"Is there anything going on tonight, Mimi?"

"It's okay, what's wrong?"

"Is there anyone taking care of you over there?"

"Yes, my dad, my sister-in-law, and my father-in-law and mother-in-law are all here."

"Okay, tell her that you'll be back late tonight. I've made an appointment with a few writers to talk about this book. You come with me~"

Upon hearing this, Xu Xin's eyes suddenly lit up:

"Then Yu Hua..."

"..."

Zhang Yimou glared at him angrily:

"Do you think these writers are just Xue Lihong? They pick up a lot of them? Do you want them to come whenever they want?"

"Hey, I'm just asking. It's okay, I'll wait."

Xu Xin laughed dryly.

And just when Zhang Yimou looked helpless...

"Then when Yu Hua comes, you have to tell me in advance. I have to dress nicer..."

"..."

That is to say, I am getting older.

To be ten years younger, he had to let Xu Xin see why the flowers were so red.

However...Xu Xin obviously hasn't always been so naughty:

"How have you arranged the affairs of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins"? By the way, isn't "Three Guns" scheduled to be released on December 10th? Even if we are busy from next month... what will happen to your promotion period?"

"There's enough time. When the script comes out and the casting begins, I will use your name and the relationships with the people I've worked with before. First, look for it from places like Beijing Film Academy, China Theater Company, and Shanghai Theater Company.

If I can't find it, I continue to sneak into the art school. I don't have to go in person, they just bring over the one-minute audition video for me to watch."

As he said this, Zhang Yimou seemed to be still uneasy and said:

"Remember, you asked me to help you."

"I see."

Xu Xin looked tacitly aware of it.

but……

"Then, the momentum of this film... is really big. What if it messes up..."

He smashed and smashed his mouth.

After hearing his words, Zhang Yimou also fell silent.

Because in the final analysis, I let Xiao Xu shoot this film.

Besides, the momentum is so big...

What if, if it really breaks...

He just wanted to say something.

Xu Xin scratched his head:

"But, logically speaking, there is no problem. When it comes to shooting love affairs... I'm professional. I can even handle Jie Lun, so why are you afraid of other people?"

…

"Ah sneeze!"

A famous singer who was drinking tea suddenly sneezed.

He rubbed his nose.

The weather is getting a little cold.

…

After dinner in the evening, around 7 o'clock, Zhang Mo took two fixed cameras from somewhere and set them up in the living room.

Xu Xin asked in confusion:

"Sister Mo, this is..."

"Write down everything everyone talks about."

Zhang Mo said:

"I will think about it slowly when I look back. Then I can make a behind-the-scenes creative record."

"oh oh."

Xu Xin nodded.

Director Zhang’s old tradition.

Since cooperating with Zhang Weiping, it seems to have become an old tradition of New Picture Pictures that every film must have a documentary.

And now this tradition has fallen to Zhang Mo.

He moved closer and looked at the table in focus.

I don’t know what Director Zhang meant or what Zhang Mo meant. The area where the camera shot was in the small hall near the garden on the first floor.

This small hall is not big, with a table and a few modern-style chairs that are somewhat incompatible with the surrounding environment.

From the camera, it looks like it was recorded in a three-bedroom apartment.

Xu Xin thought for a while and asked:

"Director Zhang will be here to receive guests later?"

"right."

"Well……"

Xu Xin didn't know what to say for a while.

Should I say careful?

Or the details?

He turned around and glanced at the living room of the villa, which would have appeared to be a very large room if it appeared on the camera. He felt that he had learned something again.

When Zhang Yimou came down from the study, he also knew today's guest.

Four people came today, and one of them, Xu Xin, was very familiar.

Chen Qigang is one of the composers of the song "Starry Sky" played by Lang Lang at the Olympic Games.

Everyone got to know each other very well during the Olympics.

Also as a member of the director's core team.

No need for much introduction.

But the remaining three people made Xu Xin feel the old man's connections.

Ge Fei, Liu Zhenyun, Yan Lianke.

Yan Lianke in "Shouhuo".

Ge Fei in "Jiangnan Trilogy".

Liu Zhenyun in "Chicken Feathers on the Ground".

"Have you read all the books of these three people?"

Hearing Zhang Yimou's words, Xu Xin nodded:

"In addition to "Shouhuo", which I can't stand anymore, I've finished watching "Chicken Feathers", I've watched "Mountains and Rivers in Dreams" and "Spring Ends in Jiangnan" from the Jiangnan Trilogy, but I haven't watched "Peach Blossom" yet... Actually, I haven't watched it recently...

The progress of reading is quite slow. On the one hand, I have my children and Yang Mi, and on the other hand, I am still writing my thesis. In addition, I have to be busy with movies, so I don’t read much.”

"Not in a hurry."

Zhang Yimou seemed very satisfied with Xu Xin's answer and said:

"You are still young. Read the book slowly."

"Um."

"They will come over in a while. Just listen and I will talk to them."

"OK."

So, after waiting for about half an hour, Xu Xin met these three outstanding contemporary writers who had won the Lu Xun Literature Award, Mao Dun Literature Award, and Lao She Literature Award.

In fact, to be honest, if Xu Xin were asked to rank his favorite among these three writers, the first one he likes most would be Ge Fei.

Because reading Ge Fei's novels always gives him a kind of... leisurely elegance.
To be continued...