Chapter 203 201. Chief Ouchi (thanks to the leader of "Orange Mang"!)
Year 2008.
April 30th.
noon.
"Eat, eat, eat."
"Wow~"
Jay Chou stared wide-eyed, looking at the large plate of Sicilian-style seafood stew in front of him, he said to Wang Sicong next to him in surprise:
"Hey, do you think Ah Xin will die of anger if he finds out?"
Having finished his spring school vacation in the UK, Wang Sicong, who returned to China and stayed until the beginning of May, shrugged:
"I don't know if he is angry or not. If you say such heartless things in front of his future wife, you probably have to eat this meal with the dog."
"..."
Jay Chou was a little speechless, turned his head and glanced at the two black-backed puppies who were looking at him with cute eyes...
Those two pairs of small black eyes looked at him, as if saying:
"Come on, let's eat together."
At this time, Yang Mi spoke:
"How about... the three of you squeeze together? I'm making you a bowl of goat's milk?"
"...Hey, anyway, I'm also the big brother, so don't go too far!"
"Who told you to make sarcastic remarks."
Yang Mi shrugged and whistled to the two puppies:
"Zai Zai, Niu Niu, come here."
The two puppies, who seemed to have just been born, staggered and followed "mother" out of the restaurant.
Soon, after the "children" were settled, she walked in after washing her hands and sat on a chair.
As the "hostess", she sat down and moved her chopsticks, and the two of them started eating with chopsticks.
Jay Chou added a shrimp and picked it up with his hands, and asked:
"So how do you plan to raise this dog? It seems that the city bans keeping it?"
Yang Mi nodded:
"Well, but Xu Xin has already told Director Zhang that he will be put in the army's dog farm for training. Then there will be a set of retirement procedures, and there will be no problem."
"Okay... hey, I want to raise a foxhound, can I get one?"
"no problem."
Wang Sicong responded:
"But... that dog lives in groups. Originally, I didn't want to bring back two black backs this time. She also likes that... but that dog is raised in a family, understand? Two can't do it. If you want to raise it, you have to raise a group. And that dog likes to bark very much and is full of energy. If you want to raise it, I will bring you five or six paparazzi this time, but you have to be mentally prepared. That thing is different from the black back and requires a special breeder , you have to have at least one piece of manor for them to have fun with... If you raise one alone, the dog will be depressed and will commit suicide by hunger strike."
"..."
Obviously, Wang Sicong's words have touched Jay Chou's knowledge blind spot.
After hearing such harsh feeding conditions, he shook his head:
"Forget it... Is there a smaller one that is easier to raise?"
"Yes... Pomeranian? That dog is very beautiful. I originally wanted to bring this to Lao Yang, but Xu Xin didn't like it, so I replaced it with these two black backs."
"Is the pedigree good?"
"Sure, my friend is a little nobleman anyway, and those hypocritical British people like to compare these things, who has a pure dog blood, who has a better horse blood... Do you want it? I will bring it back to me when I am on summer vacation you?"
"Ok~"
The two talked and ate.
After eating a shrimp, Jay Chou took a toasted baguette and dipped it into the pot of seafood stewed tomato red soup. After taking a bite, he let out a very silky admiration:
"Mimi, the craftsmanship has improved~ Wow, it's awesome!"
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Yang Mi suddenly asked in confusion:
"Are you nervous? How do you feel that you talk so much today?"
"..."
Jay Chou paused.
There is a bit of embarrassment on the face:
"Are you kidding, why am I nervous."
"Because of the performance tonight."
"... I have experienced hundreds of performances, big and small, okay? Why am I nervous?"
Seeing that he was still stubborn, Wang Sicong shrugged:
"Anyway, you talk a lot today."
"..."
Listening to both of them saying this, Jay Chou suddenly gave a wry smile, and simply didn’t hide it:
"Frankly speaking, I'm really a little nervous... Mainly Ah Xin... He made it too big. There are so many people in the song "Welcome to Beijia", no matter how you look at it, it is suitable for singing in the second half... But now I'm going to the countdown... Hey, the finale, if it's you two, aren't you nervous?"
"I'm not nervous."
