China Entertainment Mythology 2004

The manuscript was sent out, and he didn't know when he would get feedback. Li Mu was also free at this time. He was thinking about whether he should write a new novel, and then he received a call from Yan Yiyun, the director of Xiying Film Studio.

Telephone.

"Screenwriter Li and Mr. Wang Zhonglei from Huayi Brothers have come to Xijing. Let's have a meal together in the afternoon."

"For the heroine of Taken?"

"Why else?"

"Who did he bring here?"

"Fan Binbin."

"Isn't it appropriate?"

"Let's talk at the bar. I've flown all the way to Xijing, so Xiying Film Studio should act like a landlord."

"knew."

At three o'clock in the afternoon, at the same hotel where Cheng Long stayed, Li Mu met Wang Zhonglei, Fan Binbin and his party. In addition, there were factory director Yan Yiyunyan, vice president of Xiying Sun Yi'an, and the rest were Li Mu and his uncle Liu Xiaowu.

Director Yan requested a private room, and when everyone arrived, Director Yan Yiyun was responsible for the introduction.

"Everyone knows Mr. Wang, Binbin, and Vice President Sun Yi'an of the Western Film Group, so I won't introduce them in detail. The person next to Mr. Sun is Li Mu, the screenwriter of "Hurricane Rescue" and also the deputy director of the film; the person next to Li Mu is

This is Liu Xiaowu, the editor of Xiying Film Studio."

"Screenwriter Li, Xiaowu, you don't need to introduce me to know that these two are Wang Zhonglei and Mr. Wang from the famous Huayi Brothers. Next to Mr. Wang is Fan Binbin. Binbin is currently the hottest actress in the country. You guys

Don’t say you two don’t know.”

"I know, I know."

"Like thunder piercing the ears."

Everyone shook hands and then took their seats one by one.

Li Mu looked at Fan Binbin opposite him from time to time. The 23-year-old Fan Binbin had completely lost the immaturity she had in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge". Today, her every frown and smile exudes a mature charm.

Anyway, Li Mu thought she was quite beautiful, and she was even looked down upon by others because of it.

The scenario is probably as follows:

"Which domestic actress do you think is the most beautiful?"

"I don't dare to say it's the best. Each one has its own merits."

"What about Fan Binbin?"

“Very beautiful.”

"You actually think Fan Binbin is beautiful? I've often heard people say she's beautiful, but why can't I see what's so beautiful about her?"

Wang Zhonglei and Fan Binbin obviously came here for Cheng Long's new movie, so everyone quickly turned the topic to "The Rescue".

Wang Zhonglei said: "In the current domestic film market, if you want to make money, you have to make blockbusters and engage in large-scale productions. Low-cost films cannot bring the audience into the theater. Only blockbusters can stimulate the enthusiasm of the audience. In this regard, the movie "Hero" is a living example.

example."

"If you want to make a blockbuster, you have to hire big-name actors and superstars. At this stage, if you can handle the box office, you have to be a star from Hong Kong and Taiwan. The male lead in "Hurricane Rescue" is Cheng Long, and his appeal is definitely enough. Since the male lead is Cheng Long,

As an international superstar, the heroine certainly can’t be too bad.”

As he spoke, he looked at Fan Binbin next to him and continued: "The male lead has been determined to be a Hong Kong and Taiwan superstar, and as a rule, the female lead must be a domestic actress. When it comes to well-known domestic actresses, whether it is acting skills or fame, Bin

Bindu is definitely ranked high."

"Two "Huan Zhu Ge Ge", one "Bao Qingtian 2", one "Dust Has Settled", by the way, and "Cell Phone" released last year. This movie was the box office champion last year, and Bin Bin

Bin's acting skills in it have been unanimously recognized domestically."

"Binbin won the 27th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award this year for the movie "Mobile Phone" and was nominated for Best Actress. The Hundred Flowers Award will be announced in a few days. The probability of Binbin winning the award is extremely high. It is said to be a sure thing.

It’s not wrong, so Binbin is definitely a good choice to play the heroine of this drama.”

When Wang Zhonglei mentioned Fan Binbin, Fan Binbin stood up with a smile and nodded to everyone, but the smile was more for factory director Yan Yiyunyan and vice president Sun Yi'an, and had little to do with Li Mu and his uncle Liu Xiaowu.

Xiying and Huayi Brothers have a good relationship. Last year, the two joined forces with Xijing Mingle Cultural Communication Company to jointly establish Xiying Huayi Film Distribution Co., Ltd. This is also the reason why Huayi was able to quickly grasp the news of "Hurricane Rescue".

However, although Xiying and Huayi have already joined forces as early as last year, it does not mean that Xiying will really come to terms with Huayi.

At least he won't take the initiative to expose his family shortcomings.

What is family shortcomings?

Even though Xiying obviously invested half of the funds, its right to speak did not fully match the amount of investment.

Nominally, the final cut rights belong to West Film, and West Film is not at a loss, but in fact, the final cut rights were agreed to be given to Liu Xiaowu, and Liu Xiaowu is screenwriter Li Mu's uncle.

