Big names rise

There were too many topics at today's Shuimu Forest film promotion meeting, the big names gathered on the field, the reporters' hands were cramped while taking pictures, and their mouths were dry when they asked questions.

Although the five films are strong or weak because of the scale of investment and the cast, they are all attracting attention because of the name Shuimu Forest. Even the weakest "My Beautiful Boss" can talk about the comparison between the two versions. Compared with the topic.Not to mention Xu Jinglei's first commercial film debut, and Mu Shi's comedy masterpiece that she collaborated with again after three years. When people open the entertainment sections of major portal websites the next day, the screen is full of news about these films , Every piece of news has related words of He Mu and Shuimu Forest, which are very shocking and give people a strong visual impact.

Recently, the only topics related to movies are "Love in the City" and "Little Soldier". Director Wang Lihong's debut film "Love Announcement" can occupy a little space in the gap between Mizuki's movies. People are discussing what Mizuki will create this year. The box office miracle is more to say that He Mu has created such a big momentum in just over a year from a small actor who broke away from a tiger and wolf to stand on his own. He can be called a business wizard and a movie legend. No one will treat him as an ordinary actor after that.

Of course, Shuimu Forest has to pay a certain price for these momentum. The publicity coverage covering the entire network is a big deal. Every website needs to be properly managed, but it is still very cost-effective to spread it on every movie. This is collective publicity and momentum The benefits are not only powerful, but also affordable.

The first thing to show effect is that the upcoming movie version of "My Beautiful Boss" has gained a lot of fame, and the distribution work has gone smoothly.But even without Mizuki's efforts to promote it.He Mu is also not worried about the sales of this film, because Wanda Cinemas, the largest theater chain in China, has promised to fully support the large-scale release of the film, and this is definitely not for He Mu's sake.Brilliant Stars and Wanda have a very close relationship, and even Mizuki has connected with Wanda through Brilliant Stars. At that time, "Du Lala" and "Shama Town" under Mizuki will have a series of close cooperation with Wanda. This, It's all under the surface.

Even the superficial phenomenon made many film company bosses panic. He Mu arranged the films from March to July, and indicated which month and day each film will be released.No film company has played this way before. He did this in the hope that the publicity work will be more targeted and the schedule will be determined.A certain type of film and a clear target audience are more conducive to understanding and tracking of audiences and fans who are interested in them, so as to form good market feedback when they are released.

But He Mu's move scared many film company bosses.He Mu's imposing manner was like a rainbow.Unstoppable, those who make movies purely for making money, naturally dare not go head-to-head with Mizuki's movies, they were originally planned to be released on a certain day, but it happened to be on the same day as Mizuki's movies, in order to avoid being hurt by Mizuki's sharpness , can only change the schedule sadly.Even a more confident film company would not dare to say that it would be able to compete with He Mu's super popularity.They are also considering whether they should avoid the edge for the time being. Only giants such as Huayi Brothers and Bona Pictures will smile lightly.Facing the pressure He Mu put on them, he said nonchalantly, "The schedule will not be changed, I'm afraid he will throw a ball." Then he turned around and immediately contacted the bosses of the major theaters, hoping to arrange more films by then, At least there are more movies than Mizuki's.

After working for a long time, He Mu rushed to the Xiaohe Cultural Building again. In the car, Xiao Nan kept sighing, "That star is really big, 1000 million is asking you to make a movie, which is a sky-high price, but you are still arrogant." , directly refused."

What Xiao Nan was talking about was that just after the event ended, Xiong Da, the general manager of Jing Tian's agency Starlight, sent He Mu a movie invitation and offered a sky-high price of 1000 million yuan, but he refused.

He Mu chuckled, "1000 million is actually very tempting to me. After all, I am an actor, and I am a bit vain about the salary, and I heard from Lao Xiong that Kim Hee-sun and Wu Zhenyu worked together. I like Wu Zhenyu a lot. Yes, if the script is good, I would also like to make films from other companies. The mistake is that he shouldn’t be so eager to show me the script, but he missed the script. Sun Bin’s story is very good. , Revenge, there are too many things to write about, but what they write is too rubbish. They even fabricated the love story of Sun Bin and Tian Ji’s daughter, and it takes up too much space. Obviously it was done for the sake of promoting Jing Tian, ​​if I really played Sun Bin, that would be a self-destructive sign."

