I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

  Chapter 169 167. Garlic Chicken Wings

   At noon on April 2, 2007.

   Xu Xin, who was visiting the Panasonic Electronics Factory, received a call.

  The caller was Qi Lei, the general manager of the film production and distribution company under Xiying Studio.

   Qi Lei hooked up with Xu Xin after being introduced by Zhang Yimou.

  The two sides discussed on the phone about the release and review of "The Unspeakable Secret", mainly talking about the above-mentioned matters.

  Normally speaking, the investor can only get about 30% of the profits of a film.

  And if it is a large investor, the highest can get almost 35%.

The profits generated by the film are first shared by theaters and investors in a roughly 50/50 ratio, followed by taxation. The tax amount is generally a 3+5 model, that is, 3% of theater tax and 5% Party taxation. After excluding these, the remaining 40% of the net profit is for the issuer and the investor to negotiate profit sharing.

  Because it was introduced by Zhang Yimou, I don't know what Director Zhang said at the end. In short, Qi Lei gave another very sincere figure, six percent.

   Very low.

  The industry is normally 7 to 10 points.

  As for distribution companies like Xiying, the word-of-mouth accumulated over the years and the relationship between theaters and upper and lower links are usually 8 or 9.

  But Xiying only needs 6% this time.

  The profit point of "The Unspeakable Secret" is basically the floating box office share of different theaters from 51 to 55 + 3+5 for a total of 8 points of tax, plus 6 points of distribution profit deduction.

  Under the most ideal degree, the movie will generate about 38% of the profits.

   Xiying is not stingy.

  Xu Xin was also very generous and did not waste too much time on these "little money", which laid a good foundation for mutual cooperation.

   After the cooperation was negotiated, the follow-up chat with Director Zhang that day has not yet been launched. From the perspective of this film alone, Xiying’s actions have to be said...

soon.

  The first thing Qi Lei said on the phone was:

   "Director Xu, the film has passed the review."

  The editing ended on March 20th. After Jay Chou handed over the negatives to the people at West Film Studio on the same day, it took less than half a month to get the approval number.

  Perfect clearance.

   So fast.

  Xu Xin stood in front of the trash can in the special smoking area of ​​the factory, and sighed in his heart:

   "Well, Mr. Qi has worked hard. What should we do next?"

"The follow-up is the stage of publicity and release. We are in charge of theaters, film schedules, and shows. We don't have to worry about it. I called to ask, is the trailer ready to be released? Then... because I know we are now I'm busy with the Olympics, so...the promotion, how can I cooperate with Director Xu's time?"

   "...If I say that I don't participate, is that okay?"

  Following Qi Lei's question, Xu Xin gave a ridiculous response.

   In return, there was a silence on the other end of the phone.

   "..."

   Are you speaking human language?

  Of course, Xu Xin himself knew it was unrealistic, but there was a reason why he said that:

"It's like this, Mr. Qi, what I mean is actually very simple. If it is announced, I can attend the activities in Yanjing. But including Wanwan, Xiangjiang, and other cities, I am definitely I can't go. It's too time-consuming... There are actually only a few people in this film, so how about connecting with Jay Lun on the itinerary? I will participate in the activities in Yanjing, but in other places, if you let them come, I will Still busy with business, okay?"

"…also."

  Qi Lei thought about it and agreed directly.

  Because of itself…

  In fact, to be honest, ten Xu Xins are not as big as one Jay Chou gimmick.

  As long as Jay Chou appears, there will be a roar of gongs and drums.

  Who knows who the director is?

"That's it. Considering Director Xu's affairs, I will try to compress Yanjing's activities as much as possible, and then please communicate with other actors. We are starting to lay out the itinerary now, and we will send a detailed itinerary at that time Schedule, let’s set the time well in advance so as not to make mistakes, okay?”

   "No problem. It's ok~ Then let's just say it, thank you for your hard work... By the way, is the release time set?"

   "Not yet, but we have communicated with Jay Chou last time, and it must be released in the summer. Don't worry, there will be no problem."

   "...um, ok, then I'll hang up first?"

   "Well, can you play the trailer?"

   "Let it go, let it go when the schedule is arranged."

   "Okay, no problem, then I will guide you."

"Uh-huh…"

  Xu Xin responded and hung up the phone.

  The matter of publicity will be handed over to Xiying Studio, Xu Xin is quite relieved... As for Liu Momo, to be honest, he didn't think about it at all.

