IDEI CH34

“Stand there and don’t move.” Qi Yanning narrowed his eyes and said.

Gong Jiayu braked suddenly, stopping in front of Qi Yanning. He had a long face, his expression somewhat grave.

“What happened to your hair?” Qi Yanning asked.

Gong Jiayu’s hair was simply too conspicuous, half long and half short, uneven, making his originally cute and delicate appearance look foolish.

“Brother Qi!” Gong Jiayu said sadly, “My hairstyle is completely ruined.”

“I actually quite liked this hairstyle, how did this happen…”

Seeing that Gong Jiayu hadn’t explained what had happened for a long time, Xiao Yingyi stepped forward and recounted the course of events to Qi Yanning as calmly as possible.

It turned out that after the training session ended this afternoon, Manager Qin informed them of the recording content for tomorrow’s mini-group variety show.

The mini-group variety show recorded during this period had been released gradually after post-production and had received a lot of positive feedback.

However, just showing their daily interactions and training content was a bit thin, so Manager Qin came up with more ideas. For example, recording an episode where TND collectively unboxes internet-famous toys and things like that.

He prepared various interesting toys in advance for tomorrow’s recording. Among these items were a few portions of crystal slime. Gong Jiayu and An Zi’ai begged Manager Qin for a long time before he reluctantly agreed to let them play with it a bit early.

After Manager Qin left, Gong Jiayu and An Zai excitedly opened the crystal slime and started playing.

However, while they were goofing around, a large handful of crystal slime in Gong Jiayu’s hand accidentally got stuck in An Zai’s hair.

“Wait.” Qi Yanning interrupted Xiao Yingyi, looking at him with a hint of surprise, “An Zai’s hair?”

“Is there a problem with your hair too?” He raised an eyebrow at An Zai.

An Zai nodded and then shook his head. Although his hair was wet, it wasn’t a mess like Gong Jiayu’s.

Xiao Yingyi gave the two a helpless look and continued telling the story to Qi Yanning.

The moment the crystal slime got stuck in An Zai’s hair, both of them froze, and then let out two earth-shattering screams.

The other people in the villa all came downstairs when they heard the noise, and at a glance, they saw An Zai’s tragic state in the middle of the living room.

They looked at each other; none of them had ever seen such a thing, especially happening to adults.

But Wei Mingzhe quickly found a solution. Several people surrounded An Zai, using toothpaste to help him remove the crystal slime from his head. Gong Jiayu couldn’t squeeze in and was pacing around anxiously, and then—

When he bent down to look, his head got close to an aromatherapy candle placed on a nearby counter. The hair on the side of his head instantly caught fire, emitting wisps of blue smoke!

The others had just finished dealing with the stuff in An Zai’s hair when they turned around and saw Gong Jiayu’s hair on fire.

“Gong Jiayu, your hair!” Yan Zihao shouted loudly.

Gong Jiayu hadn’t reacted yet until Yan Zihao grabbed a piece of clothing nearby and smothered the fire on his hair; only then did he realize what had happened.

He… caught on fire.

Gong Jiayu reached up and touched it. After being roasted, his hair had become extremely brittle, crumbling at a touch.

He rubbed his hair hard, black crumbs fell, and half of his hairstyle instantly vanished.

After this, Gong Jiayu even took small scissors, trying to trim the hairstyle to make it look less weird, but it didn’t help and even made it worse.

He could only wait with a heart full of grief for Qi Yanning to return.

“Managing to set yourself on fire, Gong Jiayu, you are quite impressive!”

There was a hint of mockery in Qi Yanning’s voice.

“Brother Qi, I was wrong, I was too careless.” Gong Jiayu said pitifully, “Please help me one more time!”

Qi Yanning patted his messy dog head, “Since you don’t cherish your hair, how about I give you a buzz cut?”

Gong Jiayu felt like he had been struck by lightning.

A buzz cut? He couldn’t do that!

Although the shape of his head was very good, he didn’t have that kind of aura!

Brother Hai shaving a buzz cut was full of hormones; if he shaved a buzz cut…

He would probably look like an underage little monk.

Gong Jiayu’s eyes were full of panic, but he still said, “If Brother Qi thinks it suits me, I’ll shave it!”

His performance, akin to a strong man cutting off his own wrist, made Qi Yanning curl the corners of his mouth. Qi Yanning said plainly, “Just kidding. Let’s go, I’ll fix this dog-chewed hair for you.”

Only then did Gong Jiayu feel relieved, following closely behind Qi Yanning to the makeup room.

Because the makeup supplies were gradually increasing, this small living room on the second floor had been officially set up as a makeup room.

Qi Yanning examined Gong Jiayu’s hair.

