Chapter 96

"So, I say, never underestimate anyone." As Li Tianyin walked off the stage, Luoyang said to Liu Qin beside him.

Liu Qin pouted but did not argue.

To be fair, Li Tianyin's "Youth Memory" just now was indeed on par with "Those Years."

Therefore, just knowing the excellent songs from the previous life doesn't guarantee success in this world.

"But I think Sister Liu Qin's song today will definitely not lose!" Yang Mi said, somewhat不服气 (unwilling to admit defeat).

Luoyang rubbed his forehead, where did my powerful aura go, Big Mi Mi?

It seemed that ever since meeting Liu Qin, Yang Mi's intelligence had been steadily declining.

Such a character in a novel would be a side character cannon fodder, whose main role is to highlight the protagonist's brilliance.

"Competition involves many factors. For example, at the Longguo Film Festival, are the films that win the best picture award necessarily the best and most excellent films?"

"When the quality is similar, you need to bring something different to stand out—do you understand what I mean?"

Yang Mi rolled her eyes, "I'm not stupid, of course I understand."

Well, Luoyang could only retreat, or rather, Yang Mi had long abandoned principles to defend her idol.

Liu Qin, who was watching from the side, was very pleased and praised, "Well done, our Big Mi Mi is really smart."

Yang Mi smiled happily, her smile was as innocent as a kindergarten child being rewarded with a little red flower by the teacher.

"Liu Qin."

At the door, a staff member knocked.

"What is it?" Liu Qin asked as she opened the door.

It was quite peculiar; to prevent Liu Qin from running away again, the production team had actually assigned three or four strong staff members to guard the door, which was quite a stretch.

"Estimate you have about half an hour before you go on stage, so you should start getting ready now."

"I don't need much makeup, just a quick touch-up will do." Liu Qin shook her head; she didn't like putting too much on her face, as it made her feel very uncomfortable.

So every time Liu Qin went on stage, she would just apply some moisturizing products to look more vibrant on camera.

The staff member nodded, it was just a routine question, as Liu Qin always refused to go through a major makeup session, and she had no particular ideas about costumes or styling, always going with whatever she felt like.

Luoyang suddenly stood up and said, "Where is the makeup room?"

"Wh-what... Oh, oh, it's in the room to the west, the makeup artists and stylists are waiting there." The staff member was taken aback for a moment, then quickly answered, as they had been informed that this man was Liu Qin's brother or a relative.

"Do you want me to do the makeup?" Liu Qin asked curiously.

Luoyang nodded, "This is what I meant by the things outside the song that can decide the outcome."

——

The staff member didn't expect that Liu Qin, who usually didn't like much makeup, would obediently follow Luoyang to the makeup room.

Yang Mi, now a small transparent presence, followed behind Luoyang and Liu Qin. When they arrived at the makeup room, several makeup artists were already reading books inside.

When they saw Liu Qin come in, the makeup artists all put down their books.

"Oh, Liu Qin, you finally decided to do makeup! Your perfect face really deserves some dressing up." The lead makeup artist said happily.

His name was Andy, the chief makeup artist here, known for his exceptional makeup skills and fame in the industry.

Liu Qin looked at Luoyang.

Luoyang apologized, "That... can I try doing Liu Qin's makeup?"

"Are you a makeup artist too?" Andy was taken aback, then frowned and looked at Luoyang with some displeasure.

"Teacher Andy is a top makeup artist in the industry, all the contestants' makeup is done by Teacher Andy. Please trust our professionalism." Another makeup artist said to Luoyang, somewhat angrily.

To them, it seemed that Luoyang didn't trust them.

"I will design the styling based on the makeup done by Teacher Andy, so I hope you don't mess around." A man in a long coat said.

His name was Peter, the stylist here, also highly regarded in the industry. If his designed styling didn't match the makeup, it would make him very uncomfortable.

Luoyang apologized again, "I also hope to design Liu Qin's styling."

