China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 136 Contrast and Sobriety, Baoqiang and Dami

Li Mu offered himself a director's salary of 1000 million US dollars, plus a 10% dividend of the global box office.

Is it expensive?For sure, it's expensive!

The global box office of Li Mu's two recent films is more than 3.5 million U.S. dollars. Now everyone has high hopes for this "Gravity", and many people's psychological expectations for this movie have even reached more than 5 million U.S. dollars.

The box office of 5 million US dollars is released in advance, even if the final global box office of this movie can still only reach the average level of Li Mu's movies, that is 3.5 million US dollars, and 10% of the global box office dividend is 3500 million US dollars!
Plus the director's remuneration of 1000 million US dollars, that is 4500 million, converted into RMB 3.1 million!
For a movie, the remuneration of the director and screenwriter alone is as high as 3.1 million? !

This is rare in Hollywood, not to mention that this does not include Huashang Media's 40% movie profit dividend.

What's the matter, do you want to earn 10 billion for a movie?

10 billion can be on the Forbes rich list!

This is no longer a question of whether it is expensive or not, but that it is so outrageous that it is difficult for everyone to accept it.

But obviously people in Colombia don't see it that way. Instead of thinking that Li Mu took too much, they think that Li Mu took too little.

Now Hollywood has offered Li Mu a salary of 1500 million US dollars, plus 10% of the global box office dividend. The key is that Li Mu refused.

The conference room fell into a brief silence, and everyone present was a little preoccupied. At this time, the representative of Colombia spoke again:
"Will Smith also contacted Cheng Long. The two of them have a very good relationship. Cheng Long has agreed to act in a friendly price, 1000 million US dollars plus global box office dividends. But we still hope that Director Li Mu can think again. Director Li Mu + Kung Fu Superstar Cheng Long, the combination of the two of you is the biggest box office guarantee for this type of movie."

Of course Li Mu would not agree, and the people from Columbia stopped inviting them. Soon everyone shifted the focus of the discussion to the project "Gravity", but at this moment, the representatives of many Huaxia Film Company in the conference room were very excited. Mood, but can no longer remain calm.

Cheng Long has always been the ceiling of Chinese film remuneration. At his peak, Hollywood film salary was more than 2000 million US dollars.

But now the Colombian side offered Cheng Long US$1000 million plus global box office dividends, while Li Mu's salary was as high as US$1500 million plus global box office dividends!
How many years has it been?Li Mu seems to have stepped into the entertainment industry only when he met Cheng Long in 2004, right?
How did it develop like this in less than 4 years?

The most important thing is...he is too young!

Everyone felt a little dazed when they saw Li Mu's appearance. He had already made such a big achievement, but he was only 24 years old, and he was still pretty. Doesn't this look like a college student who just graduated?

Then everyone began to discuss the starring issue of the film. Li Mu’s plan for the actors’ remuneration in the film budget table is 2500 million. For a movie with a total investment of 7 million yuan, the total remuneration of the actors is 2500 million A very low number, but what makes this movie so special?

From the beginning to the end of the whole movie, there are basically only two actors, one male and one female. Among them, the male actor is still a supporting role with not many roles. The budget of the two actors is 2500 million, which is actually not low.

"Who do you want to invite to play?" Han Sanping asked.

"Director Zhang Yimou and Ms. Gong Li, director Zhang Yimou has rich experience and can also be the producer of this movie." Li Mu replied.

Everyone looked at Li Mu in surprise when they heard the words, and wondered what you were thinking?

Director Zhang Yimou hasn't acted for almost ten years, right?How did you come up with the idea of ​​asking him to act in the movie?

But if you think about it carefully, it seems really interesting to let Zhang Yimou and Gong Li act on the same stage again.

But can director Zhang Yimou agree?

And - you alone will get 1000 million US dollars in director's salary, plus 10% of the global box office dividend.

As a result, the combined remuneration for Zhang Yimou and Gong Li is only 2500 million?
What on earth are you thinking?What is Zhang Yimou's status in the world?How many years have you debuted?How long has it been since you debuted?
"How much does Director Zhang Yimou get paid?"

Soon everyone thought of this problem, and everyone is an insider, and they are familiar with the market prices of famous directors.

Director Zhang Yimou's film salary is more than 1000 million. Coincidentally, Gong Li's film salary for starring in "The Golden Flower" is also more than 1000 million.

Speaking of which, Li Mu really didn't ask for a price randomly.

But many people are still very difficult to accept.

Zhang Yimou, such a big director, has a market price of more than 1000 million RMB. On the other hand, what about Li Mu?Will Smith and Columbia directly offered 1500 million US dollars plus 10% of the global box office dividend, and the key people refused.

Suddenly there is a feeling that the sky has really changed, the world is developing really too fast.

At this time, I heard Li Mu say: "More than 1000 million is the market price of the film directed by Zhang Yimou. The male character in "Gravity" doesn't have many roles. On the whole, he is actually a supporting role. This movie is actually a movie of one person. , is a one-man show by the heroine alone. So I mean, the more than 1000 million remuneration is not only for the actor Zhang Yimou, but also for his ability to direct the film. He is invited to be the producer of the film. The two of us work together. Get this movie done."

