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Chapter 262 Another Collaborative Film

As the screenwriter and producer of "Godzilla", it is natural for him to participate in the film's release and publicity.

Of course, the screenwriter deserves his name, but the title of producer is a bit far-fetched.

Mu Chen was probably the only one who had never been a producer of a film crew.

The reason why the producer is named is more in his name.

Who made him have such a strong box office appeal?

What's more, he himself is also the biggest investor in this film.

The box office is high, and he is also the biggest beneficiary.

However, Mu Chen would refuse if he was farther away from Yanjing.

If he refuses, no one can force it.

Chen Mouzhi obviously attached great importance to this film, and a lot of publicity was present.

"Tonight, invite some old friends to have dinner together?"

After the promotion was over, Chen Mouzhi said to Mu Chen.

"Okay!"

Mu Chen nodded, and Chen Mouzhi opened his mouth to invite, but it was really difficult for him to refuse.

If it's someone else, push as much as you can.

During this time, he tried to go home and eat as much as possible.

Seeing Li Ruoxi's belly getting bigger and bigger, Mu Chen would feel a sense of happiness.

"Director Chen has an appointment for dinner tonight, are you coming?"

Mu Chen called Li Ruoxi.

Whether he comes or not, Mu Chen will say something.

I don't know if it's because of Song Dong's incident before, or because Li Ruoxi is more sensitive about her pregnancy, Mu Chen often calls her in advance during this time.

"I won't go." Li Ruoxi said, "Go to Brother Chao?"

Li Ruoxi knew that Mu Chen participated in the promotion of "Godzilla", so she asked this question.

As for why he asked such a question, Mu Chen naturally understood.

During Li Chao's dinner, Mu Chen basically drank a lot.

"He didn't come this time." Mu Chen said, "The filming of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is coming soon, and it is estimated that he will participate in the promotion of "Godzilla" after the film is filmed."

"Oh! That's good." Li Ruoxi said, "Drink less if you can!"

"En!" Mu Chen nodded.

Mu Chen doesn't smoke, and doesn't like to drink alcohol.

However, smoking is okay, but alcohol is unavoidable.

People in the arena involuntarily.

There were many dinners that Mu Chen couldn't pass up.Above the dinner, persuasion is naturally indispensable.

Wine table culture, who can avoid it?
Some of the friends Chen Mouzhi mentioned were actually just two people.

One Zhang Gang and one Xu Wen.

There are only four people in the dinner.

The four of them are all top-level directors in the country, and above the dinner, the content of the chat is naturally inseparable from the movie.

The three of Zhang Gang are all in their early sixties, much older than Mu Chen.

However, there seemed to be no generation gap between Mu Chen and the three of them.Perhaps, there is no age limit for people with common topics.

"I heard that you are preparing a new film?" Zhang Gang asked.

He is also preparing for a new film during this period, but it is a literary film that he has wanted to make for a long time.

"Jurassic Park" was a big hit at the box office. Although his company didn't take much of the investment, it made a lot of money, even more than Zhang Gang's previous movies.

Therefore, no one objected to him shooting this literary film.

"Yeah!" Mu Chen said, "It's a blockbuster sci-fi movie."

"How much is the investment?" Chen Mouzhi asked casually.

"It's estimated to be [-] million U.S. dollars." Mu Chen said.

This is the figure obtained after the company's budget, but the exact amount will only be known after the shooting.

What's more, it's no secret in the circle that Mu Chen's budget is exceeded in every film.

With a budget of [-] million U.S. dollars, even [-] million U.S. dollars may appear after filming.

"So much?" Xu Wen was a little surprised.

It seems that the production cost of "Inception" is not so high!
The cost of [-] million US dollars is considered a big investment in Hollywood.

What's more, a movie shot in China for $[-] million may not be shot in Hollywood for $[-] million.

Mu Chen is about to make a big move!
"There are a lot of special effects, and they will be made into 3D effects." Mu Chen said.

"3D?" Zhang Gang looked at Mu Chen in surprise and said, "3D movies cost more to produce, but the box office response is somewhat unsatisfactory."

"Therefore, in terms of technology, we need to make a breakthrough." Mu Chen said.

The film itself is very important, but if Mu Chen doesn't make breakthroughs in technology, even if "Avatar" was the global box office champion in the previous life, I am afraid that in this world, it may not be able to perform so well at the box office.

The reason why "Avatar" has such an astonishing box office is that apart from the film itself, I am afraid that film technology is also crucial.

