I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 326 324. Love of the Hawthorn Tree (Thanks to the leader of "Pig-like Bajie"!)

"Boss, two bowls of five noodles, two bowls of four noodles, both with sesame seeds and oil. Then four bottles of Bingfeng, one for the sheep's head and four for the sheep's hooves."

Yang Ling and Lao Yan’s dipping restaurant.

After Yang Mi entered the room, she started ordering skillfully.

He spoke in an authentic Xi'an dialect.

To be honest, she is really gifted with languages.

Regardless of whether it is Wanwan dialect or Xi'an dialect, as long as she is given time, she can master the tones of these dialects well.

As for why you came to Yangling...

It can only be said that Lao Yan’s bowl of greasy pantyhose noodles was worth driving 70 to 80 kilometers with her big belly, directly from Xiying Studio at the hottest time at noon.

"Brother, buy me a piece of rice cake."

Xu Xin nodded and walked out of the door again, and came to the steamer cake stall surrounded by bees.

Come to Xi'an, come to Shaanxi, it's a carbon water paradise.

Don't think about losing weight.

Just eat it.

Eat noodles and drink noodle soup to avoid going to the pharmacy.

The original soup is transformed into the original food. A bowl of noodles is sour and spicy on this hot day, and it is completely comfortable.

After buying the rice cakes and returning to the noodle shop, I saw two people leaving after taking a photo with the pregnant Yang Mi.

In fact, this sister’s body shape has not changed much during pregnancy.

I really agreed with what she said.

No matter what you eat, you won’t gain weight.

It’s not a digestive issue either.

It's purely due to physical condition.

So she covered up the lower part of her neck and took a group photo together. At most, you can see that she is a little swollen, but she definitely can't be called fat.

After this meal, the two of them will return to Yanjing.

After everything is done here in Xi'an, when I come here again, I may have to wait until "The Voice" enters the championship competition.

There is no way, as the month goes by, all kinds of actions become more and more unchanged.

The two little guys in the belly were still making a fuss, which was really too much to bear.

"Come here~~"

Because I had eaten here before, the boss who got the news this time came over personally serving the noodles.

A plate of cold mutton was also given.

He left a greeting saying:

“Eat well and drink well~”

The atmosphere is just like sitting down.

After Xu Xin helped her smooth out the bowl of noodles, the two of them exchanged the stainless steel basin.

Compared with the meticulousness when mixing noodles for his wife, he seemed a bit clumsy when mixing noodles for himself since he was hungry early.

When it was almost mixed, I pulled out a strip and started to put it into my mouth.

He has the habit of eating crotch noodles without biting them off, and likes to eat them one bite at a time.

Unfortunately, I have to take a flight in the afternoon.

Otherwise, you will get a head of garlic.

As soon as he had a piece of noodles in his mouth, the phone suddenly rang.

"I am wandering in the world..."

Taking it out and looking at the caller, Xu Xin was stunned and said to Yang Mi:

"Director Zhang is looking for me."

With that said, he stood up and walked out with a bottle of Bingfeng.

"Hey, Director Zhang."

"Where are you?"

Zhang Yimou's voice sounded.

"Uh, Yang Ling."

"Yang Ling?... Why are you running away to Yang Ling?"

"Eating belt noodles..."

"..."

Through the phone, Xu Xin could feel the old man's speechlessness.

Still speechless, Zhang Yimou still said:

"You will go to the bookstore to buy a book later. The author is Amy and the book is called "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree""

"OK."

Xu Xin agreed. After turning on the hands-free phone, he edited the title of the book into a text message and sent it to Zhang Jiao.

"What happened to this book?"

"I have obtained the copyright of this book and plan to shoot it. You read the book first. If you have any ideas, we can talk about it when we return to Yanjing."

"Well, okay... are you done there?"

"Yes, it's being produced. I've been in Yanjing during this period."

"Okay, I'll go back in the afternoon too. Should I meet you in the evening?"

"Okay. Come on."

After hanging up the phone and Xu Xin returned to the noodle shop, Yang Mi asked:

"What's wrong?"

