Yan Man stood at the door, staring blankly at the rundown for quite a while.

It wasn’t until she heard footsteps behind her that she saw Ye Lin walk over.

The entire studio had the air conditioning on, but the hallway connected to the outside, and there was still a faint hint of heat.

He was wearing a light blue shirt, still long-sleeved, with worn-out patches on the shoulders, revealing a little bit of skin.

Yan Man waved the rundown in her hand and asked him, “Have you seen this?”

The man glanced at it. “Saw it. What’s wrong?”

Yan Man said, “How come this says...”

Before she could finish speaking, Ye Lin already understood her meaning.

He parted his lips. “It’s just tentative.”

“Ah, so you mean this is just a rough direction?” she said. “The actual shooting will be adjusted, and it’s possible it won’t follow this?”

“Mm.”

She breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s good.”

“...”

Yan Man put away the script and happily entered the room.

Because the finals were involved, everyone rehearsed very seriously, not ending until one o’clock in the morning. Yan Man stubbornly waited on the side, watching all the groups’ scripts from start to finish.

As she expected, they were all very brilliant.

Watching everyone’s rehearsals allowed her to spot some issues from an outsider’s perspective, which helped her reflect in time. Stage performances were all done in one continuous shot, making accidents prone to happen. Watching experienced seniors handle them also taught her a lot.

Therefore, staying up that night was very worthwhile.

Yan Man slept through the night, and the next day, it was time for the “China Fashion” magazine shoot.

Because Ye Lin said it was tentative, her mood was much lighter. She thought that there would be time to adjust later, and she just needed to ask the photographer about the shooting ideas.

When she arrived at the studio, she didn’t know if the makeup artist liked her or what, but they spent the longest time on her. By the time she came out, everyone outside was already in position.

Today’s shoot was still a live broadcast, as Simon had told her in advance.

Walking out from backstage, she could still see the live broadcast equipment set up. She happened to pass by the photographer and asked, “What’s the theme for today’s shoot?”

Photographer: “Because there are very few opportunities to photograph Teacher Ye, our direction today is an encircling style. You can think of it as a family feel, with the most prestigious person sitting in the center, surrounded by everyone else.”

Yan Man: “Something like a senior-junior relationship, right?”

“Um... you can understand it that way.”

“Okay.” Yan Man nodded, thinking that she could accept this.

Photographer: “Okay, then please lie down on Teacher Ye’s lap.”

Yan Man took two steps forward, suddenly realizing something, and slowly turned her head: ?

She said, “I’m playing his...?”

Photographer replied politely: “Wife.”

Yan Man: “...”

Yan Man: ?

【Hahahahahahahahaha!】

【Man: Why are others all juniors, but I’m his wife?】

【Because you are his wife anyway (*￣︶￣)】

Perhaps noticing her standing stiffly in the middle of the path, the photographer continued to explain: “Because Teacher Ye’s group has too many members left, seven in total. If they all stand behind, the composition will be unbalanced. Some also need to stand in front.”

Yan Man: “Then I can sit in front of him.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she shook her head. “Forget it, that really wouldn’t look good.”

Her aesthetic sense wouldn’t allow her to produce such a composition.

A Zhao sat next to Ye Lin’s right leg, a little far away. The current composition was already very beautiful. Her only choice was to lie on his lap.

Alright, they had already kissed and hugged, what was lying on his lap?

Thinking this, Yan Man followed the photographer’s guidance, lying down sideways, her face resting on her bent arm.

The flash went off several times.

“Okay, Man Man, change your pose. Put your arm down, rest your chin on Teacher Ye’s thigh, profile shot—ah, right—closer, push your leg back a little—”

Several more shots were taken in this pose.

When changing to the next pose, Yan Man felt a little uncomfortable in her neck and moved her upper body, scooting forward a bit.

Noticing something brushing against his thigh, the man’s Adam’s apple tightened, and he lowered his eyes to look.

Photographer: “Great, Teacher Ye closed his eyes in this shot, let’s take another one!”

...

Everyone changed into two sets of clothes, and this set of magazine photos was finally finished.

Yan Man was just about to ask if the live broadcast was this simple when, sure enough, the photographer kept her behind separately.

