I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 967 961. Tiger Adventure

Seeing Yuan Jinlin's words that could almost be said to show his true feelings, Xu Xin was not in a hurry to reply.

Instead, he held his phone and thought for a while before replying:

"Where is Teacher Yuan now?"

"I have returned to Xiangjiang. But I will come to Yanjing on the 19th to attend the Awards Ceremony of the Directors Association."

Seeing this, Xu Xin didn't say any nonsense like "What a coincidence, I want to participate too" and said directly:

"Then let's make an appointment to sit down on the 19th?"

"Okay. I just wanted to discuss my thoughts with Director Xu."

"Well, no problem, let's meet on the 19th."

After making an appointment with Yuan Jinlin, Xu Xin sat on the sofa and fell into deep thought.

In fact, the story of this script is quite "flat".

It’s not that it’s bad, but it’s a very typical story script.

If it were before, he might not even consider it.

But...he actually still remembered the old man's words.

"Don't have any prejudice against commercial films."

Indeed, for directors, the audience's level of artistic appreciation is uneven. But the most essential pursuit of the audience when entering the cinema is the same, which is to find a film that can bring some entertainment and relaxation to the spirit.

There is actually no difference between coming to the cinema to watch a two-hour painful but deeply artistic film, and sitting happily and laughing in the theater for two hours watching a Star Lord movie. After all, movies have been based on spiritual entertainment since their birth, but later film masters gradually raised it to the level of art.

It was also after talking to the old man that time that he realized that movies... are actually movies.

In terms of "entertainment", there is no distinction between high and low.

Although he now holds the script in his hands, his first reaction will still be to think about the depth, artistic expression, ideological viewpoints, etc. of the script... But he is also working hard to flatten the thinking from this perspective as much as possible.

As for the story "Monster Hunting"... in fact, in his opinion, it is a bit similar to "Journey to the West to Conquer the Demons".

However, Mr. Xing’s routine is to wrap all his thoughts in movie shots with a strong personal style.

The story of "Monster Hunt" does not have this point.

But in terms of storytelling, it starts from the clues and is very complete.

But for Xu Xin, it was actually “not enough”.

But this "not enough" is thought from the perspective of an art film.

That's a bit of a nitpick.

If he were to film this story, he probably wouldn't need to put any thought into it. He would just need to find an overall story rhythm, and then add his own style to this rhythm line.

There is no need to change it, nor should it take the path of "artisticizing commercial films".

Yuan Jinlin wants to make a family-friendly film, so the film must be easy to understand.

And this story works just fine.

It's just... I always feel like this story is a bit too "flat".

While I was thinking about it, suddenly, a voice of resistance penetrated my ears.

"Get up!!!!"

Xu Xin subconsciously came to his senses and saw Nuan Nuan holding a few paintbrushes in her hands, standing in front of her brother, eager to try.

Yangyang was very protective and lay on the small table, protecting the drawing board under him while making such a noise.

Nuannuan tried to squat down with the paintbrush. Yangyang changed from lying cross-legged on the table to kneeling on the ground, "pout" on the table, and began to push her squatting sister.

Just don't let her get close.

Nuan Nuan showed surprising patience this time and did not take action directly. Instead, she used her hand through her brother's "defensive loophole" and grabbed the drawing.

Then……

Yangyang reacted immediately and stabbed the back of her sister's hand with the watercolor pen in her hand.

The little arm hit the table and made a "bang" sound.

It was obviously hard work.

Xu Xin's mouth twitched as he watched.

But he said nothing.

Nuan Nuan was hurt by the poke, and her head was stiff.

Don't let go.

Seeing that she wouldn't let go, Yangyang continued to poke.

Nuannuan finally couldn't stand it anymore. After letting go, she grabbed her brother's collar and started to pull.

Yangyang was also stupid, guarding the table with all his strength, refusing to get up despite his sister's tugging.

Then after her sister couldn't hold her any longer, she muttered:

"You little Hercules."

Then……

"Whoa!"

Nuannuan cried and started to hammer her brother.

The younger brother was hurt by the hammer and started to cry.

Lao Xu's house suddenly became lively again.

