I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 53 052. Phoenix Nest

It's approaching 9 o'clock.

The Audi parked in the parking space in front of the Olympic Building.

Yu Zhen and Xu Xin got out of the car, she walked in front, and Xu Xin followed to help carry the bag.

The guard didn't stop him, he just asked and let him go.

Then, the two entered the elevator.

Yu Zhen was still a little worried and confessed:

"Be careful for a while, do you hear me?"

"Hey, I understand, don't worry."

Xu Xin smiled and nodded.

Then, the elevator door opened.

As soon as he opened the door, Xu Xin heard a sentence:

"You have to do it this way! I think it's okay!"

Then... there was the overwhelming smell of second-hand smoke.

Everyone in the Olympic Building had also gotten off work, so the lights were on in the large conference room, so the two of them walked directly there.

Just listen to the voice saying:

"We have to be clear that what we want to convey to the world is an action. An action full of peace, love, and smile. After understanding this point of view, we start to find a carrier..."

The voice sounded familiar, and by the time the two of them reached the door of the conference room, Xu Xin already knew who was speaking.

He had short flat hair, dark skin, and was muscular. He was wearing a turtleneck sweater. He was talking to Zhang Yimou, who was talking to about ten people in the office, until Yu Zhen appeared.

He stopped, and there was a fat middle-aged man in a suit in the conference room who looked to be about 50 years old and waved to Jane:

"You, come on, come on, sit here...is he...?"

When he saw Xu Xin carrying Yu Zhen's bag from behind, the middle-aged man was stunned.

Yu Zhen quickly bowed:

"Director Ma, Director Zhang, I'm sorry I'm late. My wife came back from a business trip today. He drank a little and couldn't drive, so he just asked me, my student, to give me a ride. My student, Xu Xin."

"Hello, teachers."

Xu Xin quickly bowed to say hello.

Zhang Yimou didn't say anything. He just nodded and asked the other people sitting in the conference room:

"What do you think?"

At Ma Xingmin's beckoning, Yu Zhen took Xu Xin a long way to come to him.

"Sit over there."

Yu Zhen explained in a low voice, pointed to the stool against the wall behind her, and then sat next to Ma Xingmin.

Xu Xin naturally didn't think he was qualified to sit on the chair next to the conference room table.

So he nodded and sat in the back dutifully.

Yu Zhen didn't talk to Ma Xingmin either. After all, Zhang Yimou was asking everyone's opinions.

Xu Xin lowered his presence and looked at the people in the conference room.

There were about ten people, both men and women, all in their thirties and forties, and several of them were wearing military green shirts...

The people in the conference room were busy discussing.

"Then what exactly is this behavior?"

"I think it's a bit empty. First of all, the intention is "behavior", that is to say, what we want to see is an action and attitude..."

"That's the core of love and peace... from the outside to the inside?"

"Isn't this point of view too connotative? Foreigners like to see straightforward things, and they may not understand the core of our thoughts. If you talk to him about Confucianism, will he understand?"

Discussions, refutations, and voices of agreement emerged one after another.

Xu Xin was a little surprised.

Because he noticed that when these people started talking, Zhang Yimou, who was standing at the door of the conference room and at the front, started to hold his arms and hold his chin to think.

It doesn't seem like he wants to stick to his claim.

This made him feel quite fresh.

He himself is not star-chasing, but Zhang Yimou's fame is there after all.

This kind of great director... in his concept should be the same as James Cameron who shot "Titanic", he is a kind of tyrant on the set.

As a result, the other party was not like this. Instead, he followed everyone's opinions and showed his thinking...

It’s not about having your own way.

Suddenly, Xu Xin's impression of Zhang Yimou was much higher.

Of course... I can only say this in my heart.

Do you want outsiders to know that you rated Zhang Yimou?

Are you kidding me?

With a key?

Is it a good match?

How many?

And during the few minutes that everyone was discussing, three or four more people came.

They all seemed to know each other and each found a seat and sat down.

And they were all sitting at the table. Xu Xin was still alone on the stool against the wall.

At this time, while they were discussing, Xu Xin saw a stack of manuscript paper on the stool next to him.

Blank.

There is a pen next to it.

I don't know who put it here.

He didn't care, didn't dare to move, just listened honestly.

To be honest, this group of people does look like they are holding a discussion meeting. They have no self-identity, but each expresses their own opinions and discusses the so-called "behavior".

The discussion is estimated to take one to twenty minutes.

During this period, a few more people came.

But no concrete conclusion was ever reached.

At this time, Zhang Yimou simply waved his hand:

"Let's put this question aside for now. Let's talk about the next one first... I had an idea when I was on the plane. I want to tell you about the torch."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Xin keenly noticed that the horse guide next to Teacher Yu tilted his head, put his mouth close to Teacher Yu's ear and muttered a few words.

