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Chapter 835 Let the Bullets Fly for a While

"Brother, when will you be able to finish filming this movie?"

Energy and time are indeed a big issue.

After all, when three directors work together, they need to coordinate and cooperate with other creative staff to ensure the collaboration of the entire creative team.

This involves coordination and arrangement in many aspects. If there is not enough time, big problems will easily arise.

But Li Mu knew that something big would happen in the future, causing the film and television industry to come to a halt. So with this calculation, Zhang Yi actually had plenty of time to participate in it.

Even though Zhang Yimou later filmed a movie about the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, there is no conflict on this point.

"I expect to wrap up in September, the exact time should be roughly the same, and it won't be delayed until October." Zhang Yi is still very confident in his shooting plan and can stick to the timing pretty accurately.

In fact, under normal circumstances, shooting plans can be adjusted, but it is rare that there will be major changes unless it is caused by force majeure. After all, once there is a change, the cost of shooting will increase dramatically and the actors' schedules will be difficult to coordinate.

So every time this happens in the industry, there is all sorts of bickering, with one complaining about that actor's schedule being difficult to adjust, and another complaining about that one being seriously delayed.
Anyway, it's like everyone is right in a war of words.

"September." Li Mu pondered for a moment, then said firmly, "Brother, you don't have to worry about the time. As you know, movies need to be shot in winter, and most of the plots have to be shot at the beginning of the year.

It's only in the preparation stage right now. If you accept it, I will temporarily divide the task among you and the others. The film project is scheduled to be launched in October. We will discuss it later. It won't be a big problem."

Li Mu said calmly that as long as the timing was not a problem, everything would be easy to deal with.

"Well, it seems that it's not bad, but I heard that the script is quite long. If I give my part of the task to you first, will it be too much pressure for you to bear? Is it appropriate?"

Zhang Yi said worriedly that he had directed the Olympic Games before and naturally knew that for a movie of such a large scale, the workload for each part was very heavy.

Moreover, he knew something about the content of this film. A script of this level means that a director will need at least three or four years to shoot it, because it can only be shot in winter. Otherwise, three directors would not be allowed to work together on the film, simply because of limited time.

"Don't worry about this, brother. Since I can come up with this solution, I will naturally find a way to solve this problem."

Li Mu said confidently, "Director Huang is already quickly forming a director team. We will have 16 director teams and can assign some work in advance. There won't be any big problems here."

"Yeah!" Zhang Yi nodded silently after hearing Li Mu's affirmative reply. Then he became curious, "Has the director been confirmed?"

"Senior Brother Chen Kai happens to be in the imperial capital. I invited him yesterday." Li Mu said with a faint smile.

When Zhang Yi heard that it was Brother Chen Kai, he was tempted for a moment.

Li Mu was not in a hurry. Zhang Yi and Chen Kai had a complicated and deep relationship, but if one word was used to describe it, it would be both stinky and fragrant.
After thinking for a long time, Zhang Yi finally nodded, and Li Mu was immediately overjoyed. After all, he didn't expect at the beginning that he could successfully invite both of them, because various issues such as schedules, time, preferences, etc. would hinder cooperation.

"But after talking for so long, I still haven't seen the script." Zhang Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Uh, I forgot." Li Mu was a little embarrassed for a moment. This person agreed, but Zhang Yi didn't even read the script.

However, this also touched Li Mu. After all, Zhang Yi agreed to the role without even reading the script, which showed that she trusted him to some extent.

Zhang Yi just took a quick glance at it. After all, the crew had to continue filming later. If they really wanted to take a closer look, they would have to stop filming today.

"It's really good." Zhang Yi closed the script and couldn't help but sigh, "What a pity, I feel that this script can be refined, but I may not have the time."

If we continue to refine a script of this size, the filming will most likely be delayed. Moreover, the time given is a bit tight, so I guess it will be too late and we can only make some small adjustments.

Li Mu smiled and nodded.

In his eyes, this script needs to be refined, but the time is not now.

"Would you like to have a quick meal together in the evening?" Zhang Yi stood up and asked.

Li Mu turned on the screen of his mobile phone. The wallpaper on the screen was a photo of Liu Yifei and Xiao Baozi. He then clicked on Xiao Baozi.

"Haha, I almost forgot that you are still a daughter slave! But if I had a daughter as cute as Xiao Baozi, I would also want to see her every day. Speaking of which, I haven't seen Xiao Baozi for a long time.

Then let’s go back to the capital and eat. You have to treat us, Chief Director.”

"I'll treat you, I'll treat you, it's just a false reputation"

After the talk, Zhang Yi and Li Mu came out, and the relaxed crew suddenly became tense, because it meant that work was about to start.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhang Yi returned to the monitor, he picked up the loudspeaker and called for help.

Li Mu glanced at the time and saw that he could still watch a few more scenes, so he sat down next to the monitor.

Zhang Yi's crew was quite serious when they started filming. After all, Zhang Yi's status was so high that no one would put on airs or take his word for it.

This is also the current situation of major domestic directors, no one can check and balance them.

I don’t know if it was because Li Mu was there, but there were several serious mistakes in the performance. Zhang Yi was so angry that he went on stage and performed the scene for several people himself.

Li Mu was also secretly amazed. He had to say that Zhang Yi's acting skills were still there. Plus, as the director, he knew very well how to perform this scene, and he did a pretty good job.

Fortunately, this mistake did not continue and it passed after Zhang Yi demonstrated it.

With a "click", everyone in the crew breathed a sigh of relief.

After watching a few scenes, Li Mu also left the crew and prepared to return to the capital. However, it was impossible to conceal the news that Li Mu had come to Chongqing to visit Zhang Yimou. There were many people in the crew and someone would definitely leak the news.

As a result, people in the industry began to imagine all sorts of things.

"Did Li Mu go to invite Zhang Yi?"

"Who are the remaining two people? Is it really Zhang Yi?"

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Speculations arose everywhere, and even Wang Changtian couldn't resist his curiosity and called Li Mu to inquire.

"No, Mr. Wang, when did you become so gossipy?" Li Mu couldn't help but laugh.

"Director Li, this is not gossip, this is a major event in the industry. You know I am a journalist by profession, and this is my professional instinct."

"Mr. Wang, your professional sense is a bit far-fetched. You haven't been a reporter for many years, but you have been sitting in this office chair longer than when you were a reporter," Li Mu immediately teased.

"But it is just as you guessed. Anyway, it won't be long before everyone knows it."

Li Mu didn't mind revealing a little bit of it, and this news couldn't be concealed because Li Mu would have to report it immediately and it would be announced in the end.

"That's really big news." Wang Changtian couldn't help but sigh when he heard Li Mu's words.

Because there has been no example of collaboration with directors of this level in the past few decades.

"There is another person, Director Li, who is also invited?" Wang Changtian asked tentatively.

Because when Li Mu went to Brother Chen Kai's house, only Chen Hong and Chen Feiyu were there, and no one else knew about it.

"We have to keep this a little mysterious. If everyone knows everything at once, there's no point in that, right?"

"Director Li, you might as well just keep it a secret. Now that you know half of it and don't know the other half, how uncomfortable it is. Director Li, don't you know how painful it is?"

At this moment, Wang Changtian felt like he had found out a big news when he was a reporter. However, the big news was related to another big news, but he had no way of finding out. This was extremely uncomfortable for a journalist.

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Li Mu smiled and teased Wang Changtian a few more times before hanging up the phone.

At the same time, Chen Hong was also extremely curious at home.

"Old Chen, do you think Director Li's invitation was successful?"

She was one of the few people who knew that if Li Mu's invitation was successful, it would mark the beginning of a collaboration between the three most honored directors in the country.

This scene probably won't happen again in the next few decades.

"It's hard to say." Brother Chen Kai crossed his legs and read a book without even looking up.

This really made Chen Hong very angry.

On the other side, not long after Li Mu hung up the phone with Wang Changtian, Huang Jianxin called him.

Huang Jianxin was obviously very eager to know the result of Li Mu's invitation and whether it was finally confirmed.

"Director Zhang, it's done." Li Mu did not hide it when he heard the other party's question. After all, Huang Jianxin was the chief producer of the film.

"Then there is one left. Director Li, are you considering it?" Huang Jianxin was also thinking in his mind who to choose for the third position.

"Director Huang, I have invited both directors."

"Huh?" Huang Jianxin was stunned for a moment.

"Director Chen Kai has also confirmed it." Li Mu said with a faint smile.

What Li Mu didn't know at this time was that Huang Jianxin took a breath of cold air in the imperial capital.

He really didn't expect that Li Mu actually invited these two together, and succeeded in inviting them.

"Director Li, you are really something. If you do this, our entire industry will explode."

Huang Jianxin had to admit that there was no other combination like this in the industry and most people wouldn't dare to even think about it. Perhaps only with Li Mu's connections, identity and directorial ability could it be possible to make it work, otherwise the official would have to step in personally.

"Brothers, let's talk a little better."

"Director Li, you are too modest. If it were someone else, this matter would not be so simple." Huang Jianxin certainly knew the reason why Li Mu was able to successfully invite him.

"Then when will we release this news? This will definitely cost tens of millions of dollars for publicity."

Huang Jianxin could imagine that after this news was released, the shock and heated discussions inside and outside the industry were not comparable to ordinary topics.

"No hurry, wait a little longer, let the bullet fly for a while."

(End of this chapter)