MTL - I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad-Chapter 414 412. Upstairs Neighbors

  Chapter 414 412. Upstairs neighbors

"coming?"

  When he saw Tian Shuanghe, his first sentence was the same as before.

   And the second action is the same every time.

   Point to the small tea table over the sofa.

  Xu Xin sat down on the side of the long sofa and left the single sofa to him.

   "You came at a good time."

   Tian Shuanghe said as he came to the office cabinet behind.

   Several trophies of "The Wind" are still placed in the back, looking spotless. After opening the small drawer next to the showcase, he took out a small box from it.

"How to say?"

  Xu Xin was a little puzzled.

  I wondered if there was any good news coming out?

  But Tian Shuanghe handed the small box to Xu Xin:

"Give."

   "...for me?"

   Xu Xin, who didn't know why, took the wooden box without any logo, and said something puzzled.

   Now Tian Shuanghe rolled his eyes:

   "You are beautiful. I will take you to taste it and give you the whole box? You think it is beautiful."

   "...?"

  Xu Xin opened the small wooden box in bewilderment, only to find that there was a box of tea bags inside.

  There is a splendid lining inside the box, on which is written four official script characters: Beidou No. 1.

"This is…"

   "Beidou Peak Beidou No. 1, the three six-plant mother tree Dahongpao were picked from the first cuttings of the living tea tree. The people in Yindu gave me a box..."

   "Is it expensive? This tea?"

  He usually drinks Pu-erh tea, which is bought by the old man. If you are thirsty, you will drink the jasmine from the Jinghua factory. Drinking jasmine is a habit brought from Yang Mi.

  According to her, the water in Yanjing City used to be bad and smelly, so people in Yanjing like the smell of jasmine tea.

  The tea is brewed, it is fragrant and quenches thirst, it is his favorite drink.

   But at the end of the day, he is not well versed in tea.

   Especially the oolong tea series, because of the taste, his preference is not here.

   Dan Tian Shuanghe likes to drink tea.

   also understands tea.

  He knows this.

  But... when Tian Shuanghe heard Xu Xin's words, he took the box away.

   Put it under the coffee table in front of him:

   "It's not very tasty, let me change it for you."

   "..."

  In an instant, Xu Xin was speechless.

  I said in my heart that your old man thinks it is not good to drink, or do you think it is a waste for me to drink it?

   Bullying me doesn't know how to do it.

   Looking at his speechless expression, Tian Shuanghe couldn't help asking:

   "Xiao Xu...do you have any hobbies?"

   "Does making a movie and writing a script count?"

   "This is work, it doesn't count. What about outside work? ... I think you are quite willing to drink Moutai. Do you like drinking?"

   "I don't like it. I only drink Moutai. My dad likes it, so I get used to it."

   "Is that smoking?"

   "I can only smoke Zhonghua, and I can't get used to other cigarettes."

   "Then... collection? Sports? Swimming?... Playing computer? Luxury car? Famous watch?"

   "...all so-so."

   Now, Tian Shuanghe finally couldn't help shaking his head:

   "Really bring my son over to meet you if you get the chance. Let him see what his peers are doing at this stage..."

"…hey-hey."

  Xu Xin, who seemed to be living as a "other person's child", laughed twice:

   "Don't follow me completely. Sometimes I also feel that my life is quite boring..."

   "If you don't have desires, you can be strong."

  As he spoke, he took out a bag of the so-called "Beidou-1" from the wooden box again, and started to boil water.

   Not so reluctant to drink a bag of tea.

   Just kidding.

   And Xu Xin didn't know much about tea, so he didn't say how difficult the tea was, but asked while cutting the small bag with scissors:

   "I came here in such a hurry this time because of the matter of "The Grandmaster"?"

"right."

   "Tell me, what do you think? Want to direct? ... It's a bit difficult to direct."

   "That's not true."

  Seeing that he also misunderstood himself, Xu Xin shook his head with a smile, and began to express his thoughts slowly.

  Tian Shuanghe listened while serving tea at the beginning.

   He could hear the back, but his brows frowned.

  Even if the water has burned over 85 degrees, don't bother.

  Amidst the sound of boiling bubbles, he frowned and said:

"Then have you thought about what you have to pay? Let's not mention it with Yin. As far as Shanghai Film Studio is concerned, it is the smartest way to stop losses in time. Even if you say you have a relationship, the relationship has no background. Small. But for many people, there is still a big difference between the two results of meritorious service and no fault.”

