I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 246: 244. The weight of the promise

Chapter 246 244. Promise of importance

Youdao is wine, when you meet a bosom friend, drink a thousand cups, talk less, don't speculate, and pour it to death...

Xu Xin felt that everyone was having a good time chatting today, but at this moment, the Northwest Wolf had already been subjected to the "three sips per cup" rule, and the stomach began to smell of alcohol.

Originally, I planned to use the time of chatting to put more food in my stomach first, and then drink slowly.

But who knows... just talking about the character of Takeda, he already drank two glasses of wine in his stomach.

It's a bit overwhelming.

So, after seeing this message, he found a suitable buffer space, quickly picked up his mobile phone, and lighted a cigarette for himself to calm down.

"Director Xu, congratulations, I just saw the news about "The Wind". I wish the filming goes well, and I will be with Mimi another day. Let's go out for dinner, shall we?"

? ?

Xu Xin was surprised.

Dating out for dinner?

He instinctively glanced at the letter...

It is indeed Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei?

Invite yourself and Yang Mi to dinner?

Number stolen?

Speaking of which, the two haven't seen each other since "Golden Armor".

But it’s not like there’s no connection…uh…

No, this has to be said:

"Although it can't be said that they don't communicate often, it can also be said that they haven't heard from each other."

Well, the structure of this sentence is right.

There are no dinner appointments, drinking appointments, or singing K, which is a normal social interaction with friends, but it is full of formulas... Messages sent during New Years and festivals, such as "Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, I wish family harmony and reunion, the moon represents my heart" or " Happy New Year, good luck" or something like that.

It is very formulaic, and you don’t even know if it is a forwarded or group text message, which can be seen every year during this kind of festival.

But as long as you read the text message, you can naturally understand the extent of the "bilateral relationship".

This is like you will never send a so-called "from one to ten" auspicious text message to your good friend during the New Year and holidays, but you will send a text message "I got the lucky money, you call daddy, daddy will send you a text message." "Red envelope" is the same.

It is the so-called acquaintance of nodding in Zhang Daokou.

But this is not what Xu Xin stipulated.

After all, everyone is in Hengdian, so at least they have trained in a gym, talked and chatted, and logically speaking, the scene is over, and everyone is here in Yanjing again. You and Yang Mi have a good relationship, isn't it normal for everyone to go out for a meal together?

Not at all.

The relationship between her and Yang Mi, including Yang Mi, has been opened up so naturally.

It seems that everyone is acting on the spot.

It's over, it's over, it's better not to be entangled.

That's how she feels.

And such a "superficial friend" suddenly said one day to ask you for dinner.

If you, what would you do?

Xu Xin didn't know what other people thought, but when he came to him, his first reaction was "what is this person plotting against me".

Look, it's that realistic.

It also conforms to Zhang Dao's statement that "business is about profit, and friends are about friendship".

but…

After thinking about it, Xu Xin still replied:

"Okay. Then call Yang Mi, let's go together."

After replying, he put the phone in his pocket.

But at this moment, because he replied to Liu Yifei's message, the atmosphere of the whole "bureau" was interrupted.

After putting down the phone, it may be that I drank too much alcohol and lost so much defensiveness.

He casually said:

"Liu Yifei sent a text message, making an appointment to have a meal together some other day."

Huang Xiaoming nodded suddenly, whether he knew it or not.

After taking a look at Li Fei, he picked up Xu Xin's pack of cigarettes and lit one for himself.

As soon as I clicked on it, Li Fei said:

"Smack less."

"…Um."

After Huang Xiaoming lit a cigarette, he exhaled a stream of smoke skillfully.

Then suddenly came a sentence:

"Junior brother, how close are you two?"

"Who? Liu Yifei?"

"Um."

"Not too many, just send a message to say hello during the holidays. What's wrong?"

Looking at Xu Xin's puzzled look, Huang Xiaoming thought for a while and said with a smile:

"Anyway, we are our own people, and today is not an important occasion, so let's just have a chat?"

"Well, isn't this the game today?"

Xu Xin responded with a smile, and then heard Huang Xiaoming say:

"Do you know what happened to her in the past two years?"

"Don't understand."

He was telling the truth.

He really doesn't pay much attention to gossip.

Especially in the face of this kind of news that can eat melons and eat me at any time... I have always been respectful and insensitive.

