China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 485 "Arrival" Registration

"The filming of "The Three-Body Problem" will not start in the short term, but Mengying Media will continue to shoot other science fiction films!"

"Conversation with Teacher Liu Cixin: The theme of "The Three-Body Problem" is relatively dark and deviates from popular values, so it is not easy to make into a movie."

"Li Mu said that the current "Three-Body" movie script is not yet mature and the technical conditions are sufficient for filming. He will still consider a "Three-Body" movie version in the future!"

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Li Mu's words on Weibo aroused heated discussions among many movie fans, especially loyal fans of science fiction movies.

According to the current shooting plan, even Hollywood has quietly reduced the shooting of science fiction films.

The only remaining hope for domestic science fiction films lies with Mengying Media.

"Amu, do you really have a plan?"

Liu Yifei couldn't help but ask after reading too many comments.

This year coincides with the 20th anniversary of the release of "Dumb and Dumber". Hollywood gold medal comedians Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels once again joined forces, attracting a lot of attention. Before the word-of-mouth effect was fully fermented, it achieved high box office in the first weekend. Not surprising.

Unlike China's hot performance, "Interstellar" has been suppressed at the box office in North America for two consecutive weeks.

Liu Yifei didn't ask too much. Anyway, as long as she knew there was a plan, the rest didn't matter.

After all, which director doesn't want to win awards? A good box office is a good box office, and awards are awards. Having both at the same time is the greatest affirmation for a director.

The industry is currently pinning its hopes on John Woo's "The Wheel."

In addition to this new comedy film, the animated film "Big Hero 6", which knocked "Interstellar" off the pedestal in its first weekend, is still going strong this week.

At present, "Interstellar" has been released in China for 5 days and has earned a box office of 2.6 million yuan. This result surpassed the performance of "Inception" and "The Dark Knight Rises" in China during the same period, becoming Nolan's best-selling film in China.

If Li Mu could sum up the book "The Story of Your Life" in one sentence, it would probably be: If you could predict the future but couldn't change everything, how would you spend your life?
However, the film adaptation cannot be so unscrupulous. Guo Fan also intercepted a point from it and revealed the connection between the heroine's personal story and alien creatures by looking back at the heroine's life.

"Don't worry, I've only seen half of it."

Liu Yifei couldn't help but exclaimed loudly.

The heroine's decisions and actions not only affect her personal destiny, but may also change the future of the entire human race.

Use it to explore profound philosophical and scientific topics such as time, language, communication and human emotions.

"Dumb and Dumber 2" premiered in North America last Friday and took in a box office of US$1420 million. Foreign media predict that the film will gross more than US$3600 million in its first weekend, taking the top spot at the North American box office last weekend.

"Ok."

Li Mu smiled. Ning Hao's movie can only be said to have a little influence on it, but it is still a comedy in essence.

"there is!"

"You can take it for filing."

For "Interstellar", due to the 160-minute release market, it is almost impossible to get an IMAX ticket, and it has also triggered a wave of national scientific discussions.

So much so that many Hollywood media even complained about it.

However, what made the North American industry complain wildly was that "Dumb and Dumber 2" had a freshness rating of only 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, far lower than the 90% freshness rating of "Interstellar".

Li Mu slowly raised his head, this script was almost mature.

Li Mu handed the script to Guo Fan and said with a smile, "If you shoot well, you might even win an award."

"Director Li, how are you doing?"

"Mainly short and medium stories. For example, Ning Hao has already gone to "Country Teacher" to adapt."

Li Mu said angrily.

Liu Yifei's eyes lit up, she quickly held Li Mu's hand and asked.

"Understood, Director Li."

"Maybe it's not as sci-fi as you think."

Last weekend, "Interstellar" significantly improved its opening day results, taking in a box office of 1.94 million in the three days from Friday to Sunday, reaching 2.8 times the weekend box office of the second-place "Penguins of Madagascar" , basically crushing all competitors.

This adaptation took him half a year, constantly checking various information and asking various people for help before he achieved the result.

But it’s not surprising. After all, the fans cultivated by the previous game of “Dumb and Dumber 2” helped a lot.

Guo Fan finally came up with the script for "The Story of Your Life".

Li Mu nodded.

Guo Fan couldn't help but show excitement on his face.

At present, "Interstellar" is undoubtedly the movie with the best domestic box office performance in the first half of November. In the next half month, no imported or domestic film can compete with "Interstellar". A work of head-to-head competition.

"Director Ning also makes science fiction films?"

As the end of the year approaches, many heavyweight blockbusters are gathering in December, which leaves a lot of room for "Interstellar" to perform at the box office in November.

“Why Hollywood is so rife with bad movies”

"Which novels will you shoot?"

Guo Fan waited expectantly.

Guo Fan asked impatiently.

Guo Fan vowed emphatically that he must not use his full strength?
"By the way, let's change the name."

Li Mu thought about it and decided that using the title of the book was not a good idea.

"Change your name?"

