I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 77 075. One step at a time

Everyone sat in the hotel box until after 2 o'clock.

The discussion still ended without any resolution.

Although there are many constructive opinions, when it comes to the Olympics, every link must be carefully controlled, carefully, and again carefully.

But the issue of paying tribute to previous Olympic Games has been decided.

Zhang Yimou asked everyone to go to rest, and it would depend on whether everyone could follow him to the set in the evening.

After all... there are really many mosquitoes at night in the movie city.

There weren't many messages back from Yang Mi today.

She just told Xu Xin that she was going to hang up Wia today and hoped that it wouldn't hurt too much today.

To be honest, Xu Xin has never been interested in Wia and cannot empathize with him.

I just asked you to pay attention to your safety.

Then after returning to the room, his eyes tangled over the Wulin Gaiden script for a while, and finally chose to open the notepad, trying to figure out what to talk about during lunch. But then the hotel phone suddenly rang.

Xu Xin didn't think much and answered the phone:

"Hello?"

"Hello, sir, this is the front desk of the hotel. I saw that the hotel system detected that you inserted the room card, so I came here to express my apology. It's like this. There is something wrong with the line in the room above you. Problem, we have to do some repairs this afternoon. It may be a little noisy. We sincerely apologize for causing trouble to your living environment. If possible, we have prepared coffee for you in the coffee shop on the second floor of the hotel. I wonder if you can Can you go to the coffee shop to rest for a while first?"

"repair?"

Xu Xin raised his head in confusion:

"How long will it take?"

"About an hour or so. We will finish it as quickly as possible~"

"...Okay, that's okay."

"Thank you for your understanding, sir. If you feel noisy during the maintenance, you only need to take your room card to the coffee shop, and our service staff will naturally arrange it for you. Do you think that's okay?"

"Okay, thank you, I understand."

"Thank you for your understanding, sir, and please accept our apologies for the inconvenience we have caused you..."

"Yeah, bye."

The phone hangs up.

Xu Xin's impression of this hotel has improved a lot.

As for the maintenance, he didn't pay much attention. At the moment, his attention was all on the dream in his mind.

He always felt that he had seen a scene in his dream.

But I just couldn't remember what it was.

He lit a cigarette, spread out drawing paper on the table, and fell into deep thought.

The room was very quiet.

The silence helps him think.

And in this silence, I don't know how long it took... Suddenly, a burst of noise pulled Xu Xin out of his thoughts.

Suddenly he frowned.

Instinct raises one's head...

"Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong dong dong dong..."

He seemed to be smashing something upstairs, and the thumping sound was so noisy!

Oh, yes, decoration.

After remembering the phone call when he came back, Xu Xin also knew that he couldn't stay in this room anymore, so he planned to pack up his notebook and go to the coffee shop downstairs to sit.

It is indeed a bit noisy.

She took her cell phone out of the door and found that Yang Mi didn't reply to her message.

All the way downstairs, I walked into the coffee shop to the elegant piano sound.

Just as he was about to find a seat, he suddenly saw Wei Lanfang sitting alone by the window and waving to him:

"Xiao Xu!"

"Sister Wei?"

Xu Xin was stunned for a moment, then walked over:

"Why are you here?"

"You came down because of the noise of renovations, right?"

Wei Lanfang said directly.

The two of them lived in the next door room, and she guessed it as soon as Xu Xin came.

Xu Xin responded with a smile:

"Well, it's true. It's very noisy upstairs... Sister Wei, have you just arrived too?"

"Yes."

At this time, the waiter came over with a menu.

After Xu Xin took the card and explained the situation, the other party understood and said that like Wei Lanfang, he would send a pot of Blue Mountain and an afternoon tea set with snacks to express his apology.

He didn't understand coffee, or wasn't interested at all, so he simply ordered a pot of 588 Longjing.

The tea money is paid immediately, and it does not take any advantage of the country or the new screen.

After the waiter left, Wei Lanfang said:

"Don't like coffee?"

"I don't like it. It's bitter, and my mouth is still sour after drinking it."

Shaking his head, he took out his notepad. Before he could open it, Wei Lanfang's phone rang.

"It's Director Zhang."

She said quickly and answered the phone.

"Hey, Director Zhang..."

Zhang Yimou said a few words, and she nodded:

"Okay, then I understand, I will inform everyone..."

Then, she suddenly changed the subject:

"Director Zhang, when are you leaving?...Hmm, aren't I with Xiao Xu? Our rooms are being renovated upstairs and are in the coffee shop. How about...we and you will go too Right? Can you help me or something..."

