I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 60 058. Convocation

"Thanks."

Upon hearing the other party's invitation, Xu Xin politely thanked him and sat at the table in the water bar where members could rest.

But he stood up again immediately:

"Please wait."

He raised his glass and took four bottles of Evian directly from the self-service area.

These are free.

It is included in the membership card.

After placing it in front of the two of them, he opened a bottle and drank it all in one breath.

Yu Feihong did not urge him, but looked at him curiously.

Wait for him to speak.

Or waiting for the protein powder in your cup to cool down.

After a bottle of water temporarily quenched his thirst, Xu Xin thought about it and said:

"That's it, Teacher Yu, I have a story in my mind. It's... a true story that happened to my dad's friend. When I heard it from him, I felt... I want to film it!"

"Um."

The woman sitting opposite Xu Xin showed that she was well-educated. Although she had doubts in her heart, she did not interrupt Xu Xin's words, but nodded to indicate that she would continue to listen.

Xu Xin continued:

"But every time I want to turn it into a script... I always get stuck. Although I also have some ideas, from the starting point to the ending, the entire story line... I am not very satisfied. But I can’t find a particularly good entry point, and I don’t know how to find a suitable entry point to turn the story in my mind into... a script that satisfies me. What should I do in this situation?"

"Uh-huh……"

The woman nodded first to show that she understood, and then asked:

"Are you the director?"

Her voice was soft, and there was a gentleness rippling in it.

"I am a freshman in the directing department of Beijing Film Academy."

"……ah?"

Hearing Xu Xin's answer, Yu Feihong let out an unexpected question:

"Beiying's?"

"Yes."

Xu Xin nodded in agreement.

Then he saw the other party giving a very strange look, as if he was waiting for him to say something.

"..."

Xu Xin's eyes flashed with confusion.

But she seemed to have guessed the meaning of Xu Xin's confusion, and instead of saying more, she continued:

"Can you tell me what the story is? It's a true story, right?"

"Yes……"

He nodded in agreement first, then said politely:

"Then I will waste some of your time, teacher."

"Well, it doesn't matter. Just tell me."

"Okay, that's it. I'm from northern Shaanxi, where we are..."

He began to tell about his father’s brother who was a bastard.

There is actually nothing to hide, and he does not have any dark intentions such as "fear of plagiarism".

I am asking for advice.

Of course you have to be honest.

After he finished retelling his father's story, the woman thought about it and said:

"You want to remake this story, right? And...well...the difficulty is not that the story is complicated and confusing, but that as a director, when you want to create a script, you can't make many associations from the story itself. , because this story is essentially a story in which the legal network is open and unobstructed, and justice is finally done. It is a relatively single-line story, right? "

"right!"

Xu Xin's heart suddenly became hot.

Unlike his master, this teacher obviously talked about this matter from the perspective of a filmmaker.

It immediately gave him a glimmer of hope.

Looking at his eager eyes, the woman continued to nod:

"Um……"

She held her cup and thought.

The quiet elegance of time suddenly emerged, making Xu Xin suddenly curious...

What does this international movie star's work look like?

How about... go home and look for it?

This kind of thinking lasted for about more than a minute. Yu Feihong's eyes slowly regained focus and fell on Xu Xin again:

“Have you ever tried splitting up the characters?”

"……Um?"

Xu Xin was stunned.

Seeing that he was a little confused, the woman smiled and said:

"Then let me give you an example. As you just said, your father's brother's surname is Chang, right?"

"um, yes."

"Okay, then you can imagine... let's call him Chang. How about the story of your script with Chang as the protagonist? It tells the story of an idle member of society who suddenly became rich and quickly lost himself in the face of money and material desires. Then he killed someone with his car and buried him in a mountain. His mentality began to change drastically and he was under tremendous pressure every day. Then the script introduced a plot to solve the case, and finally the protagonist Chang was brought to justice. How about this entry point?”

"Well……"

As she described, Xu Xin's brows slowly wrinkled and his eyes narrowed into slits.

Idle people in society... Or to put it more intuitively, Chang was just a gangster on the road. He suddenly became rich, indulged in life, and crazy. As a result, he suddenly killed someone, and then transferred the story to the police line. On the road, trace the clues... solve the case... and finally bring Chang to justice...

