I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 610 608. Three scripts

It is most difficult to accept the kindness of a beautiful woman, and the ecstasy corrodes the bones and easily causes back pain.

Yeah, a good poem that rhymes with the same pattern.

As the news of the awards for "Steel Piano" and "Guanyin Mountain" spread on the Internet, Xu Xin, who was hiding in this small northeastern seaside town, completely slowed down his pace.

First, I experienced the charm of Jinzhou barbecue several times, and then I drove dozens of kilometers in the winter to see the beautiful frozen silver coastline.

The two children didn't quite understand the meaning of their father dragging them to look at the gray sea water.

But looking at my father's wretched appearance as if he was being blown away by the sea breeze just a few minutes after getting out of the car, he was as happy as a duck.

He was completely at ease.

I have been staying in Jinzhou for a week.

Wang Jiawei finally captured the shot he liked.

This week, Xu Xin has been taking care of her baby and has not even stepped through the door of the crew once.

But every day Yang Mi would always talk to him about things in "The Grandmaster".

Just like this trip to Jinzhou.

In Jinzhou, it’s actually just a show.

It's the scene where Gong Er serves as a disciple.

But this scene takes a whole day to shoot every time.

Because Wang Jiawei wanted to shoot a set of time-lapse shots under natural light. At the mountain gate of Fengguo Temple, there were two exquisitely painted murals of the Dragon King raining rain. Wang Jiawei got several groups of Buddha statues to capture the illuminated Buddha statues. The shadow of the Buddha statue flows from the mural as the angle of the sun changes.

According to Yang Mi, it is:

"I guess Director Wang wanted to use this image of the Buddha statue growing from small to large, with the shadows flowing, to show the tone of faith and piety that Gong Er had when he was practicing Taoism."

Xu Xin was quite surprised to hear her thoughts.

I'm surprised that my sister has also learned to use her brain...

Of course, this is a joke.

Apart from anything else, he also likes Wang Jiawei's shooting techniques.

Using a "Zen" artistic conception to create a sense of sacredness for the audience, as well as ever-changing interpretations... Director Wang still has something.

It's just... it's a little too inky.

To capture pure natural light, it won’t work if the sun is too strong or if the time is wrong...

What is important is the dim halo of light in the early morning and dusk to simulate an auspicious and holy sense of nature.

It can be said that he pursued beauty to the extreme.

But...if he were to shoot this scene, he wouldn't use the Buddha's shadow from different angles to interpret too many things between the flow of light and shadow.

Instead, a wide-angle lens will be used to reflect the grandeur of Fengguo Temple, which is known as "the most majestic palace in the Celestial Dynasty", and then in this set of magnificent shots, Gong Er will be left alone with a small figure.

Use the contrast between large and small to create absolute calm and absolute solemnity.

Just like when the big trend comes, everyone is a small individual.

Although Gong Er is small, his presence is always evident in the majestic hall filled with gods and Buddhas...

But he doesn't think this is the optimal solution.

It can only be said that each director has a different starting point for the story he wants to tell and the atmosphere he wants to create.

This is also the charm and uniqueness of art, isn’t it?

Before she came back, Yang Mi took pictures for three days.

After I came back, I filmed for another 7 days.

After ten days, Wang Jiawei finally took a shot that he was satisfied with.

According to Yang Mi...

It is said to be amazing.

When she was kneeling in front of the Buddha to pray, she was enveloped by the Buddha's shadow. The feeling in her heart was indescribable, but she still remembered it freshly.

Come to think of it, this picture must be extremely beautiful.

When the scene at Fengguo Temple ended, the family returned to Yanjing.

The scene of the fight between Ma San and Gong Er in Tieling is still being arranged. It is said that it has been revised several times. After seeing the real version, Wang Jiawei was not very satisfied.

At the same time, the crew's funds were burned again and again.

But the movie has been shot to this point, and there is nothing left to say.

Change it.

The couple patted their butts and returned directly to Yanjing.

The first thing the couple did when they returned was to go to the sub-district office in Shijia Hutong.

I have been contacted several times and asked to register for the census.

Things were done quickly. After the couple went there together, they explained the reason, and soon a staff member came over with a big book.

After registering the couple and the child's ID card information, and communicating with the family members, it was over.

After coming out, Yang Mi drove the car and asked:

"What did you say about Director Zhang?"

"wait."

Xu Xin glanced at the date on the Volvo electronic screen and said:

"This month Yanjing will serve as a pilot for the census household registration strategy. After it ends, it will be basically the same."

"Can it be done in one go?"

"Yes. Once the household registration is registered, and with the help of this trend, Wuxi will audit the income of Yijiao and Yiding, the two-year old man, and pay the fines they should pay. Then everything will be fine."

"……well."

Listening to her husband's words, the young woman shook her head and sighed while driving:

"It's really not easy."

