I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 805 802. Reception invitation

(Investment correction for the premiere plot of Chapter 792 "Bu Bu Jing Xin". It is not 80 million, but 45 million. I confused it with "Zhen Huan". Hereby clarify)

"Bang! Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang..."

At a shooting range outside of Los Angeles, Xu Xin put on headphones and looked at his wife holding an AR15. He subconsciously lowered his head and let his eyes look through the distance between his sunglasses and his eye sockets.

Um……

Look at it this way.

Yang Mi.

He looked up again, looking through his sunglasses.

Ho.

Schwarzenegger Young Muscle MAXPLUS version.

So, he couldn't help but complain to Margot Robbie next to him:

"Margot, you said that girls like guns, is that normal?"

Hearing this, Margot Robbie said with a smile:

"If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten that you don't like guns."

She used a very common American sarcasm, meaning Xu you are more like a girl than Yang.

It's a pity that Xu Xin hasn't reached the stage where he can understand such slang jokes.

He shook his head as he should, pointed to his shoulder and said:

"I don't like it... I played it four or five years ago. It was quite exciting at first, but every time I finished playing, it hurt a lot."

He told the truth.

When he first met his wife, the 100,000 yuan in the fitness card he applied for at the equestrian club included shooting range training.

At first, Xu Xin felt it was new and thought about replicating his big jump sniper in CS. Or show off an AK gun... I was very excited when I went there. As a result, after several beatings, bruises appeared on the shoulder socket.

The original excitement turned into suffering.

Never touch it again.

But today, I had to accompany my wife to this gun club to practice.

In the movie "Pacific Rim", there are several gangster shootout scenes. It is said to be a scene where the hero and heroine fight against the gangsters... Although Xu Xin felt that it was ridiculous that this "monster present" had a gangster scene, but since it was in the story, Yang Mi had to start preparing.

No, she signed up for a short course to get some basic firearms knowledge training.

Not to mention, she was addicted to playing.

And the posture is still presentable.

He shot a pistol for a while, and shot four magazines with Margot Robbie, who came to play with him today.

As a result, Yang Mi had fired seven or eight magazines at this moment, and she seemed to want to continue.

Fine.

Xu Xin shook his head speechlessly and asked Margot:

"How was the audition?"

"It hasn't started yet. November 14th."

Margot was talking about a Paramount movie that Georgia introduced her to.

She only knew that it was an urban drama, but she had no idea about the specific story, content, and starring cast.

Seeing Xu Xin mention this, Margot Robbie said with a little regret:

"It's such a pity. If I could get some clips in advance, I could let you help me find my feelings."

Quan Quan is the best director in Venice. If he can help me, then... if it is a literary film, it will be fine, but if it is some vase character, it will really be a blow to dimensionality reduction.

"Do you want me to ask Georgia for you? I don't want to ask in detail, I just need to know what type it is..."

"No, Xu."

Margot shook her head firmly:

"It's not necessary. I have a reputation in advertising now, and there are still many opportunities. There is no need to take advantage of this favor."

"All right."

While the two of them were chatting, Yang Mi finally had enough.

After removing the magazine from the rifle, emptying the magazine and placing it on the table, she took a deep breath, rubbed her shoulders, and walked over pitifully:

"It hurts..."

Behind his sunglasses, Xu Xin rolled his eyes.

Should.

It's not enough for you.

But if you think so in your heart, you definitely can't say it with your mouth.

"Let's go after you've had enough fun? Go back and apply it. It's time to have dinner~"

It's almost 5 pm now, and I'll probably wait until 6 or 7 when I get home.

Yang Mi nodded:

"Let's go, what should we have for dinner? How about sushi?"

"Let's go to that restaurant where the ramen was pretty good last time?"

"OK."

The two decided where to go to eat, completely forgetting that their two children were still "waiting" at home.

The group of people prepared to leave.

