I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 220 218. Not an inspiring story

"Jiaojiao..."

"Um?"

Sitting on the sofa, wearing black-rimmed glasses and holding a notebook while watching the latest fashion week videos, Zhang Jiao raised her head:

"how?"

"You say...should I send Director Xu a message?"

On the single sofa next to her, Zhao Liying was lying in a position that put a lot of pressure on her cervical spine, holding up her mobile phone with a troubled face.

Hearing this, Zhang Jiao said without thinking:

"Get up! Sit down!"

"..."

Zhao Liying was speechless, but she sat upright obediently.

She is in bad shape...

This is what the company’s teacher said.

During those years of learning how to stand as a flight attendant, Zhang Jiao became the teacher who oversaw her keeping in shape after she auditioned for several modern urban roles but was rejected because of her body shape.

Until she regarded these manners as instincts.

After she sat up straight, Zhang Jiao said:

"I advise you not to. Unless you want to die ugly in the future..."

"……ah?"

Zhao Liying was stunned:

"What do you mean?...I won't send anything else, I will just send this: Director Xu, thank you for your opinion today...Why would you die so ugly if you just say this kind of flattering thing?"

"Why do you think Director Xu suddenly came to Hengdian?"

"...Come here to choose a scene. Although he said he came here for a stroll, Yanjing is so far away from here, so why come here for a stroll? He must be preparing for a new movie!"

"..."

Zhang Jiao was completely speechless.

"You……"

She sighed:

"What will you do in the future without me?"

Zhao Liying was stunned for a moment, but she immediately moved to the small two-person sofa and squeezed in with her:

"Oh, my dear, I love you the most!"

I have to admit that neither of them are particularly messy people in private.

So even though the house is rented, under the two people's tidying up, everything in the small apartment is in order.

Including this sofa, the two of them bought it from the second-hand market.

Zhao Liying is not ugly, and neither is Zhang Jiao.

In a warm little home, the scene of the two of them huddled together, arms around each other, is really quite charming.

After pushing Zhao Liying's face away with disgust, Zhang Jiao also paused the video on her laptop, turned to look at her and said:

"Think carefully about who Director Xu is!"

"Dog face!"

Zhao Liying ignored the words "think carefully" and spoke out like a knife.

"..."

Zhang Jiao's mouth twitched...

"I've said it before, you're going to suffer a lot in the future if you don't speak your mind! Can't you change?"

"Yes, yes, change it. Isn't it okay for me to change it? Tell me, what do you mean?"

Zhao Liying was full of flattery.

Zhang Jiao sighed helplessly:

"Sigh... If you think about it from another angle, Director Xu is busy with the Olympics!"

"Aren't the Olympics over?"

“…and there’s the Paralympics too!”

"Well……"

"So, it's impossible for him to start a new movie at this juncture. How could he come to Hengdian for no reason?"

"But he just came over. I saw it with my own eyes and got the phone number. How can it be false?"

"..."

Seeing Zhao Liying's confused face, Zhang Jiao was really crazy.

Her hands directly covered Zhao Liying's face and began to knead it crazily:

"I told you to use your brain! My buns! Buns!!! He's here for Yang Mi, can't you even see it!!!"

Zhao Liying, who had a "painful" face as her face was rubbed, was stunned when she heard this.

"……For whom?"

"Yang Mi! Idiot!"

Zhang Jiao was really speechless:

"The crew of "Sword and Sword III" are here, didn't you know?"

"I know."

"The Three of Swordsmen is here, and Yang Mi is here. I told you when we were in "Golden Armor", I said that the relationship between these two people is extraordinary. Have you forgotten?"

"Well……"

Hearing this, Zhao Liying's words made Zhang Jiaoren stunned.

"Have these two broken up yet?"

"...????"

Zhang Jiao looked at her friend blankly.

this……

How did these words come out?

what are you thinking?

Then, she heard another sentence:

"Oh, Director Xu is quite affectionate! I didn't realize it. I read his gossip before and they said he drove a Ferrari to bars, KTVs and the like every day... I thought he was quite a playboy. It's been two years. Too many, have these two...been together for so long?"

