I'm the director, I'm not bad

Hubei, Yichang, Yuan'an counties.

The eighth day of the new year.

There is a relatively primitive village in Yuan'an County called Qinglong Village.

The farmers in this village usually make a living by planting hawthorn and farming.Plow the land when the farming is busy, and go out to work when the farming is slack, though.Not particularly poor, but not rich either.

But the situation has improved somewhat since last year.Or January of the Gregorian calendar year.

Beginning in January of the Gregorian calendar year, the news that the crew of "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" will be filming in Qinglong Village suddenly spread.

All of a sudden, many strangers set their sights on this previously silent village.

Many people may not have read the book "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree".

Even the villagers, when they heard this name, at most thought that it might have something to do with Hawthorn, but if they asked more deeply, they would not be clear.

Or to put it more bluntly, ask the villagers: Do you know Xu
Xin no?

The answer must be that 80 to 90 percent of people have never heard of this name.

But if you want to ask whether you know Zhang Yimou or not, then there are too many things to say.

Perhaps the nickname "National Teacher" is still unfamiliar to them, but when it comes to the nickname "Old Mouzi", no matter young or old, they must have heard of this name more or less.

Under the camera of "Lao Mouzi", Nanping Village became famous because of "Ju Dou".

Zhouzhuang gained attention because of "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma Bridge".

Zhangye is also well-known all over the world for the beautiful Danxia landform that is splashed with ink like oil under the lens of Lao Mouzi.

Not to mention the Tianguan Post in Wulong, Chongqing.

When Dao Zhang's works appear in any city, town, county, or village, it is a "grand event" for the locals.

Even if the director of this movie is Xu Xin, he is only acting as the producer.

But when they got the news that Director Zhang was coming on the eighth day, the leaders of YC City and Yuan'an County were already waiting in Yuan'an County this morning.

After seeing Zhang Yimou getting out of the car, he enthusiastically held hands together.

And Xu Xin in the back is piggybacking.

Local television crews taped the entire scene to use as headlines on the local news in the evening.

And when the old man was familiar with the road and the local leaders were cold, Xu Xin had already looked at this Yuan'an County.

There are only two filming locations for "The Hawthorn Tree".One is Qinglong Village, and the other is Yuan'an County.

Qinglong Village was used when Jingqiu went to the countryside to compile teaching materials, while Yuan'an County was used to film the county drama between her and the third child.

The reason why Yuan'an was chosen is actually very simple.

The history of this county really needs to be traced back, but it is actually quite mysterious.

First of all, it is one of the few counties in the country that is not open to the outside world.

Chinese people can come, whatever they want.

But foreigners want to come in. They can only visit a small part accompanied by relevant departments.

Yuan'an as a whole is located in the mysterious and ancient Dayan virgin forest. As early as the most difficult era, this ancient battlefield of the Three Kingdoms was burdened with the task of military factory preparation and research and development. A large number of people with lofty ideals devoted themselves to and took root in here, start

The most honorable secret defense building.

The shadow of the "third-line construction" of that year can be seen everywhere in this county.

Because of its mysterious characteristics and quite old-fashioned town style, it won the favor of Xu Xin and Zhang Yimou, and decided to put the filming location of "The Hawthorn Tree" here.

Some buildings here don't even need to be remodeled to perfectly match all the characteristics of that era.

Those Fuhuadao teachers who watched Xiying Studio were very satisfied.After arriving in Yuan'an County, Xu Xin and the old man separated.Fu Huadao also divided into two groups.

Xu Xin personally took Wang Lei and the others, and after a brief meeting with the leaders of Yuan'an County, they drove directly to Qinglong Village.

while the old man stayed
In the county town, I began to look at the filming locations of "School", "Jingqiu's Home", and "Hospital".

Yichang in February is still under the magical attack of winter.Not particularly warm.

But you only need to wait until April and May, when the weather will warm up quickly, and then you can start shooting.

There are tens of kilometers of rural roads from Yuan'an County to Qinglong Village, so it's not difficult to walk, but because of the narrow road, converging vehicles and other factors, it was almost noon when Xu Xin brought the crew to Qinglong Village.

The village leaders who had been notified a long time ago were already waiting at the head of the village.

