Laila handed the call to Claire to answer, and she hid in the room to continue her work.
Her mother's work is almost done. All the photos have been taken, and good images have been selected. The rest is for other professionals to beautify and typeset those photos, and then they can be sent to be printed into a book.
What Laila was planning at this time was a promotional photo of Burberry. This time Burberry had grand ambitions. Not only did they change to an aggressive CEO, but they also drastically hired two competent directors to seize the most prominent international market in a short time, to become a genuinely world-renowned luxury brand instead of standing still in the UK.
Young, noble, and elegant. This is Laila's main theme for her upcoming work.
The reason why luxury goods are sought after by so many people is really just because they are comfortable to use? Indeed, it has better quality than the local stall. But what makes people interested in buying it is its price or the displayed value.
For example, use the same fabric to make a piece of clothing. One is that the designer has designed it and then manufactured it through various complicated processes. After wearing it, the original cost of $10 can be worn out of $1000. Then some people are willing to spend $1000 to buy such a piece of clothing.
Another piece of fabric was put on the assembly line, and a finished product worth $15 was created at the cost of the same value of $10. Will anyone buy it for $900?
Designers are such a magical profession. To put it in exaggeration is to turn decay into magic. Take Christopher's design this time. Although Laila has not seen the clothes in person, she has fully understood his ideas from the design drafts and also learned about his inspiration and ideas through conversations.
It is the photographer's job to make people who see it and understand his design through photos and generate the idea of buying.
Laila has limited time, and Christopher is not a man with time. The day after Burberry's clothes were shipped, they began to work in a new job.
Laila didn't bother to go to other countries for this job, so she also chose France as her background. The Louvre and the Eiffel Tower, which were selected for women's photography, brought her assistants and Roy to the Seine again.
The Seine is a short but well-known river in France and has been selected as one of the world's cultural heritage sites. There are many famous buildings on both sides of it, including the Louvre, the Luxembourg Palace, various museums and so on.
After deliberation, Laila chose Notre Dame Cathedral as the shooting location. This place is world-famous for a copy of Hugo's "Notre Dame de Paris", and it is also the most significant and oldest Catholic church in Paris.
The reason for choosing this place is that she believes that the history and culture here can provide an atmosphere for her photos, a sense of solemnity, and grace.
Think about it, in front of a landscape carved with exquisite religious patterns, a handsome man dressed in elegant clothes exudes irresistible charm. What a heart-pounding scene?
Her idea had been told to Christopher before and received his full support. Obviously, the shy man admired her proposal very much. Even if he did not see the finished photos, he felt that she would provide him with one of the most outstanding photographs.
Christopher didn't follow during the filming. It was not that he didn't want to follow, but he knew that there was no special effect except that it would get in the way. In the shooting location, the photographer is the king who controls everything. It is useless to have a gesticulating designer.
"Ready?" Laila knocked on the door from outside the car.
"Wait a little longer. It will be done soon." Sophia replied from inside.
"What's the hurry! Do you think I want to stay in this damn car? I'm almost dying, don't you know!" This is the voice of Roy's anger about to explode.
"If you didn't move like that, we would have finished half an hour ago, you know?" This was Sophia's helpless voice.
Even if Laila hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she could guess what kind of chaos was inside. So… she touched her nose and decided to hide further.
Originally, this kid didn't have a good impression of the model's career. It is estimated that this would have been suffocating for a long time, so she shouldn't go there.
Ten minutes later, the car door was finally opened, and Roy walked out of it sternly.
Sophia jumped out of the car behind him, walked to Laila, and spread her hands helplessly: "I tried my best." I had already put on makeup before I came, so I just need to patch it up in the car. But I don't know exactly what went wrong. After putting on Burberry's clothes, he was fidgeting like fleas were on his body so that I couldn't catch the opportunity to touch up his makeup."
"That's okay." Laila patted her shoulder comfortingly. Seeing that Roy was about to stand and lean against the sidewall, she squinted her eyes: "If you dare to lean against the wall, I will take off all your clothes and throw you into the Seine!"
Roy said, "Do you have the ability?" He muttered in his mouth that he didn't believe her threat, but his body was more honest, and he stood there honestly and didn't dare to tilt to the side.
Laila walked up to him and stretched out her hand to tidy up his clothes: "You should know what I am like on the set. I don't think you want to see me angry, do you?"
"Yes, you are the boss. Can't I listen to you?" Roy rolled his eyes towards the sky. God knows how much he hates the profession of male models, and when he thinks of the person he has met, he feels nauseous. In his impression, there is no difference between a male model and a cowboy. As long as the client gives money, they will do everything flatly.
Laila also knows that he is full of disgust with male models, but even if she tells him repeatedly that what he knows is only one-sided and very accidental, it is impossible to change his mind within three or five days. And in fact, there are really too few male models that can be mixed. It is tough to get mixed up in this business without giving up certain things of oneself to achieve specific goals.
In contrast, directors in Hollywood are much better. As long as you can help investors make money, then you are a god. Let them hold you no matter what.
You can choose your own actors, find your own crew, and arrange everything yourself. Of course, if you don't want to do this, they are also willing to spend some money to buy a package for you and let the brokerage company do all the work for you. Just shout "cut" and it's ok.