I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 668 665.SHINKAI-san

Big Year.

Yanjing.

After Xu Xin got into the car with the suitcase, he looked at the still empty streets and sighed melancholy.

"Why……"

"Hawthorn" will be released in Japan on February 14th.

He was forced to start his first job of the year on the third day of the new year.

It was really hard to adapt for a while.

"Mengmeng."

"Ah? Brother Xu, what's wrong?"

"How was your new year?"

"Not so good... Everyone in my family knows that I work as an assistant to Brother Xu. From before to after New Year, people come to visit me every day. Many relatives in the family have children, and they asked me to help find out if any of their children will become stars. Potential...I get up so early every day..."

Su Meng started to complain.

She was really drunk too.

Why are all the relatives in the family so simple?

What's wrong with your own children? Why should they become celebrities?

Is it so easy to be a star?

Maybe she was naive in the past, thinking that being a star meant singing, filming, and after becoming popular, she would start making money... But only after she applied for a job as Shuangwei's assistant and followed Brother Xu, did she truly understand ...what is a star.

The "stars" described by relatives at home are just entertainers at best.

By singing? By acting?

There are so many people in this circle who can sing and act.

Do you think everyone is so popular?

Under the surface ecology of this circle, it is more of a war that eats people without spitting out their bones!

Most people really can't play with this.

Ordinary people want to be stars, but if they don't have any brains, they will either be money-making tools for big companies, or they will be reduced to the bottom...

I really don’t know what’s so good about being a star…

After Xu Xin heard her words, he chuckled:

"Haha, what did you say?"

"I didn't say anything. Many relatives in my family said they wanted their children to go to art schools, but I didn't say anything. It's not easy to express opinions on this matter. If you talk nonsense, it may change a child's fate... If you can become a star, you can Okay, if you can’t take it for granted…then I won’t be a sinner!”

Hearing this, Xu Xin nodded with satisfaction:

"Not bad, very smart."

"……hey-hey."

Su Meng laughed naively, and now the car drove onto the viaduct.

She asked:

"Brother Xu, do you want to listen to some music?"

"Listen to the radio, I'm tired of listening to the songs."

Su Meng vaguely heard Leng Ge's heartbroken voice.

Then he turned on the radio.

During the Chinese New Year, radio programs are basically recorded in advance.

Su Meng's habit is to listen to the traffic radio. Normally, she can learn where there are traffic jams and where the traffic flow is relatively large.

Today, when I turned on the radio channel, it was FM103.9.

Then, Xu Xin and Su Meng both heard the song inside:

"Because love~ will not be sad easily~"

"So everything looks happy..."

"Because of love ~ simple growth..."

Xu Xin's ears twitched.

After listening for a while with squinted eyes, the song ended.

After the song ended, the phone rang.

"Dingling bell... hello?"

A male voice sounded:

"Hey, I'm looking for Wen Hui. Wen Hui from Room 218."

Then came a female voice:

"Yang Zheng, is that you? Where are you?"

The conversation between the two ended, and a clear voice sounded again:

"This is the youthful memory of our generation."

Then, the male voice on the phone rang again:

"Wen Hui, I'm at the beach."

Female voice:

"The sea? What kind of sea?"

Clear dubbing:

"This is our persistence in love!"

male voice:

"Wenhui, do you want to see the sea?"

"..."

"Can you come out now? Are you outside now? Well, look up at the sky!"

After the male voice finished speaking, the music suddenly started playing:

"Wait~you~love~~~~~me~~oh~~~~"

"In 1998, we were young and ignorant. We were single-minded and focused, and carried our love to the end!"

"Even just once is enough~~~~~~"

"In 2011, our careers were successful, but this time... facing the face we loved so much, will it still be the same as before?"

"It must only be done once to be permanent~~~~"

""Carry Love to the End", February 12th..."

"Will you still be the same as before?"

It lasted about 30 seconds and then ended.

