I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

  Chapter 88 086. Another cut

   "You said about the autograph, did he really have that expression?"

   "That's right, when I heard that there were still a hundred cards waiting for him, I was stunned..."

   "Hahaha~"

   "Hahahahaha~"

   Ma Wen and Wei Lanfang, who were eating together, couldn't close their mouths.

   Ma Wen still wears a hat signed by Jay Chou on top of her head. The white hat is drawn with a black carbon pen... I can't tell what the signature is. It's a bit funny at first glance.

   While talking and laughing, suddenly, Assistant Shen came over:

"Every teacher."

  He looked at the people sitting on the table:

   "Director Zhang asked all the teachers to finish eating and go to the seat of the apse."

  Zhang Wu nodded:

   "Okay, got it."

   Seeing that Zhang Yimou called them for something, the trio didn't dare to joke, they speeded up and finished eating at the same time as the big guys, put the box on the table, and walked directly to the apse.

   And Xu Xin saw Zhao Liying again.

   It's not about how pretty this girl is, or how attractive she is in the crowd.

   It was she who was standing in an open space, her eyes kept aiming towards Xu Xin.

  Looking a little timid, with a black plastic bag in his hand.

   Don't know what's inside.

  Xu Xin frowned.

   Is it entangled with me or something?

   Facing her timid and expectant eyes, he finally chose to look away and followed the big guy to the apse.

   Never looked back.

  …

  In the back hall, everyone saw Zhang Yimou and Zhai Guoqiang.

   and the pyrotechnicians in the crew.

  When Xu Xin turned over the script of Huang Jinjia in the afternoon, there was a scene of Chongyang celebrating the Holy Ceremony at the end. To use fireworks...

   Leaving aside whether it is reasonable or not, whether it conforms to the historical dynasty or not.

  When setting up the big footprint the day before yesterday, Director Zhang said, use the fireworks in "Golden Armor" as a cover.

  At this moment, metal tubes have been spread out on the small square in the apse.

   Just placed on the ground like this, there are several "flammable and dangerous" fireworks boxes in the corner.

   "Yimou, are you done?"

  Everyone knows what these metal fireworks launchers that look like footprints are for, and Zhang Yimou nodded when he heard Zhang Wu’s question:

   "Well, let's put one up later, let's take a look. After two days for the group show to start, let's release the fireworks at the end together to see the effect. Guoqiang, let's start now?"

"good."

  Zhai Guoqiang stood in front of the two footprint-shaped metal fireworks tubes erected in front of him, and pointed to the sky:

   "The height of the fireworks is not too high, it only reaches the roof. And the scale is not large, let's mainly see the effect. If possible, I will try to set up 29 here. PAUL~"

  His assistant Meng Li nodded, holding the remote control in his hand and said:

"Prepare."

  Zhai Guoqiang also took a few steps back in due course.

   "3, 2, 1."

  The countdown ended, and he pressed the switch.

  Everyone heard the sound of a fuse and the smoke under the barrel.

   About three seconds passed:

   "Whoosh!"

  A ball of fireworks rushed directly into the sky.

   happens to be a footprint.

   Then two seconds later, there was a "whoosh" in another cannon barrel, and a second footprint appeared.

   And then it's gone...

   "..."

   "..."

   "..."

  Not to mention the others who were slowly frowning, Xu Xin was a little embarrassed.

  Because he initiated this proposal, but looking at the effect now...

  Why does it feel so shabby?

   Just the outline of two footprints, and then disappear?

this…

   thought about it.

  He felt that since it was his own proposal, he should say it himself.

  So he said with some embarrassment:

   "Director Zhang... the effect is average!"

  Zhang Yimou frowned.

   At first, he didn't say a word.

   Instead, his eyes fell on those metal fireworks tubes.

   After thinking for a while, he turned his head and looked at Zhai Guoqiang:

   "Guoqiang, what do you think?"

   "You can't really see anything just by looking at the fireworks."

