I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 826 822 Strange Calmness

Chapter 826 822. Strange calmness

In one morning, Lao Xu and Wang Huiling officially joined the "Tai Chi Man" project team.

Works as a screenwriter.

At that time, they will appear in the screenwriting column of this film like Michael Conney.

As for the quality... Logically speaking, the script should be fine.

At least that's what Xu Xin thinks.

But whether Keanu can do it well... is another question.

However, the actor for this drama has been confirmed, and it is Yuan Heping. Coupled with the domestic screenwriters and the rhythm of the Hong Kong-style assembly line... especially after Keanu said that he plans to find actors from Hong Kong for other roles, it should not be a big problem...

But while eating, he still promised Keanu Reeves to contact him at any time if he had any difficulties or needs.

After lunch, he took his leave, ignoring the reporters blocking the door of the hotel and taking pictures.

Keanu Reeves will stay in Hong Kong for about a week, and he has to choose a location.

Lao Xu took the script and left with Wang Huiling.

The two of them need to discuss the division of labor and then work separately to create.

Because they had a rough storyline, the two of them figured... how could they hand over the first version of the finished script in ten and a half months.

At this point, Xu Xin's mission in Xiangjiang is over.

He didn't go to Wang Sicong, but went home directly.

Waiting until evening, Wang Sicong and Di Wei came over, and the three of them had a meal together.

The auditions for "The Devil" have ended.

But the results are not yet known. But Xu Xin knew Di Wei’s opponent this time.

Shu Qi, Ah SA, Bai Zhenhe, Yao Chen...

Including Si Wei, a total of 11 actresses were shortlisted.

According to Si Wei herself, she was performing normally.

As for the results...

Wang Sicong glanced at Xu Xin a few times and wanted to open his mouth.

But every time he wanted to speak, he could always detect his girlfriend's gaze.

In the end, I had no choice but to shut up.

Obviously, Di Wei didn't want him to "open his mouth".

After finishing the meal, the two said goodbye and went home.

Before leaving, Wang Sicong said to Xu Xin:

"Tomorrow the acquisition team will come from the mainland and start negotiating the acquisition."

"Okay, got it."

Xu Xin nodded and said goodbye to his friend.

Xu Xin didn't need to clean up the house this time. After Su Meng took care of everything, she slept for one night. Early in the morning on the 7th, the two of them got on the flight to Los Angeles.

Sitting in a very uncomfortable first-class seat, Xu Xin looked at the Xiangjiang River that was gradually obscured by clouds and disappeared from sight. He put on his headphones and didn't care about anything else.

…

After arriving in Los Angeles on the 8th, he only had time to spend one night with his wife and children.

On the 9th, Yang Mi flew to Toronto without stopping.

But this time Xu Xin did not follow.

Because he has an appointment.

Tomorrow, the 10th, the old man will arrive in Los Angeles.

There is a premiere of "Thirteen Hairpins" here in Los Angeles. The film will meet the audience here in the United States on the 15th.

Xu Xin wants to participate.

Moreover, he also invited Kobe and Vanessa.

Kobe had just experienced back-to-back games and had a 4-day vacation.

Just enough time.

He extended the invitation.

Then, after the other party agreed, he mustered up the courage to invite Vanessa...

Vanessa refused at first.

Until Xu Xin used an excuse like "Madam, you don't want the children to not see their father, right?" and got fooled into boarding the boat.

Then, he finally remembered that he had a movie in the works.

Oops, who made this movie "Heart of the Burning Sun"?

Even if it’s a rough cut version, it looks great every time you shoot it!

This director is really amazing...

Quick, quick, sharp cut!

Get it cut quickly!

Watching his movie, which can be said to be his most satisfying one so far, he felt like watching Big Baby, which made him feel strange no matter how he watched it.

I spent a whole day communicating with the post-production company.

At noon on the 10th, Zhang Yimou arrived belatedly with Zhang Mo, Meng Danqing, Ni Ni, and Tong Dawei.

The plane was somewhat delayed.

I was supposed to arrive in the morning, but was delayed until noon.

When Xu Xin received someone at the airport, he looked at Zhang Yimou's tired look and said directly:

"How about we not go to dinner, I let the nanny at home cook something casually, and then take a nap in the afternoon after dinner?"

Zhang Yimou nodded:

"Okay, let's not bother going to the hotel."

"Well, have you contacted the people from Wrekin Hilll Entertainment and Row 1 Entertainment that you will be contacting tonight? Give them your address directly and ask them to pick you up when the time comes?"

"good."

Zhang Yimou, leaning on the seat of the Volvo, breathed a long sigh of relief and closed his eyes.

Seeing that he was really tired, Xu Xin said no more.

Instruct the driver to drive directly.

If you have anything to say, let’s talk about it later when we get home.