   This sister is all about going abroad. Although she has been sent to Cannes for trial, whether she will succeed or not will depend on the announcement of the list in mid-April... I mean, there are so many movies sent to Cannes every year, how old am I?

   It might be the icing on the cake, but if it comes in the nick of time... Cannes is not enough.

   Shaking his head, he finished smoking and walked into Panasonic's factory again.

  The LED screen technology I saw this morning is quite in line with the expectations of the director team.

   At least better than Sharp.

   After the end of the day, the big guys flew straight to South Korea at night to watch Samsung and LG.

   Time is very tight, you have to hurry up, but you don't have the mind to think about other things.

  …

  In fact, speaking from the heart, this is the first time Xu Xin has gone abroad.

  But aside from the facts, when Xu Xin went abroad this time, he felt as if he had come to Wanwan Province.

   It’s not about how strong the atmosphere of the movie is here or what it’s about, nor is it about the similarities between the buildings and streets on both sides… nothing.

  The reason why I feel this way is because he can’t understand what people say, whether it’s Korea or Japan.

  Hey, it’s a coincidence, isn’t it?

  Hokkien Xu Xin couldn't understand either.

  On the set, sometimes Jay Chou chatted with the people around him, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, he sounds like a bible.

  I feel this way over there, and it’s the same here.

  Because of the budget and itinerary, this kind of business trip is different from the well-known domestic inspection. In fact, the nature of the entertainment is different, and it is really a scrupulous inspection.

  Inspect during the day, and don’t go to dinner or what to do at night, just go back to the room and start discussing the pros and cons of various solutions.

  After chatting from Japan to Korea, Xu Xin, who ate a full stomach of spicy cabbage and was so hung up that he didn't vomit, returned to China with sour water in his stomach and diarrhea.

  Mainly he is a bit of a jerk, so he went to taste that raw beef mix.

  His grandma is a bear, and she ate raw beef, so that he could not let the soul of Second Young Master return to the underworld.

   I can't find the north.

  Those who knew were going to Korea, but those who didn’t know thought he went to the third brother’s house to drink all the water from the Ganges River.

   And he got off the plane with a sallow face, and when he returned to China, he was full of grievances and didn't know who to talk to, and got another bad news.

  For Xu Sanjin, who has diarrhea and is in desperate need of a warm, big heart, the bad news is the ultimate bad news, so bad that it is so bad that it is inhuman and so bad that it is unacceptable.

   Just twenty minutes before he landed and turned on the machine.

  Yang Mi sent a message:

   "It's over, I'm here for relatives."

  When the plane landed and turned on and saw this message, a thunderbolt shattered his sky cap.

   It's just... outrageous!

  I haven't seen her since the 20th, and it's been half a month.

  Calling every day, the microphone was sparked by the kiss, and when Xu Xin, who was holding back and waiting to return to China, heard the news, he was dumbfounded.

  Yang Mi's life has always been quite regular, just between the end of the month and the beginning of the month, and it repeats according to the different physical conditions.

  But basically the first seven and the last eight will not make too many mistakes.

   On the one hand, it proves that the girl is in good health, on the other hand... this time of every month is a time when the two of them have no taboos.

  Because of safety, safety, or **** safety.

And Xu Xin has been thinking about this for the past few days. After all, it's been half a month since I saw him. A habit in the bones.

  In the end, I was thinking about getting on the last train...

   Come sooner or later... Why are you coming at this time? !

  He subconsciously sighed.

  This news is enough to explode.

   makes him feel bad.

   But the more uncomfortable thing is yet to come.

"Jingle Bell…"

  Just said goodbye to the team, got into the car driven by Sun Ting, and before Xu Xin could say hello to Sun Ting, Jay Chou called:

"Hello?"

   "Hey, Xin, have you got off the plane yet?"

   "Down...how?"

   "President Qi called just now and said he couldn't reach you. Let me tell you that the film's release date has been set. It will be released nationwide on July 31, and the release date will be 38 days!"

   Compared with the 45-day release time of "Golden Armor", it is only one week less, and it is higher than the 28 and 31 days of ordinary movies.

   Not to mention the most golden days of summer vacation.

It was released on the 31st and lasted until the beginning of September, and at the beginning of September, the students started school again. The young couples who were separated for a summer vacation can get together during the first week of school, enter the cinema again, and give the film a box office. The perfect finishing touch.