Xu Xin listened to the harsh crying, rubbed his ears, and sighed in his heart.

well……

What sin did you do in the first place?

How come these two things were born?

Why do you think you want a child so early? Really, if it weren't for these two things, he and his wife would have lived a life that was so unrestrained every day.

While thinking about it, he watched the scene of deep brother-sister love in front of him indifferently.

It’s okay, I’ve already entered the crying stage.

It is estimated that in another two or three minutes, one of the two will come to find him.

Then it will depend on what the other party wants.

In the TV screen, the voice of the narrator sounded along with the crying:

"Brother Sam's naughtyness made it difficult for sister Mandy to adapt, and Mandy decided to stay away from her brother..."

In the voice of the narrator talking nonsense with his eyes open, it is true...

Or it could be said that only parents know their children best.

After crying loudly and giving Yang Yang a beating from the Three Emperors Cannon, Nuan Nuan wiped away her tears and threw herself into her father's arms.

"Dad, I want to draw! If he doesn't let me, he will hit me! Wow..."

Looking at the two watercolor marks on the back of her daughter's hand, Xu Xin thought to herself that she was just like her mother, talking nonsense with her eyes open. My brother just poked you twice, and you punched him several times.

But seeing his son sitting up straight as soon as his sister left, wiping away tears and holding down his watercolor pen... Xu Xin knew how to deal with this matter.

"How about daddy painting with you?"

"Um!"

Seeing that his daughter agreed, Xu Xin took out a small table from the side, took out a piece of drawing paper and placed it on the table.

The daughter is on the left and the son is on the right.

He, the old father, sat in the middle of the floor mats to prevent the two men from rekindling their fight.

"Okay, you draw it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the narrator's voice sounded from the TV over there:

"Mandy decided to go on an adventure!"

"Dad, Tiger is going to take risks! Roar!!!"

Nuan Nuan, whose face was still stained with tears, was immediately diverted.

Xu Xinxin said you know a lot...

You already know what the word "adventure" means.

He smiled and said perfunctorily:

"Well, adventure!"

"Ho ho! Adventure! Tiger! Tiger takes mom and dad on an adventure!"

As if inspired by something, the little girl grabbed a watercolor pen and began to doodle on the drawing.

Xu Xin looked at those scrawled lines and shook his head helplessly.

My heart says, my dear, you really have no talent for painting...

Looking back at Yangyang... he has been painting the entire drawing board with a yellow watercolor pen.

It's like putting a base color on it.

It's also strange. Xu Xin obviously didn't teach him how to draw, but he just has his own feeling when it comes to color.

He didn't know if it was the natural filter of being a parent... Even if his son was just applying a base color, he felt that the color was used very well...

But no matter what, the family did calm down.

He raised his head and watched the documentary on TV. Through the lens of the documentary, he watched the "jungle adventure" of the little tiger named Mandy. Finally, he was discovered by his mother who came back and slapped him all over the face...

Tsk.

What a tigress.

Whose good guy is looking for a tigress?

As he watched, he sighed.

Probably about ten minutes passed...

"Dad, the painting is done!"

Nuannuan's words not only attracted Xu Xin's attention, but even Yangyang couldn't help but look over.

As a result, Nuannuan looked like fried chicken, pointing at Yangyang:

"You're not allowed to look!"

Yangyang was stunned for a moment, and there was a hint of contempt and disdain visible to the naked eye on his palm-sized face.

Obviously, he really despises his sister's ghostly drawings.

Then he lowered his head and began to use a brown watercolor pen to outline the "spots" on the painting that was already covered with light yellow, and ignored his sister.

Xu Xin looked at the scrawled lines on his daughter's drawing board and asked with a smile:

"What are you painting?"

"Adventure! Tiger adventure! Roar!!!"

"..."

As a director with artistic aesthetic ability, Xu Xin really didn't see any "adventure" in these lines.

But after all, she is a daughter, he still encouraged and said:

"Then why don't you tell dad about it?"

Hearing this, Nuannuan nodded vigorously and pointed at the three circles on the drawing:

"This is dad, this is mom, and this is me! Let's go on an adventure together!"

