Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 518 The domineering CEO boyfriend role is more suitable
Xu Chen remained polite and obedient:

"Hello, Sister Shirley, you can just call me Xu Chen."

He smiled again, "A few days ago I spoke with Director Li Yue on the phone, and he mentioned that an expert in artist management would come specifically to support Brother Bing."

I never expected to see you today.

Huang Xueli naturally came with Bing Ge and Coach Cheng Hong.

However, as soon as Bing Ge got out of the car, he attracted everyone's attention, and even Xu Chen didn't notice Huang Xueli who got out of the car after him.

Coach Cheng Hong was busy being affectionate with Sun Aimi, which left Huang Xueli standing to the side.

Li Yue had briefly mentioned Huang Xueli to Xu Chen on the phone before, but didn't go into too much detail.

I only heard that the person who previously worked as an artist agent and event planner at a film and television company in Beijing was brought into Li Yue's "business office" as an "expert".

Huang Xueli said with a smile:

"I wouldn't call myself an 'expert'..."

However, Bing's business collaborations are increasing, and he's dealing with large clients and corporations like 'Xizhilang,' so he definitely needs someone to manage things specifically for him.

Xu Chen smiled, but his heart skipped a beat.

He's definitely a business expert; his communication skills are truly worth learning. In just one sentence, he took care of every aspect.

She picked up on Xu Chen's words, subtly acknowledging her "professionalism" while building confidence in "Little Xu," implying that "I can handle any complicated situation on Brother Bing's side in the future."

At the same time, I inadvertently flattered today's client, "Xizhilang" Group.

These words were naturally meant for Kuang Lili, who was standing right next to him.

Xu Chen felt a sense of approval, thinking that having someone like this to help Brother Bing manage his business was indeed reassuring.

Kuang Lili walked over with a smile, and Xu Chen helped to introduce her.

Huang Xueli then took out her business cards and handed them to Kuang Lili and Xu Chen with both hands.

The introduction of "friends" by Cheng Hong was just casual conversation; this is the formal business meeting.

Xu Chen also gave a detailed introduction of Zhou Junjun as a "company partner".

Zhou Junjun was naturally good at dealing with people. After making a couple of jokes, she and Huang Xueli became quite familiar with each other again.

Coach Cheng Hong had completed her referral task, and then turned back to find Sun Aimi.

Zhou Junjun noticed something amiss:
"Coach Cheng seems to really like Amy!"

Xu Chen half-jokingly said, "Back when we went to the Northwest to film a Jeep commercial, Director Cheng and Amy formed a deep revolutionary friendship."

Filming wouldn't start for a while, so the group ate snacks and chatted for a bit.

Huang Xueli has a business background and is also a very talkative person.

After listening to her talk about her work, I realized that she is indeed an "expert" in artist management and business management.

After the turn of the millennium, a large number of artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan went to the mainland to "make money".

Among the earliest Hong Kong and Taiwanese stars to move north, Huang Xueli managed several very famous ones.

Xu Chen was secretly thinking that if Bing Ge retired and left the national team in the future, he would definitely need a decent management team.

If Huang Xueli's abilities are indeed reliable, perhaps we can consider recruiting "Ranbing" in the future.

In fact, Xu Chen had previously discussed with Nie Fei about setting up an agent team for Bing Ge internally.

However, the national team is still under strict control, and since it's impossible to avoid Director Li Yue's involvement, the matter has been put on hold for now.

When the time is right in the future, it will still be something we have to do.

……

……

The makeup and styling for the two "lead actors" have been done with great care, but they haven't been completed yet.

A female assistant director came to the rest area and said to Kuang Lili and Xu Chen:

"Ms. Lily, Ms. Xu, I apologize. The director just went over the script with the two actors twice more, so it took up some time."

There's still a little makeup and hair to adjust, but we'll start filming right away.

I'll be here keeping watch. If you two have any feedback, please feel free to let me know, and I'll pass it on to the director.

Wu Feifei and Su Rong came out of the dressing room ahead of time and were led to the outside of the rest area by an assistant.

Seeing that "Young Master Xu" was discussing serious matters, the two young girls were somewhat shy and embarrassed to come in.

Xu Chen had already spotted the two girls, so he smiled and waved to them. The two girls then quickly walked over.

When Su Rong saw an unfamiliar stranger, she blinked and shrank back behind Wu Feifei.

Wu Feifei, on the other hand, was very generous and pulled Su Rong to sit down behind "Little President Xu".

Kuang Lili had met Su Rong when she was in Shenzhen, and took the initiative to greet her.

