I'm the director, I'm not bad

Chapter 384. 382. The Imaginary Altar

Xu Xin, who silently told himself that no matter how tired he was, he must pull himself together when he was doing the right thing, yawned profusely.

Fortunately, after everyone got together, they chatted about the movie, which somewhat distracted from Xu Xin's lack of energy.

And Zhang Mo also saw Xu Xin's exhaustion, turned around and walked out.

When the audition was about to start, I brought it over and mentioned Red Bull.

"Is this going to make me diabetic?"

Xu Xin was speechless.

Zhang Mo shrugged:

"I got it from my car. I just made my fingernails yesterday. It's not easy to fasten the cover. You can make do with it."

"Tsk..."

I took a look at this sister's nails, except for the middle finger, which were inlaid with diamonds...

Xu Xin buckled open the cover helplessly, and downed a can of Red Bull in one go.

"Huh... let's get started. Let Jing Tian be the second, Liu Yifei the third, and Liu Zhishi the fourth. Give them some time to prepare. The first one will arrange for Dou Yao to come~"

He wanted to leave his fullest energy to the three people in front of him.

First call an actor to start and let them get ready.

……

"There are really fewer people."

The voice rang out in the quiet audition waiting room.

Jing Tian looked away from the script, glanced at Lin Shenxin who was talking to her, and nodded:
"Ah."

As the trio of "The Wind", she, Zhao Liying, and Lin Xingxin also maintained a good relationship after the movie ended.

And as Jingqiu and the third child who were nominated at the same time, in fact, Lin Juxin is obviously more willing to be with Jingtian than Liu Yifei...

It's not that he doesn't like Liu Yifei, but the relationship between friends is different.

However, Jing Tian obviously didn't intend to talk to him.

After answering, he lowered his head again.

Seeing this, Lin Juxin didn't continue to disturb her, just sat next to her and observed the others.

That person who is taller than him is the competitor Dou Yao, right?

Much darker than myself.

Well.

Liu Yifei and Liu Zhishi are really similar.

The two of them are like sisters sitting together.

And the outfits of the two of them...or in other words, the "Jing Qiu" audition candidates today all look alike.

After familiarizing himself with the original work, he looked around...

I feel that in terms of temperament, Jing Tian is really the most similar to the people of that era.

She is mainly beautiful and decent.

It is in line with the mainstream aesthetics.

It looked like a white porcelain doll.

I was thinking about something in my mind, and someone walked in:

"Dou Yao."

Hearing someone calling him, the young man with very white teeth stood up quickly when he smiled.

The staff nodded politely:

"The audition has started, No. [-], Jing Tian, ​​please prepare."

Auditions, here we go.

Seeing that she was the next one, Jing Tian quickly put away the script and followed her out.

When Dou Yao entered, she waited on the chair at the door.

While waiting, she remembered the phone call she had with Xiong Yin in her mind.

When asked by herself, "During the period of contact with the third child, what kind of mood did you maintain the most", Xiong Yin's answer to himself was "timidity".

She is the daughter of a left capitalist, and her father is still reforming in the cowshed.

The third child doesn't know his family situation.

At that time, she was very happy to see the third child every day, but she was very scared when she thought that the third child might not accept her as a leftist girl in the future.

I was afraid that my third child's friend would recognize me when I fell in love with others, so I told him about my situation.

I was also afraid that he would not accept my situation after hearing it.

As for what the book says, mother's obstruction... Actually, it's not a lot.

Although Xiong Yin's mother was labeled a leftist, she was an intellectual. For some things, her mother had a far-sighted view than others.

She even hoped that Xiong Yin could find someone from a better family, who would be blessed and not be blinded by her status.

This is what Xiong Yin told her personally.

Therefore, Jing Tian's definition for herself today is "timidity".

To show that feeling of timidity.

……

"Next one, Liu Yifei, please prepare."

"Hey, it's your turn."

Hearing Liu Zhishi's words, Liu Yifei nodded:

"Ah."

"Come on!"

Liu Zhishi said another sentence.

In an instant, Liu Yifei had an illusion...

How is she acting like an outsider?
Eldest sister, you seem to be here for the audition too, right?
She was a little speechless, but still said:
"Wait until I come out and tell you what's going on, so you have a bottom line."

