Chapter 250: Chapter 250: That Really Smarts
Gu Qize’s response was exceptionally concise, and he even punctuated it with a period.
[Hmm, it’s very late. Get some rest early.]
Tuanzi exclaimed, "Wow!"
"For some reason, Qize is particularly handsome at this moment."
She put on a serious face, lowered her voice, and imitated Gu Qize’s tone, "Hmm, it’s very late. Get some rest early."
Gu Chi laughed, "You really got it down."
"Right, right." Tuanzi was excited and imitated it again.
Gu Chi recorded it, and after she finished, he showed her the video.
"Very nice, very handsome, very charismatic like a successful person."
Tuanzi proudly thought and excitedly asked Gu Chi to send it to Gu Qize for him to see.
"He’ll definitely give Miaomiao a thumbs up!"
Gu Chi did as she asked.
Gu Qize’s reply was still concise.
[It’s very late. You should get some rest early too.]
Gu Chi: "..."
Tuanzi covered her mouth, "Puhahaha!"
To prevent Gu Qize from urging them repeatedly, the two obediently went to rest.
The next day, Gu Chi enthusiastically invited Tuanzi to be a model and promised this time he wouldn’t tease her. In the end, he even bought a piece of matcha mousse as a reward.
"Alright," Tuanzi grinned while holding the matcha mousse, showing her teeth, "For the mousse... and because you’re my brother, I’ll reluctantly agree."
In the end, Gu Chi got so absorbed in his painting that by the time they finished, they had already missed lunchtime.
Tuanzi held her flat belly, looking pitifully at Gu Chi.
The young painter raised his hand, "My bad, I’ll treat you to a big meal when we get back."
"How many meals?"
"Three."
Only then did Tuanzi let him off the hook.
When they returned to the hotel, they found Jin Tong had come back, looking full of joy.
Tuanzi extended her little chubby hand to cover her eyes.
"Ah, so dazzling!"
Gu Chi laughed, "Did you sign both contracts?"
The beaming manager shook his head.
"No, it’s three contracts."
Tuanzi quickly lowered her hand, her round eyes curiously looking at him.
"How come it’s three?"
Jin Tong enthusiastically handed her a pineapple bun.
"The third contract is related to you."
The manager excitedly explained that besides the TOH dual-person contract, a men’s clothing brand that Gu Qize helped connect them to, Gu Che even signed an endorsement for a domestic automobile.
"The regional manager of that car company once lost a child. The family was always heartbroken, and the wife and mother were sick with worry."
Tuanzi was still a bit confused, but Gu Chi caught on.
"Did Miaomiao previously catch three human traffickers, and the police used their information to find that child?"
Jin Tong nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, they found several trafficked children. The ones trafficked more recently were easier to find, and they didn’t even recognize the ones claiming to be ’foster parents’ who bought them."
The little girl blinked, then clapped her hands excitedly.
"The police brothers and sisters are amazing!"
Sometimes traffickers can be caught, but the sold children are hard to find. Being able to retrieve them, those police officers must have put in a lot of effort.
Hearing her words, Jin Tong toned down his excitement and even touched his head a bit sheepishly.
"Oh, Jin Tong Bro, don’t touch your head. You need to cherish your last bit of hair!"
Jin Tong: "..."
After a round of conversation, Tuanzi finally understood that this car endorsement coincidentally came at this time and wasn’t intentionally meant to show up Shan Fengxing.
However, having three endorsements hit at once, in some way, dealt a heavy blow to Shan Fengxing and ETLO.
Jin Tong snorted, "They also signed at noon, and after signing, the ETLO’s new product manager even messaged me, telling me not to forget to fly with Mr. Gu to another city to sign the contract by noon tomorrow. I suspect they’ll be announcing it officially tomorrow."
In order to make this announcement, Shan Fengxing took a leave that afternoon. Insiders knew he went to shoot the endorsement poster. As for the promotional video, it would be shot on another day.
Once Shan Fengxing took a leave, Gu Che also took a leave to shoot the endorsement posters for three contracts at once.
Soon it was the day of ETLO’s announcement.
ETLO first said sorry to Jin Tong, saying that the higher-ups decided to change the endorser, and then immediately announced Shan Fengxing.
Shan Fengxing’s fans celebrated in all sorts of ways, even ridiculing Gu Che’s fans for their previous wild promises. Black fans added fuel to the fire, and bystanders watched the drama unfold.
This incident even made it to the trending searches.
Gu Che’s major fans were already mentally prepared, and their mindset was relatively stable, managing to hold onto some old fans. However, some of the new fans couldn’t stand it and started all sorts of fights.
The major fans were quite helpless and simply flaunted Gu Che’s famous lines.
[Have you finished your homework/work? Are you ready for exams/certifications? Hurry and go study/work, stop surfing on social media!]
[Mom, stop nagging, I’m going right away]
[You major fans are so annoying, not pushing us to boost stats, but always telling us to work and study, more meddling than my mom does/dying of annoyance.jpg]
[The one above is clearly a new fan, you’ll get used to it. By the way, our fan group is also called the Exam/Certification/Fitness Supervision Group, where we check in every day! If you don’t check in for three consecutive days, you’ll be kicked out of the group]
[Then I won’t join the fan group, you guys are too scary]
Just as the fans were getting ready to log off to study, TOH suddenly announced the endorsement for their winter new perfume, which surprisingly had dual endorsers: the talented singer and dancer and domestic drama Best Actor, Gu Che, alongside the strong mainstream actor Wu Ti.
[Without ETLO, TOH is still great]
[TOH is very ambitious, these two male artists can practically attract people of all ages]
[I’m on board again, big fan moms, let me scroll for five more minutes before I log off to study!]
Only a very few fans whispered that TOH wasn’t as good as ETLO. Shan Fengxing’s fans believed their idol’s endorsement was better, while black fans stirred up trouble.
On the other side, Shan Fengxing, who was staying at the hotel, opened a bottle of red wine to celebrate. Suddenly, upon hearing the bad news, he wasn’t feeling well at all.
He contacted his manager, "How can TOH choose Gu Che as an endorser? Wasn’t Gu Che tied up with ETLO?"
The manager smiled wryly, "It seems someone leaked the information, and they had anticipated it early on. We originally couldn’t compete with Gu Che, and now with the addition of Wu Ti, ETLO might lose this time."
ETLO lost its reputation, and if the sales don’t surpass TOH’s, or even allow TOH’s fame to rival theirs, ETLO will surely resent Shan Fengxing, the endorser they chose.
Before Shan Fengxing could digest this bad news, the manager told him, "Didn’t you see, just now, the high-end men’s clothing endorsement you always wanted to fight for was also announced, and the endorser is Gu Che."
Shan Fengxing was almost angered to the point of spitting blood.
If in the end, Gu Che remains the dominant one, then what was the point of using connections to curry favor with ETLO, challenging Gu Che on the set, and even upsetting the director and other actors? Wouldn’t it have been better to simply focus on acting?
He didn’t know yet that in another day, a domestic car endorsement would also be announced.
The online chaos had nothing to do with Gu Miaomiao for the time being.
While the netizens were embroiled in their disputes, she returned to Sea City to participate in the fifth episode of "Let’s Transform Together."
On this day, just before the dining peak hour, a guest arrived at the restaurant.
Tuanzi and Yi Kai were wiping tables, and upon hearing the sound, they both turned back with bright smiles.
"Welcome... Qize?"