I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 67 065. Who knows who carries the burden?

"Am I really... shortlisted?"

Xu Xin was a little unconfident and seemed not to believe that these were true.

"Hahahahaha..."

After hearing his words, everyone in the room laughed.

Zhang Wu stood up and patted his shoulder:

"Why don't you go wash your face and clear your mind? Your child is almost cooked by looking at it."

"Hahahahaha..."

The people in the room burst into good-natured laughter again.

Zhang Yimou's brows relaxed completely and he nodded to him:

"It's true... Okay, calm down quickly. Go back tonight and think about it carefully, and then hurry up and get the torch out and hand it over in the next few days. Do you understand?"

"Uh... got it."

Still in the dreamlike unreality, Xu Xin nodded subconsciously.

"Well, there's nothing else. I've been running around all day. You should get off work first... Oh, by the way, a few rooms were cleared out on the 13th floor this afternoon. The keys are hanging at the door of the big conference room. If you want If you work overtime on this, you can sleep here."

"...Okay. Then...I...go out first?"

"Haha, go quickly."

Looking at the child's red face that finally subsided, Zhang Yimou smiled and nodded.

When Xu Xin walked out, he suddenly said:

"Xiao Xu should have trouble sleeping tonight."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

…

Xu Xin did not go to the rest room.

But he didn’t go home either.

Instead, I sat in A6 in a daze.

He didn't know what he was thinking, he just felt that his mind was empty.

I am very happy to say that I am happy, but I am in a trance and in a trance.

The Olympics.

This is.

It's not just a random thing or something held in the city.

This is a worldwide event!

The history of China’s Olympic bid is actually the history of China’s rise.

Now China has finally got this opportunity. When it lost to Sydney by two votes, countless people felt regretful after hearing the result. Now it is only one step away from the centenary wish in 2008.

What does the Olympic Games mean to China?

It’s not that Xu Xin didn’t dare to think about it.

It's simply unimaginable.

And this unimaginable mixture of expectation and enthusiasm will give the torch that appears in Greece what kind of brilliance it will burst out at the moment it is lit from the holy fire altar.

Xu Xin couldn't imagine it either.

But……

Now, he has a chance... that can almost be written into history.

What to say?

What are you thinking about?

Does he have any idea?

No.

He is just a child...

At best, he is a little brat with bad money.

But now, this little kid suddenly has a glorious opportunity to shoulder the expectations of more than a billion people.

Xu Xin suddenly felt that he was hollowed out.

Completely drained...

I want to tell someone, but I can’t.

Because it needs to be kept secret.

I want to find someone to talk to... No, I have to endure it.

The feeling of joy in his heart that couldn't burst out anywhere. Only he knew how uncomfortable it was.

So he didn't want to go home.

But I don’t know what to do.

Even restless.

Subconsciously, he wanted to smoke, but when he took the cigarette, he realized that his hands were trembling.

Trembling.

Shudderingly, he lit up the cigarette. Before he could smoke it, he heard his phone vibrate.

Subconsciously I picked it up and took a look.

Yang Mi: "I'm done."

"..."

He seemed to have found an outlet.

Call back.

"Dududu... hello?"

The girl's confused voice sounded:

"Why are you so fast?"

After yesterday's oath was broken, Yang Mi was a little confused.

Then I heard a trembling exhale from the other side of the phone:

"Huh~~~~~"

"...Why is your voice trembling?"

She became even more confused.

Then I heard Xu Xin’s trembling voice:

"No~~It's okay~~~"

"...Are you okay? You are shaking even as you speak. What are you doing?"

"I~~~ am in the car~~~"

"...No, brother, can we talk to you first? It feels so uncomfortable to hear you shaking. What's wrong with you? Are you okay? Are you feeling unwell? Why don't you stop the car first and pull over to the side of the road? Don't scare people."

"Uh~~I'm really fine~~I'm smoking~~~"

"You're shaking even more..."

