QWAPMP Chapter 25
by VolareSong Xi’s head was buzzing. Not only was he woken up by his phone ringing, but his ears were also hurting from his agent’s furious roar.
In the nanny van, the agent clutched his chest, looking utterly disappointed. “You, you, you, what can I say about you? You knew you had to go to the film set today, but you still went drinking. Look at the time now! You’re just asking to be scolded!”
The artist wasn’t famous yet, but Qiao Xin already had to worry about public relations.
Song Xi wasn’t in good spirits, looking listless and pale-lipped. He huddled in a corner and softly admitted his mistake.
He hadn’t expected to oversleep, nor that Yan Ye would call his agent.
“Oh, right, why did you go drinking yesterday?” Qiao Xin suddenly remembered and pressed the question.
Song Xi’s eyes darted around, picking at his fingers, unable to say a word for a long time.
The agent didn’t plan to force him but couldn’t stand his current state. After thinking for a moment, he still felt the need to say, “Someone has already filled your spot in that dating reality show you were on before.”
“Oh.” Song Xi sounded uninterested.
The agent opened the car window for some fresh air and dropped a bombshell. “It’s Xue Xuan.”
“What did you say?” Song Xi was startled. If he wasn’t still sitting in the nanny van, he probably would have jumped up.
The agent gave him a cool glance. Wasn’t he looking lifeless just now? Now, hearing the name Xue Xuan, he was full of energy.
“If you don’t want to be completely crushed by Xue Xuan and mocked by his fans, you have to act well in this drama.”
After all, once that dating reality show aired, since Song Xi also appeared in it, the fans would definitely start tearing each other apart.
Forget it, looking at Song Xi’s current state, maybe he should apply for a few more small Weibo accounts! Just so Song Xi wouldn’t lose too badly!
Qiao Xin took out his phone, planning to apply for the small accounts in advance, when he saw Song Xi lowering his head and reading the script intently.
As they got closer to the film set, Song Xi had been reading the script for almost two hours. Qiao Xin couldn’t help but tell him to take a break.
After all, he was hungover yesterday and now in a car. Wouldn’t reading the script like this be uncomfortable?
Song Xi refused. Thinking that his rival was also participating in the dating reality show, and even taking his place, he couldn’t relax.
Half a month later, at Yan’s Corporation office building, the famous male actor Fan Sen walked into the building surrounded by his agent and a group of bodyguards.
Outside, a crowd of fans screamed and held a pile of gifts they wanted to give their idol, but they were all stopped by the bodyguards outside the cordon.
In front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Yan Ye looked down from above, taking everything in with his indifferent expression, making it impossible to discern his mood.
The secretary stood behind him, slightly lowering his head to also see the lively scene below. “Mr. Yan, should I ask someone to invite them away?”
“No need. Since they’re persistent, let them come up. Find someone to direct them to the reception room, and have your Vice President go talk to them.”
“Okay, I’ll go now.” The secretary nodded and left.
Fan Sen and his group were led to the door of the reception room. The secretary knocked twice and heard a voice from inside saying ‘Come in’. She turned back to the few burly bodyguards and said coldly, “Aside from Mr. Fan and his agent, the rest of you wait here.”
“Okay, thank you for your trouble.” Fan Sen’s agent pulled Fan Sen, who was about to speak, and quickly spoke first.
They were here to discuss cooperation today, they couldn’t jeopardize things for a small matter.
Fan Sen was used to being fawned over, so where had he ever been treated with such disdain? Just a secretary, and she dared to treat him like this.
The agent kept giving Fan Sen eye signals, silently mouthing the words “bear with it”.
When the secretary turned around, she glanced back again, seeing the two people’s small actions clearly, and sneered in her heart.
The Vice President of Yan’s Corporation was a man in his thirties. After seeing Fan Sen and the others enter, he just nodded, motioning for them to sit down.
Xia Tao raised his wrist and checked the time. “Apologies to you two, I have an important task to handle in five minutes. If you have something to say, please do.”
“Mr. Xia, it’s like this, I wanted to ask, wasn’t it already agreed that Mr. Fan would sign on as the spokesperson for Baosen under Yan’s Corporation? Why did your company suddenly go back on its word?”
Xia Tao lightly furrowed his brows. Previously, someone from the company had indeed contacted Fan Sen, but the matter of who the Baosen spokesperson would be hadn’t been finalized yet. How did it become the company backing out?
“Your company going back on its word just like that, this matter spreading will have a bad impact on both sides. If fans find out, who knows what kind of trouble it will cause.” The Fan Sen’s agent’s words were pointed, trying to threaten them with fans.
Hearing this, Xia Tao pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, glanced at Fan Sen, who was still wearing a mask and sunglasses, and smiled. His smile held a hint of mockery. “Mr., what do you take my Yan’s Corporation for? Are you trying to force a sale?”
Fan Sen was puzzled by his gaze. Hearing these words, his eyes behind the sunglasses immediately widened.
Xia Tao continued to smile. “Leaving aside whether this spokesperson will ultimately be Mr. Fan, just looking at Mr. Fan’s current unsightly face, is he even qualified to endorse Baosen?”
Xia Tao enjoyed the expressions of the two people leaving. He mocked again, “Baosen is a skincare product. It requires someone with healthy skin to endorse it, not a celebrity who is nearly disfigured to endorse it.”
