Chapter 426 The Protagonist Often Dies, so What Does It Matter if He Wears a Few Pieces?

The lady walking in front is art director Lin Ping.

The fat, unfamiliar face in the back should be the styling guide this time.

The man was slightly surprised when he saw Chen Xiao, obviously he didn't expect him to come.

But soon, the surprise in his eyes was replaced by excitement and confidence. He bowed slightly, smiled and extended his hand to introduce himself: "Hello, Director Chen, I am Sun Hao, the styling director."

Chen Xiao also stood up and shook hands with the two of them, "Hello, Teacher Sun, Hello, Director Lin."

After the four people said hello, they all sat across from the projection.

Sun Hao inserted the USB flash drive into his computer, opened the design concept drawing of the main character, and explained the design ideas while showing the picture.

At the same time, carefully observe the expressions of Chen Xiao and Fang Rong. After observing for two minutes and seeing that both of them had no expressions, Sun Hao simply focused all his energy on explaining.

The ancient puppet shows of the past two years were criticized for their funereal style and illegal construction. The so-called "funeral style" refers to a minimalist style mainly composed of white clothes. Some of them are required by the plot, and some are just because the crew is lazy. After being criticized by the audience, a trend of "illegal construction" emerged, using a large number of gold and silver hair accessories, combing complicated buns, and piling up the top of the head to look like illegal construction.

He agrees with the audience's point of view.

Therefore, in the past two years, he carefully studied the current popular aesthetics and left appropriate white space to enhance the overall balance of the design.

On the other hand, we also study classical styling and separate ancient makeup from modern styling features. For works of a specific era, the characteristics of that period are also carefully analyzed. Therefore, it has been widely praised.

Therefore, he was not nervous when he saw Chen Xiao just now.

Modifications are definitely necessary, but they should be able to make Director Chen basically satisfied.

After explaining all the design drawings, Sun Hao said with a smile: "The above are all the concept drawings. Please point out if there is anything that needs to be modified."

Fang Rong looked at Chen Xiao, "You understand the character the best, how about you tell me first?"

Lin Ping also looked at Chen Xiao.

Not because he is the screenwriter, but because he is the boss.

Chen Xiao did not refuse and said directly: "Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Sun. However, the matching between the shape and the character is much lower than I thought. I may have to trouble you to make major changes. Specifically, the first question It’s because the looks don’t match the characters’ identities. For example, Xue Jian was very poor after leaving Tangjiabao, and Jing Tian didn’t have much money. Their looks were too gorgeous.”

Sun Hao nodded, "Director Chen, you are right, but in costume dramas, the audience prefers good-looking looks. For example, there was a hot search on the Internet this morning - the poster of Zhou Tian Film and Television's new drama "Wind and Cloud" has been widely praised ”

While talking, he opened the website and searched for posters of "The Storm".

The heroine, covered in silk and satin, with a beaded hairpin appears on the screen. The male protagonist next to her is also well-dressed.

Fang Rong asked: "Is this a fairy or... a fairy?"

"Xian Xia."

Fang Rong frowned slightly.

Uh...then why fight?

However, this is the work of a small company, the budget is tight, and the level of action scenes is not high, so it should mainly use special effects. It’s not easy for a small company, but it’s great to be able to do this. But we are really fighting.

While Fang Rong was thinking about what to say, Chen Xiao spoke first: "Ignore them, let's talk about us. The long dress Tang Xuejian is wearing, let alone walking around the world, is it hard to come to work in the company?"

Sun Hao looked at Xuejian, who was wearing a polar dress in the picture, and was speechless for a moment. After hesitating for a while, he replied: "This is equivalent to balancing reality and art. Just like painting, some reality will be abandoned for the sake of beauty."

Chen Xiao spoke calmly, "This is not about giving up. This is comparable to a person from an ordinary family with a monthly income of 5,000, who wears a luxury coat that cannot be washed and squeezes into the subway to go to work every day. Is it reasonable?"

The room suddenly became quiet.

Sun Hao also had to agree that in the modern context, this problem suddenly became prominent.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, Fang Rong smiled and smoothed things over and said, "Well, there have been a lot of immortal heroes recently. Their sense of unreality comes from the plot on the one hand, and on the other hand it's the sense of dissonance that Director Chen said. I I also hope that "Sword and Sword III" will be made very realistic. I'm not saying that they are not good. You know, some dramas are just for fans, and we must focus on the plot. "

Chen Xiao nodded and continued: "Director Fang is right, and being poor does not mean being ugly. Take Tang Xuejian as an example. After leaving Tangjiapu, he didn't have much money in his pocket, but he loved beauty, so now If you can afford it, dress yourself up nicely. Don't treat her like a heroine, but treat her like Tang Xuejian. Don't give her a dress that even our colleagues would not be willing to buy in this materially advanced world. Okay?"

Sun Hao felt a little uncomfortable.

This simply needs to be overturned and redone.

But in the past, other production crews, including some large-scale productions with an investment of 3.5 billion, also valued beauty more than realism.

Alas, Director Fang is right, the choice is different.

But... I'm a bit reluctant to part with the fruits of my labor.

He cautiously tried again: "Director Chen, you are right. But I would like to ask a small question. The audience will take on the role of the protagonist, so it won't be a good idea if our clothes are too ragged, right?"

Chen Xiao smiled, "My protagonist dies often, so what's the point of being punctured? To put it bluntly, I hope to pursue a sense of reality. The style and character are too different, and it will make the audience lose their sense of involvement. For example, if they can't afford the tuition Is it appropriate for a poor boy to live on a flat floor in the capital?”

Sun Hao smiled awkwardly, "It's not appropriate. I will change the costumes when I get back today. I will definitely change them. But Director Chen, the makeup of the male and female protagonists should be more prominent, right? To remind the audience."

Chen Xiao pursed his lips.

Has this person's brain been poured with paste? Why don't you just turn around?

His concept drawings are indeed beautiful. But you don’t like to move in your comfort zone, right?

Just when he was about to speak, Fang Rong next to him said with a smile: "Xiao Sun, that's the work of me and the photographer, not the styling work. Don't take away our jobs. I will use the lens language and scheduling to prompt Where does the audience look? This is used more in movies. You can go back and watch Director Chen's "Farewell My Concubine".

Fang Rong glanced at Chen Xiao and continued: "It's like in a theater troupe. Xiaodouzi is hanging his legs on the left side of the screen. The audience's eyes are on him. The old theater leader hits the small stones in the crowd on the right side, and the audience's eyes follow him. "You don't need to wear fancy clothes to show that he is the protagonist, right?"

"Yes." Chen Xiao nodded slightly.