China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 160 New Year's Eve
"Studying movies is all about color and emotion, or understanding them with a rational eye. Movies are going to hell, not going to heaven. Turn off the lights, watch the images in a dark box, and get caught up in the colors and emotions. You can only watch them with a rational eye. To understand so as not to destroy yourself is to 'precept'."

Li Mu watched Li Bian's interview with Nortel on the Internet. After the exchange, just as Li Mu guessed, Li Bian was awarded a visiting professor at Nortel.

The above is exactly what Li Yin meant after breaking down the two words "色" and "Jie".

At the exchange meeting, the movie "Lust, Caution" was heavily discussed. After all, it is a "movie" that has attracted widespread attention.

What Li said is a master-level speech. It feels right wherever you put it. Just change the words.

"Director Li, it must be you world-class masters. What you say is full of philosophy."

Ning Hao crossed his legs, very happy.

His "No Man's Land" has been edited and is going to take a two-day break.

"Are you praising me or hurting me?" Li Mu glanced at him suspiciously, feeling that this guy had been talking a lot lately.

Could it be that "No Man's Land" has made him expand to this point?

"Movies need blank space, and so do words. You understand."

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Li Mu was too lazy to pay attention to the birdman, "When will we watch the movie? Do you want to call someone?"

"No, just one master is enough. Let's do it tomorrow."

"roll!"

It’s hard to say whether this master is a praiseworthy or derogatory word now, but in later generations it will be a derogatory word.

"Assembly" is currently running wild. It is reported that "Assembly" only had half the number of screens as "The Name" on its first day of release. However, the box office is about the same as "Assembly".

This news shocked the domestic film industry and was widely discussed.

"Kung Fu Panda" has already surpassed the record of "Metamorphosis". This movie, which is suitable for all ages and carries many domestic symbols, is deeply loved.

It has crossed the threshold of 2.5 million and is heading towards 3 million.

Then came "Assembly Number", which was a hit in the Mainland and was unanimously recommended by the national media and critics, forming a super "Assembly Number craze".

It’s like the “Panda Craze” at the beginning of the month.

Li Mu also contributed to the box office of the movie with Liu Yifei, and I watched both movies.

But it feels like Feng Xiaogang's butt is a little crooked, which feels a little weird.

According to the fine tradition of our army, why do we need to use deception for this final mission? It must be a bunch of people shouting: "Commander, leave it to me! I promise to complete the mission." and other such words.

On the contrary, it is "The Name of the Public", which should be regarded as Chen Kexin's best work. Unfortunately, it was deleted a lot and the lines were replaced.

Even after watching it, Li Mu has to admit that Li Lienjie's performance in this movie is indeed good. The eldest brother's secret affair with his second sister-in-law was discovered by his third brother. Jin Chengwu and Li Lienjie's acting skills are superb. His eyes are like knives, which is still fresh in people's memory.

"Ah Mu, which movie do you think has the higher box office?" Liu Yifei asked, wearing a dark red down jacket that seemed to be a bit old.

"Assembly will win."

"Why, I feel like the "Report of Nomination" is not bad either."

"The right time, right place, right people, you can see it just by looking at the recent publicity."

Li Mu now opens all the major portal websites, all of which are promoting "Assembly", including news. This movie has hit the limelight.

The next day, Li Mu and Ning Hao were in the screening room.

Ning Hao excitedly turned on the projector, preparing to enjoy his masterpiece with Li Mu.

This story takes place in a place where birds do not lay eggs. It is a story related to animals.

At the beginning of the film, the northwest killer who had just captured a falcon took the falcon back to the car, only to find an unburned cigarette butt. He realized that someone was already around him, and the northwest killer who wanted to draw his gun was obviously too late. He took one step forward, and someone pointed a gun at his head. The person who came was none other than Officer Wang. This time, the Northwest Killer was caught with both the person and the stolen goods."

The movie is nearly 130 minutes long. Li Mu also watched the uncensored version very seriously. Later generations of Li Mu watched the deleted and beautified version.

It has to be said that Ning Hao's "No Man's Land" is the first of its kind in the domestic road crime genre.

The story is not complicated. It tells the story of a lawyer played by Xu Zheng who went to a remote city in XJ to defend a poacher, but was hunted down on the way back.

