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Chapter 187 Bombardment of Lu Tailang

Li Mu took the script from Lu Yu and pushed it to Zhou Xun, "Let's see if we can play the role of the female driver."

"Director Li, are you looking down on me? Are there any roles I can't play?"

Zhou Xun said this, but his hands were very quick, turning over the script and studying it carefully.

While Zhou Xun was reading the script, after a while, Lu Yu lightly knocked on the door. After entering, he leaned over and said to Li Mu: "Mr. Li, Mr. Duan Yihong and the others are here."

"Let them come over."

It just so happened that several actors gathered together.

When Duan Yihong walked in, he was a little surprised to see Zhou Xun sitting here.

Zhou Xun smiled and greeted the two of them: "Sister Feihong, brother Yihong."

"Director Li, I..." Duan Yihong felt that he still needed to explain, otherwise he had just finished his guest appearance in "The Wind" two days ago, and now Zhou Xun is sitting here, he would be very suspicious.

"Okay, Zhou Xun just said it, it has nothing to do with you, but you still need to practice your acting skills. The Cannes Best Actor is a bit weak." Li Mu teased and said what Zhou Xun just said.

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help laughing.

Li Mu's words relieved a few people's concerns.

"Senior sister, how's the post-production of your movie going?" Li Mu asked as he handed over the script.

"It's almost done. It's out of the way."

Yu Feihong gently twirled her hair behind her ear with her left hand and was about to open the script.

"The script is a bit literary and a bit sacrificial. I don't mind, senior sister."

Li Mu's words made Yu Feihong a little excited. She likes literature and art. If it were not for the filming of literary films, she would not want to act.

In literary and artistic films, sacrifice is inevitable!

When Li Mu saw Yu Feihong's expression, it turned out that literary and artistic films had to find young artistic women, and this kind of sick ones were the best to use.

While several people were reading the script, Li Mu sent a message to the group of people including Luo Jin and Zhu Yawen.

"I need a pretty boy. Which one of you can play the role?"

After a while.

Zhu Yawen: "My face is a bit dark, and I am very masculine. Give it to A Jin. He is fair. A fair face suits him."

Luo Jin: "."

Li Mu: "Having a sex scene with Yu Feihong!"

Zhu Yawen: "I should be able to save myself a little more, put on some powder and put on some makeup, and I'll be the pretty girl!"

Luo Jin: "."

A few people chatted here for a while, and finally the role of the pretty boy was given to Luo Jin. Who asked him to be fair? The role of the pretty boy did match him somewhat.

Zhu Yawen's tone is not suitable for this literary and artistic film.

Li Mu turned off his phone and Zhou Xun and others had finished reading the script.

"How about it? Can you act?" Li Mu just finished speaking.

"Whoever robs me is the one I'm in trouble with." Zhou Xun held the script tightly and refused to let go.

Li Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Stop playing tricks and let's do something."

After reading the script, it’s time for the audition stage. It’s all literary drama, so just audition on the spot.

The news that Zhou Xun, Yu Feihong, and Duan Yihong came to Mengying must not be hidden. Not to mention that there were so many eyes in the company, even when they came in, there were also many people outside who looked at them.

Coupled with the fact that Li Mu of Mengying Media is launching a new movie, when I think of this, my thinking becomes clear instantly.

Soon word spread throughout the circle that Li Mu was already auditioning.

The actors who were not invited were reluctant, but to no avail. There are only so many roles in a movie, and there are even fewer roles in literary and artistic films, and there are only a few outstanding ones.

However, after thinking about it, the three people who auditioned knew that it couldn't be a supporting role. Now three main characters were gone. Basically, Li Mu's movie role was hopeless.

Li Binbin looked at the news with a gloomy expression. Zhou Xun was her biggest competitor at Huayi. This rival quietly took the role of an international director. Can she make a steady living?
"Sister, we have to think carefully about next year."

Li Xue said from the side that the agency contract between Li Binbin and Huayi will expire next year.

"I heard that Murdoch's wife Wendi Deng and the wife of the CEO of MGM have invested in a movie. I'm helping you get in touch."

Li Xue knows very well that Li Binbin wants to break into Hollywood, but if he wants to enter this circle, he needs someone to guide him.

Li Xue now sets her sights on Deng Wendi.

Zhou Xun lit the cigarette. This posture made him look like a long-time smoker. He was very skillful in lighting and smoking the cigarette in one go.

It just so happens that the role she plays is a taciturn and smoking exclusive female driver.

Li Mu looked at the performances of several people and nodded. There was no problem with their acting skills.