This entry point...

"Frankly speaking, this entry point sounds good...but..."

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Xin shook his head:

"Not what I want."

"That's it..."

While Xu Xin was thinking, the woman who had finished drinking the protein powder in the cup asked as if to guide:

"So is there anything you want in this story line? Something you want to express, or something fragmented."

"have."

Xu Xin nodded:

"For example, when I expressed... I saw those people's extravagant life and so on when I was a child. People change a lot after they have money, Teacher Yu. It's really big, so big that sometimes you can't imagine that the other person can actually change. The kind that looks like this..."

"Selfish desires are magnified, right?"

"Yeah……"

After hearing her prophetic summary, Xu Xin nodded even more frequently.

But at this moment, I suddenly heard her say:

"Look, the sudden contradiction between the rich and the poor that you wanted to express has come out."

"Well……"

Looking at the boy who was suddenly stunned, she smiled slightly:

"The contradiction between the rich and the poor, the mentality of the poor, the mentality of the rich. The mentality of the poor when they see the hope of becoming rich when they have no money, the mentality of the rich who have money but are unkind and ambitious and defy the law...these poverty and wealth The class conflicts and oppositional contradictions that arise, and the changes in human nature that occur in order to achieve the goal...these are actually what you want, right?"

"..."

Everyone in Xu Xin was dumbfounded.

A pair of eyes looked directly at the woman in front of him... ah no, a living god.

This... our old Xu's fate is so good?

With no way out, I picked up a living god on the roadside! ?

An expert will know if there is one as soon as he takes action.

It is different from the kind of thinking that the master Wang Wenyu inspired the author and helped the author try to "draw out the outline".

Although movie scripts and novels are both literary works, their essences are somewhat different.

Novels rely on association.

And movies are conveyed through pictures.

The words of the living god... Xu Xin suddenly found a breakthrough.

"Teacher Yu, what you mean is that I go through assumptions in various directions, leave what I need to express, and then...piece them together?"

"That would be messy."

Unexpectedly, the woman shook her head:

"Didn't your teacher teach you that a movie is best to express only one central idea? It can be derived from some small propositions under a big proposition. But in the final analysis, if you try to mix two or three ...or many big themes...such as class conflicts, the gap between rich and poor... If you do that, you have to consider what you want to express in this movie. Then what do you want to express in this movie? Is this the gap between rich and poor?”

"of course not."

Xu Xin shook his head firmly:

"It's like this, Teacher Yu, my family... was originally very poor, but suddenly after coal was discovered underground in the village, everyone suddenly became rich. And during this time, I have been trying to make my childhood better. Some knowledge is mixed into this story. So I am not simply expressing the gap between rich and poor, but... I don’t know how to say it, but I am sure that I don’t want to use this Chang as the protagonist of the story. He can be the villain. , it can be a supporting role... huh?"

Suddenly, he stopped talking...

Villain... supporting character?

so……

Etc., etc……

If Chang is a supporting villain...

Just as he was thinking, the woman smiled slightly:

"Look, the protagonist you wanted is here, isn't it? You want this Chang to be the villain, so the simplest way to analyze it is - who is his opposite?"

"The police... no, it's the shepherd boy... or the shepherd boy's family?"

"That's right."

The woman nodded:

"Actually, when writing scripts, shooting movies, or playing roles, there is often one thing that is the most difficult, but also the easiest. That is to start with human nature! And in your heart, I can hear that you don't like this Chang very much. Right?"

"……Um."

"That means that he carries some kind of "evil" emotion in your heart, or a characteristic. Therefore, his humanity should be synonymous with evil. And you have many ways to fight against evil people. What I mean is that under the surface of resistance, you will have a high degree of creative freedom. If you don’t like Chang, he is the villain, and the villain’s final outcome must be justice being served, right?”

He looked at the big boy with dull eyes, but he kept nodding subconsciously.

Maybe it's because of the desire to be a teacher, or maybe it's the pleasure of being admired by younger peers.

