I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

The way children express love is usually very simple.

The same goes for Nuannuan and Yangyang.

Their most intuitive request for missing their father is Nuan Nuan's sentence:

"Dad, I want to eat KFC!"

KFC is certainly not a rare thing, let alone my daughter who wants to eat it. She just wants to buy a store and be a father can satisfy her.

It's just...he's more curious.

Why does my daughter suddenly like to eat this bite?

It didn't matter. As soon as I asked, the two children started a complaining meeting in the car.

Complaints such as "Mom won't let me eat it", "My mother spanked me after eating it", "It hurts", "Bad woman", etc. were handed to Xu Xin's arms one by one.

On the way to the mall, Xu Xin finally understood how the stepmother named Yang treated her children when she was not around.

That's so vicious!

No KFC!

No ice cream!

Even the most drinks you can drink are sour plum soup!

Don’t even think about Coke, Sprite and the like.

The most important thing is that the two children (Nuan Nuan) can't explode yet.

If she dares to stab her, she really does it.

This made my daughter feel aggrieved. In the car, she started pointing at her butt and describing to her father how painful it was from her mother's spanking...

But Lao Xu felt very distressed.

So, when Yang Mi, who was preparing to cook mutton at home, saw a large bag of KFC in Nuan Nuan's arms, a Qi family knife immediately flew to Xu Xin.

"Oh! The kid wants to eat. I didn't buy too much, just a little."

Xu Xin hurriedly helped the two children to catch up with each other, and Yang Mi did give her husband face.

This face is only for you.

but……

"Xu Weizhen! Do you want to eat it?"

She asked a very polite question in the most threatening tone.

Yangyang is so smart.

When I saw my mother's eyebrows, I knew how to answer.

So he immediately shook his head:

"Mom, I don't want to eat, I eat vegetables!"

Yang Mi was satisfied, but Xu Wanqing was unhappy.

"No! You have to eat with me! Dad! My brother won't eat KFC with me!"

Xu Xinxin said, daughter, your brother just wants to live, what's wrong with him?

Do you have to force him to death?

So he kept winking at his daughter, telling her to shut up and go eat before her mother got angry.

But my daughter only understood half of it.

Seeing her father wink at KFC, she immediately understood.

Dad probably meant for me to drag my brother into the water with me.

So he took out a piece of finger-sucking original chicken from the family bucket and stuffed it into Yangyang's mouth.

Yangyang is so smart. At this time, the queen mother obviously wants to sacrifice one of us. If you die as a Taoist friend but not as a poor Taoist, can you die and don't drag me with you?

So he quickly dodged.

As a result, the finger-sucking chicken didn't hit his mouth, but instead hit his white sweatshirt.

Then... the position where Nuannuan pinches is still the thinnest piece of meat.

After this "battle" continued, not only did a butter stain appear on the sweater, but the piece of finger-licking original chicken also "broken".

It fell to the ground with a thud.

As long as the thing fell on the ground did not last more than three seconds, it would be fine. Nuan Nuan, who had been taught by her parents since she was a child, did not know the concept of lunch on the plate. She immediately squatted on the ground to pick it up. After picking it up, she even slapped her brother in the face.

When Yangyang dodged, she grabbed Yangyang's clothes with her greasy hands.

Finally, after Yangyang reluctantly took a bite, Nuannuan saw that her brother had already entered the water, and immediately turned her back and bit the piece of finger-sucking original chicken into her mouth.

After taking a bite, it seemed that the taste was a bit bland.

She dug into her pocket again with her oily little hands.

The grease stains on her hands were smeared on the edge of her pocket, and she took out five or six packets of ketchup that Xu Xin didn't know where she got:

"Dad, open it for me."

"..."

Xu Xin said nothing, but turned to look at his wife.

Then he saw his wife's face as red as the sunset.

Apparently her blood pressure had gone up.

And no matter how smart Yangyang is, he is still just a child.

He didn't realize that his clothes were dirty, but he felt oily at the corners of his mouth and felt uncomfortable, so he rubbed his mouth with his sleeve again.

"Creak..."

Xu Xin heard the sound of gritting teeth.

then……

Yang Dalin, who heard the noise, walked into the kitchen and saw his son-in-law and two grandsons rushing towards the wall.

The place where you stand is called a sign board.

He was stunned.

He pretended he didn't see anything, took the chive flowers and fermented bean curd, and silently left the house.

