8.2

Sharing the same room with Zhou Yunsheng were two other male contestants, both of whom were Hayden’s ‘brothers’. In order to climb the big tree of Hayden, they were happy to suppress and ostracize Hayden’s enemies.

Seeing Romeo looking in the mirror, they began to sneer and chatter, expecting the teenager to return the favor as usual and then make a scene to draw in the producers, thus pulling down his impression and net vote in the judges’ minds, but to no avail, he didn’t even give them a proper look and just lifted the covers and went to sleep.

The two taunted him for a few more minutes, and when they saw that he didn’t respond, they had to leave in boredom. The cameraman in charge of tracking the trio snapped a moment at the large bulge in the bed, then followed them downstairs. The orgy downstairs was much more broadcast-worthy.

It was only then that Zhou Yunsheng lifted the covers and clicked on his Smart Brain to check Romeo’s current ratings on social networks. The situation was worse than he had expected, the netizens had thought that a child with such a clean and soft exterior must also be beautiful on the inside, so they had high expectations for him.

After the first episode aired, the show had done a count and Romeo had the most fans, his looks were extremely lethal and seductive, both men and women, adults and minors, were easily compelled by his naivety and ignorance.

That’s why emotions rebounded so much when people realized that his insides were inversely proportional to his outsides. Too high expectations are not a good thing.

Some people say that Romeo is a rotten apple on the outside, and that the taste is disgusting when you bite into it. Others say that Romeo has no real talent except for slandering and slandering others, and that he will definitely be eliminated in the next episode, while others who are more radical in their thinking are already yelling for him to get out.

In addition to the number of online votes, a contestant’s advancement depends on the three hosts’ evaluation of his hard photo standards and his score in the challenge.

Today’s challenge was a competition of dressing speed and personal taste, requiring contestants to pick out the most complete and appropriate set of clothes to wear and get on the train in just three minutes before the subway starts, and then take a great selfie with their cell phones.

Romeo is eliminated at the first stop, not because he doesn’t dress fast enough, but because he’s such a terrible people person that he gets pushed and falls down when he’s about to get on the train, and then watches the train pull away. He immediately asked the executive producer to help him find the perpetrator, but was refused. It was normal for pushing and shoving to occur in a chaotic situation like that, and the supervising producer didn’t see the need to escalate the situation.

The challenge ended with Romeo at the bottom of the rankings, scoring only six points. This is the reason he pressed his temper and made a disparaging remark about Hayden’s picture. The boy has one brain in his head and acts on impulse with no regard for consequences.

If Cho Yoon Sung still wants to stay on the show, he has to do three things well: one, take hard photos that will wow the audience; two, whitewash Romeo’s reputation that has stunk to high heaven on social media; and three, keep his curly, soft, platinum blonde hair. Romeo will be eliminated in the next episode precisely because of the shaved hair and a violently ugly image, causing even the last of the face-controlling fans to abandon him.

These three tasks were without difficulty for Zhou Yunsheng, so he slept comfortably.

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Early the next morning, everyone was up for breakfast. Someone finds a letter on the TV in the living room from host Ariel that reads – What was the most amazing and real dream you had as a child?

Here’s a hint about the theme of today’s hard photo shoot, and it’s in the contestants’ favor to guess the theme and prepare for it. Some are guessing a magical theme like Alice in Wonderland, some are guessing a sweet theme like Candy Cane House, and others are guessing something to do with ideals, perhaps having you dress up as the professional you most wanted to be as a child.

Emily held the card for a long time and laughed, “When I was a little girl my most common dream was to fly, to ride the wind like Peter Pan over the mountains and the sea to a land that would never grow up. That felt real when I woke up.”

The heroine deserved to be a heroine and hit the nail on the head, so the cameraman gave her a close-up, focusing on her eyes overflowing with wise light. But unfortunately, everyone didn’t take her words to heart, except for Zhou Yunsheng.

Boarding a limousine bus, the group arrives at an abandoned industrial building.

Today’s shooting director was Miss Jeffrey, one of the three main judges, and although everyone called him Miss, he was a real man. He is 35 years old this year, yet his skin and body are wonderfully maintained, his eyebrows are trimmed thin and long, his eyes are traced with eyeliner and light gray eye shadow, and he is wearing a set of long trench coats for both men and women, looking both handsome and flirtatious. He was the top stage coach and stylist in the fashion world, and a transvestite gay who had already cheated on his wife.

The person Romeo once envied and admired the most was Miss Geoffrey, who was completely unapologetic about his sexuality and particular hobbies, living as boldly, truthfully, and as he pleased.

Miss Geoffrey was the one thing Romeo fought for, but he never made it to his death.

“Today’s theme is flying, did anyone guess?” Gathering the contestants together, Miss Jeffrey winked playfully, behind him was the tall metal frame that had been used to hold the huge oil tanks, now that the tanks had been removed, all that was left was a large crater, standing next to the metal frame and looking down, the height of a dozen meters was dizzying.

And the models had to tie a few safety ropes to their bodies and hang in the pit to pose in a variety of ways, as if they had the superpower of flying. The theme is very original, and if you overcome the fear and maneuver your body well, you can surely take great photos.

Emily smiled confidently, while Hayden, who stood beside her, paled miserably. He had a terrible fear of heights.

