I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

  Chapter 561 559. Only one copy in sixty-seven years

  The red carpet in Venice is divided into three steps.

  The first step is to take a group photo on the red carpet after the stars enter the venue.

  The second is to arrange according to the design of the crew, such as who stays to take pictures alone. Usually the people who take the picture alone are the actors of the crew.

  The third step is to accept the host's greetings and questions, and then you can enter.

  In the red carpet distance between the second and third steps, everyone can interact with the audience for a while, or sign autographs, or take pictures, whatever.

   Just don't waste too much time.

   Moreover, because the Summer Palace is a very solemn historical place in Venice, there is no such thing as getting on and off by car.

  The crew that entered the theater walked out of the waiting hall, and then walked about seventy or eighty meters to the red carpet at the main entrance of the Summer Palace.

  The street of 70 to 80 meters has always been the shooting location of all celebrities, entertainers, even supermodels, singers and other fashion blockbusters. It is a very famous scenic spot in Venice...even Italy.

  With the overcrowding of the waiting hall, the time gradually came to 5:30 in Venice time.

  The sunset along the coastline of Lido Island, projected onto the colorful glass cross window at the entrance of the Summer Palace, casting a holy light on the whole building.

  The red carpet also started at this time.

  The order is also very simple, according to the scores of each unit, admission starts from low to high.

  The main competition unit is the last to appear.

  The people in the waiting hall seemed to be looking at flowers on a horse, and each of them set off with different expressions in front of Xu Xin's eyes.

   After waiting for about 20 minutes, it was finally the turn of the main competition unit.

   One crew after another began to go out, and soon came to the crew of "Tiantian Empire".

  Xu Xin and the others consciously moved towards the door.

  At this time, he heard a voice:

   "Director Zhang, you guys have to work hard."

  Looking up, Liu Dehua was smiling and nodding towards this side, sending out his own blessing.

  Zhang Yimou smiled and waved his hand:

   "Come on, too."

   "Yeah! See you at the dinner party."

  Hua Zai, who was so handsome in a mess, nodded, and disappeared at the door along with Hua Yi's people.

   "Tsk, so handsome."

  Xu Xin sighed with emotion.

   And his sigh got Liu Yifei and Lin Xingxin nodding at the same time.

really…

  Liu Dehua is really...the older he gets, the more flavorful he becomes.

  How can someone grow from young and handsome to old?

   It's really foul.

  …

   "Kacha Kacha Kacha..."

  In this short street of seventy or eighty meters, Xu Xin felt that his eyes were about to be blinded.

   Unfortunately, as the director of the crew, he still has to take the lead.

  By the time he saw the crowded red carpet at the Summer Palace, there were already a lot of faint spots in his eyes.

   It took a while to get used to it, and just as my eyes recovered, it was the turn of the crew of "The Hawthorn Tree" on the red carpet.

  But the red carpet here is different from that in China.

  The domestic awards ceremony is called Ding, Ding, Mao, and Mao. The arrangements for various procedures are very strict, in order to show everyone's good demeanor on the camera.

   But the entire red carpet at the Venice Film Festival looked a little casual.

   There is no fixed photo area, or instructions from the staff.

  You only need to follow the process of taking a group photo at the entrance of the red carpet, and then accept the host's interview. It doesn't matter how you stand or what style you pose.

  Even Xu Xin saw it... I don’t know which crew member it was. After his crew finished taking pictures, he deliberately didn’t go in. Instead, he waited for Natalie Portman to appear and walked over to take a photo with her.

   Random mess.

   But I have to admit that this relaxed atmosphere is quite pleasing.

   After waiting for a while at the crowded red carpet entrance, finally, a staff member held up the crew sign of "Under the Hawthorn Tree".

   "Let's go, it's our turn."

  Hearing what the old man said, Xu Xin came back to his senses, adjusted the dress on his body, and followed him forward, stepping into the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival.

  The red carpet for this show is Sina Live.

