I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 25 025. The difference between art and industry

"You still need to verify the capital? ...Gym capital verification? Are you sure?"

Xu Xin was a little shocked. Looking at this beautiful woman in front of him who was very decent in terms of clothing, appearance and temperament, it was like looking at a mentally ill person.

But after hearing this, the beauty did not feel any discomfort, but said politely:

"It's a sports club, Mr. Xu. We not only have a gym, but also include a series of facilities such as golf courses, health clubs, professional sports rehabilitation centers, etc. These are all free and open to our members. At the same time, we Each coach is internationally certified and has professional instructor qualifications..."

Listening to her gushing about the greatness of the gym, Xu Xin was speechless.

He found out about this place on the Internet last night. It is located above the Xiangjiang Jockey Club building on Jinbao Street next to Shijia Hutong.

So I came here specifically to ask today, and if I think about it, I’ll do it here.

It's close to home anyway.

I have to admit, this place does look quite high-end.

The decoration and the like are far superior to those in my old home.

But in Xu Xin's opinion, it's just that, it's just a gym. No matter how luxurious it is, the equipment that should be used is just that.

So, after he was satisfied with the location, he said he wanted to apply for a card without even listening to the beauty's introduction.

As a result, the other party actually told me that he needed to verify his capital...

The price of annual membership is 100,000.

At first glance, it does sound a bit like being taken advantage of.

But with her introduction, Xu Xin suddenly became interested when he heard about equestrian training, shooting, archery, etc.

gun?

"Can you really shoot?"

"Yes, we have quite a few joint partners, but bullets for shooting training need to be paid separately. The price of a bullet has just been raised this year. The price is based on the imported and domestic bullets, as well as the models of different firearms. The price is between Prices range from five yuan to thirty yuan a round.”

"Get a card!"

Before she could finish speaking, Xu Ershao, who was interested, took out the gold card in his bag.

What follows is a series of processes that Xu Xin is not interested in watching.

For example, they only need to make a phone call, hold Xu Xin's bank card and chat on the phone for a few words to complete the capital verification. For example, they can claim clothing from some big-name fitness brands in the professional sports field that Xu Xin has never heard of.

He only remembered the phone number of the beautiful woman who applied for his card. After understanding that she would be his personal consultant for any needs he had in the future, he began to choose a personal trainer.

I picked the most pleasing female coach named "Yufei".

It is said that he won the Classical Award in some international competition, and his muscles are quite scary.

At the same time, he turned out to be a famous yoga teacher...

The courses are also very expensive, costing more than a thousand per class.

It doesn't matter.

After getting to know him for a while and leaving his phone number, Mr. Xu Er decided not to leave today.

Start practicing directly.

In the early morning, he finally felt the sourness of coach Yu Fei.

To be honest, whether it's exercise courses or things like nutritional intake and fitness plans, they are much more professional than Brother Sun.

This money is well spent.

…

At noon, Xu Xin walked out of the gym after eating a specially provided fitness meal and enjoying a relaxing massage with essential oils.

I drove to the car market.

As a result, they did not open the door.

After a wasted trip, he didn't look for a place to relax. Instead, he returned home and started looking for movies to watch.

Mainly because my calves are a little sore.

I can't bear it anymore.

In the evening, he went to the gym again.

Not for anything else, just for that fitness meal.

It's not that he doesn't have money to hire a nanny and chef, but he's going home for the New Year right now, so where can he go to trouble people?

Plus I don’t know how to cook.

So since you want to exercise, just come up with an attitude.

After eating, it was getting dark, and his body was instinctively restless.

But under the influence of meditation, the first yoga lesson I learned in the morning, everything became invisible.

Read a book and sleep.

Then, at noon on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, Yu Zhen looked at herself, a student with a completely new outlook on life, and had no special feelings.

I just feel like...my vacation seems to be over.

…

"Well……"

In the dimly lit screening room, Yu Zhen and her husband Wang Wenyu saw the taxi fading away on the screen. As the film finished playing, the couple looked at each other.

Yu Zhen was actually quite surprised.

Although the film has not been edited yet, as a director, she naturally has the ability to combine the necessary content from countless films into a whole.

After going through all the plot in her mind, she nodded:

"Xu Xin, this film... even if there is no editing now, I can give you a score of... 70 points."

Xu Xin frowned:

"So low?"

"Is this still low?"

Yu Zhen raised her eyebrows:

"Then what score do you think it should be?"

"Well……"

After thinking about it, Xu Xin decided to be modest:

"9...95 points."

"This child..."

