I'm the director, I'm not bad

Chapter 511 509. Advertising Book

All the way to this art school named "Yinhai", Xu Xin got out of the car by himself.

Pang Liwei and Su Meng are going to the hotel to get a room.

Originally, they stayed at the hotel first and then came back, but Xu Xin insisted on seeing the old man first, so the two had to turn back.

"Yimou should be on the second floor, go upstairs and turn right..."

"It's okay, sister Pang, I'll just call him."

As Xu Xin said, he walked directly into the building.

All the way upstairs, he didn't treat himself as an outsider.

looking around.

Then I saw a large dance studio, a group of girls were wearing cheongsams, with a bowl-like hat on their heads, walking catwalks there.

Some people took a few steps and the bowl fell off, while others kept their bodies stable and kept walking.

Some of the faces are familiar.

Xu Xin recognized Ni Ni at a glance.

After all, Xu Xin had contributed to her being selected.

The director's vision is the same.

The old man recognized it, and he himself recognized it.

Isn't that the hardcore heroine?
But after not seeing him for half a year, Ni Ni's temperament has indeed changed from one heaven to another.

At this moment, her brows and eyes were pretty, and her apparently flat figure walked out of her enchanting steps abruptly, Xu Xin had a sense of sight that brightened her eyes.

can.

Flattering but not coquettish.

This smell... is right.

Xin took a second look, until the group of girls finished their journey with their bowls on their backs, and at the same time noticed him, a stranger in the corridor.

Xu Xin just looked away, and continued to walk forward on his own.

A cubicle away from the large dance studio was an office with its door open.

Before Xu Xin arrived, he heard snoring in his ears.

My heart said that this one slept soundly.

After glancing inside, I was suddenly taken aback...

In the large office, Zhang Weiping occupied the entire desk by himself, sitting on the office chair with his legs crossed on the desk, snoring loudly on his back.

But if he alone is not enough to make Xu Xin stunned.

What made him stunned was that the old man was sitting in front of the TV, holding his chin with his hands, his side face exposed to Xu Xin staring at the TV... It was also the video of the group of girls practicing there.

Based on Xu Xin's understanding of him, there is no need to ask...

The old man's iconic brow must have been furrowed.

And there were two other people beside him.

One is Zhao Xiaoding, and the other is Li Shuang whom I met in the villa last time.

Xu Xin was speechless.

After coughing lightly, he walked into the office.

"cough."

Hearing the sound of coughing, the three of them turned their heads together.

Zhang Yimou's eyes lit up instantly when he saw Xu Xin.

"..."

He didn't speak, just stood up while patting the armrest of the seat, smiling at Xu Xin while walking this way.

When Zhao Xiaoding and Li Shuang saw the director stand up, they also stood up.

Xu Xin immediately quickened his pace and came to the side of the three of them.

We all know each other, so we are not so polite.

After giving the cigarette to Li Shuang and Zhao Xiaoding with a smile, Zhao Xiaoding asked in a low voice:

"Why did you come here suddenly?"

"Come learn from Director Zhao and learn advanced experience."

Xu Xin also suppressed his voice and laughed amidst the grunting.

Zhao Xiaoding grinned happily, patted him on the shoulder, turned to Zhang Yimou and said:
"Director, let's do this first? Wait until the movie comes out in the afternoon and then watch it?"

"Okay. Xiao Shuang, you put away the CD, I'll take Xiao Xu to mine first."

"Ok."

Li Shuang responded.

And Zhang Yimou picked up a glass thermos cup from the side of his chair leg.

Xu Xin glanced at the thermos in his hand.

It's not the supermagnetic technology magnetized water stainless steel thermos cup that I sent...

How did you change it?

Although he didn't want to think "you have other dogs outside" and be gay, but he kept his mind on it.

The old man likes to drink strong tea, he knows it.

And he doesn't like to brush the glass, he knows it too.

Old tea drinkers seem to have a mysterious belief in tea stains... Although that thing seems to be beneficial to the human body, but Xu Xin asked himself to drink water every day from a black and dirty teacup. It is unbearable.

