The work of a Makeup Artist and stylist is quite tough; even after finishing the makeup, you still need to touch up. Although it’s not 24-hour on-call, you basically have to treat the crew as your ho.
This kind of life is perfect for soone like her with a Golden Finger; she can find an empty space to rest anyti.
The crew also needs kids of her age. A child of this age coming to the crew definitely needs an adult accompanying them. Without a guardian, you can’t get a group acting certificate; without it, you won’t get wages or boxed als.
But she’s a child, so people’s guard is low when she cos in and out of the crew, and they just assu she’s a kid from so family, not like the strict guard against adults.
Without taking photos or causing trouble, she naturally got in touch with the Makeup Artist, and after a few days, she asked them to help her get a group acting certificate.
"Sis, my ho is nearby. During winter break, my parents have to work, and I’m bored at ho by myself, so I sneaked over to help you, okay? When you’re busy, I’ll help you; when you’re not, I’ll be a group actor. If they pay , I’ll give the wage to you as a labor fee, as long as you feed a few als a day."
A kid gets fifty or sixty, even seventy to eighty yuan a day as a labor fee, plus three als; such a good deal! Can this kid really walk the talk?
The Makeup Artist’s surna is Zhou, nad Zhou Yao. Although she’s not pretty, she is from a rural background and has worked hard for years to get to her current position.
She’s always been low-key among all Makeup Artists. No wonder Hua Yan’s got such a good eye; she chose her, recognizing this girl’s steadiness and kindness.
Although Hua Yan said so, Zhou Yao didn’t take it seriously. This ten-year-old is quite sensible, didn’t cause any trouble staying by her side, and was quite helpful, but she didn’t really want to take advantage of her.
"Group acting is not easy; you’re sneaking here, will your parents allow you to go out early and co back late?"
Hua Yan imdiately lowered her eyes with a hint of lancholy: "Haha, they don’t care about . They’re busy with their business outside all day, just give money and leave at ho. When I was in school, a nanny took care of ; now the nanny is gone, it’s just at ho. I can cook and take care of myself, which makes them feel even more at ease."
As Hua Yan spoke, her eyes reddened, showing a look of grievance on the verge of tears, which made Zhou Yao feel terribly sorry for her.
"Really? So they’re not ho at all?"
"They’re either abroad or in other cities, and I don’t dare go to other places. I’ve been here for many days and can tell you’re the kindest, so please take with you. I promise not to cause trouble. I don’t lack money, but I find group acting interesting. Of course, if I can learn the craft with you, that’s even better. I don’t want money; I can give you the group acting wage. Please don’t kick out, help get a group acting certificate; at least it gets als."
Zhou Yao pinched her brows with a headache, God, is she being clinged onto? But this young girl is quite pretty, dressed clean and neat, really doesn’t look like a scamr. Besides, she has nothing worth being scamd of; the kid said she’d give her the wage, so what’s wrong with taking her along?
"Then where are you living?"
"Sis, don’t worry about ; I live at my ho. It’s really close to here. When the crew finishes, everyone leaves together; I won’t give myself the chance to be alone. I grew up here, really familiar with everything, won’t put myself in danger."
Zhou Yao agreed under Hua Yan’s performance, not only taking her to get the group acting certificate but also really keeping her by her side during makeup, teaching her about people’s face shapes and suitable makeup styles.
Since both lead actors and group actors get their makeup done together, after learning the makeup, Zhou Yao put makeup on her, and she changed clothes to act as a group actor. She didn’t have any lines, just acted as a background, but these days were fulfilling.
The crew works hard, but no matter how hard, they allow people ti to rest. If they need to stay up late, she’d sneak back ho. Fortunately, kids hardly have night scenes unless they have lines. After all, she rembers she needs to transform between ten at night to six in the morning.
Group actors are not needed every day, so in Hengdian with so many crews, she wanders around various crews; she only shoots dayti scenes. They are all uniformly under Hengdian Film City managent, also Film City gives the wages. Kids get fifty to eighty yuan a day depending on the scene (made up), excluding breakfast, lunch, and dinner are considered.
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