Upon hearing this, Molly sat down on a chair nearby and casually remarked, "It should be two perfumes; I heard they invested quite a bit of money in them."
"It was created by GK's high-end luxury line perfumery."
As Charlie spoke, he turned to look at Shi An: "Of the two, one is a men's fragrance and the other is a women's fragrance. They're a pair. Shi An, you and Molly need to work together well."
...
Charlie was explaining the details of the advertisement shoot to Shi An and Molly, while Ruan Qing'an sat down next to the studio staff and looked at the set.
It is a specially made large aquarium. Under the sunlight, the water surface glistens like sparkling diamonds that have fallen in, and the setting resembles the back garden of an old castle or manor.
On the other side, there was an interior setting, which should be a corner of a castle corridor. The dark red carpet on the floor looked very heavy, as if it had been steeped in history for hundreds of years. Even the dark wallpaper looked a bit old.
The candlesticks hanging on the wall cast a dim, eerie glow, making the corner of the corridor seem both mysterious and dangerous.
As Ruan Qingan looked around, a staff member came over with the new GK men's fragrance.
She asked curiously, "A total of two models were released this time?"
You mean this?
Seeing Ruan Qing'an's eager and curious look, the staff member couldn't help but laugh and handed over the two bottles of perfume: "They haven't been released yet, they're very expensive, be careful."
"Okay, I understand."
"Don't drop it, you can't afford to pay for it."
Unable to afford to pay, Ruan Qing'an nodded, picked up the perfume bottle and examined it. It was a gray glass bottle, which looked like a crystal under the light. Its overall shape resembled a fish tail, and its surface was covered with layers of fish scale-like protrusions.
She looked at the perfume name on the packaging and murmured softly.
"'Gu' series, twisted love."
The staff member explained, "These two products are new. Although they use the same name, they are actually two different scents, one for men and one for women."
As the staff were talking, the other side was already preparing to start filming, so he immediately shut his mouth and put away the perfume bottle.
Ruan Qingan also looked over.
Under the camera, the light fell on the shimmering water, but inside the huge fish tank, a layer of hazy mist obscured the scene inside.
Molly's character walks along a pebbly path not far away, and the camera zooms in—
Molly, wearing a ruby crown and emerald green contact lenses, with slightly heavy makeup, walked gracefully like a queen, slowly approaching the fish tank.
Outside the camera's view, the staff member couldn't help but turn to Ruan Qing'an and say, "I really envy those who act alongside her."
"Really? But I envy her more."
Ruan Qingan propped his chin on his hand, gazing intently into the distance.
As the camera slowly zooms in, Molly is now standing in front of the fish tank, facing the transparent glass, and in the instant the misty fog dissipates—
In the water, a deep blue fish tail flashed by, and Shi An, bare-chested, sank to the bottom, her slender hand pressing against the glass.
His deep eyes seemed to draw people in.
The whole scene suddenly froze. Molly stood there blankly, unable to come to her senses for a long time.
Forced to stay submerged in the water, Shi An couldn't help but frown. Just before his oxygen ran out, he suddenly swam to the surface—at that moment, in the silent studio, everyone realized that it was an actor's mistake.
Charlie, standing to the side, was furious. The moment Shi An appeared, he felt that this man's acting skills were worthy of an award-winning actor. He didn't need to say a single line to immerse himself in the scene.
But now, this excellent performance has been forced to stop because Molly isn't responding?!
Charlie couldn't help but burst into a tirade, spewing out a string of English followed by a "perfectly beautiful" greeting in his native dialect: "Molly, what the hell are you standing there for?!"
"I'm so sorry..."
Molly felt awkward for a moment. She was stunned by Shi An's appearance and was still a little dazed.
Charlie was furious and could only say, "Keep going! You don't have any lines. You have to rely entirely on your own performance. You have to bring out all your acting skills and grab people's attention in an instant!"
"Okay, okay."
Molly answered somewhat impatiently.
Soon, the camera moved again, but strangely enough—from Molly's entrance to her encounter with the character played by Shi An, their palms touched through the glass.
Although the performance was over, Charlie still had a deep frown on his face.
Ruan Qing'an sat to the side, listening to the staff say that they were currently filming the men's cologne. She sprayed some on her wrist and smelled it.
It was a chilling first impression, like cold air, but beneath it lay a subtle sense of danger and mystery.
It's like being bound by ropes in the name of love, walking along the edge of a cliff.
She paused slightly, a smile playing on her lips—as if it were unexpectedly a good match for Shi An, resembling his own scent.
At that moment, Charlie, who had been frowning the whole time, seemed to realize something after smelling the perfume. He suddenly stood up and said, "No, no, Molly, get yourself together."
"This men's fragrance is indeed based on time and energy, but it's not enough for him to just be charming. What we need is tension, that tension of collision, sexual tension, do you understand? The two fragrances are a couple's set, and what we're aiming for is the sexual tension of a collision of charm!"
"You need to understand that the feeling of seducing an ordinary person is different from that of bewitching an equally charismatic person; it's about becoming addicted to each other's charm!"
"Damn it, start over!"
Under Charlie's guidance, Molly started over again and again, but Charlie became increasingly dissatisfied.
His tone became even more agitated: "Molly, where's your charm? You've been completely led astray by Shi An, do you know that? In your current state, you're like a star obscured by the moon, I can't even see you!"
"Do you even have any charm? Fuck you, just show it! You're standing there like a block of wood!"
"Have you said enough?!"
Molly, who had never been so wronged before, turned around and yelled back, her face flushed with anger, "How can I possibly be in character if I'm just acting all the time!"
"What about An then?"
"He just makes an appearance, it's a piece of cake!"
Molly complained, turning away from the camera and sitting down. Her assistant immediately rushed over to bring her water and clothes. She looked at her blistered feet and said, "Walk, walk, walk! My feet are about to break. Don't you have a doctor in your studio?"
"Molly, are you going to keep everyone waiting for you?"
Charlie's expression turned somewhat grim.
Molly glanced at him and said, "Just wait. Consider it a break. I don't need this endorsement anyway."
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