I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 252 250 Give him back his own way

Chapter 252 250. Give him back his own way

The relationship between Xu Xin and Yang Mi was basically made public in this production, and they had no intention of hiding anything.

The two moved into the same house openly and openly, without any intention of shying away from anything.

After coming out of the elevator and making an appointment with Li Haiping to have dinner, the two of them brought their assistant to the room.

Xu Xin entered the room and sat on the sofa, lighting a cigarette without saying a word.

As if Yang Mi had never received the message in the elevator, she directed Sun Ting to take out the items in the luggage and put them in their respective places.

For actors, sometimes staying in a hotel feels like home.

In other words...this room must be treated like home. Some essential things should be carried with you at all times and used at any time.

For example, after she heard someone say that someone would boil their underwear and socks with a hot water kettle to disinfect them, she would always carry an electric kettle with her wherever she went filming.

For another example, she heard that someone hung their clothes on the fire sprinkler above their head, causing the whole room to flood with water. She would carry a telescopic and folding pole with her wherever she went.

As long as there is a wardrobe, open the wardrobe door, pull out the rod, and place it on the two cabinet doors to create a clothes drying rod.

Another example is some things to prevent acclimatization, or some health-preserving decoctions and scented teas, etc.

These are almost necessary.

My brother won't care about this... and he can't care about it either.

It is unrealistic to expect him to be able to tell which one is for boiling water and which one is for cooking porridge.

She didn't plan to ask her brother to help.

Step by step at her own pace, after preparing all the necessary things, she waved her hand and signaled the three assistants to go out first. Then he closed the door and asked Xu Xin:

"Have you thought about it?"

"...Let's call it that."

Xu Xin nodded, there was no coldness or disgust on his face, and he said calmly:

"The soldiers will come and cover up the water and earth."

"...You chose trust?"

"It doesn't really matter."

Hearing this, Xu Xin waved his hand:

"In the final analysis, the role has been chosen and the contract has been signed. In fact, you also knew from the beginning that the so-called severing the relationship between mother and daughter was purely childish. The father remarried and the mother no matter what, at least she endured all the hardships Pull her to grow up. There is no overnight feud between the family... Let alone a slap, when my father spanked me, one of his belts even broke..."

"Yeah, I know, the seven wolves."

"..."

Listening to YYGQ's "It's not too big a deal to watch the excitement", Xu Xin rolled his eyes:

"Bullshit Seven Wolves, Jinli Lai, I remember it very clearly. The leather belt was of good quality and looked like a riding crop. If you whip it out, you will get a big piece..."

"Hehe~"

Yang Mi smiled and took out a cigarette from the cigarette case Xu Xin put on the table.

He still didn't light it, but held it between his hands, and asked in a gesture as if he wasn't smoking but was still smoking:

"Well, go on."

"Actually, there's nothing more to say. I can't think about what her mother is going to do when she comes here...that's not within my scope of consideration. Movies are the top priority."

"But they just come here for you."

"I'll give her ten minutes."

After crossing his two fingers and making a "ten" gesture, Xu Xin said:

"Only ten minutes. After ten minutes, I'll find an excuse to run away."

"..."

Yang Mi thought for a while and shook her head slightly:

"Don't say it so absolutely. Let's check the purpose first... But I think there are only two possibilities for her to come to you, right? One is to thank you..."

"..."

Looking at Xu Xin's ridiculous expression, Yang Mi actually knew that the reason was just like a joke.

He said no more and continued:

"The second possibility is nothing more than the future of your daughter. If you use her, it is actually equivalent to breaking the ice for Aunt Liu, understand? So I think her biggest purpose should be to follow Liang Bingning's path... Because from then on On some levels, the situation of the two of them is actually similar, except that Liang Binning took the initiative not to cause trouble in the Beijing circle, so that it would be easier to go back in the future. But she was kicked out passively... To put it bluntly, that is I want you to have a good relationship with Xiying Film Studio and see if... you can film normally."

"So...what do you mean?"

