I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 587 585. Settlement

"God, everyone in the city has seen her grandma... Is this the story in your primary school textbook?"

"Hahahahaha..."

"If you use nuclear bombs, everyone will go see grandma."

"Hahahaha~"

"You can put these Hanamaki apples in the refrigerator for a while. If he wants to eat them, you can heat them up for him. I'll steam them out in two more pots later."

"Why are you steaming so much? When I want to eat it, I will yell, can you steam fresh ones for me? I don't like the smell of the Hanaki in the refrigerator."

"How much do you pay me per month? Let me be your nanny?"

"One million will do."

"Where are you sending the beggars?"

At the lunch table, a group of people were chatting noisily.

After finishing the meal, Wang Sicong held a toothpick in his mouth and watched several friends making bold remarks:

"Where are we going tonight? I'll arrange for a big table to go."

Although he didn't know how big he meant by "big", Xu Xin waved his hand without interest:

"We will go back to Yanjing in the afternoon. We will stay in Yanjing for two days. She will go to the Northeast to continue filming "The Grandmaster". I will go to Xi'an to see the sets. Where are you two?"

"I'll go back to find MIUMIU later. I'll go to Norway early tomorrow morning. It will probably take three or four days before I get back."

"I also have to go back to Los Angeles to finish the post-dubbing work quickly and then continue recording for "The Voice"... Oh, yes, "The Green Hornet" will be released in January, and promotion will begin in November. You should come together then. Wanwan, let me take the lead."

Xu Xin and Lang Lang both nodded and said there was no problem, but it was Yang Mi who waved her hand and said:

"I probably won't be able to go here. The promotion period for "Wulin Gaiden" is about to begin. I have to film and take care of the children, so I won't go."

After several people talked about their itinerary, Wang Sicong was a little speechless:

"What do you mean? Everyone leaves? What should I do?"

"Just do what you have to do. You haven't seen Tang Yan for a few days? Hurry up and check your lines with her and behave better. If you have nothing to do, just go to Xi'an..."

Before Xu Xin finished speaking, Yang Mi said:

"He doesn't have to go to Xi'an."

"how?"

Seeing that her husband was a little confused, Yang Mi turned to look at Wang Sicong:

"I have a mission for you."

"What?"

"We are going to create a new variety show, temporarily named "The Masked Singer". I will send you a plan in the next two days. Tianlai's planning department is now in Yanjing. You can start this project during this period. I will Don’t worry anymore.”

"...?"

"???"

"New variety show!?"

As soon as she said this, all three people became interested.

After Yang Mi briefly explained what the idea was, Jay Chou was the first to frown:

"Can this... be possible? It's easy to guess, right? For example... JJ, his voice is so special, others can recognize it as soon as they hear it. Or people like Zhang Yu and Tao Zhe... everyone is in the music industry How could you not recognize this person?"

"So it's a variety show rather than a talent show."

Yang Mi is not as serious as Jay Chou:

"This kind of activity is fun and not as professional as The Voice, but it is enough for the audience to hear so many professional singers competing on the same stage and listen to them perform songs by different singers. So it is not The focus is on competitiveness, but entertainment. The outcome is actually not that important~"

"Oh~ that makes sense."

Under Jay Chou's nod, Yang Mi looked at Wang Sicong:

"How's it going? You're in charge of this project. Are there any problems?"

"no problem."

Wang Sicong agreed immediately.

He really doesn't want to be idle now...

It's good to be busy.

There won't be so many messy things.

"That's it, let's go?"

"Um."

Xu Xin responded and stood up:

"Then we will go back to Yanjing."

"Leaving now?"

"Yes. The child is still at home. Apple, please send us off."

"OK."

They didn't bring much luggage, so they left as soon as they wanted. It was quite relaxing for the two of them.

There is no difference in sadness among several people.

Before leaving, Yang Mi was still a little worried about Wang Sicong and said solemnly:

"A good horse never looks back, do you hear that?"

"rest assured."

The eldest young master agreed:

"I'm waiting for you to introduce me to a girl."

"..."

