I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 1109 1104. Liuwei Dihuang Wan

There were various details flaws in the actors' fittings.

This is inevitable.

Some clothes are designed to look good, but they look different on different people.

It depends on the person.

After all the actors finished fitting, today's meeting was over.

Xu Xin did not go to any "crew meeting". There was no need. It was not the right time yet.

There was no excessive communication with the actors.

All the actors, including Liao Fan, were notified by the staff that they could leave after the fittings were completed.

Xu Xin did not show up at all.

It's not that he is cold, but he habitually keeps a distance from the actors.

His style is very old-fashioned STYLE. The director has the director's work, and the actor has the actor's work. We each have our own duties. It's not like other people, the director and the actor are one family...then where is the director's authority? Who should we listen to if there is a problem?

So there is no need to be too close, even if everyone is friends in private.

What's wrong with friends...Yang Mi is in my crew, I am still a dad!

Moreover, there were many things that needed to be prepared in the early stage of the film, and he had no time to care for the actors one by one.

Actors are very important in the film.

But they are only part of the huge crew.

Finally, he dragged a few people to a meeting until the afternoon, and he was busy until more than 4 o'clock before he went back.

It was almost 6 o'clock when he got home.

When he got home, he heard the humming of the washing machine.

And in the yard, the bedding of his daughter and son in kindergarten was also hung on the pole to dry.

He walked into the house, and the caring little cotton jacket stuck to him:

"Dad~ I miss you..."

Xu Xin's eyes were full of happiness:

"Baby, I have to practice the piano later, and I have to send a video to my mother."

"..."

Nuan Nuan, who had a face of "My best dad is back" just now, changed her face and turned around and left.

Xu Xin's eyes twitched.

He thought, can you be more utilitarian?

Naughty child... You are not a human being at such a young age?

"Dad, what are we having for dinner?"

Restraining his irritable mood to beat his daughter, he asked Yang Dalin who was packing the suitcases for the two children.

"Cold noodles."

Yang Dalin replied.

Then he asked again:

"It's okay for the two children to go alone?"

"No problem, their kindergarten runs it every year. I have also asked about the docking process. There is no problem, don't worry."

Looking at the worried old father-in-law, Xu Xin smiled and said, and gave another reassurance:

"I have friends in Italy who can take care of it, don't worry."

"That Jie... Jie..."

"Jasmine."

"Yes... That's fine, she looks quite reliable."

Yang Dalin was somewhat relieved.

What the two were talking about was the summer vacation activities of Nuannuan and Yangyang.

Today, the kindergarten officially went on vacation.

Every summer vacation, starting from the small class, the kindergarten has a study tour summer camp.

The children will be separated from their parents and live together for a period of time.

This year is the study tour in Italy.

Last year, it was actually planned, but Yang Mi was worried because she thought the children were too young, so she didn't let them go. But it looks like it's going to be the same this year. A group of children will go to Italy to live for ten days.

If they go to other places, Xu Xin might still be a little worried.

But... just like what he said to his father-in-law.

He has many friends in Italy, so he is really not worried. What's more, Yangyang himself said he wanted to go.

He has been fascinated by the Renaissance picture albums in his father's study recently, and he likes the architectural aesthetics of Rome.

As for leaving mom and dad for ten days... maybe other children are not used to it, but these two children are used to it.

Then.

At night.

Because Nuan Nuan didn't hand in the piano practice video on time, Xu Xin was scolded by his wife.

It's okay to scold.

The emperor is far away, can she come back to beat me?

In the intimate calls of "Whose best dad is this?", "It turns out to be the best dad in my family!", "Dad, you are the best dad in the world", Xu Sanjin completely lost himself.

But the next day Xu Xin got bad news.

It was originally intended to be used at the Tencent Literature founding ceremony, but the slow-motion footage of Shuangwei’s people entering the venue might not be possible.

There is currently no factory in China that specializes in producing Hollywood-style jibs, so they have to be imported from the United States.

