Big names rise

Zhang Jingchu is not only the latest to reply, but also the most demanding, with a salary of 150 million. In addition, you can also choose to participate in the later film promotion activities, and the requirements such as doubles for passionate scenes and independent dressing rooms are not needless to say. Regardless of the latter, He Mu can't accept the salary alone, which is almost equivalent to hiring Yan Bingbing.

Is Zhang Jingchu comparable to Jian Bingbing? She is definitely not. She is only well-known in the film industry and has cooperated with some big-name directors. But in the eyes of ordinary audiences, she is no different from a second-rate star. A big problem for stars who have accumulated popularity through TV dramas and directly relied on movies.If it really costs 150 million, He Mu might as well hire Yan Bingbing. The acting skills are a bit poor, but this is not a literary film, and he doesn't expect to win awards. How many topics and news pages can be added by a Yan Bingbing? It's not something Zhang Jingchu can compare to.

This asking price is too harsh, and an explanation from the agent is attached, saying that cooperating with a new director is very risky to Zhang Jingchu. Zhang Jingchu has accumulated a good reputation in the industry with so many excellent works before. , taking over this "Glass Heart" is to use my years of artistic achievements to give it a go. Naturally, the price should be higher than the market price.

Seeing that He Mu was a little unhappy, Tao Quduo, who was standing aside, laughed at himself, "This Zhang Jingchu should be used to working with big-name directors, so she is not at ease with newcomers like us. It is true that he has never directed a movie before. With the experience of feature films, many mistakes will be made.”

"Which director didn't come from the first film? Gu Changwei's "Peacock" was also the first film. She didn't become famous at that time, why didn't I see her say anything."

Tao Quduo thought to himself, can it be compared?Gu Changwei was Zhang Yimou's royal photographer at that time, and his reputation was no worse than that of some directors.

He Mu said again, "Forget it, choose from the latter two, who do you think is more suitable?" He Mu asked Tao Quduo for advice, and Zhang Jingchu was no longer in his consideration.

"I have the final say?" Tao Quduo smiled.

"You don't have to choose the male lead, but of course the chance to choose the female lead is left to you." He Mu said as a matter of course.

"Then Zhang Yuqi. First of all, she has a schedule soon and can cooperate with us in filming. Moreover, Zhang Yuqi is not very old. She is one year younger than you, and she is more convincing as a couple. The most important thing is that the salary is low, so that she can cast more The money was spent on increasing the quality of the movie." Tao Quduo made a decision.And list three benefits of using Zhang Yuqi.

He Mu smiled. "Even if you find a heroine with a salary of 200 million yuan, I won't be short on the production fee, but it's good if you can shoot it immediately. I hope this movie can be released before the national day. Only my favorite teacher Yuan Quan can't cooperate."

"Why are you so rushing before the National Day file?" Tao Quduo asked.

"Because there will be a super blockbuster "Founding of the People's Republic of China" released on the National Day file, this originally good schedule has become a minefield. If it is not released before it, it is best to wait until November. The New Year file is too lively. This year we Don't join in the fun."

""The Founding of a Nation" is so terrible? Can't other movies in the same period survive?" Tao Quduo thinks that He Mu is a bit exaggerated.

He Mu nodded solemnly, "I used to think that this was a movie with a lot of stars. Maybe the quality was so-so, but after shooting a scene, I found that the directors were very serious about shooting, and the actors were also very serious. The high-level performance is not the thunder movie I imagined. This movie may make history, and don’t forget its political significance. Even if the market doesn’t like it, the policy will make it have a very high ranking. I think the month after it is probably dangerous."

He Mu said it so seriously, Tao Quduo can only take it seriously, now it is early April, if it starts in mid-April, the filming can be finished in late May or early June, then he will have three months left The production and publicity time is enough for an urban romance film with no special effects.

"Well, we'll try our best to make it in September, and if we can't make it, we'll wait until November." Tao Quduo said.

"Earlier is better," He Mu took a sip of tea, "The screening will be released earlier. If the results are good and you become famous, I can let you make another horror movie while it's hot, the kind he likes."

"Really? What horror movie? Is it a written script or an adapted script?" Tao Qu asked several questions in succession, and it seemed that he was really interested.

He Mu curled his lips, "I can't disclose the details to you yet, lest you will be distracted, I will tell you after the post-production of this film is completed, but I have to agree that "Glass Heart" must make money before I will pay you for the filming." , if the film loses money, you will give me three years of free labor."

At this time, Tao Qu became more serious. Indeed, although he has a good relationship with He Mu, Shuimu Forest is a film company that aims to make money. As a director, he should take making money as his own responsibility. He has no confidence to pick up the guide again, so he has to devote himself wholeheartedly to the filming and production of "Glass Heart", strive to be the most perfect, and release all his accumulation over the years. This is not only a benefit to the company Responsible, but also responsible for his own directing career.

