I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 88 086. Block another knife

"You said about the signature, did he really look like that?"

"Yes, when I heard that there were still a hundred tickets waiting for him, everyone was stunned..."

"Hahaha~"

"Hahahahaha~"

Ma Wen and Wei Lanfang, who were eating together, couldn't close their mouths with laughter.

Ma Wen also wears a hat signed by Jay Chou on her head. The white hat has a black carbon pen drawn on it... You can't tell what the signature is, and it looks a bit funny at first glance.

While they were talking and laughing, suddenly Assistant Shen came over:

"Every teacher."

He looked at the people sitting at the table:

"Director Zhang asked all the teachers to finish eating and go to the seats in the back hall."

Zhang Wu nodded:

"Okay, got it."

Seeing that Zhang Yimou called them for something, the trio did not dare to joke. They speeded up eating at the same time as the others, put the box on the table, and walked directly to the back hall.

And Xu Xin saw Zhao Liying again.

It’s not that this girl is so beautiful and so attractive in the crowd.

She was standing in an open space, her eyes looking towards Xu Xin.

He looked a little timid and was holding a black plastic bag in his hand.

Don't know what's inside.

Xu Xin frowned.

Is this because I'm entangled with myself or something?

Faced with her timid and expectant gaze, he finally chose to withdraw his gaze and followed the others to the back hall.

Never looked back.

…

In the back hall, everyone saw Zhang Yimou and Zhai Guoqiang.

and the pyrotechnicians on the set.

When Xu Xin was reading the script for Golden Armor in the afternoon, there was a scene at the end of the Double Ninth Festival celebrating the holy ceremony. Fireworks are needed...

Let’s leave aside whether it is reasonable or not, whether it is consistent with the historical dynasty or not.

When setting up Big Footprint the day before yesterday, Director Zhang said that he would use the fireworks in "Golden Armor" as a cover.

At this moment, metal tubes have been spread out on the small square in the apse.

It was just placed on the ground, with several "flammable and dangerous" fireworks boxes placed in the corner.

"One plot, done?"

Everyone knew what these metal firework launchers that looked like footprints were for, and when Zhang Wu asked, Zhang Yimou nodded:

"Well, let's play one for a while and let's take a look. When the group scenes start in two days and we shoot the last part of the fireworks, let's play it together and see the effect. Guoqiang, shall we start now?"

"good."

Zhai Guoqiang stood in front of the two footprint-shaped metal fireworks tubes set up in front of him and pointed toward the sky:

"The height of these fireworks is not high, they only reach the roof. And the scale is not big. Let's mainly see the effect. If possible, I will try to set up 29 here. PAUL~"

His assistant Meng Li on the side nodded, holding the remote control in his hand and said:

"Prepare."

Zhai Guoqiang also took a few steps back in time.

"3, 2, 1."

When the countdown ended, he pressed the switch.

Everyone heard a sound of fuses and smoke filling the air under the barrel.

About three seconds passed:

"Whoosh!"

A ball of fireworks shot straight into the sky.

It happens to be a footprint type.

Then two seconds later, there was a "whoosh" sound from another barrel, and a second footprint appeared.

Then it was gone...

"..."

"..."

"..."

Not to mention the other people who frowned slowly, Xu Xin was a little embarrassed.

Because this proposal was initiated by him, but now looking at the effect...

Why do you feel so shabby?

Just two outlines of footprints, and then they disappeared?

this……

Think about it.

He felt that since it was his own suggestion, he might as well say it himself.

So he said rather awkwardly:

"Director Zhang... the effect is average!"

Zhang Yimou frowned.

At first he remained silent.

Instead, his eyes fell on the metal fireworks tubes.

After thinking for a while, he turned to look at Zhai Guoqiang:

"Guoqiang, what do you think?"

"You can't tell anything just by looking at the fireworks."