"OK."

Following her agreement, Liu Yifei walked out.

When she came to the waiting chair at the door, she took a deep breath and began to adjust her emotions.

"call……"

In the original novel, Jingqiu had the experience of being tried to take advantage of her several times, and, according to Mimi's words, some writers on Xu Xin's side thought that these plots were outrageous to the point of nonsense.

Amy described it as if a man, as long as he sees Jing Qiu, he will fall in love with her.

And that's how she got her so-called "Three Mile Bay" nickname.

But Jingqiu has low self-esteem because her figure is so good.

Therefore, she didn't dare to be beautiful, she only dared to wear that kind of old-fashioned clothes.She didn't even dare to wear the swimsuit that the third child gave her. When playing in the water with the third child, she could only cover her figure with a thick shirt.

Jingqiu has a bottom line.

is inferior.

But in this low self-esteem, there is also a touch of loneliness that longs to be appreciated.

She has low self-esteem because of her figure and family, but she also longs to be seen by someone who understands her beauty.

Therefore, in her definition, Jing Qiu's performance is not only about innocence.

Innocence is only appearance.

She should be curious about the outside world.

Desire for feedback from the opposite sex.

Actually... a bit boring.

But this sullenness is hidden under the appearance of inferiority and innocence.

She went to get to know the woman Xiong Yin herself.

After all, since Xu Xin and Director Zhang were going to shoot the book "The Hawthorn Tree", the popularity of this book has begun to rise, and the prototypes of some real characters behind the scenes have almost been picked up.

According to Xiong Yin's experience... It's just like what Mimi said yesterday.She loves the third child, but is an ambitious person.

I was able to jump from a small city to study abroad, and finally stayed abroad.

She must be ambitious.

And her unsatisfactory marriage actually proved that she loved the third child very much.

But just like this, there will be a very narrow selfishness.

Xiong Yin is not a saint.

Never was.

It's just that she was beautified in the novel.

And as to whether I want to play Xiong Yin or Jing Qiu... Mimi's words are quite right:

"Most people only care about Jing Qiu, not Xiong Yin. So, you can show what Jing Qiu is like in the book."

And Jingqiu in the book...

Pure and lustful.

But...Xu Xin also said that what he wanted was a love story, not a metaphor of lust in the background of the times.

Therefore, what he wants to see should be the skewed part of Jingqiu's body that is more pure than desire...

This is her "problem-solving thinking".

While thinking about his own understanding of the role, suddenly, the door was opened.

Jing Tian walked out.

The two met each other in "The Wind".

But we haven't talked much.

What's more, it is still a competitor at this moment.

So they looked at each other without saying a word, just nodded politely and passed by.

A Jingqiu came out.

Another Jingqiu walked in.

……

"One is to directly contact the protagonist of the original book, and the other is to get advice from Director Xu's lover... This is difficult."

Wang Lei's words directly defined the performance of the two.

By the way, I also joked about Xu Xin's tangled appearance.

Xu Xin wasn't angry either.

Auditions for "The Hawthorn" have always been easy.

The atmosphere of the whole crew is also great.

Therefore, facing Wang Lei, he could only shake his head slightly:
"It's true that the Eight Immortals crossed the sea and each showed their magical powers... How about you, which one of them do you think is better?"

Just now, the performances of both of them ended.

And Liu Zhishi is waiting outside the door now.

But Xu Xin stopped the audition.

Because we have to have a good chat.

Both Jing Tian and Liu Yifei gave him plenty of surprises.

It's not that the acting skills of the two have exploded, but the character traits that are revealed.

The first Jing Tian, ​​from the beginning of the audition, when she bit her lip and appeared with a pitiful timid look, immediately caught everyone's attention.

And with the feeling of "timidity", after performing two scenes, when Xu Xin asked why she expressed "timidity", she stunned everyone when she opened her mouth:
"I contacted Xiong Yin and talked with her about her early experiences, mainly when she was in love with the third child. I asked her what her biggest feeling was, and what she told me was timidity."

After an explanation, she left and Liu Yifei walked in.

And everyone who was originally moved by Jing Tian's timidity, when they saw Liu Yifei's three-point purity compared to before, their calves, which had been kidnapped at home, turned back again.

