QWAPMP Chapter 40
by VolareAt night, the city’s neon lights slowly illuminated, and the giant screen advertisements on the major commercial streets of City A were replaced with Baosen. Weibo also rushed onto the hot search at this moment, with all the trending topics related to Song Xi.
After finishing the audition and parting ways with Qiao Xin, Song Xi got into a taxi and was preparing to go back when he received a Weibo push notification. He opened it and realized that Baosen had officially announced his status as their brand ambassador.
Song Xi’s fingers lingered in the same position for a long time. He thought the Baosen endorsement wouldn’t be officially announced by Mr. Yan’s side until after his Rakshasa Order drama aired.
He didn’t expect it to suddenly arrive!
“Young man, where are you getting off?” The driver saw that the customer hadn’t spoken since getting in and took the initiative to ask. Song Xi was still immersed in joy. Hearing the sound, he looked up and unintentionally saw a giant screen playing his advertising video.
“Master, just let me off here.” Song Xi quickly got out after paying the fare. As soon as he looked up, he could see the eye-catching giant screen on the commercial street side of the bustling avenue.
Because it was a naked-eye 3D screen, the visual effect was quite shocking, giving the impression that the person would walk out of the big screen in the next second.
Seeing the handsome guy suddenly appearing on the big screen, many tourists shopping couldn’t help but stop and take a second look.
Although not many people recognized Song Xi, there were still a few of his fans in the crowd who recognized who the person on the big screen was and enthusiastically explained to the curious girls next to them, “His name is Song Xi, and he is an actor with very good character.”
“Haven’t heard of him, but I’ll search on Weibo and take a look. The young man is quite handsome,” the girl said honestly, taking out her phone and operating it.
Because she searched for Song Xi, many posts related to Song Xi naturally popped up. When she saw the post about saving people, the girl decisively clicked follow.
In less than half an hour, the topic of Song Xi checking in at the Yuanjiang Road 3D screen rushed onto the hot search. While netizens were still arguing heatedly, the first batch of Song Xi’s fans had already arrived at Yuanjiang Road to check in.
Wearing a mask, Song Xi hid in the crowd, smiling at them, his joy overflowing.
The feeling of being loved is happy and enjoyable.
On the other side, less than half an hour after Qiao Xin separated from Song Xi, he received Weibo news about Song Xi and was completely stunned on the spot.
He had just gotten out of the car, and his fingers that had closed the car door hadn’t had time to retract when he saw these few hot searches.
“Sir, are you getting out?” The driver asked, eager to pick up the next customer!
Qiao Xin snapped back to his senses, jumped excitedly on the spot, and waved his fist, “Oh yeah, this kid is amazing!”
The taxi driver was startled by his sudden reaction and looked at him with a gaze that said he was crazy. He stepped on the clutch and immediately drove away.
After his excitement, Qiao Xin took a deep breath and called Song Xi with trembling fingers.
“Xiao Xi, do you know? I have good news to tell you.”
“Brother Qiao, I also…!”
“Don’t speak yet, listen to me finish.”
Slowly, Song Xi heard the excitement in Qiao Xin’s tone. He smiled softly, looked up at the big screen again, and said happily, “Okay, you say.”
“Xiao Xi, you’re going to be famous. Baosen has officially announced your endorsement, and just now, they have already put out your advertisement. Do you know you’re already on Weibo hot search?”
After saying all this, Qiao Xin realized he was too excited and coughed twice, “How about it, does this count as good news?”
“Yes, why wouldn’t it? This is what I was about to say!” Song Xi laughed, his fingers gripping the phone slightly. He was suppressing his inner excitement to avoid revealing his identity and being recognized by fans.
Qiao Xin heard that it was too noisy on his end and quickly asked where he was.
“I’m on Yuanjiang Road watching my advertisement,” Song Xi said proudly, his voice filled with a touch of pride.
Qiao Xin worried about him being recognized, “Then be careful, don’t let anyone discover your identity. I’m going to check Weibo for any negative comments now, so I’ll hang up first.”
“Okay, I’ll be back in a bit. Thank you, Brother Qiao.”
“Don’t mention it. Hanging up now.”
After the call ended, Song Xi put his phone in his pocket, took it out again in less than three seconds, and finally called Yan Ye.
As soon as Baosen’s brand ambassador was officially announced, the people in the public relations department received the notification and news. Before everyone could even complain, they received a message in the company group chat: anyone working overtime tonight would get double pay and a late-night snack.
In an instant, the keyboards in front of everyone’s computers were clacking loudly. Facing the deliberate slanders from Song Xi’s rival fans, they went all out.
There were all sorts of opinions online. Some said Song Xi got such a good endorsement by ‘climbing into bed’, otherwise, how could he, an obscure little artist, get it when even Fan Sen and a group of first-tier celebrities couldn’t?
Amidst the doubts, Song Xi’s fans stated that their main artist had good character, and Baosen’s person in charge had a discerning eye, which is why they chose Song Xi as the brand ambassador.
The matter of Song Xi jumping into the water to save someone was brought up again, and the doubts about Song Xi endorsing Baosen slowly decreased. Meanwhile, Luo Fei was brought up and cursed again.
[A good endorsement, of course, values the brand ambassador’s character, values, and morals the most.]
[Things like these, lf doesn’t have.]
Although they were just the first letters of the Pinyin, the vast number of netizens immediately guessed who was being talked about.
Later, the argument continued, and some people said that other celebrities had no character issues, so why was it Song Xi, an obscure artist, who got the endorsement?