Unexpectedly, Zhai Guoqiang was on Xu Xin's side this time:

"The good thing about Xiao Xu's proposal is that it concretely expresses the historical footprint of the Olympic Games. But just looking at the footprint-shaped outline of fireworks... fireworks are beautiful, but the beauty is too short-lived. But Don’t forget, everyone, we will be along the central axis of the Forbidden City, extending all the way into the venue. And what everyone sees is not only fireworks, but also the vitality of a city... So I still think the meaning of this fireworks is very Okay...if you don’t think it looks good, then when the shooting is over, I will place a few large models here and let’s take aerial shots to take a look.”

His tone was gentle, but his words showed appreciation.

Obviously, he liked Xu Xin's plan very much.

After hearing his words, Zhang Yimou nodded after thinking about it:

"Okay, let's talk about it then... Anyway, today is an experiment. As long as this solution is feasible, how to use it later, or whether to use it or not, is another matter to consider... Bang!"

As he spoke, he slapped himself on the neck.

"Let's go, there are a lot of mosquitoes here."

So after a few minutes, everyone returned to the front.

Then Xu Xin saw a very interesting phenomenon.

Not to mention Zhang Yimou slapping himself on the neck, those staff members were either desperately smearing toilet water on themselves, or they were greeting themselves with "papapapa"...

"Why are there so many mosquitoes here?"

While eating just now, Wei Lanfang applied some Fengyou essence on the back of his neck and arms, and he began to stand and talk without pain in his back.

Zhang Yimou couldn't help but roll his eyes after hearing this:

"You haven't gone to Shanghetu yet. There are a lot of mosquitoes there at night."

"Director Zhang, here is Fengyoujing."

"...You kid."

Looking at Xu Xin with a dog-legged look on his face, Zhang Yimou laughed helplessly.

At this time, Cheng Xiaodong suddenly came over:

"Yimou, the new producer has arrived."

When he said this, his expression was a little unnatural, and he pointed directly in Gong Li's direction.

Everyone looked over and saw two new faces from the crew, a man who must be in his forties or fifties, and a slightly younger man who were talking to Gong Li.

Zhang Yimou's brows suddenly wrinkled.

After thinking for a while, he said:

"Okay, let's do this for now, I'll go over there."

As he said that, he was about to walk that way, but after taking two steps, he suddenly turned his head:

"Xiao Xu, follow me."

"Hey, okay."

Xu Xin nodded, took the half bottle of toilet water from Wei Lanfang's hand, and followed Zhang Yimou over.

As a result, after walking a few steps, I suddenly heard Zhang Yimou whisper:

"If Gong Li doesn't look right in a while, stand up and smooth things over... She has a bad temper, so be smart."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xin pulled himself to block the knife again, and Xu Xin responded:

"Well, you see, I've prepared everything."

Zhang Yimou turned to look at the toilet water in his hand and nodded.

And within these few words, Xu Xin had already seen Gong Li's face gradually becoming colder.

Now, there is no need to wait for Zhang Yimou to speak.

Taking the toilet water, he ran:

"Teacher Gong, Teacher Gong! The toilet water is here!"

Zhang Yimou was stunned.

Gong Li and Ding Lili on the side also looked over subconsciously.

Finally, there were the two men who had been talking to Gong Li just now.

Several people looked at Xu Xin running over with a polite smile on his face:

"Teacher Gong, the toilet water you asked for... I'm really sorry. I was negligent in this matter. Don't be angry. Please apply it first. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I was too careless!"

He came up and apologized profusely, then ran to Gong Li and Ding Lili and handed over the toilet water.

Sitting on the lounge chair, Gong Li, whose eyes were full of coldness and anger, first looked at him, then at Zhang Yimou who was walking behind, and finally, she moved her eyes to Xu Xin's face.

Then he showed the same smile as in the afternoon.

The kind that is mixed with sarcasm, anger, unhappiness, and a hint of...

Well, how should I put it.

The smile, as if he was waiting to see someone's joke, bloomed when he looked at Xu Xin, but it was not directed at Xu Xin, but fell on Zhang Yimou's face again.

