"It's been the last century since the game ended, God, Bambi, are you alright?" The short and turbulent words revealed the tension and fragility in his heart, even through the thousands of mountains and rivers between the telephone lines, Lu Ke could imagine the worry and concern on that face. It was only a little slow down for half a beat before the voice on the other end of the phone came again, "Bambi? ”

"Sugar Candy, I'm fine." Lu Ke smiled dumbly, but he still cleared his throat and gave a positive reply seriously.

The text message just now is from Candace Swanepour. Her English name is "Candice", so "Candy" has become her nickname, just like Lu Ke's "Bambi".

"Are you sure?" Candace breathed a sigh of relief, but her nervousness was not fully relieved, "When the game was live, those impacts looked really vicious; Have you been examined by your doctor? I think you'd better check it out thoroughly to make sure you're okay. ”

Lu Ke leaned on the side of the wardrobe, his body muscles relaxed slightly, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and a smile appeared in his eyes, "Trust me, I will take care of myself." ”

"Yes, you have to take care of yourself." Candace sighed lightly, still with a hint of worry between her words, "For us, no one cares about us except ourselves; We must take care of ourselves, only in this way can we keep going, and only then can our dreams be realized. ”

Working hard in a foreign country, gaining a foothold in the fierce workplace, surviving in a bustling city, facing higher challenges and more opportunities, they can gain more, and at the same time, they must give more. But the premise of all this is that they must learn to take care of themselves, because on the road to chasing their dreams, they are all lonely, always alone, and struggling.

She was so, and so was he. It's lucky to be able to meet a partner who walks side by side with you once in a while.

Candace raised her right hand, ran it through her hair, and scratched it irritably, "Bambi, I know that in competitive sports, it's impossible not to get hurt; But, promise me, once the body really protests, don't force it. Recuperate, relax, you told me, if you want to go to the battlefield more fully, then prepare your weapons. ”

If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools.

This sentence was originally persuaded by Lu Ke to Candace.

For models, they don't just need to adjust their diet and control their diet; At the same time, you also need to keep training and polish your muscles. The glamorous beauty under the spotlight is also condensed by countless sweat and hard work.

During her time in Los Angeles, Candace's career never saw much improvement. Because the competition for models is too fierce, not only do you need to be thin, but you also need to have beautiful muscle lines, not too strong muscles, not too loose lines.

The reason why Gisele-Bundchen was able to become the world's number one model and stay on such a throne for more than two decades is not because of how beautiful and glamorous she is; It's because her figure is perfect, thin where she should be, flesh where she should be, strong and elastic muscles, and her body proportions and body lines are a miracle of the Creator.

For the other models, overtaking Giselle was almost an impossible task.

In order to improve her competitiveness, Candace persevered in training, training at high intensity and high intensity, causing her body to sound an alarm and faint from dehydration; If it weren't for Lu Ke's end of running, he accidentally found that Candace didn't show up that day, and when he passed by her house, he came to the door to take a look, which found out her situation in time, otherwise I don't know what the consequences would be.

At that time, Lu Ke told Candace that if you want to hurry, you can't reach it; Also, sharpening knives does not mistake woodcutters. The body is the foundation and the capital, and their efforts need to be more organized and planned.

After many years, the situation has changed. It was Candace who spoke out and dissuaded Lu Ke.

The smile paused at the corner of his mouth for a moment, and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes, Lu Ke nodded and agreed, "Okay, I know." "There is no promise of grandeur, but it is enough to express his sincerity; Then, Lu Ke changed the topic and said in a relaxed tone, "Today's game, did you watch the live broadcast?" I thought you had a job. ”

"I'm in the studio right now, ready to take pictures; However, in between work, you can watch the game live. Luckily, there were no Tigers fans on the job site today. After the mood relaxed a little, Candace also joked, "However, I was in Miami today, and they were going to watch the Miami Dolphins vs. Cleveland Browns game, but obviously, that game was not as exciting as this one, 'Fourteen Showdown'!" ”

"Take a picture? Watching rugby? This...... The combination is really fresh. Are you sure? During the photo process, watching the game, after the blood boils, what should I do about the shooting state? Lu Ke made up the picture in his own mind, a group of models wearing fashion brands, while watching the NFL, posing in various poses, it was so weird that people couldn't help laughing.

