Melovin is a luxury brand with a history of more than 100 years in France. The Melovin Group mainly focuses on clothing and accessories, and later developed the skin care products project, which has attracted the attention of female consumers around the world.
Melovin's skin care products are based on the concept of plant extracts and advocate true self. Xia Chaoqun keenly grasped this point and successfully contacted the French senior management of Melovin by taking advantage of Jiang Se's act of cutting his hair.
In China, Melovin's skincare series is quite famous and aristocratic. It is already very famous in itself and accounts for a large part of the sales share of the Melovin Group every year. If Xia Chaoqun can negotiate the endorsement of Melovin's skincare products for Jiang Se, coupled with Jiang Se's fame, that would be a true "strong combination."
It was precisely because of this reason that several assistants who had originally worried about facing Xia Chaoqun's wrath finally relaxed a lot.
Xia Chaoqun's strong ability in handling things turned Jiang Se's crisis into an opportunity, but with the completion of "Criminal Suspect", several assistants were still a little nervous when they thought about returning to the imperial capital.
"I called Zhang Chi's cell phone this afternoon. Sister Xia took a flight last night and just returned to the capital today."
In other words, when Jiang Se returns to the imperial capital tomorrow, he may not have any buffer time and will have to face Xia Chaoqun directly.
Chen Shan made some tea and brought it over, looking at Jiang Se with some sympathy: "Sister Xia said that for the next two months, you have to listen to the nutritionist's advice on what to eat and take care of your hair as soon as possible. She said that she will find someone to 'take care' of you until the promotion period of "God's Redemption"." She didn't get angry, but this kind of pressure was much more terrible than Xia Chaoqun's outburst.
Jiang Se had already known about this result. After hearing what Chen Shan said, he asked casually, "What about you guys?"
Mo Anqi rubbed her face and said, "Sister Xia said that the way we handled the 'crisis' this time was not good enough, and we need to learn from it."
An assistant took out his phone and looked up his schedule:
"It's about learning how to be a qualified assistant."
Even Mo Anqi, who has been with Jiang Se for many years, will join this study trip, which was customized by Xia Chaoqun himself.
Xia Chaoqun believed that although Jiang Se had his own intention in this matter, if Tao Cen had added fuel to the fire, several assistants should have been prepared in advance.
Since signing several assistants to take care of Jiang Se, Xia Chaoqun has offered them salaries that are several times higher than those of other star assistants in the same industry. For Mo Anqi, her annual salary is not even less than that of some third-tier agents, but she is still doing the work of an assistant and is not yet mature in her vision and the way she handles things.
She knew that Tao Cen had bad intentions, but she did not take necessary precautions in advance. It was her fault, which led to Huo Zhiming bringing it up on the spot. Even if it was required by the plot, it was too passive.
After knowing this "result", several assistants reflected for a long time, especially Mo Anqi, who was even looking forward to this further training.
This proves that Xia Chaoqun does not regard them as simple assistants, but intends to make them better so that they can help Jiang Se go further and better on this path in the future.
"I will explain to Sister Chaoqun later that 'learning' will be counted in this year's performance evaluation, and there will be a bonus at the end of the year." Jiang Se's words made several people laugh involuntarily. After talking about these trivial matters, Mo Anqi remembered something:
"Sese, Brother Pei called." She said with some sympathy, "He may have known some news. He said that after you finish filming here, you can either go to Xijiuzhou or wait here for two days, and he will come to see you."
During Jiang Se's filming, no matter how tight the crew kept the news, there would always be fans waiting outside the crew all day long. Some media reporters even waited day and night just to get the most authentic news as soon as possible.
There were some rumors outside about her hair cutting, but the crew had been given a strict order by Huo Zhiming, so no one was telling the truth for the time being. These reporters only vaguely heard that a big event had happened during the filming of "Criminal Suspect", which seemed to be related to Jiang Se.
Pei Yi has been worried this month and has called several times, but Jiang Se always said that everything was fine, which aroused Pei Yi's suspicion.
Jiang Se reported to Xia Chaoqun as soon as she had her hair cut, but she hadn't told Pei Yi yet. Somehow, after hearing what Mo Anqi said, she suddenly felt guilty.
"Did you tell him I was busy?"
