Chapter 132: Dumbfounded

"Inception" was filmed in the UK at University College London, where the protagonist Cobb came to ask his father-in-law for help, and the protagonist's father-in-law recommended his protégé, the "dream maker" Liu Yifei.

After completing their filming assignment in the UK, the crew travels to Morocco, where the main character, Cobb, will track down Eames, the "best disguiser in the industry", played by Michael Fassbender.

In addition, the desolate and dilapidated dream apocalyptic city in the movie will also be filmed here, and the liaison producer and the special effects director sent by the double negation company are still wondering how Li Mu knew that there was such an incomparably magical "apocalyptic" reality in Morocco.

At that time, when researching how to complete the filming of this scene, the external producer advocated finding a random piece of unfinished buildings in a coastal city in China to shoot, and the representative of the double negative company advocated that all the shots of the abandoned buildings should be completed by post-modeling, while Li Mu said that similar scenes can be found in Morocco.

As a result, after the external producer came to Morocco to scout, he quickly found the magical scene in Li Mu's mouth.

The fourth stop filmed by the crew is RB, the opening scene of the movie, which takes place in a skyscraper in Tokyo, where Ken Watanabe's Saito will propose his dream implantation plan to Cobb, played by Tom Hanks, and the sentinel played by Li Mu, and determine the main line of the story.

The fifth stop is in Calgary, Canada.

In a mountain range near Banff National Park, there is a now-closed ski resort, and the majestic mountain terrain and the secluded status make it an ideal location for filming.

All the ski scenes in the film will be filmed here, because it is almost impossible for ordinary people to complete the difficult action scenes that need to be done on skis and snowboards almost the entire time in a cold and extremely low visibility environment, so the crew had to hire a large number of professional skiers.

These professional skiers not only take the place of the actors in the dangerous ski chase scenes, but also the cameramen, and almost 85% of the shots are shot in the skiing using handheld cameras.

After Canada, the crew left for the United States.

In the center of Los Angeles, there is a scene where a train is rampage through the street, and this scene is still filmed.

The crew first made the outer shell of the train out of plastic, then mounted them on a trailer, and a train that could travel on the street was made.

However, the crew immediately faced another problem, because it was filmed in the city center, so the relevant departments put forward a series of requirements for the crew, including smoke, fire, sound, etc.

According to these requirements, the crew could not exceed 104 decibels during filming, so that the driver did not dare to drive this special "train".

In the end, it was Hong Jinbao who went into battle in person, which completed the shooting.

During the filming of the scene where Li Mu deceived and kissed Liu Yifei, the two only needed to kiss lightly, and the time set in the storyboard was only three seconds.

But during the actual shooting, Liu Yifei was just about to separate according to the requirements in the script after completing the three-second kiss, when he was suddenly hugged by Li Mu, and then Li Mu kissed for more than six minutes in the onlookers of hundreds of cast and crew, and all the on-site staff who watched were dumbfounded.

Photographer Zhao Fei was stunned.

When Li Mu and Liu Yifei just got together, he was already silently counting down in his heart: three, two, one.

As a result, when the time came, the movements of the two did not stop.

Then he counted down from ten, and when the time came, the two of them still didn't stop.

Why, you two have to kiss for a hundred seconds?

Zhao Fei counted down from a hundred again, and he really didn't believe it!

"One Hundred, Ninety-Nine...... Three, two, one."

As a result, the two still did not stop.

In the end, Zhao Fei gave up.

He admits that he still underestimated the young man's passion, but what he couldn't figure out was that the two had slept together.

Even people are asleep, how can there be such a big passion?

Several assistant directors behind the monitor also

Stunned.

Anthony Russell, the first-ranked director, said with a smile: "Liu Yifei is very beautiful, anyone with such a girlfriend will want to swear to the outside world like a lion***."

Zhou Xiaowen, who was born in Xiying, defended Li Mu and said: "Director Li Mu has always been a character who is bigger than the sky, I think the director's kiss must have a deep meaning."

As a result, he was slapped in the face in the end, and Director Li Mu generously admitted afterwards that this set of shots would not be edited into the finished film at all.

Six minutes later, Li Mu finally let go of Liu Yifei, who had been dumbfounded, but several assistant directors refused to shout.

Because no one knows what Li Mu wants to shoot.

It wasn't until Li Mu shouted "It's okay to shout" that assistant director Anthony Russell stopped filming.

"Director, the effect is very good, you can pass."

