I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

   Chapter 632 630. Hooked

   While Yang Mi helped him pack his luggage for the publicity run, Xu Xin took Su Meng and drove directly to Xiying Studio.

  With the end of "The Voice", the daytime at Xiying Studio became much quieter without the team led by the "tour guide" to promote Xiying culture.

  In the entire factory area, there is no one else except for some new employees who came this year to clean up and clean up the domestic garbage produced by tourists intentionally or unintentionally.

  Xu Xin came to the front of the office building, and immediately there was a greeting from the cleaning crowd:

   "Director Xu."

   "Hi, Director Xu."

   "Hi, Director Xu."

  Xu Xin nodded politely and walked up the steps step by step.

  The rest of the dubbing of "33 Days" was handed over to Xue Yong, and he only had to come over for review after the dubbing stage was over.

   After entering the office building, he went straight to Qi Lei's office.

   After knocking on the door and entering, I saw Qi Lei who was holding up the phone and talking about something.

   Seeing this, Xu Xin came to sit in front of the sofa and lit a cigarette.

   "Healthy competition, what we make is a movie. It is an art work that enriches the spirit of the broad masses of the people. There is no such thing as transcending or not surpassing."

  Hearing Qi Lei's words, Xu Xin's ears twitched.

  "The prosperity of the film market is something that all filmmakers like to see. It is precisely because of the diversity of Chinese films that a hundred flowers bloom that they have completely enriched the entertainment life of the people. This is the glory of all filmmakers."

"These excellent movies are evidence of the overall rise of Chinese-language movies. Haha, if possible, I hope that 30 excellent movies will be released at the same time every month, so that the audience will have more choices. The market will also enter a virtuous cycle of competition. "

"...Yes, that's right, this is our attitude. Our competition is a healthy competition among film practitioners. More than anyone else, we hope that the film industry will prosper, and that more and more excellent films will drive the development of the entire film industry. Capacity rises."

"Well, of course. There is nothing first in literature, and there is no second in martial arts. In a prosperous age where a hundred schools of thought contend, it is a great thing for each school to show what it has learned. Moreover, directors Chen Kaige and Jiang Wen also came out of our factory. Excellent directors, they are well-known in the world, and they are a business card of Chinese-language films. For "The Hawthorn Tree", they are the pioneers, and the younger generations learn from them. Part of prosperity. Senior and junior, friends, brothers, family.”

   "Well...it's okay, and thank you for the interview."

   "Okay, not only "The Hawthorn Tree", I also hope that "Orphan of Zhao" and "Let the Bullets Fly" will sell well at the box office, and I hope that more and more filmmakers will contribute excellent works to the film market."

"OK, bye."

  The phone hangs up.

   Qi Lei breathed a sigh of relief.

  Looking at Xu Xin who was smoking on the sofa, he said with a smile:

   "Interview with Popular Film Magazine."

  "Popular Film", one of the most professional and authoritative film magazines in China.

  The origin of the "Hundred Flowers Award".

  It has been published for more than 50 years. Monthly film magazine endorsed and inscribed by great men.

  Xu Xin was not surprised that Qi Lei was able to accept this magazine's exclusive interview.

  As he said in the interview, filmmakers are all "brothers", and West Film Studio and "Popular Cinema" are also brothers on some levels.

  State-run.

  So, he made a joke:

   "It seems that I'm still not famous enough, why don't you interview me."

  Qi Lei smiled and waved his hands:

   "In terms of seniority, you can't get in now. Rather than an interview, this is more like a guide than a personal interview."

  Xu Xin naturally understood this truth.

   What he said can be summed up in Mandarin as follows:

"We use the mainstream media to set the tone first and guide out the entire framework of this matter. All media must operate within this framework and cannot cross the line. As public figures, they must play a positive value-oriented role. This is the case with the movie ", and it is also the case with other media that will receive interviews one after another."

   To put it bluntly, I just don’t want the media to exaggerate this incident and cause antagonism.

  That is not acceptable.

  So, the person who came out to interview at this time was Qi Lei, not Xu Xin's personal interview.

   Of course, this is on the surface.

   On the surface, everyone is harmonious.

  But it’s hard to say whether it will secretly knock out the dog’s brain.

  It is true that you are a state-owned factory, and there are related households standing behind me.

  Essentially, the box office and awards are still talking.

  The biggest role of this interview is to prevent the media from fanning the flames and making waves.

