Chapter 967 961 Tiger Adventure

Chapter 967 961. Tiger Adventure

Looking at Yuan Jinlin's words that were almost like putting his inner thoughts on the table, Xu Xin did not rush to reply.

Instead, he held the phone and thought for a while before replying:

"Where is Teacher Yuan now?"

"I've returned to Hong Kong. But I'm going to Yanjing on the 19th to attend the Directors Association's awards ceremony."

Seeing this, Xu Xin did not say nonsense like "What a coincidence, I also want to attend", but directly said:

"Then let's make an appointment on the 19th to sit down?"

"Okay. I just happened to talk to Director Xu about my ideas."

"Well, no problem, see you on the 19th."

After agreeing on a time with Yuan Jinlin, Xu Xin sat on the sofa and fell into deep thought.

In fact, the story of this script is quite "flat".

It's not that it's bad, but it's a very typical story script.

If it were before, he might not even consider it.

But...he actually still remembers the old man's words.

"Don't have any prejudice against commercial films."

Indeed, for directors, the audience's level of artistic appreciation is uneven. But the most essential pursuit of the audience when they go to the cinema is the same, that is, to find a film that can bring some entertainment and relaxation to the spirit.

There is actually no difference between coming to the cinema to watch a 2-hour bitter and vengeful but highly artistic movie and sitting in the cinema happily for two hours to watch a movie by Stephen Chow. After all, since its birth, movies have been based on spiritual entertainment, but later film masters have gradually elevated it to the level of art.

It was also after chatting with the old man that he realized that movies... are actually movies.

There is no difference in "entertainment".

Although he now has the script in his hands, his first reaction is still to think about the depth of the script, artistic expression, ideological viewpoints, etc.... But he is also trying to flatten the amount of thinking from this angle as much as possible.

And the story of "Monster Hunt"... In fact, in his opinion, it is a bit similar to "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

It's just that Stephen Chow's routine is to wrap all thoughts in a movie lens with a strong personal style.

The story of "Monster Hunt" does not have this.

But in terms of storytelling, it is very complete from the beginning, starting with the clues.

But for Xu Xin, it is actually "not enough".

But this "not enough" is thought from the perspective of an art film.

It's a bit nitpicking.

If he shoots this story, he may not need to think about it, just need to find an overall story rhythm, and then add his own style to this rhythm line.

No need to change, and don't go the way of "commercial film art".

Yuan Jinlin wants to make a family-friendly film, so the film must be easy to understand.

And this story is okay.

It's just... I always feel that this story is a bit too "flat".

While thinking about it, suddenly, a voice of resistance came into his ears.

"Get up!!!!"

Xu Xin subconsciously came back to his senses and saw Nuannuan holding a few paintbrushes in her hand, standing in front of her brother, eager to try.

Yangyang was very protective of his child, lying on the small table, protecting the drawing board under him while making this noise.

Nuannuan tried to squat down with a paintbrush, and Yangyang changed from lying cross-legged on the table to kneeling on the ground, "pouting" on the table, and began to push her squatting sister.

He just didn't let her get close.

Nuannuan showed extraordinary patience this time, and didn't do it directly, but grabbed the drawing through her brother's "defense loophole".

Then...

Yangyang had a direct stress reaction, and poked the watercolor pen in his hand towards the back of his sister's hand.

The little arm hit the table and made a "bang" sound.

It was obviously hard.

Xu Xin's mouth twitched when he saw it.

But he didn't say anything.

And Nuannuan was hurt by the poking, and her head was very stubborn.

She didn't let go.

Yangyang saw that she didn't let go, so he continued to poke.

Nuannuan finally couldn't stand it anymore, and after letting go, she grabbed her brother's collar and started to pull.

Yangyang was also stupid. He tried his best to protect the table and refused to get up even if his sister pulled him.

Then when his sister couldn't pull him anymore, he muttered:

"You little strongman."

Then...

"Woo wow!"

Nuannuan cried and started to hit her brother.

The brother was hurt by the beating and started to cry.

The Xu family suddenly became lively again.

