I'm a Director, I'm Not Bad Chapter 139

  Chapter 139 137. Pick up this bowl of rice

   Zeng Jia reads the script very quickly.

  After reading it, she asked Yang Mi:

   "Who are you playing? For the second female... Qingyi?"

"right."

  Yang Mi nodded:

   "Qingyi. There are only two female characters in this play, one is Lu Xiaoyu and the other is Qingyi. I play this..."

   "Why don't you play Lu Xiaoyu?"

   "Because Jay Chou has already chosen someone."

   Zeng Jia felt a little regretful, but after a little weighing in her heart, she understood.

   If he can catch up on Jay Chou's popularity, then obviously the benefits of this drama will be much higher than the two characters in his hands.

   Then asked:

   "When will filming start?"

   "January of the coming year."

   "...so fast? What about the investment? Did you tell me about the salary?"

"Well…"

  Yang Mi rolled her eyes and asked:

   "Sister Zeng, how much do you think the salary is appropriate?"

   “…what's the total budget for this show?”

   "I don't know, but Xu Xin doesn't say too much... I actually don't care about the salary. I think it is Jay Chou who is so popular, and the movie with him as the protagonist must be very popular."

"Um…"

   Zeng Jia nodded:

   "Okay, I see. I will tell the company about this..."

"Don't!"

  Yang Mi quickly shook her head:

   "Sister Zeng, Jay Chou's contract hasn't expired yet. This was done after he went to his new employer. If the company leaks out, won't my role be dismissed?"

   Zeng Jia thought for sure, if the people in the company leaked the news, it would be really troublesome at that time.

   "But if the salary is too low, it doesn't meet your worth. You have to know, you are a prostitute, so just for this title, the salary should start at seven figures at least."

"I know. So I thought...it's like this, Sister Zeng, why don't you come with me when the filming starts in January? The role must be mine. When the time comes, let's see what's going on. How about it? When Xu Xin comes back, I will also ask him for news."

   "...Okay. That's it, then let's go, go to make-up. There is no Jay Chou in today's press conference, right?"

"without."

   "...Okay, I see, let's go then."

   "Hmm, ok, I'm going to change clothes."

  The girl went straight into the bedroom.

   At this time, Zeng Jia moved to Sun Ting's side and whispered:

   "Does Xu Xin treat her well?"

"good."

   Sun Ting couldn't tell nonsense about this matter, and the answer she gave was very straightforward.

"…okay, I get it."

   "Hey, how's it going, did you ask Director Zhang?"

   Jay Chou's voice was a little apprehensive.

  Xu Xin was not joking, and said directly:

   "Agreed. You can start looking for someone to cast a role here. The venue will be in Tamkang Middle School, right? Have you negotiated it?"

   "...Ha!...Not yet, but don't worry, the winter vacation starts in January, and the holidays here are similar to those in mainland China."

   "Farewell, hurry up if you want to do it... In this way, I will send you a plan, and you will implement it one by one over there. What about the production team, have you found it?"

"without…"

  “…Is it from this side, or from that side?”

   "It's on my side, I have friends."

   "Okay. Let's just say that you are also the director. Casting, setting, and props are all up to you. Is there any problem?"

   "No. Then I will communicate with you at any time then?"

"Okay. I'll send you a schedule, and you can follow the above one by one. Then I will take her there directly. I will go a little earlier and choose the photos you took for me. Choose once, you just need to get everything on the schedule.”

   "OK. What about the salary? Your salary..."

   "How much do you get paid?"

   "Uh... I don't want to be paid... This is Jewell's work."

   "Then I don't want it either."

   "Don't... Then I'll count it as your investment, okay?"

   "What if I lose money?"

"Well…"

   "Hahahaha~"

  Xu Xin couldn't help laughing out loud:

   "It's okay, just invest in it. Anyway, you negotiate other things and leave the rest to me, OK?"

   "OK!"

   "Well, after Yang Mi's certificate is completed, the two of us will hurry there on the weekend. At most, we will run a few more times, see more, and try our best to be as foolproof as possible. Okay?"

