I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 611 609 Paintings

Chapter 611 609. Painting

Seeing that he was thinking about it, Qi Lei didn't rush him.

He walked around from behind the table and started boiling water to make tea.

After a pot of water boiled, Xu Xin asked:

""Gold"... Ning Hao is suitable. "Partner"... If you want to make this film, you have to find three reliable actors. As for the director... it doesn't require too many ideas. It's this kind of movie What biographical films require is that the director follow the script, not think too wildly, and not deviate from the story line. For the film "Youth"... that doesn't matter. Just find a director who can make the film look good."

Putting the investment plan on the table, Xu Xin shrugged:

"That's my opinion."

But Qi Lei was stunned:

"…What do you mean?"

"What do you mean?"

Xu Xin was a little confused.

Qi Lei's doubts were even greater:

"You don't want to take pictures?"

"I won't do it. Why should I do it? I have a movie called "Sunspot" next year."

"No...I mean...you don't plan to film these three scripts? Didn't you choose them?"

"I don't plan to."

Xu Xin looked at him with a "taken for granted" look:

"Brother, you can't do it alone, can you? I chose this film because I thought it had enough story and it's not a rubbish script. If you want to film it, just find a director. What does it have to do with me?"

"……ah?"

Qi Lei looked really confused:

"I thought the three scripts you chose were intended to..."

"Am I going to shoot all three? Am I crazy?"

Xu Xin quickly shook his head:

"From now on, I will only make one movie a year. After returning from the film festival, I just talked with Yang Mi... I feel like this year... I am running outside every day and I don't spend much time at home. My children are all running away now, and I still I want to enjoy life.”

"this……"

Understanding the determination in Xu Xin's words, Qi Lei opened his mouth... and finally smiled bitterly:

"If you didn't tell me earlier..."

Taking the plan, he opened the first page:

"Do you know what the studio's initial research budget for "Partners" was? It was estimated to be between 25 million and 30 million. Later, everyone thought about it...this amount of money is too little for your movie. So I doubled it again... You told me you wouldn't take the photo."

Hearing this, Xu Xin looked at Qi Lei who was smiling bitterly, and asked in confusion:

"Why do I feel that you feel so guilty?"

"...Don't tell me, I'm really weak."

In front of Xu Xin, Qi Lei admitted openly:

"If you were to make these films, I would have a hundred confidence... But now that you say you won't make them, my heart starts to hang."

"The Art Creation Center is not supported by me alone...the other directors are not just doing it for a living."

Xu Xin smiled and waved his hand:

"I understand what you mean... In this case, you can follow the normal process for this script. After sending the script out, we will see which directors are interested. Prepare a set of materials to submit for review~ Once the director is selected, I will be the one Producer, let’s not talk about anything else... When the movie starts shooting, I will go to the crew every now and then to check on the shooting quality. Otherwise, will it be over? Or will I be forced to keep spinning? How many movies a year will I make? If I’m not crazy, Yang Mi will be crazy. .”

Qi Lei thought for a while and nodded:

"Okay... then this budget will be wasted. Are you sure there are no problems with these three scripts?"

"Well, no problem. The story is very strong. As long as the filming is not pretentious, even if you find a new person to film it, you can still produce a passing score. This kind of script... is actually an industrial product. According to the standards, the upper limit depends on Director, but the lower limit of the script itself is there, it won’t be bad.”

He waved his hand and gave Qi Lei a reassurance.

"...Okay. Let these three be our plans for next year. Where's your movie "Sunspot"? What did you say?"

"We'll talk about it next year. I've had enough trouble this year, and I really don't want to think about these things anymore. You have mercy on me and let me go... To be honest, I don't even want to take care of dubbing and post-production. I want to go on vacation directly." Do you believe it... Really, for a matter of millions of dollars, why are you trying to kill me?"

"..."

Although Qi Lei also knew that Xu Xin was busy with two movies this year, and was busy with Venice and wedding photos... But looking at his messy appearance, he still couldn't laugh or cry.

