I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 300 298. First (Thanks to the leader of "Liu Wogua"!!)

"Director Xu, do you have anything to say to the people watching our program in front of the screen?"

"..."The Wind" will be released on June 12, so I ask for your support. I also want to thank everyone who has worked in front of and behind the scenes of this movie. Thank you all for your hard work."

…

"Director Xu, last question, what is the box office prospect of this movie?"

"I hope there are more of them, the better, and I also hope that domestic films will get better and better."

…

"I don't think it is necessary to exaggerate that the release of "Transformers" 2 is an invasion. The purpose of the movie itself is to relax and entertain everyone after dinner. As long as it is a good movie, it can It is a good thing to be seen by everyone, and it can make everyone forget their worries for an hour or two under everyone's busy work or life pressure. Of course, in the end, I still ask everyone to support "The Wind", thank you."

…

"Hello everyone, I am director Xu Xin. I am very happy to be here and meet you."

…

One intensive event after another.

Before the release of "The Wind", everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

In the past few days, Xu Xin has traveled almost all over the country.

I was still in Sichuan in the morning, and I might fly to Northeast China in the afternoon.

And when you come out of the Northeast, you may sleep one night on the plane, and then arrive in the humid and hot Guangdong...

Sometimes he feels that maybe this is retribution.

During the filming of "Secret", when Jay Chou complained to him about his busy schedule, he still didn't believe it.

Do you think "The Secret" will still be busy with the Olympics?

But now let’s take a look…it’s actually pretty much the same on both sides.

It’s just that one is hard-working and the other is tired from the journey.

However, this journey was not without its rewards.

While in Shenyang, he and Wang Sicong took a look at the auditions for "The Voice" that were already underway.

Just inside Wanda Mall.

There are really many people from the entire Northeast District who came to participate in the audition. The number of applicants in Shenyang District alone exceeded 600.

The game the two of them watched was the second round promotion venue in the afternoon.

There are three auditions to advance to The Voice.

One preliminary round, one second round, and one finals.

There are five competition regions across the country, each with 30 places.

Plus 30 places from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

These 180 people will participate in the official program recording, from which a total of 72 people will be selected for the group stage under four mentors.

In the second-round promotion match that Xu Xin and Wang Sicong watched, there was one participant who impressed Wang Sicong and Xu Xin deeply.

The player's name is Wang Sulong.

Looking at the information, it turned out that he was a student of Shen Yin's composition department. The song he sang live was an adapted version of "Sad Pacific" and he made a demo of the accompaniment he made himself.

It sounds really good.

And, judging from the number of participants at the scene...

Well, it can only be said that Jay Chou's appeal is really beyond question.

…

Time passed little by little in the busy promotional activities of "The Wind".

In fact, Xu Xin himself admitted that the promotion of "The Wind" went very smoothly.

Before the promotion started, because the director and the heroine were married and they were expecting a baby, the film itself was very popular.

Although I have made up my mind not to talk too much about the two's private lives at this kind of promotional meeting, this is similar to the reason why many Internet celebrities are hyping up now, or some game manufacturers invite Japanese AV actresses to endorse them. the same.

Black and red are also red.

What’s important is not how something became popular.

What's important is that it's red.

Such is the case with "The Wind".

Of course, it's not that it's black and red, it's just that Yang Mi's own popularity is here, from "Wulin Gaiden" which really made her famous all over the country, to now one of the four little actresses selected by Southern Weekly. Her title as the number one little flower among the new generation has been confirmed.

Although Xu Xin is currently viewed by many viewers, even with the blessing of the Olympic Games, he is actually not as popular as Yang Mi.

Of course, this is what people who don’t understand think.

No one who really understands the entertainment industry would think that Xu Xinhong is inferior to Yang Mi.

On the contrary, whether it is career or experiences that can be used as endorsements, he has gradually gained some say since his debut.

The combination of the two is itself a huge traffic bonus.

