my superstar girlfriend

Chapter 501 Who dares to speak up?

There are many domestic directors who are good at blockbuster films, but each has its own style.

If the director's style is very different from the film's style, the possibility of a smash will be greatly increased.

For a movie with a large investment, the choice of director is generally cautious.

Mu Chen suggested Zhang Gang and Xu Wen, because the two directors' styles are suitable for this film, and the ability of the two directors is beyond doubt.

Besides the two of them, are there other directors?
There must still be.

It's just that Mu Chen is most familiar with these two.After all, we have cooperated many times and communicated countless times.

Of course, Mu Chen is just a suggestion, and the final outcome can only be determined after talking with each other.

When Li Ruoxi came here, asking Mu Chen to refer to the script was just incidental.

The most important thing is that I haven't seen him for a long time, and I miss Mu Chen.

However, Mu Chen was busy, and she was also busy, so she hurried back to Yanjing the next day.

The shooting base was built smoothly, and the speed was much faster than expected.

It has to be said that in Huaxia Muchen has the home court advantage, and it doesn't take much time to get through the relevant joints.

After staying for a while, Mu Chen went back to Yanjing.

In addition to going home to see Ruoxi and the child, I also went back to Chenxi Film and Television to have a look.

"Director Zhang and Director Xu have no schedule?" Mu Chen looked at Li Ruoxi in surprise, and then said, "Is there no suitable director for Huarui Film and Television?"

Li Ruoxi shook her head, then said, "Actually, I think Marin is quite suitable."

"He doesn't have a schedule either!" Mu Chen said, "He's filming "The Great Wall" now, can you wait? Not to mention Ma Lin, Feng Yi is also suitable."

If you can wait?
How could Zhang Gang and Xu Wen not be able to wait.

Li Ruoxi will be filming "Sword Immortal 2" in a short time. Naturally, she hopes to appoint a director for this film and start preparations before then. After finishing filming "Sword Immortal 2", and then making preparations, the film can be started.

In this film, she is also preparing to play one of the roles.

"How about Mu Wen in your company?" Li Ruoxi asked.

"Him?" Mu Chen thought for a while, then said, "You can give it a try!"

Mu Wen was once shortlisted for the best director of Jinlong Street with a literary film, but then wrote and directed an adventure and suspense blockbuster, but it was not recognized by fans, especially the foreign box office was not satisfactory.

The film's domestic box office is not very good, and with the income from copyright, it can barely pay back.

However, Mu Chen had seen that film, and it was not difficult to see that Mu Wen's director level was still very good, and there were some bright spots in the handling.

Perhaps, it's just that I'm used to filming literary and artistic films, and my first commercial film inevitably has some literary and artistic traces.

After that film, Mu Wenwei continued to shoot blockbuster films, but he did not return to literary films. All of his films were medium-scale, commercial films.

Those films are small profits at best.However, Mu Wen has accumulated a lot of experience with these films.

His new film, which was released on May [-]st, was well-received and the box office was also extremely good.

This may be the reason why Li Ruoxi asked about him.

At this time, Mu Wen is fully qualified to direct a big production.

"I'm going to the company tomorrow. Give me the script, and I'll let Lao Chen read it for you." Mu Chen continued.

Although Mu Wen is a director trained by Chenxi Film and Television, he doesn't have much contact with Mu Chen, so he doesn't know much about it.

However, Chen Fuhai was different.

"Ruoxi has a good eye! Where did you get this script?"

The next day, Mu Chen went to the company, and Chen Fuhai said with a sigh after reading the script.

Obviously, he is still very optimistic about this script.

Naturally, I also have thoughts on the screenwriter.

"Want to play the screenwriter's idea?"

Mu Chen smiled, but couldn't see what Chen Fuhai was thinking.

"Talents are hard to find!" Chen Fuhai said with a smile.

There are many outstanding talents in the screenwriting department of Chenxi Film and Television.

However, who would think that there are too many talents?

From this script, it is not difficult to see that this screenwriter has a lot of ideas, and the creativity of the script is eye-catching.

"Why, won't you sign with Huarui Film and Television?" Chen Fuhai said.

If you signed Huarui Film and Television, it would be really hard to poach someone.

The two companies have maintained a good cooperative relationship.What's more, the major shareholder of Huarui Film and Television Industry is Mu Chen's father-in-law, and Li Ruoxi also owns a large share.

"That's right." Mu Chen said, "However, it's not easy to lure him to Chenxi Film and Television."

"Why?" Chen Fuhai asked curiously.

"Look at the screenwriter's signature." Mu Chen said.

"Old Wang next door?" Chen Fuhai was stunned for a moment, then said dumbfoundedly, "What kind of nonsense pseudonym is this!"

"It seems that you don't pay much attention to online novels!" Mu Chen said with a smile, "This pen name makes people unable to complain, but it is well known in the online literature circle. One of the top masters in the Internet literature world .”

"If that's the case, then we really can't dig it out." Chen Fuhai shook his head and said.

Chen Fuhai has heard about the annual income of the top masters in the Internet literature world.

Chenxi Film and Television could not offer such a high price.