Along the way, he also encountered dancers, smugglers, thieves, and policemen of all kinds, staging a thrilling escape journey.

But in the no-man's land created by Ning Hao, you can kill people and steal goods, extort money, go unpunished, and do whatever you want!

Although Ning Hao added some elements of humor and warmth in the dialogues of the actors and at the end, overall this movie is by no means a positive one. The police are also incompetent, absent, and late in this movie. disappeared.

"How is it?" Ning Hao looked at Li Mu expectantly, waiting for his opinion.

"good movie!"

"Can I get a prize?"

"possible!"

After hearing this, Ning Hao's eyes lit up. After all, he trusted Li Mu's vision.

Li Mu was a little confused after reading it. I have to say that the original version is indeed much better than the later one.

The regional symbols featured in the plot and the things expressed in the movie still come to mind.
These two places are somewhat deadly, especially at this time.

"Let's take it for trial first."

Everything still depends on what the reviewers say, so it’s settled for now.

Ning Hao was full of confidence and smug at this time. After all, he had not received any awards in recent years, so he always felt a little unsafe. This must be the obsession of directors.

When Li Mu and Ning Hao came out, Xing Aina and Liu Weijuan were still chatting, with a bit of happiness on their expressions.

After Ning Hao said goodbye to Li Mu and Liu Weijuan, he took Xing Aina and left. The two were still discussing something when they left.

"Mr. Li, are you going to start the promotion work of "No Man's Land"?" Liu Weijuan saw this and asked quickly.

"No need for now, let's wait until Director Ning passes the review." Li Mu raised his hand and went back to continue editing.

"Passed review?" Liu Weijuan muttered. Mengying's movies have never been stuck in review over the years.

Could it be that Ning Hao took something that he shouldn't have taken?

Liu Weijuan felt that this reason was more reasonable, otherwise Li Mu would not have said the words "waiting for review."

Even Mr. Li had to wait for review. What on earth did Director Ning film? He was so sensitive.
Feng Xiaogang is very proud of himself these days. "Assembly" will soon have a box office of [-] million, which is expected to be achieved on New Year's Day.

"New Year's Day is coming soon, let the people below do more publicity." Feng Xiaogang waved his hand, which seemed to be scolding Fang Qiu.

In his opinion, there are only two movies that can be watched on New Year's Day, Li Mu's "Kung Fu Panda" and his "Assembly", and the audience has no choice.

As for the "Report of Surrender", Feng Xiaogang now feels that he has already ignored it. The defeated general is not worth mentioning.

As the box office of "Assembly" is getting higher and higher, it was revealed that Feng Xiaogang hired a gunman, and then there was a heated discussion about Feng Xiaogang.

"There is no aesthetics, no lens language, and the artistic value is too low."

This is what netizens said about Feng Xiaogang.

Because Feng Xiaogang had no awards, neither Zhang Yimou nor Li Mu had any honors, and Zhang Yimou was given the thumbs-up.

At this stage, Feng Xiaogang's films are like short stories, while those of Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Jiang Wen and others are serious literature.

These remarks almost made Feng Xiaogang break his guard.

"Hahahaha, netizens like A Mu are so talented. They say Feng Xiaogang's movies are Internet literature."

Liu Yifei laughed heartily in Li Mu's room.

"Can "Assembly" win an award?" Liu Yifei then turned around and asked.

"It should be possible. If Huayi operates a few more times, it won't be a problem to win a prize for Feng Xiaogang." Li Mu thought for a moment, picked up the grapes, and spit out the seeds instead of the skins.

"Hey, why don't you peel the grapes? I'll peel them for you." Liu Yifei came over and sat directly on Li Mu's lap. She picked up the grapes and gently tore off a layer of skin. "Come on, open your mouth."

Li Mu subconsciously opened his mouth and was fed instantly.

"Hehe, does it taste better if you peel it?" Liu Yifei picked up another grape with a smile, and suddenly asked: "By the way, isn't Feng Xiaogang an artist?"

"Yes, his pictures are good, but netizens are talking about artistic expression and aesthetics."

Li Mu explained it specially.

