"Eighty," Su Xingyu suddenly said.
Lin Weilong was stunned. "What eighty?"
"Your camera is Flying Eagle 80. There are very few people in the country who use it because the craftsmanship of this camera is a little special. Compared to other similar lenses, it has a higher requirement for lighting, position, and composition. If you're not careful, the photos taken will easily change shape." Su Xingyu looked at him with a pair of clear eyes and said in a well-defined manner, "Generally, the people who use this camera are very conceited about their photography skills because the angle is difficult to find. Those who don't have a high rate of release can't be bothered with it. I'm guessing that you have a very high rate of release. This also means that you don't have to frequently move the tripod and lighting. So, whether my stamina is good or not, it is just a secondary problem. If you really think that I can't move the equipment, you can move it yourself. What I want to do is to adjust the equipment slightly to a suitable angle."
Lin Weilong stared at her with his mouth agape. After a while, he dug his ears. "What?"
The Human Resources staff was also dumbfounded. What did this young lady just say? She was just an assistant. How could she be so self-righteous when the photographer was moving the equipment by himself? "Wait, that's not what she meant…" The staff hurriedly tried to smooth things over. She did not want to let this matter affect herself. If she did not find an assistant for Lin Weilong, her superior would probably doubt her ability to work.
"Go, go, go." Lin Weilong looked irritated as he chased them away.
The staff became anxious. "Lin Weilong, this little girl is quite good…"
"I'm talking about you. Go, go, go." Lin Weilong waved his hand like a fly and pointed at Su Xingyu. "She stays."
The staff was overjoyed and hurriedly left.
Su Xingyu heaved a sigh of relief as well. If that was the case, she was staying, right?
She looked at the man in front of her and introduced herself with a smile. "Hello, my name is…"
"It doesn't matter what your name is." The man bent down to assemble the equipment and threw a camera to her. "Take this. I don't care where you learned this fallacy such that you can actually analyze other people's photography habits from the lens. I hope your actual skills are as good as your eloquence. Remember, you're only a temporary assistant now. I'll decide to keep you here or not after we finish this photoshoot." As he spoke, he lifted a heavy tripod with one hand and two huge camera bags with the other, signaling Su Xingyu to follow him.
Su Xingyu watched him walk out of the door with ease and sighed in her heart.
He was indeed used to fighting alone. His arm strength was invincible!
She looked at the camera in her hand and followed him.
Passing through the office area, they arrived at the magazine's studio.
As soon as she entered, Su Xingyu was shocked to see numerous staff members surrounding a female model. It was Su Xingqi! Was Lin Weilong going to shoot her this time?!
Su Xingqi was dressed in a beautiful fashion suit and had bright makeup on. She was drinking coffee and chatting with the staff when she looked up and saw her. Her expression changed instantly. "Why are you here?!" she blurted out.
Everyone turned to look at Su Xingyu.
Lin Weilong placed the heavy bag on the floor and asked Su Xingyu, "Do you guys know each other?"
"Yes, she is…" Su Xingyu was about to reply.
Su Xingqi quickly interrupted her. "This is a workplace. We don't have to talk about such trivial things. We all have to work hard, right?" After saying that, she probably felt that her tone was too harsh and gave her a friendly smile.
Su Xingyu was stunned for a moment. She suddenly realized that Su Xingqi had witnessed how Lin Weilong had ordered her around just now. She reckoned that she did not want to admit that she had a sister who was an assistant in front of so many people. Now that Su Xingqi was a famous model and the media had perfected her family background, she was like a princess. If people found out that her sister was just a junior assistant, it would be so embarrassing.
But that was good.
Su Xingyu had long gotten tired of playing the role of a close sister. It was better to be a stranger. According to his instructions, she lowered her head and opened Lin Weilong's camera bag, assembling and placing the equipment step by step. She ignored Su Xingqi.
She completely ignored Su Xingqi's friendly smile.
Her smile stiffened, and she clenched her fists by her side, but she could not flare up in front of everyone.
Lin Weilong did not care about the undercurrents between them at all. He quickly arranged the camera positions and cleared the area, leaving only Su Xingyu, the temporary assistant, to the side. Su Xingqi took her position in front of the lighting board.
They were shooting Su Xingqi's outfit this time.
This was a well-known brand in the country for young girls. The clothes were for the new styles in autumn and winter, not to be missed.
Lin Weilong tested the light and was dissatisfied. He said to Su Xingqi, "Turn your face slightly to the left, straighten your hair, and make your gaze softer and hazier. Don't look too aggressive."
Su Xingqi said, "It looks better if I take a photo to the right."
Wei Long sneered. "You think I'm taking pictures of you? I'm taking pictures of the clothes you're wearing!"
Su Xingqi bit her lip and did not speak anymore. Shooting this brand's outfit was an opportunity that she had fought hard for. She could not mess it up. However, why was the photographer so tactless this time? How dare he talk back to her!
Su Xingqi was very angry. Whenever she was angry, she would become emotional. Even though Su Xinglong called her to be gentler, she could not do it.
Lin Weilong was agitated again. He said to Su Xingyu, "Go and help her tidy up her hair. Seriously, after being a model for so many years, she can't even do such a simple pose properly. Let down a strand of hair. That's right, just a strand… That's too much. Go back, go back."
Su Xingyu did Su Xingqi's makeup according to his instructions.
At an angle where Lin Weilong could not be seen, Su Xingqi glared at her coldly. It was as if she wanted to vent all her anger on Su Xingyu. Su Xingyu only looked at Su Xingyu as if she could not see anything. She was not so bored to bring her emotions to work.
Her fingers gently arranged the strands of hair by Su Xingqi's cheeks, and she did not notice that the door of the studio had opened silently.
A man appeared at the door.
Su Xingqi looked past Su Xingyu's body and caught sight of that man. Suddenly, she turned her face away. "Ah!" She rubbed her face against Su Xingyu's fingers and cried out immediately, "My face! Why did you scratch me with your fingernails!"
Before Su Xingyu could react, a loud shout came from the door, "Su Xingyu, what are you doing!"
A man leaped forward and grabbed her wrist to twist her back. He used so much force that she suspected that her hand was going to be dislocated. She felt pain but endured it and didn't scream. She turned her head and saw Qin Mu.
Qin Mu looked at her with fire spewing out of his eyes. "Why are you so vicious? You clearly know how important Qiqi's face is, yet you still intentionally scratched her! Qiqi's manager told me that she saw you here just now, but I didn't believe it. It turns out that you really sneaked into the studio to hurt her!"