I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

  Chapter 384 382. The altar of imagination

   Xu Xin, who silently told himself that no matter how tired he was, he must pull himself together when he was doing business, was yawning profusely.

   Fortunately, after everyone got together, they chatted about the movie, which somewhat diverted from Xu Xin's lack of energy.

   And Zhang Mo also saw Xu Xin's exhaustion, turned around and walked out.

   When the audition was about to start, I brought over Red Bull.

   "Is this going to make me diabetic?"

  Xu Xin was a little speechless.

  Zhang Mo shrugged:

   "I took it from my car. I just made my fingernails yesterday. It's not easy to fasten the cover. You can make do with it."

   "Tsk..."

   I took a look at this sister's nails, except for the middle finger, which are inlaid with diamonds...

  Xu Xin buckled open the cover helplessly, and downed a can of Red Bull in one go.

   "Hoo... let's get started. Let Jing Tian be the second, Liu Yifei the third, and Liu Zhishi the fourth. Give them some time to prepare. The first one will arrange for Dou Yao to come~"

  He wanted to leave his fullest energy to the three people in front.

  Call an actor to start, let them get ready.

  …

   "There are really fewer people."

   This voice sounded in the quiet audition waiting hall.

  Jing Tian looked away from the script, glanced at Lin Xunxin who was talking to her, and nodded:

"Um."

  As the trio of "The Wind", she, Zhao Liying, and Lin Xingxin also maintained a good relationship after the movie ended.

   As the finalists of Jing Qiu and the third child at the same time, in fact, Lin Juxin is obviously more willing to be with Jing Tian than Liu Yifei...

   It's not that he doesn't like Liu Yifei, but that the relationship between friends is different.

  However, Jing Tian obviously didn't intend to talk to him.

   After a reply, he lowered his head again.

   Seeing this, Lin Xunxin didn't continue to bother, just sat next to her and observed the others.

  The person who is taller than himself is the competitor Dou Yao, right?

   Much darker than myself.

Well.

  Liu Yifei and Liu Zhishi are really similar.

  The two of them sitting together really look like sisters.

  And the costumes of the two of them...or in other words, the costumes of the "Jing Qiu" audition candidates today are very similar.

   After familiarizing himself with the original work, he looked around...

  I feel that in terms of temperament, Jing Tian really resembles the people of that era the most.

  She is mainly beautiful and decent.

   It is in line with the mainstream aesthetics.

   It looks like a white porcelain doll.

   I was thinking about something in my mind, and someone walked in:

   "Dou Yao."

  Hearing someone calling him, the young man with very white teeth stood up quickly when he smiled.

  The staff nodded politely:

   "The audition has started, No. 2, Jing Tian, ​​please prepare."

  The audition has begun.

   Seeing that she was the next one, Jing Tian hurriedly put away the script and followed her out.

  When Dou Yao entered, she waited on the chair at the door.

   While waiting, she remembered the phone call she had with Xiong Yin.

  When asked by herself, "During the period of contact with the third child, what kind of mood did you maintain the most?", Xiong Yin answered "timidity".

  She is the daughter of a leftist capitalist, and her father is still reforming in the cowshed.

  The third child does not know his family situation.

  At that time, she was very happy to see the third child every day, but she was very scared when she thought that the third child might not accept her as a leftist girl in the future.

  Afraid of being in a relationship with someone else and being recognized by the friend of the third child, tell him about your situation.

   I was also afraid that he would not accept his situation after hearing it.

  As for the obstruction of the mother, as mentioned in the book... Actually, there are not many.

   Although Xiong Yin's mother was labeled a leftist capitalist, she was an intellectual. For some things, her mother had a much longer-term perspective than others.

  She hoped that Xiong Yin could find someone with better family conditions, so that she could be blessed and not suffer from her status.

   This is what Xiong Yin told her personally.

  So, Jing Tian's definition for herself today is "timidity".

   To show that timid feeling.

  …

   "Next one, Liu Yifei, please prepare."

   "Hey, it's your turn."

  Hearing what Liu Zhishi said, Liu Yifei nodded:

"Um."

   "Come on!"

  Liu Zhishi said another sentence.

  In an instant, Liu Yifei had an illusion...

  How is she acting like an outsider?

  Miss, you seem to be here to audition too, right?

  She was a little speechless, but still said:

   "When I come out and tell you what's going on, you should have a bottom line."

