novellhall Chapter 27: Senior Sister, I'm having a really good time!
Chapter 27: Senior Sister, I'm having a really good time!
Hengdian.
As soon as Wei Yi got out of Gong Li's nanny van, his phone started vibrating incessantly.
Don't ask him why he got out of Gong Li's nanny van.
The answer is that Gong Li admired his photography skills.
She hired him to be her full-time fashion photographer.
Considering the monthly salary of 300,000, plus an extra 100,000 for each job.
He accepted it.
It has absolutely nothing to do with him coveting the body of a female cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Rejuvenation Realm, who possesses a Celestial-grade cauldron!
Wei Yi took out his phone and saw several missed calls, some from Mu Tingting, but most from his senior brother Li Hua.
He had just pressed the call-back button when Li Hua's voice came through the other end: "Junior! You're fucking famous! Super famous! Go check out the forums right now! Our school's intranet is practically crashing because of your posts!"
Wei Yi paused for a moment, then pushed open the hotel room door.
Mu Tingting was lying on the bed, holding her laptop. When she heard the door open, she looked up abruptly, her eyes sparkling.
"Wei Yi! Come quick!"
She turned the screen around.
On the Beijing Film Academy's internal forum, the title of the pinned post was glaringly red—
Breaking News! Wei Yi, a 05 graduate of the Directing Department at our school, shot the cover of VOGUE for Gong Li, and the magazine sold out!
The post was made by teacher Xu Xiaodan, and it contained more than 3,000 words and was accompanied by pictures.
From Wei Yi's perfect score on the college entrance exam and subsequent rejection of Tsinghua and Peking Universities, to his being fought over by two renowned directors, Zhang Yimou and Zhang Li, and then to this set of VOGUE cover photos he took for Gong Li.
The post was filled with high-resolution scans of magazine pages.
Gong Li, adorned in a phoenix robe, sheds all her gentleness under Wei Yi's lens.
His eyes were filled with suppressed madness and an unconcealable sorrow.
The tension between the impending collapse and the desperate restraint is so palpable that it draws you in even through the pages.
The post already has over 3,000 replies.
"Holy crap, was this really filmed by a freshman? Or was it Christopher Doyle in disguise?"
"Are you blind, upstairs? Christopher Doyle's style leans towards gloom, this glamorous yet despairing feeling is clearly Wei Yi's own style!"
"I'm impressed. I thought he was just good at studying, but I didn't expect his photography skills to be so outrageous."
"That's more than outrageous! Let me tell you, I went to the newsstand today to buy magazines, and the owner said they sold out in half an hour! Everyone was there because of these photos of Gong Li!"
"Upstairs, my friend who interned at VOGUE said the magazine's phones have been ringing off the hook! Everyone's asking who the photographer for this set of photos is!"
"Central Academy of Drama students, come and see! It seems like Beijing Film Academy has really struck gold this time."
"The students from the Shanghai Theatre Academy are here too. Tears of envy streamed down my face."
After reading the posts, Mu Tingting looked up at him, her eyes full of admiration: "My boyfriend is the most amazing person in the world."
Wei Yi pinched her cheek, but the smile on his lips carried a hint of guilt.
He knew it in his heart.
The reason these photos are so stunning is entirely due to the alluring aura brought about by the "Mirror Flower Karma Method".
There is also the light and shadow layout aided by the "Instantaneous Creation and Extinction Light and Shadow Technique".
And the control of actors' emotions in "Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Soul-Capturing and Puppet Control Technique".
Normal people will get more and more hooked after watching it, and will want to watch it again and again.
to be honest.
His photographic works are inherently electronic opium.
suddenly.
next second.
The notification sound from the sand sculpture system rang in my mind.
[The host's actions have triggered widespread fascination among mortals, preliminarily identified as a display of power by the sect.]
[Rewards are being calculated...]
[Calculation complete.]
[This time, the host, in a mortal body, used a top-tier immortal sect's artifact (VOGUE magazine) to showcase the majesty of the Joyous Union Immortal Sect to the entire mortal world. This captivated and bewitched tens of thousands of mortals.]
Overall rating: C (Superior).
[Reward: Cultivation Technique "Void Talisman Drawing"]
Wei Yi's eyelids twitched.
Drawing symbols in the void?
With his arm around Mu Tingting, he browsed the campus forum while casually opening the system panel.
["Void Talisman Drawing": A Golden Immortal-level talismanic inheritance. Practicing it allows the host to transform everything within sight into a void screen, naturally displaying multiple layers of illusory images. Those who achieve mastery can perceive all 3,600 different camera positions at a glance, a feat beyond the imagination of mortals.]
Translate into human language.
That's the hook for drawing storyboards.
When he draws storyboards in the future, he will automatically generate 3,600 camera positions in his mind.
Three thousand six hundred.
Oh shit.
This broken system is ridiculous, but the things it gives out are truly outrageous.
"bite."
Another system notification popped up.
[Temporary mission issued: Due to the widespread impact of your sect's recent triumph, top sects (luxury brands) in overseas immortal alliances (international fashion industry) have already taken notice of you. Please complete a cross-industry triumph within one month to officially infiltrate an overseas immortal alliance.]
[Quest Reward: Random Advanced Cultivation Technique]
Just then, my phone rang again.
This time it's Gong Li.
"Xiao Wei, are you asleep?" Gong Li's voice carried a hint of languor from having just finished smoking.
"No, Teacher Gong."
"I just got a call. VOGUE called my agent. VOGUE's New York headquarters called me personally—specifically asking for your contact information."
"Uh, because of the cover photo?" Wei Yi was a little confused.
"That's right."
Gong Li chuckled softly. "Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue International. A true fashion icon, even Karl Lagerfeld had to give her some respect. She said your photos are the most captivating work she's seen in the last decade. She wants to meet you."
Wei Yi was silent for two seconds: "So why did she contact me?"
"We'd like to invite you to be a guest photographer for the international edition of VOGUE. And—"
Gong Li paused, her tone becoming more serious, "LV's creative director has also seen your photos. They're looking for a photographer who can capture an 'Oriental magical feel' for their upcoming early spring collection next year. I've already agreed on your behalf, you won't be angry, will you?"
Wei Yi: "..."
Sister, you've taken it upon yourself to feed her.
However, if you can arrange for other people not to be present when taking private photos next time, that would be helpful.
Then I can forgive you for taking matters into your own hands this time!
I hung up the phone.
Mu Tingting had already moved closer, her eyes shining brightly: "LV? Is it that LV?"
"It should be that LV, that's about the only one I can think of."
Wei Yi laughed: "It can't be pinyin, it's more like a donkey has taken a liking to me, right?"
"Oh my God!"
Mu Tingting grabbed his arm, jumping up and down excitedly, "Wei Yi, do you know! That's a top-tier international luxury brand! If you could collaborate with them, your status in the fashion world would instantly reach the top!"
Wei Yi ruffled her hair, but he was thinking about something else.
The system's task just now required him to achieve cross-industry prowess within a month.
This collaboration with LV is practically a mission handed to them by chance.
They arrived just in time.
At this moment, he said something to Mu Tingting:
"Senior sister, everything's going incredibly well for me!"