I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 1080 1075. Good to see and painful to see

Friends who often pick their noses know.

The nose is actually very sensitive.

If the nails are a little harder, if you dig into the cartilage inside, you will feel a sour and tingling sensation.

What a coincidence.

Yang Mi's nails are very hard.

Although as an artist, she almost never does manicures, after all, sometimes she has to act, and doing manicures will be very distracting. So if necessary, she usually puts on patches instead of doing a serious manicure.

But it doesn't mean that she doesn't take care of her nails.

On the contrary, as a female artist, she is famous for her meticulous care of the whole body.

All over the body, every inch, not missing a single detail.

He is good and I am good too.

So, her nails are very hard.

It hurts to poke like this.

By the way...

Because she just dug her belly button, the smell is not very good.

But none of this is important.

The important thing is that after she heard what her husband said, she heard that he was going to hold an Olympic Games, and she was a little confused for a while.

"What the hell are you talking about? What are you going to do? ... Who?"

Looking at his wife who suddenly sat up straight, Xu Xin shrugged:

"The Olympics."

"...What Olympics?"

Yang Mi continued to ask the seemingly silly question.

And Xu Xin still shrugged:

"What do you think?"

"..."

All of a sudden, the living room became quiet.

Only the couple was left staring at each other.

It seemed that Yang Mi really took a long time to gradually "accept" this reality.

There was no way...

The entire Olympics was the love history of the two.

Or, the love stage of the two was run through by this incident.

Preparation for the opening ceremony of the Olympics began, and the two began to fall in love after "reuniting" in Hengdian. And on the night of the opening ceremony of the Olympics, he proposed to her in the car.

This is the most important experience in her heart for her husband, herself, family, and even her worldview.

Are you grateful?

Of course.

Li Shimin said that people can be used as a mirror to correct one's clothes.

For Yang Mi herself, the more than two years that her husband was busy preparing for the Olympics were actually a mirror.

She saw countless top talents in the industry... those... when she was still an unknown person, the rocs had already soared above the nine heavens, working hard day and night for the collective benefit.

She also saw how those people who formed one screw after another like ants relied on their own efforts and hard work, working day and night, and leaving their sweat in the soil of the bird's nest.

For the best two hours, the top directors, the top visual artists, and the top coordinators worked overtime... Not to mention anything else, when her husband had a fever and was on an IV drip, and his throat was full of pustules, she still chose to follow everyone to attend meetings and study...

So many people are working hard.

So many people, united as one, with only one firm belief in their hearts...

In Yang Mi's view, this is really great.

It also made her learn a kind of... the most essential thing from these people.

That is a sense of responsibility.

The rise and fall of the country, the sense of responsibility that every man has a share of responsibility!

And for her husband's experience in the Olympics, she always has a sense of honor in her heart.

If someone came to her now and asked her: Are you the big star Yang Mi? I like you and your husband.

Then her answer would be very polite.

She would say thank you politely and say goodbye politely.

But if someone asked her the same question: Are you the wife of Xu Xin, the designer of the Olympic torch...

Then she would give the other person the most radiant smile.

That's the difference.

She always believed that the most glorious resume her husband carried was not how many awards he won, or what awards he won.

But he was qualified to participate in this grand event for all mankind, and he also flashed his most dazzling light.

The torch...

My husband's work is still in the Olympic Museum.

You can Baidu and see who is the designer of the torch!

She really feels very honored.

But...

Honor is honor.

When she heard that he had to do it again, this honor was replaced by another emotion.

He really... would be very tired.

How intense was the work of the Olympic Games at that time? In that environment, not to mention Xu Xin, even Yang Mi herself didn't feel it.

But now I think about it, that kind of work intensity is really not something that ordinary people can bear.

Meetings and discussions day and night.

What was Xu Xin's daily routine at that time?

Sit in the meeting room at around 8 o'clock in the morning.

Swish~

The morning has passed.

After lunch at noon.

Because Director Zhang didn't have the habit of taking a lunch break, in the early stage, he liked to wander around various departments or find a place to think by himself. At that time, there was no problem... But after the project entered the practical stage, if there was something to sign or to go through some procedures, my husband would find Director Zhang at noon.

The two of them whispered until one or two o'clock in the afternoon.

Then they continued to have meetings.

All kinds of things that are endless, plans that can never be perfect, and all kinds of emergencies...

