Chapter 899 895 Muscular Man

Chapter 899 895. Muscle Man

Xu Xin basically doesn't shop online.

Or rather, he really thinks online shopping is a fucking and painful thing.

The things on the Internet are indeed complete, covering all aspects of life. Basically, you can buy everything you want, and you can find whatever you need by searching on Taobao.

But the painful thing is the express delivery.

It's obvious that the things you need now have to wait for three to five days to arrive.

This alone is very annoying.

But Yang Mi likes online shopping very much, and likes to browse Taobao whenever she has nothing to do. Moreover, she is surprisingly patient. Every time Xu Xin complains that it takes three to five days to get home for what he bought today, she always instills a point of view in Xu Xin indifferently:

"If you buy it every day, won't you get it every day?"

Okay.

This is because his father-in-law, who can sell more than 100 yuan worth of cardboard boxes a week, is diligent. Otherwise, within three months, his home will become a waste collection station.

However... Although online shopping is not a particularly pleasant experience for him, it does not prevent Alibaba from becoming a leading Internet company in China.

In fact, recently many people have started to use... that QR code to shop, and even cash is running out.

He is the same.

Wherever you go, you don't need to take your wallet, just swipe your phone, it's very convenient and fast.

Technology changes life.

And now, one of the people who promote these technologies has handed him a business card.

Xu Xin was really surprised.

However, this surprise was immediately replaced by the title on the other party's business card.

General Manager of Digital Entertainment Division?

After thinking about it, he asked curiously:

"Mr. Li, Alibaba has a digital entertainment business?"

Hearing Xu Xin's words, Li Jie smiled and nodded:

"Yes, Director Xu. Just last month, we just established this department."

"..."

Xu Xin's heart "gulped", feeling that the premonition in his heart after the box office explosion of "Lost in Thailand" has completely turned into reality.

The second wave of coal bosses... are really coming in!

But he remained calm and said with a smile:

"So that's how it is. This is the first time I've heard of it."

Li Jie smiled slightly, nodded, and said:

"We are planning to enter the film and television industry and build a large entertainment system. Although the department has just been established, some subsequent plans will be gradually launched next year. This time, I was invited by "The Grandmaster" to attend the premiere. I didn't expect to be able to sit with Director Xu and Miss Liu. It's really an honor."

"I dare not say that, Mr. Li is too polite."

Xu Xin hurriedly said modestly, but he was a little speechless in his heart.

Although the other party is in a high position, it is estimated that he doesn't know much about this industry.

Is it a coincidence that he sits with me?

Of course not.

Although I don't know if my wife knows about this, the list of invited media must be arranged by Yuntu and Yindu.

With so many media present, why can you sit next to me?

It must be that you asked someone to find a relationship and deliberately arranged it.

This pretend encounter is a bit too fake.

But no one will expose this kind of fake, everyone knows it tacitly.

After a humble word, Xu Xin asked:

"Mr. Li, I heard that you are planning to enter the film and television industry next year? Investment and production type? Or..."

"This has not been decided yet, we are still studying it."

Li Jie did not reveal too much.

But he said:

"But we hope to make a more systematic plan and planning for all aspects of the film and television industry, and then connect it with our Internet advantages...I have actually paid attention to Director Xu and found that you are very sensitive to the Internet. For example, you are one of the earliest users of Weibo, and I heard that it was your idea to register the official Weibo account of "The Flowers of War"? "

"..."

Xu Xin was stunned.

How did you know this?

The old man said it?

They are well-informed.

"So we have always wanted to refer to Director Xu's opinion. Looking at your ideas about the future of big interactive entertainment, we hope to enable the entire film and television industry to be combined with the Internet through empowerment. In the future, we even plan to build a large database, and produce... "

"...???"

Let alone Xu Xin, even Liu Yifei was confused.

Xu Xin was confused in a shallow way.

He was mainly thinking about one thing in his mind.

That... what is FUNENG?

Which FU? The attached one?

What does "attached energy" mean?

To attach some... ability... or energy to the movie?

Why can't I understand this?

But it feels... particularly high-end and classy.

Look, it is a leading enterprise in the new era, and everyone is talented and speaks well. I really... don't understand it.

But Xu Xin was too embarrassed to ask.

Although "Old Xu" is an unlearned person in the mouths of his friends around him.

But friends' sarcasm is fine, don't I, Xu Sanjin, have face in front of outsiders?

