Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 102: Makeup for Empress Gong Li

However, Zhang Xiaofei and Yuan Shanshan were a little afraid, but Chen Cheng did not forget about them.

"Xiao Fei, Shan Shan, the crew has a potential acting job, do you want to try it?"

"The one with Director Zhang?"

"Correct."

“Are we qualified?”

"Yes, I have."

"There's no way we'll be selected, even as prospects."

"If you don't try this kind of thing, who knows? Well, let me tell you two, there are so many students in the class, I can't take care of everyone."

"Director Chen, please wait for us in Hengdian."

Yuan Shanshan and Zhang Xiaofei were very excited when they saw the message sent by Chen Cheng.

"Shanshan, you see, Chen Cheng is really reliable."

"Haha, little bandit, are you so excited that you want to pledge your love to me?"

"I do want to, but Chen Cheng doesn't like airports, so you have a chance. However, if Mimi knew, she would definitely kill you."

"Xiao Fei, what are you thinking? He is the great director Chen, and there are many beauties who will automatically stick to him. Didn't Chen Cheng say last time that he would lock the door when the crew was sleeping, otherwise, it would be easy to get into danger."

"Stop talking, and ask for leave from the teacher right away. Just tell him that we are going to interview for the filming prospects of Curse of the Golden Flower."

"Hahaha, little bandit, you must be so envious of everyone."

Not much was said.

The two received news from Chen Cheng.

The next day we arrived in Hengdian.

Chen Cheng went to the train station to pick them up, and then went directly to the crew.

"Xiao Fei, Shan Shan, you are going to audition for a prospect actor. Do you know what a prospect actor is?"

"Is it possible that he will show his face?"

"Correct."

Chen Cheng nodded: "But I may not show my face. Even if I have a chance, it's actually the same as an extra. At most, I can be considered a minor extra, but it's possible that I can't be considered one. However, Director Zhang's prospects are not ordinary prospects. Are you ready?"

"Chen Cheng, do you mean to put on makeup first?"

"You can't wear makeup. You need to be bare-faced this time."

"Oh my god, Director Zhang is so strict?"

"So... But you can still package yourself, little bandit, you have to package yourself."

Zhang Xiaofei was a little confused: "How is it packaged?"

"Cough cough..."

Chen Cheng was a little embarrassed: "The background dynasty of this play is fictional, but it is roughly set in the Tang Dynasty. As you all know, the Tang Dynasty was a more open dynasty. Therefore, this time when selecting the foreground actors, the crew will be more strict about body shape."

"Uh……"

Zhang Xiaofei looked down and said, "Doesn't that mean I have no chance?"

"maybe."

Chen Cheng said: "I recently designed a magical tool."

talking.

Chen Cheng took out the bra he had designed before.

This bra is designed for the heroine, the queen.

However, Chen Cheng modified it so that it can be used by ordinary characters.

"You old pervert."

Zhang Xiaofei said with disdain.

Chen Cheng said, "What are you thinking? I'm doing this for your own good. Don't underestimate this bra. It's actually very high-tech. As long as you put it on, it can push the flesh on your breasts upwards. If you push it more, it can create a surging feeling. Okay, that's all. You can try it out and see the effect."

Don't say it yet.

After Yuan Shanshan and Zhang Xiaofei tried it on respectively, they found the effect was amazing.

Especially Zhang Xiaofei.

Zhang Xiaofei, who was originally a show-off, became somewhat proud and more confident after trying on this bra.

"Chen Cheng, you are such a talent. If you don't make movies anymore and start selling women's underwear, you will be dead."

Zhang Xiaofei directly admires Chen Cheng.

This kind of magic weapon is absolutely loved by girls.

"Haha, that's a good idea. If I'm starving to death in the future, I'll do this."

of course.

This is a joke.

"Okay, the audition will start tomorrow, you guys take a break, I have other things to do."

Chen Cheng didn't say much.

……

As the set design continued to improve, the casting for Curse of the Golden Flower also began.

It is different from other crews.

This is the biggest and so far the most famous new work of director Zhang Yimou.

