Personal Makeup Artist For A Top Celebrity - Chapter 024

Personal Makeup Artist For A Top Celebrity
Chapter 024 – Standing Up for Her (1)

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When Shen Yiyi woke up, she found herself back in her room.

Her head felt heavy and groggy.

While washing up, she received the video from Huang Kankan.

She opened it and saw the assistant director scolding all the female staff on set.

They all stood there with their heads lowered, not daring to speak.

After watching for a few minutes, Shen Yiyi understood.

It must have been Lin Zexi and Huang Kankan who stood up for her and went to the assistant director.

A warm feeling rose in her chest.

Maybe her boss wasn’t as cold as he seemed after all.

The incident quickly spread through the set.

The way people looked at Shen Yiyi changed, more respectful, but also more distant.

Everyone assumed she had powerful backing, enough to make the assistant director step in for her.

As for what kind of background she had, no one knew.

Either way, she wasn’t someone they could afford to offend.

After the assistant director tightened discipline, filming picked up speed.

One by one, supporting actors wrapped their scenes.

As the male lead, Lin Zexi would be filming until the very end.

After he finished a scene, Shen Yiyi stepped in to touch up his makeup.

They had just been shooting a reunion kiss scene between the male and female leads after years apart.

It had taken several retakes, and both actors’ lips were slightly reddened from it.

Back when Shen Yiyi used to watch dramas, she found kissing scenes touching and romantic.

But after joining the crew, she realized the reality, being surrounded by a crowd of people watching two actors film an intimate scene felt awkward and secondhand embarrassing.

Acting really wasn’t a job just anyone could handle.

If there was one “perk,” it was that male actors got to kiss different beautiful actresses in every project.

Lin Zexi lowered his head slightly as Shen Yiyi touched up his makeup.

They stood very close, close enough for him to catch the faint, clean scent on her, and to notice the smoothness of her forehead.

Huang Kankan stood nearby, watching the two of them.

A thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

Actually… Boss and Yiyi look pretty good together. Handsome guy and pretty girl.

“Pfft—what am I even thinking?” He almost slapped himself. How could that idea even cross his mind?

His boss was like an iceberg, cold for years, while Shen Yiyi was like a little sun.

Totally mismatched. And if she ever got involved with him, his female fans would tear her apart.

The production team worked day and night to catch up on filming, and by the end of the month, they were finally close to wrapping up.

In the ending, the male and female leads retire to the mountains and have a daughter.

Eighteen years later, the daughter ventures out into the martial world. The role wasn’t big, just a few scenes.

The assistant director had shown the director many photos of new actresses, but none of them felt quite right, something about their presence was lacking.

Just then, Shen Yiyi happened to walk past with Lin Zexi.

“Zexi,” Yin Song called out.

Lin Zexi stopped. Shen Yiyi didn’t react in time and bumped straight into his back.

That’s the feeling.

In the drama, their daughter was supposed to be beautiful, clever, but a little clumsy.

Shen Yiyi fit the role perfectly.

Lin Zexi was unexpectedly not angry after being bumped into by Shen Yiyi.

She rubbed her nose lightly, it stung a little.

“Zexi, let me borrow your makeup artist for a bit,” Director Yin Song said, looking at Shen Yiyi with obvious appreciation.

Lin Zexi glanced at her, still rubbing her nose, and asked, “Director, are you thinking of letting Shen Yiyi play my daughter in the film?”

“Zexi, you really understand me,” Yin Song said, patting his round belly with a laugh.

“What? You want me to act?” Shen Yiyi was stunned. “I can’t act. I’m just a makeup artist.”

“It’s fine, you don’t need to know how to act. Just shoot a few simple scenes,” the director said casually.

“Yiyi, once it’s done, I’ll give you a big red envelope*. Think of it as buying you some candy. I still owe you one for that meal you cooked last time,” Yin Song added.

To him, Shen Yiyi felt like his niece’s age, her presence reminded him of his niece studying abroad.

*A “red envelope” (in Chinese: 红包 hóngbāo) is money given as a gift in a special red packet.

A red envelope, directors’ red envelopes were definitely not small. Shen Yiyi immediately started imagining stacks of money in her mind.

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