After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety
Chapter 162 Double Shock

Chapter 162: Chapter 162 Double Shock

"Ms. She and Mr. Jiang have both arrived!" Wei Xiao entered the room with a group of people trailing behind him, hands behind his back, making it clear to all that he was in a particularly good mood.

The people inside the room quickly stood up to greet them.

"Ahem, let me introduce, the person next to me is our crew’s chief makeup and costume guide, Teacher Yun Ping. Teacher Yun, I’ll be counting on you for the makeup and costumes of our main cast members later!"

Yun Ping appeared to be the type who seldom smiled and seemed indifferent. Even now, facing Wei Xiao’s request, she only gave a slight nod and said in a calm voice, "Of course."

That’s exactly the aura of keeping strangers away they needed.

She Man glanced at Wei Minmin and Jiang Lingxi, who were standing still beside her, then took two steps forward to be the first to greet, "Didn’t expect Director Wei to be able to invite Teacher Yun. Teacher Yun, long time no see."

Upon hearing this, Yun Ping nodded again towards She Man and responded, "Long time no see."

Seeing that the two already knew each other, Wei Xiao asked, "Have you worked together before?"

Both of them nodded in unison.

She Man replied with a smile, "More than once," and casually added a compliment, "Every makeup and costume coming from Teacher Yun’s hands never fails to impress me. Even though nothing has been done yet, I am already looking forward to it."

Although the exchange here was quite harmonious, Jiang Lingxi suddenly felt a nudge on her arm from Wei Minmin.

She turned her head to see Wei Minmin holding up a phone, the screen facing her, displaying a collection of Yun Ping’s previous works on period costume makeup and a brief personal introduction.

This girl probably noticed that she didn’t recognize Teacher Yun Ping.

After carefully looking for a while, she nodded towards Wei Minmin, indicating that she had finished reviewing it.

Only then did Wei Minmin put away her phone.

The next second, Wei Xiao glanced over, "Since Teacher Yun and Teacher She know each other, I won’t make more introductions. These two are the other main leads - Jiang Lingxi, playing the female lead Jiang Yuanzhao, and Wei Minmin, playing Wei Fuying. Uh..."

He wanted to introduce the last person but, seeing that the fourth makeup station was empty, suddenly realized they hadn’t arrived yet and quickly stopped himself.

When Yun Ping glanced over at her, Jiang Lingxi said, "Teacher Yun, nice to meet you."

Yun Ping nodded, her gaze fixed on Jiang Lingxi’s face for quite a while without moving.

This made Wei Minmin, who was about to greet, swallow her words and stick out her tongue instead.

The room fell silent momentarily.

In the corner, Tong Yue watched, unable to help but nervously pinch the edge of her clothes.

She had never interacted with this Teacher Yun Ping, after all, they operated in different fields.

Even though she had never met this person, in the entertainment circle, the legend of this individual was ever-present.

There are over a thousand agents for big and small stars in the circle, yet, when it comes to the uncrowned king of makeup and costume, nobody dared to contest Yun Ping for the title.

Even with her peculiar personality, sometimes not taking on a single project for a whole year, whenever there was a period drama, directors desired her presence.

This shows her prowess.

Watching her silently fixate on their artist without saying anything, how could she not be nervous, what did it mean after all?

The calmest person on the scene, however, was Jiang Lingxi, who was being scrutinized. She met Yun Ping’s gaze with a serene and smiling demeanor.

Even Wei Xiao, standing by, couldn’t help but hold his breath slightly.

As time ticked on, a slightly raspy voice finally broke the silence, "Not bad, more stunning in person than in the video."

With these words, the atmosphere in the room lightened.

"Teacher Yun, you’re too kind."

"But, as for Wei Minmin," at the mention of her name, Wei Minmin immediately stood upright under Yun Ping’s gaze, awaiting ’inspection’, "when filming this movie, keep the playfulness in check!"

Wei Minmin let out a forced laugh, "Got it, Teacher Yun."

Yun Ping motioned with her hand, and the group of makeup artists who had been quietly waiting behind her stepped forward to receive instructions.

She Man gave a glance, and the makeup artist she brought with her quietly retreated into the crowd.

She didn’t know earlier that Yun Ping was in charge of makeup and costume. Now she knew and wouldn’t dare use her makeup artist at all.

After instructing her team on how to do the actors’ makeup, hair, and attire, Yun Ping turned to Wei Xiao, who approached with the script, "Didn’t you say there was one more?"

"One hasn’t arrived yet. I’ll have someone call them shortly to hurry up."

"Hmm, do so quickly. Aren’t you short on time? I plan to finish the makeup and costume for the main actors today."

Wei Xiao was naturally pleased, "That will be hard work for you, Teacher Yun."

Sitting at the dressing table for trial makeup sessions could take a few hours, so one couldn’t just sit idly.

Jiang Lingxi had just been seated in front of her makeup artist to have some skin toner applied when a hefty script was placed in her hands.

"Have a look through; once the trial makeup is done, we’ll start shooting, and after it’s wrapped up, we’ll begin the script reading."

Wei Xiao gave a gentle reminder before hurriedly leaving to attend to other matters. Just after he stepped out, Jiang Lingxi heard Wei Minmin beside her mutter, "So thick!"

Indeed, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it a book.

She lowered her gaze to the script’s cover, which depicted the full view of Yinhe Palace rendered through ink wash. The only vibrant color on the entire cover was a back view standing before Zhaoming Hall, adorned in a crimson dragon robe embroidered with gold, the hem trailing down the steps, exuding dominance and mystery.

Above the head of the figure on the cover, the title of the script was printed in calligraphic strokes: "The Empress Yuan Zhao".

"Finally got to see what the script is like, but I wonder how many lines I have?"

Listening to the sound of pages turning next to her, Jiang Lingxi remained still, clutching the script.

Without a doubt, it was about her life.

No one knew better than her how she had lived her previous life.

Looking at this script, it was more like seeing how people of later generations summarized her life in script form.

As time passed, the actors earnestly read through their scripts, and the makeup artists busily moved back and forth while assistants waiting nearby helped wherever they could.

The orderly pace was broken by a few hurried footsteps.

Before the person even entered, an apologetic voice came through, "Sorry, I’m late."

Jiang Lingxi was having her hair done and raised her gaze to the mirror at the sound. Upon seeing Lin Xuefei’s face, she guessed she had successfully auditioned for Jiang Ling’an.

She Man was the first to greet and ease the situation, "Xuefei’s here, and you’re not too late; we haven’t finished the first round of makeup yet. Were you delayed on the road?"

"Yes," Lin Xuefei immediately shot a grateful look towards She Man, "The plane couldn’t take off due to weather yesterday, and it got delayed today. I rushed here and still ended up late."

"Come, sit here," She Man pointed to the only empty seat on her right, "Our makeup and costume advisor just stepped out, but they should be back soon. Oh, and this time the makeup and costume advisor is Teacher Yun Ping."

"Yun Ping?" Lin Xuefei almost jumped out of her chair upon hearing, "Is it the Teacher Yun I know?"

"Yes, it’s her."

Lin Xuefei couldn’t help but swallow dryly and almost seemed on the verge of tears. She was just too unlucky; all because of that Chen Rui guy!

To say Yun Ping was her first shock, upon seeing Jiang Lingxi sitting at the first makeup station, Lin Xuefei almost couldn’t help but exclaim, "Why are you the female lead here?" in front of so many people.

Then she remembered that when filming commenced, as the actor playing Jiang Ling’an, she would have to face Jiang Lingxi, calling her ’sister’ with admiration and trust on her face, turning her complexion completely green.