She didn’t hide anything and talked freely:

"So, now that the fate of a character has been decided, you have to find a character who can "cooperate" with him. Where there is opposition, there is also positive... Of course, if you want to express a feeling that everyone can It's okay to have a point of view that's not a good person. But... to be honest, I don't recommend you do this, if you want your movie to be released normally... In short, when you have a villain, you need to cut to another In the heart of the character, use his perspective as the perspective to describe the entire incident, and embed what you want to express in it. And this perspective is what we call the perspective of the "protagonist", do you understand? "

"..."

silence.

Speechless.

Shock.

Every sentence...even every word was carefully crafted, and Xu Xin's inspiration suddenly began to surge at this moment.

Suddenly, a hole appeared in the high wall of boredom that had plagued him for several days, just like the dam that broke in an ant nest. Even a small hole was enough to produce unpredictable consequences. not to mention……

This is not a hole on the other side.

Rather, it was a truly heavy artillery shell that directly blasted through the obstacles blocking inspiration without any sense of reason or humaneness!

Chang is the villain, and then a protagonist is established to run through the entire story from the protagonist's perspective.

Under this most basic project, the changes in my hometown when I was a child, the fluctuations of people's hearts, changes...

Everything.

Isn’t this awesome!

"Wow~"

The chair receded and made a scraping sound.

Xu Xin stood up and wanted to go home...

He had to quickly write down what was in his mind...otherwise he might "forget" it later.

But just as he took a step forward, there was another sudden stop.

He turned to look at the woman who had given him this inspiration, and said sincerely:

"Thank you, Teacher Yu."

"..."

Yu Feihong was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head:

"It's okay. Come on~"

"Hmm, then..."

Xu Xin opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say the words "leave me your contact information".

I am afraid of arousing the other party's bad feelings. After all, this circle is different from other circles, and there are some things that need to be paid attention to.

Therefore, he just said politely:

"Teacher Yu, my name is Xu Xin. I am a freshman in the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy this year. Thank you very much for your help. Thank you."

"……Um."

As soon as he mentioned the word "Beiying", Yu Feihong's face felt weird again.

But in the end, he didn't say anything. He just waved, smiled, and gave gentle encouragement:

"come on."

After Xu Xin quickly walked into the men's locker room, Yu Feihong took a bottle of mineral water, opened it and took a sip to moisten his throat.

Then he said to the assistant who had been waiting quietly next to him:

"Very polite junior, right?"

…

The story begins in Xujiawan, a small village in northern Shaanxi.

Coal was discovered beneath the small village of Xujiawan. Villagers could receive compensation if they signed their names, and then...well, a coal mine was developed by a big boss named Chang.

The protagonist's family of three agreed to the demolition, but they didn't waste the money. The children continued to herd sheep... No.

This is a bit abnormal.

If you have money, why don't you first find a good school for your child?

It's better to go to school in the city.

But if the baby goes to school in the city... then he won't be able to herd sheep.

Who among the wealthy people would still herd sheep? There are few people farming...

That being said...the protagonist's family cannot get this money.

You still have to be in a "poor" state.

How can a poor person be poor? ... No demolition money will be paid? Impossible, the people in the mine will not default on this kind of payment, because it involves the credit of a village.

How about causing a conflict between a coal mine and a village? ...Stop teasing.

As for the strong fighting power of Xu Jiawan's group, when they were poor, they fought over the well to water the land. No one could get Xu Jiawan to come first, or else they would use a pickaxe to greet them.

When I was a kid, I saw grenades in the big four houses.

So since that can't be the case... the whole village agrees, but the protagonist's family doesn't agree?

That's not right... As long as this matter can go through the ancestral hall of the ancestors, we can talk about it in the ancestral hall, and the whole village agrees... If you dare to disagree, you have betrayed your blood relatives and will be expelled from the family tree.

How about getting rid of the ancestral hall aspect first?

Just simply disagree?

Indeed, in every village there are several families who are fools, and they act as the leader every day!

Well, that's okay.

The protagonist disagrees, and then the mine boss accidentally kills his son? ...No, no, no, if people in the village dare to nod if lives are lost, then how can they have the face to meet their ancestors... Oh, they said they won't build any ancestor tablets...

It starts in the afternoon and lasts until about ten o'clock in the evening.

