I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

  Chapter 159 157. Let me tell you the truth

  In the night.

  Xu Xin watched Fan Yue hang up the phone in silence, suspiciously, and asked:

   "Fan Dao, what's the matter? Don't you use Fou again?"

  He thought the team had a better choice of instruments.

   But no matter how you look at it, Fan Yue's face, illuminated by the rear taillights of the car in front... there is something wrong.

to be honest…

   As stiff as a corpse.

  So... an ominous premonition permeated my heart.

   Won't...this "FOU"...

   It’s not about Fou, but…

  No?

  The next moment, his premonition became a reality:

   "Our plan...was rejected."

   "..."

   "..."

   squeak~

  Xu Xin clenched the steering wheel, tried hard to control his feet, and did not step on the accelerator with one foot...

  Hands holding the steering wheel creaked.

   And Jiang Haoyang who was behind was also dumbfounded, and his voice raised:

   "No!? Why no?! How could it be no?! Is it all rejected?! Or is it no!?"

"all…"

   "..."

   "..."

   Same as Jiang Haoyang's voice of being strangled, it was Xu Xin's clenched teeth.

   "What... what's going on?"

   he asked.

  But Fan Yue shook his head:

   "Xiao Wei didn't say anything on the phone...Xiao Xu, drive back quickly. Director Zhang hasn't left yet, we have to go back quickly!"

"clear!"

  Hearing this, Xu Xin nodded and started to speed up.

   Less than 7 o'clock.

   Audi stopped at the main entrance of the Olympic Building.

  At this moment, no one has the heart to think about parking the car or what to do.

   Just kidding, the house is gone, and how to park?

  Including Xu Xin... even Fan Yue's car jumped down before it stopped.

  The three of them walked into the elevator together and came to the big conference room...

no one.

   Then Fan Yue ran into the small meeting room.

   opened the door of the small conference room, there were only four people.

  A camera standing alone.

  Ma Wen, Zhang Yimou, Zhai Guoqiang, Wei Lanfang.

  No one else is there.

   Director Zhang had a task last time, and everyone should be busy these days.

   After the three of them came in, Fan Yue asked in a hurried tone:

   "What's going on!? Yimou! What's going on!?"

   "..."

  Zhang Yimou remained silent.

   No frown.

   Not angry.

   Not lost.

   Just a calm face.

   There is also a meal and a plate of watermelon in front of him.

   Ma Wen, who was sitting next to him, spoke first:

   "The leader rejected the plan."

   "Why!? Why?! Fucking... why!?"

  After Fan Yue asked, Xu Xin glanced at the camera, and quickly shouted to Fan Yue:

   "Fan Dao."

  Fan Yue turned his head and saw Xu Xin pointing at the camera in front of Wei Lanfang.

   Wei Lanfang froze for a moment, quickly turned off the camera, and took out the tape from it.

   "I'm going to get a new tape...Xiao Xu, you can get it."

"good."

   Xu Xin responded, and directly pulled out the magnetic strip of the tape.

   After pulling out a long strip, he threw it directly into the ashtray.

  Although it is possible to delete this scene through editing... But at this time, this method will obviously be more "safe for future".

   Then, he took out the cigarette case and began to pass the cigarettes.

   One for Zhai Guoqiang, one for Jiang Haoyang, one for Fan Yue, and finally one for myself.

   Then he used a lighter to turn the tape into a pile of residue.

   "Director Fan, calm down...Director Ma, what's going on?"

  Hearing Xu Xin's words, Fan Yue frowned more and more, but he still didn't speak. He just nodded, lit the cigarette in his mouth, and spewed out a long, long stream of smoke.

   And Ma Wen shook her head at this moment, looked at the book in front of her and read:

   "Negative opinion: How can the history of our country be completely covered by only one of the four great inventions."

   "..."

  Xu Xin was taken aback.

   Just listen to Ma Wen continue:

   "Rejected suggestion: Remove the structure of the four great inventions. Second, the elements of the four great inventions should not be overly prominent. Third, emphasize our close integration with the world. Fourth, the order of chronological history cannot be broken. Fifth..."

  After finishing a few requests, Ma Wen suddenly turned to look at Zhang Yimou.

   And Wei Lanfang came back with a new tape.

   "Director Zhang, why don't you... go and report again in person. See if you... misunderstood us?"

   "I agree, I think they made a mistake in judgment..."

  Zhai Guoqiang also spoke.

