Ch. 07 It always feels like a hint of a certain connotation
The evening of the annual fashion festival was an unprecedented event, with all the prominent people in the entertainment and financial circles gathered together.
The red carpet is the place where celebrities compete with their beauty.
Every actress is secretly competing to see who can better carry high-end jewelry and whose jewelry is more valuable than the other. Everyone is ready to pay off for articles and buy hot searches, as if this fashion festival was a beauty war but one without any smoke.
In fact, the importance that celebrities attach to such a major fashion event is comparable to the importance that ordinary people attach to a wedding ceremony.
Many female celebrities will do manicures and hair removal in advance, do various beauty treatments the night before, start controlling their diet a few days ago, drink a lot of coffee in the morning to eliminate edema (While caffeine is a diuretic and can increase urine production, it may not necessarily help reduce edema (water retention). According to a study published on PubMed, caffeine’s influence on absorption and diuresis may lead to a slight lowering of the osmotic pressure of the blood, but it does not directly eliminate edema- This is what I got from Google), and then cancel all other activities to do hair and makeup.
There are a lot of things to pay attention to on the red carpet. The more popular you are, the longer you can stay on the red carpet.
Generally speaking, it depends on how many reporters are willing to take pictures of you. Even if there are some people who have a high popularity on the red carpet, if no one is taking their pictures, they will be chased away by the staff standing there.
So, after all the fuss, it’s all for those few seconds of competition.
Qiao Nai actually doesn’t care that much about her performance on the red carpet, because she has always felt that right now, she no longer relies solely on her face to make a living, unlike those celebrities who follow the idol route.
Although walking on the red carpet is a good way to gain exposure, just having a good face and body is useless if there are no works under your name.
Before walking on the red carpet, Qiao Nai slowly put on the nail polish in the same color as her clothes and didn’t even bother to do a manicure.
Since the style of the whole dress was more feminine, the stylist helped her make a big wavy hairstyle. Paired with the brand-sponsored diamond necklace that Song Ruan prepared for her, she looked exactly like a runaway Disney princess.
After putting on clothes and makeup, Zeng Nan couldn’t help but take several photos of Qiao Nai as she exclaimed, “Oh my, Nainai is so beautiful. Let’s see who can compete with you on the red carpet.”
“Is there anything I should pay attention to on the red carpet today?” Qiao Nai asked.
“Oh, there are too many artists today, so the time limit for each guest is just one minute. It’s based on first come first served. When the artist in front is almost gone, you can go ahead.”
Qiao Nai nodded, picked up the earrings, and put them on, “Am I going to be the award guest tonight?”
“Yes, you also have the prize,” Zeng Nan said in a relaxed tone, “Actually, everyone knows who will win the prize tonight. The prizes are originally arranged based on popularity, so there is no suspense at all.”
Qiao Nai felt a little hungry, so she took a vegetable cup and ate cucumber strips.
This is her dinner.
Qiao Nai is usually very busy with work and has no time to exercise, so she basically relies on strictly controlling her calorie intake to stay in shape.
Although this kind of vegetable sticks won’t make people feel full, it won’t cause them to faint due to hypoglycemia.
After eating a little, Qiao Nai got into the nanny car and headed to the grand ceremony.
Zeng Nan said to her in the car, “After today’s event, you will have about ten days of rest. Think about the script and get a feel for it, and then be ready to join the crew.”
“Okay.” Qiao Nai wore a pair of elegant long tassel earrings, which matched her entire look today very well. She looked exactly like the image of the heartthrob heroine that everyone loved in a novel.
Zeng Nan brushed her hair and said, “So you won’t be exposed for a while after today. Try to have a few more beautiful pictures for hot searches today.”
In fact, Qiao Nai wants to say that she doesn’t care that much about whether she is trending or not.
But she also knew that she couldn’t just think about whether she was happy or not, the entire team depended on her for survival, so as long as it wasn’t something she was particularly resistant to, Qiao Nai would usually cooperate.
All the stars’ nanny vans are parked in one place, and there will be a temporary waiting area. Only makeup artists and personal staff can follow them. Beyond the waiting area is the road to the red carpet.
Only the stars themselves can leave from there to walk to the red carpet area.
Some of the more famous celebrities can have independent dressing rooms, while those who are less famous can only huddle together in a lobby-like place to touch up their makeup.
After Qiao Nai arrived, she was taken directly to a single makeup lounge. After a little touch-up of makeup, a staff member knocked on the door and asked, “If Miss Qiao is ready, you can go to the red carpet.”
Qiao Nai nodded, stood up, straightened the hem of her skirt, and walked out on high heels.
Every time they watched Qiao Nai walk, it was a feast for eyes. Qiao Nai is 170cm tall, and she is over 180cm tall when wearing high heels. She has a slender waist and long legs, white skin and red lips, with a straight back and a slender swan neck. When she walks, she looks absolutely exquisite.
Qiao Nai walked forward carefully, not daring to take too big of a step.
After all, nothing can go wrong on the red carpet.
Qiao Nai was afraid of delaying the artists behind her, so she quickened her pace.
Before actually walking onto the red carpet, a staff member was counting the time there. He politely greeted Qiao Nai and said “Miss Qiao, you have about a minute to go. Please keep your time on the red carpet within five minutes.”
Five minutes is a long time for a red carpet less than 100 meters long.
Qiao Nai nodded to express her understanding.
