I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

  Chapter 538 536. Wushuang, must be happy

  The crew of "33 Days" began preparations.

  Xu Xin doesn't use his old team, it's unnecessary.

  Li Pingdong's appearance fee has already caught up with the investment of half of the film, and Xu Xin plans to use the photographer recommended by Shanghai Film Studio for this film.

   Let the cooperation between the two parties become closer.

  Actor casting, Fu Huadao's various plans are also on the agenda.

Xu Zhi and the others are no longer the noobs who didn't understand anything. They have established their own network in the past two years. Whether it's crew members or various businesses, they can almost be said to be experts, so this matter is left to them.

   In one game of poker, Xu Xin lost more than 30,000 yuan...

   The money is not much, the main reason is that I am upset.

   Maybe it’s really been a long time since I haven’t played poker and degraded.

   In the past, he obviously picked three.

   Rejected several people's invitation to "go out for a while".

   It's not that he is so pure, but that he has work to do tomorrow and needs to rest early.

  Before leaving, he and Xu Yang changed their shoes last.

   "Don't drink while driving in the future, you can't bet on accidents with this thing, you know?"

"Um."

   Seeing what he said was formal, Xu Yang nodded:

"Actually, after I couldn't find the car, I thought about it myself... maybe this is the way to save money and avoid disasters. So you haven't seen it for so long. I didn't go to the 4S shop, let someone give you a signal. It blocked a disaster for me. Don't worry, I know what to do in the future."

   "That's fine."

   Patted him on the shoulder, Xu Xin stopped talking nonsense.

  The relationship between the two brothers is here, as long as he understands, he understands.

  …

   All the way back home, he was a little uncomfortable in the study where the old man might not come in once in 800 years, sitting on the big boss chair that was too big for people, with blank A4 papers in front of him.

  Start drawing sub-shots.

   The first step of "33 Days" is officially launched.

   As for the scene selection...it's actually not bad.

  Urban themes, especially in the city of Yanjing.

  Which places are suitable for shooting, and which places look good, for him, who has transferred Yanjing over the years, he already has a rough idea.

   After Yang Mi's filming and returning, he can actually choose the scene himself.

  The author of this novel is also working in Yanjing. With reality as the basis, Xu Xin also knows the places depicted in her book.

  He is not slow to think about movies.

  Because the belly draft was typed long enough, some important plot shots were released, and it took less than an hour.

  唰唰唰唰, seven or eight pages of stick figures of the turning points of the plot came out.

  The time is also close to 12 o'clock.

  Yang Mi basically didn't take the initiative to call him when he was busy with work.

   It's all about the attitude of calling me back when you're done with your work.

  Before getting married, and during the time when I just got the certificate, if I can’t wait for the phone call, I will send a text message saying “I’m resting, don’t be too tired, come on” and other sympathetic text messages.

  But now the couple usually address each other as brothers, saving a lot of cumbersome etiquette.

  Hiding everything in the details of knowing each other's habits.

   Seeing that the time was close to 12 o'clock, he sent a message to his wife:

   "I'm working on the draft of the sub-camera. I just finished it and I'm going to sleep."

   After posting, I threw the phone in the bedroom and went to take a shower.

   And when he came out of the shower, he planned to go to the balcony of the bedroom to smoke a cigarette.

  The evening breeze from the Huangpu River is very comfortable.

   After dispelling the heat, coupled with the comfort of just taking a shower, he leaned back on the chair and narrowed his eyes slightly.

   Wait until the hair is dry before going to sleep.

   Not to mention...

  Don't worry about Li Jiacheng, the house was built really well.

  The view is fantastic.

   And at this moment, he heard a "cracking" sound.

   Then, a voice came from overhead.

   It's quite vague and can't be heard clearly.

  He didn't think much about it.

  Isn’t there a plagiarist living upstairs?

   Probably also to blow the air.

  He has no intention of continuing to communicate with the other party.

   After all, no one stipulates that after becoming a neighbor, you must be a friend of eight worshippers.

   But probably after taking a puff of cigarette, he heard the vague voice gradually become clear:

   "What's the view? Isn't it great?"

   When he said this, it was on the top of his head. Obviously, people should have come to the edge of the balcony.

  Don't say anything...the movement is quite gentle.