After Xu Xin listened to the advertisement, he leaned on his seat and asked Su Meng:

"Is there a lot of publicity for this movie in your home?"

Su Meng's hometown is Suzhou.

After hearing Xu Xin's question, she said while driving:

"It's okay. After I went back this time, my best friend and I watched "Let the Bullets Fly" and "If You Are the One 2" together. It was already New Year's Eve when I went there. The most popular posters in the cinema were Jay Lun's "Green Bee" "Xia". Maybe it's because the date is approaching, so the promotional period for Valentine's Day has not started yet. But the promotional video of "Love to the End" has already started rolling in the hall."

"What about frequency?"

"Hmm...I didn't care about this. But my impression...while we were waiting to enter the venue, we watched the promotional video of "Love" twice and "Wulin Gaiden" once. I just don't know why. Is it a sequence issue or other reasons..."

"Oh~ That's it."

Xu Xin nodded and changed the topic:

"Then why don't you watch "The Hawthorn Tree"?"

Su Meng was stunned and subconsciously replied:

"...because I've watched it many times."

She has been watching the movie since it started filming.

She was watching the movie while it was being edited.

I've read it eight times, not to mention ten times.

I really feel like throwing up when I look at it again.

But after Xu Xin heard her reason, he took out his mobile phone and said:

"If you make the boss unhappy, you will be deducted 500 yuan this month."

Su Meng: o(Д)っ!

Under Su Meng's aggrieved expression, Xu Xin found Wang Sicong's chat box and sent a voice message:

"Please help me ask about your promotional efforts for "Carry Love to the End"."

Wang Sicong did not reply.

I don’t know if I’m sleeping or doing something.

He didn't mind and started to check Weibo on his mobile phone.

After searching for the topic # Carry Love to the End # , a row of related Weibo posts popped up.

The first thing to bear the brunt is the trailer posted on many media accounts on Weibo.

There is no need to count carefully, because it is not fully displayed here.

But if he clicked on any of the most popular Weibo media, the number of followers would be over 1 million.

Today's Weibo is no longer the era when Yang Mi was the only one in the world.

Since everyone discovered the business opportunities of Weibo, buying and increasing followers has become commonplace for some social media or public figures who need to expand their influence.

As of January of the Gregorian calendar year, Yao Chen's number of fans has exceeded 7 million.

The number of fans of the next rising stars on the list, such as Xiao S, Zhao Wei, Cai Kangyong, Xie Na and others, is also soaring.

The average is more than 5 million.

Perhaps due to the decrease in popularity, except for the wedding, when my wife’s followers surged by 500,000 in a few days, at other times, her number of Weibo followers only remained at seventh place.

Four and a half million.

As for this data... it's a bit "sour" to say, but the only thing she can get is 100% "true".

I don’t engage in buying followers to increase my followers, I just rely on the attention one after another to support me.

The explosion in the number of celebrities’ Weibo fans also represents a surge in Sina Weibo users.

Tencent Weibo aside, Sina Weibo alone is now recognized as the “terminator” of the paper media era.

As for a larger media account like this, you would be embarrassed to go out without one million followers.

The media account has many fans and a large volume, and can make money through advertising and promotion.

This is already an industry chain in Weibo.

Therefore, after Xu Xin looked at the media that published promotional videos for "Will Love" and found that they were all large media with more than one million yuan, he knew without asking the specific price that in this aspect of publicity, "Will Love" Love" must have cost a lot of money.

Although Wang Sicong has not responded yet... he estimates that at least the publicity of this movie has exceeded the investment in the movie "Wulin Gaiden".

The investment in "Wulin Gaiden" was against the odds, and the total cost of the filming phase was less than 20 million.

Including publicity and distribution, the budget is nothing more than a cap of 30 million.

It is unrealistic to expect them to announce it like this, with millions of fans, media accounts, and radio broadcasts.

