I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 929 925. One day date

"The box office on the third day of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons": 85.32 million."

Huh?

Xu Xin raised his eyebrows.

Isn't it about to surpass the record of "囧囧"?

Early in the morning on the 13th, Xu Xin looked at the messages on his phone, squinted his eyes and took a puff of cigarette.

A long stream of smoke was blown out in the cold wind.

This made Lang Langxun next to him confused. He vaguely felt that he had seen too many breasts.

He quickly took a step back, jumped on his feet and cursed:

"I'm so convinced! Brother, are you sick? If you don't go to eat your breakfast and then participate in your promotional activities, why are you following me out? Can you have some quality? Can you avoid people by smoking? !”

Xu Xin, who was smoking a cigarette, glanced at him and closed his phone:

"The young man is very angry."

"Get out!"

Angrily, Lang Lang was about to kick, but Xu Xin quickly gave in:

"Look at you, why are you so anxious? I'm getting more and more annoyed every day."

"Why are you pretending to be from Shandong!"

Lang Lang, who became increasingly speechless, sighed helplessly:

"Brother, what are you going to do? Can you please stop torturing me? This is not a date..."

Hearing this, Xu Gou looked nonchalant and even picked his nose:

"Aren't you dressed like a dog on a date?"

"Your wife didn't pick this!"

Lang Lang was really furious now.

How the hell did I find out before that you, bastard, are so damaging!

"My wife has really good taste."

In an instant, Lang Lang felt his blood pressure rise suddenly!

"Your wife has great eyesight? Your wife is just like a blind person! If only she had better eyesight and wasn't so blind, she would be able to find this piece of shit like you!"

"Bounce! Bounce! You scold each other! Bounce!"

Xu Xin pretended that he couldn't hear it and continued to pick his nose.

The worst thing to do is tell her this in a while... Oh yes, Liu Zhishi must also be added.

Then say:

"Old Wolf said that if you have better eyesight, you are not as blind as the blind sister..."

Um.

Just perfect.

"Bounce again!"

"Anti-rebound!"

“Bounce back and rebound again!”

And just when the childish behavior of the two young men was fermenting in the early morning, a very ordinary Volkswagen POLO came to the two of them with double flashes.

Gina suddenly appeared from the main driving direction with her hair in a bun and wearing... from a man's point of view, the styles of black woolen coats were all the same.

"Hey, good morning...Sorry I'm late. What are you doing?"

"Morning...I'm waiting for you to pick me up. As for him...I don't know why he is here."

Following Lang Lang's words, Xu Xin instantly noticed a very strange look.

He met this gaze and said with a smile:

"Gina, can I ask you a favor?"

Gina's eyes faded slightly and she nodded:

"Okay, Xu, just say it."

"Tomorrow isn't Valentine's Day. You have a car, which is more convenient. Can you help me choose a gift from a female perspective? I want to give it to my wife, and I will ask him to bring it to me when the time comes."

"..."

Lang Lang's mouth twitched.

He originally planned to finish it in the morning.

You bitch actually...

But in fact, he really misunderstood Xu Xin.

For Valentine's Day, the things he has given to Yang Mi over the years have basically never been seen at home.

Maybe it was a matter of taste. The perfumes and lipsticks he gave were all in a mess, but Yang Mi couldn't look down on any of them.

Especially in 2010, on Valentine's Day, he specially found a shop on Taobao that made "rice grain" carvings. It means being able to carve two people's names on the grains of rice.

Finally, the rice grains were made into a small pendant and given to Yang Mi as a gift.

He thought it was quite romantic.

But the gift was received in the morning and put into the rice cooker in the afternoon.

This makes Xu Xin so angry...

So, this Valentine's Day, he planned to ask for help off the court. This happened to be in Berlin, and he was unfamiliar with the place, so he wanted to ask Gina to take a look.

Berlin local snake.

