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Chapter 1008: The pattern is small, but we love to watch it
After the dinner, several people stood outside the restaurant in the night breeze, discussing the next specific arrangements.

"Director Li, let's sign the investment agreement for 'Red River' as soon as possible." Wang Changtian took out his cell phone and looked through his schedule. "How about going directly to Mengying Media tomorrow morning?"

"Okay, see you at 9:30." Li Mu nodded and then turned to Zhang Yi, "Brother, it depends on your time."

"It's all fine. It's better to finalize it as soon as possible." Zhang Yi nodded.

"By the way, senior brother, have the actors been finalized?" Li Mu suddenly seemed to remember something and asked.

"I haven't decided on the main actors yet, how come you have any recommendations?"

Zhang Yi smiled faintly.

"There is one. Zhang Yi came to me a while ago and said he was free. I have no plans to start a movie. Brother, do you think Zhang Yi is suitable?"

Li Mu remembered the last time Zhang Yi approached him, and immediately recommended him.

Zhang Yi had originally starred in the original version of "Man Jiang Hong", and he just finalized the cast earlier.

"Zhang Yi, that's good. The role of He Li should be suitable for him." Zhang Yi thought about it and thought of a suitable person in a blink of an eye.

"Yes, this role is a good one for Zhang Yi."

Chen Yu also nodded. It was obvious that this role was very suitable for Zhang Yi.

The few of them just briefly mentioned the matter of roles. To them, these were trivial matters and not a big deal. After talking for a long time, everyone left.

The cold winter night enveloped the imperial capital. The street lights outside the window reflected the snow-covered eaves, and the faint halo of light seemed particularly soft.

Liu Yifei sat on the sofa in the living room, holding a book in her hands, but her eyes wandered in an unknown direction.

The TV screen was quietly lit, playing a silent talk show.

Until the gate of the villa slowly opened, a car light flashed after entering and then went out instantly, and then Li Mu's voice was heard.

"Go back and be careful, and prepare for the New Year."

"Got it, thank you Mr. Li."

"It's okay, thank you for the trouble. It's an advance New Year's red envelope. Take it." Li Mu smiled and stuffed a red envelope into the driver's hand, then nodded to him.

Li Mu took two steps forward and the person he saw was Liu Yifei, who was wearing a light grey knitted sweater and soft flannel slippers, holding a cup of steaming tea in her hand, waiting for him.

"We accidentally talked for a little longer." Li Mu took the tea with a smile. In fact, he usually didn't drink too much when he had a meal with Zhang Yi and others. He just took two sips.

However, in this cold and windy weather, having a cup of hot tea and the feeling of the warm tea pouring down your throat is a wonderful experience.

"Is it settled?"

"It's settled. Senior brother, I have a new costume drama that tells the story of a group of people living in a big house." Li Mu didn't hide anything and said it directly.

"A group of people in a big house, why does it sound a bit like "The Legend of Zhen Huan"? "

Liu Yifei couldn't help but mutter.

"That's your idea, it's too small." Li Mu complained. What about "The Legend of Zhen Huan"? The scale of this palace fighting drama is too small, although it seems to be a story happening in a big house, and then that house is even bigger.

"Yes, yes, the pattern is too small, but we like to watch it."

Liu Yifei snorted with a light laugh.

The next day, after Li Mu got up, he went straight to Mengying Media to deal with the matters discussed yesterday. It was not until the afternoon that he remembered Zhang Yi's role and then made a direct call.

Zhang Yi seemed particularly excited when he received a call from Li Mu, "Director Li, are you going to make a movie? Is there a role suitable for me?" "Damn, the New Year is almost here, can't you just say Happy New Year one more time?" Li Mu couldn't help but laugh and scold.

"Oh, this sentence will only make sense if you say it after New Year's Eve. It's so weird to say it now."

"Alright, alright, there is indeed a role this time, you guessed it right." Li Mu was too lazy to argue with this guy any more, he was just a drama fanatic.

"Director Li, is this the play you directed?"

“Does it matter if I drive?”

"That's very important. Your filming proves that there is a lot of room for creativity. It would be best if it were an epic masterpiece like 'The Battle at Lake Changjin'."

Zhang Yi was still talking here, but Li Mu interrupted him directly, "It's not mine."

"Which great director?" Zhang Yi knew very well that since Li Mu chose him, the play must be good.

"Directed by Zhang Yimou. You've worked with Director Zhang before, so you're probably familiar with him." Li Mu said with a smile, "This time it's a costume drama, and they've asked you to play a role that's smiling but dagger-hiding, cruel, scheming, selfish and cunning."

Li Mu's description made Zhang Yi's heart itch, "Really? Is this role so good?"

"Nonsense, how can what I talked to you be false!" Li Mu said unhappily, "Director Zhang and the others will contact you when the time comes. You will know when you see the script. Act well."

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"Okay, I will ensure that I complete the task." Zhang Yi immediately responded with a smile.

"Hang up, don't bother me if you have nothing to do. It's New Year's Day, so of course it's best not to come if you have something to do."

"That won't work, Director Li, next time."

Before Zhang Yi could finish his words, he heard the phone being hung up.

"I have to think of a way to nag Director Li next time." Zhang Yi's eyes rolled around and he muttered to himself, already thinking about the next time.

At the same time, there are only two days left until New Year's Eve, and the publicity war for the Spring Festival period is in full swing and quite fierce.

This year, eight domestic blockbusters competed on the same stage, which were jokingly called "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" by netizens. The pre-sale box office of the eight films on the first day of the Lunar New Year alone exceeded 4 million.

Led by Mengying Media's main theme movie "The Journey Home", "Four Seas" and "Léon: The Professional" each brought out its own unique promotional skills.

Comedy films have always been one of the mainstreams of the Spring Festival period, but now the main theme is also the mainstream.

The clash between "A Thousand Miles Home" and "Four Seas" alone was quite intense. Everyone's promotional methods are now almost the same, with materials, short videos, and interactions.

The premiere of "A Thousand Miles Home" was scheduled for January 1, but Li Mu did not attend it. However, the premiere was still quite grand, after all, it was Mengying Media's Spring Festival schedule.

Major cinema chains, many production companies and big names in the capital also came to participate, giving enough face.

That night, Li Mu stayed at home with his family and took the opportunity to check out the upcoming audience and media reviews.

"Why is there still no news?" Liu Yifei was also anxiously scrolling through the messages.

"It should not be over yet." Li Mu glanced at the time. It was just past nine o'clock and the movie had not even finished yet.

"Don't worry, I checked it before sending it for inspection, and it's not a big problem. The plot is still very compact."

"Then can you guarantee that the audience will like it?" Liu Yifei asked back.

"Well, that's definitely not possible."

Li Mu smiled bitterly and said that sometimes professional opinions might not necessarily suit the audience's taste. Even if he had confidence, nothing was 100% certain.

(End of this chapter)