"...????"

Xu Xin was speechless for a moment.

To put it crudely, Xu Xin had already guessed that this sister was going to...

Ahem.

She wants to see Jay Chou!

Sure enough, Wei Lanfang was winking at him.

Then he burst out laughing:

"Pfft... No... Director Zhang, we must be here to help you... Hmm, okay, then we'll go over there right now!... Hey, okay, you hang up first~"

The phone hangs up.

Xu Xin was speechless:

"My sister, you want to go, why do you want to drag me along?"

Seeing that Xu Xin had already guessed it, Wei Lanfang was not embarrassed. Instead, he used a... How should I put it, rolling his eyes, but in fact it was more like a "get on the pirate ship together" tone between friends. One sentence:

"Xiao Xu, it depends on whether this is interesting or not! We don't want to sign, I want to go by myself... How embarrassing. You come with me, we just say we are here to study. Anyway, Director Zhang said there will be no meeting in the afternoon , let’s go over and have a look, and get in touch with the people on the crew... Isn’t your classmate here too, maybe you can play a part-time role or something... Just think of it as a contribution to the classmates."

"..."

Xu Xin was even more speechless:

"Sister Wei, you really caught someone and sent him to death!"

"...Didn't you trick me in the morning and say that I wanted to treat everyone to dinner?"

have to.

Digging a hole to bury myself?

He shook his head helplessly and suddenly pointed to the waiter who had already filled a pot of tea:

"What should I do with this pot of 588 tea?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Lanfang suddenly laughed mischievously and took out his thermos cup from under the table.

Xu Xin was even more speechless:

"I ordered the tea myself and poured it into your thermos cup?"

"Two tickets to the Olympics!"

"Three pictures! My father, my brother and my sister-in-law!"

"make a deal!"

Xu Xin, who naturally knew how capable Sister Wei was as a project negotiator, agreed without hesitation.

Then, he personally held the teapot and poured the tea into Wei Lanfang's thermos cup.

…

"Hey, do you think we will take a car with Jay Chou?"

Next to the hotel reception desk.

Wei Lanfang, who was holding a thermos cup, asked Xu Xin expectantly.

Xu Xin stood guarding the trash can and smoked, shaking his head:

"We should be in the same car as Director Zhang... Didn't you see? When we went to the set yesterday, Jay Chou's nanny car was also there. He must have gone in his own car. Why should we get in?"

"...Tsk."

Seeing the regretful look on her face, Xu Xin sighed helplessly:

"Sister, if your boyfriend knows this, won't he be jealous?"

"He? He dares?"

Wei Lanfang rolled his eyes:

"He is particularly obsessed with SHE~ They are the screen savers on his mobile phone, so I didn't say anything."

"...Just the one singing "SUPER STAR"?"

"Yes, I'm not even obsessed anymore, I just like that Serena."

"Fine."

Xu Xin nodded, and then suddenly heard Wei Lanfang say:

"Hey, Xiao Xu, let me tell you a secret. Do you want to know?"

"……What?"

"I'm telling you, don't tell anyone else. You are the one I trust the most in our team!"

"Yeah, tell me, I definitely won't say a word to anyone else!"

Xu Xin thought she was going to say something important.

Or there are some inside stories about the Olympics that he doesn't know.

As a result, I heard my sister say:

"The role of Sister Gong Li was promised to her by Director Zhang when they were in the 1990s, before they broke up. Sister Gong Li has always had a dream of being a queen, the kind of mother who cares about the world. But the two of them had nothing to do with each other until they broke up. It was not filmed. And after getting this project this time... Director Zhang never considered anyone else for the role of Queen..."

"..."

Xu Xin was stunned...

"real or fake?"

"Why am I lying to you? I have been following Director Zhang ever since it was confirmed that he would be the director of the closing ceremony program in Athens. Until now. I know what is going on in "The Golden Armor"."

Wei Lanfang's eyes were full of "There are still many things you don't know", while Xu Xin looked at her proud expression, thought for a while, and asked in a low voice:

"Sister Wei, according to what you said, the role of Queen should be tailor-made for Sister Gong, right?"

"Yes."

"...Then why doesn't Sister Gong look very happy this morning?"

"Well……"

This time it was Wei Lanfang's turn to be a little stunned.

"Not happy? No."

"..."

Seeing that she really didn't notice, Xu Xin thought about it and shook his head:

"I must be overthinking it. Maybe it's the makeup? I always feel that this queen has a very cold temperament..."

