I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 1073 1068. Talking about things

"Lao Chen actually wants to create diversified content. He doesn't want Bilibili to become a website that is exclusive to the second dimension and becomes narrower as more people come... but to create a clean, ad-free, and diversified video platform. I quite agree with this... If you really think it's a pity, let's do our best. Let's... just do what we like to watch, or be more ambitious and create our own "discovery" section."

This is the advice given by Wang Sicong.

Xu Xin thinks it's quite pertinent.

But...

"Does it have investment attributes?"

"It can be, or not. We'll see... Let's take it one step at a time. After listening to Lao Fang's talk about the problems with "A Bite of China 2", I really feel it's a pity. I really like "A Bite of China"... How did he say that? I love the Qing Dynasty, I'm afraid it's finished!"

"..."

Xu Xin thought about it and nodded:

"It can be done. But... I don't have that much energy."

"... If you have to do everything, then what's the point of me paying so many people?"

The young master rolled his eyes:

"Don't you see it clearly? The future of video portals is content! You watch Netflix, watch YouTube... China While people in the industry are still desperately scrolling the ads at the beginning of the video, others have already started to create content. Although we started a little late, it doesn’t matter. We can cross the river by feeling the stone of Eagle Sauce! I think China always needs its own "YouTube". I'm not saying... Do you know how much Chen Rui has increased his user base since he took over Bilibili, relying on the advantage of no ads? Everyone is now fed up with [membership] and [120-second opening ads]. Let's go against the trend! I think the future of online media will definitely be content-oriented!"

"...Okay."

His words finally persuaded or confirmed Xu Xin's mind.

Indeed, although Youku is also his own.

But...

Youku?

Sorry, even dogs don't use it.

The experience is really bad.

Especially two days ago, when he was writing his paper, he had to check a video material. It was a news slice, which wrote the annual report of China's film-related industries in 2011.

The video was 17 seconds long and listed several important data. After he clicked it, he had to watch a 90-second ad for a 17-second video because he didn't log in. Isn't that outrageous?

With this resentment, he gave his own response.

So, the two brothers, who drank half a catty of wine each, raised their cigarettes again for the near future.

In the hazy smoke, Xu Xin, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was inspired and murmured to the smoke:

"Bilibili, cheers!"

"Hahaha~"

Wang Sicong, who thought this slogan was very good, nodded:

"Yeah! Bilibili, cheers!"

...

"Did you drink?"

When Xu Xin went home in a daze, Yang Mi knew that he had drunk a lot of wine by looking at his behavior.

Xu Xin smiled and nodded:

"I drank half a catty. I drank with Lao Fang and Lao Wang... Aren't you going to the company today? Why are you back?"

"I'm done with my work."

Yang Mi raised a book in her hand and pushed the plan on the table over:

"I'm busy with this."

"What?"

Xu Xin sat down on the sofa and took a look at the plan.

"Nirvana in Fire" adaptation plan...

Nirvana in Fire?

Why does this name sound so familiar?

He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered something, his eyes became strange:

"Master Lin Chen of the Changsu family?"

"Ah!"

Yang Mi's eyes lit up:

"You still remember it!?"

"Nonsense!"

Looking at his wife's happy eyes, he responded with a big roll of his eyes.

"When I was dating you, I was young and ignorant, and this was the note on your phone number in my phone... or you saved it yourself. What... my master, Master Lin Chen from the Changsu family..."

"Hahahahahaha... yes, yes, yes! And you didn't even know the word Lin at the time, so you said... Master Lan Chen! Hahaha, I laughed my ass off."

"..."

Looking at his wife who was shaking with laughter, Xu Xin threw the plan on the table with disdain:

"Didn't you buy this book several years ago? You just remembered it?"

"Yes. I've been short of books recently, so I flipped through my old stock... I know what, a classic is a classic. I like this book no matter how I look at it, and it just so happens that the TV drama platform of Shaanxi TV is also going to make a move, and I think this book is quite suitable for adaptation, so I put it on the agenda. No If something unexpected happens... this will be my first play as producer."

"?"

Xu Xin glanced at her and asked in confusion:

"Producer? ... Starring and producer?"

"I'm not acting."

Yang Mi shook her head quickly:

"I'm just a producer! Participate in the production of projects. Didn't I tell you that I want to take a break this year. Whether it's a movie or a TV series... I don't want to do anything... Of course, if you are willing to be a director, then we'll talk about it. If you want to be a director, I'll be a director. It's useless for you to be a TV series director. You can shoot it and give me the title. When people see it... Oh! Yang Mi is so amazing! She is so talented for the first time as a director. And then..."

