China Entertainment Mythology 2004

The next morning.

The crew of "The Myth" continued filming in Pit No. 1 of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, and Li Mu also arrived at the scene early. If the crew needed extra actors, he would be there at any time.

When Cheng Long saw Li Mu, his attitude was obviously more enthusiastic than yesterday.

"Li Mu, come here."

"Where is your father?"

"He's in the office, how about I call him?"

"No, I'll go find him."

"also."

"By the way, you wrote the script?"

"Um."

"Well written."

Cheng Long immediately went to the office of the deputy director of the museum. When Li Yuansheng saw Cheng Long, he thought at first that the crew had encountered some difficulties during filming. However, after asking, he found out that it was Cheng Long who made the special trip for the sake of his son Li Mu.

From the script.

This made Li Yuansheng quite grateful, and his impression of Cheng Long was better than before.

"Director Li, Li Mu's script is of a very high standard!"

"Really? We have agreed that if you have any faults, feel free to pick them out, but don't be merciful."

"To be honest, I came here just to buy this script. Director Tang Jili also supports my idea. We plan to shoot "The Rescue" after "The Myth" is finished, and I will act in it myself."

"Perform it yourself?" Li Yuansheng showed a rare expression of surprise.

"Well, I asked director Tang Jili. He said that the price of a script of this level on the market is generally around 300,000 yuan. Let's follow this price. Director Li, what do you think?"

"This... wait until I get back to discuss it with the child."

"Okay, then I'll go filming first."

"Okay, walk slowly."

After sending Cheng Long out of the office, Li Yuansheng spent a long time digesting the news.

Cheng Long actually fell in love with his son's script and spent 300,000 to buy it and act in it himself. It was simply incredible.

He also read the script of "Taken", and he did think the script was very good at the time, but at the time he thought it was his protective mentality that affected his judgment. Because his son wrote the script, he felt extremely good about it.

?But now it seems that things are not that simple.

Maybe my previous feelings about the script were true, and my son's script was truly wonderful.

300,000 is already a huge sum of money for an ordinary family, and more importantly, this money was actually earned by the son from writing scripts.

Li Yuansheng was in a good mood, so he wandered around to find his wife.

"You go home early tonight, cook more dishes, and call your brother over. There is a happy event at home, let's celebrate it."

"Happy event? What happy event?"

"About my son's script."

"Cheng Long is optimistic about our son's script?"

"Well, I'm not generally optimistic."

"Okay, I'll cook a few more dishes tonight. My little brother hasn't been here for a long time, so I'll just call him."

Li Yuansheng deliberately didn't say anything about the 300,000 yuan. He wanted to talk about this happy event at the dinner table.

In the evening, when Li Yuansheng and Li Mu returned home, their uncle Liu Xiaowu had already arrived.

"Brother-in-law, Xiao Mu."

"Uncle."

"Xiao Mu, you can do it. I heard from your mother that you wrote a script. Cheng Long was full of praise after reading it. When did you learn to write a script?"

"Hehe." Li Mu smiled, but actually he felt very depressed.

He wrote the script to promote the project, but without thinking, he just gave Cheng Long a few good comments.

Does he need praise from others?

"Sister, stop cooking. There are already enough vegetables."

"Okay, there's one last dish, you guys eat it first, I'll be right back."

"No, just these four people should be divided in order. Let's all eat together."

After a while, the dishes were all served, and just as everyone was about to use their chopsticks, Li Yuansheng cleared his throat.

"Before we start dinner, let me tell you something."

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Li Yuansheng continued: "Cheng Long went to the office to find me in the morning. It was not as simple as just praising Li Mu."

Seeing that the whole family's eyes were on his face, he did not continue to show off.

"Cheng Long said today that he admires Li Mu's script very much, so he wants to buy the script for 300,000 yuan. He also wants to play the leading role in it himself. After "Myth" is completed, he will shoot Li Mu's script."

"What did you say?"

"Brother-in-law, are you serious?"

"I'm just telling you, Dad, how could Brother Cheng Long just praise me with a few simple words? It would be outrageous if he didn't buy such a good script quickly."

