Huayu: Starting with Hijacking from "The Story of a Noble Family"

"Hello, you must be the male lead in this drama."

Xu Heng arrived outside the dressing room and ran into Liu Xiaoli.

As the second female lead, Liu Yifei also has her own private dressing room and makeup artist.

"Yes."

Xu Heng nodded and looked at Liu Xiaoli.

"Is there...something wrong?"

Liu Xiaoli was puzzled, but realized that the male protagonist in front of her might be looking for her or her daughter, even though she and her daughter did not know him before.

"As the second female lead, according to convention, I have to give way to the female lead in terms of makeup, which means my makeup can't be too pretty, so as not to overshadow the female lead."

Xu Heng didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.

Regardless of Liu Yifei's film achievements in her previous life, she is undoubtedly an authority when it comes to television dramas.

Some dramas only get viewers and achieve good results when she's the only one in them.

If it were any other actress, the results would definitely drop significantly, and it's impossible to say that it has nothing to do with her looks.

This means that as long as her face appears normally on the screen, instead of being deliberately made up, it will definitely benefit the show's ratings!

This was also one of the methods he had come up with to boost the ratings of "The Story of a Noble Family"!

Liu Xiaoli did not respond.

She didn't know if the custom Xu Heng mentioned really existed, but it sounded very reasonable, and her daughter's previous makeup did indeed have some issues.

However, she did not know Xu Heng, nor did she know the purpose of Xu Heng telling her this.

Xu Heng had anticipated this and didn't think much of it: "Makeup artists are very important to an actor, and it's equally important to maintain a good relationship with them. Giving them small gifts with an actor's income won't be a burden."

He didn't know how much Liu Yifei was paid for this film, but a small amount would definitely be enough to bribe the makeup artist.

With that, he turned and left.

His next scene is his, so he can't be away for too long.

As for Liu Xiaoli, it would be better if she listened to him, but it wouldn't matter if she didn't.

Because he was very confident that his version of "The Story of a Noble Family" would be even better than the original version from the previous life.

He said these things to Liu Xiaoli just to be on the safe side.

Back on set, the previous scene had just finished filming.

Li Dawei briefly explained the next scene to him, and then filming began immediately.

The results were excellent; it passed in one go, which didn't surprise Li Dawei at all.

Now he not only knows that Xu Heng's acting skills are not a problem, but that he is also very well prepared. As a result, he is not as serious when he explains the scene to Xu Heng as he was at the beginning.

Not to mention that, apart from a few key scenes, the requirements for most of the scenes were not that high to begin with.

And so, more than an hour later, Xu Heng, who had just finished filming a scene, came to the side to rest.

Liu Changzhen immediately came over to touch up his makeup, because he had another scene to film soon.

Just then, Liu Changzhen suddenly heard her phone vibrate in her bag. She took it out and saw that it was Wang Xue calling.

Wang Xue is a newcomer to the makeup team and also the personal makeup artist for the second female lead who has just joined the cast.

After exchanging a few words on the phone, Liu Changzhen explained to Xu Heng beside her, "It was Xiaoxue calling. The second female lead, who just joined the cast, is quite good at getting along with people; she took Xiaoxue shopping at the mall on her very first day!"

She is Xu Heng's personal makeup artist, and her position in the makeup team is only below the styling director.

However, the styling director is mainly responsible for overall coordination and determining the makeup and styling tone of the entire series. She does not accompany the crew every day, nor does she personally do the actors' makeup. Therefore, the makeup team members usually consult her first if they have any issues.

"You can tell from her appearance that she comes from a good family, so it's normal that she knows how to behave."

Xu Heng said casually.

Liu Changzhen nodded. The little girl certainly didn't seem like someone an ordinary family could raise, and she was indeed exceptionally beautiful.

But then he added, "It's a pity that supporting actors have to give way to the main actors for makeup; that's the usual practice."

She knew that people wouldn't drag a makeup artist shopping together for no reason, but Xu Heng suddenly gave her a meaningful look.

"Actually, with that girl's looks, she doesn't need any special makeup. She's already very pretty with just normal makeup."

"What, you know her?"

Liu Changzhen asked in confusion, how could she not tell that Xu Heng was intentionally speaking up for the young girl?

"I don't know her, but as far as I know, she just got into the Beijing Film Academy, so she'll be my junior in the future. It wouldn't be a problem to help her out if it's not too much trouble."

Xu Heng gave a reason.

At Beijing Film Academy, students of different grades do not address each other as "senior" or "junior," but rather as "senior brother," "senior sister," "junior brother," or "junior sister."

"This is no small matter!"

Liu Changzhen said subconsciously, but upon closer reflection, it didn't seem like such a big deal. So-called conventions weren't necessarily unbreakable.

Not to mention that she had already received favors from Xu Heng, so now that Xu Heng was asking her for a favor, she certainly couldn't refuse.

However, she was still a little worried: "What about the director?"

As for the producer, they won't be on set every day, nor will they concern themselves with such trivial matters.

"The director is also a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy!"

Xu Heng said with a smile.

In the original version of "The Story of a Noble Family," Bai Xiuzhu's makeup and styling in the later stages were significantly better than in the earlier stages.

It's clear that it's not a big deal if the second female lead is prettier.

"Okay, I'll talk to Xiaoxue about it!"

Hearing Xu Heng say this, Liu Changzhen finally made her decision; this was the advantage of having formal training.

She didn't graduate from the Beijing Film Academy, but she did graduate from the Central Academy of Drama's makeup program. In other words, she also enjoyed these benefits and was a beneficiary, so naturally she would stand on the side of her own interests!

After filming for another day, Xu Heng returned to the hotel at 11 p.m.

He turned on the TV in his room and saw that it was full of reports about the 02 World Cup.

At this point, the Chinese team had already been eliminated and was ranked second to last among all 32 teams, without having scored a single goal. However, the enthusiasm for this World Cup in China remained undiminished.

今天晚上还刚刚结束了16进8的最后一场比赛，最终棒子国以2比1击败了意呆利挺进8强，至此8强球队全部诞生。

After watching the news for a while, Xu Heng turned off the TV, took out the call sheet and script, and began to study and think about the scenes to be filmed tomorrow.

The next morning, Xu Heng arrived at the dressing room and found that Sister Yizhen seemed to be in a very good mood.

"The bracelet is nice, but it must have been expensive!"

Xu Heng glanced at the new bracelet on her wrist.

"It's not cheap, it costs over 30,000 yuan. The gift for Wang Xue was about the same price, and it was bought directly in Beijing. There aren't such high-end stores in Tianjin!"

Liu Changzhen sighed with emotion.

This is Xu Heng's private dressing room; there are no outsiders here.

She had also received gifts from Xu Heng, and since this matter was somewhat related to Xu Heng, there was naturally no need to hide it from him.

She had met many wealthy people and well-known celebrities, but this was the first time she had ever seen someone buy such an expensive gift for a makeup artist.

Moreover, seeing that there were no high-end shops in Tianjin, they turned around and went to Beijing, clearly indicating that the gifts were of low quality and not presentable!