Wang Sicong's virtue of standing up and talking without back pain:
"I don't sing."
"..."
To tell you the truth, if not for everyone playing DOTA together, Jay Chou would have jumped and hacked to see his head blown away.
Is this speaking human language?
But Yang Mi said:
"What's there to be nervous about? Let's go in the original order. If nothing else, even Ke Zhendong can run behind you, so what are you doing? Do you think Xu Xin is the only one competing for this awards show? Others Entertainment companies are also fighting for success? This is a question of status. Xu Xin thinks it is very simple, let’s not talk about the national team. Among the singers, he can at most tolerate Hua Tsai and Cheng Long running behind you, and the others...see those He couldn't stand any of them on the list. According to his words: Bu Jingyun can run behind you? Why?"
"That shouldn't put me in front of Liu Huan, I'm under a lot of pressure."
"It's the front, not the back. You just **** yours and it's over. Besides, we are here tonight, Xu Xin is also there, Director Zhang Wu and the others are all here. We will support you. What are you afraid of?"
"..."
"Tsk tsk..."
Jay Chou was speechless, but after hearing this, Wang Sicong shook his head and sighed:
"Don't tell me... it has an internal taste."
"Don't be weird here, or it will be your turn to squat next to the rice bowl and eat with Zai Niu Niu."
"Hahaha~"
Wang Sicong couldn't help laughing, and then asked:
"Then according to what you mean, these brokerage companies are also competing for rankings?"
"right."
Yang Mi nodded:
"This is not what I said, Xu Xin told me. It started after the Olympic awards ceremony was decided to be held in Taimiao at the beginning of this year. It was openly contested and secretly contested. Speaking of it, "Welcome to Beijing" is quite Fortunately, the first is that there are many stars, and the second is that there is no point in competing for group performances, just follow the arrangement. But for the individual segment, after the national team's performance segment is released, those companies are all vying for red eyes. It's a big honor... get it? And... I'm telling you a little tidbit. Of course, I'm talking **** about it, okay? Just take me for a fart."
As she spoke, even though there were no outsiders at home, her voice was still lowered:
"It is said, it is said that there is a song that can go to the sky. This is someone who told someone. And someone who heard the news is trying his best to let his friend's song fly to the sky. Play it in space."
"Dang Clang..."
Jay Chou lost his chopsticks and dropped them on the table.
Wang Sicong was similar, staring straight at Yang Mi, and said:
"I'm stupid, playing so big!?"
Yang Mi shrugged, took a sip of herbal tea, and said with a smile:
"Eat, eat, eat. After the meal, you come to try on the clothes. The clothes for this occasion should be more solemn and decent. I specially made a suit for you. I saw your costume for the show. It looks like a hooligan. , not very good. Change to another set and go.”
"..."
Jay Chou didn't know what to say anymore.
At this time, Wang Sicong said:
"Old Xu isn't coming back tonight?"
"No reply... oh."
Yang Mi let out a long sigh.
Wang Sicong was speechless:
"Is it that busy? Don't even have time to go home?... I've been back for almost a month, and I just met him. Is it that busy?"
"What do you think... I was so busy last night that I said good night to me at 4:30 in the morning. The message I sent at 9:30 this morning told me to ask Sun Ting to get our invitation letter. Tens of thousands of people are busy there. The person in charge of the highest on-site event is the people in the creative team, I don’t even dare to call him now, for fear of delaying his work, I only dare to send messages... Sigh.”
The girl said, shaking her head.
Eye sockets are a little red.
Don't feel wronged.
is distressed.
but…
"Oh right. Did you see the two boxes at the door?"
"I see, what are you doing?"
"Those are posters and notebooks. Xu Xin asked you to sign them before leaving for a while. Those are gifts from the new team of volunteers."
"..."
Jay Chou's face turned green immediately.
"Please, I have signed at least a million names in the past few months! You two must pluck the sheep to death if you catch me! Will your conscience really not hurt!?"
Yang Mi shrugged:
"He wants it, why are you getting angry with me... can you tell him to go?"
"... isn't he busy!"
"Yo yo yo? Do you know how to feel sorry for someone? ... If you feel sorry for someone, you quickly sign it. When you see him at night, you will give it to him."
