Chapter 327 - Sissy?

Although she had been in poor health since childhood, she never gave up hope, bravely defeating death. Despite coming from a wealthy family, she used her own hands to turn around a nearly bankrupt film production company. Despite holding great power, she maintained a pure heart and led a good life, unlike some child stars who entered the entertainment industry early and succumbed to corruption.

In her, you could only see various shining qualities and excellence. She had no bad habits, didn't go to nightclubs, and didn't change boyfriends as often as she changed clothes. Even the occasional rumors and gossip about her always turned out to be false news.

With all these qualities, why wouldn't people like her?

The talk show ended smoothly as Laila had hoped, and the media declared it a success the following day.

Music critics were the first to confirm the excellence of the song and marveled at the talent possessed by the 17-year-old Kelly. This silenced those who had intended to criticize the song and the young singer's performance.

Surprisingly, Laila's intentionally emotional remarks during the show had endeared her to parents.

She remembered that in her previous films, especially horror ones, parents had despised her. Now, just a few words have changed the impression of that demographic group. It was an unexpected joy for her.

"Call Me Maybe" was officially released as a single the day after the show, and within a short time, it dominated the playlists in various stores, even threatening to surpass "Baby."

This was not surprising because, while "Baby" was excellent, it had remained a single performance on the Super Bowl stage, with no signs of a single release, let alone an album.

Perhaps due to the high ratings of Jay Leno's program, "Call Me Maybe" entered the top ten on the charts on the first day and firmly held the top spot after one week. This was a world of difference from her previous life, where it took more than ten weeks of effort to reach the top of the charts.

But that wasn't the point; the potential of this song had not yet been fully explored, and Laila believed that as time passed, people would witness the astonishing results.

In any case, a song that took the top spot on the Billboard chart in its first week had already proven itself as a great song, on par with "Baby."

Good-natured reporters started to visit the hotel where Faiza was staying to ask about her feelings and thoughts. Unfortunately, they had been waiting for many days without seeing her, and if it weren't for some reporters who had bribed hotel staff and learned that Faiza was staying in the top suite, they might have thought she had already returned to her home country.

The reporters who had bribed the staff also received a major piece of news: Faiza had changed rooms, and it was rumored that everything in the original room had been smashed to pieces.

As for how it was smashed and why, even someone with half a brain could figure it out.

However, those were not things Laila cared about. At that moment, she was in her company, checking the costumes that had just been delivered for the new film.

It surprised her that Janet hadn't come along, but when she heard that Janet had gone on a trip with Mr. Quentin, she accepted the reality calmly. Yes, it was time for her mother, who had always been simple-minded, to have an aggressive lion guarding her, and it was time for her and her grandfather to retire. 

When the costumes arrived, Laila immediately called Jia XiaoMing and his makeup team to take makeup photos for the actors.

First and foremost, it had to be Roy, as the lead and the central character of the film, his makeup and costume were the most important.

"Are you sure you want me to do it like that?" Jia XiaoMing widened his eyes like a madman after hearing what Laila wanted him to do.

"Is there a problem?" Laila responded with a calm tone.

Jia XiaoMing's eye twitched. "Boss, if I'm not mistaken, you want me to do a pirate, right?"

"That's right, I thought you had read the script," Laila raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah! A pirate! You want me to turn the pirate into a cross-dresser! Isn't that a Sissy?" Jia XiaoMing was losing his mind, waving his hands wildly. "You know, Sissy? Humans are Human, and monsters are monsters. Do you know that, Pirate? You can't destroy the great image I have in my mind!"

Laila nearly laughed at his seemingly hysterical reaction. After listening to him, she had only one thought - Journey to the West must have been released by now.

But she still looked at him calmly and asked, "Are you the director, or am I the director?"

"You are..."

"Are you the boss, or am I the boss?"

"...You are!" He couldn't help but feel bullied.

"Well, any more questions?"

"None, Boss!" Jia XiaoMing ground his teeth.

"Very well, then go ahead and do it," Laila gestured for him to start, then sat down to watch him apply the makeup.

With a gloomy face, Jia XiaoMing patted Roy's shoulder, "Brother, it's not that I won't help you, it's just that I can't do it! When you become a sissy, please don't curse me in your heart."

Roy looked at him in confusion, then glanced at Laila in the mirror. He couldn't figure out what they were talking about.

Laila watched as Jia XiaoMing skillfully applied the foundation, reshaping Roy's nose, accentuating his cheekbones, and making everything as she had instructed.

"Make the smoky eye makeup even heavier," she occasionally gave her requirements to improve the makeup.

In fact, the makeup for the pirate was quite easy to focus on. He was a man who had lived at sea for years, so his skin shouldn't be too fair. Therefore, Jia XiaoMing first used a darker foundation to give Roy's fair skin a deep tan.

Next was the captain's sharp nose and cheekbones, which gave him a somewhat sly and cunning appearance. The most critical aspect was the heavily smoky eye makeup. Nothing could be missing in this regard.

Then came the character's distinctive beard and wig. Finally, Roy's teeth needed to be dyed yellow, his nails blackened, and any exposed skin had to be dyed a deep tan color. Once all of this was done, the character's makeup would be complete.

After about two hours of tweaking, Roy finally saw himself in the mirror.

"Wow!" He was shocked. "Am I really a pirate like this?"

Laila circled Roy twice, nodding in satisfaction. "Not bad."