In the end, Chu Xiaxing did not go to the cinema with Chu Qiuyi and Han Chuning to watch "Man Ran". She had to memorize the scenes and lines of the film, so naturally she was not interested. The three made an appointment for their next meeting, and Chu Xiaxing and Han Chuning left Chu Qiuyi's house and returned to their respective residences.
After the broadcast of "The Immortal Doctor of the Song Dynasty", Chu Xiaxing spent a leisurely rest time. She didn't have to run publicity activities all day like an actress. She occasionally looked at the project cases sent by Han Chuning, but she didn't find a suitable scene. . The partnership between her and Chen Yanping has not been broken, but it takes time to incubate an excellent script, and Chen Yanping is busy with the distribution, so she really has no time to work on the script.
Chu Xiaxing's filming "Yao You" was to catch the ducks on the shelves, and the filming of "Da Song Xianyi" was because the script was from Han Chuning. It was a little difficult for her to find a good script. On the one hand, it took a long time to prepare a good story, and the other was a good script. It may not fall into the hands of young directors, and will be divided up by mature directors early.
Chu Xiaxing was looking for projects one after another, but Xia Hong was in full swing at Fanke Films, and even offered to organize team building activities. Zhou Xuelu is now hanging in Fanke Films, and she has a lot of activities recently, but let Fanke Films do some things, unlike the previous two years when she had nothing to do.
Inside the movie theater, Chu Xiaxing looked at Zhou Xuelu, who was sneaking up on her face, and couldn't help joking: "It's different when people turn red. Now they go out with full arms?"
Zhou Xuelu was tightly wrapped. She was wearing a hat, sunglasses and a mask. She complained, "Director, I can't help it. I was blocked when I went out two days ago, and I almost didn't run away..."
"The Great Song Dynasty Immortal Doctor" is being broadcast on TV, and Zhou Xuelu recently participated in a variety show promotion, so she will really be recognized on the road, which is a treatment that was not available in the past. The video platform now has the idea of pushing Zhou Xuelu, and is negotiating a contract with Fanke Films. If the cooperation goes well, resources will be given.
Although Chu Xiaxing had filmed "Remote You", it was a low-budget web drama, and it was not as widely spread as "The Great Song Dynasty Immortal Doctor". She is now a behind-the-scenes worker, and she doesn't make many public appearances, so she is not bothered by Zhou Xuelu being squatted around.
After a while, Xia Hong showed up cheerfully. He looked at the two chatting in the corner of the hall, lowered his head and glanced at the screen of his mobile phone, and waved happily: "Come here, I don't know if Song Wenye will come or not, let's go first. …”
Zhou Xuelu felt as if she had been stepped on her tail, she was shocked when she heard the words: "Is President Song coming!?"
Xia Hong: "I don't know, he said it depends on the situation, and it's not over yet."
Zhou Xuelu said in a panic: "No, no, no, don't come, don't come, don't come..."
Chu Xiaxing: "You are an actor, so are you still afraid of him?"
Zhou Xuelu: "The camp is really different, Xianyu is afraid of all workaholics."
Zhou Xuelu has a good relationship with Chu Xiaxing and Xia Hong, and Song Wenye has a good relationship with Chu Xiaxing and Xia Hong, but their work styles are completely different. The three walked into the cinema, and Zhou Xuelu took the lead to sit between Xia Hong and Chu Xiaxing to cut off the possibility of contacting Song Wenye.
Chu Xiaxing looked around the empty cinemas. She looked at Xia Hong, the organizer of the event, and asked, "Have you reserved the venue?"
Xia Hong nodded happily: "Yes, a project I recently talked about is related to this movie, and that's why I decided to organize the elite backbone of our Vatican Films to watch it together!"
Zhou Xuelu looked at Xia Hong's ambitious appearance, and whispered: "Mr. Xia is like a literary committee member in an elementary school class, with an inexplicable excitement..."
Chu Xiaxing made up the knife indifferently: "Maybe it was the first time I was a class cadre since I was a child."
Xia Hong: "...This movie is very famous!"
The light in the cinema dimmed, and the familiar prelude music to the movie sounded, Chu Xiaxing showed a clear expression, and then sighed softly, she muttered, "Xu Xian has been reduced to discussing projects with you?"
Chu Xiaxing: How much money does my competitor lack in milk powder? His wife is also very rich
Xia Hong saw Chu Xiaxing and recognized the old film within a few seconds, and couldn't help but say in surprise, "Is Director Chu familiar with this film? Even the subtitles haven't been released yet!"
The screen of the cinema was pitch black, and the melodious music had just started playing, and even the scene did not appear, Chu Xiaxing guessed the name of the movie, which naturally surprised Xia Hong.
