I'm the director, I'm not bad

Chapter 71 069

When Xu Xin entered the restaurant, Zhang Wu happened to be ordering food.

Originally, the two wanted to drink a bowl of wontons and eat a meatloaf, but now they must order a few dishes.

Seeing this, Xu Xin stood beside Zhang Wu and asked:
"Director Zhang, why don't we go back to the hotel and ask for a box..."

"Why are you going to the hotel?"

Zhang Wu smiled and shook his head:
"Xiao Xu, the food in the hotel is the same. You have to find the taste of life in this small local restaurant, understand? Now you may not understand...Young people, you can understand. But when you come to our place When you are old, you will understand. It is not important what you eat, but who you eat with..."

"It's… okay."

Xu Xin nodded half-understood, then Zhang Wu ordered two cold dishes, four hot dishes, and a bottle of Jinhua's local Jinhuafu rice wine, and took Xu Xin into the small private room.

"Old Shang, let's not drink too much today, the three of us just have a bottle of rice wine, drink slowly and talk slowly, okay?"

Shang Jing nodded:
"It's okay...it's true that I can't drink too much. I have a bad stomach these days. I still have a stomachache today...it's just right to drink some rice wine to nourish my stomach. If it wasn't for the stomachache, it would make it late to pack my luggage, I guess Xiao Xu You won't take the wrong luggage, and we won't touch it."

While Xu Xin was pouring the tea, Zhang Wu laughed when he heard this:
"Haha, let Xiao Xu toast you a cup at that moment, this is the fate he contributed to."

Xu Xin smiled politely, and quickly shook his head:

"No, no, I was too reckless this time."

"Eh~"

Zhang Wu waved his hand:

"I've said it all, good things take time...Old Shang, let me tell you."

Pointing to Xu Xin, he said:

"Don't look at Xiao Xu as young, he has a brain. At present, we are screening the design drawings of the Olympic torch, and this kid's design has already entered the re-evaluation. Think about it, hundreds of copies, only ten can enter the re-evaluation, and he is one of them." one."

"Huh~"

Shang Jing was full of surprise:
"Okay. Is there any result?"

"not yet."

Xu Xin quickly shook his head:

"Director Shang, don't listen to Director Zhang praise me so much... In fact, Director Zhang and the others found the right idea, and I crawled out of it. If it wasn't for Director Zhang and his ideas, it would have been based on my own ideas. It’s basically impossible to get out of this.”

"Hahaha~"

Zhang Wu laughed even happier, and said to Shang Jing:
"Well, what I said just now is right, this kid can talk."

After speaking, he turned his head and looked at Xu Xin again:

"However, Xiao Xu, you can't be so polite in everything. Young people have to be energetic and aggressive, understand? You have to show your confidence."

"Uh……"

Hearing this, Xu Xin nodded suddenly:

"Well, I'm really good!"

"...Hahahahahaha~ you kid~"

Zhang Wu smiled even more happily.

At this time, cold dishes were brought up, along with the bottle of Jinhua wine.

Xu Xin got up, studied the wine bottle, fiddled with it, opened the lid, and poured wine for the three of them.

Three glasses of oriental whiskey quickly filled the whole private room with a scent of wine.

After Zhang Wu took a cup by himself, he asked curiously:

"Old Shang, why did you come to Hengdian this time?"

Shang Jing did not hide it, but suddenly sighed:

"Ugh……"

Zhang Wu was taken aback for a moment:
"what happened?"

"I'm here to attract investment."

He shook his head, pointing to the script that was put aside:

"Pull the investment in this drama."

Zhang Wu didn't say to read the script, but he was a little confused:
"You are a national first-class director, and you still need to attract investment? Don't mention anything else, just the signboard of "The Story of the Cooking Class" is enough?"

When Xu Xin heard this...

Good guy.

First-level director?
and many more……

"The Story of the Cooking Class"?
Suddenly realizing who this is, Xu Xin's eyes widened.

It turned out to be him! ?
"The Story of the Cooking Class", have you seen it?
I must have seen it.

Xiao Mao, Shuai Hu, Squad Leader Hong, Da Zhou, Xiao Jiang, Lao Gao...

He can say the names of these people as he likes.

All kinds of fun pictures also appeared in my mind like a horse on a horse.

This movie is fun and amusing, and it is the first military-themed sitcom, Xu Xin was chasing after watching it back then.

And the director at this moment appeared in front of him?