"..."

As a last resort, Xu Xin took two puffs of cigarette.

After taking two big mouthfuls and exhaling the smoke for a long time, I finally suppressed the emotion.

"Are you feeling better now?"

"Well, what's wrong? What happened?"

"...It's really okay."

"Don't come here, something must be wrong with you. If you want to be okay, you're not usually like this."

Hearing the girl's words, Xu Xin's face was full of bitterness.

Because he felt more uncomfortable than before.

The feeling of wanting to say something but not being able to say it... it's really, really tortured.

All I can say is:

"Things at work are a good thing, don't worry about it first. It's a great thing... but I can't tell you, it has to be kept secret..."

Then, Yang Mi's mentality collapsed.

"No, big brother, are you playing with me!?"

Holding the phone, the girl's voice changed beyond recognition:

"Why are you so annoying!!! Ouch~~~ Why are you so disrespectful!!! What! Why don't you say anything!!! I've been lying to you for several days and you don't even tell me! Now I have calmed down easily, but you come to seduce me again! Why are you so annoying!!! If you want to say it, just say it, if you don’t say it, don’t torture people, okay!! Oh!!!!”

"……hey-hey."

Hearing her reaction, Xu Xin seemed to see her jumping around and swearing in the street.

I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"dare you laugh!?"

Yang Mi was even more annoyed:

"You're sincere, right!? Damn it! You've gone too far! Ahhhhhh!!!!"

"Pfft...hahahahahahahaha..."

Finally, Xu Xin could no longer suppress the joy in her heart.

In fact, Yang Mi's behavior of jumping around and scolding people was just an introduction. He laughed heartily more because he wanted to express the pride in his heart.

He was laughing wildly.

Even laughed to tears.

Yang Mi was also speechless at first.

But as I listened... I gradually began to hear that something was wrong.

The laughter was a little too exaggerated.

Instinctively, she forced her head to calm down.

Just listening to the other party's... I can't tell the reason, but you can feel how happy he is smiling.

She waited until the laughter subsided before saying:

"It seems like something good happened to you, otherwise you wouldn't have succeeded like this...can't you really say that?"

"I really can't."

The laughter slowly dissipated.

Xu Xin, who still had tears in his eyes, said sincerely:

"You... just wait a little longer, okay? I guess it's almost there. When the time comes, I'll definitely tell you."

"...The time has come, secret or secret?"

"Yes. Why not? It's just that the big secret became a little secret..."

"Um???"

Yang Mi instinctively lowered her head and looked at her...

Scared me.

I thought I could see my toes!

She pouted dissatisfiedly.

But everyone has said that, so what can I say?

I could only say angrily:

"How long do we have to wait?"

"I really don't know this."

"...You're so annoying!"

"Hahaha~"

Strangely enough, after chatting with the girl for a while and expressing his joy through his wild laughter, his mood gradually returned to calm.

"Are you done?"

"Yes, I just finished eating my box lunch, and I'm waiting for the driver to pick me up and take me back to the hotel."

"...and a private driver? How come you have such a big seat?"

Xu Xin was a little surprised, but Yang Mi on the other side of the phone rolled her eyes:

"Come on, you're a private driver. Do you think I'm Liu Tianxian? They pick you up and drop you off, but young actors like us can only squeeze into a hired minibus to go back. Let me tell you, right now It's nothing. Do you know how painful it is for me in the morning? I don't know who eats steamed buns in the morning. They should be steamed buns stuffed with meat, and the oil in the buns should be rubbed on the clothes. Oh, the smell...it's almost not smokey Kill me."

"Just like a bus?"

"Yes, it's just like the smell on the bus and subway... It's so miserable for a young actor, there's nothing I can do about it. Just wait, when I become a big star in the future, whoever dares to eat steamed buns will be forced to walk around without it!"

Hearing the girl's harsh tone, Xu Xin felt happy again.

