Chapter 16: Makeup

"You're picking and choosing like this, are you planning to go out?" Wen Xia asked curiously when she saw Luo Quan hugging a pile of clothes.

Luo Quan nodded in distress: "Yeah, the record sold out yesterday, the company printed an additional 500,000 copies, and they also asked me to attend a record signing event this afternoon. There will definitely be a ton of media and fans coming, so I have to dress up, right?"

"Didn't your company tell you some basic common sense for artists?" Wen Xia spread her hands and asked.

"What common sense?"

"Aren't these things supposed to be prepared by the manager?"

"I only signed a record contract, I don't have a manager... uh, if you really have to say there is one, there is one, but I don't really want to bother them."

Wen Xia rolled her eyes: "Managers are meant to be bothered, that's what they do. You can just call them, why be so polite?"

"Then I'll call Miki-kun." Luo Quan said, opening her phone's contact list. Miki was one of the only two men in her contact list; the other was Lin Zheyuan.

After the call was dialed, it was connected quickly.

"Hello, is this Miki-kun? Where are you now?"

"I'm on my way to your house. The company has already arranged a makeup artist and clothes for you to attend the signing event. Get ready, I'll be there soon."

"Okay, I'll be downstairs right away!" Luo Quan said, hung up the phone, and put all the clothes back.

Wen Xia said: "Look, didn't he just come to pick you up? You're famous now. Even if you didn't sign a management contract with Sony, you can still make all kinds of demands. You have to know that you are now a hen that only lays golden eggs; you're precious."

Luo Quan glared at Wen Xia: "You're the hen!"

Luo Quan packed her things and walked to the door to put on her shoes. While putting them on, she said: "Do you want me to bring you anything?"

"I want to eat Kobe beef~~" Wen Xia lay on the tatami, her spoiled appearance looking just like a cat.

Luo Quan complained: "Still eating Kobe beef, I haven't even eaten it myself. Wait for it, I'll see where I can buy it."

After saying that, she went out the door.

Waiting on the side of the street for about five or six minutes, Miki parked his Toyota on the side of the road, and Luo Quan opened the door and sat in.

Miki said with a smile: "Congratulations, Miss Izumi. The whole internet is discussing your record now. Director Ishimura said that this year's first quadruple-platinum record for the company must be yours!"

Luo Quan said politely: "This is all the credit of everyone's hard work. By the way, besides the signing event this afternoon, are there any other arrangements for the coming time?"

Miki nodded: "Of course there are. After the signing event, we have to prepare to go on Musi to climb the charts. That is the most famous music program in Japan. Guests who can appear on this program are all the hottest singers or groups of the moment. If you can perform well on this program, it will definitely make your fame go up another level!"

Luo Quan said excitedly: "So you mean I'm definitely going to be on this show!"

"Of course, your record has been recognized by quite a few music magazines and music critics. This morning, the Musi program team sent an invitation to the company, hoping that you can participate as a guest in the show three days later."

"I will definitely prepare well after I go back!" Luo Quan replied with a smile.

She had heard of the program Musi. It was the highest-rated music program in Japan, with a broadcast history of 30 years and thousands of episodes. In the eyes of the general public, its influence was even greater than the Oricon Chart!

This was a great opportunity for her to expand her fame, and she had to grasp it no matter what. The Japanese public valued the strength of artists quite a lot, and she absolutely could not make any mistakes on this show!

The car drove for twenty minutes, and the two arrived at the headquarters of Sony Music.

Sony Music, full name Sony Music Entertainment, is the music business group under Japan's Sony Corporation. It owns 31% of the world's largest music copyright. From Asia to Europe and America, countless kings and queens are signed artists of this company. Even looking at the whole world, it is an undisputed entertainment giant.

Compared with the famous kings and superstars under this company, Luo Quan was just a small singer who had just started, and not even a signed artist.

But today, Sony Music specially held a signing event for her, this small singer, and dozens of media and reporters would be present.

But before that, she needed to change her clothes and put on some makeup.

Under Miki's guidance, Luo Quan came to the fourth floor and was pulled into a room by a female staff member to start preparing for makeup.

Because she was not taking the idol artist route, Luo Quan's attire didn't need to be too flashy. Just like her stage name, it just needed to be as pure as spring water. The dress she wore when filming the promotional short video was not bad.