   This year, people from Sina won the right to live broadcast here from Venice.

  Although it is already past 2 am in China, there are still some night owls who stay up late to watch.

  The host commentator is Jingwei, who has interviewed Yang Mi and one of the hosts of "Golden Armor". The other is Sina's cutting-edge host Martin.

  And since the crew of the main competition unit came on stage, the commentators of these two people have obviously improved their spirits.

  When the crew of "Black Swan" came on stage, their emotions had reached the point of fullness:

   "Natalie Portman's belly..."

   Tu Jingwei, who also just became a mother in the first half of this year, was a little surprised.

   And Martin's voice also sounded:

   "It's quite big, looks like three or four months?"

   Jingwei responded:

"Almost. Speaking of which, the word-of-mouth of "Black Swan" in Venice is actually not bad this time. Although the score was closed yesterday, it has already reached the sixth place. But I read the news on the Internet, and everyone is more optimistic that she can get it. Best Actress Award for…”

  But at this time, the difference between the styles of hosts from CCTV and the hosts of the Internet came out.

  In the program hosted by Jingwei, she always knows what to say and what not to say.

  But Martin, as the network host of Sina's new era, doesn't have so many worries, and said with a smile:

"Yes, her voice is indeed relatively high, but at the same time, the main preference of the Venice Film Festival is to prefer the kind of crew that work hard to make movies. Therefore, they have always disliked too many controversial factors outside the venue. And "Black Let’s not mention the good or bad of the movie Swan, it has a lot of gossip outside.”

   "..."

   Jingwei didn't say a word, and the whole live broadcast was quiet for about two or three seconds.

  The audience who stayed up late to watch didn't care, and after two or three seconds, Jingwei's words rang again:

   "Oh? I seem to see director Xu Xin in the camera."

   "Yeah, I saw that too!"

  The two of them should have had cryptic communication in the studio, so they didn't mention the previous topic at all.

   "Speaking of which, Miss Jingwei, you have had contact with Director Xu, right?"

   "Yes, I have been in contact with Mr. and Mrs. Xu."

   "What are they like in private?"

"Well…"

  After the voice of Jingwei disappeared for another second, he said with a smile:

"In fact, I have a lot of contact with Yang Mi. When she debuted, I was the host of the premiere of "Golden Armor", and then I have met many times on other occasions. She and Director Xu gave me It feels very polite, the kind that is polite to everyone. Very low-key, very down-to-earth feeling."

   "I heard Director Xu is a very humble person in private, is that right?"

   "Yes, it's not too much to say that he is young and mature. The kind of person who is very considerate in dealing with people and things."

  In the crew of "Black Swan", the two just chatted about Xu Xin and Yang Mi's private gossip.

   Until the camera cut, Natalie Portman, who had finished taking pictures with others, came in front of the host Thiago Pierre.

  The two of them calmed down. After listening for a while, Jingwei said:

"Thiago Pierre asked Natalie Portman if she was enjoying the event. The answer was yes. She was enjoying everything about Venice, and the sheer cinematic vibe made her very happy. And when asked When talking about the prospect of the best actress..."

   "Crystal is Liu Yifei's English name, right?"

   "Yes. She said that she liked Liu Yifei's movie very much and thought she was a very strong opponent. Bless her and bless herself."

  After the interview with Natalie Portman, she smiled and blew a kiss to the camera, and the screen switched again.

   Came to the crew screen of "Attenborough".

  Martin's voice sounded again:

   "I'm more curious about the movie "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree". But thinking that they will release it in December before Christmas, and there are still a few months, I feel very uncomfortable."

"Yes, but it's never too late for a good meal. "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" really shined at this film festival. Judging from the summary of the news these days, I think this movie is very important to Liu Yifei. The news of the successful transformation released is actually more important than winning an award.”

   Speaking of this, Jingwei's voice paused again, and then added:

"She was too successful in the past, and the aura brought by this success is too dazzling. This also makes her feel trapped in the classic roles she created in the past few years. And this This is the first time she has received such a high evaluation, and her transformation has been successful."