   Yo, did you bring someone back?

  Recalling the opponent's head...

  He was very curious, did this girl wear high heels?

   is thinking about it.

  Suddenly, another voice sounded:

   "Good-looking is good-looking, but not as good-looking as you."

   "!!"

  Xu Xin's expression suddenly changed.

  ? ? ? ?

Wait a minute!

  Wait, wait, wait!

   No... I have something wrong with my ears?

  Why... is it a man?

  I must have misheard.

  He subconsciously held his breath, squeezed out the cigarette butt, and his ears pricked up.

  If Zaizai was here, he would definitely find the expression of the male host very familiar at this moment.

   Same as myself.

  At this time, a gust of wind blew over from the river.

  The voice suddenly became indistinct.

  Xu Xin couldn't sit still.

  In fact, he really wants to lean out and look up... But the problem is that if he pokes his head out and someone is drawing silk over there, he can't keep his temper right and jump off on the spot, and he can only wash it off by smashing it directly into the Huangpu River...

  So he can only listen with his ears open...

   "Tonight...here? Let's... enjoy the scenery."

   "...Yeah. Then... go open... the wine."

   "Ha~ I... poured... collarbone..."

   "You're broken..."

  Hearing the intermittent voice, Xu Xin's goose bumps all exploded.

  Mom...Mom!

  He unconsciously touched his collarbone.

   What the **** is drinking in this place?

   Then he imagined in his mind the appearance of some old man desperately sucking his collarbone.

  Suddenly his stomach began to feel uncomfortable.

no.

I'm going to vomit.

  He turned around and left without saying a word. After returning to the room, he directly closed the sliding door of the balcony with the smallest movement.

  Looking at the ceiling, his expression changed...

have to.

  Grandpa, let’s change houses.

  …

"you sure?"

"Nonsense! My own ears! I heard it with my own ears! Two gentlemen! Ahhhh! Let me tell you... I had a nightmare last night, dreaming that a group of gentlemen were going to **** my bones Ahhh! Daughter-in-law, please save me!"

   "..."

  Woke up in the morning, Xu Xin with dark circles under his eyes sighed.

  But Yang Mi was overjoyed:

   "Hey... I don't know if that guy is handsome or not. If he is handsome... it's quite exciting!"

   "..."

   With a sound of "click~", Su Meng, who went out to buy breakfast, came back.

  Being speechless by his wife's words, he said angrily:

   "That's it, hang up."

   Beep.

  The phone hangs up.

   "Brother Xu, it's time to eat."

   "...You can eat by yourself, I don't have much appetite."

"ah?"

  Carrying two boxes of freshly baked pan-fried buns, Su Meng looked puzzled.

   Isn’t your old man wanting to eat raw fried food?

  …

  In the end, Xu Xin, who really had no appetite, drank some porridge and did nothing.

   Then the two went out together.

  Following the address entered on the navigation, the two came to the Sanyang Nanhuo Store in the old city.

  There were a lot of people here, so Xu Xin put on a mask and called Yan Dazhong.

   "Director Yan, I'm at the gate of Sanyang Nanhuo Store, where are you?"

   "This and this."

   Behind him came Yan Dazhong's voice.

   "Director Xu."

   "Director Yan."

   After saying hello, Xu Xin looked at the inside of this really big shop... You don't even need to look at it.

  He was standing at the door, and the salty smell inside kept gushing out, and got into his nasal cavity along the mask.

   "Is this place quite famous?"

   "Well, didn't Director Xu often go to Nanyang Department Store before? This place has a longer history than that one."

  As a native of Modu, Yan Dazhong held a camera in his hand, with a touch of emotion in his eyes:

  “When I was young, I could only come here once during Chinese New Year... Then every year when I came here, I had to line up from the inside to the outside. Just to buy some duck with ham and sauce, and eat it during the Chinese New Year...the taste is really delicious.”

  The two of them came to inspect this place this time.

   "Bite of the Tongue" has now entered the stage of on-site filming, and the entire film crew has begun to travel across the country according to the shooting plan.

  The Yanbang cuisine (not Sichuan-Chongqing Yanbang), Hangbang cuisine, local cuisine, and even Huaiyang cuisine in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas are all unavoidable.

