I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 217 215. Cowboy Hat and Big Green Pine

At the entrance of the Student Registration Office.

Xu Xin politely thanked:

"Thank you, teachers, for your hard work. Goodbye."

Nodding at the two eldest sisters, he turned and left the office.

As soon as he left, people from several nearby offices came over:

"Is he Xu Xin?"

"Yes, that's him."

"...You can't tell. I still remember that Ferrari was posted at the school gate every day in the past few years. Now look at it. With his imposing manner when he first came in, I thought he was some kind of leader."

"It's normal. You don't even think about what he has been doing in the past two years... Tsk, you made a mistake."

"No, who would have thought that he has such ability. Hey, let's see what classes he signed up for..."

"It's all a big class... oh, this signature is so beautiful, like a dragon and a phoenix."

"I heard that he was nicknamed Mr. Ouchi in the Olympic directing team, and he was so awesome. Now that he is back in his sophomore year studying with those students... I guess the teachers in the class will feel awkward."

The voices of several people gossiping sounded in the room.

Xu Xin, who knew nothing about what they were talking about, quickly walked out of the school gate.

As a result, as soon as I left the school gate, I saw an Audi that was parked at the intersection because I was in a hurry and was given a ticket...

But it’s okay, the Paralympics aren’t over yet, just let it go once it’s over.

After grabbing the ticket, he drove all the way to the airport.

By the time we arrived at the Guomao Building in Hengdian to check in, it was already past 3 pm.

"Revisiting the old place", honestly speaking, for Xu Xin, Hengdian has changed quite a lot.

Not to mention how many tall buildings have been built in this place, or what kind of earth-shaking changes have taken place in the streets. But from a personal perspective, Xu Xin's mood.

The last time I came here, the Olympics had just started, and everyone was here every day feeding mosquitoes, holding meetings, watching "The Golden Jacket"...

That process was actually quite painful when I think about it now.

The mosquitoes in Hengdian are so big~~~~~~~.

It’s scary to think about it.

But in this environment, he kissed the girl who had to come back at night because she had to film on the set...

Thinking about it now, everything feels like it happened yesterday.

Even the plants and trees in the Guomao Building gave him an extremely familiar sense of sight.

For example, the trash can at the door.

He had smoked there.

For example, he played ball with the crew in the gym upstairs.

Everything felt very familiar to him, without the slightest sense of strangeness.

He felt as if he had stayed in Hengdian for more than two years without any change.

Oh yes.

If there is any change... it might be that the wonton and meat pie restaurant at the door has quietly transformed into a "private cuisine" restaurant that has only started to rise in the past year.

And the advertisement posted on the window is quite interesting:

“There are all kinds of cuisines from the north and the south.”

“Exquisite dishes feel right at home.”

The tone is quite loud.

Xu Xin, who was wearing a peaked cap, stood at the intersection, looked away from the private restaurant, and turned towards several "black cars" parked at the door.

"How much does a Ming and Qing folk house cost?"

Hearing his words, the driver rolled his eyes:

"three hundred!"

"..."

Xu Xin was speechless.

Do you really take me for granted?

But when he opened his mouth, he felt that bargaining was too low.

So, he turned around and walked away, coming to the second driver:

"Residences of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Let's talk about the price."

"..."

Now it was the driver's turn to be speechless.

The big brother in front of me was still watching.

"Three...three hundred."

So, Xu Xin continued walking down, taking just two steps:

"One hundred and five hundred and five."

The driver in front quickly shouted:

"One hundred and fifty!"

Xu Xin then turned around and came back, walked to him and muttered:

"Wouldn't it be better to do this earlier?"

The driver is also interesting.

After hearing this, he said:

"Can't you just ask and pay the price earlier?"

Xu Xin was immediately happy.

"I said I was embarrassed to counter-offer, but I couldn't stand you cheating on me. Do you believe me?"

"……Ha ha."

The driver was also happy now and seemed to find Xu Xin quite interesting.

He also took the initiative to hand over the cigarette case.

