I'm the director, I'm not bad

Chapter 113
"……what?"

As if Xu Xin didn't hear clearly, he asked back.

In the end, when Zhang Jiao couldn't stop her at all, Zhao Liying asked:

"Are we doing alright?"

"..."

In Zhang Jiao's eyes, Director Xu's cheeks were twitching at a speed visible to the naked eye...

It's over, she thought.

But after Xu Xin felt the absurdity in his heart, he looked at Zhao Liying's eyes full of expectation, but he didn't say anything like "You're so bad at acting".

Instead, he asked:
"How do you think you're doing?"

As he spoke, he waved his hand:

"I don't mention Zhang Jiao, just my own performance."

Zhao Liying thought for a while and said:
"It's... still smooth."

"..."

Xu Xin was stunned...

Zhang Jiaoxin finished speaking, Baozi, you will definitely be beaten.

But suddenly he heard a chuckle.

It was sent by Xu Xin.

"Ha~"

He smiled and shook his head:
"Do you want to hear the truth or lie?"

"……truth."

"Is it true? The truth is that I don't care what you guys are playing at all."

"..."

"..."

The two girls felt uncomfortable for an instant.

Then I heard Xu Xin continue to say:

"And the lie is that you two are doing okay..."

After speaking, he saw the strange expressions on the faces of the two of them, and suddenly said with a smile:

"Well, anyway, I have to ask you to do it a few more times... I will give you two 5 minutes to memorize the lines and shapes of the performance just now, and then do it again after a while, okay? It's just an audition. This time I'll take a closer look... well, 5 minutes, get ready."

He got up and went straight out.

Ignoring the mental journey the two of them had gone through, after he came out, he found a staff member and directly explained that he wanted a camera.

So, 10 minutes later, the camera was brought over.

And 5 minutes later...

Xu Xin looked at the silent Zhao Liying, and asked with a smile:
"What do you think of your performance?"

"..."

"..."

Zhao Liying and Zhang Jiao, who had just seen her acting skills through the small screen of the camera, fell silent.

The obvious thing.

Why do you have the nerve to say so?

And Xu Xin didn't want to say anything at first, but after seeing the shocked appearance of the two of them, he finally added a sentence:
"Whether you want to be an actor or a star, it's not so easy. Whether you can be popular or not depends on your fate. But whether you can act or not, it depends on you... OK, cheer up, let me tell you two Take your position, you two will try to follow my position in a while..."

……

In the evening, when all the crew members arrived, Xu Xin didn't go to the square.

And Zhang Yimou didn't call him, but asked Assistant Lin to bring him the lighting team and a shooting assistant, as well as two cameras.

These days, everyone can see how much director Zhang attaches importance to this young man... Besides, the other party is not arrogant and domineering, on the contrary, he is quite comfortable to get along with.

In addition, the work of finding light and test shooting is also part of the job, so I have no complaints.

Seven or eight people conscientiously followed Xu Xin's idea, assuming various lighting, looking for various shooting angles, and worked until 9 o'clock in the evening.

In the end, Xu Xin completed his own pre-shooting plan through one shot after another of his own design, and under the premise of inheriting the style of Director Zhang's film shooting theme.

Everyone started to call it a day.

Zhang Jiao's legs were numb from sitting and standing, but she didn't cry out.

It was rare that after Xu Xin finished work, she and Zhao Liying, who came alternately next to her, said how hard it was.

But it can be seen... the excitement of these two people is gone.

The repeated scenes in the afternoon were like a basin of cold water pouring on the hearts of the two of them.

Xu Xin taught the two of them a lesson with practical actions.

Being an actor is really not that simple, I can do it...

It's a truth that it's like the water dispenser administrator in the NBA who can blow up the king of passers-by.

But this kind of thing...you can only figure it out on your own.

There are people who figured it out, retreated despite the difficulties, felt that they might not be the material for this industry, and went back home after waking up from the dream.

But there are some people who advance bravely and torture me thousands of times in acting. I treat acting like first love, and become a master like the protagonist of a martial arts novel.

It's hard for Xu Xin to say which kind of people these two are.

don't care either.

Just do your job well.

……

"Zhang Weiping replied to your godfather, but director Zhang didn't agree, saying that we will meet again when we have the opportunity to return to Yanjing next time. The crew is too busy filming."

This was the first sentence Liu Yifei heard from her mother after the crew finished work.

"..."

Liu Yifei was taken aback for a moment, then for some reason, an idea popped up in her heart.

Could it be Xu Xinrang who refused?

