I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

"Did I talk to you about anything?"

"No, but it must be about Little Times."

"What time did you make an appointment with him?"

"He will arrive in the afternoon and we have an appointment to have dinner together in the evening."

"Then I'll go there tomorrow morning, and I'll tell you about "Tiny Times"."

"good."

After ending the chat, Xu Xin also closed the "Tiny Times" web page.

This movie is really not worth his effort.

But for the film and television industry, it has some symbolic meaning.

For example, put more attention on the adaptation of books...the adaptation here is not about physical books, but about current popular literature and novels.

Another example is that it represents the purchasing power of another group of people.

For the time being, it can be summarized as the group of "original fans", which somewhat proves their purchasing power.

With purchasing power, they are valuable leeks in the eyes of some companies.

And most importantly... it is very likely that many people represented by Internet companies who are waiting to enter the market and wait for the opportunity are waiting for LeTV to come.

When Ren Zhongjun came to Xu Zhi, they probably talked about this aspect.

What they need is influence, and this influence is brought by Guo Jingming. Strictly speaking, it has nothing to do with Headwind.

Even if it weren't for Guo Caijie and Yang Ying, they might have contacted Guo Jingming alone.

Xu Xin didn't believe that they were moral people who would abide by the rules of this circle.

Thinking of this, his eyes fell on the empty computer screen, gradually lost focus, and began to enter a state of thinking.

…

Sunday, the 27th.

Early morning.

Xu Xin received the next day's box office of "Tiny Times".

The next day's box office: 63.2 million.

Seeing this number, Xu Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

call……

fine.

It's normal. It's normal.

Normally, when a high-quality film has such a high box office on the first day, as word-of-mouth fermentation and popularity rise, it will generally continue to rise by more than 20% starting from the second day.

A movie like this that earns 71 million on the first day and 63 million on the next day usually only means that it is popular enough before its release, but the quality is not satisfactory. After the first wave of impulsive consumers enter the theater, some are still waiting and watching. Audiences received feedback and were discouraged from attending the show due to the poor quality.

Even though it grossed 130 million in box office in two days.

But if the reputation is not good... the box office curve will continue to decline.

The original box office expectation for "Tiny Times" was a base of 700 million.

Now it seems...it should be unattainable.

It happened to be morning when Xu Xin saw this news.

He took his two children to bed very early last night because he had to catch a flight today and could just send them to school.

Maybe he had a good sleep and his mind was clear.

Or maybe it's because his brain function has just started and he doesn't have so many miscellaneous thoughts in his mind. After seeing this number, a very strange idea came to my mind...

It's better to be lower.

Otherwise, I might be scolded a lot.

With this thought, Su Meng drove the car to the kindergarten.

"Goodbye, dad~goodbye, aunt~"

The two children waved goodbye with their schoolbags on their backs.

Xu Xin smiled and waved to the two of them, closed the car door, and the Volvo drove towards the airport.

…

Before 11 o'clock, he landed in Magic City.

He didn't go to Dongfeng and went directly to a Huaiyang restaurant according to the address Xu Yang sent.

It had just rained a few times in the magical city at the end of May, and the weather was humid. Even though this hotel was of high quality, it couldn't stop the musty smell... I don't know where it came from.

And because he came relatively early, the hotel seemed very empty.

Only the waiter looked at him in surprise.

Smelling the smell in the air, he thought to himself that indeed... the city of Magic City was not suitable for him.

As we entered the box, we saw two people sitting on the left and right sides of the table.

The corner of his mouth twitched...

I thought there was nothing else but these two, this capitalist's demeanor was becoming more and more complete.

"Oh, here we come."

Xu Yang said hello.

"Um."

Xu Xin responded, and Xu Zhi handed the menu in his hand to the waiter standing next to him:

"That's all for now. Let's go straight to the food. No one will be left in the room except to serve the food. Let's open the wine first~"

"Okay, Mr. Xu."

