I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 1091 1086 Golden Throat Treasure

Chapter 1091 1086. Golden Throat Treasure

"Brother, it's not that bad. If you hadn't changed these abbreviations to BLACK F @CK MY NIGGER, there would still be hope."

"No, no, no, Lao Xu, don't stop me. I deserve to die!"

"Not that bad."

"As for... I deserve to die!"

Obviously, Xu Xin didn't know what Lao Wang was thinking.

In his opinion, his friends were just not very pure.

But in Wang Sicong's opinion, he was really blaspheming Aunt Liang's movie.

I deserve to die...

The two of them were talking nonsense.

They were not on the same channel at all.

After Wang Sicong "sincerely repented", he asked:

"When will this movie be released? I haven't seen its name in the past few months of watching Wanda's filming."

Seeing this message, Xu Xin's eyes moved.

After thinking for a moment, he asked:

"What if I told you that this movie is a bit of a flop?"

"?"

Wang Sicong replied with a puzzled question mark.

He then added:

"Have you seen it?"

"I was about to see it, but Brother Qi gave me the feedback that... the whole movie may need to be re-edited."

Wang Sicong naturally understood what he meant and asked:

"Is it so bad?"

"It's not clear yet, but it's definitely not optimistic."

"... That's troublesome. I remember that this movie was invested by Wanda, right?"

"Cloud Atlas + Wanda + Blue Ocean of Happiness. Cloud Atlas 7,000, Wanda 4,000, Blue Ocean of Happiness 4,000."

"..."

Wang Sicong was speechless.

After a few seconds, he asked again:

"Does the factory think it's bad and want to re-edit it to make up for it?"

"Yes. But I haven't asked whether Wanda and Blue Ocean of Happiness know about this."

"..."

Wang Sicong replied with a row of dots to express his feelings.

Then he replied:

"According to the normal process, if it is confirmed to be a bad movie... then the remedy is to expand publicity and promotion to recover as much as possible. Is the studio ready?"

When he said this, Xu Xin felt annoyed.

The reason is simple.

It's just the truth.

And the publicity and promotion of this movie is actually quite easy.

The box office is guaranteed by Huang Xiaoming + Berlin Film Queen Liang Bingning.

A "Partner" + a "Black Coal, Thin Ice" are here...just for these two signs, the early box office will not be bad.

You don't even need to work hard on publicity and promotion, it's enough.

But the problem is...just as my friend asked.

Is the studio ready?

Just a little bit of the "West Film Studio's production, must be a masterpiece" sign.

Xu Xin was a little worried.

Even though he hasn't seen the movie yet.

But from Qi Lei's mouth, the movie itself is not optimistic.

Now there are two ways for Xu Xin...or the West Film Studio.

First of all, it should be clear that whether this movie is bad or not, it must be released.

To put it in a broader sense, the Xi'an Film Studio did not solely invest in this film. If it was solely invested, it would be fine. If the studio really wanted to do something, the more than 100 million yuan would be wasted at most... Whether it was reshoots or something, at least they could piece together a "roughly good" film and serve it to the audience.

But this situation is not realistic.

Too idealistic.

Are you kidding... That's more than 100 million yuan. Just say it's not going to work? Are you kidding?

Even Xu Xin can't do this. It's a waste of money. If this level of investment suddenly went down the drain, the higher-ups will definitely investigate.

Everyone has to be reviewed.

What's more, this movie is not solely invested, but a co-production of three companies.

As for the smaller point... Although the Xi'an Film Studio with 70 million yuan is the major investor on the surface. But Wanda + Xingfu Blue Ocean have invested 80 million yuan in total.

The combined investment of these two companies exceeds that of the Xi'an Film Studio.

And these two companies also hold the cinema chain.

You just say it's not going to work?

Isn't that nonsense?

Take the contract and find any court, and the case will be settled.

Although Wanda belongs to Lao Wang, Wanda Pictures is not, and they have other shareholders.

It is impossible for a one-man show.

Therefore, "The White-Haired Witch" must be launched online, but the problem is... if it is launched, it will be a tragedy.

Looking at the progress bar that has been downloaded to 80%, the desire to watch but resisting in his heart gradually turned into a strange mentality.

Is it really that bad?

Produced by Xu Ke, directed by Zhang Zhiliang...

These two have worked together on "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate".

Moreover, Zhang Zhiliang is the director of "Cage People".

How could it be so bad?

It shouldn't be.

With all kinds of doubts, he finally waited for the video to download.

"Ding Dong."

"Brother Xu, do you have any plans tonight?"