She also wanted to find an excuse to delay for a while. After about a month, when her hair was longer, she would be more confident when she went to Xijiuzhou to see Pei Yi.
"I said it." Mo Anqi saw that she was a little nervous, and said with a smile:
"At that time, everyone in the crew was busy toasting you, and you didn't have time to answer the phone, so I told Brother Pei that you would be busy for a while."
But from the phone call, Pei Yi seemed not to believe what she said.
Mo Anqi didn't know if it was her own illusion. Pei Yi didn't talk much to people other than Jiang Se, and seemed a little indifferent. Or was it because she had been with Jiang Se for many years and had always been very attentive and considerate to Jiang Se that Pei Yi would listen to her words:
"He said he would call you later." At this point, she raised her wrist to check the time:
"It was around eight o'clock when Brother Pei called me. It's around ten o'clock now, so it should be..."
Before Mo Anqi finished speaking, Jiang Se's phone rang.
He was making a video call, and Jiang Se instinctively hung up the phone. Without waiting for Pei Yi to call again, he dialed his number and called back.
Several assistants tactfully lowered their heads to pack Jiang Se's luggage. After the makeup artist washed Jiang Se's face and applied the facial mask, she also moved aside and gave the small meeting sofa corner in the hotel room to Jiang Se.
"Ayi."
As soon as the phone was connected, Jiang Se called out Pei Yi's name first, her voice a little low.
In her relationship with Pei Yi, she had always been in a dominant position, calm and composed, and rarely felt as nervous as she was now.
He was submissive and affectionate to her, putting her first in everything, and was reluctant to even speak loudly to her, let alone lose his temper.
But the more this happened, the more Jiang Se felt scared at the thought that he might get angry.
The last time they filmed "God's Redemption", Laura tricked Pei Yi into burning a section of her hair, which made Pei Yi very unhappy.
This time she cut her hair for the movie herself. The cause of the incident was somewhat related to Tao Cen's provocation and Huo Zhiming's persistence. Maybe he would get angry.
Thinking of this, Jiang Se took a deep breath and softened his voice:
"Angie said you called me before?"
He hummed, his voice a little low, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry over the phone: "Did you drink?"
Pei Yi knew that she was attending the wrap-up party for "Criminal Suspect". She first heard that his tone was not right, and subconsciously said:
"No."
She is not a good drinker. Since she entered the entertainment industry, Xia Chaoqun has protected her very well. She doesn't drink much on weekdays, and on such occasions she usually drinks juice or fruit wine with very low alcohol concentration.
Xia Chaoqun was not with her at tonight's wrap-up party, but Huo Zhiming still protected her. Most of the crew members did not make trouble for her. She only drank a little fruit wine, and after dinner she was quickly taken back to the hotel by several assistants.
If it were in the past, when Pei Yi asked this question, she would have answered it with confidence, but tonight Pei Yi's tone was a little off. She didn't know if it was because he had worked for a while after graduation, but his tone was also majestic, which made her feel a little overwhelmed.
"I don't believe it." He said calmly on the phone, "Let me see."
She was almost tricked by Pei Yi. She didn't dare to let him see her appearance at this moment, so she quickly admitted honestly:
"I drank a little bit, just fruit wine." At the end, he said: "Really!"
"The reason I didn't answer the video is because I just returned to the hotel and put on a facial mask after removing my makeup."
The more Jiang Se said this, the more Pei Yi felt there was a problem.
Pei Yi knew her character very well. If she thought the truth was on her side, she would not emphasize it again. If she called him and was not busy, she would not deliberately hang up the video call and call him again, which would be a waste of time.
The crew of "Criminal Suspect" didn't know what happened. The newspapers and magazines were vague about it. Tao Cen was in the crew, and she kept it a secret.
The more you don't want him to see it, the more he will think about it.
Nie Dan went abroad earlier to watch the finished film "God's Redemption" in advance. Xiang Runing in the capital once informed him that Jiang Se's agent Xia Chaoqun flew to Paris some time ago, probably to negotiate with her for the endorsement of Carolus shampoo. It was said that it was a sure thing. When Xia Chaoqun went there, he was prepared to sign a contract directly with Carolus, but in the end the deal was not reached. Instead, they turned to discuss the endorsement of Melovin skin care products.
