Psychological Control

Chapter 105

"Sophia thinks that the biggest difference between an oil painting model as a painter and an advertising model for commercial photos is that her model should be more relaxed." At the appointed time, Abed drove his own car to the hotel door to pick him up. As soon as I got in the car, he began to explain to me the content of today's work.

"She even thinks that in the still photo shooting, the expression made by the model to reflect the tension of the photo is unnatural, and the body language that is too tense is against her beauty." Abed said with a smile on his face With a subtle disdainful expression, it seems that he does not agree with Sophia's aesthetics on this point.

This is a starting point. I thought for a while before I said: "So what kind of state should I be in when posing? It sounds like there is a big difference between being a fashion model and being an art model. There is really no concrete concept in the aesthetic standards of the European Middle Ages."

It sounds like the content of humbly asking for advice, but from Abid's point of view, it sounds more biased like "he is on my side".Because what I said showed that I hadn't done any homework before today, so I had no idea of ​​the standards that oil painting models should meet.

Ordinary designers and artists will naturally be annoyed by the models they are going to work with, who actually don't know anything about what they want to work with, or are not interested.But for Abid, who has hidden contradictions in Sophia's heart, it is a kind of heartfelt support.

Because compared to my serious and obedient attitude when I collaborated with him on the set of mermaid-themed still photos in the mountains and streams, I must agree with his aesthetics.A kind of self-satisfied state of mind when a child gains attention or a pet's preference.

"Drink a few sips of wine before you start modeling, just go up drunk." Abid waved his hand indifferently and said, "You can even completely empty your mind, just like imagining yourself on drugs and high. If you haven't tried Have you ever been to a dentist's office?"

I, who had been looking out of the car window all the time, turned around and gave him a puzzled look.Because I was sitting in the co-pilot's seat, I could see that the car he was driving had changed lanes and was driving towards the lane away from the city center.Obviously their residence should be in a more private place in the suburbs.

Abid received my doubts and continued to explain: "The painkillers given to you by the dentist during the tooth extraction actually have a little sedative effect, and you can imagine the feeling of being very happy and relaxed, and letting go of nothing. Thought."

"I have another worry that I don't know how to take care of long hair." I touched the waist-length hair piece at the back of my head, "I hope the current state doesn't look too bad." Today Before leaving, when I finished washing and drying my hair, Dillon couldn't help playing with the long hair for a long time. I was disgusted and said it was cut from a corpse.

That's right, after Abid's photo shoot ended, he specifically told me and the hair stylist not to remove those hair pieces made of unknown people's hair when he was removing makeup.Because Sophia has the same requirements as Abid for her oil painting models.She also wanted me to keep this dazzling golden red hair, which would look very elegant in the sun.

"No, you're holding up well." Abid responded by looking me up and down.

After more than half an hour and nearly an hour, Abed finally took me to his and Sophia's villa in the suburbs.The lush vegetation and bushes block the sight of people who may pass by, giving the owner living in the villa a kind of absolute privacy.

It is not quite similar to the post-modern decoration style that I should have in Abed’s residence. Opening the door and walking into the whole house gives people a more classical and noble feeling.It seems that Sophia's opinion has the upper hand in terms of decoration suggestions, or it can be said that the design style of this building is mainly based on her.

"Welcome, welcome." Sophia walked out of the hall from the back room to greet us with a smile. I was surprised to see Sophia walking out in only a bathrobe-style home clothes, holding a glass of white wine in her hand.The impression she gave people now was completely different from when they first met in the restaurant.

The hair, which was originally combed meticulously and coiled behind the head, was now disheveled and casually draped over the shoulders.On the feet are not the pair of red stilettos [-] centimeters high, but a pair of cotton slippers as white as home clothes.I even noticed a few drops of paint on the hem of her home dress.

"Don't worry about it, Sophia looks like this when it comes time to create." Abid raised his eyebrows and made a gesture of invitation, and asked me to go directly into the living room and sit down. "Sometimes I can't bear her sloppy feeling, isn't it very surprising? When a painter is painting, it is impossible to dress up as brightly as outside."

After I sat down on the sofa in the living room, Sophia personally poured me a glass of white wine, and then sat very close to me, looking at my new appearance with great interest.This is the first time she saw me with waist-length red straight hair after hair extensions, then she nodded and said with satisfaction: "It's more suitable than I imagined, he will be the most perfect Anil .”