It's on the side of the "hero hawthorn tree" selected by the crew.

Xu Xin didn't have such a heavy mental burden. After a brief meeting with everyone, he waved his hand and rejected the village chief's invitation to eat.

It's never too late to eat again.

When he came under the hawthorn tree, he looked around and took Wang Lei to the distant hillside.

He is a child who grew up climbing Erlang Mountain in Shenmu, and he has played wildly on the mountain since he was a child. For him, the mountain road is no different from the peaceful one.

A group of people started to look for the camera angle Xu Xin had in mind with their cameras on their shoulders.

It must have just rained in Qinglong Village, and the mountain road is still a bit slippery.After a few feet, it was all mud.

Wang Lei, who grew up in the city, was still a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, the village director, who is also used to walking on mountain roads, brought a few young people with him to help carry the camera, so that Wang Lei would not be too tired.

Because Zhang Mo has been here several times, he is quite familiar with it.

Walking beside Xu Xin.

As an assistant director, she intuitively felt one of Xu Xin's very, very good qualities.

coordinating.

He knows how to schedule and save time.

When looking for an angle to shoot the hawthorn tree along the way, Zhang didn't realize that he was always looking around.

After walking for a while, he suddenly stopped.
Huang said on the walkie-talkie:
"Brother Xue, Brother Xue."

Xue Yong, one of the assistant directors of "The Hawthorn Tree".At the same time, he is also one of the assistant directors of "The Beginning of Spring".

The same director of photography as Gu Changwei was sent by the factory this time.

"received."

"Can you see me?"

"can."

"Okay, brother Xue, do you see the direction of my finger?"

"I see, pointing to the direction of the river ditch to the east."

"Yes, Qinglong Bay crosses the stone bridge at the entrance of the village. Do you see it? Over there, I want a medium shot and find the location. I will go there after I finish shooting here. In addition, the props team will go there The old house is waiting for me."

"I understand.

None of the people who came was idle.All started to work.

At this time, it was basically obvious that Zhang Mo was unfamiliar with the work of the assistant director.

but it does not matter.

Xu Xin took her slowly.

"Before the lighting renovation of this house, you have to take pictures of all the details. This is an old house, so you must pay attention when removing the roof, and then restore it to the villagers as it is after the filming. If the work is done more carefully, this is Where people live."

"Okay, Director Xu."

"Brother Wang, I can't see it with a blue light filter. The blue light is not suitable. I want a paler tone."

"pale?"

"Yes, the color is a bit distorted at first glance. When we were shooting, in the distant view I wanted to see some flowers in this pale texture that looked particularly full when they bloomed. This is the flower you got Check in the store to see what flowers bloom in May and June, and bring me a picture. Remember, don’t plant artificially in a neat way, just scatter it casually

Seeds, the feeling of blooming flowers
"Okay, Director Xu.

"Props, you have to pay attention when the time comes,
At that time, enamel was widely used, and it is not very good for you to prepare this kind of basin.

"Okay, Director Xu."

"The color of the slogan here is still too bright. Can you achieve the feeling of being eroded by wind and rain?"

"No problem, just scrape it with a stiff broom when the time comes."

"The color is even more distorted. This is the south wall. Just like the wind and rain on the top of the south wall in the countryside, it can't just look a little rough."

"Understood, Director Xu."

"Director Ning, people in that era used yellow enamel bowls for meals?"

"Yes, considering the background in the book here, isn't there a geological survey? It's not suitable to use a porcelain bowl, it's easy to break."

"I think the villager's house is also an enamel bowl?"

"This involves a matter of taking advantage of the public at the beginning.

up.It's not that the quality of this person is so bad, every household actually has this kind of thing. And you can put some old rubber, triangle belt and so on in the yard.

These were all eliminated by the geological team, but for the era when every household might have to raise livestock and set up a car, this kind of eliminated rubber belt is the best thing to make a horsewhip.So there must be something public.

"Understood, or you are still a professional."

"Hahaha~"

It was after 3 pm when Zhang Yimou arrived.

And Xu Xin has included all the places in the village that need to be used for shooting into the layout plan.

When he arrived, Xu Xin took him personally and ran around the inside and outside of the village.

