Meng Ziyi has an explanation as to why she was appearing in profile in the recent episodes of her new drama, “Blossoms of Power”.
Netizens recently expressed confusion, after the actress, who plays the domineering princess Zhaoning in the drama, seemed to only show her side profile in the latest episodes. Even when her face was fully visible, one side was obscured from view.
Just as some began to speculate that it was some kind of new cinematography technique, Meng stepped forward to explain the reason during a livestream, saying that she had developed a stye in one eye during filming due to the humid environment and long hours.
Meng said that her eye was so swollen and red that she was unable to apply full makeup.
To avoid affecting the production schedule, the makeup artist could only apply makeup to the side of her face that was in better condition each day, leaving the other side bare.
Meng Ziyi even shared a photo of herself with only half her face covered in makeup during the live stream.
She revealed that the crew also adjusted the camera positions for her and used a lot of side shots to avoid showing her left side, so that she could appear in a relatively perfect state on camera.
She said that her appearance was so different that even her co-star He Yu joked about acting with two completely different people.
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