I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 318 316. The evil woman (23) Thanks to the leader of the "Ragnarous" boss!

Liu Yifei's matter was completely settled after she signed the contract in black and white and pressed her fingerprints.

Even Liu Xiaoli couldn't say anything more now.

This is the daughter's own decision.

From a series of actions, she also saw her daughter's determination.

That……

There's nothing more I can say.

I just hope she won't regret her choice.

Looking at her daughter talking and laughing with Yang Mi, words that could never have appeared in her mind came to her mind.

At noon, everyone had a meal together.

Then in the afternoon, Liu Xiaoli said goodbye.

Instead of returning to Xiangjiang, he went directly back to Yanjing.

Xu Xin didn't worry much about what happened next. He was just helping Xu Yang read the scripts that had been collected against the wind.

Honestly, the quality of the script...

Pretty average.

This is the truth.

But this is normal. A newly established small company has little reputation in the industry and cannot recruit any particularly famous screenwriters.

The varying quality of the scripts is evident.

Including Xu Yang and others, there is no sense of gap.

Because these are the rules of this circle.

Moreover, most of these scripts are based on personal aesthetics. They are all low-cost anyway, so just spend money to gain experience.

but……

From this, Xu Xin found a very interesting story.

The name of this story is "The Deal".

It tells the story of the family relationship between a bartender and a child.

However, the quality of the entire script is not very good.

I can only say that the story is very fresh and anti-routine.

And it's a... sort of a redemption story.

Its core idea is the story of a child who spent 500 yuan to hire a barmaid to be his mother for "one day" and then went to a parent-teacher meeting.

This period is also mixed with the tragic life experience of the little boy, such as being an orphan and having both parents die. The boy has hallucinations, cognitive impairment and the like.

Anyway, it will be as miserable as possible.

And this bartender is also a very "bitch" person. At first, she defrauded the child out of money. Later, she gradually learned about the child, felt guilty again, and took the initiative to approach the child.

Slowly, bit by bit, the two people warmed to each other, and finally gave both parties a story of redemption.

To be honest, in his opinion, the script was full of long paragraphs.

And very cliche.

Including the fact that the hostess and the little boy got acquainted because of a drunken meeting, and a primary school child was able to help a hostess go home... This kind of "picking up corpses" storyline made Xu Xin extremely embarrassed. Guilty.

The whole story is very cliche, contrived, and even a bit pretentious.

It seems very artificial.

Xu Xin didn't like this very much.

But...he liked this idea very much.

The kind of story where two people warm each other and redeem each other... He liked it very much.

I even have the idea of ​​creating my own.

However, this thought was immediately stopped.

He is not so mean as to blatantly plagiarize or something.

But the flavor of redemption in this story is very strong.

It's the type he really wants to try...

After thinking for a while, he dialed Xu Yang's phone number.

"Hey, Sanjin, can you see it so fast?"

Look, after all, the devil is a metropolis.

After half a year, when the two of them talked on the phone, Xu Yang knew how to speak Mandarin.

"No, I actually fell in love with a script. Have you read the script "Deal"?"

"I've seen it, and that's what I chose. I think the story is quite touching~ It's not expensive, it sold for 30,000 yuan~"

have to.

In less than three sentences, the secret was revealed again.

"Please help me contact this screenwriter."

"Want to take a photo?"

"This version of the story definitely won't work. The script is too pretentious and artificial. I think the screenwriter's name is Yao Ting, right? A girl? You told her that I like the theme of her story, but I don't like such a pretentious story. Question Can she change? If she can, she can be more natural...forget it, let her contact me directly and we can talk."

"Hurrah."

"Well, if the script can be changed to my satisfaction, you will make the investment... It's okay. This kind of investment shouldn't be big, so it's basically no problem."

"Ah, isn't it just money? Just get it~"

"Hahaha~ Okay, let's just say that, let her contact me."

After hanging up the phone, he looked at the script in his hand, thought for a while, got up and walked out of the study.

