I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 73 071. Her gentleness

Yang Mi did not go back to the room with Xu Xin.

Not that she was afraid.

It's because of some personal reasons.

After Xu Xin returned to the room, he immediately received a text message from her:

"I'm going to wash my face first, please wait for me for a while."

"good."

After replying, Xu Xin also went to take a bath.

I originally thought that it would be almost done when I got out, but when I looked at my phone, I saw that the other party hadn't responded yet.

He lay down directly and turned on the TV.

When the TV is turned on, there is a sports channel, which seems to be a football column.

Xu Xin doesn't watch football, so he doesn't understand this very well.

But men’s love for sports channels is innate. Let alone Xu Daqiang, he especially likes to sleep while watching snooker matches.

The host's slow explanation tone, coupled with the regular collision of billiard balls, is more effective than sleeping pills.

And it just so happened that today's program, according to the two unknown hosts, was about the top 16 of the Champions League or something else.

Real Madrid vs Arsenal.

The two hosts were unanimously optimistic about the Galaxy Battleship.

Xu Xin knows this, it seems there is something... Maradona or Ronaldo.

I couldn't remember the person's name for a while.

Anyway, it is said that the strongest players in the world are on this team.

Even though he didn't know him, he just lay on the bed and watched.

I also felt that the lights on the roof were a bit dazzling, so I turned off the lights...

Then, nothing more.

…

"I've finished washing my face."

"I'm telling you, I feel like I'm in a dream now. Although you really didn't lie to me, I still feel like I'm in a dream."

"Why on earth did you suddenly join?"

"What's going on with the torch? Can you tell me?"

"Did I look particularly strange just now? I'm sorry, it's mainly because I was confused."

"I'm very happy for you, really, 100% happy for you, but I think what I just acted was too weird."

"I even feel a little inferior."

"……Are you there?"

"Xu Xin?"

"Are you asleep?"

"Okay, good night."

"Finally, come on! Xu Xin, you must be the best!"

This is the message Xu Xin saw early in the morning.

And when I looked at the time, it was less than 6:30.

He didn't know if Yang Mi was up yet, so he replied:

"I fell asleep last night, are you up yet?"

After washing up, Yang Mi didn't reply.

Xu Xin guessed that he didn't get up.

He stopped sending messages to disturb other people's dreams. He went directly to the restaurant to have breakfast, put on a set of shorts and short sleeves and walked out.

The hotel has a gym.

This is written on the menu.

Coach Yufei sent him a fitness plan and formulated a muscle-building recipe. Moreover, it also comes with a very careful action tutorial.

But they are all aerobic exercises, with very few equipment areas, and there is a warning behind each movement: "Do not overtrain, as it may easily cause muscle dissolution."

Apparently he was worried that he would engage in excessive exercise.

Fitness is a constant exercise.

After you develop a habit, you will actually feel uncomfortable if you don't practice for a few days. What's more, he doesn't have a girlfriend yet, so if his endless energy can't be vented...

Well, whoever holds it in will feel uncomfortable.

So he chose to spend some time in the hotel gym.

Practice for an hour.

He was the first customer and the gym was empty.

But everything is quite complete.

There's even half a basketball court.

I don’t know what the floors below the basketball court are, so I can endure the thumping noise that day.

After warming up, he got on the treadmill and ran three kilometers.

After I felt that my whole body was moving, I started to practice on the yoga mat according to the action pictures of Coach Yufei in my memory.

What about burpees, planks and the like.

Not to mention...it was obviously just aerobic, but Xu Xin soon became sweaty.

One hour.

Covered in sweat, he walked out of the gym.

I went back home and took a shower, but found that Yang Mi had not replied yet...

How long did you sleep for?

No need to go to the theater today?

He was a little puzzled, but it was almost time now, so he hurried downstairs.

First floor.

"Xiao Xu."

As soon as Xu Xin came out, he heard Wei Lanfang's movements.

When I turned around, I found that they were all the main creative staff, but Director Zhang, Director Zhang Wu, and Director Cheng Xiaodong were not there.

"Sister Wei, morning."

He said hello.

Wei Lanfang was stunned and asked in confusion:

"Why are you sweating so much?"

"I just went to the gym and practiced for an hour, and I just came down from the shower now."

As soon as he said this, Sha Xiaofeng and the others also looked over.

Ma Wen nodded:

"Tsk tsk, he is a young man after all, he is so energetic."

Several big brothers also looked in agreement.

Get up early in the morning and exercise...

Young people have great stamina.

