Reborn as a little director

On this day, Xie Siqing and Zhong Yang went out together, made an appointment and then went home to continue working.

It's really strange, Xie Siqing rarely went out in his previous life, but now it's very different, he is often taken by Zhong Yang to do various things.

Zhong Yang's girlish heart is endless, and until now ideas are still coming out endlessly.

Even things like riding a hot air balloon or sailing a boat that would never be touched in a "previous life" have been tried in the past few years.

Xie Siqing felt that this relationship really changed him a lot—from every level.

Xie Siqing looked at Zhong Yang who was preparing dinner, and couldn't help thinking about the things before his "death".

——He still has Zhong Yang's eight years.

At the end of his 21st birthday, Xie Siqing graduated from university. In the following eight years, he and Zhong Yang had intertwined trajectories occasionally, and then separated again. They continued to move forward alone, until the moment when their lives came to an abrupt end. .

Originally, many things had been forgotten, but recently they were recalled one by one.

The closest distance between the two was probably the first contact, and that was when he was 22 years old.

The producer took him to the awards ceremony, and then left quickly, handing him over to Zhong Yang before leaving.

But at that time, I was too cautious and didn't do anything.

During the awards ceremony, he had been sitting silently without any movement.

At the dinner after that, he never said a word, just bowed his head to eat.

— because he didn't know what to say.

The others seemed to all know each other, and they seemed to be very intimate and familiar when talking about some things in the circle. Xie Siqing didn't quite know how to get in the conversation, and he didn't feel the need to make an effort to get in—naturally enough.

At that time, it probably left Zhong Yang with a "very boring" impression, because Zhong Yang also liked to ignore him.

Therefore, although they knew each other that time, they were no different from strangers.

After that, he and Zhong Yang had no interaction for a long time.

Two years later, Zhong Yang began to work as a director.

At that time, he was already quite famous - because his first play had an award.There was a lot of investment in that film, because he had a series of gains in college student film festivals and other places when he was studying.Then, the second part is also good, and it also received a lot of attention.Shao Yu joined in the third and fourth parts, and he was very popular for a while.

At the time, he was seen as a hope among young directors.

Because although there are many young directors, almost none can stand firm.In fact, it’s a bit unbelievable. The people who watch movies are young people. Various urban themes are booming. Young directors are more down-to-earth and have a lot of new ideas, but there are still very few successes.Until now, there is still a saying in the circle that "TV dramas are made by young people for middle-aged and old people, and movies are made for middle-aged and old people for young people."

The distributor of the play Zhong Yang directed for the first time paid great attention to it.

At the time of the screening, Zhong Yang himself was present, and the film crew sent tickets to major media, professional film critics, some big directors, and many well-known actors in advance, hoping that they would express some praise and give Zhong Yang his first directorial opportunity. Contribute topics.

For the actor's attempt, most people would give face.

At that time, Xie Siqing also had a ticket.

He had really meant to go and see it.

Because looking at the introduction is indeed very interesting, Xie Siqing is also a little curious about what will happen.

In the end, because I kept thinking about the script for those few days, I actually got my life confused.

——On the day of screening, Xie Siqing didn't even realize that it was already the 5th.

So, he didn't go.

In other words, he forgot.

After the screening, Zhong Yang's film was well received.

Many reporters also knew that the film studio gave away a lot of tickets, so during an interview, the reporter asked Xie Siqing this question: "Have you ever seen Director Zhong Yang's "The Well of Time"?"

Xie Siqing honestly replied: "No."

The reporter asked again: "Many directors have free tickets... Didn't they give you one?"

"Oh," Xie Siqing said, "I have free tickets."

"Are you not there?"

"no."

"why?"

"forget."

Xie Siqing thought about it, and told the truth.

At that time, he was still quite lonely. Although he was much better than the previous two years, he still couldn't deal with reporters and often said things with extremely low EQ.

Many journalists like to exaggerate.

After this interview, Xie Siqing saw that those reports said that he didn't take Zhong Yang seriously at all, and he didn't care at all. Stuffed in the trash can.

