April, Hengdian Wei Yang got off the car. This was not his first time in Hengdian. In his previous life, he had spent several years here with his crew.

But every time he came to Hengdian, he couldn't help but lose his mind when he saw the sense of time and space separation formed by the quaint landscape and the passers-by wearing modern clothes.

"It's fun, isn't it? When I first came here, I visited Hengdian whenever I had time. It was quite interesting."

Liu Shishi, who came in the same car, looked at Wei Yang's expression and thought that he was shocked by his first sight in Hengdian, so he shared his own experience.

"Really? I really want to spend some time here. I'll ask you to be my guide later."

"no problem."

Liu Shishi readily agreed as she had "Twinkle Twinkle Star" waiting for her. She and Wei Yang naturally felt a sense of closeness when they were working together on the set of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3".

"You guys come with me to the hotel first, we'll arrange a makeup trial this afternoon."

The actor coordinator came over and led Wei Yang and others to the hotel. Although "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" was a large crew with a high standard, it was still very cost-effective.

Most of the performers and staff shared double and triple rooms. Wei Yang was given a double room, but since he had no assistant, he shared the room with others.

Sharing the room with him is the famous supporting actor Yue Yueli, a well-known "professional master/father" who also plays Tang Kun, grandfather of the heroine Tang Xuejian in the play.

Teacher Yue has an assistant, but it seemed that he was busy with some personal matters and took a long vacation, so he was assigned to the same group with Wei Yang this time.

Yue Yueli arrived a day earlier than Wei Yang. Seeing that his new roommate was very enthusiastic, Wei Yang, who was a social savvy, immediately took the opportunity to start chatting with him.

"Teacher Yue, I really grew up watching your plays. I've seen Wan Jun and Green Grass by the River. It's really an honor to meet you today."

"Oh, you are from Henan Province. I always thought you were from Taiwan Province. Now, Shandong and Henan are one family. We are half fellow villagers."

"You're welcome. Just call me Xiao Wei. If you have anything to say, just talk to me. Come, Teacher Yue, have a cigarette."

“…”

When Yuan Hong and Liu Shishi came to join him downstairs for lunch, Wei Yang had already bought beer and cooked food. He and Yue Yueli shared the specialty beef that the latter brought from his hometown, and they started drinking in the room.

Liu Shishi and Yuan Hong looked at each other in bewilderment.

Didn’t Wei Yang only star in one play? Did they know each other?

Yue Yueli then remembered that Wei Yang had to try on makeup in the afternoon, and hurriedly stopped him: "Don't drink anymore. If you want to drink, drink at night. It's not good to smell like alcohol while trying on makeup."

To Wei Yang, this little bit of wine was no different from drinking water, but he did not refuse the kindness of the senior.

"Okay, let's go to a restaurant tonight, and I will definitely accompany you."

"No problem, I won't come back until I'm drunk."

“…”

Since it was a Tangren crew, they gave some special care to their own artists. Liu Shishi and her acquaintance Guo Xiaoting were assigned to a room. Yuan Hong had more experience, so the company assigned him an assistant, and the two of them shared a room.

With this arrangement, the two of them don't have to worry about getting along with roommates. They were worried that Wei Yang wouldn't handle it well, so they thought about asking him during dinner.

Now it seems that they were just worrying for nothing. With this attitude, if Wei Yang announces that they will become sworn brothers in a few days, they will believe it...

…

After finishing lunch and taking a short rest, on the way to try on makeup in the afternoon, Liu Shishi couldn't help but ask Wei Yang.

"I heard that you met Teacher Yue for the first time today."

"That's right."

"Then how come you can talk to him so well, like an old friend? Can you teach me?"

"You can't teach me this. When I make friends with people, the main thing is to get along well with them."

Just kidding, Wei Yang's social talent is a combination of the skills he has acquired through more than ten years of hard work. Even if he wants to teach, he has to be able to teach.

At least based on Liu Shishi's personality, Wei Yang didn't think she was suitable to be a socialite.

The makeup-trying place was only a few minutes away from the hotel. We walked and chatted and arrived there in no time.

Wei Yang and his group didn't arrive early. As soon as they entered the door, there were already a few people waiting there. Leading the way were a man and a woman, who were Huo Jianhua and Tang Yan, who had joined the group earlier.

Seeing Wei Yang and others coming in, Huo Jianhua, who was playing with his mobile phone, looked up, glanced at them, nodded to each of them, and gave Wei Yang a special smile.

The most popular person in the crew of "Chinese Paladin 3" should be Hu Ge, but Huo Jianhua is not far behind.

He debuted in Taiwanese idol dramas and starred in seven dramas in one year, which helped him gain initial popularity. Later, he moved to the mainland and came across the hit drama "The World's Number One", which made him famous in the mainland.

In recent years, Huo Jianhua has starred in many works, some of which have received good reputation and ratings, and he is considered a popular young actor in the industry.