   "Yeah, from the "Special Deal", you can see the signs. That's why I'm curious..."

  The two continued to chat there.

   Waited until the red carpet process of "Attenborough" was over.

"I'm coming."

   When the screen switched to the crew of "The Hawthorn" before the end of the red carpet, Martin's voice became excited.

"The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" filmed by the young Chinese director Xu Xin shined brilliantly in this year's Venice Film Festival. Among all the films selected in the main competition unit, among the top three films with the highest audience ratings, the current No. The first is "Sad Trumpet Song" with a score of 9.4, while Director Xu's "Love in the Hawthorn Tree" and "Silent Soul" are currently tied for second with a score of 9.3. It can be said that as the first time to participate in the Venice film Director Xu's artistic accomplishments are obvious to all, since his "first work" received such high praise in Venice..."

   "That's right..."

  During the conversation between the two hosts, the entire live chat room also became agitated.

   "Knife in hand! Follow me! Kill Xu dog! Grab Mimi!"

   "You look like a dog—Xu Xin!"

   "The feud of taking a wife is irreconcilable!!"

   "Brothers, can you stop using it? What is needed now is to cheer for Xu Xin!"

   "Guarding the best Liu Yifei in the world"

   "Lin Gou, can you do it?"

   "No, old fairy! The magic power is boundless!"

  Among the scrolling comments, Zhang Yimou was in the middle, with Xu Xin next to him, then Xu Xin was next to Liu Yifei, Lin Juxin was next to Zhang Yimou, and finally Lin Juxin was next to Zhong Changyou. Several people showed bright smiles at the camera.

  …

   "Lin Gou, you and Liu Yifei stay here."

   After taking the group photo, Xu Xin said with a smile.

  Lin Juxin nodded:

"good."

   As he spoke, he looked at Liu Yifei again:

   "You come first. I'm here to see you anyway~"

  Liu Yifei smiled and nodded in a platinum embroidered rose dress.

   Seeing that the two of them had finished discussing, Xu Xin followed Zhang Yimou and Zhong Changyou.

  But I just walked a few steps...

   "XU! XU!!"

  At first Xu Xin didn't realize calling himself, but Zhong Changyou reminded him.

   "Director Xu, everyone is calling you."

"Well…"

  Xu Xin turned his head, and saw a group of people holding various...trays on the red carpet auditorium?

  was waving at him.

   "Go ahead and interact with the audience more."

  Hearing what the old man said, Xu Xin nodded, wondering what the group of people were holding in their hands, and walked over.

   "Hello hello..."

   "XU!!&...*%"

  He couldn't understand what a group of people were saying, but he saw that the group of people handed everything they had to him.

  Xu Xin took it subconsciously...

Senseless.

  Why is it still hot?

  He was in a daze, but the buddy who handed him the rectangular porcelain bowl had already lifted the lid.

   "...?"

  In an instant, Xu Xin was stunned.

   Cheese, cuts of meat, tomato sauce…

  This…lasagna?

  Wearing a decent dress and holding a lasagna in his hand, his style of painting suddenly went wrong.

   Then I heard my buddies chatter in very blunt English.

  I can vaguely hear something like "Feito, low smash, Goodford".

But…

  Brother, why are you giving me this?

  How can I still eat it for you to see?

   And it's not over yet...

   "XU!"

   Another basket on the lid of the lasagna.

  The kind with a shallow bottom, covered with plastic wrap.

  Inside it is a margherita pizza.

  Xu Xin was dumbfounded.

  Everyone just asks for an autograph and a group photo... No, what do you guys think of me?

  Lonely foodie?

  And one has two, and three has four.

   Soon, Lin Xunxin, who had just finished taking the photo, realized that something was wrong...

   "I'm going to see Lao Xu..."

   Not just him, even the reporters noticed something was wrong.

  At this moment, Xu Xin has a bunch of utensils in his arms...

