I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 737 734. Mutual security

Li Minnian's long article is really not short.

It is equivalent to explaining everything that has happened to Liu Zhishi since "Sword and Sword III".

Everything here is true and nothing is false.

However, he didn't say everything.

But these incomplete words are not important to people who are eager to know the truth in the context of the whole matter.

But sometimes this is where things get clever.

These incomplete words are precisely some of the most important incentives.

But Li Minian would definitely not say these words.

He just told the truth to everyone in the audience.

Is the truth true?

Very true.

But it’s not so “real”.

But no matter what, when Li Minian's long article was reprinted by the media and brought these truths to people who care about this matter, everything was explained.

Whether it's Liu Zhishi's acting as a big star in "Weird Man" or "He's ruthless and will leave after the company becomes famous", etc., all the reasons have a reasonable explanation.

In addition to Yu Zheng's response last night, among the 99% truth, the remaining one percent has become dispensable.

He's right.

Justice is in the heart of the people.

Liu Zhishi didn't need to respond.

But we know enough about the truth.

And everything that follows will be left to time.

In the whole incident, the good news is that Liu Zhishi has no intention of escalating the conflict. Although Li Minnian is her agent, he cannot represent Liu Zhishi.

The more "Buddhist" Liu Zhishi is, the more reliable the information is.

And bad news is relative.

Because after all, this news was not released by the Tang Dynasty himself.

But...this is enough.

Everything in this article can be compared with reality. The Tang people really made a mistake this time.

At the same time, it also made a drama popular.

That is the film "Step by Step Jingxin" that has been mentioned many times in Li Minian's articles.

From some perspectives, this can be regarded as a very successful wave of "hype".

…

Liu Zhishi arrived at Xu Xin's house at around 2 p.m.

She actually came back in the morning, but had a meal with her parents at noon.

Coming to Mimi's house is no different to her than returning to her own home.

After walking into the house, she saw Xu Xin who was drinking tea and reading a book. Although the storm on the Internet was still raging, she didn't seem to be affected in any way. She nodded to Xu Xin:

"hello."

"coming."

Xu Xin glanced at her and lowered his head.

Seeing this, Liu Zhishi came over and said:

"Are you working on "Heart of the Burning Sun"?"

"No, I'm working on advertising."

Following his words, Liu Zhishi also saw various photos in front of Xu Xin.

She was a little confused:

"advertise?"

"Yes, I'm going to the United States in a few days to shoot a commercial for Volvo."

"……ah?"

Liu Zhishi looked confused.

Seeing this, Xu Xin gave a rough explanation.

The actual situation is that Volvo has invited "Morpheus" and obtained the authorization for "The Matrix".

Okay, this kind of creative licensing is not expensive, only costing 1 million US dollars.

And the price for hiring "Murphys" is not high, just half a million dollars.

After taking care of these two people, all that remains is the crew and filming location.

The crew and people from Geely handed over this task to people from Volvo's US branch, and the filming location was chosen at Universal Studios Hollywood.

And the people in the American branch are really fast... Here we have to admit the supporting system of the entire Hollywood industrialization.

Obviously Xu Xin only made requirements, such as the main scenes of the advertisement being "the entrance of the hotel", "the road with more street lights at night", "green screen that can be produced with CG technology" and other requirements.

Soon the advertising company Volvo worked with in Hollywood provided Xu Xin with more than 300 photos of various scenery for him to choose from.

From the scene type, age, and detailed dimensions of the street, to asking Xu Xin about his requirements for CG technology, including the time points such as exploding street lights, and relevant safety regulations, etc., a complete set of information was sent to him. Come over.

Gotta admit it.

After all, it is the central factory of world cinema.

This complete set of facilities, as well as the professionalism of the practitioners, can be seen between the lines.

He has been busy with this all morning.

First select a few suitable places. After the selection is completed, and after finishing the final audition for "Heart of the Sun", I will go there to shoot.

It is expected that the filming will be completed within a week.

After explaining, Liu Zhishi's eyes lit up:

"You two are going to the United States?"

"Yes, what?"

"Have you applied for a visa?...I want to go too."

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly saw something was wrong with Xu Xin's face.

Suddenly, he was in a trance, and then a little embarrassment appeared on his face.

Xu Xin sighed helplessly:

"Sigh...are you acknowledging that you have no hope, or are you saying that you don't want to act in my movie?"

