I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 97 095. Rotten the meat in the pot

"Old...teacher."

While Yang Mi was reading the script while Gong Li was vomiting, she suddenly heard a timid voice.

Hearing this, she raised her head and saw a somewhat nervous face.

Two people came.

The two palace maids behind him.

Yang Mi nodded and stood up subconsciously:

"Hello, what's the matter?"

"...Thank you just now."

Zhao Liying hesitated for a moment and bowed to Yang Mi.

Director Liu asked him to take a break just now because of the spoiled sour plum soup.

After walking to the corner, Zhao Liying "complained" to Zhang Jiao:

"Hey, I was too nervous just now... Fortunately, the director didn't care..."

But Zhang Jiao shook her head:

"We have to thank them."

Zhao Liying was stunned and asked:

"Are you talking about that girl?"

"right."

Zhang Jiao nodded:

"She gave us a reminder just now. If it hadn't been for those two "go"s and the line shouted in advance, if we made another mistake, we would have been replaced by the director."

"……Um."

After thinking for a while and realizing that this was indeed the case, Zhao Liying nodded... and then she took her friends with her to express her gratitude.

After hearing what the two said, Yang Mi shook her head:

"It's okay, come on, I'll continue reading the script."

After saying that, she sat down again, lowered her head and continued to figure out how to express herself in a close-up.

The thanks from these two people... she didn't really care.

Or there is no need to care.

It's not that she is superior to others, but that she doesn't care.

Those two openings were indeed intentional on her part.

I want to give a tip to the people behind me.

But the more reason is that I don’t want my first scene to have continuous bumps due to other people’s reasons.

Not even with extras.

It’s about making a good impression on everyone.

So... there is no need to say thank you or not.

She also does it for her own good.

Seeing her attentive look, Zhang Jiao and Zhao Liying were sensible enough not to say anything more and quietly stepped aside.

At this time, Xu Xin came over.

"Eh."

Upon hearing this movement, Yang Mi raised her head.

Compared to the calmness just now, the smile on her face now felt much more comfortable.

"What's the matter?"

"..."

Xu Xin withdrew his gaze from her, squatted beside her, and said:

"So dedicated."

"No, it's okay...this is what I should do."

"..."

Xu Xin twitched the corner of his mouth and rolled his eyes speechlessly:

"I'm talking about Teacher Gong Li."

"Well……"

Yang Mi's expression froze.

Then he stamped his feet speechlessly:

"Why are you so annoying!"

The two girls next to her looked at her coquettishly in a daze.

Especially Zhao Liying.

The director Xu in front of her has already been linked to a "dog" in her eyes.

Not that he is a dog.

It's the face that changes very quickly.

In her hometown, this kind of change happens very fast. People who are gentle in the breeze one second and thunderous in the next are called "dog-faced".

You have a dog face.

It means that this person changes his face very quickly.

I didn't mean it as an insult, just out of fear...

I'm afraid that Director Xu will suddenly change his face after hearing the words of this "Mimi Teacher"...

It's a pity that she was blind.

Xu Xin just chuckled:

"ha."

Then he said:

"Just now, Director Zhang and I went to see Teacher Gong Li... Didn't the sour plum juice go bad? Teacher Gong was vomiting right there. The makeup artist wanted to touch up her makeup, but she wouldn't let her, saying it would look more natural. Director Zhang asked her to rest , she said that this state is more suitable for the queen who just got sick... tsk tsk."

The chuckle turned into emotion:

"The older generation of actors... can really endure hardships and are so dedicated."

"Um."

Yang Mi nodded:

"Indeed... I can actually tolerate bitter food, but I prefer sour food."

"..."

Xu Xin rolled his eyes angrily and stood up:

"For the pork rib soup at noon, I will give you some vinegar. If you don't drink half the bottle, I will put on some shoes for you in the afternoon."

"Hehe~ Wear it, wear it, wear it now if you can~"

Seeing the girl smiling sweetly, Xu Xin shook his head in a funny way:

"Come on, come on, those two scenes just now were pretty good."

"Um."

Yang Mi lowered her head again.

Xu Xin also got up and walked back to Zhang Yimou.

aside.

Zhao Liying and Zhang Jiao looked at each other...

No one said a word.

…

Keep shooting.

Tell the truth.

After watching the close-ups of Yang Mi and Gong Li, Xu Xin was really surprised.

This girl is in really good shape.

If in last night's audition, the eight Jay Chou were the ceiling, then today's scene with Gong Li...