   "OK."

   Following her agreement, Liu Yifei walked out.

   When she came to the waiting chair at the door, she took a deep breath and began to adjust her emotions.

   "Hoo..."

  In the original novel, Jing Qiu had the experience of being tried to take advantage of her several times, and, according to Mimi’s words, some writers on Xu Xin’s side thought that these plots were outrageous to the point of nonsense.

  Amy described it as if a man, as long as he sees Jing Qiu, he will fall in love with her.

   And her so-called "Three Mile Bay" nickname came from this.

  But Jingqiu has low self-esteem, because her figure is so good.

  So, she didn't dare to be beautiful, she only dared to wear that kind of old-fashioned clothes. She didn't even dare to wear the swimsuit that the third child gave her. When playing in the water with the third child, she could only cover her figure with a thick shirt.

  Jing Qiu has a bottom line.

   is inferiority complex.

  But in this low self-esteem, there is also a touch of loneliness that longs to be appreciated.

  She has low self-esteem because of her figure and family, but she also longs to be seen by someone who understands her beauty.

  So, in her definition, Jing Qiu's performance is not only about innocence.

  Innocence is only appearance.

  She should be curious about the outside world.

   Desire for feedback from the opposite sex.

  Actually... a bit boring.

  But this sullenness is hidden under the appearance of inferiority and innocence.

  She went to get to know the woman Xiong Yin herself.

   After all, since Xu Xin and Director Zhang were going to shoot the book "The Hawthorn Tree", the popularity of this book has begun to rise, and some prototypes of real characters behind the scenes have been picked up.

  According to Xiong Yin's experience... It's just like what Mimi said yesterday. She loves the third child, but is an ambitious person.

  I was able to jump from a small city to study abroad, and finally stayed abroad.

  She must be ambitious.

   And her unsatisfactory marriage actually proves that she loves the third child very much.

  But this is why there is a very narrow selfishness.

  Xiong Yin is not a saint.

   Never was.

   It's just that she was beautified in the novel.

  As for whether it is Xiong Yin or Jing Qiu who she wants to play... Mimi's words are quite right:

  "Most people only care about Jing Qiu, not Xiong Yin. So, whatever Jing Qiu is in the book, you can just show it."

  And Jing Qiu in the book...

  Pure and lustful.

  But...Xu Xin also said that what he wanted was a love story, not a metaphor for **** in the background of the times.

  So, what he wants to see should be the skewed part of Jingqiu's pure desire...

  This is her "problem-solving thinking".

   While he was thinking about his own understanding of the role, suddenly, the door was opened.

  Jing Tian walked out.

  The two met each other in "The Wind".

   But we haven't talked much.

   What's more, it is still a competitor at this moment.

  So they looked at each other without words, just nodded politely, and passed by.

  A Jingqiu came out.

  Another Jingqiu walked in.

  …

   "One is to be able to directly contact the protagonist of the original work, and the other is to be able to get advice from Director Xu's lover... This is difficult."

  Wang Lei's words directly defined the performance of the two.

   Also incidentally joked about Xu Xin's tangled appearance.

  Xu Xin wasn't angry either.

   Auditions for "The Hawthorn" have always been easy.

  The atmosphere of the whole crew is also great.

  So, facing Wang Lei, he could only shake his head slightly:

   "It's true that the Eight Immortals crossed the sea and each showed their magical powers... What about you, which one of them do you think is better?"

  Just now, the performances of both of them ended.

  And Liu Zhishi is waiting outside the door now.

  But Xu Xin stopped the audition.

  Because we have to have a good chat.

  Jing Tian and Liu Yifei both gave him plenty of surprises.

   It's not about the explosive growth of the acting skills of the two, but the character traits revealed.

  The first Jing Tian, ​​from the beginning of the audition, when she bit her lips and appeared with a pitiful and timid appearance, immediately caught everyone's attention.

  Using the feeling of "timidity", after performing two scenes, when Xu Xin asked why she expressed "timidity", she stunned everyone as soon as she opened her mouth:

  “I contacted Xiong Yin and talked to her about her early experiences, mainly when she was in love with the third child. I asked her what her biggest feeling was, and what she told me was timidity.”

   After an explanation, she left and Liu Yifei walked in.

  The people who were originally moved by Jing Tian's timidity, when they saw Liu Yifei's three-pointer innocence than before, their calves, which had been kidnapped at home, turned back again.

