Chapter One: Unfulfilled Ambition

  He Lan Yun was not idle in the crew. As the eldest daughter of the He family, she was the female lead of this crew, which was no different from being surrounded by a halo.

  She's been very busy since returning from Taiwan, working extremely hard. Even the director has praised her rapid improvement in acting skills. Often for a single shot, she would request a re-shoot if she wasn't satisfied with it herself.

  In between takes, her pastime was munching on snacks and flipping through fashion magazines.

  "Miss, how are you feeling?" Her servants were massaging her head and hands.

  He Lan Yun didn't even raise an eyebrow, feeling so comfortable that she just wanted to sleep, and softly asked "What about this season's fashion?"

  "Here it is." The servant hastily handed over a freshly published magazine.

  He Lan Yun forced her eyelids open and took it over, "This magazine is published once a quarter. The autumn issue has just been released, it's really hard to wait."

  As soon as she picked it up, her eyes widened, and she could hardly believe her own sight.

  Even her makeup artist and stylist next to her stretched out their necks, with shocked faces.

  "Which... which country's star is this?!" A makeup artist exclaimed "Curious makeup! But it looks very comfortable!"

  "Mysterious, cold, and eerie!" The stylist's eyes widened "Must be a foreign celebrity, Japan? Korea? This must be their new star."

  "Very stylish, eyeliner, white lip color. Although it's said to be a woman's makeup, this person should have drawn cheek shadows, and the hair is also done extremely well. The whole person looks very three-dimensional! And doesn't look flirtatious because of the eyeliner and lip color. I absolutely love this style!"

  He Lan Yun was also shocked, her family was a jewelry dynasty, and the high-end jewelry purchased from their store were not uncommon among Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan stars and domestic superstars. Influenced by this environment, her vision far surpassed that of girls of the same age. But even she felt a strong impact.

  "What a strong contrast!" She stroked the cover, the massaging attendant had been staring at her in a daze and stopped his hands, but she didn't notice, her attention was completely focused on this fashionable cover.

  "Contrast between hard and soft, black and white, cold and hot! Gives a deep impression of impact!"

  "Never seen such a style! Even during the 98, 99 Korean Wave, I haven't seen such an innovative and unique photo!"

  "Who is this person? Why does he look somewhat familiar?"

  People around were gossiping and speculating about who this person was. Some even made bets, saying he was from Japan, Korea, or even Singapore.

  He Lan Yun didn't think that much, she always felt a faint sense of familiarity from the person on the cover, with this speculation, she hastily flipped open the fashion magazine.

  "Lin Xiao - New Aristocrat in the Entertainment Circle, Icebreaker of China's Fashion World!"

  "China?!" "Is it a domestic artist?!" "How bold indeed!"

  A line of bold black title suddenly imprinted on her eyes, making her hands tremble.

  "It's him!" She couldn't help but exclaim, and compared with the cover, everything became clear!

  No wonder! No wonder she looked familiar! It turned out to be Brother Lin after all!

  "Little He, do you know him?" "This guy is great! I don't know who did his styling, but that stylist is going to be famous!" "Which model hasn't been popularized by fashion trends?" "This is China's trendsetter!"

  Even several stylists immediately asked "Xiao He? Do you know him? Introduce us?"

  He Lan Yun felt her head getting hot and hastily turned over.

  The first page is a brief introduction to this issue's fashion content, and the second page is Lin Xiao's exclusive interview.

  At this point, everyone fell silent and read on word by word.

  Just read less than five lines, a makeup artist screamed "This is impossible?! It's actually designed by myself?!"

  "Hehe, fashionable black background with white words, dare you doubt fashion?"

  "It's not... I just find it too unbelievable!"

  "Stop calling!" He Lan Yun finally couldn't bear it and patted her thigh "Quiet! Continue watching!"

  She held this book as if a director holding a microphone, having absolute authority among these stylists and makeup artists.

  No one spoke again, and they all greedily read on.

  He Lan Yun herself almost cried out after reading less than a page.

  It's really Lin Xiao! Brother Lin!

  Her first reaction was to quickly search her mind for the few times she had met Lin Xiao, but the result left her stunned.

  Generally speaking, the clothes are absolutely right, but there is no highlight either.

  She flipped over the cover of the book in confusion, and suddenly a very dissatisfied murmur arose from around her.

  She didn't listen at all, carefully looked at the cover, compared it with the impression in her mind, and muttered after a few minutes, "Unimaginable... this style was actually created by him..."

  Her mind quickly sprang into action, and she put down the book "Everyone look, I have something to attend to."

  In an instant, the book was snatched away by seven or eight hands.

  She quietly walked to one side, picked up her mobile phone and dialed a number.

  "Dad." She smiled and called out sweetly.

