I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 76 074. There is a big wave

The crew of "Golden Armor" is a serious and big crew, headed by Zhang Yimou and Cheng Xiaodong. The producer, Zhang Weiping of New Picture Pictures, who is also Zhang Yimou's partner for many years, is also here, but he is in charge of administration. , Zhang Yimou was in charge of the filming.

At this moment, except Zhang Yimou, several people were sitting in the conference room, waiting for the actors to come on stage.

I tried on clothes in the morning and went to the palace to shoot posters in the afternoon.

Zhang Yimou of "Double Open" is obviously the busiest person.

Even when he walked in, it was dusty.

Xu Xin didn't know why Director Zhang was there. He just looked at him with a frown on his face and couldn't guess whether he was busy or thinking.

After he arrived, everyone in the conference room obviously cheered up.

Look at him sitting in the middle between the Olympic team and the film crew.

Then, two people carrying cameras walked in at the door.

It seems to be specially used for taking pictures.

After settling into his position, Cheng Xiaodong turned to Zhang Yimou and asked:

"Yimou, let's start?"

"Well, let's begin."

Zhang Yimou still frowned and responded.

Then, following his order, Xu Xin saw someone walking outside. Not long after, there were some footsteps in the corridor.

He was also a little curious. After all, this was his first time not to mention filming such a palace costume drama.

He stretched his head and looked at the door, wanting to see what it looked like.

Then……

When he saw the row of girls walking in, a sentence suddenly appeared in Xu Xin's mind...

"There's a big wave of zombies coming..."

white.

big.

deep.

For no reason, the big wave wearing light gauze quietly jumped into Xu Xin's mind among the dizzy Yingying Yanyan.

Dreams and reality are entangled.

Antique and charming intertwined.

He subconsciously sat up straight, then took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit one for himself.

"Huh~~~~"

I didn’t observe what dynasty style the clothes were from.

I didn't even look at what these actors looked like, and I couldn't even figure out what these girls... were doing.

He felt dizzy.

Very dizzy.

feeling bad.

But I still can't move my eyes away.

I really can't move it...

Then he suddenly remembered that he was watching a video on Tudou a few days ago and saw a foreign news uploaded by someone.

It seems to be about a group of Korean female artists who went to a charity performance for the army, and then the group of buddies below followed the song and roared excitedly...

At that time, he didn't quite understand what this group of people were doing, as if he had never seen a woman before.

After all, it is a small country with few people...

But now, the news suddenly popped into his mind.

I even vaguely feel that I am not much different from others.

Birds of a feather.

So white...

Grandma’s…

Who designed this dress?

Either they all want to be emperors...

It looked like the blood all over his body was rushing to the sky.

And it's not just him. To be honest, everyone on the Olympic team is obviously a little shocked...

As for why I was shocked, no one can describe it.

Just... shocked.

Some people have even begun to worry about the scale issue for Zhang Yimou.

But no one said anything.

If it's not your job, you can't open your mouth at this time.

Unless someone else asks.

The clothes of the maids in this row are mainly gold. This large group of people stood on the podium in the conference room. Not to mention the good looks of all the girls, the most important thing is that there is nothing on the faces of this large group of people. Because of the clothes on my body, I feel shy or afraid to look up.

This large group of people, when facing the crew members in this room, all held their heads high...

Just like those models running for the catwalk.

He raised his head like a wave of white swans.

Proud and confident.

Just to leave the deepest impression on those in the audience.

And has this large wave of people succeeded?

Xu Xin didn't know what happened to the others.

He is really knowledgeable...

After reading it, Zhang Yimou lowered his head and communicated with Cheng Xiaodong.

Because he was sitting far away, Xu Xin didn't hear clearly.

I just saw Cheng Xiaodong pointing his hand, as if he was looking for someone.

After finding it, he observed it for a while and nodded.

"Change a batch~"

"..."

"..."

"..."

As soon as these words came out, some people's expressions, including Xu Xin's, suddenly became a little weird.

Why do these words sound so familiar?

Xu Daqiang often said, Xu Xin also used to say...

Well, indeed, Mr. Lu Xun is right.

Art is universal.

Immediately afterwards, these actors bowed politely and left, and a large group of people in blue palace clothes who had been waiting at the door walked in...

…

There were three big waves of people in palace maid uniforms.

They are yellow, blue and orange.

After these people left, when a dozen people wearing silver armor walked in, Xu Xin subconsciously showed a look of disgust.

Then there is nothing left to say.

Silver armor, golden armor, he looked at it with little interest...

This morning's Olympic team is equivalent to a spectator, watching the excitement. If you expect them to give any opinions, that's simply overthinking.