   Unexpectedly, Zhai Guoqiang is on Xu Xin's side this time:

"What's so good about Xiao Xu's proposal is that it expresses the historical footprint of the Olympic Games in a concrete way. And just looking at the footprint-shaped outline of fireworks... Fireworks are beautiful, but they are too short-lived. But everyone Don't forget, guys, we will extend along the central axis of the Forbidden City all the way to the inside of the venue. And what you see is not only fireworks, but also the vitality of a city... So I still think the meaning of this fireworks is very good... If you think it’s not good-looking, then when the shooting is over, I’ll put a few large models here, and let’s take an aerial shot to have a look.”

  His tone is gentle, but his words reveal appreciation.

   Obviously, he liked Xu Xin's proposal very much.

   Hearing his words, Zhang Yimou nodded after thinking about it:

   "Okay, let's talk about it when the time comes... Anyway, today is an experiment. As long as this kind of solution is feasible, how to use it later, or whether it will be used or not, is a matter of reconsideration... Pop!"

   As he spoke, he slapped himself on the neck.

   "Let's go, there are many mosquitoes here."

  So a few minutes later, everyone returned to the front.

   Then Xu Xin saw a very interesting phenomenon.

  Don’t say that Zhang Yimou slapped himself on the neck, those staff members either smeared toilet water on their bodies desperately, or greeted themselves with "slaps"...

   "Why are there so many mosquitoes in this place?"

  During the meal just now, after Wei Lanfang wiped the essential oil on the back of his neck and arms a few times, he began to stand and talk without back pain.

   Zhang Yimou couldn't help but rolled his eyes when he heard this:

   "You haven't gone to Shanghetu yet, there are more mosquitoes at night."

   "Director Zhang, here is Fengyoujing."

   "...you boy."

  Looking at Xu Xin with a dog-legged face, Zhang Yimou laughed helplessly.

  At this moment, Cheng Xiaodong came over suddenly:

   "Yimou, a new producer has arrived."

  When he said this, his expression was a little unnatural, and he pointed directly at Gong Li.

   Everyone looked over and saw the new faces of the two crews, a man who should be in his 40s or 50s, and a slightly younger man talking to Gong Li.

  Zhang Yimou frowned.

   After thinking about it, he said:

   "Okay, let's do this first, I'll go there."

   As he said that, he was about to go there, but just after taking two steps, he suddenly turned his head:

   "Xiao Xu, follow me."

   "Eh, good."

  Xu Xin nodded, took the half bottle of toilet water from Wei Lanfang's hand, and followed Zhang Yimou.

   As a result, after walking a few steps, Zhang Yimou suddenly heard whispering:

   "If Gong Li's face looks wrong after a while, you can stand up and smooth things over... She has a quick temper, so be smart."

  Hearing that he was pulling himself to block the knife again, Xu Xin responded:

   "Well, you see, I have everything ready."

  Zhang Yimou turned his head to look at the toilet water in his hand, and nodded.

   With just a few words, Xu Xin has already seen Gong Li's face gradually cooling down.

   Now, there is no need to wait for Zhang Yimou to speak.

   Holding toilet water, he ran:

   "Mr. Gong, Mr. Gong! Toilet water is here!"

  Zhang Yimou was taken aback.

  Gong Li and Ding Lili at the side also looked over subconsciously.

  The last ones were the two men who had been talking to Gong Li just now.

   Several people watched Xu Xin trot over, with a polite smile on his face:

   "Mr. Gong, the toilet water you asked for...I'm really sorry, I was negligent about it. Don't be angry, just put it on first, I'm sorry, I'm too careless!"

  He came up and apologized a lot, then ran to Gong Li and Ding Lili, and handed over the toilet water.

  Sitting on the rest chair, Gong Li, whose eyes were full of coldness and anger, looked at him first, then at Zhang Yimou who was walking behind, and finally moved her gaze to Xu Xin's face.

   Then he showed a smile that was exactly the same as in the afternoon.

  The kind mixed with sarcasm, anger, unhappiness, and a little bit of…

   Well, how should I put it.