Of course Gong Li doesn’t need to say much.

The golden beads of sweat on the forehead and temples, and the pale complexion on the face, paired with that kind of micro-expression...

She is a movie queen, so it's not a problem at all to figure it out.

And Yang Mi gave him quite a few surprises.

The "little dissatisfaction", "little contempt" and "little caution" are just right.

Ten Jay Chou leaned in.

The first scene of serving a medicine ended perfectly.

Then came the second game.

The crew moved to the medicinal food room.

The emperor played by Zhou Renfa appears...

…

Zhang Yimou will start making up the scenes that were delayed because of "Jiang Chan" from today.

Not to mention, everything I took this morning was pretty smooth.

Fa Ge and Gong Li fought equally, no one was worse than the other.

Seeing Xu Xin was so enjoyable.

The timeline of the script "Golden Armor" actually only lasted a few days.

The times "Yin Shi, Shen Shi, and Si Shi" in the scene are equivalent to helping the audience understand the timeline they span.

Every time Jiang Chan appears, he appears at the exact right time.

The same is true in pharmacies.

But this scene basically has nothing to do with her.

It is the "struggle" between the emperor and the empress.

The two movie kings and movie queens show off a couple who seem to be inseparable but hate each other to the core but still pretend to be... through micro-expressions and small movements, they are vividly displayed.

After two scenes were filmed, the whole morning passed by.

Gong Li didn't lie.

She was on fire.

The progress is frighteningly fast.

Xu Xin estimated that...at this rate, the scene might be finished in less than a month.

To know……

This is a movie...

Tsk tsk.

Thinking of this, his eyes filled with emotion.

Until a piece of braised fish fell on top of his rice.

"Eat it, I'll eat half of the small thorns, and the rest are big thorns."

Yang Mi said after taking a mouthful of food.

"Really, Director Zhang's lunch box is much more delicious than the one in "The Condor"... "The Condor" is just chicken legs and duck legs with fluff on them... You can also eat braised fish here, which I didn't expect. "

Xu Xin glanced at the fish in his lunch box and casually gave her the cut braised egg clip:

"Tonight is a lingering scene with Liu Ye, are you nervous?"

"……nervous."

The girl glanced at him first, then nodded:

"I'm afraid I'll be shy..."

"Actually, it's not as complicated as you think. There are no intimate scenes. It's just that you were wearing less when you came out of the bed tent."

"..."

Yang Mi glanced at him again...

This time I looked more seriously than before.

After a moment, she responded:

"Hmm...but I think Teacher Liu Ye's side...isn't very easy to get in touch with."

"He is into the drama. He is an experiential person..."

"……ah?"

This time, she was really surprised:

"Experience party?"

"That's right, Grandmaster is after the rewards. He is so much more talented than a guy like you who uses templates."

"... Annoying, bring it here, I won't let you eat it!"

Angrily, she took back the half of the fish she had just given to Xu Xin, and the girl pouted:

"Experiencers are amazing! It's easy to get depressed... If I am also an experiencer, what should I do if I get depression?"

"Let's watch Guo Degang's cross talk."

"..."

Yang Mi was even more speechless.

If depression is really so easy to cure and can be cured by just listening to a cross talk, then it wouldn’t be called a disease.

"Oh you stole my fish!"

"What do you call your fish? You just gave it to me! You stole it from me! You also stole my eggs!"

"oops……"

The noise between the two people attracted the attention of the people around them.

But after looking at each other twice, they both turned their heads.

Hi.

This thing...

Who has never been young?

right.

…

After lunch, Zhang Wu found Xu Xin:

"Xiao Xu."

"Director Zhang, what's wrong?"

Xu Xin stood up.

"You come back with me. The person I found for you who knows how to invest has arrived. You can meet him."

"Huh? Okay."

Xu Xin nodded, glanced at Yang Mi next to him, and when he saw the other party nodded, he said no more and walked out directly with Zhang Wu.

"Director Zhang, does this...do you need to pay attention to anything?"

"No. It's not that big of a deal. The person here today is the daughter of my old comrade in arms, and Lao Shang also knows her. You are actually about the same age, and she is older than you."

"……ah?"

Xu Xin was stunned:

"A young man?"

When Zhang Wu heard this, he thought Xu Xin was afraid that his work would be unreliable, and asked with a smile:

"Do you know the company Vivendi?"

"never heard of that."

