I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 68 066.After the official announcement

On March 25, the entire team went to the Qinglan Building. It is nominally the director's office there, but in fact it is mainly opened for outsiders.

During the entire opening and closing ceremonies, there will first be a section for answering questions, asking questions, and accepting suggestions from representatives of the masses, which will be placed there at that time. Secondly, it belongs to the urban area of ​​Yanjing, and subsequent staff including artists, art designers, visual effects, etc. will also work there.

An office was set up for the convenience of some staff members to go to work.

Some of the leaders of the later creative team, such as Ma Wen and Yu Zhen, often went there. But the core creative team, that is, the few core creatives around Zhang Yimou, probably won’t go there many times.

They have to complete all the procedures for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games, submit reports, and approve them. When the project enters the practical rehearsal stage, they will be stationed there.

The opening and closing ceremonies are a large project involving tens of thousands... or even hundreds of thousands of people, and everyone has a very clear division of labor in stages.

After the project enters the rehearsal stage, the post-production chief director plays a role similar to a bridge, connecting various links and coordinating the relationship between various departments.

That’s when the director’s office really comes into its own.

The reason why everyone from the team went there today was because the appointment and unveiling ceremony was held there.

This morning, the unveiling ceremony and appointment ceremony of the director team of the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies will be officially finalized with the appearance of the top leaders of the organizing committee, and the list of main creative personnel will be announced.

Logically speaking, although the spotlight is on Zhang Yimou, everyone in the team has to go to the stage. At least show your face and be remembered in this historic moment.

Xu Xin is also there.

It's just that compared to that group of big guys, they can only be regarded as transparent.

When the leader was speaking on the stage, in addition to Zhang Yimou and Zhang Wu, Chen Weiya, the deputy leader of Dongge, the artistic director of the entire opening and closing ceremonies, Yu Gong, Fan Yue, Chao Chaoge, and Jiang Haoyang came up.

And when Zhang Yimou raised the heavy, golden letter of appointment in front of everyone, the whole audience burst into applause.

Others will wait a while for the leaders to shake hands before they can go up, and finally take a photo together, and the ceremony is over.

It sounds simple, but it's actually quite grand.

But at this moment, Xu Xin's attention was not on the stage...but was comforting Wei Lanfang next to him.

This sister was crying like rain, and she was crying so hard now.

To be honest, this is a happy day, so I shouldn't cry. But when Xu Xin handed over the tissue, he heard her whisper that seemed to express her emotions:

"It's not easy, Xiao Xu, it's really, it's not easy..."

"..."

Xu Xin nodded silently and comforted:

"Sister Wei, don't cry, we have to take pictures later. It won't look good then..."

"……Um."

She responded with her nose red from crying.

But in fact, Xu Xin understood her mood.

She was present in Athens that year, serving as the coordinator of the translators.

According to her, even for the eight-minute performance, Athens added countless difficulties to them, which seriously affected the work progress.

But there is no way.

Because that is their territory, whether it is the venue, stage, time, or program. If they say they won’t let you act, you can’t act.

As one of the coordinators, no one knows better than her how difficult the job in Athens is.

Through hard work, she finally managed to arrange the eight-minute performance properly. Although the response from foreigners was so good, the overwhelming abuse from domestic circles, both inside and outside the circle, almost made her collapse.

You know, she's just a coordinator.

Not the first one to bear the brunt.

But at this moment, the things I have experienced and the things I have suppressed feel like they have burst, and they can no longer be contained.

Who knows how much Zhang Yimou has gone through in his heart?

Especially when it comes to screening directors.

Although according to Teacher Yu, this is the time when real warriors are needed.

But in fact, in the few words that the team members occasionally chatted with, Xu Xin clearly knew that this time the director selection was based on a scoring system. When all the proposals submitted by the directors were reviewed by the review team, ten points was the highest and five points was the lowest. Director Zhang’s team achieved the highest score.