The corner of Yang Mi's mouth twitched...she shook her head helplessly, and she and Xu Xin said goodbye to everyone and left.

The entire journey was silent.

Arriving at the Magic City Airport in Apple's car, Xu Xin looked at the domestic departure gate with people coming and going. He was stunned for a moment before realizing that he and his wife had to take civil aviation this time.

After getting off the car, the two said goodbye to Apple.

Xu Xin hung his wife's bag on his shoulder, pulled down his mask a little, and lit a cigarette in front of the trash can.

"Have the tickets been booked?"

"The tickets have been issued."

Yang Mi responded, stretched out her hand to help him press down the brim of his hat to prevent others from recognizing him, and then suddenly said:

"Can you drive in another car?"

"What's wrong?"

"No, I just think Volvo is a bit ugly."

"But that car is safe. I will use it to transport my children to school in the future. The safety of commercial vehicles is due to structural defects. They are not as safe as SUVs."

"That car is not for sale, but it was just because I was pregnant when I bought it. Now the child can also ride in a safety seat, and two cars take up too much space. I will save one for the child later, can I change it for you? And many people also know that you drive this car... Volvo is still too niche in our area, and the shape of the car is a bit bulky. Can I change it to something better for you? "

"...?"

Xu Xin's eyes were full of weirdness.

"What you said makes it sound like you are keeping me under control. It sounds so strange to me."

"That's right, it's weird."

Yang Mi came closer with a smile and whispered:

"As long as you serve me well... tell me, Mercedes-Benz? BMW? Land Rover? Will I pay you a favor?"

"this……"

Xu Xin was a little nervous:

"Sister, I'm not that kind of person... I'm not with you because I care about your money."

"You don't value my sister's money, so why do you care about my sister?"

Yang Mi looked doting on a "little fool":

"Sister, I just want to spend money on you, what's wrong?...Choose one, what do you want?"

"this……"

Xu Xin looked even more embarrassed.

He looked around with a cigarette in his mouth and said with a cute face:

"Someone wants to give me a W12 Audi A8..."

"Yo? Who is it? Who has taken a fancy to our little baby?"

"Just...Mr. Wang~"

He started to choke:

"Mr. Wang said he would give me an A8... That car costs more than two million. Sister, won't you be angry when you hear that he gave me such an expensive gift?"

Yang Mi was stunned...

"A8 is such an expensive car?"

"Yes, it's the Fatal Express, the same car used by Jason Statham. The naked car costs more than 190..."

"Understood."

Yang Mi nodded and took out her cell phone.

Xu Xin thought she wanted to contact someone to buy a car for herself, so she quickly asked:

"Which one do you want to buy?"

Yang Mi said nothing.

Instead, he typed a line on his phone.

Click and send.

Then I sent the screen to my husband:

"Give."

"..."

Xu Xin looked at the screen.

Recipient: Da Laowang

Content: The W12 Audi A8 I promised to buy for my husband should be delivered quickly, or I will blow your head off next time I see you!

"..."

He was stunned...

"you……"

"Oh, my eldest baby is so good~"

The young woman pinched her boyfriend's face with a doting look on her face:

"You all know how to save money for your sister. So good~"

"..."

Dear mother.

This woman... is simply terrifying.

How could she do such a thing? She obviously said she wanted to buy herself a car, but then she opened and closed her mouth, clucked her teeth, and blackmailed someone else into getting an A8?

If you don't give it, you'll blow someone else's head off!

Oh my god...

A little speechless, he put out the cigarette butt, took her hand and put it in his pocket:

"I'm telling you! Yang Mi! Don't be too nice to me! Otherwise... I'll beat you to death!"

As he held hands and walked into the airport, Yang Mi rolled her eyes with a smile.

Sample, waiting to go home! Not sure who to hit whom.

…

"Hello! Xu Xin, Yang Mi! Are you returning to China because of Wang Sicong's affairs!?"

"Who is Wang Sicong? I'm not familiar with you, please let me know."

"Hello……"

"Excuse me, thank you..."

As soon as they arrived in Yanjing and exited the airport, the two of them were blocked by a group of reporters.

