I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 1126 1121.

Jay Chou's bachelor party is actually quite boring.

"I thought the wheel would arrange a bunch of long-legged people to sit on me and swing around..."

This is what Wang Sicong said.

It also represents the voice of Lao Xu.

Right.

On a bachelor night, it's more fun to have more girls and fewer original wives.

What's the point of a group of old men sitting in a winery castle that is said to have hundreds of years of history, drinking and bragging?

At least Xu Xin thinks that life shouldn't be like this! ! ! !

How can life only have the present and the present! ! ! !

But there is nothing to do.

This is the arrangement of the wheel, including the best man Dantou, Alang and others should think so in their hearts.

It's just that everyone is embarrassed to mention it.

But our Lao Xu can read minds and can see at a glance what everyone wants.

After all, all crows in the world are the same black.

So, he smacked his lips and ran to the castle balcony, which was said to be left by the son or grandson of the corrupt duke, to smoke.

The evening breeze was pleasant.

Lying on the fence of the castle balcony, he looked at Yorkshire in the distance in a daze.

He had attended many weddings in recent years, and as a person who had experienced it, he had actually been calm for a long time.

As I said before, weddings are really for outsiders to see.

No matter how grand the wedding is, it can only make others "amaze" at most.

But in the following days, the two of them became a family, and whether their lives were good or bad was really like drinking water, knowing the cold and warm by oneself.

However, in his opinion, Kun Ling was actually a person who loved Lun Zi very much.

Even though the age difference between the two was quite large, most of the time, Kun Ling's eyes were full of that kind of... doting look.

And Xu Xin also knew that Kun Ling's cousin was also a fan of Lun Zi.

When the girl's family knew that she was dating her idol, in addition to disbelief, they were full of blessings.

And the same was true for Kun Ling.

When I was little, I grew up listening to your songs.

When I grow up, I will be your bride.

No matter how you think about it, this is actually a very romantic and beautiful thing...

"Ah Xin, what are you doing here?"

Just when Xu Xin's thoughts were going astray, he suddenly heard a friend's voice from behind.

Xu Xin didn't turn his head, but continued to lie prone, looking at the lights in the distance and said with a smile:

"I was wondering why you didn't call the strippers over."

Soon, Jay Chou appeared beside him, lying on the stone railing in the same posture, and shook his head with a smile:

"Bullshit, I really dare to shout, do you dare to watch?"

"Sneer."

Xu Xin sneered:

"What's there to be afraid of?"

"...Sometimes you are really brave."

Jay Chou shook his head with a smile, holding the wine glass and looking into the distance.

Both of them were speechless.

After about half a minute, Xu Xin squinted his eyes and said:

"What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing."

Jay Chou might have squinted his eyes too...

But there is really no difference between squinting and staring.

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"...Are you sure?"

Seeing Xu Xin ask again, Jay Chou turned his head and looked at him.

He found that he was also looking at him.

After the two looked at each other...Xu Xin turned his head first.

"..."

Jay Chou was silent for a while, and suddenly looked back. After confirming that a few friends were playing in the room, he whispered:

"I think of the past."

Xu Xin didn't ask him whether he was thinking about the people in the past or the things in the past.

He just whispered:

"The past is just the past, the past cannot be changed, looking forward is a new life."

"...Ha."

Jay Chou chuckled:

"Suddenly I remembered the days when we just met in Hengdian while filming "The Golden Curse".

"What a sin..."

"Hahaha~"

Accompanied by Xu Xin's sigh, Jay Chou couldn't help laughing wildly.

But after laughing wildly, he took the initiative to pat his friend on the shoulder:

"Hey, Axin."

"What?"

"Thank you~"

"Thank me for what?"

"I don't know, I just want to say this."

Xu Xin turned his head and looked at him.

Give his own response.

He raised the wine glass, and with a "ding" sound, the two glasses touched each other.

Drank it all in one gulp.

