Chapter 952 948 That's It

Chapter 952 948. So be it

"So what do you think now?"

"What?"

Zhang Mo didn't react at all.

"Why do you want this money? Three hundred million, he must have it. With the box office revenue of these years, whether it is selling off assets at a low price or something else, this money must be given. If not, he will go to jail. He even has to make up for it. And. If the cash flow in his hands is drained, then your money will have to be enforced by the court... By the way, how much is it? "

"It's not much, less than three million. But he has to give what is due. It is the fruit of my father's labor, and it cannot be less than a penny."

"What about making a big fuss? When the old man set up his studio, others thought he was treacherous. If this matter is exposed, wouldn't everyone wonder what kind of illness Zhang Weiping has and why he hasn't seen anyone in a year? Tell the media about this matter Once you say it, doesn’t the image of the old man come back?”

"Well……"

Frankly speaking, Xu Xin's idea is a bit adding insult to injury.

But it's not too much.

After all, prosecution comes first.

There is always a scale in people's hearts.

"Everyone initially misunderstood that the old man was treacherous, but after the truth is revealed, they will understand why the old man chose to remain silent. His silence was not a defense, but a choice to keep silent and not to add insult to injury. It was just that he did not owe anything to the other. of parting ways.”

"Then does my dad need to stand up?"

"No need, it's fine if he doesn't respond. There's no point in responding to this matter anyway. Just keep silent and let the netizens think for themselves. At first, they misunderstood that the old man was treacherous and left his friend when he was seriously ill. But now he is evading taxes. When the news of tax evasion comes out, everyone will understand that Zhang Weiping is not sick, but is under investigation. He does not add insult to injury, but is somewhat "protective".

He specifically focused on the word "protect".

"Now the facts are in front of us, and all the old man's actions have been explained. His friend broke the law, and the old man was innocent and did not join in the crime. He just had different opinions and did not conspire against each other. When he left, he also chose silence. He would rather bear the infamy than step on it. One kick. This is the greatest affection.

Zhang Weiping's behavior was definitely wrong, but from a friendship point of view, the old man also did his best to be kind and righteous. Perhaps the only controversial point at that time is the salary of several million, but your amount is not much. Zhang Weiping has already paid 300 million, why is there a difference of 3 million? To put it bluntly, I don’t want to give it. In this way, you just choose to use legal means instead of relying on the pressure of public opinion. Isn't this more benevolent and righteous? The two become one, and who doesn't owe the old man an apology? "

"Well……"

truth.

Zhang Mo's first feeling.

You have such a dark heart.

But...what Xu Xin said was true.

It's impossible to refute.

As for how to implement it...

"Do you want to find someone to do the draft?"

"No, you just need some guidance. Zhang Weiping's 300 million is not ordinary. There is not only one person in our circle who is doing this kind of thing. Even if it means killing a chicken to scare the monkey, I think the whole story will be announced." It's very clear that when the time comes, all it takes is a little bit of a clue to put the two together. It's enough to connect them together. Maybe the media will connect these two things together without our intervention. After all, Zhang Weiping was already shut down when "Jinling" started promoting it, so... we'll just wait and see what happens. Well, I think it’s the safest way to shut up everyone around you.”

"It makes sense. Then just wait and see what happens and listen to you!"

"Ha~ OK. Let's wait for two days and see."

"Uh-huh!"

"Then you shoot, I'm done."

"good."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xin rubbed his chin.

After thinking about it for a while, I felt that my idea should be an inevitable result that did not require guidance.

Nothing much to say.

And next...

He sat back on the chair, put his hands behind his head, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Faintly, I heard the noise of the approaching rain.

…

Facts have proved that the storm is indeed coming.

Not even until tomorrow.

That night, the cause and effect of the incident were posted on the website.

Although the tone used is still "reporter interviewed", the overall press release has obviously been written long ago, and there is no fault in every word and wording.

"The reporter interviewed relevant units."

"I learned that there was concealment of new footage during the filming of "The Thirteen Beauties"."

"Do your research to find out."

"The evidence is true."

"He confessed to his illegal tax evasion."

"This behavior violates relevant regulations."

"Penalty shall be imposed in accordance with the law."

"Ordered to pay taxes within a time limit..."

The entire manuscript is very official, but there is only one story.

