China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 507: What exactly is a movie?
Meanwhile, Oscar strategists at major Hollywood studios and independent film companies have begun publicity, PR and marketing
Major media, news agencies and even betting companies have made predictions.

"My god, it's a good thing our movie isn't participating this year."

Leonardo couldn't help but lamented that this year's Oscars felt like a big melee that didn't follow the rules.

At the same time, Oscar strategists from major Hollywood studios and independent film companies have launched publicity, public relations and marketing, and major media, news agencies and even betting companies have made predictions.

"Then next year may be the best year."

Li Mu smiled and said, this year's competition has started a war, and it will have to be settled next year. No matter which award it is, it will follow this set of rules.

Of course, awards such as the Golden Rooster are not included in this list. He is scolded every year and goes his own way every year. Even the audience can't stop complaining.

The days of filming went by very quickly, and it was February.

The filming of "The Revenant" in the small village of Kananaskis in Calgary is nearing completion.

This is where most of the scenes were filmed, as an ice stream winds its way through snowy valleys and pristine forests.

After Nolan saw the news, he also called Li Mu.

"Brokeback Mountain" and "Interstellar" were also filmed here.

Almost everyone in the industry who paid a little attention to Li Mu taking the crew to Banff National Park knew about it.

Otherwise, you have to travel back and forth every day.

This place is great, full of mountains and water, no human habitation.

"It's nice to be on vacation, but it's a disaster when you're shooting."

Nolan told Li Mu his feelings about Banff National Park.

That is the famous Banff National Park.

Li Mu smiled bitterly and said that the two are completely different, because the filming will go to a completely uninhabited and remote place.

To this end, logistics preparations have already begun.

Already attracting much attention, it certainly attracted the attention of the Hollywood industry.

However, if you are traveling, it is of course a blessing. However, when shooting, there are no crowds, which means that the logistics need to store enough food.

According to the plan, the crew must be stationed there for a week, otherwise the daily journey back and forth will require the crew to extend the filming cycle by at least a week.

Li Mu set the battle scene in "The Revenant" here.

"Li, I didn't expect you to love real-life photography so much now! There are almost no people in that place, it's really beautiful."

However, as the movie progressed, they needed to slowly travel through the high altitudes from Calgary to Vancouver.
Just as written in the script, the snow-covered valley that Douglas trudged through, as if it were the end of the world, was here. The depressing, desolate and magnificent scene was unforgettable.
Li Mu's crew is already planning the next filming location.

News that "The Revenant" is about to change locations has also spread like wildfire.

Li Mu asked with a smile, feeling that Nolan knew a little too clearly. He mentioned skating, ice hockey, and hot springs.

"By the way, do you like skiing or not? There are three famous world-class ski resorts there. It is difficult to encounter the same slides even if you paddle here for more than a month."

"I've been there for vacation, and you can feel it with Crystal. It's really comfortable."

"Are you going to shoot or travel?"

"But it's all worth it, isn't it?"

Nolan asked rhetorically, "The miraculous craftsmanship of nature cannot be replaced by a green screen."

"You're right."

Li Mu glanced at the virgin forest and snow-capped mountains in front of him, and at this moment he couldn't agree more with Nolan's words.

"I'm looking forward to these scenes in your movie."

Nolan ended the conversation with Li Mu with a statement of expectation.

Just when Li Mu finished filming in Calgary and headed to Banff National Park, the comments of two major domestic directors suddenly made the industry abuzz.

The first to bear the brunt was Feng Xiaogang's bombardment.

"Variety movies, this is the suicide of movies"

Feng Xiaogang finally held back and publicly criticized variety movies on Weibo for being short-sighted and damaging the market.

"It was shot in six days and achieved a high box office. This will lead to the fact that no producer will be willing to continue to invest in a serious film that has put in a lot of effort."

Not only did this matter not stop after Feng Xiaogang raised his voice, he also united with the Directors Association and the Producers Association.

As Li Mu was a key target, Feng Xiaogang naturally did not let him go.

In his words, he wants to do something for the health of the industry. It is not an emotional bombardment but a rational thinking.

Li Mu was filming "The Revenant", so Liu Weijuan first sorted out the current progress of the situation and reported the matter to Li Mu.

"Mr. Li, this is the situation!"

Liu Weijuan spoke to Li Mu in the early morning. At this time, Li Mu had finished shooting in the evening and wanted to take a rest, but unexpectedly something like this happened.

""Run! Brothers" actually managed to gross nearly 1.6 million yuan in just two days."

Li Mu really hasn't paid much attention to this type of movie, but for this thing to be so outrageous, it can only be said that there are too many fans.

It seems that since last year's big movie "Where Are We Going, Dad" sweeping 7 million at the box office, more and more people are thinking about eating this cake.