This thought came out of nowhere, but suddenly.

But... the next second, she felt that she was thinking too much.

This... is basically impossible.

So asked:

"What did the godfather say?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to act in a movie? It just so happens that Huayi has a leader here, whom your godfather knows. We're going to have dinner now."

"……what?"

Liu Yifei was taken aback:
"Not going back to the hotel?"

Now, Liu Xiaoli glanced at her daughter with some dissatisfaction:
"You said that you want to make movies and don't want to make TV dramas. Your godfather almost broke his leg because of you. Why are you so ignorant?"

"..."

Liu Yifei fell silent.

And Liu Xiaoli continued:
"I'm going to visit the class this afternoon... When Yang Mi was finished, I was still chatting with your godfather. In fact, you don't need to go. If you want to get to know each other, there are ways to get to know each other. Your godfather will definitely send you to China this time." Yi pushed it, at least their movies are not worse than those made by Zhang Yimou, right?"

"Mom, I just went to see Mimi, by the way...to see what Director Zhang's crew looks like, I don't mean anything else. I don't want to step on anyone or what..."

Liu Yifei quickly explained.

"But you also have to pay attention to your identity, don't you? What is your status? Going to visit a young actor? You know about your visit. If you are photographed by a reporter, or know, someone else will be like "Liu Yifei visits Yang Mi" title, how much attention can the other party get?"

Seeing that her mother wanted to talk about this kind of thing again, Liu Yifei was really helpless.

Although she knows that her mother is protecting herself, the problem is that she always talks about the so-called "coffee position" or status.

It is understandable not to expose too much when filming.

Emotional scenes can't have intimacy, okay...

But why has it risen to such an extent now?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but say:

"Mom, she's also looking for a girl!"

"..."

This time, Liu Xiaoli was suddenly speechless.

Indeed, she overlooked this.

Whether it is Gong Li or Zhang Ziyi, the popularity of "seeking girls" is also very high in the entertainment industry.

"Not to mention, now that I look at it this way, this Yang Mi can be regarded as climbing a high branch..."

"you……"

Hearing this, she really wanted to say "Can you stop being so ugly", but she didn't dare.

So I can only pretend that I didn't hear this.

But she really felt that...my mother was too deeply influenced by her godfather, and she was used to the model of "others act and take the role, and the investors behind them come first".

Although it is undeniable that this kind of thing is very common.

But aren't there many people who get roles by acting skills or by chance?

Not everyone is born with a relationship...

even……

I also want not to rely on my godfather, but to rely on my own efforts to win the role...

She sighed inwardly.

She thought about this in her heart, and she didn't dare to say it to her mother.

Because after she finished speaking, my mother will definitely be upset... Mom has sacrificed enough for herself. In order to accompany and protect herself, she chose to separate from her stepfather... And since this year, she has not seen her for a long, long time Mom called her stepfather or cared about him.

And all of this is for myself...

So, she wouldn't say those words to her mother.

Because mom will be sad.

only……

When will mom understand what I really want?

……

"Ah!"

"Have a cold?"

"No."

Rubbing her nose, the girl shook her head, and suddenly looked "viciously" at her boyfriend:
"Tell me, are you scolding me behind my back?"

"Return to the palace..."

Xu Xin rolled her eyes, and tapped her forehead with the script in her hand:

"Be careful, have you remembered what I just told you?"

"Ouch~ it hurts~ woo woo woo..."

Seeing her crouching with her head in her arms, Xu Xin pulled her up speechlessly:

"Okay! Hurry up and concentrate, I'm going to make the palace scenery tomorrow, I can't take care of you, don't kill a few times because of you, you will be ashamed, you know?"

"...Tch~ What is fierce, I'm afraid."

"..."

After saying this, looking at her boyfriend's increasingly dangerous eyes, the girl quickly confessed:
"Okay, okay, remember, ran to this bridge, suddenly made a suffocated expression, and then fell to the ground, "Ah~ I'm dead~"...It's very simple."

"You... oh."

Looking at his girlfriend who made a tongue out and squinting expression, he sighed.

No way, I found a fool with my own ability.

Pamper yourself.

Standing helplessly in front of the palace, he said:

"Emotions, you know? It must be set in place!"

"...Should I laugh?"

"What?"

"Laughing... Think about it, Jiang Chan knew that she had sex with her brother, how ridiculous and stressful it was in that era... She ran out crazily. Suddenly a knife stabbed her... She counted Is it not a relief? So should I laugh... something like this."

