I'm the director, I'm not bad

"Doo, hello, big brother! Big move! Save!! Save save save save!"

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Listening to Yang Mi's frantic calls on the phone, Xu Xin's head was full of black lines:
"Keep your voice down, the child is sleeping!"

"It's in my dad's house. What's the matter with you? Bagou and I are tearing down a black shop."

"It's all right, you play, I'll just tell you, I'm going back to the hotel to sleep."

"Ang! I'm going to sleep. If you hang up, I'll buy a live TP! Fight!!!" It seems that this game is quite intense.

Xu Xin hung up the phone helplessly.

In all honesty, he felt that his wife had time to manage the master's international standards.

When it's time to be busy, concentrate on being busy, and when it's time to play, I have to wait for her to finish the game.
The most important thing is that she is the kind of player who can get into anything.

Play "Legend of Sword", all kinds of goals for one week and two weeks are deducted there.

Play DOTA, say which hero to practice, you will keep playing.

He can't do it himself.

Play a stand-alone game, open a modifier and experience the plot, it will be over.

There is no such thing as the second week.

In addition to being obsessed in the early stage of playing DOTA, the current stage is to rely on those few heroes to make money.

The skills of the new heroes are not even clear.

From this point of view, the two are really two extremes.Before going to bed, he checked the news on his mobile phone again, intending to see how the box office of "Avatar" was doing.

But as soon as I opened the entertainment section, I saw a piece of news: ""The theater chain appeals: Please line up rationally and don't fight.""

??
I clicked in and looked, and found that it was a manuscript of current affairs news transferred from Yanjing TV.

Since "Avatar" was released on the 6th, it has been difficult to get a ticket in many places, and even the conflicts caused by queuing and filling are happening every day.

This news is just a few examples, I hope everyone can return to rationality.

"Avatar" has a release time of 3 months, and there is no need to fight for it, and fans who like to watch it can see it.Don't be in a hurry everyone.
The manuscript cites many examples. For example, now that the winter vacation has started one after another, a mother made an appointment to watch a movie with her child.In order to be able to buy tickets, I had to line up at the entrance of the cinema to buy tickets in the early morning.
Here is an example.

There is also a response from people from Wanda Cinemas.

The main content of the response is about the "IMAX screen".

They are hurrying up to update the equipment to ensure that more movie fans can experience the ultimate picture experience of 3D—IMAX.

As for the question of whether the ticket price of IMAX is too high, it also gave a response.

The ticket price of "Avatar" 3D-IMAX is 120 yuan a piece.

This price. Let alone netizens.Even Xu Xin was a little surprised when he saw the price.

120 yuan a ticket.
The price of an ordinary market is only 30 or 35 yuan.

The chairs in Wanda's individual halls are super comfortable and only 45 yuan

Money for a ticket.

IMAX can sell it for 120. ． ． ．Ok?
and many more.

Xu Xin looked at the description of the person who posted it.

His IMAX ticket is not a regular seat, but an "extra seat" on the corridor!
The normal seat price of the theater is generally 150 to 180???
Although it is said that rare things are expensive, isn't this price too outrageous?

3D technology. ． ．
This thing actually existed as early as the early days of the film.If we really want to talk about the history of technology, its appearance is a kind of three-dimensional glasses technology invented by the British in 1839.And it was very early to be used to make movies. Xu Xin remembered it clearly when he was studying history class.

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In 922, "The Power of Love" was the world's first 3D movie.

However, the source of the movie has been lost, and I don't know what the content is about.

But in 1952, there was a film in the United States called "African Adventures", which was also shot with 3D technology.

The so-called: The lion is by your legs, the beauty is in your arms.This marketing slogan attracted many people to the cinema
to watch.

However, although technology appeared earlier, it is also because of technical reasons that this kind of movie can easily cause eye fatigue and discomfort.

Over time it faded away.

However, "Avatar" restarted the 3D production technology this time, and the shooting pictures realized through technical means have gained a good level.

The director's instinct told Xu Xin that the next era is very likely to enter the "3D" era.

And the reason why "Avatar" is so popular should also be here.

Immersive visuals, a famous director of "Titanic", and the herd effect. This movie has become a phenomenon today.

Now he can't wait to watch it after returning to Yanjing.

Intuition tells myself that I should be able to gain a lot of inspiration from this movie.

After flipping through the news about "Avatar" one after another, the room was plunged into darkness with a stomach full of guesses.

On the afternoon of the 9th, at 4 o'clock.

