China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 146 Planning, influencing, stirring up the TV circle

Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin were silent for a while, and then Han Sanping broke the silence with laughter: "The seventh in the world's film history, tell me, how do you feel?"

"It's okay to feel it." Li Mu said.

Both Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin laughed, and Huang Jianxin said, "Listen, listen, it's okay!"

Han Sanping took a deep breath, then slapped his thigh and said, "It's really weird. The client's mentality is very stable, but us irrelevant blood is boiling; the young people's mentality is very stable, but we old men are excited."

Li Mu said: "How could a project as big as "Inception" achieve such great results without the full support of China Film and other major companies? This achievement was achieved by all of us working together. It cannot be said that it is irrelevant.”

"You...you...hahaha..." Han Sanping smiled and turned to look at Huang Jianxin, "I always feel that this kid doesn't look like a 25-year-old young man."

Huang Jianxin also smiled and said that he also felt the same way.

Immediately afterwards, Han Sanping talked about his purpose of calling Li Mu and Huang Jianxin over today:

"This year is the [-]th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The leader arranged for me to make a gift film. I want to hear your two opinions." Han Sanping handed Li Mu a script while speaking.

Li Mu took it and flipped through it briefly. In fact, he didn't flip it and knew that "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" must have not escaped.

"Well, what do you think?"

Seeing Li Mu closing the script, Han Sanping asked.

Li Mu thought for a while and said: "The biggest problem is that there are too many characters with names and surnames, there are more than 170, and the audition alone is a huge project. You have to see the workload of five or six hundred actors."

"and……"

"And what?" Han Sanping asked again.

Li Mudao: "And there are so many actors with names and surnames, normally the salary would be very high."

Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin looked at each other, and then Han said: "Yeah, you are right. So many characters with names and surnames have indeed brought great difficulties to the preparation of the film. But the film cannot be ignored. Filming, you have the experience of running a large film crew, you are young and smart, so Jianxin and I asked you to come over and discuss together."

Li Mu hesitated, he knew how to solve this so-called difficulty, but at the same time, he also knew that Han Sanping would come up with the same plan whether or not he made suggestions.

As a result, Han Sanping could tell at a glance that Li Mu seemed to have some ideas.

"Just say whatever comes to your mind. Jianxin and I have been worrying a lot about this for the past two days."

Li Mudao: "Then just act according to your feeling, and whoever you think can do it."

"Based on feeling? Tell me more about it!" Han Sanping said again.

Li Mudao: "Let me give you an example, that is, if you feel that Teacher Zhang Guoli can play Lao Jiang, then use Teacher Zhang Guoli to play Lao Jiang; if you feel that director Feng Xiaogang can play Du Yuesheng, then use director Feng Xiaogang to play Du Yuesheng; you feel that Brother Chen Kai looks like Feng Yuxiang, good To do it, use Chen Kai to play Feng Yuxiang; in the same way, there are Cheng Long, Li Lianlian, Ge You, Chen Daoming, Jiang Wen, etc., no matter how many roles there are, in the end, there are still more than our Chinese actors.”

Good guy!
According to this method to find actors, it is difficult to manage without a budget of ten or eight hundred million!

In other words, the director of this movie with a cost of 1.2 million US dollars is different. This person has no less dynamic plan in his mind!

But if you think about it carefully, more than 170 stars gathered together, and most of the stars in China's entertainment industry have jointly created such a movie. It's really exciting to think about it.

Huang Jianxin thought for a moment and said: "According to this filming method, the actor's salary alone will cost [-] million yuan. "The Founding of a Country" is not "Inception", so I can't afford such a large salary."

Li Mudao: "There are not many young characters in this script. The role of Kong Lingkan seems to be suitable for me. I am willing to play with zero pay."

After a while, Han Sanping said in a deep voice: "That's right. Mother celebrates her birthday. It's right for a son and daughter to show filial piety. How about remuneration. But why did you think of using Zhang Guoli to play Lao Jiang?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "Intuition."

……

During the period when Li Mu was discussing "Founding of the People's Republic of China" in China Film, the Chinese Internet was completely boiling. Discussing Li Mu, discussing "Inception", and discussing Li Mu's girlfriend seemed to have become a carnival for the whole people.

[US$9.52 million, "Inception", a new benchmark for Chinese movies! 】

[Li Mu's "Inception" entered the top 10 box office in global film history, the only Asian film on the list! 】

[The seventh in the world's film history, with a total box office of 65 billion yuan, a god-level movie that surpassed the total annual box office of the country by itself! 】

[How good is Director Li Mu?The foreigner theater was so excited that they cried! 】

[Are there still people who once swore that 1.2 million filmmakers will lose money?Don't your faces hurt? 】

[Suddenly looking forward to Cheng Long, Yang Ziqiong, and "The Doomsday Collapse" starring Liu Yifei, Li Mu's production must be a high-quality product! 】

Li Mu drove directly to Liu Yifei's house after leaving China Film Group, and received more than a dozen phone calls on the way, all of which were appointments for interviews.Li Mu declined most of the interviews, but also agreed to the invitations of several very large units.

