I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 1127 1122.

Xu Xin has indeed disappeared from the public eye.

Except for the 2018 Summit, he and Zhang Yimou showed up together and accepted an interview for the performance at the opening ceremony of the summit.

But that interview only talked about the significance of the opening ceremony performance, without any gossip.

Just kidding, CCTV reporters know what to ask and what not to ask.

So, in this low-key way, "Monster Hunt" ended with a box office of 3.324 billion.

Created a box office myth that...predecessors might not dare to think of.

First.

The first in the true sense.

The first movie to enter the 3 billion club at the box office.

The first movie directed by a Chinese and with special effects completely produced by a domestic company.

The first fantasy movie shot by Xu Xin, etc.

All kinds of strange firsts.

On September 13, 2015, "Monster Hunt" directed by Xu Xin created a box office myth of 3.3 billion, becoming the highest box office record for both imported films and Chinese films since the start of box office statistics for Chinese films.

There is no ancient man before, and there will be one after...

Maybe there will be, but definitely not now.

At the same time, Zhou Xingchi announced the preparation of a new movie, a movie about environmental protection - "The Mermaid".

Zhou Xingchi is the director.

And the producer... is Xu Xin.

"Monster Hunt" has just ended. When people are still calculating how much money the Xiying Studio has made from this film and what kind of achievements Xu Xin will make, this popularity was directly taken over by "The Mermaid".

Even before the filming of this film has started, it has already brought huge popularity.

Of course, there are also people who question that Xu Xin was working on the Winter Olympics some time ago, so how can he still be a producer?

But this kind of questioning is purely ignorant, and finally disappeared without a trace.

Then, in October, "Nirvana in Fire", the first time Yang Mi served as a producer, was released.

With excellent production, all-round acting skills, and excellent plot, three days after its release, it won the national prime-time ratings championship with an excellent average rating of 1.45.

To outsiders, Yang Mi's excellence is justified.

Not only is her acting good, but the TV series she participated in producing are also so great, which is really amazing.

But for people in the industry, the perspective is different.

When Yang Mi's name appeared in the "Producer" column, many people suddenly realized one thing...

Yang Mi, it seems that she is no longer satisfied with just being an actor with box office appeal.

From the fact that this new play of Shaanxi TV became a hit, it proved the strength of the TV series industry they and Xiying have developed. At this Silk Road Film Festival, she was questioned by the judges, and judging from some other activities.

Yang Mi... seems to have begun to move towards a higher level.

Good news, when Yang Mi really becomes a "big boss" level class, in the business environment of the entertainment industry where everyone has their own position, others will definitely get more opportunities.

Bad news... In the future, you may really have to call her Sister Mi when you see her.

But...

What's the matter with Liu Zhishi, who is also a producer?

This person... The last time she was active was in "The Return" last year, right?

It seems that I haven't heard anything about her for the whole year.

What does she do?

But... no matter what. This year, for the Northwest Circle, it is a big "victory"!

In the field of movies, their box office is simply winning.

Even in the field of animation, there is a "The Return of the Great Sage" that has refreshed the box office record of domestic animation movies.

In the field of TV series, from the small trial of "No War in Peking", to the popularity of "Nirvana in Fire", to the third season of "Running Man" and the sixth season of "The Voice of China", the ratings are still solid...

The Shaanxi TV station that no one cared about before has suddenly become a presence that can compete with Hunan TV.

Although it is not the end of the year yet, people look at the activity of the Northwest Circle throughout the year and find that they can't get around one name.

Xu Xin.

Everything is related to him.

Whether it is openly or secretly.

He is the one who succeeds.

He is still the one who is glorious.

As for whether he will lose or not, it is also him...

Looking at Baidu Encyclopedia, it has been changed to a portrait with a blue background, and the first title has become the title of [Deputy Director of the Pilot Office of the Media Integration Center]...

I don’t know how many people sighed in their hearts with a complicated tone.

From now on, he will no longer be Director Xu.

He must be called Director Xu.

…

In early December.

The 66th Berlin Film Festival announced the shortlist.