Under the tent, she made a movement of running in place.

Then suddenly his expression froze, and he subconsciously looked down.

But when he looked up again, he showed a very strange smile.

Like relief, but also like satisfaction.

Weird.

"...?"

Xu Xin frowned.

"Don't talk about it...it's a little tense...try again."

"Ho~~uh...ha~"

From choking, to disbelief, to a wacky grin.

The girl did it all over again.

"Hmm... you can try it tomorrow. I don't know if Director Zhang can pass it, but I think this kind of smile is good. With a little bit of relief, with a bit of relief that seeks to be kind and benevolent... the taste is not bad. "

"right?"

The girl became proud.

Xu Xin was really surprised, because the girl's smile really had a... very inexplicable taste.

He couldn't help but ask:
"How did you come up with this idea?"

"When the two of us were watching "Sweet Honey" two days ago, Zhang Manyu's weeping and laughing smile, didn't you say you like it very much, I just thought of it."

"……sharp."

Listening to her boyfriend's sincere words, the girl became more and more proud.Then……

"Hey, brother."

She lowered her voice suddenly.

"what?"

Xu Xin lowered his head subconsciously, and heard her say:
"I finished filming, so the room over there has to be withdrawn...you can ask me, see...do you have a room at the door or next door. Our crew...should be in charge of the accommodation, right?"

"..."

Looking at the shy girlfriend, listening to the self-deprecating question.

Xu Xin nodded:
"I'm going to drive Miss Wei away..."

"Oops! You're annoying~"

"Hehe~"

The fist is neither painful nor itchy.

But Xu Xin's heart warmed up.

So he coughed twice:
"Ahem, actor, about the room, you'd better come to my room tonight. We are discussing carefully~"

"...Why are you so good at this kind of reason?"

The girl is speechless:

"I always feel that in the future you will make the set of unspoken rules fly away..."

"It's okay, don't be afraid, I'm not a good person."

"Trust me~...huh? Scoundrel~"

The shy look of the girl who was half a beat too late to react...

Really all kinds of styles.

"Hey hey hey..."

In the distance, Ma Wen and Wei Lanfang saw their appearance, and Ma Wen kept smacking her lips:
"Tsk tsk tsk, how sweet this is."

Wei Lanfang agreed with a face full of approval:
"Isn't that right, I'm afraid of getting diabetes next door, at least it's an advanced stage. Sweet sei teeth~"

"...???"

Ma Wen, who felt something was wrong after hearing this, was speechless.

something is wrong with you...

Still shame?
Who broke out the stone?
……

No fuss that night.

But the next morning, Sun Ting looked at Yang Mi, who moved to the 20th floor with a hippie smile, and looked sad.

What do you mean, sister Mimi, you just threw me on the 5th floor?

Along the way, she repeatedly confirmed, and in the end she still got the message "You still live on the fifth floor", and she finally experienced the sadness of being abandoned.

Obviously I'm all in your group.

Did you agree not to give up or not to give up?

then……

She watched helplessly as sister Mimi waved goodbye to her, and got into Xu Xin's room.

As soon as she returned to the room, she received a call from Zeng Jia:

"Hey, Sun Ting, I'll come over tomorrow and open a room for me."

"Okay, Miss Zeng, what time will you arrive tomorrow? Shall I pick you up?"

"No, I'll go there by myself...how is Mimi and that Xu Xin these two days?"

Hearing this question, Sun Ting gave the answer without any hesitation:
"The two of you haven't had much communication. They've been filming night scenes these days. Every day I'll be waiting for Sister Mimi outside, and then we'll come back together. Don't worry~"

When Sun Ting said this kind of lie now, she didn't have any psychological burden.

She is no fool.

Although it was the first time, when everyone ate at the restaurant in front of the door and had barbecue later, she was still full of doubts.But later combined with some behaviors of Miss Mimi, I gradually understood what the other party meant.

To put it bluntly, Sister Mimi wants to find an assistant who is with her heart.

Not the kind that suddenly stabs a knife in the back.

The kind of assistant who regards the artist as the first criterion.

He won't suddenly inform his agent, keep his mouth shut...the kind who can even take the initiative to take the blame.

And sister Mimi's series of temptations in the past few days, including the intimacy with Xu Xin that she inadvertently revealed... The gradual intimacy is actually an attitude of waiting for herself, right?
If I choose to tell the truth to Sister Zeng...

Then my job may have been sentenced to death.

A very obvious conspiracy.

But he can make himself understand his position as an assistant.

