The script was finally rushed out after a month of polishing, with a budget of up to 830 million, such a high investment budget would not dare to touch it if it was an ordinary small company, but for Muzi Studio, it was nothing at all, after all, it cost 300 million to shoot "Jiang Ye" before, and "Jiang Ye" is just a TV series.

In fact, Li Mu is more willing to invest independently, which is the same as the concubines of rich and noble families in ancient times, the producer is the big wife, and the investors are all small wives, although the family is the big wife to take ideas, but the little wife will also have a certain right to speak, after all, people take real money, so they can't be too domineering, right?

This also directly leads to many crews being messed up by investors, for example, in casting, investors often ask the crew to use their actors, and even temporarily add some actors to come in, so when the film is completed, some characters who are inexplicable and inseparable from the plot are basically temporarily added, and the directors are naturally miserable.

Director Yang deliberately slowed down after the meeting, Li Mu didn't care about it at first, until he finished talking to Shi Ran about the follow-up arrangements, but found that Director Yang hadn't left yet, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"Well, you talk. Shi Ran also quickly saw it, got up and left the conference room.

Li Mu smiled when he saw that Director Yang was still there: "Director Yang, you don't want to retreat, do you? Jiangye's investment is not low, but I haven't seen you so indecisive." ”

"Hero" This movie is definitely the pinnacle of the national teacher, and it is also his ambition to transform from an art film director to a commercial blockbuster, the use of color in the film can be said to be superb, in Li Mu's impression, if there is a person who can restore the scene of "hero", it is none other than Director Yang, in the night she has proven her ability to handle the lens.

The only thing lacking is the control of large-scale war scenes, for this, Li Mu has no better way, he can only let Director Yang hone little by little, which is also the only way for talent to grow, even if the budget is overrun, it is worth it.

Director Yang said solemnly: "Mr. Li, there are so many investors in this drama, and the actors are ..........."

Li Mu slapped his forehead and smiled: "It turns out that you are worried about this, don't worry, you still make the decision in terms of casting, all the roles are up to you, if the investor has any objections to let them come to me, if it doesn't work, let them withdraw and get out, we can't afford to invest this money, of course, if our people are combined, it is better to ............ Fertilizer and water don't flow into outsiders' fields. ”

Director Yang's tense heart finally relaxed, and then there was a burst of secret laughter, the first half of Li Mu's words was called a domineering side leak, and he had the momentum of a husband who couldn't open it, but the second half of the sentence was completely revealed, which really made people not know what to say about him.

"By the way, the martial arts movements of this drama need to be smart and elegant, if Mu Ning is not competent, you must communicate with me in advance, and we will find the right one." Li Mu was a little uneasy.

Mu Ning was also the martial arts instructor of the previous "Jiang Ye", and he originally found his team purely because the Xiangjiang martial arts team had too much appetite, but later it turned out that Mu Ning's gang was quite easy to use, so he signed him directly, in Li Mu's impression, Mu Ning's martial arts guidance skills are still good.

However, there is still a question mark over whether he can be qualified as a martial arts instructor of the "hero", after all, there are several scenes in the original "hero" that can be described as textbook-level existence, such as: chess dean is empty against nameless, poplar forest flying snow is against Ruyue, and arrow, bamboo, sea and sword are against nameless.

Director Yang nodded, in fact, she stayed to dominate with Li Mu, the huge investment of 830 million is enough for her to become one of the top commercial film directors in China, and it may also be a life-saving talisman, if this drama is smashed, her directorial career is estimated to never encounter any films with more than 100 million investment.

The reason why Li Mu seems a little verbose is because he doesn't plan to follow up on the whole film, after all, it will take at least one year from the project to the completion of the filming, he is now a family man, and Wang Ziwen is about to give birth in seven months, compared to children, what is a movie?

However, for the entertainment industry, the investment budget of 830 million caused an uproar as soon as it was announced, and the media began to report frantically just like the New Year, and all kinds of lace news emerged in endlessly.

And various entertainment companies began to frantically find a way to get in touch with Director Yang, and even Li Mu's phone was blown up, all of which were calls from the bosses of some entertainment companies.

