"Are you sure you want to change your flight to tomorrow's 7:30?"
"Well, I told Ayi that I would return to the capital at around nine o'clock tomorrow. I will send him a message then." He could see where Jiang Se was. She rubbed her neck and remembered that Chen Shan and others had said that they were going to 'study'. "Sister Chaoqun, are Anqi and the others going to study?"
"Yes." Xia Chaoqun responded on the phone: "Their response to this incident was not up to standard. They are not paid as ordinary assistants, so they should have considered this possibility in advance." She said a few words: "In the next two months, someone will take care of you."
From this month to August, Xia Chaoqun did not arrange any schedule for Jiang Se. It happened that her test results came out and she had to go back to school to face the problem of choosing a supervisor.
"'Salvation of God' may be released two days earlier in North America. You need to adjust your status before promoting it. This movie may affect your future contract with Melovin. Will you sign only for skincare products, or can you add clothing or accessories as a double bonus?"
Not to mention that it would be a great blessing for Jiang Se to get the endorsement of Melovin's skincare products. If she could also endorse other product lines under Melovin for the first time, it would only benefit Jiang Se's career, not harm it.
This is also the reason why Xia Chaoqun did not rush to sign a Melovin contract for Jiang Se during his trip to France.
Not because she couldn't do it, but because she wanted to wait.
"Sister Chaoqun is very optimistic about "God's Redemption"?"
Jiang Se keenly understood the meaning of her words and asked a question. Xia Chaoqun just said "hmm" softly and was still flipping through the materials. From time to time, she would cover the microphone and explain things to the people around her. It can be heard that even though it was already night, she should still be holding a small meeting. She chatted with Jiang Se in all her free time:
"When I was in France, I went to visit an old friend and happened to hear them talking about the Borgia family." When she said this, she heard someone talking next to her, and she said to Jiang Se:
"Wait a moment."
She told everyone to look at the information first, and then she pushed her chair away, as if she had found a quiet corner, and concentrated on talking to Jiang Se:
"You know, the investment in God's Redemption was not small."
Cesare signed a contract with the two investment giants, Roundabout and Borgia, on the condition of shooting three films in the "Lost City" series in succession, in exchange for the investment funds for "Salvatore Divine", but the expenses for "Salvatore Divine" were not small, whether it was the scenery, props, or the actors' and directors' salaries.
Coupled with the special nature of this film, its post-production special effects are destined to be a super expensive undertaking.
Borgia and the Island Company were also very concerned about this huge investment in the film, especially Cesare's bold move to use Jiang Se, which put a lot of pressure on the investors.
After the filming of the movie was completed, the subsequent special effects production team was also extremely attentive. After the production was completed, they made an exception and invited the major shareholders of both companies and Cesare himself to watch the movie in advance, in order to present the best film effects to the audience, so as to avoid the box office performance after the release being unsatisfactory, resulting in a total loss of investment.
The European and American film markets tend to be xenophobic. At the beginning of filming, news came out that Hollywood sweetheart Laura was the female lead of "God's Salvation".
Later, the film temporarily replaced the leading actor, which was a shock to the market and the audience. It was equivalent to the early market research being thrown back to square one. Everything still had to rely on the quality of the film itself to conquer Hollywood, European and American audiences, and the domestic Chinese audience group.
For the reasons stated above, even with Cesare's reputation as the star of "God's Redemption", Borgia and the Roundabout Company still couldn't feel particularly at ease, so they broke the convention and invited people to watch the film in advance.
But fortunately, Cesare is still Cesare. His directing skills and determination to tell stories are beyond doubt. Jiang Se, whom he has taken a fancy to, did not embarrass him. Instead, he performed exceptionally well in the cooperation with Donald.
"I heard that the Borgia executives who have watched the movie in advance are very satisfied with it and are generally optimistic about its ability to make money after its release."
After Xia Chaoqun heard the news, he also happened to receive the information that Jiang Se had cut her hair in "Criminal Suspect". He immediately contacted the person in charge of the Melovin brand, hoping to negotiate a cooperation with Melovin clothing or luggage accessories series for Jiang Se while getting her skincare endorsement. In this way, she could boost her popularity in Europe and the United States with the help of "God's Redemption".
