Huayu: When the director changed his major

Seeing that Taylor Swift was still hesitating, Cheng Xi immediately asked Xin Yukun to call the makeup artist.

"Come on, you guys give Taylor Swift a female biker look. Tie up her big wavy hair into a topknot, and give her a tattoo sticker on her arm."

"I'm giving you guys a chance to meet your idols in person today, so do your best."

The two makeup artists smiled and readily agreed.
"Hehe, okay, Director Cheng!"

"Yes, don't worry, I'll definitely give you a cool female thief, Director Cheng!"

Because Cheng Xi had just spoken in Mandarin, Taylor Swift's eyes revealed a sense of unease.

Sure enough, Cheng Xi and the two makeup artists coaxed and tricked Taylor Swift into sitting in front of the makeup mirror.

"Cheng, is this your way of treating guests?"

Cheng Xi smiled and replied:

"I didn't mean anything by it. I'm just doing your makeup first so you can experience it. If you're not satisfied, you don't have to take the picture!"

This is how people's concessions are gradually amplified.

Taylor Swift herself was interested, so she simply let the makeup artist do her makeup.

Cheng Xi is right; if you're not satisfied, you don't have to film.

Taylor Swift looked very stylish today, with light blonde waves on her head and wearing denim shorts that made her thighs look round and firm.

The two makeup artists busied themselves, creating the image of a female motorcycle gang member according to Cheng Xi and Taylor Swift's requests.

As it slowly took shape, the eyes of those around it lit up.

Taylor Swift has a kind of beauty that is full of vitality, sometimes with a touch of wildness.

But when she puts her hair up and wears a black motorcycle baseball uniform, she exudes a stunningly destructive charm.

This feeling is particularly intoxicating.

Cheng Xi couldn't take her eyes off him.

The two makeup artists looked at Taylor Swift with starry eyes, as if she were a domineering older sister-in-law.

In addition, with her height of 1.8 meters, wearing tall boots...

She truly captivates both men and women.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Taylor Swift also stood up and looked herself up and down in the mirror.

Then, with his right hand making a gun gesture, he closed one eye and fired two shots at Cheng Xi.

Sure enough, it really hit Cheng Xi's heart.

"Taylor Swift, those two shots you fired were really good. I think you'd look even cooler with a real gun."

"Do you have a gun?"

"The production crew has them."

"Are you trying to trick me into joining the film crew?"

"It's not about deceiving you. You're so handsome, I really wanted you to be in my shot. I had a feeling it would be such a shame if the audience didn't see it!"

Cheng Xi didn't know much about Taylor Swift's personality, but through their interaction last night, she knew that she was a rather straightforward person.

So, for his final invitation, Cheng Xi chose to be direct.

As expected, Taylor Swift responded to firmness rather than gentleness, and nodded directly.

"I'll give it a try, but I need to see the finished product first, and you can only play it after you agree."

"of course!"

Actually, for someone at Taylor Swift's level to get her on screen, there are still a series of things that need to be negotiated and arranged.

Her team behind the scenes is quite large.

Of course, she has a lot of autonomy.

Cheng Xi finally managed to coax and trick Taylor Swift into appearing in front of the camera.

Then he personally explained the requirements of the scene to her.

The crew was pleasantly surprised to see Taylor Swift's visit to the set turn into a cameo appearance.

Those burly men's chest muscles pounded wildly.

Taylor Swift's outfit, in particular, is absolutely stunning to them.

For a moment, several extras in the film crew actually started whistling.

Cheng Xi smiled and didn't stop them.

"You can tell how handsome you are by looking at everyone's reactions. If you can create a classic movie character, you'll have to thank me." "Cheng, are all Chinese people this good at lying?"

"This isn't called deception, this is called trickery."

"Huyou? What does that mean?"

Hearing Taylor Swift pronounce "huyou" clearly and accurately amused the Chinese people around her.

This reminded Cheng Xi of how Jiang Wen taught Quentin Tarantino to say "awesome".

"It means it's for your own good. Usually, it's a way of fooling you, and then you have to thank them."

"Oh, Cheng, thank you!"

Taylor Swift's words made everyone burst into laughter again.

Cheng Xiao: "Boss, you're so cunning!"

Zhu Zhu: "Thank you too, Director Cheng! You tricked me into coming here!"

After a burst of laughter, Cheng Xi explained the requirements of the scene to Taylor Swift.

Taylor Swift nodded, showing no signs of nervousness.

There was just a hint of excitement in his eyes.

She found the play interesting while watching it, but an hour later, she found herself participating in it.

It was a truly wonderful experience.

In the initial shot, the three main characters, Cheng Xi, Xin Yukun, Zhu Zhu, and Cheng Xiao, were not in the frame, so Cheng Xi, Xin Yukun, Zhu Zhu, and Cheng Xiao were all watching the scene on the monitor.

Cheng Xi specially arranged two camera positions to provide close-up shots of Taylor Swift throughout the entire video.

Xin Yukun: "Boss, you've pulled off a brilliant con. If the audience finds out that Taylor Swift had a cameo in a biker gang, I'm sure it'll be a huge hit!"

Cheng Xi replied while keeping an eye on Taylor Swift in the camera's view:

"Shh, this needs to be kept a secret for now. One has follow-up work, and the other will be more effective as an Easter egg."

The cameo appearances of Bingbing, Fan Bingbing, and Liu Yifei have already been reported in the news. During the pre-production filming promotion, news was constantly being released to maintain the popularity of "Detective Chinatown".

Of course, the three of them haven't arrived yet.

Previously, Liu Yifei's mother, Liu Xiaoli, even called Cheng Xi to ask when to arrange her daughter's schedule.

Because Liu Yifei herself is indeed very busy.

Cheng Xi only gave a rough timeframe; anyway, her role wasn't very big, and it would be done in a day or two.

If things go smoothly, the filming can be completed in an afternoon.

Now is the time for Cheng Xi to get excited.

Unexpectedly, what was originally intended as obtaining the license for "Welcome to New York" ended up being a surprise appearance by Taylor Swift.

And he's a motorcycle enthusiast.

Taylor Swift's dark and slightly rebellious style doesn't look out of place at all among a group of burly motorcycle enthusiasts.

It even served as a foil.

If the camera were to zoom a little further in Taylor Swift's direction, she would definitely be the center of attention.

"Crack!"

After the test shoot, Cheng Xi decisively called "Cut" and went back to adjust the actors' positions.

“Hey actor on the machine gun emplacement, come over here and switch places with Taylor Swift.”

"Taylor Swift, I think you'd look even more heroic up there!"

In this scene, Uncle Seven's men arrogantly demanded that everyone hand over Tang Ren and the other two, and even pulled out guns to threaten them.

Unexpectedly, the motorcycle gangs directly unleashed heavy weapons, including machine guns with sweeping fire.

Uncle Qi's men immediately changed their expressions and made excuses to slip away.

After making the adjustments, Cheng Xi returned to the monitor and said:
"Alright, let's start filming."

"Taylor Swift, I need you to give me a relaxed and nonchalant expression, be handsome and cool, but with sharp eyes, understand?"

Taylor Swift: "Understood, Director Cheng."

Upon hearing "Director Cheng," Cheng Xi smiled knowingly and shouted:
"action!"

(End of this chapter)