Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 469: A Real Blockbuster

Naturally, Xu Chen declined the olive branch of Baidu executive position thrown by Ma Dongmin.

Just like the job invitation from Vanke last year, although it is a senior management position in a large group or company, it is no longer very attractive to "Mr. Xu" who owns two companies.

In fact, if Xu Chen goes to work now, the cost-effectiveness is really too low.

Of course Xu Chen couldn't refuse directly, so he made a joke euphemistically and slightly changed the subject.

Ma Dongmin and Zhao Ling were both smart people, so they naturally understood Xu Chen's refusal.

Zhao Ling remained silent, but her expression clearly showed a feeling of "relief".

Looking at Mr. Xiao Xu again, there was even a bit of gratitude in his complicated eyes.

If Xu Chen really came to the group to be the "Vice President of Marketing", then Zhao Ling would be demoted...

Xu Chen found it a little funny. Melissa, the boss lady of Baidu, was really sharp and direct.

This is in stark contrast to the gentle and soft-spoken Li Yanhong.

No wonder Zhao Ling was obviously timid in front of her. The boss lady really didn't care about her subordinates' face at all.

Ma Dongmin looked at Xu Chen and added with a smile:
“Mr. Xu, don’t rush to reply. You can think about it again.

We at Baidu are an emerging Internet company, and unlike traditional enterprises we do not emphasize seniority.

If Mr. Xu is willing to join, I will help you with the Landing..."

The implication is "I've got you covered."

Xu Chen still felt grateful:

"Thank you Melissa for your trust. I am truly flattered."

Ma Dongmin shook hands with Xu Chen again before turning around and getting into the car.

Zhao Ling also shook hands with Xu Chen:

"Excuse me, Mr. Xu, I also need to rush back for a meeting.

Miao Xiaoyu will stay here. If Mr. Xu has any questions, just give them to her directly."

Xu Chen: "Okay, thank you, Mr. Zhao!"

Ma Dongmin and Zhao Ling left first by car.

The six or seven young people who had just followed the two bosses also got on a sightseeing bus at the back and left.

Xu Chen was a little speechless. Did this bunch of people come here just to give the boss lady a show?
……

Monitor rest areas.

I had just finished shooting a set of shots and was now switching locations to take a break.

Xu Chen had just sat down when director Bayu came over with two assistants.

"Mr. Xu, the feedback we just gave has been re-shot.

Let’s see if there are any other questions?”

Bayu asked in a low voice, looking a little cowardly and distressed.

Xu Chen smiled helplessly, understanding the other party's mood and situation.

He looked at Baidu's assistant Miao Xiaoyu and saw that she was not there, so he whispered:
“I gave too many and too many comments this morning. After all, the client’s lady boss was right beside me, so I had no choice.

The reason why I have so many opinions is to make the boss lady give fewer suggestions. After all, most of the specific opinions of Party A may not be reliable.

Don't worry, Teacher Bayu, you will be in charge of the afternoon and you will be in charge of the specific shooting arrangements.

I will only pay more attention to some key issues and important shots.”

Bayu was stunned for a moment, then a grateful smile appeared on his face:
"Thank you... Mr. Xu."

……

There is not much free time at noon, so the production team arranged uniform boxed lunches.

Miao Xiaoyu originally wanted to arrange for Mr. Xu to go out for a meal, but Xu Chen really didn't want to go through the trouble, so he just ate a box lunch with the crew.

The afternoon shoot went smoothly.

Xu Chen still kept a close eye on the filming process, but he did not report any small problems encountered in the morning.

Zhao Ling's assistant Miao Xiaoyu sat with Xu Chen. She was not a business-oriented colleague and could not see anything from a professional perspective.

I just think Mr. Xu and the director team are so professional that I couldn’t even understand what they were saying occasionally.

A little after five in the evening, Director Bayu came over to confirm a few shots with Mr. Xu, then said "Finish" into the intercom.

This was followed by cheers and applause.

Bayu is serious and meticulous at work, but his private personality is somewhat similar to Wu Feifei. He is optimistic, cheerful and has a high emotional intelligence, and his words and actions are very likable.

She dragged Mr. Xu to take a photo with everyone, and introduced the director team's photography and costume teachers, etc. to Xu Chen one by one.

Later, he said he wanted to have dinner with Mr. Xu, but Xu Chen declined on the grounds that he had to catch a plane.

Bayu showed a natural sense of loss and said that he would visit Dongchen Advertising when he worked on projects in Shanghai in the future.

Xu Chen said goodbye to the director team, greeted Miao Xiaoyu separately, and then hurriedly took Sun Amy to catch the plane.