So here’s a reminder:

"You haven't included the promotional activities of "Hawthorn Tree" yet..."

"Brother Qi, look into my eyes."

"...?"

Looking at Xu Xin's eyes, Qi Lei tilted his head in confusion:

"What's wrong?"

"Sometimes, you can't hide the look in someone's eyes when you want to stab someone. Do you understand?"

"..."

Qi Leixin said if you want to knife me, I can't see it yet.

It’s true that I have a pimple in my eye...

…

He stayed in Xi'an for a total of three days. After finalizing various details of "33 Days", he returned to Yanjing.

On the day of returning home, Yanjing finally received its first real heavy snowfall since the beginning of winter.

Different from the previous small fights of sleet and snow, when he got off the plane, there were only scattered snowflakes in the sky, but by the time he got home, the snowflakes were as big as goose feathers.

Seeing this, Xu Xin said directly to Cheng Hu and Su Meng:

"Don't go up there either, Mengmeng, let Brother Hu take you home to rest."

The snow was quite impressive. According to the usual practice in previous years, traffic was paralyzed for at least half a day after this snowfall.

It's better to go home and lie down quickly than anything else.

He waved his hand to signal the two of them to leave, and he pushed his suitcase directly towards home despite the wind and snow.

People in Yanjing especially love hotpot mutton in winter.

After being with his wife for so many years, his eating habits have also changed a lot.

After returning home, I looked at the copper pot set up on the dining table and smelled the smell of fire, and my heart suddenly felt at ease.

Yang Mi, who heard the commotion and saw the snowflakes hanging on his shoulders, hurried over:

"Where's Mengmeng?"

"Let her go back. The snow outside suddenly became heavy, so I didn't let her come up."

While he was talking, Yang Mi had already helped him take off his coat.

While changing his shoes, he didn't hear the child's movement and asked in confusion:

"Where's Nuannuan and Yangyang?"

"My parents went downstairs to play in the snow... Maybe they are used to living in the Northeast, so they have to go out when it snows. If they don't go out, they cry... Come and help me cut the meat."

"Um."

In response, he followed his wife into the kitchen.

A piece of bright red mutton was placed on the chopping board, and next to it was a basin of sesame sauce with floating oil.

Including chive flowers, fermented bean curd and so on.

People in Yanjing have a mysterious sense of ritual towards shabu-shabu.

But the meat they eat is really not good...

"I may have to leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

As soon as he took the kitchen knife, he heard his wife say:

"The cold air this time caused heavy snowfall in Liaoning, which is said to be very thick. Director Wang just called me and said that the current snow meets the shooting conditions."

"The question is how long he's going to take it."

Xu Xin said:

"Do you want the child to follow?"

"What did you say here? Leaving on the 20th?"

"Yes. The appointment is for the 21st."

"Then I'll take it with me."

"Okay, then I'll look for you when I get back from Wanwan."

"Well... By the way, I'm done talking with Lao Xu. 4 million."

"Investment in "Trace of the Japanese Pirates"?"

"Yes. I've probably read the script..."

"How's it going?"

"Very average."

Hearing this, Xu Xin, who had started cutting the meat, stopped and looked at his wife who was leaking sesame sauce:

"Very average?"

"Well, it's very average... To sum it up from the perspective of online novels, the author is quite literary. Youths are usually not lovable..."

Yang Mi shrugged:

"His story is very twisted, and it... completely subverts the inherent perception of kung fu movies."

"Isn't it the kind of skill that involves a hard bridge and a hard horse?"

"No, it's that kind of thing... It's like we are both practicing martial arts. When we met... bang! You were lying on the ground. The fight was not pretty, but it was indeed the real thing. I can understand his thinking, that is I will present to you a kind of...assumed to be a "real" martial arts world. Maybe this is also where Master is tempted..."

"But this is a movie, right."

