I met with Cai Xukun in the afternoon. The staff in the studio were rushing around. The photoshoot had started that morning and dragged on until 2 pm; the work was still only half done. The entire studio, surrounded by concrete walls on all sides, was covered with shades, keeping out the scorching sunlight. Only the white screen inside the studio is facing the high-wattage lights, making people forget all about the outside world.