"...Where's my brother?"

"If he doesn't obey, I won't take him!"

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

As for Yangyang, he raised his head and glanced at his sister again.

Ah.

Stupid prairie dog.

As for Xu Xin... don't tell me, he was quite happy when he saw that the "circles" that could be seen everywhere on the entire painting turned out to be him.

Just listen to Nuannuan continue to say:

"My parents and I came to the mountain first, roar!!! Then we jumped down! roar!!!"

"..."

Girl, you want your father to die.

"Climbed up again! And went to see the little rabbit~ho!!!"

Do you believe that the rabbit would be frightened and incontinent when he saw three tigers?

"This is the Big Bad Wolf! Little Rabbit and the Big Bad Wolf said goodbye to us~ Then we went to find Father Sun~"

Hmm, yes, the three of us will go directly to the crematorium.

Can you please look forward to your father?

"Father-in-law Sun said good morning~ I said: Roar~~~~Dad said woof woof! Mom said good morning~~~"

? ? ?

Do you want to see what you are talking about?

Is your father a dog?

"We found the moon! The moon was bitten by daddy, and only half of it was left!"

Your father and I...

never mind.

Xu Xin, who was no longer able to complain, nodded in confusion.

"Hmm, what next?"

"Dad is full! He's taking mom and I home! Father Sun said goodbye to me~ The adventure is over!!!"

"Pah, pah, pah..."

Xu Xin started to applaud:

"Awesome! Didn't you enjoy the adventure?"

"Happy~~~~"

Having expressed her desire for painting, Nuan Nuan stood up with a satisfied look on her face, gave up the drawings, and sat directly in her father's arms.

"dad……"

"Um?"

"I miss mom..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

Immediately afterwards I heard:

"I want to go on adventures with my parents... I want to take adventures with my mom~ I want to see the big bad wolf! Dad, what did mom do?"

Nuan Nuan muttered and asked another question that she had asked countless times.

"Mom goes to work."

Xu Xin responded softly.

I even know what my daughter is going to ask next:

"Are you filming a movie?"

"Yes, mom is going to film a movie."

"When will you come back?"

"I'll be back in a few days~"

These conversations have been repeated countless times after Yang Mi left.

But today, Nuannuan suddenly said:

"Dad... I also want to make a movie..."

"?"

Xu Xin was stunned.

Growing up, this was the first time he heard this sentence from his daughter.

Although the child is only over three years old and less than four years old now, it is certain that he already has a sense of independence.

When he heard that his daughter actually wanted to make a movie, his first reaction was curiosity:

"Why do you want to make a movie?"

"Because... I can be a big tiger! Let's go on adventures with mom and dad! Roar!!!"

Seeing her daughter's cute look with her fingers together, pretending to be fierce, Xu Xin realized...it turned out that what she wanted was not to make a movie, but to be with her parents...

However, for the sake of caution, he still asked:

"So do you like making movies?"

I saw my daughter shaking her head sincerely:

"I don't like it! But mom said dad will make a lot of movies for me to watch. I will definitely like to watch them!"

"Well……"

"Dad and mom make a movie, and I watch it with my dad and mom! Hee hee! Go on an adventure! Roar!!"

"..."

Xu Xin was stunned...

Suddenly he laughed out loud.

"Haha~"

Okay.

Let's watch it together...just watch it together.

Isn't there a book in my hand that is suitable for family fun? As soon as I dozed off, I gave you a pillow...

This fate seems to be destined.

Nuan Nuan saw her father smiling and couldn't help but laugh too.

While smiling, he saw the look from his younger brother.

So, she proudly hugged her father's neck.

Envy, right?

I have a father!

…

"Director Xu, I'm sorry for the long wait."

No. 19.

Yuan Jinlin walked into the tea room and saw Xu Xin sitting there playing with his mobile phone. He quickly went to meet him and extended his hand.

"It's okay, I just arrived."

Xu Xin smiled and shook hands with him, then made a gesture of invitation.

