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Chapter 206 There is still a gap of 5%

"There are many big companies that want to poach me, and many have negotiated with me. The prices are all very high, which is normal!"

"But I will never leave Huayi! In my opinion, 1 million yuan is too little, and it is far less than the trust and tacit understanding that Huayi has given me."

Feng Xiaogang recently took the initiative to express his "loyalty" in a media interview!
Feng Xiaogang's contract with Huayi was about to expire, and many companies wanted to poach him. As far as Li Mu knew, Emperor Yang Shoucheng offered a price of [-] million.

However, the Wang brothers are not stupid. They would be crazy if they let Feng Xiaogang go. I don't know what conditions they secretly promised, which made Feng Xiaogang directly reveal his "loyalty".

You must know that he was wavering and vague in front of the media during this period. Didn't he just want Huayi to give him more money?

By the way, I also took this opportunity to promote the new movie "Tangshan Earthquake"!
"What a thief!" Li Mu laughed secretly when he saw Feng Xiaogang's speech.

"Amu, let's go! Let's go!"

Liu Yifei was wearing an off-white T-shirt and stone-blue jeans today that stretched her legs straight and slender. Her hair was combed into a ponytail, her skin was fair, her face was delicate, and she smiled lightly.

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then picked up the car keys on the table.

Due to the comic adaptation of "Your Name", Liu Yifei recently went over to work as a consultant and took the opportunity to admire the character models made.

Liu Yifei smiled sweetly at Li Mu: "Isn't it beautiful?"

"Indeed, the simpler your outfit is, the better it looks."

Li Mu nodded. Liu Yifei was indeed suitable for relatively plain clothing and looked particularly comfortable.

"That's a good answer, I'm very satisfied!"

Liu Yifei raised her head, looking very arrogant.

The current daily box office of "2012" has not fluctuated much. It can hit around 3000 million domestically and around 2000 million US dollars in the United States. It can go up a little more on weekends.

There was no so-called cliff-like drop in the box office of the movie. It just kept going smoothly, just like the box office trend of "Titanic" back then. It was unhurried and people watched it every day, and there were quite a few of them.

Anyway, in a short period of time, the movie circle cannot do without the discussion of this movie. It has been in the headlines for a long time, and other related news will break out from time to time.

"I heard that many directors have approached the theater chain and want them to give up the resources of 2D theaters. Have the theater chains agreed?" Liu Yifei blinked and smiled. She had also heard about this matter, and these directors also I was too timid to lift it up, so I could only quietly find the theater.

The domestic film schedule of "2012" is too exaggerated, and it has been released for half a month. Many directors are depressed and aggrieved, and have approached theaters hoping to release some of the resources of 2D theaters. After all, "2012" is still a hit in 3D, and 2D The version is not very scarce.

Speaking of this matter, Li Mu was also happy: "What do you think?"

Ye Zhu talked about this with Li Mu and asked on the spot: "Do any of your movies have an average daily box office of 1000 million?"

As a result, many directors looked at me and I looked at you, and talked with Ye Zhu about film art.

Ye Zhu almost drove these people away.

Anyway, the theaters did nothing but roll their eyes in the end.

Free up the schedule for other movies?
Although the attendance rate of the 2012D version of "2" is not as good as that of the 3D version, the problem is that it would be good if the films of this group of directors had half the attendance rate of "2012".

As a businessman, theater chain owners would not make good money while accompanying them to play art. That’s nonsense.

Art can be played at any time, and this is a critical time to make money.

The news that Li Mu learned is that the theaters are also planning to increase the 2D "2012" film schedule. Anyway, there are no other blockbusters for the time being, so it is better to give it to "2012".

It is estimated that these directors scolded their mothers even more fiercely after learning about it.

However, Li Mu predicts that some of the 8D theaters will have to be freed up by the end of August, as well as in the United States.

It just so happens that Crystal Pictures' science fiction film "District [-]" is scheduled to be released at the end of the month.

Arriving at Mengying, Liu Yifei and Li Mu waved their hands and went to the animation production department.

Mengying's employees are already no strangers to Liu Yifei, and all of them greet her.

Wu Ershan was still discussing what was going on with the screenwriter. When he saw Li Mu coming, he quickly picked up the script.

"We'll talk later."

"Tsk, Lao Wu's script is actually pretty good, but it's hard to say whether it can pass Director Li's test."

"That's a profit. Director Li's advice is something that many people would like to ask for."

"That too!"

Several screenwriters are still chatting.