"Can Director Zhang Yimou agree?" Han Sanping asked.

"Let me go and talk. It doesn't matter if I don't agree. The most important thing in this movie is the choice of the heroine. The rest of the roles are highly replaceable."

……

In the afternoon, Li Mu drove to pick up Liu Yifei. During the period, Liu Xiaoli asked about the situation of the three villas, and Li Mu naturally told the truth.The contract has been signed, and the total cost is 1.1 million yuan, and the unit price is less than 4 yuan.

Now Chen Zhixi is staring at the refurbishment, and will put it aside after the renovation is completed before moving in. Anyway, Li Mu doesn't plan to live in this year.

Liu Xiaoli had a good impression of those three villas. The internal environment was really good, but the price was too expensive.Houses costing RMB 4000 million or [-] million are really not affordable for ordinary people.

As far as Li Mu is concerned, the reason why he bought these three villas is that apart from his own real needs in this regard, he may not have a mind to get a little bonus from Beijing's housing prices.

The current price of less than 4 yuan per square meter is indeed very expensive, but after enjoying it for more than ten years, the price will suddenly become 15 yuan per square meter, and the total price of a house will be 1.5 million yuan.

Before sending her daughter out, Liu Xiaoli deliberately pulled her aside and asked some more private things, such as whether the two of them took protective measures when they were together?What protective language is used?And whether Li Mu occasionally asked for no measures to be taken.

In Liu Xiaoli's eyes, her daughter Liu Yifei is still young, and it is a critical period for her career to rise. She is afraid that her daughter is young and inexperienced, and if she plays hard, she may die.

According to her understanding, men don't like to take measures, and they always take chances. She worried that her daughter Yifei and Li Mu would do the same, so she took this opportunity to remind her daughter.

As a result, Liu Yifei blushed immediately, but Liu Xiaoli didn't feel embarrassed at all.

"Look at you, you're still blushing. Why are you shy when you tell mom? Mom just wants to remind you that the safe period doesn't mean it's absolutely safe. You two, don't take that small probability for fun. thing."

"Yeah." Liu Yifei's voice sounded like a mosquito's.

"Hmm, what do you mean? Have you taken any measures before?"

"No more." Liu Yifei's face was about to bleed.

Of course she didn't tell her mother the truth this time, but when Li Mu didn't use it, it was a hundred times more obscene than when she used it, but the safety was completely guaranteed.

After Liu Yifei got in the car, Li Mu backed up and asked, "What's wrong with your face? It's so red, so you must be sick? Is there anything uncomfortable?"

"Ah? It's okay! Let's go home."

Li Mu nodded.

In the afternoon, the two did it twice, and then took a bath together.After that, Liu Yifei wandered around Li Mu's house, wearing a white T-shirt, which was Li Mu's clothes, so Liu Yifei looked looser in it.

Li Mu asked her to sit on the sofa obediently, saying that he wanted to draw for her, and Liu Yifei thought it was interesting, so he obediently did so.

In fact, it is not always true to say that she obeyed obediently, because she would pose a more seductive pose from time to time to seduce Li Mu.

Li Mu found a comic manuscript paper and pen and sat opposite Liu Yifei.

A while ago, Li Mu registered a new company called Manwu Comics, whose main business is to occupy the world's outstanding animation films in advance.At present, the new company has recruited a group of comic artists and screenwriters, and now these people are working hard to produce the comic version and sequel of "Pacific Rim".

But "Pacific Rim" has never been the focus. The reason why Li Mu wants to create "Wuman Manga" is that his primary goal is always those excellent animated films that have achieved good box office results.

For example, Disney's classic animation "Frozen", which is why Li Mu has to prepare comic manuscript paper at home in advance.

As a director who often draws storyboard scripts, Li Mu's hand-painting skills are naturally not bad. In addition, he can play the golden finger of previous life movies frame by frame in his mind, so it is not difficult for Li Mu to copy a comic. How big.

Speaking of which, the characters of the two sisters in "Frozen" are more in line with the aesthetics of the Orientals. When watching the movie, Li Mu even ignored the fact that the two sisters are a pair of white girls.

Because of this, Li Mu suddenly had a whim, and wanted to incorporate some of Liu Yifei's personal appearance characteristics into Aisha's look, first try to see how it works and whether it fits.

Of course, the main body is still based on the appearance of the original movie, but in the depiction of some specific facial features, Li Mu tried to incorporate some of Liu Yifei's appearance characteristics.

In this way, a brand-new image of Elsa is obtained, which is seven points like the original movie shape and three points like Liu Yifei.

After drawing a few editions, Li Mu gradually became satisfied, but at this time Liu Yifei unexpectedly fell asleep on the sofa.

So Li Mu first put down the manga manuscript paper in his hand, got up and picked up Liu Yifei, carried him to the bedroom and covered him with a quilt, and then went back to the living room to continue drawing his manga.