Some of the things that Yang Mi knew were shared with him on her own initiative.

After hearing his answer, Huang Xiaoming asked again:

"Then...you should know about our company and her, right?"

"I know that."

Xu Xin responded:

"Isn't it "The King of Kung Fu"? Your company banned her."

"No."

Huang Xiaoming quickly waved his hand.

"?"

Looking at Xu Xin's suspicious eyes, Huang Xiaoming said with a smile:

"You don't believe it, right?...Actually, if someone asks me, I will definitely not say a word. But let's say something, don't hide it. It's not that we blocked her, but she played herself. .”

"...But how did I hear it, it's because...she broke the contract, and then Hua Yi got annoyed, so..."

"I must be annoyed."

Huang Xiaoming looked as if he should take it for granted:

"Because she was unkind in this matter...Of course, I'm not trying to sell her bad, let's talk about the facts."

"Uh-huh."

"Do you know who her original character was in "The King of Kung Fu?"

"who?"

"Li Bingbing."

"Well…"

"It's all settled, the heroine is Li Bingbing, and the white-haired witch is Liang Bingning... There are actually a lot of things here. If you put it simply, when the project of "The King of Kung Fu" was established, the company talked to Liang Bingning. I hope she can Stay, and this movie is Hollywood and we cooperate...Which actor do you think doesn't want to go to Hollywood?"

"..."

What Huang Xiaoming said is actually not bad at all.

Not to mention anything else, just the difference in salary between everyone is one sky and one earth.

How did Cheng Long and Li Lianjie get their status?

Why can it be called an international superstar?

To be honest, it is a pile of bricks and bricks built by the interests of all parties, but one of the main beams is really the international influence based on Hollywood.

Huang Xiaoming continued with a cigarette in his mouth:

"But Liang Bingning...in the company, she can't compete with Li Bingbing, you know?"

"I know that, it's said... her cousin is still a cousin, she is a very powerful manager in Huayi... right?"

"Yeah. But there are a few more reasons. In fact, it's too complicated to talk about. But to put it simply...some people don't like Liang Bingning's way of being in charge...for the sake of being popular, just...well, you understand what I'm saying. ?”

When he said this sentence, Huang Xiaoming had a look of "you know what I mean" on his face.

Xu Xin nodded in agreement, recalling the rumors about her and the second king, understanding.

"Anyway, the company values loyalty more than profit. After all...Wang Jinghua's departure made the company very taboo about this aspect. And Liang Bingning also left in the end. It doesn't matter if you leave, just look for someone. Li Bingbing is a golden swallow, and the role of the white-haired witch is being promoted to fill the position, and it happens that a newcomer can be elected to the position... This is a normal process. But at this time... I don't know what happened, Liu Yifei's team asked Come here."

As he spoke, he raised two fingers:

"Only two points, one, Liu Yifei doesn't want to act in TV dramas anymore, and will start acting in movies in the future. Two, don't accept the banquet..."

"…Um."

Xu Xin didn't ask what the drinking party was.

But he heard from Yang Mi.

As for how to accompany...

Hi.

Why are you pondering these things?

Not by myself.

"The company actually agreed very happily, because we have no shortage of film resources first, and second, the drinking party... Everyone knows the relationship between her and her godfather..."

"...?"

Hearing this, a question mark appeared in Xu Xin's eyes.

this…

Is it a wrong sentence?

What is "the relationship between her and her godfather"?

What could it matter?

Godfather goddaughter.

This is so obvious, why did you suddenly add such a word "relationship"?

But Huang Xiaoming didn't understand his eyes, and continued;

"For her godfather's face, plus her popularity, the company agreed. Then, to show sincerity...and after Liang Bingning left, Zhou Xun came in, which meant that Li Bingbing and Zhou Xun still had head resources, but the following The resources of the whole film can all belong to Liu Yifei. Then, when she can prove her appeal in the film, she will naturally be the top three...I don’t say this because I am in Huayi, But as far as a bystander is concerned, this condition is actually quite generous, right?"

"Sure."

Xu Xin responded:

"How popular you are, depends on your age. What's more, whether it's Li Bingbing or Zhou Xun, they have already proved themselves in the film market. In terms of emotion and reason, no matter how popular an actor is, it still needs a process of precipitation. , turn your popularity into actual benefits. This point is definitely true.”

