I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 1065 1060. Half of the Country

January 1, 2014.

New Year.

Nothing happened today.

I want to go to the hook bar to listen to music.

incident.

Get beaten.

…

January 2nd.

Snow.

See a movie.

"Private Customization" is really average and not funny.

"One Step Away" is quite different from expectations, too profound and unfriendly to the audience.

I asked my friends to listen to music on Goulan, but to no avail.

Get beaten.

…

January 3rd.

The dog woman beat me up to prevent me from going to the hook bar to listen to music.

Wait!

…

January 4th.

Today I can finally leave this cold, heartless and unreasonable home, and stay away from the hot girl [cross out]

My wife is the cutest woman in the world.

She is beautiful and generous, good-looking and kind, has a pair of beautiful big eyes, and her whip is thick and long! [Crossed out] The braids are thick and long.

[To the person who picked up these pages of the diary. Brother, remember! The secret to staying happy is to stay away from women! Go quickly! ! hurry up! ! !

Also, don’t imitate me. No serious person can keep a diary! Especially if you have a wife at home who can violently demolish your notebook, never write a diary!

That’s it for now, let’s take care of ourselves. 】

…

Berlin, early morning on January 6th.

Xu Xin walked into the screening room with a large austenitic 304 technological material thermos bottle in his hand.

This pot is full of hot water, enough for him to refill the tea.

He really can't get used to the coffee from foreigners.

When he arrived, he found that he was the last one to arrive, and he quickly said with a smile:

"Sorry, I'm late."

Corporal James smiled slightly:

"The time is just right, Xu, how was your New Year's holiday?"

"Not bad. What about you?"

"very good."

"Just like that, it feels like normal."

"not bad……"

After chatting for a few minutes, the Golden Bear staff came over with a box containing the disc in their hands.

At the same time, a manuscript was distributed.

It contains the name of each film and a blank space for the judges to write reasons for their recommendation.

On the last page, there are the names of all Berlin's main competition unit awards, followed by a line of underline.

Obviously to get a vote.

After Xu Xin flipped through a few pages, he had an idea in his mind and put the document aside.

At this time, Corporal James said:

"ladies and gentlemen."

Following his words, everyone looked up at him.

The normally cheerful chairman of the jury showed his formal gaze for the first time. After taking a deep breath, he said:

“This is our final round of judging and the final selection of the winner of this year’s Berlin Golden Bear.

I know that during the first two rounds of reviews, all of us actually had a vague choice in mind. And based on his own aesthetics, he listed the artistic award winners and works.

However, in this third round of judging, my request to everyone is that you maintain your absolute belief in fairness, objectivity, and rationality, and select the trophy that best meets your expectations for this film festival!

Remember, we are united here by the art of cinema.

You must not let it down. "

He said this formally and without any sense of joking.

After hearing his words, everyone including Xu Xin nodded in unison.

Yes.

James' words are also their requirements for themselves.

Even if some of these movies are from their country, they are even made by filmmakers they know well.

However, these are not enough to make everyone live up to this world-famous Golden Bear trophy.

This is the ethics of a filmmaker!

As everyone nodded in agreement, James motioned to the staff.

let's start.

…

In fact, in Xu Xin's view, there is nothing particularly controversial about the various Golden Bear awards this time.

In his mind, he would give the award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution, that is, Best Photography, to "The Grand Budapest Hotel."

The aesthetics of the other party’s shots are in line with his taste.

But the thing is... this movie is not only good at photography, its artistry is also qualified to compete for the "Jury Silver Bear"...

As for the best actor and actress, he will unswervingly give it to Liao Fan and Sister Bingbing.

It’s not that we are very close, or that we want to add another honor to Chinese-language films...

He is not so angry.

The reason for this determination is simple.

Among all the films shortlisted for the main competition in this film festival, in terms of actors' acting skills, Liao Fan and Sister Bingbing are the first in his mind.

As for best director...he'd give it to the director of "Boyhood."

This film allowed him to see clearly the director's concern for the lives of ordinary people. He captured the turbulence in the ordinary and the greatness of humanity that must remember to embrace every beautiful moment in life.

No doubt he enjoyed it.

As for other awards…

To be honest, the most difficult choice for Xu Xin was "Best Picture".

Because Best Picture and Best Director cannot be awarded to the same movie, he was quite hesitant.