"Leave a favor. It will be convenient for me to make requests in the future... So, this time I plan to lay the groundwork first. If this is really her plan, then I will give her some hope... By the way, Yifei's thoughts Work, get vaccinated, and plan for the future.”

"The problem is you don't have enough to eat yourself."

"I can't eat enough because I'm too lazy to move now. I've eaten all the food now. When I come out in the future, I will be in an unfamiliar place. Do I have to start from scratch? I have to save it for later. I want to recruit her. , you said it yourself just now, the bones are broken but the tendons are still attached... If she is a white-eyed wolf, just think I didn't say anything. But as long as she is not, what if Aunt Liu pulls her hind legs from behind at the critical moment? , if you fall short of your efforts, that’s called a loss.”

After saying this, Xu Xin neither agreed nor denied.

Just asked:

"Have you started learning to be a boss now?"

"That's for sure...otherwise Uncle Xu taught me so many things, and if I still can't learn them, would I be a fool?"

"...Tsk."

Looking at his fiancée's serious expression, Xu Xin felt a little emotional:

"Obviously I am the young sect leader... It's okay for the young sect master to go down the mountain to practice and find a confidante. Bring him up the mountain, why the hell was he accepted as a disciple by my father... Eh? What is the relationship between us? Senior brother? Junior sister? ?couple?"

"emmmm..."

Yang Mi tilted her head:

"Brothers who sleep on bunk beds?"

"Brother~"

"Second brother~"

"Brother~~~"

"Goose goose goose~Second brother!!"

Being inexplicably struck by the point of laughter again, Yang Mi took out the script from her bag with a smile.

Seeing that she was about to start working, Xu Xin didn't say much, took the cigarette from his girlfriend's hand, lit it, and let his thoughts go.

Her job is in the script.

But his work is in his head.

Both of them are very busy.

…

At noon, in the large box of the Guomao Building.

There are about fifty or sixty people in the entire Xiying Studio crew, occupying four large tables.

The Guomao Building is indeed very functional for the film crew. Even the partitions of the private rooms were designed with the possibility of the film crew finishing the banquet in mind. The partitions of several of the private rooms are sliding doors.

Although it is not soundproof, it can turn two adjacent rooms into one large box.

From this point of view, it seems reasonable that it can become the first choice of many film crews who are not short of money in Hengdian.

However... according to what Yang Mi heard, the glory of the Guomao Tower seems not to last long.

In Hengdian Town, and even on the side leading to the Film and Television City, several pieces of land have been opened this year, all of which are used for building hotels. Including the hotels that have been built in the past two years, it is estimated that within one or two years, Hengdian will be at least There are three four-star and above hotels.

Whether Guomao will still be competitive by then remains to be seen.

The crew of fifty or sixty people is actually neither too big nor too small in a strict sense.

The staff sent by Xiying Studio are actually the old ones who lead the new.

Big bosses like Guo Zhengyi were assigned three or four young people to follow them this time.

The work of units within the system is actually valuable in any era, and for units, it is also a good thing to pay attention to the cultivation of young people.

This time there was a rare big move, so I followed him directly.

Learn from the "masters" and then be on your own.

This is their career plan.

As a director, Xu Xin has dinner with everyone, which actually has more symbolic meaning. The specific internal work of the crew has been arranged by Li Haiping.

It's enough for everyone to get to know each other, get familiar with each other, and meet the director.

It’s time to eat, it’s time to drink, and then in the afternoon we have to go to the location selection site.

The actors' work starts the day after tomorrow, but the crew's work is already on the schedule.

Everyone ate and drank, and the final touch was a portion of dumplings for each person.

Oh yes, I forgot to mention, today is the winter solstice.

After dinner, the commercial vehicle and two minibuses rushed to the film and television city.

The first place to go is the bulletin board of the Chenghuang Temple.

However, there was a crew filming when we arrived, so no one bothered us and just watched from the side. During this period, Li Pingdong also took out a red notebook, in which he recorded all kinds of things such as the heavenly stems, earthly branches, auspicious times and good days.

After looking at it, he suddenly said to Xu Xin, who was watching the crew filming over there:

"Director Xu, it's not appropriate to turn on the phone the day after tomorrow."

