I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

After work is over, everyone goes back to their homes.

Xu Xin didn't take Brother Ji's Porsche, but got into Liu Yifei's Mercedes-Benz.

It was really hot in Los Angeles. As soon as he got in the car, the sweltering heat combined with the fragrance in the car made him roll his eyes.

He quickly lowered the window and lit a cigarette.

Liu Yifei didn't mind. She started the car, turned the air conditioner to the maximum, said hello to the Porsche twice, and drove out.

Then I noticed Xu Xin who put the seat back.

"tired?"

"I'm tired. My body is exhausted from the heat."

Xu Xin put down the sun visor to block the sun and squinted his eyes.

"What did you say about it?"

"The talks were pretty good. But they insisted on me starring in the joint venture film, saying that... the Korean market would be opened for me or something like that."

“Why do you want the Korean market?”

"That's right, and didn't you say let me try to take control of my own autonomy? Now I'm faced with a dilemma."

"What?"

"The remuneration offered by China is extremely high..."

"How many?"

"I haven't said it yet, but the box office share is very high. 10 percent of the net proceeds."

"Net gain?"

"right."

Xu Xin was actually not particularly surprised.

This is net income, not total box office.

To put it bluntly, if a movie has a box office of 100 million and a revenue of 40 million, 10% is only 4 million.

In the past two years, Fei Xianer's career has continued to rise, whether it is "Perfect" or the "Four Famous Catchers" series...

Although he also felt that "Four Famous Catchers" was not good to watch, it could not stand up to its high box office.

The combined box office revenue of the three films is a lot of money.

Since "The King of Kung Fu" that year, she once again proved her box office appeal and international popularity... and this is not even counting "The Hawthorn Tree".

Again.

There are only a few female stars with box office appeal in China.

A carrot and a pit.

If you want to catch cockroaches, can you do it without making a nest?

but……

"I still say that actors should only focus on the script. Excellent story, excellent role, excellent director... Hey, this is indeed too idealistic."

Xu Xin didn't even finish saying this before he denied it himself.

Because this thing itself is a paradox.

This is also the reason why there is such a strong sense of separation between the new generation of actors and the older generation of actors.

For the older generation of actors, acting is a job and a task, but it is not a market demand.

As for today's new generation of actors, acting and entertainment are synonymous.

There is demand in the market, businessmen pursue profits, and profits are found from the audience.

How to sell the "goods" is the first priority.

To put it bluntly, finding actors with strong box office appeal for a work is like a sales advertisement in itself.

Advertisements are advertisements. As for the efficacy... you will only know in your mind the product after it is actually produced. But the cost of advertising shooting must be paid in advance.

This logical relationship is naturally contrary to the traditional actor's path in Xu Xin's perception.

After hearing his words, Liu Yifei said:

"I understand what you mean. So I plan to have a producer from the factory when the time comes. What do you think?"

"Help you supervise this show?"

"No, I have to find someone to help me supervise the quality of every drama I play in the future. Otherwise, I won't be at ease, don't you think so?"

"Then you might as well work with a reliable director."

"Brother, come on, look for me. How many directors in this circle are knowledgeable and reliable?"

Xu Xin suddenly fell silent.

really.

The same story is interpreted differently by different directors.

Some people take good pictures, and some people take bad pictures.

Unless it is a particularly strong director,... no one knows how a story will turn out until the director comes up with the finished film.

"call……"

He puffed out a puff of smoke and threw the cigarette butt carelessly onto the American road.

Raise the window and feel the coolness slowly.

He nodded:

"It's up to you."

"Well... speaking of your heroine..."

"You'll know then."

When this was mentioned, Xu Xin, who felt guilty for no reason, quickly changed the subject.

Then he yawned and fell silent.

His eyes went dark, and when he opened them again, he had already arrived home.

"Dad~~"

When the two children saw him entering the house, they rushed over.

Not to mention... As the children grow older, every time I see their happy and carefree appearance, the fatigue always dissipates very quickly.

Especially when there is a young woman wearing an apron and holding a frying spoon standing next to her...

The taste is really unforgettable.

"You're back...how's it going?"

"It's okay, it went pretty smoothly."

Xu Xin nodded, took out the memory card, and came to the TV at home.

He wanted to see the action footage provided by Masayan's team.

Waiting for dinner.

And Liu Yifei didn't notice anything. After taking out two bottles of ice water from the refrigerator, she stood next to the sofa and waited for the video to load with Xu Xin.

Yang Mi also came over.

