After completing her first outfit, Si Nian quickly went offstage to change into her second outfit.
The backstage was chaotic with makeup artists, models, and various staff members everywhere.
Tonight’s “MiniGlitz” inaugural show, with its four themes, lasted for over an hour.
Since Si Nian was not a high-profile celebrity or fashion icon, she didn’t have the chance to walk for the fourth theme, “Dreamy Night.”
After completing her first two looks, she finally came out for the curtain call with the other thirty models who participated in the show.
All the invited guests and fans in the audience were applauding.
Si Nian saw some entertainers in front of her waving and greeting their friends in the guest seats.
She scanned the room and saw Jiang Yihan in the corner, vigorously waving at her with her work ID hanging around her neck.
Si Nian smiled and secretly waved back at Jiang Yihan.
In today’s information age, market feedback is incredibly fast, especially for events like tonight’s, which gathered numerous stars and naturally drew significant attention.
As soon as Si Nian finished her runway walk and got off the stage, she saw that the show director and staff were all wearing big smiles that they couldn’t contain.
After walking the runway, the models were free to leave.
Jiang Yihan still had a summary meeting that would likely go on for hours, so Si Nian could only change her clothes and take a taxi home.
Sitting in the ride-share car, she scrolled through her phone and saw that tonight’s “MiniGlitz” inaugural show had dominated the trending topics.
It was mainly because of the unexpected surprise.
The public had originally assumed that this launch show would be another event featuring extremely skinny models in bizarre clothing, with even the top celebrities walking stiffly on the runway.
But the first actress to smile and walk out completely surprised and delighted everyone.
As more models walked the runway, the audience realized that all the models were beautiful girls with lively and expressive faces that fit public aesthetic preferences.
The outfits worn by these beautiful girls were also designs that could actually be worn in real life, not the usual impractical pieces.
Every outfit was stylish, wearable, and made people want to buy them, with nearly every look sparking the desire to replicate.
This made people think that more shows should be made for the public, instead of imposing a self-righteous sense of “high fashion” on the audience.
The public loved the show and were satisfied, with the trending topics dominated by the actress models and female idols walking the runway tonight.
Some even seemed to have planned this in advance.
Si Nian had initially hoped to use the exposure from the “MiniGlitz” show to increase her following, but when she checked the trending topics, all she saw were praises for the celebrities’ beauty, followed by fan battles.
Some fans argued about whose idol had the better body proportions or walking posture, while others debated who wore the best outfit or had the highest brand treatment.
The fans were fiercely attacking one another and getting into personal disputes.
Si Nian pursed her lips when she saw that the celebrities had taken over the trending topics.
The spotlight on stage was equally shared, but online attention seemed to leave no space for ordinary models like her.
However, for the models who participated in the show, it was still an important opportunity.
The substantial compensation was secondary; the key was to leave an important mark on her resume, which would greatly increase her competitiveness for similar work in the future.
Si Nian sighed softly while looking at the trending topics where she couldn’t even find her own photos from the show.
Then, on the way home and while walking, she snapped a few moody, atmospheric live photos in the dark.
Because although the online attention didn’t give space to ordinary models like her, everything was in her own hands.
Even a little effect had to be fought for.
Si Nian turned the live photos into a short video and posted it on her (Sui Sui Nian, meaning “Muttering” or “Chit-chat”) account, adding the hashtags #MiniGlitzInauguralShow, #Glitz, and #ModelsDaily, with the caption: “Walked the show, now heading home~”
By the time Si Nian found out that she had trended, she had already showered and fallen asleep.
Jiang Yihan, who had just finished a late-night meeting, should have been full of work-related frustration, but when she called Si Nian, her voice was filled with excitement: “Oh my god, Nian Nian, you’re trending!”
“Huh?” Si Nian rubbed her eyes, still half-asleep.
She then heard Jiang Yihan’s excited voice as she crawled out of bed in the middle of the night, opened Weibo, and saw that at 2 AM, the top trending topic in the entertainment category was three words:
Sui Sui Nian.
Si Nian furrowed her brows slightly at her phone screen and swallowed nervously.
She cautiously clicked into the trending topic for “muttering,” and the first thing that caught her eye was a popular post with two animated images from tonight’s “MiniGlitz” show.
The first image was from the first theme “Nineteen,” showing the model in a green shirt dress with a beige knitted vest, walking the runway to the rhythm of the music.
At the moment of the pose, she pulled down her glasses and stuck out her tongue, displaying the playful and free-spirited personality of a young girl.
The second animated image was from the third theme, “Working Day.”
