White Swan

Chapter 24

Qiao Fei was startled, and froze in place.

When Shi Xubai saw that Qiao Fei had found himself, he walked over slowly, with his hands in his trouser pockets, looking at ease.

"Why are you here?" Qiao Fei greeted Shi Xubai in a low voice, he hadn't figured out how to face him yet.He dared not go against the will of the devil for fear of being eaten.

Shi Xubai felt that the ugly duckling seemed a little unhappy.

"I told you two days ago? It's about work."

It turned out that this was the reason why he went out early that day, Qiao Fei asked Shi Xubai curiously: "You... are the costume designer here?"

Shi Xubai let out a chuckle: "What is that? I'll take a picture. What about you? Why are you dressed like a duke about to get married?" He stretched out his hand to smooth a crease on Qiao Fei's collar, "It's pretty pretty .”

Qiao Fei wanted to answer, but when Shi Xubai's fingers touched his collar, he remembered what He Haoyun had warned him, trembled slightly, and took a step back calmly.

Shi Xubai didn't notice it, but just admired the well-dressed ugly duckling with great interest, and felt that Qiao Fei was like a baby who secretly wore an adult's clothes.

The ugly duckling has not grown up yet, and the white feathers on him only make him look cute, but not noble.

At this time, Xu Chengxi came back with a box of paper clips, saw Qiao Fei and Shi Xubai standing together, and hurried forward: "You have met. Qiao Fei, let me introduce you. The editor and director I invited is the one I told you earlier. Mr. Shi, this is Qiao Fei, who is also here to take promotional photos."

"I know." Shi Xubai didn't look at Xu Chengxi, his eyes never left Qiao Fei, and there was always a smile on his mouth.

Only then did Xu Chengxi understand: "You guys know each other?"

Qiao Fei explained to him: "I just dance at City Ballet."

"Oh." Xu Chengxi was stunned for a long time, and after realizing it, he asked Qiao Fei: "Mr. Shi... did you choreograph for you?"

Qiao Fei and Shi Xubai nodded together.

"Oh, the world is so small."

A makeup artist came to invite Shi Xubai to change clothes, he smiled at Qiao Fei, left first, and said when he turned around: "Come on, I'll wait to see your photo."

Xu Chengxi took a paperclip from the box, put it in his mouth and straightened Qiao Fei's clothes, and said vaguely: "So you all know each other, thankfully I'll introduce you." Pinning up the cloth, he complained softly.

The photographer in the center of the field prepared his equipment and waved to Xu Chengxi.

"Come on, you are the first one to take pictures today."

Qiao Fei followed the photographer's instructions and stood in the center of the dark blue background cloth.He had never participated in this kind of ballet posing for a photo, and it was the first time he even stood on the flocking background cloth. After the photographer asked him to do the action, he didn't know what to do, so he didn't move for a while.

Unlike ordinary models posing for shots, the photographer here doesn't know ballet, and won't give him tips. Qiao Fei can only decide what to pose for himself.

The photographer waited impatiently holding the camera: "Hurry up, just wait."

Xu Chengxi nodded encouragingly to him from the side.

Unable to think of any complicated movements in her mind, Qiao Fei did the most basic arabesque in ballet.

Arabesque is to lift the supporting leg up on tiptoe, and stretch the other leg back and raise it. The upper body and arms can make different movements at will, and the distance between the legs basically depends on the softness of the dancer's back.

Qiao Fei stretched his arms back, his fingers relaxed, and two slightly longer sleeves hung down naturally from his wrists.His movements are very standard, his body lines are smooth, and he is wearing such a gorgeous costume, his appearance is almost perfect.

The photographer nodded slowly, quite satisfied with Qiao Fei's performance.After taking the photo, he looked at the computer next to him and asked, "Can the legs be higher?"

Qiao Fei nodded and did it again.He arched his back as far as he could, tilting his head back so that the raised leg behind him was higher.

His back is very soft, and his body seems to be folded in half when viewed from the side, giving him a fragile aesthetic.

He is like a swan about to spread its wings.

The photographer took several shots in a row before Qiao Fei changed his movements.After the beginning, it is much simpler. Qiao Fei thinks it is easier than dancing. For a professional ballet dancer, it is not a problem to make some good-looking movements casually.

After taking more than ten photos, the photographer went to the computer and flipped through the photos, then turned around and nodded to Xu Chengxi.

"Change your clothes, let's take a video of you dancing." Xu Chengxi helped Qiao Fei unbutton her, and asked Xiao Zhang to get another set.

