public. He only shows up a few times at company events. Logically, the newcomers and the big boss of the company should not have much interaction, but seeing the two of them walking together in an intimate manner can bring up many stories.
Xu Qingye didn't want to delve into Ding Xiaoran's story, so a rough guess was enough. He was probably promoted because he got close to a capital tycoon, but it was obvious that his actual strength was not worthy of these resources.
After eating the melon in silence, Xu Qingye packed up his things and prepared to go home for bed.
Less than half an hour after he fell asleep, Xu Qingye's phone vibrated. He took a dazed look and saw that it was Cao Muan @ing him in the group chat.
Cao Muan: @徐青野黎薇 has become a hot topic, saying that she is a drama queen and dominates her co-stars.
Cao Muan: Link.
Cao Muan: I feel that Li Wei is a nice person. This can’t be true.
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Xu Qingye clicked on the link and took a look. It turned out to be a set of animated pictures posted by a marketing account. In the animated pictures, Li Wei was angry at Ding Xiaoran, ripping off her headdress and walking away angrily. It was followed by two pictures of Ding Xiaoran innocently lowering his head. He looked really harmless.
If we look at the pictures, Li Wei really can't explain herself.
It has only been a short while since the marketing account posted the message, but there have already been tens of thousands of comments. I don’t know if Ding Xiaoran hired some trolls, but they all took Ding Xiaoran’s side. There were also some neutral people who said they didn’t know what happened and that we should not generalize.
However, although many people stood on Ding Xiaoran's side, the fighting power of Li Wei's fans was still very strong. There were also quite a few fans at the scene, basically helping Li Wei to explain, but sometimes the explanations were pale, and the audience had their own interpretations, and they did not care what the truth was.
Shortly after the marketing account broke the news, Ding Xiaoran also posted a Weibo, but the words he chose were quite ambiguous and seemed a bit weird.
Ding Xiaoran: Sister Weiwei was angry because I performed so badly. Don’t blame Sister Weiwei. Blame me for not living up to my expectations.
Xu Qingye was silent for a long time while looking at the Weibo post posted by Ding Xiaoran. Who on earth is following him? How could they be so jealous?
Ding Xiaoran's words confirmed that Li Wei had cursed him on the spot, but in fact what Li Wei said could not be considered cursing. She was just annoyed with herself and did not say a single insulting word.
But what Ding Xiaoran said could easily be misunderstood.
Although the last photo incident was resolved satisfactorily, there are still many people who can't stand Li Wei, and quite a few of them are now seeing the joke as well.
In the hotel, Li Wei was so angry after seeing the trending topic on Weibo that she threw everything on the table away. Her assistant cleaned up the table while trying to persuade her.
"Don't worry about it. Everyone knows what's going on. Just come forward and explain it."
"How do you explain it? Saying that Ding Xiaoran's acting is too bad, doesn't that mean I'm bullying people? Damn, you green tea man."
Li Wei paced around the room. Even if someone explained it to her, it was still very embarrassing. It was all her fault for being too impulsive. Why couldn't she control herself?
"But he didn't remember his lines, so we had to reshoot over and over again. But the crew won't help us. They are all from Cube Films. But if there is a bullying incident, it will be bad for the reputation of the crew. I'm afraid the crew will choose to ask you to apologize."
The assistant packed up her things and looked at Li Wei with some worry. Li Wei was originally a victim, but because of her anger she was labeled as the "perpetrator" and might have to apologize for it in the end.
"Damn it, I won't apologize, at worst I'll just stop filming."
"No, there's a lot of penalty."
The assistant was in a dilemma. It was obvious that Ding Xiaoran had a backer, otherwise how could he be praised so much? It was a pity that no one knew who his backer was.
The assistant was just feeling worried when Li Wei's cell phone rang. The assistant took a look at it and handed the phone to Li Wei.
"It's a message from Xu Qingye."
Li Wei was stunned for a moment when she heard Xu Qingye's name, then quickly clicked on the message. Xu Qingye had helped her once last time, so sending her a message at this point might help her again.
Xu Qingye: [Video] [Photo] [Photo] What a coincidence, I happened to be at the Film City today, and saw you filming, so I stayed there for a while. Luckily, I took some useful photos. The other photos include Ding Xiaoran and the boss of Cube Films, Chen Xiangdong. I hope they are also useful to you.