"???????"

Zhang Jiao looked at her friend blankly and asked:

"Is this the truest thought in your heart?"

"……yes."

Zhao Liying stared at those two big eyes and nodded:

"Don't you think so? Have you forgotten Xiaomei? The producer and the crew just left for half a year, and didn't you come back as an extra two days ago?... At that time, she also said that what the producer said ...The fate between the two is destined by God. You can't marry her. Look, it's only been half a year since I had a pregnancy, and I haven't received any breakup fee. I lost my wife and then came back... At that time Aren’t they also committed to each other? Looking at it now, Director Xu is a good man. He and Yang Mi have been together for so long and they haven’t broken up yet."

"I……"

I really don’t know what to say.

I am also really speechless.

Zhang Jiao looked at her friend stupidly and shook her head:

"I really don't know what's going on in your mind. Isn't Yang Mi beautiful?"

"She's so beautiful. Especially when she speaks, her movements are so seductive. Her milky voice is so milky~"

Sister, let me tell you about your appearance.

What voice are you discussing with me?

With this absurdity, she said helplessly:

"Then why do you think Director Xu will break up with Yang Mi?"

"Because he is Director Xu! Putting aside whether he is handsome or not, and whether he is a bitch or not, his first movie won an award at Cannes, and then made hundreds of millions of box office worldwide... Jiaojiao, this What kind of woman can’t be found with this kind of person? If nothing else, there are quite a few beauties in Hengdian who are not even worse than Yang Mi, right?”

"Well……"

"There are more in Yanjing. Think about it, a small assistant director here, or some directors who can make movies or movies, or some capable producers... they hook up With their fingers pointed, the group of women rushed towards them one after another, unable to stop them.

Didn't Lan Lan and Qian Qian just go to the director's room of that crew for one night, and then play two supporting roles... Then when word spread about it, who wouldn't be envious and jealous? A young director is like this. How can such a powerful person like Director Xu have a woman around him? But he is still getting along with Yang Mi, and he can still visit Yang Mi during his busy schedule... Is he not affectionate? "

"Well……"

Instinctively, she felt that this was not what the two were discussing at the beginning.

But he couldn't care less at the moment.

Nodding subconsciously:

"It's really quite affectionate."

"Then Yang Mi feels so good..."

"Yes... hmm?"

Zhang Jiao was stunned again.

"What the hell?"

Then I saw the fire of gossip lighting up in my friend’s eyes:

"I saw it on Tianya... When his interview first came out, someone broke the news and said that he had a lot of fun in the past."

"Ah!!!! Shut up!!!"

Zhang Jiao really couldn't stand it anymore.

She directly covered Zhao Liying's mouth:

"What on earth do you want to say? Isn't it that the two of us are talking about whether you want to send him a message or not?"

She really couldn't stand her no-holds-barred mouth.

How dare you say that.

Dare to say anything.

Those ghost-catching things in the world...you really believe it!

Unexpectedly, Zhao Liying was also stunned when she reminded her...

yes.

Why did you start talking about this?

So he nodded quickly and pulled away his friend's hand:

"Yes, yes, why do you say my death will be ugly?"

"Because he is here to see Yang Mi!!! Big sister!!! Can you please let me go!"

Zhang Jiao was completely speechless:

"He has come to see Yang Mi. Do you think the two of them can stop being together at night? Who do you think you are? Are you sending a message to Director Xu in front of Yang Mi? What if Yang Mi is not happy? The two of them are going to do it because of Are you quarreling? Do you think you can still survive in the future!? Sister, why can’t you even understand this? Please, you are an actor! Please... use your brain, please!"

"Well……"

Looking at her furious friend who couldn't laugh or cry, Zhao Liying calmed down.

Think about it carefully...

Eh?

That seems to be the truth.

just in case……

Thinking of this, she asked:

"Then when is the right time for me to post it? After tonight, will it appear that if I post it tomorrow... I have forgotten about him?"

"Sister! Who do you think you are? A-list actress Zhao Liying?... It's best if you don't post! It's not a holiday or celebration now. Just don't post anything, and then wait... August 15th , when August 15th comes, it will be enough to send him a blessing text message or something, okay? Stop making mistakes and read less gossip, okay? Oh my, I really..."

