So even during the day, she might find leisure time. If the weather is bad or it rains, there’s even less work. But she doesn’t mind this; she’s here to learn how to do makeup for actors, pair outfits, and style looks.
When she’s inconvenienced to take photos, she’ll have Liang Tian borrow her eyes, using the camera to capture the look she wants for future research.
If the crew is rushing the schedule, there won’t be a break during the New Year, at most, a holiday from New Year’s Eve to the third day of the month. So even during the New Year, Hengdian is quite lively.
When Hua Yan is not busy, she’ll upload these photos to the computer for archiving.
Of course, due to the unpopularity of the internet in this era, there are internet cafes nearby. Before she came, she saved half a month’s worth of drafts. So when she’s here, she has to write daily, and every two or three days, she goes to an internet cafe to upload the drafts to the backend for pre-release, preventing any interruptions, enabling her to earn a full attendance award.
After these days of stability, her monthly income of ten thousand yuan is no longer a dream. In December, she even broke through to eighteen thousand yuan. However, the high tax is frightening, with a starting point of eight hundred; for eighteen thousand, she has to pay two thousand five or six yuan in tax. At ten years old, having such income, Hua Yan could laugh herself awake from dreaming.
This is also related to the explosion in the online novel scene in recent years. After 2015, there are more restrictions; piracy websites emerge endlessly, making it very difficult to earn this amount.
So even for online novels, seizing opportunities is necessary. From 2010 to 2015, the goal should be to become a master. If luckily adapted into IP in the future, she could be set for life.
In her view, even if she becomes an actress in the future, it should only be a side job; her main career can be diverse. For example, if skilled enough, becoming a screenwriter is also doable.
Although she has subconscious awareness from traversing many lifetimes, continuous learning is necessary, always keeping an ambitious heart.
While staying in the crew, she must be good at observing the makeup, costumes, and surroundings, as these are very helpful for describing costume dramas. That’s why she goes to such great lengths to take photos and leave records, editing note carefully, making future reference convenient.
Once you start writing, you’ll find that life is full of material; after all, isn’t art always derived from life?
While Hua Yan is fulfilled here, Mr. Dou, forgotten at home, is quite unhappy. He’s had enough of the daily dog food diet.
Originally coming here to rest, yet that little girl just pats her butt and leaves?
Leaving him here, drinking water and eating dog food every day, is there no humanity?
The heck with a winter camp; who knows where this creature ran off to? Whose winter camp doesn’t return home during the New Year?
Also, Hua Yan’s guardian is discussing taking him back to their hometown; how can that be? I get car sick!
It seems he’s got no choice but to leave.
So on New Year’s Eve day, when Zhao Yun and his wife arrived at Hua Yan’s house, they were stunned by the empty, dogless home and hurriedly called her.
"Yanyan, Doudou is missing; we’ve checked the community cameras, and it ran out by itself."
Knowing that Zhao Yun and his wife would be driving out of Beijing that night, Hua Yan didn’t want to delay their business and quickly replied.
"Uncle and Auntie, you go home; don’t worry about it. I’m heading back right now, and have a good New Year in advance."
No matter how Zhao Yun and his wife invited her back, Hua Yan didn’t intend to go with them. They couldn’t help it; there are elders and children back home, and they indeed couldn’t manage. Apologetically, they hung up the phone.
Hua Yan sighed with relief, but then thought about the dog Doudou and couldn’t help but lament, "You heartless thing, leaving just like that?"
Looks like after returning to Beijing, she’ll be all alone again?
She’s been in Hengdian for half a month already, her winter vacation homework is finished, and there’s not much to do at home. Since the dog she was fond of ran away, she might as well stay here for a full month.
Currently, she’s quite familiar with Zhou Yao, who also openly shares her problems. Hua Yan is fairly knowledgeable about Zhou Yao’s situation.
The achievement of earning over ten thousand a month after graduating from technical school, this little girl is extraordinary. The most important thing is that she remains humble and composed.
To survive in this circle also shows she’s quite smart, not dull, given that the makeup artist circle isn’t without its share of petty villains and sabotage.