Chapter 904 900 Banquet

Chapter 904 900. Banquet

"It's an indoor group portrait scene that isn't very good, but it uses the most advanced shooting techniques to give us a story that is enough to shake our hearts."

"Never test human nature, because human nature cannot stand the test. Thank you, Director Xu, I have learned something."

"It doesn't matter whether the box office is high or low. The most important thing is that Xu Xin's original intention remains unchanged."

"He touched upon a common fear in everyone's heart."

"It's a very sad thing. It only takes a second for us to go from being very close and familiar to becoming strangers."

"The story of "Perfect", the perfect rhythm, how far is Xu Xin from the status of a "great director"?"

Early in the morning, after half a day of fermentation, "Perfect Strangers" was presented to the audience. Whether it was Weibo, Douban, Hupu, or even major media, the movie quickly became a topic.

Everyone has their own opinions, but one thing is universal.

That is: this is an excellent movie.

Although its scenes are "monotone", the actors are not even from China.

But...it's really an excellent movie.

It is also a movie with a strong personal style of Xu Xin.

Just take a look and you will know that this is Xu Xin's movie.

Perhaps he is less gorgeous than Zhang Yimou, but he is more agile, with a shooting method that brings life to the picture, and a beautiful texture...

This movie can be said to satisfy almost all Xu Xin's fans, and even some picky film critics and senior movie fans.

Of course, there are also some voices, such as "I can't understand", "It's so boring, I left halfway through" and so on... But isn't this good?

At least it proves that you haven't experienced these things yet.

Perhaps, some things and some movies can only be truly understood when you experience them and grow up.

And when you understand it, it proves that you are old.

Xu Xin can naturally see the praise from the outside world.

However, he is actually numb to how others praise him...or he doesn't really care anymore.

He is currently wandering around in Liu Yifei's super talk.

Although the fans who can be in Chaohua are all "die fans", Liu Yifei also needs some different voices from the outside world to stay awake... But looking at the words of praise for her in Chaohua, Xu Xin is actually quite happy.

"Really, no one understands our Sissy except Xu Xin."

"It would be unreasonable for Sissi not to win the Best Actress for her performance this time."

"Sissi is really great, and her Italian is so authentic."

"Have you noticed? Her acting skills seem to be changing with every film."

"I don't agree with you on this point. Comparing "Four Famous Catchers" and "Perfect", I think they are in the sky and on the earth. I agree with that point of view. No one will use our Sissy except Xu Xin."

"Xu Xin is so amazing..."

"Ha~"

Seeing everyone's compliments, Xu Xin chuckled and exited Weibo.

Although these people have some fan filters, Liu Yifei's acting skills are recognized, and as a friend, he feels at ease.

The movie has been released, and it is natural for the audience to judge whether it is good or bad.

The rest...just leave it to time.

…

Xu Xin did not mention his change to his wife.

No need.

The couple lives their lives knowing themselves well and truly.

Her performance in "The Grandmaster" completely confirmed her name as an acting school. At this stage, it is obvious to the naked eye that she will be very busy in the future.

He wanted his wife to feel guilty about him and feel that he had actively sacrificed his career to be with his children.

Whenever she feels guilty, her body becomes extremely weak.

Then you can do whatever you want and do whatever you want...

Pretty good too.

If you fight, you will definitely not be able to defeat him.

Two days ago, a courier was received at home. After he opened it, he found that... boxing gloves were inside.

It just so happened that he had nothing to do during those two days and was watching UFC.

When he saw the gloves at first, he didn't pay much attention to them, but after watching a few episodes of UFC, he always felt that the stuff on the hands of these players looked familiar.

Turn the gloves over and take a look... OK, the style is exactly the same.

This sister might go to the octagonal cage to beat someone up.

Otherwise... How could I be a man who is upright and upright and willing to be a furnace?

No face?

It was so easy to seize an opportunity that could make her soft. If she didn't take advantage of it, she would be a disgrace to her ancestors!

After a day of rest at home, I went to pick up the children from school in the evening.

Tomorrow is Saturday, the kids have a day off. Xu Xin asked casually:

"Can daddy take you out to play tomorrow?"

"Watch the dog!"

Nuannuan was the first to respond.

Next is Yangyang:

"Going to ride a horse!!"

Xu Xin was stunned...

"Are you looking for Uncle Yu?"

Through the rearview mirror, I saw the two siblings nodding in unison:

"Um!"

"Well... okay, then daddy will take you to ride horses tomorrow!"

I've been busy these days, and I haven't been to Brother Qian'er's for a long time.

