I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 537 535. Find a backer

At early 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Xin, who had had enough rest at home, drove to Dongfeng.

I can't help it, it's really hot.

Early August is the hottest time of the year, so it’s okay if you stay outside all the time. As soon as he got home and the air conditioner was blowing, he really didn't want to take a step outside.

In the end, if Xu Yang hadn't urged him and asked him when he would arrive, he might not have wanted to go this afternoon.

Today's headwinds are no longer the same as before.

At least there are thirty or forty more employees.

I don't even know why.

Xu Xin made it all the way to the front desk without any notice from the little sister, and went straight to several people's offices.

As soon as I opened the door, the smell of second-hand smoke spurted out.

Xu Xin took a look at the people in the room...

Good guy, several big chimneys in Xujiawan are all in one room.

Is that any better?

He fanned himself with disgust:

"Then you can't open a window!?... Let's go, the conference room, ah, it's smoked to death."

After saying that, he turned around and walked into the glass partitioned conference room.

Several people followed with laughter.

When we arrived at the conference room, a secretary who didn’t know who came in and poured tea.

Xu Xin lit a cigarette and looked at a few of them:

"Has it been changed?"

Xu Yang nodded and said to the secretary:

"Bring me the script of "33 Days"."

"Okay, Mr. Xu."

After the secretary walked out, Xu Zhi asked:

"Sanjin, what are you going to do tonight? Find a bathhouse to hang out with?"

"...serious?"

"You can go to the less serious ones if you dare."

Hearing this, Xu Xin was unhappy:

"Why don't you dare to go? Just go!"

"Ouch, ouch~ I've learned how to be patient."

Several people joked for a while, but no one took Xu Xin's request seriously.

Just kidding...you already have a family, so let’s do it well.

Don't dare to drag Sanjin into trouble.

Soon, several scripts were brought over by the secretary, and Xu Xin lowered his head and started reading.

The story is still the same story.

After seeing that some of his modifications had been implemented by the screenwriter, and that both the lines and the characters were in line with his wishes, Xu Xin nodded with satisfaction and asked the others:

"What do you think?"

"It's a little less pretentious."

Xu Yang shrugged:

"I think the audience is different. The script at the beginning... was obviously for women. It was pretentious, and it was all about women showing off their petulance. But this script... at first glance, it looks like a married person. I made it up... From an aesthetic point of view, I'm a bit worried about the box office..."

Oh yo?

Xu Xin was really surprised now.

Yangzi has really spent the past few years in the Demon City in vain, hasn't he?

This is what I said...

But before he could be surprised, Xu Cong on the side said unhurriedly:

"Don't worry about it. How about the box office? With a total investment of just a few million, you're worried about the box office? Sanjin wants to make this, why don't you let him do it? You have to really feel sorry for the money. , think about where you put your Q7 first, and can you find it back quickly?"

Xu Yang was annoyed:

"What are you talking about?! Tell me! Are you worried about money? This is called return on investment! Does it have anything to do with millions?"

"No, no, you two wait a moment."

Xu Xin looked at Fa Xiao with a puzzled expression:

"What's Q7?"

Xu Zhi, who was watching the slowest reading on the side and had not finished reading yet, said without raising his head:

"He went out to play with a few of them on his back and drove a Q7. He drank too much and forgot where he stopped..."

As he said that, he casually picked up the cigarette case in his hand and threw it towards Xu Yang:

"Why don't you drive drunk! What the hell is going on! If something goes wrong, I won't give you a discount on your legs! If you drink and drive again, I'll kill you!"

Xu Yang tilted his head and ducked away from the cigarette case, with a sneer on his face.

Just as he was about to speak, a cigarette box hit his head again.

Xu Xin, who struck later, was filled with anger:

"Who the hell asked you to drink and drive! Donkey Ridi! You are so brave!"

"Didn't something happen...ah, do the math, it's wrong, it's wrong! There will never be a next time! Okay?"

When it comes to this kind of principled issue, obviously several people know that they shouldn't take any chances.

For no other reason than for the good life they had just begun, they should not do such stupid things.

Money is for enjoyment, not for medical expenses where you put your life and death at risk.

Not to mention you are not relying on you to bring pain to other families.

Xu Xin didn't know why, but he reacted particularly fiercely to this aspect.

Hearing Xu Yang's words, he raised a finger:

"Just this once! Next time, call Da directly. See if you can still come out of the sacred tree!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I know, I know!"

Xu Yang scratched his head in embarrassment...

The last slap on the table:

"Snapped!"

"Forget it! I don't want that car anymore! Just use it as a way to ward off disasters!"

Xu Cong rolled his eyes:

"Sounds like you want to know where to park."

"..."

In Xu Yang's speechless expression, the laughter of several people finally revealed the matter.

So.

