I'm the director, I'm not bad

Chapter 169 167. Garlic Chicken Wings
At noon on April 2007, 4.

Xu Xin, who was visiting the Panasonic Electronics Factory, received a call.

The caller was Qi Lei, the general manager of the film production and distribution company under the Western Film Studio.

Qi Lei hooked up with Xu Xin after being introduced by Zhang Yimou.

The two parties discussed on the phone about the release and review of "The Unspeakable Secret", mainly talking about the above-mentioned matters.

Normally, the investor can only get about 30% of the profits of a film.

And if it is a large investor, the highest can get almost 35%.

The profits generated by the film are first shared by theaters and investors in a 3/5 ratio, followed by taxation. The tax amount is generally a 3+5 model, that is, 40% of theater tax and [-]% Party taxation.After excluding these, the remaining [-]% of the net profit is for the issuer and the investor to negotiate profit sharing.

Because it was Zhang Yimou's introduction, I don't know what Director Zhang said in the end. In short, Qi Lei gave another very sincere figure, six percent.

very low.

The industry is normally 7 to 10 points.

For distribution companies like Xiying, the word-of-mouth accumulated over the years and the relationship between theaters and upper and lower links are usually 8 or 9.

But this time Xiying only asked for [-]%.

《不能说的秘密》利润点基本就是51到55的不同院线的浮动票房分成+3+5一共8个点的税，再加6个点的发行利润扣除。

Ideally, movies would generate around 38 percent of profits.

Xiying is not stingy.

Xu Xin was also very generous and did not waste too much time on these "little money", which laid a good foundation for mutual cooperation.

And after the cooperation was negotiated, the follow-up chat with Director Zhang that day was not yet online. From the perspective of this film alone, Xiying's actions have to be said...

soon.

And Qi Lei's first words on the phone were:

"Director Xu, the film has passed the review."

The editing ended on March 3th, after Jay Chou handed over the negatives to the people at West Film Studio, it took less than half a month to get the approval number.

Perfect pass.

so fast.

Xu Xin stood in front of the garbage can in the special smoking area of ​​the factory, and sighed in his heart:
"Well, Mr. Qi has worked hard. What should we do next?"

"The follow-up is the stage of publicity and release. We are in charge of theaters, film schedules, and shows. We don't have to worry about it. I called to ask, is the trailer ready to be released? Then... because I know that our side is now I'm busy with the Olympics, so...how can I cooperate with Director Xu's time for this promotion?"

"...If I say that I don't participate, is that okay?"

Following Qi Lei's question, Xu Xin gave a ridiculous response.

There was a silence on the other end of the phone.

"..."

What are you talking about?
Of course, Xu Xin himself knew it was unrealistic, but there was a reason why he said that:
"It's like this, Mr. Qi, what I mean is actually very simple. If it is announced, I can attend the activities in Yanjing. But including Wanwan, Xiangjiang, and other cities, I am definitely I can’t go. It’s too time-consuming... There are actually only a few people in this film, so how about connecting with Jay Lun on the itinerary? I will participate in the activities in Yanjing, but in other places, you let them come. I'm still busy with business, okay?"

"……also."

Qi Lei thought for a while and agreed directly.

Because of itself...

In fact, to be honest, ten Xu Xins are not as big as one Jay Chou gimmick.

As long as Jay Chou shows up, there will be a huge crowd of people.

Does anyone know who the director is?

"That's it. Considering Director Xu's affairs, I will try to compress Yanjing's activities as much as possible, and then I would like to ask you to communicate with other actors. We are starting to lay out the itinerary now, and we will send a detailed itinerary at that time Schedule, let’s set the time well in advance so as not to make mistakes, okay?”

"No problem. It's ok~ Then let's just say it, thank you for your hard work...By the way, is the release time set yet?"

"Not yet, but we have communicated with Jay Chou last time, and it must be released in the summer. Don't worry, there will be no problem."

"...Well, okay, then I'll hang up first?"

"Well, will the trailer be released?"

"Let it go, let it go when the schedule is arranged."

"Okay, no problem, then Xu guides you to be busy."

"Uh-huh……"

Xu Xin responded and hung up the phone.

Xu Xin was quite relieved that the publicity was handed over to Xiying Studio... As for Liu Momo, to be honest, he didn't think about it at all.

