I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 707 704. Second Brother

According to Luo Shunjun, the opening film "Midnight in Paris" has received a lot of praise.

Some French media even hailed it as "the best Cannes opening film in five years."

At noon, I spent 300,000 euros to support African children... in Zambia or somewhere else. When Xu Xin, who was solving the food crisis, heard this, he immediately found Wang Sicong.

I wanted to ask how this movie looked.

As a result, when I found him, I looked at the drunken appearance of the eldest young master and rolled my eyes:

"Are you Jiu Mengzi? You are."

It looked like it was for lunch.

How did you become such a virtuous person after drinking?

Wang Sicong laughed, leaned on the beach chair, put on his sunglasses, took a sip of juice, and ignored him.

As for Xu Xin's question about "is the movie good or not?", his answer is simple:

"nice."

Two words, live together.

Jue Juezi.

Xu Xin was helpless, thinking that seeing him like this, she wanted to take him to watch "Martial Arts" in the afternoon, but it seemed that it would be impossible.

After telling Guo Ping to take good care of him and not to catch a cold while sleeping, he rested for a while in the hotel and then set off for the movie palace.

"Martial Arts" is being screened ahead of him, and there is one this afternoon.

I don’t know how Cannes arranges the films. It’s obviously shown at midnight, but they can show it in the afternoon, but I have to wait until midnight...

Of course, that's what they say, but in fact the time of the two movies is clearly divided.

Although I was not shortlisted for the main unit, at least Cannes was quite friendly in terms of time allocation.

Morning, afternoon, and midnight take turns.

4:30 p.m.

When we arrived at the movie palace, the movie was already about to start.

After seeing Chen Kexin coming to greet him in person, Xu Xin also quickened his pace and greeted him with a smile:

"Director Chen, you are too polite."

Chen Kexin smiled and shook his hand:

"I told you I'd leave a ticket for you, I'll definitely wait for you."

As he spoke, he turned slightly sideways.

"I asked them just now. This is the first time for everyone. Come, let me introduce you to Xu Xin, Director Xu."

Following his words, Zhen Zaidan, Tang Wei, and Jin Chengwu each took a step forward.

"Director Xu, Lei Hou, I am Zhen Zidan."

Xu Xin smiled and stretched out his hand:

"Hello."

Haoxuan is followed by "Master Ye".

Next is Tang Wei:

"Hello, Director Xu, my name is Tang Wei."

"Hey, hello."

Xu Xin briefly shook hands with her and then separated.

Next is the former Asian male god Kim Sung Wu.

Not to mention, he is indeed handsome.

Give it a try with our old Xu.

In fact, to be honest, Xu Xin is the one who debuted the latest...but who made him the director?

For actors, their natural personality is one level higher. Not to mention, the ability lies here.

When he made a little-known actor like Si Wei famous with just one movie, actors in the entire circle understood the importance of this great director.

age?

Who dares to use age to suppress Director Xu now?

Don't want to die?

While everyone was chatting, a voice came from next to Xu Xin:

"Sorry, sorry, I'm late."

Xu Xin turned around and looked suddenly stunned.

He and Luo Shunjun were stunned together.

The person who came turned out to be Jiang Kui.

Jiang Wen's younger brother, Jiang Kui.

To be honest, the accident was a real accident.

He had never seen "Martial Arts" and didn't know much about the film before seeing the Cannes list.

Naturally, I don’t know who will act in it.

But seeing Jiang Kui appear here, Xu Xin realized... there might be a role for him in the movie.

But he still couldn't help feeling surprised.

Even...just kidding.

He wouldn't be surprised if the tall and thick-looking Jiang Kui suddenly punched him in the face.

Then he will keep this revenge in his heart, go home and cry to his wife, telling her that someone beat him and ask his wife to avenge him...

And the reason why this thought flashed through his mind was not because he hated Jiang Kui.

It was simply the discomfort caused by suddenly seeing someone from the "Beijing circle".

As for Jiang Kui, wearing a NIKE sportswear, he looks more like a traveling big brother than an actor.

There was a somewhat apologetic smile on his face. While he was apologizing, he actually extended his hand to Xu Xin:

"Hello, Director Xu, I'm Jiang Kui. Sorry, I'm a little late."

"Well……"

There was a hint of surprise on Xu Xin's face for a moment, but he quickly reacted and said politely:

"Hello, second brother."

"...!"

At this time, Jiang Kui was also stunned.

Then a somewhat friendly smile appeared on his face:

"Haha, hahaha~"

He laughed, then nodded:

"Um!"

In fact, the title Xu Xin called "Second Brother" was not groundless.

To be honest, everyone in the circle knows that the two Jiang brothers, Jiang Wen is not civilized and Jiang Kui is not martial. A director, an actor, the two pillars of the family.

