I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 1121 1116 Night is the most gentle memory

Chapter 1121 1116. Night is the most gentle memory

September 30.

News came back from the United States for "John Wick".

The first weekend box office totaled 17 million US dollars.

The final domestic box office is estimated to be 40 to 45 million US dollars.

Loss is already a foregone conclusion.

After getting the consent of Nifeng, Paramount has started to negotiate the broadcast rights of streaming media and DVD.

But they are not uncomfortable.

Although to be honest, with the size of Paramount, the investment of 25 million US dollars only has a box office of 40 million, and they don’t care about this loss...and they are not solely funded, and there is also investment partner Nifeng to share.

But the main reason that really makes them walk with the wind and smile is also very simple.

On the 27th, 28th, and 29th of these three days, the total box office of "John Wick" in China totaled 441 million.

Equivalent to about 70 million US dollars.

Just like "Lucy" and "Pacific Rim".

The Chinese ticket warehouse has once again revealed its own foundation.

The box office in the United States is not enough to fill the gap in the Chinese box office.

Even if this film is not released in North America, it is enough to be released in China.

Not to mention, in 3 days, the Italian box office contributed 11 million US dollars.

Although most people doubt that Director Xu Xin, who became famous in Europe for art films, went to Hollywood, and they are not as supportive as before, Italy, which was the first to release the film, still gave face. It contributed this number in 3 days.

As for countries such as Germany, Britain and France, they will be released in theaters in October.

In other words...

The potential of the entire European box office has just begun to operate.

It is far from the peak.

Based on this optimistic situation, Paramount's prediction is that by the end of the release of all the countries in the first round of premieres, the global box office of "John Wick" should be locked in the large range of 300 million to 350 million US dollars.

Among them, China is expected to contribute at least 200 million US dollars in box office revenue.

Xu Xin, who directed Hollywood for the first time, can be said to have handed in a perfect answer in advance.

After this news was reported back to China, the media said that it only meant one thing:

"Xu Xin's attempt to enter Hollywood was a great success, and the future is promising."

After his wife became "International Yang", he also became "International Xu".

An international director.

Some media even began to imagine how much success he could achieve in Hollywood and what kind of status he could obtain.

As the box office of "John Wick" continued to rise, the popularity of news about Xu Xin soared.

But the reporters were once again turned away.

They couldn't find Xu Xin.

Although they knew he was filming in Hengdian...but the security force of his crew was there, and at most they could take a few photos. At other times, it was simply a fantasy to approach Director Xu without permission.

And they turned around and looked for Yang Mi...After so many years of dealing with Shuang Wei, reporters have already known their routines.

If Xu Xin wanted to be interviewed, Yang Mi would open the door.

If he was busy with work or didn't want to be interviewed, Yang Mi had a hundred excuses to refuse them.

And they were different every time.

The reporters were also convinced. They had never seen such a low-key director.

In their eyes, Xu Xin can appear in many places. For example, the breakfast shop near Shijia Hutong, the knife-cut noodle restaurant, or the children's naughty castle playground in the mall next to it... or being dragged by Wang Sicong to a barbecue stall late at night...

As long as you want to find news about him, you can always find his shadow in some Weibo users' videos of eating or playing in a certain place.

He will be like ordinary people, eating barbecue and drinking beer, or standing next to a trash can with a cigarette in his mouth...

Or appear in a noodle restaurant, sitting at the table and diligently peeling garlic...

Or push a shopping cart in the supermarket, following Yang Mi like a stray dog.

You can always see him appear in various magical places.

But you can't see him attending a ceremony or standing under a spotlight.

What Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers, what Huading Huabiao... or an interview, reception, etc.

Really can't see it.

Unless he has a need, or attends some official occasions where he is required to attend.

Otherwise... he really can't be ordered around in other occasions.

In the eyes of the media, he is so low-key that he is like a nobody.

Moreover, as his status has risen over the years. People gradually discovered that he might have been low-key before, but now he is in a position to be truly "disrespectful".

If he says he won't come, then he really won't come... and even if he doesn't come, the organizers have to smile along.

Hey, Director Xu is busy, we understand.

Forget it, next time, we'll have a chance to work together again...