  As a native of Modu, Yan Dazhong has his own set of criteria for judging the taste of Old Modu.

   It just so happened that Xu Xin was in Shanghai, so he made an appointment to step on the spot together.

  The city has changed too fast these years, and many old flavors have disappeared or withered.

  Even the dishes made in some old restaurants don’t taste like when I was a child.

  Yan Dazhong's theme for Shanghai Magic City is "Childhood Taste".

   And this Sanyo Nanhuo store is one of the three places he recommends.

   "Let's go, go and have a look. Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've eaten Jinhua ham at home. If it's good, I'll buy two and go home."

   "Haha, then Director Xu can buy it with confidence. I came here yesterday, and I just bought one to go home~"

  The three walked into the department store talking and laughing and started shopping.

  Actually, the whole dish cultural and creative discussion group of "Bite of the Tongue", when formulating the direction, the taste of childhood is the biggest reliance.

   For example, Xu Xin is the same.

  The Shaanxi taste he recommended is not the many pasta in Xi'an.

  It is the northern Shaanxi characteristics of Zhenger Bajing.

   Yellow buns.

  When I was a child, I ate whatever I ate, and I felt like my throat was loud.

But last year, I took the young woman home to celebrate the New Year. After spending a few days eating the chickens, ducks, geese, dogs and birds in the village, Yang Mi, who was really idle, had enough mutton noodles, so Xu Xin took her to find those chickens, ducks, geese, and dogs that he ate when he was a child. Had a good time.

  The result is speechless, the entire Shenmu, Xu Xin's childhood memory of the taste is at most half of it.

  The two of them bought yellow steamed buns that are really rare now in the vegetable market on Linzhou Avenue.

  Just out of the pot, still hot.

   It was the first time for Yang Mi to eat it, and it was a long time for Xu Xin to eat it.

   On the way back to Xujiawan from the vegetable market, the two made four.

   is outrageous.

  But this taste is the most comfortable taste he has tasted in the past few years.

   Actually, I can’t say that. It should be said that it is the taste that I didn’t understand before, but now I cherish the most.

  So, as a director, he took the location in Shaanxi with a tip of his tongue this time, as a matter of course, he "did favoritism and fraud", which gave a rich touch to the food culture in northern Shaanxi.

  But unfortunately...

  No one made the yellow buns in that vegetable market.

  The owner of that house is also old, making yellow buns is too hard, and his children are filial, so he won't let him do anything this year.

   It made him feel a pity.

  Under the purpose of "reminiscing the taste of childhood", Yan Dazhong talked to Xu Xin about his experience in this department store when he was a child.

  Other people are here to buy things, but these three people are good, chatting and taking photos.

   Not long after, people from the department store came over and asked what the three of them were doing.

   Xu Xin wearing a mask is a hairless young man, and Yan Dazhong communicated everything.

   After confirming that these three people were not from any relevant department to find fault, the staff didn't care.

   Even agreed with the three of them to take some close-up pictures of these masters handling the ingredients.

   That is, go around the counter.

   In this way, the three of them were busy until noon in the rounds and rounds of criticizing the food culture of Shanghai.

  After taking dozens of photos, at noon, Yan Dazhong pointed the way to Xu Xin, and came to a place full of old alleys.

  They are going to eat at a private restaurant specializing in local dishes in Shanghai.

   It's on the Shikumen side.

  The owner of the restaurant is surnamed Wang, and people in the rivers and lakes call her sister Wang.

  Yan Dazhong seems to know her very well.

   After entering Sister Wang's private restaurant that didn't even have a sign on it, the two of them started to exchange pleasantries.

  But at this time, Xu Xin's audience can be seen.

  Speaking of Xu Xin, Sister Wang has only heard of it, and she seems to be a very young director in the Olympics.

   But how young... don't know.

  When she saw Xu Xin's face in her early twenties, Sister Wang looked skeptical about life.

   Said Yang Mi, cooked.

   "Wulin Biography" Zhu Wushuang!

  I haven’t seen the movie.

  But the TV series Sister Wang is obviously still fresh in her memory.

  Sister Wang’s private kitchen needs to be ordered, according to Yan Dazhong’s words:

   "If you haven't eaten Sister Wang's dishes, you can't be regarded as an old food in Shanghai."

   Take a look at the weight of these words.