If you interrupt someone rashly and say "Mr. Li, I don't understand what you are saying"... wouldn't that be a joke?

And...

Look at our Feifei.

She was listening and nodding, listening so seriously.

After all, he is an American traitor, he has really drunk a lot of foreign ink!

He listened so seriously!

We can't be any worse, we have to show our attitude.

But in fact...Liu Yifei didn't understand either.

Her cultural level is not as good as Xu Xin's.

Listening to the "grand blueprint" described by the other party, I didn't bother to dig into the words "empowerment" or the like.

But when I heard what kind of database the other party was going to build to analyze the audience's taste, I was completely speechless.

What is this?

See what's coming out of the pot?

Watching someone release a disc?

I know what you like, what can I show you?

Although at first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong with this statement. After all, in the final analysis, film and television art was born to meet the people’s growing spiritual needs in life.

Can……

As an actress, she felt a little offended for no reason.

It's a bit exaggerated to say this, but it feels pretty much the same.

It seems...the positions are a bit reversed, right?

Although there is nothing wrong with actively catering to the audience, if the work is formulated according to the audience's taste from the beginning, then... what is the difference between it and industrial production products?

Think about it carefully, for example, if an audience likes me, then you invite me to perform to satisfy his taste. And this audience likes to watch funny plots and food stories, and then you find people based on the audience's tastes, just like the composition, and create a female version of the funny PLUS version of China's Little Master starring me?

? ? ? ?

Is this...right?

Her black and white eyes were full of doubts and confusion.

Then, subconsciously, she wanted to see Xu Xin's expression as if asking for help.

And when he turned around, he found...Xu Xin was listening and nodding.

It was as if he understood everything the other person said and agreed with it.

"????"

Instantly, she became even more confused.

Ah this...

You thick-browed heart-stealer... you can't be serious, can you?

Do you really think they are right?

…

In fact, the two of them are really the eldest brother, not to mention the second brother.

No one understood what the other meant.

Just listen to Li Jie talking here.

By the way...are all the people in Alibaba so good at talking?

Li Jie's "Great Cultural Entertainment and Pan-Entertainment" speech was forced to end until the applause from the surroundings broke out.

Xu Xin subconsciously turned his head and saw the crew of "The Grandmaster". Everyone including his wife appeared in the screening room.

Everyone stood in a row.

The media premiere is about to begin.

"Director Xu, Miss Liu, how about we leave our contact information? When you two are free, we can come out and have a cup of tea together. How about that?"

"no problem."

Xu Xin agreed immediately, and so did Liu Yifei.

After everyone exchanged contact information, Wang Jiawei’s voice also sounded on the stage:

"Thank you all for coming today..."

The movie is about to begin.

…

Yang Mi actually didn't communicate much with her husband throughout the whole process.

She was sitting in the front row, and her husband was sitting behind her. She had to turn her head if she wanted to speak, which was quite awkward.

As they say, seeing each other every day, the two of them are almost suffering from the seven-year itch.

She has also been very tired of her husband recently.

Just use him as a furnace.

What's more... on today's occasion, everyone is a class enemy!

You, the director of the "Perfect" crew, are here. If I, the master of the generation, don't kick you out, I will give you face!

Just take your Liu Feifei to watch this grandmaster's performance.

However, in the final analysis, she was also a little nervous, because not only the media was here today, but the Master was also here. Although it's not next to my husband's side, the location is actually better.

She very carefully reserved the middle seat in the tenth row for Master and Lao Xu.

That's the best viewing area in the entire theater.

Although these movements were designed by Yuan Heping, her apprentice also wanted her master to see her growth in the past few years.

When the movie started playing, on Xu Xin's left side, Wang Sicong and Di Wei finally arrived late.

Still panting.

After Mo Hei walked in, Xu Xin listened to Lao Wang's movements and asked speechlessly:

"Why are you here so late?"

"Don't mention it, she came all the way. She had dinner with some producers last night and drank too much, which made her miserable all day. She didn't have much appetite at noon, so she caught up on her sleep in the afternoon. I thought it would be okay if she didn't eat tonight. , I came here just to have a bowl of porridge, but I didn’t expect to be late..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

His words made Di Wei want to crawl into the cracks of the earth.

Xu Xin, Yang Mi, and Liu Yifei all got goosebumps when they said that.

OK.

You tricked the dog into killing it, right?

Yang Mi glared at her eldest son fiercely.

Then, the movie started.

