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Chapter 750 How to Reach the Top in One Step

"Teacher Wu, I sincerely hope you can participate in "The Wandering Earth."

At the same time, Guo Fan was inviting Wu Mengda to participate.

Wu Mengda, who is far away in Hong Kong, is very conflicted. Since he was infected with the virus in 2014, his health has been much worse than before. Now when acting in a role, he basically has to consider the intensity of the role, weather and other factors, and he can only make one film a year.

For example, in 2014-2015, Stephen Chow's "The Mermaid" was being filmed, but Ng Mang-tat declined the invitation due to weather reasons.

But this time he hesitated. First of all, this is a science fiction film. Second, it is a science fiction film led by Li Mu and assisted by Guo Fan.

These two factors combined made him particularly conflicted.

He is aware of the differences between the film industries of China and the United States. If someone else were to shoot a heavy industrial science fiction blockbuster like "The Wandering Earth", he would definitely be skeptical and would not even want to bother with them.

But this time it was different, Guo Fan also told him very clearly that the filming task would not be easy, an exoskeleton weighing dozens of kilograms would be necessary, and there would be wirework scenes.

When you are young, these are of course easy, but when you are old, it is different.

Guo Fan did not urge him. After all, Wu Mengda really did not choose to participate in the performance. Although he felt regretful, it was understandable.

After a long silence on the phone, Wu Mengda's voice finally came.

"Thank you Director Li and Director Guo, count me in."

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The casting of "The Wandering Earth" certainly could not be hidden from people in the industry, but the casting requirements really made a group of male and female actors very uncomfortable.

Especially actresses born in the 70s and 80s, and even most of those born in the 90s feel very frustrated.

Because the requirement for the heroine is that she must be under 16 years old, of course Mengying Media also made an explanation that if she looks only fourteen or fifteen years old, that is also acceptable.

But the problem is that this itself is not scientific. Unless one has a special baby face, who can look like a fourteen or fifteen year old when they are eighteen or twenty years old?

If one were to ask where the best opportunity to achieve overnight success in the Chinese-language film industry lies, almost everyone would point to Li Mu and the films he has made.

However, this is the best opportunity in the Chinese film industry, but it can't even meet the casting requirements. How painful it must be.

Now the opportunity has been given to actresses born after 00.

At this time, Song Zuer, who had set his eyes on this role, naturally begged Shu Chang in every possible way.

"Cousin, can you give me some help?"

Shu Chang had a headache at the moment. "The third Beijing Film Academy exam will start tomorrow. Can you focus on the exam first?"

If Shu Chang hadn't promised his aunt, he would have wanted to turn around and leave.

"If I can act in Director Li's movie, does it matter whether I go to Beijing Film Academy or not? If I can act as the leading actress in Director Li's movie, shouldn't I be able to go to any of the three major schools?

And do you know what our actors think of Director Li’s movies? "

"Hmm?" Shu Chang was quite curious at this moment. After all, she really had no idea what this new generation of actors were thinking.

"Reach to the sky in one step!"

"You guys are dreaming too much. Although Director Li's movies can really make you famous, you still have to work hard on your own in the future."

"Cousin, that being said, you can't deny the facts I said!"

At this point, Shu Chang was silent for a while. He had to admit that what Song Zuer said was indeed right.

"Help me, cousin, please."

"But you are not old enough, and it is impossible for you to meet this rigid requirement." Shu Chang said speechlessly.

"Cousin, you and Liu Yifei have such a good relationship. You two are recognized as best friends in the industry. If you are willing to speak up, age shouldn't be a big problem. I'm less than 20 years old and don't look old at all."

"If it doesn't meet the standard, it doesn't meet the standard. I know Director Li's requirements for hard indicators better than you do."

Shu Chang finally shook his hand off, but then he felt a little sorry when he saw his aunt outside the door. "I will only ask once, just this once."

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Li Mu's films are indeed very attractive. Although the hard requirement is almost locked on those born after 00, actresses born in the late 90s will naturally have to try their luck.

Moreover, it was not long after his debut at that time. If he could be involved in such a movie, it would at least save him many years of detours.

"What's wrong?" Li Mu sighed when he saw Liu Yifei.

"Xiaotong, she also asked me about your new movie. I told her that her age is indeed not suitable."

Liu Yifei felt a little tired, answering these boring phone calls all day long.

Li Mu was about to say something when his phone rang, and the person on the screen surprised him.

"That's weird. Shu Chang called me directly. Did he call the wrong number?"

"Well, sing?" Liu Yifei's mind was working quickly, "I guess it's her annoying relative."

"Hmm?" Li Mu hadn't pressed the answer button on his phone yet.