Drink the car but don’t drive the wine, drive the wine but don’t drink the car.

These are all numerous.

And Xu Xin didn't say much. They were all adults, so they didn't need to speak so clearly.

He just continued to Xu Yang:

"What did you just say? Do you think this script is less pretentious?"

"Yep."

Xu Yang nodded:

"I've read the original work, and it's actually very pretentious. But after you change it, I feel... it's less pretentious and more like a workplace drama. The story is a good one, but it deviates too much from the original work."

"Then do you think it is better or worse than the original work?"

"Well……"

These words made Xu Yang fall into deep thought.

Xu Zhi, who finally put down the script, gave the answer directly:

"To put it bluntly, the first edition is for girls, and the second edition is for girls and boys who have entered society. What you see in the first edition is love, and what you see is hypocrisy. But this edition is For example, this person or this thing happened to you...or you experienced it personally.

Not so impetuous, but very real...

I like this version. But as a boss, if the company wants to have such a girl, it will not give her any chance to change her mind. Just offending a customer is enough to tell her to get out! This is a matter of professional attitude. As an employee, she is not qualified. "

"But Sanjin describes the transformation of her mental journey completely enough. So it's not so much a love scene as it is a self-transformation... or a girl's path to maturity."

Xu Cong continued Xu Zhi's words. After finishing speaking, he asked Xu Yang again:

"Don't mention the original work, let's just say... is the first version of the script consistent enough with the original work? You said, how much has Huang Xiaoxian changed from the beginning to the end of this script? Has she changed? In addition to realizing that Wang Xiaoxian Apart from being silently caring about her, has she learned anything? If you make a movie like this, how many female foreigners will you want to think that arrogance is the truth? No matter how arrogant you are, some boys will come over and lick her in a mean way? Is it fair to the boy?"

"That's not what I mean. This is from the perspective of the company and investors..."

"That's someone else's film, this is Sanjin's. Whatever Sanjin wants to shoot, just let him. In this script, Huang Xiaoxian realized that Wang Xiaojian cared about her, realized that you can't judge a book by its appearance, and gained a working partner. Friendship, and I also learned to be relieved. A girl like her would be lucky to marry her back! Is that wrong?"

"That's it, we have a total investment of several million. How can you talk about the return? What kind of return can you talk about? Your Q7 still costs more than one million."

"I……"

Xu Yang, who was defeated steadily by the two brothers' consecutive doubles, was stunned...

"Snapped!"

He slapped his hand on the table again:

"Forget it, fart! Get lost! Just pretend I didn't say yes!"

"That's right, go find Q7 quickly."

"..."

Seeing several people choking there, Xu Xin looked accustomed to it.

If there are outsiders here, they may think that these shareholders are about to start fighting, let alone internal strife.

But for a few people...it's normal.

If you are too familiar, you won’t be able to speak and save too much face.

Too weak.

If we really didn't speak so directly and beat around the bush, we wouldn't be able to enjoy the twenty-year friendship.

Therefore, he did not participate in the discussion at all.

But he did start to refer to Xu Yang's opinions.

The pretentiousness of the original work...

Want to add it?

He was thinking about it.

But the question is... is it really necessary?

The first thing that can be determined is that he did not convey any values ​​​​through this movie.

This proposition is not suitable either.

A movie about broken love conveys values?

That's the serious crookedness.

The director has the right to decide the script. If something happens objectively, different directors can interpret it from different angles.

And his perspective is actually the current version of the script.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with his script... just like what these people were talking about.

Forget about anything else, in reality, you are a wedding planner, and you disappeared for a whole day holding your client's wedding dress. Then when I came back, my client’s wedding dress was stained…

Let me ask you this: What kind of boss would handle this kind of thing simply by scolding you?

That's outrageous.

It's so out of touch with reality.

He didn’t want to shoot something that was divorced from reality.

If the resulting work cannot be rooted in the real environment, then he would rather not do it.

Because once a person leaves his roots, it is easy to drift away.

It was floating and couldn't come down.

What's more, Xu Xin himself felt that this script was "unrealistic" enough.

It was considered to be at the "limit" of his endurance.

Do you go on simulated dates with clients?

Are you not against heaven?

When can a third party appear on the screen so openly?

What if a group of girls see the movie I made and think... ah, it turns out that you can meet so many high-quality men during wedding celebrations.

Dating can be simulated in other movies, so it’s not too much for me to do it...

What if someone really does this?

This is like a girl pouring a bucket of fluorescent agent on a Rolls-Royce, thinking that she can't afford to pay for it anyway, so I promise to give her my body to him, and I can become a rich woman in the future... Eh? Why did I think of this ridiculous metaphor?

No one with any brain would be able to do such a thing, right?

But no matter what, he thinks...it's not that movies don't allow artistic processing. But all artistic processing must at least be based on reality.