Carolus originally favored Jiang Se, but recently Tao Cen's agent Song Yi also flew to Paris. It should be that Tao Cen also has a chance to join the game, which is why her agent made such a move.
Taking this situation into consideration, Pei Yi was no fool, so he could naturally guess that something must have happened in the crew, which was related to Tao Cen, which made it very likely that Carolus, the cooked duck, would fly away.
He kept wondering if she was sick, hurt, or just plain wrong.
Every time such a thought came to his mind, he rejected it. If the injury was really serious, even if she wanted to hide it, such news could not be concealed. According to Nie Dan, she had a lot of scenes in "Criminal Suspect". If the injury was really serious, the filming of the play could not be continued, let alone finishing it earlier than expected.
She wasn't injured, so what went wrong that made her unwilling to even let me look at her
He originally planned to take a leave to visit her on the set, but she disagreed and said that she would talk to him about the crew after she was done with this busy period.
Pei Yi had been waiting for her to take the initiative to talk to him about this matter, but until now, she had no intention of saying anything.
"After the film is finished, you wait for me in Huayu. I will take a leave to accompany you back."
When he said this, he was not discussing with Jiang Se, but telling her about the decision he had made. He thought that if Jiang Se refused again, it was probably that she was deliberately avoiding him. If that was the case, she would not be able to stay there and wait for him to accompany her back to the capital.
As expected, as soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Se quickly said, "No need, An Qi has already booked a flight for me to return to the capital tomorrow morning. Sister Chaoqun gave me a two-month vacation, and the test results are out. After the interview, I will go to Xijiuzhou to accompany you next month."
She made a promise, fearing that Pei Yi would refuse, and she had already thought of a set of words to convince him.
But she didn't need to waste any more words, Pei Yi seemed to have been comforted by her, "Really?"
Jiang Se breathed a sigh of relief:
"real!"
She didn't hear the other intentions hidden in his calm tone, and thought that he really convinced Pei Yi. Did he relax or numb her vigilance? Pei Yi followed her words and asked her:
"What time is the flight tomorrow?"
She waved at the busy Mo Anqi, held down the microphone, and signaled Mo Anqi to immediately look up the flight schedule for Huayu's return to the capital tomorrow. She checked the earliest flight and before Mo Anqi could speak, she said to Pei Yi:
"The flight is at 7:30, and we'll be back in the capital around 9:00. You're too tired to rush here tonight."
Pei Yi seemed to have some regrets, but he still agreed to her suggestion in the end: "Then remember, send me a message after you return to the imperial capital." His tone was gentle and pointed: "Sese, don't make me worry, okay?"
Jiang Se heard a hint of pleading in these caring words. He was so smart that he might have guessed that she was hiding something from him, but he still indulged her little willfulness, which made Jiang Se feel even more guilty.
"Okay. Ah Yi, it's really nothing." She assured again and again. After hanging up the phone, before she had time to catch her breath, she saw Mo Anqi holding the schedule to confirm with her:
"Sese, do you really want to change your flight ticket to return at 7:30 tomorrow?"
The flight that Mo Anqi booked for Jiang Se was at night. There were few people at the airport at that time, so even if someone took a photo of Jiang Se, it would be easy to deal with.
When we returned to the capital at around nine o'clock, the airport was crowded with people. If we caused a commotion, things might become more troublesome.
After all, the media is easy to talk to, but when there are a lot of people, fans will inevitably take photos.
Jiang Se's current short hair is not suitable for appearing in public. If she does this, it will cause news and will be difficult to suppress.
"There is no way."
Jiang Se shook her head. After telling Pei Yi a lie, she needed to cover it up with more lies. She was not suitable to be seen by Pei Yi in this state. He might get angry.
"I'll call Sister Chaoqun and tell her."
Mo Anqi nodded and went back to do her own thing.
When Jiang Se called back to the capital, Xia Chaoqun was still in the company. She had just returned from abroad and had a lot of things piled up in China that needed her to deal with. When she heard Jiang Se calling to change the flight to tomorrow, she remained calm, as if the things that made Mo Anqi feel particularly embarrassed were not a problem at all in her eyes. (To be continued)