So, unless Yang Mi opens her mouth, he really will be like a nobody.

And will Yang Mi open her mouth?

The answer is no.

If she really wanted her husband to hype herself up, she would have taken off long ago, why wait until now?

So, the excuse of "Xu Xin is currently filming and cannot be interviewed" was thrown out.

You just listen.

Once they heard it, they kept silent.

Okay.

If the interview with "John Wick" fails, then we'll go and block Ning Hao.

"Heart Blossom Road" premieres at 0 o'clock today, but before the premiere, relying on the good reputation of the Silk Road Film Festival, the news of its pre-sale tickets has been spread as early as the 29th.

33.5 million.

The movie hasn't even been released yet, but it has already sold over 30 million at the box office.

Although it is competing against "John Wick",... as a representative work of Western Film, its momentum is not small at all.

It can be said to be Xiying's strongest weapon this year.

Xu Huangning's iron triangle is really becoming more and more stable.

And sure enough, at 0:00 on October 1st, the Weibo of "Heart Blossom Road Release" directly released the poster.

Celebrate the movie’s first day box office exceeding 100 million.

Then, at 0:39 a.m., the specific figures were announced.

122 million.

It successfully surpassed "Tiny Times 3" and set a new high in the first-day box office record for Chinese-language films.

The era of the gods fighting between "John Wick" and "Beautiful Heart"...is here.

Although "John Wick" is an imported film, Xu Xin's name is so closely associated with Western Movies that when many people mention this movie, they default to it being related to Western Movies.

Therefore, the phenomenon that the northwest wolf really came this time became everyone's cognition.

And it's not over yet.

Don't forget, there will be another movie "Wolf Warrior" on October 1st, and Xu Xin is the producer.

On October 19, Xu Xin was also one of the producers of "Xiu Chun Dao", which was also highly praised during the Silk Road Film Festival.

These excellent movies will be brought to the audience one after another in October.

After being dormant for more than half a year, Xiying finally started to make efforts on the National Day schedule, announcing to everyone:

"Start marching!"

And looking ahead... the Beijing area is in a state of sluggishness, and no splash has been heard so far.

Other movies are similarly unremarkable.

It seems that in 2014...

There is no rival in front of Xiying!

Look down on the world!

The Northwest Wolf is really here!

…

October 1, National Day.

2 p.m., Magic City.

Wanda Cinema.

"Wow, wow, wow..."

Amidst the applause, Wu Jing stepped onto the stage of the screening hall with a smile on his face, took the host's microphone, and began to interact with the audience.

During the interaction, an audience member asked a question.

"I would like to ask Teacher Wu Jing, is the producer of this movie really Xu Xin?... Was he really involved in the production of the movie? Because I saw the shooting date that you mentioned in the promotion... Director Xu seemed to be in the United States at that time.”

"Well……"

Wu was startled.

Although it was a bit surprising that an audience actually asked this, and he also understood the subtext. The other party seemed to feel that his film was a bit borrowed from director Xu's reputation.

But he still nodded:

"Well, that's it. Director Xu is the producer of this movie, and there is no problem with this. First of all, many friends may not know that the producer's responsibilities are film and television drama production and full responsibility for script coordination. , pre-preparation, formation of film crew and other functions.

As for the story of "Wolf Warrior"... Frankly speaking, before joining Xiying Studio, I found many investors.

No one is interested. "

Speaking of this, he spread his hands:

"No way, it's a military theme or a commercial film...these two attributes don't go together no matter how you look at it. And...Duan Yihong, you all know, right? When I was filming "Heart of the Burning Sun", I came to know it by chance through Lao Duan. I asked Director Xu. Then...with the mentality of giving it a try, I showed the script to Director Xu.”

The open hand became open, as if it was holding a book.

"Director Xu took a look... huh? This story is okay. Old viewers who know the factory should understand what I mean. Our more important consideration than the story type, market, subject matter, etc. is whether the story is adequate. Good enough. As long as it is a good story, no matter how unpopular the subject matter is, we will still present it to the audience, because the film itself is a diverse art and needs a diverse ecological environment, even if it is an unpopular modern military film. A commercial film based on the theme. Phew..."

