Chapter 166
Jing Ling still remembered Zeng Qing, with whom he had worked together during the filming of the movie "The Lonely Island". She was a woman with a good temper and she seemed to be interested in working with him at the time, but it ended up in nothing.
"Do you know what the situation is?" Jing Ling asked casually.
Chen Ze briefly told him, "Didn't a youth film explode at the end of last summer vacation, which immediately boosted the market. Zeng Qing's studio signed a newcomer and is planning to use this popularity to promote him. The script has just been finalized and filed, and we are contacting candidates for the male lead. I don't know why I suddenly thought of you."
It's no wonder Chen Ze couldn't figure it out. The correct way to promote people in the industry is to put them in popular dramas, give them good personalities and good looks, and then give them more scenes. You stuff them in one place after another, and in the end the side plots are longer than the main plot, and the protagonist is almost reduced to a supporting role. And it leads to an increasing number of TV series. After the show is over, regardless of the quality, they buy a lot of press releases, step on the main character and other supporting actors in similar TV series, create popularity through marketing, and then appear on popular variety shows. In a short period of time, it seems as if they became famous overnight and have countless fans, but in fact, they can't stand being exposed at all.
Previously, the model of promoting people was popular male and female stars + newcomers, first of all, the ratings could be guaranteed to a certain extent. After all, if you want to successfully promote someone, how can you do that if their work doesn't make any splash? During this period, you can also hype up the CP and attract a group of March CP fans, and then slowly abuse and purify the fans.
For Jing Ling, the former does not match the model and the latter does not meet the standards. It has been less than two years since his debut. Although his popularity and the quality of his works are still good, and his fans are very cohesive, the number is too small, and the deciding factors are more than just him, so it is not convincing. He is the leading actor in "Jiang Shan Fu". He got this drama with great difficulty. Although the filming has been completed, it is still in post-production. It cannot be counted until the result comes out. Anyway, no matter how you look at it, he doesn't seem like someone who can support the box office, and without the box office, it would be a joke to promote him.
That's basically the situation. It's impossible for the other party to tell you everything on the phone. They are just asking about your intention. If they want to go further, many details need to be discussed in person.
"I understand. Aze, please help me book a flight for tomorrow morning." It was already afternoon. Even if he booked the nearest flight, it would be evening when he arrived there. There was no need to talk about work so late at night. Of course, you could also say that he was lazy. Anyway, he had never been a hardworking person, and he also made an appointment with Jing Qiu to have dinner together in the evening.
Chen Ze was probably very clear about his character and didn't expect him to go there today, and he was probably not sure whether he was willing to take the job. So when he heard that he agreed and asked for help to book a flight for tomorrow morning, he could hear a sigh of relief through the receiver.
"good!"
After Jing Ling hung up the phone, he left the technology building and went straight back to his rented apartment. When the time was almost right, he went to pick up Jing Qiu to go out for dinner together. On the way back, he tried to walk through remote places, but he still met fans, and they were all well prepared, so getting autographs and taking photos was inevitable. He had good hearing. After the two sides parted, he heard the girls talking. It turned out that they were from the neighboring school. They were not well-informed and were not familiar with the campus of Yijiao University, so they went in the wrong direction. Fortunately, they ran into each other by mistake.
Yijiao University is located in the university town of Qincheng. There are many colleges and universities around it, and college students are one of the mainstream groups of star-chasing. It is not surprising that there are fans of Jing Ling in other schools. In fact, he had been back to school for a few days, and it was already late for people from other schools to come over. Of course, it is not ruled out that someone had come before, but he just didn't notice this possibility.
When she told Jing Qiu about this while having dinner together in the evening, she laughed and said, "Xiao Ling, what you said about becoming a big star has come true. My roommates all like you very much. They follow you in TV dramas, movies, and variety shows, and they haven't missed a single one. They even buy the lipsticks you endorse!" Speaking of this, Jing Qiu felt proud. This was her brother who she had brought up since he was a child. He was so outstanding and dazzling, and was liked and admired by so many people. Even the most popular campus idol in the Normal University couldn't compare to him!
After Qiao Wei’s lipstick endorsement came out last year, Jing Ling asked her what color she liked. Although Jing Qiu has been in the big city for more than a year, the habits she developed many years ago were formed over many years and are not easy to change in a short period of time. Moreover, she is studying and working part-time, and has almost no time to study makeup. She is required to wear light makeup at work, which is just a little powder and lipstick. Domestic brands can be done for a hundred yuan, and she doesn't care about the color number or anything like that.
"It's all right." This was her answer at the time. It really doesn't matter. As long as it's something given by Jing Ling, she likes it very much.
Then the next day Jing Ling mailed her a big package. When she opened it, she saw that it was full of lipsticks. All the colors of Qiao Wei's Perfect Lover series were in it, including limited editions! When I received the express delivery on the day, my roommates happened to be there too. They were stunned to see so many lipsticks. Their exclamations attracted the girls in the next dormitory, who were also stunned. Word spread quickly, and that night, everyone on the floor knew that Jing Qiu had a very good cousin who gave her a lipstick worth several thousand yuan. This did not include the limited edition lipstick. According to the market price, the total amount was more than ten thousand yuan.
