Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 206: Starting to find fault?

Sun Amy and Chen Xiaolong looked at each other, their expressions showing some panic and helplessness.

They also just learned from Li Fengfeng that "Teacher Xu Chen", who gives feedback in the group every day, is actually less than 20 years old.

They found it extremely unbelievable and wondered if the information Mr. Li saw was wrong?

After all, the various opinions that "Teacher Xu Chen" gave in the group seemed like those of a veteran who has been working in the advertising industry for many years.

Until now, they have met "Teacher Xu Chen" himself...

What made the two of them panic at this moment was that the group of aggressive young people actually called him "Brother Chen" and acted obediently in front of him.

Who exactly is this “Teacher Xu Chen”?
Before he was 20, he was already the creative director of an advertising company and won the competition from Mr. Li.

At this moment, he was respectfully called "Brother" by a group of rough northern men who were obviously not good people.

This was no longer unexpected, but completely beyond the scope of their cognition...

The two of them looked at Li Fengfeng who had just been helped up, and became more and more at a loss.

In fact, when they saw Li Fengfeng being knocked down and threatened, they both felt a sense of "secret joy" in their hearts for some unknown reason.

Perhaps it was because he was used to being bullied by this "Mr. Li" before, and when he saw him being humiliated, he felt that he had inexplicably vented his anger.

But now I have to face a very realistic problem at work...

Mr. Li and this "Teacher Xu Chen" had a huge unpleasantness as soon as they met. I'm afraid that they will encounter a lot of resistance in the next two days of project shooting.

The most important thing is that as the "producer" appointed by the client, Mr. Xu Chen needs to control and confirm the entire shooting process of the commercial.

The final advertising film also needs Xu Chen's signature and acceptance.

Now that we have such a big rift, I am afraid that the subsequent filming and acceptance will be very difficult foreseeably...

Sun Amy and Chen Xiaolong were both low-level employees in charge of execution. They were afraid that if Teacher Xu Chen made any suggestions for revision or objections, it would be enough for them to work overtime and stay up late.

Thinking of this, the two looked at Li Fengfeng's fat back again, and felt a little more resentful in their hearts.

Even if you know the other person is young, you shouldn't make enemies like this...

Of course, Li Fengfeng was confused and worried at this moment.

As the executive person in charge of the project, he naturally knew the power of Mr. Xu Chen as the "producer".

In fact, the curse he just said after getting off the car was just to vent his anger before entering the door. He didn't expect that the group of young people standing at the door were actually Xu Chen's "little brothers".

But it is indeed extremely embarrassing now. I am afraid that the next two days of filming will be very dangerous.

As a veteran who has been in the workplace for many years, he naturally was not worried that Xu Chen would do something completely wrong.

If he gives orders completely recklessly, or refuses to accept the commercial, then it's easy to deal with. We can just report it to the client.

What I'm afraid of is that he will deliberately make things difficult for me by suggesting some revisions that seem correct but are actually unnecessary.

Customers usually don’t understand much and may be fooled by him…

But if I have to cooperate with the revisions and work overtime late into the night, I'm afraid the hidden profits from the production of this commercial will be lost.

……

Thinking of this, Li Fengfeng smiled.

Xu Chen looked very polite:
"Mr. Li, did you fall anywhere? Do you need to go to the hospital?"

Li Fengfeng's fat face trembled:

"It's okay... I'm thick, so it's okay for me to fall.

Don’t go to the hospital and delay the project.”

Xu Chen didn't want to dwell on this matter for too long, mainly because he didn't want to waste time.

Besides, he already had other plans for Li Fengfeng...

“Since there’s nothing else to do, let’s get going and not delay the project.

Misunderstandings are misunderstandings, work is work, we are all Party B, so we should finish Party A’s client’s work first.”

Li Fengfeng blinked his eyes:
"Teacher Xu Chen is right! It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!"

Sun Amy and Chen Xiaolong looked at each other, their hearts full of anxiety and confusion.

Xu Chen looked at the two people behind him, and Li Fengfeng introduced:

"These are two of our colleagues from Black Duke Marketing, who are following up on the execution of Renhe's project together this time."

"Hello, Mr. Xu Chen, I am designer Sun Amy."

"Hello, Mr. Xu Chen, I am the account manager Chen Xiaolong."

As they spoke, they each took out their business cards and handed them over with both hands.