[Why is Song Xi obscure? He is on the hot search dozens of times a month. Can your main artist do that? I’m afraid they can’t even be on the hot search twice a month?]
[What a joke, have you ever seen an obscure artist on the hot search?]
The internet war was raging, while a batch of paid commenters from Yan Ye’s public relations department successively silenced those doubting netizens, making them disappear without another word.
Xue Xuan’s fans, seeing that their rival was suddenly going to be more popular than their idol, anxiously released a video of Xue Xuan teaching Song Xi how to act in the past, hoping to provoke the netizens’ dislike.
[An actor who doesn’t even know how to act, what’s he doing in the entertainment industry, selling his butt for resources? Might as well go home and farm.]
[Oh-ho, did Xue’s family forget to leash their dogs again?]
[Song Xi’s acting is no good, only that face is watchable. Maybe he got this endorsement just by relying on this face.]
[Alright, alright, we know your main artist is jealous that Song Xi looks good. There’s no help for it, some people are naturally beautiful, and some ugly people cause a lot of trouble.]
The fans of the two sides cursed at each other, which required Song Xi’s big fans to step in. After all, they had been cursing at each other for over a year, knew each other inside and out, and knew where Xue Xuan’s fans’ pain points were.
Yuanjiang Hotel Presidential Suite, Song Xi sneakily poured a packet of white powder into a glass of red wine. After pouring half, his phone pinged, startling him.
The message was from Yan Ye; he had arrived at the hotel entrance and was preparing to take the elevator up.
Song Xi’s face was flushed and his ears were burning, unsure if it was because of the impending event. He replied with an “En,” put down his phone, and wanted to pour in the remaining half packet.
There were two glasses of red wine on the table. Song Xi bent down and looked confused.
Uh… which glass did he pour into just now?
This is bad, if he doesn’t hurry, Mr. Yan will be here.
Song Xi was anxious. He closed his eyes and poured the remaining half packet of powder into the glass in front of him.
A knock sounded from outside. Song Xi didn’t have time to destroy the evidence and simply stuffed the paper into his pocket.
Yuanjiang Hotel’s location backs onto the river and faces the commercial street. From the hotel room, one could take in the surrounding scenery.
Song Xi had invited Yan Ye here under the pretext of thanking him. He also wanted Yan Ye to see himself on the big screen and hoped that he would also like him like the fans did.
As soon as Yan Ye entered the room, he looked up and could see a 3D naked screen through the floor-to-ceiling window, playing Song Xi’s advertisement.
“Congratulations, the advertisement is shot well.” Yan Ye praised, placing the suit jacket hanging on his arm down, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window to look at the big screen.
Kyle indeed deserved to be a photographer who had won many awards abroad; his shooting technique presented the most perfect Song Xi.
The cool beauty walking in the forest seemed like an elf from the forest, and it looked completely harmonious with the forest-themed Baosen.
“The Baosen endorsement really suits you!” Yan Ye sighed, his eyes finally moving away from the big screen.
Song Xi had been quietly standing beside him and watching. Hearing this, he smiled gratefully, “Thank you.”
For as long as Yan Ye stared at him on the big screen, Song Xi’s nervous heart beat just as fast.
No one knew the purpose of his invitation tonight.
Although they were married, except for the night before their marriage, Yan Ye had been treating him with mutual respect.
Song Xi thought, he was a greedy person; a marriage certificate was no longer enough for him. He wanted more.
When people online accused him of getting the endorsement by ‘climbing into bed’, Song Xi had an impulse.
The president of Yan’s Group was his spouse. What was wrong with him ‘climbing into bed’?
Besides, he had been ‘climbing into bed’ for so long, but nothing substantial had happened!
No, no, that’s not called ‘climbing into bed’; that’s called fulfilling husband and husband duties.
Song Xi watched as Yan Ye started eating dinner, lowered his head guiltily, and only after the steak and plate in front of him were replaced did he say thank you with a flushed face.
Such a gentle and considerate partner, only a blind person wouldn’t want to ‘climb into bed’.
Song Xi cursed himself in his heart while happily eating the steak Yan Ye had cut for him.
“Don’t look at Weibo these two days!” Yan Ye said considerately. As soon as Baosen officially announced it, Song Xi’s Weibo would definitely receive a large number of private messages and Scolding from netizens and black fans.
Although these were not substantially harmful, they could easily ruin a person’s good mood.
“Okay, I know.” Song Xi replied obediently. Now that Brother Qiao was back, his Weibo was almost entirely managed by Brother Qiao. The other party would definitely not let him go on Weibo during this period, for fear that he might say the wrong thing.
Yan Ye chuckled, very satisfied that Song Xi could be so obedient. He picked up the red wine on the table, “Let’s toast, consider it a celebration for you.”
The two glasses of identical red wine showed no difference, but Song Xi was guilty and felt very uneasy. He was also afraid that Yan Ye would notice something, so he forced a smile, “Thank you.”
The glass cups made a pleasant sound. Under Yan Ye’s gaze, Song Xi swallowed nervously and, because of the tension, drank half a glass in one go.
Yan Ye only lightly sipped two mouthfuls of wine, watched him with a smile in his eyes, and gently reminded, “Be careful not to get drunk again.”
He still remembered that Song Xi had a low alcohol tolerance. Besides, Yan Ye didn’t intend to get him drunk, after all, drunk people were troublesome.
Author’s Note: Thank you for the monthly passes and recommendation tickets