When the phone rang, Xie Ning was shopping at the vegetable market with a small basket.
There were actually some ingredients at home, but Xie Ning remembered Zhuang Yan's picky spirit, afraid that he would dislike the freshness of the vegetables, so he simply came to the vegetable market during the day when he had nothing to do.
After he went home last night, he checked the "Change of Heart" that Zhuangyan gave him. There was too little information on the Internet, not to mention that CDs could not be bought in China, and not many people abroad had them.
The copy that Zhuang Yan gave him was out of print. He consciously owed Zhuang Yan, and his craftsmanship was not as good as that of Aunt Chen, so he could only work on the ingredients.
The vegetable market was full of people, and Yan Xi shouted loudly on the other end of the phone for a long time, but was drowned out by the surrounding noise.
Xie Ning had to squeeze out of the crowd and find a remote and quiet place to hear Yanxi's voice.
"How about living in the lakeside villa? The house is so big, will it be too lonely to live alone, and it's far from the city center. If you still move to my house, I'm really worried about you alone."
Xie Ning was afraid that he could not hear clearly, so he raised the volume: "I live very well, I can adapt to it, it is quiet and it is very suitable for me to paint."
When Yan Xi heard this, he sighed: "I'm more worried when you look like this, you are like a master of the world, and you close yourself up. People always have to communicate with the outside world, relatives, friends, neighbors, and neighbors, you can't live alone. ."
Xie Ning thought about it and comforted him: "It's not that there is no communication, there is a neighbor, it's quite..."
He thought about the adjective and said, "People are quite interesting, but they are a little weird."
Yan Xi was surprised: "Have you seen your neighbor so soon? Is that person reliable? How did you meet?"
He asked again, "What's wrong with your temperament, is it even weirder than you?"
Xie Ning smiled: "Why do you have so many questions."
Yan Xi: "I don't care about you."
Xie Ning explained the matter between him and Zhuang Yan to Yan Xi in a few words, and Yan Xi frowned: "So you don't even know his name, so you let him come to eat?"
"He doesn't look like a bad guy," Shainin said.
Yan Xi said seriously: "How can someone with bad intentions let you see it at a glance."
Having said that, he didn't interfere with Xie Ning's friendship. He was very happy that Xie Ning could go out and communicate with people.
Yan Xi was relieved, and he was also interested in chatting gossip: "You know, everyone is talking about Zhuang Yan these two days."
"Zhuang Yan?" Xie Ning blinked, "What happened to him?"
Yan Xi snorted: "It's not too long for him to return to China. Everyone wanted to see each other, but all of them came back. So far, no one has been able to ask him out. If nothing else, it's quite a big deal. , no one's face will be given."
Shaining said, "Maybe he's busy too?"
"Who knows." Yan Xi gloated, "I heard that Xu Qing also went to him. Guess what, he didn't even see him."
Xie Ning has never been harassed by Xu Qing since he moved. This meeting has left people behind, and he was stunned when Yan Xi mentioned it.
Yan Xi added: "What do you mean by Xu Qing? He was pestering you a few days ago, and he will be courting Zhuang Yan again."
Xie Ning breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't bother me, it's fine."
"I'm afraid that while he is enthusiastic about Zhuang Yan, he will entangle you at the same time."
Thinking about Xu Qing's character, maybe he can really do such a thing.
Yan Xi was also not willing to mention Xu Qing in front of Xie Ning, for fear that Xie Ning would be embarrassed. , I went to ask in the past two days, the film and television market has increased greatly in recent years, many original artists have changed careers, and the salary is much higher than the original game painting."
Xie Ning smiled: "I didn't do it for the money."
"I know, you don't lack money for anything."
The Xie family is in the real economy. They have investments in various industries. They have a deep background. They belong to the kind of making a fortune in silence. % of the shares are given to him, although the proportion is not large, the annual dividends can make him worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life.
"Although they are all original paintings, there are still differences between film and television original paintings and game original paintings. I am still in the game industry, and film and television really can't help you, you can only explore by yourself." A few days ago, Xie Ning said that he would transfer the original film and television paintings. Yan Xi became interested, and he heard a lot of news at this meeting.
"If you make original game paintings, most of them can stay in the office or at home. The original paintings for film and television are different. In addition to the concept design in the early stage, in the later stage, you must follow the crew everywhere to paint. The salary is high, and the work is more difficult. tired."
Xie Ning said he wanted to change careers, not just talking about it. He knew all of these things: "I'm not a spoiled young master, I can still eat this bit of hardship."
Yan Xi joked: "You're not spoiled, you don't eat human fireworks. The filming conditions of the crew are generally not very good, and some have to run into the mountains, even the actors have to endure hardships, not to mention the behind-the-scenes staff, You have to be prepared."
