But some fools just had to come and die. Huo Jinghong got beaten up twice, but he survived.
Although he managed to extort some money from Qin Xiaoyu later, the losses were still considerable. After being discharged from the hospital, he desperately tried to make a quick buck. Lacking funds to procure goods from the factory, he shamelessly borrowed some from the fashion street. He set up a loudspeaker and got to work.
He could have just kept quiet and let it go, but he had to stir up trouble. He somehow got hold of a poster of Qian Beibei and put it up in front of the store.
Qin Xiaoyu saw it and felt upset, but her posters had been posted in more than one place, and she couldn't just take them all down.
Huo Jinghong is really something else, not biting or hurting people.
Qin Xiaoyu could tolerate this, but Qian Beibei couldn't. She dragged Ye Qiu to Qin Xiaoyu's door to settle the score.
"You two have already made your calculations, and you've included me in them, haven't you?"
"What are you saying? We didn't do anything wrong. Don't worry about it," Ye Qiu said, trying to comfort her the whole way.
"Now you've got it all, you've taken the posters, you've poached me. You just watched me get bullied like this..." Qian Beibei said, tears streaming down her face. "Do you know what? Every time I see him looking at the posters, it's like he's stripped me naked all over again!"
Qian Beibei ran out of the store, and Qin Xiaoyu's heart sank to the bottom.
She hadn't taken it seriously at first, but Qian Beibei's words deeply stung her. She had fallen into her self-righteous trap again; even though she disliked Qian Beibei's character, she couldn't let Huo Jinghong do evil.
"I'll go and have him pick it." Xu Jingye was about to leave with his head down when Qin Xiaoyu stopped him.
"You can't go; it'll cause problems if you get a criminal record."
"I'll go pick them!" Even the honest Master Liang couldn't resist.
"Don't rush him. If he wants to cause trouble, let him cause trouble until he dies. Just kick him out of the fashion street." Qin Xiaoyu had already made up her mind.
Two days later, Huo Jinghong brought back a batch of jeans. These jeans had a problem: the crotch was too short. He deliberately wore a short-sleeved T-shirt, revealing a section of his waist, which attracted the attention of the middle-aged women.
“If he were good-looking, he would be a gigolo.” Jiewei also looked down on him.
"That's too much of a show-off." Qin Xiaoyu could no longer contain the primal power within her.
"Forget it, don't waste time on trash like that." A Lei put his arm around Qin Xiaoyu. "You have big things to do, don't worry about these little things. Hmm?"
Because all the summer clothes are brand new, there are many new styles to suit all age groups. Although Song Miaomiao is a skilled makeup artist, Qin Xiaoyu doesn't want to use Hu Xing and Daya to take pictures of all the posters.
She turned her gaze to Sister Su.
Su Jie has been in great shape lately. With her naturally good skin, she doesn't need any skincare at all in Guangzhou's gloomy weather; her skin is already radiant and supple.
In addition, unlike before when I would push a stall around the streets, the fatigue is gone.
Her features were exquisite; she was already perfect without makeup. What was most remarkable was her eyes—an indescribable melancholy that could captivate anyone with a single glance.
I heard that when she was asked to shoot a poster, Sister Su was almost scared to tears.
"No, I can't take pictures. If someone recognizes me, the three of us will be dead. What will I do then?"
"Don't worry, Sister Su, no one will recognize you." Qin Xiaoyu dared to let her take pictures, so she must have known what she was doing.
The most recognizable feature of Sister Su is the black mole on her chin. Although there were no beauty filters or Photoshop in the 1980s, photographers still edited photos, so this was no big deal.
When Qin Xiaoyu met Sister Su, she was still down on her luck. She must have looked even more pitiful when she was in the countryside. No one would dare to recognize her as the radiant woman she once was.
The clothes Sister Su was wearing were the most expensive in the store, personally selected by Xu Jingye.
The filming location was chosen in Shamian, which was also Qin Xiaoyu's personal preference. She loved these buildings so much that she wanted to leave some souvenirs.
Times change too fast, and some things will slowly slip away, impossible to catch up with. So she has to experience them and record them.
Sister Su's filming almost caused a sensation, with several layers of onlookers gathering to watch.
"A movie actress? She's so beautiful."
"This woman looks familiar."
"That figure, that face, wow."
Hearing this, Sister Su became flustered and at a loss for what to do. After taking a few pictures of Xu Jingye, she straightened up. None of them were usable; they were stiff and lifeless. Being a print model isn't just about having a pretty face; it requires the coordination of the whole body.
"Isn't it terrible?" Sister Su was almost crying again. "I told you I couldn't do it, let's call it a day and let Hu Xing and the others do it."
"It's alright. With me here, how could things not be good? Don't worry. You're the most beautiful; no one else deserves these clothes." Xu Jingye said softly and stepped back.
Sister Su blushed at his words, and when she turned her face away, her eyes were filled with bright tears, which were about to fall but did not.
"That's it! Good!" Xu Jingye said as he pressed the shutter, giving instructions continuously, "Step forward, stop, turn around, turn back a little more, look at me. Look at Cheng Fuyue, look up..."
Qin Xiaoyu was so excited that she barely slept all night, just waiting to see the photos.
They weren't disappointed. This set of photos is so beautiful it's unreal, making you wonder if you're looking at a painting.
"Sister Su, do you think anyone would recognize you?" Qin Xiaoyu asked with a smile, holding up a card.
"I dare say, she's always been this beautiful." Xu Jingye didn't miss the chance to show off their affection.
The poster was a huge success, even the manager of Shanghai Department Store praised it. According to Qin Xiaoye, he stood in front of Sister Su's poster for a long time and even asked about the model.
Qin Xiaoye could only make something up on the spot.
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