Chapter 4

Chapter 4

The people there saw that Ling Sheng had brought Jiang Chen back, and they greeted him and made room. This wasn’t the company; when playing outside, there weren’t so many restrictions. A glass of wine was placed directly in front of Jiang Chen.

“Alright, he’s still a student, drink less.” Ling Sheng took the wine away from in front of him.

“How can a man not drink when he’s out playing?” A man who looked about thirty-five or six years old put the wine in front of Jiang Chen: “Drink, it’s okay, I’ll take you back if you get drunk.”

Coco sat on the other side of Ling Sheng. She had also drunk a lot of wine. She reached out and gently pushed the glass: “Director Chen, he’s not an Eternity employee. He’s just a kid; it’s not good if he drinks too much.”

Her tone was playful, but it was clear from her words that the two didn’t get along.

Jiang Chen calmly sized up Director Chen. This person should be the one Xu Peiya mentioned who was related to the He family by eighteen degrees.

“Oh dear, I should drink this glass of wine. I accidentally dirtied your clothes just now. I’m sorry.” Tonio picked up the glass and winked at Jiang Chen: “I’ll punish myself with a drink. Little handsome guy, don’t hold a grudge against me.”

His stirring up of the atmosphere immediately diffused the slightly tense mood, and people began to heckle.

“Tonio, are you smitten with him? Look at your flirty self.”

Tonio drank the wine and lightly patted his chest twice, glaring at the person who spoke: “So what if I am? Look at that figure,Tsk, youth is good, middle-aged men can’t compare.”

His tone was all playful, and the crowd heckled again. Ling Sheng laughed a few times, thinking of something, and leaned slightly towards Jiang Chen: “They’re joking, don’t mind it.”

The music was too loud; you either had to raise your voice or get very close, otherwise you couldn’t hear what was being said. The height difference wasn’t so obvious when the two sat down. When Ling Sheng tilted his head, he could get close to his ear. The warm breath brushed his earlobe and neck, and Jiang Chen felt the alcohol rush up, and his ears turned red.

“I know, it’s okay.”

Jiang Chen felt his voice was a little hoarse; he couldn’t explain why he felt thirsty. Maybe it was because he drank too much wine.

He heard Ling Sheng chuckle a few times, and in this posture, he spoke again: “They’re joking, but Tonio is serious; he likes you.”

All of Jiang Chen’s attention was on the skin that Ling Sheng was close to. He hadn’t even reacted to his words. Tonio was sitting right across from him, and Tonio also looked at him. Seeing him staring blankly at himself, he raised his hand and blew him a kiss: “Little handsome guy, are you captivated by my beauty?”

Jiang Chen shuddered, goosebumps appearing on his arms, and he quickly looked away.

Ling Sheng paid attention to his reaction. Seeing this, he moved towards Coco, putting some distance between them, and smiled meaningfully: “Homophobic?”

Jiang Chen quickly shook his head. He also had friends with this orientation around him, but being flirted with by a Gay in front of Ling Sheng made him feel very uncomfortable: “No, but I’m not…”

He didn’t know how to explain, and while he was hesitating, Ling Sheng nodded: “I understand, don’t take it to heart. Tonio is like that with everyone.”

At this time, Tonio was thinking of leaning over to find Jiang Chen. Ling Sheng looked at him: “He’s straight, go play somewhere else.”

Tonio pouted: “What’s wrong with being straight? Who says straight people can’t be friends with gays?”

Ling Sheng picked up the wine glass in front of him and took a sip, a smile in his eyes: “That depends on whether others are willing.”

Tonio sat next to Ling Sheng, his eyes lingering: “Little handsome guy, do you have any friends who are as well-built as you and as handsome as you? Introduce them to me. It’s difficult to be more handsome than you, but at least their figure must be eight-tenths as good as yours.”

Before Jiang Chen could speak, Coco interjected: “Tonio, your requirements are too high. Do you think they’re cheap cabbages you can pick up on the side of the road?”