"Sure."

   "Okay, with that said, I'm dead."

"etc…"

"how?"

   "Ah Xin..."

   "Get out!"

  Although he didn't know what he was going to say, Xu Xin hung up the phone immediately after hearing this address.

   Nauseous to death.

   Phew!

  The scene of the "Golden Armor in the City" press conference.

   "Why did you come so early?"

  Zhang Yimou pushed open the door of the waiting room, saw Yang Mi who subconsciously stood up, and asked with a smile before waiting for her to say hello.

  Yang Mi was taken aback for a moment, then quickly greeted her respectfully:

   "Hello, Director Zhang... I just came here too."

  Hearing this, Zhang Yimou looked down at the mineral water bottle with a straw on her desk.

   There is still one-third of the water in it.

  He smiled and nodded:

   "Don't be nervous for a while, they mainly ask questions that fans are interested in."

"OK!"

  Yang Mi nodded again to express her understanding.

   "Well, if asked if you have a boyfriend, just say no."

"…ah?"

  Yang Mi was taken aback.

  But Director Zhang nodded:

"Private affairs should not be exposed to the public as much as possible. It's not good. Although you may gain some popularity in a short period of time, what's more, every act of yours will be infinitely magnified. Xiao Xu and I also said before After this matter, you two just have the same caliber, and don't talk about your own things to the outside audience."

   "Uh... ok, got it."

  The girl nodded, and sat quietly to the side again.

   Not long after that, Chen Jin also arrived.

  Qin Junjie, who played the role of the third prince, arrived with a plump middle-aged man wearing a peaked cap.

   Zhang Weiping is here.

   Entering the door, first came a sentence:

   "When will it be here?"

   Zhang Yimou did not get up, and said with a smile:

   "After coming out of the Olympic Building, it came directly."

   "Oh~"

  Zhang Weiping nodded, and greeted Chen Jin with a smile.

   Then Yang Mi stood up:

   "Hello, Mr. Zhang, I'm Yang Mi. It's the first time we meet. Please take care of me."

   Zhang Weiping looked at the girl bowing to say hello, looked up and down, and responded:

"Um."

  Zhang Yimou looked up at him, but said nothing.

  Yang Mi didn't seem surprised when she heard the extremely simple "um", but said respectfully:

   "Mr. Zhang, please sit here. The staff brought this water just now. You can drink it."

  She took the initiative to resolve the lukewarm greeting, and at the same time walked aside modestly.

   Leaving his seat, he also had an excuse to distance himself from Zhang Weiping.

  Zhang Weiping couldn't say anything now.

   She could only sit on the single sofa behind the coffee table after sitting on the long sofa that had to step over her.

   On the other hand, Zhang Yimou looked at Yang Mi quite unexpectedly.

   After thinking about it again, he said to Zhang Weiping:

   "Where's Liu Ye? Haven't arrived yet?"

   "I don't know, I guess it will be here soon."

  He started chatting with Zhang Yimou, while Yang Mi didn't say a word, just sat on the side silently.

   Until the arrival of Liu Ye.

  To be honest, Liu Ye seems to be in better spirits than he was in the crew.

   Maybe it's also related to his role in "Heaven's Mouth"?

  That kind of ruthless elder brother is much better than that cowardly first prince.

  So even the man was a bit more energetic, wearing a long white sweater and wearing a headband, he first greeted him when he came in, and then his eyes fell on the long sofa.

   Glancing at Yang Mi, he just sat directly next to Zhang Weiping.

   Separated the two of them.

  Although he came the latest, and strictly speaking, when he was on the set, he didn't communicate much with anyone, and he was immersed in his own character world wholeheartedly.

   But have to admit...

  Yang Mi was warmed up by this action.

  This brother...

  Good man.

   Then soon, when everyone arrived, it was almost time.

   There was a knock on the door, and after it opened, Guo Degang walked in.

  He came here today as the host of the press conference, and now he can almost be said to be one of the representatives of grassroots culture. Guo Degang's popularity is rising steadily.