At this moment, Sun Ting glanced at her phone and said to Yang Mi:

"Sister, the ratings of "Zhen Huan" have been sent."

"Well, how much is it today?"

"Episodes 17 and 18, the ratings are 1.94. But the Douban score has reached 6.6!"

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Yang Mi's face.

"Look, I told you a long time ago, don't worry, let the bullets fly for a while. Where are the comments on Weibo and Douban?"

"Qing Yishui'er scolded Concubine Hua..."

"Hehe, this shows that Teacher Jiang did a good job."

While the two were chatting, Xu Xin asked:

"So, if the ratings exceed 2, there should be no problem?"

"It's definitely no problem. We're only a third of the way through the story, and there are a lot of interesting plots behind it."

After Yang Mi finished speaking, Sun Ting continued:

"Sister, a lot of people have been asking about the second round of copyright recently..."

"As I said before, we will bring up the second round of copyrights after 40 episodes. Don't worry now. The price hasn't reached the top yet~"

Obviously, her confidence in "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has not changed from beginning to end.

The group of people walked out of the club leisurely, got in the car and headed into the city.

Xu Xin sat directly in the passenger seat and took out a CD with the same cover as Cthulhu from the storage compartment.

The wheel was wearing a sailor suit and posing in front of his eyes.

"Tsk."

Xu Xin smashed his mouth and pushed the CD into the speaker.

Then he skillfully adjusted it to the DISK3 position.

At the same time, Yang Mi, who was chatting with Margot in the back, said:

"Husband, I want to listen to that song Mai Mai~"

"It's "MINE MINE". This is the only song in his album that you can listen to."

Xu Xin complained.

Complaining about the new album "Exclamation Mark" by Asian King Jay Chou.

And today is the day when "Exclamation Mark" has its global premiere.

…

Today's "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has achieved a counterattack in word-of-mouth. From the first broadcast of 1.1 to now, it is just one step away from breaking through the stable ratings of 2 and starting to improve its reputation, although it is still not as good as "Bu Bu Jing". "Heart" is very popular, but in the long run, Shuangwei 80's investment will not lose money.

Shaanxi Taiwan gave a very reasonable price for this drama.

After all, he is one of his own.

It was broadcast directly over local stations, and while the premiere was given stars, the price was also 500,000 an episode.

After calculation, about 40 million yuan was withdrawn from the first broadcast.

And the results it has achieved now also prove that Shaanxi and Taiwan's money is well spent.

However, for now, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is still losing money without selling the second round of rights. In comparison, it was the explosion of "Bu Bu Jing Xin".

As of today, November 11, the second round of "Bu Bu Jing Xin" has been broadcast on 7 TV stations.

Dalian TV Life Channel, Zhejiang TV Film and Television Entertainment Channel, Hunan Economic TV, Guangxi TV Variety Channel, Jiangxi TV Film and Video Channel, HLJ TV Film and Video Channel, and Changchun TV Entertainment Channel just a few hours after the Chinese time.

There are a total of 7 TV stations, all showing "Bu Bu Jing Xin" simultaneously.

Moreover, there are still 6 TV stations waiting to join this team after the current series is finished playing.

A total of 13 TV stations will broadcast "Bu Bu Jing Xin" this year.

Yes, you are not mistaken.

The love story between Marte Ruoxi and Fourth Master is so popular.

But don't rush yet.

There are more at the back.

As of the Spring Festival of 2012, there are still 8 local stations broadcasting "Bu Bu Jing Xin".

Moreover, it has been confirmed that starting from January 22, 2012, five TV stations in Sichuan, Tianjin, Hebei, Guangdong, and Shenzhen will broadcast simultaneously.

The following four star TV stations in Southeast (Fujian), Henan, Shandong and Guangxi will broadcast it around Valentine's Day in February.

So far, the copyright of "Bu Bu Jing Xin" has been sold to 30 TV stations.

Moreover, HLJ TV is still in talks.