As soon as the name Anil came out, I couldn't help shaking my eyes slightly.Because although I acted ignorant of Sophia's art and aesthetics in front of Abid, I actually did a lot of homework on this woman in the two days I was free.

Among them is a topic that is widely circulated in the art festival. Because she is particularly addicted to the oil painting art of religion and angels in the Middle Ages, she has been committed to completing a set of pictures of the seven fallen angels.The so-called seven fallen angels are actually demons described in the Christian heresy Gnostic thought that appeared in ancient Eurasia.

In the Gnostics, there were not demons as in the Bible or other traditional legends, but seven fallen angels as demons.Sardakiel, who represents arrogance, Gabriel, who represents jealousy, Samael, who represents anger, Kafjar, who represents laziness, Raphael, who represents greed, Michael, who represents hypocrisy, and finally represents Lustful Anil.

So as soon as Sofia said the name Anil, I knew who she wanted me to be.I don't know how far she has completed the Seven Fallen Angels. Will Anil be her last angel?

"Abid, I think you should be able to leave now." Sophia suddenly said something that surprised me, "I'm going to start creating, anyway, you are not interested in my art, and the studio is still open." Do you have other things to do?" She waved her hands with a smile, and said to Abid as if she was driving away annoying flies.

I thought today was the best time to stir up the conflict between the two and let their deep psychology show their original shape in the quarrel, because Abid and Sophia will stay in the same space with me for a long time.But it hasn't started yet, what's the matter with Sophia about to drive people away?Abid didn't say along the way that he would leave immediately after he sent me here.

"Do you think I will let you do whatever you want in 'Your Creation'?" Abid did not hesitate to reject Sophia's proposal to let him leave, "And I don't have any work to do today, If you want to draw, you can draw yours, and I can chat with Bryan when he is resting. Anyway, I won’t disturb your creation.”

"You?!" Sophia's facial expression immediately became hideous because of being irritated. She stood up and shouted at Abed who was standing directly behind the sofa I was sitting on: "How can you say that? We did it before It's an agreement! Although we share a model, we can't disturb each other when the other party is creating! You used to avoid going out!"

"Oh," Abed was also irritated by Sophia's attitude, he sneered and counterattacked: "Speak as if you are not the first person to break the agreement! Not that stupid wing tattoo! It was you who ruined my creation first!"

Unexpectedly, before I made any action, the gunpowder bag that had been buried between the two of them exploded.And it also easily mentioned the missing person I have been wondering about, Adam Sugarman, the name of the red-haired male model.

"The order at that time was that it was my turn to use the model first, and I found the person. It is his right to have tattoos on his body! What qualifications do you have to say?" Sophia mentioned Adam Sugar in Abid When he heard the name Man, there was a flash of surprise on his face, and then there was obvious excitement and pride in his eyes. "Besides, don't you use him later?"

"Isn't that because I don't know where he died?" Abed yelled angrily: "Since I found that tattoo when he was trying on makeup, and I scolded him and broke up, I want to I can't get in touch again! Don't think I don't know that you hid him!"

When Abed spoke, although his body movements and facial expressions showed that he was in a state of extreme anger, I could still see that he really knew nothing about Adam Sugarman's disappearance.Maybe it really wasn't him who did it, because he seemed completely unaware.

But when the name Adam was mentioned, Sophia's attitude didn't look so innocent.As Adam Sugerman's name blurted from Abed's mouth, Sophia's eyes were strangely excited and smug.It was an expression of course, because maybe she was proud of what she had done.

At this time, the slight expression on Sophia's face, although not obvious, also revealed her disdain and contemptuous attitude at this time.It is completely consistent with the state I may show when people like them kill the victim and are questioned about the whereabouts of the victim.There is no guilt shown by ordinary people who regret murder, but disdain and contempt.

"I didn't hide him. Even if I hid him, he still wasn't qualified to be Anil. The fallen angel, who represents lust, is not so easily aroused even though he indulges in lust! "Sophia kept saying.

"And you should be thankful that you didn't use him, but found Brian." She changed her subject and extended a hand to me, who was sitting beside me, looking extremely embarrassed, with a smile. "Come on, my Anil. Follow me to the studio to sit down and get ready, we can start work." Completely ignoring Abid's anger.

So if she did do something to Adam Sugarman, was it because she felt he was disqualified from being the fallen angel Anil in her painting?

When she brought up why she felt Adam wasn't good enough, she said it was because he was sexually aroused.So could the instigator be herself?Like a test that Adam didn't qualify for because he took an interest in her.