After taking the last puff of cigarette, he said:

"Then what are you planning to do tonight?"

"Playing games, I have my laptop with me."

"...Don't you think about your script and acting skills?"

"Well……"

Suddenly, the girl's voice sounded a little guilty:

"I'm definitely thinking about it...just...playing after I finish thinking about it."

"Going to a grave to burn newspapers, what are you doing to this fool?"

Xu Xin rolled his eyes directly:

"How can you become a big star if you don't hone your acting skills?"

"...I'm thinking about it, who says I'm not thinking about it."

"Really thinking about it?"

"Really...really."

"The more you talk, the more guilty you become."

"Oops, it's annoying!... I won't play anymore, okay!? I'll go work on my acting skills!"

"Read the original work and think about it at the same time. Guo Xiang in the original work is actually very chic. Do you know why Zhang Sanfeng likes her? I can't forget her after a hundred years."

"...What? Zhang Sanfeng likes Guo Xiang?"

Yang Mi was stunned.

Xu Xin was also confused...

No, eldest sister.

No matter how uneducated I am, I have at least watched "The Condor" and "Yi Tian".

If you ask this...

Don't you find it embarrassing?

Xu Xin was speechless:

"Let me ask you, what is Guo Xiang's nickname?"

"...Xiao Dongxie."

"Then why is she called Xiao Dongxie?"

"...She looks like her grandfather."

"That's her grandpa!!"

Xu Xin was completely speechless:

"Dongxiehuang Yaoshi is Guo Xiang's grandfather, her grandfather, not her grandfather!"

"Ah, yes, yes, yes, I made a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue."

Xu Xin sighed when he heard that this girl was so stubborn that she refused to admit it...

"Alas... listen carefully. First of all, Guo Xiang's appearance is one-third like Huang Rong and three-thirds like her grandmother Feng Heng. And the nickname "Xiao Dongxie" was not given to anyone else, but because of her beautiful and heroic temperament and her handling style. She also inherited her parents' qualities of being both good and evil, so her sister Guo Fu called her "Little Dongxie". This nickname was given to her by her sister.

The first time Zhang Sanfeng and Guo Xiang met was at the top of Mount Huashan, but the second time they met was at the Shaolin Temple. Then Guo Xiang gave Zhang Sanfeng a pair of Iron Arhats. The Iron Arhats had mechanisms, and when opened, they could perform a complete set of Shaolin Arhat Boxing. Zhang Sanfeng learned this boxing technique from the Iron Arhat, but he violated Shaolin's rule of "You cannot learn martial arts that are not handed down to you by your master." It was also the foreshadowing of his later escape from Shaolin.

Zhang Sanfeng did not admit that he liked Guo Xiang personally. In the original work "Eternal Heaven and Sword of the Dragon", it was mentioned that the shadow of a young girl appeared in front of Zhang Sanfeng. And it was that figure that he would never forget. He was talking about Guo Xiang.

It was actually confirmed that Zhang Sanfeng liked Guo Xiang when his apprentices, Zhang Wuji's father Zhang Cuishan and his mother Yin Susu, escaped from Ice and Fire Island and met Yu Lianzhou, through the stories of these three people. It also proves that Zhang Sanfeng likes Guo Xiang, but Guo Xiang only pretends to be Yang Guo in her heart. And it was when Zhang Sanfeng was a hundred years old that he truly understood why Guo Xiang said "I don't know where she will go" when she was in Shaolin Temple. It was not that she didn't know where to go, but that she didn't know what to do. Because she likes Yang Guo, she doesn't know what to do.

Do you understand? When Zhang Sanfeng understood this truth, his temples were already gray. Therefore, in the original work, Guo Xiang likes Yang Guo, but the relationship between Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu is destined to be impossible for anyone in the world to interfere with. Guo Xiang has no chance from the beginning... But Guo Xiang does have a very similar temperament and personality. Man, some people even compare her temperament with Qiao Feng.