If we can negotiate, then the final number of TV stations for the second round of rights to "Bu Bu Jing Xin" throughout 2012 may be in the range of 31 to 35.

And what does this number represent?

The most intuitive representative is one word...

money.

Lots and lots of money.

The total investment in "Bu Bu Jing Xin" is 45 million.

The price of the first round of sales to Hunan TV was 400,000 per episode. A total of 36 episodes of the TV series were packaged and sold for 13 million.

As for the rights to all carousels in the second round, Shuangwei’s price is 600,000 per episode on Star TV.

400,000 per episode on local channels.

In 2012, the total income from the second round of carousel fees that has been signed has reached 500 million.

One "Step by Step Jingxin" is equal to 8 Zhen Huan, and there is still plenty left.

This is the most intuitive economic effect brought about by the explosion of TV series in the market.

And it brings more than just money.

It also brought in a number of new “top players”.

Liu Zhishi suddenly became the most popular actress in the current TV drama market.

Just at the end of last month, she finally won the second instance lawsuit against Tang Ren and regained her freedom.

However, because the process has not been completed yet, Shuangwei still did not announce the news of her signing.

At this stage, in the domestic market, "free agent" Liu Zhishi has received invitations from all first-line brokerage companies, including Huayi, hoping that she can join their team.

Moreover, various TV drama scripts flew towards her like snowflakes.

It is not an exaggeration to say that if she printed out all the scripts she received in one day, she would be able to bury her.

And her salary has also gone from 100,000 per episode of "Bu Bu Jing Xin" to 500,000 per episode today.

In other words, as long as she nods, she can easily earn more than 8 figures by filming a TV series.

It can be said that she has entered the top 10 category among domestic TV drama actresses.

It is no longer the "Liu Zhishi of the Tang Dynasty", but the "Liu Zhishi of the Tang Dynasty" level.

Even people inside Shuangwei are saying that when Sister Shishi announces that she will join Shuangwei, God knows what kind of earthquake will happen in the industry.

And everyone can foresee it.

When this news appears in the public eye, the name "Shuangwei" will definitely become the top name in the entertainment industry again.

And this is not the end.

The popularity of "Step by Step" has earned Shishi a lot of popularity and allowed her to successfully "promote", but for Yang Mi, it only met expectations.

As for how much it sold for, how much profit the company made, etc., Yang Mi actually didn't care much.

Since she got together with her husband, her sensitivity to money has also begun to fade away rapidly.

To put it bluntly, let’s not mention anything else, just this property in Los Angeles.

More than 100 million. In the past, it would have been one thing whether she could afford it. If she really could afford it, she would probably grit her teeth and stamp her feet in distress for at least a week.

But now...

ah?

More than 100 million?

Oh, I can afford it.

Then buy it.

Therefore, she doesn't really care how much money she makes.

And she's generous, too.

At the end of the year, she will invite all the crew members of "Bu Bu Jing Xin" to have a meal.

Divide dividends to everyone in the form of red envelopes.

On the one hand, I feel that this is what everyone deserves.

On the other hand...hey, it can still disgust Tang Ren.

Tell your employees blatantly in front of you:

"Follow Sister Mi and you will have meat to eat."

Sister Mi is never stingy with her friends.

Moreover, this time she acted aboveboard.

But what really made her happy was not the two points mentioned above.

It’s Shuangwei’s positioning.

The previous dual-wealth positioning was actually of the kind that was neither good nor bad.

When people think of Shuang Wei, the first thing they think of is Yang Mi, followed by Xu Xin, and then Liu Yifei and Yang Ying.

As for some film and television works, Shuangwei actually does not have any advantage in front of those authors and screenwriters who are truly pursuing.

Just like when Yang Mi wanted to buy the copyright of the book "Step by Step Jingxin", Xu Xin finally negotiated with people in Jinjiang, found Xue Haifeng, and spent a lot of money, and they gave her face.

But that's different now.

The movie "Bu Bu Jing Xin" gave them the identity card of "top production".

