I'm the director, I'm not bad

On the morning of the 10th, Xu Xin watched the ordinary 2D version of "Avatar" by himself.

Not that he knows how to save money.It was because he couldn't buy 3D tickets without notifying Wang Sicong.

After reviewing the plot, he discovered the artistic and powerful side of James Cameron's script.

He brought a very real problem to the surface.

When the moral bottom line of individual human beings is challenged, what kind of behavior is considered correct.

Betray your own race, help the Na'vi people, and then watch your own planet go to perish in that half-dead state?

Still like the colonel of the ultimate villain, for the continuation of "humanity" itself, he started crazy plundering to replenish his own body.

The so-called "companies" and "superconductor mines" in this film are all deceiving people.

The core of the essence is a multiple-choice question of human nature.

Gee.
Damn, that's awesome.

This is Xu Xin's deepest thought.

But at the same time, he knew that he might never be able to shoot this kind of work.

It's not that I'm not capable enough.
It's an understanding of the tone of the "industry".

If this film is for him, or for some domestic directors to shoot.Then in the end it must be the Na'vi people and the people on Earth joining hands!A story of coexistence.

There will be no second possibility.

The ending seems to be happy at first glance, but it is actually quite happy.

After all, it serves as a guide.

But in any case, after watching "Avatar" twice, after combing the story, the plot, and the technical means, he came to a conclusion.

This film is a milestone for the film industry.

This is true both inside and outside the circle.

3D unit. ． ． ．

For no reason, he thought of a word:

"There is a long way to go."

Xiao Xu.

"Hey, Aunt Zhao. "

Chang'an Club, in private room No. [-].

Xu Xin looked at Zhao Xinyu who pushed the door and entered, and greeted him with a smile.

As a member, he arranged for people from the three families to chat here today, with the intention of simply having a room for meeting guests and talking.

The room had already been booked, but when he arrived at the place, the waiter directly led him to this oversized room overlooking Chang'an Avenue.

Xu Xin was a little surprised.

Obviously this was specially arranged by Zhao Xinyu.

And after Zhao Xinyu came, he said to the middle-aged woman next to him who didn't know if it was an assistant or a secretary:

"The people who are looking for Xiao Xu will arrive later, just bring them here."

"Okay, Mr. Zhao."

"Well, you go out."

After letting the other party leave, Zhao Xinyu smiled and asked Xu Xin:
"I didn't know from my subordinates that you were coming here. As soon as I heard that you wanted to arrange a meeting place, I opened this room for you. It's quiet and has a good view. Is that okay?"

"That's great."

Although Xu Xin didn't quite know the significance of this room that was bigger than last time, he knew it just by looking at the serial number.

001, 002, and 003 are arranged in this way.

It is not clear to what extent the first two can settle in, but this 003 is definitely not something you can drive just because you want to.

What a shame. …

"sit down."

Pointing to the sofa by the window, Zhao Xinyu asked:

"Should I arrange a recorder for you later?"

"No, it's not that formal. Just a few investors want to invest in movies, let's talk about how to do it together."

"Well, what do you need

You can just talk to them directly. What about Daqiang?Are you in Yanjing? "

"No, I don't know where it is either."

"He's at leisure. You two let him worry so much, he can live more comfortably. Where's Mimi?"

"I have a child at home. I wanted to come, but the two little guys just got vaccinated today, so I have to observe and observe, so I didn't pass it."

Come.When did you come back from Xiangjiang?
Chatting Well, there are words coming and going.You can't let people keep asking.

"I've been back for a long time."

Hearing this, Xu Xin thought for a while and asked tentatively:

"Has Zhang Ziyi apologized to you? From your interview, her brother is pretty good at handling things."

Zhao Xinyu smiled:

"If this happened to you, would you just accept an apology?"

"."

The corner of Xu Xin's mouth twitched.What do you mean?It's not over yet?
Perhaps because of his funny expression, Zhao Xinyu smiled and said, "What? Think I'm too mean?"

As soon as these words came out, it was directly equivalent to admitting from the side that the whole thing was done by her.

But Xu Xin pretended he didn't hear it, and said with a smile, "If it were me, I wouldn't accept it either."

"That's right. How do you say that with the lines in the movie? If an apology is useful, what do you need the police to do?"

"That's a famous line."

"Haha~"

Zhao Xinyu looked very happy, and then said:
"Either you say you're a smart kid. But don't worry, I'm right and wrong about some things. After the matter is resolved, everything will be fine."