The film "Letter from the War" co-produced by Macau and Portugal, the local films "The Yangtze River Map" and "Master" from China were successfully shortlisted for the main competition unit.

Moreover, on the day of the shortlist announcement, "Master" became the opening film of the 66th Berlin Film Festival.

As soon as this news came out, "Master" announced the domestic release time on the same day.

Released on New Year's Eve.

Spring Festival.

Xu Xin's black fans cheered.

With the 3.3 billion box office myth in front of them, they really can't wait for Xu Xin's new movie.

And, in the United States, Paramount also took advantage of the heat of the Berlin Film Festival to announce that the sequel of "John Wick" has started. They intend to create a new killer universe with director Xu Xin...

And this news has also been confirmed by Shuang Wei.

Although the script is still in its infancy, it has become a popular online meme on streaming media...especially Western streaming media, which has made Keanu Reeves' career a big hit and action movies have re-entered the audience's field of vision. "If You Kill My Dog, I'll Kill Your Whole Family" does have plans to create its own ecological universe, and director Xu Xin will personally participate in the script this time.

Now, many fans in Europe and the United States who think that Goethe Xu has opened a new action movie mode after watching the movie are also happy.

It can be said that although Xu Xin has been away from the world for a long time, because of these things, his legend has once again floated in the world.

As for how long this legend can last...

No one knows.

But according to Xu Xin's own idea, it will last for at most ten days and a half months.

After all...

In this information age, the speed of updating and iteration of all news is too fast.

But it is precisely because of this speed that he feels that he needs to slow down.

For example, he is now in Dongguan, in the crew of Master Xing, fulfilling his function as a producer.

Shut up the whole time.

Just watch, don't talk.

Watch Zhou Xingchi directing, no matter good or bad, don't comment.

It's not that he doesn't communicate with Zhou Xingchi, but as a director, he knows how the director and producer should divide the work.

He only needs to be responsible to the director.

Even if some problems are found during the day, these problems are destined to be discussed with the director alone after the crew finishes work, rather than directly in front of the actors.

That's overstepping authority.

As for Master Xing's casting this time... Deng Chao doesn't mention it, and Lin Kui, who started to tremble when he saw him, doesn't mention it either. The most interesting one is Zhang Yuqi.

When Xu Xin saw her on the crew for the first time, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart...

It's really different.

This circle is really interesting.

Back then, she was Wang Quanan's wife, a woman who dared to greet him directly at the internal meeting of Xiying.

As a result, now in front of him, she has become submissive.

The most interesting thing is that in July, Wang Quanan, who didn't know who he offended, was exposed for soliciting prostitution.

Suddenly, there was no such person in this circle.

And this woman is also decisive.

Although I don't know whether the two have lost their feelings for a long time or what, after Wang Quanan was exposed for soliciting prostitution during the day, she posted a message to announce the divorce at night.

What a decisive woman.

And such a decisive woman showed a naive look in front of him.

It seems that she has no mind...

It's really interesting.

But unfortunately, in Xu Xin's eyes, she is actually no different from Lin Kui, who didn't dare to look at him directly, and Deng Chao, who was polite.

Xu Xin neither felt that this woman was scheming and stayed away from her, nor felt that she was submissive to him and had the pleasure of turning the tables.

In fact, at this point, as far as the entire entertainment industry is concerned, there is no one worth him "looking up" to look up.

On the contrary, he is sitting there now, and others have to bend down if they want to come over to talk.

However, from this perspective, some people like to treat others as cats, dogs, or people anyway.

Enjoy the extravagance and pleasure brought by status.

But for him, he just thinks it's great.

At least there won't be anything too troublesome to disturb his peaceful life.

People.

When is the most relaxed?

Xu Xin doesn't know what others think, but he thinks...

It's still the most relaxed when it's clean.

Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself.

Clean.

The best.

...

On New Year's Day in 2016, Xu Xin regretfully spent it on the crew of "The Mermaid".

I couldn't play with the children.

Both ancestors were furious in the video.

Xu Xin was forced to sign a series of unequal treaties before he stopped the crying of the two children.

After New Year's Day, he went to the Magic City.

