Tom Hanks asked, "Can you tell us what kind of story this is?" ”

"Absolutely." Li Mu smiled, "This script is about Hugh Glass. ”

Tom Hanks nodded, "He's a hero." ”

Han Sanping and the others showed puzzled looks, and Li Mu explained in Chinese: "Hugh Glass is a real pioneer in American history and a hero in American folklore. He was born in Pennsylvania to Northern Irish parents. After being attacked by a grizzly bear, he is abandoned in the wilderness by his companions, but miraculously escapes. ”

Han Sanping and others invariably thought of the "Desert Island Aftermath" starring Tom Hanks, and it sounds like there is still a certain similarity between the two.

Tom Hanks is very interested in this script, and he has always preferred scripts based on real events, such as "Happiness Terminal" and "Philadelphia Story" starring himself, both of which have real-life prototypes.

Next, Li Mu briefly introduced the general plot of the script to several people, during which a phone call came in, Li Mu picked it up and looked at it, hung up the phone and continued, and finally he also said that he would send the script of "The Revenant" to Tom Hanks's private mailbox.

When the matter here finally came to an end, Li Mu found a relatively secluded corner and dialed the phone back.

"What were you up to?"

As soon as the phone was connected, a girl's voice came from the other end, it was Liu Yifei.

"In China Film, I talked to Tom Hanks about the script, and the people of China Film, Bernard, and Huayi Brothers are all there." Li Mu said.

"Tom Hanks?"

"Well, Tom Hanks, to be exact, came to audition for my new movie." Li Mu said, "By the way, what are you looking for me?" ”

Li Mu generally doesn't say this in front of others, the taste of pretending to be forced is too strong, but here in Liu Yifei, how to say it, men sometimes instinctively want to pretend to be forced when facing beautiful women.

"My birthday is coming, and I invite you to my birthday party." Liu Yifei said.

"Are there many people invited?"

"Not much, at present, only Shu Sing has been invited, and my godfather will not come."

"Okay, I'll be there."

"Hmm." Liu Yifei asked again, "Did you really invite Tom Hanks to your new movie?" ”

Li Mu said: "Really. ”

……

That night, Tom Hanks saw the new script sent by Li Mu at the hotel where he was staying, and he clicked on it with curiosity.

An hour and a half later, Tom Hanks walked up to the hotel's large floor-to-ceiling windows and looked out at the night view.

He was once again shocked by this young director named Li Mu, a little incredible, "The Revenant" turned out to be a script that was not inferior to "Manchester by the Sea" in the slightest! You must know that "Manchester by the Sea" has the potential to hit the Oscars in Tom Hanks's heart.

It's hard to imagine that these two scripts are just works created by director Li Mu in a very short period of time after his invitation to starship was rejected, and his purpose in creating these two scripts is likely to be just to attract himself, Leonardo and others to accept his film invitation.

"The Martian", "Inception", "The Hunger Games", "The Divergent" - Li Mu is a person who is extremely confused by Tom Hanks, and it is difficult for him to imagine that the person who wrote "The Martian" would write a "Divergent", and now there is "Manchester by the Sea" and "The Revenant".

The style of Li Mu's works is so different that it doesn't seem to be from one person!

The next day.

The two sides agreed on the details of the contract, and then Tom Hanks took the initiative to bring up the script for The Revenant.

"The Revenant is a very good script, Leonardo has been running for 13 years since he was first nominated for an Oscar in '94, he needs a little golden man so much, I hope this script will make him get his wish."

"There are many factors that can affect the outcome of the Oscars, the same script, the same actors, different PR teams, different release times, and the final result is very likely to be different. "The Revenant" is a good screenplay, but that means it has a chance to win an Academy Award. Li Mu shook his head and said, "No one can play this package ticket." ”

Tom Hanks smiled: "Leonardo is suitable for this script, I know him, if everything goes well, this script can at least help Leonardo brush up on one more Oscar nomination." ”

Li Mu nodded.

Tom Hanks has a considerable degree of understanding of Leonardo and Oscar, and his judgment is still very informative.

"Whatever the reason, if Leonardo doesn't end up taking the play, then you come to me." Tom Hanks finally suddenly straightened out.

Li Mu nodded.