In front of the Shanghai Film Group office building

After Xue Haifeng sent Xu Xin out, his eyes were filled with regret:

"Director Xu came too hastily this time, and the evening meal is all set."

"Haha, there's nothing I can do about it. Director Zhang is still waiting for me. The World Expo is also very important."

Hearing Xu Xin's words, Xue Haifeng nodded: "That's true, it must be something important."

"Isn't meeting Mr. Xue a serious matter? This meal is mine, and we will have a good meal later. Mr. Xue can't always invite me, but let me do my landlord's favor."

Xu Xin exchanged pleasantries with him, and finally said:
"Then when I go back this time, I will mention it to the factory. This cooperation is inseparable from the strong support of our factory. In the future, our cooperation will definitely be closer. According to my family, if Mr. Xue needs to use my efforts for anything, it must be obligatory."

"Similarly, if Director Xu needs us, we will definitely support us. Friends, let's help each other and move forward."

"Haha~" "Hahaha~"

After chatting for about half a cigarette, Xu Xin said goodbye to him and drove away from Shanghai Film Group.

After leaving the gate, he dialed Qi Lei's number.

"Hey, Brother Qi, here at Shanghai Film Studio, I've settled the deal."

"What conditions?"

"They will add another 3000 million. Then the rest of the money will come from our factory, Yindu, and me. Then we can start contacting Wang Jiawei."

".The talk went so smoothly?"

There was some surprise in Qi Lei's voice:

"I thought they were going to hang on to the money."

"That's not the case."

Reminiscing about the meeting room with people from Shanghai Film Studio in the afternoon.
In fact, the people in Shanghai Film Studio are very straightforward.

This game must have lost money.

They don't need to lose money and make money, but since Director Xu is very optimistic about this story, we must trust Director Xu.

Give Xu Xin enough face.

However, some words inevitably came out.

They hope to deepen their relationship with themselves and their wives.

Work.

The multifaceted kind.

Obviously, Xu Xin's box office of 5 million and the return on investment at a cost of about [-] million together made them put their bets on themselves.

Maybe in the future, all the movies with Xu Xin and Yang Mi will have their shadows.

But this was something that Xu Xin had expected.

Whether it is a movie he is making or a movie Yang Mi is acting in, the factory must be involved.

There will be one in Yindu too.

And Yindu's share is from the factory.

Shanghai Film Studio is taking the shares of Shuangwei and Headwind.

Multiple investments, multiple benefits.

To put it bluntly, it is still a win-win situation.

In Xu Xin's opinion, this result was the most satisfactory.

After finishing the matter, Qi Lei responded:
"Alright then, I'll find Boss Tian in a while and talk about it."

"Well, let Mr. Wada talk about it and then... it will be more appropriate to release this news."

"Let's negotiate with Wang Jiawei. The producer, how did you talk to them?"

"They don't pursue this one anymore. After all, we have to take into account the face of our factory and Yindu."

"Looking at it this way, Wang Jiawei's degree of freedom is quite high."

"But you can't let him mess around."

"Well, that's it. I'm talking about this matter with Mr. Tian now, and people from Yindu will contact Wang Jiawei in the past few days. At that time, including our people, we must get together and talk about this matter again. Investment, filming Progress guarantee, producer team, etc. Everything is settled, and then the news will be released. How?"

"Okay. Then let Yanjing be the place to talk about things? I'll arrange the place."

"Okay. Then I'll do it now?"

"Well, thanks for your hard work, Brother Qi."

"Haha, where did this go? Okay, I'll go right away."

"Um."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xin began to think about the follow-up while driving to Tangchen Yipin.

Let's put the meeting place at the Chang'an club.

Xue Haifeng insinuated several times at the meeting today about headwinds.

He really has to show his wrist

Then there is how to spread the news in a reasonable way.

Let people in the circle know that Wang Jiawei's talks with Shanghai Film Studio have collapsed.

But... because of Yang Mi's presence, Shanghai Film Studio, Yindu, and Xi'an Film Studio all gave Yang Mi this face, and sat down to talk again.
There are a lot of maneuverability in this matter.

If it is handled well, on the one hand, it can enhance Yang Mi's appeal in the hearts of movie fans.

On the other hand, it can let people in the circle see how "scary" her current energy is.

Then there is how to ensure the quality of the film.

In fact, money is not what Xu Xin cares about the most.
Along the way, he thought about the follow-up matters, waited until Tomson Yipin, parked the car back, dragged the suitcase and took a taxi to the airport.

