2006, January, winter vacation.

Xu Xin felt that he had had a long dream.

In the dream, he is a freshman in the directing department of Beijing Film Academy this year. After this vacation, he returned to his hometown in Shaanxi.

On the day he returned home, everyone had been poor together since childhood, but suddenly coal was discovered under the farmland of his family. The young man who had become rich suddenly bought him a presidential suit and had fun, but he wanted to drag a girl to accompany him.

When I went to grow up in the empty room next door, I accidentally bumped shoulders with another young man.

After drinking some wine and being young and unable to look down, you said "What are you looking at" and I said "What are you looking at" at the same time, and the two of them started fighting.

Then he accidentally hit the other person on the back of the head three or four times with the VERTU phone worth hundreds of thousands of dollars given as a "getting off the plane gift"... Relying on his own money, he hit the person and ignored it.

As a result, he entered the police station that night, and the child became a permanent vegetative state.

The other party's parents were ordinary people. They finally spent millions to settle the matter, but they themselves also stayed in the detention center for more than three months.

Although he was deeply sorry and repentant, at that time he did not realize how much harm his actions had caused to a family.

And even if the school finds out, it doesn't matter if they directly expel me.

After being expelled, he relied on his father's wealth to hang out in society for a few years. Although he was not very brave and fierce during this period, he was also a prodigal. Finally, after the country nationalized all small coal mines, he was beaten by his father.

Arranged to work in a state-owned energy company.

I took it for a few more years but found it boring. It just so happened that mobile self-media was on the rise.

After being a host for several years...Anchor? That seems to be the word, right? After being the Shenhao brother in the anchor's mouth for several years, I felt it was boring and lived a retired life of playing cards and taking baths every day...

This dream is so long, and if there is any regret in the dream, then maybe the only regret is Xu Xin's feelings.

The family is really not short of money. His brother is more sensible than him. He has been exposed to things in the family since he was very young and took over his father's business. Xu Xin himself spends all his time outside drinking and drinking. Maybe he is retribution for sleeping with too many women.

?He has an accurate eye for women. Somehow, he gradually developed a mental mysophobia...

I drifted alone until I woke up from the dream.

"Tsk..."

Recalling the dream that was so real that it seemed like the real thing, he opened his eyes from the hotel and was in a daze for a while before he was sure...

Oh, it turns out it’s really 2006 now.

I just had a holiday yesterday and I have to catch a flight this afternoon...

He sat up subconsciously.

The huge presidential suite is empty...

Several roommates who were freshmen in his dormitory were invited to a "farewell banquet" by him yesterday. They drank and drank. In the end, with lots of money thrown around, one of them was given an executive suite and flew away with his girl.

So the question is, where is my own girl?

Looking at the empty room, Xu Xin blinked.

Oh~ I remembered it.

Last night, he seemed to think that the girl was too ugly after taking off her makeup, so she kicked her away. She also took her two friends away...

Tsk.

If it were normal, Xu Xin might still think it was nothing.

But for some reason, after finishing this dream, he suddenly felt a little disgusted with the arrogant version of himself in the dream.

Asshole and disgusting.

What are you crazy about?

You're just a kid, your family is a bit rich, you're so crazy that you don't even know how much favor you have been given.

As for the person who was beaten... luckily it was a dream.

Very lucky.

I'm really lucky...

"..."

In a daze, he shook his head, which was still hungover, and suddenly felt that this was quite boring...

A few people in the dormitory are like licking dogs...Eh? This word is a bit new.

Anyway, it was nothing more than flattering him and enjoying some of the leftovers.

It seems there is no need to contact you?

Just like that, Xu Xin suddenly became stunned.

Until I was awakened by the urge to urinate.

After thinking for a while, he jogged all the way into the bathroom.

The moment before he closed the door, an idea came to his mind.

Is it really scientific to design the bathroom so far away from the bed like the presidential suite?

…

"Brother Xu, you're awake."

"Well……"

Seeing the lobby manager, who was at least 35 years old, shouting loudly, Xu Xin suddenly felt a little awkward. After responding, he took his credit card and asked:

"What I did last night was pre-sale?"

"Yes."

The lobby manager nodded quickly.

"...Okay, then their fees will be deducted from the pre-sale. I'm checking out."

"..."

Xu Xin could tell that the lobby manager was a little stunned.

But he was too lazy to say anything at the moment. He collected the card, took a Ferrari car key and walked out.