But when it came to the final review by the ten-person jury, apart from the scores, in terms of attitude, the final "pass" or "fail" result was six to four.

Whether a project is excellent or not depends on the director's personal abilities.

Those eight minutes in Athens... became the biggest concern for many people.

But despite this, in the end, Zhang Yimou still won the appointment of chief director with his excellent concept. It is understandable that Wei Lanfang, who has suffered all the way, can't hold back his emotions at this moment.

As the saying goes, don't endure others' suffering, and don't encourage others to do good.

At this moment, Xu Xin felt that any words of comfort were pale to Sister Wei.

So he could only hand out tissues. After using one, he handed another one.

Until she smiled at Xu Xin:

"I'm fine... When you shake hands with the leader later, remember to hold it with both hands and bend down. Don't forget."

Hearing her reminder, Xu Xin nodded:

"I got it."

…

The next thing was very smooth, the creative team took photos and group photos.

Xu Xin is a little transparent, and he consciously stands on the side of the team. Fortunately, he is tall, more than 1.8 meters tall, so he doesn't even have a shot.

As the big leaders shook hands one by one to express encouragement, they walked up to him and suddenly patted him on the shoulder:

"Young man, you are doing well, work hard."

In a word, simple.

Xu Xin nodded loudly:

"Thank you, leader, I will definitely work harder!"

He gave his response firmly.

Then, after the group photo ended, Xu Xin looked at the time and quickly whispered to Yu Zhen next to him:

"Teacher Yu, I have to go to the Fourth Institute."

"Go ahead. I'll help you tell everyone."

"Yeah, well, I'll leave first."

He walked quickly towards the elevator, passing countless reporters.

No one knew him and no one interviewed him.

Xu Xin didn't think anything was wrong. After he quickly walked into the elevator, a few people who were there just now, whether they were staff or something, were staring at him...

After all, this was the one who took the photo on stage just now.

But looking at this kid...he's not that old, and he's standing close to the side.

I guess I just made up the numbers.

So no one asked, and no one cared.

Just a passerby.

Soon, the elevator reached the underground, and Xu Xin went straight to his car.

…

While driving on the road, Xu Xin felt that the appointment ceremony was a bit...how should I put it...

simple?

Let’s put it that way.

In addition to the leaders of the organizing committee and the team's main creators, the guests present were not in the audience, they were all reporters.

Even the announced conference room area is not large.

At this moment, he heard the traffic radio news coming from the car's stereo.

"The news our reporter has just received is that the results of the much-anticipated selection of directors for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games have come out. The famous director Zhang Yimou..."

"..."

Xu Xin's attention was drawn back.

After listening to the news carefully... To be honest, he finally reacted a little belatedly.

It turns out that this small ceremony carries the expectations of many people.

A kind of illusion, as if you were in it but as if you were in another world, suddenly emerged from the bottom of your heart.

But even more outrageous than the delusion was a joy that had a bit of a bad taste to it.

He really wanted to call Yang Mi now.

Let's exchange our "secrets".

When I told her all this... tsk tsk, what a pity.

The evil smile on Xu Xin's face became stronger and stronger.

My dear girl, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" saved you. If you hadn’t left, I’d tell you this to your face, wouldn’t you be crazy?

Thinking of this, an uncontrollable smile burst out from the carriage:

"Haha~"

He happily lit a cigarette, and the car accelerated towards Sishu.

…

"How's it going? Does it look good?"

Zhou Chenghe stood in front of the table and asked Xu Xin, who was looking at the red and silver torch on the table from all angles:

"Let me tell you about the color number first. Choose the color number above. It is the same color number as the flag, R238, G28, and B37, because this is the standard red of the flag. You touch the plating underneath."

After hearing his words, Xu Xin placed his hand on the red area under the torch.

Suddenly he was stunned:

"Not rubber?"

"no."

Zhou Chenghe shook his head:

"I did a rubber spraying at the beginning, but I found that it would darken the red color, so after trying several materials, I used high-touch plastic paint. This best matches the red color, and at the same time, the anti-slip coefficient will be better."