Speaking of this, Wu Jing suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and his face regained its smile:

"So I'm actually very grateful to Director Xu. He saw the story and brought it to the factory. Then everything including investment and project establishment, crew formation, and even helping us contact the filming location, filming props, etc. were all done by Director Xu.

After the filming of the film was completed, he participated in a series of tasks such as filming and promotion. He has fulfilled his duties as a producer perfectly. It can be said that... without him, there might not be the film "Wolf Warrior".

Therefore, it is natural for Director Xu to serve as the producer of the film. And I also want to explain here that there are two types of producers: one is to follow the crew at any time, and the other is..."

He specifically gave a very detailed explanation on this issue to tell everyone the difference.

After explaining clearly, Wen Wen said to the audience member who asked the question:

"Thanks."

"Wow, wow, wow..."

applause.

…

"Wolf Warrior" had a great first-day box office.

It reached 40 million.

Although it is incomparable to Immortals, the popularity it aroused is no less than any other movie.

At this time of National Day, a military-themed commercial film full of patriotic feelings is indeed enough to capture people's hearts.

I don't even know if it's a favor or if I want to express something.

Many people in the industry also started to cheer for "Wolf Warrior" and gave friendly publicity on Weibo.

Although it has not yet become popular, it has indeed allowed more people to see such a film.

And Wu Jing's life-threatening performance in the film has indeed been recognized by many people.

Chinese films do need more screen tough guys.

Not to mention, this image also represents the PLA.

After the film achieved gratifying results, Xu Xin also sent a congratulatory text message.

Then he stopped paying attention and rushed to finish "Master".

October 7.

Just as "Heart Flower Road" was catching up with "John Wick" and trying to make its box office break 700 million, the "Master" crew in Hengdian officially ushered in the wrap-up banquet.

The crew's wrap-up banquet was eaten together with the "Nirvana in Fire" crew.

"Master" invited the guests, and the leading actors and creators of "Nirvana in Fire" came to eat for free.

There were a lot of people, and the crews on both sides set up nearly 20 tables together...

It was the largest wrap-up banquet Xu Xin had ever had.

Yang Mi was there too.

As for why she was here... the reason was simple.

She was the producer of "Nirvana in Fire" and, at the invitation of director Kong Sheng, she played a cameo role.

Princess Xuanji, who caused chaos in the world back then.

There were no lines.

When the people in the play mentioned Princess Xuanji, the "evil woman" with outstanding scheming, Yang Mi was responsible for posing in front of the camera in a cold, ruthless and unreasonable look.

She came to shoot on the day when "Master" was wrapped.

She wrapped, and her husband also wrapped.

Well, how can it not be considered a two-way rush?

The leading actors of the crew were also here, whether it was the protagonist Hu Jue or the heroine Liu Tao.

Even the buddy who cheated on Yu Chengqing and made Yi Jing crazy back then was included.

Oh, yes, there is another person.

Lao Cai was there too.

In fact, this table of people was also quite interesting.

Since Xu Xin and his wife met, the only person who can be called a "rival in love" is Hu Qi, except for the "online lover" Yang Mi met while playing Audition.

Apart from Hu Qi, he has never met anyone who dares to have ideas about his wife.

Of course, his wife is so beautiful, there must be more than a few people who have ideas about her. Let's not mention anything else, at least the group of waiting for husbands in the bee group must be counted.

But these things were obviously handled by Yang Mi herself.

And his words "she fell asleep" back then are still what Yang Mi calls "crazy for love".

Now that so many years have passed, he actually doesn't care anymore.

In essence, people didn't know what was going on at the time.

Even if we take a step back, isn't it normal for many people to like my wife who is so beautiful?

So, the two of them just smiled at each other and put aside their grudges.

And Yang Mi and Lao Cai... Actually, it's the same.

The only thing Yang Mi can see is actually Shishi.

Now Concubine Shi has come, and her status makes Lao Cai unable to reach her.

In the past, she had to scheme against each other.

But now...?

If she really wanted to be serious, she would just say in the circle that "Tangren's artists will no longer cooperate in the future".

This is the case when the status is high enough.