Xu Xin listened to her words and helped her complete it in her heart:

"If the matter is not resolved, it must continue. Is that what it means?

Not finished yet?
Be nice.

It's not good for Zhang Ziyi to provoke anyone, you must provoke her... Xu Xin sighed in his heart.

And Zhao Xinyu didn't stay long.

After sitting for about 10 minutes, I left directly.Before leaving, I did not forget to remind Xu Xin that when the audition for "The Voice" starts, remember to inform her.

Although Xu Xin has already obtained the guarantee of direct blind selection.

But she still seems to want her daughter to participate in the audition?
He didn't think too much about it, after Zhao Xinyu left, Qi Lei arrived first in the time he was smoking a cigarette.

Also with two people.

"Director Xu, this is Chen Wei, Mr. Chen, and the producer Gao Manju from Yindu Publishing Department."

Chen Wei's name sounds very imposing, but in fact he is a middle-aged man who is a bit bald, and he smiles quite kindly.

As soon as he opened his mouth, there was a strong Hong Kong pop.

And that Gao Manju seemed to be about the same age as Chen Wei, and he was a relatively taciturn type. After saying hello to Xu Xin, he sat aside with a teacup, and basically didn't speak much during the greetings between Xu Xin and Chen Wei.

Then, Xue Haifeng, Chen Minji, the deputy director of the distribution department whom he had met at Golf Manor last time, and Dong Qun, the director of Shanghai Film Production Company, also arrived. …

On the 9th, Xu Xin had already told Qi Lei about the situation of Shanghai Film Studio.

Qi Lei was also busy with this matter in the factory these two days.

Therefore, with the arrival of the three Xue Haifeng, Chen Minji, and Dong Qun this time, the groups of people are indistinguishable.

We are all brothers and sisters of the sixth eldest brother. Although we are usually far away from each other, we all know each other when we have a meeting or something like that.

Too.

At least it seems that Qi Lei, Xue Haifeng, and Dong Qun are quite familiar with each other.

Several people sat in front of the reception sofa, holding teacups and chatting about the ecology of the industry recently, and the topics were endless.

After waiting for about 15 minutes, the door was knocked and pushed open again.

Wearing sunglasses, Wang Jiawei, Xu Haofeng, and Xu Xin had only heard of them before but they were the first to see them.
Zhou Jingzhi, whom I saw for the first time, walked in together.

After Wang Jiawei walked in, he looked very polite when he saw these visitors.

The first sentence is:

"Sorry, we're late."

It was less than 2 minutes before the agreed time of 10:[-], so there was nothing to say.

Xue Haifeng smiled and said after hearing this:

"No, the time hasn't come yet. Besides, isn't the purpose of Director Xu's arrangement here so that everyone doesn't have to be so restrained? Director Wang can't be too restrained, then it will defeat Director Xu's good intentions, haha~"

In one sentence, he named the people who organized the game today.

Xu Xin smiled after hearing this, and took the initiative to ask Wang Jiawei
Stretched out his hand:

"Hi, Director Wang. I'm Xu Xin.

"Hi, Director Xu!"

Wang Jiawei shook his hand vigorously:

"Old Xu talked about you a lot. Thank you for your hard work. After understanding what he meant, Xu Xin smiled and waved his hands: "You are too kind."

"Come on, let's sit down and chat." Xue Haifeng answered at the right time.

"The Grandmaster" is still the copyright of Shanghai Film Studio, so although it is Xu Xin's team today, Xue Haifeng is still the principal.

Before taking his seat, Wang Jiawei greeted Chen Wei and Gao Manju.

Moreover, he called Gao Manju, who turned out to be "Brother Ju".And Gao Manju called him "A Wei".

I don't know what the relationship between the two is.

Then, when everyone was seated, Xu Xin also greeted Lao Xu with a smile.

After each sat on the sofa, Wang Jiawei looked at the environment of private room No. 3 and said:
"It's the first time for me to come to Chang'an Club. I just heard that the scenery is really good.

"Haha, it's all arranged by Director Xu~"

Xu Xin smiled slightly:
"Boss Xue's words are too polite. Just find a quiet place to sit with everyone."

With that said, he rang the service bell.

Soon, the waiter at the door came in with a drink list in his hand.

No one is drinking.

After each ordered something to drink, taking advantage of the preparation time,

Xue Haifeng talked about the general situation of "The Great Master".

Mainly with Wang Jiawei.

It is nothing more than "difficulties in the factory".

What financial pressure and so on, had to terminate the cooperation.But this time things took a turn for the better.