"..."
In Jay Chou's speechless and sad eyes...
Wang Sicong laughed out loud:
"Poof..."
It's like farting.
…
Director's Office.
Indoor.
Smoky.
Wei Lanfang pushed open the door, glanced at Zhang Yimou who was frowning in thought, and then hooked his fingers to Xu Xin.
Seeing this, Xu Xin nodded, quietly got up and followed Wei Lanfang out.
"What's the matter, Miss Wei?"
"The paintbrush glove manufacturer is here."
"Why are you here?"
"They won the bid, but we haven't approved the funds here, so they can't make this thing. They have to get the money first."
The giant "paper" painting of the Olympic Games is done with a "pen" made of a special glove that can chemically react with certain materials in the paper. There is no technical problem with this.
At that time, through friction, the gloves and paper will appear like ink marks.
After hearing this, Xu Xin nodded, walked quickly through the corridor, and then saw Li Zhitong, the person in charge of the budget office for the opening and closing ceremonies, and a young man with a short cut and a briefcase. communicating something.
After seeing Xu Xin, Li Zhitong quickly pointed:
"Hey, here comes someone. Do you know who he is?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Xin spoke:
"Manager Chen, we meet again."
The young man quickly stood up:
"Hi Director Xu, I really wasted your time."
"Um."
Xu Xin responded:
"Brother Li, what's going on?"
"Hey, isn't it that they won the bid? Our side is still waiting for the experiment, so I asked them to do it quickly. But they want research funding... I haven't submitted the procedures for approval yet, and I won't be able to get it until next Thursday at the earliest. Money. I said you do it first, I have prepared all the procedures, I will report on Monday, and I will give you the money on Thursday.
Hearing what Li Zhitong said, Xu Xin nodded and asked Manager Chen:
"How much?"
Manager Chen quickly replied:
"From the submission of production materials, to the beginning of our authorized research and development until now, a total of 66,000."
"Then you do it first."
Xu Xin didn't seem to get angry because he was bothering himself with such a small amount of money. Instead, he gave up the cigarette with a smile and said:
"At the bidding meeting, I remembered that so many manufacturers were there, so I told you about it. I said first, the Olympic Games will not default on any of your payments. Second, the research and development funds between all manufacturers' bidding It’s an advance payment. Third, after you submit your research and development expense documents for approval after winning the bid, you should settle normally according to the settlement progress of the Olympic Games, shouldn’t I have said this?”
Immediately, Manager Chen became a little embarrassed.
Nod:
"I said it... Director Xu, you said it."
"Isn't that enough? I won the bid two days ago, so it's not appropriate to ask for money today?"
"I understand, but procedures are procedures... Manager Chen, we are not a grassroots team. The Olympic Games is so big, can it run? I understand your desire to get the advance payment first, but you should also understand that at the beginning, we I told you all the things up front. In this matter, it is not that we cooperate with your manufacturers, but that you must cooperate with us.
Every penny of the Olympic Games is our taxpayer's money, and it is all the country's money. It must be organized, clear, and understood before payment can be made. Do you understand? Since you accepted our conditions and participated in the bidding, now you come to ask for money as soon as you win the bid... instead of following our procedure, isn't it a bit unkind? "
Speaking of this, that Manager Chen's expression became a little uneasy.
In fact, Xu Xin somewhat understood their thoughts.
Some manufacturers of the Olympic Games are now indeed facing serious arrears.
But it doesn't mean that you won't give it.
But timeliness.
For example, when reporting the progress this Monday, the manufacturer’s schedule came in last week. Then report this week and get money next week. The progress is still last week.
and so on.
Add some things they produced that need to be adjusted, for example, the painting on the scull of the sailboat needs to be repainted and adjusted, for example, the clothes of the actors need to be adjusted, etc.
The director team said to adjust, then the budget has to be re-declared...
It sounds like a lot of trouble, but the procedure is like this. Can't make any changes.
As the Olympics approached, more and more details began to be perfected, and the payment became more and more difficult to approve.
It's not that the state doesn't provide it, but that there are too many problems of rework and industrial reform.
One to two to go, it will lead to delays in payment.