Xu Xin listened to the piercing cry, rubbed his ears, and sighed in his heart.

Alas...

What sin did he commit in the first place?

Why did he give birth to these two things?

Why did you want children so early? Really, if it weren't for these two things, he and his wife would have lived a carefree life every day.

While thinking, he looked at the scene of deep affection between the brother and sister in front of him indifferently.

It's okay, he has entered the crying stage.

It's estimated that in two or three minutes, one of them will come to find him.

It depends on the other's demands at that time.

On the TV screen, the voice of the narrator sounded along with the crying:

"Little brother Sam's mischief makes big sister Mandy difficult to adapt to, so Mandy decided to stay away from her brother..."

In the voice of the narrator speaking nonsense with eyes open, as expected...

Or it can be said that only parents know their children best.

After crying loudly and giving Yangyang a beating, Nuannuan wiped her tears and threw herself into her father's arms.

"Dad, I want to draw! He won't let me, he hit me! Woohoo..."

Looking at the two watercolor marks on the back of his daughter's hand, Xu Xin thought that she was just like your mother, talking nonsense with her eyes open. Your brother just poked you twice, and you punched him several times.

But seeing his son sitting up straight as soon as his sister left, wiping his tears while lowering his head to pick up the watercolor pen... Xu Xin knew how to deal with this matter.

"Then can Dad draw with you?"

"Yes!"

Seeing his daughter agreed, Xu Xin took out a small table from the side, took out a piece of drawing paper and put it on the table.

The daughter was on the left and the son was on the right.

He, the old father, sat in the middle of the mat to prevent the two from fighting again.

"Okay, you draw."

Just after she finished speaking, the voice of the narrator sounded from the TV over there:

"Mandy decided to start an adventure!"

"Dad, Tiger is going on an adventure! Roar!!!"

Nuan Nuan, who still had tears on her face, was immediately diverted.

Xu Xin thought you knew a lot...

You know what the word "adventure" means.

He smiled and said perfunctorily:

"Yeah, adventure!"

"Roar! Adventure! Tiger! Tiger takes mom and dad on an adventure!"

The little girl seemed to have been inspired by something, and she grabbed the watercolor pen and began to doodle on the drawing.

Xu Xin looked at the scribbled lines and shook his head helplessly.

He thought to himself, my daughter, you really don't have much talent for painting...

Looking back at Yang Yang...He has been smearing the entire drawing board with a yellow watercolor pen.

It's like he wants to lay a base color.

It's also strange. Xu Xin obviously didn't teach him to paint, but he has his own feeling in terms of color.

He didn't know if it was the natural filter of being a parent... Even if his son was just applying a base color, he felt that the color was used very well...

But no matter what, the family did calm down.

He looked up and watched the documentary on TV, watching the "jungle adventure" of the little tiger named Mandy under the camera of the documentary, and was finally discovered by his mother who came back and slapped her in the face...

Tsk.

She is really a tigress.

Whose good family finds a tigress?

He sighed as he watched.

About ten minutes later...

"Dad, the painting is done!"

Nuannuan's words not only attracted Xu Xin's attention, but even Yangyang couldn't help looking over.

As a result, Nuannuan pointed at Yangyang like a chicken with hair fried:

"You are not allowed to look!"

Yangyang was stunned, and a trace of contempt and disdain appeared on his palm-sized face.

Obviously, he really despised his sister's ghost painting.

Then she lowered her head and began to outline the "spots" with a brown watercolor pen on the drawing that was already covered with light yellow, ignoring her sister.

Xu Xin looked at the scribbled lines on his daughter's drawing board and asked with a smile:

"What are you drawing?"

"Adventure! Tiger adventure! Roar!!!"

"..."

As a director with artistic aesthetic ability, Xu Xin really couldn't see what kind of "adventure" there was in these lines.

But after all, she was his daughter, so he encouraged her and said:

"Then can you tell Dad about it?"

Hearing this, Nuan Nuan nodded vigorously and pointed to the three circles on the drawing:

"This is Dad, this is Mom, and this is me! Let's go on an adventure together!"

