China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 148 Venice, insinuations
The next day, Li Mu made a special trip to watch Charlize Theron's "The Dilemma," a movie based on real events that exposed the cruelty of war. Li Mu suddenly realized why this movie was so cold.

The political atmosphere was so strong that it also triggered heated debates about the Iraq war.

Although the current overall trend in Hollywood is against this war, it can be seen from the works of the past two years.

But Venice has a lot of Hollywood, and awarding awards to films that are too political is not a good thing for the film festival.

It seems that Theron is destined to leave empty-handed this time.

After coming out of the screening room of the main competition unit of "The Dilemma", Li Mu went straight to the screening room rented by "Painted Skin". The two places were still some distance away.

"Director Li, there are a lot of people here." When Lu Yang saw Li Mu coming, he also hurriedly reported the good news. He was naturally overjoyed when he saw that the movie he shot was popular.

“Which countries have the majority?”

"Southeast Asia!"

Although many people asked, Lu Yang felt a little helpless as these countries were too poor to sell for much money.

"It's okay. If you can, collect as many contact information as you can. We'll need them after the movie is released."

The audience of "Painted Skin" is mainly in Southeast Asia, but it does not mean that it cannot be sold outside. It also depends on the final box office of "Painted Skin".

Some Western countries are still interested in Chinese fantasy movies, provided that they are good.

Due to Li Mu's fame, although only part of the movie was played, it still attracted many film producers to watch the movie.

The next day it was Jiang Wen's turn for "The Sun Also Rises", and the premiere was quite impressive. Jiang Wen led Zhou Yun and looked at the audience from the main creative seat, as if waiting for the audience's shouts.

At the beginning of the movie, there are roses, railways, women, and children’s floral shoes.
A series of metaphors is Jiang Wen's style.

Li Mu sat next to Lao Mouzi, and Jia Zhangke was also there. Everyone gave Jiang Wen enough face.

Li Mu read it again and understood many things.

Zhang Yimou and Jia Zhangke have also made films of this type, so you will naturally know what Jiang Wen is filming after watching them.

However, the foreigners around him were not Li Mu, Zhang Yimou and others.

Li Mu looked at the expressions of the foreigners. He frowned slightly at first, then frowned tightly, and finally just showed off because they really couldn't understand.

The first two stories are completely unrelated and very disconnected.

Li Mu laughed in his heart. You must know that Li Mu only realized that Jiang Wen's filming was so bold after watching it a few times, but it was too raw and difficult to understand.

I guess "The Devils Are Coming" didn't play with metaphors, but was explicit. In the end, it was not allowed to be released in China, so Jiang Wen turned around and made such a thing.

You must know that when Li Mu read it in his previous life, he had to read it three times before he gained anything.

The first time he read it, Li Mu was confused.

The second time, I seem to understand but not understand.

Only after the third time did I see the techniques Jiang Wen used to express that period of history.

Li Mu couldn't even imagine how ignorant these people who had never studied modern Chinese history would be when watching this movie.

Lao Mouzi and Jia Zhangke had serious eyes, and they probably guessed what Jiang Wen was up to.

When he saw the second paragraph of the movie, which contained a lot of sexual metaphors, Li Mu curled his lips, remembering Jiang Wen's disdain for "Lust, Caution".

You're not that much better, right? These directors are just playing this trick. 6.
After the movie was shown, everyone stood up and applauded, and then left one after another.

Lao Mouzi and Jia Zhangke made a special trip to show their appreciation, and after they had done so, they had to continue working on other things.

Many foreigners whispered to each other on the way out, probably asking if they understood.

"How's it going? Director Li, can my movie win gold and silver?" Jiang Wen came over and asked, laughing heartily.

"Director Jiang, you are so bold, making insinuations."

"Hey, I know Director Li has figured it out. This is the only way to enjoy the movie."

Jiang Wen was very proud. This painstaking work also took him several years.

Although there were frequent accidents, fortunately, we entered the main competition in Venice.

"Director Li, I heard that many film producers have been asking you about the copyright of "Painted Skin" recently."

Jiang Wen also heard the news. Li Mu was still well-known. He made money by bringing his movies to film festivals.

"We haven't even made a deal yet, and director Jiang's movies are more popular. Winning an award is much better than mine."

Li Mu praised Jiang Wen a lot, and the latter was also happy for a long time.

Jiang Wen also thought about this in his heart at this time. Several film producers had already contacted him before "The Sun Also Rises" was screened. There was probably a queue after the screening, but Jiang Wen didn't plan to sell it now.

If you win a Venice Grand Prix, the copyright fee will have to keep rising.

After Li Mu sent Jiang Wen away, he returned to the "Painted Skin" screening room. After staying for another two days, the few of them returned home.

Film producers with ideas have left their contact information in the past few days, so there is little point in staying here in the future.

Li Mu and Lu Yang packed up their luggage with the working group and headed back home.

As for Jiang Wen, Li Xian and others, they still have to wait for the final results.

"Director Li, Director Lu, welcome back. How about "Lust, Caution"? Is it like what's uploaded on the Internet?"

As soon as Li Mu and Lu Yang walked into Mengying, a group of gossips surrounded them.

