Speaking of the movie "Princess Diaries", Li Mu actually watched it in his previous life. The reason why he watched this movie in the first place was entirely because his girlfriend in college forced him to watch it with her. It was also after watching this movie that , Li Mu only knew Anne Hathaway.
"The Princess Diaries" is just a fast-food American youth movie. The kind of mainstream campus movies in which an ugly duckling turns into a swan is really popular in the United States. However, the contrast between Anne Hathaway's image in that movie is impressive. Extraordinarily profound.
In a movie like this, the real joy is nothing more than the visual contrast between the ugly duckling turning into a swan and the contrast in the behavior of pretending to slap the face. In "The Princess Diaries", the visual contrast between Anne Hathaway before and after her transformation is so great that it can be called It's one of the few movies of its kind.
Li Mu was deeply impressed by Anne Hathaway because she remembered the amazing feeling she brought to the audience in the movie.
For a long time afterwards, Li Mu didn't watch many movies starring Anne Hathaway until "Interstellar", which he liked very much, was released. That movie updated Li Mu's impression of Anne Hathaway, so when When he really saw the 20-year-old Anne Hathaway with his eyes, he was not able to recognize her immediately.
Anne Hathaway does not doubt that Li Mu has watched "The Princess Diaries", because it is not only her first movie, but also her only movie that is somewhat famous. Most people who know her are It was through this movie that I found out who I am.
Li Mu confessed that she had watched the movie "The Princess Diaries", which made Anne Hathaway very happy. In addition to the joy, she said to Li Mu nervously: "I have watched your speech at Harvard and watched it many times. , I admire your 3321 very much. In addition, you said that young people should work hard to realize their own ideas, which inspired and touched me very much."
Li Mu smiled and asked her: "Annie, since you listened to that speech, you should have registered a YY number, right?"
"Of course!" Anne Hathaway nodded repeatedly: "I now go to YY for one to two hours every day. My family and friends all stay in touch on YY."
Li Mu nodded and said with a smile: "Then we can add each other as YY friends."
Anne Hathaway was overjoyed and asked him subconsciously: "Then after you return to China, can we contact you through YY?"
Li Mu smiled and said: "Although mobile phone numbers cannot be used globally, YY numbers can."
"Yes, yes!" Anne Hathaway slapped her forehead and said with an annoyed look on her face: "I forgot such an important point! The most amazing thing about YY is that it has no borders. As long as you are connected to the Internet, you can communicate with all your friends. Chat and communicate.”
After saying that, Anne Hathaway took out her mobile phone, handed it to Li Mu, and said: "Mr. Li, please leave me your YY number. I will add you when I get back in the evening!"
Li Mu smiled slightly and entered his YY number using the keys.
This was the first time that Li Mu met a Western beauty like Anne Hathaway, who was also a big Hollywood star in his previous life. He felt that he still had a small sense of accomplishment. Moreover, if an actor like Anne Hathaway, If you can establish a good cooperative relationship, it will have a certain promotion effect on your plans in the film and television field in the future.
In fact, not only her, but also Spielberg downstairs, as well as well-known actors such as Leonardo and Tom Hanks, will be her high-end resources in the film and television industry in the future. Maybe these people will all be Makino's future images. The key to getting into Hollywood.
Anne Hathaway saved Li Mu's YY number in her mobile phone address book, and then asked him a little nervously: "Mr. Li, I just saw you being interviewed by reporters, why did you suddenly run upstairs?"
Li Mu raised the unfinished cigarette butt in his hand and said with a smile: "It's quiet and peaceful to have a cigarette, it's too messy downstairs."
Anne Hathaway smiled and said: "There are so many A-list celebrities and so many media reporters downstairs, it is really a bit breathless."
Li Mu joked: "So you're here to have some quiet time too?"
"Yes, and no." Anne Hathaway stuck out her tongue and said a little shyly: "Actually, I mainly want to see if you are up there, because my biggest wish for coming here today is to get to know you."
As she spoke, Anne Hathaway said with a serious face: "Mr. Li, you are my biggest idol in life right now! And it's not just me, I think young people today may already regard you as their biggest idol in life." !”
For 20-year-old Anne Hathaway, Li Mu is indeed a subversive idol in life.
Although she has many idols, Li Mu is the only one who cannot find any "competing products".
The so-called "competitive product" cannot be found, which means that no one similar to him can be found.
At this moment, there are two of her idols downstairs at the same time, one of which is the handsome Tom Cruise.
