The superstar starts from the creation camp

Chapter 282 Storm. (two chapters in one)

The script was finally released after a month of polishing, with a budget as high as 8.3 million. If it was an ordinary small company with such a high investment budget, it would not dare to touch it at all. But for Muzi Studio, it is nothing at all. After all, before It cost [-] million to shoot "Jiang Ye", and "Jiang Ye" is just a TV series.

In fact, Li Mu is more willing to invest independently. This is the same as the concubines of rich and noble families in ancient times. The producer is the eldest wife, and the investors are all the younger wives. The right to speak, after all, people take real money, so you can't be too domineering, right?
This also directly caused many crews to be messed up by investors. For example, in casting, investors often asked the crew to use their actors, and even temporarily added some actors to come in. Therefore, when the film was completed, some inexplicable and plot-related The roles are basically temporarily blocked, and the directors are naturally miserable.

After the meeting, Director Yang intentionally took a slow beat. Li Mu didn't care at first, until he finished talking with Shi Ran about the follow-up arrangements, but found that Director Yang hadn't left yet, so he couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

"Then, let's talk." Shi Ran also quickly noticed, got up and left the conference room.

Seeing that Director Yang was still there, Li Mu smiled and said, "Director Yang, you don't mean to back down, do you? Jiang Ye's investment is not low, but I have never seen you so indecisive."

The film "Hero" is definitely the pinnacle of the national teacher, and it is also his ambition to transform from an art film director to a commercial blockbuster. The use of color in the film can be said to be superb. In Li Mu's impression, if there is one person Director Yang is the one who can restore the scene of the "hero". She has proved her ability to handle the camera in the night.

The only thing that is lacking is the ability to control large-scale war scenes. For this, Li Mu has no better way. He can only ask Director Yang to hone it a little bit. This is also the only way for talents to grow, even if the budget is overrun. Some, too, are worth it.

Director Yang said seriously: "Mr. Li, there are so many investors in this drama, the actors"

Li Mu smiled as soon as he patted his forehead: "So you are worried about this, don't worry, you still make the decision on casting, all the roles are decided by you, if the investors have any objections, let them come to me, it is really not possible Just let them withdraw their investment and leave, it’s not like we can’t afford to invest this money, of course, if our people are useful, it’s best if the fat and water don’t flow into outsiders’ fields.”

Director Yang's tense heart finally relaxed, and then he laughed secretly again. The first half of Li Mu's words sounded like a domineering sideshow, with the aura of a man who is in charge of everything, but the second half of the sentence reveals his true nature. It's really hard to know what to say about him.

"By the way, the martial arts action in this drama requires a smart and elegant style. If Mu Ning is not up to the task, you must communicate with me in advance, and we will find a suitable one." Li Mu ordered with some anxiety.

Mu Ning was also the martial arts instructor of "Jiang Ye" before. He originally found his team purely because Xiangjiang's martial arts team had too much appetite. Later, after getting in touch with them, they found that Mu Ning and his group were quite useful, so they signed him directly. After all, in Li Mu's impression, Mu Ning's martial arts instruction skills are still good.

However, whether he can be competent as a "hero" martial arts instructor has to be questioned. After all, there are several fighting scenes in the original "hero" that can be described as textbook-level existence, such as: Dean Qi Kong vs. Wuming, Populus euphratica Lin Feixue vs. Kisaragi, Jianzhu Haican The sword is against the nameless.

Director Yang nodded. In fact, she stayed here to take the lead with Li Mu. The huge investment of 8.3 million yuan is enough to make her one of the top commercial film directors in China. At the same time, it may also be a reminder. If this If the filming of this film goes wrong, she will never come across any film with an investment of more than [-] million in her directing career.

The reason why Li Mu seems a bit long-winded is because he does not plan to follow up the whole process of this film. After all, it will take at least one year from project approval to filming completion. He is a family man now, and Wang Ziwen will give birth in seven months. Now, what is a movie compared to children?
However, for the entertainment industry, once the 8.3 million investment budget was announced, it caused an uproar. The media began to report frantically just like the New Year, and all kinds of lace news emerged one after another.