A team of tens of thousands of people, not to mention anything else, can form a gust of wind when everyone opens their mouths and takes a breath.

And this wind, blowing from bottom to top, must pass through my husband.

What about the director team?

The same is true.

Whatever instructions they want to issue must also go through the husband.

To put it bluntly, Xu Xin is a ring.

Without it, there will definitely be an accidental pregnancy.

Only with him can infertility be achieved...

Although the logic is a bit rough, the meaning is real.

But because of this, in the hindsight after the Olympics, she can feel... what kind of pressure her husband was under at the time.

All the "reluctance" also started a long-lasting diffuse release from this hindsight.

So much so that when she heard that her husband was going to organize another Olympic Games, her first reaction was resistance.

"Must it be done?"

She asked.

Xu Xin shrugged:

"Not sure yet, but... I will definitely join the promotional video."

As he said this, he repeated what happened in the morning over and over again, and Yang Mi's brows were completely frowned.

"22 years? ... So far?"

"Yeah. 8 years in advance. We have already submitted it. We are competing with Norway, Kazakhstan, Poland and Ukraine."

"..."

Now she didn't know what to say.

On the one hand... 8 years feels so far away.

But on the other hand, the promotional video has been put on the agenda.

"... Are you going to be busy again?"

"Not really. I will help with the promotional video, and the application process will not be announced until next year. If the application is confirmed next year, we will also start to re-plan our 2008 Olympic "legacy" in the early stage. We need to change it and redesign it. As for the opening ceremony... I estimate that we will start preparing around 2019."

For no reason, Yang Mi felt better.

But the worry still existed:

"But I'm afraid you will be too tired..."

"The old man will be 70 years old by then. If he is selected, won't he have to do anything?"

In one sentence, she was completely blocked.

Okay.

She nodded, looked at the time, and said:

"What do you want to eat tonight? I'll treat you!"

Xu Xin was happy:

"So you agree?"

"Yeah."

Yang Mi responded.

She had no other choice but to support him.

Or... from the beginning, she had never had one.

...

Xu Xin was not picky.

Whatever he wanted to eat tonight was fine.

The main reason was that she had eaten a lot at the old man's place at noon, so she was not hungry at all and could not think of what to eat.

Seeing this, Yang Mi did not move.

She walked directly into the studio with her husband.

Draw the curtains and turn off the lights.

She pulled a blanket and leaned on the sofa with her lover.

"Have you seen this movie?"

"No, it's the first time you've seen it."

Xu Xin clicked the play button.

"But the original is OK... Yan Geling's novels are actually like this. The sense of the times is too strong. People who can empathize with it will resonate with it, but if you can't empathize with it, the story is also very good."

As the two chatted, a train sped past on the screen, revealing a figure under the bridge...

"May His Majesty the Emperor be blessed with good health~"

"..."

Looking at Chen Daoming, who looked embarrassed and fled on the camera, and listening to his wife's jokes, he shook his head helplessly.

But the scene changed immediately...

A lot of legs appeared.

"Huh? Shishi!"

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched again.

The screen was full of healthy and energetic legs...

Under the old man's lens, this kind of tense picture naturally needs no further mention.

He just wanted to know...

"How did you recognize it?"

"How fresh, go back, it's the second one when it just appeared!"

"..."

Xu Xin, who didn't believe in evil, quickly stepped back, and then saw the beautiful legs that had just entered the scene in the dance movements of a group of people.

Then the scene changed.

Don't mention it...

Really.

Liu Zhishi was the second one to appear.

Unable to help himself, he shouted:

"6."

Yang Mi smiled triumphantly:

"Do you want to know that she has a mole on..."

"Ah!! Shut up!!"

Xu Xin screamed and covered her mouth like a little wife.

Is this something I can hear! ! !

Yang Mi rolled her eyes, and her husband pointed out the place with his hands covering his mouth.

What a pity.

Because his mouth was covered, Xu Xin only heard a burst of "woo woo woo"...

Where exactly is the mole... He really doesn't know.

...

To be honest, both of them are quite curious about the old man's movie.

On the one hand, there is Shishi, and on the other hand... It's like a habit.

As long as you see the words "Director Zhang Yimou", you will always have expectations for his movies.

Even though this great director often admits in front of Xu Xin: "I am already an old guy who is about to be eliminated"...

And the rhythm of the movie...how to say it.

