I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 531 529. The starry sky is bright

Xu Xin came suddenly, which actually made the old couple happy.

It's not that these two miss their son-in-law too much.

How many days has it been? Not seeing each other for one day is like three autumns.

But the old couple just like their son-in-law's attitude towards their daughter.

Seeing the young couple so sweet, the old couple felt at ease.

They also came here when they were young, from falling in love, to getting married, and after marriage the passion subsided and turned into the warm companionship of family love.

Couples who have been together for decades naturally know how difficult it is to extend the shelf life of "love" indefinitely.

We need big romance, we need small romance, but we can’t just have romance...

In addition, his daughter has been favored by him since she was a child, and her temper is inevitably a bit unruly.

Especially after learning martial arts, he raised his fists at Xiao Xu every day...

Although they didn't say it, they were always worried that their daughter would be too strong.

But now that they have watched the young couple play with each other for so many years, and even the children have a relationship that has basically not changed, they feel more at ease.

If your heart is at ease, then you will be happy.

If you are happy, you have to cook something delicious for your daughter and son-in-law.

Although they were staying in a hotel, the old couple took their children out early in the morning.

Sun Ting was familiar with Hengdian, so she took the two of them to the market and bought a large bag of vegetables.

Start cooking in the hotel's small kitchen specially equipped for entertainers.

When the dishes were ready and she followed the waiter's cart back to the room, she saw Yang Mi's drooping donkey face.

And Xu Xin is packing things.

in argument?

This was Yang Dalin's first reaction.

He quickly asked:

"What's going on? A quarrel?"

"without……"

Xu Xin quickly shook his head:

"I'm in a mood."

Hearing this, Yang Dalin was stunned and looked at Yang Mi again:

"Are you willful again?"

"What do you mean I am willful...I asked him to leave a day later...he didn't even agree! He came so late last night and had to leave when he woke up! What do you think this is? It's a sleeper!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

Including Xu Xin, all three people were speechless.

Yang Dalin thought for a while and said:

"Can't you stay one more day?"

"I can't stay. I have a movie soundtrack thing to do today, so I've put it off to tomorrow. After dinner, I'll go to the Demon City to meet an elder. I'll probably only stay for an hour or two, and I'll have to travel all night. Go back to Xi'an."

Xu Xin said as he walked to Yang Mi and hugged her:

"Okay, don't be angry. The movie will be finished in a week at most, and we have to catch up with the Venice Film Festival. I'll come over when it's finished, okay?"

"Get up! Don't touch me! Why are you here? Why are you so annoying!"

Early in the morning, I originally wanted to have a good morning negative distance communication with my husband while my parents were cooking.

But when Xu Xin said: "It's 11 o'clock? I have to leave quickly," her mentality collapsed instantly.

It even felt like I was being raped.

At this moment, my whole body is filled with a little temper, the kind that I can't do without letting it out.

no.

The more I think about it, the more I feel aggrieved.

Gradually, her eyes turned red:

"Let's go, go wherever you like! Dad, I want to eat, I'm hungry!"

"...Okay, okay, I won't leave. Is it okay if I don't leave?"

Seeing her state, Xu Xin softened.

have to.

Then let's play with the princes with beacon fire.

Sure enough, when she heard the decision he made, all the expressions on Yang Mi's face fell apart instantly.

"Huh! That's pretty much it!... Go brush your teeth and eat quickly."

"Um."

Xu Xin, who decided to stay in Hengdian for one more day, nodded and walked to the bathroom.

But either this woman is a bitch.

Changing faces becomes faster than turning the pages of a book.

After finishing the meal, he slapped the table:

"You go."

She no longer had the energy to get out of bed, and after her mind cleared up, she could distinguish what was important and what could be tolerated, so she kicked Xu Xin out.

A man born between heaven and earth, how can he lust after the beautiful men in the harem! ?

Hurry up and go about your business!

