Chapter 31: 31. Photo shoot(3)

"Can't you even hold a sneeze!! This is why I hate amateurs.. You people just don't know anything about professionalism... in the time you sneezed, the moon moved a little farther.. are you trying to get me to do extra work and come again tomorrow for you. If you can't do this single job, why are you even here? Who brought you here... get the hell out!!", this man was also an old veteran whose position was a little below Senior Su, he was innately a good person but he had a short temper plus how the media showed him as a rival who couldn't keep up with Senior Su made him a bit jaded... Today too, he was put in charge of the newbies while Senior Su was asked to take care of the main shoot indoors... this was a case of pushing one's anger on someone unrelated...

Maybe he knew that YuTang didn't have any backing and was being blocked or, he knew that he was recommended to this team by that old man, or simply that he was irritated under this cold weather where he was forced to take pictures of newbies who didn't know the difference between shadow and lights, but he took out everything on him...

The air went still as everyone crowded to watch another drama, they knew that YuTang was not at fault and that his luck was lacking to be standing there at this time when the photographer lost a fuse... but nobody tried to interfere, everyone here knew about this actor-turned-model, there was no merit in saving him plus, if they did, it would be like throwing the rock on oneself, they will become the scapegoat, nobody wanted that and so, with a unanimous vote, they just stood there to enjoy a drama.

YuTang, on the other hand, had his head down for a moment, the moment the photographer was done, he slowly raised his head and gave him a short bow, "I'm sorry", he was not at fault, but if he didn't take back one step now, this won't end... he was not ChunHua, who could fight against the world outright, he was too gentle and maybe because of what happened in recent years, his self-esteem has also taken a blow... no doubt, he had started to accept himself as a whole after meeting ChunHua, but it wasn't a day's matter to change, it would take time.

Well, it was a good thing, the man was apologised to and it was a good chance to end it, but--

"What..? Are you doing me a favour by apologising? What about the time I lost? Who recommended you, it seems somebody's eyes are not good anymore...", he scoffed with contempt.

YuTang was fine with the blame being put on him, but it was a different matter if Senior Su was questioned because of him... his heart turned a bit cold..

Well, if he does something now, he will probably face another ban, it was back to nothing once again, but compared to the humiliation a person he respected faced because of him, it was just better to start from scratch.

His back straightened, as his eyes held a smile that was not smiling, this was something he took from ChunHua the other day... it was the same look she had when she faced that man for the last time... the air around him became oppressive...

"I've already apologised... please don't pull others to this. Well, if you want to you can take the photos first and then complain", it was a sudden change, if one didn't know, they would think that he had a Dissociative Identity Disorder, after all, just a moment ago, the humbleness he showed could put even the greatest saint to shame, but now, he had a challenging and oppressive aura around him.

There was a reason, ChunHua opened that company, she was someone who could still keep her personal and professional life separate, no matter how much she liked this boy, there was no way, she would simply open a huge company for his sake if he didn't have it in him... but she had seen him act... This man could bring the best in someone because he himself got so deep into his character, he wasn't a conventional method actor, if he could get into the character, that character became himself... and right now, he was acting as ChunHua, even though he watched her for just a day, he learnt a lot, he was an outstanding observer after all....

This sudden change caused a small uproar around him, after all, nobody expected him to challenge a veteran in what he did!

It was as if, something snapped...

"hah! You... a newbie dares to challenge me... You dare?!!!", the photographer's face distorted but--

"Yes", his answer was simple without any emotion, as if, talking about the weather, but it showed that he was that confident in himself... Well, indeed he hadn't observed her for a long time, but the only thing he was sure about her was that her confidence wasn't something superficial, it was something that had been ingrained in the deepest core of her heart and bones and reflected in her attitude!

The other side didn't expect him to answer this calmly, it was as if punching a ball of cotton with full force, it felt like hitting the air!

The commotion caused some attention from the other veterans inside too and since they were almost done for the day, many along with Senior Su, who heard about this came out.

Senior Su was aware of the other photographer's temper, but because he knew that his skill was real he didn't involve himself, he was aware that the other party was being compared to him, but to him, he was just a junior with exceptional talent and passion for this job... taking this situation for an example, he was complaining, but he still knew to get the best out of a model... so, he just let him be...

But he never expected to bully YuTang just because he was involved in recommending him, it was a bit out of order even for that man!

He even heard that xiao Yu had apologised but the result was unsatisfactory so, he had taken it upon himself to stand for the person who saw his potential, him and so, Senior Su decided to make his stand here too, he hadn't come this long in his job to be questioned about his eyes.. but--

CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK

All he heard when he got to that scene was just the sound of someone clicking pictures at a high pace, even though the crowd was quite dense, with almost everyone involved in the whole shoot present there, but no one dared to breathe as they all looked at the person at the centre.

A man with dripping hair and an arrogant smirk was looking straight into the camera, sometimes he showed his profile, the other times just his side, but the eyes never left the lens and the smirk looked as if he was the King and was looking down on everything in this world...

It was as if, he had conquered the world and he hadn't allowed anyone to move yet, everyone here was taken in into the world he created with himself in the centre...

Senior Su's eyes had a surprised glint, '..this boy had really changed', the last time he saw this child, he was still under some sort of shadow and was acting as if, there were some chains that bound him... but now, he was dazzling with a bright light, as if, he had resurrected from his ashes after facing death... just like a phoenix.

Senior Su knew that it wasn't his job, and he would be hindering everyone, but it was an occupational hazard, if he liked it, he couldn't help point his own lens on this man, who was brighter than the moon even in this dim set and he clicked... in the picture he took, there was a man with the calm but glistening lake as his backdrop, even the moon that should be on top of him, from this angle felt like was behind him creating an ethereal halo as his deep eyes looked straight into the heart of the camera, yes, at that moment he clicked, YuTang had actually reflexively looked at him for a better shot... and it was not just him, almost all photographers here had done the same and they all had the same thought when they saw the photos with the man glancing towards them,

'This was a monster!!'