Wang Jiawei also knew the specific situation.Yindu must have finished communicating with him.Otherwise, he wouldn't come here today. …

After the drinks ordered by each came up, the meeting began to get down to business.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is nothing more than the amount of investment and the time of shooting.

There is nothing specific to say.

Not counting the cost of publicity and distribution, Wang Jiawei needs 1.5 million filming funds.

Plus the cost of more than 6000 million trial shooting in the early stage.

The cost of this play has reached 2.1 to 2.2 million.Is the overall budget, including the kind of actors' remuneration.

This number, since the four families can sit here today, they must agree.

Mainly to determine the amount of investment.

Shanghai Film Studio gave a budget of 9000 million yuan, which means that it will invest another 3000 million yuan in the future.Xiying Film Studio and Yindu jointly invested 9000 million yuan.

How much will be paid by exactly who will be paid, is not specified.But the whole amount has already been set.

The remaining 3000 million was paid by Xu Xin.He didn't mention Shuangwei and Headwind.

These words are not spoken now.

But the 3000 million investment is definitely not gone.

After the investment is confirmed, the next thing is the actors.

Leading actors Liang Chaowei, Yang Mi, and supporting roles Zhang Zhen and Zhang Jin are the "stars" that have already been determined.But there are many supporting roles in this play, such as Ding Lianshan and Gong Yutian.

Some of the candidates are being discussed.

As for the matter of the four companies dispatching their own producers.
Quite unexpectedly, he agreed very happily.But before agreeing, he just asked:
"As long as you don't rush me, let me shoot slowly, okay? That's a very realistic question.

Just like a fledgling director.
And when he asked this question, he mainly looked at Xue Haifeng.

However, Xue Haifeng's words this time were quite hearty:

"no problem."

"it is good.

In a word, the two of them settled the matter.The cooperation is officially reached.

Then, Wang Jiawei began to throw out difficult questions:
"The old train station in this movie, I watched several film and television bases, and I was not satisfied. I want a real train station, an old train station with the flavor of the Republic of China. If I can't find it, I can only build one. "

"There are conflicts in the schedules of a few actors who I have a feeling for.

"Can the length of the script be extended? I am reluctant to make subtractions for this story."

"The actor of Ding Lianshan is currently a difficult point. Some old actors are not up to the standard. The people I like have already rejected this movie."

One after another, one question after another is thrown out one after another and what should I do?

Solve it.

There were no other problems, but when it came to casting actors, Qi Lei, Xue Haifeng, and Chen Wei all looked at Xu Xin.

Xu Xinxin said that it is useless for you to look at me.I don't know as many actors as you do.

However, Xu Haofeng knew Xu Xin better, so he asked directly:

"Xiao Xu, is there anyone in your mind who fits the role of Ding Lianshan?"

"Ding Lianshan, the ghost of Kanto.

Miya Haneda's senior brother.

In the script, facing the provocation of the Japanese ronin, Gong Haneda originally planned to pay with blood.In the end, Ding Lianshan stopped him and asked him, "Which is more difficult, governing a sect or killing a few Japanese?"

And Gong Yutian's answer was "It must be difficult to govern the sect."

Then, Ding Lianshan took the job of attacking and killing Japanese ronin on himself. …

In his words, leave the simple things to me.

So, he attacked and killed ronin, fled to the northeast, and became a "ghost".

This role is actually not much, but it is quite interesting.

But the actor Xu Xin really didn't have a clue for a while.After thinking about it, he asked:

"Who did Director Wang originally plan to cast?"

"I wanted to invite Zhao Benshan. But when I sent him the invitation, he happened to be undergoing cerebrovascular surgery, so he explicitly rejected me."

"Teacher Benshan?"

Xu Xin was taken aback.
Subconsciously, I began to deconstruct the image of Ding Lianshan in my mind, and then combined it with the image of Zhao Benshan.

After thinking about it, I found it was quite suitable.

"Then let me ask Mr. Benshan again. Mr. Benshan was really sick at the beginning of the year. The last time he played a cameo in Director Zhang's play, his health was actually a bit weak. But I will try my best to fight for it.

He gave a guarantee that he would try his best to connect.

"Thank you, Director Xu."

Hearing Wang Jiawei's words, Xu Xin shook his head: "It should."

Next, we talked for a long time about casting, filming preparations, crew preparations, etc.

In the evening, everyone got together again and had a meal in the club.

While eating, Zhao Xinyu brought a bottle of red wine.Serious @
And as soon as the identity of "Mr. Zhao" appeared, the weight of this wine had obviously gone up.