This sister is going abroad with all her heart. Although she has been sent to Cannes for trial, whether it will be successful or not depends on the announcement of the list in mid-April... I mean, there are so many movies sent to Cannes every year, how old am I?
Maybe it will be the icing on the cake, but if it's timely help... one Cannes is not enough.

Shaking his head, after smoking, he re-entered Panasonic's factory.

The LED screen technology seen this morning is quite in line with the expectations of the director team.

At least better than Sharp.

And after the end of the day, the big guys flew straight to South Korea at night to watch Samsung and LG.

Time is very tight, you have to hurry up, but you don't have the heart to think about other things.

……

In fact, in all honesty, this was the first time Xu Xin went abroad.

But aside from the facts, when Xu Xin went abroad this time, he felt as if he had come to Wanwan Province.

It’s not about how strong the atmosphere of the movie is here or what it’s about, nor is it about the similarities between the buildings and streets on both sides… nothing at all.

The reason for this feeling is that he can't understand what people say, whether it's Korea or Japan.

Eh, it's a coincidence, isn't it?

Xu Xin, who speaks Hokkien, can't understand either.

On the set, sometimes Jay Chou chatted with the people around him, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh yeah)... He sounds like a bible.

That's how I feel over there, and it's the same here.

Because of the budget and itinerary, this kind of business trip is different from the famous domestic inspection, which is actually a different nature of entertainment, and it is really a scrupulous inspection.

During the inspection during the day, instead of going to a dinner party or doing anything at night, I went back to the room and started discussing the pros and cons of various plans.

After chatting from Japan to South Korea, Xu Xin, who ate a stomach full of spicy cabbage and could not vomit, returned to China with sour water in his stomach and diarrhea.

The main reason is that he has a cheap mouth, so he went to taste the raw mixed beef.

His grandma is a bear, and she mixed raw beef with her meal, so that he would not let Xu Er Shao's soul return to the underworld.

I can't find the north.

People who knew it was going to Korea, but those who didn’t know thought he went to the third brother’s house to drink all the water from the Ganges River.

And when he got off the plane with a sallow face, he was full of grievances when he returned to China, and he didn't know who to talk to, and got another bad news.

For Xu Sanjin, who was in desperate need of a warm, big heart, it was bad news that was so bad that it was so bad that it was so inhuman.

Just 10 minutes before he landed and turned on the machine.

Yang Mi sent a message:
"It's over, I'm visiting relatives."

When the plane landed and turned on and saw this message, a thunderbolt shattered his sky cap.

It's just... outrageous!

I haven't seen her since the 20th, and it's been half a month.

Calling every day, the microphone was sparked by the kiss, and Xu Xin, who was holding back and waiting to return home, was stunned when he heard the news.

In fact, Yang Mi's life has always been quite regular, just between the end of the month and the beginning of the month, and it repeats according to the different physical conditions.

But basically the first seven and the last eight will not make too many mistakes.

On the one hand, it proves that the girl is in good health, on the other hand... this time of every month is a time when the two of them have no restrictions.

Because it's safe, safe, or fucking safe.

And Xu Xin has been thinking about this for the past few days. After all, it's been half a month since I saw him. A habit in the bones.

In the end, I was thinking about getting on the last train...

Come sooner or later... Why are you here at this time? !
He subconsciously sighed.

This news is enough to explode.

Make him miserable.

But the more uncomfortable thing is yet to come.

"Jingle Bell……"

Just after parting with the team and getting into the car driven by Sun Ting, before Xu Xin could say hello to Sun Ting, Jay Chou called:
"Hey?"

"Hey, Xin, have you got off the plane yet?"

"Down...what?"

"Mr. Qi called just now and said he couldn't reach you. Let me tell you that the film's release date has been set. It will be released nationwide on July 7, and the release date will be 31 days!"

Compared with the 45-day release time of "Golden Armor", it is only one week less, and it is higher than the 28 and 31 days of ordinary movies.

Not to mention the most golden days of summer vacation.

It was released on the 31st and lasted until the beginning of September, and at the beginning of September, the students started school again. The young couples who were separated for a summer vacation can get together during the first week of school, enter the cinema again, and give the movie a box office. The perfect finishing touch.

