I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 336 334. US Air Force

"This documentary has the right idea."

This was Zhang Wu's first sentence after watching "The Tip of the Tongue".

Rubbing his sore eyes, he said:

"Deep enough and shallow enough. Food is a particularly good entry point. Even just depending on your intention, I have already thought of several shooting scenes."

"For example?"

"For example, some soldiers in the army have not been home for several years. The family members personally cook a meal and deliver it to their respective troops. As shown in the episode "Taste"... this food is not It's not cooked by a five-star chef, but as long as this little warrior takes one bite, he can understand that it's his own meal... This is not conveyed through phone calls or meetings, but through taste. The taste of home is conveyed A feeling..."

Following Zhang Wu's words, although the plane was already in the process of landing, Xu Xin still took out his notebook and quickly started recording it.

While recording, he nodded:

"Okay, this is good."

"Well... in short, that's what it means. Food is a carrier, right?"

"Yes. Maybe we will popularize the long history of some foods, but what I strive to do is to use these foods, or food culture, to show our connection with the land beneath our feet."

"Well... you can mention it. And the subject matter... is very good."

Leaning on the seat, Zhang Wu thought for a while and said:

"But the workload is not small. How do you plan to balance it with your family?"

"It's easy..."

As soon as he said his previous thoughts, Zhang Wu's eyes suddenly became strange.

But I had to admit and nodded:

"Don't mention it, it's just a way. It's a documentary anyway, and you don't need to shoot the movie yourself...as long as the style of painting is realistic enough. It also gives you some leisure time..."

"Do you have a reliable documentary team?"

"Then you have to ask Yimou. After all, my expertise here is not very suitable~"

"Um……"

After receiving the information on "The Tip of the Tongue" from Zhang Wu and putting it into his bag, he heard the other party say:

"This documentary should be done well. Strictly speaking, this kind of documentary documentary is still a weak link in our country. If it can be done well, it will be another big help for you."

"Haha, don't worry, I understand."

"Um."

…

The two of them arrived at the Magic City together at noon, and Xue Qi came to pick them up.

This meeting is a regular meeting at the beginning of the month.

The so-called regular meeting, for Xu Xin, means shutting up as usual.

Be a mascot.

Sitting next to Zhang Wu in the first row at a conference with dozens of people, drinking a cup of tea as an Olympic director is just a living thing.

But this time, Zhang Wu didn't say he would take Xu Xin to meet anyone again.

After the relationship has been introduced, it depends on Xu Xin how to deal with it.

When she came this time, although Yang Mi was already hospitalized, she still helped him prepare a gift for Liu Kuan.

Not expensive.

Two tea gift boxes from Wu Yutai.

It is said to be a gift, but the price is not high.

With the relationship with Sister Mo hanging here, it would seem a bit foolish to give expensive gifts.

On the contrary, I give some of these that I can use occasionally with a different flavor, which adds an extra touch of intimacy.

I sent it over after work in the afternoon.

But he didn't eat at Liu Kuan's house. He just came out with the "wishes" of "if there is someone suitable for me around me, let's introduce her to her."

After coming out, he got on Xu Zhi's Daben.

He was going to have dinner with Xue Haifeng in the evening.

We made an appointment during the last Huabiao Award.

I informed the other party when I came today that we would all have dinner together in the evening.

This time he came without Zhang Jiao.

As students, study hard when school starts.

But I would definitely drink tonight, so it was just right to call Xu Zhi, who was born allergic to alcohol.

"You are my bitch today, do you understand?"

"climb!"

Xu Zhi rolled his eyes:

"No wonder they call you Xu Gou, you really can't spit out ivory."

The complaint from Fa Xiao made Xu Xin laugh a few times before asking:

"No one else is here?"

"Not there. Someone went abroad with Sister Mo. Xu Yang and the others went to Xiangshan."

"What are you doing there?"

"There is a small-budget digital film, and everyone has gone there to become a producer."

"...?"

Looking at Xu Xin's confused eyes, Xu Zhi shrugged casually:

"The script is called "The Great Player's Chess", and it tells the story of chess playing during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The cost is very small, and it is a series of digital movies. The total investment is less than 10 million, and a total of 4 movies were shot. Sister Mo thought it was a very good opportunity, so everyone went over."

"...four movies for less than 10 million?"

Xu Xin was stunned:

"Movie?"

"Yes. The movie will be shot together, but divided into four parts."

"The average price per movie is only 2.5 million? How...why is it so low?"

