Chapter 68 066. After the official announcement
On March 25th, the entire team went to the Qinglan Building. In name, it is the office of the director team, but in fact it is mainly opened for outsiders.
In the entire opening and closing ceremony, there is first a link to answer questions, ask questions, and accept suggestions from representatives of the masses, and it will be put there at that time. Secondly, it belongs to the city of Yanjing, and the follow-up staff including artists, art design, and visual effects will also work there.
The office was erected for the convenience of some staff members to go to work.
And some people in charge of the main creative team in the later stage, such as Ma Wen and Yu Zhen, often go there. But the core creative team, that is, the few core creatives around Zhang Yimou, probably will not go there many times.
They have to complete all the procedures of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games, submit the report, and pass the review. When the project enters the stage of practical rehearsal and rehearsal, they will be stationed there.
The opening and closing ceremonies are a large project involving tens of thousands...or even hundreds of thousands of people. Everyone has a very clear division of labor in stages.
After the project enters the rehearsal stage, the chief director will act like a bridge, interspersing various links and coordinating the relationship between various departments.
That’s when the director’s office really comes into play.
The reason why the team members went there today is because the appointment and unveiling ceremony was there.
This morning, the unveiling ceremony and appointment ceremony of the director team for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games will be formally finalized with the appearance of the big leaders of the organizing committee, and the list of main creative personnel will be announced.
Logically speaking, although the big spotlight is on Zhang Yimou, everyone in the team has to go to the platform. At the very least, showing your face can be counted as being remembered at this historic moment.
Xu Xin is also there.
It's just that compared to the group of big cows, they can only be regarded as small and transparent.
When the leader was speaking on the stage, apart from Zhang Yimou and Zhang Wu, only Dongge's deputy head, Chen Weiya, the artistic director of the opening and closing ceremonies, Yu Gong, Fan Yue, Wang Chaoge, and Jiang Haoyang went up.
And when Zhang Yimou held up the heavy golden letter of appointment under the eyes of everyone, the audience burst into applause.
Others waited for a while for the leader to shake hands before going up, and finally took a photo together, and the ceremony was over.
It sounds simple, but it is actually quite grand.
But right now Xu Xin wasn't paying attention to the stage...he was comforting Wei Lanfang next to him.
This elder sister burst into tears like rain, and now she is crying sporadically.
To be reasonable, this is a day of great joy, so I shouldn't cry. But when Xu Xin handed over the tissue, she heard her expressive whisper:
"It's not easy, Xiao Xu, really, it's not easy..."
"..."
Xu Xin nodded silently, and said something comforting:
"Sister Wei, don't cry, I have to take pictures later. It won't look good then..."
"…Um."
Crying and red-nosed, she responded.
But Xu Xin actually understood her mood.
In Athens that year, she was there as a coordinator of translators.
According to her, even the eight-minute performance at that time, the Athens side added countless difficulties to them, which seriously affected the work progress.
No way.
Because it is their territory, whether it is the venue, stage, time, or programs. If they say they won't let you act, you can't act.
As one of the coordinators, no one knows better than her how difficult the work in Athens is.
Through hard work, it was easy to properly arrange the eight-minute performance. The response from foreigners was so good, but the overwhelming abuse from the domestic side, both inside and outside the circle, almost made her collapse.
You know, she's just a facilitator.
Not the first one to bear the brunt.
The things that can be experienced and the things that are suppressed are at this moment, as if the embankment has burst, and it can no longer be contained.
Who knows how much that Zhang Yimou has experienced in his heart?
Especially when it comes to screening directors.
Although according to Teacher Yu's words, this is the time when real warriors are needed.
But in fact, in the occasional chatter of the team members, Xu Xin clearly knew that the selection of directors this time was based on a scoring system. When the proposals submitted by all directors were reviewed by the judging panel, the selection mechanism was based on the highest score and the lowest five. Director Zhang's team got the highest score.
