China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 113

late September.

In Beijing City, a film crew is busy in an intense and orderly manner. Two men are sitting on the two director's chairs in front of the monitor. Among them, the slightly older man is suggesting something to the younger man.

This is the production team of "How to Steal the Key". Just three days ago, the production team officially started the production in a low-key manner in Beijing.

"Director Li, I have carefully analyzed the script in the past few days. The most rare thing about this script is that it has an absurd and real effect. It is a rare masterpiece that is both artistic and entertaining. But according to the company's arrangement, The release date of this movie will most likely be during the Lunar New Year, and as a Lunar New Year movie, the comedy effect of this script is somewhat reserved."

"Of course it's a comedy, but its overall style is somewhat cold and humorous, but Chinese people will undoubtedly prefer lively comedies."

The one who spoke was the director of the movie, Shen Junsheng, and the person Shen Junsheng was talking to was naturally the producer and producer of the movie, Li Mu.

Li Mu asked after hearing the words: "Do you want to add some new comedy elements to the movie?"

Shen Junsheng nodded: "Yes, I have worked with Shen Teng once before. He is a very talented actor in comedy. Through contact with Huang Bo in the past two days, I found that Huang Bo is the same actor. He also has a very good talent. Comedy talent, so I think based on the characteristics of the two actors..."

Li Mu said: "Yes, pay attention to the scale."

Li Mu is not a particularly rigid person, nor does he think that the original movie cannot be changed at all, and he has been a director for more than ten years in his two lifetimes, and he knows that directors need some freedom on the set In terms of discretion, everything cannot be completely copied according to the pre-made schedule.

Shen Junsheng seemed quite happy after receiving Li Mu's authorization, so he went to speak for the three protagonists with a smile.Li Mu continued to sit firmly on the director's chair with his eyes closed.

"Shen Teng, your emotion at the beginning of this scene was actually surprise, and then shame. You go back to your own house, you know that it is like a pig's nest that you have ruined here, but when you enter the room again, you find that It turns out that this place has completely changed its appearance, it has become clean and tidy, and it is completely different from the previous sloppy situation."

Then Shen Junsheng turned to Huang Bo:

"Huang Bo, your character's emotions are confusion, frustration, and a slight breakdown."

"Your character doesn't know that you have swapped identities with others. Seeing yourself before amnesia has failed like this, you must have some mental frustration. At the same time, this character is also very confused. The smoke in the room should be I used to smoke before I lost my memory, but now you are not used to it; the handwriting found in the room should be your own handwriting, but it is very different from your current handwriting, and you will definitely be confused at this time."

"Then you also found the suicide note and the rope used to hang yourself. You found that the self before amnesia had failed to such an extent that you must have a little mental breakdown, but the character you played is essentially a well-organized At the same time, you are also an optimistic person, so you can’t show too much collapse. What do you mean? There must be a sense of collapse, but at the same time restraint. In the end, this character quickly adjusted after a slight collapse, and finally made the original mess The life that people live in has abruptly become the life that people envy."

Finally, Shen Junsheng looked at Gao Yuanyuan next to him:
"Yuanyuan, after your character heard Huang Bo's character say that he wrote a suicide note, attempted suicide, lived in poverty, did not have a stable job, and saw the cramped and oppressive situation in his apartment, why would you continue to care about him? Like him? Can you understand why the script is written like this?"

Gao Yuanyuan said: "Because her father is about to die, she is in such a hurry to get married in order to fulfill her father's greatest wish during his lifetime?"

Shen Junsheng said: "But even if she is in a hurry to get married, she still eliminated all the men in the company at the beginning of the script."

At this time, Gao Yuanyuan had already written the four words of hard thinking and meditation on her face.

Shen Junsheng continued: "At the beginning of the script, the colleagues in the company asked the heroine about her requirements for choosing a spouse. The heroine said that she should be healthy and positive."

"These two requirements seem to be very simple, but in fact they are very difficult. The killer played by Huang Bo can meet these two points. He has to make a plan and strictly implement it in everything he does. He makes the messy life Organized well. He found that before he lost his memory, he had no regular job, no money, wrote a suicide note, and attempted suicide. It turned out that he was so bad before he lost his memory, but he just collapsed a little, and then he was brave again Prepare your mind for the future."

"He said: 'I have forgotten the idea of ​​dying, the important thing is what to do in the future.' So in this scene, the heroine came to see the killer's bad life before amnesia. The emotions after the killer's amnesia were concerned, distressed, and hoped that he could Be cheered up, not disappointed, discouraged, discouraged."

Gao Yuanyuan nodded and said, "Director, I understand."

Shen Junsheng nodded and returned to the monitor.

"Producer, director, all departments are ready."

Shen Junsheng glanced at Li Mu, Li Mu nodded, Shen Junsheng picked up the loudspeaker and said: "Attention all departments, three, two, one—start!"

