The ministry quickly accepted Li Mu's basic demands for "Speed Rescue".
Subsequently, the general tone of "Quick Rescue" was quickly set: the film will be jointly funded and co-produced by Makino Impression and Golden Shield Film and Television Culture Center in the future; among them, Makino Impression will take the majority, and the specific shooting of the entire film will be held by Makino Impression. , post-production and film release are also mainly done by Makino Impression, supplemented by Golden Shield Film and Television Culture Center.
In this general tone, the ministries and commissions naturally gave Li Mu great respect, because Li Mu himself was an eyewitness of the case and the biggest contributor to the solving of the case. He was also the creator of the script, so the production of this film naturally had to be based on Li Mu. As the core, the Ministry of Public Security only needs to play a supporting role in name and give Li Mu absolute power to perform freely.
It would be impossible for any other film and television company to co-produce a movie with the Ministry of Public Security. Golden Shield Film and Television would not be able to give such a wide range of authority. However, the main reason why it can give Li Mu such a wide degree of freedom is that the ministry is not worried about Li Mu's political leanings at all. Wrong, for an entrepreneur like Li Mu who has strong positive energy and a strong sense of social responsibility, it is impossible for him to deliberately discredit the image of the people's police in his film and television works.
At the same time, more and more film and television companies and directors interested in "Quick Rescue" have contacted Makino Impression, hoping to jointly develop the film with Makino Impression.
Li Mu, who returned to Yanjing, did not expect that the script of "Speed Rescue" would become the object of competition among the directors.
There are many similarities between the director circle and the antique circle. The most similar ones are: the circle is small, information flows quickly, who gets the good stuff, or where the good stuff is, and the speed of information dissemination is incredible.
In this way, the script of "Quick Rescue" was directly transmitted from the ministry to the film and television industry. In just a few days, most domestic directors have basically read the script.
As a person who was reborn more than ten years later, Li Mu really doesn't think his script for "Speed Rescue" is anything special. In the final analysis, it is nothing more than a completely commercial film with no connotation and nothing. However, what he didn’t expect was that in this era, domestic commercial movies are still in their infancy, and many directors are still trying to cross the river by feeling for the stones. However, many commercial elements in the movie "Speed Rescue" are in this era. The era seems extremely advanced.
Because of this, "Quick Rescue" has become an extremely excellent and extremely rare commercial film script in the eyes of many domestic directors, which naturally aroused the interest of countless people.
Makino Impression received a large number of cooperation intentions. Even Ning Hao, who was busy working on the later stage of "Crazy Stone", heard about the script and saw the full version that was circulated.
As soon as Ning Hao heard that the script was in the hands of his company, Makino Impression, and that the copyright and filming rights of the film were also in the hands of Makino Impression, Ning Hao immediately came to ask Li Mu about the specific plans for the film.
Li Mu was surprised that Ning Hao would be interested in this script.
In Li Mu's impression, Ning Hao himself is not a purely commercial film director, not now, nor in his previous life. He is just constantly moving closer to business in the pursuit of personal realm, but he has never completely turned to business.
The script of "Quick Rescue" is a commercial film as a whole. Li Mu basically adopts the attitude of "I will write whatever the audience likes to watch" and makes commercial adjustments to the original real events. Logically speaking, this is The film would not suit Ning Hao's taste.
However, Ning Hao said: "I think this book is not a purely commercial film. The title is indeed very commercial, but the content still has a certain depth."
With that said, Ning Hao explained: "Boss, look, if it is a purely commercial "Speed Rescue", the protagonist should be like a Western movie, either a special forces soldier, an agent or a killer, and his process of rescuing the heroine is basically It is like a game where you fight all the way to the end, pass the level, and finally clear the level and rescue the beauty. Therefore, the nature of the whole movie should also be an action movie. There will definitely be many elements unique to commercial action movies. For example, the protagonist will definitely Even if you get caught, the enemy will definitely be careless, giving the protagonist a chance to counterattack, etc.”
"However, your "Fast Rescue" itself is not an action movie, but a crime mystery film. The protagonist does not have any physical contact with the criminals throughout the whole process, and relies entirely on reasoning to complete the rescue. The script has two opposing characters: the protagonist and the gangster. perspective, if you use crisp perspective switching in shooting and editing techniques, you will definitely be able to produce a very good viewing effect. In addition, there are two main lines of rescue and love, an exciting case, and a touching story. Deep Love, if the two main lines are highlighted, will definitely leave a very deep impression on the audience, and I believe we can make an annual masterpiece with depth and box office success!"