"...?"

Xu Xin was a little puzzled, and Li Pingdong pointed at the notebook and said:

"Look, Jiazi month, Dingyou day, it is forbidden to open a business or break ground. You can't start the machine the day after tomorrow..."

As he spoke, he turned a page forward:

"We can do it tomorrow, Bingshen day. Everything goes well and there are no taboos! How about we start the machine tomorrow? I'm bringing "Guaiguai" with me this time too."

Guaiguai is Wanwan’s snack, puffed food.

The outer packaging seems green.

And it has a special feature, that is, there is an area on the outer packaging similar to a "message" postcard.

It goes something like this:

"…………Be good…………"

"………………………………"

Then I don’t know when it started. When the Wanwan crew started filming, they would buy a lot of these snacks and write some words similar to making wishes in the message column.

Put on a large plate.

Xu Xin also wrote something last time, and what he wrote above was "Bless the filming of "The Secret That Can't Be Told" (Guaiguai) goes smoothly."

After hearing this, Xu Xin thought for a while and nodded:

"Okay. Let's start tomorrow. After we finish tomorrow, we'll shoot a scene where Zhang Hanyu and Liang Binning go home. It'll be the official start. How about it? ... What do you think of Director Li?"

He was asking Li Haiping next to him.

Li Haiping seemed to know what "Guaiguai" was and nodded directly:

"Okay, anyway, the red cloth altar table is ready. How about we hold the opening ceremony here tomorrow? Let's come early, turn on the camera, and go to Li Ningyu's "home" to shoot."

"...Is it appropriate to drive here? Is it appropriate to turn on the machine to worship the God of Machines, not the City God? You are saying...this is not the real City God Temple, right?"

Hearing Xu Xin's words, Li Haiping shook his head slightly:

"Director Xu, Ji Shen, Tang Xianzu, and even Mazu are the terms of directors from the south. Our family worships the local land god and city god. There are still some differences~"

"Well……"

"Sincerity leads to success. This time I also brought incense mounts from the City God's Temple in Xi'an. The three major City God's Temples in Xi'an, Yanjing and Nanjing rule the world. We can be considered as "doing things according to orders", so we will definitely go smoothly. Dangdang, don’t worry.”

"..."

Xu Xin didn't understand, but he was shocked.

Good guy...

…

The crew filming the anti-war drama withdrew, and the Chenghuang Temple area was also vacant.

Xu Xin stood on the street and looked around, chatting about camera positions with Li Haiping, Li Pingdong and several directors nearby.

How to shoot here, what angle to use, what needs to be shown.

After everything was confirmed, the crew moved to the selected outdoor location of Li Ningyu's house. After discussing the camera angles, they went to Guangzhou Street to discuss what they needed for the celebration shots.

When he was approaching Guangzhou Street, Xu Xin received the message:

"Liu Yifei and Aunt Liu arrived at the hotel and said they wanted to come up to me, but I guess I'm waiting for you. Just know that and work with peace of mind. I'll handle her side. If everything goes well, your ten minutes will definitely be enough. "

"great, good luck."

After Yang Mi received this message, she temporarily put away the script.

It's not placed on the table, but placed directly in the drawer.

Then he checked again and made sure there was no "work information" in the room before sitting on the sofa again.

That Aunt Liu...

In Yanjing dialect, it's quite "something".

Sometimes she feels like a relative at home to Yang Mi.

Her daughter has been good at studying since childhood, so naturally, her daughter became a tool for her to show off.

During festivals and festivals, when relatives gather together, she likes to praise her children, and she also likes to hear others praise their children.

It is also natural for them to feel that these "other people's children" who grow up in the same generation as their own children are not as good as their own daughters.

But when everyone grew up, and because of their different fates and encounters, when they achieved something... suddenly, Aunt Liu found that her daughter, who had been studying since she was a child and seemed to be much higher than others, was... After graduating from college, I did not have the bright future I imagined. Instead, I could only find an ordinary job from 9 to 5...

But other children have experienced the beatings of society and have shown different characteristics. Their career achievements have suddenly surpassed their own children by a long way...

