CHAPTER 352: 146 COMPLETELY BLOCKED HER PATH INTO THE FASHION INDUSTRY

Luuo Yunqi followed the address to the agreed photography studio.

It was a two-story building with a war-damaged style, designed as a photography base.

The first floor was the props and costume area, the second floor was the studio.

When Luuo Yunqi walked in, several staff members on the first floor were drinking coffee and chatting.

"Hello, are you staff from Yu Guang Studio?" Luuo Yunqi asked politely.

"Are you... Miss Luuo? Come in, come in." A girl wearing glasses warmly welcomed Luuo Yunqi and Xiao Ling inside.

Xiao Ling rubbed his arms and glanced around: "Why is it so cold, isn’t the heating on?"

The girl said helplessly, "This place is in the old town, the heating pipes are old and disrepaired. If Miss Luuo can’t stand it, we can look for another studio. But since this is a last-minute schedule, other studios need to be booked in advance, which might delay Miss Luuo’s time..."

Luuo Yunqi smiled gently, "I’m fine, it’s just going to be hard on everyone."

"It’s all part of our job."

"By the way, I’m the photography assistant from Mr. Yu’s studio, my name is Huang Mei, Miss Luuo can just call me Xiaomei."

At this time, the door was knocked, and a delivery man appeared at the entrance: "Hello, the milk tea ordered by Miss Luuo has arrived."

The delivery man stood at the door with large bags of milk tea.

Huang Mei said in surprise, "Miss Luuo, you really went to great lengths."

"It’s cold, everyone should have some milk tea to warm up, I’m sorry to trouble everyone."

Xiao Ling, being quite insightful, rushed over to take the milk tea from the delivery man’s hands and eagerly distributed it to the staff.

Seeing the moved expressions on the staff’s faces, Xiao Ling thought to himself, Yunqi really knows how to handle things.

Luuo Yunqi glanced around, tentatively asking, "Where is Mr. Yu?"

Huang Mei replied casually, "Mr. Yu is upstairs setting up equipment, let’s try a few outfits first. By the way, the makeup will be done by Mr. Sun Wei, who has been our long-term partner. You must have heard of Mr. Sun Wei’s name, right?"

Luuo Yunqi hadn’t spoken yet, and Xiao Ling excitedly interjected, "Mr. Sun Wei, the same Sun Wei who just won first place at the International Makeup Festival? Oh my gosh, he only does makeup for top-tier celebrities."

Huang Mei discreetly glanced at Luuo Yunqi, not missing the pride in the girl’s eyes, her lips curling subtly.

In this industry, dealing with ’diva’ or ’genuinely emotional’ celebrities and supermodels every day, she’s long trained to be astute, more than capable of handling two small girls.

Who knows how she offended Mr. Yu, she should just pray for her own good fortune.

Luuo Yunqi tried on several sets of clothing, some ancient and some modern. A few modern dresses had pitifully little fabric. The photography base had no heating, and the place was vast and cold, so after changing clothes multiple times, Luuo Yunqi was shivering with blue lips.

"Miss Luuo, are you ready? It’s time for the shoot, we should head upstairs."

Luuo Yunqi shivered while instructing Xiao Ling, "You... you go to a nearby pharmacy and buy me some hand warmers..."

She spoke through chattering teeth.

Xiao Ling wanted to meet the legendary Yu Guang, but couldn’t refuse Luuo Yunqi either.

"The shoot will take several hours, being a star is not easy."

Luuo Yunqi’s brain was frozen stiff. She put on a down jacket and headed out, while Huang Mei said with a smile, "Miss Luuo, once you’re done with makeup, we should head upstairs for the shoot."

Sun Wei stood with a makeup brush at the dressing table: "Miss Luuo, please sit here."

When Xiao Ling was about to leave, Huang Mei called out, "Are you Miss Luuo’s assistant?"

Xiao Ling was stunned, embarrassed for a moment, then bit her lip and nodded.

"That’s great, Miss Luuo’s next costume requires this set of danglies. The previous staff didn’t maintain them properly, and the tassels got tangled. Everyone has their own tasks, and so as not to delay the shoot, I’m afraid it’ll be hard on you."

Xiao Ling took a deep breath, "Leave it to me."

"Thank you so much, you’re really nice."

Xiao Ling forced a smile, looking at the tangled tassels with no apparent end, her head was throbbing.

