I'm the director, I'm not bad

Chapter 496 494. Long way to go

At almost 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the three of them showed up in studio one on time.

However, Xu Xin took a bag of coffee and left.

I didn't go to the recording site of "The Voice" at all.

He discovered it last year. After watching the recording live, he always felt a little weird when he looked back at the show.

It's as if someone drew an arrow for you on the first page of a Conan comic book and wrote: "→He is a murderer".

Very awkward.

So this year Xu Xin made up his mind. If he wants to watch it, he will contribute to the ratings after the show is finished. It is better for him not to watch it at other times.

He came to the editing room with a few cups of coffee, and he discovered a small detail.

The last time I met Zhu Huailiang, he was still drinking a thermos.

But this time there were probably three or four empty cups with "Maggie MACHIMACHI" on the table.

After thinking about it, he sent a message to Jay Chou:

"McGee is at the end of "The Voice", so it's open normally. Hire a few people and stay in the factory. I think everyone likes to drink."

Jay Chou replied very quickly:

"Okay. How do you want to do it?"

"Get an unlimited supply of water in the cafeteria, and arrange two positions here for everyone."

"Okay, I'll pay for that. Just set up a "Maggie Flagship Store"? Haha~"

"Okay, let me talk to the factory."

After sending this message, he found a message from Lin Qili, the logistics director of Xiying Studio.

"Brother Lin, is there any space in our cafeteria? I think everyone likes to drink McGee. I want to arrange an unlimited supply of water in the cafeteria. The free one."

Lin Qili didn't return, and he was not in a hurry.

McGee has done a great job this year.

It's a pretty good kind.

After binding with Wanda, it settled in Jinjie and there will be a long queue every day to buy tea.

Milk tea is a well-known thing, and the profit is huge.

But Jay Chou did not expand blindly, and his friend who made milk tea was also very obedient.

What everyone is doing is deeply binding with Wanda.

Maybe you will think that a broken milk tea shop should be bound to Wanda.

But don't ignore Jay Chou's popularity.

The taste is good and the price is not expensive, but you can only drink it in Wanda.

In fact, this is equivalent to giving consumers an additional incentive to go shopping at Wanda.

Wanda doesn't value a milk tea shop.But being able to drive even a small 0.1% of passenger flow in supermarkets is a huge step forward for Wanda.

They won't say no and are more than welcome.

In fact, it's good for the brothers to be together.

We are working together, but the starting point of everything is not money.

The three of them are not jealous of Jay Chou's milk tea shop, whose brand value may reach hundreds of millions this year.

The three of them are not jealous that Xu Xin's movie sells for money.

The old werewolf's family relies on handicrafts to make a living, and the three of them couldn't be more jealous.

Only Wang Sicong.

He is really rich, let alone the jealousy of the three of them, they all wished to pick their own eyes.

But in any case, it is a good thing for the four of them that the careers of the friends around them are taking off.

Especially Wang Sicong.

To be honest, the money from "The Voice" is nothing to him.

But along with the money comes influence.

What he is afraid of is that no matter what he does, others will think that he relies on his father's influence to succeed.

Wanda's field spans all walks of life, but there is basically no splash in music.

However, in terms of music and variety shows, he has succeeded.

In his 20s, his net income is hundreds of millions.

It is still a blank area of ​​Wanda's business.

This allows him to walk with his head held high and his chest straight, wherever he walks.

And this is the reason why they are united more and more closely.

To put it somewhat realistically, both Lao Lang and Lu Zi want to turn their families into "rich families" through the accumulation of their own generation.

Wang Sicong himself is a wealthy family, so what he pursues is the approval of his peers.

Even Lao Wang is now immersed in the beauty of "a tiger father has no dogs". During the Chinese New Year, he discussed with him that if his son is really interested in entertainment, let him go to the theater to be a professional first. vice president.

At that time, if it is possible, I will do all the entertainment at home for him.

