I'm the director, I'm not bad

Seven o'clock in the evening.

The Golden Rooster Awards dinner officially started.

As I said before, the award ceremony dinner is actually a large-scale networking event.

Provide a platform for these shortlisted filmmakers, so that those who do not know can get to know each other, and those who do know can continue to deepen cooperation.

As for the "leader" of "The Wind", although some of them had already met during the Huabiao Awards, they still couldn't avoid greetings and greetings when they reunited at the Golden Rooster Awards dinner.

But okay.

There were not so many people at the banquet this time.

It's not the same as the Huabiao Award, it's fine to divide the pork, and the whole dinner party doesn't know who is who.

Humming, it's the same as the dining scene.

……

"Xiao Xu."

"Hey, Teacher Jiang, hello, hello."

Seeing Jiang Wenli approaching, Xu Xin hurried to meet her.

Jiang Wenli came by herself.

Gu Changwei was not there.

In fact, it is impossible for him to come out... After all, the news in the first half of the year has not been forgotten by everyone.

The two shook hands, Xu Xin said with a smile:
"I was looking for you just now, and wanted to visit. But I didn't see the crew of "Li Chun"...it was my fault that Mr. Jiang came here in person."

Hearing this, Jiang Wenli smiled and shook her head:
"Family, why are you being so polite?"

"Haha, that's true."

As one of the nominees for "Best Actress", she is also one of the biggest opponents Yang Mi and Liang Bingning face.

Jiang Wenli's performance in "The Beginning of Spring" is obvious to all.

In fact, Xu Xin's heart has been hanging.

After all... After receiving the Golden Rooster nomination, he also watched the movie "The Beginning of Spring".

In all honesty, Jiang Wenli's disfigured performance in it really fully interprets the role of Wang Cailing.

But... then again.

He didn't think Yang Mi had lost either.

It's not that whoever is older will win the prize.

Regardless of whether his aesthetics are subjective or not, the collision between Li Ningyu and Gu Xiaomeng in "The Wind" is really no worse than any other nomination.

Just thinking about it, he heard Jiang Wenli's words:
"How's Mimi's body?"

"It's okay, I'm recovering pretty well. Now there are two bowls of rice every meal, and I can eat it."

Jiang Wenli nodded slightly:
"That's fine. I heard that she is confinement. When I return to Yanjing this time, I will send you root ginseng. Women's confinement is fragile and needs to be mended."

"Uh-huh!"

Xu Xin hurriedly responded:

"Thank you Teacher Jiang for your concern."

"Look, you're being polite again, aren't you?"

Jiang Wenli's tone was full of kindness.

No one should try to find out what she was thinking.

It can be called watertight.

However, in the next sentence, she revealed something:
"Xiao Xu, I heard...you are going to make another movie?"

Xu Xin's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded with a smile:
"Yes. "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree."

"I've read that book."

"Oh?"

Hearing her words, Xu Xin's eyes lit up:
"Teacher Jiang has seen it?... What do you think? Does it resonate?"

"Jingqiu, what do you think?"

"..."

The corner of Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

Looking at his expression, Jiang Wenli smiled and waved her hands:
"Just kidding, can I play Jingqiu at my age? Jingqiu's mother is about the same."

"That's fine, if Mr. Jiang is willing to join, then I definitely welcome..."

"..."

Now it was Jiang Wenli's turn to be stunned.

Obviously, she didn't expect Xu Xin to agree so quickly.

But to be honest, Xu Xin also has some thoughts of his own.

In terms of acting skills, Jiang Wenli's acting skills are definitely not a problem.In addition, she is not an actor without box office appeal.

In Xu Xin's impression, Jing Qiu's mother in "The Hawthorn Tree", the serious, rigid, sometimes humble and kind character, Jiang Wenli is quite suitable.

Moreover, he thought that the other party came to find him, and there should be some other meanings.

It's just not clear yet.

And since he opened his mouth, he will give him a favor.

This favor cannot be given in vain, but what can be returned in return, you have to go back and think about it yourself, and chat with the factory.

But what he didn't know was... Jiang Wenli didn't mean that.