When Gong Jiayu first entered the show, he had a tin foil perm. Afterward, due to the program’s requirements, he hadn’t cut his hair. Before the finale night, his company suddenly resurrected and arranged a new hairstyle for him: a Japanese-style medium-long hair. The long and fluffy hair made his face look very small, which suited him very well.

But now, the length of the hair was only half of what it was, and it was impossible to maintain the original hairstyle.

Qi Yanning’s hands moved deftly with the scissors, and the other half of Gong Jiayu’s hair that hadn’t been burned off was also shortened significantly.

His movements were swift, and strands of hair kept falling. Not long after, Gong Jiayu’s hairstyle was completely different.

Gong Jiayu’s new hairstyle was medium-short hair with bangs reaching his eyebrows. The bangs in front were parted three to seven, exposing a bit of his forehead, and the rest was fluffy and smooth, completely different from the originally longer hair.

If the medium-long hair was gentle and exquisite, then the current medium-short hair was flamboyant and cute.

“Brother Qi!” Gong Jiayu shouted dramatically, “I love you to death!”

“I also really like this hairstyle!”

Qi Yanning put away the scissors and said coldly, “This is the last time. If this kind of thing happens again…”

Gong Jiayu shuddered, “Understood, I will not act rashly again, I swear to protect my hairstyle to the death!”

Gong Jiayu’s new hairstyle also received a lot of praise when it was revealed in the mini-group variety show.

[Xiaoyu’s new hairstyle looks very good!]

[It’s not that the original one didn’t look good, it’s just that this one fits his personality better?]

[Hahahaha so cute our Xiaoyu]

[I was just saying why there was a bit of dissonance a few days ago hhhhh having a gentle hairstyle while doing childish things]

They highly praised the makeup team’s dedication to Gong Jiayu, but no one knew how ridiculous the events behind this were.

After this day, TND practiced for another half a month, and it was finally time to record the MV.

The exterior shots for the MV were selected to be in the desert, while the interior shots were built with scenes where retro and futuristic feels complemented each other.

Qi Yanning also prepared three sets of makeup and styling.

The first set consisted of various highly saturated, oversized suits, paired with silver sunglasses and a 20/80 parted hairstyle, full of retro modern feel.

The second set was a combination of brown and blue, clothing made of corduroy and denim materials. Cool white light strips were embedded in the clothes, tracing brilliant lights and shadows with the dance movements.

The third set featured exaggerated tech-wear wide-leg cargo pants paired with ribbed tank tops, or collisions between high-tech coatings and elements like embroidery and lace, all showing a sense of the times and the future.

These three sets of makeup and styling fully expressed the album’s theme of a retro future, leaving people in awe.

Especially the members of TND, who were even stunned when they saw these clothes for the first time.

“Brother Qi!” An Zai shouted dramatically, “These clothes are so beautiful, where did you buy them?! I want to buy some to wear as my casual clothes!”

“They actually said my casual clothes have poor taste. I’m going to wear these and shock their eyeballs!”

An Zi’ai’s voice was indignant. His casual clothes were all about comfort. Besides…

Are the Lazy Sheep printed T-shirt and SpongeBob wide-leg pants not good-looking? They clearly look very good!

“You can’t buy them,” Qi Yanning said plainly.

“Why?” An Zi’ai poked his head out of the fitting room and asked curiously, “Is it some niche luxury brand?”

“I designed them and had someone custom-make them,” Qi Yanning downplayed it.

“What?!” An Zi’ai was dumbfounded, and the others also looked over in surprise.

Qi Yanning’s eyes narrowed slightly, “What?”

“I originally thought Brother Qi was already amazing enough, but every time Brother Qi can prove to me that he can be even stronger…” Gong Jiayu murmured.

“Don’t space out, hurry up and change clothes.” Seeing that they had all stopped moving, Qi Yanning raised his voice.

Instantly, everyone moved quickly.

As soon as the first set of suits came out, the few people were instantly excited.

Highly saturated and retro rich red, green, yellow, blue, etc., clashed together, creating a very rich visual impact. Standing together, even without makeup, they were already stunning enough.

Because the clothing already had a strong impact, the makeup focused more on emphasizing the three-dimensional structure of the facial features.

When the nine people put on various sunglasses and appeared in the built cyberpunk-style street scene, the effect was explosive.

Director Lin slapped his thigh hard, and looking at the storyboard script that only he could understand, directed the photography to spin around!

The scene paired with the second set of clothing was the desert. Props like high-tech aircraft were built in the empty desert. The eye makeup for everyone in this set was a thick, smoky look. Metallic silver-blue and brownish-yellow were applied to the upper and lower eyelids respectively. Paired with nude lipstick, the visual effect was striking while not erasing the facial features of the TND members.