"Breakthrough? Has Xuanying Digital made a breakthrough in this area?" Xu Wen said.

Among the three of them, if anyone was to use special effects the best, it would undoubtedly be Xu Wen.

Of course, it's not that Zhang Gang and Chen Mouzhi didn't use them well, it's just relatively speaking.

"It's almost there!" Mu Chen said, "The investment of [-] million US dollars is mostly used in technology."

"Special effects cost money." Chen Mouzhi said, "But which blockbuster movie doesn't have special effects?"

"The use of special effects in movies will only increase, especially in science fiction and fantasy films." Xu Wen said, "Perhaps, the future movies will be dominated by special effects movies."

Movies will not be dominated by special effects movies, but the movie market is likely to be!
Looking at home and abroad, how many of the top-ranking films at the box office have no special effects?

The four of them chatted about movies and gossip about the movie industry.

"Mu Dao, when will we cooperate?" Xu Wen couldn't help but said in the end, "You have cooperated with both of them. If you don't cooperate with me, it won't make sense!"

"I have a script in my hand, which I wrote for my brother. If Director Xu is interested, when will we make an appointment to discuss it." Mu Chen said with a smile.

When Xu Wen heard this, he suddenly became interested, and said, "I'm very free recently, I can do it anytime, or I'll go to Chenxi Film and Television tomorrow?"

"Okay!" Mu Chen nodded and responded.

I don't know how long "Avatar" will be filmed, and this film is not suitable for Mu Ze.

Mu Chen's "Inception" made Mu Ze famous internationally.

At this time, it is undoubtedly necessary to make persistent efforts to completely stabilize Muze's international reputation.

But when Mu Chen filmed "Avatar", he was ambitious and wanted to make 3D popular all over the world, so naturally he couldn't get away.

However, it is feasible to write a script and find someone to cooperate with if you can't direct.

At the Golden Dragon Awards ceremony, Xu Wen hesitated to speak, but Mu Chen had already guessed it.

If Xu Wen didn't mention it, Mu Chen would probably come to him too.

The next day, Xu Wen came to meet him, probably because he couldn't wait.

""I Am Legend"?" Xu Wen took the script and immediately read it.

When the world is attacked by a terrorist virus, the protagonist is the only scientist who can escape the catastrophe. He is the only healthy living person left in the whole Shanghai city. He even thought that he was the only living person in the world.

Others attacked by the virus become "living dead", they can only live in the dark, and wait to devour any creature they pass by, and if they are not careful, they will fall into their bloody mouth
Xu Wen watched and gradually fell into the script.

He was shocked by the desolation of "I am the only one left in the world" created by the half part.

Mu Chen really had nothing to say to his brother.

This is Mu Ze's one-man show.

No, there is also a very good dog.

Commercial action movie?
A literary film dressed in a sci-fi film?
After Xu Wen finished reading the script, he was silent for a long time.He had to admit that Mu Chen's brains were indeed unparalleled.

No wonder one good script follows another.

Some people really can't take it with common sense.

Mu Chen was undoubtedly such a person.

Xu Wen fell in love with the script.

"Should I take it home and ponder it for a few days before talking about this film?" Xu Wen said.

He naturally heard Zhang Gang and Chen Mouzhi talk about their cooperation with Mu Chen.

Discuss movies with Mu Chen, and discuss cooperation with Chen Fuhai.

He still talks about the script first, and then the cooperation.

"Okay." Mu Chen nodded.

You can't discuss it without researching it first.

Xu Wen took the script and left, while Mu Chen continued to be busy.

A few days later, Xu Wen came to Chenxi Film and Television again with two panda eyes.

The body is exhausted, but the spirit is in a state of excitement.

"Director Xu, you have to pay attention to your body!" Mu Chen shook his head when he saw it.

Although Xu Wen is in good health, he is not young after all.

"I'm fine." Xu Wen said, "Let's talk! Well, aren't you writing this drama for your brother? Why don't you let him be together!"

There are three main actors in "I Am Legend", and the other two appeared almost at the end of the film, with limited roles.

The whole movie is Mu Ze's one-man show.

And this film has high requirements for the acting skills of the actors.

However, Xu Wen was not worried about this.

Mu Ze's acting skills are obvious to all. Naturally, there is nothing wrong with playing this movie.

What's more, Xu Wen, as a top director who has been famous for many years, is naturally very capable in training actors.

As for the action scenes in this film, then Xu Wen needn't worry.

Not to mention that Mu Chen had already mentioned Mu Ze as the lead actor.

