I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 1019 1014 Single Kill

Chapter 1019 1014. Single kill

Lao Wang actually stopped drinking.

This made Xu Xin subconsciously widen his eyes.

I thought to myself, little brother, what’s going on?

The result... When he saw Wang Sicong pointing in the direction of Si Wei and saying "no more drinking" with certainty, he immediately understood what it meant.

I just can't guess whether the two of them are preparing for pregnancy now or have already started.

but……

Anyway, this kind of thing is definitely a good thing.

He also warned me, "You should smoke less."

After hearing this, Di Wei quickly shook her head:

"I didn't persuade him, it was his decision."

Throw the pot clean.

Xu Xin smiled slightly.

Whatever the truth is, it doesn't really matter.

The important thing is that the two friends have indeed entered the next stage of life.

fine.

But another thought also came to his mind.

If Lao Wang gives birth to a girl, then let Yangyang dye her hair yellow.

What if I give birth to a boy...

Um.

It’s okay if you don’t want this friend.

Of course, he didn't say this, because he had to give his friend some face.

During this meal, everyone talked about everything.

To get down to business...there is one such thing.

That’s why Wang Sicong decided to invest in Chen Rui’s Bilibili.

"When I was in Shanghai last month, I had a meal with Chen Rui and talked about the prospects of the website Bilibili. I think it's pretty good. He now needs a first-round financing of around 30 million. , I plan to lead the investment, do you have any objections?"

"without."

Xu Xin shook his head:

"I don't know anything about investment. You just have to figure it out. I will give you the money directly if you need to pay it at that time."

"Okay. I think the future of this website is pretty good."

"Um."

The only serious matter can be settled in just a few words.

The rest is just idle chatting.

After the meal, the two went straight to Boston to take wedding photos the next day.

Xu Xin also once again devoted himself to the busy preparation work in the early stage of the film.

In early September, after finally finishing the complicated work such as location selection in New York, he returned to the "empty" Los Angeles.

The folks over at Paramount are already looking forward to it.

In fact, given Xu Xin's qualifications, he would not have the people at Paramount expecting so much. But who made the box office of "Perfect" now exceed 300 million US dollars?

An imported film made Paramount a lot of money.

Although only temporarily.

But they have already begun to work hard for Oscar.

"Perfect" will be released in half a month, and according to this trend, the final box office should reach about 330 million US dollars.

If it can win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, then Paramount can at least make a net profit of US$70 million from this film.

Who wouldn’t be tempted by this money?

And more importantly, they got off to a good start with a director.

It turns out Xu can make movies.

Both past results and the film "Perfect" prove this.

As an absolutely dominant film company in Hollywood, from their perspective, what they lack most is actually excellent directors.

Especially this rising star.

Everyone hopes to have a good start in cooperation, and this "John Wick" is an important opportunity for their cooperation.

What's more... the investment in this film is simply ridiculously low.

Even including Keanu Reeves' salary, the total investment is only about 20 million US dollars.

Twenty million! !

With such a small investment, it doesn’t hurt even if you lose money.

What's more... Judging from Xu's resume, he seems to be very good at "using small things to make big things happen".

The folks at Paramount really can’t wait.

So, September 3rd.

After Xu Xin rested at home for a day, he started the audition for "John Wick" directly.

Then I met a friend I hadn’t seen for a long time.

"Margot. Haha~"

"May!"

Looking at his friend's open hands, Xu Xin stood still politely, stretched out his upper body, and gave her a very gentlemanly hug.

Then he helped her open the store door:

"Please, ma'am."

"Thank you, Mr. Gentleman."

The two entered the restaurant talking and laughing.

It was already noon and the audition was over.

However, Americans don’t have the habit of taking a lunch break, and auditions started at 1:30 p.m., so the two of them randomly found an Indian restaurant to eat at the Paramount building.

"Xu, how was my performance this morning?"

"not bad."

Xu Xin gave an affirmative answer.

In the morning, Margot came to audition for a female killer who wanted to kill John Wick in the hotel.

"How come I didn't know you had fighting skills before?"

"I have only been studying for less than half a year. Yang recommended me to study, so I went... Unfortunately, I am too busy this year, otherwise I would have been able to visit you long ago."

"Is it the Paramount movie with Leonardo DiCaprio?"