And the various entertainment companies started frantically looking for ways to get in touch with Director Yang. Even Li Mu's phone calls were blown up, all of which were calls from some entertainment company bosses.

In the past one or two years, the film and television industry has been difficult to mix, and the data in all aspects has been shrinking. When the hot money poured in, the entire industry was booming. Afterwards, there are many entertainment companies that have closed down in the industry.

The film and television company cut expenses, the director couldn't get the investment, the actors couldn't get the play, the entire entertainment industry was in mourning, and suddenly Muzi Studio released such a blockbuster, how could it not blow up?
Everyone is having a hard time, so investors naturally want to negotiate some conditions when investing, such as letting their actors take on certain roles, but with Li Mu's explanation, Shi Ran is also very stubborn, and the investment is OK Actors want roles, go to auditions, no matter how big your wrist is!
There is no way, the situation is stronger than others, although the investors are cursing in their hearts, they can only grit their teeth and accept their fate. After all, Muzi Studio's film and television dramas have always had good income, and the scripts are also guaranteed, so they can earn a little bit.

The 40.00% share is an investment of 3.32 million yuan, and it was completed in less than half a month. Li Mu couldn't help but feel that this circle is still rich. Although everyone is crying poor on the surface, in fact, the foundation is solid.

For example, Huayi unilaterally invested close to [-] million yuan, and it was Huayi's actions that caused the catfish effect. Everyone panicked when they saw that the share was getting smaller and smaller, and some wait-and-sees had to end.

The casting was not going well. Wuming, as the lead actor in the film, naturally attracted much attention. According to Li Mu's proposal, Director Yang interviewed several action superstars, but none of them met her standards.

On the contrary, some supporting roles, such as Changkong and Ruyue, who are relatively important green leaves, already have candidates.

Speaking of which, there are three important roles in the "hero". Leaving aside the nameless male lead, the role of Can Jian is not something ordinary people can control.

First of all, the character of Can Jian is the number one swordsman in the Zhao Kingdom. He and Feixue entered the Qin Palace to assassinate the King of Qin. Died by the sword of his sweetheart.

Of course, the most important point is that he has the world in his heart, and he is a member of the state of Zhao. , just because of two words - the world.

How can such a role be handled by any actor?

The third is the King of Qin. In the story of Jingke's assassination of Qin, the king of Qin played only a panicked villain. In "Heroes", the King of Qin threw his sword to his opponent without fear of the unknown killing intent. , Turn your back and close your eyes to let the common people in the world decide this sword, fearless of life and death, who can say that King Qin is not a hero?

The scene that impressed me the most was King Qin waving his hands and yelling: "The widow is going to lead the cavalry of Great Qin to conquer a large territory." This is the domineering that an emperor should have through the ages!

For these three roles, Director Yang also suffered from blisters on his lips. Finally, at the suggestion of a friend, he found an actor in the Renyi Repertory Troupe. , The temperament of the emperor through the ages.

Finally found a protagonist, before Yang Daosong could breathe a sigh of relief, he was suddenly stunned by a piece of news.

Because he must pay attention to the auditions of the protagonists, Director Yang delegated some less important roles to his assistant director.

It turned out that one of the assistant directors took advantage of his position to seduce an actress. As a result, she took advantage of the benefits and refused to do things for others. It means to catch a wave of "hero" enthusiasm.

After this incident was revealed, it ignited the entire Internet in an instant, and the keyword "hidden rules of hero casting" was pushed onto the hot search list, and it reached the top ten within a few hours.

In fact, this is a character the size of a sesame mung bean, without even a single line, just a side profile, but in the media reports, it seems that all casting is an unspoken rule.

Li Mu flipped through the relevant reports casually, and was very happy. This is also a very common misunderstanding of the outside world in the film and television industry. Actors, "divine drama" regardless of cost.

