I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 178 176. Learn from the barbarians and learn skills to control the barbarians

To be honest, although everyone will have some expectations for winning after coming here... After all, this thing is like buying a lottery ticket. You know that there are twists and turns in it that you can't grasp, but you still insist on it. I want to get a chance to get rich overnight.

Rushing like a duck.

But when this surprise really hit their heads, everyone's heads still went blank for a while.

At once……

Just won the award?

Although it is the opening award...

Can……

This is Cannes!

One of the top three!

The Camera d'Or is not a pheasant award...

Each director only has one chance to win this thing, okay!

Debut novel!

What a debut! ?

The most precious debut that you can never look back on once you become famous!

Just... take it like this?

I don't know if it's because I'm not in the mood, or because...the awards ceremony in Cannes is different from the ones they attend in China...

In short, everyone is confused and has a sense of paradox.

However, Li Pingdong was still experienced. After hearing Pawei Logan's words again, he urged:

"Hurry, hurry, come on stage, hurry!"

"Well……"

Jay Chou woke up from a dream and immediately looked at Yang Mi.

Yang Mi also woke up...

Look at him instinctively.

On you?

No, you go up.

Didn't we agree that you would come?

I haven't prepared anything...

Let's go together?

Let's do it together!

In an instant, the two people who had completed all eye contact stood up amidst the applause that had not yet disappeared.

Step by step, he walked towards the stage.

When they saw the two people walking towards the stage, Pavel Rogan and the actress went to greet them.

Then there is the standard Western kissing ceremony.

Yang Mi was so worried that the powder on her face didn't get stuck on the actress's face...

And Pawei Logan didn't seem to know that Jay Chou was not Xu Xin... maybe he didn't remember clearly the photo of Xu Xin in the submitted information, so he shook Jay Chou's hand hard and said congratulations mixed in English and Russian. language:

"Congratulations, товарищ."

Congratulations, Davarish.

Congratulations, comrade.

Big Brother has extended the respect and blessings that began in the Soviet Union to the new generation of filmmakers in China.

It's just a pity...

Brother, you have recognized the wrong person.

Jay Chou was a little confused.

Because he didn't speak Russian, he couldn't understand the words behind it.

But Lao Pa didn’t know the problem. After congratulating him, he said into the microphone:

"We sincerely hope that young directors can continue to bring us more exciting works and stunning directorial styles. Congratulations to you."

Then, he moved back and gave way.

The stage was given to the two of them.

Jay Chou glanced at Yang Mi, nodded slightly, took a step forward, and said in Chinese:

"Thank you to the Cannes jury for awarding this honor to us. It's an honor...well...and thank you to the people who supported this film, thank you! It's a pity that my friend Xu Xin can't be there due to some things, but... Ah Xin, you are awesome! Thank you!"

After giving a thumbs up to the camera at the end, the confused foreigner couldn't understand what he was saying, but the Chinese "Hello, thank you" is almost a universal language in the world.

Therefore, after hearing Jay Chou's words, everyone still gave them polite applause.

Then he took a step back.

Yang Mi, who had been thinking about what she wanted to say, took a deep breath and took a step forward.

He always speaks with a British accent.

It also represents her efforts behind the scenes.

Except for Xu Xin...or even Xu Xin didn't know what his girlfriend was doing during the time she was apart from him.

She is studying acting, practicing martial arts, pounding and acting, and she is also learning English.

Although she and Xu Xin always seemed so lively, playful, and innocent during their days together, the hard work behind them never stopped for a moment.

Her boyfriend said, "You should read more and broaden your horizons." Well, she did.

Director Zhang said, "You have spiritual energy, but you need more effort." OK, no problem.

Dad said, "Daughter, you can't be bloated, you have to be down-to-earth." Well, I understand.

She listens to everyone's opinions, absorbs the good ones, ignores the bad ones, and transforms them into her own. Through accumulation bit by bit day after day, she turns them into fertile soil that nourishes the ever-changing soul of an actor.