After all the details were finished, Zhang Yimou nodded slightly:

"Well, are you sure you want to use that kind of pale picture?" "Yes, because the overall tone is pale, so when some flowers are embellished and the close-up of Jingqiu is given, the whole picture can be endowed with that kind of vitality. Just like It's this bridge. In the original book, Amy likes to explain the passage of time in one or two sentences.

For example: Since this meeting, Jingqiu has been together for a long time

Haven't seen the third child for a long time.

Or: the third child went to the city and did not come back for many days
I don't want any of these rough timelines.Your bridge. At that time, I will use the method of combining far, middle and near angles.

The third child has been away for a long time, so the scene of Jing Qiu walking in the fixed camera is far away.

But if the third child is away for a day or two, then I put the picture of her crossing the bridge into a few short steps
Bridges are static.River water is flowing.The camera is fixed.But Jingqiu is mobile.

I want this way of combining movement and stillness to show time. Because the time span of the whole film is several years.Whether in the country or in the city - the road is a very important timeline.

The road is like this, the bridge is like this, and the river that represents the separation between life and death is still like this."

Standing at the bridgehead, Xu Xin said, and Zhang Yimou listened.Zhang Mo studied silently beside him.

And as he described, Zhang Yimou's eyes kept looking at
The few scenic spots that he chose.While nodding slightly:
"Well, at that time, we can also add the changes of the four seasons" wind, rain, flowers blooming, flowers withering, and even cattle
Or you can make up for these shots in the abundant and dry seasons of the river. "

"For flowers, don't plant them artificially, let the props scatter casually.

"Yes, let these wildflowers highlight the layering of the picture!"

"Well, that looks great."

The two continued to chat there.

But Zhang Mo felt a little uncomfortable.I can't say I'm uncomfortable, or jealous.But that feeling was weird.

Dad and Xu Xin. The overlap between their thoughts is simply too high.

If nothing else, just plant flowers,
The cognition of the two is exactly the same.

And compared with Xu Xin——
The things in my mind can be described as pale.

The tacit understanding between these two people in all aspects.

Qinglong Village stayed all day.

As night fell, the convoy began to return to Toyota off-road vehicles.

Xu Xin drove the car himself, Zhang Yimou sat in the co-pilot, and Zhang Mo sat in the back.

There are only three people in the car.

Xu Xin assigned the driver to another car.

The speed of the convoy is not fast. Judging from the time, it is estimated that it will be close to 9 o'clock in Yuan'an County.

Xu Xin drove the car and followed the vehicle in front, keeping the speed and distance at a relatively safe position.

"Miss Mo."

"Um?"

"How's your year going?"

Hearing this, Zhang Mo narrowed his eyes and said, "It's pretty good."

"Will you allow firecrackers to be set off in Wuxi?"

"No. If you want to let it go, you have to go outside the urban area. There is no New Year flavor at all. Shenmu is letting firecrackers go, right? I read Mimi's Weibo, and you guys seem to be quite lively during the New Year.

"I can't be called Mimi now."

".what?"

"When you see her, you have to call Deputy Director Yang of Xujiawan Roast Fire Sub-district Office. She is in charge of village gossip and civil dispute mediator.

"puff"

Zhang Mo burst out laughing instantly.

She is not the kind of child who is not born with the sun.

She has also experienced what life in the countryside is like.

And what this appellation represents. She understands it all too well.

At this time, Zhang Yimou was also a little speechless:
"It's fine to gossip, why do you want to have a civil dispute mediation?"

"Don't mention it. There is nothing in the village or outside the village that she doesn't know about. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are at odds, and the brothers are at odds. These are all within the scope of Deputy Director Yang's work. Every day is not enough for her.

".Mimi's character is really interesting."

"No, years ago, there were some dogs in the village who fought every day because of the little bitch. When they saw her come out, they ran faster than rabbits. The accuracy of the Wumu Thirteen Spears she practiced was all given to me. Those dogs are gone. The little male dog was so scared that he became incontinent when he saw her coming out.

That guy can scare a chicken to the point of laying eggs.My fourth sister-in-law's family raised several geese. During the Chinese New Year, some children teased the geese and were bitten by the geese a few times.Crying and yelling for my aunt to help them out.She went to my fourth sister-in-law's house, grabbed the two geese and stewed them until she died without knowing how she offended her."