"Laowu, has the script of "Painted Skin 2" been polished?"

Li Mu looked at the script in Wu Ershan's hand and suddenly understood.

Wu Ershan immediately handed it over: "I have just polished a version. Please correct me with Director Li!"

Li Mu read it very carefully. The story structure of "Painted Skin 2" was already in place, and it was similar to what Li Mu had imagined.

The story of the ancient princess and general.

"Not bloody enough!"

"The collision of various concepts of love and life is not enough!"

Li Mu made a general comment.

The script is actually okay, but if it wants to get high box office, it needs to add some explosive elements.

Wu Ershan thought he had heard wrongly and was not bloody enough?Isn’t it enough that the various concepts of love and life collide?
What kind of movie is this going to be made into?
"Generally, girls like to ask philosophical questions when watching movies. For example, in this movie, we can ask girls to ask a classic question after watching the movie: Do you choose to have a good-looking skin or to attract your soul? ?”

Wu Ershan listened thoughtfully: "Then make the heroine a little more miserable this time?"

Li Mu touched his chin: "It doesn't have to be particularly miserable, just disfigure it."

Wu Ershan's scalp felt numb after hearing this. This was not bad, but disfigurement was the greatest torture for a woman.

"The movie here can give young people some ideas about love. On the one hand, the male protagonist likes the skin of the demon fox, but on the other hand, he deeply loves the princess. This kind of tangled emotion, the script needs to be perfected."

"The princess and the demon fox are almost in this tangled state."

Wu Ershan quickly recorded it on the side. These were all explosive points. Suddenly he realized that what Li Mu was talking about was the gimmick of the movie.

When the audience comes here to take a look, they will be immersed in it.

"Go back and polish it. Don't rush the movie. It's a drama. You can't be too cautious."

Li Mu's emphasis on scripts is much stricter than other directors in other circles.

The director cannot change the finalized script at will, and Li Mu himself will not change it at will. This is also the rule in Mengying.

Several directors understand this.

"Okay, Director Li!"

Wu Ershan nodded, took the script and went back to polish it.

Lu Yang's "Cinema for the Blind" has been filmed and is currently being edited in Mengying's editing room.

As soon as Li Mu entered the editing room, Lu Yang looked up and quickly stood up: "Director Li, you are here!"

"Let's see how your movie is going."

Lu Yang smiled happily: "I guess the cutting will be finished next month."

"Where are you going to take it?"

"Mainland Film Festival?" Lu Yang was not sure.

"Do you have anything to do with it? The Golden Rooster probably won't bother you. Let's take it to Busan. I'll communicate with CJ and run it a little bit. It's very simple to get an award. After you get the award, you can transfer it back to China. You know. "

Lu Yang rubbed his hands: "Hey, Director Li, you still understand. I'll just listen to you."

Li Mu has already seen through the lousy nature of the Mainland Film Festival, and he might gain nothing by taking it directly.But if you go full circle and go out for a walk to get a prize, then the weight is different. Those judges are just like this and can't change it.

Isn't the purpose of making literary films to win awards? Lu Yang went there just for the awards.

"By the way, Director Li, when I was filming "Cinema for the Blind", I read "Okita Souji's Love" by Japanese writer Shiba Ryotaro. I was very moved and wrote a prototype of the story. Can you listen to it?"

Li Mu had heard about this book: "You want to make an emotional film about marginalized people?"

"That's not true. I changed it. The core of the story became the resistance of marginalized warriors to manipulate their own destiny. Love is still important, but it is not the core. The background is the Ming Dynasty."

Isn't this Lu Yang's famous work in his previous life? I didn't expect that there would be such an episode before creating this movie.

Li Mu listened carefully. Lu Yang's movie can be regarded as one of the best costume martial arts movies in recent years. Unfortunately, the promotion in the previous life was too bad and a lot of box office potential was wasted.

"How about Director Li?" Lu Yang looked at Li Mu with hopeful eyes.

"That's right, let's polish it after finishing your "Cinema for the Blind"." Li Mu patted his shoulder. Lu Yang's talent in commercial films cannot be wasted. It's time for him to direct a blockbuster independently.

Lu Yang smirked: "Okay, I will feel relieved when I hear your confirmation, Director Li."

Li Mu's vision is well known in the industry, and the scripts and stories he likes are always good.

Lu Yang suddenly became very motivated.

"Brother, brother, I'm filming in the suburbs of Beijing. Do you want to come over? At least Mengying has invested in Sa, please pay attention to the movie situation!" Jiang Wen's phone still had a loudspeaker, and people eight meters away could hear it. Hear it clearly.

