China Entertainment Mythology 2004

"What do you think of this boy?"

After Li Mu left, Yang Shoucheng asked.

Tang Jili replied: "Judging from the storyboards he drew, the director's basic skills are solid. It seems that he has worked hard. He has such skills at this age. If there is no guidance from a famous teacher, it is really like what he said, he just often goes to Xiying to play.

, it has reached this level by being influenced by what we hear and see, it can only be said that Xiying Studio has a indeed profound foundation."

Cheng Long said: "Ao, when facing us, he is completely equal. Sometimes it may make people feel uncomfortable."

Yang Shoucheng smiled and said: "Is this a compliment or a criticism?"

Cheng Long said: "When I first came out, the director asked me to imitate Bruce Lee, but I was always laughed at because I was not like Bruce Lee. I am not Bruce Lee myself, why should I be the second Bruce Lee? Just be yourself and be Cheng Long! That year

Some people thought I was too arrogant and were waiting to see me fall. At that time, I told myself that breaking my ribs would be fine, but falling would not."

"If Cheng Long hadn't become famous back then, he would have deserved to be scolded. If he had become famous, many people would have praised him. The same goes for him. Cheng Long said the same thing back then and worked hard enough to break his ribs.

If someone praises and then lies at home and sleeps after saying nice things, he deserves to be scolded. Whether it is a compliment or a criticism depends on him."

Yang Shoucheng laughed and said: "Comparing him with himself when he was young, you think highly of him!"

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In the next few days, Western Film Group, Cheng Long, Yang Shoucheng, Li Mu and other parties met many times. They conducted round after round of consultations on the specific details of the cooperation, and finally reached a basic agreement.

intention to cooperate.

First of all, Li Mu's request must have been met, which is one of the basic conditions for cooperation.

Secondly, the investment in the film will be increased to 60 million, of which Cheng Long's remuneration alone accounts for a large part. This even gave Li Mu the idea of ​​​​just taking 500,000 remuneration to get out. In this era, an investment of 60 million would require

Recovering costs is not easy.

But this was just a complaint in his mind about Brother Cheng Long's high salary. It was impossible for him to give up the opportunity he had finally won.

Naturally, the director must be appointed by Cheng Long and Yinghuang, but the candidate must also be approved by Xiying Studio; the same applies to the selection of supervisors, who must be selected by Xiying Studio, but must be approved by Cheng Long and Yinghuang.

During the negotiations, Yang Shoucheng regretted more than once that he could not let Liang Luoshi play the role of Cheng Long's daughter. Liang Luoshi was born in 1988 and just turned 16 this year. She had already joined Yinghuang in 2000. Yang Shoucheng

It's very important.

Li Mu knew this woman. Just this year, Liang Luoshi had officially debuted, and the scene was unprecedented. Yinghuang held a 26-table banquet press conference for her. In front of senior executives such as Metro, Commercial Station, Cable, etc., Yinghuang

He even declared that Liang Luoshi would be "Zhang Bo's successor".

The prospects of "Hurricane Rescue" are of course very promising, so Yang Shoucheng really hoped that his current actor Liang Luoshi could play the role of Cheng Long's daughter, but in the end he had no choice but to give up.

The reason for giving up is also very simple, just to make the film comply with the provisions of the CEPA agreement.

According to the cepa agreement between the mainland and Hong Kong signed in June 2003, the annual release quota of 20 co-produced films between Hong Kong and the mainland has been officially cancelled. In the future, co-produced films can be released in mainland theaters as long as they pass the mainland's inspection procedures.

However, according to regulations, in order for a co-production to be treated as a "domestic film", it must meet the condition that the proportion of main mainland actors should not be less than one-third of the total number of main actors.

Once the conditions are met, Xiangjiang films will be able to enjoy the same preferential policies as domestic films, without having to compete for the pitifully few imported film quotas or endure the shockingly low buyout prices.

You must know that in the past, Hong Kong films entered the mainland market mainly through a one-time payment buyout. After the transaction, all the income of the film in the mainland had nothing to do with Hong Kong.

And the buyout price will naturally not be that high.

This is also the reason why Wang Jing and other Xiangjiang directors who go north to make films always use Xiangjiang actors and mainland actresses.

Cheng Long was chosen as the male lead. Of course, the female lead could no longer use an actor from Hong Kong, but the female supporting cast could. Therefore, the Emperor proposed that one of its female stars should play the female star role at the beginning of the film.