  "Hey, good girl, why did you think of calling your dad today?" a middle-aged man's voice rang out.

  "Doesn't this look like you?" He Lan Yun made some small talk and immediately got to the point, "Dad, have you seen this issue of Fashion?"

  The man fell silent for a moment "I'm watching, and several of our main beauties are studying together."

  "How does it feel?"

  "Crazy! Mysterious!" The man thought for a moment and said, "Daughter, you may not know this yet, but this time it's Fashion, Rayli, ILOOK all launching new people together. As far as I know, there are five photos in the set, and each of their three magazines used one of them as the cover."

  "What? The three major magazines all promoted him together?" He Lan Yun was stunned, and thought about Lin Xiao's appearance again. That Lin brother, when did he actually get noticed by the three most influential magazines in China?!

  Born into a jewelry family, she immediately realized that this was an excellent opportunity. The entertainment and fashion circles are inseparable, and the heavyweight figures in the fashion circle will definitely receive attention from the entertainment circle. Moreover, the gaze that fell on Lin Xiao's body was absolutely qualified to pursue fashionable second-line artists, even a group of movie emperors and queens!

  "Dad! I know this person!" He Lan Yun felt her heart beating a little faster, speaking a little quicker "Isn't the 'Black Diamond' series of jewelry going to be released in winter?! Personally, I think his temperament is very compatible with the Black Diamond series!"

  The man burst out laughing "Not bad, you've made some progress. However, you're still a bit tender."

  "Dad..." He Lan Yun pouted in dissatisfaction.

  The man continued, "The suggestion you made, we thought of it when we got this issue of three magazines. You also often attend our meetings and know that most of us will find suitable models in fashion and Ruirui. At first glance, we felt that he was absolutely matched with the Black Diamond series!"

  "How can you say I'm too young!"

  "Firstly, He Shi Jewelry is an old brand, have you forgotten our principles? If it were an advertisement, there would be no human figures because the He Shi name is well-known enough and we only do endorsements. But who among those endorsing for us isn't a top-tier celebrity? Even if he has the endorsement of Cai Wei Jie or Hong Huang, he's still just a newcomer, what qualifications does he have to endorse my Black Diamond series?

  Secondly, although this style is absolutely praiseworthy in the fashion world, most ordinary people haven't reached the economic level where they pursue fashion. They buy magazines mostly out of curiosity or to gain understanding."

  "This style is different from the past, we must understand the views of those core customer groups who truly love fashion on this style, only then can we dare to make a decision."

  He Lan Yun smiled and said, "Dad, after talking for so long, it still depends on the second item. The first one doesn't seem to be of much use."

  The man sighed and said, "Alas, fame is sometimes more important than a good name."

  "Who is the first person in your heart?" He Lanyun asked with interest.

  "Zhao Qingya, her strong and cold demeanor matches perfectly with the black diamond. However, if I exclude fame, I would absolutely choose the person promoted by Sanben Magazine!"

  "Alright, if you need anything, be sure to give me a call! I haven't helped out at home yet!"

  "This kid." The man couldn't help but laugh and cry. "Even if it's really him, he would have directly found his agent. Alright, you go ahead with your work, come back and visit when you're free."

  He Lan hung up the phone and immediately called Lin Xiao, but found that it was always busy!

  "What's going on?!"

  Lin Xiao's phone was indeed unreachable, as CAMI had taken over his phone. He even spoke while dialing, and finally knocked on the door of Lin Xiao's dormitory while still on the phone.

  "Sister Cami, why are you in such a hurry?" Lin Xiao asked in surprise.

  "Can't help but rush." CAMI glanced around the room, not intending to go in at all. "Hurry up and get out of the morgue, go accept an interview with 'Wind Collection'."

  "So soon?!"

  "Wow?! It's already 3 pm now! How many hours have passed since the morning sale started? Do you know how many calls I've received in these few hours?! All of them are fashion magazines wanting to interview you! Even four modeling companies called! After careful selection, I chose Wind, Rayli, and Eren this time!"

  She said, flipping open a book "There are still fifteen days until next month. A week later, whether you can bring up this trend will get an answer. The other day your personal homepage was hung on the company website, today I linked your website to all search engines, now if someone searches for your website, first they will enter Huaxia Entertainment and then find your homepage inside."

  Lin Xiao curiously said "Oh? Then how many clicks?"

  "Tens of them." CAMI didn't mind hitting him "What fame do you think you have now?"

  "Is it still several dozen today?"

  "I haven't seen today's yet, I'll tally it up when I get back tonight." CAMI urged "Hurry and change clothes! Dress more formally this time!"

  In the living room of Huaxia Club, four reporters and four recorders from four households were staring at the door with eyes that seemed to be spitting fire.