The staff member looked at the time and when the time came, he let Qiao Nai go.
Qiao Nai stepped forward, walking with the wind.
Seeing that it was Qiao Nai, the sound of shutters kept coming.
The flashlights make the night as bright as the day.
Qiao Nai actually doesn’t like walking on the red carpet because the brightness is so dazzling that she feels like she will be intermittently blind for a while after every walk.
However, she still smiled and continued her business seriously.
Although the staff gave her five minutes, she didn’t want to face the overwhelming flashlights for too long.
Qiao Nai unknowingly quickened her pace and walked quickly to the front of the venue, where there was a huge autograph board.
Qiao Nai looked over from a distance and saw a male star signing his autograph there.
The further she walked, the more she noticed that the flashlights were focused on him.
The male star finished signing and stood in front of the billboard. In addition to the continuous “click” of cameras, there were also cheers from fans in the distance.
“He Siyu!!!!!!”
Only then did Qiao Nai realize that the person standing in front of the billboard was none other than He Siyu.
She knew that He Siyu must have stayed on the red carpet much longer than ordinary people.
Because he won’t be let go easily by the reporters.
Qiao Nai’s pace slowed down significantly.
But no matter how slowly she walked, Qiao Nai still came to the front of the signing board.
After taking the photo, He Siyu saw someone coming from the corner of his eye. He was about to leave, but when he turned his head and glanced, he realized that it was Qiao Nai. His steps froze, along with his whole body.
Qiao Nai stood aside for a while, that’s when a little girl handed her a signature pen.
She had to go to that corner for signing.
After signing, she turned around and took a few photos.
At this time, the distance between her and He Siyu was almost four to five meters.
After taking the photo, Qiao Nai planned to leave, but the place where He Siyu stood was the only way to enter the venue.
She felt that it would be impolite to just pass by in front of He Siyu. Just when she was worried about whether to continue pretending to pose for photos or to wait around, He Siyu made a “please” gesture to her.
Pointing to his side.
The meaning of this action was very clear, it was to invite her to take a group photo.
In fact, it is not uncommon for celebrities to take photos together on the red carpet. However, firstly, they usually only take photos with people they work with, and secondly, He Siyu never takes photos with others.
So Qiao Nai was confused.
But he had already given such a clear invitation, so it was not good to just leave him there. Qiao Nai took two steps towards him, but He Siyu also took a step towards Qiao Nai.
The two people met each other after walking a few steps each.
Qiao Nai approached He Siyu and the first thing she noticed was the bright red color on the handkerchief pocket of his suit.
The color and texture were exactly the same as hers.
It couldn’t be more coincidental.
The two stood together and all the cameramen went crazy.
Their fingers didn’t stop pressing the shutter button, for fear of missing any moment.
He Siyu is 187cm tall, and most female artists will have a mismatched height difference standing next to him.
But when it came to Qiao Nai, it was as if their proportions were carefully designed by God for each other.
Considering all the things, the two people can only be described as “a match made in heaven”, from their appearance to their temperament, and even to the way they dressed today.
For those who don’t know, it will not be an exaggeration to say that this is a wedding photo.
Even in such a place with a high concentration of handsome men and beautiful women, the appearance of the two of them can only be described by one word: ‘Extraordinary’
They were originally planning to take a few photos and leave, but the sound of the shutter kept getting louder and louder, and the two of them stood there for about a full minute.
Qiao Nai wasn’t sure whether the distance between the two of them was closer now than in the last audition, but she could clearly smell He Siyu’s perfume this time.
While taking the photo, her mind went blank. The only thing she could think about was what kind of perfume He Siyu was wearing today.
A restrained and mysterious woody tone as the base, mixed with some other flavors that were difficult to judge by Qiao Nai.
After filtering through her mind, a sudden flash of inspiration came to her. She subconsciously looked at He Siyu and blurted out, “Diptyque’s Tan Dao?” 1Tam Dao by Diptyque is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance for women and men. Tam Dao was launched in 2003.
He Siyu was stunned for a moment, then he turned his head slightly, with a smile on his lips, and said, as if they were telling secret codes to each other, “Penhaligon’s fox?”
Qiao Nai’s mouth twitched, only then did she realize that the two of them were actually having an absurd talk like this, blatantly guessing each other’s perfume brand on the red carpet.
Qiao Nai cleared her throat and said, “It’s almost time to go in.”
“Good.”
After saying this, He Siyu escorted Qiao Nai to the venue.
The whole process was done with gentlemen’s intentions, not touching her at all, but following half a step behind her.
After entering the venue, it suddenly became quiet.
Suddenly leaving a large area of flashlights and returning to a normal area of light, Qiao Nai needed a while to adapt.
She slowly turned her head and glanced at He Siyu, and found that he was also staring at her closely.
There was something indescribable between his eyebrows and eyes, it was – gentleness.
Qiao Nai nodded, “You guessed it right.”
He Siyu returned the courtesy and said, “You guessed it right too.”
“But there is another smell that I couldn’t distinguish.” Qiao Nai said.
He Siyu chuckled and said in a tender voice, “I won’t tell you the answer. Let’s see who can guess the other person’s perfume first.”
There was a hint of very subtle ambiguity in He Siyu’s words.
After all, guessing about each other’s perfume is a very special kind of fun.
In addition, the perfumes of both of them are not very strong, so one would need to get very close to appreciate them clearly.
It feels like it’s a hint of a certain connotation.
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