Then before boarding the plane, he suddenly remembered something and sent a message to Li Hao:
"Arrange an Audi for me here in Shanghai. A6 will do, keep a low profile."

Li Hao replied quickly:
"no problem."

Xu Xin didn't return, and turned off the phone directly. .·.
10 o'clock in the evening.

"Hurry up, let's go! Hurry up, Dad, let's go!"

Like a thief, Yang Mi came out of her parents' bedroom, took off the down jacket on the hanger, and quickly put it on her body.

Long down jackets, wide-leg pants, fleece hats, and the most important masks are all ready.

She and Xu Xin quietly left the house.

All the way out of the house, after getting into the car, Xu Xin glanced at the time, and the accelerator was quite high.

"Slow down, don't worry! It just snowed yesterday and the road is slippery. Our safety comes first."

Yang Mi, the co-pilot, said quickly.

Xu Xin nodded:
"Hmm. Didn't Brother Cheng change the snow tires?"

"Changed."

Yang Mi turned on the air conditioner, and grasped Xu Xin's hand on the gear lever with both hands:

"so cold!

"The water is hotter when it comes up."

"Well, it's been a long time since the two of us went to the cinema. Hehe, I suddenly remembered that we were just dating. What was the first movie we watched?

"The Da Vinci Code, by Tom Hanks.

"That's right, that's right, I just came back from the end of "Golden Armor", and it seems that I went to see it at this time."

Holding her husband's hand, she looked at the flashing neon lights on the road, and said with some emotion:
"Time flies so fast. The first time I kissed you seems like yesterday, but now I even have a baby."

The corner of Xu Xin's mouth twitched.Speechlessly said:

"Didn't we agree? Never mention the past again."

"What are you talking about? I never said that you turned off the wrong light in the bathroom. I didn't mention that you stuck out your tongue first, ehhhh. Wrong, wrong brother, it hurts! Just pinch!"

Listening to her begging for mercy like admitting defeat, my scalp was numb.

Xu Xin let her go.

At the same time, he rubbed his hot face.Those days are really unbearable.

Now that I think about it, it's really embarrassing.

At this moment, a cold finger touched his cheek:
"Don't be shy, little brother~ Who hasn't read black history yet? If you don't want to talk about this, let's talk about the time when you hugged me for 4 hours... Hey, what do you say? How did the two of you get so addicted back then?"

"I found out that you are really perverted. Bah! Mai Tai!"

"Hee hee hee~"

Throwing away the "burden" of the child, the tenderness in the heart of the couple at this moment, returning to the days when they were childless and young, began to rippling in the spacious car of Volvo.

All the way to Chaoyang Wanda rushed over.

Chaoyang Wanda has IMAX screens.

Tickets were reserved by the Tara Wang in advance for today's last midnight show.

When the couple arrived, Wanda had already closed, leaving only the elevator leading to the cinema still open.

Logically speaking, there must not be many people for the 11:05 film.

However, it turned out that they were overthinking it.

The whole theater is full of people.

It looks like New Years Eve.

".so many people."

Wearing a mask, Yang Mi, who was deliberately wearing plain clothes today, straddled Xu Xin's arm and blinked in amazement:
"Aren't these people sleeping?"

"I don't know, I'm going to get the ticket."

"Do you eat Haagen-Dazs?"

"Eat. Vanilla."

"Fanta? Still eye-catching."

"Be alert."

Yang Mi, who has been familiar with Xu Xin's habits for the past few years, nodded.

The two quickly separated.

Soon, the couple with two tickets, a big bucket of popcorn, and two drinks received 3D glasses, followed the team into the IMAX hall, and sat in their own back row seats.

Wanda's popcorn is quite delicious.Especially the popcorn dipped in Häagen-Dazs.

Double the sweetness.

Soon, the movie's LOGO appeared.

The lights were dim.

"Avatar" begins.

And the couple made an action in unison.

That is, when the lush aerial jungle appeared at the beginning of the movie, the two of them clamped their glasses at the same time and began to check the difference between wearing glasses and naked eyes
Come.

"Wow, the texture is great!"

"...Well, don't talk to me."

Hearing her husband's words, Yang Mi nodded: "Okay."

Then he took the popcorn in his arms logically.This vat is all her own.

The reason why my husband didn't allow himself to talk to him was actually because he wanted to see the shooting ideas and some digital shooting technology related things from the director's perspective.