“The popular members of the group need to take another set with the mentor.”

Yan Man: “Is it the same for other groups?”

“Yes.”

“Okay,” she was quite easygoing. “Do I need to change clothes?”

“Yes, but later. Let’s draw the theme first!”

Yan Man: “Theme?”

“Yes, because it’s a live broadcast, let’s play some tricks. There are three props here representing the shooting content. The teachers can choose one.”

As soon as it involved two people interacting, the live stream comments immediately perked up:

【Play · some · tricks.】

【What tricks? If you’re talking about this, I’m not sleepy anymore.】

【Let me play! Play to death!!】

Yan Man lowered her head. Soon, a long table was pushed in front of her.

On the table were lipstick, ice cream, and nail polish in order.

Under each item was an envelope.

The staff member politely reminded, “After choosing the corresponding item and opening the envelope, there will also be a hidden prop.”

Yan Man thought that this production team was quite playful. She glanced at the photographer just now and asked, “Are there any suggestions for what to choose?”

The photographer thought for a moment and said, “Lipstick and ice cream.”

These two things intuitively looked a bit unusual.

What’s more, just now, the photographer had kept telling her to lean closer to Ye Lin.

Excluding the two wrong answers, then the remaining one...

Thinking this way, Yan Man had an idea.

She asked Ye Lin, “How about choosing nail polish?”

This one looked the most normal and wouldn’t go wrong.

Ye Lin: “Whatever you want.”

After choosing the nail polish, she opened the envelope and read out the theme on it.

“The theme is spy couple: spy by day, lovers by night.”

It looked relatively conventional, but she didn’t know how to interpret the “lovers” part.

The staff began to arrange the set. Yan Man looked into the envelope and pulled out a black silk cloth.

She asked curiously, “What’s this for?”

The staff member turned back to look at her. “Oh, it’s for blindfolding.”

Yan Man: “...”

Why did she have to be so talkative?

【Look at Man Man’s expression, it’s so funny 2333.】

【I love to watch, sorry, Yan Man.】

Since it was for blindfolding, the idea was actually self-explanatory.

Yan Man didn’t believe it. “Are the other two legitimate items?”

The staff member suppressed a laugh. “Then take a look.”

Very good, the theme for ice cream was campus couple, and the hidden prop was a key.

The theme for lipstick was first date, and the hidden prop was a movie ticket stub.

【Ahahahaha the photographer didn’t lie to you! Man, you insisted on choosing that one yourself!】

【Yan Man: Digging a hole for myself to jump into has always been my specialty.】

【The other two props looked a bit suggestive, but the shooting content was pure. This nail polish looked the most normal, but it’s the most suggestive.】

【The production team put in a lot of effort, thank you.】

【I’m really laughing like a rabbit, reverse marketing is the most deadly.】

Since she chose it herself, she had to bear the consequences.

She shook the nail polish. “How do you use this?”

Staff member: “Teacher Ye just needs to apply it for you.”

The two moved to the table, facing each other.

Seeing him directly unscrew the nail polish cap, Yan Man reached out in time to stop him. “Do you know how to apply it?”

Ye Lin lifted his eyelids. In the dim light, his pupils looked darker.

“Isn’t it just brushing it on?”

“Of course not,” she first gave a demonstration herself. “You need to scrape it against the bottle opening first, then apply a thin layer, multiple thin layers. Otherwise, the color won’t be rich, and it won’t dry.”

“And to avoid getting it on the skin, you need to hold the tip of my finger. If you spread it open like this, it won’t smudge.”

He looked at it for a while before saying, “Got it.”

【Damn it, isn’t this just everyday life for a young couple?!】

【Damn it, isn’t this just teaching a straight male boyfriend?!】

【Damn it, who would believe this is a BE couple?!】

Ye Lin learned quickly. By the third finger, he had already grasped the essentials.

Yan Man had slept late and woken up early, and watching him apply it opposite her, she couldn’t help but feel a little sleepy.

Since her arm was outstretched, she directly rested her head on it.

Before she could doze off for a while, she hissed and gently wrinkled her nose. “It hurts.”