You can't reach a thousand miles without taking small steps.

These little efforts may not show much on ordinary days.

But at this moment, she needs to show her own level and show her boyfriend's dignity.

The accumulation of raising troops for thousands of days and using them in one moment is finally revealed in this sudden glimpse, like the beauty of an epiphyllum before it withers.

Cannes officials did not prepare a Chinese translation in advance, so everyone could not understand what Jay Chou said before.

And just when the translator thought that the beautiful actor in front of him would say some simple blessings, what followed the British accent was the immortal poem from the famous French poet Romain Rolland, and the slight smile. They gasped and spoke together:

"Huh...thank you, thank you to the Cannes jury. I'm sorry, I'm not Director Xu Xin, and neither is he..."

"...?"

Everyone in the audience was a little stunned, and then heard Yang Mi continue:

"Because the director is busy with the Olympics and cannot be here today, please allow me to express my most sincere apology to the Cannes jury and all ladies and gentlemen on behalf of the director."

After explaining the reason, she nodded slightly, and then continued:

"But the director commissioned me and said that if he really wins the award, he must say the original words from his favorite poet Romain Rolland's "Johan Christophe" poem: The way of every life is the way of nature. A way of force.”

The simultaneous translator over there was obviously stunned for a moment, and then quickly translated the passage in French.

The French people present, including the host, all opened their eyes in surprise.

Listening to the actress's words in simultaneous translation:

"Some people's lives are like a still lake,

Some are like the endless sky with floating white clouds,

Some are like rich and fertile plains,

Some are like intermittent mountain peaks.

I think life at the Cannes Film Festival is like a river. "

Wow.

Some actors sighed under their breath.

And some people with very strong artistic literacy shook their heads slightly.

This translation...obviously has a few sentences wrongly translated.

Although the meaning is that, Romain Rolland's original poem is not like this.

The translation is blind...

After reading this poem, the girl said:

"It is an honor that we have Cannes, a river that gathers the source of art. It is an honor for me to be recognized by the jury."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Amid the astonishment of the audience, she finished her acceptance speech "in place of Xu Xin" and nodded politely:

"thank you all."

"..."

"..."

"..."

As she retreated, after a moment of silence, the audience burst into the most enthusiastic applause and cheers since the beginning.

"Hua la la la la..."

"咻咻咻~"

Applause, it’s the guests on the first floor.

The whistles and cheers were from the audience on the second floor.

As French people, they did not expect that on such an occasion, their country's literature and art could bloom...with an unusually appropriate color.

Romain Rolland...

The poet of our country!

And now the award-winning "director" expressed his respect to France and Cannes in a French way.

The words that we own Cannes, the river that brings together the sources of art...

Listen!

Sure enough, Chinese people can truly understand our French romance!

This... a foreigner who gives face to his country's people, if he doesn't applaud, encourage, or pay tribute, what are he waiting for?

So there was a long round of applause and cheers.

From the moment the two stepped back, to holding up a box containing a golden camera trophy to take photos together, to the moment the two stepped off the stage, the applause never stopped!

Hats off to you.

Director Xu Xin.

Hats off to you too, the beautiful... lady whose name I don’t know yet.

Just...it would be better if you could say it in French.

But it doesn’t matter, we still don’t know who Little John Khan is, and we don’t know how bad the Association for the Protection of the French Language is...

Just English.

At least our French poetry is extremely elegant, isn't it?

Hats off to you, ma'am.

After getting off the stage and sitting down again amidst the congratulations of a group of people, Jay Chou asked Yang Mi, who looked a little pale:

"When did Axin prepare his acceptance speech?"

"He's so prepared... I saw Romain Rolland's poem last night, and I just used it for temporary use!... Huh, I'm so nervous! I'm scared to death... Hehehe... Hehehehehehehehe..."

At first, her face was full of fear.

But when she touched the golden camera box, she could no longer hide the smile on her face.