Zhang Wu and Shang Jing didn't know the surprise in Xu Xin's heart, but Shang Jing gave a wry smile after hearing Zhang Wu's question:
"After the filming of "Urban Men and Women" and "Healthy Express" were finished, the results were not very good. When the investors I knew heard that I was going to create a martial arts melodrama this time, it was still the Zhanghui style... I was not very happy to continue to vote, and then asked me to send the script to have a look. After finding out that it was different from the kind of martial arts masters and heroes they thought, I felt that the risk was too high... After all, those two dramas... They all lost money. So I don’t want to invest.”

With that said, he put his hand on the wine glass:
"No, I asked a few more people. There is a film and television company here in Hengdian who wants to see it, so I came here."

Now Zhang Wu frowned.

In the film and television industry, investment has always been the most important part.

There is no doubt about that.

And every investment means risks. At the same time, these risks also mean high returns, or nothing.

If you want to talk about these things in detail, that would be too much.

Not to mention anything else, even Zhang Yimou's film has been rushed, let alone other people.

It can be said that every investment is a big gamble, especially in the film and television industry, which can easily cost hundreds or tens of millions of dollars. If you are not careful, it may be in vain, so a certain director in the investment industry It is actually very common to be so high-spirited, but after rushing to the street several times in a row, it becomes a situation where no one cares about it.

For ordinary people, it is not difficult to remember a director.

Just remember the works for which he became famous.

Moreover, as long as the other party's work enters his heart, the audience will have a high tolerance for this director.

As long as it's not the kind of one that starts to frantically sell bad money after becoming famous, it doesn't matter even if one or two films have poor word-of-mouth box office.

After the film is released, the audience will buy it.

Because I like the things the other party has photographed.

But investing is different.

The investor's review of a director's investment requirements is much stricter.

They will not be like the audience, who have a very high tolerance for a certain director, and feel that it doesn't matter if one loses one or two.

Just kidding?
Tens of millions of investment go on, let you fool around with money?

impossible things.

One failure may be fine, but two failures can basically be regarded as the limit of tolerance.

Three failures... As the saying goes, it's better to do two than three.

In fact, it can be heard from Shang Jing's words.

Obviously he is the great director who filmed "The Story of the Cooking Class", but after the investment failure of two sitcoms, those investors who were close to him have now closed the door to him.

After hearing his words, before Zhang Wu opened his mouth, Shang Jing seemed to have opened up the chatterbox, and continued:

"But I really think..."Urban Men and Women" and "Health Express" are like two propositional compositions. More and more people are filming sitcoms, and the quality is plummeting...Although last year's "Family" "Having Children" is very popular, but looking at the overall industry, we can all see that this industry is about to be ruined. The value is about to be squeezed out...

Therefore, it is normal for investors not to recognize it.But in the final analysis, everyone is old friends, they don't approve of my script of "Wulin Biography", but want me to remake the second part of "The Story of Cooking Class".They can vote for that, but they won't vote for this... I'm so mad..."

Speaking of this, Shang Jing suddenly paused.

He raised his head, looked at Zhang Wu with a forced smile and said:

"Haha, look at me... today's occasion is not suitable for talking about these things... Come on, Lao Zhang, I haven't seen you in a few years, let's go first, and then start using chopsticks, shall we?"

"……it is good."

Zhang Wu nodded, understood what the old classmate meant, and also raised his cup:
"But let's talk about it first, let's just have this bottle, mainly to reminisce about the old days. It's not that I don't want to part with this wine, but your stomach is not feeling well today, and I have to get up early to work tomorrow..."

"It's okay, I understand. It doesn't matter how much you drink, I'm happy to meet you here, come on."

"Come, come, Xiao Xu."

"Hey, okay, Director Shang please~"

Xu Xin picked up the cup, held it very low, touched the two of them, and took a sip of the mellow rice wine, but his eyes fell on the script that was placed on the table next to him.

After thinking about it, he tentatively said:

"Director Shang...can I read this story? Don't worry, I just read it..."

"fine."

If it was someone else, Shang Jing would definitely disagree.

But Zhang Wu's appreciation for this young man in his words just now is beyond words.

The face of the old classmates must be given.

What's more...he also felt that this young man was quite real.

So after handing over the script, came a sentence:

"Look, we're chatting."

"well, thanks."

Xu Xin took it with both hands politely, and opened the first page of the script.

"The first time: Guo Nvxia smashed Tongfu store angrily, shopkeeper Tong is so wonderful that people get lost."...

……

"It's not easy to do in the industry now. Old Zhang."