After all, after the drama of understanding each other was played out again, Xu Xin kissed his daughter and son hard on the face several times, and set off on the road again with his briefcase in hand.

In the car, he dialed Liu Momo's phone.

However, the phone rang for a long time before Liu Momo's voice sounded feebly:

"Hello……"

"……I got sick?"

Xu Xin quickly expressed concern.

"Jet lag, brother! Jet lag! Do you know it's only around 4 o'clock in the morning in the Netherlands..."

"Uh...have you ever seen Los Angeles at 4 o'clock in the morning?"

"Go away, you have something to say! I'm almost exhausted from trying to negotiate with your wife about the copyright of "The Voice"... Tell me, what do you want to do!"

"Okay. Is Uncle Liu at home?"

"...Looking for my dad?"

"right."

"It should be there. He didn't say where he was going to do research or anything when I called him yesterday. Just go... Oh, yes, don't take anything. Even cheap or expensive things won't work."

"Okay, got it."

"Well, hung up."

Toot.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xin remained silent. He sat in the car and began to think about how to talk about today's meeting.

3:30 p.m.

He arrived in the Magic City.

This time, he didn't need anyone to arrange it.

Obviously, with a phone call, Xu Miao had to arrange for someone to pick him up.

But he didn't let anyone know that he was in the magic city.

After taking a taxi with Su Meng back to Tangchen Yipin, he went upstairs first. After confirming that the old man was not at home, he left Su Meng at home:

"You can do whatever you want, and I won't care about you for dinner."

Taking the A6 car key, he went out directly.

While waiting for the car to walk out in the basement, he sent Liu Kuan a message:

"Uncle Liu, are you busy tonight? I would like to pay you a visit."

The information was returned very quickly:

"Come on, you just finished talking to me on the phone. I'll be off work soon."

"OK."

Seeing this message, Xu Xin drove out directly.

The bad chicken from "Lao Lao He", bad shrimp, edamame, chicken feet and pig's trotters from Zhuangyuanlou.

After running to two places in a row and carrying a large bag, I bought another bottle of Shikumen old rice wine.

It's not expensive either, just over two hundred.

Carrying these things that could be eaten in one meal, he rushed to Liu Kuan's home.

It's hard to find parking spaces in this area. All streets are controlled and traffic enforcement is very strict.

Xu Xin wandered around for a while, then stopped the Audi at a place where he estimated that the straight-line distance was about five or six hundred meters.

It was now past five o'clock, and he dialed Liu Kuan's number.

"Dudu... hello, Xiao Xu."

"Uncle Liu, I'm at your house now..."

Liu Kuan quickly reported his address, and Liu Kuan was a little puzzled:

"I've already said hello to the doorman. You can just go in. Why do you ask me to pick you up?"

"Haha, I bought you some bad stuff. And a bottle of rice wine~"

"Ha~"

Liu Kuan chuckled softly:

"Okay, then just wait and I'll pick you up."

"OK."

So, Xu Xin waited on the roadside for a while and saw an old Audi A6.

Getting in the car directly, Liu Kuan looked at his sweaty face and didn't say a word, but took the two bags of junk.

"Zhuangyuanlou and the old man are together? Why go to two places? The bad chicken in Zhuangyuanlou is not bad."

"When I eat it, I feel inferior to the old man."

"Yeah, that's right. That's just right. I'll mix some cucumbers when I go home later, and I'll have a very comfortable meal."

"Hey, why don't you get some good tea?"

"Haha~"

Liu Kuan seemed quite happy.

Asked:

"Will someone pick you up later?"

"Well, the car is right there."

He pointed back.

Liu Kuan turned his head and took a look and said:

"Then your parking fee is quite expensive."

"Haha, it's definitely worth it to meet you."

"Haha~"

The driver drove silently and smoothly all the way back to Liu Kuan's home.

The nanny at home has already cooked six dishes and brought them to the dining room.

