I'm the director, I'm not bad

Chapter 790 787. Murder Mystery
"XU, I saw you in the broadcast of the film festival. Haha, I thought you would bring a new work this year, what a pity."

As soon as he returned to the room, Xu Xin received an email from Jasmine Trika.

But now, his English level is good enough for daily communication, and the other party's text is also in English, so he doesn't need Ai Qing to translate, and he replied directly by email:
"Unfortunately, Jesse, my new work is still being filmed. I won't be able to see it until next year."

"Yes, it's a pity. The film festival is over, do you want to come to my house as a guest? Antonio bought a MOUTAI after hearing what you said last time, and wants to have a drink with you."

"It won't work this time. I'm going to Rome tomorrow, and I have a performance to attend the day after tomorrow."

"? Wait, you're going to Rome?"

"correct."

"I'm in Rome!"

"????"

"I just finished filming a movie and I was planning to go back to Venice tomorrow. Do you want to come to Rome? Then come to my house as a guest. How about it? Antonio would like to drink MOUTAI with you."

Antonio Piarulli.

her husband.

The other party was not from the film and television industry, but a psychiatrist.

At the beginning, Jasmin Trika fell into psychological problems after filming the "Son's Room" that made her famous throughout Europe, so she sought help from a doctor and got acquainted with him.

The two developed from doctors and patients to couples, lovers, and finally entered the palace of marriage.

When he was in Venice last time, Xu Xin went to her house as a guest.

At that time, English was not very good, and it was Ai Qing who helped translate.Chatted a lot with Antonio about the philosophy of China.

Antonio feels that the philosophy of the Celestial Dynasty is superior to the West in some respects in terms of logical and self-consistent psychological counseling.The two chatted a lot and drank happily.

Get along very well.

Facing her invitation, Xu Xin saw that everyone could get together in Rome, so he didn't refuse.

replied:
"Okay, so what time is tomorrow?"

"How many people are there with you?"

"Me, Liu from last time, Emily (Ai Qing) and two assistants."

"Haha, I like a lot of people, and it's worth cooking for me when there are a lot of people. I just invited a few friends, and they all like your work. I will entertain you with my best cooking skills tomorrow. See you tomorrow? "

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

"7 o'clock in the evening, see you soon."

After finishing the email with her, Xu Xin opened WeChat and sent a message to Liu Yifei:

"Do you remember Jasmine Trika?"

Liu Yifei delayed for a while before replying:

"I seem to have some impressions. We met at the reception last year, right?"

"Yes. She is still the judge of last year. I just invited me to visit her house when I arrive in Rome tomorrow, and I invited you too."

"What time? Tomorrow we have to go shopping for clothes."

"dinner."

"it is good."

"OK."

Xu Xin replied with an outraged Korean gesture:

"Then go to bed early, good night."

"Good night."

……

"We definitely can't go empty-handed. We have to buy some gifts... we have to go to Chinatown."

On the plane, upon hearing Xu Xin's words, Liu Yifei looked out of the window and turned around, saying:

"it is good."

"Well, what would you like to give as a gift?"

"Special products. But can we buy our favorite special products here? ... How about you send Moutai?"

"They are going to entertain me with Moutai today..."

"Take Wuliangye."

"...Do you dare to use your brain a little more?"

Hearing Xu Xin's complaints, Liu Yifei smiled slightly and shrugged:

"Anyway, I'm just adding to the head, you are the director, you make the decision."

"Tsk... a guy who is useless at a critical moment."

Xu Xin complained and fell into thought.

But this somewhat woke him up.

Next time you go abroad, you have to consider whether there are friends in the place you are going to. If you have friends, you should prepare some gifts with Chinese characteristics.

But what to give to these two couples...

"Ugh……"

He frowns.

Liu Yifei, who had turned her head and continued to look at the sky, heard the sigh and glanced at him again.

He sighed helplessly:
"Hey... say you are smart, you are smarter than anyone else. Say you are stupid, why do you have such a dull brain... Mengmeng."

"what?"

"Go to the cabinet and get two boxes of tea."

Xu Xin was taken aback.

