Chapter 191
Assistant's work diary (Qi Xiaoqing's perspective)
At seven o'clock in the morning, Qi Xiaoqing was awakened by the alarm clock and got out of bed.
She quickly finished washing up and turned on the breakfast machine. There was a small refrigerator in her room and the food was bought yesterday.
Qi Xiaoqing used the random number app to draw a number and decided on today's sandwich recipe.
She put the shrimps on the breakfast machine, poured in the beaten eggs, and added a little black pepper and salt. While waiting for the food to heat up, Qi Xiaoqing changed her clothes, took out the finished shrimp omelet, and then put in whole wheat toast, omelet, avocado and toast in turn. She continued to heat the food for three minutes, and Ling Sui's breakfast was ready.
As for herself...hehe, she's going to order takeout from McDonald's later, a double teriyaki chicken burger and two hash browns!
The coffee in the set meal was given to Sui Jie, and she drank the juice endorsed by Sui Jie. The brand gave her a lot, and she couldn't finish it all even if she drank it all day.
After cutting the hot-pressed sandwiches, Qi Xiaoqing used the room card to open the door of Ling Suisui's room.
Without her urging, Ling Suisui in the room had already gotten up, and Qi Xiaoqing even saw a yoga mat on the ground.
Of course she knew the benefits of getting up early to do morning exercises, and she had set a self-discipline goal to work hard with Ling Suisui, but her enthusiasm could only last for three days, and at most a few times a month, while Sister Sui had persisted for several years.
Qi Xiaoqing and Ling Suisui walked towards the elevator. When passing by other actors' rooms, Qi Xiaoqing received several envious glances.
Waking up artists is a hassle, as not everyone is as self-disciplined and easy to talk to as Ling Suisui. Some artists ask their assistants to leave when they want to stay in bed, and when they are scolded by the director, they blame the assistants for not doing their job seriously. The life of a celebrity assistant is definitely not as good as fans imagine.
In fact, in the Inspur crew, with the leading actor Ling Suisui initiating an early internal competition, many actors have become very restrained.
For example, Huang Rui - his assistant wakes him up by saying, "Brother, Sister Sui is almost done with her makeup!"
Ling Sui, who was mentioned by her assistants as "someone else's actor", was sitting in the RV and eating her breakfast today.
Shrimp and avocado, a fresh combination. It seems that Xiaoqing is afraid that she will get tired of it, so she has developed a new recipe.
"Thank you for your hard work." Ling Suisui said to her, "This is worth a performance bonus. I will talk to Sister Tong."
No worker would complain about having too much money, Qi Xiaoqing nodded happily.
Unlike other artists who might transfer money directly to their assistants, Qi Xiaoqing's salary and bonuses are all deposited into a corporate account. This allows her to live a more secure life than others in the entertainment industry, where tax scandals occur every year. After all, she doesn't have to worry about her boss going to jail tomorrow.
The RV arrived near the shooting location, and the makeup artist of the crew got on the car with his assistant and tool box. Qi Xiaoqing sat and waited nearby, occasionally lending a hand, but most of the time she was taking pictures.
The crew does not shoot in chronological order of the script. Makeup, scenes, co-actors, etc. may all become reference standards for sorting. If a scene in the same time and space is shot several days apart or needs to be re-shot, the crew must pay attention to every detail of the costumes and props to avoid inconsistencies that would lead to bloopers.
Qi Xiaoqing’s current job is record-keeping. Some things have to be done by her own team, which is the most reassuring.
Although "Under the Wave" is a modern drama, the complexity of the makeup of several protagonists, especially Ling Suisui, is no less complicated than those in ancient idol dramas.
She will play the role of Li Xiang from the age of 22 to 32. This not only changes your temperament, but also leaves traces of aging on your skin.
Today's photo is of Li Xiang, who is 32 years old and approaching the finale. Ling Sui is looking in the mirror and is not very satisfied with her makeup.
"Can you draw some fine lines?" She said, "Li Xiang suffered a lot when she was young, and she has been busy with her career in recent years. Given her role, she won't pay much attention to skin care. I guess putting on some cream every day is the limit."
The makeup artist was silent for a while. The actress could paint herself to look eighty years old, which was a very obvious old age makeup and the audience would not feel it was real. But this kind of request for "middle-aged makeup" was the first time he heard of it. Who doesn't want to stay young and beautiful on the screen?
He said he could draw it, and joked that real beauties are not afraid of being judged on their looks.
Ling Suisui shook his head: "No, Li Xiang is very determined. A woman who dared to file for divorce in that era would not succumb to the aesthetic standards of youth. She can be beautiful even with wrinkles."
Qi Xiaoqing manually gave the boss a thumbs up and regretted that she didn't record a video just now. This sentence could have been put in the vlog.
It would be too deliberate to ask Ling Suisui to re-record it.
"It's okay." Ling Suisui said indifferently, "The content of the vlog should be more life-like and not involve anything related to the script."
In her mind, the interpretation of a role should be completed on the screen, rather than patched up by the actor's mouth.
After finishing my makeup, it was almost nine o'clock. Qi Xiaoqing got out of the car and worked with the staff to set up a "temporary fitting room". The retractable shelves were combined into the shape of a rectangular block, and were covered with movable, opaque fabric. There were four wheels underneath to push the room, making it easy and convenient to use.
When Ling Suisui was changing her costumes, Qi Xiaoqing was waiting outside. Whenever the crew members passing by greeted her, they would call her "Sister Qing".
When Ling Suisui came out, she quickly held up a large black umbrella to block the boss, and walked towards the shooting location under the heated gazes of the crowd not far away, with flashes and shutter sounds all the way.
Today's shoot was on location, and the main actors' lounge was in a small room that was temporarily cleared out. After Ling Sui sat down, he began to flip through the script. There was no need for Qi Xiaoqing's help here.