As soon as I walked out, I heard the girl roaring in the kitchen:

"Who told you to peek! Stand still! No one is allowed to eat today if you can't stand!"

"Mom, I don't eat, I eat KFC."

"Ah!!! Xu Wanqing!!!!"

Yang Chunling, who also heard the noise, walked out of the house, looked at her husband in confusion and asked:

"What happened again?"

"Don't ask blindly."

Yang Dalin quickly shook his head:

"You also want to be punished by standing still?"

Unexpectedly, Yang Chunling was happy after hearing this.

As if being provoked, he rolled up his arms and sleeves and went straight to the kitchen:

"I want to see if the little girl dares to rebel against Tiangang!"

then……

"Damn girl, stand still for me! Don't move!"

Hearing this noise and looking at his son-in-law and two grandsons who came out of the kitchen as if they had been granted amnesty, he shook his head helplessly.

"well……"

"Grandpa, give you some KFC~!"

In the eyes of his grandson who looked at his sister with disgust and said, "You're going to die soon, you idiot." Looking at his silly granddaughter who was smiling, Yang Dalin tried to hold his lovely granddaughter's hand for the last time:

"Baby, would you like to sleep with grandpa tonight?"

"I don't want it! I want to sleep with my parents!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

The two adults and one child looked at the silly girl with a happy face...

Just wait to die.

Hopeless.

Farewell.

…

Xu Xin rested at home for two days.

And Lao Wang’s hot search has been hanging for two days.

On the 10th, the hot searches did not fall out of the top ten... Just think how popular the news about his marriage is.

However, despite all the gossip outside, things are calm inside the "Love and Family" group.

Liu Zhishi and Liu Yifei even went to see a movie together.

"Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon"

Starring Yang Ying.

My evaluation after coming back is:

"Yang Ying's acting skills are okay, not that bad."

Yang Mi's response was an emoticon showing her hands spread out.

Whether Yang Ying's acting skills are good or bad has nothing to do with her.

However, the first-day box office of "Detective Detective" was very good, with a magical 64 million!

Let’s not mention whether this figure is accurate or not. Anyway, Huayi, who had been suppressed for a year, finally felt proud and made bold statements in the media, aiming for a billion box office.

The stock price of this big brother in the Beijing circle immediately began to rise.

It's as if the big brother who once took the lead is back.

But this time, the media's response was no longer as enthusiastic as in previous years.

Because...at least in 2013, they were just chasers in the Northwest Circle.

You should catch up first and then talk about it.

On the 10th, Xu Xin and Yang Mi went to Xiying Film Studio together to complete the final recording and sound editing work for "Breaking Silence".

At this point, the movie is officially edited.

It was sent to the factory for review that day, and the next step was to send it to Cannes for review.

Before submitting it for review, Xu Xin and his wife watched the movie from beginning to end.

Yang Mi frowned as she watched.

It's not that I'm dissatisfied... but I didn't expect the film's style to be so calm and restrained.

Just like a bystander.

There is no particular expression of emotion.

It seems as if the camera is just recording a case that happened in a remote mountainous area, nothing more.

However, she didn't ask any more questions.

For her, this video is a thing of the past.

October 12th.

The hot search for Lao Wang’s wedding finally disappeared from the hot search list.

Xu Xin also boarded a plane to the Magic City.

We rushed directly to Chasing Light’s headquarters in Lujiazui.

Unlike the previous company relocation, which had only a handful of employees, the company now has more than 220 employees, which can be considered a “medium” company.

When Xu Xin arrived downstairs, it turned out that Yang Wenjie, the technical director of the PO court, and Xu Jian came to greet him.

"Director Xu."

The two of them greeted Xu Xin.

Xu Xin nodded slightly, and first handed over the box containing the master disk of "John Wick".

The employees on the side quickly took it over.

Xu Xin asked as they walked toward the building:

"How is the project team being assembled? The special effects manager from Paramount will be arriving in a few days."

Yang Wenjie nodded:

"Don't worry, Director Xu, there will be no problem. The people selected this time have very strong technical standards. When we recruited in the middle of the year, there were still some special effects artists who came back from Hollywood in the group. MR. Wick There are actually not many special effects samples, and they are the kind that can be done carefully if you work slowly, so there won’t be any problems.”

His words were not adulterated.

The shots of "John Wick" all use common lens processing techniques, and some special effects shots also belong to the texture category. For example, the chase scene in the city where Kege drives a Mustang was actually completed in a studio. . All you need to do is frame the urban background on the green screen. The technical threshold is indeed not high, but you must do it very carefully, otherwise it will be easy to be seen.

