I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 383 381. My dad likes her

Good wine is good wine. After a night of hangover, when Xu Haofeng woke up the next morning, except for a little dry mouth, he had no sequelae such as a headache.

He looked at the time on his watch.

Early 8 o'clock.

Where am I...

Looking around at the unfamiliar environment and recalling it for a moment, he understood.

Last night's drunkenness prevented him from going home...

"Well……"

The last memory in my mind is that I and Xu Xin were discussing the malleability of the story in "The Grandmaster"...

He sat up in bed.

Scratched his head.

Where is the bathroom...

…

"Oh? Lao Xu, are you awake?"

Hearing this noise, Xu Haofeng, who had just left the house, turned around and saw... Xu Xin, who was holding a porridge pot in his hand, was greeting him.

Looking at him who looked a little haggard, Xu Xin said with a smile:

"Hurry up then? There are disposable dental appliances in the bathroom..."

"Washed."

"Then let's eat. You drank a little too much last night. Drink something dilute to nourish your stomach in the morning."

"……good."

Breakfast at Lao Xu's house is actually quite simple.

Millet porridge, scrambled eggs, stir-fried shredded cabbage, Liubiju pickles, steamed buns, a bowl of nutritious stew specially designed to replenish the body of pregnant women, and a bowl of hot noodle soup that Xu Xin likes to eat after a drunken routine as usual.

And because she didn't know Xu Haofeng's taste, Yang Mi made an extra bowl for him today.

Not to mention... After seeing these breakfasts, Xu Haofeng's first reaction was that these two couples are really down-to-earth.

The little taste of life is immediately reflected.

Naturally, Yang Mi didn't know what he was thinking. After everyone started eating, she scooped out the stew and asked Xu Xin, whose eyes were bloodshot:

"when did you sleep lastnight?"

"…a little more."

"Is one o'clock too much?... He looks very depressed."

"Absolutely. Who can drink a pound of wine and not feel haggard?"

Xu Xin said while slurping noodles.

Then he turned to Xu Haofeng and said:

"Lao Xu, are you going to come with me to the second round of auditions for "The Hawthorn Tree" later?"

"Uh... I won't go."

Xu Haofeng shook his head:

"After staying in Xiangjiang for a while, I finally came back to rest for a while and spend some time with my children."

"That's okay. We'll just go together after dinner."

"Um."

Yang Mi didn't think much about the conversation between the two.

During the meal, we chatted for a while about "The Hawthorn Tree" and the meal was finished.

Xu Xin wiped his lips:

"Then I'm going to change clothes."

"just go."

Yang Mi nodded.

…

When it was almost 9 o'clock, Xu Xin, who had put on a set of sportswear, walked out of the living room door, and came to the door of the house with Xu Haofeng carrying bags.

Xu Haofeng drives a very low-key JEEP.

Parked right next to the Volvo.

Taking out the car keys, Volvo and JEEP started to warm up the car separately.

Then, just as Xu Haofeng rubbed his face, the passenger door of the car was opened.

Xu Xin rushed up.

"...?"

He was stunned.

Looking at an envelope handed over by Xu Xin:

"This is……"

"After you drank too much yesterday, I read the entire script. Here is a personal letter from me to Director Wang."

"Well……"

Xu Haofeng had doubts in his eyes. He took the envelope, squeezed it, and asked in confusion:

"So thick?"

"She's still not willing to give in."

Sitting in the passenger seat, Xu Xin looked at the door of his home while talking, fearing that Yang Mi would come out of the door next second and see the two of them.

This letter was handwritten in 4 pages.

What I wrote are my own opinions based on respecting the script.

But the writing is not satisfying.

In other words... my hands are sore before I finish writing.

So, he used the computer again last night and drew out three lines for Ip Man, Gong Er, and Yi Yiantian.

I sorted out the stories that happened in each of the three lines, as well as the time when they intersected.

After sorting it out and printing it out, he followed the idea of ​​Gong Er designed by Yang Mi and provided a story script idea that he thought was smoother.

From handwritten letters, to computer data drawings, to the main lines of the script that I think are more reasonable, there are all kinds of things. This envelope contains 4 pages of handwritten manuscripts and 13 computer-printed manuscripts.

17 pages in total.

It took him an entire night.

Yes, he didn't sleep all night.

After drinking alcohol, the alcohol exhaled can easily damage the baby's brain, and he will not go back to the house to sleep.

Therefore, Yang Mi didn't know what he had been working on all night.

If it was known that he stayed up all night for someone else's "The Grandmaster", Yang Mi's temper would definitely explode.

What are you doing?

If you don't play a role, you won't play it anymore.

What can be done?

But... even though that's what he said, his wife's persistence and hard work for this character is based on his own love for this character.

Because he likes it, she works hard.

Worked hard all year.

As a husband, he couldn't sit back and watch, especially when he knew that his wife was obviously suitable, and his efforts were wasted because of the weak script.

This reason... is too nonsense.

But he would not say these words to Lao Xu, or even tell Yang Mi.

Telling Lao Xu would be tantamount to denying the screenwriting achievements of him, Wang Jiawei, and Zhou Jingzhi.

It probably means that you guys have been working hard for ten years and you don't have as much work as I can do in one night... That's a bit too disrespectful.

But I can't tell Yang Mi the same way: I'm working hard for your role.

He felt sorry for her.

But she also felt sorry for him.

She would definitely be very angry if she stayed up late and injured herself just for a role that had become a thing of the past.

so.

Those who know how to do it will be kept secret from both sides, and those who can't do it will be told to both sides.

He kept it secret from both sides.

Also passed on both sides.

Then I gave this letter to Xu Haofeng.

After hearing what Xu Xin said, "She is still unwilling," Xu Haofeng understood the meaning and nodded:

"I will hand it over to Director Wang."

"No, I mean you take it back and take a look."

Xu Xin pointed to the envelope:

"There are not only some suggestions on the inappropriateness of the original script, but also another idea that I had after reading the script. This idea... Lao Xu, you read it first. If you think you can accept it, then this I will give my letter to Director Wang after the revised script is handed over to him.

If you feel you can't accept it or can't control it, then just give him the information and letter directly. Whether it succeeds or fails, it’s just this time. "

He shook his head slightly:

"It's not that Yang Mi is short of movies, and she doesn't have to rely on any director to become famous... The reason why she and I work so hard is because I personally like this character... But the whole thing has been put in by her. Obviously more.

The point of writing this letter is that I don’t want my wife’s efforts to go to waste, not that I begged anyone to act in this play. This truth needs to be distinguished. Lao Xu, do you understand what I mean? "

"I know."

Xu Haofeng nodded firmly:

"Not only Director Wang and I...even Lao Zhou and the three of us also know how much Yang Mi has paid for this role. Therefore, this is the place that makes us feel most guilty. Otherwise, I would not have gotten off the plane. Come here and express our apologies on behalf of Director Wang, him, and Lao Zhou."

"Well, so, the idea here... Look, I tried my best to give the story a more... consistent with our chat yesterday, including the different concepts of the "grandmasters" Process ideas for change and mentality transformation.

And... Lao Xu, if you can agree with this change... then tell me, I can help communicate with Shanghai Film Studio. Everyone knows that Director Wang is slow in filming. Whether it is financial pressure or filming time, I can help and say a few words. You guys...should still have some time. "

"!!"

Xu Haofeng's eyes widened:

"real!?"

"Um."

Xu Xin nodded:

"If you need anything, just tell me. Just try your best~...and I'm not doing this to exchange anything with you, Director Wang. It's based on two points. One..."

He looked at Xu Haofeng seriously:

"We are friends, and friends help friends. This is what we should do. But this is the secondary reason...the main reason, which is the second point..."

Xu Haofeng's face was reflected in his serious eyes, and he said word by word:

"I really don't want my wife's year of hard work to be wasted like this. If she doesn't care at all, it doesn't matter... But as the person closest to her, I can see... she is not willing to accept it."

"..."

Hearing this, Xu Haofeng sighed:

"Sigh... If I were one-fifth as good as you are to Mimi, I could be the emperor in my family."

"...Haha~"

Xu Xin smiled and opened the car door:

"That's it. If you need help, please feel free to contact me. I'll go over there to audition first."

"Well, okay... how about I send you off? You didn't sleep all night... and you drank so much last night..."

"It's okay, I woke up early."

After getting off the car, he waved his hand at Xu Haofeng:

"Let's go. Come out another day and continue drinking."

"Um!"

Xu Haofeng nodded, and after watching the Volvo leave, he glanced at the thick envelope and put the car into reverse gear.

Soon, after walking out of the intersection of Shijia Hutong, he thought for a while and suddenly stopped the car on the side of the road.

After turning on the double flash, open the envelope directly.

No, I can't wait any longer.

He was very curious about where the script was going and what was written in the letter.

After opening the envelope, sure enough, a stack of folded papers came into view.

Four pieces of handwritten letter paper, looking at the beginning of "respected", Xu Haofeng can feel Xiao Xu's respect when writing the letter.

After thinking about it, he didn't read the content of the letter first, but first looked at the printed forms and the contents on them.

Before looking, count them.

13 pages in total…

Including these 4 pages of manuscript paper, there are a total of 17 pages full of content.

Xu Haofeng's heart suddenly trembled.

Xiao Xu...is not a little-known director.

Not to mention his film achievements, just having an Olympic title has already raised his natural status a lot compared to ordinary directors.

What's more, he has also watched the Olympic documentaries.

Whether it’s the insistence on the LED screen or a special episode in the Olympics documentary, I’m here to follow the scene where the general manager participates in all aspects of coordination work...

Don't look at people because they are young.

The ability is really not low.

Thinking of this, these 17 pages suddenly made Xu Haofeng feel heavy.

With a sense of caution in his heart again, he began to read.

After watching it for a while, he suddenly took out the script in his bag.

Follow the story in the script and continue reading bit by bit.

The more he looked, the trembling in his hands gradually became louder for some reason.

It was only small at first, but as time passed, the trembling began to gradually increase.

yes.

yes.

Why didn't I think of that?

Use flashbacks.

A flashback is used here. After Ip Man and Gong Er reunited in Xiangjiang, Ip Man handed over the button, but Gong Er took it back...

The two completed the intertwining of emotional lines...

Wouldn't it be enough to use flashbacks?

And here...

Ma San also gave Gong Er a way out?

Gave an escape route twice in a row?

Wonderful!

yes!

It can be designed like this! ?

hiss……

The more he watched, the more excited Xu Haofeng became.

The more I read, the more I feel that this is the right way to tell the story!

And the story shot in this way, even if it lasts three hours, after everyone's lines are clearly drawn, it doesn't seem messy at all!

yes!

yes! !

"I……"

"Dong dong dong..."

Just as Xu Haofeng was shaking with the script and materials in his hands, suddenly, someone knocked on the window.

This movement startled Xu Haofeng.

But immediately a sense of anger arose in my heart.

Who! ! ! !

What are you interrupting me to do...uh.

When he saw the uniformed traffic policeman, his mind quickly calmed down.

He quickly lowered the window.

"Hello, comrade, are you feeling unwell?"

"Uh... no, no, sorry, comrade police."

"Um……"

The traffic policeman looked through the window again and found that he was alone in the car. He looked at the papers in his hand and persuaded:

"Comrade, you have been parked here for a long time. If you have official business, you'd better find a suitable place. This is a carriageway, and you will cause trouble to everyone."

"Hey, I'm sorry, I'm leaving right now... I'm sorry, I'm leaving right away."

"Well, thank you for your cooperation."

After talking to the traffic police, Xu Haofeng quickly put the car into gear and drove away slowly.

But after driving through an intersection, he quickly took out his phone.

"Dudu... hello, Lao Xu."

"Director Wang!...Have you spoken to Zhang Ziyi?"

"not yet."

Upon hearing this, Xu Haofeng quickly said:

"Don't say it yet! Just wait for me and give me some more time. I'll contact Lao Zhou! Give us some time! Just... half a month, give me half a month, okay! I and I Lao Zhou must come up with a better set of stories! Half a month!!"

"..."

There was suddenly no sound from Wang Jiawei's side.

After a moment, he asked:

"Inspiration from Yang Mi?"

"In Xu Xin's place!... I'm driving now, so I won't be able to tell you for a while. I'll contact Lao Zhou now, and we'll meet, and we'll talk then... Promise me, don't decide to die yet. Zhang Ziyi! Really! There really is a better way to go!"

"...We don't have much time."

"I have a way, really!"

Xu Haofeng said very hastily:

"Wait for Lao Zhou and I to finish talking later, and we'll talk then! Don't settle on Zhang Ziyi yet, she may not be the most suitable one! Yang Mi is! Really!"

"...Okay. We will contact you later."

"no problem!"

Xu Haofeng looked happy:

"I'll make an appointment with Lao Zhou right now, hang up now."

After saying that, Wang Jiawei hung up the phone without waiting for a response.

Found Zhou Jingzhi’s phone number:

"Hey, Lao Zhou, come to my house quickly!..."

…

"Ha... um."

The warm air conditioner blew Xu Xin into a drowsy state.

After yawning, he simply turned off the heater, opened the car window, and lit a cigarette.

Once upon a time, he also thought about quitting smoking.

But...this thing is really a good thing to refresh yourself and relieve stress.

It's very difficult to quit.

After smoking a cigarette, he also came to the office of Xiying Studio.

After getting out of the car, the cold wind blew, which made him sober up.

But I still don’t want to go up.

At this moment, he was really sleepy.

You have to find a way to get through it.

While the cold wind was blowing, he saw a commercial vehicle driving over.

She was about to turn into the parking space, but she seemed to see him, and the car immediately drove a distance to the steps here.

Then, the car door was opened, and a pair of canvas shoes were revealed first.

Jiefang shoes, white sports socks, loose blue overalls...

Seeing Liu Zhishi getting out of the car while taking off her glasses, Xu Xin couldn't help laughing.

Liu Zhishi couldn't help but cover her face.

"Isn't it particularly ugly..."

"Hahaha~"

Xu Xin didn't answer her, and just continued to have fun.

Earthy?

It's really tacky.

But it is precisely because of the earthiness that her style looks a little funny.

But... what's more realistic is that no matter how dirty the clothes are, they can't take away the youthful foreign air in her body.

From this point of view, she is still not suitable for Jingqiu.

But Xu Xin definitely couldn't say it.

When Liu Zhishi came closer and saw his clear appearance, she couldn't help but ask:

"You haven't had a good rest these days?"

"...can you tell?"

"Yeah, your eyes are so red. Are you okay?"

"without."

Xu Xin waved his hand:

"I worked a little late last night and stayed up late."

As he said that, he looked at her style up and down and said:

"Get it from a family member?"

"Yes. My mother said they all dressed like this in those days."

"Hmm...it looks okay...let's go in first, it's cold outside."

"Yeah, okay. Together?"

"Walk."

With that said, the two of them turned around and entered the building together.

The rubber soles of Jiefang shoes made a squeaking sound on the tiles.

She turned to look at Xu Xin and said:

"Who are they today?"

"It's being kept secret for the time being... You'll know when you get here soon. By the way, today's audition is a scene opposite Jingqiu and Lao San, and there will be someone who will review the lines with you. Remember to prepare in advance."

"Uh-huh."

It’s good to have a director friend.

No matter how seriously you take your artistic requirements, there are still rumors that can get out.

pity……

"It would be nice if I could be chosen directly."

Hearing this, Xu Xin rolled his eyes:

"You're thinking shit. I'm a principled director, okay?"

"Hehe~"

The relationship between the two naturally eliminates the politeness of ordinary people.

After going upstairs, the audition location this time was Audition Hall No. 1.

At the door of the actor's waiting room, Xu Xin waved to her:

"Come on soon, don't be nervous."

"Um!"

After Liu Zhishi walked in, he walked into Hall No. 1.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Zhang Mo who was fiddling with the wiring between the camera and the TV.

But there was no sign of Zhang Yimou.

"Sister Mo, morning... Where is Director Zhang?"

"I'm promoting the movie in Guangzhou and I won't be back until this afternoon."

Zhang Mo replied.

Today is the 9th, and tomorrow...or in the early hours of tonight is the premiere of "Three Guns".

It's normal that the old man is not here.

So he nodded.

Then, Zhang Mo said:

"But my dad left a videotape, saying that he found a suitable role for Jingqiu, and asked you to watch it...Watch it now?"

Xu Xin glanced at the time on his watch.

There are still 20 minutes until 10 o'clock.

So he nodded:

"good."

"Um...wait a moment."

She took out the videotape from her bag and put it into the camera that was going to record today. Then after adjusting the signal, the videotape started playing.

Then she began to advance quickly, and after passing several girls in succession, a shot of faces appeared.