When Annie was only thirteen years old, she watched "Top Gun" starring Tom Cruise on her home video recorder, and immediately regarded him as her favorite and admired actor. Leonardo, who was also downstairs, starred in "Titanic". Anne Hathaway, who was only 16 years old at the time, came home crying from the cinema. She had another favorite and admired person in her life. actor.
For Anne Hathaway, both Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio have great acting skills and are very cool and handsome. In her mind, these two people are " Competing products” relationship.
Unlike these two well-known actors, there is no other young man like Li Mu in the world. Whether it is wealth, talent, ability, or influence, Li Mu is absolutely dominant in this age group. status.
Therefore, Anne Hathaway was always extremely nervous when she was in front of Li Mu. She always felt that Li Mu surpassed her in all aspects.
The two chatted for a while, and Li Mugang just threw the cigarette butt in his hand into the ashtray. Leonardo DiCaprio suddenly appeared. Seeing that he was chatting with Anne Hathaway, he hesitated for a while and walked forward. He smiled and said, "Mr. Li, why did you come here suddenly?"
Li Mu turned around and saw that it was Leonardo, and said with a smile: "I'll come up and have a cigarette."
Leonardo nodded, took out a pack of Marlboros from his pocket, gave one to Li Mu first, then took out another one himself, looked at Anne Hathaway, and said with a smile: "Anne, you are beautiful again. Got it!"
Anne Hathaway smiled shyly and said, "Mr. DiCaprio, please stop teasing me..."
For Anne Hathaway, Leonardo is not only her idol, but also her senior, so she calls Leonardo "Mr. DiCaprio", which is full of respect.
At this time, Leonardo lit the cigarette, took a puff, winked and smiled, and said, "Annie, please call me Leonardo from now on."
After that, Leonardo said to Li Mu: "The dinner will officially start in about ten minutes. Director Spielberg asked me to come to you."
"Okay." Li Mu nodded and said with a smile, "Then let's go down after finishing this cigarette."
Leonardo nodded and smiled, gently lying on the railing, taking a puff of cigarette into his lungs, and then exhaling it skillfully. His movements and expression were somewhat inconsistent with his suit and tie, but Li Mu could see it in him. Some characteristics of the character he played in "The Departed."
Li Mu likes Leonardo's movies very much, especially his role in "The Departed". The undercover role played by Leonardo in the film is more realistic than Liang Chaowei's role in the original work. Liang Chaowei's role in "Infernal Affairs" gave Li Mu a somewhat literary feel.
When he thought of "The Departed", an adaptation of the Hong Kong movie "Infernal Affairs", Li Mu thought of "Infernal Affairs". According to the trajectory of historical development, "Infernal Affairs" should be released in Hong Kong in the middle of next month. Li Mu said This movie, which has been called a rescue work for Hong Kong movies, is particularly impressive. The movie will also earn more than HK$50 million at the box office in Hong Kong, becoming the Hong Kong box office champion this year.
"The Departed" was released almost four years later than "The Departed". It was directed by Martin Scorsese and starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon. Li Mu can't remember how much it grossed at the box office, but it's clear I remember that this movie eventually won four awards at the 79th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing. At that time, Li Mu also won the 79th Academy Award for the film adapted from " "Infernal Affairs" and I have been proud of Hong Kong movies for a while.
Just seeing Leonardo smoking, Li Mu immediately thought of the movie "The Departed". In a few days, "The Departed" will be released in Hong Kong. By then, the movie will definitely be based on historical standards. trajectory, causing a sensation in Hong Kong.
After "Infernal Affairs" was released, I took advantage of it before it became a big hit. I first packaged and bought the adaptation rights from a Hong Kong film and television company, then asked Makino Imaging to register a shell in Hollywood, and then acquired a local film and television company. Invest in making this movie.
There is no real Chinese film and television company in Hollywood yet, and Makino Imaging is likely to be the first in the future, so Li Mu wants Makino Imaging to land in Hollywood with a sufficient number of good works to serve as a stepping stone.
Although there have been an endless stream of good movies in recent years, and Li Mu can cut off any of them at will, after much deliberation, he still feels that "The Departed" is the most appropriate first movie to land in Hollywood.
Because Makino Imaging is a film and television company from China, and "Infernal Affairs" itself is a classic film from Hong Kong, China. It is meaningful for a Chinese film and television company to land in Hollywood with a new work adapted from a well-known film from Hong Kong, China. It will appear more important!
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