You're really not good at smoking, King Furong.

Xu Xin took one from Gu Zi and lit one, and the car started walking towards the film and television city.

Along the way, Xu Xin looked at the covered areas and chatted with the driver.

Through chatting, I learned that Hengdian is planning to build many film and television buildings. Everyone has come here to film in the past few years. Now Hengdian Film and Television City is so crowded that there are sometimes traffic jams.

It is conservatively estimated that there are forty or fifty film crews working at various scenic spots in Hengdian at the same time, and quarrels are commonplace.

When Xu Xin heard this at first, he didn't think much about it.

He filmed "The Golden Armor" in Hengdian, and the filming sets were all in the Daming Palace.

There are basically no people.

I thought the quarrels were all about extras and various companies that serve the Tao.

As a result, I arrived at the Ming and Qing residences. As soon as I got off the car and walked in not far, I heard a voice:

"You can't keep your fucking noise down!"

Turning around and looking...

At the door of a house equipped with a crane camera and various radio microphones, several people were yelling and cursing.

He didn't come here with the intention of looking for Yang Mi, he just came to take a look.

After all, there are many people in the crew, and visiting the crew with shady names can easily cause trouble to the fiancée.

After a while, Yang Mi finished her show, and the two of them bumped into each other back at the Guomao Building.

And now I came here just to take a look around and see if I could have the chance to "quietly" meet my fiancée and take a stroll.

Just treat it as travel.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I arrived here, I saw such a scene...

He was watching the excitement from a distance and saw a few people shouting at the door:

"You said you should fucking cooperate with each other and be shameless, right? We were quiet when you were filming, and you were fucking hammering and smashing things while we were filming? Which fucking company are you from, huh? A little bit fucking If you don’t understand the rules, who the hell will tolerate your bad habits..."

Good guy.

One fucking mouthful.

The tone is quite aggressive.

Then I heard someone talking inside:

"Who the hell are you fucking with? Are you looking for a beating?"

"Come on, come on, hit me, come on, touch me, I won't kill you!"

Both sides started to butt the cattle.

but……

Xu Xin watched here for a long time, but no one took action.

Although everyone fucks you and me, in the final analysis, they are still reasonable.

It probably means that we cooperated when you were filming, but you can't keep your voice down when it's time for us?

The other side said, why are you so anxious? We are knocking things because we are filming a martial arts scene. We will take a break after filming to give you time. Who said I won’t cooperate with you?

Then they said how did we know? Seeing that you suddenly stopped moving, we thought you were about to start filming after you finished. Who knew you would start shooting again? Ours is a literary drama, and the actors have just entered the state.

The other side said that we will definitely cooperate with you, we will cooperate with each other, and this quarrel will be over for us. In this way, you are giving us ten minutes, and we will make room for you after we finish filming.

The other side said that this would be the end of it. If you guys calm down, you need to send someone to say something. We were interrupted when we just started the computer. Are you angry...

During this period, the frequency of use of "fuck" on both sides dropped off a cliff, and by the end they were giving each other the nod.

There was no fight in the end.

Xu Xin watched with great interest, and finally watched the two crews enter their respective courtyards, and then moved forward after confirming that it was over.

This was the first time he met her, and it was also the first time he knew that the surrounding environment must be taken into consideration when filming.

When filming "Golden Armor", Xu Xin from Daming Palace never saw anyone else.

Even if there are other crews, they always walk around the main hall of Daming Palace.

After all, setting up the chrysanthemum stage meant that Director Zhang would not allow other crews to come over until the filming was completed.

This is a usage contract signed with Hengdian.

And Daming Palace is a big place, and there are many people in "Golden Armor".

It's not anyone else's turn to make noises about them.

They don't bother others, and everyone else has to burn incense and worship Buddha. Thank God.

So Xu Xin really never thought that something like this would happen among the crew.

It can be considered a long experience.

Then after walking a few steps, I suddenly saw a cordon set up in front of me.

There was also a group of people in old military uniforms busy behind the cordon.

