Chapter 1167

When Spielberg heard that Li Mu wanted to launch the Flying Tigers as soon as possible, he was not surprised at all.

Although his contact with Li Mu is not much, he has basically figured out Li Mu's routine of doing things.

He is quick and quick. When he wants to do it, he will do it. He is young and full of courage.

Li Mu's idea is very simple, and what he said to Spielberg is also very straightforward: "the script is available, the director is available, and the leading actors are basically available, not to mention the funds, they are available at any time, and the basic plate is almost ready, so it's time to move quickly."

Spielberg said seriously, "we'll go back to Los Angeles as soon as Annie leaves the hospital. I'll talk to them face to face, sign the contract, and then decide on the rest of the crew. Don't you want all the Hollywood production teams? Then I'll pull out all the teams I use!"

"Great!" Li Mu exclaimed, "in this case, I'll put the $30 million start-up fund on the account of Muye image, and then you will have full control."

Said Li Mu: "Steven, I promised that whether DreamWorks would like to participate in the investment or not, I would give you 10% of the net income share. As for the remaining 20% of the investment share, you can have a good discussion with other people after you go back. If you invest, I'm welcome at any time. It doesn't matter if you don't, but the 20% of the investment share is only for you, you don't have it Qualification for resale. "

Spielberg nodded in a hurry and said, "Mr. Li, don't worry. I agree with you very much. As for whether to invest or not, I will discuss a result with them as soon as possible after I return to the United States. But I personally feel that the probability of investment is very high. Please wait for my good news in China."

Li Mu smiled: "I will also go to the United States in the near future. If the time is right, we can go together after Anne leaves the hospital. Then I will arrange the business plane."

Spielberg asked in surprise, "Mr. Li, are you going to America in the near future?"

Li Mu nodded and said, "yes, in fact, I want to go these two days, but after all, Annie has not been discharged from the hospital. I have to wait for her to leave the hospital safely before making plans."

Spielberg said immediately, "let's discuss when Annie leaves the hospital. If we can, it's better to go together."

Li Mu is going to the United States this time, not for the flying tigers, but to determine the material supply of 3M and Honeywell. The reason why he hasn't left is that Anne Hathaway is still in the hospital. After she leaves the hospital, Li Mu will almost leave, and Spielberg and Anne Hathaway will almost have to rush back to the United States at that time The timing is right.

After communicating the intention of going to the United States together, Li Mu asked Spielberg about the preparation time needed before the movie started. Spielberg said: "Mr. Li, I can't give you the exact time node yet, because we are going to make war movies, so I have to prepare the split mirror, prepare the props, and then start the scene selection and make the shooting plan, especially the props, including I'm afraid that important props, including warplanes, can only be customized in the United States and then transported to China. "

Li Mu nodded and said seriously, "don't save money on the props. Take out your pen when shooting the Normandy landing in Saving Private Ryan. It's even higher than its requirements."

Spielberg said with a smile, "don't worry, I will get some p-40c fighters that can fly to the sky from the United States, and Japanese Zero fighter. I will make the air combat scene perfect!"

Li Mu is also warning himself that he must invest more experience in this film. If this film can achieve world-wide success, it will be of great significance to the Chinese film, the Chinese people, the international image of China and the image in the eyes of the world people.

Thinking of this, Li Mu can't help but think of a movie that he saw in his last life, which was CO produced by the United States and Japan - "the last samurai", starring Tom Cruise and Watanabe Qian. This movie is about the fierce collision of Japanese Bushido culture, culture and ideology generated by the Meiji Restoration and westernization, and it's such a business Industrial film, not only in the global box office of more than 400 million dollars, but also Japan's Bushido culture in the world to vigorously promote a link.

When Li Mu watched this movie in his last life, he always lamented that the Japanese really attached great importance to the hidden output of culture. He cooperated with the Americans to make such a commercial movie, making money while exporting culture.

Even though Japan's cultural output has lasted for many years in the world, the Japanese still understand that if they only make a Japanese Bushido movie, let alone want to be recognized in the world, even the young people in their own country may not like it, so they have mixed western elements and American elements in this story.

