Chapter 71
The excitement surrounding the ten trainees returning to the show's studio for training after their magazine shoot yesterday still seems fresh in our minds. As the trainees made their way to the departure lounge at Jiangsu Airport, several studios specializing in airport photography, like jackals, successfully captured their candid photos amidst the throngs, leveraging their extensive experience.
Once the photos are taken, the team behind the scenes will immediately upload them to Weibo, featuring their own giant watermarks. They are the first to know about the trainees' boarding schedule, and the previous buzz has everyone eager to try.
Among these studio accounts, the most famous is @紫厂攻击V. They've garnered significant attention with their unrelenting, flawless shots. They're particularly popular with fans of their respective rival studios, and many of the so-called "raw but awful" photos of celebrities have circulated through them.
Of course, these accounts also manage to post accurate raw photos at the right time to attract public approval. They serve as a barometer of popularity and disfavor within the industry, and are often targeted by various artist teams for public relations.
The #YanShuRawPhotos# trending on the early morning search results were their work. In the photos, YanShu's face is drooping, looking visibly haggard and acne-prone. His face is a far cry from the peak appearance he had previously boasted about.
Passersby who clicked on the trending search and looked at this set of photos, many of them tapped on their keyboards and made confident remarks - "This guy looks like this, I can do it, I can do it too."
Not only Yan Shu's photos, but also some of the trainees' raw photos were quickly uploaded to the forum after being selected by netizens, and they were also compared with photos taken by fan club members. The results were even more tragic.
——【Forum】——[Early Morning of July 14th]
【Topic】Late-night reflections: Trainees are just ordinary people with many layers of packaging
[Main Post] Some people look good under the filters of the production team and the fans, but in fact, once they are out of the filters, they are just like everyone else. [Picture][Picture]
1L
So these people can only rely on some filters to support their idols. I really don't understand why some people are so confident in themselves. They walk through the airport with no makeup on, and their skin is so bad...
5L
For those who have been praising their looks in the early stage, let me be frank. Standing next to Ji Shao, it really feels like a dimensionality reduction attack. Besides the face, the most important thing for a male star is the height. Well, if both the face and the height are lost, it is very emmm
11L
I wanted to tell their fans to eat something good, but when I went to their super chat, I saw that everyone was saying "baby, don't look at me" (I don't want to be a part of their play)
18L
Laughing Mouse~ I've seen many fans explain that they were too tired and out of shape, hahahaha, so why do the pictures taken by my fangirl look so energetic? Is Yan Shu the number one person who uses photo-editing to scam people?!
23L
Ahhh! Everyone, hurry up and check out the trending search #星路101練生生图#. I actually discovered a lot of high-quality amateur guys on the forum! Damn, why haven't I seen any of them in real life?
34L
Reply to 23L: It feels like they are a group, hahaha, they don’t want to debut too, right? But many of them are really good looking [thumbs up]
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The sun shone brightly outside, while the room was cool, bright, and comfortable. Zhou Xiao was squatting on the hall floor, unpacking a package that the housekeeper had delivered. The package was a particularly large one. It showed the address was Yunnan Province. It was a local specialty that Li Mo's mother had sent to Zhou Xiao as a thank you.
Earlier, when everyone was chatting in the group and talking about the health of their family members, Li Mo mentioned in the group that her mother had often suffered from insomnia in recent years. She had taken traditional Chinese medicine and seen a doctor, but the effect was sometimes effective and sometimes not.
Seeing this, Zhou Xiao thought of the aromatherapy machines and essential oils in the system store. The ones she had sent home had been a huge hit with her family. After using them, Zhou's father even transferred some money to her, asking her to buy a few more machines to give to her friends.
Of course Zhou Xiao did not accept the money. She knew that her parents wanted to take the opportunity to give her living expenses, so she confessed to her parents about her resignation in early June.
Although her parents were somewhat surprised by her resignation, they, who always supported their daughter's decisions, didn't say much. Zhou Xiao had only been working for a year, so she had time for trial and error.
Both of them were somewhat surprised by Zhou Xiao's fandom, and Zheng's mother even asked with interest which celebrity Zhou Xiao liked. It was in this family atmosphere that Zhou Xiao developed a more optimistic personality. Zheng's mother now frequently shares in the family group what dramas she's been watching recently, after all, the autographed photo her daughter sent her last time was very much to her liking.
Zhou Xiao has consistently told his family and friends about the aromatherapy diffusers and essential oils produced by the system: "The aromatherapy oils are homemade at the home of a friend I met at work. We don't produce them for sale in bulk." He only occasionally gives them to friends at cost price to help them relieve fatigue and get a good night's sleep.
A few days after Li Mo's mother received the aromatherapy machine, Zhou Xiao received a private message from Li Mo expressing her sincere gratitude. Furthermore, Li Mo had just told her last night about the delivery, saying it would arrive in the next two days and asking her to be sure to sign for it. He hadn't mentioned this earlier because he was worried Zhou Xiao wouldn't accept it.
Zhou Xiao took out a pair of scissors from a drawer and cut the tape on the tightly bound white foam box. She opened the top of the foam box and took a quick look. What caught her eye were bags of wild mushrooms.
Each of the packages of these wild mushrooms had a sticky note on it. Some of the sticky notes had lost their stickiness and fell to the floor when Zhou Xiao picked them up.
