Chapter 194: Chapter 194: Just Watch My Moves!
An hour flew by in a blink of an eye.
Soon, the buzzing sound of electric bikes began to fill the air at the entrance of Irish Coffee Castle, followed by the noisy chatter of conversations—
“This is the place!” “Those big shots are all here!” “Guys, get your phones ready!”
“Here they come,” Wang Hao said with a smile as he stood up to check out the situation outside.
As he settled the bill and stepped out, Wang Hao couldn’t help but laugh at the sight that greeted him.
Outside the coffee castle, leading the way was a thirty-person electric bike squad headed by Yang Yuner — which was not unusual, as Zhonghai Film and Television University had a vast campus where many students owned such bikes for commuting. Even for those without, borrowing one was no problem.
Behind these thirty individuals, there was a crowd of over a thousand university students, each with a phone in hand, snapping photos and shooting videos of the group…
“Everyone’s here,” Yang Yuner said with a beaming smile, “My influence isn’t bad, right?”
Upon closer inspection, Wang Hao noted that among the thirty-person bike squad, there were exactly fifteen males and fifteen females. Nearly all the men were handsome, and all the women were beautiful, they all were definitely above average—any of them could easily score around seventy points out of a hundred.
“Good job,” Wang Hao said with satisfaction and confidently climbed onto an electric bike, “Brothers, let’s go. We’re heading to the film crew!”
With him leading the way, the humming noise of dozens of electric bikes filled the air as the group of thirty-one made their grand departure towards the filming city, with camera flashes popping incessantly behind them!
They quickly returned to the crew. As soon as he entered, Wang Hao exclaimed with a laugh, “All right, I’ve brought everyone back. Director Gao, come out and see for yourself what the quality is like.”
“Where are they? Where are they?” With that, the film crew members all stood up and rushed out.
At that moment, Mr. Li was surprisingly present as well, and while walking, he asked, “Little Wang, these people didn’t cost much, right?”
“Not much,” Wang Hao said with a smile, “Only a hundred thousand.”
“Oh, that’s not too bad…” and then Mr. Li realized something was amiss, “How much?! A hundred thousand?! ”
The surrounding crew members, who were busy looking at the newcomers, also noticed the discrepancy, “A hundred thousand yuan?! Just for a bit more than thirty extras?!”
Wang Hao shrugged his shoulders, “You’ve got to think long-term, okay?”
Mr. Li, as if imploring the heavens and earth, exclaimed, “Brother Hao, you know our crew is short on funds, and you just went and blew a hundred thousand in one go. I’m already running out of cash over here!”
“Don’t worry, don’t worry,” Wang assured Mr. Li with a wink, “I guarantee you won’t regret spending this money!”
In the time that followed, those who were there for auditions auditioned and those who needed makeup had it applied while Mr. Li continued to grumble next to Wang Hao, “A hundred thousand just for a few extras…”
While he was muttering, Gao Mingxing, on the other hand, was excited!
“Brother Hao! Well done!” Gao Mingxing called out loudly, “This student Yang Yuner has a great sense of the camera! How did you manage to scout such talented people? That’s amazing!”
“I just showed some sincerity,” Wang Hao shrugged his shoulders, “My judgment isn’t bad, right?”
“It’s outstanding!” Gao Mingxing laughed, “I have to consider how to give her a role now. This girl has the potential to be an influencer with a significant following!”
“Really?” Mr. Li perked up upon hearing this, and asked, “Can this really boost our following?”
“Absolutely!” Gao Mingxing nodded, “Her presence on camera is divine! Brother Hao, you should consider becoming a talent scout!”
Oh boy, what a great suggestion. It’s settled then!
As they chatted away, Yang Yunfei took out his phone and began to browse Weibo out of boredom. But just one glance and he was stunned, eyes wide with shock, “Brother Hao is awesome, he’s utterly amazing!”
Gao Mingxing asked perplexedly, “What’s all this commotion about?”
“I’m seriously on my knees for Brother Hao!” Yang Yunfei’s eyes were glued to his phone, looking as though he was beholding a deity, “You have to check out Weibo now!”