After going through the steps of setting, overturning, and rebuilding countless times, Xu Xin reluctantly came up with a story outline of more than 300 words.

But his heart is indeed satisfied.

A script is not about creating a novel, it requires more detail.

Everything from the scene, to the expression, to the emotional context needs to be considered.

Xu Xin's current inspiration only supports him to come up with a rough character design and story outline.

But even if it was just like this, he was already very satisfied.

Because this wild potted plant has been planted after all. Next, just slowly and carefully prune its branches.

The main story line is set, and even after six or seven hours of busy work, there are only about 300 words.

But his spirit felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

He couldn't help but stretch a lot, and huge fatigue suddenly surged into his body.

I looked at the time...

Well, sleep!

Maybe there will be some new ideas in my dreams.

After taking a shower and lying on the bed, he originally planned to read a book for a while...but he suddenly remembered something and took pictures on his notebook...

Then he scratched his head...

Xiao Li Fei Dao’s Jinghong Fairy! ! ? No wonder it looks so familiar.

After thinking about it, he decided to review the other party's movie again.

At the same time, I also found out why she is said to be an international movie star.

They were already filming in Hollywood in 1987, called "The Joy Luck Club", and it also won the National Board of Review Award for Top Ten Films.

No wonder...

…

On Monday, Xu Xin has a full day of classes.

Two sessions in the morning and two sessions in the afternoon.

However, the language of the camera that was supposed to be taught by Yu Zhen in the morning was changed to another substitute teacher.

And the other party also mentioned, "Teacher Yu may not teach you much this semester. She has a very important job to be busy with."

Others don't know what's going on, but Xu Xin knows.

Just a little disappointed.

If there were no classes today, maybe Teacher Yu would let himself be the driver.

But this loss did not last long.

After all, I have a script I particularly like, right?

He listened carefully in class and thought about the script in his spare time. Even during lunch, he brought a notepad to sort out the relationship between the characters.

As a result, before the meal was finished, the mobile phone rang.

Take it out and take a look...

Yu Zhen called.

"Hello, Teacher Yu?"

"Xu Xin, where are you?"

There was no emotion on Yu Zhen's phone.

Very peaceful.

Xu Xin didn’t think much about it and said while eating:

"It's in the cafeteria."

"...Come here now, to the Olympic Building."

"ah?"

Xu Xin was stunned at first, but immediately put down his chopsticks, closed his notebook and walked out:

"Yeah, okay, then I'll rush over as quickly as possible."

"Well, don't be in such a hurry. Drive carefully. Safety is the most important thing. Hang up."

The phone hangs up.

Yu Zhen said to Zhang Yimou and Chao Chaoge who were sitting opposite her:

"Director Zhang, Director Wang, my student is at school. Come over now, but it will take some time."

Chaoge nodded to express his understanding, while Zhang Yimou seemed to have not heard at all. He looked down at the pages of manuscript paper in his hand and frowned.

…

"Xu Xin?...Why are you going?"

"……ah?"

As soon as I left the cafeteria, I heard someone calling me. I turned around and found that it was Yuan Shanshan.

The other party looked like he was leaving too.

In fact, to be honest, Xu Xin has no idea about this girl anymore.

Whether you call him a scumbag or not, how many months has it been? He didn't hold on to it at first, and he won't let it go now.

But now she looked at her just like an ordinary classmate, so she nodded:

"I'm going out to do some errands. I'm leaving first. I'm in a hurry."

"……okay."

Yuan Shanshan didn't say anything, she just watched him leave quickly.

Then he walked towards the school gate at normal speed.

But as soon as he reached the teaching building, he heard a burst of footsteps behind him. He turned his head instinctively and found that Yang Mi was running toward him, wheezing and panting.

"...Mimi?"

"Hey, Shanshan, I have something to do."

Yang Mi said while running:

"Let's go first."

Then he passed Yuan Shanshan and ran quickly towards the school gate.

It didn't really matter at first, after all, who doesn't have something urgent to do, right? But in front of her, on the road approaching the school gate, was Xu Xin, and now Yang Mi was running out of the school gate in a hurry.

Both of them looked anxious.