Zhou Xiao casually picked up a sticky note with the strain of bacteria and cooking time written on it. The handwriting was a little crooked, but the tip of the pen was filled with the love of an elder.
Pick up the packages of wild mushrooms on top, and underneath are several bottles of homemade wild mushroom sauce in transparent glass jars of sugar water, and the bottom is covered with ham that has been carefully cut into several large pieces!
This is too much, Zhou Xiao sighed, holding his forehead. After putting the scattered items on the table and putting them in order, he took a picture of the scene and sent it to Li Mo, saying that he had received the aunt's kindness and asked her to express her gratitude to her.
Li Mo on the other side of the screen quickly replied. Thanks to Zhou Xiao's aromatherapy, her mother slept well, and she's also recently become fascinated with essential oils. Yunnan Province has plenty of essential oil factories, if nothing else. I don't know if it's just a psychological effect, but I actually think it's somewhat useful. Maybe next time I send Zhou Xiao essential oils instead of local specialties.
When Zhou Xiao was about to reply to Li Mo, Qin Shi suddenly called. Curious about why the call came at this time, Zhou Xiao quickly replied to Li Mo and then answered Qin Shi's call.
Qin Shi's voice on the other end of the phone was bright and clear. With a smile on her face, she asked Zhou Xiao directly, "Teacher Zhou, are you free recently? If you are free, would you like to come shoot the cover of Ji Shao's magazine?"
Zhou Xiao, who received Qin Shi’s call, was stunned. Magazine cover?
"XS has a big promotion in August. We've already contacted several magazines, and Ji Shao has been confirmed to be on the cover of Shang Ken." Qin Shi smiled softly on the other end of the phone. "You can come shoot it!"
Zhou Xiao had some impression of the magazine "Shanghai Ken". Of course, this was because of "Fashion". During this period, many people like Zhou Xiao who were first-love fans were informed of the rankings of domestic fashion magazines.
As a second-tier women's magazine, Shang Ken has a great influence in China. The makeup and clothing featured in the magazine are highly sought after by many women, and it has a large readership and fan base, making it a highly regarded second-tier fashion magazine.
"Why... why did you choose me to shoot this?" Zhou Xiao hesitated. Didn't Qin Shi know that she was Ji Shao's fangirl? Logically speaking, this kind of situation would generally be avoided in the industry to prevent the fan filter from being too thick and the photos not meeting the brand's requirements.
"Our colleagues in the publicity department are very satisfied with the footage you shot for the blogger on Douyin," Qin Shi said briefly. Last time, the person in the team responsible for publicity and promotion noticed that the account looked familiar when they got Zhou Xiao's Douyin account.
Through the account @摄影小周, they quickly found Ster, a popular influencer on Douyin. The marketing team compared this account with Zhou Xiao's publicly known fan page on Douyin and found a surprisingly high conversion rate. Especially on Douyin, the majority of the compliments in the comment section included praise for Zhou Xiao's skills.
In order to test whether Zhou Xiao really has more multifaceted abilities, and XS also happened to be contacting bloggers to promote the August event, the publicity department found Ster for cooperation.
After receiving the finished film, not only the publicity and distribution staff but even the head of the department were impressed, though they felt a bit sorry they couldn't keep Zhou Xiao. The excitement surrounding Ji Shao and his group at the airport yesterday also gave them more confidence in the 1+1 combination.
Zhou Xiao thought about it and agreed. Magazine photoshoots were quite attractive to her. She asked, "Is the time set?"
"Tentatively scheduled for July 28th," Qin Shi paused, then added sincerely, "The reward is quite generous! I'm really looking forward to our collaboration!"
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Meanwhile, something was happening within the fan community, somewhat related to Zhou Xiao. After the shipping fee incident, a fan club finally started selling merchandise. Of course, the explanations given by the fan club were very euphemistic, claiming they were selling merchandise to recover losses and continue supporting the fans.
——【Forum】——[July 14th evening]
【Topic】Fuck, I finally know what I’m missing from chasing talent shows
[Main Post] When I was following foreign talent shows, I used to spend a lot of money on merchandise. I didn't expect that after such a long time, domestic talent shows have only started selling merchandise again! Ahhh, I must buy some!
1L
Maybe it was the confidence given by yesterday's amazing picture of the covered bridge. I even went to the "Pan Ran Xin Dong" website to see that she didn't post any pictures of picking up or dropping off at the airport.
4L
I really love the merchandise! Although I know that many fans are reluctant to sell it after the shipping fee incident, to be honest, my kids are really greedy!!!
12L
What you said is so funny, it's as if the peripheral market has been destroyed by other websites. Obviously, the websites are afraid of comparison and dare not sell. Now they dare to sell it because of the airport photos. But I checked the prices, the prices of peripherals have not changed, but the express fee has really dropped, only 8 yuan.
19L
The shipping fee is only 8 yuan, which really brings the price down (not really. Thanks to Xindong sister, this has made these sites start to have a conscience!
21L
8 yuan, I can't accept not having free shipping when buying things, now I am very happy with this price, I really feel PUA has gone too far orz
24L
This can be considered as a contribution to the surrounding industry, hahaha! Her big step, a small step for the industry [funny]
37L
Report! Two more sites are selling merchandise!
41L
This is hilarious, everyone's been holding it in! By the way, can you sell merchandise for Heart-Stirring? I really want some of her merchandise! They're all very practical, but they don't have any obvious properties yet!
49L
A person writes in blood and squats to create a heart-pounding surrounding!
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