During the production of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins", the company's so-called violation of laws and regulations was the placement of advertisements. After the advertiser provided a yin and yang contract, Zhang Weiping was reported and taken away for investigation. At the same time, not only "Jinling", but also "Three Guns" and so on, including the income over the years, were all checked.

Then……

Some viewers are confused.

Is there any product placement in "Jinling"?

How come we don't remember?

So, I dug out "Jinling" and read it again.

After searching the entire film, I couldn't find a single scene that could be defined as "product placement."

So……

Here comes the problem.

Not now.

I didn't see it when I watched it in the theater.

Where did the embedded clip go?

Director Zhang... deleted it?

Then... I don't know which great person found an interview clip of Director Zhang during the promotion of "Jinling".

The media asked if "Jinling" was defined as a commercial film?

Director Zhang's answer was:

"A movie should not be defined so rashly. A movie is a movie. If it is a family-friendly movie, it can make everyone spend 2 hours in the theater easily. If it is a serious subject, then it will play a role beyond the movie itself in some angles. When dealing with movies of this subject, as directors, we must use the most simple, plain, and sincere mentality to hand over the story to the audience. We must be serious and may even have to eliminate some commonplace commercial means. We must present it to the audience with the most serious and earnest mentality. This cannot be compromised! No one can do it!"

This interview was actually not a topic during the promotion of "Jinling".

Because... it should be so.

Some things can be joked about.

But some things cannot be joked about.

Everyone understands this principle.

But...times have changed, and the interview clips from that year have been dug out at this critical moment...

This reading comprehension is easy.

What Director Zhang meant by "no compromise" is very clear.

There are no advertisements in the entire "Jinling".

Director Zhang is "uncompromising" again.

Why is this?

The answer is self-evident.

He knew it a long time ago, but just didn't say it.

But... it is obvious that when it comes to product placement.

He firmly chose NO.

...

"Ha~"

Xu Xin looked at the interview clip about the old man in the topic that has become the number one hot search, and said to his wife who was also eating melons:

"It's about the same as I expected."

"Yeah."

Yang Mi nodded slightly:

"Next, Director Zhang just needs to keep silent."

"Yeah... huh."

He directly exited Weibo and breathed a sigh of relief.

There is no need to pay attention to this topic.

As time goes by, there is already a debate about who is right and who is wrong at the critical moment when the truth is becoming clear.

Then what will happen next...

Just thinking about it, Yang Mi suddenly said:

"How strong do you think this time will be?"

"To be honest, I don't know."

He shook his head very honestly:

"I don't know how strong it is, I don't know how strong the wind will blow...but I hope it will never stop. This is my most sincere wish."

Yang Mi was speechless.

One night passed, and on the morning of the 6th.

Qi Lei sent a message:

"I received a notice that the company will self-examine the various taxes of artists in the past 4 years and vigorously rectify them. The tax payment will not be made public. And the rectification document was issued, informing the self-examination matters, and everyone must re-report and re-examine...Tsk, these few months are considered busy."

The news came quickly.

After reading the tax Weibo's artist self-examination tax notice and the announcement of correcting tax problems, Xu Xin replied:

"Okay, if you need me to provide anything, I will ask Yang Mi to submit it directly."

"OK."

Xu Xin did not reply.

On the Internet, the discussion about the Zhang Weiping incident is still in full swing.

But...

The entire entertainment industry is already undercurrent.

And in this undercurrent, the news that "Xu Xin's new movie has entered the preparation stage" came out, and the casting activity for "Silent Witness" began.

...

On the afternoon of the 6th.

Xu Xin drove to Shanshui Wenyuan.

This time it was Chen Ting who opened the door. After seeing Xu Xin, she smiled:

"Come on, come in."

"Auntie Ting."

Xu Xin smiled and greeted, then asked:

"Where is Director Zhang?"

"In the study, just go there directly. I'll cook for you~"

The highest standard for Xu Xin to come to the old man's house.

That is, Chen Ting personally cooks for him.

I guess his nanny likes Xu Xin the most.

He went up to the second floor, knocked on the door of the study, opened the door and walked in, and saw Zhang Yimou sitting at the desk, holding a script in his hand and wearing reading glasses on his face.

Seeing Xu Xin coming, he smiled slightly, took off his glasses, and handed him the script directly:

"Take a look."

No polite greetings.

No need.

After Xu Xin took the script, he turned around and took out a Jianzhan cup from the cabinet:

"I just brushed it for you."

"I won't drink tea that's not made of purple clay. I cough when I drink tea brewed in other cups."