As an actor, what He Mu can't stand the most is not the immaturity of the new director, the small budget constraints, or the unfamiliarity of foreign films, but the improvisation of the script. This is the most unbearable thing for him. He has always insisted that movies should The story is the main thing, so he directly refused the star-spangled invitation. For the sake of friendship, He Mu gave the reason that he wanted to shoot the rest of "First Love Diary" after filming "Cold Heart", and then he was preparing for him. The first feature film of the film, I can't get out of it.

After hearing this, Xiong Da was in awe, and expressed his sincere admiration for He Mu, and then asked the heroine if he could consider Jing Tian. He has brilliant stars and Wanda Cinemas will give He Mu unimaginable support for this movie. He Mu thought Liao wanted to say, "I'm sorry, the heroine is only nine years old, I'm afraid Ms. Jing Tian can't play it."

Xiong Da had no choice but to give up, and Jing Tian on the side also showed a disappointed expression.

This is not fooling around, this is He Mu's real thought. After filming "The Diary of First Love", he will have to prepare for his first feature film. The accumulation of five years of acting career has made him very interested in directors, especially film directors. This identity is full of daydreams and expectations. After all, he still can't help but continue to accumulate ability silently. He plans to release it a little this year. "Diary of First Love" doesn't count, the structure is too small for him to release.

The appointment with Li Wenhua and Bei Sihan this time is to ask them to help me advise on how to write this script. The three cobblers will always come up with some good ideas.

On the small round table, there were six copies of "Zibuyu" 1 and 2, and each of the three had a set. He Mu spoke first, "Both of you have read it many times, tell me what you think."

"Xia Da's "Zibuyu" has a certain inheritance relationship with Yuan Mei's "Zibuyu Collection" in the Qing Dynasty. They all tell stories about ghosts, gods and demons. The current social situation at that time was also a good means, including Pu Songling's "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio" and Ji Xiaolan's "Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes", which are full of this kind of fantasy stories with very traditional Chinese characteristics. It is also very interesting in terms of sex. Just like Xia Da’s "Zi Bu Yu", it is just about love and reflects the love for nature. However, because of the relevant regulations of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, there will be certain risks in adapting this comic , may not even be eligible to be screened in the end." Li Wenhua said.

He Mu replied, "We can avoid ghost characters as much as possible, and write more monsters."

Bei Sihan said again, "Now "Zi Bu Yu" has drawn chapter 12, a total of 12 stories, Director He Da, do you want to make a movie, or a series of movies, is a short story corresponding to a movie or Several stories make up a movie, or do you use the framework and characters of comics to design the storyline yourself?"

"Correct me," He Mu said with a smile, "it's 13 stories. Xia Da has already told me the plot of the latest manga she is drawing. This story is called "He Shang", and I will tell you..."

"Zi Bu Yu" is composed of short stories, each of which is full of philosophy. The protagonist is a nine-year-old girl named Xiao Yu. She moved to the small town of her hometown with her parents. When it comes to all kinds of monsters and ghosts, in the refreshing little humor and mysterious adventures, it contains themes such as nature and people, unchangeable laws, and what kind of mentality to look at certain people and things. It is a very excellent novel. Comic works are also very popular and well-known in Japan. The 13th story that has not been completed tells the love story of a crane and a general. The core of Yu Feixi, let me perish" is based on the legend of the blood-colored pot with crane patterns in the antique shop as the main clue, and the love story between the big star Luo Wei and the novelist husband as the sub-line, mixing ancient and modern time and space to tell the story A sad love tragedy.

"Okay, now there are 13 stories in total," Li Wenhua wrote down on the paper, "Cocoon, Mu Furong, Shadow, Old Carpenter, Fox Marriage, Mid-Autumn Festival, Migratory Bird, White Snake, Tiger, Wangchuan, Shuang, Ferret, Crane Shame."

Xiaobei urged He Mu, "You haven't answered my answer just now, should you make one or a series?"

He Mu thought about it seriously, "Some of these 13 stories are somewhat related, and some are not. Although each story is short, it is worthy of a special book. It is unrealistic to make 13 movies. This is not 007. But it’s too bad for me to make a movie. I bought the film adaptation rights of all the stories under this title, including those that have been drawn and those that have not been drawn. In this way, when writing the script, we follow the three principles Write according to the scale of the series, determine the overall framework of a series, and then only write the first part, I will shoot it first to see the effect, if the loss is too bad, I will not write the next two scripts." He Mu instinctively thought The investment in this movie will not be small, and it can be regarded as a magical movie.

Xiaobei wrote "three" on the paper, and the next thing to do is to think about how to distribute these stories... (to be continued...)

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