"No, another one. It's called "The Time Traveler." It's a science fiction film that just came out today. I just came back from promoting in Australia, and the next one is the promotion of "The Wolf of Wall Street." But... you know , I’m just a NOBODY, serving as Leonardo’s foil. When I heard you were launching a new movie, I came over.”

Although he said that, in Xu Xin's eyes, his friend was completely different from the one who worked at Disney before.

The whole person exudes a kind of confidence.

Obviously, having the opportunity to work with Hollywood's top stars and also play the leading role is a huge improvement for any actor.

Hearing this, Xu Xin smiled slightly:

"Give me face like this?... Then won't you delay the promotion of this movie?"

"……ah?"

Margot looked stunned.

After realizing what Xu Xin meant, he asked speechlessly:

"So careless?"

Xu Xin shrugged:

"What else? The role of this female killer doesn't actually have much room for expansion. As long as the action scenes are in place, other aspects can be almost ignored. You are here, how can I not let you in?"

Just like he said.

This female killer character actually has no special role, it is just a functional role.

During the audition in the morning, he also saw his friend's crisp skills.

Then go ahead.

This play is actually a one-man show by MR. Wick, and almost everyone else can be said to be tool men.

It's the same for everyone.

"...Thank you, Xu."

"Do you want this meal?"

"...Hahahaha. Of course, I invite you!"

"Ha~"

Xu Xin picked up the cup with a smile and celebrated meeting his friends.

That's called a spring breeze.

But soon he stopped laughing.

Watching the waiter bring... the colorful sauce called Masala, and the... pancake.

My heart says what is this?

…

Xu Xin was busy working on a new movie in Los Angeles, and Yang Mi was not idle either.

After living abroad for more than half a year, she has finally returned to China.

As soon as the person came back, all the things that had been accumulated waiting for her to make a decision came one after another.

The first is the Volvo contract.

When the contract expires this year, Xu Xin will lose the global services provided by Volvo.

Yang Mi was actually a little confused.

She didn't think about it.

The Volvo people wanted to continue renewing the contract, but this time they made a requirement, that is, she and her husband should be together.

Obviously, as the absolute heroine of a Hollywood blockbuster that is currently in theaters and has already exceeded 800 million in box office, her commercial value is getting stronger and stronger.

The auspicious person hopes that the two can be bound.

Of course, the conditions given are also quite generous.

Not to mention anything else, the endorsement fee alone is worth 8 figures in a year.

But Yang Mi hesitated after hearing this condition.

Because as the child grows older, her demand for Volvo is actually not that high.

As a baby, she was afraid that something would go wrong. But when her children grow up, she pursues balance more than safety.

Maybe I didn’t feel anything before.

But since her husband bought that Bentley in the United States, she has been a little...how should I put it?

Like the new and hate the old.

I want to try other "new loves".

Therefore, she did not give a specific answer to this matter, but planned to wait until her husband was finished with his busy schedule and then ask again after he returned to China.

Of course, having said that, only two of the three commercials with Volvo have been completed. Even if the contract ends, the last commercial must be completed.

Besides this matter, the most important thing is actually Teng Xun's visit.

On September 1st, Tencent announced the establishment of Tencent Literature, a wholly-owned acquisition of Shanda Literature, a subsidiary of Shanda Group, and Tencent Literature will operate independently as a subsidiary.

The two companies have now completed the acquisition phase and begun to integrate resources.

Visual inspection...all the handover work should be completed before the end of next year.

To outsiders, this news is actually not that big of a deal.

But for those in the industry, many people are aware of one thing...

That’s why people from Tencent are targeting the IP copyright market.

Different from Arina’s route of cooperating to establish a film and television company and engage in film investment, they seem to pay more attention to the IP direction of online literature.

Although the starting points of the two tracks are different, the subsequent goals are actually the same.

That is...strongly entering the film and television industry.

For a time, "IP" became a new concept in the film and television industry.

The most direct impact is that the copyrights of some novels have begun to skyrocket.

But for Yang Mi, the situation now has been completely reversed.

I especially remember that at the beginning of the year, people from Tencent offered 3% of the shares of the integrated Literature Group in exchange for 20% of Shuangwei’s shares.

Yang Mi left them alone for more than half a year.

In the past half year, Xiying Film Studio and Shaanxi Television announced a cooperation to jointly develop and produce film and television dramas.

