China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 102 You have more face than me

Ning Hao, who is far away in China, has officially become a member of the billion-dollar director club with the increased publicity efforts of Mengying Media.

Mainland directors, Zhang Yimou, Li Mu, Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kaige and another great director were promoted to the list.

Mengying Media exclusively holds two of the five billion-dollar director positions, and it was a moment of great glory.

Xiangjiang Yang also called. "Ip Man" has been completed and the post-production is in full swing.

The decline of Hong Kong in recent years has been visible to the naked eye, and the data of Hong Kong films in the past two years has explained everything.

Emperor is also a little anxious. Cooperation with Li Mu is only the first step. The success of "Ip Man" is of great significance to Emperor.

Media Asia and Huayi also collaborated on "The Night Banquet". It's the same reason.

Xiangjiang is still too small, which restricts the development of the film and television industry. In the past, it sucked the blood of the mainland. Now, the film and television industry in the mainland is booming, with a gratifying growth rate every year.

Hong Kong movies no longer attract people.

Hong Kong Capital, producers and actors are also rushing to the mainland. This is the last struggle for Hong Kong films.

In the past few days, David has come to visit. The popularity of "I Am Legend" has caused him to be embarrassed in the industry.

It was much more honorable to go out, and even the negotiations went smoothly.

However, he did not come here to report good news this time, but wanted to continue developing low-cost horror films.

"Saw 3" and "Insidious 2", he wanted both of them, so they called them double happiness.

According to the speed at which Hollywood produces these movies, you can finish filming in two months, post-production in one month, and harvest another wave for Halloween.

A perfect tool for making money.

Since David was so energetic, Li Mu didn't stop him. Crystal Pictures was already familiar with making these movies.

All kinds of tool men are flooding the entire Hollywood, just waiting for various film companies to start new productions.

"Brother, are horror movies so profitable?"

Lu Yang also heard the conversation between Li Mu and David.

Although he knew something about it, he didn't expect that this thing would be so popular in Hollywood for a long time.

"Why do you also want to take pictures and try it?"

"I can't. It's a pity that we can't make this kind of film in China."

Li Mu glanced at him, "Good guy, you still want to shoot in China, why don't you go to heaven?"

"This thing has happened before, and it scared people to death. Western-style horror movies are over after scaring them, but the shadow of Chinese-style horror movies can linger for months or even years."

Li Mu smiled. To watch horror movies, you have to watch Huaxia and Xiaoli, especially the latter, which is too scary.

Anyway, he was once scared to death, and everyone looked like Kayako.

"Senior brother, recently the teacher from the school's performance department has some opinions on Director Zhang."

"Oh? What do you say?"

Li Mu asked curiously while playing with the equipment.

"It's not just because of the actors. "The Golden Armor" cast Li Man, who was in the middle of the drama."

"Haha, this is just settling old scores."

Zhang Yi made amends by setting the start-up ceremony at Nortel, and it also gave Nortel some glory. After all, it was a large-scale production worth 3.6 million yuan.

But the limelight has passed, and these teachers feel unbalanced again when they think of the actors.

"Okay, let's continue working."

"Then I'll go notify you!"

Lu Yang got up and ran to inform.

The filming was as stressful as ever.

Every scene filmed in Yellowstone required careful planning and choreography to convey the devastating natural disaster scenes.

Li Mu not only has to pay attention to the actors' performances, but also coordinates the special effects team to ensure stunning visual effects.

So that the subsequent 3D can give people unparalleled visual sensory effects.

Li Mu didn't give in at all, even Cheng Long, Charlize Theron, Liu Yifei and others were criticized by him several times.

There is no way, the filming is like this, if you don’t put in your best efforts, you won’t be able to produce a satisfactory movie.

The director is not picky, so the final effect of this movie can be imagined.

He has watched a lot of bad movies. In the past film analysis class at the University of Southern California, he not only had to watch classic movies and give detailed analysis, but also had to watch bad movies and give detailed analysis.

Only by understanding both sides thoroughly can you avoid some pitfalls.

The market in Hollywood is one where "good money drives out bad money." Good movies tend to take them all, and they are full of money.

At this time, there was also a change in this direction in China.

During Li Mu's filming, the North American box office of "I Am Legend" exceeded US$2.5 million, and it ranked No. 2006 on the 2 North American box office list.

No. 1 is "Pirates of the Caribbean: Soul Chest", with a North American box office of over 4 million.

This news was widely publicized by Warner Bros. and Crystal in order to increase the popularity of the movie and boost its momentum.

The new weekly box office champion in North America has changed hands, being replaced by "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby."

"I Am Legend" ultimately only topped the box office for three weeks.

Global box office With the film being released in more and more countries, the international box office (non-North America) has exceeded 3.5 million US dollars, and the global total box office has exceeded [-] million US dollars.

It currently ranks 2006th in the 7 global box office rankings.

The news sparked a buzz in North America, with Night Stalker fans chanting, "They love this."

The Chinese side is shocked by the box office, because the North American box office forecast has increased, from US$5 million to US$5.5 million.

Not only were the actors dumbfounded, but so were companies like China Film and Shanghai Film.

"This kid is really a treasure."

Han Sanping was sitting on his office chair, looking at the data reported by the China Film Group team in the email, and murmured to himself.

The pain of being unable to invest in "I Am Legend" was somewhat compensated for in "2012".