During this period, Xu Xin finally figured out the relationship between Gao Manju and Wang Jiawei.

It turned out to be the brother of Gao Mankai, the producer of "Ghost School", the favorite work of Wang Jiawei's screenwriting period.

The two have known each other for 20 years. .
After a meal, everything was discussed thoroughly.Because of drinking, after parting with everyone, Xu Xin simply put the car here.

Anyway, it's very close to home.

From here, walk 400 meters, walk to Dongdan North Street, and walk all the way to Xiehe Hospital.

After Xiehe Hospital is Shijia Hutong.It couldn't be any closer.

While walking home, he was thinking about what happened today. The east wind of "The Grandmaster" has come, and the rest is the preparation period after the next year.

It is expected to enter the shooting stage directly after the preparations are completed in one to two months.

And the first thing he has to solve is Ding Lianshan's role.

After thinking about it, he took out his phone and found Zhao Benshan's phone number.

"Beep."

The phone was connected quickly, and a burst of hearty laughter sounded:

"Hahaha, Xiao Xu, it's new to call me at this time. What's the matter? I can't digest the nightlife of your young people."

"Haha~ Mr. Benshan, let's go, let's dance.

"Hahahaha~"

It can be heard that Zhao Benshan is really happy when he smiles.

"If you want to dance, you take Shen Xiaoyang and the others, but I won't go. I'm old, and my blood pressure will go up there? Why don't you come to the Northeast directly? Our Errenzhuan is no worse than a bar, and It’s fun and lively.”

"Hey, there's a chance. Mr. Motoyama, it's like this. I have a business to call you today."

"Say it. It's rare for your kid to open his mouth."

Don't, don't, I can't take your words seriously. …

Although he knew he was joking, Xu Xin hurriedly said politely, and then said:

"Mr. Benshan, where are you?"

"Liaoning. I'm going to Yanjing the day after tomorrow to rehearse the skit for the Spring Festival Gala. What do you say first? If you're in a hurry, I'll leave tomorrow.

As soon as this open statement was uttered, regardless of whether it was true or not, Xu Xin was really moved.

Don't care whether people are looking at the old man's face or doing it.

With this attitude, I have already given myself enough face.

"No, no, it's not about it. It's about the movie.

".Movie?"

Zhao Benshan was stunned:
"Let me play "The Hawthorn Tree"?"

"No, it's "The Grandmaster", the one directed by Wang Jiawei. Didn't he look for you?"

"Wang Jiawei~~~~ You're talking about the Republic of China martial arts movie, right?"

He still doesn't seem to understand what's going on these days.

But it's normal to think about it. Benshan Media is a performing arts company and not an investment company.

A few days ago, "The Grandmaster" was looking for investors again.

Jing, it's normal if you can't reach him
"Yes. I called you to invite you to play."

"Is this play related to you?"

"Yes, Yang Mi is going to play, and then I will invest in it."

"Oh~~~"

Zhao Benshan made a long sound.Then he said happily:
"Okay then, let's act.

".what?"

Xu Xin was taken aback.

Heart said so happy?

All of a sudden it made him a little unreal.

And Zhao Benshan probably sensed his emotional fluctuations, and said with a smile:

"When he came to me before, it was my recovery period from surgery.
I didn't want to move for a while, so I refused directly.And don't we have to have self-knowledge?Hong Kong and Taiwan movies like Wang Jiawei don’t match my temperament, right?But since you have invested this time, it means that you have a plan in mind.Then I'll take it. You said that this person is old, and he can still watch Wang Jiawei's movie. It's interesting to see this, isn't it?hahahaha~」

There were bursts of hearty laughter from his side, and after Xu Xin paused for a moment, he was also happy:
"Your words immediately made me feel at ease.

"Hi. I'm talking about my own family members. Why are you so polite? I've accepted this play. When do I need to join the group or what do I need to do? Tell me when the time comes.

The pay was not even mentioned.

He agreed directly.This friendship is very heavy for Xu Xin.

"Okay, that's it, Mr. Benshan, I'll contact Director Wang first, and then let's meet when you come, okay?"

"Okay~ Is there anything else?"

".Gone."

"Then you just wait for my call and it's over."

It was carried on without delay, and there was no nonsense at all.

After Xu Xin hung up the phone, he breathed out in the cold wind.

Teacher Benshan.
Recalling the words on the phone that were full of quack flavor.
He is full of emotion.

True justice!
Just like that ancient hero.