Xu Chen introduced the two young ladies to Kuang Lili and Huang Xueli again, saying that they were "Bing Ge's good friends".

Huang Xueli is also very good at "breaking the ice," and with the generous and cheerful Wu Feifei there, they quickly hit it off.

As they were discussing the upcoming filming, Zhou Junjun leaned over and said:
"You've been getting your makeup done for so long, what's your look like, Bing-ge?"

Su Rong, who had been silent just moments before, suddenly became interested, tilting her chin up with a proud expression:
"He's incredibly handsome, you'll see for yourself when you see him!"

……

The monitor's large screen displays real-time camera footage.

At this moment, Xie Bingran and Li Lili had already come out of the dressing room and were walking towards the shooting area.

Looking at Bing Ge on the screen, Kuang Lili couldn't help but exclaim, "He's so handsome!"

Xie Bingran was dressed entirely as a "boy," since she was playing the role of a "boyfriend" today.

She wore a light brown men's sweater and a Morandi blue scarf around her neck.

This is naturally to highlight the "warm man" quality, and the winter-like style also matches the product attribute of "warm milk tea".

However, despite his "warm man" attire, Bing Ge's inherent cool and aloof temperament cannot be concealed.

Her hair was styled back, revealing her delicate yet somewhat cold and sharp eyebrows and eyes.

Xu Chen stared at the monitor and couldn't help but think of "Brother Bing," who was once a big name at Tiancheng No. 1 High School.

"Charming to both men and women," "Loyal and righteous," the adorable yet fierce "Wolfhound Bing"...

Su Rong stared at the screen for a few moments, looking quite pleased.

She tilted her head and looked Xu Chen up and down again, then whispered to Wu Feifei beside her:
"I think what you said before makes a lot of sense."

Wu Feifei: "Huh?"

Su Rong: "If Bing-ge were a boy and Xu Chen were a girl, how wonderful that would be..."

Xu Chen: "..."

Zhou Junjun: "!"

Kuang Lili: "??!"

Su Rong turned to look at Xu Chen again, her eyes narrowing slightly:
"Sister Chen..."

Xu Chen: Σ(っ°Д°;)??!!
"..."

Whether Huang Xueli heard or not, she was also staring at Xie Bingran on the screen, and changed the subject with a smile, saying:

"Brother Bing's type is extremely rare in the entire entertainment industry, and there is currently no substitute for him."

If Bing Ge (Ice Brother) leaves the sports world and moves into film and entertainment, he'll definitely be very successful.

……

The shooting location was defined in the initial plan of "Dongchen Advertising" as a "European town" neighborhood with a romantic atmosphere.

Xie Bingran and Li Lili were already in place, sitting side by side on the bench, and the prop master was handing them two cups of "Youlemei" milk tea. Li Lili was wearing a white sweater and a red scarf.

She was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and naturally possessed an untainted purity.

Li Lili nestled beside the tall Bing Ge, giving off a very affectionate and petite lover vibe.

Xu Chen glanced at the quality of the footage and knew that the advertisement was basically a sure thing.

There wasn't much difficulty in producing this film; the main challenge was creating the overall atmosphere and quality.

The atmosphere we wanted was already there just from the footage on the monitor.

What remains are the few cheesy pickup lines spoken by the two lead actors.

When discussing the creative concept before, Kuang Lili had worried about "acting skills".

After all, neither Xie Bingran nor Li Lili are professional actors.

Xu Chen, however, did not take it seriously:

"Only four or five lines of dialogue, no problem."

Furthermore, the lack of professionalism actually makes it seem more authentic...

Furthermore, this idea emphasizes a cheesy pickup line, which seems slightly awkward, but that actually makes the video more likely to spread.

The entire film has only five lines of dialogue, but it was shot from different camera angles and positions, so it took a long time and many takes.

……

What am I to you?

You are my U-Love-Me...

[So I'm milk tea!]

That way, I can hold you in the palm of my hand...

……

After Xie Bingran and Li Lili rehearsed their scene on camera, Kuang Lili looked delighted and said:

"It's better than I expected!"

Zheng Wan, a subordinate standing to the side, spoke up:

"Yeah, yeah! I didn't expect Bing-ge and Lili to act so naturally!"

Xu Chen grinned mischievously and turned to Kuang Lili, saying:

"It seems your little princess has already been in a relationship, hasn't she?"

Kuang Lili chuckled, but whispered:
"You can't say that. Our boss is very strict with his family, and he's very strict with his daughter."

You can still see that Li Lili's acting is a bit raw, but this rawness actually adds a touch of shyness to her performance.