Although Yang Mi hasn't seen her yet, she can already guess that she will not be balanced in her heart.

Because at least in the "college stage", that is, before 2007, her daughter was still the best among her peers.

And she may not necessarily blame herself for the fact that her daughter's condition has suddenly taken a turn for the worse.

Why else would you call her "something"?

When you make a mistake, it is almost standard to find someone else to blame first.

Therefore, it is better to do less than to do more. Yang Mi is not afraid of the other party, but she does not want others to see that she has taken the leading role, her mentality is unbalanced, and her words are causing trouble for her.

Then it really becomes a situation of "You are so powerful now, if you don't come to help my daughter, you will be an ungrateful bastard".

No need.

Don't be guilty of disgusting yourself.

Then, there was a knock on the door.

Yang Mi walked to the door and opened it. When she saw the person coming, she smiled and opened her arms:

"Aunt Liu~"

"Hey, Mimi~"

Liu Xiaoli saw Yang Mi being so enthusiastic, with the same intimate smile on her face, and hugged her.

And through this hug, Yang Mi also saw Liu Yifei, whose face was full of "embarrassment".

She didn't say anything, just smiled back, and then invited the two of them into the house:

"Aunt Liu, come in quickly."

"Um."

Liu Xiaoli responded, with no emotion on her face, but walked into the room with a smile on her face, and Liu Yifei didn't speak to Yang Mi the whole time.

After coming in, Yang Mi pointed to the sofa and said:

"Aunt Liu, sit down."

Then he took a clean cup and started pouring water for the two of them.

While she was turning around to get the water, she asked:

"Aunt Liu, why are you and Yifei here? It's so cold, why are you working so hard?"

After saying that, I started to observe the changes in Liu Xiaoli...

I have to admit, Liu Xiaoli is indeed beautiful.

Even though I am old, there is something good to say.

Time never defeats beauty.

Even though the traces of time have left scars on her face, her temperament is still outstanding.

Little has changed.

After hearing this, Liu Xiaoli said with a smile:

"The crew is starting the filming, and I have to come over for both emotional and rational reasons. And I haven't seen you for a long time. Anyway, it's only two hours away, so now, I'm here. I don't worry about her coming out on her own."

The last sentence was directed at Liu Yifei.

"Aunt Liu, Yifei, drink water."

After bringing the tea cup to the two of them, Yang Mi sat on the single sofa next to her and nodded listening to her words:

"I see."

It's just a small talk, parents are short-tempered.

After Yang Mi responded, she said:

"Then there will be a meeting of the whole cast in the evening. Yifei will be there with us."

"Um……"

Liu Yifei responded and asked:

"Is everyone here?"

"That's right, but there are still some waiting over there in Xi'an. Some of them came today."

How to prevent the other party from feeling "rejected" during a conversation? Yang Mi now said it casually without even blinking.

But Liu Xiaoli looked around at this time and asked:

"Mimi, is this your room? Where is Director Xu? Is Director Xu next door to you?"

"Xu Xin? He went to the scene. He left right after eating. He probably won't come back until a while later. He lives here, and we share a room... You didn't tell Aunt Liu about us?"

As soon as Yang Mi said these words, Liu Xiaoli shook her head slightly:

"She didn't even need to tell me, I guessed it all. If I asked her, she would still be sloppy with me."

Suddenly, Yang Mi had an idea.

At the same time, a complete "route" has been constructed in my mind.

I saw her stretching out her hand and revealing the silver ring:

"Hey, if others ask, I will definitely not admit it. But Aunt Liu, I will definitely not hide it from you. We are engaged."

"...???"

It could be seen that Liu Xiaoli was really surprised.

Looking at the silver ring, he asked in surprise:

"Ordered?...So soon?"

"It's not fast. We have been together for four years."

"Four years...?"

Liu Xiaoli pushed the days forward...

"So you two have known each other before "The Golden Armor"?"

Yang Mi nodded and quietly extended the date of love:

"Yes, we were together when we were in college."

"this……"

Liu Xiaoli nodded slightly, suppressed her surprise and asked:

"Then when are you going to do things?"

