I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

  Around 9 o'clock, the production team returned to Yuan'an County.

   Lived in a county hotel in Yuan'an County.

   Everyone didn't have dinner, and they looked hungry.

   I don’t plan to go far, so I plan to book a few rooms in the hotel for a meal.

  The hot pot in Hubei is still delicious.

  However, the Hubei-style hot pot is not the kind of shabu-shabu, but the one with one pot and one pot. The taste is also great, and the body is warmed up in winter.

  Because I have to watch the filming location in the county tomorrow, so no one drinks.

  Everyone disbanded after eating.

  But after Xu Xin finished eating, he yelled at Zhang Mo:

   "Sister Mo, Brother Wang, Brother Xue, come to my room later."

"OK."

  Wang Lei and Xue Yong nodded in agreement.

   Soon, the three entered Xu Xin's room with the materials they had in hand.

   What we are talking about is actually about the setting of today.

   We chatted for more than half an hour about the shots, scripts, and a series of manuscripts in Xu Xin's laptop.

   It was already 10 o'clock, and Wang Lei and Xue Yong had finished their work.

   "Okay... Brother Wang, Brother Xue, you guys rest first. Sister Mo, take out the sets of photos you took last time, and I'll take a look again."

"good."

  Zhang Mo nodded and took out the USB flash drive.

  Wang Lei and Xue Yong didn't think much about it.

  Director’s work, on the bright side, is nothing more than sitting in front of a monitor, watching actors perform and checking the screen. But in fact, there are quite a lot of things to take care of in this job.

   Meetings, staying up late to research, and the like is nothing more than normal.

   What's more, everyone in the factory knows the relationship between Director Xu and Director Zhang.

  Although the two are lonely and widowed, their hearts are not that dirty.

   After the two left, Xu Xin looked at the photos in the USB flash drive and lit a cigarette, but what he said had nothing to do with work:

   "Today, it's considered complete. Have you talked to Aunt Ting about this?"

   "Said."

  Zhang Mo nodded while holding the teacup:

"This year's Chinese New Year, I chatted with Aunt Ting. When she was working at the household registration office of the sixth day of the sixth day, she had already gone to make up... But she still didn't want to embarrass my dad. I promised Zhang Weiping would not know about it, and she did it. Yes."

   "That's fine."

  Xu Xin feels more at ease:

"Huh... During the Chinese New Year, I asked my dad. He made a special trip to Nanjing a year ago and went there in person. He made an appointment with a few people and met a few people. But he didn't mention the old man's name directly, so he just said this The situation is... not bad, quite optimistic."

"That's good…"

  Zhang Mo also seemed relieved.

"but…"

  Xu Xin waved her hand to signal her not to worry:

   "Sister Mo, the help is definitely not for nothing."

  Zhang Mo was taken aback.

   "Then what should we do?"

"People didn't say it, but we have a steelyard in our hearts. I watched it during the Chinese New Year, and things are actually easy to operate. First of all, Wuxi has a film and television base, such as "Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin", and "Journey to the West" It was shot over there."

   "I know that, the batch of top TV dramas back then were all produced there."

   "Well... But now it's a bit down. In fact, there are some things that people help you with, not because of any direct benefits, but..."

"that…"

   It's like a student interrupting the teacher's conversation.

  Zhang Mo "raised his hand" speechlessly and said:

   "Just say what you need to do, I am dizzy hearing these things."

"Talk to the old man that it would be best if "Jinling" can be released in Wuxi. If it can't be released, it should be released in some film and television bases in Jiangsu. And some of my follow-up works will also be selected in those places. The next paragraph Time, if you invite some activities over there, don’t refuse. Look at it a little later...Emotions are mutual.”

  He gave a plausible example.

  But Zhang Mo understood.

it's actually really easy.

   is just "cooperation".

  The appearance of a city, the development of tourism resources, popularity, etc., are all considerations for certain things.

  So she nodded:

"I see."

   "Well, let's make it so. The following things... should all be over this year. After everything is dealt with, there will be no worries. But... the same sentence. Confidentiality is very important..."

   "Don't worry, I know what to do!"

  Zhang Mo answered decisively.

  …

  The ninth day of the ninth day.

