Wei Sama, Let’s Stuff Them with Dog Food

 Chapter 137 Competition

Translator: Cheryl_M

“On what ground do you think you can endorse our products? Just because you have a 20th-anniversary limited version wrist band?”

Deng Jie’s question was direct and sharp. Qi Le’an was shocked to hear it.

How could there be something like the questions asked when interviewing a candidate?

After calming down for two or three seconds, Qi Le’an restrained his anger and said with a smile, “I know Coolrunning always hires athletes as their spokesman, which is aligned with the brand image and also represents an intent of goodwill.”

Deng Jie raised her eyebrows slightly, gesturing for Qi Le’an to continue.

Qi Le’an also continued as per his preparation, “Now the lifetime warranty management for the domestic retired sportsmen is not well-round enough. Besides, the sportsmen are mostly injured before retirement… Coolrunning could hire the sportsmen to endorse the products and  pay them the endorsement fee so that they can live an easier life after retirement.”

Deng Jie was finally somewhat surprised. Having stayed silent for two or three seconds, she asked, “Is this prepared by your PR team?”

Qi Le’an smiled bitterly and looked at Chen Bin beside him, saying, “He is my only agent… I don’t have something like a PR team…”

Deng Jie didn’t believe his words.

“Mm, I have a boss above me… I’ve worked for a small studio after I left the company.”

Since Deng Jie came to meet Qi Le’an, she couldn’t have no information about him. As Qi Le’an said so, Deng Jie thought of the information she had got and finally partly believed what he said.

If this was a young man’s idea, he was quite impressive.

Thinking of that, Deng Jie had a glint of appreciation in her eyes.

“Continue,” Deng Jie said.

Qi Le’an was good at observing others’ speech and behavior. Judging from Deng Jie’s expression, he knew that she believed his words, so he continued, “However, from the perspective of industry marketing, hiring an Olympic champion as the spokesman is definitely not as effective as a celebrity. The fan base of a celebrity is far greater than that of an Olympic champion. In terms of the corporation’s goodwill, it is better to hire an ordinary player instead of a champion.”

Since Coolrunning planned to hire a celebrity as their spokesman all of a sudden, the management team must have a dispute over the idea of hiring an Olympic champion. Now that they came to liaise with him now, it indicated that they were inclined towards celebrities.

Therefore, whether to choose a champion or a celebrity was not an question to Qi Le’an.

Qi Le’an was full of confidence but unexpectedly, Deng Jie said coldly, “I was asking why you. You know, we’ve hired Li Zheyu. In terms of popularity, you should be inferior to Li Zheyu, right?”

Qi Le’an was stupefied.

He was actually not answering in the realm of the question!

Chen Bin hastened to try to salvage the situation. “Miss Deng, that’s not the case! Le’an has just joined the industry and he works really hard, so he doesn’t have much time to manage his fan circle. However, in terms of popularity, he is just as good. You know Weibo, right? He is the celebrity with the most fans on Weibo now!”

The hot beverage on the table had already got warm. Deng Jie took a sip of the Americano in front of her.

Qi Le’an said, “Because… I really want to endorse our own products.”

Deng Jie looked up at Qi Le’an.

Qi Le’an smiled and his thoughts seemed to drift far away. “Maybe it’s out of a zest… Made in China.”

“These three words make me proud.”

“I want to work hard with such a brand. Coolrunning does great in the export volume to Southeast Asia. Somehow, I think, one day, more people will choose Coolrunning. It will be an honor for me to stand next to an independent national brand.”

Deng Jie raised her coffee cup but didn’t drink the coffee for a long time.

Qi Le’an even felt that he saw tears in the eyes of this tough woman.

Everything he said was not purely for the sake of getting this endorsement. He said that with all his heart. He was a few years older than others, knowing that his country would grow stronger and stronger and that the country’s growth was inseparable from these independent brands.

He was proud of his country and these brands.

Qi Le’an didn’t know if Deng Jie was moved by him but she didn’t ask any other question since then.

“We will contact you about the result,” Deng Jie glanced at her watch and said. “It’s about time. That’s it for today.”

Qi Le’an felt that this lady had a style of her own.

Deng Jie left quickly. Qi Le’an looked at Chen Bin and asked, “Is it so difficult to get a job?”

Chen Bin sighed and said, “It doesn’t matter. I can support you if necessary.”

Qi Le’an had reserved an afternoon for Deng Jie. However, their communication only lasted less than twenty minutes. Qi Le’an had nothing to do now, so he directly went to Wei Changfeng’s dessert store in the downtown to pack some food.

Qi Le’an was a frequent visitor of this store, but it was the first time he came alone. Apart from the leaders of the store, few people in the store knew that Wei Changfeng was the store owner, so they were unusually hospitable about Qi Le’an’s arrival.

Qi Le’an took away all the desserts that could be packed in the store. Then together with Chen Bin, he rushed to visit Wei Changfeng.

When they arrived at the filming site, Wei Changfeng was doing the last scene.

