Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Modeling Hamster (1/2)
Heart Lock’s huge success made YL into a hot topic once again.
This time, YL boldly attempted to use animal concepts to advertise their products. It gained positive feedback from the public and further encouraged the advertising department to strike while the iron’s hot. Thus, they decided to use the same concept in their next advertisement clip.
It just so happened that YL’s upcoming jewelry set happened to have accessories with the twelve Chinese zodiacs as the theme. It was very suitable to integrate the animal concept. Of course, for the sake of a good impression, not all accessories would be associated with an animal.
The entire advisement clip went smoothly – even the problematic snake was solved with a miniature snake wearing a tiny hat. In the end, what halted the advertisement team was an animal that nobody had paid attention to – the rat.
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Yan Jin yawned several times as the annoyance in his eyes was obvious. However, it went unnoticed by the person in front of him as he continued to grumble non-stop.
Chairman Yan had spent his entire morning listening to his advertising director complain about the actress that the commercial company had hired. The actress was scared by the rat during the scene as she cried and threatened to leave. What made things even worse was that the actress had a powerful background, making it difficult for the team to change people. Without a choice, they had to pause the filming and wait for the new manuscript to be written. For every minute they wasted, they could hear their profits depreciating. It turned out that the actress couldn’t even differentiate good from bad, had a ugly face and a horrible personality, blablabla…
The advertising director was recruited by Yan Jin when he returned from overseas. He was in the prime of his youth and had outstanding abilities. The level of focus he had towards his work was unbelievable. The only shortcoming was how he would go on and on for the whole day when he met someone he could not get along with. Not only that, he would definitely drag somebody over to listen to his complains, just like how he was now.
Due to the fact that they were schoolmates once and had a good relationship with one another, the young advertising director was one of those few heroic characters who would not be thrown out after he barged into their chairman’s office, stopped Yan Jin from leaving, and forced him to chat together.
Yan Jin absent-mindedly commented as he flipped through the previous manuscript: “It’s quite well-written.”
“It was well-written. But that bitch won’t agree to it, so we have no choice but to change it. I can’t believe that kind of person can be an actress. Public morals sure are degenerating with each passing day. Those headlines must be created by fake accounts.”
Yan Jin declined to comment. He knew that the advertising director was not an objective person. Whenever the director talked bad about someone, he should only take it with a pinch of salt.
Yan Jin had vaguely heard about the actress before. She had a good reputation within the circle. Whether or not her fame was backed by fake accounts, Yan Jin wouldn’t know. What he knew was that the actress’s background was pretty average – The real problem was the financial-backer supporting her.
Although he said ‘problem’, that was the opinion of average people. Yan Jin knew that financial-backer and had some connections with him. The issue could be resolved if they found a different solution.
That should be the best way to resolve the issue. However, seeing how well the manuscript was written, Yan Jin suddenly had a very interesting idea.
And it was an idea that would kill two birds with one stone.
“What if we changed the animal?” Yan Jin placed the manuscript into his briefcase: “She dislikes rats, but there are several other species in the mouse taxonomy.”
“Like what?”
“For example, a hamster.”
Hamsters were similarly a part of the mouse taxonomy, but they portrayed a completely different impression compared to a mouse. It was an adorable creature in all aspects and a very, very common pet.
“Not bad.” The advertising director nodded before he frowned again: “That choice isn’t a problem, but where can we find a trained hamster all of the sudden? The pause in our production is costing us a lot of money. We simply can’t drag this on for too long.”
“When is the filming scheduled to be done?”
“It’s today~ Who would have expected the star to be dissatisfied with the first animal?”
Yan Jin carried his briefcase: “Apply for leave on my behalf. Wait for my good news.”
The advertising director watched as Yan Jin got up from his seat, lifted his briefcase, put on his coat, and wrapped his shawl around his neck. He did not react until Yan Jin walked past him and headed for the door. It was then that he came around in shock: “Wait! You’re leaving just like that?”
“Yes.”
“What about the afternoon meeting?”
“The troublemaker will hold the meeting.”
“Dafug, hold on, what the- Yan Jin? You’re kidding me?”
“Sprouting vulgarities in front of your superior, one-month’s bonus deduction.”
The door closed with a thud, leaving the advertising director in a daze.
A moment later, that person finally realized what had happened:
“You just wanted me to stop talking, didn’t you?”
“End of our friendship. Hmph.”
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Xiao Yu sat on the side passenger seat with a detached expression.
Sighs, I’ve been reborn with great difficulty. Continuing my previous profession was one thing. Who would have expected that I would be forced to develop a new career – walking on the entertainment industry’s red carpet.
“Just treat it like a year-end vacation.” Yan Jin rubbed Xiao Yu’s little head: “Isn’t it boring to be cooped up at home all the time?”
“Squeakk!” Let me go back and continue my boredom, thank you.
“Be good. It’ll be quick. Plus, your acting part isn’t that much.” Yan Jin comforted.
“Squeak!” Not at all!
Xiao Yu flipped another page of the manuscript as the densely packed red lines appeared before him.
To make it convenient for Xiao Yu to read, Yan Jin purposely reconstructed the original A4-sized paper, filtering the important parts and considerately pointed out the relevant acting parts for his hamster.
“Be good and finish the advertisement and I’ll overlook your mistake of eating too many snacks.” Seeing how nice words did not work, Yan Jin could switch to a different approach with a threatening tone.
Using both the carrot and the stick, he both tempted and threatened. Only when facing Xiao Yu would Chairman Yan, who meant what he said, ever lower his tone.