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Chapter 1 One: The Substitute Stylist

The white slender hands were cutting and combing at the same time, the long brown hair turned into flying flowers all over the sky, only a few "rustling" sounds were heard, everything was settled, and the lion-shaped fluffy curly hair was freshly baked.

Looking through the mirror, those slender hands rested gently on the brown hair, whose owner was a plastic doll.Moving his gaze upwards, what he saw was a peaceful, smiling girl's face.She slowly bent down, put her head on the shoulder of the puppet, stared at the mirror with watery and tender eyes, as if she was looking at the fruits of her labor carefully, and then, the corners of her upturned mouth became more and more The more curved.

"Perfect!" Kong Zixi yelled in satisfaction, turned around, picked up the satchel beside him and left quickly.

Xingxing is one of the leaders in the current entertainment industry, headquartered in Shanghai, the company building itself is a huge earth-like circle.It owns thirteen branches, each named after the thirteen constellations, and the shape of each branch is painstakingly imitating each constellation.Among them, the No.13 branch Ophiuchus was established only ten years ago, so its status is far lower than the other twelve branches with a history of 50 years.The level of artists in Ophiuchus is also uneven. There are newcomers who need to be trained, old people who are about to retire, and some "useless people" who have been disliked by other branches for various reasons and thrown here to perish...

"What's going on? Where's Sister Jiao? The whole crew is waiting for her alone!" Director Chen Keshan yelled at the assistant.

It was hard to gather actors and rent a good studio, but the stylist disappeared at a critical moment. Uncles can't bear it, aunts can't bear it!

Xiao Zhao wiped off the cold sweat that didn't exist on his forehead, and replied hesitantly: "Sister Jiao was invited away by Director Wang on the way, so..."

Director Wang is a small director of Virgo, but his status is higher than Chen Keshan, the first director of Ophiuchus. Sister Jiao's "abandoning the dark and turning to the bright" seems to be understandable.While everyone sighed, they couldn't help but lament Sister Jiao's good luck.

Chen Keshan was so angry that he couldn't let it out, so he gave Xiao Zhao a hard look, and cursed: "Then you won't think of a way, what are you doing here!"

"I've already found a replacement stylist, and she's on her way." Xiao Zhao quickly replied.

Only then did Chen Keshan calm down slightly, took a deep breath, and sat down again to wait for others.

At this time, the actor Liu Jiasi who played the female supporting role suddenly stood up, took the bag and left like no one else.Xiao Zhao hurriedly went to stop him, begging in a low voice: "My aunt, what is going on with you again, don't make Director Chen angry again."

Liu Sijia glanced at Director Chen, his eyes narrowed, and soon returned to normal, and said: "I can't stay in this shitty place, I can't bear it if someone doesn't have the vision to let me play a supporting role, and now even the stylist is better than me Big name. At first, I still missed my old love and helped to finish this film, but now it seems that I have a future in accepting Director Wang’s invitation, and I’m going to Virgo!"

Chen Keshan raised his head, gave her a cold look, and said, "Xiao Zhao, let me go, we don't leave garbage here."

Liu Jiasi's face turned pale, and just about to curse back, her pupils shrank involuntarily when they met Director Chen's sharp gaze.After thinking about it, he felt that this was very imposing, so he cursed "Who wants to stay in this dump" and left angrily.

"Xiao Zhao, find a substitute."

When Director Chen gave the order, Xiao Zhao had no choice but to look for someone with a bitter face.

After a lot of tossing, everyone in the crew looked unhappy.If Ophiuchus continues like this, it is very likely that the head office will disqualify him from being independent.

The time seems to be extremely long.

"Crack-"

The door was pulled open a crack.

Everyone looked together.

The light is very bright, making people in the dark studio feel slightly dazzling.

What catches the eye is a piece of raised black hair, a white and slender hand resting on the door, the girl's chest heaves up and down due to panting. "Sorry, I'm late!" Her voice was soft, like the waves of a lake in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.A snow-white dress caught everyone's eyes, her beautiful calves leaned together timidly, her fingers crossed on her lower abdomen, she leaned forward slightly, and her temple hair slid down to her shoulders.

For a moment, people seemed to see a flawless lily blooming quietly with ink.

"Oh, oh." Director Chen is well-informed, and he was the first to come to his senses, "What's your name? Has Xiao Zhao introduced the plot to you? Take a quick look, and work will start when everyone arrives."

I don't know if it was everyone's illusion, but Director Chen's voice seemed a little softer than usual.

Kong Zixi's eyes quickly slid over the crowd, with a faint smile on his face, he introduced himself: "Hi everyone, my name is Kong Zixi, I'm..."

"Director Chen! Director Chen! The man has been found!" Xiao Zhao rushed over excitedly, pulling a woman, but found the atmosphere a little strange, he was slightly taken aback when he saw Confucius Xishi beside him, and asked, "Who are you? "

"Isn't she a substitute?" Director Chen subconsciously asked, and suddenly saw a familiar woman behind Xiao Zhao, and immediately understood.He said to Confucius, "Are you a stylist?"

Confucius nodded.

After getting the answer, everyone was a little disappointed for some reason. After being disappointed, Director Chen immediately looked at Kong Zixi with the critical eyes that belonged to the director, "Are you really a stylist? How old are you, and you really know these things?"

Kong Zixi still smiled, and replied neither humble nor overbearing: "Hello director, I am seventeen years old and have been in contact with modeling design for two years. Although I haven't been on any big occasions, I will do my best."

Director Chen nodded, and he could only be a dead horse as a living horse doctor.So he ordered loudly: "Start work!"

The crew is officially busy.

There was no dressing room, Kong Zixi was surprised but didn't show it, he opened the dressing room and got busy.First of all, help the male and female protagonists put on their makeup, and then take care of each person in an orderly manner according to the order of appearance. When Director Chen calls to stop, he immediately goes to touch up the makeup.

Like a fish in water, it seems that it has been practiced thousands of times.

Director Chen was surprised, and took the break to call Xiao Zhao: "Where did you find this?" Then he asked: "Have you explained the salary to her clearly?" If it is too expensive, I can't afford it.

Xiao Zhao scratched his head and replied, "Didn't our company recruit employees last month? I put together the unhired ones just in case. I called and asked one by one, and only she could come right away, so, hehe... ...I didn't expect her to be so young and beautiful, and I was shocked when I first saw her."

Director Chen narrowed his eyes, his eyes sparkled, and he whispered: "It's a good seedling, ask her to talk to me after the end."

"Director Chen, are you looking for me?"

Kong Zixi's face was slightly flushed, and the hair on his forehead was sticking to his cheeks, which was a bit more fireworks than when he first came.

Director Chen sighed in his heart, it's been a long time since he met such a natural and polite child. There are too many hypocritical masks in the entertainment industry, and it's tiring to watch.

"Your performance is very good, far exceeding my expectations." Director Chen praised with certainty.

Confucius Xi heard Hao Ran's words, crossed his fingers behind his back, and smiled with his lips pursed, like a good student who was praised by his teacher.

Director Chen was even more satisfied, coughed and said, "I happen to be short of a stylist here, are you interested? The monthly salary is two thousand, cough cough, you know, you are a newcomer, so the salary is not too much..."

Kong Zixi's eyes lit up, then slowly dimmed, and he said softly, "I'm still a student, and I can work full-time during the summer vacation, but after class..."

"It's okay, finish these two months first, and then we'll talk about it later." Director Chen made a final decision.

(End of this chapter)