Although it is not a difficult task, it takes time. (Note 1)

He told Yang Mi about this matter as soon as possible.

Yang Mi said she knew it indifferently when she heard it.

It was just a founding ceremony, and she only needed to bring people to participate, and the rest... was not important.

Then, on the last day of June, at the press conference for the founding ceremony of Tencent Literature, all the people of Shuangwei, including Xu Xin, appeared on the scene.

When the news that Shuangwei and Tencent Literature reached a cooperation and Tencent invested in Shuangwei appeared at the ceremony...

The undercurrent in the entertainment industry surged all of a sudden.

...

For Xu Xin, he had no time to care about the disturbances in the outside world.

His energy was focused on the new movie.

The shooting time of "Master" was set after the Silk Road Film Festival.

Therefore, both the actors and the crew had a month to slowly prepare.

After the children went on a study tour, the house suddenly became much quieter.

Although it was only ten days... and Yang Dalin was still a little uncomfortable in the first two days.

But soon the old man finally felt the comfort of "no worries".

So, he went out early and came back late every day with a fishing rod.

Even Yang Chunling didn't know where she went.

As for Yang Mi, she returned to China to attend a ceremony and left again.

Xu Xin didn't care, he also had his own things to do. As a result, the day after Yang Mi left...

July 2.

There was an uninvited guest at home.

"?"

Xu Xin looked at Wang Sicong who walked in the door and subconsciously looked back...

"Where are Xiaoqi and Laoqi? Why did you come by yourself?"

"Still in confinement."

Wang Sicong shrugged.

Wei Wei was in confinement for a long period of time, the same as Yang Mi, 42 days.

That is, one and a half months.

Hearing this, Xu Xin nodded:

"Oh, so you can't hold it anymore?"

He joked, and then he noticed something wrong.

Why does Old Wang look so bad?

He is not angry or irritable, but simply looks bad.

It is as if he did not rest well last night.

"What happened to you?"

"?"

Wang Sicong looked at him in confusion:

"What happened to me?"

"You look wrong, did you not rest well? Why do you look like you have been up all night?"

"Uh..."

The young master suddenly stopped.

Then a smile appeared on his face:

"Get out of here, I rested well."

"???"

Xu Xin thought, what did I say to get scolded?

But seeing that he was smiling, he did not hesitate and asked:

"When can we go to see him?"

"Wait until I am out of confinement."

"That's fine, have you worn the patchwork quilt? You have to wear it, even if you wear it only once, the blessing will fall on the child..."

"I know."

Wang Sicong nodded.

Not only him and the seventh brother, but the whole family likes this gift very much.

Especially Old Wang, who kept praising Da Mi for her thoughtfulness... Actually, if you really want to make it, you can have as many of these quilts as you want.

But the old Wang family really likes this kind of thoughtfulness and good wishes for the newborn.

After entering the door, Wang Sicong sat in the pavilion without treating himself as an outsider, and asked:

"What are your plans for today?"

"No plans, I'm still busy with the movie... So what are you doing here?"

"..."

For no reason, Wang Sicong hesitated for a while and shrugged:

"Come here for a stroll, I've been stuck at home for several days."

Xu Xin didn't notice his hesitation and said:

"Then what are we going to do today?"

"...Nothing, just rest."

"Why don't you rest at home?"

Xu Xin began to wonder again.

He always felt that Old Wang's state was very strange.

He hesitated and was hiding.

Sure enough, Wang Sicong didn't answer this, but just smacked his lips:

"When can we get together? I want to drink."

"Then let's drink at noon?"

"What's the point of drinking alone?"

Xu Xin thought to himself that you are still being hypocritical.

So he ignored him and went straight to his study.

"What are you doing?"

"Aren't you going to rest? I'm going to work."

"Hmm..."

Wang Sicong thought for a while and followed him.

When they came to Xu Xin's studio, Wang Sicong looked at the shelf of discs and said:

"Recommend me a movie."

"What type?"

"...a fresh one."

