Chapter 1309 — Free Spokesperson
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"Huh? Doll?" The voice on the other end went noticeably blank for a moment.
"Hm?" Wei Zhao caught it too — that was not Qiu Lingshan's voice — and he paused as well. "Who is...?"
"I'm not a doll... I'm Xu Shilan..." Xu Shilan was more than a little speechless. How could this fellow be so crude, answering the phone and calling someone a doll? Had she not known Wei Zhao's character so well — known that he had no designs on her — she would have taken him for a common ruffian!
"Oh, you're a doll too, then — Doll Xu. What's the matter?" Wei Zhao said offhandedly, never for a moment expecting Xu Shilan to be the one calling.
"..." Xu Shilan was somewhat speechless, but never mind — a doll was a doll. Come to think of it, she really was a doll, wasn't she? Not one to belabor a form of address, she simply said, "Earlier, you said you would prepare some headache medicine for me? I happen to be free today — I'll come pick it up, and then take a few photos with your friends?"
Xu Shilan's concert in Songshan City had drawn to a close, and she was about to move on to other cities, so before leaving she intended to bid Wei Zhao farewell — and pick up some headache medicine at the same time! Over the past few days her manager, Sister Wang, had also made contact with Guan Daifu Pharmaceuticals, relaying the news that Xu Shilan meant to serve as their spokesperson free of charge. Fat Lai had been utterly baffled at first: a megastar they could not so much as buy with money before — why was she now offering to endorse them for nothing?
So Fat Lai put Sister Wang's identity through a grilling. This person wasn't some swindler, was she?
Only after Sister Wang's explanation did Fat Lai learn that Xu Shilan was in fact Wei Zhao's patient! Nor did Sister Wang hide the nature of Xu Shilan's illness from him — Wei Zhao and Guan Xuewen both knew the story already, so there was no point keeping Fat Lai in the dark.
Only now did Fat Lai see the light — so that was why! And so he no longer felt that Xu Shilan's free endorsement left him owing her anything. However lavish the endorsement fee, how much could it possibly be? Bear in mind that when Wei Zhao treated the疑难杂症, a flat ten million was only the floor!
Wait — I must avoid Chinese characters. Fix that.
Only now did Fat Lai see the light — so that was why! And so he no longer felt that Xu Shilan's free endorsement left him owing her anything. However lavish the fee, how much could it possibly be? Bear in mind that when Wei Zhao treated the most intractable and exotic illnesses, ten million was only the starting fee!
So Fat Lai summoned Xu Shilan on the spot and put her to work for all he was worth — shooting promotional spots, then video after video, cramming in as many as could possibly be crammed; he even had the packaging of the Guan Daifu Trauma Ointment redesigned, with Xu Shilan's photograph printed on it!
And he added a tagline — "Want skin as flawless as a superstar's? Use Guan Daifu Trauma Ointment: repairs the wound perfectly, leaves no scar!"
Even Sister Wang could hardly bear to watch. When had Xu Shilan ever been ordered about like a servant? Even for an outrageously high endorsement fee she had never shot this many films and promotional spots — this was treating her like dirt!
But Xu Shilan only smiled and shook her head, saying it was nothing. Since Wei Zhao treated her as a friend and treated her illness for nothing, she ought to return the favor in kind; and since they were friends, she shouldn't count the cost.
Besides, Xu Shilan felt that everyone around Wei Zhao was just like him — they simply did not take celebrities seriously. However pretty and cute she might be, Fat Lai seemed not to see it at all; when he spoke to her, his eyes were always rolling this way and that, figuring how to squeeze every last drop of value out of her...