China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 161 Public Relations
"Yifei, you're here." Liu Weijuan had just finished looking for someone at Mengying Media and was about to go back to the office. Unexpectedly, she bumped into Liu Yifei who was coming halfway.

"Sister Juan!" Liu Yifei also greeted Liu Weijuan with a smile.

"Mr. Li is in the office, I'll go and get busy first." The two chatted briefly for a while, and Liu Weijuan waved with some emotion.

It's so good to be in love. Not seeing each other for one day is like three autumns after three autumns. There are always people asking for help.

I thought about myself, and then thought about the nagging of the elderly at home, and felt a little worried.

After Liu Yifei opened the office door, she found Li Mu resting on the sofa. The sofa in the office was comfortable enough for Li Mu to lie down.

Liu Yifei came closer and heard Li Mu's gentle breathing. She squatted down and looked at Li Mu after he fell asleep.

Li Mu looked very quiet after falling asleep, his hands and feet resting steadily, very honestly.

Even when I was with her, I always felt dishonest. Thinking of this, Liu Yifei's face turned a little red.

Li Mu subconsciously tugged at his clothes, and Liu Yifei took off her coat and gently covered Li Mu.

The sunlight outside the window shone on the ground, first falling on Liu Yifei, printing half of her delicate profile, and the waves in her eyes fell on Li Mu's face.

It's really pretty, Liu Yifei thought to herself, holding her face up.

But when she peeked for who knows how long, the sun outside the window was slightly slanting, and the sunset was filled with darkness.

Li Mu's eyelids suddenly trembled slightly. When he was about to open his eyes, Liu Yifei wanted to get up, but unexpectedly, after squatting for too long, her legs became numb and her feet were weak, so she leaned back.

Fortunately, Li Mu had quick eyes and quick hands and quickly pulled him back and hugged him in his arms.

"You didn't even tell me when you came." Li Mu chuckled.

"I saw you sleeping and didn't wake you up."

"No wonder I said it's so hot." Li Mu looked at the coat he was wearing to know that there was heating here.

"I forgot." Liu Yifei pursed her lips and smiled, not showing any embarrassment at all.

Li Mu had basically finished handling the company's affairs, and left work early with Liu Yifei.

Li Mu, Oscar's publicist, still has to attend, or at least make a show of it.

This year, for the publicity of "Kung Fu Panda", several companies also invested capital and directly built a nearly [-]-foot yacht in Santa Monica.

At this time, David came to pick him up. This guy was wearing sunglasses and was dressed in party mode.

Santa Monica is located on the Pacific Coast, 22 kilometers away from downtown Los Angeles. It is a resort and residential area.

At this time, the sun sank into the bottom of the sea, and the wafting sea breeze was less humid and more refreshing, which relieved the boredom of the Santa Monica beach.

Occasionally, seagulls flying over the yacht would emit a few cheerful chirps, but when the deck lights were turned on, illuminating all directions, these birds flew away in a hurry.

Li Mu came to the dock and looked at the luxury yacht. Many people had gathered inside, "This yacht is really good."

"Boss, we will also buy one in the future." After enjoying the pleasure of the yacht these days, David has never forgotten it.

Li Mu did not refuse this proposal. After all, making money is for living, and this yacht is also a kind of living.

"Are these reporters okay?" Li Mu scanned the edge of the pier. These guys are really pervasive and can take pictures everywhere for the sake of news.

"There is a laser reflex camera on the yacht! They can't take a picture."

That's right, after all, a yacht that cost so much money, how could it not be guarded? Everything inside is a secret.

Boarding the yacht, Li Mu also saw many people from the MPAA, who are also Oscar judges.

The nearly [-]-foot yacht slowly left the dock, slightly away from the coastline. Several paparazzi speedboats passed by, but they did not dare to get too close. They could only use the camera with a telephoto lens in their hands to focus on the yacht. Keep pressing the shutter, and then leave disappointed.

However, the laser reflex camera device on the yacht made these reporters unable to find anything and could only go back cursing.