It is very stable.

But in this stability, there is also a master's demeanor.

For Xu Xin, his first habit of watching a movie is to watch the story.

He does not watch the director's shots, the scheduling techniques, or the acting.

He just watches the story.

And this movie, which is adapted from the novel "Lu Fan Yan Shi" and is based on the second half of the novel "Return"...

His evaluation is very simple.

Just two words.

"Beautiful."

When the scene finally freezes in the snow, Chen Daoming holds up a sign with his name "Lu Yanshi" and accompanies the very old Feng Wanyu facing the train station...

The film is over.

And he also gave his own evaluation.

It is really beautiful.

It is beautiful in a balanced way.

There is no excessive pursuit of the so-called "lens beauty" or any new technology.

None.

Even if this film was shot with IMAX, it is only one thing that is thoroughly implemented throughout the film.

Movie.

He used IMAX film to shoot a movie.

A story that is well-balanced, without any sharpness, but with a feeling of being cut by a blunt knife all the time, not painful but sad.

He likes the faint undercurrent in this film too much.

The feeling of true feelings wrapped in tenderness...all the sadness is also wrapped in tenderness...

"Great!!!"

For no reason, his mood became excited.

As for the reason, it is also very simple.

"This is the real old man! Right!?"

"..."

Yang Mi was speechless.

But the silence at this moment was equivalent to acquiescence.

That's right.

It's true.

In this play, she can't see anything utilitarian.

In my impression... I haven't seen Director Zhang bring such a work for a long time.

Is it... since when?

After "Hero"?

Or... after "A Thousand Miles Alone"?

I really can't remember.

But this movie seems to have pulled her back to the time before "Hero".

That kind of... very pure and pure movie.

Pure Gong Li.

Pure Zhang Yimou.

Sure enough... these two people are truly "a perfect match".

Foreigners say that Gong Li is Director Zhang's muse, and this is not wrong at all.

She understands him.

He also understands her.

But it's great!

Although the starting point is somewhat different from Xu Xin's, one is the director's perspective and the other is the actor's perspective.

But Yang Mi also admitted from the bottom of her heart...

This play is really great.

It has a sense of returning to nature.

Simple scenes.

Natural light.

And the actors' interpretation is just right.

When she thought of this...she couldn't help but whisper:

"Shishi is also out."

Hearing this, Xu Xin also nodded:

"Yeah."

Indeed, Liu Zhishi's performance in this play is also great.

The simplest conclusion!

She...didn't drag her feet!

But she kept up!

She kept up with the rhythm of Gong Li and Chen Daoming.

This is his evaluation.

But if you put it in a third perspective...a young actor can keep up with the play of Gong Li and Chen Daoming.

What kind of gold content...needless to say?

Although only two people appreciate this movie, neither Xu Xin nor Yang Mi gave a particularly gorgeous compliment.

But at this moment, a sincere and heartfelt "really good" has surpassed thousands.

This movie is really good.

It is suitable for watching in the cinema or at home.

It is a truly good movie that can be watched regardless of the occasion.

And it can move even people who don't resonate with that era... the most simple taste.

Xu Xin was very happy watching it.

Yang Mi was also the same.

But...

"I'm going to pick up the kids."

Hearing his wife's words, Xu Xin nodded:

"Okay, I'll watch it again."

"Yeah."

Yang Mi responded.

In fact, she also wanted to watch it... but she was not in such a hurry.

She watched it to study Gong Li's acting skills.

Nowadays, it can be said that it is not only Director Zhang who has reached the realm of the grandmaster, but also Gong Li.

In this film, the other party's repeated eye changes are textbook-like.

That is something that all younger actors should think about and imitate.

She is no exception.

But this kind of observation requires environment and time.

And she and her husband are destined not to see it together.

He would freeze for a long time in a certain scene, thinking about why the light came like this, what the surface and inner nature of the characters symbolized, etc.

When watching the movie by himself, he would repeatedly use slow frames to pan back and forth to the changes in the actors' expressions, to experience and observe.

It can be said that no matter what movie it is, the two of them would watch it together at most once or twice.

But at other times, they basically stayed at their own computers.

Movies can be watched at any time, and the kids don't wait after school.

…

To be honest, the gap between the old man's version of "The Return" and the original novel is still quite large.

In the original novel, Lu Yanshi did not live as "happy" as in the movie. Instead, because of housing problems, he was kicked around by the children like a ball.