Through the "Legend of Lu Zhen", a new little girl Zhao Liying jumped into the public eye.

The launch of "Tiny Times" against the wind has tripled the valuation of LeTV Pictures.

And Yang Mi's new Hollywood film is aiming to be the number one box office hit this year.

Xu Xin's movies are also a big hit in Hollywood...

Not to mention the film projects launched by Xi Film Studio, which almost monopolized the film market in the first half of the year.

Headwind, Shuangwei, Cloud Atlas, Xiying...

It seems that the entire northwest circle has completely transformed within the past six months.

On the other hand, in the Beijing circle, although there are frequent works, there is never anything particularly out of the circle.

The decline was revealed in such an "unremarkable" way.

If we really want to talk about any big move in the Beijing circle, perhaps the only one is that they and Huayi have reached cooperation again.

From the previous Alibaba investment, it has become a holding and cooperative development.

In other words, Ali placed his treasure on Huayi.

As an opponent, what Tencent would do... that would be too simple.

Can you enter Cloud Atlas?

Can't get in.

Yindu, Shanghai Film, and West Film are joint ventures and manage against the wind.

It's a piece of metal and there's no way you can get in.

Not to mention the headwind.

The only breakthrough is Shuangwei.

However, Shuangwei is not a listed company.

Everyone only knows that it makes money, but there is no way to estimate a particularly clear and specific value.

After people from Tencent found out about the film and television drama platform plan launched by Xiying and Shaanxi Film and Television, they found that they had already started planning.

The first is for the production team to set up an outsourcing company.

The second is to link up with the screenwriting team of Art Creation Home.

With the absolute advantages of Shaanxi TV as a star platform, and a group of backbone actors and directors as the execution wheels.

The most important thing is that they also acquired Noon Sunshine Post-Production Company, a subsidiary of Shanying, which originally released "Crossing the Guandong", "Da Ranfang" and "Wenzhou Family".

From the crew, to the actors, directors and post-production series, the whole set of things is complete.

What they lack now...or in other words, the only thing they need is a steady stream of IP copyrights!

For a film and television layman, this is simply a God-given opportunity.

And what should I do if I want to board this ship?

Simple.

Or find Director Xu.

Or find Yang Mi.

Of course, you can also go directly to Xiying Studio or Shaanxi Film Studio.

only……

Whoever does this is a fool.

As a result, the status of both parties was completely reversed.

In the past, everyone worked together as equals.

And now... they have to "beg" Yang Mi.

"Teacher Yang, long time no see."

Yang Mi looked at a group of people from Tengxun walking into the reception room with smiles on their faces, and a smile appeared on her face:

"Yes, long time no see."

…

"Hey, what's up?"

At around 9pm in Los Angeles, Xu Xin received a call from his wife.

Looking at the bright daylight at his wife's side, he was stunned and asked subconsciously:

"Has the child finished school?"

"It's only 1 p.m., brother, are you confused?"

Yang Mi complained.

"Well……"

Looking at her stunned husband, Yang Mi realized that he seemed to have just taken a shower.

asked:

"Have you finished taking a shower?"

"Um."

"Hehehe, it must smell good, right? Come on, come closer and let me smell it."

Xu Xin rolled his eyes directly:

"Can you put away this perverted picture? Your nostrils are so big that you could eat me."

"Hmph! Hmph!"

Hearing this nymphomaniac's movements, he rolled his eyes even more.

Then he hit the bed with his head and let out a comfortable groan:

"Huh... I have something to say and something to say, I am almost exhausted after a long day of work."

"What have you done?"

"The movie starts filming the day after tomorrow. I spent the whole day running around the location today to finalize some final details. I was busy until about 8 o'clock in the morning. Counting now... I've only been home less than half an hour ago."

"Okay, there are two things."

"Um."

"First, I did the public relations for "Four Little Flowers"..."

"Well, who did you choose?"

"It's not public relations. This time, Southern Weekly cooperated with Tencent. Tencent acquired part of their equity and has a strong say. Then... I chose Tangtang, Shishi, Qi Ge and BABY."

"Oh...huh!?"

Xu Xin was suddenly startled:

"Who!? Say it again?"

"Tangtang, Shishi, Qi Ge, baby."

"..."

Xu Xin's eyes widened.

Looking blankly at my wife on the screen, my first reaction was:

"Have you negotiated the equity exchange with the people from Tencent?"

