Chapter 390 How can you be so capable?
Ye Wanxi was personally placed into the production team by someone higher up. From the day she got the role, he knew that she was a powerful person with connections and that he couldn't afford to offend her.
However, no matter how powerful her background is, she still has to listen to the director when she's on set.
He couldn't kick her out, but it wasn't unreasonable for him to ask her to listen to him, the director, and meet his requirements.
Prior to this, Director Jiao had always taken it for granted that this was the case.
But after all that happened today, he realized just how terribly wrong he had been.
Are you dissatisfied with her and want to yell at her? Aren't you afraid that if she gets upset, she'll turn the whole film crew upside down and prevent them from filming?
You should know, this is a formidable character who can make incense burner dance!
Waaaaah, he didn't just hire an actor for himself, he hired a tyrant for himself!
Director Jiao stared blankly ahead, feeling deeply lost about his future.
The assistant director went out for a walk and came back to find this scene.
"What's wrong? You look so worried. Are you afraid that if Old Xiang's son wakes up, he will never come back?"
The assistant director and Director Jiao were college classmates and best friends for decades. They would often talk with their arms around each other and engage in witty banter, unlike the other staff members who were more distant and respectful towards him.
Director Jiao wasn't in the mood to chat with him right now, so he remained silent.
The assistant director took it as a tacit agreement and comforted him, "Don't worry. After lying down for so many years, even if he wakes up, he will need rehabilitation treatment. Even if Lao Xiang wants to run away, it will be in the next movie or the movie after that. He won't run away in our movie."
Although it was the truth, Director Jiao found it strange no matter how he listened.
These words make him sound like a vicious capitalist, someone whose eyes are only on profit and who has no warmth whatsoever.
Thinking this, Director Jiao glared at him fiercely.
Ha, you think you're so smart, so clever, so intelligent, how come you're so capable?
Feeling extremely resentful, Director Jiao decided to make things difficult for his good friend!
On the other hand, Ye Wanxi, who was sent to get her makeup done by Director Jiao because she asked for two thousand yuan, still couldn't figure out how she had angered him.
Are you really that stingy over just two thousand yuan?
Upon entering the dressing room, the atmosphere froze again. Many of the people who had been talking stopped, staring wide-eyed in surprise at her arrival.
But unlike a few hours earlier, this time no one dared to sideline her, and no one dared to take over the makeup artist's spot, leaving her behind them.
Almost simultaneously, the actors sitting in front of the makeup mirror all stood up abruptly.
"Do you...do you want to get your makeup done first?"
"That's fine too, you go first, I'm not in a hurry."
Ye Wanxi noticed their unease and fear towards her through their belated concessions, but she had no intention of bullying them or forcing them to spend half their money to serve her.
"No rush, you can wait until you're done with your makeup."
The actors were not comforted; instead, they felt a chill run down their spines.
"We're fine. You have more scenes and are in the earlier ones, so you go first."
"Yes, yes, I don't have many scenes, so I don't need to get dressed up so early. You can go first."
The group was about to continue their polite deference when a figure suddenly stood up and walked towards Ye Wanxi.
"I'll do your makeup."
Ye Wanxi was stunned, and everyone else in the room was also stunned.
The speaker was a young woman in her early thirties. Ye Wanxi had seen her before when she came to the dressing room. At that time, she just sat in the corner of the dressing room and neither helped nor did she do makeup for other actors.
Out of curiosity, Ye Wanxi asked Yun Youna and learned that this young lady was the chief makeup artist here, and all the makeup artists here were brought by her.
She was only responsible for the makeup and styling of the male and female leads, and didn't care about anything else. At most, she would give pointers when her makeup artists made mistakes or did a bad job.
Unexpectedly, she took the initiative to step forward and offer to do Ye Wanxi's makeup.
As soon as this person stepped out, several actors in the dressing room immediately cast envious glances at Ye Wanxi.
But then I thought about Ye Wanxi’s behavior today and it seemed perfectly reasonable.
Ye Wanxi had no reason to refuse the makeup artist who came to her door, so she nodded and followed the young lady.
The others breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to continue what they had been doing without any psychological burden.
"Your skin is so beautiful, so fair and smooth, you can't even see any pores. Do you usually use any brand of cosmetics?"
"Well, maybe it's because I don't get much sun exposure, and I don't use much makeup."
Ye Wanxi wasn't lying. Her body had been tempered by the tribulation lightning, and as a result, all her indicators had improved.
Having good skin is just one of the advantages.
When asked what cosmetics she uses, she can't very well make one up; she can't afford to take responsibility if something goes wrong with the things she puts on her face.
She thought that speaking so bluntly might leave a bad impression, but to her surprise, the young lady not only believed her but was also a little excited.
"I understand, I understand. You fairies drink dew and eat magic pills. Compared to that, cosmetics are simply weak, aren't they?"
Ye Wanxi: "..." No, you probably have some misunderstanding about our little fairy!
As it turns out, although this person had a wild imagination, their skills were actually quite good.
After putting on makeup, Ye Wanxi felt like she had become a different person.
"Director Jiao said that your main task today is to shoot the makeup photos. The boss lady's makeup was initially quite heavy, but no matter how heavy it is, the eyes are always the highlight. So I've subdivided that area for you, and the eyeshadow has been extended a bit to make it look more charming and alluring. However, the makeup on the rest of your face might be a bit rougher. Is that acceptable?"
Ye Wanxi tried winking at her reflection in the mirror and was actually a little tempted. The Four Great Evil Arts truly lived up to their reputation.
"I can accept it. You can make the makeup a bit rougher, it doesn't matter, as long as it fits the character, I have no objection."
Ye Wanxi's response was somewhat unexpected for the young lady.
For some celebrities nowadays, especially those who rely on their looks for a living, making them look ugly is like taking their lives.
Even if the script requires them to be made particularly ugly, they will ask the makeup artist to just add a few moles, a few freckles, or one or two tiny scars thinner than a needle to make do.
This meant that what should have been a highlight of the script, the transformation from ugly to beautiful, ultimately yielded no surprises whatsoever.
Strictly speaking, the character Ye Wanxi doesn't fall into the category of "ugly" makeup. It's just that she was willing to ask the makeup artist to make her look a little rougher in order to distinguish between heavy and light makeup in the script.
Whether it was genuine or just polite talk, at least the young lady felt comfortable hearing it.
"You can accept it, but I can't. Such good skin, turning it into this is already a waste. If I make it any rougher, I'm afraid I'll be struck by lightning."
(End of this chapter)
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