Rebirth in a Perfect Era Chapter 1167: The situation is not so good
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When Spielberg heard that Li Mu wanted to start the Flying Tigers project as soon as possible, he was not surprised.
He does n’t have much contact with Li Mu’s although, but he has basically figured out the way Li Mu does things.
Relentlessly popular, dry when you think about it, not drowning at all, young and full of courage.
The idea of Li Mu’s is very simple, and it ’s very straightforward to tell Spielberg: “The script is there, the director is there, and the starring is basically there. Needless to say, the funds are there. You can use it at any time. It’s almost time, it’s time to move quickly. “
Spielberg said seriously: “We will return to Los Angeles immediately after Annie is discharged from the hospital. I will talk to them again, sign the contract, and then make all the other members of the crew, you do n’t want all Hollywood‘s production of ordinary members, then I will pull out all the ordinary members I use! “
“Great!” Li Mu exclaimed, “Since this is the case, then I will immediately prepare the 30 million USD start-up funds and put them on the Muye Pictures account, then you will have full control.”
Speaking, Li Mu said again: “Steven, I promised that no matter whether DreamWorks is willing to participate in the investment, I will give you a 10% net income share. As for the remaining 20% investment share, after you go back You can discuss it with other people. If you vote, I ’m always welcome; if you do n’t, it does n’t matter, but the 20% investment share is only for you, you are not eligible for resale. ”
Spielberg nodded at hastily and said, “Mr. Li, rest assured, I very much agree with this. As for whether to invest, I will discuss with them as soon as possible after I return to the United States, but I personally feel that investing The odds are very high, you are waiting for my good news at China. “
Li Mu smiled slightly: “I will also go to the United States recently. If the time is right, we can go together after Annie is discharged from the hospital. When the time comes, I will arrange a business jet.”
Spielberg asked in surprise: “Mr. Li, are you going to the United States in the near future?”
Li Mu nodded and said: “Yes, in fact, I want to go in the past two days, but after all, Anne has not been discharged. I have to wait for her to be discharged safely before planning.”
Spilberg said immediately: “When Anne is discharged, we will discuss it again. If we can, it ’s better to go together.”
Li Mu is going to the United States this time, not for “Flying Tigers”, but for determining the supply of materials for 3M and Honeywell. The reason why he has not left is because Anne Hathaway is still in the hospital. Here, after she was discharged from the hospital, Li Mu should almost set off, and Spielberg and Anne Hathaway would have to rush back to the United States almost immediately, so the timing of the two people was just right.
I communicated my intention to go to the United States together. Li Mu asked Spielberg about the preparation time before the film started. Spielberg said: “Mr. Li, I still have no way to give you the exact time node because we I ’m going to shoot a war movie, so I have to prepare a split, prepare for item(s) and then start the scene selection, make a shooting plan, especially item(s), including the important item(s) including fighter planes, I am afraid it can only be customized in the United States, and then shipped to China . “
Li Mu nodded and said seriously: “Must not save money on item(s), take out your handwriting when shooting Normandy log in in” Saving Soldier Ryan “, even higher than its requirements.”
Spilberg said with a smile: “You can rest assured that I will get a few P-40C fighters that can fly to the sky from the United States this time, as well as Japanese zero fighters. I will definitely shoot the air combat scenes as perfect as possible! “
Li Mu is also admonishing himself that he must invest more experience in this film. If this film can achieve worldwide success, it will be an international image for China film, China people, China, and people in the world. The image in my mind is of great significance.
Thinking of this, Li Mu could n’t help but think of a movie co-produced by previous life, “The Last Samurai”, this movie starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe, which is about Japan During the Meiji Restoration, Japan ’s local Bushido culture collided violently with the culture and ideology resulting from the Westernization of the Meiji Restoration. This is a commercial movie that not only slammed the box office in the world for more than 400 million US dollars, but also took Japan ’s Bushido. Culture has vigorously spread throughout the world.
When Li Mu previous life watched this movie, I was always sighed. Japanese people really pay too much attention to the hidden output of culture. They collaborated with Americans to make such a commercial movie. While exporting money earned, they also exported the culture to Done.
Even though Japan ’s cultural export has continued internationally for many years, the Japanese still understand that if a single film of Japanese Bushido is made, let alone a young person in their own country will want to be recognized worldwide. They may not like it, so they have mixed Western elements and Americans in this story.
