China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 348 This is my response!
"Of course!"

Liu Siying and Chen Zhixi said almost in unison.

Li Mu's undefeated record for more than ten years gave his subordinates an almost superstitious confidence in him. In fact, normally, it is better to respond when there is a controversy. As a result, after Li Mu said he would not respond, This group of subordinates spontaneously came up with a theory that it would be more reasonable not to respond.

If Li Mu's past performance hadn't been too strong, how could this situation have happened in reality?
What should I do if my own perception is different from that of my boss?
What else can be done?Hurry up and think about where you went wrong!
……

I don't know if the so-called "there is no airtight wall in the world" theorem has come into play again. In short, the reason why Li Mu didn't respond was finally spread, and it became more and more evil.

At first, someone was spreading the rumor: Li Mu doesn’t need to respond. Whether or not the reputation of “Coco” is good after its release is Li Mu’s best response!

The rumors were fairly reliable at this time.

But then someone further spread the rumor: Li Mu does not need to respond. The global box office hit after the film is released is Li Mu’s best response!

So far it’s quite reasonable.

Because Liu Siying and Li Mu both said that their senior executives had similar speculations in private, and the news may have spread from them.

But then the things posted on the Internet became more and more outrageous. Someone actually said that director Li Mu himself said: "There is nothing to respond to! "Coco" has grossed more than 10 billion U.S. dollars at the box office after its global release. This is my most Great response! Winning the Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Song awards at next year's Academy Awards is my best response! A Douban score of 9 or above is my best response!"

This is off the mark.

Global box office of over $10 billion?
Looking at the entire history of global movie box office, if we add up all the movies released in more than a hundred years, how many movies have the global box office exceeded 10 billion US dollars? Just a few 20 movies!

That's right, there are only about 20 of them, and there are several of them that are Li Mu's works themselves.

Well, Li Mu has many works with global box office exceeding 10 billion US dollars!

However, even if the global box office exceeds 10 billion US dollars, it is not a big deal!

Is Robert Downey Jr.'s "Iron Man" awesome?

The first of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, what next?Global box office of $5.85 million!
And win next year’s Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Song?
This is outrageous, and extremely outrageous!
Yes, yes, Li Mu has indeed won several Oscars. "Frozen" did win the two rumored awards that year, but it was really not him, Li Mu, who won the Oscar!

They are two exactly the same works. If they are run by different people, released in different years, and if there is any slight difference in all aspects, the final results are likely to be very different, not to mention the "Frozen" level animation. Is it possible to take pictures whenever you want?
In the end, the rating on Douban is going to be 9 points?
Go to Douban and see how many movies there are that have scored 9 points?
Yes, there are indeed several works written by Li Mu, but Douban is really not his industry!

And even if Douban is his Li Mu's property, if the quality of the film is not up to par, he Li Mu wouldn't dare risk being ridiculed by the entire Internet and just change it to a 9-point rating, right?
So if any one of these three items is taken out and looked at alone, it is indeed not completely fantasy. Li Mu does have this strength. Although this is an exaggeration, but can he achieve all three of them?
Wake up!
However, it should be said that these three items are indeed very encouraging to Li Mu himself and the vast majority of fans of the company Huashang Media, and if Li Mu really said something like this, it would indeed be very encouraging. of domineering.

And although it sounds exaggerated, if Li Mu really said this, then it might be possible. Everyone knows that Li Mu and Director Li, it is not surprising that anything can be done. This is Li Mu's Fans have slowly summarized their experiences over the years.

And this experience has a high accuracy rate so far!

So many of Li Mu's fans really believed it this time.

"One billion U.S. dollars in box office, Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film, 10 points on Douban! Domineering and leaking, you are worthy of my Mu Shen!"

"At this moment I just want to ask: Who else is there!"

"Director Feng is possessed?"

"Many people are just full of food. You said that if you criticize Li Mu's movie, you have to wait until Li Mu's movie is released, right? Even before the movie is released, they are impatient to criticize. Is it interesting? ? No matter whether Li Mu has said these three points or not, I feel that these three points actually capture the core of the problem. We should wait until the film is officially released on a large scale before talking about everything!"

As the rumors intensified, many of Li Mu's friends in the industry even felt that Li Mu might have said similar things in private.

Many friends in the industry, such as Zhang Yimou, Feng Dapao, and Jiang Wen, all called to ask about the situation in a roundabout way, but Li Mu swore to everyone: "These words were definitely not said by me, Li Mu. Not that crazy!"