At first glance, it looks like it's an anti-Japanese drama.

He planned to go and have a look.

As a result, before anyone could reach it, they heard the sound of "Three, two, one, detonate!" from the loudspeaker.

Then……

"Boom!"

At the door of the building, accompanied by the smoke, dust and sand from the explosion, a figure flew out with his back to the camera and hit the ground heavily.

"Ka! Quick, quick, change the actor!"

Following the director's words, the man in military uniform who hit the ground rolled up and got up, grinning and stepped aside.

Then a man with a gray face... who looked familiar but couldn't remember his name quickly ran to the place where the friend who flew out just now fell, maintaining the same posture as him.

After resuming filming, he struggled to get up. He seemed to have been hit by the explosion. After he staggered up, he took the pistol in his hand and started to connect points in the void with the door.

BIABIABIA~

BIABIABIA~

Click a few times and duck to the door frame.

After a few clicks, he retracted his head.

At this moment, a grenade was thrown out of the door.

Then this guy didn't even think about it, he picked up the grenade and threw it inside...

"Boom!"

There was another burst of blasting smoke.

"OK, pass!"

This scene is even finished.

The crew started to get busy, and Xu Xin looked at the stand-in who was standing aside and rubbing his arms...

That was a serious fall.

But after the crew finished filming, no one cared about the stand-in. Instead, the actor was surrounded by a group of people, asking for hard work and what...

"Tsk, tsk."

Xu Xin felt a little emotional and left around the alley.

…

To be honest, the driver was not exaggerating. There were indeed many film crews filming in the Ming and Qing residential areas.

Xu Xin wandered around for more than half an hour and met at least a dozen crew members.

Some were filmed in houses, while others blocked off the entire street for outdoor scenes.

Busy and lively.

And when he reached an area filled with mud thatched cottages, he suddenly was stunned...

This should be a place specifically for filming scenes of poverty. All thatched cottages look like they have a sense of poverty. And just under a city tower, there were many people surrounding it.

They should also be part of the filming crew.

Because of the hot weather, there were many people standing in the shadow of the city gate building facing Xu Xin.

The clothes on his body look like those of ancient soldiers.

At first glance, it seemed to be a costume drama, but Xu Xin saw a girl wearing a cowboy hat and a large windbreaker... who looked like a western cowboy.

She is easy to identify, after all, this costume is among the group of people holding a red tassel gun or a machete in their hands, and her western cowboy style is so eye-catching.

Just like the Eight-Nation Allied Forces VS Taiping Rebellion.

But that's not the point.

Just next to the cowboy hats, there were two people standing.

A girl with short hair and dressed in a tomboyish style.

And the other...

Xu Xin thought he had seen it wrong.

But no.

Wearing two ponytails... as rustic as you want, wearing a satin dress, and looking like a little maid...

It turned out to be Zhao Liying.

Xu Xin blinked several times before confirming that he had seen it correctly.

It was indeed Zhao Liying.

Actually... can we meet here?

He was really speechless.

However, now that he had encountered it, he was surprised and had no intention of leaving.

Just looking at it from a distance, I planned to see what changes had happened to Xiao Guangwei, who I hadn't seen for more than two years.

In terms of clothing, she, like the other two, is different from the extras. It shows that at least in this drama she is not just a passerby.

But as for the makeup and hairstyle... and for some reason, the pimples hidden under the thick foundation on her face made Xu Xin even more speechless.

Is this getting angry?

hormone imbalance?

Irregular menstruation?

It's not that he is a rogue, but he has been with Yang Mi for a long time, and he really understands these "health" knowledge.

For example, he knew that pimples on a person's chin or mouth were caused by constipation.

For example, acne under the nose is caused by internal heat.

Acne on the forehead is an indication of endocrine disorders. For women, the biggest symptom is irregular menstruation.

He didn't go to learn it, but he gained all the knowledge from getting along with his fiancée over time.

According to Yang Mi, every acne on the face of a woman, especially an artist, is a disaster that can disfigure her face.