   "Think about it."

  Xu Xin nodded:

"If this favor is really owed, then maybe Yang Mi's works in the future will be inseparable from the Shanghai Film Studio. At least until a box office hits and helps them make up for the shortfall in the auction, it will be So. But I think it's worth it."

   "It is certain that this film will not make money."

  Tian Shuanghe began to warm the cup and said:

"In other words, if you make a small profit, you will lose money at the Shanghai Film Studio. The reason why they can let you go now is because of your relationship, which is enough for them to be cautious... But you also have to be clear that the devil is It's big, but knowing someone doesn't mean you can make the whole magic capital give you face.

So according to my thinking, if you can really get all three companies involved in this movie and prepare them to lose money, then...the favor you have to pay back may not be a big deal in the short term, but in the long run ...It is not easy to say who loses and who wins. "

"I am very sure of that."

  Xu Xin obviously knows the pros and cons of this:

"So, when Yang Mi asked me what she needed to do about this matter, I told her: You don't have to do anything, just leave it to me. Favors, I will owe them. Cooperation, I will get them. I will also pay them back." Come and pay back. You think about it from another angle, saying that I owe favors, but as a director, I can take the initiative to make some choices on the basis of good works. While I owe favors, we can also become a close cooperation Partner...that's what I thought."

"Partner…"

  Tian Shuanghe pondered for a moment, then said:

"Then you have to be clear that among all the state-owned factories, they are the ones who are most involved with private capital. Sometimes, these favors can even become a **** that wrongs you. And at this level, the factory can't give you much. help. It is a matter of money and interests, and in this regard, it is the iron law of business."

"Actually, it's simple...as long as I keep making money. As long as I can make money, the initiative is always on me. And on the basis of one or even several works being sold well, the supply and demand relationship between us There will still be a reversal. At that time, it will no longer be that I simply owe them favors, but that they cannot do without me and come to seek cooperation on their own initiative. When that day comes, it may be another scene.”

   "You kid..."

  After understanding what Xu Xin meant, Tian Shuanghe was speechless for a while:

   "Movies should not simply use money to measure their value!"

   "That's for sure. But after all, it's an emotional society..."

   "...Although I know that your boy loves his wife, you are really willing to pay for it!"

  Xu Xin's words have the same meaning inside and outside.

  Will not change my mind and hope to get support from the factory.

   But now, Tian Shuanghe's point of view from the very beginning is how to help Xu Xin avoid some things.

   But now that he has thought about it clearly, although he is a little speechless in his heart, he still responds:

"Then follow your own ideas. The studio is supportive of you. Yindu...as long as you can talk to Shanghai Film Studio, then I will be responsible for talking to them. As for Shanghai Film Studio... we will talk about it in the past. Don’t be so philistine in your attitude. Leave everything in the relationship of friends and talk through it. It’s okay to deepen cooperation, but it’s not what anyone asks for. You are from Xiying Studio, so you don’t have to nod and bow wherever you go Inferior."

   "Hey, with your words, I feel at ease."

  Xu Xin had a good time.

   And Tian Shuanghe also pushed a cup of fragrant tea in front of him:

   "Try it."

"Um…"

   Picking up the cup, he first smelled it, and then blew it to cool it down.

   took a sip.

"how do you feel?"

  In Tian Shuanghe's eyes full of anticipation...

  Xu Xin smashed his mouth:

   "Hmm... wonderful! This, this... smells so good!"

   "..."

  The middle-aged man's mouth twitched.

   Silently brought the tea in the justice cup to him.

   No, I still can’t bear it.

   Giving him a drink is really blind.

   Tasting the tea in the cup, Tian Shuanghe narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling the sweetness and coolness between his lips and teeth...

"Oh, right."

"You say."

   "Let Yang Ying come back in a few days to go through the entry procedures."

"…Um?"

  Xu Xin was taken aback:

"she?"

  Tian Shuanghe nodded:

"Yes, she. Since it is a cooperation, we must have someone to stand up and digest the resources in the Hong Kong circle. The cooperation in the early stage may not be too big, and it is their style to be cautious. Yang Ying also made her debut in Xiangjiang. A wave of superficial resources, she can give it a try. After all, her popularity is not low now."