Several people got on the elevator together.

Soon, after arriving at the light-chasing floor, Xu Xin just walked in and saw "countless" workstations, computers, and talented people sitting in front of the computers working hard.

"Director Xu, please come this way."

Xu Jian pointed in one direction.

Xu Xin nodded slightly and was about to take a step when he suddenly saw a screen facing his staff who was using an electronic drawing board to draw a... character that he was quite familiar with.

So, he waved his hand and walked over directly.

Yang Wenjie and Xu Jian naturally wanted to follow, but Yang Wenjie still asked another staff member to take the box containing the master disk into the conference room first.

The buddy who was painting with the 3D engine seemed to have noticed someone behind him. He subconsciously turned his head and found a face that he usually only saw on the TV looking at the screen in front of him.

He was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up:

"Xu...Director Xu. Mr. Yang, Mr. Xu."

"Um."

Xu Xin nodded slightly and pointed at Brother Monkey holding a golden hoop in the model:

"Is this a model for "The Return of the Great Sage"?"

"Yes...that's right. The modeling of the return of the Great Sage. I am designing the armor of the Great Sage after his transformation."

"Yes, I know...it looks like it was made by Ming Dynasty?"

This guy was stunned, obviously he didn't expect Director Xu to even understand this.

So he nodded quickly:

"Yes, we are referring to the armor made in the Ming Dynasty..."

As the guy spoke, he operated the brush. After a few clicks, he listed a dozen sets of finished armors that had been designed.

"According to the director's request, what we want to do is Jiang Liu'er being crushed under the stone. When the great sage finally awakens after being filled with grief and anger, he transforms into armor..."

"too dark."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Xin shook his head and said:

"These armors are too dark."

"Well……"

Xu Xin looked at the other party's stunned eyes and continued to ask:

"What are the director's requirements? Do you have a rough sample of the transformation for this part?"

"Yes, yes."

With that said, the staff quickly retrieved a very rough video sample.

In the video, you can see from the main perspective that a huge stone flies towards the human figure standing out of thin air, and then golden light shines through the gaps in the stone. Finally, the stone turns into powder, and then the screen switches to a still rough monkey. Golden light emitted from the model's body, and in the golden light, there were countless flying small iron pieces sticking to the model's body one after another.

After finally completing an action similar to the transformation of a robot armor, the monkey flicked his right hand. Xu Xin looked particularly familiar. The red cloak with the texture of a water sleeve automatically extended and danced with the wind.

"This is Director Tian's request. The Great Sage will complete his transformation in the golden light. And there will be streaks of golden light around his armor..."

"Is that why you made the armor so dark?"

"Yes, at first we thought about using the Mingguang Armor made in the Tang Dynasty. But the color must be gold, otherwise it will not reflect the kind of heroism. But the color difference between gold and golden light made several versions and the director was not satisfied. In the end The Ming-made armor was used instead. The Great Sage has a slender figure, so the Ming-made armor is more suitable than the Ming-Guang armor..."

He is talking.

But Xu Xin's brows furrowed.

"Show me the style of the Mingguang Armor."

"OK."

The staff hurriedly worked again and found a set of armor that looked particularly burly from a visual perspective.

And it can be seen that they have put a lot of thought into this set of Mingguang Armor Monkey King, and the static pattern is very complete.

Whether it is the facial features of the Great Sage, the lines of the Mingguang Armor, or the golden light surrounding the armor, they have all been created.

But... as the other party said, the golden light does not match the golden evil beast patterns on the shawl, waist skirt, etc.

Or, no golden light.

Or, don’t want the golden evil beast breast mirror or shawl.

Tian Xiaopeng obviously chose golden light instead of golden armor for better effect.

But...Xu Xin has a different view.

As a director, what is the first aesthetic foundation you need to have?

It is "harmony".

Not only the shots must be harmonious, but the beauty of the characters must also be harmonious.

In terms of comparison, the armor made in the Ming Dynasty is obviously not as powerful as the Mingguang armor made in the Tang Dynasty.

As this employee said, the Great Sage has a very slender body, and the Ming Dynasty armor worn on him gives people the impression of a "thin bamboo pole".

Far less powerful and domineering than Mingguang Kai.

But the "protective golden light" around the Great Sage can indeed make up for it.

But the question is... why must we make up for it?

Instead of complementing each other?

So, he said:

"Have you ever thought about replacing these golden lights with other media?"