In his eyes, "Boyhood" and "Fireworks of the Day" are actually equally good in terms of films.

His sensitivity as a director makes him more inclined to classify "Boyhood" as a director's "solo dance."

Taking an ordinary story and making it look so beautiful.

But equally, it is also a strong contender for "Best Picture".

"Fireworks in the Day" is more like a big, stable truck.

Whether it is Lao Diao's camera language, dramatic tension, or actor's acting skills... the entire Hexagon Warrior may not be top-notch in any of them, but it has no shortcomings at all. There are no obvious shortcomings or flaws...

He was really hesitant.

It can be said that these are his three favorite films at this year's Berlin Film Festival.

One is "The Grand Budapest Hotel", one is "Boyhood", and one is "Fireworks of the Day".

These three are his favorites.

As for other movies... Whether it is Lou Ye's "Massage" or Yamada Yoji's "Little Home", they are actually very good, but their shortcomings are also obvious.

Some scripts are not accurate enough, and some are simply customized according to the taste of the Golden Bear Award, but they are not filmed well...

The flaws in these movies are quite obvious.

Five days flew by.

At around 4 pm on the 11th, as the screening of the last movie ended, the staff member responsible for storing the discs left with the box in his arms.

The remaining staff came to the front with a small safe.

"Judges, please submit your voting list within half an hour. Mr. James, you have the right to decide with 1.5 votes. After counting, we will not announce the results, but select separate awards that do not reach more than 3 votes. Let’s start the review voting.”

Following his words, the screening room was now like an examination site. The eight judges lowered their heads and began to fill in the names of films that they thought were suitable for various awards.

The person who submitted the results fastest was Christopher.

Big Brother seemed to be in a hurry to smoke. After finishing writing, he submitted it to the staff and then asked:

"Can I go smoke?"

"sure."

So, Big Brother walked out.

After Xu Xin filled in his awards, he glanced around.

I noticed someone frowning.

Some people pick up the pen and drop it quickly and neatly.

He put the pen against his chin, looked at the only blank "Best Director" and "Best Picture" on his side, and fell into deep thought.

Until the second person, the third person...slowly, only Xu Xin and Barbara were left without "handing in the papers".

Xu Xin really thought about it for a long time.

Finally, I filled in the two blank options and submitted it to the staff.

Then comes the final Barbara.

After all the judges' votes were collected, the two staff members began to count them in front of everyone.

After counting for about 10 minutes, just after 5 o'clock, they put all the voting papers into the safe and nodded politely to everyone:

"Thank you to all the judges for your efforts in this Berlin Film Festival. Goodbye."

Then he left.

Xu Xin was stunned...

Not only him, but others were also a little surprised.

The result of the review is that if a certain award does not receive more than 3 votes, it will be singled out for re-evaluation.

All re-evaluations will end today.

The voting results are then sealed and kept by the Berlin Film Festival itself, and the judges' work is over.

Now the staff will take it away directly?

That means...the voting results this time were quite consistent. No matter which winning work was awarded, it was recognized by at least 3 of the 8 people present.

Huh?

Why do everyone have such a unified aesthetic?

And just when everyone was staring at each other, Corporal James suddenly became happy.

He glanced at the closed door of the screening room and said to everyone:

"Best Picture, who did you choose? ... Chris, your fastest submission, who did you choose?"

""Black Coal, Thin Ice""

Big Brother doesn’t hide it either… and there is no need to hide it.

The result cannot be changed, and the current time is just their own "gossip".

After hearing this, James looked at Xu Xin again:

"Xu, what about you?"

"me too."

After saying that, Xu Xin looked at the others.

Barbara and Greta also raised their hands.

It means that I also chose "Fireworks in the Day".

Seeing this, James shrugged:

"Me too...it seems there is no controversy about Best Picture."

Among the 8.5 votes, "Fireworks in the Day" exclusively received 5.5 votes.

"!!!"

Seeing this result, Xu Xin suddenly... felt an indescribable excitement.

But he couldn't express it.

Can……

A Chinese-language film once again won the "Best Picture" award!

This kind of news...

I really can’t imagine how the domestic filmmakers will feel when the results of the film festival are finally announced!

Does this count as Chinese-language films returning to the land of fairyland?

And James asked:

"What about "Best Director"? I chose "Boyhood", everyone..."

"..."

