Chapter 418 Career Line
Behind the heavy studio door lay a pitch-black interior. Standing at the doorway and reaching in, it felt as if the light outside was being completely swallowed up by the darkness.
Su Wenjun and Shi Bin, standing at the door, exchanged a glance, then shifted their gaze to Shu Nan, who was withdrawing his hand. Facing their puzzled gazes, Shu Nan chuckled and gently clapped his hands.
As the crisp sound of high fives rang out, it was as if a switch in the room had been turned on. Su Wenjun's ears moved slightly, and he heard a "click" sound, and the next moment the colorful neon lights in the room turned on.
The lights were blue, purple, red, or green, flashing in a "lively" manner, and then suddenly returned to their previous darkness the next moment.
Shi Bin was still a little puzzled. Just when he was about to ask Shu Nan if it was a lighting problem, he suddenly seemed to discover something. His eyes widened slightly, and he looked at the standard cyberpunk-style arena in the studio in surprise.
In the darkness, the red glowing support columns of the ring, the blue fluorescent guardrails, and the white light strips installed on the base became the only lights in this space.
After his eyes adjusted to the darkness, Shi Bin finally saw what lay in the center of the arena. It was a championship pedestal, formed by two concentric circles. In its center, a gaming chair gleamed with silver light.
A closer look revealed a reflection from the light source beneath the base. The cool metal, upon closer inspection, even had faint hints of other colors. From a distance, it looked like a specially crafted work of art.
In fact, creating this prop was not easy. When "Graceful Her" decided to feature Su Wenjun on the cover, the production plan was already in place.
As the team leader, Shi Bin is passionate about esports. Sitting on that gaming chair, he seemed to see himself in the past. That guy with the stubbled crew cut, always tirelessly staring at the computer screen...
"Brother Bin," Su Wenjun patted Shi Bin's shoulder. After he came to his senses, he smiled and said, "Let's go in!"
Shi Bin didn't feel that he was in a daze for long, but judging from Shu Nan and Su Wenjun at the door, and Xue Xi who was squatting in front of the machine switch in the studio, he was in a daze for at least two or three minutes.
"Ahem, wait a minute." Shu Nan stretched out his hand to stop Shi Bin, and then as if he was saying something in code, he raised his hands and the three big and two small ones started clapping.
Just like that, under her "command", all the lights in the studio were turned on with a "dong", allowing Shi Bin and Su Wenjun to finally see the true appearance of the studio.
"Hey, this is really big," Shi Bin said as he looked around the studio.
This large studio, located on the third floor of the photography building, is Zhou Xiao's exclusive venue for large-scale installations. To say it's large is truly an exaggeration.
"Xiao Xi, come here," Shu Nan shouted towards a corner.
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Wenjun saw a staff member with a red face stand up from behind the ring and trot towards them.
"Hello, I'm Xue Xi, Teacher Zhou Xiao's photography assistant," Xue Xi said, extending his hand to Su Wenjun. "We were just showing you the photography props, Teacher Su. I hope you don't think we're meddling."
Su Wenjun naturally had no objections to Xue Xi's words. Instead, her eyes fell on the arena with considerable interest. It had to be said that the arena's layout was quite esports-inspired.
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Xing Kexin and her team had set up the esports arena a few days ago, and they were now on their way to the photography base. Everyone was fully focused on today's shoot.
Inside the black car, Xing Kexin was holding her makeup artist's treasured box while watching him gesture towards Su Wenjun's face on his phone screen.
"My sister, my aunt, my great aunt, please don't change it anymore." Xing Kexin looked at this action and her heart was aching.
Which magazine's makeup artist is still planning to change the makeup and styling right before a shoot? Of course, it's Graceful Her! If it weren't for Fang Ya's impressive skills and her close relationship with CEO Jin, Xing Kexin would be eager to find outside help!
"I haven't even met that girl, Xiao Su, in person yet." Fang Ya retracted her gesture and rolled her eyes at Xing Kexin. Feeling a little carsick, she immediately put her phone back in her bag. She was always very cautious about things like this that might affect her subsequent handling.
"Oh, right," Fang Ya put her hand on Xing Kexin's shoulder and said in a very good mood, "Where did Teacher Zhou get all these connections? He could even find PZ's show models for you!"
"I don't know." Xing Ke's heart sank as he broke free from Fang Ya's grip. "Sister Xiaoxiao is a great photographer. If I were a PZ employee, I'd like her too! The show pieces are pretty simple!"
PZ's market share in China hit a new high last month. Although the month has not yet ended, the latest public financial report shows that as of the end of the month, its share in China in July has exceeded the total in June.
The biggest contributor to all this is, of course, Zhou Quanli, who was officially announced as the brand's spokesperson last month. Official data shows that the outfits she shot for PZ sold like hotcakes offline.
Especially the dark green flower bud waist trousers, which are sold out both domestically and internationally. Recently, they have set off a craze and are even unavailable at a higher price.