All the way out of the hotel, he looked at the extremely flamboyant Ferrari 430, and the corner of his mouth twitched again.

It's too eye-catching.

dislike.

Just force it to open.

After getting in the car, feeling the familiar yet unfamiliar feeling, he looked at the co-pilot putting on his trousers... He thought to himself, good guy, take off your trousers in the winter? It would be so cold.

Full of flaws, he held it in disgust and threw it out of the window, and the car drove away.

…

East of Dengshikou, Shijia Hutong.

As the most famous hutong in the capital, it was once known as the richest hutong. Not only did it house the most powerful eunuchs, but it also housed the most wealthy men of the country. It housed not only loyal ministers and good generals, but also famous ladies, talented men and beauties...

But that was once.

Before the Olympics, the land price here was not expensive, about 50,000 to 60,000 square meters.

The main reason is that the location is good. First of all, it is the best elementary school in Yanjing City---the school district of Shijia Elementary School. One kilometer to the west is the Forbidden City, and one kilometer to the east is Tianmen Square.

Xu Xin's father just wanted to let his grandchildren go to a good school in the future. Since he didn't have much money, he bought a house with a lot of things to do.

In the dream, this house directly increased to several hundred million...

This house is actually prepared for Xu Xin. Anyway, he is studying in Yanjing, so he has to have a home, right? But in fact, he basically lives in a hotel every day for a month, so he really doesn't come here.

But now after returning, he entered the main hall of the spacious Sanjin Courtyard. Ignoring the antique furnishings at home, he saw... an unknown laptop placed on the table.

He thought it was heavy, so he bought a few more.

If not for anything else, just play games.

He really spent a lot of money on the game "Zhengtu".

After picking up the computer and charger, he went directly back to the east wing, ignoring the two safes containing cash and gold, and sat in front of the rosewood table.

Opening the WORD document, he lit a cigarette for himself.

After smoking a cigarette and sorting out his thoughts, he typed a few words on the document:

"Final Assignment---Short Film Planning"

"director……"

Holding the cigarette butt between his arms, he looked at these two familiar and unfamiliar words...

He started to feel dazed again.

It wasn't until the butt of the cigarette burned his hand that it brought him back to his thoughts.

A murmuring voice sounded in the room:

"You have to...change your way of life."

Da da da da.

Along with this sound, two words appeared on the screen:

"Director: Xu Xin"

…

"Dudu~ Hey, my Di'er, you've got off the plane? Call Xiao Li and I'll pick you up. What do you want to eat tonight? Abalone? Dad has made a reservation."

The unique northern Shaanxi dialect came out from the mouth of my old man, Xu Daqiang.

And listening to the "click-click" collision sound inside, Xu Xin knew that his father must be playing mahjong again.

Is it gambling? Definitely.

A handful of 50,000 yuan.

But for Xu Daqiang, it is just a pastime.

Xu Xin's home was actually quite ordinary a few years ago. Even judging from that dream, his home was almost the most standard microcosm of the group of people who got rich from coal mines.

Obviously when I was a child, my family had to go along the highway to make money by selling bowls of noodles to the big trucks that blocked the highway because of tuition and fees issues. This was actually not unusual. The reason why the truck drivers ran away was partly because of the highway.

It is not yet developed. On the other hand, to save costs, we take provincial roads.

Provincial roads are narrow, crowded, and prone to traffic jams. At Xu Xin's house, a traffic jam would last a day or even two or three days.

The food on the truck driver's truck was easily eaten, after all, car refrigerators were not common at that time. Therefore, the villagers along the road would push a tricycle with pots of boiling water on it and carry instant noodle buckets to sell bowls of noodles to the driver.

It is a very good source of income to supplement the business.

Of course, if you don't feel embarrassed, you can stand in the middle of the road begging for food with a long bamboo pole that can reach the driver's window of the cart, with a cloth bag on it.

If you give me money, let the car pass. If you don't, I'll lie in front of the car. The money comes in faster than selling a bowl of noodles, but you still need to lose face.

In short, Xu Xin's family was not wealthy when he was a child. Not to mention his quality of life... A man with a dead wife and two boys would be considered good if he could support them till they grow up.

Until one day...the village chief called a meeting and told the villagers...coal was discovered in our village. It is the kind of large-cal coal that is particularly resistant to burning and is very valuable.

In this way, a mother died young, and the father worked hard to pull the two sons off, and then suddenly made a king bomb.