A week ago, red spots kept appearing on Fan Sen’s face, which he was very proud of. This caused him to wear a mask and sunglasses whenever he went out, fearing being discovered and also losing the endorsement that was about to be his.
However, no matter how well he hid it, the matter still reached Yan Ye’s ears, which is how this scene came about today.
“Mr. Xia, Mr. Fan is just having an allergic reaction. It’s not as serious as you say, he’ll be fine in a couple of days.” The agent suppressed his anger and explained.
Xia Tao shook his head. If there was a risk that could be avoided, there was no reason for him not to avoid it. Furthermore, even if it was just an allergic reaction, what if Mr. Fan had another allergic reaction that day? Would people who bought the Baosen product he endorsed suspect that it was caused by some skincare product he used!
Mr. Yan had already given instructions. There was no need for her to deal with these two people further.
“I’ve made it very clear. There were several celebrities the company was in contact with for the Baosen endorsement originally. As for who it will be, we haven’t decided immediately, and about you saying we went back on our word…” Xia Tao looked at Fan Sen, his tone gentle but with a hint of coldness. “You’re making things up. If I hear this from anyone else, I don’t mind having our company’s lawyers deal with you!”
The conversation had reached a point where it could end. Xia Tao looked at the angry Fan Sen and shook his head slightly. If his agent hadn’t been holding his hand, Fan Sen would have been furious.
He had been pampered for too long and had long forgotten that his identity was just an actor. What right did he have to argue with the Vice President of a large company?
Xia Tao said ‘Show them out’ and was the first to leave.
After leaving the reception room, he entered another office.
“Mr. Yan, it’s handled.” Xia Tao said respectfully to the man in front of him. His demeanor was different from when he faced Mr. Fan and the others, as if he was being suppressed.
Yan Ye nodded, looked at the materials of all the endorsers Baosen had contacted on the desk, casually flipped through them, and then randomly placed them aside. He picked up the jacket hanging on the back of his office chair. “I already have a suitable candidate for the Baosen endorsement. Inform everyone below that there’s no need to look for other celebrities anymore.”
“Who is it?” Xia Tao subconsciously asked, his gaze following the receding back.
Mr. Yan didn’t explain immediately, just told him that he would know when the time came.
Because Song Xi’s current status was too low, he wasn’t yet qualified to take this A-list endorsement. He could only wait for the drama he was currently filming to air, and for his status to rise.
This way, the backlash he would face would not be as exaggerated as it would be if his endorsement was announced now.
Because Fan Sen’s team had hyped Baosen too much, many netizens and passersby later thought he was the Baosen spokesperson and kept asking on his Weibo when the Baosen series he endorsed would go on sale.
Fan Sen’s team pretended to be dead at this time and didn’t reply, so netizens and fans all flocked to Baosen’s official Weibo to ask.
Finally, Baosen posted a Weibo, and netizens finally knew that the Baosen spokesperson hadn’t been determined yet.
At this time, Fan Sen’s anti-fans started openly attacking, and those celebrity artists who wanted to endorse Baosen began using their connections.
Yan’s Corporation executives were invited out to dinner every other day. As soon to the agreed location, there would definitely be a celebrity present.
The top had already announced that the Baosen spokesperson had been chosen, so these executives didn’t dare to accept dinner invitations randomly. They only went to dinners with people they had good relationships with and then dropped hints.
In C City, Song Xi had just finished filming a scene with a mosquito. His arm was red and swollen with bumps. He rubbed it with his hand, already used to getting bitten by mosquitoes.
Qiao Xin was next to him, scrolling through Weibo, and suddenly exclaimed, “Holy cow, the Baosen spokesperson hasn’t been decided yet!”
Song Xi was startled by his voice. He leaned his head over to look with her. The first thing she confirmed was Yan’s Corporation, which was definitely related to Yan Ye, and then Baosen.
Baosen was the number one skincare brand in China. Many celebrities and artists wanted to snatch this endorsement, even if it was just for one product in the Baosen series.
This time, Baosen’s previous endorser’s contract ended, and they were selecting a new endorser. Many celebrities and artists were eager to move, and quite a few celebrities had already gone to Baosen’s official Weibo to post flattering comments.
Qiao Xin was also eager inside. He stared at Song Xi’s phone, wanting to grab his phone and use his Weibo to post flattering comments like those celebrities.
Song Xi didn’t know what he was thinking, only sighing, “If only I could be chosen.”
If he remembered correctly, the photos of Baosen’s previous endorser were displayed on several large screens in A City’s business districts.
Song Xi’s single sentence made Qiao Xin’s courage surge. He tentatively asked, “Xiao Xi, didn’t you say last time that this script was given to you by Mr. Yan?”
“Huh? What’s wrong?” Song Xi was still looking at Weibo and asked without turning his head.
Qiao Xin snatched his phone, placed his hands on his shoulders, and said, “With this Baosen endorsement, we’re not without a chance! Don’t you agree?”
Qiao Xin dared to think and say it, it just depended on whether Song Xi dared to cling to Yan Ye’s leg.
After being brainwashed by Qiao Xin, Song Xi dizzyingly dialed a number.
As the low, magnetic voice came from the other end, Song Xi’s palms began to sweat nervously. “Is this Mr. Yan?”
After waiting for three seconds, there was no sound from the other side. Song Xi looked at Qiao Xin, his eyes asking him what to do.
Qiao Xin typed on his phone for him to see.
[First introduce yourself to Mr. Yan!]
Song Xi nodded, understanding. “I am Song Xi.”