Guo Fan hesitated for a moment, probably because he didn't have any good ideas, and then asked, "Director Li, do you have any good suggestions?"

"'Arrival', how about it, it fits the mood of the script quite well."

Li Mu said calmly.

""Arrival"?" Guo Fan murmured to himself for a few times, then reacted and said with some joy:
"Director Li, let's use this name."

At this moment, there was a knock on the door of Li Mu's office.

"Who are you in such a hurry?"

Li Mu looked out the door angrily and complained that he knew it was Ning Hao without even thinking. No one here except him knocked on the door carelessly, for fear that the people inside wouldn't hear.

Sure enough, Ning Hao said, "I'll do it."

He came in immediately.

"Hey, Director Guo is here too."

Ning Hao swaggered and sat down next to Ning Hao, "Is this Liu Cixin's novel going to be adapted?"

No wonder Ning Hao thinks so. After all, Li Mu just spoke two days ago, but Mengying Media only has two directors who can make science fiction films, Li Mu and Guo Fan.

It feels very possible for Guo Fan to appear here at this time.

"Which one, which one, tell me."

Ning Hao urged.

"It's not from Teacher Liu Cixin."

Li Mu said calmly.

"Huh? Are there other good science fiction novels in China worth adapting? Why didn't I know about them?"

Ning Hao was puzzled.

Guo Fan smiled and said, "Director Ning, can we only adapt domestic ones?"

"Damn, I didn't expect that at this level, Lao Li can get the adaptation rights all over the world."

Ning Hao clapped his palms, looking like he suddenly realized something.

Li Mu rolled his eyes at him, "What's the matter? Is something wrong?"

"Things are fine, but I found something to do for myself."

Ning Hao said slowly, "It won't be a big deal if I don't finish filming "Beautiful Heart". My script is also temporarily stuck. It just so happened that "The Voice of China" wanted me to direct their promotional video. It felt good, too. Just picked it up."

"Promotional video."

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Not bad, it's suitable for a leisurely person like you anyway."

Now Ning Hao is really free, maybe because "Heart Blossom Road" has exceeded 1 billion, and he feels that there is a little less pursuit. He is not in a hurry to complete the new script, so he can only go around here and look there.

The script for "Arrival" was immediately filed with the General Administration after Li Mu nodded.

For scripts submitted by Mengying Media, as long as they do not involve sensitive subjects, the results will basically come out quickly.

At the same time, Li Mu was planning to go back to Nortel for some shopping. He only went back a handful of times after graduation, so he stopped by to take a look.

"really?"

Liu Yifei's bright eyes glowed instantly.

"This can still be a holiday. Take advantage of the time and go there, lest the teachers always say that we graduates will not even go back for a few years."

Li Mu smiled and touched Liu Yifei's little head.

At this time, Li Mu's cell phone on the table suddenly lit up, and both of them clearly saw Tian Zhuangzhuang's call.

"Hahaha, say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here."

Liu Yifei pursed her lips and smiled.

"Teacher Tian, ​​what a coincidence, I was just thinking of going over to see you tomorrow."

Li Mu said with a smile.

"Come back and see more." Tian Zhuangzhuang's words can make people feel his age. "By the way, I just have a little business with you. Are you not busy recently?"

"It should be fine until the end of the year. I will have to go to Hollywood to make a movie after a while."

".How many directors will envy you for this? Okay, come over tomorrow and we'll talk. It's not a big deal, so I won't say much over the phone."

After Tian Zhuangzhuang learned that Li Mu would be leaving tomorrow, he thought he might as well wait until tomorrow.

"Row!"

"Also, don't bring any gifts. If you really want to bring them, just bring some flowers and plants."

Tian Zhuangzhuang also gave special instructions.

"clear."

Li Mu naturally knew what Tian Zhuangzhuang meant.

"I remember that Mr. Tian seems to have retired. He still works at Nortel often?"

Liu Yifei was a little puzzled. In fact, Tian Zhuangzhuang has stopped being a graduate tutor since 12. He probably felt that he was older and had given up his position.

"The school has set aside a special office for him. He often comes back to visit when he has nothing to do. Although he is retired, if he has not retired, he probably will no longer take care of students."

Li Mu sighed.

Tian Zhuangzhuang is probably the most regrettable among the fifth generation directors, and he is also the one with the most distinctive characteristics of the fifth generation directors.

This group of people was the spiritual spokesperson of that era. Because of their joint efforts, truly modern movies appeared on the Chinese screen.

But Tian Zhuangzhuang, unlike Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou, knows how to adapt appropriately to gain greater opportunities and living space for himself and his works.

He is like a stubborn old cow that refuses to look back even after hitting the wall. His career has been almost devastating, and even the audience's disapproval has not been able to extinguish the small fire in his heart.

Regardless of whether things go north or south, he is still the Tian Zhuangzhuang who continues to stick to his principles and is unwilling to cater to the public's aesthetics.

(End of this chapter)