I'm the director, I'm not bad

Chapter 486. 484. Beginning with Love
This dude wearing glasses is about to find a crack in the ground and get in.

Yes, he likes Yang Mi.

But there is actually no ill feeling towards Xu Xin.

He doesn't like Yang Mi because of her works, it's purely because of Yang Mi's beauty.

As for Xu Xin who is married to Yang Mi... Frankly speaking, he quite likes watching "The Unspeakable Secret" and "The Wind".

Not a fan, but at least not annoying.

But there are some things, that is, a good girl can't stand Lang Duo.

Having been with Yang Mi's group of fans for a long time, it is natural that something is wrong with Xu Xin's eyes.

grandma's.

You are the only one who married Yang Mi!
Xu dog!

But if you want to say bad feeling, definitely not.

Like... a joke between friends?
probably.

But the problem is that it's just a joke, I yelled it to my face!

This is a film show guest!

If you get angry...

As for the chicken feet or not, it doesn't really matter.

He eats eggs, not chicken feet.

So now the embarrassment of the face is red.

And Xu Xin was not angry at all.

Perhaps the CPU is used to it?When others call him Xu Gou, he thinks it is a compliment to himself.

Hey, I married the big honey you like.

Hey, I kiss her every day.

Hey, you can't kiss!

Eh!mad at you!
Therefore, the harder someone calls him a dog, the more stable his hands will be.

Otherwise, if he really didn't like this name, Yang Mi wouldn't laugh when someone called Xu Gou.

So, after complaining, he took the initiative to ask:
"Is this scene over?"

"Uh... let it go... it's over...well, Director Xu, I'm sorry, I just..."

"fine."

Watching him want to explain, Xu Xin smiled and waved his hands:
"Anyway, I'm the one who married Yang Mi, not you."

"..."

"..."

"..."

That buddy's face turned red again...

This time I should be angry.

However, this is just a small episode.Xu Xin's interview starts at 10 o'clock, and there is still an hour left.

Seeing that the first movie had already been screened, he continued to look down.

The name of the second movie on the catalog is "Yogurt: "Coffee, Coke, Cereal"", which starts at 9:10 and is 15 minutes and 50 seconds long.

Seeing this, he scanned around again, and found that the catalogs of these films were actually very short.

The longest is "Road Wide" directed by a director named Bai Yue, which is 51 minutes long.

"Why is the time so short? Are there no digital movies?"

he asked curiously.

Then he glanced at the name of this blushing buddy --- Zhang Linkuan.

Hearing this, Zhang Linkuan sneaked his eyes away from Liu Yifei who hadn't taken off his mask, and shook his head slightly:
"This year...it's basically like this. Because we just resumed, so..."

"Oh~ I see."

Xu Xin nodded to express his understanding.

It appears that the fallout from The Glorious Wrath hasn't died down yet.

In fact, it is normal to think about it.

It is a folk film exhibition in itself, and if famous film directors participate, there will be no substantial improvement.

Even in terms of its own attention, it can't even compare with the most pheasant, but at least officially endorsed film festival.

And for such a small film festival, it is a miracle that it dared to make "Glorious Wrath" the best film, and it survived to the rebroadcast.

But its resurrection does not mean that filmmakers should flock to it.

That's not realistic.

A non-governmental organization with a bad record can't pay much when it comes...

Except for those hopeless filmmakers, or amateurs who love movies, what are the others doing?

It might not even be reimbursed for the round-trip air ticket.

Why bother?
And in the same way, because they have just been resurrected, they must be cautious about some works that they want to show here.

Otherwise, the newly resurrected person may have been cold before he walked out of the spring.

After running through these reasons quickly in his mind, Xu Xin had a clear idea.

He didn't ask too many questions, but said directly:

"Which floor is "Yogurt: "Coffee, Coke, Cereal"" on, can I go and see it?"

Zhang Linkuan nodded quickly:
"Ok, Ok."

While speaking, he looked at the Casio digital watch on his wrist that fit his student status:
"It will start soon, Brother Lin, I will take Director Xu up."

"Uh... ok."

The student who wrote the blackboard newspaper who had been silent all this time responded.

"Let's go and have a look."

Following Zhang Linkuan, the four of them went upstairs together.

The screening of "Yogurt: "Coffee, Coke, Cereal"" was held in a classroom.

There is also a photo of three boys standing together in the school and smiling at the camera at the door.

There is a line of words below, which is the title of this stinky and long movie.

The light in the classroom was very dark, and even the viewing window on the side of the door was covered.

Zhang Linkuan opened the door:

"Director Xu, please."

"It's okay, we can go in by ourselves. Thank you for your hard work."

Xu Xin put on the mask again.