Li Mu smiled and said, "I've made you so excited. It's just a script full of blood. Do you really think so highly of it?"
Ning Hao said seriously: "I'm really optimistic about it!"
Li Mu asked him again: "Are you interested in directing?"
Ning Hao chuckled and said: "Forget it about directing. I know how much I weigh. I was thinking that "Crazy Stone" will be finished soon, and there will be nothing to do by then. If you want to open this movie, boss, I hope you can find a well-known and big commercial film director to direct the movie, and I will be an executive director to learn from you and accumulate experience."
Li Mu smiled and said: "If you are interested, you can directly direct it. I trust your ability."
Ning Hao said: "No, boss, I have no reputation. To make a big commercial film, well-known directors and actors are necessary, because these are the keys to boosting the box office."
Li Mu said: "As soon as "Crazy Stone" is released, your popularity will naturally increase."
Ning Hao smiled and said: "Boss, that's even more inappropriate. "Crazy Stone" is black humor with distinctive characteristics. If it really becomes popular, I will definitely be labeled with this special label. It will be the best choice then." I just need to continue to make several films of the same style and cultivate a certain reputation and audience group. If I make a crime mystery film at this time, I am afraid that the audience will not recognize it at all."
Li Mu asked him: "So you just want to be an executive director in "Speed Rescue"?"
Ning Hao nodded: "It would be best to have a big-name commercial film director. I can learn more by following him."
Li Mu asked again: "In your opinion, which big-name commercial directors are suitable for this drama?"
Ning Hao smiled and said: "In China, of course it is Zhang Yimou. There is no other suitable choice except him for the time being. In Hong Kong, there are more choices. Wu Yusen, Wang Jiawei, and Du Qifeng are all good choices. Their control of the rhythm of the film is superb, and they have their own way of presenting it."
When Li Mu heard him talking about Zhang Yimou, he suddenly thought, "Hero", the most important movie in Zhang Yimou's life, should be released soon, right? I have the impression that this movie was released at the end of 2002. It is already October. Judging from the rhythm of a great director like Zhang Yimou, he should have completed the filming and post-production work of "Hero" and has now begun planning and promotion. , and participated in various awards.
As for what the other Hong Kong directors mentioned by Ning Hao are currently doing or producing, Li Mu really doesn’t know very well. He only knows that this year Hong Kong movies and mainland movies each have one big production. Mainland China is "Hero" and Hong Kong is "" "Infernal Affairs".
If Li Mu were asked to think about who is suitable for filming "Speed Rescue", Li Mu would not be able to think of a good choice. This point needs to be carefully considered before making a decision.
So Li Mu said: "Let's wait until you finish "Crazy Stone" in the near future, and then we will talk about "Speed Rescue".
Ning Hao hurriedly asked him: "Boss, when do you plan to start filming "Speed Rescue"? I have done some research and found that this script actually does not have many scenes, not many characters, and does not have too high requirements in terms of visual presentation. The overall production The cost will be lower and the time will be faster. If it is shot, it can be completed in one month."
The script of "Quick Rescue" does not have too many scenes. The male protagonist's office, the gangster's lair, and the scene of kidnapping the female protagonist. These most important scenes are very low in terms of time cost and labor cost, and almost all of them are The plot can be shot in the same city of Yanjing, so the efficiency is naturally higher. For such a movie, one month is actually enough to shoot.
However, Li Mu said to Ning Hao: "There is no rush for "Quick Rescue". It can be produced at the end of the year and then considered for release next year. At the end of this year, our Makino Impression will have two major dramas in theaters, one of which is your "Crazy Stone" ", one is "The Girls We Chased Together in Those Years", let's finish these two movies first and accumulate some experience."
In addition to the commercial value of "Quick Rescue", Li Mu is more concerned about using it to pave the way for the future Skynet surveillance system. Now he has just added Hikvision to his sphere of influence, and waits for Hikvision to come in. , it would be too late for me to invest in this movie after I officially activate the Skynet surveillance system.
If "Speed Rescue" is launched too early, attracts everyone's attention to the urban surveillance system, and stimulates the demand of the people and the government in this regard, there will be no truly effective complete set of solutions on the market for a while, then use It won't take long for this enthusiasm to slowly decline, and a great opportunity will be wasted.
Therefore, Li Mu believes that the best time for "Rapid Rescue" to be released is to be released shortly before he can come up with a complete set of "Skynet Surveillance System" solutions, at most three or four months. After the demand for surveillance was stimulated by the movie and continued to ferment, Makino Nuctech directly came up with a mature solution, which could just use the influence of the movie to expand rapidly!
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