  Holding the food, he tried his best to raise his head... His arms were so full that they couldn't be fuller.

   "...???"

   Liu Yifei was dumbfounded.

  The reporter was stunned.

  Everyone in the audience was dumbfounded.

   Watching this... foreigners being fed all kinds of traditional Italian food by Italian moms.

no…

   Since the Venice Film Festival, they have never seen such an outrageous scene.

  As for Xu Xin, it’s okay if he doesn’t pick up.

  But people can't walk anymore.

  In the end, if Lin Gou and Liu Yifei hadn’t come to help him with their skirts, he might have been buried by the food.

  Then, people with an average of three or four servings of food recruited the host Thiago Pierre amidst the spontaneous cheers and applause of the audience.

   Along with Zhang Yimou and Zhong Changyou.

  Everyone hurry up and share the food, and after everyone holds it in their hands... the painting style of the entire "Under the Hawthorn Tree" crew has become "Hell's Kitchen".

  The Italian host not only didn’t help, but put his hand on Xu Xin’s shoulder with a smile:

   "My friend, do you feel the passion of our Italians?"

  Listening to Zhong Changyou's translation, Xu Xin, who was dumbfounded, nodded subconsciously:

"Feel."

"Well, let me take a look... lasagna, risotto, wow, wild mushroom risotto... my grandmother is the best at making this. Haha, Xu, congratulations, you are indeed the most beloved child of grandma. If you don't mind If so, please join me at the dinner party for some of these delicious treats, they look so good."

"oh!!"

  Hearing his words, the audience who fed Xu Xin cheered.

  The movement was so loud that it even attracted the attention of the "Silent Soul" crew.

   "Haha, Xu, they let you taste..."

  In Xu Xin's heart, the host had already turned into a troublemaker who didn't think too much of a big deal.

  He took the spoon from an audience who didn’t know, and dug a big spoonful of Italian lasagna:

   "This is the smell of my mother~ Xu, I know it just by smelling it!"

   “…that’s pretty decent.”

  The corners of Xu Xin's mouth twitched wildly, but under his feeding, his mouth grew...

   After taking a big sip, Thiago Pierre said with a smile before the ketchup remaining at the corner of his mouth could be wiped off:

   "Come, come, friends, please keep this scene that symbolizes the friendship between Italy and China in the album."

  The left hand hooked Xu Xin, and the right arranged for others to turn around.

Everyone turned to the reporters in the press box opposite the auditorium. Amid Thiago Pierre's happy smile, the crew of "The Hawthorn Tree", whose painting style suddenly collapsed, carried plates, baskets, iron pot…

  Leaving that absurd and uninhibited expression.

   and the rich ketchup on the corner of Xu Xin's mouth.

   After gradually tasting this delicacy, Xu Xin really felt that it tasted good, and Xu Xin, who was also aroused his appetite for dinner, simply took the spoon from him and dug another spoonful.

   "Oh~~~~"

  Amid the bursts of cheers, Xu Xin gave a thumbs up.

   "Wow la la la la la..."

  Amid the applause, the most classic scene of this Venice Film Festival was recorded in the camera.

   Only one copy in sixty-seven years.

  …

   "Haha, here comes another spoonful...it looks really delicious."

  In the studio, Martin also swallowed.

   "Sister Jingwei, we'll get off work later, why don't we find a late-night snack with lasagna?"

   "I think it's okay...Xu Xin's food is delicious."

   "Just like Thiago Pierre said, he really became the favorite child of Italian grandmothers. Haha~"

  …

   "Try it, it tastes really good."

  Holding this Italian lasagna in his hand, at the entrance of the festival summer palace, Xu Xin didn't go in, but recommended it to others.

   And I didn’t forget to say to the staff who came to help Xu Xin get the food:

   "It must be handed over to my assistant, I will go back and ask for food."

  The Italian staff also nodded with a smile:

   "Please rest assured, Director Xu Xin, we will definitely."