  When Xu Xin commented that she looked much more natural than the purity of last time, Liu Yifei said:

"I talked with Mimi a lot, and I feel that the purity and desire of this character go hand in hand. Her purity should be like so many people in that era, pure and simple dominates. But at the same time, she also has desire in her heart The germs of the growing…”

  This sentence coincides with the theme of "clean" defined by Xu Xin.

  If Jingqiu was really a lady, she wouldn't be able to sleep in the same bed with the third child.

  She may not understand such trivial matters as love between men and women.

  But to be able to do this kind of behavior that only couples can do, at that time, it was already extremely deviant.

  So, the word "germination of desire" is quite appropriate for those who are familiar with the entire script of the story.

  So what is spread out in front of everyone now is like two big mountains.

   Each has its own merits.

   Purely depends on preferences.

   and the direction of the script...

   "As far as the direction of the script is concerned, since Director Xu wants to have a clean relationship, then I think...obviously, Liu Yifei is bigger than Jing Tian."

  Zhang Mo expressed his cognition:

   "But I must also say that Jing Tian's timidity is too easy to arouse men's desire for protection."

"Yeah yeah."

   "And I think her face is very clean, with a big skeleton, which looks like a sense of wealth. Moreover, I have watched "A Woman's Epic", and her twin ponytails in it also feel great."

   "But in terms of acting skills, Liu Yifei has acted a lot after all. Although she can't really impress me, her natural state is better than Jing Tian."

   "Isn't what we are looking for a hibiscus that comes out of clear water? I think Jing Tian's natural feeling of carving is better than Liu Yifei."

  "Actually, the acting skills are similar, and it doesn't make sense to distinguish between strong and weak. The most important thing is whose temperament Jing Qiu in the script matches. Here I think Liu Yifei is not bad. What I want to see is Jing Qiu, not Xiong Yin."

  Everyone was arguing there.

   But slowly, the voice became quieter.

  Because...Xu Xin stopped talking.

   Everyone is waiting for his opinion.

  But after waiting for a while, the answer I got was only:

   "Go on, next."

  …

  In one day, all the actors who auditioned with makeup were all over.

  It was past 4 pm, but Xu Xin was not sleepy anymore.

   There is a kind of mysterious excitement in the spirit.

   And after watching the last audition person, he said:

   "Go back tonight, and everyone will write down their favorite role candidates today, what attracts you to these people, and how do you understand them. Send me an email after you finish writing."

  He didn't say who to choose, nor did he say who was suitable.

   Instead, he directly took out the two audition video tapes in the camera.

   "Here, Brother Qi, take a few copies and send them to everyone. I'll wait for you at the door."

  Qi Lei nodded, while Xu Xin walked out first.

  Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the cold evening wind made the excitement in his mind fade away a little, replaced by a thoughtful expression.

  In fact, he already had some vague candidates in his mind.

   But for the sake of safety, after all, he didn't sleep last night.

  So I plan to go home and take a nap, and when my mind clears up, go through it again to see if it is consistent with today's choice.

   If it still fails, then hold another round.

   After waiting for a while, Zhang Mo came out with two copied video tapes.

   After seeing him smoking, he walked over and said:

   "My candidate has to be given to you tomorrow. Now I have to go home and pack up for the premiere."

   "Well, it's okay. Just let Director Zhang take a look."

   As he said that, after he took the video tape, he did not forget to ask:

   "After "Three Guns" is released tonight...No matter what, don't take it to heart. Don't quarrel with others, and don't quarrel with others. Otherwise, Director Zhang will be the one who won't step down."

   "I understand the truth, don't worry."

  Zhang Mo obviously understood what he meant:

   "I don't want to deal with other people either. In the past two days, I've gone to choose a scene for you, and I'm not here."

   "Well, that's fine... I'm leaving?"

   "Let's go, drive carefully, don't be in a trance."

"Um."

  Acknowledged, holding the video tape, Xu Xin drove home alone.

   Along the way, the rush hour of traffic jams just started, so it went smoothly.

   When I got home, it was barely 5:30.

   But maybe it's... for going home.

  As soon as the car stopped, I felt relieved.

  Xu Xin has only one thing on his mind, and that is to sleep.

   Take a shower and sleep.

  I lost my appetite for dinner.

