Spielberg was not surprised at all when he heard that Li Mu wanted to start the "Flying Tigers" project as soon as possible.

Although he didn't have much contact with Li Mu, he basically figured out Li Mu's routines for doing things.

Resolute, do it when you think about it, don't drag the mud and water at all, young and full of courage.

Li Mu's idea is very simple, and what he said to Spielberg is also very straightforward: "The script is there, the director is there, the leading actors are basically there, not to mention the funds, they can be used at any time, the basic plate is almost there, it's time to move quickly." ”

Spielberg said seriously: "After Anne is discharged from the hospital, we will go back to Los Angeles immediately, I will talk to them again in person, sign the contract, and then set the rest of the crew, don't you want the production team of all Hollywood, then I will pull out all my royal team!"

"Great!" Li Mu exclaimed and said, "Since this is the case, then I will immediately prepare the 30 million US dollars of start-up capital and put it in the account of Muye Image, and you will have full control at that time." ”

Speaking, Li Mu said: "Steven, I promised before that no matter whether DreamWorks is willing to participate or not, I will give you 10% of the net income share, as for the remaining 20% of the investment share, you can discuss it with others after you go back, if you invest, I am welcome at any time; if you don't invest, it doesn't matter, but the 20% investment share is only for you, and you are not qualified to resell." ”

Spielberg nodded hurriedly and said: "Mr. Li, don't worry, I agree with this very much, as for whether to invest, I will discuss a result with them as soon as possible after I return to the United States, but I personally feel that the probability of investment is very large, you can wait for my good news in Huaxia." ”

Li Mu smiled slightly: "I am also going to the United States in the near future, if the time is right, after Anne is discharged from the hospital, we can go together, and then I will arrange a business jet." ”

Spielberg asked in surprise, "Mr. Li, are you going to the United States in the near future?"

Li Mu nodded and said, "That's right, in fact, I want to go in the last two days, but after all, Anne hasn't been discharged from the hospital yet, and I have to wait for her to be discharged safely before making plans." ”

Spielberg immediately said: "Then when Anne is discharged from the hospital, we will discuss it again, and if we can, it would be better to go together." ”

Li Mu is going to the United States this time, not for "Flying Tigers", but to determine the supply of materials for 3M and Honeywell, the reason why he hasn't left is because Anne Hathaway is still in the hospital, and after she is discharged, Li Mu will almost have to leave, and Spielberg and Anne Hathaway will have to rush back to the United States almost immediately, so the timing of the two groups is just right.

After communicating the intention to go to the United States together, Li Mu asked Spielberg about the preparation time needed before the film started, and Spielberg said: "Mr. Li, I can't give you an accurate time node now, because we are going to shoot a war movie, so I have to prepare storyboards, prepare props, and then start the scene selection and formulate a shooting plan, especially props, including important props such as fighter planes, I am afraid that they can only be customized in the United States and then transported to China." ”

Li Mu nodded and said seriously: "Don't save money on props, take out your handwriting when filming the Normandy landing in "Saving Private Ryan", and even higher than its requirements." ”

Spielberg said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely get a few P-40C fighters from the United States that can fly into the sky this time, as well as Japanese Zero fighters, and I will definitely shoot the air battle scene to the fullest!"

Li Mu is also warning himself in his heart that he must invest more experience in this movie, if this film can achieve worldwide success, it will be of great significance to Chinese films, to the Chinese people, to the international image of China, and to the image in the minds of the people of the world.

Thinking of this, Li Mu couldn't help but think of a movie co-produced by the United States and Japan that he had seen in his previous life - "The Last Samurai", a movie starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe, tells the story of Japan's Meiji Restoration, Japan's native bushido culture, and the violent collision of culture and ideology produced by the Westernization of the Meiji Restoration, and it is such a commercial film, which not only collected more than 400 million US dollars at the box office worldwide, but also vigorously promoted Japan's bushido culture around the world.

When Li Mu watched this movie in his last life, he sighed all the time in his heart that the Japanese attach too much importance to the hidden export of culture, and they partnered with the Americans to make such a commercial film, and while making money, they also did the cultural export.