They seemed like explorers in a future apocalypse, dancing beside a crashed aircraft, seemingly celebrating, yet also seemingly praying.

The last set of clothing was complex, so the scene was extremely simple.

In a space divided equally between black and white, a beam of red light shone in the middle. The entire space was cold and dangerous. And the nine TND members appearing here were the invaders of this unknown space. The complex clothing contrasted sharply with the simple space, making people involuntarily focus their attention on the nine people dancing in the middle.

The MV filming went very smoothly; at least, Director Lin was very satisfied with all the footage obtained. He didn’t even have time to greet Qi Yanning before diving into the editing room with a few people from the post-production team.

Director Lin was extremely excited! This MV had achieved the ultimate in aesthetics; whether it was the trainees or the makeup and costume departments, they had all achieved perfection. Therefore, in the final work, he had to strictly control the quality and not leave a single trace of regret!

It was a week later when Director Lin emerged from seclusion.

During this period, the TND members continued to continuously practice all the tracks in their debut album. Manager Qin did not rashly accept any schedules for the TND members, even though schedule invitations had almost stuffed his mailbox full.

Currently, TND was in the most popular period just after the survival show ended. It seemed like a bed of roses, but in reality, the popularity was empty.

At this time, accepting many schedules would be tantamount to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, consuming a massive amount of popularity. Furthermore, there were too many trending searches on Your Star a while ago, which had already caused disgust among some passersby. At this time, it was even more necessary to settle down. It wouldn’t be too late to market after they had works to rely on.

Manager Qin cleverly maintained TND’s exposure through the mini-group variety show, at a level where their presence wasn’t overwhelmingly strong but the public wouldn’t forget them. Moreover, the promotion of their album had quietly begun, using various methods to trigger the public’s curiosity and anticipation for the album.

Next, all they had to do was wait.

And during this time, Qi Yanning went to Director Wang’s crew again, and Ling Cangzhou went with him.

Yes, CEO Ling had already become the second-largest investor in Director Wang’s crew, and this time, he euphemistically called it an inspection trip.

On the plane, the great CEO Ling was busy running around. In a short while, warm water, slippers, and a blanket were all ready.

Qi Yanning covered himself with the blanket, picked up the water and took a sip, turning his head to look at Ling Cangzhou, “CEO Ling, you’re very handy with these things?”

Ling Cangzhou carefully tucked in a corner of Qi Yanning’s blanket before looking up at him with a bright smile, “I’m used to it. My Ms. Lin, oh, my mother, she’s a famous pianist. My father cherishes Ms. Lin’s hands very much and barely lets her do any work. So, my father and I do all these little things to take care of people, I’m used to it.”

Qi Yanning nodded and didn’t say anything more.

“What is A’Ning going to do this time?” Ling Cangzhou asked with a smile.

He had temporarily scheduled this trip after knowing Qi Yanning was going to the crew, and hadn’t clearly asked Qi Yanning’s purpose.

“Director Wang said a batch of clothes and jewelry for filming has arrived and needs me to go take a look.”

“I see.” Ling Cangzhou looked at Qi Yanning’s somewhat pale complexion and furrowed brow, his voice softening even more, “Does A’Ning get airsick? You rest for a while, I’ll wake you up when we land, don’t worry.”

Qi Yanning gave him a deep look, put on the eye mask Ling Cangzhou prepared, and gradually fell asleep.

In his sleep, he felt a soft gaze constantly enveloping him.

It wasn’t aggressive at all; instead, it made him feel a trace of peace of mind.

Thus, Qi Yanning slept very deeply, all the way until it was time to disembark.

But he woke up on his own before Ling Cangzhou could call him, leaving Ling Cangzhou, who had been drafting words all the way, with a trace of disappointment.

However, CEO Ling quickly adjusted.

He picked up their luggage and, together with Qi Yanning, arrived at the production crew.

The crew’s preparations were more than halfway done; the filming locations were set, and the clothes and jewelry had already been transported to the makeup room at the filming location.

“I spent a lot of effort collecting the costumes and props this time,” Director Wang Ning’an boasted. “They are said to perfectly conform to history.”

The film Director Wang intended to shoot mainly focused on respecting history, so not only did he hire etiquette and cultural instructors, but he also put a lot of effort into the props.

Qi Yanning nodded gently.

However, after he looked through them piece by piece, his brow furrowed involuntarily.

“What’s wrong, Xiao Qi?” Director Wang was a bit surprised.

“These clothes…” Qi Yanning said firmly, “There are some problems with the cut and style.”

“What?” Director Wang frowned deeply, “How could that be? Xiao Qi, are you…”

Director Wang didn’t voice his doubts about Qi Yanning, but someone suddenly spoke up.

“What does a young whippersnapper know?! Have you ever read history?” an old and arrogant voice sounded.

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