Psychological Control

After the photoshoot, everyone headed back to the supermodel house for the night.The next day will be when the results will be announced. I am nestled on a couch in the living room and can hear the people around me who also didn’t get a bed tossing and turning. I think even those 16 people who sleep on comfortable beds will suffer from insomnia. .

Tomorrow's elimination will determine whether they will continue to participate in the game. If the person sleeping in the bed is eliminated, it will be regarded as a huge irony.

Chris' eyes were refracted by the moonlight coming in from the glass door in the living room like a wolf in the forest. I looked at him, and then fell asleep under his staring at me.

Waking up early the next morning, the models were informed that there would be another catwalk tonight, and this one would be a challenge.The elimination of America's Top Model is based on three aspects, the judges' evaluation of the still photos, the score of the challenge, and social media votes.

As the results are announced in the evening, there is suffocating pressure in the supermodel house throughout the day.I'm curled up on the couch looking at my new book I bought before entering the house of supermodels.

"High IQ crime?" Chris broke twice the coffee from the kitchen, and put a cup on the coffee table in front of me. "The books you read are very strange. I saw psychology-related books in your luggage yesterday. What is your major in the Stanford University newspaper?"

I put down the book, took a sip of the coffee he brought and said, "Department of Psychology, I thought you knew. I minored in Criminal Psychology, and while I was waiting for the re-election results in New York, I went to Eastside University to take a course in criminology. I suddenly became interested and bought this book."

Chris blinked his eyes blankly, even with his sharp brows and deep contours making him look like a bad boy.

While Chris was chatting with me about his homelessness, Jamie, who was rejected by Alice, also came over to join us.In order to integrate into the circle of female models, Nina is currently chatting with the girls in the garden.

When I introduced that book to where the most stunning criminal of the twentieth century saw Neil Caffery, the sun started to set again.Maybe this time going downtown again I should find the nearest bookstore and buy another book.This time I have to buy a thicker one, otherwise, after a day of doing nothing, I have already read half of the book.

After being released from the mental hospital where Brian was locked up for more than ten years, I haven't lived such a leisurely and comfortable life for two years.I am busy working in various part-time jobs every day, and I even feel a little uncomfortable for a while.

The models boarded the bus under the arrangement of the staff, and the bus took everyone to an unknown destination.Everyone on the bus was discussing with each other who would be eliminated and how much chance they had to stay.

Chris opened his mouth anxiously and wanted to say something, but was held in his throat by my shutting up.Jamie, who had been hanging out with us for a day, saw that I didn't want to talk, and because he couldn't talk to Chris, he turned around and sneaked into Marvin's band of brothers.

Soon the bus stopped in front of a luxurious hotel. The hotel is a Roman-style building with a good balance on the left and right. On the right side of the hotel, there is a T stage show. Prominent Guess logo.

This is a catwalk for the Guess brand.After the models took their place in front of the runway, Taylor stepped out from behind the curtain behind the runway.The girls screamed, and the boys also booed according to the staff's shooting requirements to stir up the atmosphere.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen!" Taylor walked towards us with arms outstretched, "Are you ready for the first season of America's Next Top Model?"

After screaming, she began to speak the most familiar lines before the elimination, "I bet you must be wondering what the rewards for the champion will be. First, the double-page picture of the famous magazine Nylon. Second, the next Modeling agency signing. Last, but not least, a $[-] contract with Guess."

I was also surprised when I heard the last item.The ad deal with Guess was something I hadn't thought of before, because it weighs more than all the final awards from previous quarters.Becoming a dedicated model of Guess means that you have entered the top ranks of models.

After the camera captured the excited expressions of the female models, Taylor continued: "Come on, you will participate in a Guess fashion show. However, there are only sixteen seats backstage."

The models screamed and cheered excitedly at the first sentence, but fell silent when the second sentence fell.The pressure was on everyone.

"If this isn't scary enough," Taylor smiled and turned around and held out his hand, "The president of Guess will watch the show in person." A slightly pudgy middle-aged man walked out of the backstage.

He doesn't look very eye-catching, but his worth can be seen from the price of his clothes.He opened with Taylor, but I noticed that when he cited Guess models, he mentioned female models.I know that if there is no accident in this supermodel competition, the female model will still win the championship.

Realizing this, I feel a little unwilling, but even if I can't make any changes to this status quo, I will not stop my challenge because of this.The championship prize includes a contract with Guess, and I'm not surprised that Guess will have to look at the models in person.

I can even predict that in the final round of the championship finals, Guess' official opinion will be the key to directly determining the outcome.

Therefore, all I can do now is to seize the opportunity and show my best strength in front of this decision maker. After the opening remarks, President Guess left the stage first, and Taylor began to announce the names of the promoted players in turn.

"The first name I'm going to call out is," Tyler paused, before calling out, "Alyssa!"

Alyssa is said to be a wealthy girl from a poor family. She has nothing to do with the traditional Germanic people. Her profound eyebrows and previous experience as a model gave her her first pass.

Immediately afterwards, "Mike." It is impossible for the ice cream man discovered by Taylor to be among the 16 people. Regardless of his modeling skills, at least his strong facial features are full of masculinity, and his strong and tall figure is similar to Rob , except that Rob is black and Mike is Jewish.