"...Where's my brother?"

"He doesn't listen, I won't take him!"

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

Yang Yang looked up and glanced at his sister again.

Heh.

Stupid groundhog.

As for Xu Xin... you know what, when he saw that the "circle" everywhere in the whole drawing was actually himself, he was quite happy.

Then he heard Nuan Nuan continue to say:

"Dad, mom and I came to the mountain first, roar!!! Then jumped down! Roar!!"

"..."

Daughter, you want your dad to die.

"Climbed up again! And went to see the little rabbit~ roar!!!"

Do you believe that the rabbit was scared to incontinence when seeing the three tigers?

"This is the big bad wolf! The little rabbit and the big bad wolf said goodbye to us~ Then we went to find the sun~"

Yeah, yes, the three of us went directly to the crematorium.

Can't you look forward to your dad?

"The sun said good morning~ I said: roar~~~~ Dad said woof! Mom said good morning~~~"

? ? ?

Do you want to see what you are talking about?

Your dad is a dog?

"We found the moon! Dad took a bite of the moon, and only half of it was left!"

Your dad...

Forget it.

Xu Xin, who was no longer able to complain, nodded with a smile.

"Yeah, what's next?"

"Dad is full! Take me and mom home! The sun said goodbye to me~ The adventure is over!!!"

"Pa pa pa pa..."

Xu Xin began to applaud:

"Great! Are you happy with the adventure?"

"Happy~~~~"

Nuan Nuan, who had expressed her desire to paint, stood up with a satisfied look on her face, gave up those drawings, and sat directly in her father's arms.

"Dad..."

"Hmm?"

"I miss my mom..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

Then he heard a sentence:

"I want to go on an adventure with my parents...I want to go on an adventure with my mother~I want to see the Big Bad Wolf! Dad, where is Mom?"

Nuannuan muttered, and asked a question that he didn't know how many times he had asked.

"Mom went to work."

Xu Xin responded softly.

He even knew what his daughter would ask next:

"Are you filming a movie?"

"Yes, Mom went to film a movie."

"When will you be back?"

"I'll be back in a few days~"

These conversations have been repeated countless times since Yang Mi left.

And today, Nuannuan suddenly said:

"Dad...I want to make a movie too..."

"?"

Xu Xin was stunned.

This is the first time he has heard this sentence from his daughter since he was a child.

Although the child is only three years old and less than four years old, she has an independent consciousness, which is certain.

When he heard that his daughter wanted to make a movie, his first reaction was curiosity:

"Why do you want to make a movie?"

"Because... I can be a big tiger! Go on adventures with mom and dad! Roar!!!"

Looking at his daughter's cute look of putting her five fingers together and pretending to be fierce, Xu Xin realized that what she wanted was not to make a movie, but to be with mom and dad...

But to be cautious, he still asked:

"Do you like making movies?"

Then he saw his daughter shook her head very honestly:

"I don't like it! But mom said dad will make a lot of movies for me to watch, I must like it!"

"Uh..."

"Dad and mom make movies, and I watch them with mom and dad! Hehe! Go on adventures! Roar!!"

"..."

Xu Xin was stunned...

Suddenly laughed out loud.

"Haha~"

Okay.

Watch it together...let's watch it together.

Isn't there a book in my hand that is suitable for family happiness? I just dozed off and a pillow was given...

This fate seems to be destined.

Seeing her father smile, Nuan Nuan couldn't help but smile too.

As she smiled, she saw her brother's gaze.

So, she proudly put her arms around her father's neck.

Envious, right?

I have a father!

…

"Director Xu, sorry for the long wait."

No. 19.

Yuan Jinlin walked into the teahouse and saw Xu Xin sitting there playing with his phone. He quickly went up to him and extended his hand.

"It's okay, I just got here too."

Xu Xin smiled and shook his hand, then made a gesture of invitation.

After Yuan Jinlin sat down, he signaled the tea artist opposite to make tea, and then said to the phone:

"Teacher Yuan is here, I won't talk to you anymore. I have asked Mengmeng to frame Yangyang's paintings. That wall in our house is empty, and it will be used to hang his paintings in the future. Okay, I'll be busy for a while, you go to bed early."

