Chapter 18:
Zhou Chengfeng had left temporarily a while ago because of some things with other artists under him. Before leaving, he entrusted Ji Qingzhou to Qian, and repeatedly told him to take good care of Ji Qingzhou. Qian never expected that Zhou Chengfeng left and the crew started to make trouble again. He was inexperienced and didn't dare to confront Zhao Xin openly when he saw her dissatisfaction before, for fear that Zhao Xin would not do a good job of makeup for Ji Qingzhou, which would affect Ji Qingzhou's first play.
But now Zhao Xin had already stopped putting on makeup properly, and didn't care about the money. She said angrily, "We were the first to come here just to put on makeup, but now, we only put on a few strokes each. Why did we get up so early? Can't we come at 8:30?"
Zhao Xin was not afraid of him. "Why are you yelling at me? If you have the guts, ask the assistant director to change it to 8:30. It's not me who set the time."
"You're the one who always puts on the makeup."
"I'm the one doing the makeup. What's wrong? If you're not satisfied, find another makeup artist to do it for you."
Qian was speechless for a moment, his words were blocked in his mouth.
Ji Qingzhou smiled and said, "Okay, since Sister Xin doesn't want to put makeup on me, I don't have to have Sister Xin, so why not change her?"
Zhao Xin sneered, "Who are you? You can change it if you want? Are you the male lead?"
"Of course I'm not the male lead," Ji Qingzhou said calmly, "but I can choose not to wear makeup."
Ji Qingzhou stood up and said, "Don't worry, Sister Xin, even if I'm not wearing makeup, I won't come to you to put on makeup again."
Ji Qingzhou walked out, Qian glared at Zhao Xin and followed him.
Zhao Xin was stunned for a while before finally reacting. She chased after him and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"Didn't you ask me to go and coordinate with the assistant director?" Ji Qingzhou looked at her. "Then I'll go and ask the assistant director about the makeup time and the makeup artist. Aren't makeup artists supposed to serve the crew and the actors? Why is my makeup artist even more irritable than me? In two days, can you put on a wig and debut directly, playing my role?"
His tone was very calm when he said this, and Zhao Xin felt a little panicked for no reason. The reason why she dared to be unscrupulous when putting on makeup and didn't take Ji Qingzhou seriously was just because she thought Ji Qingzhou had a good temper and was a newcomer who didn't know anything and was easy to bully. But Ji Qingzhou suddenly became sharp now. After all, he was an actor in the crew and the serious third male lead. Zhao Xin couldn't help but feel a little panicked.
Zhao Xin has been in this circle longer than Ji Qingzhou, so she understands the rules of the game in this circle better than Ji Qingzhou. There is a problem with Ji Qingzhou's makeup time. Ji Qingzhou can't see it, he just feels that it is a waste of time, but Zhao Xin can see it.
The fact that such problematic makeup time could appear in the shooting notice only shows one thing - someone in the crew disliked him and wanted to make trouble for him. This was not the point. The point was that the assistant director in charge of actor time coordination turned a blind eye and agreed to it.
Zhao Xin had read the shooting schedule in the shooting notice, except for the makeup time. Ji Qingzhou's schedule was scattered and disrupted, so he had to wait longer than anyone else for scenes, and he had more night scenes than anyone else. That was why she dared to be so presumptuous in front of Ji Qingzhou.
But Ji Qingzhou was an actor in the crew after all. If he went to the assistant director to argue about this matter, the assistant director would not have made a mistake in his schedule, nor would someone want to punish him. If he didn't care about this matter, and didn't care about Ji Qingzhou, then he would be fine. But once he wanted to appease Ji Qingzhou, the easiest way would be to use himself as a scapegoat.
Zhao Xin's mind works very fast, she has always been quite clever. When she saw Ji Qingzhou was easy to bully, she thought she could control him, so she didn't take Ji Qingzhou seriously. But now Ji Qingzhou has become powerful, she knows she is not right, so she persuaded him kindly, "Okay Ji, I was wrong about what happened before, I was in a bad mood these days, so it's inevitable that I was a little emotional, don't mind it, I won't do it again in the future."
"How would I know if Sister Xin's promise is valid? What if Sister Xin is like this now and is in a bad mood afterwards? Wouldn't that still affect my makeup?"
"How could that be?" Zhao Xin said gently. "Ji, just give me some face. Otherwise, you see, neither of us is an important figure in the crew. If we bring this matter to the assistant director, how will others see it? The assistant director will definitely find it troublesome. Don't you just want me to concentrate on putting on your makeup? I'll do my best, okay?"
Ji Qingzhou really didn't want Zhao Xin to do his makeup, firstly because it was tiring and secondly because it was troublesome. But Zhao Xin was right, neither of them were important figures in the crew, and it was not good to bring such a thing to the deputy director. Ji Qingzhou was not a person who liked to care about things, and this was his first drama in this world, so he didn't want to leave the impression of being difficult to get along with and troublesome to the crew.
Therefore, Ji Qingzhou reluctantly agreed.
"Since Sister Xin has said this, there is no need for me to hold on to it. I just hope Sister Xin can do what she says. Otherwise, I can't control you. There must be someone in this crew who can control you, right?"
"Don't worry, I will." Zhao Xin promised.
Qian looked at Ji Qingzhou with his hands in his pockets, walking back to the dressing room, and was secretly surprised: I didn't expect Brother Ji to be so gentle and kind usually, but when he gets angry, he can be quite intimidating.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