Then, when he turned back to Xu Xin, the smile on his face revealed a bit of kindness:

"Remember to be more careful next time."

Taking the toilet water from Xu Xin's hand, she stood up and walked directly towards the car.

After she walked away, Zhang Yimou "just happened" to walk up to the two of them.

After the middle-aged man glanced at Xu Xin, his eyes turned to Zhang Yimou again:

"Hello, Yimou."

Zhang Yimou seemed to know him. His face said he was neither cordial nor enthusiastic, but he also responded:

"Well, Zhiqiang, just arrived?"

"Yes, I just arrived...who is this little brother?"

He unconsciously revealed a Northeastern accent when he spoke.

He also used the interesting term Northeastern people use for people younger than themselves.

If you were from the northwest, you would have to call me Xu Xin.

"He, Zhang Wu, brought him to me to study."

Zhang Yimou directly assigned Xu Xin's "camp" to Zhang Wuna.

And this big brother named "Zhiqiang" obviously also knows Zhang Wu and understands the power behind Zhang Wu.

So he nodded, and the politeness in his eyes became stronger:

"My brother is young and has a lot of potential."

Xu Xin quickly showed a flattered look and shook his head modestly:

"Teacher, you are too polite. I just want to learn from Director Zhang and gain more knowledge."

Zhang Yimou said:

"Okay, Xiao Xu, you go over there first."

"Hey, okay, Director Zhang."

Xu Xin nodded, said goodbye politely to the big brother, and then left the two of them.

But after taking a few steps, his ears twitched and he heard the big brother behind him say:

"Yimou, don't get me wrong, I was just discussing with her whether we could wait a few days before filming."

I just heard this sentence, and then I heard nothing else.

he mused.

It seemed... Although through Gong Li's words at noon, he was 100% sure that Zhang Weiping's departure must be incompatible with Gong Li's. And Gong Li doesn't have any good impression of the actor who plays the role of Jiang Chan...

But it sounds like there's more to it than that.

Gong Li's attitude just now was obviously very angry.

But after she appeared, she stepped on the steps she gave her and left first.

This face is definitely not for yourself.

Xu Xin felt the same as Ming Jing.

His face is not that big.

In other words... no matter what, Gong Li is still "sympathizing" with Director Zhang's difficulties.

And if nothing else happens, this producer should belong to Zhang Weiping's camp, right?

Then here comes the problem.

Director Zhang, the "peacemaker" character...

Who is it leaning towards?

Inside.

While he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard someone calling him:

"Teacher Xu~Teacher Xu~"

Turning around and looking...

It's Dani.

"..."

Have you become a mastermind?

The corner of his mouth twitched.

Director Zhang just had to block the knife himself, Gong Li also gave him face.

As a result, Jay Chou's assistant came to see him again...

If I conquer Fa Ge again, will the crew change their surname to Xu?

He was speechless, but nodded and walked over:

"What's wrong?"

"Brother JAY is looking for you, Teacher Xu. He is in the makeup tent."

"...Okay, I understand. Let's go."

There are also two scenes with Jay Chou tonight.

This guy must have tasted the sweetness.

As Dani and Dani walked toward the makeup tent of the leading actors, Dani said:

"Teacher Xu, I'm really sorry. They... were so ignorant just now."

"fine."

"No, no, no, it's true... Teacher Xu, it's like this... Mainly... Brother JAY's contract with the company is about to expire, and it has not been renewed. So those are the people sent by the company, they It’s because I’m afraid…”

"Well……"

Xu Xin was stunned for a moment, and then immediately showed a look of surprise:

"Oh~~I understand. When you say that, I understand."

"Hmm, those people are... stupid young people! Teacher Xu, just think that they... uh... that... don't exist, it doesn't matter, I will teach them a lesson!"

"Hahaha, it won't happen."

Xu Xin smiled and shook his head, and then he saw the four people punching at the door of the tent, looking at the same virtues as the four Vajras.