Su Meng sent a message.

"No, please bring me some food."

"Okay."

After replying, Xu Xin clicked on the video file on the computer and the video began to play.

At the beginning, the Red Pill Case.

Hmm.

It looks good.

It's pretty good.

Then, Zhuo Yihang and Yu Luosha met at the border... It's also okay.

The Hongwan case and various clues were interspersed back and forth to create a taste of the chaotic times in the late Ming Dynasty. It's just that the narrative line feels very weak, and it has a taste of... "Ashes of Time".

It's very aggressive.

But if you look at it seriously, you can probably find that the drama of the whole story is quite exquisite.

But……

When the movie reached the second half...suddenly, the quality of the entire movie took a sharp turn.

Inexplicable conspiracies, logically incoherent narratives, and inexplicable changes in mentality... What should we do if our family and country feelings are in troubled times, and our confidante turns into an enemy overnight? Of course I chose to forgive her in the end...

Xu Xin’s expression changed from the beginning (-_-)ゞ

Little by little it became ()?

Little by little it became (；д｀)ゞ

Finally, when the video ended, it became o_O ||

no……

Just wait a moment...

He put his hand on the mouse, but didn't move it. Instead, he started racing through the plot in his mind.

I want to find out where the rhythm breaks down.

But after going through all the plots of the movie, I found... the collapse was surprisingly natural.

If the impression from the very beginning when Zhuo Yihang came to Beijing to deliver the elixir was very good... then from the moment when the other party ran to the frontier and met the Jade Rakshasa, the two of them secretly fell in love...

The rhythm of the film suddenly went off track.

At first there was a slight deviation, and then... one after another, with the "I want both" and "I want it all" style of the screenwriter, the whole story collapsed very suddenly.

All of a sudden, both people's roles collapsed.

Right in the middle of the film, after Jade Rakshasa was framed as the murderer of Zhuo Yihang's grandfather... suddenly, everything collapsed.

The tiny collapse snowballed, and the 150-million-dollar high-rise building started from an inconspicuous crack... and completed a qualitative change that collapsed in an instant.

"..."

He doesn't believe in evil.

Watched it again.

But this time I watched it while jumping.

After spending about 20 minutes reading it, I fell into complete silence.

Then, he moved the mouse to the 37th minute and 30 seconds of the movie, that is, after Zhuo Yihang and Lian Nishang had sex, they had just settled down for life, but he continued to watch from the position of the master.

This time, it took 10 minutes.

Then came the fiftieth minute...which took five minutes.

After watching the entire film in another jump, he lit a cigarette and dialed Qi Lei's phone number.

Because of jet lag, his temples were actually a little swollen and painful at the moment.

But my mental state is fine.

The "beep beep beep" ringing sounded for a while and was answered:

"Hey, are you done reading?"

"Well, I watched it a few times and spent some time. How long are the remaining scenes of the film?"

"It takes about an hour, and there are more than 70 shots. There are 27 CG shots."

Hearing this, Xu Xin took a look at the duration of the film.

1 hour and 38 minutes.

"In other words, if the entire film is cut into it, it will take about 2 and a half hours?"

"Absolutely. It depends on Lao Zhu for details. I asked him to work overtime these days. First, focus on editing the entire story and see how complete it is... bang, hoo..."

The sound of a lighter sounded from Qi Lei's side, but the next second's breath smelled of melancholy.

"Do you think this film can be saved?"

he asked.

"To be honest, what I'm afraid of right now is that... there's nothing I want in the remaining shots."

"For example?"

"What I'm afraid of is not that he didn't edit it after he finished filming, but that... he took the initiative to realize that this way of filming wouldn't work, and began to correct himself. He omitted a lot of footage that should have been filmed, and simply didn't film it. If It’s really like this… Judging from the pace of the second half of the film, it’s basically going to collapse.”

This is what Xu Xin fears most.

Because...he has already seen some hints in the rhythm of this film.

Zhang Zhiliang seems to be speeding up the progress and omitting many things.

As a result, the preface does not match the follow-up. Many times, only one or two lines are given symbolically. Whether it is the so-called conspiracy or the emotional curve of the two people... they are all expressed in one or two lines, or through the acting skills of the actors. , and ended hastily.

This is the biggest failure of this film!

If this failure is due to the producer, for example, he edited a version of the film that was overdue, more than 2 hours or 3 hours, and the management did not agree, because it took up too much theater time, and was killed, then it would be okay.

But if he realizes it himself and starts to omit it on his own initiative... that would be really troublesome.

