I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

  Chapter 155 153. Xiao Yaxuan curses

   "Bao Wenjing...uh... seems to have an impression."

   With the phone in between, Xu Xin answered:

   "Just with that girl with the big eyes, right?"

   "Yuan Shanshan?"

   "..."

"Goose, Goose, Goose, Goose…"

   Feeling her boyfriend's speechlessness, Yang Mi laughed out loud:

   "Okay, stop teasing you. It's her..."

   "...she's pretty stupid."

  Xu Xin said directly:

   "Stay away from this kind of person in the future, stupidity will be contagious."

   "I know, that's what I told Xiaobing in the car just now. Burning cigarette scars on myself... My dad and his age only do it. What do you think, my brain twitched?"

   "Maybe there's something wrong with her. Anyway, it's okay to stay away from her...the farther the better."

   "Well. Just to tell you, no, I will go to Feilong Valley tomorrow morning, and I will arrive in Taichung around 10 pm. You don't need to pick me up, I will go there by myself."

   "I'll keep the door open for you."

   "...Hey, villain. By the way, I have something to tell you..."

"What?"

   "I went to the spa yesterday."

  Hearing this, Xu Xin was taken aback for a moment, then he was speechless:

   "You won't watch any movies you shouldn't watch again? Stop it, the hotel is oily, what do others think of us?"

   "Brother, what are you thinking!"

  The **** the other end of the phone was speechless:

   "Who told you this?"

   "Then what would you tell me about a massage?"

"I'm telling you that I'm going to do laser hair removal. But here are big hospitals...I'm quite shy. You ask Dani to help me ask there, there are so many private clinics that are not that professional. I'll do it over there."

   "It takes so much trouble to get rid of an armpit...uh..."

  After being stunned for a while, Xu Xin suddenly understood something, and his face instantly became strange:

   "Have you... changed your taste recently?"

   "I talked to the masseur yesterday... I need to take care of myself."

   "I don't show it to others, so what?"

   "Oh, why are you so annoying. Don't care, you can ask me quickly! Just make a permanent one, and get it done once. I'll get it when it's finished. You can ask Dani to help me find a reliable one, you know?"

   "Just ask which clinic is the most expensive and you're done."

"OK."

  Xu Xin readily agreed:

   "Then go to bed early."

   "Well. Good night, brother... Hehehe, I will show you a new pattern tomorrow!"

   "Hiss~~~~"

   "Goose goose goose goose..."

  …

  February 1st.

   Outside the wall of Tamkang Music Middle School.

  The weather in Wanwan in February has begun to warm up, and the average temperature has risen to 16 to 20 degrees.

   It is a season to wear a coat when it is cold and short sleeves when it is hot.

  In this red brick alleyway that Jay Chou walked through countless times when he was a child, security guards guarded the crowd of onlookers, and fire trucks stood by at any time.

  Xu Xin looked at his girlfriend who had already opened an umbrella, and Jay Chou who was wearing short sleeves next to him.

   After confirming that the two are ready, they nodded:

   "Prepare for watering, set cleared. Other actors in place."

   Soon, there were a few more students holding umbrellas behind the two of them.

   "Come on, three, two, one, sprinkle water."

  Hearing Xu Xin's words, he tapped a special irregular nozzle to imitate rain and sprayed out tiny water droplets.

   "ACTION! Go~"

  Xu Xin's voice fell, and in front of the camera, Qingyi and Ye Xianglun began to walk along the road.

  In this drama, Xu Xin's requirement is that every screen can be used as a computer desktop background.

  So, even if it’s just a scene of walking in the rain, under the effect of lighting and filters, it’s still beautifully shot. Even though Jay Chou's appearance is not particularly good, but this picture is also very beautiful.

  In the screen, Qingyi, played by Yang Mi, asks Ye Xianglun at dusk on the school road:

   "Didn't you ride your bike today?"

"…No."

  Ye Xianglun said something casually.

  Hearing this, Qingyi continued to ask:

   "Then... if you have a bicycle, can you take me home?"

   "..."

  Ye Xianglun was stunned for a moment, and after taking two steps, he responded with a smile:

"sure."

   This response also made Qingyi smile.

   The two slowly walked out of the camera's range.

   But Xu Xin didn't stop.

   Instead, he directly adjusted the shot just taken on the monitor, and watched it carefully, almost without missing any details.

  While watching, the entire crew was also waiting for his response.

   "...ok. Passed!"

  The voice fell, and someone shouted:

   "It's finished!!"