Everyone was extremely curious. After all, those who were lucky enough to see "Lust, Caution" were shocked and said that this movie was worth watching.

The media watching the movie unanimously believed that the NC-17 rating (not allowed for viewing by teenagers under 17 years old) that the film was previously "awarded" during US review was "well-deserved".

In addition, some rumors have leaked out, and the descriptions are quite convincing.

Can't understand this?
A bunch of people in major forums are frantically asking for resources.

I'm afraid I won't be able to see the full version.

"Lu Yang, tell me." Li Mu said with a smile.

The expectant looks in everyone's eyes made Lu Yang's hair tingle.

"That's a little different from what everyone imagined," Lu Yang said vaguely. The more he said this, the more he would attract the hearts of these LSPs.

In the end, Lu Yang concluded, "Tang Wei made a huge sacrifice."

Everyone understands this sentence, that is, we really filmed a lot of these clips.

"I heard that Tian Yu broke up with him."

The people around were talking.

"We must break up. No man can bear this. But it's like breaking up peacefully."

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Li Mu ignored these gossips. The role of "The Invisible Guest" has not yet been decided.

There are only four important roles, and the rest are just soy sauce.

In interviews over the past two days, Li Jian used the term "variety" to describe the body positions in the movie, showing "the attack and attraction between the male and female protagonists", especially a scene suspected of "sadomasochism".

Even well-informed foreign journalists were stunned.

This interview has made the topic of "Lust, Caution" even more heated, and most people are asking for resources.

After all, netizens have no other way but to use magical tools to broadcast quickly.

The male and female protagonists are okay, but the problem lies with the male and female supporting actors.

According to the development of the story, the male and female supporting actors must be at least 50 years old, so actors born in the 50s must be selected.

And he had to perform with that temperament, which gave Li Mu a headache.

In the end, Li Mu selected a few people. Looking at the names of these two veteran actors, Li Mu couldn't help but smile. The best actor and best actress were given the title of a soft-handed professional, and the two of them combined have done more than 50 times.

I don’t know how many I won for Best Supporting Actor and Actor.

"Lu Yu, send a notice and ask for confidentiality." Li Mu plans to keep the whole process secret this time, and the script will only be seen during the audition.

The main focus is a sense of mystery.

Li Mu read the script and directly changed the name, leaving only three words: invisible.

"By the way, you can call and invite these two teachers in person."

Li Mu specifically clicked on the two names and gave instructions.

"Okay, Mr. Li."

Lu Yu looked at the names of the two people on the list and took this instruction to heart.

Li Mu also drove directly to the downstairs of China Film Group. When he saw Li Mu at the front desk, he quickly said hello.

There are a lot of people coming in and out of China Film Group, some of them are swearing, some are still young, and there is a high probability that they are directors who will not be able to get investment, and they may also have seniority.

Only then do you dare to shout in the China Film Building.

"Director Li!" Lu Zheng suddenly called Li Mu.

"Mr. Lu, Xiaotian!" Li Mu turned around and saw that it was Jingtian who had finished filming.

Li Mu didn't ask them what they were doing at China Film. The comings and goings were nothing more than movies, schedules, and roles.
"Director Li, have you seen my cherry commercial?"

Jingtian looked at Li Mu excitedly, as if waiting for praise.

"Um, I didn't pay much attention."

Li Mu really didn't pay attention to such a trivial matter.

Hearing this, Jingtian looked slightly disappointed.

"Haha, this is a MV that Tiantian shot for the Cherry Association. Director Li doesn't know what's normal."

Lu Zheng tried to smooth things over, "Tian Tian's talent as a director is also pretty good."

"It's good to try more when you're young."

Li Mu did not undermine their self-confidence. He indeed did not know that Jingtian still had this period, but judging from the development of later generations, it was probably just a simple attempt.

"Then don't bother Director Li!"

Lu Zheng took Jingtian to say goodbye to Li Mu.

In the chairman's office, Han Sanping was still waiting on the sofa.

"bumped into?"

Han Sanjing asked casually. The secretary had notified Li Mu that he was coming a few minutes ago. If he came now, he would probably meet someone.

"The guess is really accurate."

"Lu Zheng was still trying to take advantage of the popularity of "The King of Kung Fu" to adjust the movie schedule, but I refused." Han Sanping did not hide it from Li Mu and said it casually.

"These days, domestic movies are having a hard time, so I want to take advantage of the second half of the year to see if I can make some money."

Li Mu is not speaking for Lu Zheng, but domestic movies will only get better in the second half of the year.

"Yeah." Han Sanwen was also a little silent, "The box office of "Transformers" exceeded 3 million."

"I just read the reports." Li Mu said half of it, and he understood it immediately, and did not say the rest of the words.

"Is "Kung Fu Panda" set to be released in December?"

Han Sanping specially reserved the quota for introduction just for this movie.

"At this time, it's about a week different from the North American side, so it's almost there."

Han Sanping nodded, it is better to introduce "Kung Fu Panda" than other Hollywood blockbusters.

At any rate, Li Mu participated in this and brought Chinese cultural symbols with him.

(End of this chapter)