Su Meng got up, came to the combination cabinet where the cups and tea sets were placed, squatted down and opened the door below.

As soon as the door was opened, a variety of tea came into view.

Liu Yifei pouted towards Su Meng:

"Look, it's done."

"..."

Xu Xin, who came back to his senses, took a look at the various tea pots bought by his wife... couldn't help clasping his hands together, and bowed to Liu Yifei:
"Sister fairy who saves the suffering! Great compassion!"

"Ugh……"

Liu Yifei sighed again.

He turned his head away again.

Don't look at him anymore.

……

Liu Yifei looks better in black than other colors.

This is the pattern that Xu Xin concluded after watching her try on clothes for a day.

The main reason is that she is very white, and she has a fairy temperament, so black clothes can add a black swan-like texture to her.

Weaken a bit, and add a bit of mysterious elegance and confidence.

This is his opinion as a director to her.

Originally, the fairy sister listened to everything, but in the end she chose a grid skirt with Italian characteristics as the dress for the event.

Don't ask why.

The question is that you, surnamed Xu, wear black, and I also wear black.

People who don't know think we are going to a funeral for someone else.

However, she still listened to the opinion.

"In the future, I will try more black styles. I used to feel that I was too young to control them. I didn't expect that the few sets you helped me choose today are okay and look good."

then……

"Nonsense, as you get older, you must look good in black."

"Puff!", the fairy sister who was pierced for no reason was speechless.

"Ivory in your mouth?"

Hearing this, Xu Xin laughed:
"Haha, don't come here. You are left over from my wife's play."

Sitting in the Volvo, he checked his watch.

6:[-].

Traffic jam.

Should be around 7:[-] just in time.

Speaking of which... this is really the first time I have come to the city of Rome.

Looking at some church-like buildings that would appear around him from time to time, he secretly thought.

Look...not bad.

It's a pity that I don't have time this time, so I will visit more next time.

Liu Yifei's focus is different from his.

She looked at the mess on the street, and said to Xu Xin:
"This general strike seems to be a big one."

What she was talking about was the general strike in Italy that just ended a few days ago. It is said that the cause was that Italy proposed a fiscal austerity strategy of 455 billion euros, which aroused dissatisfaction among many people.

At the beginning of September, people in Rome and Florence went on strike.

There are quite a lot of people.

It seems that the traffic in Rome has been paralyzed for a few days.

And now it's just over.

The specific Xu Xin is not clear, but it is true that the leftovers of the strike can be seen everywhere in the streets here.

So say it.

It's okay, don't keep looking down.

It will be bad to see.

……

7 points.

When Xu Xin got out of the car, Antonio with a beard and Jasmine Trika in a purple dress greeted him:

"Xu~Liu~Welcome~"

"Hi Antonio, Jesse~"

Xu Xin said hello, and then gave Jasmine a face-to-face kiss with some unfamiliarity, and then hugged Antonio.

Antonio patted him on the back and said with a smile:
"Xu, MOUTAI, if you don't get drunk today, you won't go home."

"Haha, okay~"

Xu Xin readily agreed.

But in fact, Xu Xin knows how much this buddy can drink.

With less than a bottle of red wine, my face is flushed... Is drinking Moutai still not drunk?

Ya’er, you’re afraid you don’t know that Moutai is flowing in the veins of our old Xu, right?
……

After the host greeted the guests at the door, he walked home with them.

Soon, at the door, Xu Xin also saw four other people.

"Xu, Liu, let me introduce you..."

Truth be told, the name is long.

But the abbreviation is still easy to remember.

Philip, Joe, Pep, Eva.

Among them, Philip is a screenwriter and Eva is a host of a show.

Joe and Antonio are college classmates, and Pep, in everyone's words, is an absolute job.

A lawyer at the City Hall of Rome.

And this gathering, if viewed from a Western point of view, is a very typical elite gathering.

Everyone has achieved certain achievements in their respective fields, and they have very good personal relationships in private.

Even if it was the first time I met Xu Xin, Xu Xin's reputation in Italy and personal achievements were quite eye-catching.

Especially Philip, he was always exaggerating towards Xu Xin.

That expression looked very excited.

