I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 224 222 In-depth exchange

Chapter 224 222. In-depth exchange

"Hello? Jiaojiao, what's wrong?"

Zhao Liying had just finished today's scene in "Love Killing Jiuhe Hall" and got her backpack. After seeing the message Zhang Jiao sent her, she quickly called back.

"...Are you done?"

"Yeah, it just ended."

"Are you going home?"

"I was planning to go back, what's wrong?"

"It's okay, I'm at home, you come back and tell me."

"Well……"

Zhao Liying, with pimples and fog on her forehead, started to walk back on her small electric bike.

There are also houses for living in the film and television city, but they are expensive.

The annual rent for the same two-bedroom apartment is at least 2,000 yuan more expensive here than there.

With this kind of money, it is better to save an electric car for commuting back and forth.

It also saves money on minibus fares.

It was a bit of a waste of time, but she bought the car second-hand and modified it with an extra set of motors and batteries. It was also very fast to ride.

It took less than half an hour to ride back to the town from the film and television city. After arriving at the downstairs of her home, she shouted upstairs:

"Jiaojiao, take off the plug!"

After a moment, the window on the third floor opened, and Zhang Jiao put down a waterproof-treated power strip cable wrapped in a half bucket modified from a large Coke bottle.

In fact, it wouldn't be so troublesome in the first place. You just need to hang the cord down and fix it in place. Every household in this old family building does this. You only need to unplug the power supply at the other end of the socket when not charging.

After all... there are a lot of people here taking advantage of others and secretly using other people's sockets to charge.

But Jiaojiao said it was too dangerous. Moreover, due to exposure to wind and sun all year round, the rubber of the power cord is prone to aging, which can really cause a fire.

With two people and one person putting out the line at home, it is also very convenient for one person to charge.

Even if both of us go out and the electric car needs to be charged, we will have to turn back once in the worst case, but we must maintain the safety factor to the highest level and leave no hidden dangers.

If a fire does occur, regardless of whether it is dangerous or not, then wouldn’t you have to pay money...

When you go out, you have to be careful about every penny you spend.

Soon, Zhao Liying checked the connector of the power strip, and after confirming that there was no aging or damage on it, the routine inspection was completed, the electric car was charged, and she went upstairs step by step wearing a sun visor that looked like a strap.

There were also two cups of snowflakes in his hand.

It costs one yuan a cup, it’s sour and sweet, and it’s delicious.

After entering the room, she took off her hat and there was already a thin layer of sweat under the tangled hair on her forehead:

"Huh...it's so hot...Jiaojiao, come on, Snowflake Cheese!"

"Um."

Zhang Jiao took the cup, looked at her and asked:

"How was the filming going?"

"That's it. Anyway, it's Liaoning TV station that shoots and plays with itself. All you have to do is pay."

Zhao Liying waved her hands casually and started to change clothes in front of her.

After changing into a set of baggy clothes, she was about to sit down and eat together when she saw Zhang Jiao pointing at the small bathroom:

"Hurry up, I'll wait for you."

"... then you feed me a bite first, I'm dying of thirst~"

She walked up to Zhang Jiao with a smile, and after swallowing all the cheese in the spoon, Zhang Jiao's eyes were full of disgust:

"Hey~~~~"

This spoon cannot be used.

"Hehe~"

Zhao Liying went to the bathroom to remove her makeup with a smile.

But compared to Yang Mi's meticulous makeup removal, which takes at least an hour in the morning and evening, this is just careless.

Apply cleansing oil on your face, then rinse.

I applied facial cleanser again and rubbed it in, and that was it.

I can’t even bear to wear a facial mask.

I just walked to the sofa with a few bottles of toner and took advantage of the golden time of skin cleansing to start skin care, just for the sake of the sweet and sour snowflakes on the table.

But I must admit that the young girl in her early twenties is quite good-looking.

Leaving aside the pimples.

"Why are you calling me back?"

"...Director Xu came to see me today."

"ah?"

Zhao Liying was stunned.

But immediately his eyes lit up:

"What are you doing? I'm asking you to do it~~~~~sneeze!! What?"

"..."

Zhang Jiao was speechless:

"Sister, can you speak continuously before you sneeze? Why do you have to make a long sound? What do people think when your words are heard?"

"……ah?"

Zhao Liying looked a little confused.