The waiter nodded.

Xu Xin asked casually:

"What kind of food did you order?"

"Twenty or thirty, that's enough to eat."

After Xu Zhi finished speaking, Xu Xin rolled his eyes.

"Hammer! It's over for the three of us to have a bowl of noodles."

Unexpectedly, he rolled his eyes, and Xu Zhi also rolled his eyes:

"What? Mimi usually gives you such a hard life at home?"

Who knows who Xu Xinxin said was "hard".

Not to mention twenty or thirty, even two or three hundred dishes are not worth the bowl of mutton noodles in clear soup that my wife ordered for me.

It's just that he really doesn't think it's necessary to prepare twenty or thirty dishes.

It’s not that you can’t afford it, and it’s not that you haven’t eaten before. Why are you so generous?

But he's not stupid either.

This tabletop doesn't look like it can hold twenty or thirty dishes.

Mostly just for fun.

Take out the cigarette and scatter the smoke.

Amid the smoke, Xu Yang asked:

"How is the baby? Is it easy to take care of?"

"well……"

Speaking of this, Xu Xin let out a long sigh.

"That's really great to bring."

"Hahahaha~"

Looking at his virtue, both of them laughed out loud.

Should.

Who asked you to get married so early?

After chatting for a while about the child, Xu Xin noticed that the stuff in Xu Zhi's glass didn't seem to be tea, but colorful things, until the waiter put the two wine dispensers and wine cups on the table. .

"How much did you drink?"

"Tea, what's wrong?"

"very?"

"You don't drink, why do you ask so much?"

"?"

Under Xu Xin's confused expression, Xu Yang suppressed a smile and glanced in the direction of the door. After making sure it was closed, he said:

"Er Nao has recently hooked up with someone you wouldn't expect. He is treated like a sponge every time and his body is very weak~"

"Yo?"

Xu Xin became interested:

"Looking for a girlfriend?"

"..."

Xu Zhi was speechless.

"Who?"

"Who the hell? You just listen to his nonsense."

"Hahahaha, yes, yes, that's nonsense... Sanjin, don't ask. Hahaha, you don't deserve to know this kind of thing."

"..."

I think you guys are having more and more fun.

But he didn't bother to ask.

It's nothing more than a little star or something.

He wouldn't do this kind of thing himself, but he certainly wouldn't stop others from doing it.

To demand others by your own standards is too holy.

Out of sight is pure.

The atmosphere in the industry is like this, and some people really want to change it, but those who hope to rise to the top by relying on unspoken rules may not agree yet.

Why are you blocking our way forward?

He shook his head and said directly:

"Sister Mo's script is Luc Besson's. Have I told you?"

"As I said, the investment is not small...more than 200 million."

"The scripts are in Hollywood, and the remuneration and other things are based on the standards there, which are definitely different from those in China. If you put more than 40 million in Hollywood, it is still a small production."

After Xu Xin explained it, he began to sort out the general direction of the story for the two of them.

Luc Besson obviously would not agree to the electronic version of his script flowing into anyone's hands.

Even investors have to follow the rules.

After briefly telling the story, Xu Zhi nodded slightly:

"That sounds cool, Mimi will play the part?"

"I don't know. She has been doing promotions for the past two days, and she is also making preparations over there. In a few days, when she is free, she will have a round of auditions. This kind of casting is Luc Besson's choice. It's not just about whoever wants to be cast."

"Oh~ OK. Then if she wants to film... you are not allowed to go to the United States to accompany her?"

"I'm sure. I'm just waiting for the child to have a holiday. The child misses his mother every day."

So the topic changed from "gossip" to movies.

The conversation continued until the food was served.

It seems that Xu Xin really knows Fa Xiao well enough.

Not much.

And the taste is okay too.

So we just chatted while eating.

Let’s chat about Nifeng’s recent events and Yun Tu’s affairs...