When Qiao Fei was changing clothes, she reluctantly touched the silver dress, wondering if she would have the chance to wear such a beautiful dress in the future.

The second set of clothes he put on has a strong sense of design, the main colors are light blue and dark gray, and the clothes are made of tulle and silk, like mountains and rivers.

This costume is great for dancing, especially ballet, if the twirling or jumping makes the light fabric of the dress appear to be floating.

Qiao Fei felt that this set was more refined than the previous set.

He followed Xu Chengxi back to the center of the backdrop, waiting for the photographer to prepare the equipment.

At this time, there was a commotion from the dressing room opposite the studio, and Qiao Fei looked over there.

Shi Xubai just finished changing and came out of the locker room.

Several female models who were sitting on the toolbox waiting for makeup saw him and couldn't help but gasp in a low voice.

Shi Xubai wore a black and gold floor-length robe with a gray shirt inside, outlining a flat and tight abdomen.Below is a pair of black leggings with a waist, making his legs look more slender and straight.

He was really good-looking, like a king who ruled the world, only missing a crown.

The hair is still tied in a small knot at the back of the head, and the broken hair on the forehead has not been deliberately taken care of, which is a bit chic and comfortable.

In order to match the golden elements on the clothing, Shi Xubai rubbed some gold powder on both sides of his cheeks, making his ink-like eyes look more energetic.

Qiao Fei felt that he should not be a ballet choreographer, but a model.

But he regretted it after thinking about it, he couldn't be a model, he didn't want people all over the world to see Shi Xubai.He was the orange-flavored candy he hid on the top of the cupboard, and Qiao Fei couldn't bear to eat it herself, so others couldn't even look at it.

But Qiao Fei couldn't be tempted, he couldn't bear the consequences.

The models probably knew Shi Xubai a few days ago, and they waved to him when he came out, wanting to get close.Shi Xubai also nodded and smiled at them in a friendly manner, but stood still, waiting for the makeup artist to fix his clothes.

"Have you listened to the piece of music that I sent you? You can just dance to any piece, mainly to show off your clothes." Xu Chengxi took the time to ask Qiao Fei while he was adjusting the sound.

Qiao Fei snapped back to her senses, shifted her gaze away from Shi Xubai with a guilty conscience, and replied, "Well, I made a dance, you can see if it works, and if it's not good, I can change it."

"Okay, come on, let's do a dance first and find a place for the camera."

The piece of music Xu Chengxi chose was Debussy's "Claire de Lune", a very beautiful and slow violin piece.

This song is very suitable for Qiao Fei's clothes, it is as gentle as moonlight.

Seeing that Qiao Fei was about to dance, the female models looked here with great interest.

Xu Chengxi watched the photographer set up the camera and pressed the play button.As the music sounded, Qiao Fei calmed down and let herself enter a good state.

There is nothing wrong with Qiao Fei's movements, and there is nothing wrong with her technique, but she lacks confidence.As soon as he danced in front of many people, his eyes couldn't help but aim at the ground, and he couldn't control it at all.

It's okay when dancing in the dance troupe, at least there are other actors around, but this is one of the few times Qiao Fei dances alone in front of the audience.

The spotlights placed on both sides of the background cloth made Qiao Fei even more at a loss. He felt like a sika deer forced in front of the car.

Shi Xubai was also watching from the side, not understanding why Qiao Fei was so confident when she was dancing in Galleria Square, but now she has no courage.

The music section is not long, only about 1 and a half minutes.After Qiao Fei finished dancing, Xu Chengxi couldn't help but frowned, not particularly satisfied with the overall effect of his dancing.

Qiao Fei also knew that she didn't perform well, so she first bowed to the photographer with apology, and then apologized to Xu Chengxi: "I'm sorry, I didn't perform well, can I dance again?"

"Well, let's do it again, try this time... the action is a little bigger." Xu Chengxi said hesitantly.He didn't understand the techniques in the dance, and he only saw that Qiao Fei didn't dance very well.

Qiao Fei understood that it wasn't a matter of big or small movements at all, he didn't dare to look up at the camera, of course the effect of dancing would not be good.

He tried his best to calm down, and went through the dance steps again in his mind.

Before he started to jump, his eyes involuntarily glanced at Shi Xubai.

With a slight smile on the corner of Shi Xubai's mouth, he said something to him.

They were too far away to hear, but Qiao Fei understood the shape of his mouth.

He said, look up, don't be afraid.