Zhang Jiao, who had already put on the mask of pain, scratched her hair.

"In the future, if you really... you are going to become famous, I beg you to keep your mouth shut. It's scary that you don't have a good mouth..."

"Oh, I just want to talk to you. I won't talk about other people..."

Zhao Liying was obviously used to her friend being tortured crazy by her, and she smiled and clung to her again.

But Zhang Jiao was "fashion-minded" and resisted repeatedly.

After a long tug-of-war, Zhao Liying, who had had enough fun and gone crazy, let her go.

Satisfied, he returned to the single sofa, stretched out on the sofa, looked at the ceiling and murmured:

"I wonder when I will be able to play Director Xu's show..."

Zhang Jiao didn’t even raise her head:

"Sit down!"

…

six o'clock.

The instinctive biological clock made Yang Mi open her eyes instantly.

But listening to the sound of rain outside, she thought for a moment and arched her back.

Well, pigeon.

If it rains, the shooting plan will have to be adjusted.

Not so fast.

Then just stay in bed for a while.

…

afternoon.

After adjusting the shooting plan, the crew of "Sword and Sword III" was busy.

We have to shoot an interior scene today.

The story mainly takes place in the Tang family before Tang Xuejian's grandfather died, and has included several scenes with Jingtian.

After Huo Jianhua put on his makeup, he went outside to enjoy the coolness because the room was a little stuffy.

As soon as I came out, I saw stubble leaning against the pillar in the corridor and looking into the dressing room.

Although the two met here, they unexpectedly found that their personalities were very compatible, so their relationship developed quickly.

Huo Jianhua saw Hu stubble staring blankly in the dressing room and asked:

"What are you thinking about?"

Hu Shi's eyes were a little straight. Looking at Yang Mi who was sitting there talking and laughing with Tang Yan, he suddenly said:

"Hey, who do you think is more beautiful, Yang Mi or Tang Yan?"

"...?"

Huo Jianhua was stunned.

These words...

What do you mean?

After thinking for a while, he lowered his voice:

"Who do you think is beautiful?"

"..."

Hu Stubble was a little speechless, thinking to himself, wasn't I asking you?

But since Huo Jianhua asked, he didn't hide it:

"I think Yang Mi is beautiful, especially today... she is very beautiful."

"..."

The moment he heard this, Huo Jianhua felt that his guess was accurate.

So he nodded:

"Hmm... Do you want me to help you ask if she has a boyfriend? I remember that there were rumors of her having an affair with Jay Chou, right?"

As he said this, he suddenly thought about it and shook his head:

"But recently Jay Chou seems to be having an affair with a girl named...Jiang. They don't look alike...You don't have Yang Mi's phone number?"

"...No, you have?"

"Yes...we've all been in the same group for so long, and you don't even have her phone number?"

"...I'm sorry to ask for it."

"..."

Huo Jianhua was really speechless when he heard Hu Zai's words.

But at this moment, Yang Mi had finished painting her outfit and was walking out wearing Xue Jian's outfit.

Huo Jianhua said quickly:

"I'll give it to you later...Mimi, you are very beautiful today."

Yang Mi, who had just walked to the door, was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then responded with a smile:

"Thanks."

As she said that, she waved to the two of them and walked to the front to look at the filming location for a while.

Only a cheerful-looking figure was left.

At this moment, Liu Zhishi’s assistant outside the house came into the room with a plastic bag of ice cubes in his hand, and said to Liu Zhishi who was sitting on a chair reading the script:

"Sister, here you go, ice cubes."

"Well, thank you."

Liu Zhishi nodded, took the bag with ice cubes and put it directly over his eyes.

Her eyes were very red and bloodshot today and she needed to apply ice.

…

It rained all day in Hengdian today.

Although the crew was filming an indoor scene, the work progress was not very smooth.

The work was finished before 6 p.m.

Yang Mi walked back in a hurry, after all, her boyfriend had been squatting in the hotel all day.

I don't know how boring it is.

She wanted to go back quickly to accompany Xu Xin.

