Chapter 64: Filming a Qipao Commercial, Doing Practice Problems Makes One Stronger

The popularity Jin Li has enjoyed these past few days can hardly be called anything but high.

After becoming a public welfare ambassador for the Maozhao live streaming platform, she casually picked out a scratch-off ticket and won a 520,000 prize; subsequently, she received a personal reception from lottery officials who cashed out 419,000 for her on the spot—this news has already flooded the internet.

Jin Li's team did not let this popularity go to waste, immediately donating the entire 419,000 to public welfare causes.

This move of donating quickly transformed the popularity gathered over these past few days into visible public praise.

Now, even if another celebrity were to emerge and donate, even if they donated millions, they absolutely could not achieve the same transformative effect as Jin Li.

In the eyes of industry insiders.

Ever since Jin Li's first video of burning incense and scratching cards went viral across the internet, every move she has Match Match Match Match Match Made has been extremely correct.

Along with Jin Li's continued rise in popularity, the Chenxi Entertainment behind her has also appeared before the industry.

Three years ago, when this company signed Jin Li, everyone was watching a joke, wondering why they spent such a high price to hire a sickly person.

Three years later, Chenxi Entertainment, through successive powerful and successful hype campaigns, has brought Jin Li back into the public eye and refreshed the industry's impression of this company.

Impressive, a formidable rival!

Many people thought that Jin Li's popularity had reached its peak, having gained both reputation and public praise, and that Chenxi Entertainment would have her start a crazy money-making mode.

However, Chenxi Entertainment slapped their faces once again.

These past few days, almost all the advertisers who couldn't reach Jin Li weren't unable to reach her because her schedule was busy, but because—

The person herself was in a Daoist temple, cultivating her character and nourishing her spirit!

Even industry insiders, damn it, only learned of Jin Li's movements through trending searches.

#Jin Li stays in a Daoist temple for five consecutive days, cultivating character and nourishing spirit#

This tag air-dropped into the top ten trending searches!

Fans and netizens clicking in to watch saw Jin Li dressed in plain clothes, without makeup, quietly sitting in meditation and practicing in the Daoist temple.

【I feel a divine radiance Most Most Shining through her clear, elegant brows.】

【Ahhh, I love it! Who needs a cold, aloof Buddhist disciple? I want a free-spirited female Daoist priest who waves her hand and treats money like dirt with such generosity!】

【Question the sister, understand the sister, learn from the sister, become the sister! I also want to study hard, and I also want to go to the Daoist temple to burn incense!】

【Sisters, scratching cards in front of the Daoist temple is really useful. I specially bought a stack of scratch-offs today and won 10,000.】

【To tell the truth, the scratch-off I won in Jin Li's live stream room has already been mailed to my house. I wasn't home, and my parents' hands got itchy, so they opened them all for me and won 8,000.】

【Kneeling and begging sister to act; I can't wait to see sister's works T^T】

【Wait, didn't you guys notice sister isn't wearing makeup? No makeup! To still have such an ethereal appearance without makeup, is this the legendary literary film heroine or what?】

When the trending search came out, Jin Li and Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang didn't notice; they were on the road.

When they arrived at the company, Zou Da, who had been working like a beast of burden for them these past few days, had two large dark circles under his eyes and handed the two of them several scripts that had just been printed.

Zou Da said listlessly: "Not long after you came out of the Daoist temple, you hit a trending search, and netizens are calling for Jin Li to act in literary films.

Those little directors who popped up from nowhere are quite capable; they sent the scripts directly to the email, totaling five copies. I see there will be several more later, and perhaps some well-known directors will also seek cooperation with Jin Li.

I haven't reviewed the scripts yet; since you're back, I'll leave them for you to review."

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang blankly took the scripts and asked: "Okay, then what about you?"

Zou Da said with his eyes half-closed: "I have to go take a vacation first, get a good sleep, and no one is allowed to disturb my rest."

"Ring-a-ling!"

The phones in the company were ringing non-stop again, but they were quickly picked up by others.

Although Chenxi Entertainment is a small company, it is small but complete, and all the necessary departments are there.

The artist department has the most stars, followed by the management department.

