Why does a model agency in Guangzhou spend 4880 on image photos? I paid the money, will there really be activities for me? Or is it a lie?

Anyone who applies for a model job and asks you to pay money to take photos and get a model card is a liar! A model card is an information card for a model to introduce herself, with your photo and personal information printed on it. Whether you are a part-time or full-time model, strictly speaking, you need a model card. But the model card is not a necessary thing, it just makes it easier to introduce yourself to the model using unit. Just like a business person needs a business card, it’s not a big deal if you have one or not. However, the production of model cards is not as simple and low-cost as business cards. The process of taking photos and printing is relatively expensive.

Therefore, now those agencies that defraud money and falsely recruit models will defraud you of high amounts of money in the name of needing a model card, because, first, it does not cost that much money to make a model card. . Second, after they make the model card for you, they will not provide it to the employer for reference at all. They will tell you that no one can choose you and let you go home and wait. From then on, there will be no news again, because the production of the model card The cost is very small, so how much they charge you is equivalent to how much they cheated you.

Note that they tell you that you can do it yourself outside, which is actually a scam. Because even if you go out to do it and ask around, whoever does it will be more expensive than them, so you will definitely come back to them. They have calculated this, and they know that you will definitely come back to them to do it. In fact, the model card is just an excuse. After they make the model card for you, they will say that no customers are willing to choose you as their model, so you have to wait. As a result, there will be no news forever after waiting, which is equivalent to making money for you in vain. Only God knows whether they show the cost of making a model card to the client or not!

A real and non-deceptive modeling company will never recruit amateurs from the public, and will sign contracts internally through professional channels. Not only do they have to sign up with contestants who have graduated from professional colleges and major talent shows, they must at least go through auditions and screening activities organized by industry insiders for free, and see the photos they take of you with professional requirements to prove that you are indeed Only with that material can we sign a contract with you. Note that this audition does not have any pre-set hardware conditions except that she must be a woman, but the software condition is that nude shots are not refused. So if none of the above situations apply to you, you will basically have no access to real companies. Real companies will help you apply for a model card for free.

There is another tried-and-tested touchstone for distinguishing true from false when recruiting models online, which is the prerequisite for girls to engage in the modeling industry - they must not refuse to be photographed in the nude. Only by being able to do this can we talk about other things. Unless you are applying to a unit that directly uses models, and this time the model does not need to be naked, it depends on whether they tell you that if you join a modeling company as a model, no matter what model you are doing, you will inevitably be exposed and sensitive. The fact that you have different body parts, and you cannot refuse to do nude mannequin activities, are the characteristics of the modeling industry, and are also the prerequisite for joining a real company as a model. The first lesson in all art schools is "liberating nature", and the teacher will teach you this content. Of all the girls who graduated from art schools, no one will refuse to take any shots or be any model. And since you did not graduate from a professional school, you do not have this foundation, so I must explain it to you. Therefore, in an interview for amateurs, emphasizing this should be true, and not mentioning it should be false. Because scammers are afraid of scaring you away by mentioning this, who are they looking for to defraud you of money?

I am a former high-level executive in the Beijing entertainment industry and have now retired. For questions about how to participate in the free preliminary auditions organized by industry insiders to become a model, please search for my other similar answers here. You can also check out my pinned posts in the Amateur Model Bar, Actor Recruitment Bar, and Extras Bar (note the two words "bar") on Baidu Tieba, which all contain my specific information. Since the article is too long, I won’t go into details here. You can post there to communicate after reading.