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Chapter 101 Sweeping North America
"In "I Am Legend", you and the Night Stalker are the only ones left in the city. How will you survive?"

"The end of the world for one person and one dog!"

"Those cute night devils!"

Well, Li Mu looked at the comment sections and newspapers and found that there are indeed many fans who like Night Demon.

He also started to form a "Night Devil Party".

Li Mu was also dumbfounded that he really knew how to play.

"I Am Legend" will be released in 3606 theaters.

In the future, Will Smith can only promote and premiere the film alone, and there are still many regions that need to hold premieres.

In "2012", Li Mu is burning money even if he leaves for a day, and he can't stand the trouble.

Li Mu rushed back to the crew with the others without stopping to start a new round of filming.

North America has begun to be overrun by Night Stalkers.

"Two Night Stalkers and I'll be a legend."

One of the audience members said by mistake.

The waiter was already used to this, because this was not the first person to say this.

There are very few "I Am Legend" films that can stop it from being released in July.

"Pirates of the Caribbean: Soul Chest" has been released for almost a month, and it is already running out of energy. Although the box office has exceeded 3 million, it has dropped to a few million dollars a day. There is still room for follow-up, but it is no longer available. too much.

"A Scanner Darkly" starring Keanu Reeves and Robert Downey Jr. failed to make any waves, with a production cost of US$850 million and an unappealing subject matter.

The movie released in early July has only made more than 7 million at the box office so far, and the daily box office has dropped to 500 US dollars.

Warner didn't pay attention at all. For Richard, "I Am Legend" is the core at this moment.

Most of the promotional resources are put into it.

On its premiere day, Wednesday, which was not a day off, "I Am Legend" grossed $1100 million and won the first place on the day.

The media are writing articles one after another, waiting for the weekend to explode.

Sure enough, on Friday, it was more than $3000 million.

Saturday, more than $2800 million.

Sunday, more than $1800 million.

The weekly box office was 9700 million U.S. dollars, directly hitting the box office champion that week.

The power of Night Stalkers exploded the late July schedule, directly suppressing the remaining films to a low point.

Will Smith was very excited when he saw the box office and quickly congratulated Li Mu.

Li Mu was also pleasantly surprised, but it was a pity that it did not exceed [-] million.

"Another masterpiece from China Li, "I Am Legend" is coming!"

""I Am Legend" sold 9700 million in its first week, winning the next week's box office championship!"

Cheng Long also learned the news and said with a smile: "Director Li, why don't you celebrate?"

“Let’s finish work early tonight, enough craft beer!”

There are more than 60 craft breweries in Vancouver, each with its own creative features and authentic taste.

Li Mu also fell in love with the taste and would have a drink with Liu Yifei from time to time.

There was a burst of cheers on the set.

The plot in Vancouver is about to wrap up, and then we go to Yellowstone Park to shoot.

The news of Liu Yifei's interview in Hollywood spread back to China. The Chinese media never thought it was a big deal and immediately started praising it.

Those who have acted in Hollywood movies and those who have not acted in Hollywood movies are directly separated in the media, and the former has reached a higher level.

Zhang Ziyi looked at the praise from the domestic media and recalled how similar it was when he was acting in Hollywood movies in the past few years.

Why she wants to seek international development so much is because of the difference in status.

In her opinion, she is currently the only actress in the country, and only Gong Li can beat her.

She didn't recognize the four great beauties, Zhou Xun, Xu Jinglei, and Zhao Yanzi at all.

Can someone with this level of international fame be on par with her?
At this time, Liu Yifei was gaining momentum through "I Am Legend".

The total box office of the movie has reached 1.5 million US dollars. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the North American box office of this movie will exceed 2.5 million US dollars.

The global box office is also booming at this time, and it has begun to be released in South Korea, which has also caused a sensation.

With Li Mu's title and Xijie behind it, the film's popularity surpassed that of other films of the same period.

At this time, in the Korean cinema, Che Quansheng saw the fight between Anna and Night Demon, and whispered to his companions.

"Smecta, isn't that woman Liu Yifei from China?"

The companion looked at it carefully for a while, and then nodded heavily.

"When can we Korean actors enter Hollywood and film? It won't just happen in a flash, Smecta."

At this time, South Korea is already a little sick. While being suppressed by Hollywood, it wants to resist, and at the same time it is eager for its own actors to join it.
Liu Yifei's vigorous pursuit made everyone feel a sense of urgency.

The most direct one is actually Zhang Ziyi. After all, Liu Yifei has Hollywood resources at this time, including the movie "2012" that is being filmed.

As Liu Yifei's role becomes more and more important, it is only a matter of time before she threatens her position.

Seeking more international resources, Zhang Ziyi weighed for a long time and came to the final conclusion.

This is the path she should take. Domestic movies can no longer be of much help to her, and this is what she is like now.

Moreover, she has already felt a slight alienation from Zhang Yimou. This time, the top domestic production, "The City of Golden Armor" with an investment of 3.6 million, does not have her share.

She can also play Gong Li's role.

It seems that the two of them have put aside those old things, and this news is not good at all for her.At this time, Li Xue, the vice president of Huayi, and her sister Li Binbin were sitting in the office.

"Sister, if you want to break through, you must act in a Hollywood movie."