When Xu Xin commented that she looked much more natural than the last time, Liu Yifei's words were:

"I talked with Mimi a lot, and I feel that the purity and desire of this character go hand in hand. Her purity should be like so many people in that era, pure and simple dominates. But at the same time, she also has desire in her heart The germs of the growing..."

This sentence coincides with Xu Xin's definition of "clean".

If Jingqiu was really a lady, she wouldn't be able to sleep in the same bed with the third child.

She doesn't understand such trivial things as love between men and women.

But to be able to do this kind of behavior that only couples can do, in that era, it was already extremely deviant.

Therefore, the term "sprout of desire" is quite appropriate for those who are familiar with the script of the whole story.

So what is spread out in front of everyone now is like two big mountains.

Each has its own merits.

Purely a matter of preference.

And the direction of the script...

"As far as the direction of the script is concerned, since Director Xu wants to have a clean relationship, then I think...obviously, Liu Yifei is bigger than Jing Tian."

Zhang Mo opened his mouth to express his cognition:

"But I must also say that Jing Tian's timidity is too easy to arouse men's desire for protection."

"Yeah yeah."

"And I think her face is very clean, with a big skeleton, which looks rich and noble. And, I have watched "A Woman's Epic", and her twin ponytails in it also feel great."

"But in terms of acting skills, Liu Yifei has acted a lot after all. Although she can't really impress me, her natural state is better than Jing Tian."

"Aren't we looking for a hibiscus that comes out of clear water? I think Jing Tian's natural feeling of carving is better than Liu Yifei."

"Actually, the acting skills are all about the same. It doesn't make sense to distinguish between strong and weak. The most important thing is whose temperament Jing Qiu in the script matches. Here I think Liu Yifei is not bad. I want to see Jing Qiu, not Xiong Yin."

Everyone was arguing there.

But slowly, the voice became quieter.

Because...Xu Xin stopped talking.

Everyone is waiting for his opinion.

But after waiting for a while, the answer I got was only:
"Go on, next one."

……

In one day, all the actors who auditioned with makeup were all over.

After 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Xin was not sleepy anymore.

There is a kind of fan-like excitement in the spirit.

And after watching the last audition person, he said:
"Go back tonight, and everyone will write down their favorite role candidates for today, what attracts you to these people, and how do you understand them. Send me an email after you finish writing."

He didn't say who to choose, nor did he say who was suitable.

Instead, he directly took out the two audition video tapes in the camera.

"Here, Brother Qi, take a few copies and send them to everyone. I'll wait for you at the door."

Qi Lei nodded, while Xu Xin walked out first.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the cold evening wind made the excitement in his mind fade away a little, replaced by a thoughtful expression.

In fact, he already had some vague candidates in his mind.

But just to be on the safe side, after all, he didn't sleep last night.

So I plan to go home and sleep, and when my mind is clear, go through it again to see if it is consistent with today's choice.

If it still doesn't work, then hold another round.

After waiting for a while, Zhang Mo came out with two copied video tapes.

After seeing him smoking, he walked over and said:

"My candidate has to be given to you tomorrow. Now I have to go home and pack up for the premiere."

"Well, it's okay. Just let Director Zhang take a look."

As he said that, after he took the video tape, he did not forget to ask:
"After "Three Guns" is released tonight...no matter what, don't take it to heart. Don't quarrel with others, and don't quarrel with others. Otherwise, Director Zhang will be the one who can't step down."

"I understand the truth, don't worry."

Zhang Mo obviously understood what he meant:
"I don't want to deal with other people either. In the past two days, I've gone to choose a scene for you, and I'm not here."

"Well, that's fine... Shall I go?"

"Let's go, drive carefully, don't be in a trance."

"Ah."

In response, Xu Xin drove home alone with the video tape in hand.

Along the way, the rush hour of traffic jams just started, so it went smoothly.

When I got home, it was barely 5:[-].

But maybe... because of going home.

As soon as the car stopped, the breath in my heart was relieved.

There is only one thing on Xu Xin's mind, and that is to sleep.

Take a shower and sleep.

I lost my appetite for dinner.

After entering the door, looking at his father-in-law cooking in the kitchen, he shouted:
"Uncle, don't call me for dinner, I'll take a shower and go straight to sleep."