  This is the truth.

  The name angelbaby is the one with the most attention among the many traffic bonuses that were born in "The Voice".

no way.

   It is the face that can be hit.

   Good face, good figure.

  After the first season of "The Voice" came out, her popularity was really high.

  Especially in the night of the pinnacle, the photo of a close-fitting dress standing in the cold wind presiding over the entire concert in winter is known as a representative of "dedication".

  Now she can be regarded as one of the facades of "The Voice".

but…

   "Her acting skills, according to Yang Mi, are very average. It belongs to the kind with no talent..."

   "It depends on what Yindu plans. In the same way, if we push a person, they will push another person. Everyone comes to each other ~ this is the basis of cooperation."

   "...hostage exchange?"

"Ha, you can understand it that way. But it's hard to say who Yindu wants to push... Among Xiangjiang's current group of young people, in my opinion, there are very few people who have potential and are willing to be linked with Yindu. Today's young people The knowledge of Yindu is also limited. So how to do it when the time comes... we have to observe."

"Okay, I understand what you mean. Then push Yang Ying out first. If our factory really thinks it needs something important, Yang Mi and Liang Bingning can also top it at any time. If you say that, is it true that the actor Do you have to push the young people out?"

"Let's take a step at a time. We are a film studio, not a brokerage company. Don't forget our original intention... No matter how handsome you are, with popularity, in the final analysis, acting skills are the only criterion for consideration in movies. This cannot What has changed is the spirit of our factory. When life was bad, this has not changed. Now that life is better, people must not forget their roots."

  The words express the persistence of an old Xiying man.

  Xu Xin who listened felt the same way:

   "Well, I remember."

  …

  Xu Xin stayed in Tian Shuanghe's office all afternoon.

  After talking about all the things that should be discussed thoroughly, after thinking about it, he decided not to stay in Xi'an.

   Directly booked a ticket and rushed to Shanghai.

  When I arrived in Shanghai, it was already close to 10 o'clock in the evening.

  It was too late, and his original intention was to live in Xu Zhina.

   As a result, the phone call was made, and my head hurt while listening to the blaring bar music over there.

  He simply didn’t tell Xu Zhi that he had come to Shanghai, and stood at the exit of Shanghai’s airport... The most uncomfortable thing for him, who had no relatives, was that...

  He doesn't know where his home in Modu is.

  The old man must have a house in Shanghai.

   But the question is where to open the door?

  He wanted to ask the old man, but when he called...he was on the phone.

   And after smoking a cigarette and calling again, it is still on the phone...

  Which aunt is the old man talking on the phone with?

  Old Xu’s family, who always disliked answering the phone at night, was still calling people at almost 10 o’clock in the evening. He couldn’t think of any other reason besides this.

   Helpless, he directly called Li Hao.

   "Hey, Brother Li, where is our house in Shanghai?"

   "Magic City?"

  Li Hao was also in a daze:

   "Which set wow?"

   "Anything will do. Now I'm in Shanghai, just arrived, and I have to find a place to live at night."

   "Then Tomson Yipin, the key is with the butler, and there is still a car in the basement over there. Huh?"

   "Okay, then let the housekeeper contact you."

"okay."

  The phone hung up, and Xu Xin directly hailed a taxi.

  The driver was dumbfounded when he heard that he was going to Tangchen Yipin.

  To Tomson Yipin, take a taxi? ? ?

   This buddy with a mask went there to rob, right?

   It never occurred to him that the passenger in his car was the very popular young director in the past two years. The taxi driver was wondering whether he should call the police all the way...

  After all, this buddy is also dressed in ordinary clothes, and he doesn't look like he can live in Tomson Yipin.

  Especially when he heard the call from the other party who didn't know who was calling from behind, and said: "You wait for me at the door, take me in", the smell of internal and external cooperation suddenly became stronger.

  Young man... you have to go the right way.

  Tangchen Yipin is a place where rich people live. If you want to go there to burglary, you are not afraid of going in with your front foot, and you will be stung by the blue-flame Gatling with your back foot?

   With a stomach full of doubts, when he sent Xu Xin to the place, he saw two staff members in suits and white gloves standing at the door...

  After silently memorizing the facial features of the two, the driver was thinking about it before leaving... Tomorrow, I have to pay attention to whether there is any reward for the case here.