Otherwise, how could he not go to breakfast when he was hungry so early in the morning and block the door of the old wolf's room first?

Not so mean.

But seeing the old wolf jumping around and swearing because he was shy, he felt quite happy.

As for Gina…

After all, the little girl's thoughts are simpler.

I was actually a little happy to hear that this was the case.

Nod directly:

"Okay, Xu, then we can go to Bodhi Tree Street in the afternoon to show you."

"..."

Lang Lang's mouth twitched again.

"Thank you."

Xu Xin nodded with a smile, turned to Lang Lang and said:

"It doesn't matter whether you are high or low, as long as she likes it. You can figure it out."

After speaking, he looked at Gina again:

"Then go ahead, bye, and have a nice day."

"Okay. BYE~"

Gina smiled and waved to Xu Xin, then said:

"Then let's go too?"

"good."

Lang Lang responded and got into the passenger seat of POLO.

As soon as I got in the car I heard:

"I thought you would bring an assistant."

"No, he didn't come with me. It's the Chinese New Year, so I just gave him a day off to rest."

"……ah?"

Gina started the car and asked in surprise:

"Then who will take care of you here?"

"Why should we be taken care of?"

Lang Lang asked back.

"But...what do you do when you lift heavy objects, such as luggage?"

"Just lift it yourself. No matter what, it won't be so fragile."

He couldn't help but be happy.

"Besides, my friends can also help me with these little favors, it's okay."

He really wasn't lying. When he came, Shishi helped him carry his luggage.

Not even lifting it, even when getting the boarding pass, putting it on the conveyor belt, and taking it off after getting off the plane, it never passed through his hands.

Although he didn't think too much about it, in fact, over the years, people like Yang Mi and Xu Xin had become accustomed to protecting his hands worth hundreds of millions.

Even he himself is used to it.

"That won't work. There will be hidden dangers if this continues."

"Ha, it's not that fragile. And this time I only packed some clothes, which are not heavy."

"No, if you do this, the teacher will definitely be angry if he finds out."

"Well……"

At this time, Lang Lang couldn't refute.

because……

To be honest, if it weren't for the teacher's right hand being injured in an accident, his achievements would definitely be much higher than what he is now.

Therefore, teachers value the protection of their hands the most.

Seeing that he remained silent, Gina said:

"Then when you leave this time, I can ask my dad to help!"

"Don't……"

"Lang! You can't joke about this kind of thing!"

"No, you misunderstood me. What I meant was that if I leave this time, I will be with my friends. They will help me."

When talking about this, Lang Lang suddenly remembered the anger he had suffered this morning.

Suddenly asked:

"Can the store on Linden Street do delivery?"

"I don't know that. What?"

"We can't carry anything, so I'm thinking about what to do."

"I can ask my dad to come. We chatted last night, and he asked me to invite you to my home. He hasn't seen you for many years."

"Well……"

Although he knew that if he really called Gina's father, he would probably not run away at night, let alone at noon.

But when I thought about being able to trick that big grudge, I suddenly felt comfortable again.

"Okay, it just so happens that I haven't seen Jorgen for a long time...it's been many years."

Jürgen Redlinger (Note 1), Gina’s father.

The two have known each other for many years.

In fact, I can't say that they knew each other. It should be said that Lang Lang participated in a German music and culture promotion program. The director of this program at that time was Gina's father.

However, there was no special communication between the two.

On the one hand, I was only in my early twenties at that time, so why would I be friends with a middle-aged man? On the other hand, he was just an invited guest.

But after that, he still invited Jorgen to participate in his performance in Berlin.

But that was his first performance as a disciple of Grafmann in the Berlin Konzerthaus. The invitation list was not actually drawn up by him.

Therefore, the two of them had little interaction.

Jorgen came at the invitation, and also brought Gina, who was still a child at the time.

But that's all.

And this fate was mentioned by Gina herself at the dinner table yesterday.