This guy was stunned:

"ah?"

"I'm referring to media such as flames. Why must the body be protected by golden light?"

Now, this man didn't know what to say.

Because this kind of thing is not something he would think about, but a decision made by the director.

Xu Xin naturally understood this truth, so he said:

"In this way, I will give you a concept. You can find a few other people to try to complete it and give it to Director Tian and let him see how it goes."

"Uh...you say."

He quickly opened the document to record.

"We use flames. The concept of flames is like the great sage jumping out of Laojun's alchemy furnace in "Journey to the West". But it's not a monotonous flame, but lava..."

Having said this, looking at the pictures on the computer, Xu Xin paused for a while and then said:

"For example, in the sample video just now, wasn't there a stone flying towards the Monkey King? When the big stone flew in front of the Monkey King, there was a strong sense of frustration. It was like a hair dryer blowing a moving ball. Stop the blowing. There should be a sense of suspension where the mutual forces cancel each other out.

Subsequently, the stone turned into magma. This process cannot be fast or delayed. After turning into magma, the magma liquid will start to fly around the great sage as if it is controlled.

Then the camera zoomed in on the details of the Great Sage's armor. Pieces of armor pieces were used to embed them on the Great Sage like a puzzle. The magma would flow around the armor pieces, like silk threads, and finally formed into the standard of the Mingguang Armor. , the magma that has not yet cooled should be like breathing, emitting a flicker of light and dark in these armor pieces, giving people the feeling that the armor is breathing.

Later, the eyes of the evil beasts on the shoulders, chest, and skirt of the Great Sage also appeared the red color of magma, and the eyes of the Great Sage were like the golden light of fiery eyes... We got rid of the too monotonous golden light and adopted this red color. It just echoes the moment when he throws out his cloak at the end, and the golden beast head should also look very harmonious... You can try this for a try, and take it to Director Tian for him to take a look at. "

"..."

"..."

"..."

I don’t know when it started, but there was no sound in the huge office area.

Even those who were still working just now...or saw the boss coming, even if they were fishing, they still had to show that they were working, their eyes were fixed in Xu Xin's direction.

Is it exclamation?

No.

They just find it outrageous.

Because Director Xu has just arrived.

Although I knew that the project "The Return of the Great Sage" was specially approved by Director Xu, during the production process, I never saw Director Xu at all.

Therefore, everyone can be sure that he is not clear about this project...perhaps except for the preliminary script, other aspects are not clear.

And everyone also heard the conversation between the two of them just now.

If Director Xu knew the current progress of the Great Sage, he would definitely not ask so many questions.

And this is where the outrageousness lies.

First of all, Director Xu used the most understandable description to express his suggestions...or needs.

The human brain is a very complex organ tissue.

However, Director Xu used the most straightforward words to let this complex organ tissue present a scene in the mind of the listener.

Magma, armor, breathing...

Like coming to life.

What are the most popular electronic devices in the past two years?

nonsense!

Breathing light!

Why are breathing lamps so popular?

nonsense!

Because it looks good!

Why does it look good? ...I don’t know, anyway, it’s just beautiful.

And now... Director Xu pressed a breathing lamp on the Great Sage through his words.

And...just listening to the description in the words, I know that the effect seems not bad.

After all, they knew about the demise of the Great Sage's version of the Mingguang Armor earlier than Director Xu.

And now following his train of thought...

Is it so outrageous! ?

Feeling the texture of the picture in their minds, this idea came to countless people's minds.

Director Xu...he had calculated everything, and it took less than five minutes to get in, right?

In five minutes, they were given the idea of ​​the finishing touch in the final climax of the movie "The Return of the Great Sage"?

Moreover, just hearing the description of this idea, even if the finished product has not yet been made, I feel... it will definitely be beautiful!

? ? ?

Is it really that outrageous?

Just when they were shocked, Xu Xin had already squinted at the other party's copywriting.

After confirming that his statement was correct, he nodded slightly:

"Yes, that's it, you guys try it. Of course, don't mention my suggestions, just let Director Tian make his own decisions..."

Suddenly, he paused and seemed to think of something. He picked up the pen next to the table and wrote a sentence on a stack of draft paper:

"Lava turns into armor, flames turn into robes."

After finishing writing, he smiled and said:

"That's what the central idea means."

After speaking, he patted this buddy on the shoulder:

"Come on, do it well."

Then he turned to Yang Wenjie and Xu Jian, whose eyes were also full of surprise, and said:

"let's go."