"Then you changed your name to Yang Kaige, right?"

Xu Xin rolled his eyes.

It's true that it takes three years to learn good things, but it's easy to learn bad things.

He doesn't do anything every day and just does some sexy things.

I watch you make noise every day!

Pooh!

Useless stuff!

"emmm..."

Yang Mi looked at her husband's twinkling eyes suspiciously and said:

"Who are you scolding?"

"No."

The man who was still cursing in his stomach immediately had a sunny smile on his face.

Those little white teeth...good guy.

Blind people's eyes.

"Why am I scolding you? It's too late to hurt you. If you want to be a producer, just be it, baby, I think you are particularly talented in this area! Believe me, in the near future, you will definitely be a resounding gold medal in the world. Producer!"

"..."

Yang Mi looked at her husband's eyes.

Looked at his mouth again.

How does it feel... He has a mouthful of ivory in his mouth.

So inconsistent.

Are you afraid that the dog is not yin and yang me?

Thinking of this, she stood up suddenly.

"Elbow! Come into the house with me!"

"Eh?"

Everyone in Xu Xin was dumbfounded.

Is this okay?

I've praised you so much...Are you so imbecile now?

"No, no, no, no, sister Kui, we have something to talk about. We are all our own people, don't hurt our friendship! Sister Kui... I just drank more than half a catty..."

"Isn't that just right? Maotai Dabu."

"Fix a hammer! That's Maotai! Not a fort!"

"I don't care, you bitch must have scolded me just now! I heard it!"

"What the hell! Where did you hear what I was scolding you in my mind!"

"Look, look! I knew it! You must have scolded me..."

"I don't... Mengmeng, save, save..."

Hearing Xu Xin's words, Su Meng had already covered her ears.

Don't look at anything inappropriate, don't listen to anything inappropriate, if you beat a bachelor, you'll get a bonus of one if you don't hit him! A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist! You, surnamed Xu, also have today, hahaha...

"Jingle Bell……"

She was feeling proud when suddenly, the phone rang.

Xu Xin's.

With a layer of white sweat on his back, Xu Xin, who felt like he was so frightened that he had sobered up, quickly broke away from his wife's small pliers and rushed towards the sofa.

What?

Why are they small pliers, you ask?

nonsense!

The large pliers cannot be opened until you enter the house.

Whoever is caught will die!

Staring at so and so for being pregnant!

When I saw the caller...

"Old Xu came to me because it was about the script. I'm going to work on it!"

After saying that, he directly answered the phone:

"Hey Lao Xu, hey, I'm free right now. If you have nothing to do, just tell me slowly. Don't be anxious..."

Xu Haofeng on the other end of the phone looked confused.

What did my heart say I did? Am I anxious?

However, he still said very seriously:

"I've finished revising the script. Can I send it to you now?"

"Okay, you send it."

"good."

All the way to the studio, he turned on the computer, printed out the copy of "Master" 2.0 from the mailbox, and took it directly to the rest room.

Without even bothering to look, he lay down on the bed and started snoring soon after.

After drinking half a kilogram of wine, my brain is no longer normal. Even if I look at it now, I can't tell what it is.

talk about it later.

…

Time just flies by and it’s March 21st.

At around 6 o'clock that evening, Xu Xin walked out of the bedroom door, neatly dressed:

"This...doesn't it seem a bit informal?"

At this moment, he was wearing a casual suit chosen by Yang Mi. It was not a traditional formal suit. Although he looked energetic and fit his age group...but maybe it was a habit he had developed after attending such formal occasions for a long time. Wearing a suit when going out always feels awkward.

But after Yang Mi heard this, she shook her head, stood up, walked to him, and helped him stand up the collar of his jacket:

"This outfit looks so cool... You don't have to be too formal. Today is the premiere of "Fireworks in the Day" and it's not yours. You are just an audience member. If the reporters can't see you later, you don't have to Show your presence, you hear me?”

That's right, today is the premiere of "Fireworks in the Day."

After winning the first prize in Berlin in February, in order to continue the popularity, the release date of the 21st was directly selected.

A month passed in between, and the heat has not dissipated.

There should be no shortage of spectators.

As the "middleman" who facilitated this project, he is also a guest tonight.

It's just that you don't have to go on stage, but sit in the front row and show your face.

"Are you sure you don't want to go?"