Obviously he didn't understand what Jiaojiao meant.

Zhang Jiao shook her head and said directly without hiding anything:

"Yang Mi... wants me to be her image assistant."

"...???"

After Zhao Liying was stunned for a moment, her eyes lit up instantly:

"Okay! I also think you look good in your clothes! ...Yes! It's really okay! It's really okay!! It's okay!"

"..."

Zhang Jiao was even more speechless:

"Besides yes, can you use another word?"

Zhao Liying ignored her complaints and asked:

"Yang Mi found you personally?"

"No, Director Xu asked me. She is filming..."

"...She dares to manipulate Director Xu during filming?"

"..."

Zhang Jiao looked at her blankly...

Staring at her blankly...

"Why is your brain circuit so strange?"

A normal person wouldn't be able to ask this, right?

What is a command?

You and your boyfriend are in a relationship. Isn't it normal for you to ask your boyfriend to find a delicious restaurant and go out to eat together after work?

Is this called a messenger?

But Zhao Liying didn't care, instead she looked like a gossip:

"Then, have you agreed? What did Yang Mi tell you? How much is the salary? Is it high? It must be higher than the average person, right? She is so popular, so the salary must be extremely high?!"

"...You only think about the salary, but don't you think about how difficult this job is?"

"Is it difficult to just wear clothes? You look good in clothes."

"It's not as simple as you said."

Zhang Jiao sighed helplessly:

"Oh...you. Think about it, first of all, after taking this job, you will have to arrange the clothes for all the activities you attend in the future. You can't match the clothes, they must be suitable, and they can't be ugly. This is the most basic thing .

Also...she is the spokesperson of Adidas. When traveling, you must consider brand conflicts when matching. According to Adidas regulations, you must not wear clothes from other brands on certain occasions. You should also pay attention to distinguishing private servers when traveling.

If there are other endorsements, you should also choose suitable ones from those brands to wear, ranging from clothes, pants and shoes, to accessories, and even some small decorative details. In addition, we also need to position the characters, when to mix and match, and when to be refined. We must consider the season, weather, and even the light and angle of the scene where the photo may be taken... You wouldn't think that the intensity of this work is very low, right? "

"Well……"

After listening to her friend talk about her troubles, Zhao Liying's strange brain circuit unfolded again:

"Doesn't that mean...your salary is incredibly high!?"

"..."

Suddenly, Zhang Jiao felt a little desperate.

You are really hopeless.

At this time, Zhao Liying asked:

"Then will you answer it?"

"……I am considering."

"Are you still considering this?! What a great opportunity! What else are you considering?"

"Consider whether you are qualified for the job and what to do after being fired."

"...What? Fired?"

"yes."

Zhang Jiao nodded, seeing that her friend was confused, she said speechlessly:

"You don't think you can keep this position for a long time, do you? Two to three years at most."

"…Why is it so short?"

"Are you tired of wearing the same brand of clothing all the time?"

"Well……"

"Look, that's the truth. I'm not a fashion designer... It's not true. Although I studied this, every "designer" actually has his own fixed style. No matter how Yang Mi likes me Yes, let’s just say that this style will definitely not stick to an artist.

In two or three years at most, even if she doesn't say anything, I will have to leave myself. But the problem is that after I get out of her, my only way out is to go to other artists... Do you understand? All roads are blocked, only this one is left...

To take this path, unless I am some kind of genius, I can rely on the contacts I have accumulated in the past few years to build a trendy brand myself. If I don’t have this talent... then I will spend my whole life carrying people’s bags and clothes... and then the two of them... You have to be eliminated in three years. You have to keep changing artists and bosses. At the same time, you have to ensure that your vision does not fall behind and you are not eliminated by this circle... This job is very difficult. "

The words of her friend finally made Zhao Liying understand the difficulty of this job.

But in her heart, she still firmly believed...

The harder the job, the higher the salary is bound to be.

But judging from what my friend meant, it seems that salary is secondary.

That……

"Then this job sounds so fluid, and it doesn't seem to have any long-term benefits. Didn't you say that your talent is not up to the qualifications of a designer? It...does no good at all?"

After hearing Zhao Liying's words, Zhang Jiao shook her head:

"That's not true, on the contrary. If someone recognizes my taste, then I can be very successful in this industry. If I want to leave, I can also compete for positions such as artistic image directors in some companies.

