China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 66

Li Mu simply responded to the email, neither rejecting nor taking the initiative.

Anyway, I don’t have time yet, at least not until he finishes tinkering with the movie.

Li Mu estimates that when he returns to Hollywood, CJ Entertainment will naturally find someone to communicate with him, and he is not in a hurry.

Anyway, he is not the one who is anxious. There are at least twenty companies looking for him to cooperate. It is better to say that he is interested in CJ Entertainment and those movies from Bangzi Country in the previous world.

Since he was kindly invited, Li Mu didn't mind wasting a few months to make it his own.

The Hallyu invasion has quietly arrived. This year, the mainland has relaxed restrictions on TV stations, which means that TV stations can also produce Hallyu entertainment programs.

Starting this year, Hallyu has entered a period of rapid development.

Li Mu is currently in the film industry and has not been able to stop the rise of various Korean stars in the music and TV drama circles. At most, he can only give advice.

The era of crazy fans has begun.

Li Mu also boarded a plane to the beautiful country, and the filming of "I Am Legend" was about to begin.

Liu Yifei hasn't finished filming yet, but it doesn't matter. With her small role, it doesn't matter when she comes over to film.

"Will, you look rosy!"

When Li Mu saw Will Smith at this time, he looked a little high-spirited. It seemed that this Oscar-winning actor had brought a lot to him.

"Li, aren't you the same?" Will Smith winked and teased Li Mu.

It has to be said that Li Mu is also very high-spirited now, and Richard's voice has become much softer when talking to him recently.

The two chatted about the recent situation, and at this time David came forward to talk to Li Mu about the matter.

"Boss, Wen Ziren rejected it."

Then, David said: "He seems to be working on a new movie."

Li Mu thought for a moment, and it seemed that this horror film director was unwilling to be lonely.

At this time, it is difficult for James Wan to make a blockbuster film. It seems that he is tinkering with "Dead Silence". I wonder who will be taken advantage of in this life.

Li Mu didn't pay too much attention. There are many tool directors in horror films. As long as the film is shot according to the script and Crystal Pictures and Warner are on hand in the later stage, there won't be any big problems.

"Don't worry about him for now, just choose from the association."

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Li Mu did not hold a grand startup ceremony and started the machine in a low-key manner.

The biggest character in this movie is Will Smith, followed by a dog.

As Will Smith's side-by-side, loyal companion, this dog choice was also important.

A three-year-old German Shepherd named "Happy".

Filming scenes with animals is troublesome, but the Animal Protection Association also sent people to supervise the filming, for fear that the crew would abuse the animals.

This original work has a very strong political connotation, so Li Mu naturally changed it for him. Li Mu has changed more than half of the original work in this script.

First, the protagonist was changed to a PTSD patient, immersed in historical failures and unable to extricate himself.

The character design has been modified to be immune to viruses, without the pressure to survive like in the original work.

There is no political connotation, the protagonist is black, and it is very politically correct.

I have a German Shepherd that I raised as a companion.

The movie timeline takes place in 2012, 7 years later.

The filming location was originally in Los Angeles, but Li Mu felt that placing it in New York, a city with high-rise buildings, and using CGI to shoot and post-render it would make the doomsday scene more shocking.

To this end, Li Mu also specially used a camera to shoot test shots. After shooting, all signs of life were deleted using digital special effects to restore the scene.

This scene not only shocked Li Mu, but also the technicians and crew members present were a little unbelievable after seeing it.Will Smith looked excited. If the entire film can create such a doomsday atmosphere, he has a strong feeling that this will be another pinnacle of his life and career.

I Am Legend was filmed in many of the city's iconic locations, including Fifth Avenue, the Grand Central Station Viaduct, Greenwich Village, the USS Intrepid (where Knife played golf), and more.

In order to shoot these scenes, Li Mu asked the production assistant to first decorate the streets with new grass and weeds. This kind of scenery can represent the gradual restoration of the traces of the city to nature over the years.

In addition to this, add abandoned cars or ruined storefronts.

For this reason, Li Mu and Warner personally contacted the New York government to discuss many production details, and New York provided a lot of cooperation for the film.

They even agreed on a certain shooting time for Li Mu's crew, and also deployed police and staff to keep pedestrians out of the camera.

Of course, it’s not cheap to “empty out” New York City.

Li Mu also spent a budget of US$3500 million on the shooting of inanimate scenes.

This is really expensive, Li Mu secretly complained.

But the effect is really good.

It was his first time to operate a large-scale production. Li Mu was a little nervous at first, but then he became excited. It was really fun to "play".

I'm a little bit tired. The unmanned scenes of "I Am Legend" were shot without affecting any operations on the streets.
For this reason, the crew usually starts working in the early morning and starts shooting as soon as dawn breaks. At that time, there are not many people on the streets and the city is not so busy.

The same is naturally true for Li Mu. This scene is not the only one. These days, Li Mu has gotten used to waking up early and working late at night.

The most comfortable person on the set is Will Smith's daughter, Willow Smith.

This 5-year-old child is now deeply loved by everyone on the set.

The Brooklyn Bridge sequence was about to be shot, and it was also the most expensive scene in New York.

The crew had to contact 14 government units to obtain filming permission. There were approximately 250 staff members and 1 extras on site, including 000 National Guard members.

In addition, the scene also mobilized multiple U.S. Army Humvees, three Stryker armored vehicles, a Coast Guard cutter and multiple mission vessels.

Li Mu's eyes lit up when he saw these devices. It was a man's dream.

It's a pity that Li Mu could only take a look and not let him experience it, and the time was very tight.

Money was wasted every minute, and the show ultimately cost $1 million.

The shooting officially started. At this time, on the street, this scene was mainly shot about the outbreak of the zombie virus, and the protagonist was notified by his superiors to evacuate.

At this time, the street was full of neon lights, but there was no one because this section of the street was blocked.

"Get the cameras ready. The camera on the left is closer, and the camera on the right is closer." Li Mu directed at the scene. This time, four cameras on the front, back, left and right were shooting at the same time.

The main reason why we need to shoot in all directions is because there will be police cars coming from different directions many times in the next scene.

The camera follows the police car quickly across the street, and the piercing sound fills the night sky.

"Will, you drive this car, then brake suddenly, and then stop in front of the gate of this fenced yard." Li Mu shouted

"Okay." Will Smith made an OK gesture.

Will Smith then jumped right into a brand new Jeep.

This scene took about three hours to shoot, and the people behind it were a little sleepy. After all, it was from morning to night, and it was already early morning.

Li Mu waved his hand at the end, and this scene ended temporarily and will continue tomorrow.

The Brooklyn Bridge segment was filmed for a week, and the average daily cost was close to $75.

This does not include various expenses such as filming staff and food.

Li Mu looked at this exaggerated consumption and felt a little emotional.

This money can be used to make another movie for Ning Hao, but it is only enough for one or two days.

(End of this chapter)