Chapter 696
is quite amazing.
Chapter 696 is quite amazing.
Jinli was naturally happy to be able to make money.
But some things don't need to be delayed, and having to drag them out until overtime is actually a waste of her time.
Once you've earned a certain amount of money, it's just a string of numbers; your personal time becomes much more precious.
Given the filming schedule of "The Years," if they continue filming one set a day, even if the production team is willing to pay a lot of overtime, Jinli is unwilling to waste any more time.
She has less than seven days until school starts.
Before the start of the semester, she also had to participate in brand events for Fangfei, Rumengling, and Yajun Watches.
Although brand events don't require a lot of physical exertion, you still need to stay on-site for at least two or three hours.
This back-and-forth also meant that she wouldn't be able to go to the filming of "Youth" on the day of the event.
Therefore, the filming of "Youth" must be accelerated.
This is a cover shoot for October; it's not September yet.
If the pace of the filming continues at this slow pace, then Jinli's filming will have to be delayed.
Instead of having plenty of time, I now only have free time on weekends after the start of the school year.
After talking with Gu Cheng, Jinli thought for a moment and then called Sister Fang.
She asked, "You said yesterday you wanted to negotiate with Nianhua, how did the talks go?"
Sui Lingfang sighed: "It's not good. Their explanation is that they want to strive for perfection, and shooting one set a day is already a fast pace, so that they can better guarantee the quality."
I asked them to shoot two sets a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, but they disagreed.
Jinli: "But the contract we signed only allows them a maximum of five days of filming time. If we extend the filming, we need to pay extra fees, and those fees are not cheap."
Sui Lingfang said helplessly, "Yes, that's what I told them too, but the people from Nianhua told me that they would rather pay overtime to postpone the filming."
Jinli: ...
Four words floated into her mind again:
It's amazing.
Jinli said calmly, "They can afford to delay, but I can't. I have three more brand appearances coming up, and I originally planned to finish filming Nianhua as soon as possible before attending them."
Even if I can't finish filming early, as long as I finish filming within the stipulated time according to the contract, I will still have time to attend those three brand events.
"Now that my youth has to be postponed, my announcement cannot be."
Jinli paused for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "Tell them my notice that I will only allow them to shoot up to the dates stipulated in the contract, and we will need to negotiate shooting times after that."
After I start school, I'll only have time on weekends. If they're willing to wait for my weekends, they can film for as long as they want, even until the weekends in October.
The publication date of "Youth" is October 13th, which is different from the publication dates of other top publications.
Sui Lingfang was also thinking about this problem and was just about to call Jinli to discuss it and see if they could find a solution.
This was the first time she had encountered a company that was willing to keep paying overtime and extending the notice period.
After all, with the current price of pineapples, overtime pay is really not cheap.
If the project continues to drag on like this, all the overtime pay they give out could be enough to hire another A-list celebrity to shoot a magazine cover.
Sui Lingfang thought for a few seconds and nodded, saying, "Let's go with this method. If Nianhua is really willing to wait until the weekend after your school starts, then I'll give up all my weekend schedules for them to film."
She smiled and said, "After all, your overtime pay is really not cheap; it's practically equivalent to participating in a promotional event."
Jinli smiled too.
If Nianhua is willing to accept these conditions, then she has nothing to say.
In her view, the staff at Nianhua have not yet fully realized their potential; many problems were not anticipated and were only identified and resolved on the same day.
This is such a waste of time.
Students know they should preview the material before going to class, but Nianhua can't use the excuse of complicated assignments to skip the preview stage.
She was ready to step in at any time, but others couldn't.
The next day, Sui Lingfang picked up Jinli and took her to the filming location of "The Years".
Sui Lingfang asked, "How many sets are left to shoot?"
Jinli: "We still need seven sets. What did they say? Have they decided to postpone the filming and work overtime?"
She is to take 10 photos of Nianhua, but the contract was signed in 5 days and it is now the 4th day.
For a top star, spending a whole day shooting two outfits for Nianhua is already considered a great favor.
Because top celebrities have busy schedules, many of their teams will request that the filming time be limited to a certain amount, and that a set of scenes must be completed within an hour.
Jinli's team naturally made this request as well, and the request was very detailed: Jinli had to rest after a certain amount of filming time.
However, out of trust in their youth, they did not impose too strict a work schedule.
Even if the work hours exceed the limit, overtime pay has already been planned.
But no one expected that Nianhua would actually be willing to pay more than five days of overtime.
