China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 183
The winter in the Imperial Capital is not as kind as the winter in Yangcheng. There is almost no strong sunshine, but it is not always cold and wind-bitten.

The next day, Li Mu came to the place given by Zhang Yimou, a well-known private restaurant, and Li Mu had been there several times.

After getting off the bus, some of the pedestrians on the street were very exaggerated, dressed like big meat buns, and walked with a twist.

Military coats seem to be quite common. The man in the parking lot of this private restaurant is wearing one. He has an authentic BJ accent and a strong baby voice.

Pushing open the door of the private room, Zhang Yimou had been waiting for a long time. The tea didn't even seem to be steaming. His brows were furrowed and he still had a lingering sense of sadness.

Li Mu looked around and didn't see Chen Ting. Fortunately, it was just a private gathering between two people.

"Here you go, sit down." Seeing Li Mu coming, a smile appeared on Zhang Yimou's face.

"Brother, sorry to keep you waiting."

"Just arrived!" Zhang Yimou waved his hand, but the tea at Li Mu's place was poured, and he poured another cup of boiling water.

"Senior brother, you have something on your mind!" Li Mu sat down and chuckled.

Zhang Yimou sighed, and finally took out a stack of documents and handed them to Li Mu, "Help me read this script. You are best at commercial films."

Li Mu immediately guessed the name of the script and knew what Lao Mouzi was sighing about.

"Three Guns Surprise" is the name that catches your eye.

Li Mu flipped through the script. The script at this time was not the content of future movies, but it was still very bad.

"Adapted?"

"Well, the 1985 movie "Blood Labyrinth" directed by the Coen brothers."

"I have watched "Blood Maze", and it is much more exciting than the script."

Li Mu was still reading the script, but his words already revealed that he didn't look good.

Zhang Yimou also understood.

"Brother, who forced you to make a commercial film? This script is not very good." Li Mu looked at it for a long time, and finally closed it and said with a serious expression.

"Hey, it's okay not to mention this. I understand what you mean." Zhang Yimou seemed to have expected it. He took the script from Li Mu and had an idea in his mind.

"Please ask a better screenwriter to revise it again. This is very important. After all, it is the basis of a play."

Li Mu specifically mentioned that after he was dissatisfied with the script in his previous life, he hired a comedy screenwriter to write this script. He was the same person who wrote the sketch script for Zhao Benshan's Spring Festival Gala. Isn't this a joke?

However, it is hard to say whether Zhang Yi will be able to compete for a screenwriter he recognizes. Zhang Weiping still bought the adaptation rights for "Blood Maze" for US$200 million.

"Okay, let's eat food. The private food here is pretty good." Zhang Yimou shouted with a smile.

The two of them did not continue to talk about the script, and chatted a lot about other things in the industry.

"I also watched Brother Chen Kai's "Mei Lanfang". It's not appropriate to go to Berlin." Zhang Yimou said while eating. He must be paying attention to recent movies.

"I mentioned before that all Berlin award-winning films are too serious." Li Mu nodded. He and Zhang Yimou had the same opinion on this point.

"What do you think of the films submitted by China this year to compete for Oscars?" Zhang Yimou has no films this year, which is quite a pity. He is still obsessed with the best foreign language film.

"Probably the entire army will be wiped out."

Li Mu thought about it and found that none of these films had core competitiveness, and it would be difficult for them to make it out of the first and second stages and enter the nominations.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was the only Chinese-language film that I won. Thinking about it, I'm still a little bit reluctant."

Zhang Yimou is probably the most unwilling person. You must know that he was nominated for the best foreign language film three times with "Ju Dou", "Raise the Red Lantern" and "Hero", but in the end he failed.

Li Yin has also been nominated three times, for "The Wedding Banquet", "Eat Drink Couple" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

The two of them ate for more than half an hour and chatted for more than two hours. When they walked out of the restaurant, it was already past three in the afternoon, and the sunshine was a little gentle, which dispelled a lot of the coldness.

The two of them said hello and left.

When leaving, Li Mu was still thinking about Zhang Yimou's words, which made him a little emotional.

Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are the One" exceeded 13 million in box office in just over 2 days, only one day behind Li Mu's "The Invisible Guest".

It can be seen that this year’s Lunar New Year box office is very explosive.

But the audience is a little tired of the advertising placement in "If You Are the One".

The advertising placement in Chinese New Year films over the years has gone from being unique to now being dazzling.

