China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 185 New Film Project

"Mr. Li, this year's movie plan is missing from you." Liu Weijuan was in Li Mu's office, looking at Li Mu expectantly.

Li Mu's movie is not only anticipated within the company, but also the outside world is focusing on it.

Among Mengying's directors, Lu Yang is already preparing for his literary film, Wu Ershan is still polishing "Painted Skin 2", Ning Hao has no hope for the time being, his wife has given birth to a baby, and Li Mu just had a full moon some time ago. big red envelope.

Ning Hao was immersed in his father's joy, and he was still tinkering with his "No Man's Land". He hadn't given up yet, and was still thinking of revising it and continuing to submit it for review.

So now Li Mu is vacant, and he has been vacant for a long time. He has been resting for almost half a year, and everyone inside and outside the industry is counting the time.

There are even netizens on the Internet urging him to make movies quickly. Many words such as "You are the laziest among Nortel's famous directors" are posted at the bottom of Mengying Media's official website.

"This year we will start with a literary film."

Li Mu thought for a moment and realized that he still had two commercial movies that hadn't been released yet. There was no need to start a commercial blockbuster now. He could just watch a literary film to satisfy his hunger to avoid being too hungry.

Li Mu was also touched by Lao Mouzi's words. He decided to make a literary movie this time.

It seems that he has only made one serious literary film in recent years. "The Pursuit of Happiness" is not considered a literary film, but more of a commercial film.

Liu Weijuan quickly caught the keyword, first?
Doesn’t this mean there will be a sequel? There can’t be two literary films, right?
Liu Weijuan feels that her boss is not a person who likes literature and art. Judging from the style in recent years, he is more inclined to commercialization.

"Does that mean there will be a second movie this year?"

"There's no rush for the second part. It's still a Sino-US co-production. There are many things that still need to be discussed. Let's take a look at the transcript of "2012" first."

"Ok."

Liu Weijuan's eyes lit up. The last time China and the United States co-produced, they already invested US$2.5 million, and this time it will probably be no less.

It’s good to make blockbusters, blockbusters make people excited.

The cold wind was howling in the imperial capital in February, and pedestrians wore scarves to keep warm. From time to time, some people would cough.

Li Mu was driving in traffic jams in the imperial capital, feeling a little annoyed: "Damn it, I shouldn't have been stuck in the off-duty hours."

Private cars were prevalent at this time, and traffic jams during peak hours in and out of the imperial capital had become a daily habit.

The people behind me probably had bad tempers, and the horn would beep twice from time to time, which made people irritated.

When we arrived at Liu Yifei's villa, it was already more than half an hour late from the agreed time.

"Why did you come back so late?"

Liu Yifei hurriedly stepped forward and saw Li Mu wearing the scarf she bought. She was filled with joy and quickly took off the scarf from Li Mu and hung it on the hanger.

"There's a traffic jam."

"The traffic jam has gotten worse and worse in the past two years."

After dinner, Li Mugang was sitting on the sofa watching TV series with Liu Yifei, when Jiang Wen's call came.

"Director Li, I heard that Mengying invested in my new movie."

Jiang Wen's voice was very rough, and even Liu Yifei heard it clearly.

"Mr. Yang is afraid that you don't have enough money." Li Mu joked that Jiang Wen's money was really wasted in making movies.

"Hey, since you have invested, we are all our own. Director Li is free now. Why don't you come and play a role in my movie?" Jiang Wen followed suit.

“What role???”

"That will definitely be the main guest appearance."

When Li Mu heard this, he felt that this feeling was like a guest appearance turning into a special appearance, a special rhythm of turning into a main role. Jiang Wen heard this person and believed more than half of it.

"never mind."

"You really don't want to come? I have a lot of big names gathered here. I have invited Ge You and Chow Yun-fat. The movie will definitely be brilliant!"

"Did you also write classical Chinese articles for Chow Yun-fat?"

"You know that too?"

"Nonsense, I don't know anything about the industry, but I really don't have time. I plan to make a literary film during these days."

Jiang Wen's eyes suddenly lit up. A literary film is good, a literary film will win an award, let alone Li Mu's literary film.

"Director Li, to be honest, I still have some time. You can definitely give me a supporting role in this literary film." Jiang Wen didn't seem greedy.

The corner of Li Mu's mouth twitched. With your acting style, I dare to give you a supporting role. Later, I will act as the second male lead, then add some scenes to become the double male lead, and finally kick the male lead away, becoming the first male lead in the movie.

So bad!
"Next time, I'll call you next time I get the chance."

Jiang Wen was still sighing, obviously feeling very sorry.

Li Mu suddenly remembered something. He felt like he could pull Jiang Wen along. He was too much alone.

"Director Jiang, I heard that there seems to be a screening of Lu Xun's movie. Let's go watch it together when you have time." Li Mu suggested.

