China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 14 Oscar Nominations

Li Mu is very pressed for time, and his idea is to have the film released in the summer.

This film was originally aimed at young people and student parties, who are the main providers of the film's box office.

All things considered, Li Mu only had two months to shoot, nearly three months to post-process, and one month to publish, just to make it to July.

Li Mu is both the director and the protagonist this time. He has never experienced this in his previous life.It was a bit uncomfortable at first, but I slowly got used to it.

What Li Mu didn't expect was that Nortel chose Yan Danchen to play the third female lead, which was really surprising.

Yan Danchen participated in the movie "Flower Season·Rainy Season" and won the Huabiao Award for Best Newcomer that year for his performance in the film.

The acting is remarkable.

In the past two years, she has also played the second female lead in an idol drama, and wearing a school uniform counts as one.

After all, he is only 24 years old, so it is not out of the ordinary to act young.

This film itself is not particularly demanding about acting, but more importantly, the integration of singing and dancing with the plot and environment is the success of this film.

Therefore, both the first and second female lead, Li Mu, were chosen with dancing skills, at least the whole film would not feel broken because of the actors.

Liu's mother was cruel this time. The girls' dance requirements were very strict, and they would have to start over if they made any mistakes.Regarding Liu Yifei, Zhou Yangna was even more strict than others.

Liu Yifei often complained to Li Mu about her mother, but Li Mu only listened to her and did not express any opinions.

The local version of "High School Musical" has fewer conflicts and more of a sunny plot. The school is beautiful and the ideals are also longing for. The two complement each other and create a beautiful and dreamy campus song and dance.

The students at the school were very excited. At this time, the actors in the crew were not well-known, but for the students, they were stars they had not seen on weekdays.

During the filming, the students were so excited that they NGed several times.

"That male protagonist is so handsome!" A girl said to the classmate next to her in a nymphomaniac way.

"Yeah, he's really handsome. I heard he's also a director." The classmate next to him immediately agreed, with stars in his eyes.

"Obviously the heroine is prettier, she is too pure, why don't we have someone like this in our class." The boys were not attracted to Li Mu, but they liked Liu Yifei more.

"Those girls are all good-looking, ε=(ο｀*))) Well, it turns out that celebrities are different."

"Let's go watch it when it comes out." Someone suggested.

"You must go see it. I think it looks good just by watching the film. The movie will definitely look better."

A group of students were in groups, talking to each other, and they all had deep expectations for this film.

"Sissi, your expression needs to be sublimated. You are not just happy, you are feeling your dreams blooming and sprouting from the bottom of your heart."

"Zhou Yang, the marks are too heavy, please restrain yourself."

"Come on, put the light higher to the left, yes, yes, that's where it is."

Li Mu sat on the monitor and looked at the feedback screen and commanded.

The crew was all from Nortel, the atmosphere was extremely harmonious, and the filming progressed very quickly.

Liu's mother privately thanked Li Mu for allowing her to be the dance instructor, as if she had regained the feeling of dancing back then.

"Yawen, don't laugh all the time." As soon as Li Mugang came on as the male protagonist, Zhu Yawen continued to NG.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't hold it back for a while. It's mainly because I'm used to it. You've changed your appearance and I'm not used to it all of a sudden."

The movie mainly tells the story of a handsome captain of the school basketball team and a sweet-looking top transfer student who jointly achieve their singing dreams.

The story is simple and the actors are of the same age. Two months passed quickly and the plot is coming to an end.

During this period, Warner also invited Li Mu to attend the "Little Miss Sunshine" celebration party, but Li Mu refused because he really couldn't spare the time to go. Besides, there was an Oscar coming up, so there was probably another celebration party, so he asked David to go instead.

"Little Miss Sunshine" grossed 7700 million at the North American box office, more than 1700 million more than in its previous life.

The global box office is 1.4 million. It has not yet been released in China. It is expected to exceed 1.5 million when it is released.This is the data given by Warner.

This data has also spread to the country. A lot of domestic reporters want to interview, but unfortunately Li Mu is not open for interviews. In addition, it is on campus, so reporters cannot come in at all.

On the other hand, Chen Kaige, Lao Mouzi, Tian Zhuangzhuang, some Nortel directors, Han Sanye, and Wang Changtian all called to congratulate me.

Two pieces of news have quietly made headlines in major entertainment newspapers recently.

"It is reported that "Little Miss Sunshine" will be nominated for four Oscars: Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress"

"Heroes will be nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film"

The Oscar nominations are getting closer and there are more and more rumors about Oscar nominations.

The most exciting thing among them is that Li Mu's "Little Miss Sunshine" may win the best picture. This is the dream of many Chinese directors.And now there is an 18-year-old boy who has the opportunity to come into contact with it.

The media exploded instantly. This was even more exciting than the box office explosion. This was the best picture at the Oscars. Although it was only a rumor, reporters still flocked to it.

Not to mention reporters, Mr. Han even called specifically to inquire.

Lao Zhou was the most proactive. He called me and asked whether he should prepare banners first.

Since ancient times, there is no storm without fire, and evidence proves that nine out of ten gossips every year are true.