Hearing this, Zhang Yimou made a rare joke:

"Well, it's true that Jianzhan is a little unworthy of the director of the best film in Berlin."

"...Hehe."

Xu Xin couldn't help laughing out loud.

Then he sat down and began to look down at the script.

And Zhang Yimou also took out the ashtray from the drawer and put it on the table.

It was obviously prepared for him.

[Scene 1:

(Workers' Propaganda Team)

Leader: Okay, okay, everyone, all the actors are here, move faster, everyone performed well today, the roles will be determined next month, the leader will decide the list of leading actors soon, everyone should work hard...]

The room was quiet.

But Xu Xin looked very slowly this time.

He almost looked at it for a while, then stopped for a while, closed his eyes and meditated.

Little by little, I constructed the story line of the entire script in my mind.

then……

Time passed for three cigarettes.

Zhang Yimou didn't say anything, he was also reading a piece of information.

It wasn't until he saw the script in Xu Xin's hand placed on the table out of the corner of his eye that he raised his head.

He didn't speak, just looked at Xu Xin whose eyes slowly regained focus.

After about a minute, he asked:

"How about it?"

"Great."

Xu Xin sighed:

"It feels better than "Riding Alone, Thousands of Miles". In "Riding Alone, Thousands of Miles", Ken Takakura plays more like a bystander, with a feeling of a road movie. But this "The Land Criminal" is completely It's your own taste. I can't tell... Frankly speaking, I told you since the "Hawthorn Tree" period, I actually have no sympathy with the era you experienced.

But I like this story, because this story is not about that era, but the emotions of that era.

Its driving force is also different from "Hawthorn". The original work of "The Hawthorn Tree" is... really thin, but this story is different and feels more... delicate. From the emotions between Lu Yanzhi and Feng Wanyu to the changes in Lu Dandan's character's mentality, these three people support a complete organization and learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses, which feels very delicate. and……"

Having said this, he lit a cigarette again.

In the misty smoke, he said:

"I feel that your mentality seems to be much calmer."

"Oh? What do you say?"

Zhang Yimou asked with a half-smile.

But Xu Xin shook his head:

"I can't say, but the story reads...without any trace of the director. I don't see any...at first glance, it makes you feel like, 'Ah, sure enough, only you can shoot such a sequence. "To be honest, if this story is shot by any director, as long as he follows the script, it will be an excellent work. This shows that its storytelling must override the arbitrary structure of the entire film. It... is very flat It’s perfect. Anyone can take it well. There aren’t many things that can be changed. It’s very complete... You..."

He looked at Zhang Yimou with a searching look:

"Are you planning to hide yourself?"

"Ha~"

In an instant, Zhang Yimou smiled.

Then he nodded:

"You were the first to guess."

"?"

In Xu Xin's "Sure enough" eyes, he put his hand on the original book "Land Prisoner Yan Shi" and said with a smile:

"Perhaps my mood is really different, or maybe after "Jinling", many things have been relieved. You may not have special feelings about what I said, but when you get to my level, you will understand . Movies are just movies. Face tension, thinking about the lighting, the arrangement of long and close shots, when to take close-ups, and what kind of scenes to capture... This time I basically didn’t use my brain to think about it, just shoot the story as it is. Food, a bed, nothing more.”

"Is this also true of the nature of movies?"

"Yes, this is also the essence of movies. Of course, you don't want to learn it."

The old man waved his hand:

"The inspiration in your mind hasn't been exhausted yet. You still have a lot of techniques and a lot of unused things that you haven't brought to the audience. You should at least use them up before you think about this kind of thing. I'm an old horse now and know that the sunset is late. , There is no need to raise your whip and act bravely. You are proud of the spring breeze, but the difference between us is quite big."

After speaking, he seemed to feel that his words were not "weighty" enough. He looked at Xu Xin and emphasized his tone:

"Don't imitate me, do you hear me?"

"Looking at what you said... I definitely don't want to learn. You are a wild person, and I am a serious academic. Let's keep our footing."

At this time, the old man was speechless.

"I'm Ye Luzi? I'm your senior."

"I'm just an undergraduate student, I'm now a doctoral candidate."

"Do doctoral students have dinner tonight?"

"Then you must eat it."

"I see you don't want to eat it."

"Hehehehehe..."

Xu Xin smiled quite happily.

But the conversation immediately changed:

"Who are you planning to cast?"