Sending Tom Hanks away, Li Mu drove directly to a hot pot city in Beijing, the last time he and Liu Yifei were on the phone, the two made an appointment to eat hot pot together, and Liu Yifei was treated.

Watching Li Mu leave in his white BMW, the CEOs representing half of the Chinese film industry, you look at me, I look at you, and my mood is very complicated.

In just two days just now, Li Mu once again let everyone see his demonic strength.

What should I do if I am rejected for inviting a top Hollywood actor to act?

The only way that several CEOs can think of is to throw money, and they are willing to spend a salary much higher than the market price, so they don't believe that there are celebrities who can't move!

Let's see how Li Mu did it?

They wrote two scripts in a short period of time, and then Tom Hanks, who had already won two little gold men, flew to Huaxia for an audition in a hurry.

Tom Hanks, come to the audition in a hurry, can you believe it?

It's a bit magical no matter how you look at it, but it's happening in reality.

What did Tom Hanks say about "The Revenant"?

said that it had a chance to end Leonardo's 13-year Oscar matching, and also said that no matter what the reason, as long as Leonardo didn't take over the play, then Li Mu could go to him, and he Tom Hanks would pick it up!

Tom Hanks, who nominated two gold medals, actually recommended himself to Chinese director Li Mumao to star in "The Revenant", can you believe it?

"Li Mu won't really have a chance to win the Oscar, right?"

Several CEOs suddenly all thought of this question, and then everyone was in a state of flux.

Is it possible?

Impossible!

How can it be so easy!

But according to Tom Hanks, Li Mu now has two chances.

"Manchester by the Sea" failed, and he still had "The Revenant", and if "The Revenant" also failed - what if it failed? How long did it take him to write these two plays? Is it difficult for him to write a few more if he fails?

"This Li Mu ......" Han Sanping shook his head, but in the end he didn't say anything.

……

Beijing, a private room in a hot pot city.

Li Mu put four dishes in front of him - dry dishes, sauce dishes, vinegar dishes, and oil dishes, and Liu Yifei was putting beef into the pot.

"Boss, you see that I am all Huashang's people, if the company has any big projects, you can't hide it from me anymore, Tom Hanks came to audition, such a big thing, if I hadn't just called you that day, I wouldn't know it now." Liu Yifei joked with a grin.

Li Mu fished a piece of beef and ate it, and said: "Don't hide it from you, the new movie is "Inception", with an investment of 120 million US dollars, the actor has been decided, it is Tom Hanks, and the heroine I want to invite Marion Cotillard, and it will be started after the New Year." ”

"What about me?" Liu Yifei smiled, "Is there a role in it that suits me?" ”

As soon as Li Mu was about to speak, Liu Yifei interjected first: "Wait, remember that I am a Huashang person now." ”

"There's a female character in it, and the role should be heavier than the role I wanted Marion Cotillard to play, but I finally made up my mind that you should play it." Li Mu pretended to say in a deep voice.

Liu Yifei asked: "Why are you not sure?" ”

Li Mu said: "This role and the character I play have a lot of rivalry scenes, you must be cautious and cautious, do you want to play?" ”

"Of course I want to act." Liu Yifei is not reserved anymore.

The huge success of "Superbody", the audition of Tom Hanks, the investment of $120 million: how can any actress refuse this?

"There's a lot of kiss scenes in this role and my cameo role, and I still want to be a little more cautious."

"Huh?"

"A lot of ...... Kiss scene? Liu Yifei was surprised.

Li Mu nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, have you watched "Deep Love and Rainy"?" That's it, in short, there are a lot of such scenes, more than "Deep Love and Rain". ”

After speaking, Li Mu looked at Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei also looked at Li Mu, and then she suddenly laughed, and finally directly reached out and gave Li Mu a punch:

"What about the trickster, the female characters who play an important role in the novel remove the deceased wife of a male protagonist who is suitable for Marion Cotillard, and there is only one role left in the "Dream Builder", and that character just kisses the 'Sentinel Division' gently, how can there be a lot of kiss scenes. ”

"Oops." Li Mu, who was punched, pretended to be in pain, and then smiled: "It turns out that you have watched "Inception", I thought that you women didn't like this style of work." ”

"I've read all your books." Liu Yifei took a bite of the fat cow and said.