Apart from filming, Li Mu took time to go home twice, which was a bonus from filming in Yangcheng.Li Mu's mother also came to the set for a visit. Before leaving, she gave Li Mu an intriguing look. The direction of her look was very clear, Liu Yifei.

"Director Li, it says that "Little Miss Sunshine" may have four nominations. Is it true or not?" All the actors on the set looked over and wanted to know this question, with enthusiasm in their eyes.

Liu Yifei was also staring closely at Li Mu at this time.

"Warner said before that it would work, and the nomination was put forward, but it's not clear how the jury will make the final decision." Li Mu is not afraid of leaks, but with him here, will this life be as smooth as the last one? Li Mu didn't dare to vouch for it.

Although Li Mu didn't say it clearly, everyone understood what it meant.

Warner runs the Oscars, which means this rumor is likely to come true.

In an instant, the entire crew was at full capacity. This is a film by a director who can be nominated for an Oscar. If you don't work hard to act at this time, why wait? This is your opportunity.

As the last scene ended, Li Mu returned to the monitor and looked at the scene he had just taken. After confirming that there was no problem, he nodded. Everyone cheered, and he felt relaxed with the cheers, because at this moment, the movie High School Musical , finally finished!

"It's finished!!!" Li Mu shouted.

"No one is allowed to miss the closing banquet tonight!"

There was a brief pause in the atmosphere, and a second later a louder cheer erupted, and everyone cheered at this moment.

At the finals banquet, Li Mu couldn't sit idle and walked around the tables, chatting with everyone and every actor.Next, everyone in the crew came over and bumped into Li Mu.

No matter how good Li Mu was at drinking, he was still a little dizzy at this moment. He also took a sip later, which meant that no one was surprised.During this period, Liu's mother also toasted him, and Liu Yifei also followed suit, but she drank fruit juice and complained about it for a long time.

Although the movie has been completed, there is still a lot of post-production work, and Li Mu still has to keep an eye on it.

I asked the film to be taken back to China Film Group Corporation for editing and post-editing, and I was a bastard who didn't make any money at all.

Mr. Han was also very generous and agreed directly.

The plot of the movie is simple, and it is not a commercial blockbuster or special effects blockbuster. Post-production will not take too long.If it is a commercial blockbuster or a special effects blockbuster, then the later period will probably be calculated on an annual basis. I am afraid that Mr. Han will not be so happy if he agrees.

When he returned to the imperial capital, the first thing he did was to be stopped by reporters. Li Mu answered three or five questions casually and then sent them away.

Liu Yifei received an invitation from Fairy Sword, and left in a hurry before she could attend classes for a few days.

Before leaving, tears fell from his eyes.

After being together for several months, Liu Yifei was completely reluctant to leave. When she thought of leaving filming for a few months, she shed tears inexplicably.

Li Mu spent a lot of effort to coax her and made a series of unequal treaties.

The fairy sword and the divine eagle belong to her, and Li Mu will not interfere. After all, these dramas are blood shields for Liu Yifei, and Li Mu does not want to affect these classics.In the movie, only Li Mu would help.

On February 2003, 2, the Oscars officially announced the nominations. "Little Miss Sunshine" was nominated for the Oscars for Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress.Sure enough, something changed. The Best Supporting Actor award that should have belonged to "Little Miss Sunshine" was canceled and was replaced by a German niche literary film.

"Heroes" will be nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and that hasn't changed.However, Li Mu knew that Lao Mouzi was afraid that he would be disappointed this time. No one expected that he would lose to Germany's "No Home" in the end. However, it is hard to say whether there will be a turn for the better in this life. The butterfly's wings are already flapping.

The man behind Lao Mouzi is very arrogant in China now, and he keeps making cruel and clichéd remarks. It seems that the Oscar has already gone to "Hero".

This is once again attracting dissatisfaction to Lao Mouzi. If public opinion changes later, Lao Mouzi will gain a lot of negative fans for no reason.

Li Mu instantly became a star, with reporters chasing him for interviews. Major film companies wanted to invite him to direct, and Hong Kong wanted him to direct a Hong Kong film to compete for the next Oscar.Li Mu was unable to complain and refused them all.

The richest one is the coal boss, and Li Mu decides the price. Li Mu has the final say on the set, as long as he arranges who will be the heroine.

Li Mu looked at the photos of the heroine and couldn't help but sigh, these coal bosses still have an online aesthetic, they are really good-looking.

It's a pity that Li Mu is not short of money, otherwise he could really try to pick it up.

In addition to the post-production of the film, she also hired a secretary. She just graduated from Wudaokou this year. She said she loves movies and wants to work in this industry. Li Mu feels that she just wants to chase stars, and it is more convenient to use a company in the industry.

He has good abilities and is at the top of his school. This small flaw is nothing. Li Mu asked him to handle some daily affairs.

At this time, Li Mu was still in school, and many things were inconvenient. The company also lacked someone to deal with all the messy things.

"Brother, that kid's movie was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture. Do you want more?"

"It's just a nomination, and I haven't received it yet. I won't be qualified to speak until I get it."

[Makiko, are you there? I got the fairy sword heroine] - crystal kitten
[Congratulations, you are one step closer to the Chinese Audrey Hepburn] - lucky puppy
[Hehe, I’m so embarrassed]——crystal kitten
(End of this chapter)