Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 320: Old Xu
Sunday morning.

Xu Chen stayed at a hotel in Tianhe Building and specifically asked for the room he and Xie Bingran had stayed in last time.

It was still the same standard double room, but many guests came and went, and there was no trace of Xu Chen and Xie Bingran having stayed there.

Fortunately, the memories are still vivid.

I drank a few more glasses with Nie Fei last night. I drank too much cocktail and still had a headache when I woke up in the morning.

After Xu Chen got up and washed up, he called his father Xu Zhiquan first.

Lao Xu was still very happy when he received the call from his son.

The father and son showed concern for each other, and Xu Chen told them about Nie Fei and "Ranbing Sports".

Xu Zhiquan still said seriously:
“Then this is still a serious matter.

I'll ask Wu Yue to arrange a reception, and then I'll have a good chat with her."

Xu Chen: “Nie Fei is very knowledgeable in marketing and channel distribution.

We can also arrange for Guo Liang to talk more with Nie Fei..."

Xu Zhiquan: "Okay, I'll take care of this."

Xu Chen smiled and said, "Take Nie Fei to dinner, don't force her to drink...

She used to work for foreign and Hong Kong companies, and she wasn’t into drinking.”

Xu Zhiquan smiled heartily:
"Don't worry! Your father knows what's going on!"

Xu Zhiquan thought about it again and said:

"You just said that Nie Fei still needs to visit the production base, right?"

Xu Chen: "Yes, we are going to create a sports brand. We may start with professional running shoes and the like. We need to solve the production problems first...

There are several places in China where sports brand OEM factories are concentrated. Nie Fei has relevant connections, so we can go and have a chat first.”

Xu Zhiquan: "Then I'll go with her, and I'll take Fang Jun with me."

Xu Chen thought for a moment and said, "It's fine this way, Nie Fei is still a girl after all.

When Mr. Xu shows up, it seems like he’s here to discuss something.”

Xu Zhiquan smiled and said:
“It’s still a bit complicated to actually talk to the factory about things.

Although this CEO Nie is a senior executive of a foreign company, she may not know the ins and outs of the production factory...

Besides, this is a matter between my son and Ranran, so dad should pay more attention to it!"

Xu Chen smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Xu!"

Xu Zhiquan: "Our first mass-produced car will roll off the assembly line at the end of the month. Will my son be able to come back?"

Xu Chen: "It's hard to say. There's a filming for Xie Bingran at the end of the month, so it might clash with our schedule!"

Xu Zhiquan: "That's okay, come back for the celebration party later!"

From Lao Xu's tone, it can be seen that he is full of confidence and expectation for the first sale of "Morning Breeze Ice Power".

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It's past ten o'clock.

Jeep brand manager Yan Chuan called a conference call, mainly with the director team, to report to the client on the storyboard script for Xie Bingran's part.

For Dongchen Advertising, Sun Amy participated in the early storyboard discussions, and Xu Chen has also reviewed the final script and found no major problems.

The script report was hosted by director Bao Junsen.

This advertising director from Hong Kong Island gave his report in very poor Mandarin, which was quite halting.

Fortunately, there are documents to read, and there are no major obstacles to reporting.

The overall shooting plan is to focus on three or four scenes near Dunhuang, which can be completed within one day.

On the Jeep brand side, the two bosses Pang Ming and He Dachang raised some questions, but did not have any major opinions.

After all, the storyboards were also made based on Xu Chen's advertising film creativity, so there won't be any major problems.

The only thing is that the shots of Xie Bingran and Wang Shi need to be shot separately and then edited into the same film later, and the client still expressed some concerns.

Director Bao Junsen replied:

“There’s no need to worry too much about this.

We use the same lens language to shoot, and will unify dubbing and color grading in post-production to ensure the unity of the overall style..."

After discussing a few more details, the storyboard script plan was finally finalized.

Yan Chuan added:

"Tomorrow morning, I will have a conference call with Director Li Yue of the national team.

Confirm Xie Bingran's final filming schedule, and also discuss the filming plan with Director Li Yue."

He paused and then said:

"Teacher Xu Chen, we haven't actually reported our project to the national team yet, so we're not sure what issues they're concerned about..."

Xu Chen replied:
“They are primarily concerned with two things:
The first is the athletes’ schedule. Xie Bingran is preparing for the Asian Games, so the training schedule is fixed and set.

Once the shooting schedule is confirmed, there cannot be any adjustments, especially no temporary delays.

The second is the safety of the athletes. The spokesperson is now a national champion and will also participate in the Asian Games, which is very precious.

During our filming process, we must ensure the personal safety of the athletes, and we must also have medical care, safety measures, and so on.

I suggest that the director team come up with a simple plan specifically for the overall driving schedule, safety, medical care, etc., and report to Director Li Yue tomorrow..."

BBDO Creative Director Liu Wenqin responded:

"Got it, Mr. Xu Chen! We will work with the director on this aspect and come up with a plan today!"