…

"This is... Director Xu's home?"

Ni Ni's mouth twitched, looking at the manor villa where he was, and asked Zhang Mo in a low voice.

Zhang Mo nodded.

Although it was her first time here...

But Xu Xin's home must have disappeared here.

"How much does it cost?"

Hearing her question, before Zhang Mo could speak, Meng Danqing, who came with his fiancée this time, said:

"Probably around 150 million ~ This is Beverly Hills, the most expensive area in Los Angeles."

Although he is Swiss, he is also familiar with the United States.

And Zhang Mo also plans to buy a house here, so he knows a lot about these things.

When Ni Ni heard this, her mouth started to say "O" in surprise.

At this time, Xu Xin, who had helped the old man take down his luggage, saw that several people were not moving and urged:

"Don't be stunned. Come in quickly and treat yourself as your own home."

He took everyone into the house.

Xu Xin repeated the phrase "just like your own home" again, and then pushed the old man's luggage into the largest bedroom on the first floor.

After walking out, I heard Zhang Mo ask:

"Mimi has gone to Toronto?"

"Yes. I just left, and there was a rush over there."

"What's the story?"

"Similar to Gundams, mechas and monsters."

As he spoke, he, as the host, began to boil water, pour tea, and greet everyone.

Although he could see Ni Ni's embarrassment, he didn't say anything.

Zhang Yimou looked really tired, half lying on the sofa and yawning non-stop.

After Xu Xin poured tea for everyone, he asked:

"Where's the rough cut of your movie? Let me take a look."

"We'll talk about it after you have a rest."

Xu Xin waved his hand.

You are so exhausted, you should finish your meal quickly and take a good sleep.

Soon, although the servant prepared a hastily prepared lunch, it was very generous and served on the table.

Classic American macaroni and cheese, salad, grilled bacon, butter scrambled eggs...it's actually "fast", but no one is picky about it.

After a quick meal, Xu Xin arranged for the old man to go back to his room to rest.

But the others didn't look too sleepy.

When Xu Xin saw this, he chatted with him.

Mainly talking about distribution in North America.

After all, this is the movie that the old man wants to win the Olympics, and with the support of Bale, a local Hollywood movie star, the hope this time... is quite high in theory.

Moreover, the two distribution companies this time are also film companies with certain strength in the United States. The two companies have specially developed an awards season process for "Jinling" to compete for the Olympics.

Everyone recognized it.

It can be seen that everyone is very confident.

Xu Xin even noticed that every time Ni Ni mentioned the domestic box office that had exceeded 300 million, bursts of uncontrollable joy appeared on his face...

In fact, it’s normal to think about it.

As far as the path of "actor" is concerned, Ni Ni's starting point is not too high.

When she first debuted, she was a girl. She acted as a heroine for the first time. The box office exceeded 150 million in 4 days and 300 million in 10 days...

Just picking up any of these data is enough to kill many people instantly.

To put it harshly... Yang Mi's starting point was not as good as hers.

It's just a pity...

I'm afraid this girl doesn't know the situation of the new picture yet.

well……

All I can say is that time is destiny.

That’s all.

Xu Xin didn't bother to mention it.

While chatting, everyone started talking about the guests at tonight's premiere.

When Tong Dawei and Meng Danqing heard that Xu Xin invited Kobe, their eyes lit up.

And when they learned that Kobe and Vanessa's home was in a house not far from here, their interest became even stronger.

Tong Dawei likes to play basketball, and so does Meng Danqing.

Tong Dawei also wanted to buy a Kobe Bryant jersey and ask him to sign it in the evening.

Xu Xin simply said no and called Kobe in front of the two of them. Asked him if he could bring me two signed jerseys tonight...

When they heard Kobe's words, "No problem, brother. We'll see you tonight," the eyes of both men lit up.

But Zhang Mo's expression became extremely strange.

Others haven't experienced it... and it's not right.

In fact, she has never experienced it.

But she had heard her father talk about these things.

According to reliable rumors, the direct reason why Jay Chou, who was taking Asia by storm in those days, and autographs are now flooding in various second-hand markets is because... Xu Xin often promises to give others Jay Chou's autograph.

Moreover, it is not ten or twenty cards when opening the mouth.

It's often fifty, eighty, hundreds...

In the past, Zhang Mo only listened to it as a joke.

But now when she heard Xu Xin using Kobe's signed jersey (which she prepared herself) as a favor, she suddenly felt that this man...

What a dog.

…

It's around 3pm.

People from the two distribution companies arrived at the door of Xu Xin's house.

The people who came were the person in charge of the film's distribution and the makeup team.

Suddenly, Xu Xin's house became lively.

Zhang Yimou also woke up after sleeping for nearly three hours.

He also had to put on makeup.