After getting the explanation, Xu Xin's eyes fell on the electronic scale under the torch.

As he took his hand away, the electronic scale stabilized again and finally settled on the number of grams of "475G".

"...less than a pound? So light?"

“Do you think aviation aluminum weighs?”

Zhou Chenghe walked over with a smile and pointed at the main body of the torch:

"And don't forget, this is just the main design, not the interior. I'll do the math at that time, including the propane tank and tempering, it should only weigh about 500 grams at most. In other words, at most two kilograms The weight is completely in line with your design ideas.”

"..."

Xu Xin said nothing and chose to pick up the torch directly.

It's very light to start with.

The entire torch was designed into a rolled up scroll according to his design.

The lower half is red, and the upper half is a red-based silver auspicious cloud pattern.

It's not straight, but slightly curved.

At the same time, at the torch nozzle, there is also the outline of an auspicious cloud. The cloud is hollow, and the propane that supports the flame burning will be sprayed out from here.

Zhou Chenghe said two days, just two days.

He directly took out the original version of the physical torch and showed it in front of Xu Xin.

"Woo..."

A low but light sound of wind sounded.

Seeing Xu Xin actually waving the torch, Zhou Chenghe subconsciously twitched the corners of his mouth:

"What are you doing?"

"Try the strength..."

"How can there be such a test for strength? This is aviation aluminum. If you want to see the strength, surface tension, and hardness reports, I have them. Why are you shaking it?"

"...Isn't this the simplest and crudest way?"

Xu Xin saw his nervousness and put down the torch again with a smile.

"Then I will submit this version for review?"

"Okay, internally, I will submit the plan to Yu Gong in the next few days, and then start testing."

"no problem."

Picking up the torch again, Xu Xin asked:

"Then I'll go back and show it to Director Zhang and the others."

"Wrap it up and stop shaking it!"

Completely forgetting that the young man in front of him was the designer of the torch, Zhou Chenghe, who had already regarded this thing as his own heart, quickly explained.

He looks just like his own child.

Xu Xin estimated that Brother Zhou must be very fond of children.

He is the kind of person who is used to spoiling children. He is afraid of melting when he holds it in his mouth, and is afraid of flying when he holds it in his hand.

Ah~ This is wrong.

Children have to be beaten, otherwise they won’t be successful.

Xu Xin, who has followed Xu Daqiang since childhood and received this kind of education, is a firm believer in "filial sons emerge from under the stick", but looking at the other party's nervous look...

Um.

Go out and give it a try.

Thinking of this, he took the cloth cover handed over by Zhou Chenghe and wrapped the torch directly.

Mainly for confidentiality.

Fastening his pockets, he nodded:

"Okay, Brother Zhou, I'll go first. Please put more effort into the interior design..."

"Don't worry, Yu Gong has already said it."

Zhou Chenghe responded...but seemed a little worried, and said:

"Stop swinging!"

"Hey, don't worry, it won't happen... I'm leaving."

"..."

Watching Xu Xin leave, Zhou Chenghe didn't say anything.

I sat in front of the computer and planned to continue working...but as soon as I sat down, I suddenly stood up again.

No, I'm still worried.

So he came to the window.

His office is right facing the door, and you can see the people coming in and out from the office window.

Squinting against the window, after waiting for a while, he saw Xu Xin holding a cloth cover in his hand.

Subconsciously he breathed a sigh of relief.

Hmm, okay...huh?

As soon as the thoughts came up in his mind, he suddenly saw Xu Xin grabbing one end of the cloth cover and swinging it into the air a few times. It looked like children playing with a stick when they were children.

After swinging it for a few times, he stood still, untied the cloth cover, took out half of the torch and looked at it...

As if something was confirmed, the cloth cover was tied again, and then the person left.

"Creak..."

The sound of grinding teeth was heard.

Zhou Chenghe gritted his teeth:

"Xu Xin! Thief Sun!! Just wait for me!"