On the spacious top deck, more than a dozen waiters shuttled among the people carrying various drinks. From time to time, they would add a few fresh and exquisite dishes to the middle table. On the deck, near the left and right fences, there were two rows of white dishes. tables and chairs.

There were many people sitting around, and laughter broke out in the conversation, either heartily or politely.

Li Mu was among them, and he dealt with many old white men, especially Sid Gannis, who needed to be taken care of.

After all, he is the president of the college this year.

Li Mugang stood up with a wine glass, and a luminous female star walked up, "Li, this should be our first communication."

Nicole Kidman raised the wine glass in her hand and clinked it with Li Mu.

The two have met several times, but have never communicated formally. Li Mu remembers that her film resources in recent years seemed to be not very good. The comedy movie "Margot at the Wedding" co-starring with Jack Black was released in the last two months. Not long after it was released, the box office was very unsatisfactory.

It seems that he also came here to become familiar with me.

"Nick, welcome, you are very welcome." When Li Mu just walked over, he had already discovered that Nicole Kidman was always surrounded by men.

Anyway, when it comes to praising women, it’s absolutely right to praise them more in this aspect, and it won’t be too abrupt.

"Lee, if there is a suitable movie, you can consider me. If Charlize Theron can act, I can naturally do it."

Nicole Kidman was just here to get acquainted with Li Mu, and there were rumors in Hollywood that it was a coincidence that Charlize Theron got the starring role in "2012".

The competition in Hollywood is much fiercer than in China, and of course the pay is also much higher.

Nicole Kidman and Li Mu chatted for a long time before slowly getting up and leaving. Upon seeing this, David immediately came over and reminded in a low voice: "Boss, Nicole is married to Keith Urban."

"What are you thinking about with your pig head? She is not my aesthetic type." Li Mu was quite speechless. Does this fat man have nothing else to do besides these things?

It seems that at the annual meeting a few years ago, Li Mu mentioned this name, which was still fresh in David's memory.

"I know, your aesthetic type is Crystal." David said with a smile.

"Has the global box office of "Insidious 2" been released?" Li Mu asked. This horror film was released on Halloween last year.

The North American box office in David's email was very clear, it had grossed more than 8300 million U.S. dollars, but the global box office had not yet been calculated at that time.

This movie can be regarded as the big winner of this North American Halloween. The production cost was only 500 million, which was several times higher than the production cost of the first film.

"The current global US$1.4 million, and there are still some countries where it has not been released yet. It is expected to reach US$1.6 million."

David remembers the data very clearly.

"Stephanie Meyer can start writing the script for the second part of "The Twilight Saga""

David nodded. In fact, he had been following up on this matter. "By the way, boss, did you know that the SAG nominations were announced a few days ago?"

SAG, also known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, is voted for by actors in the union, and many of its members are also Oscar judges. Therefore, it can be described as a crucial "Oscar weathervane."

"Upset?"

"It's all an upset. Can you believe that Keira Knightley is not on this list?" This SAG list has recently aroused heated discussion across the country.

Keira Knightley of "Atonement" is the absolute favorite to win the Oscar this year.

"If this year is not the Oscars, it is recognized as "the most chaotic one since the new century." It seems that SAG is no exception."

Li Mu smiled. Everyone from all walks of life was looking forward to the SAG nomination list to point out the direction of the statuette.

Unexpectedly, SAG's list of frequent upsets has made the already suspenseful event even more suspicious.

Damn it, Mission: Impossible and Infernal Affairs. No one knows the trend of this Oscar.

Even the candidates for the ensemble acting award, which is equivalent to the best film in the minds of actors, are also jaw-dropping.

"Hairspray" and "Hairspray" were not shortlisted for any single category, but they still made it to the finals of the ensemble acting category, which was unexpected.

While the two were chatting, a woman with quite a personality caught Li Mu's attention. She was wearing a waist-cinching long skirt, and the exquisite fabric wrapped smoothly around her body, highlighting her slender figure. The front is not generous, the fashionable short hair is blowing in the wind, and the whole person is full of charm. "Natalie Portman?" Li Mu asked with some confusion.

"Well, Jewish." David also stared closely, adding a special sentence in his words.