"Texas Chainsaw..."

Before Xu Xin finished speaking, Wang Sicong rolled his eyes.

After thinking about it, he came to the wall dedicated to displaying Xu Xin's own works, took down the disc of "Secrets That Cannot Be Told", and started to tinker with it by himself.

In fact, he hasn't watched this movie for two or three years.

It can be regarded as a review of the awkward acting of the wheel.

Then, while pulling the curtains, he said:

"What about "Monster Hunt"?"

"Hmm..."

Sitting on the chair in the studio, Xu Xin thought about it after hearing what his friend said, and said:

"When do you want to shoot it?"

"Don't you have another movie now? Shoot it next year?"

"What does Qi Ge want?"

"If you ask her, she will definitely say it doesn't matter. But I can see that she is very itchy."

"Hmm..."

Xu Xin thought about it and gave an ambiguous answer:

"As soon as possible."

In fact, without Wang Sicong telling him, Xu Xin has been thinking about this matter these days.

The reason is simple.

The children are studying in Italy, and they have to go to cities such as Rome, Venice, and Milan.

When they arrived in Venice, as the world's most famous film festival, the exhibition hall is obviously also a place for the children to visit.

In the art hall in Venice that can be said to have concentrated the essence of human film, the teachers pointed to the gold and silver lions on the wall of honor and told all the children about the contributions made by Chinese directors and actors on it to film art.

The teachers talked about Zhang Yimou, Gong Li, and many others.

And the one who is most praised is himself.

I won't mention the compliments. The reason why he is praised is that the director "Xu Xin" who contributed this strength to the film and won this honor is the father of two children, Xu Wanqing and Xu Weizhen.

Bao Nuannuan pointed directly at the Silver Lion Award and told everyone:

"This is my father."

That proud look was captured by the photographer, and when it was sent back to China, Xu Xin also saw the photo.

and the adoring eyes of the children.

Regardless of how much trouble he caused in the children's social circle, the conspicuous bag was obviously praised. Faced with the words "I also want to watch your dad's movie" from many admirers, he made a promise on the spot. :

"Making movies takes time! You won't be able to see it next month! But you will definitely be able to see it next year! The movies made by my father and my mother are so good!!!"

Regardless of the fact that this sounds a little strange... Nuannuan's request to her father is very simple:

"Dad, next year I will invite my classmates to watch a movie! Okay! They really like you! They think you are super annoying..."

After a series of farts, Xu Xin knew... at least he couldn't let his daughter down.

But the problem is that neither "John Wick", "The Master" or "Silence" are suitable for children to watch.

If you want to invite children to watch a movie... the subject matter must be appropriate.

Naturally, "Monster Hunt" caught his eye.

The script of "Monster Hunt"... is actually very easy to film.

As long as the actors' acting skills are good, the filming progress may even be faster than that of "Master" with Xu Xin.

But what’s really difficult is the later stage.

Art is the priority.

So he has been thinking about this matter.

Moreover, before Wang Sicong asked, he had already decided to start preparing to launch this project after the filming of "Master" was completed.

At first glance, it seems a bit rushed, but he has been working on this script for almost three years.

Three years, whether it was "Master" or "Monster Hunt", was enough for him to polish a rough outline.

So it's not a big problem.

But it will definitely be tiring.

But... his daughter's promise has already been made. He can disappoint many people, but he doesn't want to see the look of disappointment in the child's eyes.

Therefore, he directly said to Lao Wang, "I will do it as soon as possible."

It's definitely not an excuse.

If you say as soon as possible, it will be really soon.

It will definitely happen this year.

Wang Sicong didn't dig into it and nodded.

As Yang Mi's voice came from the movie screen, after the lens of Tamsui Conservatory of Music came into view, she stopped talking and was silent for about five seconds...

"Old Xu, make some tea."

"Go away. Do it yourself."

Xu Xin's words are concise and concise.

Friends come over and treat this as their own home, no problem.

Treat me like a maid...whip me dozens of times and drive me away to another courtyard!