And if I save enough money, I can open some kind of image management center in the future... If I have connections, I will have customer resources... This is my most ideal career line...

But at the same time, that means that from the moment I agree, I have to make the same demands on myself as Yang Mi. What’s even worse is that when she gets older, I can’t get older...because I will be a business card to promote other artists. "

"...Wouldn't that be nice?"

Zhao Liying became increasingly confused about what her friend was trying to say.

Sometimes they say this job is good, and sometimes they say this job is not good.

There is no future, but there is a future...

What are you doing?

But the reason for Zhang Jiao's irritability is very simple.

Just like the chat with Director Xu at noon...

She didn’t want to be behind the scenes.

The fire in her heart made her feel uncomfortable.

But...it happened that I made mistakes back then, and now I can only make mistakes more and more.

Because there is no "do over" button in her life.

SAVE cannot be archived.

not to mention……

"I'm even more worried about you."

Looking at her confused friend, Zhang Jiao sighed helplessly.

"I'm leaving, and I'm not behind to help you... What will you do? Just like last time, you are smart. I told you that the crew must have cheated you. If you don't believe it, you have to pay 3,000 yuan. Fee. As a result... they simply lied to you and lost all their money, right?... You said I was leaving, but you are here by yourself, can I rest assured?"

"Well……"

Zhao Liying, whose brain circuitry had been in a strange state, seemed to wake up at this moment...

"I...am I preventing you from developing?"

It wasn't an angry "I'm stopping you" tone, but an uneasy tone.

It's like saying:

"Am I hindering your development?"

Zhang Jiao was stunned for a moment...then quickly shook her head:

"No, no, I don't mean that, don't think too much about it."

"...I know, but...Jiaojiao, you can't treat me like a child all the time, right? I'm 22 years old too!"

"..."

Zhang Jiao's mouth twitched...

Thank you for reminding me that I am 23 years old.

But she didn't say anything, just shook her head slightly:

"Can you let me think about it?"

"Um……"

Zhao Liying also knew that her friend seemed to be facing a very important life choice.

Going to shut up.

But before that...

"Jiaojiao, connections are really important. You must remember this! Don't forget the losses we suffered before!"

"Well……"

Looking at Zhang Jiao who was a little surprised, Zhao Liying nodded with a smile:

"I'm going out to buy groceries. I want to eat braised pork today..."

"No, you have to eat bitter melon, the acne on your forehead..."

"Oh, you've already caught up with my mother."

Zhao Liying was speechless. She took the snowflake cheese and put on her sunhat again before going out.

Just stepped on the slippers...

“Sun protection!!”

"Oh, yes."

Zhao Liying, who had just woken up from a dream, quickly picked up the sunscreen next to her, rubbed it on her face for a while, waved her hand and left the room.

After going out, her eyes no longer had that smiling look.

On the contrary, I felt a little disappointed.

If Jiaojiao is gone in the future...then I really can't be so careless.

well……

However, she had to admit it.

She was quite envious of Jiaojiao.

She also wants to rely on the big trees of Director Xu and Yang Mi... It is much better than having signed a contract with a big company, but can only fend for herself here.

You still have to work hard...

If you become stronger in the future, then ask Jiaojiao to come over.

Who stipulates that image management should be replaced every few years?

Won’t change it!

I will raise her for the rest of my life!

Hum hum…

…

"Just sit at this table."

Laoqiaotou Wonton Shop.

Xu Xin pointed to the table where he and Yang Mi sat.

Neither of them hid much, and they ignored the occasional camera click in the store.

It doesn’t matter, just shoot.

Just don’t admit it.

And Yang Mi, who specially wore a woolen hat in the summer to cover her snow-like woolen head, nodded after hearing this:

"Well, it's delicious..."

Compared with her, Xu Xin lost interest.

I had one meal at noon and another at night, which was a bit unbearable.

"Then wait for her to contact you now?"

"Yes."

Yang Mi responded:

"If we're destined to be together, let's be together. If not, let her continue to work in that company... By the way, I'll also find you an assistant, what do you think?"

"We'll talk about it then... I'll go back tomorrow."

"...I won't participate in military training during my sophomore year."

"It has nothing to do with that, it's about the Paralympic Games. It's almost done after a few days here, it's time to get busy. I'll leave early tomorrow morning~"

"Well, okay~"

Although Yang Mi looked a little disappointed, she didn't say anything to save her.

