Lin Weilong made a decision.
The next day, he found Su Xingyu. "Follow me. I'll teach you how to take photos."
Su Xingyu blinked her eyes as she chewed on the breakfast that the editorial department had given her. "What do you mean by follow you? Am I not following you right now?"
Lin Weilong was furious. "I'm talking about taking you in as a disciple! I'm teaching you how to be a photographer! Isn't every photography assistant's dream is to become an official photographer one day? Unfortunately, most people are unlucky. The photographer doesn't allow them to steal their skills at all. You're lucky to be with me. I can let you fight alone in two years. You'll be worth hundreds of times more!"
Su Xingyu looked at him in surprise. She did not expect him to make such an invitation.
She tried her best to swallow the breakfast in her mouth. "Thank you, but there's no need. I'm fine as an assistant."
This time, it was Lin Weilong's turn to be surprised. "Can you have some ambition?!"
"Even if I have ambition, I don't have to learn photography from you," she muttered softly. According to the fanatics on the forum, she was not boasting, and her photography skills had long been among the top. Canger had even invited her to Iceland to shoot diamonds. If she really had ambition, she would have long gone to shoot diamonds.
Lin Weilong expected better from her. "Are you going to be an assistant forever?!"
Su Xingyu looked a little confused, but she broke into a smile in the blink of an eye. "Let's just remain like this for now."
What else could she do? She was in despair as well. Lu Shifeng refused to give in. Since he did not want her to be a photographer, how could she dare to? Had she not been humiliated enough?
She lowered her head and took another bite of her breakfast. The fragrant cream cheese melted in her mouth.
Lin Weilong said, "I admit defeat!"
"Everyone has their own ambitions." She smiled gently with a hint of bitterness.
After that day, Lin Weilong was not in a good mood. He took every opportunity to nag at her for not being a photographer. He scolded her for not knowing what she was thinking. She was really annoyed. One day, when they were eating together, she put down her bowl and chopsticks. "Lin Weilong! Do I look like someone who lacks money?!"
Lin Weilong glared at her. "Why not? If you don't lack money, why are you here as an assistant?"
She tugged at her clothes. "Take a closer look. What brand is this? Huh?! Do you recognize the new style of this season? Am I short of money? Am I short of money?! Why should I pursue my career?! Why should I be a photographer?! If I'm not willing to work one day, I can just leave without starving to death! Put away your theory of becoming a photographer to reach the peak of life. I'm just happy to be a small assistant!"
Her furious roar stunned Lin Weilong.
He looked at her like she was a monster for a long time and said weakly, "You… you have the latest designs from D.C., but you can't buy them in China. Weren't they from Taobao?"
"You're the one who's buying from Taobao!" Su Xingyu was furious.
"…You don't have to lie to me. Many young ladies who have just stepped into the fashion world like to wear Taobao clothes imitated from branded brands. It's not embarrassing." This circle was a circle that looked at appearances. How would young girls who had just graduated and had recently stepped into society have so much money to buy branded clothes? They just had to rack their brains to make themselves look presentable. Whether something was real or fake, it was an unspoken secret that everyone knew.
Su Xingyu felt that she was unlucky this year. She said weakly, "Do you want me to bring you diamonds tomorrow? It's a very big colored diamond jewelry. You should be able to tell if the diamonds are real or fake, right?"
Lin Weilong uttered, "Counterfeit diamonds these days are also very similar."
Su Xingyu was speechless. "…"
She did not want to talk to him anymore. It was rare that she tried to act like a rich lady in front of others, but he despised her so thoroughly.
She wanted to cry, but no tears came out. She buried her head and ate silently.
Lin Weilong copied her and ate his meal quietly. When he was about to finish his meal, he suddenly asked, "Are you really not short of money? I heard that Su Xingqi's family background is not bad. You're her sister, and you're indeed a fair, rich, and beautiful woman. But since you're a fair, rich, and beautiful woman, why did you come here to work? Learn from her to be a model… Forget it, you're short."
Lin Weilong lowered his head and ate his rice again.
Su Xingyu really wanted to slap him. This person. How could he bring up that sore spot!
However, after this conversation, it was quiet. He no longer mentioned wanting to accept her as a disciple.
The editor-in-chief of Dream called them to his office. "Weilong, you have to reshoot the set of fashion photos you took for Jiang Zhenzhen."
Lin Weilong's expression changed. "Reshoot? Why? Boss Zhao, are you questioning my photography skills?!"
"No, no, no," Editor-in-Chief Zhao quickly comforted him. "Of course, you shot well. However, you chased Su Xingqi away the last time you took on the Hua Die Apparel advertisement. This made Su Xingqi very unhappy. Now that her boyfriend is Qin Mu, Qin Mu came over and spent a huge sum of money to invest in a bag advertisement for the Qin Family Enterprise. The designated spokesperson is Su Xingqi."
"What does that have to do with me?" Lin Weilong dug his ears.
A fashion magazine would not only publish an advertisement for one brand in a single issue. Su Xingqi's was Su Xingqi's, and Jiang Zhenzhen's was Jiang Zhenzhen's. They would not clash.
Editor-in-Chief Zhao smiled bitterly. "That's the trouble. Hua Die was originally arranged for the Autumn and Winter Fashion Week cover three months later. Now, Qin Family Enterprise wants that cover too." The meaning of the cover was completely different from the inside pages. A brand or a model could perhaps get on the inner back cover, but they might never get on the cover.
Jiang Zhenzhen was lucky this time. As a newbie, she actually took on an advertisement for Hua Die Apparel, which was very well-known. Otherwise, she might not even be qualified to be on the cover in another three to five years.
Not to mention the Autumn and Winter Fashion Week cover.
That was the battlefield of the major brands, celebrities, and famous models.
However, Lin Weilong was not too bothered by it. "For such matters, the agency can just negotiate with them. I'm not the one who insisted on being on the cover. Why would a small photographer like me interfere?"
Editor-in-Chief Zhao looked like he was about to cry. "According to the order of arrival, Hua Die should get the cover, but the Qin Family Enterprise gave us a lot of money. Now, the agency is in a difficult position. The president and CEO Liu have been arguing non-stop for the past few days." It also involved office politics. CEO Liu was a vice-president sent by the headquarters of Cloud Media, and he was not on good terms with the president of Dream magazine agency, and they had been competing secretly.
Lin Weilong had long heard of this and sneered, "I know. One of them is supporting Hua Die and the other is supporting Qin Mu. That's why you're in such a difficult position." The editor-in-chief was always in charge of the details of the cover. If the two of them were to pressure Editor-in-Chief Zhao simultaneously, the pressure would be huge.
Editor-in-Chief Zhao had a headache. "So we discussed it together and finally came up with a plan. Between Hua Die's advertisement photo and the Qin Family Enterprise's advertisement photo, whichever is good will be on the cover."