As an actress, Ling Suisui knew much more clearly than her assistant which scene was in which place and what lines she had.
During this preparation period, Qi Xiaoqing was the most idle. She sent the photo of Ling Suisui before putting on makeup to Yu Meng, and was also required to be careful not to reveal any brand information in the photo, especially any competing products endorsed by Ling Suisui.
Therefore, it is not as simple as celebrities posting business photos by just taking them casually. Qi Xiaoqing looked at each picture five or six times and pasted mosaics on the blue Coke can protruding in the corner.
This is Pepsi, Ling Suisui is the spokesperson for Coke. The whole world knows that these two brands are rivals, so there is absolutely no room for error.
Qi Xiaoqing couldn't help but feel fortunate that the cooperation between Ling Suisui and K Ji was not finally reached, because the studio was not very enthusiastic about connecting with short-term agents. Otherwise, if she wants to eat at McDonald's in the future, she will have to do it secretly.
After confirming with Yu Meng that all the pictures were correct, Qi Xiaoqing saved them in the cloud document. She counted the days and found that she had not received any food for almost half a month, so she logged onto the Weibo account of "Sui Sui Nian".
Although this account is not authenticated, everyone knows that the person behind it is Ling Sui's assistant. This was the account of the previous assistant Kang Lejian, and was later handed over to Qi Xiaoqing. It can be considered a semi-official business platform.
Reposts, comments and private messages are all requests for updates, mixed in with some feedback on issues and emotional venting. Qi Xiaoqing basically doesn't read them, because if she clicks on them they will be marked as read. Wenjun also needs to use this account, so she is responsible for the fan traffic.
After the photo was posted, the silk fans who were lying down were briefly excited again.
What's this? It’s fresh food! Pick up the rice bowl and eat! It's just too little and not enough!
Fans were full of compliments and urging for more updates in the comments. Qi Xiaoqing even took screenshots of the more interesting flattery and posted them in the studio group chat to share with everyone.
When Ling Suisui went to film, Qi Xiaoqing had some free time.
Zhejiang Province in November is very suitable for filming. It is neither hot nor cold, and the costumes of the leading actors are not out of season. When the director calls for cut, there is no need to take off or put on down jackets immediately, which greatly saves the workload of the assistants.
The actors were chatting and discussing the plot, and the assistants also had their own social circles. Qi Xiaoqing felt that she was very lucky. When she had just followed Ling Sui for 18 years, the other party had already become a well-known figure in the circle.
Therefore, no matter what the occasion, Qi Xiaoqing has never been looked down upon, and others always respect her. The same job, but the experience with the boss is different~
Qi Xiaoqing lowered her head and played with her mobile phone. She had a small group with several assistants of the leading actors, and there were also familiar staff members in the group. As for the content of the chat, it was all gossip that could not be told. It was much more exciting than the gossip released by marketing accounts, and it was also kept well-prepared!
We are all workers. Who doesn’t have some resentment towards the (former) boss and the client? Some things cannot be said outside, but that can’t stop “real insiders” from complaining about each other.
Qi Xiaoqing glanced at the group chat. She went to bed early last night and didn't check her phone, but there were more than a thousand unread messages. What big news was going on?
While Ling Sui was filming a long scene, Qi Xiaoqing hurried to eat melons.
Oh, this gossip is from the film industry. It is said that another movie project plan failed because the investors were not optimistic about it. They chose to withdraw their investment half a month after the filming started. They don’t know what to do with the money invested in the early stage. It is such a huge bad debt and no one takes over.
This withdrawal of investment also led to questions about what problems the investor's company had recently, why the capital chain was broken, what was wrong with the film's casting, which actor had a big boss behind him, etc...
As a cultured spectator, Qi Xiaoqing just watched without saying anything - she couldn't catch up with the excitement anyway. Although I didn't participate in the live broadcast, it was quite exciting to watch the replay.
It's indeed tragic that the filming had to be stopped after it had already started, but it's not unprecedented in the entertainment industry. Qi Xiaoqing only noticed that the leading actor was Er Hongwen. She searched his name on Weibo and found that no one mentioned this at all.
Sure enough, confusion is the best protective color. If this kind of thing happened to traffic, it would have been ridiculed to death long ago.
Qi Xiaoqing shook her head and sighed. It turned out that it was not easy to get into the film industry.
She continued to scroll down and scrolled to the latest news. Someone reposted the news from the melon owner on Weibo, saying that a top director and Huaye film producer are considering contacting Ling Suisui, and it must be a great opportunity.
Someone tagged Qi Xiaoqing, wanting to get some information from her.
Qi Xiaoqing replied with a spreading-hands emoticon, indicating that she didn't know. This is not a lie, but she really doesn't know. This melon does not contain any key information. Even the director's name is not mentioned, and the words used are even "considering contact". It's really boring.
Moreover, the boss's next movie is obviously a Hong Kong film, just a very simple commercial romance film. Isn't this a flattery or a poison-raising post?
Just when Qi Xiaoqing decided to continue observing to see whether it was a marketing account speaking nonsense for traffic or someone was buying articles on a large scale behind the scenes, Ling Suisui finished filming the scene.
Qi Xiaoqing quickly stopped slacking off and handed her a thermos cup and a cell phone.
Ling Suisui glanced at the unread message from Tong Xiaoman and asked her, "What time will the filming end today?"
Qi Xiaoqing, who reads the notice carefully every day, answered immediately: "It ends at 5pm, and no later than 6pm."
"Okay, Director Pei may come to visit us this afternoon. We have a dinner date tonight. Please book a restaurant."
Qi Xiaoqing opened her eyes wide.
Director Pei, which Director Pei? Could it be what she was thinking? !
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