Even because Xu Xin promised too quickly, he was a little speechless because of the disrupted plan.

but……

After all, she is old. After a little adjustment, she adjusted and said with a smile:

"I have a niece named Ma Sichun. The age of Jingqiu is quite suitable."

"Uh……"

Now, Xu Xin's train of thought was a little blocked.

her niece?
Horses?
Do you know?do not know.

Have you heard of it?nor.

Could it be that she came here to get a role for her niece?

Can't it?It's not a daughter-in-law.

After thinking about it, Xu Xin chose a safer way:

"Okay, the audition will start next month, so come and try it, how about it? Teacher Jiang has already spoken, so let's try the mirror first, how about it?"

"Row!"

Jiang Wenli agreed immediately.

It looked as if he really came here for his niece.

This made Xu Xin even more uncertain.

Are you really that close to your niece?

And at this moment...

"Hahahaha, Director Xu."

Hearing this familiar voice, Xu Xin turned his head, looked at Xue Haifeng who was walking towards him, and greeted with a smile:
"Hey, Mr. Xue."

As the main distribution company of "Iron Man" and one of the distribution companies of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", it is only natural that people from Shanghai Film Studio came here.

Seeing this, Jiang Wenli also said:

"Then...Xiao Xu, you are busy first, shall we contact the factory when the time comes?"

"Okay, Teacher Jiang. Then I won't greet you."

"Well, it's fine."

Jiang Wenli smiled and waved away.

Then, Xue Haifeng, who deliberately delayed for a few seconds before coming over, said with a smile:

"Director Xu has a happy event, so it really looks different. The two babies are fine, right?"

"Ah."

Xu Xin nodded in response, and when he sat next to him, he handed him a cigarette.

The Golden Rooster Awards dinner was not so restrained. After the opening speeches of the judges, they just ate and drank, and then they started walking around each other.

The table of "The Wind" is no exception.

After receiving the cigarette, Xue Haifeng tilted his head and waited for Xu Xin to light it for him, then asked:

"Director Xu will come to Shanghai next month for the regular meeting of the World Expo?"

"Correct."

Xu Xin nodded:
"Next month will be on the 8th."

As he spoke, he lowered his voice:
"And next month, the film in the factory is also planning to cast a cast. Does Mr. Xue recommend any actors?"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Xue Haifeng thought for a while and asked:

"Does Director Xu have any requirements?"

"It's not me, it's Director Zhang."

"..."

Xue Haifeng was taken aback for a moment, and immediately revealed a look of surprise:

"Director Zhang?... Does this play have anything to do with Director Zhang?"

"Have."

Xu Xin responded:
"Director Zhang is the producer of this drama."

"..."

Now, Xue Haifeng fell silent.

Taking a puff of cigarette silently, he whispered:

"What kind of person does Director Xu need?"

"It's not that I need it. Director Zhang will control the casting of this play, and I will shoot it. The role must meet Director Zhang's requirements. Acting skills and the blurred image of a specific character are indispensable."

"Is that so..."

After understanding Xu Xin's meaning of "I can't be the master of this drama", Xue Haifeng didn't think that Xu Xin was not capable enough or why.

Not only him, everyone in the circle basically knew about his relationship with Zhang Yimou.

And the literary film that is going to be released now is also produced by Zhang Yimou.

The message inside and outside the words is actually quite obvious.

Or this person was hired by Xu Xin, maybe because he didn't know what to do when he was making a literary film for the first time?
Either Xiying Film Studio wanted to win an award and asked Lao Mouzi to come over to supervise the homework.

Of course, these two reasons may not be absolute.

But these are all indifferent things.

The important thing is that any movie, as long as it hooks up with Zhang Yimou...

It doesn't matter whether it's the director or the producer, as long as he is there, the movie will have a different meaning to all the actors who play the roles.

This is the feeling of movie fans.

And as long as you play it right, then...

As far as actors are concerned, their popularity will immediately rise to a higher level.

This is for sure.

What's more, if Zhang Yimou chooses the cast himself, regardless of whether Xu Xin is in the filming or not, he can be named "Mou Girl" when hyping.

Even if there is some water.