Clearly, Jin Li's team couldn't handle the suddenly inflated workload, so Mr. Xiao ordered other managers to help out, counting it toward their performance.

Therefore, these managers were all very attentive in helping to handle Jin Li's announcements; if Jin Li happened to pick the announcements they selected, they could also get a share of the profits.

Although the commission percentage is only a few points, compared to Jin Li's announcement fees, even a few points is a decent commission.

As for Jin Li.

As soon as she returned to the company, she was taken by Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Jie to the company's conference room to communicate the details of the commercial script with Mr. Nan, who had come personally.

Jin Li had no objections to the revised script, only proposing one point: she hoped there would be more scenes with a natural, simple look to enhance the commercial's depth.

Mr. Nan nodded and said: "That's what we thought too, and we've just revised a new version; it's perfect to show you this time."

He paused and added: "Actually, regarding this commercial, the headquarters has disagreements. The most important thing about a commercial is promotion, but some people feel this commercial doesn't achieve the promotional attribute and can't highlight the charm of Duomi Cosmetics.

However, I communicated with the director filming the commercial, and the director actually thinks highly of this commercial, feeling it is special—it looks like a commercial but transcends a commercial.

Plus, your opinion is also very important, so I Match Match Match Match Match Made the final decision in the meeting to film it according to your ideas."

Mr. Nan took a deep breath, looking at Jin Li with a burning gaze, with a kind of determination to burn his bridges.

"Jin Li, whether this commercial can be filmed well, whether it can be effective, and whether it can bring good sales to the company—I'm betting the rest of my career on this commercial!"

Jin Li's expression couldn't help but become solemn.

It seems Mr. Nan convincing the headquarters to film this commercial wasn't as simple as he said.

This weight is a bit heavy, and Jin Li didn't dare to boast that it would definitely succeed.

She thought cautiously and asked back: "Mr. Nan, what is your annual salary?"

Mr. Nan was stunned and said vaguely: "Around two or three million."

Jin Li breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

She reached out her hand: "If this commercial isn't filmed successfully, then you can jump ship and come work for me; I can still afford an annual salary of two or three million."

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang also smiled: "That's right, Mr. Nan, I wish us a happy cooperation!"

Mr. Nan shook hands with Jin Li in a daze.

When he walked out of the conference room, his thoughts were drifting.

No, wait, didn't he emphasize the importance of this commercial to Jin Li, hoping she would film it well? How did it turn into him jumping ship if he couldn't make it work?

No, no, if Jin Li could really give him an annual salary of two or three million, then this ship-jumping isn't impossible...

No, no, when did he say he wanted to jump ship?!

The filming was scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

A commercial of less than a minute can basically be finished in two days; Duomi Cosmetics scheduled an extra day to ensure nothing goes wrong.

Fortunately, Jin Li's announcement schedule was completely clear, so she wouldn't be short on time, and she agreed.

When Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang signed the contract with Duomi Cosmetics, she stated: "No matter if you want to film this commercial for three days, four days, or a week, Jin Li can cooperate, but there is one point: you cannot force the filming.

If Jin Li feels unwell during the filming process, we will call a halt at any time; everything is based on Jin Li's health."

Duomi Cosmetics had cooperated with Jin Li before.

They had long known that Jin Li's health was poor, so they weren't surprised when they heard Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang propose this condition.

The person in charge said readily: "No problem, we will be equipped with a nutritionist and a private doctor during the filming process, so if Jin Li feels any discomfort, she can receive timely treatment."

Seeing this, Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang let Jin Li sign the contract.

The contract was signed on Monday, and filming wasn't until Wednesday.

Jin Li is currently in the limelight and cannot go out casually.

Unable to get support from the Daoist temple, she stayed at home, crazily watching videos and doing practice problems.

Other celebrities who saw this were a bit strange.

How does Jin Li have so much time to study? Doesn't she need to run announcements?

And in the eyes of netizens, what they care about most is Jin Li's current study progress.