Many goals that others may have to rack their brains to achieve are just easy things for her. The life and death of many people are like grass to her.

But fortunately, she no longer has the intention to kill them all.

Even Nazha, the backup, is somewhat unnecessary.

This is a different time.

The current situation is that Lao Cai is smiling with her.

Take the initiative to toast and flatter.

It means "You are a great man and don't remember the mistakes of a villain".

Instead, Yang Mi has lost some interest.

A kind of emptiness when you look up and see the enemy surrender, and the loneliness of being invincible.

Although the couple had a good time at the wrap-up banquet, they drank two glasses of wine each, and they seemed full of emotion after the banquet.

Just after leaving the hotel, Yang Mi, who was sitting in the car, looked at the brightly lit road and suddenly suggested to her husband:

"Let's walk back?"

This place is only two or three kilometers away from the hotel, not too far.

"?"

Xu Xin was puzzled at first.

Why should we walk back in such a hot day?

But seeing her expression, he asked Su Meng to stop the car the next second.

He took Yang Mi out of the car and waved to Su Meng who was driving, Sun Ting who was sitting in the passenger seat, and his wife's two newly hired assistants who were sitting in the last row:

"You go back first, we will walk back."

After saying that, he closed the car door.

Su Meng and Sun Ting in the front row were used to it and drove away without stopping.

On the contrary, the two newly hired assistants of Yang Mi in the back...

"Sister Tingting, aren't we waiting for Brother Xu and Sister Mi?"

"No, let's go back and rest."

This was Sun Ting's reply.

But Su Meng laughed out loud.

Sun Ting turned her head and looked at her:

"What are you laughing at?"

"When I heard what they asked, I remembered when I was an assistant to Brother Xu."

In the company's assistant circle, even Sun Ting now has to treat them with courtesy. She shook her head and sighed:

"Alas... At the beginning, I was really a stupid child who knew nothing."

Sun Ting was speechless.

The two newbies behind looked at each other.

Only Mengmeng, who was driving, didn't know what she was thinking about.

She looked happy.

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...

"Isn't Chocolatier 1.5 yuan? ... When did it become 2.5 yuan?"

Xu Xin was surprised.

The boss was also happy:

"Director Xu, 1.5 yuan was a thing in the 2000s, now it's 2.5 yuan."

"...What about the four circles?"

"It seems that it has been discontinued. If you didn't mention it, I would have forgotten that there is such an ice cream."

"This... okay."

Xu Xin sighed while scanning the code to pay:

"Time flies so fast."

Two ice creams, a bottle of water.

After giving out 6.5 yuan, he came out of the canteen and gave one to his wife who was waiting at the door.

"Chocolatier is now 2.5 yuan?"

"The price has increased?"

Yang Mi was surprised.

"Isn't it 1.5 yuan?"

Xu Xin laughed:

"Hehe, maybe we are a couple. My boss and I asked the same question."

"Didn't you ask him if he has four rings?"

"They said it was discontinued a long time ago."

"... Tsk."

The woman had the same expression as her lover at that time:

"Time flies so fast."

Exactly the same.

Each of them had an ice cream and walked forward while eating.

After noticing that his wife wanted to hold hands, he could only hold the mineral water in his other hand in his armpits.

Not to mention, the cool feeling was quite enjoyable.

"Hubby."

"Hmm?"

"I have so many memories tonight."

Hearing this, he turned his head and glanced at his wife.

Wonderingly asked:

"For example?"

"For example... Haven't you noticed that Hengdian really has many memories of us."

"Hmm..."

Xu Xin thought for a while and said:

"You must be referring to something special. After all, to be honest, we didn't spend much time together in Hengdian. Most of the time we were in Yanjing, facing the daily necessities of life."

"Tsk."

Yang Mi suddenly sneered:

"Facing? You mean I face the daily necessities of life alone, and you don't care about anything beside me, right?"

"You said that as if I didn't share the burden with you."

"Share? Okay, come on, tell me what brand of soy sauce we use at home."

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

How would he know?

But...

"Hai Tian! Right!"

He remembered that there was a bottle of Hai Tian at home when he had dinner last time.

