I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 253 251. Change as you say

After arriving at the hotel, Xu Xin walked to the elevator normally.

Not even looking around.

I went straight into the elevator and as soon as I got back to the room, I smelled smoke.

When I took a quick look, I saw my girlfriend smoking a cigarette.

He looked twice and said:

"Can you bear it?"

"...It's okay. I asked Tingting to buy this for me. It's mint flavored, not very exciting."

As she spoke, Yang Mi suddenly retched:

"Ugh~"

Then came the sentence:

"I just can't smoke too much. It's really uncomfortable if I smoke too much, especially if I can't brush my teeth. It's even more uncomfortable to smoke after brushing my teeth... ugh~"

She quickly raised her head with water and began to rinse her mouth.

Xu Xin suddenly laughed:

"hey-hey……"

"What are you laughing at?"

The girl with tears squeezed out was speechless:

"You don't feel sorry for me, why are you still smiling?"

"I just remembered the time when we were filming "Not Drunk"..."

He walked to the sofa, held her in his arms, and took the half of the cigarette from her finger. Xu Xin had a look of reminiscence in his eyes:

"At that time, I was doing editing next door, and you came over and asked me if I wanted a cigarette. You also said you didn't know when you would need it... I still remember the outfit you wore that day. It was so beautiful. ."

Upon hearing this, Yang Mi sat upright from his arms, her eyes looking a little strange:

"What do you mean? Does it mean I'm not beautiful now?"

"...?"

Xu Xin was stunned:

"What the hell?"

He was stunned and quickly shook his head:

"That's not what I meant. She is beautiful now..."

"Also beautiful? Does that mean I wasn't beautiful enough back then?"

"???"

"Okay, you! My surname is Xu! Tell me! Be honest! What do you mean by these two sentences!? How am I not beautiful!?"

"Who said you're not beautiful anymore?"

"Just say it! Just say it! Just say it!"

"No, I didn't...I...what did I say?"

"You said I'm not beautiful!"

"???"

"Pfft..."

Looking at her innocent-looking fiancé, she suddenly laughed:

"Oh, you are so boring..."

After saying that, the whole person fell into Xu Xin's arms again.

"Not funny at all~"

"state!"

"Ouch!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the girl who felt a pain in her forehead covered her forehead and wailed:

"What are you doing!"

Xu Xin, who had just domestically abused his fiancée, sneered at a man who was really losing his mind:

"You deserve it, you lunatic~ I lost all my good memories."

"...Hehe~ Hey, did you start to like me from then on?"

"I don't like a psycho."

"Oh, don't be shy, just say it, say it, and my sister will give you a big bang~"

"Ha~woman~"

"Be good, tell me quickly, since when did you start falling in love with me?"

"You're playing with fire!"

While the couple was fighting, suddenly, Yang Mi's cell phone rang.

Hearing the noise, she picked it up and took a look, then handed the phone directly to Xu Xin:

"Mimi, we're coming up. My mother may want to talk to Director Xu about cooperation in a while. Don't agree to her. Then when she leaves, I will give you an explanation."

"What are you going to say?"

Yang Mi asked.

After Xu Xin looked back, he shook his head directly:

"Business matters. I'm not familiar with her. We met once about "The Golden Armor"..."

then……

"Aunt Liu, I don't have time to think about this now. The movie will start shooting tomorrow, and this is the top priority. As for cooperation and other things, we can go back and discuss it later. Yifei and I are also friends, and I will help if I can."

After Liu Xiaoli came, after the process of greetings, greetings, and chatting was over, and she clearly stated her purpose, she got such an answer.

Coincidentally, Li Pingdong called at this time.

Xu Xin didn't wait for Liu Xiaoli's answer and directly answered the phone:

"Hello, Director Li."

"Director Xu, the camera test shot the filter clip in the afternoon, Lin Li got it back."

"Okay, I'll be there right away."

It can almost be said to be a God-given opportunity. After Xu Xin put down the phone, he nodded to Liu Xiaoli:

"The director of photography has something to do, I want to go there."

After speaking, he said to Liu Yifei:

"We have dinner as usual in the evening. After dinner, everyone gathers in the small conference room on the third floor. The actors all meet and I tell them about the shooting plan."

Finally, he turned to look at Yang Mi:

"You entertain Aunt Liu, I'll leave first."