The two of them talked about these things for about two cigarettes, and several cars, including Jay Chou's nanny car, were already lined up at the VIP stand.

A group of people came out.

"Director Zhang."

Seeing Zhang Yimou, the two quickly said hello.

Zhang Yimou nodded:

"We share a car."

Hearing this, Xu Xin and Wei Lanfang followed him directly into a Ford RV.

Cheng Xiaodong was also traveling with him, but he didn't see Zhang Weiping, who has been almost inseparable since he came to Hengdian, except for meetings with the Olympic team.

Through the car window, Xu Xin also saw Fa Ge, Gong Li, Liu Ye, and Jay Chou.

There were a lot of people in the crew cheering. After everyone got on the car, the car started walking towards the film and television city.

Along the way, Zhang Yimou was chatting with Cheng Xiaodong about the movie, but the conversation was not about filming, but about trivial things.

For example, armor must be well maintained.

Someone must be responsible for taking out and delivering the hundreds of sets of clothes from the safe every day.

The most important thing is the design of the martial arts movements.

After all, Cheng Xiaodong was born in martial arts.

From these trivial details, Xu Xin gradually learned about the operation of a large crew and the approximate position of the director.

In fact, he is really like an emperor.

He only needs to put forward his request, and others will naturally handle it for him.

Apart from anything else, at least Assistant Shen, who was sitting in the co-pilot, never turned forward from the beginning to the end. He quickly recorded Zhang Yimou's requirements in a notebook.

But at this moment, Zhang Yimou suddenly said to Cheng Xiaodong in a confused manner:

"I have already communicated with Wei Ping. He... will leave on a plane in the evening. Then a new producer will come over. Then I will let him contact you. You can rest assured to shoot yours."

When he said this, Xu Xin noticed a small detail.

In the car, he and Wei Lanfang were sitting in the last row.

The most comfortable positions are naturally those of Zhang Yimou and Cheng Xiaodong.

When Zhang Yimou said this, Cheng Xiaodong's first reaction was to look behind him.

Not looking at Xu Xin and Wei Lanfang.

Instead, he penetrated the rear glass and looked at the car following behind.

Then he withdrew his gaze.

Xu Xin didn't look back, but he knew whose car behind him belonged to.

It belongs to Gong Li.

Then, a doubt emerged from the bottom of my heart.

As one of the "two Zhangs", what does Zhang Weiping need to communicate with Zhang Yimou?

After communication, the other party wants to leave.

When Director Cheng knew the news, why did he look back at Gong Li's car?

Vaguely, he had an intuition that there should be some special story or something happening between these three people.

And then thinking about Gong Li's face in the morning and Zhang Yimou's expression when he came back from dinner at noon, he had a very strange intuition.

There must be some problem between Gong Li and Zhang Weiping.

And Zhang Yimou was the mediator.

But the reconciliation was not done well. The person who came to see Zhang Yimou at noon should have been Gong Li.

Gong Li should be targeting Zhang Weiping.

Zhang Yimou found it difficult to do, so he looked a little unhappy when he came back.

Then at noon... something must have happened and Zhang Weiping had to leave...

The reason why the other party left should be related to Gong Li.

That was all he could guess.

But what exactly happened...he really didn't know.

…

The crew of "The Condor".

"Yang Mi, get ready for the show."

Hearing this noise, while sitting in the tent specially used for actresses to change clothes, Yang Mi shouted:

"Hey, I got it."

Her tone was full of vigor, but in fact her face was full of pain.

After responding, he put down his phone, picked up a roll of tape, and said to a girl next to him:

"Dandan, please do me a favor."

The girl's name is Zhao Dan, who was born in the martial arts. Because of her good figure and some other reasons, she plays the role of Hong Lingbo, Li Mochou's female apprentice.

Belong to one of the "little actors".

When she heard this, she nodded happily:

"no problem."

Zhao Dan knew what Yang Mi was going to do. After taking the tape, he looked at the gauze rolled up several times under Yang Mi's rolled-up clothes. He took the tape and tried to wrap it for her.

But as soon as she walked directly behind Yang Mi, she suddenly saw a circle of dark brown marks on the gauze, and she quickly said:

"Mimi, the wound on your back is a little collapsed, and you can see blood on the gauze."

"...Hiss, I'm telling you."

Hearing this, Yang Mi gritted her teeth and nodded:

"It's been hurting since just now...it's okay, Dandan, just hold on..."

"……good."

Looking at the other party's gritted teeth and patience, a hint of admiration flashed in Zhao Dan's eyes.

