Chapter 1148

When Li Mu heard this, his eyes were red.

Not only he, but also elder martial brother Liu beside him, heard the tearful eyes, while Anne Hathaway said nothing, but was already full of tears.

No one expected that a story Spielberg casually told would move a table man like this.

Anne Hathaway's big eyes rolled with tears, sobbing and asking Spielberg: "director Spielberg, the lonely old lady in the last scene is the American nurse in the flying tigers, right?"

Spielberg nodded. "That's right."

Li Mu took a deep breath, raised his head to slow down the tears for a long time, and finally held them back. He asked Spielberg solemnly, "Steven, how long does it take to make this movie?"

"Regardless of the cast, I believe that the production cost of the movie should not exceed US $50 million due to the human cost, resource cost and price level in China, and it is likely that US $35 million will do well, but the fluctuation of the cast cost is very large, and it mainly depends on casting," Spielberg said

Li Mu said without hesitation: "the first male number must be Tom Hanks, and the third male number must be Leonardo DiCaprio, the female nurse of the Flying Tigers. I hope Annie will play the role, and then match with some good supporting actors in Hollywood."

As soon as Li Mu's voice fell, Anne Hathaway, who had been sad and weeping, hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Mr. Li, this role is too heavy for me to control..."

Li Mu looked at her and asked, "why can't you control it? You can't control the old nurse. This one should be given to the make-up artist, but no young nurse is more suitable than you! "

Anne Hathaway blurted out subconsciously: "Mr. Li, I I'm afraid that I can't play such a role well, and I'll smear the whole movie... "

"No way." Li Mu said firmly, "Annie, I believe that my vision, this movie and this role, in my opinion, is tailored for you!"

Spielberg could not help nodding and saying: "Annie, Mr. Li is right. This role is really you!"

Anne Hathaway looked at Spielberg and Li Mu. Seeing their eyes sticking and encouraging, she couldn't help nodding in tears and shaking her fist and saying, "I'll do my best to play this role..."

"That's the attitude I want!" Li Mu nodded a little, then asked Spielberg, "Steven, what is the salary budget for such a lineup?"

Spielberg hesitated a little, saying: "if according to Hollywood's external offer, the actual pay of the two actors should add up to $35 million, and Anne's pay is relatively low, but at least about 40 million."

Li Mu nodded, 40 million dollars is very expensive, but he can't afford it, mainly depends on whether the story is good or not.

In Spielberg's opinion, the script is a relatively large theme in war movies, no matter in terms of historical significance or in terms of war scenes. Moreover, the story elements span the eastern and Western Hemisphere, the two ethnic groups of China and the United States, different cultures, No The story of the same history, different values, and finally joining hands to fight against fascism for freedom and liberation is a very rare material in history.

Most of the World War II films in the western world are adapted around the whole story of the European battlefield of World War II. Although the Americans helped Britain and France to fight against Germany, in the final analysis, the white helped the white people, and the United States and the United Kingdom were still in the same line hundreds of years ago. From this point of view, the story of the flying tigers is more grand and heartless than that of the Americans landing in Europe.

Moreover, the theme of this movie is very respect for history. No matter how high RB's international status, recognition and Westernization are, people around the world should bear in mind this history, the sacrifices Chinese people have made for the world, and the harm RB has done to Chinese people and people around the world!

For this story, in order to let Westerners understand the courage and unyielding of the Chinese nation in those days, he is willing to spend this money!

So, with a wave of his hand, Li Mu said without hesitation, "Steven, money is never a problem. This movie will be approved immediately. You can help me make an appointment with them. If you can, I hope to start the preparation as soon as possible. As for the investment, I promise the production cost of 100 million US dollars today. If DreamWorks doesn't want to invest, it doesn't need to pay a penny. I will give you 10% If DreamWorks wants to invest, I will give you 20% more investment space. "

The purpose of sharing DreamWorks is to make Spielberg and DreamWorks team go all out. It's better if they are willing to invest. What Li Mu needs is not to help them share their investment, but to let them really invest.

Spielberg knows that Li Mu is not short of money. Tens of millions of dollars or even 100 million dollars are nothing to him. What's more, Li Mu's appeal in China is very strong. A small-cost love film can break through 400 million box office and keep rising. If such a big production is promoted, it will surely get higher box office returns.And his influence in Hollywood is not vegetarian. Such a movie integrating Chinese and American elements will certainly attract the attention of American audiences. Moreover, if Hollywood companies distribute overseas, not only in North America, but also in other countries, the box office will be guaranteed.