When I came to Liu’s house, I found that Liu Xiaoli was not there by accident. I asked Liu Yifei. Liu Yifei said that she seemed to be out shopping. Then she was very excited and said that many netizens praised her for her great improvement in acting this time.

"Really? How do netizens praise you?"

"In short, it's...then you can take care of yourself, there are many posts in the post bar talking about it."

Speaking of Liu Yifei, he handed the notebook to Li Mu, and asked him to read related posts in "Liu Yifei Bar".

The two leaned on the sofa together, and the notebook was placed on Li Mu's lap, both of them could see it.Liu Yifei was leaning on Li Mu's arms on the left side, while Li Mu was using his right hand to control the computer.

Currently, Liu Yifei's bar is very active, and with just a little effort, several new posts popped up.

"Why is Liu Yifei's stomach still not moving? I'm so anxious."

Liu Yifei was stunned instinctively when he saw the title, at this time Li Mu had already opened the post.

"Liu Yifei and Li Mu have been officially announced for a long time, right? And they must have lived together a long time ago. Everyone said why is her stomach still not moving? Li Mu is No. 7 in the top ten highest-grossing movies in the world. The box office of the movie is more than 60 billion yuan, and he is so handsome, if you don’t hurry up and find a way to completely tie people to death, what if there is a twists and turns in your relationship in the future?”

After watching it, Li Mu whispered in Liu Yifei's ear, "Is this what you said to praise your progress in acting?"

Liu Yifei blushed: "Scroll down, the netizens below are saying that my acting skills have improved."

Li Mu was not in a hurry at all, seeing that he was very happy to continue reading other replies in this post.

"Maybe I don't want it for the time being, after all, the two of you are still so young."

"It's stupid not to want it. Do you know how unreliable the relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend is?"

"Give me a suggestion, although I know that Liu Yifei can't read the post. I suggest that if she has no plans to have a child for the time being, she should change her mind as soon as possible; higher."

"Pro-test pillows are not effective. It is recommended to stand upside down for 10 minutes afterwards."

At this moment, Li Mu suddenly turned his head and said to Liu Yifei with a serious face: "Did you see that? Afterwards, you have to stand on your head, and next time you have to do the same!"

Liu Yifei blushed so hot that she didn't speak, but put her head straight into Li Mu's arms, and said nothing and stopped reading the post.

After a while, Li Mu suddenly said: "Don't say that there are really people praising your progress in acting."

Liu Yifei looked at the screen again suspiciously, only to see the page read: "The best scene Liu Yifei has acted in since his debut was the kiss scene in front of the hotel. The kiss between the two was full of chemistry. Love I'm in love! And I'm not bragging, there aren't many actors in the entertainment industry who can produce such a chemical reaction in kissing scenes!"

A netizen replied: "Is it possible, I mean, the chemical reaction between these two people is not actually a show?"

Some netizens also booed: "If anyone invests 1.2 million US dollars to make a movie for me, and let me play the heroine, then I will definitely have a chemical reaction with him."

……

In the next few days, Li Mu sorted out several tasks he had to do this year.

First of all, of course, the most important job is to continue to stare at the post-production of "Gravity", and at the same time keep an eye on the schedule of "Avatar".

The second is the schedule arrangement of "The Doomsday Collapse". There is only one key point: it must be released before "2012".

The third is that he will continue to publish books this year, such as "Source Code", "Looper", "Now You See Me" and other works.

You don’t necessarily have to take pictures yourself, but you must occupy the pits in advance.

In addition, the later works like "Maze Runner" and "Divergent" also have to find time to write, and they can sell for a good price if they don't shoot.

Last year, "The Twilight Saga" sold 4.8 million U.S. dollars at the global box office, and the copyright value of Li Mu's "The Hunger Games", "Maze Runner", "Divergent" and other similar novels also skyrocketed.

The fourth is to go to the United States to shoot "Manchester by the Sea" this year, which may take several months.

The fifth is that the company will shoot two TV series this year - "Latent" and "Celebrating More Than Years", the latter is for Liu Yifei.

In fact, recently Li Mu also feels that there is no need for Liu Yifei to act in TV dramas again, but "Celebrating More Than Years" is a long-established project, and it still needs to be filmed.

The sixth is to find time to play a guest role in "The Founding of a Nation".

……

The filming of the TV series "Latent" was quickly put on the agenda. This time, Li Mu directly reported a long list, and asked his assistant Chen Zhixi to notify the actors to audition according to this list.

Director Li Mu's company is going to make a TV series!
The news is still very exciting.

Who is Director Li Mu?That is a top international director comparable to Spielberg and James Cameron!

The box office of a movie is directly seventh in the world film history, how much is the box office? 9.52 million, still in US dollars!

Just don't be too crazy. In the past few days, CCTV alone has broadcast relevant content no less than ten times. Not to mention people in the entertainment industry, even old men and women in the countryside know that Huaxia has produced a very powerful director.