Nodding to Liu Xiaoli again, he quickly walked out of the room.

Xu Xin didn't ask what happened next.

After sifting through several filter clips that Lin Li had shot with Li Pingdong, the time came to around 6 o'clock.

Xu Xin simply watched these clips and discussed them in Li Pingdong's room while eating the meal served by the hotel.

After dinner was finished and the shooting ideas were decided, it was past seven o'clock.

He sent a message to Li Haiping, informing all the actors to gather in the conference hall.

…

"Sister Bingbing, you are here."

"Well, Mimi, you're beautiful again~"

"Hey, Sister Bingbing, the method you told me last time really works. After using it, my skin is particularly tender..."

…

"Teacher Yu."

"Ouch, Mimi."

"When did you arrive?"

"Just arrived this afternoon."

"Are you busy with performances at the end of the year?"

"It's okay, no, there was an intensive business performance some time ago, which just happened to stagger the time of the movie."

…

"Mimi."

"Ah? Senior brother, hahaha~"

…

"Yifei, you're here. Uh... hello, Aunt Liu."

"Well~Xiao Ming, long time no see."

…

"Hello, Teacher Wang, I am Yang Mi, please take care of me."

"Ah hello."

…

In the conference room, all the actors of "The Wind" have arrived, and everyone is chatting with each other.

Including Liu Yifei and the "Huayi Gang".

None of us are fools, and some things are clear without saying anything. If we don’t mention anything else, if we stir things up together in this group, everyone must at least leave enough respect for each other.

Of course, the premise is that the director can control the scene.

If the director cannot control the actors and does not speak with authority in the crew, then the atmosphere of the crew will deteriorate at a speed visible to the naked eye.

However, these situations are rare after all and are beyond the scope of their discussion for the time being.

Everyone just chatted with each other and waited for the arrival of the director team.

…

Is Xu Xin afraid of society?

The answer is no doubt.

But social fear does not mean that he will appear nervous or embarrassed at work.

Social fear is not autism, it is not that exaggerated.

Work is work, life is life, this is clear.

Facing these stars, big names, and successful veteran actors, when he walked in, he didn't show any nervousness on his face.

He even ignored the assistants and staff sitting against the wall, including everyone including Liu Xiaoli.

joke……

The Olympics is much bigger than this.

Not to mention anything else, His Majesty the Great Emperor can even fight against the Abyss Demon. How can he be afraid of this scene?

Therefore, under the attention of everyone, he led Li Haiping to the main seat of the conference room and said directly:

"Good evening, teachers."

The first sentence is a greeting.

In the second sentence, he went straight to the point:

"The crew has already had a meeting in the morning, and we have almost seen the venue and everything. I called everyone here today just to let everyone get to know each other. Everyone here is a senior, and some teachers may be meeting for the first time. Some teachers have even collaborated with each other. But no matter what, we are all together, and those who will be with us day and night for a period of time in the future will also be friends, so I won’t make any fuss about it.”

Waving his hands to the people who were watching him, he said directly:

"Let me talk about the plan to change first. Originally, we planned to take a day off tomorrow to find the state and get used to it, and then start shooting the day after tomorrow. But this afternoon, Director Li and a few of us went to visit the venue and found that the day after tomorrow was not a good day. It is not suitable for booting up. Therefore, the booting ceremony will be moved to tomorrow. Early tomorrow morning, Teacher Zhang..."

He looked at Zhang Hanyu.

That is the famous millet field.

Then he looked at Liang Binning:

"Sister Bingbing."

Liang Binning nodded slightly.

"Everything will go smoothly tomorrow, and there will be no taboos. So, after the opening ceremony, we have to shoot a scene. Not much, it is about the scene where after Gu Xiaomeng died, Wu Zhiguo asked Li Ningyu for the cheongsam, and Li Ningyu took Wu Zhiguo home. . It’s just an outdoor scene, and you two will take a break after filming. Is that okay?”

"OK."

Zhang Hanyu was the first to agree.

Liang Binning also responded with a smile:

"no problem."

"Well, we will officially start shooting the day after tomorrow. Now, Director Li will tell you about the follow-up shooting plan."

After briefly explaining the situation, Xu Xin sat down and Li Haiping began to communicate with the actors.