In this way, Li Mu is responsible for the release and box office of China, DreamWorks is responsible for the release and box office of North America and other countries. As long as everyone performs their duties, they can guarantee at least 300 million US dollars of global total box office.

What's more, Li Mu's YY has become a global super Internet product. Its number of users, influence and information delivery ability are surprisingly strong around the world. With it, the global box office can be further improved. Therefore, even if the film really needs to spend a total budget of 100 million dollars, it can definitely earn without loss.

Spielberg thought about money, while Li Mu thought about the image of the country and the nation in the world.

He knew that if he invested tens of millions of dollars and asked the Hollywood team to make a domestic anti Japanese War campaign, as long as the budget was in place, he would be able to make the most of those classic campaigns, and also be able to make the heroic and tragic Chinese people's resistance to RB fascist aggression in those years. Moreover, such a movie might not be more than Saving Private Ryan and Si The battle of Stalingrad, the tiger and tiger, or the battle of the chainsaw ridge are not good.

But the most critical problem is that Li Mu's basic goal is to make some commercial films that the whole world can accept and like about the Anti Japanese war in China. The key point is to make the whole world accept and commercialize absolutely. At present, the global film industry can only be accepted by the whole world by Hollywood, so Li Mu's films must be Hollywood elements have to be brought in.

From the same business point of view, Spielberg chose such a story with the actual participation of Americans. Otherwise, if it's all Chinese's own story, Hollywood elements can't be intuitively highlighted, or can't break through the world.

Moreover, the commercialization of Hollywood is really out of reach, which can be seen from Spielberg. He purposely set the characters of this movie script in such a sharp contrast. In fact, it is for the sake of commercialization. Whether it is background selection, plot design or love story, it is very commercialized, full of Hollywood characteristics Point.

If this movie is made, first of all, for westerners, they will never be excluded. For Americans, this is the story of Americans helping other people get freedom and liberation overseas, which can cater to their world police psychology. Moreover, there are so many Hollywood stars and famous directors, which will have a strong influence on the Chinese people.

< br Needless to say, no one dares to think about the 100 million dollar budget Chinese Anti Japanese war movie in 2020. Li Mu has realized it, which will probably make the whole country full of blood;

for people in other countries, except Rb, people in other countries don't need to think about so much. Hollywood + Spielberg + Tom Hanks + Leonardo DiCaprio + 100 million The dollar budget is enough to get them into the cinema.

Film and television works have a strong ability to instill values, which is the ultimate means to truly moisten things silently. If this film achieves commercial success in the world, it will surely achieve deeper success.

Li Mu wants to let the world know the real Chinese history, the real Chinese people and the Chinese culture and spirit through this movie.

Spielberg didn't expect Li Mu to be so straightforward. He could make decisions in less than $100 million. Even a famous director, he had never met such generous and cost free investors. For him, this is a good chance. Because of the budget, he can make the movie as perfect and realize his own as possible All ambitions.

So Spielberg was very excited and said, "Mr. Li, please give me a name for this movie."

Li Mu shook his head and said with a smile: "I can think of the best Chinese name is Zhuang Lingyun, but it has been occupied by your top gun. Although I think this movie is more suitable for the four characters of Zhuang Lingyun than top gun, I don't want to crash with that kind of idol movie. If you have no opinion, I suggest Flying Tigers under the most simple name. As for English name, also use literal Name: Flying Tigers! "

Spielberg immediately said, "no problem! That's the name! Flying-Tigers！”

"Steven, come up with a script and a detailed plan as soon as possible. We need to get this movie moving as soon as possible," Li chuckled

Spielberg was also very excited, nodded and said: "please rest assured, I will be as soon as possible!"

On the other hand, elder martial brother Liu promised us $100 million as soon as he heard Li Mukai's words. He couldn't help but remind him in a low voice: "Li Mu, the story is really a good story, but you still have to think about it. The story directed by Spielberg mainly revolves around the American Flying Tigers and the Chinese flying tigers. But the Chinese flying tigers in those days were all the teams of the GM party. The story structure of this movie Without the plot of our party's resistance to the Japanese army, would it be met with some resistance? "Li Mu shook his head and said seriously, "elder martial brother Liu, you are a little bit of a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart."

Elder martial brother Liu's eyes were wide and his face was puzzled.

Li Mu said, "have you seen" blood war tez district "? It's one of the most classic war movies in China. It was made in 1985, but it's all about the story of the GM Party's army fighting against the Japanese army in tez district. This is the national history, and it's all the historical facts of the Chinese people's resistance to the RB invaders. "

Elder martial brother Liu blushed in an instant and said with embarrassment: "I remember that you said so. I've seen the blood war tez area many times. It's really good Blame me, blame me... "