In the following days, Li Mu relaxed and stopped caring about Makino Technology. He just asked Lin Qingya to quickly recruit people for Baofeng Entertainment and start working on the localization and dubbing of the "Miracle MU" game. At the same time, he set up a server and prepared for the Lunar New Year. He did not personally take care of the matters of testing and launching. He concentrated on working with Ning Hao and other members of the crew to complete the filming of the micro-movie "Old Boy" and successfully completed it.
On the final day, Li Mu took Su Yingxue to a banquet for all members of the crew at a five-star hotel in Yanjing. He also prepared 100,000 yuan in cash and wrapped it into red envelopes worth 2,000 yuan each, ready to give to everyone present. One person per person.
All the behind-the-scenes members are here, and most of the more important starring actors are also here, including the Four Simple Plan members, Chen Kun and Du Wei, and even Tang Wei, who just came to play with the group for a few days, is also here, but only Chen Wan didn't come. When Li Mu invited her, she said she had to work overtime today and couldn't spare the time. Li Mu felt regretful, but he didn't force it.
The crew already knew Su Yingxue and knew that she was Li Mu's girlfriend. Su Yingxue and Li Mu had been to the set several times, so they were familiar with everyone. Everyone clinked glasses harmoniously to celebrate the filming finale. Li Mu toasted everyone and thanked everyone. After putting in all the hard work during the shooting, he waved his hand and asked Ning Hao to carry a black suitcase.
Ning Hao has now become Li Mu's little brother. He usually smiles playfully, and he deliberately nods and bows to Li Mu. He is even more like a younger brother. The black handbag was delivered to Li Mu. Li Mu opened it in public and said, "Thank you everyone. You can't just talk about it, you have to take actual actions. Our drama can be completed on time before the year, thanks to everyone's concerted efforts. It seems that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I don't have much to express. Everyone will get a New Year's red envelope. , just think of it as celebrating the New Year in advance for everyone!”
Everyone was pleasantly surprised by Li Mu's words. During the filming of the entire crew, Li Mu was very kind to everyone. First of all, the salary was generally higher than that of other crews. Although it was not much higher, it was indeed satisfying; secondly , Li Mu has never treated everyone poorly when it comes to the food and accommodation of the crew members. Good food, good drinks and good accommodation are Li Mu's consistent principles for treating everyone; the most important thing is, during the filming process, Li Mu's relationship with everyone was better He is harmonious. He doesn't put on airs or show temper with everyone just because he is the client or the director. Everyone gets along very harmoniously.
Now, Li Mu invited everyone to celebrate the ending in such a high-end hotel and gave everyone red envelopes, which naturally surprised everyone.
Ning Hao held the opened suitcase, and Li Mu went from table to table, handing out red envelopes to everyone one by one. While handing out red envelopes, he said: "Our New Year's red envelopes are treated equally, and everyone gets two thousand, so you don't have to guess which one is which." Whichever is more, whichever is less, it doesn’t matter.”
As soon as the amount of two thousand yuan was exported, everyone admired the generosity of this young boss and director. Two thousand yuan in Yanjing was almost two months' salary for ordinary people, but for Li Mu, it was just a casual gift. The red envelope is indeed quite open.
Li Mu sent it all the way to Tang Wei, handed it over with a smile, and said, "Classmate Tang Wei, this is your red envelope."
Tang Wei looked at Li Mu in surprise, blushed and said: "Director Li, I... I have not contributed much to our movie. I went to Haizhou with my classmates to experience it before, but you paid for my food, accommodation and travel expenses. Today I’m here just to have a meal, how can I get your red envelope..."
Li Mu smiled and said: "Don't forget, you are now a contracted actor of our Makino Image. You are one of our own, so of course you should receive a red envelope."
Tang Wei scratched his head shyly and said, "I am just a directing student. You insist on signing me. In fact, I am embarrassed to sign for Makino Imaging for fear of holding back the company..."
Li Mu pointed at Ning Hao next to him and said: "Look, Director Ning is now also the contracted director of Makino Video. I am going to find some funds this year to let Director Ning direct a movie by himself. The heroine will definitely be you. of."
Tang Wei opened his eyes wide in surprise, and said excitedly but somewhat unconfidently: "Really? But I'm afraid I can't do it..."
Li Mu smiled and gave her the red envelope and said, "Believe me, you can do it."
At this time, many people at the dinner table were eager to give it a try and couldn't help but say: "Director Li, if the company opens a new drama after the year, let us follow the company and Director Ning!"
The reason why Li Mu put all this effort and spent the extra 100,000 yuan is to make these people have a sense of belonging to Makino Image, and to make them feel that the best job is to start working with Makino Image, and then shoot for Makino Image When there is a new play, they can come over without hesitation.
Therefore, Li Mu said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone, as long as we open a new drama, we will definitely contact you."