Yes, it’s useless. and not having it at all are two completely different concepts.

After hearing what Xu Xin said, Qi Lei said:

"I have started the accountability process. However, Li Bin is in another crew and has not come out yet. He will probably come back the day after tomorrow."

Li Bin is the producer sent by Xiying Studio this time.

There are three producers in total, Li Bin, Huang Jianxin, and Yu Dong.

Among them, Huang Jianxin, who invited Xu Xin to dinner some time ago, was invited by Wanda, and Yu Dong is the producer of Happy Blue Ocean.

But these two people belong to quality control.

Not following the crew.

The one who really followed the crew was Li Bin.

It can be said that the producers' mistakes in controlling the work, Li Bin and Yuntu... let's not say the whole blame, at least two-thirds.

"I just wanted to see how this work was done, and I was able to make such a film!"

Qi Lei seemed to be really angry.

The tone of his words was full of gritted teeth.

"..."

Xu Xin was speechless.

Because this is indeed the producer's fault.

The director can do whatever he wants.

But the producer's biggest job is to restrain the director from doing whatever he wants.

As a producer, whether he is accompanying the crew or supervising, he must strictly control the progress of the filming. From controlling the cost to not exceeding it. From controlling the director to not doing whatever he wants, these are all the producer's jobs.

And the film has now reached this point... Although it is still unclear what the extra hour of footage can change the film into... But the producer's work has indeed made serious mistakes.

Even Xu Xin and Qi Lei are embarrassed to mention it.

Mentioning that extra hour of footage.

Because... if this hour of footage could be used, the film would not be like this.

After the director finished editing, how could he not know that it was a bad film?

But he knew it was a bad film, but he did not re-edit it, or try to remedy it, but waited so long to bring the film to the table...

He looked like he was just about to say: This is the only way, life or death, there is no way.

If that hour of footage was really useful, he would have used it a long time ago, why did he have to wait until now?

To put it bluntly, the two people's expectations are just an unrealistic fantasy, just like a desperate attempt to save a dying horse.

"What did Xu Ke, the art consultant, say?"

"What can he say? He and Zhang Zhiliang are good friends. What's more, he is just an art consultant. If he co-directs, he can share the blame. But no matter how good the art consultant is, he can't be blamed."

"...Do Wanda and Blue Ocean know about this?"

"I don't know for the time being."

Hearing this, Xu Xin quickly sent a message to Wang Sicong:

"Don't tell Wanda people after you read it."

After sending the message, he felt a little weird.

It was like taking Wang's arm out.

Who would have thought...

"I know. Don't worry, buddy is the most tight-lipped!"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Xin was moved to tears.

But this feeling of being touched was immediately interrupted by Qi Lei's sigh:

"Alas... but how long can it be concealed? The shortlist of the Silk Road Film Festival will be announced in mid-June. "The White-Haired Witch" has long been included in the screening plan like other works... I tell you, fortunately I f*cking withstood the pressure. Otherwise, if they really do what they say and give these commercial films some kind of Best Special Effects Award, then we will be waiting for bad luck... won't our spines be broken?"

"..."

Xu Xin was silent.

As I said before, the biggest problem with this film is that the director wanted it all in the first half, but when he found that he couldn't move in the second half, he started to perfunctorily.

There is no progressive progress, the goal is to tell the story to the end.

No matter how many pits are buried in it, just rush through it all the way.

In the end, the car arrived at the destination, but it was basically scrapped.

That's it.

At this time, he suddenly heard Qi Lei ask:

"If it were you... could you save it?"

Xu Xin subconsciously narrowed his eyes.

Of course he knew what this meant.

But...

After going through all the plots in the movie in his mind like a cursory glance, he said helplessly:

"It can't be saved unless it is torn down and rewritten. The essence of the novel "The White-Haired Witch" is actually a love story. The screenwriter incorporated family and country feelings in the beginning, which is a highlight, but it is obviously not retracted in the later period. To put it bluntly, if you want to talk about family, country and the world, don't talk about love. If you want love, focus on one acre and three points of land.

The tone of the original story is here. It is a love story, but the screenwriter starts from family, country and the world and transitions from big to small... As long as it is from small to big, from love to family, country and the world, I can save it. But the current narrative structure...either start all over again, or it really can't be saved. There is no way."

"...Alas."

Qi Lei sighed again.

Then he asked:

"What time is it over there?"

"Almost 8 o'clock."

"In the evening?"

"Yes."

"Well...will it open tomorrow?"

"Yes."

"Did Lao Zhong tell you about Jia Zhangke's secret?"