Chu Xiaxing did not expect that in the end, he would still not escape the play of his old rival. The word "Man Ran" appeared on the big screen, followed by the subtitle of "Director Xu Xiancheng". She once smashed this movie, even accurate to a few minutes, of course, recognized it without hesitation.
Chu Xiaxing got up immediately and said lightly, "You guys watch the movie, I'll sleep in the back."
Xia Hong hurriedly discouraged: "This is a master's movie! It's a pity to sleep now!"
Chu Xiaxing: "Well, his drama is very hypnotic, it's a pity not to sleep."
Xia Hong: "???"
Chu Xiaxing has always followed her own way, and Xia Hong and Zhou Xuelu didn't say anything to stop her. They only thought that she had watched "Man Ran" too many times, and now she has completely lost interest, and they said that they would invite her to dinner later. Chu Xiaxing nodded in response, she walked to the back row where no one was there, distanced herself from Zhou and Xia, and watched the movie alone, she had the illusion of dreaming back to when she was young.
She still remembered that when she watched "Man Ran" for the first time, she also went to the cinema alone and sat in the back row, which was exactly the same as now.
The music of "Man Ran" was gentle and soft, and the picture was calm and tranquil, which soon made Chu Xiaxing drowsy. She was a little sleepy in the dimly lit movie theater, as if she had had a long dream, dreaming of many people when she was young, and she didn't wake up until her forehead sank, and she suddenly realized that there seemed to be someone around her.
In the dimness, Song Wenye sat quietly beside Chu Xiaxing. He was watching the movie intently. His face was stained with a shimmer of light, like a silent statue.
Chu Xiaxing held her forehead. She finally recovered from her drowsiness and said lightly, "Mr. Song, it's scary for you to appear like this."
Song Wenye blinked, and he explained innocently: "They are too noisy."
Chu Xiaxing looked up at the front row. Zhou Xuelu and Xia Hong were like elementary school students excited for a spring outing. They were chatting about something. Fortunately, this was a reserved movie theater, otherwise they would have been kicked out. Zhou Xuelu just said that Xia Hong is a primary school literary committee member, and her words and deeds are not like a junior high school student, she is also young enough.
Chu Xiaxing and Song Wenye were like calm old people. They sat in the back row watching a movie silently, and they didn't talk as much as the two in the front row.
Song Wenye asked curiously, "Don't Director Chu like this movie? He actually fell asleep halfway through."
Chu Xiaxing: "I can't talk about liking or hating, it's just that I've seen it too many times."
Song Wenye: "If it's a movie you like, no matter how many times you've watched it, it's like your first time watching it."
Chu Xiaxing sighed: "Then I may never get back the feeling I had when I watched 'Man Ran' for the first time."
Song Wenye's eyes flickered slightly, he looked at her inexplicably, and said softly, "Then how did you feel when you watched it for the first time?"
Chu Xiaxing said expressionlessly, "Jealous."
Song Wenye was stunned for a moment, he watched her quietly, and thoughtfully waited for the following.
Chu Xiaxing showed a self-deprecating smile: "When I watched "Man Ran" for the first time, I had no other thoughts in my heart, only naked jealousy. How can there be people born with talent in the world? I want to cry after finishing it, I feel that I will never be able to make "Man Ran" in my life, and I can't become such a director with aura..."
When Chu Xiaxing watched "Man Ran" when she was young, she became autistic on the spot. She doubted whether she should continue to be a director. It was like seeing an unattainable mountain on the way forward. Since she may not be able to cross in her whole life, Is there any need to keep going
She chooses to be the best, but she doesn't seem to be the best.
She has never been the most talented person, and even if she has tried her best, there will be times when she is powerless. At that time, she carefully finished the scenes of "Man Ran", and she could only become more and more sure of the painful reality.
Song Wenye pondered for a few seconds, and then he explained in a low voice, "Then you should go and watch Bloody Sky again."
Chu Xiaxing didn't expect that he would suddenly bring up his old work, she suddenly showed an unexpected look, and she couldn't answer for a while.
Song Wenye's eyes flickered lightly in the dark, he stared straight at Chu Xiaxing, who was stunned, and said calmly, "Although outsiders say that Director Chu and Director Xu are competitors, I think Director Chu The realm is much higher, she never thought to compare with Director Xu. "Man Ran" is a story of genius, but "Scarlet Sky" is a story of mortals."
"Director Xu eats on the talent she was born with, Director Chu eats on the talent she earns. If they are still filming, I believe that Director Chu can go further. Because everything she has is from heaven. It is not a gift from God, so no one can take it away.”
Xu Xiancheng is a talented person, Chu Xiaxing is a hard worker who does not want to believe in fate.