…

Dongsishitiao, Qinglan Building.

When Xu Xing just arrived at the door of the building and showed his badge to go in, someone next to him was on the phone:

"Hey, I'm right at the door...Okay, I'll wait for you."

I turned to look at this guy and found that he was holding an envelope in his hand.

Xu Xin didn't think much and walked directly into the door of the director's office that was just unveiled this morning.

Then I saw Wei Lanfang walking down the steps of the corridor with a phone in hand.

"Sister Wei."

Xu Xin said hello, but Wei Lanfang waved directly:

"Xiao Xu, wait."

"Uh... ok."

Although he didn't know what was going on, Xu Xin still waited aside and saw Wei Lanfang walking to the door and saying to the guy who called just now:

"Tickets, right?"

"Hey, hello, leader. Here are the tickets you ordered. Take a look. There are thirteen tickets in total."

"good."

Wei Lanfang nodded, opened the envelope, took out a stack of tickets, counted them, and said:

"Yes, okay, please."

"Yeah, it's okay. If you need anything, just call our company. If you're busy, I'll leave first..."

This guy said goodbye to Wei Lanfang politely, while Xu Xin walked over in confusion:

"Sister Wei, why are you calling me?"

"I'll give you the ticket."

Holding a stack of tickets, Wei Lanfang looked at them quickly and finally handed him the ticket with Xu Xin's name on it.

"...?"

Xu Xin was stunned:

"Do I have to go on a business trip?"

But now, Wei Lanfang stopped teasing him and said with a smile:

"It's with Director Zhang and us. It's like this. The director has a film contract, "A City of Golden Armor", do you know?"

"Um???"

Xu Xin was in a daze when he heard the name.

I said something instinctively:

"Jay Chou?"

"right."

When he mentioned this name, Wei Lanfang's eyes sparkled.

Xu Xin understood immediately.

I think it was last year, right? Around that time, news came out that Jay Chou and Director Zhang had reached a cooperation, and the two parties were going to co-star in a movie.

At first everyone knew what the show was about, but later it got out for some unknown reason that the name of the film was "A City Full of Golden Armor".

Last year, Jay Chou's movie "Initial D" was released, which seemed to announce his entry into the film industry. And Xu Xin also watched the movie "Initial D". To be honest...

nice.

The plot is quite smooth, and it really inspired a lot for him who has already started buying a car after getting his driver's license.

At least let him know that there is another car in this world called GTR...

But what do you want to say that impressed Xu Xin the most...

Well, it goes without saying.

It must be Uncle Benz.

Maybe it's because he is too rustic. To be honest, although he has seen everything he should see at Shenmu, this is the first time he has heard of it... Oh, it turns out there is such a way of communication.

real.

Xu Xin felt that he was greatly shocked.

Isn't it just prostitution?

People who have a good life as a child are really good at playing...

Therefore, the scene that impressed him most about the movie was the scene where Natsuki, who had washed her hair and was wearing a white bathrobe, was holding an envelope full of money...

So in his heart, although from the current perspective, Jay Chou's acting skills are quite young.

But the overall rhythm of the film is really great.

It's the kind of standard popcorn movie that flows smoothly.

In addition, he had heard the other party's songs and could sing them, so when Wei Lanfang mentioned this matter, Xu Xin reacted immediately.

His eyes widened in surprise:

"Can I go?"

Wei Lanfang nodded:

"Of course you can. The director and assistant director have asked you to go. So this time you have a spot. We have to go to Hengdian first and then to Wulong."

"...meaning that the director wants to discuss creative ideas while filming the movie?"

"right."

"...Good guy."

After receiving the confirmation, Xu Xin sighed:

"How tiring this is."

"Because the interests of the motherland are above all else, the director originally wanted to quit, but..."

Speaking of this, Wei Lanfang thought about it and shook his head:

"Because of some things, I didn't refund...Anyway, you are going to prepare for the flight on the afternoon of the 27th. This business trip will take at least two to three months. You may come back in the middle, but for the sake of insurance, prepare all your luggage in advance. good."

