I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 1075 1070. In front of the red carpet

When Xu Xin said these words, the whole matter was actually settled.

Because Xu Daqiang has fallen silent.

But his silence seemed reasonable to the two brothers.

That's the father.

It's dad.

Do you expect an elder, after hearing what his child said, to tell his heart and soul what he thought, what he thought about, how he went through the journey of losing his wife... or even how he fell in love?

emmm…

There may be such elders.

But it will definitely not be Xu Daqiang.

In the eyes of his two sons, their father is not a person of this character.

Not outside, and even less so at home.

He's really not that kind of person.

Therefore, all Xu Xin could do was to scoop out the almost overcooked noodles.

Three people, three bowls of noodles.

After finishing his meal, he asked:

"Aunt Liang is in Shenmuwa?"

"...what?"

Listening to his father's answer, Xu Xin nodded:

"Oh, then we won't wait for her. Anyway, we can see her in a while...Brother, are you leaving? I'm going back to Yanjing in the afternoon."

As a result, the matter seemed to have ended completely without any beginning or end.

But Xu Xin knew.

He has come out of the mountain.

After returning to Yanjing and putting the two children to sleep at night, he told Yang Mi about it.

It is rare that my wife, who is usually known as the great master of Tai Chi and Bagua Yin and Yang, does not ask for details such as "What happened next, what did you say, what was our dad's reaction?"

I just listened to my husband calmly retelling what happened during the meal, and nodded slightly:

"I think this is good. With my brother and your attitude, it's enough for our dad."

Xu Xin deeply agreed.

Yes.

That's enough.

He felt so too.

…

After the Qingming Festival, everything is as usual.

Xu Xin once again boarded a plane to the United States.

The Oscars are approaching, and various public relations teams have crossed the sea. After each has passed, with the release of the results of the internal awards selection, everything has settled.

As for the final result...

To be honest, no one knows.

After arriving in the United States, he first attended the nomination luncheon held by the Oscars.

That is, the banquet where all the Oscar nominees sent people to attend.

The banquet was mediocre, and the food was just that.

However, Xu Xin reunited with "The Beautiful City" director Paulo Sorrentino and starring Tony Servig.

Although it lost to this film at the David Award, there is no grudge between the two parties.

Even because of the "Italian" attribute, everyone sat next to each other.

To be honest, Xu Xin also likes the movie "Beautiful City". Except for the blabbering religious beliefs that he doesn't really agree with, all other aspects of this movie are excellent.

And the starring Tony Servig is also a very humorous character.

Xu Xin had a great time chatting with him.

Even when they parted, the two faced each other, and the other party left a blessing in his ear, "Good luck to you, friend. Wish us all good luck."

As the Oscars approach, the United States is bombarded with news of all kinds almost every day.

Some media have even released prediction information impatiently.

Predict the final results of various awards.

Unlike others who laughed it off, Xu Xin took these predictions seriously.

When some media predicted that "Perfect" would win the best foreign language film, he would always write down the name of the other party's newspaper or reporter... and silently put a "friendly" asterisk in his heart.

Then, April 8th.

Several starring actors from "Perfect" came to Los Angeles.

It had been a long time since he had seen Jasmine and the others, and when he looked at their smiling faces that had not changed much, Xu Xin's good mood suddenly rose.

Hugs, cheeks.

And he also received a kiss from several ladies.

Obviously, when everyone thought the story of "Perfect" was good at the time... they never thought that it would reach this stage.

It’s not just a double win in box office and word of mouth.

And this honor...

Even if they don't win in the end, being nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film will greatly increase their reputation in the United States.

And as the person who created all of this, I can't even mention my gratitude to Xu.

It is a blessing for any actor in his career to meet a director who can bring him the honor of a career masterpiece.

No one can deny this.

In the evening, everyone had dinner together as usual.

The place was arranged by Xu Xin, a very American-style restaurant.

There is no way, everyone is too familiar.

If he was new to it, Xu Xin would definitely go straight to the famous Michelin restaurants in Los Angeles as a treat. But here comes my good friend, but those restaurants are not enough.

It would be better to let this group of Italian gourmets taste the authentic American flavor.

As for the topic at the dinner table, it was natural that the Oscars could not be avoided.

According to Jasmine, she likes Matthew McConaughey very much. I hope he gets the best actor statuette.

But Matt quickly retorted.

He felt that no matter what, it was Xiao Lizi's turn.