Zhang Yimou naturally did not hide it from him:

"Feng Wanyu is Gong Li, Lu Yanshi... I'm hesitating. I'll invite a few people to try out the show then."

When Xu Xin heard this, he quickly asked:

"What about Lu Dandan?... You won't let amateurs come, right?"

Zhang Yimou heard this and asked with a smile:

"What? The investors are planning to force me to cast?"

"Look at what you said, how is it compulsion... What does admonition sound like to you?"

"I'll pay you back!"

The old man rolled his eyes angrily:

"To be honest, who do you want to choose?"

"That must be Shishi."

"?"

Zhang Yimou was stunned:

"Liu Zhishi?"

"Yes, doesn't Lu Dandan have a background in dancing? Shishi is fine. And...don't you think she looks quite earthy? I think she is quite suitable for the role of Lu Dandan. Her face looks earthy without makeup, right? She is young and looks like a young woman with just a little makeup. If I want her, I will definitely choose her.”

"..."

Zhang Yimou obviously knew who Liu Zhishi was.

But... the Liu Zhishi in his impression was still the same impression he had seen when Xu Xin got married.

It is impossible to be earthy.

but……

Just like what he and Xu Xin were talking about just now.

He just wanted to make a story this time.

Use the most simple mentality to shoot a story you like.

In this film, Lu Dandan's role is either too much or too little, but in his case, there are no mandatory requirements.

Unlike the "Hawthorn Tree" period, he especially wanted to find a girl who fit the temperament of that era...

Not needed at all this time.

Is Liu Zhishi...

He thought for a moment, then nodded:

"Then let her give it a try when the time comes. Her performance in "Heart of the Burning Sun" was also okay."

"Okay."

After helping Concubine Shi take a step forward in her official career, Xu Xin, who thought that the family would really have to be separated without me, was in a great mood.

Then he asked a very embarrassing question:

"Have you paid attention to the news on the Internet these past two days?"

"Xiaowei's one? Check it out."

A completely different calm reaction than Xu Xin expected appeared on the old man's face:

"Momo showed it to me yesterday."

"What do you think?"

"No idea."

An unusually calm expression appeared on the old man's face.

"You should also go online less. If you look at some things online for a long time, your brain will become numb and you will lose the extension of your self-thinking. Just concentrate on doing your own thing. Don't pay attention to the disturbances outside."

"Well……"

I originally wanted to talk to the old man about this matter, but Xu Xin heard about it...

have to.

Don't ask anything today.

Actually, thinking about it, there is really no need to ask.

The old man's current mentality is really quite simple.

Making movies is both a hobby and a career.

There haven't been any complicated or trivial things lately.

Create a film, present it to an audience, rest, recreate...

This simple cycle is the best and most comfortable way for the director in his sixties.

It's not that he can't keep up with the times, he just chose to return to the life he is most comfortable with.

The disturbances from the outside world have nothing to do with him anymore.

Whatever.

So be it.

…

Xu Xin actually felt quite emotional eating this meal.

In the evening, it happened to be time for the three children to come back from school.

Once you have a household registration, you can go to school normally.

The whole family is enjoying themselves.

After the removal of the largest piece of heart disease, the old man, known as the "National Master", even drank in a much more free and easy way than before.

And even at the dinner table, the topic of conversation is mostly about movies.

It's really becoming more pure.

Even when Xu Xin asked Yi Ding and Yi Nan what they wanted to do in the future, and under the curious eyes of his sister Yijiao, the two brothers said that they "wanted to make a movie," the old man didn't agree or object at all.

Instead, he expressed it with an attitude of "the boat has crossed the Ten Thousand Mountains":

"Just do whatever you like, as long as you don't become a bad person."

Totally calm.

Whatever.

No matter how windy or rainy it is outside, the people in this house sleep soundly, don’t have to worry about life, have enough to eat, and can walk in the sunshine.

That's it...it's pretty good.

The boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Are you right?

…

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Su Meng picked him up.

All the way back home, my wife was sitting on the sofa.

Under the very rhyming lines, Yang Mi was slapping her belly like a seal, slapping her face loudly.

Nuannuan pulled up her clothes and patted her belly imitating her mother's movements.

Xu Xin knew it at a glance...

I'm afraid your baby is going to suffer soon.

Little belly, you say it’s not good to provoke anyone, but you must provoke your own mother.

Don't cry if you get beaten for a while.

He asked:

"How was the talk?"