Li Mu shouted, "Do it again, there are only three seconds in this kiss script."

……

After the crew completed the filming mission in the United States, they immediately set off for the magic capital.

The final scene of the filming schedule, the rotating weightlessness corridor section, will be filmed here.

In the preliminary preparation stage of the movie, when Li Mu proposed that this scene should also be filmed on site, everyone else thought that Li Mu was crazy.

The whole hotel is spinning, how are you going to take a real shot?

Li Mu insisted that relying on the green screen special effects in the later stage, it was impossible to make the real state of people in a rotating room, but we could build a real rotating room!

So in an abandoned factory in the magic capital, the crew built a huge rotating device out of a steel structure, and then made the hotel corridor and rooms inside.

From the plan to the drawings, to the model and the real scene construction, Li Mu and the engineering team had a lot of communication, and after countless adjustments, the final real scene was several times larger than the original plan.

The whole device is driven by a motor, and the rotation speed is precisely adjusted by the controller on the spot, and the crew has made a lot of attempts during the shooting, such as separating the camera from the set, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of rotating together? How to shoot to be more visually impactful?

It's not easy to shoot in a flat environment, and you can imagine how difficult it is to shoot an action scene in a room that is constantly rotating and not moving at a constant speed.

Most of the other actors in this scene are in a comatose state, and the most important action scenes are all on the role played by Li Mu, so when filming this scene, Li Mu suffered a lot, and it was inevitable that he would be bruised and purple.

The time soon came to the beginning of June, and that afternoon, on the set of the magic capital of the "Inception" crew, after completing the shooting of the last shot, Li Mu picked up the megaphone and announced loudly to everyone:

"Now I announce: "The movie "Inception" is officially completed, thank you to all the people who have sweated for this film, thank you to all the cast and crew, thank you to all the actors, it is all of you who have worked hard to make it possible for me to bring this dream that has been haunting my mind for several years to the big screen. Thank you and look forward to a great result for us when this film is released."

"Long live the finish!"

"It's done!"

"It's finally finished!"

As soon as Li Mu's words fell, there was immediately a cheer on the set. For the vast majority of the crew, these months of work have been a wonderful journey.

Everyone followed the crew to France, met the Eiffel Tower, and played an explosion on the streets of Paris; I went to the UK and experienced the style of the world's famous universities; I went to Morocco and saw the exotic customs; went to RB and saw the obedience and indifference of RB people; went to Canada and saw the madness of the director's avalanche and also wanted to shoot live; went to the United States, drove a train on the streets of Los Angeles, and most importantly, everyone witnessed the historic moment when the director kissed Liu Yifei on the set.

The vast majority of people can't wait to tell their friends about this top gossip.

"I told you, you weren't at the scene, and the eyes of several assistant directors were straight at that time, whether they were shouting or not, not shouting!"

"Lee

Director Mu is really powerful, but young is really young, but no matter how old he is, he can't do this."

"When the two kissed, I just looked at the time, 3:21:45 p.m., and when the two finished kissing, I looked at the time again, 3:45:7!"

"So long?"

"How else to make everyone look stupid?"

"I told you, after the two of them kissed, everyone was stunned, I was the first to stand up and applaud, and then everyone applauded, if the two of them get married in the future, they will invite me to drink!"

In short, Director Li is awesome! There is so much bragging capital prepared for everyone.

At this time, Li Mu's voice sounded again:

"We, the producers, have booked a private room in the hotel in the magic capital, and at seven o'clock tonight, everyone will be there, let's celebrate the completion of the movie happily, and everyone will have fun."

"Good!"

"Long live the director!"

"Long live my sister-in-law!"

"My sister-in-law is so beautiful, blessed is the director!"

Liu Yifei's face turned red, since that day, some people in the crew have begun to call her sister-in-law in private, but I didn't expect everyone to shout like this in public now.

After the finale banquet, Li Mu and Liu Yifei flew to Beijing together, and Director Zhang Yimou was already urging him to participate in the song recording of "Beijing City Welcomes You".

Li Mu met a lot of stars during this recording, and basically all the well-known singers arrived.

After meeting director Zhang Yimou, Li Muxian was asked to sign a confidentiality agreement, that is, any information about his participation in the recording of the Olympic theme song cannot be disclosed to the public, which is a mandatory requirement, and no one must violate it, otherwise he will be responsible.

