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Chapter 40 The unwritten rules of Hollywood

“Outside the bus stop.

Chris sat with the instrument waiting for the bus.

A timid beggar came up and sat next to him and begged: (touching the instrument with his finger) What is that?
It's a time machine, right?
Qiqiao touched the instrument again, Chris was wary, Qiqiao quickly stood up.

Qiqiao: It looks like a time machine. It looks like a time machine. It’s a time machine. Can you take me with you?"This instrument"

"CUT, Will, your vigilant movements and eyes are too much. He didn't want to steal this life tool from you, man!" Li Mu said jokingly.

There was constant laughter in the stadium, and everyone had a good impression of Li Mu.

He is humble, dedicated, and doesn't lose his temper, although he still scolds people when it's time to do so.

The most important thing is that the director often invites them to dinner.

Will Smith waved his hand, indicating to start again.

Immediately afterwards, the staff quickly entered the state.

This time it went smoothly.

"I'll treat you all to dinner tonight. Sign up as soon as you come." Li Mu said as everyone was getting ready to call it a day.

The studio was noisy for a while, having a meal and party, and everyone loved it.

There are some evening scenes to be shot later, and Li Mu also wants to arrange a meal for everyone in advance.

This scene of a taxi playing with a Rubik's Cube is a great test of Will Smith's acting skills.

At this time, Will Smith had already picked up the Rubik's Cube and started playing in advance.

Soon, the filming started inside the taxi.

"Chris: Mr. Tostell, listen to me, this is important.

Tostell: Sorry, sorry, this thing can't be spelled out.

Chris: I can.

Tostel: You can't do it, no one can, it's impossible

Chris: I'm sure I can do it.

Tostell: You can't do that.

Chris: Let me see, show me, oh, you're such a mess.

Tostel: (helpless) Sorry.

Chris: It looks like these rotate around an axis and the middle part stays still, so if the middle part is yellow, this side should be yellow. "

Li Mu finished watching the entire performance, shouted CUT, and then fell into deep thought.

At this time, everyone on the set was waiting for him to speak.

Li Mu thought of the scene that Will Smith performed just now, which was the same as the scene in his previous life. It seemed to be the same, but also seemed to be somewhat different.

This made Li Mu a little confused as to what the difference was.

The plot of playing the Rubik's Cube in his previous life was thought up by Will Smith himself, but now it was written by Li Mu in the script to attract Will Smith's attention.

So am I limiting the actor’s creativity? Li Mu thought.

Obviously, this plot does not have the feeling of the previous life, as if it is missing its soul.

Although there was no problem in shooting like this, since he discovered the problem, Li Mu still wanted to give it a try.

Li Mu called the two actors in the taxi.

"Will, Brian, you two try to forget the lines I gave you. Will, you will take the lead in this part. You need to use this Rubik's Cube in the taxi to win yourself an internship opportunity, okay? Understand me. Is that what you mean?" Li Mu tried to let the actors create possibilities.

Will Smith nodded and the actors improvised, they've been there too.

Li Mu gave them two minutes.

The two people who were ready looked less constrained by the script. Li Mu didn't know if it was an illusion.

The filming was in progress, and the two of them started off in a normal manner, which was very different from before. As they went on, Li Mu found that Will's nervousness in playing Chris was getting higher and higher.

As the taxi got closer and closer to the destination, a drop of sweat flowed from both sides of Chris's forehead. At this time, the taxi had stopped, and the driver and Tostel looked at him closely.

The moment he completed the Rubik's Cube, Chris' chest seemed to relax.
"CUT, passed, perfect, great." Li Mu stood up and clapped without hesitation.Everyone present applauded them. During the scene just now, everyone looked nervous, as if they were among the protagonists.

Will Smith came over, raised his fist and touched Li Mu.

"Good job, man!" Will Smith said with a smile.

It has been more than three months since the filming of "The Pursuit of Happiness" and it is progressing smoothly.

Will Smith and Jia Cheng Smith are still real father and son in reality, which makes their performance in the movie more real.

The conversation ended as the two father and son walked on the sunny street and looked at the city of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge in the distance.

"CUT!" Li Mu shouted excitedly, and the last shot was completed!

He couldn't help but grinned and waved his fist.

"Guys, it's over, ending!"

Suddenly everyone in the crew cheered happily, and the photographers turned off the camera and lowered it from their shoulders.

"Party tonight!" Li Mu continued to shout.

"Li, I want wine, lots and lots of wine!" a group of people shouted.

"Enough!"

Will Smith also kept applauding, watching the director in front of him invite himself over and over again, and finally the two of them completed the work.

Will Smith walked forward and hugged Li Mu.

"Thank you, this is a great production, thank you for insisting on inviting me."

"If I make a movie with you in the future, you won't miss me, right?" Li Mu teased with a smile.

"Then you have to choose something good. I don't want to experience "Bad Boys" again." Will Smith spread his hands.

The party in the evening had enough food and wine, but it lacked some atmosphere.

Will Smith's son is still here, so Li Mu doesn't dare to call the young model.

As for the second half, everyone knows that Li Mu didn't go and was lying on the bed fast asleep.

These were his most difficult months, and every day was spent in intense concentration.

At the beginning, I occasionally responded to domestic messages, but later I had no time to pay attention to it, and almost all my time was devoted to the crew.

Li Mu slept until noon the next day, and there were still several missed calls from David on his phone.

"Hey, David, I'm sorry for staying up late." Li Mu asked David to pick him up yesterday, and the two of them had to go to Warner.

"It seems that you exercised very late last night, boss!" David's laughter was a little weird. In his opinion, he was probably tired.

There was a black line on Li Mu's forehead. This guy couldn't think of anything else.

"Sooner or later you will die on a woman's belly." Li Mu responded.

The two of them went to Warner first, and Li Mu still had to communicate about the later stage, which was left to Warner to hire someone to handle it.

There is an unwritten rule in Hollywood that the director does not have final cut rights.

Of course, because Li Mu is not qualified enough, only the top directors in Hollywood can get the final editing rights.

Li Mu can enter the editing room, communicate with the editor, and even supervise the editor to edit the film, but the final decision of the film shot is made by the editor.

After discussing some later matters, Li Mu and David returned to Crystal Pictures.

"Register an offshore investment company in Hong Kong." Li Mu communicated with David.

"BOSS, are you going to start any business again?"

"Not yet. Register first. There will be opportunities later."

David nodded, suddenly remembered something, and said:

"By the way, BOSS, the person in charge of Miramax Film and Television Company has come to see me and wants to meet you."

"Harvey?"

(End of this chapter)