After hearing her husband's words, Yang Mi shook her head:

"No, if anyone asks, just say I have a cold or something, just find any excuse."

What she said actually makes sense.

In any case, she is also a double-gold actress... It is certainly not wrong to support the movie, but it is not necessary.

The heat tonight must be concentrated on the people related to the "Fireworks in the Day" crew. She went there purely to divide the heat.

"Fine."

Xu Xin nodded:

"I'm leaving."

"Um."

Yang Mi stepped up and kissed her husband's cheek:

"Go ahead."

The entire journey was speechless.

It's really speechless.

He really didn't know what to talk about with Su Meng...

Ever since the last time he sent out a distress signal and his dog assistant chose to be an ostrich, he had been planning to find an excuse to deduct an extra five hundred yuan from this naughty boy.

After being deducted two thousand yuan in a row, Su Meng also came to his senses.

Okay, okay, this is how you play, right?

If you don't like it when I step out, you can deduct 500 yuan from me for this reason... Then what should I say to you!

snort!

The baby is angry!

In line with the principle of saying less and making fewer mistakes, the popular director and his resentful assistant started a cold war like enemies.

I won't say anything unless you surrender to me!

If you don’t speak, I won’t speak either! Unless you take back my salary slip of two thousand yuan!

When he got off the car at the red carpet parking space opened by Wanda, Wang Sicong, who was surrounded by reporters, was happy:

"Hey, look, Xu Xin is here. Go interview him quickly!"

"...?"

Xu Xin, who had just gotten off the car, was speechless when he heard this sentence.

"Director Xu, what do you think of "Fireworks in the Day" winning the Berlin Golden Bear!"

"I sit and watch."

"Did you decide on this award and honor through hard arguments and arguments?"

"FAKE NEWS."

"Do you think Liang Binning's winning of the Best Actress title will threaten Yang Mi's status?"

"Well, status."

"you……"

Reporters gathered around him and asked questions, and security guards helped stop him.

Xu Xin kept talking nonchalantly until he walked to the area enclosed by the concierge tape on the red carpet. The reporters who ran out from nowhere were blocked by security guards.

Then he saw Wang Sicong laughing at him in a sly manner.

He rolled his eyes directly:

"You kid deliberately lured the imperial army towards me!"

"Hahahaha! Captain! Don't shoot! It's me! Hahahaha..."

"..."

Xu Xin shook his head helplessly, and then he happened to see the reporters on both sides of the red carpet aiming their guns at this place, so he pulled Wang Sicong.

The two brothers had a tacit understanding and arranged their clothes at the same time, leaving some time for taking photos on the red carpet.

But tonight is the premiere, not a film festival red carpet, so there is no interview session. After being given a while to take pictures, the two of them walked straight inside.

While walking, Xu Xin asked:

"How is Brother Qi's health?"

"pretty good."

"When is the due date?"

"It's around June 10th. It shouldn't fluctuate for more than a week... My mother also urged us to ask if it was a boy or a girl. But I refused... I hope it's a girl. I will tell you in the future Give her the best in the world!”

"..."

Let’s just say this…

Sounds familiar.

It was so familiar that the corners of Xu Xin's mouth twitched unconsciously.

Not a coincidence.

He thought the same way back then.

Moreover, after Yang Mi found out that they were twins, he hoped that it would be two girls.

The two caring little cotton-padded jackets call daddy in their arms every day... oh, that feeling... it feels beautiful just thinking about it.

I definitely don’t want a son.

If someone named Yang dares to give birth to a son for our old Xu, he will be kicked as a ball on the spot.

But now...

But he especially wanted to say something to Lao Wang:

"Actually, it doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl. The most important thing is that the child must be an honest person."

Yes, this is his truest feeling as a father.

Giving birth to a daughter is a little cotton-padded jacket?

Don't be ridiculous.

Nuan Nuan was his creditor in his previous life, and he came here purely to collect debts.

Every day is her business.

Not to mention anything else, the little dog at home named Sniffy now tucks his tail whenever he sees Nuan Nuan.

Have you seen any children who like to give the dog a lightning poison dragon drill every day when the dog is not paying attention?

Have you ever seen a naughty child who, after stabbing a dog, tried desperately to push the finger he stabbed into the adult's nostril?

She didn't even let her grandfather go.

Yang Dalin, who has been a policeman all his life, said:

"Even if I look at the stinky corpse at the murder scene, it's not as bad as the smell on your daughter's fingers!"

Even he retched, just think about it...

In contrast, his precious son who "played as a soccer ball for him if he was a boy" was completely worry-free.