Then Director Zhang Yimou arranged for Teacher Han Hong to teach Li Mu to sing, although Li Mu only had one sentence to sing, but the whole song still had to be learned, given that the relationship between Li Mu and Cheng Long was very good, so Director Zhang Yimou deliberately arranged the singing segments of the two together.

It was Brother Cheng Long who sang the sentence "The capital welcomes you and opens up the world for you." Then Li Mu continued, "The charm in the flow is full of vitality."

In the process of teaching Li Mu to sing, Han Hong sighed more than once that Li Mu's voice conditions are good, but unfortunately he has no professional training, and he usually doesn't sing much, otherwise Li Mu will become a very powerful singer.

At the same time, she also praised the two songs created by Li Mu - "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" and "Ordinary Road".

After recording the song, Li Mu received a call from his former head of the department at West France University, and the school invited him to return to his alma mater to give a speech.

In fact, since Li Mu became famous, many universities in China have invited him to give speeches in the past, including some well-known universities in the country, but these have been rejected by him one by one.

Only here at his alma mater, he really couldn't refuse, and in the end he could only reluctantly agree.

A few days later, in the West France Auditorium, Li Mu accepted questions from the younger students after the speech, and one of the girls asked about the relationship between Li Mu and Liu Yifei, and Li Mu generously admitted that the two had indeed confirmed their relationship.

The girl asked who was chasing whom, and Li Mu admitted that it was Liu Yifei who was chasing her.

"At that time, Liu Yifei was sitting in the co-pilot, it was afternoon, and a beam of sunlight came in through the window on the right, I looked sideways, it was really beautiful, and I decided to chase her at that time."

Before Li Mu finished speaking, there were bursts of commotion at the scene, and when the scene finally quieted down, Li Mu continued:

"And then again, I remember at the premiere of 'Superbody,' when she was sitting next to me, and when I turned my head to look at her, she happened to be looking at me too, and her eyes at that time could be described in an idiom, which was 'affectionate', and then — the two of them held hands, and after that, the two of them naturally came together."

"Wow!"

"It's romantic!"

"Envy!"

"Is it just hand-holding?"

"Kiss, huh?"

……

After finishing the speech, Li Mu was taken to the office by the school leaders to rest

During the period, there were two beautiful girls who were responsible for entertaining Li Mu, and Li Mu was very familiar with one of the girls.

It's Chen Dong, or it should be called Bai Bing.

But at this time, shouldn't she have been favored by Yang Zhicheng, and then signed a contract with Xiangjiang Yinghuang Entertainment? Why is she still at West France University now?

I remember that when she was a sophomore, a senior sister thought she had an outstanding appearance and elegant temperament, so she took it upon herself to help her sign up for CCTV's "Dream of China".

Although she only got the 8th place in the end, she was unexpectedly favored by Yinghuang's boss Yang Zhicheng, so she officially stepped into the entertainment industry.

But why is she still at West France University now? Could it be the butterfly effect caused by Li Mu's crossing?

Li Mu decided to knock on the side and inquire.

"This junior, take the liberty of asking, your name ......?"

"Hello senior, my name is Chen Dong."

"Did anyone say that you have a good appearance and a very good temperament?"

Chen Dong just smiled.

Li Mu asked again, "No one advised you to participate in a talent show?"

Chen Dong smiled, "It's because I don't have any talent."

Li Mu smiled: "If I knew you when I was in school, I would have to secretly help you sign up for the talent show, with your image and temperament, it's a pity not to enter the entertainment industry."

"When I was a sophomore, a senior sister did help me sign up for CCTV's "Dream of China", but I didn't go."

"Why?"

Chen Dong looked at Li Mu and said, "Because I don't have confidence, I secretly signed up for the casting of a crew before, a very small role, but I was rejected, and the assistant director of the casting said that I was not suitable to be an actor."

"That assistant director didn't have a vision, let me tell you, they didn't choose you for their loss, by the way, which crew are you talking about?"

Chen Dong looked up at Li Mu and said, "It's the crew of "Hypnosis Master"."

"Huh?" Li Muxin said, "No wonder, this makes sense, I, a junior school girl, secretly participated in the casting of a supporting role in "Hypnosis Master", and then was ruthlessly brushed down, so I lost confidence in myself from then on, and in the end, I naturally did not participate in the CCTV "Dream of China", as if this Chen Dong is indeed quite sensitive and inferior."

"Master of Hypnosis" is a movie of Li Mu's company, so it is actually him Li Mu who interrupted the other party's star path?