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Chapter 724: A quarrel, a villain causing trouble?

The filming in Sicily, Italy has ended, and the "Aquaman" crew has headed to Newfoundland, Canada.

At this time, hundreds of seabirds were circling among the cliffs, and the waves kept hitting the rocks below them, splashing wave after wave of huge waves, like silver lace inlaid on the coastline.

Looking into the distance, the boundless North Atlantic Ocean glows with charming blue light under the sun, and white ice cubes are dotted on the calm sea, emitting little white light.

These "white ice blocks" are icebergs floating on the water. Some of them can be called huge.
Li Mu also feasted his eyes and took a few photos for Liu Yifei.

"Wow, it's so beautiful." Liu Yifei swayed her white calves on the sofa. She looked at the photos sent by Li Mu and couldn't help but sigh.

"Let me see."

Shu Chang quickly leaned over and said, "The scenery is quite nice. Where is this?"

“Newfoundland, Canada!”

"I can fly over to visit the set. It's so convenient anyway." Shu Chang was also a little eager.

"No, we'll only be shooting here for a few days. By the time we get there, I'm afraid we'll all be packing up and leaving."

Liu Yifei shook her head. If it was still the same as in Australia, she would definitely fly over.

"Well, I can only find an opportunity later." Shu Chang also felt it was a pity.

The filming of "Aquaman" is almost coming to an end. Li Mu looked at the plan and the final transition will be to Tunisia in North Africa.

It will only take two weeks at most to finish filming and go home.

Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief, then called the photographer to arrange the next plan.

"Wolf Warrior 2" is still very popular, breaking 3 million in a single day for two consecutive days, and it is very likely to break the 10 billion box office on the first day of National Day.

This speed is really exaggerated by the industry.

"No wonder Li Mu is unwilling to use it as a guarantee. I'm afraid the box office won't stop at 20 billion."

"Mengying Media is going to explode in the industry again this year."

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Many film and television companies in the industry can only feel emotion and envy.

At this time, Fu Meicheng, the CEO of Huace Film & TV, was in a good mood all day long.

The better the vision of Mengying Media, the higher the possibility that "Assassination of Novelist" will be a great success.

This cooperation is a rare opportunity.

However, the popularity naturally also attracted some controversy. Even Li Mu's movies were dissed, and Wu Jing was no exception.

Faced with the questioning of "personal heroism", the irritable Wu Jing directly responded.

"In 'Saving Private Ryan', a man shot at a tank with a pistol. Why don't you say that's individual heroism? How come Wu Jing is an individualist?"

"Do you have an innate inevitability when watching movies, and watch them through tinted glasses?"

“If you watch some foreign movies, a man with a machine gun can mow down thousands of troops.

I have practiced martial arts, but why should I die facing a dozen mercenaries?
Why can everyone recognize American heroes, but not Chinese heroes? The spirit I hope to convey is that Chinese soldiers are invincible and unbeatable. The director conveyed the values, and it is up to the audience to accept them or not.”

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Wu Jing's angry response to the doubts was not criticized this time, but instead won the applause of netizens.

"Director Li, I was impulsive this time, but I may not be able to control myself next time."

When Wu Jing told Li Mu the good news over the phone, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Nothing, that's a good point. There's no reason why others can be invincible in single combat but we can't. It doesn't make sense.

We have movies about collectivism, such as Operation Red Sea. There are also precedents for individual heroism, so we don’t need to pay too much attention to the doubts from the outside world.

Li Mu smiled lightly.

"What did Director Li say?" Xie Nan asked directly after seeing Wu Jing hang up the phone.

"That must be support. I've already said that Director Li is not the kind of businessman who only cares about profits. You can see that from the movies he made."

"That's good! But you have to control your mouth sometimes, or you might accidentally say something bad."

"I know. I'm not stupid. It's just that those people were so irritating that I couldn't help myself."

Of course Wu Jing knew that Xie Nan was doing this for his own good. After all, this circle is under the spotlight of the media, and every move will be magnified infinitely.

However, what was unexpected was that the People's Daily, which had been silent for a long time and had not liked, reposted or commented on the movie, finally stood up again.

Looking back, the last time was last year when "Operation Red Sea" was filmed.

This time, the People's Daily published a Weibo post on its official Weibo account praising Wu Jing and wrote:
"Wu Jing refuted the claim that 'Wolf Warrior 2' is too individualistic: Some people have low self-esteem and are used to being bullied by foreigners.

When the country is strong, individuals can excel.

What’s more, there is not only Captain America in the world, there are also Chinese heroes who have gone abroad.

Among the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, China has sent the most peacekeepers. They are on the edge of a knife to protect the world, why can't we film their heroic spirit? There will be more and more Chinese wolf warrior stories like this."

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This news has added fuel to the fire for "Wolf Warrior".

"It has exceeded 10 billion in three days. Wolf Warrior 2 is expected to break the record of The Mermaid and catch up with Operation Red Sea!"

"Wolf Warrior 2" burned up the National Day box office, with nearly 63.5 million yuan on the first day of the National Day, accounting for % of the box office that day."

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At this time, a Weibo marketing account suddenly broke the news that when the usually outspoken director Feng Xiaogang was asked what he thought about Wolf Warrior 2 breaking the 10 billion box office in three days, he replied:
"I can't understand how this movie can have such a high box office. I am increasingly confused about the mainland's film market."

There was a hint of sarcasm in his words. Once this revelation came out, it immediately sparked heated controversy.

At this time, Feng Xiaogang himself was confused.

Did I say this?

"Director Feng, you may need to clarify something as soon as possible. You've been criticized quite badly online."

Ye Ning couldn't help but smile bitterly as she read the comments online.

"I don't know which bastard is spreading rumors."

Feng Xiaogang was very angry. Could it be that someone had tricked him?
"Mr. Ye, please pass a message to Director Li. I really don't want to take the blame." The first person Feng Xiaogang thought of was Li Mu, the boss of Mengying Media.

After all, this movie is the signature film of Mengying Media's National Day holiday. If Li Mu holds a grudge against this gossip, it would be a huge loss.

"Row."

Ye Ning nodded. This was actually a small matter. Based on his understanding of Li Mu, he was not a stingy person.

"This is completely fabricated. What's the intention of making trouble out of nothing? You are just a villain causing trouble!"

"Not only did I not accept any interviews about Wolf Warrior 2, I also booked a theater to watch the movie. I personally think the movie is very good and sent a congratulatory message to Wu Jing."

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"Amu, did you see what happened to Feng Xiaogang?"

These days, Liu Yifei has been paying close attention to the movies released by her own company.

"I see. Didn't Feng Xiaogang clarify it?" Li Mu smiled. "Don't worry. Ye Ning sent me a message and told me that it was just a marketing account that did it for traffic. It's nothing serious."

"Oh, did he really book the entire theater to watch it?" Liu Yifei asked curiously, because Feng Xiaogang also said in his clarification that he booked the entire theater to watch it.

This feels a little strange.

"I guess the whole place is booked out now." Li Mu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Feng Xiaogang's next sentence is pure nonsense, and it was also for Li Mu and Wu Jing to see. The congratulatory message is just a lie.

After all, the person involved, Wu Jing, didn’t even see this so-called congratulatory message, unless it was eaten by China Mobile.

"Wolf Warrior 2" is still making great strides. During the eight-day National Day holiday, the box office exceeded 30 billion in ten days in total, which is really scary.

However, the worst was the movie of the same type and released in the same period, "Sky Hunter". Since its first day, it failed to break the single-day box office of 3000 million during the National Day holiday.

Moreover, due to the poor box office, major cinema chains have begun to gradually reduce the number of screenings. If this trend continues, there may not be many screenings in a month.

"Brother Chen, I'll go find someone from the theater and try to keep things stable."

Seeing that Li Chen was helpless, Fan Binbin had no choice but to go and find someone himself.

If the screening schedule continues like this, the movie will be doomed.

At this time, Li Mu was in Tunisia in northern Africa, finishing the last scene.

At this moment, the workers held their breath and concentrated on filming this final scene.

"Crack!"

As Li Mu shouted, everyone looked over.

Then Li Mu nodded with a smile, and the whole set was suddenly filled with cheers.

Because after nearly three months of filming, "Aquaman" has finally been completed.

"Oh, I'm so tired. This trident is so heavy." Jason Momoa lay on the ground and shrugged his shoulders.

At this time, only the male and female protagonists and the supporting actors of this play were left, and the rest had already finished filming and returned to Hollywood.

"Let's have a party tonight and the mission will be perfectly accomplished."

Li Mu patted his shoulder and looked at the land, feeling a little more relaxed.

Tunisia is the most politically stable country in Africa and is relatively safe.

"Li, thank you!" Jason Momoa suddenly stood up and gave Li Mu a big hug, "Thank you for giving me this opportunity."

Jason Momoa knows that this opportunity is definitely his biggest personal opportunity.

"You deserve this opportunity." Li Mu said with a smile, "You acted very well, didn't you?"

"There are many actors in Hollywood who are better than me, but you are the only one willing to give me this opportunity." As someone who has worked at the bottom of Hollywood, Jason Momoa naturally knows that opportunities are precious.

Maybe his physique is suitable, but if it really comes to selection, as long as Li Mu and Warner make the request, countless people are willing to make various attempts to reach his level.

"Believe me, you will become the most dazzling Aquaman in DC. I hope you don't waste this role."

Li Mu encouraged, saying that he was optimistic about Jason Momoa's development, and that there was really nothing wrong with this guy, and he was even loyal in his relationships.

“Will you ever direct a superhero again?”

Jason Momoa knows that superhero movies will definitely have sequels, and even a big collection or something like that, and he really hopes that Li Mu can direct it again.

"This will be our last time working together in a superhero film. Of course, if there are other suitable movies in the future, I will call you back."

Li Mu feels that it is enough to shoot a superhero movie once, just to experience it.
“A real dream!”

Jason Momoa knew what Li Mu meant, but he also understood that it was not easy for a director of Li Mu's level to shoot a film.

"Li, I hope your future movies will get better and better. I will book a theater to watch them."

“Haha, maybe some movies won’t be shown in Hollywood.”

“Then I’ll come to China to book a private theater.”

(End of this chapter)