China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 132 Stunned
The British filming location of "Inception" is University College London. The protagonist Cobb came here to seek help from his father-in-law.

After completing the filming mission in the UK, the crew immediately went to Morocco, where the protagonist Cobb will track down Eames, the "best disguiser in the industry" played by Michael Fassbender.

In addition, the desolate and dilapidated dream-landed doomsday city in the movie will also be filmed here. The two special effects directors sent by the outreach production company and the double negation company are still wondering how Li Mu knew that there is such a magical place in Morocco. The real scene of "Doom".

When researching how to complete the filming of this scene, the Wailian producer advocated randomly finding an unfinished building in a coastal city in China to shoot, and the representative of Double Negative Company advocated that all the shots of the abandoned building should be completed by post-production modeling. But Li Mu said with certainty that a similar real scene can be found in Morocco.

As a result, after the Wailian producer came to Morocco for scouting, he really quickly found the magical scene that Li Mu was talking about.

The fourth stop RB was filmed by the crew. The opening scene of the film took place on a skyscraper in Tokyo. Saito played by Ken Watanabe will show his voice to Cobb played by Tom Hanks and Mu played by Li Mu. The outpost proposed his dream implantation plan and determined the main line of the story.

The fifth stop for filming was in Calgary, Canada.

In a mountain range near Banff National Park, there is a now-closed ski resort in the local area. The majestic mountain and the undisclosed status quo make it an ideal location for the film.

All the skiing scenes in the movie will be shot here, because it is almost impossible for ordinary people to complete the difficult action scenes that need to be done on the skis almost in the cold environment with extremely low visibility, so the crew had to find A large number of professional skiers.

These professional skiers not only replaced the actors in the dangerous ski chase scenes, but also replaced the photographers in the shooting tasks of related shots. Almost 85% of the shots in this scene were shot in skis with handheld cameras.

After Canada, the crew set off for the United States.

There is a scene of a train rampaging down the street in downtown Los Angeles, which is still being shot.

The crew first made the shell of the train out of plastic, and then installed them on the trailer, and a train that could drive on the street was created.

However, the crew immediately faced another problem. Because the filming was in the city center, the relevant departments put forward a series of requirements for the crew, including smoke, fire, and sound.

According to these requirements, the sound of the crew should not exceed 104 decibels during filming, so that the driver did not dare to drive this special "train".

In the end, it was Hong Jinbao himself who went into battle to complete the filming.

When filming the scene where Li Mu lied to Liu Yifei, the two only needed to kiss lightly, and the time set in the storyboard was only three seconds.

But during the actual filming, Liu Yifei was about to separate as required in the script after finishing the three-second kiss, when Li Mu suddenly hugged her, and then Li Mu kissed her with all her heart surrounded by hundreds of cast members. After more than 6 minutes, all the on-site staff who watched were dumbfounded.

Photographer Zhao Fei was stunned.

When Li Mu and Liu Yifei just kissed each other, he was already counting down in his heart: three, two, one.

When the time came, the two of them didn't stop.

Then he started counting down from ten again, but when the time was up, the two still didn't stop.

Why, you two still have to kiss for a hundred seconds?
Zhao Fei counted down from one hundred again, he really couldn't believe it!

"One hundred, ninety-nine...three, two, one."

As a result, the two still did not stop.

Finally Zhao Fei gave up.

He admitted that he still underestimated the passion of young people, but what puzzled him was that the two had already slept together?
How can there be such a great passion when everyone is asleep?
The assistant directors behind the monitor were also stunned.

The No. [-] deputy director Anthony Russell said with a smile: "Liu Yifei is very beautiful. Anyone who has such a girlfriend would want to swear sovereignty like a lion."

Zhou Xiaowen, who was born in Xiying Films, defended Li Mu: "Director Li Mu has always had a personality that is bigger than the sky. I think the director's kiss must have a deep meaning."

In the end, he was slapped in the face. Director Li Mu admitted afterwards that this set of shots would never be edited into the finished film.

After 6 minutes, Li Mu finally let go of Liu Yifei, who had been fooled by the kiss, but none of the assistant directors would yell.

Because no one knows what Li Mu wants to shoot.

It wasn't until Li Mu yelled "It's time to yell!" that the assistant director Anthony Russell stopped shooting.

"Director, the effect is very good, it's okay."