  This day...Xiying Studio’s selection is too quintessential.

   is too powerful.

  In all honesty, the first collaboration between Xiying Film Studio and Xu Xin, to be honest, couldn’t be more perfect.

  After the date is set, the next thing to do is to wait until the film is released to pay back the cost and make money.

  The movie, Xiying Studio has already seen it.

   In all honesty, great.

   This is also the main reason why they won Xu Xin 38 days of release time.

   Jay Chou + girl Yang Mi.

  Gui Lunmei aside, the combination of these two is enough to appeal.

   Especially Jay Chou.

  The total investment for this film is tens of millions. Could it be that Jay Chou can't repay the capital by himself?

  Xu Xin was also quite surprised:

   "Thirty-eight days? Not bad. Then the next step is to quickly release the trailer, right?"

"Well, there is still publicity, and we need to arrange multiple premieres. I chatted with President Qi, because this is the first time I have officially shown my face after the establishment of Jewell, so we are going to hold the show in six major cities across the country. Meet and Greet Tour Premiere! How's it going?"

   "...which six?"

   "The first stop is Taipei, the second stop is Yanjing, the third stop is Shanghai in the morning and the afternoon is Hangzhou, the fourth stop is Chengdu, the fifth stop is Shenzhen, and the sixth stop is Xiangjiang! The premiere will be held! Stimulate the box office! How about it!"

"Well…"

  Hearing the news, Xu Xin couldn't help saying:

   "The Xiying people... are so powerful?"

"yes!"

   Jay Chou's tone was also full of surprise:

   "Let me tell you, they are super powerful! It's really outrageous. They came up with this tour method! I never dared to think about it before!"

   "...How do you feel that this battle is not smaller than "Golden Armor"?"

"That's right! So super powerful! And...they are so powerful, I can't be weak here, can I? So I arranged here, including "Complete Entertainment", "Entertainment News Channel", "Kangxi Is Coming" and so on. Wait for a series of high-rated variety shows! You can talk to Mimi later, let her prepare, and make a plan tomorrow, and I will match the schedule with her! It will start in two days."

   "...???"

  Xu Xin was stunned:

   "Wait for a while...these two days?"

   "That's right, "Kangxi Is Coming"! It seems to be scheduled for the day after tomorrow? Hey, do you want to come together?"

   "I'll give you a little mushroom..."

   Subconsciously, Xu Xin rolled his eyes.

  Does it cost human life?

  I have diarrhea and want to ask my sister for warmth, and my sister comes to relatives.

  Then wait for the relatives to leave before looking for warmth from the older sister, and the older sister is going to run a publicity campaign?

   After the promotion is over, do you have to drag me abroad to get the Palme d'Or in Cannes?

  When Palme d’Or came back, I went back to Shenmu as a supervisor. Why don’t we meet each other this summer?

   "You... your uncle's..."

   "...????"

   Jay Chou was taken aback.

  Why are you so fierce?

  So he asked silently:

   "What's wrong? What's so unhappy? Tell me?"

  He really wanted to comfort Xu Xin, but he didn't notice that he was the culprit...

"…forget it."

   Xu Xin, with a face full of lovelessness, shook his head helplessly:

"You can communicate with her about the specifics tomorrow, and I won't worry about it. I told Mr. Qi earlier that I will participate in a Yanjing promotional event...you can figure out the rest, I just got off the plane right now , let me rest for a while."

   "Uh... well then, let's talk tomorrow?"

"Um."

  The phone hung up, and Xu Xin, who was sitting in the co-pilot, sighed and took out the cigarette case.

  The weather in April is still a bit cool, and when the windows are opened, the cold wind blows in.

   But fortunately, it's not biting.

  Smoking a cigarette, Xu Xin said to Sun Ting:

"have you eaten?"

"I have already eaten."

   "Well, after sending me back later, you can go home and rest."

"OK."

   After Sun Ting responded, she suddenly cast a glance at Xu Xin.

  Thinking about it...

  She didn't say anything.

  …

   All the way back home, after holding the suitcase and waving at Sun Ting, Xu Xin pushed open the door and smelled a very familiar fragrance.

   "Sister~"

   He shouted, and heard the girl's voice in the kitchen:

   "Hey, brother, you're back... Put things away first, then come and help me."

"good."

  Xu Xin pushed the suitcase towards the door of the laundry room and walked directly into the kitchen.

   "Mutton?"

