I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

  Chapter 290 288. Barrel effect and duty

  It was almost 10 o'clock in the evening, Xu Xin got out of the car staggeringly, and waved to Zhang Jiao who was driving:

   "Go back."

   "Shall I help you in?"

   "No need. I won't go in by myself~"

  When Xu Xin spoke, his tongue was a little numb.

  Today, I drank a catty with Zhang Wu alone, and "Old Zhangtou" drank it well. It took less than ten minutes for him to drink tea on the sofa, and he was already purring.

  In the end, Xu Xin, who was also too drunk, found him a quilt to cover him, and then left.

  Yang Mi was worried about him, so she sent Zhang Jiao over to pick him up.

  But after returning home, Xu Xin also planned to sleep on the sofa.

  After drinking alcohol, the breath smells bad. It is said that there is also alcohol, which is not good for children.

   Walked into the door with staggering steps, and he moved as lightly as possible.

  But when he reached the door, he hesitated again, sat down on the chair next to him, and lit a cigarette.

   While smoking, he heard the dog scratching the door.

  Yang Mi felt sorry for the two children and didn't let them sleep outside.

  Xu Xin sneaked open the door of the living room again, and let the two dogs out.

   After Zai Zai and Niu Niu came out, they started circling around him, occasionally snorting.

   Obviously, the smell of wine is a bit irritating.

  Xu Xin smoked while petting the dog... Later, he thought that the two dogs might have to go to the toilet. After smoking, he left the door of the living room open, and sat on the sofa in a daze.

   I plan to wait for the two dogs to finish urinating and pulling before turning it off.

  As for what to do with dog pee and shit... It's out of his consideration.

  But after waiting for an unknown amount of time, the bedroom door fell open.

  Yang Mi, who didn't seem to be sleepy, poked her head out in doubt:

   "Why don't you come in... It's so cold, why did you open the door? Where is the dog? Where did the dog go?"

"Well…"

  There were so many questions at once that Xu Xin didn't know how to answer them.

   subconsciously replied:

   "The dog is outside."

   Then, as if his brain was having a convulsion, he added another sentence:

   "I'm here with the dog."

  The moment Yang Mi heard these words, Yang Mi grinned silently, but immediately realized that these words seemed to be cursing...

   Speechless again.

  Then, she didn't get close, but walked to the door and shouted to the outside:

"return."

  Zai Zai and Niu Niu ran back obediently.

  After closing the door, she could already vaguely see the swelling in her stomach and asked while pouring water:

   "What did you talk about at dinner today?"

   "Talking a lot."

  Xu Xin took the water glass and motioned Yang Mi to stay away from him before continuing:

   "But the most important thing is to talk about the World Expo..."

  As he narrated, Yang Mi's eyes gradually became straight:

   "Anything else?"

"right."

  Xu Xin responded:

   "Besides, I just found out that they are actually the working group for the Olympic Games. Director Zhang's meaning is quite simple, follow along, it must be right."

   As he spoke, he took a sip of the tea at the right temperature, and leaned on the sofa to let out another mouthful of alcohol:

   "And we have made a detailed plan... But I can't remember what we talked about at the moment. Let's talk when we sober up~"

   Seeing that he was really drunk, Yang Mi nodded:

   "Well, then you go to bed. Take a shower?"

   "Don't wash it anymore, the more you wash it, the more confused you will be... Sleep carefully by yourself."

   "Got it, I put pillows on both sides. Don't worry~ Then I'll sleep? Kiss?"

   "No kiss, it tastes like wine to me."

  Xu Xin waved his hand and staggered into the smallest guest bedroom.

  …

  After "The Wind" started to be produced in Yanjing, Xu Xin's life became monotonous every day.

  He chose to go back to school to continue his studies.

  Although the start of school was delayed for more than half a month, the university courses do not mean that if one class is delayed, the next class will be incomprehensible.

   Moreover, the school's help to him now is not to teach him how to be a director, but how to enrich his own director level.

   But for him to appear in school again, everyone was not so surprised.

  One semester of foreshadowing is enough for these people to get used to Xu Xin's existence.

   On the morning of the first day back to school, Xu Xin, who had just finished a digital technology theory class, was about to have a meal when he received a message.