Xu Xin nodded slightly.

It's really not easy.

The management and measurement of upper and lower relationships, as well as the most important confidentiality...

It's not easy.

But as long as the results are good, it's all worth it.

…

On the morning of the 17th.

After resting at home for a week, Xu Xin set off for Xi'an again.

Because he was not in a hurry, it was already noon when he arrived in Xi'an.

When we returned to Qujiang Garden, as soon as we arrived on the first floor, we saw Dani folding clothes in the suitcase on the sofa in the living room.

"Brother Xu."

"Um."

Nodding, he looked at those fancy clothes and asked:

"Where are the others?"

"I'm sleeping. I drank a lot of wine yesterday and haven't gotten up yet."

Hearing this, Xu Xin asked curiously:

"The finals is all that's left?"

"Yes."

Dani nodded.

July 31st is the day when the first episode of the second season of "The Voice" premieres.

So far, "The Voice" has recorded a total of 19 episodes from auditions to team eliminations.

Already competed for the top 8.

All that's left is the finals.

The finals will be live broadcast and will be held on December 11th.

He has not watched "The Voice" since filming "33 Days", and he couldn't help but ask:

"Who are the ones left behind? Is that Xue Zhixuan left?"

"He is a promotion~"

Dani nodded and plucked her fingers like a treasure:

"The people who advanced are Xue Zhixuan, Liang Bo, Jike Junyi, Wu Mochou, Jin Zhiwen, and Zhao Lei."

Hearing this, Xu Xin said in surprise:

"That Zhang Wei with a particularly high voice was eliminated?"

"He was eliminated. Except for the "HIGH Song", his other songs are very average."

"This... okay."

"HIGH Song" is still stored in his mobile phone.

It sounds pretty good.

"When do you plan to leave?"

Just as he was talking, Jay Chou's voice came from upstairs:

"Dani, what should we eat today?"

"Brother JAY, Brother Xu is here."

"ah?"

With a voice of doubt, Jay Chou, who looked hungover, walked downstairs wearing shorts, slippers and holding a chicken coop on his head.

"Hey, here we come."

"Don't catch another cold."

Seeing that he was wearing too little, Xu Xin expressed concern.

Jay Chou didn't say a word, but went directly to the kitchen.

I took out a bottle of ice-cold mineral water from the refrigerator.

Xu Xin rolled his eyes.

Yes, I fed the dog with enthusiasm.

"What are you doing in the factory this time?"

"Working on the editing and post-production of "33 Days"."

"How many days?"

"Two or three days. Do you want to wait for me?"

The promotional activities for "The Green Hornet" are about to begin in Wanwan, where Jay Chou has a big party to hold, and all Wanwan celebrities are invited.

Xu Xin is also one of them.

Go and support him.

But people... are afraid of pushing too far.

After hearing this, Jay Chou not only shook his head, but also added:

"Would you like to take me on a plane?"

"..."

The corners of Xu Xin's mouth twitched...

He said tentatively:

"I called Lao Wang and told me that I wanted to fly around Wanwan. What do you think?"

"He went to Xiangjiang. It is said that he went to invite guests. The "King of Masked Singer" thing... The better we are, the better we will meet in Wanwan."

"So I got myself into trouble?"

Xu Xin was speechless.

Then start avoiding the important and taking the easy:

"I'm not saying, you've made hundreds of millions this year, can you buy one for yourself? You're such a big brother, you don't have a private jet when you go out, and you don't have any cards. What are you thinking about?"

Who knew that Jay Chou would not accept this trick at all, tilting his head:

"So, do you want to send it?"

"..."

Xu Xin suddenly lost his temper.

He shook his head helplessly, turned to Su Meng who was watching the excitement and said:

"Book a flight for him."

“Dani, please refund the ticket~~”

Jay Chou smiled proudly, carrying a water bottle and swaggering upstairs:

"Hey, wait for me, we'll go eat later."

"Nummy."

Xu Xin was afraid that his grinding and chirping would make him feel hungry.

In fact, Wheel has made a lot of money in the past two years.

It basically remains at one or two billion a year.

Not to mention anything else, the endorsement fee alone is an astronomical amount for him every year.

I just signed a contract for an Emma electric car this year, and the endorsement fee is 30 million.

In addition to the other endorsements he carries... let alone the daily maintenance of the aircraft, there is definitely no problem in buying one alone.

And this is his income even if he deliberately maintains his principles.

His requirement for himself is that "the things I endorse must be affordable for fans", so the direction of endorsements is always towards affordable products.

He would not accept endorsements from high-end first-tier brands at home and abroad.

If it is accepted, the income may be doubled.

So buying a plane is no problem for him now...Then the question is, why should I be taken advantage of?

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became. He suddenly grabbed a sweater from Jay Chou's sofa, put it on the ground and stepped on it hard.

"..."