But when it came to the final ten-member jury review, in terms of attitude, the final result of "pass" and "fail" was six to four.
Whether the project is excellent or not, and the director's personal ability are the same thing.
The eight minutes in Athens...became the biggest concern of many people.
However, this is so. In the end, Zhang Yimou won the appointment of the chief director with his excellent ideas. Wei Lanfang, who has suffered all the way, can understand that he can't hold back his emotions at the moment.
As the saying goes, don't suffer from others, don't persuade others to be kind.
Xu Xin now feels that any words of comfort are useless to Sister Wei.
So he could only hand over tissues, and when one was used up, another was handed over.
Until she smiled at Xu Xin:
"I'm fine... When you shake hands with the leader later, remember to shake hands, bend down, and don't forget."
Hearing her reminder, Xu Xin nodded:
"I got it."
…
The next thing is very smooth, the creative team took pictures and took group photos.
Xu Xin is a little transparent, and he consciously stood on the side of the team. Fortunately, he is tall, more than 1.8 meters tall, so he doesn't even have a camera.
When the big leaders shook hands one by one to express encouragement, they walked up to him and suddenly patted him on the shoulder:
"Young man, you did a good job and worked hard."
In a word, simple and simple.
Xu Xin nodded loudly:
"Thank you leader, I will definitely work harder!"
He firmly gave his own response.
Then, after the group photo was over, Xu Xin looked at the time and quickly whispered to Yu Zhen next to him:
"Teacher Yu, I have to go to the fourth institute."
"You go. I will help you and tell everyone."
"Yeah, I'll go now."
He quickly walked towards the elevator, passing countless reporters.
No one knew him, no one interviewed him.
Xu Xin didn't think there was anything wrong. After he quickly walked into the elevator, the few people who were present just now were staring at him...
After all, this was the one who took a group photo on stage just now.
But looking at this child... he is not very old, and he is standing aside.
It is estimated that it is just making up the number.
So, no one asked, and no one cared.
Passerby A chant.
Soon, the elevator reached the ground floor, and Xu Xin went straight to his car.
…
While driving on the road, Xu Xin felt that the appointment ceremony was a bit...how should I put it...
Austere?
Let’s say so.
Apart from the leaders of the organizing committee, the guests present are the main creators of the team, and there are no audience below, they are all reporters.
Not even the announced meeting room size is large.
And at this moment, he heard the news of the traffic radio coming from the car stereo.
"The news our reporter just received is that the results of the much-anticipated selection of directors for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games have come out. The famous director Zhang Yimou..."
"..."
Xu Xin's attention was drawn back.
After listening to the news carefully... To be honest, he finally reacted a little belatedly.
It turned out that behind the small ceremony, how many people's expectations were carried.
An illusion of being in it but as if it was a lifetime away suddenly emerged from the bottom of my heart.
But even more outrageous than the delusion is a tinge of gleeful joy.
He really wants to call Yang Mi right now.
Big guys exchange your "secrets".
When I told her all this... Tsk tsk, what a pity.
The wicked smile on Xu Xin's face became more and more intense.
Melon girl, "The Legend of Condor Heroes" saved you. If you don't leave, I'll tell you this to your face, don't you go crazy?
Thinking of this, there was an uncontrollable smile in the carriage:
"Haha~"
Lighting a cigarette happily, the car accelerated and ran towards the four institutes.
…
"How is it? Doesn't it look good?"
Zhou Chenghe stood in front of the table and asked Xu Xin who was looking at the red and silver torch on the table from various angles:
"Let me tell you about the color number first. Choose the color number on the top, which is the same color number as R238, G28, and B37 as the flag, because this is the standard red color of the flag. Touch the coating below."
Hearing his words, Xu Xin put his hand on the red area under the torch.
Suddenly stunned:
"Not rubber?"
"no."
Zhou Chenghe shook his head:
“I did a rubber spray paint at first, but I found that it would darken the red, so after trying a few materials, I went with a high-touch plastic paint. It matched the red best and had a better grip.”
