On July 29, 2007, Sina Entertainment made headlines on the front page:

Title: "With a production cost of less than $30 million and a global box office of $367 million, Li Mu's commercial blockbuster 'Super Body' was an astonishing success!" ”

News Content:

In 2006, director Li Mu cooperated with Cheng Long and Li Lian two kung fu superstars for the first time in charge, and finally his directorial debut slashed $355 million at the global box office, the movie "Assassin" was a big success, and the rookie director Li Mu was in full swing. But in fact, at that time, the discussion about director Li Mu's descent to the peak of his debut was also very loud for a while, and many media believed that the success of "Assassin" might be difficult to replicate, and the combination of Cheng Long and Li Lian was even more unavoidable. ”

At that time, no one in China could have imagined that just a year later, director Li Mu would challenge himself again and write and direct the female superhero blockbuster "Super Body". Without the addition of Cheng Long and Li connecting the two international superstars, it has achieved even more amazing success, "Super Body" won $367 million at the global box office, beating the film "Assassin" with Cheng Long and Li Lian, director Li Mu continued to be a god in World War II, congratulations to director Li Mu. ”

"However, if you want to ask who is the biggest beneficiary of Director Li Mu's sudden rise, I am afraid that everyone will think of Li Lianhua, who starred in two masterpieces directed by Li Mu one after another - "Assassin" and "Super Body", Li Lianhua's international and domestic influence may be far behind Zhang Ziyi, who is known as the international chapter."

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When Li Xuehua showed this report to her sister Li Lianhua, Li Lianhua asked quite calmly: "Did "Super Body" surpass "Assassin" at the global box office?" ”

Li Xuehua nodded, Li Lianhua's expression was as usual, but when Li Xuehua came to see her sister after answering the phone, she found that Li Lianhua was already crying at this time.

It's not easy to think of her all the way.

At the same time, the news that the box office of "Super Body" surpassed Cheng Long Li and the movie "Assassin" instantly became popular all over the country, and the entire Chinese entertainment circle, countless directors, actors, producers, etc., everyone is paying attention to and discussing the great success of "Super Body".

Among them, Zhang Ziyi fell into a long silence when she watched the news, and she was stunned for half an hour.

……

Huashang Media, Chairman's Office.

Li Mu is studying the choice of the male protagonist of "Inception".

Tom Hanks, Leonardo, Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves - Li Mu was still struggling with who to choose before, okay, all of them were rejected by him.

What's next?

The "Inception" project has been launched, and there is no turning back from the bow, so Li Mu can't give up halfway.

Why don't you fly to the United States and visit the thatched house by yourself? But why do you have to say yes after you run a few more times?

Why don't you change to a second-class actor?

But his $600 million global box office awesome has been blown out, so let him retreat at this time?

"Inception" is Li Mu's masterpiece, and if you want to do it, you have to do your best! Keep improving, no ambiguity!

Then we have to analyze the problem, why did these people refuse Li Mu's invitation?

Is it because Li Mu is not famous enough?

There must be a reason for this.

Although Li Mu has also made three big productions in succession, it is indeed terrifying enough to say that this achievement is enough in China, but it is indeed a bit inadequate in Hollywood, where blockbusters are gathered.

If Li Mu is famous enough, will all these actors reject him?

In his previous life, Leonardo was said to have taken "Inception" without even reading the script, just because the director of this play was named Nolan!

The problem is that Li Mu is not Nolan, and his fame cannot catch up with Nolan in the short term, which means that he has no ability to make top Hollywood actors take over the drama just by looking at the director's name.

In this way, Li Mu had no choice but to do the opposite.

Since a top director can make an actor take on the play without reading the script, can the top script also make the top actor agree to take the play just by reading the script?

Is Inception a top-rated screenplay?

It must be, but it seems that this script and the actors Li Mu wanted to invite are not adaptable, at least at first glance.

I remember that Leonardo said in his previous life that he didn't understand the script of "Inception" either.

Maybe these people prefer the kind of script that can win awards!

Thinking of this, Li Mu finally had some ideas.

Immediately afterwards, Li Mu created a new folder on his computer, with the folder title: Manchester by the Sea.

This is an American movie released in 2016, on Douban, 500,000 people gave this movie a high score of 8.6, and it was included in the Top250 list by Douban Movies, ranking 210th.

Of course, it doesn't matter if Douban likes this movie or not, the key is that the Academy Awards like it.

Best Actor at the 89th Academy Awards, Best Original Screenplay at the 89th Academy Awards, Best Actor at the 70th BAFTAs, Best Actor at the 74th Golden Globe Awards......

"Manchester by the Sea", won numerous awards!

This script is awesome, isn't it? I just don't know if I can attract a suitable actor candidate for Li Mu's "Inception".

Will they be able to see the script's potential to win an Oscar?

Can you be moved by the plot?

If they were moved, Li Mu said to them: Come on, shoot me a "Inception" first, and when we finish filming a commercial blockbuster, we will go to the Oscar.

So will they be tempted?

Li Mu was not sure, so he was ready to prepare with multiple hands.

So I created a new folder on my computer: The Revenant.

That's right, it's another Oscar-winning film: Oscar for Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Actor.

At the 88th Academy Awards in 2016, "The Revenant" lived up to expectations and successfully won three Oscars, among which it was Leonardo who won the Oscar for Best Actor for this film.

It was this "The Revenant" that made Xiao Lizi end his 22-year sad run and finally won the "Little Golden Man".

Of course Li Mu knows that the Oscars are very particular about public relations, and of course he knows the same work, if you come to shoot, you can win awards, and if I come to shoot, it is likely that I will not get anything, but so what?

As long as the script can impress one of them, it will be a surprise if these two films do win the Oscars in the end.

After straightening out his thinking, Li Mu began to devote himself to the creation of the script.

To put it simply, "Manchester by the Sea" tells the story of Lee Chandler's brother who takes care of his nephew as a guardian after his brother dies of illness.

It is a story of despair and wounds, and it is also a story of anti-chicken soup. In the words of netizens: "Not everyone can reconcile with the past." ”

In half a month, Li Mu finally completed the creation of two scripts.

After a series of copyright protection measures, Li Mu finally sent the script of "Manchester by the Sea" to Tom Hanks. Then he sent "The Revenant" to Leonardo, although several people rejected Li Mu's invitation to the male lead, but they have established a relatively smooth communication channel with each other.

After the script was sent, Li Mu called the two separately to explain the situation.

The next thing Li Mu can do is to wait, and wait for someone to agree to star in his "Inception" after being moved by the script.

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United States, a mansion.

Leonardo hung up the phone and drank the wine in his hand, then pounced on his model girlfriend on the couch.