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Published at 14th of September 2021 10:29:09 AM


Chapter 20

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Chapter 20: Ocean eyes

Although Yan Lang said so, it was impossible for the on-site staff to really relax and the atmosphere became much more serious. Fortunately, Director Yan was indeed doing as he said; after the staff prepared a chair for him, he quietly sat on it and calmly watched the players modeling in silence.
Even if Yan Lang did not speak, after he had appeared, the girls became nervous and paid particular attention to the photographer’s words, trying their best to make a good impression.
But so far, no contestant had tried underwater photography, all of them cautiously choosing to shoot on the shore or in shallow water. Underwater photography was difficult to begin with, and the majority of them were low-ranked players assigned by default to this theme; they only had 10 to 15 modeling opportunities and nobody wanted to waste their precious shots.

Yan Lang glanced at the players with a frown on his face but remained silent. He had come to the Deep Star Blue Sea today instead of the Fantasy Forest because, despite not being the main attraction of the North Island, it was the favorite of Mr. Cheng. Therefore, it had been specially arranged for him to follow up this shooting; which was a way to ensure the most suitable candidate for the Deep Blue Star Sea would be selected. 
But judging from the current situation, Yan Lang did not feel satisfied at all.

It was Lai You’s turn to shoot. Unlike the previous trainees, Lai You directly asked the staff for a bottle of mineral water. Before anyone could figure out what she was going to do, she raised the bottle in her hand with no hesitation and poured it on her head.
What was she doing? The onlookers couldn’t help but think she was crazy but Lai You only smiled and casually stoked her semi-wet black hair with one hand, revealing her own distinctive features.
For today’s shooting, she had painted wet eyeshadow. Between the lip glaze on the eyeshadow and the water drops on her skin, she looked like she had just come out of the water. The photographer’s eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly grabbed the camera to start shooting. He was full of praise for Lai You’s creativity and boldness.

After watching Lai You’s action, Yan Lang’s expression eased a little but his face was still not very expressive. After all, the Deep Blue Star Sea was the ocean and not plain water; Lai You’s modeling still felt lackluster. But it wasn’t surprising, the sea was deep and mysterious and could not be shown just by being doused in mineral water; its true charm could only be seen in it.

The staff realized Yan Lang did not find anyone particularly special and while Lai You had taken the most satisfactory pictures so far, the staff asked tentatively: “Lai You, do you want to try to shoot underwater?”
Lai You raised her eyebrows slightly. She was already confident with her shooting; her five photos were already the best and she had five shots left. She indeed had the opportunity to try, but she obviously did not want to; she really did not want to show an imperfect image in front of the camera. So after hearing the staff, she answered without hesitation: “I only have ten shots, it seems too little for the difficulty of the challenge. I think Qiao Dai should definitely try as she has thirty shots in total.”
After finishing her sentence, Lai You looked with unfriendly eyes at Qiao Dai who was standing not far away. If it hadn’t been for her, Lai You would have never been demoted to Class F yesterday. She would very much enjoy watching Qiao Dai make her fool of herself and felt very good throwing her under the bus.
Lai You had noticed Director Yan was not very interested in their performance and knew the staff would try to have them shoot underwater. If they heard her mention Qiao Dai, they would most likely feel somewhat curious. Thinking of this, she looked in the direction of Yan Lang and the staff hesitated after listening to her words. They could not interfere with the players’ shooting, but now that one of the big bosses was there, they had to satisfy him no matter what.
“Then let Qiao Dai try?” The staff member asked. Standing beside him, Xia Lin’s expression darkened and she asked angrily: “What are you doing?”
It was the first time meeting any of the players today, so, in all fairness, Xia Lin was not partial to anyone. But listening to her colleague’s unethical behavior by picking a player out made her feel unhappy. How was it fair for the girl that had just been quoted?
The staff member glanced at Xia Lin awkwardly and tried to defend himself: “But Director Yan…”
“I said I was just here to take a look.”
As Xia Lin and the other were arguing, a stern voice came from the side and interrupted them. The man glanced at Lai You before turning his head back to the workers next to him: “I am not here to interfere, you do not have to worry about that.”
Director Yan obviously understood the on-site staff’s concerns and added after a pause: “Moreover, today’s event is under the responsibility of the Communication Department and has nothing to do with Marketing. I just stopped by.”
In other words, Yan Lang did not have the final say on whoever would win and he was not planning on using his position to meddle with today’s results.
Listening to his words, the staff could finally relax; if Yan Lang really wanted them to find someone to shoot in the water, they would definitely end up being scolded to death by the players’ fans when the show would be broadcast. For today, they had to ask each contestant if they wanted to try underwater photography; if they specifically ordered a player to do so, it would become very ugly.

