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Chapter 668: Competing for Pan Jinlian

"Scarlett Johansson came to Shenzhen to attend a fan meeting held by Huawei, the mobile phone company she endorses. When asked by reporters which Chinese director she most wanted to work with, Scarlett Johansson said frankly that although she is a Marvel person, she still wants to work with director Li Mu very much."

Scarlett Johansson's answer doesn't matter to herself, but it really makes domestic movie fans fantasize about whether Scarlett Johansson has any idea of ​​participating in "Aquaman".

Black Widow joining DC is very interesting no matter how you look at it.

"I have to say, I think it's not impossible. The heroine of Aquaman actually sounds suitable for Scarlett Johansson."

"It's great that Black Widow plays Aquaman, it feels good, but will Marvel agree?"

"You're dreaming. Marvel will have to object first. Scarlett Johansson has probably signed a non-compete or exclusivity agreement. He just wants to work with Li Mu on other movies. There's no chance for DC."

As expected, apart from anything else, there was a lot of discussion online.

Huawei inexplicably feels like it has made a fortune, as this is traffic falling from the sky.

"You are quite popular?" Liu Yifei said with a smile, "I think Scarlett Johansson is also okay as the heroine of Aquaman."

"You're overthinking it. I'm willing, but Marvel won't let her go. She won't get the lead role."

Li Mu actually wanted Scarlett Johansson to play the role. Apart from anything else, it would be a big gimmick, but it is impossible to achieve in reality.

The heroine of "Aquaman" Li Mu is still thinking. It's not that Johnny Depp's ex-wife Amber Heard is not good-looking, but she only has a good-looking appearance. Not only is her acting skills mediocre, she is also the female version of Ma Rong.

The domestic violence scenes directed and acted by the actor himself, as well as the defecation on the bed, are enough to make people feel disgusted.

However, there is still at least half a year before filming, so Li Mu is not in a hurry, and the script of "Aquaman" is still in the adjustment stage.

The film and television industry in November seemed rather dull in the first half of the month due to the poor performance of "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk", which only earned 8100 million in its first week, and several Hollywood blockbusters did not have any particularly outstanding features.

However, this year's mainland box office finally broke through the 11 full-year total of 2015 billion yuan in early November thanks to "Operation Red Sea", but the growth has obviously slowed down.

Whether it can break through the 500 billion mark depends on Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" and Feng Xiaogang's "I Am Not Madame Bovary".

At this time, Liu Weijuan was reporting the news about this year's Oscars to Li Mu.

"Are you saying that we can push "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" to compete for the Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film?"

"Yes, Mr. Li, the North American distributor is The Return of the Great Sage, which was released this year. Theoretically, we are eligible to participate. The North American distributor mentioned it when he talked to me yesterday. I think we can give it a try. Anyway, even if we are not selected, we will not lose much."

"Okay, then apply. I think Director Tian will be very happy."

Li Mu smiled. He had not thought of this, but since "The Return of the Great Sage" met the application requirements, it would be fine to apply.

But if Li Mu remembers correctly, this year seems to be a big year for animated feature films, so it might be a bit difficult for "The Return of the Great Sage" to stand out.

Tiangong Animation, Li Mu looked at the progress of the two animations and told Tian Xiaopeng the news.

"Really Director Li?"

Tian Xiaopeng seemed to be somewhat delighted. After all, there were not many awards for animated films, and being able to enter an Oscar was definitely worthy of recognition.

"Don't get excited. It's just an application. It's hard to say whether you can get in or not. Just give it a try."

Li Mu smiled and signaled Tian Xiaopeng not to be so excited.

However, seeing Tian Xiaopeng like this reminded him of how he felt when he won the international award in the millennium.

Sometimes awards and box office are two different things. To a director, the two cannot be mentioned in the same breath.

As the circle fell into calm, a scandal broke out in the sports world.

On the morning of November 11, the famous detective Zhao Wuer broke the news that Lin Dan had an affair with a mysterious woman while his wife Xie Xingfang was pregnant. The two of them were in a hotel, hugging each other's waists and buttocks, flirting from time to time, and were very intimate.

As soon as the news came out, the popularity was no less than the big gossips among people in the circle.

After all, as one of the top figures in world badminton, Lin Dan has won many world championships and is deeply loved and admired by netizens.

This news was like a bolt from the blue, and there was no room for excuses, after all, the information in the photo could not be explained at all.

“Unbelievable!”

"No way, Super Dan also exploded?"

"Are you still human? Your wife is still pregnant."

Netizens immediately started talking about it, mainly because this behavior happened while Xie Xingfang was pregnant, which was really unacceptable.

For this reason, Lin Dan also directly responded to the cheating incident on Weibo:
"As a man, I will not make any more excuses for myself, but my actions have hurt my family, and I would like to apologize to my family here."

“That seems quite responsible.”

Ning Hao casually mentioned Lin Dan at the premiere of "I Am Not Madame Bovary".

When Li Mu heard this, he was stunned for a moment. This guy was so bold that he actually mentioned this in front of his wife, and even mentioned it with a tone of praise.

As expected, Xing Ai's tiger eyes immediately stared at Ning Hao and sneered:

"Director Ning, in your opinion, this is being responsible, right?"

Ning Hao was choked by Xing Ai's full of irony, and he immediately gave Li Mu a crazy look.

Li Mu pretended not to see it. Instead, he held Liu Yifei's delicate little hand and looked straight ahead. He didn't want to get into trouble.

Liu Yifei laughed, “Goose, goose, goose.”

Several people were invited to participate in the premiere, but Li Mu was invited by Ye Ning, and Ning Hao was looking for inspiration to improve his "Crazy Alien". At this time, Feng Xiaogang and the leading actors were already on the stage talking about the creative process.

I have to say that Fan Binbin was indeed eye-catching. Wearing a pink long dress and fiery red lips, she immediately became the focus of the entire event.

Li Mu also took a few more glances, but women's sixth sense is really strong. When the main creators left the stage, Liu Yifei asked with a faint smile on her face:
"How's it going? Does it look good?"

"The makeup is too heavy, boring, all I see is powder."

Faced with this dangerous question, Li Mu answered calmly. He was already good at this kind of old couple's interest.

"You're quite sensible! But Sister Binbin is still pretty."

"No, it's not as pretty as you."

Li Mu was secretly laughing in his heart. This little girl was still testing him, and he would not be fooled so easily.

With the resignation of the main creators, "I Am Not Madame Bovary" was officially premiered.

This movie has attracted a lot of attention thanks to Fan Binbin's popularity as the queen of topics.

Moreover, this movie caused a lot of controversy when it was first promoted.

After all, not many people have read Liu Zhenyun's novel, and Pan Jinlian is a well-known villain. Just looking at the title of the film, it is easy to make people think that Feng Xiaogang is going to shoot something "improper".

However, although the title of this movie has given many people the wrong idea, in fact the main plot has no direct relationship with Pan Jinlian.

The film tells the story of a rural woman who appealed a fake divorce case for twenty years, from the village to the provincial and municipal governments and then to the central government.

In an atmosphere that promotes positive energy, Feng Xiaogang's film is indeed bold in actively touching on such sensitive subject matter as "appeal."

"To be honest, I don't think the audience can appreciate this movie shot. It's okay for professionals, but to shoot it for the public, to show off this, I think Feng Xiaogang is overthinking it a bit."

Ning Hao and Li Mu discussed in a low voice.

“You can win awards, but it’s hard to make money at the box office!”

Li Mu also shook his head.

The picture is presented in a circular perspective, and some plots are shown in a square perspective. This makes the audience feel that they have wasted their time going to the cinema to see the big screen.

Although the marketing with the help of "Pan Jinlian" was indeed well done, the show-off shots and the sensitive subject matter deliberately chosen to "play the edge ball" are really a bit low quality.

However, the movie did have a lot of funny moments, and the audience laughed a few times, but that was all.

As the movie ended, the audience applauded.

"Director Li, Director Ning, how do you feel?"

Feng Xiaogang specifically asked this before going on stage, as he was considering the box office, word of mouth, and awards for this movie.

“I can feel the language of the lens, it’s very artistic.”

Li Mu smiled. What he said was true. After all, such a special shot was for the sake of art.

"Director Feng's comedy is still as good as always."

Ning Hao did not say anything against his will, and he indeed did a good job in this regard.

"Hahaha"

Feng Xiaogang was very happy at the moment. This was a combination of art and business that he had grasped perfectly.

When he went on stage, Feng Xiaogang also shared the good news with Fan Binbin.

"really?"

Fan Binbin's beautiful eyes also showed joy. After all, these were the evaluations from two great domestic directors. It seemed that she could finally get rid of the title of box office poison.

At the same time, Liu Yifei looked at Li Mu with a smile on her face. She knew very well that what Li Mu said just now were all excuses.

"You are so bad." Liu Yifei teased.

"This is not a question of whether it's good or not. Do we really have the right to make sarcastic remarks at someone else's premiere?" Li Mu shrugged.

At this time, Feng Xiaogang was full of confidence.

"Director Li, please give us more support in scheduling the films."

Ye Ning said with a smile as she saw Li Mu and the others off.

"Don't worry, Director Feng's movie will definitely be screened at a high rate. Mr. Ye, just send it here, we'll leave first."

Li Mu waved and walked towards the parking lot.

However, just as Li Mu was about to reach the parking lot, Zeng Maojun from Wanda called.

"Huh?" Li Mu was also a little confused. Why did the call come at this time?

"Mr. Zeng?"

"Director Li, there is something I want to discuss with you."

(End of this chapter)