Although Liu Xiaowu is an employee of Xiying, Director Yan has reason to believe that Liu Xiaowu will never stand by Xiying when there is a disagreement between Xiying and Li Mu.

Wang Zhonglei and Fan Binbin did not understand the stakes involved, so they naturally regarded Yan Yiyun as the final decision-maker, or at least one of them, who could decide on the heroine.

As for Li Mu, the screenwriter with the title of assistant director, and the other editor, they are just tools for director Yan to obey.

After hearing this, Yan Yiyun turned his attention to Li Mu and said with a smile: "When it comes to choosing the female lead, we still listen to the screenwriter's opinion."

Yan Yiyun felt that Fan Binbin might not be a suitable candidate, but he had to consider Li Mu's opinion. According to the agreement between Xiying, Cheng Long, Yang Shoucheng and Li Mu, the male lead is Cheng Long and the other roles will not change.

It is determined through consultation among the three parties. If there are differences in the role, it will be approved if two of the parties agree. In other words, if the heroine candidate can be approved by both Xiying and Li Mu, there is a high probability that it will be approved.

So the ball was kicked to Li Mu's feet.

As for Li Mu, of course he didn't want to use Fan Binbin. For no other reason than simply considering her for the movie, he felt she was not suitable.

It stands to reason that Chinese people pay attention to restraint, but Li Mu thinks that no one in the circle knows about him now. In other words, he doesn't even have an edge, so why should he be restrained?

"It's inappropriate for Ms. Fan to play the heroine..." Li Mu shook his head and said directly.

"Why?" Wang Zhonglei asked in surprise.

"I'm getting older."

"Are you older?"

"You said Binbin is old?"

"Binbin just turned 23 this year!"

Wang Zhonglei was afraid that he had heard it wrong and couldn't help but repeat it twice.

"But this character is set to be a minor. Because he is a minor, the protagonist is firmly opposed to his daughter and his best friend going abroad to play. This is one of the main conflicts between their father and daughter. If it were played by an adult, it would be

No matter how firmly the father opposes his daughter going abroad to play, it seems that the protagonist is too controlling."

Wang Zhonglei looked at Yan Yiyun and said: "Director Yan, what is acting? I think it's acting when an 18-year-old can play the role of a 38-year-old, and a 38-year-old can play the role of an 18-year-old. Many movies start from the time when the protagonist is young.

Even if you turn into a bad old man, you can’t really wait decades to make movies while the actors get older, right?”

"Besides, Binbin is not very young. It is perfectly fine for a 23-year-old to play a 17-year-old. Even if there is a problem, can't we still change the script?"

Screenwriters have always been at the bottom of the food chain in the industry.

A 60 million investment work, co-financed by Xiying Yinghuang, starring kung fu superstar Cheng Long. For such a big project, when did it become the screenwriter's turn to have the say? The key to this matter still lies with director Yan Yiyun, Cheng Long, and Ying

On the royal family.

Yan Yiyun replied at this time: "According to the contract, script modifications must be approved by screenwriter Li."

Wang Zhonglei and Fan Binbin suddenly realized that this Li Mu seemed to be more than just a tool.

"I wonder which actor Director Li is interested in? Huayi is somewhat influential in the industry. Do you need our help to build a bridge?"

"The candidate needs to be decided through consultation by Xiying, Cheng Long, Yinghuang, and all parties involved. I don't have a favorite candidate at the moment." The choice of the hostess is not decided by Li Muneng. Since he can't decide, there is no choice.

It is necessary to express your position easily.

"Screenwriter Li is not from Xiying?"

"Xiying is my mother-in-law. My uncle is a senior editor at Xiying, and he is also the default editor of "The Rescue"."

After speaking, Li Mu looked at his old uncle Liu Xiaowu.

Liu Xiaowu nodded to Wang Zhonglei: "Mr. Wang, Li Mu often followed me to Xiying Studio when he was a child. Although he is not a formal employee of Xiying, when it comes to his familiarity with Xiying Studio, I am afraid that many real Xiying employees are also.

Not as good as him."

Only now did Wang Zhonglei realize more deeply that the screenwriter Li Mu in front of him seemed to be more important than he had just thought.

After the wine party, Wang Zhonglei asked the director Yan Yiyun privately what was going on with Li Mu and where he came from. Yan Yiyun was ambiguous, but Wang Zhonglei still heard from it that Xiying Studio was in a slightly embarrassing situation in this cooperation.

Let’s talk about Miss Fan Binbin. During the whole wine party, Miss Fan always had a smile on her face, but when she returned to the room after the wine party, she couldn’t stand it any longer, and her face instantly became extremely cold.

According to internal news, she is the winner of this year's Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress. Now within Huayi, only Li Lianhua can compete with her. But when the Hundred Flowers Award is announced in ten days, she may not be able to beat Li Lianhua.

Now was the time when she was full of determination and determination, but that Li Mu actually said to her face that she was old.

It’s simply unbearable!

How old is she this year?

She is only 23 years old!

Where is she older?

Are you being criticized for being too old at the age of 23?

This is simply unreasonable!