That is, at the beginning of the film, the heroine character that the protagonist accepts the protection mission to protect.

This character doesn't have many roles, but he is very important. He appears at the beginning of the movie, and again at the end of the movie. In the end, the protagonist has to send his daughter to learn to sing with this character. He has scenes at the beginning and end of the film, so he is already a good character relatively speaking.

What's even more rare is that this character is set to be a popular female singer, so it's almost tailor-made to be played by a female singer from Yinghuang.

Currently, there is a pair of popular singing groups under Yinghuang - Twins. Yang Shuicheng means that this role will be played by one of the Twins.

Neither Xiying nor Li Mu have any objections to this.

As for the choice of the heroine, neither Xiying nor Cheng Long or Yang Shoucheng have a suitable candidate for the time being. Li Mu does have a suitable candidate in mind, but he has already got such a big advantage this time, so

I don't want to interfere in everything for myself.

Moreover, at present, Cheng Long's main focus is still on the movie "The Myth". It will be some time before "The Rescue" is officially launched, so the issue of choosing the heroine is not urgent.

After the matter was basically settled, Cheng Long led the crew to film in the lava caves in Jiuxiang, Tiannan Province. Yang Suicheng flew back to Xiangjiang. The hotel where Cheng Long stayed, which had been bustling for a while, finally calmed down.

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In the evening, Li Mu, his father Li Yuansheng, his mother Liu Xiaohui, and his uncle Liu Xiaowu discussed the name of the new company.

In the future, Li Mu will participate in various film and television investments, acquire the copyrights of potential novels in advance, and even invest in the filming of movies and TV series. He may also sign a few potential newcomers, all of which make company registration an indispensable part.

"I think we should call it 'Qinhuang'. Isn't Yang Shoucheng's company called Yinghuang? Look at how big Boss Yang's business is." Old uncle Liu Xiaowu said.

"If you ask me, it's called 'Tianying'. There are six major film groups in China - Beijing Film, Shanghai Film, Changying, Zhuying, Eying, Xiying. In the future, our 'Tianying' will also be added.

We can become bigger and stronger." Liu Xiaohui said with a smile.

Li Mu said: "If you want me to say it, just call it 'Xingmu', or 'Muguang', or 'Zhengmu Yangyang'."

The new company will be Li Mu's career from now on, and Li Mu still hopes that the company name will be more closely related to him.

Unexpectedly, his proposal was unanimously opposed by his parents and uncle.

"'Xingmu', 'Muguang'? No, no, no, when people hear it, they think it sells sanitary ware products." The old uncle shook his head first.

Liu Xiaohui nodded in agreement with her younger brother and said, "Xiao Wu is right. You said these people are just 'bathing in the sun.' It sounds like they are not selling sanitary ware."

Li Yuansheng nodded in agreement with his wife and brother-in-law: "It does sound like he sells bathroom ware."

Li Mu was speechless. Why did the name he thought of sound like a bathroom ware seller? Didn't these people know it?

Who named him Li Mu?

Finally, Li Yuansheng took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to his wife Liu Xiaohui. Li Mu and Liu Xiaowu also looked over and saw the word "Hua Shang" written on the paper.

At this time, Li Yuansheng said: "Currently, the most prosperous entertainment company in China is the Wang Brothers' Huayi Brothers. One of the world's largest film and television entertainment production companies has Warner Bros., and there are also some of the world's top luxury brands.

A 'Valentino', I think your company is called 'Huashang Media'."

Liu Xiaohui smacked it for a moment and said, "'Hua Shang' sounds fine, but I still think it sounds better to be called 'Tianying'."

Liu Xiaowu continued: "Brother-in-law, Xiao Mu, now I also think that 'Tianying' sounds better."

Li Mu followed: "Dad, I think 'Zhengmu Yangguang' and 'Tianying' are both very good, especially the word "tian" has a blast sound, which makes it more powerful to pronounce."

At this time, Li Yuansheng calmly said to Liu Xiaohui: "'Hua Shang' was named after me by someone who specifically asked Li Mu to appoint him."

Then he also mentioned the name of a so-called master. Unexpectedly, Liu Xiaohui immediately changed her stance as soon as the name came out.

"When I hear it now, 'Hua Shang' sounds better. The name given by the master is naturally better."

Well, the name of Li Mu's new company has been decided - Huashang Media Co., Ltd.