He smiled like a nymphomaniac.

"Well……"

Listen to her words...

Not to mention Jay Chou, even the translator, Li Pingdong, Huang Junlang, and Gui Lunmei were stunned.

Looking at the girl in front of me who is obsessed with the trophy...

In the eyes are... colors in all senses, in all senses.

In the press invitation box in Cannes, several Chinese faces had quietly left their seats.

Everyone has a look of excitement on their faces!

Big news!

Big fucking news!

"Secret"……

Got a prize!

…

The news that ""The Untold Secret" won the Caméra d'Or at Cannes" was posted in the middle of the night.

Because of the time difference.

The press release was sent out at around two o'clock in the morning.

There is no excessive rhetoric, and even the media deliberately hides the fact that this is essentially just an award for the best debut film.

But what does it matter?

Tomorrow's news has even been thought out by many.

People may not know about the Camera d'Or...that's okay, we'll educate you.

Yes, it is just a Best Newcomer Award... but its difficulty is no less difficult than others.

Because every director only does it once.

You don’t even have the qualifications to make a second film.

And to be able to carve out a path among so many new directors, from being reviewed to being shortlisted...

How difficult is this road? In fact, it doesn’t need to be exaggerated to get enough eyeballs.

If you are digging for something like how many works in Cannes this year are eligible for new directors, or how many shortlisted but not shortlisted works combined, etc.

Behind this draft is a large amount of resources “to be developed”.

But you have to eat it one bite at a time to fully tap into the remaining value of this news that is enough to detonate the news section.

But it's so...

This press release alone is enough to make people who read this news...

My spirit was shaken!

…

"Jingle Bell……"

At 3 o'clock in the morning, Xu Xin received a phone call in a daze.

Without even opening his eyes, he touched the phone and muttered:

"Hello."

"Hahahahaha! Three golds! Three golds! You won the prize! Come out and drink! Drink!"

"climb!"

After Xu Yang's voice mixed with the restlessness of the music reached Xu Xin's ears, Xu Xin, who was sleepy as a dog, said something directly and hung up the phone.

Then he reluctantly opened an eye and turned his cell phone to silent to prevent these cowards who stayed up late at night and played with their elder sisters who didn't know where to continue to harass him.

I closed my eyes and woke up to dawn.

After waking up, he first looked at the watch on the wall, and then walked to the bathroom with his cell phone.

But as soon as I sat on the toilet, I was stunned when I saw the dozens of text messages on my phone.

what's the situation?

Then, he squatted on the toilet for half an hour.

He squatted until his legs were numb before he came back to his senses.

What the hell...

Won an award?

Looking straight at the news on the phone screen, "Young director Xu Xin wins the Cannes Golden Camera Award"...

He didn't come back to his senses until the screen went dark.

After walking out of the bedroom and going downstairs, he saw his father, eldest brother and sister-in-law sitting in the living room, quietly staring at him...

"..."

"..."

"..."

Seeing Xu Xin coming down, the three of them looked at each other, and Xu Daqiang said with a smile:

"If you want to eat anything today, dad will cook it for you."

"..."

Xu Xin shook his head silently:

"My mind is a little confused and I don't want to eat anything..."

"Well……"

Xu Daqiang didn't know what to say.

Xu Miao didn't know what to say, and even speaking honestly, he felt that his brother had changed a lot in more than a year.

It was so big that he almost didn't recognize it.

Finally, Zhang Qianqian made a more constructive suggestion:

"Should we make a trophy display rack..."

Xu Daqiang's eyes immediately lit up.

"Do it! Make a wall!"

Xu Xin's mouth twitched...

To be honest, he himself is in a dream-like state right now. He can't figure out why he suddenly won an award... Looking at the news, it seems that it is very difficult to win, an award that only comes once in a lifetime.

But after hearing this, I still couldn't help but feel my scalp numb.