"That's why it's a good opportunity. The reason why it's cheap is that it doesn't cost much. It's mainly about playing Go, and the actors are all unknown actors. The total salary includes the budget for extras and so on. There’s not a million and a half in sight.”

"It's more expensive because of the cost of the crew, right?"

"Um."

Xu Zhi nodded:

"Sister Mo thinks this is just right. Without considering the salary, everyone can understand how the crew works and the role of the producer. It includes some tricky things, as well as the filming process. So I called them all."

"Why don't you go?"

"Brother, I majored in management, and the company also needs people. I went there, and everyone in the company went fishing?"

"So what are your plans after this film comes out?"

"Promote it to TV stations. Selling DVDs or whatever, it doesn't matter if you lose money or not, as long as you learn how to do it."

Hearing this, Xu Xin felt relieved.

This shows that everyone's work is on track, or at least they are really doing something, and that's fine.

So he said:

"The person we are going to meet tonight is from Shanghai Film Studio."

"Shanghai Film Studio?"

"What? Have you ever dealt with him?"

"No. But I know they are powerful. I didn't think anything of it before, just a layman. But after I got used to being here, whether it was hearsay or seeing some things, I realized that although they are not well-known, they are very capable... Are you not from Xiying Studio? How did you get in touch with them?"

"I'm from Xiying Studio, but Yang Mi is not."

"Haha, is that so?"

Just as he was talking, Xu Zhi's phone rang.

Because he was listening to music using Bluetooth, after Xu Zhi glanced at the caller on the screen, he directly clicked on the car phone:

"Hello."

"Brother Xu~~~"

"..."

Xu Zhi didn't know.

Xu Xin's goosebumps instantly rose.

This sound... is a bit clipped.

Then I listened to Xu Zhi speak in quite standard Mandarin and in a slightly cold tone:

"Say, let's drive."

"..."

Xu Xin was speechless for a while.

Everyone was talking and laughing just now, but now you are acting like a brat?

"Hehe~ Brother Xu~ Have you received that brother?"

"...?"

I can’t tell myself, can I? Xu Xin was thinking about it.

Xu Zhi continued to say in a slightly cold tone:

"No, there was some change in his schedule and he can't come today."

"Yeah~ That's such a pity~"

Xu Xin's bones were almost broken by the sound of clamping.

"Brother Xu~ My friend's birthday is tonight, I want to go with you~ OK~~~~~"

"Not tonight. I have an appointment with some investors for dinner on the Bund tonight."

? ? ? ? ?

In Xu Xin's increasingly speechless eyes, Xu Zhi continued:

"next time."

"Brother Xu~"

The movement over there suddenly felt a little aggrieved:

"Are you...are you angry with me? I'm sorry...I'll be good next time~Don't hate me, okay..."

"I'm not angry, I'm working. Okay, that's it."

"...Well, then...I will wait for you in front of the phone. If you are bored or have nothing to do, just send me a message, okay? Hehe~ It would be better if you miss me~"

"Yeah. Hang up."

"Hmm~"

beep.

The phone hangs up.

Xu Zhi, who looked cold just now, scratched his head:

"Ah! Shangyindi students are very annoying!"

"you……"

Xu Xin looked at him speechlessly:

"What kind of magical life are you living here? Why does it sound like there are so many stories?"

"many?"

Xu Zhi sneered:

"Spread more! Wait for the others to come back and ask them to tell you how they are doing, and you will know!"

"..."

For a moment, Xu Xin didn't know what to say.

Then, Xu Zhi handed over a cigarette.

The two lit the car and rolled down the car windows.

While I was smoking, I listened to Xu Zhi talking:

"A few days ago, before we left, Xu Yang, Xu Wen, I, and a few of us attended a small party. It was just over there at the yacht club. It was also a private club. Didn't you see that there were men? There were girls, all handsome guys and beauties, all young actors. Then everyone got to know each other and chatted. Let me tell you this, I saw it with my own eyes. When the show was about to end, I passed by an old woman in her forties. , the lady was holding the hand of a boy, saying she wanted to go out for a drink with the boy..."

"..."

In fact, this phenomenon is quite normal.

Xu Xin was not very surprised.

It's not unusual for some things to be fought or endured.

But maybe he was "suppressed" by the clip sound just now, and Xu Xin suddenly felt goosebumps all over the place.

And just chatting along the way, Mercedes-Benz gradually came to the Huangpu River.

We parked in front of a seven-story roadside building that looked quite dated.