   And Wei Lanfang just now said:

   "I'm on."

  At this time, Zhang Yimou also picked up the chopsticks.

   Obviously, he didn't know how long he had eaten this meal.

   But not yet finished.

  Ignoring what Wei Lanfang said, he just shook his head:

   "I don't think they made a mistake in judgment... because in terms of content, in essence, you are the four great inventions. You can't just say that... you can't blame others for leading the group... what we provide to others is the four great inventions..."

   After speaking, he may feel that the meal is not tasty again.

  I simply stopped eating.

  After putting down the chopsticks, he pointed at Xu Xin:

"Years ago, when Xiao Xu and I were talking about his movie, we still talked about it. This thing is provided by us, the script provided, the story provided. The audience is very intuitive, right? Don't worry about it How many ideas, how many cultures, elaborations, representations, and expressions you put in your story...it's useless. That's a later thing, you crack this thing...just unfold it like this...it's a memorial, understand?"

   Speaking of this, he seemed to feel something was wrong.

   After being stunned for a moment, he changed his words:

   "A memorial to the broad masses of the people, the common people of the whole heaven."

   "..."

  Xu Xin was taken aback again.

   Memorial?

   All of a sudden, his eyes were a little empty.

   Zhang Yimou said there on his own:

"Don't worry about Fengtian Chengyun, the emperor's edict, etc. Your content is the four great inventions. Your content is the four great inventions. The various components, the beautiful meanings expressed, or what they are doing, still, there is no escape Come up with this framework, right? So, the leader is not wrong, it is our way that went astray.”

   "..."

   "..."

   "..."

  Let’s say this.

   Listen in two meanings.

   One is for the viewer's feelings when the documentary is broadcast in the future.

  So, Director Zhang was very euphemistic.

   But in fact, as the person involved, he already understood what he meant: the leader is right, since the leader thinks it’s not good, let’s change it.

  No questioning, no asking "why" and so on.

   It’s like Party A and Party B.

  Party A says your plan is not working.

  To change, or not to change?

   The answer is obvious.

   Fan Yue obviously wanted to say something, but his eyes fell on the ashes in the ashtray and after taking a look...

  He sighed:

"well…"

   After sighing, he asked directly:

   "How long? Is it overturned or something?"

   "A month or so. Re-report."

  After Zhang Yimou finished speaking, he looked like a normal person, picked up a piece of watermelon, ate it up, and wiped his mouth with a tissue.

   Then stood up:

   "Okay, that's all for today, it's getting late... Let's get off work first."

   "..."

   "..."

   "..."

  Including Xu Xin, after hearing this, they invariably showed the movement of looking down at their watches.

  Slightly past 7 o'clock...

  Such a big deal...

   No more discussions?

have got to go?

get off work…?

   Isn’t it time to work overtime and brainstorm ideas?

   "Director Zhang..."

  Seeing that Zhang Yimou was about to leave, Xu Xin subconsciously called out to him:

"…get off work?"

  Hearing this, Zhang Yimou nodded calmly:

   "Well, after get off work, I just came back from a business trip, go back and have an early rest."

   After speaking, he opened the door of the small meeting room and walked out.

   The door is not closed.

  So, everyone can see his back.

  If it is said that Director Zhang in the past gave people the feeling that he was full of energy... Then, at this moment, the back view of him walking away step by step, Xu Xin doesn't know what others think...

  Beside him, Director Zhang's back... full of exhaustion.

   "..."

   "..."

   "..."

   Until Director Zhang disappeared for a long time, the small conference room was completely silent.

  Xu Xin looked at Ma Wen, then at Wei Lanfang...

  Just about to speak, the phone vibrated.

  He took out his phone and glanced at it.

  From Jay Chou:

   "Are you back yet?"

   After a moment of silence, he returned:

   "For a while."

  After sending the message, he took the initiative to speak:

   "Director Fan... Let's all go back. Everyone... calm down, calm down for a night, and see what you say tomorrow."

   "..."

  Fan Yue looked at him... nodded:

"Um…"

  …

  Xu Xin got home after 8:00.

  The road is a bit blocked, but it is better to be blocked in the heart.

  When I came back, I saw a commercial vehicle stuck in front of my house.

  He didn't care, but suddenly there was an urge to buy a house with a basement and a few more parking spaces in the basement to spend a lot of money.

   Putting this impulse to the back of his mind for the time being, he parked the car next to the commercial vehicle, opened the door and walked in.

