Chapter 535: Theme Song

In fact, it is Li Mo himself, except for the particularly impressive ones that can be "copied", the rest may not be able to shoot well. Therefore, he asked Halick to collect the information of various directors and actors in Hollywood, find out the original directors and actors, and let them play.

Lighting, costumes, props, photography, makeup, art, sound, soundtrack, scenery, recording, editing, etc., are all important.

Therefore, a movie is subdivided, there must be dozens of types of work, hundreds or even hundreds of staff, but as long as the director and actors are selected, the funds can be in place, and Li Mo checks the pass, this movie will not have a big problem.

However, if the actors' acting skills can't keep up, especially the leading actors, then there must be something wrong with this movie.

Look at "Instinct", if Li Mo is replaced by Sharon Stone, it will be filmed and post-produced in a month at most, but after filming for so long, the crew is still grinding one shot at a time. If it weren't for the confidence in Li Mo, Warner would have given up a long time ago, not giving up, but releasing it, regardless of whether it was good or bad at the box office.

Li Mo can't say that your acting skills are not good.

He had no choice but to say: "You and Tom are newly married, but this movie has to go to your hometown for a long time to shoot, are you willing to do it?"

Tom said, "Lee, I'm supportive, and that movie ......"

He means that when that movie is released, it will have a certain impact on my wife's reputation, and the drama may become wider, but this reputation is very bad. If a blockbuster movie comes in time at this time, it can somewhat save his wife's reputation.

Li Mo scratched his ears and was thinking about how to answer, when he saw Murdoch accompanying Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley out of the car, he glanced at Nicole's evening dress again and said, "Tom, Nicole, let me think about it, and I'll give you an answer." ”

Bradley is a black man, so he is also a mayor, and he has much less control than white people, which is one of the reasons for the Los Angeles riot next year.

Li Mo is not a racist, in his eyes, it is very simple, whether it is white or black, yellow people, just hardworking, do not look down on China, they are good people, vice versa.

However, this group of blacks in the United States who specialize in bullying Asians, Li Mo really doesn't like it.

Of course, he can't show it, and besides, he is the mayor, and he is not the same as other black Americans.

In addition, this riot is also the reason why he looks down on these overseas Chinese, not only do many Chinese use rumor-mongering to smear their home country, China, but also their cowardice in the face of a strong enemy, and look at the performance of Koreans in the Los Angeles riots! Looking at the performance of Chinese Americans in the Indonesian riots, not only do they forget their roots and forget their roots, but they are also a group of loose cowards!

He greeted him politely and said to Murdoch, "Murdoch, thank you." ”

In addition to the new line in Hollywood, there were also small and medium-sized film companies such as Carloco, Orion, and Samsung in the seventies and eighties, most of which were acquired, such as Samsung was acquired by Columbia, and the new line was later acquired by Time Warner.

"The Silence of the Lambs" was produced by Orion Pictures, but Li Mo moved it to Fox, and it was a big hit, and it was none of his business.

Fox was afraid that the Oscar jury would be shameless and embarrassed, so he used all kinds of means to coerce these judges, including FOX TV a few days ago, and deliberately invited several economists to conduct a live interview.

Not to mention anything else, let's just talk about the role of Li Mo's high box office on the US economy.

The direct economic value of a movie is undoubtedly the box office and peripherals.

At the box office, the production company and the theater chain took the lion's share, and the distribution company and the IRS also had to share a little. This is the income part, and there is also the expenditure part, and the theater chain has to pay rent, taxes, employees' salaries, utility bills, maintenance costs, and others. The producer has to pay the director and actors, the salary of the staff, the shooting costs, the special effects costs, etc., in addition to the publicity costs of the distributor.

The surrounding area not only involves toys, videotapes, posters, retailers, but also involves many industries.

Then there is the cost of catering, when you go out to watch a movie, it is often a little easier, you can buy food outside, the easiest, you have to buy a pack of popcorn and a glass of Coke when you go to the cinema.

Also, staying at home, there is no way to spend anything.

One by one, I came out to watch the movie, and it was impossible to go home immediately after watching the movie, most of them would go around the street together, and they would buy a little when they saw the right things, and these intangible consumption was not a small amount.

Looking at the box office of each film planned by Li Mo, the seventeen films generated a total of nearly 5.3 billion box office, and the GDP generated directly and indirectly can exceed 10 billion US dollars, which has driven at least 6 billion US dollars of GDP for North America alone.

The two presenters pretended to be surprised, but the audience in front of the TV was shocked.

If Li Mo eats alone, it will definitely be hated, the key is that Li Mo doesn't eat alone, what he takes away is only a small part of the dividends and surrounding profits, of course, on the individual, these dividends and profits are indeed a huge income. But you can think about it the other way around, if Li Mo doesn't plan these movies, how much GDP will be reduced in North America.

The audience in front of the TV was stunned.

But it's true.

Later, China's domestic films were not competitive, of course, domestic films were competitive, which was undoubtedly better. So the country was ruthless and introduced more overseas films.

not only protects the interests of the theater chain, but also drives a lot of invisible consumption and GDP, of course, the introduction of other people's movies has to give people 25% of the box office dividends.