When Yang Mi heard this, she felt that after all, her husband's brain was better.

The response is really fast.

So he nodded:

"Well, this is the second thing I told you. 10% for 5%. I agreed."

Although... this condition sounds quite crazy at first glance.

But Xu Xin is not arrogant enough to think that Shuangwei can exchange 5% of its shares for 10% of the shares of Tencent's film and television company.

That's even more insane.

So it should be 10% of Shuangwei’s equity in exchange for 5% of Tencent.

but……

"Are there any additional conditions? How much are their valuations? You... are basically bringing Shuangwei's worth to half of theirs? Can it be so cheap?"

"Tsk..."

Hearing this, Yang Mi showed a rather unhappy expression.

As for grandma’s legs, you’re the only one who’s too clever, right?

It's like putting a camera on me.

"They want to set up a new media company with Yuntu. Yuntu, Shaanxi and Taiwan, Shuangwei, and them. There are four joint ventures in total, and they account for the majority."

When Xu Xin heard this, he immediately became energetic and asked quickly:

"You didn't agree directly, did you?"

"You think I'm stupid, what's my level? Just agree?"

Yang Mi rolled her eyes speechlessly:

"The main thing we talked about this afternoon was this. They are not satisfied with just promoting other people's artists. In fact, this is normal. After all, they are BAT Yusan family. If they really bow to me, I will think they are cheating. Let's put the matter aside On the surface, I think it's quite sincere.

Their appeal is very simple. At this stage, what they need is people like us in the circle. They need connections, networks, and strength. After all, Alibaba has already begun to make plans. If they continue to be so slow, one step will be slow, and one step will be slow. But after getting up, they also had their own plans.

From artists, to film and television dramas, to the downward layout of the film and television entertainment industry. In their words, it is “creating a pan-entertainment ecological industry chain.” So they also hope to rely on our strength to help them complete the transformation. As for what it will be like in the future...it's hard to say, but everyone is definitely doing it for their friends. I think this is quite good. You are a gentleman, and I am also a gentleman.

I agreed to the equity swap and the intention of this cooperative company. But they have to communicate with the factory and Shaanxi Province. It's impossible for me to make the decision in this matter. Me making the decision shows how capable I am. "

After hearing his wife's explanation, Xu Xin felt more at ease.

Although he didn't believe that his wife would be impulsive, there was definitely nothing wrong with doing this.

So he nodded slightly:

"Well, then it's settled. Let's talk to the factory later. They have a lot of IP, and there is indeed a lot of advantage in joining forces. Your agreement to exchange shares means that we agree with our attitude. As for what they promised to the factory If there are some things from Li, Shaanxi and Taiwan, that has nothing to do with us. Just take what you have, don’t be too greedy.”

"I think so too."

"Then what does this matter about the four little beauties?"

"It's just a benefit. Or to show off one's energy... Don't ask me how they hooked up with Southern Weekly, I don't know. But among these four people, except for Tangtang's slight controversy, I think everyone else is She is well deserved. But Tangtang is not sorry. She will appear in several works in the coming year. Besides, if we really cooperate in the future, she will be my first choice for TV series."

"Is Yang Ying worthy of his reputation?"

"Otherwise? Isn't it just for this effect that you throw her out as a magnet? When people see it, even if she comes out of Shuangwei, she still has resources. Right?"

"..."

Xu Xin shook his head speechlessly:

"I don't know if that's right or not, but I just know...these four little beauties will be completely worthless from now on."

"That's because it's easy for you. What about other people? You throw out a spot and see if they will fight for it?"

"Tsk..."

Although he could feel the look in his wife's eyes as "a full man doesn't know a hungry man," he was still a little speechless.

Even though he had been mentally prepared before, but... In fact, from the bottom of his heart, as one of the recognition honors his wife had received, he had more or less feelings about the "Four Little Girls".

pity.

From this point of view, this gold content may become lower and lower in the future.

But there is nothing we can do about it. Some times, after all, we can no longer go back to.

"Okay, is there anything else? I'll take a rest."

"There is another matter about Volvo. Do you want to renew your contract? If you want to renew, they want to sign us both, but I don't want to sign."

"Well……"

Xu Xin thought for a while and said:

"I think this kind of global travel is quite convenient. You can figure it out. I won't have the time to think about it so much when the movie starts shooting."