Following Jasmine's greeting, Xu Xin came to the restaurant.

The long table is already filled with all kinds of Italian dishes.

Obviously, as she said, she did her best to entertain today's friends.

"Xu, come and sit down."

Antonio, the head of the family, beckoned Xu Xin to sit next to him, and at the same time raised the bottle of Moutai on the table:
"I can't wait. However, I didn't find the little cup you mentioned. How about we have a whiskey cup today?"

For Moutai, Xu Xin naturally does not refuse anyone.

Nod:
"Okay."

Seeing that he agreed, Antonio unscrewed the bottle cap and said to the friends around him:

"Xu told me last time it was his favorite wine, very strong. To be honest, I don't know what it tastes like... oh god..."

As he leaned closer to the bottle and took a sniff, a pain mask immediately appeared on his face.

"Hahaha~"

Xu Xin was delighted.

"It feels like gasoline."

Antonio said as he poured some into his glass.

Xu Xin didn't say a word, just watched the fun with a smile.

He also wanted to see how these foreigners reacted to Moutai.

"Should I pour this wine directly?"

"Well, pour it directly... let's pour a little bit for everyone first, and let everyone taste it. Everyone, as a person of the Celestial Dynasty, I advise you rationally. It is too late to regret it now. Hahahaha~"

Regarding Xu Xin's words, several people looked at each other...

Antonio took the cup:
"I'll try it first."

He poured at most half a cup of shallow layer, and after putting it to his mouth, he let out a long sigh of relief.

Then I raised my head...

"..."

Visible to the naked eye, two or three seconds after the wine entered his mouth, his face quickly turned red.

"God... Mom... OMG..."

"Hahahahaha~"

Seeing his reaction, Xu Xin burst out laughing.

Apart from covering his mouth and waving his hands, Antonio couldn't even speak.

Seeing this, Pep took it over.

I smelled it first, but I didn't have such a big reaction as Antonio.

Only the eyes widened slightly, and said to Xu Xin:

"It smells a little sweet...I'll try it."

He poured some for himself and some for the others.

Finally, Xu Xin took it and turned to ask Liu Yifei:
"How much do you drink?"

"This cup is only two or three? Fill it up."

Xu Xin was speechless:

"Then what's the point?"

He poured a third of the amount for each of them, then turned to look at Antonio.

Antonio quickly shook his head:

"No, no, please let me drink red wine, and I will die if I drink any more."

look.

He set up the game, but he was also the one who slipped first.

It can only be said that it is very Italian style.

"Come here, cheers."

Jasmine, who was still preparing the last dish in the kitchen, heard this and said:
"Wait for me a moment."

"Let them taste first, dear ones, of the scorching dragon's breath."

Following Antonio's words, several cups came together.

Xu Xin and Liu Yifei's expressions were normal, while Ai Qing changed slightly.

Su Meng and Wu Qiqi didn't drink.

And the other four...

"God……"

"vomit……"

"WTF..."

"No, no no no no, goodbye MOUTAI, see you in the next life."

completely annihilated.

On the contrary, Xu Xin and Liu Yifei looked calm.

Isn't this wine delicious...

……

After making it clear that others would never dare to try again, Xu Xin and Liu Yifei shared the bottle of Moutai.

The others were drinking red wine, and seeing the calm and calm faces of these two drinking Moutai, they felt incredible.

After the dinner started, they chatted and drank.

Halfway through the drink, Eva seemed to be ignited to fight again.

I poured some of the little Moutai left for myself.

It is estimated that there will be about five yuan.

Seeing that the lesbians were so brave, the other three thought about it, and bravely picked up the cups.

Except for Antonio, several people including Jasmine shared some.

Facts have proved that for junior students of baijiu, gluttony is obviously not a good thing.

Baijiu is spicy, rinse your mouth with red wine.

One bottle is not enough, the second bottle will make up for it.

After drinking this cup, there are three more cups.

After coming and going, several foreigners started to stagger around.

But the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic.

They talked about football, politics, the law, strikes, North Korea and Italy.

The atmosphere at the table was simply not too pleasant.