The spicy whiskey filled his mouth with a peat aroma. Xu Xin lit a cigarette and said without looking back:

"Okay, groom, go back quickly. Today is your last night of being single, enjoy it."

"Yeah."

Jay Chou was about to leave...

"Wait."

"What?"

Before he finished speaking, he saw his friend raise the empty glass and whisper to the moon from afar:

"I wish my friend, the best musician in the world, Mr. Jay Chou, and Ms. Kun Ling a happy marriage and happiness!"

Jay Chou looked in the direction of his hand.

Obviously, the drink in his friend's glass was empty, but for some reason... the moonlight seemed to be stained with a layer of gold when it came through the glass.

The gold color that makes you feel happy at a glance.

"...Ha~"

He chuckled again.

He patted Xu Xin's shoulder hard:

"Thank you!"

Xu Xin smiled slightly.

He believed that his friend would be very happy.

Happiness forever.

……

"Hubby."

Amid the magnificent music, Yang Mi clapped her hands while watching Jay Chou and Kun Ling, who was wearing a wedding dress, walk by her side. She couldn't help but call out to her lover beside her.

"Hmm? What's up?"

Xu Xin also clapped his hands with a smile on his face while bending down slightly.

"Yesterday, we played tarot cards and compared the size. Didn't you lose? You still owe me a request, right?"

"Yes, what's the matter?"

"Then I'll punish you by making you love me for the rest of your life. Okay?"

"……?"

Xu Xin was stunned, speechless.

He first glanced at his wife, then at Lunzi and Kunling, and asked silently with his mouth covered:

"Are you sick? This is someone else's wedding, and you are thinking about me all the time?"

Yang Mi was a little amused, but she also covered her mouth and said:

"Yes, seeing how happy they are, I thought of us... Hey, do you think this is a kind of NTR?"

"...6."

"Do you agree?"

"Yeah."

Looking at the friend who was already standing in front of the pastor, Xu Xin nodded slightly:

"I promise you, I will love you forever."

The woman stopped talking.

Smiled sweetly.

At this moment, the friend is very happy.

But...

Sorry.

I am a woman with a strong competitive spirit.

I must live happier than you!

If you are not convinced...then let's compete!

Her eyes lit up slightly, watching her friend gently hold the woman who claimed to save the galaxy...

She sent her most sincere blessings.

...

Jay Chou's wedding can be said to have shocked the entire June of this year.

Romantic, touching, enviable... God knows how much envy and jealousy they have received.

But according to the arrangement, the couple still has two weddings to go.

Although this wedding is famous in China, it is actually relatively small, and some relatives at home did not come.

After a while, they will go to Australia to make up for a family wedding.

And return to Taiwan for another one.

But for Xu Xin, attending this wedding is enough. After returning to China, he started promoting "Monster Hunt".

He asked himself, he has been in the film and television industry for a long time, and he is considered an old predecessor. And he is already familiar with things like movie promotion.

But this time for "Monster Hunt", he can clearly feel that the focus of the promotion is a little different.

In the past, there were more offline press conferences, such as traveling to several cities, meeting the audience in the theater, holding previews, etc. But this time, the promotion is more on the Internet media. Under Yang Tianzhen's arrangement, he participated in many... various promotional activities.

Not only him, but even Wang Sicong was not idle.

Inexplicably, the eldest son was also drafted into the army.

He was not even a passerby in the movie, but Yang Tianzhen arranged him to appear in various occasions every day.

Showing affection in various ways.

Answering various questions.

Even Wei Wei and his popularity overshadowed Xu Xin.

Everyone was focused on digging into the married life of these two people, leaving Xu Xin aside.

From online self-media to online programs, to a certain TV station's online TV... and offline movie peripherals that were laid out in advance...

To be honest, this was the first time Xu Xin got peripherals about his own movie.

That is, the doll of Huba, the big white radish image that his daughter likes very much...

And it was sold at a very high price.

When he learned that this palm-sized doll was sold for 79 yuan, his first reaction was that there were really people buying these movie peripherals?