But these had little to do with the actors who mixed in the TV circle before, after all, the two sides didn't have much intersection at all, and everyone just shocked and sighed when they saw the relevant news.

After sighing, what to do!

It can't be that a big international director suddenly invites an unknown TV actor to act in us, right?

As a result, things really developed like this.

Sun Honglei was better. When he played "Super Body" for Li Mu, he heard that Li Mu said that he planned to ask him to act in a TV series, so he was mentally prepared in advance.

But Yao Chen was dumbfounded when he received the call.

"What are you talking about? Director Li Mu asked me to audition? Or the heroine?"

"Did you make a mistake?"

She was surprised, and her manager was even more surprised than she was. She really didn't understand how director Li Mu had a crush on Yao Chen.

Forget about Yao Chen, at least he has acted in the well-known "Wulin Biography", the other actors are completely different.

Like Feng Enhe who plays the station master, Zu Feng who plays Li Ya, Cao Bingkun who plays Xie Ruolin, Zhu Jie who plays Mu Wanqiu—how famous are these people?Not to mention the international director Li Mu, how many people in the TV industry know these actors?

But director Li Mu knows it!
I heard that Director Li Mu personally called them to Huashang Media to audition. Director Li Mu actually knows me?

These actors, without exception, feel flattered.

It's the feeling of being suddenly hit by great happiness.

After being excited and happy, these actors began to feel very disturbed again.

Some things, if you don’t have them, you don’t have them, but if you have them and then lose them, it will be even more uncomfortable.

As a result, director Li Mu's operation surprised everyone again.

"Here you come? It's a supporting role, and the role is okay. Do you want to act?"

"act..."

"Okay, let's sign the contract next door!"

……

Basically the above process.

What's happening here?
Normally, shouldn't it be to let me go back and wait for the notification?Just glanced at it casually, didn't even allow a line to be tried, so it was settled like this?
Cao Bingkun, who got the role of Xie Ruolin, even said to the teacher of Beiying:
"Director Li Mu didn't even look up at me at all. I opened the door and walked in. Director Li Mu was looking down at the information. Teacher, you know me. This is the first time I have received an audition invitation, and when I came up... it was Li Mu. This kind of top director in the world, I was so nervous when I was walking that I felt a little fluttering. I was so nervous. Words are stuttering."

"That's what I said at the time: 'Director...director, I'm Cao Bingkun, here...for an audition.' Teacher, you don't know, I wanted to slap myself at the time, thinking that I must have screwed up this time, but Teacher, what do you think?"

"Director Li Mu didn't even raise his head, he just asked: 'Xie Ruolin, supporting role is very important, is it important to act?' Of course I said: 'Act!' Director Li said: Then go to the next door to sign the contract!'"

"That's how I got the role. If I didn't know what Director Li Mu looks like, I would even suspect that I met a liar this time!"

Cao Bingkun's teacher was also puzzled when he heard the words, how could he choose such a role?
The same is true for Yao Chen. Before we met for three words, he directly asked if he wanted to act. We all knew that the script was written by director Li Mu himself, or that it was the heroine. Of course Yao Chen said to act, and then Li Mu immediately arranged to sign The contract is gone.

Yao Chen has never seen such an efficient audition.

However, after Yao Chen signed the contract, she found Li Mu again, and she wanted to recommend someone to Li Mu.

"Director Li, are there any supporting roles in this drama that we haven't decided yet? We don't need too many roles."

Li Mu asked: "Why, do you have someone to recommend?"

Yao Chen nodded and said: "I know an actor who has very good acting skills. He is in his 30s this year. He has served as a teacher in Beijing Film Academy and graduated with the first grade in his major. No director who has worked with him praises his good acting skills. .”

Li Mudao: "The relatively important roles have already been cast."

Yao Chen said: "It doesn't need to be an important role, it's this kind of director. Although his acting skills are very good, although the directors he has worked with all say that he is very good at acting, but few people ask him to act."

Li Mu raised his head and said, "You're not talking about Zhang Songwen, are you?"

Yao Chen was surprised: "Director Li, do you know about Zhang Songwen?"

Li Mu nodded and said: "I've heard that, like this, there is also a gangster character in the play, the role is not bad, you tell him to try."

Yao Chen was overjoyed and said, "Thank you Director Li."

……

When Zhang Songwen received Yao Chen's call, he was lying on the bed in the rental house looking at the ceiling in a daze.

"Songwen, what are you doing?"

"Staying in a daze at home."

"Well, you come to Huashang Media right away, there is a character here, try it out."

Zhang Songwen became energetic all of a sudden.

"Audition? Good, good—Hua Shang Media? Director Li Mu's company?"

"That's right, let me tell you, Director Li Mu knows you. As soon as I mentioned an actor with good acting skills, he immediately said your name."

"Really?" Zhang Songwen couldn't believe it.

"Of course it is true, but this role may not have too many roles, but the script was written by director Li Mu himself."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

　Thanks to "boring middle-aged man" for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)