Chapter 966 962 Catching Monsters

Chapter 966 962. Catching monsters

After chatting with everyone for a while, I also saw many acquaintances among them.

When these people saw Director Xu coming, they all came over to greet each other, but they did not see Xue Xiaolu or Tang Wei.

Obviously, they will appear in the finale.

And Xu Xin's position is not in the second row, but in the middle, where the best viewing experience is.

"Brother Xu, can I add the WeChat ID on these business cards?"

"If someone gives it to you, you must add it, otherwise it will look rude. If they want you to cooperate or something, just push this kind of thing to Sister Zeng. Or when you go back this time, you can get another mobile phone. Register a new WeChat account for work and add these people to it. Then the response work can be handed over to the assistant. "

"Well, okay, I understand."

Dilraba nodded and understood how to deal with this kind of thing.

No wonder I see Sister Mi and Brother Xu both have two mobile phones... After working on it for a long time, this is what happened.

Then she stopped disturbing Brother Xu and quietly waited for the movie to start.

At this time, someone came over and took a seat in front of Xu Xin.

It was Yuan Jinlin.

He smiled and greeted Xu Xin again:

"Director Xu."

"Eh."

Xu Xin responded politely.

Originally, the movie was about to start at this time, so everyone could just sit down separately. But Yuan Jinlin didn't seem to want to "end" like this. After sitting down, he turned to Xu Xin and asked:

"Director Xu, let's leave your contact information. I have a script next, which is heavy on special effects. Let's see if we can work together, okay?"

"Okay, no problem."

Xu Xin didn't ask what the script was and took out his mobile phone.

Chasing Light's performance last year can only be considered mediocre.

Including the money spent on upgrading equipment, the loss was probably less than 20 million.

There must be a lot of money.

However, hardware upgrades for special effects companies, no matter how big the company is, are always a big expense, especially in this era of endless graphics cards, memory, and CPUs.

He didn't quite understand, but looking at the numbers on the report, he saw that nearly half of the two million yuan was a loss, which was actually caused by these circumstances.

Add equipment, purchase software, labor expenses, venue rental, etc.

Although people who pursue light are also actively expanding their business, but... this is the reason why no one in China is willing to do special effects on a large scale.

The shop is big, but the jobs taken are small.

And if you can do this small job, other small-scale companies that are not as good as you can also do it.

In order to maintain costs, the price of light chasing must be higher. Although they can guarantee to reward customers with more refined results than the same period... But the problem is that many domestic special effects only serve the plot and are not the selling point of the movie.

Therefore, the larger the company is and the more professional it is, its current popularity in the domestic market is not as good as that of other companies that "have done nothing".

Although in the long run, when the film and television industry enters the Jinyuan era, with the increase in the demand for special effects and the sophistication of the picture, as long as the pursuit of light persists, there will definitely be... not to mention bright, but at least the income will be maintained. We hope to support a balanced future, but at this stage... including Xu Xin and Wang Sicong, they all hope to have more customers.

Not to mention anything else, at least for West Film Studio, as long as the movies they produce can be done by Chasing Light.

But the problem is that our own people are embarrassed to charge a lot of money.

Therefore, it can be seen with the naked eye that Chasing Light will continue to lose money in the future.

Even if Xu Xin had expected it...

But now that screenwriter Yuan has come to visit, he deserves a "friend status" on Xu Xin's private WeChat account.

After I became friends with Yuan Jinlin, the crew of "Yanjing Falls in Love with Seattle" happened to be on stage.

Xue Xiaolu, Tang Wei, Wu Yubo, Hai Qing and others took the stage amidst applause.

It means the movie is about to start.

And what story does "Yenjing Falls in Love with Seattle" tell...

Xu Xin didn't know what others thought, but after reading it, he only had two words left in his mind:

"My balls hurt."

This film was actually shot well, both in terms of the camera feel and the actors' acting skills. It was actually very solid.

And it can be seen that Xue Xiaolu's handling style is to treat the film aesthetically.

But the problem is... no matter what the style of the film is, the storyline of this film makes him feel very uncomfortable.

Maybe I am too chauvinistic?

How is it that this "three things make sense" tone... is much stronger than the flavor in the script and story?

