Chapter 516: Reborn

In the end, the three of them only drank the wine in the glass, and did not drink three more glasses.

After all, Chen Kaige had things to do in the afternoon, and getting drunk would delay things.

Gong Li was also bluffing, and she would not feel good if she drank so much.

Huang Hexiang drank one less glass than the three of them, but he was the most drunk. After dinner, Zhou Yan and the others went to the audition room, but he was dizzy, so Zhou Yan arranged for someone to take him to the lounge to rest.

The three of them went to the dressing room of the audition room, but did not see Hong Xin and the others.

Then Zhou Yan went to the makeup workshop to ask, and only then did he know that Hong Xin and Lin Juan took Zhang Ziyi to the clothing workshop, and the others went to the clothing workshop again.

On the way there, Chen Kaige was still muttering, "Didn't I say not to change clothes?"

The key point is that Zhou Yan also said before that their studio did not have suitable clothes, and they couldn't change even if they wanted to.

Now I don't know what's going on, and I ran to change clothes after putting on makeup.

Arriving at the clothing workshop, Zhou Yan saw Lin Juan sitting outside and asked, "Xiao Juan, where are Manager Hong and Zhang Ziyi?"

Lin Juan pointed to the dressing room, "Sister Xin took her inside to change clothes."

Chen Kaige asked, "What clothes to change? Didn't you say there were no suitable clothes?"

"Sister Xin said she spent hours putting on makeup for her. If she doesn't change clothes, it will be a waste. Although we don't have costumes from the Warring States period, we have a lot of ancient costumes. Let her try." Lin Juan explained.

"Oh, okay." Chen Kaige nodded and didn't ask anything. He just glanced at the dressing room again, looking forward to it.

Gong Li, who was standing by, looked at Lin Juan's face seriously and then smiled, "You are Juan'er, right?"

Lin Juan smiled and nodded, "Yes, it's me, Sister Li."

"Oh, I haven't seen you for a long time. I knew Hong Xin was here, but I didn't expect you to be here too."

"Many people from our Chang'an factory are here."

Lin Juan and Gong Li have worked together on two dramas. The makeup artist has been in contact with the actors for a long time, so the two know each other.

Lin Juan didn't take the initiative to greet Gong Li just now, because she was afraid that Gong Li would not remember her. After all, Gong Li, a big star, has worked with many makeup artists.

When Gong Li saw Lin Juan, the first person she thought of was Zhang Yimou, because the two dramas she worked with Lin Juan were both with Zhang Yimou.

When she saw Lin Juan, she thought of the scenes when those two dramas were filmed.

After looking up and down at Lin Juan, Gong Li said with emotion, "When we were filming "Raise the Red Lantern", you were still like a student. In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed, and you are not the same. If I hadn't called you Xiao Juan, I wouldn't have recognized you. How about it, your Director Zhou doesn't usually show off to you, right?"

Lin Juan glanced at Zhou Yan, smiled and shook her head, "No, Brother Zhou Yan treats us very well."

The group of old people who followed Zhou Yan, other people called Zhou Yan "Director Zhou" in public, only Lin Juan called her Brother Zhou Yan no matter what the occasion was.

If it were someone else, everyone might think that this girl has ulterior motives, but no one thinks so about Lin Juan, because everyone knows Lin Juan's character. Although everyone knows that she is interested in Zhou Yan, she has never approached Zhou Yan privately, and is very sensible.

Although Gong Li knows Lin Juan, she doesn't know that Lin Juan is interested in Zhou Yan. When she hears Lin Juan calling Zhou Yan brother, she doesn't think much about it, thinking that they are close friends. Doesn't she also call Zhou Yan little brother?

She also said with a smile, "If she bullies you, just tell her sister, I will help you teach her a lesson."

"If he bullies me, will you help me teach him a lesson?" Chen Kaige joked.

"Tsk, Director Chen, you're joking. This kid is a fool. You're lucky you didn't bully him."

Chen Kaige pulled the corner of his mouth, "It seems you don't know your little brother very well. He's too smart."

Zhou Yan smiled, "Kaiye, you should speak with conscience."

"Why don't I speak with conscience?"

...

The few people talked and laughed. After a while, the door of the fitting room was pushed open and Hong Xin walked out first.

Zhou Yan and the others looked behind Hong Xin.

Zhang Ziyi stood behind Hong Xin. At this time, she lowered her head and was fiddling with her skirt. She was still muttering, "Sister Xin, this dress is so awkward. I can't even walk properly."