Xu Chen gave an additional reminder:

"I will confirm Xie Bingran's schedule with Director Li Yue tomorrow. It will probably be the end of October.

There is only a little more than a week left, and the overall shooting preparations need to be completed within next week.

The pressure is quite high, and the BBDO team and the director team need to work hard!"

Director Bao Junsen replied:

"Okay got it! Thank you Mr. Xu Chen for the reminder!

We have already started preparations for this work.

We will arrange for people to go to the northwest next Monday to prepare for driving, equipment, support, etc.!"

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The storyboard report went relatively smoothly, and it was obvious that Liu Wenqin and Bao Junsen both breathed a sigh of relief.

The main reason is that Pang Ming and He Dachang did not propose any major revisions, so there is no need to bother with the script anymore and we can go straight into preparations.

Xu Chen doesn't have much pressure. His job is still as a "producer", which mainly involves giving orders, and it's quite easy.

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At noon, Xu Chen went to "Yangcheng Restaurant" alone to have lunch.

Although there was only one person, he was still a bit extravagant and ordered a table full of food.

Mr. Xu, when you are away from home, you still have to take good care of yourself.

Also, while you are at the age where you can eat whatever you want without getting fat, enjoy your appetite more.

During the break, Sister Wu Yue sent a message, asking about Nie Fei.

[Mr. Xu, are there any precautions for the reception with Mr. Nie?

For example, her dietary restrictions...】

Xu Chen smiled. Sister Wu Yue was indeed a serious and careful person.

[Sister Yue, you don’t have to be too detailed or serious, just entertain her normally.

Remember to ask Teacher Fang Jun to let them get to know each other. 】

【Ok, no problem! 】

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After dinner, Xu Chen bought some wife cakes, bacon and other snacks at the dim sum shop on the first floor, packed them up and sent them back to Tiancheng's home directly from the shop.

His father, Xu Zhiquan, liked the taste of this "wife cake", so Xu Chen naturally remembered it.

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When we returned to Shanghai, it was already 5 o'clock in the evening.

Xu Chen missed Bing Ge a little, but didn't want to disturb her training.

Brother Bing was "sealed" in the training ground this weekend and couldn't get out at all.

But if Xu Chen went to a hotel to sleep tonight, Xie Bingran would probably be able to sneak out.

But Xu Chen thought about it and gave up.

After all the trips back and forth, Xie Bingran probably lost an hour of sleep.

Bing Ge's daily training is so hard, let her have a good rest. At night, I go back to the dormitory and hug the big wolf dog doll on the bed, which can also be regarded as a way to relieve my longing...

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Monday morning.

There were two conference calls and an English class at school in the morning. Xu Chen calculated his attendance and found it was sufficient, so he skipped the class and went straight to the office.

Sun Amy was already waiting in the conference room, with paper and pen on the table, looking very serious.

The first conference call was to arrange the filming of Kunlun Mountain Mineral Water.

After waiting for a while, Chen Xinyi called.

The conference call involved three parties: Jiaduobao, Dongchen Advertising, and the photographer.

On the Jiaduobao side, besides Chen Xinyi and a few kids from the marketing department, there was also a vice president named Gong Ming.

After Nie Fei went on "vacation", Mr. Gong took over the work first.

The photographer's name is Tang Shanfeng, and he works for a photography studio that Jiaduobao has been cooperating with. Previously, Wang Laoshun's print advertising materials were also shot by this photographer.

As the boss of the client, Gong Ming briefly introduced himself and got to know the guests first.

In addition, he also emphasized:
"The Kunlun Mountain Mineral Water project can be advanced according to the schedule originally arranged by General Manager Nie, and no changes need to be made for now."

Afterwards, Chen Xinyi presided over the meeting.

Xie Bingran's shooting schedule is confirmed to be on the morning of the 29th.

It lasts from 7am to 1pm, a total of 6 hours.

There are only two core KV drafts in total, and there may be more than ten actions to shoot, so six hours is plenty of time.

Xie Bingran's makeup and hair are relatively simple, and the shooting background is not complicated, so the overall execution is not too difficult.

Photographer Tang Shanfeng carefully went over the detailed shooting plan with Gong Ming and Xu Chen.

Including makeup, hair, clothing, action reference, lighting reference and so on.

Sun Amy had already reviewed it in advance, so Xu Chen didn't have many objections.

The meeting was relatively simple, it was just for the three parties to get to know each other first and confirm the shooting schedule for the 29th.

On that day, the national team will arrange for Xie Bingran to arrive at the designated studio at 7 o'clock and the schedule must be completed at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.

What Jiaduobao and the photographer didn't know was that after Xie Bingran finished his schedule here at 1 o'clock, he would rush to shoot Jeep's advertising materials.

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After hanging up the phone, Sun Amy adjusted her round-frame glasses and asked weakly:

"Sister Fei...are you really gone?"

