I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

  Chapter 61 059. We can express, there is more!

  Xu Xin doesn't know where Zhang Yimou's team work is now, and he doesn't know what the other party wants to talk to him about.

   But looking at the meeting room getting closer and closer, I was still quite excited.

  Because he has the mentality of "Even if he only contributes a little bit, it's worth it".

   And Yu Zhen didn't say much, but when she was almost at the door, she said:

   "Don't be nervous, there are no outsiders at the moment, everyone is going to take a lunch break."

"okay."

  After nodding his head in agreement, Xu Xin had already seen Zhang Yimou, who was buried in his meal, and the three people beside him in the meeting room.

  One is... a woman who looks about the same age as Teacher Yu. She appeared in the conference room that day, but I don't know the specific name.

  One has long hair and looks thin. He looks like a middle-aged intellectual.

  The last one is a middle-aged man wearing an army green shirt, with meticulous hair, but gentle eyes.

  Including Zhang Yimou, there are only four people in the conference room.

  Xu Xin didn't know the identities of these people yet, but Yu Zhen paused...

   My heart skipped a beat.

  Yu Zhen doesn't know if she, a student, knows these people.

   But she is clear.

  I won’t talk about Chaoge and Zhang Yimou.

  The remaining two, the one in the army green shirt is Zhang Wu, the assistant director of the opening and closing ceremonies appointed by the organizing committee. (Note 1)

   This person's background is not small, and his roots are young.

  The other person is another core member of the Audio-Technica creative team this time. He is also one of the chief directors of the "Impression" series, the country's tourism promotion trump card live-action performance, Zhang Yimou's very important partner Fan Yue.

  Why did these two come here suddenly?

   Didn't you go to rest?

this…

   A touch of worry welled up in my heart.

   And when she was thinking about whether to introduce the relationship to her students first... Xu Xin, who is not afraid of tigers, has already bowed politely and introduced himself:

   "Hello, four directors and teachers. I'm Xu Xin, a student of the 05th grade of the Director Department of Beijing Film Academy. It's a great honor to meet all the teachers today. Please give me your advice."

   "..."

   "..."

   "..."

   Except for Wang Chaoge who smiled and nodded at him politely, the other two stared at him.

   But no emotion can be seen.

  Actually, thinking about it is right... They are all old fritters, not to mention ability, just this skill of nourishing qi is enough for Xu Xin to learn.

  At this time, Zhang Yimou put down his chopsticks and pointed to the seat opposite:

   "Xiao Xu, sit down first, sit down and talk."

   Then he picked up the chopsticks again and continued to pull the noodles in the bowl.

   "Thank you, Director Zhang."

  Xu Xin responded politely, and then first pulled out a chair to get out of his way.

   After Jane took her seat, she sat aside.

Then…

   Still no one spoke.

  Only Zhang Yimou, holding the bowl and swallowing the last bite of the noodles, put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth.

   Directed at Xu Xin and asked straight to the point:

   "Did you draw these sketches?"

  He pointed to the blackboard at the head of the conference room.

  Xu Xin discovered that his sketches had been pasted on the blackboard by the magnet.

  He nodded directly:

   "Well, yes, Director Zhang, after I sent Teacher Yu over that night, I was lucky enough to sit in on it for a while. I had some thoughts in my mind. Seeing a pile of manuscript paper next to me, I drew some thoughts in my heart and kept them."

  Following his words, the eyes of several other people fell on the manuscript papers.

  Suddenly, Zhang Yimou asked directly:

   "Can you explain it?"

   "..."

  Yu Zhen's heart skipped a beat again.

  But she couldn't interrupt right now, so she could only look at Xu Xin.

  Xu Xin was also a little dazed, looking at the middle-aged man who was staring at him.

  The other party didn’t have any provocations or didn’t believe that the picture was drawn by me, as if I asked myself to take my own work to explain the concept, that’s all.

   Nothing else.

  So.

  Xu Xin nodded:

"good."

   "Well, let's all sit closer."

  Hearing his promise, Zhang Yimou got up directly.

  When he speaks, all must listen.

  So, a few people squeezed into the place closest to the blackboard.

  Xu Xin stood in front of the blackboard.

  He saw the worry in Teacher Yu's eyes.

