I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

  Chapter 99 097. A pot of phone porridge late at night

   "Sister Zeng~"

   "Mimi~"

  Seeing Yang Mi who finally walked out of the Daming Palace with her bag on her back, Zeng Jia brought a girl to greet her directly.

  Compared to the care she had when she came to send her into the crew of "Sculpture of God" last time, Zeng Jia now has a smile on his face that he can't hide.

   "The filming is over? How was the first day of filming? Are you getting into the mood quickly? Did Director Zhang say anything? Did you encounter any difficulties in the crew? How do you feel getting along with the actors?"

   "..."

  Yang Mi, who was in a daze all the way because of Wei Lanfang and Ma Wen's words, was speechless, and finally showed a look of dumbfounding.

   "Sister Zeng, it's okay, everyone treats me very well... Just don't worry."

   "Hoo..."

   Zeng Jia breathed a sigh of relief.

  She arrived at noon, and she has been worried all afternoon... It's not that Yang Mi has a temperament to cause trouble, but that she is afraid that her "pried" role will anger some people in the crew.

   She knows how complicated things are in the crew.

  It also has a hill.

  Although they are all the same crew, it is possible that the recording studio and makeup artist are one group of people, props and special effects are another group of people, etc.

  Small crews are like this, let alone big crews.

  So she is really afraid of Mimi being made things difficult.

   And Yang Mi also understands why she has such worries.

  Because in the crew of "Sculpture of God", she has already seen some actors brought in by different people being suppressed by another wave of people.

   Not unusual.

   Among other things, let’s talk about the bowl of sour plum soup that Gong Li made this morning.

  In Zhang Yimou's crew, she 100% believed that it was the negligence of the prop master.

   Are you kidding me, wearing small shoes for Gong Li?

   Don't want to mix?

   But if this matter is put in the Shendiao crew...maybe other people's shots of drinking are replaced with water, and some people spit in the water they drink...

  Of course, it’s just an analogy, and it’s generally not that extreme.

   But that's it for one line.

   There must be more bad people than good people, many more.

   In Sister Zeng's view, a person like me who took advantage of Li Man's role and suddenly joined the group...is bound to touch the interests of some people.

   But what about the reality?

  Someone… took it all for her.

  Thinking of this, her face blushed again.

oops…

  He just couldn't laugh or cry just now, but there's nothing else to say.

  Also... know how to get angry.

  It should be... that's what it means...

  When she thought of this, her eyes became a little straight.

   My heart began to agitate.

   After seeing the lights on inside the palace gate, Zeng Jia knew that the crew was about to leave the car, so she hurriedly pulled the girl who was thinking a little bit off to the side, then pointed to the girl next to her and said:

   "She is Sun Ting, your assistant sent by the company."

   "Hello, Miss Mimi, I'm Sun Ting."

  In fact, the two are about the same age, but it is meaningless to argue about who is older and who is younger.

   It’s like going to a KTV marketer who is older than you and you have to call him brother.

  This is determined by status.

  Yang Mi who came back to her senses also nodded:

   "Hello, Tingting."

  But she suddenly looked at Zeng Jia:

   "Sister Zeng, I have to tell you something. I can understand that the company sent Tingting to care about me. But this time she can only stay in the hotel, and can't come with me to the set."

   "...?"

   Zeng Jia was taken aback.

  Yang Mi continued:

"The script of "Golden Armor" was adapted from "Thunderstorm". There are no unnecessary characters in the entire script. There are only three members of the emperor, queen, three princes, and Jiang Taiyi's family. It's just us, although Tingting can Take care of me, but it's not suitable this time. I'm the... youngest among these actors, you understand? I can't let director Zhang feel that I'm going to be lost when I get this role. So... I can't take Tingting this time, besides " A bunch of people over there heard the news, I want to hide it, if I bring Tingting with me at this time... it would be inappropriate."

   "..."

   Zeng Jia frowned:

   "But you are alone here...what if you don't even have someone to take care of you when the filming is over?"

"…It's fine."

  Yang Mi smiled and shook her head:

   "Everyone takes good care of me, whether it's Sister Gong Li, Director Zhang, Director Cheng, or Assistant Shen, they all take good care of me..."

  Speaking of this, seeing Zeng Jia still hesitated, she said directly:

   "My role was chosen by Director Zhang. I have to show that I am working hard in front of Director Zhang. It is more suitable to have no assistant."

   "嗡~"

   Several commercial vehicles passed by the three of them.

   After taking a look, Zeng Jia tentatively said:

   "Are these cars?"

