Chapter 131 Filming an Advertisement

Chapter 131 Filming an Advertisement

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Isn’t this your family’s recipe? Can’t you figure it out?"

Zhang Kaining: "I’m not familiar with a lot of the equipment here. Should we get a senior Western medicine expert to help us out? Elder Song seems pretty traditional, so why is he into this new stuff?"

Ye Xiaoxiao: "This lab is probably set up for Rende Pharmacy’s researchers. My mentor might not have even set foot in here."

Rende Pharmacy develops its own traditional Chinese medicines and partners with several state-owned drug companies. It’s no surprise they have their own research building.

There are several labs here, with people in lab coats bustling around.

Ye Xiaoxiao changed in the decontamination room before heading into the lab with Zhang Kaining.

The equipment looked familiar but outdated compared to what Ye Xiaoxiao was used to.

But she’d get the hang of it soon enough.

In her past life, several of her cousins studied medicine, so she had some background knowledge.

Zhang Kaining watched as Ye Xiaoxiao tinkered with the equipment.

"Xiao Xiao, are you seriously just a freshman?"

Ye Xiaoxiao: "That’s the advantage of family legacy."

Zhang Kaining: "Our classmates Chu Yunxiao, Li Ziming, and Zhang Han also come from medical families, but they’re nothing special—just pretentious."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "You’ve really been on a high horse lately, even daring to criticize the class monitor."

"It’s probably because the class monitor didn’t back you earlier."

Zhang Kaining waved his hand, saying he wasn’t criticizing—just being honest.

Ye Xiaoxiao tested the hemostatic medicine’s components using the lab equipment.

Then she showed Zhang Kaining how to operate the equipment.

"Be careful—this stuff costs a fortune."

Zhang Kaining froze, afraid to touch anything.

"Relax, you’re already rolling in it."

Zhang Kaining: "Nah, I’m nowhere near that."

After a day in the lab, Ye Xiaoxiao got a basic grasp of the hemostatic medicine’s makeup and effects.

Zhang Kaining: "Xiao Xiao, team up with me. I can’t do this alone."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "But I’m very busy."

She wasn’t making excuses; she was genuinely busy.

Zhang Kaining: "Don’t you want to make money? I think this medicine will definitely sell better than Zhang’s Plaster. I don’t mind naming our new product after you."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "There are already multiple hemostatic medicines on the market. Yours might not be competitive."

Zhang Kaining: "I give up, ancestor. Don’t discourage me."

Ye Xiaoxiao spread her hands.

...

When Ye Xiaoxiao got back to the dorm, it was quite late, but someone else was even more brazen.

Wang Jiao still wasn’t back.

He Jing came in a few minutes later.

Xia Li handed over the key, "Xiao Xiao, I parked your bike in the shed."

Ye Xiaoxiao took the key and tucked it away.

"Did you guys have fun?"

Tang Xiuxiu said, "I didn’t go out. I just got glasses with Gao Lin and came back."

Ye Xiaoxiao glanced at He Jing, who was glowing.

He Jing blushed, "Liu Shaoming and I are together now."

Ye Xiaoxiao said, "Congrats!"

Tang Xiuxiu said, "You’ve been hanging out for a while now. It’s about time!"

At the last book club, I could tell they were taking their time.

Ye Xiaoxiao said, "I’ll go freshen up first. I’ll catch up with you guys later."

"Me too."

He Jing, in high spirits, hummed a tune as she headed to the bathroom.

When they got back, Wang Jiao still wasn’t there.

"Should we lock up? Where’s Wang Jiao?"

It’s not as strict as the start of the semester, but the counselor might still drop by.

Xia Li picked up the note on Wang Jiao’s desk, "Oh, I forgot to mention. Wang Jiao’s not coming back tonight—she got permission from the counselor."

Ye Xiaoxiao thought it was no big deal—she was from decades in the future.

But she wasn’t sure if staying out overnight was a big deal these days.

Ye Xiaoxiao’s mind wandered.

"Do they even have birth control now?"

"Probably—there are family planning posters everywhere, and the neighborhood committee’s pushing it."

"Then it’s fine—we’re all adults."

He Jing said, "They’re moving way too fast. Doesn’t Fang Kaixuan’s mom have issues with Wang Jiao?"

Xia Li shrugged, "But Wang Jiao doesn’t care."

Ye Xiaoxiao just sighed.

Tang Xiuxiu: "Alright, alright, let's stop talking about her, or she might start sneezing behind our backs."

The topic of Wang Jiao was dropped, and after the lights were turned off, the girls chatted a bit more about the gossip surrounding He Jing and Liu Shaoming before falling into a deep sleep.

...

In the following week, Ye Xiaoxiao had to attend classes, help Zhang Kaining with experiments, perform acupuncture for Jiang Ling, and review factory blueprints with Song Xiaoguang.

She was so swamped that she felt dizzy.

Fortunately, the time for filming the ad was finally set.

Manager Ma's brother-in-law, who was tall and sturdy, turned out to be quite meticulous.

He brought his own equipment, which made Ye Xiaoxiao a bit worried. "Isn't this considered using public property for personal use? Maybe we should rent one instead."

Wu Shuang said cheerfully, "It's fine. You’ll have to pay us for airing the ad on our station anyway. I’ve already submitted an application; this is to generate revenue for the station."

Ye Xiaoxiao finally felt relieved, as she had been quite concerned about the quality of the shoot.

But Wu Shuang kept coaching her on how to stand and what to say, and Ye Xiaoxiao gradually got the hang of it.

After all, she had experience taking selfies on her phone and didn’t want to be outdone.

Wu Shuang: "Excellent, Ye Xiaoxiao, you’re very photogenic, even more so than many big stars I’ve filmed."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Thank you."

Ye Xiaoxiao filmed several takes, unsure of how the final result would turn out.

All she remembered was her last scene, holding the big white jar and introducing it to the audience.

"For Whitening Cream, choose the Big White Jar, made by Rende Pharmacy."

At the bottom of the white porcelain jar was printed the name "Rende Pharmacy."

Ye Xiaoxiao felt this might become an embarrassing moment in her past.

She hoped no one would recognize her.

Wu Shuang: "This will need to be sent to a production company for editing. If there are any parts that didn’t come out well, I’ll contact you again. If everything’s fine, it’ll be sent to the TV station for review."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "So, we won’t see the final product before it airs?"

Wu Shuang: "If you have the right equipment, you can watch it. Otherwise, you can come to the TV station to find me."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Never mind. If you think it’s good, that’s enough."

She still had a lot on her plate.

Wu Shuang smiled: "Then I’ll have my brother-in-law check it out."

Ye Xiaoxiao nodded. That would work; she’d leave it all to Manager Ma.

After finishing the ad shoot, Ye Xiaoxiao finally crossed one thing off her list.

She then turned to Manager Ma and asked, "Have the other plans we made earlier shown any results?"

Manager Ma was a bit frustrated: "Lately, we’ve put up promotional posters for the Big White Jar at the entrance of Rende Pharmacy to remind customers to buy the genuine product, but the effect has been slow. Some merchants are still selling fakes, and they’re even charging the same price as the genuine product."