There was nothing much going on during the Chinese New Year. It was nothing more than visiting relatives or being visited by relatives.
On the third day of the Chinese New Year, Pei Qian finally settled down and sat on the sofa watching television.
"Son, is your short video out?" His mother handed him a peeled apple.
Pei Qian reached out and took it. As he chewed, he said, "Aiya, a short video can't be watched after filming. It still needs editing and post-production. You've asked me eight times a day."
"Ask the director again." His mother was still unwilling to give up after feeding him.
Pei Qian felt helpless and could only send a message to Huang Sibo.
Before long, Huang Sibo replied.
"Boss Pei, it was uploaded yesterday. You can see it on Potato Web if you click on it. It's in the 'Comedy' section. Boss Pei's Daily Life."
It really came out.
That was very efficient!
Pei Qian took his laptop and opened the front page of Potato Web. He flipped to the 'Comedy' section.
There really was a recommendation spot!
It wasn't the most eye-catching, but it wasn't bad either.
Zhu Xiaoce said that he had a senior who worked at Potato Web and could help to take care of the recommendation spot. It turned out that he really did!
Of course, it probably wasn't free. He probably paid for the advertisement.
Pei Qian clicked on it and his heart sank.
It was released yesterday, and it had more than two hundred thousand views today!
This was a new account!
Sh * t, his worst premonition had come true!
"Phew … calm down."
"There are plenty of videos that have more than two hundred thousand views. Even a million views might not be enough. Potato Web doesn't have a video incentive program now. Their podcasts sharing program is something that will happen in 13 years."
Pei Qian calmed himself down so that his parents wouldn't notice his abnormality.
He then pretended to be calm as he handed the laptop over. "This is it."
His parents placed the laptop on the coffee table and leaned over.
"Boss Pei's Daily Life?" Old Pei looked at Pei Qian suspiciously.
"Cough, cough. That's the name of the short video. I'm playing the role of a company boss, "Pei Qian explained.
Old Pei could not help but grumble. "You're so immature. You don't look like a company boss at all."
The video started.
"I looked at my Rolex, not to look at the time, but to let you know that I'm a tycoon."
"Today, I was struck by a sudden impulse. I wanted to make a game that would make the players spend as much as they could.
The monotonous background music, coupled with the flat tone, made the entire video stand out.
In the image, Pei Qian was wearing a custom-made suit and a Rolex. He was lying on the sofa in the company's guest room. There was a high-end tea set and tea on the coffee table beside him. Everything looked so natural.
Even Pei Qian's calm expression was so lifelike.
Pei Qian stood behind his parents, looking at himself on the screen. The corners of his mouth could not help but twitch.
So this is what I look like when I'm filming...
It seemed that … he really had some acting skills?
No wonder Director Zhu Xiaoce didn't even call for a cut.
However …
This doesn't seem like a good thing …
Pei Qian could not help but break out in cold sweat.
In the short one-minute video, the plot was full of twists and turns. The lines were humorous and rhyming, and the ending left people wanting more.
"That's it? I haven't seen enough! "
"Son, your short video is too short, isn't it?"
In Old Pei's impression, he thought that a short video would at least last ten minutes.
In the end, this short video was only a minute long!
Old Pei's expression turned serious. "Did you really go to the game company to film?"
Pei Qian hurriedly waved his hand. "No, no, we just went to an office building nearby. The people who appeared in the video here are all actors and passers-by from our university. "
He was afraid that Old Pei would not be happy even if he said that they went to the game company to film.
His mother opened the video and watched it again.
"You don't say, I think my son really has a talent for acting! Look at how well he acted as a boss. It's so natural. It's as if he really opened the company. "
Old Pei obviously did not agree with this point of view. "That's not good at all! He has a poker face; there's no expression at all. He speaks as if he's about to die. Which big boss in real life looks like that? "
Pei Qian quickly interrupted. "Someone else did this for me."
Old Pei glared. "Nonsense, how can I not know that someone else dubbed this? I said that this video is not realistic."
His mother did not agree with Old Pei's words. "You speak as if you have seen many big bosses."
Old Pei was speechless. After five seconds, he said, "Ai, you haven't seen them either, right?"
"I haven't seen them either, but I've watched more television dramas than you! All the big bosses in television dramas are like that. I think my son acted quite well. What's wrong? "His mother started to be unreasonable.
"Alright, alright, alright … I won't lower myself to your level. Anyway, it's a good thing that this little rascal can earn money.
"But son, why did you film a game company?
"Let me tell you, this game thing is really harmful to people …"
Old Pei was about to start his long speech again.
Pei Qian hurriedly stopped him. "Dad, our short video is meant to mock the game industry!
"Look, the boss gave two hundred thousand yuan in research and development funds, but the people below took advantage of them. In the end, only fifty thousand yuan was left in the hands of the people who did the work. This is a mockery of the messy internal management of many game companies!
"Fifty thousand yuan was used to create a boring game, and the gamers fought so hard to buy it to play. This is meant to be a mockery … ai, anyway, you know what I mean, right?
"This is a style of dark humor. It is meant to satirize and expose. I acted in this role mainly to criticize the big bosses of game companies. Otherwise, why would I have to be expressionless the entire time? This was all requested by the director. "
Old Pei's expression changed from stern, to curious, and then to realization.
"Oh … I see."
"This director is not bad. He is a director with ideas! What's his name? "
Pei Qian answered, "Zhu Xiaoce."
"Director Zhu! How old is Director Zhu? "
"I'm in my fourth year this year."
"Look at him!" Old Pei looked envious. "When can you be like Director Zhu?"
His mother was unhappy. "Son, what's wrong? Didn't you become the male lead in a short film in your first year in university? You still have four years in university. What's the rush?
"Son, you acted really well. I want to watch a few more times. Son, hurry and copy it to the computer at home. "
There was a very old desktop computer at home that Pei Qian had bought in high school. It was very laggy now.
Pei Qian transferred the video to the computer at home. His mother immediately hugged the computer happily and watched it over and over again. The boring background music also played over and over again.
Old Pei started to rummage through the drawers in the living room.
"Son, when you go back to school this time, shouldn't you bring a small gift for Director Zhu? Let me see if there's anything else I can bring you … "
Pei Qian was speechless. "Dad, there's no need. Director Zhu is just a student. He's about the same age as me. He doesn't like this."
"Ai, why don't I say that you are a child who doesn't know any better?" Old Pei looked exasperated. "It's not strange to have too many gifts. Director Zhu can reject it, but we can't. Do you want some tea? Bring some tea? "
"No tea, no tea. Don't be so busy. Ai, how about this? I'll go to the nearby shopping mall to buy some digital products for Director Zhu before I leave. Don't fiddle with the old antiques at home. Young people don't like them. "Pei Qian quickly persuaded him.
Only then did Old Pei give up. He pulled Pei Qian aside and spoke earnestly.
Pei Qian forced himself to listen for a few minutes and then escaped.
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