Just like in the original work, the place where Huang Xiaoxian lives is actually a house with a cloakroom...

Xu Xin's hands went numb when he saw this detail.

The story takes place in Yanjing.

You're an employee of a wedding company... Let's calculate your monthly salary of 7,000.

A house like Yanjing with a cloakroom...let alone a new building, an old building costs two to three thousand a month.

You are so particular about the quality of life, how can you get yourself such a frivolous bangs?

Isn't this nonsense?

Therefore, this script cannot be shot like that.

This is the persistence in his heart.

As for the box office...

With an investment of up to three to four million, how can we talk about box office?

Just shoot and play.

How much does a Q7 cost?

"Just shoot it this way. I feel that I feel comfortable with this story only if it is shot this way."

Xu Xin's words completely settled the matter.

When several people heard this, they all agreed upon seeing him and shrugged.

"Snapped!"

Xu Yang patted the table again:

"Did you agree? Let's go wash our feet!"

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched...

"Is it a serious foot-washing?"

"What? Are you afraid that your siblings will chop off your feet?"

"..."

Your grandma has legs.

Tell the truth about your uncle!

When the wilted Xu Yang saw his expression, he smiled mischievously:

"Come here, give Boss Xu some shin pads."

"The shin guards are useless. I heard that my brothers and sisters have already reached the level of hunting cattle across the mountain."

"What happened? I broke the bones and tendons."

"Oh~ What a literary talent!"

"Hahahaha~"

Under Xu Xin's dumbfounded gaze, several people clapped the table and stood up at the same time.

Went to wash feet.

…

"Our play must be positive!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

In the club, Xu Xin was enjoying the comfort of the foot massage girl attacking his kidney reflex area. After hearing this unexpectedly, he looked at the most beautiful foot massage girl next to Xu Cong's feet...

"Hey, girl."

"Sir, please tell me."

Although she recognized that this was director Xu Xin, the girl pretended not to know anything.

Xu Xin is outspoken:

"Don't press it for him yet. This order is still yours. You have a rest and go outside to find a male technician for him. He needs one with stronger hands and a lot of positive energy!"

"Hahahahaha..."

The whole room laughed.

And Xu Xin wasn't talking to him about scripts or anything like that.

Brother, I'm pressing my feet.

What are you talking about?

Pretending to be B?

Don't be ridiculous, the opening of the mouth of a customer who comes to have their feet pressed is a business worth one billion or eighty billion. The feet they have pressed are more salty than the salt you eat. Why are you discussing this?

Enjoy it.

Xu Zhi found the place where several people came.

It's the kind of private club that offers massage, meals, leisure and entertainment all in one.

The feet pressed hard.

The food is... so-so.

A few people got together to play a card game, sitting in the room and chatting while playing cards.

The games weren’t big either. The old man and the others were charged 10,000 yuan per game, while the kids like them were charged 1,000 yuan per game.

"Speaking of which, heroine, who are you going to find?...Nine Pies."

"One."

"Well... the cards are turned back ~ leave one for one ~... Forget it! No more! Four cakes!"

"I don't know who to look for. The worst I can do is audition... 30,000 yuan."

"Thirty thousand touches. How about recommending some actors?"

"My 30,000 yuan is incredible!... Do the math, 20,000 yuan."

"Twenty thousand touches. Do you need to add an actor you slept with after your words?"

"Don't panic...Jue Zhang Sanwan...ah! It's not this San! Sanjo!"

"Hu! Hahahaha... catch three, catch three. You must have been caught~"

Xu Xin, who lost a thousand to Pinghu, pushed the mahjong forward speechlessly.

A playing card was handed over.

This is all money, and the accounts will be settled after the game is over.

The mahjong machine started playing cards again, and while several people were catching cards, Xu Zhi suddenly said:

"Oh yes, Sanjin, do you remember the last time we got together at that golfing place, that Xu Zheng, remember?"

"Well, what's wrong?"

"Two days ago, I had a meal with him."

"Well, what next?...Who made the three cakes!?"

Seeing that Xu Zhi started talking about business, Xu Yang stopped reporting what cards he played while playing cards.

But because of his interruption, Xu Xin missed one of the three cakes.

"Take this Dongfeng, take it back, take it back, there are three loaves...one loaf."

"He has made several appointments with me. He has kept his contact information since the last time we met. Then he appeared in a movie in June, and the reputation was pretty good. It's called "The Journey", have you seen it?"

"No. I'll watch it when the DVD comes out. But I heard that the film was very interesting."

"It's quite fun. The box office is also pretty good..."

"Just tell me why he is looking for you. Looking for you to invest?"

"Um."