"...Okay, I understand."

After taking the ticket, Xu Xin nodded.

After Wei Lanfang checked the name on the ticket, he casually asked:

"What did you get?"

"torch."

"Oh, torch...huh?"

She looked up suddenly...

"What did you get???"

…

Large conference room.

With the news that "the torch is made".

Everyone put down what they were doing and gathered in the conference room.

A group of people are just like watching flowers on horseback, crowded in a circle, one person holds it in his hand, and a bunch of people just stretch their heads and look at it.

Then wait for the person holding it to read it, and then pass it on, one by one.

"Yu Gong said it was made from aviation aluminum, and it is indeed very light... Why does it feel so unsteady?"

"When we went to Athens, the torches we visited were all very heavy..."

"Those were from a few years ago. The one at the Atlanta Olympics that looked like it was tied up with wire was light, but it was just too ugly."

"I also feel a little lighter...Xiao Xu, does this weigh one pound?"

Xu Xin shook his head:

"Four hundred and seventy-five grams, but this itself is hollow. I communicated with the Zhou workers from the Fourth Institute and found that once the contents are loaded, it should weigh about two kilograms. There is no need to make it too heavy, otherwise it will be difficult to lift It’s too heavy to run.”

Hearing this, everyone nodded subconsciously.

If it's two pounds...that's okay.

And in the midst of everyone's discussion, the torch finally returned to Zhang Yimou's hands.

Zhang Yimou, who had just read it again, carefully looked at all the details from bottom to top, and then said:

"Is this the final plan?"

Xu Xin responded:

"For me, this is the final plan. I have told you about the concept before. The only new thing added is that the olive branch at the junction of red and silver has been changed to the English letters of "YANJING2008". No other changes have been made. big."

"..."

Zhang Yimou didn't say anything. He frowned and looked up and down again before handing it to Zhang Wu next to him.

Zhang Wu also checked it carefully, flicked it with his fingers and listened for the movement.

Finally nodded:

"It does look good...if you think there are no changes, just submit this."

"Okay, Director Zhang."

Xu Xin agreed, and Tian Heping, the head of the director team work department who was directly dispatched from the organizing committee today, looked at Xu Xin and suddenly said:

"Xiao Xu, right?"

"Hello, Director Tian."

Xu Xin quickly said hello politely.

Tian Heping smiled angrily.

He is slightly chubby, and with some Mediterranean features, he looks very kind.

And with such a smile, he seemed more approachable.

After waving his hands to show that he didn’t need to be so lively, he said:

"I have also heard about the Torch re-evaluation. My suggestion to you is that you should write a written report and give a detailed explanation of your design concept and carrying concept. Make it as clear and organized as possible. , the word count should be limited to 1,000 words, and should be submitted together with the torch. As a young blood in the Yimou team, if the Olympic torch can enter the re-evaluation, you have also given the team a good start. Whether it will be adopted in the end, let’s put it first Peace of mind. But at least, you have taken a solid step now, right? Explain your ideas and the team's ideas clearly and in detail, and hand them over, and the effect may be better."

Tian Heping said it very kindly, but Zhang Yimou was suddenly stunned...

He seemed to hear something and subconsciously opened his mouth.

But at this moment, he suddenly lowered his head.

Zhang Wu's hand had already pressed on his thigh, and his eyes fell on Xu Xin's face.

Following his gaze, Zhang Yimou also looked at Xu Xin.

The child's face showed a surprised look at first, his eyes widened slightly, but then he blinked, as if he was thinking.

Finally it dawned on me:

"Oh, okay, I understand, Director Tian. Because...that's it. My design concept actually follows Director Zhang. We fly from the phoenix nest and phoenix feathers to the five continents, embodying human history. I continued the idea of ​​civilization all the way, and finally finalized the main torch and the design of the torch. But now... the Phoenix Nest plan has been rejected by Director Zhang, so you see, I will just fly across the five continents with feathers, Is it okay to make an explanation that shows the team’s ideas of human history and Olympic spirit?”