These three words are also very important in Hollywood, even decisive.

Of course, there are also anti-Semitic forces in Hollywood, but they are not mainstream.

Jews or Jewish people all over the world are known to stick together as long as there is no major conflict of interest, and they control huge wealth and power.

Every Oscar PR event, these people are indispensable.

"I've seen her performance in "The Killer Isn't Too Cold", it's a classic." David seemed to only remember this one and specifically mentioned it.

"You are such an old pervert." Li Mu said angrily.

David is not ashamed. Anyway, what he said is true, and Natalie in that scene was really stunning and fulfilled their fantasies.

At this time, the lights on the yacht were bright, and many people were walking around. Countless stars and celebrities came, and even some old-schoolers who were not often seen in Hollywood.

No matter what these people are like in private, on this ship and at this party, they have shown their best.

These are the connections between DreamWorks Animation and Warner, and Crystal Pictures is also slowly accumulating them, but it is destined to be a slow process.

Li Mu was holding the wine glass, and he was the protagonist in every crowd. After all, as an internationally renowned director and the owner of Crystal Pictures, he was enough to get along here.

During the party, Nicole Kidman seemed to be bringing several Australian actors with her, visiting them one by one.

Li Mu is not surprised. Hollywood always has some small circles defined by status and region. This person is the big sister of the Australian circle in Hollywood. Nicole Kidman will always take care of the members of the Australian gang at the Oscars and at appropriate times.

How to use the influence of each small circle is also a very complicated communication course.

The same is true for the Chinese community in Hollywood.

The public relations these days have made Li Mu a little tired, mainly because of his smiling face.

Fortunately, he just showed up to maintain the relationship, and David took care of the rest.

In Industrial Light and Magic, the 2012D production of "3" has entered the later stage. Although the post-stage progress can be calculated in units of half a year, it is not far from completion.

"District [-]" was being filmed in Johannesburg at this time, but the filming encountered some problems. These months were the rainy season in Johannesburg. Due to the rain, there was a lot of greenery available, but Blomkamp did not want it.

Li Mu suggested simply cutting away some of the vegetation in these scenes to portray the scene as desolate and dark.

In the script Johannesburg "actually looks like Chernobyl", a "nuclear apocalyptic wasteland".

Therefore, it is necessary to capture the desolate and desolate atmosphere and environment. If green plants appear, it will create a barrier with the created environment.

Blomkamp also agreed with Li Mu's proposal. The filming period is expected to be completed in early February, and it is time to find a special effects company.

Li Mu remembers that this special effect was supposed to be completed by Image Engine in later generations. This company had not yet launched a project as big as a feature film before.

Since such new companies dare to try it, Li Mu feels that Tiancai can do the same.

Anyway, after the production of "Painted Skin", Tiancai should not be able to receive big orders. At this time, domestic special effects movies have not yet started, and there will not be so many people at the Olympics, which is just a good time for Tiancai to start new projects.

Li Mu is enjoying a bit of comfort in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Everything seems to be calm in the Chinese circle, but those few movies are still making headlines.

"Assembly" held a grand celebration banquet. After all, it has already grossed 2.35 million yuan at the box office, so it was necessary to celebrate.

Zhao Benshan, who was actively preparing for the Spring Festival Gala in BJ, temporarily asked for leave from the Spring Festival Gala crew that night to support Feng Xiaogang.

Huayi also took advantage of this popularity and exposed the poster of "The King of Kung Fu" the next day.

This poster is mainly brown and gray in color. The background is a huge stone monkey statue overlooking the front. Li Lianjie, Cheng Long, Jing Tian and Michael Angarano are walking towards the stone statue side by side, with only their backs showing. The whole picture exudes a mysterious and solemn atmosphere.

During the interview, it was revealed that the film may be released in North America on April 2008, 4, and it is expected to be released simultaneously in China at this time.

This news quickly caused some movies that were scheduled to be released during this period to quickly adjust their release plans.

For fear of becoming cannon fodder in the movie.

With the power of Cheng Long + Li Lienjie, many domestic film companies would definitely not dare to confront them head-on. They are not strong-minded.

