I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 1119 1114. My own science fiction

After a meal, Xu Xin leaned on the sofa and amused the two children who were watching cartoons seriously.

It can be seen that Nuannuan is very annoyed.

Yangyang is also annoyed.

Why is Dad so annoying...

So, when Xu Xin poked someone in the armpit, the children would slap him after realizing it, but they were slow and couldn't hit him. The two children could only look at their old father's playful smile and helpless rage.

Yang Mi came out of the bathroom and cleaned all the pots and pans.

She wiped her hands and began to apply hand cream on her hands.

Then she came to the father and son with the milky scent of hand cream.

She was not interested in cartoons, but she was quite interested in the script on the table.

She picked it up and flipped through it...

"Have you read it?"

"No."

"Hmm..."

After hearing what her husband said, Yang Mi continued to read.

The script Guo Fan gave this time was not detailed, with no lines or dialogues, but just a summary of the story after the adaptation, plus some setting pictures. For example, the main characters in "The Wandering Earth" or the sci-fi planetary engine, etc.

Including some basic settings he changed.

There seem to be a lot of things, but in fact they are still very general.

Yang Mi knew why Guo Fan came here in person as soon as she started.

Because of these settings, many of them require the director to personally explain his ideas to others.

Otherwise, if you only look at these... you can't see anything for the time being.

And...

"This story has a Hollywood flavor."

Hearing this, Xu Xin, who was making Yang Yang laugh with his stubble, finally stopped torturing the two poor kids.

"Let me take a look."

Yang Mi handed him the script casually.

After Xu Xin took it, he picked up the cigarette box on the table and walked directly to the glass sliding door of the room.

The sliding door opened, and a burst of hot air "woo" hit his face.

He sat on the rattan chair on the balcony, lit a cigarette, and started reading the script.

First look through this set of information to see what it contains.

Soon, he put all the sketches and characters on the table, and just picked up the two pages of the story and started reading.

After reading it, he understood his wife's words "a taste of Hollywood".

Guo Fan's version of the script directly marked [Use narration to introduce the background] at the beginning, and then the story went directly into the [Rebellion Era] in the novel.

The rebels seized the Earth's control panel, and the protagonist cooperated with the government army to recapture the Earth's control panel and put an end to the rebellion.

Finally, according to the original novel, decades later, the Earth has flown out of Pluto's orbit and headed for the Centaur galaxy. As a hero of the Earth, he sat in a wheelchair in the hopeful simulated sunlight and fell into deep thought.

This is the entire content of this version of the story.

Xu Xin frowned when he saw it.

To be honest, is this story good?

It's pretty good.

It has a beginning and an end.

From the beginning of the narration explaining the background, to the protagonist in the story realizing what the villains did, and finally turning the tide to defeat the rebels... It is a very standard story template.

Everything is there.

But just like what Yang Mi said.

This story is a Hollywood template.

There is no special feature at all.

Although the story of the novel "The Wandering Earth" itself is just like this.

But when the author Liu Cixin wrote the novel, she actually gave the protagonists and villains some very thought-provoking ideological collisions in the core.

In the rebellion section, many people in the novel began to spontaneously use reconnaissance equipment to observe the sun.

The conclusion is that the sun has not changed at all.

The scientists' original prediction was wrong, and the sun would not "die" at all. This move of all mankind to escape from the sun is an absurd scientific experiment.

Xu Xin probably remembers that the meaning of this paragraph is that the earth, mankind, and civilization have been betrayed, betrayed to a scam created by a dictator in order to hold power forever.

These rebels want to put the earth back on its own track.

All of a sudden, the contradictions and conflicts in the whole novel arise.

During this period, humans no longer have the concept of a country, and the human collective is divided into two-faced factions.

All kinds of contradictions and rebellions have emerged.

The main plot of Guo Fan's story is indeed written in this way, but the core of the novel is completely gone.

It is just an extremely ordinary story of "the protagonist saves the world and the villain is defeated".

It can be.

But... it is not outstanding, too mediocre.

It can be filmed, but... just looking at the story, Xu Xin really can't think of any "science fiction" meaning in it.

The special effects and scenery seem to be just ordinary.

All of a sudden, he has no interest in this story.

It is a very ordinary story.

Of course, after all, he was not interested in this story at the beginning.

What he is interested in is Guo Fan.

Maybe... this is what he wants to film.

He threw the cigarette into the ashtray and walked back with sweat on his forehead.

"How do you feel?"

Yang Mi asked.

Xu Xin shrugged:

"It's ordinary. The story is definitely qualified, but the other things are nothing."