Just outrageous.

Is this person’s privacy really not protected at all?

Xu Xin protected his wife and squeezed out of the crowd among a group of spears and cannons.

Finally, with the help of Cheng Hu and Sun Ting, they got into the car.

"call……"

Xu Xin gasped, looked at the reporter outside the window, and said speechlessly:

"Are these people crazy?"

"Used to it."

Yang Mi, who has long been accustomed to strange things, shrugged:

"You buy the ticket first, and then someone else sells the flight information for money. It's normal. This has formed an industry chain."

Xu Xin shook his head helplessly and leaned back on his seat:

"Brother Tiger, let's go."

Cheng Hu nodded and slowly started the car.

…

And just when the couple was complaining about the current society where personal privacy is sold casually like commodities, Lin Yufen was sitting in Li Guoli's home with an ugly face.

Li Guoli's home furnishings are very particular.

To use the most popular vocabulary nowadays to describe it is to highlight an "antique".

He seems to be particularly fond of furniture styles from the Ming Dynasty. Whether it is a sofa or a chair for entertaining guests in the study, the furnishings all resemble the Ming Dynasty style seen in TV series and movies.

Coupled with the burning sandalwood in the study, people can feel a sense of tranquility and silence just sitting here.

However, all these displays were like floating clouds in front of Lin Yufen.

She just looked at Li Guoli with an extremely ugly expression.

Li Guoli, who was sitting opposite her, was silent, holding a teacup and wondering what he was thinking.

The atmosphere was quiet for less than a minute, and then Lin Yufen spoke again:

"Director Li, I am the director of this play, and I don't even have the right to use anyone else? What's more, I am using artists from our own company."

Hearing this, Li Guoli shook his head slightly:

"Shishi's acting skills are also average."

"Is this your intention or Mr. Cai's intention?"

"It doesn't matter who you are. Didn't I tell you that Shishi is now in hiding because she violated the company's regulations?"

"But she obviously acted in "The Stranger"! Can I understand that the company is targeting me?"

Lin Yufen continued to ask:

"What about the creative freedom I promised? I have secured an agreement with Yang Mi to hire the heroine from our company. It has been more than a month now but there has been no action. Does the company look down on me? I can be on your TV series, but not mine?"

"of course not."

Li Guoli denied her claims.

But looking at her angry look, I felt helpless.

It's not like people aren't allowed to be used.

But now he has become the middleman.

This hassle has to be dealt with.

"Afen, you have to understand that the company has its own considerations..."

"What are you thinking about? This drama itself is important to the company. The company hesitated and others took away the copyright. Now I have won the filming rights back, but it turns out that I can't wait for a heroine?"

Lin Yufen had no intention of giving in.

There was no way she would give in.

If she gives in, not only will she lose her rights as a director in the future, but she will also be regarded as an easy target for bullying.

He couldn't even raise his head in front of Yang Mi.

From the moment they started to interact with each other, Yang Mi gave her enough face.

She has the final say on the budget.

She has the final say in who she chooses.

The shooting cycle, the ideas...everything, Yang Mi never shook her head.

I gave myself unprecedented freedom in this play.

But now I can't get an actor from my own company?

Tell this...

How can you still hang out in the arena in the future?

She doesn't want to lose face?

Thinking of this, she said directly to Li Guoli:

"Director Li, I really can't accept this. I will only let Shishi play the role of Ruoxi. This is the principle I adhere to. I am the director. If people within the company don't even have this right to use it, …”

"..."

Lin Yufen didn't finish speaking, but Li Guoli already understood the meaning.

His face became a little ugly.

It's not that he's angry, but an expression of "what's wrong with you?":

"Afen, do you know what you are talking about?"

But Lin Yufen remained determined:

"This is my bottom line, Director Li. If you are an outsider, I can understand that the company considers the artists and gives priority to our own people. Because this is the company's business development needs. But, I want to use the artists within the company , and he is still filming at your place in the summer, and now he comes to me and uses a so-called excuse to hide in the snow. I cannot accept it.