And today's Miss Mimi is so unscrupulous precisely because she confirmed her position and understood what she meant.

After weighing things up for herself, Sun Ting finally knew that, at least in the long run, there would definitely be no problem staying by Sister Mimi's side, so she concealed it from Zeng Jia.

And Zeng Jia didn't think much about it.

She was quite at ease with Sun Ting's style of doing things, so she responded:
"That's good, take good care of her, protect her, and definitely not let that Xu Xin get close to her, understand?... Then don't tell Mimi about my arrival."

The moment Sun Ting heard Zeng Jia's words, Sun Ting narrowed her eyes.

Then he agreed:

"Okay, Miss Zeng, I see."

"Well, hang up."

After hanging up the phone over there, Sun Ting sent a text message to Yang Mi without thinking about it:
"Sister Mimi, Sister Zeng will come over tomorrow, but don't let me tell you."

moment.

The other party replied:

"I know, I'm counting on you tonight too, okay~"

"^_^"

Sun Ting also replied with a smiling face, and Sun Ting let out a long sigh.

"Ugh……"

Hope she made the right choice.

I hope Miss Mimi can catch fire.

Because only in this way can her career plan as an assistant last long.

hope...

……

"Godfather, shall we go then?"

"Ah."

Chen Jinfei waved his hand:

"Girl, you don't need to put a hot face on someone's cold ass when you get there, you know? We don't need to look at anyone, and don't stay for long, it seems that our posture is very low. Look at it normally, just come back when you gain knowledge. Hua Yi's godfather will take you to meet some people tomorrow night."

Hearing this, Liu Yifei knew that the godfather might feel a little uncomfortable because Zhang Dao refuted his face.

But she didn't refute, just responded:
"Understood, godfather, you should rest in the hotel."

"Well, let's go."

Liu Yifei and her mother walked into the elevator, and when they went downstairs, they saw Huang Xiaoming standing in the hotel lobby.

"I made an agreement with Mimi, let's just go there."

Hearing Huang Xiaoming's words, Liu Yifei nodded:

"Well, brother Ming, what have you brought?"

"I just brought some drinks, it's not appropriate to bring anything else. We are visiting the class."

Huang Xiaoming just made a point.

Liu Yifei didn't speak, but Liu Xiaoli said with a smile:

"Yes, just bring some drinks to see Mimi. Then let's go~"

Neither of them brought an assistant with them, but they still boarded two commercial vehicles.

They rushed all the way to the entrance of the palace under the moonlight, and someone stopped them.

Huang Xiaoming's car is in front, and Liu Yifei's is behind.

After seeing the driver say a few words to the staff, the staff nodded and opened the door.

The car entered the Daming Palace.

The first thing that catches the eye is a prop box.

"Looking at the scale, it's really not small."

Hearing Liu Xiaoli's words, Liu Yifei nodded:

"really."

Inevitably, curiosity also appeared on her face.

Director Zhang's crew...

What is it like?

With this question in mind, the car soon arrived at the parking area.

When Huang Xiaoming got out of the car, he saw Sun Ting with a work permit, and said hello with a smile:
"Tingting."

"Brother Xiaoming, hello... Sister Yifei, Aunt Liu, hello."

Sun Ting greeted politely.

"Sister Mimi is just about to start here, so let me greet you."

"Oh?"

Huang Xiaoming's eyes lit up, then he nodded with a smile:

"Okay...we bought some drinks for everyone, what should we do?"

Hearing this, Sun Ting pointed to the young people standing beside her and the tricycle behind:
"It's fine to just install it... Director Xu yelled to help with these things."

Jiang Quan and the others are indeed here to help.

But right now, all eyes are on Liu Yifei who is wearing a peaked cap but no mask...

After hearing Sun Ting's words, she came back and nodded.

Seeing this, Huang Xiaoming and Liu Xiaoli asked the driver to open the trunk, which contained Red Bull.

Specifically designed to combat fatigue.

At this time, Liu Xiaoli asked:
"Mimi is filming now?"

"Yes...it's on the square, Aunt Liu, shall we go there now?"

"it is good."

Liu Xiaoli nodded first, and then asked:

"The one that guides them..."

"Also."

"..."

"..."

"..."

The three of them were not talking.

Sun Ting led them directly to the square.

Entering the big square at Chrysanthemum Terrace, as expected, I saw a bunch of people standing together.

"Director Zhang is right there."

Sun Ting said something in a low voice and quickened her pace.

And the three people behind were a little confused by the large square covered with chrysanthemums in the distance... and the towering chrysanthemum platform blocking the main hall of Daming Palace...

