Zhang Fangyuan waited for a while after dialing the phone, but there was no answer. Zhang Fangyuan said: "Mr. Yu may be old and didn't hear the call."

Be prepared to hang up.

But just when he raised his thumb, the call suddenly came through: "Hello."

An old voice came. Zhang Fangyuan quickly turned on the phone's speakerphone, then put on a smiling face and said, "Teacher Yu, I'm sorry to disturb you now. Are you busy now?"

"Is this Director Zhang?" the voice came from the phone again.

Although he didn't answer Zhang Fangyuan's question, Zhang Fangyuan didn't care about that at the moment and continued to smile and said: "Yes, yes, it's me, Xiao Zhang."

"Ah, it's Director Zhang. I'm not busy right now. What can I do for you?"

"That's it." Zhang Fangyuan gathered his thoughts, glanced at Chen Nian and then said to his mobile phone: "It's about the style of ancient Kun Opera and Hua Dan costumes. I would like to ask you for advice in this regard."

"Ancient clothes, these are quite old. Why don't you, Director Zhang, come to my house to sit down? I'll tell you a good story. I happened to have a meal at my house at noon. What happened last time you shot a Kunqu Opera promotional video for us old guys?

But I still remember them, young people nowadays don’t read these anymore, if you want me to say..."

What was being said on the phone was inaudible, as if the conversation had begun. Zhang Fangyuan felt a little dizzy: "Um... Teacher Yu, I am filming now, and during this period

I estimate that I will have to stay on the set all the time. When I am done with this period of time, I will go and visit you in person. And there is nothing else about the costumes and props this time, except that there is a pattern on the skirt. Do you remember whether it has pleats or not?

Pleats?”

"Skirt? Are you talking about Hua Dan?"

"Yes, yes, it's Hua Dan."

"Oh, as for Hua Dan... Hua Dan's skirts usually have pleats on the outside, and in ancient times people paid more attention to these details. The pleats can make the clothes look more three-dimensional, and also give the actors more perspective.

With a large space for movement, this kind of skirt is almost the same as an ordinary skirt, but if there are any other movements or long strides are required, the pleats can also make their movements more flexible."

"But I didn't expect you, Xiao Zhang, to shoot a promotional video again. Where are you shooting? Can I go over and have a look?"

As soon as the other party opened his mouth, he started talking eloquently. He asked questions one after another. Zhang Fangyuan couldn't get in the answer even if he wanted to. Finally, he finally found the right time for Teacher Yu to take a breath before he hurriedly interrupted and said: "It turns out it's

Now, we are at the photography base in Yangzhou. Teacher Yu, do you want to come? Well, if you come, just send me a message or call me, and I will have someone pick you up."

"It's okay, I can just take the bus by myself."

"How about that? If you want to come, you must tell me. Otherwise, if you come by bus, I won't let you in. You are my senior, and I am afraid of being poked in the back."

Zhang Fangyuan obviously knows how to deal with these old artists, and is sometimes serious and sometimes joking. Teacher Yu seems to be very fond of this trick. Hearing what Zhang Fangyuan said, he agreed with a smile: "Okay, then I'll trouble Zhang Fangyuan."

Directed."

"No trouble, no trouble. Teacher Yu is too polite. Just call me Xiao Zhang from now on."

"Hahaha, okay, that'll be it for today. Goodbye, Director Zhang."

"Goodbye, Teacher Yu."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Fangyuan was still immersed in the conversation with the other party. Apparently Teacher Yu was very easy to talk to. After such a conversation, Zhang Fangyuan forgot about the previous argument with Chen Nian.

When he raised his head, he remembered the main purpose of his call.

"Teacher Chen, it seems you are right. I may have thought wrong before and remembered other things. Then we will do everything as Teacher Chen said. I'm sorry to have argued with you for a long time."

Chen Nian just saw that the other party and the old artist were chatting happily, and the teacher Yu opposite was quite polite to Zhang Fangyuan. This shows that Zhang Fangyuan is not the kind of person who doesn't know how to behave.

Maybe he is a little serious and stubborn about work matters.

However, after learning that he was wrong, he would not be stubborn and admit it happily. This made Chen Nian feel very comfortable.

"It's okay, it's okay. I only learned about it by chance. Moreover, Director Zhang has shot so many promotional videos, so he knows more than an amateur like me. It's just that I happened to meet him this time."

"Hahaha, Teacher Chen is so good at talking, so we basically don't have any big problems now. How about Teacher Chen, why don't you put some makeup on Hongdou first, and then put on the clothes you prepared and see how the makeup works?

?”

"good."

Seeing Chen Nian and An Hongdou nodding, Zhang Fangyuan and Liu Qingsong also stood up and prepared to leave: "Then let's not disturb you for now. There may be something else going on at Mr. Liu's side, and I have to go and check the layout. You two

When you're done, just call the assistant. If it's noon later and we're ordering food, the assistant will come and ask you two what you want to eat, so just tell the assistant what you want to eat then."

