I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

   Chapter 53 052. Phoenix Nest

   It's approaching 9 o'clock.

  The Audi car was parked in the parking space at the entrance of the Olympic Building.

   Yu Zhen and Xu Xin got out of the car, she walked in front, and Xu Xin followed to help carry the bag.

  The guard didn't stop him, he just asked a question and let them go.

   Then, the two entered the elevator.

  Yu Zhen was still a little worried, so she confessed:

   "Calm down for a while, do you hear me?"

   "Hey, I understand, don't worry."

  Xu Xin nodded with a smile.

   Then, the elevator door opens.

  As soon as the door opened, Xu Xin heard a sentence:

   "It has to come like this! I think it's okay!"

  And then...the overwhelming smell of second-hand smoke.

   And everyone in the Olympic Building was off work, and the lights were on in the big conference room, and the two of them walked directly there.

   Hearing the voice say:

  "We have to be clear that what we want to convey to the world is an act. An act full of peace, love, and smiles. After recognizing this point of view, let's start looking for a carrier..."

  The voice was familiar, and when the two of them reached the door of the meeting room, Xu Xin already knew who was talking.

  Short cropped hair, dark skin, strong, wearing a turtleneck sweater, talking to Zhang Yimou, who was about a dozen people in the office, until Yu Zhen appeared.

  He stopped, and a chubby middle-aged man in a suit who looked about 50 years old in the conference room waved to Jane:

   "Less than, come here, sit here...is he...?"

  When he saw Xu Xin who was carrying the bag for Yu Zhen behind him, the middle-aged man was taken aback.

   Yu Zhen hurriedly bowed:

   "Director Ma, Director Zhang, I'm sorry I'm late. My wife came back from a business trip today, drank some wine, and couldn't drive anymore. I just asked my student to take me here. My student, Xu Xin."

   "Hello, teachers."

  Xu Xin hurriedly bowed to say hello.

  Zhang Yimou didn't say anything, just nodded and asked the other people sitting in the conference room:

   "What do you guys think?"

   And Yu Zhen was also beckoned by Ma Xingmin, leading Xu Xin around a long way, and came to him.

   "You sit over there."

   Yu Zhen explained in a low voice, pointed to the stool next to the wall behind her, and sat next to Ma Xingmin.

  Xu Xin naturally didn't feel that he was qualified to sit on the chair next to the table in the conference room.

  So he nodded, and sat in the back dutifully.

  Yu Zhen didn't talk to Ma Xingmin either, after all, Zhang Yimou was there asking for everyone's opinions.

  Xu Xin also reduced his sense of presence, and at the same time looked at the people in the meeting room.

  A dozen people, male and female, all in their 30s and 40s, and a few of them were wearing army green shirts...

  The people in the conference room are discussing in a hurry.

   "Then what exactly is this behavior?"

  "I think it's a bit empty. The first idea is "behavior". That is to say, what we want to show is an action and attitude..."

   "That is the core of love and peace... From the outside to the inside?"

  "Is this point of view too connotative? Foreigners like to read straightforward things, and they don't necessarily understand the core of our thinking. If you talk to him about Confucianism, can he understand it?"

   There are voices of discussion, refutation, and approval one after another.

   But Xu Xin was a little surprised.

  Because he noticed that from the moment these people started talking, Zhang Yimou, who was standing at the door of the meeting room and also at the front, began to hold his arms in his arms and pinch his chin to think.

   Does not seem to insist on the meaning of the claim.

   This made him feel quite fresh.

  He doesn’t chase stars himself, but Zhang Yimou is famous after all.

  This kind of great director... In his concept, he should be the same as James Cameron who filmed "Titanic", a studio tyrant or something.

   It turned out that the other party was not like this, but followed everyone's opinions and showed a thinking appearance...

   It's not going alone.

   Immediately, Xu Xin's impression of Zhang Yimou increased a lot.

  Of course... I can only say this in my heart.

  Do you want outsiders to know that you rate Zhang Yimou?

  Are you kidding me?

  with key?

  Are you worthy?

  How many do you have?

   And during the few minutes of everyone's discussion, three or four more people came.

  They all seemed to know each other, and each found a seat and sat down.

   And they were all sitting at the edge of the table, and Xu Xin was alone on the stool against the wall.

   At this time, while they were discussing, Xu Xin saw a pile of manuscript paper on the stool next to him.

Blank.

   There is also a pen next to it.

   Don't know who put it here.

  He didn't care, and didn't dare to move, just listened obediently.

  To be honest, this group of people did seem to be having a discussion meeting. They didn't hold on to their identities, but expressed their opinions and discussed the so-called "behaviors".

   The discussion is estimated to last one to twenty minutes.

  During the period, a few more people came.

  But never got a specific conclusion.

  At this time, Zhang Yimou simply waved his hand:

   "Let's put this question aside first, let's talk about the next one first... I had an idea when I was on the plane, about the torch, let me tell you about it."

   As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Xin keenly noticed that the horse guide next to Teacher Yu tilted his head, and put his mouth next to Teacher Yu's ear and muttered a few words.