"Sister-in-law, it's just a trophy, just put it anywhere...Dad, you don't dare to make a wall! It's not embarrassing enough..."

"How embarrassing!? This is honor! You know what!"

As he said that, Xu Daqiang had already looked around.

Then he suddenly pointed at the wall at home where the TV was placed:

"This wall should be demolished and turned into glass! Glass wall! Put trophies in it! Anyone who comes to watch TV at home can see the three gold medals!"

"I think it will work..."

Xu Miao also nodded.

Xu Xin quickly waved his hand:

"No, no, no, no, that's a load-bearing wall! You can't knock it!"

"Ah, that's a very load-bearing one! Our house is a pillar! This is the wall!... Sanshui, give the engineering team a call and come over to the house to see how to do it..."

"good!"

"..."

Xu Xin was speechless for a moment.

A picture appeared in my mind.

There was a large glass wall with an ugly trophy lying alone inside.

Quickly wave your hand:

"Dad, don't do it! I don't want it!"

"Don't let it go! It's not embarrassing if you only have one, you can always fill it up in the future!"

"Full!?"

Looking at the wall of my 100-inch Sony home theater, it still looks small...

My dad.

Are you going to tire yourself out?

What do you think of the movie? Just like farting, one can pop out just by dragging down one's pants?

Even if it can... then at least 200 trophies can't be reached from this wall, right?

Just assuming that I win at least 4 awards for each movie, I have to make 50 movies?

He looks like your own son, not like your enemy.

Is it a donkey?

"Oh, no! You're so ugly... I'm going to the construction site."

"Don't want to eat?"

"Don't eat it!"

The original joy of winning the prize was instantly exposed by his father's plan to change the society. He shook his head speechlessly, put on his shoes and walked out.

The moment I went out, I saw some muddy cars because I sent a few workers to the mine yesterday, and the sun shone on my face...

For no reason, he felt that the world was particularly beautiful.

Extremely beautiful.

…

Xu Xin's doubts basically disappeared under the photo taken with Jay Chou and Yang Mi who won the trophy for "The Secret That Cannot Be Telln".

Not even going to Cannes, but busy with the Olympics...

What else can you say?

Maybe there is, but at least it won't appear in a short time.

After Cannes ended, both West Film Studio and Jay Chou's distribution company, including Rong Xinda, became busy quickly and started to hype the movie crazily with the help of this popularity.

There seems to be only one voice in the entertainment industry throughout May, and that is looking forward to the release of "The Secret That Cannot Be Telled" on July 31.

Even after Yang Mi and Jay Chou returned to China, they didn't have time to get together with Xu Xin.

Jay Chou turned around in an instant. Firstly, he was preparing for Guo Caijie's album, secondly, he was stepping up the promotion of the movie, and thirdly, he was about to start shooting the MV for his own album.

It seems like he will be very busy.

Yang Mi also suddenly became busy. She originally said she would share the joy of winning the award with her boyfriend when she came back, but Zeng Jia detained her as soon as she got off the plane.

Obviously, it's only May, and it's not okay for a girl to only have one September job a year.

Zeng Jia had to work hard to find auditions and resources for her during this period.

She couldn't go to Shenmu, and Xu Xin couldn't return to Yanjing due to construction deadlines.

The two of them can only see each other.

Like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.

Liu Momo has also successfully secured several theaters in Southeast Asia. "The Untold Secret" will premiere in South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand within the next ten days after its premiere on July 31.

Including theater chains in Europe...

In addition to the fact that Hollywood has no interest in this kind of subject matter, it actually produced a "hemispheric" screening.

Although there are not many theaters in Europe.

But after going all this way, and the investment in the film itself is small, no matter how you calculate it, it is a sure-fire thing.

As a result, the overseas distribution of "The Secret That Cannot Be Telln" was officially entrusted to Headwind Entertainment.

An extra income.

Logically speaking, Liu Momo should be very happy...

But this sister was not happy at all.

Because "The Man from London" failed...