Among this traffic bonus, "Wind" is the first outlet to vent.

Regardless of how they became famous, you just need to know that the two of them filmed it together... and there are also movies with the participation of Liang Binning, Zhang Hanyu, Huang Xiaoming... and even Yu Xuan of Deyun Society, which will be released on June 12th. That's it.

Therefore, solid publicity, coupled with this wave of traffic dividends, allowed this "wind" to blow from the end of May to June, and it continues to blow.

that's all.

With one promotional event after another, as well as various poster signing and other activities, June 11th has finally arrived.

Yanjing, Wanda Cinema.

8pm.

Half an hour before the premiere of "The Wind".

This time, Yang Mi generously invited all students from the acting department to attend the premiere.

We used one of Wanda's largest movie theaters.

And all her classmates gave face...

I don’t dare not give face.

The 13th is the graduation ceremony of Beijing Film Academy.

After that day, they said goodbye to school completely, stepped into society, and entered the vanity fair that followed their majors.

In school, someone may be an excellent officer of the student union.

Some people may have become a famous figure in the school by virtue of their appearance or some performances.

But after leaving school, these halos cannot bring them any substantial help.

Networking in the entertainment industry is more important than anything else.

As the most popular and famous classmate so far, Yang Mi's achievements have not only made many people envious and jealous behind her back, but she is also a person that everyone must treat with extreme caution in the future.

Who dares not to come to her invitation?

I wish I could come more often.

Based on the experience from the last time, these people also rented dresses, prepared carefully, and arrived at the scene early.

Only, this time everyone was sitting together.

"Hey, will director Zhang Yimou come today?"

"I don't know, but I heard from Shanshan that she came last time."

"Probably not. I heard that Director Zhang is filming "Three Guns"."

"What about the other stars?"

"It's no use even if they come. I hope more directors can come..."

"There will be many reporters coming today, right?"

"Definitely. Didn't you see just now that the stairs were full of people?"

"Zhang Xiaofei, when you came to participate last time, who was at the scene?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaofei, who was sitting in the front row, came to his senses and whispered:

"There are quite a lot of people here."

“What’s that process like?”

"Last time, Xu Xin came on stage first to express his gratitude to the guests who were here tonight, and then after a few words of greetings, the movie started. After the movie, he answered some reporters' questions, and then dispersed... Oh, yes, we can take a group photo when we go out later. , just at the concierge desk at the entrance of the screening hall, there will be some reporters squatting there..."

Zhang Xiaofei explained the process to everyone in as much detail as possible.

Jiao Junyan, who was listening on the sidelines, had strange eyes...

Are you really stupid or pretending to be stupid...?

Do you really just say what you know?

Although we are still classmates after graduation, we are more of competitors.

If you don't say it now, we can go out and take pictures as soon as the ceremony is over.

There were the most reporters at that time.

But now that you say this, everyone knows...

Forget it.

You have to stay away from this person from now on.

What a fool...

And at this moment, someone whispered:

"Yeah! Guo Degang!"

"Where is it..."

…

At the premiere, everyone mobilized their personal connections and invited some friends in the industry to come over.

So the whole premiere was really star-studded.

Celebrities from all walks of life gathered.

As it approached 8:30, the entire theater was already full.

At this time, the entire cast of "The Wind" began to enter.

Everyone is very considerate.

After seeing these people coming onto the stage, they all applauded.

The shutters of reporters never stopped.

After all, following the team are not only the starring stars, but also guest stars like Jay Chou and Lang Lang. However, the two of them did not follow them onto the stage. Instead, they walked directly to the front and sat in the first row.

What attracted the most attention was Yang Mi, who was still wearing a loose long skirt.

Because she is a twin, her belly can no longer be covered by a long skirt.

It seems particularly obvious.

However, the whole person is still outstanding in terms of appearance and temperament.

Even if she is pregnant, she is still unreasonably beautiful.