So, the movie “The Last Samurai” highlights the advancement of American technology while highlighting the aura of the savior on the role played by the American, Tom Cruise, while passing through Watanabe This kind of role is just right to promote the spirit of Bushido. The Japanese and Americans like to watch works like this, and people who like to watch Hollywood blockbuster like it.
This kind of operation is also what Li Mu wants to learn with humility.
“The Last Samurai” is a worldwide fan of Japanese Bushido culture, but China has never had a movie that has such an influence. Some people who do not know the truth think that “Hero” should barely be considered one. However, they do not know that Westerners always think that “Hero” is the work of Quentin Tarantino, and that “Hero” does not push the true essence of China culture to the world, and let the world accept and recognize it.
In Li Mu‘s view, the movie “The Last Samurai” is actually very simple. Its core positioning is to promote the spirit and culture of Japanese Bushido, so all the plot settings are centered around this core point. , And many domestic directors are sometimes too greedy and lack of ability, but they want the audience to like it, but also want to make some mystery and some deliberately deliberately make the audience do not understand; sometimes blindly pursue the so-called force, The film made a mess of 7-8, it was messy, there was no main line, no core, and even hoped that such a film would have a high box office after the release of the film. The reason why fish and bear paws are not both, they simply did not understand.
Now, Li Mu‘s core positioning of “Flying Tigers” is also very simple. It is to highlight the Hero‘s fearlessness and huge sacrifices when the China people fought against the Japanese invaders. Everything else is serving this core!
When I think of “The Last Samurai”, Li Mu feels a little bit unhappy. This movie previous life is indeed quite successful and helped a lot of cultural output in Japan, but Li Mu previous life is a pirated DVD of this movie after graduation from university. , So I do n’t know when the movie will be released, but what is certain is that it has not been released yet.
So Li Mu pretended to ask Spielberg curiously: “Steven, are you familiar with the actor Tom Cruise?”
Spirberg nodded: “Of course familiar. We just worked together the year before. It was a movie I directed, named” Minority Report “. It was released last summer. Why did you suddenly think of him? Do you think? Invite him to join? “
Li Mu remembered the movie of Minority Report. Spielberg had just cooperated with him.
Li Mu said immediately: “I don’t want to invite him to join the Flying Tigers, but I think this actor’s strength is also very good. If there is a chance in the future, he can cooperate.”
So, Li Mu tentatively asked: “By Steven, what movie is Tom Cruise making now?”
Spielberg said: “He is currently making a film about Bushido in Japan, a film he has prepared for a long time and attaches great importance.”
Li Mu subconsciously asked: “Oh? Really? Do you know the specific story?”
Spielberg shook his head and smiled: “I do n’t really know the specific storyline, because each crew will keep the complete script strictly confidential, so I do n’t know very much. I just heard a rough idea and said yes The movie related to Japanese Bushido is called “The Last Samurai.”
Speaking of this, Spielberg said again: “Tom seems to take this movie very seriously. Not only did he start preparations long ago, but it is said that he will also engage in professional training for half a year, which is very devoted.”
Li Mu groaned, didn’t expect “The Last Samurai” is now being filmed, which makes Li Mu feel bad.
“The Last Samurai” is a film that promotes and celebrates the spirit of Japanese Bushido, and its own “Flying Tigers” is to criticize Japanese war crimes and expose the extreme spirit of Bushido to extinguish human nature. 》 Successful fans of the Bushido spiritual circle all over the world, then if you want to achieve the purpose of criticism and disclosure, I am afraid that the resistance will be great.
If “Flying Tigers” can be released in front of “The Last Samurai”, it would be great, because once the audience around the world is deeply aware of the crimes committed by Japan in the war, by that time “The Last Samurai” “If you want to wash away the spirit of White Bushido, the resistance is naturally much greater.
However, the most embarrassing problem at the moment is that “The Last Samurai” has already started shooting, and his “Flying Tigers” has not yet started official preparations. It is at least three or five months behind the other party on the timeline, and “Flying” “Tiger” is a big scene and a big production. The production cycle must be very long. I want to catch up with the progress of “The Last Samurai” and release it in front of it. It is basically a fool’s dream …