In the end, he simply took Feng Wanyu's ashes back to Qinghai.

As for the first half of the original book that Xu Xin read... Hey, how can I say it.

The story of this book is a typical example of scar literature in several books.

He really doesn't resonate with Yan Geling's book.

But the old man really likes it.

To be honest, he also really likes the old man's version of "The Return".

I don't know if it can be shortlisted in Venice.

When Cannes opened for registration, he hadn't finished filming yet, so he didn't have time.

But... he estimated that it shouldn't be difficult to be shortlisted for Venice.

It can almost be said that it was a smooth road.

Of course... After watching the movie, Xu Xin also spent a day, watching the movie over and over again, and submitted a nearly 3,000-word review.

It mainly made several suggestions on the soundtrack and talked about his feelings.

Just treat it as handing in homework to the old man.

Zhang Yimou didn't say anything, just told him that he had submitted the application form, and the appointment of the chief director of the promotional video should come at the end of the month. At that time, everyone will come together to see how to shoot this promotional video.

For the Winter Olympics, the time must be chosen when there is snow in winter to shoot.

It's only April, and a few months of preparation time is more than enough.

As for Yang Mi... he didn't worry about it.

Anyway, Concubine Shi stayed at home that night.

He also chased our old Xu to the studio...

I don't know if his wife can count how many moles Concubine Shi has on her body.

Anyway, it's quite speechless.

But he also gave high praise to Shishi's acting skills.

Until... on the 18th.

Everyone watched "A Bite of China" 2 together.

"... It would be better if your expression was more natural."

Xu Xin rolled his eyes speechlessly as he watched Liu Zhishi's colorful expression in a familiar BGM.

As for why she had this expression... Xu Xin told her.

In the camera, the young man from southern Tibet climbed a tree to pick honey. She sighed "My God, so high?", and then Xu Xin told her in detail how this part was "tributed". It seemed that all her filters for "A Bite of China" were disintegrated, so that she had a strange expression after the whole film was played.

After hearing this, Liu Zhishi couldn't help but say:

"Aren't you angry?... I see you are like nothing happened?"

"... Why should I be angry?"

"Because... uh..."

Liu Zhishi wanted to say something, but suddenly she didn't know how to say it.

To be honest.

"A Bite of China" 2... She thought it was okay.

After all, this is only the first episode.

She felt that it was not much different from the first season.

The sincere and simple texture, with comfortable copywriting and narration, was pretty good.

But since Xu Xin broke the filter of collecting honey, she suddenly felt that the film had become out of place.

If the first season was a complete gentleman... then the second season gave her the feeling of a "hypocrite".

Although it was still sanctimonious, the taste was a bit worse.

Unconsciously, she thought of something.

If the second season was a hypocrite... then wouldn't the third season just not pretend at all?

Of course, this thought was just a flash.

The second season has just started, and it is still unclear whether there will be a third season.

But...

At least the first episode looks okay.

It's just that she has already smelled the smell of insincerity.

She can no longer devote herself to it.

Xu Xin didn't ask her what she thought.

After watching it, he didn't even give any comments as the chief director of the first season.

Because there was no need.

The second season actually continued the style of the first season.

Even the rhythm has not been changed.

To put it bluntly, what can be commented on a sequel?

There is no need.

Even if the sky falls and the reputation explodes to ashes, the second season will still be filmed.

The title of chief director will not be changed to him.

Then what else is there to comment on?

He stood up and glanced at Liu Zhishi, who didn't seem to plan to leave tonight...

This person is really unconscious.

But thank you for saving my life.

I hurried back to the studio to rest.

...

So far, for Xu Xin, "A Bite of China" has completely become his past.

There was a sense of déjà vu of "Although I look down on her, at least my ex-girlfriend has found a home."

With a sense of being a victim of "How can he be better than me? You will regret it sooner or later, I wish you happiness", he didn't even bother to look at the ratings and netizens' comments.

He had enough things to do every day.

On the 19th, he went directly to the post-production center of Xiying Studio in Yanjing.

It was a little after 9 o'clock when he arrived.

When he walked into the small screening room, there were already many people sitting inside.

"Director Xu."

"Good morning, Director Xu."

"Hello, Director Xu..."

In the morning voices of a group of people, Xu Xin responded politely and then sat next to Lu Yang.