Except for Danish actress Trina Disholm, the other six judges all raised their hands.

"Wow."

Trina was a little surprised and speechless.

"Am I the only one who thinks The Grand Budapest Hotel is great?"

"Ms. Disholm, I gave it the Jury Silver Bear."

After Xu Xin finished speaking, several more people raised their hands...

Needless to say, Trine gave the best director to "The Grand Budapest Hotel"...she was "wrong" again.

"I gave you Fireworks in the Day."

Her eyes were full of helplessness.

Obviously, as a minority, she began to doubt her own aesthetics.

And next...

Just like checking the answers after an exam, the eight judges checked their voting results over and over again.

The winners list of the 64th Berlin Film Festival has also been released without any controversy.

Yes, no doubt about it.

Even Xu Xin, who voted for "The Road to the Cross" in "Best Cinematography", was invisibly crushed by "Massage" with 4.5 votes.

But not only was he not disappointed, he was actually very happy.

It turns out that some people can really get used to Lou Ye’s handheld style...

He's not used to it anyway.

I was shaken so much that I almost vomited.

But anyway, the final list is:

[Best Film]: "Fireworks in the Day"

[Jury Silver Bear]: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

[Best Director]: "Boyhood"-Richard Linklater

[Best Actor]: Liao Fan

[Best Actress]: Liang Binning

[Silver Bear Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution]: "Massage"

[Best Film Debut]: "The Boy Is Super White"

[Alfred Ball Silver Bear Award]: "Let's Dance"

…

This is the list selected by all judges' votes.

and……

"Xu, I remember you won "Best Picture" and "Best Actor" last year, right?"

"Yes."

"Wow, so it seems that "Fireworks" is the second film to win "Best Picture" at the Golden Bear Award for actors and actresses?"

"Yes, the first one was "A Separation" from the year before last."

"Haha, then this year is also a great victory for Chinese-language films. Xu, congratulations."

"Thanks."

Xu Xin expressed his most sincere gratitude for James' words.

really.

In this year's list, Chinese-language films won 4 of the 8 awards.

The same was true last year.

As the world's most famous and authoritative film festival, it is one of the three major film festivals in the world.

Chinese-language films can occupy half of the Berlin Golden Bear Awards for two consecutive years...

This gold content is self-evident.

"Come on, let's go to the party."

In the midst of Xu Xin's excitement, General James stood up.

"Ladies and gentlemen, everyone has worked hard. Tonight, let's take off our burdens and have a good drink!"

"certainly."

Everyone, including Xu Xin, nodded in unison.

It's time to have a nice drink.

…

"How is it?"

"What's the result?"

"Who won the prize?"

"Did Sister Bingbing win the award?"

In the car, Xu Xin looked at the message sent by Yang Mi at 11:40 pm, Chinese time, and felt a little confused for a while.

this……

Do you want to say it?

Of course, the "said" here is a hint.

For example, he can use some suggestive words to tell his wife about the results.

But the problem is, he is really afraid that Yang Mi has no clue and will accidentally let it out.

but……

If he doesn't share this kind of result, to be honest, he feels uncomfortable.

After thinking for a while, he replied with a message:

"Aren't you asleep yet?"

It's almost 6 o'clock now.

That's 2 o'clock in the morning over there.

He made up his mind that if Yang Mi fell asleep... then he would not tell her.

Let’s talk about this matter when I return to China tomorrow.

as expected.

After replying to the message, nothing happened.

Seeing this, Xu Xin put away his phone.

Early in the morning on the 12th, Xu Xin embarked on the road back home with Yang Mi's resentment of jumping on the streets and shouting "dog thieves".

Then we arrived home in the early morning of the 13th.

He came back late in the evening. He originally planned to go to the studio to rest for a night so as not to disturb his wife and children. As a result, when I got home, I found that the light in the living room was still on.

After tiptoeing open the door and walking in, she found Yang Mi lying on the sofa.

Perhaps she heard the sound of the door. She opened her eyes drowsily. When she saw Xu Xin coming back, she stood up and said:

"You're back...are you hungry? There's food left for you in the kitchen."

"Not hungry."

Knowing that his wife has been waiting for him, he was full of tenderness and urged:

"Go to bed quickly."

"Well... remember to tell me the results tomorrow morning..."

Yang Mi stretched, waved her hands sleepily, and went directly back to the bedroom.

