I'm the director, I'm not bad

Chapter 696 693. Rain and Light

The matter of the Xiying Studio is detailed.

The matter in the northwest circle is not big or small.

My roots are here, and I have to quickly repair the places that may rot.

Otherwise, when it really sucks, it may be too late to say anything.

Xu Xin didn't know if his worries were unfounded.

But since I thought of it, I naturally wanted to bring it up.

The revitalization of the Northwest Circle can't be said to be a century-old project, it can't be said.But the times are changing, and enterprises will always encounter many problems in the process of development.

Yes, others can't think of what they can't think of.

Then someone else will do it.

When it's my turn to think of it, naturally I won't be lazy.

After this conversation, the two of them confirmed the spiritual civilization construction of these branches and leaves under the absolute core of the Northwest Circle in the future.

Just waiting for the head of the northwest circle to come back, put it on the agenda and make it into the topic.

As for how to do this subject, Xu Xin didn't worry about it.

Boss Tian's thoughts are deep. For him, this little matter...is not a problem at all.

And after this topic was over, the two of them naturally chatted about the release of "33 Days" before they had time to eat.

Before sending it to Cannes for trial, Xu Xin made it very clear.

There's really no depth to this script.

Don't embrace the naive fantasy of being invincible as soon as this movie comes out.

But now that the shortlist has been announced, his words have come true.

Seeing that going to Cannes this time is to gain word of mouth, Xu Xin, who has suffered a small loss in the release of "The Hawthorn Tree", naturally understands that he has to learn from the advanced experience of the old predecessors.

When Cannes is over, it will be screened almost as soon as possible.

The heat has not dissipated, just enough to support the box office in the early stage.Don't think about the date and the like, it's not necessary.

He thought so, and so did Qi Lei.

And a movie schedule for theaters has been pulled out in advance.

This time Cannes will be held on April 30th and will close on May 5th for a period of 12 days.

Then go back...

What movies are there in May?

"Pirates of the Caribbean", "Kung Fu Panda 2", "Fast and Furious 5", "Thor"...

"Plus" has always been the butcher of the domestic box office, and it will definitely not be able to beat it.

"Kung Fu Panda" was the most popular animated film in China back then, and now the sequel is back, regardless of the quality, there must be no problem with its appeal.

Let alone Thor.Since "Iron Man", Marvel has begun to fully recover, and the box office must not be low.

As for "Fast 5"...how can "33 Days of Broken Relationship" be able to beat the big feller who died and died again?

right.

In May, there will also be a sequel to "The Hangover", "The Hangover 5", which created a small-budget myth in Hollywood that year.

This May, I'm afraid I'm going crazy.

Xu Xin reckoned that he couldn't afford to offend anyone.

Well, look at June.

Looking at June, he was happy.

Isn't this a group of soft persimmons?

He ignored domestic movies directly.

Not blindly, but confidently.

His low-budget "Hawthorn Tree" was able to play back and forth with No. 1 in the Beijing circle. The domestic film protection month that started in the second half of June seemed to be nothing special.

Then... don't bully people.

"Animal Story" is going to be released, domestic movie everyone go to this big boss, I won't argue with you.

As for the first half of the month, except for one "Snow Flower and Secret Fan", everything else seems to be average.

"Snowflake and Secret Fan" is Zhang Ziyi's play.

Since the incident of splashing ink, she has basically disappeared in domestic circles.

This movie was cast in Hollywood, Xu Xin didn't know if Zhang Ziyi wanted to make a comeback.But judging from the current stage, International Zhang, who is no longer worthy of the name, has to avoid the edge when he sees himself.

Decided.

The first half of June.

Look at the date... Children's Day, Wednesday.

June 2nd, Thursday.

The golden box office can just catch up with the four days of April, May, June, and July.

The timing was perfect.

"Then number 2. How about it? Wolverine and I will arm wrestle. As long as he doesn't tickle me, he should be fine."

"..."

Hearing Xu Xin's words, although he knew he was joking, Qi Lei's eyes were still a little strange.

He thought to himself...it really looks like a movie.

Obviously, when everyone first met, he was just a young director who was not deeply involved in the world.

do not understand anything.

What film and television box office rules, publicity, or competitors.

Just can't figure it out.

But look now...

After four films, he is already a first-line director of domestic standards and the No.1 of the younger generation.Although these words were a joke, any youthfulness was completely gone from his tone, replaced by a confident expression on his face...