   After hearing the sound of the door opening, the living room door with the lights on was opened.

   "Hey, what are you doing, come back early to eat together as promised. I'm super hungry."

  Looking at Jay Chou's unshaven appearance, Xu Xin reluctantly responded:

   "Hmm... have you eaten yet?"

"Well…"

   Upon hearing this tone, Jay Chou was a little dazed:

   "What are you doing? Are you in a bad mood?"

  Xu Xin didn't answer, but continued to ask:

   "Is there anything to eat?"

   "No, just thinking about what you eat..."

   "Just buy some, how about it?"

   "...Okay, where is it, Dani, go buy it."

   There is no need for Jay Chou to say it, Dani can also see that Brother Xu is not in the right state today.

Nod:

   "I'll go buy it."

"Um."

   After Jay Chou stepped aside, he had already entered the room.

   He casually threw his clothes on the sofa, and as soon as he sat on the sofa, his whole body spread out.

  Jay Chou was even more speechless:

   "Hey, what happened?"

   "..."

  Xu Xin waved his hands silently, leaning on the chair and staring at the ashtray on the table in a daze.

   Seeing that he didn't say anything, Jay Chou was helpless.

   can only take out the notebook:

   "Hey, do you want to listen to the soundtrack?"

   Then without waiting for Xu Xin to answer, he directly played a piece of audio:

   "This paragraph is according to your request, the kind of gentle soundtrack..."

   After the ding ding dong dong sound of the piano resounded for about 20 to 30 seconds, he switched to another piece of music:

   "Here, it is a combination of cello and orchestra... Hey, please, you are so difficult to do."

   Seeing Xu Xin still standing on the sofa like a dead fish, Jay Chou couldn't continue talking:

   "You said so earlier, I won't come today, hum, what are you going to do from entering the door to now?"

"…well."

  Although he also knew that his state was wrong, Xu Xin, who still couldn't arouse any interest, reluctantly sat up straight, and lit a cigarette on his own.

  In the smog, he thought for a while and said:

  "The Olympic plan was rejected."

   "..."

   Jay Chou froze instantly.

   "No...No?"

"Um."

   "No...what do you mean?"

  He seemed confused.

   "No, the submitted plan will not be accepted."

   "...the reason?"

   "Because the plan we provided did not meet expectations... It can almost be said that the direction is wrong. The road is not right, so it was rejected. It was just rejected today."

   "..."

  Jay Chou frowned completely.

  He actually understood why Xu Xin didn't tell him in detail.

   Because of confidentiality.

  But now it is the limit to be able to tell yourself that "the plan is rejected".

  Thinking of this... He suddenly walked out.

   Came to the refrigerator in the kitchen, took out two bottles of drinks, and returned to the main hall.

  After opening a can of Coke and handing it to Xu Xin, he said to himself;

   "Hey, you know when I'm making an album, I occasionally get stuck in one place, what do I do?"

   "?"

   Xu Xin raised his head in confusion:

   "Didn't you tell me before that you were a genius and that you had never been stuck before."

"Well…"

  With a bit of annoyance that his bragging was punctured, Jay Chou said:

   "Fart! Of course I can't get stuck! Someone else got stuck!"

   "...oh~~~~"

  Rarely, a smile appeared on Xu Xin's face, and he asked:

   "Then what? What did others do?"

   "I don't want to."

   "...?"

   Seeing Xu Xin's puzzled eyes, Jay Chou nodded:

"Really, it has a miraculous effect...or it can be tried and tested. If you can't figure it out, don't think about it, and do something else. Whether it's playing ball, relaxing, or what...if you can't figure it out today, then don't think about it today. Because... people From waking up in the morning to the whole day at night, you will receive all kinds of information. For example, information from the media, such as TV, mobile phone information...even some scenery on the street, pedestrians..."

  He vividly compared:

"Do you know why people's thoughts are the clearest in the morning? Because you just woke up, the road in your head... is empty, there will be no traffic jams, there will not be so many people, so many things. And this kind of Sometimes, if you concentrate on one thing, it will be easy to figure it out. But for the same thing, when there are more cars on the highway in your mind, it will be very difficult to run, you know?"

   "..."

  Listening to his explanation, Xu Xin thought about what he meant, and said:

   "Meaning I don't want anything right now is the best?"