Immediately two doormen came to greet me.

After Xu Xin got off the car wearing a mask and hat, the doorman asked politely:

"Hello distinguished guest, do you have an appointment?"

"Xue Haifeng."

After Xu Xin said his name, another doorman quickly opened the book, checked it, and nodded politely:

"Okay, if you want to park your car, please leave it to us. Roosevelt Wine Cellar Restaurant welcomes you~ This way please."

Xu Zhi handed his key to the doorman.

Xu Xin took a look at the Rolex exhibition hall on the first floor of the building and thought it was quite a coincidence.

I'm going out soon to see if there are any new ones.

The doorman sent the two people to the door leading to the inside of the building, and inside, the waiter in waiter uniform continued to lead the two people into the elevator.

The elevator was transparent. When he reached the second floor, Xu Xin saw rows of wine cabinets.

Although it was just a quick glance, it seemed like there was a lot of wine in this place.

Soon, the elevator arrived at floor 3A.

In fact, this is very detailed.

This should be the 4th floor.

But it was changed to floor 3A.

The elevator door opened, and the waiter continued to lead the two of them through the thickly carpeted corridor.

If it was just him and Xu Zhi, he might have planned to go shopping, but today was obviously not a good time.

So he just glanced at the hall where some people were sitting and a pianist was playing the piano, and was led by the waiter to a box inside.

He knocked on the door politely as a reminder, and then opened the door respectfully. The waiter stood aside:

"Two distinguished guests please."

"Thanks."

Xu Xin politely thanked him, and after entering the house, he heard a greeting:

"Haha, Director Xu~ Welcome."

Turning around, he saw that Xue Haifeng and several unknown people were slowly getting up in front of the sofa in the spacious hall.

There were six people in total, all men.

No woman was seen.

Their ages range from Xue Haifeng, who is in his forties, to those who look like they are in their early thirties.

Counting Xu Xin and Xu Zhi, there were eight people in total.

Xu Xin greeted him with a smile:

"Sorry, Mr. Xue, I've been waiting for a long time. I'm not very familiar with this part of the city, so it took me two rounds to find it."

As he spoke, he shook hands with Xue Haifeng, then turned around and introduced:

"My cousin, Xu Zhi. We grew up together~"

One sentence expressed his relationship with Xu Zhi.

Xue Haifeng smiled and nodded, shook hands with Xu Zhi again, introduced himself, and then introduced the few people who came over to Xu Xin:

"Director Xu, this is Li Mingjun from Honglin Investment Company, Mr. Li."

Xu Xin stretched out his hand and said politely:

"Hello, Mr. Li."

"Director Xu, I have long admired your name."

Li Mingjun said politely.

…

"Zhu Zhen, the business planning director of Bona Pictures' Magic City branch."

…

"Qian Pengcheng, head of variety show marketing at Tianyu Media."

…

"Hu Guang, Vice President of the Resource Department of Air Network, a subsidiary of Songlei Group.

…

"Manager Xiao Bin of the Copyright Management Department of Jinjiang.com."

Following Xue Haifeng's introduction, Xu Xin had some idea.

At the same time, a trace of curiosity inevitably appeared.

First of all, he can understand Jinjiang’s manager Xiao Bin.

Because he made the call himself, he wanted to ask Xue Haifeng if he knew anyone here. He wanted to buy the copyright of a book.

Xue Haifeng agreed to help and made an appointment today.

He was introduced at the end, and "manager" was added after his name, indicating that his status should be the lowest among the people at this table.

So……

If you follow this line of thinking, Mr. Li from Honglin Investment Company has a higher status than the people from Bona?

Xu Xin was really surprised.

But he didn't express it. Instead, after greeting each other, everyone sat on the sofa and started chatting.

When chatting, there must always be a cutting-edge topic.

The topic directly brought up by Xue Haifeng gave Xu Xin a gift.

I saw him turning to look at Xiao Bin:

"Manager Xiao, Director Xu is really sincere enough to come to Shanghai to talk about "The Legend of Zhen Huan" in person. We have so many excellent works there, and you know the quality of Director Xu's films. Our cooperation is mutually beneficial. , can we achieve a win-win situation, right?"

Xiao Bin nodded and smiled very politely:

"Yes, Mr. Xue is right. We definitely want to reach a long-term and stable cooperation with Director Xu and continue to promote our works and put them on the screen."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xin understood the meaning and nodded with a smile:

"I'm sure there will be many opportunities for cooperation in the future. To be honest, Manager Xiao, my wife is a loyal reader of our website."