   The smile, as if waiting to see someone make a joke, bloomed when looking at Xu Xin, but it was not aimed at Xu Xin, but fell on Zhang Yimou's face again.

   Then, when he turned back to Xu Xin, the smile on his face revealed a bit of kindness:

   "Remember to pay attention next time."

   After taking the toilet water from Xu Xin, she stood up and walked directly towards the car.

   When she was far away, Zhang Yimou "just happened" to walk to the two people.

  After the middle-aged man glanced at Xu Xin, his eyes turned to Zhang Yimou again:

   "Yimou, hello."

  Zhang Yimou seemed to know him, and his face said that he was kind or not, and that he was not enthusiastic, but he also gave a response:

   "Well, Zhiqiang, just arrived?"

   "Yes, just arrived... who is this little brother?"

  He spoke with a northeast accent unconsciously.

   I also use the very interesting name that the Northeast people use for people who are younger than themselves.

  If you are from the Northwest, you will have to call Xu Xin the younger generation now.

   "He, Zhang Wu brought me to study."

  Zhang Yimou directly assigned Xu Xin's "camp" to Zhang Wuna.

   And this big brother named "Zhiqiang" obviously knows Zhang Wu, and also understands the power behind Zhang Wu.

  So he nodded, and the politeness in his eyes became stronger:

   "My brother is young and promising."

  Xu Xin quickly showed a flattered look, and shook his head modestly:

   "Teacher, you are too polite, just learn from Director Zhang and gain knowledge."

   And Zhang Yimou said:

   "Okay, Xiao Xu, you go there first."

   "Hey, okay, Director Zhang."

   Xu Xin nodded, bid farewell to the big brother politely, and then left the two of them.

   But just a few steps away, he moved his ears and heard the big brother behind him say:

   "Yimou, don't get me wrong, I was discussing with her just now whether we can wait a few days before filming."

   I heard this sentence, and then I couldn’t hear anything.

  He was thoughtful.

  It seems... Although Gong Li's words at noon, he is 100% sure that Zhang Weiping's departure must be incompatible with Gong Li. And Gong Li doesn't have any good impression of Jiang Chan's role...

  But it sounds like there is more Taoism in this sentence.

  Gong Li's attitude just now was obviously very angry.

  But after she appeared, she stepped on the steps she gave and left first.

   This face is definitely not for myself.

  Xu Xin is like a bright mirror in his heart.

  His face is not that big.

  That is to say... no matter what, Gong Li is still "sympathetic" to Director Zhang's difficulties.

   And if there is no accident, this producer should belong to Zhang Weiping's camp, right?

   So here comes the problem.

  Director Zhang, the role of "Peacemaker"...

   Who is it for?

   Inside.

  He was thinking about it when he suddenly heard someone calling himself:

   "Teacher Xu~Teacher Xu~"

  Turn around and look...

   is Dani.

   "..."

  Is this the backbone of yourself?

  The corner of his mouth twitched.

   It’s okay for Director Zhang to block the knife with himself, and Gong Li also gave himself face.

   As a result, Jay Chou's assistant came to him again...

  If I attack Brother Fa again, will the crew change their surname to Xu?

  He was a little speechless, but still nodded and walked over:

"What's wrong?"

   "Brother JAY is looking for you, Mr. Xu, he is in the tent where he puts on makeup."

   "...OK, I see. Let's go."

  There are two scenes with Jay Chou tonight.

   This guy should have tasted the sweetness.

  Walking with Dani to the make-up tent of the leading actors, Dani said:

   "Teacher Xu, I'm really sorry, the few of them... were too ignorant just now."

"fine."

"No, no, it's true... Teacher Xu, it's like this... Mainly... Brother JAY's contract with the company is about to expire, and it hasn't been renewed yet. So those are people sent by the company, they are afraid... "

"Well…"

  Xu Xin was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately showed a dazed expression:

   "Oh~~Understood. Once you say that, I understand."

   "Hmm, those people are... stunned! Teacher Xu, you just treat them... er... that... it doesn't matter if they don't exist, I will teach them a lesson!"

   "Hahaha, no way no way."