"Damn, what a pity, this guy Ren will never let go." In order to get the investment share of "2012", he often argued with Ren Zhonglun of Shanghai Film Studio.

Although China Film took the lion's share, it also gave a lot of meat to Shanghai Film.

Liu Yifei has appeared in newspapers so frequently recently that she is the envy of many female celebrities.

For no other reason, the box office of "I Am Legend" starring Liu Yifei has been soaring, and it may appear on the global box office rankings.

The eagle-eyed media has already begun to calculate the data.

Liu Yifei is not the protagonist, but she plays the most important role among all the supporting characters, except for those night demons whose appearance is unclear.

Fans chanted, still regretting that it could not be released in China, otherwise they could help the movie.

"Mimi, Senior Sister Liu Yifei is going to explode this time."

Yuan Shanshan is looking at the comments online.

"Ok!"

Yang Mi replied casually, anyway, she no longer wants to compete with Liu Yifei, she is now focusing on the role in "Dream of Red Mansions".

In the past, she admitted that Rong Xinda didn't have much resources to speak out. This time, it would be unreasonable not to give her, Rong Xinda's first sister, a starring role.

Step by step, she will reach that position one day, Yang Mi firmly believes.

As for "Crazy Racer", after exceeding 1.1 million yuan in box office, it has been difficult to run. It is stuck at 1.2 million and is expected to reach [-] million.

The publicity has basically drained the potential of the movie, and piracy has already become rampant, leaving tens of thousands of dollars in the box office every day.

Ning Hao is now very proud, and more and more people are looking for him to direct movies. Although he has signed a contract with Mengying, it does not prevent him from accepting external movies. Anyway, he is also making money for the company.

But Ning Hao didn't answer any of them. He had been tired for so long and now he wanted to take a good rest.

Especially after seeing Li Mu's height, he was no longer interested in these things.

Winning the award is all he can think about now.

Mengying Media and China Film have already started working on "Crazy Racing", and Li Mu doesn't care about domestic film awards.

But Ning Hao likes it, he hasn't won a decent grand prize yet.

Although Li Mu felt that it was a bit difficult for Ning Hao to win the award, Li Mu would still fight for it when it was time to fight for it.

As for success or failure, it depends on whether those big men give Ning Hao a chance.

"The qualifications are a little inferior!" Li Mu shook his head after hanging up the phone with Ning Hao.

The Golden Rooster will not open until next year. Ning Hao's competitiveness in the movies of the past two years is too low, and Li Mu is not optimistic about it.

As for the Golden Horse, I guess you can get it with scraps, but it’s hard to get the big prize.

On the other side, Li Jian's actions a while ago caused a stir in the circle, and various favors came one after another.

After all, the casting of "Lust, Caution", the Oscar-winning director's new masterpiece, has made many actresses in the industry envious.

In this life, because Li Mu was here, Li Jian did not go to Liu Yifei directly, but directly cast the film nationwide.

Li Bian has already said that the entire film "Lust, Caution" is betting on Wang Jiazhi, so he hopes to confirm the candidate first, and then find a matching candidate based on her.

Actresses of all kinds competed to appear, including Big S and Zhou Xun.
Every female star can't resist such temptation

Li Jian finally settled on Tang Wei.

The actresses would never have guessed in their wildest dreams that Li would shoot like this. Li Mu shook his head.

"Director Li, can your movie enter the global box office rankings?"

Lu Yang is curious about this box office now. After all, if this box office enters, he will really be the second person in China.

Li Mu was a little funny: "When there is someone around, I call you Director Li, and when there's no one around, I call you Senior Brother. You're such a good guy."

"It's hard to say whether we can get in. It depends on the global box office."

This thing is hard to say, predictions are predictions, and history is history.

Li Mu is also a little eager. After all, he also wants this name to enter the global box office rankings. It can be recorded in the history of movies, at least it has left a name.

"Director Li, the play here in Yellowstone Park is about to end, and we need to prepare for the Golden Gate Bridge in Los Angeles."

Lu Yang looked at the itinerary and looked like a good assistant.

Li Mu nodded, and preparations had to be made over there. It would cost millions of dollars to seal the bridge for filming, which was a huge cost.

"Director Li, let's try out the private jet after we finish filming."

“Then let’s experience it after shooting!”

Li Mu didn't hesitate, men loved these big guys.

It’s just that not many can afford it.

The crew quickly finished filming in Yellowstone Park and rushed to Los Angeles.

This section of the Golden Gate Bridge cost 120 million U.S. dollars a day, and the crew could only shoot quickly in the early morning, otherwise it would interfere with the normal operation of urban traffic.

At dawn, the crew was already in place.

There are rows of cars on the road, and these real props are already in place.

"Brother Long, is this not difficult?"

Li Mu asked half-jokingly. It was more about special effects. After all, it was impossible to simulate the end of the world.

Cheng Long needs to drive a car all the way. Compared with the movies he has made before, this difficulty is indeed not high.

This car needs to drive through twists and turns, and the route map has been designed.

"It's nothing. Just don't get carsick, beauties."

Cheng Long said with a confident smile.

"Theron, you heard me. If you get motion sickness, your face will be gone."

"Director, you have to keep an eye on your little baby and don't get carsick. You have more respect than me."

Charlize Theron's backhand is a blast.

"what"

Liu Yifei's face was slightly red. She didn't understand why this suddenly involved her.
(End of this chapter)