   After entering the door, looking at the father-in-law cooking in the kitchen, he shouted:

   "Uncle, don't call me for dinner, I'll take a shower and go straight to sleep."

   "...don't eat? Are you feeling unwell?"

  Yang Dalin's eyes are full of concern.

  Xu Xin waved his hand:

   "No, I have no appetite, I'm a little tired today."

"…good."

"Um."

   Walking into the house with increasingly heavy steps, he saw Yang Mi who was looking at something.

   "I'm back~"

  After the greeting from the signboard, Yang Mi was taken aback for a moment, and quickly stood up:

   "What's wrong? His face is so ugly... Didn't the audition go well?"

   "It went well. Here."

   After handing over the videotape, he explained:

"Today's audition video, I want you to watch it. I don't have any appetite today, and I feel very tired. I'm going to take a shower now, and then go to bed. Let my mother stay with you in that room tonight, and I will sleep alone. Too tired…"

  Hearing this, Yang Mi didn't say yes or no.

   Just walked over quickly and put his palm on his forehead.

   Touch his with one hand and touch your own with the other.

   After confirming that he didn't have a fever, he hurriedly asked:

"Where does it hurt?"

"I'm not uncomfortable, it's just that during the audition, I talked too much, and my whole head was buzzing. Because the actors were all wrong, everyone was arguing about their preferences, and my head hurt a bit. So I will be quiet tonight Take a nap... I'm going to take a shower."

  When he said this, his mind had begun to become a little chaotic.

   After waving to Yang Mi, he went straight into the bedroom.

  Seeing two sleeping children, they walked over and kissed each of their smooth and soft little feet. This is considered as a father saying hello to you.

   Then went directly to the bathroom.

   In less than 5 minutes, he came out wearing a bathrobe, and his spirit was slightly better.

  Looking at his wife who was sitting on the edge of the bed looking at him with concern, he said with a smile:

   "I'm really fine. Just tired..."

   "You took your temperature first, and then drank this."

  Looking at the antiviral oral liquid in her hand, Xu Xin couldn't laugh or cry, but after drinking it obediently, he said to her while holding the thermometer in his hands:

   "Jing Tian fought fiercely with Liu Yifei this time... It's hard to choose. You can take a look and give me some references tomorrow."

   "Just the two of them? Jingqiu?"

"No surprises, yes. I'm more inclined towards Liu Yifei, because... compared to the original, she fits the script better. But she has many weaknesses... If the lines are weak and the weight is not good, I hope she can be more thinner.

  And that kind of temperament... She is so beautiful. If I really want to choose her, I need to dampen her fairy spirit... Anyway, there are many problems. But Jing Tian's performance is really not bad, you can see it just by watching it. "

  Hearing this, Yang Mi shook her head:

   "I don't care who wins the election between the two of them. You tell me that you really don't have any other discomfort? ... Why don't you rest first, and I'll call Dr. Lin to check you? I'm afraid..."

   "I'm really not uncomfortable."

  Actually, Xu Xin also knew that his behavior tonight was quite abnormal.

  For so many years, the two of them are together, unless they are lazy, they usually have three normal meals.

  The relationship between the two has always been in a stable state.

  But tonight she suddenly said that she would not have dinner... Her worry is also normal.

   "I'm not a child, if I feel uncomfortable, I will lie?"

   While speaking, he leaned on the bed, leaned in front of the faces of the two sleeping little guys, and kissed each of their foreheads.

   "...When I come back from the Golden Horse Awards, I will accompany you to have a full physical examination."

   "..."

  Although he made a big fuss, Xu Xin still nodded:

"good."

   "...Then don't leave tonight, I don't worry if I don't see you. If you are really tired, you can sleep in our room. I can take care of you if you are thirsty or hungry in the middle of the night."

"OK!"

   As he spoke, Xu Xin simply took off his bathrobe, and gently hugged Yang Yang to the pillow.

   And he didn't need to say anything, Yang Mi helped him put Nuan Nuan beside him.

  Xu Xin pushed herself under the quilt, with an awkward creaking nest, and smirked at Yang Mi:

   "Hey hey~"

   "Smiling fart, you scared me to death!"

   Checking the time, she saw that it was less than 5 minutes, so she continued to wait patiently.

  Xu Xin put her head closer to her son as much as possible, and quietly held the child's little feet under the quilt:

   "I feel very happy."

"hey-hey."

   "I see you were reading the script just now... what are you reading?"