  Xu Xin shook his head with a smile, and then saw the four people hitting the tent door, looking at the same virtue as the Four King Kong.

   "Look at Sanxiao! Look!"

  Suddenly, after Dani saw that the eyes of those people looking at Xu Xin were not right, her tone became a little aggressive.

  Xu Xin didn't say anything this time.

  After getting the news from this girl, he understood why others should strictly guard against Jay Chou, even if he joined the crew.

   It's normal.

  The company's cash cow is going to fly...

  Who has trouble with money?

   Ignoring a few people, he walked into the tent.

   At a glance, I saw Jay Chou who was tying his hair:

   "Hey, here we come."

"Um."

  Xu Xin nodded, looked at him hanging the hairnet there, and said:

   "Why do you want me?"

   "Please help me, tell me about the night's play."

"OK."

   Xu Xin had no intention of refusing this request.

  Because telling the play and conveying the concept of shooting is also a necessary job for the director.

  As for the crew in front of him...he is the only one he can speak to.

  Oh yes, and that Qin Junjie who came here under the supervision of his parents.

   This child plays the third prince Yuancheng in this play.

  But the two of them haven't had much communication until now, and he doesn't have many roles in this drama.

  Liu Ye came from the theater troupe of the 96 Middle School. As soon as Xu Xin was filming in the afternoon, he knew that he was very precise in his role selection.

   Not to mention Gong Li and Zhou Runfa.

  He will be able to bring this cute new guy in front of him.

  I'm a rookie director, you're a trash actor.

  Only the two of us can pee in the same pot.

   When he made it to Jay Chou's side, he waved his hand and refused to accept the drink offered by him.

   "One with the Queen Mother, and one with Prince Jie and Crown Prince Yuanxiang, right?"

"right."

   "Okay, let me take a look first."

   "Okay."

Picked up Jay Chou's script, tonight is filming Prince Jie, who just returned to the palace, went to visit behind the scenes, and found his mother was embroidering chrysanthemums, the two chatted for a while, suddenly the queen started to get sick, Prince Jie was worried, and asked his mother how seriously ill Why not take medicine.

  The queen didn't answer, but continued to embroider with trembling hands. Prince Jie asked her to rest first, but the queen refused, and instead asked him to go and see Yuan Xiang and Yuan Cheng first.

   This is a game.

  The second scene is about the three brothers.

   And Xu Xin had just watched a few scenes when he suddenly noticed something was wrong.

"Um?"

"…What's wrong?"

   "There is a small hole in the script."

  He pointed to a place for Jay Chou to see.

   "Prince Cheng continued to look for something to say: "Second brother, have you met the queen mother?

  Prince Jie looked at Prince Xiang and worried: "What's wrong with the queen mother?

  Prince Xiang said lightly: "Father said it was a deficiency-cold syndrome."

   "Is there something wrong here?"

   Jay Chou was a little puzzled, but Xu Xin shook his head:

"Of course. Have you forgotten the queen's lines this afternoon? The queen said: I have taken your father's medicine for more than ten years. Pay attention, it is more than ten years. When the script was in Tianguanyi, the emperor said to Prince Jie: I sent you here back then to practice. In addition to your age, the script is set as a young man in his early twenties. How old were you ten years ago? The mistake you made back then must be to **** the emperor What. It is impossible for a child of a few years old to behave like this. No matter how cruel the father is, he would not let a child under ten years old go to the border. So, you must have known about your mother's illness before Tianguanyi .”

   "I don't really need to ask here...or can't I ask?"

"Yes."

  Xu Xin nodded, thought for a while, picked up the pen on the table, crossed out that line, and wrote next to it:

   "Prince Jie looked at Prince Xiang, and said worriedly: "Is the mother's cold syndrome still not cured? "

  " Prince Xiang said lightly: "No. "

   After editing, he handed it to Jay Chou:

   "Here, take a look."

   "It's... just a no? No other answer?"