Unfortunately, Wang Sicong did not agree.

It's not that I don't agree... It's just that I haven't played enough.

Waiting for two years.

As for this "playing", Pharaoh doesn't think his son has lost his mind when playing with things.

OK, just play if you want.

How to toss and toss love.

And the last Xu Xin...

He looks the most Buddhist on the surface.

Whether it is a good sound or a movie, it gives people a feeling of "casually" messing with it and getting it done.

The whole chest has no ambitions.

But in fact, apart from his family, the only people in this world who knew what Xu Xin wanted to do were these three people.

In their eyes, what Lao Xu pursued was actually something that his current native family could not bring him.

Money is in Lao Xu's pursuit, but it can only be said to be the icing on the cake.

Even, at certain moments, it will become the greatest confidence to prevent the seeds of the abyss from being seduced and going astray.

He should be the most tired one among the brothers.

Under the surface of doing nothing, in fact, every step is carefully managed.

Sometimes the three of them feel sorry for him...

But there are some things that want to go, join, or even play...the threshold is too high.

At the very least, these three people don't think they are qualified.

But seeing Lao Xu's appearance, he enjoyed it.

what to say...

His start is actually the difficulty of hell.

Compared with him, the three of them are simply nothing.

And if Lao Xu can make it...

Gee.

Even if it wasn't for the three of them, they would be able to ascend to heaven?
And before he got the Tao, whatever Lao Xu needed, the brothers could just help.

A milk tea stall is nothing more than two laborers and some raw materials.

How much is it worth?

If Ah Xin wants it, he will give it.

……

"The scenes in the countryside... cut some appropriately. Just keep some exciting parts..."

Facing the curtain, Xu Xin thought for a while and said to Zhu Huailiang.

In the past half a month, Zhu Huailiang has rough-cut two versions of the film.

One version has more rural life, and the other has more episodes of Yuan'an.

Let him choose.

And after watching it for an afternoon, after careful consideration, Xu Xin also figured out the choice:

"Life in the countryside is essentially watching the interaction between the third child and Jingqiu. But if you jump out of the main line of the film, this kind of interaction is actually a bit redundant... I thought about it at the time, and through the overlap of various small details , Let everyone feel the ambiguous process of young men and women, and recall the beauty of the past. But now it seems that it is a little redundant. Let’s delete some, and walk on the main axis..."

"it is good."

The taciturn Zhu Huailiang responded and drank the last sip of coffee in the cup.

That's all that's good about Lao Zhu.

I can really sit still.

A cup of coffee, a cup of scented tea in the afternoon, plus one ice cream per person bought by Su Meng.

Not to mention going to the toilet, I didn't even lift my butt.

The most amazing thing is that he is not fat, and he has no occupational diseases such as hemorrhoids and cervical spondylosis.

It's pretty outrageous.

"Then I'll make another version, when will Director Xu leave?"

"Estimated to stay for two days."

"Then I will try my best."

"Row."

Xu Xin nodded:
"Old Zhu, you are busy, I went to find Mr. Tian."

"it is good."

Just now, he received a text message from Tian Shuanghe himself, asking him to go to the office after finishing his work.

After leaving the editor, he soon came to Tian Shuanghe's office.

After knocking on the door, a voice came from inside:
"Come in."

Pushing open the door, I saw Tian Shuanghe sitting at the desk facing the computer.

And when he saw Xu Xin coming in, he didn't get up, but waved to Xu Xin instead:
"Come."

Xu Xin nodded.

Enter the house and close the door.

Came to the desk curiously:

"President Tian, ​​what's the matter?"

Tian Shuanghe didn't speak, just tapped the space.

Then, a particularly familiar voice sounded from the speaker:
"So you see, that's it. Since the director is famous because of his works, don't tear off his mysterious veil easily..."

"..."

Xu Xin was stunned for a moment, but was suddenly speechless.