So she has been taking care of herself very carefully in this regard.

But now looking at the row of fine pimples on Zhao Liying's forehead under the thick makeup, he guessed that this girl's irregular menstruation might have something to do with it.

While thinking about it, this unknown crew seemed to be ready.

The director and staff, including the girl with a cowboy hat, short hair, and a big fake turquoise on her head, and Zhao Liying all started to take their positions, preparing to start filming.

Seeing this, Xu Xin didn't leave. He just watched from the side with a few melon eaters who should also be tourists.

Frankly speaking, when he saw two waves of people from different camps standing together, and then the scene between the cowboy hat and the big green pine began, Xu Xin had already defined this film.

bad movie.

Judging from the totally unqualified and weakly beautiful kung fu moves the two perform, to the close-ups of posing for a concave pose every time they perform a move, the acting skills of Cowboy Hat and Big Green Pine are evenly matched.

Then, the short-haired girl disguised as a woman blended into the crowd behind the big green pine with Zhao Liying and seemed to be watching.

Xu Xin was immediately speechless.

There is a small slope behind where the group of people at Big Green Pine are standing.

Logically speaking, Zhao Liying is not that short, but she was directly blocked by all the extras vying for the camera at the slope.

In more than two years, she still hasn't learned how to compete for the camera?

However, the director seemed to have noticed something was wrong, shouted to stop, and adjusted the position deliberately.

But it mainly highlights the short hair.

Let the short-haired girl stand in the second row behind the big green pine, always keeping her face visible in the camera.

As for Zhao Liying... she was overwhelmed again.

Then there is a literary drama.

He was so embarrassed when he heard the way Big Green Pine and Cowboy Hat delivered their lines.

It’s really hard to watch.

Anyway...it took about half an hour to shoot the miscellaneous scenes, and this scene is finally finished. The end of the story should be that the cowboy hat failed and turned around and ran away. There was also a traitor at Big Green Pine, but he was caught by the short-haired girl.

To be honest, Xu Xin kept shaking his head when he saw the big green pine, both in terms of appearance and acting skills.

In the last scene, when Da Lusong's companion started shouting the lines: "Miss Tang, don't leave, hahahahahaha...", the group was already much smaller because they had escorted the traitor away before. In the fixed close-up of the camera, the big green pine, short hair, and the face of each bandit can be clearly seen.

Only Zhao Liying could not be seen...

Then, when the filming of the scene where the big green pine walked to the side of the short hair started, the director realized that there was no shadow of Zhao Liying...

Fine-tuned it again.

At least, she is someone who can see Zhao Liying.

In the end, Da Lusong kissed the short-haired girl on the cheek, and Zhao Liying made a surprised expression covering her mouth... The scene was finally over.

Xu Xin sighed helplessly.

What kind of bad movie is this... Although I didn't see the picture on the monitor, if the director could recognize this thing...

Then admit it.

It's not your own crew anyway, so why worry about it?

Every year there is a sea of ​​shoddy domestic films.

He was going to leave.

But out of the corner of his eye, he saw Big Green Pine and the short-haired girl leaving chatting and laughing after the director called to stop.

The extras also dispersed.

Only Zhao Liying stood there for a few seconds before walking silently to the side with her head lowered.

After walking aside, he picked up the script again.

Her script is very thin, only two or three pages.

Although he couldn't see the content clearly, he saw that there were quite a few words written on the script.

The steps that I originally planned to leave also stopped.

Looking at this little girl's pitiful character, for no reason, he remembered the way she and Zhang Jiao stood under the light for an hour or two without moving there, and the shining light when they parted that night. 's eyes.

"...Zhao Liying."

Xu Xin shouted.

Zhao Liying could raise her head and look in the direction of the sound.

Then she saw a boy wearing a peaked cap waving to her...

That boy...huh? ? ?

Suddenly, Zhao Liying blinked, thinking she was dazzled.

That is……

Director Xu...

Director Xu! ? ? ? ?

…

"Xu...Director Xu, you..."