Because she was sleepy, her tone had a nasal quality, and the end of her sentence was inexplicably drawn out, like a little girl’s subconscious complaint and coquetry.

【Ye Lin, aren’t you going to react?!?!?】

【You guys, if the live stream gets shut down one day, none of the Yan-Ye shippers are innocent!】

Ye Lin frowned slightly. “The nail polish hurts?”

Yan Man felt that the man’s knowledge reserve was indeed limited. She moved her fingernails. “You’re squeezing my hand too hard.”

【Coconut Grove, you’re being too rough!】

【Are you okay, or am I not okay?】

Ye Lin: “Didn’t use any force.”

“Oh,” she lazily laid back down again, like a cat. “Maybe after falling asleep, my sensitivity to pain becomes sharper.”

Just like that, after the first coat was applied, Yan Man checked it and said, “It’s okay, it’ll be fine after blowing it dry and applying another coat.”

The man frowned again. Clearly, this once again exceeded his understanding.

“Blow?”

“Yeah.” She nodded, still keeping her finger extended.

Ye Lin looked at her for a while before lowering his head, raising a finger, touching her index finger, and dragging it to his lips.

Then he frowned and blew on it twice.

The backlight cast shadows, highlighting the sharp contours of the man’s jawline, his lowered eyelids and the smooth, clear lines of his profile. His chest rose and fell with his movements.

【Damn, I can’t take it, so freaking handsome!】

Yan Man glanced at him for two seconds, retracting the searching gaze, and reminded him as politely as possible:

“Do you know that there might be hair dryers in this world?”

【Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Shut up, Yan Man!】

【Yan Man’s mouth never disappoints me.】

Finally, the nail polish was applied, and the two began the official photoshoot.

They first needed to walk up the steps. Yan Man looked up. “There’s a swing too.”

After she sat down, the photographer confirmed, “Are you seated securely?”

As soon as Yan Man nodded, the swing began to rise.

These stairs were a set built inside the studio, very high. Not far behind the swing was the end of the steps.

Looking back, it felt like being high up in a building, and a slight carelessness could lead to falling.

Although safety measures were in place, Yan Man had never filmed a historical drama and was very uncomfortable with the height. Plus, the swing swaying gave her an instinctive feeling of falling.

She subconsciously gasped and hugged forward, locking her arms around the man’s waist.

Photographer: “Good! Very good, just like that, hold it!”

Yan Man still felt lingering fear from the swaying just now, her toes lightly touching the ground, her fingers interlaced.

Soon, the first photo was out. Even without color correction, it was extremely impactful. The man wore a black suit, a beautiful and fair arm wrapped around his waist, the black and white creating a strong contrast. She tightened her arms, making the man’s waistline even more defined, as if her hand was a belt, tightly fastened to the last button.

And the red nail polish on her fingertips contributed an extremely glamorous artistic conception to their interlaced fingers.

But the picture wasn’t just remarkable in this one aspect.

Further down, the man’s legs were slightly apart, forming a triangular space, in which her shapely calves were revealed, her instep slightly arched, her ankles beautiful, like tiptoeing to meet a lover’s kiss. The faint lines of veins around her ankles were ambiguous and dangerous.

The comments section expressed their feelings in one word: 【F*ck!】

【Oh my god, a divine picture 555, truly a divine picture 555, being a Yan-Ye fan is too happy TuT!】

【Do you guys understand what two actors with top-tier expressive power are?!】

【It feels like a blockbuster, really, some people couldn’t even shoot this well with step-by-step instructions!!】

【Unbelievable that this is the level of free improvisation.】

Soon, they switched to the next pose. Yan Man’s eyes were covered with the black cloth from before.

The photographer took two shots before saying, “Man Man, move your hand a bit.”

Her hand was resting on his waist. Moving it horizontally wouldn’t look good, and moving it vertically downwards wasn’t an option.

Yan Man had no choice but to lift her fingertips, slowly reaching upwards based on prediction, finally touching a small protrusion, like a rubber badge on his shoulder.

Feeling that this badge was a bit loose, she couldn’t help but scratch it twice.

But this badge seemed to move, slipping through her fingers and then bouncing back.

She found it strange and also a bit amusing, so she poked it again.

Soon, her fingers were held, and she heard the man’s voice.

