I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

   "What's wrong?"

  Xu Xin was a little puzzled.

   "Director Zhang, what's the matter?...Did Yang Mi get into trouble? Did you tell us about the two of us?"

   "...you two? What's the matter with you two?"

  Zhang Yimou was also taken aback.

  What did the kid say?

   "We... are in love."

   "..."

  Zhang Yimou thought that the relationship between the two of you has nothing to do with me...

"I mean, you have to come out. You have to come out once. At least let the media know who you are and know some detailed information. If you keep holding back like this, once this curiosity is converted into something, it will kill you." about you."

"Well…"

  Although he knew Director Zhang would not harm him, Xu Xin couldn't help but say:

   "Director Zhang...what's the matter?"

   "What happened?"

   "No... why did you say that all of a sudden."

   “…haven’t you been watching the news lately?”

"without…"

  Xu Xin shook his head sincerely.

  He didn't lie, and he didn't need to.

  The simplest example, everyone who has worked on a construction site should know a term called "yin-yang face", or "monkey face"...Of course, there are places where it is not called this, but they all refer to a face shape.

  The face is bounded by the forehead-eyebrows, the lower part is black, and the upper part is white.

   This is the so-called yin and yang face.

  And why is this face like this? The reason is simple. If a person wears a safety helmet on the construction site all year round, the sun will shine on the face, and the skin will turn dark. And because the brim of the helmet can slightly block the sun, the skin under the forehead will be whiter.

  I don’t know what other departments are like, but the lowest-level supervisors in the engineering supervision department all have this virtue.

  Because they have to replace the big supervisor to inspect the construction site and run outside all year round, they are the easiest to show this kind of yin and yang face.

   And this is also a symbol of your "not being lazy".

  Xu Xin is doing this right now.

   Walking around the construction site every day, watching workers **** screws and welding steel structures.

  He is more supervisor than supervisor.

  The white hat representing Party A is almost tanned yellow.

   But it doesn't hurt.

  The sun is high in northern Shaanxi, but the weather is actually not hot in April and May.

  The temperature difference between day and night is a bit large.

  But he grew up in this environment since he was a child, he is simply too used to it, so he just shows it off. As long as the workers can do a good job...not to mention, the first LEDs are already in and are being installed. He was worried, so he could only keep watching.

  So, recently, he really has nothing else to do.

  Even Xu Daqiang and Xu Miao felt that their son/Sanjin had really grown up when they saw him like this, and saw their son suffering hardships on the construction site but their shining eyes...

   And there are actually two reasons why he has to work so hard.

  One, the inner sense of mission and honor.

  Second, this is his home, and he set things up. He must be in the village and the county to let everyone see his hard work.

   This is for the "fourth" team to show their faces.

  So, the harder the sun is, the better, chasing the sun every day.

   is simply the brother who chases the light...

In addition, it is really busy, and the LEDs have to be careful and careful. The people sent by Dongsheng are all mature masters, but there are not many of them. Give me a hand and help me out. The province will go to Yanjing to catch the blind at that time.

   But when the words come to the lips, they must become the most simple expression:

   "I'm catching up with the progress, and I still need to maintain the quality. I don't have the time to go online."

   "..."

  Is Zhang Yimou happy?

  The answer is yes.

but…

   "You don't care about Cannes?"

   "I'm concerned, they send me messages every day, but don't they just wait for two days for the "drawing prize"?"

"...Okay. You come back tomorrow. I asked Xiao Shen to help you make an appointment with the Southern Weekly. You and Yang Mi will be interviewed together. Don't underestimate their influence. They are the ones who came up with the title of Four Little Flowers Yes. Knowing them will be of great help to Yang Mi's career, so this time, you two will be together. Show up, accept an interview, take a few photos and you're done."

   "Don't, the second batch of LEDs will arrive tomorrow..."

   "There are other people, no mistake. You do have to come back."

   "Uh...Okay. Then I'll pack up the materials and bring them back to you."

"Um."