Gee.

This time... passed so quickly.

He nodded and drew a circle on June 6nd on the perpetual calendar:

"Okay. The promotional expenses this time...Anyway, Jiayuan's sponsorship fee has already cost us back. I mean...you say the number. You are not a small director now, we don't compare with the Beijing circle, But if you don’t promote it this time, it will seem a bit petty.”

"Well……"

Although he understood what he meant, Xu Xin didn't think it was necessary.

"33 Days" took a total of less than 900 million to shoot.

It can be regarded as one of his films with the least investment.

It can't be 900 million film costs, 1000 million publicity costs, right?
Unrealistic.

It's so bullshit.

"Let's settle for 500 million, I think it's about the same."

"It's too little... 500 million is the regular publicity, I mean the advertising space in the theater..."

"It's too expensive, it's not worth it. For an 800 million movie, how much box office can you think about? This movie doesn't have an old man as the producer, and it's not a movie with the main theme. To be honest, in my heart, this is the number."

"Five hundred million?"

Seeing him stretch out five fingers, Qi Lei subconsciously said.

Then I saw Xu Xin's green face.

Take less?

Five hundred million?

A movie with an investment of 800 million yuan, and a box office of [-] million yuan?

Why don't you go grab it?
Do you think this is a hawthorn tree?

He looked ridiculous.

Shaking his head resignedly:

"Brother Qi, you really have a big heart."

Qi Lei was also happy:
"Haha, this is confidence in you. If the box office of your movie is less than [-] million, I think it's outrageous now."

"..."

Xu Xin really didn't know how to answer.

Reluctantly, he threw a cigarette in the past and said:

"The list for going to Cannes this time will be me, Wang Sicong, Xie Wei, Wen Zhang, and Tang Yan. Just these few people."

Hearing this, Qi Lei nodded:

"Okay, then I'll call them to confirm the itinerary date, what about you this month? How did you arrange it?"

"I'll call you after the selection of the scene. I have ten days to spare. After ten days, the audition for "Scorching Sun" will be held. The director of photography for the crew is Li Pingdong, and the assistant director...it should be Brother Yong. As for I don't worry about how other people arrange it."

"Okay. But this time there may be more people. The factory also recruited a lot of people in March, and the newcomers who came over the past two years have also settled down. This time, I will put them in your crew to learn."

"Ah."

After Xu Xin nodded in agreement, he looked at his watch.

"Let's go, it's time for dinner."

"it is good."

……

Shantou.

Shantou Bay Bridge.

In the middle section of the bridge, workers from the road administration laid triangular cones at a safe distance of 200 meters.

Let the one-way two-lane become only one lane.

Slightly crowded.

But fortunately, it was past one o'clock at noon, which was the time when the Bay Bridge had the least traffic.

Wearing a sun hat and sunglasses, Xu Xin looked at the monitor on the table at the emergency driveway and shook his head slightly.

He raised his head and said politely to the people in the bridge management office:
"Okay, it's ok. Thank you, Director Liu, for causing too much trouble to our unit's work. Hurry up and ask someone to take away the triangle cone. I've finished choosing the scene."

"Huh? That's the end of the selection?...Okay, then I'll let the workers collect the piles?"

"Yeah, take it. It's really causing trouble for our unit."

"Haha, director Xu, you are welcome. You come to make a movie. Hey, it is also a kind of publicity for us in Shantou. We must cooperate and work hard!"

"Oh, I don't dare to take it. Director Liu is too polite. You still make everyone so busy..."

"It's all said, it doesn't matter..."

The person who greeted Xu Xin in front of him was a staff member of the Bay Bridge Toll Station on the side of the Transportation Department.

Although there is still some distance from the old man's level, wherever he goes now, he is no longer an unknown person.When shooting scenes in certain places in the city, or wanting to get a shooting permit, after contacting these relevant departments, everyone cooperated very much when they heard that it was him.

The same is true for Shantou.

Hearing that Xu Xin was choosing a location for shooting, even though he was not sure that it was Shantou, in order to cooperate with him, the Bay Bridge still used a triangular cone to isolate a 200-meter isolation zone, and then let this car be rented in Shantou to simulate the shooting environment My SUV stopped here, and I set up the camera to take a picture.

But unfortunately...

Although the other party treated him very considerately, and after learning that he was shooting a scene, some leaders in Shantou also hoped that he could promote the city's image...

