Chapter One: Unfulfilled Ambition

  "Just mention it and I get angry!" CAMI suddenly flared up "He didn't want any of the famous brands! He actually picked a brand that I've never even heard of! Just an ordinary leather jacket!"

  That stylist smiled slightly "Newbie, it's normal to miss things when looking at something for the first time. Don't worry, Fei Ya, we'll pick on him a bit later."

  Cami hesitated for a moment, then nodded "Alright, usually he's quite sensible, don't know what he ate today. Let him know that people aren't omnipotent either."

  "The actor's first life is acting, and leave the styling things to us." Lin Fan also said with a smile.

  With this "expectation", the stylists started to glance at the door from time to time, expecting Lin Xiao to bring them a "surprise", and then they would add their own "touches" to turn something ordinary into something extraordinary.

  "It's been twenty-five minutes." Lin Fan looked at his watch and frowned.

  "I'll go and hurry him up." CAMI said hastily, not wanting to keep anyone waiting too long.

  Just then, the door was opened.

  Then everyone was shocked!

  Lin Xiao walked in, wearing a black leather jacket with the zipper pulled up to his chest, and a pair of tight-fitting leather pants. Most strikingly, he had thick eyeliner on, which extended beyond the outer corners of his eyes!

  "Are you crazy?! What era is this getup from?" CAMI's face turned red, was the person in front of her a lunatic?! Who gets made up like that these days?! It's simply embarrassing for her!

  The other two stylists burst out laughing "Haha, is this what you came up with after half an hour of research?"

  But their laughter soon stopped as they found Lin Fan staring at the clothes with wide eyes.

  There were also a few people who stared at Lin Xiao in shock, sizing him up from head to toe.

  The room fell silent, and Lin Fan suddenly spoke up, "What about your hair?"

  "Use hair wax to stand it up, but don't make it fully stand up. A little bit of a small pompadour."

  "Foundation?"

  "This is up to you, but your lipstick must be white."

  "White lip gloss!" Instantly, Lin Fan and the few people who didn't smile earlier had a gleam in their eyes as if they had spotted prey. They exchanged a glance "Is there anything else?"

  "If possible, I'd like it to be in black and white."

  "My goodness!" "How could you even think of that?!" The stylist who hadn't laughed earlier suddenly exclaimed in unison.

  No one spoke, CAMI was also stunned. Among this group of people, Lin Fan's eyes and skills were the highest. Even if he didn't understand fashion now, he knew that this seemingly crazy outfit was not simple at all.

  Lin Fan closed his eyes, quickly organizing the scene in his mind. When he opened them again, he suddenly said to CAMI, "Fei Zi, this newcomer is incredible."

  "What's going on?" others asked anxiously.

  His style is a strong color clash, at least I know that male artists use eyeliner, only in Korea and Japan are there more, Hong Kong and Taiwan now have few people dare to use. Moreover, eyeliner, once paired badly, is like drawing a snake and adding feet. The mysterious and alternative feeling needed didn't come out, but instead ruined the photo.

  "He chose a leather jacket, which isn't the best but absolutely not bad either. This kind of thing paired with his eyes is almost universal. With both mystery and coolness, and paired with his facial features and physique, I really can't think of anything more suitable for him!"

  That's natural, it's a trend after several years. Lin Xiao smiled and didn't say anything.

  "The most striking part is the white lip color! It intensified this color conflict, and what made this chaotic picture perfect was the black-and-white photo." Lin Fan closed his eyes and sighed "A stroke of genius, in today's fashion circle, it can definitely create a sensational effect!"

  He opened his eyes, smiled bitterly, and compared to Lin Xiao's design, the plan they had formulated was really not on the same level. What they had come up with could only be described as mediocre, but it was hard to leave an impression, also because of a lack of worldly experience, many things hadn't been conveyed, and the shape had reached a bottleneck. But Lin Xiao had miraculously broken through this bottleneck.

  Cami was stunned, she never thought that her crazy-looking hairstyle would receive such high praise from Lin Fan.

  She didn't tell Lin Xiao that Lin Fan used to be Zhang Guorong's makeup artist! The only one in this group who has been a superstar makeup artist!

  Several other stylists were also stunned and the two people who started laughing couldn't laugh anymore.

  They closed their eyes and began to imagine the photo effect that Lin Fan had just described, only to find that this conflicting beauty, blending coldness, mystery, and seductiveness, actually existed in this era!

  At least they've never seen this style before.

  When they opened their eyes again, their expressions were completely different - excited, joyful, and a little embarrassed.

  Looking at everyone's expressions, Lin Fan smiled and said "Admit it, this kind of thing, everyone knows that sudden inspiration can sometimes bring great surprises."

  "Your meaning is..." she asked suspiciously.

