Hearing that Ning Hao had found a director for the campus youth film, Li Mu couldn't help but ask him: "Who are you talking about as the suitable candidate?"
Ning Hao said: "I had dinner with Chen Kun two days ago. He said that he had accepted a TV series some time ago and it will be released in two months. It is a collaboration with Taiwanese female artist Lin Xinru. The director is called Teng Huatao. , this person is my senior from the film school. Although he is not well-known now, his control of contemporary urban emotions in his movies is still very good. I think he should meet your requirements."
When Li Mu heard the name Teng Huatao, he felt very familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he seemed to have directed many youth romance films and TV dramas. House in a Small House, The Age of Naked Marriage, and 33 Days of Love were all very popular youth romance films in his previous life. His control ability in this area should be very strong, and he should be able to control the movie "The Girls We Chased Together in Those Years".
So Li Mu asked him: "Have you established contact with him?"
Ning Hao said: "After some communication, I asked him if he was willing to make a youth campus romance film. He said that there is indeed no schedule in the second half of the year, but the key is to read the script first."
Li Mu then said, "Okay, you keep in contact with him, and I'll take the time to sort out the rough script."
The original novel of "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" seems to be only a few hundred thousand words. If it were written into a script, it would probably only be a few tens of thousands of words. Moreover, the plot line is all in my mind, so writing does not require much thinking. With Li Mu's hand speed, which he has developed over many years as a coder, he can write it in a week at most.
Ning Hao said: "Then when your script comes out, I will ask him to meet and have a chat."
"Okay." Li Mu reminded: "By the way, don't forget what I told you last time. In the film "Thieves Among Thieves", you have to give Tang Wei the role of the black boss's girlfriend, and try to let her play the role. The character should stand out."
"I know." Ning Hao said: "I have appropriately increased the role of this character in the adjusted script, and it should be more outstanding."
Li Mu asked him again: "Has the person chosen to play the funniest thief been confirmed?"
Ning Hao said: "I have several potential candidates, including two relatively famous second-tier actors, but the one I prefer is an unknown actor."
Li Mu asked with interest: "Unknown? Who is it?"
Ning Hao smiled and asked him: "Have you ever seen a low-cost movie called "Get in the Car and Let's Go"?"
When Li Mu heard him talking about "Get in the car and let's go", he felt very happy. It seemed that Ning Hao had been preparing for "Crazy Stone" for many years. He had already paid attention to Huang Bo. He thought that now Huang Bo is not famous, so Ning Hao may not think of him and needs to guide him.
So Li Mu hummed and said with a smile: "I have seen the movie you mentioned, directed by Guan Hu, and it was broadcast on the movie channel."
Ning Hao said happily: "The core role of the thief, my preferred candidate is a brilliant actor who plays it. His name is Huang Bo. He is a very unique actor."
Li Mu said: "I have the impression that this actor is indeed very unique and suitable for this role. I will choose him."
"Great! I was afraid you wouldn't be happy to tell me."
Li Mu asked him: "Why am I unhappy?"
Ning Hao said: "You have always said that you want to recruit big-name actors. This actor's reputation is really too small. I thought you had never heard of him and his works..."
Li Mu said: "If you have any suitable candidates, just tell me and we can discuss them. Except for Liu Tianwang, who is not negotiable, we can communicate on the others. You can use any actor you think is suitable as long as it fits the role." You can do it if necessary, but let me remind you, it is best to sign a management agreement with the actor and sign the actor to our Makino Video."
Ning Hao breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, don't worry." After saying that, he said a little embarrassedly: "Boss, you can assign some business and public relations to Makino Image, and I will start preparations for the establishment of the team here. When the time comes, there is no time to focus on other things.”
Li Mu said: "I will send you a human resources specialist to set up the daily maintenance and operation team. You can prepare your movie with peace of mind."
Ning Hao said happily: "That's it!"
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Li Mu's annual plans for Makino Image are not many. In terms of products, they are to produce two movies, one "Crazy Stone" and one "Girls We Chased Together in Those Years". The core purpose of these two movies is to In addition to this goal, the two films also have some additional goals for Makino Imaging to gain a firm foothold in the film and television industry. For example, the first film is to fulfill Ning Hao's wishes and help Huang Bo and Tang Wei debut in advance. The other film It was to bring Du Wei to a higher level and also give Wang Xinran a chance to appear on the scene.
Although Du Wei has only acted in one micro-movie, released three singles, and appeared on Happy Camp once, her current popularity is no less than that of first-line stars. Even Li Mu did not expect that she even has considerable talents in Hong Kong. Popularity, otherwise the Hong Kong foundation would not invite her to be a special guest. This is a very good sign, proving that Du Wei’s popularity is getting higher and higher. It won’t be long before she will not only be popular in mainland China, but even throughout the world. The Chinese world will become superstars.