  Seeing this message, he replied, and then went to the cafeteria to eat, and then went straight to the library. After arriving at the entrance of the library, she immediately saw Jing Tian wearing a peaked cap, a long black down jacket, and holding a document in her hand.

   "Brother Xu."

  Jing Tian greeted Xu Xin with a smile.

"Um."

  Xu Xin responded with a smile and asked:

   "Where's the script? Let me see."

  Jing Tian sent him the message just now. She knew he was coming to school and asked if he was free. She wanted to read the script for her.

"Give."

  After handing over the file bag in his hand, Xu Xin weighed it and asked:

"TV drama?"

"Um."

  Jing Tian responded, and walked to the library with him, saying:

   ""The Great Biography of Sun Tzu" tells the story of grandson. What I bring is not a complete set of scripts, but the whole plot and my part."

   "What are you playing?"

   "Yiluo, princess of Chu State."

   "The supporting role is still..."

   "No, heroine."

"Well…"

  For a moment, Xu Xin didn't know what to say.

   can only continue to ask:

   "Then the other characters in this play... who will play the grandson? Sun Honglei?"

   For some reason, an image with disheveled hair appeared in his mind.

   He said something casually.

   "Why him?"

  Jing Tian seemed a little confused.

  Xu Xin was stunned for a moment before making up for his joke:

   "Isn't he also surnamed Sun?"

   "...?"

  Jing Tian didn't say anything, she just glanced at Xu Xin with that "you're so weird" look, and then added:

   "Zhang Fengyi."

   "...He plays the grandson? The first male?"

"right."

   "You... the first female?"

"Um."

   "..."

   Xu Xin, who was about to open the library door, stopped instead.

   And turned his head to look at the girl in front of him.

  Although she already understood the energy hidden behind her, when Xu Xin talked to Yang Mi at the beginning, Yang Mi said personally that this kind of favor can be used for her to "keep".

  But the problem is...

  If he doesn't say it now, he will feel really uncomfortable.

  So, under Jing Tian's puzzled eyes, Xu Xin suddenly pointed to the playground:

   "Shall we go for a stroll?"

  …

  The tree-lined road leading to the playground.

   Fallen leaves can be seen everywhere.

   were all swept into a pile.

   After a winter of wind and snow, it looks dirty.

  Xu Xin put his hands in his pockets, put the file bag under his arm, and asked while walking towards the playground:

   "The team found this drama for you?"

"no."

  Jing Tian did not hide anything, and said directly:

   “My company invested in itself.”

   "How much did you invest?"

   "Not much, fifty million."

   "..."

  Xu Xin's eyes twitched.

  For no reason, he especially wanted to ask the people around him...

Is it because sometimes when I talk about the topic of "money", I always answer "it's not much anyway", "that's how much", "little money", "not much", is it their mood and their own? Same now.

   How much is fifty million?

not much.

   But the question is...why do I have such a weird feeling.

   It’s the kind of…

  The sight of not even a splash in the throwing river.

   After thinking about it, he continued:

   "Zhang Fengyi... acting skills should be fine. What about you? What are you going to do?"

   "Brother Xu, do you think I can't get along with him?"

   She asked back.

   Xu Xin, who gradually knew how to communicate with this girl, nodded:

   "Well, to be honest, I don't think you can match."

"Why?"

   "Because I have seen your acting skills."

  Recalling those details in the crew of "The Wind", Xu Xin shook his head:

   "Did you know? In the early stage, when all actors are not good at acting, the easiest way to go is..."

   "The true color plays."

   Without Xu Xin going on, Jing Tian gave a standard answer:

   "Don't play roles beyond your ability. Because if you can't control it, you will make yourself look clumsy."

   "Then what do you think your true character is?"

   Seeing that she understood these principles, Xu Xin continued to ask.

  But Jing Tian didn’t need to answer, he continued:

   "Do you know how I feel right now?"

"…What?"

   "Sometimes, the condition of the family is too good, which is not a good thing."

  He shook his head slightly:

   "This is for you, and for myself..."

   "Is this investment too hasty?"

  Jing Tian asked.

   "That's not the case... Let me ask you, what do you think... what is the definition of a heroine? As far as this drama is concerned."

   “…the definition of this show?”

"right."

  Jing Tian thought for a while and said:

   "The role of the play is heavy. It is a good opportunity to learn from people with good acting skills."

   "Learn why you're not in school...or why not start with a small role?"