And this title, whether it is for those newcomers or the long-established existence, is a label worthy of being branded for life.

Is Xue Haifeng moved?

Or is Shanghai Film Studio excited?

Okay.

As far as the official level is concerned, their actor system is relatively weak.

But you can't just look at the surface.

Shanghai Film Studio, Shanghai Opera, including some entertainment companies and capital companies, in this city, do not mainly communicate on the surface, but secretly they have already formed a set of efficient and normal industrial chains.

Otherwise, the last time Xu Xin went to Shanghai, he wouldn't have met so many people who shouldn't have appeared that night.

Therefore, these words are for Xue Haifeng, and also for the entire Xue Haifeng and his industry chain.

I want to make a literary film.

Director Zhang is the producer.

Regardless of male or female actors, you can come and try if you meet the requirements.

Although I cannot make the decision, at least this advance message and the relationship between it have been clearly explained.

To put it bluntly, it was a good sale.

Promised a bad check.

It cannot be realized, and nothing is lost if it is not won.But if they can get it, then it works well, maybe they can't launch another first-line star.

After the two exchanged a few words, Xue Haifeng understood what Xu Xin meant.

So asked:

"Then this script..."

""The Love of the Hawthorn Tree", one of the protagonists is Jing Qiu, and the other is the third child. A man and a woman. The book has already been published, and the script is still being worked on. As for the characters, I will send Mr. Xue a list later?"

"sure, no problem."

Xue Haifeng directly agreed.

After speaking, he looked around and waved to a certain place.

Xu Xin looked in the direction of his beckoning, and saw Sun Li, Deng Wei, and Xu Zheng walking over.

He didn't continue talking about what happened just now. After seeing Xu Xin get up, Xue Haifeng also stood up.

As the two of them got up, Xu Xin obviously saw Xu Zheng quicken his pace a little, and took the lead to meet him.

"Director Xue."

First he greeted Xue Haifeng, then Xu Zheng reached out to Xu Xin:

"Director Xu, hello, it's the first time we meet, I've known you for a long time."

Xu Xin smiled and nodded:
"Mr. Xu, hello."

Then came Sun Li and Deng Wei.

However, it can be seen that after Xu Zheng's very "respectful" greeting, Deng Wei and Sun Li, who have already confirmed their relationship, have a subtle attitude towards Xu Xin, a young director.

On the one hand, it was Xue Haifeng's introduction, which had to be taken seriously.

But on the other side, I feel... It seems a little awkward to say hello to a director who is so much younger than him.

Therefore, the handshake and address of the two are indeed lacking compared to Xu Zheng.

"Director Xu, hello."

"Hi, Director Xu."

Hearing the greetings of the two, especially Deng Yu's coherent and casual greeting without pause, Xue Haifeng immediately glanced at him.

Seeing this, Sun Li quickly laughed and said:
"The first time I met Director Xu, I couldn't believe how young he was...I didn't expect him to be even more handsome than he looked on TV."

Xu Xin smiled kindly:

"Teacher Sun has won the award, and I am ashamed to praise it."

"Where is it, what I said is true. Director Xu is indeed much more handsome than on TV. And I also watched "The Wind" and it was very well shot... It's a pity that your wife is not here. If she is, I really want to get along with you." Zhang Ying. Gu Xiaomeng's role is so good..."

"Ha~ I'm really sorry, she hasn't recovered yet. Next time I have a chance, I must bring her to meet Teacher Sun."

She was polite and Xu Xin was also polite.

And they all said it with holding hands.

Xue Haifeng then withdrew his gaze from Deng Wei, turned to Xu Xin and said:
"Calling them here is to say hello to Director Xu. After all, everyone else is huddling around. It always seems that Director Xu's side is too deserted. That's not good."

"Haha~"

Xu Xin smiled and waved his hands:
"They're all seniors, so they can't compare..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Ning Hao walking in from the outside.

"Then...Mr. Xue, shall we see you in the devil's capital then?"

Hearing his meaning of farewell, although he was surprised that any god made Xu Xin move his place, he still nodded:

"No problem, then I will wait for Director Xu to arrive."

