China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 10
The manuscript has been sent out, and I don't know when I will get feedback. Li Mu is also free at this time. He was thinking about whether to write a new novel, and then he received a call from Yan Yiyun, the director of Xiying Film Studio. Telephone.

"Screenwriter Li, Mr. Wang Zhonglei from Huayi Brothers has come to Xijing. Let's have dinner together in the afternoon."

"For the heroine of "Taken"?"

"Why else?"

"Who did he bring?"

"Fan Binbin."

"Inappropriate?"

"Let's talk at the wine board. They flew all the way to Xijing, and Xiying Studio should also be a landlord."

"understood."

At three o'clock in the afternoon, at the same hotel as Cheng Long's stay, Li Mu met Wang Zhonglei, Fan Binbin and his party, besides Yan Yiyun, the factory director, Sun Yi'an, the vice president of Xiying, and Li Mu and his uncle Liu Xiaowu.

Factory Director Yan asked for a private room, and when everyone arrived, Factory Director Yan Yiyun was in charge of introducing it.

"Mr. Wang, Binbin, everyone knows Sun Yi'an, the vice president of Western Film Group, so I won't introduce too much. Next to Mr. Sun is Li Mu, the screenwriter of "Taken" and also the assistant director of the film; next to Li Mu The one is Liu Xiaowu, an editor at West Film Studio."

"Screenwriter Li and Xiaowu, I don't need me to introduce you. This is the famous Huayi Brothers' Mr. Wang Zhonglei. Next to Mr. Wang is Fan Binbin. Binbin is currently the hottest actress in China. You guys Don't say you don't know the two."

"I know."

"It's like thunder."

Everyone shakes hands and takes their seats.

From time to time, Li Mu looked at Fan Binbin who was opposite. The 23-year-old Fan Binbin has completely faded away from the childishness in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge", and now she has a mature charm in every frown and smile.

Anyway, Li Mu thought she was pretty, and was even despised because of it.

The scenario is roughly like this:
"Which domestic actress do you think is the most beautiful?"

"It's better not to say it, each has its own merits."

"What about Fan Binbin?"

"very beautiful."

"You actually think Fan Binbin is pretty? I've heard people say she's pretty, but why can't I see how pretty she is?"

Wang Zhonglei and Fan Binbin obviously came for Cheng Long's new movie, so soon everyone turned the topic to "Taken".

Wang Zhonglei said: "In the current domestic film market, if you want to make money, you have to make blockbuster films and engage in large productions. Low-cost films cannot attract audiences to theaters. Only blockbuster films can arouse the audience's enthusiasm. In this regard, the movie "Hero" is a real example."

"If you want to make a blockbuster movie, you have to invite big-name actors and superstars. At this stage, you have to be a star from Hong Kong and Taiwan to take care of the box office. "Hurricane Taken" has Cheng Long as the leading actor, and the appeal is definitely enough. Since the leading actor is Cheng Long An international superstar, of course the heroine can't be too bad."

As he said that, he looked at Fan Binbin next to him, and continued: "The male lead has already decided to use Hong Kong and Taiwan superstars, and the female lead should invite domestic actresses as usual. When it comes to domestic well-known actresses, whether it is acting skills or fame, Bin Bin Bindu is definitely at the top of the list."

"Two "Han Zhu Ge Ge", one "Youth Bao Qingtian 2", one "Dust Settled", by the way, there is also "Mobile Phone" released last year, this movie was the annual box office champion last year, and Bin Bin's acting skills in it have been unanimously recognized domestically."

"Binbin even won the 27th Hundred Flowers Award for Popular Movies this year with the movie "Mobile Phone" and was nominated for Best Actress. The Hundred Flowers Award will be announced in more than ten days. The probability of Binbin winning the award is extremely high. Not wrong, so it is definitely a good choice for Binbin to play the heroine of this play."

When Wang Zhonglei mentioned Fan Binbin, Fan Binbin smiled and stood up and nodded to everyone, but the smile was more for Yan Yiyun, director Yan, and Sun Yi'an, vice president Sun, and had little to do with Li Mu and his uncle Liu Xiaowu.

Xiying and Huayi Brothers have a good relationship. Last year, the two joined forces with Xijing Mingle Culture Communication Company to jointly establish Xiying Huayi Film Distribution Co., Ltd. This is why Huayi was able to quickly grasp the news of "Hurricane Rescue".

However, although Xiying and Huayi have joined forces as early as last year, it does not mean that Xiying will really fully confess to Huayi.

At least he won't take the initiative to blow himself up.

What is a family short?

That is, Xiying obviously invested half of the funds, but the right to speak does not exactly match the amount of investment.

In name, the final cut rights belong to Xiying, and Xiying does not lose money, but in fact, the final cut rights are agreed to Liu Xiaowu, and Liu Xiaowu is the uncle of screenwriter Li Mu.

Although Liu Xiaowu is an employee of Xiying, Director Yan has reason to believe that Liu Xiaowu will never stand by Xiying when Xiying and Li Mu disagree.

