I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 356: 354. It’s Gratitude, Not Reward (3/1)

Chapter 356 354. It’s thanks, not a reward (31)

Xu Xin really felt that he hadn't seen Tang Yan for a long time.

I haven't seen it since I visited the crew of "Sword and Sword III" last summer.

In fact, logically speaking, there must be a fate between the two of them.

After being selected as the "Olympic Baby", Tang Yan, the girl personally selected by Director Zhang... Under normal circumstances, with the title of "Zhang Yimou's personal selection", she should be very popular in the entertainment industry. , as long as you are willing to work hard, you will never have to worry about narrow paths.

This has nothing to do with personal acting skills, it's all because of Director Zhang's famous brand.

It’s like the fact that countless actresses all want to wear the identity of “seeking a girl” when they make their debut. It’s a reason.

From Gong Li to Zhang Ziyi to Dong Jie... Except for Wei Xingzhi, who was filming "No One Less", under the cover of Director Zhang's identity as a prostitute, when he was about to start the road of acting and lost in this circle, Director Zhang personally and She talked about it, and directly stated that "you don't have acting talent, so you are not suitable for this line of work".

The success of all other girls, including Yang Mi, has already represented one thing.

That is…

Director Zhang really knows how to choose actresses.

Even in media interviews, even Director Zhang himself said that sometimes he only needs to see a girl, and he can automatically understand what this girl will become in the future, whether she is suitable for this line of work, and where her upper limit is...

To put it bluntly, when Xu Xin saw this interview, he once thought that Director Zhang might be... the kind of "reborn person" mentioned in the online novel.

After all, the gaze of people is simply too powerful.

The kind that doesn't make sense at all.

So, Director Zhang's attention is something that countless actresses in the circle dream of. And even Tang Yan, a group of Olympic babies, has gained a lot of attention after their debut.

Unfortunately, time is fate.

After eight minutes in Athens, these Olympic babies were swept into the "garbage dump" together with those eight minutes.

However, the current Tang Yan has also survived.

"Sword of Sword and Three" is now a big hit in local TV stations, and it is said that it may be broadcast on the upper star TV station during the Spring Festival.

No matter how fierce the fans of the original book on the Internet are, it still can't resist more people who have never played games and think this show is good.

The fire should be obvious.

So, it seems that Tang Yan is no longer the insignificant Olympic baby before.

But he was quite surprised to meet him here.

But thinking carefully that she can act in a Tang Dynasty drama, Xu Xin felt normal again.

But...he remembered his sister said that Tang Yan didn't seem to be from Tang Dynasty?

Did I remember wrongly?

Thinking about something in his mind, he heard Tang Yan ask with a smile:

"Director Xu, is Mimi going to be confinement soon? When is it convenient for me to visit her?"

"Soon."

Xu Xin smiled and nodded:

"She is in confinement, which lasts 45 days."

"Big confinement?"

After counting the days, Tang Yan said:

"I remember that the baby was born on October 10, so the confinement will be at the end of this month?"

"Yes. At the end of the month, and after confinement, there will be a full moon wine. If you are not busy, come and have a glass of wedding wine."

Hearing Xu Xin's invitation, the smile on Tang Yan's face immediately widened by three points:

"Yeah, I must go. This is a great thing... Director Xu, shall we leave a call? Wait for you to notify me then?"

"...Don't you have Yang Mi's phone number?"

Xu Xin was taken aback.

But Tang Yan nodded, and asked with a smile on his face:

"Yes, but isn't the man's invitation to the full moon wine?"

"Well…"

Now, Xu Xin was really confused.

Is there still this rule?

Why doesn't he know?

The full moon wine that I have participated in since I was a child, isn’t someone’s friend who informed me?

Could it be... this is the rule of Modu?

Are the rules of Modu so special?

While thinking, he took out his work phone.

Tang Yan didn't take the phone, but just said the number. After Xu Xin dialed it, she continued to laugh:

"I actually miss Mimi. When I was filming before, I said that after the filming was over, we would go camping together when we went to Yanjing. As a result, after the promotion period last year, two new films were opened directly. It's the end of the year after all the busy work. If you want to find Mimi again...she's pregnant."

"She does like camping."

"After having a child, maybe there are fewer opportunities? After all, Mimi is so busy."

"No, you can't tie her down just because of the child, right? If you want to play, you can just make an appointment. The child will be taken care of by me and my father-in-law, no problem."

"That would be great. I'm looking forward to camping with Honey."

"Haha, don't hook her up now, I'm afraid she'll lose her mind during the confinement period. I'm talking about... camping in winter will suffer. In spring and summer, it would be nice to find a good place to pitch a tent and watch the stars..."