"...Don't eat? Are you feeling unwell?"

Yang Dalin's eyes were full of concern.

Xu Xin waved his hand:
"No, no appetite, I'm a little tired today."

"……it is good."

"Ah."

Walking into the house with increasingly heavy steps, he saw Yang Mi who was looking at something.

"I'm back~"

After the greeting from the signboard, Yang Mi was taken aback for a moment, and quickly stood up:

"What's wrong? His face is so ugly... Didn't the audition go well?"

"It went well. Here."

After handing over the videotape, he explained:
"Today's audition video, I want you to watch it. I don't have any appetite today, and I feel very tired. I'm going to take a shower now, and then go to bed. Let my mother stay with you in that room tonight, and I will sleep alone. Too tired……"

Hearing this, Yang Mi didn't say yes or no.

He just walked over quickly and put his palm on his forehead.

Touching his with one hand, touching his own with the other.

After confirming that he didn't have a fever, he quickly asked:
"Where does it hurt?"

"I'm not uncomfortable, it's just that during the audition, I talked too much, and my whole head was buzzing. Because the actors performed wrongly, everyone was arguing about their preferences, and my head hurt a bit. So I will be quiet tonight Get some sleep...I'm going to take a shower."

When he said this, his mind had already begun to become a little chaotic.

After waving to Yang Mi, he went straight into the bedroom.

Seeing two children who were still sleeping, they walked over and kissed each of their smooth and soft little feet. This is considered to be a father saying hello to you.

Then went straight to the bathroom.

In less than 5 minutes, he came out wearing a bathrobe, and his spirit was slightly better.

Seeing his wife sitting on the edge of the bed looking at him with concern, he said with a smile:

"I'm really fine. I'm just tired..."

"You took your temperature first, and then drank this."

Looking at the antiviral oral solution in her hand, Xu Xin couldn't laugh or cry, but after drinking it obediently, he said to her while holding the thermometer in his mouth:
"Jing Tian fought fiercely with Liu Yifei this time... It's hard to choose, you can take a look at it later, and give me some references tomorrow."

"Just the two of them? Jingqiu?"

"No surprises, yes. I'm more inclined to Liu Yifei because... Compared with the original, she fits the script better. But she has many weaknesses... If the lines are weak and the weight is not good, I hope she Can be thinner.

And that temperament on her body... She is so beautiful, if I really choose her, I need to dampen her fairy spirit... Anyway, there are many problems.But Jing Tian's performance is really not bad, you can see it just by watching it. "

Hearing this, Yang Mi shook her head:
"I don't care who wins the election between the two of them. Tell me first that you really don't have any other discomfort?...Why don't you rest and I'll call Dr. Lin to check you? I'm afraid..."

"I'm really not uncomfortable."

In fact, Xu Xin also knew that his behavior tonight was quite abnormal.

For so many years, the two of them have been together, unless they are lazy, the three meals are normal under normal circumstances.

The relationship between the two has always been in a stable state.

But tonight, she suddenly said that she would not eat dinner... It was normal for her to be worried.

"I'm not a child, if I'm uncomfortable, I'd lie?"

While talking, he leaned on the bed, leaned in front of the faces of the two sleeping little guys, and kissed each of their foreheads.

"...When I come back from the Golden Horse Awards, I will accompany you to a full physical examination."

"..."

Although making a fuss out of a molehill, Xu Xin still nodded:
"it is good."

"...Then don't leave tonight, I don't worry if I don't see you. If you are really tired, you can sleep in our room. I can take care of you if you are thirsty or hungry in the middle of the night. "

"Row!"

As he said that, Xu Xin simply took off his bathrobe, and gently hugged Yang Yang to the pillow.

And he didn't need to say, Yang Mi helped him put Nuan Nuan beside him.

Xu Xin pushed back under the quilt, with an awkward creaking nest, and smirked at Yang Mi:
"Hehehe~"

"Smiling fart, you scared me to death!"

Checking the time, she saw that it was less than 5 minutes, so she continued to wait patiently.

And Xu Xin moved his head to his son's side as much as possible, and quietly held the child's little feet under the quilt:

"I feel very happy."

"hey-hey."