"Sister Wei, where are Director Zhang and the others?"

"Let's go first. Director Zhang and the others followed the crew. Our car hasn't arrived yet."

"oh oh."

Xu Xin nodded:

"Then I'll smoke a cigarette."

"Go ahead."

Get out of the hotel.

sunny.

A heat different from that in the north made Xu Xin narrow his eyes subconsciously.

I should have known I would have worn sunglasses when I came out.

Before half of a cigarette was smoked, other people came out:

"Xiao Xu, let's go, the car is here."

Following Wei Lanfang's words, two blue Buick commercial vehicles drove up to the VIP booth.

"okay."

Xu Xin got on the bus first with his bag on his back.

I sat directly on the seat at the back.

Today is not about actor shooting, but about inspecting the venue and confirming prop items.

Zhang Yimou's workload is not heavy, but he must be there.

As for whether the actors will be there, no one knows.

As Xu Xin looked at the scenery along the way, his phone vibrated.

"I guess you fell asleep last night. Good morning~ I woke up. Thanks to you, our eyes are all swollen."

Seeing this news, Xu Xin was stunned:

"?You cried?"

"No, it was a late night snack last night. After eating it, I went to bed and my face was swollen, haha. Where are you?"

"Just set off, heading towards the set."

"What district is it?"

"……What's the meaning?"

"That's where you filmed it."

Seeing this message, Xu Xin asked Sha Xiaofeng next to him:

"Director Sha, which district are we going to?"

"Ming and Qing palaces."

Sha Xiaofeng said.

Xu Xin replied to Yang Mi:

"Ming and Qing palaces."

"I guessed it was over there. It's not too far from the Ming and Qing Residential Expo City where we took photos."

"You're not going today?"

"Go ahead, but I don't have a show in the morning. I have one in the afternoon. Have you brought Fengyoujing?"

"What are you bringing it for?"

"Prevent mosquitoes. There are a lot of mosquitoes over there."

"without."

"Then remember to buy when you get off the car. They sell toilet water and Fengyoujing over there. Buy Fengyoujing from Zhonghua Pharmaceutical, not the Tiger brand. Tiger brand is not good, and there are a lot of fakes. Zhonghua Medicine The one from the industry is two yuan and a half a bottle, and the one you buy directly is 45 yuan for a plate of 20. Toilet water is from Liushen."

Seeing this message, Xu Xin was speechless.

I thought to myself, I don’t drink Fengyoujing, why would I buy so much?

But he still replied:

"Okay, got it."

"Yeah, then I'm going to get ready."

"good."

Xu Xin put down the phone and didn't think much about it.

He had no idea about mosquitoes in Hengdian.

After walking for who knows how many kilometers, he saw palace buildings coming into view from a distance.

Hengdian Film and Television City was unveiled to him for the first time.

…

"Xiao Xu, what are you looking at?"

In the palace, Wei Lanfang got out of the car and saw Xu Xin looking left and right, feeling a little puzzled.

"Uh...it's okay."

Xu Xin shook his head.

He didn't expect that the crew's car could drive directly in, and there was no store in the place where he came.

Fengyoujing and toilet water are no longer available.

But he didn't take it seriously.

The sun is shining brightly right now, so where are the mosquitoes?

After retracting his gaze, he followed Wei Lanfang into these palaces built in the style of the Forbidden City.

After walking for a while, I saw the crowd in front of me.

It looks like there must be more than a hundred people there, not counting the workers.

There are twenty or thirty workers wearing safety helmets next to the two cranes, who don't know what they are busy with.

Probably setting up the venue.

Zhang Yimou and another middle-aged man who looked fat were surrounded by stars as if they were holding the moon in their arms.

But everyone's destination is not his side.

Instead, there was a long tent set up next to it.

Over there, the big guys including Zhai Guoqiang, Zhang Wu, and Tian Heping were sitting in the shade of the tent, waving to them.

Everyone hurried over, and Xu Xin saw another new face.

He was about thirty or forty years old, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and looked very elegant. He was in a daze holding a white filter cigarette that was rarely used in the Chinese tobacco industry.

Xu Xin thought he was smoking Zhonghai.

When I walked in, I realized that I was smoking a Marlboro.

Because he didn’t know who it was, Xu Xin thought of being transparent first.

Unexpectedly, when Zhang Wu saw him, he waved directly:

"Xiao Xu, come on."

"Director Zhang, Director Tian, ​​Director Fan, Director Wang... Hello, teacher, I am Xu Xin, please give me your advice."

