Chapter 32: Reflections
The MV director the company hired for this album was surnamed Liu, known to others as Director Liu. Because he was extremely good at filming advertisements and MVs and his skills were incredibly “niubi” (kick-ass), some also jokingly called him “Niu Dao” (Director Ox/Kick-ass).
To achieve perfect filming effects, Director Liu had been in a state of full participation since the MV planning period. Although he couldn’t be completely autonomous regarding the filming content, Director Liu didn’t mind at allâor rather, he didn’t mind now. Actually, Director Liu was a bit unhappy at the beginning, but he let it go after a meeting because he could see that this companyâs planning team was extremely strong; the plans frequently left him amazed.
It was certain that Director Liu hadn’t known about Qianchen Media before. However, he was still somewhat surprised when he learned that Qianchen Media had just been established. To be able to hire him, the money spent was naturally not a small amount; but even so, if it weren’t for Kong Lingâs sake, he wouldn’t have agreed.
After coming to Qianchen Media a few times, Director Liu felt this was a magical company. It was full of talent, yet there was only one artist! But despite being only one, Director Liu hadn’t seen him once after several visits to Qianchen. He only heard that everything about him was good. In fact, if Xiahou Qianâs name hadn’t been on the planning document, he probably wouldn’t even know the manâs name because all Qianchen employees called Xiahou Qian “Male God”!
Director Liu truly felt these people were too exaggerated. He admitted these people had good working abilities, but they looked more and more like “brain-dead fans”!
Once, he accidentally overheard two employees gossiping, saying how good Xiahou Qianâs songs were, how they could crush everyone in the entertainment industry, and so on. Director Liu was very speechless at the time. He had come that day to formally discuss the MV filming matters. At that time, the audio for all six songs of the debut album had been recorded; they had to experience the emotions of each song and then plan the MV content for it. This was his first time hearing Xiahou Qianâs voice. As those employees said in their gossip, it was a voice that could crush a multitude of Song Kings.
He was shocked at the time. Regardless of Xiahou Qianâs status, based on his voice alone, he was worth the best. Moreover, these songs were all written by Xiahou Qian himself, and it was said the rights were all in his own hands; this undoubtedly confirmed those peopleâs wordsâXiahou Qian was indeed talented.
Thinking that the MV filming began today, he could finally see this person. He was a bit curious in his heartâwhat did this person actually look like? Just how outstanding was he? It could be said that Qianchen revolved around him.
He had privately asked Kong Ling about Xiahou Qianâs character. Kong Lingâs answer was very incisive: young, clever, outstanding, powerful, mysterious.
Five words, ten charactersâit looked simple, but thinking deeply, one couldn’t help but marvel. He naturally didn’t doubt Kong Lingâs vision, so he was even more curious about what the person Kong Ling praised so highly looked like.
The first MV being filmed was for the song “FAKE.” Because it used a pure piano accompaniment, there would be many playing scenes in this MV. The filming location was set directly in a famous villa district in the Imperial Capital. What Director Liu didn’t know was that the villa was actually a friendly sponsorship from Chi Shaochen for the filming.
Early this morning, the company sent a car to take Director Liu, Qiao Mu, and other staff members directly to the villa. Just as Director Liu and the others got out of the car, Wen Xiao also drove over with Xiahou Qian.
Everyoneâs eyes turned toward this blue vehicle. The driverâs side opened first, and Wen Xiao walked out. Although she was dressed in casual clothes, it couldn’t hide her “Queen” aura. Director Liu also praised her in his heart, though he didn’t know Wen Xiaoâs identity. He asked Qiao Mu beside him, “This is?”
“She is the Male Godâs assistant, Wen Xiao,” Qiao Mu replied.
Holy crap, this is an assistant? A beauty with such looks, such a body, and such an aura is actually an assistant! Although he had discovered long ago that talent gathered within Qianchen Media, including the intern Qiao Mu who was also an extremely outstanding figureâthe kind who surpassed those industry artists by several blocks in all aspects.
Wen Xiao didn’t know Director Liuâs reflections. After getting out of the car, she opened the rear car door and called several times before waking the sleeping Xiahou Qian.
Actually, Xiahou Qian couldn’t be blamed. It was really that Chi Shaochen had played too late last night; he hadn’t slept well to begin with. Getting up early in the morning, the swaying in the car combined with the suitable temperature caused him to fall asleep naturally.
Learning that they had reached the destination, Xiahou Qian briefly tidied his hair and clothes, rubbed his eyes, grabbed the phone and keychain left on the seat, and got out of the car.
Because he would need to change clothes and styling during filming, Xiahou Qian dressed very casuallyâtruly very casually. A simple white T-shirt and blue jeans, with a pair of sneakers on his feet. These clothes were all bought by Chi Shaochen. He hadn’t brought clothes when he moved; Chi Shaochen said they were all prepared. The cheap goods he bought before were indeed not suitable to continue wearing; after all, the entertainment industry looked at the total value of the clothes on your body as well as your face. Being too cheap would also draw hate.
Director Liu watched the car door open. The beauty said something to the person inside, then stepped aside. A moment later, a long leg stepped out of the car, followed by the upper body, and then he finally saw this personâs face. He was truly handsome beyond measure! Once the entire person stepped out of the car, Director Liu estimated his height to be at least 180 cm. With broad shoulders and narrow hips, his physique was also perfect.
Finally, regarding his auraâXiahou Qianâs standing posture looked casual, but his spine was straight, and even the distance and direction between his two feet provided the most perfect visual state. One of his hands was lazily tucked into his pants pocket, while the other held a white phone.
