Chapter Twenty-Three: You're a Little Short

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Scott Pocheta sat in the boss's chair and looked at the papers on the desk in distress. It was a shooting plan for the MV.

Due to the signing of Li Mingcheng, the company's original deployment had to be readjusted. The album, which was originally scheduled to be released in October next year, has been brought forward to this Christmas, and accordingly, other aspects of work have to be moved forward.

For example, the first single "Tim McGraw" was originally scheduled to be released next summer, but now it has been moved to October this year, and the official pre-recording has already started more than ten days ago.

Fortunately, the recording of this song went very smoothly, and after a few days of running-in, Taylor and Nathan delivered the perfect finished product. As long as you complete the MV shooting and post-synthesis production of the song, you can send the song to participate in the chart.

But something went wrong in this link.

Things went very smoothly at first, and through the connections he had accumulated during his time at Universal Music, Scott quickly got in touch with a well-known music video director, and after a meeting, the two sides negotiated a price and agreed on a work schedule, and the shooting would start in a few days.

However, when Scott gathered the crowd in high spirits to prepare for the start of filming, the original actor suddenly picked up.

Three days before filming began, the other party called Scott's office and informed him that he had received a movie role, and that there was a conflict in the schedule, and he would rather unilaterally tear up the contract and pay liquidated damages than come to the show.

This can make Scott's head very anxious. His liquidated damages are only a few dollars, not to mention the investment in preliminary preparation work on his side, if the director's side affects the shooting because of his own relationship, the liquidated damages that he needs to pay are not comparable to the liquidated damages of an unknown small model. Originally, the company's financial situation was embarrassing enough, and if it came out like this, you don't have to think about any market tests, just wait for the closure.

So Scott didn't care about pursuing the little model, and now the most important thing in front of him is to find a new actor first, shoot the MV, and then settle the account in the future.

So even Nathan, a music producer, was sent out by Scott to find a suitable actor. He has made records for RCA artists, and he also knows some young actors and models who have participated in music music video shoots.

The phone on the desk rang suddenly.

Scott bounced up from his chair and grabbed the microphone: "Hey, who's that?" ”

"It's me, boss." Nathan's voice came from the other end of the line.

"Oh! What do you think? Have you found the actors? Scott was shocked and asked eagerly.

"Sorry, boss, for disappointing you." Nathan on the other end of the line smiled wryly.

The brilliance in Scott's eyes dimmed, and he seemed to age ten years in an instant.

There was a long silence, and the entire office could be heard falling pins, except for the slight breath and the "ticking" of the second hand of the clock on the wall echoing through the room.

"The owner...... Boss? Nathan's cautious voice came from the other end of the line.

Scott seemed to wake up suddenly, blinked vigorously, and said astringently, "Okay, Nathan, thank you for your hard work." Come back as soon as possible, you still need to check the record recording. ”

He grinned silently. No matter what kind of predicament the company is in, you can never lose faith as a company leader, and this is the first lesson you have to learn as a leader. Scott thinks he's doing pretty well at that.

However, will the company really survive this?

"The owner...... Actually, I have a proposal...... "Scott was about to hang up when Nathan's voice rang out from the receiver again.

"Oh? What proposal? Scott replied somewhat perfunctorily.

Nathan should have hesitated for a moment on the phone, and only after more than ten seconds did he hesitate to speak: "Actually...... ...... in our company There is a ready-made male protagonist. ”

Scott suddenly came to his senses and subconsciously sat up straight.

"Who?!"

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Li Mingcheng had imagined various scenes of Taylor's first meeting with his relatives, but none of the ones he had imagined were as energetic as the current situation.

Daisy opened the situation with the typical Chinese English that Aunt Yamato put together, which once again refreshed Li Mingcheng's perception of his cousin's imagination and degree of disconnection.

Fortunately, Taylor can't understand this kind of kinship that is unique to Huaxia, or how to explain it to her will become another headache for Li Mingcheng.

However, the next development did not make Li Mingcheng much better.

After Li Mingcheng introduced "This is my cousin" to Taylor, the expression on Taylor's face completed the perfect transformation from confusion to sudden realization and finally surprise.

Then the two women, who learned each other's identities, quickly started talking. The topic developed from the initial "Leo mentioned you to me", "Oh yes, what did he say" to "The dress you wore today is so beautiful", "Thank you, the pants are not bad", and then they found a common topic: "It turns out that you also like Justin", "Yes, yes, I like him so much, especially the song "CryMeARiver", and finally they look like good sisters, which makes Li Mingcheng feel that he is sitting next to them at the moment as if he is a little redundant.

So he resolutely turned his grief and anger into food, and after solving a plate of black pepper meat sauce noodles, Li Mingcheng ordered another tomato pasta......

After eating the second noodle, the two ladies finally ended their pleasant chat and finished their lunch by the way.

Since Taylor had to continue recording songs in the afternoon, the three of them said goodbye outside the noodle restaurant after lunch. When they were separated, the two daughters said goodbye, and Taylor said that she could often come to the company to find her when she was free in the future, and she would go shopping together if she had nothing to do. Daisy repeatedly agreed and warmly invited to come to the house to sit when she had time.

Li Mingcheng suddenly felt that he should have become a 300-watt light bulb standing between the two of them, shining brightly.

The parting scene was finally played, and Taylor waved his hand behind his back to the siblings and disappeared at the end of the alley.

Daisy withdrew her gaze from afar, stared at Li Mingcheng with her head sideways, and a trace of an inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"What are you laughing at......" Li Mingcheng was a little numb when she saw it.

"It's nothing." Daisy grinned, and suddenly reached out and touched the top of her cousin's head, which was eyebrow-high as hers, and then withdrew her hand and gestured above her head.

"What are you nervous about?!" Li Mingcheng screamed and jumped back.

This time, Daisy didn't fight with him for the first time, but the smile on her face was brighter.

She took a small step forward, leaned closer to Li Mingcheng slightly, and spoke in an extraordinarily gentle tone.

"Leo, have you noticed ......" Daisy's eyes as she looked at her cousin with a maternal glow, "You're a little short?" ”