The weather had turned cold.
Gu Qingheng's enormous face hung on the towering concrete exterior wall, where a massive electronic screen played his recently filmed advertisement on a loop.
As expected of a top star, the company's entrance had quietly become a popular photo spot.
The interior was no different. The entire ground-floor lobby had been decked out with photographs of Gu Qingheng.
His face was inescapable, and the photos were so beautifully shot that even the employees were taking out their phones to snap pictures.
The market's response to the new brand ambassador seemed clear enough.
Yuan Chen, who had just returned from an outside engagement, naturally saw it all too.
His steps briefly faltered as his gaze swept over the transformed lobby, and a distinctly displeased look crossed his usually expressionless face.
Shen Yi followed half a step behind him, quietly observing his reaction.
That dazzling face filled almost every inch of their view. At that moment, the place looked more like a fashionable shopping mall than a pharmaceutical company.
Yuan Chen had always despised this kind of excessive, wholesale-market bustle, so his foul mood was only natural.
Yuan Chen moved first, and Shen Yi quickly followed. The moment they stepped into the private elevator, Yuan Chen broke his prolonged silence.
"What time is the ad shoot?"
"Five."
"Do I have to go?"
Yuan Chen watched the changing floor indicator, his voice flat.
He was not normally the sort to ask such a question. He clearly wanted nothing to do with it.
Shen Yi pressed his lips together, unsure how to answer.
Yuan Chen himself should have known better than anyone that the arrangements could not be changed.
Gu Qingheng's print ad shoot was scheduled for that day. Since the earlier television commercial had generated considerable buzz, the