I'm the director, I'm not bad

"Yo, it's quite early."

Pushing open the door, Xu Xin greeted Liu Zhishi and Li Minnian with a smile.

Liu Zhishi nodded:

"Yeah, I'm hungry... Is this place delicious? It looks very luxurious, how does it taste?"

"It's pretty good. The steak is very good... The wine is also okay, do you still drink?"

"Well……"

Hearing this, Liu Zhishi asked:

"Does it taste good?"

"The one I drank last time was pretty good."

"Then have a drink."

In a good mood, the girl who completely forgot that she had made a promise to quit drinking just a few hours ago nodded.

Seeing this, Xu Xin smiled and nodded:
"Okay, is Manager Li driving?"

Li Minnian, who finally had a chance to speak, shook his head:

"No. Neither of us was driving."

"Let's have a drink then... What is this luggage?"

Looking at the box in the corner of the room, Xu Xin asked in bewilderment.

"After having dinner with you, I'm leaving. I booked a plane after 9 o'clock."

"Uh……"

Looking at the time on his watch, Xu Xin found that it was already past 6:[-].

He finished late today, so he came a little late.

As for the plane after 9:9 o'clock... it will be counted as taking off at 9:20, and the plane will stop boarding at [-]:[-].

That is to say, from here to the airport, go through the security check, and then board the plane, at least 40 to 50 minutes should be reserved.

As for Roosevelt's meal, it took more than half an hour to bake the Wellington filet steak or something.

From the appetizer to the dessert at the end, it takes less than an hour to talk about it.

This time is too rushed.

So he said:

"The time is too late...Refund the ticket. Why don't you take my plane and leave?"

"Don't. How expensive."

Liu Zhishi hastily refused.

But Xu Xin waved his hand:
"Okay, why are you arguing about this? Manager Li, refund your ticket. My plane is in Shanghai. I'll arrange it later. When will we leave after dinner?"

Although it takes a flight from Magic City to Yanjing, it costs about 15 to 20 including the route and labor.

But friends.

A taxi fare of 20 yuan is not unaffordable.

Seeing that Liu Zhishi was still shaking her head, Xu Xin was not happy:
"What are you doing? It's really boring to argue... Broker Li, hurry up and refund the ticket. I'll make a call here. I'll let someone from Roosevelt take you there later."

"..."

Li Minnian was a little confused.

What the hell... Director Xu was talking about a private jet?
? ? ? ?
And Xu Xin, who did what he said, has already dialed the number of the airline agency:
"Hey, let's go to Yanjing. If it's time...it's tonight. It's like ten o'clock and eleven o'clock, two people. I'll send you the ID number later...uh."

Listening to the question on the phone, Xu Xin asked jokingly:

"Do you have any requirements for Kong Shao? A handsomer? A colder? A sunny guy? A sad handsome guy?"

"..."

Brother, can you help me call a duck?
Liu Zhishi was speechless.

The baby's face is red!

"Hahaha~"

Seeing her strange reaction, Xu Xin said to the phone with a smile:

"Two flight attendants, two stewardesses. Standard configuration. Then arrange for two cars to pick up... Oh yes, the meals on the plane are halal.... Well, hang up."

After hanging up the phone, he edited a message and handed it to Li Minnian:

"Broker Li, just send him your and Shishi's ID card, mobile phone number, and name information."

After speaking, he sat on the sofa and rang the service bell.

The waiter who was guarding the door came in:
"Bring a few red wines to choose from. The older ones are suitable for ladies to taste. Then you have... what kind of set menu, the one that the chef cooks himself, and a set... Oh yes, use the appetizer The one that was opened last time...the Libyan or the Iraqi ham, the Spanish one..."

Brother, where are you with the self-explosive truck?
Back to Libya...

Liu Zhishi didn't even know how to complain.

But she could tell that Xu Xin was really familiar with this place.

Apparently, many times.

After the waiter nodded and left, Xu Xin asked:
"I heard... what happened? Was it hidden by the snow?"

"..."

Liu Zhishi was taken aback, and subconsciously asked:

"How do you know it?"

The corner of Li Minnian's mouth twitched.