And how did the tea stains get off so quickly?
Simple, strong tea.

Keep brewing strong tea, and within ten days and a half a month, the inside of the cup will be covered with a layer of brown.

But the old man's glass thermos is brand new.

Not to mention hanging tea stains.

This glass looks pure and transparent, without any other color.

Very new.

After receiving this small detail in his eyes, Zhang Yimou also pointed outside, motioning to follow him.

Xu Xin greeted the other two with a smile, and walked out with the old man.

After going out, Zhang Yimou pointed to the dance room as he walked:
"Go and see?"

"Don't, little girl, I'm afraid of death."

"..."

Hearing this, Zhang Yimou stopped in his tracks, and turned to see that his expression was completely speechless.

Xu Xin laughed:
"Haha, really... I was supposed to take care of the baby at home today, but Yang Mi hasn't been feeling well for the past two days, so she gave me a hard time yesterday."

He meant it as a joke.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, the old man said directly:
"Then don't stay here any longer, and go back as soon as you finish your work. Family is more important than career."

"Uh……"

I don't know if I felt so emotional all of a sudden, or if the older I get, the more I realize something.

In short, these words...

Very inconsistent.

But Xu Xin still responded:
"Eh……"

While talking, the two of them had already passed the dance studio and went straight to the third floor.

"Is there usually no one in this place?"

"During the holiday, there is a cram school on the first floor. It really needs more people to start the school. So the crew hastened the time for special training in the past two months, from body shape to letting these girls and those children go to the museum to understand This history...using history as a starting point allows them to better integrate into the story."

"Well, that makes sense..."

While speaking, Zhang Yimou led him into his not-so-big rest room after reaching the third floor.

After entering the house, when Xu Xin was observing the simple furnishings, he immediately locked the door.

As for Xu Xin, he took a look around.

After I really didn’t see the thermos bottle I gave, I said:
"Where is the vacuum flask I gave you? Why haven't you used it? This kind of glass vacuum insulation effect is not very good, right?"

"Well……"

Hearing this, Zhang Yimou's face showed a hint of embarrassment.

But Xu Xin pretended not to see it.

But in my heart, I felt that my guess should be almost inseparable.

Dude, how angry do you have to be?

Stainless steel cups can be broken...

No wonder the voice is so hoarse.

He was a little helpless, but changed the subject:

"I don't want to stay too long. I will return to Chikan after handing over the formalities tomorrow. Are you going to Xi'an on the 3rd?"

"go."

Zhang Yimou nodded:

"Ticket No. 2."

After speaking, he hesitated for a moment, then asked:

"Are things under control?"

Although he already knew the answer in his heart, he couldn't help asking again.

"Don't worry, after we get the marriage certificate, we will wait for the census to start. When the spirit of the census hits the news, even if someone turns over the old account later and finds out about it and says you are a privilege, the spirit of the census is also a The best carrier. And don’t be afraid that someone will expose it. As long as we don’t talk about it, the official side will not be exposed. Because you are a public figure, and the country emphasizes that the census data is confidential, so the problem It's impossible to emerge from within them. It's a matter of principle."

"……Um."

Following Xu Xin's words, his brows stretched, then tightened, and finally stretched again.

Then, the whole person sat on the bed, as if a heavy burden of several thousand catties had been lifted, and the shoulders were not so straight.

Xu Xin didn't speak either.

Just waiting for him to digest this matter a little bit.

After about two to three minutes, his eyes regained a gleam of brilliance, and he smiled at Xu Xin:

"hey-hey……"

Xu Xin rarely sees him showing such a... childish smile.

This was in stark contrast to the aura of a great director in him.

But for no reason, Xu Xin unconsciously followed him and laughed:
"Hey hey hey..."

"Hahahahaha..."

The old man's laughter grew louder.

Gradually filled the whole room.

……

"I heard from Sister Pang that...you and Zhang Weiping had a fight?"

The laughter subsided.