Especially after becoming the boss of her own family, she faintly smelled like a strong female CEO.

It's particularly eye-catching.

And what people are more concerned about is not Liang Binning or Zhang Hanyu...

It was the woman at the end of the line.

Liu Yifei...

Although it was known in advance that she was just a guest appearance.

But now, even at the premiere, it was... vaguely felt, and some people felt a sense of support. After all, it was also a guest appearance, with Jay Chou and Lang Lang sitting in the front row, but she was on stage.

I just don’t know...whose support comes from.

Yang Mi?

Xu Xin?

Or Xiying Studio?

But whatever.

Everyone is here.

Xu Xin took the microphone from the staff:

"Hey hey..."

After hearing the somewhat empty response, he said directly without any ink:

"I'm very grateful to all the seniors, teachers, peers, and journalist friends in the film industry for taking the time to come to the premiere of "The Wind" despite their busy schedules. Hello everyone, I am young director Xu Xin."

"Hello everyone, I am Yang Mi."

"I am Wang Zhiwen."

"I am Yu Xuan..."

After introducing themselves one by one, they finally came to Liu Yifei.

She seemed a little nervous. After taking a deep breath, she said:

"Hello everyone, my name is Liu Yifei."

All was calm.

In this atmosphere, Xu Xin continued;

"I hope this work will be loved by everyone. If there are any shortcomings, please criticize me. Thank you."

Following his words, everyone bowed slightly to express their gratitude.

Then began to descend from the other direction.

Finally, I sat in the first row of seats in the theater.

The lights dimmed momentarily.

A very familiar dragon-shaped icon appeared.

And everyone in the West Film Studio sitting in the second row saw the flashing snowflake dots that appeared on the dark screen after the dragon icon ended, which looked like the texture of old movies from the 1970s. "Produced with honor by Xiying Group", countless people took a deep breath.

The films they saw...

But there is no such scene.

Director Xu...is this another tribute to us?

Then, the screen went black again.

The words filled with snowflake dots continued to appear, accompanied by the "click" sound of changing film and the faint sound of electricity:

"Click"

Starring: Yang Mi, Liang Binning.

"Click"

Starring: Wang Zhiwen, Huang Xiaoming.

"Click"

Starring: Zhang Hanyu, Yu Xuan.

"Click"

Starring: Su Youpeng, Shi Chaoqi.

"Click"

Special starring: Ni Dahong, Liu Yifei

"Click"

Friendly guest appearances: Jay Chou, Lang Lang.

"...!!"

When Liu Yifei appeared in the special starring column, her eyes widened instantly.

A sense of surprise and absurdity quickly appeared in his eyes.

But what immediately replaced it was an...inexplicable feeling.

And finally, along with the words "Director: Xu Xin", noisy sound effects came from the dark screen.

Immediately afterwards, the Nanjing Double Ten Festival celebration under the Wang Puppet rule appeared in the camera.

And in this noisy scene, the name of the movie still appears on the screen like a flash of snowflakes:

"wind"

The movie officially begins.

…

Wang Zhiwen's evaluation of "The Wind" is: It's not scary, but better than scary.

At first, everyone had some misunderstandings about this sentence.

Moreover, in the opening scene of Liu Yifei's assassination and the torture scene, they just felt that the color of the entire film was a little... weirdly distorted.

It’s not that it’s distorted, but that the saturation of light and dark is too strong.

In bright places, the wounds on Liu Yifei's face, the bloodshot eyes, and the blood vessels in her fair skin seemed to be clearly visible.

But the dark place is extremely bleak.

Dark.

Everything is just a blur.

However, the torture scene at the beginning left a deep impression on them.

this……

This must be Liu Yifei's first time playing such an embarrassing role, right?

Ragged clothes, full of blood, greasy hair, cheeks full of scars...

Is this really the fairy sister in "The Condor" who, after a battle in Xiangyang, is still dressed in white like snow, but has some pot ash on her face?