Only then did his friends in the circle put it down, and they couldn't help but give Li Mu a few words of advice: "You are now successful, with flowers blooming, and fire cooking oil. You must be cautious, cautious, cautious, and cautious in everything." Just be cautious.”

Li Lianjie said bluntly: "When the time comes, you must learn to behave with your tail between your legs."

Li Mu knew that everyone had good intentions, so they all said: "Low-key, low-key, low-key is the way to go. I understand. Thank you for your concern."

Liu Siying feels that someone may be deliberately setting the pace behind the scenes. The three indicators of global box office of US$10 billion, Oscar win and 9 points on Douban are too obvious.

These three articles were obviously digging holes for Li Mu. According to Liu Siying's intention, Li Mu had better respond. At least he should stand up and clarify that he had never said anything similar.

Otherwise this would be too crazy.

If you don't respond, many netizens will assume that Li Mu did say it, and these three items - to be honest, none of them are simple. If they can't be completed by then, especially if they don't even complete one of them in the end, then Li Mu may not be able to do it. What a joke.

Then Damimi also called specifically: "Boss, you are so domineering. Once you throw these three items out, those who had questioned before immediately lost their temper."

Li Mu asked: "Can't you really see that someone is deliberately digging a hole for me?"

Damimi said matter-of-factly: "I'm not stupid, of course I can see it, but I think these three things are not too difficult for the boss, so no matter if it is a trap or not, just step on him and flatten him!"

"Just step on it?" Li Mu said, "You mean that although I know that these three items are deliberately confusing and digging holes for me, I still insist on following them and let these people take a good look at them. You guys What I thought was impossible even in my dreams, has no problem at all when it comes to me, Li Mu?!"

"Anyway, I think this is the best way to relieve my anger. I just don't know if you have confidence in yourself, boss."

"are you serious?"

"Of course."

"Okay, that's how you respond to this matter!"

"Ah? Don't!" Yang Mi panicked when she saw that Li Mu was coming. She was just joking, but she didn't think Li Mu would really do this. If Li Mu really responded like this, it would be fine if it happened in the end. , if it doesn't succeed and it becomes a joke, he won't blame himself to death! "

"I asked you, are you stupid? You know you are being tricked but you still jump." "Didn't I just listen to others' advice and eat enough!"

"Listen to others' advice? Then I advise you not to respond like this. I advise you to quickly deny that you have said similar words. Do you listen?"

"That's not okay. I've already thought about it. I can't change my mind easily."

"You...you...you just said you should listen to others' advice!"

"I listen to the advice of those who like it, and I don't listen to the advice of those who don't. In other words, I, Li Mu, have always been selective in listening to others' advice."

"Choose to listen to advice?"

Yang Mi regretted joking with Li Mu.

……

After hanging up the phone, Li Mu thought about it carefully again. Yang Mi was really just looking at the excitement at first, but after thinking about it carefully, if she really responded like this, it seemed like a good idea?
……

A few days later, Liu Siying approached Li Mu again and said, "How about I respond on Weibo on behalf of the chairman?"Didn't you say something similar?
Li Mu's reply was: "No need, I will post the clarification on Weibo myself."

Of course Liu Siying has no objection to this.

No matter who is going to clarify, it is better to clarify this matter. This matter is causing a lot of noise now.

So Li Mu quickly posted on Weibo:
"I saw someone on the Internet saying what I, Li Mu, said, that "Coco" has three goals - to exceed 10 billion US dollars in global box office, to have a Douban score of 9, and to win another Academy Award. I am clarifying it here today. Next: I, Li Mu, have never told anyone that this time "Coco" has similar goals.

“But after carefully studying these three items, I suddenly felt that these might not be that difficult after all!
"What do you mean?

"That is to say, although this awesomeness is not what I, Li Mu, am bragging about, I, Li Mu, am willing to try to realize it. But as agreed, I am not sure that all three of them will be achieved, so just two. I am willing to achieve this." If you know who is bragging about two of the three awesome things for me, just go ahead!"

……

Liu Siying, Chen Zhixi, Maoyan's Shen Li and others were all stunned after seeing Li Mu's latest Weibo.