Yes, cousin. They were relatives at first, but after the Jiang family intervened, their household registrations were separated and they became cousins in name.
Of course, as people talk a lot, the cousin's version of events gradually turned into that it was a gift from a handsome, rich man who was pursuing Jing Qiu. Anyway, Jing Qiu is good-looking and has a very attractive appearance, and there are many people pursuing her.
When Jing Qiu heard this, she wanted to explain, but her roommates advised her to forget it. She couldn't hear it anyway, so she just let them say whatever they wanted. She thought about it and realized that this made sense, so she just ignored it.
She had so many lipsticks that she couldn't use them all even if they expired, so she gave one to each of her roommates and let them choose their own color. Although everyone had the money to buy lipstick, this was Jing Qiu's gift from the heart and had a different meaning, so they all accepted it with a smile.
"Do you want me to give you a few autographed photos so you can take them back and give them to them?" Jing Ling asked with a smile. Jing Qiu had met several of his roommates before. They were all girls with nice personalities. Jing Qiu received a lot of care from them and they got along very well with each other.
"Okay!" Jing Qiu agreed without even thinking about it, but soon she thought of another question and shook her head, "Forget it. I'm not a fan of celebrities, so it's hard to explain where the autographed photos came from. But they know my situation roughly."
Jing Ling comforted her, "Just say it was a gift from your cousin. He gave you a lipstick once before anyway."
Jing Qiu thought about it and felt that this made sense. After giving the lipstick as a gift, the roommates were still very curious about this cousin, and would occasionally joke and ask Jingqiu to introduce him to them, as it would be good for everyone. As for my cousin's background, it was all based on the booklet compiled by Jing Ling. It was ambiguous and everything was possible.
"good!"
While they were chatting, the dishes were almost served, so they started eating and chatted for a while in between. After dinner, she took a walk on the tree-lined road around the area. During the walk, she asked Chen Ze for a few photos on her communication tool. After having them printed out at a photo studio, she took the pen that Jing Qiu always carried with her, quickly signed her name on them, and handed them to her. It was almost nine o'clock, so Jing Ling sent Jing Qiu back to school.
When Jing Qiu returned to the dormitory, everyone else was there. Two of them were lying on the bed watching TV series, and one was playing games under the bed. When they heard the door open, they greeted her one by one. The one playing the game was completing a dungeon and couldn't be distracted, but the one watching the drama was not affected either. He clicked pause and came over to gossip.
"Jing Qiu, you said you were going out to dinner with my future boyfriend but not taking me, your future girlfriend, is that appropriate?" The girl who spoke was called Chen Zhuyue. She often joked with Jing Qiu and asked him to introduce her cousin to her, pretending to be his future girlfriend, but everyone knew she was just joking. The reason why Chen Zhuyue is still single is not because no one pursues her, but because she just doesn't like him. She is tall and slender with beautiful appearance. It's no problem to say that she is a little beauty.
Another one also followed suit, "Zhu Zi, don't rush to grab him. He's obviously my future boyfriend!"
Jing Qiu was already used to it and found it a little amusing. He opened his backpack and took out things while saying, "Stop fighting. I brought you my current boyfriend's things. Do you want them?" Fans would occasionally call their idols boyfriends or husbands or something like that, and Chen Zhuyue and the others would just call them that casually. Jing Qiu was a little uncomfortable at first, but he got used to it after listening to it many times.
However, Jing Qiu was stunned for a moment after he finished speaking. Although his roommates didn't know the truth, whether it was his future boyfriend or his current boyfriend, they were the same person, Jing Ling!
This is a bit embarrassing.
However, her roommates didn't know what she was thinking. They were stunned for a moment when they heard her words, and asked in confusion, "What current boyfriend?" When they asked the questions, Jing Qiu had already taken out the things. It was a photo with a signature in the lower right corner. Chen Zhuyue was on the upper bunk, and from her angle she could clearly see the person in the photo.
"Ahhhhhhhhh! Is that my husband's autographed photo?!" She was so excited that she almost jumped off the bed.
From Chen Zhuyue's performance, the other roommate also guessed it, and immediately lost his composure. He jumped off the bed like a monkey and rushed to Jing Qiu. Without saying a word, he gave him a bear hug, bit his face, and then stretched his claws to the autographed photo.
Jing Qiu was completely stunned by this sudden situation. Her roommate easily got the autographed photo. Her cautious movements did not match her overly excited expression at all. She was still shouting, "Oh my god, this is really an autographed photo of my idol. Jing Qiu, where did you get this? I love you so much!"
The roommate who played games originally had no time, but when it came to matters of her male idol, everything else had to be put aside. She was taking pictures of her equipment just now. Because it was a guild group, she turned on the free microphone and said, "Captain, I'm going to see my boyfriend first. You guys fight first and let me lie down!" After saying that, she threw the headphones away.
On the other side of the game, the team leader looked at the character who suddenly stopped moving, and then listened to the familiar name in YY. He felt like he was screwed. This was the second time he was cheated.
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