I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

  Chapter 380 378. Two big reasons (31)

   When he came out of the study again, it was almost 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

  Seeing him coming out, Yang Mi hurriedly said:

   "Quick, there's still rice in the pot for you."

   "Hmm...Liu Yifei is gone?"

   "Let's go, I left in the early three o'clock. I knew you were changing the script, so I didn't say hello to you... Finished?"

"Um."

  Xu Xin nodded, but did not leave the room.

   Instead, he came to his wife and took her into his arms.

   "Where's Dabao and Xiaobao?"

   "In the room. Zaizai and Niuniu are watching."

   "..."

   Hearing this, he was a little speechless.

  Did these two dogs treat their son and daughter as sheep?

  But... I feel more at ease in my heart.

  A few days ago, he saw it with his own eyes, because Yang Mi put Yang Yang's position a little closer to the bed, Niuniu's dog's head was always on Niuniu's side.

  Seeing herself coming in, she whimpered and pushed Niuniu with her nose, which meant to push the child in.

   Obviously, it doesn't understand the reason that today's children can't turn over.

  But even so, with two dogs helping to look after the baby, Xu Xin feels more at ease.

  However... how long this situation can last is hard to say.

  Maybe in a year, when the child can crawl and walk, the hair on the two dogs may have to be stripped off by the two ancestors...

   "What changed?"

   "A few small details have been sent to the screenwriters. What did she talk to you about?"

"Let's talk about the content of this script... I gave her some inspiration. I helped her find out the role of the role. During the second round of audition...you should take a good look at it. If several people are suitable at the same time , try to digest internally."

   "So aboveboard? I have principles."

   "Oh, director~~~"

  His words made the actress in his arms start to act like a baby, scratching the back of the director's hand with her fingernails, with a hint of charm:

   "As long as you hold your hand high. Then...you can do whatever you want~"

   "..."

  You have to admit it.

  Unspoken rules she played really well⑥.

  However, Xu Xin also understood this truth, so he embraced her and said:

   "It depends on the situation...I didn't expect to see Jingqiu's shadow on her body. Besides, the old man also agrees, and thinks her temperament is quite good."

   "Yes... Anyway, if you can digest it internally, you can digest it internally. After all... everyone is working hard."

"Um…"

   "By the way, shall we go to the premiere of Three Shots?"

   "The old man didn't invite me. He shouldn't go...I think he also has a headache. If I go, I will be asked some questions by the reporter. Do you think I am talking nonsense with my eyes open or telling the truth? It's not easy."

   "Okay. Are you sure you won't go to the Golden Horse Awards?"

   "I won't go, I've finished talking with the wheel. You can just go~ I'm preparing my own affairs at home. I'm sure to open at least two movies next year. If you want a short cycle, you have to advance the time..."

"Jingle Bell…"

   Before he finished speaking, Yang Mi's cell phone rang.

  She took a look and found out that Xu Haofeng was calling, and then connected directly.

   "Hello, brother."

   "...Mimi, where are you?"

"ah?"

  Hearing this question, Yang Mi was a little puzzled.

   subconsciously came out of her husband's arms, sat up straight before saying:

   "I'm at home...what's the matter?"

"Well…"

  Xu Haofeng got stuck there.

   went on to say:

   "Are you free tonight?"

"night?"

"Um."

  Yang Mi glanced at Xu Xin again, and replied:

   "Yes. Brother, what's the matter? Tell me."

   "Do you want to have a meal together?"

"Have a meal?"

  Hearing this invitation, Yang Mi subconsciously looked at her husband again.

  Xu Xin didn't say anything, which meant that she had full power to decide.

   You are going to eat, then I will stay at home and watch the baby.

   After realizing what her husband meant, Yang Mi hesitated for a moment and asked:

   "Brother, have I chosen the role of Gong Er?"

   "..."

  Xu Haofeng was silent again.

   And as soon as he was silent, Yang Mi knew the result.

  So, she pursed her lips.

  But just as he was about to speak, Xu Haofeng said:

   "That's right, I just went back to Yanjing to have dinner with you... Let me explain, it's actually what the director meant."

"Well…"

   "Why don't you come and eat at home."

  Xu Xin, who was listening to the two talking and observing his wife's expression, suddenly said:

   "If Director Xu doesn't mind the poor food at home, how about coming to eat at home? My wife's cooking is quite good."

"ah?"

  Hearing Xu Xin's voice, Xu Haofeng was a little surprised at first.