What's more, in "The Wolf of Wall Street", DiCaprio's acting skills are also superb.

And Xu Xin wasn't surprised when he heard this... After all, not to mention these friends, even the Hollywood media are currently debating it.

Is it "Dallas Buyers Club" or "The Wolf of Wall Street".

Both works... are actually great.

Although "The Wolf of Wall Street" has always been criticized for containing too many F's.

But the fact is that among the academy's judges, stories that can be shot well such as celebrity biographies are obviously more popular.

Matthew McConaughey is indeed a good actor... in terms of acting skills, looks, and professional attitude. But I can’t stand Xiao Li Zi’s handsomeness.

Every year when he is shortlisted and does not win the award, he is always singled out by media people to criticize the decadence of the academy.

The Oscar ratings have also been declining in recent years. Most media people believe that given DiCaprio's performance in "The Wolf of Wall Street", giving him the Oscar is a win-win situation.

It couldn't be more appropriate.

This topic almost ran through the entire meal.

But what’s interesting is... everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding and didn’t mention it for Best Foreign Language Film.

I don’t know whether it was superstition or fear of taking a sip of poisonous milk, but the prize I won was gone...

But whatever.

Oscar... is getting closer.

Early in the morning on the 9th.

There was a knock on the door of Xu Xin's house.

Liu Yifei, who had arrived late and was a little tired, rushed away and said hello to Xu Xin who came downstairs:

"Morning. Where are Jasmine and the others?"

"Went shopping. Did you just arrive?"

"Um……"

Liu Yifei responded, then went to the sofa and said "BIA" in a very nondescript manner, her whole body was like mud.

"I am pretty tired……"

Xu Xin smiled and walked to the refrigerator in the open kitchen, took a can of cold Dr. Pepper from it and handed it to her, asking:

"What? Didn't you say Song Seung-hyun is so handsome?"

"Handsome guys can't be eaten as food."

The fairy sister rolled her eyes:

"I'm talking about...what's the use of being handsome? I'm here to film, not go on a blind date."

The two were talking about a story script called "The Third Kind of Love".

Although the fairy sister decided to stay in Shuangwei shamelessly and not leave... But with Yang Mi, the black-hearted foreman, she could not do less than she should.

This play is typical.

It is said that the handsome guy named Song Seung-heon is very popular in Korea. With her as a beauty... the two of them created an unprecedented love affair...

I guess so.

But look at the virtue of the fairy sister...

"What? The shooting didn't go well?"

"Didn't Mimi say that Korean actors should not be underestimated... She also benefited a lot from working with Cui Minzhi on "LUCY". But why are the buddies I meet different? It's so annoying... …”

Lying on the sofa, the fairy sister, who didn't bother to care about her image at all, looked at him with her nostrils...

Suddenly he said:

"The fake chaebol, in order to make it easier for the girl he likes to commute to and from get off work, he built a "Zou Yu Overpass" for the girl. When he invites the girl he likes to eat, he must have a dining table that will outlast me. I will sit on this end, and the chaebol will sit on the other end. . There must be a slutty childhood sweetheart, and a native family who is opposed to this marriage... Oh yes, a girl from a civilian background will fly in the same way as the chaebol, flying first class..."

"?"

Xu Xin tilted his head, with a question mark on his forehead.

Some didn't understand what she was talking about.

Then I saw the fairy sister pointing her finger:

"A real chaebol, with a salary of 7,000 yuan a month, would sometimes squat on the kitchen table like a dog waiting for his wife to feed him. By the way, the biological father at home treats his daughter-in-law as his own daughter and treats his son Instead, I treat him like a son-in-law... When I go out, I don't fly first class at all, but on a private jet..."

"???"

You piece of shit, just say whatever you want, what kind of street are you scolding?

besides……

"I have to correct you."

"What?"

"My salary is now 10,700 a month. It was more than 7,000 in 2008."

"..."

Liu Yifei simply rolled her eyes, reluctantly sat up from the sofa, unscrewed the bottle of Dr. Pepper, took a big gulp, and then burped in an inconspicuous manner.

"Hiccup~~~"

Then he said:

"The most important thing is that what I hate about this movie is that he speaks Korean and I speak Chinese. Then when it was released, he was dubbing in Chinese, and in Korea I was dubbing in Korean... Neither of us actually knew what the other said. What is it? Mimi said that when working with Cui Minzhi, she felt that Korea’s way of expressing emotions outwardly was quite interesting and worth learning from. But my “boyfriend” just wore a suit and put one hand in his pocket... …Oh yes, that year, I had one hand in my pocket and didn’t know what an opponent was!”

