Psychological Control

"Hey boys!"

When everyone was at a loss for the scene in front of them, Jonathan walked in with a makeup artist and costume stylist. "Welcome to the semifinals of America's Next Top Model, are you excited?"

Under the camera, the boys started booing.Jonathan began to announce the content of today's competition, which opened with a masquerade themed catwalk as I expected.On stage, it will be the first time that male and female models will meet face to face.

"This will be a dramatic and avant-garde Couture sexy underwear show. You will be partnered with a female model, and when you get to the end, you will kiss the people around you." Jonathan looked around at the dozen or so people around him male model.

"The judges are in the audience. Your performance today will determine whether you advance to the next round of the competition. Everyone may be eliminated. The look at the end of the runway will be your first hard photo for the judges." The photo shooting made everyone not only discuss in a low voice.

Jonathan left after announcing the content of the competition. Several cameras entered the shooting mode, and the male models began to sit down in turn to make up and do hairstyles.

The hair stylist straightened my originally fluffy curly hair and fixed it behind my head with pomade. Without the cover of the hair on the ears and forehead, my face was highlighted.

The makeup artist highlighted my cheekbones and the bridge of my nose, and every guy had eyeliner, some even smoky eyes, so when the makeup artist outlined the corners of my eyes with eyeliner, I Changed my usual temperament.In other words, it has been transformed into a night show.

I look at myself reflected in the mirror, even in a strip show I usually only pay attention to the costumes, I have never seen Brian's body painted so heavily, at this moment I looked at Brian and thought I saw it A living fox all the time.

Under the orange light, it turned into fiery red hair, just like the fur of a firefox.With a pale complexion, I picked up the mask on the dressing table and placed it on my face, drawing the corners of my mouth.

The makeup artist paused for a moment, then laughed.She shook her head and looked away from the mirror, took the big makeup brush and covered the slight freckles on my back and chest with foundation. Unlike most redheads, my freckles were not serious, so it was quick. Finished skin concealer.

I raised my head and smiled apologetically at the male model standing beside me, and unexpectedly saw his ears turn red.A little shy boy, I wonder if his passion will be reflected in the passionate kisses and hard photos with the female models later?

Because Couture is a lingerie brand, the male models only wore black shorts, black stockings, and a decorative black ribbon around the calf.The only difference is the upper body dress. Those with dark complexion put on white suit shirts and unbuttoned them to reveal their figures, while my pale complexion was omitted from the shirt.

I took the ribbon of the bow tie and hung it around my neck, didn't tie it, just hung it there.The black cord, which is longer on one side and shorter on the other, is a striking contrast to my skin tone.I picked up the mask on the dressing table and put it on in front of the mirror.

Following the announcement of the host, the models lined up and stood on both sides of the stage.Opposite the male model was facing the female models who also wore masks. The host began to announce that the male model and the female model took turns to stand up and choose their partners.

It seems that because I walked behind when I came out, when choosing a partner, it was my turn after the second pair of models had finished walking.Among the female models, I saw Alice, whom I had an impression of, at a glance, a female model who was in the same check-in group as me.

I went up and chose her.

Alice is very tall, so wearing high heels is already equal to my height.Her pace and I were similar in length, we walked side by side through the long runway, and at the end was the highlight.I found the camera lens facing us the first time.

According to the arrangement, we need to take off the masks one by one.Unlike Alice, who wanted to suppress me with wildness, quickly tore off the mask, I gracefully untied the ribbon at the back of my head and took off the mask at a slow speed. At the moment when the eyes were exposed, I used Peking Opera Huadan The most commonly used eye-throwing movement will show a moment of surprise under the subtle eyelid movement.

Once I'm sure the camera is picking up my movements in rapid succession, I look slightly sideways at Alice.Alice, who is proficient in stereotypes, obviously wanted to force me to lean back and take a still photo that made her look strong and dominant.It's a pity, girl, you are not facing those inexperienced boys.

After all, I did not back down from her, and stretched out my arms that were not facing the camera to wrap around Alice's waist. I stared at Alice until she subconsciously lowered her eyelids to avoid my sight.

I leaned over to kiss her lower lip, and slowly forced her to lean back, until she gave all her weight to my hands around her waist in a panic, and then stopped kissing.

I turned my face to her neck and made an inhalation movement, so that the lips were slightly opened, and I looked at the camera under the catwalk with the gaze I had just stared at.Like a fox spirit that has sucked human energy, Alice subconsciously refused to show a fragile posture. She adjusted her expression in time and showed her side face in accordance with the atmosphere I created.

There was thunderous cheers from the audience, we resumed our original standing posture, turned around and started to walk backstage in the opposite direction.

After the underwear show that night, the models returned to the hotel that the competition had booked for them to rest for the night.The next day was an interview, a re-examination with no change in medicine, but the jury got to know each of them in more detail.

This kind of interview will be conducted after each hard photo, and the hard photo taken by the models will be shown in the interview.However, I heard that this time the interview is different. This time Taylor, Rob and the famous stylist Norma will not give the result immediately.