"Yes!"

Huang Xiaoming suddenly nodded:

"Let me tell you, when this condition came out of the company, do you know how many actresses in the company were crazy with jealousy? Why? How is her life so good?..."

Xu Xin subconsciously glanced at Li Fei who didn't speak much.

It can't be... this person said, right?

Then Huang Xiaoming continued to say:

"As a result, the company showed its sincerity. Is she satisfied with "The King of Kung Fu"? Very satisfied. But the casting is not satisfied."

As he spoke, he suddenly said in a very feminine tone, like a woman:

"We, Feifei, don't act as villains!"

"..."

Under Xu Xin's speechless gaze, Huang Xiaoming spread his hands:

"Change it. So, the heroine of the company's big production was replaced by her..."

"Li Bingbing has no objection?"

"this…"

Huang Xiaoming hesitated for a while, then shook his head:

"I don't know. Anyway, she got the role... It started after signing the contract, but her godfather said that Liu Yifei joined Huayi, so there is no need for his company to exist. Let's cancel and terminate the contract. He said to make a movie first... I reckoned that maybe it was because I was afraid of going back on my word. So I made the movie first... Then, after the filming was over, I didn’t know how to do it, and said to wait until it was released, and then we will make an official announcement... Finally...you saw it too. Although the box office of this movie is good , but word of mouth...was bad. There was a lot of criticism of her."

"so?"

"So? That's why they disagreed. What I heard was that they disliked that the company would not make movies, and such a good lineup was made like this. I regretted it..."

"..."

Hearing this, Xu Xin really didn't know what to say.

After thinking about it, he asked:

"So it's blocked?"

"Can't seal it."

Huang Xiaoming waved his hand:

"It is true that the company no longer cooperates with her, but... how should I put it, someone came out, found a leader, and came over to say something. You can understand the meaning. In short, it is no longer cooperating. But to say the whole The industry boycott actually has nothing to do with us. The outside world is rumored, and the company also pinches its nose to admit it. After all, it will help increase our influence.

But in fact, the real reason for this is not us, but because of what she has done these two times, no company dares to continue to cooperate with her... You see, it is the Tang people first, and then we. Forget about Tang Ren, she even dared to play Huayi like this, who would dare to use her in the future? saying..."

Stuffed out the cigarette butt, there was a sigh in his tone;

"If people lose their minds, isn't it difficult to lead a team? There are a lot of actresses in this circle. If you want to find this kind of actress, under the same conditions, she is more expensive than others. Compared with acting skills, there are also many who are better than her acting skills." The transformation from rare goods to living and lack of cost-effectiveness is just an instant. In addition... Everyone knows that Liu Yifei is easy to handle, but the team behind her is difficult. No kiss scenes, no intimate actions, no villains, picky characters ...Anyway, it's hard to do. You say that there is only such a person, who would dare to cooperate with her?"

"That is to say..."

"That is to say, it wasn't that she was completely banned by us or by some company. It was that she lost her way. Her salary, under the same conditions... or a little more, can invite better. And The lower ones have more choices...Hasn't Mimi been invited?"

Hearing this, Xu Xin smiled.

No answer.

can actually be…

There are so many slices that they are about to explode.

It's just...she's lazy.

It's not that she's being lazy, or that she now knows that what she needs is a stable coffee position, instead of continuing to take on some scenes that only make money but don't help her career planning.

So he asked back:

"So she went to the Hong Kong circle now..."

"There is no Hong Kong circle."

Huang Xiaoming shook his head slightly:

"The Hong Kong circle is still too busy to take care of itself. In the past, there were 10 actors in a crew, 6 Xiangjiang people and 4 mainlanders... Now? Out of 10 actors, we can use two or three at most. It's not bad... In the final analysis, credit is not good It's gone, nothing else."

Speaking of this, he paused before saying:

"Actually, the two of us suddenly chatted about this. My meaning is very simple... just to tell you about the current situation. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Um."

Xu Xin nodded.

So he picked up the wine glass:

"Thank you, brother, for your reminder."

One word, Huang Xiaoming understood, he understood what he meant, shook his head with a smile:

"Should be. It's okay. After all, I have been in this circle for a few more years. If you are unclear about any aspect or want to know something, just ask me."