His eyes panicked.

It's over... I forgot to tell Mimi to think of a reason to prevaricate Shishi.

Shishi didn't let me say it.

When Xu Xin saw Li Minnian's eyes, he immediately understood something, and said with a smile:

"Tang Yan only contacted me in the afternoon. She said that your company invited her to play "Weird Hero Yizhimei"... She didn't know what was going on, so she asked me."

"...Do you still have contact with her?"

"Yes. Last time we played golf together."

"???"

Looking at her puzzled eyes, Xu Xin also knew that this lie would not work if it was investigated carefully, so he changed the subject:
"How do you feel now?"

He thought the other party would show a wry smile or something.

But it just doesn't.

The girl shrugged casually:

"I can finally rest well."

Oh?
Xu Xin raised his eyebrows.

She seems to be in a good mood.

So he laughed and said:

"It's fine to think so, actors also need to recharge their batteries. If you keep spinning continuously, you don't have time to settle and accumulate, so your acting skills will always float on the surface..."

"correct."

Liu Zhishi nodded:

"So, let's just hide in the snow, it doesn't matter. Just take a break and settle down... Do you know the reason for my snow?"

"Tell me."

"it is good."

Liu Zhishi recounted what happened at noon today.

Although he knew about this in advance, Xu Xin still pretended to hear it for the first time, and slowly frowned.

"That's it... okay, then I know about it. Think about how to do it later..."

While talking, several waiters walked over with white gloves, holding various red wines in their hands.

At the same time several other waiters began to prepare white wine for the meal.

Dinner is officially started.

……

During this meal, Xu Xin didn't say anything like "I'll avenge you".

Because it is not necessary.

The girl didn't realize many things for the time being, and Xu Xin didn't intend to talk about them.

It seems that the subtext is "Shishi, you owe me a favor".

No need.

Neither he nor his wife needed nor wanted Shishi to bear the psychological burden of being in debt to him.What's more, this incident was a disaster for her.

Therefore, during this meal, everyone basically didn't talk about this aspect.

Xu Xin was talking to her about the crew.

For example, Liu Yifei's acting skills.

For example, the characteristics of the character Jingqiu and so on.

When she heard that after several months of isolation, Liu Yifei had suddenly undergone such a... almost earth-shaking change, her eyes were full of surprise.

Then I discussed with myself how she should improve her acting skills.

Although Xu Xin sounded like she was imitating the path that Yang Mi had walked... But she was right to think so.

As a director, in his opinion, a good actor really needs precipitation.

It is said that people have their own aspirations, and the path is chosen by oneself, and others cannot force it.

But let Xu Xin choose by himself. Among the two actors who are like Sister Bingbing, who plays seven dramas a year in a row, and Yang Mi, who naturally go silent for a period of time after each work, and then come back, He will definitely choose the type of Yang Mi.

It has nothing to do with coffee status, popularity, box office appeal, etc.

In his view, actors playing roles are like digesting food.

There is a process.

Slowly, chew slowly, and digest a character perfectly.

In this way, it will not burden the actors themselves, and it will also save others from worrying.

And after telling Liu Zhishi this idea, Liu Zhishi's rare low-myopia eyes burst out with a kind of... similar to yearning-like light of hope.

Obviously, this is the kind of actor she yearns for.

The work is neither too fast nor too slow, but every work allows her to give her best on the screen.

Do your best, leave no regrets, completely ignite and release yourself, just like the phoenix returning to its nest, be reborn from the ashes.

Seeing this, Xu Xin suddenly asked:
"Hey, have you read the novel "Scary Step by Step"?"

"Well, not yet."

Liu Zhishi, who didn't think too much, shook her head slightly:

"Mimi has always told me that this book is good, but... an online novel... it's not a literary work..."

"You have the wrong idea."

After hearing the subtext in her words, Xu Xin shook his head:
"Literature has no distinction between high and low. Online novels may not be as profound as those works of those times, but don't forget that since ancient times, there has been no distinction between entertainment and culture. Culture and entertainment are highly overlapped in some aspects. The audience... or It is the choice of the people to choose the form of entertainment that the masses choose as a pastime and relaxation after dinner. Anyone who tries to control, deny, or fool this choice...to paraphrase a great man said: Who are you?"

