Director Nolan is about the same height as Li Mu, slightly fatter than Li Mu, and still has a little London accent when he speaks, but occasionally suddenly changes to an American accent.

Li Mu, Li Lianhua, Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan - after a brief and polite look at the hotel, director Nolan finally explained his intentions.

"A few months ago, I stumbled across several of Director Li's novels in a bookstore, and I immediately fell in love with them. Each of Director Lee's novels is very suitable for film adaptation, and each of them has the potential to be a global hit. Director Li is a very powerful director, and Director Li must know the potential of his novels better than anyone else, so I think Director Li will not easily sell the film and television rights of several novels. ”

Li Mu nodded when he heard this, but his mood was somewhat complicated.

I only heard Nolan continue: "Although I know that Director Li will not sell the copyright of his novel easily, but there is no way, I really like Director Li's novel too much." So this time, after hearing that Director Li was filming in the United States, I immediately rushed over with my younger brother, as long as Director Li agreed to sell the film and television adaptation rights of the novel, we will definitely meet all of Director Li's requirements as much as possible in terms of adaptation fees. ”

Li Mu asked: "I don't know which novel director Nolan is interested in the copyright of?" ”

"Inception." Director Nolan's younger brother, Jonathan Nolan, said, "And I believe that my brother director Nolan must be the most suitable person to be the director of this film." ”

Li Lianhua couldn't help but secretly look at Li Mu's reaction when she heard this.

is a director of his own novels, and he is also a big director with very bright achievements, but now he is said by others to be the most suitable director for adapting movies from his novels.

She imagined that a talented person like Li Mu was generally very conceited in his heart, so Li Mu might become very angry after hearing what Brother Nolan said.

Unexpectedly, Li Mu didn't have any reaction after hearing it.

At this time, Director Nolan said: "$4 million, as long as Director Li agrees to sell the copyright, we are willing to pay $4 million in copyright fees." ”

Jonathan Nolan said: "Director Li may not know very well, the adaptation fee of 4 million US dollars, which is definitely a very staggering figure in Hollywood. ”

Li Lianhua also looked at Li Mu with some eyes when she heard this.

4 million US dollars, converted to RMB at the current exchange rate, is about less than 32 million.

At this stage, the remuneration of domestic stars has not yet taken off, and a TV series can get 200,000 yuan, and a movie can get several million, which is already the treatment of top domestic stars.

And the film and television copyright of Li Mu's novel can easily sell for 32 million - what kind of monster is this Li Mu?!

Li Mu shook his head lightly when he heard this.

Now that he has chosen to copy, there is no point in continuing to entangle his heart, from the moment he started writing, "Inception" can only be his Li Mu's work.

"I'm very sorry, but I'm going to shoot Inception myself."

The Nolan brothers looked at each other when they heard this, and then their younger brother Jonathan Nolan took out a stack of paper from the briefcase he brought, and saw that it was about five or six sheets thick.

Jonathan Nolan handed the paper to his brother Nolan, and director Nolan handed it to Li Mu.

"After reading Inception, I quickly fell into it, and then I unconsciously picked up a pen and began to draw a storyboard manuscript for the novel, and by the time I finally reacted, the manuscript had already reached the sixth sheet."

Li Mu stretched out his hand to take the manuscript, and Li Lianhua also leaned her head over curiously to look at it.

Li Mu played the movie picture of his previous life in his mind while reading the manuscript, and found that the manuscript in his hand at this moment had a very high overlap with the picture in the movie of his previous life.

Just when Li Mu and Li Lianhua were both carefully watching Nolan's storyboard manuscript, Nolan said at this time:

"I didn't have any other intention to bring these six storyboards here today, I just wanted to show Director Li that I am fully capable of making this movie, I hope Director Li can seriously consider the suggestion we just made, as for the copyright price, if Director Li is not satisfied, we can continue to talk."

Li Mu looked at the six "Inception" storyboard manuscripts in his hand and was speechless for a long time, if he was facing someone else at the moment, then he thought he would have opened the door to send off the guests, but the person opposite was Nolan.

He can't learn from Charlotte to beat Jay Chou, right?

But now Nolan put the manuscript in front of his eyes, and then told Li Mu that he Nolan is the most suitable director to shoot "Inception"! What can he Li Mu do?

After thinking for a moment, Li Mu turned his head to Li Lianhua and said in Chinese:

"Help me find some paper and pens, and I need this kind of paper." As he spoke, Li Mu shook the storyboard manuscript in his hand.

