I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 1105 1100 Science Fiction Earth

Chapter 1105 1100. Sci-fi Earth

The audition began, and the actors came and went like they were just passing through.

On the way, neither Yang Mi, who came to watch the fun, nor Liu Zhishi, who came to learn from the experience of his predecessors, had any intention of playing around.

An audition is an audition, and no one can disturb the director's thinking or interfere with the director's choices.

Of course, except the sponsor dad.

But... Looking at the Chinese film and television industry, it can't be said that there are basically no people who can be Xu Xin's father, or it can be said that they have never existed.

Soon, after passing about a dozen actors, Xu Xin ushered in Ma Sichun's performance.

This girl... In fact, Xu Xin almost grew up watching her.

I especially remember when I first met her, she was still a half-grown child. The little girl's face didn't even grow...

But it has indeed become more beautiful in recent years.

As for acting...

To be honest, it's almost exaggerated.

Too good for her age.

Of course, it’s not much more than that.

But for her ability to perfectly answer the questions she asked and her interpretation so wonderfully... Xu Xin didn't bother to think about other things.

After confirming that this girl was qualified, she was kept as one of the alternatives.

Today is a comprehensive audition, there are many people, so there is no rush to make a decision.

Among the actors who arrived today, many of them were familiar to Xu Xin.

Maybe the other person has come to audition for one of his other movies, or maybe he's seen him on screen.

One after another comes.

When the audition was about 10:30, Guo Fan opened the door and walked in.

Seeing this, Xu Xin waved.

Guo Fan nodded and sat on the edge of the audition row.

"What took so long?"

"I just went to add the dragon logo to the film."

"oh."

The two of them exchanged just a few words.

Then the audition continued.

After waiting for a few more actors, Xu Xin saw Nazha walking in.

Yang Mi smiled happily.

But in Nazha's eyes, this smile is a bit...

Um.

What should I say...

It means "you smell of her perfume".

Just now she saw with her own eyes that Sister Mi led a girl with long legs into the audition hall.

The label of "person brought by Yang Mi herself" has been attached to the girl.

Nazha instinctively wanted to ask Sister Tingting who this girl was...

Obviously I came first...

But her reason told her not to ask such a thing.

Asking will make you look ignorant.

But she still paid a lot of attention to the girl who looked... quite young.

Until now I saw Sister Mi’s eyes.

She has a complicated mentality.

On the one hand there is a feeling of "you betrayed me".

On the other hand, there is a kind of... "If you coax me, I will make peace with you" mentality of a female licker.

It's really contradictory.

If you are angry, you will definitely not be really angry with Sister Mi.

But...the baby is also in a little mood right now.

However, all these emotions disappeared when Nazha stood in front of and behind the cross mark.

She calmed down her mood, bowed calmly, and after greeting everyone, she received the audition slip at the casting director's signal.

After 2 minutes of preparation time, the performance begins.

She performed and Xu Xin watched.

But for some reason, Yang Mi's eyes suddenly started to wander.

Freely between her husband and Nazha.

Liu Zhishi felt a little strange.

I wonder what the emperor is looking at?

but……

She knew the situation of this little girl named Nazha.

A spy.

The door is clear.

She herself came from the Tang Dynasty. There are only five people in the world who know why this girl went to the Tang Dynasty, how she met the emperor, and what her current situation is.

The emperor, the queen, Sun Ting, Nazha, and myself.

But just because she knew what was going on, she wondered what was going on when the emperor kept looking in both directions.

Don't understand.

And Yang Mi's wandering gaze... lasted until Nazha finished her performance, and until Xu Xin nodded slightly, approving the girl's approach.

When she saw her husband nodding, she thought about it and suddenly said:

"You know that tea soup girls also have fighting scenes, right?"

What she said was quite abrupt.

Obviously today she is just a spectator, and she has rarely been involved in her husband's casting for so many years.

But then he suddenly spoke.

Nazha was stunned and nodded subconsciously:

"knew."

"Well, have you ever practiced kung fu?"

Nazha immediately guessed what Sister Mi meant.

My heart suddenly became hot.

But he remained calm on the surface, pretending to be unfamiliar with everyone who had just met, and nodded seriously:

"Practice."

"How many years have you been practicing?"