"What do you want to answer? His tone is flat, and he is even more afraid and disgusted with the queen in his heart. Because in the script, he, the prince who is not the queen's own, is having **** with the queen. But now He already wants to elope with Jiang Chan, and he has another love, and the empress has been persecuting him to death, so his tone is normal."

  Xu Xin gave his own understanding, and then said:

   "Do you understand what your response should be?"

"Well…"

   Seeing that he didn't understand, Xu Xin began to help him analyze:

   "Let me give you an example. If your mother is sick, you are discussing with your brother what to do, but you find that your brother doesn't care at all... How would you feel?"

   "I'm gonna be pissed!"

   "Yes, show your anger, but pay attention... Anger is not anger, because you are brothers. You have to express anger... Then you pay attention to this."

  He pointed to a paragraph on the script:

"You are angry, but because you have experienced outside, you have learned to be patient. Endure this anger, but express the estrangement between brothers, so here you don't say anything, just keep silent. Silence is very uncomfortable , After being silent for a second or two, he took the initiative to speak again: The mother has been embroidering chrysanthemums... This will give the audience a sense of sight. Even if you are angry, at least you still follow the virtue of brotherly respect. Then after finishing this sentence, Yuan Cheng said: It must be for the Double Ninth Festival.”

   Jay Chou was thoughtful, while Xu Xin continued to analyze for him:

   "Look, since you felt sorry for your mother, you came to see your elder brother and asked about his mother's condition, and you became angry when you found that your elder brother was indifferent, and then you chose to endure from the anger, maintaining the friendship between brothers and not getting angry, and then you went down the stairs to Yuanji...

  In this shot, your image of being loyal to your mother, caring for your elder brother, and loving your younger brother is fully established, understand? As long as your image is established, then the scene you shot this afternoon will naturally help the audience to complete a sense of struggle between "filial piety" and "lord and minister".

  You want brothers to be respectful and parents to be loving. But later, he struggled when he found out that the father murdered the queen mother, and was angry because he felt sorry for the mother who drank the bowl of poison himself, and finally agreed to help the queen... All these changes in the character's mentality are reasonable and natural.

   As for your suicide in the final outcome, you can use a concept of "since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety are difficult to have both" that is very in line with the concept of our Chinese people, to interpret the tragedy of Prince Jie and the ruthlessness of the emperor's family. All of a sudden, the dramatic tension is there, understand? "

"…It's that simple!?"

   Jay Chou's eyes straightened instantly.

  I just felt that after hearing what the other party said, Prince Jie had a very specific image in his heart.

  Loyalty and filial piety are difficult to have both, love my mother, and fear my father...

  The image of Prince Jie suddenly appeared in his heart.

  Instinctively raised his head, looking at his new friend holding the script in his hand, his eyes were full of disbelief:

   "Is it really that simple!?"

   "Simple ass."

  Unexpectedly, after hearing his two consecutive rhetorical questions, Xu Xin rolled his eyes:

"If only it were that simple. Everything I told you is just to let you give the audience a concept from the surface. But how to act and how to do it, you are still far behind. I tell you this just to let you I understand that as an actor, the first thing you have to do is to ponder the character's heart, not to have two eyes wandering around... How can acting be so simple, are you kidding?"

"Well…"

   Jay Chou, who originally thought he could master it all at once, was stunned at first...

   Immediately a little embarrassing:

   "But it sounds so simple in your mouth."

"Nonsense, I am the director, I am the shooter of the film, of course I have my own ideas. And what I just said is the image in my heart when I want to shoot. As an actor, you are the interpreter and the expresser. You I understand, but how to express what I need in acting is the real difficulty. Do you understand?"

   "...Well, even though I heard you say that, I found it difficult to deal with. But at least I understand...Thank you!"

   "You're welcome, you should."

  Xu Xin waved his hand:

   "Come on, let me tell you what skills you can use..."

   After a while.

  Wearing a python robe with black background pattern and gold embroidery on his body, Jay Chou and Xu Xin, wearing a gold crown, came out together.

   "Hey, are you going to play ball tomorrow morning?"

"tomorrow?"

  Xu Xin thought for a while, then nodded:

   "Can fight."