Xu Zhi nodded:

"We didn't reach an agreement on the second part of "The Journey", and then he also wanted to become a director himself. He had a script in his hand... What he told me was that he wrote it before "The Journey" . But actually... I’ve read a few pages of the script, and I guess it’s a continuation of “The Journey”. Because “The Journey” didn’t come to an agreement, I guess he’s got a taste of the benefits, I guess. Do it yourself. Get this..."

Xu Xin frowned and asked:

"Plagiarism?"

"That's not the case. It's just a road movie. He wants to make it himself, and is now recruiting investors. The story takes place in Thailand, and the genre is the same as "囧", which is all kinds of things that happen during travel. But The plot is different. It looks pretty good~"

"Then you can vote, as long as it's not plagiarism. Road movies are a genre, but if the plot is similar, it's plagiarism."

After expressing his views, Xu Xin asked in confusion:

"Why did he contact you? You two don't have much contact, right?"

"He can't get much resources here~ The situation is similar to Wen Zhang's. He has no backing in the Shanghai circle, but he still can't get out. Didn't Uncle Liu go up this year? Who here doesn't know the name of Sister Mo~ He too I want to be like Wen Zhang and find a backer.

But the difference is... Wen Zhang was unconvinced and didn't want others to poke his spine and say that he relied on his wife to get to the position.

Xu Zheng's grandma doesn't care about his uncle, so he and Ne probably meant that he wanted to invest in a movie, and he and Ne wanted to form a gambling agreement. If the movie sells well, he plans to go out on his own to make it. If it sells well, he will set up a company and want us to invest~"

At this point, Xu Xin understood what Xu Zheng meant.

Indeed, Xu Zheng has basically no resources in the Shanghai circle.

Let’s not mention the comparison, let’s talk about his history of fame.

He is one of the few capable drama actors in the Shanghai circle.

He even received Magnolia, the most glorious honor for a dialogue actor.

After working in the drama circle for several years, he wanted to make a TV series. The problem is that he doesn't know anyone, and the drama troupe can't provide him with many resources.

Until he came across the drama "Springtime and Piggy".

Putting aside all the news about the "Zhu Bajie" drama, Xu Zheng actually put a lot of effort into making this drama possible.

After all, in that era when various phenomena in the entertainment industry were growing wildly, Mengji was the only director in history who could attract investment by shouting the slogan "Whoever pays more will play the leading actor."

As for Xu Zheng, he invested all his belongings.

Finally, I got the role of Zhu Bajie.

Not to mention other aspects, Zhu Bajie was actually the TV series that changed his life.

In this drama, he gained love and fame, and then he became active in the TV drama circle.

But, as Xu Xin said to Yang Mi before, movies are the promised land for all actors.

After accumulating enough fame in the TV drama circle, he began to transition to filmmaking.

Although I have also filmed films such as "Call Transfer", "Nightclub" and the current film "The Road", the reputation is also pretty good.

But you will know just by looking at the ingredients of these movies...

"Love" is from Chengtian.

"Nightclub", produced by Chengtian.

The relationship between Chengtian and Shanghai Circle is well known, and as Chengtian's son-in-law, it can be said that he relied on his status as his wife to obtain these resources in Chengtian.

But the problem is that Chengtian's current weakness is an indisputable fact.

As for Shanghai Film Studio, the threshold is too high.

If you want to have a relationship with Shanghai Film Studio, you must at least be on the front line.

Xu Zheng is far from the front line.

So the situation is clear. Xu Zheng is from Shanghai, and his base, wealth and life are also here.

But in his hometown, he is the kind of actor that his grandma doesn't care about and his uncle doesn't like him.

Now that Cheng Tian is on his deathbed, he has to find a new supporter.

Headwind was naturally included in his list of choices.

After all, in this three-thirds of an acre of land... there may be people with stronger backers than Liu Momo... but there are really not many.

And Xu Zheng may not be able to speak to those people.

People don't care who you are.

After understanding this, Xu Xin thought about it and nodded:

"His acting skills are not bad, quite solid. If you want to vote for that drama, you can cast it. Since we are in Magic City, it is very important to have an open and cooperative attitude towards the actors in Magic City. The premise is that there is nothing wrong with the script... But I heard that his wife is quite hypocritical."

Hearing this, Xu Zhi responded:

"Don't worry about her. It's him who begged us, not us who begged him. Okay, let's continue communicating... Actually, it's not just him. Especially this year, there are really a lot of actors who want to find us..."

"Don't get too close, but don't get too far either. We're not an entertainment company after all~ The people here are basically people who make the most of things. They'd rather be short-term than indiscriminate."

"Hurrah."

With Xu Xin, Xu Zhi felt confident.

"Then pick them and pick some elite soldiers and generals."

"Hmm... ninety thousand."

"Hu! Haha, 90,000 monotonous!"

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched after he fired off a few words...

Grandma's legs.

Isn’t this Xu Zheng incompatible with me?

No wealth!