Li Yao was extremely excited when he heard this news. The next morning, he wanted to take her to the boutique to buy things. After all, they would be living in a semi-closed training environment for more than four months afterwards, so it’s better to buy what they need in advance.
Qin Wei wore sportswear and a baseball cap and went with him.
After entering the mall, Li Yao first chose some of the latest styles from major luxury brands for her, but they were all rejected by Qin Wei.
"As far as I know, I'm going to the training ground, not the catwalk. I sweat all over every day from singing and dancing practice. Isn’t it inappropriate to wear this? "
Qin Wei said, shaking the high-end silk shirt in her hand.
But Li Yao was very generous:
"Pfft, don't worry about money. You're currently on the rise in your career, and deserve to wear something nice. These are just small money."
Qin Wei sighed. It seemed that her agent was also lacking in common sense. She had to make some effort to enlighten him:
"The clothes of trainees should be loose and comfortable. It is best to choose soft, sweat-absorbent fabrics such as pure cotton. So let’s skip these fashions, I just need something comfortable."
"But..."
"No buts, if you want good results, you have to listen to me."
There was a hint of threat in Qin Wei's words. Li Yao had to compromise.
Putting down the expensive luxury brand shirts, Qin Wei took Li Yao to the department store in another mall.
The originally empty first floor atrium of the mall was full of shelves, with rows of out-of-season clothes hanging on them, all kinds of brands and styles.
There were also a lot of people. Li Yao pulled Qin Wei back.
"There are too many people here. What if we get recognized... We don't lack that little money, baby..."
Li Yao shook his head frantically while pulling Qin Wei's arm.
Qin Wei was justified:
"I'm here to buy things, not to rob. Why would I be afraid of being recognized? It's cost-effective here!"
After saying that, she shook off Li Yao's hand and walked in alone.
No dresses, no skirts, no gowns, all kinds of skirts...
Still have shirts at home, don't need either...
Hoodies and pants, ten each...
Short sleeves and shorts, twenty each, to wear in different colors...
Cargo pants too...
Sneakers...
"Don't buy shoes."
Li Yao finally found her and saw that her shopping cart was already full. He stopped her in time:
"You have a lot of sports shoes. I promise every pair fits your feet comfortably..."
In the end, after Qin Wei bought some more clothes and pants, she stopped. When she was about to leave, someone recognized her:
"Hey? Aren't you Qin Wei? Can I take a picture with you?"
Just as Li Yao was about to say "private schedule, inconvenient for photos", Qin Wei had already happily agreed and took the photo.
Then she was recognized by others again, who asked if she could take a picture with them. Qin Wei also agreed.
A middle-aged woman asked her, "Aren't you a big star? How come you go to the department store to buy clothes? Don't you spend thousands and thousands on clothes?"
Qin Wei smiled and said, "Sister, you overestimate me. I usually don't even dare to wear clothes worth thousands. I only wear sponsored brand clothes. It's more cost-effective here, and the quality is not bad either."
Someone else said, "Qin Wei is very down-to-earth. I saw her go to the supermarket to buy groceries online last time. She's a very sensible girl."
...
Seeing her buy dozens of cotton T-shirts for just a few tens of dollars, Li Yao conceded. When packing, she still insisted on bringing the T-shirt with a duck pattern. Li Yao really could not understand why she kept wearing this T-shirt over and over again until the collar was loose.
The pattern on this T-shirt was really visually polluting...
Li Yao pretended to compromise. When she wasn't paying attention, he stuffed the duck T-shirt into his own bag, and then tried his best to distract her with other topics.
Even though most of the time would be closed training, there would still be some TV show recordings after all. He had to pay attention to the image of his own artist. This T-shirt was too tacky.
Seeing her about to rummage through the suitcase, Li Yao hurriedly reminded her:
"Get ready for the crew tomorrow. Pay attention to image management and facial expression management at all times. No swearing, no eye rolling, and no sloppy appearance in front of the camera. Always remember the existence of the lens!"
Qin Wei was a little impatient:
"I know! Don't affect me packing my stuff..."
As she spoke, she wanted to rummage through her suitcase again.
Li Yao said again:
"Don't post on Weibo without my approval. I have to review every post! Also, don't respond arbitrarily to fans' comments, let alone argue with them!"
"Damn."
Qin Wei said.
Li Yao frowned:
"What did you say?"
Qin Wei pushed him aside:
"I said you should go home early. You still have to take care of Anxing's new artist starting tomorrow, right? Don't put all your energy on me."
Li Yao didn't know why, but he felt a little guilty, although Qin Wei also knew that he had signed a contract with Xu Mingchuan to train new artists.
"Baby, you know you're still my most important artist..."
When Li Yao said this, he felt a little sad.
Qin Wei nodded absent-mindedly, but kept mumbling:
"I feel like I'm missing something..."
Li Yao glanced down at his bag and hurriedly hugged it:
"You're right, I should go rest... I forgot to tell you, there will be one or two days of rest after each elimination round. I will come pick you up to do other work. Work hard!"
Qin Wei waved at him. By the time she looked up again, Li Yao had left.
"Oh right, socks."
Qin Wei went to the closet and took out a bunch of socks and put them in her suitcase.
Then she suddenly remembered:
"What did he say? There's still other work on rest days? Is the boss of Anxing even human?"
...
The next day, Li Yao came to pick her up and took her to the Lizhi TV Station building of Guangdian Tower. After getting off the elevator, there were already staff members waiting for them at the door. The first thing before entering was to hand over their cell phones.
There was a row of acrylic lockers in the elevator hallway where each small compartment could hold a cell phone. The staff member turned off Qin Wei's phone and locked it in, then gave her the key:
"There are surveillance cameras here, please rest assured. You can take your phone only when leaving the studio."
Qin Wei continued walking inward. Following the direction arrows on the wall, she walked into the conference room through a transparent door.
There were already many people inside at this time. Meeting so many female celebrities for the first time, Qin Wei was a little nervous. Seeing them all dressed in designer brands and carefully made up, Qin Wei wondered -
Does she look too casual in ordinary clothes and light makeup? Will it seem like she doesn't take this competition seriously?
As she walked towards her seat, she felt many eyes looking her up and down, judging her outfit. It was impossible to change when she got back, so Qin Wei chose a seat in the corner and had just sat down when someone greeted her.
"Senior sister!"
Qin Wei looked towards the voice. Youyou waved and smiled at her, as if they were very familiar.
Although she was the one who gave her the salad, she might not have known about it, right?
Don't jump to conclusions for now, but if she really did it on purpose, let's wait and see.
