Chapter 1167 The Situation Is Not Very Good

When Spielberg heard with his own ears that Li Mu wanted to start the "Flying Tigers" project as soon as possible, he was not surprised at all.

Although he didn't have much contact with Li Mu, he had basically figured out Li Mu's way of doing things.

He is vigorous and resolute, he does what he thinks, and he is not sloppy at all. 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 there, the director is there, and the main actors are basically there, not to mention the funds. Now, it's time to get moving."

Spielberg said seriously: "We will go back to Los Angeles as soon as Annie is out of the hospital, I will talk to them again in person, sign the contract, and then finalize the rest of the crew. You don't want an all-Hollywood production. The team, then I will pull out all my royal team!"

"That's great!" Li Mu sighed and said, "Since this is the case, then I will immediately prepare the starting capital of 30 million US dollars and put it on the account of Muye Yingying, and you will have full control at that time."

After speaking, Li Mu added: "Steven, I promised before that no matter whether DreamWorks is willing to participate in the investment, I will give you 10% of the net income share, as for the remaining 20% ​​investment share, you can go back with other people after you go back. If you vote, I will welcome you at any time; if you don’t vote, it doesn’t matter, but the 20% investment share is only for you, and you are not eligible to resell.”

Spielberg nodded hurriedly and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Li, I agree with this very much. As for whether to invest or not, I will discuss a result with them as soon as I return to the United States, but I personally feel that the probability of investment is Very big, you wait for my good news in Huaxia."

Li Mu smiled slightly: "I will also go to the United States in the near future. If the time is right, after Anne is discharged from the hospital, we can go together. I will arrange a business jet at that time."

Spielberg asked in surprise: "Mr. Li, are you going to the United States soon?"

Li Mu nodded and said, "Yes, in fact, I have wanted to go in the past two days, but after all, Annie hasn't been discharged from the hospital, so I have to wait for her to be discharged safely before making plans."

Spielberg said immediately: "Then when Anne is discharged from the hospital, we will discuss it again. If possible, it would be better to go together."

Li Mu is going to the United States this time, not for "Flying Tigers", but to determine the supply of supplies for 3M and Honeywell. The reason why he hasn't left is because Anne Hathaway is still in the hospital, waiting After she was discharged from the hospital, Li Mu was about to leave, and Spielberg and Anne Hathaway would have to return to the United States almost immediately, so the timing of the two groups was just right.

After communicating the intention to go to the United States together, Li Mu asked Spielberg about the preparation time required before the film starts, and Spielberg said: "Mr. Li, I can't give you the exact time point now, because we have to shoot. This is a war film, so I have to prepare the storyboards, prepare the props, then start the scene selection, and formulate the shooting plan, especially the props, the important props including the fighter planes, I am afraid that they 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 handwriting when you filmed the Normandy landing in "Saving Private Ryan", and it is even more demanding than it is."

Spielberg said with a smile: "Don't worry, this time I will definitely get a few P-40C fighter jets from the United States that can fly to the sky, as well as the Japanese Zero fighter jets, and I will definitely capture the air combat scenes to perfection!"

Li Mu is also admonishing himself in his heart that he must invest more experience in this film. If this film can achieve worldwide success, it will be very important to the Chinese film, to the Chinese people, to the international image of China, and to the people of the world. Visually, it's important.

Thinking of this, Li Mu couldn't help but think of a movie "The Last Samurai" co-produced by the United States and Japan that he had seen in his previous life. This movie starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe tells the story of Japan's Meiji Restoration period. The local Bushido culture has a violent collision with the culture and ideology produced by the Westernization of the Meiji Restoration, and it is such a commercial film that not only garnered more than 400 million US dollars at the global box office, but also spread Japanese Bushido culture worldwide. Vigorously promoted it.

When Li Mu watched this movie in his last life, he always sighed in his heart that the Japanese attach too much importance to the implicit export of culture. He worked together with the Americans to make such a commercial film, and while making money, he also brought culture to the table. The output is done.