"President Tian, ​​this is..."

"That's a good speech."

Tian Shuanghe felt a little emotional, and threw his good cat to Xu Xin, beckoning him to take it himself, and then pointed to the computer screen:

"This interview has a lot of gold content. I also specially learned about this film exhibition. There are many newcomers, right? Your interviews are all suggestions for newcomers, which is very good."

Xu Xin smiled a little embarrassedly:
"I blushed from what you said."

"Haha~"

Tian Shuanghe stood up while laughing, and pointed to the tea table.

This is the old custom of Xu Xin's visit.

Chat while drinking tea.

But this time, he didn't say what kind of tea Xu Xin was drinking.

He took out one from the pile of tea tins under the coffee table, and fiddled with it on his own.

Soon, a cup of tea was served.

Xu Xin smelled it...

Rivers and lakes rules:

"Well, good tea. This... the tea is sweet and fragrant..."

"How do you use Qingxin and richness together? Come and explain to me."

"..."

"You..."

Seeing Xu Xin's speechless appearance, Tian Shuanghe sighed helplessly:
"Anyway, I'm a great director, so I can't improve my vision? At least you have to understand, right? The tea you drink is good stuff, but every time I see you drinking it, I feel like you're ruining it."

"I like to drink it, but I'm just too lazy to study it. You see, if I don't study it, it won't hinder you from bringing me good tea, right?"

"...Are you still reasonable?"

Tian Shuanghe was speechless for a while.

But he didn't hesitate, he just asked:
"How is the child? Are you getting used to it in Guangdong?"

"It's very good, except for the prickly heat at the beginning, you get used to it after you get used to it. Children, they are very adaptable, and different environments can also help strengthen their physique."

"Well... Then you have to spend more time with the children. It is very hard for a woman to take care of the children alone."

"Hey, this will accurately convey the care of the leader back home to Comrade Yang Mi."

"Hahaha~"

Tian Shuanghe laughed again.

Then he said:

"The inauguration ceremony of the talent center has been put on July 7. The days have been crucified, and you will all come back in those days."

"it is good."

"After the establishment, Yang Ying, as the person we launched, will act in some movies in Xiangjiang. The role is not an absolute heroine... It depends on the market. But she can cooperate with those famous in Xiangjiang. I'm an actor now. Is there any problem with that?"

"No."

Xu Xin quickly shook his head.

In fact, he didn't care much about Yang Ying's affairs.

Because for Yang Mi, she is just a role to digest sewer resources.

Of course, Yang Mi thinks it's a sewer, but for other actors, it's something that can be met but not sought after.

So it's not bad.

Speaking of her, Xu Xin also added:
"During the World Expo, I met people from Tianyu several times."

"Hunan TV?"

"Yes. In terms of TV dramas, they really want to cooperate with Yang Mi, but that girl has no intention of acting in TV dramas in the past two years. But the kindness is hard to come by. In the past two years, Yang Ying, Baozi, Zhang Jiao, and the others, I plan to go there Push and push."

The factory doesn't really care much about the TV drama business.

That's a TV thing.

The currently promoted "Legend of the Wind" is just a peripheral product of "The Wind".

But Tian Shuanghe understood what Xu Xin meant, and said directly:

"After Shantai has money, it also wants to take action. At that time, you and Mimi will spend more time to deal with it. It is best that both sides are satisfied. This is Xi'an after all. They are not just a TV station. You and Mimi Honey, especially you, for some things in the future, you still need to be deeply rooted in the local soil to walk steadily. Hunan is a good choice at this stage, but you will become famous in the future. Here, the value you can play will be even greater .”

"I definitely understand this, and I think so too. The icing on the cake is definitely not as quick as a timely gift... But in the final analysis, it is still money. Regardless of professional ethics, many people become actors for money."

Tian Shuanghe nodded slightly, obviously thinking that Xu Xin was right.

Some things don't need to talk about friendship.

