I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

  Chapter 97 095. Put the meat in the pot

   "Old...teacher."

   While Yang Mi was reading the script while Gong Li was vomiting, she suddenly heard a timid voice.

  Hearing this, she raised her head and saw a nervous face.

   It was two people who came.

  The two court ladies behind him.

  Yang Mi nodded, subconsciously got up:

   "Hello, what's the matter?"

   "...thank you just now."

  Zhao Liying hesitated for a moment, and bowed to Yang Mi.

  Because of the broken sour plum soup just now, Director Liu asked him to take a break.

   After walking to the corner, Zhao Liying "complained" to Zhang Jiao:

   "Hey, I was too nervous just now... Fortunately, the director didn't care..."

  But Zhang Jiao shook her head:

   "We have to thank others."

  Zhao Liying was taken aback, and asked:

   "You mean that girl?"

"right."

  Zhang Jiao nodded:

   "She reminded us just now. If it weren't for the two "go" and the line yelled in advance, if we make mistakes again, we will definitely be replaced by the director."

"…Um."

  After thinking about it, and realizing that it was indeed the truth, Zhao Liying nodded... Then she took her friend to thank her.

  After hearing what the two said, Yang Mi shook her head:

   "It's okay, come on, I'll continue reading the script."

   After she finished speaking, she sat down again, lowered her head and continued to figure out for a while how to handle her expression in close-ups.

  Thanks from these two...she doesn't really care.

   Or there is no need to care.

   It's not that she is superior to others, but that she doesn't care.

   Those two openings were indeed intentional.

  I want to give a hint to the people behind.

   But the more reason is that I don’t want to play my first play, and I have bumps and bumps because of other people’s reasons.

  Even if it’s a group performance, it won’t work.

   It's about making a good impression on everyone.

  So...it’s unnecessary to say thank you or not.

  She is also doing it for her own good.

  Seeing her attentive appearance, Zhang Jiao and Zhao Liying were very sensible and didn't say much, and silently stepped aside.

  At this moment, Xu Xin walked over.

"Eh."

   Upon hearing this movement, Yang Mi raised her head.

  Compared to the calmness just now, the smile on her face is much more comfortable now.

"What's the matter?"

   "..."

  Xu Xin looked away from her, squatted beside her, and said:

   "Really dedicated."

   "No, it's okay...this is what I should do."

   "..."

  Xu Xin's mouth twitched, and he rolled his eyes speechlessly:

   "I said Teacher Gong Li."

"Well…"

  Yang Mi's expression froze.

   Then he stomped his feet speechlessly:

   "Why are you so annoying!"

  The two girls next to her looked at that coquettish look, and were taken aback for a while.

   Especially Zhao Liying.

  The director Xu in front of her has already become hooked with "dogs" in her eyes.

   Not that he is a dog.

   It's the face that changes so fast.

  In her hometown, this kind of change is very fast. People who are breezy in one second and thunderous in the next will be called "dog faces".

  伱 has a dog face.

  It means that this person changes his face very quickly.

  No insult intended, pure fear...

   I'm afraid Director Xu will suddenly change his face after hearing the words of this "Mimi Teacher"...

  Unfortunately, she was delusional.

  Xu Xin just chuckled lightly:

"ha."

   went on to say:

"I went to see Teacher Gong Li with Director Zhang just now... Didn't the sour plum soup go bad? Teacher Gong vomited there. The makeup artist wanted to touch up the makeup, but she refused to let her look more natural. Director Zhang asked her to rest, She said that this state is more suitable for the queen who just got sick... tsk tsk."

   The chuckle turned into emotion:

   "Actors of the older generation... can really endure hardships, they are so dedicated."

"Um."

  Yang Mi nodded:

   "It's true... I can actually endure hardships, but I prefer sour ones."

   "..."

  Xu Xin rolled his eyes angrily, and stood up:

   "I'll get you vinegar for the pork rib soup at noon. If you don't drink half a bottle, I'll put on shoes for you in the afternoon."

   "Hey~ wear it, wear it now~"

  Seeing the girl's smiling face, Xu Xin shook his head amusedly:

   "Come on later, the two scenes just now were well handled."

"Um."

  Yang Mi lowered her head again.

   And Xu Xin got up and walked back to Zhang Yimou.

   aside.

  Zhao Liying and Zhang Jiao looked at each other...

  No one said anything.

  …

   Continue shooting.

   Tell the truth.

   After watching the close-up shots of Yang Mi and Gong Li, Xu Xin was really pleasantly surprised.

   This girl's condition is really good.

  If the audition last night, eight Jay Chou is the ceiling, then today such a scene with Gong Li...