Xu Xin followed her train of thought and gave the same understanding as his wife without much thought:

"Movies are not reality. They can be derived from reality, but they must also be higher than reality. And the unsightly tricks you mentioned may become a... very unpleasant place to watch in movies. Is that what you mean?"

"right."

Yang Mi is not surprised by her husband's understanding...

On the contrary, it feels natural.

Nod:

"That's what I mean. I really can't imagine it... You said that two masters are fighting each other, and each one touches his vagina and legs... It feels like that. If I watch it as a movie fan, I will find it ridiculous. As for the overall situation The story... is very literary and artistic.”

Having said this, she stirred the sesame paste and said:

"Although I agreed to invest, there is a high probability that the four million will be wasted."

But Xu Xin said with a smile:

"Just buy it with a thousand pieces of gold. Don't be too greedy... Let's not mention the plot for the time being. Let Lao Xu figure out how to make this film. Mr. Yu wants to leave something real on the screen. This purpose As long as you achieve it, that’s all. Not to mention it’s your debut, so you have to be tolerant.”

"...That's the truth. But...you really don't want to ask? I think this book should be smoother if it passes through your hands."

Hearing this, Xu Xin did not respond directly, but asked:

"Do you think Lao Xu is a stubborn person?"

"Very stubborn."

Yang Mi nodded:

"When we were chatting, we talked about how the fight scene came about. I said if you don't use tricks, even if it's a real thing, it won't look good... Movies are about the aesthetics and art of the lens, which is a bit neglected. Then he Just start popularizing science with me...

The core idea of the script is dystopia, and what... Jianghu is just a mysterious group created by those who practice martial arts. Because they need the cover of being a "charlatan" to cover up the activities they do. What kind of warriors and bandits are involved again..."

"He also talked to me about this."

Xu Xin smiled and said:

"In his point of view, there is no such thing as martial arts. It was created. It is often based on the half-god, half-bandit interpersonal relationship and activity style imagined in the bandit world. There is a gap between it and the real martial arts in the Republic of China. Relatively large. And martial arts has a definite meaning, which refers to the group of people who open martial arts gyms, work as bodyguards, and serve as private martial arts teachers. This is called martial arts...is that what it says?"

"Yes!... I admit that what he said makes sense, but it is not entirely correct. But after chatting back and forth, his train of thought is actually very fixed. This concept runs through the script..."

"This is also the director's persistence. From the perspective of an actor or investor, you may not be able to understand it. But as a director, I can understand this persistence."

"But this kind of persistence is not necessarily right..."

"It's not necessarily wrong."

He shook his head again and gave his opinion:

"Have you forgotten what I often told you? The director should use his own perspective to interpret the script and film the story interpreted through his own perspective into images."

Speaking of this, he suddenly paused...

After being stunned for about a few seconds, he stood up straight, with some trance and memories in his eyes.

Seeing that he was thinking, Yang Mi didn't rush to speak.

Until she heard:

"Besides, you are supposed to help pave the way for me."

Yang Mi was stunned.

"What the hell?"

"Help me pave the way."

He focused on cutting the mutton and said:

"At first glance, Lao Xu looks like a scholar rather than a warrior. But in fact, his character is similar to that of a warrior. He is loyal, generous, and self-persistent... It is quite difficult to change this kind of character... The best way It's just a favor. So if you don't mention it, I actually can't remember it... He has a story that I'm very interested in."

"Which one?"

"The novella he released this year is called "Master". He showed it to me at the beginning of the year and I thought the story was very good. I just went through the plot in my head and thought I could try to change it. . In order to prevent the kind of thing you just mentioned from happening, it’s better to let him hit the south wall first.”

Hearing this, Yang Mi became interested:

"Is it also a martial arts theme of the Republic of China?"

"right."

"Did he fall in love with the Republic of China or something..."

"I liked that story quite a lot. But when he showed it to me, it had not yet been published, so we didn't mention the adaptation."

"Then mention it to him now?"

"That's no longer a threat?"