He threw the stack of information on the table and said:

"I'm going to take a shower."

...

At about 6 o'clock, the family packed up and went downstairs.

The business car and Guo Fan were already waiting downstairs.

"Hello, uncle~"

Nuannuan and Yangyang greeted Guo Fan politely.

"Hey, how are you guys?"

Guo Fan smiled and nodded.

"Let's go, get in the car."

"OK."

After the group got into the car, Su Meng drove and Guo Fan sat in the passenger seat. A family of four sat in the back.

This position means that no one can talk about anything serious.

Guo Fan had to turn his head if he wanted to speak. It was uncomfortable to talk, and he couldn't explain it in front of Xu Xin by pointing to the concept drawings he drew.

So, after getting in the car, no one talked about "The Wandering Earth".

Yang Mi is more curious about "My Deskmate".

"I heard from Xu Xin that the box office share of this movie is quite high?"

"Yes, 8 percent."

"Is it before the split or after the split?"

"Split the money."

"Yo? That's a lot. Didn't the box office exceed 300 million?"

"Yes. Currently, I have more than 20 million in my hands... If it weren't for Director Xu, I might not have accepted this movie."

"The market for youth films has been booming in the past two years. It's making money, so what's wrong with it? What's more, you should now be firmly established in the ranks of first-line directors in this genre."

He is in his early thirties and worth thirty million.

What Yang Mi said was actually true.

Moreover, in her eyes, there is still a market for youth films for at least another year.

Considering Guo Fan's ability to make 700 million for the first film and 300 million for the second one, the next movie may be about 12% before the share is divided, or 30% after the share. None of it is difficult.

He must have established a foothold in the circle.

However... Guo Fan was noncommittal about her thoughts.

If he really wanted to continue making money from youth films, he would have started a production crew long ago. Especially after the release of "My Deskmate", investors in youth films dropped cooperation intentions into his mailbox like snowflakes.

Unfortunately, he didn't even look at it.

"My heart is not here anymore, hehe."

These are Guo Fan's original words.

"Director Xu asked me if my mortgage was paid off, if I was stressed about raising children, and if I had freedom from wealth... I set a goal for myself. If my mortgage was paid off and I had a savings of one or two million, I would I am very satisfied. Now that this goal has been achieved and exceeded, I just want to...make movies that I am really interested in. "

"A science fiction movie?"

After Yang Mi asked with a bit of curiosity, she saw the other party nodding like garlic.

"That's right! Science fiction!"

For some reason, his tone suddenly became persistent:

"Our own science fiction film!"

"..."

Xu Xin, who was sitting on a chair with his eyes closed to relax, opened his eyes a little.

Glanced at him.

I mean... your story is really not a science fiction movie.

At least, that's how it seemed to him.

…

"Okay, come again - Northeastern BBQ... this should be it. Wow, there are so many people."

Guan Xiaotong was a little surprised when he looked at the two-story barbecue restaurant.

At this moment, there were two rows of seats at the entrance of the barbecue restaurant, and both rows of seats were full of people.

The weather is very hot at the moment, and this hotel very considerately placed a few fans at the door, blowing the wind in all directions for the waiting guests.

Inside the hotel, the lobby on the first floor and the single rooms on the second floor are all brightly lit.

Except for the light in the middle glass, which is dimmed.

She sighed, turned to Nazha next to her and said:

"Senior, are you sure this is here?"

"Sure."

Nazha, who was standing next to Lu Han, nodded:

"This is it. Look..."

She pointed to the light boxes next to the door.

The light box is not an advertisement, but a photo.

Guan Xiaotong was slightly short-sighted, and the photo was not very large, so she took a few steps forward, and then she saw a very ordinary trolley in the photo.

There is a small cart with all kinds of barbecue on the iron plate, and then there is a small banner on the three-wheeled cart that says "Northeast Barbecue".

The second photo shows Xu Xin, Yang Mi, and Jay Chou smiling and posing for the camera next to a tricycle with a trolley.

The moment she saw this photo, Guan Xiaotong knew that this family must not have run away.

So he came over and said:

"There are photos of Director Xu! Director Xu, Sister Mi, and Jay Chou..."

"Um."

As Nazha nodded, Lu Han, who was still wearing sunglasses, said:

"Then let's eat here?"

"Yeah! Eat! This barbecue restaurant was recommended by Director Xu and Sister Mi! It must be delicious! I've been to Hengdian for filming several times before but couldn't find a place. Hehe... Senior sister, you know better."

