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Chapter 834: Ordinary Peace and Tranquility Faith
Chongqing, MixC, the filming location of Zhang Yimou’s new movie “Solid as a Rock”, is also the filming location of the current content.

After inviting Brother Chen Kai, Li Mu flew directly to Chongqing the next day.

After all, it is a bit impolite to negotiate over the phone by invitation, and many details cannot be discussed clearly over the phone.

The various matters concerning the preparations for the new film by Mengying, Bayi and Bona are naturally known to all parties. After all, such a big move cannot be kept secret.

Because the industry has discovered that the three major production companies are recruiting a large number of people in the industry and selecting people to participate in projects. As of now, the number has reached thousands, and is still increasing rapidly.

There are only a few people in the industry, and word spreads from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and naturally everyone knows about it.

"This is a really big move. I heard that the crew is going to recruit more than 7,000 staff members. How big a scene will it be?"

“Who said it wasn’t? I heard that they are currently negotiating with various major extras organizations. They said they want tens of thousands of extras. The exact number is not clear yet, but they said it will not be less than this number.” The person who said this raised five fingers.

"I'm OUT as soon as I see your news. I heard it costs 100,000."

"No, they said they wanted 200,000. How could 100,000 be enough? They said they were planning to film it completely live, so the number of people couldn't be less."

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That's how the news went. It got more and more outrageous as it spread, and finally it reached half a million readers on the Internet, with a bunch of people commenting on it.

"Damn, does the person who sent this message have any brains?"

"You guys are really brave to make up this story. Why don't you mention a million-strong army?"

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This then attracted a lot of complaints from netizens.

Li Mu was also stunned after seeing it, then he smiled bitterly and shook his head. This was passed on in a very clear and concise manner.

Of course, the information from the source is relatively accurate, because tens of thousands of extras are indeed needed, and the number has not yet been fully determined. However, because the number is too large, preparations need to be made in advance to avoid having trouble finding people when filming begins.

Afterwards, Li Mu asked someone to buy a small cart of things and prepared to visit the set.

It's impossible for a big director like him to come here, take a look and leave without taking anything. Zhang Yi and others would definitely not think too much about it, but the various staff members under him may not think so.

Filming outside is actually very tiring for the entire crew, and the food is always the same, so visiting the set empty-handed is generally unwelcome and seems a bit impolite, and the person being visited will naturally feel very embarrassed.

This is also the rule when visiting a set.

"Oh, this is your address. You must be visiting the set. I heard that Zhang Yi is filming a movie here and a lot of people are watching."

The driver chatted with Li Mu while loading the truck, then asked in confusion, "Are you also from the crew?"

"Hey, no, you look familiar."

The driver couldn't help scratching his head for a moment when he looked at Li Mu wearing sunglasses to block the sun. It seemed that the words were on the tip of his tongue, but he couldn't say them all of a sudden, and he felt a little anxious.

"Oh, I know, that's it."

Li Mu smiled slightly. He knew as soon as he heard it that this driver paid little attention to the information in the film and television industry. However, this was normal. Most people focused on their own lives. Many people spent a lot of effort just to make a living. How could they have so much free time to pay attention to this and that?

Then Li Mu took off his glasses, and the uncle blurted out, "Li Mu! Oh, I know, really, it's just that his mouth is dirty."

“Haha, that’s normal. Sometimes I feel the same way. It’s just on the tip of my tongue but I can’t say it.” Li Mu said with a smile.

"I'm sorry, I just thought you were from the crew, here to visit director Zhang Yimou."

Basically, people who know something about the crew know that Li Mu is unlikely to be a member of the crew. He is definitely here to visit the set. And given Li Mu's identity, there is a high probability that the person visiting is Zhang Yi.

However, it was obvious that this driver was quite familiar with the situation, so Li Mu didn't mind. He also didn't ask any random questions, so he nodded.

"I am busy."

"Hey, by the way, can you please sign an autograph for me? My little boy really likes your movies. He also went to see the latest "The Wandering Earth". Unfortunately, I'm too busy with work and don't have time to accompany him."

The uncle wiped his sweaty forehead from the sun, took out a notebook that seemed to be used for accounting, and quickly opened it to a blank page.

"That's great. How do I write?" Li Mu took the notebook and the ballpoint pen with faded pattern without hesitation.

"Whatever. You are a great director, your writing skills must be better than mine. I am just a rough guy, I just want my child to read more books."

"Okay, then I wish him success in his studies!" Li Mu smiled, and then wrote a few words carefully on the pen.

"I'm going to take my son to see your movie tonight. He hasn't seen a movie in years. He said it's the science fiction movie with the most Chinese sentiment."

Li Mu looked at the busy figure of the driver and his honest smile, and then looked at the people walking busily on the street struggling for their lives.

Everyone has their own life, perhaps ordinary, but this peaceful, quiet and tranquil picture is the tranquility bought with blood.

For a moment, Li Mu couldn't help but think of a plot in the script of "Changjin Lake" that he was about to start filming. The words said by instructor Mei Sheng, he had been demobilized and returned home, and he was just short of filing a report, but he still came.

His wife rode her bicycle to accompany him for more than a hundred miles, crying and asking if he could not go.

Instructor Mei Sheng looked at the land beneath his feet and finally uttered a word.

They can choose not to fight, but if they don't fight, their next generation will have to fight.

In fact, no one wants to go to war, but some wars have to be fought. They choose to go because they want to guard the hard-earned peace and protect the people they want to protect.

This may be the significance of his making this movie. Why did the volunteer army enter North Korea?
In order to protect this rare peace, people should also remember the most faithful moments of this country.

But nowadays too many film directors have completely lost their understanding of where the spirit of the civilian world comes from.

Like Guan Hu and some other Chinese directors (such as Feng Xiaogang), they lack the ability to tell grand narratives.

As the saying goes, the butt determines the head, and the path determines the thinking.

They have lived too easily in this life, and there are always shortcuts for them to take, so that they cannot figure out how much of their achievements are due to the Brahmin platform they are on and how much are due to themselves. They don’t understand what Gatsby meant by his first sentence.

The most interesting thing is that the platform that laid their starting point happened to be derived from the efforts made by their previous generation for the civilian world.

They started from this platform, but are undermining the past significance and future work of the platform, and are malicious towards the world of ordinary people who intend to expand this platform to allow more people to stand on it.

On the one hand, they do not believe in the power of faith and ideals. On the other hand, in order to give a self-consistent explanation of history, they choose to start from small people and try to use personal emotions or create some other plots to dissolve the power of grand narratives and faith.

Simply put, they don't understand why some people would sacrifice themselves for their ideals.

But "Changjin Lake" can teach everyone a lesson, and it is a very educational lesson.

Thinking of this, Li Mu couldn't help but let out a deep breath. This might be the core of this task, and it was also the fundamental direction that he, as the chief director, needed to grasp the most.

The direction cannot go astray.
On the other side, Zhang Yi was just about to discuss the next plot with the actors and photographers when his assistant hurried over and handed the ringing cell phone to Zhang Yi.

"Take a break first. Director Li is probably coming. Ask someone to go outside and check." Zhang Yimou instructed after seeing that the caller was Li Mu.

Li Mu also made a phone call to confirm first. After all, if they were filming, it would be bad if he suddenly barged in and affected the filming.

After confirmation, Li Mu allowed the driver to enter.

"Director Li is here to visit the set." When the crew saw Li Mu, they looked at the large van behind them as if they had seen a savior.

After all, I'm tired of eating the same old boxed lunches, and being able to eat something different is the benefit of having a visit from the set.

Li Mu also asked people to distribute the food, and then many actors, including Lei Jiayin, Yu Hewei, Zhou Dongyu and others came over and greeted Li Mu.

"You said Director Li came to see Director Zhang. Could it be the rumor in the industry?"

"It's hard to say, but it's not impossible."

"If they really join forces, it will be very interesting."

Several actors watched Li Mu and Zhang Yi walk into a closed space to talk, and they became curious.

"I really want to perform in it." Zhou Dongyu said eagerly.

"Who wouldn't want to? But this is not something we can decide. Let's review the script. If Director Zhang gets angry, I won't help you."

Yu Hewei shook his head and persuaded.

Apparently this sentence was still useful, and several people took out their scripts and started to practice.

On the other hand, Zhang Yimou seemed to have expected it, "Is it about the movie about the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea?"

"Yes, I think it is most appropriate for senior brother to do the big scenes. After all, if senior brother in the country says he is number one in this area, no one dares to say he is second." Li Mu couldn't help laughing.

This is not an exaggeration. The grander the scene, the higher Zhang Yi's performance level.

You can complain that the plots of Zhang Yimou's movies are bad, but you can't say that his aesthetic control of large scenes is poor. In this field, Zhang Yimou is definitely a first-class master.

With so many exciting large-scale scenes like "Changjin Lake", shot by Zhang Yimou, it will undoubtedly be a highlight.

"You are no worse than me in this respect."

Zhang Yi was very happy to hear this. After all, being recognized by others is something worth being happy about.

"It's just that this movie is not easy to make. It requires too much energy. I'm afraid that my time here will delay your progress."

Zhang Yi also had some doubts. After all, he is still filming "As Solid as a Rock" and it has not been completed yet. Whether he has enough energy is a big problem, and whether he has time is even more of a problem.

(End of this chapter)