"I see you were reading the script just now... what are you reading?"

""Cracking Silence"."

"Yo? Are you willing to watch it?"

"Otherwise, what should I do? If I, an outdated old woman, don't work hard, then there will be no filming~"

"Nonsense..."

Xu Xin closed his eyes and responded.

Only then did Yang Mi ask:
"Are you thirsty?"

"A little bit, let's make a cup warm."

"Ah."

She got up and went out of the house, and quickly walked in with a glass of warm water:
"Give."

"..."

"……elder brother?"

"..."

It took less than 30 seconds from the time she left the house to pour water to the time she came back.

Xu Xin had already fallen asleep.

A look of worry flashed in her eyes.

This...is the body really okay?It's less than 6 o'clock.

How to say sleep and sleep?
How tired are you?

She walked to Xu Xin's side worriedly, and touched his forehead again.

Then I got stuck for 5 minutes and took out the thermometer and looked at it.

everything is normal……

And Xu Xin was already snoring.

Snoring without drinking?

She breathed a sigh of relief and became worried again.

……

This time, Xu Xin only felt that there was something stuck in his bed in a daze.

Then it seems that someone has fed him the bitter medicine.

Anyway, always being tossed.

And when he woke up again, it was already broad daylight.

Check the time...

8 points.

He slept almost 15 hours.

The child is gone.

The daughter-in-law is gone too.

He got up quickly, feeling very thirsty again.

There happened to be a glass of water on the bedside table.

After gulping it down, I looked down at the trash can...

Inside were four small bottles of antiviral oral solution.

Obviously, the memory of being fed bitter medicine last night was real...

But he didn't feel uncomfortable in his heart. On the contrary, he felt the care from his wife from this night.

I feel very comfortable.

Enough sleep.

Feel refreshed.

All of a sudden, he was in a good mood.

After tidying up my personal hygiene, I planned to go out to find something to eat.

As soon as he opened the bedroom door, he saw Yang Mi sitting on the sofa playing computer, and his son and daughter lying on the climbing mat.

"Are you awake? How do you feel? What's wrong? Is there anything uncomfortable?"

Xu Xin quickly shook his head:

"I said I'm fine, I was tired yesterday... Playing games early in the morning?"

Yang Mi breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this answer.

But after hearing the following question, she handed the laptop on her lap to Xu Xin:
"Here, see for yourself."

"……what happened again?"

Feeling refreshed, he sat next to his wife and took the laptop with him.

then……

A line of words came into view:

"The Fake Dakong of a Generation of "National Teachers""

"Last night, when I got home after watching "Three Shots Surprise", I posted a "viewing impression" on my Weibo, and then I went to sleep.

After-viewing impression 1: I just watched "Three Shots Surprise", it is not as exciting as expected, but it is not bad either.

Then I woke up, and I was talking about my after-view impressions.

Impression 2: Why is it so bad? ..."

Because of the 150-character limit on Weibo, the author of this article wrote his impressions...or movie reviews on the blog.

After Xu Xin saw the content of the blog, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the titles of other web pages opened by Yang Mi:

"A Large Duo Performance"

"Zhang Yimou should be shot for 3 minutes! "

"NetEase Zhuangao: There are only banknotes on the imaginary altar"

"Three Shots, Surprise"?This is really not. "

The initial arguments of these news pages opened by Yang Mi are surprisingly consistent.

This is a bad movie.

After thinking about it, he moved to Douban's webpage and clicked.

On Douban's interface, next to the poster of "Three Shots Surprise" is the film score given by Douban members.

10 out of [-].

Score: 9.2
The ratings are abysmal.

"..."

Xu Xin was silent and speechless.

After thinking about it, he closed the notebook and turned to look at Yang Mi:

"It's all scolding?...Then this Douban rating..."

"..."

Yang Mi was silent for a while, then said:

"I don't know if it was Director Zhang's default, but I know... this score must have something to do with Zhang Weiping!"

"..."

For a moment, Xu Xin didn't know what to say.

But at this moment, his mobile phone came from the bedroom.

"I'll go."

Seemingly worried that he was not feeling well, Yang Mi got up quickly and walked into the bedroom.

Come out with your phone soon:

"Director Zhang's phone..."

(End of this chapter)