   Maybe providing a clue can earn tens of thousands of dollars.

  …

   "Mr. Xu, here is your door key. If it is convenient for you now, you can go to our place to record your palm print..."

   "Don't be so troublesome, I don't come to this place often. Stay for a night or two and leave."

  Standing at the gate of Building A of Tomson Yipin, after Xu Xin finished speaking, he waved to the two butlers to signal that they don't have to follow, and then went straight into the lobby of the unit building.

  He has no special feelings for Tomson Yipin.

   I don’t even know when the old man bought it.

   I don't care much about who lives in this place.

  No way, his desire for material things is so weak... Or, starting from 2006, every year, his dependence on external things has been decreasing.

   So much so that he doesn't even know how much money he has in his bank card.

   Building A of Tomson Yipin is one household per ladder.

   After Xu Xin looked around the lobby, he went directly to the elevator, which was luxuriously decorated at first glance.

  After pressing the elevator, I waited patiently with the suitcase in hand.

  The elevator goes all the way down from the top floor.

   Soon after reaching the first floor, he walked in with the box.

   Pressed the 29th floor, then took out the phone to fiddle with.

   As a result, the elevator did not go up directly, but went down.

   Soon after reaching the parking floor, a woman and a "boy" wearing a mask and wearing a fireworks perm hairstyle like Hen Tiangao walked in.

  As soon as I entered, there was a cheese-like aroma in the elevator room.

   It floated out of the bag in the woman's hand.

  Xu Xin didn't care at first.

  The people in this place are either rich or noble, but not everyone who comes in asks him to greet him politely.

   Moreover, Building A is not a rental floor, and only the owners can come in.

  He is not so "vigilant".

  He fiddled with his phone with his head down.

   "Avatar" had already landed in Tianchao theaters on the 6th, and the box office was a mess.

  Break Transformers record on the first day.

   Word-of-mouth fermentation on the Internet is also full of praise.

  The James Cameron movie that yelled the phrase "I am the king of the world" seems to have completely opened up a new understanding of movies for many movie fans.

  He planned to go and see it with his wife after returning from Shanghai this time.

  In addition to the director who is also in the film industry, he has been paying attention to various trends in this film recently.

  From the box office, to some shooting matters disclosed in the interview, and even advanced digital technology and so on.

  But just watching... Suddenly, he heard a voice:

   "Are you...director Xu Xin?"

  Xu Xin raised his head subconsciously, only to realize that the person speaking was the half-grown child wearing a mask.

  First reaction: Hey, the little brat has really bad eyes.

  Whose child is this? This girl doesn't look like a **** either.

   Could it be my sister?

   And the second reaction is:

"Ah hello."

  He greeted politely.

  I thought it was just a chance encounter between "fans and directors".

   At most, add some ingenious fate that everyone is the same owner.

   As a result... After receiving his nod of approval, the child suddenly took off his mask, revealing a mature face that didn't match his height.

   And...the twinkle in that eye is like discovering a new land, a visceral...uh... how should I put it. Judging from the director's point of view, the emotion of "love and obsession from the heart" just rippling on this face.

  Take off the mask, smile, and reach out:

   "Hello Director Xu, I'm Guo Jingming, you can just call me Xiaosi. I'm real! Really! Really! Your fanatic fan!"

   "...???"

  What is this guy talking about?

  Xu Xin was a little confused.

no…

   It's fresh Hey.

  My own fan?

  He has often heard these words from Yang Mi's fans, and also from Jay Chou's fans.

  But it was the first time he met him.

  My own fan?

  He froze for a moment, then stretched out his hand:

   "Uh... hello."

  Then the other party's self-introduction came to him with belated awareness in his mind.

  Guo Jingming? Little four?

  Why is this name so familiar?

  Hmm...it seems to be...

   "The author of "Illusion City", Mr. Guo Jingming Guo?"

   While shaking hands, Xu Xin asked politely.

   "It's me! Director Xu, have you read my book?"

   "Uh...read."

  Xu Xin nodded without blushing.

  He saw a hammer.

  When he and Yang Mi first dated, this sister still bought physical books to read.

   Then one day he found this book in the bathroom.

  You remember that the cover is white, and then a portrait of a character with feathered wings but wearing ancient costumes is squinting, and under him are two words: "Illusion City"

   At that time, the mobile phone was still on the 2G network.