"In four years, starting from my freshman year, I first learned Baguazhang, and then started learning martial arts routines. I also practiced free fighting."

4 years.

Starting from freshman year.

Baguazhang, dance, body shape, acting, reading, lines, fitness, shaping...

With the title of "the most beautiful school belle of Beijing Film Academy in history", in the past four years, the girl who has been overwhelmed by the talent of Beijing Film Academy has always lowered her eyebrows. Behind her glamor, no one knows what kind of self-disciplined life she leads.

Although she hasn't watched Four AM in Los Angeles.

But at 6 o'clock in the morning of winter in Beijing Film Academy, God knows how much sweat the girl has left on the runway, how many times the armrest of the bench beside the tree-lined avenue has been pressed by the girl's legs, and how many traces of the girl's voice reading newspapers and newspapers have been recorded on the veins of the leaves.

And all these efforts behind the scenes were summarized by her one sentence.

She said it calmly.

Not even a trace of the so-called bull-eating air.

It was plain and indifferent.

What about Yang Mi.

Equally calm.

Nodding.

"Okay, then you can play some routines."

Hearing this, Xu Xin glanced at his wife.

Didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.

So the girl took a deep breath and stood up again.

Slightly calm for less than ten seconds.

Bagua Youshen Step, start.

The first move, close the door and cover the elbow.

The second move, open the window and look at the moon.

After the two moves were played, Liu Zhishi and Xu Haofeng squinted their eyes at the same time.

The former and the emperor learned from the same Baguazhang teacher.

Although she didn't practice as hard as Mimi over the years, she didn't waste her time.

One look and you can tell that this Baguazhang has been practiced.

And Xu Haofeng is even more so.

Old Xu really can't fight.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be ranked as the number one special sandbag by Yang Mi.

But when it comes to eyesight, he is first-class since he has been with Mr. Er since he was a child.

One look and you can tell how skilled this person is and whether he has mastered the art.

And this little girl's Baguazhang...

She really worked hard.

So, in everyone's silence.

The third move, flowers hidden under leaves.

Walking and lifting clothes.

Taking off the helmet behind the head.

Swallows skimming water.

Walking and talking...

A set of small routines is finished.

The girl panted slightly and finished the exercise.

Yang Mi nodded:

"Okay, that's enough, go back and wait for notification."

"Okay."

The girl nodded calmly.

Bowing politely:

"Thank you, teachers."

After she left, Xu Xin thought his wife would say something, so he turned his head to look at her.

But she didn't say anything.

"?"

He glanced at his wife for the last time, and then said to the staff:

"Next."

...

Guan Xiaotong's acting skills are also good.

This is Xu Xin's feeling.

Of course, the so-called "good" is only limited to the level of peers.

She has a good grasp of the innocent look of the tea girl.

And her mentality is also very good.

Perhaps because she has been used to seeing celebrities since she was a child, she is one of the few people who does not show any nervousness.

After the performance, she left politely.

This time, it was Yang Mi's turn to see her husband.

Seeing that he didn't mean to speak, Yang Mi didn't say anything.

The audition continued.

Xu Xin gave Feng Xiaogang face and arranged Guan Xiaotong's audition at around 11 o'clock.

It was enough for her to get into the state.

Performing so well... Actually, in some ways, it is reasonable.

Soon, the morning audition ended.

There are still many people, but it should be almost the same in the afternoon.

Xiying Studio provides lunch at noon, so the actors don't have to worry about not having food.

But Xu Xin and his friends must eat with Qi Lei.

Everyone didn't go to the restaurant, but ate in the small hall of the cafeteria.

When Xu Xin arrived, Qi Lei was already waiting there.

Jiang Wenli and Ma Siyu were also there.

Xu Xin took a closer look at Jiang Wenli while sitting down.

What a pity...

Old actor.

It seems that restrained expression has become instinct.

Nothing can be seen.

Tsk...

When he was sighing in his heart, he suddenly heard Qi Lei say:

"Do you know Liu Cixin?"

"Who?"

Xu Xin didn't react at first.

But Guo Fan's ears immediately perked up.

Liu! ?

Qi Lei said:

"Liu Cixin, a writer, have you heard of him?"

"...The one about "The Three-Body Problem"?"

"Yes, you know him?"