Seeing that he was called, Xu Xin came to the front. After greeting everyone one by one, he finally greeted this very gentle middle-aged man politely.

However, the other party did not respond directly. He seemed to be thinking about something and seemed a little careless.

As soon as Zhang Wu heard Xu Xin call "teacher", he understood and said directly:

"You have to call Teacher Shen, Shen Danqing, a famous painter in our country...Danqing, he is the designer of the torch picture."

After hearing this, the middle-aged man turned his attention to Xu Xin.

Suddenly asked:

"Are you a painting major?"

"Uh... no. I am a student in the directing department of Beijing Film Academy, Teacher Shen."

"Directing major?...Have you studied painting?"

His accent has a southern accent.

Xu Xin nodded:

"It's probably hereditary. My mother is good at painting."

"Oh~"

Shen Danqing nodded, said no more, and continued to fall into deep thought.

"..."

Xu Xin didn't think it was anything. When people asked, he just answered.

After answering, he walked to Zhang Wu and asked:

"Director Zhang, you didn't drink too much last night, right?"

In fact, it's just a polite word.

How could three people drink too much for a bottle of rice wine?

Zhang Wu smiled and shook his head:

"Of course not... After we returned to the house, we drank two more bottles of beer, but he had a stomachache, so he didn't drink more."

"oh oh."

Xu Xin nodded and followed the others to sit down.

If Zhang Yimou can't come over, Director Zhang will naturally take charge.

"That's how we are."

Just listen to him say:

"Yimou just communicated with me. He has to be busy for a while today. Then we will stick to the old rules and follow the points discussed in Yanjing and start thinking about link design with the "four great inventions" as the main axis. Everyone also thought about it... Then we just talked about a particularly interesting point in the car, and I want to tell you about it. "

Zhang Wu sat up straight, lit a cigarette, looked at the crowd and said:

"How about we paint a picture of Guernica, using gunpowder?"

"..."

Xu Xin was stunned.

What...what card?

Xu Xinren was stunned when a ranking he had never heard of came out of Zhang Wu's mouth.

Instinctively, he looked at everyone.

In addition to Zhang Yimou, there is also Shen Danqing.

There are thirteen people here, and all of them look deep in thought, except for themselves and Wei Lanfang.

Others ponder.

Obviously people know what this is.

But he and Sister Wei were at a loss.

This expression is so different.

Others frowned, but the two of them stared at each other.

Why do big eyes stare at small eyes?

It's very simple.

What is this... Guernica, neither of them has heard of it.

But Xu Xin didn't notice that when "Guernica" was mentioned, Shen Danqing's eyes fell on him.

When she saw his confused look, she slowly frowned.

Just listen to Zhang Wu say there:

"This was proposed by Yimou. When we convey peace, should we also reflect on the harm that war has done to us? How do we reflect this reflection? Use Guernica! The meaning of national strength can be drawn with gunpowder A Guernica, and then...a little gunpowder...bang, Guernica turns to ashes, what do you think?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice suddenly sounded:

"I object."

Looking away from the confused Xu Xin's face, Shen Danqing seemed to have understood the "understanding" of this young man and stopped paying attention.

He held a cigarette and said:

"The core idea of ​​Guernica is an accusation, an accusation against the tragic situation when the Nazis bombed the civilians in Guernica. In terms of spirit alone, his accusation is stronger than reflection. It is filled with hatred, and he expresses it through Hatred and accusations are used to inform the world of the horror of war, thereby bringing about reflection. But if you want to use the gunpowder link of the Four Great Inventions to describe this painting, I think it is inappropriate."

As soon as Shen Danqing finished speaking, Zhai Guoqiang on the side said gently:

"That's why we said we were going to light it. What Yimou and I said was that we use gunpowder to draw a Guernica, because its indictment of war is a point of view shared by all mankind. Let's light it and put that The tragedy was burned to the ground to express the point that war will only bring destruction. Then through the connection of subsequent links, we express our yearning for peace..."

"But the flames leave dust behind, right?"

Ma Wen said:

"What should we do with so much gunpowder ash at the scene? What about the safety hazards? What about the safety factor? With so many people using gunpowder to light a painting, the size of the painting must be quite large, right? It may be visually shocking, but what follows The question is how do we end it..."

The discussion group started the daily discussion.

But Xu Xin's brows furrowed completely.

…

The day flies by.

In the morning, Zhang Yimou did not show up, but was planning something with the crew.

Come during lunch time.

