Chapter 14: A-Wei, You’ve Truly Become Famous
Realistically speaking, however, the pros still outweighed the cons for him.
It was just that Chen Wei didn’t particularly like this way of appearing in the public eye.
If possible, he preferred to be known for his acting skills.
But you can’t have your cake and eat it too; if you can’t even enter the public eye, how can you be known for your acting?
Because of Chen Wei’s golden-ratio model figure, any clothes he wore looked like they were custom-made for him.
Finn was extremely satisfied with the results of the sample photos taken.
He didn’t even need to do much photo editing; just adding a light filter was enough to make them look high-end.
While Chen Wei’s state was still good, Finn asked if he had any further arrangements. If possible, he wanted to take advantage of today to film the MV as well.
Although the spokesperson had changed, the content to be filmed remained the same, so the filming team didn’t need to prepare anything new.
As long as Chen Wei had free time, they could immediately set off for the filming location.
Chen Wei looked back at Han Chi; his work schedule was always Han Chi’s responsibility.
“It’s fine.” Han Chi couldn’t wait for A-L to confirm Chen Wei’s spokesperson status as soon as possible.
Forget having no work; even if there was work, Han Chi would have to find a way to push it back for him.
Thus, the two sides hit it off and immediately packed their things to head to the filming location.
In order not to waste filming time, Chen Wei listened to the director explain the content he wanted to film and the general effect he wanted while having his makeup done.
Chen Wei was indeed an actor; after hearing the director’s description, he pretty much understood his meaning.
Having acted in many dramas, filming a promotional video was basically effortless for him, and many beautiful shots were done in one take.
The only trouble was that the director was filming a “four seasons” style, so Chen Wei had to pause several times to change into many sets of clothes.
By the time everything was finished, it was almost completely dark.
With the blessing of A-L’s “money power,” the post-production team finished the final cut in just one day.
Finn was very satisfied after seeing the final product and subsequently sent a copy of the video to Chen Wei.
After getting Chen Wei’s approval, he then selected a few of his favorite pictures and had the post-production team turn them into silhouettes.
Then, taking advantage of A-L’s current heat on the internet, he directly conducted the first wave of promotion on Weibo.
Xin Xing had just gotten into trouble, and A-L immediately announced a new spokesperson, even claiming it was a global spokesperson.
For a time, everyone speculated about the identity of the new spokesperson.
But after scouring the entertainment circle, they couldn’t find a single person among the new generation of “traffic” stars whose height and temperament perfectly matched the silhouette.
A golden ratio male model figure with broad shoulders and a narrow waist over 185cm—there were only a handful of such people in the entire entertainment circle.
While everyone was staring at a silhouette picture with nothing on it and drooling, the hot discussion also sent A-L and the new spokesperson to the hot search.
[# A-L New Spokesperson # NEW]
[# He Didn’t Even Show His Face # HOT]
[# How Handsome Can a Silhouette Be? #]
Some old fans who had followed Chen Wei for a long time recognized at a glance that the person in the silhouette was Chen Wei.
Knowing Chen Wei didn’t like to be high-profile, they only stealthily ran to Chen Wei’s Weibo to ask him:
“A-Wei, that new spokesperson A-L announced is you, right?”
“A-L Global Spokesperson—our A-Wei is finally moving up in the world.”
“Okay, okay, okay, A-L Global Spokesperson, right? It’s fine. I’ll eat dirt for a month; if I work hard, I can still afford it.”
Because he had to coordinate with A-L to repost the Weibo, Chen Wei was online.
The notifications in the background kept ringing, and seeing the fans’ comments getting more and more outrageous…
He picked one to reply to:
[Everyone, just do what is within your means. Don’t do anything beyond your capabilities just to support me.]
Chen Wei personally didn’t support this behavior of using living expenses to chase stars.
This was also the reason why he had never wanted to take the “traffic” route.
As Chen Wei’s reply was pulled up by fans, and combined with the silhouette released by A-L official, sharp-eyed netizens quickly dug up Chen Wei’s identity.
This was also the first time in all his years in the industry that Chen Wei had obtained his own exclusive hot search hashtag.
In daily life, Chen Wei didn’t really care about his appearance.
Aside from some necessary occasions, he rarely wore makeup.
Because his physical conditions were superior, when filming with a crew, he even had to intentionally dress down to make way for the lead actors’ makeup.
In addition, he didn’t act in any big IP dramas, so there were very few viewers who recognized him.
Now, with Xin Xing’s contract terminated and with Finn’s support, he had luckily become A-L’s global spokesperson, and there was no longer any need to intentionally dress down or make way for others.
With the release of A-L’s second brand promotional video on Weibo, Chen Wei’s good looks appeared in the public eye for the first time without any concealment.
[A-L Brand Official v]: Thank you for the encounter; we won’t fail the “Wei” we met. Join @ChenWei to capture those beautiful moments in life at A-L.
In the video, Chen Wei wore four sets of clothes corresponding to the four seasons.
Riding a horse in spring, flowers blooming in summer, dusk in autumn, and falling snow in winter.
The top-tier visual feast combined with smooth post-production transitions, plus A-L’s promotional budget for promotion, successfully allowed this video to reach an unprecedented level of heat.
The comment section under A-L’s official Weibo exploded.
“Damn! This is Chen Wei?”
“Huh? Ah! Ah?! Wait, you’re telling me the person in the video is that Chen Wei who has played the affectionate second lead for ten thousand years?”
“This must be photoshopped, right? Why does he look different from how he does in dramas? [/shocked.jpg]”
“As everyone knows, videos can’t be photoshopped, so this is how our A-Wei originally looks. [DogHead.jpg]”
“Yes, we A-Wei fans eat this well. [/proud.jpg]”
Shocked by the change in Chen Wei’s appearance, although the comment section was discussing it, it was generally quite harmonious.
But there are always some people who like to speculate with the greatest malice toward others:
“It’s probably plastic surgery. That nose bridge is so high; it’s obviously been padded.”
“The forehead lets light through; you can tell at a glance that silicone was filled in.”
“The dimples are so symmetrical; could they have been poked out with a finger?”
“Those eyes are so powerful; could you be the legendary laser-eye reincarnation?”
“A-Wei, you’re famous now; you even have anti-fans buying articles to blacken your name.”
“Laughing my head off. You can blacken our A-Wei for anything, but you chose to blacken him for plastic surgery.”
“This is truly ‘an old lady doing a somersault into bed’—you’ve got me laughing.”
As the public discussion increased, the heat regarding Chen Wei’s plastic surgery continued to rise.
In just a few minutes, a hot search for “Chen Wei Plastic Surgery” extended from it.
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