Before leaving, she was still "ruthless" when faced with Huo Jianhua's proposal to invite everyone to eat hot pot together.

Said he had something to do.

Then we quickly returned to the hotel.

Xu Xin felt bored this afternoon... boring too.

It’s okay to say it’s not boring.

Boredom meant that he really didn't go anywhere else in the afternoon, so he just stayed in Yang Mi's room and watched movies.

I've finished watching "Assembly" and "Slam Dunk".

"Assembly" made him nod his head repeatedly, and "Slam Dunk" made him so hard that he smashed his toes.

What kind of crazy script is this?

After persisting in reading it, he suppressed the desire to complain in his heart and sent a message to Jay Chou:

"Just block the director of Jam from now on. I don't understand how it could be filmed like this."

But Jay Chou's heart is even bigger.

After he replied to this message, Jay Chou directly said:

"Hey, let's go eat Japanese food next time? I heard that the apprentice of the tempura god opened a shop in Yanjing. Let's try it next time."

Xu Xin was stunned for a while when he saw this information.

Are you thinking about selling fried skewers?

Speechless.

But these things were all forgotten with the return of his girlfriend.

"What's for dinner tonight? Shall I make it?"

Hearing his girlfriend's words, Xu Xin, who had been holding back in the hotel all afternoon, shook his head:

"Let's go see if the Northeastern guy is out at the stall, right?"

"With this weather...can we still go out to the stall?"

"Have you eaten here before?"

"No, you're not here. I live a regular life. I never run around at night, okay? But... when you mention it, I want to eat too, let's go!"

"Walk."

Yang Mi thoughtfully took two masks, one for each of them, and walked out of the hotel directly holding an umbrella.

Still not driving, and no one was following.

Not even Sun Ting was allowed to follow.

When we left the hotel, the rain gradually stopped.

Without an umbrella, Yang Mi just held her fiancé's hand and walked along the extremely familiar road to the residential area of ​​Hengdian.

I have to admit that Hengdian seems to have changed a lot in more than two years.

But for this kind of residential area, not much has changed.

only……

"Northeastern BBQ...is this it?"

Looking at the store on the roadside, Xu Xin looked left and right, then asked his girlfriend uncertainly.

Yang Mi was also a little confused:

"That's right? But why isn't there a food stall?"

"I'll ask."

Xu Xin said and opened the door directly.

Perhaps because I came early enough, there were not many customers in this store.

As soon as Xu Xin entered, the waiter greeted him:

"Welcome, how many are there?"

The waiter was a lady who looked to be in her thirties, and she looked quite unfamiliar.

But Xu Xin saw a familiar photo on the wall.

It was a special photo of myself, Jay Chou, and Yang Mi sitting in front of a stall eating barbecue.

Instantly, he felt at ease and asked:

"Is it the barbecue restaurant where the stall was set up before?"

"right."

The eldest sister nodded.

Xu Xin asked again:

"Is it...Brother Li's shop?"

"Yes, that's from my shopkeeper. What's in the back...an acquaintance?"

From the shopkeeper?

Can't you just tell the boss directly?

Xu Xin was speechless, but still nodded:

"Both of you, I'll go out and call her. Is there a private room?"

"……have."

Although it could be seen that the eldest sister was a little surprised as to why the two of them had a separate room, she still responded.

"I want a private room... I'll call her."

With that said, he walked out and waved to Yang Mi.

"It's Brother Li's barbecue stall...ha. It's quite interesting?"

"What's wrong?"

Yang Mi was a little puzzled.

"Then the waitress calls Brother Li the shopkeeper, why not just call him the boss? Haha~"

"……ah?"

Hearing Xu Xin's words, Yang Mi was stunned and then became speechless:

"Brother, in the Northeast, the shopkeeper means the husband..."

"...?"

Xu Xin was stunned when he heard this:

"What?"

"Oh, you've never been there, you just don't know. The person in charge of the husband over there is called the shopkeeper...it should be the sister-in-law, right?"

Yang Mi said, already opening the door of the barbecue restaurant.

Oh yes, you may not know.

She is a social cow.

