Chapter 93: White Dove Wu (Third Update)

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  He Mu attracted attention from "Sunglasses King" and even "White Dove Wu" knew his name.

  "Bai Ge Wu" is actually Wu Yusen, the famous father of violent aesthetics. Since he dragged down MGM with "The Windtalkers", Wu Yusen's influence in Hollywood has been declining, so he shifted his focus to domestic.

  He has been preparing for "Red Cliff" since last year and has successively confirmed the participation of Hong Kong and Taiwan stars such as Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Now he is in contact with some mainland stars like Zhao Wei and Zhang Fengyi, so there should be no big problem.

  Because it's a co-production, they have to consider both mainland and Hong Kong/Taiwan stars, and even for overseas box office, they need to take into account Japanese and Korean idols. Moreover, the investment is huge, with hundreds of millions of funds that can't be gathered overnight. So this film, which has been in preparation since 2005, was still in preparation in 2007. Fortunately, the preparatory work has finally come to an end, and it's expected to start shooting in March this year.

  The main actors are basically all in place, now only a few small roles have not been confirmed, but he is not worried, with his appeal there will be many candidates waiting for his favor. Today, several of the main actors who have already confirmed their participation came to try on costumes and makeup, Wu Yousen took a look and found that Zhang Zhenzheng, dressed as Sun Quan, was holding an MP4 player watching videos, he curiously sat down and asked: "What are you watching?"

  "Oh," Zhang Zhen shared the player with Wu, "Director Wang Jiawei had mentioned to me before that he wanted to shoot a kung fu film, and he thought this person's kung fu was worth my reference."

  Zhang Zhen's words were very vague, and it was originally very confusing. Wang Jiawei and he had agreed to find him to shoot a movie about the story of the Republic of China's martial arts world, but did not tell him what character he played, what characteristics he had, and he thought that maybe until the start of filming he would not know what he was acting, He and Wang Jiawei had collaborated on "2046" before, and he still understood the temperament of Director Wong quite well at that time. Every time he arrived at the scene just before shooting, he didn't know what lines he would say. Director Wong never shoots movies with a script.

  This time it's not bad, Wang Jiawei recommended Zhang Zhen to watch this video, so his role may be related to this man.

  "Who is this guy? From the national wushu team?" Wu Yousen started out making action films, and He Mu's performance was right up his alley. He saw a violent beauty in He Mu's movements, his favorite thing.

  Zhang Zhen shook his head: "His name is He Mu, a mainland actor who has been very popular recently." When Zhang Zhen first saw this video, he searched for information about He Mu online and had a general understanding of him. He also knew that the boxing technique used by He Mu was called Bajiquan. From this, it can be inferred that Director Wang Jia Wei might let him play a Bajiquan master, but this is just a possibility. Until the final filming, everything is subject to change, and it's possible that Director Wang will have him play a beggar instead. However, in order to prepare well, he still kept this video with him, constantly feeling the powerful energy from He Mu.

  Zhang Zhen briefly told Wu Yousen about He Mu's situation, and Wu Yousen said to his assistant: "How come no one has recommended such an excellent young man to me? Alright, I'll recommend him myself to act in my movie. Notify his agency to send over a personal profile, then prepare for the audition."

  "Director, which role should I try?"

  Wu Yousen thought for a moment, still couldn't give him such an important role, like Zhao Yun wasn't someone a newcomer like him could handle, "I remember there's a fictional character in the script, that little soldier who kicks the ball, what was his name again?"

  Sun Shucai

  "Alright, this one." Not too light, not too heavy, just right.

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  He Mu still didn't know that his name had already caught the attention of two big directors, Mo Jingwang and Wu Baige. Even Hong Kong director Chen Muxing was asked by the media about He Mu's fight scenes in "Men of Honour" at some events, and he would say something like "very good" or "excellent", then when he returned to the post-production studio, he would discuss with the editor to give Tian Yangyi more shots.

  By February, He Mu's topic was still hot. After the video of him beating someone up, a photo of him wearing ancient costume and playing the guqin circulated online, accompanied by some exaggerated praise such as "hauntingly beautiful for three days".

  It all started with a visit by He Mu's fan organization, He Mu's folk film fan club is called "Shui Mu's Home", the host is a beautiful female student named Xia Weiwei, and this visit was initiated by her.

  For the first time facing "Muyu", He Mu was a bit nervous, how were they all female, and not very old. After taking a group photo with them, signing his name, and answering some random questions, He Mu didn't know what to do next. At this time, Shi Shi whispered to He Mu, "You can play the piano for them, 'Drunken Fisherman's Song'."

  That day, He Mu used a famous guzheng piece to mesmerize a group of little girls, and as a result, on the second day, He Mu had another hat added to his head - "both civil and military", people who loved him liked him even more, supported him, while those who disliked him thought it was just hype, how could there be such a perfect person, including He Mu's old classmate Xiao Xianglun.