【I've been doing practice problems with Jin Li for a month now, and I find she is really self-disciplined. She must open a live stream to study every night, and she also opens it from time to time during the day, desperately studying whenever she can. Doesn't she feel tired?】

【To be honest, when I first saw Jin Li opening a live stream to study, I scoffed, thinking it was a new type of hype.】

【I happened to be very free recently, so I studied along with Jin Li, and I found that although she is a bit slow, her learning efficiency is actually very high. She basically won't get a question wrong a fourth time if she has missed it three times.】

【Recently, I've even discovered that Jin Li's problem-solving skills have improved; it's like she suddenly had an epiphany, and her accuracy rate is much higher!】

【I heard a saying from a top student before: "Learning makes me happy." I didn't believe it then, but now seeing Jin Li, I suddenly believe it, and I'm studying along with her!】

【Question Jin Li, understand Jin Li, learn from Jin Li, become Jin Li!】

At night.

After doing practice problems for three consecutive hours, Jin Li ended the live stream.

These past few days, she hasn't studied videos, focusing mainly on practice problems, thinking about the connections between knowledge points while doing them.

She found that learning this way is no worse than a teacher directly instilling knowledge.

Jin Li thought to herself: "Doing practice problems really makes you stronger the more you do them."

After washing up, she lay on the bed and looked at her phone for a while; two hours ago, Gu Cheng sent her a private message.

Gu Cheng: 【You've been live streaming so diligently these past few days, don't you need to run announcements?】

Jin Li: 【No, I pushed them all away. I'm preparing to film another commercial for Duomi Cosmetics tomorrow, so I'm doing practice problems to recharge my energy.】

Gu Cheng replied quickly; he should also be resting.

Gu Cheng: 【I see that the more you do practice problems, the better your state seems to be?】

Jin Li: 【Emmm, about that, you can think so.】

Gu Cheng: 【It seems you are destined to become a "study dog" ^_^】

Jin Li: 【Where, still can't compare to you, a "study dog" who is so happy when studying ^_^】

The daily conversations between "study dogs" are just this simple, unadorned, and boring.

Time finally arrived on Wednesday.

Early in the morning, Jin Li arrived at the Nancheng branch without makeup to change into a qipao and get her hair and makeup done.

Because netizens gave rave reviews to the qipao look in the video, Duomi Cosmetics used that set of styling directly this time, but the clothing changed—it was no longer a red qipao, but a black qipao with sparkling sequins.

The cheongsam style is minimalist, exuding a sense of high-end elegance in its simplicity.

This cheongsam wasn't borrowed; Duomi bought it as a high-end custom piece based on Jin Li's measurements, and after the shoot, Duomi will gift this dress to her.

Once the hair and makeup were done, Jin Li first filmed the indoor scenes of browsing a large shopping mall.

It didn't matter whether this scene was filmed during the day or at night.

For this shoot, Duomi Cosmetics specifically negotiated with the Nancheng Central Business District and chose an 8:00 AM time slot.

The mall wasn't open to the public then, but the shops could open early, ensuring both the integrity of the footage and privacy.

All the merchants signed non-disclosure agreements for this shoot; they could take videos, but they couldn't post them online.

They have to wait until the commercials are released before they can be put online.

By 9:30 AM, when the mall officially opened, Jin Li had already finished filming the shopping scenes and headed to the back exit to leave in the nanny van.

Inside the nanny van, Sister Fang asked, "How are you feeling?"

Jin Li closed her eyes and rubbed her temples, "The filming time is quite long, and there are many details that need to be filmed over and over again; it feels more tiring than a photoshoot."

She is considered a newcomer in terms of acting.

She is dealing with advertisements, not TV dramas or films, where every frame and every second must convey beauty, so it's not really a matter of whether the performance is inspired or not.

Fortunately, she had already worked with Duomi's team before; although this collaboration was a bit tiring, everything went smoothly.

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang looked down at the upcoming schedule.

"When we get back, we'll film the indoor makeup removal scene; you need to recreate the plot of applying eyeshadow from the video."

Speaking of which, Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang suddenly remembered: "Do you know how to use cosmetics to draw a koi fish?"

The Jin Li in the video just drew it casually, but for the official commercial, a complete version is needed.