"Hey, it's a mistake. Mainly, I've always wanted to go to Hollywood. When you mentioned it, I forgot about the movie... Besides, you weren't sure about choosing me."

"Get out of here, you."

Xu Xin rolled his eyes.

"You just stand and talk without your back hurting. The emperor has approved this film. If I don't choose, who will you choose?"

Liu Zhishi was stunned:

"Your Majesty? What do you mean?"

"What, could it be that it's still my father?"

"Screw you, you two are taking advantage of me in every possible way."

After realizing who the "emperor" was talking about, Liu Zhishi spat at him.

Just then, Yang Mi opened the bedroom door and walked out.

"what's the topic?"

Unexpectedly, the villain Xu Xin complained first, pointing at Liu Zhishi:

"She no longer wants to be a concubine, she wants to be a prince!"

"...Huh? Fighting for jobs with Yangyang?"

Looking at Yang Mi who was full of surprise, Liu Zhishi couldn't laugh or cry:

"That's enough for you two!"

"Hehe~ Sit down."

Yang Mi pointed to the sofa and motioned for her to sit down.

Then he took out a large curling bottle of sour plum soup from the refrigerator next to him:

"How much did you two drink last night?"

"I didn't drink much, just one bottle. I found that she really snored after drinking..."

"..."

Before Yang Mi could speak, Xu Xin's mouth twitched...

After thinking about it, he picked up his laptop and the printed materials, got up and walked out of the house, going to his study room.

I always feel like I can easily be silenced if I know too much.

Liu Zhishi didn't care, he picked up a lychee and peeled it, and asked:

"Brother Li, did you ask me to publish that essay?"

"Yeah. Ah~"

Yang Mi nodded first, then stretched her neck and opened her mouth.

Liu Zhishi was speechless, but she still put the lychee in her hand into her friend's mouth and listened to her murmur:

"I knew that Tang Ren would not let it go. Sure enough, as soon as he lost the lawsuit, he started to attack you. So I asked him to prepare these in advance, and also said hello to several well-connected media. Today is just the beginning, what will follow There will be a lot of news about you one after another, don’t worry, you don’t have to worry about anything.”

"Alas...why bother."

Liu Zhishi couldn't help but sigh:

"Obviously everyone separated peacefully, but there was still some sympathy left... Why does it have to be like this..."

"Ah~"

"Can't you peel it off yourself!"

"Oh no, it's sweeter if you peel it."

Looking at her friend who was acting coquettishly at him, Liu Zhishi really had no choice but to continue to stuff the second one. And be careful, whatever the third one says, you have to eat it yourself.

She hasn't eaten lychees yet this summer.

But Yang Mi didn’t eat her lychees in vain.

"Since they continue to appeal, then you don't have to worry about anything. Just respond to the appeal and that's it. When Xu Xin's movie starts shooting, you will join the team directly. He may have to shoot this movie slower, so it won't take more than two or three months. It will definitely not be finished. When the end of the year is over~ After the turmoil has passed, I will see if I let you come to Shuangwei or set up a personal studio for you... You should also think about it and follow me then Say... Oops!"

"Huhu~"

Because there was a lychee in her mouth, Liu Zhishi's laughter was leaky.

Then he couldn't help but nodded:

"This lychee is so sweet."

"That's it~ Hey, don't throw away the shell."

"what?"

"I want to make an incense stick. One of the ingredients for Siqi Incense is lychee shells."

After signaling her to put all the peeled lychee shells on the table, Yang Mi asked:

"How are you preparing for the role?"

Hearing this, Liu Zhishi quickly threw the lychee in her hand into her mouth. When Yang Mi rolled her eyes in anger, she opened her backpack and took out a notebook full of labels, a book called "The Sun". The original work of "Heart of the Sun" and a script of "Heart of the Sun".

This was the main reason why she came to Mimi today.

A pleasant afternoon began.

…

Liu Zhishi began to discuss the acting issues of the character Igu Xia with Yang Mi, while Xu Xin continued to prepare for the XC90 advertisement in his separate study room.

He was busy until about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Suddenly, a phone call interrupted his thoughts.

Seeing the caller, Xu Xin answered the call directly:

"Hey, Sister Mo, tell me."

"The movie is finished."

The movement on Zhang Mo's side was still a bit noisy.

Xu Xin was stunned, put down the pencil drawing the line drawing, and asked on the phone:

"Is everything finished?"