After all, his movie was not Marvel or a superhero...

But you really don't say it.

After holding several previews, Huba dolls and figures were really sold.

There were about 100,000 or 200,000 in sales.

Although this amount of money is not worth mentioning, it can be seen from the side that the audience recognizes "Monster Hunt".

On June 22, when Qingmiao International Kindergarten was on holiday, all the children in the kindergarten received gifts from the crew.

According to the number of people, each child received three movie tickets and a Huba doll.

It is not limited to the class, but all the children in the school have it.

Xu Weizhen and Xu Wanqing, two children from the senior class-ANT class, invited all the children to watch a movie suitable for family happiness together this summer vacation.

That was Xu Wanqing's father. During the study tour in Italy last year, the children visited the Venice Film Festival Honor Exhibition Hall. The gift given to the children by the director "Xu Xin" with a golden name.

Just like the children of Qingmiao International returned home, handed the movie tickets to their parents and invited them to watch the movie.

Under the offensive of Yang Tianzhen, the marketing genius, the topic of "Monster Hunt" on the Internet immediately filled everyone's vision after Jay Chou's wedding.

And, most importantly, the "Taopiao" APP also started to work hard.

In Wang Sicong's words:

"If I don't support the movie made by my wife and my friend, who will?"

Although the words are a bit weird...but the young master is really serious.

On the Taopiao APP, the movie ticket of "Monster Hunt" is 5 yuan off for one ticket, 12 yuan off for two tickets, and 20 yuan off for three tickets.

The lowest price on the whole network.

Wang Sicong took out all the company's profits from "Monster Hunt" and "invited" everyone to watch a family-friendly movie.

As a result, within half a month, Taopiao APP alone had 12 million new users. Not only that, as of July 13, the pre-sale of movie tickets for "Monster Hunt" on Taopiao APP The total amount is 163 million.

This does not include the amount of tickets purchased through other channels.

The pre-sale amount of "Monster Hunt" movie tickets across the entire network is... 376 million.

In other words, this movie has already collected 376 million in box office before it was released.

Under this overwhelming marketing, everyone knew that Xu Xin had made a family-friendly film that was very suitable for the whole family to watch in the cinema.

And through these interviews, everyone also knows that... the special effects team of this film was created with the entire power of light-chasing CG special effects.

Although the word "give it your all" is not uncommon in the entertainment industry.

But... maybe it's Xu Xin's usually low-key but good reputation? Others said that they thought it was exaggerated propaganda at best, but Xu Xin admitted it himself, and after he said it, no one had any doubts.

If he says it's true, it must be true.

In this case...

Then go take a look?

As a result, the entire first half of July in the film and television industry seemed to be the focus of "Monster Hunt".

Including all movies in the Domestic Film Protection Month, avoid them if you can.

Even Chen Kaige's ambitious work "The Taoist Descends the Mountain", which is also adapted from Xu Haofeng's novel, announced in June that it would be rescheduled from July 13th to July 28th.

Withdrew from the queue to compete with "Monster Hunt".

Not to mention other movies.

Movies such as "Pancake Man" invested by Xiying, another animated film "The Return of the Great Sage" by Chase Light, "Gardenia Blossoms" directed by He Jiong, and "Peace Wheel: The Other Side" by Wu Yusen, are scheduled to be released from the schedule. , all chose to open on July 20th.

Compete with "Monster Hunt"?

Whether you can beat him or not is one thing.

Whether it's wise or not is another matter.

Therefore, amid this huge publicity campaign and the expectations of the audience, the movie "Monster Hunt", with an investment of 150 million and a promotion fee of 75 million, with a total investment of 230 million, has been launched in theaters since 0:00 a.m. on July 15.

At about 9 a.m. on the same day, photos of Xu Xin, Yang Mi, and two mosaic-marked children appeared in a Wanda movie theater together in the news.

Along with the news of the hot queue in the theater, the scene was noisy and continued all day long.