   But immediately felt normal.

   They are husband and wife.

  Therefore, he responded readily:

   "That's okay... don't bother me?"

   "Haha, don't bother me. By the way, does Director Xu smoke?"

   "Uh... pumping..."

   "Well, good. Then we will send you the address, see you later?"

"OK."

   After hanging up the phone, Xu Xin glanced at his wife again.

  Her mood is obviously not so stable at the moment...

   After thinking for a while, he didn't say anything, but got up and walked to the house of his father-in-law and mother-in-law and knocked on the door:

   "Uncle, Aunt, I have a guest at home for dinner tonight."

"okay."

  Yang Dalin nodded:

"Several people?"

"On a."

   "Okay, then I will prepare."

  After Yang Dalin finished speaking, Xu Xin also came to the door, and walked out wearing the cotton clothes at home.

   There is a greenhouse in the small courtyard at home.

  But since the vines have covered the shelves, Yang Mi thinks that the vines withered in winter look good, so Xu Xin has never put up the glass walls of the greenhouse.

   And Xu Haofeng smokes tonight, so let's eat at this place.

  Take a sickle to trim the vines stuck on the level lock, and use the pulley to remove the glass from the roof.

   It's okay, not too dirty.

  After covering the glass on all sides, I found a small transformer in the warehouse and connected it to the plug.

  When this glass greenhouse was renovated by the old man, the glass used was the same as the windshield of a car. Copper wires were buried in the glass fence, which was specially heated for snowy winter days.

  After plugging it in, Xu Xin took the water hose and pointed it at the floating ash outside.

  After the glass walls were cleaned, they began to tidy up the heater next to the vine shelf.

   It has been useless for several years, and it is full of dust.

  After cleaning up, I shoveled two shovels of coal into it.

  After throwing a block of alcohol to ignite the fire, soon, bursts of smoke came out of the chimney above the stove.

   After a while, the guests came, and they ate here.

  It's warm and you can smoke.

   After everything was done, he took the rag and wiped the table and chairs again.

  After smoking another cigarette outside, he walked into the living room.

  Yang Mi was not in the living room, he walked into the bedroom again.

   Only then did I see that my wife was putting on makeup.

   "So grand?"

   "Light make-up, there are guests, so you can't be too casual."

"…Um."

   After glancing at the two sleeping little guys, he said softly:

   "Are you okay?"

"nothing."

  Looking at the woman looking at the eyeliner in the vanity mirror, she shook her head slightly:

   "If you lose the election, you will lose the election."

   "..."

  For some reason, Xu Xin felt a little unwilling.

   After thinking about it, he said:

   "Let's also look for scripts for kung fu movies?"

"No. I don't have much feeling for this role... If you didn't like it, I wouldn't be too lazy to delve into it. But it's also good. In fact, I have gained the most from this year's preparation. That is to establish "Gong Er" "The grasp and experience of character traits in the role. This will definitely be used in the future. Compared with these, the role of Gong Er is dispensable to me."

"…real?"

  It would be fine if she didn't say so much.

  The more she talked, the more Xu Xin felt that she was not relieved.

   On the contrary, there is something depressing...

   After thinking about it, he said:

   "I don't think you're good enough..."

   "...I'm fine."

  Yang Mi looked at him with a very strange look:

   "Just like you choose "The Hawthorn Tree", as a director, you must have a choice. I understand, you are so strange."

   "..."

   Now Xu Xin didn't know what to say.

  At this time, Yang Mi asked again:

   "Why did you go there just now?"

   "Go to the glass conservatory outside."

   "...Is that thing still usable? It hasn't been used for several years."

   "Yes. Eat there tonight? I just lit the stove."

   "Okay. The three of us will eat tonight, and my parents will let them bring the children."

   "Hmm... what do you want to eat?"

   "Let's eat hot pot, how about it?"

   "Then you have to tell our dad quickly...I'll call."

"Uh-huh."

   After watching her husband walk out, she stopped putting on makeup.

  Unconsciously, she set her eyes on the mirror.

  The self in the mirror pursed his lips, and the unwillingness in his expression began to emerge.

  In fact, she understands the truth.

  Movies are not just about acting.

   Otherwise, for the role of Wang Tianxiang, my brother met so many actors who could handle the role, why did he only choose Wang Zhiwen?

   In other words, in "The Hawthorn Tree", Ming Jingtian's acting skills were not the best among all the auditions, but my brother still selected her into the second round.

