After finishing the GQ shoot, I exchanged Instagram messages with the photographer, and then declined the invitation to have dinner together.
Lin Qingyuan and his party followed the temporarily hired short-term guide and went to a nearby Western restaurant with a good reputation. While filling their stomachs, they also chatted about the specific work arrangements for the next two days.
"You should also know the model who will shoot the Harper's Bazaar cover with you tomorrow. Hailey Bieber is a powerful new-generation supermodel and is also Justin Bieber's fiancée. Of course, the latter may be even more famous.
." Yan Jun chewed the steak in his mouth.
"It's true." Lin Qingyuan used a fork to put the steak he had cut on the assistant's plate. She usually eats less Western food, so she is not used to this purely American Western food model. "After all, they all have the surname Bieber."
, it’s hard not to be reminded of her identity.”
"I grew up listening to Bieber's songs!" the assistant said with a smile.
"I was born in 1994, so I'm not a few years older than you, okay..." Lin Qingyuan lowered his head and continued cutting the steak. There were several people in his team who didn't know how to use a knife and fork, but he happened to be free now and wasn't very hungry.
, so I simply took the initiative to take on the task of cutting meat for them.
"But he made his debut early!" the assistant smiled proudly, feeling happy as she ate the steak cut by the boss himself.
"That's why some people say that he is still a young man after going through thousands of sails." Lin Qingyuan smiled: "I did so many wrong things when I was young, but one day I woke up in time and found that I was only 24 or 25 years old, and I still have a lot of youth.
, which is really shocking.”
"But he can't hit you."
Lin Qingyuan raised his eyebrows noncommittally.
Although limited by the relatively closed output channels of domestic entertainment, Chinese artists who have entered the traffic era basically do not have much popularity overseas.
But Lin Qingyuan is already trying to expand his influence as much as possible through his own efforts.
And being a fashion star is the only magical weapon he can use in Europe and the United States at this stage.
So simply comparing his achievements in the field of fashion, Lin Qingyuan has the confidence and confidence to compete with everyone in the world.
"By the way, you have to pay attention. Bieber may go to the scene for tomorrow's filming, so try not to conflict with him. You know, we currently don't have the confidence to compete head-on with the top locals in the United States."
Yan Jun reminded me.
"Well, I know, and I have no reason to conflict with him." Lin Qingyuan nodded to express his understanding.
He earned the first pot of gold in his acting career by fighting with his great benefactor, so he naturally knows when to fight with others and when not to fight.
At least when you are not yet firmly established, try not to conflict with others as much as possible.
Of course, except for the situation like Hua Shao, in that case, even if there is no quarrel, other netizens and viewers will spontaneously scold Xingzi, so it would be a real pity if Lin Qingyuan does not quickly take advantage of this trend of popularity.
"The day after tomorrow is the shoot for Vogue, with Kendall Jenner, so you'd better go to bed early these days to replenish your energy, and try to keep your face in excellent condition for the cover shoots of these three magazines."
Vogue and GQ are published in December, and Harper's Bazaar is published in January.
"Speaking of which, I'm a little sleepy now. I feel like I haven't adjusted to the jet lag yet, and I've been shooting covers all day..." Lin Qingyuan covered his mouth and yawned.
"Then go to bed early and don't bother calling your female friends one by one."
"Uh..." Lin Qingyuan was very embarrassed.
............
On the second day of the trip to the United States, it was still ten o'clock in the morning, and Lin Qingyuan arrived on time at the shooting site arranged by Harper's Bazaar today.
After a period of essential socializing, Lin Qingyuan was immediately taken into the dressing room by the photographer's assistant to begin the styling preparations before today's official shooting.
About an hour later, the first set of looks was completed.
After putting on makeup, Lin Qingyuan came out of the dressing room and saw today's partner model, Hailey Bieber.
A tall woman with a height of just over 1.7 meters, a good figure but a slightly girlish-male appearance.
"Nice to meet you, Lin!" The enthusiasm she showed was relatively restrained.
The two shook hands briefly out of politeness.
"Hi, Hailey, your outfit today has a lot of personality and attitude. I like it very much."
This may be because his fiancé Justin Bieber is standing nearby watching the two of them.
"Hey Lin, I'm Justin, Justin Bieber, you can call me **." Bieber also walked up with a smile and took the initiative to greet Lin Qingyuan.
The two of them gave each other the most basic shoulder-bumping ceremony.
"Of course I know you, Justin. Even my assistant said she grew up listening to your songs."
"Really?" Justin smiled: "If she is still here, then call her over. I also want to get to know the fans who grew up listening to my songs."
Lin Qingyuan suddenly discovered that the current Justin Bieber was indeed different from the Canadian king who often appeared in negative news before.
If the money and fame brought to him by becoming famous at a young age brought him into a bottomless abyss.
So for the current Bieber, he has had enough fun over the years, so it is time to return to a normal life and live peacefully with his fiancée. He is very Buddha.
"That might have to wait a while, because she's probably out buying me coffee right now."
"You like coffee too?" Bieber asked.
"I basically can't stop when I'm working." Lin Qingyuan likes drinking coffee, and there's nothing to hide about this.
"It seems we have one more hobby. What's your Instagram account?"
"emp.lin7."
Speaking of this unknown ID, Lin Qingyuan inevitably felt a little ashamed.
