I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 610: 608. Three scripts

Chapter 610 608. Three scripts

It is the most difficult to bear the grace of a beauty, and the ecstasy is easy to cause back pain.

Well, a good rhyming poem.

While news of the awards for "The Piano of Steel" and "Guanyin Mountain" were spreading on the Internet, Xu Xin, who was hiding in this small town in the northeast by the sea, completely slowed down his pace.

First, I experienced the charm of Jinzhou barbecue a few times, and then I drove dozens of kilometers in winter to see the beautiful frozen silver coastline.

The two children didn't quite understand the meaning of their father pulling them to see the gray sea water.

But looking at the old man who got out of the car a few minutes ago and was blown by the sea wind like a sea dog, he was as happy as a duck.

He was completely idle.

has been in Jinzhou for a week.

Wang Jiawei finally took a shot he likes.

In the past week, Xu Xin has been taking care of the baby, and he hasn't even stepped in the door of the crew once.

But every day Yang Mi always chats with him about the things in "The Grandmaster".

Like this trip to Jinzhou.

In Jinzhou, it was actually just a scene.

is the role of Gong Er's Taoism.

But for this scene, every time I come to shoot, it takes a whole day.

Because Wang Jiawei wants to take a set of time-lapse shots under natural light, there are two finely painted murals of the Dragon King Buyu at the gate of Fengguo Temple. The image of the shadow of the Buddha statue flowing from the mural as the angle of the sun changes.

According to Yang Mi, it is:

"I guess Director Wang wanted to use this picture of the Buddha statue changing from small to large, with flowing shadows, to show Gong Er's arguments about faith and piety when he was practicing Taoism."

Hearing her thoughts, Xu Xin was quite surprised.

Surprised that my sister has also learned to use her brain...

Of course, this is a joke.

Among other things, Wang Jiawei likes this kind of shooting technique.

Using the artistic conception of "Zen" to create a sense of sacredness for the audience, and the ever-changing interpretation ideas... Director Wang still has something.

It's just...too inky.

Pure natural light capture, the sun is too strong, and the time is wrong...

What we want is the dim yellow halo at dawn and dusk to simulate an auspicious and holy sense of nature.

It can be said that he pursues aesthetics to the extreme.

But...if he took this shot, he would not use the shadow of Buddha from different angles to interpret too many things in this light and shadow flow.

Instead, he will use a wide-angle lens to reflect the magnificence of Fengguo Temple, which is known as the "No. 1 Grand Palace in the Celestial Dynasty".

Use the contrast between big and small to create that absolute calm and absolute solemnity.

It's like when the big trend is coming, everyone is a small individual.

Although Gong Er is small, in the main hall full of gods and Buddhas, it always shows its existence...

But he doesn't think this is the optimal solution.

It can only be said that each director has a different starting point for the story he wants to tell and the atmosphere he wants to create.

This is also the charm and uniqueness of art, isn't it?

Before she came back, Yang Mi filmed for 3 days.

After I came back, I filmed for another 7 days.

After ten days, Wang Jiawei finally took a shot he was satisfied with.

According to Yang Mi...

It is said to be amazing.

When she knelt in front of the Buddha to pray, she was shrouded in the shadow of the Buddha. The feeling in her heart was indescribable, but her memory was still fresh.

I think this picture is extremely beautiful.

And when the scene at Fengguo Temple ended, the family returned to Yanjing.

The scenes of the fight between Ma San and Gong Er in Tieling are still being set up. It is said that several versions have been changed. After seeing the reality, Wang Jiawei was not very satisfied.

At the same time, it also caused the crew's funds to be burned again and again.

But the movie has been filmed to this point, there is nothing to say.

Change it.

The couple patted their buttocks and returned directly to Yanjing.

Then the first thing the couple did when they went back was to go to the street office in Shijia Hutong.

I have been contacted several times and asked to register for the census information.

The matter was done very quickly. After the couple went there together, they explained the reason, and soon a staff member came over with a big book.

Registered the couple and the child's ID card information, communicated with the situation of several members of the family, and it was over.

After coming out, Yang Mi drove the car and asked:

"What did you say about Director Zhang?"

"wait."

Xu Xin glanced at the date on the Volvo electronic screen and said:

"This month, Yanjing is the pilot of the census household registration strategy. After the end, it is basically the same."

"Can it be done at once?"

"Yes. After registering the account, with the help of this wind, Wuxi will audit the income of the two-year-old Yijiao and Yiding at that time, and pay the fines that should be paid, and everything will be fine."

"…well."

Listening to her husband's words, the young woman shook her head and sighed while driving:

"It's really not easy."

Xu Xin nodded slightly.

It's really not easy.

The management, measurement, and the most important confidentiality of the upper and lower relations...

is not easy.