It's a simple truth, but it's generally difficult for ordinary people to think about it.

FOX dissected this truth, and many people understood that Li Mo was not only a moneymaker, but also made a lot of contributions to the economic development of the United States.

Murdoch smiled and said, "Lee, no thanks, FOX is telling the truth, say thank you, and I also want to thank you for bringing us three heavyweight Oscars for Fox." ”

FOX is telling the truth, but there is another truth that no one can imagine.

These movies do drive a lot of GDP in the United States, but if it weren't for Leemer, they would still be there and make a big box office......

But what are not good-looking, and those that have no deep artistic value, even if Li Mo has seen them in his previous life, most of them have forgotten them.

The guests were almost here, and Le Yijuan said, "Brother, I found that the United States is similar to China. ”

"Something pretty much. ”

"Eat and drink. ”

"It's still different, first of all, the grade, I spent a lot tonight, it's a good wine and food, but in China, there is no best, only better, the wine is Moutai, the cigarette is China, and then compare the national income of the two countries, you can imagine the greed of some officials. Entertaining them is also to make them happy, but one is not tricky, and the other is normal communication. There are also takes, and the United States also takes them, such as all kinds of fundraising, and some of them are put into their pockets, but most of them are used in the open, and in China, all of them are put into their private pockets. ”

"yes. ”

"But you have to remember two things, no matter how superior the American system is, the relationship with Chinese Americans is not too big, and they don't enjoy any right to speak. The American system is superior, but there are also many flaws, and the Chinese system has more flaws, but in comparison, it is stronger than the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Africa and many other countries, even if it is India. However, we cannot look at it this way, and it depends on whether the officials have the ideas and deeds of enriching the people and strengthening the country, whether the country is making progress, whether the upper echelons have the courage to know their mistakes and correct their mistakes, whether the country has the fear of worrying about the people's anger, and whether the country has a stable and long-term policy of attaching importance to the people......

"Brother, are you saying that to see the quality of a country, you have to look at the present and the future?"

Li Mo nodded.

The American elite does not necessarily attach so much importance to the common people, and to be honest, ordinary people, no matter what country they are in, are basically the objects of fooling and brainwashing.

However, in another 30 years, China's system will not be as superior as that of the United States.

But to see one, it has been corrected...... In addition, wheat and rice have their own planting methods and seasons, and they cannot move the American system to China, so they can only grope in the river with stones.

"Xiao Juan, no country can achieve true fairness and justice, that is heaven, but even heaven may not be truly fair and fair. Therefore, we must not have a cynical mentality, but must learn the rules and use the rules. If you have the ability, you can also use your influence to change some ugly habits bit by bit. For example, brother, the treat and gift are controlled within a certain range, and after this scale, even if the Yili outlet store is closed, it will not be compromised. ”

"Brother, which is a store, if it is a factory, wouldn't the loss be great?"

"If it's a factory, you have to find a way to solve it. If it really doesn't work, it will also be closed, and then incite the workers to start a mass incident, but remember, this trick is better not to use, the contradictions will intensify and become public, and the face will be embarrassed. ”

But there was no way to solve it, and then Li Mo really did it, and did it several times......

Otherwise, what should I do? Bow your head, give gifts and bribes, wait for the autumn queen to settle accounts, and then prepare to run away? In this way, it is better to do a game!

The two went back.

Li Mo made a gesture and began to play music.

Eat, drink, and dance.

Although these people usually work and rest late, the time is not early, and they have to rest for two or three hours.

Li Mo is the host, so he naturally takes everyone to dance.

"Brother......

"Don't be nervous, I'm not a good dancer, I'll teach you. ”

"You can't dance well and teach me?"

"It's because I'm not good at dancing that people won't laugh at you, and if you want to laugh at me, you're just laughing at me. ”

Li Mo danced with Le Yijuan, one was indeed not very good at dancing, and the other could not dance at all, and many people laughed.

Li Mo muttered: "Is it funny, the laughter is really low." ”

"They think you can do anything. ”

"Stupid, didn't you understand what I said just now, no matter how smart you are, don't you give that in return?

Le Yijuan thought so.

In fact, this is also a universal truth.

That is, to lead a dance, and after dancing, the two of them will not dance.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom find them.

Li Mo looked at Nicole's face, and Tom looked a little unnatural.

"Tom, don't think about it, you've read the outline, I'm looking at your wife's face to see if it's green. ”

Nicole secretly pinched Tom in disgust, and it seemed that the relationship between the two was sweet at the moment......

: Nicole is only twenty-four years old, she can't be considered young, nor can she be considered mature, but she is much better than she was in "Thunder Ambition".

The content of the story is not too strict on the age requirements, as long as it is a young woman.

Nicole must be a young woman, not a maiden.

So when I made this film a few years ago, at least there was no big problem in terms of appearance, as for the acting skills...... Will Nicole's acting skills grow in a few years?

"You come with me," Limer took Le Yijuan's hand and led the Toms through the crowd for a while to find Kevin Costner.

