Wen Bai's position was right where the camera was set up, with the photographer facing away from him.
Gou Zhe and the robot, however, were facing Wen Bai, allowing him to clearly see the people opposite.
Gou Zhe's hair was dyed brown, his eyebrows deep-set, and he possessed a pair of alluring peach blossom eyes. Every movement he made was captivating.
Some people were born with an innate radiance. His every gesture seemed dazzling, drawing the gaze of anyone who happened to glance his way.
It had to be admitted that some people were born for this profession.
However, Wen Bai couldn't quite appreciate it.
He watched a group of female researchers taking pictures with their phones, and he couldn't understand why.
As System 001 had said, Gou Zhe was a superstar, a top idol in this world. There should be high-definition recordings and high-definition photos on television.
The finished products were likely far superior to the results they were achieving with their strenuous efforts and distant photography.
He didn't understand why these people had wasted their time coming here to take these photos with their own phones.
Wen Bai tilted his head slightly to glance at the phone held high by a female researcher in front of him, who was standing on tiptoe.
Wen Bai: "..."
The woman's hands were shaking with excitement, and the photos were all blurry, not a single one clear. She kept letting out small screams and frantically pressing the screen with both hands.
Before long, System 001 indeed reminded him: "Female director Liu Liu has appeared. The two women appearing behind the male lead are the one with shoulder-length hair and the one wearing glasses."
As expected of a female lead, she was immediately distinguishable from the other women.
Ren Liuliu glanced in their direction and then bypassed them, intending to leave directly.
But as the female lead, no matter how career-driven she was, encountering the male lead would inevitably lead to an unexpected situation.
As expected, the person filming suddenly stopped. Ignoring the male and female researchers behind her, she waved at the female lead, calling out to her and insisting that the female lead cooperate by acting as the robot's narrator.
Wen Bai, at the very back of the crowd, clearly heard the surprised or envious interjections from the men and women in front of him.
Ren Liuliu, on the other hand, seemed unwilling.
A man who appeared to be a supervisor said something to her, and only then did she reluctantly nod, preparing to come over.
The male and female leads were about to intersect, and it happened in an instant.
Wen Bai's body moved before his brain. He exerted a slight force, pushed through the crowd, and walked directly over.
Wen Bai said expressionlessly, "I can do it."
The staff member was stunned. Seeing Wen Bai suddenly appear, they thought he was an ardent fan of Gou Zhe and were about to reprimand him.
However, the person in charge yesterday had just helped Wen Bai identify everyone in the entire institute. Old Zhang, the head of the planning department of the research center, who was the client for this advertisement, was on-site. He had sharp eyes and immediately recognized this as the renowned tycoon, Mr. Wen Bai.
Old Zhang walked over, pushing aside the乙方 staff member who was about to step forward, and cautiously confirmed with Wen Bai: "Mr. Wen, you mean you... you will be the narrator?"
Wen Bai nodded expressionlessly and calmly, hinting, "Tell them... to go back to work immediately."
Upon hearing this, Old Zhang's heart sank. He wished he could slap his thigh and exclaim, "Ah!"
Mr. Wen had witnessed these researchers slacking off during work hours and was displeased!
Old Zhang's heart tightened. He immediately summoned people to send everyone except the advertising-related staff back to their posts.
Wen Bai, with a cold expression, read the robot's introduction to the camera and had some scripted minor interactions with the male lead, Gou Zhe.
The script was set up so that Gou Zhe mistook Wen Bai for a robot, naturally due to Wen Bai's exceedingly refined appearance.
Then, a robot would appear, and Wen Bai would explain the difference between robots and humans, as well as the robot's extremely broad and human-equivalent functions...
Gou Zhe's agent had heard of Wen Bai, though not much.
At first, Gou Zhe's agent also assumed Mr. Wen was Gou Zhe's fan and was perhaps too shy to approach due to the crowd.
She was a bit worried, as Gou Zhe had a bad temper, and if this tycoon took a liking to him, it would undoubtedly lead to more trouble.
But looking at Wen Bai's expressionless face and his consistently cold demeanor,
The agent then observed Wen Bai, under the guidance of the staff, coldly delivering the explanation to Gou Zhe at close range...
Only then did she relax. Mr. Wen was definitely not Gou Zhe's fan, so he shouldn't have any other intentions, right?
If he had any other intentions, he wouldn't have such a frigid expression, would he?
Initially, the agent had been dismissive of Old Zhang's conclusions.
Now, she also felt that Mr. Wen might simply be dissatisfied with everyone slacking off?
Although that reason seemed too preposterous.
However, Old Zhang also had his doubts.
He had heard people around him talking about Mr. Wen since yesterday. Besides his not-so-good temper, another point was that he had never appeared in public; there were no photos of him in any media, be it newspapers or magazines...
But his actions today... he was willing to show his face this time?
When it was time to finish, Wen Bai specifically instructed them to block his face, ensuring it wouldn't appear on television.
Old Zhang: "..."
Although this was quite easy, given the advanced state of AI face-swapping technology.
However, Old Zhang really couldn't understand. Was it just to prevent employees from slacking off that he sacrificed himself, narrated, and refused to show his face...
What was the point?
Since he couldn't figure it out, Old Zhang stopped thinking about it. Watching Wen Bai's departing back, he sighed.
Perhaps this was the mindset of those in power?
Old Zhang lamented that the mindset of ordinary people like himself was truly beyond reach.
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Having prevented the first intersection between the male and female leads, Wen Bai was certain they would still have interactions. Just like in the last world, some things were bound to happen.
However, twists were also possible. If the female lead needed the male lead's full help to destroy all the robots, what if she didn't have the male lead's full assistance?
Wen Bai pondered as he walked back.
Suddenly, he heard several unpleasant and extremely arrogant voices.
"Take his clothes off, let me see..."
"Let me see his lower half too..."
The more he heard, the more disgusted Wen Bai felt.
Such things could happen anywhere in the world at any time. If the weak couldn't resist themselves, could they always expect to be saved by others?
Not everyone could wait for someone to save them.
"Hey, he won't feel pain if you hit him! They don't have pain receptors. Move aside, you're too weak, let me..."
Wen Bai, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped.
He veered off course and walked towards the corner of a flower bed.
He saw a person, their clothes disheveled, being kicked. The person turned their head upon hearing the commotion, revealing a pair of blue eyes...