"The earliest is after May next year."

Yang Mi looked very "casual" and said:

"The company has a love agreement. My contract will not expire until the end of May next year. I will consider this after it expires... In fact, I am also quite worried. His father is a very traditional person and has always wanted to have grandchildren. He is urging me to get married and have children. Children...so it's quite difficult for me to weigh this aspect. In fact, I am not very career-minded, Aunt Liu. Maybe after getting married, I will focus on raising my husband and raising my children, with the children as my priority. So...sigh."

She sighed:

"I get a headache just talking about this."

"..."

Yang Mi suddenly sighed, but Liu Xiaoli's eyes suddenly showed a thoughtful light after being stunned.

this……

What's the meaning?

I always feel like I heard something extraordinary.

It's just that... this message contained too much information, and she needed some time to think about it.

Thinking of this, she subconsciously turned her head and glanced at her daughter...

At the end of the day, mothers are dedicated to their daughters.

And although she still can't figure it out now, but...the experience of the elder is here, she can really analyze something from this piece of news that seems to be particularly suitable for her daughter...

Road!

At this time, Yang Mi held up the tea cup and covered up the faint smile at the corner of her mouth.

Like a little fox.

…

At around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Xin finally finished his work. After giving a rough layout of the entire Hengdian location, he got in the car and started back to the city.

Then I saw a message sent to me by my fiancée at around four o'clock:

"Call me when you're done."

He called back directly.

"Dudu... Hey, are you in the same car with Director Li and the others?"

"right."

"Okay, I told you to listen. I just asked Jiaojiao to go downstairs. She was angry and no one knew her. After scanning around, I found Yifei's assistant in the hotel lobby. I guess she is waiting. You, so I’ll talk to you on the phone first, lest they come looking for you as soon as you come back.”

"Um."

"In the afternoon, I met her mother and chatted for a while. I threw a bait and told her that we were engaged. Uncle Xu is a very traditional person and hopes that I will marry him and raise children. So it is very likely that next year I will be with the company. After the contract ended, I married you as soon as I became a free agent. After that, she gradually faded out of this circle. After she heard the news, her state was obviously not right..."

Hearing this, Xu Xin was stunned.

"Wait a moment..."

After stopping his fiancée from talking, he thought for a while and said:

"Why don't you just imitate Murong Fu? Do you want to follow the example of Murong Fu? Do you want to repay him in the same way?"

"Hahahahaha~"

Yang Mi's laughter immediately started.

Youdao is a father-son soldier who is a father-son soldier who is a brother fighting against the tiger.

Jay Chou's words, "When these two people look at each other, they have eight hundred thoughts, it's super scary" is really true.

Seeing her brother, Yang Mi understood her brother instantly. Her heart was filled with 70% love and 20% pride, and the last 91% was as happy as an old father:

"You still understand me. That's right, I just used the tricks she used on Huayi on her. I told her that I wanted to die and fade out of the circle. But now that I'm gone, am I the resource around you? Are you free all of a sudden? As long as "The Wind" is successful, brother, your influence will quickly rise. You are like this, Liang Binning is like this, and so am I. But at this time, I suddenly want to withdraw... Hehehehe~ Let She can figure it out herself~"

She smiled proudly:

"I'm smart, right? I figured out exactly why she came today! As soon as she opened her mouth, I guessed it right away. She came to you, just as we said before, firstly, she wanted to turn the friendly guest appearance into a "starring role" "This will give a signal to the outside world that if West Film Studio dares to use her daughter, she has a backer. Secondly, she probably regards this place as the second "The King of Kung Fu"... Sigh."

Speaking of this, she let out a long sigh:

"I really think that if Aunt Liu had not intervened, Yifei would not be like this now. Really... even a young man like me can see her purpose. You said... who else can't see it? "

"Her sense of propriety is too problematic. She feels confident, but I don't know where her confidence comes from..."

When Xu Xin spoke, no one in the car spoke.

Just guessing...

Who is Director Xu talking about?