After Yuan Jinlin took his seat, he signaled the tea master opposite to make tea, and then said to the mobile phone:

"Teacher Yuan is here, I won't tell you anymore. I've asked Mengmeng to frame Yangyang's paintings. It's just right to free up that wall in our house and hang his paintings from now on. Okay, I'm busy. In a moment, you can take a rest early."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Jinlin took out the script from his bag and asked curiously:

"Is it Teacher Yang Mi?"

"right."

Xu Xin responded:

"She is participating in a movie promotion event over there in the United States."

In fact, this topic can be ended now, and it is just time for the two of them to get to the point.

but……

His mentality at the moment is actually quite conspicuous.

Actively said:

"My son's school held a small art exhibition..."

As he spoke, he opened the photo album on his phone.

"The little guy's paintings received unanimous praise, and he also got a certificate. The school also said that he will participate in the Young Children's Art Exhibition of the Youth Palace in May this year. His mother is very happy."

He handed over the phone.

Yuan Jinlin glanced at Xu Xin in surprise before picking up the phone.

In the photo is a piece of drawing paper with a yellow base.

On the drawing paper, I used brown, green, blue and other watercolor pens to outline a... somewhat exaggerated outline.

But Yuan Jinlin took a look and asked tentatively:

"tiger?"

"Yes, Tiger."

At this time, Yuan Jinlin was a little surprised.

Not to mention, this child's paintings are a bit abstract. Although they may seem clumsy to adults,... the charm is quite strong.

Even if it is painted with watercolor pens, but...

"How old is Director Xu's child?"

"Three years old."

"..."

Yuan Jinlin's mouth twitched...

A three-year-old child can naturally acquire a bit of abstract charm through this method of painting...

That shows that this child is indeed talented.

He couldn't help but ask again:

"Has he studied painting?"

"No. But he has been interested in these colors and colors and things like that since he was a child."

"..."

This time, Yuan Jinlin's exclamation seemed sincere.

If you haven't even learned anything, you are indeed very talented.

Seeing his expression, Xu Xin's vanity as a parent was greatly satisfied at this moment... He could now more or less truly feel why when he was a child, whether on TV or in contact with people around him, , those parents whose children study well and are promising always like to bring their children out by talking over and over again...

In fact, in essence, this desire to show off cannot be suppressed.

If possible, he would even want people all over the world to know how powerful Yang Yang is...

Let him become "someone else's child."

Although he knew this idea was unrealistic, he felt really comfortable at the moment.

I don't even care if I end up living like the person I hated the most back then.

As for Yuan Jinlin... it was not impossible to tell that Xu Xin was showing off.

But he also has children, so he can actually understand Xu Xin's mentality.

So, the two of them chatted for a while on the topic of children. When the tea master politely asked if he wanted to change the tea leaves, the topic of children ended temporarily.

Yuan Jinlin pushed the script to Xu Xin:

"Director Xu, this is the outline of the script, the story line, and some character settings that I made. Please take a look."

"okay."

Xu Xin, who had enjoyed the chat, nodded and took it.

As soon as I opened the character column, I heard Yuan Jinlin say:

"Actually, the heroine in my story is based on Teacher Si Wei. In the first version, the main role was actually played by the male protagonist Song Tianyin, but after watching "Journey to the West: Conquering Demons", I felt that the female monster hunter This scene was so good that it was changed to this version.”

Hearing this, Xu Xin looked at the cartoon character drawing of a female character that looked very "sassy" drawn by the other party, and nodded slightly:

"It means that Teacher Yuan hopes that Brother Seven can play the role?"

"If possible...after all, the prototype of the character in my version of the story is designed after her."

After Yuan Jinlin gave his answer, Xu Xin thought for a moment, turned to the tea master over there and smiled:

"We'll make the tea ourselves, thank you for your hard work."

The tea master nodded quickly:

"It's not hard."

Then stood up:

"You two, please use it slowly."

Soon, there were only two people left in the room.

Because he had already read the script before, Xu Xin could read it very quickly even though the information given by Yuan Jinlin was thick.

After flipping through it for a while, he nodded slightly:

"Well, the information and character design are also very detailed... Teacher Yuan has been preparing this script for a long time, right? Where did the inspiration come from?"

""Liao Zhai", there is a short story about "Otaku" in "Liao Zhai"..."