But you have to ask first if there are any performances.

But you don’t need to ask anyone else about this, just ask your father-in-law.

When he went to see Tian'er, he was more familiar with brother Qian'er than he was.

All the way back home, he asked, and sure enough, Yang Dalin "recited it like a stream":

"Yes, the Deyun Society is about to close, and there will be a performance tomorrow night, at the Beijing Exhibition Center. It's okay to go during the day, just don't drink too much."

Of course he can't drink too much, after all, he has a child with him tomorrow.

Besides, the child rides a horse or walks the dog during the day and comes back early at night.

So, the next day, when Xu Xin got up at around 7 o'clock in the morning, he saw the message sent by Qi Lei.

The second-day box office of "Perfect Stranger": 71.2 million.

Hmm...

It didn't exceed the single-day box office of 86 million of "Lost in Thailand", but after all, the two films have different audiences.

As a group drama, and a film starring foreigners, it can get a box office of more than 70 million, which is also acceptable.

He didn't feel ecstatic.

He is really getting numb.

Maybe one day, he will make a movie with a very low box office, and then his mood will fluctuate a little...but at least not now.

"Son, daughter, get up! Let's go horseback riding!"

The two little guys who wanted to sleep for a while were pulled out by force, and the family, including the father-in-law who was carrying a fishing bucket, headed to Brother Qian'er's horse farm.

Brother Qian'er's horse farm has a fish pond, and more water is added in winter.

The old father-in-law, who has been fascinated by fishing in the past two years, looks like he is going ice fishing today.

…

The car arrived at the entrance of the horse farm a little after 9 o'clock in the morning.

The Prado is indeed spacious. After entering the door, Xu Xin saw Yu Qie, who was wearing a down jacket and holding a frying pan in his hand and smiling at him.

After the car stopped, he got out of the car and shouted:

"Brother Qian."

Then after opening the back door, the two children jumped and ran straight to the stable area with their toys like two troubles.

"Xiaolong, go and watch over there."

Yu Qi ordered his employees to take care of the kids, and smiled as he came over, pointing to the earthen stove not far away:

"Let's have hand-held meat at noon. Let's have a drink~"

Xu Xin smiled and nodded:

"Okay, but don't drink too much, there will be a performance tonight."

"Haha, that's for sure."

Yu Qi smiled and responded.

There is one advantage of coming here, you don't have to worry about a designated driver.

Just make a phone call, and the apprentices will come to be the driver.

Yang Dalin didn't bother to be polite with Yu Qie, holding the bucket and asking:

"Have you dug the hole?"

"Yes, you can just go over there. The tent is already set up."

"Then you guys chat, I'll go over there."

"..."

Xu Xin looked at his father-in-law speechlessly as he ran straight to the fish pond, and said:

"I don't know where this addiction comes from. Yesterday I heard my mother-in-law complain that two big bags of bait came to the house. They are almost filling up the warehouse..."

"You don't understand this."

Yu Qie led him to the big pot and said:

"Fishing is a kind of fun. It helps you cultivate your character~"

As he said this, he walked to the pot and lifted the lid...

Wow!

A puff of white smoke~

Xu Xin instantly remembered the crosstalk that Brother Qian'er had said.

Just the part about Sun Yue's sesame paste and brown sugar...

I laughed out loud subconsciously:

"Pfft..."

Just when Yu Qi was about to let Xu Xin see how his lamb chops looked, he turned his head and looked at him, as if he had misunderstood something, and laughed:

"Haha, this is really a happy occasion. Are you happy?"

"...What happy occasion?"

Xu Xin asked in confusion.

"Movies."

Yu Qie looked puzzled:

"Isn't the box office already 100 million?"

"Oh~"

Xu Xin suddenly realized:

"I thought it was nothing."

Yu Qie was even more speechless:

"No...from what you said, this is not enough? Two days...no, one and a half days, 100 million, which is equivalent to 30 to 40 million in revenue. How much did you invest in this movie?"

"Less than 3,000."

Xu Xin responded casually, took the wok from Yu Qie's hand, looked at the lamb chops bubbling in it, and nodded with satisfaction:

"This lamb is good, it doesn't smell like the lamb in Yanjing. It's a bit like... beach lamb, it's not Smell of mutton."

"So this movie is not worth my sheep? Wow~ This sheep died gloriously."