In fact, from the beginning of the year to now, Yuntu's path has been going very smoothly.

It's already on track.

He has the ability to take a piece of the big cake in this circle.

Naturally, there are more people who want to eat this piece of cake.

And this phenomenon also proves from the side that Xu Xin's strategy for Yuntu is completely correct.

But now that there are more people... resources are a bit tight.

But this situation is exactly the most normal.

If everyone in this circle can have enough to eat, then no one will want to rise to the top through unspoken rules.

"Oh yes, Sanjin, I want to tell you something."

"What?"

"That little girl named Nazhadi, do you have a good relationship with you?"

"...?"

Xu Xin was stunned.

Looking at Xu Zhi with a confused look on his face:

"You don't remember her?"

"I remember that beautiful little model from back then. I sat next to you and you held her in my arms all night."

"Hahahahaha..."

Xu Yang on the side burst into laughter.

Xu Xin also looked dumbfounded.

The words that come out of your mouth come from your heart, why are you so mean?

What do I call hugging her?

Is that called protection?

However, he didn’t explain, he was just joking and nodded directly:

"What did you say?"

"Tangren made an appointment with me for dinner several times. I meant to push her."

"...?"

Xu Xin was stunned.

Looking at Xu Zhi, he seemed to have heard some fantasy:

"Lao Cai? Invite you to dinner? Push Nazha?"

"Um."

"Are you sure you're not talking nonsense?"

He looked incredulous.

The quarrel between Tang Dynasty and Shishi was so ugly that they refused to let go... Although Shishi never broke up, who in the circle didn't know that the two sides were at odds?

Now that Shishi is in Shuangwei, can Tangren still look for Xu Zhi?

"It's not just her, Hu Stubble, and that Shen...Guo...I forgot his name. Even those people from "Sword and Fairy", she didn't know where she heard that Shaanxi was going to start developing TV drama resources. This paragraph I keep in touch with you very frequently."

"Uh...she asked you?"

"right."

Xu Zhi showed a helpless look:

"At first, I was a little confused. I thought, doesn't she know about our relationship? But... more or less, it can actually be seen that Tang Ren is a little unable to move. Think about it, they have been No sound. I also went to find out more about it. As a film and television production company, there is only one drama a year, and each drama still has the same old faces. It only uses the company's own people, and I can't wait to lose all my money... ...How can such a road be taken? Besides, Li Guoli is retiring, did you know?"

"I don't know, I haven't paid attention to them for a long time. Since Shishi came here, even Yang Mi doesn't pay much attention to them."

"Yes, Li Guoli is retiring this year. I heard that their director team is a bit dissatisfied. Because the company only produces one film a year, they always put all the directors into TV series... Everyone disagrees. Wow. And people outside don’t want to deal with them. They think they have too many things to do. If you want to find them a director, you have to go to a few actors from the Tang Dynasty... Now there are more actors than animals. Who cares about them? This is not the case. , they reportedly opened four crews at once this year. It looks like they are working hard."

"Four crews?"

Xu Xin figured it out after thinking about it for a while:

"They want to go to Shaantai?"

"Yeah. That's right. I've been in contact with you, and what I mean is cooperation. And the person I'm looking for is Shanghai Film Studio, but Yuntu's business can't produce TV series for the time being. That's a matter of Shaanxi and Taiwan. Old Xue You mean I’ll do it. I didn’t want to see her at first, but suddenly I remembered that little girl you hugged back then…”

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched again.

My heart says you really deserve to be green.

That girlfriend of yours from college has really good taste.

"You want it? If you want it, bring someone over here."

"Stop messing around."

Xu Xin shook his head like a rattle.

Although he also knew that what Xu Zhi was talking about was not a fantasy, but reality.

Tang Ren's business model of internal development and internal digestion is basically equated with "elimination" in this era.

Now, all TV stations have realized that the TV series they invest in have more advantages than acquisitions.