"Uh-huh…"

After chatting about the inexplicable topic of camping for a while, Tang Yan said with a smile:

"Director Xu, when we go back to Beijing, when Mimi is confinement, shall we have a meal together?"

"no problem."

Xu Xin readily agreed.

She politely bid farewell and left.

Xu Xin touched his pocket, planning to go to the backyard to smoke a cigarette and try a plate of barbecue.

He is also a little hungry.

Tonight's reception, to put it mildly, is called a reception.

To be honest, it’s actually just a meeting where these actors want to come to make friends with him.

This circle is sometimes very real.

Whoever has the highest box office and who can make money for investors will be sought after by thousands of people.

Although he doesn't know if Shanghai Film Studio treats other directors in the same way, but at least... these two visits, each time, the hospitality specifications, including the "prominence" of this status... this kind of praise is real put in.

Anyone with no conscience should give a thumbs up.

What's more, he is not a heartless person.

When people give face, they have to carry it.

There is no reason to fall.

While he was thinking about it, just as he took out the cigarette and put it in his mouth, a hand appeared in front of him and turned on the lighter in his hand.

Xu Xin turned his head and glanced at Nazha, who was standing next to him, who had changed into a simple and elegant black dress that made his skin look fairer, and nodded slightly.

"not cold?"

"It's not cold... I know you will definitely come out after smoking, so I'll wait for you right here."

"..."

Hearing this, Xu Xin tilted his head and lit the cigarette. Feeling the girl's thoughtfulness and intelligence, he asked:

"Come out after finishing high school?"

Seeing Xu Xin taking the initiative to talk, Nazha quickly nodded obediently:

"Well... I'm preparing to be admitted to the military art troupe over there. I went to a technical secondary school before, and I can still take the college entrance examination."

Xu Xin was taken aback...

Subconsciously, his eyes fell on the girl's face again.

This time, after he looked at it carefully, his brows suddenly frowned.

As soon as he frowned, Nazha immediately felt uneasy, and subconsciously lowered her head.

But at this time, I heard Xu Xin say:

"You tell me the truth, how old are you?"

"Ah I…"

Her eyes began to flicker.

"explain."

Xu Xin emphasized his tone a little.

Hearing the implication that no deceit was allowed in this tone, Nazha's heart trembled, and she muttered subconsciously:

"Ten...Eighteen..."

Does Xu Xin believe it?

He believed in a hammer.

This expression is obviously guilty of lying.

"How many days are on the ID card?"

"..."

Nazha glanced at him quietly again, seeing that his brows were tightly wrinkled, and his voice became softer:

"1...1992...0502..."

19920502...?

92 years?

Isn’t this frankly under 18? !

Xu Xin was speechless for a moment.

There is nothing to be afraid of.

There are indeed many young children in the modeling industry. Some of them come out at the age of 16 or 17, which is completely normal.

What's more, he didn't have any intention of "hands-on" this girl from the beginning to the end.

Even the seemingly intimate appearance when they met for the first time was just helping the other party out of the siege.

He is speechless because...

This kind of thing... Hu Guang doesn't know?

You **** introduce a minor to me?

If I'm really not afraid of that half-step punch, are you **** going to send me to prison?

While thinking about it, Nazha who told the truth hurriedly said in a low voice:

"Director Xu...can you keep it secret for me...Mr. Hu doesn't know this yet...I...revised the information..."

"Well…"

Xu Xin was stunned for a moment.

I thought Zhang Jiao and you are sisters, right?

Temporarily suppressed the absurdity in my heart.

He nodded.

went on to say:

"When are you going to go back to take the exam?"

"Next year. I...actually came out...just to make more money...my dad has a heart condition...so..."

"..."

Xu Xin was speechless again in an instant.

For a moment, she couldn't tell whether she was lying or telling the truth.

The so-called laugh at the poor but not at the prostitute.

Since ancient times, men have been more flirtatious. When they go out to play...don't care if it's a stunned young man who doesn't understand anything, or has fantasies about "emotions", or just looking for something to say, looking for a sense of existence.

It seems that when I meet some young ladies, I always like to ask:

"How old is this year?"

"Why did you come out and do this?"

"How long have you been doing this?"

The answers are usually:

“18, just started work, the family is poor/parents are sick/earning money for younger siblings to go to school.”

Of course, he didn’t mean that Nazha was one of these girls.

It refers to a truth.

During the training, these things have been regarded as a set of standard speech skills to deal with customers.

When you get an answer of "18" or "just did/just came" from a young lady, it may be behind her back. She earns more than you, not to mention, she is even a mother of one or two children.