"Hahaha~"

Xu Xin smiled and covered the pot lid:

"Not really, it's just... I'm a little numb now. Whether a movie is good or bad, in fact, I have a good idea in my mind from the moment I took over the story script. Whether the script is good or bad, whether the director can shoot it, whether it is good to shoot, artistic and commercial, etc., are actually one link. The box office is completely another matter. The box office of "Lost in Thailand" proves that we already have the strength of the high box office market, but for me, I don't really care about the box office. "

There is nothing I can't say with Brother Qian'er.

After hearing what he said, although Yu Qi could understand, he couldn't help but say:

"You are too calm. Isn't this also an achievement?"

"My greatest achievement now is them."

Looking at Nuannuan and Yangyang who just came out of the stable with two ponies, he said with a smile.

Then he was stunned for a moment:

"Is Dalin here too?"

Looking at Guo Qilin, who was holding a shovel and following two ponies, he asked in surprise.

"Yes, we will perform together tonight. He also went to see your movie yesterday, and praised it when he came back, saying that it was well made and there were so many people watching..."

"Hmm... has this kid gained weight?"

Looking at his physique, Xu Xin asked speechlessly.

Yu Qi nodded:

"He's gained weight... It's the end of the year, and I'm busy. I don't eat on time. I go out for supper with those kids as soon as I get off work. This weight... Oh."

"... Shaobing is almost a muscle man. But he is..."

Xu Xin said what Yu Qi didn't finish.

The silence in his eyes was real.

At this time, he heard Yu Qi say:

"Let's talk about crosstalk first... The child is under a lot of pressure recently. Losing weight... He doesn't have the heart now. Every day when he wakes up, he performs. Occasionally, he takes a day off and sleeps at home. A child of this age can sleep, so it's really too difficult to lose weight."

Although he could hear the excuse of his master, Xu Xin still said:

"But if he continues to gain weight, and his work and rest are so unhealthy, he might have problems with his body."

"You're young, it's not that bad..."

"..."

Now, although Xu Xin was speechless, he didn't know what to say.

Guo Qilin also put down his shovel, walked over, and said with a smile:

"Brother Xu, you are here."

"Well...how are you doing recently?"

"Hehehe, I am doing well, doing well. I just watched your movie yesterday, it was really well made..."

Xu Xin looked him up and down, and sighed helplessly:

"You...you still need to pay attention to your diet, okay?"

"Yeah, yeah, I know, I exercise every day..."

Sometimes, the lies that children think are very good are actually too clumsy to adults.

Not to mention that he is a director.

But he also knows that he is not the child's so-and-so, and some things still need to rely on self-consciousness.

So he could only shake his head helplessly:

"Do you still want to go to Beijing Film Academy for classes?"

"Yes! Of course I do... But I'm afraid I won't understand, and I don't have enough time now..."

"Then wait until the spring. You can't go now because it's a holiday."

"Hehe, that's fine... that's fine..."

At this time, Yu Qi said:

"Okay, don't stay here with a frivolous smile, go back to your room and change clothes. There's still horse manure under your feet!"

Obviously, even if he is the future successor of Deyun Club, he still has to shovel horse manure and clean the stables when he comes to his master.

"Hey, okay, I'll change clothes."

Guo Qilin hurriedly trotted all the way and walked towards one of the bungalows.

That was his own room.

Brother Qian'er specially reserved it for him.

...

The main purpose of coming to Brother Qian'er is to relax.

It's really a pleasure to have such a quiet place in the bustling city for people to rest and have fun.

I accompanied the two children to ride horses and chase dogs for a whole morning. By noon, the lamb chops were stewed.

There were also a few stir-fried dishes.

The staple food was a pot of lamb noodle soup.

The pepper was thick, and a mouthful of lamb soup was enough to warm the body.

The kids ate vegetables and the adults drank wine.

Yu Qi didn't drink Moutai much, but he drank wine produced by his friend's winery.

The taste... According to him, it was a typical Beijing Shaoguo wine, not as good as Moutai, but more mellow.

But in Xu Xin's opinion, it tasted like Erguotou.

But if you come to someone's house for dinner, you must not be picky, that would seem a bit unkind.

A sip of wine, a bite of meat, we haven't seen each other for a long time, there are many things to talk about, and the chat never stopped.

In fact, coming to Brother Qian'er's house to drink is mainly about the atmosphere.

Relaxed and comfortable.

Big Brother's drinking philosophy is:

The sky doesn't care, the earth doesn't care, only the wine does.

Whether you rise or fall, just drink.

People say that friends who only drink and eat are bad, but he thinks that friends who only drink and eat are the best for relieving stress.

There are enough bad things in life, and having some friends to drink and chat with you is the greatest happiness in the world.

Although everyone's topics are all about the circle, they are not the "Beijing circle" or "Northwest circle".

