I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 48 048. "Blind Shaft"?

In the two afternoon classes, Xu Xin didn't even lift his butt.

After the class ended at around 4 p.m., Qi Lei and Zhang Jianfan, the boss of a dormitory, helped him out of the school.

Then...the long-lost foursome from the dormitory ate the 300-yuan three-juice stew at Huang Jihuang in front of the school.

Then, Zhang Jianfan and Chu Guo, the third child, asked him to go back to the dormitory and stay one night.

Anyway, tomorrow is the weekend and there are no classes, so my brothers can at least take care of him.

But Xu Xin refused.

He planned to go see Teacher Yu tomorrow. If he left school, he would have to drive home to pick up the gift, which was not convenient.

So, Qi Lei and Chu Guo helped him get into the taxi again.

After returning home, the taxi driver kindly helped him out of the car before leaving.

After returning home with difficulty, Xu Xin sat in the study and watched as during this Spring Festival, after his father gave gifts, the other party didn’t know whether the gifts in return were true or false, but half a table was piled with antique calligraphy and paintings... He gave up the invitation. Nanny impulse.

No, I can’t believe it.

Then, he dialed Yu Zhen’s phone number:

"Hey, Teacher Yu, are you busy right now?"

"Well, you're not busy. What's wrong?"

Yu Zhen seemed to be spending time with her children, and she could hear the sounds of fighting.

Seeing this, Xu Xin also made a long story short:

"Is it okay for me to come see you tomorrow afternoon?... Let's have a meal."

"Hahaha, do you have anything to talk to the teacher about?"

Listening to the other party's hearty laughter, Xu Xin breathed a sigh of relief and nodded:

"Well, I have a dilemma. I don't know who to turn to, so I can only turn to you, Teacher Yu."

"Then come over. It just so happens that Xinxin wants to eat dumplings tomorrow. Let's make dumplings to eat."

"Hey, okay. Then Teacher Yu...see you tomorrow."

"Well, hung up."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xin let out a long sigh of relief.

I felt at ease.

Then I opened my laptop again... but after facing WORD, my mind was still blank. I sat there blankly for almost an hour, and finally got up helplessly and walked to the storage room at home.

Turn on the lights.

A wide range of gifts.

There are all kinds.

Giving gifts... is a skill.

Xu Xin has seen a lot of things given to him at his father's house, regardless of the relationship or level.

After thinking about it, he dug out two bottles of Feitian Moutai of unknown age in the storage room, and dug out a wooden box.

Inside the wooden box are two Mouton trees of the Millennium vintage.

There is no need to judge whether this red wine or Feitian is worth more.

As the saying goes, dumplings are like wine, the more you drink, the better.

Last time I was at Teacher Yu's house, I saw that the wine cabinet the two of them were fighting was a little empty, so it would be a good idea to give it as a gift.

Wiping the dust with a rag, he carried the box with some difficulty and put it in the study. He dragged his feeble steps directly towards the bedroom.

…

Saturday, noon.

Although the aftereffects of over-exercising are still ongoing, at least my legs can walk today.

He took out beef and broccoli from the refrigerator and cooked them casually. After eating a meal, Xu Xin saw that the time was almost up and set off with the gift.

Soon he arrived at Yu Zhen's house. After the other party opened the door, Xu Xin immediately handed over the wine:

"Teacher Yu, here it is."

"ah?"

Yu Zhen really didn't expect that she, a student, would bring gifts.

Then after seeing the iconic Moutai packaging, I was even more speechless:

"Why did you bring a gift?"

"You can't come empty-handed. I just want to give Master a taste."

Xu Xin's words were polite and thoughtful, but Yu Zhen still couldn't laugh or cry:

"How many times have I told you, you are a student, don't bring those outside things to school..."

"Isn't this your home?"

Xu Xin shook his head and forcibly placed the wine on the dining table at the door:

"Why don't you just accept it...why don't I not give it away next time?"

"You kid..."

Yu Zhen was really helpless, but she no longer refused.

Instead, he placed the four wine boxes in the corner against the wall and pointed to the aluminum basin placed on the table:

"Can you roll dough?"

"Won't……"

"...can you take care of it?"

"Uh... no."

"..."

Yu Zhen's mouth twitched, completely helpless:

"Then why are you here? The last time I heard you talk about your sour soup dumplings, you were very clear about it, but it turns out you don't know anything about it?"

"This... does it count if you can eat it?"