Under Dani's speechless gaze, she quickly folded the sweatshirt with several large footprints on it and stuffed it into the suitcase.

This feels much more comfortable.

Then he turned around and threatened Dani:

"If you dare to speak out, you will be dead!"

Dani rolled her eyes.

Please...

What a pair of childish ghosts.

…

At noon, I found a nearby water basin mutton to eat.

This is the most delicious thing to eat in winter.

And Xu Xin discovered something strange... Jay Chou had been playing with his mobile phone while eating.

He seemed to be chatting with someone.

I couldn't help but say:

"Who are you talking to?"

"Discuss with...colleagues about shooting the album MV."

Jay Chou said vaguely.

Does Xu Xin believe it?

Of course I don’t believe it.

After knowing him for several years, I knew very well what kind of virtuous behavior he had.

Isn’t it always him who says everything in the MV? Do you still need to discuss it with others?

So he sneered:

"Oh, are you fooling a fool? Who is it? Male or female? Height? Weight? Measurements?"

"Wow, you are quite a bitch."

Jay Chou silently put the phone into his pocket while typing haha.

At the same time, he also used small movements to turn the ringtone of his Apple phone into a vibrate one.

Want to cover up.

But the problem is...

His mouth is so tight.

Xu Xin didn't reveal anything about his life and death, but insisted that it was a work matter, and Xu Xin didn't even get rid of it despite hard work.

Then after eating, this guy dragged Dani away like he was hiding from a creditor.

Before leaving, I didn’t forget to tell Xu Xin:

"Hey, it's the 21st, don't be late."

Xu Xin did not respond, but suddenly turned to Su Meng and said:

"Mengmeng."

"What's wrong, Brother Xu?"

"Say... if I quietly change his route and fly directly to Yanjing. Then get off the plane and let your sister Mi hold him down, and give him a beating with the blaster after holding him down in the wilderness, will he tell me? Which little girl is he texting?”

"..."

Su Meng's mouth twitched...

No...Brother Xu...No, eldest brother!

First, what do you think of Sister Mi? The double red stick in the hall?

Second... How could you come up with such an outrageous idea to find out which girl your friend is texting?

No, I can't beat this high-end game by myself.

The artistic content is too high.

…

Xu Xin never did such a crazy thing.

After seeing off his friends, he went directly to the factory.

Lao Zhu's table is still full of Maggie's milk tea cups, and Xu Xin has become accustomed to it.

The rough cut of "Thirty-Three Days of Love" has been completed. He took a rough look at it and found that except for the CG where Huang Xiaoxian introduced various relationship characters at the beginning, which was still being produced and seemed a little rough, the overall idea was fine.

Obviously, Lao Zhu has grasped Xu Xin's editing habits and developed them in a tacit understanding.

In this case, just follow this idea.

There are many parts of this film that require post-dubbing, and there are many narrations. The top priority is to edit the feature film first, and then start post-production.

In one afternoon, Lao Zhu was editing there, while Xu Xin selected what he needed and what he didn't want from the numerous clips he had shot.

He was busy until almost 7 o'clock before he came out of the editing room.

After finding a random place to fill our stomachs, we returned to the villa.

When he called his wife in the evening, he told Jay Chou's weird things and his own thoughts.

Or if the husband and wife work together, it will cost four to five hundred pounds.

When Yang Mi heard her husband’s first reaction...

"Is there any need to drag him to the suburbs? Just take him to our house and tie him to a chair. After a few punches, we will definitely find out the girl's name."

"...What if that girl's name is: Even if you kill me, you won't say it?"

"Pfft... goose goose goose goose..."

The young woman burst into laughter instantly.

Although the joke is very old, I have to admit... Li Qi's performance is so impressive.

While talking and laughing, Yang Mi suddenly asked:

"Have you read the script I showed you last time?"

"What script?"

Xu Xin said casually... but was immediately stunned.

"The one with Old Xu?"

"yes."

"...I forgot."

Xu Xin was speechless when he remembered that there was such a thing:

"I think... I put it in the car. I remember I was busy with something at the time, and I ignored it after I put it in the car. If you hadn't mentioned it today, I would have forgotten about it."

"You didn't see it?"

Yang Mi was also speechless.

But then came a sentence:

"Actually, I forgot to watch it. I was also preparing for the fight scene with Ma San in those days... The script has been sitting at Tingting's house. But today, Master called me and had a chat with me."

"What are you talking about?"

"Others were fine. I just said that I was very interested in the script. I asked if I had read it. I thought you had, so I told him that I hadn't read it yet. I was preparing for Gong Er's play here, so I was afraid of being distracted. Let you see...

Then he said that the story was ordinary, but the core idea was to show real Kung Fu... the kind of serious Kung Fu.

Master is getting older and has actually been thinking about a suitable book for the past few years. Because before he left, he wanted to leave some images of the real thing for everyone, so that everyone could see what real kung fu was like...