Tonio laughed again and joked with a group of girls, discussing lipstick colors.

At this time, Coco leaned towards Jiang Chen and asked him: “Little handsome guy, how are you considering the thing I told you during the day? I personally picked it, and the salary can be negotiated.”

Ling Sheng was sitting between the two of them. When she leaned her body over, she squeezed Ling Sheng over. Ling Sheng was squeezed by her, and the gap that had just been moved away was squeezed away again. Half of the two people’s bodies immediately touched together, and Jiang Chen could clearly feel the heat from the half of his body that was touching his arm and leg.

Ling Sheng turned his head towards him at this time: “What is it?”

The two were already close, and now they were even closer. Ling Sheng lowered his head slightly, and his hair brushed his cheek. Jiang Chen felt that besides the smell of alcohol, he could even smell the shampoo under the cover of the alcohol.

“Sister Coco asked me to be a model for Eternity.” Jiang Chen replied in a low voice.

Ling Sheng’s eyes swept over him, and his voice smiled: “Well, with such a good figure, it would be a waste not to be a model.”

Jiang Chen’s senses were all attracted by the half of their bodies that were touching together. Ling Sheng stretched out his leg, and his thigh rubbed against his thigh. He felt his heartbeat accelerating, and the place he had touched was heating up.

This was the second time he expressed his approval of his figure.

Then he heard himself say: “I can try.”

“Hahaha, welcome to join Eternity.” Coco stretched out her hand to him.

“Then will we be colleagues in the future?! This is really the best news tonight~” Tonio also joined in the fun.

“We must have a drink for this!” Someone handed him a glass of wine.

Jiang Chen could only reach out and take the wine first. Ling Sheng was already holding wine in his hand, and he took the initiative to touch his glass: “Welcome.”

The next day, Xu Peiya knew that he had agreed to be a model for Eternity and sent several surprised voice messages.

“Don’t you dislike being in the limelight? In the three years of university, you’ve only been my model once. What are you thinking? You have to let the good stuff flow to outsiders.”

Jiang Chen didn’t know how he had agreed so strangely last night. He regretted it for a long time after waking up today, but it was really hard to refuse today after agreeing yesterday.

JC: [It’s hard to refuse. I still have to do a test shoot. After the test shoot, I’ll find an excuse to refuse.]

The test shoot was scheduled for Monday. Jiang Chen spent two days sorting out his mood. After going to Eternity on Monday afternoon, it was actually Tonio who came to take him.

“Don’t be nervous, it’s just a simple shoot. I’ll be behind the camera myself and guarantee to make you look incredibly handsome.”

The shooting was on the fourteenth floor. Tonio led him into a simple photography studio, so small that it was just in front of a pure white background. Someone inside was adjusting the camera. When he saw Tonio, he raised his hand and greeted him: “Brother Tonio, I’ve adjusted the camera for you.”

Tonio blew him a kiss and checked the camera. The assistant looked at Jiang Chen and said ambiguously to Tonio: “Brother, new model? So handsome.”

Tonio glared at him: “Sister Coco and Director Ling picked him. Sister Coco’s designated model, what do you think?”

Eternity has many models, both domestic and foreign, but because Chinese style elements have been very popular in the past two years, the proportion of Asian models shot in the past two years has increased. But even for people who are used to seeing handsome guys, Jiang Chen is still unforgettable at first sight.

He has a special temperament. His handsome features and smooth outlines have an unadorned handsomeness. The appropriate distribution of muscles makes the whole body full of strength and beauty, but it is not as excessively full as a muscle man, exuding the unique hormones of a teenager. It is difficult for both men and women not to be attracted.

At the same time, he often doesn’t act as impulsively as young people when speaking and doing things. This restraint makes him appear more mature and rational than his peers, with a hint of abstinence-like sexiness, which is even more rare.