This thing... is too much! I can give in, what about the others? Where is Director Wu? Where is the tour guide? If we, as directors, cannot even control the people within our own company, is there still a place for us in this company? Do we still have the right to speak in the future? ? So, I can't accept it. "

This time, Li Guoli also remained silent.

In fact, he also knew that Lin Yufen was right.

As for Liu Shishi, he actually doesn't care.

It’s not that it’s dispensable, but I don’t think it is.

We are all adults. From the perspective of the company, what is most important? As a leader, how can you not be clear about it?

And he can also see that the matter between Shishi and Cai Yinong may be mostly personal.

but……

I don’t care how you resolve your personal grudges.

The positioning of the director team I had worked so hard to train on this matter suddenly became awkward.

If Lin Yufen is easy to talk to, that's fine.

But now that the other party is so insistent... Li Guoli himself understands that he has to take action both emotionally and rationally.

To put it bluntly.

If the investors want to appoint a female protagonist, that's fine.

Director, if you can shoot it, shoot it. If not, we will replace it.

But the investors didn't say anything, and the directors and actors from the same company couldn't get together.

There is no way this thing can be justified.

"……well."

Li Guoli sighed:

"Okay. Then I will talk to the other side... just wait for my news."

"Okay. The preparation period will begin in October."

Lin Yufen reminded Li Guoli that she was about to enter the TV series preparation stage, and then stood up and left.

Li Guoli didn't send it.

The relationship between the two is not that raw.

After she left, Li Guoli returned to the study and waited for another pot of tea.

Think quietly.

After drinking the pot of tea, the thinking was over.

He picked up the phone and dialed Cai Yinong's number.

"Dudu... hello, Director Li."

Cai Yinong's voice sounded.

"Well, are you busy right now?"

"I'm not busy, please tell me, Director Li."

"Let Shishi be the heroine of the drama "Step by Step"."

"..."

Cai Yinong's voice fell silent.

Li Guoli continued to say calmly:

"Afen has just left my job. The director's choice of roles is his own job. What's more, the investors didn't even interfere with the casting. If Afen can't even control the artists of his own company this time, In the future, how will directors like them behave themselves in the company?"

"Director Li, she has been hidden. And I have also informed the whole company..."

"Isn't that before "The Stranger"? She also acted in "The Stranger", didn't she?"

"Can……"

"Let this be settled."

Li Guoli interrupted her directly:

"Don't let me be in trouble. Our company is an entertainment agency that produces its own works. Can't you tell the difference between the director and the actor?"

"..."

"Mr. Cai?"

In Cai Yinong's office, Secretary Lin looked at Cai Yinong, who looked a little unhappy, and asked tentatively:

"What's wrong?"

Cai Yinong still didn't say anything, just holding the phone and being silent for about a minute, and then finally raised his head.

Looking at Secretary Lin, she said:

"Let someone communicate with Director Lin and leave a supporting role for Gulinazha. It's better to have a heavier role. Then...send the script to Shishi. It's for "Jingxin"."

"Well……"

Secretary Lin opened her mouth subconsciously as if she wanted to say something.

But after her eyes fell on Mr. Cai’s phone... she finally just responded:

"Okay. As for Shishi's other business activities..."

Cai Yinong didn't say anything, just glanced at her.

Secretary Lin understood and silently retreated.

…

"You have to have a core, do you understand what I mean? That is... the character you play, first of all, when you understand her, you have to find the rationality for her existence.

What is the nature of drama? It's imitation.

When we imitate a character, its rationality is the reason for its existence. I think you need to pay attention to this aspect.

The reason why your performance is not good today is because of this... you have not observed the state of the migrant woman from the countryside who comes to the city up close. The movements of their backpacks, their confusion and uneasiness about the big city, and when talking to people...

The rustic feeling and inferiority complex revealed in the lines... These can be seen in many people who have just entered the city. But your acting didn't look like it. It just made me feel weak, but not inferior... Since you like to use your own experience to embed it, you must find the core that supports your acting skills.

The more realistic your imitation is, the closer it will be to the spiritual core of the character you play..."

Backstage at the Yunnan Repertory Theater, Wang Yanhui told Liu Zhishi his understanding and philosophy of the character.