  Although it is cruel, the truth is the same.

   Audition for a certain role, in fact, the director's subjective factors are quite large.

  Do you look like the character in the director’s mind?

  Whether what you express in the audition is the same as what the director thinks.

   These factors are fraught with subjectivity.

  She really didn't want to lose to Zhang Ziyi.

   Otherwise, I wouldn't have studied this role so hard this year.

  On the one hand, my brother likes it. On the other hand, after knowing from Xu Haofeng that Zhang Ziyi is also in the director's consideration, the spirit of not admitting defeat in my heart is supporting her.

  And now that we haven’t fought…

   "It's time to look forward."

   Facing herself in the mirror, she murmured.

  She didn't believe that her acting skills didn't impress the other party.

  But if this is still lost.

  That just means...not a crime of war.

   She is extremely confident in this.

  As for the "director's meaning" that the senior brother said today, she didn't think about it at all.

  Don't care what the director means, if you don't choose it, you don't choose it.

   No matter how hard you look for the reason, the one that should not be selected is still not selected.

   Then why bother?

  Look ahead.

Move forward.

   Turning back...but it's not interesting.

  …

  The son-in-law and daughter-in-law want to treat the guests to eat shabu-shabu, so Yang Dalin buys the meat and cooks it himself.

  Although it was already afternoon, as a person who has worked in the frontline police all his life, he naturally has his own network of contacts.

  Maybe you don't have great ability, but if you want to get five or six catties of good mutton, then there must be no problem at all.

   Mutton, chives, and sesame paste are common things for Yanjing people in winter.

   It was early five o'clock, and he came back when it was just dark.

   Carrying a bagful of mutton into the kitchen, he began to cut the mutton by hand.

  Yang Mi also came to help.

  As for Xu Xin... go watch the kids.

  He is not proficient in such things as boiling mutton.

   Just make it warmer in the glass conservatory.

   As for burning fire with coal, Xu Xin is much better at it.

   It didn't take long for the conservatory to become a warm spring-like place where even wearing a sweater would be too hot.

   Then, Xu Haofeng, who was wearing a padded jacket with a puffy belly, knocked on the door.

  Yang Mi came out to greet the guests, and when she saw him, she kindly called out:

   "Brother."

   "Hey, honey."

  Xu Haofeng smiled and handed over a box:

   "I don't have anything to buy. When I came to Xiangjiang, I just saw that there were baby pajamas for sale. The children will use them~ I bought two sets."

   "Oh, brother, you are too polite."

  Yang Mi knew at a glance that this pajamas can only be worn after at least one year old.

  However, it is somewhat embarrassing for a man to be so careful when buying things for children.

   It's good to have your mind.

   "Xu Xin, Xu Xin, hurry up, senior brother is here."

  Hearing the movement, Xu Xin, who was reading to the two babies, got up and stood at the door to greet him:

   "Director Xu, hello."

   After saying hello, Xu Xin said:

   "Let's go into the house first, the child is still here. I can't go out."

   "Yes, brother, you go into the room first, let's have shabu-shabu today. It will be ready soon, sit down and have a cup of tea first."

   "Uh...eh, good."

  Xu Haofeng responded, and after sweeping his gaze away from the weapons in the yard, he walked into the house under the welcome of Xu Xin.

   "Is it cold outside?"

   "Ha, it's okay. It's not very cold in the car."

  Because it was the first time we met, it was natural that some pleasantries were indispensable.

   And Xu Xin noticed a small detail.

After putting on his slippers and entering the house, he saw two little guys on the climbing mat. He didn't use his slippers to step on the climbing mat. Even when he looked closely at the two children, he slipped his shoes first and knelt on the climbing mat. After walking a few steps, he shook his hands back and forth in front of the two children.

  At the same time, his feet are upturned, and he has not touched the climbing mat.

   Very careful.

  Xu Xinxin said.

   Then, Xu Haofeng looked at Xu Xin and said with a smile:

   "I originally said I would invite the two of you out to eat."

   "It's the same everywhere, I feel more at ease eating at home."

   "That's true. There are a lot of additives that are eaten outside now."

"right."

  Xu Xin discovered that Xu Haofeng is actually quite interesting.

  Speak slowly and politely, not at all like the temperament of a martial arts practitioner.

   The first impression is quite good.

   "Director Xu is still preparing for "The Hawthorn Tree"?"