Ugh.
Or it could be said that the job of the director is not done by humans.

Others are enjoying the movie. The director has to work hard to watch movies as a learning course.

Gee.

She was a little emotional.

then
"Ah woo~"

A large handful of popcorn was stuffed into his mouth.Fragrant and sweet.

"Snoring"

Yeah, Coca-Cola drank a little too fast.

This is the end?
Seeing this, she thought about it.
"Brother, are you still drinking that?"

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No response?
Then I will take it as your default.

Quietly adjusted the position of Coke and Eye-catching, and enjoyed a drink with a glass of rice cracker.

And looking at the male protagonist who was thrown out of the bar, tsk.

It's ugly.

Not handsome at all.

And a wheelchair.
But in Xu Xin's eyes, after seeing these light and shadow effects, he saw the culture that Cameron wanted to express.

A cultural phenomenon extended from the book "Neuromancer" published in 1984-cyberpunk.

Moreover, these light and shadow mapping are a bit like the shadow of "Ghost in the Shell".

Cybernetics?

Crossing his legs, he squinted his eyes half-closed, and kept in mind the light and shadow effects of the scenes bit by bit, reviewing the film bit by bit, and commenting on the shooting style shown by the director who shouted "I am the king of the world". , began to silently analyze.

As for the plot, he can only say that he just watched it in its entirety.

As a director, when encountering sci-fi themes, the first thing he looks at is how others construct the world view, express the spiritual core or how to impart the meaning conveyed in certain literary works to the film, as well as those production techniques.

The plot was not his first concern.And the whole movie is 162 minutes.

2 hours and 42 minutes. ． ． ． ．very long.

And taking into account the 3-month screening cycle. ． ． ． ．
He is really looking forward to what kind of height this film will reach in the end.

that's it.
More than 2 hours passed by in a flash.

And from the extreme light and shadow special effects when the protagonist Jack first went deep into the territory of the Na'vi people, Xu Xin's brows have already frowned.

Yang Mi also frowned.

Eyes are a bit dry.

Not very comfortable.

Obviously, this kind of visual effect will make people feel a little tired after a long time.

I knew it was coming out with eye drops.

And in the entire movie theater, the exclamation from time to time never stopped.

After watching the whole movie, Yang Mi took off her glasses immediately when the lights came on, and turned to Xu Xin under the double and blurred list of actors:
"how do you feel?"

Xu Xin, who had been silent for more than two hours, hesitated for about five or six seconds after hearing this, and said:
"sharp.

As he spoke, he also took off his glasses.

"Tomorrow I have to read the specific story content again. How do you feel?"

"It's very enjoyable. It looks good! It's just that the glasses are a bit sour.
shall we go? "

"Wait, let me see the cast and crew list..
Volvo inside.

"Why do you feel that you are not in a good mood?"

"Feel it?"

"Hmm. Do you think the technology gap is too big or something?"

Yang Mi was a little puzzled.

"Um."

Xu Xin nodded:
"You pull up your clothes, and I'll smoke a cigarette."

After lowering the car window and lighting a cigarette, Xu Xin thought for a while and said:

"In fact, I don't really read the specific story. I mainly pay attention to the special effects. The gap between this film and the "Transformers" and "Star Wars" we watched before is quite large.
big. "

"Do you think we are too far behind?"

"That's not true. You can catch up if you fall behind. Do you know why I had to read the cast and crew list just now?
"why?"

"I was estimating the number of people in his team. Because of his movie, I watched the interview during the promotion. James Cameron himself said that the live-action shooting of his movie only accounted for 25% of the entire movie. 30 to 3. The rest is [-]D technology. Even the facial capture technology he uses, a lot of it I haven’t heard of.”

"Normal, that's Hollywood. They will definitely use all the newer and iterative technologies for film shooting first."

Yang Mi still thought that her husband was fascinated by Hollywood technology.

But it's not.
"I'm not talking about technology, I'm looking at the behind-the-scenes team. I made a conservative estimate based on the staff list just now. His film is not counted as computer special effects production. I said that there should be 400 to 500 staff members shooting in the crew. People... If post-production is counted, the entire film team may have more than 500 or even [-] participants.”

"You are the dispatcher of tens of thousands of people in the Olympics, why do you compare with this?"

"That's different." Xu Xin shook his head.
In fact, he considered many things.

These people can also reflect a lot of things.

Such as the huge amount of investment.

For example, the director's control on the set.