  An ordinary kitchen is bigger than a home kitchen.

  The magic city is called Zaotoujian.

  The placement of various bottles and jars in the yard, including the way Xu Xin watched Sister Wang cook...

  She is really not the kind of academic, a chef with solid knife skills.

  Like an ordinary figure busy in the kitchen.

  Suddenly Xu Xin felt cordial.

   Right, this is the purpose of "A Bite of Tongue".

   It’s not that we don’t shoot Dayazhitang’s stuff, it’s just that... nobody eats Dayazhitang every day.

  Homemade taste is the foundation of food culture.

   and the root of the Chinese people.

   Three people, six dishes.

  She is a family workshop, with three tables at noon and three tables at night.

  If you want to eat, make a reservation in advance.

   And Yan Dazhong had a relationship with her many years ago, and promoted her private kitchen on Modutai. Sister Wang was able to make a name for herself in Shanghai, but he also had a lot of credit for it.

  So, he is one of the few sisters who are willing to open the "fourth table", which means eating in his own restaurant.

  To be honest, Xu Xin is really amazing.

  Among the six dishes are the sweet and sour short ribs that people in Modu eat most often.

   Braised pork.

  Drunken crab, drunk shrimp, and two green vegetables.

  Su Meng almost ate her finger.

   It tastes so good.

  Xu Xin was also full of praise, and the first reaction in his mind was to bring Yang Mi over to taste it.

   is really good.

  He didn't eat anything in the morning, and the soup was soaked into the rice at the end of the lunch.

   I completely forgot everything that happened last night.

   Even when he put down his chopsticks after eating and drank tea from a teacup, he was still thinking... Was his reaction too exaggerated?

  Though… it’s really tasty.

   Could it be because I didn't eat much in the morning?

  But no matter how you say it, the sister Wang in Yan Dazhong's mouth is the representative of the local cuisine in Shanghai.

  Xu Xin followed this trip to eat, and gave a positive opinion on his shooting plan.

   is really good.

  At first he said he would bring Wang Sicong to try it at night, but when he asked...

  Sister Wang’s dishes are ordered at least a week.

   Want to eat, at least a week in advance.

have to.

  Just added a table with Yan Dazhong at noon, and he was too embarrassed to speak at night.

   Finally, the three people who were full of food and drink went to another old market without stopping in the afternoon.

   After visiting all three places in the plan, he packed up his things and prepared to leave.

  For Yang Mi, if the filming progress of Wushuang's Wushuang scene is fast, it will be finished tomorrow.

  Wu Shuang's perfect curtain call, she wanted to commemorate it with her brother.

  …

   "Brother~"

"Um?"

   "I want to drink in your collarbone."

   "Yang, go to hell!"

   "Hahahahaha..."

  The words of the **** purely to disgust her husband became the source of Xu Xin's second consecutive night of nightmares.

   And at noon on August 3rd, the **** called him again:

   "Brother, come over in the afternoon. I only have one scene with Xiao Liu left in the afternoon, and it will be filmed at dusk."

   "Are you going to drink Xiao Liu's collarbone?"

"go to hell!"

  Successfully disgusted the bitches, he was stuck at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and rushed to the filming location of the old residence of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the film and television city by car.

  The sun is still strong and the sun is still shining.

   Along the way, he was sitting in the car, and from time to time he could see some crews and extra performers hiding in the shade.

  The ecological structure of Hengdian remains the same as before.

only…

   It seems that there are more group performances.

   Then, the car was parked in the parking lot. He thought it was too hot, and he didn't bother to wear a mask and hat, so he put on sunglasses, and followed Sun Ting, who came out to pick him up, into the set.

   After many turns, he finally came to an alley.

   After seeing Sun Ting and Xu Xin, several security guards consciously stepped aside.

   Before it passed, Xu Xin heard:

   "Alright, let's get ready and start shooting."

  He didn't leave, and stood behind the group of people watching.

Then I saw Wuwu Yangyang, about a dozen people gathered at the front door of the room in front of me, some were holding a DSLR, some were holding a small camera, and some were pushing a fixed lens...Anyway, a group of people started to barge towards the door .

  Xu Xin had a question mark on his forehead.

what is this?

  Is this how filming is done?

