HuaYu: Starting with Photography to Navigate the Entertainment Industry

"What? Can't we borrow Little Dragon Girl's costume?"

"It's not that we can't lend it."

Upon hearing Xu Lang's question, Gao Ying quickly explained:

"Ninety-nine percent of the people in your photography contest this time are aiming for audition opportunities in the Condor Heroes drama series, so the photos you took are all prepared with the roles you want in mind."

But I heard that the role of Little Dragon Girl has been cast with Liu Yifei, a third-year student in our acting department. She's known as the "Fairy Sister," who would dare compete with her? Wouldn't that be a waste of an opportunity?

"oh!"

Xu Lang agreed with Gao Ying's statement, but there was nothing he could do. After all, Qin Feifei was fixated on Xiaolongnu.

"Would you still like to borrow Little Dragon Girl's costume?"

"borrow."

As soon as Xu Lang finished speaking, Su Wan, who was standing to the side, became very curious.

"Xu Lang, who are your models? You have such big ambitions!"

Thinking there was no need to hide it, Xu Lang said directly:

"Qin Feifei".

"It was her?"

"What, is she making a comeback?"

"A comeback?"

Xu Lang was very sensitive to those two words. Looking at the surprised expressions on Su Wan and Gao Ying's faces,

"What roles has Teacher Qin played before?"

"Uh...no, not at all."

Gao Ying found a pure white ancient costume in the storeroom, and while tidying it up, she sighed with admiration.

"If she had competed for the role of Little Dragon Girl a few years ago when she had just graduated, I think she might have actually had a chance. What a pity!"

Su Wan also shook her head and sighed.

"Yes, Teacher Qin's beauty is in no way inferior to Liu Yifei's."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Lang's heart stirred.

"There's a hidden meaning in her words. It seems Qin Feifei has a story to tell."

Xu Lang might not be interested in other people's gossip, but he was genuinely interested in Qin Feifei's.

Looking at Gao Ying tidying her clothes, he took the initiative to say:

"Senior Sister Gao, besides this Little Dragon Girl costume, I also want a period drama costume suitable for Guo Fu. However, I want to modify Guo Fu's costume according to my own ideas. Could you please put in some effort and help me with that?"

To express my gratitude, I'll treat Senior Sister Gao to dinner tonight.

At this point, Xu Lang looked at Su Wan beside him and said, "You two senior sisters must do me the honor of joining us."

"Eat? Forget about it..."

Gao Ying looked a little reluctant. "I'm not a human being. I ate your food, and now I have to alter your clothes? It's not worth it."

But Su Wan stopped her halfway through her refusal.

"I've tried inviting Xu Lang to dinner, but he wouldn't go. Now that we have a chance to eat together, how can I miss it?"

So, she took Gao Ying's hand and took the initiative to persuade her.

"Yinger, it's almost lunchtime, let's go together."

As she spoke, she secretly pinched Gao Ying's hand.

"Um?"

Gao Ying was a little confused. Looking at Su Wan winking at her, she didn't know why, but out of respect for her good friend, she could only agree:

"Alright then."

"Okay, it's settled then."

Xu Lang invited the two to dinner mainly to find out gossip about Qin Feifei; altering the clothes was just a side thing.

In his view, Gao Ying was in the "costume and prop" business, and altering clothes was a piece of cake for her.

"Wait a moment, I'll mark the parts of the clothing that need to be altered."

"Okay, I'll find the manuscript for you."

A moment later, Xu Lang held the costume design draft that Gao Ying had given him, recalling Guo Fu's look in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" from his previous life.

The reason for recalling Guo Fu's look in Zhang Jizhong's version of The Return of the Condor Heroes is not to say that her look is the most classic, but that this look best suited the director team's aesthetic.

"I'll modify and photograph whatever you like, and I refuse to believe I can't impress you!"

What it's doing is taking the roundworms from your stomach.

With the addition of his Divine Perception System, Xu Lang really felt that...

"If I recommend a role to that production team in the future, won't I be able to recommend one that perfectly suits the director's taste? Haha!"

Xu Lang was revising the design draft, while Gao Ying leaned close to Su Wan and whispered, "..."

