China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 91 Oscar Award Presenter

Li Mu looked at Lu Zheng doubtfully, as if asking if there was anything else?
"That's it, Director Li, Tiantian has always admired you, Director Li. She has wanted to be an actor since she was a child, so I would like to ask you to see if there is a suitable role, and let Tiantian try it too."

Lu Zheng didn't dare to spend money directly on the character. After all, Li Mu's identity was different.

With any other director, he might have done that.

Jingtian also looked at Li Mu expectantly, his admiration beyond words.

Jingtian's appearance was excellent, but his acting skills were really not very good. Li Mu thought about it and didn't refuse directly.

If there is a suitable one, it’s not impossible to throw in a role that will stand out. Let’s look back first.

"If there is a suitable one, I will consider it."

Lu Zheng had a grateful look on his face. In different circles, what he said meant different things.

Directors like Li Mu, once they say they will consider it, will really consider it if there is a suitable one.

This time I came to China Film Academy and I really made a profit. Lu Zheng felt that he was really lucky.

In the future, Mengying's movies will need to be expanded in schedule. He also understands all the trades in this industry.

Li Mu got up anyway, nodded to a few people, and left.

After coming out, Ning Hao called and asked him to have a meal at home.

Ning Hao's movie has been completed and is in the final stages of production. This meal is to set the schedule.

At Ning Hao's house, Xing Ai was busy going about his business, but Ning Hao was like a great man, giving advice on the sofa.

"If it's urgent, we'll schedule it in May. If it's not urgent, we'll schedule it in early July." Li Mu calculated and gave two months.

This year's movies are a bit hard to mess with, so Li Mu still chose the one with the least competition among the two slots for Ning Hao.

"July, it's just the summer vacation, so it's suitable. I'll catch up in May." Ning Hao chewed on the apple, thought for a while and replied.

"Row!"

"This year has been explosive at the beginning. "Fearless" has grossed over [-] million at the box office." Ning Hao said it easily, but his eyes were full of envy.

Nowadays, there are still only a few people in the billion-dollar club. Even if we include those from Hong Kong, they can be counted on both hands.

Starring Jet Li and singing the theme song by Jay Chou, this movie has never been less popular since the beginning.

"You also have a chance." Li Mu said nonchalantly. The box office of hundreds of millions will grow like mushrooms after a spring rain in the next few years.

"It's your blessing."

Ning Hao didn't dare to think too much for the time being. The box office of his last movie was less than 3000 million, which was still far away from [-] million.

A phone call came out of the conversation between the two of them. Li Mu took a look and it was international roaming.

The call came from the beautiful country, and it was still unknown.

new business?Li Mu still answered the call. Most people couldn't find his phone number.

Ning Hao watched Li Mu's expression change several times while talking on the phone. During this period, he clearly heard an English word and became interested.

As soon as he hung up the phone, Ning Hao asked, "Is this the beautiful country calling?"

"Well, I called from the Oscar organizing committee to be this year's award presenter." Li Mu looked a little amused, not because of the fact that he was the presenter, but because of the award.

"What award?" Ning Hao didn't feel any surprise. It was natural for Li Mu to be the presenter, but the award was a bit more demanding.

"Best Director!" Li Mu said softly.

"No, best director? Are you sure it's not best picture?" Ning Hao felt as if he heard wrongly.

"The Oscar presenters are very particular. As a rule, the Oscar presenters are usually the actors who won the Oscar for acting in the previous year and present the awards to the winners of the following year. However, the last best director Clint East Wood declined the award."

Li Mu also missed one thing, that is, there is often a connection between the presenter and the winner when it comes to certain popular awards.

Speaking of which, it seems that Li Yin has been very successful in the past two years. He first won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, and was nominated for 7 Golden Globe Awards. He won four awards and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director.

Immediately afterwards, it received 8 nominations for the Academy Awards, including a nomination for Best Director.

Li Mu smiled and it was time to give Li Bian a call.

"This time the reporters have work to do again." Ning Hao felt that he couldn't envy him. This was too far away and could not be touched at all levels.

Li Mu simply had a meal at Ning Hao's house and then left. He also had a phone call with Li Bing. Li Mu simply told him that he would be the award guest for Best Director this time.

Li Jian was silent for a long time, and his words were already a little excited and a little worried.

Oscar is the best at this trick. It seems to be related, but in the end, it is not impossible to win the award.

But this is at least a good sign.

After a brief exchange with Li Jian, Li Mu returned to Nortel. Liu Yifei's "The Condor" was about to be broadcast, so he was very busy.

I spent the rest of my spare time on the phone with Li Mu.

Recently, Tianya's last book caught Li Mu's attention. Internet users like him from later generations, when mobile phones were not so smart, could only browse the major forums to pass the time.

"Ghost Blowing the Lamp" by Tian Xia Ba has attracted a lot of attention on Tianya, but it has not become popular yet.

Li Mu remembers that in April, two ghost blowing lanterns appeared on Baidu, and ghost blowing lanterns began to be widely known on the Internet.

Then "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" became a huge hit.

Li Mu naturally couldn't give up this top IP, so he quickly ordered Liu Weijuan to take action.In the previous life, the world's tycoon sang about drinking and misbehaving. The IP copyright of Gui Chuodeng was finally used for [-] yuan and then walked away. It was such a dramatic effect.

Li Mu is not that evil, but if you contact him earlier, the copyright fee will naturally be cheaper.

The next day Li Mu got on a plane and headed to Beautiful Country.

"Boss, are you sure you want to invest so much?" David was still confirming this matter again and again. After all, this was a bit unbelievable.

Crystal's share this time will definitely not be too low, which means that Crystal will have to pay at least [-] million US dollars, which makes David, who regards money as his life, feel very painful.

Every time he saw the balance on the crystal account, he felt fulfilled.

Taking away more than [-] million would be like killing him.

On the other hand, Industrial Light & Magic still suffered losses from time to time, which was even more uncomfortable than killing him.

"Isn't it great to get the bonus this year? Where will the return be if you don't invest?" Li Mu glared at him. This guy only thinks about not spending money, but also wants to make money. Is it possible?

"It's better to watch a movie like "Insidious"!" David sighed with emotion. The costs and benefits were already blinding him.

Li Mu finally knew what he was thinking. It was just daydreaming and he had done too much.

""Twilight", please contact Stephenie Meyer. Crystal Pictures wants the film and television adaptation of this novel series."

The "Twilight Saga - Twilight" at the end of the year has already become popular in Europe and the United States. Naturally, Li Mu will not let go of such a profitable IP.

In the previous life, this copyright was picked up by Summit Entertainment, a Hollywood independent film production company.

"Boss, I will go with you Oscar. As your loyal subordinate, it is reasonable to watch you award the award, boss."

Li Mu couldn't bear to expose David when he heard David's mean voice.

Were you there to watch me award the award?
You obviously went there because you were greedy for those exposed female stars. You might as well have followed Li Mu to the Oscars party after the award ceremony.

"Ha ha!"

In Warner's office, Richard was already on standby, surrounded by Warner's team.

Li Mu wanted to increase production costs and engage in 3D, which surprised him for a while.

The production cost of up to 2.5 million US dollars is already the third highest in history.

The first is Cameron's "Avatar", which Richard has also heard of.

Fox was almost ruined by Cameron. It kept adding investment and delayed it again and again, but now it is finally getting better.

However, Fox is exhausted. Everyone is waiting for this movie to be released, and they are still praying to God.

No. 2, with a production cost of US$2.71 million, "Future Water World".

The box office and critical reception were disastrous, with only 3800 million dollars recovered in the United States. Fortunately, the film performed well overseas, with 1 million dollars recovered, which prevented the film from becoming the most profitable movie in history.

Richard didn't expect that Warner would also come, so he quickly called a professional team. Richard probably knew that he couldn't persuade Li Mu, so the team was ready to calculate the project.

If Li Mu shoots normally, even if it costs more for special effects, Richard is in favor of it with all his feet.

This suddenly increased the production cost by [-] million. Richard was also panicked. Warner couldn't afford to lose money, so it had to be treated with caution.

If everything goes wrong, Li Mu and Crystal Pictures can make a small production, not something as big as this, and still live a prosperous life in Hollywood.

He is different. If he doesn't get out, he can't eat and walk around.

The money Crystal Pictures has made in recent years makes even Warner Bros. envious.

You must know that Warner releases so many movies a year, and not every one of them is profitable.

Richard felt that he still had to persuade Li Mu. In fact, the investment amount was too high and the risk was too high, and he was a little scared.

"Li, do you really not want to consider just doing special effects? Warner has already evaluated it. If the production cost we discussed before is used, this movie has a high probability of making money. There is no need for us to be in trouble with Mei Dao."

Richard persuaded earnestly.

"If this movie is made in 3D, the box office will be higher. With risks comes rewards. Mr. Richard should know this better than me. If Warner is worried, Crystal can invest more."

What director doesn't have some ambition? Li Mu will definitely not give up such a good opportunity.

In this era, Li Mu also wants to make a strong mark.

Warner doesn't want a share, Crystal has the money, and can even eat the entire movie.

But in the North American market, we still have to rely on Warner, which is the big one here.

Richard continued to persuade that making easy money was what Warner wanted, but Li Mu remained unmoved.

Anyway, Warner won’t invest, and there are other companies. I believe someone will make this big bet. There is no shortage of people with gambling temperament here.

Seeing that there was no hope of persuasion, Richard waved his hand, and the Warner team began to budget and organize the project in detail.

In the end, Warner chose a more conservative plan, with a smaller investment share, and Big Head Crystal Pictures was responsible for distribution.

Li Mu smiled in his heart. If it doesn't get better, Li Mu is not worried that Warner will not contribute. Although it will lose some share, the investment is still close to hundreds of millions of dollars.

When promoting the release, they were more active than anyone else.

After tinkering for a day at Warner, Warner's team and Crystal's team managed to come up with a preliminary plan.

More details have to be sorted out slowly. For a movie with such a large investment, the establishment of the project is not that easy.

(End of this chapter)