According to the original plan, "Crazy Stone" is about to be released.
In the past few days, YY and YY.com have started promoting "Crazy Stone" before its release, and three or four short trailers of various versions have been released. Since this film is too dense with laughs, the trailer The videos are very interesting and attracted the attention of many users as soon as they were released.
At present, "Girls We Chased Together" has exceeded 500 million in box office. If "Crazy Stone" is released, with its extremely excellent comedy style, I am afraid that the box office will not be second to "Those Years".
With the YY and Muying ticketing systems, Li Mu is fully confident in the box office performance of "Crazy Stone" after its release, not to mention the participation of Liu Tianwang. With his presence, there is a certain box office guarantee.
Ning Hao saw that "Those Years" used campus sensation as an entry point and created a box office history for Chinese movies. He was also looking forward to the performance of "Crazy Stone" after it was released. This movie cost him a lot of effort. He believes that the movie will achieve good results at the box office.
However, during the intensive preparation stage, Li Mu made a phone call to Ning Hao, suddenly pouring cold water on him.
"Haozi, the release of "Crazy Stone" has been postponed and the release time is to be determined."
The release time is to be determined. This is what Li Mu told Ning Hao, but in fact he already has the answer in his mind. The release time of "Crazy Stone" must wait until SARS has passed. It may be April next year, it may be May. It may be June, or it may be June. In any case, it will have to wait until SARS is completely eradicated before it can be released.
The reason for temporarily changing the release time is that Li Mu has been exposed to the SARS epidemic. In this case, the most important thing for society to avoid is group activities. Therefore, "Crazy Stone" must not be released at this time, otherwise if there are tens of millions People entering movie theaters in January also accelerated the spread of the epidemic.
Ning Hao didn't understand, so he asked Li Mu, "Boss, what happened? The release is suddenly postponed at this time. Wouldn't all the work we did before be in vain?"
Li Mu consoled him: "Don't worry, it won't be in vain. Users have strong memories of excellent works. Our trailer is so brilliant that many users should be deeply impressed. These people will not forget it and will wait until it is finalized." After that, we will push it again, and the exposure will definitely not be lower than the original plan this time.”
Li Mu did not tell Ning Hao about the epidemic. This matter was revealed to Senior Brother Liu and Li Ziwei today. It is enough to have these two people to cooperate with his subsequent plans. He cannot continue to spread, otherwise who will care if If you don't keep your mouth shut and leak it out, you might get into big trouble.
Although Ning Hao was a little depressed, he couldn't object to Li Mu's decision, so he said: "I listen to you. I will arrange for the staff to start the operation immediately."
After saying that, Ning Hao said again: "Boss, we are temporarily withdrawing the film, and we have to have an explanation to the outside world. How do you think we should say it more appropriately?"
Li Mu thought for a while and said, "Let's just say we need to do a self-examination of the content."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."
Before hanging up the phone, Li Mu comforted Ning Hao: "Haozi, delaying the release is not a bad thing. If you choose a more correct time, it may also be able to significantly increase the box office. By then, the movie box office will definitely hit a new high!"
Ning Hao couldn't understand Li Mu's words. In China, the best movie schedules are actually the Lunar New Year and summer movies. Now the crazy pressure is to release them on New Year's Day, which was originally for the Lunar New Year movie. With such a good schedule, Li Mu suddenly shouted Stop, he must feel particularly regretful in his heart.
However, although Ning Hao didn't understand Li Mu's plan, he had great trust in Li Mu. Now that Li Mu had said so, he no longer thought about it because he knew in his heart that with how busy Li Mu was right now, he still couldn't. Being able to think of "Crazy Stone" and asking himself to postpone its release means that Li Mu must have thought it through carefully, if not just a slap on the forehead.
For Li Mu, giving up the Lunar New Year schedule is to reduce the spread of the epidemic as much as possible. But on the other hand, "Crazy Stone" is an absolutely classic hilarious comedy. Such a movie has a strong impact on the audience. It has a relaxing effect. If such a movie is released after the depressive SARS is over, it will definitely be an excellent release for the people who have been suppressed by SARS for a long time.
Maybe this movie can quickly revive the vitality of the entire society in the fastest and best way after SARS is over, so keeping it alive will definitely be beneficial without any harm.
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While Li Mu was actively preparing for SARS, thousands of miles away in Hangzhou, Zhao Ziqiu's father, Zhao Xianliang, and his wife, Xie Yun, came out of the company and got into the commercial vehicle that they used regularly to commute to and from get off work.
Although the couple works at the same company, they do not see each other all the time. Basically they are busy with their own affairs and do not go home together until after get off work.
Sitting in the car, Zhao Xianliang said casually: "New Year's Day is coming in a few days, will my daughter be back soon?"
Xie Yun nodded and said, "It's holiday soon, but she called me two days ago. I heard what she meant was that she wanted to spend time with Li Mu on New Year's Day."
When Zhao Xianliang heard this, he sighed: "My boyfriend wants to accompany me, but my parents don't have to accompany me."