More importantly, Huo Jianhua is a Taiwanese actor. In the current film and television market, actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan are half a step or one step higher than those from the mainland.

This can be easily seen from the film remuneration, according to information Wei Yang had inquired about.

In the filming of "Chinese Paladin 3", Hu Ge received 40,000 yuan per episode, while the second male lead Huo Jianhua received 80,000 yuan per episode.

Even if Hu Ge and Tangren may have suppressed some of the film's pay due to some clauses, the difference of twice is enough to explain everything.

Therefore, Huo Jianhua's position in the crew is still somewhat transcendent.

When facing supporting newcomers like Wei Yang, he just nodded to show his friendliness but had no intention of communicating.

However, Tang Yan is not as confident as him.

This girl graduated from the Central Academy of Drama just two years ago and just signed with Orange Sky Entertainment last year. She formed a seven-member post-80s girl group [Orange Sky Seven Princesses] with six other newcomers. She is the Tianshu position, which means the eldest sister.

The Seven Princesses of Orange Sky were seen as a joke by later generations, as six out of the seven failed to make it.

However, at this stage, the outside world is still quite curious and concerned about this marketing method, so they still have a certain popularity and popularity.

Tang Yan is the most well-developed of the seven princesses. With the help of Orange Sky's channels, she has worked with Wang Pangzi from the Hong Kong circle, filmed two movies, and is known as the "Princess Jing".

However, due to her lack of popularity and the outbreak of the Mr. Chen incident, which caused a major earthquake in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, Tang Yan returned to the mainland to develop her career.

It is said that she was able to join the crew of "Chinese Paladin 3" because Tangren saw her makeup photo of Chu Chu in "Storm and Cloud 2" and felt that she had potential, so they invited her.

This may be true, but the more important thing is that Tang Yan’s new agent Ji Rujing is from Taiwan, has extensive connections, and got him into "Chinese Paladin 3".

Tang Yan doesn't have the confidence to show off, so she is friendly and enthusiastic towards Wei Yang and the others.

"I'm Tang Yan, and I play Xue Jian and Xi Yao in the play."

"I'm Wei Yang, and I play the role of Demon Lord Zunlou."

Wei Yang shook hands with Tang Yan. Looking at Tang Yan's sweet smile, he thought of Cai Yinong who didn't come to Hengdian with them due to some urgent matters, and he couldn't help feeling worried.

…

After a while, the styling designer Chen Gufang and costume designer Song Xiaotao of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" appeared and directed everyone to try on their makeup.

These two are also considered to be well-known fashion designers in the industry.

The former has a lot of experience and has done styling for many classic Hong Kong films. She has worked with Stephen Chow and Jet Li for many years. She later joined Tangren and has appeared in every classic Tangren drama.

The latter was also a behind-the-scenes contributor to Tangren, and was later poached by Si Yatou for a large sum of money. His representative work is "Story of Yanxi Palace", which is retro and exquisite and was well received at the time.

The two of them, one responsible for styling and the other for costume design, jointly created the looks of classic characters in "Chinese Paladin 3".

But today, the two of them suffered a small setback at Wei Yang's hands.

Wei Yang had already secured from Cai Yinong the right to participate in the makeup design of Demon Lord Chonglou, and had actually dealt with Chen and Song before.

There is no doubt that the two people have no good feelings towards the actor who questioned their professional qualities, and think Wei Yang is arrogant.

Even though they saw the design draft later and thought Wei Yang might be capable, they were still dissatisfied. It was not until today when Wei Yang tried on makeup and wore the costumes that they truly felt that they had underestimated Wei Yang before.

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The Demon Lord doesn't have many styles, and the main ones are two modes.

One is the combat mode, which is more similar to the game and the original drama, with black armor, red hair, two big horns on the head, and beautiful contact lenses and smoky makeup.

The other is the normal mode. In the game setting, Demon Lord Chonglou often hides his identity and mingle among the human world, so Wei Yang suggested making a more human-like appearance.

Wei Yang’s overall look is somewhat inspired by the male protagonist Dongfang Qingcang in the later drama "Cang Lan Jue".

The makeup is heavier than that of ordinary characters, but it is far from smoky makeup. It mainly highlights the character's sharpness and strength.

The long hair is tied back in a slightly curled style, with two small golden curls that act as a headdress while also bearing the characteristics of a demon lord.

His clothes were a long robe with a black background and dark gold patterns, and there were a few red lines in between, which made him look noble and gorgeous. His hair and eyes were slightly reddish, which made him look more like a Demon Lord and also gave him a bit of evil charm.

The whole person now is there, with a slender figure, a defiant look, and an indifferent expression, which highlights his domineering and luxurious appearance.

“So handsome.”

Even the two stylists, who were used to seeing handsome men and beautiful women, could not help but be a little amazed by Wei Yang's appearance, and they also understood why he insisted on participating in his makeup.