He felt that the love between the hero and the heroine, and the various metaphors, were particularly twisted, fragile, and even a little divinely sensitive.

In short, in his opinion, this film is a somewhat pretentious and literary film.

It doesn’t matter whether the audience likes it or not, the most he can do is watch it once.

Of course, when the film ends, there must be no less applause.

Xu Xin applauded and Fatty applauded.

But neither of them talked about the movie.

When the microphone was handed to Xu Xin, his evaluation was also very official:

“Mr. Teacher, thank you for your hard work and performance, thank you.”

He never mentions the quality of the film. He is really afraid that if his words "This is really an excellent movie" reach the audience, the audience will not buy it and he will take the blame.

So be it.

Whether it's good or bad, I won't judge, let the audience decide.

…

"Xu Xin's new favorite?" School belle on the show! 》

"The school beauty who goes to theater is expected to become the next generation of Xin girls"

"How good-looking is the beauty of the theater school?" Let’s see what Xu Xin thinks of it”

"Xu Xin attended the red carpet ceremony with the school's beauty, the exotic scenery was so beautiful"

When Xu Xin and Fatty attended the premiere of "Seattle" at the end, the reporters had already repaired the raw photos overnight and posted them online.

I have to admit that Xu Xin's answer is indeed too clever.

The word "campus beauty" really easily arouses too much related and irrelevant heat, so that when Xu Xin added "campus beauty" next to his search term, it immediately attracted many people who should have been connected with him. , eight unreliable heat.

Since his debut, there have been no scandals.

Everyone knew that he and Yang Mi were in love as strong as gold.

When I usually attend some events, even if the female companion is not Yang Mi, she is her co-stars in movies such as Liu Zhishi and Liu Yifei.

The term school beauty doesn't bother him at all.

In other words, the last time he was able to get close to the topic of school beauty was because of the gossip about his relationship with Yang Mi, the 05-level school beauty.

But this time Xu Xin actually brought a new girl?

Or a school beauty who goes to theater?

This news quickly attracted the attention of many people as soon as it appeared.

Moreover, some media reports are somewhat ambiguous, making Xu Xin seem to be in a different relationship.

Then, this heat began to ferment along with the keyword "school beauty".

Soon people noticed Dilraba attending the red carpet with Xu Xin. And netizens with great skills found this girl's information with almost no effort.

She is indeed a school beauty who is from Northern Xinjiang, and has also acted in TV series in Northern Xinjiang.

She is very beautiful, at least judging from the artistic photos disclosed online, this girl's three-dimensional facial features and the hint of exoticism on her face easily catch the attention of others.

And the resume is also out.

Although no one has seen her works, people familiar with the matter said that she is currently in charge of good looks in Happy Twist. In the funny stage dramas launched by Happy Twist, she will definitely appear as long as the type of beautiful beauty is needed.

He even has tens of thousands of fans on his Weibo.

So, netizens followed the lead and found the Weibo of "DEAR Dilraba" and saw various Weibo posts of this girl, selfies, performance photos, etc.

As for happy twists...

That seems to be the troupe of Shen Teng who attended the Spring Festival Gala, right?

Then some loyal fans of Happy Twist began to post things like "Xiao Di is the face of the troupe", "I have seen the show and my legs are really long" or "She is more beautiful in real life than in the photos, and the performance is crazy and very fun. ” and other comments began to ferment with the attention on the Internet.

To be honest, the popularity is not very high.

Not to mention the hot search, many people only remember this face and the title of "the school beauty of the opera school" after confirming that the news is a headline-grabbing one.

But the number of followers on Dilraba’s Weibo has been rising.

But for a newcomer who has no outstanding works in the film and television industry, it is enough.

In the entertainment industry, I'm afraid you don't have a reputation.

Not to mention anything else, there are so many actors who graduate from Beijing Film Academy every year, how many of them are well-known as soon as they debut?

But once an actor can be labeled in the early stage of her acting career, it means that she has her own recognition among all actors of the same generation, or the younger generation.

It doesn't matter whether the label is ridiculous or a prank, it doesn't matter.

With a label, when you mention it, others can know you and think of you. This is a great affirmation for the actor personally.

"Xin girl" is a label, and the same is true for "school beauty who goes to theater".

