The Boss's Orders Must Be Carried Out!
Located in the Los Angeles, between the famous film center of Hollywood and Santa Monica Beach, is the UCLA, ranked number one among public schools in the United States.
Founded in 1919, the campus has a long history and many ancient buildings. The entire campus is beautiful and full of Renaissance artistic atmosphere.
At the entrance of UCLA, a stylish yet imposing black SUV slowly drove into the school gate, attracting the attention of students on the roadside.
Things are different now. With its ubiquitous advertising across various media platforms nationwide, the "Knight" is now a household name. Its incredibly powerful performance is astonishing, and its price is jaw-dropping.
Although the school is located in one of Los Angeles' three wealthiest neighborhoods, where mansions in Beverly Hills easily cost over ten million dollars, it's still rare to see this top-of-the-line luxury car.
The sudden appearance of a car on campus has sparked much discussion, with everyone speculating whether it belongs to a wealthy person or a big star.
Under the watchful eyes of the students, the "Knight" slowly drove into the parking lot.
"Driving so steadily, he must be a steady middle-aged man. I guess it's very likely Colin Firth. I heard the art school invited him to give a lecture."
"It can't be my Uncle Colin, this car doesn't match his image. I guess it's Dwayne Johnson, this car matches his height perfectly."
"Nonsense! I haven't heard that Johnson is coming to our school."
"Maybe it's just some wealthy person living nearby, or maybe it's..."
One student stopped abruptly before finishing speaking, staring wide-eyed at the parking lot.
The black "Knight" stopped in the parking space, the driver's side door was pushed open, and An Ran, wearing a chiffon dress, stepped out of the car onto the running board.
Even though she was originally tall, she looked incredibly petite next to the towering "Knight".
Everyone expected a muscular man or a composed middle-aged man, but instead a gentle and beautiful girl appeared, a stark contrast that left everyone astonished.
"Do beautiful women these days all like driving armored vehicles?"
"I don't know why, but the image of Dwayne Johnson driving a red Volkswagen Beetle involuntarily popped into my mind!"
"Dude, you're overthinking it. The Beetle will burst!"
Just as the two started to veer off-topic, someone recognized the girl who got out of the car.
"Yes, it's An!"
"It's her? I know! That 'Knight' commercial was planned and filmed by An!"
At this point, a student who knew the inside story revealed the truth.
"I heard from people in their crew that S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company was very satisfied with the advertisement and gave a big red envelope to everyone involved in the filming, but they didn't give An a red envelope."
This student was the type to keep people in suspense; he stopped there, much to the chagrin of those around him, yet they had no choice but to ask.
"Why is that?"
The boy pushed up his glasses and gave a mysterious smile.
"The 'Knight' used during filming was attacked by Gatling and grenades, causing its outer armor to deform. Because it could no longer be sold after repairs, it was given to Andang as a gift!"
Some people had already guessed the answer, but they were still amazed when the boy explained the reason.
"That's so extravagant!"
"They're really rich and powerful!"
"Envy, jealousy, and hatred!"
The boy rolled his eyes dismissively at the astonished crowd.
"If you knew how many cars An's ad helped them sell, you wouldn't be surprised."
Feeling the various gazes cast at her by her classmates, An Ran felt helpless.
She never expected Chen Mo to give her a "Knight" car directly. Fortunately, gasoline is cheap in the United States. In addition, she had earned a $100,000 bounty and a $10,000 director's salary from the previous advertisement, making her a small-time rich woman. Otherwise, she really wouldn't be able to afford this gas guzzler.
Don't think this amount of money is small. Let's not even talk about whether other companies would hire her, a young and inexperienced director who is still in school. Even if they did, her salary for an advertisement would not exceed two thousand dollars.
A $100,000 reward for an advertising idea is quite substantial; most companies only offer tens of thousands of dollars.
Only a deep-pocketed S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company could offer such a price for a newcomer; anything higher would be excessive.
Of course, if the advertising is deemed effective, an additional bonus will be awarded, which is a different matter altogether.
They're rich and can do whatever they want, nobody can stop them. The crew members won't give up the money they've already got. As for An Ran, she wanted to refuse, since the car was worth five million, but she brought the crew members with her. If she refused, how could they accept the bonus?
With Su Wan's explanation and persuasion, saying things like "spending a fortune to buy a horse's bones" and "the car is just sitting in the garage collecting dust anyway," and that "being close to Beverly Hills, driving it out often can have a great publicity effect, and if even one person buys it, they'll have made their money back," Su Wan added, "They'll have made their money back."
Later, they talked about new advertising collaborations, telling her to experience their products, inspire her creativity, come up with better advertising ideas, and help them continue to sell well. They made An Ran feel that if she didn't accept and help them, S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company would suffer a great loss. On the contrary, if she accepted, the other party would benefit a lot from her hard work driving the car out often. In the end, she was confused and tricked by Su Wan into signing the transfer documents.
By the time she snapped out of her reluctance, helpfulness, and hard work, Su Wan had already vanished.
Su Wan was also helpless. She was just giving someone a gift, but it was being made to look like she was trying to seduce a minor. She had prepared these arguments for a long time in order to successfully persuade An Ran.
However, whatever the boss asks me to do, I must complete it, and do it perfectly and beautifully!
A few days later, the first phase of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Industrial Park was basically completed. The original S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company had expanded several times in size, and the several workshops and departments that were originally crammed into one factory building were finally completely separated.
The automotive automated production line, chassis production workshop, engine production workshop, and parts processing workshop each occupy independent factory buildings, and a new transmission production workshop has been added.
The most essential components of a car are actually the chassis, engine, and transmission.
Taylor Company already possessed automotive chassis manufacturing technology and was developing engines. After Chen Mo took over, he first achieved self-production of engines, and soon the transmissions could also be produced independently.