"Lee, thank you, thank you. Kevin had already thanked Li Mo once when he took the stage to accept the Best Film Award on behalf of the crew of "Dances with Wolves".

"No thanks, Kevin, I want to ask you to make another movie, the protagonist is still Downey, the heroine is Nicole, the story type is very similar to "Dances with Wolves", but with some elements of war. ”

"Li, I'm not free this year, can I do it next year?"

"It just so happens that I'm not available this year, so let's do it next year. Nicole said.

She has other film appointments, but Li Mo's "Instinct" made her miserable. In fact, she is not bitter, the most bitter is the director Paul, he called Li Mo and said that after he finished filming this movie, he might take three months to go on vacation, otherwise it would make Nicole toss into a nervous disorder.

"It's okay, but this movie has to be prepared in advance......"

Li Mo said the outline of the story, of course, it must be different from the content of the previous life.

At the beginning, Sarah, an English aristocratic lady, wanted to persuade her husband to sell her Australian ranch and return to England, but Darwinian cattle herder Zhuo drove her to the ranch, but she didn't expect her husband to die. Sara prepares to sell the ranch quickly, but Nora falls out with Neil Fletcher, the farm manager of the Snake Snake, in order to protect the indigenous child she has first met. Fifteen hundred bulls were to be loaded into Darwin's harbor, and Sarah had to ask Zhuo for help.

The previous one is almost the same, but from here, the story is immediately different.

It turns out that in the movie, after the cattle herding trip, the two got married, how important is marriage? But Li Mo made it become, and the two rolled the sheets, that is, now there is love.

Sara convinces Zhuo to follow her back to England, but Zhuo's wandering personality makes him unable to agree, and the two quarrel, Zhuo returns to Darwin to continue herding cattle, and Sara continues to deal with the sale of ranch. She sold her ranch and took Nora to Darwin Harbor, but she didn't expect the Japanese to send planes to bomb her.

This is a real history, during World War II, Darwin Harbor was bombed 63 times as an important Allied military base, the first bombing was on February 19, 42, and Japan sent a total of 242 planes to bomb it twice.

Darwin Harbour is in chaos, and Sara and Nora are caught by the bad guys and ready to be sent to the Isle of the Priests, that is, to rob the money and the sex. Just as he was getting on the ship, Zhuo suddenly appeared at this time and risked the Japanese bombing to rescue Sara and the others. He settled Sara and the two and went out to find a boat for Sara, but the Japanese bombed again, and Zhuo was in front of Sara with two tickets in his hand, and was killed alive by the Japanese.

Eventually, Sara got on board, and the burning port of Darwin was getting farther and farther away......

The ending is very sentimental...... Also Is Titanic sentimental?

And in the original movie, the two had a conflict after marriage, and Zhuo left Sarah. Nora and other mixed-race children were taken to Padre's Island, where they suddenly had a grandfather who was imprisoned again, and World War II broke out and the Japanese bombed the port of Darwin...... It's just two stories, and there is also a suspicion of messy patchwork.

Li Mo has changed like this, the whole story is based on the love of the two, and the others, war, nature, race, and civilization are all in the service of the love of the two, and they have become a secondary line, so there will be no conflict, and the story has become compact, at least the length can be compressed to about 140 minutes. And it just so happens that the relationship between the United States and Japan has not been very good in the past two years, and if it can be released the year after tomorrow, this movie will be a big hit.

There is also the problem of fighter planes, if computer technology cannot keep up, you can build a few of Japan's notorious Mosquito bombers during World War II, with modern technology, this cost is acceptable, and then computer synthesis technology can be used to shape the scene of the end of Darwin Port when Japan bombed that day.

The disadvantage is that after Li Mo's revision, it can no longer be related to literary blockbusters, but is this important? Is "Dances with Wolves" a literary film or a commercial film, and is it a good film?

"Li, you must let me shoot. Kevin said excitedly that this is undoubtedly a blockbuster, bigger than "Dances with Wolves".

"Don't worry, listen to me, you must pay attention when shooting, the male protagonist is uninhibited in his heart, yearning for freedom, but his character is introverted and shy, the last paragraph is the most important, it must portray the deep affection of the male protagonist to the heroine, the Japanese army is bombing, the city is in chaos, the male protagonist is running wildly with a ticket, at this time with the theme song, until the male protagonist is blown up, the heroine and many crying people sadly get on the boat. ”

"What's the theme song?"

Li Mo thought about it and sang softly.

That is, O'Connor's "A Perfect Indian", but it didn't come out until '94 and had nothing to do with the Indians, so Li Mo changed it to "A perfect shepherd".

The others barely moved, and this was one of the few foreign language songs that Li Mo could remember completely.

While singing, he thought to himself, it's really not good, he paid out of his own pocket and invited O'Connor to the magic capital and Kyoto to hold two concerts in a row, which should be compensated. But O'Connor had to sing it, and only she could sing that sad and heavenly sound that made people want to worship.

But Li Mo is not bad, after all, he has studied music for so long, and gradually, many guests have been attracted together. Listening to it, the corners of the eyes of the somewhat sentimental lady were moist.