While outsiders watched the excitement, those in the industry naturally focused their attention on the photographer. A good person, nice clothes, but sometimes 1+1 doesn't add up to more than 2. However, Zhou Xiao's photography style was clearly recognized and accepted by the market.
"I heard that all the makeup artists who worked with Zhou Xiao became famous," Fang Ya said, looking at Xing Kexin with a smile, "Do you think I can become famous?"
Xing Kexin looked at Fang Ya calmly and said expressionlessly, "Sister Fang, I'm telling you the truth, please don't be angry. If you're just a little more diligent, you'll definitely be in trouble! Really!"
Besides her penchant for last-minute makeovers, Fang Ya is also known for her laziness. I heard she was similarly lazy when she was studying abroad, returning home after her visa expired.
If her skills weren't truly exceptional, Jin Lian wouldn't have kept her at Graceful Her. After Fang Ya started working at the magazine, she took every shoot very seriously. But the key point is that Graceful Her is a monthly publication...
"Hey, hey, hey, let's not talk about this." Fang Ya waved her hands, crossed her arms behind her head, and closed her eyes to rest. Later when the filming started, she had to follow her classmate Xiao Xing to the monitoring room to check it out.
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Inside the photography base.
When Zhou Xiao pushed open the studio door, she saw Shi Bin standing by the ring, curiously examining its layout. She was able to recognize him thanks to Shu Nan's brief introduction to her and Xue Xi.
"Hello, Teacher Shi," Zhou Xiao waved at Shi Bin from the doorway. Seeing that he looked like he wanted to come over and shake her hand, she quickly said, "Don't be so polite. Don't bother you while you're looking at the props."
Shi Bin's hand had already reached out subconsciously, but it smoothly moved back to scratch the back of his head. He was indeed very interested in the ring, and after hearing Zhou Xiao's words, the embarrassment and nervousness in his eyes gradually disappeared.
"Teacher Zhou, have you just arrived?" Shi Bin asked in a cheerful tone.
"I just checked the studio on the second floor," Zhou Xiao answered as he quickly walked to the computer in the studio and lowered his head to check whether the relevant connections were in place.
Just yesterday afternoon, she had taken Xue Xi to inspect the two studios and numerous props for today's filming. This morning's re-inspection was also for safety reasons.
"Hey," Shi Bin responded proactively, "Teacher Zhou, you've been working hard! Someone from 'Graceful Her' just arrived and is taking Xiao Su in for makeup."
As Shi Bin spoke, he paused and pointed to the independent dressing room in the studio, explaining to Zhou Xiao why he was the only one in such a large studio.
"Then there's some waiting," Zhou Xiao chuckled, "That's how makeup is done. Teacher Shi can sit down and rest for a while."
Zhou Xiao had recently learned from Shunan that the current head stylist for Graceful Her was her senior. Shunan hadn't seen Fang Ya much since she graduated, so meeting her today was quite a surprise.
Look, this girl is now calling me "Senior Sister" all the time, and it seems that she doesn't consider herself an outsider at all. She squeezes into the dressing room with me and blatantly follows me to "learn from me".
Shu Nan heard that this senior sister was good in everything except that she pursued relaxation and freedom more than ordinary people, especially at work.
The clock in the studio moved two notches silently. When Xue Xi came to Zhou Xiao and told her that the styling was ready, the time on the clock on the wall showed that an hour and a half had passed.
Being treated like a fragile object by several people, Su Wenjun's cheeks flushed and she immediately felt embarrassed. But at first glance, it was truly amazing!
Zhou Xiao raised his eyes and looked at Su Wenjun who appeared before him. With a smile on his face, he said, "Next, please come on stage and perform~"
Su Wenjun, wearing the new PZ spring and summer clothes, nodded slightly at Zhou Xiao, then nimbly supported herself on a support column wrapped in red fluorescent tape and jumped lightly into the competition arena.
The two tied braids seem to be taking off in the air, matched with a denim vest and mid-waist jeans of the same color, it seems that they are emitting a youthful and comfortable modern fashion sense from the inside out.
Zhou Xiao held up the camera, and when he saw the other person casually taking out a silhouetted cowboy hat from his waist and putting it on his head, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
To the left of the cowboy hat, a little bear wearing gaming headphones hangs. This must be the ingenuity of the props team, inadvertently revealing Su Wenjun's identity in a corner.
"Get used to it first," Zhou Xiao moved the camera away and said to Su Wenjun who suddenly became nervous in the venue.
"good!"
Su Wenjun, standing in the center of the ring, briefly lost in thought, replied. She looked up at the headlights overhead, her mind lost. Unbeknownst to her, her right hand had reached up, blocking the glaring, burning light.
Su Wenjun didn't know that when she put down her hand and cast her burning gaze towards the gaming chair in the center of the ring, someone had already pressed the shutter.
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