"SuSu, what's going on? Your new boyfriend? That's too fast, didn't you just break up?"

"Shh!"

Su Wan quickly shut Gao Ying up, "What nonsense are you talking about? I just wanted Xu Lang to help me take some promotional photos."

Although she said that, she secretly harbored some resentment:

"Boyfriend? I'd like one, but he's not interested in me."

A moment later, Xu Lang came over with the blueprints.

"Senior Sister Gao, there are some details I can't change. Just fix the parts that aren't clear."

"OK."

Gao Ying took the drawings and glanced at them. "But it's definitely too late today. I'll revise them and give them to you tomorrow."

"Can."

After Gao Ying finished tidying up her things, it was already evening.

Xu Lang took two female senior students to a barbecue restaurant near the school. They ordered a lot of skewers, as well as Sichuan dishes such as crayfish and spicy frog, making a whole table full.

"Want some drinks?"

Xu Lang held up a beer bottle and asked the two of them. Gao Ying hesitated, but Su Wan took it for her and took a bottle for herself.

"It's not like I haven't drunk before. Beer is fine, a little bit won't hurt."

Su Wan had always wanted to improve her relationship with Xu Lang, and during this meal, she took the initiative to organize everything herself.

This saved Xu Lang a lot of trouble.

The three chatted about gossip from school and the entertainment industry, eating and drinking. Although it was their first time eating together, the atmosphere was quite good.

After two bottles of beer, Xu Lang finally brought up the topic of Qin Feifei.

"Senior sister, you said Qin Feifei was a pity, what exactly happened?"

The two had been somewhat hesitant before, but now that the atmosphere had warmed up, they were no longer afraid to speak freely.

"Speaking of Qin Feifei, she was a prominent figure in the performing arts department four years ago."

"That's right. She had the looks, the acting skills, and a good family background. Back then, the teachers and students in the department all thought she was going to become a big star, but in the end..."

Su Wan and Gao Ying started gossiping, one sentence at a time, which really piqued Xu Lang's curiosity.

"What happened in the end?"

"That's just hearsay."

Gao Ying glanced around and said in a low voice:

"When we filmed 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer' that year, Qin Feifei was just a junior in college, and she was already cast as Ren Yingying, the female lead."

But before filming began, she was replaced at the last minute, supposedly because she had offended some important figure.

"Oh, what's there to be embarrassed about?"

Su Wan picked up the conversation and said directly:

"So what if an assistant director forced Qin Feifei to accompany the investor to Macau for seven days? It's all out in the open now!"

Planning a seven-day trip to Macau?

In that place, prostitution, gambling, and drugs are inextricably linked.

When she goes out, she may still be a perfectly healthy young woman, but when she comes back, she may have transformed into a strange woman with unusual tastes and all-powerful abilities.

"Qin Feifei being replaced at the last minute was a big blow to her."

"However, given her qualifications, she did have opportunities later on. Didn't several actresses, both leading and supporting roles, approach her?"

"Sigh, but she was unlucky too. Every time she was cast in a role, she would be replaced at the last minute. In the end, she got angry and decided to take the postgraduate entrance exam and stay at the university."

"oh!"

Although this kind of thing wasn't anything new, Xu Lang couldn't help but be curious about Qin Feifei, considering that she had been replaced several times at the last minute.

"This Sister Fei is quite a character!"

While he was lost in thought, Su Wan and Gao Ying continued their conversation.

Su Wan took a sip of her drink, her eyes filled with both envy and regret.

"To be honest, Qin Feifei had a pretty good opportunity, but she didn't seize it. Otherwise, she would be a top-tier star now."

"Tch, you make it sound so easy."

Gao Ying asked Su Wan in a questioning tone,

"If I asked you to accompany the investors on a seven-day trip to Macau, would you dare to go?"

"Hmph, if you gave me a leading lady role, what wouldn't I dare to do..."

Su Wan had only spoken halfway when Gao Ying nudged her with her hand. After glancing at Xu Lang, she said to Su Wan:

"You've had too much to drink, what nonsense are you spouting?!"