   Teacher Yu glanced at himself and nodded to express his understanding.

  Xu Xin thought for a while, and probably understood what the two of them were talking about.

   It's nothing more than keeping myself secret.

  Because of the teacher's face, I can sit here.

   In terms of communication, the other party doesn't care, but the content of the discussion is required to be kept confidential, right?

   That should be what it means.

  So, Xu Xin thought about it, took out his Nokia phone, and pressed the power off button.

   Some abrupt Nokia shutdown rings.

  Yu Zhen turned her head subconsciously, and saw that the student stuffed the turned off mobile phone into her bag, and then... got up and bowed her waist and handed her bag over.

  Then... the horse guide who also noticed Xu Xin was surprised at first, then nodded, and smiled at Xu Xin before turning his head away.

  At this time, Zhang Yimou's voice sounded:

   "I want to change the name of our bird's nest to Fengchao."

   "..."

   "..."

   "..."

   As soon as the words were spoken, the audience looked at each other in blank dismay.

  Including Xu Xin.

  The name Bird's Nest...isn't it already decided?

  Your old man, this is...

   "Look, why is it called Phoenix Nest? I think so. The torch is a feather, do you understand? When the torchbearer runs to the passing place, everyone will be guessing how we should light the fire, right?"

  He begins the jiggling demo.

   "Let's light the feather, and then the feather will go around the field..."

  Drawing a circle in front of his face, Zhang Yimou continued:

   "Walking around the field for a circle, and after arriving at a certain position, the fire of the feathers suddenly ignites, and then these fires follow... just like a fan, do you understand?"

   "..."

   "..."

   "..."

  Who understands?

   No, none of us understand.

   A group of people were dumbfounded.

   But Zhang Yimou seemed to feel that what he said was not complete enough, so he continued to add:

"It's like this, Feather, let's talk about the torch. It circles the field on the screen, and there are animations of the five continents in it. It is that it flies over the five continents, and then wait for everyone to come in and take a look... Where is the main torch? Empty? Then That big flaming feather flew around the field, and then flew to the position of the main torch, the torch was like a fan, slowly opened from the bottom... catch it..."

"Snapped!"

  His hands clasped together:

   "It's the torch, see?"

   "..."

   "..."

   "..."

   There was no sound.

   A group of people still can't imagine the effect he said.

  In fact, it is very normal, because this picture is only in Zhang Yimou's mind, and it needs to be described in words. It is normal for people not to understand when it is matched with his gaudy movements.

  But Xu Xin frowned slowly.

  I don’t know why... a picture in the dream popped up in his mind...

  Or... the appearance of the torch.

  Phoenix Nest? feather? torch? …

   He looks around... well, well, no one is paying attention to him.

  So, he picked up the draft paper and pen next to him.

   As I said before, Xu Xin draws very well.

  He seems to have a natural intuition for composition. When other children in kindergarten were drawing houses, he had already started to draw sketches.

   It is still the case of self-taught.

  So, he picked up the pen and began to sketch according to the picture in his mind.

   Well, the angle should be the stands.

   must be the angle of looking up.

   Then there is the venue of the Bird's Nest...

  On the ceiling of the arena, he deliberately left a square to be used as a screen.

   Then, he stroked Zhang Yimou's description, and drew a phoenix feather that took up half the length of the venue in a square on the screen.

  The lines of the feathers are soft and look like they are burning at first glance.

   Then on the side of the bird's nest, he outlined a torch shape that looked like a ribbon spinning.

  The picture is very rough, just a stick figure, but at least the shape is there.

  But Xu Xin is not satisfied yet.

   This is just painting the feathers, and what about the torch.

  So, he started to draw the section again, and then at the top of the section, he outlined a figure of a torch resembling a scroll.

   And also carefully outlined the flame pattern on the edge of the scroll.

   Two pictures, one page.

   It took less than six or seven minutes to finish the painting.

   Anyway, it is a sketch, and the speed is quite fast.

   At the moment, everyone is still discussing the possibility of changing the name of the Bird's Nest.

  The final conclusion is that you can give it a try.

  Phoenix Nest?

  Hearing what they said, Xu Xin wrote a few words under the draft paper:

   "Phoenix Nest"

   "Bird's Nest"

  While listening to them discuss the meaning of the phoenix, he thought for a while, and then wrote in his notebook:

   "Phoenix Nest—Phoenix, rebirth from the ashes, ancient mythology, auspiciousness, metaphor of the rebirth of the celestial dynasty."

   "Bird's Nest - love, peace, cradle, birth of new life, hope."

  Others discussed the moral, and he directly wrote a comparison between the two.

   Then I thought about it...

  In the column of Phoenix Nest, the whole paragraph is marked with an "X".

  He thinks the name Bird's Nest is better.

  But I have to admit that if the torch is really lit according to the situation in the picture...

   Indeed...

  It was shocking.

   While he was thinking, the meeting continued.

   Discussions continue.

  (end of this chapter)