Chapter 50
Today's photographers are quite ambitious, treating them like full-time models. Yin Mu felt like a puppet, having to be told how to position his hands and feet. He was exhausted, physically and mentally. Just taking a solo photo was enough to make him feel exhausted.
They took a short break at lunchtime and had a simple meal.
The photographer probably realized that he had a long way to go, so he took advantage of the break to communicate with the director and urgently called in external help. He planned to have two people shoot at the same time in the afternoon to improve work efficiency as much as possible to avoid delaying the shooting until 4 pm and affecting the live broadcast plan of the program.
Since each guest had to be photographed with four guests of the opposite sex, the two photographers decided after discussion to focus on the female guests. Each photographer was responsible for two female guests and would adjust the order on their side at any time according to the other party's shooting situation.
Yin Mu and Zhou Jingyu were assigned to an outsider—a female photographer named Zhao Ran. Zhao Ran's style is completely different from that of male photographers. She doesn't like to focus on small details, but rather pays more attention to the overall atmosphere. In the terminology of dating variety shows, it can be simply summarized as a sense of couple.
When it was Yin Mushi's turn, she watched Zhou Jingyu's filming throughout, and she had a better idea of what to do, which reduced her pressure a lot.
Zhao Ran is an easygoing sister who speaks very gently. She first comforted Yin Mu and said, "Don't be nervous, just listen to me. I promise to take beautiful pictures of you."
Yin Mu smiled slightly: "Thank you."
Zhao Ran stroked her chin and looked Yin Mu up and down, first pre-setting the general appearance of the film in her mind. After a while, she snapped her fingers and said, "Okay, come on." She saw Zhang Yang just walking past Yin Mu. She couldn't remember his name for a moment, so she hurriedly called out to him, "Ah, that handsome guy!"
Zhang Yang successfully received the signal and stopped, pointing at his nose: "Calling me?"
"Yes, that's you. I'll clap for you two first." Zhao Ran said, suddenly clapping his hands and pointing at Zhang Yang, "Lu Zilin, right?"
Zhang Yang, whose name had been forgotten, came over and unhappily corrected him, "I'm Zhang Yang."
"Oh, oh, yes." Zhao Ran scratched his cheek with his fingers. "Sorry, there are too many of you. I'm not very good at remembering names."
Zhang Yang didn't want to dwell on other people's unintentional mistakes, but his tone still couldn't hide his displeasure: "It's okay."
Yin Mu and Zhang Yang didn't have much chemistry to begin with, so they had no hope of seeing any results. However, Zhao Ran was truly talented, and with her help, the two of them truly had a unique spark in the camera.
"Happy enemies never go out of style." Facing Yin Mu's shock, Zhao Ran clenched his fists and said this with a firm look in his eyes.
Yin Mu was speechless and curled the corners of his mouth in response.
Zhang Yang was also a little speechless, muttering quietly: "What kind of bickering couple?"
Next, after filming Yin Mu and Jiang Nanyu, Zhao Ran said: "A talented man and a beautiful woman, a man of talent and a woman of beauty."
After filming Yin Mu and Lu Zilin, Zhao Ran said again: "Childhood sweethearts, two little innocent people."
Yin Mu kept smiling, wondering how many novels this photographer had read to be able to come up with the characters so easily. Anyone who aspires to write romance novels should learn from her.
After a round of photos, only Chen Qinglin was left. It was already past three o'clock, and they still had to remove their makeup and change clothes. Zhao Ran saw that Chen Qinglin was not there, and couldn't help but get anxious: "Where is Chen Qinglin? Wasn't he here just now?"
Lu Zilin was about to remove his makeup when he heard this and asked, "Did you wait too long to go to the bathroom?"
Zhao Ran clasped his hands together and begged him, "Could you please go to the bathroom? He's the only one I need here."
Lu Zilin agreed without hesitation: "Okay, wait a moment."
Zhao Ran watched him turn and leave, a hint of worry still between his brows: "We have to make this quick. The director specifically instructed to give you time to remove your makeup."
Yin Mu calmly comforted her: "It's okay, don't worry, wait until the broadcast starts at four o'clock, as long as there are people in the live broadcast room, it doesn't matter if one or two are absent."
"No, I have to finish filming for you on time."
Yin Mu gave her a thumbs up: "You are so dedicated. Don't worry, Chen Qinglin will be back soon."
"Oh? You trust him?"
Yin Mu did not deny it: "From what I have known about him these days, he is not the kind of person who is lazy and deliberately causes trouble for others." As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Chen Qinglin coming out from behind the rockery not far away, with a smile on his face, "Look, here he comes."
Zhao Ran raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "I think you two should be able to produce better results."
Yin Mu was stunned: "Huh?"
"Eyes are very important." Zhao Ran pointed at Yin Mu's eyes, "The love in your eyes can't lie."
Yin Mu opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, Chen Qinglin strode into the pavilion and apologized, "I'm sorry, the director wanted to talk to me for a few words."
"It's okay, it's okay. Let's hurry up." Zhao Ran waved his hand and took the lead. "Follow me."