   ""Cracking Silence"."

   "Yo? Are you willing to watch it?"

   "Otherwise, what should I do? If I, an outdated old woman, don't work hard, then there will be no filming~"

   "Nonsense..."

   Xu Xin closed his eyes and responded.

  At this time Yang Mi asked:

   "Are you thirsty?"

   "A bit, let's make a warm cup."

"Um."

  She got up and went out of the house, and quickly walked in with a glass of warm water:

"Give."

   "..."

"…elder brother?"

   "..."

   It took less than 30 seconds from the time she left the house to pour water until she came back.

  Xu Xin has fallen asleep.

  A look of concern flashed across her eyes.

  This... Is your body really okay? It's less than 6 o'clock.

   How to say sleep and sleep?

   How tired are you?

  She walked up to Xu Xin worriedly, and touched his forehead again.

   Then I got stuck for 5 minutes and took out the thermometer and looked at it.

everything is normal…

   And Xu Xin was already snoring.

  Snoring without drinking?

  After she breathed a sigh of relief, she became worried again.

  …

  At this moment, Xu Xin only felt that there was something in his crunching nest in a daze.

   Then it seems that someone has given him bitter medicine.

  Anyway, people are always tossing about.

   And when he woke up again, it was already broad daylight.

  Look at the time...

   8:04.

  He slept almost 15 hours.

  The child is missing.

  The daughter-in-law is gone too.

  He got up quickly, feeling very thirsty again.

   There happened to be a glass of water on the bedside table.

   After gulping it down, I looked down at the trash can...

   There are four more small bottles of antiviral oral solution inside.

  Obviously, the memory of being fed bitter medicine last night is real...

  But he didn't feel uncomfortable in his heart, on the contrary, he felt the care from his wife from this night.

  I feel very comfortable.

   Enough sleep.

   Feel refreshed.

   All of a sudden, he was in a good mood.

   After tidying up my personal hygiene, I planned to go out to find something to eat.

  As soon as she opened the bedroom door, she saw Yang Mi sitting on the sofa playing computer, and her son and daughter lying on the climbing mat.

   "Are you awake? How do you feel? What's wrong? Is there anything uncomfortable?"

  Xu Xin quickly shook his head:

   "I said I'm fine, I was tired yesterday... Playing games early in the morning?"

  Yang Mi breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this answer.

   After hearing the following question, she handed the laptop on her lap to Xu Xin:

   "Here, you can see for yourself."

"…what happened again?"

   Feeling refreshed, he sat next to his wife and took the laptop with him.

Then…

   A line of words came into view:

   "The Fake Dakong of a Generation of "National Teachers""

  "Last night after watching "Three Shots Surprise" and returning home, I posted a "viewing impression" on my Weibo, and then went to sleep.

  After-viewing impression 1: I just watched "Three Shots Surprise", it is not as exciting as expected, but it is not bad either.

   Then I woke up, and I was talking about my impressions.

  Afterview 2: Why is it so bad? ..."

  Because of the 150-character limit on Weibo, the author of this article wrote the after-view...or film review on the blog.

   And after Xu Xin saw the content of the blog, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the titles of other web pages opened by Yang Mi:

   "A Large Duo Performance"

  《Zhang Yimou should be shot for three minutes! "

   "NetEase Zhuangao: There are only banknotes on the imaginary altar"

   "Three Shots, "Surprise"? This is really not. "

  The initial arguments of these news pages opened by Yang Mi are surprisingly consistent.

   This is a bad movie.

   After thinking about it, he moved to Douban's webpage and clicked.

  On Douban's interface, next to the poster of "Three Guns Surprise" is the film score given by Douban members.

  10 full marks.

  Score: 9.2

   The ratings are insanely high.

   "..."

  Xu Xin was silent, speechless.

  After thinking about it, he closed the notebook and turned to look at Yang Mi:

   "It's all scolding?... Then this Douban score..."

   "..."

  Yang Mi was silent for a while, then said:

   "I don't know if it was Director Zhang's default, but I know... this score must have something to do with Zhang Weiping!"

   "..."

  For a while, Xu Xin didn't know what to say.

   But at this moment, his cell phone came from the bedroom.

   "I'll go."

   Seemingly worried that he was not feeling well, Yang Mi got up quickly and walked into the bedroom.

   Come out with your phone soon:

   "Director Zhang's phone..."

  (end of this chapter)