"Hahaha~"

…

The dinner with Huang Xiaoming was over, Xu Xin sent a message asking Zhang Jiao to send him a script by email, and made an appointment for everyone to get together during the audition, and the dinner was over.

It's okay... a catty of wine.

Just the right amount.

If there were more, Xu Xin probably couldn't bear it.

Shaking his head and refusing Huang Xiaoming to send him off, he walked in the direction of the China World Trade Center leisurely, and only then took out his phone again.

When he put away the phone just now, he had already adjusted it to silent mode.

And now I took out the phone, and there were already two more messages in it.

One, it was sent the next minute after I finished replying:

"Okay, is Director Xu in Yanjing? How have you been these two days?"

The second message was sent about half an hour later, before 9 o'clock:

"Is Director Xu busy? Then I won't bother you any more, let's make an appointment for dinner some other day~"

There were no forwarding group messages such as "Happy New Year". Xu Xin looked at the text messages with a lot of "human touch" and recalled what Huang Xiaoming told him. mean.

Even the tone of voice is not "Xian'er" anymore.

After thinking about it, he called Yang Mi.

"Doo... Hey, brother, what's the matter?"

Yang Mi's voice was a little noisy.

Xu Xin asked puzzledly:

"Why are you so noisy over there?"

"I'm watching "Historical Legends."

"…what is that?"

"The spy war declassification documentary filmed by CCTV, I feel that there are some details in Gu Xiaomeng's drama, so I am looking for it. What's wrong?"

"Uh...Did Liu Yifei send you a message?"

"No...huh?"

Yang Mi pressed the pause button on the remote control.

Yang Dalin was speechless for a while.

But he didn't say anything, but got up and put on his clothes and walked out of the house, and went to the corridor to smoke.

"Did she text you?"

"right…"

Xu Xin recounted everything about the dinner with Huang Xiaoming, and then said:

"I'm a little confused now whether she was desperate and came to me after hearing about "The Wind" or because of other reasons, so I asked you if she had contacted you."

"No, she didn't contact me... It's okay, let's chat and see what she wants to do. Maybe she wants to reproduce Liang Bingning's way?... But the chances of this should not be high, Liang Bingning is willing to say whether she is willing or not , you just talk to her. I just pretend I don’t know~”

"Then I won't chat with her anymore, I will talk about it when we have dinner together another day. I'm a bit drunk right now, and I'm too lazy to use my brain."

"Well, that's fine. Then let Jiaojiao take care of you, and she will be by your side?"

"...I'm here."

After hearing her fiancé suddenly pause for some reason, Yang Mi responded:

"That's fine, then I'll continue watching. Take care of yourself ~ when will you be back?"

"If there are no accidents, it will be tomorrow. Let's see then."

"Okay, then I hang up."

"Don't kiss?"

"Hey~MUA~"

The phone hung up, and Yang Mi called Sun Ting without saying a word.

"Duddu... Hey, sister, what's the matter? Tell me."

Hearing Sun Ting's words, Yang Mi pressed the play button again, and then said:

"Call Zhang Jiao and ask her where she is. I'm asking her who gave her the courage to leave the person she needs to take care of alone on the wine board."

Calm tone.

But the pressure is already coming.

Sun Ting was stunned for a moment before realizing it, and quickly agreed:

"Okay, I'll fight!"

"Well, if you talk in your tone, I will pretend that I don't know about it. But you have to tell her that she only has this chance."

"…OK, all right."

Beep.

The phone hangs up.

…

"Jiaojiao... Smell this, it's very fragrant. Try it~"

Zhao Liying held a bottle of perfume and handed it to Zhang Jiao.

Zhang Jiao was a little speechless:

"Sister, I have already tried all these. Do you need to tell me?"

"I want to share with you...hehe."

Zhao Liying bared her small white teeth, looking at the dazzling array of cosmetics on her desk...

"It's really extravagant... You said that sister Mi doesn't use these? Why? They are all good brands..."

"Well…"

Hearing this, Zhang Jiao thought for a while, and pointed to the bottle in her hand:

"The taste of this bottle of Yeti Loren is too coquettish."

"After sweating from this bottle of cream, the skin will look a little sticky, and the moisturizing effect is too sloppy."

"And this, Miss Mi doesn't like the smell of this cleansing oil."

"This moisturizer is too oily..."

"This sister Mi doesn't like the appearance, she thinks it's too vulgar."

