I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 384 382. Imaginary altar

Xu Xin, who silently told himself to cheer up no matter how tired he was when doing business, yawned non-stop.

Fortunately, everyone got together and chatted about the movie, which somewhat relieved Xu Xin's lack of energy.

Zhang Mo also noticed Xu Xin's fatigue and turned around and walked out.

When the audition was about to begin, I brought it over and mentioned Red Bull.

“Is this going to give me diabetes?”

Xu Xin was speechless.

Zhang Mo shrugged:

"It was taken from my car. I just did my fingernails yesterday. It's hard to fasten the cover. You can make do with it."

"Tsk..."

I took a look at this sister’s nails, except for her middle finger, all of which were inlaid with diamonds...

Xu Xin reluctantly opened the envelope and downed the can of Red Bull in one breath.

"Huh... let's get started. Let Jing Tian be the second, Liu Yifei the third, and Liu Zhishi the fourth. Give them some preparation time. The first one to arrange is Dou Yao~"

He wanted to leave his fullest energy to the three people in front of him.

Call an actor to start the show and get them ready.

…

"There are really fewer people."

This voice sounded in the quiet audition waiting room.

Jing Tian moved her eyes away from the script, glanced at Lin Xingxin who was talking to her, and nodded:

"Um."

As the supporting trio in "The Wind", she, Zhao Liying, and Lin Xinxin also maintained a good relationship after the movie ended.

As a finalist alongside Jingqiu and Laosan, Lin Xingxin is actually more willing to team up with Jingtian than Liu Yifei...

It's not that he doesn't like Liu Yifei, but the relationship between friends is different.

However, Jing Tian obviously had no intention of talking to him.

After responding, he lowered his head again.

Seeing this, Lin Xingxin stopped disturbing her and just sat next to her, observing the others.

That person who is taller than him is his competitor Dou Yao, right?

Much darker than myself.

Well.

Liu Yifei and Liu Zhishi are really similar.

The two of them look a bit like sisters when they sit together.

And the two people's outfits...or rather the looks of today's "Jingqiu" auditionees are quite similar.

After familiarizing himself with the original work, he looked around...

I feel that in terms of temperament, Jing Tian really resembles the people of that era the most.

She is mainly beautiful and decent.

Very consistent with mainstream aesthetics.

It looks like a white porcelain doll.

I was thinking about some things in my mind when someone walked in:

"Dou Yao."

When he heard someone calling him, the young man with white teeth stood up quickly.

The staff nodded politely:

"The audition has begun, No. 2, Jing Tian, ​​please get ready."

The audition has begun.

Seeing that he was next, Jing Tian quickly put away the script and walked out.

When Dou Yao came in, she was waiting on the chair at the door.

While waiting, she thought of the phone call she had with Xiong Yin.

When asked by himself, "What mood did you maintain the most during the time you were in contact with Lao San?" Xiong Yin's answer to himself was "timid."

She is the daughter of a leftist capitalist, and her father is still working in the cattle shed.

The third child doesn’t know his family situation.

She was very happy to see the third child every day at that time, but she was particularly scared when she thought that the third child might not accept her as a leftist girl in the future.

I am afraid that my third friend will recognize me if I am in love with someone else and tell him my situation.

And I'm afraid that he won't accept his situation after hearing it.

As for the mother's obstruction as mentioned in the book...it's actually not much.

Although Xiong Yin's mother was labeled as a leftist, she was an intellectual. For some things, her mother had a much longer-term perspective than others.

She even hoped that Xiong Yin could find someone with a better family background so that he could be protected and not be looked down upon by his identity.

This is what Xiong Yin said to her personally.

Therefore, Jing Tian defines himself as "cowardly" today.

Show that timidity.

…

"Next, Liu Yifei, please prepare."

"Hey, it's your turn."

Hearing Liu Zhishi's words, Liu Yifei nodded:

"Um."

"Come on!"

Liu Zhishi said another sentence.

In an instant, Liu Yifei had an illusion...

Why is she like an outsider?

Sister, it seems that you are also here for the audition, right?

She was speechless, but still said:

"When I come out and tell you what's going on, you'll know better."

"OK."

With her agreement, Liu Yifei walked out.