Nazha smiled slightly.

"Then I'll go get a number."

Lu Han said and walked towards the waiter at the door holding a book in his hand.

"Hello, how many tables are there in front of you?"

"Table 8, you are number 9, please wait a moment. There are cold drinks over there for you to pick up. Wait a moment, the extra stools will be here soon."

"OK, thanks."

Lu Hanxin said that if nothing else was mentioned, this service attitude made people feel friendly.

After taking the number, he went to look at the cold drink bucket next to it.

Lemon, mint, and ice cubes can be seen in the transparent bucket. Because of the low temperature, there is a layer of water mist hanging on the bucket, which makes you feel cool just by looking at it.

Lu Han drank three glasses of lemon mint water from a disposable cup and returned to the two of them.

"Thanks."

Nazha politely thanked her, but Guan Xiaotong and Lu Han were not so polite, holding the cups and sighing:

"I can't believe it... If we follow what the store said and started setting up the stall in 2006, Sister Mi should be filming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" at that time, and Director Xu followed Director Zhang to "The Golden Armor"... How did they find it? From this place?”

Nazha said nothing.

And Lu Han was sighing:

"In 8 years, from a small cart to such a large store... the boss is also very powerful. This store must be three to four hundred square meters, right?"

"It has the star power of Director Xu and Sister Mi. Even Jay Chou has said several times in interviews that his barbecue is delicious... I read on Dianping that all the barbecue ingredients in this restaurant are from Northeast China. It was transported here..."

The two were chatting among themselves, while Nazha didn't say much, just stared at the store with a dazed look in her eyes.

In fact, this was her first time here, so she asked Sister Tingting for the address.

And the reason why I was in a daze was because I was thinking... What were Brother Xu and Sister Mi like 8 years ago?

How many things have they experienced in this barbecue restaurant?

8 years...

Just as they were sighing, suddenly, all three people heard a voice from behind:

"Lu Han?"

After instinctively turning their heads, the three of them were stunned.

Xu Xin, Yang Mi, Guo Fan, and Su Meng were looking at them in surprise.

And the sound of "Lu Han" was shouted by Xu Xin.

There is no way, the yellow hair on his head is really too eye-catching.

You don't even need to look at the face, just look at the color and back to recognize him.

"Xu...Xu Director?"

Guan Xiaotong looked surprised.

Then his eyes lit up:

"Sister Mi!!"

Lu Han, on the other hand, quickly took off his sunglasses.

Before Guan Xiaotong finished speaking, Yangyang, who was being held by her mother, had already made her choice according to her inner aesthetic.

"Sister, hug~"

Yangyang went straight to Nazha.

"..."

Yang Mi's mouth twitched.

Xu Xin's temples started to sweat...

Quickly change the topic:

"Why are you here?"

"Let's have barbecue... We heard before that Director Xu and Sister Mi like to come here to have barbecue, so we came here today!"

Hearing Guan Xiaotong's words, Xu Xin nodded:

"That's it, then you...are queuing up?"

Yang Mi glanced at the people lining up at the door.

In fact, I am also feeling emotional.

I feel that Brother Li’s business is getting better and better.

It was obviously a tricycle back then. Look at how big the store is now...

It’s really done.

However, considering that her son was still in Nazha's arms, Yang Mi felt a little stuffy.

Her eyes were like knives piercing her husband.

Look at the evil in your family!

Xu Xin didn't dare to delay even though his wife was carrying him, for fear that his wife's anger would explode, so he quickly said:

"Then let's go together."

Naturally, the three of them had no objections, but Guan Xiaotong was a little curious:

"Director Xu, have you reserved a seat in advance?"

"No. The last time I came here, Brother Li told me..."

He pointed to the only unlit window on the second floor:

"That suitcase is just for me. It's a...privilege."

Xu Xin shrugged and took the lead to walk inside.

The waiter at the door wanted to give a queue number at first, but after seeing the person clearly, he quickly opened the door.

"Welcome, Director Xu, please come inside..."

"Thanks."

With Xu Xin thanking him, the group entered and walked inside.

After several people entered, their eyes immediately locked on the backboard with photos hanging on it.

Just by scanning around, I saw a group photo of Huang Xiaoming, Liu Yifei, Liu Zhishi and others.

Obviously, there are many celebrities who come here to check in.

Yang Mi is not interested in these photos.

But there was also a look of surprise on his face.

"Husband, look."

Following the direction she pointed, Xu Xin glanced and nodded.

"Um."

It was a scanned copy of a university admission letter.

of the National Defense University.