Jin Li said confidently, "Don't worry, I can't guarantee anything else, but drawing a koi fish is no problem for me."

It's just drawing her true form; what's the big deal?

Back when she was in the Heavenly Realm, she would gaze at herself in the Jade Pool every day; she didn't know how many times she had drawn herself, she could do it with her eyes closed.

The filming proceeded very smoothly.

Upon returning to the Nancheng branch, Jin Li immediately filmed the indoor makeup removal scene; she had no idol baggage and removed it as soon as she was told.

She used Duomi Cosmetics' makeup remover, and the entire process was shown; many staff members were watching, wanting to see if Jin Li's bare face was truly beautiful.

The result, naturally, did not disappoint anyone.

Jin Li's bare face was exactly the same as how the paparazzi had secretly filmed her at the Daoist temple.

Although her lips were a bit pale, that was just how a person naturally looked.

After removing her makeup, Jin Li picked up the eyeshadow to draw the fish, and it was a success on the first take.

After asking Jin Li and getting her permission, the staff wasted no time in filming the indoor dining scene.

The script originally called for beer, but Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang was concerned about Jin Li's health, so they used a soft drink instead.

Jin Li had no airs; she chatted a few words with the "best friends" who had been invited, got into the rhythm, and entered the filming state once again.

"Cut!"

After filming for only a few seconds, the director quickly called for a stop.

"Jin Li, why don't you dance? Follow the rhythm and move your limbs, keep your posture casual; everyone else too, let's all move in a relaxed state."

Jin Li had been wondering how to express the relaxed posture of dining with friends, but with the director's suggestion, it became much easier to get into character.

As soon as the music rhythm started, her muscle memory kicked in.

Coming from a girl group background, the last thing she feared was dancing, and besides, it wasn't exactly a high-difficulty dance.

By the time filming ended, it was already evening.

Jin Li got into the nanny van to rest, and then a staff member came to ask if they should continue filming at night.

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang looked at Jin Li, who was resting with her eyes closed, and asked with concern, "Shall we move this scene to tomorrow night?"

Jin Li opened her eyes and shook her head, "Let's finish it all at once; my state is still okay, I can continue at night."

After paying respects to the Three Pure Ones at Tianxuan Temple, her state had always been very good, and the long hours of drilling practice had helped her maintain that excellent state.

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang had no objections.

"Fine, the body is your own, you know it best; I'll go discuss the filming time with them."

After Sister Fang went out, Jin Li didn't rest anymore and picked up her study materials to drill.

She was working on math problems, and because the time was too fragmented, she didn't start a live stream.

Whenever she encountered a problem she didn't understand, she would take a picture of it, waiting to discuss it with Gu Cheng next time.

It must be said, compared to checking the answer key, Gu Cheng's problem-solving logic was more helpful to her, so she still cherished this study partner.

The night shoot was more difficult than imagined.

The main issue was that clearing the crowd was very difficult; Jin Li waited for an hour just waiting.

Seeing that they would have to continue waiting, she called Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang to ask Duomi if they should just film as is.

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang frowned, "Are you sure? There are still a lot of people."

Jin Li nodded, "It's 7:00 PM now; if we wait any longer until 8:00 PM, there will only be more people coming and going. Either we film now, or we wait until 10:00 PM."

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang said without hesitation, "If your body is fine, then let's film at 10:00 PM."

"We haven't disclosed your whereabouts, and the netizens can't guess it; if we film now, they'll all know you're filming a commercial, and I'm afraid they'll want to wait with you until dawn."

Just thinking about it felt terrifying.

Although Jin Li didn't do much to pamper her fans and didn't rely on them for a living, thinking about people's obsession with her koi luck, she still had to ensure safety.

Jin Li returned to the van.

This time, the rest period was long, so she started a live stream.

【First time seeing a live stream in a van; is our Pear Baby finally rushing to a schedule? It's moving.】

【Sweat, first time seeing fans urging a celebrity to work instead of telling them not to be so tired and to rest well.】

【If you knew how idle Pear Baby is, you wouldn't say that; I'm really worried she'll turn into a study streamer.】

Although, in the current situation, she, an amateur study streamer, had longer online hours than professional study streamers.