But Yang Mi rolled her eyes:

"The only thing from Haitian in the house is the half bottle of steamed fish sauce I made when I steamed fish for your daughter... Forget it, how much soy sauce and vinegar are there at home? You know vinegar, right?"

"Ninghua Mansion!"

"..."

Yang Mi's mouth twitched.

Then he sighed helplessly:

"Alas...you said you can't live without me?"

Hearing this, Xu Xin vaguely saw a fat man chasing a car, shouting "Swallow" while running.

But he didn't care.

Smiling and saying:

"So...what are your feelings? Is it because...the people of Tangren? That's why you have so many feelings?"

"On the one hand, on the other hand...do you remember that we took a walk like this in Hengdian."

"Many times. Which time do you want to talk about?"

"Just..."

Yang Mi was about to speak, but was a little speechless for a while.

Yes.

I have left too many memories with my lover.

No matter which time, I feel very happy.

How can I give a single example?

So, she shook her head:

"Anyway, I just remember that when I got off the crew's bus, I saw you holding a bowl of millet porridge and a meat pie, smiling at me."

"The State-owned Assets Building, right?"

Xu Xin also laughed:

"Hey, did you fall in love with me from that moment?"

"...It should be earlier than that. Think about it, if I started to like you at that time, it would be love at first sight at most. But I don't love you at first sight. We met at the casting audition of Teacher Yu, and we got along little by little and then went to dating. It can't be summarized as love at first sight."

"What is that? Love grows over time?"

Yang Mi rolled her eyes at her husband in annoyance and complained:

"Can you stop saying such rude words?"

"..."

Xu Xin thought to himself that it was obviously you who was dirty, what does it have to do with me?

But he continued to ask:

"Then when did you start to change your impression of me?"

In fact, the two have been together for so many years, and I don't know how many times they have talked about these topics.

Even as soon as Xu Xin opened his mouth, he already knew the answer in his heart.

But every time, the couple seemed to have lost their memory, pretending that the questions had never been asked before, and still full of expectations.

And Yang Mi also answered fluently:

"It was after the filming of "Don't Get Drunk" was completed, you sat alone in the box to check the film. You also opened a bottle of 88,800 yuan. That was my first time drinking whiskey. At that time... I was singing in another box. Many people were a little unrestrained after drinking. I was tired of the noise, so I came out. When I found you, you were sitting alone in the box. Hey, do you know how I felt at that time?"

"What?"

"To use the popular saying in the past two years, it's called: a brothel is full, who understands loneliness. You give me this feeling."

Speaking of this, Yang Mi couldn't help but reveal a sweet smile...

"But in addition to this idea at the time, I also had the feeling that... you are quite good at pretending. You obviously have a bad reputation in school..."

"Hey, hey, that's an exaggeration!"

Xu Xin couldn’t laugh or cry:

"No matter what I do, I haven't committed any crime, so why am I a stinker on the street?"

"That's what it meant anyway. At that time, I was thinking that you must be trying to attract a pretty girl and pretend to be aloof. And when I looked at the crew... hum, I was the prettiest in the whole crew, no need to ask. , you must want to catch me."

"..."

The corners of Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

These words were the first time he had heard his wife say them in so many years.

Freshness is freshness... but you are too narcissistic.

But.

Looking at his wife's eyes that looked particularly moist under the street lights, whether due to memories or drunkenness, he was still amazed when he looked at her eyes, which seemed to contain the stars of the Milky Way.

Whatever.

You can say whatever you want.

You are beautiful and you are right.

"hey-hey……"

Yang Mi tightened her lover's hand again.

Hold on tight.

No intention of letting go.

"The fate between people is so wonderful. At the beginning, the rich man I looked down on the most... ended up defeating everyone in the world, marrying me, and having the last laugh."

"..."

Xu Xin felt a little uncomfortable.

She...is praising me, right?

Why is it so awkward?

At this time, the woman, who was already the mother of two children over four years old, suddenly turned her head.

At that moment, her smiling face seemed to have returned to her girlhood.

Time slowly emitted a bright luster around her body.

The girl asked:

"Hey, do you regret marrying me?"

"I don't regret it."

Xu Xin smiled calmly, shook his head and gave his answer.

Although, she also asked this question many times.