Just do it, Li Mu immediately called Cheng Long, and then said that he wanted to hold a press conference, Cheng Long immediately patted his chest and said that making a movie is to know how to engage in publicity.

After hanging up the phone, Li Mu called Yang Ziqiong again, Yang Ziqiong said that he could rush to Beijing the next day, Li Mu told him not to rush, and it also took time to prepare for the press conference.

The next day, Li Mu arranged for assistant Chen Zhixi to coordinate the preparations for the press conference, the selection of venues, the arrangement of the process, the invitation of media reporters, and the contact of the TV station.

Three days later, the press conference on the preparation of "Doomsday Collapse", which attracted much attention, was held in Beijing Oriental Grand Hyatt Hotel. Kung fu superstar Cheng Long, Chinese No. 1 female star Yang Ziqiong, heroine Liu Yifei, director Li Mu, actress Li Lianhua, Yinghuang boss Yang Zhicheng, and Song Dai, chairman of Xiangjiang Yindu Organization, attended the press conference.

In addition to the producer, several leading actors, and friends in the circle, dozens of media reporters also poured into the press conference, which was unprecedented. And the reason why so many media reporters poured in at once, in addition to the fact that the attention of the movie itself is high enough, the recent uproar of the "Mu Feilian" official announcement incident may be the main reason.

At noon that day, when Liu Yifei, who was wearing a light blue windbreaker, appeared at the entrance of the hotel lobby holding Li Mu's arm, the press conference caused a lot of commotion.

At this moment, no matter what kind of opinion Li Mu and Liu Yifei have, they can't help but sigh in their hearts that these two people are really talented and beautiful.

The group came to the stage with a smile on their faces, and before the media reporter interviewed, Li Mu took the microphone and directly announced the cast of "Doomsday Collapse":

Actor: Cheng Long.

Heroines: Yang Ziqiong, Liu Yifei.

Buzz.

The scene suddenly became noisy.

In recent days, there has been a lot of controversy on the Internet about Liu Yifei starring in "Inception", and the whole network is paying attention to how Li Mu will respond.

Now Li Mu's response has finally come.

Do you think Liu Yifei is not worthy of starring in "Inception" with a $120 million investment?

Do you say that such a large investment, a movie with such a high degree of attention, is no longer just a matter for the investor, but related to the face of the whole country?

Do you say that the casting of a movie that is like a national concern must be the first acting skills and the first role?

Now, Li Mu will tell all of you with practical actions, that is, you had better do a good job of intelligence work before you start spraying, spraying if you don't understand anything, and condemning if you don't know anything, you will be struck by lightning!

Who said that letting Liu Yifei star in a movie with a $120 million investment is a waste of resources?

Now keep your eyes open and take a good look, Liu Yifei is obviously starring in 2 movies with a $200 million investment, okay?

Who said that letting Liu Yifei play with the Oscar-winning actress is a shame for the Chinese people?

Not only are they playing with the Oscar winner, but they are about to play with Brother Cheng Long again, and they will also play with the first female star of Chinese descent! What's the matter, what else do you guys think?

This is followed by a free questions session for the media.

"May I ask Director Li, according to public information, the investment in "Inception" is as high as 120 million US dollars, and "Doomsday Collapse" is a little less, but it is also 80 million US dollars. Such a large-scale investment is unprecedented for Huaxia Film Company, and the heroines of these two unprecedented investment movies are Liu Yifei, what considerations did you have when casting?"

Li Mu picked up the microphone and said: "The investment in the two films is unprecedented for Chinese films, according to the current scale of the Chinese film market, if these two films want to return to their costs by relying on the domestic market alone, it is absolutely impossible. Liu Yifei has good English, good image, good temperament, good figure, and good acting, which is very suitable for entering the international market, and I do have my personal preference for choosing Liu Yifei to star in two movies, but it is really difficult to find actors in China who are more suitable for these two movies than her."

"And I'll be honest, among domestic actresses, there are really few who are willing to endure hardships in filming

Individuals can compare to each other." Li Mu then added, "A lot of bitter scenes, tiring scenes, and dangers are all done by herself,"

"When filming "The Condor Heroes", it was not that I accidentally fell into the water and almost had an accident; When filming "The King of Kung Fu", she was accidentally hit on the head by the pipa, and it had reached the point where her vision was blurred and she couldn't see what was in front of her, and it hurt so much that she couldn't stand up when she squatted on the ground, but she insisted on continuing filming after relieving herself; In addition, the filming of horse riding shows is also done by yourself - you can think about it in your own mind, how many actresses in China can do this."