In the smoky box, Shang Jing lit a cigarette and sighed:
"I don't know what's wrong, but the remuneration of some well-known actors is outrageously high. Think about it, how much is the investment in "Story of the Cooking Class"? 100 million! 30 episodes of TV series, only 100 million investment. ... Although it is inseparable from the support of our army, I actually filmed it for only 100 million yuan. In 2002, 100 million yuan. The result now? It has only been a few years? After I get the script, I will find someone I made an estimate... including the rent, costumes, props, etc., including the salaries of the actors I selected, the calculation is tens of thousands, don't you think it's scary?"

"The "Cooking Class" was equipment provided by the army at that time, and you must have spent less."

"But my "City" and "Health" are only a few million. Now I ask... the cost of any indoor studio is outrageous... That's it, let me tell you, Sha Yi Their salaries are very low...they also understand my difficulty, if it is based on the normal market price, and no one else mentions it, I have to give Sha Yi at least 4000 to 5000 for an episode. They want [-]..."

In fact, many people here have a misunderstanding, thinking that the reason why making movies and TV series is so expensive is mainly because of actors' remuneration and so on.

Not actually accurate.

Why is the production of a film and television work called "burning money"?The main reason is that as long as the crew is turned on, its costs will continue to be generated.

It costs money to set up the set, make props, make up and bags, and rent the venue is a huge expense.

Adding the eating and drinking of the crew... Let me give you the simplest example.

Make martial arts scenes.

Regardless of the actor's salary, he came to the set alone and put on makeup first.

The price of makeup artists is the most common and the most common, one hundred and five to two hundred and one days, and this is still the lowest level of makeup artists.

There are one thousand, two thousand, or even tens of thousands of well-known ones a day.

After finishing the makeup, I started to get dressed.

A piece of ordinary ancient clothes, the most common kind of clothes worn by group performers cost one or two hundred pieces, while clothes with a little bit of characteristics can easily cost thousands of pieces.

Then there are props such as weapons that actors need.

Ordinary swords are fine and can be rented.But the ones that are made alone cost thousands of dollars next to each other.

That is to say, when an actor has come to the crew and hasn't done anything yet, Fu Huadao may have spent thousands or thousands of dollars for these three things.

And the money is just for one person.

What about extras?
A group of eighty, do you want the protagonist to walk on the street?Do you want some guards, servants and maids in the mansion?

There may not be any specific pictures in the camera, and even the audience will not care, but they are real people.

Just count.

One person even rents a box lunch and clothing plus a bonus salary, at least 150 yuan is gone.

Ten people is one thousand and five.

One thousand and five thousand, one scene, plus the things on the actors, that's two or three thousand, and it may be gone.

What if we add the scenery?

For example, in a tavern scene, a table may cost five or six hundred, and a wine jar and a few props and fake dishes can be rented for a set of one hundred and ten.

If it is not a ready-made set, it will cost more if it is built.

Construction requires workers, materials, and decoration... Even in rural areas, it costs tens of thousands of yuan to get a new house.

Adding to the layout and the like, it may cost tens of thousands and go out.

Therefore, at the first glance of the movie, you can't think of where the money is spent, but when you pay attention carefully, every minute and every second in the shot is the smell of money.

This is what Shang Jing can't adapt to now.

It's not that the money is too much, but after he rolled out the script of the martial arts melodrama that Xu Xin had read for a long time, he found that he wanted to set up the background, and the construction cost of an inn with a solid wood main structure was an astronomical figure.

Then I convinced myself, the salary of the people in the team, the salary of the actors, the lease of the venue, the wear and tear of lighting, equipment... and the estimated shooting time...

Inside and outside, the budget was eight figures all of a sudden, which made him, a director who made a sitcom with 100 million yuan, somewhat unacceptable.

In addition to taking this investment out, people didn't approve it. In addition to reminiscing about the old days at the beginning of his meal, when he turned to the internal affairs of the industry again, he couldn't hold back his bitterness.

In contrast, people like Zhang Wu, who use state resources to shoot, don't have so much to worry about.

The things he arranges are all approved by the state, and the people he invites are also handled by the above.As a director, he only needs to go and shoot.

He has been in the system all his life, so although he is comforting and worrying about the distress of his old classmate, he can't actually experience it personally and empathize with him.

Want to help, but can't.

After all, he doesn't have 1000 million...

In the end, there was only a bowl of wontons and a meatloaf.

After drinking all the wine, together with Xu Xin, who had returned the script to Shang Jing, the three of them finished their meals, were full, and walked back at the same time.