“...Don’t touch it.”

Feeling something under her hand vibrate as he spoke, Yan Man was stunned for a moment and tore off the cloth covering her eyes.

Ye Lin had sat down at some point. Her hand was now resting on his neck.

And what she had just thought was a bouncy badge was his Adam’s apple.

Yan Man: “...”

She was stunned for two seconds, then smiled. Not knowing what she was thinking, she blurted out, “Oh, sorry, are you quite sensitive?”

【Yan Man!! Look at the suggestive things you’re saying again!!】

【Does Man tease Coconut Grove like this in bed too (?)】

【So your ‘Man’ is the ‘Man’ in ‘Man Si’ (tearing apart), and ‘Yan’ is the ‘Yan’ in ‘Yan Se’ (color).】

【Hahahahahahahaha, a new interpretation of their names.】

At this moment, the second and third photos were also released.

The second was a close-up. Her fingers rested on the man’s Adam’s apple, her fingertips slightly digging into his flesh, like a release after extreme endurance, an unconscious scratching. Next to the extreme red of her nails was a black mole on the man’s Adam’s apple.

【If this isn’t considered doing it.】

【Everyone, saving this as wallpaper.】

【What’s the difference between this and Yan-Ye doing it right in front of me?!】

However, the next photo once again exploded the comments section.

This was a candid shot, capturing the moment when Yan Man took off the eye mask and realized she was touching his Adam’s apple.

In the photo, the two faced each other sideways. He reached out and held her hand, his gaze dark and low, while she slightly curled her lips, as if saying, “Is that all the self-control you have?”

The light flickered, and his Adam’s apple flushed red.

Her gaze was deep and meaningful.

【That’s enough, don’t make me ship them to death.】

【I declare, only Yan-Ye can surpass Yan-Ye!】

【Heard they were a BE (bitter ending) CP, came specifically to watch the drama, didn’t expect to be kicked into the pit. My heart is made of glass, sisters, can I still survive?】

【Don’t worry, Yan-Ye is real (szd), even if the King of Heaven comes, they must get married for me!】

After changing several more poses, this set of stunning shots came to an end.

Yan Man pulled on the swing’s ropes, finally getting her heels on the ground.

Her steps were still a bit unsteady as she went down the stairs. She untied the rubber band from her hair, but her hair got caught in it, pulling at the ends, and she couldn’t get it out for a long time.

She stopped and turned her head. Ye Lin paused and met her gaze.

The man reached out and helped her free her hair.

“Thank you.”

【Coconut Grove: I will guard my wife’s hair ends!】

【Don’t be too greasy...】

【Man’s hair is so long, won’t it get pressed down during... you know, later?】

【Which one? Elaborate.】

After tidying up in the makeup room and leaving, Yan Man heard the staff say, “The photos from this issue will first be released as an e-magazine for sale. The parts with higher popularity will be made into physical copies. We hope all the teachers can retweet them when the time comes!”

She nodded and hummed, “Send it to my team, they’ll forward it to me then.”

“Alright!”

...

At eight o’clock the next night, the e-magazine went online.

The other two mentors’ groups had normal purchase volumes, but Ye Lin’s issue, with the Adam’s apple photo on the cover, had two million subscriptions within one minute, causing the link to crash and become inaccessible.

Five minutes, three million.

Following that was the pre-sale of the physical magazine.

One million copies in half an hour, with sales of twenty-seven million, breaking the industry’s sales record and far exceeding it.

Yan Man casually refreshed her feed, and even some entertainment bloggers she followed on her private account were exclaiming:

【Too terrifying. I guessed that Ye Lin’s group’s magazine would definitely sell far ahead of everyone else, but I didn’t expect it to be this powerful... to the point of shocking the industry.】

【Saying it’s Ye Lin’s group, the main selling point is still Yan-Ye, right?】

【Definitely. After all, they’re a super popular CP, and the magazine’s promotion is all geared towards that direction.】

【This is Yan Man’s first magazine pre-sale, and so many of her hardcore fans rushed to buy it. My friend, a cranberry (Yan Man’s fandom name), bought three hundred copies. She really loves her.】

【Seriously, the industry used to think that these CP casual fans couldn’t make a difference... Yan-Ye completely overturned everyone’s perception. Their commercial value is too high. With such a good start, the subsequent development is really something to look forward to.】

...