"Director Xu."

"Yeah."

Xu Xin nodded, unscrewed the cup and drank a sip of water, and said:

"What time does it start?"

Lu Yang didn't say anything, but the staff next to him heard Xu Xin's words and said directly:

"It starts now, Director Xu."

"Okay."

As Xu Xin nodded, the staff turned off the lights directly.

In the screening room that was isolated from external light, light and shadows began to appear on the screen.

The LOGO of Xi'an Film Studio followed the dragon logo and jumped out.

Then, after the various acknowledgments in the opening credits, a line of large characters first appeared on the battlefield with corpses everywhere:

"March of the 47th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1619 AD), Liaodong, Sarhu"

"The Blade of the Assassin".

Start the screening.

In the darkness, Xu Xin looked at the screen, and saw Zhang Zhen, who was covered in blood, pushed the corpse away, used the knife as a crutch, and propped up his shaky body.

He nodded slightly.

Well, at least the scheduling looks good.

Xi'an Film Studio has begun to exert its strength one after another.

Including "The Blade of the Assassin" and "My Deskmate", which Guo Fan has just completed and is starting to enter the post-production stage.

All films have begun to enter the preparation stage.

And the requirements of the studio are also very simple.

All projects will be screened at the Silk Road Film Festival, which will open on August 2 this year.

Of course, films with artistic value can also be selected.

But even if they are not selected, they will be put into the screening.

Make up a "head".

There is no way, who let the companions not be strong.

Fuzhou, in addition to occupying the name of the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road... really can't provide any particularly effective support.

Of course, they have money.

But the problem is...

Xi'an Film Studio also has money.

The film festival is not about building a big stage or holding a concert...

If it is that kind, then let Fuzhou pay and Xiying Studio can do it.

This kind of film festival is linked with the theaters, so asking for money is useless.

Popularity and fame were first created in Xi'an.

Fuzhou can just lie back and enjoy it.

You don't have to pay...you can't pay much.

You don't have to do the work, and you won't understand it even if you come.

As for the source movies...let alone.

Who in this circle doesn't give the studio three thin faces now?

Fuzhou's words may not be effective.

But whoever Xiying Studio asks to come will definitely come.

This is the current situation.

So seeing that its companions can't be relied on, Xiying Studio can only do it step by step.

Summarize resources and everyone will add fuel to the fire.

It's all for the fire in August.

As for the future...

It is estimated that everyone's cooperation may start with TV series.

The TV series platform established by the studio and Shaanxi TV still welcomes the participation of more satellite TV stations.

But anyway, this year, the host of the Maritime Silk Road Film Festival is just sitting back and enjoying the fruits of others' labor. They only need to make the opening and closing ceremonies more lively.

For this reason, I heard that they were planning to invite Jay Chou...

But Xu Xin directly rejected it.

Brother, we are a film festival. It's okay for you to invite more stars to walk the red carpet, but what's the point of inviting others to sing?

So, he came to review "The Sword of the Assassin" today, and also to be busy with the Silk Road Film Festival.

Soon, the 2 hours were over.

Lu Yang looked at Xu Xin with the same nervous look as a primary school student facing the class teacher.

You know your own situation.

This movie... He almost regretted it.

If I had known earlier, I would not have played the role of Hokusai... It was already uncomfortable enough when I was shooting, and it was even more uncomfortable after the editing.

Pure sewer, it simply exists to set off others!

A look from Sister Mi was enough to blast her into pieces...

Faced with his uneasy look, Xu Xin gave a very positive evaluation:

"The movie is good."

Lu Yang was stunned and asked subconsciously:

"Really!?"

There was still some surprise in his eyes.

But what was waiting for him was Xu Xin's eye roll:

"Fake, I'm lying to you. Your movie... I can only give it 60 points at most. It can barely be considered a Jige..."

As he said, the image of "Hokusai" appeared in his eyes.

Then he subconsciously pulled his uncomfortable crotch.

Although this action is quite indecent.

But there is no way.

I can't help it.

Because compared to "The Return" that made him applaud...

This movie is completely another extreme.

After watching it...

He was in pain.

(By the way, I synchronized the input method today, and then the input method exploded. I don't know what happened to the vocabulary and typing habits that I have accumulated for several years. It has become abnormal. If there are a lot of typos in the past few days, please bear with me. I will correct it in time. Sorry!)