They are all too deep into the drama!

Chapter 619 Yes, yes, that’s the look!

It is not yet popular for fantasy dramas these days to shoot under a green screen and rely entirely on post-production.

When shooting now, I still prefer to shoot on location.

Just like this time's "The Journey of Flower", it took a lot of time and energy just to select the location for the outdoor shooting in the early stage.

The first stop for the crew was chosen to be a county in the southwest of Guangdong.

The river here meanders and a faint mist rises from the distant peaks. The green river, bamboo shadows, mountains and rivers complement each other, and the scenery is handsome and elegant.
In addition to the Guilin landscape which is known as "the best in the world", there are many places like this in western Guangdong that have beautiful scenery but are not well known!
The beautiful scenery makes it the perfect location for filming fantasy dramas.

Moreover, these places are less crowded and cheaper!
In order to develop the tourism industry, the local government, seeing that a large crew was willing to come and film, naturally promised to provide assistance...

This is the advantage of choosing this place for shooting, but there are naturally some disadvantages too!
Compared to Zhejiang Province, which is often chosen by major film crews as a filming location, the infrastructure in western Guangdong is obviously much worse, and the conditions can even be said to be quite difficult.

When the crew came here, they found that they couldn't even meet the most basic accommodation needs. In the end, the authorities came forward to help and rented some houses from local people to get enough rooms.

In addition to these, things like diet and lifestyle habits are also problems!

The crew members were used to hardship and didn't think it was a big deal, but the delicate actresses were the ones who complained bitterly.

Everything else is tolerable, except that there are too many mosquitoes in this place.

When filming, I stayed by the water or in the grass for a while, and my arms and legs exposed to the elements were covered with bumps from mosquito bites.

Moreover, these mosquitoes are poisonous. Once bitten, the wound will become red and swollen. People with special physical conditions may even look as if they have been beaten...

Zhao Liying, who has always been able to endure hardships, looked at her face in the makeup mirror, which was red and swollen due to mosquito bites, and couldn't help but mutter in dissatisfaction:

"Why bite anywhere else, you have to bite my face!"

At this point, she couldn't help but look up at the makeup artist beside her and asked:
"Sister, can the foundation cover it up?"

Upon hearing this, the makeup artist smiled and assured:
"Don't worry, you won't be able to tell when we're filming!"

"What if we look closely at it in person?"

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it..." The makeup artist shook her head.

After hearing what the makeup artist said, Xiao Zhao did not feel relieved, but continued to say worriedly:

"I don't know if it will disappear in the next two days..."

At this moment, someone knocked on the dressing room door, and Xiao Zhao's assistant came in and announced:
"Sister Ying, the next scene has been postponed!"

Xiao Zhao heard this and said in a strange voice:
"Postponed?"

"Yeah, the big boss just arrived at the crew. After taking a look around, he was not satisfied with the action scenes in the play, so he is asking someone to redesign them..."

Hearing the assistant's words, Xiao Zhao suddenly widened his eyes and exclaimed:

"Won't the big boss be able to join the team in two days?"

Two days ago, she was still eagerly looking forward to seeing Huo Mingjie as soon as possible, but now with such a face, she hoped that Huo Mingjie would come again in two days...

"I heard that there was something going on with the costume and props team, so they came here early."

Xiao Zhao didn't really listen, he just knew that Huo Mingjie had arrived early.

She sat on the dressing stool, staring at her face in the mirror for a moment, then looked up at the makeup artist next to her, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

The makeup artist liked her cute and pitiful look the most. She immediately laughed and nodded:
“I’ll try my best not to let others see it!”

Xiao Zhao reached out and hugged the makeup artist gratefully, then quickly sat down and waited for her makeup to be done...

Meanwhile, on the set, Huo Mingjie had a sullen face and said to the martial arts directors of the crew:

"Although it's a fantasy drama, are they just going to stand there and pose? Is it so easy for the martial arts directors in this crew to get paid?"

Huo Mingjie's tone was not too harsh and his words were not unpleasant to the ear.

But his aura is different now. Just a slight gloomy expression is enough to give others a sense of oppression!

Several martial arts directors blushed, but they did not dare to refute at all.

After giving some assurances, Huo Mingjie released these people.