After Tao Quduo left, He Mu picked up the notice issued by the Ministry of Finance sent from Hulang. It was a notice on several tax policy issues to support the development of cultural enterprises. Companies, film studios, and other film enterprises are exempt from value-added tax and business tax on income from sales of film copies, income from transfer of film copyrights, income from film distribution, and income from film screenings in rural areas.

From the notice, it can be seen that the country’s support for the cultural industry, especially the film industry, is increasing. In the future, companies and theaters can trade copies, trade copyrights with movie channels, and film distribution can save a lot of money. , but the accumulation is still considerable. Of course, what He Mu hopes most is to cancel the 5% film development fund. This policy is only for Chinese-language films. Every year, Chinese-language films across the country pay so much development funds. , but I didn't see that the money was actually spent, so I really felt a little uncomfortable paying the money.

In fact, He Mu was a little moved when he saw this notice from the Ministry of Finance. This move was for Xiao Fang. He knew that he usually would not read such policy-related things, so he sent it to him as soon as he saw it, so that He knew that the relationship between the two did not have any cracks due to the separation of the tiger, the wolf, and Mizuki. Even He Mu was invited by Xiao Fang to his house many times. Now they are pure friends, and the friendship has gone further and become stronger. indestructible.

In the end, "Glass Heart" decided on the heroine Zhang Yuqi. He Mu called Yuan Quan himself and expressed his apology, "Because the movie is about to start, it is not very expensive, so I chose someone else. I cooperated with Teacher Yuan."

"It's okay, I hope you can make a movie that touches everyone." After Yuan Quan ended the call with He Mu, he picked up another script "Like a Dream". Instead of "Glass Heart", there was "Like a Dream" , without He Mu, Wu Yanzu is also very good, and this movie is willing to wait for her.

Although the star girl was confirmed as the heroine of the film, neither Mizuki nor Xinghui made any announcements. Both He Mu and Zhang Yuqi were nominated for this year's Hong Kong Film Awards. The two will join hands to attend the awards ceremony that night. The speculation of the heroine of "Glass Heart" is naturally clear, so during this period, the gossip media spread a lot of gossip about the heroine of He Mu's new film. Many people tended to ask He Mu to invite Liu Shishi, and even had dinner together several times as evidence , but Shishi claimed at a certain event that she had not received an invitation to shatter this rumor. As a result, more rumors spread, and Yang Mi and Sun Li became objects of speculation.

He Mutao had met Zhang Yuqi several times before the filming started. The first impression was that she had a good figure, especially the plump breasts, which made people unable to ignore it. After getting in touch with her a lot, she would feel that this woman has a bold personality, yes A very standard Shandong girl, even in the face of He Mu, who is both a star and a boss, she is still calm. Maybe she has been in contact with Zhou Xingchi for a long time. In her opinion, He Mu is nothing. Better than Zhou Xingchi.

In the few times he had been in contact with Zhang Yuqi, Tao Quduo was mainly discussing with her the character Xiaomei in the film, what kind of state he hoped Zhang Yuqi would present in the play, sometimes He Mu would interject, once Zhang Yuqi I was really curious, so I asked, "Brother Mu, you have a thorough understanding of the script, even the inner drama of the heroine?"

Tao Quduo and He Mu explained, "He wrote the script, of course he has researched it."

Only then did Zhang Yuqi notice that at the end of the script was written a line of small characters that could not be read clearly without looking carefully. Screenwriters: He Mu, Bei Sihan, Tao Quduo, Li Wenhua.

Shuimu Forest's movie script involves screenwriters have such a rule, whoever contributes the most to the script will have a higher name.The script was first proposed by He Mu, and most of it was written by him, so his name is at the top.Because this drama focuses on love, Bei Sihan provided a lot of creativity and ideas for the script, which enriched the content and texture of the script. Romance, emotion, and love-hate entanglement are her main contributions.Tao Quduo ranked third because he was the original author, and he also adapted He Mu's script to a certain extent, adding his own style and understanding. As for Li Wenhua, he made the least contribution, so he ranked last.

Zhang Yuqi glanced at He Mu again, he was really amazing, now he is almost qualified to be compared with the amazingly talented Master Xing.

In order to temporarily keep the heroine's information secret, the film does not plan to hold a launching ceremony, and starts filming directly, and plans to start with the indoor scenes first, and then film the more difficult outdoor parts after the indoor scenes.

But before the filming, He Mu had to go to Japan, because "Red Cliff: Part II" was about to be released in Japan. As the main actor in the film, He Mu was obliged to show his face for the promotion of the film.

... (To be continued..)

ps: [ps: Chapter 1~Chapter 2 coming soon~]