Li Xue said decisively.

She clearly understands that domestic film restrictions are too great at this time, and there are not many good films in a year, and even if they are, they may not get their turn.

Huayi has no way to interfere with Zhang Yimou's movies, and even China Film Group is powerless.

Moreover, Hollywood film culture has begun to sweep the world, and we will wait until now.

"I understand everything you said, but even Mr. Wang and the others can't do anything about it. What can I do?"

How could Li Binbin not know this, but she is only a small actress.

"I'll figure it out. I believe Mr. Wang and the others won't be unmoved by this piece of cake."

"Sister Yu, I can do movies, no matter how much you reveal." Fan Binbin was communicating with director Li Yu.

"The production cost of this movie is very small, so I can't afford to hire someone." Li Yu shook her head. She actually preferred to hire someone with better acting skills.

Fan Binbin is beautiful and meets her casting requirements, but unfortunately her acting skills are still lacking.

"10. The salary for this movie is only 10."

Fan Binbin learned that Li Yu's film was intended to hit the Berlin International Film Festival, and that Li Yu had won the Golden Lion Award for Best Film at the Venice International Film Festival for "The Beauty".

She chose to reduce her salary without hesitation.

"Okay, let me think about it again."

Li Yu was also a little moved, but did not agree directly.

Fan Binbin knew that Li Yu was attracted, and she was also ambitious. Since she couldn't enter Hollywood for the time being, she would try the three major European companies. They were all international markets, and she could also walk on this international red carpet.

Li Mu's crew has left Vancouver and started filming the follow-up part in Yellowstone Park in the beautiful country.

This place will become a melting pot in the movie. Before the big earthquake, the American government set up a monitoring organization in Yellowstone Park to study the changes under the ground 24 hours a day.

But it didn't help. The geothermal heat in the park intensified, and finally the underground volcano erupted, and the entire park melted and disappeared instantly.

Then the disaster spread rapidly from west to east, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco broke, the White House was flooded, and the American nightmare of the end of the world began.

We are currently filming the scene where the main actors go to Yellowstone Park to find the crazy guy to get the map. The two of them are standing on the mountain, and a part of the flat land of Yellowstone suddenly rises and then collapses.

This also tested the acting skills of Cheng Long and other leading actors, how to perform the walking feeling of the flat ground suddenly rising and then collapsing.

If the performance can't come out, Li Mu will have to hire a scene artist and props artist to set up the scene, but it will take some time.

Li Mu directed and used a 45-degree slow-rotation lens to shoot the fire spraying everywhere in Huangshi. At this time, no special effects had been created, just normal props spraying fire.

But in the movie, this is much more spectacular than "The Living City".

"Brother Long, Zhang Yi, why don't you let the prop master do it?"

Li Mu was not satisfied with these performances and was about to make a suggestion.

"Director Li, we can do it. We can try it two more times. It won't delay the effort. If it doesn't work, we agree to use props."

As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, Cheng Long's voice came, and Zhang Yi also showed persistence.

Even Liu Yifei next to her looked at Li Mu seriously.

"Okay, let's do it again."

Li Mu did not dampen their enthusiasm, and the crew started moving again.

"Director Li, no wonder Cheng Long can get along well in Hollywood. It's not unreasonable."

Lu Yang lamented on the sidelines that everyone's success is not accidental.

In this way, if you are true to yourself and have a ruthless attitude towards yourself, you can make a career wherever you go.

Li Mu had no time to sigh and stared at the monitor meticulously.

With a production cost of 2.5 million, the pressure is not only on the actors, but also on him as the director and investor.

He is under the greatest pressure. Cameron and Fox are at the bottom. If they fail, they will just slap their butts and leave.

Li Mu and Crystal Pictures have made heavy bets.

"CUT, passed." Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

The rest of the crew couldn't help but applaud, which was a sign of recognition.

Liu Yifei walked up to Li Mu very proudly and looked like she was praising me.

"Good show."

Li Mu rubbed her little head heavily.

There was a moment of commotion on the set.

It was rare for Liu Yifei not to blush this time, and she was enjoying everyone's banter as she should.

On the other hand, "I Am Legend" has topped the North American box office for three consecutive weeks, and its cumulative North American box office has exceeded US$3 million.

It has been released one after another around the world, and more and more countries have begun to introduce it. The international box office has accumulated more than 6000 million US dollars.

According to predictions from the professional box office forecasting agency Meiliguo, the international box office (excluding North America) is likely to exceed US$3 million.

Warner and Crystal Pictures are showing off their talents in Hollywood again this time, making money-making movies that everyone loves.

Originally, David was still in difficult negotiations with the author of "Twilight". With the outbreak of "I Am Legend", Stephenie Meyer finally agreed to license the film and television adaptation rights to Crystal Pictures.

David quickly called to report the good news, and also informed Li Mu that the rapid development of YouTube had attracted the attention of Google and Yahoo.

The two Internet companies are already approaching YouTube founders and external investors, including Dream Capital.

The two Internet giants are competing for oil pipelines to fill the commercial territory of Internet multimedia and have begun to fall into a new round of war.

The spread of oil pipelines is far faster than ordinary people expect. Every day that passes, there is a new valuation.
(End of this chapter)