As Sun Amy had previously worked with Jiaduobao, she naturally knew Nie Fei.

She also heard some news from Chen Xinyi about what happened in Jiaduobao in the past two days.

Xu Chen joked:

"Sister Fei is gone, are you sad?"

Sun Amy: "Sister Fei is very capable and beautiful...

I would love to work with her.”

Xu Chen smiled mysteriously:

"Maybe there will be another chance in the future."

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Jeep's conference call starts at 11 o'clock sharp.

On the brand side, the main bosses are Pang Ming and He Dachang.

Then came the BBDO Tianlian Advertising team led by Liu Wenqin and director Bao Junsen’s team.

In addition, there is Director Li Yue from the General Administration of Sports.

The meeting was chaired by Yan Chuan from Jeep Marketing Department, who first gave a brief introduction to the personnel from the following parties.

As Li Yue is the leader of the General Administration of Sports, everyone was polite and greeted him seriously.

In particular, Pang Ming and He Dachang from the brand were particularly polite to Li Yue.

After all, the overall signing and implementation of the cooperation are all controlled by Li Yue, and Director Li still has a lot of say.

When Li Yue learned that Xu Chen was also on the phone, he actually took the initiative to greet "Teacher Xu Chen" politely.

Xu Chen was naturally enthusiastic and well-behaved. He greeted Director Li with a very familiar tone and attitude.

This surprised Pang Ming, Liu Wenqin and others a little.

I didn’t expect that Dongchen Advertising has such a close relationship with Director Li from the General Administration of Sports?

Even the tone of Li Yue's greeting to Teacher Xu Chen sounded polite and serious...

After what happened with An Jinxiong, Li Yue now has some inexplicable fear towards Xu Chen.

All these things that happened made Director Li wonder whether the downfall of An Jinxiong and the power behind him had something to do with this "Little Teacher Xu"...

The more doubtful and unclear you are, the more fearful you will become.

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The meeting contained two contents. One was that Li Yue finally confirmed Xie Bingran's schedule, and the other was that the director synchronized the script and shooting plan.

As expected, Xie Bingran's schedule starts from the afternoon of the 29th.

At 29 p.m. on the 2th, Xie Bingran rushed to the studio arranged by Jeep to shoot driving shots and print advertisements in the studio.

After that, we flew to Dunhuang overnight.

The entire next day, the 30th, was the shooting schedule for the TV commercial.

On the morning of the 31st, Xie Bingran finished filming and returned to Shanghai.

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The schedule was the same as Xu Chen expected, and he had reminded the brand in advance.

The director team's shooting arrangements naturally fit this schedule.

Li Yue also reminded:

"The athletes' schedules are fixed, especially on the morning of the 31st, they have to fly back to Shanghai unless it is force majeure.

Another thing is Xie Bingran’s personal safety. The traveling, driving, and filming processes must all be foolproof.

If something happens to her, we can’t bear the responsibility…”

This statement was almost identical to Xu Chen's previous reminder, but it still surprised the people from Jeep and BBDO.

It seems that Teacher Xu Chen does have a close relationship with the national team and understands the needs of the national team and athletes very well.

Director Bao Junsen said in broken Mandarin:

"Don't worry, Director Li. We have detailed safety plans and even medical plans. We will sync them with you later."

The director first synchronized the plan for the studio shooting on the afternoon of the 29th, and Bao Junsen's team was also responsible for coordinating the whole process.

The photographer is also from Hong Kong Island and will be the videographer for the commercial the next day.

His name is Kuang Chunlei, and he took the same English name, Leslie, as Zhang Guorong.

After that, we synchronized the storyboard script and shooting plan for the next day's commercial in detail.

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The meeting lasted until about one o'clock in the afternoon.

One is that Bao Junsen’s Mandarin is very poor, which leads to his slow speaking speed.

Second, Director Li Yue was quite meticulous and asked a lot of questions about the shooting details.

Of course, what he was more concerned about was Xie Bingran's situation.

The most important thing is to ensure Xie Bingran's personal safety throughout the process, and the second is to ensure that Xie Bingran is not too tired.

Xu Chen was very satisfied with Li Yue's requirements.

So much the better.

It would be more appropriate for Li Yue to express some of the requirements for filming, and the director and the client would be more obedient...

During the discussion of the plan, whether it was Pang Ming and He Dachang from the brand side, or Liu Wenqin and Bao Junsen, they all found that Director Li Yue cared very much about Teacher Xu Chen's opinions.

Even after discussing for a few sentences, Director Li would take the initiative to ask Teacher Xu Chen for his opinions, attitudes, etc.

It even seemed that Xu Chen was Li Yue's "superior".

This also made everyone a little surprised and confused.

But this is a good thing after all. With Teacher Xu Chen in the middle, communication with the national team will indeed be much easier.

(End of this chapter)