Of course, if it adapts its work, then it is enough to invite the other party to participate in the screenwriting.

It's a pity that the online article is too long to be adapted into a movie.

There are many difficulties in adapting TV series.

Many TV series adaptations have good ratings, but unfortunately, the reputation is so bad that basically there is no one who is not scolded by the original party.

Chenxi Film and Television also adapts online novels, but most of them choose heroine novels.

Not to mention, TV series adapted from online novels, whether it is ratings or word-of-mouth, have much better heroines.

"Hey, I remember that you also invested in a novel website, so you can't be a contracted author under your banner?" Chen Fuhai said.

"I really don't know about this." Mu Chen said with an embarrassed smile.

The corner of Chen Fuhai's mouth twitched, not knowing what to say.

The TV series adapted by Chenxi Film and Television are basically from the novel website under Mu Chen.

"What do you think if this film is directed by Mu Wen?" Mu Chen then asked.

Naturally, he would not forget the main purpose of showing the script to Chen Fuhai.

"It became clear after we talked about it." Chen Fuhai said, "For this kind of film, among the directors of Chenxi Film and Television, Feng Yi and Ma Lin are quite suitable. Unfortunately, they have no schedule."

"Then let's talk!" Mu Chen said, "Ruoxi said that this film can be jointly produced by Chenxi Film and Television and Huarui Film and Television."

Chen Fuhai nodded.

Mu Chen didn't pay any attention to who would be the director of "Game of the Brave" in the end.

He continues to work on his movies.

At the beginning of June, Mu Chen returned to China with the Dream Films team and corresponding actors, ready to start the machine.

Although the launch conference was held in China, it also attracted many media from home and abroad.

The cast of "Titanic" is not strong, but it can't stop Mu Chen's fame.Moreover, this film is regarded as Mu Chen's counterattack against Scorsese and others.

From the very beginning, the film has attracted much attention.

What's more, there is also the topic of Mu Chen directly buying hundreds of acres of land in order to make this film.

"Director Mu Chen, it is said that there are many actors in Hollywood competing for the role of Jack, many of whom are internationally renowned. Why did you choose a newcomer?"

When it came time to ask questions from reporters, a reporter asked.

This is indeed where many people are puzzled.

The rich and powerful Mu Chen never cared about the cost in filming.It is obviously not an issue of salary to choose newcomers instead of big names.What's more, many of those big names have expressed their willingness to lower their salaries.

Mu Chen's box office appeal is indeed strong, but if there is obvious support from big names, it will also have a huge boost to the box office.

"When I choose actors, I always only choose the right ones, not the famous ones." Mu Chen smiled and looked at Justin next to him, and said, "He is the Jack in my mind."

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Mu Chen chose the actor, which is indeed the case.

Aren't the actors of Iron Man, Captain America, and even Thor not well-known when they play this role?

Like the actor who plays Spider-Man, he is directly a newcomer.

"Director Mu, it is said that the budget of this film is as high as [-] million US dollars. I wonder if it is true?"

a reporter asked.

With a production cost of [-] million US dollars, this is undoubtedly a blockbuster among blockbusters.Put it in Hollywood, it is also a top big production.

"If it's not overspend, then it is." Mu Chen nodded and said.

When Mu Chen said this, many people smiled.

Will it overspend?

The possibilities are undoubtedly great.Almost none of Mu Chen's previous films did not exceed the budget.

When the original version was shot, it was naturally not so high.

But now prices have increased a lot.

What's more, Mu Chen is planning to improve the film once more.

If this is not the case, with the development of special effects technology, the cost of the same special effects will definitely decrease.

The box office of the original "Titanic" swept the world. In addition to the story itself, the shocking special effects undoubtedly played a huge role.

If you don't make some improvements, it will undoubtedly become more difficult to sweep the global box office like the original version.

"Does Mu Chen's production cost of [-] million US dollars include the money you bought here to build a shooting base?" A reporter continued to ask, "It is rumored that you are cooperating with Wansheng Group to build this place into a film and television studio." City, I don’t know if that’s the case?”

"Buying land here belongs to another commercial project, and naturally it is not included in the budget of this movie." Mu Chen said, "As for whether this place will use it to build a film and television city, or do other things, it is still up to you. A final decision will be made after multiple investigations.”

The money for buying the land is counted in the film's [-] million budget, so how much is the real film production cost?

"Director Mu, you once said that this film will enter next year's Oscars, so you must be confident that you can compete with Scorsese's "Dawn" at the Oscars?"

said another reporter.

The questions of these reporters are undoubtedly the hottest topics about this film.

"Whether you will participate in next year's Oscars or not depends on the progress of the film." Mu Chen said with a smile, "As for whether you are confident to compete with Scorsese's "Dawn" in the Oscars, it is too early to say. Who can guarantee , we can all be nominated for an Oscar? I can’t guarantee that “Titanic” will be nominated for an Oscar, but can Director Scorsese guarantee that his “Dawn” will be nominated for an Oscar?”

"Dawn" is very likely to be shortlisted for Oscars, but who dares to speak up?
(End of this chapter)