So when I entered the door, I shouted:

"Brother Li! Guess who's coming!"

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

The elder sister who just came out was stunned when she heard the news.

Then I heard a voice coming from the kitchen:

"Hey, here we come."

After not seeing each other for more than two years, the owner of the barbecue restaurant, who seemed to have gained a lot of weight, walked out with gloves full of black ash on his hands.

After seeing Yang Mi and Xu Xin, he was obviously a little stunned and did not recognize them.

Until Yang Mi took off her mask:

"Hehe, Brother Li, do you still know us?"

Xu Xin also cooperated and took off his mask.

Then the boss was completely stunned.

About three or four seconds passed...

"Ouch!! You guys!!! Ouch..."

He walked over quickly, his eyes bright:

"Oh, oh, oh, you are here!...I didn't even recognize you! Come on, come on...Oh!!!!"

Brother Li, who had not seen each other for more than two years, had already turned the original snack stall into a barbecue restaurant. He was so excited that he couldn't speak clearly and only thought about it.

After coming up, there was a look of surprise on his face:

"Quick, quick, quick, this guy... oh..."

After a while, he said:

"I didn't dare to admit it at first... Come on, wife, make some tea and get the good tea leaves from the cabinet. Come on, come on, sit down and open a private room. Oops..."

What a passion.

He took off his gloves, took Xu Xin's hand and led him into the single room.

After Xu Xin and Yang Mi sat down with smiles, no need to say anything, Brother Li himself said to his wife:

"Hurry up and deal with the three fresh sheep treasures that were just put in the refrigerator."

It had been more than two years since he had forgotten what Yang Mi and Xu Xin liked to eat. As soon as he finished talking, Xu Xin became happy.

He smiled and handed over the cigarette.

"Brother Li, business is good?"

"Oh, don't mention it. I saw the news about your filming interview on TV two days ago, and I told my wife about it. I said Yang Mi is a noble member of our family..."

"Hahahahaha~"

Hearing this, Yang Mi was really happy.

I heard Brother Li continue to say with a smile:

"Don't be happy, it's true. After you took the photo and left, I hung the photo of us together on the stall. We all know that Jay Chou, Yang Mi, and my brother like to come to my house to eat. The fans came in and went in... ...Businesses are queued up... Later last year, after the stalls were not allowed to be set up for the Olympic environmental protection, I bought this store. I also took my wife and children over... Oh, really... Wife, hurry up, take it Wine, bring us our two bottles of wild ginseng wine."

After speaking, he turned around and said to Xu Xin:

"You have to drink some today! When I went home for the Spring Festival last year, I asked my father-in-law to get some wine brewed with wild ginseng... I just thought... as long as you can still think of me, I will find this, this bottle of wine I just kept it for you... I'm afraid you won't be able to find it, you know? I didn't even change the name, just call it Northeast BBQ... Wife, let Xiaodong bake something first, don't fix the stove first (four sounds) Come on, bake something quickly."

That's really a passion.

Xu Xin and Yang Mi were not pretentious. They came to his house frequently during the few months they were in Hengdian, and everyone on both sides knew what kind of people they were.

You are welcome.

He nodded and said:

"I originally planned to drink some beer today..."

"No way! Get some white food and try our wine. Let me tell you, the pure grain has been stored in the cellar for three years and soaked in ginseng for another year. The wine will be replenished... …You both have to drink to make up for it!”

After hearing what Brother Li said, there was no need for Xu Xin to say anything.

Yang Mi nodded like a rattle:

"Yeah, drink! I haven't drunk ginseng wine yet!"

"Hahaha...who is there...Jielun?"

"at home."

"Oh...that's a shame."

"It's okay, I'll take that bottle back to him."

"Hahahahaha..."

…

To be honest, both of them could see it.

Compared with the "down-and-out" look of the time when he only had a tricycle and a few small tables, Brother Li's life has indeed become much better.

Although from beginning to end, Xu Xin and Yang Mi never asked what happened, causing a Northeasterner who had left his home and career to come to the south to set up a stall.

It was the middle-aged man who left the shop to his apprentice to support him tonight and sat in the private room drinking while taking some "free time" to say it himself.