For Li Mu, Du Wei is the first sister in Makino's image in the future and a banner for the company's female artists. He will try every means to make her the most popular, which will also greatly promote Makino's impression. Therefore, The next step is not only to prepare a big movie for her, but also to use all the resources of YY to increase her exposure. The most important thing is to sign an endorsement contract with her quickly.
Li Mu knew that Du Fei had returned to China for two or three days, but he had been busy with Taobao recently and hadn't taken the time to make an appointment with her. After Du Wei nodded, Li Mu decided to arrange something for Du Wei out of respect. Check again with Duffy.
He wanted to quickly settle the matter of Du Wei's endorsement and continue to fight with Sina, so Li Mu did not hesitate and immediately called Du Wei and asked her to make an appointment with her sister and make time to meet and chat together this weekend.
Du Fei's phone sounded very noisy and she said loudly: "Brother Li Mu, my sister and I are at Sugar Club. My sister asked you if you want to come over. Brother Chen Ze is also here."
Li Mu was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself that Chen Ze was making rapid progress. Du Fei had just come back and he started asking her to go to the nightclub? It seems that it will be done in a short time. When people are chasing girls, why should I join in the fun? I was about to refuse, but then I thought about it, Chen Ze asked Du Fei out, but Du Fei still brought Du Wei with me, so I just let it go. It won't affect his good deeds, and maybe it can help him turn off Du Wei, the little light bulb.
So, Li Mu said to Du Wei: "Then wait for me for a while, I'll be there right away."
Half an hour later, Li Mu took a taxi to Sugar Club. In Chen Ze's exclusive private room, he met Du Fei, who had just returned from the United States and had not even fully adjusted to the jet lag.
After Li Mu greeted Du Fei, Chen Ze teased Li Mu and said, "You haven't even called me recently, and we are still waiting for you to meet and start work."
Li Mu said: "Then why don't you call me?"
Chen Ze said: "I know you must be crazy busy recently, so I will wait until you finish your work first."
Li Mu nodded and said, "If you have anything to do in the future, please call us directly. No matter how busy we are, we must move forward as soon as possible."
After finishing speaking, Li Mu said to Du Fei: "I have always wanted to discuss something with you. Xiaowei's agency contract has been signed to me. I want her to do a large-scale commercial endorsement. What do you think? "
Du Fei asked curiously: "What are you endorsing?"
Li Mu said: “The full range of products endorsed by Makino Technology, of course, is mainly YY.”
Du Fei's eyes widened in surprise: "Endorse a full range of products? Let Xiaowei be the image spokesperson of your Makino Technology?"
Li Mu nodded: "That's what you mean. What do you think?"
Du Fei laughed and asked Li Mu: "First tell me how much endorsement fee you will give?"
Li Mu smiled and said, "Make a price."
Du Fei smiled slightly and said seriously: "Xiao Wei is now a contracted artist under your company. You can decide this kind of thing. As long as she has no objection to Xiao Wei's affairs in the future, I will not interfere more and have full authority." up to you."
Li Mu was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Are you going to delegate power to me? Are you really so relieved?"
Du Fei nodded, glanced at Du Wei, and said with a loving look on his face: "You have done more for her than I thought, how could I not be reassured? Besides, I will also be an employee of your company in the future, not only It’s up to you to decide my sister’s affairs, and even my own affairs are up to you to decide.”
Li Mu smiled and said: "Since you said that, I won't be polite. YY's current registered users have exceeded 100 million, and the actual users are more than 60 million. It can be said to be the most powerful Internet platform in China at the moment. , after tying Xiaowei to YY, her exposure will increase exponentially, which will also greatly improve her future development. As for the endorsement fee, I think it will be set at five million a year."
It is definitely impossible for Du Wei's current net worth to reach 5 million a year in endorsement fees, but for Makino Technology, this amount of money really does not matter.
Du Wei was so frightened that she waved her hands after hearing the offer. From her own point of view, her brother Li Mu, whom she respected and admired the most, asked her to represent her. As long as her sister nodded, she would definitely agree immediately, and her voluntary help would be regarded as repaying Li Mu. Why do you want his money
Although five million was nothing to Du Fei, Li Mu's offer also surprised her, and she hurriedly said: "I'm joking with you, don't take it seriously. We don't want Xiao Wei to get involved in the entertainment industry because we want her to To make money, I want her to realize her dream. To be honest, a star can only make so much money if he does his best. Our family really doesn’t care about this. We leave Xiaowei to you. The only thing you need is The responsibility I bear is to allow her to develop healthily in the entertainment industry. Based on this principle, the further she goes, the better, and that is enough."
(End of chapter)