"No way." Xie Yun said with a smile: "Li Mu went abroad for such a long time and went to Shenzhen City when he came back. He was so busy every day that he had no time to meet. My daughter said that if Li Mu didn't come back to Yanjing on New Year's Day, she wanted to go to Shenzhen City. To see him."
"Shenzhen City..." Zhao Xianliang frowned and asked subconsciously: "Li Mu has been in Shenzhen City recently?"
"Yes." Xie Yun said: "It is said that this child is busy with his logistics work, so he has been in Shenzhen City for a while."
Zhao Xianliang thought for a long time with a serious face, and hesitated before speaking: "I have never told you about such a thing before."
Xie Yun said hurriedly: "Tell me what it is."
Zhao Xianliang said: "Two days ago, a business friend specifically reminded me not to go to Shenzhen City if I have nothing to do in the near future. He said that there seemed to be some infectious disease that was very active there. There were constant rumors among the people, even in Hong Kong. Some people are terrified."
Xie Yun asked subconsciously: "Really? Is it serious?"
Zhao Xianliang shook his head: "I don't know the details, but that friend is still very energetic, and his information should be correct."
Xie Yun complained anxiously: "Why didn't you tell Li Mu about such a big thing earlier? You should have warned Li Mu as soon as possible..."
Zhao Xianliang said awkwardly: "I didn't know that Li Mu had been in Shenzhen City. I only knew that he went to some launching ceremony they had in Shenzhen City. I thought he had left Shenzhen City long ago and was busy with whatever he was supposed to do. Woolen cloth."
Xie Yun rolled her eyes at him: "Li Mu will probably become your son-in-law in the future, and he will be a treat to others!"
Zhao Xianliang looked depressed: "I didn't think about it. When he said that, I just listened to it. Anyway, I didn't have any plans to go to Shenzhen City in the near future, so I didn't take it to heart."
Xie Yun pouted: "Come on, I'll call Li Mu right now and ask him to leave Shenzhen City for a while."
Zhao Xianliang said: "If he is unwilling to leave Shenzhen City, then tell your daughter that you are not allowed to go to Shenzhen City to find him under any circumstances."
"You don't have to say it."
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Throughout the day, Li Mu was sorting out the needs and solutions for various supplies. He made one form after another and made in-depth speculations and calculations on various possibilities, hoping to control risks as much as possible.
When he was busy until about six o'clock in the afternoon, Li Mu already felt dizzy. Li Ziwei opened the study door and said to him: "Mr. Li, you have been staying in the study all day. Come out and have something to eat. I I've cooked some food, you can try it to see if it's to your liking. If not, I'll go out and buy some."
Li Mu rubbed his eyes, smiled tiredly, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Ziwei, just wait for me for a few more minutes and then I'll be there after finishing the things at hand."
After saying that, Li Mu yawned and said, "Make me a cup of coffee. I'll go out to drink it later."
Li Ziwei hesitated and persuaded: "Mr. Li, you have been busy all day, and you didn't get much rest last night. It's better not to drink coffee. Take a break after eating and go to bed early."
Li Mu smiled and said, "Even if you give me sleeping pills, I won't be able to sleep. Going to bed so early will kill me."
After saying that, seeing Li Ziwei's surprised look, Li Mu added: "If you are really engaged in the Internet, especially in technology, if you have the habit of going to bed before 12 o'clock, you are basically not a qualified Internet person. The biological clock of programmers around the world They are all moved backwards, and it is more difficult to let them go to bed early than to kill them."
Li Ziwei smiled helplessly: "Okay, then I'll make you some coffee. You can come out later when you're done."
Li Mu nodded: "Thank you."
As soon as Li Ziwei left, Li Mu's cell phone buzzed in front of his desk. The name of the caller displayed on the phone surprised him.
Xie Yun? Why did Ziqiu's mother suddenly call him
Surprised, Li Mu answered the phone and politely called aunt.
"Li Mu." Xie Yun smiled slightly and asked him, "Are you busy?"
Li Mu said: "No aunt, I'm free. Do you have anything?"
Xie Yun hummed, but did not directly ask Li Mu what she wanted to do, but asked him: "Are you still in Shenzhen City now?"
Li Mu said: "Yes, I have been recently."
Xie Yun asked again: "Then when will you finish your business in Shenzhen City and return to Yanjing?"
Li Mu didn't know why Xie Yun asked this, but he still said truthfully: "Auntie, I still have some things to deal with here, and I guess it will take a while."
What Li Mu was thinking was that although he had been exposed to information about SARS through Anne Hathaway's sudden high fever, this was not the time for him to leave Shenzhen City. On the one hand, Anne Hathaway was still in the hospital, and Spielberg Ge also stayed in Shenzhen City for this reason. If he evacuated first, it would be unreasonable both emotionally and rationally. On the other hand, he still needed to have a better understanding of the development of the epidemic in Guangdong Province.
When Xie Yun heard this, she immediately became anxious and blurted out: "You can let others handle the matter for you, but you'd better not stay in Shenzhen City!"
(End of chapter)