"Jiaojiao, after you finish eating, go to the bookstore and buy the book with the title I sent you."

Xu Xin answered the question incorrectly.

Then he said to her:

"Director Zhang has taken a fancy to a book and wants to turn it into a script for filming. Let me read it too~"

"...Let you participate?"

"Maybe. But I think the old man saw that I had started to form a screenwriting team, including a literary consultant. He wanted to help me get familiar with this process~"

Hearing this, Yang Mi sighed with emotion and said:

"Tsk tsk..."

"what?"

"I guess I'm the only one who starts quickly. If I start slower, Director Zhang might have to introduce Sister Mo to you."

"Haha~"

Xu Xin smiled and shook his head.

Pure nonsense.

How is this impossible thing possible?

…

The book "Hawthorn Tree Love" is not available in small bookstores, but can only be purchased in large bookstores.

Xu Xin opened it directly from the airport and read it as boarding reading material.

how to say……

Perhaps because he was not born in that era, he did not have much resonance with what happened in that special era.

Especially the meaning behind the so-called "composition" and "going to the mountains and countryside", he really doesn't have a strong sense of resonance.

In other words, it’s not an exaggeration to say there were no disturbances.

There's no way, my growing up experiences are different, so I can't empathize with them.

So this book didn't move him much.

However, in terms of the overall story, he can still give a 70-point evaluation.

It's good as a story.

When we arrived in Yanjing, it was close to 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

After sending Yang Mi home, he drove directly to Zhang Yimou's home in Yanjing.

Director Zhang bought his house in Shanshui Wenyuan, just on the East Third Ring Road. It is a three-story townhouse.

When he arrived at the door, Zhang Mo came out to pick him up.

"Xu Xin."

"Sister Mo."

After saying hello, the two of them went inside.

Xu Xin didn't like the layout of the house.

He is not sensitive to housing and the like, and he and Yang Mi are also staunch "villa rejecters".

If Tingting and the others weren't there in that villa in Xi'an, to be exaggerated, there would be no sound even when walking at night.

There is really no "popularity" at all.

So he has never been interested in villas and mansions.

"This house is mainly occupied by Sister Mo?"

"Yes. I live here now. If dad has free time, he will go back to Wuxi directly. There are many people in Yanjing and it is crowded everywhere, so he doesn't like it very much."

Hearing Zhang Mo's words, Xu Xin nodded to express his understanding.

But he didn't continue to ask further.

In fact, Director Zhang is already the father of four children.

Sister Mo is the only daughter he had with his ex-wife. After breaking up with Gong Li, Director Zhang met his current girlfriend, Chen Ting, an actress from the Wuxi Dance Troupe and a senior student from Xu Xin Beiying.

The two of them have not received their certificates yet, but Chen Ting has already given birth to two sons and a daughter for Director Zhang.

but……

Maybe it was because the incident with Gong Li had caused a lot of controversy in the past, but this time after the two fell in love, Director Zhang's handling of it was very low-key.

In addition, he deliberately kept his girlfriend and children away from Yanjing, a place of right and wrong.

Therefore, the media has not found any valuable information so far.

Chen Ting now lives in Wuxi with her two sons and one daughter.

The children are not very old. The eldest son was born in 2001, the second son was born in 2004, and the third daughter was born in 2006.

Only then did Xu Xin figure out that the reason why Director Zhang went abroad before 2006 was actually to use this excuse to go back to be with his wife.

We walked for a while along the tree-lined road with elegant townhouses, and finally came to the door of a villa.

After walking through the courtyard and entering the villa, Xu Xin smelled the unique fragrance of mutton.

This is the first time he has come to Zhang Dao's house.

The first thing you see is a large open kitchen.

In fact, open kitchens are not practical in China. But looking at the European-themed decoration style, Xu Xin could understand it.

In front of the dining table in the open kitchen, Zhang Yimou was hanging up his apron and chopping vegetables on the chopping board.

Seeing Xu Xin, he nodded:

"coming?"

"Yeah. Can I help you?"