Arriving at the waiting chair at the door, she took a deep breath and began to adjust her emotions.

"call……"

In the original novel, Jingqiu had the experience of being taken advantage of several times, and according to Mimi, some writers on Xu Xin's side thought these plots were outrageous and a bit nonsense.

Amy described it as if she were a man who would fall in love with Jingqiu whenever he saw her.

This is how her nickname "Three Mile Bay" came about.

But Jingqiu has low self-esteem because her figure is so good.

Therefore, she didn't dare to be beautiful and only dared to wear that kind of old-fashioned clothes. She didn't even dare to wear the swimsuit given to her by the third child. When playing in the water with the third child, she could only cover her figure with a thick shirt.

Jingqiu has a bottom line.

It's inferiority complex.

But within this low self-esteem, there is also a hint of loneliness that longs to be appreciated.

She has low self-esteem because of her figure and family, but she also longs for her beauty to be seen by someone who understands her.

Therefore, in her definition, Jingqiu's performance is not just about innocence.

Innocence is just a facade.

She should be a little curious about the outside world.

Craving feedback from the opposite sex.

Actually...it's a bit boring.

But this sultriness is hidden under the appearance of inferiority and innocence.

She herself went to get to know the woman Xiong Yin.

After all, ever since Xu Xin and Director Zhang planned to make the book "The Hawthorn Tree", the book's popularity began to rise, and some of the prototypes of the real characters behind the scenes have been revealed.

According to Xiong Yin's experience... it's just like what Mimi said yesterday. She loves the third child, but she is an ambitious person.

I can jump from a small city to study abroad, and finally stay abroad.

She must be ambitious.

And her unsatisfactory marriage actually proves that she loves her third child very much.

But it just so happens that there is a very narrow selfishness.

Xiong Yin is not a saint.

Never.

It's just that she was beautified in the novel.

As for whether she wants to play Xiong Yin or Jingqiu... Mimi's words are right:

"Most people only care about Jingqiu, not Xiong Yin. Therefore, you can express what Jingqiu is like in the book."

And Jingqiu in the book...

Pure and lustful.

But...Xu Xin also said that what he wanted was a love story, not a metaphor of lust in the context of the times.

Therefore, what he wants to see should be the skewed part of Jingqiu's body that is pure and greater than desire...

This is her "problem-solving idea".

While my mind was going through my own understanding of the character, suddenly, the door was opened.

Jing Tian walked out.

The two met during the filming of "The Wind".

But we didn’t talk much.

What's more, they are still competitors at this moment.

So they looked at each other without saying a word, just nodded politely and passed by.

A Jingqiu came out.

Another Jingqiu walked in.

…

"One is that you can directly contact the protagonist of the original work, and the other is that you can get guidance from Director Xu's lover... This is difficult to handle."

Wang Lei's words directly defined the two people's performances.

He also made fun of Xu Xin's tangled look.

Xu Xin was not angry either.

The audition for "Hawthorn" has always been pretty easy.

The atmosphere of the entire crew was also great.

Therefore, facing Wang Lei, he could only shake his head slightly:

"It's true that the Eight Immortals cross the sea and show their magical powers... What do you think, which one of them performs better?"

Just now, both of their performances ended.

Liu Zhishi is waiting outside the door now.

But Xu Xin stopped the audition.

Because we need to have a good chat.

Jing Tian and Liu Yifei both gave him plenty of surprises.

It's not that the two's acting skills have grown explosively, but that the character traits are revealed.

The first Jing Tian, ​​from the beginning of the audition, she bit her lips and showed her pitiful and timid look, which immediately captured everyone's attention.

As for the feeling of "timidity", after performing two scenes, when Xu Xin asked why she expressed "timidity", she stunned everyone as soon as she opened her mouth:

"I contacted Xiong Yin and talked with her about her early experiences, mainly when she was in love with the third child. I asked her what her biggest feeling was, and what she told me was timidity."

After explaining, she left and Liu Yifei walked in.

And when everyone who was originally impressed by Jing Tian's timidity saw Liu Yifei's innocence that was even more pure than before, their calves that had originally turned away turned back.