According to Xu Xin's understanding, this drama has already cost more than 200 million yuan.

And it’s obvious where it’s expensive.

When he was auditioning for the gold and silver armor just now, Xu Xin heard Zhang Yimou say to Cheng Xiaodong in front of those exquisite and expensive golden armors:

"Are all three thousand sets ready?"

Cheng Xiaodong nodded:

"It's all ready. It's in the warehouse."

Just by having this conversation between the two of them, you can probably figure out where the money was spent.

Not to mention the armor, let's calculate it based on the almost impossible "one thousand yuan" set. Three thousand sets are equivalent to three million.

The question is, is it possible to get a set of one thousand yuan?

It's obviously impossible.

So Xu Xin estimated that the production cost of these armors would be around tens of millions.

Not to mention the clothes of the palace maids.

And these two hundred million dollars are a lot of money no matter where you put them, and according to Xu Xin's understanding, this money seems to be solely owned by Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping's new picture business.

With more than two hundred million dollars spent, if you call the big guys here at this time, you are definitely not asking someone to come over and give opinions.

Others have spent so much money, and you come here to give me your opinion. Do you think they will accept it?

If you accept it, the early preparation may be wasted.

That's a lot of money.

Not to mention, don’t changes also cost money?

And if you don't accept it, who can guarantee that people who listen will not feel uncomfortable?

What if we become enemies or are resented because of this matter? Is it worth it?

Therefore, no matter what people on the Olympic team think in their hearts, they come here without speaking.

What's more... what level of director is Zhang Yimou?

If someone dares to do this, they must have their own ideas.

Therefore, no one keeps their mouth shut.

It’s time to smoke, and it’s time to drink water.

Just watch from the side.

Xu Xin also holds this idea.

On the one hand, he knows his own level, but on the other hand... he also understands this truth.

So he obviously feels that if this look is released, Director Zhang will be criticized by the art world. Although some people are suspected of eating with a bowl and scolding after watching it too much... But the reputation will definitely not improve.

But he didn't say anything.

Let’s learn.

As the girl said, keep a humble heart and learn.

Learn what you want to learn and actively discard the dross.

Respect other people's choices, but also stick to your own opinions.

As for what this behavior is called...

It's called Shen Jiang...oh no, "Emotional Intelligence".

And just when Xu Xin's mood returned to a calm state after finally losing sight of the large group of people, suddenly, the door to the conference room was pushed open again.

There were five or six people leading the way, some supporting people, and some staff bending down to support them from behind. A very familiar face appeared in front of everyone.

Fa Ge.

The golden Fa Ge walked up to the podium with a smile.

At this time, Xu Xin heard Wei Lanfang approach him and whisper:

"Xiao Xu, have you seen the clothes on Brother Fa?"

"Uh-huh."

Xu Xin nodded in a low voice:

"What's wrong?"

"That's all real gold. 18K gold, one piece of clothing costs more than one million. Director Zhang told me personally, one piece of gold weighs nearly 80 kilograms."

"..."

Listening to Wei Lanfang's words, Xu Xin's mouth twitched...

Then he heard Fa Ge on the podium, with the help of everyone, stand up straight, comb his robes and skirts into a natural posture, and say to Zhang Yimou with a smile:

"This dress is too heavy, so I came out first. Let everyone take a look and change quickly."

Zhang Yimou nodded and suddenly turned around and said:

"What do you think?"

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"..."

"..."

Everyone looked at each other and nodded in unison.

Indeed, if the large wave of people before had made them "frightened" to see it, then the so-called experts would know if it was there as soon as they took action.

As a well-known actor, it can be seen that Fa Ge was a little overwhelmed when he walked on stage. But now she didn't need anyone's support. She was holding on to the clothes, and her energy level was rising. The smile he had just now was obviously gone, but the majesty of the emperor on his body was just right.

One second, he was harmonious.

The next second, the majesty of an emperor suddenly emerged.

Xu Xin's eyes immediately turned straight.

The contrast between before and after, and the transformation process of the character instantly switched, which immediately stunned him.

His previous knowledge of Fa Ge was from "God of Gamblers" and "Prison"... And if I want to talk about a specific impression, it is that he thinks Fa Ge's smile is particularly interesting.

He can show off the particularly natural silly smile from "God of Gamblers" or the unruly smile from "A Better Tomorrow", feeling that the other person's smile is particularly expressive. But now he discovered...Fa Ge was actually more able to manipulate people when he was serious than when he smiled.

Obviously in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Xu Xin still felt that Fa Ge's bitter and resentful appearance did not match his coolness...