…

On the surface, Wang Sicong said that it was not interesting for the two of them to drink, but after watching a movie, he still followed Xu Xin's advice:

"You go to the restaurant and buy some cold dishes, I'll stew some mutton for you, and we'll have a drink at noon."

only……

"Can you stew mutton?"

"Nope."

What Xu Xin said was calmness.

Then Xu Xin felt happy in Wang Sicong's suspicious eyes, saying "You are a piece of trash" and "Then you are going to stew some mutton with a hammer".

She took him into the kitchen and opened the freezer door:

"See for yourself."

Three stainless steel basins were sealed with plastic wrap.

Inside are ice lumps with a slightly white soup color.

"Before Yang Mi left, she was worried that I would be craving for mutton, so she boiled it for me in three pots and just heated it up."

"..."

When Xu Xin said it, his face was full of "glorious".

But Wang Sicong's eyes were full of disgust.

Isn't this pure iron waste?

How do you tell the story about putting a big cake around your neck, but your son couldn't spin in circles and starved to death?

What's the difference between you and him?

How could I be friends with you, a loser...

…

"Huh, ha... the mutton stewed by Dami is so delicious!"

At noon, on the stone table in the pavilion.

Wang Sicong yelled, he was burned badly.

Xu Xin's eyes were also filled with disgust.

Everything you eat can be burned. Isn’t this pure iron waste?

While he was thinking about it, suddenly, Wang Sicong's phone rang.

After he picked it up and took a look, his expression suddenly became unnatural.

"...Hey, baby."

Xu Xin knew who it was as soon as he heard the name, so he didn't care, picked up a piece of mutton chop from the pot and gnawed on it.

Just listen to the friend opposite say:

"I'm eating at Lao Xu's place."

"Uh... no, I saw you were sleeping, so I didn't disturb you."

"...I'm here to ask you about the movie. Lao Xu said he might not be free this year, so why don't I help you..."

Xu Xin was stunned.

When did I say this?

But he saw the eldest young master staring at him with a look that said, "You have to bear with this grievance first" while continuing to speak;

"Well...he said as soon as possible."

"...We were eating. It's noon, so we just had a casual meal."

"...Go back, definitely go home...but aren't you going to do postpartum recovery in the afternoon? Can I go back later?"

For some reason, in Xu Xin's eyes, his friend's face gradually started to look worse and worse.

There is even an intention to dodge brewing.

"What?!...Isn't it the afternoon of the appointment? Baby, you have to recover well..."

"Uh... That's okay. If you don't want to move today, just take a good rest. It's okay."

"Hmm...I miss you too..."

"Well……"

Inexplicably, in Xu Xin's eyes, his face became "whiter".

Later, Wang Sicong seemed to have something unspeakable...

He stopped talking for a few seconds and then said:

"Lao Xu has something to talk to me about in the afternoon. We are going to Tianlai to talk about Happy Twist."

"And I drank alcohol at noon."

"Uh..."

"No, no, no, no... How could I do that! I haven't done anything wrong, why should I hide?"

"I really have something to do..."

"... Yes. But I have an appointment with Lao Xu..."

"..."

Xu Xin saw Lao Wang suddenly fell silent again.

But he couldn't hear what was said on the other end of the phone.

It just felt that Lao Wang didn't want to go home.

Or... very reluctant.

But he immediately heard a sentence:

"Okay... okay. Then I drank alcohol..."

"... OK, OK."

"Well... I'll call Apple, you eat well."

"Okay, hang up."

The phone was hung up.

In Xu Xin's puzzled eyes, Lao Wang sent a WeChat message to Apple saying "Come pick me up after dinner, I'm at your brother Xu's place."

Then he got up and left.

"?"

Xu Xin was stunned:

"Where are you going?"

Wang Sicong didn't say anything.

Walk directly in the direction of the parking space.

Soon, under Xu Xin's puzzled gaze, he walked back, mumbling something in his mouth.

"... What did you eat?"

