I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

After chatting with Mr. Yu for a while, Xu Xin stood up and left after the time came to early 2 o'clock.

He planned to go back to rest for a while, while Liu Yifei was going to go back to put on makeup.

It can be seen from this that men really have much less trouble than women.

When he returned to the room, Xu Xin told Su Meng the time to meet. Others may not believe it, he didn't even find a makeup artist this time.

The main thing is casualness.

After all, I am just a guest presenting awards, and I don’t rely on my reputation to make a living.

After a while, he asked Su Meng to apply foundation for him. A slightly thick foundation would be fine.

After taking a shower, he lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

I didn't set the alarm clock, so I woke up purely by the sound of Su Meng's doorbell.

After opening the door, he walked directly into the bathroom and washed his face. Su Meng also took out an ice pack:

"Brother Xu, here it is."

"Um."

Putting the ice pack on his eyes, he yawned and looked at his phone.

The time difference between Los Angeles and here is about 9 hours.

It's early 4pm now.

My wife is already up.

"Ding ding dong dong."

A video stream passed by, and soon, Yang Mi connected, and a pale and pale face appeared on the screen.

"Just got up?"

"Yes."

The sound of rushing water sounded, and soon, a picture of an extremely beautiful woman without any makeup appeared on the phone screen:

"Is it about to start over there?"

"Well, there's still more than an hour. I just took a nap, and I'll be there in a while to put on makeup."

"Where's Fei Fei?"

"Don't mention this nickname."

Xu Xin rolled his eyes directly:

"I accidentally let something slip today and got punched several times."

"Pfft... that's right! I'll make you loose your mouth~"

When her husband was beaten, she not only did not comfort him, but actually sneered.

"well……"

Xu Xin sighed, immediately remembered something, and said:

"Hey, did you know that her birthday is tomorrow?"

"Um?"

Yang Mi was stunned and said subconsciously:

"Tomorrow is the twenty-fifth day of the lunar calendar?"

"You know about this?"

"I know, she has a lunar birthday. Well...don't you still have to participate in activities? She has to spend her birthday there, right?"

"Yes. I just told Mengmeng to order a cake. Although the conditions here are simple, it is still decent for having a cake."

"Let's celebrate... You said you are too. It's hard for others to celebrate your birthday~ I don't even bother to celebrate my birthday, but you celebrate it for others. You have double standards."

Hearing this, Xu Xin did not refute.

He doesn't celebrate his birthday because of his mother, which is nothing to say.

If you don’t want to think about it, you just don’t want to think about it.

"Oh yes, there is one more thing. I had a chat with Lao Xu today..."

He told what happened to Mr. Yu.

Yang Mi, who was still applying makeup, paused, and her eyes changed from casual to serious:

"you sure?"

"I'm sure. Lao Xu said that if Mr. Yu wants to make a fist now, he has to wait until his whole body moves... Does this have any hidden meaning?"

"Well, just imagine that you worked out the first day. When you wake up the next day, you can't feel strong anywhere. You have to move your body to be able to work hard in some places. Master, you can understand this... Lao Xu said This is the decline of Qi and blood. We have just woken up, and it is no problem to lift something, but Master now needs to "warm up" to let his energy and spirit return to normal levels before he can exert force..."

As she spoke, she frowned:

"It shouldn't be. The old man can eat and sleep... No, when he comes back, I..."

She was about to say take him for a physical check-up, but then she remembered...

I'm in Los Angeles now.

I was immediately speechless.

Then a look of irritation appeared on his face:

"Axi! It's so annoying!"

"Okay, okay, I'll take care of this."

"you?"

"Well, I will postpone my resumption of work for one day and go directly back to Yanjing. I will take Yu Lao for a careful physical check before returning to Xiamen. It will only take one morning or one afternoon."

"This... I'm not afraid of delaying your work."

"If I can delay my work for a while and get you to be happy, it's worth it."

"..."