Cheng Long interjected at this time: "I said a long time ago that I am very optimistic about Yifei, I have been in the film industry for so many years, and I have seen many kinds of actors, but it is not like this to be able to do it, to be honest, it is very rare. Among them, Yang Ziqiong is definitely one of them, so I am full of confidence in the filming of "Doomsday Collapse" this time, the best and most potential Chinese actress in the world, "Doomsday Collapse" can be made up of two in one play."

Liu Yifei hurriedly said: "Actually, I'm not as good as Uncle Long said, and I don't dare to compare with Yang Ziqiong's predecessors, many of her action scenes are really desperate, and I am completely trivial when I compare with my predecessors."

Yang Ziqiong said at this time: "Brother Cheng Long and I are willing to fight hard because of the environment at that time, and if we don't fight like this, we won't have any chance of getting ahead. If you want to get ahead, if you want to change your life against the sky, you have to fight. In fact, if you can not fight, who naturally likes to break hands and feet in filming? It's not on your terms, with the current environment, you can get ahead if you don't fight like this, but you are still willing to fight, this is the most valuable thing in you."

In the first half of the press conference, when the media reporters were interviewing, the questions were still focused on the movie, and the second half completely became the official press conference of "Mu Feilian".

"Miss Liu Yifei, some time ago, Director Li Mu said in an interview at his alma mater that he chased you, can you tell me more specifically? I'm sure your fans will be curious to know some of the details."

Liu Yifei glanced at Li Mu next to him, and then said, "Actually, he lied, in fact, I chased him first."

"What?"

The reporters at the scene were in good spirits at once, and everyone instinctively realized that there was a flashpoint in this.

Li Mu interjected: "It's not that you don't joke, the media will take it seriously."

Liu Yifei smiled: "I'm not kidding, I was chasing you."

"Miss Liu Yifei......

"May I ask Director Li ......?"

"Hello Ms. Liu, I'm the ...... of the Southern Capital."

In an instant, all the reporters were asking questions frantically, no one could have imagined that Liu Yifei would blow up that it was Li Mu who she was chasing, but everyone knew that this news would cause a sensation on the entire Internet.

And more importantly, it seems that Liu Yifei may continue to reveal some more details!

Headlines! It's definitely headliner!

The reporters didn't care about the order of the interview, and they didn't talk about being gentle and courteous, everyone was asking their own questions, and it took a long time for the scene to recover.

Then Liu Yifei continued: "I remember when I was still at the premiere of "Super Body", I went to cheer him on, but in fact, I was very irritable and angry during that time, and I was angry that he didn't chase me. I remember when I was watching a movie, I was sitting next to him, and suddenly the ghost sent me to kiss him. At that time, there were people on the left and right, and after the kiss, I was afraid for a while, afraid of being seen, and then I was not afraid, thinking that it was actually good to be seen, and he would give me a clear answer if I was seen, whether I liked me or not, I didn't have to be so entangled all day."

Li Mu quietly leaned into Liu Yifei's ear and said, "Can you say this?"

Liu Yifei looked up at Li Mu slightly and said, "Can't you say it?"

At this time, all the reporters in the audience were extremely excited.

"My God! Could it be Li Mu who Liu Yifei took the initiative to chase?"

"O Buddha! Liu Yifei took the initiative to chase Li Mu, even if she said it generously?!"

"I'm rubbing! It doesn't matter if you take the initiative to say it, is it still Li Mu who Liu Yifei took the initiative to steal relatives?"

The scene is boiling again, to be honest, today's press conference is a bit informative!

"May I ask Ms. Liu Yifei, when did you start to have a crush on Director Li?"

Liu Yifei's face was already red, but she continued: "I can't tell exactly when it started, it seems that I thought this person was quite interesting when I met him for the first time."

"Isn't that love at first sight?"

So the eyes of the media reporters turned to Li Mu.

"Hello Director Li, just now I didn't say that her first impression of you was very good, we understand that this is love at first sight, so what about you? Did you fall in love at first sight?"

Li Mu looked down at Liu Yifei, Liu Yifei also happened to be looking at Li Mu curiously, Li Mu slowly picked up the microphone in his hand and said, "I'm definitely not love at first sight."

The scene gradually quieted down, and everyone was waiting for Li Mu's words.

Liu Yifei is also waiting.

Although Li Mu said that it was not love at first sight, which made her feel a little lost, she was also very curious about when Li Mu began to have a good impression of her.

