Chapter 822 Nuwa's Graduation Project
Although Sister Yao's words were meant as a joke, they were also the absolute truth.
Sister Yao's makeup team is known in the industry for their integrity. They excel in both modern and ancient makeup, making it exquisite and beautiful, unlike most dramas on the market today that can't even afford to use wigs and hair accessories.
But no matter how outstanding their skills are, they can only be effective if they encounter a client who is equally discerning.
Sister Yao had encountered similar situations before, where actors were asked to shorten their makeup time and to start filming within an hour of joining the crew each day, as they had another project to rush to finish filming early, and the crew also had other tasks to complete.
What could Sister Yao do? She could only simplify the originally complicated makeup and styling to the simplest possible. From makeup and hair to actors, from filming to logistics, everyone was rushing to meet deadlines. If you were the only one who wanted to take your time and do a meticulous job, you would only seem out of place.
Having encountered many such situations, Sister Yao has become quite adept at it. Now that their team's reputation has risen, production crews are choosing them, and they are also choosing production crews.
Her presence here today is the result of a mutual selection between the production team and her team. As for meeting Ye Wanxi, it can only be said that fate brings people together from all corners of the world.
After making her sarcastic remark with a half-smile, Sister Yao immediately spotted Feng Tianyu next to Ye Wanxi and asked knowingly, "Is this your man? He's definitely more handsome than many male celebrities. Since you've run into him, don't worry, I guarantee I'll make him look dashing and debonair. Standing next to you, you'll look like a match made in heaven."
As it turned out, Sister Yao wasn't exaggerating. When Ye Wanxi and her companion came out after changing their clothes, almost everyone's eyes were glued to them.
Director Wang was initially a little worried. He thought that as long as the actresses dressed in ancient costumes didn't have a particularly strong exotic style, they wouldn't make the audience feel too out of place.
Male actors are different; just because they look good in modern clothes doesn't mean they'll look good in period costumes.
Some male actors who look good in modern clothes become a disaster when they wear period costumes.
Fortunately, Feng Tianyu did not belong to this category. When he put on a hood, changed into a light blue robe with dark vocal cord patterns, and walked out arm in arm with Ye Wanxi, who was wearing a light green gauze dress, he really looked just like the handsome ancient man described in the book.
Fang Fan's expression became subtle the moment he saw the two of them, and he started to whine and play the victim with the female lead who was playing his love interest.
"Is this what they mean by 'comparison is the thief of joy'? We were both created by Nuwa, so how come he's so much more handsome than me?"
The female protagonist glanced at him calmly and bluntly retorted, "Because it's Nuwa's graduation project, yours is at most Nuwa's homework."
Fang Fan: "..." That hurts.
The female lead seemed unsatisfied and added, "Compared to that, isn't it that he's not only more handsome than you, but also younger?"
Fang Fan immediately clutched his chest, looking as if he had been seriously injured and was about to vomit blood. He tried to make light of the situation and said, "Luckily, they only have a few scenes. If they had more scenes, they would probably have stolen the spotlight from me, the male lead."
Upon hearing this, the female lead glanced at him indifferently again and scoffed, "You think just because someone has fewer scenes she can't steal your thunder? How naive!"
With her looks and the real skill she showed off not long ago, as long as her acting isn't too bad, she's bound to become famous sooner or later.
Fang Fan: "..." Can't you leave me any hope? Can't you even give a person a way out?
Compared to the other crew members who were either amazed, surprised, or on high alert, the screenwriter and director Wang were overjoyed.
“Excellent, excellent, just like that. The way you two walk out here feels like the two characters I wrote have stepped right out of the script. Director, director, quickly take some costume photos of them.”
"Take pictures, take pictures, do you even need to tell me?" Director Wang was also very satisfied with the two's appearance, and immediately pulled the photographer to take their costume photos.
Generally speaking, promotional photos are mostly taken to support subsequent publicity and marketing, and usually only feature the male and female leads and some other main characters from the script.
Ye Wanxi and the other person were just making guest appearances; their roles were small, not even considered major roles, so they didn't need to film this at all.
Firstly, the two are very popular, and secondly, they invited the actors themselves. The screenwriter is also a fan of their pairing, and since the director had already asked for it to be filmed, it was naturally filmed.
During this time, the screenwriter also took advantage of her position to sneak in some personal touches, getting the two to take many photos together.
Towards the end of the shoot, even Ye Wanxi couldn't help but whisper to Feng Tianyu, "Do you think we look like we've come here on public funds to take artistic photos?"
Ye Wanxi couldn't help but laugh after she finished speaking. Feng Tianyu, on the other hand, took it to heart and his eyes lit up. He turned around and secretly added the contact information of the crew's photographer, asking him to send him a copy of all the photos for his collection.
After the costume fitting photos were taken, it was time for the actual filming.
It was already getting late, and Director Wang hadn't originally planned to finish filming the scene in one day. Sometimes, the most memorable scenes in a movie require two or three days, or even three or four days, to polish a single scene.
This explains why some movies, even though the final cut is only a little over two hours, have a shooting period that rivals that of some 30-40 episode TV series.
Before sunset, they can try shooting twice to get used to the feeling, making it easier to get into the zone when shooting again tomorrow.
However, to everyone's surprise, the scene was filmed exceptionally smoothly.
Except for the first take, when Ye Wanxi slammed her hand on the table and flew out, the action was so fast that the crew's camera couldn't keep up and dropped frames, the second take was exceptionally smooth.
The scene where Ye Wanxi leaps out and fights with several extras while stepping on bamboo in the bamboo forest was filmed only three times, with a few additional shots to complete it. The filming went so smoothly that even Director Wang was somewhat dazed.
Even Brother Li, watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Wang, you've really struck gold this time. Those few moves she just made, I'm not even sure I could do them myself. And even if I could, I definitely wouldn't be able to do them as well as she did."
Director Wang was secretly delighted, but on the surface he still kept a haughty and stern face. He glanced at Brother Li with disdain and mocked, "It's amazing when a pretty young girl does it, but it's terrifying when a big, burly man like you does it. Who gave you the guts to compare yourself to her?"
Brother Li: "..." I'm not worthy!
Because filming went smoothly, the crew didn't have to work overtime that day, which was rare, and Ye Wanxi and her colleague left work on time.
Feng Tianyu, however, kept his mother's instructions in mind and decided to go home with Ye Wanxi under the pretext of discussing the script.
The situation in Fengtian Domain was progressing well, and Ye Wanxi had agreed.
Everything was ready, just waiting for the right opportunity, but some clueless people just had to come out and disturb us at this crucial moment.
(End of this chapter)
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