  The crew went back and forth to the filming locations in Yuan'an County.

  It only took one morning.

  Because when Xu Xin was in Qinglong Village yesterday, the old man had already helped him control the situation in the urban area.

   Except for the disagreement between the two on the casting of "The Hawthorn", other times they actually have a high degree of unity of opinion.

   Even in some concepts, it is not too much to say that they coincide with each other.

   And after explaining everything in the morning, the next step is to start construction one after another on the props team.

  The construction period is about half a month.

   When it's over, Xu Xin will come over to take a look.

   If it is not qualified, it will be changed. If it is qualified, it will maintain the original appearance and wait for the weather to warm up in April and May. The crew will start construction directly.

  The local people in Yuan'an County are very cooperative, and they obviously intend to use this film to develop local tourism resources.

  Great green lights along the way.

  In the afternoon, the entire crew returned to Yanjing to continue the preparatory work.

   When Xu Xin arrived home, it was almost 7 o'clock in the evening.

  Compared to the peace at home a few years ago, the Shijia Hutong at this moment is already a mess.

  Big and small boxes filled the living room, and there were even a few big boxes in the yard.

  The door of Xu Xin's study room was wide open.

   Before he entered the room, Yang Mi came out of the study.

  Seeing him, he said:

   "Ah, you're back?... Just in time, hurry up and pack these antiques. I've been packing all afternoon, and I'm about to collapse!"

   “…I haven’t eaten yet.”

   "Then go and eat first, I'll keep it for you in the kitchen. Come and help me after eating!"

"…good."

   "Let's try to move as fast as possible. If it works, we will finish the move tomorrow..."

   "I have to go to CCTV tomorrow morning, the documentary team has been selected."

   "..."

  The family is moving.

  It has been agreed with the decoration company that construction will start after 15.

  The three connected yards will start to undergo systematic transformation.

  The structure of these houses is not very scientific.

   Or a little crowded.

  The construction period is about a whole year, and during this whole year, they will live in the Dahu Mansion.

  Dinner is not as rich as usual.

   A pot of stewed noodles with Liubiju pickles.

   Fortunately, as a Northwesterner, Xu Xin can live with just a bowl of noodles.

   After finishing his meal in a hurry, he didn't even care about the children for a while, so he went into the study and started packing the antiques and things in the safe at home.

   When the child was born, the gifts from Jay Chou and the others, a pile of gold bars, cash, all kinds of jewelry, etc. I liked it when I bought it, but it was really troublesome to pack it up with boxes and bags.

   Not to mention those antiques.

   I don’t know why Dad bought these things...

   It's really a toss.

  I didn’t feel it when I lived in the past, but now I have to move...Why are there so many things?

   Fortunately, on the tenth day of tomorrow, the company's first job has already come out.

   Help the boss move.

   Packed all the things along the way, the yard and the living room were piled up everywhere. When everything was done, the time came to almost 11 o'clock.

  It can make Xu Xin very tired.

  Back to the bedroom, the continuous tossing made him too lazy to take a bath, and his son and daughter didn't care about the fragrance, they just lay down on the bed, and soon fell asleep.

  Early in the morning of the first ten days.

  There are several commercial vehicles parked in front of the house, plus a van.

  People including Sun Ting started to help move, while Xu Xin drove directly to CCTV.

  The team of "A Bite of Tongue" has been screened.

   There are 4 in total.

   All are selected through the group of directors participating in the bidding.

   And Xu Xin is going to meet everyone today.

  If there are no problems, after the contract is signed in these two days, it will start to enter the preparation stage.

   In all honesty, Xu Xin feels that he will be very busy this year.

  Because after the matter of "Bite of Tongue" is finished, he will immediately go to Shanghai without stopping.

  The opening of the World Expo will be in May. In the last two months, leaders from all walks of life will start to inspect one after another. He and Zhang Wu must be there.

  At the same time, while the post-production of "The Deal" was going on, he was going to work on "The Hawthorn Tree".

  Oh yes, and the "33 Days" that hasn't been put on the agenda yet...

  Grandma's.

  Why are you so busy?

  He walked into the CCTV building with a heart full of speechlessness.

  …

  Yanjing, Tang Dynasty.