Sometimes...many things that seem like coincidences are actually inevitable.

But again, some inevitable things are really coincidences.

Yuan Shanshan saw Yang Mi and Xu Xin getting together from a distance. Then the two seemed to say something, and then they speeded up their pace in unison.

Xu Xin's legs are very long and her figure is well proportioned.

She... knows this.

Not to mention Yang Mi's figure, if the two of them were walking at the same time, Xu Xin would only need to walk quickly to catch up with Yang Mi's trot.

So, she watched helplessly as the two of them quickened their pace at the same time and walked out of the school gate together.

"..."

A pause in his steps.

The girl pursed her lips subconsciously.

…

"Xu Xin?... Huh... Huh... Hey, just right, hurry up!"

"……ah?"

Hearing someone calling him again, Xu Xin turned around and saw Yang Mi running next to him.

"You want to go out? Just... quickly, take me to a place. There is something wrong with my artistic photo. It has not been reported over there. I have to go to the photo studio where the photo was taken now to find the bottom plate and send it to the crew, otherwise I will not be able to complete the reporting procedures. The producer can’t give me a contract.”

"Well……"

Looking at the anxious Yang Mi, Xu Xin nodded directly:

"Walk."

So, the two of them quickly walked out of the school gate, ran all the way to the parking lot, and drove to the Chaoyang District Government in accordance with Yang Mi's instructions.

Beijing Film Academy is also in the HD area, but not as far away as Peking University and Tsinghua University.

Although it is not close to the Olympic Building, it is still quite fast as long as there is no traffic jam.

But the photo studios of these sisters are over in Chaoyang District...one is to the south, and the other is to the north, and the distance is suddenly lengthened a lot.

Looking at her anxious look, Xu Xin thought for a while and realized that Teacher Yu didn't seem to be in such a hurry when she spoke, so let's break it down first.

Isn’t there a saying that goes well? Just step on the accelerator and leave the rest to me~

Xu Xin doesn’t know if this A6 has a car or not, but the V8’s horsepower is hard to say.

In addition, when he saw Yang Mi getting into the car, he started to shake his legs anxiously, without even thinking about saying a word. Xu Xin felt that her matter should be really important, so... he could only say that it was within a safe range. Inside, he drove the car like a plane.

Anyway, just press the accelerator and brake, and honk the horn at the yellow light. No matter how many people scold you as "the grandson rushing to be reincarnated," you can go faster than anyone else.

Finally we arrived at a photo studio.

Yang Mi was so anxious that she opened the car door without even stopping the car, and left a message:

"Let's call."

Then he ran to the photo studio.

Xu Xin didn't say anything, turned around and started running towards the Olympic Building.

The journey that was originally only half an hour at most ended up taking an hour to arrive.

After arriving at the Olympic Building, the security guard stopped him.

There is no way... who makes today different from the past.

Now there are big directors and leaders in this building, and the security guards don’t dare to fool them.

What's more... Xu Xin looks too young.

In the end, Yu Zhen came to pick it up.

First words when meeting:

"Why did it come so slowly?"

"There's a traffic jam. I'm almost dying."

Xu Xin, who naturally would not betray his teammates, made an excuse, but fortunately, Yu Zhen was just asking. She had more important things to talk to her student.

There was no one around, so she lowered her voice:

"How many pictures did you draw?"

"..."

Xu Xin's footsteps paused.

Suddenly a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes:

"You called me here today...because of this?"

Coincidentally, the elevator came at this moment, and several people walked out of the elevator.

Yu Zhen couldn't say much either.

After taking Xu Xin into the elevator, he quickly said:

"Director Zhang saw your drawing. We had a team meeting in the morning. It was a normal process, but when we were about to eat at noon, Director Zhang stopped me and talked about the sketch on the manuscript paper. You were the only one sitting by the wall that day, and...haven't you always wanted to contribute, so I'll tell you about you. Director Zhang wants to talk to you, for a while... clever Click, you know?”

"Hey, don't worry."

Xu Xin nodded vigorously:

"I know it well!"

"……Um."

Yu Zhen did not doubt Xu Xin's words.

Because of how a student like me behaves...

She also knows.