When Xu Xin commented that she looked much more natural than the previous time, Liu Yifei said:

"After chatting with Mimi a lot, I feel that the purity and desire of this character go hand in hand. Her purity should be like that of many people in that era, and she should simply dominate. But at the same time, she also has desire in her heart. The buds are growing..."

This sentence coincides with the theme of "clean" defined by Xu Xin.

If Jingqiu was really a lady, she wouldn't be able to sleep on the same bed with her third child.

She doesn't understand the little things like love between a man and a woman.

But being able to do this kind of behavior that only couples can do was extremely deviant in that era.

Therefore, the term "the bud of desire" is quite appropriate for those who are familiar with the entire story script.

So what is spread out in front of everyone now is like two big mountains.

Each has its own merits.

It's purely a matter of preference.

And the direction of the script...

"As far as the direction of the script is concerned, since Director Xu wants a clean relationship, then I think...obviously, Liu Yifei is better than Jing Tian."

Zhang Mo expressed his understanding:

"But I must also say that Jing Tian's timidity can easily arouse a man's desire for protection."

"Yeah yeah."

"And I think she has a very clean face, with a big frame, and she looks rich. Also, I have watched "The Epic of a Woman", and her twin ponytails in it are equally great."

"But in terms of acting skills, after all, Liu Yifei has acted a lot. Although she can't really impress me, her natural state is better than Jing Tian."

"Isn't what we are looking for just a hibiscus that emerges from clear water? I think Jing Tian's natural and uncarved look is better than Liu Yifei's."

"Actually, the acting skills are almost the same, so it doesn't make sense to distinguish between strong and weak characters. The most important thing is whose temperament matches the character of Jingqiu in the script. I think Liu Yifei is not bad here. What I want to watch is Jingqiu, not Xiong Yin."

Everyone was arguing there.

But slowly, the voice became quieter.

Because...Xu Xin stopped talking.

Everyone is waiting for his opinion.

But after waiting for a while, the answer I got was just:

"Go on, next one."

…

In one day, all the actors who had put on makeup to audition were finished.

It was around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, but Xu Xin was not sleepy anymore.

There is a mysterious excitement in the spirit.

After watching the last auditionee, he said:

"Go back tonight. Everyone, write down your favorite role candidates today. What attracts you to these people and how do you understand them? Send them to my email after writing them all."

He didn’t say who to choose or who was suitable.

Instead, he directly took out the two audition tapes from the camera.

"Here, Brother Qi, take a few copies and send them to everyone. I'll wait for you at the door."

Qi Lei nodded, and Xu Xin walked out first.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the cold evening breeze made the excitement in his mind fade away slightly, replaced by a look of contemplation.

In fact, he already had some vague candidates in mind.

But to be on the safe side, after all, he didn't sleep all night last night.

So I plan to go home and take a nap, wait until my mind is clear, and go over it again to see if it is consistent with today’s choice.

If it still doesn't work, then hold another round.

After waiting for a while, Zhang Mo came out with two copied videos.

After seeing him smoking, he came over and said:

"My choice is for you tomorrow. Now I have to go home and pack up for the premiere."

"Well, it's okay. I just wanted to let Director Zhang take a look."

As he said this, he took the videotape and did not forget to ask:

"After "Three Guns" is released tonight... no matter what, don't take it to heart. Don't quarrel with others, and don't make trouble with others. Otherwise, Director Zhang will still be the one who won't be able to get off the stage."

"I understand this, don't worry."

Zhang Mo obviously understood what he meant:

"I don't want to have anything to do with others. I've been choosing a scene for you in the past two days, and I'm not here either."

"Well, that's okay...I'm leaving?"

"Let's go, drive carefully and don't be in a trance."

"Um."

In response, Xu Xin drove home alone with the video tape in hand.

The rush hour traffic jam just started along the way, so the walk was smooth.

It was barely 5:30 when I got home.

But maybe...it's because of going home.

As soon as the car stopped, the anger in my heart relaxed.

There was only one thing on Xu Xin's mind, and that was sleep.

Take a bath and go to bed.

I have no appetite at all for dinner.

After entering the door, he looked at his father-in-law cooking in the kitchen and shouted:

"Uncle, don't call me for dinner. I'll take a shower and go to bed directly."