After they walked away, Huo Mingjie shook his head, turned to Zhao Huixia who had followed him and frowned:
“Are there any problems with these ones?”

The reason why Huo Mingjie arrived at the crew two days in advance was mainly because the crew had something that required him to come and handle in person.

There was a problem with the costumes and props. The cost of a prop sword was over 10,000 yuan. The cost of the male lead's costume was 37,000 yuan!

The company now has sufficient funds on its books, so the investment in "The Journey of Flower" this time is huge, with 80 million directly paid out.

The male and female actors are from the company, the filming team is from the company, and even the special effects company for post-production is from the company.

The costs in many places have been cut so much that most of the investment can be put into the TV series itself.

Well-funded crews can choose to shoot on location at will, using all the hardware facilities. Even costumes and props are specially customized to achieve the desired quality of the TV series.

But even if it is custom-made, the price can't be so exaggerated!
In fact, it is similar to the joke that the crew of "Nanjing" made about "a straw hat costing 2,000 yuan". It is just that a rat appeared and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make money...

Now that Huo Mingjie had come over and seen the level of the martial arts director, he couldn't help but wonder if someone had also embezzled the money from the martial arts director and found a few rotten fish and shrimp to make up the numbers for the crew...

Hearing her boss' words, Zhao Huixia immediately said in a deep voice:
"I'll check right away!"

She really didn't think this was just a random guess by her boss.

Although Huo Mingjie doesn't shoot many action movies, he has some rumors and fame in the martial arts circle.

If the current martial arts directors in the crew are really professional martial arts directors in the industry, then they probably wouldn't dare to fool around in front of Huo Mingjie...

Now that the company has grown, it is impossible for the uncle and nephew to focus on the company all the time, so it is inevitable that these messy things will happen.

The main reason is that this is the trend in the circle these days. Everyone likes to take advantage of others to make some money and cheat the coal bosses and investors.

No wonder people say they miss coal bosses, because they know that “professional people should do professional work”.

To put it bluntly, isn't it just that the coal bosses don't understand the twists and turns inside, which makes it easier for them to make a lot of money...

At this time, everyone in the crew knew that the big boss was angry, and even Director Lin Yufen didn't dare to come over and cause trouble.

Only Tao Huanhuan was not afraid at all. She pushed the door open and walked in with clothes in her hand. She looked at Huo Mingjie and asked, "Is it over? Then come with me to try on the costumes!"

Tao Huanhuan and Huo Mingjie had a very limited acquaintance. It was she who came up with the popular look of "Yin Lingzi". Later, she was invited to Green Shade Media by Huo Mingjie.

Compared with modern styles, she is better at ancient costume styles, and she particularly likes costumes in the style of fairy tales and mythology.

Huo Mingjie naturally did not want people to refer to him as the "pioneer of funeral style" when they mentioned the TV series "The Journey of Flower" in which he starred.

Therefore, I pay special attention to clothing style.

As soon as this film and television project was confirmed, it was decided that Tao Huanhuan would be the host.

Tao Huanhuan really likes this style of fairy tales that can give full play to her wild imagination, so she devoted herself to the design of the styling, and then discovered the tricks of the costumes and props of the crew...

Seeing Tao Huanhuan coming over with her costume, Huo Mingjie couldn't refuse and could only cooperate with her to confirm his look in the play.

The clothes of the male protagonist "Bai Zihua" are all solid white.

There is no way around it, after all, it is the setting in the original book.

But just because the clothes are plain in color doesn’t mean you can’t add some flair to them!

The plain white robe is made of high-quality material, and the hem is embroidered with silver decorative patterns, giving it a flowing and gorgeous feel.

These clothes look valuable, no wonder those bastards who make the props and costumes dare to quote such a high price.

If Tao Huanhuan hadn't been familiar with the situation and had a straightforward temper and wasn't afraid of offending people, Huo Mingjie might not have noticed anything was wrong when he was about to press the button...

The makeup design that Tao Huanhuan is most satisfied with so far is the Yin Lingzi look she created for Huo Mingjie in the crew of "The Jingwei Filling the Sea".

It's a pity that in the next two years Huo Mingjie was always filming modern idol dramas, leaving her with no room to perform.

This time she got a rare opportunity, so she became even more excited and personally did Huo Mingjie's makeup and styling.