However, the rescheduling of "Wulin Gaiden" itself is to observe the trends in the Beijing circle again.

If your guess is true.

Then... what the northwest circle will face next may be an arms race without gunpowder.

When it comes to money, they can't compete with their opponents.

The only thing we can rely on is word of mouth.

Through word-of-mouth, the impression of "Produced in the Northwest must be high-quality" has gradually been established.

It’s the same old saying.

In the short term, we may not win.

But in the long run... I will never lose.

Thinking of this, he turned off his phone.

Looking at the tall buildings flying by outside the window, he murmured in a low voice:

"The rain is coming..."

…

Wang Sicong's message was sent just when he was about to arrive at the airport.

When I sent it, the sound was still very unclear.

Apparently he didn't wake up.

"I'm asking you. I haven't come up with the specific numbers yet, but their promotion method this time is similar to "If You Are the One." Starting today, until they are released on the 12th, Wanda's opening-screen advertisements for the film are all Their."

After receiving this message, Xu Xin responded with an OK gesture.

Wang Sicong didn't reply.

Probably asleep.

Soon, we arrived at the small terminal of the airport.

He saw Liu Yifei and Lin Xingxin.

Lin Xingxin gained some weight during the New Year, and her chin became visibly rounder.

But what is surprising is Liu Yifei...

Although she was wearing big sunglasses... in Xu Xin's eyes, she was like... a deflated balloon.

Obviously when you get married, you still have to shout "Fei Fei".

But now he has returned to the realm of land gods.

Xu Xin raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Isn’t it amazing?

This man said he was fat, as if he was eating pig feed, and his weight was rising.

Does this mean you lost weight instantly?

So, he said bluntly:

"How much is it now?"

"..."

Liu Yifei's mouth twitched...

The first reaction was to look at Lin Xinxin.

After seeing that her brother was also very curious, she thought for a while and walked to Xu Xin.

He put one hand to his mouth, blocking Lin Xinxin's view, and whispered to Xu Xin:

"114."

"Oh yo?"

Xu Xin raised his eyebrows:

"This speed is okay. How did you do it? Yang Mi will also start to lose weight after the new year. You can teach her."

"It's very simple. Boiled green leafy vegetables are eaten three times a day, and the staple food is 50g of oats. The protein is one egg and two shrimps..."

She started telling her recipe.

Lin Xingxin, who had not heard about Liu Yifei's current weight, subconsciously said:

"Big lobster?"

"Get out of here, you."

These words were so angry that even the fairy sister started to get angry.

"Small shrimps. Two. And then paired with fast and slow walking..."

Xu Xin was confused just listening to it.

When people feed pigs, they give them some chaff.

You seem to be eating worse than them.

So, he asked:

"Then this time when I go to Japan, I still want to eat the same ramen as last time... Do you still want to go with me?"

"..."

The fairy sister looked at him aggrievedly.

My heart says you are a stinky man...

…

For people who want to lose weight, Japan’s diet can be considered friendly, or it can be said to be unfriendly.

The question is who you go to eat with.

If you eat it by yourself, it's nothing more than a light salad and a half-full meal.

But living with Xu Xin and Lin Xinxin, who have a lot of grievances, is a torment for the fairy sister.

At around 1:30 Tokyo time, six people got off the plane together.

The translation this time is still Shangyuan Ai.

Xu Xin thinks this sister...well, this mature sister has a pretty good personality.

It was a pleasure to work with.

Also coming to pick her up with Ai Kamigen was the person in charge of all promotional activities for "Hawthorn" at Toho Pictures, named Tomoyuki Miura.

After Xu Xin got off the plane, he asked Shangyuan Ai to eat ramen.

Just the ramen restaurant whose name I couldn’t pronounce last time.

After arriving at the ramen shop, Xu Xin and Lin Xinxin were holding a bowl of soy sauce ramen and chattering.