“Okay, don’t wail, no matter how excessive the request the client puts forward to you, you have to do it without any conditions, this is the most basic professional conduct of a model. When you guys go up later don’t just be scared, and don’t always think of posing beautifully to emphasize yourselves. Remember, you guys aren’t the subject of the hard photo, it is, and only when the two complement each other can you ensure advancement. That’s my advice.”

Jeffrey took out one of the latest MOT cell phones and waved it around before inviting the MOT’s marketing manager to explain the phone’s features and functionality, ostensibly to help with inspiration, but in reality it was an advertisement.The millions that the MOT pays for sponsorship of the show has to be put to good use.

The contestants cooperated by letting out exclamations of surprise, and Zhou Yunsheng’s eyes even lit up. He had always been interested in electronics. Even if this era couldn’t catch up to be as advanced as his era, every era possessed unique technology that was worth studying and learning from.

Miss Jeffrey was pleased with how everyone was acting, especially Romeo, with those bright sparkling eyes like a child about to get candy. If only he could be this cute all the time, but it was unbearable when he opened his mouth. Jeffrey waved her hand as she thought darkly, “Okay kids, all go get styled and then use the time to get in the right frame of mind.”

Zhou Yunsheng parted with a pure white tight-fitting small suit, a pair of pure white tight-fitting seven-minute pants and a pure black silk tie, which was accompanied by a pair of zebra-printed socks and a pair of black and white spliced small leather shoes underneath. His tall, powerfully lean figure interpreted the outfit, which was elegant with a slight hint of jumpiness, to perfection. He was now a nobleman, and one with a rebellious nature that called for people to hate him and couldn’t help but love him.

His skin was so good, with no pores or blemishes visible at all, that the makeup artist applied it to his face for a while, thinking it was a paint job, so he washed it off with makeup remover and then just traced his big, watery blue eyes with eyeliner.

The teenager stood by the window, the sunlight favorably surrounding him, illuminating him as if he were transparent. His small platinum blonde curls of hair were lifted by the breeze, one by one slapping against his eyelids, making him feel a little itchy, but he was so lazy that he didn’t want to move with his hands in his pockets, so he puckered his lips and blew a breath at his own brow in a manner that was indescribably playful and adorable.

Jeffrey had been secretly observing the state of the contestants, and a gleam of amazement crossed his eyes when he saw this scene. If the teenager in the middle of the shooting could also maintain such a relaxed state, he would definitely be able to win the championship. It was just a pity that he didn’t know where his greatest strength was and always spared no effort to destroy it.

Jeffrey shook his head regretfully and turned his attention to a pale Hayden.

Hayden’s outward image has always been that of the all-powerful tough guy, so even though he’s scared to death, he tries desperately to act as if nothing is wrong, repeatedly assuring Jeffrey that he’s fine when he asks.

With the contestants ready, Jeffrey had no time to concern himself with him anymore and clapped his hands together and asked, “Okay, who’s first?”

Everyone took a step backwards in unison, except Emily.

“You want to try it?” Jeffrey confirmed.

“Uh-huh. The longer you wait, the deeper the fear in your heart instead, so why not finish the shoot with a bang and be in the best possible shape?”

“My dear, not only do you have a brave heart, you have a smart brain. That’s rare.” Jeffrey had the crew tie a safety rope around Emily, gave her an enameled red cell phone, and then commented to the cameraman who was following her as she was hoisted up, “Emily is one of my top picks, her personality is just as good as her looks, and she could go a long way down the modeling path.”

As Jeffrey had predicted, Emily’s shot went well. Being suspended in mid-air by a rope was very difficult to get the balance right, and if you weren’t careful, you could fall headfirst, or your arms and legs wouldn’t work at all. Posing in such a situation, and also posing in a fashionable and beautiful way, is quite difficult.

But Emily is no vain woman; she has a seemingly slender frame that harbors incredible strength, relying on precise control of every muscle in her body to steady her center of gravity and strike a number of great poses.

“Honey, you’re fantastic! Yes, yes, yes, that’s it, hang in there! We’ll have the best hard photo of the episode soon!” Jeffrey raved about Emily’s performance, and the sponsors said that Emily’s appearance matched their product, which made the other contestants feel jealous and threatened, and put more pressure on Hayden.

After Emily’s shot, one of the female contestants volunteered to step up as well in order to hold down her thunder. But unfortunately, things were far from easy as she thought, she just hung up and fell head first, then kept screaming, tears and snot messed up her makeup, and worse, dropped her cell phone at the bottom of the pit. Although the sponsors provided only the case and no damage was done, the sight of the phone in pieces still upset them.

Jeffrey had to put her down and have the stylist rush to touch up her makeup, then communicate with her sponsor for a moment.

The final shot was a mess, but the opportunity for thirty shots had run out and there was no way Jeffrey was going to break the rules for her. A few more men and women went up after that, none of them up to a millionth of Emily’s caliber. Of course, there were a few who took good hard photos, but after seeing Emily’s brilliant performance, these hard photos could only make Jeffrey give a ‘justsoso’ evaluation.

“Okay, next.” After examining the previous player’s picture, Jeffrey shouted expectantly.

Zhou Yunsheng ruffled his platinum-colored hair that curled in front of his forehead and slowly paced out.