Although the appointment was made for the next day, the specific time was not, so early the next morning, Zhang Bufan received a call from Mr. Xu's assistant, and he came directly to the hotel to pick up people.

Originally, it was a little strange whether it was too early, but when I arrived at the place, I realized that it was not to talk about business so early, but to have morning tea.

By the time Zhang Bufan and Tong Liya arrived at the restaurant, they only sat on the table of Xu Laowei and his wife Shi Nansheng, and the table was almost full of food, all kinds of small plates and small cages, and there were about a dozen kinds of food in a rough count.

That's it, after seeing the two of them coming, Old Monster Xu was still there to greet him, "Come on, come on, order whatever you want to eat, you're welcome." ”

The morning tea in Xiangjiang is very similar to that in Fujian and Guangdong, or it comes from the same system, "eating" is very important, just like now, setting a table, there are many styles, but the amount of each is not much.

And then there's tea.

Generally, restaurants will prepare tea, but people who are a little particular about it will bring their own tea, and it is obvious that Xu Laowei is more particular, not only bringing his own tea, but also not handing it over to the waiter here, only letting the family boil water, which is brewed by Shi Nansheng himself.

"I've been eating morning tea at this shop for more than 10 years, and they definitely taste it. "Old Monster Xu personally entertained.

Eating morning tea, it sounds the same as eating breakfast, but the difference is still quite big, eating breakfast, the focus is on the result of eating, and eating morning tea, the important thing is this process.

A morning tea, eating for an hour or two is normal, just like the tables around Zhang Bufan now, some people are chatting there, some people are reading the morning newspaper of the day, and even some people are listening to the radio, it may take a long time to move the chopsticks, clip a piece of chicken feet or something into the mouth, take a sip of tea, and continue to do their own things.

It's in this process that time passes by in full.

Zhang Bufan thought that Xu Laowei invited them to have morning tea, and he was going to talk about things at the dinner table, but he didn't expect that the couple talked a lot, but they were all chatting about each other, and they didn't talk about business at all.

In this way, I ate a morning tea for nearly an hour, or because Zhang Bufan and Tong Liya, two mainlanders and northerners, were really not used to this way of eating, so they ate when they had a meal and cleaned up the food on the table early.

At the end of the day, Mr. Xu teased, "This is the fastest morning tea I've ever had." ”

After eating morning tea, a few people didn't take the car, so they walked around like this, and walked for about ten minutes to arrive at Xu Laowei's studio, which is the time to really get down to business.

Xu Laowei has a strange and straight personality, which is recognized in the circle, Zhang Bufan saw it yesterday, and today, he saw it again.

As soon as he entered the working state, the great director showed his straight temper and was not polite at all.

"I know what you're looking for me, but you don't know what I'm looking for you for, talk about me first, and then talk about yours. ”

It's not just straight, it's also with a sense that can't be denied.

There were many people who wondered why Xu Laowei had never cooperated with Xing Ye, and later concluded that both of them were weird, straight-tempered, and could not allow others to question and reject their personalities, how could such two people cooperate?

So when Xu Lao Wei said such a thing, Zhang Bufan was not surprised at all, plus he said that it was a salted fish if it sounded good, and he didn't care much about it, so he nodded and responded, "You say." ”

Xu Laowei directly picked up some bound paper from the table and handed it to Zhang Bufan, "This is the movie I am about to shoot." ”

That's the script for me?

Zhang Bufan was a little confused, and then seemed to understand something, but he still completely understood, so he spoke, "This should be confidential, right?

"I'm sure you won't get it out. Old Monster Xu looked indifferent, "Moreover, my business is related to this." ”

"You want me to participate in the creation of the script?" Zhang Bufan finally asked directly, since Xu Lao Wei is so straight, then I won't play false.

"I'm not satisfied with this script. Xu Laowei is as direct as ever, "Most of the movies I make, I will participate in the creation of the script, this one is no exception, the whole script has been changed a total of several times before and after I can't remember it clearly, I only remember that Cheng Guofu almost took Zhang Jialu to find me, and told me to change the script and play with me, but I am still not satisfied." ”

"After that, I found a lot of screenwriters and wanted to revise the script, but the final result was that the script you have now is still made by Zhang Jialu and Cheng Guofu. ”

Has Xu Lao Wei ever been so harsh on the script?

Without waiting for Zhang Bufan to think, Xu Laofang himself had already said the reason first, "The movies I have made over the years have been criticized by many people, they say that I only care about pursuing new shooting skills and more advanced special effects, but I ignore the storytelling of the movie, saying that my movie stories over the years have become worse and worse, I am not convinced." ”

I'm not convinced.

Three very simple words, I believe that many people have more or less similar emotions in their hearts, but there are very few people who can really say it and work hard for it as a goal, not to mention a person who is over sixty years old.

Zhang Bufan suddenly had a new admiration for the great director in front of him.

Yes, admiration is already there, but the feeling is different now.

Regarding his own situation, Xu Laowei didn't say any more, but raised his finger and pointed to the script in Zhang Bufan's hand, "The first page is the synopsis of the whole story, you can take a look at it first." ”

Zhang Bufan nodded, turned the first page and looked at it.

Actually, you don't have to watch it, after all, I've even watched the movie, and what kind of story synopsis do I have to watch.

However, he still watched it very seriously, and the plot of the movie and the synopsis of the story gradually came together, and suddenly, he spoke softly, "Yin Ruiji." ”

Tong Liya has been sitting quietly on the side, even if she knows that her husband is holding a movie script that is to fight for her role, she doesn't take her eyes off half a point at all, this is her duty.

It wasn't until I heard the name that I finally glanced at this side curiously.

Old Monster Xu waved his hand and smiled: "It's okay, let's see." ”

This is the confidence of a great director - I just really let you read the script, and even memorize the script, do you really dare to leak it outside?

Tong Liya smiled embarrassedly, and then leaned over.

Zhang Bufan also deviated the script to her side, pointed to the name he had just pronounced and said, "This is the role you want to play." ”

This is a bit absolute, and the eight characters have not been skimmed yet, and the old monster Xu on the side didn't mind when he heard Zhang Bufan say this, but just smiled slightly.

After a while, Zhang Bufan finished reading the synopsis, simply gave the script to Tong Liya, and then looked up at Xu Laowei, "I have some ideas." ”

"Oh, that's an idea? Tell me. Xu Lao Wei was stunned, then smiled, said very casually, obviously did not have any expectations for Zhang Bufan's idea that appeared just after reading a synopsis, after all, he found so many screenwriters, but they carefully studied the script, and they were not able to give a better plan.

"Shendu Dragon King. Zhang Bufan pointed to the script, and the name on the homepage is this, "Since it is called this name, the focus is of course the dragon, obviously, it is indeed the case in the story, a dragon in the sea, a dragon on the ground, but I don't think it's enough, or rather, there is a dragon missing." ”

"Oh, what's missing?" Old Monster Xu's expression became more serious, obviously aroused by Zhang Bufan's words.

"Since these two are fake dragons, of course the few are real dragons. Zhang Bufan raised a finger and pointed at the sky, "That real dragon in the court!"

Old Monster Xu was originally sitting on the sofa, but when he heard this, his body straightened up, and then he leaned forward sharply, staring at Zhang Bufan, "What's missing?

"When I finish reading the full script, I'll give you the results in half a month at the latest. Zhang Bufan replied simply.

"Good. Old Monster Xu also nodded dryly.

"So, after you're done looking for me, it's time for us to talk about me looking for you, right?" Zhang Bufan said with a smile.