The model wore a dusty pink camisole gown with a pink knitted cardigan.
She walked gracefully and relaxed, with her hand resting on a chain bag.
As she stopped, she turned to the camera and smiled gently, giving off an uplifting and positive vibe.
Si Nian noticed that this post had already gained over 100,000 likes.
The reason behind the post’s popularity seemed to be that fans of the female celebrities walking the runway had been arguing endlessly.
Despite the potential for everyone to win, they were fighting over who had the best body proportions, the best runway walk, and the most powerful expressions.
This turned off many bystanders, sparking their rebellion.
Though everyone looked beautiful overall, there were still a few moments that stood out.
So an entertainment account posted a tweet with the caption “Stop arguing, here’s the best of the night,” and it went viral.
The model was an unknown face, but from her appearance to her proportions, style, and unique runway moments, everything about her stood out in the dazzling show, and she was deemed the best of the entire event.
Excited netizens immediately flooded the comments, expressing their admiration.
Yes, yes, this one! When I was watching the live stream, a close-up shot went straight to my heart! Personal preference blocking!
Tonight’s best, no doubt about it, both outfits were performed beautifully! The mischievous spirit and the intellectual and gentle style were totally different, and each was portrayed perfectly!
This is what a runway walk should be like.
Some fans hype it up, but I don’t even want to mention it.
Walking like you’re shopping down the street—at least find a teacher to practice beforehand, right?
So beautiful, so beautiful, so beautiful. With so many brilliant netizens, doesn’t anyone know her name? Please tell me!
Both outfits are so cute, I want them so badly, and the green eyeliner is to die for!
What a perfect face, such a small head, such a stunning body proportion.
After looking at her, I couldn’t help but laugh at myself in the mirror.
The damn netizens still haven’t dug up any info on her.
I need to know everything about this woman within three minutes!
Ugh, another person has won my heart. The tip of my durian-heart is always full of people!
Three minutes have passed. I’m really disappointed in you guys. Smile
Although it was a bit challenging to find her within three minutes, the account “Frivolous Murmurs” was still dug up by netizens, and it successfully topped the trending searches.
It turns out the girl from tonight’s runway show is a professional model.
Her profile has about ten or so records of her usual work and life.
Not long ago, she even took some popular wedding photos for a photography studio.
A few hours ago, she posted a selfie video of herself after finishing the show.
Siyan, still a bit confused, sat on her bed, slightly open-mouthed.
She saw her “Frivolous Murmurs” account’s recent post—a short video from after the show—had already gained tens of thousands of likes in the middle of the night.
The comments read:
So this is where you are, I finally found you!
You’re so beautiful, but you still have to go home alone after work? Crying.
Let me take you home, okay?
Okay, I declare that from now on, “Frivolous Murmurs” is my wife.
How did you manage to look like this? Teach me in the next life, please. Tears
Will looking in the mirror at midnight make me laugh awake?
Siyan instinctively glanced at the mirror on her vanity.
No, she didn’t laugh herself awake. The person in the mirror, in loose pajamas with messy hair, seemed so far from the girl on the runway.
In the still of the night, Siyan pinched her thigh hard, afraid it was all just a dream.
Meanwhile, at Mingjing Mansion.
A little more than a month after their breakup, Lu Shuyan was still here tonight.
When he saw Siyan appear as a model in the fashion magazine’s launch show.
When he saw her face on the big screen, Lu Shuyan didn’t even recognize her immediately.
It was the same face, but the person on the screen was lively, mischievous, and full of energy.
She seemed to exude confidence and vitality, wearing trendy clothes and walking without a hint of hesitation on the runway.
She was completely different from the shy, gentle girl he used to know who didn’t want to work and had never seen the world.
Lu Shuyan took a deep breath.
When he got to Mingjing Mansion, he realized that Siyan’s things were still there, her clothes and accessories all quietly lying in the wardrobe display.
After washing up, Lu Shuyan lay back on the bed.
He realized that every time he closed his eyes, the image of Siyan on the runway kept flashing before him. He turned over and eventually sat up, pulling out his phone.
The brilliance of big data is that as long as two people have had a relationship in the past, even if they no longer interact, big data will still accurately push news about the other person.
Lu Shuyan almost didn’t need to search. He immediately saw Siyan’s message.
An account named “Frivolous Murmurs” was verified as a model. Besides the photos from tonight’s show, there were even some newly released wedding photos.
In the wedding photos, the newlyweds looked perfect together, and many users commented that they wanted to do the same shoot.
Lu Shuyan’s eyes locked tightly on one of the wedding photos, where Siyan was being kissed on the forehead.