And even if you saw the picture of the child on her mobile phone screen or inadvertently glanced at it, and moved her with sincerity, and asked her to answer why you came out to do it after having a child, the answer you got might be "My husband doesn't Responses such as "eating, drinking, prostitution, gambling" or "the child is still young, I want to save more money for the child".

Maybe it's true, maybe I didn't lie to you.

But in fact, most of these girls who return to those places after getting married are because they cannot adapt to the "too pitiful" rewards under the same conditions of effort in society.

Accompany the guests to drink a few glasses of wine, and you can get five hundred for three.

Working hard for a day, what the **** is 17 yuan an hour.

Some people can't accept the gap between before and after.

So, the best way is this kind of occasion, we are all people in the world, why meet each other before.

Even if you meet your classmates doing it, you still pretend not to know each other.

Leave each other a final decency.

After all, if you ask the bottom line, you may not get a truth.

You will only get what you want to hear, the answers that trigger empathy and status.

Xu Xin understands these principles.

After all, he was also the kind of person who said "brother, stop touching. My sister will sing you a song".

So, he doesn't believe it.

However, this girl still said that her father had a heart attack...

Xu Xin hoped it was fake.

Hope her dad is happily watching a certain TV series at home.

But if it's true...

"...well, I see. You are quite filial."

After Xu Xin finished speaking, he nodded and left with a cigarette in his mouth.

Nazha was stunned...

There was a panic in his eyes...

Did I say something wrong? Shouldn't this be mentioned?

this…

…

A cocktail party, lively and lively.

Xu Xin, who is so full of stars, drank champagne, but he was a little tipsy at the end.

During the period, Xue Haifeng also tentatively asked him to see if he had met a suitable actor.

Whether the third child or Jingqiu...

Unfortunately, Xu Xin just shook his head:

"You have to try a mirror to know."

Seeing this, Xue Haifeng stopped talking.

It's just that when everyone left, after learning that Xu Xin was sleeping in the No. 5 villa next to him tonight, he said modestly that he was out of class.

Xu Xin clinked a glass of wine for him on the spot again, and made a mistake.

The two laughed.

Finally, all the people who had a good talk left each other.

However, Xu Xin called someone to wait for a while.

"Mr. Hu, wait a minute. Let's talk."

Hearing this, Hu Guang's eyes lit up suddenly.

quickly responded:

"Hey, okay, Director Xu."

"Well, then we will wait for you by the car."

Xu Xin waved his hand.

Hu Guang started looking for Nazha left and right.

He also exchanged glances with Xue Haifeng and the others.

Everyone nodded tacitly.

But... Nazha seems to have gone to change clothes, and she doesn't see anyone right now.

does not matter.

There are indeed too many people at this moment, and it is not very convenient.

Wait a while for Nazha to change her clothes and send them to Director Xu's No. 5 courtyard... won't the business come after this?

With this feeling, he quickly walked towards the Land Rover.

However, when they got to the Land Rover, they didn't see Xu Xin.

I only saw Xu Zhi holding an envelope in his hand.

Hu Guang was taken aback...

But still say hello:

"President Xu, where's Director Xu?"

"He drank a little too much, let's go back and rest first."

Xu Zhi, who hadn't even touched a drop of alcohol, smiled and folded the two envelopes together, and handed them to Hu Guang.

"This is?"

"The ones here are for Nazha. Director Xu likes her very much. The two times she took care of her was also very considerate and hard work. Although everyone is talking about personal relationships, she can take time off from the busy work to take care of her. Xu Xin, he can't treat Nazha badly either. Xu Xin has to leave tomorrow, so it's too late to invite Mr. Hu and Nazha to dinner to thank him. So this is his thanks."

"Well…"

Now, Hu Guang understood.

Director Xu is giving himself a "thank you fee"?

As soon as he touched the two envelopes, he found them out. One envelope was at least 20,000 thick.

Very drumming.

"I can't do this, Nazha also admires Director Xu..."

"Boss Hu."

Xu Zhi smiled and shook his head:

"This is what Nazha deserves. Xu Xin also said that after the audition started, he would meet Mr. Hu in Yanjing. After all, there are many beauties in Misora, and he still looks forward to Mr. Hu's surprise. Everyone's cooperation is still long, Hu is always on his own, but you can't treat the people under Hu's subordinates badly, right? Wouldn't that make us stingy?"

A few words blocked all Hu Guang's words.

This money... definitely has to be collected.

This person... is quite particular about his work.

Hu Guangxin said.

"Then... Do you want Nazha to take care of Director Xu?"

"Hahaha, no need tonight. We have something to talk about."

Xu Zhi laughed.

…

"Boss Hu."

Nazha, who changed into a new set of sportswear, trotted to the door:

"Sorry, it was cold just now, I went to change clothes. Sorry to keep you waiting."