"...Don't want to eat? Are you feeling unwell?"

Yang Dalin's eyes were full of concern.

Xu Xin waved his hand:

"No, I have no appetite. I'm a little tired today."

"……good."

"Um."

Dragging increasingly heavy steps into the house, he saw Yang Mi looking at something.

"Come back~"

After the signature greeting, Yang Mi was suddenly startled and stood up quickly:

"What's wrong? You look so ugly...did the audition not go well?"

"It went well. Here."

After handing the videotape over, he explained:

"Today's audition tape, I want you to see it. I have no appetite today and feel very tired. Now I'm going to take a shower and then go to bed. Let my mother stay with you in that house tonight, and I will sleep alone. Mrs. tired……"

Hearing this, Yang Mi didn't say yes or no.

He just walked over quickly and put his palm on his forehead.

One hand touched his, and one hand touched his.

After confirming that there was no fever, he quickly asked:

"Where does it hurt?"

"I'm not uncomfortable. It's just that during the audition, I talked too much and my whole head was buzzing. Because the actors' performances were all wrong and everyone was arguing about their preferences, it made my head hurt. So I'll just be quiet tonight. Let’s take a nap... I’m going to take a shower.”

When he said this, his mind had begun to become a little confused.

After waving to Yang Mi, she went directly into the bedroom.

I saw two children who were still sleeping. I walked over and kissed each of their smooth and tender little feet. This is considered as a father saying hello to you.

Then he went directly to the bathroom.

In less than 5 minutes, he came out wearing a bathrobe and his energy level improved a little.

Looking at his wife sitting on the edge of the bed looking at him with concern, he smiled and said:

"I'm really fine. I'm just tired..."

"You take your temperature first and then drink this."

Looking at the antiviral oral liquid in her hand, Xu Xin couldn't help but laugh or cry, but he still drank it obediently and said to her while holding the thermometer in his hands:

"Jing Tian and Liu Yifei fought very hard this time... It's hard to choose. You can take a look at it later and give me some reference opinions tomorrow."

"Just the two of them? Jingqiu?"

"No surprise, yes. I prefer Liu Yifei in my heart, because... she fits the script better than the original work. But she has many weaknesses... her lines are weak and her weight is not good. I hope she Can be thinner.

And the aura about her... She is so beautiful. If I really want to choose her, I need to dampen the aura of immortality in her... Anyway, she has a lot of faults. But Jing Tian's performance is really not bad, you will know after watching it. "

Hearing this, Yang Mi shook her head:

"I don't care who wins the election. Tell me first that you really don't feel any better. How about you stop taking a rest and I call Dr. Lin to check you out? I'm afraid..."

"I really don't feel uncomfortable at all."

In fact, Xu Xin also knew that his behavior tonight was quite abnormal.

After so many years, the two of them have been together, unless they are lazy, usually three meals are normal.

The relationship between the two has always been in a state of internal stability.

But tonight she suddenly said she wouldn't have dinner... Her worries were normal.

"I'm not a child. If I feel uncomfortable, why would I lie?"

As he spoke, he leaned on the bed, leaned in front of the two sleeping little guys, and kissed each of them on the forehead.

"...When I come back from the Golden Horse Awards, I will accompany you for a full physical examination."

"..."

Although it was a bit of a fuss, Xu Xin still nodded:

"good."

"...Then don't leave tonight. I won't worry if I can't see you. If you are really tired, just sleep in our room. I can take care of you even if you are thirsty or hungry in the middle of the night."

"OK!"

Saying that, Xu Xin simply took off his bathrobe and gently hugged Yangyang to the pillow.

And he didn't need to say anything, Yang Mi helped him put Nuan Nuan next to him.

Xu Xin snuggled into the bed, sandwiching the awkward creaking nest, and let out a silly smile at Yang Mi:

"Hey hey hey~"

"You're laughing your ass off, you're scaring me to death!"

She checked the time and saw that it had not yet reached 5 minutes, so she continued to wait patiently.

Xu Xin put his head as close to his son as possible, and quietly held the child's little feet under the quilt:

"I feel very happy."

"hey-hey."

"I see you were reading the script just now...what were you reading?"

""The Burst of Silence"."