"This is a well-known entertainment group in France. After I, the daughter of an old comrade in arms, went to France to study, I applied for a job in the film and television investment department there. Originally, this child's future was quite bright... but I am an old My comrade-in-arms has only one daughter in his family, and I see that my daughter is almost thirty years old and she is still floating outside... in a foreign country... how should I put it? "

The two got into a commercial vehicle belonging to the production crew.

"It's a weird place in France. There are strikes every day. It's different every year... No, last year there was a strike in the acting industry. When her father heard about it, he immediately asked his daughter to resign and come back. At first, this girl didn't Agree, but her father went directly to Paris and was "escorted" back. When he came back, he refused to let her go, saying that she would develop her career in China. He wanted her to take a job exam, but this girl also has a stubborn temper. If you asked me to come back, I would prefer it. I won’t come back. Even if you escort me back, I won’t go along with your wishes. If you ask me to go on a blind date, I will go out to travel. If you ask me to take the exam, I will start my own business..."

"..."

Haven't seen anyone yet.

But from Zhang Wu's mouth, Xu Xin already understood that this person was probably a thorn...

And Zhang Wu seemed to feel that what he said was wrong, and quickly waved his hand:

"Don't think too much. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with this kid's ability. On the contrary, this kid's business level is beyond words. The few projects he participated in investment decisions in France were pretty good. But after returning to China... ...Sigh, young people like freedom. Why doesn’t she listen to her father’s arrangements? It makes me, an old comrade in arms, very worried. I think you two should be quite compatible..."

"You mean we are both willful?"

Xu Xin was speechless. He handed Zhang Wu a cigarette in a funny way and said:

"Then can people listen to me?"

"Let's chat...Xiao Xu, I still believe in your ability. Young people should have more contacts. Many friends will lead to many paths."

Zhang Wu said as if he had deep meaning.

Xu Xin blinked twice in succession and nodded:

"Understood."

"Well, you young people are easy to communicate with. What's more... Lao Shang is my old classmate and comrade-in-arms, and so is he. You guys should get in touch more. I'm standing here. At least I can give her father a reassurance. You... Don’t delay things on the side either.”

"I understand, Director Zhang."

Seeing Xu Xin's understanding look, Zhang Wu also nodded with satisfaction:

"Well, that's fine. I won't be involved in a while, and you can take care of other things by yourself. Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I'm absolutely reliable."

"Hey, okay."

Xu Xin nodded to express his understanding.

Director Zhang said this, and the meaning is actually very obvious.

Shang Jing has a friendship with Director Zhang, and the father of this strange "friend" who can help him invest also has a friendship with Director Zhang.

Because I have a relationship with both parties regarding my investment, it will be easy to talk to them when the time comes.

At least, if everyone fails to buy and sell, benevolence and righteousness can still exist.

At the same time...the words "make friends" are actually saying to myself:

"She's trustworthy, so it's a good idea to make a friend."

And what made Zhang Wu say this... the things behind it were worthy of Xu Xin's consideration. Although he didn't know whether this was what Director Zhang wanted to convey, his current attitude was indeed one of "good meat rots in the pot".

He understands this.

Then let’s have a good chat.

Thousands, not many.

Many friends are many paths.

This time the investment was entrusted to the other party. Regardless of whether "Wulin Gaiden" lost money or not, at least Director Zhang and Director Shang, as well as the "friend", had enough face to buy the horse bones with a thousand gold.

Is this what Director Zhang meant?

…

Zhang Wu just entered the coffee shop. After looking around, he identified a person.

He smiled and shouted:

"Momo."

Xu Xin looked in the direction he was looking and saw a girl with parted short hair, a big earring on the exposed ear, and a formal-looking professional suit... or sister.

Age around twenty-seven or eight?

Dressed mature body.

She doesn't look pretty with makeup, but she's definitely not ugly either.

A sister who looks very dashing.

"Uncle Zhang."

The sister stood up, moved out of her seat on high heels, and shouted politely and respectfully.

"Good guy, you've really changed."

Zhang Wu walked forward with a smile, said hello and said:

"Why did you cut your hair?"

"...Long hair is too difficult to manage."

Hearing this, Zhang Wu shook his head slightly:

"No wonder your dad is so angry... What will you do if you get married and wear your hair in a bun?"

Unexpectedly, this sister didn't answer the question at all, but looked at Xu Xin behind him.

Obviously don't want to answer this question.

Seeing this, Zhang Wu did not continue to ask, turned aside and said:

"He is Xu Xin. Has your father told you the specifics?"

"I told you, Uncle Zhang. Then... let's talk?"