However, unlike Li Mu's thinking, the big and small Wang brothers of Huayi were looking at each other with big eyes and small eyes, and their expressions were very exciting. "What happened to Xiaogang?"

Wang Zhongjun was a little irritated. What happened to his director? You must know that Huayi also participated in the investment of this "variety movie".

Isn't this a slap in the face from one of our own people?

"I communicated with him before I came here, but if I couldn't persuade him, he thought that the film company was not doing the right thing by investing in such a movie. The director and actors were not doing the right thing by shooting such a movie. I agreed that such a movie would be on the big screen. Playing, the competent authorities did not do it properly”

Hearing what Wang Zhonglei said, Wang Zhongjun became even more helpless.

Damn it, Feng Xiaogang cannot be scolded now, because a large part of Huayi's stock price is supported by Feng Xiaogang.

"By the way, he now wants to join forces with the industry to speak out together."

"Forget it, we are just investors, let it go."

Wang Zhongjun finally thought about it and decided not to get involved, even though "Run!" Movies like "Brothers" are profitable, but Feng Xiaogang is more important.

Li Mu is also thinking here.

In fact, when discussing this thing, we should go back to a more essential discussion: What exactly is a movie?
Is the movie still a cultural industry? Is it pure entertainment or culture? If it is an entertainment industry, then it is no problem to put anything into the cinema. Otherwise, there should be standards.

Variety shows are as developed as America, but Americans don’t make their own movies this way.

Korean variety shows are also very popular, but when it comes to making variety shows into movies, the Korean Film Association collectively resists.

Ultimately, they believe that this is a culture that is transmitted to the outside world, so they must protect movies.

A movie can be shot in 5 or 10 days and earn hundreds of millions, which makes investors confused. They will only grab this kind of project, and no one will invest in projects that take months or even years. The finished movie.

This makes the hearts of filmmakers go cold. Will anyone make a good movie in the future?

This kind of money is very deformed.

In the end, Li Mu also wrote an email and asked Liu Weijuan to speak on his behalf.

It is actually necessary to discuss this kind of issue. Whether it is within the industry or outside the industry or the management department, it will definitely be beneficial to have some debate.

Just as more and more people in the industry were involved in this debate, Liu Weijuan conveyed Li Mu's meaning.

"Director Li, Dayi, I think we should really discuss the essential issue, what exactly is a movie?"

After a while, Feng Xiaogang responded quickly.

There was a lot of discussion in the industry, and netizens watched the excitement and the end.

The next day, state media also directly participated in the discussion.

However, at the same time, Jiang Wen also lost his temper during the media dialogue in Berlin, and had a heated argument with reporters.

The trigger for this controversy was that after the premiere of "One Step Away" in Berlin, Baodao film scholar Jiao Xiongping posted on Weibo that only 7 people from the thousands of viewers left the show. Unexpectedly, he was criticized by many netizens.

The reason is that the media has published reports titled "Nearly 40% of the audience left the venue" and "The highest withdrawal rate for this year's main competition".

Li Mu took a look at the posts on both sides and instantly knew what was going on.

There is a high probability that it is caused by different conditions at the studio's internal previews, media venues, and audience venues.

For example, in internal previews and media screenings at film studios, generally film studios will not watch it completely, especially when other movies are being screened at the same time. It is normal to leave.

"It's the clickbait who's causing trouble again."

Li Mu shook his head. In order to compete for eyeballs, some media just need to stay close to the media to settle down.

Jiang Wen didn't let them get used to him, and started talking directly:
"Yesterday, we said that 40% of the audience left. Why didn't you say that all of them left? It was so enjoyable, how could we calculate 40%? And when we played the show last night, almost no one left. Why didn't anyone write about this one? "

Obviously Jiang Wen was also very dissatisfied this time.

"Fuck, these are the media dogs. I am a much better tempered person now, otherwise I would have sprayed them to death on the spot."

When Jiang Wen and Li Mu talked on the phone, it seemed that the lingering anger was still lingering.

"By the way, do you know about Feng Xiaogang and others' debate on variety shows? A reporter asked about it today. I only knew a little about it and didn't dare to respond."

Jiang Wen happened to be in Berlin, so the news was a little blocked for him for the time being, so he didn't understand it clearly.

"I just learned about this not long ago. You were right not to respond. Think carefully before answering. The industry is now at a standstill, and the Directors Guild and official media have also joined the party."

Li Mu smiled lightly and told Jiang Wen something.

"Damn, the water was so deep, the reporter almost took me into a ditch."

After Jiang Wen heard this, he suddenly felt that he was extremely clever at that time.

"Did you say something?" Jiang Wen asked with interest.

"Having said that, I think we should get back to the essential question, what exactly is a movie?"

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Jiang Wen scratched his head and said, "No, Lao Li, why don't you let everyone study what life is?"

"Don't you read so many books just to study this little thing?"

"Get lost, you scumbag."

(End of this chapter)