These people are all "old oilers".

Whether a crew is professional or not can actually be determined from the shooting plan.

Needless to say, Li Haiping’s professional skills were not to mention. From the time arrangement to the shooting arrangement, after all the scenes to be taken in Hengdian, including the subsequent scenes to be shot in Dalian and Lushun, it took about half an hour. .

Clearly organized and meticulous.

After he finished speaking and sat down, Xu Xin stood up again:

"That's all that needs to be said. When it comes to the itinerary arrangements in Dalian and Lushun, a few teachers' assistants can directly contact the relevant persons in charge. In the two days starting from tonight, please adjust your status. During the group period, I have the final right to interpret all related shooting plans..."

Speaking of this, he pointed at himself:

"It's all with me. So if you have any ideas about this drama, you are welcome to discuss it with me without affecting the filming progress. Any matters that are not related to the crew, please handle them individually and do not bring them to the crew. Come on. For a period of time in the future, I will leave the drama "The Wind" to everyone."

After speaking, he nodded:

"Okay, everyone, go back and have a good rest. The meeting is over."

From beginning to end, there was no politeness or prevarication.

Xu Xin left only one first impression on all the actors;

“Simple and efficient.”

A clean mess.

This is not the time to make friends. As a young director... or in other words, when he came down from the core group and took over the affairs, he has already gone through the process of a team from unfamiliarity and scrutiny to familiarity and recognition.

In the final analysis, it comes down to ability.

If you are capable, what you say will work.

If you are an incompetent idiot, even if you treat people to dinner every day and have a good time, others may not think highly of you.

These people are not newbies, they can throw their heads and blood after just a few words.

If you want to do it yourself, it will be like taking a chicken blood injection, but you will appear guilty.

How to get along well between the director and the actors on the set can actually be summed up in one sentence:

"Everyone performs his duties and keeps distance."

It doesn't necessarily have to be a special kiss, as a special kiss is not authoritative.

You can't not kiss them either, as that will make you look distant.

Therefore, if everything is based on reality and treats the situation rather than the person, then you will be able to grasp these people before your own abilities are reflected.

That's enough.

…

That night, everything was quiet.

Xu Xin's words have already made it clear that from now on he will be in filming mode, so any external things that affect him may cause unhappiness.

Then, at 8 o'clock in the morning, all the actors and crew members got into their cars and walked towards the film and television city in a low-key manner.

There was no one at the Chenghuang Temple at the moment. It was probably less than 9 o'clock, and Li Pingdong had already started distributing "Guaiguai".

For this kind of custom, Guo Zhengyi and the others are not very surprised.

The degree of superstition among Hong Kong and Taiwanese people in this regard is indeed inferior to that of the mainland.

Even snacks can be used as tributes... What else is there to say?

In their long careers, they have seen and heard of these things more or less.

On the contrary, the young and strong young men in the crew found it fresh.

Playing with the "Guaiguai" puffed balls, some people were quite curious about what they tasted like.

Xu Xin, holding a pen, looked at the "postcard" on the outer package, thought for a while, and wrote:

"Everything went well for the crew of "The Wind" and (Guaiguai) ended the filming safely."

After finishing writing, he held the bag and waited obediently.

After the others finished writing, they began to put the "Guaiguai" in their hands on the gold tray on the altar table.

I wanted to eat for a while and asked Li Pingdong for it. This is for the City God.

After everyone from the crew to the actors finished posing, as the director, Xu Xin obediently put the bag in his hand on top.

Then, he glanced at the pig head and apple placed on the altar table, and then stood in front of the altar table with the red paper "Opening the Mirror and Making a Good Luck".

There is a small golden bowl on the offering table with a folded yellow paper inside.

This is the incense frame invited from the Chenghuang Temple in Xi'an.

The meaning is similar to a letter of introduction.

What was written inside was a notice from the City God. To put it more formally, it probably said, "Comrade Xu Xin from my unit is here to come to your place with the crew of "The Wind" to handle the shooting matters with full authority. Please contact me!".

Once the local city god received this letter of introduction, he would naturally follow the orders from above to keep the crew of "The Wind" safe and sound.

Then came the incense burner and the wine glass, which were filled with the auspicious "Xifeng" wine.

