Lin Momo sighed and said: "I was going to shoot a commercial for Lin's Jewelry to enhance the brand's influence. I made an appointment with a big-name celebrity when I was in Shanghai, but it hasn't been filmed yet.
The reason why I delayed coming to the Imperial Capital for a few days has something to do with this advertisement."
Qin Haodong asked: "Why? Is it troublesome to shoot a commercial? We can just pay for it."
"It's not troublesome to shoot the commercial, but the big-name star is very troublesome. It was originally a good thing, but because he changed it again and again, he always said that he was too busy and his schedule was too full. It was obvious that he didn't take our advertisement seriously.
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I just received a call from his agent, saying he was free at nine o'clock tonight and made an appointment to shoot this commercial at the Cinema City.
Qin Haodong frowned. He had long heard that some celebrities liked to act like celebrities. He used to feel that they were far away from him, but he didn't expect to bump into them today.
"It's late at night and it's not safe for you to be alone. Let me go with you."
After saying that, he got into the car with Lin Momo and rushed to the movie city.
With Qin Haodong by his side, Lin Momo's heart was filled with happiness.
Although she is busy with work and has not yet been able to break through the threshold of the holy level, she is still a ninth-level grandmaster. Wherever there is insecurity, the little man has to accompany her.
After getting in the car, Qin Haodong said: "Why do we have to use such a big-name star? Just replace him with someone else. It's all money anyway, so who should we look for?"
Lin Momo said: "Our advertising idea this time is about a knight who, after a near-death fight, grabs a jewel from our Lin Group and then delivers it to his lover.
In order to shoot this commercial well, it was necessary to find a famous star, and Tong Shaowu was just the right one.
If you change actors, the actors who are slightly famous will all be like bears and like to act big, which will waste more time. It is better to use the current one.
After pushing it so many times, I guess there won’t be any changes this time, after all, he also likes to make money.”
Qin Haodong nodded. He also knew about Tong Shaowu and often watched his fights in the dormitory.
At that time, he had not yet practiced martial arts, and thought that Tong Shaowu's kung fu was extremely powerful. Now that he has become a real practitioner of martial arts, he realizes that those are all just fancy tricks.
The two of them drove to the movie city while chatting.
Although it is already evening, the entire movie city is still very lively, with many crews working overtime here to film.
This was Qin Haodong's first time in a place like this. He looked around and saw many stars that he could only see on TV.
When they arrived at the set they had set, the studio had been set up. The two people walked in and saw that the background, curtains, lights, cameras and other equipment were all ready.
Among the crowd was a middle-aged man wearing a peaked cap and a big beard who was talking to two prop masters. He was wearing a green vest full of pockets. It goes without saying that this man was the director.
He found it interesting that all directors wore the same costume. He didn't know if this was a rule or some reason.
"Hey, Miss Lin, you're here!"
After seeing Lin Momo, the bearded director immediately came over and greeted the two people politely.
"Haodong, let me introduce you. This is Director Xue. This is my boyfriend Qin Haodong. He is also the major shareholder of our Lin's Jewelry and is considered my boss."
Director Xue's name is Xue Kui. When he heard that Qin Haodong was the boss of Lin Group, he was slightly startled for a moment, then hurriedly stepped forward to shake hands: "Mr. Qin, you are really young and promising!"
Qin Haodong greeted him politely, and then asked, "Isn't Tong Shaowu here yet?"
"It should be soon. There are too many cars in our imperial capital, so it may be a little late."
Director Xue was not a bad person and had no airs at all. He asked his assistant to bring some stools and poured a cup of coffee for each of Qin Haodong and Lin Momo.
Directors may be talkative. Xue Kui and Qin Haodong were sitting together chatting and waiting. Time passed very quickly, and more than half an hour had passed in the blink of an eye.
Qin Haodong looked at the time, it was already half past nine, half an hour after the agreed time, and there was still no movement from Tong Shaowu.
He couldn't help but frown. He had pushed back so many schedules and finally found a time. Now he was late for the show. This guy really thought he was a big deal.
As director Xue Kui is still a very shrewd person. He saw Qin Haodong's dissatisfaction and quickly took the script from his assistant and said: "Mr. Qin, this is your first time here. I will tell you about the script. If you think there is anything wrong with it,
It’s not appropriate to give me any advice.”
Qin Haodong knew that it was not easy for the director, so he endured it and another hour passed after finishing the script.
He said: "Director Xue, please call and ask to see when they will come."
"Okay Mr. Qin, I'll call and ask now."
As the big boss of the investor, Xue Kui did not dare to offend Qin Haodong, so he quickly took out his mobile phone and dialed Assistant Tong Shaowu's number.
Two minutes later, he came over again with his mobile phone and said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Qin, wait a moment. Boss Tong's assistant said they are stuck in a traffic jam on the road."
Qin Haodong was speechless for a while. Although the imperial capital was famous for traffic jams, it was already night and there had been no traffic jams when he and Lin Momo came. Now that nearly two hours had passed, how could there be a traffic jam?
But looking at Xue Kui's troubled expression, since he had already called, he didn't say anything else, thinking that it would be fine if he waited a little longer.
