Chapter 228 - Once You Take a Photo, the Taste will Change (1/2)

“So… who is Zhang Zuting?”

Pei Qian’s first reaction upon reading Lin Wan’s message was confusion.

I have never heard of this person.

It was only after he ran a search on Qiandu that he found out that Zhang Zuting was an outdated Hong Kong celebrity.

Lin Wan sent another message. “Boss Pei, we chose a few other Hong Kong celebrities as well. Some of them have slightly higher asking prices—more than five million yuan. I don’t think their price-quality ratios are that great. That’s mainly why I invited Zhang Zuting. Although he is not as popular as he used to be, we can hire him for about two million yuan.”

Pei Qian was now not happy.

He had taught her time and time again; why was she still saving this two to three million yuan for him?

If it cost five million yuan, so be it!

However, on second thought, he let it go. After all, the higher the asking price, the more popular the celebrity probably was. They would have their own following. If they really invited a batch of new players to the game, Pei Qian might incur fewer losses. That would be to his disadvantage as well.

So be it if Zhang Zuting cost two million yuan. He would think of another way to spend the remaining money.

Lin Wan sent yet another message. “Boss Pei, Zhang Zuting will arrive in Jingzhou the day after tomorrow. Will you be present in watching the filming of the advertisement?”

Pei Qian immediately replied, “Yes, I’ll take a look. It’s said that this man is a veteran actor, and he once won the title of ‘movie king’. I’d like to observe his acting close-up.

“Wait, how’re the preparations to receive him?”

Lin Wan replied, “Don’t worry, Boss Pei. Everything has been taken care of. The private business car will drive him and his manager around. They will be staying in a five-star hotel. We will not treat them badly.”

“How about their meals?” Pei Qian asked.

Lin Wan replied, “Er… we’re planning to let them have their meals at the hotel. We’ve also ordered high-standard meals for them while they’re filming.”

“That’s too shabby. He’s a guest from far away. Although we only have a normal working relationship, we still have to treat him as courteously as we can. How about this: I’ll give you the number of Ming Yun Private Kitchen’s Manager Lin. Make a reservation. When Zhang Zuting arrives, we’ll bring him to Ming Yun Private Kitchen to have a welcome meal. Then, we’ll talk about filming.”

To Pei Qian, receiving a working partner was a legitimate reason to have a meal at Ming Yun Private Kitchen. That wasn’t too overboard, right?

Of course, if he brought all business partners to Ming Yun Private Kitchen, there might be some risk. For example, he might… expose how good the restaurant was.

However, Pei Qian had already thought about a way to mitigate this risk.

Lin Wan replied, “Ah, alright, Boss Pei. I didn’t think this through properly. I’ll make a reservation now!”

August 14th, Saturday…

Zhang Zuting alighted from his airplane and stepped onto Jingzhou City soil for the first time.

As a second-tier city, Jingzhou City did not have a strong presence. There were also many things that Zhang Zuting did not yet know about Jingzhou City.

However, since he could earn two million yuan from this trip alone, it was far from troublesome for him.

Zhang Zuting was over forty years old. Although he had been a young, handsome spokesperson when he was younger; he could not fight the passing of time. Now, he was focusing on his acting skills and growing into a middle-aged, veteran actor.

Of course, huge changes were taking place in the film industry. Thus, his batch of film actors was fast losing their popularity. They could not do anything as they became more and more outdated.

Now, Zhang Zuting found it hard to turn down this chance to earn money.

Zhang Zuting was not likened to fresh meat and currently popular celebrities who had large crowds following them the moment they left their houses. He was more low-key. This time, he only brought an assistant with him.

After all, the other party had said that the advertisement could be filmed in a single day. He arrived in Jingzhou on the 14th. Then, he would rest for a night and finish filming by noon the next day. By afternoon, he should be able to board a flight out of the city.

Zhang Zuting did not have too many expectations for his trip to Jingzhou this time.

After all, how big could a games company in Jingzhou be?

Filming the advertisement would probably just be a formality this time, too.

“Mr. Zhang, please get onto the car. Our Boss Pei has already prepared a feast to welcome