Except for the occasional wilting, which was unanimously praised by the whole family as "just like Yang Mi when she was a child," she was everyone's protector most of the time.

Therefore, when he heard Wang Sicong's words, he wanted to laugh.

But I couldn’t bear to expose Lao Wang’s fantasy...

So, Xu Xin nodded:

"Well, good girl, good big girl."

At the same time, he sneered in his heart:

"Let's wait and see!"

The two brothers chatted about raising a baby and walked into Wanda along the red carpet.

Only then did he realize...that the entire mall was crowded with people on the upper and lower floors.

No need to ask... I must be here to see Sister Bingbing.

Liao Fan doesn't have such great appeal yet.

The two of them were planning to take the elevator.

Suddenly someone shouted:

"Hush dog!"

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

And after a moment of silence in the noisy scene...

"Ha ha ha ha……"

A burst of laughter resounded from all directions.

The whole Wanda is full of joyful atmosphere.

Wang Sicong couldn't help but give a thumbs up:

"You are so popular."

"..."

Xu Xin glanced at him who was gloating about his misfortune, and suddenly nodded:

"When your daughter is born, let Nuan Nuan take her to play. Nuan Nuan must be a good sister."

"Well……"

Suddenly, Wang Sicong stopped.

It was obviously his daughter...but after hearing Xu Xin's words, his first reaction was still:

"Nuan Nuan doesn't look reliable."

"Who said that? My daughter is the most reliable! She is full of artistic talent. She plays the piano so well... If Lao Lang hadn't stopped her from taking the exam, she would have been LV999."

"You are in the underground city? Still LV999..."

As they chatted, the two of them entered the elevator.

They came to the Wanda Cinema. Along the way, he saw that the entire hall was crowded.

There were indeed a lot of people, but I don't know if they all came for "Black Coal, Thin Ice".

Then, after leaving their names and photos on the signature board, the two of them walked directly into the screening room.

The two of them were next to each other, both in the first row, but on the edge.

The middle seats were reserved for the crew.

And along the way, the two of them heard "Director Xu" and "President Wang" being called from both sides...

Wang Sicong was not mentioned... Some people on Xu Xin's side could not be recognized at all, or they had forgotten. But he still responded politely until he sat down, and suddenly heard his friend say:

"I suddenly remembered the time when we first met."

"...You are a wild boar spirit who hired a power leveler to pretend to be an expert!"

Hearing this, Wang Sicong's mouth twitched:

"That's called Steelback Beast!"

"Steelback Beast is Steelback Beast, you are a wild boar spirit!"

"Get lost!"

Wang Sicong rolled his eyes, and then ignored him, but took out his mobile phone, held it high, and took a selfie of Xu Xin and himself.

"... Two old men taking selfies, isn't that disgusting?"

"You know nothing, this is called clocking in. I have to let Brother Qi know that I'm here..."

Xu Xin looked disgusted after hearing this:

"What a loser. My buddy and Yang Mi never tell each other where they're going, they just go whenever they want."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah."

Wang Sicong also looked disgusted, and then suddenly leaned in front of Xu Xin and sniffed:

"Sniff, sniff."

"What are you smelling?"

"... Why do you smell like urine? Is your diaper full? Didn't Da Mi change your diaper before you left?"

"..."

Xu Xin's face turned green.

It's not that what he said was hurtful.

But...

He didn't know how to respond.

Damn...

He was killed!

...

The next time was very peaceful.

As the audience began to enter, under the witness of countless media people, film critics, and colleagues from all walks of life, at 7:55, the crew appeared and took their seats amid applause. More than an hour later, accompanied by the explosion of fireworks flying in the daytime, the story came to an end.

"Hua La La La..."

Don't worry about the real feedback of this film in everyone's heart. Anyway, when the film ended and the lights came on, applause came along.

The people on both sides surrounded Lao Diao, Liao Fan, and Bing Bingjie, who were the absolute C position, and walked to the front.

In Wang Sicong's eyes, he looked at that... Liang Bingning, who was called peerless, and suddenly turned his head to look at Xu Xin who was also applauding.

His lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

But in the end, he didn't say it.

He just applauded as well.

The next time was the interview time of various media.

Of course, Xu Xin was also indispensable here.

He existed as one of the opening questions.

The host asked how he "wisely recognized the pearl" when "Fireworks in the Daytime" was first established.

As for Xu Xin's answer... it was actually quite standard.

Anyway, we just picked out the good things to talk about. After talking about some things in the past, the interview came to the end smoothly.