"Um."

Zhang Wu had no objection and nodded:

"Xiao Xu, this is Liu Momo, Wen Dao Liu, Mo's Mo. Just call me sister."

"Well, hello, Sister Mo."

Xu Xin greeted politely.

Liu Momo obviously knew him and politely extended his hand:

"Hello, Xu Xin, I am Liu Momo."

"Okay, let's talk. Mo Mo, is the room ready? I'll take you to the set in the afternoon. Let's have a meal together in the evening and leave tomorrow."

Hearing Zhang Wu's words, Liu Momo nodded:

"Okay Uncle Zhang."

"Well, let's talk."

Zhang Wu waved goodbye.

Xu Xin sat opposite these sassy-looking sisters.

"What to drink?"

she asked.

"A pot of Longjing."

Xu Xin said to the waiter who came over, and at the same time gave him his room card:

"Count together."

Liu Momo has a pot of coffee over there.

The waiter nodded and left.

Xu Xin got straight to the point:

"Sister Mo, do you understand that I want to invest in Director Shang's film?"

"Yeah, but I don't recommend you vote."

"...?"

Xu Xin was suddenly speechless.

I didn't expect it to be so straightforward...

Looking at his strange expression, Liu Momo continued to shake his head, shaking the big earrings and said:

"Ancient costumes, chapter chapters, and sitcoms. No matter how I think about these three elements, they are a disaster when put together. So, I don't recommend you vote. You have a high risk of losing money, and you are even... said to be doomed to lose everything. Nothing too much.”

"..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xin became interested.

It's not that she is pessimistic about "Wulin Gaiden", but...

"In that case, why are you here, Sister Mo?"

"Because I heard you funded it personally."

"so?"

Faced with Xu Xin's questions, Liu Momo did not hide it and said directly:

"I want to set up an investment company of my own, and I need investors. Someone who doesn't need to look at my father's face to agree to invest, and doesn't need so many shareholders to fully suppress and restrict, single horizontal decision-making, flattening The company I manage. And some of the investors I know either have other goals than just entering the entertainment industry for other reasons... or some want to use me as a springboard to join my father... Do you understand?"

"Well……"

Suddenly, Xu Xin felt that Director Zhang had not told the truth to him.

Who is this sister's father?

It seems to be more exaggerated than the subtext in Zhang's words...

After thinking for a while, he asked tentatively:

"So, you want to build your own career?"

"Yes, the kind that is completely separated from my family and relies solely on my own efforts."

"..."

For no reason, he thought this sister was quite pretentious.

But he still nodded:

"So, this is the main reason why you came to see me?"

"Yes... on the one hand, I want to see what kind of individual investor Uncle Zhang approves of. On the other hand, I want to impress you with my sincerity and let you take back this investment."

Liu Momo shook his head seriously:

"It's really not worth ten million. And if you choose to trust me..."

She mentioned the briefcase:

"I still have several projects here that I took charge of when I was at Vivendi. Their investment is also not much, but I think every story is very good. But before you clearly reject "Wulin Gaiden", I can't Show it to you, because that would make it appear that I have ulterior motives.”

Not to mention, as soon as her words appeared, Xu Xin's impression of her improved a lot.

Although he thought the other party was pretentious just now, he now saw his own reflection in her.

Although he doesn't quite agree with the other person's choice of "I want independence, I want freedom"... Think about it, you are the only child in the family, aren't your parents working hard just for you?

But now you have to rebelliously choose to go out of the house, completely eliminate the "connection" with your family, and achieve your own career.

This is difficult to understand in Xu Xin's opinion.

Because it would remind him of Xu Miao's dream of becoming a train driver.

Dad said at the meal before leaving that he couldn't help his eldest brother. The eldest brother also chose to sacrifice his dream and help his father manage the company when he came back... thus fulfilling Xu Xin's own future.

Ever since his father said the words "Three golds, then don't come back" and let himself develop well outside, he has become exactly the same as the sister in front of him.

On his side, Xu Miao sacrificed his dream to become his younger brother.

On the other side, the other party also chose to "escape" from his original family and develop independently.

In essence, the two are almost the same.

And thinking about Director Zhang's words just now... I guess what the other party's father had in mind was probably very simple.

My daughter is too far away and it is inconvenient to go abroad.

So I have to come back.

And after coming back... my daughter wants to start a business, and her old father will definitely support her whether he is willing or not.

But the daughter herself thinks very clearly... What she is looking for must not be an investor who wants to use herself as a springboard to get closer to her father.

