Chapter 300 - She Likes To Rely On Herself (1/2)

Even if Yun Xiangxiang took her friends there, she couldn’t stop there and let them enjoy the place. It was better off to leave them in Paris. Yun Xiangxiang would come back here eventually.

The girls decided to stay in the vineyard and work after listening to Yun Xiangxiang.

Before she left, Yun Xiangxiang went to S.Q to shoot the promo video. Throughout the session, Chloe stayed by her side, giving her ideas on Yun Xiangxiang’s style and even the shooting.

That was supposed to be the agent’s job. But with Chloe there, He Wei only stood there and waited for Yun Xiangxiang to finish.

Shooting promo ads was a tiring job. More often than not, the actress would stay in the same position for a long time before the shoot was acceptable. One scene would be revised and changed multiple times.

If the photographer suddenly got struck by inspiration, they would have to reshoot the whole thing. The same went for when the photographer thought one part was imperfect. She could lose feeling in both her legs after the shooting was done.

“We’re just going to shoot the upper body for this. Have a seat,” Chloe gave Yun Xiangxiang a stool.

Yun Xiangxiang had been standing for three hours straight. There were some places where she had to be in the same pose for nearly twenty minutes. Her whole body was getting stiff.

But she didn’t complain. No matter what the cameraman’s requests were, Yun Xiangxiang would accept it. There were some parts where she got a perfect shot, but the photographer deleted it by accident. She reshot it without any complaints even under that condition.

There were times when the cameraman thought it didn’t feel right. She would be asked to change her smile, emotion, and movements. Even so, Yun Xiangxiang cooperated.

Chloe never went to see how actors shot promo ads before, but she did hear about her colleagues complaining about it.

Yun Xiangxiang’s professionalism astonished Chloe. Chloe was also surprised by how calm their photographer was today.

This was one of the top photographers in France. He was hugely famous, with a bad temper to boot. He would get frustrated just because he couldn’t get any inspiration.

But Yun Xiangxiang could calm him down whenever that happened. Whenever the photographer started with one of his anger fits, she would give him some ideas. Whenever he made a mistake, Yun Xiangxiang would tell him that it was okay.

Yun Xiangxiang shook her head. “If I sit down, it will look different from when I stand up. I won’t look that natural either.”

When the photographer saw Chloe giving Yun Xiangxiang a stool to sit, he frowned.

But when Yun Xiangxiang refused, he was impressed. Thanks to Yun Xiangxiang and her respect for their work, the photographer’s work became smoother.

It was already past lunchtime when the shoot was done. The photographer had nothing but praise for Yun Xiangxiang. “You are an incredible actress.”

“Thank you. Out of all the compliments I have received, I like this one the most,” Yun Xiangxiang beamed.

Chloe took Yun Xiangxiang for lunch. It was in a low-profile, high-cla.s.s French restaurant. Every dish they had was delicate. “You have a special kind of charm. The kind that can’t go unnoticed. The kind that draws people in the more they spend time with you.”

“I only did what I should do.” Yun Xiangxiang wasn’t trying to be humble. This was her job.

She took the money. As long as her colleague wasn’t making things hard for her, she had an obligation to grant their request. All for a better end product.

“If it weren’t for profit, we don’t really like working with Chinese stars,” Chloe blurted out.

Yun Xiangxiang did not interrupt. She only listened as she had her meal.

“Our cultural differences can end up causing conflicts,” Chloe continued. “Chinese stars are more delicate. At least that’s the impression they left us.”

“Delicate?” Yun Xiangxiang didn’t expect that this was how the Europeans saw them.

“Delicate… and weak,” Chloe explained it in three words.