"Director Li."

"Director Li is good."

On Li Mu's way to the set, many crew members took the initiative to come over to say hello, and Li Mu usually nodded in response.

After nearly two months of filming, most of the crew now have realized that Li Mu is definitely the number one person in the crew.

Don't look at this director Li is young, but his words really carry weight, when he has a disagreement with director Chen Musheng or even Cheng Long, even Cheng Long and director Chen Musheng sometimes have to give in to him.

Especially the operation that directly blocked Cheng Long's action scenes, it directly made the crew dumbfounded, and commented that some of Cheng Long's movies were too patterned in front of Cheng Long, and the key Brother Cheng Long finally recognized it, for the crew members, this is simply a fairy operation.

Of course, success is a fairy operation, and failure is a brain-dead operation.

"Li Mu, come over and ......"

Cheng Long beckoned to Li Mu not far in front, and there were also director Chen Musheng, producer Huang Jianxin, editor Liu Xiaowu, action director Li Zhongcheng, and actor Song Ji and others standing on the side.

Hearing this, Li Mu sped up and walked over, and at this moment his mobile phone rang, it was the phone edited by Yang Feng, he took out his mobile phone and signaled to a few people, and then pressed the answer button.

"Li Mu, congratulations, there is a high probability that your new book will be published in the United States, to be honest, no one in the entire editorial department could have imagined that it would be so smooth this time."

As soon as the phone was connected, Yang Feng couldn't wait.

"Okay, thank you, Editor Yang." Li Mu was also very happy.

Yang Feng smiled: "The person you should thank the most is Qin Li's editor, not me." A few days ago, editor Qin Li just returned to China after attending the World Science Fiction Convention, and then saw your English version of "The Hunger Games", editor Qin watched it for one night, and the next day she booked a flight to the United States, and on the third day, she flew to the United States non-stop and found her friends at Thor Publishing. ”

"Editor Qin, this friend promised to try to publish your "Moon", but it seems that the progress is not going well, this time after reading "The Hunger Games", he immediately said that this book will definitely be published in Thor's company, and the results of this book must not be bad, and then today the editorial department received a call from Sister Qin in the United States, and the publication of your two books has been completed."

Li Mu asked, "It's all done?" Can "The Moon" also be published in the United States? ”

Yang Feng smiled: "That's right, originally Thor's company was too optimistic about the sales of "Moon", but after reading your "Hunger Games" this time, he immediately said that both books can be published, and it seems that Thor's company is really optimistic about your "Hunger Games". ”

Li Mu said: "Editor Yang thanked Editor Qin Li on my behalf - or Editor Yang, you can send me the number edited by Qin Li, I personally thank her, she is really dedicated." By the way, the publication of the two books will be handled by the magazine. ”

Yang Feng said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I'll send you the number in a while, the price of books in the United States is more expensive, generally new books will be released in hardcover in the first year, the price will be twenty or thirty dollars, and paperback books will be released in the second year, the price will be about $10, and the bookstore can also buy books for five or six dollars at a discount, according to the general royalties over there, you can get $1 to $2 for selling a book, and it depends on the details of the negotiation, but I believe that Editor Qin will be able to help you negotiate a reasonable price, and there are ......"

"Editor Yang, do you have anything else you want to tell me? If you have something to say, you can say it directly, I have a lot of trust in you. ”

Yang Feng said: "Actually, there is nothing else, I just want to remind you, it is very rare for the two books to be published smoothly this time, Wang Jinkang and Liu Cixin have been famous for many years, and they have not been able to publish works abroad, so the most important thing for you now is to make persistent efforts to write the follow-up works well, rather than suffering from the gains and losses of publishing results, after all, you did not grow up in the social environment of the United States, the culture is different, the growth environment is different, it is not easy to write works that can sell well in the United States, I hope you don't set your expectations too high, and if the follow-up results are not satisfactory, it may become a blow to you. ”

"Thank you, Editor Yang, I know."

Soon after hanging up the phone, editor Yang Feng sent Qin Li's edited number, and Li Mu didn't call directly, after all, it was still early in the morning in the United States.

Hanging up the phone, Li Mu came to Cheng Long and the others, and Cheng Long couldn't help but ask: "You published a book in the United States?" ”

They heard some of the phone calls just now.