Seeing that Yan Lang did not plan to intervene in the next shooting, Lai You looked back with disappointment. She had been really looking forward to watching a panicked and ugly Qiao Dai in the water. Who would have known Yan Lang would be so official despite being so dissatisfied? Why wouldn’t he even order a little trainee around?
After a few more shots, it was finally Qiao Dai’s turn. When Lai You was done, she walked back from the edge of the water to the waiting area as Qiao Dai was just leaving. The two bumped into each other and their gazes met.
Lai You: ….!
Qiao Dai: …?
Lai You had disliked Qiao Dai from the very beginning and after yesterday’s battle, her dislike had turned into hatred. And looking at her makeup, she was taken aback.
Qiao Dai’s thick and curled eyelashes were dyed light blue with some white dots sporadically mixed. Along with her turquoise eyes, it looked like little snowflakes were gently falling on the azure water.
Lai You’s expression changed. Was she going to lose again? Having already experienced a defeat, Lai You felt very complicated. Not only the hatred she had for this girl who had caused her fall was big but she also could not help to, in a hidden corner of her heart, fear her deeply. She was afraid of Qiao Dai and she was afraid she would lose to her again.
Her panic invaded her thoughts and she was irritated imagining Qiao Dai would steal the Ocean theme’s first place from her. But because the camera was still filming them, she could not show her anger.
Qiao Dai stared at Lai You who was still blocking her way out. She was confused and as she was going to ask what the problem was, Lai You sneered coldly and let her go. And as soon as Qiao Dai left and the camera followed her, Lai You was unable to bear it anymore and kicked the grass on the side ferociously.
It was a coincidence but her kick landed on the switch of the automatic watering pipes. Before she even realized what she had done, noise was heard around her; the device was turned on and water gushed out all of sudden, splashing all around, filling the air with water mist.

“Qiao Dai, are you okay?”
Qiao Dai had been standing next to the lawn sprinkler and had been soaked by the water. Perhaps it had all come too suddenly, she was not reacting and was frozen in place.
Xia Lin exclaimed and rushed to her to inquire about her condition. Many players had been exposed to the water and the staff put down their work to check on all of their condition. The scene was a little chaotic for a while.
As the perpetrator, Lai You had also been splashed by the water. But as her shooting was already over, she could just go back to the dressing room to get changed. But for Qiao Dai who was about to model and had now ruined an hour or two of complicated makeup with the water, she could imagine her mood would be completely destroyed. Lai You doubted Qiao Dai would be able to take good pictures now.
Thinking of this, she secretly gloated. Anyway, everyone was busy dealing with the lawn sprinklers and nobody was either looking or filming her.

But at this moment, Yan Lang, who had been quietly sitting on his chair all along, stood up. He took two steps forwards and stopped to stare intently at Qiao Dai.
Wet hair stuck to Qiao Dai’s pure and delicate face and a few crystal drops of water slowly fell along her jawline. Her eyelashes were stained with a thin layer of mist and under the halo of the sunlight, her whole body was sparkling and she looked like a mermaid. 
She was just standing there, in front of them, but everyone felt as if she was from the bottom of the sea. Water ripples, waves of lights, like a gentle dream.
Yan Lang immediately held his breath.
“Director Yan?”
He strode towards, surprising the staff around him. After finally recovering from the sprinklers, Qiao Dai raised her head to look in a daze at the man who had stopped in front of her, her limpid eyes the shade of the sea.
“I changed my mind.”
Yan Lang looked down at Qiao Dai and asked in a deep voice: “Can you shoot in the water?”





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