But after all, he was thinking about Xu Xin's movie. He asked and found out that Xu Xin's movie hadn't had subtitles yet.

So there is no need to worry about these foreigners leaking it.

Seeing this, Xu Xin directly copied the rough cut version of "The Heart of the Sun" onto his computer and started playing it on TV.

The Hollywood rough cut is actually a little more detailed than the domestic version, not to mention that this rough cut took a long time, more than two months.

A total of one hour.

The movie started to show, and from the beginning, there was a violent camera shake.

In the black and white picture, the camera was shaking, and the sound of breathing came from the speakers.

This home theater system was left behind by the previous owner of the house.

Although the value is unknown, the brand is Miller \u0026 Kreisel.

The sound effect is quite strong.

The wheezing sound was clearly audible.

Attracted a lot of people's attention.

Meng Danqing, who had the simplest makeup, and Tong Dawei, who had finished blow-drying his hair, both looked over.

Zhang Mo and Ni Ni were putting on makeup on the second floor and didn't come down for the time being.

So, the three people started watching.

Compared to the frowning Zhang Yimou, Tong Dawei and Meng Danqing had more curiosity in their eyes.

They really want to see what Director Xu's new work looks like.

Especially Tong Dawei, if he hadn't joined the cast of "Jinling", he might have participated in the audition for "Scorching Sun".

As the camera shook, someone fell into the water, and the last three people stopped on the hillside and started panting and retching. Xu Xin said:

“The next scene is going to be narrated, but I haven’t recorded it yet.”

Zhang Yimou nodded slightly.

I heard the voices coming from the speakers: "I want to go back, I have to go back...", "You go back? The three of us have been fucking miserable!", "Fuck your mother! Fuck your mother!" .

The black-and-white images, rapid breathing, and the information contained in just a few lines are conveyed at a very fast pace.

Finally, the camera shook for a while, and the screams of people whose eyelids were pierced by branches echoed throughout the first floor...

Soon, the scene of the villa switched.

Still black and white.

The Bodhisattva who is sitting upright but with his back to all sentient beings appears more and more compassionate in the scenes of being beaten with blunt instruments performed by light and shadow...

Tong Dawei's eyes suddenly widened when he saw this lens.

Zhang Yimou nodded unconsciously.

"Well, this is good. This is really good..."

Hearing his compliment, Xu Xin showed a smile.

Finally, the sunlight dissipated on Zhang Jiao's fingertips.

The screen switched to color...

…

Zhang Mo and Ni Ni also arrived on the first floor at some unknown time.

The two women, both beautiful after putting on makeup, were also looking at the screen in a daze.

Even others don't know when they came.

At this moment, in the picture, Zhang Yi's arm has been pushed into the potion.

He began to tremble.

The lips quickly turned pale.

Trembling, shaking, convulsions, trembling...

I wanted to cry, laugh, and finally calmed down a little bit.

And just when everyone thought that all the stories in the film had been settled, the scene turned and Duan Yihong returned to the station, and a police officer stopped him.

Tell Iguchun that they caught someone...

Tong Dawei and the others hadn't realized what was going on, and wondered, wouldn't it be nice if the plot ended with Xin Xiaofeng's death just now...

Why drag on for so long?

At this time, a voice appeared in the camera with his back to the police officer:

"In the Su'an Reservoir case, he said he was also responsible..."

"..."

"!"

"...?"

"WTF...?"

Along with Meng Danqing's subconscious swear words, and Duan Yihong's frozen expression, the screen switched again. Duan Yihong was sitting in front of the TV, and Wang Yanhui appeared on the TV.

"They found me when they lost money, and I said I wanted my money back, and I wanted 20% of it! Then, I went to Su'an..."

"Then, I arrived at the villa."

"I just followed the house and looked for it. I couldn't find ZHUO after searching for a long time~"

"As soon as I went upstairs, I saw a naked woman lying there."

"Then Xin Xiaofeng, kill this woman~"

"This old man and this woman are just yelling and screaming."

"Alas... I have no choice but to beat them to death."

【Who did it? 】

"I."

? ? ? ? ?

Everyone was stunned when they heard these lines of dialogue.

This time...

How did it come about?

Why didn't you notice anything before?

Or is it not edited into it?

"I'll just use that wooden square..."

"Alas... they can't do it, they don't dare to do it."

"Later when we arrived at the reservoir, I told them that I don't care who helps whom now, you all have to listen to me in the future. You will do whatever I ask you to do. Otherwise, wouldn't my help be in vain? Eh, If you don’t obey me, don’t blame me for being cruel.”

"They were so scared that they were so cowardly, but they were not soft at all when they attacked me... They must have felt that I was beaten to death by them."

[Didn’t you find them later? 】

"Hehe... I'm not looking for it."

Wang Yanhui's smile made everyone's skin crawl instantly even though the picture was blurry.