Hearing this, Yuan Jinlin took out the script from his bag and asked curiously:

"Is it Teacher Yang Mi?"

"Yes."

Xu Xin responded:

"She is participating in the film promotion activities in the United States."

In fact, this topic can be ended now, and it's just right for the two to get to the point.

But...

His mentality at this moment is actually quite conspicuous.

Take the initiative to say:

"My son's school held a small art exhibition..."

While speaking, he opened the photo album on his mobile phone.

"The little guy's paintings received unanimous praise, and he also brought back a certificate. The school also said that he would participate in the Youth Palace Children's Art Exhibition in May this year. His mother is very happy."

He handed over the phone.

Yuan Jinlin looked at Xu Xin with some surprise before taking the phone.

The photo showed a piece of yellow-based drawing paper.

On the drawing paper, brown, green, blue and other watercolor pens were used to outline a... somewhat exaggerated outline.

But Yuan Jinlin took a look and asked tentatively:

"Tiger?"

"Yes, tiger."

This time, Yuan Jinlin was a little amazed.

Not to mention, this child's painting has a bit of abstract style. Although it looks a bit clumsy to adults,... the charm is quite strong.

Even if it is painted with watercolor pens, but...

"How old is Director Xu's child?"

"Three years old."

"..."

Yuan Jinlin's mouth twitched...

A three-year-old child can naturally bring a bit of abstract charm through this painting method...

That means this child is indeed talented.

He couldn't help but ask again:

"Has he learned painting?"

"No. But he has been very interested in these colors and colors since he was a child."

"..."

This time, Yuan Jinlin's exclamation seemed sincere.

If he has never learned it, then he is indeed very talented.

Seeing his expression, Xu Xin's vanity as a parent was greatly satisfied at this moment... He now more or less truly felt why when he was a child, whether on TV or in contact with people around him, those parents whose children studied well and had a promising future always liked to bring their children out in words and deeds...

In fact, this desire to show off is essentially irrepressible.

If possible, he even wanted to let the world know how great Yangyang is...

Let him become "the child of other people's families".

Although he knew that this idea was unrealistic, he was in a very good mood at the moment.

He didn't even care if he had become the person he hated the most back then.

And Yuan Jinlin... he could see that Xu Xin was showing off.

But he also had a child, so he could understand Xu Xin's mentality.

So, the two of them chatted about the topic of children for a while, and when the tea artist politely asked if they wanted to change the next cup of tea, the topic of children was temporarily ended.

Yuan Jinlin pushed the script to Xu Xin:

"Director Xu, this is the outline of the script I made, the story line, and some character settings, please take a look."

"Okay."

Xu Xin, who was "happy" chatting, nodded and took it.

As soon as I opened the character setting column, I heard Yuan Jinlin say:

"In fact, the heroine in my story is designed based on Teacher Wei. In the first version, the main role was actually played by the male protagonist Song Tianyin, but after watching "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", I thought the role of the female demon catcher was particularly good, so I changed it to this version."

Hearing this, Xu Xin looked at the cartoon character setting of a female character that looked very "cool" drawn by the other party, and nodded slightly:

"Does it mean that Teacher Yuan hopes that Brother Qi can play the role?"

"If it's possible... After all, the prototype of the character in this version of the story is designed according to her."

After Yuan Jinlin gave the answer, Xu Xin thought about it, turned his head and smiled at the tea artist over there:

"Let's make tea ourselves, thank you for your hard work."

The tea artist nodded quickly:

"It's not hard."

Then he stood up:

"Enjoy your time, both of you."

Soon, there were only two people left in the room.

Because he had read the script before, although the information Yuan Jinlin gave was thick, Xu Xin read it quickly.

After flipping through it, he nodded slightly:

"Well, the information about the characters is also very detailed... Mr. Yuan has been preparing this script for a long time, right? Where did the inspiration come from?"

"Liao Zhai, there is a short story about "The House Monster" in Liao Zhai..."

