Wen's mother helped Xiao Ning out of the predicament, and seeing that she had said so, the noisy crowd slowly retreated.

Then Gao Yixin took the hands of the scumbag women and led them to the private room where they could choose a photographer.

The man glanced at Xiao Ning a few times, then went to set up the camera.

"This makeup is really good, and you're pretty too."

Yixin's mother praised Jianyi and Jia Ning, then pointed earnestly to the busy man in front and said:

"This uncle is my aunt's friend. He takes photos of my models for the annual makeup competition. You can find him to take photos for you in the future."

"This is different from China; it's a mixed bag of people abroad. There are all sorts of people, and many of them try to take photos without being honest. Be careful not to get taken advantage of!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jianing's hair stood on end. At first, she thought that she was like domestic photographers, wanting to take high-quality photos, but it turns out you're pulling this trick on me?

Is it because the artist can't draw anymore?

Seeing the former's expression, Wen's mother thought she was frightened and patted her hand reassuringly.

"Don't worry, you're Qianqian's friend. Auntie is here, so you won't be bullied!"

"Um... thank you, Auntie!"

The group chatted for a while longer, and the photographer finished setting up the venue.

He walked over to Yu Jianing, handed her a black umbrella, and gestured for her to use it against the background wall.

The scumbag woman obediently did as she was told, and as soon as she stood in place, some water was poured down from above, wetting the umbrella.

"Lower your umbrella, and walk towards me with only your lips showing."

The man, holding up his camera, said...

With the help of the "Perfect Lens," this set of photos was taken very quickly.

The photographer glanced at his work with satisfaction, then pushed a black leather sofa over from the side.

She took a black cat out of the cat cage and put it in Xiao Ning's arms.

"Little Black, stay quietly in this big sister's arms while Daddy takes some pictures."

"Hmm? It's also called Little Black?"

Yu Jianing's eyes widened slightly. The man glanced at her and asked, "You keep cats too?"

"no…"

Xiao Ning waved her hand while holding the black cat, and the little black snake flicked its tongue at her leg, which was covered by her skirt.

"Are you calling me?"

...

When the photographer realized she didn't own a cat, he stopped talking to her and told her to sit on the sofa and think of a pose.

Yu Jianing leaned back on the sofa very naturally, her legs crossed without revealing anything.

The black cat lay obediently on her lap, and judging from its professional gaze at the camera, it must have been on camera quite often.

Xiao Ning thought for a moment, then raised her right hand to stroke the cat's back, rested her left hand on her temple, and looked lazily at the camera.

With this aloof and world-weary makeup, and if he were to wear a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, he would definitely look like a mafia boss!

"Wow! This is pretty good!"

Gao Yixin said something to Qu Jianyi, who nodded: "She's always been good at taking photos."

"As long as it's not cute, it's fine..."

She added another sentence.

Two sets of photos were completed. The photographer arranged them in order, and the unedited photos were transferred to a USB drive. (Note: The competition only accepts raw photos.)

"When it's your turn to start, just give this to the backstage staff, and they will play it for you."

After explaining the relevant matters, Wen's mother's model took Xiao Ning to the catwalk to prepare.

Qu Jianyi and the others went to the audience seats below.

Xi Tong, who had just seen Xiao Qu sit down through the binoculars, quickly patted the other Chen Xing beside her who was about to fall asleep.

"Wake up! Xiao Qu is out, Xiao Ning's fashion show is about to start!"

"Huh? Really!"

The Morning Stars all pulled out the telescopes given to them by Bai Bodhi, adjusted the magnification, and looked towards the catwalk.

The audience members sitting next to them were visibly twitching at the corners of their mouths: "Isn't this... a bit too much?"

...

"Welcome everyone to watch the first round of the Global Makeup Artist Skills Competition!"

The host walked from the lift onto the stage, said a few words, and the fashion show officially began!

"The first to appear is model XXX, the makeup artist XXX!"

The cheering squad cheered enthusiastically when their names were called, creating a lively and bustling scene!

The backstage area for the models was much quieter in comparison...

"Are you nervous?" Wen's blonde model tilted her head and asked Xiao Ning.

"fine."

The scumbag woman replied, her eyes scanning the other models in the room.

"That's true. After all, you came from a girl group, so you must be used to this kind of situation by now."

The blonde model said again, then pulled a candy from her pocket and popped it into her mouth: "Want one?"

"No, thank you."

The boring conversation ended there, but after a short while, the model came up again.

"Little Ning...can I ask you for a favor?"

"Um?"

Yu Jianing looked at her, puzzled.

Judging from what Gao Yixin has said these times, there are very few good people here; everyone is here for personal gain.

At Wen's mother's house, she did not mention her modeling career to them.

That's why Xiao Ning remained lukewarm towards the former's attempts to befriend her.

"I'm a temporary model. You must have a special relationship with Aunt Gao... Could you go back and ask her how I can become her exclusive model?"

The blonde foreign girl said somewhat shyly.

Why don't you ask him yourself?

“I’d like to too… but Aunt Gao has rules… any temporary model is not allowed to talk to her about anything other than the competition…”

After saying that, she took Xiao Ning's hand: "Just ask for me, that's all. I became a model because of Aunt Gao..."

"I haven't modeled for anyone during that time, my background is very clean, and I'm a very clean person. Just ask around for me, even if I don't meet the requirements, it's okay..."

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