Xia Yingluo looked at Ye Chen with a puzzled expression.
Ye Chen said, "What if I asked you to appear in an advertisement to promote the Bubble Tea Shop?"
"Huh?" Xia Yingluo was stunned.
She didn't quite understand what Ye Chen meant.
Ye Chen smiled and said, "I mean, you would be advertising for the Hot Pot Restaurant."
Upon hearing this, Xia Yingluo was immediately taken aback.
"Advertising? Can I do that?"
Ye Chen laughed, "If you film the advertisement, the customer traffic for our Bubble Tea Shop will double."
Having Xia Yingluo film an advertisement was actually a plan Ye Chen had thought of long ago.
Ye Chen knew that the next few decades would be the era of internet celebrities.
A good marketing strategy, paired with a good internet celebrity, could even bring a dying business back to life.
Especially in the Hot Pot Restaurant industry, which has a low barrier to entry and limited room for development, marketing is crucial.
After all, there are so many Hot Pot Restaurants with all kinds of varieties; how could one attract customers to come and eat Hot Pot at their own place?
Therefore, for a Hot Pot Restaurant to develop now, it must find a hook that can attract people.
The people Ye Chen could think of were Xia Yingluo and Li Sitong.
...
In the Hot Pot Restaurant in Kyoto.
Both beauties had changed into their work uniforms.
The photographer was taking pictures of the two of them.
Li Sitong's performance was quite good.
After all, Li Sitong was a student at the Film Academy, and this was exactly what she was studying.
However, Xia Yingluo felt a bit at a loss.
As she posed, she looked at Ye Chen with some unease.
This time, Ye Chen had specifically hired a very famous photography team in Kyoto.
Their reputation and the quality of the finished photos were both excellent.
Li Sitong's performance was fine, but Xia Yingluo's expressions were somewhat unsatisfactory.
"Miss Xia, please relax, there is no need to be so nervous."
The photographer reminded her repeatedly.
But the more he said that, the more nervous Xia Yingluo became.
After half an hour of shooting, they still hadn't produced any satisfactory sample photos.
"This won't do."
Although Xia Yingluo was beautiful, her expressions were too stiff, failing to achieve the desired effect for the shoot.
Especially when placed next to a professional like Li Sitong, the awkwardness of Xia Yingluo's performance was further magnified.
Hearing this, Xia Yingluo felt a little disappointed.
"Ye Chen, maybe I'm not cut out for this. Why don't we let Si Tong do it by herself?"
Xia Yingluo lowered her head, found Ye Chen, and pouted.
At this moment, Xia Yingluo seemed to have absolutely no confidence in herself.
Watching Xia Yingluo's dejected appearance, Ye Chen couldn't help but smile.
In Ye Chen's memories, Xia Yingluo had often graced magazine covers in her past life.
She had even personally filmed advertisements for her company.
However, Ye Chen also understood.
Xia Yingluo was still in her formative years, and Ye Chen understood that because Li Sitong was from the Film Academy and studied acting, Xia Yingluo felt a bit insecure.
"Yingluo, you don't actually need to be nervous. Just be yourself. You're so pretty that you don't even need to act. Don't focus on the camera; just treat this like your normal work," Li Sitong offered, sharing her experience from the side.
Ye Chen also nodded, "You and Si Tong are so beautiful. I guarantee that once the advertisement is out, our Hot Pot Restaurant will definitely become popular."
However, Xia Yingluo still lacked confidence.
Seeing Xia Yingluo like this, Ye Chen was starting to think about giving up.
If it were anyone else, Ye Chen might have pushed them.
But she was Xia Yingluo.
For Ye Chen, developing the Hot Pot Restaurant was more about the fact that it was a shared venture between him, Xia Yingluo, and Li Sitong.
Ye Chen hoped more than anything that this Hot Pot Restaurant would bring them happiness.
At this moment, seeing that Xia Yingluo didn't look very happy.
Ye Chen felt as if he might have been pushing her too hard.
After all, Li Sitong was a professional, while Xia Yingluo was an amateur.
Would having them film the advertisement together put too much pressure on Xia Yingluo?
He gave a bitter smile internally.
At this moment, his heart softened.
Ye Chen patted Xia Yingluo's shoulder.
"Alright, if you don't want to shoot, then we won't. Isn't Si Tong still here?"
However, to Ye Chen's surprise, Xia Yingluo suddenly raised her head and said earnestly, "No, I want to do it..."
Xia Yingluo looked at Ye Chen, her eyes filled with determination.
She didn't want to disappoint Ye Chen, not even once.
Ye Chen and Xia Yingluo looked at each other.
It seemed they both understood each other's intentions.
Both of them couldn't help but smile.
Even the photographer on the side quietly picked up his camera and captured the moment.
...
After Xia Yingluo made up her mind.
It was as if her meridians had been opened; in front of the camera, she was no longer as reserved as she had been before.
Instead, she appeared very natural and poised.
It could be said that she displayed her beauty to the fullest.
Li Sitong was already very professional, and the chemistry between the two beauties was almost perfect.
An hour later, the shoot was completed.
Then came the post-production editing.
Ye Chen looked at the sample photos, and the effect was excellent.
After the shoot ended, Ye Chen asked the photographer for a few photos and then found Wu Xiaowei.
Over the past few days, because of the situation with Xia Yingluo, Wu Xiaowei had become somewhat famous on the Beijing University forum.
Whenever he posted, people would pay attention.
"Can you help me post these photos on the forum?"
Ye Chen gave the photos to Wu Xiaowei.
Wu Xiaowei was stunned when he saw the photos.
"Wow, Yingluo is so beautiful."
"Who is this beauty? She's also so pretty."
Ye Chen smiled faintly and said, "That girl is also a friend of mine."
Wu Xiaowei stared at the photos, dazed, "Ye Chen, why are all the girls you know so good-looking?"
Ye Chen thought for a moment, "Maybe it's because birds of a feather flock together."
Wu Xiaowei felt a wave of bitterness.
After a long silence, Wu Xiaowei finally warned, "Ye Chen, you better think carefully. If these photos are posted online, you might end up with quite a few more love rivals."
Wu Xiaowei was not exaggerating.
In fact, he had actually underestimated the power of these photos.
After Wu Xiaowei posted the photos, the Beijing University forum exploded.
It was all because of those photos of Xia Yingluo and Li Sitong.
In less than an hour, the students of Beijing University had already created a thread with over a thousand replies.
On the other side, Ye Chen also posted the photos of Li Sitong on the Film Academy forum.
It also blew up there.
Everyone was shocked by the photos.
In the photos, Xia Yingluo and Li Sitong were wearing casual clothes, sitting in front of the Hot Pot, eating it contentedly.
The two of them looked like they were enjoying the meal very much.
Then there were the photos of them in their work uniforms; the smiles on both girls' faces in every picture were very sweet.
Just looking at their smiles was enough to melt anyone's heart.
...
Originally, Wu Xiaowei's group dedicated to keeping Xia Yingluo single had already been disbanded.
Unexpectedly, that very night, the group was re-established, and the number of members quickly exceeded several hundred.
The messages inside numbered in the thousands.
The group admin even posted an announcement: "Have you been captivated by the two girls eating Hot Pot today?"