"I've read his books. He seems to be the author of the Galaxy Award, right? Professor Lu recommended his book to me. What's wrong?"

Xu Xin naturally knew that Qi Lei's question was definitely not in vain.

So he naturally thought of something, but his brows furrowed:

"If I remember correctly, in the story of "The Three-Body Problem", have you bought the copyright?"

Although he didn't say it, Qi Lei understood:

"The copyright is not in my hands, but in the hands of China Film. They just sent an email, wanting to film his book, and asked if you are interested."

"!!!"

Guo Fan's eyes widened instantly.

Then there was a burning sensation.

But Xu Xin was speechless:

"The book "The Three-Body Problem" is... not easy to film, right?"

"It's not "The Three-Body Problem"."

Qi Lei shook his head:

"China Film Group seems to have bought all the copyrights of his books. This time, they picked a novella called "The Wandering Earth" and sent an inquiry email. Ask if you are interested."

"The Wandering Earth?"

Xu Xin shook his head:

"I haven't read this novel. Have you?"

Qi Lei also shook his head:

"I've only heard of it..."

"I've read it!"

Suddenly, Guo Fan said:

"Mr. Qi, Director Xu, I've read this novel."

Xu Xin didn't take it seriously, nodded and asked:

"What is this novel about?"

"It's about the sun expanding and humans going extinct in a very short time, so the world starts building planetary engines to take the Earth away from the solar system to another galaxy suitable for human habitation..."

Guo Fan roughly summarized the plot.

But Xu Xin frowned.

"It sounds like... pure science fiction? Pretty hardcore?"

"Yes! The original novel of the story is very exciting. Although it's a short story... it's really exciting..."

When Guo Fan said these words, his eyes were shining.

It even surpassed the aroma of the food.

But when it came to Xu Xin...

He gave a very ambiguous answer:

"It's not easy to do, it's hard to say."

He said this to Qi Lei.

"What did the people from China Film say?"

"Nothing, just asked if you were interested."

"Hmm..."

As the dishes were served one by one.

Xu Xin thought for a while while holding the chopsticks, and shook his head:

"To be honest, let's not talk about whether I'm interested or not. For example, if I really want to shoot it, I'm really unsure. What level of special effects does it need, how to shoot it, how to make it, and whether our special effects can keep up are one aspect. On the other hand, I haven't read the novel, and now I'm asked if I'm interested... I can't reply."

"Then put it aside for now."

Qi Lei shook his head indifferently:

"You still have two movies that haven't been made."

"Yeah."

Xu Xin didn't take it seriously.

First of all, he is not interested in science fiction.

Secondly, the reason why he asked so much detail is that this movie must involve some special effects.

This is the root of his interest.

However, he hasn't even read the novel, and doesn't know what story it tells, so naturally he can't mention whether he is interested or not.

So, the topic was dropped.

But he didn't see that Guo Fan's hand holding the chopsticks was shaking a little.

...

After finishing the meal, Xu Xin glanced at Guo Fan who was still following him, and asked in confusion:

"Do you have anything else to do?"

Guo Fan came here just to edit a dragon logo for the movie, and it would be fine if he followed me to watch the audition in the morning. But he followed me all the way to the office after the meal...

That's a bit weird.

What's more...

Didn't you see that my emperor and concubine Shi were following me?

In order to prevent the emperor and concubine Shi from doing something shameful, I supervised them and even slept in the middle.

What's the matter with you, Guo, with thick eyebrows and big eyes following me?

Guo Fan was stunned.

But after he reacted, he immediately looked at Yang Mi and Liu Zhishi who were also puzzled.

Blinked...After reacting, he was a little speechless for a while.

After thinking about it, he could only tentatively say:

"Director Xu, are you free tonight? I'll treat you to dinner!"

Xu Xin rolled his eyes, turned the door of the office, walked in with three people, and said:

"If you have something to say, just say it... I'll tell you, you didn't go to work on your movie today, but came to audition with me... What's wrong? What difficulties did you encounter? Is there a problem with the movie?"

"No..."

"Why did you look for me if there was no one? You don't want to tell the truth, right?"

"...I really have nothing to do this morning."

Guo Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Looking at Xu Xin's "guess whether I believe it or not" look, he simply gritted his teeth...

"Director Xu...Are you going to shoot "The Wandering Earth"? "

What he did was actually quite...unkind.