But the term "Second Brother" is actually Jiang Kui's exclusive title at Xiying Studio.

Or to put it more bluntly, he belongs to the crew of "Alive", no matter how young or old call Jiang Kui.

When the old man was filming "Alive", Jiang Kui played the role of "Er Xi" in it.

He was only 25 years old at the time.

But even if you look at Jiang Kui's face with today's eyes, people who don't know it won't believe for a while that Er Xi was actually played by a 25-year-old young man.

Therefore, in the unparalleled harmony of the West Film Studio back then, maybe Jiang Kui's appearance was too old, and I don't know who shouted it. In short, from the old man to Gong Li, Jiang Kui's They are all called "Second Brother".

The term "second brother" is more of a nickname than a title for Jiang Kui.

And this is what he heard when he was chatting with the old man.

According to the old man, at that time Jiang Kui was Erxi when he was on stage, and when he was off stage, he was the stage manager, running around with the crew. People are very down-to-earth and hard-working. When everyone was working, everyone would shout "Second brother, second brother" when someone needed to do something, and Jiang Kui would be sure to come over.

After the show, I had a bag of peanuts and a bottle of Niulanshan.

If you have one of these two things, call out "Second Brother" and then raise your hand high.

As long as Jiang Kui saw it, he would definitely come over for a drink with another item.

Needless to say, the significance of "Alive" to the old man goes without saying, and every time he talks about the two brothers Jiang Wen and Jiang Kui, the old man always praises them.

However, this nickname did not spread from the crew of "Alive".

Most people really don’t know.

But when Xu Xin came here, since the other party used the title "Director Xu, you", he naturally had to be polite in return.

As for Jiang Kui, he had no intention of explaining this matter to others, and there was no sense of overshadowing him.

After responding, he looked at Chen Kexin.

It was almost time for "Martial Arts" at this time, and there were a lot of people walking around at the door.

Chen Kexin said:

"Axin, let's go in first?"

"Well, okay, Director Chen, please."

Chen Kexin nodded:

"Let's go."

Xu Xin was a "guest", so he naturally followed Chen Kexin, and Luo Shunjun and three others walked at the front.

Behind them are Zhen Zaidan and the others.

And in the end, it was Jiang Kui who was just like going shopping.

Cannes is different from Venice, which prohibits crew members from appearing in screenings of this film outside of unofficial restricted screening rooms.

But Cannes allows it.

After all, the most successful event in terms of commercial operations is actually Cannes.

During the film festival, there are not only movie fans, but also film distributors from all over the world. In order to allow directors to sell their films, Cannes is more accommodating in this regard than the relatively traditional Venice and Berlin.

When Xu Xin entered the screening room, it was already full.

"Martial Arts"...or "Destroying Nice Kong Fu" has always been a selling point for foreigners.

But in terms of attendance, this film in the midnight screening section may be better than many in the main competition section.

When everyone came to the first row and pushed each other to sit down, Xu Xin suddenly heard someone calling him:

"Xu Xin!!"

He could have looked up.

I saw a few Asian faces sitting in the upper left corner of the screening room.

After seeing him raise his head, he waved to him.

No need to think about it, it must be the domestic audience.

Xu Xin smiled and waved as a greeting. Then I heard a voice:

"Master Ye!"

Zhen Zidan was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that it was him who was calling him, and waved his hand as well.

Then, everyone pushed each other around, and finally, Xu Xin took a seat on the left side next to Chen Kexin.

Originally, the one on the right should be Luo Shunjun.

I don’t know why, in today’s scene, apart from the actors, Xu Xin saw Kexin Chen himself in the “Martial Arts” crew, but none of the crew members, film crew, etc. came.

I don’t know if it’s to avoid the suspicion of being the “god of plague”.

Xu Xin didn’t care.

But when Luo Shunjun suddenly heard that Jiang Kui wanted to sit next to Xu Xin, he gave an unexpected look.

However, he reacted quickly and gave up his position after nodding.

He sat in the seat that should have belonged to Jiang Kui, which was to the left of Chen Kexin, across from Jin Chengwu and Zhen Zidan.

As for Tang Wei...

She is a heroine for sure.

But in this unspoken rule of seniority based on strength, she could only sit at the bottom.

Xu Xin glanced at Luo Shunjun's position, took out his cell phone and clicked twice.

Jiang Kui didn't look sideways and had no intention of looking at other people's phones.

He waited until Xu Xin finished sending the message and put on his phone, then he said:

"I haven't seen Director Zhang for a long time. How are you doing?"

After he finished speaking, because he was on Xu Xin's right side, he followed his line of sight and saw Luo Shunjun looking at his mobile phone.

After reading it, I stood up.

"It's pretty good. I guess the filming of "Golden Hill" will be finished soon."