When a play is produced and your salary is in place, it will not be a problem.

He certainly didn't want the cooperation between Shaanxi and Taiwan to be based on favors over benefits.

At least not at some stage.

"Well, what about yourself? Is this the case this year?"

"That's not true, it's August. I plan to prepare a small-budget film one after another... There is an online love novel called "8 Days of Broken Love" at Niufeng, and it is going to be shot. In other words, Shanghai Film Studio also wants to stick to it. This is a bridge to establish a relatively close cooperation with me..."

Tian Shuanghe must know about the Shanghai Film Studio.

I knew it before "The Grandmaster".

Xu Xin never kept it a secret.

In fact, it is unrealistic for any company to try to completely control a big director in its own hands, and it also violates the laws of the market.

Of course, there are exceptions to everything.

Like the old man...

But didn't you see that the old man has become dissatisfied in the past two years?

So he asked:

"Small cost? How much to invest?"

"I guess... 500 million to 700 million is the sky. It may not even be used~"

After hearing the count, Tian Shuanghe didn't even bother to ask the box office estimate.

Just nodded slightly:

"The studio doesn't participate, so you just...just treat it as a meeting gift and send it to Shanghai Film Studio."

"Don't."

Xu Xin shook his head:

"If it is going to be filmed, it must be co-produced by West Film Studio and Shanghai Film Studio. It should be a signal to the outside world."

Tian Shuanghe couldn't help but rolled his eyes:
"Millions of millions of investment, you are the company participating in the investment, both of them are enough. Plus we... people who don't know think we are poor."

"Haha, does that mean we are rich?"

"...haha~"

Both of them were happy.

But Tian Shuanghe actually understood what Xu Xin meant.

Going out to make movies as an independent director is essentially different from going out to make movies with the director of Xiying Studio-Xu Xin.

His original intention was to tell Xu Xin that not everything in the factory will take a share from you.

Because he knew that Xu Xin was not short of money at all.

If it is tens of millions, then there is no problem for the two parties to cooperate and share risks.

A small production of several million...to put it bluntly.

A director with a box office of [-] million, isn't it worth these millions?
Fan consumption alone is enough to pay back.

But what Xu Xin meant was also very simple.

I am the director in the factory, although the money is not much, but the rules are the rules.

Everyone is one. Since I do it, I must also bring it to the factory.

Do not forget the well digger when drinking water.

Seeing this, Tian Shuanghe wasn't bothered anymore.

It was just that a sentence suddenly came out with some emotion:
"I came to you this time to talk about this aspect. Do you have any promising candidates for young directors? This time, I will invite you and invite them over."

"...Are you trying to...?"

Xu Xin was taken aback.

Tian Shuanghe shook his head slightly, and poured another cup of tea for him.

Pass me another cigarette.

"There is no shortage of money in the factory. But where did the money come from? The revenue contributed by the two seasons of "The Voice" is higher than the box office share of "The Wind". In addition to "The Wind", and our The copyrights of those old movies... It can be said that the factory's current affluence is all obtained from you."

"Don't say that... How will I see people in the factory after I say this?"

"Just the two of us, what are you afraid of?"

Tian Shuanghe waved his hands, leaning on the sofa with some emotion:

"Xiao Xu, you are just a sheep, and you will be bald sooner or later, right? What are you doing? What kind of vampire is our factory? Caught you alone and sucked to death? And this time the talent center will be established. , The actors who came the most. All kinds, related and unrelated, all came. On the 3rd, you can see many familiar faces. But only the director...we are very weak. "

Xu Xin understood what Tian Shuanghe meant.

This is actually not true at all.

Don't talk about yourself, and don't talk about people like the old man and Chen Kaige.

Just say at this stage, who are the directors in the factory?
The more famous ones are two.

One Gu Changwei and one Wang Quan'an.

Two remnants of the old days.