Otherwise, as long as it is a film and television drama aimed at box office and ratings, the choice of leading role is very targeted. For example, when Zhang Ziyi was the most popular, she was known as the "international chapter". The only option is to choose her, so where is the unspoken rule?

Directors and producers are also the main responsible persons for film and television dramas. If a drama fails, it will be an indelible stain on their resumes. They can't make fun of their own future.

What is the link that is really prone to unspoken rules?It is often those dispensable roles, such as maidservants and court ladies, who cannot catch the director's eyes at all, and basically don't say anything as long as there are no problems. This has caused the deputy in charge of casting The director covered the sky with one hand.

Director Yang's expression was ugly. Although the matter had nothing to do with her, she was in charge of the crew after all. When something happened, she was the first person responsible, and she wished that the assistant director would be arrested and chopped up.

Just when Director Yang stood up and was about to apologize to the main creators and take responsibility, Li Mu stretched out his hand and asked her to sit down first: "Director Yang, this is none of your business. This time the crew expanded, and some scum came in. It’s normal that there is no supervision.”

Director Yang was moved, knowing that Li Mu was doing this to maintain her authority in the crew, otherwise, if she made a review in front of everyone for such a large crew before the filming started, it would be inevitable that someone would say something behind her back. Four.

As soon as everyone saw that the boss had spoken, they lost the mentality of watching the excitement just now. All the people here are old people in the studio. If they know that Li Mu supports someone, they will definitely support him. Shi Ran has a detached position in the studio. Isn't that how it came about?

"Then, Mr. Li, how do you think this person should be dealt with?" Shi Ran asked.

Li Mu glanced at the crowd, then looked at Shi Ran: "Sister Ran, what do you think?"

Shi Ran took a cautious look at Li Mu, but he didn't see any tendency on his face, and for a while, he was a little uncertain about Li Mu's thoughts.

"Or, according to the practice in the circle, he should be fired, and then an announcement should be made to clarify the facts."

In fact, there is no other good way for this kind of thing. The disgusting unspoken rule is that although it violates fairness, it does not break the law.

Just when everyone was nodding secretly, Li Mu waved his hand and said, "You can't just give him such a cheap price. It's because the film and television companies in the industry keep secret about this, which encourages the evil tendencies of these scumbags. Call the police and check it out." Check to see if he has accepted bribes, if so, sentence him accordingly, if not, publish his information to other companies, and I will see which company will use him!"

Everyone gasped, this is the rhythm of killing everything, secretly glad that they did not do similar small tricks, in fact, when the water is clear, there will be no fish, everyone more or less takes advantage of their positions to take some It's cheap, but it's too dishonest to take the benefits and not do things.

In fact, Li Mu did this to frighten the staff of the film crew. With an investment of 8.3 million yuan, such a big piece of cake is placed here. It is impossible to say that no one is interested. The final result only encourages other people to get away with it.

When the cost of crime is not proportional to the benefits obtained, good people will also turn bad. The most vulnerable thing in this world is the human heart.

Soon, the assistant director was directly arrested, and then found out the huge deposits of 568 million in three bank cards under his name and his wife's name, as well as real estate such as houses and cars. You must know that this guy's annual salary does not exceed 30.

The colleagues were shocked for a while. Of course, it was not only the property of the assistant director who was shocked. After ten years in the industry, it is not difficult to earn some extra money from various projects. What is more is Li Mu's zero-tolerance attitude towards this matter.

Soon after the announcement of the results, the topic of "hidden rules of the heroic crew" on the Internet gradually subsided. In the eyes of netizens, since Li Mu dared to call the police, it meant that there was nothing wrong with the crew, it was just a piece of rat shit.

In fact, this turmoil is not entirely a bad thing. First of all, some crooked people in the crew put away their claws. Secondly, they also made a wave of free publicity for "Heroes", which can be regarded as a hit before it was broadcast.

(End of this chapter)