That would cause trouble for my father.

So, it's not that she's being pretentious.

But she was sober.

On the one hand, he wants to have his own career, but on the other hand, after understanding his father's good intentions, he knows how to sympathize with him.

Is that what it means?

Thinking of this, he suddenly asked:

"So, you don't want to cause trouble to...your father, right?"

"!?"

Now it was Liu Momo's turn to look surprised.

She seemed surprised as to why the other party understood this, and a little unsure...

After thinking about it, she chose a question with some logical traps:

"How did you know?"

If it was Zhang Wu who said it, let's talk about it separately.

But it shouldn't feel like that to her.

So she wanted to trick the other party.

Xu Xin didn’t hide anything and said directly:

"Because I have an older brother who wanted to be a train driver, but had to return home after graduation to help my dad run the family business."

"Well……"

It was obvious that Liu Momo didn't understand.

Or maybe I can't figure this out... What is the inevitable connection between my brother who wants to be a train driver and me.

But Xu Xin didn't intend to explain, but asked directly:

"Sister Mo, have you read the script of "Wulin Gaiden"?"

"Seen."

Liu Momo nodded, then rummaged through his bag and took out a document:

"This is the investment estimate I made, combined with the ratings, market prospects, and online audience reputation of some recent sitcoms such as "Family with Children", "The Story of the Cooking Class", and "I Love My Family" You can take a look at the report waiting for you. I really don’t recommend you to vote for the drama "Wulin Gaiden"."

Xu Xin said nothing.

After taking the file and opening it, I saw a directory:

1. Sitcom market analysis

2. Survey on the profitability of derivative products, copyrights, and advertising revenue of "Family with Children"

3. Investment returns of "The Story of the Cooking Class", "Urban Men and Women", and "Healthy Express"

4. Prospects of "Wulin Gaiden"

5. Summary

This document is about seven or eight pages long.

When Xu Xin saw the "summary", he didn't even need to read it. The final summary must be "not recommended to invest".

But I have to mention...

He roughly browsed through this information, and from the ratings charts, various trend charts and other tables, as well as the dense handwriting, he could understand that the other party had indeed put in the hard work.

After thinking for a while, he continued to ask:

"What do you think of the story of "Wulin Gaiden"?"

"The story is pretty good."

"But you still don't suggest that I vote?"

"Yes."

"That's it..."

After thinking for a while, he shook his head:

"That's a pity. I still decided to invest in it. It seems that we can't reach a cooperation."

"..."

Liu Momo was startled.

Subconsciously asked:

"Why?"

"……what why?"

"Do you... want to take a closer look at this information of mine? You will understand that there is a reason why so many investors rejected him."

"I know."

Xu Xin nodded:

"I will look at this information and read it carefully, because it is obviously the result of your hard work. I have no reason to ignore the value of your labor."

"Then why do you still vote?"

Liu Momo looked increasingly puzzled.

Now Xu Xin was happy:

"Ha. Because I told you, I like this story."

"..."

A hint of absurdity inevitably appeared on Liu Momo's face:

"Just like it? Is this a reason? Just because you like it, you have to spend more than 10 million?"

"if not?"

Xu Xin looked at her with a very strange look.

"That's ten million!"

"Yeah."

Seeing her tone becoming more and more absurd, Xu Xin nodded, and then asked in a "you are so weird" tone:

"is it a lot?"

"..."

At a speed visible to the naked eye, the corners of Liu Momo's eyes began to twitch...

This made Xu Xin even more curious.

According to speculation, this father must have quite a lot of energy.

But look at her cautious attitude...and the way she can't control her facial features because of the ten million...

But it's like "I've never seen money".

Could it be...

Subconsciously, Xu Xin was in awe.

But he didn't dare to think about it carefully, and there was no need to think about it carefully.

Because if it was true as he guessed, then her father would really be worthy of respect. And if it was for some other reason...then there was no need for him to inquire.

Didn’t Director Zhang say, there are many friends, many paths.

What's more, it's really rare for her to have such a clear understanding.

Thinking of this, he pressed the evaluation report in his hand on the table and said:

"It seems that we are destined to not reach an agreement on "Wulin Gaiden", so let's talk about other things. For example...Sister Mo, how much start-up capital do you need?"

Looking at Liu Momo who was a little depressed, Xu Xin asked with a smile.

Didn’t Director Zhang say that?

Put the meat into the pot.

Since the soup is not enough, you don’t mind if I add an extra ladle of water, right?