The earliest case of product placement in China was "The Story of the Editorial Department". This TV series not only made a number of stars such as Ge You, Lu Liping, Hou Yaohua popular, but also made the prop "Bailong Mineral Spring Pot" in the show famous.

The following ten years have been a decade of vigorous development of product placement. After all, product placement can reduce investment risks and shorten the investment recovery cycle.

However, it became a magic weapon for Feng Xiaogang to make money. The audience cursed Feng Xiaogang for being heartless and having too many advertisements.

Fortunately, Feng Xiaogang also humbly said "I'm sorry" four or five times to the media this time and asked the audience for forgiveness, saying that such an approach was not worth talking about and he had no choice but to do it.

In order to firmly enter the 3 million director club and stabilize the box office, this time he lowered his arrogant head.

The last time I won the grand prize was with "Assembly Number". I had been complaining about it all the time on weekdays, and suddenly there was no sound.

In 08, China's movie box office revenue set a new record. The total box office revenue of the domestic film market reached a record of 47.15 billion yuan, ranking among the top 10 in the global film market, with an annual output of more than 400 films, and the third in the world.

This is why "Under the Red Cliff" controlled by China Film Group Co., Ltd. is scheduled to be screened in January. In a few years, this time would have been staggered and spread out.

Many viewers of "Under the Red Cliff" complained that they would never watch it again. This was a lie, what kind of thing was it filmed.

But Li Mu remembered correctly. The final box office of this movie was more than [-] million, which proves that the Chinese people's life and entertainment have become richer, and with more money, they can give the movie a decent amount of money.

Of course, there are also some viewers who have paid the price. They have watched the previous one. If they don’t watch the next one, they will feel that it is incomplete and a loss.

Wu Jing’s Wolf Fang sold more than 500 million in its first week, and the audience agreed, but then it was no longer possible and was immediately removed from the shelves.

But he is also courageous. If he dares to sell iron, he will squeeze on this road. He is a ruthless person.

His image can only act in action scenes, but the limitations are too high, and most of the action scenes are in Xiangjiang. In his past in this country, he basically played villains, and he didn't have much success.

It's no wonder that Wu Jing wants to break through. If he doesn't break through this road, he will die.

Recently, Zhang Ziyi's second Hollywood film "Knight" will be released in North America.

"You're back. Did Chen Ting go?" Liu Yifei looked at Li Mu's return with joy in her eyes.

"No." Lao Mouzi didn't make it clear at first. Of course, Li Mu subconsciously asked Liu Yifei to accompany him. After all, Chen Ting was quite close to Lao Mouzi at this time and was almost inseparable.

"Fortunately, I didn't go with you, otherwise it would have been embarrassing." Liu Yifei said happily.

"So Director Zhang is going to make a new movie?" Liu Yifei was very curious. Zhang Yimou's first film after the Olympics has touched the hearts of the entire industry.

"Ah."

"Commercial film or literary film."

"Commercial film." "A little disappointed." Liu Yifei felt quite regretful.

"Even if you make a literary film, it has nothing to do with you." Li Mu couldn't laugh or cry. Zhang Yimou's literary films usually feature newcomers.

"No, I think Director Zhang is good at making literary films." In fact, not only Liu Yifei, everyone inside and outside the industry probably prefers Zhang Yi's more literary films.

His commercial films, I don’t know why, the scenes are big and the colors are good, but the stories are not told well.

On the contrary, for a literary film, the story is told very smoothly.

Li Mu was at Liu Yifei's place, looking at the email sent by David. He realized that an Indian film had become the biggest winner at this year's Golden Globe Awards.

"Slumdog Millionaire", a film with strong Indian culture, won the highest honor and is probably a sure thing to be nominated for an Oscar.

Li Mu returned to Mengying to handle the work, and Lu Yang came to the door immediately. Li Mu saw Lu Yang's hurried look and was a little interested.

"What's wrong, Director Lu with a box office of 3 million?" Li Mu stood up, sat on the sofa in the office, and teased.

"Director Li, please stop teasing me. I came here this time to trouble you with something." Lu Yang's eyes were sincere.

"Ok?"

"Director Li, I want to make a literary film." Lu Yang said seriously.

"Has the script been written?" Li Mu was not curious. Anyway, directing a literary film was difficult, so he had to express his humanistic feelings to some extent.

"Still thinking about it, I have an idea. Director Li, please listen to it." Lu Yang said.

Li Mu was quite curious, "What do you think of this story?"