But the scenery on the Shantou side is not suitable.

After watching a few shots, he came to a conclusion.

The Bay Bridge in Shantou is not as suitable as the Jimei Bridge in Xiamen.

But he couldn't say it directly, he could only greet Director Liu who had been with him all afternoon, saying that he still had a few places to choose.

Finally, I watched the workers put away the triangular cones. After the whole bridge was reopened to traffic, the work on both sides ended.

After getting in the car, the first thing Xu Xin did was to ask Su Meng:
"Mengmeng, have you bought all the condolences that I asked you to buy?"

"I've bought it, Brother Xu. 90 boxes of fruit, two boxes per person. This director Liu and several other leaders of the management office also added two boxes of tea.

The thank you banner is also ready and will be delivered in the afternoon.

Hearing this, Xu Xin nodded reassuringly.

Sending money is definitely not enough.

So, these condolences are your own way of expressing your gratitude.

There are even workers, after all, they have worked hard all afternoon.

At this time, Li Pingdong, who was sitting next to him, asked:
"Not satisfied?"

"Well, I'm not satisfied. It's not as good as the Jimei Bridge."

Looking at the sea view outside the window, Xu Xin nodded.

Li Pingdong asked:
"What do you think is the difference?"

"It's raining, it's not beautiful."

Xu Xin gave a very plausible answer.

rain.

It is the soul of the film "Scorching Sun" that he believes.

The style of this film will be defined by all kinds of rain.

The same is true for the reason why it is planned to start up in June.

It was already the fourth day after he left Yanjing.

After reconciling with Li Pingdong, we went to three places in a row.During this period, he, who had nothing to do, came to accompany Xu Xin around as the director of photography.

Naturally, we chatted about the lens concept of this movie.

As a photographer, he has to understand what kind of style the director wants to shoot.

The answer Xu Xin gave him was "rain".

Very Wang Jiawei's answer.

Whenever Xin Xiaofeng, Yang Zidao, and Chen Bijue appear, there must be rain.

When Xin Xiaofeng appeared, he wanted the sky to be covered with cloudy clouds, with continuous drizzle.

When Yang Zidao was driving, sitting in the car, the windshield was sometimes clear and sometimes raindrops fell.Xu Xin even designed a lot of tricks for him.For example, when he was driving Yi Guxia in a taxi, when he was chatting with Yi Guxia, the weather was dry.But if he smiled and it wasn't raining, the taxi would spray the glass with water.

And when he and Yi Guxia secretly fell in love with each other, it would rain heavily in his world.

What about Chen Bijue?

It is fog and rain.

The rain was not fast or slow, but it was foggy, and it was always foggy, making it hard to figure out.

This montage-like form of expression, in Xu Xin's setting, is somewhere between true and false.

The shot he wants is to "go through the gang".

For example, when Xin Xiaofeng and Yi Guchun were together a second ago, it was still rainy outside.

But in the next second, when the camera turned to Yi Guchun who was smoking, following his words, the weather outside the window was dry.

This "Scorching Sun" is demanding on the weather.

Because from the filming of "The Hawthorn Tree" to the second half, when he really expressed the state of mind of the characters through some scenery such as distant mountains and dead trees under the conditions of natural generation for the first time... During the "Secret" period, I like to use very deliberate and ingenious sets to express the characters' potential inner activities.

It is not correct to say that it is thrown away.

It should be said that he has also grown.

It's like Dugu Qiubai in martial arts novels.

From long swords, to heavy swords, to wooden swords, to picking leaves and flying flowers, they can all be swords.

His creativity cannot be said to be unconstrained, but he is walking on the right path step by step.

And "rain" is the theme he set for this movie.

He wants the audience to think that at the beginning of the movie, they have taken a lot of goof shots.

But with the development of the plot, slowly, they also understood the purpose of these "cheat scenes".

When Li Pingdong heard his thoughts, his first reaction was:
"Do you want to help audiences improve their appreciation of movies?"

But what he said caused Xu Xin to be stunned.

He didn't think so.

I just think it's very romantic.

He treats the audience like a friend.

There's a lot of potential detail in the script for "Scorching Sun."Professionals might catch it, but for most viewers, probably not as much.

Everyone just walked into the cinema to watch the story.

But this time, he wanted his friends... as if they were participating in a puzzle game.

Although at the end of the game, he will give all the answers.

But it does not prevent the audience from participating together and feeling the joy of this "suspense book".