In other words, he doesn't smile and always feels a little awkward.

But now...the accumulation of time and the restrained self-respect made Xu Xin see a completely different person.

Astonishing.

Moreover, there is no sign of him carrying 80 kilograms of weight on his body. His tone is always able to bear it, and he can handle it, fully displaying the majesty of an emperor!

Until Zhang Yimou nodded:

"Ok, Ok."

He rarely used two repeated words to express his approval.

The moment he heard these words, the majesty of the emperor was gone.

Several assistants quickly stepped forward to support him.

After a few labored breaths, Fa Ge asked in his Hong Kong and Taiwanese accent:

"I'm sure I don't wear this dress very often, director. Wow, Hou Qiaoli~ People will dry it after standing for a long time~"

Zhang Yimou nodded:

"Don't worry, the time will definitely be arranged appropriately."

Everyone helped him to change clothes.

Then, a golden figure with a hint of majesty and elegance came into view.

Xu Xin really didn't expect that Zhang Yimou could choose the same style of queen's clothing for Gong Li as that of the large group of people just now.

This was the first time he saw the real person of Gong Li, known as "Zhang Yimou's muse" in the West.

Dressed in gold, graceful and elegant.

She seemed to be in the filming state right from the moment she appeared, with her face full of majesty and nobility belonging to a queen.

Very eye-catching.

But at the same time, it also gave rise to a puzzle in Xu Xin...

He thought it was his own illusion.

Because... Gong Li's face was cold.

It's not the kind of "coldness" that belongs to the queen, but a simple "unpleasantness".

Xu Xin looked a little puzzled.

Why does this emotion occur?

In fact, to be honest, he really doesn't think Gong Li is very beautiful.

Maybe it's because of the inherent impression.

Or is it an aesthetic issue?

He really doesn't have any special feelings for his sister.

Of course I have to admit that my acting skills are good... But since I was a child, I saw the first Gong Li's work in the video hall in the county town, that one with a strong flavor of northern Shaanxi, "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", and I watched her wearing a headscarf. , after wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket that was almost exactly the same style as her second aunt’s.

Although he remembered the other party, from now on, Xu Xin and Gong Li were no longer destined to be beautiful.

Of course, this is just his personal feeling.

But subjectively, after seeing the other person’s style and wearing...

The word "kitsch" inevitably comes to mind.

Unlike the large group of girls just now, that group of girls did not give Xu Xin this feeling. But Gong Li is the best actress! Regardless of whether Xu Xin thinks she is beautiful or not, or whether people who are not qualified think she is good-looking or not, her contribution to the movie and the recognition of the fans have made Gong Li's status and acting skills recognized around the world. .

A proper member of the "old artists".

Even though Xu Xin felt that the other party was not beautiful in his heart, he still had respect for her.

But this respect should be the grace of the artist in the years after he becomes famous.

Instead of the unhappy expression in front of me, and the "bigness" displayed by this suit of clothes...

He couldn't accept it.

To put it bluntly, I feel like my elders, such as aunts and uncles, are usually respected by the younger generations and behave decently and gracefully, but suddenly one day they appear wearing sexy lingerie. It's the same in everyone's sight...

The shame of "How could you, an elder, do such a thing?" made his toes tighten.

so awkward.

Very awkward.

Although from the moment the other party appears, enters the venue, and takes the stage, there is nothing wrong with the elegance and dignity of the mother of a country.

But as soon as my eyes fall on that chest...

Xu Xin was awkward.

Extremely awkward.

The look of this drama... doesn't fit the dynasty.

How come this large group of people are all the same as European women in the Middle Ages?

Our country... Even if, Director Zhang, you changed "Thunderstorm" to look like the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period... But our cultural heritage also means that it is impossible for anyone to dress like this in ancient times, right?

So far, he has been greatly shaken by Director Zhang's film, which is estimated to have an investment of over 300 million.

He doesn't know whether to rush into the street or not.

But "being scolded" is probably inevitable.

Thinking of this, he looked at Zhang Yimou.

He knew more or less about Director Zhang's feelings. So inevitably, a ridiculous idea came to mind.

Is this considered... the ex-boyfriend's revenge on his ex-girlfriend?

And that hint of displeasure is the ex-girlfriend's response to her ex-boyfriend?

That shouldn't be the case, right?

…

Finally, Xu Xin saw Jay Chou.

And to be honest, it’s the same as when the fitting first started. After seeing that large group of girls, gold and silver armor no longer aroused any interest in him.

The same goes for Jay Chou.

Because Xu Xin could clearly observe that although the other party was no longer a movie star, he still seemed a little uneasy when he appeared in front of everyone wearing golden armor.