"Look at Sanxiao! Look!"

Suddenly, Dani's tone became a little aggressive when she saw that those people were looking at Xu Xin with something strange in their eyes.

Xu Xin didn't say anything this time.

After getting the news from this girl, he understood why others had to guard Jay Chou closely, even after joining the crew.

It's normal.

The company's cash cow is about to fly...

Who has trouble with money?

Ignoring several people, he walked into the tent.

At a glance, I saw Jay Chou tying his hair:

"Hey, here we come."

"Um."

Xu Xin nodded, looked at him hanging the hairnet, and said:

"What are you looking for me for?"

"Please help me, tell me about the show tonight."

"OK."

Xu Xin had no intention of rejecting this request.

Because telling the story and conveying the shooting concept are also necessary tasks for the director.

And the crew in front of him...he was the only one he could tell the story to.

Oh yes, and Qin Junjie, who came here under the supervision of his parents.

This kid plays the third prince Yuan Cheng in this drama.

But the two of them have not interacted with each other until now, and he doesn't have much role in this drama.

Liu Ye came from the 96 Middle School Theater Troupe. As soon as Xu Xin took the shot in the afternoon, he knew that he had a very accurate grasp of the role.

Not to mention Gong Li and Chow Yun-fat.

He can also take care of this cute new guy in front of him.

I am a new director and you are a rubbish actor.

Only the two of us can pee in the same pot.

When he reached Jay Chou's side, he waved his hand and did not take the drink offered by him.

"One is with the mother and the other is with Prince Jie and Prince Yuan Xiang, right?"

"right."

"Okay, let me take a look first."

"Okay."

I picked up Jay Chou's script. What I filmed tonight was that Prince Jie, who had just returned to the palace, went to visit behind the scenes and found his mother embroidering chrysanthemums. The two chatted for a few words. Suddenly, the queen began to become ill. Prince Jie was worried and asked his mother how seriously ill she was. Why not take medicine.

The Queen did not answer, but continued to embroider with trembling hands. Prince Jie asked her to rest first, but the queen refused, and instead asked him to go see Yuan Xiang and Yuan Cheng first.

This is a game.

The second scene is the scene between the three brothers.

Xu Xing just watched a few scenes and suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Um?"

"……What's wrong?"

"There's a little hole in the script."

He pointed to a place to show Jay Chou.

Prince Cheng continued to look for words: "Second brother, have you met the queen mother?"

Prince Jie looked at Prince Xiang and asked worriedly: "What disease does the queen have?

Prince Xiang said calmly: "My father said it was due to deficiency and cold syndrome."

"Is there something wrong here?"

Jay Chou was a little puzzled, while Xu Xin shook his head:

"Of course. Did you forget the Queen's lines this afternoon? The Queen said: I have been taking your father's medicine for more than ten years. Note, it is more than ten years. And when the script was in Tianguanyi, the Emperor said to Prince Jie: I sent you here to practice. In addition, your age is set as a young man in his early twenties in the script. How old were you more than ten years ago? The mistake you made back then must have been to rob the emperor. What is it? It is impossible for a child of a few years old to behave like this. No matter how cruel the father is, he will not let a child under ten years old guard the border. Therefore, you must have known about your mother's illness before Tianguanyi .”

"I don't really need to ask here...or can't I ask?"

"Yes."

Xu Xin nodded, thought for a while, picked up the pen on the table, crossed out the line, and wrote next to it:

Prince Jie looked at Prince Xiang and asked worriedly: "The Queen Mother's syndrome of deficiency and cold has not recovered yet?" "

Prince Xiang said calmly: "No." "

After making the changes, he handed it to Jay Chou:

"Here, take a look."

"This...is just a no? Is there no other answer?"

"What else do you want to answer? His tone was flat, and he even felt more fear and boredom towards the queen in his heart. Because in the script, he, the prince who is not the queen's biological child, was having sex with the queen. But now He already wants to elope with Jiang Chan and has another love, and the Queen has been forcing him to death, so his tone is normal."