   "Whoa!!"

   It's been a busy month.

  All the shots of "The Unspeakable Secret" have been shot.

   Finished.

  …

   Celebration banquet.

   A lively celebration banquet.

   Except for Huang Qiusheng who left after filming and returned to Hong Kong to take care of his family, everyone else in the crew was there.

   Even Jay Chou's father, Zhou Yaozhong, who played a guest role as a biology teacher in this episode.

  Jay Chou booked a restaurant, and everyone started a lively celebration.

  Everyone had a look of joy on their faces.

  Even Fang Wenshan and Yang Junrong rushed over.

  Everyone went in the direction of getting drunk, just to comfort themselves for the hard work of this month.

  Especially those lighting and prop artists whose hair is almost gone...

  Meet a detail fanatic like Director Xu...I usually refuse to say anything, but today I can still get around you?

   Fill!

  When the hot dishes just started, Xu Xin had already swallowed a catty of wine.

  But he was only blushing, but he was only slightly drunk.

  Yang Mi didn't drink, because she had to take care of her boyfriend who would definitely drink too much tonight.

  Seeing her boyfriend's appearance of pushing a cup with other people to exchange a drink, she unconsciously showed a flower-like smile of joy on her face.

  At this time, Jay Chou came over with a glass of red wine:

   "Mimi, thank you for your hard work."

  He never touches liquor.

  It hurts the throat too much.

   After touching him with soda water, Yang Mi directly asked Dani behind:

   "Dani, did you ask for me?"

   "I asked, it will be available tomorrow, there is absolutely nothing to say about Sister Tian's skills."

   "...What are you two talking about?"

   Jay Chou was a little puzzled.

  Dani smiled mysteriously:

   "Don't inquire about girls' affairs~"

   "...Okay, I'll find Ah Xin for a drink."

   Soon, Jay Chou, who had provoked Xu Xin in the past, was dumbfounded by a set of drinking words, and was poured a full glass of red wine by Xu Xin's neck...

   Anyway, I am very happy, and I will pay tribute to you~

   A wrap-up banquet, if Xu Xin’s biggest gain is probably getting Li Pingdong’s promise.

  The boss personally promised this cute new director:

   "If you can't find a good photographer for the next play, please contact me."

   The drink Xu Xin drank the most was caused by this sentence.

  One sentence, two liang of wine, one mouthful of boredom.

  It scared Li Pingdong enough...

   Drink like this, are you okay?

   As it turns out... nothing, but something.

   After drinking this cup, Xu Xin, who had already drunk more than a catty and a half, broke into pieces.

   But he said he was fine because...Yang Mi took good care of him that night.

  Xu Xin has a physique that does not spit out alcohol.

   And this kind of physique is actually the most difficult to get after drinking too much.

  He couldn't vomit, so he had to rely on his liver to break down the alcohol. And breaking down alcohol requires a lot of water.

  One night, he got up in a daze, drank water four or five times, went to the toilet for an unknown number of times, and finally sobered up at dawn.

   It’s fine if you’re sober…

   But the problem is that there is a big beauty with her back lying beside her.

  You said that you tormented others all night, pouring water for you and helping you to the toilet... You are sober, can you let others have a good rest?

  Eh, no.

   is to play.

   is self-willed.

   directly embraced his own girl in his arms:

   "Baby, good morning, hehehe..."

Then…

  The confused Yang Mi instinctively said:

   "Oh fuck..."

  Xu Xin pretended not to hear, and planned to go his own way...

  The sleepy girl who couldn't keep her eyes open pushed her a few times. Seeing that she couldn't move, she snorted impatiently, but she didn't stop her, she just covered her face with the pillow.

   Forget it, do what you like.

Son of a bitch!

  Next time you drink too much, I will serve you again, I am a dog!

  …

   "...Why does Mimi walk in such a weird way?"

  The night of February 2nd.

   Jay Chou, who was sitting in the car, asked Dani a little puzzled:

   "Where did you take her today?"

   "Say it all, brother JAY! You can't ask casually about girls! Are you afraid that Brother Xu will beat you up?"

   "I don't have a nunchuck, but with a nunchuck in my hand, I will be afraid of him?"

   Thinking back to last night at the celebration banquet, the tragic scene of being poured alcohol by a certain bad boy, Jay Chou said angrily.

  Ka Dani didn't believe it at all, she just smiled and opened the car door.

  Xu Xin helped Yang Mi get into the car first, and then got into the car by himself.