"You design it yourself?"

Stylist Peter was angry, taking the makeup artist's job and now wanting to take the stylist's job?

"At your young age, how can you be so presumptuous? Designing makeup and styling yourself, do you really think you're a genius? The combination of Andy and me is absolutely top-notch, don't cause trouble, okay?"

Luoyang was somewhat apologetic but didn't back down.

"Stop arguing."

Liu Qin said, "He is my brother, so I listen to my brother."

When she said this, Liu Qin was quite unhappy, feeling that Luoyang was taking advantage of her, but they had always claimed to be siblings, so she had to maintain it.

Andy and Peter were taken aback, both looking at Liu Qin in confusion.

"Liu Qin, if your brother is being unreasonable, are you going to be unreasonable too?" Andy couldn't help but say.

"Do you know how important a good styling is for an artist?" Peter also chimed in.

"Moreover, you are currently in a controversial period, with many interpretations from the outside. At this time, messing around..." Several people started to persuade her.

Liu Qin, surrounded by the makeup artists and stylists, could only look at Luoyang with some annoyance and helplessness.

Luoyang didn't say anything, he directly walked to the row of clothes on the left.

These clothes were all international brands, clearly sent by the program's sponsors.

Luoyang's gaze quickly swept past these designer clothes; this wasn't the style he wanted.

After looking around, Luoyang finally found a very inconspicuous black overcoat. This overcoat wasn't expensive and had always been placed in the corner, never used by any contestant as competition attire.

While persuading Liu Qin, Peter had also been paying attention to Luoyang.

When he saw Luoyang finally pick such a low-grade piece of clothing, he couldn't help but sneer, "Wearing this kind of clothes, aren't you afraid people will laugh at Liu Qin?"

"Such taste and still wanting to design styling? I really can't believe it." Andy also said, shaking his head in pain, as someone who understood makeup would also have a good sense of styling.

Luoyang, however, didn't care. He picked up a pair of scissors and started cutting the overcoat, a few swift cuts, and the sides of the coat were almost completely cut off.

He then took out a few decorative ropes, attached them to the sides of the coat, and tied them into a knot.

"Try it on." Luoyang threw the coat to Liu Qin.

Liu Qin didn't say anything, she directly put on the coat Luoyang threw to her.

"This... hahaha!" The makeup artists couldn't help but burst out laughing when they saw Liu Qin's strange appearance in the coat.

But soon, they stopped laughing.

Because they noticed that Peter, the stylist who had been very displeased with Luoyang, was now staring intently at Liu Qin's coat, his eyes... shining?

"This design..."

Peter swallowed, then stared at Luoyang with a burning gaze, his voice trembling, "This design is really created by you? Although it's crude, but... but... it's too eye-catching! Too imaginative!"

"I know my design isn't good, you can redesign it based on this, the idea is the same." Luoyang smiled awkwardly.

After all, he wasn't a professional stylist, he could only design based on some memories from his previous life.

"No problem, leave it to me!" Peter, as if he had found a rare treasure, ignored the stunned faces of Andy and the others, found a similar overcoat, and carefully started cutting it with scissors.

"Give me a box of eyeliner." Luoyang said to a makeup artist.

The makeup artist was still in shock and didn't react for a moment, but Yang Mi, quick on the draw, handed a box of eyeliner to Luoyang.

Luoyang didn't waste words, he pushed aside the makeup artists, including Andy, and used the eyeliner to draw thick eyeliner on Liu Qin's eyes.

The most crucial part was that the thick black eyeliner was extended beyond the eye sockets, as if Liu Qin's aura had changed, making her seem like a different person.

"Damn!"

When he saw Luoyang draw such strange eyeliner on Liu Qin's face, Andy couldn't help but curse.

The surrounding junior makeup artists, feeling the same, also thought Luoyang was being unreasonable. Just as they were about to scold Luoyang, Andy's next words almost made their brains short-circuit: "This eyeliner is really fucking amazing!"