The country is waiting for the approval of the director team, the director team is waiting for the revision to pass, and the manufacturer is waiting for money to produce the next batch of things...
This is a triangular negotiation process, which is very troublesome.
This is true of all major factories, let alone such small jobs that cost tens of thousands of dollars.
But looking at Manager Chen's embarrassing eyes, Xu Xin was happy, and waved his hand:
"So, you can rest assured. So... Brother Li, is there still any temporary special approval quota this week?"
The Olympic Games will have a temporary voluntary allocation of 100,000 yuan every week, which is mainly used for emergency purchase of materials that cannot be approved and cannot be approved.
"No, because of the LED lights this week, they have all been used up."
"...Well, today is Friday, next Monday, Manager Chen, and next Monday, you come to Director Li and ask him to approve 5,000 yuan for you first. Okay? Your 60,000 yuan is not all at once. Yes, we won't run away either. Brother Li, please work hard, first give an approval of 5,000 yuan, and produce the gloves. Then just let others go according to the procedure, Manager Chen, is this okay?"
After some Zhang Chi's polite words, Manager Chen nodded, and said rather embarrassedly:
"Okay... I'm so sorry, Director Xu, I can't help but the manufacturer needs it urgently..."
"Don't worry, the Olympics won't run. Let's understand each other~"
As he spoke, he nodded to Li Zhitong:
"Brother Li, let's just say that? Okay? I will approve five thousand next week, and you will give me the list later, and I will ask Director Zhang to sign it."
"All right, all right."
Li Zhitong nodded in agreement.
And with the appearance of Xu Xin at this moment, some people around who were also carrying briefcases also came together here.
Xu Xin was about to leave when he saw this group of people looking at him eagerly...
"..."
He sighed in his heart, suppressed the urge to rub his temples, and nodded:
"What's the matter, everyone?"
"Director Xu, our costumes..."
"Director Xu, I'm from an audio cable manufacturer."
"Director Xu, the problem with stepping paint..."
Xu Xin was instantly overwhelmed by endless questions.
However, from the beginning of the year to the present, he has already smoothed all the edges and corners by these trivial problems.
I'm used to it.
So nodded:
"Come one by one, come one by one... Keep your voice down, the director team is still in a meeting... Tell me what's going on with you first..."
After about an hour, everyone was appeased, and Xu Xin, who finally found peace, let out a long sigh.
After taking the cold mineral water from Wei Lanfang, he didn't even say a word. He just waved to her and went back to the small meeting room.
After returning, take a seat.
Sha Xiaofeng was talking about the on-site lighting in front of the slideshow.
Xu Xin pressed the mineral water to his temples to freeze it, when he heard Zhang Yimou who was next to him ask:
"What's wrong?"
"It's all right, small things, all taken care of."
Hearing this, Zhang Yimou nodded:
"Um."
…
Xu Xin's current position, according to the jokes in the director's team, is the chief executive.
The inside and the outside of the tube.
Externally, he has to coordinate some things that sometimes require the chief director to make a decision, but they are too small.
For example, just now because of tens of thousands of dollars, the chief director's train of thought would be interrupted, so I trouble him to come over and make a guarantee in person.
Things are too small to be small.
But someone has to do it.
Otherwise, these small things will accumulate into big things like mountains.
But the problem is... Anyone who has ever done creative work knows that the process of being interrupted frequently and bothering you with big and small things is actually very annoying.
In October last year, after the general process of the Olympic Games was finalized and all the process was changed to the rehearsal stage, Zhang Yimou started such a working state.
I have to find him for everything big and small.
But at that time, there were not too many things. His most work was to go to various places to cheer and encourage some people who were practicing rehearsal. Even taking pictures and so on.
Not particularly busy.
But after the beginning of this year, when everything entered the second stage, there was a buzz and a tsunami came.
In the first few days of working, he struggled even to think.
Many documents to be signed.
Many things require him to decide.
How strict is the Olympic scrutiny? To put it bluntly, the cleaning staff found that the rag was gone, and if they wanted to buy one, they had to go through the normal procedure...
That's the trouble.
Because these are state-owned assets.
Although this kind of trivial matter is not enough for Director Zhang to sign... But the example is here.