While the interview was going on, backstage was like one big networking party.Alice and I apparently formed a small circle of boys who were attracted to Alice's appearance and girls who were curious about my experience.

Among Alice's suitors, the one who sticks to Alice's side the most persistently is Jamie, a boy who believes in Christianity. It is conceivable that he is still a virgin.He is shy and smiles like an angel, but his muscles make him more masculine.The overlap of purity and sensuality, in my opinion, he may not come to the end, but he will definitely be able to go here for a long time with his own temperament.

Although Jamie has been trying to strike up a conversation with Alice, Alice, who is already familiar with such a boy, obviously doesn't understand, she only chats with girls.Obviously she will only focus on the game in this game, no matter what else.The only boy who can talk to Alice is me.

"So you and Alice were in the same group at the re-election? Cool!" Jamie turned to me, "If I remember correctly, you were also partners at the lingerie show."

"Yes," originally I was just sitting next to Alice and reading a book. After Jamie approached me, I didn't want to look out of place, so I responded, "The only female model I am familiar with is Alice, so I chose her. .”

"Oh, Brian. I wish I wasn't the one who got to know you." Alice interjected when she heard our conversation, and she laughed at herself, "I was overwhelmed by your momentum at the end. Normally you'd be a nerd."

"Yeah, yeah," said a weird girl, with long brown hair, white skin and big innocent eyes. She has been wandering around me since just now but she was careful not to speak, "I have been I can't confirm that Alice's partner is you! After you let down your hair, your whole demeanor has changed. I'm Nina!" She reached out her hand excitedly to shake me.

After I spoke, the large and small circles around me began to blend into a larger circle.If you want to label them one by one, I am more impressed with the ice cream truck boy Mike with the same name as Mike, the handsome plumber, the African-American beauty pageant lady, the sexy bearded man, and other models with distinctive characteristics.

In the chat, Mike revealed that he was discovered by Taylor in the ice cream truck, so he came to participate in the American Supermodel Contest this time.He didn't have much experience in modeling, so he asked me about my skills curiously.

"No skills." I looked at Alice who was also curious and said with a smile. "The reason why I can take the initiative is related to my previous work."

"I do a few odd jobs a day, but the one that makes the most money is a part-time dancer." I said to Nina's half-open mouth in surprise, "The George Roberts Dance Company does jazz dance, so I have enough The stage experience, will not be too nervous."

"Really?" Ashton, the mixed-race African-American boy who was the first to talk to me on the airport bus, said excitedly, "Oh, I've always wanted to see the George Robles dance show live! Just never had a chance!"

I am amused by Ashton's reaction, he's clearly a party animal.Chris, who has always been relatively withdrawn, also looked over curiously.

"Brian, let's have one on the spot!"

Ashton's proposal stirred up a commotion in the circle, and attracted Marvin, who was originally mixed with a group of boys and hooked up with female models everywhere.They booed and beat the beat.

I know that in order to stand out in front of the camera lens, I need to be out of touch with the people around me, and to show a different tension in still photos.

But nerds who are too lonely are not the taste of Americans. I need to let my future roommates find a topic that can have something in common with me.The background label of jazz dancers should be just right to hit their high point.

I didn't refuse, just put down the book on my lap and stood up.Then I stretched out my hand and hooked my fingers to the camera. Amidst the noise of the crowd, I pulled my hair back and started dancing.Hot dancing has always been the focus of igniting the atmosphere. When I gave a close-fitting dance to Ashton who made this suggestion, everyone's emotions were also mobilized to a high level.

I stopped dancing after Ashton's ears turned red and started booing everyone to join in the raucous dance extravaganza.I don't want to be the only one showing off my skills, it's too easy to be jealous.

In the bosom of a lively social meeting, the waiting time slips away inadvertently.When it was my turn to interview, because my story had impressed Tyler and Rob so much, my main purpose this time was to impress Norma, who is mean but sure will help you a lot later.Norma doesn't recognize flattery, only recognizes strength.

She was visibly grinning when my stills were shown on the big screen in the studio.The picture I chose by accident was not the last movement of me holding Alice, but the moment when I took off the mask.Because my rhythm is half a beat behind Alice, Alice can only watch me when I unmask.

My mask was on Alice's side, as if refusing, but when my eyes faced the camera, they were seductive.It's hard to imagine that a hard photo taken in a catwalk can reflect the sense of drama.

Tyler praised my eyes, and Rob praised my naturalness and confidence on stage, and the slight forward angle when facing the camera at the end, forming a sense of oppression.

Norma said with a smile at the end: "Your photo is like your personal experience, giving people an unforgettable impression. If this photo reflects your true strength, I believe you will be able to go far. "

After the interview in the morning, the models boarded the bus and started heading for this season's America's Next Top Model villa.Looking at the models relaxing around me, I knew the day would not end so easily.

No matter how big a villa is, it is impossible to squeeze 35 people into it.In previous semi-finals, there were no more than 20 finalists.The remaining half after tonight are the official players who have actually entered the semi-finals.

"Gentlemen and ladies! Welcome to this season's House of Supermodels!" Andy, the social media executive who manages the model photoshoot polls, took over after the models stepped off the bus.