"Uh……"

"So don't hold this kind of thinking. Think about it, as an actor, you can't even be recognized by many people. But a novel written by a certain Internet author has received hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of people. From this point of view, they are much better than us. It is true that books are a way to accumulate knowledge, but if you only regard books as a way of learning, it is a big mistake.”

His words are more helpful than anything else.

After suddenly thinking about the importance of why an online novel can be recognized by so many people...

Liu Zhishi frowned and began to think.

After one sip of wine and three puffs of cigarettes, she nodded:

"I'm too short-sighted. Then I'll look back... I'm just free, and I have a lot of time every day."

"Well, it's a good read. Because Yang Mi is working on the script for this book. Although I don't know when it will be filmed, didn't you just yearn for the kind of acting that burns itself into a pile of ashes for a character? Treat it as a test field."

"Ok!"

No rejection, no courtesy.

Because it is not needed.

The friendship of a friend is heavy, just keep it in your heart.

She was full of eagerness to try.

Can't wait to "burn out" myself.

……

One and a half bottles for three people.

After the dinner, Liu Zhishi, who was drunk, looked at the bustling scenery of the Bund outside, feeling a little unfinished.

After looking at the time... after feeling that there was still a while, she said:

"Eh? Have you visited the Bund?"

"Well……"

After Xu Xin thought about it, he realized that there really wasn't one.

After coming to Shanghai so many times, even Roosevelt came so many times, he really didn't go across the road for a stroll.

"Then let's go for a stroll? I don't think there are many people here."

There are indeed not many people on the Bund today.

Firstly, the weather does not allow it, and the magic city is still a bit cold at night.

Second, this is not a weekend, nor is it a tourist season.So there are really not many people.

"Okay."

Xu Xin readily agreed.

"But your luggage..."

Hearing Xu Xin's words, Li Minnian thought for a while and said:

"Then I'll go to the airport first, how about it? I'll go to the airport with my luggage first, and Shishi will drive here in a car later."

"also."

So, the two sides parted ways.

After Li Minnian left, Xu Xin and Liu Zhishi also went downstairs wearing masks.

Go downstairs and checkout.

Xu Xin ate more than 11 yuan for one meal.

Mainly expensive in red wine.

Two bottles of Romanee-Conti Richburg in 2005 cost him more than 8 yuan.

The premium is definitely premium.

But it doesn't matter, people also want to make money, don't they?

But Liu Zhishi stuck out her tongue:
"Mom... so expensive..."

Hearing this, Xu Xin shrugged his shoulders as if it was 11 yuan to treat friends to a roadside stall to eat fried noodles and drink fruit beer:

"Let's go."

The two walked out the door.

Soon I crossed the road and came to the Bund embankment where boats passed by.

"It was only after I came to Shanghai that I realized how poor I was."

In the evening wind, a sentence of emotion came out of Liu Zhishi's mouth.

Xu Xin rolled his eyes directly:
"Don't come here, it's the same as how low the consumption level of Yanjing is."

"Isn't that... mainly because I am familiar with Yanjing. I am familiar with eating delicious food, or drinking something. But coming here for a meal costs more than a hundred thousand... It's outrageous."

"It's boring."

A muffled whistle came from the Huangpu River.

Xu Xin was speechless.

And pouted in my heart.

11 is high consumption?

There is a chance for my old man to open your eyes.

Look at the consumption of my old man...

11 is 11 yuan for me, but it might be one yuan for my old man.

"It's normal for a ten-mile foreign market to have high consumption. If the consumption level of an international metropolis is the same as that of a village, it means that the people are not living a good life. You should think about it this way. Its price is so high, which means that our people can consume well. It means that the country is rich and powerful..."

He made some fallacies.

And at this moment...

"Xu Xin!"

"Ok?"

Xu Xin turned to look at her.

I saw that the girl next to her had already pulled off the face-lifting mask of the same style recommended by Yang Mi on her face.

The evening wind blows.