"Yes, everything is finished, including the reshoots. Just now, everyone is going to have a celebration banquet tonight, and Bell will leave on a plane tomorrow. What should we do now?"

Because he was on the phone, Zhang Mo couldn't see the expression on Xu Xin's face at this moment.

I couldn't see his smile that couldn't be suppressed no matter how hard I suppressed it.

what to do?

Get started!

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he said:

"Don't worry about other things. What are you going to do next? My movie is about to start, will you come over?"

"Please let me slow down."

Zhang Mo quickly refused:

"I've been in Nanjing for half a year, and I've just finished "Jinling". Even though I'm a donkey, you have to give me a break, right? What's more, I have to be responsible for the English subtitles of this movie, and I also participated in the later stage. You I probably won’t be able to catch up on this movie.”

Having said this, there was silence on the other side of the phone for a moment before continuing to ask:

"What are you going to do?"

"I can't talk to you for now, so don't worry about it. Leave the rest to me."

"Okay...then do I need to cooperate with you?"

"Don't worry about anything, just normal production and post-production...Will the old man come back tomorrow?"

"He is going back to Wuxi to stay for a few days."

"That's fine... Let's talk about it then. I'll hang up first."

"Um."

Zhang Mo hung up the phone directly.

But Xu Xin sat on the chair and started to feel dazed.

While in a daze, he shook his legs.

Obviously, his thoughts were not as calm as when he was talking to Zhang Mo.

He shook for a while and even lit a cigarette.

After he finished smoking, he picked up his cell phone.

The last time I met Liu Kuan, he gave him a mobile phone number.

He didn’t give any specific information about the other party, but just told Xu Xin:

"Whenever you think it's ready, just give him a call and tell him the specific situation. I've already talked to him about other things."

And now...he was finally going to make the call.

"Dudu..."

When the sound of the phone being connected rang, Xu Xin's heart inevitably beat faster.

The call did not keep Xu Xin waiting for long.

"Hey, Xiao Xu, tell me."

"..."

Xu Xin was stunned.

But after reacting immediately, he said:

"Hello, leader, if I won't disturb you, I would like to report a situation to you."

"Well, I'm not busy. Is there anything going on?"

"……right."

"Okay, I'll give you an email address and you can send it over."

"All right."

"Please remember..."

Soon, Xu Xin recorded this seemingly ordinary NetEase email address on paper and said:

"Then I'll send it to you right now."

"Hmm...Xiao Xu."

"Hey, leader, please tell me."

"Although I have a general understanding of the situation, are you 100% sure that Director Zhang Yimou is not involved? You know, as long as we start investigating, there will be no such thing as catching the big and letting the small go."

"Yes, I'm sure!"

Xu Xin's answer was quite firm.

"Well, okay, then you can send it."

"Okay, leader, I'm going to send you this message now. I'm interrupting your work and asking you to worry about this matter despite your busy schedule..."

"Ha~ It doesn't matter. That's it."

"Yeah, just hang up first."

Toot.

The phone hangs up.

Without saying a word, Xu Xin immediately logged into his email and sent a compressed package of scanned copies of the contracts to the other party's email.

After clicking send... nothing more happens.

Xu Xin waited for five or six minutes, but the other party did not reply.

Seeing this, he lit a cigarette again.

He didn't know who the other party was.

It is even less clear what the process of investigating this matter is.

Even how long it will take is unknown.

Obviously, Liu Kuan also understood his worries, so he "stripped off" all the aspects of this matter that he should not be involved in.

But the more this happened, there was an...undercurrent of instinct in Xu Xin's heart.

I don’t know if it’s fear, excitement, or yearning…

He just squinted, looking at the computer screen and smoking.

It wasn't until the cigarette was burning that it was hot to the touch that he came back to his senses.

After extinguishing the cigarette, he took a deep breath.

suddenly……

"Crack."

He patted his cheeks hard with both hands.

After suppressing all these things in my heart, I looked at the line drawing in front of me and picked up the pencil again.

In this way, he was busy until dinner.

Because Liu Zhishi was present, there were some things he couldn't say.

After dinner, Liu Zhishi left. The couple returned to the house, took a shower, and lay on the bed. He gently caressed his wife's slender waist, and then said in her ear:

"In the afternoon, Sister Mo called me and said that "Jinling" was finished."

Yang Mi was stunned and asked instinctively:

"As for Zhang Weiping..."

