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Chapter 894 "Scar Literature" is released
Having solved the problem, Li Mu felt relieved immediately. After playing with the little kid for a while, Li's mother shouted for dinner.

"Do you have such a good appetite today?" Mother Li asked when she saw Li Mu quickly finishing the second bowl of rice and continuing to add more.

"Dad, you have so many ducks, are you going to grow taller?"

The little bun still remembered the theory that eating more would make him taller, and he shouted immediately.

For a moment, everyone couldn't help laughing.

"No, there was a problem with a movie at my dad's company, and it was just solved. I'm in a good mood, so my appetite is naturally better."

Liu Yifei explained with a smile.

"Oh!" The little bun nodded, not quite understanding.

"Have you taken on another movie?" Li's mother asked casually.

Chats at the dinner table are usually about trivial matters.

"Well, but I didn't shoot it. The company took it and asked someone else to shoot it." Li Mu ate his food and swallowed it. He added, "It's a war film about the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea."

"You know what? It seems like I haven't seen a war movie of this era for a long time. But the anti-Japanese war movies are occasionally shown on TV dramas!"

For a moment, Li's mother couldn't help but say a few more words, as if she was in the mood, "Speaking of war movies, we have to watch the ones from our era. They were so good, right, old man?"

"Yes, I still remember the films like The Battle of Shangganling in 1956 and Sons and Daughters of Heroes in 1964!"

Li Peng nodded in response.

“I feel that war movies back then were much better than those now. Apart from the technical aspects, I remember that the directors and creative teams who made those movies were not only led by official departments, but also had a large number of soldiers who actually came from the battlefield.

Also, in "The Battle of Shangganling", when Wang Lan heard that the company commander had met the Chairman, there was real light in her eyes. The spirit of building a new China was ingrained in her bones. Compared with some current movies and TV series, the intention is much greater."

Li's mother talked nonstop about the past, while Li Mu and Liu Yifei listened quietly.

At this time, the old man’s sharing is a recollection of his past memories, a beautiful memory, so it is better not to interrupt it.

However, Li Mu also saw the above-mentioned movies, after all, he was studying directing.

The glory of these films is also related to the times.

Because the classic works that Li's mother mentioned were created around the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China - before 1978.

China at this time had just been founded and had fought just wars with neighboring countries.

The cultural thoughts of the entire people at that time were highly integrated with the state of society at that time, and the overall spirit was completely different.

However, after the country opened its doors, due to national relations, there was first the "Sino-US honeymoon period" and then the "Sino-Japanese honeymoon period".

People in the cultural and film circles at that time were deeply influenced by American and Western culture. After going through several stages, the fifth generation of directors such as Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige emerged in the mid-to-late 80s and became the main force of "scar literature."

And the sixth generation of great directors were also deeply influenced. At the same time, because of this influence, this is the fundamental reason why the war films shot by the sixth and fifth generation directors are entangled in the "rightness" of their ideological expression.

However, in the film art of the fifth generation of great directors, various reflections of "scar literature" are the mainstream, so we also have many war films that reflect on national character, war and individuals.

Because of the background of the times and the fact that it was still a "state-owned" system at the time, the war films made by the fifth generation of directors are still quite good. Although there are some "reflective" elements, their treatment of nation and war is very profound.

But when it comes to the war films made by the sixth generation of directors, compared with the "reflection" of the fifth generation, they have completely surpassed the problem of "extremely crooked buttocks".

For example, there are two directors of the sixth generation who have made a total of three famous war films.

In 2009, Lu Xun's "Nanjing Nanjing" and in 2020, Guan Hu's "Eight Hundred" and the original version of "King Kong River".

While Li Mu was having dinner, many people learned that Mengying Media had taken on a new tribute film assignment, and for a while they were secretly inquiring whether there were any suitable resources.

"I heard that the time limit for the task Director Li has taken on is a bit tight." Xing Aina, who was having dinner with Ning Hao at the moment, couldn't help but sigh.

"More than tight, I heard the script hasn't even been released yet. I estimate the filming period will be two months. The script will take one month, no more. And then we have to do the post-production while filming. That's a lot of time."

Ning Hao shook his head and said, "I don't know who Lao Li is going to hire. It's a pity that I'm working on another movie and I'm also taking a lot of people with me."

"Even if you don't make that movie, a war film, you are not very suitable for it." Xing Aina was not mocking Ning Hao, it was just that it was true. After all, there was a big difference in style.

Ning Hao thought about it quietly and did not deny it. It seemed to be true. He, Xu Zheng and several others did not seem to be suitable for filming this movie about the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.

Compared to Ning Hao's worries, Guan Hu was now thinking about Li Mu's bad luck.

"I'd like to see who you can hire and who has the experience to coordinate and complete the filming within three months."

Guan Hu really felt that he was being looked down upon at this time. After filming "Eight Hundred", he was extremely suitable in every aspect, but he was ruthlessly rejected.

It’s just that there is a huge gap in the status of the two parties in the industry. The last time he complained about "My Hometown and Me", Ning Hao didn’t care at all and ignored him at all, as if he was performing a one-man show.

If it happened again, he would be even more embarrassed, and could only watch silently as many people in the group asked about Mengying Media's new project.
After finishing his meal, Li Mu glanced at the time and then called Wu Jing.

"This is Director Li's call. I think it's about 'The Battle at Lake Changjin'. Pick it up quickly." Xie Nan took the phone on the table and found Wu Jing who was playing with the baby.

Wu Jing quickly handed the baby to Xie Nan and then pressed the answer button.

"Brother Jing, are you doing okay during this period?" Li Mu asked with a smile.

"It's OK. With the delay, my foot problem has been cured. I've also studied the script thoroughly. I'm just waiting for the filming to start."

Wu Jing suddenly felt that she was quite lucky. Although she was prepared to use her leg, which had just undergone surgery a few months ago, to shoot this extremely dangerous movie, she did not expect it to be postponed in the end. Now the only risk point was gone.

"Director Li, do you have any directing work for me on "Changjin Lake"? Go ahead, I'm free now."

"Ahem!" Li Mu coughed upon hearing this. "Brother Jing, it's like this. I have a new task on hand and I'm short of a director!"

These words made Wu Jing stunned for a moment.
(End of this chapter)