Although they are all home-cooked dishes, Liu Kuan said: "I knew you were coming in the evening, so I asked Sister Hong to add two more dishes. Counting you bad guys, we all have to loosen our belts to eat this meal." .” showed his attitude.

You can ask him to add dishes to entertain you.

It means welcome in itself.

Soon, the bad stuff was put on plates and placed on the round table.

Xu Xin opened the bottle of Shikumen.

The dining room is not big, but not small either. There are only two people eating in the dining room, but it is actually relatively empty.

no way……

Who let Sister Mo fail?

Wouldn’t it be better if you fell in love with a partner earlier and don’t have everything?

The wine is poured and we don’t rush to talk about business.

They were all talking about the World Expo that is currently being held.

The World Expo will close on October 31st, and there will be a report performance at that time.

This World Expo is a milestone in the history of the World Expo, both in terms of scale and number of people.

More than 246 countries and regions are participating in the exhibition, and the number of visitors is expected to exceed 60 million. Following the Olympic Games, China has once again exerted its importance on the world stage.

It proves to everyone what color a steadily rising platform can bring to the world.

Liu Kuan also said at the dinner table:

"Xiao Xu, everyone thinks highly of you."

In exchange for a respectful glass of wine from Xu Xin.

…

In fact, I only drank half a bottle of wine, which is enough for each person.

The meal is over.

Wine is not intoxicating, and it is not easy to talk about things when you are intoxicated.

As long as it has the effect of bringing the atmosphere closer, it will be fine.

After it was over, Liu Kuan took down a box of tea leaves from the cabinet at home and said:

"Let's go to the study."

"OK."

After Xu Xin carried his briefcase all the way to the study, Liu Kuan sat at the simple desk and started boiling water and making tea with a tea set.

And Xu Xin was sitting opposite him.

The sound of the kettle filled the study. Liu Kuan took the cigarette he handed and asked:

"I see you are distracted when eating. What's wrong?"

Have it?

Xu Xin didn't think so.

But there must be a reason to open up the conversation.

So, he smiled a little sheepishly and said:

"Did you see it?"

"Yeah. It makes you lose your composure. It seems like this is quite difficult?"

"……well."

Xu Xin sighed, nodded, and took out a stack of documents from his bag:

"Take a look."

"Um."

Liu Kuan took it, turned on the desk lamp, and put on his glasses.

At first sight, he was stunned.

"Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" product placement advertising cooperation agreement?

Even if it was him, he could not help but show a confused look.

what is this?

This kind of thing... Let’s not talk about whether it is difficult or not, nor talk about your relationship with Zhang Yimou.

How could you suddenly find me?

"I actually don't want to cause you any trouble. But there are some things... once you meet them and understand them, you always want to do something. Look at the amount of this contract..."

Hearing this, Liu Kuan nodded:

"You go on."

"The first contract is the contract with Jinding Pawn Shop. This is a contract for filing tax returns with the tax bureau. It is worth 500,000 yuan. I also have a contract on my phone that Zhang Weiping, the investor of "Jinling", sent to Director Zhang. 200,000...but the news I heard from other channels is that the actual price of this contract is 4.5 million."

"..."

Liu Kuan didn't say anything, but frowned and continued to read the next contract.

Seeing this, Xu Xin continued:

"These contracts are actually similar, and the prices quoted are all very low. And there is a pattern, that is, unknown companies all charge hundreds of thousands. But the more well-known companies, the higher the prices they quote. "

"...will these appear in the movie?"

"There are about three or four, such as the pawn shop. Among the ruins that may appear in the movie, there is a building with a sign saying "Jinding Pawn Shop". The others cannot be climbed. It’s all in the acknowledgments and partners before and after the movie.”

"..."

This time, Liu Kuan remained silent.

After briefly looking at these contracts, I raised my head:

"Zhang Yimou's crew, right?"

"Yes. But what I'm sure of is that he just made a movie."

"Then isn't New Picture Pictures his company?"