  WAP signal in the toilet special card.

  He picked it up and looked at it.

   As a result, he, who has always had a good stomach, was so constipated that his face turned purple, and he didn't come out.

  In my impression, the words are hypocritical, naive, and full of artificial moans.

  What is the protagonist's name?

  Ca...Ca Suo?

   Then he has a younger brother, what is his name... Ying Kongshi?

   Looks like this, right?

  What fantasy snow empire balabala...

  Watching Xu Xin's toes was hanging on the tiles and sewage pipes.

   It's an embarrassing mess.

  It was at that time that he knew the author named Guo Jingming from Yang Mi.

  Yang Mi, who was obviously still in the mood of a girl at that time, and was not like a mother of a child like now, was very fond of the book.

  There are many things like "Oh, Xiaosi wrote it really well", "Oh, why is this book so beautiful".

   But if you ask now, she will never admit it.

   After all, it was also a period of youth in the second grade that I can't bear to look back on.

  But now I actually saw a real person?

  This kid... No, why is this dude so short.

  Xu Xin was full of doubts.

   But he personally admitted that he had loved... No, Guo Jingming's eyes were almost starry after seeing it.

  It seems that he is really Xu Xin's fan.

   "Director Xu, you live here too? Why haven't I seen you before?"

   While talking, he looked at the elevator.

   "... Director Xu, are you on the 40th floor?"

"Well…"

  Xu Xin glanced at 40 and 41, which were lit up in the elevator...

   I thought this buddy lived upstairs?

   What a coincidence.

  But he still nodded:

   "My father bought a house here, and it's the first time I've come here today."

   "Huh? So the uncle on the 40th floor with a big smile is your father?"

   "...have you seen it?"

   "We met each other often for a while. Uncle, he is very generous, and even gave me two bottles of red wine!"

"Well…"

  Dad.

   What do you think?

   Didn't you see that he is still a "minor"...

  Xu Xin was a little speechless.

   It's not that he has any prejudice against Guo Jingming's height.

  Mainly... this guy looks thin and small, and his speech is a bit... as if he hasn't changed his voice.

  It feels like a child.

   That's why he felt weird.

  But the due courtesy is definitely indispensable.

  So he smiled and nodded:

   "That's really fate."

   "Who said no..."

   After Guo Jingming finished speaking, he saw that Xu Xin was alone with a suitcase, so he asked:

   "Director Xu, did you come here by yourself?"

   "...yes, come here to do something."

   "Is that so..."

  Guo Jingming thought for a while and said:

   "Do you want to have a drink together? I just bought pizza here, and there is red wine at home..."

   "No, no, no."

  Xu Xin quickly waved his hands:

   "I ate it on the plane, so I don't bother Mr. Guo."

"That…"

  Seeing that he refused, Guo Jingming thought about it again and said:

"At that time, I will come down to deliver a bottle of red wine to Director Xu. How about it? I just came back from Bordeaux two days ago, and I brought back a few Obiangs. Last time my uncle gave me two bottles of red wine, I was still thinking about it. Reciprocity. I'll take it down and give Director Xu a taste later?"

"Well…"

   Now, Xu Xin couldn't refuse.

Nod:

   "Then trouble Teacher Guo."

   "How could it be! No trouble! Director Xu, you are my favorite director!"

  Guo Jingming looked extremely excited, and immediately took out the phone:

   "Director Xu, I'll contact you later, let's leave a contact number, okay?"

   "No problem. I'll call Teacher Guo."

  Knowing that he couldn't shirk, Xu Xin also took out the phone.

   Soon, as the phone rang, the elevator came to the 40th floor.

  Xu Xin nodded politely to him while carrying the box:

   "Then I'll go back first. Goodbye."

   "See you later, Director Xu."

"…Um."

  Politely waiting for the elevator doors to close, Xu Xin scratched his head.

  This buddy is a bit familiar.

  And... He always felt that there was something wrong with that look.

   Weird...

  With a lot of thoughts in his mind, he took out the key and turned the door.

   Quickly found the light switch and pressed it.

  A resplendent house came into view...

  Standing at the entrance, he looked at the decoration of the house and nodded slightly.

Um.

  Dad's aesthetics are still so unpretentious and boring.

  (end of this chapter)