In the past year or two, the film and television industry is not easy to mix, all aspects of data are shrinking, when hot money poured in, the entire industry flourished, it seems that people can make money by forming a crew casually, but after this wave of craze, entertainment companies that have closed down in the circle abound.

Film and television companies cut expenses, directors can't attract investment, actors can't receive plays, the entire entertainment industry can be said to be full of sorrow, and suddenly Muzi Studio released such a bombshell, so can it not blow up the nest?

Everyone is having a hard time, and the investor naturally wants to talk about some conditions when investing, such as letting his actors play certain roles and the like, but with Li Mu's explanation, Shi Ran is also very tough, investment is okay, actors want to get roles, go to auditions, no matter how big your wrist is!

There is no way, the situation is stronger than people, although the investor scolds in his heart, he can only grit his teeth and accept his fate, after all, Muzi Studio's film and television dramas have always had good income, and all aspects of the script are also guaranteed, and they can earn a little bit is a little.

Forty percent of the share, that is, an investment of 332 million, was actually full in less than half a month, Li Mu had to sigh, this circle is still rich, don't look at everyone crying poor on the surface, in fact, the foundation is thick.

For example, Huayi unilaterally invested nearly 100 million, and it was Huayi's actions that caused the catfish effect.

The casting did not go smoothly, as the male lead in the film, Nameless is naturally attracting attention, according to Li Mu's proposal, Director Yang has interviewed several action superstars, but none of them do quite meet her standards.

However, some supporting roles, such as Changkong and Ruyue, which are more weighty green leaves, have already been selected.

Speaking of which, there are three roles in the "hero" that are very important, and the male number one is nameless, and the role of the remnant sword is not something that ordinary people can control.

First of all, the character of the remnant sword is the first swordsman of Zhao State, and Feixue entered the palace of the king of Qin to assassinate the king of Qin, three thousand iron armor could not be stopped, and there were ten steps to kill a person for thousands of miles without leaving a line of heroism, secondly, the remnant sword was infatuated, and finally he was willing to die under the sword of his sweetheart.

Of course, the most important point is that he has the world in his heart, and he is a native of Zhao, and he has a grudge against the King of Qin, and he has a selfish relationship, and helping Feixue kill the King of Qin can help his sweetheart fulfill his wish, but he doesn't, just because of two words - the world.

How can such a role be handled by any actor?

Third, it is King Qin, the first emperor of the ages in the story of Jing Ke's assassination of Qin, playing just a panicked villain, and in "Hero", King Qin is not afraid of the nameless killing intent, throws the sword with him to the opponent, closes his back and lets the nameless world decide this sword, fearless of life and death, who can say that King Qin is not a hero?

The most impressive scene is that the King of Qin waved his hand and shouted: "The widow is to lead the iron cavalry of Great Qin and lay down a big territory" This is the domineering that an emperor should have through the ages!

For these three roles, Director Yang also boiled his lips blistered, and finally found an actor in the Renyi Repertory Troupe at the mention of a friend.

finally found a protagonist, and before Director Yang could breathe a sigh of relief, he was suddenly stunned by a news revelation.

Because he wanted to pay attention to the auditions of the protagonists, Director Yang put some less important roles into the hands of his assistant directors.

As a result, an assistant director took advantage of his position to deceive an actress, but the goods took advantage of not doing anything for others, and the actress stabbed the matter down in an entertainment tabloid in a fit of anger.

After this incident was exposed, the entire network was detonated in an instant, and for a while, the keyword of "unspoken rules of hero casting" was pushed onto the hot search list, and it was on the top ten in a few hours.

In fact, this is also a character the size of a sesame mung bean, without even a line, just a side face, but in media reports, it seems that all casting is an unspoken rule.

Li Mu flipped through the relevant reports casually, and he was happy, which is also a very common cognitive mistake in the film and television industry from the outside world, in fact, film and television dramas have very strict requirements for casting, unless it is some "divine drama" that is specifically designed to support actors regardless of the cost.