But makeup, that must be taken seriously.

Because she had never been exposed to these things before, Luo Quan had always appeared without makeup so far. Although her appearance was high enough to hold the scene, if she wanted to continue to develop in Japan, it was impossible not to wear makeup.

In Japan, makeup is a skill that all girls must learn. Almost in any situation, even if they go out to throw away trash, they have to put on makeup before going out. From grandmothers in their sixties or seventies to girls in their teens, no one is an exception.

Although it sounds a bit exaggerated, the fact is that it is so. In the eyes of Japanese girls, wearing makeup when going out is a respect for others. In the streets and alleys of Japan, you can find quite a lot of makeup shops that can be used by girls who don't have time to put on makeup or need to touch up their makeup, which is very rare in other countries.

Today is Luo Quan's first time attending such a formal occasion, so she must put on makeup before going.

The person who put on makeup for Luo Quan was a female makeup artist dressed fashionably with a gorgeous makeup look. Her face was covered with thick foundation, and her eyeliner was very thick. She looked pretty good, but what she looked like after removing her makeup was probably only known to herself.

After all, it is one of the four major Asian sorceries. In terms of turning decay into magic, perhaps only China's PS technique can be slightly better.

The makeup artist poured makeup remover on a cotton pad and then wiped it on Luo Quan's face. After just two wipes, the makeup artist asked suspiciously: "Miss Izumi, you didn't wear makeup?"

"No, I don't know how to wear makeup." Luo Quan was also confused. She clearly went out without makeup, so why did she apply makeup remover as soon as she came up? Shouldn't she apply foundation first?

"I'm sorry, I saw your face was so white, I subconsciously thought you were wearing makeup." The makeup artist apologized quickly, and then wiped Luo Quan's face with a wet wipe.

After wiping, the makeup artist sighed: "Miss Izumi's skin is really too good. The skin tone is fair, the skin texture is delicate, it's perfect to the point that foundation is not even needed."

Luo Quan laughed: "Is it that exaggerated?"

"Really, Miss Izumi's face only needs a little sunscreen and blush, and then the eye socket needs some foundation to adjust the color difference, which is also convenient for applying eyeshadow later." The makeup artist said, using a makeup brush to dip a lump of milky white liquid from a bottle and apply it to Luo Quan's face, applying it evenly.

Then she used another makeup brush to touch another bottle and started to apply it to Luo Quan's eye socket.

At the beginning, Luo Quan wanted to learn how to wear makeup, but these bottles and jars in front of her looked almost the same but had completely different effects. She felt her head was getting big, so she decisively gave up this behavior.

Under the makeup artist's skillful application, Luo Quan's eye makeup was soon done.

Looking at herself in the mirror who had almost changed her appearance, Luo Quan's lips parted slightly, feeling very surprised.

Her eyeshadow and lip gloss were both pink, which was a typical peach blossom makeup look. Combined with her autumn water eyes that seemed to be able to speak, the whole face became gentle and seductive.

Clearly, this makeup look was not gorgeous and could be considered a relatively plain makeup look, but it had the effect of heavy makeup on Luo Quan. Every turn of her eyes was so soul-stirring.

"It's really beautiful!" The makeup artist couldn't help but let out a sigh.

"Isn't it supposed to be a pure style? Why does it look like a fairy after finishing?" Luo Quan pinched her chin and fell into deep thought, thinking that she could finally understand what it meant for eyes to be seductive. This appearance, even she herself would blush and heartbeat when looking at it.

"Sorry, may I ask if Miss Izumi's makeup is done?" Miki walked in holding a white suspender dress. Seeing Luo Quan turning her head, he was obviously stunned for a moment.

"It's done, I'll change into the dress right away." Luo Quan stood up, took the dress from Miki's hand, and walked into the changing room.

The makeup artist joked: "I didn't expect Miki-kun to have such a rude moment, staring at Miss Izumi all the time."

Miki explained quickly: "That... it's just purely because I felt surprised, don't think too much."

Soon Luo Quan changed her clothes and walked out. After everything was ready, the two immediately took a car and headed to the location where the records were signed today. ===== CHAPTER 17 =====