Vagabond Zai Zai Zhou Yu Min

Vagabond Zai Zai Zhou Yu Min - whole body covered with oil paint, leaving only the "important parts" clean
Translation credit to siewleng @ http://asianfanatics.net/forum/ and Laiou @ vicpower (amendment by sytwo)
Monday April 20, 2009 Taiwan

Source : http://udn.com/NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT/ENT7/4854939.shtml

In order to break into the rank of an actor with strength, Zai Zai no longer yearn for the outer appearance of a noble prince. In the PTV and TVBS-G drama “Black & White”, he transformed his face to become a vagabond, his handsome face was painted with oil paint and become "beancurd" face. His whole body was also covered with oil paint, but because the make-up artist was shy, Zai Zai's "important body parts" was left clean/ white.

Since its broadcast, “Black & White” receives high praise, and now even CTV may want to broadcast the drama. In the play Zhao You Ting, KingOne performance was outstanding, Zai Zai is also no longer a noble prince but this time he acted as Ruffian (PiZi) Chen Zai Tian. After his girlfriend died in a bombing, Chen ZaiTian became despondent and disappeared, turning into a tramp. He was so cold and hungry that he robbed a fast food store.

This time, Zaizai has to change himself into an ugly tramp. To create the equivalent look of the hunchback of Notre Dame for ZaiTian, Director Cai spent hundreds of thousands of Taiwan dollars to hire a special-effect make-up artist from Hollywood. Zaizai tested the make-up several times. Glue was first put on his face and then the mold was placed. Zaizai's skin is of the sensitive type. Moreover, his face was tightly covered, which made him sweat badly, and his face become "beancurd" face. It took 3 hours to do the make-up. However, the make-up would melt due to the temperature and could last only 4 hours. Because the make up kept melting, adjustment on the lighting have been adjusted many times and even have to use glue to paste the mold directly on the face again.

Zaizai's clothing was sprayed with oil paint. But as soon as Dir Cai looked at Zaizai through the camera lens, he was surprise to see "why is ZZ's important body parts of the body so clean/ white?" It was only later that he realised that the make up artist is a female and was too shy to cover Zai's certain body parts with oil. At the end . Zaizai had to do the final touches himself.

When the actual filming started, Director Cai was afraid that Zaizai might feel embarrassed and told him not to come out until everything was ready. Instead, Zaizai arrived on the filming scene ahead of time. He squatted on the side of a dark, dirty road and stirred the foul smelling garbage can to get himself emotionally prepared for the filming.

Zaizai's fans who were on the set didn't recognized him at all.

Later, additional footage had to be shot, but Zaizai's schedule with 'Black & White' had already expired. So Zaizai's close friend, Xiu JieKai, was asked to substitute for Zaizai and he had to go through the same process of make-up and costume.

When the tramp part is aired, let's see if viewers can tell the difference between Zaizai and Xiu JieKai.

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