"..."

Xu Xinxin said that this kind of map cannon could AOE him, which was outrageous.

But he didn't bother to care... One look at the other party's appearance, and he knew that he was being tortured quite a lot.

So he laughed and said:

"Then just take a good rest during this period and treat it as a vacation."

"It's time to take a good vacation... Give your wife a pillow. Seriously, don't worry about anything. Can I just pick it up by myself? I've already decided. After attending the Oscars, I'll be happy. I plan to do it." Went on a trip...Take my mother with me. If your wife has any conscience, really, please don't come to me this year..."

As she said that, she "smashed" the soda on the coffee table and threw it on the sofa:

"Really... let me take a break... why can people with the surname Liu be so bad, but I can't!"

"... your surname is also Liu. And that's your cousin!"

"What a bullshit cousin! That woman is almost at menopause! How dare she touch a delicate and beautiful girl like me?"

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

Fortunately, Shishi is not here now.

Hmm.

Thinking about it this way, it's quite a pity.

Girls fighting... is the most exciting.

Anyway...

It seems that Liu Zhishi's cousin is looking for him to complain.

She lay on the sofa without any image for the whole morning.

It was not until noon that she reluctantly left the sofa and went out with Xu Xin to reunite with Jasmine and the others.

After a meal, she patted her butt and went back to the hotel.

Xu Xin, who was not very reassured, did not forget to remind Wu Qiqi:

"You'd better keep an eye on her weight. Otherwise... your sister gets angry, it's scary."

Wu Qiqi thought to herself, let my sister get angry.

Since I raised this pig at home, I dare not leave the bran overnight, I must show it off to you.

And in the next two days, Xu Xin didn't see Liu Yifei.

I don't know what she went to do.

Time flies, April 12th.

The much-anticipated Oscars are finally here.

To be honest.

The entire American Internet is quite noisy today.

Among them, major clothing brands are particularly noisy today.

Every year, the Oscar red carpet is a time for all parties to gather and compete for splendor. Especially those Hollywood top stars, who wore whose high-end order today, who wore the same clothes with whom, etc.... These news are like dog urine moss after rain, pouring out in various ways.

The Oscars can be said to be one of the most eye-catching celebrations in the world, and it is also a good place for major clothing and jewelry brands to show their strength.

So, there are a lot of various news today.

The shadows of big stars are everywhere.

For Xu Xin, his outfit is nothing special.

Over the years, his suits have been prepared by his wife. Today is no exception.

After putting on a classic black suit and checking his image in the mirror, he got in the car and headed for the Dolby Theater.

When he was about to arrive at the Dolby Theater, he had already seen many fans holding up signs supporting various stars... From this point of view, it seems that this is universal all over the world.

Unfortunately...

He was not among them.

Who made our Lao Xu not handsome enough?

Compared with European and American male stars, he was not stylish enough. And in China... I don’t know what happened in the past two years, the Korean style is blowing everywhere. Those pink and tender little handsome guys are especially popular with girls.

Our Lao Xu has a bad reputation.

Wherever he goes, he is like a rat crossing the street.

With the change of this aesthetic trend... Now, people hate him even more.

He was quite self-aware and quickly arrived at the parking lot near the theater. After getting off the car, he directly called Lao Qian.

Following the instructions, he saw Lao Qian and Liu Yifei who had already arrived.

I have to say.

The fairy sister is dressed very beautifully today.

She chose a bright red dress today.

The kind without shoulders.

Her hair was also curled into waves, and it fell naturally.

The whole dress design was very close to the body, especially the white legs at the slit of the skirt between movement and stillness...

It was really attractive.

Charming and gorgeous.

Red... Actually it was quite extreme.

Those who could hold it looked really good in it.

But those who couldn't hold it looked really tacky in it.

And the Fairy Sister was obviously the former.

However...

Just when Xu Xin walked over there, he suddenly saw the Fairy Sister take a "deep breath".

It looked quite uncomfortable.

And as she breathed... Xu Xin immediately saw that her belly was bulging uncontrollably.

It bulged out very abruptly.

There was a layer of fat on her belly with three layers of outlines.

Coincidentally, the two of them looked at each other.

Another big embarrassment appeared on the Fairy Sister's face, and then she tried to hold her chest and raise her head, and put her belly back.