"That's too polite."

"Haha~"

Among the polite smiles of the three people, Xu Xin nodded and left the venue first.

But Xue Haifeng didn't speak, and only looked away when he saw him approaching Ning Hao.

He glanced at Deng Yu indifferently, then turned his head and said to Xu Zheng:

"What's going on with Ning Hao recently?"

After Xu Zheng hesitated for a while, he said:
"It seems to be a matter of "No Man's Land"."

Xue Haifeng was taken aback.

"No Man's Land?"

"……Um."

Xu Zheng responded, then looked around.

It seems to have a deep meaning.

Seeing this, Xue Haifeng nodded:
"Walk."

"Eh."

Xu Zheng responded, and turned to look at Sun Li and Deng Wei, as if saying hello.

Then he walked to the side with Xue Haifeng.

After the two left, Sun Li looked at her boyfriend speechlessly:
"What are you doing?"

"...too young."

Deng Yu had an uncomfortable look on his face.

"Director Xu, Director Xu... I'm six or seven years younger, let me greet him like a third grandson... I'm really awkward."

When he said this, he veiled Xu Zhengnu.

"Then you're trying to save Director Xue's face, don't you? Didn't you hear that? Director Xue cares about him very much."

Sun Li sighed helplessly.

"Oh...forget it, let's go."

"Well... are you not awkward?"

Sun Li didn't say a word.

Because there are too many people here, it is not a place to talk.

Not to mention... how about not caring?
So what?
I have attended dinner parties for so many years, not all of them are of this virtue.

These investors are grandfathers, famous directors are fathers, and the grandsons are ordinary directors and actors.

And whoever is particularly popular, or who has just released a blockbuster movie or TV series... like the son/grandson who attended the most this year, investors or directors will go to make friends.

It's been this way for many years.

never mind.

……

"Director Ning, what's the matter?"

"Director Xu..."

Looking at Xu Xin who greeted him with a smile and a look of "everything is done"...

Ning Hao felt really guilty for a while.

I always feel that I am easy to let my fire lead to others.

After all, from the words of Mr. Qi, he has already heard it...

Compared with Yanjing Factory's uncertain tone of "try again, fix it, change it, maybe it will be okay", this President Qi of Xiying Studio speaks quite neatly.

After hearing that his movie was rejected, he probably asked about the situation of the movie, and then Ning Hao heard a "gasp".

Then there is a very simple sentence:
"Director Ning, this movie... At this juncture, there is really no way. I advise Director Ning not to look for other people. Just wait, this is the best way."

After saying this, Ning Hao understood.

It should be really dead.

Now, looking at Xu Xin who came over, he felt guilty, and pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile:

"Probably not..."

"……what?"

Xu Xin was full of surprise:

"Why not? The factory refused?"

"...No, my film is a bit special."

Ning Hao pulled him aside.

"It's like this, I'm making the latest film "No Man's Land", and its story is about..."

"Then the villain of this movie..."

"This happens to coincide with..."

"And then there are some..."

In Ning Hao's eyes, the more he talked, the greener Director Xu's face became.

In the end, the green is a little bit blue...

"you……"

Xu Xin opened his mouth...

I can't seem to think of any adjectives, so I can only come up with one sentence:
"Nubi."

"..."

Ning Hao smiled wryly.

"No matter what, thank you, Director Xu, for your help."

"What now?"

"...Just do what Mr. Qi said. Wait...wait and see..."

Ning Hao shook his head, with a bitter face, and took out a cigarette from his pocket.

This time, he personally lit it for Xu Xin.

The two of them just sat in the corner of the banquet hall where the crowds were chatting and chatting, letting the smoke linger around them.

It turned into a cloud of sorrow.

……

On the 28th, at almost 6 o'clock in the evening, with the start of the live broadcast, the Golden Rooster Awards officially started the red carpet catwalk.

Liang Bingning arrived at noon today.

I went back to the hotel in the afternoon to put on makeup, and when the evening was about to start, I was ready to appear on the crew of "The Wind".

Visible to the naked eye, everyone could see the exhaustion on her face.