After the four people walked in, they immediately caught the attention of "all audiences".

To say it was all, in fact, there were only a dozen or so people.

There are men and women, and they are still sitting loosely.

Most of them are concentrated in the front row.

After Xu Xin entered the door, he immediately looked in the direction of the blackboard.

When he saw the screen used for the projection, he immediately went numb.

A pair of stands spliced ​​together with bamboo poles. On the stand is a curtain that is about two-thirds the size of a blackboard in a university classroom.

Xu Xin looked at the texture of the cloth...it was probably the same material as the sheet.

I finally understand why these dozen or so people are sitting in the front row.

It is estimated that when it is projected on a projector for a while, it will not be seen clearly at a distance.

Ugh.

He sighed inwardly.

This sigh is lamenting the poorness of this film exhibition.

But he nodded slightly.

nod.

This is a tribute to the hard work of the staff behind the entire film show.

So, the four of them also found a place in the front row.

After being seated, a few audience members looked at Xu Xin and Liu Yifei and felt something was wrong.

After all, the outfits of the two of them... are obviously out of place.

But now it's movie time.

The crew member sitting at the laptop controlling the projector started showing the film.

The screen switches instantly, and a fixed shot of an alarm clock appears.

There was also a "tick tick" sound from the speaker.

The alarm clock screen is on the right, while the blurred left... looks like a dormitory background, and a line of words slowly appears:

"Producer - Zhuang Xihai"

"It's kind of like that."

Seeing this, Liu Yifei whispered to him.

After the voice fell, the bell of "Dingling Bell" rang, and the alarm clock screen instantly switched to the window of a school.

Then he turned quickly and came to the door of the teaching building.

Two students ran out quickly.

Then, amidst the rapid music of electric guitars, the narration gradually entered:
"Warcraft, CS, Super Mario... Coffee swore to marry a computer for the rest of his life..."

Xu Xin understood immediately.

The so-called coffee, cola, cereal or yogurt should all be "person's names".

He couldn't help showing a smile.

Let's just say it's a joke.

This kind of name is a bit similar to everyone's online names when I and Yang Mi first dated.

What kind of "bitter coffee", "Coca-Cola", "yogurt is very sweet" and so on, now think about how shameful and shameful it is.

But on the student side, I think of his opening line.

Not to mention World of Warcraft, the two games CS and Super Mario are actually very old.

It is said that the current foreign CS is said to be released until two o'clock, while the domestic CS seems to have slipped from the altar after 1.6.

The Internet cafes are no longer full, and there are always people shouting "White room, password 000, it is forbidden to rescue hostages, the master!"

I am careful.

He watched a series of editing techniques used in the screen, and switched to the classroom, where the buddy who didn't know if it was the male protagonist was drinking yogurt, and thought secretly.

Nostalgic?

Or...youth theme?
But in the next second, as expected, as the teacher found the chalk stub thrown out by someone sleeping in class... a CS live game screen appeared.

The people in the game throw mines, with the classic "Falle thick" sound effects, blurred through editing techniques, and then connect chalk and grenades...

Very rough cut.

But it is true that Xu Xin can feel more and more serious treatment from inside.

And looking at this kind of smooth editing, he can even think of the scene when a few people are burying their heads in front of a computer, and the frame cutting is stuck.

"Tsk..."

He smashed his mouth again.

The rest of the time is rather boring.

This movie... actually has nothing to do with it.

It's nothing more than a period of adolescence.

What coffee mother got cancer, and finally came a reversal, it was early stage.

Yogurt was accidentally hit on the head by a can of Coke bought by Coke in a routine similar to imitating Ning Hao, or "Two Smoking Barrels"...

The movie uses a lot of instant black editing techniques, which makes the plot look messy and trivial.

And the script is quite weak, full of traces of sitting around.

Coffee is like staying up late, must drink coffee.

Yogurt is anytime, anywhere with yogurt in hand…

Etc., etc.

The eyes of people who watch the whole short film for 15 minutes are very tired.

Because this instant black and white editing technique is too easy to cause visual fatigue.

And the picture quality is very average...

Anyway, after 15 minutes, the movie ends in Yogurt's monologue reversal.

The lights are on.

"The movie is over, please leave in an orderly manner, thank you."

After the staff finished speaking, a few buddies immediately came to this side, as if they wanted to see how the girls in masks looked.

But Xu Xin has already stood up:

"Let's go?"

Liu Yifei nodded silently, and walked out of the classroom with Xu Xin and the others.

All the way to the downstairs and out of the teaching building, I feel at ease.

Xu Xin asked Liu Yifei:
"how do you feel?"