At lunch, when Mr. Qi was having dinner, he asked Director Xu "if he was interested".

Mr. Qi didn't treat him as an outsider, so he asked directly at the dinner table.

But Director Xu hasn't given a specific reply yet, and he asked so presumptuously, which is definitely inappropriate.

But... the reason why he dared to ask this question, in addition to knowing that Director Xu was not the kind of petty person, was also because of the science fiction dream in his heart.

After hearing this, Xu Xin was a little puzzled:

"I haven't even read the novel, how can I shoot it?... No, just say it directly, why do you want to shoot it? The story is good?"

"Yes... one of my favorite novels!"

This is the answer given by Guo Fan.

Quite decisive.

But he immediately changed his words after he finished speaking:

"Director Xu, if you are interested, I will apply to be the assistant director! Okay!"

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

And Yang Mi really couldn't hold it anymore, and said with a smile:

"Old Guo, you are just short of writing the words "I want to shoot this movie" on your forehead."

"Haha."

Hearing her words, Xu Xin also laughed.

Isn't it.

In Guo Fan's embarrassed expression, Xu Xin said:

"I'm actually not interested in science fiction for the time being... If you hadn't asked me today, I might have refused."

"Don't... That novel is really good..."

Seeing him getting anxious, Xu Xin rolled his eyes again:

"Can you calm down? You're already a father, why are you still like this..."

"Uh..."

"Let's put it this way..."

Looking at his anxious look... Xu Xin thought for a while and said:

"I don't know if this topic is popular. But you can ask, provided that you can come up with something convincing. I can give you time and then let the factory drag it out. For example, give an ambiguous answer instead of rejecting it outright. But let's make it clear first, the initiative of this matter is not with us. Whoever holds the copyright is the decision maker.

If you want to try it, go ahead and prepare. If you're well prepared, I can help you hook people up in the name of the team. But if you are not prepared well... or if someone else finds another director before you finish preparing, then it will be in vain... OK? "

Although he didn't say it clearly, Guo Fan knew that this was actually an adventure.

If you have spent time and effort preparing something and others don’t recognize it, or if someone else gets the better of you while you are preparing it, then it will be all in vain.

but……

"I do!"

With almost no hesitation, he nodded and agreed.

Not for anything else, just for...

"Director Xu, thank you! It is really my dream to make a science fiction film, to make our own science fiction film!"

What he said was sincere.

The sincerity was almost overflowing.

Xu Xin was stunned...

Then, he nodded:

"Well, let's get ready. I'll try my best to help you... Can I reply to you first [My team and I are very interested]?"

"That's great!"

"...Tsk."

Listening to his excited tone, Xu Xin curled his lips speechlessly:

"I've already said it, you have to keep your composure... Oh, forget it, just pretend I didn't say it. Do you have anything else?"

"Uh... no more."

"Then get out of the way quickly."

Seeing that Xu Xin was starting to chase people away, Guo Fan was delighted:

"Hey, okay, I'll leave right now! Don't forget to reply to the email..."

With Xu Xin rolling his eyes, Guo Fan left in a hurry.

no way.

Although Director Xu agreed to take off the clothes... it's really hard to say how long it will last...

He had to think quickly.

But this matter is actually not a big deal to Xu Xin.

Just a little effort.

Didn't take it seriously.

After Guo Fan left, he asked his wife and Concubine Shi in confusion:

"How can the three of us sleep together? Can I sleep in the middle?"

"..."

Liu Zhishi's mouth twitched.

"How come you and your wife are so virtuous!?"

"Yo?"

Xu Xin was shocked and looked at his wife:

"Commander Yang! Our heroes see the same thing!"

Yang Mi raised her chin proudly:

"Then you see...but I have to sleep in the middle. I recognize the bed and the person, so when I put my hand on the left...well, it's my husband. When I put my hand on the right...well, it's also even, it's still my husband. I sleep more soundly this way.”

"Ah!!! I'll kill you big watermelon!!!!"

Concubine Shi was instantly blushing and warmed by the ridicule of the two couples.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Xu Xin started laughing wildly.

My wife is so damaged.

This reminded him of a joke.

What to say... A child woke up in the middle of the night and touched his left side.

Well, this is Dad.

Touched the right side again.