While Sun Wei was doing her makeup, his mind was still on Shen You’an’s face, imagining Luuo Yunqi’s face as Shen You’an’s, thinking about how to achieve perfection.

Sun Wei took a step back, marveling: "Perfect."

When Luuo Yunqi stared at herself in the mirror, her face turned black.

Does she not understand makeup? Is this what an international makeup competition’s first prize winner did?

Why does it look so bizarre?

Luuo Yunqi has a classically regular face, and should have subtle makeup, but instead, the long eyebrows ruin the gentle image on the upper half of her face, making it sharply aggressive.

Everything from the highlighter to the blush, lipstick, and eyeshadow felt off, looking increasingly strange.

Luuo Yunqi was speechless; she’d have done better herself.

She had studied makeup tutorials, knowing that the core of makeup is to maximize the advantages of facial features based on their original characteristics. This makeup artist did the opposite; was he deliberately trying to make things difficult for her?

What she didn’t know was that this was a look Sun Wei designed for Shen You’an based on her features, maximizing Shen You’an’s qualities with a makeup style so dramatic it was breathtaking and fatal, offering no survivors.

Luuo Yunqi’s more makeup-dependent and atmosphere-reliant classic delicate look was obviously not suited for this makeup style.

Huang Mei urged from the side, "We don’t have much time, Miss Luuo, we only have an hour left. Mr. Yu has to leave for the airport after an hour."

Luuo Yunqi was thus carelessly pushed to the second floor.

Yu Guang was fiddling with the camera, without looking up, he said, "Get ready, let’s start shooting."

"Mr... Mr. Yu, hello, my name is Luuo Yunqi."

Yu Guang looked up, and upon seeing her face, he instinctively frowned.

Luuo Yunqi nervously touched her face.

Blame that Sun Wei, what kind of makeup had he done on her? Her first impression on Mr. Yu was like this.

Yu Guang said nothing, coolly nodded, and glanced at the lighting staff.

"Let’s begin."

Following the staff’s instructions, Luuo Yunqi stood in front of the backdrop, placing her hands on her waist. She struck a pose only to see Yu Guang frowning from behind the camera.

Luuo Yunqi softly said, "Mr. Yu, I’m a newcomer and not very good at taking pictures. If I’m doing anything wrong, please let me know. I will make an effort to learn."

Yu Guang snapped a few sets of photos, shaking his head, "Forgive my bluntness, Miss Luuo, but your expressiveness is zero. You might be a talented actress, but you can’t make it in the fashion world."

Luuo Yunqi’s face turned pale, whether from cold or embarrassment.

"Mr. Yu, what do you mean by that?"

The entertainment industry and the fashion circle are usually interconnected; endorsing magazines and fashion shows is a way for stars to raise their status and international recognition. Yu Guang has unmatched achievements in the fashion industry and maintains long-term collaborations with many fashion brands and top magazines. His opinions always set the trend, capable of lifting people to the heavens or sending them to hell.

She can’t just be a diligent actress; she needs fame and influence, and the fashion world is the quickest way to boost her standing and visibility.

With just one sentence, Yu Guang blocked her path into the fashion industry.

She’d barely met Yu Guang and hadn’t even taken many photos, yet he presumptuously made such a conclusion.

Yu Guang chuckled, pointing to his eyes, "Just because I’m Yu Guang."

Luuo Yunqi bit her lip, her voice softening, "Mr. Yu, I will try hard, please give me another chance."

Numerous supermodels and stars have been captured under his lens, achieving lifetime classics. It’s said that he has a habit of refusing to shoot models without expressiveness or soul, even if threatened with a knife.

Luuo Yunqi thought she was the fortunate protagonist but faced a verdict of death instead.

"Achoo." She suddenly sneezed, sending something flying, which landed directly on Yu Guang’s boots.

Luuo Yunqi’s face instantly turned ghost-pale, wishing she could dig a hole and disappear.

She... She had accidentally flung snot onto Yu Guang’s shoe.

Social disgrace.

~

——Boss, let me tell you, I’ve arranged everything. That Luuo girl dared to pull tricks on our treasured Baotan sister. I’m very protective of my own; if unprovoked, I won’t retaliate, but if attacked, I’ll definitely put them through the wringer.

——Doesn’t she want to have her superstar dream? Haha, then I’ll fulfill it for her, a big star "banned" by the fashion circle; let’s see how far she can rise.

——Boss, praise me, did I do great?

Shen You’an closed the phone, tucked it into the desk, and continued working on her exercises.