  He was wondering, when he saw Yang Mi, who was wearing a brown police uniform and was putting a hat on her head, came out in a hurry.

   There was a tacit understanding between the husband and wife, which made her suddenly turn her head to look aside after walking a few steps.

   He recognized the elder brother in the crowd at a glance.

  So, she showed a bright smile.

   Nodding slightly, he walked straight into the room.

   Not long after, Xiao Jian, the actor who played Xiao Liu, also walked in behind Yang Mi.

   "Brother Xu, this is the last show. Director Shang wants to break the fourth wall~"

   "Oh~"

  Xu Xin suddenly realized and understood the meaning.

  So, as the scene was busy for a while, soon, Yang Mi, who was facing the camera at the door, and Xiao Jian, who stood opposite her, took their seats respectively.

  Shang Jing's voice sounded again:

   "Come on, it's Mimi's last scene, Lao Xiao plays well. Get ready~~~~start!"

   Xu Xin stretched his head and looked inside the crowd.

   Wushuang turned back to head slowly, took a step, walked out of the door, and sat directly on the threshold:

"little six…"

"ah?"

  Xiao Liu's eyes were full of bewilderment.

   "Are you... propose to me again?"

  Because of the angle, Yang Mi couldn't see him.

  So now his eyes start to wander.

   It seemed flustered, but after finding half of her brother's head in the crowd, a smile appeared on her face unconsciously.

  Xiao Liu hurriedly sat on the threshold, looked at Wu Shuang who kept looking at Xu Xin and said:

   "Yes...Yeah, I propose to you..."

  Wushuang narrowed his gaze, and after glancing at Xiao Liu, his face was full of shyness.

   With the help of this shyness, she turned her head very naturally again and looked at Xu Xin's position.

   It was like avoiding Xiao Liu's fiery gaze.

   At the same time, he said softly:

"I promise you."

   Then, Xiao Liu smiled.

   Wushuang also laughed.

  Xu Xin also laughed.

fool…

   Is there anything you can’t say at home?

   Do you have to tell me during filming through the mouth of "Wu Shuang"?

  Looking at Xiao Liu who naturally rested his head on Wushuang's shoulder and made a little bird-like gesture.

  Xu Xin was not angry either.

   On the contrary, I am very happy.

  Because the person in front of him is not Yang Mi, but Wu Shuang.

  That kind-hearted girl who is homeless and has no shelter in the world.

  Finally, in Yan Xiaoliu, who is a little dull, a little clever, but more of a pure mind, he has found his own home.

   Wushuang has a perfect ending.

  She will be very happy in the future, give birth to many children for Xiao Liu, and then live happily in Qixia Town.

   Now, as the ones who broke the fourth wall, Xiao Liu and Wushuang laughed while pointing at the group of people who patted the two of them on the opposite side:

   "Hey, what are you doing? Didn't you see my marriage proposal?"

   "Poof..."

   Wushuang laughed.

   But what does it matter.

  Response She has got the most perfect ending.

  Among the crowd, Xu Xin also laughed out loud after Xiao Liu finished speaking.

   While laughing, he looked at his wife who was sitting upright with her hands on her knees, looking very nervous...

  He nodded slightly.

   Not to mention...

  If there is such a wedding photo, it should be very interesting.

  Finally, amidst the laughter and the constant "click click" of the SLR camera shutter, Shang Jing spoke:

   "Okay, it's done. Mimi, congratulations!"

   "Thank you director, thank you everyone, thank you Brother Six~"

  Yang Mi gave Xiao Jian a big hug while thanking her.

  After letting go of him, he didn't let go completely, but stopped Xiao Jian, looked at the sky, and shouted with a smile on his eyes:

   "Wu Shuang and Xiao Liu must be happy!!"

   "It's really great to be with you~~~"

   "Goodbye~~~~"

   Ignoring everyone, the girl looked up to the sky and blessed Wushuang from the bottom of her heart.

   also blessed himself.

   When writing this paragraph, my daughter-in-law was watching.

   Because I told her before that my understanding of Wushuang is completely derived from her. Then today when I heard that I was going to write the movie version of Wushuang, she sat next to me all the time.

   She didn't cry.

   Laughing happily.

   As I write this, she kisses my face.

   I think we are all happy at the moment.

  (end of this chapter)