  Li Minnian looked at his watch, sat at his desk and kept an eye on the corridor leading to Cai Yinong's office from time to time.

   President Cai hasn't come yet.

  So he still needs to wait for the time being.

  While waiting, he was inevitably a little nervous.

  Because what he was talking about today... was about helping Shishi get back the female lead of "Weird Hero Yizhimei"!

   Years ago in Wanwan, after being inspired by Yang Mi, how to talk about this matter has already been drafted countless times in his mind.

  In fact, the trick is very simple, you just need to let Mr. Cai understand...the paper that has not signed the contract is equal to the **** in the toilet.

  Liu Yifei's past is vivid in his mind, and he feels that this incident can basically convince President Cai.

   But what he fears is that there is one in a thousand.

  From Mr. Cai's point of view, this kind of thing should actually be well weighed.

  People don’t need to remember to eat, but they must remember to fight, right?

  But... what if Mr. Cai becomes self-willed?

  Last year at the annual meeting, Shishi was unable to come to the filming of "Pandaren" in Wanwan. Naturally, he didn't come, but he heard from his colleagues that Mr. Cai said something like this at the annual meeting:

"I hope everyone remembers that everything the company does is based on everyone's interests. We hope everyone is well, popular, and popular. You don't have to understand, but don't doubt the company's The company will not harm everyone, maybe you think dispensable things, if you put them outside, others will fight for them. You must learn to cherish and be grateful!"

   Li Minnian used his toes to ponder over these words, and knew that he was talking about poetry...

   It's just... really necessary?

   It's just an advertisement.

  Why are you so sensitive?

   How about getting it to the annual meeting?

  Because of this passage... To put it a little bit exaggerated, his heart is full of panic this past year.

  Although there is no gender discrimination, he really feels that Mr. Cai is sometimes not very generous.

   It even feels a little bit small.

Why bother…

   While thinking about it, suddenly, he saw a familiar figure appearing in the corridor.

   There are several vice presidents of the company by his side.

   Seeing this, Li Minnian quickly stood up, and then saw Mr. Cai and the others entering the office together.

   After thinking about it, he simply stood not far from the door, and waited patiently.

   "Pandaren" has resumed work today.

  Shi Shi has gone.

  He especially waited for Mr. Cai to come back from Shanghai today because of this.

   After finishing this matter, no matter whether he succeeds or not, he will hurry to Wanwan.

  But to be reasonable... it should be successful, right?

  After all, according to Mimi, all the pros and cons of the matter have been laid out.

  If it doesn’t work...Persevere, the hard-headed ones will choose Tang Yan...

  As if thinking of something, Li Minnian suddenly took a deep breath.

  It gives people a feeling that the shoulders are straighter.

  It seems that there is some kind of confidence supporting him.

   And he didn't wait long outside the office when the heads of these departments came out.

  Seeing Li Minnian, he just said hello and left.

  The attitude is slightly alienated.

  No way, the workplace is sometimes so realistic. In the past, Liu Zhishi was highly praised by the company. As the second manager, Li Minnian deserved everyone's kindness.

   But now Liu Zhishi's "thinking problem" will be left out for half a year. Artists and managers are a whole relationship, and they will not show too much enthusiasm. That's tantamount to having a hard time with the boss.

   It can only be said to maintain decency, but don’t even think about it until Liu Zhishi lifts the ban.

  Li Minnian also understands...even got used to it.

  The workplace of an entertainment company is actually more realistic than that of an ordinary company.

The manager of a popular artist is a promise, but the manager with thirty or forty 18-tier artists under his hand, although it is not as good as a dog, but the sense of sight that mothers are more expensive than children It is particularly prominent here.

  He has seen what other people look like, so he calms down his mentality.

   "Boom boom boom."

  The door knocked.

"Enter."

  Hearing the voice inside, Li Minnian pushed open the door, stood at the door, looked at Cai Yinong who was sitting on the office chair looking down at the documents, and respectfully said:

   "Mr. Cai, are you busy? I have something to ask you."

   Seeing Li Minnian's arrival, Cai Yinong temporarily put down the document in his hand.

  There was no special expression on his face, he nodded calmly:

"Um."