"Hahahahaha"

Zhang Mo was leaning back and laughing behind him.Zhang Yimou also shook his head dumbfoundingly:
"Ah, this melon girl."

"This New Year's Eve, I didn't do anything. Eating sunflower seeds cracked the gap between my teeth. You can't say it is outrageous."

"Hahahahaha"

Laughter echoed in the off-road vehicle, and Xu Xin shook his head while driving:
"Anyway, after this year, she is completely familiar with her in the village. No, we came back from the second day of junior high school. On the sixth day of junior high school, the eldest daughter and daughter-in-law of the village went directly to Xiangjiang in a group. The people she recommended over there, A group of people bought millions of cosmetics in big bags
When passing through the customs, it was better not to be detained by someone as a water passenger.According to my third uncle, when I married Nezha and she returned to the village, that would be Nezha returning to Chentangguan.She also gave my second grandmother a set of La Mer, the old lady is in her seventies, and she smells like Dior perfume when she walks in the morning."

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha"

"Honey is really good"

Zhang Yimou shook his head dumbfounded.

"Teach my younger sisters, nieces, nieces, etc., teach others how to make up, how to match and outfit this New Year, my family is like a technical school, a group of people sit on the horse with small books and listen to her class there."

Recalling Yang Mi's absurd thing during Chinese New Year, you have to admit it
The daughter-in-law of Xu's fourth (ranked by Xu Daqiang) family is really famous in Xujiawan.

Not just because she's a big star.It is even more because of these "great achievements".

It doesn't sound good.

It was so true that even the roosters in Xujiawan had to kowtow and lay eggs before leaving when they saw her.

Otherwise, there is no need to wait for tomorrow, it will be served on the table that night,
After stewing for an hour or two, you can't close your eyes, the kind that you can't die.

After chatting with these parents for a while, finally, Xu Xin said:
"By the way, let me tell you something. "What?"

"During the Chinese New Year, the children of my relatives wanted to come to Yanjing to go to elementary school. But for the sake of the college entrance examination, the student status was directly dropped to the northern Xinjiang. He went through a procedure of borrowing or something. Anyway, he normally went to school in Yanjing and then entered a higher school. The exams seem to be taken in northern Xinjiang. My dad asked someone to do it for him. I wondered if the boy went to school a year late this year? Or."

".?"

Under Zhang Yimou's suddenly frowning eyes, Xu Xin said:

"I asked my dad to do everything for Yinan and Yiding? Let the child go to school first, and the school status can be discussed here. I asked my dad, and he can do it. Don't you always worry about these things? Shall I do it?"

The atmosphere in the car instantly became quiet.Zhang Yimou frowned and remained silent.

After about ten seconds, he said:

"Is it public or private?

"Top private school. The principal of the school is a good friend of my dad, and they have a very close relationship. If you think it's okay, then just let your child come to Yanjing this year. Don't worry about confidentiality work, their teachers all sign the contract. , The confidentiality of the personal information of this kind of noble school is the top priority, absolutely no problem."

Xu Xin's chest was slapped loudly.Because it is what it is.

Although Tianchao is very safe, it is not that there have been kidnapping cases.

Not to mention anything else, just two years ago, an artist in the circle was kidnapped on Yanjing Street.

Therefore, this kind of private school pays special attention to the protection of students' data privacy.

Don't dare to make any trouble.

Otherwise, the reputation of the school will be ruined.

But Zhang Yimou didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Zhang Mo thought for a while, and said cooperatively:

"Is it reliable? Are you sure you can go to school? The key is that the current household registration of both of them is a problem."

"Household registration is also simple." Xu Xin waved his hand casually:
"We have someone, and it's related. In fact, it's nothing more than a public figure and the issue of paying the fine. The most important thing about this matter is how to complete it silently, and the confidentiality work must be done well. This matter also So let’s go through the normal procedure. You have to get the certificate with Aunt Ting, and then go to the Family Planning Commission to pay the fine. As long as the news is suppressed, everything will be normal. I can handle it, so you can rest assured.”

"...you can do it?"

Zhang Yimou was really stunned.

"can."