She is a true female hero in Jin Lao's works. Even if she does not write much, in terms of the fullness of the character, if you expand your imagination through people's mouths, you will find that she not only surpasses her mother Huang Rong, but even all the books written by Jin Lao before and after. There is almost nothing comparable to it! understand? Her story is a legend, and her character exists beyond many people. If you don't interpret and perform carefully, you will at best be an eccentric passerby, rather than a heroine who can be admired by countless future generations. "

"..."

After Xu Xin revealed all his understanding.

From the beginning, it was just gossip about why Zhang Sanfeng and Guo Xiang had an affair, but then the more I listened, the more serious I became...

The girl was silent, frowning, and thinking while holding the phone...

"In other words, she must be very heroic and heroic?"

"Yes, Haoqing Qianyun has inherited and even surpassed her father Guo Jing, and is on par with Qiao Feng. But at the same time, that weirdness is inherited from Huang Rong's intelligence. Her temperament is both good and evil. When she is decent, you can't wait to follow her. , but when it comes to evil, it can even be far better than my mother Huang Rong, who is better than her."

"...It sounds...difficult to grasp."

The girl frowned:

"It seems that I can't control it now."

"That's why I ask you to work hard. If you can't control it, then try to get closer. Just like the original work... Guo Xiang only exists through hearsay about all kinds of incredible things, but in fact she really doesn't write much."

"this……"

No more joking mentality.

The girl thought about it seriously and said:

"I have to call my acting class teacher to talk about this... I won't talk to you for now, okay?"

"You still have to read the original work. You know what? Guo Xiang is definitely not a flower vase. The depth of her characters... in fact, in my opinion, is higher than many characters written by Jin Lao."

"...Okay, I understand. I have the original book, but I haven't read it. I'm going to see if I can buy a copy of "Yi Tian"... Oh, it's such a pity. I would have known... Yue will think about it carefully..."

"..."

Xu Xin was speechless.

Does this girl really think that she can travel all over the world by just putting together a few Stannis templates?

But he didn't say the words.

Because it's not necessary.

She has a clear goal and is willing to work hard.

What is needed at this time is encouragement rather than a bucket of cold water poured down on me by saying, "It's too late for you to work hard now. The drama has already started filming. What's the use of all this?"

Therefore, he directly gave his encouragement:

"come on!"

"Yeah! Hang up."

Just hang up, without any hesitation.

The girl glanced at the time...

You still have time.

After returning to the set, I quickly went to buy books.

At worst, I'll just stay up late tonight.

Guo Xiang......

Well, Guo Xiang!

…

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xin felt quite accomplished, frankly.

Because he feels that he has given some inspiration to those around him.

Although it may be just my own humble opinion, it is at least useful.

And after talking to Yang Mi, didn't it help him stabilize his emotions?

So he lit another cigarette.

This time, my hands finally stopped shaking.

Finish smoking completely, raise the window, and get out of the car.

He lowered his head and sent a message to Yang Mi:

"Then I'm going to work overtime too. This mission is very important. Let's work hard together!"

After I sent it, I didn’t care whether the other party responded or not. I just silenced my phone and returned to the twelfth floor. I found the official information on the torch of previous Olympic Games released by the International Olympic Organizing Committee from the information room and took it back to the prop room.

He doesn't have Director Ma Wen's ability to draw something very similar on a computer using an electronic drawing board.

That's too professional and he doesn't understand.

But he can use a paintbrush.

"You haven't left yet?"

"Um."

Nodding to Li Li who greeted him, Xu Xin unfolded a piece of paper again, picked up a pencil and began to formally determine the dimensions and draw a sketch.

First look at the size of the Olympic torch in each country, and then position the four corners on the sketch paper.

Then start sketching.

2:00.

Finished coloring.

Xu Xin was the only one left in the entire prop room.

And he looked at the drawing paper in front of him... without feeling sleepy at all, but quietly lit a cigarette.