"Well……"

Liu Yifei thought about it and gave her own evaluation:
"This director has tried his best... But this is not a movie, it's just a short film, and... it should be a non-technical class, I'm afraid he can't even master the most basic editing skills. It's okay at the beginning, a bit like a digital movie, but The feeling of darkening and speeding up from time to time in the back is too uncomfortable."

After expressing her point of view, she turned to Xu Xin and asked:
"How do you feel?"

"My feeling is... I can feel the seriousness in it. After all, if you stretch the fast-forward clip, you should have at least 25 minutes of material. But other aspects are also a mess."

He was telling the truth.

However, after saying this, he added another sentence:
"But...it's a movie."

"...?"

Liu Yifei was taken aback.

This is still a movie?
At most, it is a short film, or a short film made by the most amateur.

But Xu Xin smiled at her and said:

"It at least tells a story, doesn't it? Early movies, it's not as good as this. So, in my case, it's a kid who's taken seriously. Not to mention the plot, the acting... nothing, at least... ..."

He said firmly:

"It's a movie."

"..."

Liu Yifei suddenly understood what he meant.

laughed:

"Ha~ That's right, it's indeed a movie."

"Um……"

Xu Xin responded, checked the time, and said directly:

"Let's go, go to the auditorium, it's time for the interview."

……

All the way to the auditorium of Communication University, as Xu Xin said, in terms of layout, it is much more luxurious than that of the screening unit.

But also limited.

When the four of them arrived, someone had already come out to greet them because of Su Meng's early contact.

"Director Xu, Mr. Liu, hello, both of you. I'm Song Wen, the founder of the College Student Film Festival. Welcome to come."

The person who came was a short-haired man who looked to be in his early 30s.

His brows and eyes are full of enthusiasm.

After shaking hands with the two of them, he moved in and asked with a smile:

"I just heard that the two of you went to a screening first, did you watch a selection of films in the screening section?"

"Correct."

Xu Xin responded.

While following him to the back door of the auditorium, he said:
"It was delayed for 15 minutes, making Mr. Song wait for a long time."

"Hey, where is it?"

Song Wen quickly shook his head, obviously flattered by the polite title of "teacher":

"It's too late for us to be grateful for Director Xu's support... Director Xu, your film will start at 2:30 p.m., and it will be shown in the auditorium as an opening short film."

Speaking of this, he paused, with a hint of gratitude in his tone:

"I watched the finished film several times...Thank you two for your support to our college student film festival!"

The tone of his words is actually quite complicated.

As for the reason, Xu Xin can more or less guess.

In fact, it is nothing more than two points.

One is the lineup.

The lineup of myself + Liu Yifei, 10 yuan is enough?
Just kidding.

The combined remuneration is multiplied by ten to save face.

Not to mention, the total is only 10 yuan, the crew eats horse chews, eats and drinks, and the quality of the film is added...

Director Xu didn't pay back the money, and Song Wen didn't believe it even if he was beaten to death.

On the other hand, is it the reason why I and Liu Yifei came to the scene?

If I and Liu Yifei didn't come... just go to the yoghurt coffee movie just now, the empty audience...

Whether it will continue next year is still unknown.

Xu Xin smiled and shook his head:
"It should be. The reward of eating the king, the matter of loyalty to the king. So what is our itinerary for today?"

Song Wen quickly explained:
"The two of you will have an interview in a while. After the interview...if you are free, I dare to invite you to a meal. Then the short film will be shown in the afternoon..."

Speaking of this, he paused and said with a smile:
"It's not good to continue to waste the time of the two of you. We are already very grateful for this."

There is a hint of humbleness in these words...

Instead, Xu Xin felt uncomfortable.

But he didn't say much, and when he followed Song Wen all the way to the backstage, the time was almost up.

Standing at the passage leading from the background to the front, Xu Xin glanced out through the gap in the curtain.

The auditorium was more than half full.

After thinking about it, he asked Song Wen:

"How many people can this auditorium hold?"

"500 people!"

Song Wen also looked at those people and said excitedly:
"Actually...there were not many people at the screening in the morning. They are all here!...Because Director Xu and Mr. Liu came, except for some young directors, the rest of the audience were basically audiences! Several hundred number!"

He said, turning his head to look at Director Xu.

However, Director Xu's face showed no excitement at all. Instead, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva and stammered:

"This... so much?"

When he was in school, dozens of people in the classroom applauded him, and he blushed and had a thick neck.

These hundreds of people...

"Do we have questions... just... the ones with answers."

he asked suddenly.

"..."

The corner of Liu Yifei's mouth twitched.

Song Wen was also a little confused.

Director Xu, what's the matter?
Just wondering, I heard Sister Shenxian say:

"It's okay, I'm here. If you're nervous, just look at me, and I'll answer for you."

"...???"

Song Wen was even more confused.