Xu Xin answered decisively:
"My dad has a lot of friends. This kind of thing is nothing more than a few meals. If you think it's okay, you can leave it to me one after another. But don't tell others, the less people know about it The better. Me, you, Aunt Ting, Sister Mo, my dad, just the few of us know about it.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Mo spoke:

"Dad, I remember that Aunt Ting's household registration book is in Uncle Zhang's place, right?"

Zhang Yimou responded subconsciously:
"Yes, it's all in Xiaowei, I want to
Just come back."

"Don't!"

Zhang Mo, who already knew how to do it, didn't need Xu Xin to speak.
Quickly shake your head:

"Didn't Xu Xin say that? The less people know about this, the better. Then you can ask Aunt Ting to make up a set of documents, okay?"

She and Xu Xin began to sing oboe.

After she finished speaking, Xu Xin directly added:

"This is the best. Who is on Auntie Ting's household registration? Grandpa Chen, Grandma Chen?"

"right."

"That's just separated. She has a separate account book, and after getting the certificate with you, add the child's account to her. In this case, the impact will definitely be minimal. Don't tell anyone else about this. After all, if this incident happens at that time, then as a public figure, you will definitely receive a lot of attention. Therefore, if people do this favor for us, the first thing they need to do is to make everything legal and compliant.”

At this moment, Zhang Yimou's thinking rhythm has unconsciously kept up with Xu Xin and Zhang Mo, and he nodded subconsciously:

"That's for sure"

"That's right, if someone says that our rules of doing things are unreasonable or something, we can also produce evidence. Citizen privacy itself needs to be protected. As long as everything follows the formal process, the only thing you may want The difficulty they face lies in Yiding and Yijiao's extra life penalty.

I specifically asked someone who understands this, and the rule is the second one.
The social maintenance fee is calculated for the relationship between children, and the threshold for the second child is 3 to 10 times the annual income of the citizen on the date of birth.The third is based on the doubling penalty of the second.

Money must be paid.You have to prepare in advance the annual income certificate tax when Yiding and Yijiao came out. Do you have an account sheet? "

"There must be." Zhang Yimou nodded:

"Personal income is recorded by Xiao Pang.

"That's fine. You prepare these in advance, and when I ask you what you want, you can give it to me. We have one goal in this matter, legal compliance, and low-key handling. You can rest assured that you can't spend it What kind of favor. Even if someone asks later, it belongs to the privacy of our citizens, and state agencies will be held accountable for leaking it privately.”

Because it was getting dark.

So Xu Xin didn't see Zhang Mou's clenched fist.

but
The trembling in the voice of the old man, who has experienced many storms in his life, also said that he betrayed his emotions:

"It's really that simple!? Just pay the money?"

"It must be difficult for others."

Xu Xin said with a smile:

"But since my dad said it can be done, then it can be done. You can rest assured that this year, I will definitely take care of these things for you, okay?"

"."

Zhang Yimou didn't speak.

It's just that even the sound of the car's engine couldn't suppress his heavy breathing.

At this time, Zhang Mo added the last sentence:
"In this way, Aunt Ting's biggest worry will be at ease. You don't have to hide every day. It's like being a thief, and you will be criticized by friends and relatives around you. Aunt Ting has been with you for so many years, and she has worked hard without complaint, and now she is counted. There is a good result. Dad, you can rest assured."

"That's right!"

Xu Xin was full of admiration for this teammate.Or it's a little padded jacket.

It was really warm to cover the old man's heart.but.
"The most important thing is to keep it secret. The fewer people who know, the better! This news will rot in your stomach! Never tell, never

Mention, never being known by others is the best!Zhang Mo nodded:
"Well, that's for sure. No matter how close you are, you can't say it.

As long as your family members know about it!

As she spoke, she poked her head forward and looked at her father who was sitting silently in the co-pilot:
"Dad, are you right?"

".Ok."

Zhang Yimou nodded vigorously.really.

The fewer people who know about it, the better.

"Xiao Xu."

"what?"

".thanks!"

"Don't. Isn't this what it should be? You can just see how the children are arranged when the time comes, and other things."

Holding the steering wheel and driving the car smoothly, Xu Xin smiled slightly:
"give it to me."