   Li Minnian was allowed to come in, but after the other party closed the door, she didn't mention the intention of letting him sit down, but she just lowered her head and continued to look at the document in her hand, while saying:

   "What's the matter, tell me."

"Is such that."

   Walked two steps away from the desk, Li Minnian put his respectful hands on his abdomen and said:

   "I want to talk to you about Shishi."

   Cai Yinong didn't even lift his head:

   "What are you talking about? In the past six months, let her think about it and restrain her behavior. Is there any problem?"

   "This... Shishi has actually realized her mistake. And in order to live up to President Cai's expectations, she worked very **** the crew of "Pandaren", just not wanting to embarrass the company."

   "..."

  Seeing that Cai Yinong ignored his apology, Li Minnian did not panic.

   How to talk about this, I have already put it in my stomach.

   "Mr. Cai... "Weird Man Yizhimei" is about to start?"

"Um."

  Cai Yinong continued to look at the document, and the overall temperament highlighted a "casualness".

  It seems to say: It has nothing to do with you/Shishi.

  But Li Minnian continued to ask as if he couldn't tell the height of his eyebrows and eyes:

   "Is the girl sure to come down?... Does Shishi still have a chance?"

   Now, Cai Yinong finally raised his head.

   His eyes were a little speechless:

   "What do you think?"

  The tone of her rhetorical question seemed to be saying, "Don't you think that the matter of stopping work for half a year is something I just said casually?"

   Seeing this, Li Minnian quickly shook his head:

  "I didn't mean it that way...it's just...Mr. Cai, Shishi also knows that what she did is wrong. So, as a manager, I still want to fight for her."

   "How do you fight for it?"

  Cai Yinong's face showed a look of confusion.

   What joke is this person talking about?

   That is, their own employees.

  If it wasn't for her employees, she would have told the other party to hurry up and stay somewhere cool.

   She is the boss.

  Jinkouyuyan.

   Do you really think what I said is deaf?

  If I swallow what I said, how will I manage the company in the future?

   But Li Minnian still seemed to "do not know what to do" and asked:

   "Did you choose Tang Yan?"

"Well. It's basically settled... You go back and tell Shishi that this time it's just a small punishment and a big warning. All the company's arrangements are for her good. She doesn't need to understand, but she must do it. This time, just Take it as a lesson..."

   "Mr. Cai..."

   Before Cai Yinong finished speaking, Li Minnian shook his head directly, with a very firm tone:

   "I don't think it's appropriate to choose Tang Yan. At present, only Shishi is the most suitable for the role of female lead."

   "..."

   Cai Yinong was speechless all of a sudden.

  I feel very relieved, because my employees know how to fight for resources for their artists.

   She loves the agency.

  The 99 that can be saved is ridiculous.

"Do you know what you're talking about?...I said it, Yan Sanniang, the daughter of "Strange Hero Yizhimei", already belongs to Tang Yan, and Tang Yan is also making careful preparations. What? You want me to go back on my word? "

  Hearing this, Li Minnian shook his head first, but did not deny it:

   "I'm not asking you to go back on your word, it's just...as Shishi's manager, there are some things I have to say."

   "...you tell me."

  Cai Yinong also wanted to see what twists and turns he could say.

Then…

   "Liu Yifei."

   "..."

  When this name was mentioned, Cai Yinong's face drooped instantly.

  But Li Minnian shook his head:

"I know you don't like to hear this name... But there are some things I don't say, because I am irresponsible to Shishi, and I am also irresponsible to the company. How did Liu Yifei play tricks on us back then? She also has a contract with her godfather , Our company is so sincere and has invested so many resources, but in the end, didn't she regret it?"

   "..."

  Cai Yinong's face immediately turned cold.

"Of course, I'm not saying that Tang Yan must be Liu Yifei, but after all, she's not one of us yet. Her contract has more than two years to come out from Orange Sky. I know that Hu Jia and Tang Yan have a good personal relationship. , I also know that she has a great intention to cooperate with us. But... as Shishi's manager, what I want to say is that Shishi is a signed artist of our company! And..."

  Looking at her expression, Li Minnian suppressed his heart beating violently, making sure his voice didn't tremble and said:

   "I don't know if you have noticed, but since Liang Bingning started her own studio, the career choices of many artists are no longer simply from one company to another. They set up their own studios and develop themselves.