"Yes, but I haven't met Jia Zhangke yet...Actually, it doesn't matter whether I meet him or not. I feel at ease as long as I have a guarantee."

"Well...that's it, you go to bed early. This matter...it doesn't matter if it's a big deal or not. No one's road can always be smooth sailing. I have to think about it...see how to use this matter to sound a warning to these guys who are slacking off! A damn 150 million investment has produced such a thing...Everyone's life has improved, and the scar has healed and forgotten the past..."

In Qi Lei's words, the "murderous intent" gradually began to boil.

Obviously, his emotions changed quickly.

The movie has become an established fact, so it's time to think about how to use this matter to achieve some goals.

Apart from anything else, even if 150 million is thrown into the water, it should make a sound, right?

But Xu Xin asked after hearing this:

"Is the producer still in a tight spot?"

"It doesn't matter whether it's tight or not. Such a big mistake happened. It's all a problem of work ability. We have a lot of movies now. Not only that, but we also need people for TV dramas. We are a little bit off the track..."

"..."

Xu Xin thought about it and chose to temporarily hide the things he talked about with Jiang Wen at lunch today.

It doesn’t matter if the developments in the Beijing circle are announced one day earlier or later.

A glimpse of the whole leopard, these producers in the factory now... I’m afraid they really need to be rectified.

Otherwise, God knows how many more troubles will arise in the future.

Finally, the two ended the call.

Xu Xin took a last look at the video file he downloaded to the desktop.

He threw it into the recycle bin without hesitation.

Cleared it.

He turned off the computer and went straight into the bathroom.

I’m a little tired.

Take a shower and go to sleep.

In the bathroom, the rushing water poured from head to toe.

It also made the swelling pain in his temple a little more comfortable.

Then unconsciously, various plots of "The White-Haired Witch" popped up in his mind again.

Sometimes it was the acting of the senior brother... I don’t know why it seemed out of place.

Sometimes it was the appearance of Sister Bingbing with white hair.

The whole movie began to run through his mind again.

But after many attempts...

Xu Xin still couldn't figure out where to start to fix this movie.

No clue.

It continued until the sound of water stopped.

He lay down on the bed resigned to his fate.

He couldn't figure it out.

It felt like all the roads were blocked.

Then his thoughts began to extend backwards, thinking...If this movie was served on the "table", how many people would curse it.

When he thought of this, he suddenly felt his scalp tingling.

An inexplicable sense of guilt began to take effect.

It was as if he had shot this movie himself and made a terrible movie...

He fell asleep in a daze, tortured by this guilt, and even had a dream. He dreamed that Lian Nishang, with white hair, was chasing him and asked himself how he dared to shoot her so badly.

She was chasing him from behind, and Xu Xin was running in front.

While running, he shouted: Why are you chasing me!

Where is Lian Nishang... While cursing, she said: I want Jinshengzi throat lozenges...

Xu Xin suddenly woke up and subconsciously opened his eyes.

Damn...

It's dawn.

"..."

He swallowed his saliva subconsciously, and then was overwhelmed by a sharp pain.

...

"Brother Xu? What's wrong with you?"

Early in the morning, Su Meng saw Xu Xin with a listless face in the hotel restaurant, and subconsciously put his hand on his forehead.

"Brother Xu!?"

Su Meng shuddered.

"Do you have a fever?"

"Uh... do you?"

Xu Xin's hoarse voice sounded.

No wonder he felt uncomfortable all over.

Su Meng nodded quickly:

"Yeah, have you finished eating?... I have a first aid kit with me, come on, let's go back and take your temperature... Does your throat hurt?"

"..."

Xu Xin nodded silently.

He did have a sore throat.

I don't know if it's because of internal heat or something else. I feel better after drinking some milk. Just now, early in the morning, it hurt so much to swallow saliva.

I finished breakfast in that pain.

Su Meng didn't eat breakfast and pulled him up:

"Come on, let's go, Brother Xu, go take your temperature."

After helping him upstairs, not long after Xu Xin returned to the room, Su Meng brought a small first aid kit.

There was a thermometer, cold medicine, etc.

All of which she always had.

After clipping the thermometer on Xu Xin, Su Meng said:

"I will contact Brother Zhong now and ask him to find a doctor here. Let's go check it out!"

Xu Xin was curled up on the sofa at this time. He felt weak all over, and didn't refute her. He just waited for the thermometer to expire.

Soon, 5 minutes passed.

Su Meng looked at the thermometer... 37.9.

She quickly asked about Xu Xin's symptoms and finally soaked two bags of Chinese medicine granules.

