Chapter 339 Royal Makeup Artist
Exquisite Hanfu costumes were hung in a whole row on the hangers, making the makeshift and crude dressing room look more elegant. When the young girls in the crew heard the news, they all came over to watch.
Some of them are also actors, but they play minor roles or extras. The costumes they wear are crudely made. I have never seen such finely crafted clothes. Besides, the heroine's costume is not so beautiful either.
Everyone used to envy the treatment that the heroine Fu Feiqian received. She had several assistants serving her, and the entire crew revolved around her.
But now, they found out that this new internet celebrity was truly unfathomable. Teacher Tian revised the script for her, Director Lin re-did all the previous filming for her, Tang Tu took good care of her, and Zhong Jiangnan personally delivered the costumes.
Who is Liu Man?
After receiving the clothes from Zhong Jiangnan, Liu Lan immediately called him to express her gratitude.
Zhong Jiangnan told her that this batch of Hanfu was lent to her for her own use only. After filming, she had to send it back, which was equivalent to sponsoring her filming for free. All the clothes were new spring and summer models of Zhong Jiangnan's company for next year. They planned to officially put them on sale at the end of the year, and "Han Palace Autumn Moon" was also scheduled to be released at the end of the year. Zhong Jiangnan also wanted to use the movie to promote his clothes, which would be more effective than advertising on TV or the Internet. He greeted Lin Zhi in advance, and he personally gave Lin Zhi a set of "Han Palace Autumn Moon" Hanfu as "advertising fee", which Lin Zhi gladly accepted.
Liu Lan changed into Zhong Jiangnan's Hanfu, and her whole temperament was even better than yesterday. However, the makeup artist still did her makeup in the same way as yesterday. Liu Lan felt that she could no longer remain silent. She relayed Miao Xiaomei's opinions to the makeup artist, trying to speak in a calm tone, intending to remind her kindly.
The makeup artist responded coldly, "I'm a professional makeup artist with fifteen years of experience in makeup for film crews. I've done makeup for countless big-name stars. I'm very good at both ancient and modern costumes. Don't I know better than you what's 'appropriate' and what's 'should' be done?"
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These words left Liu Lan speechless.
The makeup artist was like, "You can paint or not, I will paint like this, what can you do to me?" This makeup artist is the boss of all the makeup artists in the crew and also the one with the longest experience. If she went on strike, other makeup artists would not be able to help Liu Man with her makeup.
Liu Man had no choice but to go to the director to reason. Although Miao Xiaomei was not well-educated, every suggestion she made was to the point, which pleased Lin Zhi very much. Lin Zhi nodded repeatedly, "That's right, your friend is right."
He called a makeup artist and said, "Just do your makeup the way Liu Man said."
The makeup artist reluctantly agreed to do so, but the final makeup effect on Liu Lan's face was still unsatisfactory, and was even inferior to yesterday's gorgeous makeup.
The makeup artist did not slack off. She had tried her best, but she still could not make the Princess Huayang look as described in the script. She excused herself, "Words are fictional. No matter how good the skills are, it is impossible to completely restore the characters in the text."
So the next day, Liu Man wore the right clothes and inappropriate makeup to continue filming. When finishing work at night, Lin Zhi looked at the playback footage in the camera and said to Tian Yafu, "It's still a little short of feeling."
"Our makeup artist's skills are limited, so we can only make do with it," Tian Yafu also felt regretful, but the makeup artist and he were both regular employees of Huaguang Media, so he wanted to keep the matter quiet.
Lin Zhi, like Ye Zian, is a perfectionist. If you are not a perfectionist, you probably can't become a great director. The more Lin Zhi looked at Liu Lan's makeup, the more uncomfortable he felt. He called Liu Lan, who had already returned to the hotel, and asked, "Is your friend a professional makeup artist?"
"Yes."
"Ask her if she's willing to come to our crew to do makeup. The salary will be paid on a daily basis according to industry regulations, about 1,000 yuan a day, and we'll reimburse her for the round-trip airfare."
The makeup artists in the crew are mainly divided into two categories. One category is the employees who have signed long-term labor contracts with the film and television companies. They are paid monthly and can also get a commission after the movies and TV series are broadcast.
The other type is temporary workers hired by the crew to share the work of regular workers. These makeup artists are similar to extras, and are paid daily. Some are paid once a film is finished, depending on the crew's shooting schedule. Every crew has a large number of temporary makeup artists who do makeup for a large number of extras and extras.
Liu Lan knew that Miao Xiaomei had a formal job at a photo studio, and it was impossible for her to leave her job for 10 days to come to Gudu to work part-time, unless she resigned. Liu Lan felt that Miao Xiaomei would definitely not be willing to do that, but she still sent her a WeChat message to ask for her opinion.
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