"Okay, do you have time tonight? After the day's shooting, maybe we can have a meal together."
Bieber extended the invitation.
It seemed that he was not out of politeness and politeness, but really wanted to make Lin Qingyuan a friend.
Of course, the same is true for Lin Qingyuan.
He knows that if he can catch up with the reformed Bieber during this trip to the United States, his popularity in the United States and even the Western world will be improved to a certain extent.
This will undoubtedly greatly reduce his initial accumulation of popularity in the European and American markets.
The shortcut is right in front of you, why not take it?
Of course, Bieber also needs Lin Qingyuan's help.
But it's not to provide him with help: because of the bad things he committed when he was young, he basically has no way out in the fashion industry now. Those old luxury brands don't want to cooperate with artists with well-known dark histories.
So what Bieber really wants to get from Lin Qingyuan is fashion resources that can help his fiancée Hailey further develop in the fashion industry.
He knew very well how high Lin Qingyuan was in the European mainstream fashion industry, and this was exactly the introducer Haili needed for her career development.
"He's always so enthusiastic." Hailey shrugged.
"I think I have no reason to refuse the invitation to have dinner with you." Lin Qingyuan also smiled.
Everything happened so naturally.
This is undoubtedly a win-win result.
............
At about 6:30 in the evening, all the shooting for the American edition of Harper's Bazaar's annual issue was completed.
Bieber first contacted his friends and called them out to get together, and then drove his fiancée and Lin Qingyuan to the restaurant that had been reserved.
When I got out of the car, there were indeed a lot of paparazzi in the streets and alleys. Most of them came for Bieber, but there were also a lot of paparazzi who came for Lin Qing.
They were all curious about what Lin Qingyuan, a Chinese star who had just shocked the world with his top looks and status in the European fashion industry, would do when he came to the United States.
And because of promotion through various channels, such as online promotions by local fans, popular searches on Shitren and other lists, press releases issued by Universal and img...
All of this allowed Lin Qingyuan to gain a lot of fresh traffic popularity in the United States at an extremely fast speed.
The number of fans gradually increased.
Of course, it mainly depends on face.
After all, most people are superficial, so in countries where film and television works cannot be exported, appearance is the most effective way for Lin Qingyuan to expand his popularity.
"Hey, Lin, I'm Ariana Grande, you can call me Ellie." A little girl just got off the bus and enthusiastically ran over to start a fight with Lin Qingyuan next to Bieber.
Say hello.
She clearly has the facial features of a Caucasian, but her skin is dark. It feels like she has done tanning on purpose.
Of course the person is quite beautiful.
"Hello Aili, I am Lin Qingyuan."
Lin Qingyuan shook hands with her with a smile. In fact, his assistant happened to be a fan of Girl A, but he just said this morning that he grew up listening to Bieber songs, and now he immediately said that she likes Girl A. Indeed,
Not very suitable...
"Justin just called me and told me that a very, very hot and sexy handsome guy will be coming to the party tonight." Girl A smiled and looked at Lin Qingyuan, "Looking at it now, what he said is not an exaggeration."
"Thank you, I also like your style and music." Fortunately, Lin Qingyuan knew her to a certain extent, so she said it in a decent way: "The new song "thank u, next" you released this year is very nice!"
"Really? Thank you, this is 100% my honor!" Girl A was very outgoing and enthusiastic.
"We'd better go in first, people are gradually gathering around." Bieber noticed the increase in the flow of people around him, interrupted the conversation between the two, and warned.
"Maybe we will be the headline tonight."
"Who gets the headlines?" asked sister A.
"Damn it Lin!"
"My reputation here is not enough." Lin Qingyuan smiled and shook his head.
"But Universal and IMG behind you will definitely not sit idly by." Bieber saw clearly and thoroughly.
Universal and IMG are both big companies, so as long as they want to promote Lin Qingyuan, then Lin Qingyuan will inevitably be pushed out. Of course, they can only guarantee the lower limit, and the upper limit must be fought and tried by the artists themselves.
"You also signed with Universal?" Girl A was surprised because her record contract was signed with Universal.
"It's just a nominal signing, because I'm not a professional singer." Lin Qingyuan told the truth.
"It's very cool. I can see that you must be very sincere towards your friends." Bieber likes Lin Qingyuan's character very much.
There won’t be so much hemming and hawing. If you have something to say, just say it directly.
"In fact, Lin also signed with img, the agency where Gisele Bundchen works."
Haili, who usually doesn't talk much and feels a bit socially anxious, finally spoke.
"Gisele Bundchen? Lin, I know you walked in the finale show, but when did you become a model again?"
"It's just a swap of interests just like Universal."
"There are so many companies and consortiums behind you..." Girl A is a little envious. If there are so many companies belonging to different camps to support her, then she may have more confidence when fighting with other little bitches.
"But the degree of freedom will be relatively low." Lin Qingyuan's degree of freedom is actually very high, but he still can't compare with this group of American artists. After all, there are cultural differences...
They pursue freedom, we pursue order.
"Come on, having resources and making money is the most important thing. Freedom is something that needs to be considered only after success and retirement." Bieber pursed his lips and shook his head.
When he was young, he pursued freedom too much and let himself go, which led to a lot of bad things.
That's why he realized that the so-called freedom Americans pursue is actually a trick used by politicians to fool the people.