When he went downstairs, he found that Yang Mi and Liu Yifei were watching "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"...

I don't know what kind of method it is.

but……

"Yifei, here it is."

He handed her the script in his hand.

"This is……"

Liu Yifei subconsciously took it, and Yang Mi also looked over.

"It's a very interesting script. The storyline is very ordinary, but I like the theme very much."

After hearing his words, Yang Mi asked:

"What are you talking about?"

"The story of a barmaid and a child."

"...?"

Yang Mi was stunned:

"Bar girl?"

"right."

Xu Xin nodded:

"It's about a bartender who took 500 yuan from a child, pretended to be the child's mother, and helped the child attend a parent-teacher meeting... It's a story with a bit of redemption, and I think it's pretty good. But the storyline Something like that... Very poor. I was just chatting with Xu Yang. The role of the bartender is worth digging into. If this story can be changed to my satisfaction, then Yifei can give it a try. She is quite down-to-earth. Role."

"Well……"

Yang Mi thought for a while and asked:

"Didn't you tell Director Zhang that you planned to settle down?"

"Precipitation doesn't mean staying away from movies."

Xu Xin gave her a strange look:

"When you find a story you like, just shoot it. Besides... I don't know whether to shoot it or not. I'm not very satisfied with the structure of this story. Some places are unnaturally sensational... I want a better one. Starting point, a better storyline. So far, the quality of this script cannot meet my requirements. So I still have to change it... Just think of it as a class assignment topic. After filming "The Wind", I want to try it this time Try a natural lens style..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Jiao's phone rang.

"Brother Xu, it's a Yanjing number. It's an unfamiliar number."

"Take it and ask what it's for."

Zhang Jiao nodded:

"Hello, how are you?"

"...Okay, please wait a moment."

Holding the phone, Zhang Jiao said:

"She said her name is Yao Ting and she is the screenwriter of "Deal"."

"The speed is quite fast..."

Xu Xin picked up the phone:

"Hello, screenwriter Yao, hello, I'm Xu Xin."

"Xu...Hello, Director Xu, I take the liberty of disturbing you."

When Xu Xin heard her voice, she seemed quite young, so she smiled and said:

"It's okay, I should say this. It's like this, screenwriter Yao, I read the script "Deal" and I like the theme of the story very much, but I think the plot of the script you designed is very average. Can you change it? What?"

"..."

Yao Ting on the other side of the phone was silent for a moment before asking:

"Director Xu, you... want to shoot?"

"Yes, but I don't like the overall story very much. But I like the warm colors in your story. But there are some limitations, and some of the plot changes are too rigid, and the main story of the little boy and the street girl It’s too routine. Can it be changed?”

"Okay. Can you give me some ideas?"

"..."

Xu Xin was stunned.

"Shall I provide you with ideas?"

"Uh...you...don't have one either?"

"...Screenwriter Yao, this story was written by you. I think you should be more familiar with it, right?"

Hearing this request, Xu Xin was really speechless.

"No, no, no, Director Xu, you have misunderstood me. In fact, I also know that there are some plot problems in this script... I also want to improve it, but I have no idea. To tell you the truth, this script had no idea at the beginning. There aren’t that many plots, but after I finished writing all the stories I wanted to write, I realized that they were a bit nondescript.

It's just that... its length doesn't support it being made into a movie, but more like a short film like "Not Drunk" that you made. But when it came to making short films, I felt it was a pity, so I tried to add some extended stories to it, barely making it into the length of a movie... So I felt quite uncomfortable because I lacked some ideas. So... I hope you can provide a direction so that I can redesign it. "

Seeing that he had misunderstood, Yao Ting on the other end of the phone quickly explained.

But Xu Xin's brows also wrinkled.

because……

This kind of thing has never happened to him.

"Not Drunk" was a script he designed himself, but he was rushing to do his winter vacation homework from the beginning, so he didn't even think about filming it in the future.

The script of "Secret" was designed by Jay Chou himself, and it has a fairly complete story framework.