Yin Mu turned to look at Chen Qinglin, and when their eyes met, she quickly looked away. She lifted her skirt and followed Zhao Ran, asking, "Where are we going to shoot?"
"It's the wooden bridge that Brother Yi and the others occupied before. I think it would be a good place for you two."
Brother Yi is the male photographer. When Zhao Ran was taking pictures of Zhou Jingyu, she fell in love with the wooden bridge. Unfortunately, Brother Yi was taking pictures at that time and refused to give up his position. She could only give up temporarily. Now she can use Yin Mu and Chen Qinglin to make up for the regret.
This is a very cleverly built wooden bridge with a small river winding underneath and a small pavilion next to it. There are a few willow trees planted beside the pavilion, with soft branches extending into the pavilion and swaying in the wind, giving an atmosphere of farewell at the pavilion with willow branches being picked.
Zhao Ran arranged for Chen Qinglin to stand in the pavilion and asked Yin Mu to go up the bridge and look back with longing. Then he pointed out the last group of characters in the summary: "The miserable mandarin ducks are separated by heaven."
When Yin Mu heard her words, his heart skipped a beat and he looked at Chen Qinglin in the pavilion.
At this time, a gust of wind happened to blow, and her hair and sleeves were blown by the wind. She looked like a light butterfly that would fly away with the wind at any time.
Chen Qinglin subconsciously took a step forward and stretched out his right hand, wanting to keep him but hesitant.
Zhao Ran was choosing the best viewing angle when he saw this scene. He instinctively pressed the shutter button and captured the photo that made him most satisfied.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the live broadcast continued on time. Except for Yin Mu, who was the last one to remove makeup and was a few minutes late, everyone arrived on time, and a large number of netizens quickly poured into the live broadcast room.
[Is this the end of the shoot? Have you removed all your makeup?]
[Wow, I really want to see it, let me see it! ]
[Hateful director, I order you to release him as soon as possible! ]
[It's okay if there's no behind-the-scenes footage. ]
[Do we, the distinguished VIPs, have to be treated so mysteriously?!]
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After a day of filming, everyone was very tired. On the way back to the villa, the car was very quiet and no one was too lazy to speak.
Yin Mu leaned against the car window, staring listlessly at the passing scenes on the side of the road, and the eight words that Zhao Ran inadvertently gave to her and Chen Qinglin echoed in her mind.
The star-crossed mandarin ducks, separated by heaven and earth, are simply a kind of prophecy.
As she thought about it, she couldn't help but sigh softly.
Zhong Mengyuan turned her head and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you sighing?"
Yin Mu shook his head and said something else: "Nothing, just too tired. I didn't expect taking a photo would be so tiring. I admire those who make this their profession."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Wei immediately retorted, "Don't be so ungrateful. Your photographers are much better. Mengyuan and I are the ones who have it tough. That Brother Yi, he makes so many unreasonable demands. He wants to measure the angle of his neck with a protractor and count every strand of hair that gets blown up by the wind. It really drives you crazy. Isn't that right, Mengyuan?"
"Indeed." Zhong Mengyuan nodded, "My patience is almost exhausted."
Zhou Jingyu said: "It's just a matter of personal working styles. Ultimately, everyone wants to present the best results, which is understandable."
Zheng Wei rolled her eyes at her and sarcastically said, "It's easy to talk without any pain in your waist."
Zhou Jingyu smiled without saying anything and did not argue with her.
Yin Mu pushed Zheng Wei and said, "Okay, let's not talk about unhappy things. Let's think about what to eat when we get home. I didn't eat much at noon, and I'm already hungry."
Zheng Wei slammed her fist on the cotton, feeling bored, and changed the subject: "I'm hungry too, but I don't have anything I want to eat. I'll just eat something when I get home."
Zhong Mengyuan calmly pointed out a fact: "Tonight is the last night, and tomorrow we will go our separate ways."
After she said this, Zheng Wei realized this belatedly. Her expression immediately changed, and she said reluctantly, "That's right. We're going to separate tomorrow. We must have a good meal tonight."
Yin Mu smiled and shook his head, then asked, "So, classmate Zheng Wei, how are you planning to have a good meal?"
"Well," Zheng Wei had no idea and asked for help, "Mengyuan, do you have any good suggestions?"
Zhong Mengyuan shrugged: "No."
"Hmm..." Zheng Wei thought for a moment with a bitter face and suggested, "How about a barbecue? Barbecue and beer really make it feel like summer! What do you think?"
Yin Mu was not interested: "I am fine with either, you guys decide, I will obey the majority."
Zhong Mengyuan said: "I have no objection."
Zheng Wei raised her chin towards Zhou Jingyu and asked unhappily, "What about you?"
Zhou Jingyu smiled and said, "The barbecue is great. We can go back and ask the boys for their opinions."
Ah, the taste of separation.
[It's almost over? This is too fast.]
[Wow, I'm so reluctant to let it go, but luckily there's an edited version to comfort me.]
So when will the edited version be aired? I've been busy with work lately and haven't had time to watch the live broadcast.
[Editing team, please edit carefully and don’t miss any important information!]
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