But...he looks quite strong.

Why didn't you find it this morning?

Is it the type that makes you look slimmer when you wear clothes, but makes you look fat when you take off your clothes?

Or is it because of the armor?

…

Anyway, the whole morning of the audition went like this.

Xu Xin originally thought that the atmosphere of Director Zhang's crew would be the same as that of the Olympic team. Although it was shrouded in high pressure, at least everyone could speak freely.

But it's not.

Zhang Yimou didn't say much all morning.

I saw three sets of clothes from Fa Ge, four sets from Gong Li, six sets from Jay Chou, and a few sets from Liu Ye. Xu Xin couldn’t remember.

Because after seeing it, he had already developed a kind of visual fatigue.

The tone of the entire "Golden Armor" has also been clearly understood.

gold.

Or golden.

Everyone's clothes, except for the blue and silver ones that were not wrapped around each other, were all made of gold, which really made him a little dazzled.

During this period, Zhang Yimou said very little.

He was frowning the whole time.

He waited until Liu Ye had changed into his last set of clothes and the fitting was over.

Partner Zhang Weiping then asked:

"Yimou, how about it? Which one will you choose to order posters for this afternoon?"

"...Same as before. Dragon robe, Fengxia, Jay Chou needs two sets of clothes, one set of gold armor and one set of silver armor."

After hearing Zhang Yimou's answers, the assistant quickly wrote them down.

Zhang Weiping also nodded. Just as he was about to say something, Zhang Yimou suddenly turned to look at the Olympic team that had been eating all morning:

"Let's have dinner and have a meeting together later. I just thought of an idea. Let's hammer it out."

Zhang Wu was stunned for a moment, then nodded:

"no problem."

"Well, let's go, Xiaodong, Guonan, you are responsible for coordinating the situation. We will set off at about three or four o'clock in the afternoon, and we will wait there to shoot at dusk. If we are a little late for the meeting, you can leave first, and I will definitely follow you. I can make it there.”

He gave instructions to Cheng Xiaodong and deputy director Liu Guonan, who was the director's first assistant.

The two of them agreed.

Zhang Yimou waved his hand:

"Then let's go."

This is a shout out to the Olympic team.

Everyone, including Xu Xin, stood up and followed him out.

Xu Xin followed at the end. As he was leaving, he subconsciously glanced at the director team of "The Golden Armor".

Everyone is packing up and getting ready to leave.

At this time, he saw Zhang Weiping's frown, as if he was very dissatisfied.

A pause in his steps.

Then it returned to normal.

The people in this crew all have stories to tell.

As we walked out the door, we saw Jay Chou's security team again.

When passing by them, Xu Xin glanced at them sideways.

…

At noon, everyone gathered in the dining room's private room.

No one from the "Golden Armor" crew, including Cheng Xiaodong, who could barely be considered one of the Olympic action directors, was sitting in the room.

Just fourteen people, chatting while eating.

"What do you think of the 2.9-kilometer palace lantern? Hasn't the time for the Olympic Games already been set? The opening ceremony will be at 8:08. Before the countdown, let's move Beichen Road leading to the Bird's Nest or above the North Fourth Ring Road, The lights dimmed first. No one could see clearly what they were. Then they took aerial photos, or found angles in advance, and set them up one by one. At the beginning... Wow! The palace lanterns were all on! The 2.9-kilometer palace lanterns symbolized the 29th Congress. The Olympics! When the time comes, it will be projected onto the big screen in real time!"

This is Zhang Yimou's idea.

In the morning, I didn’t know what I thought of it.

But this time, everyone thought the idea was good.

After all, every Olympic Games actually has a scene of paying tribute to those who came before.

And the broad mind of the Celestial Dynasty...

When Xu Xin thought of this, his eating movements suddenly froze.

He didn't know what was wrong with him.

During this meal, there are always words in my mind about the sea being open to all rivers, being broad-minded, and turbulent waves.

It made him very awkward.

It's like there are no other words to describe it.

But he understood Zhang Yimou's theme.

A tribute to the Olympic process of humanity.

The 2.9-kilometer palace lantern is always on, connecting the past and the next.

Frankly speaking, it's a good suggestion...

But...it's a little small.

It doesn't seem to reflect that kind of broad mind...ah!

What the hell is wrong with me?

He couldn't help but put down his chopsticks and rolled his eyes to himself.

After his actions were noticed by Zhang Yimou, he suddenly said:

"Xiao Xu, what's wrong? What do you think?"

"...Huh?...Uh."

After Xu Xin came back to his senses and saw everyone at the table looking at him, he thought for a while and said:

"Director Zhang, I think it's a bit too small."