Not to mention "The Wind", which was adapted from a novel. The adapted script discarded a series of stories other than "Qiuzhuang" in the original novel.

Therefore, although the movies he has been exposed to so far have been increased or deleted, he has never encountered this kind of "expanding an idea into a movie".

It's quite outrageous.

The screenwriter Yao designed a story himself, but found that the story was too short, and then copied some stories into it to make it as long as a movie?

After figuring this out, Xu Xin thought about it and said:

"That is to say, outside of the main story line, those plots that I think are very contrived... were all forced in by you?"

"……um, yes."

Xu Xinxin said good guy.

Let’s just talk about why these storylines seem so hokey…

After thinking for a while, he said:

"Then... how about you try to change it first? I will also think about this idea and see if there is any inspiration. This is my contact information. Can you save it and we can keep in touch at any time?"

"Yeah, okay, Director Xu!"

After exchanging pleasantries, Xu Xin hung up the phone.

Then I started scratching my head.

"What's wrong?"

Yang Mi, who had been listening to his call, was a little curious:

"What forced you to squeeze in? What were you talking about just now?"

"This story, when the screenwriter first came up with it, found that the time was not enough, so he just crammed in some plot points... it's outrageous!"

"Well……"

Reacting to the meaning of her lover's words, she said tentatively:

"Then why don't you show it to the factory?"

"We can't take this matter to the factory."

Xu Xin shook his head directly:

"This is Xu Yang's script. If we want to invest, it must be them who will invest and operate it. We can't go directly to the factory for cooperation. It's not appropriate. But..."

Following Yang Mi's wishes, he nodded:

"Your idea is right. Although this screenwriter is the creator of the story, it feels a bit unreliable to me. We really need to find another screenwriter... I'll give Director Zhang a call."

With that said, he went directly to the backyard and lit another cigarette.

But he didn’t hit Zhang Yimou directly, but Zhang Mo:

"Hey, Sister Mo, is Director Zhang filming?"

"No, it's windy today. It's very windy. It hasn't stopped all day... My dad and I are together. If you need anything, just tell me.... Hey, what's wrong?"

Hearing Zhang Yimou's movements, Xu Xin asked:

"How's the progress over there?"

"Since Yan Ni came, the progress has been much faster. Tell me, what's going on?"

Obviously, Zhang Yimou didn't want to say anything more about "Three Guns".

The obvious stuff...

What else can we talk about?

"That's it, I fell in love with a script. It's about a bartender and a child..."

After he explained the contents of the script, including the screenwriter, he continued:

"This screenwriter doesn't feel very reliable to me, but I'm quite interested in the story. But I can't go to the studio for this kind of thing, because the script has already been bought by Headwind. So... I want to ask Let me ask you, let’s see which screenwriter is good at this aspect of stories, and let’s work together to complete this script. That screenwriter Yao has no idea himself... and he still expects me, which is outrageous.”

After the words fell, Zhang Yimou said:

"This kind of thing is very common. Some young screenwriters lack experience in controlling stories and often come up with many good ideas. But once they enter the screenwriting stage, the quality of the story will drop drastically... So the story has been bought? "

"right."

"The other party isn't particularly obsessed with the adaptation rights, right?"

"Yeah. Otherwise, you wouldn't have asked me for ideas..."

"Okay, I'll introduce you to a few screenwriters...but this also reminds me. It's time for you to form a screenwriter team of your own."

Hearing Zhang Yimou's words, Xu Xin was stunned and said:

"Write a story specifically for me?"

"No. First of all, you need a literary consultant, or even many literary consultants."

"...Similar to helping you discover "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling"?"

"right."

Zhang Yimou responded:

"Every year, many stories written by authors appear on the physical book market. You can't read them all, so you need this kind of literary consultant to help you discover them. Otherwise, you have to read them one by one and find them by yourself. , shouldn’t it be exhausting? And you use these literary consultants to discover some books that you are interested in and recommend them to you. Once you get them and think the story is good, then leave it to the screenwriters in the screenwriting team who are good at a certain subject. This is A set of procedures~”

"Well……"

After hearing this, Xu Xin thought for a while and said:

"Where can I find these people?"