Most of the film studios are not optimistic about this kind of black and white film. It was originally planned to be released at the end of this year. However, because they were not satisfied with the filming time period and the distribution method, etc., they were moved to next year...

…

Anyway, the promotion work for "The Untold Secret" has been in full swing since it won the Camera d'Or at Cannes.

Even the two trailers for "The Untold Secret" were played on the big screen in the cinema over and over again.

Jay Chou began to frequently appear in variety shows in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to promote his movies. At the same time, as June was approaching, Guo Caijie, who had already confirmed the release of his new album on June 10, also began to be frequently led by him to appear on Wanwan. , to prepare for the new album.

Everything is progressing step by step and on the right track.

On May 25, finally, all the LED screens were installed in Shenmu.

Afternoon, evening.

At Dongsheng Airport, a row of Rolls-Royces once again caught the attention of many people.

Xu Xin, who was standing in front, saw the Olympic team members coming out of the airport, smiled and waved.

A total of nearly 40 people came this time, and basically everyone who could come came.

Zhang Yimou also came, wearing a peaked cap and sunglasses, walking low-key among the crowd.

Wei Lanfang, who was walking in front carrying a hand-recorded DV, saw Xu Xin and waved his hands happily, showing an expression similar to that of the people around him.

This row of Rolls-Royce...

It looks really awesome.

…

In the car, Xu Xin sat next to Zhang Yimou and handed the information one by one to Zhang Yimou for reading.

This was the first time the two met since they came back from Yanjing last time.

Xu Xin didn’t say anything about Cannes, but directly started reporting on the progress:

"Director Zhang, look, this is the result of the actual test last night after turning on the computer. Because there is no software to import it, we can only use Gaosheng's own software. This is the approximate demonstration photo... I did not adjust any exposure, just natural light Bottom shot.”

"Um……"

Zhang Yimou looked at the somewhat exposed image in the photo and asked:

"How's it going? Do you feel comfortable?"

"I'm telling you...it's definitely not the same!"

Xu Xin’s eyes were full of excitement:

"As long as you take a look, you will never think about anything else. When we get to the other end, it will be almost dark. Take a look at the effect and you will understand that there is absolutely no problem! But now there is a flaw, which is the line problem. I tried to turn it on for ten minutes yesterday, but two of the wires burned out..."

"...?"

Zhang Yimou was stunned for a moment, then frowned:

"What's going on? Quality problem?"

"You could say that, but it has nothing to do with them."

Xu Xin waved his hand:

"They are all burned in the first batch of lines. In order to meet the construction deadline for the first batch of LED screens, people from Gao Sheng and Panasonic have told me that these lines are for experimental use and will need to be changed when the time comes, otherwise there will be risks. I also agreed, and then I asked them to import a batch of threads in advance, just over there in Xiangjiang. They were Philips threads. The people from Philips came over specially before shipping. We talked about it and they sent it over. Three batches of cables have arrived. After you finish reading today, I will go to Xiangjiang tomorrow to see what kind of video cables to choose. Then I will just replace them in time... Fortunately, after experimenting, they still have a cycle in the production of this special cable. , it will take at least 20 to 25 days to ship from the country of origin. If this problem is discovered during installation in Yanjing, it will be delayed. "

Zhang Yimou nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

This is actually the case for this kind of large project. Because there is not enough experience accumulated in the previous stage, although each link is not difficult to cross the river by touching stones, it is almost the same.

Therefore, the Shenmu venue is prepared to test various aspects in advance.

Now it seems……

"It will play a big role...if we confirm the LED plan."

Xu Xinyile:

"Don't worry, I guarantee that you only need to take one look. After one look, you will never change your mind!"

…

"How's it going? Director Zhang, have you changed your mind?"

In the dark auditorium, His Majesty the Great Imperial Emperor, personally commanding the army this time, looked at the Chaos Demon in front of him and asked questions from his soul.