Xie Ning was a little hesitant after hearing this.
Yan Xi added: "The problem of conditions is only second, I believe you can overcome it, but such a large group of people, staff, actors, assistants... add up to the mess, and there are hundreds of people at least, I don't know your temperament. Can you bear it?"
Xie Ning frowned and said hesitantly, "I'm not a director either, so I don't have to deal with so many people. At most, I have a little more communication with the art team and the main creative staff."
Hearing what he said, Yan Xi knew that he should have made up his mind and stopped persuading him: "I can't help you with anything else, but I have a friend who said that he knew a master-level figure in the industry. I am very knowledgeable and can help you get in touch.”
In the field of original paintings, there are not many people who can be called masters in China. Xie Ning became interested and asked, "Who?"
Yan Xi said a name: "Yang Rui."
"Mr. Yang Rui?" Xie Ning was really surprised.
Yang Rui is a hall-level figure in the original painting design. He has won several three gold medals for the best art director in China. Internationally, he also won the Silver Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival for the film "Fang Hua".
In recent years, Yang Rui has been overwhelmed by his health and has no way to cooperate with the crew, but he will also draw some conceptual designs and atmosphere maps for the big crew.
Now he is invited to serve as an honorary professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, and several closed-door disciples are the main beauty who can take on heavy responsibilities in each crew.
Xie Ning immediately saved the contact information, thinking of taking the time to visit in person.
Although Yan Xi was always worried that he would suffer, and managed the east and west like an old mother, Xie Ning really decided what to do. Yan Xi never stopped him, but instead paved the way for him everywhere.
He was even more grateful to Yan Xi. He would hold the phone and want to say thank you, but he felt too unfamiliar, so he just said, "Are you still busy these two days? When are you free to invite you to dinner."
Yan Xi sighed: "It's not nearly the end of the year. Although the company is not big, there are too many things to do, and there is no time to rest, so I can only listen to gossip for entertainment."
Xie Ning laughed when he heard it: "I just said where did you get so much Zhuang Yan's gossip."
"You're blaming me wrong for that." Yan Xi said he didn't take the blame, "Zhuang Yan's matter is not my gossip. He rejected too many people. It's better to be generous, but to be careful, they all say that he pretends to be high-end. Woolen cloth."
After all, the vegetable market is not a good place to talk. The two chatted for a while and hung up the phone.
Yan Xi pondered the conversation between the two for a while, and suddenly felt that Mr. Blue Whale was very wrong.
He and Xie Ning only met twice. Not only did they take Xie Ning home, but they also came to eat. He didn't understand Mr. Blue Whale, but Xie Ning was never a familiar temperament.
He was concerned about this matter, but he was too busy recently, so he could only keep it in his heart, and then observe and observe.
On the other hand, Xie Ning put away his mobile phone and found that the name Zhuang Yan seemed to have appeared too many times in his life recently.
He had only vaguely heard it from Xu Qing a few times before, but he didn't take it to heart.
However, in the past two days, when he was arguing with Mr. Blue Whale, he was talking about Zhuang Yan's movies, and it was Zhuang Yan who was gossiping when he was chatting with Yan Xi.
Xie Ning is not a very curious person, but this time, he is rarely interested in Zhuang Yan.
What kind of person is Zhuang Yan
Zhuang Yan, who was remembered by the two at the same time, was in a bad mood.
He said to Qi Rui that he was busy, not polite, but really busy.
After returning to China, he did not plan to change industries, and continued to make movies, but most of his original team was abroad, and not many returned to China with him. The new script for this meeting has not yet been started, and it is in the initial stage of forming a team.
For unimportant positions, it is better to recruit people in China.
The most important photographers and art directors couldn't find the right people.
The original art director of the team was American, who had aesthetic differences with Zhuang Yan. Zhuang Yan slapped the table several times to make his ideas go through.
This time Zhuang Yan returned to China, and Zhu Mei happily parted ways with him.
Zhuang Yan wanted to find an art director who had the same soul as him.
Producer Zhao Yang knows his faults: "Your requirements are too high, the domestic film and television industry cannot be compared with foreign countries, the process is not formal enough, many art teams have changed from one group to the same, and there is a shortage of talents in this industry, Anyone with a little bit of ability is the target of the major crews."
"Then you can't just recommend it to anyone!" Zhuang Yan looked at the information and was very excited, "Look at this team, the main beauty has some experience with the team, and the two assistants are looking for a crash course in original painting to learn. Dare to come out to pick up work in three months, what can such a person draw?!"