Teacher Yu took one look at himself and nodded to express his understanding.

Xu Xin thought about it twice and roughly understood what the two were talking about.

Just keep it a secret.

Because of Teacher Yu's face, I can sit here.

In terms of communication, the other party doesn't care, but they require that the discussion content be kept confidential, right?

That's probably what it means.

So, Xu Xin thought for a while, took out his Nokia phone and pressed the power off button.

Some sudden Nokia shutdown ringtone sounded.

Yu Zhen turned her head subconsciously and saw herself, a student, stuffing the turned-off mobile phone into her bag, and then... she stood up and hunched over to hand over her bag.

Then... the horse guide who also noticed Xu Xin was surprised at first, then nodded, and smiled at Xu Xin before turning his head away.

At this time, Zhang Yimou's voice sounded:

"I want to rename our bird's nest to Phoenix Nest."

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As soon as he said this, everyone in the room looked at each other.

Including Xu Xin.

The name Bird's Nest...isn't it already decided?

Your old man, this is...

"Look, why is it called Phoenix Nest? That's what I think. The torch is just a feather, do you understand? When the torch bearer ran to the relay place, everyone was guessing how we should light the fire, right?"

He started dancing around in the demonstration.

"Let's light the feather, and then the feather will circle around the field..."

Drawing circles in front of his face, Zhang Yimou continued:

"It circled the field for a week, and then after reaching a certain position, the fire of the feathers suddenly ignited, and then the fire followed... a shape like a fan, do you understand?"

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Who understands?

No, none of us understand.

A group of people were dumbfounded.

Zhang Yimou seemed to feel that what he said was not complete enough, so he continued to add:

"It's like this, the feather, let's talk about the torch, it goes around the screen in a circle, and inside it is the animation of the five continents. It flies over the five continents, and then waits for everyone to come in and take a look... Where is the main torch? Empty? Then the big burning feather flew around the field, and then flew to the position of the main torch. The torch was like a fan, slowly opening from the bottom...catch it..."

"Snapped!"

He clasped his hands together:

"It's the torch, you know?"

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Silence fell.

A group of people still couldn't imagine the effect he said.

In fact, it's quite normal, because this scene only exists in Zhang Yimou's mind, and he relies on words to describe it. When paired with his fancy movements, it's normal that people can't understand it.

But Xu Xin's brows slowly wrinkled.

For some reason... a scene from his dream popped into his mind...

Or... what a torch looks like.

Phoenix nest? feather? torch? …

He looked around...well, good, no one was paying attention to him.

So, he picked up the scratch paper and pen next to him.

As I said before, Xu Xin is very good at painting.

He seems to have a natural intuition for composition. While other children in kindergarten are drawing houses, he has already started sketching.

Still self-taught without a teacher.

So, he picked up the pen and started sketching according to the picture in his mind.

Well, the angle should be the stands.

It has to be the angle of looking up.

Then there is the Bird's Nest venue...

On the ceiling of the venue, he specially cut out a square square to use as a screen.

Then, following Zhang Yimou's description, he drew a phoenix feather occupying half the length of the venue in the square grid of the screen.

The feathers have soft lines and at first glance appear to be on fire.

Then on the side of the bird's nest, he outlined a torch shape that resembled a spinning ribbon.

The drawing is very rough, just a simple drawing, but at least the shape is there.

But Xu Xin was not satisfied yet.

This is just the feather painting, and the torch.

So, he started to draw the cross section again, and then sketched a torch shape like a rotating book at the top of the cross section.

And he also carefully outlined the flame pattern on the edge of the scroll.

Two pictures, one page.

It takes less than six or seven minutes to finish the painting.

It’s a sketch anyway, so it’s quite fast.

At this moment, everyone is still discussing the possibility of changing the name of the Bird's Nest.

The final conclusion is that you can give it a try.

Phoenix nest?

After hearing what they said, Xu Xin wrote a few words under the draft paper:

"Phoenix Nest"

"Bird's Nest"

Then, as he listened to them discussing the meaning of the phoenix, he thought about it and scrawled in his notebook:

"Phoenix Nest - Phoenix, rebirth from the ashes, ancient mythology, auspiciousness, a metaphor for the rebirth of the heaven from the ashes."

"Bird's Nest - love, peace, cradle, nurturing of new life, hope."

When others discussed the meaning, he directly wrote a comparison between the two.

Then I thought about it...

In the column of Phoenix Nest, the entire paragraph is marked with an "X".

He thought the name Bird's Nest was better.

But I have to admit that if the torch is really lit according to the situation like Tuli...

Indeed...

Very shocking.

While he was thinking, the meeting continued.

Discussions also continue.