Lao Xu's script should suit Dan's taste. Although I didn’t mention it, I can hear it..."

"You want to take pictures, right?"

Xu Xin said after understanding what his wife meant.

"Um."

Yang Mi responded:

"That's what I think. If you like it, then go for it. But I thought you had read the script, so you could at least distinguish between good and bad... Who would have thought that you hadn't read it either."

"Hey, what's this thing like?"

Xu Xin said casually:

"Mr. Yu has taught you so many things over the years. When you speak, what can you say as a junior?... In this case, I call Lao Xu and ask him how much money he needs. I directly invest without looking at the investment or calculating. Reward... Just like what my husband said, leaving a real kung fu in the image, it is something belonging to the ancestors, and it can be recorded so that future generations can know what happened. This alone, I think, is a great merit. "

"Hmm... That's okay. How about starting from Niufeng?"

"Whatever. Money doesn't matter, just treat it as if the old man likes it."

Seeing that her husband had shown his attitude, Yang Mi responded:

"Okay, then you ask Lao Xu about the movie? Is it you or me?"

"Hmm... Lao Xu wants to make this movie himself, right? Otherwise, if you ask, if I intervene... it may limit his room for performance. After all, he hasn't directed a movie yet."

What he meant was simple.

As a screenwriter and writer, Lao Xu is undoubtedly successful.

But directing is another matter.

Just like when he heard his wife talking about the shots shot by Wang Jiawei, he would think about how he should handle certain shots.

If he sees something about the movie that he is not satisfied with, he will definitely suggest how to change it.

But the things that were changed... were not Lao Xu's own things.

It's like "The Hawthorn Tree."

The old man's and his own ideas for adapting the script are very different in some places.

Therefore, when he was supervising the production of "Hawthorn Tree", most of the time, he looked at his own director and chose to shut up.

Because this is a movie of "director Xu Xin", not a movie of "director Zhang Yimou".

This is also the reason why he stayed in Jinzhou for a week and never appeared on Wang Jiawei's crew.

It’s not impossible for directors to communicate with each other.

But this kind of communication must at least be equal to the realm of thought.

When a director has not developed his own independent style and is still in a state of "going with the wind", if he is too influenced by another director's style, the final work will easily become completely different.

No need.

Yang Mi also understood what her husband meant and responded:

"Okay, then let me communicate with him."

"Well, is there anything else? I'm not ready to go to bed."

"Go to sleep, good night~ Come back early after your work."

"Copy that. How about a kiss?"

"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey..."

With sweet words, Xu Xin hung up the phone, turned off the lights, and went to sleep.

…

"Are you up?"

Early in the morning, Qi Lei called.

"Just wake up."

"Then you come to see me? Let's discuss these scripts."

"Okay."

When Xu Xin arrived at the factory, it was just early 9 o'clock.

He went straight to Qi Lei's office.

It is said that people feel refreshed during happy events.

Although it has been more than ten days since the Tokyo Film Festival, Qi Lei still showed an irrepressible smile when he saw Xu Xin walking in:

"Haha~ Here we come!"

"Um."

Xu Xin responded, took out a cigarette and said:

"What's going on? Are you so happy?"

"What else could be going on? It's about the Tokyo Film Festival. You've just arrived, and you don't know...many people in the factory in the first few days...including me, feel like they've won the lottery."

While talking, Qi Lei handed over a document.

"Then your heat can last long enough."

Xu Xin smiled and took the document he handed over. After reading it, he found that it was an investment statement.

The first report that catches the eye is "Partner".

He turned the page and read it, and asked in surprise:

"Forty million?"

"Um."

Qi Lei nodded.

Xu Xin continued to turn the page.

"The Golden Heist", 50 million.

"To Our Perishable Youth", 10 million (to be determined).

"What's going on with this pending decision?"

Xu Xin asked somewhat puzzled.

"actor."

Qi Lei said:

"For this kind of youth-themed film, the protagonist must have a certain appeal in the young market... Just like "The Secret" had Jay Lun as its signature character at the time. So 10 million is our estimated production cost. But I’m not sure about the salary yet. After all, I don’t have a favorite candidate yet.”

"Oh~"

Xu Xin suddenly realized.

But my mind was also blank.

He really has no interest at all in subjects such as "love and youth" now.

Really made me vomit.

So although this script is good, it has been included in one of my draft plays...

But in terms of level of attention, it is obviously the lowest among these scripts.

When Qi Lei saw that Xu Xin had finished reading, he asked:

"You decide on these three stories. Which one should we shoot first next year?"

Although he is the nominal head of the Art Creation Center.

But everyone in the factory knows... if the story script here wants to appear on the screen, Director Xu must nod.

And when facing Qi Lei...

Xu Xin fell into deep thought.

Which one is better to choose...