Li Dongtian

Li Dongtian

Li Dongtian, founder of Dongtian modeling, is China's "godfather of make-up". He has worked as the chief make-up artist of many films and TV works, such as "red powder", "have a good talk", "Thunderstorm". National stylist, senior guest lecturer of German Hassel company.

Shiseido, the chief color consultant of Shiseido, a world-famous brand, has officially entered the Chinese fashion circle.

Personal life

Li Dongtian was born in 1972 (in Phoenix TV's Qiang Qiang trio program on October 30, 2009, he personally clarified that he was born in 72, not 74). He was born and raised in Beijing. His parents were typical intellectuals. In the typical office compound where he was born and raised, there was an atmosphere of "going to university is the best way out for a good child" when he was young. Whose child Well, has the final say. Judging by this standard, he is not a good student in the traditional sense. As soon as he went to junior high school, he began to take a partial course. He was especially good at liberal arts, but he had no interest in science. He was just flying in class. But fortunately, his parents were quite open-minded people in their time, so he was rarely repressed. Li Dongtian's mother left home to study since she was a child. She is very independent and supports her children's independent life. So when he was in the third grade of primary school, he began to wash clothes, learn to make dumplings, and learn to do housework. when he graduated from junior high school, Li Dongtian suddenly told his father that he wanted to learn hairdressing. This idea must have been particularly heretical at the beginning, but my father was very sorry, but he didn't stop it. With such a sharp turn, he became a child who did not have to pass the college entrance examination, and his life experience was rewritten. It was a summer noon when he came out of school and went to the street to buy a popsicle. He just had a very avant-garde haircut on his head, which was very short on both sides, but very long on the top of his head. In other people's words, his hair was not cut completely. Of course, this kind of hairstyle should be nothing today, but walking on the streets of China more than ten years ago was enough to stand out from the rest of the crowd. In addition, Li Dongtian was young, handsome and sunny at that time, so he was targeted by a cyclist. The man stopped the car, looked back and asked him what he did and whether he wanted to advertise. Li Dongtian thought, I'm afraid I've met a liar. Otherwise, how can I hit him on the head in the street? He asked, "where are you shooting?"? The other side said, Asian Games Village! Li Dongtian thought, my family lives in Wukesong, I don't know how far away from the Asian Games Village, how can it be? However, the young man really had nothing to be afraid of, so he wrote his own phone number to others according to the man's request. I didn't expect that after more than 20 days, the man actually called and offered him to shoot an advertisement. When he arrived at the scene at the appointed time, he saw that there were four men and four women, all young enough. When his hair was finished, it was up to other actors to do it. Hairdressing was just what he was good at. He saw that the hairdresser was too busy to do it, so he took the initiative to help. Unexpectedly, people looked at his hair, nodded and said, it's good, you're good at it. In this way, he made a good impression unexpectedly. The advertisement wasn't very good, but this time, several people in the film factory knew about this young man, and he was introduced to gake to have his hair done. GaiKe had just returned from abroad and was not very satisfied with the domestic hairdressers. He immediately fell in love with Li Dongtian's hairstyle. He not only asked him to do it himself many times, but also introduced him to Pan Hong, Ding Jiali, Li Lin and other big stars. This kind of contact gave Li Dongtian a chance to get close to movies. He was only 19 years old and worked as a make-up artist for several movies. He also knew a lot of Daming Star. When Li Dongtian was 21 years old, a film "red powder" made him famous overnight. Li Dongtian met Li Shaohong by chance. When he was doing modeling, he met Li Shaohong as a guest, so they took a photo. After Li Shaohong was the director of "red powder", she was strict and perfect. She tried several makeup stylists in the film factory, but she was not satisfied. In this case, Li Xiaowan recommended Li Dongtian to Li Shaohong. At that time, Li Dongtian was very young, and even Li Xiaowan was not sure about him. He took him to Li Shaohong's house to see the sample tape, asked him to have a try, and specially told him to take this work seriously. Li Dongtian carefully studied the appearance and role of the protagonists Wang Ji and he Saifei, and also put forward some ideas to Li Shaohong. Ten days later, Li Shaohong decided to be the chief makeup artist. Later, he once again served as the makeup artist of Li Shaohong's TV series thunderstorm. the release of the two works, especially "red powder" later won the international prize, and the repercussions were good in all aspects. This achievement made Li Dongtian famous