The strength of Industrial Light and Magic is in front of him, and Zhou Shao, who has visited it for more than two hours, is convinced that this famous special effects company, which is known as the No. 1 in the world, will not mess up his movie. Therefore, the makeup artist has become the only thing he is worried about.

Rick Baker? A master makeup artist who won the Oscar and got a soft hand? I hope he lives up to his name, Zhou Shaoming now has a high vision, but he doesn't think that a makeup artist who can win an Oscar can be so brilliant, but the advice of Jon, the new general manager of Lionsgate, made him decide to meet this legendary "master" in the makeup industry in person.

Rick's studio is located in Hollywood, not far from the filming base, that is, half an hour's drive, after Zhou Shaoming and Jon negotiated some details of the movie, Jon saw that Zhou Shaoming, who was busy running, was a little tired, so he personally drove the car and took him here.

It was a little dark, but Rick's studio was still brightly lit, and like Industrial Light & Magic, the staff here were very nervous and busy, everyone was focused on what they were doing, and they didn't even turn their heads to look at Jon and Zhou Shaoming walking by.

"You look professional!" Zhou Shaoming looked left and right, and his professional focus touched him, and he whispered to Jon.

That's natural, people have to be worthy of their own "master" brand! Jon also whispered in response.

Suddenly, a guy wearing a demon hood on the side was dancing with his teeth and claws, which startled Zhou Shaoming. The extremely realistic visual impact made Zhou Shaoming feel very uncomfortable for a moment, and he reflexively wanted to take out the mp5 from his arms and shoot it over.

Fortunately, he reached into his arms, but found that there was nothing, and Zhou Shaoming realized that he was not playing a computer game, but in Rick Baker's studio.

"Wow, this headgear is so realistic, what kind of material is it made of?" Jon saw that Zhou Shaoming was very interested, so he pulled the guy with understanding, and his curiosity was aroused, and he touched the man's face.

It is soft to the hand and looks like it is made of silicone.

"Hey, Men! Don't spoil my work! That's what I spent more than twenty hours doing! The man in the hood tried to dodge quickly, but found himself dodging, and instead Jon pulled the hood off.

The soft silicone was torn apart, and the extremely fine hood was torn into several pieces, and the man immediately cried out with a sad face: "**! You've ruined my stuff! ”

The embarrassed Jon hurriedly put down his hood and apologized embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'll pay, I'll pay!" ”

"What to lose! It took me more than twenty hours to get it right! The man in front of him was so angry that he was so aggrieved that he was thrown away after winning the lottery of five million.

"Morris, stop arguing! They're my guests, you can get another one! A man with glasses appeared next to him, with a fairly strong figure, his hair was sparse and gray, and he shouted in this direction.

Jon hurriedly pulled Zhou Shaoming and ran over, and said with a smile on his face, "Mr. Rick, I'm really embarrassed. ”

Looking at Zhou Shaoming, who was smiling slightly at him, Rick said unhurriedly: "It's nothing, I've been waiting for you for a long time, and the coffee is a little cold." ”

"Haha, Rick, you're always so humorous." Jon closed his mouth embarrassedly, pointed at Zhou Shaoming and said, "This is Smith Zhou, a phenomenon-level director!" I'm here today to talk to you about his third film. ”

"Hello, Mr. Rick." Zhou Shaoming stretched out his hand and shook hands with Rick warmly.

"There's no one in all of Hollywood who doesn't know you right now! Hehe, go inside and sit inside! Rick shook hands with Zhou Shaoming very casually, then pushed open the door of his office and invited the two of them in.

Sitting on the sofa, Zhou Shaoming was not polite, and said: "Mr. Rick, I came this time because my third movie is the end of the world, a zombie type movie, and I desperately need a master like you in terms of makeup...... It's like a zombie trying to bite me in a dream! ”

"Zombies? Hehe, Mr. Smith Zhou still seems to like horror movies! "Rick is also an old fritter who has been in Hollywood for many years, and he still knows a lot about the trends in the entertainment industry.

"Yes, after all, everyone calls me the father of chainsaws outside, and I always have some special hobbies for horror movies!" Zhou Shaoming smiled slightly.

"Just now you said that you want the zombies in the movie to be real, just like biting you in a dream? Oh God, your dreams are so real, so real that you remember the zombies. Rick said with a smile.

"Uh...... It's better for me to remember my last name! Zhou Shaoming touched his head, thinking that if he entered the dream, he would not forget the scene there when he came back.

"Zombie films have been a popular genre since 1978, and our studio is still very sure of this kind of film, so it's better to put on a zombie makeup for you in person, so you can see the effect." Rick seemed to be full of confidence and wanted to convince Zhou Shaoming on the spot.