It wasn't for other things, but to watch a finished cartoon.

The name of this film is "Big Fish and Begonia".

In 2013, the business department of Light Chaser found this project on the domestic commercial crowdfunding website "Dianmingshijian", and finally negotiated cooperation and completed the investment.

After the original team received investment from Light Chaser, they took the film to the company for production.

Xu Xin had seen the art style of this film in 2013.

To be honest, Hayao Miyazaki's style is still quite obvious.

But... both the story and the art style are not limited to Hayao Miyazaki, but have their own ideas.

He once talked to Makoto Shinkai about whether domestic animated films have the opportunity to surpass Japan. At that time, Makoto Shinkai's answer was basically no.

Indeed, whether it is the number or quality of practitioners, China is far behind Japan, which has been developing for decades.

But... it doesn't matter.

At least someone is doing this.

The business investment department of Light Chaser was established at the instruction of Xu Xin.

The main purpose is to provide a platform for cooperation for these "desperate" filmmakers.

And this "Big Fish and Begonia" is one of the projects he thinks is excellent.

Now that the production of the film has finally been completed, he naturally wants to go and see it.

The film is a total of 105 minutes.

But for the director and others, it took twelve years.

Of course, Xu Xin didn't care much about the idea that the crew cried and sobbed while watching the film. He just watched the film quietly in the screening room and gave his opinion directly:

"This film should be put on Silk Road. I am looking forward to this work with excellent aesthetic style to meet the audience at the film festival."

His speech represents recognition.

It also represents absolute authority and certification.

This film is very good.

I am happy that Light Chaser has launched another excellent animation work.

I am also happy for the practitioners of domestic animation films.

Even if the current animation market is not worth mentioning compared to the Chinese-language film industry, which reached 44 billion in 2015.

But at least... he saw hope.

One day, these people will grow from seedlings on this fertile land that has not been cultivated yet... not to mention towering trees, but at least a beautiful scene worth remembering.

He didn't know how long this day would last.

But...

He still had a lot of money, and before it was all spent, his heart to do something for Chinese-language films would never stop.

Besides... he didn't just have a lot of money.

He was also quite profitable.

I don't know if the speed at which these people spent money could keep up with the speed at which he and his wife made money.

Tsk...

Then again, Yang Mi is really profitable.

This year, she made at least 300 million from various endorsements.

Pure profit.

Not to mention the other people in Shuangwei.

Oh yeah, I heard that she also invested in the cosmetics industry with Sister Bingbing... Didn't she give her little knowledge of chemistry back to her chemistry teacher a long time ago?

Can the stuff produced really be used?

Don't burn other people's faces...

Tsk...

In this way, with a bit of emotion, he completed his work as a producer of "The Mermaid".

As for the overall quality of the film, to be honest, it is quite good.

It is not about how novel the subject matter is, or how excellent the director's technique is.

Not really.

He just thinks it is very interesting...

He is truly involved in the production process of a nonsensical style film that belongs to his idol.

This experience is quite fresh.

After returning to the studio with the film, he did not hesitate to reject the proposal to shoot "Monster Hunt 2".

What is worth shooting a second film in that movie?

Even though Brother Qi and his team have contacted the screenwriter and worked out the script for the second part, he has no interest at all.

However, he could not bear the "earnest begging" of his elder brother, and finally agreed to be a "nominal producer" with little workload.

The premise is that he thinks it is okay after the filming of the film.

He thinks it is okay, so that others can use the popularity of his name to promote the film.

Then he will not worry about how to prepare for the film.

After being busy for so long, it is time to go home.

Unfortunately, the fierce woman at home got angry after he got home.

"What!? What promotion period! Whose good person needs to promote a movie? Whose promotion starts now? He said he was a producer, but he didn't go home for almost two months! He has to start promoting the movie right after he got home!? He has to go to Berlin after the promotion!? What do you think of this home!? What are you doing back home?! Xu Sanjin, you don't have a home, right? Do you still have a home? I told you to take a good rest, but you are busier than making a movie!... What are you going to eat? You deserve it!? Snot! Come here, eat noodles!... I won't give you any! I won't give you any! I won't even give you any to the dog!!"

