tkworld Chapter 201, 2 words? That's outrageous!
Chapter 201, 2 words? That's outrageous!
Mengli found it strange.
She was the first to voice her doubts:
"I think this photo is really pretty. But I have one question. Why is so much of her chest exposed? And don't you think that all the poses she took were deliberately designed to show off her breasts to the camera?"
When the manager heard Mengli ask this question, the smile on his face visibly froze for a moment.
However, he recovered quickly.
He explained in a very natural tone:
"Well, the poses for the photos are actually chosen by the clients themselves. As the photography team, it's not really appropriate for us to force clients to change the poses they want. After all, everyone's understanding and expression of beauty is different."
After hearing this explanation, Mengli thought about it and felt that it made some sense.
Ultimately, how one poses for a photo is a personal choice.
However, Mengli still spoke very frankly about all her true thoughts.
She looked at the manager and said very seriously:
"To be honest, I'm a pretty traditional girl. I definitely can't wear clothes that are this revealing."
Mengli continued:
"And actually, I don't like overly sexy styles. I prefer something sweeter and more conservative, something that looks youthful and clean."
After listening to what Mengli said, the manager nodded.
His expression seemed to indicate that he understood perfectly.
Then he began to speak:
"Yes, I understand what you're saying. However, to be honest, I don't have much experience with this sweet and conservative style. Few of my clients who have come to our studio for photoshoots have chosen this direction."
He paused for a moment, then continued:
"After all, you know that most young girls these days are quite open-minded."
Upon hearing his words, Mengli immediately felt uncomfortable.
She is a rather conservative girl.
However, she is extremely sensitive to things like PUA (Pick-Up Artist) tactics.
The statement made by the manager sounded like he was simply stating a fact.
But upon closer reflection, wasn't he subtly implying that she was too conservative, not open-minded enough, and out of touch with the times?
Isn't this putting pressure on her by using other people's standards?
Although Mengli was not happy, she did not refute it to his face.
She sat quietly in the chair, looking at herself in the mirror.
At this point, the person in charge spoke again.
He looked at Mengli and said in a very considerate tone:
"However, since you have this need, we can certainly do it according to your idea."
"There's just one small problem."
The manager looked into Mengli's eyes and continued:
"The cost for this customized style may need to be increased further than before."
"Because of the style you requested, we don't have a ready-made solution at the moment. So we need to prepare brand new cosmetics, brand new makeup and styling plans, as well as new costumes, and readjust the lighting and shooting positions."
"If you add all of these together, the total cost will be around 200,000."
"Two hundred thousand?"
Upon hearing this number, Mengli was stunned, sitting in her chair for the first time.
When she made the reservation on the platform, she had clearly agreed with the other party that the total cost would be 80,000 yuan.
She has already paid a deposit of 50,000 yuan, and will only need to pay the remaining 30,000 yuan later.
Now she's here and has even sat down.
The other party suddenly told her that because she wanted to change her style, the initial fee had increased from 80,000 to 200,000.
Suddenly, a full 120,000 appeared in the middle?
This is outrageous!
Although Mengli currently has 200 million in pocket money, 200,000 is not a large sum for her.
However, this is not a matter of how much money one has.
This is a problem of the other party arbitrarily raising the price.
Mengli looked at the smiling manager in the mirror.
For the first time, she felt a very strong sense of vigilance towards this person.
……
Mengli sat on the makeup chair, looking at the manager with silver-white hair in the mirror.
Two hundred thousand.
The number spun around in her mind for a long time.
To be honest, she currently has 200 million yuan in pocket money in her bank account, so 200,000 yuan is not a large sum for her.
But this isn't about having a lot of money or a little money.
This is a problem of the other party arbitrarily raising the price.
The price agreed upon on the platform was 80,000 yuan, and she had already paid a deposit of 50,000 yuan in advance.
She's here now, and she's already sat down.
She's here now, and she's already sat down.
The other party wanted to charge an extra 120,000 yuan for the first time just because she wanted to change her style?
This is so unreasonable.
However, Mengli is indeed quite thin-skinned.
She has never been good at confronting people face-to-face.
Especially in this completely unfamiliar environment, she felt even more embarrassed to turn her back and leave.
Moreover, she thought that it wasn't easy for her to come all this way, so she might as well have a talk.
Mengli looked at the manager standing behind her and said in a very down-to-earth tone:
"I think this price increase is outrageous. Even if you don't have a ready-made plan and need to prepare everything from scratch, need to change cosmetics, need to change clothes, it shouldn't be that the initial price has increased by 120,000, right? This increase is just too big."
After hearing Mengli's words, the manager still maintained that very gentle smile on his face.
He nodded in complete understanding and said:
"I completely understand what you're saying. To be honest, if I were shopping outside and suddenly told that the price was going up after we'd agreed on a price, I would feel uncomfortable too. It's a very normal reaction."
The manager paused for a moment at this point.
He walked to a cabinet next to him, reached out and opened the cabinet door.
The cabinet was neatly arranged with all sorts of cosmetics and tools.
He casually picked up one of the very small bottles and held it up in front of Mengli.
"Look at this. This is Lancôme's custom-made foundation; the wholesale price is three thousand eight hundred."
He then picked up another bottle:
"And this too. This is a limited edition Givenchy blush; one box costs two thousand six."
The manager then pointed to a row of clothes hanging next to him:
"As for clothing, needless to say. We use only designer-made pieces. Each item starts at five figures."
He turned to look at Mengli, his smile appearing very sincere:
"There's also the lighting equipment and the camera lenses. The Hasselblad camera we're using costs hundreds of thousands just for the body. With all these costs added up, a quote of 200,000 is really quite reasonable."