……

Li Mu stayed in the crew for a total of five days. After seeing that the things shot by Shen Junsheng, Shen Teng, Huang Bo, and Gao Yuanyuan were not inferior to the original version at all, he went home with peace of mind.

In two days, Hong Jinbao will fly to Beijing to discuss with Li Mu the shooting details of "Inception". This time Hong Jinbao will not only act as the "pharmacist" in the film, but also be in charge of the film's behind-the-scenes and action guidance. Therefore, during the film preparation stage, it is necessary to come to Beijing to meet Li Mu in advance.

Time soon came to the afternoon of the next day, when Li Mu suddenly received a text message from Liu Yifei.

"What are you doing?"

Li Mu replied: "I just came back from the film crew, and I'm going to rest for two days. Starting tomorrow, the preparations for "Inception" will enter an intensive stage. It will be difficult for me to be so idle in the future."

Liu Yifei replied: "Today is a bit boring, why don't we go to the movies together!"

Li Mu said: "Okay, just these two days I also want to change my mind, and I will pick you up in three hours!"

four hours later.

A man and a woman, two young men wearing peaked caps, sunglasses, and masks appeared in the ticket hall of Star Beauty Cinema in Beijing.

"Jiang Wen's movies are generally good, why don't we watch "The Sun Also Rises"!"

This couple is naturally Li Mu and Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei folded her arms and looked at the poster in front of her, then frowned, and then she pulled Li Mu to another poster.

There are three people in this poster, two women and one man. The man stands in the middle. On the left side of the man is a beautiful woman in a red dress with a graceful figure, while on the right side of the man is a fat woman who looks to weigh more than 200 catties. .

The two women, one fat and one thin, were wearing the exact same red dress. If you look carefully, you will find that these two women with completely different shapes look so much like the same person.

At this time, Li Mumo read the name on the poster: "Ugly girl turns over."

This is a movie from South Korea. The general plot is about a long and very obese woman who has a natural voice and very solid singing skills, but because of her figure, she can only hide in a dark corner. Literally lip-syncing to big stars, until a frustrated woman spends all her savings on a full-body plastic surgery.

That's right, the two women on the poster are actually the same person. After a gorgeous transformation, the woman became popular with a brand new name and became a big star. After a series of tear-jerking twists and turns, the lovers finally got married.

After reading the introduction, Li Mu thought the plot was quite nonsense, but in the end he paid for two tickets. Who made Liu Yifei look so eager to watch this movie?

This movie is still a typical Korean film routine, the first half is funny, and the second half is tear-jerking.

When the broadcast shows that the heroine chooses to watch her demented father being taken away by the security guards in order not to reveal her identity, but finally stops the security guards and bravely admits her identity; when the heroine is singing on stage, the big screen behind her suddenly starts When playing her pre-plastic surgery appearance; when she tearfully dissected herself to tens of thousands of audience audience and broke down in tears; when her friend finally forgave her and sang the second half of the song instead of her crying - Liu Yifei burst into tears up.

Cry sobbing bitterly!

Li Mu searched his pockets but couldn't find a tissue, so he turned to the girl next to him, who was also sobbing.

"Hi, can I have some tissues?" He glanced at Liu Yifei while talking, "My girlfriend cried while watching a movie."

The girl felt the same way, and without any hesitation, she handed Li Mu a [-] cents small packet of tissues. Li Mu opened it and took out a few sheets and handed them to Liu Yifei. Liu Yifei took the tissue and wiped her eyes, but tears came down again after a while.

Li Mu stretched out his hand to hug her head and leaned it on his shoulder, then took out a few tissues and handed them to her.

After the movie ended, Liu Yifei stood up and stretched, then said with a smile, "This movie is really good."

At this time, Liu Yifei's makeup was already gone.

Li Mu felt a little disapproving. The heroine of this movie relied on full-body plastic surgery and liposuction. If the heroine relied on dieting and exercise to lose weight, then Li Mu might still think this movie is good, but he naturally wouldn’t Disappointed at this time.

"Well, the movie is really good. The heroine confessed to tens of thousands of viewers. It's very touching. Koreans really have two brushes when it comes to sensationalism."

"You are Liu Yifei?"

Suddenly, someone whispered excitedly beside the two of them.

It was the girl who lent Li Mu a pack of tissues just now.

"Shh!"

Li Mu whispered to the girl, "Shut up."

Unexpectedly, the girl was even more excited when she heard the words: "You are Li Mu?"

Li Mu nodded.

The girl glanced at Liu Yifei, then at Li Mu, and then at Liu Yifei again, with an increasingly excited expression on her face.

"Have you two already...?"

Liu Yifei said: "No, it's just ordinary friends. I don't like looking for actors."

Li Mu complained: "Actually, I am the director."

Liu Yifei said again: "The director doesn't like it either."

Li Mu didn't answer, but the girl who borrowed tissues excitedly said, "Director Li is a great writer and just won the Nobel Prize for Science Fiction."