Sui Lingfang: "I went there today to talk to their contact person and find someone with greater authority to speak with me."
The current contact person has too little authority. When I raise our request, the contact person says they need to forward it to the leader for a look, and then there's no further communication.
So I'm not sure if they agreed to our request, or if they plan to finish filming quickly in the next couple of days.
Jinli shook her head: "There are only seven sets left. We only have two days. We have to shoot more than three sets a day. We definitely can't finish shooting them all. It will definitely have to be postponed."
If it's only a two-day delay, I can still find the time, but if they insist on a five-day delay, then I'll have to wait until the weekend after school starts.
Upon arriving at the headquarters of "Youth", Jinli had already gone to the dressing room to wait, quite familiar with the process.
The makeup artist arrived precisely at 9:30, not too early, not too late, just right.
She greeted Jinli, immediately styled her hair, gave her a simple look, and then did her makeup.
After the full makeup is done, the styling will continue.
This step alone used to take two to three hours.
But Jinli didn't find the process annoying.
Nianhua is truly meticulous in her makeup and styling. The result of her slow and careful work is stunning in photos. Even Jinli couldn't help but take a second look at herself in the mirror.
That's quite unusual.
She has filmed period dramas and advertisements related to ancient style before, but she has done it with such meticulous attention to detail, and all the accessories are restored to the original beauty of her youth.
Because of this craftsmanship, Jinli had no objections when it came to the makeup and styling.
It's true that noblewomen in ancient times needed several servants to attend to them, and some of their clothing was indeed very elaborate.
but.
Jinli finally finished her beautiful makeup and styling, but the photo shoot was so slow and hesitant that she couldn't stand it anymore.
Even though Gu Cheng didn't tell her to be more assertive, Jinli was still planning to bring it up with her agent.
While Jinli was getting her makeup and styling done, Sui Lingfang went directly to the editor-in-chief of Nianhua.
She thought to herself: Jinse's editor-in-chief has such great authority, the editor-in-chief of Nianhua should be about the same.
As a result, she reported the issue to the editor-in-chief, and seeing the editor-in-chief's flustered expression, Sui Lingfang realized something:
Not every editor-in-chief of a top-tier magazine has such extensive authority. This is related to factors such as brand operation methods and internal power structures.
The editor-in-chief of "Youth" is indeed better than other ordinary working people, but all she can decide is the style of the magazine.
However, there are many things that the editor-in-chief cannot decide regarding magazine operations, marketing, and other processes.
The editor-in-chief of Nianhua magazine has more authority to define the magazine's style, determine Jinli's makeup and clothing, and grasp the magazine's aesthetic.
But deciding when to film and within what time frame is beyond her authority.
It's fair to say that the editor-in-chief of Nianhua never got involved in these matters.
Seeing that she couldn't give a clear answer, Sui Lingfang went straight to the point:
"Jinli's schedule is arranged according to the dates stipulated in the contract. She has to finish filming tomorrow, and she has to attend other events the day after tomorrow."
If Nianhua can't finish filming, besides paying her a large overtime fee, she will try her best to accommodate Nianhua's schedule for filming.
But this refers to voluntary cooperation, not forced cooperation. Jinli doesn't have enough time; you can't finish filming within the two-day extension, so you'll have to wait until the weekend after school starts.
Upon hearing this, the editor-in-chief also realized the seriousness of the problem.
Unlike other celebrities, Jinli has to go back to school and only comes out to perform during winter and summer vacations.
Her hiatus was much longer than that of other artists.
But you can't turn around and say Jinli is being arrogant.
Let alone those in the industry, who on the entire internet doesn't know that Jinli is a student at Tsinghua and Peking University?
Can you criticize Jinli just because she refused to skip classes at Tsinghua and Peking University or attend your events?
The editor-in-chief's expression changed, and he asked hopefully, "Can't you spare a little more time?"
Sui Lingfang said expressionlessly, "Why don't you go and talk to the professors at Tsinghua and Peking Universities and ask them to grant Jinli a few more days off?"
Editor-in-Chief: ...
How could I possibly have that kind of face?
The fashion world is insignificant compared to top-tier academia.
Editor-in-Chief: "Couldn't we have a few more days?"
Sui Lingfang shook her head: "There are still two days left until the date stipulated in the contract. We'll extend it for you by two more days, making a total of four days to shoot seven outfits. In my opinion, that's more than enough."