"Um."

  Yang Mi looked at the business car going away, and said:

"Yes."

   "...Get in the car first, let's go back and talk about it."

  …

   "Is that Mimi?"

  In the dark carriage, Zhang Yimou looked away and asked Xu Xin next to him.

"Well. The agent came and sent an assistant. But she didn't think it was suitable. When she talked with me that night, she was still talking about it. She didn't think she was worthy of an assistant now. She still a student."

  Hearing Xu Xin's words, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Yimou's mouth.

  He understood what Xiao Xu meant.

   This is to prevent myself from thinking too much.

but…

   "It's getting hot soon, and it's normal to have an assistant. Didn't you see that I have four of them?"

   "She can't compare with you."

  Xu Xin still shook his head:

   "I quite agree with her idea..."

"…Um."

  Understanding what Xu Xin meant, Zhang Yimou nodded, and said to Xu Xin in an unhurried tone in a tone that... said that someone who has been there can do it, that he can see it through.

"In our group, young actors are actually the easiest to drift away. According to the current popular saying, once this person swells up, he will be like a brocade, and everyone around him will revolve around you. If you get lost, The fuel of the fire and the nutrients of the flowers become yourself. Sooner or later, they will be sucked up completely, and after losing their use value, these fires and flowers will leave you without hesitation and turn to the next target .”

   "So you also think it's right not to be an assistant?"

   "You have to suffer, Xiao Xu."

   Leaning on the chair, Zhang Yimou looked at the darkness outside and said softly:

"Everyone from our generation understands this truth. It is only through hardships that one can become a superior person. It is too easy to change in this industry... Just say Xiao Yang, maybe, after this movie comes out, she will She became famous. Entered the vision of many people and became a so-called popular star. But if her next movie fails, she may have to choose to act in a TV series without enough foundation support.

  And if the TV series is smashing... then this person is basically invisible to you. The same applies to you, you can be popular, she can be popular, and everyone can be popular. But when you are popular, you must not forget the importance of learning and enriching yourself. Whether you are popular or not is your life, but whether you will starve to death or be eliminated depends on your ability. "

  The heartfelt words made Xu Xin nod unconsciously:

   "Understood, you can rest assured, I understand what it means, and I will tell her."

   "Well, Xiao Yang is a good kid."

  Zhang Yimou gave his own evaluation:

   "It's just that the acting skills still lack a lot of deliberate precipitation... Maybe it's because I acted too little, and I didn't meet any complicated characters. It's too facial... Ten years, you told her, this is what I said."

"Eh."

  Xu Xin sat up straight and listened quietly:

"In the past ten years, if she wants to be like Gong Li, then no matter how busy she is or how famous she is in these ten years, she must put her acting skills into it. You tell her to let her act in dramas when she is dead...you also You have to go, not for you to act, but to feel the way of performance.

  What kind of stage tension and line skills do you look like... Performing in front of the audience, and being recorded by the camera and presented to the audience after being approved by the director, there is still a layer of separation between you. For example, when you are acting in a play...you can see the audience out of the corner of your eye, understand?

  You can see how the audience judges you. When your emotions are up, your acting skills are up, hey, the audience can follow you. But if you don't, you can easily feel that some audience members are distracted. You will be very uncomfortable... But when other actors start the performance, the audience who was distracted during your performance suddenly returns... This feeling is an insult to the actor, especially bad, but it is the most tempered people.

  If she wants to exist in this circle with another kind of recognition after her youth is consumed, let her act in a drama. It is to really immerse yourself in acting and exercise yourself. Otherwise...if she acts according to her method, once she becomes impetuous, even if she tries hard, she may never reach the height she can reach. "

   "..."

  Xu Xin didn't speak, but kept Zhang Yimou's words firmly in his heart.

   Only after confirming that the other party did not mean to continue, did he nod:

   "Don't worry, I will relay your words to her verbatim."

  “…you have to pay attention to your attitude too.”

  Suddenly, Zhang Yimou said this.

"ah?"

  Xu Xin was taken aback.

  Zhang Yimou glanced at him and said:

   "Don't say it condescendingly, don't. She will think you look down on her, so... don't, understand?"

"Well…"

  Although Xu Xin nodded, he was a little puzzled.

  Why did Director Zhang say such a thing on purpose?

  …

hotel.

  Xu Xin and Zhang Yimou got off the car.

   "Go back and think about the concept of the water from the Yellow River coming from the sky. Although there were a lot of discussions in today's meeting, most of them were symbolic... Try to see if you can come up with a more concrete concept picture."

