I started as a spirited young man, and the system made me a male god.

Listening to Jiang Che vividly describing himself in front of him, and even imagining the "female CEO falls in love with me" scenario, Chen Fei in the back tried hard to suppress his laughter.

This girl's imagination and ability to entertain herself far exceeded his expectations.

Finally, Xu Xiaonian couldn't hold back any longer. Pointing behind Jiang Che, she burst into hearty laughter: "Hahahaha! Jiang Che! Stop talking! Look who's behind you!"

Jiang Che's laughter stopped abruptly, his body stiffened, and his neck turned around slowly, like a rusty gear.

The air froze when her gaze met Chen Fei's smiling eyes.

"Ah—!" After a short gasp, Jiang Che's face turned bright red in an instant. She grabbed a cushion from the sofa and buried her face in it without hesitation, her voice muffled from inside the cushion:

"Don't laugh at me! I didn't say anything! You didn't hear anything! Just pretend nothing happened! Pretend I don't exist!"

Xu Xiaonian laughed until tears almost streamed down her face. While wiping her eyes, she chivalrously began to smooth things over, turning her gaze to Chen Fei and instantly switching to professional mode:

"Ahem, Chen Fei, this outfit looks really good on you! It really suits your style. How do you think it fits?"

Chen Fei also stepped down the stairs, smiling and nodding: "It fits perfectly and is comfortable to wear. I'll buy a few more pieces of your clothing later."

"Just tell customer service my name and I'll give you a discount," Xu Xiaonian said with a smile as she stepped forward, examining her closely. "You look really good in it. Could you film a transformation video for me? I'll give you an even bigger discount!"

"No problem, it's no trouble at all." Adhering to the principle of being happy to help others, Chen Fei readily agreed.

"Thank you so much!" Xu Xiaonian said with a smile. "The set is all set up inside the shop, let's go over there now."

As she spoke, she gently nudged Jiang Che, who was still pretending to be an ostrich, with her toe. "Hey, Mr. Jiang, stop playing dead. Come on, let's go see your partner taking pictures."

A muffled, deliberately drawn-out humming sound came from inside the cushion: "zzzzzz..."

Xu Xiaonian shrugged helplessly and amusedly at Chen Fei, lowering her voice: "Ignore her. We were college roommates for four years, I know her too well. Whenever she encounters something particularly embarrassing or nerve-wracking, she uses this trick: she pretends to fall asleep instantly, and no one can wake her up."

Chen Fei understood, and looking at the back of the person whose face was completely buried and whose ear tips were bright red, he found it quite funny and cute.

He deliberately cleared his throat and said in a voice just loud enough for Jiang Che to hear, "Alright, let President Jiang rest well then. We won't disturb you any longer."

Sure enough, the feigned snoring paused slightly before continuing as if nothing had happened, accompanied by a few smacking sounds.

Chen Fei couldn't help but chuckle. He hadn't expected her to have such a childish side in private.

"Let's go, Sister Nian, thank you for your help." Chen Fei nodded to Xu Xiaonian and followed her into the back of the shop.

Chen Fei followed Xu Xiaonian through the front hall and pushed open an inconspicuous black wooden door. The sight before him made him pause slightly.

Behind the door is a small room with walls finished in a matte black carbon fiber texture, inlaid with several dark blue LED light strips.

Inside, there were also some distressed metal oil drums and exposed pipes, and some cardboard boxes with fluorescent graffiti were scattered on the ground.

Although the space is limited, the scene is full of details, and a strong cyberpunk style is immediately apparent.

"How about it? Our secret base for shooting short videos in men's clothing." Xu Xiaonian patted a metal box with a danger sign next to him with some pride. "It's a bit small, but the footage turns out pretty good, especially suitable for shooting clothes like the ones you're wearing."

"Amazing, the atmosphere is amazing in such a small space." Chen Fei exclaimed sincerely, walking to the center of the scene and naturally leaning against the oil drum. "Shall we start filming now?"

"Okay, I like efficient people like you." Xu Xiaonian acted swiftly and decisively, quickly adjusting the lights and camera positions, and directing Chen Fei to do various kicking, walking, and waving movements.

The recording notification sounded clearly, and Chen Fei cooperated by making various cool moves.

While reviewing the footage, she asked curiously, "Xu Xiaonian, are you the only one in the shop? Where are the others?"

"They've all gone out for outdoor shoots," Xu Xiaonian replied without looking up, her fingers flying across the camera. "The photos of the clothes we take for our store are usually taken at those popular Instagrammable spots. These studio shoots are mainly for making short video content."

As she spoke, she had already selected the materials, nodded in satisfaction, and then picked out a few ordinary clothes from the small clothes rack next to her. "Could you please change out of this outfit first? I'll go upstairs to get a phone stabilizer. If you don't mind, you can change here; there's no one around right now."

"Okay, go ahead." Chen Fei took the clothes.

Xu Xiaonian nodded, then quickly walked out of the small photography studio, closed the door, and jogged to the second floor.

Looking at the misfitting and outdated clothes in his hand, Chen Fei was filled with mixed emotions.

He was all too familiar with this tactic of deliberately making himself look ugly.

Nowadays, most of the transformation videos on short video platforms start with shooting with a mobile phone and natural light, while the transformation part involves first having the model put on makeup, and then using expensive cameras, professional lighting and color grading to make the transformation look amazing.

Moreover, they create the illusion of not having a team to enhance the sense of being ordinary people, which contrasts with the movie-like scenes that follow.

Chen Fei had used this "contrast" tactic many times in his previous life as an operations manager, and it always worked. So he was familiar with the process and knew that the next step was to film his ordinary side.

As he reminisced about the past, he took off his clothes.

Just as Chen Fei pulled the ordinary T-shirt over his head, still covering his face, the studio door was gently pushed open a crack.

Jiang Che had mentally prepared himself before finally mustering the courage to sneak over, hoping to catch a glimpse of Chen Fei taking pictures and ease the awkwardness from before.

However, to her utter surprise, what she saw through the crack in the door was not a scene of serious posing for a photo, but rather Chen Fei facing the doorway, taking off his shirt.

Jiang Che's face flushed red again, her heart raced, and she instinctively wanted to back away, but as if she had been frozen in place, her feet were stuck to the spot.

She stood there like a wooden statue, watching Chen Fei change his clothes in the entire process.

"What they said online is true, tall and thin people really do have big... " Jiang Che's mouth went dry as he read, and he quickly tiptoed back to the rest area.