   "..."

  Jing Tian showed a thoughtful look.

   After walking about three or four steps, she asked:

   "Did I answer wrong?"

   "Neither."

  Xu Xin shook his head slightly:

   "Think about it, as the heroine, you want to act opposite the hero, right?"

"Um."

   "Have you found all the supporting roles in this show?"

   "We are still in discussion. At present, people like Liao Fan, Wu Ma, and You Zhiyong have been confirmed to play the role."

   "Liao Fan was the one who was nominated for Best Actor at the Golden Horse Awards last year for "Half Sea, Half Flame"?"

"right."

   "What is he playing?"

   "Zhu Zhu."

   "Where's You Zhiyong?"

   "He Lu."

   "..."

   The corners of Xu Xin's mouth twitched more and more.

   After thinking about it, he asked:

   "What do you think of these people's acting skills?"

   "It's all good."

   "Zhang Fengyi, You Zhiyong, Liao Fan... Your Yiluo is going to face these actors, right?"

   "Yes...Brother Xu, what exactly are you going to say?"

   Seeing that she didn't seem to understand, Xu Xin sighed helplessly:

   "Alas... barrel effect, understand?"

   Now, Jing Tian came to her senses:

   "...I'm that short board?"

"What do you think?"

   Having reached the playground, the two began to circle around the playground unconsciously.

   After hearing this, Jing Tian fell silent.

  Just listen to Xu Xin continue to say:

"I can understand the mood in your family. If you want to go this way, then they will find good actors, even good directors, and crews to play and stage for you. But the problem is, you really haven't considered this. Is it?...I don’t want to mention anything else, you were also followed by the crew of "The Wind". Let me just ask, if you play Gu Xiaomeng, the last scene between Gu Xiaomeng and Li Ningyu will be shot to the end. Can you achieve the kind of screen tension from emotions to lines to acting skills?"

   "..."

  Recalling the scene that also shocked her, Jing Tian shook her head slightly without any concealment:

   "Can't do it."

   "The consequences of not being able to do it, have you thought about it?"

   "...what consequences?"

"You will be blasted to scum by Liang Bingning, and then she will step on your corpse and become yourself from this drama. Gu Xiaomeng was forced to retreat by Li Ningyu, and finally became a supporting role in Li Ningyu's solo dance. And The existence of Gu Xiaomeng is to make the audience remember Li Ningyu firmly in their hearts, which can be called the biggest driving force that will be unforgettable. Because you are just a stepping stone."

   "..."

   "In that scene, Yang Mi and Liang Bingning exploded with each other, understand? If anyone loses, then they will ruthlessly become the background board..."

  He couldn't directly say "you will be blown into scum by this group of people", so he could only tell Jing Tian through a side reminder... It may not be a good thing to find a big name.

   Unexpectedly, Jing Tian was more direct than him:

   "Brother Xu, you mean that I will also be blown away by these people's acting skills?"

   "..."

  Xu Xin was silent for a while, but did not answer directly, but continued:

"Have you ever come into contact with that kind of person? For example... we are friends, you bought a car worth... one million yuan, and I still take the bus. But I will look down on driving a one or two million yuan car That kind of people. Why? Because we are friends and you drive a million dollar car. So I look down on them!

   Sometimes I invite a group of people who drive 100,000 or 200,000 cars to dinner, and I tell them: "Your 200,000 cars are not good, they are all rubbish."

  People will ask me what kind of car I drive.

  My answer is: "I take the bus, but my friend drives a million dollar car."

  You said that this person still takes the bus by himself? Your friend drove a million-dollar car, so it’s not yours, right? And after you say this, others will think you are ridiculous, but at the same time, they will remember that my friend named "Jing Tian" is quite capable and drives a car worth a million dollars.

  They will look down on me because I don't even have a car. But I will also remember you, because you seem to be very powerful..."

   Speaking of this, he glanced at Jing Tian whose brows were completely wrinkled:

"Do you understand what I mean? Obviously, I invited this meal. Everyone has eaten and drank enough at my place, but in the end they still think that I am a fool. They eat mine, drink mine, and eat mine. I won't remember my kindness~ And when everyone knows about it, people will only know that Jing Tian has a million dollar car, but I have become a clown in everyone's eyes..."

   "..."

  In all honesty, Brother Xu's words are hard to understand?