Wang Zhonglei and Fan Binbin didn't understand the stakes, so they naturally regarded Yan Yiyun as the one who could decide the heroine, at least one of them.

As for Li Mu, the screenwriter with the name of assistant director, and another editor, the two are just tool people who follow the lead of Director Yan.

Yan Yiyun turned his attention to Li Mu after listening, and said with a smile: "When it comes to the female lead, let's listen to the screenwriter's opinion."

Yan Yiyun felt that Fan Binbin might not be a suitable candidate, but he had to consider Li Mu's opinion. According to the agreement between Xiying, Cheng Long, Yang Shoucheng, and Li Mu, the leading actor was Cheng Long, and the other roles would not change. It is decided by the three parties through joint consultation. When there is a disagreement on the roles, two of them can approve it. That is to say, if the hostess can be approved by both Xiying and Li Mu, there is a high probability of approval.

So the ball hit Li Mu's feet.

As for Li Mu, of course he didn't want to use Fan Binbin, for no other reason than purely considering the movie, he felt that she was not suitable.

It stands to reason that Chinese people pay attention to sharpness and restraint, but Li Mu thinks that no one in the circle knows him at all. In other words, he doesn't even have sharpness, so why is he restrained?

"Ms. Fan's role as the heroine...is not suitable." Li Mu shook his head and said directly.

"Why?" Wang Zhonglei asked in surprise.

"Older."

"Older?"

"You said Binbin is old?"

"Binbin just turned 23 this year!"

Afraid that he had heard it wrong, Wang Zhonglei couldn't help repeating it twice.

"However, this role is set as a minor. Because it is a minor, the protagonist firmly opposes his daughter and best friend going abroad to play. This is one of the main conflicts between their father and daughter. If it is played by an adult, the old No matter how firmly the father opposes his daughter going abroad to play, it seems that the protagonist is too controlling."

Wang Zhonglei looked at Yan Yiyun and said, "Director Yan, what is acting? I think that an 18-year-old can play a 38-year-old role, and a 38-year-old can play an 18-year-old role. This is called acting. Many movies start when the protagonist is young. To become a bad old man, but you can't really wait for decades to wait for the actors to get old to continue making movies, can you?"

"Besides, Binbin is not very old. It's no problem to be 23 years old and play 17 years old. Even if there are problems, can't you still change the script?"

Screenwriters have always been at the bottom of the food chain in the industry.

A work with an investment of 6000 million, co-financed by Xiying Yinghuang, starring kung fu superstar Cheng Long, when is it the screenwriter's turn to point fingers for such a big project?The key to this matter still falls on the factory director Yan Yiyun, Cheng Long, and Yinghuang.

Yan Yiyun replied at this time: "According to the contract, the modification of the script must be approved by the screenwriter Li."

It was only then that Wang Zhonglei and Fan Binbin suddenly realized that this Li Mu seemed to be more than just a tool man.

"I don't know which actor Li's screenwriter is interested in? Huayi can be regarded as a little influential in the circle, do you need us to help build a bridge?"

"The candidates still need Xiying, Cheng Long, Yinghuang, and all parties involved to negotiate and decide. I don't have a favorite candidate for now." The choice of the hostess is not decided by Li Mu. It is necessary to make a statement easily.

"Isn't screenwriter Li from Xiying?"

"Xiying can be considered my natal family. My uncle is a senior editor of Xiying, and also the default editor of this "Hurricane Rescue"."

After speaking, Li Mu looked at his uncle Liu Xiaowu.

Liu Xiaowu nodded to Wang Zhonglei: "Mr. Wang, Li Mu often followed me to Xiying Studio when I was a child. Although he is not a formal employee of Xiying Studio, when it comes to familiarity with Xiying Studio, I am afraid that many real Xiying employees are also familiar with it. Not as good as him."

Only now did Wang Zhonglei realize more deeply that the screenwriter Li Mu in front of him seemed to be more important than he just thought.

After the drinking party was over, Wang Zhonglei asked Yan Yiyun, the director of the factory, privately, what was going on with Li Mu and what was his background.Yan Yiyun was ambiguous, but Wang Zhonglei still heard the slightly awkward situation of Xiying Studio in this cooperation.

Besides, Ms. Fan Binbin, Miss Fan was always smiling during the entire drinking session, but immediately after returning to the room after the drinking session, she couldn't hold back anymore, and her face instantly became extremely cold.

According to internal information, she is the queen of the Hundred Flowers Awards this year. Now within Huayi, only Li Lianhua can compete with her. But when the Hundred Flowers Awards are announced in more than ten days, she may not be able to beat Li Lianhua.

Now is the time for her to be full of self-satisfaction, but that Li Mu actually said to her face that she was getting old.

It is simply unbearable!

How old is she this year?

She is only 23 years old!
How old is she?
Being dismissed as too old at the age of 23?
It just doesn't make sense!
(End of this chapter)