Clearly, she was sleepy.

But he still left a light for his lover to return.

As she said to him at the much-anticipated awards ceremony in Berlin last year:

"No matter when, I will leave a light for you. Because where there is a light, there is me. And where I am, it is home."

But...

This tenderness actually didn't last long.

Because of the jet lag, Xu Xin stayed up until almost 4 a.m. that night before going to bed.

And I haven't slept well yet.

The feeling of forcing yourself to fall asleep, causing yourself to be half asleep and half awake, is always there.

It's like a ghost pressing the bed.

But this feeling soon disappeared.

"..."

He glanced at the clock on the wall speechlessly.

It was only early 8 o'clock.

"What are you doing?"

Looking up at the woman who was looking down at him, he asked speechlessly.

Yang Mi rolled her eyes:

"Nonsense! What are you talking about?"

Xu Xin, who was confused and confused, silently lowered his body, letting her sit on his stomach instead of sitting on his waist, and pulled the quilt:

"Let me get some sleep. I slept late last night...I have to go to the Magic City in the afternoon."

For the United States, New Year’s Day is the beginning of a new year.

The special effects shots for "John Wick" have been completed, and they are still waiting for him to continue post-production work.

I have to leave today. After watching the film and confirming that there is nothing wrong, I will go to the United States tomorrow if I hurry up.

It’s very frustrating.

But Yang Mi didn't care at all, she completely lost the tenderness she had when she left the light on for her husband last night.

Quite the opposite:

"Lao Deng, don't pretend to be confused because you understand!"

"...Lao Deng?"

Xu Xin was stunned.

Yang Mi was also stunned.

He seemed to feel that his choice of words was not appropriate, so he changed his title:

"Zhongdeng, don't toast and you'll be fined if you don't eat!"

Take a look, she respects the old and loves the young.

Lao Deng said, "Don't pretend to be confused."

Zhongdeng immediately became a three-point threat.

Xu Xin was really speechless:

"What are you going to do?"

"Nonsense! Here's the result! Who won the prize! I'm waiting to say congratulations to Sister Bingbing!"

"You must not..."

Xu Xin's thoughts of going back to sleep were all gone.

He shook his head helplessly and changed from lying on his side to lying on his back. Then he put the quilt aside and started to pull it. While pulling it, he used his eyes to signal his good sister to lift her buttocks.

Yang Mi also cooperated with him. After the quilt was pulled away from her body, she pulled it back and covered herself, looking like a northern mythical beast.

Then he continued to ask:

"Speak quickly."

"I can say it, but you can't tell it to anyone... I'm afraid your mouth is not reliable."

"Not even Sister Bingbing?"

"Absolutely not! How can I say it? At most, just like Director Wang, we will meet up at the film festival and give you a few reminders. Otherwise, if we tell her in advance, if the news is exposed, she will be humiliated internationally. "

"emmm..."

Yang Mi thought about it and felt it made sense.

So sitting changed to lying down.

While lying down, her nimble toes pulled at the hem of her pajamas.

The whole body was like a little sea otter on the body of a sea otter mother, and it began to hump in the bed.

Xu Xin naturally knew what Sister Kui was going to do, otherwise he wouldn't have opened the bed to lure the wolf into the house.

After the pajamas were thrown out of the quilt, he hugged Xiangxiang's wife into his arms and whispered a few words in her ear.

"!!"

Yang Mi's eyes suddenly widened, she pressed her husband's chest to push herself up, her eyes widened:

"real!?"

Xu Xin nodded:

"Yeah, really."

Then a smile inevitably appeared on his face.

"They are all movies produced by our company, do you understand? They are so valuable!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah!"

At this moment, Yang Mi's head was nodding like pounding garlic.

Got it.

But you understand so well.

Two consecutive Best Pictures, Best Actor and Best Actress... Although I didn't win the Best Screenplay this time, "Massage" at least got the Best Cinematography...

but……

"Aren't they dizzy after watching it? I always feel that Lou Ye's movies make my head hurt."

"Who knows... Anyway, I won the prize."

"hey-hey!"

Now Yang Mi was completely at ease.

"Don't tell anyone, do you hear me?"

"I know, just don't worry. I can talk to you about small things, but we can't be vague about big things. Emmm... Sister Bingbing is asking me to choose a dress tomorrow. I..."