In the misty smoke, he began to write down what was in his mind in the corner of the drawing.

"Weight: light (convenient for athletes not to feel heavy when running)"

"Material: TBD (Light)"

"It also has the function of preventing slipping due to sweating. (There were news about the torchbearers at the Sydney Olympics complaining that the torch would become slippery due to sweaty hands)"...

After writing down all the requirements that he felt needed to be solved tomorrow on the drawing, he thought about it for a while, and then he breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that his idea should have thought of all aspects.

Fatigue gradually came over me.

He got up and walked out, locked the door, took the key in the large conference room, and found the newly decorated single room.

The style of a single room is similar to that of a hotel.

He was not picky either. After briefly washing himself with disposable toothbrushes in the public restroom, he returned to the house.

"I just finished my work and went to bed."

I just sent the message to Yang Mi, but unexpectedly the other party replied in seconds:

"I'm reading the original work. Go to sleep. Good night."

Xu Xin is happy.

Sense of shame and then courage.

not bad.

"Well, good night, go to bed early."

He threw the phone on the bedside and closed his eyes.

But he didn't sleep for long. He was always thinking about the torch, so he slept until about 8 o'clock, when he woke up.

Although he didn't get enough rest, the desire and excitement in his mind forced him to open his eyes, tidy up, fold the quilt, and then walked downstairs.

When Xu Jin arrived at the prop house at around 9 o'clock, Xu Xin, who had been waiting outside the door early, didn't even let him in. He pulled him and ran into the fourth house.

After running to the institute and asking Xu Jin to take charge of welding the scrolls and installing the ignition device, he found Zhou Chenghe, the engineer who helped him with the computer pattern yesterday, and started studying the materials with the design drawings.

After all, he knew what he was doing. After looking at Xu Xin's request, he said directly:

"The main material is aluminum alloy. You don't have to worry if it catches fire. It's absolutely fine. And for your anti-slip requirements... you can try making a layer of rubber anti-slip layer. Aluminum alloy used in aerospace is inherently light. As for the weight... let me think about it. …”

He compared the dimensions of the design drawings, pondered for a while and then said:

"Including the anti-slip layer, it should not exceed two pounds at most. What about the internal structure, how do you design it?"

"……I do not understand."

"Well, let's follow the traditional three major sets."

The other party pointed at the end of the design:

"Fuel. The middle end is the voltage stabilizing device and the heat recovery device. If it's your size... the propane combustion should last for about ten to fifteen minutes... try it?"

"Try it~! Brother Zhou, come on and take care of the interior design."

"……hey-hey."

Although it sounded a bit hasty at first, Zhou Chenghe's eyes immediately became hot.

"Well, leave it to me!...Give me two days, and I'll have the exterior car come out first!"

"no problem!"

Xu Xin agreed without saying a word.

Zhou Chenghe walked directly into the workshop.

Then in the afternoon, Xu Xin saw a silver and red "ribbon" wrapped around the torch designed yesterday.

Everyone from the creative team came to the test site.

Standing behind the explosion-proof glass, Xu Xin's countdown ended.

The worker pressed the button.

The resistance wire began to heat up, igniting the fuse.

The lead glowed.

Then……

"Bang bang bang bang..."

As the flame burned, the flame devices inside the entire plate surrounding the main torch were designed according to the program, and each one emitted a sky-high flame.

It looked like a row of mortars being fired, or a machine gun.

One flame after another rose into the sky, and finally, the main torch... was successfully lit!

The moment I saw the flames of the main torch burning...

"Oh ho!!!!"

Liu Mingsheng was the first to cheer and grabbed Xu Xin's shoulders:

"Xu Xin! It's done! It's done!!!"

"……ah."

Xu Xin, holding a DV in his hand, nodded...

"It's just a pity... It would be nice if I could watch it at night..."

"Hahaha, it's okay! Then let's wait until dark and try again! Hahahahaha..."