"No, you can sit down. Momo, pour some water."

"Then I'll sit here. Speaking of which, I haven't eaten your cooking yet."

Hearing Xu Xin's words, Zhang Yimou smiled:

"My craftsmanship is average...Have you finished reading the book?"

"There is still a postscript, but I haven't read the postscript... Do you like this story?"

Zhang Yimou nodded while cutting carrots:

"After reading it, I feel it is very suitable for adaptation. What do you think?"

"To be honest, I don't have any resonance with this book. The stories of that era are too unfamiliar to me... Maybe my dad and others will have some feelings after reading it, but for me, this book just tells an ordinary story. The story. Even some of the contradictions and conflicts in it have a very stereotyped impression... which makes me doubt whether it is true."

After hearing Xu Xin's words, Zhang Yimou said without raising his head:

"It's normal. It's like digging into family elements. You haven't experienced it, so you won't understand what it meant at the time."

Having said this, he paused and asked:

"In other words, you don't feel much about this story?"

"without……"

Xu Xin shook his head and then asked tentatively:

"what do you mean?"

After hearing this, Zhang Yimou was silent for a while and then said:

"Momo likes this story, and so do I. I originally thought that if you also like this story, I would let you and Momo team up. She will be your assistant director, and you will shoot. I will be the producer. , help you control it."

"Well……"

In an instant, the reason why Director Zhang let him read this book was explained.

But after Xu Xin thought about it, he said:

"You can't help me control it. After all, I wasn't born yet at that time..."

"The idea of ​​its adaptation is that the sense of age is actually not strong. Even if you read this book, you will find that those plots with age bias are also plots that have no specific meaning and can be abandoned."

"...So you mean to follow the structure of a romance film?"

"Yes. If so many elements are really added, you are not from that era, so you really can't control it."

"Well……"

Xu Xin's mind began to optimize the content of the entire book.

While he was meditating, Zhang Mo had already brought over the teacup and ashtray.

The sound of the ashtray colliding with the slate dining table temporarily brought him back from his thoughts.

He took out a cigarette from his pocket out of habit and lit it. After spending a cigarette to think about it, he nodded:

"If this is the case... I can still be a little sure. I just need to find a few era resonances in the play and set the background tone. Then I will start describing the love between Jing Qiu and Lao San... If it is If you think about it this way, it will be much easier to handle.”

"What about the idea of ​​the main frame? Do you have one? How do you want to show this style?"

"this……"

Xu Xin narrowed his eyes again.

The whole story began to spin rapidly in my mind again.

But after spinning for a long time, he had no clue.

After thinking about it, I could only say:

"You have to give me a few days to think about how to handle this."

"OK."

Zhang Yimou responded:

"Then it's settled for now? Are you taking Momo with you?"

"When do you plan to start?"

"Next year. Isn't Mimi about to give birth? Don't move anywhere this year. Just stay with her and the child. After finalizing the story you want to shoot in the past two days, I will help you make an appointment with the screenwriter. You put the concept in Tell them to screen out all the scripts this year."

"Okay, are you preparing "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling"?"

"Yeah. This script...has been conceived for a long enough time."

Zhang Yimou frowned slightly as he unhurriedly chopped green onions on the cutting board:

"I felt very uncomfortable during the filming of "Three Guns" this time. Plus... I may be getting older."

Speaking of this, he smiled and shook his head:

"In the years when you watched the Olympics, you stayed up late every day, sometimes even without sleeping. But once the Olympics are over...especially starting from this year, as long as you don't have work, you will basically stay up before 12 o'clock every day. Even if you have a job, your brain will not work after 12 o'clock. It’s also a bit unable to turn.”

"There is no way, human energy is always limited, you have to rest."

After listening to Xu Xin's words, Zhang Yimou sighed.

This sigh was mixed with a hint of dissatisfaction but helplessness.

"Sigh... There are still a lot of details to be revised in the script of "Thirteen Hairpins". Before, whether it was the Olympics or something else, I couldn't concentrate on doing it properly. So this time I plan to completely revise all the details. The story and script all set the tone. But it is not necessarily a good thing for Momo to be exposed to these big productions.

