Chapter 34 Private Room
Chapter 34 Private Room
Once the costumes and style were determined, the shoot could proceed as planned.
Zhang Jie excelled at this, but Chen Jiang was also busy helping him, and after spending half a day, they finally managed to take most of the photos.
Then... it was Zhang Jie's turn to get stuck.
The reason is quite simple: with a shooting fee of 200,000 yuan, it's impossible to just take a few photos and call it a day. So Zhou Qian and her friends also need to take some slightly more private photos... This is probably why the fee is so high and why they specifically asked an old classmate to take the photos.
But that's precisely where the problem lies.
Zhang Jie has been so focused on having a child with Xu Ruirui lately that he's practically abstained from all desires and has become like a monk, not smoking or drinking. So, he's a bit at a loss in this situation.
But it was precisely under these circumstances that Chen Jiang, whom he had brought in, came in handy.
Then he told Chen Jiang what he had said, and Chen Jiang was dumbfounded:
"No way, you didn't have this in mind from the beginning, did you? You're messing with me, Jay?"
"Besides, I don't know how to film. What if the footage turns out terribly?"
Zhang Jie, however, had already made up his mind, patting his chest with an expression that said, "Don't worry, do it."
"Don't worry, I did teach you, why can't you take pictures?"
"You've got to give up... I only learned a little bit of the basics from you, and the rest is just half-baked, especially since it's this kind of film... If something goes wrong, it'll be hard to explain to Zhou Qian!" Chen Jiang tried to persuade him to reconsider.
But Zhang Jie was even more earnest in his advice:
"That's better than me being kicked out of the house by your sister-in-law... You wouldn't want us to argue and break up over something like this, would you? That would be all your fault!"
"No, you're using moral blackmail!"
Chen Jiang laughed in anger.
"No, this is brotherhood!" Zhang Jie was very certain, pulling Chen Jiang to his side and gesturing for him to look at Zhou Qian and Mi Tang, who were talking and waiting to be filmed.
"Putting everything else aside, just look at Zhou Qian's figure... Do you really think it's easy to find a woman with such a perfect figure?"
"You're the one who got a good deal by letting them film you, and you're still not satisfied."
"Besides, I can tell that Zhou Qian has some feelings for you, and now you've taken some private photos of her... what if... you think?"
"Can you stop talking nonsense?" Chen Jiang pushed him away and said helplessly, "Don't spread rumors about me or anything like that.
"Besides, the key is still photography skills; if the photos aren't good, everything else is pointless."
"You underestimate your brother... Do as I say, I'll teach you how to take two pictures first, and then you can just follow my instructions."
Zhang Jie shoved the camera into Chen Jiang's hand, pointing to Zhou Qian and Mi Tang sitting under a tree not far away, waiting: "See? Zhou Qian is lying on her side on the lawn, and Mi Tang is kneeling behind her... Yes, that's the composition!"
As he spoke, he helped Chen Jiang adjust the parameters:
"Open the aperture to F2.8, reduce the ISO to 100, and press the shutter when the beam of light peeks through the clouds!"
Chen Jiang squinted at the viewfinder, just as the sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone on Zhou Qian's chestnut-brown curly hair. He subconsciously pressed the shutter.
Click!
Zhang Jie snatched the camera back and looked through it, his eyes widening in surprise:
"Holy crap?!"
In the picture, the light spots precisely cover Zhou Qian's collarbone, the hair strands that Mi Tang picks up with her fingertips have golden edges, the blurred tree branches in the background hang naturally beside her, and even the shadows of the folds in her skirt are transitioned just right, making it look like a magazine photo shoot.
"You're just guessing, aren't you?" Zhang Jie, unconvinced, pulled Chen Jiang to a different spot: "Take another picture of Mi Tang?"
Click!Click!
Chen Jiang didn't say anything, but picked up his camera and quickly took two pictures.
Zhang Jie took the camera, glanced at it, and gasped in shock:
"This is weird... the composition is even more tricky than mine!"
"You little brat, have you been secretly practicing?" Zhang Jie looked at Chen Jiang with surprise, but then quickly forgot about it: "You're still calling this bad at filming?"
Before Chen Jiang could speak, he took the opportunity to hang the camera back around Chen Jiang's neck:
"I'll leave this to you. We'll split the 200,000 equally!"
"Equal division my ass!!"
Chen Jiang looked down at the photos he had taken and thought they were pretty good, almost like phone wallpapers. The key was that he didn't feel like he had any special skills. Was it just good luck?
However, given the circumstances, it seemed Zhang Jie was definitely not going to do it personally, so Chen Jiang could only nod in agreement helplessly.
"Alright... Don't blame me if I mess things up."
"I won't blame you for messing with me, but I don't know if Zhou Qian will eat you alive!" Zhang Jie laughed twice and pushed Chen Jiang towards Zhou Qian and the other two women.
"Brother Jie, you're such a jerk!"
Zhang Jie's decision was clearly impromptu; he didn't tell Chen Jiang, nor did he tell Zhou Qian.
To be honest, this is definitely a bit unfair. After all, Zhou Qian spent money, and quite a lot of it. But then they had to change the person filming. Someone with a bad temper might have already started making a scene.
But Zhang Jie had been a photographer for so many years, and his communication skills were already quite good. In addition, Zhou Qian wasn't a very hot-tempered person. So after explaining the situation and after Zhang Jie had seen the two photos Chen Jiang had taken, she readily agreed.
Zhang Jie turned around and walked to Chen Jiang's side, handing the camera back to him as he whispered:
"I told her Zhou Qian was interested in you, and she agreed without me even explaining."
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Chen Jiang glared at him, then walked over to Zhou Qian with his camera and asked helplessly, "Where are we going to shoot? When do we start shooting?"
Zhou Qian was very generous and pointed to a small building in the distance:
"That's a place specifically used for filming interior scenes, let's go there."
"Let's go then."
Without much hesitation, Chen Jiang headed towards the photography studio, while Zhang Jie followed behind, packing his things.
This is a professional filming location, fully equipped with lighting and other equipment, which Zhang Jie was responsible for setting up.
Chen Jiang then followed Zhou Qian and Mi Tang to choose clothes for the upcoming photoshoot... of course, the kind that are not easy to describe.
He was a little agitated by what he saw, but Zhou Qian was still excitedly showing him each item... Fortunately, they hadn't brought many of these special types of clothing, so they quickly made their selections.
Zhou Qian changed into a white veil, but it wasn't enough to cover the view below.
Mi Tang continued in her style, making some spiked bracelets and necklaces.
Chen Jiang suddenly became puzzled as to why Zhou Qian wanted to take these kinds of photos, so before starting the shoot, he couldn't help but ask her out of curiosity:
"By the way, Sister Qian, why did you want to take these kinds of photos?"
"Maybe I've been suppressing my feelings for too long, so I just wanted to let loose this once."
Zhou Qian gave a strange answer, smiled at Chen Jiang, and pulled Mi Tang under the light: "This might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so you have to take good pictures."
"There's a reward for a good photo, but a punishment for a bad one!"
When the word "punishment" came up, Zhou Qian, whose white veil barely covered everything, gently hugged Mi Tang beside her, lifted her thigh so that Mi Tang could hug her, and gave Chen Jiang a flirtatious wink with a blush on her face.
"..."
Chen Jiang subconsciously swallowed, quickly shook his head, and held the camera in front of him:
"I'm about to begin. Hold the position and don't move..."
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