"That's right, eat some delicious food, drink some sweet food, such as milk tea, etc. If you are full and eat well, you will sleep well. When you wake up, many things will naturally come to your mind. Difficulties, troubles Lah, these, you will find that...it’s nothing.”

"Well…"

   At first glance, it makes sense.

  Then here comes the problem...

   "Then what to eat?"

   "Whatever. What would you like to eat?"

   "... I can do whatever I want."

   "..."

   "..."

  Xu Xin frowned.

   Jay Chou also frowned.

   After a few minutes...

   "So, look, there are a lot of unthinkable things in life..."

   "I can't figure it out over there, and I can't figure it out here, right?"

"Well…"

   Jay Chou, who originally wanted to pour Xu Xin a few mouthfuls of chicken soup, was taken aback... subconsciously nodded.

   "That's right."

   "Then what's the best way to do it? . . . to stop thinking about it, right?"

  For some reason, Xu Xin had a mischievous look on his face.

   "???"

   Vaguely, Jay Chou felt that something he said was not right.

   But inevitably nodding again:

   "Yes... just... don't think about it..."

   "Well, that's good. Then stop eating and treat it as weight loss."

"I…"

  After getting off the plane in the afternoon, Jay Chou, who hadn't eaten anything, suddenly felt his heart twitch...

  I'm a banana, you a Bara...

  …

  There is a McDonald's near Shijia Hutong.

  Dani bought this.

  He came back with a big paper bag.

  Although he knew it was "junk food", Xu Xin was a little hungry right now.

  The two burgers are so hanging that there is not enough to eat.

  And I have to admit... When people feel lost, enough carbohydrates and sweets can really soothe people's hearts.

   At the very least, Xu Xin, who drank a large glass of Coca-Cola after eating hamburgers, regained his energy after having a moderate hiccup.

"when are we leaving?"

   "The day after tomorrow, tomorrow I wanted to ask you to go see how the editing is going... It doesn't seem to work, right?"

"Um."

  Xu Xin, who lit an after-dinner cigarette, nodded:

   "I'll give you the address tomorrow. You can go and check it out for me. I might be busy these days, so I might not have time to go there again."

   "Okay, then when I come back from Tokyo this time, I'll come back here. Remember to pack a room for me, it's very inconvenient to stay in a hotel."

   "Well, speaking of this, I want to say... I want to buy a new house."

"what?"

   "After all, this house was decorated by my dad... I quite like the style of your house. In addition, there is no place to park at this entrance... Do you think I am buying a villa, or a flat-story building like yours?"

   "It must be a high-end apartment...it is a flat floor. There is a property, there is security, and the view is great~ The villa...too old-fashioned."

"also…"

   As he spoke, seeing that Jay Chou had finished his hamburger, he asked:

   "Have you finished eating?"

"Um."

   "Come to the study, I'll show you the edited clip at the beginning."

   "Okay ~ Dani, remember to clean up."

   Under Dani's nod, the two came to the study all the way.

   Who knew Jay Chou was speechless as soon as he entered the room:

   "Hey, why is it so messy?"

  Xu Xin looked accustomed to it:

   "Mimi has been filming for the past few days, and there is a drama over there, so I can't always come here every day."

   "...tsk."

   Jay Chou shook his head with emotion, and the two sat in front of the computer together.

  Xu Xin's computer has a finely edited shot of the first ten minutes, which was played directly to Jay Chou. From Ye Xianglun entering school to sending Lu Xiaoyu home.

  Although there is no audio, I can't hear what is said.

  But after reading it, Jay Chou still raised his eyebrows in surprise, controlled the computer with his fingers and rewinded a little, and then looked at the distant shot of himself riding Gui Lunmei home on a bicycle...

   "Oh, it's a beautiful shot."

   "What about the whole, the overall feeling."

  Hearing Xu Xin's question, Jay Chou thought for a while and shouted:

   "Dani, bring me my computer."

   Soon, after putting the two computers together, Jay Chou said:

   "You start from the beginning."

And when Xu Xin went back to the beginning, Jay Chou didn't move at first, but when the clip with Lu Xiaoyu in the old piano room ended and Ye Xianglun started to teach in the classroom, he moved his fingers and clicked on his notebook. A soundtrack titled "ANGEL".

  The soothing and bright piano sound immediately combined with the screen on Xu Xin's computer.

  Xu Xin nodded after squinting his eyes and listening:

   "Well, it's not bad, it's suitable here. Where else?"

