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Chapter 837: Swallow under the eaves, don't want to regret for the rest of your life
"Boss Yu, let me handle this matter."

Li Mu shook his head.

Although it is indeed more convenient to use Wu Jing, it does not mean that she is indispensable. Do you really have to invite her over regardless of her injuries?

Although Li Mu knew that Wu Jing would most likely not refuse if he asked, he really didn't need to do so.

Seeing that Li Mu was so persistent, Yu Dong didn't say much. After all, Li Mu was the chief producer and director.

“Has the budget plan been finalized?”

"Let me give you a rough estimate. If we take Hollywood A-level production investment as the standard, the pre-production staff alone would be more than 7000 people. Add in the shooting and post-production staff, and the number of staff would probably exceed 1.2.

As for the actors, at least 7 extras will be needed, and the other props, special effects, and costumes combined will cost about 13 billion RMB."

Huang Jianxin and Yu Dong and others recently asked someone to make a budget for this. After all, to make a movie, funding comes first. If the money is not in place, what can be done?

So this is usually the top priority, but because time is urgent, everyone is doing several tasks at the same time.

“Make a budget of $2 million first. If it exceeds the budget, we can make up for it if it’s not enough.”

Things have come to this point, and it is inevitable that a classic war film in Chinese film history will be created.

Then "spending money" is one of the key words in the production of "Changjin Lake".

"No problem here, Bona!"

"Neither does Bayi."

Yu Dong and Ming Zhenjiang also knew the importance of this mission, and money was nothing compared to the mission.

Even if it suffers losses in the end and the box office is not good, it will definitely not suffer losses in the future.

A few people got together and talked about the recent preparatory work in detail.

"Director Li, by the way, have you invited the other two directors?"

Yu Dong saw that everyone else had finished talking and only Li Mu was left, so he started asking curiously.

"Director Zhang Yi is most likely on the list. I heard the rumor is going viral in the industry." Ming Zhenjiang asked with a smile.

"I have invited both directors Zhang Yi and Chen Kai."

It was impossible for Li Mu to hide anything from these people. Yu Dong held back until the very end before asking. Li Mu admired his gossipy nature.

If it were Wang Changtian, he would have found out the truth long ago.

Thinking about it this way, Li Mu felt that what Wang Changtian said made some sense. After all, as a journalist, Wang Changtian still had some "professional qualities".

Li Mu's casual remark actually confused Yu Dong and Ming Zhenjiang.

"Is this true? Director Li, you are not kidding, right?" Yu Dong asked back.

"I don't look like someone who would make a joke in this situation." Li Mu looked at Yu Dong playfully.

"Hahaha, really, I asked this on the day Director Li went to invite Director Zhang. To be honest, my idea is the same as yours." Huang Jianxin looked at the two of them in silence for a while, then couldn't help but said with a smile.

"Director Li, you really hid it well. You managed to keep such big news secret." Yu Dong could only sigh, "If this gets out, the world will explode."

Ming Zhenjiang also shook his head at this moment, "I really didn't expect it. I guess not many people can guess it."

Just as they were still sighing, Li Mu's cell phone suddenly vibrated. Li Mu took it out and saw that it was Wu Jing calling.

"I'll take a call, you guys continue." Li Mu greeted them and then found a place where no one was.

"Brother Jing, what's wrong?"

"Director Li, I'm sorry, I may not be able to shoot this movie this time." Wu Jing hesitated for a moment and then whispered.

"It's okay. It's no big deal. The most important thing is to take good care of your injury. There will be opportunities in the future." Li Mu smiled faintly, and then was about to talk to Wu Jing about other things, but unexpectedly Wu Jing changed the subject.

"Director Li, why don't you tell me what story my character is about? To be honest, I can't stand turning it down without knowing the whole story. It feels like ants are crawling on my body."

"No, Brother Jing, you..."

"Director Li, just tell me roughly what you want to say and I'll just listen. I really don't have any other ideas." Wu Jing seemed very confident and said.

Li Mu couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then told part of the story.

“I originally wanted you to play the leading role, that is, Wu Qianli’s role, the captain of the seventh company.

After the end of the Liberation War, Wu Qianli returned home to visit his family and brought his brother Baili's urn back to his hometown in Huzhou. Under the astonished gaze of his parents and the unfamiliar eyes of his brother, he knelt on the ground.
The government allocated a few acres of land to the family, and Wu Qianli has saved some allowances over the years. He plans to build a few large tiled houses, the kind that can accommodate five nests of swallows under the eaves, and find a wife for his younger brother."

Li Mu did not give a direct outline, but narrated a part of the story like a plot narration.

"'Five nests of swallows can live under the eaves.'"

When Li Mu finished his story and his mouth was dry, Wu Jing was still muttering what Li Mu said at the beginning.

"Director Li, this plot is so detailed and well written"

Wu Jing then couldn't help but sigh that he could imagine the corresponding visual effects, which was a feeling he had never experienced in filming movies over the years.

"I was born in the countryside, so I understand the meaning of this sentence very well. In the past, my family hoped that swallows would build nests under the eaves. Building a nest would make the family happy for a long time. The elders in the family often told their children and grandchildren: If swallows come to visit our home, it means that our family is happy, healthy and peaceful. It is a good omen! Not to mention five."

"Director Li, this role may be the best and most distinctive one I have encountered in the past few decades. I want to play it."

Wu Jing then said with certainty.

Li Mu was about to say something when Wu Jing continued speaking.

"Director Li, I know what you're worried about. I don't think you need to worry. I'll be fine after the surgery. Please keep the role for me. I'll have a rough idea of ​​what to expect after the surgery. If it doesn't work out, I'll definitely not delay the crew's efforts.
I will talk to Xie Nan and will not make things difficult for Director Li."

“There are still many opportunities.”

"There are many opportunities, but I know if I don't fight for this one, I will probably regret it for the rest of my life. This opportunity may only come once in a lifetime."

Wu Jing's words made Li Mu silent for a while, and then he sighed.

“I’ll send you the script, and you can figure it out on your own. If you really can’t do it after the surgery, don’t force it, I won’t accept it.

There will definitely be a lot of action scenes, so be prepared. But I just thought that your leg injury can also be used to make Wu Qianli's left leg injured, so that the action scenes can be more natural."

"Thank you for your help, Director Li." Wu Jing said gratefully.

"You're welcome. Just don't let Sister Xie Nan scold me." Li Mu couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head.

"Definitely not. I have the confidence that I can convince her." Wu Jing assured, patting his chest.

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Li Mu didn't say anything else afterwards. He still needed to prepare a replacement plan for Wu Jing. If the filming conditions were still not met after the operation or there was not enough time, Li Mu would still not let Wu Jing take part.

In theory, Wu Jing should be able to take it. After all, subsequent changes will directly extend the time by one year.

After Li Mu arrived, he also mentioned that Wu Jing would be the leading actor.

"That's great! I think this role needs to be played by an actor who is 'very good at fighting', and Wu Jing is the perfect choice!" Yu Dong agreed.

"That's true." Huang Jianxin also agreed with this point, "And in this way, we have one more member in Group 16 who can also direct, which can be of great help to the crew."

"Let's see. Hopefully he'll be fine after the surgery."

Li Mu then ended the topic and didn't talk about it any further.

The crew's preparations are still in full swing, and with such a large scale, it would take at least a few months to complete.

On the other hand, during the period, after "The Wandering Earth" broke 50 billion, it no longer had such strong momentum, but it still reached around 53 billion.

The major summer movie seasons are also taking advantage of the trend, with full publicity and ready to go.

Among them, "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" is the most popular movie to be released recently.

As one of the few works of Tiangong Animation, the first "Your Name" amazed the audience and set off a sensation in the animation industry, although at that time Tiangong Animation was just a department of Mengying Media.

Afterwards, "The Return of the Great Sage" set off a craze for Chinese animation, breaking 10 billion and setting an example.

Now that these three films have been released, not only movie fans but even the industry insiders are looking forward to seeing how they perform.

However, "The Bravest" and the science fiction film "Shanghai Fortress" in early August are also highly anticipated, but the latter has been increasingly controversial recently.

Because netizens found that its promotion was inconsistent. At the beginning, it was promoted as "The Wandering Earth", with all kinds of science fiction and sentimental themes. However, after a while, it started promoting love and doomsday, which was really varied.

But the real sci-fi hard materials, special effects, props and all kinds of things are nowhere to be seen.

You should know that when "The Wandering Earth" was promoted, a science fiction special was released, in which all the props and special effects were displayed to the audience one by one, allowing the audience to know the real behind-the-scenes of science fiction.

But Shanghai Fortress has none of these.

"Oh no, you're a science fiction film, always promoting these love stories, is that interesting?"

"Yeah, isn't it? It takes six years to sharpen a sword. Where did you sharpen it? Did you sharpen it for nothing?"

"I've figured it out. This isn't going to be a romance film based on a sci-fi film. I have a bad feeling about this. Brothers, you guys should go ahead and release it in early August. I'll take a look at the reviews!"

"Me too, I'm waiting for the movie reviews, I don't think they're very reliable"

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Netizens have also learned their lesson and are not so easy to fool.

CTS.

"Mr. Chen, there was a problem with the road show. Lu Han had a fever. According to his team, it was 39 degrees."

The publicity director was also overwhelmed when looking at the current data and comments from netizens, and Lu Han happened to have problems at this time.

"Let him persist." Chen Jicheng, chairman of CTS, said without hesitation, "And let him post more on Weibo so that his fans can support him. Otherwise, why would they hire him to act? Are they willing to reduce their price just because his salary is low?"

"Okay, Mr. Chen, I'll talk to his team right away."

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(End of this chapter)