The ordinary love words of an old couple are often the most touching.

A smile finally appeared on Yang Mi's face:

"Hey, I like you the most~MUA~"

Xu Xin chuckled lightly and asked:

"How is the child?"

"Here."

Yang Mi turned the screen, and Xu Xin saw two strange-shaped babies sleeping.

Suddenly my eyes were full of longing...

"I miss my Dabao and Erbao..."

"The same goes for the child. He didn't sleep in my arms last night. Yangyang said to me: Mom, where is dad? Is dad working?...I tell you, his Shenmu accent is perfect."

"Learned it from our dad?"

"That's right."

"Hahahahaha..."

After chatting for a while, Su Meng had finished ironing the suit.

Xu Xin said:

"I'm going to change clothes."

"Don't hang up, take me in and let me satisfy my craving."

"Okay, so this suit is new? I don't think I've worn it before..."

Xu Xin said as he walked into the bedroom with his mobile phone.

Su Meng looked calm.

got used to.

…

"How about it?"

After changing into tonight's dress, Xu Xin asked Su Meng to hold the phone and show it off.

"nice."

Yang Mi praised.

Then he said as if he just remembered something:

"Oh yes, I just remembered, didn't Fei Fei go to Rome with you?"

"Well, what?"

"You ask her to take you to pick out a suit. It always feels inappropriate to wear something old for that occasion. I will send your measurements to Mengmeng later. You can choose a similar suit shop and send them the measurements. Match one."

Hearing this, Xu Xin was stunned and said:

"I know, we were talking about this matter yesterday."

"There's nothing I can do about it. You left in too much of a hurry this time. Next time there's an occasion like this, I might as well prepare two outfits for you. Even the ones bought outside are not suitable for custom-making..."

"Um……"

The two chatted for a while about family matters, and then a phone call came directly, cutting off the video.

"Hello?"

"Are you okay? I see the car has driven downstairs."

After hearing Liu Yifei's words, Xu Xin looked at the time and found that it was already past five o'clock, and said quickly:

"I'll put on makeup, please wait for me for a while."

"Okay, then when you're done, call me and meet me directly downstairs."

"good."

Xu Xin quickly hung up the phone and sat on a chair.

Su Meng came to him carrying a cosmetic bag with a calm expression.

five minutes later……

"Brother Xu. Okay~"

Xu Xin opened his eyes and walked into the bathroom to take a look.

Ho.

The guy is handsome enough.

He nodded with satisfaction:

"Let's go."

…

When we got downstairs, the entire hotel lobby was a busy scene.

Seeing this, he walked directly to the hotel entrance.

Seeing this, Su Meng tacitly took out a cigarette and lighter from her bag.

There is a trash can in the corner at the hotel entrance.

There was no one at the moment.

He took the cigarette from Su Meng and lit it. Looking at the various faces hurriedly walking around, he found that most of them were unknown to him.

Think about it, there are so many filmmakers in the world, and it is impossible for him to be the same as every one of them.

So after just two glances, I lost interest.

I took out my phone and lowered my head to see what the group was talking about...

After half a cigarette, Xu Xin heard a sentence:

"excuse me~"

When he raised his head, the man who spoke was stunned for a moment.

"Xu Xin?"

Xu Xin blinked, looked at the person in front of him, and said with some surprise:

"Director Lou?"

After speaking, he took the initiative to extend his hand:

"Hello, Director Lou."

The person coming was none other than Lou Ye.

He stretched out his hand, and Lou Ye took it:

"Hey, hello, hello."

His voice was a bit hoarse, as if his throat was blocked.

So he quickly coughed twice:

"Ahem... I said I came here to lend a hand, but I didn't expect to meet him here."

Hearing this, Xu Xin quickly handed over the lighter in his hand, and then opened the cigarette case.

At first, Lou Ye wanted to shirk it by saying that he had it, but after seeing that the one he smoked was a Chinese one, he took it directly.