"Make-up in person? All right! Just take a look at the tips of Hollywood's recognized makeup masters! Zhou Shaoming said happily.

"Jon, why don't you be a model! Come, sit down here. Rick said lightly, with a master's demeanor.

"Huh? I'm going to be a model? I'm going to pick up my wife later! Jon was a little unhappy, but he couldn't stand Zhou Shaoming's urging and oppression, so he could only sit on the sofa and accept this fate.

"Do you want to know how to leave a stab wound on your face, the one that is still dripping with blood?" Rick sat next to Jon, who was a little uncomfortable, tilted his head and looked at it for a while, and then asked Zhou Shaoming.

"It's an honor to see you the knife yourself, I don't know how powerful you are compared to the makeup artist of Chainsaw Horror!" Zhou Shaoming watched with interest, the first Chainsaw Horror had a lot of things to learn, and he paid less attention to how makeup artists made up, but he still knew a little about basic makeup skills.

"First of all, we apply latex to our cheeks." Rick applied some clear gelatinous objects to Jon's face, then dried them with a cold air cooler, touched the hardness of the dryness, and then continued: "After drying, put some wax, this wax is not ordinary wax, it is specially made." ”

Zhou Shaoming stared intently at Rick putting the wax in the middle of the latex, smoothing the edges, and then picking the wax apart with a toothpick, forming a scene like a blood trough.

"Pour some more fake blood, this wound will look like it's real!" Rick took a bottle of red ink and wiped it on Jon's face, and an unusually obvious, bloody wound suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Shaoming's eyes.

"Oh my God! It's done so quickly! Zhou Shaoming held Jon's head and stared at the wound, even if he watched it so closely, he couldn't find a flaw, if it was in front of the camera, it would be even easier to confuse the real with the fake.

Compared to the make-up artist of Chainsaw, Rick is obviously faster, more realistic, and more skilled.

"Zombies have a dark feeling of dirtiness and vicissitudes, now I'll just melt into it!" Seeing Zhou Shaoming's convincing expression, Rick smiled, then picked up the brush and applied shadows to Jon's temples and under his cheekbones, darkening the underside of his eyes, and the whole effect was immediately different.

"Wow, so casually, Jon, you're a decade older!" Zhou Shaoming said in surprise.

Jon in front of him, with a bloody mouth on his face, coupled with that gloomy expression, was like a seriously ill and staggering zombie with a few strokes.

It only took two minutes!

Jon hurriedly ran to the mirror to take a look, stomped his feet and sighed: "I'm going to pick up my wife on the street in a while, you can't make me handsome!" ”

"Yes, no problem!" Rick replied with a smile.

Seeing this amazing makeup technique with his own eyes, Zhou Shaoming had nothing to say, but stretched out his hand again to shake Rick, and said with sincerity: "Mr. Rick, I sincerely invite you to participate in my third movie. ”

"It's easy to say, it's up to you to come up with a price that makes me tickle! Ha ha! ”

All evil capitalism, sure enough, you have to talk about money in everything these days!

Everything is ready, after just half a month, Lionsgate has made a lot of effort for the third film directed by Smith Chow, and spared no effort to invite his designated actors according to Zhou Shaoming's requirements, Michelle Rodriguez in the original "Resident Evil", Eric Mabis and others have been recruited, and occasionally a few supporting roles are unable to come because of the play, and Lionsgate's Jon has also introduced several actors with rich acting experience.

Zhou Shaoming didn't bother with the replacement of these supporting actors, in his heart, the most important parts were already in place like a necessary part of the machine, how many screws to change? Inconsequential.

Just make the whole movie fit tightly.

Among the new crew, in addition to the tacit and honest assistant director Ben, Lionsgate also introduced a professional assistant director in visual effects, Scott Faller.

In the original time and space, Scott won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects in 1986, and in 2008, he shocked the world with the visual effects of "Morphed Steel 2".

The assistant director is also a workaholic, known for his meticulous work attitude, Zhou Shaoming and Scott got along well after the first meeting, and after repeatedly chatting with Scott about his heart's requirements for special effects for a long time, Zhou Shaoming let him contact Industrial Light and Magic, and was responsible for all special effects in "Resident Evil".

Zhou Shao knew that people were good at their jobs, but he didn't know much about it, so he handed it over to professionals to do, and then through topics such as understanding progress and enhancing feelings, he learned a lot of information about this field without being noticed, not only that, he did it since the first movie.

From being ignorant of movies to being famous all over the world, Zhou Shaoming is not only because of the director system in his mind, but also because of his persistence and seriousness, which are also the determining factors for his surname.

After getting the assistant and the most important part of the movie, Zhou Shaoming finally has some free time, and now is the time for carnivals and drinking parties, because the MTV Movie Awards are just around the corner.

(To be continued)