Looking at the girl approaching nervously, Xu Xin pointed to the two pages in her hand:

"Let me see."

Although the crew members noticed this, they didn't pay attention to it.

After all, although Zhao Liying's role is small, it is at least a supporting role. The two of them seem to know each other well, so it's better to do less than to do more.

Zhao Liying instinctively handed over her two pages of script.

The first line that Xu Xin caught his eye was: "Love Killing Jiuhe Hall", Orchid.

This is the name of the series and the name of the character played by Zhao Liying.

Next to "Orchid", there is a line of beautiful small characters: Orchid in the empty valley, which should express a sense of tranquility without competition.

"Act 11."

"Youlan pulled Yilin and urged: Hurry up, they won't be able to find us for a while and we should be anxious." - The word "le" here should be "la", be more naive and walk at a brisk pace. , just like childhood sweethearts.

"Yilin said: They won't be anxious, but my brother should be anxious if he can't find you."

"Youlan is a little shy: Yilin~~~" - Shake Yilin's hand to show coquettishness. The director said not to move too much and not to pretend to be cute.

"While they were talking, Yilin and Youlan saw the corpses of their clansmen who had been killed by Jiuhe Hall's people. Youlan screamed in horror." - Scream! ! ! ! ! Think Mr. Zombie! , think of "The Grudge"! , think about "The Old Corpse in the Mountain Village"! ! ! Those corpses are all real, very scary! Look frightened! ! Stare your eyes wide, raise your eyebrows, grin, and then cover your mouth with your hands! ! …

"..."

In just two pages, in addition to the printed script content, almost every line related to the character "Youlan" is filled with notes... which can be said to be hints or hints. .

As for Zhao Liying, when Xu Xin lowered her head to read the script, her instinctive habit made her dare not even take a breath, just like a student waiting for the teacher to correct her homework.

The pads of the fingers holding the pen used to write on the script were already red from the exertion.

Xu Xin didn't say anything and continued to look down.

I quickly found the scene I just watched:

"Act 33."

"Yilin and Youlan squeezed into the crowd to observe what happened..." - Don't look around, you are not the protagonist, you just need to observe! Don't stare so wide and frown...

"puff……"

Seeing this, Xu Xin finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Pointing to this line she wrote:

"Then do you know that because of the angle of your position, you first looked very short among the group of men. After the shooting started, several people turned their shoulders slightly, not to mention the camera, and they couldn't be seen in the field of view. Where are you? Everything you wrote is useless~"

"..."

Zhao Liying lowered her head silently.

Didn't dare to speak.

She was actually quite pleasantly surprised.

Because I never thought I would meet Director Xu here.

Although there is some hindsight, but when "The Secret That Cannot Be Telled" was released and became a hit, she secretly vowed countless times that if she reunites with Director Xu again, she must leave a deep impression on him! Then……

Leave the other person’s contact information!

Unexpectedly, the two of them would meet again here.

I didn't expect... Director Xu was watching her performance just now.

All of a sudden, my mind felt a little empty.

All the "reunion plans" and "plans to leave a deep impression" were overturned.

Can't remember anything.

Then, she heard Director Xu's helpless sigh again:

"It's been so long, how can you still be grabbed by someone?... You are also a supporting actor after all, right? You were snatched by a group of extras. I only saw you twice in one scene. You are a supporting actor, you know? ? Tell the group: Lean to the side and block my lens. Is it difficult? You bought me a gift from China just to get a few more lenses. Where did you go?"

"..."

Zhao Liying didn't know what to say.

What can be said?

Are you saying that this drama is an internal drama produced by Liaoning TV Station?

Are these people basically from Liaoning Taiwan?

Can you say that these people are in a group and I, an outsider, don’t dare to mess with them?

Can you say that you did this movie just for the salary of 20,000 yuan?

I dare not say anything.

What did Director Xu think of me after I said that?

And Xu Xin did not continue to "defy" her.

He just looked down at the two pages of dense handwriting and asked casually:

"Where's Zhang Jiao? Are you two still in contact?"

