About Us
Built in China,
looking to Europe.
Who we are
An independent
scouting agency
SHANYI Model is operated by Guangzhou Shanyi Media Co., Ltd. (广州山艺传媒有限公司), a company registered in Guangzhou, China. We are an independent scouting and placement agency — not a modelling agency registered in France, and not a booking agency.
Our role sits upstream of the agency world: we find new faces across China, evaluate their potential against the standards of the international market, prepare them professionally, and — with their full authorisation — introduce suitable candidates to modelling agencies in Paris and other European cities.
China remains one of the most under-scouted sources of international modelling talent. We believe the strongest next generation of editorial and commercial faces will come from places the industry has not been looking.
What defines us
Our principles
Honest positioning
We describe ourselves and our business accurately. We never claim to be a registered Paris agency, and we never invent partners, placements or track records.
Consent first
No candidate is presented to any agency without the model's informed, written authorisation. Profiles are removed on request at any time.
No false promises
We do not guarantee contracts, jobs, earnings or visas. Scouting is the first step of a long, competitive process — we prepare candidates for reality, not fantasy.
Quality over volume
We would rather present three right candidates than thirty average ones. Agencies' time is valuable; we treat it that way.
Where we are headed
International,
step by step
Our first goal is simple: become a reliable, transparent source of new faces for agencies in Paris and across Europe. As real placements happen, they will speak for themselves — we let our work build the track record.
We are committed to running our business in compliance with the laws applicable to scouting, personal data and cross-border introduction of talent, including the rules of the markets where we operate.