Lu Yang scratched his head and said sheepishly: "I have been from the Imperial City since I was a child, and I have often heard the stories in the courtyard."

Good guy, do you also live in a courtyard in your hometown? Seeing how Lu Yang is doing, it might be possible.

"It's a very good movie. I originally planned to let you get to know the story of "Painted Skin 2", but there is no rush. This film company has invested in it."

After all, Lu Yang has been with him for so long, so he must support him, and this literary and artistic film only costs a few dollars. Not everyone is Chen Kaige and Jiang Wen. Making a literary and artistic film will cost either 8000 or hundreds of millions.

"Lao Wu can grind out "Painted Skin 2" by himself, but if we really want to make a sequel, how can we continue to tell this story." Lu Yang was a little confused. The first part felt like it was over, how could there be a second one?

"Two women and one man, the story is endless."

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After Lu Yang left, Warner called. The schedule of "2012" had been confirmed, July 7.28th.

Li Mu also drove directly to China Film Group. This Sino-US co-production will definitely be released simultaneously in China.

"Are you sure?" Han Sanping asked as he watched movies of various schedules in the office.

"Yeah." Li Mu crossed his legs on the sofa. There were some fruits on the desk, which looked quite fresh.

"Has this Cheerilee been washed?"

"Eat with confidence."

"This is a good schedule." Han Sanping nodded repeatedly after watching the movies in the schedule. Anyway, this movie must have a high priority. Even if there are blockbusters coming in, Han Sanping will move it to other months.

"By the way, I'm going to make a movie this year. Are you interested in playing a major role?"

"What movie still needs your help?" Li Mu asked knowingly.

""The Founding of the People's Republic of China", from the name you should know what it is going to be about."

“What role can I play in this movie?”

"Jiang, I think it's quite suitable for you. I plan to use an all-star cast to create a classic gift film." Han Sanping said it very proudly.

"The investment is not small."

"It's not much, just tens of millions. We don't care about remuneration when giving gifts. We are all very conscious."

Speaking of this, Han Sanping was very proud. Who else could hire so many stars and pay tens of millions to make such a movie? Who else but him.

"That role isn't suitable for me. I'd better work on my new movie." Li Mu thought about it and refused. It wasn't about the salary, but how much money he could get.

"Oh, there is a new movie, so this movie is really not suitable for you."

Han Sanping's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately took the initiative to promote Li Mu. Actors and other things are not more important than Li Mu's new movie.

"How big is the investment? Whether it's a literary film or a commercial film, China Film Group has the money." Han Sanping said it all in one breath.

"I haven't thought about it, I just have some ideas."

"You can't save money on movies. I suggest you start a bigger production. If you don't have enough money, you can't make a movie package." Han Sanping was still advocating for Li Mu to make a bigger production.

"Let's think about it before we talk."

Li Mu looked at the calendar on the wall and seemed to remember something: "Today seems to be the day when the "Top Nine" list of the second stage of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film Award will be announced."

"Well, I just got the news that the whole army was wiped out." Han Sanping said helplessly.

"It's been six years in a row."

Li Mu counted the days and found that no movie has been shortlisted since Zhang Yi's "Hero".

“There is still hope for the Golden Bears this year.”

Although it failed at the Oscars, "Mei Lanfang" controlled by China Film Group entered the main competition in Berlin.

Han Sanping is still full of confidence.

Nearly 20 days after its release, Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are the One" finally broke the 3 million box office mark and was successfully promoted.

The next day, Huayi held a grand celebration banquet.

"I think there is no problem with second place in the year and second place in domestic films. I don't dare to hope for first place." Feng Xiaogang was modest when he took over the interview and did not dare to say that he would go straight to first place.

In fact, with this momentum, it is only a matter of time before the records of "Painted Skin" and "Red Cliff" are broken.

Chen Kaige's "Mei Lanfang" broke through the 1 million box office, struggling to move forward at 1.1 million, and it is hopeless to get away from the 1.2 million that China Film Group hopes to achieve.

However, Brother Chen Kai himself is still very happy. After all, it is not easy for a literary film to get this box office.

The golden bear feels even closer, and the grand prize will be held next month.

Every January, the most attention-grabbing event is the Oscar nominations. This year, Crystal did not have a film to participate in the nomination, and Li Mu also refused to be an award guest.

But there were no shortage of party invitations from major movies, and they were all sent to Crystal Pictures. Who made Li Mu a lifelong Oscar judge?

(End of this chapter)