…

Xu Xin has watched "The Grandmaster" several times, so there is nothing new about it.

On the contrary, Liu Yifei next to her looked at it very seriously.

In other words, as far as the four people next to him are concerned, he is the only one who is thinking about Ali's affairs, while the other three are watching intently.

Liu Yifei and Di Wei are actors, and their perspectives naturally bring scrutiny and interpretation.

And Wang Sicong is no longer the idiot he was in these years... Of course, Xu Xin didn't dare to say this.

After he said it, he must have been laughed at because he was the least educated among this group of people.

Even Lao Wang looked at it very seriously.

However... Wang Jiawei's film style is destined to be watched only once, which is not enough.

There are many descriptions of shots in it. If you don't look carefully, examine, or even interpret them, you can't understand the intentions at all.

This point...Xu Xin has no way to judge whether it is good or bad.

Because he is also a director of this style.

However, Wang Jiawei's artistic conception is more important than the story, and in his cognition, all the camera language must serve the story of the movie.

The styles of the two people are essentially the same, but also very different.

But it must be said... After the movie was over, they watched Yang Mi's Baguazhang in the snow... They were all deeply amazed.

If a few friends around felt that Yang Mi's boxing was "average", after all, they had seen it too many times.

But for some media people, producers and others who were present today, it was completely amazing.

Is her kung fu... trained? Or... really?

Why does it feel... so natural when fighting?

To this day, Yang Mi, who has basically never shown her real kung fu on the screen, gave a perfect ending to "The Grandmaster" with this "solo dance" of the Snow Sky Bagua Palm.

"Mr. Ye, all encounters in this world are long-lost reunions."

Accompanied by Yang Mi's narration, the back of "Yep Man" is fixed in the door frame of Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Completely eternal.

"The Grandmaster", END.

And when the credits appeared at the end...

"Pa, pa, pa, pa..."

Everyone's eyes fell on Liu Yifei, who stood up and applauded.

She stood up so abruptly.

Yang Mi was a little stunned.

But watching her staring at the screen and applauding...

The applause of the people around her started belatedly.

"Hua La La..."

In the applause, Yang Mi stood up, turned around, and found her husband as soon as possible.

Xu Xin bent down slightly, kissed his wife's cheek, and said while clapping:

"Miss Yang, all encounters in this world are reunions after a long separation."

Yang Mi was speechless, smiling gently.

At this time, Wang Sicong, who was also clapping, asked curiously:

"What are you two talking about?"

Because the applause was a bit noisy, Xu Xin tilted his head and said to him:

"I said, my encounter with her was also a reunion after a long separation."

There was nothing corny about this remark, the quality of this movie was there. If this remark was put at other times, it would definitely be a bit of a show of affection.

But it was put here...just right.

After listening to it, Wang Sicong did not mean to laugh at his old friend.

But he turned around and said to Wei Wei next to him:

"Seventh brother, all encounters in this world are reunions after a long separation."

Wei Wei was stunned...

Then...pursed her lips and showed a hint of smile.

This remark...is really nice to hear.

……

"Director Xu is here today. I want to know what your identity is. Are you Yang Mi's lover? Or the director of a movie that is released at the same time?"

Listening to the host's humorous question, Xu Xin took the microphone and laughed:

"No, I came to the premiere of "The Grandmaster" as a fan of Director Wang."

"Hua La La La..."

This was the answer given by Xu Xin when the host asked him a question.

……

After watching the movie, the show ended.

As guests, Xu Xin and Li Jie said goodbye and agreed to have tea later, and then walked out of the back door together. Yang Mi stayed in front and greeted and interviewed Mr. Yu and others.

Xu Xin naturally didn't want to join in the fun.

It was a bit of a distraction. So even if the two were a couple, he still slipped away in advance.

As soon as he entered the security passage, Wang Sicong asked casually:

"Who is it?"

"Ali... the general manager of the entertainment office."

"..."

The young master paused.

"Hmm?"

He looked at Xu Xin in surprise:

"Ali... Entertainment?"

"It's the general manager of the Digital Entertainment Division."

Liu Yifei corrected herself and handed the business card in her handbag that still smelled of perfume to Wang Sicong.

Wang Sicong took a look and frowned:

"Are they going to get involved too?"

"Normal."

Xu Xin touched his pocket.

"It's about time."

Wang Sicong was stunned.

Then he pointed in a direction and motioned everyone to go there, while asking Xu Xin:

"You mean... the second wave of coal bosses we talked about before entering the market?"

