In Li Mu's mind, from 2000 to 2016, when he was reborn, the best comedy film in mainland China was "Crazy Stone". This film was released in 2006 with an investment of two to three million. A landmark comedy movie has been created. Li Mu himself has lost count of how many people this movie has made famous.
After this movie, Huang Bo, an absolute top-notch actor, became one of the most popular movie stars in China, and was nicknamed the Six Billion Movie King. Actors Guo Tao and Xu Zheng, who had long since faded, were also cast in this movie. After the movie, he found the spring of his career again, and Dao Ge and Wang Xun in the drama also became popular through this movie. Although they failed to become first-line actors, they were still very impressive in the second-tier ranks.
Although this movie borrows elements from foreign director Guy Ritchie, the screenwriting is really ingenious, and combined with the wonderful performances of various actors, it presents a true comedy that has no peeing throughout and laughs from beginning to end. This film Li Mu has watched it no less than ten times and knows almost every line by heart.
The director of the film has since become well-known to the world. In the future, he will make films with box office sales of over 100 million and over 1 billion, successfully becoming one of the first-tier directors in China.
The director of this movie is none other than Ning Hao, who just recommended himself to me on QQ.
Because Li Mu likes to watch his movies, he even found his earliest DV movie to watch. The picture quality and photography of that movie were terrible, but the plot design was clever. The title of the movie was "Thursday, Wednesday" .
Calculating the time, it can be imagined that Ning Hao is still a student in school. He will see his posts and find himself. Although it is a bit of a coincidence, if you think about it carefully, it is not a coincidence to some extent.
There are many unknown students at Yanjing Film Academy now, but if Li Mu went in and took a look around, he would be able to find at least dozens of familiar faces, because students from grades 98 to 01 are still in school. Among the four batches of students, , there are too many famous people, not only actors, but also directors, photographers and screenwriters. It is normal for me to attract several big names in the future when I send out the recruitment. As a person who will be reborn in the future, I will probably meet Any future big shot will find it a coincidence.
No matter what, Li Mu was still excited. He hurriedly packed up and went out to the barbecue stall downstairs to wait for Ning Hao to show up. Yanjing Film Institute was not far from the National People's Congress, and the bus was only a few stops away. Li Mu was in Sheep Xiezi After sitting at the window seat of the hotpot restaurant for more than ten minutes, a familiar face appeared in sight.
Although Ning Hao is still a student at Yanjing Film Academy, his actual age is already 25 years old. He looks older. Now he looks almost the same as when he filmed Crazy Stone. He is slightly fatter and has hair. The boundary line also retreated early.
Ning Hao got off the bus and looked around. After seeing the sheep and scorpion hot pot that Li Mu mentioned, he walked towards the door of the store and pushed the door open. He stood on tiptoes and looked in. Li Mu wanted to take the initiative to call him. He wanted to say hello, but when he thought that he was still unknown, it would be weird if he recognized him first, so he pretended to be calm and sat on the chair, waiting for him to see him.
Ning Hao repeated in a low voice: "Gray sports pants, blue sweater..."
After scanning around, his eyes fell on Li Mu. The blue sweater was correct, but the pants were not visible. Ning Hao walked a few steps forward. When he passed by Li Mu, he took a deliberate look and found that Li Mu was wearing exactly Wearing gray sweatpants, he was immediately shocked and thought to himself: Why is this guy so young? Did he just tell himself on QQ that he would spend 2 million to make a 40-minute short film? What nonsense
Ning Hao wanted to go out because he was afraid that Li Mu was a liar, and he was not afraid that Li Mu would lie to him about anything else, but he was afraid that Li Mu would lie to him about a meal.
It's not like he hasn't heard of some people cheating on people with food and drinks in the name of introducing them to jobs. If this kid really posted a message on the forum of Yanjing Film Academy to deceive people, what would he do? His living expenses are currently a problem, and he only has more than fifty yuan in his pocket, which is all his net worth. It's the end of the year, and no new crews have started filming. He can't even find a chance to work. If Li Mu is like this If things don't work out, he will have to go to the restaurant to serve the dishes.
It is precisely because of the tight financial situation that Ning Hao is a little entangled in his heart. On the one hand, he is afraid that Li Mu is a liar, and on the other hand, he is afraid that he has made a wrong judgment.
Ning Hao deliberately walked past Li Mu and hesitated a few meters behind. After struggling for a minute, he gritted his teeth and decided to give it a try. What were he afraid of? If you find out that the other person is really a liar, you should keep quiet and keep an eye on him until he is full. If he wants to run away early, get up and leave by yourself. You must walk in front of him.
After making the decision, Ning Hao came to Li Mu, looked down at him, and asked tentatively: "Hello, is this Mr. Li?"
Li Mu nodded and asked with a smile: "Are you Ning Hao?"
Ning Hao said: "It's me."
Li Mu said enthusiastically: "Come on, come on, please take a seat."