As she said that, she raised her head. When she saw Zhou Yan and the others, her eyes revealed a look of surprise.

And the eyes of the few people who saw Zhang Ziyi were all bright.

Probably to conform to the characteristics of the times, Hong Xin did not give Zhang Ziyi any gorgeous hair accessories, only a few hair ropes, gray and dark red.

Although there were no gorgeous hair accessories, Hong Xin gave Zhang Ziyi a very grand bun.

This bun was neither high nor low, just enough to make Zhang Ziyi's originally somewhat collapsed face become upright.

The makeup on Zhang Ziyi's face did not look gorgeous at first glance, but she was already a completely different person.

Obviously, the makeup on the eyebrows and eyes was carefully arranged, especially the eyebrows, which were completely different from Zhang Ziyi's original eyebrows.

The one with the brightest eyes was Chen Kaige. He actually thought that Zhang Ziyi's appearance was a bit rustic, which was also a point that made him hesitate, but at this time Zhang Ziyi completely lost that rusticity, and the whole person became upright from top to bottom, and even had a bit more cold temperament.

If someone who was not familiar with her walked on the street, he probably wouldn't dare to recognize her.

This Hong Guantou...

Chen Kaige secretly lamented that he had always known that Hong Xin's skills were good, otherwise Zhou Yan would not have kept him with him, but he did not expect it to be so beneficial.

Not to mention turning decay into magic, it can also be called the finishing touch.

Zhou Yan's previous films didn't seem to have very high requirements for makeup. After all, they were all modern costumes, and nothing special could be seen.

Oh, by the way, Hong Xin worked as a makeup artist for Zhang Yimou's crew several times before, and was responsible for Gong Li's makeup several times. She basically designed the hairstyles of the concubines in "Raise the Red Lantern" by herself. hand.

Thinking about it this way, it makes sense that Hong Xin's level is high.

Zhang Ziyi was a little embarrassed to be stared at by several people. She was also very satisfied with her makeup...I couldn't say she was satisfied, it could be said to be a surprise.

She never thought that she could look so good.

Although it took a long time and the process was a bit tiring, she felt that everything was worth it when the makeup was completed.

The moment she saw herself in the mirror just now, her confidence that she would become a star in the future reached an unprecedented level.

No wonder the characters in director Zhou's movies are so good-looking. It turns out that the makeup artists under him are so good.

Chen Kaige looked at Zhang Ziyi's makeup and hair, and then looked at her clothes.

This is a black and red skirt with a simple color scheme, a bit like Hanfu, but it fits very well.

The reason why Chen Kaige thinks Zhang Ziyi is very tall and straight has something to do with this skirt.

Zhang Ziyi is relatively thin, and this skirt can show off her lines where she should be slimming, but it will not make her look skinny.

Although Chen Kaige didn't see the back of the clothes, he could imagine that the back must be very tight, forcing Zhang Ziyi to open her shoulders to prevent her from hunching over.

"This clothes?" Chen Kaige looked curious.

"Oh, this dress." Hong Xin explained, "I found it in the workshop. It seems to be one of the dresses that Mr. Dong and his studio made for the orchestra before. It is a model."

When Hong Xin said this, Zhou Yan remembered that this was indeed one of the dresses that Dong Wenmiao and others designed for the girls of the folk orchestra.

Although this outfit was elegant and beautiful, it was not convenient for the performance, so it was not adopted.

Just imagine, if all the girls in the folk band wore this outfit, it would take a lot of time to get on stage, and they might even trip.

Unexpectedly, the plan that was not adopted at that time was actually used today.

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Chen Kaige didn't know about the dress, but he didn't worry about it. His attention was now on Zhang Ziyi.

I have to say, changing clothes really works well.

He was even thinking that he could directly cast Zhang Ziyi as Zhao Ji without auditioning.

However, it took Zhang Ziyi several hours to get the makeup right. It would be a waste not to try it on for a while, and he just said that Zhou Yan and Gong Li would check it.

"Now that it's done, let's go to the audition room." Chen Kaige said impatiently.

Hong Xin smiled and said, "Director Chen, my task has been completed, and the rest will be left to you."

Chen Kaige said gratefully, "Thank you so much, Hong Guantou. You really gave me a big surprise. I will definitely give you a big red envelope later."

