Chapter 246: Chapter 246: Manager: Siscon Is Truly Terrifying
Gu Che had a scene coming up and couldn’t take his sister out to eat, so he simply ordered food to be delivered to the trailer.
He looked at the hot food with satisfaction, and a restrained smile appeared on his lips.
Jin Tong happened to have something to discuss with him and came to the set. Seeing his expression, Jin Tong’s lips twitched.
The assistant leaned over and whispered, "Gu must be imagining things again."
Jin Tong nodded, feeling a bit afraid, "Brother complexes are really scary."
At this moment, a small hand pulled open the car door, and a little girl in a snow-blue jacket climbed in.
After getting in, she puffed her cheeks angrily with her arms crossed.
"Who upset you?"
Gu Che leaned over and poked her cheek, "Could it be Gu Chi?"
Gu Chi was also on the set, but he didn’t join them and instead went sightseeing nearby. It’s said there’s an important competition coming up that he’s planning to enter.
"Did he trick you into modeling for him again?"
Gu Che had watched "Leisurely Country Life," and the scenes where Gu Chi teased his sister even made it to the trending topics.
"It wasn’t him, it was Shan... something?"
Tuanzi rubbed her face, trying to remember.
"Shan Fengxing?" Jin Tong laughed, "How did you run into him?"
"Seeing him happy makes Miaomiao unhappy."
Tuanzi fuming poked the table, "I really want to mess him up."
"Later, I’ll mess him up for you."
Gu Che added a bowl of lotus root rib soup, "Have some soup first."
Tuanzi picked up a spoon but didn’t hurry to drink. Her big eyes sparkled as she looked at Gu Che with great anticipation, "Second brother, how are you going to mess him up? Hang him on a tree?"
"Cough, cough, no need to go that far."
Gu Che raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Later, I have a scene with him. His acting skills are often lacking, and usually, we all have to accommodate him. I just won’t accommodate him this time."
To engage the audience, sometimes the acting skills shown by two actors shouldn’t differ too much, or else it might create a disjointed feeling.
In this cast, the best actors are those seasoned veterans, followed by him and the female lead. When playing opposite roles with Shan Fengxing, they all have to hold back and can’t perform perfectly.
However, if he performs perfectly and completely suppresses Shan Fengxing, Shan Fengxing wouldn’t dare to say much and would even be scolded by the director.
The crowd watching wouldn’t be able to say he did anything wrong; they could only silently laugh at Shan Fengxing’s poor acting skills.
"Wow, Miaomiao wants to watch later!"
Tuanzi excitedly tapped the table, "Miaomiao is so looking forward to it!"
"Then drink the soup first."
Tuanzi happily drank the soup and took a bite of the lotus root, "Wow, so soft and delicious!"
After finishing the soup, she started eating the dishes. Each dish matched her taste, and she soon got lost in the food, forgetting her earlier frustration.
Gu Che originally didn’t have much of an appetite, but being near someone performing a mukbang made him eat more unknowingly.
Sun and Jin Tong also ate more, with the former being fine, but the latter worryingly patted his small belly.
Glancing out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tuanzi’s blissful face as if little flowers were floating behind her. He immediately averted his gaze.
As long as he didn’t look, he wouldn’t be affected.
To shift his attention, he began discussing the endorsement issue.
"I’ve already talked to the person in charge of ETLO’s winter new products. We’ll sign the contract the day after tomorrow."
Jin Tong explained, "Previously, rumors online suggested that you would be the spokesperson for the new products. Many people mocked your fans, and they’re all holding their breath. Since this matter is settled, should I inform the top fans to let their followers know so they can be happy in advance?"
Gu Che thought for a moment and shook his head, "Forget it, let’s wait for the official announcement."
He might come across as aloof and cool, but he always thinks things through thoroughly. Moreover, as one of the top stars envied by many, countless eyes are watching him, so the fewer mistakes, the better.
Sun was also aware of this issue. He awkwardly fiddled with his phone screen.
"But it seems like the fans have already caught wind of it and are celebrating wildly."