After saying this, his expression became strange again.

"Small?"

Zhang Yimou frowned:

"Why?"

"I feel that the number 2.9 kilometers actually has no meaningful meaning compared to the palace lanterns."

Forcibly suppressing the absurdity of the huge wave of zombies in the city, Xu Xin forced himself to return to that calm line of thinking.

"Just think about it, 2.9 kilometers, apart from palace lanterns, there are other things that can also pay tribute. For example, ribbons, garlands, bouquets, or even a little exaggerated, you can also imitate the ten-mile red makeup of the ancients, right?

...So I think we have to put the 29th Olympic Games first and figure out how we want to pay tribute, and then discuss palace lanterns or other things... Would it be more appropriate? Although I don't know if you want to add Chinese elements, but if you really want to add...then I think instead of using palace lanterns, it would be better to select 29 historical buildings in Yanjing and light them up at the same time.

After all, the palace lantern is too small. For example, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the White Pagoda, the temples at SJS, the Imperial Ancestral Temple, etc., one after another ancient buildings were lit up. When the picture was transmitted to the Bird's Nest, the scene was dark. Then one light, two lights, three lights... After the last 29 lights came on, wow~~ the whole bird's nest shone brightly...

Isn't that more shocking than the palace lantern? But there is also a problem, that is, these are ancient buildings, they are static, and they are not close to the sports of the Olympic Games... I have to think about it again. But I think if I follow your idea, it would be better to have something beautiful, moving between dynamic and static, to achieve the effect of the 29th Olympic Games. Wouldn’t it be better? "

Calm thinking returned to his mind. After Xu Xin finished speaking, he thought about it for a while.

Well, not bad.

There are not many words for "big" except "to shine brightly".

"Between dynamic and static..."

Zhang Yimou reviewed this sentence repeatedly, and while he was still thinking about it, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Someone pushed the door open and walked in.

It's Zhang Yimou's assistant named Shen.

"Hello teachers.

Assistant Shen first said hello, and then walked quickly to Zhang Yimou. After whispering a few words, Zhang Yimou's brows suddenly wrinkled.

After thinking for a while, he stood up and said:

"You guys eat first, I'll go out for a while."

After speaking, he stood up quickly and followed the assistant out.

No one knew what happened.

But that's okay.

The director is gone, but the creativity remains.

"Xiao Xu's idea is not bad. Dynamic and static balance... is also equivalent to our pursuit of harmonious coexistence... So what do you think now?"

"...Not yet."

"Let's talk about it... What if we zoom in a little bit, for example... 29 cities? Hey, 29 cities, how about starting from the first Olympic Games? For example, let's say Greece, the Holy Olympus in Greece. Turn on the lights in the temple, and then go down to the next city... Every city has landmarks, right? The landmarks turn on the lights, and then go down..."

Zhang Wu extended Xu Xin's idea, but was immediately rejected by Ma Wen:

"I'm jet lagged, Director Zhang."

"What about recording and broadcasting? How about recording and broadcasting? Record the scenes in advance... You know, the audience in the Bird's Nest can't actually see these scenes. We broadcast them directly through the big screen above, and in front of the TV The audience is all the same, so it must be recorded in advance.”

Fan Yue said.

Then everyone seemed to really think that this idea was feasible, and the discussion suddenly became heated.

Xu Xin naturally joined in.

No one asked Director Zhang what he was doing.

Instead, he did his job.

Then, after discussing for more than half an hour, Zhang Yimou came back.

It's just that his face looks a little ugly...

Everyone's discussion fell silent...

But after he sat down again, it seemed as if nothing had happened to him. He broke off a piece of steamed bun and put it in his mouth while saying:

"What have we been discussing? Tell us."

In fact, everyone can see that something definitely happened after he went out, which made him feel a little bad.

But if he doesn't tell, no one can ask him.

Including Zhang Wu.

So after hearing this sentence, I could only repeat everyone's ideas just now.

After almost clarifying the ideas of everyone's discussion, he soon fell into deep thought.

His iconic brows furrowed again.

he was thinking.

Some people were thinking and some were chatting.

Xu Xin belongs to that "thinking" team.

Because... although he also likes what director Zhang Wu said about lighting up the landmark buildings of the 29th Olympic Games in the form of recording and broadcasting to represent the concept of inheritance.

But I always feel a little inconsistent.

It's a bit too prominent for others and weakens Yanjing.

At the same time, what he was actually more curious about was... what exactly Zhang Dao was doing out there.

Why does the crew of "Golden Armor" feel that... the people in it are all complicated?

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