Something that is too commercial can easily make a director drown in this ocean of strong atmosphere and unable to come up with his own style. So this time, let her work with you to find her own position first, and then through different attempts, let her see how she wants to go in the future. how? "

"no problem."

Xu Xin agreed immediately.

"With you as the sea god needle in the crew, I will be free to do it...wait a minute."

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and asked:

"Then the investment in this drama..."

"Are you confident?"

Hearing this, Xu Xin shrugged:

"There's no confidence in this... I'm afraid it won't be easy for you to explain."

"I have nothing to explain here. After "Three Guns" was filmed, I said that I would start preparing for "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins". This story was recommended to me by Zhou Xiaofeng, and currently only a few of us know about it."

As he spoke, Zhang Yimou suddenly shook his head:

"Actually, it doesn't matter even if I know. After all, Wei Ping is not optimistic about the market for artistic films, and he wants me to continue making commercial films."

At this point, the meaning has almost been made clear.

But Xu Xin's brows wrinkled again.

"Didn't you say that... the shooting mode that you are best at, your favorite, and the most comfortable is to first discover a literary work that resonates and recognizes you in terms of literature, and then adapt it and add your own The idea and the resulting movie?"

"Well, what?"

"Are you short of money?"

"Ha~"

Xu Xin's words directly made Zhang Yimou laugh out loud.

He knew that this boy was not really asking if he was short of money.

Instead, I asked myself why I continued to work on commercial films since I was not short of money.

So, he asked back:

"Are you short of money?"

"I don't lack, but I lack awards, and Yang Mi lacks awards."

“What about ‘The Secret’?”

"That's different, too. Jielun's own script, with help from friends... uh..."

Suddenly, Xu Xin seemed to understand something.

Zhang Yimou also shook his head slightly:

"Do you know what this is called? It means people are in the arena and can't help themselves."

After speaking, he waved his hand:

"Of course, this is not absolute. The main thing is that I want to make it. Think about it, the previous films I made include "Heroes", and the war scenes were all set in ancient times. The same cannot be said for "Codename Jaguar" It’s a war movie, right? So I have to give it a try... It has nothing to do with what I’m filming, it’s just selfish desire and curiosity.”

Xu Xin finally figured it out.

He nodded:

"Okay, then I will cast and shoot this film, and then I will invite you to join the crew as a producer. By the way, take Sister Mo with you? Do you want to take her to the factory?"

"You are an investor, what are you asking me to do?"

"……hey-hey."

Old man, you are so bad.

Xu Xinxin said.

…

In a pot of braised mutton, Zhang Yimou made the soup just right.

Also added some gravy.

And also bought some noodles.

Just like eating a big plate of chicken, we ate the meat first, drank wine, and finally the three of us slurped down a plate of noodles with the soup.

There were quite a lot of things to talk about during this period.

The shortest among parents.

After finishing the meal, it was past 9 o'clock.

Xu Xin stood up and said goodbye.

The old rule is that Zhang Mo still sends each other off.

But there's something different this time.

She wanted to send Xu Xin home.

Originally, Xu Xin had planned this.

Drive here by yourself and park on the curb outside.

It doesn't matter whether there will be traffic police to post tickets or something like that.

It’s only two hundred yuan.

Because he must drink when he comes, and he cannot drive if he drinks. When Zhang Jiao comes, she can get the car outside and come in later.

That would be too much trouble.

But when he stood up to say goodbye, Zhang Mo said directly to Zhang Yimou:

"Dad, shall I take Xu Xin back?"

Not to mention Xu Xin, even Zhang Yimou was stunned for a moment before nodding:

"good."

Then, Xu Xin got into her white Cayenne.

After saying goodbye to Zhang Yimou, the car started and Xu Xin called Zhang Jiao's number again:

"Hey, don't wait for me. Just go back. I'll take Sister Mo's car back."

After hanging up the phone, he heard Zhang Mo say:

"You can smoke if you want, it doesn't matter."