And in front of everyone, the scrolling map of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers was taken out as the ultimate weapon for the empire to win...Zhang Wu was speechless.

Including a bunch of other villains.

Everyone looked at the wirelessly scrolling map of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in front of them, and nodded unconsciously.

really……

The effect of this LED...

so good.

Although the two huge scrolls are not visible yet, because the Olympic team has finished designing the animation special effects on the screen, the stadium has been completely cleared of any idlers and the Shenmu Public Security Department is personally responsible for the security work. After going through the animations and processes required for each link of the Olympic Games, the LED solution has been deeply imprinted in the hearts of all users.

until……

The screen in one area suddenly began to flicker with light and dark, and then a distortion effect appeared. The power to the entire screen was cut off, and several engineering specialists from Gaosheng quickly stepped over the screen with fire extinguishers.

After turning on the display screen in that area first, they waved to Xu Xin on the viewing platform under the bright lights of the stadium, and their voices also sounded on Xu Xin's intercom:

"Director Xu, fellow directors, the line is overheated. We have to wait a moment before we can continue the demonstration."

"receive."

Xu Xin responded, looking a little embarrassed when Zhang Wu frowned again.

I was showing off just now, but now there is a problem.

He quickly said:

"I'll leave for Xiangjiang tomorrow. Don't worry, I'll replace the whole thing with Philips threads by then, and it'll basically be fine. Domestic threads... the quality is still a little bit worse after all."

There is no way, the foreigners will not let go of the patent, and they will only let China be used as a processing factory.

Neither did he.

Zhang Wu was not unaware of this matter, and after seeing the effect of the LED screen, he also expressed his understanding:

"Well, after all the problems that can arise here have been resolved, we won't be afraid of Yanjing."

…

So, after the somewhat anticlimactic screen demonstration, the director team held a meeting in the hotel until almost 1 a.m., and finally finalized the plan to use LED.

Xu Xin's persistence won the support of everyone.

But the burden on him became even heavier.

Heavy rain, high temperatures, extreme cold, the reaction of the machine in various weather conditions, possible errors, etc., these workloads are all on him.

He was not afraid, but in great spirits.

Then, early on the morning of the 26th, I got on a Dongsheng flight to Shenzhen.

After arriving in Xiangjiang at around 11 noon, he went directly to the Xiangjiang branch of Philips in Causeway Bay. After meeting with people from Philips, he had a meet-and-greet lunch and then went to their simulation laboratory to start testing. He needs video cables that are resistant to high temperatures, aging, and extreme environments.

The test lasted for a total of one hour, with three parts, from a high temperature and high humidity environment with a humidity exceeding 80% and a temperature exceeding 55 degrees, to an extremely cold transition of -1 degree below zero within one minute, with ten minutes as the axis. , repeated six times.

Looking at the consistently stable TV picture, Xu Xin officially finalized their cooperation with the large-scale LED screen in Shenmu County.

The size was agreed upon, and the other party promised to deliver the goods within a week and air transport them to Dongsheng Airport.

They are responsible for the expenses.

The cooperation negotiation was quite pleasant, and when it ended, it was already past 4 pm.

After walking out, he separated from the staff at Shenmu and dialed Jay Chou's number.

He will come to Xiangjiang tomorrow to participate in an interview variety show to promote the movie.

Originally, I could just come tomorrow, but when I heard that Xu Xin was coming to Xiangjiang today, I immediately flew over to get together.

Then……

In a food stall at night.

"Woo~ Love comes so fast like a tornado~"...

Looking at the girl singing standing in front of him, he blinked at Xu Xin who looked appreciative.

I’m going to go out for a late-night snack with you, A-Xin!

Why did you pick up another sister for me...

As the girl named "Deng Shiying" sang, Jay Chou swallowed a mouthful of bitter beer.

In front of you is Guo Caijie.

Now you say this girl sings well...

A Xin......

What are you... a human trafficker!

Pick up the pace, pick up the pace! Start it!