  To be honest... His heart is beating pretty fast right now.

   But more of an excitement.

  He didn't know who other than Director Zhang were from.

   There is no need to be clear.

  In the words of the producer, Dao Ma, the interests of the motherland are above all else! And all identities, fame, and status are not worth mentioning in front of the interests of the motherland!

   And now, he has a chance to contribute to this great cause...

   To say a bad word:

   "I don't care who you are!?"

  I just need to contribute my strength, even if it’s just an idea, it’s enough.

  So...

  Everyone heard a long breath.

   "Hoo..."

   His eyes fell on this young man with a somewhat nervous face. Before he could examine it, he suddenly looked around, and then grabbed a marker pen under the blackboard.

   Then, he straightened his back and nodded politely at several people:

   "Then I'll talk to a few teachers about my philosophy... let's start with the name of the bird's nest."

  He pointed to the handwriting marked with an "X".

"In my concept, when I heard that Director Zhang wanted to change the bird's nest into a phoenix's nest, I was thinking about whether it was appropriate to do so. So, I listed some meanings related to "Phoenix". For example, good luck, meaning The metaphor of our country’s rebirth from the ashes and the like. But after comparing it with the implication of “Bird’s Nest”, I rejected it. The reason is very simple. If you put it elsewhere, for example, you can put it on some conferences or landmark buildings, highlighting Phoenix culture in our country. Phoenix, it’s ours, right?”

  He asked, but did not wait for everyone to answer, but continued:

"Because after I got home, I checked the information. The information said that the earliest image record of the phoenix was in the "Shan Hai Jing", and the early written records are also recorded in our country's book "Shang Shu". Dayu After the success of water control, a banquet was held. At the banquet, the birds sang and danced, and finally the king of birds, Phoenix, also came to celebrate. After reading this material, I confirmed that although the myth of the Phoenix has spread around the world, it was our earliest The auspicious animal of the country.

  I think, Director Zhang, you also want to interpret this auspicious and beautiful meaning and bring it to the world. And going back to what I said before, if it's just a symbol of our country, that's fine. But what we are facing is a building used as an Olympic venue, a venue that carries the Olympic spirit, and a large-scale event that all mankind hopes to use sports competition to replace war and achieve peaceful purposes.

  Phoenix, enough for us. But, for the world, not enough. What we want is a great love. A characteristic symbol that is in line with the Olympic spirit and has a higher universality. The bird's nest and the flying bird, which are universal symbols in the world, are broader and more "big" than the name "Phoenix Nest" from this point of view. The meaning is more straightforward and clearer. A name that can reveal the heritage and heart of a country.

   And I also checked the design concept of the bird's nest. Indeed, its shape is like the "nest" and cradle that breeds life, and it is the hope of human beings for the future. Therefore, at this point, I think that under the comparison of "great love" and under the premise of human civilization, the auspiciousness and metaphor of the Phoenix Nest, compared with the fraternity of the "Bird's Nest", the latter can better show that our country is human, Tolerance and responsibility to contribute to world peace. So, I...personally, deny the idea of ​​"Phoenix Nest". "

  Xu Xin was talking, and several people were listening.

  Zhang Yimou Ting's brows were tightly frowned, revealing the habitual action of pursing his mouth subconsciously, frowning and pinching his chin when he was thinking.

  Fan Yue and Wang Chaoge nodded slightly at the same time, as if they agreed with Xu Xin's statement.

  Finally, it was Zhang Wu.

  He didn't say anything, just took out the cigarette case from his breast pocket, took out a cigarette and lit it.

  As for Yu Zhen...

  Well, Teacher Yu's heart is in his stomach.

   At the same time, his eyes lit up.

  At this time, three or four people came one after another outside the meeting room, and Xu Xin couldn't even call out their names. And these people also seemed to be taken aback... Wondering who this young man is.

   But no one spoke. Seeing that Zhang Yimou was listening, they found their seats and sat down.

  After explaining his understanding of "Bird's Nest" and "Phoenix Nest", Xu Xin pointed his pen at the torch.

"Then let's talk about the torch... The inspiration for the torch is that Director Zhang said that a huge flaming feather was used to fly across the five continents. When the torch is finally lit, the flame of the torch should spread like a fan... But this concept It doesn't seem right to me. I don't think he should look like a fan, but rather... a streamer... or a..."