"That trashy movie? I heard that his teacher helped him with the review! I don't know what the difference is between the film and my "The Devil Is Coming". Let's go together then."

The two agreed to stop by and take a look that day.

In the past few days, Lu Xun has finally gotten through it. His movie has finally passed the review. He even shed a few bitter tears in the media, expressing that it was not easy. Not only is it not easy to make a movie, but it is also not easy to review.

After Li Mu hung up the phone, Liu Yifei looked over with wide eyes, "Are you going to make a literary film?"

"Yes."

"Where's the script? Let me take a look. Is it the one I wrote some time ago?"

"No, I haven't started writing this one yet."

"Okay." Liu Yifei was still a little disappointed, and suddenly thought of something: "By the way, our movie hasn't been scheduled yet."

"Your Name" was produced at the end of December last year, but Li Mu kept delaying the production schedule and it has not been finalized yet.

"Let's talk to Director Han tomorrow about the May Day schedule." Li Mu confirmed it without hesitation.

"Okay, don't forget what you promised me." Liu Yifei raised her head and looked at Li Mu, with a seductive light in her eyes.

"Don't worry, don't forget."

Li Mu lowered his head directly, and it took a long time for the two of them to separate.

Liu Yifei looked around with a guilty conscience. When she saw that no one was watching, she relaxed and said coquettishly, "You want to die. What should I do if my mother sees you here?"

"Then let's change places?"

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The next day, Li Mu called Han Sanjing. Listening to the sound coming from the phone, Li Mu felt that he should still be on the set.

"Director Han, are you still taking charge of the camera yourself?"

"Nonsense, I'm the chief director."

They were still filming in the Imperial Capital, but went to Huairou instead. It was probably Huang Jianxin. Li Mu muttered in his heart, and what he said was indeed about the schedule.

""Your Name" will be released on April 4.25th. Is it okay to be released on May Day?"

Han Sanping didn't hesitate at all and agreed casually without thinking about it. There was no question about when Li Mu's movie would be scheduled.

After Li Mu hung up the phone, Han Sanping was still filming. He always felt that this schedule seemed a bit familiar, and he didn't think about it for a while.

Li Mu's literary film was later adapted from a story in a book, although it was just a shell.There is no such book yet, and there are fewer restrictions, but the feeling of poetically dissecting human nature, sin, and redemption made Li Mu feel a little immersed in it when he was writing the script.

In particular, there are dramas such as Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in the script that serve as the soul of the film, which makes it even more inclusive and can be regarded as a work that praises "diversity."

This kind of inclusiveness is another reason why the film received high praise around the world.

Mengying Media has announced this year's shooting plan, and the news that Li Mu is about to start shooting an artistic film has spread like wildfire.

Some ambitious actors are eager for this role in art films.

You must know that the male protagonist of the last literary film had already won the Best Actor at Cannes, and this time the actors and actresses were all fighting over it.

"Brother Xun, please do me a favor. You are familiar with Director Li and Director Lu."

Zhou Xun and Huang Xiaoming are currently filming "The Wind" in Jingu.

When Huang Xiaoming heard that Li Mu was going to make a literary film, he immediately wanted to recommend himself. He also wanted to make a literary film by a famous director.

"I don't have any news yet, and Director Lu doesn't know either." Zhou Xun immediately dialed Lu Yang's phone to ask, but unfortunately Lu Yang didn't know anything about it.

But Zhou Xun felt a little guilty when he called Li Mu directly.

"Call Yifei." Huang Xiaoming said from the side.

"Why don't you fight?" Zhou Xun glanced at him, "You don't need this favor, are you keeping it for the New Year?"

"It's not good for me to fight as a man." Huang Xiaoming waved his hand. If he wanted to fight, he would call Li Mu directly.

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Not only did Liu Yifei receive a lot of phone calls, Li Mu was also dealing with Lu Zheng at this time.

Lu Zheng also worked non-stop to win roles for Jing Tian.

"Hey, Mr. Lu, this is a literary film, not suitable for Xiaoda." Li Mu was speechless. Doesn't my literary film require acting skills?

How artistic is Jingtian?

Wealthy Flowers in the World, making a literary film would require a lot of drama. Li Mu could even imagine the scene when Jing Tian was acting in a literary film.

After Lu Zheng hung up the phone, he looked at Jing Tian who looked expectant, and said with a wry smile: "Tian Tian, ​​Director Li said that the role is not suitable for you."

Jingtian was very disappointed after hearing this: "It's okay, I'd better shoot a TV series first."

"There are other directors. Uncle Lu will continue to help you find them."

"Well, thank you, Uncle Lu."

Jingtian responded softly, but his eyes were rather dim.

Li Mu couldn't help but laugh as he watched Liu Yifei answer phone calls one after another.