"Haha~"

Xue Haifeng smiled cheerfully:

"Isn't that better? Then... Manager Xiao, let's say this today?"

Xiao Bin nodded:

"Of course it's no problem, Mr. Xue."

As he spoke, he looked at the time on his watch and stood up proactively:

“Mr.

Xu Xin glanced at Xue Haifeng, who had no intention of holding back, stood up with a smile and said:

"It's okay, it's okay. The children's matters are definitely more important. Mr. Xiao, happy cooperation."

He stretched out his hand and shook it with Xiao Bin.

The other party said hello to the others and then walked out of the house.

Never mind if it’s a child’s birthday.

Obviously, he should not be "qualified" to participate in tonight's banquet.

The waiter who was about to close the door took a step in to see if the VIP in the room had any instructions.

But after seeing no one said anything, he silently closed the double doors.

The door closed, Xu Xin smiled and said:

"I have to thank Mr. Xue for the copyright of this book. I can't help it. Yang Mi really likes this work, so she wanted to take a look at it herself... but it caused trouble for Mr. Xue."

"Haha~ It's just a little effort."

After Xue Haifeng finished speaking, he suddenly asked:

"Does Director Xu intend to enter the TV drama industry?"

"There is no question of marching."

Xu Xin waved his hand politely:

"But some of the interest is genuine."

Among these people today, Bona is the leader in the film and television distribution industry, and behind Tianyu is Hunan TV. Except for the mysterious Mr. Li from Honglin Investment, there is only Hu Guang from Mekong.com.

He knew that Meikong.com seemed to be a website for modeling agencies.

Appearing at this table, he was a little confused.

But what’s more confusing is how Tianyu, Shanghai Film Studio and Bona got together.

After hearing his words, Li Mingjun from Honglin Investment said:

"Mr. Xue, it's inappropriate for us to talk like this. Director Xu hasn't even had a cup of tea yet."

Upon hearing this, Xue Haifeng smiled and said:

"Yes, yes, Director Xu is so happy to be patronizing us that he can't even lose the courtesy of hospitality."

After speaking, he looked at Hu Guang.

"Mr. Hu, today's banquet is a private banquet. It has the Pearl Tower but not the Huangpu River. It lacks some scenery~ Director Xu has been here for a long time. You think we are so careless that we haven't even had a cup of tea yet?" Leave it to Director Xu. How can this be done?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Guang stood up with a smile:

"That's what Mr. Xue said. Then I'll make the arrangements. Director Xu, excuse me."

"Eh."

Xu Xin responded with a smile.

I already had some idea in my mind why people from Mekong.com would come here.

But he had no intention of resisting.

This kind of communication is inevitable.

It's not like "you are noble and you are great" can be summed up in one sentence.

Doing as the Romans do, and following the crowd is sometimes a must-have quality.

After Hu Guang left, Li Mingjun smiled and asked:

“Is Director Xu’s next project going to be a movie or a TV series?”

"The movie is already scheduled."

"!"

"!"

Li Mingjun and Xue Haifeng looked surprised at the same time.

Then I heard Xu Xin say:

"It's an art film."

Hearing the words "artistic film", Xue Haifeng thought for a while and said:

"It seems that Xiying Studio really values ​​Director Xu~"

Xu Xin knew that Xue Haifeng understood what he meant, and nodded with a smile:

“Mr. Half a year. The first half of the year should be basically over."

After what they said, both of them felt confident.

In fact, the meaning of today's encounter is relatively simple.

If investors want to make money by investing in film and television dramas, they must find a reliable director.

But each director can only open one play at a time.

According to the production cycle, the minimum production time for a drama is three to four months.

This is still fast.

The more famous the director and film are, or the director and film have higher requirements for film quality and investment, the longer the production cycle will be.

No distribution company will rely solely on one director to make money.

Oh yes, Zhang Weiping is an exception.

Therefore, when any distribution company has a hard need, it needs to have a group of trustworthy and reliable directors on hand.

The director's network also needs to be managed.

Therefore, those few words just now were actually an exchange.

Xu Xin offered Xue Haifeng's favor.

Because he got the copyright of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" for Yang Mi.

Never mind that it took a lot of effort or that it was just a matter of one sentence.

It's done.

Xu Xin is about to give his own feedback.

Therefore, he told these people directly that my child was born this year and he did not plan to move. In the first half of next year, a West Film Studio film will be completed, and I will be very free in the second half of the year.

