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Chapter 907: Boarding the warship of "Bureau 749"?

"The 10th Imperial Capital International Film Festival officially opened yesterday. Li Mu, Zhang Yimou, Chen Daoming and others talked about 'the return of film'."

"The first forum of the Beijing Film Festival: Ten Years of Film - will start tomorrow. Senior filmmakers and industry authorities will be invited to discuss the process and development, and have in-depth discussions on hot professional topics such as film and cutting-edge trends of the times."

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In the past two days, news about the Imperial Capital Film Festival has almost been on the entertainment headlines.

After all, the industry has only just recovered, and even the new movies are only released in late August, so naturally there are not many good things to report.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Capital International Film Festival, and the Ten Years of Film Talk is also the 10th anniversary theme forum, so the standards are naturally very high.

Members of the Party Leadership Group of the Imperial City Publicity Department, the Imperial City Film Bureau, the Imperial City Radio and Television Station, the Executive Deputy Secretary-General of the Imperial City International Film Festival Organizing Committee, China Film Group, Mengying Film Group, Huayi, Director Zhang Yimou, Chen Sicheng, Lu Xun, Wen Muye.
"Fortunately, this feels much better than the opening the night before. If it weren't for the live broadcast, I would have almost fallen asleep last night."

Li Mu smiled and chatted with Zhang Yi and Wen Muye.

"You'll get used to it. You won't be able to notice it if you squint for a while." Zhang Yi responded with a faint smile.

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then immediately said "good guy".

At this time, Lu Xun, who was not far away, looked towards Li Mu with some envy. Originally, they were all from the Beijing Film Academy, but he seemed to be out of place and no one wanted to pay attention to him.

Even Chen Sicheng, who was sitting next to him, didn't talk to him much, which really made him depressed.

"Hmph, wait until my "749th Bureau" comes out."

Lu Xun was indignant in his heart because the box office of these people was much higher than his. He didn't have the capital now, but it would be completely different soon.

"It's all because of that damn imperial culture."

Lu Xun was filled with hatred at this moment. Originally, there were six major companies investing in "749 Bureau", including Huayi Brothers, Didu Culture, and Tencent Film.
However, Huayi was caught in a deep crisis last year due to something, and there were major problems with funding. It was good enough to ensure the funding for the original projects, let alone increase the funds.

A few months ago, Didu Culture was reported by its own chairman for financial fraud, suffered a huge loss of more than 20 billion yuan, changed the 2018 audit report, and sold Century Partners at a low price, trying to whitewash the situation.
In this situation, there is no hope at all, which also leads to a very serious funding gap for "Bureau 749".

Fortunately, Hua Yi has recovered now. Thinking of this, Lu Xun quickly persuaded Wang Zhonglei who was standing beside him:
"Boss Wang, the filming of Bureau 749 is now at a standstill. Would you like to increase investment? This movie is based on a real organization and combines science fiction elements. It is definitely the most popular movie at the moment and the box office is sure to be high.

When the film is released, we will hype up this top-secret department that specializes in studying supernatural phenomena and special abilities."

Lu Xun didn't care about anything at this point and just started bragging. A large part of the director's ability was to attract investment by bragging. After all, it was all nonsense to talk without money. Not to mention post-production, even filming would be difficult.

"The subject matter is good. As for the money, let's wait and see."

Wang Zhonglei is not an outsider, but a veteran in the industry. Naturally, he could tell that there was some untruthfulness in Lu Xun's words. However, he still approved of the subject matter, and this subject matter was also suitable for hype.

But when it comes to money, we have to be cautious, especially since Huayi is already in a difficult situation now and the investment in "Bureau 749" is not small, so we can't make a decision lightly.

“Now, please welcome Li Mu, Chairman of Mengying Media, Wang Zhonglei, Vice Chairman of Huayi Brothers Media Co., Ltd., and directors Zhang Yimou, Chen Sicheng, Lu Chuan, and Wen Muye to share with us.” As a forum, discussions are inevitable. As guests, Li Mu and several others stood up and walked to the stage at the guidance of the staff. The stools were already in place.

The first topic of discussion is naturally inseparable from the current environment.

"The epidemic has dealt a heavy blow to the film and television industry. Mr. Li, Mr. Wang, Director Zhang, as companies and directors in the industry, how do you view the challenges that the epidemic has brought to filmmakers?"

The microphone was handed to Li Mu immediately. Wang Zhonglei's eyes twitched slightly, but his expression did not change at all.

"The epidemic has had a huge impact on Chinese filmmakers. In the past eight months, no new films have been scheduled.

This has caused changes to all production, creation, and production, but as filmmakers all participants are very tenacious. The front-line film creators around me, on the contrary, have calmed down, slowed down, and made serious arrangements for their future film projects and the future development of the company.

For example, Director Zhang and I will be shooting The Battle at Lake Changjin in a few months, and My Hometown and Me, which is currently being filmed. In fact, during this period of the epidemic, we have been repeatedly polishing and refining the film. In fact, movies are not something that can be achieved overnight. It requires a period of precipitation and a process of inspiration. "

After Li Mu finished speaking, it was Wang Zhonglei's turn.

Wang Zhonglei immediately proudly brought up "The Eight Hundred" to say, "There are challenges, but there are more opportunities. For example, "The Eight Hundred" has achieved good market performance after its release on August 8, driving the industry's recovery. The current box office has exceeded 21 billion yuan. As the first domestic commercial blockbuster to be released after the resumption of work, "The Eight Hundred"'s box office performance and audience reputation have greatly boosted market confidence."

"Chinese filmmakers are on the move. Four or five mainstream films have already announced their release dates for the National Day holiday, proving that our market will continue to recover and develop rapidly."

Wang Zhonglei didn't forget to shout at the end.

"Well, Director Li, did I say anything wrong?" When Wang Zhonglei sat down, he leaned to the left and started chatting with Li Mu.

Now it was the turn of Zhang Yi and others to share.

"Very good." Li Mu laughed.

At this moment, Wang Zhonglei seemed to have thought of something, and immediately asked, "Director Li, I have a very good project here, I wonder if you are interested?"

"Huh?" Li Mu was stunned for a moment.

"Director Li should have heard of "749 Bureau", the hottest science fiction film at the moment, but there are funding problems at Imperial Capital Culture"

I have to say that the name and the content of the film are actually quite good, but Li Mu didn't believe that Lu Xun could make a good movie of this type.

"Mengying is now focusing all her energy on The Wandering Earth 2 and will not participate in other science fiction films for the time being." Li Mu responded with a smile.

Wang Zhonglei immediately withdrew his gaze with some disappointment.

If Mengying Media could be invested in, it would prove that Li Mu was somewhat optimistic about it. At least they would have some confidence and could increase their investment. However, Li Mu's attitude really made him puzzled.

"Not optimistic? Or is he simply having a conflict with Lu Xun?" Wang Zhonglei secretly guessed in his heart
(End of this chapter)