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Chapter 692 New Project

Xiao Baozi’s first birthday dinner was still as lively as ever. All the people from Mengying Media and related personnel familiar to Li Mu and Liu Yifei who were free came.

Little Baozi was reluctant to receive the red envelopes. He had been holding them tightly in his hands, but there were too many of them, so he reluctantly gave them to Liu Yife to keep.

But that pitiful look seemed to be saying, "Don't touch me."

"I know, I know, but I don't know who I learned this from."

Liu Yifei complained and put the red envelope into her pocket.

"Haha, this is a good thing. What does it prove? The little kid has known since childhood that money is hard to earn and has financial management awareness."

Han Sanping laughed loudly at the table, and others laughed and echoed him.

Although it was Xiao Baozi's first birthday party, it was definitely Li Mu's side that toasted each other and the host and guests had a great time.

"Director Zhang is going to make another new movie?" Liu Yifei asked from the driver's seat.

During the conversation just now, Zhang Yi mentioned that he was going to make a new movie and had even chosen the name: "Shadow".

"Director Zhang is really energetic. The overseas production of The Great Wall has not yet finished. It's just that the name sounds a bit weird."

"This is a fictional Chinese history based on the Three Kingdoms. It's a very interesting story. Did you know that all the great figures in the past had a stand-in?
It's about the relationship between the master and the substitute."

Li Mu felt that this idea was actually quite good, and if filmed well it would be a wonderful story, but unfortunately the film was still halfway through.

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The film and television industry has returned to its former calm. March and April are the off-seasons, with few holidays or festivals. The only holiday is the Qingming Festival, a day for ancestor worship, and the audience's desire to watch movies is not strong.

Hollywood blockbusters are also released one after another during this period. After all, in order to protect domestic products, it is appropriate to release Hollywood movies during the off-season.

The film and television industries are waiting for the arrival of the May Day period.

At this time, news came from foreign media that it has been almost seven years since the release of "Avatar", but the legendary sequel has still not appeared, and it is suspected to be delayed again.

《阿凡达2》最早计划2014年上映，后来推迟到2016年，几年前又延期到2018年12月上映。

After much anticipation, Cameron finally showed up and revealed the progress of the sequel, but it was bad news.

“It’s impossible to release it in 2018.”

As expected, "Avatar 2" is going to be delayed again.

"As expected of Cameron, every movie has to jump, and jump again and again."

"Well, I thought we could watch it next year, but now it seems like there's no hope. It's not Cameron's style if he doesn't jump two or three years."

"Fortunately, Li Mu doesn't have the habit of defaulting on payments, otherwise I would be really drunk!"

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At the same time, Li Mu was discussing a new movie with Yan Fei and Peng Damo of Happy Twist.

"Director Li, what do you think of this script?" Yan Fei handed over the new script with great confidence. It was not particularly perfect, but the story line was there.

"This idea seems to have been filmed in an old European and American movie."

As soon as Li Mu saw the script, he knew it was "The Richest Tomato".

"Director Li, you also know this?"

Yan Fei and Peng Damu were both a little surprised, as their script was indeed from an older and less popular movie.

If they hadn’t known it by chance, they wouldn’t have known about this movie.

"I have some impression. If I remember correctly, the movie should be called "Millions". As a director, I learned a lot here and there. I have some impression."

"But if you want to use this idea, you have to buy the copyright first. Do you know who owns the copyright?"

Li Mu smiled faintly and said, "The Richest Tomato" is still a good comedy with many famous scenes.

"Director Li, we checked, it's at Universal Pictures."

The two of them naturally did their research and said without hesitation.

"Universal, that's easy." Li Mu picked up the phone without hesitation. The copyright fee for such an unpopular movie wouldn't cost much.

However, it must be said that owning many copyrights is a golden goose that lays eggs, because creativity is limited and copyrights will always bring huge profits at certain times.

Universal Pictures CEO Adam Ferguson was a little excited when he received Li Mu's call, but also a little confused. He thought to himself, "Is there a movie they want to collaborate on? But isn't he going to shoot Aquaman with Warner?"

"HI, Li, you haven't contacted me for a long time, is there anything I can help you with?"

In this case, if someone suddenly calls you after not having contacted you for a long time, it usually means they have something going on. After all, no one has the time to chat.

"Yes, the director of my company has a script that borrows the idea of ​​your movie "Millions of Dollars". I want to buy the copyright of this movie."

"Millions? Wait, let me ask someone."

Adam Ferguson was also a little confused. How would he know this movie? He couldn't even remember the name. It must be an unknown thing.

It wasn't until I called the copyright sales staff that I found out something.

"Boss, this is a movie from 1985. When it was first released, the box office was average and the word of mouth was not good either. The box office was only 3800 million. The current copyright price is 50 US dollars!"

Adam Ferguson nodded, signaling the person to leave first, and then replied to Li Mu:
"Li, are you sure? The box office of this movie was indeed not that good in the beginning, and the copyright adaptation is not expensive. The price is 50 US dollars. I can just give it to you." Adam Ferguson thought about it and decided that it would be better to do a favor than to sell it for 50. Anyway, an amount like 50 is not as valuable as a favor.

"Just do it business-like. Ask your secretary to give us an account. Send the contract by email and we'll transfer the money to the account!"

Of course Li Mu didn't want to take advantage of this, but he could afford $50.

"Okay." Adam Ferguson didn't force it.

"It's done. The plot of this script is good. If it's made into a domestic film, it will be a good play."

Li Mu nodded, indicating that the two could let go and do it boldly.

"Understood, Director Li."

The two did not expect that things would go so smoothly and be resolved in just one phone call. If it were done through normal means, it would have taken at least one or two months.

Just then, the topic of "Deng Chao's new film collaboration with Zhang Yimou" set the Internet on fire.

Deng Chao directly posted on Weibo, "Hello everyone, I am Zhang Yimou," and then commented, "I will post the script content later."

Apparently Zhang Yi is preparing to make a new movie, and the leading actors have been confirmed.

"This is a bit sudden. Are you not satisfied with The Great Wall and are going to start a new film?"

"What kind of film is it? Does anyone know?"

"Let's wait for the official announcement, it probably won't be far away!"

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Netizens are still looking forward to it. Although Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" did not have a good reputation, his skills are there, and everyone is still looking forward to Zhang Yimou making a masterpiece.

These days, in addition to the news about Zhang Yimou's new movie, the next news is that Chen Kaige's son Chen Feiyu made his debut and starred in the movie "Secret Fruit" with his partner Ouyang Nana, which directly won the highest coverage list, reaching more than 1 million.

Afterwards, it was reposted and liked by big stars such as Mark Chao, Gao Yuanyuan, Fan Binbin, Huang Xiaoming, and Yao Chen, and he was pushed to make his debut.

"The movie hasn't been released yet, but the actor has already become famous. Director Chen has used a lot of his connections this time."

Liu Yifei sighed, saying that she had been checking the news these days and had seen various news almost every day. You have to know that this was a movie press conference, not even a premiere.

"He's my own son, so I have to use some strength."

Li Mu smiled. He was not surprised by this situation. Some people were born in Rome, but Rome was also divided into levels. It was common for people to regress if they did not work hard.

The Hollywood action-adventure blockbuster "Kong: Skull Island" is about to be released in China. The global box office of this blockbuster has reached 2.59 million US dollars.

Jing Tian has been very popular in the industry recently, having shaken off the depression of winning the Golden Broom Award for Best Actress for two consecutive years, and has been promoting the award extensively in China.

The long-awaited anti-corruption drama "In the Name of People" in the television circle will soon be launched on Mango TV's prime time.

"Anti-corruption" has always been a hot word among the general public, but it is also a "cold topic" in film and television themes.

Even under the industry rule of "small changes every three years and big changes every five years", after the popular themes have shifted from historical dramas and realistic themes to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, fantasy IP, and ancient costume palace fighting, anti-corruption dramas have remained vacant in the past decade.

In this environment, "In the Name of People" can be said to be unique in the circle, not to mention that Mango TV spent 3.5 million yuan on it.

Everyone in the industry is waiting to see the results of the first broadcast.

Whether Mango TV paid too high a price or Judangdang is really worth that much money is still an unknown.

“We need to intensify our publicity efforts.”

Nie Mei looked at the current keyword popularity data of "In the Name of People" and felt that it was still insufficient.

She is a little nervous now, even more nervous than when she first bought it.

Because in less than a week, the drama will be released to the audience.

"Okay Nie Tai!"

On March 3, the 21th Asian Film Awards came to a close in Hong Kong. "I Am Not Madame Bovary" won three major awards including Best Film and Best Photography, and Fan Bingbing won the Best Actress award for the film.

However, blessings come without pairs, and misfortunes never come singly.

At this time, the Pan Clan Association directly took Feng Xiaogang, Liu Zhenyun, Fan Binbin and others to court, demanding that they stop the infringement and restore their reputation.

Because of the spread of "Water Margin", Pan Jinlian became a household name.

For hundreds of years, Pan Jinlian has been nailed to the pillar of shame in history, and is regarded as a typical example of seduction, debauchery, and viciousness.

In Chinese moral concepts, few people sympathize with Pan Jinlian's experience.

After the release of the movie "I Am Not Pan Jinlian", it attracted public attention and also aroused dissatisfaction among the Pan clan members across the country, because they would be laughed at when they went out, "Oh, your Pan family has a celebrity, Pan Jinlian".
"Huh? So Pan Jinlian is a good wife and a loving mother?"

Liu Yifei was surprised when she saw the news. How could this person, who had always been vilified, suddenly change?

Because the Pan Clan Association's indictment states:
"According to the Qinghe County Chronicles published by Zhonghua Book Company, page 0781, Pan Jinlian was the daughter of Pan Zhizhou, the virtuous wife and loving mother of Beizhou.

However, Liu Zhenyun distorted historical facts and wrote the book "I Am Not Pan Jinlian", which vilified Pan Jinlian as a synonym for an immoral woman.
The narration of the movie "I Am Not Pan Jinlian" says that "from the Song Dynasty to the present, people have called improper women Pan Jinlian", which is a distortion of the facts."

"Well, indeed, real history is not like this. It is just a dramatic representation in the novel."

Li Mu smiled bitterly and said that this was a bit problematic and no wonder the Pan clan members were dissatisfied.

(End of this chapter)