It’s not that I bought it because Xifeng is Shaanxi wine, but because the name “Xifeng Chaoyang” sounds auspicious.

It is also used for winning prizes.

Otherwise, "sinking the vat of wine" or "turning down the well" would not sound good and would be unlucky.

Seeing this wine, Xu Xinxin said that this was much more solemn than the "Secret" ceremony.

Thinking about it, he turned his head and glanced at the people behind him.

After seeing everyone looking at him, he turned around again.

Under the banner "The crew of "The Wind" is in business!" was a camera covered with a red cloth.

Then let’s get started.

He took out the man and lit the incense in the golden bowl.

Soon, the incense frame slowly turned into ashes in the blue smoke.

He then took out three incense sticks, lit them, put them on his forehead, bowed respectfully three times, put the fragrance on the incense burner, and then stepped aside.

Then came Li Haiping, Li Pingdong, Guo Zhengyi, Ji Jianmin and other representatives of various crew departments.

After they finished inserting themselves, the leading actors who came with the crew started to burn incense.

After finishing the lessons one after another, Xu Xin suddenly saw Liu Yifei hesitating there...

As soon as her mind changed, she realized what she was hesitating about and shouted:

"Yifei, hurry up."

"..."

Liu Yifei's eyes turned over instantly.

His urgings echoed in my ears.

Her heart felt warm for no reason, and her nose even felt a little sore.

However, he suppressed these emotions and hid them deep in his heart. The last one stepped forward and respectfully offered three sticks of incense.

At this point, all the actors had finished offering incense, and Xu Xin came to the camera in person and put his hand on the red cloth:

"The crew of "The Wind"!"

"Uh-huh!"

He pulled off the red cloth and revealed the camera inside:

"Good luck with the boot!"

"Hua la la la la..."

Amidst the applause, the yellow incense filled in the incense burner slowly emitted green smoke and disappeared into the sky.

…

The opening ceremony ended and everyone took a group photo.

Then the crew started transitioning.

In front of a two-story attic in the former residence of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Xu Xin took a walkie-talkie, pointed to the stairs and said to Zhang Hanyu and Liang Binning:

"In a while, you two will go up the stairs one after another. When you reach the corner, take out the keys, go upstairs, and then go to the cross tape above. Let's finish. That's it. After that, go back and rest."

They both nodded.

Xu Xin then sat back in front of a monitor, waiting for Lin Li to finish assuming the camera position according to Li Pingdong's request.

The weather is okay today, there is sunshine.

So the light background is pretty, pretty ideal.

There was almost no need to adjust. After Li Pingdong sat in front of the camera and took a few test shots, he heard Xu Xin sitting below shouting:

"Okay, it's this soft light."

The two have already collaborated once, so they can get the pace right, and the shooting ideas that need to be explained have also been explained.

Xu Xin said to a young man named Huang Dongcheng who was Li Haiping's apprentice and brought here to learn from him:

"The others pull out and the actors get in place."

Huang Dongcheng nodded and shouted with a loudspeaker:

"Staff are withdrawing and two teachers are in place."

Following his words, the staff who had just arranged the scene disappeared like the tide, and the military coat that Liang Binning was wearing was also taken away by the assistant.

The two of them stood at the entrance of the small courtyard and waited.

At this time, Scene came to the camera with a board:

"Act 55, scene one. Three, two, one."

The crew of "The Wind" has officially started filming.

"CUE!"

Hearing this sound, the two of them walked towards the stairs one after the other.

He walked through the courtyard, went up the stairs, took out his keys, and finally stood still in front of the cross tape.

Two seconds later, Huang Dongcheng's voice sounded again:

"OK, passed. The director said: call it a day."

In an instant, Liang Binning's assistant ran over quickly and put a military coat on her body.

Although she was wearing a cashmere sweater, it was still a bit thin.

In comparison, Zhang Hanyu in a suit looks much better.

Then, Xu Xin heard Liang Binning say:

"Okay, thank you everyone, I'm done."

Everyone including Xu Xin burst into laughter:

"Hahahaha~"

But no, if we talk about location scenes, this is really the last location scene in the movie.

The next scene is the scene of two people chatting in the room while looking at cheongsam.

…

The crew of "The Wind" has officially started filming, and after one scene is shot, today's work is over.

After returning to the hotel room, he shouted out of habit:

"Sister, I'm back."