And along the way, Xu Xin was replaying the episodes he had just seen over and over again in his mind.

The more you look at it, the more you like it.

But he didn't have any self-recommendation, such as "I want to play" and other ideas.

First, he is a director, not an actor.

Second, the Olympics are obviously more important than a TV series.

And the end result is that the two people who were slightly drunk went to the same room.

Obviously, the reminiscences among the classmates are not over yet.

After Xu Xin returned to his room, he sent Yang Mi a message:
"Back to the hotel?"

Ten minutes ago, Yang Mi sent him a message, telling him "it's over! I didn't eat tonight, and I'm very hungry.".

So, when she came out of the restaurant, Xu Xin packed two Nanma meatloaf for her.

Hot, right in front of him now.

……

On the minibus.

The girl who hadn't had time to remove her makeup looked tired.

With his head resting on the glass of the minibus, he didn't care about the buzzing vibration of the glass, but he yawned quite a bit.

She is very tired.

Knees are sore.

Still very hungry.

I guess I won't be able to eat millet porridge tonight.

Because she just wants to go back to the hotel quickly, cook some seafood batter, and then go to bed.

I have long since lost the energy and energy I had when I had dinner at night.

At this time, after she felt the vibration of the mobile phone in her pocket, she took it out and took a look...

If it was someone else, she might not reply.

But after finding out that it was Xu Xin, his mood recovered a bit.

"Ha~~uh."

She covered her mouth and yawned again. After seeing this message, she typed and replied:

"Well, in the car. Are you free today?"

After sending, she put down her phone and yawned lazily again.

She likes to chat with Xu Xin.

It's not that the other party is so rich and wants to cling to the other party, or what.

But purely a feeling.

When chatting with the other party, you will feel particularly relaxed and comfortable.The kind of feeling I especially like.

First of all, the other party is of the opposite sex, and there is no such thing as a defensive move to grab the role and intrigue.

Secondly, the other party has money, so they don't want to figure out anything about themselves.

Besides...he's handsome.

Who stipulated that only men can like beautiful women, and women can't like handsome guys?

Just didn't find it before.

In the past, she really thought Xu Xin was rather rustic, but since the other party changed to the simplest short hair, she found that clean appearance very pleasing to the eye.

If you are pleasing to the eye, the relationship will be close.

But after coming to Hengdian, the place of life is unfamiliar, and this is especially true when the soul needs a sustenance.

And, most importantly...

She thinks Xu Xin is a person with his own ideas.

She can get a lot of inspiration from each other.

For example, the current comprehension of the role of Guo Xiang...Didn't Guo Degang say, what... People are good and good, and people are good.

That's probably what it means.

To have such a friend who is extremely comfortable to get along with and who can get a lot of inspiration from each other...isn't it normal to keep in touch every day.

right?

Therefore, she likes to chat with each other very much.

Even if the two call each other just once or twice...the text messages are often answered after a long time.

But Yang Mi felt that it was precisely this way of communication that would only reply after a while, and after gradually getting used to it, she suddenly fell in love with this way.

When she was in junior high school, she saw a poem in the girls' books of her classmates.

It was written by a poet named "Mu Xin".

It's called "Once Upon a Time Slow".

There is a passage in it that she particularly likes:

"Once the day was slow,
Carts, horses, and mail are slow,

Life is only enough to love one person. "

At that time, she was fascinated by the emotion revealed between the lines of the poet.

I also copied it myself.

The ID "ㄟщμ Slowly Love" of the Audition Dance Troupe was also taken because of this poem.

She even tried to develop pen pals when she was still in high school.

It's a pity... the writing in the other party's letter is too ugly.

Not having a "slowly" letter and pen pal became a regrettable thing in her youth.

But now I suddenly found that feeling.

If I send you a letter, you may not reply immediately because you are busy.

But when you are done with your work, as long as you read my letter, you will definitely reply.

Cars and horses are slow, letters are slow, it doesn't matter.

The important thing is that no matter how slow he is, he will reply.

enough.

Why must it be fast?

Can't you take your time?
Therefore, the anticipation before the other party replies has become a very beautiful anticipation and adjustment in work and life.

She loves it.

And the occasional continuous chat is like that friend from far away suddenly came to visit your home.

Speak freely without worrying about being ashamed to say something, or being trusted with leaked secrets, which gave her an invisible sense of security.

I like it more and more.

"Om."

At this time, the vibration interrupted her thoughts.

"Very free."

"Finished with work?"

"No, take a break... Shall I tell you a secret?"