However, the character of "Bai Zihua" is not like "Yin Lingzi" or "Demon Lord Chonglou", where she has ample room to play.

Dressed in white, with a jade crown on her hair...

Eight words are enough to summarize this makeup look.

After all, this kind of image setting of being ethereal, aloof, detached and indifferent, can't be fancy in the overall look except paying attention to small details such as clothes and accessories.

The setting of "Bai Zihua" is "dressed in white like a painting, with a handsome and flawless appearance", "elegant and indifferent, and unattainable".

This kind of character image requires not only good looks, but also good manners and temperament.

Some actors actually look good, but they can't support this kind of role. Here's the key!

Looking at Huo Mingjie, who had already completed the character's makeup, Tao Huanhuan's eyes flashed with a hint of pride, and then she nodded complacently.

Sure enough, only Huo Mingjie's face is worthy of his aesthetic taste!
In order to design the character image, Tao Huanhuan read the original novel and the script thoroughly, and had already outlined a clear image of the character "Bai Zihua" in her mind.

"Come, show me your cold face. As a Changliu Immortal, you must be aloof and untainted by the dust!"

Huo Mingjie cooperated very well when he heard this. He restrained his expression and glanced sideways at Tao Huanhuan beside him.

His expression was indifferent and cold, his temperament was aloof and ethereal, and his appearance was elegant. The first impression he gave people was that he was unapproachable and out of reach.

But at this moment, Huo Mingjie's eyes were like the moonlight, not the kind of ruthless and bone-chilling coldness, but deep and restrained, full of love!

"Aloof and untainted by the dust of the world" is not just about having a cold face and expressionless expression.

The facial expression should be cold and indifferent, but definitely not wooden. You should be able to use the subtle details such as the eyes and eyebrows to reflect the character's emotional changes.

The things in here are enough for some popular young actors to study for half their lifetime!

Looking at "Bai Zihua" who seemed to have walked out of a book, Tao Huanhuan could no longer restrain her excitement and said:
"Yes, yes, that's the look... I have some accessories and swords that I designed and customized myself. I'll get them now!"

Then, before Huo Mingjie could say anything, Tao Huanhuan, who was already impatient to admire her "perfect work", turned around and ran out.

Huo Mingjie looked at the anxious Tao Huanhuan and couldn't help but shook his head slightly, then said to the assistant beside him:
"You can go and help get some too. I'm afraid there are a lot of odds and ends."

The assistant nodded immediately and followed Tao Huanhuan.

Huo Mingjie turned around and looked at himself in the makeup mirror.

Hey, I have to say, Tao Huanhuan’s makeup design is good.

At this moment, there were two knocks on the door outside, and the half-closed door of the lounge was gently pushed open.

Zhao Liying, who was already wearing makeup and had two cute buns on her head, peeped through the crack in the door and whispered:

"Boss, are you still here?"

Although she was very reluctant to let Huo Mingjie see her current state, but the big boss was coming, so she had to come over and say hello no matter what...

Then he stuck his head to look at Xiao Zhao who came in, and saw a woman in white clothes with long hair like a waterfall. Even though her back was facing away from him, her extraordinary grace was still visible.

Hearing the noise, Huo Mingjie turned around and looked towards the door.

As his body moved, gorgeous silver patterns on the plain robe he was wearing seemed to flow immediately, and it seemed as if a silver halo enveloped his entire body, making him look even more ethereal.

The handsome and perfect face is so beautiful that it gives people a sense of illusion.

And now, between those astonishingly beautiful eyebrows and eyes, there was a touch of nobleness and arrogance compared to the usual Huo Mingjie, and the whole person looked so holy that people dared not have the slightest yearning for him.

At this time, Zhao Liying's mind was confused and she could only stare at Huo Mingjie in front of her.

Looking at Xiao Zhao standing at the door with a silly look on his face, Huo Mingjie couldn't help but smile.

But he quickly regained his cool and detached demeanor, frowned deliberately, and said slowly:
"Since you have become my disciple, you must call me Master from now on!"

This was originally a joke that Huo Mingjie came up with on a whim as both of them were wearing costumes from the play.

But Xiao Zhao obviously didn't hear Huo Mingjie's joking tone. After being stunned for a moment, he actually said in a crisp voice:

"master!"

Hey, this girl is quite cooperative...

(End of this chapter)