In the early morning, Liu Yifei turned over and put his arm on Li Mu's stomach, but Li Mu didn't wake up, but Liu Yifei woke up first.

Seeing that Li Mu was sleeping soundly, she quietly got up and dressed alone, being careful not to disturb Li Mu during the whole process, but at the same time she was secretly curling her lips.

"Is his body a little weak? I did it twice yesterday, and I slept like a dead pig this morning."

Liu Yifei complained about Li Mu while getting up and going to the living room. It wasn't until she saw the manga manuscript paper on the sofa that she remembered that she fell asleep on the sofa last night.

"It looks like I'm also very weak. I fell asleep on the sofa after only doing it twice."

Liu Yifei sat on the sofa thinking wildly, and then she picked up the manga manuscript paper.

"Why doesn't it look like me in the painting? It's a shame that I still seriously model for him!"

After opening the manga, Liu Yifei looked at it for a while, and felt that the characters drawn by Li Mu did not resemble her at all. Not sure, she took the manga and went to the mirror to compare it carefully. Finally, she couldn't help complaining about Li Mu's painting skills.

"What level is he at, at most... at most three points like me!"

At nine o'clock in the morning, Li Mu finally woke up completely after a long stretch. He got dressed and went to the living room. He saw Liu Yifei curled up on the sofa, holding the book "Frozen" he drew last night. edge".

"What do you think of the painting?" Li Mu asked.

Liu Yifei looked up at Li Mu and said, "You tricked me into being a model for me last night, but the one you drew looked like me at all—well, at most, it resembled me by a third."

"What else?" Li Mu asked again.

"What's more - when will you be able to finish drawing the following plot, where did Aisha go after escaping from the banquet? Will she encounter any danger?" Liu Yifei said.

"What else?" Li Mu asked again.

"Okay, okay." Liu Yifei put down the manga and walked to Li Mu's side, then giggled and jumped vigorously, with both legs wrapped around Li Mu's waist.

"You draw very well, right? I'm fascinated by it."

The two kissed for a while, then Li Mu put her down and said, "Why don't I drive you back, I'm going to the company today, I don't have time to accompany you."

"Is there anything important?" Liu Yifei asked.

Li Mu said with a smile: "That's not true, but today Wang Baoqiang and Yang Mi are coming to the company to audition. In fact, it's not considered an audition. These two actors are appointed by me. I'll call them over today. Let's sit together and have a look. Let’s talk and sign the contract if there is no problem.”

"Is it the script of "People on Journey"?"

"correct."

"I'll go too, I haven't seen Yang Mi for a long time, I just went to see him." Liu Yifei said.

Li Mu asked curiously: "By the way, how is your relationship with Yang Mi?"

Liu Yifei said: "It's pretty good! But if we're not filming together, we will definitely lose a lot of contact."

……

Huashang Media conference room.

Wang Baoqiang, Wang Baoqiang's girlfriend, and Yang Mi looked at each other awkwardly from time to time.

Yang Mi's clothes are relatively cool today, her career line reveals a large semicircle, and Bao Qiang will blush for a long time if she accidentally takes a look at it.

Yang Mi dressed like this on purpose today, and she was extremely irritated by watching the news about Li Mu and Liu Yifei these two days.A few years ago, when she and Liu Yifei were filming together in the Condor Condor crew, although Liu Yifei was much older than her, she didn't really take it seriously at that time.

Through contact, she knew that although Liu Yifei had good resources at that time, she was obviously not very good at handling relationships in the circle, so Yang Mi at that time felt that sooner or later she would be able to overwhelm Liu Yifei in the coffee position.

But who would have thought that Liu Yifei's luck could be so good?

If God is really unfair, why did he hand over a man like Li Mu to her?
After so many years, why am I still worrying about a supporting role in a movie with an investment of 1000 million?Look at her Liu Yifei again, the total investment of the two plays is 14 billion RMB!Why?
In all fairness, how can I be worse than her?

So when she guessed that Li Mu might come to sign the contract in person, she deliberately found such a more enterprising dress to wear.

As for why Baoqiang's girlfriend also came along, according to what she and Baoqiang said, she could barely be regarded as Li Mu's junior sister and fellow villager.

She went to Northwest University, and Li Mu went to Northwest University of Political Science and Law, both in the same city.Her home is in Linwei District, and Li Mu's is in Lintong District. The distance between the two places is only 20 kilometers.

The most important thing is that she confirmed that she had met Li Mu, and even talked to him, in the Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses.

With this relationship, Bao Qiang's girlfriend naturally wanted to follow her.

Isn't there always a legend that you accompany your friends to audition and you end up being selected instead?

God knows if such a pie will fall on his head.

At around ten o'clock in the morning, Li Mu finally came to the company, and after Yang Mi finally saw Li Mu, she pulled down the clothes on her chest in a very subtle way, so as to make her career look more surging. As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw Liu Yifei who was following Li Mu again.

The two women looked at each other, and Yang Mi saw Liu Yifei's eyes briefly fell on her chest, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart: "Well, the little friendship of the Condor Crew may also be lost."

　Thank you for your heartfelt reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)