For those big screenwriters and novel websites, Shuangwei is finally no longer a transparent person who is famous for being an actor. The popularity of "Bu Bu Jing Xin" means that they also have the ability to produce TV series.

Don’t underestimate this “ID card”.

The benefits it brings are unpredictable.

Shuangwei's current movie scripts are all pushed to Nifeng and asked to be studied by Xu Zhi and others.

If it works, you vote for it; if it doesn’t work, you pull it down.

There is no way, driven by Xu Xin, the company's business is basically in the film market.

What Yang Mi has to do is take over the "TV Series" plate.

But the problem is, she wants to do it, but people ignore her.

Because Shuangwei has nothing.

But things are different now.

"Jingxin" and the steadily rising "The Legend of Zhen Huan" have proved that they have the ability to produce TV series. "Bu Bu Jing Xin" is now a big hit. As long as "The Legend of Zhen Huan" hands over a 60-point passing answer sheet, Shuang Wei will be taken into consideration by many people.

To put it bluntly, from now on, Shuangwei has the confidence to support his own "crew team".

This can be seen from the fact that the company's mailbox for collected works, which no one cares about on weekdays, receives many emails about scripts and stories every day.

Shuangwei has finally become an "inn" that will be actively chosen by guests.

Just like Liu Momo said.

Don’t be afraid that the chips you receive are bad chips.

What I'm afraid of is that you don't even have bad chips.

Without chips, you can't continue playing in this game.

Now, she, a farm rat, finally has the qualifications to be taken seriously by authors who have produced excellent works.

Although this description is a bit exaggerated, it is true that she did it.

Shuangwei’s TV drama market…

Looking ahead, there is a blue ocean.

But I don’t know when it will start, headwind, double wei, and the sound of nature. Movies, TV series, variety shows...

Little by little, the couple has gained a foothold in the entertainment industry with unlimited potential.

…

“CUZ BABY YOU ARE MINEMINE~”

Yang Mi was humming this song when she went home after a meal of sushi.

Apparently, she loved it.

But she feels almost the same as Xu Xin...

I always feel that Wheels' album is a bit "big".

how to say……

It seems a little too ahead of its time.

It's quite uncomfortable...or rather, there aren't many songs that I can sing along with.

"By the way, the album Wheels has been released for a few hours. How are the comments? Have you read it?"

"without."

Xu Xin shook his head, opened the door for her, and said:

"His current state of mind doesn't care about these comments anymore. Didn't you hear from the last album "Cross Era"? What he is pursuing now is a breakthrough in music, rather than repeating his old path. Wait and see, if The current evaluation is not good, so wait and see again in five or six years..."

"Hmm... Do you think this is a common problem among artists?"

"What?"

"This kind of persistence to be ahead of everyone. If you can't be ahead, it means mediocrity..."

"Mom~~~"

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Nuan Nuan and Yang Yang, who had been bored at home all day, rushed over.

After the couple held each other in their arms as usual, Yang Mi continued:

"Like the Van Gogh he liked. He was poor during his lifetime. After his death, when everyone's artistic aesthetics improved to that level, he was called a master... I feel that this is the path he is taking now."

"For example, the electronic music in his song?"

Xu Xin scratched his head:

"I don't even know what he thinks. Electronic music feels so weird. Who would add electronic music to their own songs? That's him. If you try it on someone else, you'll definitely get scolded to death."

"Then let's see if anyone becomes popular with electronic music in three to five years. If it does, it means... you and I are just ordinary people, and ordinary people still can't understand the world of God."

"Shit god."

Xu Xin complained.

Anyway, he thinks Wheels' album is just average.

He couldn't sing along.

Very unhappy.

The only song he could sing along to was the same as that of King Thunder and Lightning, and the electronic sound made his scalp tingle.

It’s difficult.

"Okay, baby, go play with daddy. Mommy has to pack her clothes."

The 18th is the day when the film is launched.