Yuan Jinlin began to talk about the inspiration for his story.

Xu Xin listened and looked at the information at the same time.

After Yuan Jinlin finished talking about his thoughts on the script, he took the initiative to say:

"Director Xu, how do you feel about this story?"

"Hmm..."

Xu Xin looked down at the character illustrations and smiled:

"The story structure is definitely very solid. As for Qi Ge...she just finished filming "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", and I'm not sure if she wants to continue to delve into this subject matter. This is debatable...or in other words, things in the casting stage are not considered now. As for my own impression, it's not bad. Mainly because I think Teacher Yuan's approach is quite good. This is a family-friendly movie, and there are no horror elements...just like we communicated on WeChat, it is indeed a story that can be watched by a family of three. I'm still very excited."

When he said this, Yuan Jinlin's face showed a hint of joy.

Because he was not afraid of anything else, he was afraid that Xu Xin would not be interested.

And now as long as Director Xu was interested, the next question would be easy to discuss.

Xu Xin didn't hide it and said directly:

"But I probably won't be able to release this movie this year. Has any company contacted Mr. Yuan about this script?"

"No."

Yuan Jinlin shook his head:

"After the first version of the story was completed, I wanted to invest in several companies. But it happened that "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was released at that time. After watching it, I thought it would be better to change the angle, so I redesigned it based on the original structure. To be honest with Director Xu, on the day we first met, I was still a little short of finishing work. Only then was it completed, and the first person to see this story was Director Xu."

"Haha~ Then I'm quite honored."

Xu Xin didn't care whether what he said was true or not. After responding, he said:

"Then I'll ask Brother Qi now, how about it?"

Yuan Jinlin's eyes lit up:

"Sure."

"Yeah."

He called Wei directly.

As a result...

"What the hell?"

Listening to the male voice coming from the phone, Xu Xin rolled his eyes directly:

"Bad luck!"

"Get lost! If you have something to say, just say it! Do you think I am happy to answer your call so early in the morning?"

"I'm looking for Brother Qi, not you."

"I! It's the Zerg!"

"You've played too much StarCraft, right?"

Too lazy to brag with him, Xu Xin asked directly:

"Where's Brother Qi?"

"He's taking a shower. What?"

"Where are you two?"

"Yanjing. She's going to attend a director award ceremony tomorrow."

"...Why don't you call me when you two return to Yanjing?"

"Why should I call you? Can you cook?"

"..."

This bastard really doesn't give me any face.

Xu Xin sighed helplessly:

"Ah... Forget it, do you have anything to do later?"

"I guess so."

"What do you mean?"

"I made an appointment with a real estate agent. Oh, yes, I was going to ask you, who did Uncle Xu find to buy those two courtyard houses? Can you contact them for me? How about we be neighbors?"

Xu Xin thought to himself, "Go away."

Who the hell wants to be your neighbor?

If I'm your neighbor, what good will it be for me?

If our two families become neighbors, you don't even need to buy pots and pans.

How many meals do you have to eat at my house every day?

I hate you, a man without boundaries.

So, he didn't argue and said directly:

"I'll send a script to Qi Ge, let her see if she's interested."

"...Brother, we plan to get married this year."

Luckily Xu Xin didn't turn on the speaker, otherwise Yuan Jinlin would probably be shocked.

"I know, let her see if she's interested first. I'll talk to her later."

"If you dare to delay my wedding, I'll kill you!"

"Got it."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xin sent the electronic version of the script to Wei Wei's WeChat. Then he said to Yuan Jinlin:

"Let's talk about whether she's interested. If I were to shoot this story, would Teacher Yuan have any requirements?"

This obviously made Yuan Jinlin a little flattered.

Quickly shook his head:

"No, I believe in Director Xu's ability."

"Well... OK, then I'll have someone make a budget these days? And split the special effects shots of this play... I roughly estimated that there are at least 600 special effects shots in this movie. It's a slow and meticulous work..."

Subtext: I agreed.

Yuan Jinlin, who understood this, smiled and nodded:

"Well, no problem!"

Like many screenwriters, he was naturally happy to be able to work with Xu Xin.

