The costume video shoot went smoothly, actually taking only about twenty minutes, less time than the makeup process. Sister Hua watched the shoot in person and praised the photographer’s skills, giving him a 1,000 yuan tip.
After Qi Lin removed his makeup, the group was about to say goodbye to the director when he stopped Wang Xiaohua.
"Sister Hua, would your newcomer be interested in starring in an MV?"
Sister Hua was puzzled and asked, "An MV? Whose MV?"
The director smiled and said, "An old friend of mine, you should know her, Cheng Qingying. She's about to release an album, and one of her Huaxia-style songs still needs a male lead for the MV. They initially wanted Xia Zhen to play the role."
"Unfortunately, Xia Zhen has switched to acting and doesn't have the time. So, Qingying asked me if I had any good candidates, and I think your newcomer is perfect for the role."
Wang Xiaohua thought about it. Given Qi Lin’s current status, filming an MV wasn’t a big deal, especially since it was for Cheng Qingying, a top name on the Chinese music charts in recent years. Filming her MV wouldn’t be embarrassing.
However, it might not be worthwhile now. How much could they pay for an MV? With a bit more time, Qi Lin’s appearance fee and autograph fee would surely increase significantly!
Seeing Wang Xiaohua's hesitation, the director smiled and said, "Sister Hua, believe me, taking this MV job is a wise move!"
Wang Xiaohua looked at him, puzzled, and the director continued, "Because the director for this MV is Hu Lai!"
As soon as Wang Xiaohua heard this name, her eyes lit up instantly.
"Hu Lai from Hong Kong?"
"Of course, who else could it be?"
Wang Xiaohua couldn’t hide her smile, nodding, "Then it's settled. Help us make the connection. If it works out, I'll treat you to dinner!"
The director laughed, "No need for that. They should be coming to Hengdian in the next few days. I'll give Qingying your card and have her contact you."
"Alright, it's a deal!"
After saying goodbye to the director, the group left the set. Once on the RV, Qi Lin curiously asked, "Sister Hua, who is Hu Lai?"
The others were also curious, being industry insiders themselves but not having heard of Hu Lai.
Wang Xiaohua laughed, "It’s normal that you don’t know him. He’s only been back in the country for two years. But if I tell you about his achievements abroad, you’ll surely know."
"Has anyone watched 'International Supermodel'?"
Li Yue raised her hand decisively, "I’ve seen it. It’s not as popular these days, but everyone in the industry used to watch it."
Wang Xiaohua smiled, "Director Hu Lai was the chief director of 'International Supermodel'!"
Hearing this, everyone was impressed, though Qi Lin looked puzzled and said, "Sister Hua, I don’t plan on becoming a supermodel. What’s the point of knowing him?"
Sister Hua covered her mouth and laughed, "Silly brother, how could it not be useful? Although he's no longer the chief director of 'International Supermodel', he still plans many fashion shows both domestically and internationally, and knows many top international fashion brand owners."
"If he likes you, you’ll surely get many clothing endorsements and runway opportunities!"
Qi Lin was even more puzzled and asked, "But I want to act, right?"
"Of course you’ll act. This doesn’t conflict with that. It could even help you enter the international stage! Wouldn’t you be happy if foreign girls had your posters in their rooms?"
Qi Lin thought about that scene. Hmm, not bad, it would be quite nice, hehehe~
...
After everyone returned to the office, Wang Xiaohua filmed two short videos with Qi Lin and sent them to her influencer friends for editing and adding music. The office, which is actually a 200-square-meter shop, was an asset of Tangshi. After Qi Lin became an artist with the company, Wang Xiaohua secured this space for him. It was simply furnished with two computers.
The company valued Qi Lin greatly. After Wang Xiaohua selected this office, the company bought him a lot of fitness equipment, which had just been installed in the past few days.
The influencers worked quickly, and within an hour, they sent back seven or eight edited short videos. Wang Xiaohua reviewed them and ultimately chose two, deleting the rest. She then logged into Qi Lin’s verified Douyin account and posted the first short video!
In fact, most of the time, an artist’s official account is managed by their assistants. Even when artists go online, they usually use smaller, private accounts. As public figures, their words and actions can have significant impacts, so companies typically assign people to manage these official accounts.
In just this short period, Qi Lin’s Douyin followers had already grown to 200,000. Although this number couldn’t compare to others with millions of followers, he had only been on Douyin for a few days and hadn’t even posted a single piece of content yet.
After posting the first video, Wang Xiaohua immediately spent 5,000 yuan to boost its popularity and asked her influencer friends to help share it. In the next moment, Wang Xiaohua’s phone seemed to explode with notifications, ringing non-stop!
The number of likes, comments, and shares was visibly skyrocketing! Li Yue and the others curiously gathered around to read the comments, but the sheer volume of comments had overwhelmed the system, making it impossible to load anything.
Qi Lin, curious, also joined to see what was happening. He had never experienced anything like this before. Although he had filmed the video, he hadn’t seen the edited version.
Seeing this, Wang Xiaohua logged out of Qi Lin’s account and logged into her own to watch the video, finally being able to access the comments section. Within less than five minutes, the video had already garnered over ten thousand likes and more than three thousand comments!
"Hubby is so handsome! Hubby is so handsome!"
"Hey handsome, I have a disease where I'll die if I don't see abs. Can you save me?"
"Smoking Deer: Let me hit you one last time! Just this once!"
"Mom! Where's the household register? I need to get married!"
"Qi Lin, I am carrying the entire Hengdian’s looks!"
"Brother above, I think even if you tied a dog to that spot, it could carry the looks!"
Wang Xiaohua read through the comments quickly, almost at lightning speed. Qi Lin and the others couldn’t keep up, so they focused on watching the transformation video.
In the video, Qi Lin was wearing a white cotton T-shirt with a boxing-glove-wearing plush bear graphic on the chest. Behind him was the soft halo of a filming light, giving a gentle and sunny appearance. The next moment, he moved sharply to the music, and the transformation began!
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