Chapter 1148 (1/2)
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.