Huh? Also a father?

Then here comes the problem.

Where has mom gone?

And just when he was wondering whether he should just rest on the sofa for a while, or... let Concubine Shi lie on the sofa, whether it was important or not, Yang Mi suddenly said:

"Is it suitable for Nazha to play the female apprentice who fights Geng Liangchen?"

Xu Xin was stunned:

"?What do you mean?"

"The idea is to give Feng Xiaogang some face and let Guan Xiaotong play the role of the tea girl. Then let Nazha play the first female apprentice Geng Liangchen beat after he left the army."

"...What do you think?"

In his doubtful eyes, Yang Mi shrugged:

"Several aspects. First of all...Director Feng has "begged" on your face. Xiaotong's acting skills are also good. This face can actually be accommodating. If you are not accommodating...it would be a bit inappropriate.

Secondly... In fact, Nazha's acting skills are much better than hers. Because of the exclusion from related parties, I lost my position, which made me feel uncomfortable.

Third... I actually thought about letting Guan Xiaotong play a female apprentice or other supporting role. But...it doesn't fit. There are no other supporting roles in your film. Secondly... in the script, the female apprentice is fair-skinned and beautiful, and Nazha fits the bill. But...I don’t know if it’s Lao Xu’s evil intentions, or if he just plans to set it up like this, setting this female apprentice to wear a cheongsam when fighting..."

Speaking of this, she shook her head slightly:

"It's too sinful to let an underage child wear a high-slit cheongsam for a filming scene. Instead of doing this, the best way is for Guan Xiaotong to play the tea-soup girl... In fact, the tea-soup girl is just a foil. Her The scenes are not that strong. And...intuitively, I know your design for Geng Liangchen's martial arts competition. There are only two scenes, one with women and one with men. These two scenes are definitely eye-catching, especially. You have that kind of... one light and one dark, that kind of sound effect with the lighter. I think it will be very good, so how about giving it to Naza?"

"Well……"

Xu Xin fell into thinking.

Not to mention...

My wife really provided a good idea.

Because before this, he was still debating whether to give face to Feng Xiaogang or choose Nazha, who seemed to be suitable for the role at the moment, to play the tea-soup girl.

However, my wife now offers a way to get the best of both worlds.

and……

Unconsciously, he began to build a scene in his mind.

The scene between Geng Liangchen and his female apprentice.

The sun is just right at this time.

Under the sun, the fair-skinned and beautiful girl wore a contrasting color cheongsam, which highlighted her flowery appearance to the greatest extent.

Like a piece of smoked mutton-fat jade...

She and Geng Liangchen looked like they were fighting, but it was more like a graceful dance between them.

Every move of the two people is at their best at this age.

On the surface, the two of them can become confidante.

At the most gorgeous age, I met the most brilliant person...

The so-called Jianghu is like this.

He wanted to make this scene very beautiful, and even the background music had to be... light and melodious, like a young talent going out and setting foot in the world.

But the scene immediately changed.

Cold rainy night, chilling.

Beauty and blood.

White and black...

"Um……"

He nodded slightly.

Don't tell me yet.

It’s really a feeling.

"It seems...that's okay."

Seeing that her husband gave an affirmative answer, Yang Mi smiled slightly:

"Yes, this is the most appropriate. Both sides will not be offended, and what should be highlighted is also highlighted. A tea soup girl... is not enough for Nazha to be remembered. But she is now at her best age, through a kind of The method is reasonable but not showy, and her appearance advantages are fully reflected. Just imagining it, I know that the visual impact must be strong. What's more, her martial arts foundation is definitely enough to support this scene. You should do it now. I pray that I can find the right Geng Liangchen.”

"Um."

This time, Xu Xin did not hesitate.

Indeed, he has not yet seen his favorite Geng Liangchen.

This is a problem...

So I fell into deep thought again and began to think about the group of people who auditioned in the morning to see if I had overlooked anything.

Seeing that he was deep in thought again, Yang Mi pulled Liu Zhishi directly into the house:

"Elbow, come into the house with me."

"!!!"

The moment he heard this, Xu Xin shuddered instinctively, and the hairs on his hair stood on end.

ah?

But after reacting, when she looked at Liu Zhishi, who was being pulled into the room by her, the hairs that stood on end fell down again.

so far so good.