If we're short-staffed at Nianhua, should we see if we can bring in some more people to help?
At this point, her expression showed a hint of disappointment.
Time has been given to you as much as possible; it's just that youth itself is letting you down!
If they really wait until the weekend before school starts to come and shoot, not to mention how much time it will take to rearrange the set, this floor can't be used only for Jinli's filming forever.
At other times, they also take on other filming assignments.
The filming process was so rushed that the emotions couldn't be sustained, and there were breaks every week. I'm sure everyone was feeling uncomfortable.
Besides the brocade pear.
As a professional actress, Sui Lingfang believes that Jinli will not be affected during filming and will be able to get into character quickly.
Well, the problem is coming.
Given that there are actors who can get into character so quickly, it's quite remarkable that Nianhua could drag out the filming for so long.
Sui Lingfang didn't want to say directly, "Is there something wrong with your photographer?"
Are all of you photography-related staff just slackers, used to slacking off at work and just getting by day by day?
She said tactfully, "If you don't have enough photographers, I have a few good ones here."
These photographers have all shot for the four major international magazines. I can ask them if they have time to come and help out in this emergency.
Even if the editor-in-chief was stupid, he could hear the complaints in Sui Lingfang's words.
She just thought the photographers at Nianhua weren't good enough!
The editor-in-chief considered for a moment, and surprisingly did not immediately declare a no, but instead said:
"I need to report this to my superiors. I'll get back to you soon, no, around noon. Just wait a little longer."
Sui Lingfang nodded: "Okay."
On the other side, Jinli was getting her makeup done, and the makeup artist was chatting with her.
After spending the first three days together, the makeup artist had become quite familiar with Jinli.
The makeup artist really liked Jinli's personality and would often tell her gossip about celebrities in the industry, but Jinli would usually just smile and not agree.
It's not surprising that the makeup artist did it; not every celebrity is keen on gossip.
Moreover, she felt that Jinli's good personality stemmed from her respect for everyone.
She would respect even her peers, especially those with a lot of scandals.
Because she hadn't interacted with others, she adopted the attitude of "not commenting without knowing the whole story" and didn't easily comment on others.
This greatly increased the makeup artist's positive impression of Jinli, making her even more inclined to chat with her.
Because she was certain that Jinli wouldn't sell her.
She enjoys chatting with celebrities who have high moral character and integrity, without worrying about any scandals.
The makeup artist was chatting, though most of the time she was talking to herself, when suddenly she thought of something and said:
"Jinli, what do you think of Photographer Chen?"
Jinli asked calmly, "How about what?"
Makeup artist: "It's all about Chen's professional skills. What do you think of his photos?"
Jinli: "I usually only listen to the photographer's advice. I shoot the photos the way he tells me to. After the shoot, I don't look at the photos too much, so as not to miss the amazing feeling when I see the finished product."
Makeup artist: "I see. No wonder you have such a good temper, you didn't get angry even after shooting for so long."
Jinli: "It took a long time to film, but I didn't think you guys cared, so I didn't ask."
Makeup artist: "It's not that I don't care, it's that I'm numb to it. Anyway, I've been worn down to the point of being speechless."
"I'm a makeup artist. If you celebrities don't get a break, we can't either. I have to stay and do the makeup the whole time."
Jinli understood. Yes, the makeup artist had been working quite hard these past few days.
She finishes work at the same time as everyone else.
Jinli asked proactively, "From what you're saying, you and the photographer are still getting to know each other?"
Makeup artist: "I guess so. This photographer was suddenly parachuted into headquarters last month, squeezing out several other top photographers. They say the boss poached him from outside with a hefty sum."
As she said this, she subconsciously turned her head and looked around.
Looking at the empty room, she remembered that this was Jinli's private dressing room, and no one else would come in except for her manager and assistant, which put her at ease.
The makeup artist whispered, "Anyway, I think this photographer's work is no different from other big-name photographers, and he's much slower."
He always seemed to have many uncertainties, so he needed to slow down and refine his understanding bit by bit.
“We discussed it privately, and we found that this photographer looks quite like one of the company’s chairmen. It’s said that he was recruited by this chairman.”
However, the director's publicly announced son is not him, and the photographer's mother's name is not the director's wife's name, yet the photographer shares the director's surname.
The makeup artist didn't keep them in suspense and revealed the answer directly: "We all suspect that the photographer is that director's illegitimate son!"
Jinli: ...
She just wanted to finish taking photos, but she never expected to hear such a big scoop.