Xu Xin shook his head:

"Wait until he finishes filming this scene, I'm mentioning it. I can somewhat understand Lao Xu's current thinking, that is, he has his own understanding of things he is familiar with, and he is confident that what he understands is correct. If you rely on others to tell you, it will definitely not work. You have to let the market test it.

When the market does not accept it, he does not need others to tell him, he will know that there is something wrong with the path he is taking... I am afraid that before he is tested by the market, his blind confidence will make him self-conscious. At this time I want to ask him for the adaptation of "Master"..."

"He won't give it to you?"

"No, he will give it to me. Didn't I tell you? Lao Xu is a very generous person. If a friend asks him for it, he will not refuse to give it. But I'm afraid that he has some problems in his heart. For example, he wants to shoot in his own way. "The Master", and when I told the story in my own way, he would have a grudge in his heart.

Therefore, the best way is to see the market's feedback on his thinking as a director and he understands that there is a problem with his thinking, so that we can communicate with each other at that time. Friendship cannot be hurt because of a work, nor can a good work be insulted because of friendship. "

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..."

Listening to her husband's words, the young woman who had been stirring the sesame paste smacked her lips and sighed:

"When it comes to being a good person, it has to be you, Xu Sanjin."

Xu Xin rolled his eyes:

"No matter how big or small, call daddy!"

"Click..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of the security door opening.

Peeking out from the kitchen, the father-in-law and mother-in-law appeared at the door pushing two strollers against the wind and snow.

"What did you ask me to shout just now?"

Behind him, his wife's voice sounded.

Just by listening to it, he could imagine her smiling face but no smile at all.

After the corner of his mouth twitched... he gave in decisively:

"It's okay, it's okay, you think I'm farting, puff puff puff..."

"Hmph~"

The young woman smiled proudly.

Guess you know the truth.

Otherwise... today would be a father-daughter double fight.

…

After staying at home for another two days, he set off for Wanwan early in the morning on the 21st.

"The Green Hornet" was originally planned to be released in December this year, but due to a collision with "Green Lantern", the release date was finally changed to January 14th.

However, the promotion plan remains unchanged. As the first premiere region in Asia, when the film was first sent to the mainland for review, Wanwan had already passed the review.

This party is actually a publicity window. Columbia Company leveraged Jay Chou's influence and invited many celebrities to participate in Wanwan... Logically speaking, this kind of publicity is actually similar to a media premiere.

It’s all about using influence to promote this film.

Xu Xin originally thought that there would be a premiere after the party...or just watch the movie first and then attend the party, which would be more normal.

And the news that Jay Chou originally received was the same.

I just don’t know why, but the premiere was later canceled, but the party invitation is still there.

Xu Xin guessed... it might have something to do with the movie's rescheduling.

After all, "Green Lantern" has always been very popular in the American cartoon industry.

With "Iron Man" at the forefront, it saved Marvel's company that was on the verge of bankruptcy, and "Green Lantern" is the top star in the DC world... It is normal for "Green Hornet" to make way for it.

But...when will "Green Lantern" be released?

There seems to be no news at all.

With this doubt, he came to the exit of Taoyuan Airport and got into Dani's car. His first words were:

"Dani, when will "Green Lantern" be released?"

"Next June."

Dani's words instantly stunned him...

"Next year? June?...June 2011?"

"Yes."

"you sure?"

He was a little confused:

"Didn't it mean that "The Green Hornet" was changed because of "Green Lantern"? Didn't they conflict with "The Green Hornet"?"

"That's what I said at first. But then I don't know what happened. After "The Green Hornet" was rescheduled, they also changed it."

"..."

this……

Fine.

Is it not finished in post-production?

Or is it for other reasons?

Logically speaking, Hollywood movies usually have very tight release dates.

There are only a few reasons for temporary file changes.

One is that he has no confidence in his own work... Although he would not say this sentence, in his opinion, the script "Green Hornet" falls into this category.

It was originally scheduled to be released in December, but after hearing that "Green Lantern" was about to be released, it was immediately rescheduled and postponed for a month.