Not to mention, the gap is quite big.

but……

The acting is not bad.

Playing opposite Wang Zhiwen, he vividly interprets the fear and pain.

very nice.

However... in the next scene, Liu Ye, played by Wu Gang, appeared and when Liu Yifei was shown the picture again, she had turned into a cold corpse...

Good guy.

this……

Special starring, really special starring?

He died really quickly...

At first, everyone felt that the title was not very appropriate.

But as the story progresses, this inappropriateness gradually disappears.

What replaced it was an inexplicable sense of depression.

Obviously everyone was laughing when they saw Jay Chou and Lang Lang playing the piano at the bar, but as the story developed after these people entered Qiuzhuang...

This feeling of depression suddenly arises.

Moreover, some directors here have already seen some clues.

Not to mention, this director Xu Xin is exactly the same as Lao Mouzi, showing his love for light and shadow to the fullest.

The whole plot of this play is contained here.

How to create this sense of depression...or horror?

Every director has different ideas.

But the mainstream is nothing more than the sudden transition between "stillness and movement".

It's like it suddenly scares you.

But Xu Xin is different.

He set up a very interesting little idea.

Light.

The brighter the light, the darker the surrounding environment.

And paired with those sound effects that should be deliberately amplified, such as the creaking of walking steps and the sound of military boots stepping on each other, they all come from the darkness.

First, we use this kind of environmental sound effect, and then there is the virtual-real conversion that is different between light shots and dark shots.

Finally, there is a very interesting shooting idea.

The size of the light source.

When a group of people gather together, the light surrounding that dining table is the largest.

But when it was everyone's turn to appear alone, the warm light surrounding them became smaller and smaller.

Every time this scene appears, it gives people a very intuitive performance.

It's like...the darkness is eroding the light.

And those lights represent their lives.

This young man used these lights as if he were alive.

Moreover, every night, the light source shrouding these people will become more and more distorted, and the darkness will become thicker and thicker.

Through this method of light and shadow, layer by layer, the depressing sense of terror is deeply engraved in everyone's heart.

What's even more surprising is the film's composition.

A true group drama.

The process of peeling off the cocoon bit by bit, reasoning, the psychological activities of each character, and the omens of death, etc.

It's obviously not a horror movie, but in the end everyone felt more and more chilled after watching it.

Especially when Li Ningyu was led to the torture room at night...

The two rows of puppet-like soldiers suddenly sang a chorus in the darkness...

Many people were shocked.

I broke into a sweat unconsciously.

At the same time, he became increasingly speechless.

A spy movie that relied on this light and shadow effect to create a sense of déjà vu in a horror movie...

In conjunction with the Morse code that runs throughout, etc...

It’s such a joy to play.

but……

Be capable! not simple!

Unconsciously, the movie slowly came to an end.

All the puzzles began to unravel like cocoons.

As the clouds hanging over the entire movie began to dissipate, everyone finally saw the final scene between Yang Mi and Liang Bingning.

Xu Xin used a very clever technique here.

Although it is a one-shot clip, it is still interspersed with clips of Wu Zhiguo being tortured.

Earlier, the "Sixth Master" played by Wu Gang used the method of acupuncture to torture Liu Yifei, which made everyone understand the terrifying ability of this Sixth Master "three needles, a confession of guilt, and a mark of a mark". .

In this one-shot scene, Xu Xin used the technique of switching away the shots of Yang Mi and Liang Binning, and it was Zhang Hanyu's turn, but the background sound was still the two people's quarreling, crying, reconciliation and other emotions. dialogue.

Sometimes through the interweaving of pictures and sometimes through sound, this sad emotion is exaggerated by using Wu Zhiguo to be tortured in place of Gu Xiaomeng.

While using the dialogue between Gu Xiaomeng and Li Ningyu to promote the sense of urgency that Wu Zhiguo is about to die soon.

In this one-shot scene that can be called a textbook.