   "Yes. The second round of Jingqiu's auditions will start tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

   "That went well. When will we shoot?"

   "Next year. The production team is almost ready, and the scene selection was done a year ago. After the year, the renovation will start... It is expected to start in April or May. Try to end it before midsummer."

   "What's the budget for this drama?"

   "The production cost... 10 to 20 million, and the salary has not yet come out. However, the specific production cost is at most 30 million, which is not too high, and it belongs to the limit."

   "Yes. I read the novel, and the difficulty of this play lies in the background. Those sets must be made by old prop masters. Young people have not experienced that era, so they may not be able to design that flavor."

   "Hahaha, Director Xu has got the point. So this time the factory selected all old masters, trying to reproduce the colors of that era."

  The two exchanged for a while on the topic of "The Hawthorn Tree", and Yang Mi walked in.

   "Brother."

  She greeted with a smile.

   Doesn't appear to be affected in any way.

   After Xu Haofeng responded, he suddenly showed a somewhat embarrassed expression:

   "Mimi... this... I'm quite embarrassed."

   "Don't."

  Yang Mi quickly stopped him from continuing:

   "Where did you say that? Not being selected must mean that I am not suitable. If you are like this...how can I work with you, brother in the future?"

   "..."

  Hearing this, Xu Haofeng hesitated...

   Suddenly sighed:

   "Alas... Actually, there is nothing wrong with your performance. After you left that day, the director and I have the same opinion. That is... the script restricts you."

  His face is full of shame:

   "I think my biggest mistake is that I didn't give you a rough overview of the story. If I can give you a general idea of ​​what the story is about in this script, then as long as you continue this line, you will definitely be fine...

   But again, as a writer and screenwriter, this is the most uncomfortable part for me. Because I think your idea is actually brilliant, really brilliant. You have plumped up the figure of Gong Er. All of a sudden... the whole idea of ​​the theme has been raised.

  Especially after studying the content written in your notepad, I feel... It is the script we designed that restricted your performance... I really feel sorry for you. Both me and the director felt so…”

  It’s actually good that he didn’t mention this.

  Bringing this up... Xu Xin became curious instead.

  The script constrains the actor's interpretation of the role?

  This statement...

   Is my idea right?

  My sister played the role of Gong Er too sharply?

   Subconsciously, he looked at Yang Mi.

  After hearing this, Yang Mi was not surprised, she just smiled and said:

"it's okay."

   It seems that she really doesn't feel anything.

  But Xu Haofeng felt very helpless when he heard these words.

actually…

  The script can be changed.

  Really, after studying the contents of Yang Mi's notebook, he and Zhou Jingzhi, the screenwriter of the script, were both very interested in Yang Mi's idea of ​​using "martial arts realm" to define the realm of a master.

  The master in that great era is superior in martial arts.

   But in the same way, higher is in a deeper and wider philosophical sense.

   Each of them is a guru.

  However, under that great era, every grandmaster seemed extremely "passive".

  Using the words in the notepad, the master was also a coerced mortal being in that era. But in the same way, the more you are coerced, the more moving you can show how everyone's persistence and persistence are.

  The torch is passed on continuously.

   And how powerful is the content in Yang Mi's notepad?

   Let's put it this way.

  At the beginning of the script, Ip Man had a monologue, which probably meant that the master told him that if he wore this belt, he would be a martial arts practitioner. People who practice martial arts, no matter what, can't let go of the breath in their hearts.

   And this breath is kung fu.

  Kung fu is one horizontal and one vertical.

  In the end there are only people standing and people lying down.

  Here, Yang Mi's state is directly used.

  Using the definition of realm in the script, it is: seeing oneself, seeing the world, and seeing all beings.

   Ye Wen at this stage is meeting himself.

  After going through many things, Ye Wen, who finally became a great master, was added a line by Xu Haofeng at the end:

  "The so-called thousand punches return to the road. In the end, there are only two words for kung fu: one horizontal and one vertical."

   Defined with the words in Yang Mi’s notepad:

  “Seeing a mountain is a mountain, seeing a mountain is not a mountain.”

   Ye Wen, who said this sentence, finally came to the final state:

   "See all beings."

   That is: "seeing the mountain is still the mountain".

   Just formed a closed loop like the finishing touch.

   Moreover, he even paraphrased a sentence written by Yang Mi in the notepad.

  That is a verse from the Lotus Sutra, which is called: With one lamp, spread the lamps. Finally all the lights are on.

