The Aphrodisiac-carrying Man - Chapter 1 Part 1
Translator: Vemmy Special Thanks to Walter vi Britannia for Editing and Proof Reading~
Mao Er, Mao Er?
His full-time a.s.sistant, Ke Le, opened the dressing room door and was shocked by the furry ball curled up on the sofa, sound asleep. He quickly locked the door behind him.
“My G.o.d, how could you change your form here? What are you going to do if the makeup artist or some other person came in and saw you?”
The Siamese cat, whose sleep was disrupted, unhappily stretched his body, changing into human form right in front of Ke Le an elegant young man in enchanting attire lazily stretching while half-inclined on the sofa.
“The makeup artist had already come, other than you, who else would come in so casually?” He refuted while yawning.
“Its still not okay! What if, after changing into cat form, you subconsciously wash your face and ruin the makeup?” Ke Le pushed Ling Mao Er, whose eyes were still heavy with sleep, out of the room, “Hurry up and go, the photographer has already arrived, now everyone is just waiting for you!”
Ling Mao Er was very dissatisfied with the photographer whom he had yet to meet: “He’s putting on airs. I had to wait for him until I fell asleep but he can’t even wait for just a few minutes?”
“He just got off the plane and rushed over, the flight being delayed really can’t be controlled by him, right? Also, Teacher Mu is very well known in the photography world, I’m begging you, please don’t show that kind of ‘you stupid humans’ expression, it really can very easily cause misunderstandings!”
Ling Mao Er gave him a disdainful glance from the corner of his eyes, expressing his scorn towards that sentence.
Ke Le is about to go mad, “That’s what I’m talking about! Please take it back!”
Ling Mao Er was roughly half-pushed towards the studio by Ke Le, transforming instantly when people were present. With an elegant and measured pace, he appeared in front of the ma.s.ses, successfully capturing stunned gazes the entire way.
Only at this time can Ke Le finally heave a sigh of relief. Ling Mao Er has very strict standards for his public image, which could be considered one of the few areas where Ke Le doesn’t have to worry about. (Ahhh Ke Le, you’ve worked hard)
Although Ke Le is aware that this stems from Ling Mao Er’s narcissistic nature, wanting to be in the limelight no matter where he goes rather than out of dedication towards his profession, for a professional model, this is definitely an advantage.
The advertis.e.m.e.nt project director’s eyes lit up upon seeing Ling Mao Er after makeup, secretly pleased that he did not choose the wrong person, pulled the latter to the photographer’s side, introducing them to each other.
“This is the print model for this time’s perfume advertis.e.m.e.nt, Ling Mao Er. This is Teacher Mu, who is in charge of the photography. Because of the weather, Teacher Mu’s flight was delayed for a few hours and rushed over as soon as his flight had arrived, please let him off easy.”
“I’m very sorry,” Mu Mu took the initiative to extend his hand, “I’ve kept you waiting for a while, I’m really sorry.”*
*, to be embarra.s.sed for being an inconvenience
Ling Mao Er calmly sized him up from head to toe. The first impression that Mu Mu gives people is very high, from visual inspection, he was at least 1.9m tall with a powerful build that could be used to block the wind. This is obviously an advantage, but in Ling Mao Er’s mind, he was a photographer and not a model, what was the point of growing so tall?
Other than being tall, Mu Mu’s other characteristics could be described as plain, nothing particularly outstanding in his facial features, Ling Mao Er would probably forget this face the moment he steps out this room.
Ke Le stealthily poked Ling Mao Er in the back before the latter indifferently shook hands with Mu Mu. The other party was not only tall, his palm was more broad than that of the average person, Ling Mao Er’s entire hand could almost fit into the other party’s palm.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you.” Ling Mao Er’s tone was somewhat perfunctory.
Ke Le, who has long been accustomed to his att.i.tude, hurriedly stood up to help improve his favorable impression, “Teacher Mu is a photographer that Mao Er has admired for a long time, he was very happy when he heard about the collaboration with Teacher Mu this time, even if he has to wait a while longer, it would still be worth it.”
Ling Mao Er smiled insincerely while thinking, ‘G.o.d knows who you are.’
Oh wait, it seems that the manager mentioned him once, something about winning something something award? No matter what it was, regarding people or things that he doesn’t care about, Ling Mao Er’s memory was always bad.
“Ling Mao Er, this stage name leaves a deep impression on people, they won’t forget it after hearing it.” Mu Mu didn’t mind Ling Mao Er’s impoliteness and maintained a very sincere att.i.tude.
“Not a stage name, it is my real name.” Ling Mao Er immediately corrected.
“That’s really a unique name, the one who named you was quite original.”
Ling Mao Er’s att.i.tude finally eased a bit, for the one who had named him was actually himself.
“In that case, can we start?”
“Of course,” Mu Mu took his camera from the a.s.sistant, “I wish for our pleasant cooperation”.