The ecstatic Xu Jin’s eyes were burning.

And when we waited for the evening, because Xu Xin’s creative team had notified us in advance in the afternoon, no one in the team left today.

A group of people gathered in the large conference room. In the darkness, they watched the successful ignition on the projection screen. As the dark fire light rose, cheers and screams from the crowd came from the speakers, causing the camera to shake...

I just feel like a huge piece of baggage has been released from my heart.

All eyes fell on the young man standing next to the screen.

Just now, according to what Xu Xin said, the reason why the torch is so big is to match the circle of electronic screens that the creative team is currently working on.

After all, the current screen cannot be made very small, and at the same time, we are afraid that if it is small, everyone will not be able to see the effect clearly.

So I chose a 17-inch computer screen as the connection.

The animation is still in production and cannot be released.

But even if it is like this, it is enough to relieve their pressure.

In the entire opening ceremony, what is most important?

Two links.

The first step is to raise the two flags. You must not make any mistakes.

Everyone is relieved about this.

The second one is that the main torch was successfully lit, right?

Or put aside the national factors, the entire opening ceremony is a performance.

The lighting of the torch is the perfect curtain call at the end of the performance.

At the moment, although various creative plans are still being discussed, constructed, and conceived. But the final plan for lighting the torch has been announced.

And it was recognized by everyone.

At the same time, the simulation experiment was successful.

You know...it hasn't been announced yet!

These new blood in the team have already given everyone such a great gift.

Can you feel uncomfortable?

While feeling comfortable, everyone's eyes were focused on Zhang Yimou.

In the past few days, everyone has put forward, adopted, and overturned too many suggestions.

The only thing that has been approved and preserved is this ignition plan.

Director, what do you say?

Under everyone's gaze.

Zhang Yimou frowned.

After being silent for about half a minute, he looked at Xu Xin who was also waiting for him and nodded:

"Well done, Xiao Xu. Come up with a plan for the subsequent scroll unfolding animation as soon as possible!"

"..."

Xu Xin was stunned subconsciously.

But the second reaction immediately was to nod.

Nod vigorously.

"Yes! Director, don't worry, the dynamic animation will be ready for you within three days to a week at the latest!"

"Okay! I'll leave it to you then... Everyone happens to be here, so let's announce some good news to everyone."

Zhang Yimou slowly stood up and walked to the middle of the projection screen.

Xu Xin quickly turned off the projection screen, and at the same time went to the door and turned on the lights of the conference room.

Zhang Yimou held the table with both hands, faced everyone, and said in a very calm tone:

"The organizing committee has decided to officially hold a press conference to the whole society on the 25th of this month, the day after tomorrow, to announce the appointment of our team to be responsible for the opening and closing ceremony projects of the Olympic Games. And I myself will serve as the project director of the opening and closing ceremonies. The director's job. Well, that's it."

"..."

"..."

"..."

The whole place fell silent.

Even though he clearly knew that this matter was already a done deal.

But after hearing this, everyone was still a little shocked... and after the shock, it was replaced by a huge ecstasy.

"oh!!!!!!"

"Pah, pah, pah, pah..."

"Crash la la la..."

Applause and cheers rang out in the conference room.

Zhang Yimou, who had his hands on the table, nodded and bowed to everyone:

"In the next two years or so... I'll just leave it to you all!"

"Hua la la la la la..."

Xu Xin applauded with everyone.

But his eyes always fell on Zhang Yimou's shoulders.

A question popped up in my mind.

"How much pressure did he have to bear to appear so calm at this joyful moment?"

he does not know.

But he was extremely impressed.

(By the way, the appointment ceremony was actually on April 16th, but the plot here required it to be changed to March 25th. At the same time, some film and television works in this book, if they are not dramas that specifically jump out of the timeline, , I will also change the time if necessary. It is not written by the author. I will tell you about it first, please understand)