Zhang Yimou is very annoying.
But the good news is that Xiao Xu is back.
So, Xu Xin took the initiative to undertake these tasks.
Communicate with the manufacturer, communicate with the leaders... Even the procurement of various props, he will come to the scene as "one of the directors of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games".
meaning is very simple.
You don’t need to know Director Zhang.
You just need to know my face.
All things, if you can not bother Zhang Dao, don't bother Zhang Dao. Come on me.
If I can't make a decision, I will hand it over to Director Zhang.
is like a filter.
Blocked the vast number of trivial matters outside the meeting room.
Tired?
very tired.
Very annoying.
Very irritable.
Didn't even understand.
If you want to talk about other things, hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars are fine. But the problem... To be exaggerated, even the living environment can't take a shower, or the hot and cold water is broken, the director team has to solve it...
The children of all nationalities who came here to participate in the Olympic Games didn’t take a bath for a week... If this kind of thing is not resolved quickly, why are you still waiting for the director’s reply?
Zhang Yimou made a phone call, and the matter in the morning was resolved at noon.
It's that simple... Can't handle it well?
He was in a hurry at first.
But after gritting his teeth and getting through a stage, he became more comfortable.
Everyone knows about the existence of such a big internal manager. If there is something to do, go to the manager. If the manager is not sure, then go to the emperor.
Probably that is what it means.
So, Zhang Yimou was liberated immediately, and he only needed to set aside an hour every day to take the materials handed over by Xu Xin and sign.
At the beginning, I still watched and asked questions.
For example, what is the situation of XXX in this document.
Where is the progress of this XXX, what is going on and so on.
But after a long time, he found that Xiao Xu had handled everything to an almost perfect level, so he didn't even ask.
Not even looking at it.
Xu Xin brought the things over, chatted with others about the various aspects, and signed them casually.
That's it.
By using his ability to handle affairs and the overall situation, Xu Xin not only won the trust of Director Zhang, but also won the reliance of staff, manufacturers, and heads of various departments related to the Olympic Games.
Not to mention the volunteer team and some young performers.
Everyone knows... Director Xu is related.
Jay Chou's signature is just like playing with it.
As long as Director Xu comes to "condolence", as long as you open your mouth, Jay Chou's signature will be big.
Adding the identity of the director of "The Unspeakable Secret"...
Not only has weight.
more importantly…
He is handsome~
Who doesn't love it?
…
After 3 pm, another meeting ended.
Xu Xin stood up and planned to go out.
After walking out, he saw the new batch of "guests" looking at him eagerly...
After seeing him coming out, they started rushing this way.
"..."
Xu Xin’s mouth twitched, but he didn’t say anything. Instead, he glanced at the time on his watch and nodded when he realized that it was too late:
"Go to my office and talk, one by one."
Not long after, Zhang Yimou came out and saw that there was no one in the place nicknamed the "Olympic Street Office". He asked Wei Lanfang next to him suspiciously:
"What about people?"
"They're all in Xiao Xu's office."
"... Isn't Xiao Xu rushing to Taimiao to attend the awards ceremony?"
"I guess it depends on the time."
"Zhang Wu didn't help him?"
"Don't mention it, Director Zhang left the meeting, and ran out as soon as Xiao Xu was blocked."
"..."
Hearing what Wei Lanfang said, Zhang Yimou thought for a while and said:
"Then let's go quickly, to avoid being blocked again in a while."
"...?"
Wei Lanfang tilted his head with question marks on his face:
"Aren't you going to rescue Xiao Xu?"
"What should I save him for? Young man, it's good to have more experience."
Zhang Yimou walked very fast, while walking, he touched his stomach:
"What food is there in the canteen now?"
"..."
Wei Lanfang was completely speechless.
But still quickly followed Zhang Yimou's pace:
"I'm going to eat now, I guess I'll just have a bowl of noodles... Director Zhang, let's take the stairs, it will be even more uncomfortable if the elevator gets stuck in the elevator."
"Well, yes, it makes sense, let's go."
"..."
Thanks to the leader of the boss, Chengmang, the addition of the boss and another fox boss will definitely be added this month, don't worry!
(end of this chapter)