Soon, with the operation of the card reader, several video files came out on the TV.

Xu Xin clicked on one...

Two minutes later, he was kicked into the video room.

There is no way, who would be a good person to watch the bloody scenes of blood everywhere, white knives entering and red knives coming out in front of the children?

As the "heroine" Liu Yifei also joined in.

Sitting on the sofa, she nodded:

"Yes, this is the film and television clip of "The Raid". There is actually very little plot in the whole film, mainly these action scenes. And in the second part, there is also a section that imitates the Thai... "Boxer"? Have you seen it? ?”

"The Tony Jaa one?"

"Yes, the scene where Tony Jaa climbs the stairs to the end, there is a scene in the second part that is also very bloody, but it hurts to watch it..."

But Xu Xin looked at the scenes of those punches in the camera, and said with a bit of amazement in his eyes:

"Don't tell me...this action scene was shot really well."

"Yeah. "Black Belt" magazine rated the action scenes of these two movies very highly...and didn't you notice, they shot it closer to reality. It's been a long time since I've seen this kind of scale in a domestic movie. It’s a fight scene.”

"..."

This... to be honest, it's a bit heartbreaking.

But I have to admit that it is a fact.

There will also be bloodshed in the country, but it will only be one or two scenes at most.

It's nowhere near as good as these clips.

At this time, Yang Mi walked in with a plate of fruit.

His eyes fell on the home theater screen.

"Yo? The action is good, very clean. Is this the style you want to choose?"

"Um."

Xu Xin nodded:

"You just happened to be here, let's take a look together. If nothing else, "John Wick" will be in this style."

Yang Mi said nothing.

He didn't even sit down, but stood nearby, watching the two people fighting from fist to hand on the screen...

After looking at it for more than a minute, she smacked her lips:

"I feel like shooting like this can easily kill someone. These moves are all aimed at vital points. If you don't pay attention, you can get injured easily."

"But it's very much like a killer, right?"

Yang Mi nodded slightly:

"That's true, but there is also a shortcoming..."

"For example?"

"Keanu would look bad fighting."

"Um?"

Xu Xin subconsciously raised his head:

"Why?"

"Because it's a bunt."

Yang Mi directly picked up the remote control and pressed pause.

The screen just stuck on the scene where Masahiko quickly punched another character's chest with both fists.

"One inch long, one inch strong, one inch short, one inch dangerous. This man is short, and all his movements look particularly fast. But Brother Ji is over 1.8 meters tall. You let him try this kind of movement. You Look at my arms...I hit like this, very fast...ssssssssssssss..."

As Yang Mi said this, she punched out a combination of punches.

Listening to that breathing... Xu Xin instantly felt that he was not marrying some woman, but Mike Tyson.

"But you are tall. If you stand up and try it, it will be very difficult for you to do this kind of fast punching, because your arm swing is wider than that of a small person. You can't be as fast as us, so you will always be half slower. Shoot. To put it bluntly, a strong physique is more suitable for defeating ten levels in one effort. If you really follow this style... I think the movements still need to be changed."

"Well……"

Upon hearing this, he felt that what his wife said made sense. He thought about it and asked:

"Then from your perspective, for example, if you are now over 1.8 meters tall, what would you choose?"

"It's simple. Don't you pursue effective killing? Most of this man's moves are extremely complicated and flashy. Just choose one or two that can defeat the enemy with one blow, such as his current attack on the chest... That's all you do with ten punches. You're not Master Ye, why are you so fancy? If I were this guy..."

She pointed at the buddy who was receiving Yayan's fist:

"Look at his height, he's very tall, right? The opponent was hitting me on the chest, and I opened my arms... and hugged him instantly, and then a throw came out."

"...Throwing skills?"

Xu Xin was still puzzled, and Liu Yifei, who had some experience in martial arts, added:

"Just falling."

"Yes...Honey, stand up and I'll show you."

Xu Xin naturally would not refuse.

He came to the opposite side of his wife.

The carpet in the audio-visual room is very thick, and it doesn't hurt if you fall. I'm saying...this is my biological mother...ah!

My dear daughter-in-law.

Are you willing to really hit me?

"Look, what does it mean to be strong enough to be strong...I will rush into your arms in a moment, and you will hug me and hold me..."

Xu Xin nodded slightly, and then saw his wife rushing towards him.

He instinctively hugged his wife, still holding her arms shut with his own.

"Look, I can't move like this. Let go of me... Oh, don't make trouble!"

"..."