Liu Xiaohui, Liu Xiaowu, and Li Mu said almost at the same time.

Li Yuansheng turned to look at Li Mu: "You kid, you want to go to heaven. Officially, I call you Mr. Cheng Long. In private, I call you Brother Cheng Long. You also call me Brother Cheng Long. What on earth do you think?"

"Hey, isn't this exciting?"

Then Li Yuansheng explained in detail about Cheng Long's visit to the office in the morning. After that, everyone's eyes changed when they looked at Li Mu.

I wrote a script and showed it to Cheng Long. Unexpectedly, Cheng Long actually wanted to buy the script for 300,000 yuan, and even acted in it himself - this guy is really promising!

"Dad, Mom, uncle, we can't just sell this script like that." Li Mu said suddenly when he saw that his family had finally digested the news.

Seeing everyone looking at him in surprise, Li Mu continued: "Yes, Cheng Long wants to buy this script for 300,000, and then what? Selling the script has nothing to do with us. How will the movie be shot? How will it be used?"

We have no control over who is filming, and even though I am the screenwriter, to be honest, my right to speak will be almost zero."

"What if I want to be a director? Even if I am just an assistant, I have to push my limits. People spend a lot of money to buy scripts. You are a newly graduated college student who studied computer science and has no directing experience. Just because you wrote a script,

You want to be the assistant director when you first come up. With an investment of tens of millions and a person as big as Cheng Long, you want to point fingers when you come up. Isn’t this just a dream?"

"But if you don't have any say, you can't control the quality of the filming, so what's the point of whether the script sells or not?"

Liu Xiaohui obviously disagreed with her son's statement. She shook her head and said, "Of course it's interesting. Isn't the script fee worth 300,000 yuan?"

Liu Xiaowu reached out to touch Li Mu's forehead: "My nephew, don't you have a fever? Do you still want to be a director?"

Li Yuansheng looked at Li Mu: "What do you want to do?"

Li Mu turned to look at Liu Xiaowu and said: "What I mean is that my old uncle took the script to Xiying Film Studio and showed it to director Yan Yiyunyan. Then he said that Cheng Long was very optimistic about the script and wanted to spend 300,000.

I bought it and made it into a movie, and even Cheng Long himself had to star in it. However, Xi Film Studio - now it is Xi Film Group - can be regarded as my natal family..."

"Wait a minute, when did Xiying Studio become your natal family?" Liu Xiaowu couldn't help but interrupt.

Li Mu said without changing his expression: "My old uncle is an editor at Xiying Studio. I often went to Xiying Studio when I was a child. The editing room is just like my own warehouse. If this is not my mother's family, why should I be my mother's family? Uncle, please don't

interrupt."

Li Mu continued: "Xiying Studio is my natal family, so when I have a good project, I immediately think of Xiying Studio."

"It's been very difficult in Xiying Film Studio these years. Those who are capable have either left or are old. Those who have left are fine and can still make a living on their own. Those who are old need a lot of money to support them every year - uncle, don't be like this."

Look at me, I know you are different from them. You have the ability. You stayed in Xiying Studio because of true love. Anyway, Xiying Studio is in a very difficult situation now. There is neither big money to invest nor good projects to invest in, but

This is a project that Cheng Long is very optimistic about. The quality of the script is also obvious. I heard that Director Yan also has a good vision. Do you think Xiying Film Studio can be interested in it?"

"Then what? My uncle Liu Xiaowu continued to ask.

Li Mu explained: "Even if the Western Film Group continues to decline, we still have the capital to jointly invest in a film with others. I estimate that the investment in this project will be 30 to 40 million, and it will not exceed 50 million at most. By then, the Western Film Studio

Spend about 20 million to jointly invest with Cheng Long's company. You said that Xiying Film Studio has invested such a large sum of money and has strong connections with the superiors. Does Xinyang Film Studio have any say in the film?"

"You also have the say in Xiying Film Studio. What does that have to do with you?" asked my uncle.

