For Li Mu, creation is a state. Once you enter the state, it is like being isolated from the whole world and wandering in the ocean of creation. This feeling is hard, but extremely pleasant.
When writing the movie script of "Speed", Li Mu truly found the highest level of creation. The entire script was written in one go. It may seem hasty, but it contains many of his meticulous thoughts and improvements.
"Speed" is based on the story of Wei Lan's kidnapping, but on this basis, Li Mu made certain changes in the way of artistic creation, and made certain additions and subtractions in the background and plot.
Among them, the ins and outs of the real identities of Wei Lan and himself are subtracted, and the story is directly told as a male and female couple, making the story easier and more convenient to start.
The addition of the emotional scenes between the male and female protagonists in the play is equivalent to adding a new main line to the entire rescue theme, which is the development line of male and female emotions;
The contrast and conflict between the various characters and plots in the play are increased. The plots are constantly rising, and the rhythm is well controlled.
The core thread of the story is that the heroine is kidnapped. In the one hundred-minute movie, this main thread will start from the heroine being targeted by the kidnappers, being successfully kidnapped by the kidnappers, the kidnappers specializing in hiding various clues, the police investigating more and more and more and more dead ends, and finally almost... Despair, the progression of the entire rhythm will push the plot to the most nervous and anticipated key point. At this time, the male protagonist has a flash of inspiration and instantly releases the previous tension. This is a huge contrast. , will definitely make the audience excited.
Li Mu feels that this kind of rhythm control is like constantly pressing a spring to the extreme, and then releasing it in an instant. Only in this way can the release of kinetic energy and emotion be achieved to the extreme.
In addition, the relationship between the male and female protagonists goes from not understanding each other, on the verge of breaking up, to cherishing each other and getting back together. This emotional line itself is also a huge contrast, although the foreshadowing of the emotional line is somewhat bloody. However, we have to admit that the emotional scenes in most movies are themselves a collection full of gore. The reason why the emotional scenes in some movies are touching and classic is not because they break away from the nature of a gory collection. But its plot tension is greater.
"Titanic" tells the bloody story of an upper-class girl who is dissatisfied with the marriage arranged by her parents and her rich second-generation fiancé. She cheats on her husband on a cruise ship, cheats on her, and cuckolds her fiancé. The reason why it is so popular A large part of the reason why it has become a classic is because in the final shipwreck, the male protagonist sacrificed himself for the female protagonist, and used his own death to maximize the tension of the plot, which made hundreds of millions of viewers shed tears.
If at the end of "Titanic" the male and female protagonists arrived safely in the United States by ship, eloped together, and lived a life without shame, then this movie would naturally not become a classic.
Li Mu naturally has no ambition to create a classic movie. All he wants is to turn this script into a film and television work with excellent commercial properties. This is the true thinking of a product manager.
A product manager never wants to develop a product that will be called a classic. He just wants to develop a product that is most popular with users and can draw the most money from users' pockets.
Li Mu has been making products for a long time. Not only is he very clear about the commercial pursuit of the product, but he also has a very thorough analysis of the users. Therefore, when he actually completed the script of "Speed Chase", his keen sense of product told him that this film The script is already perfect in terms of product architecture, but after it is transformed into a product, whether it can be successful or not depends on the specific development process.
A good commercial film director is essential. In addition, the casting of the film is equally important.
Li Mu felt that since this movie was going to be produced by Makino Image, he must be a producer. For no other reason than to ensure that this movie can reach the quality of a commercial film, he must create this movie. It has become a classic among commercial films.
After the script was completed, Li Mu spent several hours proofreading it again and again to confirm that everything was correct, not even a typo or a single punctuation mistake. It was already the early morning of the third day.
The exhausted Li Mu slept until one o'clock in the afternoon, so that Li's parents and Li's mother were a little confused. Why did their son lock himself in the house most of the time after finally coming back
However, Li's father and Li's mother didn't ask much out of respect for Li Mu, but Li's mother was quite distressed by Li Mu's confusing schedule.
At around one o'clock in the afternoon, Li Mu walked out of the room with hair like a chicken coop. As soon as Li's mother heard that he was coming out, she hurriedly came to him and asked with concern: "My son woke up, are you hungry? What's in the pot?" You keep the rice, it's still hot, hurry up and take a few bites while it's hot."
Li Mu rubbed his eyes and felt his stomach growl. He smiled and said, "Mom, I just woke up from hunger..."
Li Ma hurriedly took him to the restaurant. While complaining that he had a messy schedule and didn't pay attention to his health at all, she served him food and rice, brought it to him, and said to Li Mu: "Eat quickly, your dad called just now Come and ask me if you are awake."