But as long as the result is good, it's all worth it.

…

The morning of the 17th.

Xu Xin, who rested at home for a week, left for Xi'an again.

Because he was not in a hurry, it was already noon when he arrived in Xi'an.

When I returned to Qujiang Garden, as soon as I reached the first floor, I saw Dani folding clothes in the suitcase on the sofa in the living room.

"Brother Xu."

"Um."

Nodding, he looked at those fancy clothes and asked:

"What about others?"

"I'm sleeping, I drank a lot of wine yesterday and haven't woken up yet."

Hearing this, Xu Xin asked curiously:

"Is it just short of the finals?"

"Yes."

Dani nodded.

July 31st is the first episode of the second season of "The Voice".

As of now, "The Voice" has recorded a total of 19 episodes, from auditions to team knockouts.

Already competed for the top 8.

The rest is the last round of finals.

The finals will be broadcast live and scheduled for December 11th.

He hasn't watched "The Voice" since filming "33 Days", so he couldn't help but ask now:

"Who are the ones who stayed? That Joker Xue, did you stay?"

"He is a promotion~"

Dani nodded, and shook her fingers like a few treasures:

"The people who advanced are Xue Zhiqi, Liang Bo, Jike Junyi, Wu Mochou, Jin Zhiwen, and Zhao Lei, six of them."

Hearing this, Xu Xin said in surprise:

"That Zhang Wei with a particularly high voice has been eliminated?"

"He was eliminated. Except for the song "HIGH", his other songs are very average."

"This... okay."

"HIGH Song" is still stored in his mobile phone.

It sounds nice.

"When are you going to leave?"

While talking, Jay Chou’s voice came from upstairs:

"Dani, what shall we eat today?"

"Brother JAY, Brother Xu is here."

"ah?"

Following a sound of doubt, Jay Chou, who looked hungover, walked downstairs wearing shorts, slippers and a chicken coop.

"Hey, here we come."

"Don't catch a cold anymore."

Seeing that he was wearing less clothes, Xu Xin expressed concern.

Jay Chou didn't say a word, but went directly to the kitchen.

Take out a bottle of iced mineral water from the refrigerator.

Xu Xin rolled his eyes.

Yes, the old man fed the dog with enthusiasm.

"What are you doing in the factory this time?"

"Worked on the editing and post-production of "33 Days"."

"How many days?"

"Two or three days. Do you want to wait for me?"

The promotional activities of "Green Hornet" in Wanwan are about to start, and Jay Chou has a big party to be held over there, and all the invited artists and stars are going to be in Wanwan.

Xu Xin is also one of them.

Go and support him.

But people... I'm afraid of pushing an inch.

After hearing this, Jay Chou not only shook his head, but also added:

"Are you taking me by plane?"

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched...

tentatively said:

"I called Lao Wang and said that I'm going to take a flight to Wanwan, what do you think?"

"He has gone to Xiangjiang. It is said that he went to invite guests. "The King of Masked Singer"... The better we meet in Wanwan."

"So you screwed me in?"

Xu Xin was speechless.

Then start avoiding the important things:

"I didn't say, you earned hundreds of millions this year, can you buy one yourself? You are such a big brother, you don't have a private jet when you go out, and you don't have any cards. What are you thinking about?"

Who knew that Jay Chou would not follow this at all, and tilted his head:

"So, do you want to send it?"

"..."

Xu Xin suddenly lost his temper.

Shaking his head helplessly, he turned his head and said to Su Meng who was watching:

"Book him a flight."

"Dani, refund the ticket~~"

Jay Chou smiled triumphantly, and swaggered upstairs with a water bottle in his hand:

"Hey, wait for me, we'll go eat later."

"It's crazy."

Xu Xin was afraid that he was trying to get rid of his hunger.

In fact, the wheel has made a lot of money in the past two years.

Basically maintained at one or two billion a year.

Not to mention anything else, the endorsement fee alone is an astronomical amount for him every year.

I just signed an Emma electric car this year, and the endorsement fee is 30 million.

In addition to the other endorsements he is carrying on his body... Let alone the daily maintenance of the aircraft, there is definitely no problem in buying one.

And this is his income when he deliberately maintains the principle.

His requirement for himself is "what I endorse must be affordable by fans", so the direction of endorsement is always towards affordable products.

He does not accept endorsements of high-end first-line big names at home and abroad.

If you want to pick up, then the income may be doubled.

So it’s not a problem for him to buy a plane now...Then the question is, why should I take advantage of this?

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, he suddenly grabbed a sofa Jay Chou's sweater, put it on the ground, and stomped on it fiercely.

"..."

Under Dani's speechless gaze, she quickly folded the sweater with several big footprints on it, and stuffed it into the suitcase.