In fact, he and Feng Xiaogang are also friends. Feng Xiaogang even went on stage at the performance of Deyun Club last year.

And Xu Xin didn't think that he and the Beijing circle had a deep hatred, and asked his friends to hate evil...that's nonsense.

As I said, he didn't want the Beijing circle to die.

He just wanted to make this entertainment circle a place where he would feel comfortable staying in it.

Improve the ecological environment.

He didn't have to embarrass his friends, so the two of them talked about the topic of directors.

After all, Brother Qian'er also graduated from the directing department and was his senior in college.

The two chatted, and when Nuannuan and Yangyang were full, they ran around with Qianer's only son Xiaoyang.

Xiaolong went to greet them, and Guo Qilin had to serve on the side.

Pour wine for the master and serve food to "Uncle Xu" at this moment.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is roughly the meaning.

This kid is really impeccable in terms of etiquette and how he treats people and things.

After three rounds of wine, Guo Qilin suddenly asked Xu Xin:

"Brother Xu, is it easy to be a director?"

"Call me uncle!"

Yu Qi glared at his apprentice in annoyance:

"You are disrespectful."

Xu Xin thought, haven't our generations always been so messed up?

After smiling and waving his hand to indicate that it doesn't matter, he looked at him and asked:

"What? Are you interested in being a director again? Don't you want to be an actor?"

"I... hehe... neither."

The little fat man scratched his head honestly:

"Just listening to you chatting with my master... I feel like... the director is pretty good."

"The director..."

Xu Xin thought for a while and said:

"Do you know what I think about actors?"

Guo Qilin nodded:

"I know. When I read your interview, you said that no matter whether an actor is a genius or an ordinary person, as long as he works hard, the final path will be the same. No matter what the performance is, the end point will be the same."

"Well, that's right. That's my opinion about actors... but not directors."

Pulling out a cigarette, before he could get the light, Guo Qilin had already stood up and brought the lighter over.

"Hiss~~~hoo~"

He sighed at the child's meticulousness and continued:

"Directing is actually similar to cross talk. There is basically no threshold required... Think about it, before Cameron became successful, he was still a truck driver. Our threshold is really very low. You are like... There is a guy in Hollywood named ..."Blair Witch" is a film shot purely with a handheld DV. There is no professional camera, and the story line is very simple... but its box office is very high. You see, you can make a movie with a DV in your hand. "

At Guo Qilin's nod, he shook his head slightly while holding a cigarette:

"The difficulty of this industry is actually in the mountains. If you don't come in, no one knows whether your talent can make it to the top of the mountain. Only if you come in will you know whether you are suitable..."

Before he finished speaking, Yu Xuan nodded:

"This industry is very cruel. Some people may not be able to move up a level in their entire lives. But some people...like you, Uncle Xu, are born with this ability. With one work, you can make everyone remember you. Your name...this business requires too much talent, right?"

The latter question was for Xu Xin.

And Xu Xin did not refute.

Indeed, this industry really requires talent.

People without talent...

too difficult.

"Not to mention that it's difficult to make progress even if you succeed once in a while, but maybe after the next few movies are filmed, the original shape will be revealed in an instant. So, whether this director is good or not, don't just watch one of his works, you have to watch His second and third parts..."

"for example……"

Guo Qilin opened his mouth, as if he wanted to come up with a name.

But in the end he shook his head:

"It sounds really cruel..."

"That's for sure. Why would someone give tens of millions of dollars to you?... So there are no different paths to the same destination in our industry. Everyone's final achievements are different. Some people can become masters, but some people may have been making movies all their lives. In the end, no one remembers him at all...Why do you want to be a director?"

"No, no, no...hehehe."

Guo Qilin quickly shook his head to express that he did not mean so, and said:

"I'll just talk about cross talk honestly...I haven't figured out cross talk yet."

"Don't you have to learn cross talk? Right, brother Qian'er. Just like that kid Xiaoyue..."

In fact, Yue Yunpeng is one year older than him.

But every time I see him, I respectfully call him Uncle Sheng.

Or maybe Deyun Society sometimes has a chaotic generational system...

…

One meal, half a pound of wine.

Yu Xuan, who was chatting happily, originally wanted to persuade him, but Xu Xin said no more.

He's fine. I'll find someone to drive him home in a while and we'll all be together, but the problem is that Brother Qian'er still has to perform.

If we delay things and make "Fenhe Bay" again, it will probably be a real disaster.

But this time it was Shaobing who came to drive Xu Xin.