While Xu Xin was talking, Luo Shunjun had already put away his cell phone, and after whispering a few times to Tang Wei, he stood up.

"Director Zhang and I haven't seen each other for many years."

"Well, the old man often talks about you, second brother."

"Haha~"

Jiang Kui smiled and nodded.

At this time, Tang Wei, with a look of surprise, apologetic, and surprise on his face, also stood up.

In Jiang Kui's eyes, the two of them completed the exchange of seats.

A flash of understanding flashed in his eyes.

The cause and effect of the matter have been figured out.

Indeed, there are quite a few rules regarding seniority in Xiangjiang. Even if Tang Wei is the heroine, she can only sit on the edge here.

No way, this is "status".

But it is always inappropriate for an actress to be next to the audience.

Jiang Kuixin, who had a panoramic view of everything, said...

Well, he is a man.

This was done in an honest way.

However, he did not say anything, but continued to chat with Xu Xin about topics related to the old man.

In fact, what we talked about was just polite words with little nutrition.

But in the midst of this sterile topic, the two of them... it's hard to say. But on Xu Xin's side, the feeling of "If he dares to slap me, I will go home and sue my wife" has faded away.

Soon, the screen dimmed.

The two of them also shut up at the right time.

Start watching movies honestly.

Soon, with the "alarm clock" sound of mosquito coils burning off threads and iron beads falling onto the iron plate, the scene of the movie unfolded.

Xu Xin crossed his legs.

In fact, in terms of picture quality, it’s not that amazing.

If he were, he would choose a rooster crow in the distance to replace this scene.

It is necessary to capture the smoke from the cooking pots and the waning mountain dew to increase the beauty of the fireworks and ink painting.

This just echoes the ink painting style title...

Of course, this was all in his mind.

And I also understand that I am "finding fault".

The movie has just started, and there is so much Xiao Jiujiu in my heart, which is obviously wrong.

But he allowed the thoughts in his mind to spread unchecked.

He just thinks, but doesn't speak or criticize. Instead, let these spreading thoughts fill your heart. When encountering similar situations in the future, at least I won’t think about it on the spot like a headless fly...

And while he was thinking, the story of "Martial Arts" slowly unfolded.

Liu Jinxi, played by Donnie Yen, is a paper mill worker who has a wife and children and lives a very happy life.

As a result, two robbers appeared in the town that day and wanted to steal money. Liu Jinxi saw them, and then... "inexplicably", these two fierce-looking robbers died.

Then Xu Baijiu came to do an autopsy and found that the two robbers were not fatally injured, but they were both dead inexplicably.

Doubts arose in my mind and I started to investigate.

This is the story of the first 20 minutes.

Liu Jinxi was praised by the county magistrate for looking like an ordinary person who accidentally solved the ten most wanted criminals.

But Xu Baijiu became suspicious and began to investigate Liu Jinxi everywhere.

Then……

Xu Xin looked at the passionate scene between Liu Jinxi and his wife Ayu and was speechless for a moment.

Although he can understand Chen Kexin's expression method, it is nothing more than the so-called "love between children"...

but……

To put it bluntly, when he saw the entanglement between Zhen Zaidan and Tang Wei in the scene, his first reaction was "How can it be like a fake show?"

And the second reaction is... is it really necessary to shoot so explicit?

He didn't quite understand what the purpose of this indulgence in fully expressing erotic scenes was.

Can't figure it out.

The good impression I had in the previous 20 minutes was actually gone at this moment.

Because he is a very determined director who believes that erotic dramas are useless.

Although as a man, he is willing to watch...but being a man and being a director are two different things.

At the very least, he felt that Chen Kexin was too affectionate in this scene.

Especially in this situation where there are mostly foreigners.

He felt really awkward.

For no reason, he really wanted to see Tang Wei's expression now.

But this thought was just a thought.

The fact that the actors were able to produce this scene shows that they are dedicated and willing to dedicate themselves to art.

But Tang Wei Na couldn't be blamed.

The director takes full responsibility.

After all, it is impossible for an actor to take the initiative to ask the director to add a scene like this... it would be too fantasy.

Fortunately, this scene is not long.

The night passed quickly.

Early the next morning...

Ho.

The sound is clear and the sun is thin.

Liu Jinxi got up after having a great time last night...

…

The movie "Martial Arts" kind of collapsed in the end.

This is Xu Xin’s view after reading it.

In the first two-thirds, he could see that Chen Kexin wanted to express the lack of a chivalrous spirit and how to make up for it, and in terms of atmosphere creation, Xu Baijiu's seemingly nonsensical attack was to force Liu Jinxi's "real body" to A lot of thought was put into creating that sense of suspense.

But the story behind it inevitably falls into a cliché.