"Think about it, his relative is also born in the late 90s, so it's very possible." Liu Yifei felt that she was very smart now, and she almost wanted to applaud herself. But Liu Yifei guessed it right, and Li Mu immediately looked at Liu Yifei as if he was a charlatan, which caused her to roll her eyes for a while.

"Shu Chang, how about this? Tell her that the casting team considered her, but her age was not right and she did not meet the hard requirements."

Li Mu still gave him face, so that when Shu Chang replied to his relatives, he would have some face.

"I guess Changchang didn't want to say it, but he made a promise."

When Liu Yifei saw Li Mu hung up the phone, she analyzed the situation.

“I guess so.”

Li Mu shrugged, feeling that Liu Yifei's guess was probably correct.

The casting news of "The Wandering Earth" is still hotly discussed in the industry, and everyone wants to be the lucky one.

"How about it? Can I be considered to have made a contribution to The Wandering Earth?"

Ning Hao appeared in Li Mu's office very proudly, and Guo Fan was with him.

"I'm just using the props and costumes from your script. So, do you want the director's name to be put on it as well?"

Li Mu glared at him and said unhappily.

"That's great, but forget about being the chief director. I don't mind if the first assistant director takes a break."

"Director Ning, I do mind. If you hang up there, I'll hang up there."

Guo Fan was unhappy, after all, he was the first assistant director.

"Let's die together. What are you afraid of?" Ning Hao patted Guo Fan's shoulder and smiled arrogantly.

"Not normal, not normal, what stimulated you?"

"Damn, Lao Li, can you think of something nice?"

Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ning Hao had become a little more normal. He thought that this guy was stimulated, but after changing his mind, he came up with an idea.

"Lao Ning, do you want to play a role here? Think about it, you gave us the costumes and props of Crazy Alien. If you play a role here, it will definitely be a good thing. What do you think?"

"That seems to be true." Ning Hao thought about it, nodded, and then asked, "What role? Is there anyone suitable for me in your casting list?"

"You can just make a cameo appearance. What? Do you really want to act in it?"

Li Mu's complaints made Guo Fan burst into laughter, and Ning Hao almost wanted to strangle Li Mu to death.

Although Ning Hao was not happy, he gladly accepted the guest appearance in the end. However, he felt that there were some problems with the plot.

"That's not right, Lao Li. Are you really not going to change the plot of The Wandering Earth? Think about why when the Earth was in crisis, why didn't the Chinese leave the Earth but took it with them?"

Ning Hao felt that his question was very reasonable and raised his eyebrows at Li Mu.

"Guo Fan, what do you think about this, Director Ning?" Li Mu smiled and threw it to Guo Fan.

"Director Li, when Director Ning asked this question, my first reaction might be a bit embarrassing to say it out loud." Guo Fan said embarrassedly, "My first reaction was that I had just bought a house, and the house price is expensive now, so I have to take the house and leave."

"Get out!"

Ning Hao was speechless.

Li Mu couldn't help but smile, "Actually, this idea is correct. It is actually related to China's thousands of years of cultural tradition.

Think about it, Western culture has long been a maritime civilization, including when the British colonized and they were looking for a new home, and then they appeared in the United States. They are a nation that is constantly moving outward, facing the sea and looking up at the stars.

But we are not like that. For thousands of years, we have been facing the land and our backs to the sky. We have been told since childhood that we are the central country and we cannot give up an inch of our land. We can even fight you for it.

Our core emotion for the land makes foreigners think we are strange, but it is precisely our uniqueness that has become a form of Chinese science fiction.

This is also why Liu Cixin wrote The Wandering Earth, and why I chose not to modify it in the end, because ours is an authentic domestic science fiction film. "

"." Ning Hao thought for a long time after listening to it, and finally nodded slowly, "What a loss, I should have asked you to give me a role with more scenes earlier."

".piss off."

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"The Wandering Earth" is a big production. If it weren't for this, Mengying Media wouldn't have needed to prepare for two years.

Even the director team now has 25 people. In addition to the chief director Li Mu and the first assistant director Guo Fan, there are also scene directors, coordinators, assistant directors for costumes and props, casting directors, assistant directors for UI, and so on.

UI directors are currently only available in Mengying Media, and they are only formed when shooting science fiction films.

According to Li Mu's plan, the filming of this movie will probably involve thousands of people, which ranks among the top movies he has ever shot.

At this time, Liu Yifei's film festival image photo has been posted on the official website of the first film festival and in various publicity.

The handsome white suit and heroic appearance are very consistent with the positioning of youth film.

Everyone felt envious but helpless. After all, they had Li Mu behind them. Just like Zhao Yanzi at this moment, they could only sigh deeply and could only think of other resources.

(End of this chapter)