  The phone hung up, and just a few steps away, Yang Mi called:

   "Hey, brother, Assistant Shen called me suddenly, saying that he made an appointment for an interview with the Southern Weekly News tomorrow morning... What's the situation? He told me to contact you if I have any questions."

   "Director Zhang also notified me, but... I don't know the specific situation. Have you finished the show yet?"

   "No, tomorrow is the last day."

   "...Let's talk about it later. I'll book the tickets and I have to pack up the materials for Director Zhang. Anyway, it must be because of the movie. Let's go and watch it. Okay?"

   "Hmm... Then I'm ready to go on stage."

"come on!"

   "Okay, I'll hang up first~"

  During this time, the conversation between the two was very hasty.

  Yang Mi’s drama performance is one in the afternoon, one in the evening, and two in a day. She was free in the morning, and her time was quite tight for preparing lines.

   "The Unspeakable Secret" has attracted a lot of traffic to the "Yanjing People" drama, and the seats are full every day, and countless reporters are also in the audience.

   Drama actors are also regular actors, and they are doomed to compete and rob in this Vanity Fair. So there were reporters here, and everyone was very energetic and showed their skills.

  Others brought out real things, Yang Mi had to take it seriously if she didn’t want to be blown up, so once this virtuous circle started, everyone rushed forward with all their strength.

  She is also going "crazy".

  …

   Early morning of May 9th.

   Heavy rain.

   "What? Delays?"

   Braving the wind and rain and rushing to Dongsheng Airport, Xu Xin was speechless.

  Li Hao was also helpless.

  Woke up early...

  Why did you catch up with the late episode?

   There is no other way. If there is no more rain in Dongsheng, it will be difficult for the grassland to rise this year.

   Helpless, Xu Xin told Li Hao to leave directly, while he sat at the airport and waited for the rain to stop.

   At the same time, she sent a message to Yang Mi:

   "The plane was delayed due to rain, I don't know when I will go back."

  Yang Mi did not reply to the message.

  It's too early now, and he must not be up yet.

  So Xu Xin leaned back on the seat and closed his eyes.

   I don't know how long I slept, but I was woken up by the vibration.

"Hello?"

   "Brother, delayed?"

  Hearing his girlfriend's movement, Xu Xin also woke up. First, he glanced at the screen... After seeing that there was still a delay, he responded:

   "Well, it hasn't moved yet... Are you up?"

   "Get up, my dad is cooking."

  Yang Dalin, who was spreading eggs for his daughter in the kitchen, glanced at his daughter who was eating the first bite of an apple in the morning, and said nothing.

   "I don't know what time it is here. If you can't do it later, go first, and then say sorry to them for me."

   "People are mainly here to interview you, okay? How can I be worth the people of the Southern Weekly coming all the way to interview me?"

   "I can't go back, what can I do? You let them interview you first, and then wait for me."

   "... That's the only way to go. Anyway, you have news from your side and just tell me. I have to go after dinner and put on makeup. Tonight is the end of my last day of performance, and I..."

  Speaking of this, the girl glanced at the cooking father and said:

   "I'll find you tonight."

   "Dang Clang..."

  Yang Dalin shoveled a frying spoon onto the edge of the pot.

   Turning her head instinctively, she saw her daughter smiling at herself while nibbling on an apple.

   "..."

  Although it has been prepared for a long time...

   But he was still feeling uncomfortable.

   A little panicked.

  Xu Xin actually raised his legs subconsciously after hearing this.

  But after thinking about it, he still said:

   "Forget it, we'll talk about it at night, it's better for you to go home. Don't let uncle worry~"

   "Dad, did you hear that, people don't agree with me going to him, and they don't want you to worry."

   "..."

   "..."

  Xu Xin on the phone and Yang Dalin on the other were speechless.

but…

  In the end, Yang Dalin felt a little more at ease.

   It’s just a pity for my own pot...

   are all shoveled out and printed.

  It’s because of the distressed person...

  …

  The plane originally departed at 6 o'clock, but it took off at 9:30 when the rain subsided.

   Before taking off, Xu Xin got the address and contact number of the other party.

  He said:

   "I'm on the plane, turn off the phone, you remember to take off the ring."

Here, after seeing this message, the girl didn't reply, but took off the silver ring representing passionate love and keeping the promise, put it in her pocket, and then politely told the two who came from the Southern Weekly to interview The reporter who was set up on the sofa outside the hotel suite nodded and sat on the sofa in front of the lighting.

   "Can we start?"

   Waiting for the lighting engineer to adjust the lighting, the angle of the camera is also aimed at the girl who is still wearing light makeup today.

  Hearing this question, the girl smiled and nodded:

"OK."

   "OK, come on, three, two, one..."

  The reporter holding the notebook shouted the countdown and said directly:

   "Hello, Yang Mi, I'm Wang Minmin, a reporter from Southern Weekly. I'm very glad that you can accept our interview."

   "Hello, friends from Southern Weekly, I am actress Yang Mi."

  Yang Mi nodded politely and smiled sweetly.

   "Should it be the first time to be interviewed by a reporter from our Southern Weekly?"

   "Well, yes, I'm quite nervous to be honest."

   "Haha, don't be nervous, we can just chat like friends."

  Hearing Wang Minmin's words, Yang Mi blinked and asked with a smile:

   "Aren't we already friends?"

  Wang Minmin was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that he had said something wrong, so he smiled and nodded:

   "Of course. What are you up to?"

   "Well, I'm mainly busy with Renyi's play "Yanjing People" at the Capital Theater."

   "I've seen your previous interview, you like Cao Yu's works very much, right?"

   "Of course...not just liking it, I think every drama of Mr. Cao Yu is a masterpiece for actors. It is my honor to be able to play and interpret it."

   "For example, "Curse of the Golden Armor"?"

   "Yes, such as "Thunderstorm."

"Um…"

  Wang Minmin nodded, obviously satisfied with the answer.

  But she naturally knew what the task was today, so she naturally changed the question:

   "Leave aside the drama "Yanjing Man" aside, your other work "The Unspeakable Secret" is also very popular recently, and you play the role of..."

   "Qing Yi. I played the role of Qing Yi."

   "Belongs to the heroine? The supporting actress? Or...?"

  This question is actually a bit of a spoiler, but not serious.

  So Yang Mi replied in a face-saving way:

   "Strictly speaking, it belongs to the supporting actress, and it is also the emotional catalyst of the two protagonists."

   "How about the scene?"

   "It's true that there is no A Meiduo, but... this role is very interesting, and I am quite happy to play it."

  Hearing this answer, Wang Minmin thought for a while, then looked down at his notebook, and suddenly asked:

   "But I actually noticed that you have already started to play the heroine in "Wang Zhaojun" broadcast at the beginning of this year, right?"

   "Uh... right."

   "Also, it seems that you have collaborated with Hu Jian in a play?"

   "...Well, I played Nie Xiaoqian in the "Nie Xiaoqian" chapter of "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio". But these two films were filmed in 2005, very early, and they were only released recently."

   "Then I have some doubts. We all know that actors... especially actresses, actually care more about their status, right?"

"…right."

  Yang Mi still maintains a polite smile.

"Then you have already started to play the leading role. "Wang Zhaojun" is one of the four beauties, and "Liaozhai" is also partnered with Hu Jian, playing the leading role in this part of your own drama. If you are acting in a movie, you should also pay more attention to the role. ?For example, Director Zhang’s play, as a girl-seeker, I can understand. Because there is only one female character suitable for you in Director Zhang’s "Golden Armor". But after acting in Director Zhang’s play, you should go further , why did you choose to play only a supporting actress in this play?"

   "Meaning it's a weird way to go, right?"

  Yang Mi stroked the action of drawing a curve.

   It was confirmed by Wang Minmin.