Even though Japan's cultural export has been going on internationally for many years, the Japanese still understand that if they make a single Japanese bushido movie, let alone want to be recognized around the world, even the young people of their own country may not like it, so they have mixed Western elements and Americans into this story.

As a result, the movie "The Last Samurai", on the one hand, highlights the advanced technology of the United States, and on the other hand, highlights the savior aura of the role played by the American, that is, Tom Cruise, and on the other hand, through the role of Ken Watanabe, to promote the spirit of bushido.

This kind of operation method is also what Li Mu wants to learn with an open mind.

"The Last Samurai" has gathered countless fans for Japanese bushido culture around the world, but there has never been a movie in China that can have such an influence, and some people who don't know the truth think that "Hero" should barely be counted as one, but as everyone knows, Westerners have always thought that "Hero" is the work of Quentin Tarantino, and "Hero" does not push the true essence of Chinese culture to the world, and let the world accept and recognize.

In Li Mu's view, the movie "The Last Samurai" is actually very simple, its core positioning is to promote the spirit and culture of Japanese bushido, so all the plot settings are carried out around this core point, and many domestic directors are sometimes too greedy and lack of ability, but they not only want the audience to like it, but also want to make some tricks to make the audience unable to understand; has no core, and even expects such a movie to have a high box office after its release, and they can't have both fish and bear's paws, they haven't figured it out at all.

And now, Li Mu's core positioning of "Flying Tigers" is also very simple, in order to highlight the heroic fearlessness and great sacrifice made by the Chinese people in resisting the Japanese invaders, everything else is in the service of this core!

When I thought of "The Last Samurai", Li Mu felt a little unhappy, this movie was really successful in his last life, and it helped Japan to make a lot of cultural exports, but Li Mu only watched the pirated DVD of this movie after graduating from college in his last life, so he didn't know when this movie was released, but it is certain that it has not been released yet.

So Li Mu pretended to be curious and asked Spielberg: "Steven, are you familiar with the actor Tom Cruise?"

Spielberg nodded: "Of course I am familiar, we just worked together the year before last, it was a movie directed by me, called "Minority Report", which was released last summer, why did you suddenly think of him? Do you want to invite him to join?"

Li Mu then remembered the film "Minority Report", it turned out that Spielberg had just worked with him.

Immediately, Li Mu said: "I don't want to invite him to join "Flying Tigers", I just think that this actor's strength is also very good, and if he has the opportunity in the future, he can cooperate." ”

As he spoke, Li Mu asked tentatively: "By the way, Steven, what movie is Tom Cruise making now?"

Spielberg said: "He's working on a movie about Japanese bushido recently, and it's a film he's been preparing for a long time and he's attached great importance to." ”

Li Mu subconsciously asked: "Oh, yes, do you know what the specific story is?"

Spielberg shook his head and smiled: "I really don't know the specific storyline, because every crew will keep the complete script strictly secret, so I don't know much about it, but I heard a rough idea, saying that it is a movie related to Japanese bushido, called "The Last Samurai". ”

Speaking of this, Spielberg added: "Tom seems to attach great importance to this movie, not only did he start preparing for it a long time ago, but it is also said that he will also have more than half a year of professional training, which is very dedicated. ”

Li Mu chuckled in his heart, he didn't expect that "The Last Samurai" was being filmed now, which made Li Mu feel very bad.

"The Last Samurai" is a film that promotes and praises the spirit of Japanese bushido, and his own "Flying Tigers" is to criticize Japan's war crimes and expose the extreme bushido spirit that destroys human nature.

It would be great if "Flying Tigers" could be released before "The Last Samurai", because once audiences around the world are deeply aware of the crimes committed by Japan in the war, and at that time "The Last Samurai" wants to whitewash the spirit of bushido, and the resistance will naturally be much greater.

However, the most embarrassing problem at the moment is that "The Last Samurai" has already started filming, and his "Flying Tigers" has not yet started formal preparations, and it is at least three or five months behind the other party in the timeline, and "Flying Tigers" is a big scene and a big production, and the production cycle must be very long......

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