Eric smiled too, but very fleetingly. He said sternly:
-I think Micaela has the ability. It would not be a problem for her to be in the top five. I have to tell you in advance that after Micaela moves up to the top 15, between the assistant, the makeup artist, and me, only one person can be left with Micaela.
Alba and Olivia stopped laughing.
-Is the rule so strict? -Who could stay?
When they arrived at the destination, the car slowly pulled into the parking lot.
Micaela got up first and said:
-Let’s not think about this for now. We’ll talk about it later.
The rest of them agreed. They got out of the car, while the reception staff had already waited for them on one side and led them straight to the place where the pictures were taken.
Outdoors, next to an artificial lake in the villa, the trees, lotus flowers and the flowing water formed a wonderful landscape.
Many staff came to coordinate with the work of taking the publicity photos and gathered in groups of twos and threes. Seeing Micaela and others arrive, some of them greeted them enthusiastically and others casually glanced at them and went about their own jobs.
Eric looked around, frowning.
Micaela saw some red sheets showing the work process in the staff’s hand. She asked for two of them, one for Eric and the other for herself.
Alba and Olivia were discussing how beautiful the surroundings were, especially longing to have a house here. As soon as she finished reading this sheet, Eric suddenly said to them:
-Honey, do Micaela’s make-up as fast as you can.
Olivia was surprised.
-Why are you in such a hurry? There aren’t many people coming yet, okay? Besides, the photo equipment hasn’t been set up yet, like shadow panels and lights. There’s nothing!
All the photographers presented had cameras hanging around their necks, and were idly playing with their cell phone on a bench in the shade of a tree!
Micaela put the sheet away, sat in the makeup chair and said:
-They will take the photos without equipment!
How?
Olivia already nimbly opened the suitcase and took out the make-up tools, still casting her doubts:
-How do they take the photos without equipment outdoors? This way the photo is easy to expose to light!
-If the photos they take of you are exposed to light, you’ll be eliminated -Eric nodded- -If the photos don’t look good, for example, you squint your eyes because of the sun, the makeup looks ugly, you’ll be undone too.
Alba was stunned.
-This is only the second stage, but the selection requirements have already been so hard, who knew what will happen next?
Eric smiled, his expression ambitious and animated.
-Hurry up! The photographers won’t alert the models. Those who were still appreciating the flowers and waiting for the staff to notify them, and those who are still on the way would screw up. This competition would definitely be more interesting than before!
Olivia immediately skillfully did Micaela’s makeup. Although the sun was not too strong, Alba opened the umbrella to protect Micaela from the sun.
-Mr. Eric, why are the other models still standing still?
The staff who just handed them the sheet suddenly said:
-They are stupid. They think they are more reputable models. They are used to being served by others, that’s why, although the workflow sheets are placed next to them, they don’t see them at all. Miss Micaela, you are the first one to ask me for it!
Adriana, who was chatting with Ivanna from a distance, saw that Micaela was already made up and felt something abnormal.
Adriana checked the time again, watched the photographers lying on the benches and suddenly an idea occurred to her. She ran to the nearest staff and grabbed the flow sheet, quickly flipped through it and immediately said:
-Makeup artist, start your work right away!
Micaela was the first to finish the makeup, while Alba wanted to call a photographer immediately, but Eric stopped her.
-According to the process, we can’t intervene anymore. Micaela must do it alone.
Micaela walked over to one of the photographers and said politely, “Hi, I’m ready:
-Hi, I’m ready. Can you take pictures of me now?
The photographer stood up, his eyes full of admiration.
-Okay. Where do you want to take the pictures? It’s up to you.
Micaela looked around and led the photographer to a place a little away from the crowd.
Eric rubbed his hands together, and burst with joy.
-Well, to take the photos well, you should first prevent unnecessary passers-by from stealing the spotlight. And then, if no other photo equipment remains, you should avoid facing the sunlight directly. People will unconsciously squint under strong light….
By the time Eric advised her endlessly, Micaela had already found a suitable spot, where she stood under a willow tree, with the stone arch bridge over the river in the background. She grabbed the willow branch, closed her eyes, raised her head slightly. And she let the sunlight shining through the leaves fall on her face….
The photographer automatically found the angle and pressed the shutter!
-Ok!
Micaela opened her eyes, looked at the photographer and said:
-Thank you!
-Miss Micaela, you’re great! -The photographer couldn’t help but praise her.
Micaela smiled.
Seeing what Micaela did, and that Adriana and Ivanna followed her example, the other models understood the rule and became nervous. From then on the current situation was messy. There were only a few photographers, so the model who finished her make-up took the photos first, and others who came later had to queue up. As the sun was getting stronger and stronger, all those models who were not prepared beforehand felt miserable, and scolded for the irresponsibility of the program….
It happened as Eric said. Half of them were eliminated in the morning. Micaela could continue the contest without any suspense. In addition, the person in charge of the program published Micaela’s photos on the Internet when he saw them.
In the photos, Micaela looked beautiful, and the scenery was also wonderful. The people are beautiful, the scenery is beautiful, the angel supermodel and the scenery of the village were all shown in these photos, why not publish them?
Soon, Micaela became the most prominent focus on news websites.
Adriana saw the news trending and clenched her fists in anger.
At the thought, if she hadn’t seen Micaela’s makeup and still had been waiting for the notification, she would be even angrier!
Micaela was very sensitive. She was good at observing the surrounding environment to judge what to do. This was one of the professional qualities of a model!
She shouldn’t let Micaela have the opportunity to participate in this contest!
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In the afternoon, the number of the models was reduced by half. With the lessons learned in the morning, this time the remaining ones were all more attentive.
But in the end, those who did not behave remarkably did not escape the fate of being discarded. Among the models coming from Superb leisure, only Adriana, Loli and Valery remained.
As for Brillantella, only the three of them remained, Micaela, Ivanna and an A-level model, Eliana Gaona.
As Eric said, Ivanna made it into the top 25. At this moment, she was getting into her own car with arrogance and pride.
Alba looked at Ivanna’s proud expression and said:
-Mr. Eric, now I believe what you said. Ivanna will definitely be eliminated tomorrow.
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Olivia also nodded:
-All right. She is crazy with joy. Look at Micaela, neither arrogant nor impatient, and she never overdoes things.
-She’s only in the top twenty-five, so there’s nothing to be proud of. Micaela smiled and said calmly.
Eric nodded.
-That’s right, if you make the top fifteen list, you can feel a little pride. However, you shouldn’t take it lightly! This time tomorrow, the top 15 list should give birth!
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