Everyone ate lunch together, and then continued to argue and think about "Guernica" that they couldn't handle because of his absence that morning.

In the afternoon, the crew changed the venue and came to the palace.

Zhang Yimou occasionally looked for angles to take pictures, and occasionally came to the people discussing in the corner to participate in the discussion.

They were obviously two different things, but his conversion was very natural.

But tell the truth.

Xu Xin is not in good condition today.

Basically I didn't talk much for the whole day.

During lunch, he used his mobile phone to look up what Guernica was.

Only then did I realize that "Guernica" was a painting painted by Picasso.

It was created based on the incident in which the fascist Nazis bombed the Basque town of Guernica in northern Spain and killed innocent people.

I also saw the prototype of the painting.

Although I understand the meaning of the expression, I also see its full picture.

But he always felt a little guilty.

Because he doesn't understand.

But after others mentioned it, they understood.

What does this mean?

It means there is nothing in his stomach.

This feeling made him feel uncomfortable.

In other words, very uncomfortable.

Originally, when he was designing the torch, he felt that... even though he might have just had a flash of inspiration, but at least his design ideas could keep up with the experts in the team.

There are even some who are proud of themselves.

You see, the first achievement in the team was actually made by me.

He did feel a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

Unexpectedly, this sense of accomplishment was shattered to pieces just like Guernica at the first creative seminar in Hengdian.

…

"Why are you here? I also said that when I finish my work, I will sneak over to your place to take a look. Why are you here suddenly?"

The girl with makeup on her face was full of surprise. She walked out of the house and looked at Xu Xin at the door.

Then I saw something was wrong.

There was a big red spot on the back of Xu Xin's hand, and there was a bulge in the middle.

"...You didn't put on any toilet water? Didn't you sprinkle on the essential oil?"

"without."

Xu Xin shook his head, glanced at the bag on the back of his hand that was bitten at some point, and didn't care.

But Yang Mi's brows furrowed.

Something was wrong with his mood.

So he asked:

"What's wrong?...What happened?"

"...Are you done?"

"The filming is over, but I'm watching someone else's acting... Just wait a minute and I'll talk to the director. And you haven't been here before, have you? Can I show you around?"

"good."

Hearing this, Yang Mi nodded and trotted inside. She came out in about a minute or two.

But when he came out, he still had a schoolbag in his hand.

"Here, help me get it."

Handing the schoolbag to Xu Xin, she began to untie her hair.

After untying Guo Xiang's style, she used the rubber band on her wrist to tie a very refreshing ponytail. She covered the loose hair behind her ears. She took the school bag, took out a peaked cap and put it on. After touching his head, he suddenly asked:

"looks good?"

Xu Xin looked up at her youthful and beautiful appearance, and finally a smile appeared on his face:

"Yeah, beautiful."

"Hehe~"

Smiling and carrying her backpack behind her back, she asked Xu Xin while walking along the lane to the main road:

"Is it over with you?"

"Well, today Director Zhang is going to check the layout of the venue, and he will go back after finishing it."

"You didn't follow?"

"No... All the actors of "Golden Armor" are here tonight. The crew is going to have a meeting and there is also a media interview. I asked the discussion group that there should be no meeting tonight, so I came here. "

"That's it..."

She looked around and pointed into the distance:

"I'll take you to the Qingming River Scene. There are mountains and rivers there. It's quite fun."

"good."

Xu Xin responded casually.

At this time, Yang Mi asked while taking him away:

"You...seem to be unhappy."

"Kind of."

"What happened?"

she asked confused.

Xu Xin thought for a while and asked:

"Do you know Guernica?"

"...What the hell?"

"Guernica."

"A director? Which country? Or a movie?"

"..."

For some reason, Xu Xin suddenly felt that his mood was better.

"It's a painting, painted by Picasso."

"Oh~~"

The girl carrying a backpack and a cap immediately understood:

"I know Picasso, the one who painted "The Last Supper"."

"..."

This time it was Xu Xin's turn to be shocked.

Looking straight at the girl...

"Are you serious?"

"What's the matter?"

Yang Mi was also a little puzzled:

"Just like those paintings in churches, that Jesus is like this..."

She spread her hands.

It looks like the action of [helpless].JPG.

"..."

Xu Xin was really speechless and said:

"That was painted by Leonardo da Vinci."

"..."

In the dusk, under the setting sun.

The tips of the girl's ears, which were still slightly downy, turned pink again.

But there was a furious expression on his face:

"Ouch! Why are you so annoying!!! I... of course I know it was painted by Leonardo da Vinci! Aren't I just trying to make you happy!"