And when he has money, Xu Daqiang likes to play cards.

Anyway, there is no need to worry about this day, just start enjoying life.

But don't fight with outsiders.

Just a few uncles and brothers who grew up together with me in my village.

Every time I win or lose, it's only about a million, which doesn't hurt my friendship.

And everyone is just having fun, and they all know what they are doing.

Xujiacun may not have any other advantages, but from top to bottom there is not a single coward or a bastard.

But it's a different matter for outsiders.

Maybe this is the blessing of ancestors.

At this moment, listening to his father's voice, Xu Xin said:

"Dad, I don't want to go back."

"spread!?"

A high-pitched voice on the other end of the phone:

"Aren't you coming back? Are you going to do it?"

"Homework. Final homework for the university. The teacher asked us to make a short video, and I wrote a story. I plan to use this holiday to film it. I will go back during the Chinese New Year."

"Well……"

Listening to his son's excuse, Xu Daqiang was a little confused for a moment.

But the confusion was immediately suppressed, and he nodded vigorously while holding the phone:

"Okay! Then have a good time shooting! Learn from your husband well and learn well!"

"Okay, then I'm done with it. Just tell my brother that I'm done with it."

"Um!"

After hanging up the phone, the shirtless Xu Daqiang looked at the deck of cards in his hand, happily played one and said with a smile:

"Hey, do you know what Washesa is?"

"Sawa?"

"Sa? It seems like you're not coming back?"

"?"

Looking at the brothers who had grown up together, Xu Daqiang's eyes were full of pride, and the smugness in his tone was undisguised:

"Washe will come back later. I have to stay at school and do some homework from my teacher~ I'm studying...hehe."

Following his laughter, several people with thick gold chains hanging around their necks looked at each other...

"Oh MGP, if that bastard here dares not to do his homework, I'll whip him with a belt...wait, I'll give him a call!"

With one person taking the lead, the three brothers each picked up their mobile phones...

And listening to their jumping and cursing, Xu Daqiang looked at his cards happily.

Well... with three mixed players, this card... is sure to win.

…

Xu Xin didn't know what happened to his father, but he just looked at the script that he spent more than three hours writing...

Judging from his poor professional knowledge, which he didn't pay much attention to, this script can support a story of about ten minutes at most.

but……

Maybe it's because the dream was too real?

On the contrary, he felt that the story he wrote was particularly good.

Like it however you like it.

I can’t wait to film it soon!

But there is no rush yet.

Even as a freshman, he understands that after the director has the script and before deciding to shoot, the most important task is the so-called storyboarding.

First, establish the story's story points. For example, when shooting, should you use a flat angle? Or use a crane? Or how to do a close-up, etc.

These are the activities that best reflect the director's skills.

As for the angle...he doesn't quite understand it yet.

but.

This is his first "child" in front of him. Even if he becomes a father for the first time, he hopes to be perfect!

I touched my belly and looked at the sky again.

It's only noon.

Not hungry yet.

Then let’s move on to liver…why use the word liver?

Xu Xin was a little puzzled.

But he didn't care, he put the notebook aside, rummaged through the bookshelf, and found a stack of draft paper and pencils. He first drew a square frame on the paper.

This represents the lens.

And the first act of the unnamed first script story...

Let’s start here.

Looking at the square grid outlined by the pencil, for no apparent reason, Xu Xin found a... very different kind of novelty.

His Beijing Film Academy directorship was created with money.

And the reason for coming here is also very simple...

How can a girl who can be a star have poor conditions?

Find a celebrity girlfriend.

It's that simple.

So I randomly chose a director who could unspoken rules for girls...

After attending a few classes after the semester started and realizing that he was really not interested, he went straight to the performance department.

I know a lot of girls, but unfortunately... compared to that era in my dream, girls today are more reserved. If you want to get along, you have to make friends...

Coupled with the prosperity of Yanjing City, he, a child from northern Shaanxi, quickly lost his way.

Anyway, it’s just a bachelor’s degree certificate that doesn’t matter.

There are no disasters inside the school, but there are plenty of them outside?

And now...

Looking at the blank square frame, Xu Xin suddenly felt a little regretful.

I really should have... listened carefully.

real.

But no matter what, it's only half a semester, so it's not too late to make amends.

Recalling the script on the notebook document, he took a pencil and began to sketch it briefly.

"In the first scene...in the KTV corridor...I...Xu Xin...delete, delete, Xu Sanjin appears..."
Chapter completed!