Chapter 58 I heard you’re looking for a lover? (Ch 58)

Chen Yuwen brought Qi Jia to a photo studio.

The administrative lady brought him a white T-shirt with the words Jiaxing Media printed on the chest.

The size fit perfectly. After Qi Jia put it on, she was taken to have some simple makeup and a hairstyle done.

Then I sat in front of the camera and started recording.

The content is very simple. It is just standing in front of a white wall, then making a brief self-introduction and saying something like I hope to bring more good works to everyone.

The entire video is only about ten seconds long, so it was recorded very quickly.

“I’ll send the video to you after it’s fixed, and remember to send it at 12 noon tomorrow. I’ll write the copy for you later.”

After Chen Yuwen gave another reminder, Qi Jia agreed and left when he saw that there was nothing else to do.

When he returned to the apartment, he opened TikTok and saw a yellow V certification under his account.

There is a small label underneath that says,

【Actresses signed by Jiaxing Media】

I checked Weibo again and saw the same certification.

Moreover, the number of fans of both accounts increased from single digits to 30,000 fans.

Qi Jia knew without guessing that these must be zombie fans given to him by the company.

In the afternoon, Qi Jia finally received a notification from the bank on his mobile phone.

According to the contract signed with the company, Qi Jia received a total of 60,000 yuan in remuneration for the two films.

Then, when the filming of “Dying to Survive” was finished, Director Wen gave him a red envelope of 20,000 yuan.

The crew of the sad drama received a red envelope of 10,000 yuan when it started filming, and another 10,000 yuan when it was finished.

Including the original savings, Qi Jia’s card now has a total of 123,561 yuan.

This amount of money may seem like a lot, but in fact, it is not much at all for Qi Jia’s dream.

He wanted to buy a big house in Shanghai, then bring his parents over to enjoy life together.

If they can’t get used to living here, they can just build a new house in their hometown and install whole-house heating so they don’t have to worry about the cold winter.

I also want to buy a house for my sister in Shenzhen and invest some money so that she can start a small business and no longer have to work.

…

“The current pay is still too low.”

After doing some calculation in his mind, Qi Jia sighed.

An actor’s pay is tied to his popularity and box office.

Without these two things, no matter how early you debuted, how good your image is, or how great your acting skills are,

He is no match for a young idol who has just debuted after practicing for two and a half years.

Therefore, if he wants to increase his salary, he must have impressive popularity and box office results.

Let investors and companies see your value and value yourself.

Qi Jia counted the films he had made this year.

Finally, I feel that the movie that could make him famous might be “Nobody”.

This is not to say that the quality of “Dying to Survive” or “The Richest Man in Xihong City” is not good.

Instead, he played some small roles in it.

Although his acting is wonderful, he doesn’t have many roles, so the audience may only remember the character in the movie but not him as a person.

It’s like if you tell someone, “I know Li Jiahang,” they may not know who Li Jiahang is.

But if you say, I know the legal pioneer, then everyone will know who he is.

Compared with the previous two films, “Nobody” is different. He plays the second male lead and has more scenes.

Moreover, as an actor himself, he could feel that this was definitely a good show.

As for the recently completed “Sadness Is Like a River”, he is not sure whether the market will buy it because the content is too depressing.

When he was lost in thought, the phone rang.

Seeing that it was his mother calling, he answered the phone directly.

“Hey mom, what’s wrong?”

“Son, have you been in love recently?”

As soon as the phone was connected, my mother’s slightly happy voice came from the other end.

“Huh? No, who spread the rumor?” Qi Jia looked confused and denied it decisively.

“Your aunt said that she saw you shopping with a girl at night, and you were carrying her backpack.” Mom said directly,

After hearing the reason, Qi Jia finally understood why his mother thought this way.

So, I explained to her that he was a friend who was filming with me and they just met.

After explaining for more than ten minutes, and with Qi Jia swearing and swearing, my mother finally believed in disappointment that she had overthought.

…

It was noon the next day.

Qi Jia posted the vlog he took yesterday on Weibo and Douyin.

Soon, Jiaxing Media’s official account also reposted its own video.

Then, his backstage began to receive some comments and attention messages.

Most of them are passers-by who were directed here through the official account.

Most of the comments centered around Qi Jia’s image, with many praising him for being handsome and encouraging him to do his best.

At first, Qi Jia replied to them one by one, but after a long time, he became too lazy to care.

Finally, in the evening, he opened Douyin and Weibo to check and saw that he had gained more than 10,000 real fans.

He didn’t really care, after all, he was a rookie now.

In the absence of popularity, this fan growth data is very real.

In the next few days,

Qi Jiadu stayed in the apartment and searched the Internet for a lot of information related to performance.

Then I watched all the movies and TV series that had been starred by several teachers of the Beijing Film Academy training class next year.

On New Year’s Day, the streets and alleys of Shanghai were filled with the atmosphere of the New Year.

Jiaxing Media also had a day off. At noon, Chen Yuwen called Qi Jia and asked him to come to her house for dinner.

Qi Jia had nothing to do alone, so he agreed.

Chen Yuwen lives in a residential area on the third ring road of Shanghai.

When they arrived at the gate of the community, the security guard called to confirm before letting Qi Jia in.

“Hey, now that you’re here, why are you bringing any gifts? Come in quickly.”

Chen Yuwen, wearing royal blue pajamas and exuding the charm of a mature woman, opened the door.

Glancing at Qi Jia holding a bag in his hand, he said with a smile.

Qi Jia took off his shoes and walked in, casually putting the fruits in the bag on the table.

The heating in the house was turned on very high. He took off his down jacket, looked around the house, and asked curiously.

“Sister, do you live alone?”

“Why? Do you want to try if your sister’s bed is strong enough?”

Chen Yuwen’s driving skills are really amazing. Even though his hands are busy in the kitchen, he still finds time to drive.

“Haha, sister, let me help you wash the vegetables.”

Qi Jia rubbed his nose, not daring to compete with her, so he rolled up his sleeves and went into the kitchen to help.

Chen Yuwen, however, chased him away like a fly.

“No need to wash the vegetables. If you want to do something else in the kitchen, I welcome you.”

The wheel of the car was about to run over his face. Qi Jia couldn’t resist and had to retreat.

I was watching TV in the living room when my cell phone rang.

I picked it up and saw it was Zhang Ruonan calling, and it was a WeChat video call.