This girl was introduced to him by Yang Mi.

I hope he will take care of it.

Over the years, although Yang Mi has not appeared on the drama stage for several years, our relationship has always been maintained very well.

So, when Yang Mi said, "Teacher Wang, please help me take care of someone," Wang Yanhui agreed without even thinking.

Then I realized that the person I wanted to take with me was the popular girl named Solanum Solanum in "Sword and Sword III".

Wang Yanhui is not a person who likes to inquire about other people's affairs, so he didn't ask why he came here instead of acting in a good TV series. He just fulfilled his responsibilities very seriously and brought Liu Zhishi into the drama crew of the drama "The Working Shed" that he is currently starring in.

She plays the role of a working girl who comes to the city to work as a nanny. She gradually changes from a rural girl with low self-esteem to a working girl who can do whatever it takes to get a city registered permanent residence, and finally gets lost in the city.

It just so happened that this working girl had to ask him to call him "uncle" in the play.

So Wang Yanhui basically takes her with him on and off stage these days.

The play is still in the rehearsal stage and is scheduled to be performed in mid-October.

During this period, Wang Yanhui would tell her whenever he saw something wrong with her.

And Yang Mi also knows Teacher Wang's temper.

Although he looks fierce, he is actually a very patient and talented person.

Nice touch.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t recommend Liu Zhishi here.

While Liu Zhishi was listening, he was recording his shortcomings in a notebook.

At the same time he said:

"Indeed, I didn't feel it was right when I was acting... But since I was a child, I haven't seen that kind of... people who really come to the city to work. I don't know where to meet..."

"It's easy. You go to the villages in the city. Gongzhufen, Daxing, Huangcun... there are many villages in the city. I'll tell you a trick, you just go to the village in the city to find a stall outside every morning and evening when you're stuck for food. Have a meal.

Observe while eating you, see how those girls live. How much does a meal cost? Let’s take a look at supermarkets and shops in urban villages and what they will buy after entering...

It would be best to find a few girls who are willing to accept your questions and ask them to take you to the house where you live to learn about their real situation..."

"Jingle Bell……"

Wang Yanhui's words were interrupted by Liu Zhishi's phone ringing.

"Feel sorry."

Liu Zhishi quickly picked up the phone to hang up, but was stunned when she saw the caller.

Li Minnian called.

"Take it."

Wang Yanhui said with a smile:

"I'm going out to smoke a cigarette."

"Sorry, Teacher Wang."

"fine."

Wang Yanhui waved his hand and walked out of the dressing room, and then Liu Zhishi answered the phone:

"Hey, Brother Li."

"Shishi, the company sent me the script of "Bu Bu Jing Xin"!"

The excitement in Li Minnian's voice was substantial.

"I want you to go back to the company to sign the contract in the next two days! Ruoxi's role is yours!"

"Oh, okay, I understand."

Liu Zhishi's face was calm after hearing this.

Li Minnian was stunned:

"...Are you unhappy?"

"I'm so happy."

Of course she knew what this meant.

only……

She lowered her head and glanced at the notepad in her hand with dense handwriting, and said directly:

"Is there anything else?"

"Huh?...This..."

"I have nothing else to do. Teacher Wang is telling me about the character."

"Uh... ok. Have I arranged the trip?"

"Uh-huh."

Liu Zhishi calmly hung up the phone.

Then I started to close my eyes and think.

As a Yanjing native, although Yanjing is very big, she still knows the branches of some urban villages very well.

There are not many urban villages left in Yanjing.

I'll drive there and have a look soon.

Indeed, my shortcoming is that my experience is too shallow.

Not bad for costume characters, most of the imitations can be done through movies and TV series.

But in modern drama, if you don’t have a particularly deep understanding of the role you are playing, it really won’t work...

Um.

I decided to go take a look tonight.

As for what Brother Li said about getting the role... wasn't that also done by Mimi?

The actor just needs to focus on the performance.

especially……

Even Liu Yifei won the award.

Thinking of this, she slowly pursed her lips.

You...can't lose!