  So, after thinking about it, she said:

"Let's divide it into two aspects. On the one hand, I actually don't care much about the coffee position or the heroine and supporting actress. It's good for me, right? And, when the movie is released, everyone will know that the role of Ah Mei It’s really suitable. If you finish watching the movie, you think it’s appropriate to swap the roles of Qingyi and Lu Xiaoyu. Then I’ll discuss with Jay Lun to see if there’s a sequel…haha ~"

   After uttering an obvious joke and avoiding the occurrence of "praising one and stepping on one", she continued:

   "On the other hand, it was Jay who told me: Hey, Mimi, the role of Qingyi here is very suitable for you. Do you want to play it?..."

  The standard Wanwan accent came out of her mouth.

  Wang Minmin was taken aback when he heard it...

   "And then I went."

"Well…"

  Wang Minmin thought for a while and asked:

   "Do you have a good relationship with Jay Chou?"

"Very good, very good friend...First of all, he is the idol I have been chasing since I was in school. His songs have accompanied me to grow up. Second, we are "like-minded", we chat very well. We met in Director Zhang's crew After that, the relationship has been very good. So he called me, and I went."

   If Jay Chou was by his side, Wang Minmin might continue to ask "What kind of person is the other party in your eyes", but it is obviously inappropriate at this moment.

  So, she nodded:

   "For that mysterious director Xu Xin..."

   "This, this...goosegoose..."

  Suddenly, Yang Mi burst out laughing.

mystery…

Ha ha ha ha…

  She quickly waved her hand:

   "After you see him in a while, just ask him. I won't spoil it... Sorry, sorry, but I think it's very funny."

"…why?"

   "Because many people now think that he is mysterious, or pretending to be mysterious, or something because... they can't find him. Right?"

"right."

   "Actually not, he is just busy with a very important matter. But I won't talk about anything, just ask him yourself in a while."

  Hearing Yang Mi's words, Wang Minmin nodded:

   "Okay. Then let's keep Director Xu Xin a little bit mysterious... Then let's talk about yourself..."

  The interview was conducted in an orderly manner.

  The girl's high EQ makes her more comfortable with this kind of interview.

  The entire interview was in a very relaxed and comfortable atmosphere, and it lasted until almost 11:00.

  After it was over, Yang Mi quickly left with Sun Ting besides thanking the staff.

  The performance starts in the afternoon, and she still has to rehearse, so she is in a hurry.

   But after saying goodbye to everyone politely, he went out and started running.

   While she was running, Xu Xin also arrived at the airport.

  No one came to pick him up.

  Actually, he is serious, and a person like him needs an assistant.

   But the problem is that he feels awkward. Sun Ting has always used Sun Ting, and Sun Ting has not come by himself.

  So when he arrived in Yanjing today, he just took a taxi and headed to the hotel.

  It was after 12:30, when he arrived at the hotel, he dialed the other party's phone number.

  As soon as Wang Minmin heard that the mysterious director Xu had come downstairs, she hurried to greet her, although she thought the voice was quite young...

   But Xu Xin was not that hypocritical. After asking the room number, he quickly knocked on the door.

  The door opened, and the staff who opened the door looked at the young man in front of him wearing a peaked cap, holding a laptop bag, carrying a schoolbag, and wearing an outdoor windproof jacket...

Stunned.

   Salesman?

   Or… what?

   Subconsciously, he asked:

   "Who are you looking for?"

   "I'm looking for reporter Wang Minmin."

   "...???"

   This buddy stared blankly at the young man who was at most twenty-four or five years old in front of him, and subconsciously said:

   "You can't be Xu Xin..."

"Um."

  Xu Xin responded, and didn't care about him calling her own name directly, and nodded:

   "Hello, I'm Xu Xin."

   "..."

  …

   "Sorry, sorry, Director Xu, our staff speak too casually..."

"It doesn't matter."

   Wearing a peaked cap, Xu Xin waved his hands and sat on the sofa.

   After politely taking the tea from the other party, he said:

   "Let's start right away? I still have things to do here... There is a meeting to be held in the afternoon."

"Well…"

  Wang Minmin was stunned for a moment, then nodded:

   "Okay, Xiao Di, is the camera ready?"

  The cameraman nodded...

   "Okay, okay... Director Xu, can you take off your hat? The brim of the hat has a shadow under the lighting."

"Well…"

  Xu Xin hesitated for a moment and said:

   "I don't wear makeup..."