"Hey, I got it."

Xu Xin smiled and nodded.

He lowered the window and lit a cigarette.

After taking two or three puffs, the Cayenne drove out of the gate, and he heard Zhang Mo say:

"I don't like Zhang Weiping."

"..."

Xu Xin flicked the ashes...

"Actually, there are two reasons. On the one hand...do you know what happened between me and Gong Li?"

"Well……"

Xu Xin opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to answer.

Does he know?

Know.

It's just gossip I learned from my sister.

You can tell me that sometimes, women are quite strange.

Obviously Xu Xin didn't see any senior entertainment reporter having such a good relationship with Yang Mi, but she always had some inexplicable gossip.

It's so outrageous.

After I went to "Three Guns", when the couple was chatting sweetly in bed with their arms around each other at night, they accidentally started talking about Zhang Mo.

Only then did Xu Xin know...

It turned out that this sister was divorced.

I was also subjected to domestic violence...

Others were dumbfounded.

Xu Xin also learned about her and Gong Li's affairs from Yang Mi.

how to say……

It's actually very simple to say.

Even some are not particularly glorious.

What happened between Director Zhang and Gong Li was an affair within marriage.

He had no intention of analyzing the past of a teacher he respected very much, nor did he want to judge who was wrong and who was right in this matter.

But the objective fact is that Director Zhang got divorced because of Gong Li.

Zhang Mo was divorced when he was 7 years old.

According to Yang Mi, for a seven-year-old child, watching his father show affection on the news with a woman who took his father away from his mother is undoubtedly the most painful torture in the world. .

Therefore, Zhang Mo hated Gong Li.

On the one hand there is hatred, on the other hand...

Zhang Mo has published a book called "My Father and Mother".

Yang Mi bought it.

I just left it at home...I even asked Xu Xin to look at it, but he didn't look at it and threw it in the trash can instead.

According to Yang Mi’s words:

"Brother, Sister Mo said something in this book. It was when she went to the set to meet Gong Li for the first time. The original words were: "I don't understand why she, a big star, treats me as a 5-year-old person. A thorn in the flesh. "You want to know why?"

Then Xu Xin became very annoyed.

On the one hand, I don’t want to hear it, on the other hand, I am very curious...

It's very uncomfortable.

Then he realized why.

When she was in junior high school, she went to play on her father's set. She met Gong Li, but Gong Li didn't smile at her. Although she couldn't speak sarcastically, her attitude was quite cold.

This is what is recorded in Zhang Mo's book.

According to Yang Mi’s point of view:

"I think this is a big part of the reason why Director Zhang and Gong Li didn't get together. Think about it, if we divorce, you take a child and meet a woman you like. But this woman If you don’t agree with your child very much...will you choose to continue to be with her?”

As for the authenticity of this content, Xu Xin does not want to comment.

But when Zhang Mo published the book, he criticized Gong Li, saying that she was the culprit who destroyed his family's happiness... But real news cannot be faked.

So for so many years, even if Director Zhang and Gong Li broke up, even if Gong Li got married, the relationship between the two is still incompatible.

But the problem is that if you know it, you know it, and you can just listen to it as gossip.

I was really asked by the person involved...

Xu Xin choked for a while and could only nod:

"Know."

"This is the reason why I don't like Zhang Weiping. He is the kind of person who does one thing in front of others and another behind the scenes. I used to think that he and my father were very good friends. Moreover, he was teasing my father and Gong Li behind their backs. After the breakup, I was quite grateful to him. But later...after I got married, I truly understood that what I sacrificed for my children as a parent was my own happiness."

"..."

Under Xu Xin's silence, Zhang Mo shrugged:

"I'm not talking about how Aunt Chen is doing now, but I'm talking about the love between him and Gong Li in my father's life. Without me, it might have a more perfect ending. So, this is from my father's perspective, The main reason for hating him. If it hadn't been for me, if he hadn't been the instigator behind it, then Gong Li and my dad might have ended differently."

"In other words, Director Zhang... loves Teacher Gong Li, but he broke up because of the instigation from you and Zhang Weiping?"