Sun Amy and Bayu seemed to be very familiar with each other in private, and they even hugged each other before leaving.

……

……

Evening, Shanghai.

Xu Chen returned to the school dormitory with a backpack on his back, and when he pushed the door open he saw a mess.

The mess was left behind by several roommates who went home for winter break and were packing up their things.

There are not many people in the entire dormitory area on the southwest first floor. The occasional few who are there may be students who are interning or working in Shanghai during the winter vacation.

Xu Chen thought about it and decided to take a shower at school and then go back to the company to sleep.

What's more, the small bed on the 8th floor was also slept in by Xie Bingran, and it also had a nice puppy smell.

And I will be able to see the dog again tomorrow morning, I am so happy.

……

……

The next morning, Xu Chen got up before dawn.

There was no other way. The Louis Vuitton photo shoot started at 6: in the morning, not to mention I had to drive to Pudong.

But since he was going to see his own Xie Bingran, he was naturally happy.

……

after an hour.

The filming location was near Pudong Airport, which is almost at the easternmost part of Shanghai and close to the sea.

Only after Xu Chen arrived did he realize that this was also an old industrial factory.

The producers booked the entire factory and built a studio almost from scratch.

Xu Chen parked the car in the parking area and sat in the car waiting for a while.

Not long after, a white business car drove in and stopped next to Xu Chen's car.

Xu Chen rolled down the window and saw Xie Bingran, Director Li Yue, and Coach Liu Shengnan just getting out of the car...

Naturally, the three of them had seen Xu Chen a long time ago, so they asked the driver to park the car here.

"Mr. Xu! Long time no see!"

The first person to say hello was Director Li Yue. When he saw Xu Chen, he was very polite and smiling.

Xu Chen had also gotten out of the car. He shook hands with Li Yue and said hello to Liu Shengnan.

He and Brother Bing looked at each other, but didn't say anything, just smiled at each other.

If other people didn't know, they would probably think that the two were not familiar with each other or even didn't know each other.

Xie Bingran was wearing all black, with the large collar of her long down jacket turned up, covering her pretty neck and half-hiding her delicate chin.

Li Yue made a phone call and then walked towards the studio with a few people.

A girl dressed very "glamorously" came to greet them, with colorful clothes all over her body and heavy makeup on her face.

Director Li Yue wanted to help introduce her, but she had already introduced herself:
“You can just call me Apple! Brand manager of Louis Vuitton.”

After a brief acquaintance, Apple led a few people into the studio.

Xu Chen came here today only as a member of Brother Bing's team and did not actually participate in the filming, so there was no deliberate introduction.

As Apple walked, he had a brief conversation with Xie Bingran:
“The artist in charge of today’s photography is called Camile.

She doesn’t understand Chinese, but it doesn’t matter, there will be two translators on site to help you communicate.”

"A total of four sets of flat and behind-the-scenes shots were needed, including four sets of costumes and four scenes. Two sets in the morning and two sets in the afternoon.

The four scenes are divided into four studios, namely rainforest, desert, ancient ruins and cyber.

In the morning, I took photos of ancient monuments and deserts, and in the afternoon, I took photos of rainforests and cyberspace..."

Xu Chen listened silently, but took a deep breath in his heart.

Constructing four scenes of rainforest, desert, ancient ruins and cyberspace out of thin air gives you an idea of how much the production cost.

It is indeed a luxury brand for the wealthy, and it looks like they don’t care about money at all.

……

When they entered the first studio and looked up at the scenery, even Xu Chen was stunned.

The filming studio in this "ancient monument" is almost a replica of a scene from "Tomb Raider".

It feels like you are in the ancient ruins of Mayan civilization that has traveled through tens of millions of years, or in the ancient city of sacrificial tribal civilization in another time and space...

There are more than a dozen staff members busy in the "historic site", and they are all foreigners.

I think it was the Louis Vuitton team of artists who flew here specially from Paris.

A foreign girl with black-framed glasses and golden hair came over, exchanged a few words with Apple, and then took Xie Bingran away.

Apple then turned around and said to Li Yue, Xu Chen and the others:

"We can just go to the rest area next to us. There are monitors there to see the actual filming..."

Having said that, he led the three people to the rest area.

The implication is that they don’t actually want the three “entourage” to interfere with the filming process.

……

The rest area is inside the studio, in a small rectangular house built behind an "ancient altar".

There are two huge TVs inside, one is for real-time monitoring of the shooting position, and the other is for real-time monitoring of the working environment from a third-party perspective.