   "Eh, good."

  Xu Xin nodded, and followed Zhang Yimou to the hotel.

   After walking a few steps, Zhang Yimou suddenly turned his head and glanced at him:

   "Aren't you waiting for Xiao Yang?"

   "..."

  Xu Xin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled:

   "I'm the director anyway, Director Zhang."

   "..."

  Zhang Yimou rolled his eyes.

  The two went upstairs and downstairs. After Xu Xin returned to the house, he sent Yang Mi a message:

   "Call me at your convenience when you get back."

  Yang Mi didn't reply.

  Xu Xin reckoned that it would be inconvenient for her to be with her manager, so she went directly to the bathroom to take a shower.

   After washing, I came out and looked at my phone.

   Empty, no reply yet.

  He lit a cigarette and sat shirtless in front of his laptop.

  After opening the mailbox, I saw a new email.

  There is nothing in the email, just a WORD document.

  He downloaded it directly, opened it, and saw a name: "The Unspeakable Secret"

   This is what... a love story in a magic campus in time and space?

  "Outside the Tamkang Conservatory of Music, a young man and a woman were walking on the tree-lined road on campus, and everyone around them was drawing and reading, and a man and a woman appeared on the tree-lined road.

  Qingyi: I've heard of you before.

  Ye Xianglun: Really?

  Qingyi: Well, you are majoring in piano, right?

  Ye Xianglun looks cool: Yes. "...

  The moment he saw the adjective "cool", for some reason, Xu Xin clenched his toes.

   Feel a little awkward.

   But he continued to watch there.

  The story at the beginning probably means that Ye Xianglun, a transfer student, came to the school on his first day, and was introduced to an old piano room by this girl named Qingyi to familiarize him with the school.

  Then in the piano room, Ye Xianglun heard a sound of the piano, subconsciously searched, and finally met a girl named Lu Xiaoyu...

  Xu Xin didn't understand where the magic of this thing was at first...

  Although I can probably guess that it happened in school...

   But according to what he is reading now, the only possibility he can guess is that this "Lu Xiaoyu" may be a "ghost".

   But it doesn't matter.

  Because he found that between the lines of the script, in fact, when describing Ye Xianglun, there will be many words to describe expressions or tone.

   For example, "cool", "somewhat cool".

  Although he can probably understand that this is to describe the expression...but between the lines, he tasted a kind of...cool taste that he couldn't ask for.

   It's like a YY novel.

  You know it's fake, but you can satisfy part of your fantasy.

   After thinking about it, he temporarily narrowed down the script and searched for a line of keywords on the Internet:

   "When Jay Chou was a child"

   "Jay Chou was very introverted when he was a child, and he didn't know how to talk to people--the reporter learned when interviewing the teachers of Tamkang Middle School..."

   Oh~~~~

  In an instant, Xu Xin understood.

   This script may have been created by Jay Chou based on himself.

   But on a prototyping basis... make up for past regrets? Or...satisfy your own wishes? So he deliberately described the character of "Ye Xianglun" as an image that looks attractive, but actually made Xu Xin feel a little embarrassed enough to pick his toes?

  Drawing from student days...

   Not so.

   As a man of the year in Shenmu No. 1 Middle School, he secretly thought of it.

  However, he gradually understood what the script wanted to express.

  Qingyi and Lu Xiaoyu definitely have prototypes.

   It's just... No one knows what Jay Chou went through with the two girls when he was a student, except himself.

  The feelings of a girl are always poetry.

  Mu Ai, a ignorant young man, is probably the only one who knows all these feelings best.

  He is not Jay Chou, so he can't feel this kind of taste.

  But it does not prevent him from standing on the side of a director, or a former "school grass", and he has developed his own understanding of the so-called "One Middle School F4" with a few youngsters.

  In my own understanding, Jay Chou...ah no, Ye Xianglun's pull is a bit too secondary.

  If you show it in front of the camera, it will be very artificial.

   Like the "looks cool" in the first paragraph.

  Ye Xianglun should not watch, but convey the impression of "cool" to the audience through a tone.

   It is not an expression on the face, but a verbal expression is enough.

  After all, the first sentence of the opening chapter is Qingyi's "I've heard of you before", which means that Ye Xianglun should be famous in other schools before.

  There is a difference between a well-known tug in school and a pretentious tug.

  Even if the same second level is full...

But in Jay Chou's script, what he sees is not a very "pulling" Ye Xianglun, but more like watching an introverted boy Dongshi imitating the influential figures in school back then, with "longing" in his heart And set up a character image.