At the same time, inside LP Entertainment, Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian also began to take action.

Her manager was a bit caught off guard when he heard the decision she Match Match Match Match Match Made.

"What did you just say?" Zhang Zhang Ziqiang asked.

Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian said in a deep voice, "I plan to go into acting; I want to connect with a big-budget production crew. This is my first time entering the film and television industry, and I don't want to take on roles randomly."

Zhang Zhang Ziqiang said, "You are a first-tier female star and have never been involved in the acting world; if you want to act, given your status, you definitely have to go for a big production. But the question is, why do you suddenly want to act?"

He was very puzzled, "When I asked you to act before, didn't you say you weren't cut out for it and shouldn't ruin the production?"

Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian smiled, "Times change; I suddenly want to act, is that not allowed?"

"Besides, recording variety shows all the time is meaningless." She changed the subject, "There are so many female stars in LP; everyone wants to grab the good variety shows."

"This time, 'PICK~ Next Station Diva' was given to me; my variety show resources might decline a bit afterward, so I might as well switch to film crews."

In large companies, many schedules are assigned.

Unless the production team specifically names which female star they want to participate, invitations sent to LP are all distributed by LP.

The price offered when a production team invites a star directly versus inviting the company is different.

The appearance fee for dealing directly with the star is higher, but it's lower when dealing with the company.

Besides that, many activities are coordinated with the company, and there are fewer that deal directly with the stars.

Otherwise, if every activity dealt directly with the stars, what would be the point of entertainment companies?

Once a star becomes famous, they will definitely kick the company and go solo; who would be willing to let the company take a larger cut for no reason?

Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian's reasoning convinced her manager.

Internal competition at LP is fierce.

His salary income is linked to Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian's income, and while the film and television industry doesn't make quick money like variety shows, it is more sustainable for a star's overall development.

Besides, good production crews don't pay low salaries either.

Zhang Zhang Ziqiang said, "I'll keep an eye out for you recently; if you have any connections or resources, you should also keep an eye out, so you don't get scooped by others."

Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian felt a little relieved and said on the surface, "Okay."

Suddenly, she thought of something and asked, "What has Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Baozhi been doing lately? I've been practicing dance at the company these past few days and haven't seen her at all."

Zhang Zhang Ziqiang didn't suspect her; LP is a big company, and internal infighting is countless.

As fellow first-tier stars, Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian and Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Baozhi are also competitors, not to mention that the two are participating in the same variety show.

He said, "She should be running around with Liu Xuan; I've bumped into Liu Xuan recently, and he always has Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Baozhi with him."

Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian asked curiously, "Brother Brother Qiang, do you know what kind of background this Brother Liu has? Can you ask him to help me inquire if there are any big production crews recently?"

Zhang Zhang Ziqiang shook his head, "He joined the company much earlier than I did and is considered a veteran of the department. The resources held by us managers are independent of each other, and I don't know where his resources come from."

He paused and said uncertainly, "There are a few rumors, though, saying his methods aren't exactly proper."

Zhang Zhang Ziqiang sneered, "Anyway, I haven't heard of anything going wrong, so it should be fine. If I run into Liu Xuan, I'll ask for you."

Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian: "Okay."

After she finished chatting here, she sent messages in two group chats.

Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian: 【If you guys hear any wind of big productions recently, feel free to recommend them to me. I announce that this young lady is entering the film and television industry!】

NANA: 【Great, great, are you filming idol dramas? I'm currently discussing some in that area.】

Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian: 【I'm almost thirty, spare me, Nana -_-||】

Pearl: 【Gossip person online. Then there's nothing; I haven't heard of any big productions recently. I did hear that an art-house director is looking to transition to commercial films and is currently raising investment, but the requirements are very strict.】

Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian: 【This one works; I like strict requirements. Send me the information.】

On the other side, San Yue Tian also mentioned a few pieces of news, which Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian noted down.

As for Jin Li.

Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian looked at the live stream on her phone screen; Jin Li was concentrating intently on solving problems.

It would be better not to disturb her for now; she would chat with her when she had some free time.

The update is here~ Asking for some votes (roar)~~

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