Xu Xin gave his own understanding and then said:

"Do you understand what your response will be next?"

"Well……"

Seeing that he didn't understand, Xu Xin started to help him analyze:

"Let me give you an example, if your mother is sick and you are discussing with your brother what to do, but you find that your brother doesn't care at all... how will you feel?"

"I'd be so angry!"

"Yes, show your anger, but pay attention... anger is not anger, because you are brothers. You have to show your anger... and then pay attention here."

He pointed to a paragraph in the script:

"You are angry, but because you have experienced it outside, you have learned to be patient. Suffer this anger, but you must express the alienation between brothers, so you don't say anything here, just stay silent. Silence is uncomfortable , after being silent for one to two seconds, take the initiative to speak again: The queen has been embroidering chrysanthemums... This will give the audience a sense of déjà vu. The anger and silence before passing you will create a sense of déjà vu for the audience. A kind of virtue that even if you are angry, at least you still follow the virtue of brotherly respect. Then after finishing this sentence, Yuan Cheng said: It must be for the Double Ninth Festival."

Jay Chou was thoughtful, while Xu Xin continued to analyze for him:

"You see, from the time you felt sorry for your mother, to the time you came to see your brother and inquired about your mother's condition, you found out that your brother was indifferent and became angry, and then from being angry you chose to be patient, maintaining the friendship between brothers without getting angry, and then when you came to give Yuanji...

In this shot, your image of being loyal to your mother, taking care of your elder brother, and being friendly to your younger brother is completely established. Do you understand? As long as your image is established, then the scene you shot this afternoon will naturally help the audience to complete a sense of struggle between "filial piety" and "monarch and minister" in their hearts.

You want your brothers to be respectful and your parents to be loving. But later he struggled when he discovered that his father had murdered his mother, and was angry because he felt sorry for his mother who drank the bowl of poison. Finally, he agreed to help his mother... All these changes in the character's mentality are reasonable and natural.

As for your suicide in the final outcome, you can use a concept that is very consistent with our Chinese people's philosophy of "loyalty and filial piety have been hard to have both since ancient times" to interpret the tragedy of Prince Jie and the ruthlessness of the emperor's family. Just like that, the dramatic tension is there, do you understand? "

"……It's that simple!?"

Jay Chou's eyes immediately straightened.

I just felt that after hearing the other party's words, Prince Jie suddenly had a very specific image in his mind.

It’s hard to have both loyalty and filial piety. I feel sorry for my mother and respect my father...

The image of Prince Jie suddenly appeared in his heart.

He instinctively looked up and looked at his new friend holding the script in his hand, his eyes filled with disbelief:

"Is it really that simple!?"

"It's so simple."

Unexpectedly, after hearing his two consecutive rhetorical questions, Xu Xin rolled his eyes:

"It would be nice if it were that simple. Everything I tell you is just to give you an idea from the surface. But how to act and how to do it, you are still far away. I tell you this just to let you Understand, as an actor, the first thing you have to do is to think about the character's heart, instead of just darting your eyes around... How can acting be so simple, are you kidding me?"

"Well……"

Jay Chou, who originally thought he had understood everything all at once, was shocked at first...

Then there was some embarrassment:

"But it sounds so simple in your mouth."

"Nonsense, I am the director and the photographer of the movie. Of course I have my own ideas. And what I just said is the image in my mind when I want to shoot. And as an actor, you are the elaborator and the expresser. You I understand, but how to express what I need through acting is the real difficulty. Do you understand?"

"...Well, even though I find it difficult to do what you said. But at least I understand...Thank you!"

"You're welcome, you should."

Xu Xin waved his hand:

"Come on, let me tell you what techniques you can use now..."

After a while.

Wearing a python robe with a mysterious background and gold embroidery, Jay Chou and Xu Xin walked out together with a gold crown on their head.