The family has decided to go to Toronto on the 15th and use two or three days to adapt to the local environment.

You have to prepare everything you need in advance.

After all, it's already snowing over there.

Just then, his phone rang.

When Xu Xin saw the caller, he was stunned and subconsciously put the child down.

Yangyang didn't see his father for a day, so he was naturally unhappy and opened his arms to be hugged by his father.

"Go, go, go find mom first, and dad will answer the phone."

As he spoke, he said to his wife:

"Georgia's call."

"On speakerphone."

"good."

Xu Xin answered the phone directly, turned on the speakerphone and said:

"Hey, Georgia."

In order to prevent Yangyang from causing trouble, Sun Ting took the initiative to hug Yangyang.

"Hey, Xu, I didn't disturb you, did I?"

Lao Qian's tone was still so elegant.

"Haha, of course not. What do you want from me?"

"Well, that's it. Do you have time tomorrow? I'd like to invite you and Yang to a cocktail party. A cocktail party held by Paramount."

"Uh... tomorrow?"

Xu Xin glanced at Yang Mi.

He saw Yang Mi pointing at herself, making an "X" gesture with her hands, and mouthed to him:

"I'm going to prepare a movie."

And Georgia on the other side of the phone said:

"Yes, tomorrow, Saturday."

"I can go, but Yang can't. I'm sorry, Georgia, she's going to Toronto to film a movie soon and is already in the zone."

"Haha, I understand. Then do you want to bring a female companion?"

"I……"

He glanced at his wife again, and after seeing her mouth shape, he said:

"Okay, then I'll take Margot, the girl we met last time."

"Okay. I'll have someone send you an invitation tomorrow morning."

"Thanks, Georgia, I'll be there as promised."

"haha ok."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xin said with some confusion:

"You're not going?"

"Not going."

Yang Mi shook her head slightly:

"As a Hollywood NOBODY, I won't be personally invited by the producers of Paramount. They must be looking for you... What's more, the examples of Cheng Long and Jet Li are ahead of me. Hollywood needs directors like you, but There are many actors like me. I'd better prepare my own work honestly. Otherwise, if the news gets out, people will be preparing for movies. I am having fun and drinking every day. What do you want the director to think of me? Take Margot, she will I'm someone who wants to stay in Hollywood, I'm just a passerby here."

She said some very sober words.

But there is one thing left unsaid.

That is……

This kind of thing in Hollywood...experience it, or just have it once in a while.

I have to get busy. This family will be separated without me.

She has always maintained a very clear understanding of her position.

I am my husband's wife first.

Next is the mother of my children.

Finally, an actor... Oh no.

I am still Lao Yang’s eldest daughter.

The actor stood back a little.

Seeing this, Xu Xin stopped insisting and nodded:

"Okay, then I'll take Margot with me tomorrow and ask her?"

"Yeah. I'm going to pack my things."

She led the children upstairs. And Margot’s reply was also very quick:

"Huh? Xu, for such a good opportunity, why don't you take Yang with you?"

"She needs to prepare for the movie and get into the zone. Margot, do you have time?"

"I do, but...Xu, this kind of cocktail party at the end of each year is very important to every actor and director in Hollywood. Although I really want to go, but I hope you can convince Yang to come with you. In this kind of cocktail party, There will be many heavyweights. They are extremely important to everyone's career. Xu, this is a very important opportunity for you and Yang! You two can't miss it!"

Xu Xin couldn't help laughing when he saw the message from his friend explaining the importance of this kind of reception.

He is very happy that his friends can think about him.

I even felt her sincerity from inside.

only……

Girl.

I'm afraid you don't know, but there is an old saying in China, which is called honey to others and arsenic to me.

This opportunity may be important to you.

But... for us two passers-by...

It's just an opportunity to learn more and join in the fun.

However, thank you for making us understand the importance of this reception.

thank you, friend.

It is certainly important...

But we don't care.

Chapter 2 will be later