The kettle boils.

Without a tea set, Xu Xin made a cup of tea with a disposable cup and lit another cigarette before asking.

Zhang Yimou pushed open the window to diffuse the smell.

Then he answered:
"Ah."

Then I opened the drawer of the bedside table and took it out...

A stack of documents about the thickness of an adult's finger.

"See for yourself."

"..."

Xu Xin took it and saw the title of the top document: "Commercial Placement Advertising Cooperation Plan"

Party A: Yanjing New Picture Film Co., Ltd.
Party B: Jiangsu Yanghe Distillery Co., Ltd....

"Yanghe...Yanghe Daqu?"

As he spoke, he glanced around.

The great meaning of the contract is to place advertisements. The final film is guaranteed to have a store plaque of "Yanghe Daqu", at least 3 fixed scenes, and a shot of no less than five seconds.

And the cost is 550 million.

"hiss……"

Seeing this number, Xu Xin's eyes were filled with emotion.

After all, the winery is rich.

Picking up the plan... Only then did he realize that the single plan, including the signature page, was only three pages in total.

And the second one is Longliqi toilet water.

Toilet water?
Does toilet water have such a long history?
And this quotation requires about the same, 3 seconds, 2 screens.

The price is... 100 million?
Seeing the price, Xu Xin was stunned.

The winery can be opened to 550 million, and you have such a big industry, just give 100 million?

The contrast is too big, right?
Take it away.

Yo? "Pecho Antelope"?
Let me see how much it is... um, 500 million?

It's okay, it's your style...

But the next contract gradually became outrageous.

Not to say outrageous.

But the brands in these proposals, in Xu Xin's view, have a very strange pattern.

For example, Yanghe and Longliqi are well-known domestic industry brands, and their prices are very high.

Longliqi belongs to the "bottom line".

100 million is the lowest price given by these famous brands.

Others also range from 200 million to 300 million.

There are a total of ten copies.

About one-third of the entire document.

But there are more brands that are not very well-known.

For example, this... "Gorgeous Clothes" only issued a quota of 10 yuan.

And this... "Ronglin Cloth Art", 15.

"Cleansing and Purifying Daily Chemicals", 17.

"Nanjing Jinding Pawn", 20.

Some brand contracts that I have never heard of are actually here.

This made Xu Xin a little confused.

Such a low price... how dare you pass it to the old man as an advertisement?
After flipping through it again, he couldn't help asking:
"Why are there so many miscellaneous brands?"

"Well, what are you talking about..."

Zhang Yimou shook his head:

"Weiping said that Nanjing locals have given us a lot of support this time, and we have to give back to some companies. So their prices are not high..."

"You wait a minute."

Xu Xin stopped him from continuing:
"Giving feedback?"

"Yes. You have seen these brands too, and they are not very famous. But they are all small well-known companies, but they are not as fierce as those big brands advertise..."

Listening to the old man's explanation, the absurdity in Xu Xin's heart has already...don't mention it.

Wait a minute.

Something's wrong, right?

Listen to your old man... How can this company that is famous in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai be "little famous"?
This is Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai.

Don't gossip about who is smart when doing business with southerners and northerners.

In business, they know better than anyone else the concept of what you get for what you pay for.

10,000+, on director Zhang's play?
If this news gets out...not to mention anything else, all small businesses in Nanjing City will have to call the police.

Comrade police, there are crooks here.

He bullied us that our brains are not enough, saying that 10,000+ can place advertisements in Director Zhang's play!
What a fool!
Does Nanjing need a movie to give back?

Even if it's Nanjing... you can't treat bean buns as dry food too much, can you?

And maybe seeing Xu Xin's eyes became more and more strange, Zhang Yimou thought that Xiao Xu felt that he wanted to add all the advertisements, so he immediately said dumbfoundingly:
"What are you thinking? How can I add all these advertisements. Under normal circumstances, here are a few selected for implantation, and the rest will be thanked. But this time I will not add any... These cooperation books are actually One of the reasons why Weiping and I quarreled... But the bigger conflict between the two of us is not in these small fights of business cooperation..."