Liu Yifei saw Xu Xin was about to speak, and was speechless.

"Hehehe, little lady..."

"Okay, okay, come on, this time you hit me, just like it."

Pointing at the two people on the screen, as soon as Yang Mi finished speaking, Xu Xin started to greet his wife's chest with both hands.

To be honest, it's quite obscene.

But when a husband and wife are playing hooligans... I won't be able to control them even if the King of Heaven comes.

Yang Mi didn't mind either, she just hugged her husband's left arm with both hands and twisted it sideways...

The thought in Xu Xin's mind, "Does being a gangster with his wife in front of other people count as NTR?" had not completely disappeared, and suddenly he felt that the whole world was upside down...

It hit the carpet with a "bang".

"...?"

A counter-shock shook his internal organs and he felt like they were trembling...

That's all there is carpet.

If it falls on the concrete floor, God knows what will happen...

"I am stupid?"

His national quintessence was filled with the unbelievable question of "How did I fail?"

The young woman looking down at him smiled:

"Zhibiezi, this is the name of our country's own wrestling. Among other throwing techniques, it is called sideways throw. It is very practical. I can throw you with this thing so easily. If we switch, you will be 11.8 meters tall." There are many tall people who throw me, who is only 1.6 meters tall. Just this one blow, as long as I exert a little force, I really won’t be able to get up for a while. If you really want to be practical, you have to pick this person’s movements, and then return them. Keanu must know something else. For example, Jiu-Jitsu, Sambo, grappling... It is best to know these. In the script, MR. Wick is a legendary figure, and he must be able to deal with people of different physiques. The most suitable thing. It's easy to do one-on-one, but if a group of people beats you and you don't know much about it, I think it will be very monotonous."

As she spoke, she pulled Xu Xin up.

At this time...

"Mom! Mom, where are you?"

"Hey, baby, mommy is coming."

Yang Mi responded and said:

"You two think about it... No, why are you joining in the fun?"

She looked at Liu Yifei doubtfully.

Fei Xianer shrugged nonchalantly:

"I am the heroine."

"……What?!"

Yang Mi was stunned.

Is there a heroine in this play?

There seem to be two characters in this script, one is dead...and the other is also dead.

"You play a female killer?"

Liu Yifei was stunned:

"Is there a female killer in this movie?"

As soon as she said these words, Yang Mi lowered her head.

Saw a picture...

Morbid.

Twisted.

exaggerated.

An extremely ugly... face.

What a big head with thick eyebrows and big eyes...

Instantly understanding what her husband was holding back, she nodded with a smile:

"Okay... okay, you two will study it, and I'll call you to eat later."

Then she walked quickly out the door.

Liu Yifei didn't know if it was an illusion or something, but she always felt that she heard a "pop" just when Mimi closed the door...

Fine.

This is my own home.

Naturally, farting is nothing.

I definitely can't control it myself.

At this time, the picture on the screen started playing again.

Fei Xianer turned her head and glanced at Xu Xin.

I found that his brows were frowning.

…

This is Xu Xin's first time filming an action film.

For him, it was like starting a new journey.

Everything is new.

Curious about everything.

I want everything to be perfect.

In his concept, the ratio of gunfight scenes and action scenes in the script should be 73%.

He is not worried about the 70%.

Because in his mind, he already has a general style.

But although there are few action scenes, he still doesn't have a clue.

To put it bluntly, what he pursues is a kind of... tension in the picture.

Simple, efficient and absolutely no lag.

This is the reason why I value Masahiko's style.

But his wife's reminder today brought him another perspective.

That's the repetitive nature of the action.

Again, art comes from life, but is higher than life.

If you blindly pursue simple killing methods, it may be pleasing to the eye at first... but if you extend the time to an hour, if MR. Wick has always used the simple killing method, the audience will definitely be confused. Aesthetic fatigue.

In this way, the advantages turned into disadvantages.

No, we still have to consider more diverse things...

He looked at the images on the screen and fell into thought.

"Chichi."

Liu Yifei's nose moved.

She asked again about the smell of toasted walnuts.

I think it smells pretty good.

…

Liu Yifei wants to go and see Luc Besson's set.

After filming the exterior scenes in Wanwan and France, the remaining scenes of "LUCY" can basically be satisfied in Hollywood's large and small studios and factories.

That's what's good about Hollywood.

Only if you can't think of it, they can't do it.

After being baptized by hundreds of films every year for decades with various themes, they can almost be said to have reached perfection.

