Chapter 144 – Extremely Embarrassing and Awkward (47.1)
As soon as the trailer for “The Rise and Fall of the World” came out, the issue of Qiu Jin’s poor acting skills was completely over, and there was even more people approaching him for acting roles.
“Isn’t that too exaggerated?” Qiu Jin received a call from Yang Chi as soon as he came out of the shower. He smoothed his damp hair and seemed to be in a good mood.
“Why would I lie to you?” Yang Chi was so excited that he couldn’t contain himself. “On top of that, there are a lot of brands hoping to have you as their ambassador.”
“If they give you a script, then you can help me look through them and choose a few.” Qiu Jin said while wiping his wet hair. “Don’t choose something too shocking, and don’t choose ones that are too niche.”
Now was the time for him to accumulate popularity, so he needed to rely on works with a wide audience and high reputation to open up doors.
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Yang Chi was even more nervous than him. He quickly patted himself on the chest and assured, “Don’t worry, I know that you are going to be on the big screen someday!”
“Big screen?” Qiu Jin took a sip of water and asked, “Which brands are offering me endorsements?”
“There’s a perfume* endorsement that’s not bad. It’s a unisex fragrance launched by a European luxury brand cosmetics. Didn’t you change from alpha to omega some time ago? They think it is in line with their product design.”
[*T/N: In Chinese, perfume and cologne is the same word.]
Perfume? He has received similar endorsements before. The perfumes in this world also acted as barrier agents [for pheromones], so overall a perfume endorsement was a good resource [for opening up doors]. Qiu Jin agreed and asked Yang Chi to send him the information.
Reims was a famous European luxury cosmetics brand. This time it launched a unisex fragrance called “Blue Ocean Fresh Edition.”
In fact, Kohl, the president of Reims Greater China, took a fancy to Qiu Jin when he saw “Four Seasons Food.” He believed that Qiu Jin’s sunny and wild temperament was a perfect match for the product temperament of “Blue Ocean Fresh Edition.”
However, Qiu Jin had a poor reputation at that time, so there were certain risks with using him as the brand ambassador. Due to that pressure, Kohl did not confirm a candidate for quite a while. Unexpectedly, Qiu Jin later participated in the big production “The Rise and Fall of the World.” Moreover, the trailer released a few days before acquired both public praise and popularity for Qiu Jin, so it was a win-win situation.
The brand finally felt reassured with using him as the ambassador, and the cooperation was quickly finalized.
Taking advantage of the fact that he has relatively few roles these days, Qiu Jin took the time to shoot the perfume commercial.
He never thought that he would go there vertically, but come back horizontally.
The filming location for the commercial was in Donghai City, which was about two hours’ drive from Beijing. Qiu Jin thought about it and then sent a WeChat message to Ji Shenxiao.
Qiu Jin: Are you at home? I might come back in a few days. Do you want me to cook for you?
Qiu Jin didn’t like to owe favors. He had taken so many benefits from Ji Shenxiao, and it would be too arrogant to not repay him at all.
Ji Shenxiao: I am.
The other side responded quickly and immediately added: When will you arrive? I will go pick you up.
Qiu Jin: No need. No need. He didn’t dare to ask Ji Shenxiao to pick him up. He immediately said: I’m just coming back to film a commercial. I won’t bother you anymore.
Ji Shenxiao: Where are you shooting your commercial?
Qiu Jin: Donghai City.
Ji Shenxiao: Ji Qisheng was attending an event there and asked me to take him home. Taking you with me is just along the way.
Qiu Jin: Along the way?
Ji Shenxiao: What else? He then added another point: Do you think I would go out of my way to pick you up?
Qiu Jin: …
How could he dare? He didn’t have the courage to entertain such a thought.
Qiu Jin: No, no, then I’ll be troubling you.
Ji Shenxiao: It’s no trouble.
Ji Shenxiao quit WeChat and called Ji Qisheng: “Are you going back to Beijing from Donghai on Thursday?”
“Ah? How did you know I was in Donghai City?” Ji Qisheng was flattered. When had his brother ever cared about his schedule? Did he finally realize what a super invincible and good brother he had?
Wu wu wu. Too touching!
Ji Shenxiao: “I’ll come to pick you up on Thursday night.”
Ji Qisheng scratched his head, a little confused: “But I’m leaving on Friday, and I have a friend to meet on Thursday.”
Ji Shenxiao: “Only Thursday, that’s the only day I want to come.”
Ji Qisheng became more and more puzzled: “Then there’s no need for you to come, right? I can just have the chauffeur drive me back.”
Ji Shenxiao insisted: “I’ll pick you up.”
Ji Qisheng: “…”
Isn’t this brotherly love too heavy? Was it necessary to dote on someone so forcefully?
Ji Qisheng could not enjoy this kind of love, so he refused: “Brother, I appreciate your kindness… But I can just go back by myself.”
Ji Shenxiao: “Didn’t you want to set up a studio?”
Ji Qisheng: “!!”
“Big Brother! That’s right, you’re my biological big brother! Just say the word, and I can come back any day of the week!”
Very good. Like this, the matter was resolved.
Ji Shenxiao crossed off an item on his to-do list. When it comes to pursuing someone, a CEO was also this clear and orderly.
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