"..."

"..."

"..."

At this time, everyone in the room...including Tian Heping himself was a little surprised.

But the slightly younger ones, such as Xu Jin, looked puzzled.

There seems to be some doubt.

But the older people looked at Xu Xin with surprise in their eyes.

This kid Xiao Xu...

So smart.

Not only did he understand what Director Tian meant, but he also responded in a tactful way.

The meaning of Director Tian's words is very simple.

As the head of the work department of the organizing committee, his job is to act as a bridge between the organizing committee and the opening and closing ceremony teams. His role is the same as that of Director Ma, but there are some minor differences.

He is like a controller and a thread. Sometimes he has to put some constraints on some of the team's thoughts or behaviors. Therefore, the subtext of what he said just now tells Xu Xin that he must first make it clear that this is not an individual's behavior, but a joint decision-making of the team.

And the reason why I say this is simple.

On the one hand, he wants to maintain the internal stability of the opening and closing ceremony team. Now the first valuable action of the entire opening and closing ceremony team is that the design concept of the main torch and the small torch has been recognized. The recognized designer is a young man, and judging from the information he learned, this young man's design idea was tinkered with by himself after Yimou proposed it.

Others have not made much theoretical contribution here.

Simply speaking, it means to get off to a head start and get off to a good start... Although it is not to say that you are relying on your old age to show off your skills, after all, everyone here is an expert in various fields. However, at this moment, a young man has "stole" the limelight first.

Regardless of what others think about it, as an individual, his job is to maintain the stability and harmony of the team.

Therefore, his words are equivalent to telling everyone that this young man is also a member of the Yimou team. Regardless of whether the torch can be selected in the end, it is everyone's credit to be able to enter the final round of the re-evaluation list with only "ten" out of nearly 400 torch designs.

Because this young man is also one of you, and you are a collective.

There should be no knots in my heart

So what he said was actually meant for everyone.

At the same time, this is also a little protection for this little guy, because many young people today flaunt their own uniqueness, but they have forgotten that the Chinese culture has the most basic spirit, which is the collective spirit of dedication to the collective and shining.

He would not speculate on the meaning above, but his many years of working life also made him understand... Leaders like to see people with collective spirit and dedication.

This is an important plus. If this young man can be labeled with this label, the future will be much easier.

But he didn't think Xu Xin could understand it.

After all... this young man is 20 years old this year. In terms of experience, he is far behind these veterans.

Unexpectedly, the other party actually understood.

Even if you understand, you still don’t say anything. At the same time, in the same euphemistic way, tell yourself, or tell everyone present:

"I didn't think about it that way, because the inspiration for the design of the torch itself came from the director. At the same time, through the efforts of the team, I was inspired to reflect our culture, the world's culture, the Olympic spirit, etc., so This plan came into being. In the end, if I want to explain it, it will be based on the team’s decision-making philosophy.”

This is the meaning expressed in the words of the young man: "I got design inspiration from Director Zhang" and "team thinking".

I'm not greedy for merit, and I understand what you mean.

This achievement is the result of everyone's joint efforts.

Now, Tian Heping was really surprised.

Not only did he understand it, he was even able to use this euphemism to express the actual meaning...

This kid...

sure!

As a result, the smile on his face became a little more friendly and he nodded:

"Well, very good. Let's start from this perspective. Write it carefully. If you are not sure, you can let me take a look after writing it."

"Yeah, I understand, thank you for your guidance."

Xu Xin understood.

At this moment, Zhang Yimou who was standing by him suddenly felt the hand on his leg patting him twice.

Turning around and looking...

Zhang Wu's face was full of smiles.

"..."

Zhang Yimou also nodded slightly silently.

Finally, the two people looked at Xu Xin with more and more admiration in their eyes.

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