In fact, I can summarize it in a few points.

Drink and make money.

I was too debt-ridden to go home.

I left my family and career behind and came to the south, where everything started anew.

That's all.

He didn't say how much he owed, nor how desperate he was at the time.

But after attending cram school, my son, who had just passed the school entrance examination this year and was in the first year of junior high school, came back and brought his son over to see the noble man who had brought him a "turnaround" for his father. The middle-aged man who was waiting for his son to leave borrowed Sipping a glass of wine and a cigarette, his eyes were slightly red as the smoke shone under the light.

That is the feeling of a prodigal son who turned back, who worked hard and understood the true meaning of life despite hard work.

And now, with a heart that is grateful for life, whether it is mutton, chicken wings, or every kind of grilled vegetables, they will wash them clean, so that even the lettuce leaves used to put on the plate are free of bugs and insist on quality. The persistence of the "mysophobic" boss.

Indeed.

"Northeast BBQ" business is very good.

When Xu Xin and Yang Mi arrived at around 5 o'clock, there was no one there.

But by the time it was nearly 8 o'clock, the platform had already started to change.

Somewhat busy.

Brother Li, who was still unsatisfied, had to start helping in the kitchen.

Before leaving, I apologized, feeling that I had not entertained them well today...

Xu Xin quickly said you're welcome.

Then he turned to Yang Mi and said:

"My child is in the first grade of junior high school this year. School will start in a few days. I need to give him a gift, right?"

Yang Mi, who was eating a bowl of candied poached eggs, nodded:

"But it can't be too much. If it's too much, it will look deliberate... I'll buy a red envelope and just give it a thousand."

"...There are more than a thousand wild ginseng in these two bottles of wine."

"That's my intention... Then give me two thousand. Then after I go back, I will go to the forum to promote this place. It's better than anything else. Anyway, Brother Li's roast is delicious~"

"Okay, I'll buy the red envelope."

"Um."

After the two discussed it, Xu Xin, who had obviously drunk less than three ounces of wine, stood up unsteadily with his face flushed.

This wine...

Wild ginseng…

It’s too much.

As soon as I went out, I saw a room full of guests.

Pushing cups and changing cups, it's so lively.

Full of fireworks.

Xu Xin had a sense of... a touch of pride for no reason.

Even if he only provided less than one percent help here.

Unconsciously, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

But just as he was about to walk towards the door... suddenly, he heard a sound in a trance:

"Director Xu!?"

Turning his head instinctively.

Two bowls of instant noodles, next to an iron plate with all the meat eaten...

The two girls stood up subconsciously at the same time and looked directly at him.

Not Zhao Liying and Zhang Jiao...

Who else could it be?

I originally planned to reply in the readers' chapter, but I found that many people's definition of daily life is water, so I will tell you what I did in these two chapters.

Chapters 1 and 217 are the beginning of the blind sister's plot, and later Xu Xin becomes a character who everyone in the circle knows is "X is good at life" but loves only one person.

2. The first half of Zhajiang reflects the down-to-earth life of the couple, as well as the blind sister’s greedy eating and the rapid development of the relationship between Yang Mi. The second part describes the weight loss of sesame cakes later, which also leads to the supporting role of a "big brother". use. Including the two black-backed "Zizai and Niuniu" who had a low sense of presence before, they were also prepared for this plot. and Yang Mi’s reputation as a “good cook”.

3. The story of Zhang and Zhao in the first half of Chapter 218 confirms the content of the blind sister’s eavesdropping in Chapter 217, as well as the character design of the first article. At the same time, the rationality of Zhao and Zhang's contact with Xu and Yang was completed. They met Xu and Yang because they "rented a house" and had barbecue, preparing for the later storyline.

4. The second half of the barbecue content is, firstly, to build the couple's strong popularity with passers-by, and secondly, to bury the antecedents in tomorrow's chapter. Third, the "Northeast BBQ" line ended with a slightly hasty ending in "Golden Armor". Fourth, in tomorrow’s chapter, Zhao, Zhang, Xu, and Yang will sit at a table, paving the way for the subsequent plot.

Therefore, daily life is not equal to water.