"..."

Xu Xin's expression remained unchanged.

But the gloating in his eyes was as real as substance.

Seeing this, the fairy sister rolled her eyes.

Didn't I just indulge myself a little these two days?

What's the matter?

Your wife is not here again.

The emperor is far away... I can just edit the pictures.

I don't think anyone can control me!

"Xu, hello."

Looking at Jasmine waving at him, Xu Xin smiled and responded, then came to the crowd.

"Xu, here."

Lao Qian suddenly handed over a stone... that looked yellow with black.

Not big.

Like a small pill.

There is a hole in the middle, it looks like it was taken from a bracelet.

"What is this?"

"Tiger's eye stone, I bought it from a gypsy, who said it can bring good luck."

"..."

Xu Xin, shocked by the words, looked at Lao Qian, who looked like an old British gentleman...

"Are you serious? George?"

Lao Qian shrugged.

Meanwhile, Giuseppe, who was standing by, also smiled and pulled out a similar-looking coin from his pocket:

"Xu, we all have it. Mr. George also gave it to us... I hope it will bring us good luck in winning the best foreign language film!"

Hearing this, Xu Xin smiled and nodded:

"Okay. I understand."

Then he turned to look at Liu Yifei and asked in Chinese:

"What about yours?... Was it eaten by you?"

"..."

Liu Yifei was stunned.

Then he showed a look of gritted teeth.

OK OK.

Close to the face and open it up, right?

She was ready to kick.

Xu Xin quickly got out of the way.

"No, calm down...it's easy to get exposed!"

"..."

The fairy sister lowered her head and glanced at her high-slit dress, then looked at him.

He sneered:

"You've been waiting for it, we'll see!"

Xu Xin shrugged, turned to Lao Qian and asked:

"Are we just waiting here?"

Lao Qian smiled slightly:

"Let's go, I'll take you to meet some friends."

…

Hollywood has always been a vanity fair.

This is a fact recognized by everyone.

Even the red carpet is no exception.

Lao Qian's identity today, in a strict sense, is not the producer of "Perfect".

In other words, he is "also" the North American market distribution producer of "Perfect".

The identity that really led him to receive the invitation was the producer of "The Wolf of Wall Street".

However, because it was the first time for Xu Xin and the others to participate, and the "Wolf of Wall Street" team has many Oscar regulars, he naturally fulfilled his responsibility as the producer of "Perfect".

He used his personal connections to help everyone, including Xu Xin, introduce the connections he had accumulated.

But what's more pity is...the little plum that these ladies miss so much has not come yet.

And Margot didn't arrive either.

They cannot yet see the famous ship of world dreams.

But it has to be said that Lao Qian’s connections cannot be underestimated.

Although many people did not recognize Xu Xin, their first reaction to seeing Lao Qian was very enthusiastic.

Even some familiar faces that you often see in movies.

But these people are all older, such as Chiwetel Ejiofor, the star of "12 Years a Slave". This black guy was very enthusiastic when he saw Lao Qian, and even showed respect to him.

But the donkey-faced Benny who became famous all over the world after playing "Sherlock Holmes" is very formulaic.

Doesn't seem to know about old money.

And Xu Xin really wanted to see Brad Pitt up close.

It's a pity...the other party didn't come today.

Anyway... Lao Qian took the "Perfect" crew around and greeted many people.

But there are relatively few actors, and most of them are producers who look to be in their forties or fifties, or big brothers from all walks of life.

From here we can see to some extent what direction Lao Qian’s connections are focusing on.

And when these people faced Xu Xin... they were not particularly enthusiastic.

Even "Perfect" grossed more than 300 million at the box office and was nominated for an Oscar. But it’s not worthy of many people’s obeisance. Everyone just talks politely and stops appropriately. It ends after retaining a good impression on the other party.

And the time came to early six o'clock.

Finally, after Lao Qian answered the phone, he said:

"Xu, Leonardo and Martin are here. Come on, I'll take everyone to meet them."

Upon hearing the name "Leonardo", everyone's eyes lit up, including Liu Yifei.

But Xu Xin focused his attention on the man whom Lao Qian called "Martin".

The famous top Hollywood director, Martin Scorsese.

Robert De Niro's Big Brother.

One of the greatest directors of this century...

Martin Scorsese's reputation in the ears of all directors can be described with the words "like thunder".

And I heard that what this old man said is also effective among the Italian mafia.