   All filmmakers don't play any hype.

  Whoever touches this line will die.

  So, after hearing this, Xu Xin asked:

   "Does this count as a preemptive strike?"

   "It can be counted, but it can't be counted."

  Qi Lei got up, walked to the sofa, sat down and said:

"It's not that we were rude. Chen Kaige and Jiang Wen sometimes met during the film promotion. Our promotion work started after "The Voice" ended... It's enough to save face. In addition, everyone has If you give me face, I will give you face. So... "The Orphan of Zhao" and "Let the Bullets Fly" don't really need to be considered. No matter how high the box office is, it won't have a big impact on us."

   "It's mainly "If You Are the One 2", right?"

  Xu Xin is happy:

   "They're still waiting."

   "No."

  Qi Lei was also happy:

   "Otherwise, why does it show at the same time as you?"

  Although he was smiling, there was no smile in his eyes, instead there was a...

   How should I describe it...

  The down-and-out old Eight Banners look down on the nouveau riche.

  Yes, that's it.

   are exactly the same.

   But the strange thing is that the people in the Beijing circle are the most so-called Eight Banners.

  But Qi Lei is like this at this moment.

"Feng Xiaogang's "Tangshan Earthquake" this year can be regarded as picked up. With this momentum, the Beijing circle is also full of confidence. After you got the Silver Lion, they seem to have reacted... If you don't stop us, we can't do it. Hehe ..."

   This is the first time Qi Lei has shown such emotions in front of Xu Xin.

  In the past, he was always smiling, but today he looked murderous.

  But for Xu Xin, Qi Lei like this is more complete.

  Thinking about it, it's just a group of harmony. After Tian Boss left, I'm afraid it won't be able to restrain the people below.

  While welcoming people with a smile, you must have a knife in your hand.

  Thinking of this, Xu Xin asked:

   "Did Mr. Tian ask you to do this? Or Brother Qi, did you contact me?"

"Mr. Tian went to a meeting. He left early this morning. Starting next year, cable TV will start to iterate. It seems... is it going to be connected to the network signal or something. He wants to fight for the TV station in our factory to be placed in a fixed station. .

   After waiting for a year or two, most people's cable TVs will be iterated, and our channel can be seen all over the country. Originally, I was not sure about this matter, and all TV stations were vying for the spot, but this year, our factory's performance is too good, and we are qualified to go up as the first batch of excellent local stations. So he directly handed over the matter here to me. "

  Hearing this, Xu Xin felt relieved.

  Well, okay.

  The backbone of the second in command is also hard.

   That will do.

  So, he said:

   "I plan to go to "Interview with Yang Lan"."

  Qi Lei was taken aback...

   Immediately frowned:

   "For the "Interview with Yang Lan"...you have to find someone, and there may not be enough time."

   "Not on our side. I'll be there with a phone call."

  Xu Xin said with a smile:

"Simple."

  Hearing this, Qi Lei nodded:

"That's fine... Anyway, our propaganda here is mainly based on city tours, basically nothing has changed. Local stations in major provinces and cities have all greeted each other. The biggest advantage of the theme of "The Hawthorn Tree" is the audience. .Not only the young people market, but also can resonate with the post-60s and post-70s. And this part of the user group happens to be the largest audience in the TV station market... This trip may require you to work hard."

   "It's okay. Stay the same."

  Xu Xin smiled and waved his hand.

   "Don't be afraid of hard work. The enemy has already hit the door of the house. If you don't work hard or risk your life, you won't be able to defend Sabak."

   "..."

  Qi Lei was taken aback.

   Immediately after realizing what "Sabac" is, I can't laugh or cry:

   "I can't react unless you say it... I really haven't heard this word for several years."

   "Which area?"

   "A zone of light, a professional mage."

   "Hahahahaha..."

  …

  Xu Xin's meeting with Qi Lei today actually means very simple.

   Or it was originally a temporary idea.

  The original plan was that after participating in the "The Voice" finals, he, Liu Yifei, and Lin Gou would start to enter the film promotion period.

But when he went to the toilet this morning, he saw the headlines on the front page of the entertainment news. After the so-called "Three Greats Fighting Lu Bu", he felt baffled on the one hand, and wanted to see if there was any new theory in the factory .

  After all... don't care if the media is stalking or not, this "thorn" has already been provoked.

   But it turned out... very good.