At the same time, within the Yan-Ye super topic, the CP fans who hadn’t watched the live broadcast were also going wild as if they had just been given meat after a long fast.

【More than three times the previous first place record! We’re so awesome, everyone!】

【I’m laughing so hard, our purchasing power has shocked the industry inside and out. I heard that at least ten brands are now seeking collaboration with both of them.】

【Put “Yan-Ye business” on the screen for me!】

【I’m about to see them endorse couple products!!】

【Read “couple products” as “adult products,” sorry.】

【Daily necessities, personal care, clothing, shoes, hats, accessories, please make it all Yan-Ye endorsements! We Yan-Ye shippers want to be covered head to toe in Yan-Ye endorsements!】

【Want to see them endorse cars.】

【Don’t think I don’t know what you want to see them do in the car!】

The next afternoon, Yan Man received many collaboration invitations from Simon.

Some were for her alone, while others expressed the hope that she and Ye Lin could endorse together.

Simon said, “We still need to connect with them one by one. When we’ve screened out the suitable ones, I’ll give you the final say.”

She nodded in agreement.

Simon: “Then get ready and look at the script for a bit longer. The car will pick you up at six o’clock. There’s a fashion gala tonight.”

Artists always have many events. One moment it’s a gala, the next it’s a screaming night, then a charity ball. Yan Man hadn’t figured it out before entering the industry, and she still couldn’t distinguish who was who.

Anyway, she just followed the arrangements.

At six o’clock in the evening, she got into the van.

“Don’t I need to change clothes?”

Simon: “The organizer contacted me in advance and said they borrowed haute couture from the current season. You’re a key artist, so you can go over and pick something.”

“It’s okay if you don’t find anything you like there. I’ve also prepared two outfits and put them in the back.”

“Alright.”

She lowered her head and continued reading the script.

The destination wasn’t far from the hotel. Yan Man wore a mask and a hat as she got out of the car. In the short tens of seconds it took to walk, the screams went straight to the sky.

“We really have popularity now,” Simon said, looking back with emotion. “The first time we went to an event, there weren’t this many screams.”

Yan Man: “Well, look who’s the one managing the artist.”

Simon felt comfortable all over from her praise, and even his walk became more energetic.

Pushing open the door and entering the makeup room, the person in charge and the makeup artist were already waiting inside.

As soon as Yan Man arrived, she heard another round of screams from outside, as if someone was about to lose their breath.

She vaguely had a premonition. Sure enough, not long after, Ye Lin walked in.

The screaming outside continued for a long time before stopping.

Yan Man thought that since they had entered one after the other, the CP fans would probably be shipping them again.

But soon, she discovered that the ridiculous thing wasn’t this.

Because soon, two rows of clothes were wheeled out of the dressing room, one row of evening gowns and one row of suits.

The person in charge pointed to the left: “These are suits, all borrowed using all our connections. Teacher Ye, if you like any of them, you can wear them.”

Then they pointed to the right: “These are evening gowns, all the latest. Teacher Man Man, do you see anything you like?”

Yan Man glanced over, just about to speak, when the person in charge added, “The ones on the left are arranged according to the designer’s status, from left to right. Some are beautiful, but they haven’t been worn for the first time yet... um, what about this one on the far right? It’s the signature piece of the chief designer with the highest status, and it’s from last month. If you wear it, it’ll be the global debut.”

The implicit and explicit hints were all to encourage Yan Man to wear this dress.

The dress was indeed very beautiful.

A white wedding dress with a large skirt, heavy embroidery using the most versatile patterns, paired with some extremely skillful hollow-out designs.

Yan Man parted her lips, but then heard the person in charge say, “If possible, would it be convenient for the two teachers to make the final appearance together? To prevent inconsistent paces and make filming difficult, you can hold hands and walk together.”

Yan Man parted her lips, suddenly realizing something.

“Wait a minute—”

“So what you mean is...”

“Ye Lin wears a suit, I wear a wedding dress, and we walk the red carpet hand in hand?”