"I passed the exam this year."

Xu Xin knew about this when he came to Hengdian last time to shoot "The Master".

Yang Mi's eyes widened in surprise...

"I remember the last time I saw that child...that child just entered high school, right?"

"Yes. 2008."

"You took the college entrance examination this year?"

"That's right. The child came over to have a drink with me last time...but he should have started school already, right?"

While they were chatting, Brother Li, who heard from the intercom that Xu Xin was coming, had already hurried out of the kitchen.

"Hahahahaha!"

Before anyone arrived, laughter rang out first.

Brother Li, whose face was flushed red by the fire and sweaty, walked out with a hearty laugh. After seeing a few people, he quickly said:

"Quick, go upstairs, go upstairs, walk around... Why don't you say something and turn on the air conditioner for you in advance..."

"Brother Li~"

Yang Mi shouted sweetly.

"Hey, hey hey... let's go upstairs."

The middle-aged man, who has opened four restaurants this year, has a happy smile on his face and greets everyone to go upstairs.

The diners on the first floor now picked up their mobile phones.

Although there were photos hanging on the wall,... no one expected to come to have a barbecue and actually see Xu Xin and the others.

After hearing this, Guan Xiaotong wanted to go up.

But as soon as he took a step, he suddenly felt someone pulling him.

She subconsciously turned her head and realized it was her senior sister.

Naza just pulled her and didn't say much.

Guan Xiaotong was stunned.

The first reaction was... Oh, I have to wait for Director Xu to leave first.

But she found that Xu Xin and Yang Mi didn't move.

Yang Mi stared at the drinks on the bar and said:

"What should we drink?"

Xu Xin didn't say anything, but stared at the dazzling array of drinks behind the counter for about ten seconds, and suddenly turned around to look at the diners in the room.

He did so, and Yang Mi did so.

Naza was a second late before turning to face the diners.

Guan Xiaotong and Lu Han were still sideways.

But after a beat late, Lu Han seemed to understand something, and there was some entanglement in his eyes.

Guo Fan turned his back and stared at the wall of drinks, unaware of anything.

Yang Mi looked around and said:

"It's hot, let's drink beer."

As she said that, she also waved to the people holding cameras.

After she made a move, Xu Xin politely nodded to the guests and then led the way up:

"Let's have beer, let's go... Brother Li, weren't there people sitting outside last time? Why are they sitting inside this time? There's a queue at the door."

"We'll check the city appearance these two days..."

The group began to walk up.

"Let's go."

Naza said.

"Yeah, okay."

Guan Xiaotong didn't think much about it.

On the contrary, Lu Han, who was following behind, suddenly took off his sunglasses.

You know, except for when he greeted Xu Xin, he took off his sunglasses, but he put them on again.

But for some reason, he took them off again this time.

After looking at the audience who were still holding their phones for a few times, his figure gradually disappeared.

However, when he went upstairs, his eyes were fixed on Nazha's back.

There was no other expression in his eyes, just a hint of thought...

Soon, the lights in the private room were turned on, and the air conditioner was turned on.

"Please sit down, I'll serve you food. Don't leave in a hurry, have a drink later."

"Okay, Brother Li, go get busy..."

After a few pleasantries, Brother Li quickly stepped out.

And Lu Han asked:

"Brother Li, where is the place to wash hands?"

"Go out and turn left to the end."

"Okay."

Lu Han nodded and patted Guan Xiaotong:

"Let's go, wash hands."

"Oh, okay, senior sister, are you going?"

"I'll use this."

Naza pointed to the disinfectant wipes and said.

So, Lu Han and Guan Xiaotong walked out.

The bathroom in the good old days was very clean, and there was a sink at the door. When the two washed their hands, Guan Xiaotong was still sighing:

"What a coincidence..."

Lu Han didn't say anything, but after washing his hands, he whispered to Guan Xiaotong:

"Gulinaza is very smart, you...don't be silly. Be more careful later."

"......?"

Guan Xiaotong was stunned.

Some of her brain was not able to react:

"What does it mean?"

"It means that you should be careful when you come into contact with her. Didn't you notice just now that Sister Mi and the others stayed downstairs on purpose to be photographed?"

"...???"

Guan Xiaotong was puzzled:

"What does it mean?"

"It means that Director Xu and Sister Mi probably wanted to promote the owner of this store, so they stayed downstairs for a while on purpose so that everyone could take pictures of them.

They also turned towards the customers on purpose so that everyone could take pictures of their faces. It was considered as promoting this store... I didn't react at first, but Gulinaza did.