Are you kidding around?
Looking at these contracts, there is no mention of thickness, quantity or total price.

Just talk about the unit price of these contracts...

Vaguely, Xu Xin always felt that something was not right.

It's just... weird.

Because he is against common sense.

Although part of it can be included in the acknowledgment...but you have to say that Nanjing has made a request to let "Jinling" give back, and give back to some local enterprises...

Brother, this is not an industrial park.

It's just a movie.

Originally, audiences were disgusted with the placement of advertisements. No matter how bad Zhang Weiping was, he wouldn't... eat so ugly, right?

This...is not like his style.

Thinking of this, he suddenly asked:
"Let's not say whether you agree or not...Why are there so many commercial elements this time?"

"It was the same before."

Zhang Yimou shrugged:

"It's just the movies I've made in the past two years... Let's just say that after we met, "Golden Armor" is not suitable for implantation, and there is nothing for them to implant, but you should have seen it during "Three Guns". Those Partners, special acknowledgments, acknowledgments, support…the list goes on and on for this type of collaboration.”

"It means... that when you're filming, there will always be people who expect you to... give something back?"

"It can't be helped. In the past, I gave as much convenience as possible, as long as it didn't affect the progress of the film and the overall impression... But this time it's different. Such a serious subject matter is related to the national sentiment, and I can't compromise... ...And the more conflict between us lies in Bell and Zhao Yumo..."

"..."

Xu Xin suddenly realized something.

That is... From the beginning to the end, the old man didn't feel that this kind of thing was strange.

Even he himself felt that he was thinking too much.

No matter where the old man goes to film, there will always be a leadership team looking for him.

Not to mention personally guiding.

Let's just say that "The Hawthorn Tree" is only in the name of a producer, and it can drive the economic chain of the Hawthorn Industrial Park.

Is it great?
Simply invincible!

but……

It's better not to see it in person.

I have personally seen... such a thick pile of contracts, but they are all in the figure of a dozen or 20.

Intuition told Xu Xin that there must be something wrong inside.

And the old man was even more speechless.

He really explained what is meant by "a layman" to the fullest.

From the beginning to the end, he didn't think about the weirdness of these contracts... In fact, he can understand it.

I don't think about advertising on this topic, why am I still thinking about it?

This should be the heart of the old man.

Moreover, from the fact that he always brings the topic to John Miller and Zhao Yumo, it can be seen that...compared with these commercial things, he, who insists on principles in his heart, hates Zhang Weiping's dictating to movies even more.

For things that I am not good at, I will stick to the principle and provide convenience.

And when it comes to my field of expertise, I must abide by the bottom line.

No one can touch this bottom line!

It's not...

listen……

"How could it be possible for John Miller to have a sex scene with Zhao Yumo? If there is a sex scene, what is it? Flattery! It is a metaphor that in the tragedy, some survivors survived by the pity of foreigners! He thought John Miller was Who? Rabe! Motivation? The United States hadn’t been bombed at Pearl Harbor at the time, and the Japanese dared to bomb Pearl Harbor, so they would be afraid of him being an American priest? How could this plot make sense! Also, why did the Japanese Is this kind of suffering linked to a physical relationship? An exchange of benefits? Zhao Yumo is not a prostitute..."

Is the old man right?

There is no doubt that.

But the problem is...

Xu Xin also understands what he said.

This sex scene can't be added.

Even a director understands.

So, what he said, listening to Xu Xin, is actually no different from "nonsense".

He listened with one ear and listened with the other.

My heart is full of these contracts in front of me.

Why... so strange?

Just thinking about it, a burst of phone ringing interrupted Zhang Yimou's words.

Xu Xin, who came back to his senses, looked at the caller, and after a moment of stupefaction, he said:

"Liang Bingning."

"You take it."

"Eh, good."

After answering, the phone is connected:
"Hello... Sister Bingbing."

"Hey, where are you?"