"Just recruit. Spread the news in the circle, and people will naturally come over. I don't recommend that you directly ask for recommendations, because this is also a process of finding a team that suits your style. Use the sieve over and over again, and pick out over and over again.

Moreover, now there are not only physical books, but also some books on the Internet, or particularly popular stories, and you can also have people help you discover them. Every screenwriter has his or her own creative bottlenecks, and your team is not dedicated to you. As long as everyone is like-minded and can help you when you need it, that's it. "

These words instantly awakened Xu Xin.

"You mean, I should also form my own team?"

"Yes, a diversified team. Just like Xiying Studio, if you want to adapt something with a main theme or a story with a strong local complex, then you will definitely have no problem finding them. But if you want to adapt some stories that are more suitable for young people , they may not be able to satisfy the appetite of more people...

Form a team. The success of two movies is enough for you to gain a foothold in this industry. There will be people who will vote for it~ And this story... I suggest you use it as a touchstone for them to try. "

Xu Xin's eyes lit up completely.

"Okay, no problem!...Then I'll tell Yang Mi."

"Well, remember not to spread the stall too wide at once. It may easily arouse others' suspicion."

"Don't worry, I understand."

Xu Xin responded with a smile:

"Then if the preparations are ready, let Sister Mo come over?"

"OK."

Zhang Yimou agreed happily.

Xu Xin, whose thoughts were completely opened, returned to the room and told Yang Mi about the matter. Yang Mi nodded:

"Okay, let's wait until the blind audition is over. After entering the team competition, let's go back to Yanjing and start preparing for this matter?"

"Um."

Xu Xin nodded, and then asked inferences:

"Speaking of which, should we also build a TV drama team?"

"Well……"

Yang Mi is thoughtful...

…

The blind auditions for "The Voice" took a total of one week.

At the end of the week, only 72 of the 180 players were left.

The remaining 108 people were all eliminated and left the guest house of Xiying Studio.

The room suddenly became quite empty.

Then, the show's production team began to work hard.

Naturally, it is impossible to edit all of the 180 people's blind audition scenes into the variety show, otherwise the time would definitely be exceeded.

So Yang Mi decided to edit a total of six issues.

Someone is destined not to appear on the screen.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

The draft is a game, and there are winners and losers in games.

Being eliminated without any shady evidence was simply because I was not capable enough.

After the blind audition, the core idea of ​​the next team competition is the internal assessment by the four mentor judges.

Xu Xin specially designed a boxing match venue.

Not to mention, the meaning is quite interesting.

Some people win and some people lose.

The winner advances, the loser goes home.

Under the increasingly cruel competition mechanism, there are also highlights of four mentors guiding the players.

But this was not recorded at West Film Studio.

After communicating with the four instructors, the recording location was set at their respective "homes".

Xiangjiang, Wanwan, Yanjing, and Northern Xinjiang.

Each mentor team must express the characteristics of their respective team as much as possible.

The entire preparation cycle takes half a month.

Half a month later, the team competition started directly in groups.

On the day after the blind audition recording ended, the young couple returned to Yanjing and at the same time released news in the circle:

"Director Xu Xin is looking for literary consultants and screenwriters."

As soon as the news came out, the mailbox of Shuangwei Entertainment received a large number of resume submissions...

Yanjing is the main place of residence for cultural and entertainment practitioners. There are quite a lot of them, whether they are screenwriters, directors or related practitioners.

Not to mention Xu Xin’s appeal.

"The Wind" will be officially released in four or five days.

Today's box office has exceeded 310 million and is heading towards the 320 million mark.

Of course, it is definitely not comparable to "Transformers 2", which has already exceeded 350 million, but it still firmly holds the top spot at the box office of domestic movies from the beginning of the year to now.

Who doesn't want to join in here?

This is a new star with unlimited potential!

As for this movie, the first ones to bear the brunt are Yang Mi and Liang Binning.