As night falls, not only does it not weaken, but everyone is looking forward to it... looking forward to the news from Xiying.

They really want to know how much the first-day box office of "Monster Hunt" can reach.

…

"Dad, can I hold Huba and sleep with me tonight?"

"Okay. Do you like Huba?"

"Yeah! I love it so much! Daddy, daddy! You are the best dad in the world!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Amid Xu Xin's laughter, the two children each fell asleep holding their own Huba dolls.

Not to mention...even when they were asleep, both children had sweet smiles on their faces.

Early 10 o'clock.

Yang Mi, who was leaning on the bed reading a book, yawned, closed the copy of Pu Yi's autobiography "My Lower Body" in her hand, picked up her mobile phone and sent a message to her husband:

"I am a little sleepy."

"You go to sleep, I'm waiting for Brother Qi to send out the box office data."

"Well... I think it's okay for you to break 100 million on the first day. If it breaks 100 million, you don't have to call me. But if it can be higher, such as breaking a record or something, can you just wake me up?"

"Pull it down, why is it so big that it wakes you up? Go to sleep, you will know the result tomorrow morning."

"Okay. An'an~"

"Love you."

outside the house.

Xu Xin, who was lying in the yard enjoying the cool air with a cattail leaf fan in his hand, put away his cell phone and continued to stare blankly at the pitch-black sky above his head.

To be honest, the release of "Monster Hunt" made him feel "empty".

"Master" has also completed its post-production phase.

Now he is truly carefree.

No one is waiting for his new work, and he has no plans for a new work for the time being.

Even if Sister Mo's "John Wick" sequel was promised, it's still far away.

At least it won't be launched until next year.

Suddenly, he felt like a burden had been lifted off him.

There is an unparalleled ease.

Too lazy to move.

I want to move.

Summer nights are only slightly hot, not uncomfortable.

Lying on the recliner, he just looked at the dark sky. Even if there were no stars, he felt very comfortable.

pity……

God is not good at it.

"Ding dong."

"Damn it, I'm so nervous..."

Looking at the message from Wang Sicong, Xu Xin asked speechlessly:

"Why are you nervous? It's not your acting."

"I'm nervous for Brother Qi. She vomited twice."

"……pregnant?"

"No, it's just pure nervousness and nausea. We just took the test."

"..."

"Aren't you nervous?"

"No, I'm just enjoying the cool weather."

"I'm really afraid of box office failure..."

"Are you sick? The pre-sale results are so good, how can it be sold out? Besides, aren't the reviews very good?"

"You haven't watched Douban yet?"

"No. What's the review like?"

“7.9, quite high. I just looked at the score, I didn’t dare to read the comments, and I didn’t dare to let Brother Qi see it…”

“…”

Xu Xin thought you were really hypocritical.

So he ignored him and continued to fan himself with a palm-leaf fan.

As a result…

“Click” sound.

He turned his head and was stunned:

“Aren’t you asleep?”

Yang Mi, who was wearing pajamas, shook her head slightly, closed the door gently, and squatted directly next to her husband.

“I’ll get you a stool.”

“No need.”

Yang Mi shook her head and yawned while squatting under the corridor light.

“Ha… I can’t sleep, um…”

“Why can’t I sleep?”

“I don’t know… It shouldn’t be possible, it’s just a first-day box office. But I just couldn’t sleep. As soon as I lay down just now, I couldn’t help but wonder what you are doing now. I just wanted to come out and see you.”

Xu Xin thought, isn’t this crazy?

But he didn’t dare.

For fear of collapse.

At this time, he heard his wife say:

"Do you feel particularly relaxed now?"

"How do you know?"

Xu Xin was a little surprised, but Yang Mi took it for granted:

"I feel... Think about it, after "Master" is finished, you will be completely out of work. At least you can rest for more than half a year, and I will also be relaxed. But don't forget, there are still the Olympics."

"..."