"It's been a while since I smoked domestic cigarettes."

"I have one more thing here. If Director Lou likes it, after the ceremony is over and you are not in a hurry to leave, can I send it to you?"

"Hey, that's too polite. No need~"

Unlike the "I'm going to die" character shown in the movie, as well as his famous rebelliousness, Lou Ye seems to be quite easy-going.

Looks like he has a good temper.

But as far as Xu Xin knew, there were four or five directors who had quarreled with him...

I really can't tell...

Lou Ye lit a cigarette.

He took a deep breath, then coughed violently.

He coughed so hard that Xu Xin could clearly hear the sound coming from his lungs.

Then he glanced at Su Meng.

Su Meng quickly took out the specially prepared small bottle of Evian from her bag and handed it over:

"Director Lou, here you go."

"Hey, okay, thank you."

Lou Ye unscrewed the bottle with a bit of pain on his face. After taking a few sips, he gasped:

"Phew...it feels much better."

"Director Lou, this is..."

"Don't mention it. It rained on the first day in Venice. The rain was so beautiful~~"

Mentioning the rain, a light flashed across his face.

But Xu Xin was speechless.

I wonder if this person fell asleep while watching the rain?

As soon as this idea came to my mind, I heard Lou Ye say:

"I sat on the deck chair on the balcony and watched it, but I fell asleep. I slept until about 2 o'clock in the morning, and then I woke up. My nose was broken and I felt uncomfortable... As a result, I had a fever and a cold, which troubled me for so many days."

"..."

Fine.

Looking at his speechless look, Lou Ye shook his head helplessly:

"The cold is gone now, but the sequelae are still there. I will probably have to cough for ten days and a half."

"What about smoking?"

"I haven't smoked for a few days. I felt better today. I thought about taking one..."

He just shook his head, said no more, and changed the topic:

"When did you come?"

"yesterday."

"Come to present an award?"

"right."

"Do you have time to watch a movie?"

"I watched "Japanese Pirates" and your "Flower"."

"how do you feel?"

Xu Xin knew that he was asking about "Flower".

After thinking for a while, he said:

"I haven't finished watching it yet. Yesterday, "Japanese Pirates" and "Flower" were connected. I just finished watching the beginning when the association called and said they were looking for me. I came out."

Hearing this, Lou Ye nodded:

"Oh~ That film was invested by France, so it will definitely not be available in China..."

"This...that's such a pity. If I had known, I would have gone to see it again this morning."

Before he finished speaking, a blond and blue-eyed foreigner came out, looked around, and when he spotted Lou Ye and Xu Xin here, he shouted:

"LOU~"

"Um."

Lou Ye moved his hands to show that he understood.

Then he turned to Xu Xin and took out his mobile phone:

"Let's add WeChat. When I return to China, I will bring you a plate."

"Okay."

Xu Xin nodded, and after becoming friends with him, Lou Ye waved to him while holding a cigarette:

"gone."

"Come on, Director Lou!"

Hearing Xu Xin's blessing, Lou Ye responded with a smile:

"Hey, thank you."

After that, walk down the steps with the foreigner.

I quickly got into a car.

Xu Xin withdrew his gaze, took a note on his cell phone, and then dialed Liu Yifei's phone number:

"Where are the people?"

"Right now, I just ate something to cushion my stomach, and I'm coming down now."

…

After waiting for a short while, Liu Yifei, wearing a mesh embroidered beaded dress, walked out of the hotel with the hem of her skirt held up.

"Sorry, sorry... I'm really hungry and can't stand it anymore. Let's go?"

"Um."

Xu Xin looked her up and down and said:

"This looks good."

"Well, it's an award ceremony, so I didn't dress too showy."

As they talked, the two of them walked down the steps.

Soon, after getting into a car provided by the Venice Film Festival, Liu Yifei said:

"I finished reading "The Master" this afternoon."

"Well, how do you feel?"