This time the coercion master in the crew was very rough.

It's like I can't do that at all.

The big actors are nothing, just a few wire masters waiting on them, doing a very delicate job. But when it comes to the time when they, young actors, are trying to show off their coercion, it's all a fool's errand. Once they're tied up and tied firmly, it's OK. There's nothing about tightness or anything like that... As long as the director doesn't say that the angle is wrong or something, these people won't pay attention. Even the protective pads are extremely thin. You can tell at a glance that they are of low quality and will break after just one wear.

But no one dared to say anything.

Because these wire masters were brought by producer Zhang Jizhong...

I can only endure it.

And the steel wire was cutting into the flesh, and the uncomfortable feeling of being hung up was not to mention ordinary people. Even she, who was born in the martial arts, felt pain... But Yang Mi, the actor who played Guo Xiang in front of her, did not say a word and completed the job conscientiously. Complete the tasks assigned by the director.

To be honest, she admired him very much.

But the cost is also obvious.

Today, I have a scene with "Master" Li Mochou chasing Yang Guo, and the scene of Guo Xiang driving away has been filmed for three times.

This is the fourth game right now.

This is what happens with Wia dramas, where the young actors are basically all filmed together.

After all, renting a crane also costs money.

After three plays, the opponent's lower back has obviously been strangled.

There are two more games...

It's really bearable.

She sighed, took the tape and began to wrap it around the gauze.

Then, she heard a sizzling sound.

I turned my head and looked...

In Yang Mi's hand was a board of pills.

"Ibuprofen?"

She recognized it instantly.

"Um."

The girl nodded:

"Take one more pill...it should be fine, right?"

"..."

Zhao Dan was speechless.

Just full of admiration.

Soon, several rounds of tape were wrapped. Looking at the girl who stood up and got used to it, she whispered:

"Don't try too hard. Injuries caused by coercion can easily leave scars."

"It's okay, I have a scar-free physique."

Yang Mi smiled and said politely to the two makeup artists next to her:

"Teachers, that's it."

The two makeup artists nodded, walked up to her and started to touch up her makeup.

In fact, both of them saw everything that happened just now.

I just don't care.

What kind of scenes have you not seen from the makeup artist who has been on the set all year round? How often does it happen that you have to swallow your broken teeth?

Not surprising.

There is nothing we can do.

Who told them to be young actors?

Hengdian... or the film and television industry, the most indispensable thing is young actors.

…

"Today I played all the dramas, and it really... hurt. I felt like there must be bleeding on my back, and I took painkillers, but they didn't seem to have much effect."

"It really hurts~"

"Wait! Wait for me to become a big star! I have to invite the Hollywood special effects team!"

"I really want to use a stuntman! I'm so happy to have a stuntman!"

"I really want to put those people who are trying to trick me into coercion and whip them with a small leather whip!"

"Ouch, it hurts."

"I should be busy, wuwuwu~"

Holding a bottle of toilet water, Xu Xin frowned and read these messages, then his eyes fell on the group of people walking into the palace in the distance.

After thinking for a while, he walked to the entrance of the palace and said to Wei Lanfang, who was wearing a golden and red robe and Jay Chou was in the process of becoming a nymphomaniac:

"Sister Wei, how long will it take?"

"It's until night. Didn't Director Zhang say that? We still need to shoot a few test shots to get a feel for it~ What's the matter?"

Wei Lanfang was a little puzzled.

Xu Xin frowned and thought for a while, then whispered:

"Then...if nothing happens right now, I'll go to the residential area first?"

"What are you doing there?"

"That classmate of mine was over there that day..."

"Oh~~~~~"

Before Xu Xin could say anything more, the sister suddenly showed a look of understanding.

Then his eyes were full of gossip:

"you like her?"

"Toilet water for you."

Xu Xin didn't answer the question.

Who knew Wei Lanfang would smile even happier:

"Okay, okay, then go ahead."

My brother is thin-skinned.

Not much more to say.

Hi.

Who hasn’t come from a young age?

I'm talking...that girl is pretty pretty too.

Hearing this, Xu Xin didn't stay long, nodded directly and walked quickly out of the palace.

"Hey wait."

Suddenly, Wei Lanfang seemed to remember something and stopped him.

Xu Xin was a little puzzled and saw this sister and said:

"Wait a moment."

After saying that, he ran into the palace, walked to Assistant Shen and said something. Then Assistant Shen nodded, took off his work ID card from his chest and handed it to her.

"Here, Xiao Xu."