Xu Xin thought to himself that you really brought up all sorts of things.

In March, the International Olympic Committee came to inspect and gave Yanjing a lot of praise.

But when it came to Almaty, the praises never stopped.

And Almaty still has no intention of withdrawing.

In other words, the two sides still have to BATTLE.

As for the result of the BATTLE, it will also be this month.

July 25th is the voting day.

The voting time will be announced at around 1 pm in China time. At that time, whether it is success or failure...

Xu Xin shook his head subconsciously and stopped thinking about it.

Yang Mi squatted beside him and continued to ask:

"If the bid is successful, will it be the same as before? Start working several years in advance."

"Of course."

Xu Xin nodded:

"At least 2 to 3 years in advance, but the busyness will definitely not be as heavy as before. First of all, we had no experience at the beginning and were crossing the river by feeling the stones. Second, it was the first Olympic Games and we had to do it well. But now it's different. Our development in the past few years is obvious to all. Now it's more of a first-time, second-time hospitality. The task will definitely not be as hard as before.

But this involves an approval issue. We design the plan. Before implementation, we must first report it to the Olympic Committee, and then the Olympic Committee must report it to the International Olympic Committee to obtain the permission of the general framework, such as the torch lighting. Only after obtaining permission can we continue to implement the plan. I estimate that this process will take some time..."

"What about the torch? Do you have any inspiration?"

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

He looked at his wife speechlessly:

"Who do you think I am? Doraemon? Can you take anything out of your pocket?"

"But you are the torch designer... The Winter Olympics torch design must be yours."

"But the problem is that I am not the only capable person now."

"Then you have to participate too."

Her tone suddenly became a little persistent:

"The 2008 Olympics is too far away, the children have no idea, Nuannuan and Yangyang still don't understand what a great thing their father has done. But this time is different. It's the 22nd Olympics, they are 13 years old, and they will be sensible by then. If they see the torch and opening ceremony designed by their father...then how proud the children will be, don't you think?"

"Uh..."

Xu Xin thought about it and nodded slightly:

"Well, okay, I'll try my best."

Although he has no idea or inspiration about the torch now, from his wife's mouth, he also realized what it means to the two children if he can accomplish this.

Then try your best.

Although it may not be successful, it's always good to contribute ideas.

"Haha..."

Suddenly, he thought of something and couldn't help laughing out loud.

"What's the matter?"

"I remember the last Olympic Games, when the organizing committee asked a group of mass representatives to give us suggestions during the meeting. At that time, the mass representatives really put forward a lot of interesting suggestions..."

"It's the thing in the documentary... five big iron rings, a group of people rolling there. There is also the Qingming Riverside Scene in Yanjing, right?"

"Yes... you only see the reasonable suggestions shown in the documentary, some are even more ridiculous..."

The memories were aroused.

Xu Xin began to talk to his wife about what he had experienced back then.

Yang Mi yawned while listening.

They talked until her legs were numb from squatting, and finally yawned and returned to the house.

Xu Xin glanced at the time.

11:15.

It's almost time.

It's almost time to come out.

He leaned on the recliner and fell into memories again.

Yes.

For people nowadays, 2008 is really a long-ago memory.

However, for those who have experienced it… even if they are the ones who experienced it personally or the designers, in Xu Xin’s heart, it is still considered to be the work he is most proud of so far.

Beyond the Oscars, the three major awards, the Silk Road Film Festival…beyond everything.

none of them!

…

0:19 am on July 16th.

Qi Lei's message was sent.

"Monster Hunt's first-day box office: 159 million."

"Congratulations!"

"Success!"

Seeing the three consecutive WeChat messages, Xu Xin didn't show any excitement on his face.

But a smile is essential.

With this smile, he replied:

"Copy that, Brother Qi, thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard work! Hahaha! Let "Monster Catch" fly!"

"Um."

Putting away the phone, Xu Xin sat back on the chair again.

Looking at the stars.

yes.

"Monster Hunting"

Little Huba.