And if she goes, Yang Mi will naturally not refuse.

There are many long-term workers.

You don't have to pay to take care of the kids, so why not?

So, early the next morning, when Xu Xin woke up, there was no one else at home except the nanny and the Japanese cook who asked him what he wanted to eat for lunch.

Oh yes, there is also Su Meng.

So Yao Zhi, who had a little sore waist, went out, met up with Georgia, and came to Paramount's own movie factory.

Today I came to meet the photographer, Fu Huadao and other team members.

For this filming, Paramount was responsible for helping Xu Xin form a team, so he didn't call Lin Li over.

It's not good for a director to be too tightly tied to a cameraman.

Because what every photographer is good at is fixed.

Especially action movies...Lin Li has never filmed one either.

Li Pingdong is not a director who is good at making action movies, so he definitely needs to find a professional.

As for the preparations for the film, there is actually no need to say more.

Xu Xin also took the video from yesterday's action director and discussed with Georgia and others the action design of this film, as well as the firearms guidance he currently lacks, as well as diversified fighting coaches, tactical coaches, etc.

In this relatively unfamiliar country, many things for this first movie require him to do everything personally. Otherwise, when the movie starts shooting, if something goes wrong, it will seriously slow down the progress. . Therefore, it is better to be fully prepared and cumbersome than to make up for it after the filming starts.

There are many things to prepare for, and it will be too late to get busy.

By the time Xu Xin and Georgia returned home from dinner, it was already close to 9:30.

It’s not actually that long for a dinner.

The two of them sat down at the restaurant of their choice at around 7 o'clock, drank a bottle of red wine, and had an authentic American meal. Even eating and chatting, it was only this time when we got home.

But for children, it's already time to go to bed.

He walked in the door and was stunned.

Yang Mi was wearing pajamas and was about to go upstairs with her two children.

Seeing their father coming back, the two children probably thought they could still struggle a little bit... Unfortunately, their mother held a collar in one hand and didn't give Nuan Nuan and Yang Yang a chance to struggle at all:

"I took them to bed."

"good."

Xu Xin raised the document bag at hand:

"I'll be busy with the movie for a while."

Yang Mi paused...

"Go to the video room?"

"A computer is fine too, what?"

Xu Xin, who was still a little confused, didn't react for a while.

But who would have thought that Yang Mi pursed her lips:

"Fat Xian'er is in the video room."

"Oh, then I'll go to the study."

What he was thinking was to avoid suspicion.

Although there is no such thing as a single man and a single woman, no matter how good the relationship between friends is, there must be a sense of propriety.

But Yang Mi shook her head after hearing this:

"No...she stayed in there all night."

"...?"

Xu Xin was really stunned now:

"What's wrong?"

"Well...how can I tell you."

Holding the two children, Yang Mi lowered her voice and said:

"Didn't she go to the set today? After watching it all day...she felt a little depressed when she came back."

Xu Xin still didn’t understand:

"Why are you depressed?"

"... Just ask her."

Hearing this, Xu Xin said dumbfounded:

"Why didn't you ask?"

"Because I guess she's depressed because of me."

"Well……"

"Go and have a look, she should be willing to talk to you."

"?"

He gave his wife a rather strange look.

But Xu Xin still nodded:

"Okay. Then help me take this to the study..."

"You can't find an excuse to intervene?"

"……Fine."

"Well, remember to turn on the exhaust fan when smoking."

"knew."

"Good night, dad~"

"Yeah, good night, baby."

After bidding farewell to the "family of three", Xu Xin glanced in the direction of the video room and scratched his head speechlessly.

But he still made it to the door.

He originally wanted to knock on the door, but after careful consideration, he simply pushed the door open.

Then he paused, with a look of surprise on his face. He glanced at Fei Xian'er who turned his head, and then at "The Grandmaster" on the screen...

"What are you doing here?"

"Well……"

Liu Yifei subconsciously paused the playback, looked at him and asked:

"You're back?"

Xu Xinxin said this is not nonsense?

But he still nodded:

"Well, I thought no one was there... So are you busy?"

Liu Yifei looked at the document bag in his hand and shook her head:

"I'm not busy, I'm free. Do you still want to work?"

"Yeah, look at the photographer's style."

"Then just watch. I'm fine, I'm just watching and playing."

While talking, she simply quit the playback, got up and left.

Xu Xin naturally couldn't let her go, after all, he still had a mission.

So the invitation came naturally:

"Let's see together? Heroine."

"Well, okay."

