Passersby curiously looked at the photo equipment set around early that morning. Tang Liyan could hear them speaking, but none of the words that they had spoken made sense to her. She only knew how to speak the basic phrases and words that she learned from her translator.
However, it was different for her manager who was accompanying her today. Su Xiaofei had an excellent accent, and she spoke fluently. She didn't have any difficulty conversing and expressing what she needed from the rest of the crew.
Tang Liyan was grateful that Su Xiaofei had decided to come with her for this trip, as she wouldn't have known what to do if she only had her assistant and translator to rely on.
However, today, she noticed that Su Xiaofei was on guard and had been paying extra attention to the details of the shoot. She had arrived with her bodyguards earlier than anyone at the venue, ensuring that Tang Liyan's needs would be provided.
"If my talent falls sick because of your incompetence, would you be willing to compensate for the jobs she would lose later on?" She said when someone from the crew sneered at how demanding Tang Liyan's party was.
That person could only swallow her own words as she felt like she was being devoured alive by Su Xiaofei's intimidating face. There was no doubt that she was beautiful, but Su Xiaofei was also frightening at the same time.
"Okay, people," Liao Yang clapped, getting everyone's attention, before turning his attention to Tang Liyan, who had just gotten her hair done, with her face clean from any makeup. "We're going to start now. Miss Tang, if you could please come here…"
Tang Liyan wordlessly stood up from her seat and went to the staged platform at once. She shivered as the cold wind passed through her thin clothes, but she had already expected that this would happen.
Su Xiaofei had earlier asked for her opinion regarding her itinerary or if she had any complaints about it, but she insisted on doing the photoshoot regardless of what was waiting for her. She knew that some people weren't pleased that she was going to share the spotlight with Bai Qingyue, and chose to ignore them anyway.
"It's okay, Miss Su. I can take it. I'm not that delicate." She told Su Xiaofei. She was moved that her manager had shown concern towards her. Tang Liyan didn't doubt that Su Xiaofei would intervene and would try to negotiate with the photographer if she complained about her arrangements.
Even those professional models couldn't be picky when it comes to situations like this and could only suck it up. What right did she have to complain? It wasn't like she would need to work throughout the day in this harsh weather. She only needed to endure until noon.
A little flustered, she smoothed her skirt and then adjusted the thin sleeves on her costume. Even though she had practiced a lot before this day, she was still nervous about this campaign.
On the sidelines, Zhang Lan prepared a seat for Su Xiaofei at a spot where they could easily watch the photoshoot without disturbing the rest of the crew. The weather today was colder than usual, but it didn't deter Su Xiaofei from showing her support towards Tang Liyan.
Next to her, Zhang Ling tried not to shiver from the coldness. She glanced at her miss, wondering how she seemed to be unaffected by the cold weather.
Su Xiaofei eyed the set of the photoshoot as she sat in the corner, legs crossed. The platform was set over a huge pool that reflected Tang Liyan's form on its clear surface. The archways were high and seemed stable, and the latticed work was layered and tall enough that Tang Liyan could walk through comfortably.
'It shouldn't cause an accident.' She thought as she pondered the chances of it falling over Tang Liyan. Her eyes then shifted to Liao Yang, noticing the mocking look on his face as he looked at Tang Liyan.
"Miss Tang, I heard that you can dance. Is that true?" He asked.
Tang Liyan blinked at the sudden question and nodded. She used to dance a lot during her younger years, but ever since she got married and had a kid, that was long forgotten.
"I used to." She said in response. "Do you want me to dance?"
"Yes! I want to see you in motion and with the clear water reflecting your image, I want to get some good shots." The photographer confirmed.
Su Xiaofei narrowed her eyes on that. Did he really want Tang Liyan to dance in such freezing weather? Not only was she wearing a thin costume dress and heavy jewelry, the platform was also narrow, but if the actress fell into the clear water, she had no doubt that Tang Liyan would easily fall sick from it.
She wondered if this was a ploy from Bai Qingyue's team, but she easily dismissed the idea, seeing the arrogant smirk on Liao Yang's face.
Su Xiaofei wasn't certain what to do with this man, since the circumstances she had in her previous life were far from what she had today. Not only did she change her career paths, but she was also not popular this time. There was no reason for Liao Yang to offend her, but it irked her to know that he would have done it all over again if things remained the same.
"I understand now why Miss asked me to do a background check on Mr. Liao. He's really not a good person." Zhang Ling commented next to her. "But why didn't Miss use this to demand Bellissima to replace him? It's obvious that he's up to no good."
Zhang Lan shook her head and sighed.
"If it's that easy, Ling'er, Miss Su has already done it.. Can't you see that we are at a disadvantage now? We are under scrutiny and anything we do may be used against us."
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