Later, Li Mu sent a red envelope to Chen Kun. Chen Kun was the best actor in the entire crew, but compared with Zhang Kexuan sitting next to him, he felt a little ashamed. Zhang Kexuan was nothing in the acting circle. qualifications, but his popularity and reputation in the music circle are far greater than that of Chen Kun. However, what Li Mu did not expect was that the two were originally playing opposite each other in this drama, one male protagonist and one villain. However, their private relationship However, they have made rapid progress and have reached the point where they are brothers.
Li Mu is naturally happy to hear about this. Although Chen Kun is not popular yet, he will definitely be popular in the future. Moreover, he also has good friends like Zhao Wei and Zhou Xun. In the future, well-known actors in the film and television industry will be able to get along well with him. Less lines.
Li Mu handed the red envelope to Chen Kun and said with a smile: "Shuai Kun, you have contributed a lot to our film. Thank you for your willingness to join our micro film."
Shuai Kun was the nickname given to Chen Kun by the crew. Ning Hao, who looked a bit wretched, was the first one to call him Shuai Kun. Later, because Chen Kun got along well with everyone, everyone followed suit. Chen Kun himself also Not repulsive, even secretly a little complacent.
Chen Kun stood up at this time, smiled slightly and said: "Director Li, I am also very grateful to you for giving me this opportunity to join our crew. I have gained a lot."
Li Mu nodded, knowing that what Chen Kun said was polite. He himself might not be too optimistic about this micro-movie. In fact, everyone except himself might not be too optimistic about the micro-movie "Oldboy", but it doesn't matter, Old Boy The boy's publicity work has already begun. Zhang Kexuan and others have secured more than a dozen provincial TV stations to broadcast the film by virtue of their family background, background, and reputation. On the Internet, Li Mu has been preparing for the microfilm on Yiting.com and Tieba. Hot, when this micro-movie is fully released on TV stations and online, it will definitely become a hit. Chen Kun may even burn incense and be thankful that he didn't miss this movie.
As for whether Chen Kun could continue to cooperate with Makino Imaging in the future, Li Mu didn't think too much. He had signed a contract with a brokerage company, and there was an agent handling business matters for him. A newcomer like him had the ability to make his own decisions. And the space is actually not big.
Later, Li Mu came to the little girl Du Wei. Li Mu has now become Du Wei's biggest idol. Her two singles "The Year in a Hurry" and "In My Singing" have been recorded. These two songs She loved it so much that she couldn't sleep at night. She thought she was dreaming countless times, otherwise how could she have the chance to get two such good songs. Therefore, she felt that her greatest luck was meeting Li Mu.
Li Mu gave her the red envelope and said with a smile: "Xiaowei, you may become famous all over the country after the new year. If you are still interested in making movies, you must find me!"
Du Wei stood up flattered and said seriously: "Brother Li Mu, don't worry, if I film in the future, I will only film your scenes!"
Li Mu nodded and said with a smile: "Let's talk about this matter in private later."
Red envelopes were handed out in a circle, and Li Mu deliberately bypassed the four people from Simple Plan. He just said to these four people: "You are the boss, so don't take this money. Just treat it as saving money for the company."
The four of them knew Li Mu's intentions, and they laughed and accepted Li Mu's statement.
Finally, after everyone else had given out the red envelope, Li Mu personally gave the red envelope to Ning Hao, and then whispered to Ning Hao: "Haozi, you will be our contracted director of Makino Image in the future. When the film is finished, you will Take a month off first and go back and think about the script carefully. As long as the script is reliable, I will definitely keep my promise to you and invest in making a movie for you."
The reason why Li Mu told everyone before that he needed to find investment for a new movie, but privately told Ning Hao to invest in his movie, was mainly because he didn't want to expose his net worth. Now everyone thinks that this movie is simply a plan to fund himself. ’s title song, even Su Yingxue thought so. However, in order to make Ning Hao follow him wholeheartedly, Li Mu once revealed his situation to him. Ning Hao also knew that Li Mu was already worth over 100 million yuan at a young age. It was rare for a big boss to appreciate me so much and be willing to sign me. Not only did he give me a basic salary, but he also promised to invest in filming for me, so he signed the contract of sale almost without hesitation.
It is really difficult for a newcomer like Ning Hao to direct a movie by himself. People like him are talented but don’t have enough connections. A movie needs to invest at least one million to start, and no one will be willing to do so. Giving so much money to a fledgling boy, so if he follows the original trajectory of his life, he will not be able to find his talent for several years. It was not until 2006 that Andy Lau's Asian Rising Star Directorship Program gave him 300 yuan. Wan's investment allowed him to film "Crazy Stone", and he did seize this rare opportunity, and "Crazy Stone" became an instant hit.
However, there are still at least three or four years before "Crazy Stone" is set to start filming. If Li Mu does not interfere with his life trajectory, he will continue to waste the next three or four years.
Therefore, for Ning Hao himself, he was very touched by Li Mu's support for him, and he was determined to work with him.
(End of chapter)