As she spoke, she looked at Xu Xin and said with a (^_)☆ expression:

"Can I do this? Is this a hint?"

"no!"

Xu Xin still shook his head firmly:

"Just don't mention this matter at all. If Sister Bingbing finds out and gives a hint to the people in the company, it will really become a scandal if the people in the company don't keep their mouth shut! Don't mess around!"

"……Fine."

Yang Mi said as she took off her pajamas.

It's time for Sister Kui to take up her post again.

…

At noon, when Xu Xin went back to sleep and woke up, he came to the living room and found that the luggage in his suitcase had been changed over and over.

From Berlin in winter to California STYLE with spring flowers blooming.

"I didn't bring you a lot of clothes this time. There are still some over there, so you can just change them. The two boxes in your box are gifts for Lao Qian..."

While Xu Xin was eating, Yang Mi had already finished explaining everything to him.

He nodded and wiped his lips:

"I'm leaving?"

"Go ahead."

So, having just returned from Berlin the day before, he arrived in Shanghai again in the afternoon.

After getting off the plane, we walked straight to the Light Chaser headquarters without stopping.

After meeting Xu Jian and the others, they went directly into the screening room.

Now all the special effects shots for "John Wick" have been produced.

Not to mention... As a task personally assigned by the company's big boss, the whole company attaches great importance to it. It goes without saying that the production level of key projects needs to be mentioned.

Xu Xin was very satisfied.

Even though these were only made under the guidance of Hollywood people... but after watching all the shots, he asked one question:

"Have you learned anything?"

Xu Jian nodded:

"Yes, I learned a lot."

"That's fine. In a few days, Jody will come to our company to take office. All the necessary translations and other things are ready. He is very good."

"Got it, Director Xu."

After the communication, Xu Xin left the company.

And the rest of the things...

How to say it.

If expressed in the form of a diary, it would be:

"Today, childhood friends get together and listen to music in the brothel."

For the West, the New Year is just the end of the year for China.

At the end of the year, everything is over.

After a year of hard work, what's next is next year's things.

Everyone should take a good rest.

After a drink, Xu Xin set off for Los Angeles early in the morning on the 14th.

On the plane.

After going to the bathroom, he noticed Su Meng pointing at the IPAD.

She had been ordering since she got on the plane.

Xu Xin was a little curious about what she was doing... He took a closer look and found that the assistant was browsing Amazon.

It was the English version.

To be honest, Su Meng was now a beginner in English communication.

There was basically no problem with daily conversations.

But in Xu Xin's eyes, she was still a little unlearned.

So he said:

"Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand."

Su Meng thought to herself, what's there to not understand... If you don't understand English, don't you still have photos?

Then, she said:

"Brother Xu, how much luggage are you going to pack when you return home this time?...Do you want to bring some local specialties home?"

"...Just tell me what you want to do."

Before she finished speaking, she saw stars in the little assistant's eyes:

"I want to buy more things this time and bring them back home. I've been so busy this year. I haven't been home many times. And there are many weddings and funerals that they have called me, but I can't go back. So this New Year I want to bring more gifts to visit relatives."

"...Don't you know there is a word called MADE IN CHINA? The things you are looking at now may all be made in China."

"That's okay. As long as they are bought from the United States, it's enough. It doesn't matter where they are made. What matters is the thought."

"Okay."

Xu Xin shrugged indifferently:

"Then you can look at whatever you want. It's really tiring this year. Since you are so hard...well, then I will fulfill your wish and help you empty the shopping cart, okay?"

"Really!?"

The little assistant's eyes lit up instantly.

But Xu Xin chuckled:

"Fake."

"..."

ψ(*｀ー)ψ

Looking at Su Meng's speechless expression, he chuckled, sat directly on the massage chair, and closed his eyes.

Emptying the shopping cart... not worth mentioning.

But at this moment, he felt a little emotional.

Not to mention...

This year is really too busy.

From movies, to Lao Wang's wedding, to film festivals... all kinds of things.

It feels like I have never been idle.

While thinking about it, I suddenly remembered what Yang Mi and I said when we went to Berlin on the first day of the Chinese New Year during the Berlin Film Festival last year.

"Let me tell you, there is a rule in my family that if you go to work on the first day of the Chinese New Year, you will be busy for the whole year."

Tsk.

It came true.