At that time, I was scolded very badly.

Zhong Yang has a lot of fans, and they are all very powerful.

Words such as "Xie Siqing is too arrogant", "Xie Siqing is too arrogant"... can always be heard.

Thank you that there were no social networks at that time, mainly forums, otherwise I don't know what it would be like.

Others said that they were jealous of Zhong Yang, so they pretended not to care.

As for the reason for his jealousy, it is naturally that Zhong Yang is talented and handsome.

In Xie Siqing's words, he looked average in his previous life.That said, it's okay, but not glamorous.

However, even though he was scolded, that's all.

Xie Siqing didn't care too much.

He thought it would be all right after a while.

With an explanation, it could get worse—because there's really nothing to explain, the fact is that he forgot the point.

If I just explain that I am too involved in writing, not only will no one believe it, it may become darker and darker, and I will get a bad reputation of "following the wind under pressure".

Later, when Xie Siqing had an event, he thought about it, but did not invite Zhong Yang to attend.

He thought, before Zhong Yang invited him to watch some movies but he didn't show up, so naturally he would be ashamed to ask Zhong Yang to cheer him up.

So, he just called some other colleagues, and Zhong Yang was not on the invitation list.

Since then, the relationship between the two of them has been somewhat delicate.

To say that the relationship is not good, in fact, it is not.

It's just... a little weird.

Then, Zhong Yang used that play to sweep away all major awards.

But he ended up dismal. Although he was nominated all the time, he had almost no honors and was always under pressure.

After Zhong Yang won the eight best directors, a reporter asked Zhong Yang meanly during the interview: "Director Zhong Yang, do you feel that you have won awards and been soft-handed? Do you think that enough is already enough?" It’s over, I don’t really want it anymore, one more is not too much, one less is not much, let Xie Siqing take one, otherwise he will lose face too much.”

At that time, Zhong Yang laughed and said, "Actually, I always seem to have two villains in my mind. One of them said: take another one."

The reporter received: "The other said it's okay? Two villains are fighting fiercely?".

"No." Zhong Yang was still smiling, "The other said, yes, yes."

At that time, Xie Siqing couldn't help thinking when he saw the show, what kind of person is this...

That year, Zhong Yang's fans were proud.

They dug out the old accounts, and shouted at Xie Siqing from the air:

[Hehehehe, what qualifications do you have to belittle Zhong Yang and look down on Zhong Yang's movie?Are you being slapped now?Among Zhong Yang's ten best directors, none of them are left for you! ] Xie Siqing remained silent.

He really never underestimated Zhong Yang, on the contrary, he always thought that Zhong Yang was very good—whether as an actor or as a director.

However, this is the end of the matter, there is no way...

Another year later, he won the award again.

He doesn't have many fans, after all, he has some.

So, they went back to Zhong Yang again with "hehe":

[Who said Xie Siqing would never be successful again?Do you know how thick-skinned you are?Zhong Yang's movie hit last year, and he was blown into the sky immediately. 】……

From then on, every time the two had a competitive relationship, there would always be an inexplicable atmosphere.

Sometimes it is clear that both of them have no film, but another director wins the award, and the media has to create a kind of confrontation.

As for normal times, what he said was always misinterpreted by reporters, or a big statement was drawn from it.

For example, an actor who once worked with both Xie Siqing and Zhong Yang said in an interview that if his performance was not good, Xie Siqing would resort to "cold violence" and keep re-shooting silently, while Zhong Yang would immediately release a wave of Strong "murderous intent".

A reporter asked Xie Siqing about it, and Xie Siqing commented casually: "Every director has a different style, so the emphasis is naturally different. I'm afraid it will put pressure on the actors, and it will be worse if they are in a hurry, so let them take their time... Zhong Yang probably thought differently, thinking that actors should get nervous and get into the role as soon as possible, rather than repeating the filming all the time."

However, as soon as the report came out, it became:

[Xie Siqing: Actor Zhong Yang is under too much pressure. 】

Xie Siqing: "..."