Everyone has seen that this new generation of four actresses is at the pinnacle in terms of lines and acting skills!

In the end, the voice stopped abruptly in the cry of "Please, report me."

When Wu Zhiguo's eyes were bloodshot and he lost consciousness, Li Ningyu appeared on time.

The intertwined time and space on both sides finally merged together.

And in the end, when she saw the horrific rope torture, and when Yang Mi held the untied handcuffs and pierced Takeda's artery with a hook, and fell to the ground with a fatal blow from Wang Tianxiang, she showed a smile that "death was well deserved", For a moment, everyone felt a little empty.

And this feeling of emptiness did not last long.

Just as the dust settled together, from Wang Tianxiang's sudden death, to Takeda's throat spurting blood, the death gesture was like kneeling down to apologize... A scene between Li Ningyu and Wu Zhiguo unlocked all this... Movie puzzles.

When the mystery was finally solved and Zhang Hanyu left in the car, in his inner crying monologue, the car slowly walked from a deserted place to a place where flowers and green grass were flourishing.

Finally, when Yang Mi’s narration of “My Dear One” full of affection and love sounded...

At the end of the scene, her smile was fixed on her helping Li Ningyu mend clothes.

Finally the wind blows...

The smoke disappeared.

"The Wind"-——END.

"..."

"..."

"..."

In silence, the cast list appeared.

The lights in the entire theater came on.

Although no one had reacted yet, Xu Xin had already stood up first.

He stood up, and the others also stood up, and then walked to the stage below the screen.

But this time, he held Yang Mi's hand.

Some people in the first row will feel dizzy when watching the movie.

He had to carefully protect Yang Mi.

The two of them had just reached the steps holding hands...

suddenly……

"Pah, pah, pah..."

"Hua la la la la la..."

It didn't take more than a second for the sporadic applause to come together.

Xu Xin paused...

Finally, amid applause, he took Yang Mi's hand and walked onto the stage.

Standing under the spotlight, listening to the applause, there was a look of relief in his eyes.

should……

Is it considered a success?

Among the applauding crowd, Guo Zhengyi said to Ji Jianmin next to him:

"The future life is terrible..."

Ji Jianmin was speechless.

Just a slight nod.

Um.

this movie……

Got it!

…

"After watching "The Wind": one of the best spy movies to date"

"Film and Television Frontier: What story does "The Wind" tell?"

“The premiere of ‘The Wind’ was a huge success and received a lot of praise.”

"Real shot of the midnight premiere of "The Wind": Queuing up to buy tickets, the scene was hot!"

…

Early in the morning on the 12th, Xu Xin saw many comments on the Internet about last night's "The Wind".

The score of "Douban" at the beginning was also very good, with a score of 8.7, and the number of participants was as high as 3,500.

And there are a lot of long and short comments.

But he didn't look, because Yang Mi felt a little out of breath when she woke up in the morning.

He quickly took her to the hospital for a check-up.

When I checked out, I had been a little tired recently, but it wasn't a big problem.

But despite this, Xu Xin was so frightened that she quickly canceled all the remaining things and planned to stay at home quietly with her.

Even Yang Mi's original appointment with Liu Yifei to have lunch was cancelled.

She was still a little unhappy about it.

But Xu Xin couldn't stand it anymore and really stared at her.

As soon as he glared, Yang Mi, who had been shouting Kaio Fist warnings every day, instantly became scared.

I made an appointment with Liu Yifei to get together tomorrow night.

In this way, the couple stayed at home for a whole day, and the family's personal doctor and nutrition team also watched for a whole day.

He didn't even leave at night, he just slept in the courtyard next door.

This is to prevent any accidents.

Today, Yang Mi went to bed very early and started yawning at around 8 o'clock.

Lying on the bed early.

But Xu Xin couldn't sleep because he was still waiting for the first-day box office of "The Wind".

The first-day box office is an important basis for box office reference, so he has to stay up late and wait.