  Although there will be some companies in the middle to invest in shares... But it can more and more guarantee the freedom of resource selection...

  Of course, I'm not saying that Tang Yan will definitely be like this...but what I want to say is that this is also a way forward for artists. If Tang Yan's contract ends in the first half of this year or the second half of the year, then I will not say this, but will raise my hands to welcome her, because it is beneficial to the company.

  But...her contract expires in 12 years...this circle changes every year. If, I mean if. What about another situation like Liu Yifei? Mr. Cai, don't forget that Tang Yan's godfather is Wang Chuan. Although she entered the Hong Kong circle relying on Orange Talent, she has ambitions to enter the film industry!

  If you use TV dramas to make her popular, then..."

  Speaking of this, Li Minnian just stopped to continue talking, and cleverly used a pause to give Cai Yinong enough time to think.

   And Cai Yinong's face has changed from cold and scary to frowning and thinking.

   This contemplation lasted just over a minute.

   After more than a minute, her first sentence was to raise her hand and point to the reception sofa next to her:

   "Sit down and talk."

   "Thank you Mr. Cai!"

  Li Minnian nodded, and the moment he turned around and walked towards the sofa, there was a sigh of relief on his face.

   Sure enough...

  Is that so?

  …

  It was almost noon.

  In the Dahu Mansion, Yang Mi, who was summarizing things with several female employees in the company in front of the sofa, rang.

  She looked down at the caller, got up with the phone and walked into the bedroom.

   "Hey, Brother Li, what's the matter?"

   "Mimi! Thank you! Thank you so much!"

  When she heard Li Minnian's excited voice, a smile appeared on Yang Mi's face:

   "So, it's done?"

   "...Yes! The matter of Shishi is settled! The female lead of "Strange Hero Yizhimei" is still hers! Tang Yan...is out!"

  The excitement in Li Minnian's voice was suppressed.

   Even little movement.

   But the excitement is real.

  Hearing this, Yang Mi smiled and said:

   "Wouldn't that be nice?"

   "Yeah... That's why I want to thank you! I may leave tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to go to Wanwan, and I can finally give Shishi a complete explanation of this matter!...Thank you, Mimi! Thank you so much!"

   "Ha~ It's just a little effort. I just provided an idea, and the specifics are not the credit of Brother Li."

   "No, no, if it weren't for you, I might not be able to do anything!...Mimi, thank you so much!"

  Li Minnian seems to be at a loss for words.

   Besides thank you, I don’t know how to express it.

   But Yang Mi suddenly asked:

   "Brother Li, let me ask, what is the specific content of the contract between Shishi and Tang Ren? What are the conditions for reaching the contract?"

   "..."

   Li Minnian went dumb for an instant.

   It seems that this question is difficult to answer.

  But Yang Mi's expression is smiling.

  It seems that she asked this question just casually, without any other meaning...

   At the same time, he also handed over the choice to Li Minnian.

   And this quiet situation with only the background noise of the phone lasted for less than five seconds, and Li Minnian's voice sounded:

"Ten film contracts, 5-year contract. It was signed on New Year's Day 2007. If it expires, it will be New Year's Day 2012. As for the film contract... counting "Pandaren" and this "Weird Man", there are nine films in total. There is one more Conditions met."

"Uh-huh."

  Hearing Li Minnian's words, Yang Mi laughed as if asking casually:

   "So it's like this... OK, then I know. Brother Li, if there is anything going on in the future, let's keep in touch."

   "...um, ok! Mimi, thank you!"

   "Haha, I'm too out of touch. I've always regarded Brother Li as my own, the kind that I'm very close to. The family doesn't talk about each other... That's fine, Brother Li, you go ahead..."

   After a few more pleasantries, the phone hung up.

  Holding the phone, Yang Mi looked at the Jingzang artificial lake in front of her through the bedroom window.

  At noon in winter, the artificial lake, which has been slowly melting from freezing, looks like a huge mirror, which is particularly pleasing to the eye under the sunlight.

   Just like Yang Mi's mood at this moment.

  There are no waves on the surface at first glance.

   But in fact, this frozen lake, after the spring breeze came...

   It won't last long.