   And Lin Xun, who took a spoon and dug a large spoonful, said a new sentence:

   "Don't tell me, this little taste is really good... Would you like to try it?"

   "..."

  Liu Yifei looked at the combination of cheese and sauce, and swallowed subconsciously.

   But still shaking his head:

   "No...I'm wearing lipstick... Gudu..."

   "Just take a bite, taste..."

   "No, no, too fat... The heat is exploding, you two eat, I stay away from you two."

   Rejected Lin Juxin again, although Liu Yifei was extremely eager, but still refused.

   And Xu Xin also took the lasagna from him:

   "Eat less, too."

   After finishing speaking, he dug another big spoonful.

  Lin Juxin shook his head speechlessly, and pulled out the bra from his dress.

  Liu Yifei quickly stopped:

   "Hey, don't, you wipe your mouth with this, what do you do if you get ketchup on it?"

   "It's okay, just watch mine."

  Lin Juxin shook open the chest scarf, pointed his mouth at the middle part and wiped his mouth, then folded it into a triangle, and inserted it into his breast pocket:

   "I don't need to go to the side, won't it be over?"

   "...you are really a shame."

  Sister Xianxian's eyes are full of disgust.

  Amidst this disgust, Xu Xin only had the last bite left in his bowl of lasagna...

  He thought about it, and handed it to Liu Yifei:

   "Don't you really want to try it? It tastes really delicious. If you don't eat it, it will be gone... It's still burnt."

"Well…"

  Sister Shenxian looked at the last bite of lasagna...and looked at the spoon...

   Swallowed.

   "Then... let me try... Lin Gou, give me the bra."

   "You use Lao Xu's, why use mine?"

  Xu Xin rolled his eyes:

   "You're not clean anyway, so hurry up and let me use it."

   As he spoke, he dug out the last spoonful and handed it to Liu Yifei.

  Sister Shenxian used the kind of skills that girls can master, that is, baring her teeth, baring her teeth, trying her best not to stain her lips with food, and she also took a big mouthful.

  That looks like a Brother Wufly.

   While chewing, she hurriedly asked:

   "Have you spent it? Have you spent it?"

   "No, perfect."

  Xu Xin looked at the corner of her mouth and shook her head with a smile. Immediately, Sister Shenxian showed a look of rejoicing, and quickly grabbed Lin Juxin's chest scarf and nodded at the corner of her mouth:

"May I?"

   "OK~"

  Xu Xin responded, took it, found a clean place to wipe off the ketchup in his mouth, and handed it to Lin Xingxin.

  Lin Gou's eyes are full of disgust.

   After eating a bowl of lasagna, Xu Xin instinctively wanted to hand over the tableware to the staff.

   As soon as he turned around, he saw a group of reporters shooting at him at some point.

  He froze for a moment, then smiled and showed the empty long bowl. After giving the thumbs up again, he handed the vessel to the staff.

   "Papa."

   patting his belly:

   "Well, it's much more comfortable to have something to cushion your stomach. Shall we go in?"

"Walk."

  As the two nodded, the three of them joined the old man and Zhong Changyou who were chatting with others over there, and entered the festival summer palace together.

   found his seat quickly.

  Xu Xin had an extra glass of water in his hand.

  Sitting on a chair, the three of them looked at the actually ordinary...or crude awards ceremony stage. Lin Xunxin suddenly asked:

   "Old Xu, in case we win an award, have you prepared your acceptance speech?"

"without."

  Xu Xin shook his head, looking unusually "casual"...if he could ignore his trembling legs.

   "Anyway, I didn't report any hope of winning, so what are you doing for that?"

   "..."

   "..."

  Hearing this, the two who had captured all his reactions looked at each other...

   "Old Xu."

"Um?"

   "You have a really hard mouth."

   "Isn't that necessary? When I die in the future, you all remember to look for the relic."

   "..."

   "..."

  Look, this is all nervous and starting to talk nonsense.

  (end of this chapter)