Can't imagine what these are doing.

But looking at the pots of chrysanthemums on the ground... To be honest, it was quite shocking.

This thing is really not necessarily seen in the TV drama crew.

And just when several people were about to walk to the filming team, Liu Yifei looked around...

Neither Yang Mi nor Xu Xin was found.

At this time, several people heard a voice coming from the loudspeaker:
"The actors are in place. All departments are ready, Mi Mi, get ready to start running, and Teacher Chen Jin will follow up later. Come, three, two, one, run!"

First reaction: This voice doesn't sound like Director Zhang's voice...

Second reaction: run?What are you running?how to run?
Just when the three of them were still thinking about how to run, suddenly, a shrill and sharp wailing sounded in the empty Daming Palace:
"what!!!!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

Because of the echo problem, the three of them didn't know where Yang Mi was, and could only hear movement.

But the doubts didn't last long.

Because they had already seen into the distance, a figure with disheveled hair ran wildly out of the palace gate under the chrysanthemum stage.

While running, while screaming.

"what!!!"

At the second sound, there was another woman's cry:

"Little Chan!!!"

"what!!!!!"

"Little Chan!!..."

The two voices came one after another, while Yang Mi, with disheveled hair, kept running until she reached the second palace gate, which was the stone bridge over the moat where the filming crew was...

"OK, pass, props!"

Yang Mi stopped running, panting non-stop, trying to calm her breathing.

Then, several props surrounded her and began to install a machete on her stomach.

The three of Huang Xiaoming didn't go there either, they just stood not far away and looked at the girl who kept adjusting her breathing.

During this period, no one spoke.

Just watching quietly the girl with disheveled hair gradually calmed down and took a breath.

Soon, the scimitar was installed, and the voice sounded again:

"Close-up, get ready, honey, get ready to run. Three, two, one... run!"

"what!!"

Yang Mi made a frightened look again, and started to rush towards the bridge.

It took about five or six steps to rush forward. Because of the fake knife wrapped around her waist, her posture seemed a little funny at first glance.

Immediately afterwards, her figure suddenly stopped...

"Ah! Uh..."

The girl's body stopped instantly, and her eyes moved down a little bit, as if wondering what happened to her.

But when she saw the scimitar protruding from her belly, the doubt on her face turned into a... sluggishness, as if it was unbelievable... but immediately this sluggishness turned into a kind of... very Weird smile.

That smile was weird and permeating.

Only the corners of the mouth moved, and there was no smile in the eyes, as if the upper and lower parts of the face were completely separated, each with its own thoughts.

Liu Yifei and Huang Xiaoming frowned when they saw it.

Although I don't know what the script is...but why are you laughing at this time?

Shouldn't you be fearful?

Does it hurt?
Why are you laughing?
But the girl just laughed.

She laughed first, then froze the smile, and fixed the expression on her face in that incomprehensible smile. She tilted her body and fell directly.

"Crack!...Mimi, why are you..."

The sound of the horn stopped suddenly.

It seemed as if he wanted to say something but was cut off.

The three of them looked a little confused, but they didn't dare to say anything.

Yang Mi also lay down without moving.

Just laying there motionless.

Then, after waiting for a while, suddenly, another voice sounded very familiar, and one could tell whose voice it was:
"Xiao Xu taught you again?"

It's Zhang Yimou!
The three of them recognized it immediately, it was definitely Zhang Yimou!
But at this moment, there was still an inexplicable doubt in his voice.

Yang Mi, who was lying on the ground, raised her hand and made a thumbs up gesture.

It means "yes".

Xiao Xu?

Could it be...Xu Xin?

Huang Xiaoming and Liu Yifei subconsciously pricked up their ears.

Then I heard a sentence:

"The effect is not bad, you get up, run again, this one again..."

Speaking of which, let's stop.

Immediately afterwards, a rather dumbfounding tone sounded from the loudspeaker:

"This kid, another mess has been changed...Everyone, here's another one. The martial artist don't come up, wait until the other one is finished..."

But anyone could tell that there was no complaint in these words, but a tone of dumbfounding...even a bit pampering.

"..."

"..."

"..."

The three were silent.

The crew started to get busy again.

At this time, Huang Xiaoming couldn't help but asked in a low voice to Sun Ting next to him:

"Tingting, Director Zhang and Xu...Xu Xin have a good relationship?"

"I do not know either."

Sun Ting shook her head.

She really doesn't know...

(End of this chapter)