"Hey, do you want to play ball tomorrow morning?"

"tomorrow?"

Xu Xin thought for a while and nodded:

"Can fight."

"Would you like to call some people and let's have a 3V3?"

"...Are you here to film or something else? Why are you so addicted?"

Xu Xin was speechless.

Jay Chou smiled, then naturally turned his head and glanced at the security guards following him without saying anything.

The two of them walked directly towards the brightly lit palace.

…

"Well... according to what you said, this section can indeed be changed like this."

Night, inside the palace.

After Zhang Yimou heard Xu Xin's words, he nodded:

"There's definitely an oversight here."

After hearing this, before Xu Xin could speak, Jay Chou asked:

"Director Zhang, can I act according to the idea Xu Xin gave me?"

"Can."

Zhang Yimou glanced at Xu Xin appreciatively and said to Liu Guonan beside him:

"Call Liu Ye and change the scene here."

"……OK."

Liu Guonan glanced at Xu Xin again, his expression inexplicable.

But he didn't say much and went directly to call Liu Ye.

Frankly speaking, Liu Ye is quite handsome, but... he seems to be the experiential type, and he is the one who spends the longest time wearing costumes in the crew.

You can always see him pacing back and forth alone in his costume, muttering, muttering, not talking to anyone, and silently experiencing the role.

But you have to admit it.

His level is really good, and he had no problem handling the role of Yuan Xiang. This was evident during the filming this afternoon.

When someone came over, Zhang Yimou said, Liu Ye took a pen and changed Xu Xin's paragraph into his script, then nodded and left, going there alone to make preparations.

Seems more or less autistic.

But Xu Xin admired the other party's state...

He always felt that people in the experiential school were all lunatics... because this school made it really easy to lose yourself.

Being stuck in a character and unable to get out, according to Teacher Yu, there are many geniuses in this industry, but there are more depressions.

So he preferred Brecht's system.

Go deep into the character, control the character, but have an independent personality.

And when the preparations are almost complete, everyone is ready to start shooting.

Xu Xin discovered at this time...

Gong Li didn't come.

Zhang Yimou also noticed it and asked in confusion:

"Where's Gong Li?"

Liu Guonan quickly pressed the intercom to ask.

The people on the other side hurried to find them.

About five or six minutes later... a message came from the intercom:

"Director Liu, Teacher Gong said that he is not feeling well..."

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"..."

Liu Guonan looked at Zhang Yimou silently.

Zhang Yimou frowned silently.

Xu Xin was also silent.

But after thinking about it, he whispered to Zhang Yimou:

"Director Zhang, let me go and take a look? Do you want to film the scene with the three princes first?"

"……you?"

Zhang Yimou frowned even more tightly.

In fact, logically speaking, if a director of his level...and an actor confronts him in front of him, he is simply lighting up the toilet and seeking death.

What kind of international joke are you kidding, going against Zhang Yimou?

Do you think you have a long life?

But Gong Li is the exception.

First of all, the two of them succeed each other.

The other party's current status is not only due to his own contribution, but also to the other party's contribution.

Otherwise, Westerners would not say "Gong Li is Zhang Yimou's muse".

Secondly...

Why can't ex-girlfriends and ex-boyfriends fight against each other? The quarrel between the two of them was probably even more intense than it was now.

Because they are all familiar with each other, they are very tolerant of each other.

This is also the basis of their relationship in Xu Xin's eyes.

three……

In fact, Zhang Yimou's temper is really mild. After spending these days together, everyone in the team can feel it.

Even though no one has ever talked about these things with me. But Xu Xin felt the same as Ming Jing.

Gong Li was not angry, but because of the silent producer sitting next to her.

Seeing that Zhang Yimou was still hesitating, Xu Xin's tone became more relaxed:

"Don't worry, I've already blocked two knives. It doesn't matter if I block one more. Then I'm going?"

"..."

Zhang Yimou pursed his lips.

Finally nodded:

"Um."

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