Chu Xiaxing looked at Song Wenye's serious appearance, and she felt a turbulent emotion in her heart, but she did not reveal the slightest, and said hoarsely: "I didn't expect you to understand "Blood Sky" from this angle, most film critics They all feel that this play is to confront "Man Ran", and it is the starting point of the competition between the two directors."
After Chu Xiaxing watched "Man Ran", she had a psychological shadow like a knot for a long time, and even lost her desire to create. She wandered aimlessly in the Tibetan area for a long time, and finally one day she looked at the plateau and the blue sky and became enlightened, and the idea of shooting "Blood Sky" suddenly occurred in her heart.
Song Wenye shook his head decisively: "That's because they didn't understand, Director Chu never thought of confrontation or competition, this film conveys her relief and self-reconciliation, she decided to live only to surpass herself, not to Compare it to anyone."
His words seemed like an understatement, but they broke her defenses in an instant.
When Chu Xiaxing heard his words, it was difficult for her to describe the complex and subtle emotions in her heart. She only felt that her thick and sophisticated shell was easily shattered by others. How could someone rely on her works to understand her mood changes!
After the release of "Blood Sky" that year, she read the analysis of many film critics, and even heard Xu Xiancheng's comments, but she dismissed them all, thinking that they only saw the fur.
Countless people like to compare and analyze "Man Ran" and "Blood Sky", and even the industry has produced countless academic papers, but she believes that they are all nonsense, and very few people read the meaning. They just imposed their own ideas on the work and didn't understand what she was trying to convey.
It was true that Chu Xiaxing was deeply jealous of Xu Xiancheng, but she never felt that way after filming "The Bloody Sky". She really couldn't make "Man Ran", but Xu Xiancheng couldn't make "Blood Sky" either. They have never been a kind of director, and there is no comparison.
Chu Xiaxing did not expect that decades later, she heard someone correctly interpret her work for the first time, and she couldn't help feeling overwhelmed. This may be the charm of film and television works. Even if her original body has disappeared in the world, there are still descendants who can understand her original thoughts and thoughts, resonate with her thoughts, and become confidants across time and space.
Chu Xiaxing was silent for a moment, then she smiled relievedly: "If I hadn't known the truth, I would have admired Mr. Song's first-class flattery skills..."
Chu Xiaxing: It's all about praising me for being stronger than Xu Xiancheng, how can I put on airs to him
Song Wenye didn't know his crazy rainbow fart behavior, he heard the words with a blank expression: "?"
Song Wenye said sincerely: "I sincerely recommend that you watch "Blood Sky", you don't have to watch "Man Ran" to feel jealous..."
Chu Xiaxing didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Yes, yes, I've watched "Blood Sky", and I felt jealous when I watched "Man Ran" for the first time, but now I don't feel that way! What can Xu Xiancheng be, what's so amazing about him? ?"
She has not only seen "Blood Sky", that is what she shot, and it is her work that breaks through herself!
When Song Wenye saw her return to her former demeanor, he had a smile in his eyes, and half-jokingly said, "Then Director Xu is still amazing, and now no one can compete with him in the directing world."
Chu Xiaxing said lazily: "Then I'm not jealous of him anymore, what can I be jealous of him? I'm jealous of him being old and bald, jealous that he is cowardly and cowardly and can't listen to bad comments, or is he jealous that Jiang Lang can't make plays at all? Me? I can be jealous that he has a good wife, what else can make me jealous!"
Song Wenye: "There's no need to say that..." Director Xu would cry after hearing it.
Chu Xiaxing was jealous of Xu Xiancheng's talent when she was young, but she has long been looking down on these things. The handsome and erudite Director Xu was finally transformed into an ignorant old man by time. He gradually fell behind the pace of the times and could no longer be surprised Brilliant work. This is the most uncomfortable thing for Chu Xiaxing, and even occasionally feel sad.
When the times begin to change gradually, and the first-class directors will gradually fall, can she walk a few more steps than Xu Xiancheng
Chu Xiaxing looked at Song Wenye, who was handsome and well-spoken beside her. She showed a look of disappointment and said regretfully, "Mr. Song, don't look at your talent and beauty now, maybe you will be ugly, bald, and greasy when you are old. The big belly is completely different from today."
As Yan Gou, Chu Xiaxing felt heartbroken when she thought about the fall of handsome guys and beautiful girls.
Song Wenye: "?" Can't you expect me to be better
Song Wenye pursed his lips and lowered his eyes gently, "Are you curious about how I looked when I was older?"
Chu Xiaxing replied calmly: "I'm mainly curious about what you will look like when you become ugly."
Song Wenye said indifferently: "Since you want to know what I looked like when I was old, you have to keep in touch with me all my life. If I lose contact in the middle of it, I won't be able to see it."
Chu Xiaxing: "?"