  Gong Li naturally needless to say.

   There are golden sweat beads on the temples on the forehead, and the somewhat pale complexion on the face, matching that kind of micro-expression...

  She is a movie queen, so it's not a problem at all.

   And Yang Mi gave him a lot of surprises.

  The kind of "little dissatisfaction", "little contempt", and "little care" are just right.

  Ten Jay Chou leaned in.

  The first scene of serving medicine ended perfectly.

   Followed by the second scene.

  The crew moved to the medicated dining room.

  The emperor played by Zhou Renfa appears...

  …

   Zhang Yimou will start making up the scene that was delayed because of "Jiang Chan".

  Not to mention, the shooting this morning was pretty smooth.

  Fa Ge and Gong Li are evenly matched, neither one is worse than the other.

  Seeing Xu Xin was quite enjoyable.

  The timeline of the script of "Golden Armor" is actually only a few days.

  The time of "Yinshi, Shenshi, Sishi" in the scene is equivalent to helping the audience understand the timeline crossed.

  Every time Jiang Chan appeared, she appeared at the exact time.

  The same is true in the pharmacy.

   But this scene basically has nothing to do with her.

   is the "struggle" between the emperor and the queen.

  The two movie kings and actresses, put together a couple who seem to be in harmony with each other, but who hate to the bone but still pretend to be a pose... through micro-expressions and small movements, it is vividly revealed.

   After two scenes were filmed, the whole morning passed like this.

  Gong Li didn't lie.

  She was firing on all cylinders.

   The progress is frighteningly fast.

  Xu Xin reckons...at this rate, the filming of the scene may be over in less than a month.

To know…

  This is a movie...

   Tsk tsk.

  Thinking of this, his eyes were filled with emotion.

   Until a piece of braised fish landed on top of his rice.

   "Eat it, I'll eat the half of the small thorn, and the rest is the big thorn."

  Yang Mi said after taking a sip of the meal.

   "Really, Director Zhang's box lunch is much more delicious than "Sculpture of God"... "Sculpture of God" is chicken legs and duck legs with fluff on top...I didn't expect to eat braised fish here."

  Xu Xin took a look at the fish in her lunch box, and casually put the cut marinated egg in her hands:

   "Tonight is a lingering scene with Liu Ye, are you nervous?"

"…nervous."

  The girl glanced at him first, then nodded:

   "I'm afraid I'll be shy..."

   "Actually, it's not as complicated as you think. There are no intimate shots, but when you come out of the bed curtain, you wear less clothes."

   "..."

  Yang Mi glanced at him again...

   This time I looked more seriously than before.

   After a while, she responded:

   "Well...but I think Mr. Liu Ye...is not very easy to get in touch with."

   "He's into the show. He's an experientialist..."

"…ah?"

   Now, she was really surprised:

   "Experience school?"

   "That's right, the patriarch is chasing after the meal. A guy who sets templates like you is so talented that I don't know where he is."

   "...annoying, bring it here, I won't eat it for you!"

   Angrily, she took back the half fish that Xu Xin had just caught, and the girl pouted:

   "Experience school is amazing! It is easy to get depressed... If I am also experience school, what should I do if I get depression?"

   "Go and watch Guo Degang's cross talk."

   "..."

  Yang Mi was even more speechless.

  If depression is really so curable, it can be cured by listening to a cross talk, then it can't be called a disease.

   "Oops you stole my fish!"

   "What is your fish, you just gave it to me! You stole it from me! You also stole my eggs!"

"oops…"

  The noise of the two attracted the attention of the surrounding people.

  But after looking at it twice, they turned their heads again.

Hi.

  This thing...

  Who has never been young?

right.

  …

   After lunch, Zhang Wu found Xu Xin:

   "Xiao Xu."

   "Director Zhang, what's wrong?"

  Xu Xin stood up.

   "You come back with me, the person I found for you who knows how to invest has arrived, you two meet."

   "Huh? Okay."

  Xu Xin nodded, glanced at Yang Mi next to him, and seeing her nodding, he didn't say any more, and walked out with Zhang Wu.

   "Director Zhang, this... is there anything I need to pay attention to?"

   "No. It's not that many things. The person who came today is the daughter of my old comrade-in-arms, and Lao Shang also knows her. You are actually about the same age, she is older than you."

"…ah?"

  Xu Xin was taken aback:

   "A young man?"

  Hearing this, Zhang Wu thought that Xu Xin was afraid that his work would be unreliable, so he asked with a smile:

   "Do you know the company Vivendi?"

"never heard of that."

