Lin Dan and the black female designer went back to the studio to measure their body sizes. Riel, who failed to select ball number one, looked very frustrated and looked at them with his big watery eyes the whole time. Lin Dan waved at him, asking him to work hard, but he misunderstood and thought that Lin Dan was calling him, so he immediately ran over happily, "Lin, I will get first place in the next show, and I will definitely choose you. You have to wait for me."
"Okay." Lin nodded with a smile, while the black female designer glared at him angrily.
"I heard that you are short of money now. I will take you to the finals and win the final prize for you!" Riel clenched his fists and said like an oath.
"Then I thank you so much." Lin Dan rubbed his head.
Rui Er blushed with excitement and reiterated: "Lin, for you, I will not lose to anyone. When I become a big designer in the future, can you be my exclusive model?"
"If you can become a big designer and I haven't retired by then, I will be your exclusive model." Lin Dan joked.
"I will try my best. Lin, you know, it's you who made me understand the true meaning of beauty." Rui Er raised his fist and said eagerly, "If I can enter the finals, you will be my main show. If I can become a big designer, you will be my exclusive model. Let's make a deal, okay? How about we have a chance?"
Lin Dan raised his fist and bumped it with his, then nodded and said, "It's a deal."
Rui Er cheered and ran away happily. The black female designer rolled her eyes and complained: "What a fool! I am the ultimate winner."
Lin Dan smiled and shook her head, but her heart was quite moved. What makes humans different from animals is that they do not live for the sake of survival, but for their ideals. They spend their entire lives pursuing the goal in their hearts and looking for the meaning of life. People with goals are always more positive and can go further and climb higher than those without goals. That's why Lin Dan is so eager to find such a goal, otherwise she is afraid that sooner or later she will end up in nothingness in endless confusion.
She worked with the female designer to take measurements and then discussed the theme of the next competition for a while. Of course, she didn't express any opinions throughout the process and just acted as a quiet listener, even though more and better designs instantly emerged in her mind.
At noon, she settled the remuneration for this time, a total of 4,800 US dollars, which was dozens of times more than the initial amount. This was all earned through her own hard work. When she walked out of the studio, she received a call from the editor-in-chief of Jiaren magazine, who said in a very apologetic tone, "Dear, I think we have to cancel our appointment. The new executive editor of our magazine does not agree to hire you as the cover model this month. Although I argued with him, he still plans to hire someone else. However, I have secured a photo shoot opportunity for you to be the model for the inside pages, but you may have to appear completely naked. Can you accept that? Don't worry, we will only shoot your naked back, and we will try to cover up the rest."
Being a model requires accepting appropriate exposure of body parts. The original owner had realized this as early as when she entered the fashion industry, and Lin Dan had the same awareness. Although she has never tried to appear in a large-scale scene, I think as long as the pornography is not deliberately emphasized, she should be able to handle it with ease.
But she still rejected the invitation from the female editor-in-chief. From the cover to the inside pages, and explicitly requiring her to appear naked, she felt that the executive editor did not show enough respect for her. How could she possibly cooperate with such malicious insults and contempt?
The female editor felt very sorry, but did not force it. She said "sorry" several times before hanging up the phone.
Lin Dan put her phone back into her bag and went to Austin's studio for training as usual. When she rushed to the classroom, several other newcomers were receiving training from their mentor O'Meara. They took turns walking on the catwalk, and if they made a mistake, she would slap the table and scold them. The scene was very tragic.
"Hip, hip, hip, how many times have I told you to move your hips? This is the most swaying part of a woman, make good use of it! Hold your head and chest high, but don't stretch your neck. Do you know that from the side you look like silly geese? You can walk in any way you want, catwalk, straight step, scissors step, as long as you can show your own characteristics and momentum, I don't care! What are the characteristics? If you ask me, who should I ask? Can I walk the catwalk for you? How to show momentum? Ok, let me tell you this, when you walk out, tell yourself in your heart - damn, I'm so unhappy today, I'm going to kill someone to vent my anger later! This way, you will have momentum, do you understand?"
The group of young models all showed murderous expressions under her instruction, and indeed they looked much better than before.