   Not difficult at all.

   Ke Jingtian still subconsciously refuted:

   "But I went there with the mentality of learning. I can't, I have a little money in my family, so it's wrong to not want me to suffer hardships?"

"Of course there is nothing wrong with being wrong. However, acting skills have nothing to do with how much money you have. The investors pay the money, and the actors use the money to perform, and that's fine. They have done their part and dedicated their performances to the audience conscientiously. This True, but have you ever thought about what you got for yourself?"

   “Learn and grow.”

"How much have you learned? How much have you grown? Is it proportional to your 50 million investment income?... That's why I said, your play is a very intuitive portrayal of the barrel effect in my opinion. You acted well Well, it should be taken for granted. Because so many good actors are in it, everyone contributes a qualified performance, which is what should happen. But if you can't perform well, then... you are transparent, and people are watching Excuses for fast forwarding and yawning during this drama...I'm not saying to directly deny you, nor to scare you."

  When she said this, seeing Jing Tian's dissatisfied expression on her face, Xu Xin's tone became much more serious;

"Because I'm a director, I can see clearly. Also, I think you've entered into a misunderstanding. The path you're going to take should not be the barrel effect, but another sentence called "rather be a chicken head , don’t be a phoenix tail.” That’s right, only short people can pull out generals. Instead of standing at the feet of a group of tall people, it seems to protect you, but you are also blocked by them from all the sun and rain .”

   "..."

  This sentence instantly made Jing Tian fall into the silence that lasted half a circle of the playground.

  After half a circle, she asked very seriously:

   "So, Brother Xu thinks I shouldn't do this?"

"Um."

   "...Then you also came here like this?"

   "I'm a genius~ A martial arts genius who is unique in a million..."

  Xu Xin made a joke...

  In the end, I met Jing Tian's serious and speechless eyes.

   Seeing this, he smiled and shook his head:

   "What? Am I lying?"

  Jing Tian was taken aback.

   Then the silence was restored again.

yes.

  He wasn't lying.

  A person who won a Cannes Gold Award for his debut novel...how can he not be a genius?

   And myself...

   Really went the wrong way?

  …

  Finally, Jing Tian didn't let Xu Xin read the script.

  Because she suddenly didn't want to act anymore.

  If other people say this, it must be a breach of contract.

   But to her, this decision seemed to be just willful after careful consideration.

   It's just like what Xu Xin often said.

  50 million only.

not much.

   It's not worth her being a hair on Phoenix's ass.

  But Xu Xin was quite relieved.

  Although it was a bit beyond the scope of Yang Mi's plan, in the final analysis, Xu Xin felt that he was leading her in the right direction.

  Following a group of nominated and award-winning people to play the female lead in a historical drama series... No matter how you look at it, it will not end well.

  With this kind of skill, it’s really better to rely on the family’s not bad money, go to other crews to experience more, and slowly improve your acting skills.

not to mention…

  Her talent is not top-notch.

   This is something recognized by the teachers of the acting department.

  It is not top-level, so it needs more training.

  As parents and relatives, they all feel that their children are geniuses. Xu Xin can understand this feeling. But it was precisely because of this mood that he hoped that as a child, Jing Tian could have a clear understanding of herself.

   And, as long as she understands and, over time, validates that her words are correct.

  Then the cooperation between the two will be closer.

   Put a long line and catch big fish.

  …

   Xiangjiang.

   Into the night.

  Causeway Bay, JW Marriott Hotel parking lot.

Sun Ting was wearing a very simple black dress. After Cheng Hu parked the car, she quickly closed the book in her hand that was filled with various profile pictures, opened the passenger door and got off the car. The side door of the commercial vehicle was opened.

  In the car, Liu Yifei, who also chose a long skirt to wear tonight, got out of the car with Sun Ting's men.

   Then, Sun Ting stretched out her hand to Liu Xiaoli who was following her.

  After putting Liu Xiaoli on the line, she didn't care about the last Wu Qiqi.

   Waiting for Wu Qiqi, who was also wearing a skirt, to come down by herself, the four walked towards the elevator all the way.

  Tonight's Marriott Salon Night was organized by people from Xiangjiang Entertainment Circle.

  The purpose is to build a bridge for some filmmakers, enhance their understanding, and see if there is any opportunity for cooperation in the future.