I won't mention Liang Bingning. After having Xiying Studio as her backer, all her acting options opened up. It kind of means "showing one's true nature".

The mentality of a strong woman is clearly evident.

Yang Mi's acting skills have also received unprecedented recognition.

Facts have proved that this one of the four newly promoted actresses born in 1985 has the absolute ability to dominate the box office.

The role of "Gu Xiaomeng" is destined to become a highlight in her acting career!

And this "dense color"...isn't even considered a TV series.

Not to mention the TV series, whether it is Zhu Wushuang or Tang Xuejian in "Sword and Sword III" which is currently in full swing on local channels, they have further proved her unshakable status as an absolute heroine.

Although……

The quality of "Sword and Sword III" has been criticized by many fans of Sword and Sword.

how to say……

It has magically modified too much game content.

If I were to list them all, it would be full of flaws.

Whether it's Nightshade played by Liu Zhishi, or Zixuan played by Tang Yan... or even Sedum played by Hu Shi.

Is "Sword and Sword III" popular?

It's real fire.

There are many handsome men and beauties, as well as Yang Mi. Coupled with the excellent management strategies of the Tang Dynasty, more local stations are blooming, which is like starting a prairie fire.

However, while it was in full swing, it caused dissatisfaction from countless fans of "Sword and Sword III".

And the main reason is that it doesn't respect the original work and the characters!

A few simplest examples: In the original game, the force value of this group of people was very high. There was no such thing as Chonglou being unable to defeat the Evil Sword Immortal. As the ceiling of combat power, Chonglou directly crushed the Evil Sword Immortal. But here In the play, it's the other way around.

Moreover, Zixuan in the game did not seduce Chonglou, and in the end, Zixuan sacrificed the Demon Locking Tower that she sealed.

This is nothing. The most extreme one in the magic reform is Nightshade. In the game, Nightshade never harms Xuejian out of jealousy or anything, but in the TV series, this one almost tricked Xuejian to death.

This caused dissatisfaction among a large number of Xuejian and Solanum fans.

Therefore, since the beginning of the popularity of local channels, the reputation of the entire "Sword and Sword III" has begun to decline rapidly as the plot continues.

In the end, I simply went to Baidu Tieba and received overwhelming abuse.

but……

Amidst the overwhelming abuse, Yang Mi lived like a white lotus.

"Fairy Sword" official announcement:

"Xuejian played by Hei Yangmi is prohibited, otherwise she will be banned."

The reason why Tieba issued such an announcement is also very simple.

Yang Mi has buried too many details in this drama.

Whether it is some small actions that belong to Xuejian that are deliberately restored, or those lines that are almost reproduced according to what Xuejian said in the game... or even the real ones that can be almost reproduced one to one. The kind of character who "misses me the eldest lady of the Tang family"!

All of this makes Fairy Sword fans really feel...

The sense of déjà vu that Yukijian really came to life.

This kind of respecting the original work, restoring the original work, and performing a drama in his own style has won unanimous recognition from all players!

That’s why there is this weird scene in Tieba: “If you hack the TV series “Sword and Sword III”, then we are good friends. But if you hack Yangmi and Heixuejian, I will kill your whole family.”

Unknowingly, Zhu Wushuang's shadow seemed to fade away from Yang Mi's body.

The figure of Tang Xuejian, the eldest daughter of the Tang family, seemed to overlap with hers.

The wonders of Tang Xuejian’s Tieba forum came into being.

The main heroine in "The Wind" held the whole audience, and the alternatively popular Tang family eldest daughter in "Sword and Sword III" seemed to make people forget the fact that this girl is already a wife and mother.

Yang Mi's popularity, just this August, with the ending of "The Wind" and the highs and lows of "Sword and Sword III", is like riding a rocket...

Just like this...

On to a new level!

And this momentum has made some people in the industry scratch their heads...

This reaction...

It's not like an actress who is about to become a mother... is in the spotlight as she should be.

Yang Mi...

Not to mention...

It's a bit evil.