You guys... just fly to your heart's content.

While his thoughts were wandering, his cell phone buzzed.

Densely packed.

This must include one from Wang Sicong, who also received the message.

but……

There are certainly many more.

However, he no longer planned to watch it.

So far, this film, which has been designed according to Hollywood special effects standards, has come to fruition.

For him, that was enough.

…

The news that "Monster Hunt" had a box office of 159 million on its first day swept the entire entertainment industry that night.

Whether it was envy, jealousy, or amazement, it didn't matter to Xu Xin.

but……

The myth of "Monster Hunt" has just begun.

On the first day, 159 million.

It has firmly established itself as the Japanese box office champion.

Then the next day, 163 million, still the champion.

The third day, the fourth day...

day after day.

Before we knew it, the box office of "Monster Hunt" easily exceeded one billion.

Then there are 1.5 billion.

On the same day that she exceeded 1.5 billion, she became the highest-grossing actress in a Chinese-language film.

Then, two billion.

Two billion, two billion and fifty million, two billion and one billion...

August 13th is the 28th day since "Monster Hunt" was released.

It has been the domestic film's single-day box office champion for 28 consecutive days, but was finally dethroned by another film.

And coincidentally, the movie that caught it was also produced by Xiying.

Starring Zhang Tianai and Wu Yanzu, it is adapted from the popular comic book of the same name, "Get Out, Mr. Tumor".

"Monster Hunt" beat "The Taoist" and "Pancake Man" which also had a box office hit, as well as many other movies.

Finally, more than half of the time it was released, it was replaced by another Chinese-language movie.

But "Tumor King" only grossed 40 million at the box office on its first day.

But the box office of "Monster Hunt" has exceeded 2.2 billion.

There are still 31 days until it is released.

According to the current situation, its final record... is probably going to break 3 billion.

3 billion!

At present, let alone Chinese-language movies, no one can even reach such heights even with imported films!

Even the current top-grossing Marvel movie "Avengers: Age of Ultron" only sold 1.7 billion in China.

A Chinese-language movie with a box office of 3 billion?

Before Monster Hunt, who would have thought?

Who would have thought?

Who dares to think! ?

With "Monster Hunt" breaking records, the media went crazy trying to interview relevant people related to the crew.

The press release from Si Wei exploded.

The highest record is that the young master stayed alone in the empty room for ten consecutive days.

From late July to now, in the entertainment industry, a new king has ascended the throne.

The name of Wanda’s eldest mistress, Wei Wei, is resounding throughout the country.

All of a sudden, she simply became a favorite.

But compared to Di Wei's blooming flowers, another hero of "Monster Hunting" disappeared under everyone's nose.

Xu Xin.

Disappeared.

The media couldn't get interviews, didn't dare to do interviews, and didn't even dare to contact me.

As for the reason...

Very simple.

July 26th.

In the voting for the venue of the 24th Winter Olympics organized by the International Olympic Organizing Committee, China was successfully elected with 44 votes, 4 votes ahead of Almaty.

On July 27, the National Olympic Organizing Committee announced the establishment of the Olympic Opening Ceremony Directing Group Office.

According to news, Zhang Yimou submitted the application form immediately.

Director: Zhang Yimou.

Assistant Director: Xu Xin.

In 2008, the world-famous National Master and Ouchi General Manager reunited.

Although the final list has not yet been determined.

but……

These two men look ready to take on this responsibility again.

And at this juncture.

Xu Xin disappeared as he should.

Refuse all media interviews.

Even "Monster Hunt" continues to set box office records in the Chinese film market.

Even if this huge heat is in front of you.

But...he didn't care at all.

In the face of reporters trying every possible means to obtain interview rights through favors and connections, Yang Mi, who has been responsible for her husband's schedule, also conveyed what Xu Xin wanted to say to these reporter friends.

In other words, it's very simple.

Just one sentence.

"Xu Xin said: The interests of the motherland are above all else."