"Okay, trouble has just arrived."

"It's okay, okay, then you guys get busy first, Mr. Liu and I will leave first."

As the door closed, only the aged He An Hong An Ren was left in the room.

"Then let's start too?"

"good."

An Hongdou nodded. She didn't put on makeup when she came out in the morning, because if she came here to change into a suit, she would have to remove all her previous makeup.

I still have to save money to buy a house, so I naturally save as much as I can.

An Hongdou went there to wash her face, while Chen Nian took out all the needed materials and placed them on the table.

And when I was going out, I already had an idea in my mind.

As for the skill of painting theatrical makeup, Chen Nian had already practiced it to the point of proficiency when he was in the rehabilitation space. Otherwise, if he had to wait for two or three years to get started again, he would probably have forgotten it long ago.

Soon Hongdou finished his facial cleansing, and Chen Nian had already taken out the base colors that he needed to use first. The ones Liu Qingsong had people buy back were already considered very good, so they were very rich in both colors and types.

.

Therefore, Chen Nian first chose a tender flesh-colored base color. Since An Hongdou's skin color is relatively white, he added a little yellow. After mixing the color evenly, Chen Nian used his hands to draw up a large area of ​​​​the base color.

Apply on An Hongdou's cheeks, chin, tip of nose and forehead.

Then start to spread it evenly with your hands.

But An Hongdou just closed his eyes, raised his head slightly, and allowed his delicate face to be smeared with age.

While Chen Nian was applying it on her forehead, An Hongdou asked curiously: "When we were filming in Chengdu before, a makeup artist also painted modern Kunqu opera makeup for us, but she used a sponge at that time."

Chen Nian couldn't help but blush when he heard this. He admitted that he did have some selfish motives, but even if he did, it was only a little bit. In fact, because Chen Nian didn't know how to apply makeup with makeup sponge,

And he has always used his hands before, so he was not used to it when he was suddenly asked to change tools.

But he definitely couldn't say that, but fortunately he had an idea: "What they wanted was the makeup of the Republic of China and ancient times. People at that time were like this. Although modern tools can be used to achieve the effect, it's like

Hand-cut noodles are the same as machine-cut noodles.”

After hearing this, An Hongdou said "Oh" thoughtfully.

"As expected of you! Using metaphors makes me hungry."

"Didn't you just eat this morning?"

"Morning is morning, now is now, okay? You have to understand this, people are constantly digesting..."

"Okay, okay, I can only ask you to wait for a while. We will eat at noon."

As he spoke, Chen Nian carefully spread the paint on An Hongdou's face. The whole process took about ten minutes.

And at first Chen Nian was still a little charming, but as he gradually entered the state, all he could see was An Hongdou's face and the oil paint on his face, and he had only one purpose in mind, which was to apply the oil paint evenly.

When the first step was completed, Chen Nian looked at it carefully and found that it was already very good. Even if I took the picture with a sponge, this was the effect.

After completing this step, Chen Nian went aside to wash his hands. When he came back, he opened another box and picked up a piece of bright red paint with his index finger and applied it to both sides of Hong Dou's eyelids.

Spread it out in layers. The movements are a bit heavy at first, but gradually they become gentle.

From the eyelids to the side of half of the cheek.

From top to bottom.

From the inside out.

The color gradually becomes lighter. By the time it reaches the cheeks, the entire color has turned into a very light pink.

At first glance, it looks quite pink.

At this time, An Hongdou glanced at the mirror, and the difference between the two sides was immediately apparent.

Damn it, am I so beautiful?

An Hongdou couldn't help but exclaimed in her heart.

However, only one side of it has been completed now. As An Hongdou closed his eyes again, Chen Nian continued to gently apply the color on his fingers above the eyelids, and then slowly spread it on his cheeks.

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After finishing the left side, work on the right side again until both cheeks are completed, then pull away a little and take a look.

"It's very symmetrical and the color transition is very natural."

This part of the work took half an hour to complete. The main reason is that the colors must be applied very evenly, and the symmetry is not only symmetrical in position, but also the colors in the same position on both sides must be the same.

"The makeup of Hua Dan in Kun Opera is generally very soft, because Hua Dan's characters in Kun Opera are also soft and soft. In today's terms, they are soft girls. If it is a male character, the lines and transitions may be

It will be a little tougher."

"I've learned, I've learned. I didn't expect that I, a girl, don't know as much about makeup as you, a boy. I'm really ashamed!"

When Chen Nian heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little proud. But he continued: "Yes, and your profession is a singer, and my profession is a chef."

"When I heard what you said, I was even more shocked."
To be continued...