novellhall Chapter 83 Makeup and Styling Photoshoot
Chapter 83 Makeup and Styling Photoshoot
Xu Jingxing and Fan Bingbing talked for a long time.
This made him realize that the entertainment industry needs people who are both capable and hardworking.
It seems that Xu Jingxing lacks both of these qualities now.
After having lunch together, Fan Bingbing's driver was already waiting downstairs to take her to get her hair and makeup done, and then they went to participate in a charity event initiated by a clothing brand.
Two hours after Fan Bingbing left, Xu Jingxing also drove away from the residential area.
Fan Bingbing has now finished filming "The Investiture of the Gods". According to Huang Lei's previous statement about the start date, there are only two days left before filming resumes.
There were three filming locations for "The First Drop of Water":
The capital, Shanghai, and Xitang.
To recreate the appearance of Tianyi Pavilion, the first library in China, the production team spent four million yuan to completely replicate the interior and architectural complex of Tianyi Pavilion at a 1:1 scale in the capital's 10,000-square-meter soundstage, which is known as "Asia's largest".
The real Tianyi Pavilion is a national-level cultural relic protection unit, and the film crew could not enter it for filming.
The production team booked a hotel not far from the Wanmi Studio. The day before the costume fitting photos were taken, Xu Jingxing picked up Mao Xiaotong from Tianjin. Under Fan Bingbing's arrangement, she and Linlin stayed in a standard room together.
The Wanmi Studio is not far from Xu Jingxing's studio, so Xu Jingxing did not have Yang Siwei join the crew.
If there's anything I need her to handle, it's very close by taxi.
Her main task now is to help Xu Jingxing get as many roles as possible that are small and short in duration, so as to improve his attribute points.
Ideally, he should have direct scenes with the female lead.
Through experiments conducted by the "Investiture of the Gods" production team, Xu Jingxing discovered that he absorbed more attribute points only when acting opposite the main actors.
Xu Jingxing, who had originally planned to slowly take on roles and gradually accumulate attribute points, completely woke up after talking with Fan Bingbing.
Strike while the iron is hot, and become famous as early as possible.
In the entertainment industry, no one knows what tomorrow will bring. This time, thanks to Fan Bingbing and Yi Li's relationship, he was able to enter the crew without an audition, but who knows if he will be so lucky next time? Striving to improve himself is the best solution.
After all, you won't always be lucky enough to meet a female supporting actress during auditions. If you can't absorb attribute points, you'll have to rely on your own true abilities.
I can't let myself be dragged down by that lazy person from my past life anymore.
That evening, Xu Jingxing drove the three people from the studio to dinner to celebrate the studio's first time working on a project since its establishment.
Gu Ling also brought the contract she signed with the production team of "The First Water of Heaven".
After the studio was established, Xu Jingxing no longer needed to come in person to sign contracts; he could just sign them with the official seal. Moreover, the film remuneration no longer went into Xu Jingxing's own pocket but went directly into the studio's account, which made accounting easier and made it easier to distribute profits at the end of the year.
This time, his role was more than in the "Investiture of the Gods" series. Xu Jingxing received a total of 350,000 yuan after tax. The payment method was the same as last time: 20% was paid in advance, which was 70,000 yuan.
Yang Siwei was clearly more excited than Xu Jingxing, who received a salary of 350,000 yuan. According to the agreed-upon year-end bonus, she received nearly 20,000 yuan from this deal.
This further solidified her idea of helping Xu Jingxing get more acting roles.
After all, the more photos you take, the fatter your wallet will be.
Gu Ling seems to have never had any particular interest in or thought about money.
Xu Jingxing knew that to retain talent, he had to know what they wanted.
Yang Siwei likes money, which is easy to solve.
However, after spending this time together, Xu Jingxing still couldn't figure out what excited Gu Ling.
It's indeed difficult to deal with people who have no desires or wants.
As for Mao Xiaotong, all she could think about was finishing the dinner quickly so she could go back to the hotel and fiddle with the laptop that Xu Jingxing had just given her.
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After the dinner, everyone returned to their respective work posts.
Xu Jingxing and Mao Xiaotong returned to the hotel to prepare for the next day's photoshoot and media conference.
Yang Siwei went to help Xu Jingxing run around to film crews.
Gu Ling went back to her studio and used the time to further study and solidify her understanding of the Entertainment Law, in preparation for establishing a dedicated entertainment law team in the future.
After all, the entire industry chain, from project investment and financing, IP purchase, and crew building to publicity and distribution, and derivative product development, all require entertainment law as a core support.
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The next morning, Xu Jingxing drove Mao Xiaotong to the film crew's dressing room.
The makeup artists for the costume fitting photos are all arranged uniformly. The specific makeup and styling of the lead actors and main supporting actors are determined. After the photos are taken, actors with private makeup artists can plan their styling based on these costume fitting photos during the actual shooting.
Therefore, not long after Xu Jingxing arrived at the dressing room, actresses like Fan Bingbing and Yi Li, who had their own makeup artists, also arrived one after another.
"Sister Bingbing, Sister Yili."
Xu Jingxing stood up and greeted them.
Xu Jingxing could only call Fan Bingbing "sister" in private, but in public he could only call her "Sister Bingbing".
Fan Bingbing smiled at Xu Jingxing as a greeting, then went to find Huang Lei, who was putting on makeup not far away.
As the director and lead actor, Huang Lei definitely needs to be the first to get his makeup done so he can coordinate the rest of the work.
Yi Li handed her whatever she had grabbed to her assistant, then sat down next to Xu Jingxing.
"How have you been lately?" Iri asked.
"It's alright," Xu Jingxing shrugged.
"You're really popular on your blog lately."
"I was lucky enough to catch the blog's promotional period, and the editor also provided me with a lot of help."
"Times have changed, and using the internet to increase visibility is indeed a good option."
Yili stood up and said, "Try to play around with blogs with me when you have time in the future. I've seen a lot of my friends register accounts recently."
Xu Jingxing smiled and agreed, "No problem, Sister Yili."
Afterwards, Yili went to the fitting room to change her clothes.
"The First Water of Heaven" is a Republican-era drama, so the makeup and costumes are definitely not as complicated as those for period dramas, and the production process is also faster.
Xu Jingxing plays Lin Shaoqing, the eldest son of Lin Zhenggong, a family of book collectors in Jiangnan, who comes from a scholarly family that is on par with the Fan family of Tianyi Pavilion.
As a French student, he had two sets of costumes: a suit and a long gown.
He could be considered a very standard "tall, rich, and handsome" man of that era.
When dressed in a suit and tie, Xu Jingxing exudes a Western modernity and cheerfulness.
But when he wore a long gown, he displayed the gentleness and conservatism of an Eastern scholar-official.
When Huang Lei saw Xu Jingxing's look, he couldn't help but stop and praise him a few times. Fan Bingbing and Yi Li also had a strange light in their eyes after seeing Xu Jingxing's look.
First, there are individual photos.
Individual photos were followed by group photos.
As a couple in the drama, Xu Jingxing and Fan Bingbing first took a photo together.
After the photo was taken, everyone took a group photo together.
After filming was completed, everyone went to the venue prepared in advance by the crew to attend a press conference.
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