In an instant, the girl came to the spirit:
"What secret? Tell me!"

"Actually, I'm in Hengdian, right at the entrance of the China World Trade Center, and I'm waiting to deliver red dates and millet porridge to your room."

"???? Do you take me for a fool?"

The girl couldn't help laughing out loud.

Still in Hengdian?

Are you flying?
Then I saw the other party's reply:
"No, I'm really in Hengdian International Trade Building."

"Brother, that's the International Trade Building. If you were at the door of my hotel, would you misread the word?"

"Oh yes, it is the China World Trade Center."

"Oh, I'm so touched~ Did you come to express condolences to me after seeing my hard work?"

"Yes, I made porridge for you and prepared food for you."

"That's over, I just got off the plane to Yanjing now."

"...Are you fooling the ghost? It was said at six o'clock that you were on the set, and you were going back to Yanjing by Sky Monkey?"

"Then why are you fooling a fool? You said you were working during the day, but now you tell me that you are in Hengdian? If I don't tell you the name of the hotel, you might not even be able to tell me where I live!"

"..."

Looking at the row of "dots" that the other party replied, Yang Mi was even happier.

"I'm in Yanjing, what should I do? Why don't you pick me up at the airport."

"You think I'll believe you're at the airport?"

"Then you think I'll believe you're in Hengdian?"

"I'm really in Hengdian."

"Then I'm really in Yanjing."

"I'm on the steps next to the sentry box at the entrance of the China World Plaza Hotel. I'm holding the millet porridge I cooked for you and two meatloaf waiting for you."

"Hahaha, then tell me, where does the gate of the sentry box open?"

"...I just arrived here, and I can't tell the difference between east, west and north. How do I know which direction to drive? Drive outward!"

"Hahahahaha~ Yes, yes, that's right, it's going outward. Then you wait for me, I'm coming soon. Let's meet and talk later. Hahahaha~"

"Okay, keep your eyes brighter, don't miss me, you'll miss me."

"Don't worry, the sum of our two eyes is 3.0. Hahahaha~"

After replying to this message, Xu Xin didn't reply to her again.

And looking at the prosperity of the urban area, the girl is also very happy.Although he knew that the other party would lie to him again, it was very comfortable to use these happiness to drive away the fatigue at night.

Well, decided.

I won't eat instant noodles for a while.

Get off the car and buy two meatloaf to eat!
Looking at the hotel getting closer and closer, the girl swallowed.

so hungry...

"Cuckoo cuckoo~"

I'm so hungry my stomach is growling.

Pass the penultimate traffic light intersection.

"Cuckoo, cluck, cluck~"

Bear with it, bear with it... well, I'll buy some fried skewers later.

Passed the last intersection.

The minibus slowed down.

Arrived at the hotel entrance.

I didn't turn in. This was originally the shuttle bus of the film crew. At this moment, the other film crew members also came back, and the minibus may not be easy to get out after entering.

I'm talking, I'm not a big-name actor, why should I put you on the welcome desk of the hotel?
At the gate, get off.

Yang Mi got out of the car with the crew members who also looked tired.

Then head across the road.

But just as she was about to leave, she glanced at the guard box in the hotel.

I don't know if it was because of Xu Xin's text message, or something else...

But after taking a look, suddenly, she stopped.

"...?"

When he saw clearly the man sitting on the steps with a stew pot in one hand and a plastic bag in the other, an idea suddenly popped into his mind.

This person...why does he look so familiar?
Then he met a pair of familiar eyes.

There was a narrow smile in those eyes, as if some prank had been successfully played.

He gestured to himself for the stew pot in his hand.

He opened his mouth and said:
"Yo? Changed your hairstyle?...Hurry up, red dates, millet porridge, Nanma meatloaf. I've been bitten by mosquitoes for a while!"

"...???"

Who is he talking to?

I?
Why is this person so familiar?
It seems to be Xu Xin.

Why is it so similar...

How could it be Xu Xin?
impossible.

Isn't he in Yanjing?

How could it be here?

Hallucinations must be hallucinations caused by hunger!

Instinctively, the girl closed her eyes, squeezed them hard...and opened them again.

But that person... is still sitting there.

She winked at herself with a smile on her face...

In an instant, a huge shock filled the girl's emotions, forcing her to say in a tone of surprise that was unbelievable:
"Xu Xin!????"

Why is he here! ! ! ! ! ! !
Shock, absurdity, joy, excitement... and that shyness made her really unable to tell whether this was reality or a dream.

(End of this chapter)