At this moment, almost everyone left, only the waiter was left to clean up the venue.

"Um."

Hu Guang looked Nazha up and down, with a satisfied look on his face.

"Nozha, today's performance is very good... here."

He handed the envelope that Xu Zhi handed him to Nazha intact.

Actually, if the manager was here, he would have been paid.

But he doesn't need to.

"Director Xu gave you a reward. He is very satisfied with your performance today~"

"...?"

Nazha was taken aback.

Reward...?

For some reason, she felt that these words sounded a bit harsh.

You can see the thickness of the envelope, but it is real.

Came back to her senses, she hurriedly bowed:

"Thank you Mr. Hu, without your cultivation, I wouldn't be able to do what I am today... Thank you."

"Hahaha."

Seeing her well-behaved appearance, Hu Guang became more and more satisfied.

After handing the two envelopes to her, he said:

"Get in the car, I'll ask the driver to take you back. Remember to send a message to Director Xu to thank you later, understand?"

"...Okay! I understand...Mr. Hu, won't you go with me?"

"I still have something to do over there, you can go. ...Behave well in front of Director Xu in the future, you know?"

"...um... Mr. Hu, then I'm leaving."

"Go."

Watching the girl into the car, he nodded to the driver:

"Give it to Nazha home, don't pick me up."

"Okay, Mr. Hu."

The driver nodded and drove away.

…

"Ding."

"Director Xu, I'm Nazha, thank you for your reward. It's cold at night, please take care of your body and don't catch a cold."

Looking at the message on the phone, Xu Xin looked puzzled at Xu Zhi, who was bald with noodles across the table:

"What did you talk to Hu Guang?"

"...?"

Xu Zhi was a little puzzled:

"What? Just say that this money is a benefit fee... It's a thank you, and give it to that girl. What's the matter?"

Xu Xin was speechless, and pushed the phone over.

Xu Zhi took a look and rolled his eyes:

"Donkey day! It's a thank you, and a reward, it's not a kitten!"

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

"It's a thank you, not a reward. Thank you for expressing your gratitude. You've worked hard, go to bed early, and don't go back."

After answering, delete the phone number that has not even been saved.

intends to continue to deal with the bowl of instant noodles in front of him.

The house is so big that Xu Xin feels terrified, especially at night...in the wilderness.

Without Xu Zhi to accompany him, he really wouldn't dare to live alone.

too big.

One night at the reception, I drank a lot of wine, but didn't eat much.

I am really hungry.

As soon as he put down his phone, he saw that **** Xu Zhi holding his own bucket of noodles and putting noodles into his own bucket.

While dialing back, ask:

"Are we staying here tonight?"

"Where are you going? Let it go! Let it go!"

"Ah, are you being stingy? I'll be your servant for a whole night. What's the point of eating half a bucket of noodles from you?"

"I'm still hungry! Day! ... Do the math, don't eat! Let's go back to the magic city and find a place to eat! This place can't live anymore!"

Seeing half of his bucket of instant noodles and noodle soup poured out, Xu Xin gritted his teeth and threw the fork on the table.

"..."

Xu Zhi was a little speechless.

But look at this bucket of noodles...

"Let's go. Is the table cleared?"

"No matter, there should be a waiter to clean it? Let's go."

Xu Xin, who only took two bites, got up first.

Xu Zhi nodded, followed him out, and said:

"The four great aesthetics are strange and very golden..."

The two of them got into the car all the way, and headed towards Shanghai at night.

"What do you want to eat?"

"It's cold, how about eating hot pot? Hot pot in a bungalow, the taste is not bad."

"Um."

Leaning on the co-pilot, Xu Xin lit a cigarette and asked:

"How many people did you meet tonight?"

"There are quite a lot, and the phone number is saved. When you say that I am your brother..."

"You crawl!"

"Hahaha~"

Xu Zhi shrugged:

"Anyway, all the words have been said. ... It's quite a face. Let's see if there is any opportunity for cooperation."

"Um."

Smack your mouth, he felt a little thirsty, so he turned on the Land Rover's central control, intending to get a bottle of water from the car refrigerator.

As soon as I opened it, I saw the same few envelopes stacked neatly in the refrigerator.

He's used to it.

Who doesn’t have tens of thousands of dollars in their car for emergency use these days?

Besides, the law and order here in Shanghai is so good, there should be few people smashing cars.

Take out a bottle of water, Xu Xin looked at the darkness around him and said:

"Passing by the bank and stop, I will give you 20,000 yuan first?"

"Go away, I'm missing your tens of thousands of dollars?"

Xu Zhi rolled his eyes:

"Make up forty."

"Forty dollars?"

"400,000!"

"I'll just fill you up with a car. Is it okay to pile it up for you?"