"Yo? Are you willing to watch it?"

"Otherwise, what should I do? If I, a has-been old woman, don't work hard, there will be no scenes~"

"Nonsense..."

Xu Xin closed his eyes and responded.

Only then did Yang Mi ask:

"Are you thirsty?"

"A little bit, let's get a glass of something warm."

"Um."

She got up and left the house, and quickly walked in with a glass of warm water:

"Give."

"..."

"……elder brother?"

"..."

From the time she left the house to pour water until she came back, it took less than 30 seconds.

Xu Xin has fallen asleep.

There was a flash of worry in her eyes.

Is... is your body really okay? It's just less than 6 o'clock.

How do you say you just fell asleep?

How tired are you?

She walked to Xu Xin worriedly and touched his forehead again.

Then I took out the thermometer and took a look at it after 5 minutes.

everything is normal……

And Xu Xin had already started snoring.

Not drinking yet still snoring?

She just breathed a sigh of relief and became worried again.

…

During this sleep, Xu Xin felt like there was always something stuck in his nest.

Then someone seemed to have given me bitter medicine.

Anyway, I am always being tormented by others.

And when he woke up again, it was already bright.

Checked the time...

8:04.

He slept for almost 15 hours.

The child is missing.

My wife is gone too.

He quickly got up and felt very thirsty again.

There happened to be a glass of water on the bedside table.

After pouring it in, he lowered his head and glanced at the trash can...

There are four more small bottles of antiviral oral liquid inside.

Obviously, my memory of being fed bitter medicine last night was real...

But he didn't feel uncomfortable in his heart. Instead, he felt the care from his wife from this night.

I feel quite comfortable.

Enough sleep.

Feel refreshed.

Suddenly, he was in a good mood.

After cleaning up my personal hygiene, I planned to leave the house to find something to eat.

As soon as she opened the bedroom door, she saw Yang Mi sitting on the sofa playing on the computer, and her son and daughter lying on the climbing mat.

"Are you awake? How do you feel? Where do you feel uncomfortable? Is there anything uncomfortable?"

Xu Xin quickly shook his head:

"I told you it would be fine. I was just tired yesterday...playing games early in the morning?"

When Yang Mi heard this answer, she breathed a sigh of relief at first.

After hearing the following questions, she handed the laptop on her lap to Xu Xin:

"Here, see for yourself."

"……what happened again?"

Feeling very refreshed, he sat down next to his wife and took the laptop over.

Then……

A line of words came into view:

"The false emptiness of a generation of "national teachers""

"When I got home after watching "Three Guns" last night, I posted a "Three Thoughts" on my Weibo, and then went to bed.

Thoughts 1: I just finished watching "Three Guns". It's not as exciting as I imagined, but it's not bad either.

Then I wake up and tell you my thoughts after watching it.

Thoughts 2: Why is it so bad? …”

Due to the 150-word limit on Weibo, the author of this article wrote his thoughts after watching the film... or film review on his blog.

After Xu Xin saw the content of the blog, he saw the titles of other web pages opened by Yang Mi out of the corner of his eye:

"A Large Duo Performance"

"Zhang Yimou should be shot within three minutes!" 》

"NetEase Special Article: There are only banknotes on the imaginary altar"

"Three Shots, "Surprise"? This really doesn't exist. 》

The opening arguments of the news interfaces opened by Yang Mi were surprisingly consistent.

This is a bad movie.

After thinking for a while, he moved to Douban's webpage and clicked on it.

On the Douban interface, next to the poster of "Three Guns" is the movie rating given by Douban members.

10 points out of 10.

Score: 9.2

The ratings are abysmal.

"..."

Xu Xin was silent and speechless.

After thinking for a while, he closed the notebook and turned to look at Yang Mi:

"It's all about scolding?...Then the Douban rating..."

"..."

Yang Mi was silent for a moment and said:

"I don't know if it was Director Zhang's default decision, but I know...this score must be inseparable from Zhang Weiping!"

"..."

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

But at this moment, the sound of his cell phone came from the bedroom.

"I'll go."

As if worried that he was still not feeling well, Yang Mi quickly stood up and walked into the bedroom.

He quickly came out with his cell phone:

"Director Zhang's phone number..."