After getting the explanation, Xu Xin's eyes fell on the electronic scale under the torch.
With his hand removed, the re-stabilized electronic scale finally fixed the value on the "475G" in grams.
"...less than a catty? So light?"
"Do you think aviation aluminum is heavy?"
Zhou Chenghe walked over with a smile, pointing to the main body of the torch:
"And don't forget, this is only the main body design, not including the interior. At that time, I will calculate, including the propane tank and tempering, at most, it should be about 500 grams. In other words, at most two catties The weight is completely in line with your design ideas."
"..."
Xu Xin didn't say a word, and chose to pick up the torch directly.
Start, very light.
The entire torch was designed as a rolled up scroll according to his design.
The lower half area is red, and the upper half area is red-based silver auspicious cloud pattern.
is not straight, but slightly curved.
At the same time, the nozzle of the torch is also the outline of an auspicious cloud. The cloud is hollow, and the propane that supports the burning of the flame will be ejected from here.
Zhou Chenghe said two days, just two days.
He directly took out the original physical torch and showed it in front of Xu Xin.
"Woo..."
The low but light wind sounded.
Seeing Xu Xin waving the torch, Zhou Chenghe subconsciously twitched the corners of his mouth:
"What are you doing?"
"Try the intensity..."
"How can the strength be tested like this? This is aviation aluminum. You want to see strength, surface tension, and hardness. I have reports. Why are you using it?"
"...Isn't this the simplest and rudest way?"
Xu Xin saw his nervousness, smiled and put down the torch again.
"Then I will submit this version for review?"
"Okay, internally, I will report the plan to Yu Gong in the past few days, and then start the experiment."
"no problem."
Picking up the torch again, Xu Xin asked:
"Then I'll go back and show it to Director Zhang and the others."
"Wrap it up, don't swing it!"
Completely forgot that the young man in front of him was the designer of the torch, and Zhou Chenghe, who had already regarded this thing as his heart, hurriedly confessed.
Looking just like my own child.
Xu Xin reckoned that Brother Zhou must be very fond of children.
It is the kind of person who is used to being a child, afraid of melting in his mouth, and afraid of flying away when holding his hands.
Ah~ This is wrong.
Babies have to be beaten. If you don’t get beaten, you won’t be successful.
Followed by Xu Daqiang since he was a child, Xu Xin, who received this kind of education, is a firm believer in "a filial son is born under the stick", but looking at the other party's nervous appearance...
Um.
Go out and give it a try again.
Thinking of this, he took the cloth cover from Zhou Chenghe and directly wrapped the torch.
Mainly also for confidentiality.
Fastened his pockets, he nodded:
"Okay, Brother Zhou, then I'll go first. You spend a lot of time on the interior design..."
"Don't worry, Yu Gong has already said it."
Zhou Chenghe responded... But he seemed a little worried, so he said:
"Stop swinging!"
"Hey, don't worry, I definitely won't... I'm leaving."
"..."
Watching Xu Xin leave, Zhou Chenghe didn't say anything.
Sitting in front of the computer and planning to continue working...but just as he sat down, he suddenly stood up again.
No, still not at ease.
So, he came to the window.
His office happened to be facing the gate, and people coming and going could be seen from the office window.
Leaning against the window with squinted eyes, after waiting for a while, he saw Xu Xin with a cloth cover in his hand.
Subconsciously heaved a sigh of relief.
Um, okay...huh?
As soon as the idea came up in his mind, he suddenly saw Xu Xin grabbing one end of the cloth cover and swiping it vigorously against the air a few times. It looked like children playing with a stick when they were young.
After swinging it a few times, he stood still, untied the cloth cover, took out half of the torch and looked at it...
It seemed that something was confirmed, the cloth cover was fastened again, and the person left.
"Crackling..."
Grinding teeth sounded.