"Then who do you think has the best aesthetics?" Liu Yifei opened her eyes wide, waiting for Li Mu's answer, but her skills in peeling grapes were not lost.

These directorial insights are only known to the directors. "Brother Chen Kai and Zhang Yi are both top-notch in terms of camera sense and aesthetics."

When Li Mu said this, he paused and said, "Tonight's New Year's Eve, aren't you going to accompany Auntie?"

"I want to accompany you." Liu Yifei buried her head in Li Mu's arms, grabbed Li Mu's hands with both hands, and hugged herself.

"And I'm also singing at my place." Liu Yifei added.

"Let's go! Let's celebrate the New Year together." Li Mu directly pulled Liu Yifei into the car and drove to her villa area. He also packed some barbecue on the way, wrapped it in tin foil to keep it warm, and then bought some low-fat and low-energy snacks along the way. , after all, actresses have to maintain their figure.

"I'm going to be fat like this."

Liu Yifei said this, but her eyes never left the pile of food wrapped in tinfoil, and the snacks had been ignored.

"I'll say this after wiping the saliva from my mouth, otherwise it won't be convincing."

Li Mucha said matter-of-factly.

Liu Yifei really touched her mouth gently with her little hand, and said coquettishly: "You lied to me again."

The places where the two of us live are not far apart, so it is very convenient to go back and forth.

Liu Xiaoli and Shu Chang were a little surprised to see Li Mu and Liu Yifei coming back.

Shu Chang, in particular, wanted to ask something else, but when he saw the bag of food brought by Li Muti, his eyes lit up and he pretended to touch his belly:

"Today is the time to risk your life and eat such a meal to reward yourself for your recent hard work."

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, not to mention Li Mu and Liu Yifei, even Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth twice.

"If you reward yourself every day, I'm afraid you'll gain weight in front of the camera."

Liu Yifei said angrily, but her skills were not slow. She took the food from Li Mu and prepared to put it on the table.

"Excuse me, you eat no less than me."

Shu Chang is not convinced either. I cannot bear the blame alone. We need to expose each other together and hurt each other.

These two people were talking to each other, but their hands were not idle at all, and they didn't even take a look at the low-fat snacks.

Fortunately, the two of them are still young, otherwise they would gain weight quickly if they eat without controlling their intake. After all, the camera is sensitive.

"I'm going to cut some fruit." Liu Xiaoli took a few bites and felt a little tired, so she also went to get some fruit.

After several people were full, Liu Yifei touched her belly and began to regret it.

"Damn it, I accidentally ate a few more pieces." He muttered, regretting it.

"Sissi, let's lose weight together tomorrow." Shu Chang made an announcement recently. Her "Magic Phone" will be broadcast in a few months.

The two of them nodded heavily towards losing weight and did what they said.

Li Mu ignored them. Anyway, this vow had no binding force, and it might be broken tomorrow.

This year's New Year's Eve is special. Officials have allowed the fireworks to be set off, but within a limited area to celebrate the 08 Imperial Capital Olympics.

The four of them were on the top floor of the villa. Li Mu held Liu Yifei's hand and watched the fireworks in the sky, falling like thousands of bright stars, and the brilliant light illuminated the entire night sky.

The cold wind was biting to the bones, especially girls, who couldn't withstand it for too long. When it seemed that it was almost done, Li Mu suggested going back inside.

"I'll sleep here tonight. It's too late. Sissi, go and clean up."

Liu Xiaoli specifically told Li Mu that Li Mu had a special room in the villa, but since the distance was not far, Li Mu sometimes drove back to stay.

Naturally, the room needs a little tidying up.

"It's unnecessary." Shu Chang muttered in a low voice when he saw Liu Yifei happily going to clean up Li Mu's room.

In the room, Li Mu had just finished washing and turned off the lights. The door opened quietly, and a dark figure flashed in, walking quietly.

Smelling this familiar fragrance, of course Li Mu knew it was Liu Yifei.

"I feel like I'm in danger now"

"???" Liu Yifei's little face was full of doubts. What do you mean you are dangerous? Aren't you me?I have them all delivered to your door.

"My mother said that men should protect themselves outside."

As soon as Li Muchang finished saying this, he could already feel that Liu Yifei was angry, because at this time another pillow was beating herself, and she was still saying: "I let you protect yourself, let you protect yourself."