The presence is very strong! After admiring him, Director Liu marveled. He truly was a person who looked extremely outstanding. Even without other skills, he could enchant a vast number of people based on his appearance alone, combined with that voice. At this moment, he could completely understand where the “brain-dead fan” state of those Qianchen Media employees came from.
After getting out of the car, Xiahou Qian saw Qiao Mu and the others and walked straight over. Qiao Mu introduced him to Director Liu, “Male God, this is Director Liu, who is responsible for this MV filming. Director Liu, this is Xiahou Qian.”
“Iâll have to trouble Director Liu for this filming,” Xiahou Qian said with a smile, yet his words were extremely polite.
“I’ve heard much about you! Haha~” Director Liu was in a good mood. Xiahou Qian was even more outstanding than he imagined. He wasn’t worried about the MV filming; this wasn’t acting, and acting skills weren’t important. Based on Xiahou Qianâs face, which had virtually no dead angles in 360 degrees, it wouldn’t look bad no matter how it was filmed! Moreover, the MV plot requirements this time were very simple and didn’t require acting skills at all. Only now did he understand why there was such an arrangement.
At that time, the Planning Department said they were taking the “Male God” route for Xiahou Qian and everything depended on Xiahou Qianâs own performance. To put it bluntly, Xiahou Qian could film however he wanted. He was very puzzledâwas it really okay to be this casual?
So, it was actually because he was willful due to his looks? It was no wonder Qianchen accommodated Xiahou Qian so much; after all, such an excellent prospect was too hard to find. Luckily, Xiahou Qian didn’t seem to be the difficult typeâhe was a bit indifferent and detached but not cold or harsh.
Young, clever, outstanding, mysterious, powerful. He had already witnessed Xiahou Qianâs youth and excellence. Actually, regarding youth, one only needed to look at the ID cardâcould someone not be young at 18? The other three points remained to be discovered slowly.
“Have you been waiting long?” Xiahou Qian looked at Qiao Mu as he said this.
The villaâs door was just like the apartmentâsâpassword plus fingerprints. Chi Shaochen had brought him to this villa once before, and it was also that time that Chi Shaochen added his fingerprints with authority. When he heard that the MV filming needed a villa, he thought of this place. The third floor of this villa had a full floor-to-ceiling window design, and the scenery outside was also very beautiful. So, he called Chi Shaochen and told him about this. Chi Shaochen naturally agreed without objection and even said he would handle it after hearing that the filming needed a piano.
He gave the villa address to Qiao Mu and then made an appointment for the time to meet here today. The villa door could only be opened by him, unless Chi Shaochen came.
“We just arrived as well,” Qiao Mu told the truth. Actually, Xiahou Qian hadn’t arrived late; they had an appointment for 9:00, and it was still a few minutes away from 9:00 now.
Xiahou Qian walked over and unlocked the door, then opened the main entrance. Only then did Director Liu direct everyone to move the equipment inside. Wen Xiao also took out a large suitcase from the trunk of Xiahou Qianâs car.
Seeing that no one seemed surprised by Xiahou Qian opening the door, Director Liu couldn’t help but speculateâcould it be that this place was Xiahou Qianâs property? He had never heard of a person named Xiahou Qian before! This villa district wasn’t something you could buy just by having money. Just what was Xiahou Qianâs identity?
“What is this?” Director Liu walked over to Wen Xiaoâs side with some curiosity, looking at the large suitcase she had taken out.
“Clothes for the Male God to change into later,” Wen Xiao said to Director Liu with a smile, polite without appearing overly flattering.
Director Liu nodded. He was already used to these people calling Xiahou Qian “Male God.” He had also discovered that even a small artist assistant in this Qianchen wasn’t a simple character.
“Qiao Mu, come over and help your sister carry the suitcase!” Seeing Qiao Mu standing there with nothing to do, Wen Xiao directed him without ceremony.
Qiao Mu smiled quite helplessly at Director Liu, then came over to pick up the suitcase and hefted it. He found it quite heavy. “Whatâs inside? Itâs so heavy!”
“The Male Godâs clothes! The shoes are also inside. There are several sets, of course itâs heavy. Why else would I ask you to carry it?” Wen Xiao said very naturally; after all, they hadn’t known each other for just a day or two.
“The Male Godâs clothes? To be worn for the filming later? Why were they in your car?” Qiao Mu didn’t know about this matter; in fact, Wen Xiao only found out this morning as well.
“Where else would they be? The company has no clothes at all, okay? The Male Godâs clothes are all at home, and these clothes are all new. When I was helping the Male God pack the clothes today, I discovered that any set taken from the Male Godâs wardrobe could be worn on the red carpet.”
They were either international brands or luxury custom-mades! However, Wen Xiao didn’t say this out loud for fear of drawing hate to her Male God. At most, she would gossip with Qiao Mu and Zheng Wenxin privately.
It was reasonable for Qianchen Media not to have costumes like other companies. After all, there was only one artist, and the artistâs behind-the-scenes identity was the company boss. Since that was the case, there was no need to buy clothes to put on a show at the company. Whether Xiahou Qian needed a wardrobe and wanted to use the company account or his private account didn’t make much difference; the company wasn’t listed, and although the shareholders were said to be Xiahou Qian and Chi Shaochen, a look at the stock distribution made it clear that Chi Shaochen was just a filler, okay?
“Director Liu, let’s go inside as well!”
Qiao Mu said to Director Liu, who was still standing there watching with great interest while holding the suitcase.
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