After hanging up the phone, Liu Yifei was very distressed: "They all come to me to ask about your role in the new movie."

"The script hasn't been written yet, so why are they in a hurry?"

"Ignore them, when will your script be written? I want to read it." Liu Yifei threw the phone aside.

"Wait a little longer, it won't be so fast."

Polishing the script of this literary and artistic film was more tiring than that of a commercial film. Li Mu shook his stiff neck.

"Let me press it for you."

The biggest fear among actors in the industry is that Li Mu suddenly casts another actor. This happened several times before, which caught people off guard.

As soon as this was announced, everyone started contacting me non-stop.

Zeng Li and others had contacted Liu Yifei a long time ago.

"I heard from Yifei that Director Li hasn't even finished writing the script." Zeng Li spoke up.
"I know that dozens of people in the circle have contacted me, and they are all well-known people."

"I don't have extravagant expectations anymore. We just got married not long ago, so I won't act anymore. Come on." Hu Jing is still enjoying the joy of her honeymoon.

"Jingjing, I'm so envious."

Li Mu doesn't care about outside matters anymore. It's useless for anyone to call him now. The script hasn't been decided yet, so the role will definitely not be decided.

At the closing ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival, Brother Chen Kai did not show up. According to the unspoken rules, "Mei Lanfang" failed in Berlin.

Zhang Ziyi looked at Brother Chen Kai's unhappy face and hesitated a little. He originally wanted Brother Chen Kai to recommend him to see if he could compete in Li Mu's literary films.

It’s hard to speak now.

This year in Berlin, famous directors were dismissed one after another. The Golden Bear Award for Best Film was awarded to the Spanish and Peruvian co-production "Sad Milk".

Recently, Tang Wei also made a comeback and co-starred with Zhang Xueyou in the movie "Moon Over Hennessy".

Of course, apart from Li Mu's new movie, the most popular one in the industry is Feng Xiaogang.

Feng Xiaogang announced that he would leave the Lunar New Year holiday and start a new film "Tangshan Earthquake". The investment for the entire film will be between 1.5 and 2 million yuan, with Tangshan providing the most.

Then comes this year's Oscars. Unfortunately, there are no domestic films this year, and Li Mu is not among them, so fewer people are paying attention.

This year's Oscar host is "Wolverine" Hugh Jackman. Originally, the awards ceremony was usually hosted by comedy stars. However, in recent years, the ratings of the Oscar ceremony have been falling repeatedly, but they have been unable to make a comeback. Last year, the Oscar ceremony even reached a record high. A new low, the Academy finally chose Hugh Jackman, hoping to use his high popularity to bring more attention to the Oscars.

The awards ceremony can be described as a Bollywood night in Hollywood. "Slumdog Millionaire" became more and more courageous, and finally won eight awards including the most valuable Best Picture and Best Director.

When Liu Yifei saw the list of winners, she smiled and said to Li Mu, "You have a share of the credit."

Because this is the movie that Li Mu has won several awards for.

Fei Wen won this year's Oscar for Best Actress, and her eyes filled with tears when she gave her acceptance speech.

Weinstein's public relations work, I think he also paid a price for coming to Feiwen. No wonder he shed tears.

David also called to congratulate him on the goddess's award.

Regarding Fei Wen, many Americans can't forget his performance as Rose.

David is one of them.

The two took the opportunity to discuss the investment in Facebook. Due to the financial crisis that occurred last year, the entire market has undergone tremendous changes.

By 2009, Facebook's growth slowed and the financial crisis severely damaged the advertising market.

Facebook is about to launch a new round of financing. At this time, the valuation given by investment institutions in the market is only US$30-60 billion. Compared with the previous round of US$150 billion, the difference is not even one or two points.

This brought huge trouble to Zuckerberg, because Facebook's expansion cannot be stopped. In the Internet war, whoever stops will mean failure.

Dream Capital took this opportunity to start a new round of contact. Anyway, Li Mu only wanted to make a profit after listing later. Now was a good time, but he needed to compromise on the ratchet clauses involving anti-dilution clauses.

Lu Xun's face looked uncertain at this time, because he had just learned the news that Li Mu's movie would also be on the May Day schedule.

To know that he wanted to rely on "Nanjing!"Nanjing! ” became the leader of the new generation, but Li Mu unexpectedly stepped in.

But he didn't dare to let him go with Li Mugang. Who dared to go with Li Mugang now? That was not just looking for abuse.

But changing the schedule meant that he was cowardly. He even suspected that Li Mu was here to cause trouble for him. He had just set the schedule a few days ago, and Li Mu's movie was scheduled for two days after him.

Fortunately, the box office of the movie is now enough to support two blockbusters, otherwise he would rather change gears and give in than insist on being tough.

Lu Xun also wants to join this billion-dollar box office director club!

(End of this chapter)