That day, she wore heavy makeup again, which was really a heavy makeup that surprised me.
The dead person was pushed in and I lifted the shroud. I was still shocked. I knew that Bu Lele gave me the makeup just to find an opportunity to fire me. I didn't offend this woman, but she found such an opportunity just because she didn't like me. I really don't know why.
The body is in pieces. This is dismemberment. It takes at least four hours to apply this heavy makeup, and if it is not done properly, there will be problems. If the deceased is not satisfied, he will pester you. This is the new dressing room, Dressing Room No. 13. It is clean, but the heavy makeup is always applied. Gradually, there are more resentments here. No one can guarantee that every deceased will be satisfied with the makeup. We have tried our best, but they may not be completely satisfied.
The spirits of the dead can see us putting on makeup.
I used the wireless to tell Bu Lele that I couldn’t do this kind of work and asked him to find another master!
"You can't do it? Our crematorium is not a place to keep idle people. Get out of here."
I took my makeup box and left, and Li Xiaohuan persuaded me.
"Just be good here, nothing will happen to you, just be careful, the master doesn't want to stay here anymore."
I went home that day and left my makeup box at home.
I felt empty inside. Liu Shougui came and I told him I quit. He was not surprised.
"Well, actually, your father has been a refiner all his life, and you can't stay in a crematorium forever. It's really not a very good place."
I don’t know what I would do if I stopped being a makeup artist.
"Well, let me introduce you to a job. The film studio needs a makeup artist. As you know, the job is very difficult and you can definitely do it. It just so happens that there is a TV series that is a horror movie."
I could only continue. I originally wanted to take a break for some days, plan my life, and figure out what I wanted to do in the second half of my life. There must be a purpose. I had never thought about such a thing before.
That day I met the director of the film studio. He asked me to try on my makeup and was very satisfied. He told me that I would be paid a lot.
I don't care how much I get paid, I just need to find something to do now.
When I got home that night, I told Liu Yang about this and she was stunned for a moment.
"How can I bear to leave the crematorium? It's the best place for you."
I don't know why Liu Yang said that, but I didn't ask.
I went to work at a film studio, where doing makeup was very easy. To me, the makeup for ghosts in those horror movies was as easy as a math problem for primary school students. It was not difficult at all. I felt that I lacked passion in doing makeup, but the studio director was quite satisfied and said that my makeup enhanced the effect of the film. Even looking at the makeup, it was a good film.
I didn't feel that it was a lifeless makeup. Maybe Liu Yang was right, the crematorium was the most suitable place for me.
I feel like I have no life in the film studio. To me, the makeup is just dead makeup. They look quite good.
A month later, the work was finished and I got 60,000 yuan. Then I prepared to marry Liu Yang. I informed my friends. Actually, I didn’t have many friends, and I wanted to tell too many people at the crematorium.
There were quite a few people at the wedding and everything went smoothly.
From then on, the rich compound really became the Ke residence. I felt that it was a bit too big and too empty. A house with six entrances absorbed a lot of yang energy, which was not good. But Liu Yang liked it, so there was nothing I could do about it.
On Saturday, Liu Yang invited many of his colleagues to his house. His house was big and they had plenty of room to stay and food and drinks, making for a lively day.
Separate the rooms at night and let them sleep separately.
Liu Yang probably had too much free time, so he called these colleagues together.
The next day, they left together to go to work, and I was left alone at home. I felt very uncomfortable. This rich family compound was too empty.
I drove to He Dana's place at around nine o'clock, and Liu Shougui was there.
"Are you okay today?"
"I have nothing to do, so I came to take a look."
I wanted to read He Dana's diaries, so I went into the house again. I hadn't finished reading that diary, which was before Yinxue. Now I was reading and taking notes, writing down what I knew that was not in the diary. I never thought that I would study Yinxue.
To my surprise, four archaeological experts from the city came and asked me to take them to the Bone Village. They said they were archaeologists and wanted to let the world know about this ancient village, Bone Village, which is the oldest village.
None of this has anything to do with me. When I left the crematorium, I experienced it again. It hurt as if my soul was gone.
"I won't take you there."
These four experts will not leave.
"It's rude of you to stay here, and I don't like it. I can't go to Bone Village."
"You can, only you can."
"I wouldn't take you with me even if I could. Please leave immediately."
If they didn't leave, I would leave too, go home, go to my building in the city, close the door, and when someone knocked on the door, I knew it was them.
I didn't expect that the director would call me.
"Bu Lele fired you, I'm very unhappy, but..."
"You don't have to say it."
That day, I knew what the director was going to say.
Unexpectedly, something happened at the crematorium in mid-July.