At this time, Tong Dawei seemed to remember something and murmured subconsciously:

"Yes... that part of the reservoir, there was a pop... it was here... it turned out to be here..."

Following his words, Meng Danqing suddenly connected all the shots together.

Finally, it ended with Wang Yanhui's words: "I killed a whole family, it's better to die. If I die, no one will come to me, don't you think so?"

"Boom!"

"Click..."

The film pauses when the camera shows Yi Guchun standing in front of the window, staring at the torrential rain.

This concludes the rough cut version of the video.

Although the movie screening was over, no one in the room spoke...

The rough cut version actually connects the main thread of the entire story.

Although they saw the film very vaguely, or if it were an ordinary audience, the viewing experience would definitely be very poor.

But these people are all people who deal with movies, and they naturally know what viewing angle to use to watch movies.

After filling out the entire main story, they already knew what story "Heart of the Burning Sun" told.

But it is precisely because of this understanding that I fall into a kind of...

In an inexplicable emotion.

Congested.

Uncomfortable.

There is another kind of... that is just a little bit different, and can give people a hearty feeling.

But the reason why it's so bad is not because there is a problem with the film's structure, but because the film itself is now a semi-finished product.

Just looking at the skeleton, no skin or flesh can be seen, so it must be worse.

But it's so...

The twist at the end of this movie still made everyone sweat.

What about actors...

Think about the acting skills of these characters.

And Tong Dawei had only one idea in his mind at the moment: go deep into the woods.

All the characters in this film, including this person who only appeared in the last scene...

Everyone's acting skills were almost perfect!

The Xin Xiaofeng trio, Yi Guchun brother and sister, including this final prisoner...

There's nothing wrong with these people... there's nothing wrong with them.

From emotions, to acting skills, to the control of some details...

penetrating!

This drama...is there.

Unconsciously, he looked at Xu Xin.

I even began to doubt in my heart... If I hadn't gone to "The Golden Hill" at that time, if I could have entered this film at that time...

That……

At this time, Zhang Yimou's voice sounded:

"This film should be done well. I feel like I have it."

He didn't say what "had" meant.

But Xu Xin smiled and nodded:

"Okay, with your words, I feel at ease."

Zhang Yimou looked at his smiling face and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

For no reason, I remembered what Xu Xin said when the two of them had dinner at home before New Year's Day.

We, the fifth generation...

Compared with these new generation children...

He seems really old.

Whether it’s film understanding of lens techniques, or that kind of thinking…

There was a slightly sad look in his eyes.

…

7:30.

Premiere scene.

Guests who received invitations began to enter.

"Hey, Xu."

"Kobe~"

Kobe and Xu Xin, who were also dressed in suits, greeted each other in a very hip-hop way.

Kobe heard a sentence ringing in his ears:

"You and Vanessa sit together, there's only so much I can do."

Kobe pursed his lips and nodded:

"Thank you, brother. Here~"

Facing his gratitude and taking over the bag containing the signed jersey, Xu Xin only said:

"come on."

He came here specifically to wait for Kobe.

In today's premiere, strictly speaking, he is actually just a guest.

It's just that the seats are in the first row.

And Kobe's arrival means that his mission is over.

After the two of them entered the venue together, with Vanessa looking at her with a look like "Xu, our accounts will be settled soon", Xu Xin smiled along with her and came to the first row dejectedly, sitting next to Zhang Yimou.

He handed the bags in his hands to Tong Dawei and Meng Danqing.

Soon, after all the guests and reporters who came to the premiere took their seats, the lights dimmed.

The originally noisy atmosphere also became quiet.

The rumble of artillery fire sounded.

The North American premiere of "The Thirteen Beauties" has officially begun.

…

In Xu Xin's concept, "Jinling" is a highly completed and excellent movie.

Frankly speaking, he is not sure yet whether the old man can make it to Austria. But he believes that this movie will satisfy many people.

What's more, this is an old man's movie.

A literary film of the old man can sell three to four million US dollars at the box office, and "Hero" has an impressive result of 55 million US dollars. "Jinling" is so excellent, it is certainly deserved to receive praise.

But……

After the movie was over, the cold reality undoubtedly gave him a blow in the head.

When the film ended, the expected applause did not ring out.

After the lights came on, Xu Xin turned around subconsciously, trying to see the expressions of these people...but what he got was just a...very weird look.

Or frowning.

Or shake your head with regret.

Or a silent sigh...

"...?"

He froze.

My heart says what is going on?

Subconsciously he looked at Zhang Yimou.

But I found that not only the old men Zhang Mo, Meng Danqing, and Tong Dawei were also a little confused.

Bell looked calm.

But everyone except him had a confused look on their face.

Or at a loss.

It seems that everyone has an expectation in mind.