Zhang Mo also pressed pause.

"Uh...I...my name is Zhou Ruanyu, and I am a senior high school student at Tianlai Art Education School. I am 17 years old, and my specialty is rhythmic gymnastics..."

"Okay, show your front and side."

"……good."

The little girl in the camera hesitated, but still did it.

After showing his front, side, and back to the camera, the voice said again:

"Show your skills."

Following the sound, Zhou Ruanyu began to show off his rhythmic gymnastics.

After the display, the screen switched.

Another scene came to another scene, and the voice said again:

"You can cry now."

"……Why?"

The little girl asked in confusion.

"Because I want to see your crying scene."

"This...I..."

The doubt in her eyes became more and more serious.

But he nodded.

But after waiting for the camera for a while, she shook her head:

"I can't cry..."

"Why?"

"I...I'm sorry."

Then the screen ends here, and then switches again.

This time it seemed that we had moved to a quieter place with no noisy people.

The little girl knew that she was sitting on the stool and brewing.

After brewing for a while, there were no tears, but the feeling of crying came out first.

Pretty sad.

It seemed like he really remembered something sad.

But Xu Xin's brows furrowed...

That's why he is opposed to people who are not professional actors.

Because her crying is just crying.

You can't see anything else.

Crying, sad, gone.

He thought about several crying scenes in the script and found that his emotions didn't match the other person's.

Then, the crying scene stopped abruptly.

The scene changed again, and she had transformed into a double ponytail with increased attack speed.

All of a sudden...the whole person's temperament became more earthy...

Xu Xin didn't say anything. After her audition for the less than 2-minute clip was completed, Zhang Mo pressed pause and then said:

"what do you think?"

"My dad thinks she can do it. First of all, the age is very consistent with Jingqiu in the original work, both 17 years old. Then there's that... natural feeling of innocence..."

"How do you feel?"

When Xu Xin heard this, he knew it was the old man who said it.

And the meaning was changed by Zhang Mo.

According to the old man’s speaking habits, it should be:

"She matches Jingqiu's age. I think girls of this age will naturally have something innocent on their faces."

This is the old man's speaking habit.

There won’t be any words like “then, naturally, that’s it”.

Just define it directly.

This is the old man's speaking habit.

After being asked by Xu Xin how he felt, Zhang Mo shrugged:

"You ask me to dazzle, but I can't find any kind of Sanliwan temperament in her. It's too rare. The feeling in her. Innocence, is there. But the "desire" is gone. I feel no."

"Did you tell me this feeling?"

"Say it. My dad obviously doesn't agree with it. He thinks that the desires of that era were actually relatively pure... But he also said that the choice is yours. If that doesn't work, he plans to take this girl to the set of "Austin." .He liked her very much."

"Then take it away."

Recalling all the audition clips he just watched, Xu Xin shook his head:

"Jingqiu's age should not be a constraint. Besides... the 17-year-old age group is too sensitive. It conflicts with some contents in the script... Among the people who auditioned today, my focus is actually on two people. One is Liu Yifei and the other is Jing Tian. These two... we have to take a good look at them later. Then we will communicate privately. How about it? "

"Um."

Zhang Mo responded, took out the tape from the camera, and then took out two movie tickets from his bag:

"Do you want?"

"..."Three Guns"?"

"Yeah. Tonight's media premiere...are you going?"

"I stayed up all night last night, Sister Mo."

Xu Xin pointed to his red eyes:

"Let me go please."

When he heard this, Zhang Mo's eyes looked strange:

"My dad really understands you."

"……What's the meaning?"

"When I helped him make the invitation list before, I noticed that you and Mimi were not there. I asked him, and he said he didn't want you two to come, and you might not come. How did he know that you might not come?"

"...Hahaha~"

Xu Xin couldn't help laughing and shook his head:

"Then I don't know. Anyway, after today's audition, I went back to catch up on my sleep. I'd better leave this ticket to someone else."

"Okay~"

Zhang Mo didn't force anything, he put away the movie tickets and said to him:

"After I finish tonight's work, I will go select the location. You will have more to worry about with "Jinling"."

"Well, it should be."

Xu Xin nodded, and after finishing his words, the door was pushed open.

Wang Lei and the others walked in together.

The second round of makeup auditions for "Hawthorn Love" is about to begin.