Snot is actually aggrieved.

Don't you know that dogs can't eat hot food?

Even if they can eat hot food... It's still smoking, how can I eat it?

But looking at the male owner who is even more cowardly than himself and doesn't dare to show his teeth when he is scolded, Snot feels much more balanced in his heart.

Oh.

Forget it.

I'll give you half of the doghouse tonight.

Look at you, you're so pitiful...

In the end, when it was night, Bisnot, who was waiting for the male owner to sleep in the doghouse with him happily, looked at the doghouse cotton pad that he had specially warmed up in the cold weather and fell into deep thought again.

Humans are indeed creatures that do not follow their words and deeds and are full of lies.

We had just agreed to live in the doghouse together, so why was the male owner dragged into the bedroom again?

And...

Are you beating the female owner?

Why is the female owner whining...

Sure enough, the male owner is still the best. The female owner is fearless at home. Sometimes when she is in a bad mood, even I have to kick her when I pass by her.

As a result, she was beaten as soon as the male owner came back.

It was painful to hear the noise.

The male owner Yin is really awesome!

He vented a lot of anger for me!

Unfortunately...

Bisnot's good days didn't last long.

After the male owner Yin beat the female owner Yin whining for three consecutive nights, I don't know where he went on the fourth day.

What a pity.

The next time Sniffle saw the male protagonist Yin, it was when it had just paid respect to the big brother and didn't understand why the big brother, who was so fierce in its eyes, would be so fierce towards the female protagonist Yin.

The fierce big brother was still kicked away by the female protagonist Yin, and then took the male protagonist Yin into the house.

Then... when the explosions that sounded from time to time just sounded a few times, the female protagonist Yin seemed to be beaten again.

But the beating didn’t last long.

A strange guy with two wings and speaking “goose goose goose” in the local gang wanted to teach the little heroine Yin a lesson.

He bit her.

Just when Bisni was considering whether to avenge the little heroine Yin, which led to him committing a crime in the gang and being punished by the big brother who had just burned yellow paper and cut off the chicken head, the hostess pulled the crying little heroine Yin out of the house with a face full of anger.

The little heroine Yin pointed at the leader of an unknown hall, and the heroine Yin walked over.

Bisni knew it was not good when she saw the heroine Yin’s face.

Then he also found out... some other big brothers in the local gang ran away.

But that young man didn’t seem to be afraid of flapping his wings and still biting the heroine Yin.

Then...

There was nothing else.

Bissy saw with her own eyes that the heroine Yin grabbed the head of the Goose Goose, and stood at the door of her house. She cut with the knife in her hand, twisted her hand... The head of the Goose Goose fluttered a few times and then stopped moving...

"Hiss~"

Bissy took a breath of cold air subconsciously.

Now she understood why the air in this place seemed to be much better than her own home, and even such a mighty big brother had to tuck his tail between his legs when he saw the heroine Yin.

Good guy... I was kicked at most, but this big brother even lost his life.

At this time, the hero Yin, whose clothes looked a little messy, came out.

Bissy hurried over.

He rubbed against the hero Yin's legs.

In the end, the body of the Goose Goose Goose was cold for a while, and the heroine who was beaten came out of the house and plucked all its hair... Not to mention, the meat of the big brother Goose Goose Goose was really delicious.

And in the end, Bissy huddled in a strange doghouse, listening to the crackling noises in the sky and the strange things that would explode from time to time and slowly fell asleep.

It thinks these noises are very noisy.

Really noisy.

But the little male protagonist Yin once held it in his arms and told it:

"This is called the New Year."

It doesn't know what the New Year is.

But it knows.

That night, the little male protagonist Yin and the little female protagonist Yin.

The male protagonist Yin and the female protagonist Yin.

There were five other strangers with good-looking faces.

It didn't know what that look was called.

Because at this moment, it had eaten a lot of meat, even if it was still noisy outside, it was already very sleepy.

If you are sleepy, then sleep.

At this moment, for Sniffle...

This is happiness.