  The publicity channel specially invited him here.

  But in private, Guo Degang is actually very polite. After entering the house, he greeted everyone with a signature:

   "Everyone, you have worked hard~"

   Under the greeting full of old-fashioned Jianghu flavor, it is a wise and clever person who is well-versed in the world.

   In fact, the attitude at this time is difficult to decide.

  The famous "Second Zhang" is here, he is too humble, he has lost the majesty of the head of the Deyun Club, but he is too equal... Strictly speaking, there is a gap in the status of the two.

  So, he chose the safest way.

polite.

   Greet Zhang Yimou politely:

"Director Zhang, I've heard you famous for a long time. I'll host today's press conference. I'm here to meet you, Mr. Zhang, and everyone else. After a while, the reporters will ask questions. You may have some time to think about some questions. At that time, I may take a few words in the blank time of this joint, so as not to let the atmosphere become cold. If I interrupt your speech, please don't be offended~"

"no problem."

  Listening to his polite words, Zhang Yimou nodded:

   "Let's cooperate with each other. When the time comes, help us out~"

   "That's for sure. If you have any sharp questions, just leave them to me."

  With a few words, Guo Degang took part of the responsibility.

   Looks very righteous.

   Then I started to arrange who to introduce first, who to introduce next, and why. After everything was clarified, the time was almost up.

  He got up and said goodbye.

  The order of appearance today is Yang Mi's last appearance.

   The jargon is called the finale.

  Cross talk is called Zandi.

   It's not that she is the most important, but because of the publicity plan, she has been suppressed and hidden before. Just waiting for the moment we meet today, the heat will explode.

  So this scene, including Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping, can be said to be her wedding dress.

   It's just a pity...

  There is no script for this press conference, so it is not clear what questions the reporter asked.

   Then, as the clock ticked, the six arrived in the backcourt.

  The setting of the entire press conference is similar to the layout of the prescription in the play.

  A long table with six chairs.

  From left to right are Qin Junjie, Chen Jin, Zhang Yimou, Zhang Weiping, and Yang Mi.

  Guo Degang joked a few jokes, and after warming up the scene, he began to say:

   "Come on, let's stop gossiping and invite today's first heavyweight guest. The famous actor Mr. Chen Jin~"

   The applause of "哗啦啦啦" sounded.

  Chen Jin was the first to step onto the stage.

   Then came the second one, Zhang Weiping.

  The third Zhang Yimou, the fourth Qin Junjie, until the fifth Liu Ye, there were bursts of screams from girls.

  Obviously, fans were present today.

  Finally, it was Yang Mi.

  Girls don't have any hairstyles today.

   Even when Zeng Jia took her to the beauty salon for makeup, she overturned Sister Zeng's request to paint her more beautifully.

  He simply wore a ball head, and there was only light makeup on his face.

   revealed that very capable plain face.

  It also vividly shows the youthful and beautiful appearance of a girl in her early twenties.

  Ever since she appeared in the background, the "click click" camera has never stopped.

   All focused on her.

  No way...how could the reporter not be able to catch her.

   Except for the photos in Wulong, all other photos are art photos or screenshots of previous movies.

   These reporters were also a little surprised when they saw her wearing this simple and casual look that showed youth and purity.

  This girl...

  It's grown.

  It looks much better than the art photos and the photos in the screenshots of film and television dramas.

   As a result, the shutter sounded more diligently.

  The girl didn't stop until she came to the seat next to Zhang Weiping, bowed to the reporters and sat down.

   Seeing this, Guo Degang also said:

   "Everyone, let's be more reserved. We'll run out of papers in a while, and we still have to buy a ticket when we get out of this room!"

   "Hahaha~"

   There were bursts of laughter from the group of reporters.

   Obviously everyone likes his way of chatting.

   "Okay, then let us applaud and welcome the arrival of the crew of "The Golden Armor in the City" which will be released nationwide on December 14~ applause~"

   "Wow la la la la la..."

  Everyone also gave face, and after a burst of enthusiastic applause, Guo Degang, who was standing aside, held a microphone in his hand:

   "When autumn comes and September 8th, I will kill all the flowers after they bloom."

   "The fragrance of the sky penetrates Chang'an, and the whole city is covered with golden armor."

  The unique voice of chanting sounded.

  Guo Degang took the microphone and said unhurriedly:

"This is a poem written by Huang Chao, the leader of the uprising army at the end of the Tang Dynasty. After failing the first exam, he wrote it down full of resentment, and it was called "Fu Ju after failing the exam". After finishing writing this poem, he left Chang'an all the way, and went home to inherit the family property... Director Zhang, here I am I have a question."

  Looking at Zhang Yimou, Guo Degang asked curiously:

   "The title of our movie "Curse of the Golden Armor" is taken from here, right?"

"yes."

"But as far as I know, the prototype of this script is the famous play "Thunderstorm" written by our literary master Cao Yu. Why is "Thunderstorm", a family tragedy with a strong feudal color, adapted into such a kind of drama? …Well, how about a movie that is murderous just by the name?"

"Well…"

  Zhang Yimou thought for a while and said:

"Actually, if we really want to talk about this matter, there are many things we can talk about. For example, let me take a simple comparison. In the play "Heroes", we affirmed the positive meaning of royal power, but in this play , we completely deconstructed it. Through this story, the decay and decline under the royal power are presented. "Thunderstorm" is not only a family tragedy with a strong feudal color, we think its deeper core is actually The decay produced in a specific environment. Therefore, I think this poem by Huang Chao is particularly appropriate to describe the spirit of resistance shown in this story..."

  After he finished explaining the origin and concept of the name, Guo Degang asked a few more questions with the significance of film promotion.

  Such as how magnificent the production scene is, how many pots of chrysanthemums were used in the live shooting and so on.

  These can be used as gimmicks, which are necessary means to attract movie fans to watch movies.

  Then began to enter the reporter's questioning session.

   And when it got to this point, everyone actually realized that a lot of attention was paid to Yang Mi, who was smiling and silent beside her.

   It's just that no one expected that the first shot that came up would be so violent.

   "Hello, I'm a reporter from Xinjing Daily. I want to ask Ms. Yang Mi, regarding the role of Jiang Chan, do you have anything to say to Li Man? Do you have any apologies to her?"

  In the silence of the crowd, Guo Degang subconsciously raised the microphone to divert the topic.

   But he still spoke.

  Yang Mi's voice sounded:

   "Are you asking two questions?"

  There was no stuttering or panic on the girl's face.

   even seemed polite.

   Now, Guo Degang couldn't speak anymore.

  All eyes were on her, and when the girl finished asking the question, she nodded politely first, and then continued:

"Thank you for your question. But rather than apologizing, I have more faith in Li Man not to let her down. Although for some reason, this role came to me. But after all, it was her who was originally appointed. , and when it comes to me, first of all, I think that as film practitioners, we treat every character with respect and love. Especially playing Jiang Chan...or the tragic character "Sifeng" who is the prototype in "Thunderstorm", I What I got from her was this belief that lived up to her.

   Even, I still have to respect the script of "Thunderstorm". Don't let her down, and don't let down Sifeng's role either. Interpret the role of "Jiang Chan" well, and also grasp the tragic core of Sifeng's role. So, my answer to your question is, I want to say to Li Man: I tried my best to interpret our roles well. I hope that I have lived up to the trust placed in me by the director team and "her". "

   When she used the word "she", she emphasized the accent.

  But he didn't specify whether he was talking about Jiang Chan, Sifeng, or Li Man.

   Think for yourselves.

   When the words came out, let alone the reporters, even Zhang Yimou and the others were a little surprised.

   At first, I was surprised at the level of this girl's speech skills...

   Someone else taught it specifically?

  Can you answer so fluently?

then what?

  Even Guo Degang thought...this girl...

   It is enough.

  Every sentence mentioned Li Man, but everyone knew that she was not talking about Li Man.

