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Chapter 893 Who to invite? That is a question

After talking to Guo Fan and Lu Yang, Li Mu returned home and was thinking about the script of "The Battle at Lake Changjin" while also thinking about who would be the third director of "The Battle at Lake Changjin".

The War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea is actually a very good subject, but Guan Hu is the one who can ruin this subject.

Of the four sections at the Jinjiang River in the original version, the first and fourth sections shot by Guan Hu are about the explanation of the bridge construction and the "human bridge" built by the volunteers under artillery fire.

The second and third segments shot by Guo Fan and Lu Yang are about air combat and anti-aircraft artillery.

The first and fourth paragraphs in the original version are indeed very ordinary, and the narrative is chaotic.

The fourth part is entirely supported by the background music "My Motherland". The relief and commentary at the end have nothing to do with the main plot. It feels like filling up time and even makes people feel that it simply ruins the integrity of the movie.

The shortcomings of this movie are quite obvious. When writing the script, Li Mu even thought about it and wanted Guo Fan and others to make major changes and not follow the original plan, otherwise the original plan would be impossible to follow.

Of course, there are still many flaws in the movie, among which the director has too many problems in expressing his ideological core, which is also something that has been debated countless times on the domestic Internet: in the final analysis, it is just a question of "whether the butt is straight or not".

After all, as a film dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's overseas combat, Guan Hu also ingeniously arranged a plot with the US military pilot as the main perspective: the brave cowboy was seriously injured and drove a fighter jet towards the enemy's air defense position.

Although everyone opposes deliberately vilifying and belittling the enemy, they also support portraying the opponent realistically.

But there is absolutely no need to deliberately elevate the opponent. After all, in this film, there is still a relationship between the main and the subordinate.

Even if we completely put aside ideology, this kind of expression is still questionable from a business perspective.

Not to mention the scene where the American pilot took off his flight cap and put on a cowboy hat. Even if an American mainstream movie was shot like this, I'm afraid it would still be considered corny by Americans.
At this moment, Liu Yifei walked back and forth in the hall several times. Seeing that Li Mu's eyes showed no reaction, she could not help but waved in front of Li Mu, "What's wrong, Amu, what are you thinking about?"

Li Mu, who was in a state of vacant thoughts, suddenly came back to his senses and smiled, "Nothing, I'm still thinking about which one would be more suitable to invite to join."

"Ah, you haven't thought about it yet?" Liu Yifei was stunned.

"I just thought of Lu Yang and Guo Fan, and there is one vacant position, so I can't make a decision for the moment."

Many names actually came to Li Mu's mind, but he didn't dare to confirm it. This was also the reason why Li Mu didn't confirm with Guo Fan and Lu Yang who it was before.

"Hehe, do you want me to help you?" Liu Yifei sat next to Li Mu with great interest. She poked her chin with her delicate white hand and seemed to be in a state of thinking.

"I thought of someone who seems okay. Do you want to listen?" Liu Yifei's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Hmm? Tell me about it, maybe what you say is almost the same as what I think!" Li Mu smiled immediately, and he also wanted to know what Liu Yifei thought.

"Look, he's experienced, has shot movies of similar eras, and has a lot of free time. Isn't that Director Jiang?"

"Jiang Wen?" Li Mu was stunned for a moment when he heard that. Somehow, the movie scenes appeared in his mind.

“Which serious director would film the mental journey of an American soldier?”

"Yes."

“Do you shoot like this?”

"I'm not filming! Do you film like this?"

“Who takes into account the enemy’s emotions when filming defending the country?”

"Why are you filming about defending the country while taking care of the enemy's emotions?"

"Slut! Bitch!!" "."

"As for him, it's not possible." Li Mu immediately smiled bitterly and shook his head. Li Mu thought about everyone, but he never thought of using Jiang Wen.

In fact, if Jiang Wen were the director and filmed "The Battle at Lake Changjin", there would probably be a lot of interesting things, such as showing the absurdity of fate and the stubbornness of human nature, and the characters would have sections that were cute and stubborn.

The war scenes will be more freehand, and the story will be more spirited and interesting. However, the theme of patriotism and heroism will not deviate, but Jiang Wen cannot shoot it, or in other words, Jiang Wen has no role to play within the specified time.

"Why?"

"Jiang Wen is not suitable for mainstream films. His films all have a very strong narrative tendency against the mainstream theme. He started making his own films just because he thinks differently from many people."

Li Mu knew Jiang Wen very well. "Even when he was filming Devils on Doorstep, he was sued by the original author, and the audience praised the film and lamented that it was not unfair to be banned. If he were to film a film about the Korean War, the controversy would probably be even greater. And if he were to film it, the possibility of it being a war film is extremely small.

Of course, the most important thing is, do you know what my nickname for Lao Jiang is? "

"Ah, what's your name?" Liu Yifei asked curiously.

"Jiang Silang! This guy usually takes three to four years to make a movie. You asked him to finish a movie in three months. I dare say that when I invite him, his first reaction will be to curse and then kick me out."

As Li Mu spoke, he had already thought of the scene when he went to Jiang Wen's house and persuaded Jiang Wen to take this task.

For example, the production scale of "Let the Bullets Fly" itself is medium-sized, without too many big scenes and special effects.

Jiang Wenleng spent one or two years in the early stages of preparation, and then four months shooting, with three thousand hours of footage before he finally polished it.

As for the classic three-person conversation scene, Jiang Wen spent a whole week shooting it.

"Hahaha!"

Liu Yifei was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Don't tell me, this is something Director Jiang could really do."

"But don't tell me, you reminded me that although Jiang Wen is not suitable for directing, he is a good actor."

Li Mu clapped his hands immediately, and an idea flashed in his mind.

"Stop swearing. Why do you look like Director Jiang is possessed?" Liu Yifei immediately scolded.

"Oh, I spoke too quickly!" Li Mu said apologetically. He glanced around and luckily the little bun was not there, otherwise he would have taught bad things.

"I remember that Lao Jiang's father was a veteran of the Korean War. If Lao Jiang were to play the role, given his personality, he would most likely learn all the details and would definitely be able to play the role well."

Li Mu immediately felt that his idea was a good one. Since others couldn't invite Jiang Wen, he couldn't either. Anyway, this guy was just sitting there doing nothing.

If this happens to be the case, one person can be freed up, so the director can just get the whole team together, and with my help, the movie should go much more smoothly.

The more Li Mu thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. He immediately hugged Liu Yifei and kissed her on the face.

"What are you doing? What if mom or daughter sees you?" Liu Yifei was too thin-skinned and her face immediately turned red as she said angrily.

"Just see it, what's the big deal." Li Mu didn't care at all. The main thing was that a big problem was solved, which really made him happy.

(End of this chapter)