Li Mu said: "Why doesn't it matter? Have you forgotten what I just said? Xiying Studio is also our natal family, so what's wrong with us borrowing it and using it?"

"Uncle, just go and tell Director Yan that your nephew has written a very good script. Cheng Long was full of praise after reading it, and decided on the spot to invest in the filming, and he will be the protagonist."

"But, your nephew has his own ideas about the movie, and he knows that he doesn't have enough weight, so he wants to ask Xiying Film Studio to check it. Your nephew will be content as an assistant director. At the same time, he also wants his relatives.

Uncle, that is, you will be the editor of the movie and have the final editing rights. Otherwise, your nephew, I would rather the project go bad than do it."

"If Xiying Studio is optimistic about the project and really wants to cooperate, our request is not too much, right? I am just an assistant director."

"As for letting me, uncle, be responsible for editing and have final editing rights, it's not too much, right? You are originally the editor of Xiying Studio. For Xiying Studio, who should you use?"

"Can you accept the same for Cheng Longfang? Xi Film Studio invested so much money in such a big project and sent an assistant director and editor. What's wrong? Is it too much?"

"If I just sell the script to Cheng Long, then it would be wishful thinking to appoint an assistant director and editor. But if we bring Xiying Studio into the partnership, Xiying Studio invests money and lets Xiying Film Studio appoint assistant directors and editors.

That makes perfect sense. If you say we recruit Xiying to join the team, who can we use as the assistant director and editor of Xiying?"

Liu Xiaowu's eyes lit up: "That's right."

For such a big project, my nephew asked him to be responsible for editing. The key is to have the final editing rights. This is a way to stand out, of course.

Li Mu continued: "To sum up, for Xi Film Studio, it is a project with great potential. We have invited Xi Film Studio to join the project, and the requirements are only an assistant director position and the designation of a person who is our own editor to obtain the final editing rights.

, not too much.”

"For Cheng Long, it is also a good thing for the two companies to jointly invest in a movie and share the risks, and the other party has a strong boss and can provide convenience in many aspects such as reviewing distribution policies and mitigating risks."

"The other party invested half of the money and asked to appoint an assistant director and an editor with final editing rights. This is completely reasonable. Moreover, Xi Film Studio asked for an assistant director and editor, so in exchange, the director would have to

Cheng Longfang will appoint it, right? So for Cheng Longfang, this deal is not a loss either."

The uncle nodded: "It's no loss, no loss."

Li Mu spread his hands: "So? As long as Xiying Studio is willing to invest money, Cheng Long is willing to accept it, and both parties are willing to cooperate, then both for Xiying and Cheng Long, let me be the assistant director and you can be

This editing is completely acceptable, so doesn’t the right to speak of Xi Film Studio have been successfully transferred to the two of us?"

My uncle's eyes lit up and he said, "Keep talking."

Li Mu continued: "I am an assistant director and screenwriter, and I can have a big or small say. You, a behind-the-scenes editor, have the right to make the final cut. Your right to say is very important. The two of us got together, and when we were filming, I told Director Zheng or Cheng

Long raised his opinion, do you think the director and Cheng Long should seriously consider it? After all, it is obvious that I, the assistant director, can influence the later editing. If you don’t listen to what I say, I will cut out what you shot."

"Besides, we are also the family members of the investor Xiying. Do you think our opinions should be taken seriously?"

The old uncle asked again: "But the premise of all this is that Xiying Film Studio is very optimistic about the project and is willing to invest, and Cheng Longfang is also willing to accept investment from other parties, but what if both parties disagree?"

Li Mu spread his hands: "Then the project will be put on hold. I won't sell the script to the head office, right?"

These words shocked my uncle - with an income of 300,000 yuan, he would flip the table if he was told, how courageous he was!

"If everything goes well, we will have a certain right to speak. With the right to speak, I can ensure that the quality of the movie will not be too far from what I have in my mind."

"This means that this project will definitely make money, so my 300,000 script fee will be poured into the project as an investment to earn dividends. If the movie is a box office hit after it is released, then our profit will not be as simple as 30."