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Chapter 124 Bai Mengyan

In a photography studio at the Changhe E-commerce Photography Industrial Park in Hangzhou, Bai Mengyan is taking a set of winter clothing photos for an online store.

She wore a long, light dogwood pink wool coat, a fluffy white knit hat, and a beige chunky scarf around her neck.

"Model, make your poses more natural," the photographer shouted.

Bai Mengyan stood in front of the Shadowless Wall, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to relax her whole body.

She had been invited by an online store since last year to take a lot of photos in a Japanese-style, fresh and natural aesthetic. Logically, today's shoot should have been a breeze, but she was preoccupied with something else, so she seemed a little distracted.

"Okay, put your hands on the scarf and lower your head," the photographer instructed again.

Click, click, click.

"Alright, that's enough. Let's change to the next set."

The online store's assistant immediately took Bai Mengyan aside to change her clothes. They had been shooting for almost five hours since seven in the morning. Although the weather in Hangzhou in May wasn't yet sweltering, wearing winter clothes for most of the day still made her sweat profusely.

"It's so hot!"

Bai Mengyan muttered to herself as she worked on her clothes. To make changing easier, she was still wearing a thin set of casual clothes underneath. She reached behind her and pulled open the collar, quickly taking the winter coat off her shoulders as if she were shedding a thick callus.

"Almost there, almost there, just a few sets left." The online store assistant handed over a clothes hanger. "By the way, Mengyan, I heard you submitted your resume to film and television companies?"

"Yes..." She forcefully pulled off her overcoat and scarf together, drawing out her words.

"How is it? Any reaction?"

"No, haha." Bai Mengyan tossed her messy long hair and said casually, "I just saw the news and gave it a try. How could anyone possibly be interested in me?"

"You're our goddess of literature and art."

Upon hearing these four words, Bai Mengyan suddenly burst into laughter, "Hahahaha, what is that?!"

"Yes, an artsy goddess." The assistant laughed as well. "Hey, how was your magazine photoshoot last month?"

Bai Mengyan picked up the clothes and put them on quickly and efficiently. "It's alright, it's just that the photographer was a bit..."

that."

"Huh? Which one?"

She leaned closer to her assistant, wrinkled her nose, and a look of disgust flashed across her face. "A little lewd."

After saying that, he quickly stood in front of the shadowless wall and began the next round of filming.

After shooting several more outfits, Bai Mengyan didn't even bother to wipe her sweat. She took off her clothes, tidied herself up a bit, and headed to Kaiyuan Road to shoot outdoor scenes.

In the past year or so, she has become quite well-known in the e-commerce circle, known as "Mengyan from Xujiujia". She often travels to Hangzhou,

I'm constantly traveling between Shanghai and other cities, and my workload is getting heavier and heavier.

Bai Mengyan stepped out of the photography studio, the afternoon sun beating down on her. She frowned; shooting winter clothes in this weather was going to be the death of her.

Kaiyuan Road is a popular shooting location for Taobao models. Along the retro-style street, assistants and photographers carrying sunshades can be seen everywhere.

She changed clothes and posed with practiced ease, snapping photos, then went back to the car to change clothes again before moving on to another location.

The movements are mechanical and efficient.

The day's shooting didn't end until the sun began to set and dusk deepened, when the last set of photos was taken.

Bai Mengyan had no time to rest; she still had to immediately go to the Sijiqing warehouse to select styles, try on clothes, and discuss tomorrow's shoot.

By the time she returned to her rented room in Puyang, carrying a bowl of dumplings and walking unsteadily, it was already 10 p.m.

"Why are you getting off work so late?" a concerned voice came from the phone.

On the other end of the phone was her best friend, He Ruidan, nicknamed Hehe.

"Yeah," Bai Mengyan tilted her head, holding the phone between her ear and shoulder, and opened the door with her free hand. "I feel like my whole body is falling apart."

The door lock clicked open. She kicked off her canvas shoes, quickly changed into slippers, walked through the entryway, and casually placed the bowl of dumplings on the coffee table.

"Haven't you eaten yet?"

"Don't even mention it," Bai Mengyan said, yanking off her hair tie and letting her hair fall loose over her shoulders. "I was planning to try on clothes at Sijiqing before eating, but some of the new styles were slow to arrive, and I couldn't find them for ages. That's why it's been dragging on until now!"

Before she could finish speaking, she sank into the sofa.

"My poor little Bai is really suffering," her best friend said dramatically on the other end of the phone.

"Hehe," Bai Mengyan lay back, looking at the ceiling, "You'd better get rich quickly, and then take care of me."

"Then you have no hope in this lifetime."

"Wow, you're so lazy, you don't even think about it?"

"Please, I spend all my time at the kindergarten taking care of the kids, where am I supposed to make money?"

"Winning the lottery, the big prize." Bai Mengyan closed her eyes, rubbing her sore calves casually. "Or... a distant relative suddenly appears and insists that you inherit his hundreds of millions of dollars before he dies."

"Haha, then hurry up and come over, okay?"

"Yes, come on over. How much money will you give me when you have it?"

"I'm basically taking care of you for life, you can spend it however you want."

"At least you have a conscience."

The two of them stared at the ceiling, daydreaming and chatting for a while. There was a sudden half-second pause on the other end of the phone, then the voice asked, "Hey, still no news about your resume?"

"I just threw it in randomly, I had no hope at all."

Bai Mengyan agreed verbally, but her hand that was rubbing her calves stopped. She had been so busy all day that she hadn't had a moment to spare, and only now did she finally remember this matter.

She switched her phone back to the home screen, where a red unread message icon was flashing. With a hint of anticipation, she tapped it, and swiped down a series of messages—all promotional messages from online stores.

Among all the unread messages, one stood out.

"What do you mean there's no hope?" Her best friend was still indignant on her behalf. "You're so pretty, if they don't even give you a chance to audition, then the director is completely blind..."

""

Bai Mengyan didn't respond.

"Xiao Bai, Xiao Bai?" He called twice on the phone but got no response. Finally, he shouted, "Bai Mengyan!"

"Oh dear." Bai Mengyan snapped back to reality.

"What are you spacing out for?"

"Heh...hehe, I...I received an invitation."

"Wha...what invitation?"

"I received an audition invitation!" Bai Mengyan suddenly jumped up from the sofa and spun around halfway around the living room barefoot.

She looked at the text message on her phone:

[Fusu Film & Television] Hello, after screening by our project team, we sincerely invite you to participate in the audition for this film and television project.

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