Otherwise, as long as it is a film and television drama that is aimed at the box office and ratings, the choice of the starring role is very targeted, for example, when Zhang Ziyi was the most popular, he was known as the "International Chapter", but if he wants to release a Chinese movie in Europe and the United States, the heroine can only choose her, where does the unspoken rule come from?

And directors and producers are also the main responsible persons for film and television dramas, if a drama is smashed, it will be an indelible stain on their resumes for them, and it is impossible for them to joke about their future.

What are the links that are really prone to unspoken rules? It is often those dispensable roles, such as maids and palace maids, such roles cannot enter the director's eyes at all, and as long as there is no problem, they basically will not say anything, which causes the assistant director in charge of casting to cover the sky with one hand.

Director Yang's face is ugly, although the matter has nothing to do with her, but after all, she is responsible for the crew, and if something happens, she is the first person responsible, and she can't wait to arrest the assistant director and cut it down.

Just when Director Yang stood up and was about to apologize to the creators and take responsibility, Li Mu stretched out his hand and asked her to sit down first: "Director Yang, it's none of your business, this time the crew has expanded, and some scum have mixed in, and it is normal that they have not been supervised for a while." ”

Director Yang was moved in his heart, knowing that Li Mu was trying to maintain her authority in the crew, otherwise with such a large crew, if she did a review in front of everyone before filming started, it would inevitably be inevitable that someone would make irresponsible remarks behind her back.

As soon as everyone saw the boss speak, they didn't have the mentality of just watching the excitement, and everyone here was also an old man in the studio, knowing that Li Mu supported a person, he would definitely hold on, isn't this how Shi Ran's transcendent status in the studio came about?

"Then, Mr. Li, how do you think this person should be solved?" Shi Ran asked.

Li Mu glanced at everyone, and then looked at Shi Ran again: "Sister Ran, what do you think?"

Shi Ran glanced at Li Mu cautiously, but he didn't see any inclination on his face, and for a while, he was a little uncertain about Li Mu's thoughts.

"Otherwise, according to the practice in the circle, expel him, and then issue an announcement to clarify the facts. ”

In fact, there is no other good way for this kind of thing, and the disgusting thing about the unspoken rule is that although it violates fairness, it is not illegal, and both sides were willing to take what they needed.

Just when everyone nodded secretly, Li Mu waved his hand and said: "You can't just be so cheap for him, it's because the film and television companies in the circle are secretive about it, which will encourage the crooked atmosphere of these scum, call the police, check if he has accepted bribes, if so, he will be judged how he should be judged, if not, he will publish his information to other companies, I think that company will still use him!"

Everyone gasped, this is the rhythm of killing, and they are secretly glad that they did not make similar small actions, in fact, when the water is clear, there are no fish, everyone more or less has to take advantage of their positions to take advantage of some small advantages, but it is too inauthentic to receive benefits and do nothing.

In fact, Li Mu did this to deter the crew, with an investment of 830 million, such a big piece of cake is here, it is definitely impossible to say that no one is moved, if this time the matter turns into a small one, the final result will only fuel other people's luck psychology.

When the cost of crime is not proportional to the benefits obtained, good people will also become bad, and the most untested thing in this world is the human heart.

Soon, the assistant director was directly arrested, and then found out that he had a huge deposit of 5.68 million yuan in his name and three bank cards in his wife's name, as well as real estate such as houses and cars, and you must know that the salary of this goods does not exceed 300,000 yuan a year.

For a while, the peers were shocked, of course, it was not only the assistant director's property that was shocked, he had been in the industry for ten years, and it was not difficult to make some extra money in various projects, but more importantly, Li Mu's zero-tolerance attitude towards this matter.

Soon, with the announcement of the results, the topic of "unspoken rules of the hero crew" on the Internet gradually subsided, and in the eyes of netizens, since Li Mu dared to choose to call the police, it means that there should be no problem with the crew, just a grain of mouse feces.

This turmoil is actually not entirely bad, first of all, some people with crooked minds in the crew have put away their claws, and secondly, it has also done a wave of publicity for "heroes" for free, which can be regarded as a fire before it is broadcast.

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