This afternoon, someone from Tencent asked her to talk about investing in Shuangwei.

"I'm not satisfied with the contract. They want to use 3% of my shares to take 20% of my shares... Have you drank Alpaca Crazy Milk? How dare you speak to me like this."

Yang Mi sneered:

"I said directly that I think their cooperation model is not sincere and I don't plan to talk about it anymore."

"What did they say?"

"I didn't say anything. I guess I thought I could still talk to them. Unfortunately... I don't plan to talk to them anymore. Let's leave them alone for a while, at least until the movie is finished."

"Okay. Then you will be fine these days? Can you..."

"Oh, don't worry."

Yang Mi rolled her eyes speechlessly.

"What do you think I've been doing these days? You're busy with your business. Just try on makeup whenever you want, and just call me when you join the group."

With that said, she also ended today's facial massage.

He showed his arms and rolled up his sleeves and looked at his daughter:

"Baby, it was your belly that slapped just now, right?"

After hearing this, Yangyang had already hugged his father's thigh:

"Dad, smoke, smoke~"

That means Dad, let me smoke a cigarette with you.

He knew this scene too well.

He also knows how to stay out of things.

Xu Xin's mouth twitched...

Looking at his daughter who had noticed that something was wrong and had a frightened look in her eyes, she shrugged and expressed her helplessness.

Then……

"Yangyang, you have to protect your sister. Dad ran away first."

Less than three minutes after entering, he turned around and walked out.

After lighting a cigarette, he listened to the "wailing" of "Ah!!! Mom!!! Mom, it hurts!!!" in the room, and raised his head as usual.

Hmm.

The moon is quite round today.

Like half of my wife's buttocks.

It looks good.

...

March 8th Women's Day.

When Xu Xin first heard this name, he was a little puzzled.

He wondered when the name of Women's Day was changed.

But he didn't care, and didn't even prepare a gift for his wife.

There was no way. Since he spent 200,000 yuan to become a complainer, Yang Mi forbad him to do such unrealistic little tricks.

Want to play romance?

You take a break.

In fact, in the final analysis, Xu Xin is not a particularly romantic person.

Even when he didn't turn back in his early years, his means were still the traditional routine of "spending money to buy wine and Ferrari pick-up".

Don't say, Ferrari was really popular in those years.

But...

Now I don't know if it's an illusion.

I always feel that there are more and more good cars on the street.

And there were fewer beauties in the past...Nowadays, beauties are like dog urine moss after rain, and you can grab a lot of them in the mall.

But the artificial traces are becoming more and more obvious.

It's also quite outrageous.

Anyway... No matter what, he can't play romance anymore.

Just let Su Meng help him order a bouquet of flowers.

Early in the morning, he sneakily opened the door while Yang Mi went to the bathroom, and let Su Meng, who was frozen like a grandson, in.

Then, when Yang Mi looked at her husband standing at the bathroom door with flowers in his hands and grinning, she took the flowers and threw them into the bathroom.

Natural flower fragrance to remove the odor.

Then she said to Xu Xin:

"Let's go."

"... Happy Women's Day."

"It's Women's Day, don't copy others. This is not a holiday for the so-called "goddesses", but a holiday established to commemorate those who fought for women's liberation and rights and freedom. Compared with this meaning, goddesses are too low."

"Wow~"

Xu Xin looked at her in surprise:

"So positive energy?"

"Then you see~"

Yang Mi smiled proudly:

"Today is also a day full of positive energy~"

She said, and walked out of the house.

After seeing Su Meng, she nodded slightly:

"Meng Meng, the flowers are well selected."

"...Ah?"

Su Meng subconsciously glanced at Xu Xin.

【See, I said it, it will be exposedε=(ο｀*)))Alas】

Xu Xin glared.

【Fuck you, you can't refute it? Deduct 500 from you! 】

【ヽ( # `Д) dog thief! 】

After exchanging glances silently, the "family of three" went out together.

When they arrived at the Yanjing office of the Xiying Studio, a total of more than 20 people, including costume and makeup, were already waiting there.

"Director Xu."

"Mi Mi."

A group of people greeted the couple and surrounded them as they walked into the house.

Xu Xin sat on a chair, looked at the time, and said to his wife:

"Then you put on makeup first?"

"Yes."

Yang Mi nodded.

Then she took a deep breath for no apparent reason:

"Huh... Let's get started."

From this moment on, she entered the state.