Li Mu nodded and said, "After writing the script of "Hurricane Rescue", I suddenly became very idle, so I wrote two more books. After the writing was completed, it was submitted to the "Science Fiction World" magazine, and the editor of the magazine recommended the book to his American counterparts when he went to the United States for a meeting. ”

Cheng Long turned his head to Chen Musheng and said, "Mu Sheng, you don't know, every time I see this kid, I have to be surprised by him, this guy is really very good at making big moves." ”

After speaking, Cheng Long glanced at Li Mu, and then smiled at everyone: "I always feel that this kid will make bigger moves sooner or later, and the small house can also do things, but he does all the moves that make me worry about it, Li Mu, this kid, is all the movements that make his parents feel at ease, and the friends he makes in the small house are not very reliable, if he can make a few more friends like Li Mu, then it is reassuring, isn't there such a sentence?" It is called the red of those who are close to Zhu and the black of those who are close to ink. ”

"Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren."

"A child who is too obedient is not productive."

……

Everyone praised a few words.

Next, everyone got together to discuss the details of today's shooting, and at this time, "Hurricane Rescue" had reached the final stage, and everyone was satisfied with the overall shooting situation, so the atmosphere was relatively relaxed during the discussion.

After the discussion, the executive director directed the crew to prepare for filming, and all departments acted in an orderly manner, and Li Mu was just about to get up and leave, but was stopped by Brother Cheng Long.

"Li Mu, some of your opinions on the movie are quite reasonable, I want to hear your opinion on something."

"Uncle Long, you say."

"That's right, I like the story of "Myth" very much, but Tang Jili called me and said that a lot of content may have to be cut, otherwise the length of the movie will be seriously exceeded, but if it is cut too hard, I am a little unwilling, because many things I want to express have to be abandoned."

Li Mu thought for a moment and said: "Two ways, the first is to cut the movie into two parts, so that the duration can be increased from two hours to four hours, and many things that originally had to be cut can be retained." ”

Cheng Long shook his head: "I've also considered this, but the content of the shooting doesn't support being cut into two movies, so it would be too procrastinating." ”

"Then it's better to cut it into two hours ruthlessly to ensure the rhythm of the movie, if Uncle Long really feels that he can't get enough of this story, then simply make another TV series of "Myth", so that Uncle Long can tolerate it even if he has more ideas."

"TV series? This story is enough to make a TV series? ”

"Of course it's enough, it's no problem to shoot fifty or sixty episodes, set the protagonist as a traverser, travel to the friendship of the Qin and Han dynasties, have a relationship with Yushu, love with the Lu family sisters, worship Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, call Qin Shihuang a brother, and finally coincide with the identity of the protagonist of the "Myth" movie - as long as you meet a lot of people, it is no problem to shoot a hundred episodes."

Cheng Long's eyes lit up and asked, "What else?" ”

"And?" Li Mu thought for a while, "How can there be no elixir with Qin Shi Huang?" You can write about the origin of the elixir, didn't there be a person named Cui Wenzi in the Qin Dynasty who was very proficient in refining medicine? There is a saying in "The Legend of the Immortals, Volume Shang, Cui Wenzi": "Cui Zi has attained the Tao, and the art is also a mystery. The anger is mourning, and the benevolence is mourning. Zhu Wan is electric, and the magic medicine is here. Once it is complete, it will be effective forever. ’”

"The elixir is set to be refined by Cui Wenzi, which can allow Cui Wenzi to be inspired by the modern medical skills revealed by the protagonist, combined with the secret techniques of ancient inheritance, and finally refine the elixir of eternal life, why can't you shoot seven or eight episodes of these things, right?"

"What else?" Cheng Long is still the same.

"And?" Li Mu continued, "If these are not enough to make up the volume of a TV series, then create a few more characters." For example, Zhao Gao, I always feel that there is a lot to do about this character. ”

"You might as well design Zhao Gao as a traverser, a little person, since the time traveled to the Qin Dynasty, he has not lived a good life, either being bullied, or being abused, and even being castrated by others, he has witnessed too many tragedies, witnessed too much suffering, he doesn't want to be bullied forever, he has no culture, I heard that Zhao Gao will be in power to the government and the opposition, so he wants to hug a thigh, but he always can't get the point, he has no other way, he can only climb up step by step, until he climbs to the highest, he finally incarnates Zhao Gao!"

"From the traverser to Zhao Gao, from being bullied to pointing a deer as a horse, shoot this drastic change, and there will be more than a dozen episodes."

However, Cheng Long still said the same sentence: "What else? ”

"And?" Li Mu spread his hands, "There is also a reliable screenwriter, with a reliable screenwriter, there is no problem in filming "Myth" into 300 episodes. ”

Cheng Long suddenly asked, "What are your plans after the movie is finished?" Write books and be a writer? ”

Li Mu shook his head and said: "The most important energy will still be on making movies, I may write a few low-cost scripts to pull the investment, and shoot my own movies when I get the investment." ”

Cheng Long nodded, and at this time, the executive director informed the two that the crew had been prepared, and the two got up to prepare for today's task.

……

On December 20, 2004, after nearly three months of intense filming, the movie "Hurricane Rescue" was officially completed.