"Yeah."

Xu Xin had already handed over the cigarette.

The two did not light up in the corridor, but Wang Sicong led them to a door.

He opened the door directly.

There were two other people in the office. When they saw Wang Sicong, they stood up quickly:

"Mr. Wang."

"Well, let's talk about something."

He casually handed his 1916 to one person:

"You two go have a cigarette."

"Okay."

The two people walked out with the cigarettes.

After Wang Sicong closed the door, he asked:

"Is it caused by Lost in Thailand?"

While asking the question, Liu Yifei had already turned on the ventilation fan in the room. After all, there was no sunlight in the room. Ventilation can only rely on the noisy ventilation fan, while Wei Wei picked up the paper cup on the water dispenser and planned to get a few cups of hot water.

It can be said that the four people really have extraordinary tacit understanding.

Highlight a clear division of labor.

""囧囧" can only be said to be the inducement for a quantitative change to a qualitative change. In fact, according to Mr. Tian, ​​the signs have been there a few years ago. But... the box office and investment return ratio of "囧囧" are indeed a bit amazing. Three thousand An investment of 10,000,000 yuan... Seeing a guaranteed box office of more than ten times, you are a businessman and you are not tempted? I have been thinking about this matter these days, but in my mind. Among them, I thought the coal bosses were those big investment companies... waving money and continuing the path left by the previous coal bosses. Who would have thought... Even leading companies like Alibaba are interested in the film and television industry. "

Wang Sicong nodded slightly and took his girlfriend's water glass. He was about to say something when Liu Yifei said:

"But I don't think they're on the right track."

Under the confused gazes of Wang Sicong and Di Wei, she explained:

"Do you know what this man was talking about with me and Xu Xin just now? He..."

After briefly recounting the meaning of Li Jie's so-called "data theory", she said:

"When I was watching the movie just now, I was actually thinking in my mind. I felt... if it was this... customized taste, it would be an insult to the actors."

"Then what do you think of the score? If their customized assembly line products can really meet the requirements and meet the audience's consumer psychology, the audience will definitely buy it. Because this is determined by the market, and... the opportunities for actors will also change. There will be more and more job opportunities in the entire industry..."

This is Wang Sicong’s argument.

But Liu Yifei continued to ask:

"But is that still an actor? Is that still a film and television work? Look at the products of the pot... The real art is to freeze a certain moment as eternity in countless moments. Just like the "The Grandmaster" we watched today ". Is it a market demand? Is it a product that the audience wants to "watch" a martial arts film? ... Do you know how sad it would be if all the actors took this path and relied on so-called data? What’s going on? I feel like what they’re doing is no different from The Matrix.”

It's not that the two of them were arguing, it was just from different angles.

Faced with her rhetorical question, Wang Sicong shrugged:

"The question is can you stop it?"

In one sentence, everything Liu Yifei wanted to say was blocked.

yes.

Can it be stopped?

In other words, if people want to play like this, who can stop them?

"But I think it's quite sad."

Di Wei, who was standing aside, spoke:

"What if the scripts I encounter in the future are all like this?...Although I don't know much about the Internet, but...in essence, these are also a kind of following trends, right? For example, "囧囧" is so popular now, I think There will definitely be many "囧" released next year. Everyone is sharing the popularity and seizing the market...Eh? Brother Cong, isn't this similar to...the one you analyzed for me...how the Xiangjiang movie died?"

"Well……"

Wang Sicong was a little embarrassed.

When he said this to Brother Qi, he met Brother Qi's admiring look like "Brother Cong, how do you know so much? You're so bored."

But I actually heard this from Lao Xu.

Fortunately, Xu Xin remained silent from beginning to end.

Seeing this, Wang Sicong, who quickly got off the slope, nodded in response to his girlfriend and asked:

"What do you think?"

Xu Xin, who had been deep in thought, came back to his senses, smiled and shook his head:

"I'm actually not interested in what you two are talking about. Because I'm a director, I don't have to worry about homogenization or industrial assembly lines... just like me now. Even if everyone is working hard for the Chinese film market, but It’s an indisputable fact that there are so many bad movies every year. It’s unrealistic to think of going against this rule on your own, and we have autonomy, don’t we? Like Seventh Brother, like Fat..."

"Hello!!!"

"Ahem, like Liu Tianxian."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Including Liu Yifei herself, they were speechless when they heard this...praising their own nickname.