After being beaten for a while, Li Mu picked up Liu Yifei with a smile and whispered in her ear: "I plan to go find you later."

"My room is too close to my mother's room. I'm afraid it won't be well soundproofed and it will be inconvenient."

"What's the matter with turning off soundproofing?"

"Li Mu, are you looking for death?"

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During the New Year's Day, it was naturally impossible for Mengying Media to exploit its employees, as they were already on holiday.

Li Mu also gave himself some rest. When he got up in the morning, Liu Yifei had already run back to her room, hiding her ears.

Several people had breakfast, but there was no place to go. After all, due to identity restrictions, it was a bit inconvenient to go anywhere, and they had to dress up, which was very troublesome.

"By the way, Chang Chang, when will your Magic Phone be broadcast?"

"In April, CCTV." This TV series has investment from CCTV, so it will naturally not be broadcast on other channels.

"Actually, I'm a bit weak. I feel like this drama will be criticized by many people." Shu Chang felt it when filming, and it felt a bit younger.

"Don't worry, since CCTV produced it, the quality must be good, and the ones I have are the same, aren't you right, A Mu." Liu Yifei comforted Shu Chang clearly.

Li Mu wants to laugh but can't. What can I say about this drama? People who like to watch this drama don't have the right to speak now. Those who do have the right to speak will probably hate this drama.

The ratings will definitely be high, but that's because younger people are watching it, which doesn't prevent it from being labeled as a thunder drama this year.

Only when the people watching now grow up can they whitewash this show.

Li Mu thought for a moment and felt that Shu Chang's self-confidence should not be affected too much and that she should be optimistic: "Don't worry too much about the ratings of the drama."

The silly girl in "Magic Phone" is also Bai Yueguang to many people.

Shu Chang didn't feel safe after listening to Li Mu's words, because Li Mu only mentioned the ratings. Shu Chang was still chanting at this time: "Buddha bless, God bless, Taishang Laojun bless, Nuwa Empress bless."

He looked very pious and muttered something, which made Li Mu speechless for a while.

"Sing, sing, will your half-hearted blessing be effective?"

"I have faith." Shu Chang opened one of his closed eyes and glanced at Liu Yifei.

Li Mu summed it up: “There are many beliefs, but they are too scattered.”

"Anyway, you don't need money, just trust me."

Liu Yifei nodded: "It makes sense."

Li Mu went back to continue tinkering with the editing. David also began to urge Li Mu. After all, Li Mu was the boss, and he had to show up in public relations. DreamWorks Animation couldn't feel that Crystal didn't take it seriously.

Plus the Oscar nomination is coming soon.

However, there are still some domestic matters that need to be dealt with. Li Mu plans to postpone his trip to Beautiful Country for a few days. Anyway, he is not in a rush for this day or two.

"Assembly" did have a lot of box office gains on New Year's Day, and it has already exceeded 2 million. Feng Xiaogang successfully became a member of the 2 million box office club, but it is still at the bottom for the time being.

Because Lao Mouzi's Golden Armor and Li Mu's Treasure Hunting Alliance are still hanging high on top.

It's hard to say whether "Assembly" can catch up, but the copyright issue makes Feng Xiaogang feel a lot more comfortable.

No one paid attention to him when he went to Cannes before, but now he is finally proud. The copyright fees in Southeast Asia are much higher than before, and commercial companies from other regions have begun to contact him.

It’s true that box office can cure all diseases.

The "Certificate of Investment" is stuck at 1.6 million and is slowly climbing up. At this point, 2 million seems hopeless. The media have predicted that it will stop at 2 million.

Han Sanping felt a little annoyed. None of these Hong Kong and Taiwan directors seemed reliable. The investment in the film seemed to be huge, but the input-output ratio was too low.

Moreover, the possibility of losing money is greater, which is neither economical nor affordable.

On the other hand, "Kung Fu Panda" made him a lot happier. Finally, "Transformers" was officially released. The box office has reached 2.9 million, and it should be able to break 3 million in the future.

It's a pity that it's not entirely produced in China, but it would be much better for "Transformers" to win this year's box office championship.

(End of this chapter)