   "That's right, let's get on the dumplings and get off the noodles. I asked Uncle Xu how to make the mutton noodles... Hey, you guys are so weird. You eat haggis and put potatoes... Oops!"

   Tilting her head hard, controlling herself not to shrink her neck, the girl with goosebumps layer upon layer allowed her boyfriend to scratch her neck with stubble eagerly.

   At the same time, he put both hands on the chopping board, following his will.

  While trying hard to maintain the balance of her body, she bit her lip and hummed in a nasal voice with blurred eyes:

   "Brother... Calm down... Can't I serve you later? I'm cutting noodles!"

"miss you…"

  Xu Xin murmured, put it in the past, the girl put down the butcher knife and dragged him into the house.

   But today is not a day either.

   can only say helplessly:

   "Let's have dinner first, okay? I've been making this all afternoon."

   "...tsk."

   Reluctantly pulling out his hand, Xu Xin had the time to take a look at what the girl was doing.

   "Hand-rolled noodles?"

"Yes, I practiced at home several times before I mastered how to make and roll this noodle. Then I asked Uncle Xu for the recipe of mutton noodles. I will try it for you... Isn't it because I feel sick to my stomach? A bowl of noodles Eat it, everything is fine~"

   Scratching her boyfriend’s cheeks with flour-covered hands, Yang Mi sighed as she saw his face turned sallow from one mouthful of…God knows how he had the courage to eat raw beef.

   "Sigh... dear ancestor, who do you think gave you the courage, raw beef, you can eat it?"

   "...Liang Jingru."

  Xu Xin shrugged.

  Yang Mi was taken aback...

Then…

"Goose goose, goose, goose goose goose goose ~ hate ~ don't insult this song."

   Being poked at the point of laughter again, she laughed violently.

   No way, who made my brother feel so cheap and untied the belt.

   Then turn around and continue to cut noodles, and don’t forget to say:

   "Tie it on for me, how can I cook?"

"okay."

Then…

   "If you dare to play tricks again, I will use Invincible Slash!"

   "...you are at most a butcher, right?"

   Seeing her virtuous behavior with a kitchen knife, Xu Xin said something.

  Who knows that my good sister is smiling but not smiling:

   "You still dare to talk back, don't you? I'm a butcher, right? Okay, today I, a butcher, will never be able to advance to level six!"

   "..."

  The two are talking about DOTA heroes.

   Butcher is a hero class in the shape of abomination in Warcraft.

  The sixth-level ultimate skill is called "Dismemberment", which bites a hero unit and loses blood according to the percentage...

   If you are a butcher, if you don’t hit the target, how can you do it without speed six gank...

  Mom, I can't afford to provoke you.

   slipped away.

  …

   One bowl of super luxurious mutton noodles with mutton and haggis covered into a hill, a plate of fried peppers with soy sauce, and a head of grilled garlic for one person. This is a simple dinner between couples.

  If he goes out to eat, Xu Xin will definitely order five or six dishes, but when he eats at home...he doesn't pick what his sister cooks.

  Even if the Shenmu mutton noodles taste far worse than those back home.

  But after eating a bowl of "home" noodles, he still recovered his soul.

   I'm really hungry, because I haven't eaten well for two days because of diarrhea.

  The pepper in the soup also made him sweat.

   Feeling more or less powerful, he asked:

   "How was the audition?"

   "Which one?"

   "That what... "Ugly Lady"."

   "I've been chosen to play the ugly girl's daughter. I guess the filming will start in September and October."

   "Do you want me to read the script for you?"

   "I won't watch it tonight, let's do it another day. You'll have a good rest in a while, your face will look ugly..."

"Um."

   In response, Xu Xin lit a cigarette, and then said:

   "Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you just now..."

  After talking about "The Unspeakable Secret", Yang Mi nodded directly:

   "Okay, then I'll check the itinerary tomorrow and see if I leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

   "...?"

  The rising smoke flickered.

  Xu Xin looked at his girlfriend a little strangely.

  Yang Mi, who was eating noodles, asked in bewilderment:

   "What's the matter? Why are you looking at me like that?"

   "..."

  Xu Xin shook his head:

   "I feel... why did you promise so happily? You were obviously lazy before..."

"Well…"

  After hearing this, the girl picked up a chopstick of pepper and put it in the noodle bowl, then lowered her head and began to snort the few broken noodles left in the bowl:

   "Movie promotion, the actor's duty. What's there to be lazy about?"