Xu Xin wiped his face and laughed dryly and continued:

"I have the final say on the movie I want to make, the script, and the actors. Isn't it the same for you? And if you really want to invite people like us who have a certain degree of autonomy, it's nothing more than throwing money at it. Make money. ...It’s not shabby. To put it bluntly, it’s the customer who bullies the shop and the shop who bullies the customer.”

As he spoke, he told everyone a fact in the most simple and unpretentious way:

"Block, it must be unstoppable. The general trend of the world is like a rolling torrent. I don't need to tell you the result of a mantis blocking the car. And this kind of thing does not need to be like a snake or a scorpion. In this case, who dares to jump up and block people's way of wealth? , I don’t know how miserable it is to die. Therefore, my idea is actually very simple. If I guard this three-acre land, I will never stop anyone who wants to make money.

Now that "囧囧" is here, all the "coal bosses" want to enter the market waving banknotes and seize the three, five, or even ten or twenty times profits. But we all understand the truth that good food cannot come out of a bad pot. Whether a movie is good or not ultimately depends on three factors: director, script, and actors. Just having money is useless.

The big waves wash over the sand, and the tide eventually ebbs and flows. When the tide ebbs, it will be obvious who is naked buttocks. so……"

Speaking of this, he looked at Si Wei and Liu Yifei and waved their hands:

"Don't refuse. Since there is demand in the market, then cater to the demand. Just remember not to lose your ability to make a living."

In front of friends, there is no need to do anything pretentious.

Explain the reason clearly, and they will naturally know what to do.

And Wang Sicong also thought it made sense.

However, he is better at business matters. He said to Xu Xin:

"Speaking of catering to the market, I remembered something... "Running Man" needs a muscular man, do you have any friends who know him?"

Xu Xin was stunned:

"What do you mean?"

"To take the role of Kim Jong Kook. We need a... very strong man."

"Uh..."

Strong?

Inexplicably, in Xu Xin's mind, Shaobing's chubby face jumped out.

Of course, it can't be said to jump, it should be said to jump out with a "bang~".

Shaobing has indeed succeeded in losing weight now, and, in the past few times I met him in the gym, although the boy's muscles are not as sharp as those of muscular men, youth naturally has the advantages of youth.

He is now in a... "fat wrapped muscle" stage.

The child looks strong and solid.

And just today, when he got up in the morning and checked his Moments, he saw the Moments posted by this kid. The picture was a whole wheat bread with two fried eggs, and a bunch of vegetables, and the text was: "Starting to lose fat and gain muscle on the seventh day, mermaid line, here I come!"

When he thought of this, he said directly:

"Not particularly muscular, but a kid who is exercising, okay?"

Wang Sicong was stunned:

"Kid? How old?"

"Shaobing, do you know who it is?"

"I know, didn't we have dinner together last time...Brother, don't tease me, he's a little fat boy, I want a muscular man!"

"Look."

He took out his phone and found Shaobing's Moments. He flipped through it and happened to see the kid's selfie on the "first day of losing fat" facing the mirror with his arms bent.

When he showed the photo to Wang Sicong, the young master's eyes were immediately straightened.

"Fuck! Who is this!?"

"Shaobing... This kid has put a lot of effort into losing weight."

Xu Xin handed him the phone, and while watching him flip through it, he said:

"Young, muscles grow fast, metabolism is good, I just gave him a Wrangler two days ago. Especially since he has recently started to lose fat and gain muscle, if you need a muscular man... your show will be filmed next year anyway, give him some time, I think it won't be wrong."

"Okay, then him. You talk to him?"

"Yeah."

Xu Xin nodded.

"Running Man" can be a big hit in Korea, and China has also been very "Korean-crazy" in recent years, and various Korean groups have attracted countless fans.

Not to mention the anti-Korean issue, the copyright of this program is in his hands, and he is willing to find a job for his brother besides crosstalk to make this kid earn some money and start a family early.

What's more...

This is the kid he has watched grow up since he was a child.

He knows what kind of character he has.

He believes that his and his wife's vision will definitely not be bad!

(Shaobing line, closed~!)

(Shaobing's line was actually set from the beginning. Some readers wondered why I kept writing about Shaoobing and Deyun Club. Actually... it was just for this bit of vinegar that I made this dumpling. Running Man is an unavoidable obstacle, and I hope that the Running Man produced by Tianlai can be played cleanly. So I have this design. I'm going to Yanjing tomorrow, and I will update you in time.)