I only heard Li Mu continue: "Strictly speaking, I am not 'love at sight'."

"Haven't seen love?"

Everyone was stunned, what do you mean?

I only heard Li Mu continue: "Many fans have never seen idols on the spot, but they just like idols very much. In fact, I'm the same, I've seen her countless times in film and television dramas before I first met her. In "The Family of Gold Powder", in "Dragon Babu", I told myself at the time that I was looking for a girlfriend and not looking for someone else, but looking for Liu Yifei."

"But at that time, the difference between the identities of the two of us was too big, and it was absolutely impossible for the two of us to be normal, so if I wanted to really catch her, I had to develop in the entertainment industry."

Saying that, Li Mu looked at Cheng Long and continued: "It just so happened that Uncle Long came to Xijing to film at that time, and he happened to be filming at the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, and my father happened to be the deputy director of the museum, so I had the opportunity to meet Uncle Long."

"So I wrote a screenplay, which later became 'Hurricane Rescue.' Of course, the actor is based on Uncle Long, which everyone knows. But what no one knows is that the script has another realistic prototype, and that is the character of the daughter of the movie. Actually, when I started thinking about the script, I was writing this story based on Yifei."

The reporters were all dumbfounded, is it really fake?!

"Director Li, that means that when you were just an ordinary college graduate, when you hadn't even met Liu Yifei's real person, you were already planning to chase Liu Yifei, right?"

Li Mu nodded and said, "That's right."

"But...... Don't mind, what I want to ask is, where did you get your confidence?"

Li Mu replied, "Because I feel that since God sent me to this world, and since it has stuffed so many precious and good things into my mind, then I must not let God down. Since I like Liu Yifei on TV so much, then I must chase her, success or failure does not matter, the experience of chasing is important, and the most important thing is to do it immediately if I have an idea."

After the press conference, the media went crazy.

[Questioning that Liu Yifei is not qualified to act in a big-budget movie with a $120 million investment? ] Li Mu tells you with practical actions, where did the 120 million US dollars to invest in Pomeraniana smile? It's $200 million! 】

[It was revealed that the heroine of Cheng Long Michelle Yeoh's new work "Doomsday Collapse" is still Liu Yifei, and it is reported that she invested 80 million US dollars. 】

[Li Muchenglong praised Liu Yifei for being able to endure hardships in filming, two big productions, 200 million US dollars investment, Liu Yifei deserves it! ] 】

[How much does Li Mu love Liu Yifei? ] The total investment of the two dramas is 1.4 billion yuan, and the 21-year-old Liu Yifei has obtained top resources that other actors can't reach in their lives. 】

[Shocking! The goddess Liu Yifei blew up that she had secretly kissed Li Mu at the premiere of "Super Body", or to force Li Mu to make a clear statement. 】

[Where there's a will, there's a way!] After graduating from college, the poor boy fell in love with a big star while watching TV and vowed to chase him, and a few months later, the movie "Hurricane Rescue" came out! 】

The previous one

All of a scepticism suddenly fell silent. What else can be done? You just questioned whether it was a waste to play Liu Yifei in "Inception" with a $120 million investment, but people turned around and there was another "Doomsday Collapse" with an $80 million investment, and the heroine is still Liu Yifei!

Continue to question? God knows if Li Mu will throw out another top-level big production one day!

On the contrary, Liu Yifei's fans are completely uplifted.

is another big production, or partnered with Cheng Long Michelle Yeoh, so if you calculate it, Liu Yifei's investment in the next two dramas will add up to 200 million US dollars!

Stealing a kiss from director Li Mu?

"I'm going to regret all these years if I had half the power of the goddess?"

"The goddess is good!"

"Dare to love and hate, if you like it, you will fight for it, Liu is not really temperamental!"

"Holy! It turns out that Director Li Mu is also a goddess who likes watching TV? What's the difference between that and us?"

"The only difference is that we can take the time to watch the TV of the goddess twice at most, and Li Mu turned around and listed the "feasible plan to marry the goddess Liu Yifei"!"

"Not only did they make plans, but they actually implemented them!"

"Not only did they do it, they succeeded!"

"Damn, it turns out that Li Mu is really against the sky!"

"What is a top star? If you like a star, you go to the scene to sign an autograph and take a group photo, which is called chasing stars? Fart! That's the primary stage of chasing stars, and the advanced stage of chasing stars is to chase stars!"

Just when the whole people were talking about "Mu Fei Lian", Hollywood's top superstar Will Smith found Li Mu, hoping that Li Mu could direct a movie called "Kung Fu Dream".