Xu Xin said cheerfully, but in exchange for Yu Zhen's increasingly speechless gaze:

"Okay, then you can help me."

"Um... just you?"

"Yes, your master went on a business trip and came back tonight. Xinxin went to a classmate's house in the morning, and your master will pick her up and come back with her in the afternoon."

"Oh~~Then I'll wash my hands first."

"Um."

Soon, Xu Xin, who had washed his hands, sat at the dining table and helped Yu Zhen take out the noodles.

And Yu Zhen said while rolling out the dough skillfully:

"Do you have a problem with me?"

"have."

"Tell me, what's wrong? About "Not Drunk"?"

"No, just..."

Xu Xin hesitated for a moment before asking:

"Teacher Yu, I have a story in my mind, but I don't know how to create a script. What should I do?"

"Well……"

Yu Zhen stopped rolling her dough, turned to look at her student, who really looked like a treasure from the sea, and asked in surprise:

"You want to work on a script?"

"right."

Xu Xin nodded.

"Or a short film?"

"No, movie script!"

"..."

This time, Yu Zhen was really surprised.

This is my freshman year.

You are still a director...

Are you going to write your own movie script?

She never felt that she was not capable enough as a student.

Because the script "Not Drunk" is just a small holiday assignment, but as the saying goes, you can see the whole thing with a glimpse. Through the layout and shooting of those few rooms, I saw that I, a student, was not marked on the script, but After what has been shown, Yu Zhen also admitted that... he is qualified to write... and has the ability to write a good script.

What the other party lacks is just the theoretical knowledge and shooting experience that can support him in his journey as a director.

Therefore, Yu Zhen didn't think Xu Xin was not capable enough.

But curious...

"what story?"

"...If I knew how to summarize this story for you, I would write it directly. To be honest, Teacher Yu, this story... was told to me by my dad, and it just... happened to my dad's friend. Then I got inspiration, and I thought this story was pretty good, and I wanted to shoot it. But I had this story in my mind, but I didn’t know how to describe it, how to write it, or how to tell it to you...

I can only tell you that this story happened in the northwest, and then... a mine boss killed a shepherd boy and buried him, thinking that everything was fine, but the body of the shepherd boy was discovered again. Finally, I found this mine boss and arrested him... That's this story. Combined with some experiences I saw... or heard when I was a child, I wanted to... write about the coal bosses in my hometown and some of our kind. The story of the man who got the first pot of gold from coal mine land acquisition..."

"..."

At this time, Yu Zhen's brows really wrinkled.

After thinking for a while, she asked:

"The story of the Great Northwest? Or is it related to coal mines?... Something like "The Blind Shaft"?"

"...Blind shaft? Small coal mine?"

Yu Zhen was talking about movies, but to Xu Xin, the name "Blind Shaft" represented those small coal mines.

What the two people said was completely different from the horse's mouth.

But Yu Zhen saw it...

"You haven't seen this movie?"

"……No ah."

"Well, that's right. We haven't allowed this movie to be released... EMMMM..."

Yu Zhen thought for a while, put down the rolling pin in her hand, and said:

"I happen to have this film here. So... you should read it first. To be honest, as a teacher, I can't give you much advice on things like the script. You should also understand that the director's responsibility is He is responsible for telling stories, not creating them. Therefore, the teacher’s level of script writing is also limited. But... you can wait for your master to come back after reading it."

As she spoke, she walked to the TV, opened the TV cabinet below, and pulled out several large boxes.

The box is full of various domestic and foreign discs.

As she searched, she said:

"You still don't know what your master does, right?"

"have no idea."

Xu Xin shook his head, and Yu Zhen also pulled out a disc and turned on his own VCD player.

"Your master is an editor of a publishing house, and he usually deals with many authors. One of the editor's jobs is to discuss the inspiration for book creation with the author, summarize and review it... Of course, it is more about urging Moreover, sometimes he is like a debt collector, urging the authors... Why are these authors so procrastinating? They are really lazy... Ahem, um... He is very good at helping authors find inspiration... Wait. When he comes back, you can ask him. The advice I can give you is too textbook, you know? "

Following her words, Xu Xin's eyes lit up.

But the TV in front of him went dark.

Then, an extremely familiar environment, a small coal kiln construction site that looked...with a maximum output of several thousand tons a year, came into view.

In an instant, Xu Xin's DNA was awakened.

Haha, did you think I was going to write about a blind shaft? Come on, it’s all badly written. It’s an entertainment book, so I’ll use “The Blind Shaft” first... haha.