HuaYu: Starting with Photography to Navigate the Entertainment Industry

Reza is in a dilemma right now.

She even regretted letting Xu Lang come.

But looking into Xu Lang's firm and focused eyes, she felt that he was different from his previous roguish and lecherous demeanor.

"Well, since it's already like this, let's give it a try, what if it works out!"

Reza felt resigned to his fate.

Regardless of what she thought or the laughter behind him, Xu Lang turned around and went straight to the lighting control panel.

Immediately, the system in my mind gave me the following information:

[Full-dimensional visualization system of light and shadow, now activated]

[Current studio lighting defects: flat and redundant lighting, lack of layering in light and shadow, completely negating the subject's skeletal strengths and emotional qualities]

[Golden lighting scheme generated]

[The emotional narrative decoding of light and shadow has been activated.]

[Core Traits: Primal Wildness, Freedom and Expansion, Exotic and Three-Dimensional Bone Structure]

[Dynamic lighting and shadow golden time anchoring is now activated.]

The control panel in front of me was instantly disassembled into a visual light flow by the system, with the angle, power, and light quality of each lamp clearly marked.

Xu Lang's fingers flew across the panel, operating without the slightest hesitation, his commands clear and concise.

"Both softboxes on the front are turned off."

"The overhead light power has been reduced to 10%, and it is only used for ambient lighting."

"Place the light at a 45-degree angle to the left rear, add a diffuser, adjust the power to 60%, lower the light position by 20 degrees, and align it with the shoulder line of the subject."

"Add a contour light to the right rear side, add a honeycomb pattern, power 40%, and align it with the hair ends and waistline of the main body."

"Remove all reflectors."

The lighting technician standing to the side widened his eyes even more.

"What kind of tuning is this? Isn't this just ridiculous?"

But upon closer examination, the seemingly unreasonable combination of these parameters...

This seems interesting!

It's quite different from the current mainstream lighting control concept.

As the lighting technician adjusted the lights, the disdain and mockery in his eyes disappeared.

"This kid seems to be more than he appears!"

He's starting to worry about Teacher Gao; maybe he's really messed up this time.

As the lights were adjusted one by one, the once brightly lit photography studio suddenly went dark.

Two beams of cool-toned light shone from the side and rear, outlining a clear and cool silhouette around Reyizha, and coating the smooth lines of her shoulders, ponytail, waist and hips with a sharp edge of light.

Without the harshness of flat lighting, her high brow bone, deep-set eyes, and defined jawline presented a perfect three-dimensional effect in the interplay of light and shadow. Her exotic bone structure, which was originally smoothed out by mass-produced flat lighting, instantly came to life.

The smile on Teacher Gao's face slowly faded, she lowered her arms, and unconsciously leaned forward.

With years of experience as a photographer, he had already guessed Xu Lang's intentions.

"This kid wants to go against the industry and market standards? That's the realm of the masters!"

"You're just a kid who hasn't even finished your training, what right do you have to act all eccentric!"

Playing around is fine, but unless you have a skill level that completely surpasses the industry standard, otherwise you're just courting death.

Xu Lang doesn't have many ideas in his mind right now; he just wants to create a different kind of hot show.

I picked up my Canon 200D, without using a tripod, and just stood there casually, half-squatting down, with the lens steadily aimed at Reyizha.

"You don't need to pay attention to the camera, you don't need to smile, and you don't need to do anything deliberately."

Just walk around here, move around freely, do whatever you want, just pretend you're the only person here.

"Phew~~~!"

Reyizha's previously panicked mood relaxed. She took a deep breath, completely loosened her grip on her shirt, her shoulders naturally slumped, and her whole body relaxed.

She casually took two steps forward, stepping on the edge of the light and shadow.

It feels so good to be free from all constraints!

She raised her hand to tuck a stray lock of hair behind her ear, then leaned against the metal lamp stand next to her, one leg slightly bent, the ball of her foot casually touching the ground, her fingertips idly stroking the hem of her shirt.

Occasionally, she would glance up at the camera, and the deliberate sweetness in her eyes would gradually disappear, replaced by relaxation and a hint of untamed sharpness that she couldn't hide.

The golden moment has been captured; the shutter window has opened at a fraction of a second.

In the viewfinder, the wind blew in through the crack in the shed door, lifting the hem of her shirt. Reyizha slightly raised her chin, her eyes gently upturned, and the rim light fell just on her shoulder and collarbone. Between the light and shadow, her ease, her wildness, and her vitality were all captured in this frame.

Click. Click. Click.

The shutter sound was very soft, yet exceptionally clear in the quiet studio.

Xu Lang didn't let Reyizha stop moving at all, only pressing the shutter at the moment when she was most relaxed and authentic. There wasn't a single posed photo, and not a single deliberate prompting.