"Uh... I contacted you! Jiaojiao is here too! She works in a clothing company! We live together. I... should I call her?"

With the help of this digression that was not about acting, Zhao Liying finally regained some courage and raised her head:

"Director Xu... do you... have any scenes? I'm almost done filming this scene... we two... can still be substitutes!"

Hearing this, Xu Xin smiled half-heartedly:

"What else can I do? Now that I have become a supporting role, can I still be my replacement?"

"able!"

Zhao Liying answered firmly:

"Only...as long as Director Xu needs us! Jiaojiao and I will be fine!"

"...ha~"

Xu Xin smiled.

He didn't know why, but when he saw this girl, he always felt that she looked very similar to "Zhao Ling'er".

It's not that she looks similar, but if she had a hairstyle similar to Zhao Linger's and wore white clothes, she would look good.

I had this feeling before, but after seeing it today, the feeling was even stronger.

But now that he heard the other party's firm answer, Xu Xin was still very pleased, although he knew exactly what she meant:

"You and Zhang Jiao live together? Didn't you sign a contract with a company? Why are you still living in Hengdian?"

"I...basically live here. After all...there are more opportunities for auditions here. The company provides a monthly housing subsidy of 300 yuan, and Jiaojiao and I can save this money by sharing the same apartment." "

"That's it..."

Xu Xin nodded, and Zhao Liying, who had already mustered up her courage, asked again:

"Director Xu, how about... I give Jiaojiao a call?"

"Need not."

After returning the two pages of the script to her, Xu Xin shook his head:

"I'm not here to film or anything, I'm just here to see...Okay, I'm quite pleased to see that you two are still playing together and have such a good relationship.

As for this scene, since you have accepted it, you should shoot it well. Be tougher when you need to be tougher. If someone bullies you once and you don't resist, then what awaits you will not be enough, but get worse. Do you understand?

You are not a newcomer to the industry anymore. Whenever you should fight for something for yourself, don’t back down. Because if you don’t work hard and others are working hard, you won’t be able to compete with others. "

As he spoke, he looked at the time on his watch and nodded:

"Come on, I'm leaving."

"Director Xu..."

He had just finished speaking and was about to leave when Zhao Liying suddenly followed his words of "braining up the courage" and spoke quickly:

"Can I... know your phone number!"

When she said this, her big dark eyes were full of determination.

But the next second quickly turned into anxiety and panic.

And an embarrassment.

Dog face... you won’t change just because you want it, right?

After Xu Xin was stunned for a moment, he smiled and said:

"OK."

This time, the dog didn't bite her hand.

…

"Goodbye, Director Xu, please walk slowly."

Seeing Xu Xin leaving with her bag on her back, Zhao Liying felt a surge of joy in her heart.

Looking down at the many 6 phone numbers written on the back of the script, she was surprised at first, then sighed, but then as if she remembered something, she rolled up her sleeves, exposed her white arms, and wrote these phone numbers on her arms. superior.

It’s not enough to write one row.

Not safe.

After finishing writing on the inner arm, I wrote another string on the outer arm.

After double insurance, she repeated the phone number again.

Keep it in mind.

There was no way, today was a location scene, and she didn't have an assistant or anything. The bags containing her mobile phone, wallet, and ID were all stored in the storage supermarket. Otherwise, she would have to carry them all by herself and run to the location, maybe one scene and two scenes. The schoolbag was taken away.

This is what she learned after having her personal belongings stolen three times.

This arena in Hengdian...

There are always more bad people than good people.

After memorizing these numbers deeply in her mind and on her arm, she took a pen and quickly scratched out the string of numbers on the script.

Later, when I found that I couldn't wipe it clean no matter how I wiped it off, I simply tore off the clothes from the script.

He tore it into pieces, threw it on the ground, and crushed it twice with his feet before it was over.

In this way, you won't be afraid that others will get the script and see Director Xu's phone number while you are filming.

Zhao Liying was in a good mood.

The kind that couldn't be better.