Yuan Jinlin began to tell his inspiration for this story.

Xu Xin listened and looked at the information.

After Yuan Jinlin finished talking about his thoughts on the script, he took the initiative and said:

"Director Xu, how do you feel about this story?"

"Well……"

Xu Xin looked down at the character illustrations and said with a smile:

"The structure of this story must be very solid. As for Seventh Brother... she has just finished filming "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", and I am not sure whether she wants to continue to work on this kind of subject. This is subject to discussion... In other words, things at the casting stage are not considered now. As for my own perception, it is pretty good. Mainly because I think Teacher Yuan’s entry point is very good. This is a family-friendly movie, and there is no What horror elements... Just like how we communicate on WeChat, it is indeed a story that a family of three can watch. I am still quite moved."

When he said these words, Yuan Jinlin's face showed a hint of joy.

Because he is not afraid of anything else, he is just afraid that Xu Xin is not interested.

But now as long as Director Xu is interested, the next issue will be easy to discuss.

As for Xu Xin, he didn’t hide it and said directly:

"But I probably won't be able to release this movie this year. Is Mr. Yuan's script currently being approached by any company?"

"without."

Yuan Jinlin shook his head:

"After the first version of the story was completed, I originally wanted to invest in several companies. But "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" happened to be released at that time. After I watched it, I thought it would be better to approach it from a different angle, so I redesigned it based on the original structure. . To be honest with Director Xu, on the day we first met, I still missed a little finishing work. Only then was it completed, and the first person to read this story was Director Xu."

"Haha~ I'm quite honored then."

Xu Xin didn't care whether what he said was true or false. After responding, he said:

"Then let me ask Brother Qi now, how is it?"

Yuan Jinlin's eyes lit up:

"sure."

"Um."

He dialed Di Wei's phone number directly.

result……

"Wai, what are you doing?"

Listening to the male voice on the phone, Xu Xin rolled his eyes:

"unlucky!"

"Get out! You have something to say! Do you think I am willing to answer your call so early in the morning?"

"I'm looking for Brother Qi, not you."

"I! I am the insect swarm!"

“You’ve played StarCraft too much, right?”

Too lazy to brag with him, Xu Xin asked directly:

"Where's Seventh Brother?"

"Taking a shower. What?"

"Where are you two?"

"Yanjing. She is going to attend some kind of director awards ceremony tomorrow."

"...Won't you call me when you two return to Yanjing?"

"Why are you calling me? Do you know how to cook?"

"..."

This bastard really doesn't give himself any face.

Xu Xin sighed helplessly:

"Oh... forget it, will you be okay for a while?"

"That's right."

"What is calculation?"

"I made an appointment with a house selling agent. Oh, yes, I also want to ask you, who did Uncle Xu buy those two courtyard houses from? You can contact me and we can be neighbors, what do you think?"

Xu Xinxin said you should leave quickly.

Who the hell is your neighbor?

How about being your neighbor?

Our two families are 10% neighbors, and your family doesn’t even need to buy pots and pans.

How many meals do you have to eat at my house every day?

I hate a stinky man like you who has no sense of boundaries.

So, he didn't answer any questions and said directly:

"I'll send Brother Qi a script, and you can tell her if she's interested."

"...Brother, we plan to get married this year."

Fortunately Xu Xin didn't turn on the speakerphone, otherwise Yuan Jinlin would have been shocked.

"I know, let her see if she's interested first. I'll talk to her later."

"If you dare to delay my wedding, I will kill you!"

"knew."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xin sent the electronic version of the script to Di Wei's WeChat account. Then he said to Yuan Jinlin:

"We'll discuss whether she's interested or not. If I were to film this story, would Teacher Yuan have any requirements?"

Yuan Jinlin was obviously flattered by these words.

He quickly shook his head:

"No, I believe in Director Xu's ability."

"Hmm... Okay, then let me ask someone to make a budget these days? By the way, let's break down the special effects shots of this movie... I roughly estimated that the special effects shots in this movie cost at least 600 shots. It's a Only slow work can produce fine work..."

Subtext: I agreed.