Opening the door of the room where her parents lived as a screening room, she took a look at her daughter who was still doing homework in her room. After making sure that her precious daughter was not lazy, Yu Zhen said:

"Actually, I can understand your mood. I remember... when I made a movie for the first time, I also thought that the movie I made was the best in the world. After all, it is my own child~ So I can understand, but the fact is, Although your film's script concept, concept, and the core that makes my eyes shine are enough to prove your literary talent. But you have to know that a good script requires a good director. And we as The meaning of a director is to transform an artistic conception that can only be attached to words into the most straightforward screen image and present it to the audience."

"So...thank you, Master."

Just as he was about to speak, Wang Wenyu, who was not a film practitioner, handed him a glass of water. Xu Xin quickly thanked him.

Then he asked:

"Teacher Yu, what's wrong with my film? I think it's perfect. Whether it's the scene structure, the lens language... could it be the acting?"

"On the one hand."

Sitting on the sofa, Yu Zhen nodded:

"As far as a student is concerned, your performance is actually perfect. Even if you hadn't lost a lot of professional knowledge in the first half of the semester..."

"Teacher Yu, don't worry, I will definitely study hard this period."

"Yeah, I know, I can see that."

Seeing the light in her student's eyes, Yu Zhen naturally couldn't believe it.

But that’s actually what being a role model is.

Although she knew that some words would shock the student, in order to point him in the right direction, she still said:

"Acting is a deduction. But for you students, it's enough. Regardless of whether you have lines or not, your performance can actually give you a passing score..."

"What if it's not a student?"

Seeing the desire to win in her students' eyes, Yu Zhen understood...

This kid is pretty cool.

After thinking for a while, she asked:

"Do you want to be a director or an actor?"

"Of course it's the director... Although I acted in this drama myself, I still like to stand behind the scenes. Mainly because it feels uncomfortable to go back and check one after the other."

"Well... you don't actually need to pay too much attention to the acting skills. You can just follow the course. When you are a sophomore, there will naturally be a class to teach you how to identify an actor's acting skills. If I tell you now, it will mislead you. How? ?”

"……good."

"Then let's talk about what I think is wrong with this script."

Under Xu Xin's subconscious action of sitting up straight, Yu Zhen said:

"Again, for someone who has just started school for half a semester... or who hasn't studied hard for half a semester, your sensitivity to the language of the camera is enough to prove your talent. However, if you slow down this film Look, you will actually find that many shots are very messy."

"...Messy?"

"Yes."

Yu Zhen picked up a notebook on the coffee table.

The book is blank.

And she picked up the pen and drew a dot on the blank paper.

black spots.

Very eye-catching on white paper.

"Tell me, what did you see?"

"Black spot."

"Right? Even if the black dot occupies less than one percent of the paper, you still see it."

Hearing this, Xu Xin frowned.

"what do you mean……"

“Have you ever wondered whether movies are static art or dynamic art?”

"Kinematic art, of course."

"Yes, then do you think there is static beauty in its dynamics?"

"Of course."

"See, that's the problem."

The tip of her pen touched the paper:

"This piece of paper is your screen. It is dynamic. And this point is static. It may not be much, but you can remember it at a glance. And this is the flaw of your film. First of all, you used a follow-up shooting method. Although the lens tried hard to be calm, in essence, your stillness was not good enough...or almost non-existent.

And as you said just now, the shooting of your movie was very smooth, with ten minutes of footage shot in just a few hours. Is it fast? definitely. But have you ever thought that the reason why you feel the filming goes smoothly is because the lens language in the film matches your thoughts? Or, through countless shooting details, a series of links such as acting, camera, lighting, picture, etc., through them, you can interpret the shots you need smoothly? "

"..."

Xu Xin's brows furrowed more and more tightly.

After thinking for a moment, he asked:

"You mean... it feels right... but... it's just because I think this shot is in line with my inner feelings, so it's qualified. It's not that every aspect of things like lighting and actors' acting skills is up to standard. All meet my requirements, so that quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, and interpret it into the style in my mind?"

Although his words are a bit convoluted, the actual meaning is very simple.

The former is: If you shoot according to my ideas, then there will be no problem.

The latter is: if this is qualified, the next one will be qualified, and the next one will also be qualified. Countless qualifications formed an absolutely solid support point and built the "no problem" he wanted.

The two sound similar at first glance.

But in fact... it's like Ferrari and Chery QQ.

They are both cars, but one is a work of art and the other is an industrial commodity.

The difference is huge.

After hearing this, Yu Zhen showed a satisfied look and nodded:

"Xu Xin..."

"?"

Looking at the doubtful look in her disciple's eyes, she spoke earnestly, with eyes full of expectation:

"Promise teacher, study hard. Start from the former and try to become the latter, okay?"