After handing the work permit to Xu Xin, she said:

"They are all the crew here. Don't be like this morning. It's hard to tell. You are quick-tempered and can easily suffer losses. If people ask you about this, just say you are from Director Zhang's crew. Do you understand?"

"...Okay."

Xu Xin was surprised.

It turns out...this sister understands everything.

Then he smiled and nodded to show his understanding, and waved his hand after taking the work permit:

"I'm leaving."

"Um."

Saying goodbye to Wei Lanfang, he also called Yang Mi.

The phone kept ringing but no one answered.

After he sent another message to the other party, "Call me back when you see it", his eyes fell on the black cars waiting for work at the gate of the palace.

Yesterday, the two of them went back to Hengdian. The journey of more than ten kilometers cost 150 yuan.

It's definitely expensive.

When they got into the car, the driver thought they were a traveling couple. When he got off the car, he didn't forget to give him a business card and said that if you need a car in the future, you can call him. Which star would the film crew want to see? He knows the location.

At that time, I just listened casually and didn’t take it seriously.

But now it comes in handy.

The crew of "The Condor" doesn't film in one place, so it becomes a sitcom.

So it’s not clear where Xu Xin will be filmed today.

Walked directly to those cars:

"I want to go to the crew of "The Condor", who knows the way?"

Upon hearing this, several drivers waiting for work looked at each other, and one person came over:

"The crew of "The Condor"? One hundred yuan."

"Is this the place where we filmed today?"

"Yes, but I'm not sure if I can see Liu Yifei. Their crew is big and there are many people filming, so you have to try your luck."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xin didn't say much and nodded:

"Walk."

"Well, get in the car!"

Maybe it's because the young man didn't counter-offer? The driver seemed very excited.

After Xu Xin got in the car, he waved to several colleagues and drove Xu Xin in one direction.

After walking for about five or six minutes, Xu Xin was still waiting for the call when he heard the big brother say:

"Here, here we are. That's it~"

Xu Xin subconsciously looked around and saw an artificial rockery area. There were several cranes, tents, etc. beside the rockery and suspension bridge.

It takes up quite a bit of space.

Then I heard the driver say;

"That's the crew of "The Condor". They're filming the scene of Wia's death today. Just go and watch it. It's great to see a group of people flying into the sky and escaping from the ground. But don't get too close. They have a security company over there."

When Xu Xin heard about Diaowei Ya, he knew something was right.

I didn’t care whether the one hundred yuan spent was unfair or not. I gave the money, got out of the car, and walked over there.

Sure enough, as soon as he walked to a place fifty or sixty meters away from the crew, the two of them came to greet him.

This time, there was no need for these two people to speak. Xu Xin directly took out his work permit:

"I'm from the crew of "A City of Golden Armor" directed by Zhang Yimou, and I'm here to see your actor named Yang Mi."

Sure enough, when they heard this, the two of them were stunned for a moment, and then one of them stepped forward and took a look at the work permit.

This work permit is a pass for various large areas and construction sites of Hengdian Film and Television City. It has the seal of Hengdian Film and Television City on it to ensure the convenience of staff.

These two people are also from the local security company, and you can tell the authenticity at a glance.

What's more... the characters written by the crew of "A City Full of Golden Armor" are clearly written on it.

Members of the crew directed by Zhang Yimou.

Who dares to stop?

Just kidding?

A word of failure to protect everything will make these little soldiers walk away with nothing to eat.

As a result, the attitude of the two people became visibly polite:

"Then you come with us. Filming is taking place over there. We'll find someone from the crew to come over and connect with you."

"Well, okay, thank you."

These two people were polite, and so was Xu Xin.

If someone gives you face, you have to hold on to it.

Following the two of them to the set, Xu Xin had already seen Yang Mi without needing to be reminded...

She was wearing a dress specially designed for the role of Guo Xiang. She was hanging in the sky at the moment, posing as if she were stepping on the void. Under the pull of the hook lock, she spread her hands and made a flying posture, step by step. Step forward.

The posture is extremely stretched, and every time he steps on the air, it rebounds like the ground.

Appears lively and light.

Then the wire tightened and moved forward, and she flew into the distance step by step.

Step by step……

Step by step……

Suddenly, Xu Xin frowned.

Step?

Stepping in the air?

In my mind, a bolt of lightning suddenly penetrated the fog and split open all the thorns and obstacles!

The originally muddy picture became incredibly clear!

Steps...footprints...

Etc., etc……

Suddenly, his eyes were completely blank.