This was brought about by Hunan TV.

Although this is only a small part, but...the problem is that Tang people are famous for entertaining themselves. For the same work, Tang Renhe clearly marked the price for his own entertainment. But other companies are joining together vertically and horizontally.

Stubble is not a panacea.

There are only a few people in Tang Dynasty who come and go, and the works they put out are not so good that they have no rivals in the entire industry.

It is inevitable that the road will become narrower and narrower.

Thinking of this, he pondered for a moment and said:

"The Tang Dynasty can actually cooperate. If the TV series they push are business-like, then come and leave if not. The star channel we have is our biggest advantage. But as for artists and directors, we can open the door to convenience. . You speak based on your ability. The TV drama platforms produced by the factory and the station really need a group of people now, and those people are pretty good. Especially the director of "Bu Bu Jing Xin", his name is Huang...what is Huang? , It’s really good. Yang Mi has a good personal relationship with her. Whether it’s Nazha or..."

When it came to the stubble, the long-lost memory struck him again.

Thinking of the "she fell asleep" message I sent, I couldn't help but have a smirk appear on the corner of my mouth.

But it’s more of an indifferent mentality:

"Hu Stubble, Tang people's appeal in TV dramas is pretty good. Since you want to cooperate, let's give it a try."

"Hurrah."

Seeing that he had said so, Xu Zhi nodded and agreed.

And Xu Xin also took advantage of this energy and said:

"Let me talk to you two about "Tiny Times"."

"Say wow."

Seeing Xu Zhi nodding, Xu Xin asked:

"Do you still want to vote for the third part?"

"Just tell me what you want to do. I think Lao Ren will come here this afternoon just for this matter. Tell me what you think."

Xu Xin naturally wouldn't play nonsense with these two people.

What's more, the main reason why he came here was for this matter.

So, he expressed Wang Sicong's thoughts through his own words.

Then he said:

"As soon as this movie comes out at the box office, it also gets a good reputation, which hurts our value a bit. Do you understand what I mean?"

Before Xu Zhi spoke, Xu Yang nodded:

"Indeed, that movie doesn't look good. Ernao, if you're done with Memories of Youth, we'll probably think about how to talk to LeTV. They want to make the third one, so let them have their own fun."

"Well……"

Xu Zhi still didn't respond.

But Xu Yang thought he was reluctant, so he added:

"Ah, how much money do you have? That money is not enough to get scolded~"

There must be some pretense when he says this.

But Xu Zhi didn't care. Instead, he glanced at him and laughed:

"You know a hammer."

Then he looked at Xu Xin:

"I was just thinking... why don't we just forget about the second part?"

"...?"

"???"

As soon as these words came out, both of them were stunned.

Looking at the surprised looks of the two men, Xu Zhi, who had not touched any alcohol, shook his head:

"I also know that the movie is bad...but I didn't actually think about it too much. Sanjin, didn't you also know at the beginning that two movies cost 40 million yuan, how much does one movie cost? It was just a fun thing to do. But now The box office is so high...it's really something to be happy about, but the problem is that it also has good reputation, so it doesn't save face."

Speaking of this, he spread his hands:

"What's important is not money, this is a memory. I really think the novel is quite interesting...but the film is too messy...sigh."

After sighing, he shook his head:

"Nifeng is also a hard-working person. Because of this, he has a bad reputation and it's not worth it. So... let's just give LeTV whatever he wants. Let's see what he uses in exchange, what do you think?"

"..."

Xu Xin looked at Fa Xiao in surprise.

After watching it for a while...

But he didn't say anything.

After reacting, he took out a cigarette.

Throw one to him and one to Xu Yang.

By the way, he looked at Xu Yang.

Xu Yang didn't care anymore and shrugged:

"It doesn't matter."

Seeing this, Xu Xin nodded:

"OK."

He agreed.

The three people said to leave and left immediately.

Without hesitation.

No mercy at all.