Li Lianhua immediately got up and went to do it when she heard this, and the Nolan brothers on the opposite side were a little confused.

After a while, Li Lianhua returned to the hotel with paper and pen, Li Mu put the manuscript drawn by Nolan on the table in front of him, then took the paper and pen handed over by Li Lianhua, and finally looked at Director Nolan and said:

"I really like Nolan's film 'Batman: The Mystery of the Shadows', and Nolan has undoubtedly started a standalone Batman franchise that would be the start of a classic series. I'm also a very long-time DC Comics fan, and after watching "Mystery of the Movie", I occasionally wonder what I would do if I had to make this series of movies. I usually think about it a lot, but I also have some experience. ”

Saying that, Li Mu began to pick up the pen and write on the paper, and at the same time kept talking:

"If I were to do a Batman prequel series, how would I design Batman's life story? How would you design a classic character Joker? How would I design a collision of good and evil for two-faces? How do I represent good and evil, and how do I balance art and business? ”

In an instant, Li Mu had already painted a whole piece of paper, he handed the drawn paper to Nolan, and then continued to selectively talk about the various interpretations of the movie "The Dark Knight" from the Internet in his previous life.

said that if he was to shoot it, how would he show the similarities and differences between Batman and the Joker.

Talking about what are the two sides of the same coin.

Talking about the Joker's insidious cunning and no bottom line, talking about the biggest crisis facing Batman.

He kept talking and even more so in his hands, and in an instant he had already drawn the second piece of paper.

He handed Nolan the second piece of paper with the Dark Knight storyboard manuscript on it, and Nolan was staring blankly at the first storyboard manuscript in his hand with a hellish expression on his face.

At this time, the film "The Dark Knight" has begun preliminary preparations, but the script has not yet been fully finalized. A lot of Nolan's ideas haven't been finalized yet, and he has been busy with the movie "Deadly Magic" until then.

But it was precisely because of this that he felt that the manuscript in his hand was so terrifying.

Much of the manuscript was in line with his own thoughts, and many of the other things were simply a flash of inspiration that he had been looking for but had never been able to get there.

Now that layer of thin paper has been gently torn apart, it makes him feel like he wants to shoot the case.

At this time, Li Mu's hand movements still did not stop.

The third.

Fourth.

The fifth.

Sixth.

The same is six storyboard manuscripts.

When Li Mu finally finished drawing the sixth storyboard manuscript, the movements of his hands finally stopped completely, and at this time, delicate beads of sweat were already appearing on Nolan's forehead.

"Director Nolan, I wonder when the second part of the Batman series will officially start? I still had a lot of ideas in my head about the series, and I was also very curious about how director Nolan was going to make this film well. ”

Hearing this, Nolan stood up directly and said, "Excuse me, that's the end of today's meeting." ”

After speaking, Director Nolan directly called his younger brother Jonathan Nolan to say goodbye and leave, but before leaving, the two sides exchanged contact numbers.

After Director Nolan finally left, Li Mu quickly put this matter behind him and began to shift all his energy to the filming of "Super Body".

……

At the same time.

Director Nolan sat with Jonathan Nolan, David S Goyer and others to discuss the preliminary preparations for "The Dark Knight", and at this time, the words that Li Mu said seemed to have been deeply imprinted in his mind, and they were about to surface at every turn to occupy his train of thought.

Finally, five days later, he officially proposed to add someone to the screenwriting team.

A genius-like figure.

A few days later, Li Mu received a call from Director Nolan, and then he was stunned.

"Me? The screenwriter of The Dark Knight? ”

"yes, but we know you have other movies to work on. Otherwise, we'll make an appointment for a fixed time, and we'll talk on the phone a few times a week, and you tell me what you think, and I'll make a decision and add it to the script. We'll pay you the usual Hollywood screenwriting price, so be sure to consider it carefully. ”

"This ...... Director Nolan, I believe that with your talent, you don't need to ask anyone else for their opinion on the film, you are born to understand this. ”

"No, no, no, Director Li Mu, some of your thoughts...... In Chinese, it is 'whimsical', which inspires me a lot, you can rest assured, we will not take up a lot of your time, and after the movie is released in the future, your name will be added to the screenwriter column. ”

"This ......"

"Please consider it!"

"That'...... All right! ”

Hanging up the phone, Li Mu said in a daze: "I will become the screenwriter of "The Dark Knight...... One of them? How did this trick change? ”

I couldn't help but shake my head as he spoke.