Hearing his emotion, Gina smiled and said:

"Dad also wants to meet you."

"That's fine. But we'd better buy everything and pick it up together when the time comes..."

"..."

Gina was stunned for a moment, a little surprised:

"Are you going to buy a lot of gifts?"

For some reason, there was suddenly a hint of loss in the girl's eyes.

But Lang Lang didn't see it, and instead laughed:

"Hahaha, yes, I need to buy a lot!"

"..."

The young female pianist's hands subconsciously tightened the steering wheel.

"Are you going to...give it to a lot of people?"

"No, just give it to one. Didn't you listen to what he said? Yang is very picky. What if Yang doesn't like the gift we bought?"

"...?"

Gina was suddenly stunned again.

"WHAT?"

But Lang Lang shrugged his shoulders and gritted his teeth with a look like "Thief Sun, I'm going to kill you today":

"So, let's buy more, buy more! Buy more! Send them all to him! Use quantity to make up for quality! Let Yang feel his heart!!!"

"..."

Gina was stunned.

Something came to mind.

Understood something.

Then……

"Pfft... Haha, you might be angry if you do this, right?"

"If he's not angry, I won't do it yet! ... Why don't we go to Linden Street? Do you know where in Berlin they sell expensive things? ... Expensive and useless!"

"..."

This time, Gina was really questioned.

Expensive and useless?

What could be expensive and useless?

But she still had a bigger doubt:

"Isn't your relationship very good?"

"Okay, we're best friends."

"Then why did you..."

"This is the punishment for a scumbag who doesn't even prepare a Valentine's Day gift for his wife!"

"Well……"

Gina was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed out loud:

"Haha, your relationship is so strange."

"Ha~"

Lang Lang was also happy.

While having fun, he rubbed his hands.

No way, it's itchy.

He really wanted to see the dog-headed expression on his face when he handed an expensive and useless gadget to Lao Xu and said to him, "This is a Valentine's Day gift for Dami."

From last night, when you were barking in my ear to just now...

I won't let you throw Dami into the world's leading sewer in Germany today?

But when his action of rubbing his hands was caught in Gina's eyes, she was suddenly startled.

He opened his mouth to say something, but immediately fell silent.

But those big eyes started to turn around.

…

Gina grew up in Germany and knows the city all too well.

Don't mention anything else, just talk about a BRUNCH restaurant, Lang Lang doesn't know about it.

Not to mention, it's not far from the Capitol.

Gina made many recommendations to Lang Lang when she arrived, and Lang Lang was no stranger to Germany, so the two of them quickly finished ordering.

But...you have to admit it.

His face is obviously not famous.

Sitting swaggeringly in a crowded restaurant, no one recognized him.

Just after the waiter put away the menu and left, Gina looked at Lang Lang and covered one corner of her mouth with her hand.

"What's wrong?"

Lang Lang looked puzzled.

Then I saw the girl leaning forward and said:

"Look at your phone."

"?"

Lang Lang looked at the girl who also picked up the phone blankly, wondering what she was doing.

Then I received a message from the other party:

"The people at the table next to us were talking about Xu's movies."

"...? Which way?"

"On the left."

Lang Lang glanced vaguely and found a fat middle-aged man sitting opposite a middle-aged woman who was about the same age as the man.

The two were eating and chatting.

But Lang Lang couldn't understand German... In other words, he could understand a little bit of written language, but he really didn't understand pure spoken dialogue.

After taking a look, he took his mobile phone and replied:

"What are they talking about?"

Then I saw Gina crackling and started typing along with the chatter between the two people.

Then, a long paragraph came over:

"They were chatting when we just sat down. The man said he wanted to watch "Heart of the Sun" again, but the woman didn't think it was necessary. She said he had already watched it three times, why not choose other movies. The man said this The movie is very interesting, and he likes Xu's behavior of putting the audience into a game. It's amazing. And, for some reason, he can't forget some scenes in the movie, and feels that every shot of Xu is special. Watching his movies is like appreciating a work of art. There are many works of art, but he has found his favorite "one" in this film festival."

