China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 95 Global Casting
"This relationship is great. Nortel will spare no effort to cooperate with you. If you need any support, just ask."

As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, Xie Xiaojing had already made a promise.

Tian Zhuangzhuang and Wang Rui, the two directors of the directing department, also nodded frequently.

Nonsense, this is a good thing. With Li Mu’s identity, Sino-US co-production and global casting, this movie must be extraordinary.

The last co-production of Li Mu was a collaboration with South Korea. Although the investment did not exceed [-] million, it caused quite a stir. Cannes had already invited the film before it was finished.

Li Mu was expecting the strength of Nortel's support. As long as the school was not stupid, it would be impossible to push him away.

"Dean Xie, there is one more thing. There are too many things to do about this movie. I can't handle it alone. I would like to ask some seniors or juniors in the directing department to help me." Li Mu did not elaborate, everyone understood.

"That's a good relationship." Xie Xiaojing nodded. Li Mu is helping the school's director increase his qualifications. Such a good thing must be strongly supported.

"Just tell me who you like." After Tian Zhuangzhuang experienced what happened last time, he probably guessed that Li Mu had already chosen a good person.

"In the National College Video Exhibition, I saw that the short film "Going Home" was shot well." Li Mu said, stroking his chin.

""Go Home"? Lu Yang is a junior, right?" Tian Zhuangzhuang thought for a moment and said his name.

"Hey, yes, that's him." Li Mu clapped his hands, as if you were right.

Looking at Li Mu like this, Tian Zhuangzhuang could not imagine what Li Mu had planned?
This is probably because he wants to kidnap the director and use it as his own company's name.

But this is also a good thing. After all, under Mengying Media, there are many people who can’t envy it.

"Okay!" Tian Zhuangzhuang did not hesitate. Li Mu gave back to the school, and Nortel naturally also made some efforts to facilitate Li Mu in some aspects.

Lu Yang, who was at school, didn't expect such a big piece of pie to be smashed down, and everyone was stunned.

Although the short film "Going Home" was well-received at the National College Video Exhibition, it was just like that. There were only a few people who asked themselves to shoot the MV, but as for the movie, no one was seen.

When Lu Yang came back from Tianzhuang Village, he was still confused and a little unbelievable.

It seems that Brother Pastor Li just invited me to be the assistant director of the new movie.

"What's wrong, Lu Yang? You feel confused?"

The person next to him bumped his elbow slightly. After Lu Yang was called out by Director Tian, ​​the person who came back was wrong.

"Brother Pastor Li invited me to be the director's assistant." Lu Yang did not hide it, and the matter was announced immediately.

"what?"

"Is it that Li Mu?"

"Are there many Li Mu in our school?" Lu Yang asked in a soul-like voice.

"Holy shit, you actually work as an assistant to the Goddess Shepherd." This man was obviously a loyal follower of Li Mu, and the Goddess Shepherd even shouted out.

Lu Yang looked at these pairs of red eyes and felt timid.

"You can't run away after this meal." A faint voice came into Lu Yang's ears.

The news about Li Mu's new movie soon spread, and then Mengying Media officially released the new movie information.

The production cost is US$2.5 million. It is directed by Li Mu and stars top Chinese actor Cheng Long as the male protagonist. Hollywood's top actress and Oscar winner Charlize Theron plays the female protagonist. It is jointly produced by many Chinese and American film companies and is a 3D science fiction disaster film "2012". Some roles are cast globally.

The casting information immediately caused a sensation across the country, because this time the movie requires a lot of domestic actors.

At the same time, this news was also announced simultaneously in North America.

2.5 million US dollars, instantly exploded in the world entertainment circle.

The media have reported on it one after another, and some media with fast hands have searched for information and published articles quickly.

"With US$2.5 million, the third highest in history, Li Mu is about to start filming the epic 3D blockbuster "2012"!"

"The production cost is 20 billion, the highest in China, and the Sino-US co-production blockbuster is about to set sail."

"Another masterpiece from Li Mu, the production cost of 3D "2012" is as high as US$2.5 million."

The media was almost one-sided, and there were a few voices saying that Li Mu was extravagant and wasteful, but they were unable to stir up any trouble and were buried in the torrent of reports.

There are a lot of discussions in various film forums, Tianya and other places.

Expectations, shocks, feelings, and derogations are all there.

However, the actors are already frantically contacting their companies. If they can get an important supporting role, wouldn't it be like smoke rising from their ancestral graves?
"Mimi, will you go to Director Li's movie casting?"

At this moment, sophomore Yuan Shanshan looked at the casting information on the official website of Mengying Media and asked excitedly.

"You have to go to Director Li's movie to try your luck. Besides, the casting location is in Nortel." Before Yang Mi responded, others in the dormitory were already talking about it.

Yang Mi's eyes were fixed on the character information, and her mood was ups and downs.

This scene happened in all art schools including Nortel
Xie Xiaojing held the newspaper and was very happy. Nortel's name was displayed crazily on the newspaper.

I picked up the pen and prepared to write the content of the report. I wrote it very quickly and my thoughts flowed out.

However, the leaders of China Theater and Shangxi Theater felt sad. They were criticized wildly during meetings and had no place to complain.

In the level 96 penguin group, this group, which usually had almost no one communicating with each other, was also buzzing with discussions at this time.

Zeng Li looked at the messages in the group and responded word by word.

"Li Zi, haven't you participated in Director Li's movies before? Can you help introduce me this time?"

Zhang Ziyi, who had hardly spoken in the group, suddenly became excited.

Zhang Ziyi also felt that Li Mu was not interested in him at all, but he would fight for this opportunity no matter what.

Zeng Li looked at Zhang Ziyi's words and didn't know what he was thinking about. Then he replied:
"What level is Director Li? How can I get in touch with him? You and Director Li have met several times at the Oscars, right? You don't have his contact information?"

Zhang Ziyi was suddenly speechless. She did have the contact information, but later Li Mu blocked her. Later, Li Mu changed his number and lost contact directly.

In Hollywood, the relationship between two people is only as good as a meet-and-greet.In the evening, the official website of Mengying Media updated the new project information and included the names of the confirmed actors.

There are not many people confirmed, including male and female protagonists and an important supporting actress.

This supporting actress's name is clearly written on it.

"Mimi, come and take a look, this role seems to have been decided."

Yuan Shanshan pointed to the character list where Liu Yifei's name was and said with disappointment.

They all wanted to give it a try, after all, the character's setting suited them quite well.

Unexpectedly, the role has already been decided before I even tried it out.

Yang Mi looked a little helpless when she saw this name prominently displayed on the official website.

She has worked very hard, but in The Legend of the Condor Heroes she is a supporting role and Liu Yifei is the protagonist.

At this time, she was still working hard to prepare for the audition, and Liu Yifei had already been confirmed.

Some of the top movie resources have always been reserved for Liu Yifei. She can enjoy them all without having to fight.

And what about her?
You have to fight for everything you do, and fight desperately, only then can you have a chance.

"Uncle Lu, this role is gone." Jingtian was also staring at the movie character at this time, looking a little confused.

"It's okay. Let's try for other roles. I think this female soldier is good."

Lu Zheng had no choice. Although he was also an investor, Li Mu had the final say on this movie.

This role can be given to whoever wants it. Perhaps except for Warner, who has some suggestion rights, others have no right to interfere at all.

Everyone in the circle knows about the relationship between Li Mu and Liu Yifei. This is no longer a secret. There is nothing wrong with Li Mu giving resources to his girlfriend.

Fans of Liu Yifei are extremely happy. It is an honor to be able to star in such a big-budget movie, even if it is a supporting role.

This move between Li Mu and Mengying really dropped a bomb on the entertainment industry.

Huayi's life was not easy at this time, and it was still waiting for Feng Xiaogang's "The Night Banquet" to be released to take the opportunity to make a fortune.

"All our actors should give it a try if they can." Wang Zhongjun said to Li Xue and Wang Zhonglei.

"It's been arranged, and the remaining roles are all small roles. It's a pity."

Li Xue was very interested, but there was no suitable important role for Li Binbin in this movie at his age. That role needed a black woman.

Hollywood stars, big and small, are rushing to the Chinese imperial capital, and many media are squatting at the airport to take pictures.

Oscar nominees for Best Supporting Actress Rachel Weisz, Matt Dillon, Keira Knightley, Christine Taye.
On this day, Nortel seems to have become the center of the entire entertainment industry, with stars shining brightly.
But the school leaders were so happy that their faces froze with laughter.

In the auditorium of Nortel, the role director of Mengying Media was arranging various audition matters.

Li Mu is responsible for the audition of the main personnel, and the rest can be reviewed.

Otherwise, hundreds of actors would need to be auditioned one by one by Li Mu, and Mengying Media would be raising a bunch of losers.

The first interview was for a male character, a Chinese geoscientist who first learned of the impending disaster in India.

Many people came to audition, including Chen Jianbin, Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Guo Jingfei, Zhang Yi, and Huang Bo.
Li Mu was sitting in the main seat, and only a section of the script was cut out, which was distributed by the staff.

Chen Jianbin was too old and was rejected by Li Mu first.

Huang Xiaoming had just finished his performance in "The Night Banquet" and felt that he had not yet come out of the drama. It was very uncoordinated to play a scientist.

Deng Chao and Guo Jingfei were also not suitable for this role, so Li Mu sent them away directly.

When it was Zhang Yi's turn, Li Mu seemed to remember something.

"I remember that "Soldier Assault" is still being filmed. My scenes are not allowed to be skipped. Do you still have time?" Li Mu asked casually.

"Director Li, my role is that of a fourth male lead. It will be completed in a few weeks. It will definitely not be a problem." Zhang Yi replied quickly, he did not want to miss this good opportunity.

"Okay, then you can act a bit and see."

Zhang Yi slowed down and then started. The performance was that the laboratory learned that the disaster was coming.

The script was written with scene description. At this time in India, the environment was not good and the temperature in the experiment was rising.

Zhang Yi and the people who had arranged for the scene were communicating while walking, sweat dripping from both sides of his forehead.
The acting was pretty good, Li Mu looked at it and nodded.

"Write it down first." Li Mu turned around and said to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang sat aside with a notebook and a pen in his hand, acting like an assistant.

Huang Bo's performance was also very good. Li Mu said hello to him, and they have occasionally met him a few times in the past few years.

It's a pity that Li Mu chose Zhang Yi in the end because his image was a little worse.

There were not many people who met the requirements for the role of the daughter of the president of the beautiful country. In the end, Li Mu chose Thandie Newton.

Christine Thayer's acting in "Crash" is remarkable and fits the character's setting.

In this movie, all Chinese actors play positive roles. Li Mu also added a lot of Noah's Ark plot in the second half, which highlights this point.

There are both positive and negative sides to the characters in Beautiful Country.

In the end, Oliver Platt played the role of the White House Chief of Staff, who is selfish and does not care about the life and death of others.

Danny Glover plays the president of the United States.

Li Mu's casting is nearing completion, but overall casting is still in full swing.

(End of this chapter)