"We needed something formal for the promotional photos, so we specially picked out two formal outfits."
Xie Mi wore a bright red tulle dress, with an outrageously festive red peony on her head.
Beside her, Shen Yeqing wore a green suit and a wreath woven from leaves.
One red, one green-standing together, they looked like a pair of toy soldiers.
Director Niu's vision went dark. The sight had dealt him a devastating blow.
[Honest question: are they about to shoot Country Love?]
[Count your blessings. Old Xie not picking that skintight leopard-print outfit was already her biggest concession.]
[So a pretty face really does make the outfit. Somehow I actually think they look good.]
[Their faces are doing all the heavy lifting.]
Since this involved the show's upcoming publicity, Director Niu naturally couldn't let them run wild.
The guests could choose their preferred styles, but the production team still had the final say.
And so the final choices were:
Xu Shuangrong and Yu Jinche would wear school uniforms for a youthful campus look.
Xiao Jingxi and Lai Bingxuan would wear historical costumes for an exquisitely atmospheric period look.
Qiu Chengye and Liu Woxing would wear French-style clothes for a pastoral oil-painting look.
Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing would wear beach formalwear for a romantic seaside look.
Once the styles were confirmed, every pair plunged into preparations.
To save time, they even ate lunch in the styling rooms. The production team provided free boxed meals, giving certain vagrants a rare chance to eat their fill.
Although the guests usually dressed up for the show, their makeup was mostly light and suited to everyday wear.
For these promotional photos, their makeup was much more elaborate. Paired with the clothes and hairstyles, the complete transformations let viewers see a different side of them.