He made it clear that he didn't want to go head-to-head with "Green Lantern".

The other is that the quality is worrisome...but that's unlikely.

Not to mention anything else, both Nolan's versions of "Batman" were huge successes. "Green Lantern" is no less popular than Batman. As the leader, it is an ambitious film that wants to compete with Marvel. , no matter what, there will be no such thing as "worrying quality".

impossible.

Then it must be that the production was not completed according to the plan?

Superhero movies require a lot of special effects technology...

That said, it's also a good thing for "The Green Hornet."

The premise is...

"Dani, have you watched "The Green Hornet"? How is the quality?"

"I haven't seen it, Brother Xu. Columbia Company is very covert. Even if Brother JAY is dubbing, he only gives the dubbing clips. Brother JAY and I have not seen the other content of the finished film."

"How do you feel?"

"It feels pretty good. Brother JAY didn't even use a stand-in. All the actions were done by himself. And there were a lot of explosion scenes...it was a big scene."

Hearing this, Xu Xin stopped saying anything.

What he wants to ask about is acting skills...

After all, the wheel has always been the unit of measurement for my acting skills.

But after hearing that he was working so hard, I thought it wouldn't be too bad.

In this way, Dani took him all the way to Jay Chou's one-story mansion, the top floor of Heping Garden, which he bought just this year.

It cost him more than 100 million.

It is said that even the lobby is very grand.

Unfortunately, he entered directly from the basement and could not see what the lobby of this building looked like.

The house was just renovated last month.

After opening the door and entering, Xu Xin's first reaction was nothing.

The walls and floor tiles of the elevated duplex structure lobby are made of marble, which does look luxurious, but the visual angle still feels a bit too spacey.

Just as he was observing the structure of the room, Dani shouted:

"Brother JAY, Brother Xu is here."

Xu Xin heard the slapping sound of slippers and floor upstairs, and Jay Chou's voice sounded from above his head:

"Hey, here we come."

Following his words, the Pomeranian "moji" that Wang Sicong got for him two years ago also quickly jumped down from upstairs and circled around Xu Xin's feet.

At the same time, from the room on the other side of the corridor, Ye Huimei, whose hair was a little white, also leaned out.

Seeing this, Xu Xin smiled and said hello:

"Aunt."

"Oh, Xiao Xu, sit down quickly, I'm cooking, and I need to eat more rice soon."

Hearing Ye Huimei's words, Xu Xin nodded:

"All right."

"Didn't Mimi come?"

"No, she is filming in Northeast China."

"Oh, what a pity. I specially prepared two chickens raised in the country for her this time. Remember to take them back to make soup for her to replenish her health~"

"Yeah. Thank you, aunt~"

After agreeing again, Ye Huimei returned to the kitchen, and Jay Chou put his arm around his shoulders after coming downstairs:

"Hey, come with me."

"...You won't take me around?"

Xu Xin pointed to this huge house:

"I don't know what it is yet."

"Don't worry about that for now, I have something to ask of you."

Push him directly to the second floor.

After going up to the second floor, there is a long corridor.

The total area is 1,100 square meters. Although there are room partitions, it does seem very empty.

"Did you see this?"

He pointed to one blank glass frame after another along the corridor.

"Well, what?"

"These need to be placed with the paintings I bought...here."

Walking to the door of a room, Jay Chou waved.

After Xu Xin entered, he saw a large and colorful painting.

The house is conservatively estimated to be seventy or eighty square meters, but it is very empty. This painting is the only "embellishment" in the house.

"what?"

Looking at the empty room, Xu Xin asked in confusion.

Jay Chou pointed at this painting:

"This is the room where I keep precious paintings."

"so?"

"I was talking to my mother just now. I said, mom, we want a group photo to be hung on this wall."

"...?"

Xu Xin became more and more confused about what he wanted to say.

"Then what……"

Jay Chou pointed to the colorful painting, which was also the north-south wall of the bedroom:

"That's about the size."

The "size" he refers to is the height of the wall.