When the casting of "Curse of the Golden Flower" was announced, the entire entertainment industry was shocked.

Countless well-known actors, top stars... they are all moved by it.

But my heart is still moved.

Here, just because you are a star or a top star doesn’t mean you are qualified.

Anyone who is noticed by Director Zhang must at least be an award-winning actor.

even.

Even for Director Zhang, he is just getting started in the field of Best Actor.

This is of course relative to the male and female protagonists.

"Chen Cheng, who do you think will be the male and female protagonists?"

In the crew office, art director Huo Tingxiao was chatting with Chen Cheng.

When it comes to casting, they rarely have any free time and they don't need to be responsible.

"The leading actress should be Queen Gong Li. I don't think anyone can beat her in this position."

"Well, Queen Gong Li has such a good relationship with Director Zhang, and no one can replace her, so it should be her."

Huo Tingxiao also nodded: "Where's the male lead?"

"I don't know. There are several qualified male protagonists, and I'm not sure who will get the role."

of course.

If nothing unexpected happens, all the actors in the crew, Chen Cheng, will know about it.

But who knows if he will change after Chen Cheng gets involved.

But Chen Cheng also knew.

There shouldn't be much change.

At most, they are just some small roles played by Chen Cheng, and they cannot even be considered small roles.

Chen Cheng has no influence on the real male and female protagonists, as well as some other important characters.

Fortunately.

Nothing much has changed.

The heroine is Gong Li.

The male lead is still Chow Yun-fat.

The crown prince is Liu Ye.

The second prince, also known as Prince Jay Chou.

The wife of Imperial Physician Jiang is actress Liu Jin.

This Liu Jin later played Ye Wenjie in Liu Cixin's "The Three-Body Problem".

Doctor Jiang is played by Ni Dahong, and Jiang Chan is played by the young actress Li Man.

Yuan Cheng, also known as the Little Prince, is the young Qin Junjie.

There are others that many people may have overlooked, such as Ma Tianyu, Zhang Tianai...all of whom have played in "Curse of the Golden Flower".

Naturally, this has nothing to do with Chen Cheng.

What’s relevant is that Zhang Xiaofei and Yuan Shanshan, who were recommended by Chen Cheng...passed the audition and became promising actors in the crew.

……

"Chen Cheng, we passed, we passed?"

first timing.

Zhang Xiaofei and Yuan Shanshan called Chen Cheng to report the good news.

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "That's great. We have to celebrate. I'll treat you guys to a midnight snack tonight."

"No, no, no, Chen Cheng, we'll treat you this time. We have to treat you."

"We are all old classmates, so why should we distinguish who should treat? Fine, if you want to treat me, then do it. I am a big eater."

“How much can you eat?”

"No matter what, I have to eat two hundred of you."

"Two hundred, two hundred and you still say you can eat a lot."

"Look, if you don't run a household, you don't know how expensive fuel and food are. Extras in Hengdian get less than 60 yuan a day. How much do you make acting?"

"Chen Cheng, we were wrong."

"If you make a mistake, don't change it."

"change."

"Okay, two beauties, please stand up."

"Hahaha... Chen Cheng, you just know how to make us happy."

The two of them laughed so hard that tears welled up in the corners of their eyes.

They were excited to have a good classmate like Chen Cheng.

They know better.

Chen Cheng helped them in this way without any ulterior motive, just because they were classmates.

"Chen Cheng, I have to toast you. I was wrong for bullying you every day before."

Zhang Xiaofei was the first to raise his glass and drank it in one gulp.

Yuan Shanshan also picked up the cup and said, "Chen Cheng, I said before that your acting skills were poor. I was wrong. Please don't bother with me."

"Oh my god, what are you talking about?"

Chen Cheng said: "We are all classmates. If you toast me here and there, I am not used to it. Come on, let's drink to our friendship as classmates."

……

the other side.

As each character is confirmed, the release date is getting closer.

In order to determine the appearance of each character, the director team held a meeting.

"Everyone, the filming will officially start in a few days. First of all, I have to praise the art team. They were able to complete such a large number of tasks in just three months."