A true legend.

Xu Xin was more interested in him than others.

Looking at the great director who was greeted cordially by Lao Qian, he waited until Lao Qian patted Martin Scorsese on the shoulder and pointed at him. Then he took a step forward, reached out and bent down:

"Hello, Mr. Director. It's my honor to meet you."

"Aha."

Martin Scorsese did not look difficult to get along with. After hearing Xu Xin's words, he chuckled, shook hands with Xu Xin, and said:

"I know you, young man. Your movie last year was very impressive. Especially the part where the protagonist is interrogated, I like your composition technique very much. I even learned to imitate it for this... It's great!"

Xu Xin didn't delve into whether the old man was being modest or praising himself.

He just shook his head modestly:

"Compared to you, I'm far behind."

Old Martin smiled slightly, let go of his hand, and turned to joke to Old Qian.

"My dear Mr. Producer, who are you more optimistic about this time? Us or this young man?"

Lao Qian shrugged:

"Children make choices, Martin. I want them all!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Amid laughter, Xu Xin nodded slightly to say hello to Margot on the side, and then also took the initiative to extend his hand to the handsome Hollywood boy Leonardo:

"Hello, Mr. Leonardo, we meet again."

"Of course, Xu."

The two met once at a dinner hosted by Paramount. Leonardo obviously has a good memory...

"Long time no see. How have you been lately?"

"I'm fine, and you."

"Good. Hopefully we can all get something out of tonight."

"Of course, Mr. Leonardo, I believe you can do it!"

The courtesy between the two of them was actually quite official.

For now... no matter it's status, reputation, or temper... no one can see any signs of further development.

Simply maintain this politeness.

At this time, Leonardo seemed to see someone, smiled, raised his hand, and said hello. Then he nodded to Martin Scorsese and walked over.

Xu Xin did not turn around, but took a step forward:

"Hey, beauty, how are you doing?"

Upon hearing this title, Margot Robbie couldn't help but cover her mouth and snickered:

"I'm fine, handsome guy. How are you doing lately?"

"Generally... mainly because someone didn't invite me to dinner, and I was a little hungry."

"Hahahaha~"

Margot smiled even more happily.

"Dear Xu, you should be the one to treat me to dinner. After all, I didn't nominate...well, so be it."

"how?"

"If you win the prize... please invite me and Molly to have a meal at the best restaurant in New York! If you don't win the prize... well, probably not. I have confidence in you!"

"Hahaha~"

Xu Xin nodded vigorously:

"Then I'll lend you some good words."

As the two of them chatted, time passed by little by little.

Slowly, the crews of all the Oscar-nominated films gathered here.

All of a sudden, the entire red carpet area became bustling with people, and the bright star scent almost overflowed.

Soon, as the time came for the red carpet to open, the staff entered and began to arrange the red carpet positions.

"Perfect" is placed very near the front.

It's right behind that Danish movie "The Hunt".

At this time, Xu Xin's eyes also fell on the leading actor of "Hunting".

That is the famous doctor "Hannibal".

Not because of anything else.

Mainly...he smelled a familiar smell.

Let him start to move.

Seeing that there were still some people in front of him, he thought for a while and tentatively patted the other person's shoulder.

"Hannibal" the doctor turned his head, looking confused.

"?"

"Hello, I want to ask...where did you go to smoke? Is there a smoking room here?"

Dr. Hannibal was stunned when he heard Xu Xin's words.

Then Xu Xin, who was looking at it, heard a BGM smile in his mind, and pointed to the side:

"You can smoke in the bathroom. There are many people smoking. If you don't mind."

Do you mind?

Of course Xu Xin doesn't mind.

He temporarily left the table, gave Liu Yifei a wink, and then walked quickly to the bathroom.

Then I smelled a strong smell of smoke in the toilet...

Fine.

Make do.

He quickly ordered one to enjoy himself.

At the same time, he sent a message to Yang Mi and sent her all the photos of celebrities he had just taken.

Then, two or three minutes later, Liu Yifei sent a message:

"It's already started, come back soon."

Xu Xin simply put out the cigarette butts and walked out quickly.

Looking at the team in front of him who had started to move slowly to get on the bus, he turned to Liu Yifei and said:

"Our first Oscar journey...begins!"

The fairy sister nodded slightly:

"Well, are you confident?"

"..."

Xu Xin didn't answer.

Just a few seconds later, he let out a chuckle:

"Ha~"