"It is a well-known entertainment group in France. After the daughter of my old comrade-in-arms went to study in France, she applied for a job in the film and television investment department there. Originally, this child's future is quite bright... But my old comrade-in-arms There is only this girl in the family, and the girl is almost thirty years old and still floating outside...that place abroad...how should I put it."

  The two got into a commercial vehicle of the film crew.

"France is a strange place. There are strikes every day. It's not the same every year... No, last year there was a strike in the actor industry. When her father heard about it, he immediately asked his daughter to resign and come back. At first, this girl didn't agree. In the end, her father went directly to Paris and was "detained" by someone. When he came back, he would not let him go, saying that he would develop in China. He wanted her to take an exam, but this girl is also stubborn. You asked me to come back, but I would not Come back. Even if you **** me back, I will not follow your wishes. If you ask me to go on a blind date, I will go on a trip, and if you ask me to take an exam, I will have to start my own business..."

   "..."

  People haven't seen it yet.

   But from Zhang Wu's mouth, Xu Xin already understood that this person is probably a thorn...

   And Zhang Wu also seemed to feel that what he said was wrong, so he quickly waved his hand:

"Don't think too much, I'm not saying that this kid has a problem with his ability. On the contrary, this kid's business level is nothing to say. The few projects that participated in the investment decision-making in France were not bad. But after returning to China... Sigh, young people like freedom. Why doesn’t her father listen to her arrangement, it’s not enough for me, an old comrade-in-arms, to worry about it. I think you two should hit it off..."

   "Meaning we're both headstrong?"

  Xu Xin was speechless, and handed Zhang Wu a cigarette in a funny way, saying:

   "Then can people listen to me?"

   "Let's talk...Xiao Xu, I still believe in your ability. Young people get in touch with each other more, and more friends have more paths."

   Zhang Wu seemed to have deep meaning and said.

   Xu Xin blinked twice, then nodded:

"Understood."

"Well, you young people are easy to communicate with. What's more...Lao Shang is my old classmate and comrade-in-arms, and so is he. Get in touch with me more. I'm standing here. At least I can give her dad a reassurance. Your side things are not delayed."

   "Understood, Director Zhang."

  Seeing Xu Xin's clear look, Zhang Wu also nodded in satisfaction:

   "Well, that's fine. I won't be involved in a while, and you can handle other things yourself. Don't worry, with me here, people are absolutely reliable."

   "Hey, come on."

  Xu Xin nodded to express his understanding.

   Director Zhang has said so, the meaning is actually very obvious.

  Shang Jing has friendship with Director Zhang, and the father of this strange "friend" who can help him invest also has friendship with Director Zhang.

  Because of my own investment, both parties have friendship, and then it will be easy to talk.

  At least, if everyone fails to make a deal, benevolence and righteousness can still exist.

  At the same time... the phrase "make friends" is actually saying to myself:

   "She is trustworthy, and she is sure to make friends."

   But for Zhang Wu to say this sentence... the things behind it are worth weighing for Xu Xin. Although he didn't know if this was what Director Zhang wanted to convey, but the current attitude was indeed that of "good meat rots in the pot".

  He understands this.

   Then have a good chat.

   Thousands, not many.

   Many friends are many paths.

  This time the investment was entrusted to the other party. Regardless of whether "Wulin Biography" lost money or not, at least Dao Zhang, Dao Shang, and that "friend" gave enough face to buy the horse bone.

   Director Zhang should mean this, right?

  …

  Cafe, Zhang Wu just entered, looked around, and identified a person.

   laughed and shouted:

   "Ink ink."

  Xu Xin followed the direction he was looking, and saw a girl with short parted hair, a big earring on the exposed ear, and a formal-looking professional suit...or sister.

  Aged around twenty-seven or eight?

  Stylish mature body.

  She doesn't look pretty with makeup on, but she's definitely not ugly either.

  A sister who looks sassy.

   "Uncle Zhang."

  The elder sister stood up, stepped on her high heels and got out of the seat, then shouted politely and respectfully.

   "Good guy, it's really changed."

  Zhang Wu walked forward with a smile, said hello and said:

   "How did you cut your hair?"

   “…long hair is too difficult to manage.”

  Hearing this, Zhang Wu shook his head slightly:

   "No wonder your dad got so angry... What will you do when you get married like this?"

  Unexpectedly, this sister didn't answer the conversation at all, but looked at Xu Xin behind him.

   Obviously don't want to answer this question.

   Seeing this, Zhang Wu didn't continue to ask, and turned to say:

   "He is Xu Xin, did your father tell you the specific things?"

   "Say it, Uncle Zhang. Then... shall we chat?"

"Um."