Lin Dan leaned against the door and chuckled, finding this scene very interesting. However, when she thought of her training, the smile in her eyes turned cold again. When coaching others, O'Meara focuses on liberating their nature. When coaching herself, she would let her watch many videos of big shows, let her imitate a specific style, and tell her confidently that this is the only way to pass Austin's test in the shortest time and get the job.
If it were someone else, they might have believed these nonsense a long time ago and would have been grateful to O'Meara, but Lin Dan was too opinionated and too perceptive, and he soon discovered that O'Meara seemed to want to put himself into a mold and use strong pressure to quickly fix himself into a sample, and such a sample was not original, but a substitute for someone else.
So Lin Dan prefers to watch O'Meara tutor the little model rather than giving herself a one-on-one lesson. When she was watching, she could learn new things, but in one-on-one situations, she could only learn to imitate. In fact, Lin Dan has been practicing his stage steps at home every day recently. He feels that he has made great progress, but he has never shown it in front of O'Meara. She gradually realized that Auston might not have invited her to the catwalk out of admiration.
While thinking, O'Meara ended the class and let the young models practice on their own. Then she waved her hand and urged Lin Dan to change her clothes and shoes.
"Wait a moment, I'll go to the tea room to heat up my lunch." Lin Dan raised the sandwich in his hand. In order to save money, she never eats out, but prepares lunch boxes in advance and takes them out.
"Go ahead. I'm not in a hurry. I need to rest for a while. These kids are too troublesome." O'Meara put his hands on his hips, his face full of fatigue.
Lin Dan walked into the tea room to use the microwave, and poured himself a glass of milk while waiting. After quickly finishing her lunch, she carried her bag to the locker room to change into her training clothes. When she passed by Auston's office, she heard a quarrel coming from inside.
Lin Dan swore that she didn't have the habit of eavesdropping, but her hearing was too sharp and she couldn't pretend not to hear it.
A hoarse male voice said angrily, "Why can't you design new products for our press conference? We spent tens of millions of dollars to hire you, not to let you be a hands-off boss!"
"I've already stated in the contract that I can design new products for you, but I don't have to. It depends on my mood. My students are capable enough to support your press conference." Austin's tone was a little impatient.
"What we want is the masterpiece of the godfather of fashion, not ordinary stuff! Auston, not everyone can be honored as the godfather of fashion. We have given you the honor, and you must live up to it! If you continue like this, our brand will be smashed by you, and your own brand will also be smashed by you. Do you think you are destroying us? No, you are destroying yourself! Others say that you have run out of ideas, but now I seem to believe it a little. We were really blind to seek cooperation with you in the first place!"
Lin Dan thought these accusations were very serious. No designer of any stature can tolerate comments like "he has run out of ideas". She expected the proud and conceited Austin to refute her harshly, but she didn't expect him to respond with silence.
The other man waited a long time before realizing that he seemed to have guessed the truth, and wailed in despair: "Oh, my God! You actually..."
Auston interrupted him firmly: "I will lead you to glory, just like every time before. Mr. Connor, you can go now. I know what I am doing."
The man had no way to deal with him and could only leave angrily. However, when he met Lin Dan in the corridor, he quickly suppressed his anger and showed a gentle and polite smile.
Lin Dan nodded and smiled at him, then turned and went to the locker room. Ten minutes later, she walked into the practice room and saw O'Meara turned on the TV and was looking for some classic catwalk videos.
"Who do you want me to imitate this time?" Lin Dan's eyes flashed.
"Let me take a look. Don't complain, dear. The ones I asked you to imitate are all Auston's favorite types. Believe me, if you learn the essence of these catwalk steps, you will definitely be able to please him." O'Meara said confidently while changing the video.
Lin Dan did not comment.
Just at this moment, Auston, who had never visited the practice room, walked in. He was wearing a chicly cut white shirt with the buttons unbuttoned, revealing a large and muscular chest. His brown curly hair was a little messy, but it made him look more handsome and wild. His long legs were wrapped in black suit pants, and every time he walked, his strong muscles were stretched out, making him look very sexy.
O'Meara swallowed subconsciously. Lin Dan just glanced at him calmly. Compared to the asexual Auston, her emotions aren't much richer.
"You go first, I will teach her myself." Austin's face was cold, but his eyes were ink-green.
Lin Dan immediately realized that he was very irritable.
O'Meara didn't feel anything at all. She smiled and said a few words to him before leaving.
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