"……OK."

Xu Jian nodded quickly.

"Director Xu, please come this way."

"Um."

…

"What's the current progress of the "The Return of the Great Sage" project?"

"It's completed... about one-third of the time. Mainly because the initial character modeling took some time, and in terms of art style, the team has been looking for a more suitable way of expression. It's not too 3D, but it's also It needs to have a three-dimensional sense of the characters. As for the completion progress of the project...all the shots should be completed in the first half of next year, and when the dubbing and soundtrack are completed, it is estimated that it will be at least the end of 2014."

"Well, don't rush. Work slowly and carefully. The subject matter of "Journey to the West" has always been a very sensitive subject in everyone's mind. It's too similar and inappropriate. It's not like it and it's inappropriate. This aspect of art It is indeed difficult to handle. This film is Chaiguang's first independently completed animated film, and you still have responsibilities on your shoulders, so I won't put pressure on you, including Director Tian, ​​just do it well and do it carefully. At least, everyone who likes this subject needs to know that this movie is a sincere one. Quality is above all else."

Xu Xin's words were equivalent to a final decision.

After all, as direct participants in the project, both Yang Wenjie and Xu Jian knew that the total investment in the project was still at the level of "15 million."

The rest of the stuff is actually "whoring for free".

They had actually thought before that Director Xu would be unhappy if the project was delayed for too long and cost too much.

But today's words gave the two of them some reassurance.

Quality above all else…

Indeed, when it comes to animation production, quality does take precedence over everything else.

There is not much difference between a well-made animation and a shoddy one.

To put it bluntly, it's like the difference between a demon and a thunder-fire sword.

Carefully crafted animation, every scene, and even every frame, can make people feel the sincerity of the production team. Unless the story of a shoddy animation is particularly good, the audience will be able to forgive the visible poverty of the production team. otherwise……

After seeing the shoddy work, most people have only one thought in their mind:

"What the hell did I see?"

Since Director Xu likes the Thunder Fire Sword... bah.

Since Director Xu said that quality is above all else, it was equivalent to giving him a gold medal to avoid death.

Just do it boldly.

…

"The above are my requirements for the post-production of "John Wick". Of course, you don't have to be particularly stressed. I believe that your skills will be fine. In a few days, when people from Paramount arrive, who will If your English is good, remember to communicate more with this group of people who work on special effects. While you have a good relationship with us, ask more questions. Maybe some things they think are commonplace will be very enlightening for us. So, don’t be afraid of making mistakes. We must pursue progress, and all technical requirements must be in line with Hollywood. It doesn’t matter if it’s slower, but we must do it well! Do you understand?”

"Understood!!!"

In the conference room, a total of more than 40 special effects artists answered uniformly.

Xu Xin nodded slightly:

"Okay, that's it for today, come on. The meeting is over."

After saying that, he walked out first.

As soon as she left the house, Su Meng quickly picked up the phone and said:

"Brother Xu, Brother Xu Zhi has called you three times to ask if you are done, and wants to take you to dinner together."

"good."

Xu Xin responded and said to Xu Jian who followed him out:

"Then I'll leave the matter here to you."

Xu Jian nodded vigorously:

"It's no problem, Director Xu, don't worry."

"Of course I'm relieved... But again, we can be slow, we can fall, and we can even take detours. But the final product must meet the standards of Hollywood. Everything must be held to the highest standards, otherwise... we are chasing after It can’t keep up with Hollywood. Lao Xu, you should understand what I mean.”

"I see."

Looking at Xu Xin's extremely determined eyes, Xu Jian nodded vigorously again.

At the same time, I felt a little emotional...

In the past, he just felt that Director Xu was not short of money... Now he really felt the "terrible" of the other party.

My boss is really not short of money.

Moreover, my boss really wants to do something for the development of CG special effects technology in China.

What is most needed for the development of CG technology?

Very simple.

money.

And people who are willing to spend money.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that the future became brighter.

The troubles that had been lingering in my mind, such as the daily operating costs, small business volume, and money lost, seemed to no longer be a problem at this moment.

"Well, let's put it that way."

Xu Xin patted him on the shoulder:

"Come on, work hard. I'm leaving."

Xu Jian, who also heard Su Meng’s words just now, naturally would not try to persuade him to stay:

"Okay, Director Xu, I'll see you off."

"No, you go and eat quickly. It's almost time."

Xu Xin waved his hand and led Su Meng towards the exit of the company.