The first thing Xu Xin said when he saw her was:

"The filming of "Guanyin Mountain" is over?"

"..."

It took two layers of concealer to cover up my tired eye bags.

Liang Bingning glanced at him and forced a smile:
"Not yet, there are still two games left. After the awards ceremony tonight, I have to leave quickly."

"..."

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

It can only be said that this sister... is really desperate.

Then, while waiting for the opening scene, she sat on a chair against the wall, squinting and dozing off.

Seeing this, Xu Xin thought for a while and said hello to Sun Ting.

Sun Ting, who was hanging the pass, understood in seconds and walked out quickly.

About 10 minutes later, she walked back out of breath holding a neck pillow, looking at Xu Xin who was chatting and laughing with Huang Xiaoming, she walked to Yang Tianzhen:
"Brother Xu gave it to Sister Bingbing."

Yang Tianzhen glanced at the neck pillow, and originally wanted to say that Sister Bingbing didn't like to use other people's things.

What's more, this neck pillow may be rubbed with powder.

At that time, the makeup will not be spent again.

But considering that it was Xu Xin who asked someone to take it, he could only nod his head, accept it, and walked up to Liang Bingning:
"Sister, Director Xu sent it to you."

Liang Bingning subconsciously opened her eyes, saw the sky blue neck pillow, thought for a while, and said:
"Take a cotton towel."

Yang Tianzhen quickly took out a soft cotton towel from her bag and put it on the pillow.

Liang Bingning carefully put her face on it, and closed her eyes again.

The crew of "The Wind" waited in the waiting hall for about 40 minutes before they were finally notified that they were ready to appear.

Xu Xin signaled Yang Tianzhen to call Liang Bingning to get up.

But Liang Bingning seemed to be fast asleep...Yang Tianzhen yelled several times in succession but didn't respond.

Seeing this, Xu Xin, who knew that the live broadcast time was waiting for no one, walked up to her directly:
"Miss Bing Bing?"

one sound.

Liang Bingning opened her eyes instantly...

"..."

Yang Tianzhen was speechless.

Looking at Xu Xin, his eyes were full of strange looks.

Looking at her blank eyes, Xu Xin said:
"We should go."

"Um... well."

Liang Bingning, who had specially chosen a loose dress today, seemed to be for comfort, nodded and got up subconsciously.

But I got up too violently, and my body shook a little.

The confused instinct made her want to grab something to keep her standing, and then she held Xu Xin's arm.

With quick eyes and quick hands, he immediately noticed the other party's crumbling appearance, and quickly helped him:
"Are you okay?"

"It's okay... I woke up fiercely."

This panic, she was "awake".

First, check the cotton towel to make sure there are not many traces of makeup left on it.

After letting go of Xu Xin's hand, he turned his head and took Yang Tianzhen's mirror, and looked at his own makeup.

then……

Under Xu Xin's nose, she took a deep breath.

"Sigh~~~~~~"

"call……"

Exhaling a turbid breath, she seemed to have changed into the appearance of Yanjue Tianxia again.

Even the blood in the eyes is disappearing little by little.

Facing Xu Xin, she smiled and said:

"Let's go."

Hearing this, Xu Xin's arms bent.

She carried it directly.

……

"Mao~...Mao~...Mao~"

Nuan Nuan and Yang Yang were lying in the cradle, looking at the strange man sitting in front of him, covering his face, opening his face, covering his face, and opening his face.

More or less, there seemed to be some disgust in his eyes.

Apparently, the siblings still don't get the fun of this kind of game for the time being, and they don't understand what this person who has to call him grandpa is doing...

That means mom is here.

If the mother hadn't been there, the two children might have cried when they met such a strange person.

And at this moment, Yang Mi, who was holding a roast duck burrito beside her, said quickly:

"Uncle Xu, Uncle Xu, hurry up, Sanjin is here!"

The duck is from Bianyifang.

The daughter-in-law reported the menu, and he bought it specially.

And when he was teasing the children, two boxes of duck meat had already gone into one box.

Hearing this, Xu Daqiang turned his head to look at the TV.

In the live broadcast of the movie channel, the son took the lead, and beside him was Liang Bingning who was holding his son's arm.

