novellhall Chapter 72 The Art of Painting
Chapter 72 The Art of Painting
Because Representative Yang wanted to shoot a deluxe version of the "Lucid Dreams" music video, the company took into account the director's schedule and finally scheduled it for today.
Everything happened at once, and Shen Yu took advantage of the situation to use someone else's music video production team to shoot a simple music video for himself.
Anyway, the director, being the biggest star, won't be arriving until the afternoon.
In contrast to the high-budget music video featuring sports cars, mansions, and grand scenes that Representative Yang wanted, the music video for "Somebody That I Used To Know" has a very artistic feel. Shen Yu only plans to take off half of his body and let Ya Xian wear a plain-colored strapless top. Then the two of them stand in front of a wall, and as the song progresses, the body painting and the geometric painted background wall gradually merge into one.
So Shen Yu asked Cui Yixian to introduce a teacher and painter who graduated from an arts university to help with today's makeup and body painting.
Shen Yu felt it was necessary to recreate this avant-garde, low-cost, and visually impactful art form.
That's a Grammy.
He specifically asked Zheng Yaxuan what she thought, after all, what if she felt uncomfortable about being photographed wearing very little clothing?
However, if a stand-in is used and special effects are added later, the effect becomes inversely proportional to the price.
"Just the upper body? And you're wearing a strapless top, hehe, no problem!"
Zheng Yaxuan felt that some stage outfits involving only strapless tops and short skirts were much more revealing than this.
"And it's artistic body painting! Teacher Shen Yu has excellent taste!"
K-pop stage outfits are always in a state of almost pushing the boundaries.
It doesn't even matter how much or how little you wear; the essential difference lies in whether or not you can project sexual tension.
Just like what the producer and head of Mnet's production department said during Produce 101: "Our goal is to make healthy adult videos for men, so Produce 202 can also make healthy adult videos for women."
Then this person was dismissed.
It's fine as long as everyone knows the truth. If you say it out loud, you'll be either male or female!
"We also need to show a bit of the waistline and hips." Shen Yu made a gesture that Korean men don't like, "About this long."
"Don't worry, Shen Yu." Zheng Yaxuan tried to pat Shen Yu on the shoulder, but failed and ended up patting him on the back instead. "I'm curious about what body painting looks like! Can we take a picture after it's finished? Haha, I think it looks so fun, I can take it home to show my mom and dad!"
"..."
Shen Yu was afraid that if the child did this, Zheng Yaxuan's father would come to YG with razor blades the next day to find him.
When doing body painting, it is necessary to shoot the process as you paint, like in stop-motion animation, and then edit out the painted scenes, leaving only the image of the color lines continuously growing.
Therefore, the filming cost is very low, but it takes a lot of time and effort.
The art school teacher introduced by Cui Yixian brought in two girls from her studio. She was in charge of Shen Yu, and the other girl was in charge of the painted lines on Zheng Yaxuan's body.
The last girl helped to see which side needed assistance.
Apart from the parts of Shen Yu that should and shouldn't be shown, everything else in the picture is revealed.
Ya-Hsien only shows her back at most, and when she turns around, the camera focuses on her collarbone, ensuring that the music video is suitable for all ages.
Shen Yu was very meticulous about the accuracy of the recreation, and he also had Ya Xian wear a wig, a thick-bang bob.
Glancing at Zheng Yaxuan, who was wearing low-waisted leggings and then shorts, her back slowly filled with lines and colors above her hip curves, Shen Yu silently repeated "This is art" ten times in his heart.
But that's also true, Ya-Hsien is a very artistic young woman.
"Wow, Shen... Ya Xian's figure is really great." Canny secretly swallowed, picked up a bottle of water and took a sip to cover up her state.
However, the redness on her cheeks couldn't be concealed.
"Are your eyes on Ya-Hsien?!" Rora pointed out Canny's problem, but she also found it hard not to look at a certain man.
"Ahem." Pharita stood in front of Canny, saying, "What are you looking at, kid?"
The remaining girls pretended not to care and pondered what Shen Yu and art really were.
Of course, it wasn't just the Babymomos who were feasting their eyes; many female staff members who were there today also couldn't help but turn their gaze towards Shen Yu.
Shen Yu put in a lot of effort for this music video.
He was only wearing a pair of loose boxer shorts, and during the shoot, he would be shown from the side and hip angles, making him look like a male version of a bikini.
Meanwhile, many men were also glancing at Shen Yu from time to time.
"How did Producer Shen Yu get such a great physique?" Today, while filming a music video at the YG building's studio, many producers who weren't working came over to visit.
Bigtone had planned to borrow Shen Yu's car keys to ride the S 1000RR for a while, but when he arrived, he saw this scene.
Unlike Bigtone's more robust physique, Choice37 appears rather slender.
The other producers looked around erratically.
"Wait, has the director/PD arrived yet?"
"Now Shen Yu is the chief PD. You forgot, he directed the music video for 'Chestnut Yokan' before."
"That's true. But he writes such amazing songs, has a physique like an athlete, and can even direct music videos. I don't know how such a multi-talented person like Shen Yu came about. What was his previous company thinking?"
"What kind of brain does Lee Yong-hyuk have? He's lucky if he can even understand himself."
Lee, the CEO of 143 Entertainment, already had a rather mediocre reputation within YG Entertainment and the industry.
This principle applies everywhere. As long as your personal strength is strong enough, other shortcomings and flaws will be overshadowed. Even if others look at you, they will only see your outstanding strengths first.
Therefore, no matter how much the flaws are magnified, it is impossible to take one's eyes off the advantages.
Representative Li himself is someone who magnifies his flaws without realizing it, while his strengths are difficult for others to notice.
……
"Teacher, can I try?"
Shen Yu's occasional gaze fell on Zheng Yaxuan, causing his young body to feel a strange heat.
What he didn't know was that his presence also enhanced the scenery in other people's eyes.
Zheng Yaxuan raised her hand to her assistant and expressed her idea of trying to draw some lines.
"Hey, it's a bit difficult to draw it yourself." The assistant handed the brush to Zheng Yaxuan.
"Shen Yu!"
Her pronunciation was somewhat cute, and her tone had a slightly coquettish feel to it for some reason.
"what?"
Thinking that Zheng Yaxuan had caught him peeping, Shen Yu felt that he might have gone through puberty again.
Where did the heart of a middle-aged man go?
However, he didn't consider that his physical age was already 22 years old.
He took a deep breath and looked at Zheng Yaxuan with a normal attitude.
"Can I do some body painting for you?"
Zheng Yaxuan blinked her eyes and acted like a child, acting coquettishly.
"Huh?"
The art school teacher standing nearby smiled and made way for Shen Yu behind him.