If you have a film in the second half of the year, you can contact me.

Is this condition acceptable?

Of course it can.

This is just the first step of our cooperation, and there will be follow-up.

Is not it?

As soon as the words fell, Qian Pengcheng from Tianyu took over the words naturally:

"Director Xu has a very hard job next year. For a movie, "The Voice" should have a second season, right? He also has to take care of his lover and family. He is really a model of a good man~"

Xu Xin shook his head modestly:

"Mr. Qian won the prize. Actually, I don't really worry about "The Voice". That was all done by Yang Mi and the others."

Hearing this, Xue Haifeng said with emotion:

"I finished the blind audition of The Voice in one episode without missing a beat. Speaking of which... I think that little girl Deng Ziqi has the best looks to win."

Li Mingjun nodded:

"Hmm... Speaking of which, the ratings of "The Voice" on Shaanxi TV have already exceeded 4, right?"

"The first period of the team competition is 4.15."

Qian Pengcheng said with some emotion:

"What a horrific ratings."

Hearing this, Xu Xin smiled and waved his hands:

"I really don't pay much attention to this aspect... Does Qian always have my lover's contact information?"

"Well, no. I've wanted to get to know each other before, but we never had the chance..."

"Haha, just keep it for a while. I said, Mr. Qian, please take note of it. I really don't know much about these ratings in the variety show section, what contestants are there. When Yang Mi is out of confinement, one after another We have to arrange work, and when the money is available, let’s talk slowly?”

"That would be great..."

While waiting for Qian Pengcheng to write down the phone number, Xue Haifeng asked curiously:

"Director Xu, when does Yang Mi plan to resume work?"

"Let's take it one step at a time. She is competing for a role recently, and may have to audition after giving birth. But I don't have much information about this movie, and I don't even know the name. It's very mysterious~ So what does she think? I don’t know yet. Hey, I’m a mother now, so I don’t know what the market response will be after my comeback.”

"Director Xu's words are very modest. Whether it's "Sword of Sword III" or "The Wind", Miss Yang's popularity is not weak at all."

"Hahaha~, then I will have to borrow more from Mr. Li in the future."

"No, Director Xu is so polite. Being able to work with such a charismatic actor is the dream of countless directors and investors."

"Ha ha……"

Talking, smiling, and chatting.

About ten minutes later, suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

Then the door opened, and Hu Guang, who had left and returned, walked in with several tall and good-looking girls.

In a daze, Xu Xin thought he had come to a nightclub.

Then Hu Guang said with a smile:

"It just so happened that they were shooting posters here. When they found out that Director Xu was coming, they all wanted to come over and get to know him."

After signaling the waiter to close the door, he took several girls to the sofa and said to Xu Xin;

"Director Xu, why don't we... take a seat first?"

"OK."

Xu Xin responded, turned to Xue Haifeng and smiled:

"Mr. Xue, I've been waiting for this cup of tea for a long time."

"Haha~ Blame me, blame me~"

Xue Haifeng stood up with a smile:

"When the Oriental Pearl Tower meets the Huangpu River, the scenery is complete. Come on, let's take a seat and chat while eating. Director Xu, please."

"Mr. Xue, please."

Xu Xin and Xu Zhi followed Xue Haifeng and the others and sat down at the round table.

The location was arranged by Xue Haifeng himself.

When they were seated as guests, Xu Xin argued with him for a while, but finally couldn't stand Xu Xin's politeness and Xue Haifeng sat on it.

Xu Xin was one seat away from him, followed by Xu Zhi, and on the other side of Xue Haifeng were Li Mingjun and others.

They are all done separately.

After they finished sitting, Hu Guang arranged for these really good-looking models to sit down.

A gust of fragrant wind blew past my nostrils.

Sitting next to Xu Xin was a girl with a very exotic appearance.

After the girl sat down, she immediately picked up the tea cup, poured Xu Xin a cup of tea, and greeted Xu Xin respectfully:

"Hello, Director Xu, my name is Nazha. It's an honor to meet you."

Facing her lucrative career line and good looks, Xu Xin's eyes were as clear as water and he nodded politely:

"Ah hello."

This chapter was posted immediately after I finished writing it at 12 o'clock, before I could finish the school team. I will start checking for typos now. Don’t blame me if there are too many typos. Ka Wen Ka was very good today~ Mainly because the Magic City Line is a relatively complicated line, and I had to peel it off bit by bit.