  What's the good thing?

   Fortunately, Xiying Studio holds the pen of the mainstream media.

  Mainstream media is the trend, especially in this era of rising Internet media.

  The mainstream media has been endowed with the meaning of "supervising" and "summarizing" information.

  It is used to prevent some harmful information from flooding on the Internet.

  And in this respect... the Beijing circle is a short board.

   It's not that they don't know mainstream media or anything...that's almost impossible. Or to put it on the contrary, people don't necessarily know fewer magazines, newspapers and TV stations than you.

   But this kind of thing involves a legitimate problem.

   Only "brothers" can post messages on this, not private "outsiders".

   Otherwise...

  What do you mean? You, a credible media, are coerced by capital and private companies, and become the mouthpiece of others?

   Then this thing is not quite right.

  So...Qi Lei did nothing wrong with this matter.

   It can be said that it hits the nail on the head.

   Moreover, according to the content of the two people's chats, in the next period of time, the West Film Studio...or "The Hawthorn" that appeared in the mainstream media is to encourage the Chinese film market, not to provoke war or confrontation.

   "If You Are the One" can't do this.

   No matter who you ask, it won't work.

  But Xiying Studio can do it.

   "Point to the point..."

  Standing in front of the office building, he looked up at the rare warm winter sun, and sighed in a low voice.

  The line has been drawn.

   Then everyone is tossing in a limited range... Then how the box office is, it really depends on its own ability.

   Well, I have to talk to Lao Wang.

  I don’t engage in border crossings, and other people shouldn’t falsify my box office.

  Everyone will have a fair and just game.

  No one should fix those silly things.

  Thinking of this, he picked up the phone.

   "Beep beep... hello? Do you still know how to call me?"

  Zhang Wu's laughing voice sounded.

   "Haha, look at what you said."

  Xu Xin began to "cry":

   "Aren't you busy recently? I want to drink with you, but you ignore me."

"Come on this!"

   Zhang Wu on the other end of the phone couldn’t laugh or cry:

   "I was watching you on TV yesterday... Tell me, what do you want from me?"

   "I want to be on "Interview with Yang Lan"."

  Xu Xin didn't hide it, and said directly.

   And Zhang Wu’s feedback is also very simple:

   "Oh, that's easy, when do you want to go?"

   "These two days are the best. I'm going to Magic City in the afternoon to start the movie promotion. This interview must be done before the release of "The Hawthorn Tree."

   "Okay, then I will make arrangements and tell me before you return to Yanjing."

   "Yeah, no problem."

  That's the best way to talk to Zhang Wu.

  Simple and crisp.

   There is no sloppy link at all.

   Talk about something when you have something to say, and hang up when you finish talking.

   After hanging up the phone, Xu Xin turned to Su Meng, who was swiping her phone with her head down, and said:

   "Mengmeng, let's go."

   "Oh, okay...Brother Xu, look."

  Su Meng suddenly handed over the phone.

"What's wrong?"

  Xu Xin took it in a bit of bewilderment, and then saw an ID named "He Jun HJ" just posted a Weibo:

   "Charm, charm, practice you thousands of times!"

  While posting on Weibo, there is also a photo. In the photo, a girl who looks good is wearing a cheongsam and poses in a very elegant and enchanting movement in front of the mirror.

  Seeing this, he asked directly:

   "Which person is this?"

"The fourth one. I saved their Weibo. So far, there are Jiang Jing, Li Xinru, He Jun, and the director Fu Lulu you mentioned, four of them have posted on Weibo. He Jun was the last one to post. Jiang Jing posted the most, including calligraphy, body training, dialect and so on...but basically didn't bring any pictures..."

   "He Jun, is this the first one?"

"Yes, the first one. Everyone else has posted it for more than half a month. The first one was Li Xinru's post on November 12, "Get up early, start training, and prepare for the next movie". She is the most popular because she has acted in "Ugly" "Invincible Woman" is Lin Wudi, so many people are asking her what movie it is...I reckon He Jun should have waited and watched for a while, and only posted it when he saw nothing happened."

  Hearing Su Meng's words, Xu Xin thought for a while and sent Zhang Mo a message:

   "He Jun posted on Weibo, did you see it?"

  Zhang Mo didn't reply.

  Xu Xin didn't wait, and walked home in Su Meng's car.

   And when he was about to get home, his cell phone rang.

  (end of this chapter)