Zhao Yang also has a hard time saying that the salary of domestic film and television art starts at 10K, and the newcomers are more courageous, and there are many people who ask for 15K, so there are quite a lot of people who want to enter this industry, but there are very few who are really capable.
All the famous art designers are not worried about the crew looking for them.
However, Zhuang Yan's requirements are not generally high.
Zhao Yang could only ask: "How about Zheng Jing? He opened his own studio and has a good team. Other art designs of this level will basically be set by the crew next year."
Upon hearing the name, Zhuang Yan's face darkened for the most part: "No, he has a good idea, but he can't draw the essence I want."
Zhao Yang had to spread his hands: "Then who can draw the essence of you? I said that Director Zhuang, the country is no better than the foreign country, and you can't rely on your temperament."
Zhuang Yan snorted coldly: "Let's not say anything else, this aspect cannot be settled."
"You have seen all the famous film and television original artists in China, which one suits your heart?" Zhao Yang sighed, "You give me a personal choice, I can also try to cut Hu, I can't even touch the figure at the moment. ,what can I do."
to his liking
Zhuang Yan inexplicably thought of Mr. Rabbit. The scene in the "Monologue" was unexpectedly in line with him, but he didn't know which art direction he was studying.
Zhuang Yan thought about it for a while, and was a little lost.
Zhao Yang asked again: "You really don't want Zheng Jing? I remember you were quite satisfied with him before."
Zhuang Yan came back to his senses, and his face was cold: "I tore with him last time, and I was so angry at that time. I said in front of him that I would be a dog if I cooperate with him again!"
Zhao Yang: "..." He knew that they had a bad time, but he didn't expect it to be so thorough.
"Would you like to be a dog once?" Zhao Yang asked tentatively.
Zhuang Yan refused coldly: "No, put it aside if you are not a dog, his thoughts and mine are really different."
"Okay." Zhao Yang rubbed his temples, "I'll take a look at it for you. Fortunately, the time is not in a hurry."
Zhuang Yan pondered for a while and asked, "Is there any newcomer who is not very famous and has insufficient experience, as long as he has a solid foundation, and he draws with aura and ideas, I can tune and teach it myself."
Zhao Yang: "You really want to embarrass me to death."
Zhuang Yan patted him on the shoulder: "Why don't you look for it again?"
Zhao Yang said helplessly, "I'm not a professional either, so I can't tell if I have aura, but I can help you contact someone. He has a wide network of people in the field of film and television art. Maybe he can help you find a suitable candidate."
Zhuang Yan was curious: "Who?"
"Zheng Jing's teacher." Zhao Yang replied, "Yang Rui."
"Mr. Yang?" Zhuang Yan became solemn when he heard the name.
"Yes." Zhao Yang glanced at him and suddenly said worriedly, "You and Mr. Yang have nothing to do with each other, right?"
Zhuang Yan was dumbfounded for a moment: "Am I someone who hates people everywhere?"
Zhao Yang gave him no face at all: "Don't you?"
"… "
Zhuang Yan: "I'm not sure about others. Mr. Yang only worked with the director in his early years. He had already retired when I started filming. I had conflicts with his students and had nothing to do with him."
Only then did Zhao Yang feel at ease: "That's good."
Looking at the time, Zhao Yang asked again: "Are you free tonight? A film and television company contacted me recently, saying that they are very interested in your new movie. If you are free, let's meet and chat?"
Zhuang Yan asked back, "Which company?"
"Wenxin."
In terms of investors, Zhuang Yan and Zhao Yang also have a headache.
Zhuang Yan is shooting niche literary and artistic films. Big companies rarely invest in such projects. The profits are too small, and small companies can't invest much money.
Moreover, Zhuang Yan has always been harsh when it comes to filming. Most of the time, he does not care about the cost and burns money according to his own heart.
Let's get more investors and ask for more. Zhuang Yan has a big temper. The other cast investors are the fathers of the gold masters. Whoever invests more money listens to whoever.
When you get to Zhuang Yan, no matter how much you vote, you still have to call him Dad.
To this end, Zhuang Yan was angry with many investors, and Zhao Yang had no choice. In the end, Zhuang Yan set up a nominal film and television company himself, and did not invest in other projects, but burned money for his own movies.
Zhao Yang said: "Wenxin hasn't produced a good work for a few years. The previous films were scolded by the audience as bad films. This time, they are not seeking money, but only word of mouth."
Zhuang Yan thought about it and said, "Let's change the time, not at night, make an appointment for noon."
Zhao Yang nodded: "That's fine, I'll make another appointment with them."
After speaking, he asked casually, "Did you have a date with someone tonight?"
Who knew that Zhuang Yan laughed like a peacock with an open screen.
"Yeah. Made a date with someone very interesting."