Chapter 2002 - 2012: What the Makeup Artist Hesitated to Say
Chapter 2002 - 2012: What the Makeup Artist Hesitated to Say
The director stayed until she had applied the setting powder but showed no sign of leaving. The makeup artist was anxious inside but couldn’t find a chance to finish what she had started to say earlier. She was also afraid that Lin Anxin would ask her in front of the director what she had meant to say.
In her anxiety and concern, the setting was finally complete.
"Finally done, Miss Lin, everything’s ready outside, just waiting for you. I’ll wait outside for you, make it quick." The director stepped to the doorway to wait.
Lin Anxin stood up, looked at the obviously distracted makeup artist, opened her mouth, and said quietly, "What did you want to tell me just now? What about this advertisement?"
The makeup artist hesitated, glanced stealthily at the director standing by the doorway, bit her lower lip, and after a moment of hesitation, shook her head. "Nothing... nothing."
She didn’t dare to speak; if she told Lin Anxin now, the director would certainly know it was her who spilled the beans.
This circle isn’t big but isn’t small either; she can’t afford to offend these people.
Lin Anxin gave her a strange look, always feeling the makeup artist was hiding something from her.
But the director was urging outside again, so she could only go out first.
This time, she had taken a chocolate advertisement. This chocolate brand is considered a high-end brand among its kind, and the brand’s promotional efforts are significant. Their chocolate ads are often seen on television, and for a celebrity, it also counts as exposure.
So the endorsement ad for this brand is something female celebrities in the entertainment circle vie for.
Lin Anxin wasn’t sure how Shanni had managed to secure this ad for her in her current situation, but she was, of course, willing to work if there was work available.
How else could she earn money for meals if she didn’t work? She couldn’t possibly rely on Si Chen’s money, could she?
Thinking of Si Chen’s mother, she silently dismissed the thought.
Better forget it. Relying on heaven, or on earth, or on a man, it’s better to rely on oneself!
"Miss Lin, you should have read the advertising script, right? This time, the ad is about a girl who experiences a breakup and during the ordeal, she coincidentally encounters the male protagonist. The male protagonist gives her a box of chocolate, she eats it, her heart flutters, and they exchange smiles and hold hands." The director, sitting behind the camera lens, said, "You need to shoot the breakup part, there’s a scene where a bucket of water is poured over the female lead’s head to emphasize her miserable situation... Does Miss Lin understand?"
What does it mean that she needs to shoot the breakup part?
Lin Anxin furrowed her eyebrows, feeling that the sentence sounded odd.
But with professional responsibility, she still said, "I don’t remember that being in the script."
"Oh, maybe it wasn’t clearly written in the script; there is indeed that scene in the advertisement." The director said casually, as if he had truly forgotten, and looked at her somewhat impatiently, asking, "Miss Lin, can you do it? We’ve been waiting for so long, let’s hurry up, or we won’t be able to shoot today."
Lin Anxin held back and said, "I can do it!"
"Good, go stand in that position."
He turned back and immediately instructed the on-site staff, "Alright, get ready, everyone take your positions."
"Light, focus on her—"
Lin Anxin stood there.
The director shot from the side, his eyes on the camera lens, extending a finger to count down, "3, 2, 1!"
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