After Yang Mi heard this, she also responded:

"Well, so after they left today, I was thinking...whether I made a wrong move. If I don't give Yifei the script, you won't let her in. Then let her watch her daughter in Hong Kong. Okay, no matter where else you go, if you taste the warmth and coldness of the world, you will feel more awake."

"Maybe it disappears completely. This kind of thing... is hard to say."

"Yes. That's why I said this today, Aunt Liu...is really not smart."

"You can't be so absolute. What if people have already seen through your sugar-coated bullets?"

"See through?...Ha."

Yang Mi chuckled:

"I really can't see that she has the ability to eat sugar-coated cannonballs and come back. This afternoon I almost said "after I quit filming, no one around Xu Xin will eat resources" written on my face. She was so slow to respond. Asking me I have already started to seek cooperation. Isn't it better for me to give you a pillow talk than for her, a "stranger", to talk to you in person? Her daughter and I are friends. It's really..."

"But at least the goal was achieved, right?"

"That's true. As long as "The Wind" can be successful and she is really thoughtful, she should understand that the more popular I am, the more things I will leave behind after marrying you and having children. And when she really mentions this, I will She will tell her that you are not Huayi and if you want to come to eat, your daughter should hand over the certificate of surrender first.

Otherwise, you will offend both Xiying Studio and Huayi... Let alone the Hong Kong circle, just go directly to Hollywood... Brother, am I being a little too unkind by doing this? She is an elder after all..."

"No, you are helping "her". Good medicine is bitter in the mouth and good for the disease, but good advice is hard on the ears and good for the deed."

"...Yeah. If I have a chance, I will talk to Yifei, provided that she can really mature. When you come back soon, I guess they will come to you. Just two things, one is a friendly guest appearance Cheng starred in the role, one of whom wanted to be attached to Xiying Studio. But I guess she couldn’t do the latter like Liang Binning, with such a big sacrifice.”

"There is no place for her anymore. So, don't think about it. This is not the time to cause conflict."

"Well, as long as you know."

"Well, I'll hang up then."

"good."

Toot.

The phone hangs up.

No one asked who Xu Xin was calling just now.

No one will ask.

Everyone just seemed unable to hear, either closing their eyes to meditate, or looking out the window in a daze.

It’s just that I don’t know what I was thinking.

Xu Xin didn't know how to explain. He just ran through the content of the phone call with his fiancée twice in his mind and yawned lazily.

If possible, he actually doesn't want to worry about such things.

Because it has nothing to do with his career plan.

He is the director and only needs to be responsible for his own work.

As long as the films he makes are good and popular, then the actors in this circle can almost say that they will have whatever they want.

And now the reason why he spends so much effort, including calculations and tricks, and even Beiqiao Fengnan Murong's tricks, is that in the final analysis, it is to plan for his fiancée's career.

The two of them will start a family in the future.

Husbands and wives should accompany, help, and support each other.

Although Xu Xin couldn't understand why his fiancée became like this...

Yang Mi has a temperament that seems to be "as long as you have enough money."

He is not stingy with anyone and is quite generous to everyone.

After marrying her, it is almost impossible to have any major difficulties in money.

Why did she choose such a career path from an actress to the top of the pyramid?

Quite no reason.

You have to say that your dream at the beginning was to become a big star...

This is actually enough at this stage.

Not to mention anything else, in terms of popularity, she is already very high.

It’s really not that far away from the so-called “front line”.

But now she seems to have forgotten about this so-called position, and instead started to plan for a higher career line.

To set up a company and sign artists, to put it more exaggeratedly, we want everyone in this circle to "bow down."

Wherever they go, no matter whether they are men or women, whether they are people of the same level or a few levels below, they have to respectfully shout "Sister Mi".

I wish I could sit on the top of the pyramid.

It’s not just limited to celebrity status and popularity…

This change is quite outrageous.

Is it greed?

Not like that.

Entrepreneurial?

Neither.

If she has to be ambitious and ambitious, how can she be so virtuous?

So here comes the question...

Why is this?

What happened to her that she didn't know about? What stimulated you? Or are you saying that someone is showing off?

Being bullied?