Artists Department.
Bian Ling'er, who was getting ready to leave work, was making a phone call in her office, muttering, "Yeah, cousin, I'm not going tonight, something's up."
"What could be more important than me? You promised you wouldn't stand your cousin up!"
"I have to shoot a music video tonight, so I'll talk to you later, cousin. I'll go shopping with you later."
“MV is nothing compared to your cousin me… Okay, then we’ll have to make plans another time.”
After hanging up the phone, Bian Ling'er got up and was about to go find her father.
To my surprise, my father knocked on the door and came in.
"Director Song called me and asked me to cooperate with you in filming a music video." Supervisor Bian also received the message.
He has high hopes for "Countdown". Once it hits the charts in August, even if it doesn't win the championship, it can at least stay in the top three.
For my daughter, it's a great stepping stone.
Once her popularity has built up, Manager Bian can leverage his position and resources to make his daughter a top-tier pop star in the shortest amount of time.
“Teacher Zhaoyang told me.” Bian Ling’er stuck out her tongue, looking a little mischievous: “My cousin is going to be angry.”
"Put those things aside, your future is more important."
“I know.” Bian Ling’er didn’t say anything, and since she especially liked “Countdown,” she was naturally 100% in favor of filming the music video.
It's just a pity for my cousin. Last time I went shopping with her, she ran back to the company halfway through, and this time the things we agreed on changed at the last minute.
"By the way, Dad, what is Teacher Zhaoyang's attitude towards the challenge issued by Xingtu?" Bian Ling'er naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to pay attention to Chen Shaoyan, one of the top lyricists and composers in the industry.
"I don't know. Just focus on what's in front of you. The composition department has the director in charge. Whether or not there's a challenge is not something we should be thinking about. Besides, with the director there, we at Wanxia won't accept the challenge."
After chatting with his daughter for a couple more minutes, Manager Bian closed the office door and left to attend to his own work.
Around 6 p.m., Manager Bian received a notification and took singer Bian Ling'er from the artist department to the props department to make preparations.
This action inevitably attracted the attention of other people in the department.
"It's already past closing time, but judging from Bian Ling'er's posture, she's going to work overtime."
"Are you going to the props department to prepare for a music video shoot?"
"Nongying, shall we go take a look?"
"I'm off work and don't want to go, and that Wu Qingshan singing king invited me to his celebration banquet. A lot of people in the industry will be there, so I need to go back and prepare properly."
"That's right, let's go, Nongying."
"..."
Some female celebrities only glanced at the elevator briefly before looking away and walking towards the elevator entrance.
Hua Nongying was naturally among those invited by the singing king.
Sunset Props Department.
Compared to other departments in the company, the props department is more crowded and cluttered.
Walking into the office area, you'll find that the props department has all sorts of props on display.
"Ling'er, I'll wait for you on the rooftop." Manager Bian escorted his daughter to the props department and then took the elevator to the rooftop.
"Uh-huh."
As Bian Ling'er entered the props department's office area, she noticed several teachers coming over to help her, their attitudes very kind.
They are either hairstylists or stylists.
At the far end of the office area, Bian Ling'er also saw an exquisite white dress hanging on the rack, somewhat like a formal gown, with various small gemstones engraved on it, sparkling and translucent.
"So beautiful...who is this prepared for?" Bian Ling'er was a girl and had no resistance to such a pure white dress.
"Teacher Zhaoyang told me this is the dress prepared for your music video shoot tonight," a stylist said.
"Prepared for me?" Bian Ling'er's eyes flickered. What kind of music video was Teacher Zhaoyang planning to shoot?
Although she didn't know, Bian Ling'er could already imagine what the effect would be if she wore this flawless long dress to sing "Countdown".
She dared not think any further!
...
Sunset Company, rooftop.
It's already past closing time.
Several departments had to work overtime because of Li Zhaoyang.
However, no one complained.
The main thing is that there is overtime pay.
The once vast and empty rooftop has been transformed into a small stage by the staff.
We're just waiting for tonight's main character to appear.
"Director." Manager Bian, who understood the stage layout, was somewhat bewildered: "Everyone's been working overtime just to set up a small stage and then film... a music video?"
Supervisor Bian really wanted to say that if that was the case, it would be better to film indoors.
After all, Sunset is a professional music company, and they have many mature music video shooting styles indoors.
Why not go to great lengths to build a small stage on the rooftop?
This is such a waste of manpower.
Manager Bian didn't say these things; his emotional intelligence isn't that low.
Instead, they asked indirectly.
"I don't know either." Song Yuqin had never seen the white dress prepared by the props team.
But she could imagine Bian Ling'er wearing a white dress and shooting a music video; the effect would be quite good.
"It'll be at midnight tonight..." Manager Bian didn't finish his sentence.