  Using this sentence as an introduction, I designed a scene that is exactly the same as the scene where Gong Er became a monk and worshiped in the temple. Only this time, the picture he designed was that many lamps were enshrined on the altar in front of the Buddha.

  Metaphor: Kung Fu has spread to the world.

  So it can almost be said that the things in Yang Mi’s notepad are like the yin-yang fish in the Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram.

  The script is yang, and the things in her notepad are yin to Xu Haofeng.

  The two can be complementary.

  The script they designed is masculine and very "masculine".

  The Gong Er designed by Yang Mi is the "femininity", which perfectly fills the whole script and makes it completely sublimated.

  The effect is really great.

   But Xu Haofeng felt the most uncomfortable... This is where he feels guilty.

  Using other people's things, but did not give them "money".

   Don't you think this is nonsense?

   And does Wang Jiawei know about this?

   Naturally know.

   Moreover, he actually struggled too.

  But there are two very cruel facts in front of us.

  One, if this drama really follows Yang Mi's thinking, then Ye Man will become a character with a much weaker sense of existence.

  He can't compare with the first-line sky of passing Bajiquan into Xiangjiang.

  He would rather die than show the sixty-four hands of the Gong family to Ye Wen or anyone else, and respect all the decisions of the Gong family. Since the decision is lost, it will be lost. Ding Lianshan, who has been living in the shadows all his life... he can't compare.

   Not to mention He Gong Er. Even the emotional line with Gong Er has a lot of room for expansion.

  But as far as Ip Man was concerned during that period, the only advantage of "Ip Man" is that he opened classes to pass on his skills, did not hang up signs, and broke the credit of the old era of martial arts sects.

  Although the credit is enough, and in terms of influence in later generations, Ye Wen is not bad at all.

  But at the critical point of the movie, Ye Wen, the witness, does not match the rhythm of Yi Yitian, Gong Er, and Ding Lianshan.

This is the first point.

  Yang Mi...too strong.

   And the second point is more realistic.

  This script has been prepared for ten years.

  Just the pre-script, crew, and even those actors who are paid to sign contracts to practice boxing kung fu...the entire script has already spent a lot of money.

  The budget is also one plus plus.

  The patience of the investors is really almost exhausted.

   The death order was issued, and the filming will start in the spring of next year.

   Otherwise, this script that has been polished for so long may be in vain.

   They, no time to re-polish the script.

  Thinking of this, Xu Haofeng sighed helplessly.

  Choose to tell the truth.

   "Alas... that's how it is, the reason why Mimi was not selected, let me explain to you two first."

   Then, he said these two reasons.

  For the first reason, Xu Xin nodded slightly.

  The idea here is the same as his.

  My sister’s Gong Er really fits that line perfectly.

   Before "seeing all living beings", she turned her head.

   Thoroughly implement his own "dominant" and "stubborn" line.

   Unity of knowledge and action.

   Unfortunately, this is a masculine script.

   And the second...

   "Isn't it common for Director Wang to be chased by investors?"

  Seeing Xu Haofeng's ugly face, Xu Xin made a joke, trying to ease the atmosphere.

   Then he asked curiously:

   "The investor of this drama...who is it?"

   Xu Haofeng naturally wouldn't hide this question, saying:

   "The big investor is Shanghai Film Studio."

"…who?"

  Xu Xin was taken aback.

   "Shanghai Film Studio."

   "..."

  Xu Xin's expression suddenly became exciting.

   "Shanghai Film Studio? Modu Film Factory?"

"right."

  Xu Haofeng nodded:

"From the preparation of the script to the present, seven or eight investors have actually changed for this film... The preparation time is too long. Moreover, Director Wang's requirements are still high. Over the years, only the test set, architecture, and various teams…

   It cost close to 60 million for miscellaneous things... These are just trial shots.

  Many investors couldn't afford it, so they had to keep changing hands and hands... Now it's on the side of Shanghai Film Studio. With the lessons learned from the previous people, after Shanghai Film Studio took over with full power, it gave Director Wang a death order.

  This film has been in preparation for ten years, so the filming must start next year...the filming must be completed within one year...the biggest practical reason for not choosing Mimi is this. We... don't have time to fix it..."

   "..."

   "..."

  Hearing the request from Shanghai Film Studio, Xu Xin and Yang Mi's expressions became more and more exciting.

  (end of this chapter)