Liu Yifei said: "Writers too... Actually, I like singers."

In the end, Li Mu and Liu Yifei signed autographs for the girls respectively before walking out of the theater.

PARKING LOT.

When the two got into the car, Li Mu complained while fastening his seat belt: "Ha! I don't like directors and writers!"

Liu Yifei also fastened her seat belt: "It's not that I don't like it, it's just that I never thought about finding these jobs."

After speaking, he couldn't help laughing.

Li Mu turned the car off and said, "You like to sing, don't you?"

Liu Yifei laughed and said, "Don't you know that I'm singing and dancing for my debut?"

Li Mu also laughed suddenly: "Then do you know that I am actually good at writing songs?"

Liu Yifei smiled and said, "Really? I don't think I've ever heard you sing before."

"Have never heard of it!"

Li Mu cleared his throat, and then sang a cappella:

【the brightest star in the night sky

Can you hear
the one who looks up

Loneliness and sigh
oh the brightest star in the night sky

can you remember
traveled with me

The figure that disappeared in the wind]

"It's a good song, but I don't think I've heard it before. What's the name of this song—"

Before Liu Yifei finished speaking, Li Mu suddenly raised his voice:

【I pray to have a transparent heart

and tearful eyes

give me the courage to believe again

oh go over the lie to hug you
Whenever I can't find the meaning of existence

whenever i get lost in the dark

oh the brightest star in the night sky...]

Liu Yifei was stunned, she suddenly realized that this song might really be written by Li Mu, otherwise she shouldn't have never heard this song before.

Such a good song, with such shocking lyrics, if it came out long ago, how could it be unknown?
So she silently took out her mobile phone and started searching online, but no matter how many keywords she changed, she still couldn't find any information she wanted to see.

At this time, Li Mu finally finished singing:

"Okay, stop searching, you can't find it."

Liu Yifei looked at him: "You really wrote this song?"

Li Mu started the car again: "Of course, actually calling me Director Li is not comprehensive. I think everyone should call me a full-time artist."

"Full-time artist?" Liu Yifei chuckled, and after laughing, she suddenly unbuckled her seat belt and leaned forward to kiss Li Mu.

After Li Mu took a deep breath, he also unbuttoned his seat belt, and then pressed his body directly to kiss.

2 minute later.

Li Mu let go of Liu Yifei and said, "How about going to my house tonight?"

After a short pause, Li Mu added, "I have a starling at home, and I'll make it sing for you."

"Okay!" Liu Yifei said.

Li Mu started the car, at this moment Liu Yifei looked at the time and said, "But we only have half an hour, I promise mom that I must be home before 9:30 tonight."

"Forget it." Li Mu glanced at the time and said, "What can I do for half an hour? If you don't want to go, I'll take you home right now."

Liu Yifei said, "What's wrong with half an hour? I raised a parrot before, half an hour was enough for it to recite several Tang poems."

Li Mu asked curiously, "Do you still keep parrots?"

Liu Yifei said: "It was raised before, but it died later."

……

At the beginning of October, Chairman Wang Changtian of Guangzhi came to Huashang to find Li Mu. The purpose of his trip was to persuade Li Mu to hand over "The Way to Steal the Key" to them for distribution.

Li Mu's office.

"Mr. Li, I heard that "The Way to Steal the Key" has an investment of 1000 million. If you are willing to entrust us with the domestic distribution of the film, then we are willing to sign a contract with Mr. Li to guarantee the box office of 6000 million. , that is to say, when the movie is released in the future, Mr. Li's Hua Shang can earn at least 2000 million yuan."

Li Mudao: "Mr. Wang is so courageous. Before the movie is made, Mr. Wang is willing to pay such a big capital and take such a big risk. It is really courageous."

Wang Changtian said with a smile: "I can't talk about courage. I am mainly optimistic about Mr. Li's vision. If I remember correctly, Mr. Li has never missed a movie since he stepped into the entertainment industry."

Li Mu smiled and said: "Because I debuted late, but as the saying goes, I often walk by the river, so how can I not get my shoes wet?"

Wang Changtian smiled and said: "That's right, I often walk by the river, and I never get my shoes wet. That's why Mr. Li should consider our proposal of light limit."

Li Mu said with a smile: "We'll wait for the film to be released, but I personally don't accept the model of guaranteed release."

Wang Changtian said: "President Li personally wrote the script, the 6000 million guarantee may indeed be less than I gave, but please forgive me, after all, I still don't know much about the basic situation of this movie-I don't know. Mr. Li, can you let me read the script first?"

"The Way to Steal the Key" is a small-investment movie, and Li Mu is not like making "Inception". Almost half of the domestic film industry has been pulled onto his big boat. Mu only took Xiying from his hometown.

"I also ask Mr. Wang to give me some pointers."

Hearing this, Li Mu opened the desk drawer, took out a script and handed it to Lao Wang.

　Two chapters in one.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)