Therefore, the movie "the last samurai" highlights the advanced technology of the United States, the Savior aura of the American character played by Tom Cruise, and the role of Watanabe Qian to properly promote the spirit of Bushido. The Japanese like to watch the fusion works, and the Americans like to watch them People who like to watch Hollywood blockbusters like to watch them.This kind of operation is also what Li Mu wants to learn modestly.

"The last samurai" for Japanese Bushido culture in the world's innumerable, but China has never been such an influential film, some people who do not know the truth think that "hero" should barely be one, but the Westerners have always thought that "hero" is Quentin Tarantino's work, and "hero" does not put China The true essence of culture is pushed to the whole world and accepted and recognized by the whole world.

In Li Mu's view, the movie "the last samurai" is actually very simple. Its core orientation is to promote the bushido spirit and culture of Japan, so that all plot settings are carried out around this core point. While many domestic directors sometimes are too greedy and incompetent, they want the audience to like it, but also want to mystify it Some of them deliberately let the audience not understand; sometimes they blindly pursue the so-called "force" and make the movie messy, messy, without the main line, without the core, and even hope that such a movie can have a high box office after release, and the truth that fish and bear's paw can't have both, they don't understand it at all.

Now, Li Mu's core positioning of flying tigers is very simple, which is to highlight the fearlessness and great sacrifice of the Chinese people in fighting against the Japanese aggressors. Everything else serves this core!

At the thought of "the last samurai", Li Mu was a little upset. This movie was really successful in the last life and helped Japan to produce a large wave of cultural output. However, Li Mu watched the pirated DVD of this movie only after he graduated from University, so he didn't know when the movie would be released at all, but it's certain that it hasn't been released yet 。

So Li Mu pretended to be curious and asked Spielberg, "Steven, are you familiar with Tom Cruise?"

Spielberg nodded: "of course, I'm familiar with it. We just worked together the year before last. It's a movie I directed. It's called minority report. It was released last summer. Why did you suddenly think of him? Do you want to invite him in? "

Li Mu thought of the minority report. Spielberg had just cooperated with him.

Then, Li Mu said: "I don't want to invite him to join the flying tigers, but I think the actor's strength is very good, and I can cooperate in the future if I have the chance."

With that, Li Mu asked tentatively, "by the way, Steven, what is Tom Cruise doing now?"

"He is currently making a movie about Bushido in Japan, which he has prepared for a long time and attaches great importance to," Spielberg said

Li Mu asked subconsciously, "Oh? Is it? Do you know the specific story? "

Spielberg shook his head and said with a smile, "I don't know the specific story, because every crew will keep the whole script strictly confidential, so I don't know very well, just heard about a movie about Bushido, which is called the last samurai."

Speaking of this, Spielberg added: "Tom seems to attach great importance to the film. He not only started to prepare long ago, but also is said to be engaged in professional training for half a year."

Li Mu's heart was thumping, but he didn't expect that "the last warrior" was being filmed now, which made Li Mu feel terrible.

"The last samurai" is a film that publicizes and praises the spirit of Bushido in Japan, while "Flying Tigers" is a film that criticizes Japanese war crimes and exposes the extreme bushido spirit that has lost human nature. If "the last samurai" succeeds in being a circle of Bushido spirits all over the world, then I'm afraid there will be great resistance if I want to achieve the purpose of criticizing and exposing Yes.

If "Flying Tigers" can be shown in front of "the last samurai", it would be great, because once the audiences all over the world are deeply aware of the crimes committed by Japan in the war, when "the last samurai" wants to wash the spirit of Bushido, the resistance will be much greater.

However, the most embarrassing problem at present is that "the last samurai" has started shooting, and its own "Flying Tigers" hasn't started formal preparation, which is at least three or five months behind the other party in the timeline. Moreover, flying tigers is a big scene and production, and the production cycle must be very long. I want to catch up with the progress of "the last samurai" and release it in front of it, basically It's a fool talking about dreams