   Sun Ting and the driver of the car behind loaded the luggage together.

   Soon, the car starts.

   Jay Chou didn’t ask Yang Mi what happened, walking so strangely…

   Instead, he said to Xu Xin:

   "I plan to entrust a Heguo company to do the film's soundtrack. It's the soundtrack company in "Initial D". It's a tacit cooperation with them. How about it?"

   "Doesn't work in China?"

   "Domestic..."

   Jay Chou thought for a while and said:

   "I haven't collaborated before, it doesn't matter if it's other things... But I want to be safe here... Except for Hollywood, I didn't talk about the soundtrack of He Guo."

"…good."

  Xu Xin didn't know any soundtrack company, so he nodded:

"For negatives, let's use the editing studio introduced by Director Zhang. It's already agreed. Although it's the end of the year, they also gave me face and can work overtime. During this period, we will arrange it more closely. Years ago, I cut out the rough film first, and you will go over there to make music after the next year. Have you arranged for the special effects?"

   "It's already done, and the special effects are also from He Guo. After the payment is made today, I will fly over tomorrow with your sketch."

"...Okay. About ten days, about ten days, edit the crude film, and after you send it over, you can go back here for the New Year. Let's meet again in the next year. After the year, I will start working on the Olympic Games with all my strength. If you want to keep an eye on things, you can only look for you at noon or at night after work. Director Zhang has already helped you find the company, so if you come to Wanwan, there are people in Xiangjiang and the mainland."

   "Well...it should be done before June. If there are no accidents, the schedule is enough. From July to August, I want to release it during the summer vacation. What do you think?"

"OK."

  The two quickly discussed the plan.

  Film editing and soundtrack were done separately.

  Usually, the editing comes first, followed by the soundtrack.

  Because of the soundtrack, the director was required to explain the shooting concept... But Xu Xin had already done this job during the filming. In the past few days, Jay Chou, Mike Lin, and Huang Junlang have been talking about these things.

  A few demos of the soundtrack have been made, but the post-production process, including technical processing of vocals and background sounds, will take about three to six weeks.

   And the same goes for clips.

  In terms of editing, let’s not talk about the selection of shots. This is the main thing I’m busy with these days. After screening the shots to be used, a rough cut is made to fully connect the film together.

  That is to say, after the story is sorted out, the fine cutting of technical processing begins.

  For example, when to cut into which shot, the speed of the screen rhythm, the color correction and correction of the shooting screen, and finally the subtitles and special effects.

  Subtitles are definitely required, and French subtitles must also be produced, because the film will be sent to Cannes.

   These are a complex process.

  A full-fledged editing studio also takes about four to eight weeks to complete.

  After the completion, the soundtrack over there is almost ready. When the time comes, take the finished film to the soundtrack room, and directly combine the two, and the resulting film is the finished film.

  After the film is completed, it is submitted for review, and then the distribution company arranges for theater screenings.

  This is a set of movie release process.

  In fact, compared with the complicated post-production work, shooting is really not particularly time-consuming.

  One month of shooting, three to five months of post-production and release.

   This is still considered fast.

  Some films require two or three months of shooting time, and there are a large number of transition shots, and even the post-production is calculated in years.

  If the director blots some ink, it may be normal for two or three years.

   This is still not counting the time for review.

  But it doesn’t matter much to submit for review. Over the past few years, due to the relationship with the mainland, the review in the Mainland has relaxed many favorable mechanisms for this side.

  Basically, as long as the shots are not too excessive, the review conditions are quite generous.

   And it just so happens that this drama is just a love story in a magical campus in time and space. No political, military or era significance has been given.

   belongs to a romance film.

   There is no problem at all, so the review can almost be said to pass with eyes closed.

  As far as mainland fans are concerned, these six months are actually quite happy...because Jay Chou may come here often.

  At least three to four days a week... On the one hand, I will make movies, and on the other hand, I will start normal commercial performances according to some routes formulated by mainland brokerage companies.

but…

   "Hey, I already have a theme for my new album."

  Hearing this, let alone Xu Xin, even Yang Mi was shocked:

"So fast!?"

   "That's right, it's faster when the inspiration comes... For this album, I want to focus on American country style!"

   "..."

   "..."

   Xu Xin twitched the corner of his mouth and asked:

   "Just... cowboys, guitars, riding boots?"

   "Yes. The title of the song already exists, it's called "Cowboys Are Busy"! And the song "The Longest Movie" is also in it~ How about it, lyricist, are you happy?"