After all... the other party is a big director.

...

"Brother Cong, who is it?"

Wei Wei, who came out wrapped in a bath towel, asked curiously while wiping her hair.

As for the appearance of her fiancé holding her mobile phone and looking at it, she didn't care.

Just look at it.

There's nothing shameful.

Most of the iPhone 5 that she bought last year is selfies of herself and him.

There are all kinds of them.

It occupies 80% of the memory.

Apart from these, it was nothing more than the chat records in WeChat...

Different from Sister Mi's strict defense, she felt that the content of girls' chats was just a little dirty, so it didn't matter.

Your man should be spoiled by himself, and he can watch whatever he wants.

Wang Sicong said without even raising his head:

"Lao Xu."

"...Ah?"

"I just sent you a script called "Monster Hunt"...Why do I feel it is similar to "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons"."

"Uh...Let me see."

She took the phone away directly and complained:

"Why didn't you call me earlier."

"Lao Xu is not an outsider...and you should get dressed quickly, we have an appointment with the agent at 10:30."

Hearing this, Wei looked up at her boyfriend:

"How about I not go?"

"??? Why?"

Wang Sicong looked puzzled.

"Because Director Xu asked me to read the script. I want to finish it quickly~"

"...Are you crazy? We don't look at the wedding house? You read the script?"

Looking at her fiancé's incredible look, Wei Wei nodded seriously:

"Yeah!...With you, I live in a rental house, which is a wedding house. But without Director Xu, I wouldn't be where I am today, and...I wouldn't have you, so, in my heart, this script is much more important than the house!"

"..."

Wang Sicong opened his mouth...

Try to say something.

But he couldn't say it.

He always felt that what Brother Qi said was weird, as if he didn't know the main and the secondary.

But...

I don't know why, but I feel very warm in my heart.

The kind of warmness that makes me very happy.

For a moment, he looked at his fiancée who was wrapped in a bath towel and reading the script seriously... After thinking for a while, he took out his mobile phone and sent a message to the agent:

"Cancel today's event. Let's talk about it the day after tomorrow. In addition, please help me find a house in Shijia Hutong. It's better to contact more houses. Money is not a problem, but I want the kind that can be connected together, so that it will be convenient for me to renovate it when the time comes."

After sending it, he threw the phone on the bed and walked out of the room directly.

A moment.

"Seventh brother, here, tea."

Wei Wei was distracted from the world of the script, glanced at the teacup on the table, and a sweet smile spread across the corners of her mouth.

She tilted her head slightly and pouted.

Wang Sicong smiled and kissed her.

"MUA~"

"Look, I'll ask the chef to cook... What do you want to eat? Or do you want to go out to eat?"

"It's all right... I'll read the script first. Do you want to have dinner with Director Xu tonight?"

"That's fine too. I'll ask the nanny to cut some fruit for you."

"Yeah yeah."

With Wei Wei's agreement, Wang Sicong walked out of the bedroom.

After going downstairs, he looked at Apple who got up from the sofa and said directly:

"We won't go to the agency today. Let the SPA team come to our house. Let the chef make something delicious for her at noon. Then go get the dresses from those brands for her to attend the event this time."

Apple responded:

"Okay."

"Oh, by the way, have you chosen the car for the trip?"

"Yes, Maybach."

"Okay... The weather will be cold tomorrow, so prepare the hot packs for her so that she won't catch a cold."

"Yeah."

"Oh, by the way, while we are here today, you can go and finalize the matter of the charity fund. If there is anything that needs our signatures, let them send it over in the afternoon and we will do it together."

"Okay!"

After explaining a series of things, Wang Sicong suddenly locked his eyes on the green lawn outside the villa...

He suddenly asked:

"Apple, what do you think... If I buy a dog for Brother Qi, will she like it?"

Guo Ping was stunned for a moment, and glanced in the direction he was looking...

For no reason, a sentence popped up in her mind:

"Don't we already have one at home..."

But she didn't dare to say it, for fear of being destroyed by humane means.

She just nodded:

"Okay."