   Can't see her expression.

  But Xu Xin didn't think too much, nodded:

   "Okay, then I will be a monk for another week... Hey, sister."

"what?"

   "After eating this bowl of noodles, your experience is almost...enough to upgrade to level six?"

   "...huh, badass."

  The girl glanced at him speechlessly, and after finishing eating the noodles, she put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth:

   "Let's go, brother, I'll take you to the hot spring."

   "Come on."

  Not long after that, Xu Xin's doubts came from the bathroom:

   "Sister...why is it so hot?"

   "Ah... I ate garlic just now!"

   "Fuck me..."

   "Oh, who made you so anxious, I said I have to brush my teeth... Hurry up, hurry up... Puff... Hahahahaha..."

   "What are you laughing at?"

   "Hahahaha... just... I thought of something to eat... Hahahahaha..."

"What?"

   "Garlic Chicken Wings...hahahahaha..."

   "..."

   Xu Xin may never eat this flavor again in his life.

  …

  April 6 at 10 am.

  Under the network of Jay Chou and West Film Studio, the two-minute trailers of "The Unspeakable Secret" were released on the respective websites of the entertainment media in Taiwan, Taiwan and Taiwan.

   attracted the cheers of countless Jay Chou fans.

  In fact, speaking from the heart, "The Unspeakable Secret" was not very popular before.

  Except for the hype in the media when Jay Chou left his parent company, Holly Die, to form Jewel, the day before yesterday was only a few exterior photos because the crew was very low-key.

   Then, when the new year started, various singers in the entertainment industry over there started to release albums, blowing away the enthusiasm.

  As soon as the trailer came out today, it instantly ignited the enthusiasm of those who are very interested in this movie.

  After clicking to watch, first of all, there is a musical note composed of sparks with a very classical and magical taste, and a line of words is slowly outlined:

"Secret"

   Then the screen went black for half a second, and a line of words appeared:

  Director—Xu Xin

   Screenwriter - Jay Chou

  The names of the two people disappeared, followed by:

  Starring: Jay Chou, Gui Lunmei, Yang Mi

  At the end of the credits, a gorgeous piano sounded.

   What started with the sound of the piano was the trailer edited by Cheng Long himself.

  The trailer is actually interesting and interesting here.

  Obviously they are all things in the movie, but the taste of the movie produced by different editing styles is also different.

  For example, the first version of the trailer, from the first tens of seconds when Gui Lunmei and Jay Chou strolled on the campus, the audience can see the attributes of the two "couples" at a glance.

  However, before entering this scene, the first scene of the camera shows a weak-looking Gui Lunmei leaning against the wall in the corridor, her eyes are red, and she looks very painful.

   flashed by.

  Those who know it will naturally understand that this is the scene of Ye Xianglun's graduation ceremony, when Lu Xiaoyu supported his asthmatic body to watch his performance.

  But in the eyes of the audience, with the last scene of Jay Chou and Yang Mi borrowing a kiss...

   Naturally, a **** drama of "betrayal, sadomasochism, triangle relationship" came out...

  The most ironic thing is that the music is still beautiful and brisk.

   People who watch it are a little bit upbeat.

   It even made some viewers smash their mouths and taste it...

  Why does this smell like a Korean drama?

   But there is no way, the cut of the first version of the trailer is actually the meaning of Cheng Long and Xiying Studio.

  In the past few years, Korean dramas have started with "Dae Jang Geum", and the Korean wave has fully invaded.

  Whether it’s a domestic film or a TV series, they either borrow from Korean dramas, or simply invite Koreans to act.

  The so-called "Korean wave" culture has gradually become a cultural theme with the widest audience in TV series and movies in the past two years.

  Everyone likes abuse, and they like male and female protagonists who are sweet one second and have leukemia and a car accident the next...

   I like watching this kind of stuff.

  So, in order to cater to the tastes of audiences of different levels, there is only one version of the trailer edited according to Xu Xin's ideas, but Xiying Studio and Jay Chou also have one version each.

   This version is from Xiying Studio.

  Xu Xin has no opinion either, after all, the trailer can't directly tell you the general context of the movie, can it?

  So this kind of mystical collocation with the version that the two people understand separately is like three smoke bombs, in order to attract more audiences to the theater.

   As for what story was filmed...

   Just take a look and you’ll know?

  (end of this chapter)