"..."

After reading this paragraph carefully, Lang Lang copied it directly, opened WeChat and sent it to the dog.

Then he nodded and put down the phone.

Asked in a low voice:

"Did you go to the film festival?"

"No."

Gina also put down her phone and shook her head slightly:

"I'm not a particularly die-hard movie fan. But I have noticed that, including these days, the media and newspapers are full of news about the film festival. Among them, Xu's works are indeed the most watched. In the media and on the Internet, everyone is talking about his films. The reviews are constant. I even saw a news article titled "Chinese Cinema Is Conquering Berlin."

"Then have you seen his works?"

"No."

She told Lang Lang very bluntly:

"Very few. I actually spend most of my time practicing the piano. Even... to tell you the truth, I still know from... you that you have a particularly good relationship with him and the other two people."

"Yes, the four of us are best friends... Then have you heard JAY's songs?"

"No...no."

"Well……"

Lang Lang opened his mouth and was speechless for a moment.

What’s the point of talking about this?

Why...is the generation gap so deep among 12-year-olds?

He didn't even plan to ask Lao Wang.

What can Lao Wang ask?

What can he do...

"But I know Wang has a lot of money."

"..."

The corners of Lang Lang's mouth suddenly began to twitch wildly and uncontrollably.

Then I heard this girl say:

"I know you went to Switzerland together, and then he kissed an actress sister at the station, exposing their relationship!"

"..."

For no reason, Lang Lang wanted to cover his face.

Because I really can’t hold back the laughter and absurdity.

You don’t know anything about Lao Xu and Wheel, but Lao Wang...

"How do you know him so well?"

"Because he is also very famous in South Korea. Oh yes... the first time I knew about Xu was from that movie. "The Secret", but... I haven't seen it. When it was released, I was only 12 years old, and I was fascinated by it every day. Most of life is practicing piano. And it wasn't released in Germany.

But Wang is different. He is very famous in South Korea. I know that the "The Voice" you participated in was produced by his company. The current "The Voice of Germany" and "The Voice of Korea" are adapted from his programs.

He also bought the copyrights of "I Am a Singer" and "RUNNIGMAN".

When mentioning him, people on the Korean Internet say that he is the only son of a chaebol who is best at doing business. Moreover, he is also very dedicated. It is said that he was deceived by a woman before, but he never lost his longing for love.

There has never been any gossip after he got together with his actress sister. He is very popular in Korea. "

After all, she is of mixed German and Korean descent, so Lang Lang is not surprised that Gina is familiar with things in Korea.

only……

"I have to correct you."

"Hmm, what?"

The girl's big eyes stared at him, causing him to avoid looking away subconsciously.

After pretending to drink lemonade and picking up the cup, he said:

"The show "The Voice" you just mentioned was actually Xu's idea."

"...?"

Gina was stunned.

Lang Lang nodded slightly:

"Yes, he came up with the idea and gave it to Wang to do. As for "I Am a Singer", he also went to South Korea, discovered this program, thought it was good, and asked Wang to buy it. Of course, "RUNNIGMAN" "This program was completely purchased casually."

"...Is this all Xu's idea?"

Facing Gina's surprised look, Lang Lang responded:

"Yes."

"...Is he so good? I just know that he is very good at making movies and is very powerful. He is the best director in Venice. But I didn't expect... that he would be so business-savvy?"

"That's not right."

Gina's words were denied again by Lang Lang:

"Xu actually has no business acumen. In other words, he doesn't care at all whether he has a business acumen. As you said, as a friend, I know him very well. You are right, he is a very good photographer. The director of the movie. But you know what I say about him?"

"What?"

"The world, to him, was a movie."

"...?"

Perhaps it is because the meaning of his words is based on Chinese expressions.

There was obviously a trace of doubt in Gina's eyes.