   Today's Hong Kong circle is declining, and everyone needs to report to the group to keep warm.

   It will no longer be the heyday of the year.

  Before the elevator, Sun Ting carefully helped Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli tidy up the deficiencies in their clothes.

  After tidying up, he took another look at Wu Qiqi.

   After realizing that Wu Qiqi had already got the two invitation letters, she nodded slightly in relief.

   And at this moment, a man and a woman also walked in outside the parking lot.

  The age of the men is in their 40s, and the women are slightly younger. But it looks strange~

  Both of them were also wearing dresses, and they seemed to be the same as Liu Yifei's side, and they both came to this salon night.

   At this moment, Liu Xiaoli heard Sun Ting's whisper:

"Aunt Liu, Sister Yifei, directed by Peng Shun, the work: "Love Story", is currently being screened locally, but not in mainland China, the box office is average but the reputation is not bad. The other girl is Jiang Ruolin, one of the protagonists of "Love Story" , the character played is called "LING".

  In an instant, the identities of the two were identified by Sun Ting.

   After speaking, Sun Ting shut up.

  At the same time, Liu Xiaoli noticed that she and Wu Qiqi took a step back neatly, leaving space for the two of them.

   Before he had time to think, Liu Yifei had already greeted with a smile:

   "Hello Director Peng, Hello Ms. Jiang, I'm Liu Yifei."

  Peng Shun was wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses. After hearing this greeting, he was not slow to react, with a polite smile on his face:

   "Miss Liu, I've heard of you for a long time, Thunder Monkey Thunder Monkey..."

  Jiang Ruolin on the side also bowed politely.

  She and Liu Yifei are really not in the same weight class.

  After shaking hands with Peng Shun, Liu Yifei and Peng Shun greeted Jiang Ruolin before introducing:

   "My mother, manager, Liu Xiaoli."

   "Hello, Director Peng."

  Liu Xiaoli smiled and stretched out her hand, and said softly:

   ""Love Story" is really well shot, and Ms. Jiang's performance in it is also great."

   "Ms. Liu has won the prize..."

  Peng Shun's smile was warmer.

   Liu Xiaoli had a panoramic view.

   At this moment, the elevator came, and the four of them entered the elevator after greeting each other. Sun Ting and Wu Qiqi got on the elevator.

  In the elevator, the two sides kept exchanging pleasantries.

   Probably means nothing more than formulaic compliments such as "Miss Liu's acting skills are great" or "Director Peng's story is very well shot".

All the way to Marriott's sky garden, the elevator door opened, Sun Ting and Wu Qiqi were guarding the elevator door on one side, and after the four people came out, they exchanged pleasantries for a while, Liu Xiaoli was about to turn her head and speak, Wu Qiqi had already handed her her business card to her before.

  Liu Xiaoli took it smoothly, and handed it to Peng Shun with both hands:

   "Director Peng, let's cooperate more if we have the opportunity."

   "Hoo Hoo ~"

  Peng Shun took it with a smile, and then both sides said goodbye politely.

  At this time, the waiter came over.

  Sun Ting took two glasses of wine and handed them to Liu Xiaoli first, and then to Liu Yifei, but she didn't take anything and continued to follow Liu Yifei.

   At this time, she seemed to see something, turned around and whispered to Liu Yifei:

"Sister Yifei, over there, the director with gray hair and glasses is Chen Qingjia, the director of the movie "Poker King" that was mentioned in the newspaper yesterday. Gu Tianle and Liu Qingyun have already joined in this movie. As for the heroine No news yet. But the newspaper said that the gambling king's daughter might play a role in it..."

  Hearing this, Liu Yifei nodded slightly:

   "Okay, let's go."

   "Well, standing next to him is the screenwriter Lin Shuxian. The most recent work is "Falling in Love with Your Bed" in 2003, which is also a play by Gu Tianle and Liu Qingyun. But I don't know if she participated in "Poker King."

"good…"

   After Sun Ting quickly explained the information of the two people who were chatting with champagne, she stepped aside again.

   "Thank you, Tingting."

  At this time, Liu Xiaoli suddenly spoke.

  Sun Ting shook her head slightly:

   "Thank you, Aunt Liu, this is what I should do."

   "..."

  Liu Xiaoli was silent for a while, then nodded:

"Um."

  (end of this chapter)