Chapter 8: Audition Turmoil
In Hongfeng's studio, the staff is methodically arranging the props.
A young man in a white shirt and jeans, with half of his hair tied in half, was adjusting the parameters of the camera in his hand, and hummed from time to time to indicate that he was still listening to the person opposite.
The editor-in-chief of Hongfeng was a little annoyed by the photographer Wen Renxiang's lukewarm attitude, but when he thought that this was someone invited by the editor-in-chief, he had to be patient, "Wen Ren, although you are in charge of this shooting, but as the editor-in-chief, I can also express my opinion, right?" ”
Wen Renxiang casually took two photos of the landscaping, and hummed again.
"Then I'll be straight to the point. Our shooting this time is also the first time you have joined Hongfeng, the editor-in-chief has said, there must be a flat thunder effect, how to calculate the effect, of course, it is sales! ”
The editor-in-chief crossed his waist and said with spit flying, "It's not easy for me to come to Ling Xiao's schedule, do you know how many albums she sold last time?" Dominate the top of the list for a full month! If she is on the cover, maybe our sales will break the record this time, and you will leave it there if you don't say a word......"
There was a lot of talk in the studio, and Li Mi was taking Bai Ling into the building on the other side.
"I'm sorry, the editor-in-chief is busy, you guys should sit here and wait for a while." The front desk led the two to the rest area, and put two bottles of mineral water, the attitude was not enthusiastic or rude.
Bai Ling's appearance at this time was very different from the appearance of the neighbor who was wearing home clothes at home a week ago.
The pure white shirt was a red woolen vest vest, a dark blue umbrella skirt underneath, and a long down jacket that was asked to take off by Li Mi when he entered the building.
The long black hair is simply braided in three strands, hanging down on the shoulders, and the makeup is not like the smoky ones that are popular now, but curved eyebrows and red lips, matte eye shadow, elegant and Chinese-style, more like the fashion of twenty years ago.
"Xiaomi, is this possible......" Bai Ling pinched the mineral water bottle and muttered quietly.
Although this look is not ugly and even very temperamental, it is too outdated after all, and they came to audition today for a magazine that is at the forefront of the trend in China.
Bai Ling didn't have a trace of confidence in his heart that he could pass the audition, but he didn't want to lose face in front of others.
"Trust me." Li Mi stared straight into her eyes as she slowed her tone, "I'm not going to risk my job, we've been practicing for a week, haven't we, remember to smile." ”
The firm look in her eyes and the special speed of her voice can quickly calm down an anxious person, a method that Li Mi learned from a psychologist and often uses to calm himself.
It turned out that the effect was very good, Bai Ling's mind calmed down, and he didn't forget to show a smile that he had practiced for a week.
The elevator on the first floor opened, and two men came out, and the one who walked in front was the editor-in-chief of Red Maple.
His expression was very stinky, his brows were furrowed as if he could kill flies, and he opened his mouth and started a tantrum at the front desk, "Isn't there another one who came to audition, people?" Call when they're late so they don't have to ......"
"I'm sorry, we're already there." Li Mi stretched out his arm and shook it, which attracted the attention of the editor-in-chief, got up and put on a business smile, and took out the business card that was only booked today, "Hello, I am Li Mi, the agent of Damai Entertainment, and I am bringing my family artist to audition today." ”
As soon as he lost his temper, he was heard by the main owner, and the editor-in-chief coughed a few times in embarrassment, looked at Li Mi's overly young face and didn't care much, and took the business card casually, without even looking at it.
He also knew in his heart that the artists from Damai Entertainment were just going through the motions and regarded Li Mi as an assistant to the artist.
"This is the photographer ..... for this magazine shoot"
Without waiting for the editor-in-chief to introduce the photographer Wen Renxiang, Wen Renxiang had already taken a few steps and stood in front of Bai Ling past Li Mi.
Bai Ling was startled by the tall man who suddenly appeared in front of her, but the smile on the corner of her mouth did not fall, it was really Li Mi who had trained her to muscle memory this week.
"How are ......?"
"Like, it's too similar...... Wen Renxiang muttered to himself, a fine light appeared in his eyes, he circled around Bai Ling, stared at people hairy, and suddenly said, "It's set, the cover of this issue of the magazine, it's her." ”
The editor-in-chief on the side, the front desk, and Bai Ling himself didn't expect that they would pass the audition with just one photo.
Li Mi curled the corners of her mouth unexpectedly, not caring at all that she was being treated as air by this famous photographer.
Speak in front of the editor-in-chief, "In that case, let's sign the contract first, and the specific salary needs to be confirmed with your company." ”
"Wait, wait, Xiao Wang, come over here and pour two cups of coffee for the guests." The editor-in-chief called the front desk and dragged Wen Renxiang to his side with a smirk, "I suddenly remembered that there was something else, so what, you wait a minute." ”
Wen Renxiang's eyes were still glued to Bai Ling, and he was almost dragged to the conference room by the editor-in-chief.
Bai Ling, who looked confused, walked up to Li Mi and rubbed his arm, "Xiaomi, there won't be anything wrong with the photographer, right......?" The look in his eyes just now was like seeing a long-lost relative. ”
Li Mi was amused by Bai Ling's reaction and patted her on the shoulder, "Don't worry, he's not a weirdo, he's just a little paranoid." Our audition will be fine. ”
The two sat for a while, and after a cup of coffee, the editor-in-chief and Wen Renxiang came back soon.
The editor-in-chief's face seemed to be even more ugly than just now, but the news brought was good news.
This time, the cover of Red Maple Magazine was set to Bai Ling, and the inner page was changed to the popular singer Ling Xiao that Wen Renxiang didn't like.
After the contract was signed, the editor-in-chief left under the pretext of having something, and the shooting was handed over to Wen Renxiang.
The inner page is simpler than the cover, and it is scheduled to be shot today, and the cover needs to be rearranged in the scene, which is scheduled for two days later.
The contract is in hand, Li Mi's task has been successfully completed, and most of the filming in the next two days will Feng Weiwei go out in person, and she has nothing to do.
The two left from the conference room, just as Ling Xiao came to sign the contract with his assistant, and in the narrow corridor, the two sides took a look.
Ling Xiao was wearing sunglasses, and he couldn't see any expression, but nodded slightly to say hello.
On the contrary, Bai Ling was more excited, she had just entered the circle, and she had heard a lot of Ling Xiao's songs, so she could be regarded as half a fan, so she quickly showed a big smile and stretched out her hand to say hello to her idol.
However, Ling Xiao passed by as if he hadn't seen it, and muttered to his assistant casually, "It's ......ridiculous that anyone can shoot fashion magazines."
In a word, Li Mi saw the smile on Bai Ling's face freeze, lowered his head a little embarrassed, and retracted his hand hanging in mid-air.
Li Mi frowned slightly, took Bai Ling's hand, turned around, crossed Ling Xiao and pushed open the door of the conference room.
Wen Renxiang raised his head and didn't speak, and signaled with his eyes that there was any problem.
I only heard Li Mi smile politely, "Teacher Wenren, I want to ask, why did you choose Bai Ling instead of others for the cover this time?" ”
Although he didn't name names, there were only two people who came to audition today, and they almost slapped Ling Xiao in the face.
Ling Xiao, who was standing at the door, paused and looked at Li Mi with a look of shame, and then heard Wen Renxiang's cold and natural answer.
"Both temperament and appearance are more in line with our theme this time. After all, we're not taking studio art photos. ”