There are many school beauties who appear in dramas, but among the school beauties who attend certain occasions with Xu Xin, Dilraba is the second... Oh no, there is also Liu Yifei.

The fairy sister who was arrogant for eternity.

It's a pity that now the godhead has fallen, and the memory of a generation's youth has turned from a forced life into a mess.

Sure enough, losing weight is a woman’s lifelong enemy.

But whatever.

This little girl... already has her own label.

He has the qualification to be remembered by the entertainment industry.

And there is only one reason why she can easily obtain the label that many people dream of. That is, she walked on the red carpet with Xu Xin.

In the spiritual world where countless people are jealous, envious, and even fantasize that the position next to Director Xu can be replaced by their own...the fallen leaves that are just ignorant and ignorant have been quietly blown up by the wind brought by the giant's march, and they are floating in the air. Entering the door that exudes bright starlight.

…

"Director Xu, please walk slowly."

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

When Xu Xin left the premiere, he was followed by many people bidding him farewell.

Some know it and some don’t.

But the film's creative team didn't come out because they were still being interviewed by reporters.

As these people sent him off, Xu Xin first let Pang Di hold his hand to get into the car, then he politely waved to everyone, said thank you for your hard work, and got into the car.

The window of the Mercedes-Benz business car could not be lowered, and his gesture of waving goodbye finally froze at the moment when the door closed.

After closing the door, he leaned back in the chair and said to the driver:

"Let's go."

There was no nostalgia.

"Send her home first... By the way, where are you staying? Ruihua?"

As the "industry" of its own shareholders, although it was personally complained by shareholders as "stupid", Ruihua was still the hotel where Shuangwei stayed.

Dilireba nodded quickly:

"Yes, I live in Ruihua."

"Then let's go to Ruihua, what time is the flight tomorrow?"

"10:20 am."

"Remember not to be late, don't delay the class."

"Yes, I understand, Brother Xu, don't worry."

Dilireba quickly agreed, thought for a while, and asked:

"Brother Xu, do you like the movie today?"

"What about you? Do you like it?"

"I... I don't like the story very much, but I think Teacher Tang Wei's performance is very good."

She chose to tell the truth.

But Xu Xin didn't say anything.

He looked at the neon lights outside the window and said to her without looking back:

"Remember, as a public figure, it doesn't matter whether you like it or not. What's important is that you'd better not tell anyone your truest psychological feelings."

Dilireba was stunned.

"I..."

"I understand what you mean, but, whether it's me or anyone else, it's best not to let anyone know your true thoughts. Think about it, if what you said is passed on to the ears of the person concerned, have you offended someone for nothing?"

Retracting his gaze, Xu Xin glanced at her and shook his head:

"So, don't say it. Besides, whether you like it or not is never important. This is the rule of the game in this circle."

Hearing this, although Di Lieba showed a look of approval, she still said:

"But... Brother Xu, I won't hide anything from you and Sister Mi."

"Then when we ask you, just answer honestly. If we don't ask, you don't say it, and the same applies to other people. In the future, the popularity and interests of this circle will become more and more complicated. If you are not careful, your bright future may end up in a situation of losing everything. Do you understand?"

"I understand."

This time, Di Lieba did not hesitate.

After nodding vigorously, she stopped discussing any movie topics.

She didn't even say a word.

She was actually quite happy, because what Brother Xu taught her today were some rules for survival in this circle. But at the same time, does this also mean that she is not a role without status in Brother Xu's heart?

After all, if it was just a conversation, he would just listen, and there was no need to teach her these things.

The principles taught by Brother Xu, like Sister Mi, she would definitely remember them very carefully.

But... for some reason, at this moment, she had an idea in her mind, that is...

Is that the school beauty of Beijing Film Academy...

the same as herself?

Like herself, she got the honor of being taught some things by Brother Xu personally?

She didn't know.

But when she thought of the two of them being of similar age, background, and even the same identity as the "school beauty"... she understood that her acting style would definitely conflict with her in the future.

For a moment, a feeling of "why is there Liang if there is Yu" rose in her heart.

But she didn't know who was Yu and who was Liang.

Then... let's wait and see.

…

“Okay, go back and have a rest early.”

“Yeah!”