"Well, I just sent the information this afternoon."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Xin felt his wife tremble.

moment.

Yang Mi took his hand.

Turning her back to her husband, she said word by word:

"Don't be too stressed. The worst thing is... let's live abroad as a family. Anyway, we have money and can eat well anywhere. Don't put too much mental burden on me. I will always be with you."

"Ha~"

Xu Xin chuckled lightly, feeling the warmth, strength, and a real sense of tension coming from his wife's hand holding him.

All he could do was kiss her ear.

Gentle said:

"Don't worry, I will do this very carefully. And no matter what the outcome is in the future, I will treat it as an accident and it has nothing to do with me. It will be okay~"

"……Um."

Yang Mi responded.

Then he arched his back hard.

After putting her whole body into her husband's arms, she seemed to have gained a sense of security.

Then, the room fell into silence.

After a while.

As if she knew her husband was not asleep, she suddenly whispered:

"Brother, is it really worth doing this..."

"..."

She didn't need Xu Xin to respond and continued:

"If this thing is done, it doesn't take any credit from you. It doesn't even have anything to do with you. But if it doesn't work, the risk is so high and so many people's cakes have been touched..."

"It has nothing to do with whether it's worth it or not."

Xu Xin closed his eyes and his voice sounded like a whisper, but it was extremely firm:

"Whether it's public or private, there has to be someone who breaks the window, right? Being able to do something depends not only on the benefits, rewards, or merit. Uncle Liu once said to me: It's not that Who must do this, but after seeing this, everyone has the responsibility and obligation to protect "everyone". Only by kicking out the bad apples can the balance of justice not be unbalanced."

Having said this, he paused before continuing:

"There are a lot of unfairness in this world. There may be countless dense pits waiting for everyone... and all we can do is to flatten all these pits within our ability."

"..."

Yang Mi didn't speak.

He just turned around and shrank into Xu Xin's arms.

Hug him tight.

Very tight.

This strength comes from the commitment and courage to face it together no matter what.

Xu Xin patted her back gently.

Speechless.

But he is saying:

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

…

During this sleep, Xu Xin actually didn't sleep well.

Strange to say.

He obviously didn't do anything wrong, but he was still in a half-asleep state that night.

It felt a bit like a long car ride.

A hundred kilometers of road ahead, I didn’t feel much when I first set off.

But suddenly when he saw the city boundary marker that he was about to reach, he knew that he was about to reach his destination...but he hadn't arrived yet.

That kind of anxiety will ripple in my heart unconsciously.

The anxiety of wanting to reach the finish line in the next second and the impatience of the journey were clearly demonstrated this night.

Yang Mi also knew that Xu Xin didn't sleep well.

Having been her bed partner for so many years, she knew very well what kind of temperament her husband had when sleeping.

He rarely turns around.

Even during the period of passionate love, she once had the experience of sleeping on her husband's arm all night long.

Although they are an old couple now, if he sleeps on his arm for a while, he will feel uncomfortable with the numbness in his arm and push himself away... But the most he can do is turn over and continue to sleep soundly.

But this night, Yang Mi could always feel her husband turning over.

But she asked nothing the next morning.

But after breakfast, when Xu Xin was about to go to the Xiying Studio office to audition actors, he was handed two thermos cups.

One big and one small.

"The big one is jasmine tea, and the small one is the calming tea that I drank. After lunch, you drink the calming tea and take a nap in the lounge, otherwise you will feel sluggish in the afternoon. I also deliberately put more If you drink some roses, they may be a little bitter, but you have to drink them all, you know?"

Hearing this, Xu Xin smiled and nodded:

"Um."

After responding, he waved to his wife:

"I am leaving."

"Um."

Yang Mi waved goodbye.

Immediately after waiting for the vehicle to exit the intersection of Shijia Hutong, he sent a WeChat message to Sun Ting:

"Tingting, go to Tongrentang and grab some medicine to soothe your nerves and help you sleep."

Although her husband just didn't have a good night's rest... As a wife, she must prepare for a rainy day.

Then she turned around and walked back, and then saw Nuannuan holding a small toy fishing rod in her hand and shouting to her:

"Mom, Yuyu, Yuyu~"

"Ai."

In one second, she switched from a wife to a mother's mentality.

She responded, smiled and said:

"Baby, do you want to go fishing? Come on, mommy will take you~"

There are many koi carps in the fish pond at home.

Just right for kids to play with.