“What’s going on? What’s going on?” A crowd gathered around, and they were all dumbstruck by what they saw!
Zhonghai Film and Television University’s social circle and Weibo topics were blowing up—students from the University were well-connected with plenty of friends.
Everyone was talking about the recent incident, with the number of comments on the topic rising exponentially—
“Holy crap, that’s so badass! All those electric scooters!”
“There’s proof in pictures. ‘Domestic Agent’ came to our University hiring today! Throwing around a hundred grand! The campus beauty was swept off her feet right away!”
“That’s what you call badass!”
WeChat Moments were spammed non-stop, and all the students of Zhonghai Film and Television University knew that the ‘Domestic Agent’ crew was recruiting. Yang Yuner also became an instant hit—
“Look, look, latest photos of Zhonghai Film and Television University’s campus beauty Yang Yuner, drop-dead gorgeous!”
“Wow, she’s truly beautiful! Definitely, a dream goddess!”
“I can’t resist, got to see this movie once it’s done! Filled with hot guys and pretty girls!”
It went from one to ten, ten to a hundred, and in just a few hours, Wang Hao’s show-off stunt went viral!
The whole Weibo was abuzz about the recruiting event, especially that long line of electric scooters, and the casual flinging of a hundred grand for extras. In just twenty minutes, the topic had been shared tens of thousands of times. ‘Domestic Agent’ hadn’t even started its official promotion, and the film was already being hyped up!
“Now do you understand?” Wang Hao watched Director Gao and the others, whose eyes shone like light bulbs, and he began analyzing from the beginning: “You see, I start by arriving on an electric scooter, presenting myself in a low-key manner. When I begin recruiting, it creates an attention-grabbing topic, right? Director Gao, if you were to recruit, how would you do it?”
Director Gao thought for a moment, “I would bring a fleet of cars and go talk directly to the University leaders…”
“You see, the effect wouldn’t be as good as mine, right?” Wang Hao laughed, “That’s called taking the road less traveled! Just as I started recruiting, I created a topic. For an average person, encountering someone so unreliable wanting to recruit, you’d naturally get curious, right? Look, what follows is a crowd of onlookers. Then, when I throw out a hundred grand, the shock effect kicks in! In an instant, the news that our crew is recruiting spreads throughout the entire University. What era are we in now? The era of information explosion. With a whole college worth of students to hype the topic, how could it not catch fire?”
Everyone was stunned, “This… This works?!”
“Now you all understand my tactics, don’t you?” Wang Hao smiled like a cunning fox at this moment, “Throwing out this hundred grand, that’s creating a topic, hyping it up! You get what hyping up means, right? We haven’t even announced our film, and the topic’s been hyped up already, Yang Yuner’s popularity is soaring! How much is all this costing? Just a hundred grand, and the cost of electric scooters is negligible! How much would normal promotion costs be? Even if you throw in a few million, could it really be better than my hundred grand?”
Director Gao and the others were left speechless by Wang Hao!
They could see the effect of Wang Hao’s recruiting tactic—it was divine! The topic was being hyped so much!
“Now you know, right?” Wang Hao tossed his hair back nonchalantly, “Learn from me more, you got it? Just watch my moves!”
Everyone’s eyes sparkled with stars, “Alright!”
They were all laughing when Yang Yuner walked over cutely and said, “You’re Brother Hao, right? Director Gao just said I have a good sense for the camera, can you give me a role?”
“A female assassin,” Wang Hao gave her a role without even thinking: “A mysterious female assassin, one of the national dragon group members, working secretly for the protagonist.”
He was really just spouting nonsense, but Gao Mingxing took it seriously, “Okay, I like that idea!”
Brother Hao is just awesome! So effective with words! Others would rack their brains to assign a role, but not him—one sentence, and it’s done!
“Thank you, Brother Hao,” Yang Yuner replied with a beaming smile, “I will perform well.”
Just the way I like it!
Everything was going smoothly, and they were about to start the official shoot. The assistant director was explaining the scenes to the students when, all of a sudden, Zhou, sweat-soaked and frantic as an ant on a hot pan, came running over!
Caught a cold… my entire vibe has gone negative, tears stream down my face!