   "Are you busy?"

   "It's just... okay."

   "Cow ratio."

  Xu Xin let out a sincere sigh.

  Movies, new albums, commercial performances... oh yes, managing the company...

  The energy is really strong.

  It's scary to think about it.

  So busy... I would rather spend time with my sister.

but…

   "By the way, that Guo Caijie, how is it?"

   "Well, yes, let me listen to you. I recorded a demo two days ago."

   Jay Chou took out his phone, found an MP3 file, and clicked to play it.

   After another signature piano sound, the girl's voice sounded:

   "If you also heard~ have you ever thought about me~ like an old friend..."

"nice."

  Yang Mi was a little surprised and said:

"Good to hear."

"right?"

   Jay Chou immediately smiled, and then looked at Xu Xin:

"Hey, Ah Xin, let me tell you... I found a treasure~ Her voice is very clean, Brother Junrong is full of praise after hearing it~ Although there are still some flaws, this song has been selected as the title song of the album .Wen Shan and I personally worked on the album..."

   "You wait for a while..."

  Xu Xin stopped him from continuing to talk happily:

   "Tell me first... when is she going to release an album?"

"Uh... probably around June. In June she releases her album, which is Jewel's first action, then our movie in July and August, and then... September, before September, my album is also all I want to come out. In the second half of the year, I dare not say in the mainland, but here... I want the headlines in the entire entertainment industry, and there is only one name!"

   "... Elva Hsiao?"

  As if something happened, Xu Xin said the name.

   "It's... fart!"

   Jay Chou thought that Ah Xin would tacitly follow him and call out the name "Jewel". But who knows how he came up with such a sentence.

   "It's Jewel!"

   "I thought it was Xiao Yaxuan who cursed and quit..."

"What does it have to do with her Hum... Anyway, that's how it was arranged. Before Brother Junrong wants to get back the copyright of my song, I have to pay Alpha, so I can only participate in commercial performances of one song or two songs. The concert is too much money. It just happens to be able to push others out, an album, a movie, plus my own album, it will definitely be a hit~”

"Fine…"

   "What about you? What are your plans?"

   "Busy about the Olympics."

"Well…"

  Hearing this, Jay Chou nodded:

   "Mimi, how are you?"

   "Acting in a drama, in the second half of the year I plan to fight Lin Daiyu with others."

   "...???"

   Seeing Jay Chou's puzzled face, Yang Mi didn't explain much.

   After all, the matter of "Dream of Red Mansions" is still in the confidential stage.

   Just take it out as a joke and say it.

soon.

  Business vehicle arrives at the airport.

   After getting off the car, the two people waved to Jay Chou:

   "Go back."

   "Well, there are a lot of paparazzi here, let's go first~ Let's text chat."

  Two commercial vehicles drove away in a low-key manner.

  Xu Xin lit a cigarette, and also waved to Sun Ting and his girlfriend:

"goodbye."

  Yang Mi didn't say much.

   Indeed, we need to pay attention to this aspect.

  So he took Sun Ting directly to the airport.

   Xu Xin finished smoking a cigarette before pushing his suitcase into the airport.

   Along the way, the two of them maintained a restrained and polite distance, from getting on the plane, to getting off the plane, and then driving away.

  Finally, the confluence at home is done.

  …

   "Is Tingting going on vacation?"

"Um."

  Using "I'll be back tomorrow" as an excuse, the girl who was able to stay with her boyfriend for another night tonight responded.

  At the same time tirelessly helping him choose clothes of different colors.

   These will be washed later.

  In order to prevent staining, they have to be washed separately and mixed with different detergents, which is very troublesome.

   Before her absence, Xu Xin scrapped clothes quite quickly.

  I didn’t pay attention to any piece of clothing because it was not in order, and it lost its color and dyed a bucket of other clothes.

  Then I can’t take this bucket of clothes anymore, no matter how much it costs, I have to throw away what needs to be thrown away.

   Then go to sweep another batch and come back to continue wearing.

  But since the two of them started dating, how to sort the clothes, how to wash them... It's almost all done by Yang Mi herself.

   It's not Xu Xin's turn to worry about it.

  This also leads to a situation...

  Whether it is Xidan or New World, the counter sisters of some big brand counters have found that...the frequency of Xu Dashen's visits has been greatly reduced...so that they can get a lot less commission.

  But there is no way... Yang Mi's habit of living is like this.

