Psychological Control

Chapter 27

Waking up in a daze, was awakened by the ringing of the mobile phone.Last night, in order to complete the cv submitted to the Survivor column, I worked until late at night.I groped and half-propped myself up from the bed, the gradually getting cooler weather made my half-naked upper body feel a bit cool.

This ringtone does not seem to be the wake-up alarm ringtone I set, but the default mobile phone ringtone.Who will call me early in the morning?

"Hi, Brian!"

I took the phone away from my ear and looked at the name displayed on the phone screen again.Chris, yes, but why does the voice on the microphone belong to Jonathan?

"Jonathan? Are you... filming for Chris?" I put the phone back to my ear and said as I got up from the bed and walked to the bathroom.

"Yes, Chris also said that it's been a long time since I called you, and I'm afraid you won't answer the phone." Jonathan's voice on the other end sounded excited. "His resentful expression, did you dump him?"

Although I don't like dealing with Jonathan, his position in the fashion circle is something that a newcomer like me cannot offend.So, if you can make friends with him and even get a job or two through hypocrisy, why not do it?

"In any case, we don't have that kind of relationship. It's just that school has just started recently, and I'm just busy adapting to school studies." I pretended not to care about the purpose of his call, and just replied politely.

Even if I have ulterior motives for communicating with him, I don't want to make it so obvious.False and real, playing hard to get, this method is not limited to the ambiguity between men and women, it is also a good method in the business field.

"Well, why are you so indifferent to everyone?" Jonathan didn't seem to care about the previous topic, which was just mentioned casually. "You should know the final winner of America's Next Top Model, right?"

I was squeezing toothpaste for myself with my mobile phone under my shoulder, and I raised my eyebrows when I heard his question, "Actually, I don't know, but I might have guessed it when you asked me that. Is it Alice?"

"..." The other end of the phone was silent for a while, and Chris' voice suddenly came, "Are you so unconfident in me? Why didn't you guess it was me?"

I heard Chris's voice relieved, and replied: "Because I can guess that what guess needs now is a female model, and among the top five published on the website, only she is the most powerful female model .You and Jonathan are working together to end America's Next Top Model?"

Chris was quiet for a while before replying: "Yes, the shooting for the competition ended a week ago. It just so happened that the magazine Jonathan was in charge of shooting creative design had a fashion blockbuster to shoot, so he took me along and asked me to be a background board." He said As soon as the words fell, the phone was snatched by Jonathan.

"What background board? It sounds so ugly. That's right! And we just arrived in San Francisco and are going to shoot here. Brian, why don't you come and see your friend?" Jonathan said very positively.

"Oh? Is there a place for me to be a background board too?" I heard the words and said in a teasing tone, "After all, I managed to talk to our noble and glamorous creative director, maybe he can give me alms A magazine shoot job?"

Jonathan on the other end of the phone laughed at my words, and he didn't seem to mind some well-placed banter for his type.Maybe because that would give him the illusion of flirting?The ice cream boy Mike whom he admired before lost his interest after being eliminated because he was too serious to face him.

"Oh, our clever Brian! Of course, if you can arrive at the shooting scene in two hours, even a one-person photo is available!" Jonathan said happily, "One of the original models is sick and puts off this job, how about Is it cheaper for our Brian?"

It's obviously good news, but the way Jonathan called me made me frown.David was already a corpse buried under layers of cement, but his way of addressing me still couldn't be erased from my heart.

I forced myself to laugh out loud, pulling the corners of my mouth so that there was a little smile in what I said. "Ha, thank you Jonathan. The address of the studio? I'll go and catch up."

As soon as I stepped into the studio, the decoration in the studio made me feel very familiar, nightclub style.Not far away, Chris, who was dressed neither formally nor casually, and Jonathan, who was explaining the theme of the shooting with three or four other female models, saw me at the same time.

Jonathan waved to me as a greeting, and then asked the assistant who was standing by his side to take me to change clothes.Chris ran towards me excitedly.

"Brian!" he called my name, with that rare smile on his face.He rushed in front of me, wanting to come up for a hug, but he stopped awkwardly because he couldn't adapt.

Seeing this little wolf who was almost being domesticated into a domestic dog, I went up and gave him a hug without hesitation. "I haven't seen you in two weeks, is everything going well?" I asked as I followed the photography assistant to the dressing room to change.

Chris seemed to feel very happy standing next to me, he nodded nervously and said: "With the little popularity brought by America's Next Top Model and the experience taught by Taylor and the others, at least we can run more shows than before. Quite a few, and it also increased a lot of job opportunities for plane shooting.”

