Chapter 555: Chapter 554: Farewell (6)
These things, Xia Siyu and Bo Yan were quite used to, but for Qin Baizhou, it was definitely a new experience.
The feeling of being the center of attention greatly satisfied one’s vanity, and he did indeed feel a bit on cloud nine.
Although he had done photo shoots for headshots before, shooting an advertisement wasn’t like the finance magazines where a bit of makeup and a snap were enough, it required tension and imagination. Xia Siyu was exceedingly familiar with this; a single reminder from the photographer, and she could quickly get into the right pose and record her lines. But Qin Baizhou was naturally a bit nervous, and several individual shots were not up to par.
As time seemed to stand still, the problem was, although they were already at the location for the variety show, such a delay was not good. Qin Baizhou suggested, “How about we do the joint shoot first, then the individual ones?”
The photographer glanced at Xia Siyu, who didn’t object. However, he thought, if you can’t even take a decent solo photo, now you want to do a joint shoot and delay things even more, won’t that cause Xia Siyu to be late as well?
Yet Xia Siyu didn’t mind; after all, her individual shots were already done. If it’s for an advertisement, then let it be an advertisement.
The shoot was for a milk advertisement, emphasizing green, healthy, eco-friendly, and efficient concepts. But regardless of the concept, since it was a man and a woman shooting together, there would definitely be some physical contact.
Like back to back, or holding hands. Or lying on the ground, head to head.
Shooting an advertisement was a piece of cake for Xia Siyu. Such food-related commercials didn’t require as strict requirements for makeup or attire as luxury cosmetics or fashion. Her hair was naturally down; she wore a white base dress with green trim, and Qin Baizhou was styled similarly, simple white with green.
For this fifteen-second clip, there wasn’t much that needed to be recorded. Like him smiling as he softly pressed the milk against her face, then handing it to her. Or him sitting at a desk working, while Xia Siyu warmed up the milk and brought it over.
Two simple scenes, after all, the background was all green screen, everything would be edited later. However, considering Qin Baizhou couldn’t even handle the simple solo shots before, and since he was the boss, not some small celebrity, the photographer couldn’t scold him. He only pointed out a few key elements: “The background is imaginary, but act is the office, and she is your capable subordinate, good friend, with a bit of intimacy. When you press the milk to her face, smile, but don’t try too hard, just keep it natural. The sound can be dubbed later.”
Qin Baizhou nodded, the photographer looked at the advertising director, who also nodded: “Roll it.”
Everyone thought that Qin Baizhou would take a very long time, but surprisingly, when he faced Xia Siyu, the camera immediately captured a look of genuine joy, not the deliberate fake smile, but a joy that came from within. He then got closer, this time not stepping out of frame, and even tried to lean very close to Xia Siyu, using the milk to gently touch her face.
When Xia Siyu turned her head, because they were so close, she was truly almost startled, but quickly realized they were filming an ad, and her expression of alarm instantly turned into one of surprise, then she took the milk and sipped it with a full smile.
“Cut!” It was the advertising director who spoke, the photographer wrapped up, and even they didn’t expect Qin Baizhou to do well in the first take.
But there was a problem again, this time with the photographer, who timidly raised his hand: “I’m sorry, I didn’t get that recorded, can we do another take?”