I don't understand what he means.

"Are you saying that he is not interested in anything other than making movies? Even if he is very visionary?"

"No, of course not."

Glancing at the backs of the two people who had just discussed Lao Xu's movie as they stood up and left, Lang Lang explained:

"Didn't you just say that he is very good at making movies, and he is very good at making movies. What I want to express is that for him, the world is actually a movie. He is not an actor, but a director. A A very powerful director. Just like "Heart of the Sun", which received constant acclaim in Berlin. Any extraordinary and unexpected things he did in this "movie" are, for a particularly powerful director... In other words, for geniuses, it's all reasonable. Because this world is just a movie. When I say this, do you understand what I mean?"

Does Gina understand?

certainly.

What he meant was that as long as Xu wanted to, he could do anything very well. Nothing he does should be surprising.

"What about JAY and Wang?"

"Both of them? They are both geniuses... In fact, I suggest you check out Xu's works and listen to JAY's songs... After all, Wang, you understand almost everything. I believe you won't be disappointed."

Regarding this proposal, Gina nodded slightly, regardless of whether it was true or false, but at least she agreed.

But then she asked curiously:

"What about Yang?"

"Yang is different. Yang is more like our mother."

"..."

Gina's eyes suddenly widened:

"What? Your...what?"

Lang Lang said funnyly:

"Mom. Mother Yang of the four of us."

"...maybe that counts?"

"Of course...oh no, he can't count."

"Because he is her husband."

"No, because he is a traitor."

"..."

The corners of Gina's mouth twitched...

Looking at the fellow disciple who said "I'm serious" on his face. She didn't know whether it was because she inherited the German's rigor or because she really didn't understand the meaning of these words. She was speechless.

I couldn't help but ask:

"I really can't imagine how you became friends. It feels so confusing..."

"Don't mention it. Alas..."

A loud sigh:

"That's really a bad fate. Do you want to hear it? Let me tell you about it?"

"OK!"

The girl's sparkling eyes were always locked on him.

Shining, replied with a smile.

(Note 1: I estimate that I am the first person on the Internet to know the name of Gina’s father. Jorgen Redlinger, because I could not find it online, I suddenly remembered that Lang Lang and his father-in-law had shot a video together. I thought there would always be a name for my father-in-law, right? So I went to find the original video and listened to it several times. I was pretty sure that Lang Lang’s name for his father-in-law was: Jorgen. Then I combined Gina’s last name, and it should be this name. Yes. I just don’t know the middle name, but it doesn’t matter.)

In addition, the Berlin Film Festival's perspective on "Sun" actually starts here. The main reason is that I wrote it twice in Cannes and twice in Venice, and the process was a bit biased towards the rhythm of "netizens say". It's all based on the rhythm of screenings - good reviews - netizen reviews - domestic reviews. I can't establish the emotional rhythm of these two people through a certain movie and the timeline bit by bit like Qi Ge and Lao Wang. I don’t want to write a plot with serious homogeneity, so this time I chose the perspective of two people “dating” to describe the world through the eyes of someone who has never seen the movie and doesn’t understand Xu Xin. Duan Bolin’s story.

The overall story of Berlin is actually three stages. The first stage is the Hollywood line introduced by "Perfect", and the second stage is the emotional development of Lao Lang. Actually, to be honest, MIUMIU is not that bad. At least it was really good for Lang Lang. The separation between the two was mostly caused by their parents. But for the sake of the plot, I shaped her into such a character, and I felt quite guilty. So I buried the WeChat business line. There may be a sentence or two in the following article about her successful career. At least he doesn't have to undergo plastic surgery to look like a ghost like he does now. The final stage is the one that is about to begin. Let’s look at it from an “amateur” perspective.

As the story progresses to this word count, I try to reduce the load as much as possible. But 2013 is indeed a relatively important year. There will be more words and ink. This is not intentional, please forgive me.