  Wang Minmin thought he was not confident about his appearance.

   But she doesn't actually see it that way.

   On the contrary, she thinks this Director Xu is handsome, stylish and energetic, not inferior to some artists.

  Even if she still doesn't know anything about the other party.

  So he smiled and shook his head:

   "It's okay, let's communicate in the most natural state."

   "That's it... good."

  Xu Xin nodded and took off his hat directly.

  Then... the contrast between black and white under the eyebrows and above the eyebrows comes out.

   Especially under the love light, it is very obvious.

  The few people who watched were taken aback.

   Seeing their eyes were a little surprised, Xu Xin smiled:

   "Sorry, I have been working outdoors before, just in northern Shaanxi, where the sun is high, and people are prone to this kind of contrast when they are exposed to the sun. I don't mind, how about you?"

   "...we don't mind either."

  Wang Minmin shook his head, then turned his head to glance at the red light of the camera, and asked:

   "Is Director Xu preparing a new work?"

   "No, I've been looking at construction sites lately."

   "..."

   "..."

   "..."

   What are you talking about?

   Are you really the director?

  Look at the construction site...do the construction?

What does    have to do with you?

  Wang Minmin was a little speechless, and continued to ask:

   "Is building a movie-related set?"

"Well…"

  Xu Xin thought about it, and felt... Even if he kept it a secret now, he might have to expose it when he talked about the Olympics, so he simply said:

   "No, I'm in charge of the tests related to the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games."

   "I see, you...huh?"

   Originally, it was just a polite conversation.

  But after Wang Minmin answered this sentence, he suddenly froze, raised his head, widened his eyes, and looked at him in surprise:

   "What are you... doing?"

"Olympic Games, opening and closing ceremonies. I'm a member of the team. Recently we have a test site for a project to be carried out, so I have to run outside every day. No, I wear a hard hat and come and go, so I get sunburned like this .”

  Pointing to the complexion on his forehead that was obviously paler than his face, Xu Xin bared his teeth... showing a mouthful of very white teeth.

  I just had my teeth cleaned yesterday afternoon.

  Because I'm tired recently, I smoke a lot, and my teeth are stained with smoke.

  After cleaning his teeth, his smile is particularly confident.

   But Wang Minmin was even more confused.

  Looking straight at the mysterious man in front of him...

   "You... Director Xu, you... are a member of Zhang Yimou's team for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games?!"

"right."

  Xu Xin nodded and admitted it openly.

   Then he joked:

   "Do you want to see my work permit?"

   "..."

   "Haha, I'm just kidding. But... please make it look better when you edit the picture... I have indeed been tanned a lot recently."

  He has no psychological burden, so he speaks quite easily.

  But as everyone knows...Wang Minmin, who carefully looked at the "mysterious director" in front of him, was really dumbfounded.

   Isn't he the director of "The Untold Secret"?

  Why... has something to do with the Olympics again? etc…

  Suddenly, the interview with Yang Mi just now flashed across her mind.

   "He is busy with a very important thing"...

  Is this important thing the Olympics?

  Because he is busy with the Olympics, that's why he keeps a low profile...or rather...so busy! ?

  ? ? ? ? ?

  After a huge doubt rose from his heart, subconsciously, Wang Minmin asked:

   "May I ask, Director Xu, this year you..."

   "Oh, I was born in August 1986. I am 22 years old this year."

   "..."

   "..."

   "..."

  Everyone in the room was stunned.

Varied…

What! ?

   Born in 1986?

   One year with Yang Mi?

22 years old?

  22 years old, joined the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies team?

   Also directed a Cannes nominated film?

  What...what! ?

  Wang Minmin was dumbfounded, but Xu Xin asked all the questions, so he simply gave a full introduction and said:

"Then let me introduce you formally. Well... Friends from Nanfang Weekly, I am Xu Xin, a new director, and I am currently a 2005 student in the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy. It was a pleasure to meet you as part of the directorial team and the director of the film "The Untold Secret."

   "..."

   "..."

   "..."