They were all performing at Beizhan in the evening. When they heard that Xu Xin was here, they came straight over after rolling out the iron biscuits.

"Hey, brother."

"Well, here we come."

Xu Xin, who had half a kilogram of wine and was making no progress at all, responded while watching a few children "beating" the snowman with the dirty snow from the racecourse.

And Guo Qilin next to him also shouted:

"Brother Pancake."

"I heard that the response in your garden has been good recently."

"Hey, haven't I got two new jobs recently? The response has been really good..."

The two junior brothers chatted for a few words, and Xu Xin asked casually:

"How's your life going? Are you falling behind?"

"No."

Shaobing said with a smile:

"Didn't you also say that cross talk is my job and I don't dare to let it go?"

"That's right. If you do your job well, no matter how good or bad the variety show is, you can't lose your skills. You are Yunzike's apprentice, so you can't embarrass your master..."

"Hey, I know it well..."

"Jingle Bell……"

Before Xu Xin finished talking about Shaobing, Xu Xin's phone rang.

He picked it up, looked at it, and said:

"Your sister."

Then the call was answered directly:

"Hello?"

Guo Qilin asked the Shaobing in confusion:

"Brother Pancake, do you want to appear on a variety show?"

"Yes, Korea's "RUNNINGMAN", do you know?"

"I know, but it's so popular."

"Brother Cong has bought the copyright and is working on it. We are lacking a muscular character like Kim Jong Kook, so Brother Xu asked me to do it."

"Well……"

Guo Qilin was stunned.

Looking blankly at the cake guy in front of me...

You know, when Brother Cake was pulled by Brother Xu to work out together, he also followed.

The body structure of Pan Ge at that time and now... are really the same in the sky and on the earth.

Completely different.

As for the Wrangler that Brother Xu gave as a reward this time, Brother Pan kept driving it. Who wouldn’t envy the brothers in Deyun Club?

Not to mention others, Guo Qilin himself is envious.

He still relies on the No. 11 bus...

Wrangler! A car costing more than 400,000 yuan... is so handsome!

And now you can appear on a variety show?

This... what a great opportunity.

Who doesn’t know that the programs launched by Teana are delicious?

The fame of "The Voice" is there!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask:

"Then you still talk about cross talk?"

"Say, why don't you tell me?"

Shaobing looked at Guo Qilin with "you are very strange" eyes:

"The show is recorded on Monday and Tuesday, and we just have a break. No delay~"

"Uh... okay. Then your muscles..."

When he mentioned this, Shaobing laughed.

In the weather, which was about ten degrees below zero, he pulled down the zipper of his down jacket and stretched out one arm.

It turned out to be short-sleeved...

Then bend hard...

"How is it? Is it big?"

"..."

The little fat man blinked and looked at the arm whose biceps were obviously filled with blood.

The scene when I was working out with Brother Pie reappeared in my mind...

In an instant, the thought "If I persevere, will I also lose weight?" arises spontaneously.

Immediately afterwards, along with this thought, a complex feeling of... shame, awkwardness, envy, and even a little bit of embarrassment began to spread in my heart.

It obviously takes more than half a year...

Look at the changes in Brother Cake, and then look at yourself...

Suddenly, these complicated emotions turned into a deep doubt:

"I chose to talk about cross talk...is it really the right thing to do?"

At this moment, he heard Xu Xin say:

"Wait a moment... Is this an annual meeting? Or something else? Are we invited to be guests or something else? Ali invited us to perform on stage?"

His eyes were filled with absurdity.

"Oh, no, where were you thinking? It's a VIP dinner."

Yang Mi’s dumbfounding voice penetrated into her husband’s ears:

"It's the kind of banquet where Ma Yun will personally entertain all the guests. They sent invitation letters to us, hoping that we can participate. I guess... they should be here for cooperation. After all, what was last time... the project department Has the general manager asked you to do this? Who asked you to perform on stage? "

"... Let's perform a show of crushing a boulder from the chest."

After drinking some wine, his temper got worse.

"I lie down and you hit me as hard as you can. Even if my brother says it hurts, I lose."

"Nonsense, I'll hit you with the hammer and you'll be dead. Why are you shouting about pain?"

Yang Mi's voice was speechless, and she continued:

"But I have promised them that when I go back in two days, we can participate together and see what happens. Okay?"

"OK."

Xu Xin agreed casually, shaking his head:

"Then let's see what happens!"

Try your best to get two chapters out! There was only one class today, and writing time was given in the afternoon. I sat there from the afternoon until 11 o'clock in the evening... I was so exhausted.