  "There's nothing to be ashamed of, this new artist of yours, if I'm being serious, he's opened up a whole new style. The things he designs will definitely get the attention of fashion magazines. As his agent, you don't have to worry about his image anymore."

  He sighed again "Even we have to ask him more, how did he think of this method."

  "Is it that serious?" CAMI was still a bit uncertain "If you send out the photos, what do you think fashion magazines will say about them?"

  Lin Fan smiled and said "They will go crazy!"

  "It's you, Lingzi, you should take a good look at your clothes, it's always the same few sets, although there's nothing wrong with them, but they also leave no impression." A stylist said with a smile.

  Cami's face turned slightly red for a moment, but returned to normal in less than a second.

  "Ah, actually, it's not just one person like this. Nowadays, there are hardly any memorable promotional photos in the country that can be remembered." Lin Fan's eyes gleamed as he stared at Lin Xiao "But soon, there will be!"

  "And what's more, it was born in our hands!" The designers' eyes have already started to blaze with fire, for them a good inspiration is far more important than anything else!

  They already have a feeling, the most shocking set of promotional photos in China is about to be released!

  This idea made them itchy, the freckled stylist hastily opened his toolbox and said "What are we waiting for! Hurry up! I can't wait any longer!"

  "Come on! Lin, brother, hurry up and sit over here, let me take a look at your skin."

  "What's the hurry! Lin, little brother, Tang and I are in charge of hairstyles. What do you think about hairstyles?!"

  "What foundation should I use? Do you have any ideas?"

  Several makeup artists who had just said they would ask Lin Xiao for advice were now surrounding him, asking questions like diligent and inquisitive students.

  "Let's take it one step at a time! First, let's decide on the overall style of the photos! Then we can discuss the details!" Lin Fan hastily interrupted, only to realize that Lin Xiao, the true protagonist, had not spoken up until now.

  "How's that?" Even after doing styling for so many years, he still feels a burning sensation in his palms, an itchy feeling spreading in his heart. He can't wait to take the photo and add it to his album!

  Everyone's eyes were fixed on Lin Xiao, and they had the same thought in their minds as Lin Fan, which was unbearable itchiness!

  Lin Xiao laughed and said "Thank you everyone for recognizing my design, let's go with Fan Ge's idea then."

  "Hehe." The stylist smiled in agreement, the person who had determined that it was impossible to create a good hairstyle just tens of minutes ago, surprisingly shocked everyone after tens of minutes. Even if others didn't mention giving him face, they felt a bit embarrassed.

  It seems that one can't speak too highly of oneself after all. They thought in unison.

  "No, don't say follow my idea. I don't want to ruin this classic moment!" Lin Fan waved his hand repeatedly "Just go with your idea! However, everyone has suggestions and can discuss them, what do you think?"

  "Not bad!" "Of course, three smelly cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang!" Everyone unanimously agreed.

  Suddenly the room became lively, and the unpleasantness just now disappeared. The stylist surrounded Lin Xiao in the center and began to discuss how to make up step by step.

  "Make the hair stand up, but with a bit of a pompadour feel? Not bad, that will add depth to the 3D effect. Then the facial makeup should also be deepened?"

  "Adding shadows to the cheek area, also to increase the three-dimensional effect?"

  "And also, your eyeliner needs to be redrawn. Your idea is 100%, but your technique and grade are not even passing! It looks terrible!"

  "Haha, no wonder Lingzi just said he's crazy."

  After several dozen minutes of talking, the slight disdain in everyone's heart had turned into shock.

  Originally, some people thought that the other party had just come up with it in a flash of inspiration, and didn't know what kind of impact this style would have on the domestic modeling industry at present. However, as they spoke, they discovered that the other party already had a comprehensive plan for every aspect!

  "Uh, okay, is that all? That's it?" Lin Fan stretched and looked at his watch, startling "Twelve thirty!? We've been discussing for two and a half hours?!"

  "What? So soon?" "No way? I thought it was just a few dozen minutes!" Several stylists said with a lingering tone.

  Just now, everyone's thinking has sparked, Lin Xiao's idea is like a white ball, hitting other balls and making them roll.

  "Let's eat first, let's eat first." Lin Fan looked up and suddenly realized that CAMI was nowhere to be seen. He quickly made a phone call "Hello, Rongzi, take care of the food? We're all starving."

  "Oh? You guys still know what time is?" CAMI said with a smile "Come out quickly, I've been waiting at the door and it's getting boring."

  After hearing this, everyone finally stood up. Lin Fan gave Lin Xiao a hearty slap on the shoulder: "Good kid! If you can walk the red carpet in the future, you'll definitely be the brightest star up there!"

  "Hehe, I can already guess what Lin will be doing for the next month."

  "What's up?"

  "Of course I'm modeling for all sorts of magazines! Haha!"