Liu Jinxi turned out to be Tang Long, the second leader of an organization called 72 Disha. He suddenly woke up and withdrew from the martial arts world, hiding his name.

Then the villain boss also learned that Tang Long was not dead. Tang Long went to the territory of the 72 Disha to atone for his sins and broke his arm, only to learn that the boss had gone to their house.

In the end, it’s the same old routine... Xu Xin originally saw a bit of the "One-Armed Sword"...

As a result, the final outcome turned out to be that the big boss was struck to death by lightning...

This is also the reason why he said that the subsequent film collapsed.

The previous sense of suspense completely collapsed before the final ending. Although the film is called "Martial Arts", there is no trace of "Martial Arts" at all. Instead, it reveals that "evil men have their own destiny" and "a bad man has done a hundred bad things, but as long as he starts doing good things, It’s OK if it’s done”...

truth.

When he saw the ending, he was already speechless.

And, obviously he is not the only one who thinks this way.

In the scene where the big boss was struck to death by lightning, he heard "Du?", "WHAT?" and other modal words expressing shock in French and English.

Obviously, no one understands.

After the film finally ended, the subtitles turned black and the lights came on.

Chen Kexin did not wait for her own applause.

But there was a lot of discussion.

However, Xu Xin cannot understand French.

I don’t know what these people are talking about.

However, when Zhen Zidan stood up, after seeing him, someone in the audience gave him a thumbs up and said a few words.

But that's about it.

It cannot be said that it failed.

But at this moment, for Xu Xin, the contrast between the Cannes audience's exclamation during the kung fu fight and the calm "cold and heat" at the end is particularly extreme.

It's like a cold dividing line.

Obviously, it wasn't just Xu Xin who thought the movie was a failure.

So do they.

However, a few foreigners still came over.

They were all wearing suits and looked very formal.

After arriving at Chen Kexin's side, they applauded, shook hands, and pulled him to greet him.

Xu Xin estimated that he should be a film producer.

These people arrived just in time, because if they hadn't stopped Chen Kexin, he would have really thought about how to praise this drama...

And what's next...

There are no special programs.

Chen Kexin, surrounded by several film producers, took the lead and walked out.

Xu Xin followed.

After leaving the theater all the way, Xu Xin finally expressed his praise:

"This cold and suspenseful style is quite amazing."

Chen Kexin said with a smile:

"Let's look at you next, A Xin."

Xu Xin quickly became humble.

Then he was ready to leave.

Before leaving, he greeted Jiang Kui:

"Second brother, I'm leaving."

"Hey, let's go. Let's leave our contact information and have a drink together when we return home."

These are Jiang Kui's original words.

After everyone parted, Luo Shunjun also brought Tang Wei's original words:

"Mr. Luo, can we leave your contact information? I will have the opportunity to visit Xiying Studio when I return to China, and we will contact you again."

Xu Xin didn't care about this matter.

Although this girl dares to take off her clothes, her acting skills are not bad either...

But he firmly believes that nudity is a double-edged sword.

Actors can quickly become famous...

But most people really can't afford the price of becoming famous.

I don’t know...whether she understands this now.

…

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"I'm resting at home. What's wrong?"

"Hiss... Poof. "Martial Arts" is over."

"Well, how's it going?"

"It seems to be average. There is no applause and the recognition is not high."

"Oh~ Have you seen Xu Xin?"

"Saw it. Hey... you know what he called me?"

"What?"

"He called me second brother. Haha~"

"Oh...no one has called you this name for many years."

"Yes."

"Then what?"

"Then... I can only say that the child is a person."

"Yo? Are you rated so highly?"

"Yes. Attentive enough and personable enough. When it first started, Tang Wei was sitting at the very edge... As you know, they like to rank based on seniority. The kid watched and sent a message to the person in the factory who swapped seats with me. .Then the guy directly changed seats with Tang Wei, separating her from the audience..."

"Have you left your phone number?"

"Stayed."

"Okay, let's take it slow in the future. That's what I asked about him, and they all said he is a good person."

"Yeah. It's really good... Haha, tell me, if I could choose his role, would the people on your side be shocked? Wouldn't they be scared to death?"

"Absolutely. But it doesn't matter, just do whatever makes you happy."

"Let's go back to China... I just can't stand it. What are you doing? A group of people are bullying a child. Is it justified to tell them? Or is it a shame?"

"Yeah. It's okay. You can do whatever you want. I'll support you."

"Okay, that's it. See you back home."

"Yeah. Drink less wine."

"See you later."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Kui took one last puff of cigarette, then looked around...

After making sure that no one cared about me, I rolled the cigarette butt under my feet, rubbed it, and kicked the cigarette butt into the ditch beside the road.

I walked leisurely along the coastline towards my residence.

The typos will be corrected around one o'clock.