The Chonglou shape they had made before was indeed quite different from this one.

Comparing the two, Wei Yang is the Demon Lord of the Six Realms, and what they got was just a general under the Demon Lord.

However, Wei Yang's face also added a lot of points to their look. Although not as stunning as the above ones, it was also heroic, domineering and very cool.

Liu Shishi and Tang Yan heard the noise and came over to watch the fun. When they saw Wei Yang's look, their eyes lit up. Liu Shishi looked at his gorgeously crafted costume and even felt a little jealous.

"Are these clothes made according to the status of the characters?"

"Don't touch it randomly, or it will break."

Wei Yang knocked Liu Shishi's hand away and stroked his black robe with dark gold patterns.

This dress was not made by the crew. Cai Yinong was reluctant to spend so much money to buy clothes of this level for the supporting role. Wei Yang had someone specially tailor-made it according to the design draft. The craftsmanship and materials are quite exquisite. There are four sets in total, which cost him nearly 20,000 yuan.

You should know that his salary for this drama was less than 200,000, which is a huge expense.

There was no other way. He didn't like what the crew did. In order to achieve good results, Wei Yang had to grit his teeth and pay for it out of his own pocket. For this reason, he often complained behind Cai Yinong's back that she was stingy.

Tangren’s costumes and props are not bad, but it is hard to say they are particularly good. The normal props are fine, but some of the special props and costumes are slightly inferior.

For example, characters like the Emperor of Heaven and the Lord of Demons, although they don’t have many roles, from a plot perspective, the costumes and props have to be more sophisticated. If it were a large crew, it would definitely be done to perfection.

Of course, it is a TV series after all, the production schedule is stressful and the cost is limited, so there is no need to be so demanding.

So even though Wei Yang was somewhat dissatisfied in his heart, he did not force the crew to do anything. He made the costumes at his own expense and could keep them after the filming, which was actually not bad.

Wei Yang only has these two looks in total, and the rest is just adjustments to the details, so the makeup trial process is quite fast.

Liu Shishi is not slow either, and she doesn't have many styles. Apart from the ones she wore in her memories, her main styles are Blue Sunflower and Red Sunflower.

The makeup for Tang Yan and Huo Jian was more troublesome. The heroine Xue Jian alone had more than a dozen looks, which required trial makeup and corrections one by one.

The two of them started trying yesterday. Wei Yang and the others had finished today, but the two of them haven't finished yet. They will probably have to continue trying tomorrow.

It looks a bit tragic, but both Wei Yang and Liu Shishi hope that these tragic things will happen to themselves.

If Wei Yang is really allowed to play Xu Changqing, he would be willing to pay tens of thousands for the costumes, and even paying for it himself is not out of the question...

…

After the makeup trial, Wei Yang took Yue Yueli out for a drink. Yuan Hong, Liu Shishi and two actors from the same group also came to join in the fun.

The crew hasn't officially started filming yet, so everyone is drinking as much as they can.

The last time Yuan Hong met Wei Yang, they mainly chatted and didn't drink much. This time, he planned to have a good emotional exchange with Wei Yang.

What could Wei Yang say? His senior brother was drinking, so he would accompany him. He would drink until the cup was empty and drink as much as Yuan Hong drank.

In short, the dinner lasted until nearly eleven o'clock in the evening. Yue Yueli was fine, at least he could walk back by himself. Yuan Hong could no longer stand and was helped back to the hotel by Wei Yang and Liu Shishi.

After putting the man on the bed, Yuan Hong was already unconscious. He helped the assistant to clean up. Wei Yang and Liu Shishi came out. The latter had supported him all the way and was so tired that he kept rubbing his waist and couldn't help complaining.

"Why did you drink so much with him? In the end, he slept soundly. We were both exhausted from the journey."

"I didn't give him a glass of wine."

Wei Yang felt wronged: "He insisted on drinking with me, saying that he was unbeatable in drinking at Huashan Road during college. I thought I had met an expert, but who would have thought that he would be defeated after less than two boxes of beer."

Liu Shishi: “…”

“Is it possible that someone who drinks two cases of beer is already pretty impressive?”

Wei Yang curled his lips: "Sorry, in my place, people who can get drunk just by drinking beer have no right to shout."

The next day, Wei Yang went to visit Yuan Hong, who did not get up until noon. He looked listless and had a splitting headache. From then on, he never mentioned the fact that he was invincible on Huashan Road in front of Wei Yang again.

However, Wei Yang no longer cared about his thoughts. On the third day after joining the crew, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" officially started filming.

Two days later, Cai Yinong announced a role change. Tang Yan, whose makeup photos had already been taken, was stripped of her costume by Cai Yinong, and the female lead Tang Xuejian was replaced by the second female lead Zi Xuan.

On the same night, Da Mimi joined the crew of "Chinese Paladin 3" and played the female lead Tang Xuejian...

(End of this chapter)