Didn't you see that she turned around too?

This way, everyone can see her as long as they see Director Xu and Sister Mi. But...I didn't react, and it seems that your angle is not good for taking pictures...She is very smart and has a lot of experience in dealing with these people. Don't be silly and think that you are close friends with them, understand?"

Guan Xiaotong was stunned...then nodded subconsciously.

She understood what Brother Lu meant.

But she immediately realized that something was wrong.

"But she just pulled me."

"...What do you mean by pulling you?"

Lu Han was a little puzzled.

"Just now, Brother Li shouted that we should go upstairs. I was about to leave when she pulled me. At first, I thought I forgot to let Brother Xu and the others go upstairs first...but after you said that, Brother Lu, she...senior seemed to be reminding me."

"?"

Lu Han frowned.

"Are you sure she pulled you?"

"Yes, she pulled me and looked at me before turning around..."

"Uh..."

Now, Lu Han understood.

"So, she seemed to be reminding you."

"Yeah!"

Guan Xiaotong nodded and showed an embarrassed look:

"But I really didn't react...I didn't expect it...No, we didn't communicate, how did you think of it?...How did senior react so quickly? And Brother Xu and Sister Mi are too tacit, right? Oh, I am still inexperienced. No wonder my uncle said that Director Xu and Sister Mi are both smart...Even senior is so powerful..."

"..."

Lu Han was speechless.

Indeed.

He thought that the Korean entertainment industry was more complicated than here, and he had experienced enough.

But who would have thought...

It is indeed not simple.

But...

"So, she treats you well."

"Who? Senior sister?"

"Yes."

"Yes! I quite like her too... At first I thought the senior sister was more difficult to get in touch with, but after getting to know her, I found that she is really a nice person..."

"Um."

Lu Han smiled and shaved the bridge of the girl's nose:

"Okay, let's go. Remember to be careful about what you say later."

"Yeah, I know, Brother Lu."

The two of them returned to the single room with wet hands.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I opened the door, I heard Xu Xin's words:

"If you want to make our own science fiction, you must understand the differences between Eastern and Western cultures from the root of the story. In the West, it is the lone hero who saves the world. This belongs to the mainstream tone of Hollywood. But you should also understand , this is just a propaganda of values.

Take this story as an example. In the true sense, all human beings are involved in a project to wander the earth. The efforts of countless people, their sweat and even their lives are the light of humanity that shines eternally in the long river of time. If I were you, my entry point would be here, instead of relying on a destiny protagonist to save the world... This is not our style at all. "

The two of them were stunned.

What is this discussion about?

But Xu Xin just glanced at the two of them and ignored them. He continued to hold the information in his hand and said to Guo Fan:

"If you just want to make an ordinary science fiction story, you can just make this script casually. But now you also feel that there are problems with this story, then you might as well approach it from a different angle.

What is Eastern philosophy? How are Western values ​​different from ours?

How can we use movies to tell the way we see the world?

That’s not to say that you have to praise someone who is high and belittle someone who is low, but...don’t you think it’s very disharmonious that in science fiction movies in this world, it’s always the lone wolf who saves the world?

Of course, in movies, characters naturally have to have their own shining points. But...the reason why they can shine must be the sacrifice and dedication of countless people.

There is a saying: Success does not have to be me, success must be me. I think this sentence would be very suitable in the story..."

"???"

Lu Han and Guan Xiaotong looked puzzled.

I don’t know what Director Xu is talking about.

But... you can probably tell that they are talking about the script.

In front of Director Xu, Director Guo Fan seemed to be a primary school student inexplicably.

Director Xu said, and he nodded.

While nodding, he was recording something on his cell phone.

After typing some words on the phone, he said:

"Director Xu, if it suits your wishes, can the entry point be changed?"

"I think it can be changed, but I haven't figured out how to cut it in. But since you don't want to make an ordinary and mediocre story, you want to make a science fiction film of our own. It must have our style and our way of looking at the world. way to express it to the world... Then, you must find a theme and a behavior to run through the whole story. The narrative structure can be linear, but the potential expression must be expressed bit by bit according to the story..."

The two of them chatted as if no one was around.

Yang Mi was playing with her mobile phone.

As for the other people...

Guan Xiaotong and Lu Han looked confused.

Nazha was also fiddling with her phone, looking thoughtfully at the novel "The Wandering Earth" on the screen.

The most simple one is Su Meng.

She looked intently at the dazzling array of baked goods on the menu.

Well, the calories aren't even marked.

My sister said?

My sister said it was 0 cards!

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