The girl nodded vigorously, and suddenly laughed foolishly at Xu Xin:

“Hehe…Brother Xu.”

“Yeah?”

“Thank you, Brother Xu! I’m super happy!”

Hearing this, Xu Xin looked at her big, lively eyes that had disappeared, and chuckled:

“Ha~”

Waving goodbye to the girl, he closed the car door and left the hotel reception desk.

In the car, he sent a message to his wife, roughly telling her about what happened today.

There was nothing else, mainly the last voice message:

“Fat Di performed quite well this time, whether it was the etiquette when giving business cards or other aspects, it was very presentable. Not bad~”

His words were equivalent to giving the girl a green light from his wife.

But Yang Mi didn’t reply.

Looking at the time, she was either practicing or busy.

He didn’t ask any more questions, and after turning off his phone, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, at noon on the 16th, Xu Xin received a friend invitation from an unknown person.

The name was "Actor-Dilraba Dilmurat", and the friend note was "Brother Xu, this is my new phone."

After Xu Xin added her as a friend, she sent a message:

"Brother Xu, I listened to you, bought a new phone, and registered WeChat. I will use this WeChat to add work partners in the future. I have arrived at school now, and I will go to class after dinner."

Then she sent an emoticon of a puppy hugging.

Not to mention, it's pretty cute.

Xu Xin replied:

"OK."

After the girl sent another emoticon of a puppy bowing, Xu Xin did not reply, and she did not continue to send.

Then, on the morning of the 17th, Xu Xin received a message:

"The box office of "Yanjing Loves Seattle" totaled 13.52 million in the first 4 hours and the next day."

It's a pleasant surprise.

After all, Xiying Studio invested 15 million in this film, and the total investment was only over 30 million.

If this trend continues, the box office will probably explode.

Of course, the explosion here will definitely not be as exaggerated as "Lost in Thailand", "Exorcist" and "The Sun Also Rises", but as long as the reputation is not ruined, the minimum will probably be 300 million.

Xu Xin thought that the box office was really going to explode.

Although he has been active in the film and television industry, he always feels that the box office has been pulled up all of a sudden.

The market suddenly became prosperous.

Unconsciously, he thought again... Will there be any credit for this?

And how much of his credit... does it account for?

However, this thought did not last long in his heart, because soon someone came to him.

"Director Xu, are you there? I have something to talk to you about."

Yuan Jinlin's WeChat found him in a very polite and formal way.

At that time, Xu Xin was taking a nap, so when he saw the message, it was already past 3 pm.

"Sorry, Mr. Yuan, I was resting just now and just woke up. Just tell me, you're welcome."

The other party had talked to him about chasing light at the premiere before, and Xu Xin probably still talked about this matter.

Sure enough, the other party replied quickly:

"Haha, then I'm sorry to bother Director Xu. I have a story script here, which is now relatively mature. I would like to ask you to take a look, okay?"

"Sure, no problem. Then send it to me first, and we can talk after I finish reading it?"

"Okay, then I'll send it to you now."

"Okay."

As soon as Xu Xin finished replying, the other party sent a file directly to him on WeChat.

"Monster Hunt" (Note 1)

This is the name of the script.

"Okay, I'll take a look first."

"Okay."

Soon, Xu Xin came to the studio, got the file on the computer, opened it directly, and found that it was densely packed with pages. Obviously, the script was already very mature, even the actors' lines and so on were included.

He realized... he had taken on a somewhat "troublesome" job.

If it was just a story outline like the previous "Changjin Lake", he would naturally read it very quickly. But if it was the entire script, it would take hours to read it.

With a twitch of his mouth, he directly chose to print.

Then, while printing, he boiled water and made tea. After preparing all the work necessities, the script was also typed.

Wow, it's really thick.

He glanced at the boiling tea, changed his position directly, and his eyes fell on the first line of words.

"This is a world where humans and monsters are interdependent but difficult to coexist..."

The truth.

When he saw the first sentence, Xu Xin knew... this play seemed to require a lot of special effects shots.

Chasing the light... is back.

…

"Dad~ I'm back~"

Nuan Nuan, carrying her schoolbag, jumped and opened the door of the workshop, and ran straight to her father's study without even taking off her shoes.