Li Mu shouted: "Come again, there are only three seconds in this kiss script."

……

After completing the filming mission in the United States, the crew immediately set off for Shanghai.

The last scene in the filming plan - the part of the rotating weightless corridor will be filmed here.

In the pre-production stage of the film, when Li Mu proposed that this scene should also be filmed on the spot, others thought Li Mu was crazy.

The whole hotel is spinning, how do you take a real shot?

Li Mu insisted that relying on the post-production green screen special effects, it is impossible to create the real state of people in the rotating room, but we can build a real rotating room!

So in an abandoned factory in Shanghai, the crew built a huge rotating device with a steel structure, and made hotel corridors and rooms inside.

From the plan to the drawing, to the model and the construction of the real scene, Li Mu and the engineering team had a lot of communication, and after countless adjustments, the final real scene was several times larger than the original plan.

The entire device is driven by a motor, and the rotation speed is precisely adjusted by the controller on site. During the shooting, the crew made a lot of attempts, such as separating the camera from the set, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of rotating together?How to shoot to have more visual impact?

It's not easy to shoot in a flat environment, and it's not easy to shoot an action scene in a room that is constantly rotating and not moving at a uniform speed. One can imagine how difficult it is to shoot this scene.

Most of the other actors in this scene were in a state of coma, and the most important action scenes were all played by Li Mu's characters, so when filming this scene, Li Mu suffered a lot, and his body was bruised and purple to avoid no.

Time soon came to the beginning of June. This afternoon, on the set of "Inception" in Shanghai, after finishing the shooting of the last scene, Li Mu picked up the loudspeaker and announced loudly to everyone:
"Now I announce: 'The movie "Inception" is officially finished, thank you to everyone who worked hard for this movie, thank you to all the cast and crew, thank you to all the actors, it is all of you who worked hard, let me put this haunting The dream that has been in my mind for several years has become possible on the big screen. Thank you, and I look forward to a good result after our movie is released."

"Long live the kill!"

"It's done!"

"Finally finished!"

As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, cheers erupted on the set.For the vast majority of the crew, these months of work have been a very wonderful journey.

Everyone followed the crew to France, saw the Eiffel Tower, and played a game of explosions on the streets of Paris; went to the UK, and experienced the style of world-renowned schools; went to Morocco, and saw exotic customs; went to RB, and met RB people When I went to Canada, I saw the madness of the director Xue Beng and wanted to make real shots; when I went to the United States, I drove a train on the streets of Los Angeles, and the most important thing is that everyone witnessed the director kissing wildly on the set. A historic moment for Liu Yifei.

Most people can't wait to tell their friends about this top gossip.

"Let me tell you that you were not on the scene. At that time, several assistant directors looked straight at the scene. They didn't shout Ka, and they didn't shout Ka!"

"Director Li Mu is really good, but he is also really young, no matter how old he is, it is impossible to do this."

"I just checked the time when the two were kissing, and it was 3:21:45 in the afternoon. After the kiss was over, I checked the time again, and it was 3:45:7!"

"so long?"

"Why don't you make everyone look stupid?"

"Let me tell you, after the two kissed, everyone was dumbfounded. I was the first to stand up and applaud, and then everyone applauded. If the two get married in the future, they will buy me a drink!"

In short, Director Li is awesome!I have prepared so much bragging capital for everyone.

At this time, Li Mu's voice sounded again:

"We, the producers, have already booked a private room in the hotel in Shanghai. Tonight at seven o'clock, everyone must be there. Let's celebrate the completion of the film happily, and everyone must have a good time."

"it is good!"

"Long live the director!"

"Long live sister-in-law!"

"Sister-in-law is so beautiful, the director is blessed!"

Liu Yifei's face turned red. Since that day, some people in the crew began to call her sister-in-law in private, but they didn't expect everyone to call her so publicly now.

After the wrap-up banquet, Li Mu and Liu Yifei flew to Beijing together. Director Zhang Yimou was already urging him to participate in the song recording of "Welcome to Beijing".

During this recording, Li Mu met a lot of stars, basically all well-known singers were there.

After meeting director Zhang Yimou, Li Muxian was asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement, that is, any information about his participation in the recording of the Olympic theme song cannot be disclosed to the outside world.