This is much more comfortable in my heart.

Then she turned her head and did not forget to threaten Dani:

"If you dare to say it, you will die!"

Da Ni rolled her eyes.

Please...

What a pair of childish ghosts.

…

At noon, I found a nearby water basin mutton to eat.

Eating this in winter is the most beautiful.

And Xu Xin discovered something strange... During the meal, Jay Chou was playing with his mobile phone all the time.

seems to be chatting with someone.

Can't help but say:

"Who are you chatting with?"

"With...colleagues. Discuss about shooting the album MV."

Jay Chou made a vague sentence.

Does Xu Xin believe it?

Naturally, I don’t believe it.

In the past few years I've known him, I couldn't be more clear about his virtues.

Isn't he always saying what he says in the MV? Still need to discuss with people?

So he sneered:

"Heh, are you fooling a fool? Tell me, who is it? Male or female? Height? Weight? Measurements?"

"Wow, you're a bitch."

Jay Chou silently put the phone in his pocket while typing haha.

At the same time, he also used small actions to change the ringtone of the iPhone to vibrate.

To hide the truth.

But the problem is...

His mouth is really tight.

Without revealing anything about life and death, he just insisted that it was a matter of work, and Xu Xin didn't even make it out.

Then after eating, this guy dragged Dani away like hiding from a creditor.

Before leaving, I didn’t forget to tell Xu Xin:

"Hey, it's the 21st, don't be late."

Xu Xin didn't respond, but suddenly turned to Su Meng:

"Cute."

"What's the matter, Brother Xu."

"You said... If I quietly changed the route for him and flew directly to Yanjing. Then I got off the plane and asked your sister Mi to press him down and give him a meal with the explosive hammer that pressed him to the wilderness, would he tell me he Which girl are you texting?"

"..."

Su Meng's mouth twitched...

It's not...Brother Xu...No, big brother!

First, what do you think of Miss Mi? Is it the double bonus red stick in the hall?

Second... How did you come up with such an outrageous idea in order to find out which girl your friend is texting?

No, this high-end game cannot be played by itself.

The artistic component is too high.

…

Xu Xin never did such a crazy thing.

After seeing off his friends, he went directly to the factory.

Lao Zhu's table is still full of McGee's milk tea cups, Xu Xin has gotten used to it.

The rough cut of "Thirty-Three Days of Broken Love" has been completed. He roughly scanned it and found that the CG of the various related characters introduced by Huang Xiaoxian at the beginning was still being produced, which seemed a little rough, but the overall idea was fine.

Obviously, Lao Zhu has grasped Xu Xin's editing habits and developed a tacit understanding.

In this case, just follow this line of thinking.

This film needs a lot of post-dubbing, and there are many narrations. The most urgent thing is to edit the feature film first, and then start the post-production.

In the afternoon, Lao Zhu edited there, while Xu Xin picked out what he needed and what he didn't want from the vast number of clips he shot.

He was so busy that it was almost 7 o'clock before he came out of the editing room.

After finding a place to fill his stomach, he returned to the villa.

When he called his wife at night, he told about Jay Chou's weirdness and his thoughts.

Or say that the husband and wife are of the same heart, four or five hundred catties.

When Yang Mi heard her husband's first reaction...

"Do you still need to pull the suburbs? Just squeeze him into our house and tie him to a chair. After a few punches, the girl's name will definitely be found out."

"...What if the girl's name is: I won't tell you even if I kill you?"

"Pfft... goose goose goose goose..."

The little young woman burst out laughing instantly.

Although the meme is very old, I have to admit... Li Qi's performance is too impressive.

While talking and laughing, Yang Mi suddenly asked:

"Did you read the script I showed you last time?"

"What script?"

Xu Xin said something casually...but he was stunned immediately.

"Old Xu?"

"yes."

"…I forgot."

Xu Xin, who just remembered that there was such a thing, was speechless:

"I seem to... put it in the car. At that time, I remembered that I seemed to be busy with something, and I didn't care after putting it in the car. If you don't mention it today, I will forget it."

"Didn't you watch it?"

Yang Mi was also speechless.

But immediately came a sentence:

"Actually, I also forgot to read it. I was also preparing for a play with Ma San in those few days... The script has been put on hold at Tingting's. But today, Master called me and chatted with me."

"What are you talking about?"

"Nothing else, just say that he is very interested in this script. He asked me if I had read it. I thought you had, so I told him that I hadn't watched it yet. I was preparing for the play of Gong Er here, so I was afraid of being distracted. make you look...

Then he said that the story is mediocre, but the core idea is to show real kung fu... that is the kind of real kung fu.