"Okay, that's it."

These people all fit the role, and Li Mu doesn't continue to look for people to audition. There is no need.

"Director Li, let's have a meal together, I'll treat you." Zhou Xun was very happy, finally acting in Li Mu's movie.

Li Mu saw that Yu Feihong and the two had no objections. After thinking about it, he decided to approve the project. It was indeed possible, "I'll invite you and invite the producers to have a meal together."

"Sissi?" Zhou Xun said with a smile, "Hurry up, it's been a long time."

Li Mu chose a highly private restaurant, where he and Liu Yifei often ate.

On the way back, Li Mu drove the car and saw Liu Yifei still calculating something with a calculator. He couldn't help but asked curiously: "Sissi, what are you doing?"

"Budget management, didn't you say that this meal is included in the project establishment? I have to ensure that the crew's expenses are reasonable and do not exceed the budget."

Liu Yifei's fierce operation made Li Mu dumbfounded, and the calculator clicked loudly. This little girl is growing up quite fast.

Now that the main members of the crew have been decided, the crew still needs to prepare, and in terms of details, Li Mu still has to select people.

The movie spends a lot of space describing the protagonist's daily acting life, and arranges the plot of a "multilingual stage play".

Therefore, for the Asian version of "Uncle Vanya", Li Mu needed to choose actors with their own native languages, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
There are also sign languages.

If you want to perform a "multilingual stage play", you first need to train actors to be able to hear the various sounds of the body, which means changing the actors' performance methods themselves on a deep level.

This is also a big challenge for Li Mu.
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Many people in the industry were invited to watch the trial screening of Lu Xun's new movie, and the location was set at the screening room of China Film.

Li Mu and Jiang Wen made an appointment. When they met, Li Mu saw that Jiang Wen was still carrying a book. The book looked a bit dated and the cover was old.

"Director Jiang, what are you doing?" Li Mu was a little confused.

"I went to play a role in "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" and wanted to buy some information to help me as a consultant. I just passed by a street stall and saw it, so I bought a copy." Jiang Wen said casually.

Li Mu saw it and had to say that Jiang Wen was a dedicated actor. In his previous life, I heard that in order to play a small supporting role with only three scenes, he found half a foot of information and researched it. After thorough research, he approached Han The three reviews started shooting, and Han three reviews were shocked.The toad glasses he wore during filming looked inconsistent with the background of the era, and were questioned by Han Sanping and the director team. Jiang Wen didn't say anything and directly put the historical reference materials on the table.

It's no wonder that he nailed the details of Mao Renfeng in "The Founding of the People's Republic of China".

"How about it, brother, I am dedicated enough in acting, do you really not consider me for movie roles?" Jiang Wen was still confusing Li Mu as he walked.

"Okay, I'll definitely look for you next time I get a chance. I've already chosen the actors this time." If Jiang Wen is suitable, there wouldn't be much problem finding Jiang Wen to act. He is not Lu Xun, and Jiang Wen can be promoted from the leading role. You can't become a director.

"Oh, that's such a shame."

Jiang Wen said regretfully.

Li Mu and Jiang Wen arrived relatively late. When they arrived, the screening room was almost full. They didn't mind and sat directly in the back row.

It’s just a movie, there’s not that much status difference.

Han Sanping noticed Li Mu's arrival, but when he saw Jiang Wen next to him, he always felt that something bad was going to happen.

Lu Xun was still chattering a lot of nonsense. Finally, everyone got impatient and started playing the movie.

When Jiang Wen first watched it, it was more like a joke. After all, Lu Xun, who seemed to him to be a waste, could make any good movies.

After a while, he started to frown. Not only Jiang Wen, but also many people in the screening room had serious expressions.

"Lu Tailang!" Li Mu said three words to Jiang Wen gently. Jiang Wen didn't react for a while, but then nodded in agreement: "Director Li, you summed it up well in these three words!"

At the end of the screening, the expressions of people in the industry were thought-provoking, but they hesitated to speak.

Han Sanping didn't look very good at this time, but his demeanor was still there, "If you have any opinions, please tell me."

Li Mu and Jiang Wen listened to these two, but they couldn't talk about the main point. Anyway, they talked about the characters, shots, and colors, but no one talked about the plot or metaphors.

Lu Xun was very satisfied and nodded from time to time. He accepted other people's opinions humbly. After listening, he politely said thank you for the advice.

After Li Mu listened to these people's unreasonable suggestions, he guessed that no one wanted to tell the truth, after all, it would offend people.