Yuan Jinlin, who understood this meaning, smiled and nodded:

"Yeah, no problem!"

Like many screenwriters, he was naturally happy to be able to collaborate with Xu Xin.

After all... the other party is a great director.

…

"Brother Cong, who is it?"

Di Wei, who came out wrapped in a bath towel, wiped her hair and asked curiously.

As for her fiancé looking at her cell phone, she didn't care.

Just look.

Nothing shameful.

In the new IPHONE 5 last year, most of them are selfies of myself and him.

There are all kinds.

Occupies 80% of the memory.

Apart from these, it is nothing more than chat history in WeChat...

Different from Sister Mi's strict and defensive attitude, she thinks that the content of girls' chats should be dirty, so it doesn't matter.

You can pamper your own man and look at him however he wants.

Wang Sicong said without raising his head:

"Old Xu."

"……ah?"

"I just sent you a script called "Monster Hunting"... I feel like it's similar to "Journey to the West to Conquer Demons"."

"Uh... let me take a look."

She took the phone away directly and complained:

"Why didn't you call me earlier?"

"Lao Xu is not an outsider...and hurry up and get dressed. We have an appointment with the agency at 10:30."

Hearing this, Di Wei looked up at her boyfriend:

"Why don't I go?"

"?? Why?"

Wang Sicong looked confused.

"Because Director Xu asked me to read the script. I want to finish it quickly~"

"...Are you crazy? We don't want to watch the wedding room? Are you reading the script?"

Looking at the incredible look on her fiancé's face, Di Wei nodded seriously:

"Well!... With you, I live in a rented house, which is a wedding room. But without Director Xu, I wouldn't be where I am today, and... let alone you. So, in my heart, this script, It’s much more important than a house!”

"..."

Wang Sicong opened his mouth...

Trying to say something.

But he couldn't say it.

He always felt that Brother Qi's words were strange, as if he was confused about priorities.

but……

I don’t know why, but I feel very warm in my heart.

Very happy and warm.

For a moment, he looked at his fiancée, who was wrapped in a bath towel and reading the script seriously... After thinking about it, he took out his mobile phone and sent a message to the agent:

"Cancel today's event. Let's talk about it the day after tomorrow. In addition, you can help me find a house in Shijia Hutong. It's best to contact more houses. Money is not an issue, but I want the kind where the houses can be connected together. It will be convenient for me to transform when the time comes.”

After sending it, he threw the phone on the bed and walked out of the house.

moment.

"Seventh brother, here, tea."

Di Wei was distracted from the world of the script, glanced at the tea cup placed on the table, and a sweet smile spread across her lips.

He raised his head slightly and pouted.

Wang Sicong chuckled and kissed her.

"MUA~"

"Look, I'll let the chef cook...what do you want to eat? Or should we go out to eat?"

"That's alright... I'll read the script first. Do you want to have dinner with Director Xu tonight?"

"That's okay, then I'll ask the nanny to cut the fruit for you."

"Uh-huh."

With Si Wei's agreement, Wang Sicong walked out of the bedroom.

After walking all the way downstairs, he looked at Apple getting up from the sofa and said directly:

"We won't go to the agency today. Let the people from the SPA team come to the door. Let the chef make something delicious for her at noon. She likes to eat. Then go and get all the dresses from several brands for her to attend the event."

Apple responded:

"OK."

"Oh yes, have you chosen a car for your trip?"

"The selection is finished, Maybach."

"Okay... the weather will cool down tomorrow, so I'll prepare all the warm stuff for her so she doesn't catch a cold."

"Uh-huh."

"Oh, yes, while we are here today, you go and implement the charity fund. If there is anything that needs our signature, let them send it over in the afternoon and we can do it together."

"OK!"

After explaining a series of things, Wang Sicong suddenly fixed his eyes on the green lawn that appeared outside the villa...

Suddenly asked:

"Apple, tell me...buy Brother Qi a dog, will she like it?"

Guo Ping was stunned and glanced in the direction he was looking...

A sentence popped into my mind for no reason:

"Don't you already have one at home..."

But she didn't dare to say it, for fear of being humanely destroyed.

Just nodded:

"OK."