The surrounding laughter had long since stopped, and the entire studio was completely silent.

The interns, makeup artists, and costume assistants all crowded around, craning their necks to stare at the camera, even holding their breath.

Song Ming stood there, his face full of confusion.

"Is such simple lighting and makeup okay?"

Teacher Gao also became cautious at this moment. Judging from Xu Lang's actions just now, he knew that this kid was definitely not a novice.

Even the most experienced person can't understand some things!

But he still didn't believe Xu Lang could produce anything worthwhile.

"Hmph, kid, all this fancy stuff is useless. In the end, we'll see how the final product turns out."

A moment later, Xu Lang put down his camera, took a sip of hot water, and raised his chin:

"Alright, come and take a look."

Reyizha felt a surge of excitement, quickly walked over, bent down to look at the camera screen, and instantly held his breath.

On the screen, she stood in the cool light and shadow, her white shirt fluttering in the wind, revealing her straight and relaxed shoulders and slender waist. She was completely at ease, without the slightest bit of restraint.

She slightly raised her chin and looked at the camera, her lips not smiling deliberately, but her eyes held the vibrancy of an 18-year-old and a hint of untamed wildness.

"this..."

Hot Yizha's heart pounded violently, and it seemed as if the soundproofing of his body had suddenly failed, and he could hear it clearly from outside.

This is exactly the feeling I wanted!

Her fingertips lightly touched the screen, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears.

She has been a model for four years now, and everyone has told her to keep quiet, suppress her feelings, and pretend. Only now has she been able to be herself.

Xu Lang handed the camera to his assistant beside him:

"Export the original video and project it onto the big screen so that Professor Gao can see it."

The assistant took the camera, and soon, photos scrolled by one on the large monitoring screen in the studio.

Instantly, everyone in the studio was shocked.

"How could it possibly have this effect?!"

Let's start with the lighting.

The incredible things that Teacher Gao saw have become tangible.

Is this kid even human?

How could he possibly design the lighting so precisely?

Although the lighting was set up simply, it seemed that he had calculated and utilized every single light in the studio.

It sounds simple, but Mr. Gao has been a photographer for over ten years, and he knows how difficult it is to use light precisely.

Xu Lang's use of light was as if he could control it, deciding where it would end, where it would extend, where it would be strong, where it would be weak, and to what extent it would be strong or weak.

How is that possible?

While surprised, he had to admit that the lighting effect was...

This is absolutely incredible!

Hotzha's perfect features were all on full display, without missing a single detail.

He had filmed Hot One three times before, so he was very familiar with her figure.

The golden head-to-shoulder ratio, the right-angled shoulder and neck line, the golden waist-to-hip ratio, and the hourglass figure of a young girl are all displayed perfectly and are extremely impactful.

What surprised Teacher Gao even more was Re Yizha's emotions.

He knew that Reyizha was from Xinjiang, but she had grown up in Beijing and her personality and emotions were no different from those of city dwellers.

Even if there are some differences at the core, they are subtle and harder to detect.

When he first came into contact with hot tackling, Teacher Gao also wanted to start from this aspect.

But after a few tries, he gave up; it was too faint to detect.

Teacher Gao looked at Xu Lang, and what he felt was no longer surprise, but horror:

How did this kid manage to capture it?

Not only was it captured, but it was also magnified by the cool-toned light and shadow.

The vibrancy of an eighteen-year-old girl, her overall relaxed demeanor, and the untamed wildness revealed in her eyes...

At this moment, Reyizha is no longer a sweet girl, but a female leopard!

Both elegant and wild!

This is on a completely different level from those mass-produced, cute girl photos.

This kind of beauty is so impactful!

After the last image was displayed on the big screen, the entire photography studio fell into a deathly silence.

Teacher Gao stood in front of the big screen, his face completely ashen. He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

He spent eight years filming in Ruili, and his creativity and inspiration had been tamed.

But seeing these photos now, the dreams he had buried deep in his heart when he was young seem to have come back to life.

He took a deep breath and made a bold decision.

He walked up to Xu Lang, and with a "snap," he gripped Xu Lang's hand tightly, pursed his lips, and whispered:

"Bro, you're right, I really did make garbage for eight years!"

After saying that, he turned around, took off his work badge from around his neck, and threw it away casually.

"I swear, I will never film this industrial waste again. From now on, I am free!"

Teacher Gao raised both hands high above her head, as if cheering for victory, and strode out of the photography studio.

"Yo!"

Xu Lang watched Teacher Gao's retreating figure and couldn't help but chuckle.

"I didn't expect to get such a thrilling ride!"

At this moment, Re Yizha rushed to Xu Lang, his face flushed with excitement.

"Xu Lang, I want all of these photos."

"Both?"

Xu Lang counted in his mind, "No problem, twelve in total, twelve thousand. Cash on delivery!"