Jiang Chen has always done things quickly and decisively, and he doesn’t like to be indecisive. He has thought about countless ways to refuse in the past two days. He originally thought that it would be best if they found him unprofessional after shooting today, and disliked him for being too stiff and didn’t want to use him. If it really didn’t work, he could say that he tried it but still felt uncomfortable, and he still had to prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination, so forget it.

But Tonio was completely different from what he thought.

When he was a model for Xu Peiya, he had seen her fiddling with those models. Sometimes it took one or two hours to shoot smoothly, but Tonio just asked him to walk around there twice, asked him what sports he usually did, and after knowing that he played basketball, he asked him to jump twice, and that was it. The whole process took no more than ten minutes, and he wondered if Tonio was just putting on a show.

“Little Chenchen, you’re really great. Can I treasure these photos?” Tonio flipped through the photos, his face full of coquettishness.

Jiang Chen’s words that he might not be suitable were all blocked in his mouth.

“I’ll take you to sign the contract. Sister Coco said that you have to prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination and don’t have time to work full-time, so you can only sign part-time. It’s such a pity.” Tonio handed the camera to the assistant and led him out: “This way, the time we spend together will be less. I’ll personally shoot your films in the future. Let’s add each other on WeChat. There are handsome guys around handsome guys. I’m still single. Introduce me to a suitable partner. It’s difficult to be more handsome than you. At least their figure must be eight-tenths as good as yours.”

Jiang Chen also saw that Tonio actually didn’t have any malice, at most he just liked to talk about it. He exchanged WeChat with him, and was brewing to say that he wouldn’t come, but when he turned a corner, he happened to see Ling Sheng and Coco coming towards him.

The moment he saw Ling Sheng, a great sense of satisfaction suddenly filled his chest. Jiang Chen suddenly understood the real reason why he was hesitating here today.

In fact, he had Coco’s WeChat. If he really didn’t want to come, he could just talk to Coco directly. There was no need to come for a test shoot. He came because he wanted to see Ling Sheng again. All the internal dramas of deliberating and rejecting words in the studio just now were just excuses to let himself stay a little longer because he hadn’t seen Ling Sheng.

Tonio greeted him: “Director Ling, Sister Coco.”

Ling Sheng nodded and greeted Jiang Chen: “Here for a test shoot?”

A few people walked towards the elevator together. The personnel department was on the thirteenth floor, and Ling Sheng and Coco were going out.

Tonio said excitedly: “I said there’s no need for a test shoot, he’ll definitely pass. It’s a pity that the autumn clothes are all ending now, and the shooting will be for winter clothes. It would be great if it was for summer clothes. I also want to shoot an outdoor swimsuit for him.”

Ling Sheng glanced at him and smiled: “He signed a freelance contract.”

The so-called freelance contract means that the model is paid by the hour and has autonomy over their time. Naturally, if they encounter a film they don’t want to shoot, they can also refuse. Most of the contract terms are actually confidentiality clauses to prevent design drafts from being leaked.

Just as the elevator came, they walked in together. Tonio was infinitely regretful and reached out to pinch Jiang Chen’s arm: “These muscles are so handsome.”

There’s nothing wrong with men touching each other, and Jiang Chen usually doesn’t mind it that much, but Tonio is Gay, and he’s touching him with such a covetous expression in front of Ling Sheng, so he felt uncomfortable and withdrew his arm and stepped back a little.

They only went down one floor, and the elevator arrived quickly. After the two got out of the elevator, Ling Sheng, who had seen everything just now, joked to Jiang Chen: “If he harasses you, don’t indulge him. I’ll back you up.”

Back him up?

In Tonio’s dissatisfied cries, Ling Sheng and Coco entered the elevator. Before the elevator door closed, Ling Sheng raised his hand and waved at him and Tonio, his eyes behind the glasses filled with a faint smile.

The elevator door closed, and Tonio led Jiang Chen inside: “Sister Coco said you only want to sign for one year? I wanted to sign you for three years directly. Do you want to consider signing for three years directly?”

Jiang Chen swallowed and finally said almost resignedly: “Let’s sign for one year first.”