“A delay of one or two days isn’t a big problem,” Song Yuqin said, seemingly implying something.
The release of "Xiaochou" in mid-to-late July doesn't guarantee a championship win.
In the face of absolute strength, time is not a big issue.
At this moment, Li Zhaoyang also came to the rooftop to see how the stage setup was going.
For the next half hour, Supervisor Bian stopped asking questions and waited quietly, occasionally watching Zhao Yang help out at the edge of the stage.
The event continued until around 8 PM, when the stage was completely set up.
The lighting effects and everything else are perfect.
The atmosphere is even better when it's on a rooftop and the night view adds to the ambiance.
All that's left is for tonight's leading lady to make her appearance.
"I'll go check if the props department is ready yet," Manager Bian said, intending to personally urge them on.
"No need, we're already here." Song Yuqin put her hands in her pockets, her eyes fixed on the elevator leading to the rooftop.
With a "beep", the elevator doors opened.
About five or six figures appeared inside the elevator.
The girl standing in the center instantly attracted the attention of all the staff on the rooftop, including Supervisor Bian.
At this moment, Bian Ling'er, dressed in a white dress, with exquisite headdress and lifelike makeup, looked like a princess from another world who had stepped out of a painting. She was charming, untouched by the world, and detached from worldly affairs.
“Ling’er…” Manager Bian’s eyes widened. This was the first time he had ever seen his daughter so beautiful.
Both her temperament and makeup are stunning.
"So beautiful." Xiao Zhang's face was full of envy. Seeing Bian Ling'er's makeup, she even had a slight urge to switch careers and become a singer.
It's absolutely gorgeous.
This is so appealing to women.
No, even women were amazed by her beauty, so men would be powerless against her.
Song Yuqin, on the contrary, was more composed. She looked at Li Zhaoyang, who was disheveled in the wind, not far away, with a complicated gaze.
She is highly professional in this line of work, and she made the connection the moment she saw Bian Ling'er appear.
It's unbelievable. "Countdown" is already considered to be of extremely high quality in pop music, and with such a gorgeous music video... who can stop it?
For a moment, this man felt very unfamiliar to her.
She couldn't quite put her finger on why it felt so unfamiliar.
This sense of unfamiliarity seemed to begin after Zhao Shanshan posted her first video.
Wow, it's so beautiful!
"This is... Bian Ling'er from the artist department? I can't believe it, she's like a completely different person."
"Bian Ling'er is going to be a hit!"
Many staff members who had been working overtime before finally understood why they had gone to such great lengths to set up this small stage on the rooftop tonight.
Holy crap, this is absolutely stunning!
“Teacher Zhaoyang…” Bian Ling’er lowered her head slightly as she approached Zhaoyang.
"Yes, let's adjust our performance before going on stage," Li Zhaoyang said briefly.
"All departments, get ready." The head of the photography department, responsible for filming tonight's music video, picked up a walkie-talkie and began giving instructions: "Teacher Zhaoyang, um, should the sound be on full blast?"
"Turn them all on, and adjust the lighting effects as well to present Bian Ling'er's most beautiful side as much as possible," Li Zhaoyang continued to instruct.
The head of the photography department looked perfectly fine and then continued to give instructions over the walkie-talkie.
"Director, I suddenly want to bring Zhaoyang back to our artist department." Supervisor Bian was a little jealous.
“Zhaoyang can’t sing anymore, going back to your artists’ department would only hinder his development.” Song Yuqin knew Lao Bian was joking, and smiled, “Your daughter looks beautiful tonight.”
“I know.” Manager Bian puffed out his chest: “This music video is very creative. Zhaoyang is really suited to be a songwriter.”
"Director." Li Zhaoyang walked over after Bian Ling'er took the stage.
As if they were telepathically connected, Song Yuqin didn't give Zhaoyang a chance to continue and directly instructed Xiao Zhang: "Go, accept the challenge sent by Xingtu, and raise the conditions for the singing competition. Extend the promotion period from one week to one month. If they agree, use the August season as the standard. If they don't agree, then forget it."
"Yes, sir, I'll take care of it right away."
The supervisor next to him was completely shocked.
What?!
Tonight's music video is a preparation for accepting Chen Shaoyan's challenge from Starway.
And the promotion period is only one month... Holy crap, that's some serious ambition.
If Supervisor Bian had heard the director say such things before the daughter was born, he would definitely have said a few words of advice.
With his gaze fixed on the beautiful figure on the stage, Manager Bian actually felt that... Chen Shaoyan, one of the two aces, might not be unbeatable after all.
His daughter was so beautiful that he felt no one was good enough for her at that moment!
...
P.S.: You can search for Teacher Deng's New Year's Eve concert video in her exotic princess-style long dress on Douyin.
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