The man nad Jason looked up: "No wonder you insist on replacing Lucas. This little girl’s style is completely different from Lucas’s, giving people a whole new view of you."
Ouyang Yi waved away the makeup artist with one hand and walked over: "Xingyu, let introduce you. This is Jason, a French-Chinese, Vice President of Creative Promotion for M.J’s China region."
Su Xingyu smiled at him; no wonder this man looked so pleasing, with such impeccable taste—turns out he’s in the creative field.
Jason, who had been standing leisurely with his arms crossed, smiled and extended a hand upon hearing Ouyang Yi’s introduction: "Hello."
Su Xingyu also extended a hand and shook his.
Jason retrieved his hand: "Miss Su, your candid shots are nice, but M.J is the best brand, and you can’t convince with just this to have you as Ouyang’s photographer."
Su Xingyu glanced sideways at Ouyang; so, was his previous ntion of "introduction" really just an introduction? Whether she can get this job is still uncertain?
Ouyang Yi smiled innocently and shrugged at her.
Su Xingyu’s inner determination was sparked, and she looked up at Jason: "Tell , what should I do?"
"Alright," Jason appeared to appreciate her, "I like straightforward people like you. Two conditions," the man in the black elegant jacket extended two fingers, "First, I need more works to prove your ability. Since you have your cara with you tonight, please capture Ouyang on the runway showcasing the best and most fitting aspect of M.J’s brand, without any post-processing, and show them to after the show ends."
"I can do that," which was convenient and reasonable enough. Su Xingyu agreed without a second thought and asked, "What’s the second condition?"
"The second condition, I’ll tell you once you’ve fulfilled the first one." Jason glanced at her cara, "Blade’s Maze series 671? Using the default lens? This cara is good for street photography but not very friendly in a dark, complex lighting environnt like a runway. Are you going to use this to shoot?"
Su Xingyu didn’t expect him to know so much about caras, she said, "I only have this one."
Whether intentional or not, after the street photography contest, Lu Shifeng didn’t buy her any other equipnt, and the cara in her hand was the prize from her preliminary round. A regional contest’s preliminary prize certainly couldn’t be too good, and although the Blade Maze series caras were popular, they were very mainstream, a cost-effective choice—but for shooting professional photos, it fell short.
Jason subtly wrinkled his brow, half-jokingly looking at Ouyang Yi: "Is your friend really planning to use this to shoot your professional photos in the future?"
Ouyang Yi remained innocent: "I don’t understand, I only know that no matter what she uses, Xingyu is the best."
Then he tilted his head again, showing a charming smile with a shallow dimple.
Jason turned to look at Su Xingyu, waiting for her explanation.
Su Xingyu also found the equipnt issue troubleso; there’s a saying, "photography impoverishes three generations," showing how costly photography equipnt can be. This refers to amateur photography enthusiasts, so for soone like her who wants to be a professional photographer, being broke for eighteen generations wouldn’t be an exaggeration. Every ti she thought of equipnt, the seemingly playful look in Lu Shifeng’s eyes made her furious, and she had no intention to ask him.
She must fight for herself and solve the equipnt issue on her own!
Muttering a plan inwardly, she looked up at Jason: "Today’s runway photos won’t be for comrcial use. This cara will do. When it cos to shooting professional photos, you only need to look at the resulting images that et your standards, right?"
This girl, such boldness!
Jason suddenly laughed; it was interesting. In front of him—a creative VP deciding photographers’ fates—many photographers tremble, and it’s been a long ti since anyone dared talk to him like this.
He still stood with arms crossed: "I’ll be watching."
The show was about to start.
Su Xingyu didn’t go to the VIP audience seat Ouyang Yi reserved for her but dove into the scene among reporters and photographers, ready for action.
"Missy, don’t push forward," amidst the long and short guns below the runway, a photographer called out to her, "There’s no spot up front; pushing is useless." The so-called spot typically refers to a place for photographers to set a tripod, offering much more stability compared to handheld shooting. Many handheld cara shots tend to shake, becoming blurry and poor in quality, but using a tripod significantly reduces this issue.
For this MJ show, many photographers were notified that due to the specific the, the lighting was darker than usual runway environnts, suggesting everyone brings a tripod. So many photographers ca equipped with tripods to tackle the dim light, requiring longer exposure.
But Su Xingyu hadn’t brought a tripod.
She held aloft her Blade Maze 671, glancing back to smile toothily at the photographer: "I’ll shoot directly by hand."
"!!" The photographer was astonished; if it weren’t for the credentialed access in this area, he would really think an amateur hobbyist had snuck in! So photographers indeed find tripods cumberso and do shoot so handheld shots, but completely not bringing a tripod and using a generic cara set? Astonishing! The photographer shook his head, wondering where this girl ca from, maybe she was new to the industry? Well, if she doesn’t take advice, let her suffer and learn that way, seeing how amateur her photos turn out might teach her to follow the seniors’ rules.
However, despite thinking this, the photographer was very curious how Su Xingyu would shoot, his eyes incessantly glancing her way.
Su Xingyu moved lightly and nimbly, weaving through the forest of tripods like a fish, quickly using her petite stature to snag a decent shooting spot.
Nearby, several photographers were renowned industry bigshots, all familiar with each other, and none would fight them for spots. Seeing a strange girl squeeze in, they all took an interest in sizing her up, one couldn’t help but ask: "Young lady, what’s your na, no tripod?"
"If I had a tripod, I couldn’t have gotten in here," Su Xingyu smiled sweetly; the area was packed so tightly there was no room for a step—had she brought a tripod, she’d be standing obediently at the back.
The bigshots all laughed: "Which agency are you from? New face, eh?"
"?" With the show not officially started, Su Xingyu didn’t mind chatting, tilting her head thoughtfully, "Freelancer, I suppose. Used to work briefly for Cloud."
"Getting into Cloud, not bad," said one bigshot photographer, "Though I’m with Cloud too, never seen you?"
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