Two heaters on the ground were humming, making the rest area warm and comfortable.

Apple added:

"You three can just rest here...

If there are any problems during the filming, Director Li can contact me using the intercom on the table, and I will come over to communicate immediately."

Li Yue: "Okay, you're busy."

……

Liu Shengnan: "This is amazing, it feels like a blockbuster movie!"

Li Yue: "It's like shooting a blockbuster movie. Our Brother Bing is worthy of being an international superstar!"

……

About half an hour later, Xie Bingran appeared on the screen.

She was surrounded by a group of foreign artists and stood in front of the shooting area of an ancient statue.

A tall foreign girl is particularly eye-catching, I think it is the artist Camile.

She wore long boots and tight black jeans, with a baggy black jacket on top.

His black hair was tied up, his nose was high, and his eye sockets were deep...

Xu Chen looked at Xie Bingran's makeup and couldn't help but think of "Brother Bing" in high school.

Just because at this moment her hair was all combed back, revealing her beautiful forehead.

When he was in high school, the cold and domineering "Brother Bing" often looked like this, with a cigarette in his mouth.

A staff member stepped forward and took the long down jacket that Xie Bingran was wearing.

What she was wearing inside was the first look taken today.

Liu Shengnan couldn't help but say:

"Brother Bing is so cool... He really is Tomb Raider!"

Li Yue had some understanding of today's shooting, so he started to explain:

“This year, Louis Vuitton has launched several major themes: adventure, passion, nature, and the future.

The scene of this ancient monument should be an adventure theme..."

Liu Shengnan leaned closer to the TV and watched it carefully:
“Is this men’s clothing or women’s clothing?”

Li Yue scratched his head:

“It should be considered neutral!

After all, our Brother Bing looks good whether he is wearing men's or women's clothes...

In addition, these international brands also like to make very neutral clothes. "

Xu Chen did not participate in the discussion, but looked at Brother Bing on the screen.

He couldn't help but think, once this advertisement is released, won't all the young girls like Su Rong be charmed by it one by one?

……

The filming of the first set of "blockbuster" has begun.

The picture on one of the TVs is a real-time shot of the "behind-the-scenes video", so it is Brother Bing's first-person perspective.

Under the guidance of the French girl, she shuttled through different "ancient monuments" scenes.

The texture of a "blockbuster" can be fully seen from the behind-the-scenes footage.

In addition to this lifelike ancient ruins scene that seems to have traveled through time and space, the scene is also accompanied by smoke and various changes of light and shadow.

Any random frame captured on the TV screen looks like a shot from a top Hollywood blockbuster.

Director Li Yue and Xu Chen watched the filming progress and chatted leisurely.

Li Yue remembered something, and said to Xu Chen with a polite smile:

“I haven’t formally thanked Mr. Xu for the Spring Festival Gala yet!

This is really thanks to you.”

Xu Chen: "Director Li is too polite. It is of course a top-notch and important positive news for Brother Bing to be on the Spring Festival Gala. I will definitely support it."

He calculated the time:

"It's only a few days away... do we still need to go for rehearsal?"

Li Yue: "I will take Brother Bing to the capital tomorrow.

We will be in the CCTV studio for a formal rehearsal tomorrow at noon..."

Liu Shengnan: "Brother Bing's status is really high!

Shooting for luxury brands and even appearing on the Spring Festival Gala..."

Li Yue: "If you can run the Asian Games championship, you can also participate!"

Liu Shengnan seemed to think about it seriously, and then spoke again:
"Even if I won the Asian Games championship, I couldn't get a Louis Vuitton endorsement, nor could I appear on the Spring Festival Gala."

Li Yue: “Why do you say that?”

Liu Shengnan: "I'm not as good-looking as Brother Bing!

Besides, there are many Asian Games champions, and Bing Ge is the only one who is famous, right? "

She looked at Li Yue again and said in a teasing tone:
"Senior Sister Feng Youping also won an Asian Games gold medal, why didn't Director Li match her with a luxury brand?"

Li Yue was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly.

Because what Liu Shengnan said is actually very reasonable...

Even if it is the Asian Games gold medal, "good looks" is very important.

Liu Shengnan suddenly remembered something and looked at Xu Chen and said:

"Today is Valentine's Day..."

Xu Chen: “I know.”

Liu Shengnan: "That means there is an arrangement, which is really enviable..."

Li Yue turned to Xu Chen and said:

"I've also reported to the team, and we'll give Brother Bing a day off tonight.

Tomorrow morning, she just needs to show up at the airport on time."

Xu Chen: "Thank you, Director Li."

(End of this chapter)