"This gift box is made by the factory that manufactures Lancome. I want Sister Mi to endorse. She doesn't want to lose the possibility of representing Lancome in the future."

Everything is like a few treasures, explaining to Zhao Liying.

The latter opened his mouth wide when he heard it...

Finally, Zhang Jiao shrugged:

"So, she doesn't even want to use it."

"Then...what does she use?"

"Super first-line. Don't mention anything else, the price of her make-up is tens of thousands more."

"I... oh my god."

Zhao Liying sighed, and then said:

"Then Jiaojiao, what are you using now?"

"Same as Miss Mi..."

Speaking of this, she paused, and quickly added another sentence:

"Sister Mi is very generous. She buys things in sets. I, Qiqi, and Sister Tingting all have them. But don't think that what I give you is what I eliminated or what... No. , The things that can be sent to Miss Mi are all good things, it just depends on whether she likes it or not. Your skin is dry skin, and the things I mailed to you are all suitable for you, but not everything Send it to you."

"Well…"

"Then at the end of the year, Sister Mi will go to participate in some business activities, and there will be a lot of gift boxes. I will mail them to you at that time, and it will definitely be enough for you to take gifts or whatever. Hurry up, don't be reluctant, you know Right? It will help you expand your network."

"..."

Zhao Liying stared blankly at her friend...

"Jiaojiao..."

"what?"

"I always feel that you have changed a lot!...It is very different from before."

Zhang Jiao was taken aback.

"Have I... changed?"

"Um!"

Zhao Liying nodded:

"It feels like you've changed a lot...Of course, I'm not talking about other aspects, but...feeling, you understand? I feel that you have become very confident now, and...special...with aura. I don't know What's going on. The most important thing is...you are more beautiful than before, hehehe..."

While talking, Zhao Liying began to care for her skin happily following the steps she taught.

In Jiaojiao's words, these are sister Mi's skin care methods.

Every step must be done well, so that when others are looking old, you can still look young and beautiful.

Actresses...do they eat youth food after all?

but…

"You get me these...does Miss Mi know?"

"…Know."

Zhang Jiao who came back to her senses nodded:

"Actually, it's not just you. The cosmetics at Sister Tingting's house are almost full of a room, and there are all kinds of gifts, gifts... You know, last time I helped her get things, just look at them. To that kind of used red envelope paper... filled two full drawers!"

"…Wow!!"

"It's true, and Sister Tingting has recorded who sent these red envelopes, when they sent them, and how much they sent them. They are very careful..."

"...I want to be sister Mi's assistant as much as I said, it's too profitable!"

"Put it down, you'd better be an actor! What this industry requires is too special, not everyone can be it. If you become an actor well, you will know that when you become a big star in the future, you will be the leader wherever you go. It feels like a lot of attention..."

"Hey hey hey..."

Zhao Liying's eyes narrowed immediately.

The image of myself wearing a very beautiful dress, smiling and waving to everyone on the red carpet appeared in my mind...

What was it like?

Just thinking about it is enjoyable!

But at this moment, Zhang Jiao's phone rang.

When she saw the caller, she quickly waved to Zhao Liying to signal silence before answering the call:

"Hello, Miss Tingting."

"Where are you."

When she heard Sun Ting's straightforward voice, Zhang Jiao's heart skipped a beat.

subconsciously said:

"I...I'm at home..."

"Where's Brother Xu?"

"Well…"

"Who gave you the courage to throw Brother Xu in the drinking game alone! Zhang Jiao, do you know what you are doing!"

"..."

Zhang Jiao subconsciously stood up.

"Yes... Brother Xu said... I can come back directly..."

"He asked you to come back and you came back? It's not the first day you do this job. You don't know what kind of temper Brother Xu is? He is considerate of you, but you can't tell your own job!?"

"me…"

"Now, go back to your post. I will not tell Sister Mi about this, but there will be no next time, understand? Cherish it."

Beep.

The phone hangs up.

Zhao Liying immediately asked:

"What's going on, Jiaojiao..."

"..."

Zhang Jiao pursed her lips, and after thinking for a while, she hurriedly said:

"It's okay, I have to go back to the hotel quickly. You... take care of yourself, you know? I'll go first."

"...Did I implicate you?"

Zhao Liying looked at her panicked friend and asked subconsciously.

Zhang Jiao shook her head: