"Do you really drive a Ferrari?"
"Rich second generation?"
"The landlord explained in detail."
A group of people began to quote this news from netizens who only had an IP, and a series of questions began to chase after it.
Xu Xin couldn't sit still.
It's not that he was so unbearable in the past.
To put it bluntly, even if you ask Yuan Shanshan to say it, you won’t be able to say anything bad about him.
Start from the pursuit, eating, watching movies, sending flowers, giving gifts, what is not a first-line brand? Buy according to the price?
So he didn't feel anything... Ah, I'm so guilty. Or the uneasiness of being discovered by someone in the past that can't be looked back on.
Although he didn't know who this person was, he must be someone from his school.
He is not afraid to talk about it, nor is he afraid of people revealing his past.
But there is only one reason why he can't sit still, and that is not to cause any trouble to the Olympic team... especially Director Zhang.
After all, Director Zhang will bear the brunt of anything that happens during the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games.
So after thinking about it, he went into the bathroom again, washed his face and brushed his teeth quickly, and walked out of the house with his bag.
Yang Mi drove the Audi away, and he didn't intend to drive away in the Ferrari, after all, he had to board the plane and return to Shenmu soon. So I took a taxi directly to the Olympic Building.
Along the way, he was browsing some related news on his mobile phone.
I found that the positive reviews still accounted for the majority, but in the post bar in Cannes, someone has already started reposting that message, saying that I am actually a rich second-generation director...
There are quite a lot of people replying, and it has already broken a hundred.
Soon, the Olympic Building arrived. After getting out of the car, Xu Xin went straight to the small meeting room.
Zhang Yimou was indeed there, and he seemed to be chatting with Zhang Wu and Zhai Guoqiang about something.
After seeing Xu Xin, he beckoned for Xu Xin to come in, and then asked:
"Why haven't you left yet?"
"Where's the plane in the afternoon?"
Xu Xin smiled and sat beside him, and then Zhang Wu joked:
"Okay, big star, the wind blows the earth overnight, and everyone knows it."
It’s okay not to mention this, but when it is mentioned, Xu Xin gives a wry smile:
"Director Zhang, don't mention it, I'm here for this matter..."
"Um?"
"oh?"
"?"
All three of them showed puzzled eyes.
Xu Xin did not hide it, and said directly:
"Isn't this the news this morning? There's nothing else... It's just that some netizens picked up my freshman year, which is the black history when I first arrived at the school in 2005. Why do I drive a Ferrari to and from school, skip classes, etc. All the dark history has been picked up. I am worried... wondering if it will bring any bad influence to our team."
Hearing this, Zhai Guoqiang was stunned, and couldn't help but smile and said:
"Have you ever done something like this?"
His impression of Xu Xin has always been that this child has artistic talent, thinking, and maturity far beyond ordinary people.
The kind that can't find fault with people and things.
So at first glance, I was a little surprised.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Zhang Wu shook his head:
"Hey, who is still young and frivolous? I don't think it's nothing, don't you have other things? The Ferrari is not stolen... Well, but I have to talk about you about skipping classes. Students, you should study hard. What are you doing skipping class?"
"At that time, I was dazzled by Yanjing's colorful world, Director Zhang."
Xu Xin also has a taste of "unbearable to look back":
"What do you think, what does Shenmu have? There is nothing. What happens after you come here? When you go to the mall, you can buy a piece of clothing for two or three thousand, three or five thousand. After you buy it, you carry their handbag, There will be a group of people staring at you. When you drive a Ferrari and hit the gas pedal casually on the street, the people next to you will all look at you with surprise and envy. Let alone go to bars and nightclubs. Go there 10,000 to 20,000, you open some champagne, the singer celebrates you while singing, and even brings people over to toast you, a group of beauties surround you, brothers and sisters flatter you..."
"Lost, huh?"
Zhang Wu made a summary, and in Xu Xin's nod, he expressed emotion:
"It's really like this... There are two truths between having money and not spending it, and having money and having no place to spend it. When you say this, I think of my comrade-in-arms two years ago, who fell from the horse."
His eyes are full of regret:
"He is from a small mountain village. He was in good shape when he was a soldier. His physical fitness... the whole company's training, he can reach the finish line half a day faster than others. You know? Leaders and others like him very much. Work hard, complete the tasks well every day, study on your own after completing the tasks, take the military academy exam, and get admitted directly... But later, because of an accidental injury in a training, I transferred to another place. I was assigned to Guangyue... Sigh."
With a long sigh, outsiders don't know how much regret and regret are hidden under the calm words.
And the following story is very simple.
It’s nothing more than not knowing what happened to become a protective umbrella... In the end, it was discovered and fell.
And the summary is:
"So sometimes I feel...you have to be famous as soon as possible, and you have to make money as soon as possible. After experiencing all the fame and fortune, squandering it, and having enough fun, you can calm down and start your own business. Otherwise... My comrade-in-arms is too, and so are you, it is too easy to be dazzled by the colorful world."
"But at least Xiao Xu is fine now. I have experienced everything that should be experienced, right?"
Hearing what Zhai Guoqiang said, Xu Xin nodded.
really…
It's meaningless.
Of course, it’s not ruled out that he’s an idiot, and he hasn’t seen more advanced gameplay…
People say that the so-called upper-class people play in circles... However, he has been in Yanjing for more than two years, and no one has shown him the so-called "circle".
Maybe it’s because he’s of a low class, too poor.
Anyway, looking at it now...Xu Xin feels that his entertainment method is at its peak...
When he thought of going to a bar by himself and drinking from cups that had been stuck to the mouths of countless men and women, he would not want to.
"fine."
At this time, Zhang Yimou finally spoke:
"If you want to be a public figure, you have to be prepared to be criticized by others. It's not that you got your money through some improper transactions or what you did for something... You can't choose whether your family conditions are good or bad. You are not afraid of being upright." The shadow is oblique."
"Well…"
Although he knew this was the truth, Xu Xin still said:
"I'm mainly afraid of affecting other people, such as our team..."
"This little thing of yours can't affect our team. It didn't affect Athens in the first eight minutes of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. Where are you?"
Zhang Yimou seemed indifferent:
"I mean, you are not the only one who knows that you have money. We know it, the organizing committee knows it, and the big leaders must know it too. The Shenmu project has been approved to start. Where does the money come from, where does it go, and how much does it cost? How much is the budget... These organizing committees know better than you. So, don’t worry, people think you are good, praise you, you should not see it. And live, then you will be exhausted, you know?"
"This...then I don't care?"
"Well, don't worry about it. Just get the business done."
"…OK!"
Xu Xin nodded and stood up directly:
"If you say that, I have a plan in my heart. Then I will leave and go back to Shenmu. At the end of the month at the latest, I will not come after all the installation is completed there. After the inspection and acceptance, I will wait for the team to arrive ,Fine?"
"OK, let's go."
"Hey~"
Acknowledged, Xu Xin, who let go of his worries, really didn't care.
After saying goodbye to the three of them, they left the Olympic Building and went straight to the airport.
Then I never paid attention to the comments on the Internet.
How to say what you like.
…
Facts have proved that the ability of netizens is indeed supernatural.
But those who are more capable are some media.
After finding out that "Director Xu Xin" was actually a student of Beijing Film Academy, a reporter rushed to the Beijing Film Academy that day.
Then, I don’t know what happened in the middle. In short, Xu Xin's "detailed information" was picked up in the afternoon.
Student of the director department, drives a Ferrari to and from school, often skips classes in the first half of the first semester of freshman year, and likes to lean on the Ferrari bag at the school gate. He also had an affair with a girl from the acting department and chased her. Later, I don't know why "starting in chaos and ending up abandoning", my reputation is a bit stinky.
In the first half of the freshman semester, the "poor student" in the eyes of everyone in the first half of the freshman semester suddenly submitted an assignment. It was a ten-minute short film called "Not Drunk", which surprised many teachers and was even used as an example. , explained in class.
Then I started to learn more, and I was eager to learn. Tangtang was never late, and everyone in the class was there.
Even the Ferrari didn't drive. Many people thought that Xu Xin's family was bankrupt.
The prodigal son returns.
As a result, within a few days of turning back, I suddenly skipped classes for a few days in a row for no reason, and then... for some reason, I dropped out of school.
The reporter compared the time of the Olympic team during the suspension of school and found a perfect fit.
Not only that, in the group photo of the Olympic team at that time, everyone saw Xu Xin grinning at the camera in the corner.
It was confirmed from the side that he did not lie!
And then…
"Not Drunk" and the account on Youku called "Director Xu Xin" were picked up.
At the same time, people also saw a familiar figure.
Yang Mi...
So, has she and Xu Xin cooperated long ago?
When the two were still students?
Then, because I couldn't see "The Unspeakable Secret", the 13-minute winter homework "Not Drunk" naturally became the first opportunity for many people to judge Xu Xin.
And 13 minutes to finish reading...
Before the media’s comments came out, netizens started to argue.
The noisy thing is actually quite different from the comments from netizens when Xu Xingang posted "Not Drunk" on the Internet.
First of all, everyone sprayed what he directed.
As far as the experience of a drunk man walking through four rooms, who can't shoot it?
Or maybe it’s really the rich second generation, and the movies are all shot in nightclubs.
Or maybe it’s shooting something, the light is so dark, the camera is swaying with people, it’s really awkward to watch.
And what is this film about? The donkey's lips don't match the horse's mouth...
The 13-minute thing, from the story to the plot to the shooting technique, is talking about "Not Drunk".
Actually, now that Xu Xin thinks back, "Not Drunk" does have many flaws.
Whether it’s camera positions, sub-shots, lighting, etc... After dealing with the lighting engineers of the "Golden Armor" crew and directing "The Unspeakable Secret" with the participation of professional lighting engineers, Xu Xin will I understand the gap between a student who has not yet graduated and a mature lighting director.
But by the same token...
The first film of a freshman, others are shooting in a hurry, and they don’t even know how to split the shots, what kind of shots to use in which occasions... They have already shot a 13-minute film, the main line is clear and organized...
What's more, it's still a "first work", isn't it too much?
Thus, those buddies who greeted Xu Xin every day, "Good morning, garbage director" were the first to stand up.
Start to give them an all-round interpretation of the movie in the message.
From the meaning of the four rooms, to the energetic voice of "Tiantongyuan" at the end, to the light and shadow techniques, I started to leave a message under "Not Drunk".
"Old audience" and "new audience" fought.
Facts have proved that the new viewers really can't beat Xu Xin, who used to face off in person, from short comments to personal attacks, and after discovering that comments can be posted with long comments, all-round artillery attacks, counterattacks, attacks, and counterattacks never tire of it "old audience".
Both people and the director can greet each other, isn’t it just to pinch you cute newbies?
Then, the first wave of cursing audiences saw that they couldn’t spray it from a technical and professional point of view, so they started to spray “privilege”.
To sum it up, the irony of "Hey, you are rich after all, the only video on Youku that can post long comments is here, what the hell, did Xu Xin give you money?" The irony is directly full.
The comment area of "Not Drunk" began to be full of smoke again.
But to be honest, no matter how fierce the quarrel was, no matter how harsh the scolding, it didn't hinder Xu Xin from gaining fans.
Soon, the number of fans on the account of "Director Xu Xin" started to increase crazily from the original hundreds.
Since the disclosure of this account, in less than a day, the number of followers exceeded 80,000. And the number of hits on "Not Drunk" increased by 700,000 on this day.
At the same time, when the number of new users of Youku.com increased that day, and the daily IP data was sent to Gu Yongqiang, Gu Yongqiang immediately made a decision: the micro movie - "Not Drunk", this day, return to the homepage.
Although Youku is now on the right track and its users are growing steadily, it will start another round of financing at the end of this year.
Money is definitely not lacking.
But he has to be righteous.
Drawing water does not forget the well digger.
The more you scold, the more we support you.
At the same time, the review team worked overtime to silence those who swear!
Ning kills by mistake, never let go!
But Xu Xin suddenly received a call from Zhang Yimou.
The phone call didn't last long, two or three minutes. After hanging up the phone, Xu Xin smoked a cigarette and went straight to sleep.
…
When Yang Mi arrived in Cannes, due to the jet lag, she was in a daze.
From Yanjing to Cannes, you need to fly to Paris, then transfer to Nice, and finally go to Cannes by car. The hard work of the journey and jet lag itself is a very torturous thing, so much so that I originally planned to watch the Cannes closed-screen film "Red Balloon Travel" directed by Hou Xiaoxian, but when I got out of the car, the girl became a little confused .
I really couldn't bear to stay up late. At around eight o'clock in Cannes, I returned to the hotel room and threw myself on the bed.
As soon as I woke up, it was the morning of the 11th.
Still woke up by Sun Ting.
But she ignored Sun Ting, who was arranging her clothes, and turned on the laptop directly.
Before boarding the plane, she paid attention to her boyfriend's situation.
Now I want to see how it goes.
After hanging the carefully selected dress skirt brought by her sister on the hanger in the room, and after confirming that there was no problem from the inside to the outside, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Started to pick out the clothes for Yang Mi to wear today.
After finishing everything, he said:
"Sister, shall we have breakfast?"
"Um…"
Yang Mi responded, and continued to scroll through the news on the computer.
After sweeping around, his brows gradually frowned.
For some reason, there are many criticisms on the Internet.
For example, this one:
"I watched the short film, and to be honest, it was so-so. Although it looked like it was a debut... But it didn't take long. The quality of "The Untold Secret" can be imagined. I really wonder how Cannes made him a finalist."
She curled her lips in disdain.
What kind of wolf with a big tail?
Are you capable of taking pictures?
know BB.
There are also those who don’t think it’s a big deal to watch the excitement:
"Why are you so concerned? They have money, and their lives are more comfortable than yours whether they make movies or not. Swear hard, and the more you scold, the more angry you are."
Bah, what can you do, you won the first place in the fire, right?
Pretending to be lofty and great?
How you live is up to you!
"These media really make people speechless. They have to reveal the eighteenth generation of other people's ancestors, right? Even the love history? How did Yang Mi have an affair with him? In your eyes, as long as you often work together They are boyfriend and girlfriend, right?"
Yeah, my fan?
Although I have to admit that you are quite blind.
But... Well, I give you a thumbs up!
After clicking the "Like" function, she continued to look down...
But the more you look at it, the worse it gets.
Most people are critical.
And this kind of criticism is really inexplicable.
After watching "Not Drunk", they began to sing bad words about "The Unspeakable Secret".
She can still understand the criticism of "Not Drunk". After all, even as herself, after watching "The Unspeakable Secret", she still feels that "Not Drunk" shot by her boyfriend is really immature.
This film has no acting skills, but it actually tells a story.
So she understands and can accept it. Even if this group of people are film practitioners, or whether their first work will be better than "Not the Best", it is still doubtful.
But she can accept being accused of business.
How can an actor not be scolded?
"Golden Armor" has a lot of posts on the Internet that he was sprayed to sell meat.
If you really care about these comments, then she should just leave it.
What annoys her is this kind of direct personal attack.
You can’t tell if you haven’t watched the movie? Why? Also, what happened to you, the rich second generation? Has it become a representative of ignorance?
Is that how you hate the rich?
It’s so annoying, this group of people...
Thinking of this, she grabbed the phone and called Xu Xin.
The phone was connected quickly, and then there was a ding-dong-dong noise and wind noise:
"Hey, what's the matter? I still have something to do here, tell me."
"Uh... just to ask how you feel."
"Feeling?"
Wearing a safety helmet, Xu Xin, who was watching the workers hoisting the screen, was taken aback for a moment, and then realized what his girlfriend was saying.
So the sentence came directly:
"I was quite angry last night, but I'll be fine after a good night's sleep. Just let them go. Before I left yesterday, I went to find Director Zhang. In fact, what Director Zhang said was quite right. When people scolded me, I pretended not to see it." That’s it. Living in other people’s mouths, I’m going to be exhausted... I’m going to work first, and I’m hanging the screen, so let’s not talk, you can let Sun Ting take care of you over there, okay?”
"...Okay, then you are busy, I will hang up."
"Um."
Hung up the phone, Xu Xin took the walkie-talkie and said quickly:
"Slow down, slow down, be careful!"
Spring is also the windy season in Shenmu. After the wind started to blow today, the crane hoisted the LED box and it seemed wobbly.
And when the goods were dispatched and the workers began to unpack the boxes, he shouted over the walkie-talkie:
"I packed up all the foam! Be careful, you know! Especially where the lines are connected, you can't leave anything flammable!"
He has repeated this many times.
Everyone has listened to it many times, but he is still worried, and is supervising with the most responsible attitude.
More than 4,000 screens are connected together, and the power supply pressure of each line is very high, so more attention must be paid to fire prevention.
It's better to watch and watch more now than to cause a fire if something goes wrong.
It is still only the pre-installation stage. When the trial stage starts, the fire brigade has already negotiated that two fire trucks and two fire teams will come over to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
After watching the workers carefully clean up the foam and plastic bags, Xu Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
Only then did I have a chance to remember the phone call from my girlfriend just now.
To be honest, seeing the smog in the comment area of "Not Drunk" and various news on the Internet last night, after feeling the malice towards him from the media and netizens for the first time, he was really sad.
Because I thought it was all unfounded things, I put it on my own head.
Are you not crazy?
Although he also surfs the Internet, he also knows that it doesn’t cost much to leave a message, and he can say whatever he wants.
But usually he just watched the fun, but when it was his turn, he realized... At this juncture, saying anything is useless. People don't listen to your explanation at all. You don't need to explain... People won't believe it even if you explain it.
While a very restless mood was brewing, Zhang Yimou suddenly called.
The first sentence is "Have you read the news, it's about you".
After getting Xu Xin's response, the two chatted for a minute or two.
It can be summed up as "Through this incident, learn how to be a public figure".
Because this is a process that all public figures have to go through.
You probably have to carry that criticism all the way up to the movie.
Learn to be silent.
This is what Director Zhang meant.
Moreover, there was no long speech. After expressing his views, Zhang Yimou asked him:
"Understood?"
After getting a silent "um", the other party hung up the phone.
A total of three minutes of talk time.
After the call, Xu Xin sat in his room and thought about it...
found that it is really the case.
There are only two roads in front of him.
First, just like the message board of "Not Drunk" back then, if you scold him for movie trash, he will scold him back. Then the two sides fight for 800 rounds. Anyway, you say you are right, and I say I am right. If the theory can't beat you, I'll scold you. And if I swear at the street, and you swear at the street, then just swear at it.
Compete with whoever scolds the most, who can type faster, and who can swear more.
But the problem is that this road basically doesn't work.
Although it is not enough to scold, but in the comments of these news, those netizens’ comments can’t be read and reviewed one by one by themselves, right?
Good likes, bad endings?
This amount of work... Let alone him, even ten of them can't do it.
He understands the principle that many mouths make money, and the accumulation and destruction of bones.
What about the second article?
Ignore all the remarks and slap people in the face with facts.
You say I can't make movies, then come and see if I can do it.
But the problem is that "The Unspeakable Secret" hasn't been released yet, and Cannes doesn't mean it won an award...Even he basically has no hope for Cannes.
In some translated clips that Liu Momo sent back to him, he also agrees with those unified views.
Actors' acting is poor.
But Jay Chou is his friend, and the script is his, so I will use it no matter how bad it is.
It is also impossible to pass the blame on to others.
...
Even if "The Untold Secret" sells well at the box office...the day lily will be cold.
Is it possible that I waited until the real box office hit, and then held up a poster and recorded a video to reply to others?
Then I am so worthless.
A gentleman's revenge should not be overnight.
so…
What Director Zhang said is true.
Learn to be silent.
It’s useless for you to say it, but if you say it when you can prove it, you will give yourself a big enough loophole for others to attack...
That's why I have to be silent.
Is that what you mean?
Whether it’s bad or good, the deal is done now, let nature take its course.
Don't care about other people's eyes, learn to be silent, learn to ignore, don't live in other people's mouths...
After comprehending Director Zhang's wisdom again, Xu Xin suddenly felt that he understood something.
In terms of Internet buzzwords, this matter... is not what it is called:
"Go your own way, let others say it."
Isn’t that what it is?
Living in gossip, the world is full of malice.
Besieged on all sides, besieged on all sides.
Since so...
Is it over if you ignore it?
Why make yourself uncomfortable? Is it because I don't have enough money, or because my girlfriend is not pretty, or because I don't have enough time to embarrass myself?
As a director, isn’t the most powerful counterattack through the works?
Beat this group of people softly, subdue them, beat them on their knees and call them daddy.
From enemy, to neutral, and finally to own...
How do you say that word?
Mouth... Mouth... Mouth something upright... That something... Tsundere or something.
He doesn't know where he came up with such inexplicable vocabulary and words, but the truth is already on the surface.
In this case, why think so much.
Others have trouble with me.
Isn’t it okay for me to reconcile with myself?
Sleep, I love it.
I have to work tomorrow.
So, after only one cigarette, Xu Xin felt relieved.
Wake up the next day, work as usual, and stare at the construction site as usual.
He didn't even care about the fact that there was still a day left in Cannes.
Only early the next morning, after seeing Jay Chou’s message “Would you like to chat with me, as a teacher, I can impart experience to you”, I politely replied:
"Get out~"
Got a "you're rude" joke.
GAY is GAY in GAY.
But Xu Xin was in a good mood.
On the road of rivers and lakes, there are good teachers, good friends, and the company of the beautiful woman in the city, the confidant, and the world of mortals.
Sword to the End of the World, why care about other things?
Right.
So, on May 11th, Xu Xin was still busy with work.
Next...
The 12th is coming.
May 12, 2007, at 11:40 p.m. Yanjing time, and also at 5:40 French time.
Xu Xin received a message from Yang Mi:
"We're ready to walk the red carpet."
"Well, come on."
The awards ceremony of the 60th Cannes Film Festival is about to begin.