Behind them are Huang Xiaoming, Yu Qiang and others.

"Oh? The golden lock is here too."

He temporarily focused his attention on the TV, and nodded as he said:

"Sanjin looks so pretty."

"I also think that he still looks good in this kind of dark stripes. Wearing solid colors is like running a business."

Keeping busy with her hands, taking advantage of this time, she rolled another roll of duck meat pie. Yang Mi said while eating:
"But Sister Bingbing's body...why is this so? I feel like I failed in the choice. She has a big frame and can hold up clothes. She will look better in a slim fit."

"That's right. The skeleton is really big, and it can hide meat."

Xu Daqiang also said something.

Yang Mi didn't think much about it, looking at the crew of "The Wind" who kept greeting fans on the red carpet, she followed Xu Daqiang's words:

"Then, according to this, she belongs to the impression of the older generation that her butt is good enough to give birth? Can she have a baby?"

"Yeah."

Xu Daqiang nodded, his face was calm:
"It would be a blessing for any man to marry her."

"Tsk tsk...it's a pity."

After getting confirmation from him, Yang Mi shook her head slightly.

"What a pity?"

Xu Daqiang asked puzzledly.

"I'm too career-minded... Aww."

After stuffing the duck roll into her mouth in one bite, she muttered vaguely:
"I've heard about three golds, and I want to play Qiwu, so Jinlian..."

"very?"

Xu Daqiang didn't understand.

Seeing this, looking at the crew that had already started to be interviewed, Yang Mi chewed it twice quickly, swallowed the duck meat roll forcefully, and then said:

"I heard from Sanjin that she will make seven films this year. From the beginning of the year to the end of the year, I dare not think about the workload. It's too scary."

"..."

Now, Xu Daqiang was speechless.

Staring blankly at Liang Bingning who was asked on TV how he felt when he was nominated for the Best Actress of the Golden Rooster Award, he sighed helplessly:
"A girl, so hard work is just a joke. Isn't it just that someone said something angry at the beginning... How many years has it been, and I can't get over this hurdle?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Mi asked subconsciously:

"Is it Qiong Yao's sentence: All my life is just the life of a maid?"

"Yeah."

Looking at the TV that had started to switch to the next group of guests, Xu Daqiang nodded:
"It's hurting your self-esteem. Think about it, how can you say that about a girl. That's the sentence. From then on, this girl swore that she would never play the role of a maid in this life, and she must let Qiong Yao live When I see my achievements, I take back that sentence. To make money, I have to be the number one. I don’t want anything other than the number one. I’m working hard~ Others can’t mention it.

Speaking of this, Xu Daqiang suddenly sighed.

"For this breath... I can't relax for many years."

What he said was sympathetic.

But Yang Mi was a little puzzled.

"???"

Turning his head, he looked at Uncle Xu suspiciously.

She thought about it and said:
"Uncle Xu...do you like her? Why do you seem to know her very well?"

"..."

Xu Daqiang was taken aback.

Then he smiled and shook his head:

"Well, I don't chase stars. There are people who I like or don't like... But."

Speaking of which, he paused.

Emotions surged in his eyes.

It seems to recall something.

Under Yang Mi's curious eyes, he said in a flat tone:

"It's not easy for her along the way..."

After finishing speaking, Xu Daqiang stopped talking, but turned his head and continued to tease his granddaughter and grandson with "Mao~Mao~".

The more I look, the more I like it.

……

"No.20 Seventh Golden Rooster Award, the winner of the best art is..."

On the big screen, in the small windows of several movies such as "The Wind", "Iron Man", "Walking with Ice and Snow", "Assembly", "Mei Lanfang", "Painted Skin", and "Rye Field", everyone's expressions are like Unified calm.

There is a look of victory without pride and defeat without discouragement.

Gong Xue and Yu Entai read out the names together after opening the envelope:
"Lu Yuelin and Yu Maiduo "Iron Man". Congratulations."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

Amidst the applause, Xu Xin heaved a sigh of relief.

Just like sacrificing some equipment before strengthening, I muttered in my heart:
"The odds should be greater, right?"