overnight. At that time, he was really young and had a smooth road ahead. At this time, Li Dongtian suddenly prepared to go to the United States to study visual art. This time, even his father didn't agree, because he thought that his son had developed very well in China. He had a great reputation at a young age, and his ability was affirmed. He had too many opportunities. It's hard to say what the future would be like after he left. However, Li Dongtian was determined to go his own way and stayed in the United States for two years. During this period, he watched a lot of fashion shows, photo exhibitions and MTV, and his young brain absorbed all kinds of new things like a sponge. After studying, he worked in the hair shop to earn money. At the same time, he kept learning and exploring new styles. Those days were very hard. A successful young man who gave up and went abroad, no one knew you, and no one understood your qualifications. Only his own ability could make him stand. However, a person's efforts will not be ignored by God after all. Soon, the most powerful hairdresser in the hair shop also asked Li Dongtian to do his hair for him. If opportunity is very important to one's success, Li Dongtian always believes that ability is the most important factor for success. In the second half of 1996, when Li Dongtian came back from the United States, he had really grown up and had a brand-new idea that he did not have before he went abroad. in 1997, when other people didn't have the brand awareness at all, Li Dongtian thought of doing a company like "Dongtian modeling". After that, he spent several years to establish this brand. It is precisely because few domestic makeup artists have brand awareness, which has really formed an influence in the society. This has become a road full of unknown and exploration, and also shows Li Dongtian's distinctive vanguard awareness. when the name "Dongtian modeling" was used, the word "image design" was very popular in China, but Li Dongtian didn't want others to call him an image designer. Instead, he wanted to call himself a stylist, so his company got its name. after returning to China, Li Dongtian was very interested in graphic design. He admitted that the person who had the greatest influence on his work during this period was the fashion photographer Juanzi, because she asked the makeup artist according to the requirements of the graphic designer, which was a new perspective for him. and the emergence of LV Yan is of great significance to Li Dongtian. Up to now, people are still talking about the tongue twister that "Lv Yan made Li Dongtian, or Li Dongtian made LV Yan". when Li Dongtian met LV Yan, Dongtian modeling company had just set up and needed to find an image spokesperson to take a group of wedding photos. Li Dongtian's friends recommended two models to him, one of which is Wang Haizhen, who is also very famous today, and the other is LV Yan. At that time, Wang Haizhen was already well-known, while LV Yan, who just came from a mine in Jiangxi Province and failed in the model competition in Beijing, had to work in the fashion stage. However, when Li Dongtian first met LV Yan who came for an interview that day, she was shocked by her flat nose, round face, small eyes, thick lips, high cheekbones and short chin. She couldn't help saying to her, "you are so beautiful." Afterwards, LV Yan joked with him, saying that you are not scolding me, are you? Lu Yan inspired Li Dongtian, and he designed a series of models for her, including the freckles makeup model, which was very popular on camera, which was placed at the door of the company. However, almost everyone said that he had lost his eye and that this kind of photo was harmful to the image of the company. Even when they went to the industry and Commerce Bureau to apply for hanging LV Yan's huge poster on Wangfujing Street, they would ask, If you want to hang a beautiful one, can't you find a better model? During that time, LV Yan's development was not very good, and no one appreciated her. But Li Dongtian told her that having a special face will be popular in the new century, and you will be popular all over the world! Listening to this, LV Yan is like a fable. After the Spring Festival in 2000, LV Yan called Li Dongtian to tell him that her future here is uncertain and that she wants to go back to her hometown in Jiangxi. At that time, Li Dongtian once again encouraged her to stay in Beijing. It wasn't long before Li Dongtian's words came true. LV Yan met a staff member of a French model company in a hotel and was taken in for a look. Li Dongtian came to help her translate and go abroad. He successfully sent LV Yan to Paris, visited her in Paris and accompanied her to some model companies and performance venues. In November of that year, LV Yan, a girl who subverted the traditional Asian aesthetics, returned to China to participate in the world super model competition and won the second place, becoming the best performer of all previous Chinese models in this competition. Li Dongtian is very famous, and there are so many stars looking for him to make models. Gong Li, Liu Xiaoqing, Chen Chong, Guan Zhilin, Zhong liti, Qi Qi, GUI Yalei

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