The actor of the movie is Will Smith's son Jaden Smith, born in 1998, who just turned ten years old this year. I heard that I like Chinese kung fu very much, and Will Smith wants to support his son, so he prepared to make this movie.

And Will Smith initially offered Li Mu a director's salary of 5 million US dollars, of course Li Mu would not agree, too little money is one aspect, and lack of time is another.

Li Mu can't make so many good movies himself, how can he have the energy to help you work for more than half a year for the $5 million?

If the movie "The Avengers" asks Li Mu to direct, Li Mu may still consider that "Kung Fu Dream" is somewhat almost meaningful.

When Will Smith found Li Mu for the second time, he had already raised the director's salary to $10 million.

He invested in "Kung Fu Dream" himself, and the majority was funded by Columbia.

As soon as Columbia heard that Will Smith wanted to invite Li Mu to direct, they immediately said that as long as he could hire Li Mu, the investment in the film would immediately increase from $40 million to $70 million.

Columbia is the Hollywood company that invested in "The King of Kung Fu", and this company is really familiar with Li Muke.

After all, with his own investment of nearly 70 million US dollars, Cheng Longli joined "The King of Kung Fu", and the global box office only took tens of millions of US dollars. Looking at director Li Mu again, the global box office of "Super Body", which invested more than 20 million US dollars, is 360 million US dollars!

If Li Mu is not invited to "Kung Fu Dream", the investment of 40 million US dollars is extremely risky.

If "Kung Fu Dream" can invite Li Mu, the investment of 70 million US dollars is likely to be earned!

In other words, although it is very expensive to invite Li Mu, the crew can get more money!

This is the recognition of Li Mu's strength by Columbia.

Colombia is willing to increase investment, and Will Smith is naturally willing to increase the director's salary for Li Mu. But 10 million US dollars is still impossible to impress Li Mu.

Li Mu wanted to reject the other party directly and completely, but the assistant Chen Zhixi said that it was better to refuse the other party directly, and it was better to ask for a price that the other party could not agree to.

Li Mu nodded in agreement, so he asked Will Smith for a $15 million director's salary, plus a 15% global box office dividend.

To say that this is not the highest asking price for a Hollywood director, remember the director of director Nolan

The acting salary is as high as 20 million US dollars plus 20% of the global box office dividends.

But this is certainly already an offer that the other party is unlikely to accept.

Sure enough, a few days later, news came from Will Smith's side that they could only get a maximum of $15 million in salary, plus 10% of the global box office dividends.

In this regard, Li Mu's side of course rejected the other party again.

At the same time, Li Mu found Han Sanping with the budget table of "Gravity", and it is worth mentioning that on this investment budget table with a total cost of up to 100 million US dollars, Li Mu gave himself a director's salary of 10 million US dollars, plus 10% of the global box office dividend.

These are included in the cost of the movie, even if the movie loses in the end, Li Mu still has to take the money.

In addition, Li Mu's Huashang Media will also invest 40 million US dollars, accounting for 40% of the film revenue rights. Disney and Columbia, one of the six major Hollywood companies, will also each take a 10% investment share, which is a preliminary plan set when everyone met in France, and each of the four Hollywood companies will invest in a Li Mu film.

As for the remaining 40% of the investment share, it is shared by several domestic film and television companies.

When several companies were sitting in the conference room of China Film to discuss the investment allocation plan, several domestic companies looked at Li Mu's salary of up to 10 million US dollars as a director and 10% of the global box office dividends, and almost everyone's expressions became extremely exciting, and some companies even had the urge to withdraw from the investment directly.

$10 million in salary?

How can a director in China dare to offer this price? No! Not a single one!

Now Li Mu not only asks for it, but also asks for 10% global box office dividends!

Attention, it's a global box office dividend! It's not a movie revenue dividend!

In other words, the movie lost him, and Li Mu could get tens of millions of dollars!

How can you do that?!

Isn't this taking people for fools?

The few who supported Li Mu were not very easy to speak directly.

As a result, the vice president of the Columbia company is even more exaggerated than several domestic companies!

"What's going on with this director's salary?"

Several domestic companies were very happy to see that someone finally stood up, but they didn't expect their next words to surprise everyone.

"How can the director's salary be only 10 million US dollars? "Kung Fu Dream" offered Director Li a $15 million director's salary, plus 10% global box office dividends, but Director Li didn't even agree!"

As soon as these words of the vice president of Colombia came out, the other companies in the conference room were all dumbfounded, but Li Mu was somewhat embarrassed.