Now, in the show, Zhendong had fallen out with his newly wedded wife, who were discussing about a divorce. The wife knew the existence of Xiaolan but they had never met. Because they hadn’t played a show together, Qi Le’an and the actor were only acquaintances.

Watching Wei Changfeng acting was an enjoyment, but today Qi Le’an couldn’t help laughing. The reason was quite simple. Wei Changfeng had a cold now. Although he didn’t look different from usual, his severe nasal voice was so…

“I’ve signed the agreement. Please take a look.”

Wei Changfeng finished saying that and announced that today’s filming work was over.

The actress nodded and fetched the document. Director Guan yelled, “Cut”. Everybody laughed.

“…Changfeng, don’t you really need to get two days off?”

Wei Changfeng’s nasal voice was so serious that even Guan Kai had to ask about it.

Wei Changfeng shook his head and wanted to say something when he saw Qi Le’an.

Qi Le’an was also laughing. He handed out the desserts with Chen Bin. The girls of the crew also screamed in surprise when they saw the benefits.

“It is so nice of Le’an to bring us some desserts when he went to the downtown,” Guan Kai also took a small cake, saying.

Wei Changfeng walked to Qi Le’an and whispered, “How is it going?”

Qi Le’an shook his head helplessly, “I have no idea… You have a cold now. Can you eat desserts?”

Wei Changfeng laughed, “A cold is not a cancer. Why can I not eat desserts?”

As he said this, he took a bite of Qi Le’an’s croissant, completely ignoring the people around him.

Chen Bin was quite speechless. Fine, he had better turn around and pretend that he didn’t see it.

Chen Bin also took a small piece of cake for the actress who had just acted with Wei Changfeng. The actress hurriedly waved her hand and said, “No, no, I can’t eat this kind of high caloric dessert.”

Wei Changfeng heard it and said with a smile, “The ingredients are all low-fat. It doesn’t matter if you have some.”

The little cake looked particularly tempting. The actress hesitated for a moment but eventually couldn’t overcome her desire for desserts.

She took a bite with the fork and instantly said with an enjoyable expression, “I haven’t eaten desserts for more than half a year… It feels so good.”

Qi Le’an immediately recommended the store to her, “Actually, all the desserts of this store are really healthy and delicious. You may have a try, Miss Lin!”

Wei Changfeng chimed in, “Yes, Le’an always chooses this store.”

Lin said with envy, “The two of you are really close!”

Wei Changfeng put his arms around Qi Le’an’s shoulder, saying with a grin, “Yes, this is my boyfriend.”

None of the people present expected that Wei Changfeng would say so. Although he said it as if he was joking, the insiders were all scared in a cold sweat.

Of course, Qi Le’an, whose shoulder was held by Wei Changfeng, instantly stiffened. Wei Changfeng gently pinched his shoulder and then he finally came to his senses and said, “Yeah, boyfriend.”

As expected, their words seemed to have convinced Lin that it was a joke. She said laughingly, “Okay. Okay. I only ate a piece of cake of yours and now I have to watch you two are so lovey-dovey here. Time to knock off!”

It happened that Guan Kai had watched the replay roughly and made sure there was no need for any reshot. Hence, everybody just took off.

Wei Changfeng also took his hand off Qi Le’an’s shoulder and Qi Le’an was still in a state of shock. After they got into the car, Qi Le’an said, “Why did you suddenly… You just freaked me out.”

Gary, who had always been calm, also said, “Wei Sama, what you did was too inappropriate.”

Wei Changfeng was still composed and calm. He said with a heavy nasal voice, “I was telling the truth.”

Chen Bin, who was driving, didn’t say anything but a glint of appreciation flashed across his eyes.

He didn’t have hope for Le’an and Wei Changfeng’s relationship, nor did he expect it to last long. However, what Wei Changfeng said today suddenly made him feel that perhaps this man was trustworthy.

He dared to openly admit it in front of others. Even though he said it in a joking tone, his attitude was shown anyway.

After all, Wei Changfeng was sick and didn’t feel well. After the four of them returned to the villa and ate the takeout, he went upstairs to have a rest.

Qi Le’an stared at Wei Changfeng walking away and felt so worried.

When would Wei Sama get better? Damn it. He was not afraid of getting a cold too!

After three whole days, Wei Changfeng finally got better. Within the past three days, he refused to sleep with Qi Le’an, which made Qi Le’an feel dissatisfied.

He could watch and touch his lover but he couldn’t sleep with him! What was Wei Changfeng up to?

After Wei Changfeng confirmed that he wouldn’t pass his cold to others, Qi Le’an gave a hot kiss to Wei Changfeng

At the last filming section of the movie “Lan”, Xiaolan and Zhendong finally got back together. Zhendong was put into jail for his business. Then Lan sold their house and raised the money to get him out. Just when they were about to spend their life together, Lan died of an accident.

The filming job that was supposed to be completed in late April was extended to May. Everyone had mixed feelings about the upcoming ending. Qi Le’an also received the notice of Coolrunning after waiting for nearly one week.

“Are they crazy? What the heck is a public debate? ”