  Xiao Tong is now a big shot, the "Pork King", and continues to contribute his meager powers to smear He Mu. However, at this time, He Mu's popularity is soaring, suppressing their malicious intentions, leaving Xiao Tong to lament that He Mu's luck is too good. But even with good luck, there must be limits. This morning, he saw a message saying that He Mu had been favored by director Wu Yousen and invited to participate in the epic film "Red Cliff". This was a bit too much, so he posted a mocking post on the forum, accusing He Mu of hyping himself without considering his own status. A small star like him actually caught the attention of the great director Wu Yousen, it's simply laughable.

  Not to mention Xiao Xunlun's suspicion, He Mu was also very suspicious of the authenticity of this matter. However, Da Tang Ming said clearly to him, "I have already booked the ticket, Wu Dao is in the capital, and we will leave tomorrow."

  He Mù still had a bit of a cloudy and foggy mind, "How did such a big pie fall on my head!?"

  "Firstly you have recently gained a lot of fame and have a relatively high influence, also you have a foundation in martial arts, although now"

  There are still some doubts in the public opinion, but insightful people can definitely see your skills. For a historical war action movie, you have an advantage," Da Tang paused, "But don't be too proud of yourself, you're just one of the candidates for a small role now. Although this role doesn't have many scenes, there are definitely not a few people competing with you. Honestly, your chances of winning aren't great."

  "Is it because I'm still not famous enough?"

  Da Tang shook his head and explained, "As far as I know, the investment side of the movie 'Red Cliff' is very complicated, including China Film Group, Polybona, Orange Sky Entertainment and even American companies. Your chances are slim, the key lies in Orange Sky Entertainment."

  "Orange Sky?" He Mu was familiar with this company. In September last year, Japanese record giant Avex Trax joined forces with two British and American financial groups to acquire 25% of Orange Sky Entertainment's shares for nearly 400 million RMB. At that time, the market value of Orange Sky reached as high as 1.6 billion RMB, making it a sensational event in the industry. Compared to this, He Mu being slandered at the same time was relatively minor.

  "That's right, the root is in Orange Sky, Orange Sky's brokerage business is among the top in the industry. After absorbing the team brought by Wang Jinghua from Huayi Brothers, it has become even more powerful. This film has their investment, they must prioritize using their own people. It is known that there is Zhao Yunjia, who is now with Orange Sky, and other talents such as Xia Yu, Tong Dawei, Guo Xiaodong, and Yin Xiaotian, who have the advantage of their origin, will all be your stumbling blocks."

  "Otherwise, find someone to get rid of them all!" He Mu said with narrowed eyes.

  The Great Tang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It seems you don't have any pressure at all."

  "The pressure is all on you, what pressure can I have?" He Mu said nonchalantly.

  "Actually, I think the one under the most pressure should be Xiao Zong."

  The Great Tang Dynasty smiles.

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  "Xin Fourteen Niang" has little drama left, and it can be finished in four or five days. He Mu asked for a day off at last.

  After returning to Beijing, He Mu didn't have time for anything else and hadn't even had a chance to greet his girlfriend. He quickly tidied himself up and brought Da Tang Mi Min to the appointment.

  Wu Yousen chose a coffee shop as the place to interview actors. The interviewees chatted with him, drank coffee, and that was it for the interview. Today, Director Wu had to see many people, so he sat there drinking coffee from morning till now, having just sent off Tong Dawei after a pleasant conversation, Wu Yousen welcomed He Mu, both of whom were here for the role of Sun Shucai.

  The scene of the conversation only had He Mu and Wu Yu Sen, others found a place to sit around them. Datang finally gave He Mu an encouraging look, hoping he wouldn't be nervous, but it seemed he thought too much, as He Mu didn't get nervous even when he saw Cheng Long.

  "I've seen that video of yours, it's great, you're a talented young man. Honestly, I like you very much. If you had become famous ten years ago, I would have definitely asked you to play Zhao Yun." Wu Yousen spoke with He Mu in Mandarin.

  "I'm too young, when Zhao Yun set fire to Red Cliffs, he was almost forty, the age doesn't quite match." He Mu said.

  Wu Yousen nodded slightly, very familiar with history, and it's also possible that he was prepared for a short time, but that's not the point. "Do you understand Sun Shangxiang this character?"

  "To be honest, so far my understanding of him is limited to this name, and this character does not exist in either 'Records of the Three Kingdoms' or 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'. He Mu didn't even need to flip through the book again to know that this was a fabricated character."

  "Sorry," Wu Yousen apologized, "because your invitation was a bit urgent and the specific situation wasn't explained very clearly. To put it simply, this is a fictional character..."

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