   Speaking of this, he was silent for a while.

   His eyes became extremely firm:

   "The look of a red flag!"

   "!"

  Smoking Zhang Wu subconsciously straightened up:

   "Red Flag?"

   "Right...nor, or more precisely, that kind of...silk?"

   Can't find an accurate answer for a while.

  Looking left and right, he saw a document that he didn't know what it was. He went up to get a page, folded it in half a few times, and folded it into a long strip shape.

  Then roll up the long strip in your hand and roll it into a shape similar to a flower ribbon and an ice cream cone.

   "The main color should be red, red and... white? It can highlight the pattern of auspicious clouds... Teacher Yu, please help me."

  Give the cone that cannot be fixed by one person to Yu Zhen, and following the eyes of everyone, he pointed to the "torch" in Yu Zhen's hand and continued:

"I think that's what Zhang Dao meant. It's not a fan, but this shape. Then...for example, when you want to ignite a fire, a fuse is pulled out here. The torch in the torchbearer's hand is very small, right? Light the fuse At the beginning, it was a very small and weak flame, which symbolizes the beginning of the first lesson of our human civilization... In this way, there are Prometheus stealing the fire of the gods abroad, and our Suirenshi in China. The implication is everyone at home and abroad. I understand. Then... this lead wire spreads a little bit... When it reaches the main structure of this torch, call~~~~~"

  The pen quickly draws two circles around the cone:

"The raging flames are on the spine of the torch, just like the flames on the stage, whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...the flash of extremely fast speed, and finally ignited the main torch. The Olympic spirit symbolized by the Olympic flame, passed through with ourselves. This... Celestial Red color, and auspicious cloud pattern, these belong to our culture, such a perfect combination, let people take a look... Mmm!"

  Before Xu Xin finished speaking, Zhang Wu suddenly heard Zhang Wu slapping his thigh:

   "This is the Celestial Dynasty!"

   "..."

  Xu Xin glanced at the other party quite unexpectedly, but also nodded in agreement and said:

"That's right, teacher, this is the Celestial Dynasty! These elements are all symbols of the Celestial Dynasty, but they are perfectly integrated with the Olympic spirit! And this is the picture I imagined through Director Zhang's concept, and why I drew it Such an idea in the shape of a torch."

   "This is good. Yimou, this is good."

  Zhang Wu seemed to be inexplicably excited. Ever since Xu Xin proposed "the sky is red and the red flag", that kind of excitement began to brew, and now it suddenly broke out.

   There was a fiery look in his eyes, looking at Zhang Yimou:

"Xiao Xu's design idea is good, very good. Think about it, the small flame of the torch was just a very small flame at first, and then go~~go~~~go~~~~Suddenly, bang! The flames soared into the sky , shot up into the sky along the spine of the ribbon, and at the end the speed was extremely fast...the torch was lit! This scene is definitely not worse than the scene where the archery ignites the torch in Barcelona!"

  His eyes were burning, but Zhang Yimou still frowned.

   Did not give any response.

   Wang Chaoge just glanced at Zhang Yimou, and knew that his old friend must have been immersed in his thoughts at this moment.

   Before he got a clear idea, he would definitely not speak.

  So he smiled at Xu Xin and said:

   "Go on, you talk first, Director Zhang is thinking now, it's okay, you say what you want, he can keep up."

"okay."

  Xu Xin nodded and returned to the blackboard:

   "Then let me talk about my thinking about the small torch. In fact, my thinking about the small torch is relatively simple. The main thing is that I am from Shaanxi..."

"Um?"

   "...?"

  Zhang Wu and Zhang Yimou looked surprised at the same time.

  Xu Xin didn't think much, and continued:

"Since I was a child, I can often see the pattern of auspicious clouds. Then Director Zhang said that the symbol of our civilization, the four great inventions? Pen, ink, paper and inkstone. I followed the idea of ​​​​the main torch and felt that red is our color. In matching The auspicious cloud pattern, at least I think it is very comfortable to design like this. The auspicious and wishful pattern, and the red color are all symbols that can represent our culture... So, I think it looks like this... It's pretty, so I drew it, that's it Simple."