"Yes... of course, it's the same sentence. Aunt Chen takes good care of my dad now. From the perspective of children, I can't find any fault. So my dad and Aunt Chen are together... even my mother Everyone said it was pretty good.”

"Hmm. What about the second reason?"

"The second reason is... I feel that my father has been wronged."

"At Zhang Weiping's place?"

"right."

Zhang Mo nodded:

"After you left Zhangye, he told me about your discussion of "Three Guns"... But the actual situation is that as early as after "Heroes", he seemed to have spotted the character of an honest man like my dad. One after another, they started to interfere in the filming of the movie. My dad feels that we have been together for so long and are friends... retreating again and again. But I feel uncomfortable... Has my dad told you? "

"What?"

"This story is recommended by me."

"...?"

Xu Xin was stunned.

Looking at Zhang Mo driving:

"Isn't it recommended by Zhou Xiaofeng?"

"It was her. But I was still filming "Three Guns" at that time. He didn't rush to read it, so I read it first. After reading it, I gave him the story and told him...Dad, I want to film it. this."

"..."

Xu Xin's brows instantly wrinkled.

My thoughts are changing rapidly...

He said:

"Director Zhang is afraid that I will reject you?"

"Yes. Because I want to work with you. After all...you have talked with my dad, haven't you? My dad wants you to calm down. And if I tell you that I want to make a movie with you...don't blame my dad. , when I said I wanted to shoot with you, his first reaction was to refuse. Because isn’t Mimi pregnant..."

"I can understand."

Before she finished speaking, Xu Xin nodded directly.

I pity the hearts of parents in the world.

He understands.

If Zhang Mo comes looking for him, he may not answer.

Definitely.

Even if it is accepted, it will definitely not come at this critical moment next year.

The birth of a child, the full moon, a hundred days, including the wedding... these things are enough to keep me busy.

Even if he is working, he hopes to stay away from home and children as much as possible.

So he definitely won't answer.

And the only one who can "invite" him is the old man.

The old man said he wanted to take the photo, so he agreed.

It also makes sense with my wife.

People must always know how to be grateful.

After hearing his answer, Zhang Mo nodded:

"Yes, that's what it means."

"……ha."

Xu Xin smiled and shook his head:

"Let me tell you, "Three Guns" has just finished, why did Director Zhang suddenly call me and ask me to read this book..."

After telling Zhang Mo that he understood all the causes and consequences, he followed up with:

"So...Sister Mo, what do you think?"

"I have no idea."

Zhang Mo shook his head:

"I just don't like Zhang Weiping's attitude...especially after my dad told me what you two talked about in Zhangye. But I know him, and if I try to persuade him directly, I will definitely not be able to do so. But I I don’t have any other connections to use, so I can only find you... I don’t like others bullying my dad like this, and I don’t want others to bully him.”

When she said bullying, she meant something else.

It's more like saying "being wronged" than bullying.

Xu Xin’s response was also very simple:

"understood."

As he spoke, he turned his eyes:

"Sister Mo. Do you have a management company?"

Zhang Mo was stunned...

"you mean……"

"Be prepared for the worst. What if... Zhang Weiping is an unrepentant person?"

This sentence made Zhang Mo frown directly.

"After all, people change, right?"

Throwing the cigarette butt out of the window in a very poor manner, he raised the window and leaned on the Cayenne's seat with a somewhat vacant gaze:

"If life is just like the first time we met, what's the matter with Autumn Wind Sad Painting Fan... Let's just hold the emperor hostage and order the princes... How about you come to my place?"

In Zhang Mo's contemplation, Xu Xin shrugged:

"One emperor and one courtier. No matter how good the relationship between He Shen and Emperor Qianlong is, when you get to Jiaqing, you will always die. Right?"

"..."

Zhang Mo was speechless.

She waited until the car drove three intersections before she said:

"No wonder dad always praises you for being smart...it's not wrong at all."

Xu Xin didn't respond. He leaned on his seat and stared at the taillights of the vehicle in front of him, his eyes full of thought.