Xu Qingye's video started with Ding Xiaoran NGing twice. His nonchalant attitude after the NG was also captured. Unfortunately, the distance was a bit far and only a little bit of the sound was recorded. The sound had to be amplified to be heard clearly amid the noise. Xu Qingye was considerate enough to help her prepare subtitles.
As for the photo, Xu Qingye was handing her a weapon.
Li Wei laughed after seeing it. It must be God helping her, otherwise how could Xu Qingye take these photos at such a chance.
Li Wei thanked Xu Qingye, and then sensibly sent him a big red envelope. Shen Qing had told her that Xu Qingye was a result-oriented person, and would give money if he thought it was worth it. It was simple and clear.
Li Wei now wished she could give Xu Qingye a pass, as he had saved her from danger twice.
After getting the photos and videos, Li Wei felt relieved, but she was not in a hurry to clarify or explain. Abusing fans and retaining fans were things she was used to. It was just selling out, and she was quite good at it.
While the news was still spreading online, someone from the crew actually contacted her.
Li Wei rubbed her eyes, squeezed some eye drops into her eye sockets, and then went to open the door.
The other party originally came to talk to Li Wei about the things on the Internet, and asked her to come out and explain and not make a big deal out of it. Of course, he couldn't help but let her be a little wronged and let her be the bad guy for once.
But I didn't expect to see Li Wei crying as soon as I opened the door. Li Wei has a dignified and bright appearance, and also a bit of heroism, she is the kind of person who is dignified and dignified. But suddenly I saw her crying so sadly, and the tears in her big eyes made her look stubborn and aggrieved.
"Are you here to ask me to apologize? What did I do wrong?"
Li Wei took the initiative and the other party didn't know what to say for a moment after he had finished speaking. He was always a strong person, but now he saw her crying so sadly in front of him. He couldn't say any harsh words.
Li Wei actually has a very good personality, she is not arrogant and is very approachable. She always gives small gifts to the crew members. To be fair, it is already remarkable that Li Wei has tolerated Ding Xiaoran for so long. Ding Xiaoran always acts like a small figure in the crew and many people look down on him, but he has someone behind him and no one dares to offend him, so they can only bully those who are easy to bully.
"That's not what I meant. I just can't let things go on like this. It's bad for the reputation of the crew."
"If a crew has a female lead who bullies her co-workers, will that be good for the crew's reputation?"
Li Wei continued to fire, but the other party remained even more silent.
"So what do you think?"
"The filming of the drama has just started, and Ding Xiaoran has been taking leave. Only a small part of his part has been filmed. My suggestion is to change the male lead who is reliable." Li Wei wiped away her tears and raised an intriguing smile.
"How is this possible? The filming has already started. It's impossible to change the actors, let alone replace the male lead." The producer had a complicated expression. What Li Wei said was too outrageous. The crew would never agree to such a thing.
"What's the big deal? It's not uncommon to replace people in the middle of filming, not to mention that we just started shooting. You can see how perfunctory he is. How much time does it take to prepare for such a shoot every day? The contracts we signed all have time limits. Do you want everyone to accompany him a little bit? Do you have enough funds? At the beginning of filming, every day is an expense, including everyone's salary, venue fees, etc. It's all money. If it takes until everyone's schedule ends, there will be no fun."
Li Wei sneered. She didn't know how much money the people behind Ding Xiaoran were willing to spend on him, but she knew how much it cost to run a crew. If she added up the total, she would know whether it was worth it.
"It's okay, I'll go talk to him, maybe he'll come to terms with it and decide to quit. It's good that no one has to waste time, right? The crew should have backup actors, so go get in touch with them."
Li Wei had wiped away all her tears. She pushed the producer away and walked out. The producer hurriedly followed her for fear of something happening.
The actors in the crew all lived on the same floor of the hotel, all in ordinary king-size rooms, but Ding Xiaoran insisted on showing his difference, and lived alone in a luxury suite upstairs. Li Wei went upstairs and knocked on Ding Xiaoran's door, and as soon as he opened it, she pushed it open and walked in.