  Speaking of this, he also seemed to feel that his design concept was too simple, showing a somewhat embarrassed look:

   "At that time... I really didn't think much about it. But... I didn't quite agree with what a teacher said at the time to get a dragon to the top... I thought it was too vulgar, so I just came here. Um... Then I'm going to talk about this one."

  He pointed the pen to the picture of the sundial, his eyes lit up:

"First of all, I think Director Zhang's idea is very good. Time is a concept. It is not a specific and immutable thing or a unit of measurement. I especially like the idea of ​​the ancient sundial, especially the sundial emphasized by Director Zhang. At that time, the lighting in the venue should have the thick feeling of the yellow earth...I really like it! Just thinking about it makes me get goosebumps. But there is one thing I don't agree with...That is true Set up a giant sundial!"

  He shook his head:

"I don't study architecture, but I also understand that the load-bearing issue of the roof must be considered, as well as whether the torch and the sundial will conflict, and the issue of overwhelming the host... After all, we can't really put a sundial on it? When the flame is lit, the audience The lights are on, and everyone can see the holy flame...and of course you can see a big sundial standing there. It's not beautiful!

  But you can’t make a model just like an inflatable castle...it’s too fake. So, my concept is, the sundial, as a feature in the screen. Then... a beam of light hits the sundial from the east, or a beam of light directly appears on the screen and hits the sundial, and then... Swoosh! The whole place is dark! Only the pattern of the sundial is left, and then a line is pulled down from above, representing the time line, whether it is luminous or expressed with... that kind of fireworks, papapapapapapapapapapa... is passed into the ground, and the dim and heavy lights are lit up, The countdown to the opening ceremony begins... I thought this might be more appropriate. "

  Following his description, the people who came in one after another, including the few in front, all had expressions of thought on their faces.

   Think carefully...

   It seems to be the truth.

  The sundial must be huge out of proportion, and it is too small for everyone to see what it is.

  But a big sundial will definitely interfere with other people's sight, and when the time comes to light the fire, people don't know whether to look at the sundial or the torch.

   Maybe even use the sundial as a torch...

   There is indeed some confusion.

  Zhang Wu nodded again:

   "Well, makes sense..."

  This brother suddenly has a tendency to evolve towards Xu Chuan.

   And just when Xu Xin wanted to continue talking about the next picture, Zhang Yimou suddenly heard a sentence:

   "Then what do you think about using time as a symbol and as the main axis to define this opening ceremony?"

"Well…"

  Xu Xin was taken aback.

   showed a thoughtful look.

  However, he thought very fast. In a few seconds, he looked at Zhang Yimou and asked:

   "Director Zhang, is it really possible to condense five thousand years of civilization into one opening ceremony?"

  Zhang Yimou was quite surprised... Obviously he was surprised that this child could define "time" to the country's 5,000-year civilization. But he was not slow to speak, and said:

  "...It's another matter if you can do it or not. Since you agree with the sundial as a time symbol, don't you think it's better to use it to get close to history?"

   "Good is good...but..."

  Xu Xin hesitated for a moment, and decided to tell the truth:

"I think it will be messy! It's not fraternal enough. If I want to really see five thousand years of civilization and be interested in this ancient oriental country, I might as well read books and read history. This is not close to the theme of the Olympic Games. We are It is true to reveal ourselves, but everything should not bypass the big proposition of the Olympic spirit. So, I... think..."

  Looking at those eyes that couldn't reveal any emotion, Xu Xin hesitated again.

   But this hesitation was immediately replaced by another emotion.

  So, his eyes became more and more determined, extremely firm:

"If only 5,000 years of civilization are shown, then this opening ceremony is like...or, at most, just a large-scale stage play. It deviates from the spirit of the Olympics, and I don't know how the audience will react, but at least in the I...I oppose it! Because our country...nation, and even civilization, can express more things!"

   It is not a maverick, nor is it a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.

  The reason why he said this is simple.

   Just wanted to give all my own opinions!

   Help this opening ceremony to meet everyone's expectations to the greatest extent!

  Take the essence and discard the dross.

   Make a choice.

because…

  The interests of the motherland are above all else!

   (Note 1: Some of the names of the characters in the Olympic-related plots must be wrong. As for the reason... Well, it’s enough to understand everything, and I won’t explain it in the future.)

  (end of this chapter)