The days ahead are long.

At this moment, Xu Xin's phone suddenly rang.

The phone was on the table, and both of them saw the caller: Qi Lei.

"?"

Xu Xin was a little confused, thought about it, and said:

"I'll go out and pick you up."

"Um."

Naturally, this Qi Lei was not Xu Xin's roommate who had gradually lost contact with him, but the head of distribution at Xiying Studio.

After answering the phone, Xu Xin smiled and said:

"Mr. Qi, what's wrong? Haha, has the script of "The Wind" been completed?"

"Well……"

Qi Lei on the other end of the phone was a little embarrassed:

"Not yet, not yet...Is Director Xu busy?"

"No, I'm eating out."

"Eating?...That's good. Where are you? Let's have an interview?"

"I'm not in Yanjing, but in Hengdian... What does Mr. Qi want to see me for?"

Listening to Qi Lei's tone that seemed to be a bit off, Xu Xin smiled and said:

"There is no need to hide our relationship, just talk about it directly. What's wrong?"

be honest.

Qi Lei felt quite comfortable hearing this.

But when he thought about the tasks assigned to him by the company, he felt a little embarrassed.

I could only bite the bullet and smile:

"Haha, I feel relieved when Director Xu says this... That's it, Director Xu, I think there is only one Paralympics left over there, right?"

"right."

"That opening ceremony... was it difficult?"

"It's not difficult. Compared to the Summer Olympics, it's actually quite simple. It's okay, Mr. Qi. There's no need to be embarrassed. We're friends. Just say it."

Seeing that he even started asking about the Olympics, Xu Xin knew that he must be looking for something.

As expected, Qi Lei no longer hid, but said directly:

"That's it... Director Xu, do you have any specific plans for your next film "The Wind"?"

"Didn't you study it last time? The preparations started after the Olympics. The film doesn't depend much on the weather, and there aren't many location scenes. They all take place in "Qiuzhuang". We will start preparing the scenery around October. We will definitely be able to catch up. Next year's National Day...what, is there any change?"

"...It doesn't really count."

Qi Lei thought for a while and simply said:

"Director Xu, it's like this...Look, if we are not busy with the Paralympic Games, can we start this project directly? First build the scenery and prepare the actors?... Just let the news out."

Xu Xin was stunned, frowned and asked:

"Is there any hard need?"

"have."

Qi Lei responded on the phone:

"Actually, the company's atmosphere has not been very good recently...because of the incident of "The Beginning of Spring."

""The Beginning of Spring"? Isn't that movie pretty good? It even won a grand prize at a film festival... What's wrong?"

"The box office exploded."

"Well……"

"More than 20 million yuan was invested in this film. Including promotion, the production cost exceeded 25 million. In the end, the box office revenue was less than 3 million..."

"..."

Because he hasn't seen the finished film yet, Xu Xin doesn't know the quality of the filming of "The Beginning of Spring" or what story it tells.

So I can’t comment on this, I can only respond:

"Well, what then?"

"...Originally, everyone was waiting for "The Beginning of Spring" to make our West Film Studio's name known this year. But we found that... this movie has gone back to the old path, with good reviews but no box office success. There is definitely no problem with the film, and the film schedule is also good. The questions, including the reviews of people who have seen it, the opinions of professionals... are all correct.

But it was a disaster at the box office. It was so miserable that it was almost gone. We have quite a lot of internal disputes... Mainly because Mr. Tian personally made the decision after taking over the leadership team of Xiying Film Studio. Now that it's like this, it goes against the original intention of us still following the traditional self-made strategy, and then some people internally started talking about transformation... Do you understand what I'm saying? "

"Understood."

He didn't say it clearly, but Xu Xin already knew what Qi Lei was going to say.

It's nothing more than an internal right to speak.

Hard to say.

It's not convenient for Qi Lei to say.

It's enough to reveal it here.

So Xu Xin asked directly:

"Are we launching any new works this year, except this one?"

"No, not one came out."

"...Good guy."

Xu Xin was really speechless.

He even smiled when he spoke:

"What? Mr. Qi is planning to bet on me?"