He became more puzzled.

"Nothing."

Wang Sicong said vaguely.

But Xu Xin saw the black stuff in his mouth.

"Pills? What kind of medicine?"

"No, take with meals, to help digestion."

"???"

Relying on his intuition, he felt that the bastard opposite him was not telling the truth.

So he thought about it and grabbed the Mercedes-Benz key that Wang Sicong had placed on the table.

"Oh my god!"

Wang Sicong was frightened, but Xu Xin had already rushed out.

He rushed to the front of the Mercedes-Benz he drove over and opened the main driver's door.

Just as Wang Sicong ran over here, he saw Xu Xin, who was crouching in the car, twisting his hand with a yellow medicine box in his hand.

His expression changed, and he instinctively said:

"Listen to my explanation!"

"What are you explaining?!"

Xu Xin held up the box with "Liuwei Dihuang Pills" in his hand, with a look of surprise, disbelief, absurdity, speechlessness, anger, and pity:

"Do you know what this is!? Ah!? You touch it!?"

"It's not for me... I won't eat it..."

"Do you know what happens to people who touch this thing!?"

"I didn't!"

"You're still lying to me! Tell me!!! When did it start? Do you know how powerful this thing is!?"

"..."

Wang Sicong began to tremble.

Looking at Lao Xu's "heartbroken" expression, he thought:

It's over, it's over, a thousand years of reputation, destroyed in an instant.

It's over.

It's all over...

...

"I don't dare to go home! Why do you think I came to you? I'm fleeing!"

"..."

"Really, do you know how scary it is? When I came this morning, didn't you ask me why I looked so bad?... Just last night... 3 times! Do you know? Three times!!!"

"Pfft... cough cough, sorry, sir..."

"..."

Wang Sicong's face was a little distorted, looking at his friend who was trying hard to hold back his laughter, but was actually gloating...

That was him.

Really.

If it was someone else, he could still say something like "You'll know when you have a baby in the future."

But the problem is... the baby is old enough to throw a pot at this bastard.

He's an experienced person.

This is simply impeccable in his eyes.

He opened his mouth, as if he had given up, and sighed helplessly:

"Did you eat it at that time?"

"No. My buddy is in good health, this thing... tsk."

Xu Xin looked down on everyone in the world, sneered, and pushed the nine consecutive powerful pills, of which only three were left, to Wang Sicong:

"Eat it, eat more, to replenish it."

"..."

"I understand, you are weaker than me. Come on, eat whatever you want to replenish it... Oh, you should have told me earlier, Yang Mi also left me a pot of mutton offal. If I had known what mutton to eat today, wouldn't I have just eaten mutton offal directly?"

"You've had enough!!!"

The young master squeezed out a few words from his teeth.

His face was ashen.

But Xu Xin couldn't hold it back any longer.

The great Yin-Yang master broke his power in a second and started laughing wildly:

"Hahaha..."

He really didn't expect that Lao Wang came to see him today for such a reason.

Hahahaha…

Men are really, sometimes it’s too hard.

Hahahaha!

He couldn’t stop laughing.

And Wang Sicong’s face went from livid at first to speechless later, and finally he had some doubts:

“Let’s say… Da Mi was pregnant with twins at the time, right? You two basically can’t do anything… right?”

“Yeah.”

Xu Xin nodded.

“Then… after the baby is born and the confinement period… will she let you go?”

“I’m not afraid, bro, I’m in good shape. She avoids me when she sees me! It’s been like this for so many years!”

“… Is it true?”

Wang Sicong was really shocked.

“Shh~”

Xu Xin sneered:

"Believe it or not. You have to know that there are always some people in this world who are gifted. Do you understand? Mortals, is that the same as a genius? If you don't believe me, just search my house and you can find some kidney-tonifying things. I The name is written backwards!”

"..."

In an instant, Big Lao Wang's face became wonderful.

A feeling of shame, mixed with doubt and disbelief, but which could not be verified, was all over his face.