"Rena." Miss Black Beauty. "Ashton..." "Alice..."

After two familiar names, "Dan." A male model, also black and white, one of Marvin's band of brothers was added to the name.Compared with Ashton's facial features, Dan's face is more square, and his facial features are more masculine.

"Nina..." "Brian..." I was called by name just before halfway through.I patted Chris who had been holding my shoulders tightly all the time, walked to Taylor's side and hugged Nina and Alice who were already standing there.

"Gianna." This girl has never had a sense of existence, but she has a different look from the narrow and long face of ordinary female models. Her wide mandible and square cheeks make her very unique in photoshoots.

"Marvin." Marvin's popularity was as high as ever, and although most of his brothers were still under pressure, they still gave him cheers.

"Sheryl." Another black woman, the difference from Reina is that her facial features are more tense than Reina's small and delicate.

"Jamie." My little Christian lamb walked towards me with a thankful face, and of course he didn't forget to ask Alice for a hug first.

"Bianka." A girl of Jewish descent, one can easily spot her from other female models at a glance.

"Phil." A strong man with a big beard and thick chest hair but unexpectedly soft eyes. He is not a traditional model. It is estimated that he will be the howling head of this show.Because among the audience of the show, there will always be people who like lush body hair.

It was the last person's turn, and Chris' name was still not handed in. Chris had already had an anxiety attack, and he put his hand next to his mouth and bit his fingertips again.I looked around at the remaining male models and felt relieved.

Chris is the male model with the most potential in my opinion among the rest, and his story has been specially recorded by the camera, spending so much energy on him, I don't believe that the All-American Supermodel will give up on him so quickly .

"Conani." It can be said that Conani is my favorite appearance among female models. She has Cuban descent and always shows an elegant temperament in still photos.The only doubt is whether she can control other temperament styles.

After a few seconds of silence at the end, "Chris." The promotion quota for eight men and eight women ended.

When Chris heard his name, his eyes widened in an instant, and I even had the illusion that his pupils constricted. He put down the hands next to his mouth and covered his face with both hands, and walked slowly to my side.I had no choice but to hold the head of this little wolf who had just been stimulated in my arms, and stroked his back to soothe his emotions.

Marvin's Band of Brothers only had two guys in, Dan and Phil, so when Chris's name was called, it was a little awkward and awkward.Marvin stepped forward to say goodbye to his lost friend.Chris was clearly feeling happy. Although his face was cold, the corners of his mouth and eyebrows were raised, which could still be seen from the gap between his fingers covering his face.

I don’t know when Chris has been against Marvin, but Marvin has some contacts with me, so whenever Marvin appears by my side, he will stay by my side for a moment.Even if the starting point was different, I still thought I saw another Jamie.

Childish possessiveness.Although he is naive, it is easy to understand. The only person who can talk to him in the supermodel room is me, except for the gentle and good girl Nina, and I am still a man who will not cause everyone to make a fuss.

After the promotion quota was announced, there was no time for everyone to catch their breath, and Taylor immediately announced the content of the challenge.

"The end of the catwalk is under my feet," Taylor pointed to the carpet with the Guess logo under his feet, "but its beginning..." Taylor turned around and pointed to the roof of the ten-story building, with The banner of the Guess logo has been connected to the roof of the building.

The girls screamed, and when they saw the demonstrator walking down at a [-]-degree angle perpendicular to the wall, the originally calm boys couldn't help but also screamed.

Chris opened his mouth and looked at the demonstration of the staff in surprise. I have never done anything like this before. Now I can only look forward to when I am dropped on the coercion like a bait and walk down. Don't be too rigid.

Nina was the first to react and asked a question that all female models were concerned about, "Are we going to walk down in high heels?"

Looking at the pleading eyes of all the girls, Taylor said without hesitation: "That's right, female models need to wear high heels."

It seems that while girls dominate the fashion world, they also put their own difficulty level.High heels, makeup, long hair, but boys never have to pay attention to these.

In the dressing room, makeup artists put light makeup on the models, and each model wore Guess' latest season clothing on the bed, and a denim jacket on the outside.Because it started to rain lightly outside, we were asked to take off our jackets after we walked from the roof to the ground, and finally showed the clothes on the runway on the flat ground.

Unfortunately, Nina and I got the first group.The rain had turned into a torrential downpour, the temperature was dropping so fast, my hands and feet were starting to stiffen.When I stood on the top of the building, the audience downstairs with transparent umbrellas looked like neatly arranged glass bottles from this height.

The judges were divided into two groups. Taylor, Norma, and Jonathan watched the vertically shot images of the T stage on the roof in front of the monitors on the roof. The images in the monitors would reverse the angle of the models walking down the vertical wall facing the ground. It's like an ordinary catwalk scene.The other group, Rob and Andy, watched the overall effect from a normal perspective on the ground with President Guess.

When the staff told me that the safety rope had been fastened, Nina and I stood on the edge of the roof.When you stand in that position, even if your body tells you that it is safe, but looking at the height of the depth will still give people the illusion that one step is the abyss.

I poked my feet halfway over the edge and began to lean slowly towards the vertical when I heard Nina scream to my left.