Li Mu asked: "Where is my dad?"
"It's in the department store." Li's mother said, "The progress of the project there has been critical recently. Your dad and I have to go there every day."
As she said that, Mother Li looked at the time and said, "You, you are not allowed to stay up late tonight, do you hear me?"
Li Mu nodded: "I know, I won't stay up late tonight."
Li Ma said: "You locked yourself up in the house when you came back this time. It was so mysterious. Your father and I never told other relatives about your return. In the blink of an eye, it was already the third day since you came back. , do you want to tell them about your return this time?"
Li Mu thought for a while and said, "Why don't you tell me? I'm afraid I won't have much time to stay at home. There are still many things to do in Yanjing, so I won't tell anyone this time."
Speaking of this, Li Mu suddenly thought of Su Yingxue and didn't know what she was busy with at home. Although he promised her to go home as soon as possible, when he came back, he was delayed for two or three days because of a script. School will start in two days, and I don’t know if she is still in Haizhou.
When Li Mu heard what Li Mu said, Li Ma nodded with a supportive look and said, "Then don't tell anyone. You can rest well at home for two days and then return to Yanjing quietly. Otherwise, you will have to attend all kinds of entertainment." I’ll give you a hard time.”
Li Mu smiled and said, "My mother still loves me the most."
"You're just talking nonsense." Li Ma rolled her eyes at Li Mu and said, "You eat first. Mom is going to the company. I have some things to deal with this afternoon. Come back early after you finish. What do you want to eat at night? Mom will buy it for you. Do."
Li Mu then said: "I can do anything, you just have to decide."
Li’s mother smiled and said, “Then it’s up to me to make the decision.”
Li Mu discovered that his entire family was actually workaholics.
Needless to say, I wish I could put my life on the line. The same goes for my parents. Good guy, I am so busy with my career that I forget to eat and sleep. When my son comes back, he doesn’t disrupt their work at all. rhythm.
Li Ma left, and Li Mu was at home. While eating, he sent a message to Su Yingxue, asking where Su Yingxue was now.
Su Yingxue replied: "I'm already at school. I arrived this morning. How about you?"
Li Mu said in surprise: "Going back so soon?"
Su Yingxue said: "Yes, today is the 7th, and classes will start tomorrow. If we don't come back, it will be too late."
Only then did Li Mu realize that a National Day holiday had already passed.
At this time, Su Yingxue replied again: "Where are you?"
Li Mu wanted to say that he was in Haizhou, but when he thought that if he said that he was in Haizhou and missed meeting Su Yingxue in Haizhou, he felt a little uncomfortable, so he replied to her: "I have something to do in Hangzhou. Return to Yanjing in two days."
Su Yingxue didn't think much about it. The two chatted for a few more words and then stopped communicating through text messages.
After dinner, Li Mu called Wei Lan and wanted to tell her that the script had been completed. In Li Mu's opinion, the first audience for this script must be Wei Lan.
Wei Lan originally thought that given the actual situation of a very busy person like Li Mu, the script of this movie would probably have to wait until at least the end of the year to be seen, but she never dreamed that after more than 20 hours, Li Mu called The first sentence he said was: "I have finished writing the script and sent it to your email. Please read it over first. If there is anything you are not satisfied with, just bring it up and I will revise it!"
Wei Lan thought she was dreaming: "You wrote it so quickly? Are you kidding me..."
Li Mu said: "When did I lie to you?"
After that, Li Mu added: "I will send the script to your YY mailbox later. You can read it first."
Wei Lan could not hide her excitement and said: "Then send it to me quickly and I will read it right away!"
"Okay, wait a moment."
Li Mu hung up the phone, went back to his room, opened his laptop, and sent the script document of "Speed" to Wei Lan's YY mailbox.
After a moment, Weilan's YY profile picture flashed, making a "yeah" gesture, and said to Li Mu, "I'll take a look right now!"
Li Mu replied to her: "Okay, you see, I'm going to take a shower."
After working hard on the script for so long, Li Mu looked a little sloppy, just like when he was doing closed development in a small startup company. He didn't take a shower for days and nights, and didn't even bother to wash his face.
At this moment, Wei Lan, who was far away in Yanjing, opened the email from Li Mu with great anticipation. When she saw the attached document titled "Chasing the Murderer at Speed", she smiled and said to herself: "The name is not bad!"
Having said that, Wei Lan couldn't wait to open the document. She especially wanted to see how Li Mu would interpret the legendary story of him saving her...
(End of chapter)