Seeing her promise, Xu Xin went straight into the house and put the USB flash drive in his hand on the computer.

While saying:

"How come you look so good in "The Grandmaster"?"

"..."

Liu Yifei pursed her lips slightly, as if they were connected in a line.

Then when he was about to answer, he noticed a look.

Xu Xin was looking at her.

And when the two people's eyes met, he showed a puzzled look:

"Why do you feel so weird? Is there something on your mind?"

This question is like a needle gently poking a small hole in the smooth dough.

The gas inside finally "vented" out.

Fei Xian'er, who locked herself in the video room and watched "The Grandmaster" for one and a half times, finally asked a question:

"What do you think of Mimi's acting skills?"

Xu Xin's heart moved.

I thought to myself that it seemed that my wife’s guess was indeed correct.

This is on the set...are you excited when you see Yang Mi acting?

So why did you study "The Grandmaster" where your daughter-in-law won the title of queen after one scene?

After thinking about it, he simply did not click on the video file provided by Paramount. Instead, he reopened the player and clicked on "The Grandmaster".

Then he said:

"Have you researched this movie?"

He didn't answer directly.

At this moment, the small audio-visual room seemed to have become a classroom.

On the side of the podium, Teacher Xu, who was about to play the PPT, asked the female students sitting in the first row.

When Fei Xian'er heard this, she immediately became happy:

"Haha, what are you doing? Teacher Xu, do you want to give me some sex?"

"Well……"

Xu Xin, who has been taking classes for two semesters, smiled and shrugged with a sense of elegance when he stood on the podium:

"What? No? I am a Ph.D. student at Beijing Film Academy and an undergraduate teaching assistant. It is more than enough for me to take you, an undergraduate student who went to school purely for the sake of getting a diploma, who came in through connections, graduated after two years, and who is a mess in professional courses, right?"

"..."

The fairy sister’s face immediately turned green.

Dogs don't speak human words, right?

Although what you said is true...

Or don't talk about him. Netizens on the Internet also criticized her experience.

A girl who was only 10 years old in 1997 transformed into a new person. Five years later, she went to Beijing Film Academy as a high school graduate...

At that time, there was a lot of negative information about her, and this incident was often criticized.

In fact, it can't be considered a criticism, after all... this matter itself is also a mess.

Liu Yifei also knew it.

After all, Mimi is one year older than her and only went to college in 2006. In 2006, I had completed my four-year undergraduate degree and graduated.

It is impossible that there will be no twists and turns in these blank "four years".

But she is not vain either.

Never mind...

"My graduation thesis defense "On the Creativity of Filmmakers" got the highest score in the class!"

Hearing this, Xu Xin shrugged casually:

"Oh, what a coincidence, I was already the designer of the Yanjing Olympic Games torch when I just entered college. Is your thesis manuscript also being treasured in the Olympic History Museum?"

"I……"

The fairy sister's blood pressure gradually became uncontrollable.

Poke my lungs, right?

Then I saw Xu Xin grinning like a dog, showing a mouth of small white teeth:

"Hehe, so, Mr. Liu. The teacher is teaching you, so you just sit down and listen attentively, do you understand?"

"Ah, yes, yes! I'm too lazy to pay attention to you! Humph!"

Although what she said was arrogant, she really didn't move her butt.

He just hugged his arms angrily and said:

"What do you want to talk about?"

"Tell me something that undergraduates can understand. It's too profound and I'm afraid undergraduates won't understand."

"...Speak politely and don't curse!"

"Hahahaha~"

Xu Xin let out bursts of hearty laughter, and then lit a cigarette.

And the lights in front of the screen were brightened.

"Whose good teacher smokes in class?"

"What I'm smoking isn't cigarettes, it's loneliness."

"Hey~~~~~"

The fairy sister looked disgusted:

"It's an old joke, is it soil or not?"

"Shut up and listen!"

Xu Xin rolled his eyes at her angrily, and immediately fixed the scene of "The Grandmaster" at 20 minutes and 55 seconds.

In the picture, Yang Mi's face, which can be said to be unpainted, locked Liu Yifei's eyes.

There was also some doubts.

Then, she heard Xu Xin ask a question:

"What do you think is acting?"

I was supposed to get 12,000 today, but... I caught a cold again.

I don’t know what’s wrong, but this cold has been bothering me for more than a month.

I had obviously recovered a few days ago, but starting from the 3rd, I started to have respiratory infection + runny nose + headache caused by blowing my nose... I really took it!