"Xu Xin! Thief Sun! Just wait for me!"
…
East Shishitiao, Qinglan Building.
Xu Xin had just arrived at the gate of the building, and when he showed his badge and was about to enter, there was a person on the phone next to him:
"Hey, I'm right at the door... Okay, I'll wait for you."
Turned to look at this buddy, and found that he was holding an envelope in his hand.
Xu Xin didn't think too much, and walked directly into the gate of the director's team office that was just unveiled this morning.
Then I saw the steps in the corridor, Wei Lanfang walked down with the phone in hand.
"Sister Wei."
Xu Xin said hello, but Wei Lanfang waved directly:
"Xiao Xu, wait a minute."
"Uh... good."
Although Xu Xin didn't know what was going on, Xu Xin still waited aside, and saw Wei Lanfang walking to the door, and said to the buddy who called just now:
"Air ticket, right?"
"Hey, hello leader. Here are the air tickets you booked. Take a look, there are thirteen tickets in total."
"good."
Wei Lanfang nodded, opened the envelope, took out a stack of air tickets, counted them, and said:
"That's right, all right, sorry for the trouble."
"Well, it's okay, then just call our company if you need anything. Then you are busy, I will go first..."
This buddy said goodbye to Wei Lanfang very politely, while Xu Xin came over wondering:
"Sister Wei, why are you calling me?"
"Here's your ticket."
Holding a stack of air tickets, Wei Lanfang looked at it quickly, and finally handed him the air ticket with Xu Xin's name on it.
"...?"
Xu Xin was taken aback:
"I still have a business trip?"
Now, Wei Lanfang stopped teasing him, and said with a smile:
"It's with Director Zhang and us. That's right, the director has a film contract, "The Golden Armor in the City", you know?"
"Um???"
Hearing the name, Xu Xin felt a little dazed.
Instinctively came a sentence:
"Jay Chou?"
"right."
When the name was mentioned, Wei Lanfang's eyes sparkled.
Xu Xin understood immediately.
I think it was last year, right? When did it come, news came out that Jay Chou and Director Zhang had reached a cooperation, and the two parties would co-star in a play.
In the beginning, everyone knew what the show was, but then it got out.
Last year, Jay Chou had a movie "Initial D" released, which kind of announced his entry into the film industry. Xu Xin also watched the movie "Initial D", to be honest...
nice.
The plot is quite smooth, and it really inspired a lot for him who got his driver's license and started buying cars.
At least let him know that there is another car called GTR in this world...
But you have to say what impressed Xu Xin the most...
Well, it goes without saying.
It must be Uncle Mercedes.
Perhaps it’s because he’s such an idiot. To be honest, although he’s seen everything he should have seen in Shenmu, it’s the first time he’s heard of it when he’s grown up. Oh, so there is such a way of communication.
real.
Xu Xin felt that he was greatly shocked.
Isn’t it prostitution.
The people who live a good life can really play...
So, the scene he remembers most from that movie is the scene where Natsuki, who has washed her hair and is wearing a white bathrobe, is holding an envelope full of money...
So in his heart, although judging from the current point of view, Jay Chou's acting skills are quite young.
But the overall rhythm of the film I Can’t Stand is really great.
It's a pretty standard popcorn movie that blew away.
Adding that he has heard the other party's songs and can sing, so when Wei Lanfang mentioned this matter, Xu Xin immediately reacted.
His eyes widened in surprise:
"Can I go?"
Wei Lanfang nodded:
"Of course you can. Both the director and the assistant director let you go. So this time you have a spot. We have to go to Hengdian first, and then to Wulong."
"...meaning that the director wants to talk about creativity while making a movie?"
"right."
"...good guy."
After being confirmed, Xu Xin sighed:
"This is so tiring."
"Because the interests of the motherland are above all else, the director originally wanted to quit, but..."