When the questions were finally handed over to the audience, someone suddenly asked Liang Bingning:

"Bingbing! Are you really in love?... I don't mean anything else... I am a member of your fan club. We all want to know who the other person is. Is he good to you? Next... what are your plans? Can you introduce him to us?"

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

And Wang Sicong instinctively turned his head, and after seeing Xu Xin's unnatural expression, his expression gradually became unnatural...

But Liang Bingning in front of the stage still kept a smile on her face after hearing this, and said:

"The other party is a very considerate, careful and gentle man. As for the introduction... I won't. He is not in the circle, and I don't want him to face the public with me. After all, these are related to my privacy, and I don't intend to say more... I can only say that I am very happy to be with him... As for the next plan... um..."

She thought about it, smiled and continued:

"Next, I hope to bring better works to everyone. In fact, in this play, my acting skills can be Your recognition is a great honor for me.

It also made me understand that for a good actor, it is not how many plays he plays in a year, but to meet a character as profound as "Wu Zhizhen", a director like Diao who can tell stories, and a teacher like Liao Fan... When all the conditions are met, it is golden wind and jade dew, which is better than countless others.

So, next, I hope to bring you better and better works, even if the preparation cycle of such stories and scripts will be very long, but I will stick to my original intention and prefer to have nothing rather than something sloppy... I hope to bring you satisfactory works. Thank you. "

Language is an art.

When different words are combined together, many meanings can be derived from them.

I won’t mention what this answer means to other people, but to Xu Xin, it means only one thing.

That is… “I won’t appear in front of you too often in the future. I will continue to make movies only when I encounter a good story. And a good story takes a long time to prepare, so I won’t come out often.”

Anyway, that’s what he meant.

As for whether he said it on purpose…

He didn’t know.

He didn’t make any guesses.

He didn’t want to care…

Or he didn’t dare to care.

If the father didn’t confess, what could the sons do?

Force him to abdicate?

Don’t want to die?

…

Fireworks in the Daytime opened at 8 o’clock on the 21st.

After 12 o’clock in the evening, Xu Xin received good news from Qi Lei.

The national box office in 4 hours was 13.19 million.

As an art film… Not bad.

On the 22nd, the box office for the whole day was 61.2 million.

As a film with an investment of less than 15 million, it has become a big hit.

And the most important thing is that this film made by Lao Diao is really good. Under the well-balanced narrative structure, ordinary audiences can also accept it.

It has received many praises.

Not to mention the media's interpretation of the film.

Wow, a whole spring carnival.

All kinds of aesthetics, analysis, character crime motives, etc.

It even involves philosophy and psychology.

When Hegel and Freud are embedded in the script structure...

Hoo!

It suddenly becomes high-end and classy.

And Xu Xin occasionally reads film reviews, looking at the various comments made by those film critics that look cool but are actually empty and nonsense, and for no reason thinks of Feng Xiaogang's Weibo.

Don't say... it's quite right.

When the water is muddy, there are always a few big-tailed wolves pretending to be stupid.

But he didn't explain it, after all, that would ruin someone's job. What's more, art itself does not have a specific answer.

Whatever a person thinks is right.

Just be happy.

...

The time in March passed by in a flash.

April 1st, April Fool's Day.

Xu Xin, who was a little unresponsive for a while, was almost scared to the point of peeing when Yang Mi held a pregnancy test stick and said, "Honey, I'm pregnant."

After learning that it was a malicious joke on April Fool's Day, he rarely turned the tables and attacked Yang Mi.

Let this hateful woman taste the power of our old Xu.

Then, on the 2nd, he took two large bags of gold ingots that his wife had folded by hand after taking them back from Baiyun Temple and boarded the plane back to Shenmu.

He came back by himself.

Yang Mi didn't come back because she also wanted to burn paper with Yang Dalin.

Xu Miao also came back, but Zhang Qian didn't come, and the reason was the same.

So, on the 3rd, the Qingming Festival of the lunar calendar, the father and son went together to burn paper and incense for the most gentle woman in the world.

Originally, it was over after burning the paper.

But I didn't expect...

"You two are not leaving today, leave tomorrow."

Xu Daqiang suddenly said this when he returned home.

Just when the two brothers were wondering what else they hadn’t done…

Xu Daqiang said again:

“What do you want to eat for lunch? I’m going to buy some groceries… I want to tell you two something.”

“…”

“…”

The two brothers were startled.

They looked at each other…

For a moment, they were filled with mixed feelings.