The initial design team for the models of the vast number of animals and plants on Pandora.

The perfection of the worldview.

Be convinced.

Etc., etc.

A series of things, in Xu Xin's heart, is a heavy pressure.

To put it bluntly, in the past, he didn't really understand the old man's generation of directors' yearning for foreign films, or to put it more intuitively, for Hollywood.

For him, a movie is a movie.

What effect you want to achieve, you just need to find the right team.

If you can't do it in China, you can find a foreign one.

Give you money or not.

I pay, and you design what I want.

But now... after seeing this movie, he finally dreamed.It turned out that it was not Hollywood that attracted directors.

It turned out that only Hollywood attracted directors.

"This movie... is not so much a movie, I would rather summarize it as one of the pinnacle masterpieces of the film industry chain factory. See what I mean? The director is amazing. But compared with these behind-the-scenes things, the director is not so good amazing.

". Where are you in this doll?"

"So you don't understand."

Xu Xin shook his head:

"For me, the most attractive part of it is the picture, not the story. Its picture, let me see. Digital technology, a technological innovation with infinite possibilities. James Cameron personally opened this era
No, it cannot be said that he opened it.

But there must be a place for him on the pinnacle of the throne.And that's the reason why I'm in a bad mood.You think that you drive a Xiali in your village, but you don’t know until you arrive in a big city. It turns out that there is another kind of car in this world called Daben.
It's not that a movie must be like him, with shocking pictures, large investment, and excellent special effects.The shining point of the film that can be called the seventh art is that even if it is only the excavation of human nature
On the one hand, it is enough for a director to study for a lifetime.

But...as a director, when I saw his films, the gap I felt was too great.Professionalism in Hollywood. Far beyond imagination, you know what I mean?

They are so professional.It is the kind of profession that is coerced by money interests under the birth of capital.

Any director in this profession can show his strengths to the fullest. The theme of the script, the direction of the story, the tone, and even the thoughts in his heart can be brought into full play.Its cultural diversity is intimidating, and the platforms that allow it to be hosted are too solid.
But that doesn't mean we're useless.But from the perspective of artistic concept, the constraints on the director are indeed too small to be small.The idea of ​​James Cameron's story is actually very general, and you can even say that he is a bit clichéd. Of course, you have to admit that he did have frequent blockbusters before, and he has the confidence to make investors trust him.But this is a chicken-and-egg paradox, let’s not talk about it, let’s just talk about the industrial power behind this movie.””
Xu Xin's words were particularly broken.

Very verbose.Even a little messy.

But Yang Mi was listening.

Moreover, she was like Ming Jing in her heart, her husband was a little stabbed
Excited.

It's not about admiring foreigners and yearning for Hollywood.

Rather, he should have seen some things that may never be possible in China, and then there is a kind of reluctance and reluctance to admit defeat, but he is still willing to admit that others have done a great job.

He is very conflicted at the moment.It's even a bit sour to be honest.But she can understand.That's Hollywood.The center of film culture.

Even to say something worthless, don't look at her as if she is still a little popular in China now.
but really want to break into hollywood
She is no different from a dragon set.

The class cruelty of film actors is no worse than that of directors.If you are popular in Hollywood, you are a world-renowned actor.

But no matter how popular you are in China, you are still just a little bean sprouts in Hollywood.

The same is true for the development of the Chinese film industry.

Because of longing, so catch up.

But while catching up, there is also some despair.

This kind of despair is not only about the diversity of cultures, but also the strength and weakness of restraint.

It is still an insurmountable gap.

Even an actress like her can feel it, and the director's husband naturally feels it more clearly.

but.
"We're working hard too, aren't we?"

Hearing her words, Xu Xin, who was rambling there, nodded immediately:

"Of course I'm working hard. Didn't I say it before? Movies are not only about technology, but its artistry is the core of fascination. But."

"Don't fail. We are trying to catch up. It's useless to think so much now. Some things are not a matter of one person or two people. It is the joint efforts of the whole industry. Isn't that what Hollywood is like? He was never a director with two people. It was supported by three directors or three or four movies. You are in a hurry.”

Xu Xin was taken aback. In an instant, his sanity returned.

He froze for a moment and suddenly became happy.

He flicked the cigarette butt out and raised the car window.

"That's right. You have to eat bite by bite and everyone works together to surpass it. Don't worry."

Holding the steering wheel tightly, he said while looking at Shijia Hutong, which was close at hand.

His eyes are bright and firm.