   "Here, take Lu Xiaoyu home by bike."

   After Xu Xin fast-forwarded to this clip, Jay Chou clicked to play the second song.

   It is still a piano concerto with a simple name - "RIDE WITHME".

   Hearing the sound of the piano, matching the picture...

  Xu Xin raised his eyebrows in surprise:

   "This soundtrack company can do it."

   "So... don't worry? The progress of the soundtrack is very fast. The main theme we set is very good, and I have written the main theme, so the speed is very fast, and it may be completed around the middle of the month."

"Um."

  The two songs have already met my expectations.

   "I'm really relieved."

   Then, as if mocking himself, he said:

   "At least it fits the theme of our Party A..."

   "..."

   Jay Chou glanced at him subconsciously. Seeing that he was distracted, he thought for a while and asked:

   "Are you afraid it won't work?"

"…Um."

   Sighing, Xu Xin looked at the frozen screen of "The Unspeakable Secret", and responded:

   "I'm just a small soldier, even I'm afraid of becoming like this, and I've failed everyone's expectations... Just think about the pressure on Director Zhang."

   "..."

   Jay Chou, who was leaning on the chair, nodded approvingly.

  He naturally knows how much pressure it is to do something while carrying the expectations of others.

but…

   "Hey, Ah Xin."

"Um?"

   "How about... I will also participate, okay?"

"…What?"

   Xu Xin didn't understand.

   "Isn't the Olympic Games calling for songs! How about I also participate in it?...Let me tell you the whole story!"

   "... how to carry?"

  He was a little confused.

   But I saw Jay Chou said in a... You can imagine it as arrogant, but to Xu Xin, it was the most beautiful and warm tone in the world:

"Look, aren't you guys in charge of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games! Do you want to sing the opening song too! Hey, I'll tell you the whole story, I'll sing! I'll write a song to sing! If... the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games It's terrible...Of course, I mean if...I have confidence in you. But if it's really bad, isn't there me!

  Just... Treat it as a concert... Anyway, my fans like the songs I sing, so everyone thinks... Hey, if you can see Jay Chou, maybe you won't think the opening and closing ceremonies are so bad, how about it? Anyway, for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games, the most important thing is for us Chinese to watch! Many people will be very happy to see me, right? "

   "..."

  Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

  I was half touched and half speechless.

  What is touching is that my buddies knew that I was in trouble, so they came to help me.

   Even if we are scolded, we are still together.

   But speechless is...

   "Brother, why do you think we are responsible for the Olympic song? Why do you think we have the right to define the Olympic song? Why do you think you can carry this blame?"

  Jay Chou was stunned:

   "Isn't there? Isn't every Olympic Games singing at the opening ceremony?"

   "That's what I said... But the right to choose the Olympic song is not ours! It was also settled by the Olympic Organizing Committee... It doesn't mean that we are a director group who decides... Do you think about PEACH?"

"Well…"

   "I mean, 1.3 billion people have been looking forward to this grand event for so long, even if everyone likes you, this is not something that can be covered by a single song... Hahaha~"

   It was the first time that Xu Xin, who realized that this buddy was so naive, really laughed out loud.

  The discomfort in my heart disappeared without a trace.

   And Jay Chou's face is a little uneasy...

   "Please... isn't it funny? I'm covering for you! I thought the song was also decided by you...Damn! Just pretend I didn't say it, okay?"

  Hearing this, Xu Xin was even more moved.

   What can come with the touch, there is also a bigger laugh:

   "Hahahahaha..."

   But the smile is all smiles, he also knows... the friendship between buddies is really heavy.

   I pretended to be in my heart.

but…

"You can try."

  Under Jay Chou's eyes full of embarrassment, Xu Xin suddenly said this.

   Jay Chou immediately rolled his eyes angrily:

   "You are too much, you still make fun of me?"

  "No, I'm serious...Indeed, the Olympic song is being called...With your talent...you can really try it. Really, my instinct tells me that you can do it."

"Well…"

  After hearing this, Jay Chou thought for a while, but didn't answer directly.

   Instead, he asked:

   "Is that helpful to you?"

   "...That's for sure, you are the Little Heavenly King after all, with such a high popularity, if you join in... at least everyone will like it."

   Seeing Xu Xin's serious face, Jay Chou nodded directly:

   "Okay, then I will help you."

   "..."

  Xu Xin was silent for a moment, then nodded:

"Um."

  (end of this chapter)