"He makes movies, and New Pictures gives him a share of the box office, and the shares have nothing to do with it. Moreover, he is not responsible for business, and he doesn't care much about these things. I can guarantee this."

"That's it..."

Liu Kuan thought for a while and asked:

"The reason why you came to me is not just about this movie, right? There have been so many product placements in the past two years, so this is not an exception. Otherwise, you can use these things as reporting materials and submit them directly to Just the jurisdiction it belongs to is enough...your words are not completely without weight."

"Um……"

Xu Xin nodded and said:

"People say that you can see the whole leopard when you look at one spot. As you said, this kind of thing is not an exception. I think... it may be an unspoken rule in the industry."

"..."

Liu Kuan narrowed his eyes.

And Xu Xin also fell silent at the right time.

Finished a cigarette.

The silence was broken minute by minute.

"Can't you find anyone you trust?"

"Um."

Xu Xin smiled bitterly:

"Actually, my first reaction was to find you...but I didn't think it was possible. Because of this matter...just like what you said, I don't believe in anyone else except you. And I can't put my life and property at risk. To other people. If my guess is right, then... the things involved may be tens of billions, or even higher. And there are many, many people involved, but I also understand what it means to be separated by lines like mountains... …”

"You want to be the one to light the fire, but are you afraid that the flames will be too big and burn you to ashes?"

"right."

Seeing that he had already guessed it, Xu Xin simply nodded:

"I know maybe my consciousness is a little low...but I just got married and my children haven't grown up yet...The career I love has just started...hehe."

Speaking of this, Xu Xin scratched his head:

"Just kidding, I haven't lived enough yet."

"..."

Liu Kuan didn't think this was very funny.

Just lost in thought.

In fact, he didn't think Xiao Xu had done anything wrong.

It is a good thing to be brave and courageous with passion and courage.

But considering the overall situation, unnecessary sacrifices are also inevitable.

I don’t want to be a hero, but I want to change some things.

Be adventurous and not greedy for success.

The mind is clear enough.

Know how to protect yourself wisely...

This kid...

We're on the wrong track.

It's not right to say that we took a wrong turn. It should be said that we took a wrong turn.

It takes Baihua a lot of effort.

The review ends here.

He thought for a while and said:

"Then why did you suddenly find me?"

"...I want you to find someone else."

"?"

Liu Kuan was stunned.

Then he became dumbfounded:

"Who else are you looking for?"

"That's right, Uncle Liu. I think...this kind of thing is not related to your system after all. Right?"

"Um."

"So... I really don't want to cause you any trouble. After all... if my inference is good, since these things can exist, they must be "reasonable", don't you think?"

Xu Xin emphasized the word "reasonableness".

Then he continued:

"Besides, although I have these in my hands now, if I really investigate, I definitely shouldn't go into a big fight, otherwise it will be easy to alert the snake. So, after thinking about it, I feel that this matter should not be done from the bottom up, but should be done from the top down. That's right. I don't want any credit, but as the circle I work in, I don't want others' first reaction when they look at me to be: "This person is probably not clean either." I can't accept it~"

"so?"

"So, I think people who can start to deal with this matter, people who can change the ecological environment of a circle, preferably people who need this matter."

"The situation is too small, Xiao Xu."

Understanding what Xu Xin meant, Liu Kuan smiled and shook his head:

"Although your starting point is right, the angle of this sentence is wrong. Do you know where the mistake is?"

"Well……"

"This is our home. Everyone is a brother and sister in this family."

Liu Kuan drew a circle towards Xu Xin:

"Everyone is working hard for this family, and so many people are making selfless contributions every day. And everything they do is for a better tomorrow for this family. But at this time, there is such a small group of people who, on the surface, It seems that everyone is fighting for this, but in fact they are fighting for their own little family underneath.

And now that things are known, then naturally we have to use the rules set by "everyone" to measure it.