For another example, Xie Siqing will be very involved when talking about the play, and he will coordinate his whole body, trying not to let the actors hear dryly.Moreover, it is also explained in great detail, telling the actors how to do all the actions, definitely not just explaining "you are disappointed" to the actors, but "you are biting your lips, scratching your hair, and pale knuckles" to the actors. are all concrete.It’s the same when talking about stance, where to start to read the lines, where to go to the end of the lines, and where to do some actions... The same is true for the lines, which words are read heavily, which words are read lightly... what tone, what tone, What kind of rhythm - but Zhong Yang is not like this, he doesn't talk so much, and he doesn't know how to maneuver his whole body to tell people.

When the reporter asked about this, Xie Siqing felt that he was already very cautious.

He said: "This is entirely the director's personal preference... I like to clearly state what the effect I want is to achieve precise control of the scene. I don't like the actors to play all by themselves. I am afraid that it will be uncoordinated and let the People think the movie is loose. But I know some directors don't like to impose too many restrictions, so that the actors can play more different possibilities, and the director can still grasp the whole-I don't want to give up precise control for these possibilities, and they For the sake of these, I would rather sacrifice a little control, but in the final analysis, the focus is different.”

Then, by the next day, the report had changed again:

[Xie Siqing: Zhong Yang was unable to precisely control the scene. 】

Xie Siqing: "..."

There are more words quoted in the report, but the title is very embarrassing.

Go mad and scold the reporter, Xie Siqing is really not this kind of person, he hasn't scolded anyone yet.

At that time, there was no Weibo or Weibo, and it was not as easy as it is today to clarify things when encountering things. It seems that it is too much to make a fuss by calling reporters to make a statement. It is just a report topic——

During that time, he also saw a lot of Zhong Yang's attacks on him from the reports.

He was not very happy either.

Although thinking about it, maybe the other party was also misinterpreted by the reporter, and sometimes it can be seen in the text, but there is still a knot in my heart.

Later, both he and Zhong Yang stopped making any comments on each other, and if the other party was mentioned in the question, they would casually make haha ​​to fool them.

Because it has been misinterpreted too many times...

Xie Siqing also didn't understand why some media always had a cold war mentality, and they had to pit themselves and Zhong Yang against each other.

This is considered "secret secret", and the relationship between the two is not consistent with this rumor.

There is no evidence, just make it seem like a mountain of ironclad evidence.

In fact, they have no discord, because the two of them are not familiar with each other at all.

……

Strangely enough, there are still people on online forums calling the two of them a couple, even though they "didn't get along."

It can be said that this kind of confrontation can be cute.

——According to the thinking of netizens, although I and Zhong Yang are very contradictory to each other, it is actually because of love, but they are still avoiding, otherwise why pay attention to each other.

Xie Siqing really couldn't understand the logic.

There are even novels about the two of them.

At that time, Xie Siqing flipped through it-it was very disgusting to see the end.

How could he be crushed by Zhong Yang?

Just thinking about it makes me angry.

Xie Siqing continued to recall...

In those few years, until his death, every time he participated in an award ceremony or met each other on other occasions, he just said hello, and never thought about chatting.

So, he didn't know that when he met Zhong Yang, there was so much to talk about, it seemed like he couldn't say enough every day.

……

——Thoughts come back.

Over there, Zhong Yang, who had already prepared dinner, glanced at Xie Siqing, and asked inexplicably, "What's wrong with you? What are you thinking? You don't speak."

"No." Xie Siqing walked over, picked up a dish and brought it to the dining table, "It's just something from the past."

"Oh?"

"It happened in my previous life."

"What happened in the previous life?" Zhong Yang asked again, "What happened in the previous life?"

Xie Siqing put the dishes on the dining table, looked back at Zhong Yang, and smiled: "I missed you in my last life."

"..."

Fortunately, Xie Siqing thought, these two tracks finally merged together in a staggered way.

And then, stretching forward, disappearing into the skyline, never to be parted again.