Zhang Yi was the first to applaud.

Chen Cheng also applauded.

He wasn't clapping for himself.

he knows.

Zhang Yi was praising the art director Huo Tingxiao.

However, Huo Tingxiao turned around and gave Chen Cheng a thumbs up: "Chen Cheng, your contribution is not small."

Chen Cheng smiled and did not reply.

It has been a pleasure working together during this period.

"Then the next step is filming. Filming requires the characters to be made up. Now the costumes are ready, and all kinds of props are made. But the makeup has not been finalized yet. Our art team has one art director and five deputy art directors. The five deputy art directors all participated in the makeup design of the characters. Below are the design plans of the five deputy art directors. Please give your opinions."

Director Zhang's assistant distributed 5 makeup plans.

Chen Cheng’s plan is Plan No. 5.

Zhang Yi asked us to start the evaluation from Plan No. 1.

"The overall style of Plan No. 1 is very imposing. I am very optimistic about the role of the emperor, but the makeup of the queen is a little weak."

"Plan No. 2 is a bit different and doesn't rely too much on the matching of costumes and props, but it also gives people a strong momentum."

"Plan No. 3 is a bit conventional..."

"Plan 4 is a bit conservative."

"Plan 5."

When it came to Plan No. 5, Chen Cheng was also sitting there in confinement.

All those sitting here are the best in the country.

Even if there are some whose names you have never heard of, but they are in the circle, and each of them would be praised again and again if they were placed in other crews.

"The emperor in Plan 5 is portrayed as very high-level, cold, ruthless, iron-blooded, sanctimonious, and extremely greedy for royal power. However, the queen seems to be even more cold-blooded than the emperor... Chen Cheng, can you explain it?"

The first assistant director looked at Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng thought for a moment and said, "The role of the queen is a tragedy. Or, we can't say that the queen is a tragedy. All the characters in this story are tragic, including the emperor. But the emperor still has the royal power in the end, but the queen has nothing in the end. The style I designed for the queen is that of a first-generation queen. She coveted the royal power, but lost the emperor's favor. However, she was unwilling to be lonely and married her stepson. Even when she found out that her plan was discovered by the emperor, she did not stop. This desire has reached an extremely perverted level... So her style is not one, but multiple, and it will change at every step."

After some explanation, the first assistant director nodded and made no further comments.

"Well, please vote for works 1-5."

Chen Cheng and several other deputy art directors were temporarily asked to leave.

The five people looked at each other and were all a little nervous.

Although they didn't know how many times they had done this kind of makeup before.

But this time, it’s the makeup of the level of Queen Gong Li and Chow Yun-fat.

No, no.

not only.

If it were just Queen Gong Li and Chow Yun-fat alone, they wouldn't be so excited.

but.

When Zhang Yimou is behind Gong Li and Chow Yun-fat… the chemical reaction is different.

"Come on, have a cigarette."

Chen Cheng took out a cigarette and gave one to each of them.

Chen Cheng actually doesn’t like smoking, but on the crew, he would smoke a few cigarettes whenever he had time.

"Chen Cheng, how are you? Are you nervous?"

One of the deputy art directors asked Chen Cheng with a smile.

Chen Cheng took a puff and said, "It would be a lie to say I'm not nervous. I'm looking forward to it, but I also feel it's unlikely. Anyway, I'm not in a good mood right now. How about you guys..."

"Don't ask us. We can't even pee right now. We're just waiting for the answer to be announced."

"Yes, yes, yes. I held it in. It really tested my kidney function."

"Hahaha……"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Chen Cheng could understand that the journey behind the scenes was full of hardships. Everyone wanted to take the next step, so everyone cherished every opportunity.

20 minutes later.

at last.

5 people were invited back to the office.

"Now, I will announce the results."

"After a vote by the directors and final approval from Director Zhang, the person in charge of our makeup design this time is..."

At this moment, no one was making a sound.

The assistant director glanced at Chen Cheng and said, "Congratulations, Chen Cheng."

(End of this chapter)