  Although the food she cooks now is quite unpalatable...Xu Xin is not willing to let her suffer from the oily smoke. She always talks about going out to eat...but as long as she is here, she always likes to buy a la carte, and the two of them mess around for a meal.

  For example, pork ribs, one meal is made salty, and the other meal is made sweet, and each meal begins to adapt to everyone's taste.

   This is called home.

   And the state of the two of them at this moment is enough to make the female boxer glassy.

  Xu Xin sat on the sofa like an old man, smoking and drinking tea, while Yang Mi squatted in front of three suitcases to pack her clothes... No matter how you looked at her status, it seemed like the truest reflection of machismo and disadvantaged women.

   But in fact... Ever since Mr. Xu Sanjin made a negligence, he accidentally threw a red lace and pearl-studded **** bra that he bought for his girlfriend into the washing machine, dyeing a bucket of T-shirts red.

  He was deprived of the right to use the washing machine in this home.

  Because in the bucket of clothes, there was a cotton T-shirt worn by the girl the night the two confessed their love in Hengdian.

  It is a very commemorative T-shirt, which can be used to recall the good memories when you are old.

  In the end, Master Xu Sanjin washed him into a camouflage uniform of red, red, blue, or blue...

   But it made her feel bad.

  So...Your old man has a far-reaching mind, as long as you are away from the washing machine, you will be done.

   While squatting to pick out clothes, she heard what her boyfriend said, and said:

   "It's a holiday today, I'm thinking of giving Tingting a year-end bonus red envelope tomorrow, anyway, the company doesn't give it as if it didn't... What do you think?"

   "How did your company search for Soso?"

   I don’t care about how much the year-end bonus package is...

   Even if the package is one or two million, he doesn't feel bad.

  He was just very speechless with Rong Xinda's so-so attitude.

   "Employees have worked hard for a year, why don't they give more year-end bonuses?"

"It's not that they won't be given. The main assistant is not considered a regular employee. It is said that the year-end bonus is based on the year. The longer you join the company, the more you will be given. Tingting, who only came in this year, can have a year-end bonus of 1,000." One yuan is not bad. You are like Auntie Cleaning. There is Auntie Cleaning who has been in the company for five or six years. The year-end bonus is 100 a month, and the year-end bonus is seven to eight thousand. It is just a cleaning..."

   "That's too **** picky, isn't it?"

   "Otherwise, why do you think Zhou Xun left?"

   "What about Chen Kun? Why doesn't he leave?"

   "Can't leave, he's on a ten-year contract. It's only expired in 10 years."

"Well…"

  Hearing this, Xu Xin thought for a while and said:

   "How much is Tingting's monthly salary?"

   "I mentioned 5,000, but the account still goes through the company, and I have to file taxes."

   "They still use your money tax-free?"

  Xu Xin was dumbfounded...

   "This is a formal process. Don't complain...just say how much is appropriate. Ten thousand, how about it?"

   "60,000 directly, according to one year's payment."

   "..."

  Yang Mi's mouth twitched:

   "Brother, are you crazy?"

   "You don't need to give it, I will do it."

   "No. It's troublesome... It can't be like this. I will give 60,000 in the first year, how much will I have to pay in the future? How can I do this... I think 10,000 is enough. If you give too much, the news will spread, and I will not be able to do well in the company in the future."

"Then you will give 10,000, and I will give the rest. Don't always judge the outside world. When you employ people, you must distinguish between your own people and outsiders. In front of outsiders, you must first pay attention to face and block others' mouths. There's nothing wrong with that. But you can't be mean when you talk to your own people, you know? If you don't give enough money, why should others work for you?"

"Well…"

  Yang Mi thought for a while, then nodded:

   "That makes sense, and Uncle Xu taught you?"

   "That's right... So, the year-end bonus is 10,000 yuan to silence others, but you have to give a share in private. Only when others take the money can they follow you wholeheartedly. It's useless to just draw cakes."

"…ok, I get it."

  She didn't mean that she was reluctant to part with the tens of thousands of dollars.

  The resources of "The Unspeakable Secret" are her own, but they have not gone through the company, and the company does not use a penny for the transportation expenses. At least four to five million yuan of this money falls into her own hands after tax and sharing.

  Since you have decided to give it, then give it.

  Brother is right, he is so open to outsiders, and he can’t be shy about his own people.

   While thinking about it, suddenly, suddenly, she heard Xu Xin say:

   "If you want me to say... let's not forget about this company."

  (end of this chapter)