Jiang Wen looked even more impatient and was about to launch a bombardment.

"Let me make a suggestion." Li Mu spoke.

In an instant, everyone's eyes turned towards him. This person's presence carried too much weight. Everyone was looking forward to what Li Mu would say.

Han Sanping was also waiting for Li Mu to give his suggestion. After watching the movie, he felt deeply bad. No wonder the higher-ups reviewed it for 5 months. Damn it, who made the final decision.

"I think director Lu Xun can just take this movie home and enjoy it for himself. There is no need to show it in theaters and waste the audience's money."

Li Mu's words were not tactful at all, he just said clearly that Lu Xun made a piece of garbage.

Everyone in the industry was shocked, how dare you say that, but then I thought, it was Li Mu who said it, so it’s okay.

They have confidence and ability.

Jiang Wen's eyes shone brightly, and he dared to say, brother, this is to my liking.

But it felt like Li Mu was the only one who couldn't say enough, and he felt that he had to express his opinion.

"That Mrs. Lu." Jiang Wen almost stopped the car and shouted those three words.

Li Mu looked at Jiang Wen and almost laughed out loud, "Good guy, it's a good thing you didn't say the last word, otherwise you would have offended someone to death."

Jiang Wen coughed quickly and covered it up.

"I agree with what Director Li said." Jiang Wen paused and expressed his attitude first.

People in the venue looked at Jiang Wen intently, their eyes full of encouragement, continue, don't stop.

But they knew that Jiang Wen talked nonstop, and it was not a big deal to watch the excitement. Anyway, Lu Xun only had that little ability, and there was nothing he could do about Li Mu and Jiang Wen.

"This is rubbish, it."

Jiang Wen was like setting off firecrackers, he couldn't stop talking about it.

In the end, he said a heart-wrenching sentence, "I suggest Director Lu watch the movie "The Devil Is Coming" that I made. He can learn something and avoid making something like this."

Lu Xun's face turned green, but he could only endure it by pinching his nose like picking out excrement. He couldn't afford to offend these two people.

Finally, after Jiang Wen finished speaking, Lu Xun didn't even say thank you for the advice and just fell silent.

When it was disbanded, people in the industry were on steroids. Watching the movie was unpleasant, but listening to the comments after it was enjoyable.

"Is it really that bad?" Han Sanping asked Li Mu and Jiang Wen before they left.

"Director Han, you are also a director yourself, don't you know this well?"

"Oh, according to what I said, it can be banned directly." Jiang Wen was straightforward.

Han Sanjing glanced at Jiang Wen speechlessly. Your words tonight must not cause much controversy.

Another troublesome thing, Han Sanping felt a little pain in his head.

Li Mu and Jiang Wen said goodbye to Han Sanping directly.

"Don't tell me, I was quite happy tonight. What is that loser doing? Isn't he just a disgusting person when he shoots something like this?" Jiang Wen strode forward, feeling a little inexplicably happy.

"I'm afraid it will be very lively tomorrow." Li Mu said with a smile.

"It's just fun, what can we do to the two of us?" Jiang Wen didn't care. He just sprayed it. He only cared about a hammer.

Although people in the industry are watching, these comments cannot be hidden.

A bunch of people took what Li Mu and Jiang Wen said and went back to brag about it to others.

The person who heard it said it was awesome, and then passed it on to the next person.

"Qianqian, your Li Mu is on the hot search again this time." Shu Chang looked at the news in the circle, and suddenly Li Mu and Jiang Wen were at the forefront.

"Let me take a look." Liu Yifei was still a little confused. Didn't Li Mu go to the preview screening? Why was it suddenly in the news?

"Li Mu and Jiang Wen blasted Lu Xun's new movie, calling it trash!"

The two looked at the title, you looked at me, I looked at you.

"Your Li Mu really dares to say that!" Shu Chang sighed first, and then clicked on the content, which contained Li Mu and Jiang Wen's evaluation of the new movie.

It's not a high degree of restoration, because the "polite" words in the original words were expressed tactfully by the writer and he didn't dare to use the original words.

However, this is still the case, which still makes people in the circle say it is very satisfying.

"It was very enjoyable to watch." Shu Chang finished reading the content excitedly.

"I support A Mu, this must be a bad movie."

After Liu Yifei finished singing along with Shu, she immediately began to take sides. No matter what, she would unconditionally support Li Mu.

After reading the report, Feng Xiaogang exclaimed that it was a pity that he was still preparing for a new movie and could not go to the screening. Otherwise, how could these remarks have eliminated his little steel cannon.

(End of this chapter)