Ning Hao sat across from Li Mu with a little uneasiness. A large pot of sheep and scorpion was boiling in front of the two of them. Li Mu greeted him: "Eat first, and chat while eating."
Ning Hao nodded and thanked him. He was indeed hungry. After living in Yanjing for so long, he rarely had the luxury to eat this kind of food. He still hadn't bothered to eat tonight.
Li Mu really wanted to eat first and talk later, but soon after the two started eating, he soon discovered that Ning Hao had been glancing at him out of the corner of his eye while eating, and seemed to be very wary.
Li Mu is considered a good person at this age. He can guess what Ning Hao is worried about at a glance. When he thinks that Ning Hao is an old smoker in the director circle, Li Mu waves to the waiter and says: "Trouble, please give me two Soften China.”
Deliberately picking up a cigarette point that was not available in the store, the waiter glanced at Li Mu and said awkwardly: "Hello, our best cigarette is Yuxi."
Li Mu then took out two hundred yuan from his pocket, handed it to her and said, "Go out and buy two packs for me, and the remaining money will be used as errand fees for you."
Ning Hao immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Two hundred yuan is definitely enough for this meal. These days, a big pot of sheep and scorpions doesn't even cost a hundred yuan.
It seems that the other party is indeed a wealthy owner, and it is impossible for him to lie to himself for a meal.
Li Mu saw Ning Hao's performance and felt funny in his heart, but he also expressed his understanding. Whether in the film and television industry or the music industry, most people are poor before they become famous. The reason for being poor is that they need money to support their artistic career. Li Mu I knew this when I was playing in a band in college. Sometimes I had to spend half a semester just to buy a piece of equipment. In order to buy a guitar effector called Line6, he sang in a small bar outside the school. for five months.
The waiter bought the cigarette and gave it to Li Mu. He also handed the money to Li Mu. Li Mu took the cigarette and said, "Keep the money and bring me an ashtray."
Nowadays, the hotel has not banned smoking, and almost all the guests at several tables in the lobby are smoking. The waiter happily accepted the money, turned around and brought an ashtray to Li Mu, and even gave him a lighter.
Li Mu opened one of the packs of cigarettes, handed one to Ning Hao, and lit one himself. Ning Hao also took out a lighter and lit it, took a puff, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Don't mention it, it's a good smoke. It’s just a good smoke, soft and pure.”
Li Mu smiled slightly and handed him the unopened package: "Take it and smoke it."
Ning Hao hurriedly pushed his hands and said: "How can this be done..."
Li Mu smiled and said: "I don't smoke much, so don't be polite. Don't we still have cooperation to discuss?"
After taking a puff of cigarette, Li Mu said: "Let me introduce myself. My name is Li Mu, Mu Zi Li, herding Mu."
Ning Hao nodded and said his name.
Li Mu said: "You said on QQ that you wanted to be the executive producer of my drama. What I'm more curious about is how you can integrate the resources I need for me."
Ning Hao suddenly became interested, flicked the ash from his cigarette, and said with some excitement: "I have been fooling around in this industry for a long time. I have worked with many crews and met some people. It is the end of the year now, and many people are nothing. I have no time to work. I have a mobile phone number for paging, so I can be sure to call you. In addition, our Yanjing Film School also has a lot of student resources, from actors to stage managers and stage managers. I am quite popular in school. I can help you get it done by then!”
Li Mu asked him: "Can you coordinate some good actors from the film school for me? I still have a few vacancies here."
Li Mu has not yet decided on the male villain as the leading actor. There are also a few characters with lines. Li Mu hopes to find some more professional actors. Otherwise, if the whole drama is performed by amateur actors, he is afraid that everyone will not be able to perform. The tone makes people feel fake at first sight.
Ning Hao patted his chest and said, "These are all trivial matters. Tell me about the script, or show it to me, and then tell me your needs for each character, and I will help you with the rest."
Li Mu smiled and said, "In that case, I will officially hire you to be the executive producer of my show."
Ning Hao was stunned, put down the half-eaten sheep bone, looked at Li Mu with wide eyes and asked, "Is this settled?"
Li Mu nodded and smiled: "Yes, it's decided."
Ning Hao stammered: "Isn't it a little hasty?"
Li Mu asked funnyly: "Do you want me to regret it?"
Ning Hao said hurriedly: "Of course not, it's just a matter of remuneration, how do you decide..."
Li Mu then said: "According to what you said, three thousand, I will give you an advance of one thousand yuan."
Ning Hao was obviously trembling. The three thousand yuan was just a casual quotation. The actual quotation of two thousand was a bit high. Unexpectedly, Li Mu agreed directly.
He asked Li Mu: "Do you really trust me?"
Li Mu smiled and said, "I just want to give you a thousand yuan first. I believe in my own vision. You shouldn't lie to me for a thousand yuan."
Ning Hao nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry about this, I am the most trustworthy person in my work. I will do my best to help you do this drama well!"
(End of chapter)