  It's the characters in the script and my own efforts.

   But you can't fault it yet.

  Therefore, Guo Degang responded in a timely manner:

   "Look at it, after all, it is a professional talent from our Beijing Film Academy. The art of fat is really deep~"

  He also specially played with the text baggage of "achievement" and "fat production".

   Then he said:

   "Okay, thank you reporter, next one..."

"Hello, I would like to ask Ms. Yang Mi. The outside world calls you "Mou Girl". Has your life changed? And everyone is paying attention to you now. Has there been any change in your life? Next step Do you have any plans?"

   Another tricky question.

  But now the hearts of the others are much more stable.

   This girl is not stage frightened.

   And smart too.

   It's okay...it should be.

  After listening to the question politely, Yang Mi asked again:

   "Which media are you from?"

  The reporter was stunned, and saw the girl showing a polite and understanding smile:

   "Because you forgot to mention which media magazine you are from just now... I think it's better for you to mention it. Otherwise, you may be scolded when you go back..."

   "Hey, look at how considerate our girl is! The people behind ask questions, be careful, if you ask a series of questions like this again, make things difficult for people, security guards, you will cross them out for me~"

   "Hahahaha~"

  Guo Degang's words complemented the girl's perfectly, causing bursts of laughter.

   And the reporter nodded quickly:

   "Excuse me, I'm a reporter from Nanfang Weekly."

"Um."

  Yang Mi nodded to show that she knew, and then said unhurriedly:

"To me, the term "seeking a girl" is a kind of praise that surpasses my own ability. Because, in front of me, whether it is Teacher Gong Li, Teacher Zhang Ziyi, whether it is professional level or business ability , are far beyond me. So my first feeling is panic. Thank you very much Director Zhang..."

  She placed her hands on Zhang Yimou's side on purpose:

"This opportunity was given to me, as I said just now. I am grateful, but it is more of a self-motivation. There is a proverb in the play "Henry IV" written by the famous poet and playwright Shakespeare , called: uneasyliestheheadthatwearsacrown..."

  In the past few months, the English that I started to cram because of the drama performance began to play a role at this moment.

  Many people who listened were taken aback...

  But the girl is still speaking at a leisurely pace

"The translation of this sentence means that if you want to wear this crown, you must bear its weight. I think that for me, Mou Girl is a journey through which Director Zhang, Sister Gong Li, Teacher Zhang Ziyi, and Teacher Dong Jie pass through themselves. The acting and artistic level cast the crown. As an actor, I want to wear it. But it is more of a driving force that spurs me forward, and Choi enables me to fully bear its weight. So, I don't think I can match it Those teachers in front, but I will work hard and try to be worthy of its meaning. Thank you everyone."

  After her words ended, the audience fell silent again.

  Everyone stared straight at the girl who regained her smile...

  Gradually, I can feel a...very vague difference in my heart.

  Even if she didn't answer the following questions, everyone didn't care anymore.

  Because the answer itself... is enough to express her meaning. Just now when I was in contact, I asked someone to fill in the small details of which media I represent...

   You know, this scene is recorded.

  The reporter omitted to represent the media and was not mentioned in the audio and video. It must be a small work mistake.

   But she made up for them.

   Ouch, this girl...

sure.

  In an instant, many reporters had a better impression of Yang Mi.

   And just right is Guo Degang:

   "Everyone, the applause is ready to ring."

  Everyone froze for a while.

   Next...

"Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa…"

   Representing polite applause resounded in the venue.

  The girl in the applause stood up slightly, clasped her chest with one hand, and bowed in greeting.

   Etiquette was flawless.

  Guo Degang and Zhang Yimou watched with emotion.

  If they can talk, the two will find that their hearts are highly identical to Zeng Jia who is standing behind the crowd off the court.

  There is only one unified point of view among the three.

  This girl...

  Born to eat this bowl of rice!

  The girl who was seated still smiled sweetly.

  Do not fight or grab.

  The years are quiet and good.

   Just right.

  (end of this chapter)

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