Master is also getting older, and he has been thinking about a suitable notebook for the past few years. Because he wanted to leave some images of the real thing for everyone before he left, so that everyone can see what real kung fu is all about...

Old Xu's script should suit his taste. I didn't mention it, but I could hear it..."

"Want to shoot, right?"

Understanding what his wife meant, Xu Xin said.

"Um."

Yang Mi responded:

"That's what I think. If you like it, then vote. But I thought you've read the script, at least you can tell the difference between good and bad... Who would have thought that you didn't read it."

"Hey, what's with this thing."

Xu Xin casually said:

"Mr. Yu has taught you so many things for so many years. Sir, what can you say when you are a junior? ... Then, I will call Lao Xu? Ask him how much money he needs, and I will invest directly, regardless of the investment, regardless of the return. …Just like the master said, leaving a real kung fu in the video, it is something of the ancestors, can be recorded, so that future generations can know what happened, just this, I think it is a great merit.”

"Well... that's okay, so come from the headwind?"

"Whatever you want. Money doesn't matter, just treat it as something the old man likes."

Seeing that her husband showed his attitude, Yang Mi responded:

"Okay, then you can ask Lao Xu about this movie? Are you asking, or am I?"

"Well...Old Xu wants to do this movie himself? Why don't you ask, if I intervene...it may limit his room for development. After all, he hasn't directed a movie yet."

His meaning is very simple.

Old Xu is undoubtedly successful as a screenwriter and writer.

But directing is another matter.

It’s like when he heard his wife talking about the shots taken by Wang Jiawei, how he would deal with certain shots in his mind.

If he sees something in this movie that he is not satisfied with, he will definitely suggest how to change it.

Things that can be changed... are not Lao Xu's own.

This is like "The Hawthorn Tree".

The old man and his own script adaptation ideas are very different in some places.

So, when he was producing "The Hawthorn Tree", most of the time, when he watched himself directing, he chose to shut up.

Because this is the film of "director Xu Xin", not "director Zhang Yimou".

It was also the reason why he never appeared in Wang Jiawei's crew after staying in Jinzhou for a week.

It is not impossible for directors to communicate with each other.

But this kind of communication must at least be equated with the realm of thought.

When a director has not formed his own independent style and is still in the state of "following the wind", if he is too much infected by another director's style, the final work will easily come out in a state of four.

Not necessary.

Yang Mi also understood what her husband meant, and responded:

"Okay, let me communicate with him."

"Well, is there anything else? No I'm going to bed."

"Go to sleep, good night ~ come back early after work."

"Got it. How about a kiss?"

"Hey, Bobobobobobo..."

Among the sweet words, Xu Xin hung up the phone, turned off the lights, and went to sleep.

…

"Are you up yet?"

Early in the morning, Qi Lei called.

"Just woke up."

"Then you come to see me? Let's discuss these scripts."

"Okay."

When Xu Xin arrived at the factory, it was just around 9 o'clock.

He went straight to Qi Lei's office.

It is said that people are in good spirits on happy occasions.

Although it has been more than ten days since the Tokyo Film Festival, when Qi Lei saw Xu Xin walk in, there was still an uncontrollable smile on his face:

"Haha~ here we come!"

"Um."

Xu Xin responded, took out a cigarette, and said:

"What's the matter? So happy?"

"What else can I do? About the Tokyo Film Festival. You just came, I don't know... Many people in the factory in the first few days... Including me, it feels like winning the lottery."

While speaking, Qi Lei handed over a document.

"Then your heat can last long enough."

Xu Xin took the document he handed over with a smile, opened it and looked at it, and found that it was an investment report.

The first report that comes into view is "Partners".

He flipped through the page and asked in surprise:

"Forty million?"

"Um."

Qi Lei nodded.

Xu Xin continued to turn the page.

"Golden Heist", 50 million.

"To Our Dying Youth", 10 million (to be determined).

"What's going on with this to be determined?"

Xu Xin asked a little puzzled.

"actor."

Qi Lei said:

"For this kind of youth-themed film, the protagonist must have a certain appeal in the youth market... just like the signature of "Secret" at the time was Jay Lun. So 10 million is the estimated production cost we made, but The salary is still uncertain. After all, there is no favorite candidate yet."

"Oh~"

Xu Xin suddenly realized.

But my brain is also blank.

He really has no interest in subjects like "love and youth" now.

I really vomited.

So although this script is good, it is included in one of my draft plays...

But in terms of attention, it is obviously the lowest among these scripts.

Qi Lei saw that Xu Xin had finished reading, so he asked:

"These three stories, you decide. Which one shall we shoot next year?"

Although he is the nominal head of the Yichuang Center.

But everyone in the factory knows... the script of the story here needs to be approved by Director Xu if it wants to appear on the screen.

Facing Qi Lei...