Even though Japan's cultural export has been going on internationally for many years, the Japanese still understand that if you make a single Japanese Bushido movie, let alone win recognition in the world, even young people in your own country may not like it. So they put Western elements in this story, they put American in it.

Therefore, the movie "The Last Samurai" highlights the advanced technology of the United States and the aura of the savior of the American, the character played by Tom Cruise. , to promote the spirit of Bushido just right, the works that Japanese people like to watch, Americans like to watch, and people who like to watch Hollywood blockbusters like to watch them.

This operation method is what Li Mu wants to learn humbly.

"The Last Samurai" has attracted countless fans around the world for the Japanese Bushido culture, but Huaxia has never produced a film that can be so influential. Some people who don't know the truth think that "Hero" should be barely counted as one, but they do not know that Western People have always thought that "Hero" is the work of Quentin Tarantino, and "Hero" did not push the real essence of Chinese culture to the world, and let the world accept and recognize it.

In Li Mu's view, the film "The Last Samurai" is actually very simple. Its core positioning is to promote the spirit and culture of Bushido in Japan, so all the plot settings are developed around this core point, while domestic Many of the directors are too greedy at times, and when they are lacking in ability, they both want the audience to like it, but also want to play tricks and tricks to make the audience not understand; They are messy, scattered, have no main line, no core, and they even hope that such a movie will have a high box office after it is released.

And now, Li Mu's core positioning of "Flying Tigers" is also very simple, just to highlight the heroic fearlessness and huge sacrifices made by the Chinese people in fighting the Japanese invaders, and everything else is serving this core!

Thinking of "The Last Samurai", Li Mu felt a little unhappy in his heart. This movie was really successful in his last life and helped Japan to export a lot of culture, but Li Mu watched the pirated DVD of this movie only after graduating from college in his last life, so There's no telling when exactly this movie will be released, but it's safe to say that it hasn't been released yet.

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

Spielberg nodded: "Of course I'm familiar. We worked together just the year before. It was a movie I directed called "Minority Report", which was released last summer. Why did you suddenly think of him? Do you want to invite him to join us? ?"

Only then did Li Mu remember the film "Minority Report". It turned out that Spielberg had just collaborated with him.

Immediately, Li Mu said: "I don't want to invite him to join "Flying Tigers", but I think the actor's strength is also very good. If there is a chance in the future, we can cooperate."

Speaking, Li Mu asked tentatively, "By the way, Steven, what movie is Tom Cruise making now?"

Spielberg said: "He is currently working on a film about Bushido in Japan, and it is a film he has been preparing for a long time and attaches great importance to."

Li Mu subconsciously asked: "Oh? Is that so? Do you know the specific story?"

Spielberg shook his head and smiled: "I really don't know the specific storyline, because every crew will keep the complete script strictly confidential, so I don't know much about it, but I just heard a rough idea, saying that it is related to Japanese Bushido. The related movie is called The Last Samurai.”

Speaking of which, Spielberg added: "Tom seems to attach great importance to this film. Not only did he start preparing for it a long time ago, but it is also said that he will also undertake professional training for more than half a year and is very devoted."

Li Mu's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect "The Last Samurai" to be filming now, which made Li Mu feel very bad.

"The Last Samurai" is a film that promotes and praises the Japanese Bushido spirit, while his own "Flying Tigers" is to criticize Japan's war crimes and expose the extreme Bushido spirit that annihilates humanity. If "The Last Samurai" succeeds in the The whole world is a fan of the Bushido spirit, and if I want to achieve the purpose of criticism and disclosure, I am afraid that there will be great resistance.

It would be great if "Flying Tigers" could be released before "The Last Samurai," because once audiences around the world are deeply aware of Japan's crimes in the war, "The Last Samurai" will want to wash the In the spirit of White Bushido, the resistance is naturally much greater.

However, the most embarrassing problem at the moment is that the filming of "The Last Samurai" has already started, and the official preparations for his "Flying Tigers" have not yet begun. They are at least three or five months behind the other party on the timeline, and "Flying Tigers" It's a big scene, a big production, and the production cycle must be very long. It is basically a dream to catch up with the progress of "The Last Samurai" and release it before it...