What do you mean?
nervous?

What are you teasing me?

A chief executive of the Olympic Games can manage tens of thousands of people and organize such a wonderful opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, as well as the World Expo.

Facing hundreds of people now... Are you nervous?

? ? ? ?
But when Xu Xin heard this, his heart warmed up.

Ah!
Or society, my fairy sister is reliable.

then……

"What's inside... I'll smoke a cigarette to calm down."

He quickly waved to Su Meng, and the two walked out quickly.

"This……"

Song Wen couldn't help but asked Liu Yifei:
"Teacher Liu, Director Xu is..."

Liu Yifei shrugged:

"He's thin-skinned, boy..."

"...???"

Why are these words so strange coming out of your mouth?

Song Wen, who didn't know what it meant to be "black near the ink", was speechless.

This Director Xu...is a little different from Sister Immortal.

……

"Brother Xu."

"Ok?"

"You... If you're nervous, can I squeeze it for you?"

Hearing Su Meng's words, Xu Xin shook his head.

It's about to start, he intends to smoke a cigarette and go in.

One cigarette...should be almost adjusted.

"Hush...huh."

A puff of smoke was emitted, and he suddenly asked:
"Mengmeng, how did you feel watching that short video just now?"

"Well."

Su Meng showed a thoughtful look.

It took about two or three seconds of dullness before she said:

"It feels... quite interesting. It's like watching a rough stage play. It's very fresh~"

As she spoke, she quickly shook her head again:

"Of course, it's definitely not comparable to Brother Xu. But... I think it's already very powerful. Although I stayed with Brother Xu in "The Hawthorn Tree" for a few months, if I was asked to make a movie, what would it be? Where the camera is placed to shoot, or after shooting, you have to learn editing software, edit by yourself... and dubbing, etc., I find it very difficult and complicated."

"..."

Xu Xin didn't respond.

Because he was thinking along the other side's train of thought.

In all fairness, the short film about yogurt coffee just now, let alone put it on the Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers and other film festivals.It is basically impossible to put it in a little pheasant award.

Not to mention anything else, even "Postpartum Care of Sows" was filmed, produced, and edited by a professional crew.

How can this kind of thing, which looks like a layman's own tinkering, be on the "Talk of Elegance"?

But Mengmeng's words gave him another kind of thinking.

For ordinary people, making movies is very difficult.

Where is the difficulty?
First, there must be a script.

This step is easy to do, you can write it yourself or buy it directly, and spend a little money at most.

But what next?
With a script, how to shoot?
Are you going to start imagining things in your head?
What is the hero and what is the heroine?

How do you set up the scene of this scene, what kind of atmosphere do you want to create, and even when you shoot the actors, how do you find the shooting angle that can rhyme with this scene, and what kind of expressions the actors make? satisfy……

This requires imagination and requires aesthetic standards.

And even with these, you still need to find a group of professional people to help you.

Without considering the money, these people are all done, you still have to edit and make a soundtrack...

This is a really, really big, and cumbersome project.

From the most basic script to the complex and delicate post-production...

Not to mention big directors, they have plenty of resources.

What about the little director?

What about lovers?

How are they going to do it?
No one taught them, they can only explore a little bit by themselves, so what provides them with such a strong motivation?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but murmured:

"Do you love it?"

"...Ah? Brother Xu, what are you talking about?"

Su Meng didn't hear clearly, so she asked a question.

But Xu Xin shook his head:
"fine……"

A bright smile suddenly appeared on his face, and there was a sense of intimacy in his eyes...like meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

The future and fate of the college student film festival is irrelevant.

It doesn't matter what questions the host will ask today, and how he can answer them fluently in front of everyone.

At this moment, he suddenly found that he came here... Or, after entering Communication University, he finally found the root of the throbbing in his heart.

Don't think about film shows, don't think about any.

He suddenly... wants to talk to those "colleagues" who are sitting in the audience today, just like himself, who stepped into this hot land because of their love.

No show off, no flattery.

Just simply talk to them.

because……

They are just like themselves.

It starts with love.

Thinking of this, he suddenly untied the watch strap, and handed the one million Patek Philippe to Su Meng.

"Brother Xu, Sister Mi specially asked you to match this watch, saying that it looks good together..."

"Need not."

Xu Xin put the watch in her hand, and then began to untie the tie.

After quickly taking out the tie and handing it to her, the whole person changed from that very formal appearance to a somewhat casual one after unbuttoning one of the shirts.

At this time, he said:
"Today is not for those."

"..."

Su Meng was a little speechless, but obediently put away her tie and watch.

Just kidding.

More than 100 million.

If it hits a little bit... I simply degrade myself into slavery and sell myself to pay back the money.

(End of this chapter)