"Sigh... I don't know how to say this. When we made money last year, no one said anything. This year, the financial report is not good, and it is difficult to explain to the superiors, so it starts again. That's why I want to ask here You... There is nothing we can do about "The Beginning of Spring", but there is still the possibility of operation. But now we really need a... movie that can boost our morale. This way, at least we have a goal to divert our work. Otherwise If this continues, the idea of Westerners governing the West will become empty talk and cliches, and it will not be good for us."

For Qi Lei, he directly joined the faction.

Xu Xin was not surprised.

Because this has long been obvious.

If you want to join the circle, you must first integrate into the circle.

After the entire Xiying Studio was reorganized, the "bloodline" was actually not pure.

If you really want to talk about this thing, in fact, the butt determines the head, and the origin determines the height.

Now the Beijing faction is powerful and controls many entertainment resources.

This is no secret in the industry.

Didn’t you see that even the Shanghai circle is gone?

As for the Magic City Film Studio...

Ever since the "win awards first, review later" style of the 1980s was completely replaced, it can be said that the Magic City Film Studio has started to engage in real estate under the name of a film studio.

Some things, if you really talk about them in detail, it is actually difficult to distinguish the various pros and cons and so on.

It doesn't mean that if it is labeled as the northwest circle, both sides are enemies.

Not that targeted.

But if Xu Xin wants to move forward and not just be a director with little say, he must accept this distinctive symbol of labeling and carry the shadow of a faction on him.

The faction needs you, so you have to help.

If you work hard and operate properly, you will be able to get ahead.

can...

going up.

But now that there is a need internally, it is definitely the most appropriate thing to step forward.

only……

"That's it... then I understand. But I must be busy with the Olympics at this stage. After all, it is the end. There is a beginning and an end. But if you need to cooperate, I will definitely cooperate unconditionally. But this film is a bit It’s complicated, and the casting hasn’t even started yet... Mr. Qi, to tell you the truth, I am very ambitious for this film."

"Uh-huh."

Qi Lei responded, but in his heart he felt the same way about Xu Xin as Ming Jing did.

So he laughed and said:

"Don't be afraid of being ambitious. Director Xu's artistic level is here. I understand."

Xu Xin was also happy.

"Haha, that's fine. This film is a gift, and it must be perfect. Not to mention investment or anything, my goal is to contribute a good work next year. A good work, whether it is the director or the protagonist, will definitely be worth it. It is remembered by others. So... this film is actually not easy to define. It can be said to be a commercial film, or it can be said to be a feature film. It is not easy to define, and the shooting is not easy, but I am confident that it may be able to give us something. The film studio is back with another trophy."

Qi Lei naturally ignored the previous words, recalling Xu Xin's last seemingly meaningful words, and responded with a smile:

"Yes, that's for sure. But since it's a gift film, there's no such thing as commercial or non-commercial. We actually have confidence in Director Xu. Let's just say a joke: as long as the film is good, with Director Xu's accomplishments, we'll get our first film. Recognition from Cannes, isn’t it still something you can hold on to when winning an award in China?”

"Hahahahaha~ Then our factory will have to support me~"

"That's for sure. But in the final analysis, this is a gift film, and it must be treated seriously."

"Then you must have read the script. Didn't Mr. Qi read the script? I have sorted out all the routes. This movie is a literary drama, a war without gunpowder... I have been working on the draft for several months... Hi, but Well, you still have to photograph it to know how it will turn out, right?"

"I have great confidence in Director Xu."

"Haha~ Mr. Qi's words put a lot of pressure..."

"Hahahaha... Then let's go back to Yanjing and talk in detail?"

"Of course, just these two days."

"Okay, then I'll wait for Director Xu in Yanjing."

In the midst of laughter and laughter, the two of them had completed the subtext dialogue, and the approximate true meaning was actually quite concise.

Even though the words were a little more complicated, the exchange of interests was very simple in the fancy chatter and laughter.

Probably:

"In fact, I don't have to rush to start this movie, and it doesn't have to be so high-profile."

"I understand that we need and trust Director Xu."

"Then I can appear, but if the film is finished, I will win an award."

"Director Xu supports us so much. In return, we will definitely support him fully. But it still depends on the quality of the film."

"Commercial film or gift film?"

"As long as they are well shot, commercial films are also gift films. In the same way, commercial films can also win awards."

"Can."

Finally, the call was hung up.

It's that simple and crude.

Back at the wonton shop, Yang Mi asked: