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Chapter 956: Everyone is limited by their own growth process

"Ok?"

When Li Mu heard Lu Yu's words, he immediately felt that something was not right.

Because generally speaking, Lu Yu would not report it this way.

“We submitted Director Tian’s “Birdsong” for review before the New Year. People kept asking about it after the New Year, but there was no response from the bureau.”

Lu Yu reported truthfully.

"Yeah!" Li Mu paused for a moment after hearing that, then responded.

"Okay, I know about this!"

Li Mu also knew why Lu Yu specifically mentioned this matter, because Mengying Media had basically never encountered such a thing. Even though the review of "No Man's Land" was stuck that year, there was still a response.

But Tian Zhuangzhuang’s “Birds Singing” didn’t even receive a response.

It is conceivable how sensitive the issues involved in this movie are, or it may not be shown at all.

Li Mu and Tian Zhuangzhuang must go and inquire about this.

After hanging up the phone with Lu Yu, Li Mu thought about it and then called Tian Zhuangzhuang.

"teacher!"

"Is the filming going well recently?" After Tian Zhuangzhuang received Li Mu's call, the smile on his face suddenly became three times more intense.

"You can actually watch Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige's shooting techniques and images more when you have time. It's helpful. Even if you are successful now, learning is a lifelong thing."

Tian Zhuangzhuang still reminded Li Mu to study more.

Li Mu was about to reply when he suddenly heard a voice saying "Teacher Tian" from the other end of the phone. He then asked, "Teacher, are you at the Shanghai Film Academy?"

"Well, I'm going to hold a seminar for the 21st grade MFA teachers and students of their Film Academy this afternoon." Tian Zhuangzhuang smiled, "I don't have anything to do anyway."

Li Mu heard this and knew Tian Zhuangzhuang's character, so he didn't say much and got back to the business.

"By the way, teacher, 'Birdsong' probably didn't pass the review."

Li Mu said directly, there was almost no need to guess anything else, it just wouldn't pass the review.

"I guessed it. What is the review opinion?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang didn't hear the word "should" said by Li Mu, and thought that he had already given his opinion, so he asked immediately.

"No comments, no response from the bureau."

"Ok?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang was stunned for a moment, then frowned. After a long while, he finally sighed, "It seems that this problem is more troublesome than Zhang Yimou's "Rock Solid"."

"No wonder. After all, it's about a sensitive era. It's normal, normal."

"Teacher, let me ask around and see what revision suggestions the bureau can give."

"Don't worry, it's already like this, just take your time, shoot your movie well, this is a rare or even extremely rare collaboration, don't let anything go wrong, you're quite brave."

Tian Zhuangzhuang suggested quickly.

"I understand, teacher. I know what's going on."

Li Mu nodded, then continued to greet him before hanging up the phone.

To inquire about this matter, the natural thing to do is to find someone in the bureau directly, but the time is not right now, so Li Mu did not call right away, and the crew had to get to work right away.

The next day, Li Mu called Zhang Hongsen around noon.

After learning what Li Mu wanted to know, Zhang Hongsen was silent for a while, then sighed. "This matter was not sent to me. I guess someone passed it directly to Director Wang, and it was probably blocked."

Li Mu was stunned when he heard this.

"Director Li, you know your teacher's personality. His movies have been labeled, and they should have been about things from that era."

"Director Zhang, no matter what, you have to give us a review result, or a revision suggestion. We can't just not have any review opinion. It's hard for us to accept this result."

As a respectful colleague, Li Mu could accept it even if the film was not released, and he believed that Tian Zhuangzhuang could also accept it. But if there was no reply at all, that would be too cruel for Tian Zhuangzhuang.

“Well, let’s give this matter some time and wait and see. Although I don’t know the situation, as of now, it can almost be concluded that this movie cannot be released at the moment, and it may even need to be completely revised.

I will let you know the details when the time comes."

"Then thank you, Director Zhang."

"."

Li Mu looked a little sad after hanging up the phone, and Zhang Yi also noticed it during the meal.

"problem occurs?"

"Nothing happened." Li Mu forced a smile, "It's just that the teacher's movie was stuck."

"It's not just as simple as being stuck." Zhang Yi guessed it immediately after seeing this.

After all, given Li Mu's current status, the movie being stuck is an easy problem to solve, but the problem that cannot be solved is not as simple as being stuck.

"It's a deadlock. It probably won't be shown in the theaters."

"That's much more serious than mine, but if it weren't like that, there would be no mention of Tian Zhuangzhuang." Zhang Yi shook his head, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly.

“I heard from my daughters that some netizens cited the example that Spielberg was still able to make cool movies like Ready Player One when he was old, but our fifth generation can only make movies of that era.

After listening to it, I also felt some emotions, but I know Spielberg. His youth was all about things like "Ready Player One".

In fact, it’s not that we like taking photos. People are limited by their own growth process. They take photos of familiar things that pass by in their lives. And because they have experienced and grown up, they are particularly touched. Lao Tian is the most deeply affected.

Hearing Zhang Yi's words, Li Mu nodded seriously.

In the afternoon, during the break, Li Mu called Tian Zhuangzhuang back.

After listening to this, Tian Zhuangzhuang remained silent for a long time, and finally smiled with relief, "If we can finish filming, then we have completed the task. Just give the review opinions. I accept it if it cannot be released. I just let you lose money."

"Teacher, what's the difference between a loss and a loss? If we calculate it this way, it will be meaningless."

"Then let's wait for the review opinion, but I don't think there is any hope." Tian Zhuangzhuang said with a smile.

"Auditing is ultimately a matter of manpower. If it doesn't pass this year, it may pass next year." Li Mu was not pessimistic. This thing ultimately depends on the wind direction. If it is relaxed one day, it will pass.

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February was coming to an end, but at this moment, the news that Wu Mengda had died of liver cancer spread instantly.

For a time, both Hong Kong and mainland artists expressed their condolences and grief.

Li Mu, Wu Jing, Guo Fan and others are naturally no exception.

"Life is so unpredictable. It feels like it was just yesterday that I was filming with Uncle Da."

After Wu Jing finished editing the article, she couldn't help but sigh.

"Who said it wasn't?" Li Mu also had the same feeling and expressed his emotion.

The most affected area at this time was the Cantonese area. After all, many people grew up watching Hong Kong movies. Wu Mengda was one of the representative movie stars, especially the many movies he collaborated with Zhou Xingchi, which were quite classic.
(End of this chapter)