Although Brother Xu only said that his throat hurt and he didn't have any other symptoms, she didn't dare to give him medicine until the doctor's results came out.

Chinese patent medicine is fine, it doesn't hurt the body.

Then she gave Xu Xin some ibuprofen to reduce fever.

At the same time, she put an ice patch on his forehead.

After the work was done, Zhong Changyou also came.

Looking at the listless Xu Xin, Lao Zhong, who had said that he would attend the opening ceremony of Cannes with him, didn't dare to neglect him:

"Director Xu, the driver is waiting downstairs."

"Let's go."

Xu Xin barely cheered up and followed him out.

As soon as he went downstairs and walked out of the hotel, Xu Xin heard someone calling him:

"Xiao Xu."

Turning his head, he found that it was Jiang Wen who was smoking in front of the trash can.

Jiang Wen was also stunned when she saw a cold patch on his head:

"Hey? What's wrong?"

"I have a fever, brother, you are busy, I'll go to the hospital."

"Hey, go quickly, go quickly, call if you need help."

"..."

Xu Xin waved his hand silently in response and got into the business car directly.

The place Zhong Changyou found was a private clinic. Clinics abroad are different from those in China. Their clinics are specialized in their fields, and some of them even have more luxurious equipment than public hospitals.

Of course, the fees are naturally expensive.

Not to mention the fees, Xu Xin followed the nurse's instructions and lay on the bed, and then drew blood and did other things.

He gradually became a little sluggish again.

He wanted to sleep drowsily.

But in this daze, he heard Zhong Changyou, who was guarding next to him, answer several calls.

It probably means words such as "Director Xu has a fever, we are in the hospital", "You can go to the opening ceremony", "Okay, remember to pay attention to the feedback, it would be best if you can record the video".

He didn't care.

I didn't know how long I had been lying on the hospital bed in confusion when Su Meng came over with the doctor.

The doctor is French but speaks good English.

After checking Xu Xin's throat again, he explained the cause of the disease.

Tonsillitis caused by viral infection, fever, etc... are not serious problems, but you should rest assured and cultivate yourself in the past few days.

This type of fever is easy to recur.

Usually it is about 3 days.

Then Xu Xin's temperature was taken, and it was 37.7.

Even after taking ibuprofen, his fever hasn't gone down yet.

After a final check and a few more small bottles of brown medicine, Xu Xin returned to the hotel.

"Director Xu, then you have a good rest. Our first scene of "Burst" has already begun. There are still about twenty minutes until the end. I'll go take a look. I'll come back to talk to you then?"

"good."

Xu Xin nodded.

After Zhong Changyou left, Xu Xin said to Su Meng:

"You didn't tell your sister about my fever, right?"

"No."

"Don't say it, it will save her from worrying."

"..."

Su Meng was speechless for a while.

But he still nodded:

"Oh, I see."

But after agreeing, she scratched her head again:

"Why do you have a fever? It's the first time I've seen you, Brother Xu, sick in so many years."

"Well……"

After hearing this, Xu Xin thought for a while and said with a smile:

"Maybe it's because of the golden throat treasure."

Su Meng looked puzzled.

But looking at his smiling face, it was obvious that he was in much better spirits.

So he handed over the thermometer again.

But it turns out she was overthinking.

Xu Xin's body temperature was constant at 37.7, so he didn't go down.

"Brother Xu, just rest. I'll get you some fruit or something."

"good."

After agreeing, Su Meng left.

He leaned against the bed and opened his laptop.

As soon as I logged into WeChat, I suddenly received several messages from Zhong Changyou.

They are all photos.

The first photo is of people queuing up.

There were countless foreign faces and there was a long queue for taking photos.

The second one is a poster for "Breaking Silence". On the poster, Yang Mi stands on a loess beam with her lips pursed and her eyes are dark.

The third picture was taken in a brightly lit screening room.

In the photo, all the seats were occupied, and there were people taking photos. It seemed that these foreigners had guessed the identity of the Chinese people who took the photos. Several foreigners even smiled and said hello to the camera.

But Xu Xin keenly noticed a very familiar buddy.

It was none other than Martin Macdonald who had said hello yesterday morning.

He also came to watch a movie.

At the end of several photos, there are words from Zhong Changyou:

"Director Xu, this was sent back by someone at the scene."

"OK."

He replied.

Suddenly I felt a little pain in my stomach.

This is good news.

It relieves fire.

So I went directly to the bathroom.

Because he was logged into WeChat on his mobile phone, he did not receive any message notifications while squatting on the toilet.