Speaking of this, Wei Lanfang thought for a while, then shook his head:
"Because of some things, it was not refunded... In short, you should prepare for the plane on the afternoon of the 27th. This business trip will take at least two to three months. You may come back halfway, but to be on the safe side, prepare your luggage in advance. .”
"...OK, I see."
After receiving the ticket, Xu Xin nodded.
After checking the names on the ticket, Wei Lanfang asked casually:
"What did you take?"
"Torch."
"Oh, the torch...huh?"
She suddenly looked up...
"What are you holding???"
…
Large conference room.
With the news that "the torch is done".
Everyone put down their work and gathered in the conference room.
A group of people is like watching flowers on horseback, squeezing around, one person holds it in his hand, and a group of people stretch their heads there to watch.
Then wait for the person holding it to finish reading, and then pass it on, one by one.
"Yu Gong said it's aviation aluminum, it's really light...does it feel so unsound?"
"When we went to Athens, the torches we visited were all dead..."
"That was all a few years ago. The Atlanta Olympic thing that looks like it's tied with wire is light, but it's just too ugly."
"I also feel a little lighter...Xiao Xu, has this thing weighed a catty?"
Xu Xin shook his head:
"Four hundred and seventy-five grams, but this itself is hollow. I communicated with Zhou Gong from the Fourth Institute. When the contents are installed, it should weigh about two catties. There is no need to make it too heavy, otherwise it will hold It's too heavy to run."
Hearing this, everyone nodded subconsciously.
If it's two catties...that's okay.
Amidst the discussion among the crowd, finally, the torch returned to Zhang Yimou.
Zhang Yimou, who had already read it just now, carefully looked at all the details from the bottom to the top, and said:
"Is this the final solution?"
Xu Xin responded:
"For me, it is the final plan. I told you about the concept before. The only new addition is that I changed the olive branch at the junction of red and silver to the English letters of "YANJING2008". Other changes are not big."
"..."
Zhang Yimou didn't speak, frowned, looked up and down again, and handed it to Zhang Wu next to him.
Zhang Wu also checked it carefully, and flicked it with his fingers, listening to the movement.
Finally nodded:
"It really looks good... If you think there is nothing to change, please submit this."
"Okay, Director Zhang."
Xu Xin agreed, and Tian Heping, the head of the director team work department who was directly dispatched from the organizing committee today, looked at Xu Xin, and suddenly said:
"Xiao Xu, right?"
"Hello, Minister Tian."
Xu Xin hurriedly greeted him politely.
Tian Heping smiled kindly.
He is slightly fat, but with some Mediterranean additions, he looks very kind.
And with such a smile, he seemed more approachable.
After waving his hand to show that he doesn’t need to be so pretentious, he said:
"I've also heard about the re-evaluation of the torch. My suggestion to you is that you have to make a written report and give a detailed explanation of your design concept and bearing concept. Be as clear as possible. , the number of words is controlled within 1,000 words, and the torch is handed in together. As a young blood in the Yimou team, the Olympic torch can enter the re-evaluation, and you have given the team a good start. Whether it can be adopted in the end, we will let you know Peace of mind. But at least, a solid step has been taken now, right? If you explain your ideas and team ideas clearly and in detail, and submit them, the effect may be better.”
Tian Heping spoke very kindly, but Zhang Yimou was suddenly taken aback...
It seems that he heard something, and subconsciously opened his mouth.
But at this moment, he suddenly lowered his head.
Zhang Wu's hand was already on his thigh, and at the same time his eyes fell on Xu Xin's face.
Following his gaze, Zhang Yimou also looked at Xu Xin.
Seeing that the child had a look of surprise on his face at first, his eyes widened slightly, but he blinked immediately, as if he was thinking.
Finally realized:
"Oh, ok, I understand, Minister Tian. Because...it's like this. My design concept itself is actually following Director Zhang. We flew across the five continents from the phoenix nest and phoenix feathers, reflecting the history and civilization of mankind. I continued this idea all the way, and finally finalized the main torch and the design of the torch. But now... the Fengchao plan has been rejected by Director Zhang, so you see, I will fly across the five continents with feathers to show the human beings Is it okay to make an explanation based on the ideas of the team such as history and Olympic spirit?"