Candace thought back to this morning's shoot, distracted, distracted, unable to fully concentrate, and the work that could have been done in three hours was now five hours later, and it was still not over. It's not just her, but so are the photographers, staff and other models.

The picture in her mind, and Lu Ke's words, corroborated each other, Candace couldn't help but chuckle, "If you have a chance, you are welcome to come and visit the shooting site and feel the atmosphere." ”

"Shooting scene? Describe to me, what are you all around you now? Lu Ke said with a smile.

Candace looked back at the busy studio behind her, "I thought you'd better see the team doctor right now and get some relaxing treatments." ”

"Sixty seconds, for my friend's sake, I'll give you another sixty seconds." Obviously it was Lu Ke's curiosity, but he also made a gesture of "I'm very generous", which was really happy, "So, how does the shooting scene work?" Is it a large group of beautiful models flocking to the photoshoot, and then the photographer is looking for all kinds of inspiration to complete the shoot? ”

"Bambi, do you care about the studio? Or a beauty? Candace bit her lower lip lightly, her eyebrows raised lightly, revealing a playful expression.

Lu Ke spread his hands to show his innocence, "It's just curiosity." In exchange, I can describe to you what it was like in the locker room, for example, I am now surrounded by a 350-pound (160-kilogram) big man, with a hairless bald head like a freshly shelled boiled egg, with a tattooed arm, a green dragon on the left, and a white tiger on the right......"

Before she could finish her words, Candace shook her head repeatedly, "The sense of the picture, this sense of the picture is too strong, I can't bear it a little." Then she raised her hand to cover her eyes, as if she was really in the dressing room, which made Lu Ke on the other end of the phone laugh.

"Okay, okay, I got it." Candace turned around and began to take in the whole studio, but language and writing were not her forte, and it was a bit of a dilemma, and she didn't even know where to start. "We, uh, we're in an abandoned warehouse right now, and the whole space is huge, almost the size of an entire football field......"

The words were a little clumsy and a little broken, but Candace still persevered, "There is a row of windows on the right-hand side, and now the sun in Miami has not climbed to its highest point, and the sunlight can penetrate the windows, spill down, and cover half of the warehouse......" Raising her head, Candace was stunned, and she had been in the studio, but she had never noticed such a beautiful view.

"Now, countless dust floats and dances in the beams, as if thousands of fireflies are flying." Candace involuntarily raised her right hand, lightly touched the sun, felt the lazy warmth, and then, spread out her palms, feeling the fragments of sunlight lingering in her palms, "Now, everyone is covered with a golden halo, even more vast than the sea, and vast than the sky, just like ......"

Candace's words paused. For the first time, she realized so truly and profoundly that her words were so pale that those words and phrases simply could not capture a thousandth of the beauty in front of her.

"It's as if time has stopped and space has begun to stretch infinitely." Lu Ke's voice passed through the microphone, and it sounded in his ears, and the smile on the corner of Candace's mouth suddenly rose and bloomed, "Yes, that's it." How do you know? ”

Reflexively, Candace looked back, her eyes were full of golden light, beautiful, and then she realized: Lu Ke is in Cincinnati, naturally it is impossible to appear in Miami. Realizing this, Candace smiled even brighter.

"Because I see the same ray of sunshine now." When you look up, you can see the bright and brilliant sunlight shining through the window lattice of the dressing room, spilling down mightily, outlining the hazy figure and hot sweat, and the dust flying through it is like a star falling from the sky.

Breaking the shackles of space, passing through the interval of time, in an instant, it seems as if two people are standing side by side, close at hand.

Closing his fingertips, as if leaving the faint warmth in the palm of his hand, "Sixty seconds have come." I need to go relax and relax. Lu Ke's voice brought the two of them back to reality, and the distance between them and Miami narrowed in an instant, returning to the two cities of Cincinnati and Miami, separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, "By the way, what is the result of the interview for the catwalk at the end of this year?" ”

Victoria's Secret year-end heyday interview. Each year, all models must audition, re-screen, and re-qualify for the catwalk, ensuring that every model will remain at the top of their game as the new year comes.

Of course, a top-level existence like Gisele Bundchen is naturally not needed; And Candace only officially signed last year, and this year's interview must be attended.

"I've passed the catwalk and won the catwalk!" Candace brought good news, "However, the specific location, the specific outfit, still need to be decided by the last round of auditions." I'll tell you as soon as the dust settles! ”

"Good luck, then!"

"You too, good luck!"