Yawning, he huddled under the covers and waved to the phone to hang up.

Then……

"Oh yes!"

"...what?"

Xu Xin asked, who was so sleepy that he couldn't even open his eyes.

"Remember to lock the door these days."

"...?"

Some didn't understand what it meant, and he asked in confusion:

"Why?"

"Fat Xian'er got the script and left this afternoon. She told me by name that I would kill you alone in the United States. Even Jesus can't keep you, she said."

"Well……"

Xu Xin opened his mouth, wanting to say something to make up for it.

However, Yang Mi felt that this matter had little to do with her.

You did all the damage, why should I take the blame for you?

So he gnashed his teeth:

"Hey, good night!"

Toot.

The phone hangs up.

He closed his eyes and the whole room fell silent.

But not long after, he suddenly sat up again, got up, came to the bedroom door, and locked the door.

Grandma's... I should have known better than to make that joke.

Why are you so scared?

With this fear, he wrapped himself tightly in the quilt, his eyes darkened, and he fell asleep.

And at noon the next day, he saw Fei Xian'er, who was looking for him in anger.

Not to mention, the fairy sister is really cute with her puffy face, and the baby fat sets it off just right.

"Xu, you piece of shit! Your conscience has been eaten by dogs!"

These were the first words the fairy sister said when she saw him.

Fortunately, it was in Chinese, otherwise director Goethe Hsu's reputation would have been completely ruined.

Xu Xin laughed sarcastically and quickly explained:

"This is a chance to show off, not to mention, how many people dream of marrying the handsome Keanu Reeves."

"I'm begging for nothing!"

It was okay that he didn't mention it, but when he mentioned it, the fairy sister became even more angry.

"You know what's the most outrageous thing?"

"What?"

"Before I got on the plane, I played a lot of cross talks in advance. There was a section about Brother Qian'er going to the crew to act in a play. The play was called Little Widow Goes to the Grave! There was a photo of Brother Qian'er at the opening... I originally listened to it haha I laughed, and ended up laughing...I cried!! Isn't this just me! Why am I so unlucky! The whole scene is just two videos saved on my phone and a narration! Are you still a human being! !”

"puff……"

Xu Xin couldn't hold it back and suddenly burst into laughter.

Because he had heard this cross talk.

And I listened to it live.

At that time, I and my wife went to the Deyun Club Theater to listen to the cross talk between Teacher Guo and Brother Qianer.

There is a section like this.

"Say, why is this plot so familiar? When I teased you, I had a vague feeling that I had heard it somewhere..."

Upon hearing his soliloquy, the fairy sister immediately became angry:

"I'll kick you to death!!!"

"Hey, hey... I'm wrong, I'm wrong. I'm wrong."

He quickly dodged the kick and begged for mercy.

"You're so wrong! You did it on purpose! You lied to me about why the show didn't start and I didn't give you the script! When I saw the faxed script, I was dumbfounded! You have the ability to send it to me in person! And you asked Paramount to I'm the one who sent you a message! My aunt will kick you to death!!!"

"Hahahahaha..."

Seeing her hopping and cursing, Xu Xin smiled even more happily.

But...how to say it.

The scenes of MR Wick's wife are indeed pitiful.

Strictly speaking, just two games.

One is the couple having a sweet play at the beach, and the other is the wife lying on the bed looking at him.

Then there's a narration where she gives Wick a dog.

Just three scenes, very simple.

She is said to be a heroine, but her status is not even as good as the female killer played by Margot.

This kind of treatment for a heroine can be regarded as the first in history.

Yang Mi obviously also knew how deceptive her husband's joke was, otherwise she wouldn't have been so gloating yesterday when she said that Fei Xian'er wanted to kill him alone.

Deserve it.

It's your own fault, you can't live without it.

And the fairy sister was merciful after all, otherwise with America's citizenship, she would not kick with her feet, but directly use a shotgun.

After grabbing Xu Xin and pinching and scratching her for a long time, she finally let out her breath, panting.

While panting, he said:

"Huh...huh...when will the filming start?"

"Tomorrow, tomorrow it will be officially launched. Have you brought all the procedures?"

"Bring it."

"Let's go then. You go up and sign the contract. The lawyer Sister Mo has found for you is already waiting up there."

"how about you?"

"I'll wait for you to come home."

"Get back to me."