Then director Zhang Yimou arranged for Teacher Han Hong to teach Li Mu to sing. Although there is only one sentence for Li Mu to sing, the whole song still needs to be learned. Since Li Mu and Cheng Long have a very good relationship, director Zhang Yimou deliberately put them together. The songs are arranged together.

It was Brother Cheng Long who sang the line "The capital welcomes you and opens up the world for you." Then Li Mu said, "The charm in the flow is full of vitality."

During the process of teaching Li Mu to sing, Han Hong lamented more than once that Li Mu's voice is good, but unfortunately she has not received professional training and doesn't usually sing very much, otherwise Li Mu would become a very good singer.

At the same time, she also praised Li Mu's two songs - "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" and "Ordinary Road".

After recording the song, Li Mu received a call from his former dean of the University of Western France, who invited him to give a speech at his alma mater.

In fact, since Li Mu became famous, many universities in China have invited him to give speeches, including some well-known universities in the country, but he rejected them all.

Only here at his alma mater, he really couldn't refuse, so he could only reluctantly agree in the end.

A few days later, in the auditorium of Xifa University, Li Mu accepted questions from his fellow students after his speech. One of the girls asked about the relationship between Li Mu and Liu Yifei. Li Mu generously admitted that the two had indeed confirmed their relationship.

The girl asked who was chasing who, and Li Mu admitted that he was chasing Liu Yifei.

"At that time, Liu Yifei was sitting in the co-pilot. It was afternoon, and a ray of sunlight came in through the window on the right. I looked at it from the side, and it was really beautiful. At that time, I decided to chase her."

Li Mu hadn't finished his sentence yet, there were already bursts of booing at the scene, and when the scene finally calmed down, Li Mu continued:

"Then there was another time, I remember it was at the premiere of "Super Body", she was sitting next to me, and when I turned to look at her, she happened to be looking at me too, and her eyes were like, An idiom can be used to describe it, that is, 'feeling affectionately', and then—two people hold hands, in short, after this, two people naturally come together."

"Wow!"

"how romantic!"

"envious!"

"Just holding hands?"

"Did you kiss?"

……

After the speech, Li Mu was taken to the office by the school leaders to rest. During the period, two beautiful girls were in charge of entertaining Li Mu. Li Mu saw one of the girls very familiar.

It was Chen Dong, or it should be called Bai Bing.

But at this time, shouldn't she have been favored by Yang Shoucheng, and then she signed with Xiangjiang Yinghuang Entertainment?Why is she still at the University of Western France?

I remember that when she was in her sophomore year, a senior student felt that she had outstanding appearance and elegant temperament, so she volunteered to help her sign up for CCTV's "Dream of China".

Although she only got the 8th place in the end, she was unexpectedly favored by Ying Huang's boss Yang Shoucheng, and thus officially entered the entertainment circle.

But why is she still at the University of Western France?Could it be the butterfly effect caused by Li Mu's time travel?

Li Mu decided to inquire about it.

"This junior, may I ask, your name is...?"

"Hello senior, my name is Chen Dong."

"Has anyone said that you are in good shape and have a very good temperament?"

Chen Dong just smiled.

Li Mu asked again: "No one persuaded you to participate in some talent show?"

Chen Dong smiled and said, "It's because I don't have any talent."

Li Mu said with a smile: "If I knew you when I was in school, I would have secretly registered you for a talent show. With your image and temperament, it would be a pity not to enter the entertainment industry."

"During my sophomore year, a senior sister did help me sign up for CCTV's "Dream of China", but I didn't go."

"why?"

Chen Dong looked at Li Mu and said, "Because I didn't have confidence, I secretly signed up for the casting of a film crew, a very small role, but was rejected, and the assistant director of the casting said that I was not suitable to be an actor. "

"The assistant director has no vision. Let me tell you. It's their loss that they didn't choose you. By the way, which crew are you talking about?"

Chen Dong looked up at Li Mu and said, "It's the crew of "The Master of Hypnotism."

"Huh, huh?" Li Muxin said, "No wonder, it makes sense, my elementary school girl secretly participated in the casting of a supporting role in "The Master of Hypnotism", and was ruthlessly dismissed, so from then on I lost confidence in myself, and in the end I naturally didn't participate in the "Dream of China" hosted by CCTV, as if this Chen Dong was really sensitive and inferior."

"Master of Hypnotism" is a movie produced by Li Mu's company, so it's actually Li Mu who interrupted the other party's stardom?
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