  Zhang Wu had no opinion, so he nodded:

   "Xiao Xu, this is Liu Momo, Wen Dao Liu, the ink of ink. Just call me sister."

   "Well, hello, Sister Mo."

  Xu Xin greeted politely.

   And Liu Momo obviously knew him, and extended his hand politely:

   "Hello, Xu Xin, I'm Liu Momo."

   "Okay, then you two talk, Momo, is the room ready? I'll take you to the set in the afternoon to have a look. Let's have dinner together in the evening and leave tomorrow."

  Hearing what Zhang Wu said, Liu Momo nodded:

   "Okay, Uncle Zhang."

   "Well, let's chat."

  Zhang Wu waved goodbye.

  Xu Xin sat across from these sassy-looking sisters.

"What to drink?"

   she asked.

   "A pot of Longjing."

  Xu Xin said something to the waiter who rushed over, and at the same time gave his room card:

   "Calculated together."

  Liu Momo has a pot of coffee over there.

  The waiter nodded and left.

  Xu Xin cut straight to the point:

   "Sister Mo, I want to invest in Director Shang's movie, do you understand?"

   "Well, but I don't recommend you vote."

   "...?"

  Xu Xin was speechless for a moment.

   I didn’t expect it to be so straightforward…

   Seeing his strange expression, Liu Momo continued to shake his head, shaking the big earring and said:

"Costume, chapters, and sitcoms. These three elements, no matter what I think, are a disaster when they are put together. Therefore, I don't recommend you to vote. You have a high risk of losing money, and even... you are doomed to lose everything." Not too much."

   "..."

  Hearing this, Xu Xin became interested instead.

   Not referring to her pessimistic attitude towards "Wulin Biography", but...

   "In that case, why did you come, Sister Mo?"

   "Because I heard you funded it personally."

"so?"

   Facing Xu Xin's question, Liu Momo didn't hide it, and said directly:

"I want to set up an investment company of my own, and I need investors. One that doesn't need to look at my father's face to agree to invest, and doesn't need so many shareholders to do their best to squeeze and restrict, single horizontal decision-making, flattening The company I manage. And some of the investors I know either have a different purpose, enter the entertainment industry for another purpose...or some want to use my springboard to go to my father... Understand?"

"Well…"

  Suddenly, Xu Xin felt that Director Zhang hadn't told him the truth.

  What is the background of this sister's father?

   It seems to be more exaggerated than the subtext in Zhang Dao's words.

   After thinking about it, he tentatively asked:

   "So, you want to build your own business?"

   "Yes, the kind that is completely separated from my family and relies purely on my own efforts."

   "..."

   There is no reason, he thinks this sister is quite hypocritical.

   But he still nodded:

   "So, this is the main purpose of your coming to see me?"

   "Yes... On the one hand, I want to see what kind of individual investor Uncle Zhang admires. On the other hand, I want to impress you with my sincerity and let you get back this investment."

   Liu Momo seriously shook his head:

   "It's really not worth the ten million. And if you choose to trust me..."

  She mentioned the briefcase:

"I still have a few projects that I focused on when I was at Vivendi. Their investment is also not much, but I think every story is very good. But until you explicitly reject "Wulin Biography", I can't Show it to you, because that would make it look like I have ulterior motives."

   Not to mention, as soon as her words appeared, Xu Xin's impression of her improved a lot.

  Although he thought the other party was hypocritical just now, he now sees his shadow in her.

  Although he doesn't quite agree with the other party's choice of "I want independence, I want freedom"...Think about it, you are the only child in the family, and the parents work hard for you?

  But now you have to rebelliously choose to go out of the house, completely eliminate the "connection" with the family, and achieve your own career.

   In Xu Xin's view, this is not very understandable.

  Because this reminded him of Xu Miao's dream of being a train driver.

  Dad said at the meal before he left that he was sorry for Big Brother. And the eldest brother also chose to sacrifice his dream, and helped his father manage the company after returning...thus fulfilling Xu Xin himself.

  Since dad said the words "Three golds, then don't come back" to allow himself to develop outside, he has become exactly the same as the sister in front of him.

   On his side, Xu Miao sacrificed his dream and made himself a younger brother.

   On the other side, they also chose to "escape" their original family and develop independently.

  Essentially, the two are almost the same.

   And thinking about what Director Zhang said just now... the father of the other party should think very simple.

  My daughter is too far away, it is inconvenient to go abroad.

   So gotta come back.

  After coming back... the daughter wants to start a business, and the old father will definitely support it whether he is willing or not.

  But the daughter knew very clearly what she was thinking... What she was looking for must not be an investor who wanted to use herself as a springboard to get close to her father.

  That would bring trouble to my father.