"..."

No one responded.

"elder sister?"

Xu Xin shouted again, looked at the empty living room, and subconsciously opened the door of the suite next to him.

Also empty.

Where are people?

He was a little confused.

If you weren't feeling the character state in the hotel at this time, where were you going?

He dialed the other party's phone number directly.

"Dudu... hello? Huh, huh, huh."

?

Xu Xin subconsciously took off the peaked cap on his head and took a look.

black.

Not green.

"Where have you been? What are you doing?"

"Phew...dance studio."

Yang Mi's gasping sound weakened a little:

"The people from the dance troupe are here. I'm rehearsing my dance. Do you want to come over and have a look?"

"Dancing in the bar?"

"Yes, come on, fourth floor."

Hearing this, Xu Xin was about to agree when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

He was at the door of the room, and the door to the bedroom was only two steps away from the door to the room. So after hearing the disciple, Xu Xin agreed:

"I'll go over and take a look."

The door opened on one side.

As a result... Yang Mi heard a voice right there:

"Yifei?"

then……

"Yifei is here, I won't go over yet."

"……good."

Yang Mi agreed, and after hanging up the phone, she subconsciously took a look at a lock of hair.

Yeah, black.

Not green.

…

"How did you come?"

Xu Xin asked in surprise.

At the same time, she looked at herself outside the door and added:

"Where's Aunt Liu?"

"In the room...can I come in?"

"……good."

Xu Xin seemed to understand something and frowned slightly.

But in the end he agreed and gave up his position.

After she came in, she closed the door and led Liu Yifei to sit on the sofa.

"What's up?"

"..."

Xu Xin chose to get straight to the point, and there was even a hint of impatience in his tone.

The filming has started... Although there is no scene for you here, everyone is looking for status, so why are you putting it aside?

But Liu Yifei's eyes were a little dodgey.

But it wasn't because of Xu Xin's tone... In other words, she didn't feel that the other party's tone was wrong.

Her timidity was at odds with Xu Xin's.

Even the words "Yifei, hurry up" in the morning are still echoing in my mind.

Thinking of this, she felt at ease.

He immediately took a deep breath and calmed down.

"sorry."

This is the first sentence:

"It was my father who made me reconcile with my mother."

This is the second sentence.

"After we reconciled, she found out that I auditioned for the crew of "The Wind" behind her back. The two of us... had a good talk. It was very profound!"

Looking at Xu Xin, she didn't hide anything:

"It was very calm and we had a profound conversation. Then originally..."

"Are you filming?"

Before she could continue, Xu Xin interrupted her with a wave of his hand and asked.

Liu Yifei was a little stunned.

But Xu Xin continued to ask:

"Remember what I said yesterday? I said anything that has nothing to do with the crew should not be brought to the crew. So..."

He looked at Liu Yifei seriously and said word by word:

"Actors, you should behave like an actor. When the crew starts filming, what I need is the input of the actors, not you coming to me to explain something, or thinking about some external disturbances, pros and cons. I accept your apology. . Now, as a director, what I want to see is your acting skills, not anything else. I'm... a little annoyed."

If Zhao Liying were here and saw this scene, she would definitely sigh in her heart like a person who has experienced it:

"Take a look, that's what I said. This person has a dog-like face and will change at will."

Liu Yifei was obviously at a loss.

Until Xu Xin continued to add:

"No matter what, after the filming is over, you can say whatever you want. But since the filming has started in the morning...my request is very simple. I hope you can display the most basic professional ethics of an actor and put your thoughts from From off-site to on-site. Take good care of your role and acting skills, okay?"

So, Liu Yifei left.

Xu Xin didn't look at the dance moves that Yang Mi was going to shoot tomorrow. Instead, he continued to sit on the chair and began to ponder and think about the footage in front of him.

I don’t know how long it took, but the door opened.

Yang Mi walked in with a trace of sweat on her forehead. After seeing her fiancé's thoughtful look, she said nothing and didn't even ask "Why did Liu Yifei come?"

After washing her face and walking out of the bathroom, she naturally sat on the other end of the sofa, holding the script in one hand and lighting a cigarette in the other.

For an entire afternoon, neither of them spoke.

A busy one.

Like strangers who don't know each other.

Asking for a monthly ticket! ! !