  Thinking of this, after clarifying the characters...

  He called Jay Chou.

   "Doo... Hey, what's the matter? Have you read the script I sent you?"

   "I'm watching. So I want to talk to you."

   "Oh? What do you think of the story?"

  Jay Chou's voice revealed a sense of anticipation.

  Xu Xin did not hide it, and said directly:

   "Ye Xianglun is your prototype, right?"

   "Oh, not bad, I can guess it all."

   "..."

  Hearing this, Xu Xin rolled his eyes.

  Brother, who are you looking down on?

  I wanted to be more tactful at first, but since you are so "pushy", then don't blame me for being black:

   "But the character of Ye Xianglun is set by other classmates in your school days, right?"

   "..."

  In an instant, there was no sound from Jay Chou.

   "Patter."

  Xu Xin lit a cigarette and said unhurriedly:

   "I only saw Lu Xiaoyu entering Ye Xianglun's classroom in the script, but I haven't seen the rest of it yet. Let me explain my understanding to you first, okay?"

"…Um."

"First of all, the tone of the story should be very soothing... But considering the type of music you are good at, I think you should have already thought about using the piano when you designed the script, right? Because I saw this script unconsciously appeared in my mind I used the piano melody to push it along, especially at the beginning, when the soothing piano melody matched the rhythm of the young men and women walking on the campus tree-lined road, I felt very comfortable."

   "..."

   Without waiting for Jay Chou to answer, he continued:

"Secondly, I haven't noticed magic or something for the time being, but I think the character Ye Xianglun should not be exuding the kind... the drag you described all the time. It's too deliberate and artificial. As a... let's define it as a piano player in the middle school world A very famous person, as a talented musician, should give people the feeling of being clean and unaffected. And this kind of freedom will make ordinary people think you are attractive when they treat you, but it should not be you who express it yourself. Take the initiative The expression of dragging, compared with someone like Ye Xianglun who is good at playing the piano, it is not called dragging, it is called arrogance, does this make sense?"

   "Uh...then..."

   Jay Chou thought for a while and said:

   "Then how should I express it?"

  Hearing this, Xu Xin was speechless:

   "Are you already planning to shoot?"

   "...Well, I've been thinking about this story for a long time. So I will definitely shoot...but not in Alpha..."

   Speaking of this, he hesitated again.

   After a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, he said:

   "Are we friends?"

"Um."

   "I don't hide anything from my friends."

   “So you’re starting your own company, right?”

   "..."

  Hearing what Xu Xin said, there was no sound on the other end of the phone.

   After about ten seconds...

   "Wow, you are really scary sometimes... how did you guess?"

   "Isn't this very simple?"

  While reading the script, Xu Xin, who was operating quickly, said casually because he had finished reading the characters in the script and planned to only read the story line:

"If you are looking for another new company, then the new company will definitely not allow you to release a new album in September. They don't care if you want to do your best in the old club or what, they will definitely let you make a good start The first shot... So, even if you want to release an album, they will do everything possible to stop it. And there is no news about your contract renewal or where you want to switch to. And you don't seem to be the kind of person who doesn't care about other people's feelings If you can release an album in the company and then leave without caring about the feelings of the new company, I think you are going to go solo."

   "...Xu Xin."

"what?"

   "You are really scary."

   Ignoring Jay Chou's exclamation, Xu Xin looked at the script and continued to ask:

   "So, you really want to shoot?"

   "Yes. As you said, I want to be a good start for the new company."

"Well…"

  Xu Xin has already read the second half of the script.

   "Wait a minute, let me see where the magic is behind."

   "Okay, then I'll have some supper and stay on the phone."

"Um."

  …

"Sister Zeng, the situation is probably like this... I only have one request. When telling the company, don't mention Xu Xin's name. I just said that I occasionally met the casting director of a crew, and then I heard that Director Zhang's crew has some problems. After a small problem, I recommended myself."

   "..."

  In the room, Zeng Jia frowned slowly:

   "Mimi, then you and this Xu Xin..."

   "This is my business."

  Yang Mi shook her head very persistently.

   Seeing this, Zeng Jia thought for a while and said:

"...I know, but...you listen to my opinion first. You see, the meaning of finding a girl...is too great. As soon as this movie starts to enter the promotion period, your reputation will gradually increase...You At such a young age, there are bound to be many people who will become your fans..."

   "We are not in a relationship."