Their reputation is given by the factory.But money and status are actually not given by the factory, but raised by people outside the factory.

But they are also doing very well.

If the factory wants to make a film, then I will do it with the aim of winning an award.

This is the purpose of the West Film Studio to settle down.

Award, I took it.

Among other things, just this year, Wang Quan'an's "Reunion" also won the Berlin Silver Bear screenwriting award.

As long as the requirements of the factory are met.

But everything other than fame was brought by outsiders waving banknotes.

But now, apart from the three of them, the director of Xiying Studio... I really can't find anything.

No matter how famous an actor is, you must have a good director.

You know, the actor troupe, the remuneration they get, is not shared with the factory.

Unless it is a role that the factory finds.

No matter how strong the cast is, without the core captain, the ship will continue to sink or lose its way sooner or later.

But you can't look for Xu Xin for everything, right?
Let alone whether people have their own family and life, Xu Xin can set an example in some things.Take a fire and a...

But this "fire" alone is useless.

You must at least have a set of matching old and new supporting industries, so that Xu Xin can pass this fire on to others.

It's like "The Hawthorn Tree".

Without the old man as the art director as the producer, Xu Xin's films might still be famous, but they definitely wouldn't be so famous.

It was the two of them who got together, director Xu Xin, and producer Zhang Yimou, that made "The Hawthorn Tree" popular all over the country before it was released.

The role of this kind of publicity is not only for movie fans, but also for practitioners.

Xu Xin rushed forward with his head depressed. If other people in the factory couldn't see the splash, it would be useless.

Nothing but money.

This is a situation that Tian Shuanghe doesn't want to see.

This Shen Ge has been revitalized again, and Xu Xin has re-ignited the old engine, radiating youthful vigor and brilliance.

Now, his task as a leader is still to lead the team forward.

But if the job of finding suitable sailors still worries the captain, then the ship is really useless.

But rather...

"The circle of directors is too rigid..."

Tian Shuanghe sighed:
"In recent years, almost all outstanding directors have integrated into the Beijing circle. Who would take a look at this bitter cold place in the Northwest when they are used to the prosperous life in the capital? It was the minions who followed suit. The movie made a lot of money, and I don’t know how much money was made outside of the movie... No awards, and people live well. So...we have no attraction for them ,understand?"

"Understand."

Xu Xin also sighed.

"But young directors... have to try and make mistakes, and have to train..."

Tian Shuanghe was happy.

But the tone is full of persistence and seriousness:
"The predecessors planted trees and the descendants enjoyed the shade. I didn't plan to put the money in the account of the factory to save interest! Do you still remember the dream I told you when we first met?"

Hearing this, Xu Xin turned his head to look at the few golden seats behind the desk.

"I expect you to cover it all by yourself... You even think it's impossible for your father to change a display case on one wall for you. Then you say, if you want to cover this display case, can you do it by yourself?"

By heart.

The cabinets behind Tian Shuanghe are quite small.

Because there are not only trophies in it, but also some information files.

In terms of size, the showcase is about the size of a bookshelf.

It's far from the old man's "vigor" of "I'll make you a wall".

But he understood what the other party meant.

Mr. Tian said that the showcase that wants to be filled is not this small bookshelf.

What he wants to fill is to allow Xiying Studio to continue its glory for another ten years...or even twenty, thirty, and fifty years!
This cannot be done alone.

The glory created by the directors of the fourth and fifth generations...is that the latecomers need to go hand in hand and break the shackles to reach the vast ocean where fish can leap and the sky is high and birds can fly freely!
"Every director has a dream in his heart!"

With a cigarette in between, Tian Shuanghe's tone was full of determination.

"Before they are too deeply infected, we need to absorb more like-minded people. Do you understand? Xiao Xu!"

he asked.

Xu Xin nodded.

"Got it. It's just..."

"There is a long way to go..."

Tian Shuanghe let out a long sigh.

(End of this chapter)