"..."
"..."
"..."
Now, everyone in the room...including Tian Heping himself was a little surprised.
But younger ones like Xu Jin and the others showed doubts.
seems to have some doubts.
But the older group of people looked at Xu Xin with amazement besides surprise.
Xiao Xu, this child...
Smart.
Not only did he understand Minister Tian's meaning, but he also responded in a tactful way.
The meaning of Minister Tian's words is very simple.
As the person in charge of the work department of the organizing committee, his job is to serve as a bridge between the organizing committee and the opening and closing ceremony teams. His role is the same as that of Director Ma, but there are some differences.
He is like a controller, but also like a thread, sometimes he has to make some restrictions on some thoughts or behaviors of the team. Therefore, the subtext of the words just now tells Xu Xin that first of all, it is not an individual behavior, but a joint decision of the team.
The reason for saying this is simple.
On the one hand, he wants to maintain the internal stability of the opening and closing ceremony team. Now the first valuable action of the entire opening and closing ceremony team is the approval of the design concept of the main torch and the small torch. The recognizable designer is a young man, and from what he has learned, the young man's design idea was tinkered with after Yimou proposed it.
Others have not made much theoretical contribution here.
The simple meaning is that it is a good start and a good start...Although you can’t talk about relying on the old to sell the old, after all, everyone here is an expert in various fields, but at this moment, a young man "stole" the limelight first.
Don't care if others think too much, but personally, his job is to maintain the stability and harmony of the team.
So, his words are equivalent to telling everyone that this young man is also a member of the Yimou team. Regardless of whether the torch can be selected in the end, it is everyone's credit to be able to enter the finals of the re-evaluation list with only "ten" out of nearly 400 torch design proposals.
Because, this young man is also one of you, you are a collective.
Don’t have lumps in your heart
So what he said was actually for the big guys.
At the same time, this is also a little protection for this little guy, because many young people today flaunt their own mavericks, but forget that the most basic spirit of Chinese culture is the collective spirit of dedication and radiance.
He would not guess the meaning of the above, but many years of working life also let him understand...Leaders like to see people with team spirit and dedication.
This is a very important plus item. If this label can be affixed to this young man, then the road ahead will be much easier.
But he didn't think Xu Xin could understand.
After all... This young man is 20 years old. In terms of experience, he is far behind these old fritters.
Unexpectedly, the other party understood.
I didn’t say anything after I understood it, but at the same time told myself, or all the people present, in the same euphemistic way:
"I didn't think about it that way, because the design inspiration of the torch itself came from the director, and at the same time, I was inspired by the team's efforts. It should reflect our culture, the culture of the world, the Olympic spirit, etc., so This plan came into being. In the end, if I want to make an explanation, it is also in accordance with the team's decision-making philosophy."
This is the meaning expressed in the young man's words "I got design inspiration from Director Zhang" and "team thinking".
I am not greedy for merit, and I understand what you mean.
This credit is originally the result of everyone's joint efforts.
Now, Tian Heping was really surprised.
Not only did he understand, he could even use this euphemistic meaning to express the actual meaning...
This kid...
sure!
So, the smile on his face became more gentle, and he nodded:
"Well, very good. Let's start from this angle. Write it well. If you are not sure, you can let me take a look after writing it."
"Hmm, I understand, thank you for your guidance."
Xu Xin understood.
At this time, Zhang Yimou who was on the side suddenly felt that the hand on his leg patted him lightly twice.
Turn around and look...
Zhang Wu's face was full of smiles.
"..."
Zhang Yimou also nodded slightly silently.
Finally, the two people looked at Xu Xin with more and more appreciation in their eyes.
(Some content is destined to be generalized, anyone who understands understands it.)
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