He clicked into the super topic, letting them see a post with a high level of engagement.
"Looks like a paparazzi caught Jin and the person in charge having a meal together. Everyone is so proud, they’re more excited than usual."
Due to Gu Che’s personality, his fans were already considered the clear mainstream in the fan community. But the large number of fans naturally divides into different groups, and some who just joined consider their idol’s honor as their own, showing off and attacking others all over.
This time, after being mocked for their idol’s empty hype, some fans lost their temper and started fighting with black fans.
Some marketing accounts’ leaks fueled their celebration, and even though rational top fans called for calm, those people still went on their own way.
The top fans were helpless, after all, everyone is an independent individual, and they don’t have the right to demand other fans listen to their calls – everything relies on personal consciousness.
Gu Che frowned.
Having been in the circle for so long, he still didn’t like seeing this kind of scene.
"Are the assignments done or the work completed?" Gu Che picked up his phone, planning to post and vent mutually with the fans.
"No, don’t," Jin Tong stopped him, "since we’re signing the day after tomorrow, it should be okay. But just in case, I’ll hurry ETLO’s side. As for the troublemakers before, I’ll have someone look into it."
Tuanzi, completely absorbed in the food, turned a deaf ear to the discussion of the three people.
[Ancient Martial System: Miaomiao, you’re eating with such focus, you didn’t hear about ETLO? Shan Fengxing mentioned it before.]
Tuanzi immediately cleared up, lifting her slightly greasy little face.
She pushed the small bowl away, also pushing the temptation away.
"Miaomiao has heard that name."
The three of them looked at her, puzzled, "Huh?"
The little girl had a serious expression, her small face tightened, "Just now, that Shan guy mentioned the ETLO endorsement. It seems tomorrow morning, they’ll go to a coffee shop to sign the contract. Huh, which coffee shop was it?"
The system quickly reminded her.
Tuanzi reported honestly.
The expressions of Jin Tong and the other two changed.
"Gu, why do I remember that shop is near the set?" Sun’s expression turned a bit ugly, vaguely guessing the truth.
Jin Tong laughed in anger, "Oh, good, very good, deliberately dragging us, letting us fly to another city the day after tomorrow to sign the contract, while actually planning to bring the contract to Shan Fengxing tomorrow."
In the industry, it’s common to change spokespersons last-minute. As long as the contract isn’t signed, changes can occur.
But ETLO clearly cooperated with Shan Fengxing. If this was the case, Jin Tong said coldly, "The earlier provocations must have something to do with them."
It’s imaginable that if Gu Che’s fans celebrated prematurely, when ETLO announced the official spokesperson, both the fans and Gu Che would be massively ridiculed.
Fans being ridiculed would naturally become disappointed in Gu Che, leading to fans leaving.
Only then did Tuanzi realize the gravity of what she’d overheard.
Her small face immediately wrinkled with worry as she looked at Gu Che, "Second brother, are you okay?"
Compared to the angry Jin Tong and Sun, Gu Che’s reaction was too calm, making Tuanzi worry he was bottling up his anger.
"I’m fine," Gu Che shrugged, "isn’t this kind of thing quite common? Didn’t something similar happen with the LLU summer limited edition before?"
Back then, Zhou Yan specifically bought drafts, saying he was competing with a newcomer for the endorsement. In reality, Zhou Yan himself went to President Zhao and got the endorsement.
"Wait a minute," Jin Tong suddenly remembered, "I recall TOH also wanted to have you as an endorser. Both are perfume brands, but ETLO is a bit more famous, so we chose them."
He immediately called to inquire, and sure enough, TOH expressed they had already selected a new spokesperson, intending to sign the contract tomorrow.
Tuanzi was still a little confused, so the system succinctly summarized.
[Ancient Martial System: In summary, Shan Fengxing and ETLO teamed up to not only have your second brother be mocked but also ensure he wouldn’t sign a similar endorsement. After all, your second brother has greater influence, and if he signed with TOH, ETLO might lose in terms of same-period new product sales.]