Ling Mao Er debuted with a set of outstandingly beautiful photos in female dress that blazed through the fas.h.i.+on circle, his actual gender was finally revealed by his agency after the people in the industry inquired about the ident.i.ty of the beauty.
From shock to admiration to being stunned by his beauty, his status in the industry has henceforth been established as that of “a man more beautiful than women”.
To the public, his profile is that of a 19 year-old mixed-race beauty of Chinese-Thai descent, but his actual ident.i.ty is that of a Thai-born Siamese cat, one who has lived for hundreds of years, similar to many of the monsters that normal people are unaware of, living as a human being, using their specialties and abilities to make a living.
Ling Mao Er’s only presentable specialty is his beauty, so he walked along the path of making a living by relying on his face. He doesn’t feel that this is anything to be embarra.s.sed about, beauty is also a talent after all.
The Siamese cat is famous in the cat world for its small V-shaped face, even more so after transforming into a human, he has the palm-sized oval-shaped face that thousands of girls dream of, which is one of the facial shapes that photographers are the most fond of.
Almost every photo of Ling Mao Er would be suspected to be PS without exception and those who question him will not be convinced until they see him in person, but then they would immediately suspect him of having plastic surgery.
Ling Mao Er sneers disdainfully at these people, how could humans hope to compare to the beauty of cats?
Ling Mao Er signed an advertising contract with the perfume company last month. But because of scheduling problems between the two sides, the model and the photographer had to wait until today to meet for the first time.
The main selling point of this particular fragrance is that it can be used by both men and women, so the Ling Mao Er who was famous for his androgynous beauty was naturally the first choice of the manufacturers. For this, the makeup artist specially designed a style of makeup that blurs the lines between male and female, makeup that makes it difficult to tell the actual gender, highlighting Ling Mao Er’s unique neutral temperament even more.
When the beautiful and s.e.xy Ling Mao Er appeared under the spotlight, everyone at the scene, regardless of men or women, felt their hearts skip a beat. This kind of beauty is almost non-human, more like the evil spirits in legends who will steal and absorb your soul if you gaze into his eyes for a mere 3 second.
Mu Mu raised his camera and quickly took a few shots, not only for the purpose of checking the lighting, it also helped him enter a working state as soon as possible. Ling Mao Er cooperated with Mu Mu’s lens as he a.s.sumed a variety of tempting poses, entirely different from the somewhat haughty att.i.tude earlier.
Ke Le felt gratified while watching Ling Mao Er’s professional performance in front of the camera, even though he has offended many people due to his nature, his performance in his job has always made even the most demanding photographers satisfied.
Even if there are people who aren’t satisfied with how he treats people normally, after seeing the completed photo, they are inevitably subdued by his external conditions and temperament. For two naturally complementary professions, if a photographer meets a model that could completely bring out all of their strengths, they wouldn’t focus excessively on the personality defects in the model that aren’t captured in the photo.
This is also one of the points that Ke Le, as Ling Mao Er’s a.s.sistant, is most pleased about. Regarding defects in the personality, if someone knows that Ling Mao Er’s original form is that of a cat, they wouldn’t think that it was an imperfection, after all, who would criticize a cat for being proud?
What’s more, Ling Mao Er isn’t any ordinary cat, he is a purebred of royal blood, even the heavens won’t tolerate it if he isn’t proud. (Ling Mao Er had once told Ke Le that he was the cat raised by a Thai king in the ancient times, having once lived in the largest Buddhist temple in Bangkok, having cultivated day after day under the influence of the the incense and prayers until he could become human, towards this, he is absolutely certain but of course, the truth would require further investigation.)
In Ke Le’s eyes, Ling Mao Er is a perfect person/cat, he doesn’t believe there is anyone who would be dissatisfied with the Ling Mao Er in front of the lens.
However, this record was broken today, when warm up had ended and the official photoshoot began, Mu Mu repeatedly lowered his camera, shaking his head with some dissatisfaction.
The director was immersed in Ling Mao Er’s beauty, seeing Mu Mu like this, he thought it was a problem with the camera.
“Teacher Mu, is there a problem?”
Mu Mu spoke very directly, “It might be because the model has yet to enter a focused state, or maybe because the wait earlier was too long which consumed some of the model’s enthusiasm, in any case, it should be my fault.”
The director was shocked, “Really? I think Mao Er’s performance was already quite perfect.”
This is also what Ke Le wanted to say, although Ling Mao Er was indeed annoyed that Mu Mu was late, but he swears that Mao Er’s performance is at the same level as before. This is actually the first time someone questioned Ling Mao Er’s professional att.i.tude. He secretly glanced up to see the reaction of the person in question, as expected, Ling Mao Er’s elegant brows wrinkled, indicating his displeasure.
“In that case, could Teacher Mu tell me where my performance was unsatisfactory and give me a pointer or two?”
Ke Le has been working hard~
I actually have no idea what Im doing so suggestions with regards to the translation, format, website, etc. are greatly welcome~