When Li Fengfeng saw it, he took out his business card from his pocket.

Xu Chen politely took it with both hands and looked at it seriously but simply.

He also took out his business card and handed it over with both hands...

Just at this moment, two people came from behind.

Li Fengfeng looked up and shrank back in fear. Behind him, Sun Amy and Chen Xiaolong also looked fearful.

Xu Chen looked back and saw that it was Teacher Fang Jun, and the burly Zhao Feng with a straight face.

"Brother Chen." Zhao Feng called out in a muffled voice, then looked Li Fengfeng up and down with ill intent.

Fang Jun explained in a low voice with a blank expression:

"Brother Bing was afraid of trouble, so he asked Zhao Feng to follow us."

Xu Chen was somewhat speechless and said to Zhao Feng:

"Go back, it's okay!"

Zhao Feng: "Brother Chen, I'll just stay by your side and won't get in your way."

Xu Chen turned around and patted Zhao Feng on the shoulder:

"It's okay. I'll send Brother Bing a message to let him know."

Zhao Feng frowned and thought for a while: "Okay, I'll listen to Brother Chen first."

Having said that, he turned around to leave, but his face was full of anger and he glanced at Li Fengfeng with a threatening look in his eyes.

Li Fengfeng lowered his fat head, his small eyes looking up but not daring to raise them.

But when he caught a glimpse of Zhao Feng leaving, he felt relieved and gave Xu Chen a vulgar and ugly smile.

Xu Chen pointed to the side:
"This is our company's strategic director, Mr. Fang Junfang."

Li Fengfeng quickly stepped forward politely: "Hello, Teacher Fang."

Fang Jun had a blank expression on his face and exchanged business cards with Li Fengfeng and the other two.

"Then Teacher Xu, Teacher Fang, let's go. It will take some time to drive from here to the studio."

Xu Chen smiled and nodded without saying anything else.

Chen Xiaolong walked into the cab and started the engine and the air conditioner.

Li Fengfeng walked a little unsteadily, probably because he had just fallen on his fat butt and still had some hidden injuries.

He opened the back door of the Odyssey, and Sun Amy got in first and sat in the last row.

Xu Chen and Fang Jun then sat in the "boss seats" in the second row.

Li Fengfeng sat on the passenger seat with his butt slightly tilted to one side, and his posture looked a little funny.

……

The studio is in Haizhu District, and it takes 40 minutes to drive there including traffic jams.

Because of what happened before getting on the car, the atmosphere in the car was a bit weird.

Li Fengfeng, who was very good at pleasing people, was also embarrassed and didn't say much. Xu Chen was too lazy to pay attention and closed his eyes to take a nap. In the middle of the phone vibrated, and it was Director Feng Siliang who sent a few press releases and asked Xu Chen to help check and confirm them.

……

Forty minutes later, the white Odyssey drove into an old factory area.

This was originally an unknown old factory, but was later transformed into a creative park with many photo studios, design studios, etc.

Fang Jun still found it somewhat novel, so he looked around.

The general layout of this factory still has some flavor of a "state-owned factory", which makes Fang Jun feel somewhat familiar.

But after being transformed into a creative park, the cafes, literary bookstores and exhibition halls reveal a different artistic atmosphere, which is also a huge contrast.

Fang Jun looked at Xu Chen:

"Can you tell your dad to renovate the factory area in the future to make it more fashionable?"

Xu Chen smiled:
"Sure! Then we can use the factory building to open a coffee shop and let Mr. Fang Jun be the boss."

Fang Jun: "One factory building is still too big. We can open one on the first floor of the comprehensive building."

She thought about it and said, “Let’s not open a cafe, let’s open it as a bar!
Your dad also likes to drink, so stock up on some of his favorite Guojiao, Maotai, etc...."

Xu Chen: "Also stock up on some of what Teacher Fang Jun likes to drink..."

……

The two chatted casually. Li Fengfeng in the front row blinked his eyes and felt that he caught some extraordinary words.

What? Does your family own a factory?

There is a big factory area? Can you open a bar?

It can’t be as big as the Creative Park, right?
What kind of family is this?!
……

A few minutes later, Odyssey stopped at the door of a studio with a large sign hanging on it:
"Infernal Affairs Studio".

Two or three people came out from inside, and the one I met was a middle-aged man with long hair, tortoise-shell glasses, and a literary look on his face.

Several people got off the car, and Li Fengfeng introduced:
"This is Teacher Xu Chen...