  Yang Mi continued to shake her head:

"Don't get me wrong, Sister Zeng, what I mean is very simple. I don't want to inexplicably bring him a lot of attention and doubts because of my relationship. So, don't mention it to the company. I will definitely cooperate with the publicity, but I want to Let me tell you, don't let the company know that there is Xu Xin. It will cause a lot of trouble for both of us."

   "..."

  After understanding what she meant, Zeng Jia thought for a while and nodded:

"Okay, I promise you. But with this Xu Xin...you have to keep a good distance...you...get it? Mimi...let me make a digression, when you become famous, you will meet many, many, many better people, Someone who can help your career, or…”

   "Sister Zeng, we are not in a relationship."

  Before she finished speaking, Yang Mi's face was completely "speechless".

"I don't have any thoughts about him. What's more...he has a girlfriend. Do you think I will take my career as a bet and bear the infamy of a mistress? Impossible. I told you so The fundamental reason is that I don’t want the company to think that we have something to do, it will be very troublesome, and it will also cause a rift in our friendship, understand? And let me tell you, because you are my agent, I take You treat it like your own sister, so I told you the truth. This is different..."

   "..."

  Hearing this, Zeng Jia felt relieved and felt quite warm.

  In fact, it was mainly because of the sentence "I have a girlfriend", which gave her a reassurance.

  She is really afraid of...

   It's so easy to "pick up" the position of a girl who seeks for nothing. This girl's head will be so hot that she can't tell anything clearly.

   But now it seems that I am thinking too much?

  So nodded:

"Okay, I understand... Let's do this for today. I will communicate with that assistant Shen tomorrow morning, and I have to go to the "Sculpture of God" crew to discuss the rehearsal of the scene. You rest first...Sun Ting, you ..."

   "Open another room for Tingting. This room belongs to the crew of "Sculpture of God".

  Yang Mi hurriedly said something.

   "Okay. Tingting, let's go then. I'm talking to you about your work these days..."

   "Okay... Sister Mi, if you have anything to do, just call me. What time will I call you tomorrow morning?"

   "You don't need to call me, I can get up, don't worry... go to bed earlier, good night."

  For some reason, the girl with a somewhat urgent look waved her manager and assistant off, and after the door closed, she hurriedly picked up the phone.

  Glanced at the time...

   Oops, it's past 11 o'clock.

   Don't sleep...

   Don't sleep...

  She took out her mobile phone and began to edit text messages.

  But on second thought...

   Forget it, didn't you ask me to call directly?

  Find Xu Xin's number and dial it directly.

  He was planning to tell him what happened today, so don't let him have any lumps in his heart.

  As a result, I suddenly heard a sentence from the phone: "Sorry, the number you dialed is currently on the call, please call later".

  Yang Mi was taken aback...

  It's 11 o'clock, who should I call?

first reaction.

  Did Zhang guide them?

   But immediately the thought disappeared.

   Probably not.

  They live upstairs and downstairs, and if there is anything to do, just make a phone call and go upstairs.

  After thinking about it, she called Xu Xin again.

   If there is going to be a meeting... you should have been notified by now, right?

result…

   "Sorry, the number you dialed is busy, please try again later"

  ?

   A trace of doubt appeared in Yang Mi's eyes.

what's the situation?

  Send a text message to ask?

   Couldn't be talking to...someone on the phone, right?

   "..."

   After hesitating for a moment, she decided to take a shower first.

  Calm down first.

  The sound of splashing water sounded.

  Ten minutes later, she just took a shower and didn't even do skin care, she picked up the phone again.

   "Sorry, the number you dialed is busy, please try again later"

   "...???"

   This time, the girl's mouth was completely pursed.

this late…

  Who is he calling?

   I feel a little blocked for no reason.

   Could it be because...I saw Jay Chou just now...he was really angry?

   Oh, if you are angry, just tell me.

  Is it okay if I don’t read it next time?

you…

   After thinking about it, she put down the phone.

   After a few minutes, the door opened.

  With the script and pen in hand, Yang Mi stepped on the slippers of the hotel, and walked out quickly.

   All the way upstairs.

  In the elevator, she looked at the circled area in her script, and arranged the questions she should ask in a while.

  After getting out of the elevator, she walked quickly to Xu Xin's room.

  But when they reached the door, they didn't rush in. Instead, they tiptoed lightly and came to the door.

   Then she heard Xu Xin's voice from inside:

   "...It's Xiao Yu, I love you, do you love me?"

  In an instant, the girl's eyes turned cold.

  Ya...Who is Shi Xiaoyu's grandson! ?

  (end of this chapter)