  So, it's not that she's hypocritical.

   Rather she was sober.

   On the one hand, he wants to have his own business, but on the other hand, after experiencing his father's good intentions, he knows how to sympathize with each other.

   Is that what it means?

  Thinking of this, he suddenly asked:

   "So, you don't want to trouble your...your father, do you?"

   "!?"

   Now it was Liu Momo's turn to show surprise.

  She seemed surprised why the other party would understand this, and she was a little unsure...

   After thinking about it, she chose a question with some logical traps:

"How did you know?"

  If Zhang Wu said it, then this matter will be discussed elsewhere.

   But it shouldn't feel like it to her.

  So she wanted to trick the other party.

  Xu Xin did not hide it, and said directly:

  “Because I have an older brother who wanted to be a train driver, but had to return home after graduation to help my dad manage the family business.”

"Well…"

   It can be seen that Liu Momo didn't understand.

   Or I can’t figure it out... Is there any inevitable connection between my brother who wants to be a train driver and himself.

  But Xu Xin didn't intend to explain, but asked directly:

   "Sister Mo, have you read the script of "Wulin Biography"?"

"Seen."

  Liu Momo nodded, then rummaged through her bag and took out a document:

"This is my investment estimate, and a combination of recent sitcom ratings, market prospects, and audience reputation on the Internet in recent years, such as "Family with Children", "The Story of the Cooking Class", and "I Love My Family" Waiting for the report, you can read it. I really don’t recommend you to vote for the drama "Wulin Biography."

  Xu Xin didn't speak.

   After taking the file and opening it, I saw a directory:

  1. Sitcom market analysis

  2. Survey on Derivative Products, Copyright, Advertising Revenue and Profit of "Family with Children"

  3, "The Story of the Cooking Class", "Urban Men and Women", "Health Express" return on investment

  4, Forecast of "Wulin Biography"

  5, Summary

  This document is about seven or eight pages.

   And when Xu Xin saw the "summary", he didn't even need to turn it over. The final summary must be "not recommended for investment".

   I have to mention...

  He probably flipped through the information, and from the ratings charts, various trend charts, tables and the like in it, as well as the dense handwriting, he could understand that the other party really worked hard.

   After thinking about it, he continued to ask:

   "What do you think of the story of "Wulin Biography"?"

   "The story isn't bad."

   "But you still don't recommend me to vote?"

"Yes."

   "Is that so..."

   After thinking about it, he shook his head:

   "That's a pity. I still decided to invest in it. It seems that we can't reach a cooperation."

   "..."

   Liu Momo was startled.

   subconsciously asked:

"Why?"

"…what why?"

   "Would you... want to take a closer look at this document of mine? After reading it, you will understand that there are reasons why so many investors rejected him."

"I know."

  Xu Xin nodded:

   "I will read this information, and I will read it carefully, because it is obviously the result of your hard work, and I have no reason to ignore the value of your labor."

   "Then why do you still vote?"

   Liu Momo looked more and more puzzled.

   Now Xu Xin is happy:

   "Ha. Because I said ah, I like the story of it."

   "..."

  A trace of absurdity inevitably appeared on Liu Momo's face:

   "Just like it? Is this a reason? Just because I like it, it costs more than 10 million?"

"if not?"

  Xu Xin gave her a very strange look.

   "That's ten million!"

   "Yeah."

  Seeing that her tone became more and more ridiculous, Xu Xin nodded, and then asked in a tone of "you are so strange":

"is it a lot?"

   "..."

   At a speed visible to the naked eye, the corners of Liu Momo's eyes began to twitch non-stop...

   This made Xu Xin even more curious.

   According to speculation, this father should have a lot of energy.

  You can see her cautious attitude... and because of the tens of millions, she can't control her facial features...

  However, it seems like "I have never seen money".

  Could it be...

   Subconsciously, Xu Xin was in awe.

  But he didn't dare to think carefully, and there was no need to think carefully.

  Because if his guess is true, then her father is really worthy of respect. And if it's some other reason...then he doesn't need to inquire.

  Didn’t Director Zhang say that there are many friends and many paths.

   What's more, it is really rare for her to have such a clear understanding.

  Thinking of this, he pressed the evaluation report in his hand on the table and said:

   "It seems that we are destined to fail to reach an agreement on the matter of "Wulin Biography", so let's talk about other things. For example... Sister Mo, how much start-up capital do you need?"

  Looking at Liu Momo, who was a little depressed, Xu Xin asked with a smile.

  Didn’t Director Zhang say that?

  Put the meat in the pot.

  Since the soup is not enough, you don't mind if I add an extra ladle of water, right?

  (end of this chapter)