This is the director, Mr. Zhu Xiaoming."

Xu Chen politely greeted the director. Zhu Xiaoming looked up at Xu Chen with a look of surprise.

"I've only heard Teacher Xu Chen's voice on conference calls before, but I didn't expect...she's so young!"

Xu Chen smiled and said, "The director is pretty much as I imagined. He looks very experienced and professional at first glance."

The director smiled, obviously enjoying it very much.

He raised his hand to make way:

"Teacher Xu, Mr. Li, let's go in!

The scenery is ready, let's go check it out!"...

Under the guidance of the director, several people took the elevator to the large studio on the second floor.

As soon as you enter, you will see the real shooting scene.

Xu Chen glanced around and frowned...

The shooting scenes had been confirmed in the plan before, and were all based on the shooting plan given by Xu Chen.

The overall effect is a virtual white space.

White stone pillars, blue pools, white ribbons...there will also be some white dove elements during the actual shooting.

In the on-site layout, all the elements are present, with a large green screen behind them.

In post-production, the image will be removed.

The director said:

"The current arrangements have been confirmed with Mr. Li. Teacher Xu Chen will take a look. If there are no problems, we can move forward."

Xu Chen walked into the set without saying a word, and looked down at the core scene of the "pool".

This pool is also the most important shot.

There will be an important set of shots of the two spokespeople in the pool.

Xu Chen: "The shape of this pool is not in the proposal I gave you."

The director was stunned: "Ah? I have confirmed this with Mr. Li."

He paused and said, “I also know the original plan, which was a leaf-shaped pool.

But later, Heijue gave feedback that the shape of the leaf did not look good in the picture, so it was changed to the current artistic oval shape.”

Xu Chen looked at Li Fengfeng:
"Mr. Li, it seems that this change has not been confirmed with me."

Li Fengfeng blinked his eyes, but thought to himself that something was wrong.

As expected, he started to find fault and make trouble. It seems that this Teacher Xu Chen is not easy to deal with. He still holds a grudge against me for what happened in the morning.

Li Fengfeng narrowed his eyes, but turned to look at the designer Sun Amy beside him:

"Amy, what's up with this modification?"

Sun Amy was stunned for a moment, blinked and looked at Li Fengfeng.

She was thinking:
Isn't this what you, Mr. Li, asked to modify?
You said that the leaf shape is too ugly and meaningless, affecting the beauty of the picture...

Seeing that Sun Amy did not respond, Li Fengfeng looked at Xu Chen with a smile:

"The designer was just doing things in a haphazard way and probably didn't pay attention to this detail."

Sun Amy was filled with anxiety. Why did she get blamed for no apparent reason?

Li Fengfeng continued:
“The shape of this pool isn’t that important, is it?

I just checked, it seems that this shape will look better in the camera image!
I don’t think it’s a problem…”

Xu Chen frowned, looking unhappy.

Li Fengfeng looked up at the director and motioned for him to add a few words.

The director thought about it and said:
“From a purely compositional perspective, the current shape of the pool does look better in photos, and it also matches the surrounding white pillars and the ribbon above.

The original shape of the leaves is indeed a bit abrupt and difficult to blend with other elements."

Xu Chen frowned, but still explained seriously:
"The script I sent over has been discussed and confirmed with the client, and the basic screen elements involved cannot be easily changed."

Li Fengfeng put on a smiling face:

"I don't think it's that serious. It's just the shape of a pool."

Sun Amy and Chen Xiaolong looked at each other, as if they were discussing something with their eyes.

In fact, they now feel that this "Teacher Xu Chen" has begun to deliberately cause trouble.

Especially in Sun Amy's opinion, the shape of the pool is indeed irrelevant.

From a designer's professional perspective, when shooting commercials, one must of course take into account the aesthetics of the images.

Although Sun Amy hates Li Fengfeng, Mr. Li's modification of the picture still makes some sense. The current shape of the pool is indeed much more beautiful in the camera image.

Xu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Is my previous plan here?"

Director: “Yes, on the computer.”

A few minutes later, several people squatted in front of a table.

Xu Chen opened the previous plan and explained:
“My proposal is relatively brief and only covers the core elements.

The purpose is also to avoid causing too much interference to the director's work and to give the director more creative space.

But each of the core elements of the plan has a purpose and cannot be easily changed. "

(End of this chapter)