This is what he wants to do.

Therefore, the rainy season in June in Xiamen, July in Guangzhou, and even August in Huguang are very important to him.

Rain, the beauty to be photographed.

Or depression, or doubt, or the beauty of struggle.

Only by accumulating all these aesthetic feelings in my heart, and then detonating them at the finale, can everyone, including Xu Xin himself, feel a sense of joy and refreshment.

It's like after he told why there is so much "rain" in the script of "Scorching Sun", in Li Pingdong's subconsciously frowning brows, and after he said the idea of ​​the ending, the other party showed that Kind of like a shock.

"Finally, I want a very clear and clear weather. The sun shines in through the frosted glass behind the interrogation room and shines on Yi Guchun's back. Yi Guchun will stand in the sun and stand on the moral high ground.

His police uniform will shine brightly, which represents the absolute fairness and justice of the judiciary.But again, his face could not be seen clearly.Because, under that glorious police uniform, he is just an ordinary person.When he looked at Xin Xiaofeng in handcuffs and prison uniform, his heart ached.

And the golden brilliance will also sting Xin Xiaofeng's eyes, because that is the appearance he longed for most..."

Li Pingdong and Xu Xin have collaborated twice.

He knew that this director was one of those rare people who had the talent to "show" the entire story of the movie from the heart.

In his heart, he knew what kind of scene was the most shocking.

Worked together.

felt it.

But when he followed Xu Xin's description and gradually outlined a roughly blurred scene, he combined it with the "rain" he talked about before.

All of a sudden, he was shocked.

The scene that ends the scene...

What kind of heartache but yearning beauty will it be?

So, he didn't leave.

Just by Xu Xin's side.

He is over five or seven years old this year, and he feels that this is a movie that can also bring a lot of color to his already exciting career.

If he doesn't start from 0 and do a little bit of his own work, he will be sorry for this work.

"So where do we go next?"

"Back to Xiamen. At the beginning of the story, Xin Xiaofeng and Yi Guchun's first partner scene should be set at Jimei Bridge. In the past few days, let's re-determine all the filming locations...Brother Yong, if there is no problem, go directly Submit a filming application."

"Okay, Director Xu."

Xue Yong on the side nodded to express his understanding.

Xu Xin yawned quietly.

He is a little tired.

……

4 month 11 number.

After running for 8 days, Xu Xin finally returned to his long-lost home.

But Yang Mi was about to go out.

She finally lost weight to a qualified weight and exceeded her goal.

93 pounds.

With this weight, Wang Jiawei temporarily stopped all filming in the northeast and went to the city, and turned to Chikan to film the last scene of Gong Er and Ye Wen.

When I left, I still dragged my family with me.

With the baby, with parents.

It can be said that Xu Xin's buttocks were not hot, and the family arrived in Chikan.

But after arriving at the rented house, he didn't bother with his wife's affairs.

They nest at home every day, one nest lasts ten days.

And during these ten days, a piece of news spread throughout the entertainment industry.

"Xu Xin's new film has entered the preparation period, and auditions will start on April 4. The script of the film is adapted from "Sunspot" by the famous Xiamen female writer Xu Yigua. Actors who want to audition can apply to Xiying Film Studio through various channels. "

The message is as short as that.

Investments, budgets, and the like are all left unexplained.

But it was just such a little news, but the actors and actresses in the entire film and television circle felt like an earthquake.

Director Xu is about to release a new movie?

There is no need to count his past achievements.

The name "Xu Xin" alone is worthy of a gamble for all actors who have confidence in themselves or who want to stand out.

As a result, as can be seen with the naked eye, Xu Yigua's "Sunspot" physical book orders, online book downloads, etc. began to surge.

Even the audience who heard the news began to pay attention to this place.

Even Liu Yifei called and asked her if she had a chance.

In the end, Xu Xin ruthlessly rejected it.

The original words: "Stay where you are cool."

The angry fairy sister fell into a demon once.

It's good that he didn't come to SOLO him.

But anyway, this news is like throwing a boulder into a calm lake.

Huge ripples spread in many circles one after another.

Xu Xin, who stayed at home for ten days in retreat and prepared a thick stack of shot drafts, which also included rough sketches of some needed props, kissed goodbye to his wife who was also rushing to be tortured by Wang Jiawei in the early morning of the 22nd.

Embarked on the return journey to Yanjing.

to start.

(End of this chapter)