What the two of them wanted was the luxurious soy sauce ramen, the kind with lobster tempura.

As for the fairy sister, she could only watch the two big grudges eating noodles, soup, and fried lobster... holding a bowl of Chinese seaweed and gnawing on it.

The back molars are almost broken.

The aggrieved look makes people feel distressed...

But no one felt bad.

Who made you fat?

And maybe it's the fairy sister's eyes that really make people feel distressed.

Xu Xin did something that made Lin Gou suddenly spit out the noodles from his nose.

He turned to the fairy sister who looked like a donkey chewing grass and said:

"If you really can't stand it..."

Liu Yifei's eyes lit up.

Just ask!

As long as you nod!

I will definitely listen to you!

Absolutely no refutation.

Quick... say the words I want to hear most!

"Just get out."

"puff……"

Lin Xin burst into laughter.

"..."

The speechless fairy sister’s eyes turned red.

It's not that I'm wronged, I'm angry.

Bastard...I will love you in the next life and I will be a dog!

"Ai-chan, please help me order the same one as them!"

The desperate Liu Yifei rushed to Yuan Ai and said something.

"No! Sister! You can't give up all your efforts!"

Wu Qiqi panicked.

The tonkotsu ramen in my hand suddenly lost its flavor.

Lin Xinxin was also speechless.

Looking at Xu Xin:

"Why do you think you are teasing her?"

"Well……"

Xu Xin looked at the fairy sister whose eyes were as red as Lord Rabbit...

"Forget it, let her eat a bowl."

After all, he has a doting character.

After hearing this, Liu Yifei smiled happily.

hey-hey.

Still good to you.

Onii-chan is so good!

Finally, after a meal of ramen, everyone was satisfied.

After leaving the ramen shop, the fairy sister who couldn't bear to part with the taste of oil star in her mouth was still lingering in the aftertaste of "huah ah ah".

It looks like the Four Heavenly Kings of Ramen.

After this meal of noodles, that afternoon, the three of them were pulled into the studio by Miura Tomoyuki.

Wear makeup and bring a microphone.

The host in Japan is ready to go.

The three people also entered the normal publicity process.

The first event was a small fan meeting in Ginza.

There aren't many people.

There were only 200 people sitting in the studio.

In Xu Xin's opinion, it was an extremely small meeting.

The content of the meeting will be posted to the promotional website of Toho Pictures, which will serve as the first round of warm-up for the release of "Hawthorn Tree".

Originally he was quite normal.

Unexpectedly, just after he was led onto the stage by Kamehara Ai under the auspices of the host, the audience who came to participate today, the people from Toho Pictures, gave him a surprise.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

Amidst the popping sound of pull-tab ribbons, Xu Xin was attracted by the sound and looked toward the audience.

Under the floating ribbons, there was a large banner held by the audience in the front row.

"Xu Xin and Yang Mi are newlyweds, おめでとうございます!"

Xu Xin doesn’t understand Japanese.

But he can understand Chinese characters.

The latter part of the sentence was unclear, but he knew the first part.

Newlyweds…

When he saw this scene, his first reaction was to look at Yuanyuan Ai.

I want to know what the next sentence means.

Shangyuan Ai was also quite surprised.

Subconsciously he looked at Xu Xin.

Seeing that he was looking at her, she quickly said amidst the host's smile and applause:

"Director Xu, everyone is congratulating you on your wedding."

"Well……"

Xu Xin asked after being stunned for a moment:

"At this time, is it appropriate for me to bow ninety degrees? Or is there any other etiquette?"

The audience and fans in a foreign country prepared a gift for him.

Chinese people pay attention to courtesy and reciprocity.

Of course he wanted to return the favor.

When in town, do as the Romans do.

After hearing this, Shangyuan Ai smiled and said:

"Just bow."

"Oh, okay."

Xu Xin nodded, smiled and bowed to the audience:

"thank you all."

"Crash la la la..."

applause.