This day... Xiying Studio's selection is too quintessential.

Also great.

In all fairness, the first collaboration between Xiying Film Studio and Xu Xin, to be honest, couldn't be more perfect.

After the date is set, the next thing is to wait for the release to pay back the cost and make money.

Xiying Studio has already seen the film.

In all honesty, great.

This is also the main reason why they won Xu Xin a 38-day release time.

Jay Chou + Miss Yang Mi.

Aside from Gui Lunmei, the combination of these two is enough to appeal.

Especially Jay Chou.

This film has a total investment of tens of millions, is it possible that Jay Chou will not be able to repay the capital by himself?

Xu Xin was also quite surprised:
"38 days? Not bad. Then the next step is to quickly release the trailer, right?"

"Well, there is still publicity, and we need to arrange multiple premieres. I chatted with President Qi, because this is the first time I have officially shown my face after the establishment of Jewell, so we are going to hold the show in six major cities across the country. Meet and Greet Tour Premiere! How's it going?"

"...Which six?"

"The first stop is Taipei, the second stop is Yanjing, the third stop is Shanghai in the morning and the afternoon is Hangzhou, the fourth stop is Chengdu, the fifth stop is Shenzhen, and the sixth stop is Xiangjiang! The premiere will be held! Stimulate the box office! How about it!"

"Uh……"

Hearing this news, Xu Xin couldn't help saying:
"The Xiying people... are so powerful?"

"Yes!"

Jay Chou's tone was also full of surprise:
"Let me tell you, they are super powerful! It's really outrageous. They came up with this tour method! I didn't dare to think about it before!"

"...Why does it feel like this battle is not smaller than "Golden Armor"?"

"That's right! So super powerful! And...they are so powerful, I can't be weak on my side, right? So I arranged here to include "Complete Entertainment", "Entertainment News Channel", "Kangxi Is Coming" Wait for a series of high-rated variety shows! You can talk to Mimi in a while, let her prepare, and make a plan tomorrow, and I will match the schedule with her! It will start in two days."

"...???"

Xu Xin was stunned:
"Wait... the next two days?"

"That's right, "Kangxi Is Coming"! It seems to be scheduled for the day after tomorrow? Hey, do you want to come together?"

"I'll give you a little mushroom..."

Subconsciously, Xu Xin rolled his eyes.

Do you want to die?

I have diarrhea and want to ask my sister for warmth, and my sister comes to relatives.

So after the relatives are gone, I can find my sister to be warm, and my sister is going to run a publicity campaign?
After the promotion is over, do you still have to take me abroad to get the Palme d'Or in Cannes?

When Palme d'Or came back, I went back to Shenmu as a supervisor. Why don't we meet each other this summer?

"You... your uncle's..."

"...????"

Jay Chou was taken aback.

Why are you so fierce?
So he asked silently:
"What's wrong? What's so unhappy? Tell me?"

He really wanted to comfort Xu Xin, but he didn't notice that he was the culprit...

"……forget it."

Xu Xin, who looked hopeless, shook his head helplessly:
"You can communicate with her about the specific matters tomorrow, and I won't worry about it. I told Mr. Qi before that I will participate in a Yanjing promotional event... you can figure out the rest, I just got off the job right now. Airplane, let me rest for a while."

"Uh... well then, let's talk tomorrow?"

"Ah."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xin, who was sitting in the co-pilot, sighed and took out the cigarette case.

It's still a little cold in April, and when the windows are opened, the cold wind blows in.

Fortunately, it's not bone-piercing.

While smoking, Xu Xin said to Sun Ting:

"have you eaten?"

"I have already eaten."

"Well, after sending me back later, you can go home and rest."

"Ok."

After Sun Ting responded, she suddenly cast a glance at Xu Xin.

Think about it...

She didn't say anything.

……

All the way back home, after holding the suitcase and waving at Sun Ting, Xu Xin pushed open the door and smelled a very familiar fragrance.

"Sister~"

He shouted, and heard the girl's voice in the kitchen:
"Hey, brother, you're back... Put things away first, then come and help me."

"it is good."

Xu Xin pushed the suitcase towards the door of the laundry room and walked directly into the kitchen.

"Mutton?"