"It's very interesting. Is this story true? Is there really such a rule? If a master wants to establish himself in Tianjin, he must teach his apprentice how to play in the gym?"

"It should be true. Old Xu's second grandfather, who used to be known as "Mr. Second" in the world, seems to be... a very great martial arts master. He grew up with this Mr. Second since he was a child. After hearing this There were a lot of things in the past. According to him, when he was a child, people would come to visit Mr. Er in groups. Then Lao Xu closed the door, and the two men competed in the small courtyard. Mr. Er was the witness... According to him, this is the last light and shadow of that river and lake under the setting sun. After Mr. Second’s generation has left one after another, the river and lake will disappear.”

"Really!"

Liu Yifei's eyes lit up.

After thinking for a while, he continued to ask:

"So... the martial arts people back then were so despicable? The rules in Tianjin are that you can choose 9 martial arts schools to establish a sect, but the unspoken rule is that you can only pick 8 martial arts schools, and then the master will personally expel the apprentice and give him a martial arts school. Can you establish a sect only by showing your face, instead of relying on your true strength?"

"It's really hard to say..."

Looking at the scenery outside the window, Xu Xin said casually:

"If you read Lao Xu's book at a superficial level, you're actually looking at martial arts. But if you look deeper, you can see someone... who is more real than a great master, a microcosm of that era.

This is also the main reason why I wanted to do this story...it has a good core.

In fact, the name "Master" is inappropriate. After reading this story, you will find that Chen Shi took Geng Liangchen in order to become famous, but he passed on his skills to him.

However, he first conspired with others to kick out the guild and betray his apprentice, and then secretly passed on his special skills to subdue his apprentice. The sword has no eyes, and Geng Liangchen was already dead when Zheng Shan mastered the art of proud swordsmanship.

As for Chen Shi, who was forced by circumstances to assassinate Lin Xiwen in the banquet hall and break out of the siege to escape from Tianjin, Chen Shi's courage was not comparable to that of the Tianjin martial arts. It was just that he could not afford to be the father of this master, he was just a master. "

Listening to his summary, Liu Yifei thought for a while and said:

"So, the reason why Chen Shi's wife got on a train early and abandoned him was because he was not good enough?"

"You can think so...but don't forget that these two people have been using each other from the beginning. His relationship with her started based on "use". It can be said that it is fundamentally crooked. . Although Lao Xu and I didn’t talk about this matter, Chen Shi and Zhao Guohui are a master and a mistress...if you look at it from another angle, they are actually nothing more than four words..."

"What four words?"

"Male thieves and female prostitutes."

"..."

This time, Liu Yifei stopped talking.

He just frowned tightly.

After thinking for a while, in front of the windshield, the red carpet of the Summer Palace was very close at hand.

It's time to get off.

Only then did she say:

"But I think she and Chen Shi still have feelings."

"Yes, it is definitely true. The clay figurine is still angry. However, in the book, when Zhao Guohui fell in love with the foreigner, not even the power of the Bodhisattva could persuade her. What does Chen Shi mean to her?"

"Well……"

Liu Yifei stopped talking now.

The car also stopped at the entrance of the waiting area.

Xu Xin opened the train door and got out of the car first, then turned around and stretched out his hand.

Liu Yifei put her hand on his and used the strength to get out of the car.

As she walked, she thought about it.

After thinking about it for a while, he suddenly said:

"What do you think of me playing Zhao Guohui?"

"you?"

Xu Xin was stunned.

Shaking his head slightly:

"The script hasn't been released yet, so I can't tell right now. But Zhao Guohui must have a certain charm...I can't see it in you yet."

"..."

Liu Yifei was speechless for a moment.

While walking into the waiting area with him, he said:

"Hey, is this too much? What do you mean? Why do I feel like you don't regard me as a girl at all?"

Xu Xin chuckled:

"Ha~ tell the truth?"

"Well, why don't I have that charming energy?"

She looked unconvinced.