"...Who is Picasso?"

"Picasso is a painter...what is the grid?"

"..."

Angry, trying to hide something, irritated, furious, speaking harshly...

Seeing the girl's appearance, a smile finally appeared on Xu Xin's face.

Fine.

So, he nodded:

"Let's go."

"...What happened to "Guernica"?"

"EMMMMM..."

Xu Xin pursed his lips.

After thinking about it, I finally chose to tell the truth:

"Actually, this morning was the first time I heard of this name...or this painting."

"Isn't that great? I learned some new knowledge."

"..."

He paused in his steps.

Looking at the girl, her eyes were a bit...

Strange look.

After thinking for a while, he asked:

"What would you do if, for example, you didn't know anything about Guernica when someone else was talking about it?"

"I will ask."

The girl gave the answer almost without thinking:

“I would ask what is Guernica?”

"...Aren't you embarrassed? Aren't you embarrassed?"

"Why is it embarrassing?"

She seemed to find something strange.

"Because everyone else understands it, but you don't."

"Well……"

Looking at the boy with a somewhat incomprehensible look, she thought for a moment and said:

"Has this happened to you today?"

"……Um."

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Xin nodded and admitted.

"What's going on? Tell me. It's okay. Just say it openly. After all, I don't know... I can't even tell the difference between Picasso and Leonardo da Vinci. I only understood "The Last of Us" after listening to you just now. "Dinner" turned out to be painted by Picasso..."

"It's Da Vinci!"

"Oh yes, goose goose goose~~~"

It seems that I have made a mistake again, which is very interesting.

She actually let out a goose-like laugh.

Then asked:

"what happened?"

So, Xu Xin told her what happened in the morning.

It doesn't matter what kind of confidentiality it is.

But he still didn’t say it was “creative.” Instead, he said that people on the creative team chatted and discussed whether the meaning of “Guernica” was an accusation or a reflection.

Yang Mi doesn’t understand anyway.

After listening, the girl asked:

"So you think everyone understands it, but this is the first time you heard about this painting, and you feel that... your knowledge reserve, or... artistic accomplishment is not up to standard, so you feel very sad?"

She hit the nail on the head.

And Xu Xin's silence is the best answer.

So, seeing his appearance, the girl shook her head:

"Actually, there is no need to do this..."

"……Why?"

"Because first of all, the Master is smart and eager to learn, and he is not ashamed to ask. If you don't understand, just ask... At least for me, it's not a particularly shameful thing, right? I don't understand because I don't understand, and it's precisely because I don't understand that I I have to ask. I may ask the wrong question, or I may be laughed at, but I get an explanation and "understand" my question. Isn't this just like when the teacher said in school that the classmates didn't understand. The teacher asked This sentence is not for those who understand, but for students who do not understand to stand up and express their doubts, and the teacher will be responsible for clearing up the doubts and allowing students to understand. Do you understand?"

Facing the sunset, the girl's words were full of tenderness and comfort.

It silently blended in and penetrated into Xu Xin's heart.

"What's more, Xu Xin, I don't know if you have thought about it~"

She raised her little white teeth at Xu Xin:

"If you hadn't mentioned this today, I might not have known there was such a painting in the world in the future. But, you brought it up today, and I realized, oh, it turns out that "Guernica" is like this It’s the same thing. Right? Who in this world dares to say that he understands everything?”

As he said this, two people walked towards him.

It looked like he was performing in an extra group or something, and there was "blood" on his face.

As the girl said this, she took a few steps forward and stopped the two of them in front of Xu Xin:

"Hello, you two, can I ask? Do you two know what "Guernica" is?"

The two of them were stunned.

looked at each other...

Then he shook his head at the same time to express that he didn't know.

The girl nodded politely:

"Okay, thank you, bye."

Passed by.

Returning to Xu Xin's side, the girl shrugged:

"Look, who stipulates that everyone in the world must understand what "Guernica" is? We will always face many things that we don’t know, right? By the way, Xu Xin, you don’t want to Think about it, who are those teachers? Each of them is the top technical talent in this country. Their vision, cultivation, and artistic level are countless times higher than ours. And we...or you are What? You’re just a student who hasn’t graduated yet. I’m not saying that it’s reasonable if you don’t know it, but... we are still young, we can’t, we don’t understand, it doesn’t matter.”

She shook her head.

With a firm but gentle tone, he looked at the boy who was frowning and thinking, and said softly:

"We can learn, can't we?"