Her hair in a single ponytail was a little messy, swaying in the wind.

On the face is a bright smile full of hope for the future.

"After I become a good actor, I will definitely make a lot of money! At that time, I will treat you and Mimi to a big meal! The kind that eats like 100 million!"

"..."

Xu Xin, who thought she had some kind of ambition, was stunned...

Suddenly happy.

The girl in front of her had small white teeth, her hair fluttered in the wind, and her delicate face was full of determination and persistence.

Therefore, he did not intend to refute or attack the other party.

Just smiled and said:

"Don't worry about it then."

"Hey, who cares about who is a puppy! One million meals! It's a deal!"

"Bored, bored~~~"

The whistle of the Huangpu River sounded.

Witnessed the sincere oath of friends by the river embankment.

Hook and hang, 100 years, not allowed to change.

……

"Hahahaha, did she really say that?"

"That's right. One million meals."

"Hahahahahaha... Well, let me do the math. Gold is now 270 grams, ten grams two thousand seven, one hundred grams..."

"Are you waiting to count the words with me?"

Xu Xin rolled his eyes, and directly gave the answer his wife wanted:

"About [-] grams."

"Oh my god, more than three catties?"

"..."

Your math teacher died so early.

It's a shame that you still say nonsense like "I was good at studying when I was a child" and "I would have gone to Tsinghua University if I hadn't been delayed by my career as an actor" every day.

Three thousand five hundred grams is more than three catties?
Fine.

Without saying a word, he just quietly listened to his wife grinning:
"Eating more than a catty of gold per person can make up the 100 million. Let alone gold, you can't stand eating more than a catty of beef per person."

This is also bullshit.

In terms of eating meat, don't you eat more than me?

It's okay for my old Shan to meet each other after a meal.

But this catty of beef is really too much to eat.

But you old Beijingers are fine.

The food is authentic~
Maybe it's because he drank too much alcohol, his mind is full of running the train right now.

But I dare not say it.

After all, on the 15th, I will go to Xiangjiang to participate in the Hong Kong Film Awards.

You bitch... She holds a grudge.

What if the punishment is changed from stepping on the face with white silk fishing nets to cutting off the feet of children and grandchildren... Then, isn't our old Xu a big loser?
So he hummed in response there.

And at this moment, he heard a "buzz" from the phone.

Someone texted him.

He thought that someone might be calling him and couldn't get in, so he turned on the speakerphone to see who it was.

As a result, as soon as I opened the short message, I saw a message from an unfamiliar phone number:
"Hello, Director Xu. I'm Nazha. I'm sorry to disturb you so late. After listening to your opinion last time, I discussed it with my family and decided to apply for Beijing Film Academy. My family is also very supportive, and Mr. Hu also agrees." Yes, and found an art test training class for me in Yanjing. I will definitely live up to your expectations."

"what's wrong?"

Seeing that her brother stopped answering, Yang Mi asked in puzzlement.

Xu Xin who came back to his senses said:
"Well, it's okay, Nazha sent me a message saying that she decided to apply for Beijing Film Academy, and Hu Guang also enrolled her in an art examination training class."

"Then why did I send you a special message?"

"Because I suggested her to take the exam last time."

"Uh……"

Yang Mi was stunned, her eyes narrowed:

"Young man, your thinking is very dangerous. Tell me! Are you going to open a harem!"

"Fuck off."

While replying with a "OK, come on", while rolling his eyes, Xu Xin said:
"Who would make fun of a 17-year-old girl's future? Am I serious about giving her advice?"

"Hum..."

Hearing this, Yang Mi hummed twice.

But I didn't care too much.

In terms of beauty... that girl is still young.

What's more... This is indeed my brother's style.

Others don't know, but she knows best as the person next to her pillow.

How good her lover is at heart.

"But... Hu Guang was willing to let her go. I didn't expect... Oh, that's right. Now she is in the shape of the great director Xu Xin!"

"..."

The corner of Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

Bitch bitches...

Thankfully, it's your mouth, it didn't disgrace your name at all.

Pooh!
Guimao New Year, the new year is full of blessings and blessings, and I wish you all a prosperous and prosperous new year!