"That's right, let's get on the dumplings and get off the noodles. I asked Uncle Xu how to make the mutton noodles... Hey, you guys are so weird. You eat haggis and put potatoes... Oops!"

Tilting her head hard, controlling herself not to shrink her neck, the girl with layers of goosebumps let her boyfriend eagerly scratch her neck with stubble.

At the same time, he put both hands on the chopping board and followed his will.

While trying to maintain the balance of her body, she bit her lip and hummed in a nasal voice with blurred eyes:
"Brother... Calm down... Can't I serve you later? I'm cutting noodles!"

"miss you……"

Xu Xin murmured, put it in the past, the girl put down the butcher knife and dragged him into the house.

But today is not the day either.

I can only say helplessly:
"Let's have dinner first, okay? I've been working on this all afternoon."

"...Tsk."

Reluctantly pulling out his hand, Xu Xin had the time to take a look at what the girl was doing.

"Hand-rolled noodles?"

"Yes, I practiced at home several times before I mastered how to make and roll this noodle. Then I asked Uncle Xu for the recipe of mutton noodle. Let me try it for you...Isn't it because I feel sick to my stomach? A bowl Eat your belly, everything is fine~"

Scratching her boyfriend's cheek with flour-covered hands, Yang Mi sighed as she looked at his sallow complexion after taking a bite...God knows how he had the courage to eat the stale raw beef.
"Hey... little ancestor who loves others, who do you think gave you the courage, raw beef, you can eat it?"

"...Liang Jingru."

Xu Xin shrugged.

Yang Mi was taken aback...

then……

"Goose, Goose, Goose Goose Goose Goose ~ I hate it ~ Don't insult this song."

Being poked at the point of laughter again, she laughed violently.

No way, who made my brother feel cheap and untied the belt.

Then turn around and continue to cut noodles, and don’t forget to say:
"Tie it on for me, how do you cook?"

"okay."

then……

"If you dare to play tricks again, I will use Invincible Slash!"

"...You are at best a butcher, right?"

Seeing her acting virtuously with a kitchen knife, Xu Xin said something.

Who knows that my good sister is smiling but not smiling:
"You dare to talk back, don't you? I'm a butcher, right? Okay, today I, a butcher, will never be able to advance to level six!"

"..."

The two were talking about DOTA heroes.

The butcher is a heroic profession in the shape of the abomination in Warcraft.

The sixth-level ultimate skill is called "Dismemberment", which bites a hero unit and loses blood according to the percentage...

If you are a butcher, if you don’t hit the target, how can you do it without Speed ​​Six GANK...

Damn, I can't afford it.

slip away.

……

A bowl of super luxurious lamb noodles covered with mutton and haggis for one person, a plate of stir-fried peppers in soy sauce, and a head of grilled garlic are simple dinners for couples.

If he went out to eat, Xu Xin would definitely have to order five or six dishes, but to eat at home...he didn't pick what his sister did.

Even the Shenmu mutton noodles taste far worse than those back home.

But after eating a bowl of "home" noodles, he still recovered his soul.

I am indeed hungry, because I have had diarrhea for two days and haven't eaten well.

The pepper in the soup made him sweat too.

Feeling more or less powerful, he asked:

"How was the audition?"

"Which one?"

"That what... "Ugly Lady"."

"I've been chosen to play the ugly girl's daughter. I guess filming will start in September or October."

"Do you want me to read the script for you?"

"I won't watch it tonight, let's do it another day. You'll have a good rest later, your face will look so ugly..."

"Ah."

In response, Xu Xin lit a cigarette, and then said:
"Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you just now..."

After talking about "The Untold Secret", Yang Mi nodded directly:
"Okay, then I'll check the itinerary tomorrow and see if I leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

"...?"

The rising smoke flickered.

Xu Xin looked at his girlfriend a little strangely.

Yang Mi who was eating noodles asked in bewilderment:
"What's the matter? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"..."

Xu Xin shook his head:

"I feel... why did you promise so happily? You were obviously lazy before..."

"Uh……"

After hearing this, the girl picked up a chopstick of chili and put it in the noodle bowl, then lowered her head and began to snort the few broken noodles left in the bowl:

"Movie promotion, it's the actor's duty. What's there to be lazy about?"

Can't see her expression.