That perfectly describes the state of a young girl in love.

Actually, during a previous conference call with the director, Xu Chen and the director were somewhat worried about the acting skills of the two "actors".

The alternative plan they discussed at the time was to only film the visuals, while using voice actors for the dialogue.

In storylines that don't require exaggerated facial expressions, voice and dialogue can actually reveal acting skills more effectively.

But after watching the first take, both Xie Bingran and Li Lili's performances exceeded Xu Chen and the director's expectations.

Xie Bingran has never acted before. The advertisements she filmed before mainly involved posing, and when she spoke, she just coldly recited the advertising slogans.

Watching Bing Ge act today exceeded my expectations.

Xu Chen felt a little helpless. Perhaps this kind of "domineering CEO" boyfriend role was indeed more suitable for Bing Ge...

The "U-Love-Me" advertisement that Xu Chen filmed in his previous life with Jay Chou was not just one ad, but a series of short clips.

However, when Dongchen Advertising was working on the proposal, Xu Chen only submitted this idea, which consisted of only four lines of dialogue and one advertising slogan.

This is certainly not just for the sake of laziness.

From a communication and professional standpoint perspective, filming and releasing only this one video would actually be more effective.

Advertisers have limited media budgets, and the most cost-effective option is to allocate all of that budget to the most effective ad.

This "holding it in the palm of your hand" idea is an advertisement that has been proven in the past to have the best communication effect and is "known to every household".

In this sense, Xu Chen's involvement in this project in this lifetime is equivalent to helping the client save a lot of advertising production budget and media placement budget.

Not to mention that Xie Bingran in this life, riding the wave of the 08 Olympics, probably has a commercial appeal that is no less than that of Jay Chou in his previous life.

……

The filming went smoothly.

The main issues involved back-and-forth adjustments to camera movement and scene switching, which consumed a lot of time.

Bing Ge has become a heartless "boyfriend" machine, while little princess Li Lili nestled next to him, looking happy.

During a break when the set was changed, Li Lili went to get some snacks and happily shared them with Bing Ge, looking very sweet and affectionate.

Xu Chen turned his head and glanced at Su Rong.

Sure enough, the little girl stared at the screen on the monitor, pouting as if she was feeling a little jealous.

Xu Chen laughed out loud, took the largest jelly from the table, and stuffed it into Su Rong's arms...

Sun Aimi was busy with the director's team, squatting behind the monitor in the shooting area, wearing large headphones and holding a walkie-talkie.

Coach Cheng Hong sat next to her and unexpectedly became her "little assistant," helping Sun Aimi carry her water bottle and snacks.

Xu Chen was speechless. He thought to himself that Coach Cheng, who was known to be very fierce as the "team leader" of the national track and field team, was actually so well-behaved and kind in front of Sister Amy.

It is true that there is always someone who can defeat you.

……

At noon, the production team arranged a simple working lunch.

Xu Chen carried the boxed lunch to the dressing room and made a point of greeting "Little Princess" Li Lili.

Of course, the main reason is that I want to sit next to my brother Bing.

Wu Feifei and Su Rong naturally came over as well, and the group happily gathered around a table.

Actually, they were all around the same age, seventeen or eighteen, so there was no communication barrier at all.

Li Lili is still studying in secondary school on Hong Kong Island and will be entering the University of Hong Kong next year. She is still full of curiosity about university life.

So, facing Su Rong and Wu Feifei, two "freshman seniors," he grabbed them and asked them a lot of questions.

As Xu Chen listened to Li Lili talk about "going to college," he felt a pang of emotion.

She naturally didn't need to take the so-called "college entrance examination." Li Yongjun, through some donation or other means, enabled Li Lili to directly enter the University of Hong Kong.

In fact, Li Lili could have gone to study in places like Europe, America, and Australia, but Li Yongjun was still worried about the "free atmosphere" of overseas universities, so he insisted on keeping her in Hong Kong Island.

Xu Chen couldn't help but feel emotional when he recalled his arduous journey to take the college entrance examination in Wenchuan Province.

Resource asymmetry, information asymmetry, and some people are born with a silver spoon in their mouth...

He then turned to look at Xie Bingran beside him, the little foodie who was engrossed in eating.

Xu Chen couldn't help but think that her and Xie Bingran's future child would be considered "born in Rome."

Xie Bingran was chewing on a piece of broccoli when she turned her head and found Xu Chen staring at her.

She blinked her big eyes, as if to say, "Huh?"

Xu Chen smiled, meaning "It's nothing".

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(End of this chapter)