Unexpectedly, more than an hour passed after waiting. It was already midnight, and after drinking four or five cups of coffee, there was still no movement from the other party.
At this time, Qin Haodong completely lost his patience. He put down the coffee cup in his hand and said to Xue Kui: "Director Xue, please call the other party again to see what's going on."
Okay, Xue Kui also felt that the waiting time was too long, so he took out his cell phone and called the other party's assistant again.
The call had just been connected. Qin Haodong took the phone from his hand and said to the other party: "I am your investor. I will give you another half hour. If you don't get to the film and television city within half an hour, then I will
Completely terminate the contract.”
After saying that, he hung up the phone directly and returned the phone to Xue Kui.
Although Tong Shaowu is a big star, he is not used to bad habits. If he continues to terminate his contract, he will at most find someone else.
Xue Kui didn't expect that this seemingly gentle little boss would have such a hot temper.
He took the phone back, hesitated for a moment and then said: "Mr. Qin, let me tell you, Tong Shaowu recently signed a contract with a film and television company. The boss has a strong backing. You must not have a conflict when he comes."
"Then do you know who is behind the scenes?"
Anyway, bored of waiting, Qin Haodong asked in a gossipy manner.
He was indeed a little curious, wondering what kind of background could allow Tong Shaowu to be so unscrupulous and not take investors seriously.
Xue Kui said: "This is going to be difficult for you. I'm just a young director and don't know much about the inside story. I just heard that the Dongsheng Film and Television Company he signed has a very strong backend."
"oh!"
Qin Haodong nodded casually and didn't take it to heart. Even the seven aristocratic families in the imperial capital were trampled under his feet, so how could he care about the backstage.
This call was indeed effective. Within half an hour, a young man in his thirties walked in from outside. Before he could reach Qin Haodong, a strong smell of alcohol filled the entire studio.
This person was Tong Shaowu. At this time, he stumbled as he walked. He was helped by an assistant to avoid falling.
"Isn't it just a few minutes late? Are you always on the phone? You don't want to mess around, right?"
Tong Shaowu vented his dissatisfaction and became even more drunk as he spoke.
Xue Kui hurriedly said with a smile on his face: "Boss Tong, don't be angry. We finished filming early and ended the work early. You can also go back and rest early."
Ordinarily, he should have accepted it as soon as it was good, but Tong Shaowu didn't buy it and turned to look at Lin Momo: "Little girl, didn't you just invest a few dollars? What's the big deal? I just came a little late. Why are you urging me?"
Urgent?"
Lin Momo was pushed back several times and was finally ready to shoot, but this person drank like this again.
She said with a cold face: "Mr. Tong, according to the contract, we should have finished filming a long time ago. You pushed it a few times and now you have drunk so much, can we still film the scene?"
Seeing that Lin Momo didn't buy his account, Tong Shaowu immediately lost his temper and shouted angrily: "Can you care? I have many friends in the imperial capital. What's wrong with a few glasses of wine?"
Seeing that the two sides were getting more and more noisy, Xue Kui hurriedly stood up to smooth things over, "You two... you two, let's make peace and make money. Don't quarrel. Since Boss Tong is here, let's hurry up and shoot the advertisement!"
He is just a small director, and he is particularly embarrassed to be caught between big-name stars and investors. He cannot afford to offend either side.
Lin Momo said angrily: "Look at him drinking like this, can he still film?"
At this time, Tong Shaowu was so drunk that he couldn't even film an advertisement.
Xue Kui said: "It can be taken. Please believe me, no problem. I will ask the makeup artist to put it on and it will not affect the shooting effect."
Seeing that things had come to this, Lin Momo snorted coldly and said nothing more.
But Tong Shaowu shouted again: "Hold on tight, don't waste my time. I only give you half an hour. No matter how the filming turns out, I have to go back to sleep."
"What, how can half an hour be enough? Our contract clearly states three hours!"
Lin Momo's suppressed anger burst out again. Half an hour might not even be enough time to put makeup on this guy.
"Contract? That thing is written for you, it is of no use to me!" Although Tong Shaowu looked drunk, he was still very arrogant, "I'm telling you, I said half an hour is half an hour, and even one minute more will not matter.
No shooting!”
As he spoke, he staggered forward, as if he just saw Lin Momo's beautiful face.
"Girl, I didn't expect you to be so beautiful. If you agree to sleep with me tonight, then I will film for three hours..."
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt his collar being grabbed by someone, and then he flew up and was thrown to the ground with a bang.
Qin Haodong originally wanted to leave it to Lin Momo to handle it, but this guy was so annoying that if he didn't teach him a lesson, he would feel sorry for himself.
Tong Shaowu was beaten to pieces. He struggled to get up from the ground and cursed: "Who, who the hell dares to do something to me?"
Xue Kui was so frightened just now that he didn't expect that this gentle little boss would do whatever he asked, and his skills were so good. Tong Shaowu was from a fighting career, and his body was very strong, weighing 1,670 pounds.
But it seemed to have no weight in Qin Haodong's hands, and he slapped it on the ground casually.
"Mr. Qin, calm down, calm down. Boss Dong just drank too much. He's not like this usually..."
Qin Haodong sneered and said: "Did you drink too much? If you drink too much, I will sober him up."