"That's not bad." I praised in a sincere tone, flattering this insecure little wolf. "There will be more opportunities in the future, but it will be tiring to treat modeling as a full-time job."

"Heh, you still want to think of modeling as your full-time job? You can only do striptease to seduce men!" Before Chris could reply, a sharp male voice suddenly broke into our conversation.

"Shut up, Anthony!" Chris shouted angrily like a wolf defending his territory. "If you don't want to show a little quality, then don't speak casually. Can you protect the environment?"

I turned my head and saw this man named Anthony by Chris, who was getting a glass of water from the water dispenser and stood up.A face that is more feminine and coquettish than a Hollywood actress, but the malice on his face distorts this colorful face, and the burning in his eyes pierces my face.

Anthony Brooks, if I remember correctly, Wikipedia tells me he is Jonathan's current boyfriend.Occupation is also a model.Even with his present appearance, he is still so glamorous.Let me be offended that the fire is all posted.

No wonder I got the weird analysis result of the relationship between the two of them from the fetish photography subject that Jonathan gave me during the photo shoot of the competition.

Jonathan's admiration for Anthony's beauty, and in order to maintain his fantasy of beauty, the restriction and control of Anthony may be pushing people too far.Maybe Jonathan also has unshirkable responsibility for Anthony becoming like this.

After all, forcing a person to grow like a dodder requires relying on others to grow, which not only increases the other's sense of insecurity, but may also drive people into depression.And being angry at others because of jealousy is not so bad.

I looked at Anthony with a blank face, who was more angry than Chris, and then he suddenly raised his finger in front of me and scolded loudly: "Hmph, a bitch who likes to grab other people's men, dare to do it without being scolded." Huh? If you must get involved, Chris, then I don't mind telling you both to get out!"

His fingers almost poked my face, and I couldn't help frowning at the stench of decay left on his fingernails.But before I could speak, Chris slapped Anthony's hand hard.

"You!!" Anthony whispered in pain, looking at the back of his hand with red marks, he raised his hand angrily and was about to splash the glass of water in the other hand on Chris's face.

I didn't see well, so I pulled Chris hard and made him fall to my side to avoid the glass of water.Let the water stain Chris's clothing, and maybe pay for it, not to mention ruining Chris's makeup and delaying the shooting time.Things that might leave a bad impression on Chris in the photographer's mind, I don't intend to let that happen.

But the water in Anthony's hand was still not poured out in the end.

"Who do you want to get out?" Jonathan's deep voice came from behind Anthony, and Anthony's hand was also grabbed by Jonathan, and the water spilled all over the floor.

"Didn't I tell you to stay at home? And don't speculate about the relationship between me and other models! Chris is like this, and now Brian is like this. You have to be obedient, isn't it good?" Jonathan said Showed a rare strength against others.

Under his restraint, Anthony's original appearance of swaying his teeth and claws suddenly became sluggish.I suddenly felt a little pitiful for him.Unlike my domestication of Chris, I just appease Chris's psychology and make him no longer so lonely and thorny.But what Jonathan did to Anthony, subtly, could change a person to this point.

It seems that it is impossible for Jonathan not to want Anthony now.Because Anthony left him, he probably wouldn't be able to live.Obviously such a beautiful face.

I regretfully watched Anthony turn and leave cursing, taking out another cigar from his pocket while walking and lighting it.

"I'm really sorry, Brian." Jonathan said as if nothing happened, "I made you laugh. Anthony wasn't such a jealous person before, maybe seeing Brian's beauty made him feel more dangerous. Increase? Hahaha!"

Chris still didn't feel comfortable, but because Jonathan was the boss now, he just bowed his head and remained silent.Seeing this, I could only watch Jonathan pull the corner of his mouth and smile. "Where is the word, isn't your lover Anthony listed on the famous list of the most beautiful faces in the world? Compared with him, how can I be considered beautiful?"

There is always nothing wrong with being polite, and sure enough, Jonathan put a smile on his face again. "Brian, you are too humble. Your beauty is completely different from Anthony's type. You have the urge to... Come on, you go and change your clothes first! Our shooting schedule can't be delayed any longer!"

Yes, Anthony and I are two completely different extremes, but the vague part of Jonathan's words gave me a chill.Anthony's glamor has a sense of coquettishness, while Brian's face is more refined, elegant and indifferent.I really don't understand why Jonathan suddenly changed his taste.

Perhaps in the eyes of artists, beauty is beauty, and there is no distinction between categories?

But I do know why Jonathan didn't ask his lover to shoot the theme of the nightclub this time.Taking this type of photo according to his lover's appearance would instantly make the photo erotic.But the impression I bring to people is the same as the selling point when I was a jazz dancer, guilty pleasure.