Honest Beta gets scammed

The next day, led by Guan Li, Li Qing boarded the van to the filming location.

The car eventually stopped in front of a building, and Li Qing followed Guan Li inside, where they were led to a photography studio.

The studio was bustling with people and staff. Li Qing was led to the dressing room by an assistant, changed into the clothes prepared by the stylist, and then was put down in a chair to start the makeup process.

Throughout the entire process, Li Qing had the illusion that she was being forced into something, her mind was blank, and she was being pushed around completely.

When he was brought in front of the photographer after his makeup and hair were done, he was still in a daze.

Filming officially began.

Li Qing was a bit rusty. He had actually taken some classes in this area, but because he never thought he would be shooting for a magazine, he was still very nervous. His limbs were stiff and he couldn't control his facial expressions.

The teacher in charge of guiding him shook his head as he watched, demonstrating to him again and again. Sometimes, when he couldn't understand, the teacher would come over and personally adjust the position of his arms and legs.

Li Qing herself felt a wave of discomfort and shame, feeling that she had delayed everyone's work.

Fortunately, the lead photographer had a very good temper. Instead of scolding him, he gently comforted him and told him not to be nervous. Li Qing relaxed a little when he saw that he wasn't angry.

Even so, the entire filming process was still a long and arduous ordeal for Li Qing.

"Okay, that's all for today."

With the photographer speaking, the shoot finally came to an end.

Guan Li quickly came over, handed him a bottle of water, explained a few things to him about the follow-up matters, and then led him away from the photography studio.

Once Li Qing and Guan Li had completely disappeared through the doorway, the action director couldn't hold back any longer and leaned close to the photographer, whispering something to him.

"Brother Yu, who is this? He looks so plain."

The photographer, known as "Brother Yu," was looking down at the photos in his camera. Hearing this, he didn't even look up and replied casually, "Never mind that, let's get ready for the next set."

The instructor scoffed, realizing he'd made a fool of himself, and turned to call over the next group of people waiting to be filmed.

Li Qing is busy in the photography studio again.

The photographer stood in the corner, his fingertips sliding across the screen, flipping through the original photos he had just taken.

Thanks to the instructor and the photographer's skill, even though Li Qing wasn't very professional, the finished photos still looked very beautiful. Whether standing or sitting, Li Qing's posture didn't match her nervousness during the shoot.

For Yu Ge, this set of photos was actually subpar, but he didn't dislike them.

The aesthetic standards of the fashion industry and the entertainment industry are slightly different.

Rather than simply being pretty, he prefers a face that tells a story and is easily recognizable.

He had heard that the person coming today was someone with connections, and he had assumed it would be some capitalist's ugly son, so he was mentally prepared.

Looking at it now, he realized that this person with connections was very easily identifiable.

The photographer kept zooming in and out of the photos, and finally murmured something.

"She is indeed quite good-looking."

……

Li Qing sat in the nanny van, utterly dejected, her face clouded with sorrow.

Guan Li sat next to him, taking in his reaction. After finishing her work messages, she put away her phone, turned to look at Li Qing, and said in a calm tone, "You don't need to worry about it too much."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing turned around and said, "Sister Guan, am I particularly bad? I've wasted so much of everyone's time."

The thought of the increasingly helpless expression on the action director's face during filming, and the photographer's gentle yet clearly patient manner of communicating with him, made his face burn with embarrassment.

How embarrassing!

I feel like an outsider who has barged into someone else's professional field and is just messing around.

"poor?"

Upon hearing this, Guan Li shook her head and said, "To be honest, some people who have been in the industry for many years are unworthy of their positions. Their performance may not even be as good as yours, but they have an air of superiority. For your first shoot, this result is already quite good."

Guan Li wasn't lying. She had watched Li Qing's entire work process today. While his professional skills needed improvement, she was very satisfied with his attitude.

She's been an agent for over ten years and has met everyone she needs to.

In fact, she has managed at least 80 to 100 celebrities with connections, which is quite normal. This industry is a game of capital, where money is needed as collateral, and background is a form of strength.

Although these people are indeed unlikable, at least compared to them, Li Qing is very cooperative. He does whatever he is asked to do without complaint, and in that respect alone, he is better than many others.

Hearing Guan Li's words, Li Qing felt a little better, but she still couldn't feel happy.

He wasn't particularly enthusiastic about working in the entertainment industry, but since he had already stepped into it, signed a contract, and was being paid by the company, he wanted to do his job well, or at least not be a major hindrance. Today's incident served as a wake-up call for him.

In the days that followed, Li Qing began to work diligently and quietly.

He finally understood that the company had its own ideas about his career development, which seemed to differ somewhat from what Guan Li had initially told him about "focusing on acting."

Since he couldn't guarantee that there wouldn't be similar magazine shooting jobs in the future, he couldn't slack off anymore. So, he put some effort into the part about still photography and camera presence training in the courses arranged by the company.

Guan Li was naturally pleased to see her artist, who had a powerful background, working so hard.

He simply submitted a report to his superiors and applied for one-on-one tutoring for Li Qing, filling his already busy daily life to the brim.

Li Qing was also holding back his energy at this moment, accepting all the new courses without hesitation. As a result, he was exhausted, and when He Xiangchen sent him messages asking him to go out and play, he could only refuse.

He Xiangchen didn't mind being rejected the first time. He replied with an "okay" and even told Li Qing not to work too hard.

He Xiangchen wasn't particularly upset by the second rejection, but he was getting used to Li Qing indulging him and letting him have his way, and he was starting to feel a little bored.

When he was rejected for the third time, He Xiangchen was genuinely unhappy.

He sat in his office, having just finished processing the last document of the day, and was planning to take Li Qing to a newly opened charcoal barbecue restaurant that evening.

His phone screen lit up, and when he opened it, the reply made his face fall.

[Little Country Bumpkin: Sorry, I have to stay tonight. I didn't do a very good job at work, I need to try harder. I'll treat you later when I'm free!]

He Xiangchen stared at the message for a few seconds, then typed a few words on the screen.

Okay, it's fine, you go about your business.