After this little episode, he didn't know how Liu Yifei and Lin Xingxin felt, but here, he had invisibly become much closer to the audience who came to the meeting.

The smile becomes more natural.

Then, everyone shook hands with the host and took their seats.

Today's meeting began.

According to Miura Tomoyuki, today’s meeting will be divided into two steps.

First, the host asked some questions related to the movie.

This is the first half.

The second half was left to the audience to ask questions.

The first half was pretty average.

Xu Xin is the director, and Lin Gou and Liu Feifei are the leading actors.

Basically, you have one question and I have to answer each question.

As three people who have gone through a complete domestic film process, these issues are all familiar to them.

Soon, time came to the "second half".

After the host announced that questions could be asked live, the first audience member was selected.

She is a girl with a round face and a mask.

Xu Xin was actually curious from the beginning about why so many people chose to wear masks.

Is it because there are cameras here and you want to protect your privacy and are afraid of being photographed? Or is it about other aspects?

He doesn't quite understand.

But after the girl took the phone, she politely took off her mask.

There was a burst of chatter while holding the microphone.

It’s quite a long story.

After Shangyuan Ai listened very carefully, he nodded slightly, turned to Xu Xin and said:

"Director Xu, she is asking you this question."

"Well, you say."

Xu Xin subconsciously sat up straight.

"Her name is Ming Lichun, and she is currently a sophomore in college. She saw reviews from China on the Internet, saying that this movie is actually a tragedy.

I'd like to ask why you don't choose to continue making a movie like "The Untold Secret". That movie stayed with her throughout her high school career and was one of her favorite movies in her life.

Why does it end in tragedy?

She said that she read your interview in "Tetsuko's Room" and wanted to know why she couldn't make Jingqiu, played by Miss Liu Yifei, and Lao San the one who shines in each other's eyes, as you said. "

"Well……"

After hearing this question, Xu Xin thought for a while and said:

"Have you read the original version of this story?"

After Shangyuan Ai finished translating, the girl shook her head.

Seeing this...

"That's it... Then I won't tell you about the story in order to avoid spoilers. You just said that you are a college student, so... I want to answer your question from my perspective on this story. Also I hope you can get some inspiration from my words.”

After seeing the girl look like she was listening, he said:

"I think so... Sometimes, are we too obsessed with the ending? There are many great loves and beautiful things in this world that we can witness and experience. But as long as the ending is not satisfactory, we will You will immediately feel that this is a tragedy.

Or just thinking, if there is a little bit of redemption in the outcome of this matter, then all the injustice and pain seem to be negligible.

Because we care so much about the ending, we ignore the beautiful scenery in the process. Instead of doing this, I think it’s better to think about it in another way. If we pursue meaning in the process, then the ending will certainly not be bad. "(Note 1)

After finishing speaking, he continued to give Ai Shangyuan time to translate.

After the other party finished translating, he was about to speak... Suddenly, bursts of applause rang out, blocking his words.

Seeing this, he nodded politely, and when facing the thoughtful expression of this round-faced girl, he smiled and said:

"It's like when we read classics. All classics may not have perfect endings, but it does not hinder their greatness. And the same is true in our lives. Isn't it?"

"Hua la la la la la..."

Amidst the applause, the girl named Ming Lichun handed back the microphone with an expression on her face that said, "Master, I have realized it."

The host applauded while continuing to look for the second audience.

At this time, a man sitting in the front row who also wore a mask raised his hands and even stood up.

Seeing this, the host simply showed off his adult beauty.

He motioned to the staff to give him the microphone.

After he took the microphone, he also took off his mask.

But the moment he took off his mask, the host suddenly froze...

Then his face showed deep surprise and he shouted:

"Eh? SHINKAI-san?"

(Note 1: The paragraph Xu Xin answered comes from the original sentence of "Catching Fallen Leaves". It has been quoted with slight changes and is hereby noted.)