We clearly agreed to clarify that those three awesome things were not boasted by the boss himself. How could it be that the boss was so confused that he was willing to implement two of the three awesome things?
Yang Mi was a little stunned when she found out. She just said that casually, but the boss really dared to do it!I just don’t know if my boss will blame me if I fail to achieve the goal and feel embarrassed.

"Whatever, after all, the boss actually finished it after others were bragging about it. It's so handsome!"

After seeing Li Mu's latest Weibo, netizens were stunned for a brief moment and became excited.

"Actually, I had already expected that those three goals were not mentioned by Li Mu himself. They were not in line with Li Mu's previous speaking style. I also guessed that Li Mu would have to stand up and respond this time. After all, This matter has been so hotly debated, but I never expected that Mr. Li would choose this way of response, it’s absolutely incredible!”

"Awesome! Li Mu: Although I am not bragging about those three awesome things, I think it is not completely impossible to complete these three awesome things. But to be cautious, I only said that I will complete two of these three awesome things. Tiao—awesome, right? Too awesome!”

"I heard before that "Coco" made all 18 reviewers cry. I still didn't believe it. How could it be so exaggerated? Now that Li Mu is so confident, I suddenly believe it again!"

"To complete two of the three tasks, which one does Li Mu have insufficient confidence in?"

"I guess it's about winning an Academy Award. Is that something that can only be won if the film is good? Basically, the right time, right place and right people are indispensable. In the final analysis, this is something Li Mu can control."

"Makes sense."

"Are you suddenly looking forward to this "Coco" so much?"

“I’m super looking forward to it, nothing else, I just like to watch the excitement!”

……

Time soon entered August, when "The Secret of the Dragon" has been officially postponed. As of now, the film's cumulative box office is 8 billion yuan, which has far exceeded the original results of the original time and space.

The film still has a release period of nearly a month at this time.

Although the film's daily box office was already very low at this time.

To say who is the biggest beneficiary of the popularity of "The Secret of the Dragon", I am afraid it has to be Pan Yueming, who plays Hu Bayi.

Lao Pan went from being ignored to starring in the fashionable film "Detective Chinatown", and then being selected by Li Muqin as the leading actor in the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series. This turnaround can be said to be beautiful.

In the past few months, "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Ancient City" became a huge hit, and now "The Secret of the Dragon" has sold another 22 billion. What's even more important is that I heard that Lao Pan and Hua Shang were contracted for seven or eight movies as soon as they signed the contract. Judging from the current popularity of the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series, Lao Pan has completely rebounded this time.

In addition, the heroine Zhang Yuqi also benefited a lot, and even Tong Liya, who played Ding Sitian in the film, was slightly jealous.

She was also one of the first Huashang beauties to be attracted by Li Mu. She was indeed very successful in the past few years, but in recent years, seeing many of the company's juniors growing up, Tong Liya couldn't help but feel a sense of crisis.

Although Hua Shang is great, there are many artists under Hua Shang with good foundations, and there are only so many really good resources. If you give them to others, you can’t give them to her. It was already difficult enough to compete with the other four beauties of Hua Shang. , now seeing that a large number of juniors such as Jin Chen have risen again, the difficulty of competing for resources will rise sharply in the future.

Those who work in the entertainment industry do not pay attention to being gentle, courteous and respectful in terms of resources. If you don’t want to be popular, why would you enter the entertainment industry if you really don’t want to be popular?

This time the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series has become an unexpected hit. Fans say that Tong Liya is actually the best candidate for Shirley Yang. Shirley Yang has Caucasian features, while Tong Liya's ethnic minority features are just right. At the very least, they are no better than Shirley Yang. Is Zhang Yuqi bad?
But this time, Li Mu chose Zhang Yuqi, who was not his own artist, to play the heroine Shirley Yang. Instead, it was Tong Liya, one of the five beauties of Hua Shang, who inexplicably played the supporting actress Ding Sitian. Li Mu didn't know who she was. No matter how you think about it, many fans are complaining about Tong Liya.

In fact, the most essential reason is that the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series has shown very strong potential. Otherwise, neither Tong Liya nor her fans would think that Tong Liya is suitable to play Shirley Yang.

Afterwards, Tong Liya twisted her body, took a good look at herself, and then said to herself: "I have a good figure and good looks. Many netizens say that I am actually better-looking than Liu Yifei. The boss is everywhere." Okay, but sometimes the discernment is not as good as that of ordinary netizens!”

(End of this chapter)