But Xu Xin still shook his head:

"Don't be dissatisfied. This is because we have a good relationship. I will speak frankly and without anger. Okay?"

"...Okay, you say."

"The truth is, there is a reason why you can be called the fairy sister. If you play an unworldly or clean character, if you master it well, you will be invincible. But when it comes to that feminine flavor... it's not To say that you don’t have it, but that the characteristics of the character don’t exist in you.”

"What do you mean? I feel like you don't see me as a woman at all!"

Looking at her angry face, Xu Xin continued to shake his head:

"That doesn't mean... we are friends. Apart from the most basic respect for men and women, I definitely have no other thoughts towards you."

"..."

Liu Yifei was stunned.

Just listen to Xu Xin continue to say:

"So, I am more able to look at this matter from a neutral perspective. In other words, while I maintain a neutral attitude, as a director, I got the script of "Master" to cast. . If you ask me to choose, I will definitely choose the actor who is most suitable for me, right? Sometimes actors and roles are just a matter of glance. I saw her, and at one glance, I knew that the character was her. This is the truth. Do you understand?"

When he said this, his tone was very casual.

In a friend's way, express as clearly as possible the fact that there is a gap between her and the "Yang Guohui" in her heart.

But……

He does not mean that.

Liu Yifei pursed her lips.

The lip gloss is a little smudged due to exertion.

At this moment, the two of them had found chairs in the waiting area.

Instead of appearing with his wife, he doesn't have so much baggage of "keeping himself perfect for his wife".

He sat down on the chair casually.

The sitting posture is also a bit like a golden sword.

As for Liu Yifei...

Just pursed his lips and looked at him.

After looking at it for a few seconds, he asked:

"Xu Xin."

"ah?"

"Let me ask you. If this role was... Mimi and I, who would you choose?"

"Well……"

Xu Xin's brows wrinkled.

This question is a little tricky.

Because... although he admits that his wife is very beautiful, to be honest... in his setting, the character Yang Guohui is at least 30 years old.

My daughter-in-law cannot control herself at her age.

There is no way, the so-called mature lady's aura cannot be faked.

Only after the baptism of years will it radiate from the inside out.

Therefore, he was not satisfied with either of them.

So he asked:

"Do you have to choose one?"

"Well, I have to choose one."

"Well... then I will definitely choose her."

Xu Xin smiled at her:

"If I have a choice, I will definitely go for those "big sisters". But if I don't have a choice, just you two, I will let her come. Because she is more like you than you... But to be honest, I'm not satisfied with either of you. For the role of Yang Guohui, in my vision, the woman must be at least 30 years old...she must have a kind of maturity and a bit of a romantic atmosphere..."

"..."

Liu Yifei kept staring at him while he was talking.

Staring very hard.

It was like trying to figure out whether what he said was true.

And when Xu Xin finished speaking, she no longer pursed her lips.

because……

She wanted to figure out one thing.

Something I never dared to muster the courage to ask before.

"Then... if. I mean if, you are Chen Shi, and you meet Yang Mi and I in Qishilin. We are both Tianjin women, and we both comply with the so-called rules of "opening a martial arts school." What will you choose? who?"

After she asked, she saw Xu Xin's heartfelt smile spread from the corners of his mouth:

"You don't have to ask, it must be her. You asked me to choose ten thousand times, and it was always her. I chose her... just like what was said in "The Master". Choose her, sleep with her, sleep with her all the time. But, If I were Chen Shi, even if Geng Liangchen appeared, I would pretend I couldn't see him.

In the novel, Yang Guohui's impression of Chen Shi is that he is taciturn and only sleeps with her at night. Do you like it or are you forced to do it? She didn't bother to pursue it.

But if I were Chen Shi, I would give up everything just to give her a warm home.

country?

Great deeds?

Ha~"

Xu Xin chuckled lightly.

Immersed in the mood of Lao Xu's extremely joyful novel, he shook his head lightly:

"Nowhere near as good as her."