Xu Xin, who heard the noise, put down the script and rubbed his eyes tiredly.

Only then did he realize that it was already past five o'clock.

He temporarily put down the script in his hand, which had only seven or eight pages left, and smiled and opened his arms, hugging his daughter who he hadn't seen for a day.

"Where's my brother?"

"My brother is playing, he wants to draw, draw a big tiger~ roar~~~~"

Looking at the cute roar of his beloved baby, Xu Xin laughed twice and walked out with her in his arms.

But he was thinking about this story in his mind.

To be honest, the story is quite interesting.

There is no depth, but it is a very ordinary genre film.

This kind of script, even if it is very complete, in fact, according to his habit, it will take at most an hour to finish.

But he read this script very slowly.

Or rather...very detailed.

Because this is a "big job".

If it is done, it will be the biggest job that Zhui Guang has encountered so far.

Because in the story, the little monster called "Hu Ba" is almost throughout, and there are some other monsters appearing, so it can be said that every scene is a special effect.

This kind of film is very needed by Zhui Guang.

It can hone their abilities, and the workload is destined to make it difficult for any company in China to compete with them.

Even if the bidding is open at that time, these people will feel numb when they see the hundreds of servers that Zhui Guang bought and refurbished last year.

So he looked very carefully.

While watching, he began to simulate the picture in his mind.

Estimating what proportion the special effects will account for.

And the conclusion he gave was... at least 70%.

Although it does not mean that every scene is a special effect, this kind of special effect lens will appear in more than 70% of the time in the whole film. He is really moved.

If he had not kept it secret for Yuan Jinlin, he would have transferred the file to Zhui Guang long ago.

It smells good.

This script... is very good.

Oh, this little thing called "Hu Ba" is so cute.

Thinking all the way, he walked into the house and took the two children to wash their hands.

…

The children have three meals and two dinners at school. When they come back, they have already eaten dinner at school. But usually, because they eat too closely, the two children don’t eat much for dinner.

If they are hungry, they will continue to eat at home.

Yang Dalin went to cook, and Yang Chunling and Xu Xin took care of the children in the living room.

Yangyang’s teacher assigned a task to Yangyang alone. Maybe because he thought he was good at drawing, he wanted him to draw a big tiger to match tomorrow’s game task and show it in front of the children.

Xu Xin adjusted a documentary about tigers for him.

Let the child play freely.

It’s a challenge for the child to cultivate his own independent aesthetics.

Although he is only a three-year-old child... but Xu Xin is still quite confident in Yangyang.

Draw it.

See what the big tiger looks like in the eyes of the child.

As for Nuannuan... she sat next to Xu Xin, half lying and half leaning on the sofa eating fruit.

It’s so cool.

Xu Xin ignored her and replied to Yuan Jinlin with his mobile phone:

"I have finished reading the story. To be honest, I think its style is a bit like a fairy tale. Is Mr. Yuan planning to make it for children?"

Yuan Jinlin replied quickly:

"No, Director Xu, rather than saying it is for children, I hope it can be a work of family happiness. It is the kind that parents can watch with their children."

After hearing this voice, Xu Xin thought about it for a while and said in agreement:

"It is indeed very suitable. Its story is very interesting. Compared with the ordinary themes of monsters and ghosts, the theme is warmer. It is suitable for the whole family to watch together. The threshold for watching movies is still very low. And it is quite mature in all aspects. It is a very good script story."

Xu Xin gave a direct summary.

He naturally didn't believe that the other party came to him just to see such a relatively simple script story.

This script does not even require any aesthetic threshold, and the structure, lines, character setting, etc. are also very mature, and it does not need other people's guidance at all.

He came to him... should it be for special effects?

Just as I was thinking about it, Yuan Jinlin replied:

"Then... Director Xu, are you interested?"

"..."

Xu Xin was stunned.

He blinked at the phone screen.

No, buddy.

I was eyeing the special effects in this story for Zhui Guang.

As a result... you directly targeted me?

(Note 1: I saw that the filming time of "Monster Hunt" was 2010, but the plot that Xu Xin wanted to do special effects had not been introduced at that time, so I changed the timeline to now. And it was re-shot once in the middle, so it does not conflict with the original release time, don't be too picky.)