Even if Mu Chen didn't have this requirement, Xu Wen would be the first to think of Mu Ze after reading the script when choosing an actor.

In this movie, Mu Ze is the most suitable actor.

Perhaps, this film was originally tailor-made by Mu Chen for Mu Ze.

Mu Ze came soon, and so did Chen Fuhai.

Chen Fuhai will act as the chief producer and producer of the films produced by Chenxi Film and Television.

For the film, he actually has a lot of say.

Mu Ze had already obtained the script of "I Am Legend" a long time ago, and he was also trying to figure out the role during this time.

Xu Wen has a deep research on scripts and has extremely unique insights.

Mu Chen didn't have much research on this movie, and when talking about this movie, it was nothing more than based on the original movie.

However, with reference to the original version, Mu Chen himself is a not-so-skilled director, so he naturally has some understanding of the film.

Hearing Mu Chen talk about the movie, Xu Wen felt more and more that what Chen Mouzhi told him at the beginning, that the film written by Mu Chen seemed to have been completed, was not an exaggeration.

Mu Chen obviously inspired him a lot.

It's just an inspiration. A director like Xu Wen, who has been famous for many years, has his own understanding of movies.

Even their movies reveal a strong personal style.

When discussing movies, there are naturally arguments.

However, when there is a dispute, Mu Chen will generally respect the director Xu Wen's opinion.

This may also be the reason why Zhang Gang and others are willing to cooperate with him.

Relatively speaking, there is not much controversy about cooperation.

The cooperation between Mu Chen and Xu Wen has gradually been negotiated, but it has not been announced to the outside world.

The news hadn't even gotten around the circle yet.

At this time, the film circle is mostly concerned about the films released in the summer.

Among them, "Godzilla", a collaboration between Mu Chen and Chen Mouzhi, is the most eye-catching.

The "Jurassic Park" that Mu Chen collaborated with Zhang Gang was too impressive. Fans are naturally curious about what kind of sparks will erupt between Mu Chen and Chen Mouzhi.

It is not difficult to see from the trailer that this film is a monster movie.

A movie where monsters attack a city.

Mu Chen is actually quite looking forward to this movie.

Although he chose the 98 version of "Godzilla", which was badly criticized by film critics and monster fans, the commercial success of this film is beyond doubt.

The 14 version of "Godzilla" has been well received, but the global box office is not much higher than it, and the investment cost is much higher.

What's more, the film market potential in 14 and 98 is completely different.

There is no doubt that the 98 version won the box office.

Of course, there was another very important reason for Mu Chen's choice.

The reason why the 98 version was criticized by film critics and monster fans is nothing more than that Godzilla's appearance does not have the characteristics of the original image.

Prior to this, the first-generation Godzilla in the 54-year movie version was an ancient upright amphibian with a strange shape and wrinkled body, and it also had the ultimate ability to spray nuclear lasers from its mouth.

This image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The 98 version of Godzilla designed the appearance of Godzilla as a large lizard that was affected by the radiation of the atomic bomb and then genetically mutated. The original Godzilla has no characteristics at all, basically it is a giant The dinosaur added Godzilla's signature giant dorsal fin.

Another reason is that the original intention of creation deviates from the meaning of the original work.

The original version of Godzilla is a very serious and dark work. The whole film expresses the punishment of nature for the insatiable human beings. In the movie, the arrogant human beings try to destroy Godzilla with planes, cannons and tanks, but Godzilla Ra's attack with these weapons is like scratching an itch, while Godzilla can easily destroy human cities with lasers.

What the whole movie wants to express is that human beings think that the technology they have mastered can control the entire nature, instead of being controlled by nature.

The reason why the original version of Godzilla maintains a high international reputation and reputation is also because the film reflects the power of nature and promotes anti-nuclear and anti-war spirits.

The first generation of Godzilla was a symbol of "scourge" and "natural disaster", while the 1998 version of Godzilla was at best a poor old mother of a big lizard struggling for her children.

Mu Chen and Chen Mouzhi's "Godzilla" is not a remake, and naturally there is no original to compare it with.

So, will it still be criticized?

Therefore, Mu Chen was extremely optimistic about this film.

So, why didn't Mu Chen choose the 54 version of "Godzilla"?

This is actually very simple, because Mu Chen has never seen it.

Mu Chen was not in the mood to create something original.

Of course, Mu Chen chose the 98 version of "Godzilla", so there must still be necessary changes.

At the very least, the city recorded in the Costa Rica will definitely change.

(End of this chapter)