After chatting for a few more minutes, Xia Chaoqun finished talking about the important things and mentioned Jiang Se's return to the capital tomorrow. She couldn't be photographed by too many people in her current image.
"I'll ask Zhang Chi to organize the specific arrangements into a document and send it to Mo Anqi later." After finishing her business, she quickly hung up the phone.
In the imperial capital, Zhang Chi listened to Xia Chaoqun quickly arranging tomorrow's itinerary report, which would be sent to Mo Anqi later. He saw Xia Chaoqun took out his mobile phone and opened the communication interface while talking, and sent Jiang Se's flight information back to the imperial capital tomorrow to Pei Yi. He felt a little sympathetic to Jiang Se, and asked while typing:
"Miss Jiang, don't you know that Master Pei has returned to the capital?"
"It doesn't matter whether she knows or not, but she is so willful this time. I need to teach her a lesson."
"..." Zhang Chi recalled how she had talked to Jiang Se with a serious face before, and she had not mentioned the matter of Jiang Se cutting her hair at all. Jiang Se probably thought that Xia Chaoqun had already disclosed the matter.
At the airport in the imperial capital, Xia Chaoqun had already led his assistant and others to the airport to welcome Jiang Se at around eight o'clock.
In China, because she had managed Tao Cen and Jiang Se successively, her fame was no less than that of ordinary stars. As soon as she appeared at the airport, she attracted the attention of many passengers and reporters.
As soon as she led the group to the airport passage, the reporters who were lying in ambush became excited.
When asked by reporters why she was here, she simply replied that she was here to pick up Jiang Se.
After knowing that Xia Chaoqun was here to pick up Jiang Se, not only the fans who came over were curious, but even the media were excited.
Jiang Se has not appeared in any public occasions recently, but there has been constant news about her.
After her endorsement of ELYSEES' sports car caused an explosive topic a few years ago, news came out that she would collaborate with Tao Cen to film Huo Zhiming's "Criminal Suspect".
She was also restless during the filming. There were reports that something happened to her on the set, but no one knew what it was. There were rumors that it was because of her disagreement with Tao Cen, and there were also rumors that she had a bad relationship with Huo Zhiming. All kinds of rumors were flying, but no one knew whether they were true or false.
Media reporters have been curious about this for a long time, and no one would let go of the chance to catch Jiang Se appear!
At this moment, Xia Chaoqun was bombarded with questions:
"Ms. Xia, I heard that an important incident happened recently in the crew of "Criminal Suspect". It was related to Jiang Se. Was it because Jiang Se was injured?"
"During the filming of "Criminal Suspect", there were rumors of a dispute between Tao Cen and Jiang Se. Is this true?"
"Miss Xia..."
Reporters asked questions one after another, and Zhang Chi was surrounded by reporters, asking about Jiang Se's news and flight information.
The news that Xia Chaoqun was waiting for Jiang Se at a terminal at the airport spread quickly, and many people rushed over to watch a good show.
On the other side, after the plane landed, Mo Anqi led an assistant to meet Xia Chaoqun first, while Jiang Se was pulled by Chen Shan to the other side:
"Sister Xia has brought people to 'pick you up'. Let's divert the attention of the fans and media away first. There should be fewer people at the other entrance at this time."
Reporters and fans who are interested in Jiang Se will rush to the direction where 'Jiang Se might appear', and after Jiang Se leaves the airport, there will be a vehicle ready to pick her up in the underground parking garage, so she can just drive home.
Everything went more smoothly than expected. Under Chen Shan's guidance, she found the car that Xia Chaoqun had arranged to park in the garage. Chen Shan started the car and drove out of the garage. While she was using her mobile phone to send a message to Pei Yi, she told Chen Shan:
"Just go home directly."
Although her role in "Criminal Suspect" was not as many as Tao Cen's, because Huo Zhiming was very strict and she had to stay with the crew all the time, the filming took nearly four months in total. In addition, she did not dare to relax for a moment during the filming process, so she relaxed completely as soon as she returned to the capital.
After sending a message to Pei Yi, he proved that he had returned to the capital as soon as possible. He did not reply. Jiang Se guessed that he must be busy with something. He put his phone in his bag and just closed his eyes to rest for a while. He didn't know how long the car had been driving when Chen Shan's voice rang out:
"Sese, it seems like there's a car following us!"