This grandson...

Is that true?

So stupid?

…

After a meal of wine, Apple came over and picked up Wang Sicong who looked like "I'm going to the battlefield."

Xu Xin said goodbye to his friend with a strange smile on his face.

Then back to the pavilion again.

Look left.

Look to the right.

Um.

No one was around.

He picked up the remaining three Liuwei Dihuang Pills that Wang Sicong had forgotten to take.

This thing...

it works?

Really useful?

After looking at it curiously, he thought about it, turned around and left.

I came to the studio and put this thing in my drawer.

In two days, Yang Mi will be back.

Try it then.

In order to prevent himself from forgetting, he took out his mobile phone and made himself a to-do list.

To-do list:

[When she comes back, remember to take medicine]

save.

"Um……"

For some reason, he nodded with satisfaction.

…

So...

What exactly happened that day will not be described in detail.

But the next day Xu Xin went to the pharmacy by himself.

I also went to a stationery store and bought a utility knife.

He casually threw the thing with the label scratched and only a white bottle remaining into the drawer.

Then I silently thanked my friend for his contribution.

…

In the following time, everything returned to normal.

Yang Mi left again on July 9th.

This time it’s to France.

Luc Besson’s status in France goes without saying, and “LUCY” will naturally not miss this promotional opportunity.

Xu Xin, on the other hand, is not in a hurry. After all, his movie won't be released until September.

But as the Silk Road Film Festival approaches, various news about many movies has gradually appeared in movie theater trailers, advertisements, and on the Internet.

At the same time, Fuzhou also began to gradually exert its efforts.

There are gradually more and more news about the "Silk Road Film Festival".

And Xu Xin also flew to Fuzhou on the 10th.

In fact, Fuzhou has made a lot of preparations for this film festival.

First, they learned from Xi’an’s advanced experience.

One month in advance, all hotel prices are completely locked.

The price of any hotel in FZ City has been put under control, and you can’t raise the price even if you want.

Whatever your off-season price is, it must be that price.

Various emergency response teams have also been established.

Starting from the top, convey the information one by one, from the organization of various activities to buses, taxis, hotels, etc. All notices have been issued, whether it is taxis rip off customers, scenic area services are not in place, or other aspects...

The city has harsh words: Anyone who dares to cheat tourists will be forced to walk around without food!

The intensity is really comparable to that of Xi'an during the first Xi'an Film Festival.

As for the film festival's opening ceremony process, performances, including cinema supporting services, etc., they also continue the Silk Road tradition and have their own set of standardized processes.

To be honest, the work is very tedious.

But for the experienced internal staff of the Silk Road Film Festival, it is not difficult.

This year is the “first edition” of the Maritime Silk Road Film Festival, and everyone is treating it with caution.

I don’t know how many tourists it can attract.

Not important either.

The important thing is to do everything well. We can't do worse than Xi'an, and we can't make any mistakes.

It's really powerful.

As the vice president of the executive committee, although Qi Lei handles all daily matters, Xu Xin can feel the sincerity from Fuzhou.

and……

Fuzhou is really rich.

If nothing else, the level of incentives this year is very high.

Incentives in the trading market are not only provided by film and television investment companies, but also by some local companies in Fuzhou, including Fuyao, a leading company, which have provided large amounts of incentives to encourage more filmmakers. Chasing dreams.

Xi'an really can't compare to this.

Really rich and powerful.

But beneath this wealth, there is a prosperous scene.

Xu Xin stayed in Fuzhou for a week.

All matters big and small are seen.

In his eyes...it doesn't matter anything else, but attitude and preparation.

Fuzhou is really qualified.

And with such qualified supporting facilities, what kind of brilliance can this Silk Road Film Festival shine with?

Don't talk about other people.

Even he is waiting to see!

(Note 1: After thinking about it, I think slow motion is more suitable for the Silk Road Film Festival and has a wider influence. So I simplified the stock exchange plot. Otherwise, two plots in a row would be a bit long-winded.)