And when everyone was full of wine and food, Jasmine Trika, who was drinking with flushed cheeks, said to Xu Xin:

"Xu, shall we play a game?"

Xu Xin's blood was immediately awakened:
"Can you guess punches?"

As a result, I saw question marks on the forehead of this new generation of Italian national treasure actor.

Obviously, what she said about the game and what Xu Xin said were not the same thing.

What she wants to play is a game called "Murder Mystery".

The rules are very simple, she brought over a small box containing some cards and small notes.

Let everyone draw.

At first, Xu Xin didn't understand what this so-called "murder mystery" was. He just listened to Trika's introduction, which meant:

"This is a very old game. It's very interesting~! There is a murderer among us, and we must work together to find him, it's as simple as that."

Then, he drew his own card.

The card stipulates that it cannot be shown to others.

Xu Xin clutched his card and took a sneak peek.

Then I was speechless.

Because it says in English:

"SUNNY BOY."

There is also a line of instructions below:
"You are a happy and warm-hearted kind man."

He opened the note again and took a look:
"Five days ago, you were sleeping."

?

Turn again:

"Four days ago, you were sleeping."

"..."

Turn again:

"Three days ago, you were in a daze by the river."

From the fifth day to the last day, his characters are sleeping, dazed, milking cows, sleeping, and weaving straw sandals.

What do you mean...

Sunny and cheerful boy?

Immediately afterwards, I heard Jasmine Trika say:
"Well, ladies and gentlemen, in 1821 there was a murder on the banks of the Thames. Someone murdered Mr. Parker, the most respected man in the village. . . . Soon Mr. Sheriff came to the village. Mr. Sheriff?"

"My salute, ma'am."

Eva raised her hand.

Jasmine Trika nodded:
"Very well, Mr. Sheriff, all the suspects in this murder case have sat at this table, and you can exercise your rights."

"it is good."

As a hostess, Eva is obviously very experienced.

After coughing lightly, with a bit of drunkenness, she said in a rough voice:
"Next, I'm going to start an investigation... Well, you, who are you! What's your name."

"..."

Seeing her pointing at him, Xu Xin was stunned.

I thought it was a bit like killing a werewolf.

But... come up and ask someone to hand over their identity?Is it really suitable?

Since he had never played before, he decided to follow the rules.

Anyway, his identity is here.

So shrugged:

"I am a sunny and cheerful boy."

"No, sir, you will never be a sunny and cheerful boy until you find out the murderer."

"..."

The corner of Xu Xin's mouth twitched, and he muttered to himself, if you knew what I was doing these days, you would never suspect me.

And what happened next was exactly as he had imagined.

Every day, everyone will have an action, and then Jasmine Trika will provide a scene or the like through the identity of the host for everyone to reason.

What everyone says may be true or it may be a lie.

This game is a bit similar to Werewolf Killing, but a little different.

Kind of fun.

But...Xu Xin had to admit that he was really upset about taking this role.

Because every time Eva asks "Sunshine Boy, what do you think", Xu Xin can only answer a silly answer:
"I lay down and watched", "I sat by the river and watched", "I milked the cow and watched"...

When he replied, a group of people at the table burst into laughter.

Apparently, his role was useless.

but……

Inexplicably, he was identified as the murderer in the end.

Because Mr. Parker's nephew, played by Antonio, provides a clue.That was the cow at Sunshine Boy's house, which Mr. Parker lent him money to buy.

But Sunshine Boy was lazy every day and didn't make any money from the cows, so he became murderous and killed Mr. Parker.

Xu Xin was speechless.

On the fifth day, I am weaving straw sandals at home, can this also be suspected on my head?
But in the end, all kinds of evidence showed that he stabbed Mr. Parker with the needles of straw sandals.

Finally, the sheriff decided to arrest him, a sunny and cheerful boy.

Sentenced to hang.

Xu Xin "died".

The sunny and cheerful boy didn't know who killed whom until he was about to die.

When the game was over, Liu Yifei raised his hands and cheered.

"I won! Hahahahaha..."

She played a fisherman in this game, fishing for a living on the Thames.

She is the real murderer.