Li Mu stayed in the beautiful country for a few days and then returned. The next time he comes back will probably be Oscar.

In Mengying Media, Lu Yu stood beside Li Mu, and Zhengning listened to Li Mu's instructions.

"New movie, break the news, announce the movie type, suspense film." It happens to be a gap period in January when there is no big news, which is suitable for toothpaste-style promotion.

Stephen Chow's "Yangtze River No. [-]" won't be released until the end of this month, which is still early before the beginning of the month.

As for the revelation of Photographer Chen's computer, it will take a while. The entertainment industry will be shaken soon.

In fact, photographer Chen repaired his computer in July and August last year. That is to say, the elder brother who repaired the computer had been admiring it alone for several months before letting netizens feast their eyes on it.

With Mengying Media's current status in the industry, the news quickly spread.

"Officially announced, Li Mu's new movie is a suspense film!"

"Li Mu started a suspense story after "Manslaughter". What do you want?"

"Suspense films have been dormant for a long time. Can Li Mu's new film successfully break through?"

In a short time, various media and portal websites thoroughly analyzed the matter of Li Mu's suspense film.

By the way, I also took out the suspense movies from the past few years and played them twice.

It has indeed been silent for a long time. Netizens are also talking about this genre below.

"The Shepherd is going to be suspenseful? I haven't seen this kind of movie in a long time."

"Li Mu knows suspense. This film is still suspenseful from the beginning to now. Even the name is only half revealed."

"This suspense is really good. It's really whetting your appetite. I just hope it doesn't get lost when it's released."

This popularity suddenly overshadowed the celebration party of "Assembly", which made Feng Xiaogang very unhappy. After all, the movie box office has now reached 2.4 million. He also wants to add more popularity to the movie, so that the box office can surpass Li Mu's "The Treasure League" and "Golden Armor" by Zhang Yi.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reach the top. Huayi and Huayi are also frantically providing promotional funds. If Feng Xiaogang rushes to the top, he can become the big brother in the 2 million club league.

Huayi's future capital path will be of great benefit. It will be difficult for domestic films to break through in the short term this year, so capital must not scream.

As a result, being suppressed in this way, the heat was dissipated and there was no chance of it. Then came Zhou Xingchi's "Yangtze River No. [-]", which made Feng Xiaogang feel heartbroken.

Lu Yang has also made a rare trip to Mengying Media recently. Recently, he and Wu Ershan are focusing on the post-production of "Painted Skin". After all, it is their first big-budget movie, so they cannot be too cautious.

Lu Yang looked around and found no sign of Li Mu, and was very surprised, "Secretary Lu, where is Director Li?"

"Mr. Li is in the editing room." Lu Yu remembered that Li Mu had told her that if someone from the inside was looking for her, just ask him to go to the editing room. If he was from the outside, let him know.

When Lu Yang entered the editing room, Li Mu was still looking at the movie scenes on the screen, typing with his hands on the keyboard.

When Li Mu saw someone coming in, he turned around and saw that it was Lu Yang. He pointed to the stool next to him and said, "Sit down! Are you finished with "Painted Skin"?"

"If we can finish this month, we would like to find Zhang Liangying to sing the theme song of "Painted Skin" by Director Li." Lu Yang handed over the lyrics and music score of "Painted Heart".

The whole song actually describes the emotion and sadness of a woman who finds out that her husband has drifted in love with someone else, and is willing to let go, and finally waits with a painting.

I have to say, it's quite appropriate. If I remember correctly, this song seemed to have been sung by Zhang Liangying in my previous life, and it even won the Best Film Song Award at the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards.

"Okay, just go to her directly. Didn't you still keep in touch last time?" Li Mu was naturally talking about the last birthday party. "By the way, remember to find the schedule with Director Han. You can just go and work on it." , let me know when it’s decided.”

This kind of trivial matter can be left to Lu Yang and the two of them. They are not stupid and will not compete with Hollywood blockbusters. As for domestic movies, "Painted Skin" really has no fear of anyone.

(End of this chapter)