   "Do you want to call some people, let's have a 3V3?"

   "...Are you here to film or what? Why are you so addicted?"

  Xu Xin was a little speechless.

   Jay Chou smiled, then turned his head and glanced at the security guards following him naturally, but didn't speak.

  The two of them walked directly towards the brightly lit palace.

  …

   "Well... According to what you said, this paragraph can indeed be changed like this."

  Night, inside the palace.

   Zhang Yimou nodded after hearing what Xu Xin said:

   "This is indeed an oversight."

   Hearing this, before Xu Xin could speak, Jay Chou asked:

   "Director Zhang, can I act according to the idea Xu Xin gave me, is it okay?"

"Can."

  Zhang Yimou glanced at Xu Xin admiringly, and said to Liu Guonan beside him:

   "Call Liu Ye here, change the scene here."

"…OK."

   Liu Guonan glanced at Xu Xin again, his eyes were inexplicable.

  But he didn't say much, and went to call Liu Ye directly.

  In fairness, Liu is handsome, but...he seems to be an experienced person, and he is the one who wears costumes for the longest time in the crew.

  You can always see him walking back and forth in costume alone, muttering, mumbling, not talking to anyone, and silently experiencing the role.

   But have to admit.

  His level is good, and there is no problem in controlling the role of Yuan Xiang, as can be seen in this afternoon's shooting.

   When someone came over, Zhang Yimou said that Liu Ye took a pen and changed Xu Xin's words into his own script, then nodded and left, and went there alone to prepare.

   seems more or less autistic.

   But Xu Xin admires the opponent's state...

  He always thinks that experience school people are lunatics... because this genre is really easy to play yourself.

   I got stuck in the character and couldn't get out. According to Teacher Yu's words, there are many geniuses in this line of work, but more depression.

   So he prefers the Brechtian system.

  Deep into the role, control the role, but independent of your own personality.

   And the preparations are almost done, and the big guys are ready to start shooting.

  Xu Xin discovered at this time...

  Gong Li didn't come.

  Zhang Yimou also found out, and asked in bewilderment:

   "Where's Gong Li?"

   Liu Guonan hurriedly pressed the walkie-talkie to ask.

  The people on the other side hurried to find it.

   About five or six minutes later... a message came from the intercom:

   "Director Liu, Mr. Gong said that he is not feeling well..."

   "..."

   "..."

   "..."

   Liu Guonan looked at Zhang Yimou silently.

  Zhang Yimou frowned silently.

  Xu Xin was also silent.

  But after thinking about it, he whispered to Zhang Yimou:

   "Director Zhang, let me go and have a look? Would you like to shoot the scene of the three princes first?"

"…you?"

  Zhang Yimou frowned even tighter.

  Actually speaking, logically speaking, for a director of his level...actors confronting him in front of him, it is purely lighting up the toilet, courting death.

   What kind of international joke are you making, against Zhang Yimou?

   Too much life?

  But Gong Li is the only exception.

   Firstly, the two have achieved each other.

  The opponent can have today's status, not only because of his own credit, but also the credit of the opponent.

   Otherwise, Westerners would not say "Gong Li is Zhang Yimou's muse".

  Second to...

  Why can't ex-girlfriend and ex-boyfriend fight against each other? The quarrel between the two of them is probably more intense than this time.

  Because they are familiar with each other, they are very tolerant of each other.

  This is also the basis of their relationship in Xu Xin's eyes.

three…

  In fact, Zhang Yimou's temper is really gentle. Getting along these days, everyone in the whole team can feel it.

   is talking, although no one has talked about these things with myself. But Xu Xin is like a bright mirror in his heart.

  Gong Li was not out of anger, but because of the producer who was sitting next to her silently.

  Seeing that Zhang Yimou was still hesitating, Xu Xin's tone became a little more relaxed:

   "Don't worry, I've already blocked two stabs, and it doesn't matter if I block one more. Then I'm going?"

   "..."

  Zhang Yimou pursed his lips.

   Finally nodded:

"Um."

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  (end of this chapter)