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Chapter 702 - 692: Truly a Kind Reminder

Chapter 702: Chapter 692: Truly a Kind Reminder

The director initially thought that all he needed to do was quietly endure the praise that didn’t originally belong to him.

Until he received a phone call.

The person on the other end got straight to the point.

"This is Feng Xu."

The director instinctively stood at attention, "F-F-Feng Director?"

"It’s me. I just watched the new Red Dragon car commercial you made. The effect is quite good. I’m currently working on a racing-themed film. Would you like to come on board as an assistant director?"

The director was crazily tempted and almost nodded right away.

But then he caught sight of Jiang Lingxi in the video, driving that red car and crashing the blue one into the lake, and felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured over his head.

"Director Feng," he struggled to speak, "In fact, the current effect of this video isn’t my doing. It’s thanks to Jiang Lingxi, the spokesperson for Red Dragon this time."

"Oh, how so?"

"Perhaps because it’s real!" The director opened his mouth, "We actually didn’t do any post-production, just some slight editing to shorten it to three minutes."

With that, there was a silence on the other end of the phone.

The director waited for a while, clutching his chest in disappointment that it wasn’t his own work, before tentatively speaking: "Director Feng, are you still there?"

"I’m here."

"If you want to make a racing-themed movie, I think Jiang Lingxi would be a great recommendation. This girl drives really well, and uh, she’s very brave."

Brave to the point that he didn’t even want to film with her anymore, considering his little heart couldn’t take it.

"Hm, I’ll think about it. I’ll consider it."

"Well then, goodbye, Director Feng?"

"Goodbye. By the way, Happy New Year in advance."

"Happy New Year to you too."

He hung up the phone just as his assistant pushed the door open and entered.

Seeing him clutching his chest, "Is your chest hurting?"

"Yes, it’s killing me."

It was Feng Xu, the pinnacle of action movie directors, and he just turned down a personal invitation from him.

But he knew his limitations, and refusing now seemed better than being exposed for lack of professionalism on set.

But it still hurt so much!

"I’ve just received a few offers from brands inviting you to shoot endorsement commercials for them, and they’ve already quoted the fees."

Director: "Well, suddenly, my chest stopped hurting. Show me."

Although he couldn’t go to Director Feng’s set to learn from the master, he could shoot more commercials, which didn’t take much time and earned a good amount.

You can’t have it all, so at least he got something, and he could be satisfied with that.

Feng Xu, who had hung up the phone, was still frowning at the video in deep thought.

In his initial concept for the racing-themed movie, the protagonist was going to be male.

After all, female racers are extremely rare.

However, there would definitely be female roles in the movie, but they would be limited to being the protagonist’s sister or lover.

Should he include a female racer in the movie?

Even for him, this would be a bold attempt, and he needed to think it through carefully.

*

Among those who saw this promotional video, most only noticed the excitement and intense collisions. Only those who truly understood the behind-the-scenes could appreciate the thrills packed into these few short minutes.

Shen Yunqing, although he had heard from Jiang Lingxi about what happened during the filming when he came back that night, did not witness it himself.

Moreover, before the video was released, for confidentiality reasons, even he couldn’t get the raw footage from the brand.

Only now did he finally see what actually happened during the filming.

"You in the future..."

"Hmm?" Jiang Lingxi placed down the cup she just finished with, looking up at Shen Yunqing, "What about the future?"

Shen Yunqing silently swallowed back the words ’better not drive anymore’ that he wanted to say next.

He suddenly remembered that this person before him had quite a rebellious streak, and the more you told her not to do something, the more she wanted to do it.

Back then, those old ministers on the court were often infuriated by this rebellious streak of Your Majesty.

"Didn’t Red Dragon give you the car you drove? When it’s delivered, don’t rush to drive it. I’ll have Huzi modify it a bit first."

Even though the car looks quite sturdy in the video, for Your Majesty, it’s probably not enough. He could make it even sturdier and more durable.

Jiang Lingxi nodded nonchalantly, "Sounds good."

Two hours later.

#RG Red Dragon Car’s New Endorser Jiang Lingxi# was trending, with fans of both Red Dragon and Jiang Lingxi, as well as curious onlookers attracted by the action movie-like advertisement, placing it on the hot search list.

There were even some netizens, who didn’t mind the trouble, capturing Jiang Lingxi’s replies to commenters in her previous posts for some self-deprecating humor.

[I thought I could afford it with my eighteen thousand salary. Turns out I was naive! This is definitely something you buy as needed because it’s not for fun.]

[Now I realize that Sister’s reply was truly a kind and sincere warning.]

[The bonus I got for the new year is just enough for a down payment on a standard model. I’m planning to get a Red Dragon. But with all these color options, I’m having a hard time deciding. Help me choose a color, guys.]

[I’m officially jealous. Though is there really a choice? It must be red; Sister Xi makes it look so cool! It’s the signature color.]

[Others can only suggest, but it depends on the style you like. If I could afford one, red would be my first choice—it’s stunning!]

[I feel like Sister Xi could rock any color, but the ultimate match is still red. I’ll choose red too.]

[Isn’t there another endorsement? Shouldn’t that be affordable?]

[I suggest not to jump to conclusions.]

[Seconded.]

...

The period before the New Year is one of the hottest periods in the car market.

Many who are getting married like to do it during the New Year break, and those who receive large year-end bonuses can afford major purchases—cars that are usually unaffordable suddenly become bestsellers.

Red Dragon launched its new model at this time, clearly with this in mind.

While Red Dragon cars don’t have trouble selling, who wouldn’t want to capitalize on a good time and online buzz to sell a few more?

Tong Yue’s good news came in at noon.

First, she sent a bunch of photos showing Red Dragon’s various sales departments bustling with customers, then came a few lines of data.

[In the five hours since the new product launch, over fifty thousand units of the new Red Dragon series you endorsed have been sold within Hua State alone. The red signature model accounts for over sixty percent.]

She paused, then sent another message.

[The Red Dragon brand just sent me a letter of intent to continue the partnership.]

After replying ’Congrats to you too’ to her, Jiang Lingxi silently thought of someone else.

After all, without that person, she wouldn’t have been able to fully test the car’s features and durability, and the video wouldn’t have turned out so spectacularly.

Gratitude!

But human joys and sorrows are not interlinked.

Jiang Lingxi’s endorsement for Red Dragon even hit the hot search, and Zhang Lingzhou, who had been secretly following her, was certainly aware.

Others saw the intense chase in the promotional video as post-production effects and praised it for looking so real.

But in Zhang Lingzhou’s eyes, it was like making a deal with the devil, only to watch the devil cooperating seamlessly with Jiang Lingxi in executing a perfect clash.

The biggest fool was him!

"Bang!"

This time, it was a tablet that got trashed—he didn’t even have a phone anymore.