Li Mu looked at the time and smiled: "Don't ask me to come over and make a cameo."

"How dare I ask a great director with a box office of at least a billion dollars to make a cameo?"

"Director Jiang, I don't even believe your punctuation marks."

"You have misunderstood me!"

"Okay, where is it?"

"Here in Huairou, I'll send you the exact location. It's inside the scenic spot!"

Liu Yifei was still discussing the revised plot of "Your Name" with Tian Xiaopeng and others at this time, and Li Mu's arrival did not interrupt their discussion.

Li Mu also sat down and listened carefully. I have to say that professional animations like Tian Xiaopeng are different. Many things in the live-action version have been refined and the plot is fuller.

The plot part has basically been detailed. Tian Xiaopeng asked: "Director Li, would you like to see the character models of you and Yifei?"

"Oh, you can make a model so quickly?"

"A rough version!"

"Look." Li Mu was also very interested. This was the first time he saw himself in animation.

Liu Yifei secretly smiled.

Open the designer, and two [-]D models will appear.

Li Mu looked at his own, then at Liu Yifei's, and felt quite disgusted: "Did my model cut corners and fill it with water? Why is it a little different from Yifei's model?"

The character is quite interesting and a bit handsome, but my sense of handsomeness is not fully reflected.

Tian Xiaopeng said seriously: "Director Li, the most important thing is the demeanor and temperament. Male characters don't need to be so handsome! The female characters in Yifei are more likable, and it's normal to be prettier!"

"5% similar, that's about it." Liu Yifei covered her mouth and couldn't help laughing.

Li Mu is still quibbling: "It's 5% similar, but it doesn't reduce my appearance by 5%."

"Amu, is it possible that there is a gap between 5% and [-]%?"

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Li Mu felt that Liu Yifei's words were a bit heartbreaking.

"Director Li, how about I transfer you back to [-]%?" Tian Xiaopeng's unintentional words silently gave Li Mu another blow.

"Hahahahaha!"

Liu Yifei couldn't hold it back and burst out laughing.

"Amu, are you angry?" Liu Yifei blinked her big eyes and looked at Li Mu, but she stopped talking while driving.

"No, I have asked Director Tian to adjust Sanye's model similarity to 1!"

Liu Yifei muttered: "Ah, you are abusing your power! I want to file a complaint against you!"

Li Mu asked with interest: "I am the boss of this company, who do you want to complain to me?"

"I'm looking for your mother!"

"You can't beat me now, why don't you start calling your parents?"

"slightly"

The two had a small quarrel in the car for a while. Liu Yifei flicked her hair with her right hand, looked out the window, and found that the scenery seemed different from usual.

"Hey, this is not the way home. Where are you taking me?"

"Go and see how the filming of "Let the Bullets Fly" goes."

Huairou has good scenery, with mountains and rivers, and not many people. After all, it is a suburb of Beijing, so it is a good place for people from the imperial capital to travel on weekends.

The crew of "Let the Bullets Fly" is not busy at this time, and the scenes in the suburbs of Beijing are only those of a few big men.

"Hey, here we come!" Jiang Wen saw Li Mu and Liu Yifei all the way away.

"Director Li is here." Ge You, Shao Bing and Liao Fan were also discussing.

"How much is the box office of "2012" now?"

"Almost $10 billion!"

"It's only been a few days. Damn it, I have to hug Director Li's thigh!"

"Director Jiang is here, and I will kill you later."

The grown men were talking and laughing among themselves.

"Director Jiang."

"Director Li, Yifei. Hey, don't mind if we take a photo together." Jiang Wen suddenly smiled.

"Why take a photo?"

"Take photos as a souvenir and make announcements at night to promote it!"

"You really know how to save money on publicity! Why haven't I seen you save money on film like this before?"

"Brothers, come here and take a photo with the billion-dollar box office director!" Jiang Wen greeted.

Ge You, Shao Bing and Liao Fan came very quickly.

"Director Li, Yifei!" each one shouted smoothly. Sure enough, they all have the same temperament with any director.

"Here, photographer, get us a picture!"

Jiang Wen quickly called for photography, and after a few clicks, the photo was completed.

"How about it, am I innovative enough?" After the filming, Jiang Wen was very satisfied with his plot and waved his hand with great enthusiasm.

"Train?" Liu Yifei looked strangely at the train in the wilderness.

"Hey, Director Li, can you guess what the plot is?"

(End of this chapter)