Before, Chen Kaige wanted to say that he could get them some New Year's goods, but now that he saw Hong Xin and the others' craftsmanship, he felt that it was impossible not to give them a big red envelope.

"Forget the red envelope, this is all our responsibility..."

Before Hong Xin finished speaking, Zhou Yan said sternly, "Guan Hong, what are you talking about? Director Chen is so kind, how can you refuse? And you are an employee of my studio, and it is not part of your job to help him." If he doesn't give you a big red envelope, he will definitely not be able to sleep at night. For the sake of Director Chen's sleep, he must ask for this red envelope."

"Then...it's better to be respectful than to obey."

Chen Kaige laughed, "Old Zhou, if you say so, it seems that my red envelope has to be bigger."

"It's okay if you mean it. Generally, the red envelopes from our studio cannot exceed five hundred yuan."

Zhou Yan's implicit intention was to ask Chen Kaige to give Hong Xin and the others a red envelope worth 500 yuan.

Five hundred yuan in red envelopes is naturally not a small amount, and it was done by Hong Xin and Lin Juan. If Chen Kaige wanted to give out, he would give out two, which added up to one thousand.

One thousand yuan is not something most people can make in a month. It takes a few months for the makeup workers at Yanjing Factory to make that much money.

But for Chen Kaige, this is nothing. The key is that the money is worth it.

What Hong Xin and the others did for Zhang Ziyi was not just makeup this time, but also a makeup design with guiding opinions.

Later, when Zhang Ziyi set her makeup, she could completely follow Hong Xin's design.

Thinking about it this way, one thousand yuan is a great deal.

Chen Kaige said very cheerfully, "Since your studio has rules, I won't break them. I will give Hong Guantou and Xiao Lin a red envelope of 500 each."

"Thank you very much, Director Chen." Hong Xin said with a smile.

Their salary and benefits at Zhou Yan Studio are very good, but they are also very happy to receive hundreds of yuan in red envelopes.

After Hong Xin and Lin Juan left, Chen Kaige turned to look at Zhou Yan and said half-seriously, "Old Zhou, why don't you lend me your team when you come back?"

Although Chen Kaige has been shooting movies for so many years, he actually does not have a fixed team. In most cases, he relies on the teams of Yanjing Film Studio and Chang'an Film Studio, which is actually similar to other directors.

For example, he is now shooting "The Emperor and the Assassin", and most of the team members are from Yanjing Film Studio. If he wants to transfer people from other factories, it is very difficult.

Unlike Zhou Yan, he already has a relatively mature team.

Although he does not have enough people under him to shoot a movie, with these people as the skeleton, and then find some people from the film studio, it can run very smoothly, and it is also convenient for Zhou Yan to control.

The stability of the team is too important for the director, and Chen Kaige is of course aware of this.

This time he saw Hong Xin's ability, so naturally he wanted to poach people.

The key is that if he wants to borrow people from Zhou Yan, it is still feasible, because in theory Hong Xin and others are all from Yanjing Film Studio, and their establishment is still in Yanjing Film Studio.

Zhou Yan did not agree to him directly, but just smiled and said, "I will come to see if they have work in August. If not, you can really let them go to your crew to help."

This is not a polite remark, Zhou Yan really thinks so.

Although he can afford the salary of Hong Xin and others, and does not care whether they have work or not, it is not bad to let them go out to work and make money, and let others pay their salary. Who would not dislike making more money?

Of course, the most important thing is that Zhou Yan still wants them to join the group more to exercise, so that they can have better development.

Whether "The Emperor and the Assassin" is a good movie or not, it is definitely a movie that can learn something, because it has a high investment and the participants are all big names. It is a good thing to hone in such a big crew.

Hearing Zhou Yan say this, Chen Kaige was also very happy, "Old Zhou, you are still reliable."

Before Zhou Yan did not agree to give him the soundtrack for the movie, he still had some complaints. If Zhou Yan is really willing to lend him the team this time, then this little complaint will disappear immediately.

"It's okay for me to lend you people, but we've made it clear that I won't charge you less than a penny."

Chen Kaige nodded with a smile, "Of course, I won't let you suffer any loss, buddy, I have a lot of budget."

When he said this, Chen Kaige felt a bit like a nouveau riche.

But it's no wonder, Chen Kaige did get a lot of investment this time.

The budget of "The Emperor and the Assassin" is said to be more than 70 million yuan, which should be the most expensive movie in the mainland.

However, with such a high budget, it is not easy to get back the money. (End of this chapter)