And her motive for killing Mr. Parker was simply because Mr. Parker would not let his daughter, Miss Lilia played by Philip, marry her.

I have to admit that she seems to be very good at playing this game. In the whole game, she turned into Philip's licking dog, completely hiding herself behind "Lilia" played by Philip, who is the least likely to kill.

So much so that no one doubted her until the end of the game.

In the end, except for Liu Yifei, everyone who did not find the murderer raised their wine glasses.

The cup filled with Moutai.

This is their punishment for not finding the real culprit.

Even Xu Xin, the unlucky guy who was pushed out to block the knife, was no exception.

However, his sip of wine was nothing.

After the others drank Moutai, they showed their pain masks again.

Antonio quickly shook his head at Jasmine:

"Honey, wait, wait before the next round. We all need some time..."

From the first bottle to the glass of punishment.

Those foreigners who can't drink baijiu have drank nearly a drink or two by themselves.

Otherwise, Antonio, who should have a keen mind, would not be a psychiatrist. He can't see any clues, and he doesn't know what to ask...

……

Now that everyone has decided to take a breather, Xu Xin, as the most unlucky person, has his own opinion on this game:

"This game is very interesting, it's a bit similar... We have a board game called Werewolf Killing. Everyone's note is not fixed, right?"

Hearing this, Jasmine Trika nodded:

"That's right, for example, the SUNNY BOY you took. If the note is given to you and you are the murderer, then you are a killer with a sunny surface but a dark heart."

"I hope that my death will be worth something."

Xu Xin shook his head helplessly:

"It's not a good feeling for a kind-hearted person to be wronged to death."

"It depends on your underlying personality."

Antonio, who was blushing like a monkey butt, spoke at this moment.

"In my opinion, the most interesting thing about games like "Murder Mystery" is that everyone can reveal their hidden potential personality through setting.

What is really interesting about it is not the content given to you by identity or behavior, but when these behaviors become established facts in the game, each person will give different feedback and answers to these behaviors through their different personalities.

That's why this game has endured for so long.For the same answer, Liu can hide it very well, but when it comes to Xu you, maybe he can't... just like your performance in this game. "

"It's like the birdcage effect."

Antonio's classmate and friend, Joe, who is currently a lecturer at the university, shrugged:

"The deed on the note is that cage. All we do is buy a bird to put in it at the end."

"more than."

Antonio added to Joe's words:
"If you really analyze it from a psychological point of view, this game also includes primacy effects, prejudice effects, etc. In fact, this is where the complexity of human nature lies. We are all good friends, but everyone has our hidden personality. "

"But this kind of hidden personality is not necessarily a bad thing. It's not that we are not honest, but that once some things are exposed to others, there may be many facts that others cannot bear..."

This is what Eva said.

"Yes, personal privacy is really important. This reminds me that last month, I heard a friend in the city hall talk about an affair and divorce case he handled..."

While the game was waiting to "cool down", everyone started chatting about trivial things again.

It's not to show off, but the style of eating at this table is just like this.

Even Xu Xin didn't understand some things.

It's not that he didn't understand, but that he didn't grasp some vocabulary, and he didn't quite know what it meant.

That night, he asked Ai Qing for help many times.

But for a while, he didn't say anything.

He just kept staring at these talking friends.

He looks at whoever speaks.

Until the big guys were almost done chatting, the Moutai feeling in my stomach subsided.

Jasmine plans to start the next round of the game.

At this time, she turned her head to look at Xu Xin, and asked in bewilderment:
"Xu, what are you thinking about?"

Xu Xin glanced at her and said with a smile:

"Jesse, have you ever thought about one thing, that is, to put the people at our table on the screen? It feels like it will be a good story."

Jasmine was taken aback.

Looking at him puzzled:
"On the screen?"

"Yes, just like what you talked about just now, what we say at this table may not be all the truth. However, not telling the truth may not be a bad thing. Because often the truth is something we cannot afford of……"

"..."

"..."

"..."

All the people at the table looked at him.

Especially Philip.

As a screenwriter, his professional instinct made him smell inspiration.

"Xu, tell me in detail?"

He said to Xu Xin with eyes full of curiosity.

(End of this chapter)