But Xu Xin didn't think too much, and nodded:
"Okay, then I'll be a monk for another week... Hey, sister."

"what?"

"After you finished eating this bowl of noodles, your experience is almost...enough to be promoted to level six?"

"...Hmph, scoundrel."

The girl glanced at him speechlessly, finished eating the noodles, put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth:

"Come on, brother, I'll take you to the hot spring."

"Got it."

Not long after that, Xu Xin's doubts came from the bathroom:

"Sister...why is it a little hot?"

"Ah... I ate garlic just now!"

"Fuck me..."

"Oh, who made you so anxious, I said I want to brush my teeth... Hurry up, hurry up... Puff... Hahahahaha..."

"What are you laughing at?"

"Hahahaha... I just... thought of something to eat... Hahahahaha..."

"What?"

"Garlic Chicken Wings...hahahahaha..."

"..."

Xu Xin may never eat this flavor again in his life.

……

4 a.m. on July 6.

Under the relationship network of Jay Chou and Xiying Film Studio, the entertainment media websites of Taiwan, Taiwan and Taiwan have released the 2-minute trailer of "The Unspeakable Secret".

It attracted cheers from countless Jay Chou fans.

In fact, speaking from the heart, "The Unspeakable Secret" was not very popular before this.

Except that when Jay Chou separated from the parent company Holly Die to form Jewel, the media hyped up a wave of enthusiasm, the day before yesterday because the crew was very low-key, only a few exterior photos were taken.

Then, when the new year started, various singers in the entertainment industry over there started to release albums, blowing away the enthusiasm.

As soon as the trailer came out today, it instantly ignited the enthusiasm of those who are very interested in this film.

After clicking to watch, first of all, there is a musical note composed of sparks with a very classical and magical flavor, and a line of words is slowly outlined:

"Secret"

Then the screen went black for half a second, and a line of words appeared:

Director - Xu Xin

Screenwriter - Jay Chou
The names of the two disappeared, followed by:
Starring: Jay Chou, Gui Lunmei, Yang Mi

At the end of the title, a gorgeous piano sounded.

What started with the sound of the piano was the trailer edited by Cheng Long himself.

This is actually where the trailer is fun and interesting.

Obviously they are all things in the movie, but the taste of the movie produced by different editing styles is also different.

For example, the first version of the trailer, from the tens of seconds when Gui Lunmei and Jay Chou strolled on the campus, the audience can see the attributes of the two "couples" at a glance.

However, before entering this scene, the first scene of the camera shows a weak-looking Gui Lunmei leaning on the wall in the corridor, her eyes are red, and she looks very painful.

In a flash.

Those who know naturally understand that this is the clip of Ye Xianglun's graduation ceremony, when Lu Xiaoyu supported his asthmatic body to watch his performance.

But in the eyes of the audience, with the last scene of Jay Chou and Yang Mi borrowing a kiss...

Naturally, a bloody drama of "betrayal, sadomasochism, triangle relationship" came out...

And the most ironic thing is that the music used is still beautiful and brisk.

People who watch it are a little bit up.

It even made some viewers smash their mouths and taste it...

Why does this have the smell of dog blood in Korean dramas?

But there is no way, the cut of the first version of the trailer is actually the intention of Cheng Long and Xiying Studio.

In the past few years, Korean dramas have started with "Dae Jang Geum", and the Korean wave has fully invaded.

Whether it is a domestic movie or a TV series, they either borrow from Korean dramas, or simply invite Koreans to act.

The so-called "Korean wave" culture has gradually become a cultural theme with the widest audience in TV series and movies in the past two years.

Everyone likes to abuse, and they like the heroine and heroine who are obviously sweet one second and have leukemia and a car accident the next...

I like to watch this kind of stuff.

Therefore, in order to cater to the tastes of audiences of different levels, there is only one version of the trailer edited according to Xu Xin's idea, but Xiying Studio and Jay Chou also have one version each.

This version is from Xiying Studio.

Xu Xin also has no objection, after all, the trailer can't directly tell you the general context of the movie, can it?

So this kind of mystical collocation with the version that the two people understand separately is like three smoke bombs, in order to attract more audiences to the theater.

As for what story was filmed...

Come and see, don't you know?

(End of this chapter)