At night, there are always shadows walking in the urn, and it can be seen in the surveillance video. This is normal. There is nothing wrong with such a thing in this place, but some ashes will be lost. There are already three empty boxes. If they see that shadow standing in front of a certain urn, the ashes will be gone. This is a life-threatening matter. If the family members know about it, they will be seeking death.
No one had a solution. After entering, there was no trace of the person. The brave employees stayed there for several nights, but the problem was not solved at all.
I didn't expect that the director of the crematorium office would come to see me.
"Master Ke, you probably heard about this. It's really troublesome. If this continues, our crematorium will be demolished by the family members."
"This is your crematorium's business. I am no longer a member of the crematorium."
"Master Ke, I'm sorry, Bu Lele asked you to go back to work."
"I'm sorry, I'm not interested."
"Don't be angry."
"I'm really not angry. I'm very calm now. I like this kind of life. I don't like the life in the crematorium where something happens every day."
After the director left, I went to Xilailou to have dinner alone. I wanted to see Dong Xiaoqiang. I didn’t know what he wanted to tell me.
When I went there, Dong Xiaoqiang was there. He came out of the studio and we drank together in the private room.
"Boss Dong, what do you mean by giving me those paintings?"
"It really doesn't mean anything. Actually, my paintings can be understood by a few people, so I have to show them to those who can understand them."
Dong Xiaoqiang just refused to say anything, and I couldn't force him to ask any more.
I heard a noise next door.
"Anyone?"
"No, there are always noises in that room, talking, and making noises, just like a dozen people drinking. I'm used to it, and I won't come back. It's an old building like this, and it's used for funerals, so it's probably normal to have such things!"
I didn't expect Dong Xiaoqiang to be so calm.
"I heard that you no longer work in the crematorium?"
"Yes, I was fired, and I want to change jobs."
"Then you can come work for me and be my manager. What I like is painting."
“I’m interested in this.”
I refused, I will not work here.
I went to No. 351 Middle School and waited at the school gate. Liu Yang walked out and got on the car.
"Why did you come to pick me up?"
"The Ke residence is too big."
That’s all I said.
"Go back to the building today."
While I was drinking in the evening, I received a call from the director of the provincial crematorium. He wanted to meet me and talk, and he would come to the city tomorrow.
I think that's okay. I've been to the provincial crematorium and I see a lot of rules there. After all, it's a provincial capital with a population of four or five million.
The next day, the director of the provincial crematorium came and I invited him to dinner at the Red Building. He told me that he wanted to invite me to work at the provincial crematorium.
"This is not very convenient. My wife works at No. 351 Middle School. I can't afford to run back and forth like this."
"Well, I will coordinate and give you a house there, and transfer your wife's job to the provincial key institution. However, you have to work in the crematorium for ten years before the house can be yours."
"I'll discuss this with my wife. It may not be feasible because we are used to living here."
"Master Ke, I've seen your makeup, it's very beautiful. I also know you can do ghost makeup. What I mean is, when you go there, you don't have a makeup artist. Bring me a makeup artist. The level of these makeup artists nowadays is not good, especially some new ones, who are not professional. If this continues, I'm afraid something will happen every day."
"It's not that serious. In fact, makeup is very simple. If it's not heavy makeup, there's no big problem. It's just a matter of dead makeup and live makeup. If you don't do it well, it will just look dead."
"Master Ke, I can only smile when you put it like that. You know more than me. I hope you can reconsider it. Or I can talk to the higher-ups and let you be the deputy director, in charge of makeup."
"Thank you for valuing me in this life."
That day, after seeing off the director of the provincial crematorium, I went home and thought about it. After much deliberation, I decided that it would be better for me not to go. For one thing, I have my home here, and for another, going to the provincial capital would require ten years of work. I didn’t know if I could last the ten years, and what would happen in these ten years.
The director came to my house in the afternoon and brought two people with him.
"Master Ke, come and see you."
When the director put the things down and came to see me personally with the things in his hands, I knew it was about the crematorium. It seemed like this was a very troublesome matter.
The family members knew about the lost ashes, and many of them went to make a fuss, although it was not announced whose ashes were lost.
You can't keep this a secret, because it's a collection of employees from four different sites. Who knows who will say something? Some of the leaders were assigned to real jobs, such as deputy site managers, directors, and section chiefs. It's normal for them to feel unbalanced.
There seems to be nothing wrong with Bu Lele's working method, she just has some problems with certain things. However, she doesn't understand things about the crematorium. Problems will arise sooner or later, and even if problems arise, they cannot be solved. This is the most troublesome thing.
The director told me about the ashes. Four of them had been lost and no matter what they did, it didn’t work. He asked me for help.
"Director, I can help you, but just don't let me see Bu Lele. I don't like this woman, and she doesn't like me either."
"Okay, no problem, let's go now!"
It seems that things are urgent. (To be continued)