If you can't do it, you can't become a country. The law is not noble, and the rope is not bent.

These are rules made by everyone. It is also the greatest reliance on fairness.

It's not that anyone needs it, but after seeing this, everyone has the responsibility and obligation to protect "everyone". Only by kicking out the bad apples can the scale of justice not be unbalanced. "

After helping Xu Xin correct a misunderstanding, Liu Kuan smiled at his nodding look:

"However, this does not mean that you are completely wrong. I can understand your starting point to some extent. To put it bluntly, if the matters at the feet of the emperor and in front of the imperial city have to be dealt with, they must be dealt with locally. Are you so Do you think so?"

"Yes. I'm afraid I'll cause you trouble...but when you say that, it's true that I have a shallow mind."

"You are still young."

Liu Kuan looked through these contracts again.

"When you are young, you are allowed to make mistakes. What matters is what you can learn from your mistakes. Everyone is crossing the river by feeling the stones. The river is fast and it is normal to not think carefully. But... I am curious. According to you, who do you want to find?"

He was a little curious.

Can you still be a springboard?

Hearing this, Xu Xin scratched his head in embarrassment:

"Actually... I also went to the hospital for a sudden illness. Do you remember that after the opening ceremony, when we were eating..."

Under Liu Kuan's curious eyes, Xu Xin told what happened with the middle-aged man.

"From the Olympics to this time...every time I met him, he would come over and say a few words to me. I think this can be regarded as a good relationship. After all, there are so many people, there is no need to stare at me specially, don't you think?"

"..."

This time, Liu Kuan remained silent.

He just frowned.

"Twice in a row?"

"Yes, twice in a row."

"...?"

Now, he was also confused.

"Don't you know each other?"

"do not know……"

After saying that, Xu Xin didn't ask anything like "Do you know him?"

Things at this level are too complicated.

And that was actually the reason why he came to Liu Kuan.

If there are two families with different opinions, then Liu Kuan can take care of it.

After all, no matter how Xu Xin thought about it, he felt that this was a matter of damaging his family's wallet, and no leader would allow this to happen.

It's a credit.

And if it’s a family with the same opinion, that’s even better.

Although he didn't know the pros and cons, the essential principles of some things were the same.

The money that should have gone into your pocket was stolen by others.

No one will feel comfortable.

Although the description was a bit inappropriate, he firmly believed that his intuition was right.

…

"Brother Xu!"

"Um."

Xu Xin, who was smoking, nodded when he saw Su Meng, threw the cigarette butt out, and opened the car door:

"Let's go to the airport."

"OK!"

Su Meng nodded and quickly came to the driver's seat of the A6.

While adjusting the seat, I saw a ticket on the center console.

She didn't ask any questions and drove directly to the airport.

Xu Xin didn't speak much along the way, leaning on his seat and looking at the night scene outside in silence.

Su Meng didn't ask Xu Xin what he was doing, nor did he find any reason to start chatting. After driving to the airport, he asked:

"Brother Xu, what should I do with this car?"

"Just leave it at the counter of China Southern Airlines for a while, and someone will pick it up."

"OK."

Su Meng nodded, picked up the ticket on the center console and got out of the car.

"I won't get this fine either."

"...Huh? Don't want to take it?"

"right."

Xu Xin nodded and suddenly showed a smile:

"It's gone."

"Well……"

Su Meng was stunned for a moment, a little confused.

These two hundred...won't be spent by someone, right?

Wouldn't it be nice to just pay a fine?

Doesn’t Brother Xu dislike receiving favors from others the most?

But why did it disappear unexpectedly this time?

She was filled with confusion.

But Xu Xin didn’t explain much.

Even after explaining it, she might not understand.

Anyway, although this trip to the magic city was a little short...

But it’s worth the trip anyway.

When he entered the airport, he subconsciously looked up at the starry sky.

Yo?

The air quality is really good today.

The starry sky is clear and beautiful.

"Ha~"