Liang Bingning's tone was full of playfulness.

"It's in Nanjing."

"I know you are in Nanjing, let me tell you the specific address."

"……Um?"

Xu Xin was a little puzzled:

"You too?"

"Yeah, I just finished a acupuncture point. I received a call from the factory and asked me how many invited guests I would bring. I wanted to ask Mimi who I brought. It would be inappropriate not to repeat the invitation. After a dozen We talked about you on the phone, only to say that you are also in Nanjing... What are you doing in Nanjing?"

"I……"

Xu Xin glanced at the old man, and then said:

"Director Zhang is also in Nanjing, I'll come and see him."

"Director Zhang... huh?! Director Zhang is here?"

"Yes, right next to me now."

"...Then you are busy. Give me a reply when you are done. Are you going to leave tomorrow?"

"Maybe I have to leave tomorrow... What's the matter?"

"Yes, but it's not a big deal... You should be busy first, let's find a place to meet when you're not busy."

Hearing this, Xu Xin subconsciously looked at Zhang Yimou.

Seeing that he didn't express anything, Xu Xin said:

"Let's talk about it, we are chatting now, it's okay, just tell me."

"...Alright, I received a script from director Li Yu of "Guanyin Mountain". She directed the script, and the production company is the same as "Guanyin Mountain". Ye. You said that if I pick up again...is it appropriate?"

This is nonsense at first glance.

But if you notice the phrase "Is it suitable" behind her, it's not difficult to understand what she means.

When filming "Guanyin Mountain", it was the period when she had just cooperated with Xiying Film Studio and found a backer to develop her career.

Since the beginning of this year, she has decided to assume more of the position of deputy head of the actor troupe and perform her functions.

Then, as a member of Xiying Film Studio, I will cooperate with the Beijing circle...

Although she and Li Yu are very good friends, the matter of the investors behind her... She also has to think about it.

There is no way, after the Beijing circle has brought this kind of ethos of forming gangs and standing on top of mountains, actors always have to find a circle to blend in.

And the actors who can't get involved can only be marginalized, waiting for the opportunity that can be said to be out of reach to come to them.

This probability is too small.

The current Liang Bingning is "same people have different fates". Even if the interval is less than a year, her mentality and status have undergone fundamental changes. The consideration of taking on the role can no longer simply increase her personal influence. , or what script is good or bad.

Geographical division must also be put on the agenda.

After hearing this, Xu Xin didn't understand the situation of "Lauren Films" for a while.

So it's not a good answer.

At this moment, Zhang Yimou spoke up:

"We have to go to dinner around night, if Bingbing is free, let's go together at night."

"Well……"

Hearing this, Xu Xin said:
"Sister Bingbing, how about we have dinner together tonight, with Director Zhang. Are you talking about it then?"

"Huh? Director Zhang?"

Liang Bingning's eyes lit up.

"Well, that's good, how about I choose the location of the restaurant? You shouldn't be familiar with Nanjing, right? What kind of food does Director Zhang like?"

There is no need for the old man to answer these words.

Xu Xin said:
"The taste is a bit heavier, not so delicate, just simple."

"Sounds a lot like rough Northwest style."

"Haha...just eat enough."

"Hmm...Okay, see you later. I'll send the address to your phone."

"Well, then I'll hang up first."

"Go ahead, greet Director Zhang and me."

"Ah."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xin also suppressed the slight doubt about the contract in his heart, and said with a smile:
"I also said that in the evening, let's find a place to have a bowl of mutton soup."

Hearing this, Zhang Yimou was also happy:

"You are a great director, how can I treat him to dinner so rough?"

"Hey, that's not true."

Xu Xin happily lit a cigarette:

"Anyway, the dishes made by Aunt Ting at noon are quite delicious."

"..."

Zhang Yimou, who hadn't come home for many days, was speechless.

bad boy.

Get cheap and start being good?

But immediately he shook his head amusedly.

No matter what.

Xiao Xu came, and he was also happy.

very happy.

(End of this chapter)