Chen Shan has been with Jiang Se for some time. It is common for celebrities' cars to be chased by reporters. Mo Anqi has also taught her how to get rid of them.
But in order to conceal his tracks today, the car that Xia Chaoqun arranged for Jiang Se should not be included in the media reports, and it should not attract attention.
"Did someone follow us when we were leaving the airport?"
At this time, the capital had passed the peak traffic period. Chen Shan sped up, turned a corner at a traffic light, and the car followed closely.
It was a black off-road vehicle, driving very fast, and it was parallel to the car Jiang Se was riding in. Chen Shan was a little anxious and was about to call Xia Chaoqun to tell him that Jiang Se had already seen the car next to him clearly.
This car looked familiar. The window was not fully opened. Jiang Se turned her head and took a look. She vaguely saw the strong lines of Pei Yi's jaw in the driver's seat. She suddenly became anxious:
"Why is he back?"
She didn't expect Pei Yi to follow her back to the capital. No wonder he agreed so readily when she asked him not to come to Huayu last night.
At the end he asked her about her flight today, probably intending to intercept her.
Judging from the situation, he might be heading home. She could no longer sit still and immediately ordered Chen Shan:
"Don't go home." If she went home now, Pei Yi might block her, so she sat down a little lower:
"Go to Feng's house."
She planned to hide with Feng Zhongliang. Pei Yi would be angry if he saw her like this, but for Feng Zhongliang's sake, he would probably be more patient.
But she was in such a state that Feng Zhongliang could not help scolding her. As she was thinking about her thoughts, Chen Shan asked:
"Should we call the police?"
"No need." She spoke softly, afraid to attract General Pei Yi's attention:
"That's Ayi. Don't let him notice us. It must be just a coincidence that he's following us."
She sounded optimistic, but Chen Shan did not agree.
Pei Yi's car had been following them since they came out of the airport. At first, Chen Shan thought it was a coincidence. After following them for two blocks, Pei Yi did not hide his intention to follow them. After following them for nearly ten minutes, Chen Shan was sure that he followed them on purpose, so he reminded them later.
Jiang Se had been closing her eyes to rest during the journey, and she probably didn't know that Pei Yi had been following her all the way.
Chen Shan didn't dare to speak. After she knew that the person following her was an acquaintance, she calmed down a lot. The SUV next to her sped up a bit, and when Jiang Se was about to call Feng Zhongliang, it drove in front of the car Jiang Se was riding in, and the brake lights came on, stopping the car behind.
Chen Shan had no choice but to stop the car. He saw the front door was opened and Pei Yi got out of the car and walked to the back.
Seeing this in the rearview mirror, Jiang Se finally got anxious. She threw her phone away and reached out to look through her bag: "Where is the hat that An Qi prepared before?"
Before she finished her words and Chen Shan had no time to speak, Pei Yi, who was tall and had long legs, walked to the car in two or three steps and ordered in a deep voice:
"Open the door."
He stood in front of the door of the back seat of the car. Even though he didn't look at Chen Shan when he spoke, he still gave Chen Shan a great sense of oppression. He gave Chen Shan a command and before Jiang Se turned his hat out and put it on, the car door was suddenly opened by Pei Yi from the outside. He leaned down and saw Jiang Se sitting in the seat with a bag in his arms.
He was wearing a black long-sleeved T-shirt, with sunglasses hanging on his collar. His sleeves were rolled up a little, and his strong muscles made the T-shirt look extremely powerful. He noticed Jiang Se's hair at the first moment, and then it fell on her face.
She was holding a baseball cap in her hand, her mouth slightly open, her eyes wide open, and a look of being caught off guard. It was obvious that she had not yet reacted to such a situation.
Pei Yi reached out to take the bag in her arms, and she subconsciously held it tightly and refused to let go. His Adam's apple moved and his jaw tightened even more:
"Let go."
When Jiang Se heard him speak, she instinctively loosened her hand. Pei Yi hooked the bag on his finger and leaned his upper body into the car.
The back seat of the car was not narrow, and it was quite spacious for Jiang Se to sit in, without having to compromise her long legs. But as soon as Pei Yi leaned over and got in, the car suddenly seemed a bit crowded.
"You..." She stammered, obviously not reacting yet. Pei Yi didn't say anything and pinched her hand. (To be continued)