So he logged into QQ with his mobile phone, lying in bed and chatting with people in the small group.

There are not many people in this small group.

He, Wang Sicong, Lang Lang, Jay Chou, Lin Xinxin.

Just these five.

Lang Lang:

"Are you out yet?"

Wang Sicong:

"Brother, are you confused due to jet lag? It's not even 12 o'clock here yet."

Lang Lang:

"Oh yes, I forgot."

Jay Chou:

"A game?"

Wang Sicong:

"Okay, I can, Lin Gou, what about you?"

Lang Lang:

"You guys are playing, I won't play anymore."

Wang Sicong:

"I won't take you either, we're going to a room together."

Lang Lang:

"Trash, don't you accept Carl's SOLO?"

Xu Xin:

"Old Wang, have you asked about the attendance rate? How is Wanda's place?"

Wang Sicong:

"I asked, they are all full. Didn't I tell you? All universities are going on vacation one after another, and there are many people watching movies. Besides, there are no big movies during this period, so don't worry... The last one Aren’t you quite calm?”

Jay Chou:

"He was so calm. I stayed up with him until two or three in the morning just to read Douban comments."

Lin Xinxin:

"Either you two are really in love/squinting and smiling"

Lang Lang:

"Hahaha~"

Jay Chou:

"Trash, don't accept SOLO?"

Lin Xinxin:

"No, I'm watching the news."

Wang Sicong:

"Lin Gou is now nicknamed "Brother No," hahahaha. I have been using my cell phone all day. I called all my seven aunts and eight aunts, asking them if they had seen the movie and if they had seen his performance. Hahaha~"

Jay Chou:

"I understand, no, brother, can't you?"

Lang Lang:

"Hahahahaha~"

Lin Xinxin:

"Come on, come on, SOLO, SOLO, Ax King SOLO!"

Jay Chou:

"You are so brave~ Go up, go up, play a round."

The group was bustling with excitement, but Xu Xin had no intention of replying.

Just looking at the time on the screen, every minute and second passes like a year.

11 o'clock.

11:15.

11:30.

11:50…

12 o'clock……

Xu Xin:

"Old Wang, hurry up! Send the data report! Hurry!"

Wang Sicong:

"Okay, I'll call them."

…

"elder brother……"

While Xu Xin was waiting for the results, suddenly, the sleeping Yang Mi woke up.

Xu Xin instinctively grabbed the phone and asked:

"What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"No...what time is it?"

"Just after 12 o'clock."

"...Has the box office been released?"

"Not yet... Just go to sleep. I don't know what time it is when you come out."

"Um."

Yang Mi responded and turned around with some difficulty. After facing Xu Xin, she calmed down and quietly held Xu Xin's hand.

Xu Xin no longer looked at the screen, but patiently waited for news from Qi Lei.

This wait lasted another ten minutes.

Finally, there was a vibration on his phone.

He quickly pushed open the slider of his phone, and sure enough he saw Qi Lei's message.

When I opened it, a series of numbers came into view:

"Director Xu, first day box office: 16.03 million!!!"

"!!!"

The moment he saw this number, a rush of blood rushed to Xu Xin's mind.

"How many?"

Yang Mi's voice suddenly sounded in the dark bedroom.

Obviously, although she was motionless just now, she never fell asleep.

At this time, Xu Xin couldn't care less about it for the time being, and whispered in a voice containing excitement:

"1603!!! Sixteen million and three hundred thousand!"

Or they are a couple.

When his emotion comes out, most people may think that it is because he is excited about the box office success.

But after Yang Mi heard this, she instinctively asked:

"First place!?"

"...Yeah! First place!"

In the darkness, Xu Xin's eyes were shining, and he responded truly!

Then there was silence for a second...

"Haha~ No. 1!"

The first-day box office record of 15.8 million set by "The Golden Jacket" was successfully surpassed by him with 16.03 million, and he took the first place.

Although I don’t know how long I can sit there...

but……

First!

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