superstar director

Chapter 494 Press Conference
Ning Cheng looked at the sky outside the window, it was still gray and gloomy, and looked at the alarm clock beside the bed, it was only after five o'clock in the morning.He was lying on the bed with his hands on his head, thinking about the script of "Angels in Thunderbolt", while Emma was sleeping soundly next to him.Although the three candidates for "Thunderbolt Angel" have already decided on the three sisters Ning Tong.

But this "Angel of the Thunderbolt" is completely different from the shooting situation in another time and space. Not only the director and actors have changed from Americans to Chinese, but more importantly, another time and space is filming "Angel of Thunderbolt" "When the movie was released, for American audiences at the time, it was a remake of the American TV series "Charlie's Angels" in the 70s.

For American audiences at the time, this was a "television IP" with a large audience.

Therefore, at the beginning of filming the film version, it received high attention and participation from American media and filmmakers.And with a large audience of TV fans, the box office of the movie version will naturally have a basic disc, which will make the producers feel more at ease.
But now the "Angel of the Thunderbolt" that Ning Sheng is going to shoot will not have any mass base, no "TV IP" popularity bonus, especially the background of the script will have to be greatly changed, so, for Ning Sheng, this movie is really good. It's a challenge.

In order to craft a good script, Ning Sheng accepted media interviews one step at a time, and instead of choosing the actors himself, let the assistant director do all the work. He polished the script at home while planning the shooting plan. It can be said that for so many years, this is his filming. The most serious movie ever!

Ning Sheng did not accept interviews, but the news of "Thunderbolt Angel" has been exposed by the media, Xingtong Studio has also admitted, and they also announced that the total investment scale of this film has reached 5000 million.Among them, Xingtong Studio invested [-] million, War Drum [-]/[-], old friend Letian Film and Television invested [-] million, and the remaining [-] million was reserved for Hantang Film and Television, Star Film and other five large film market companies to share the investment.This is already the old rule of Ning Sheng when making movies!

In addition to these, the news that Ning Tong and the three of them are the heroines has long been confirmed. They were all sent to special training by Ning Cheng, because they have a lot of action scenes in this drama, so the three of them are working very hard every day. I don't have the strength to watch the news at all, and I don't have time to participate in any interviews.

As a result, the media can only find news from the selection of the assistant director and their actors.

The crew of "Thunderbolt Angel" has been casting for nearly two weeks. Although Ning Sheng hasn't made a film for a long time, he has become popular one after another because of the well-received and well-known box office bombs he filmed before. Xiaosheng and Huadan, now he is going to shoot a new action comedy movie, there are naturally countless actors and stars who want to participate in this "Angel of the Thunderbolt".Although the heroine has no place for them, for many newcomers, as well as second- and third-tier stars, or those past-life stars, being able to appear in Ning Sheng's new work is the best way to increase exposure and improve A good way to get popular!
What's more, participating in a blockbuster movie with a total investment of [-] million, even if they are supporting roles, as long as the box office hits, the popularity of the leading actors will skyrocket, but their supporting roles can also get a lot of credit, not only will the salary increase accordingly , including for their future interviews, it will also benefit them a lot. After all, actors who have participated in a [-] million-dollar production and made a big hit at the box office, even if they are supporting roles, are also very dazzling qualifications!
As for some people who are worried that the box office will hit the market or not be ideal, let's not talk about Ning Sheng's dazzling history of never failing, even if he really fails, how much impact will it have on these supporting actors?
During this period of time, Ning Sheng's assistant director interviewed dozens of well-known male and female stars of all ages, and he also received special hints from several girls.

Of course, he rejected them first without hesitation. After working with Ning Cheng for so many years, he hated this kind of thing the most.What's more, he's not that kind of person, is he?
In fact, there are not many roles that the assistant director needs to personally see. After all, this is a movie that is completely centered on the three heroines. It is just because this is the first work of Ning Sheng's comeback filming, so as an old friend, he is very special. Seriously.

But even so, when the time came to early April, the crew of "Thunderbolt Angel" was all ready.

At this time, Ning Sheng also roughly revised the script, and some specific details can be revised while filming.

So, on April [-]th, Ning Sheng announced that the crew of "Thunderbolt Angel" will hold a press conference in Kyoto!The various media that received the news immediately came from all directions like mice smelling sesame oil!
Speaking of which, Ning Sheng's "Angel of the Thunderbolt" was the last movie that was exposed by the media to hold a press conference a few days ago.

Brother Cheng Long's "Glass Bottle", Jie Ge's "Die Hard", and Zhou Xingxing's "Play Back to School" all started filming after the press conferences in March!

Although no matter how fast these movies are made, they will only be seen in this year's Lunar New Year file at the earliest, or next year's summer file, but for the audience and the media who experienced the bleak China film market last year, everyone can't wait to watch it. Come to these blockbuster releases to boost morale!

On April [-]th, early in the morning, Ning Cheng and Ning Tong got up one after another. Because it was rare for everyone to be on the same crew, it was rare for Sister Lin, the manager of the four of them, to not have to run around. As for the crew, it is enough to order those assistants and other people to do things, and if there is anything, it can be dealt with in time.

Sister Lin called the makeup artist early, and the stylist was waiting.After the four of Ning Cheng had breakfast and came to the studio, they immediately got into the intense modeling.

Four or 10 minutes later, they got into the nanny car bound for the venue.

When the car arrived at the front door of the hotel, Ning Cheng looked up and was slightly taken aback.

This time, the rental is on the first floor of a five-star hotel, but at this moment, there is still more than an hour to start, and the outside can already be described as a sea of ​​people!

The number of reporters is roughly estimated to be in the hundreds!Those with tripods, cameras, DVs, and those who couldn’t get in were all standing anxiously at the gate, hoping to take pictures of people who entered through the main gate, or to dig out some gossip.Ning Sheng even saw some foreign reporters among these people, such as the logos of the TV stations in Japan and South Korea.

However, even so, they are only a small number of reporters, and more are groups of excited movie fans and music fans.

Many of these movie fans and music fans were about the same age as Ning Sheng, and many of them were in their 30s or even 40s. They were not noisy, their discussions were very quiet, and they lined up neatly outside.Of course, there are many young girls in their twenties, but it seems that they are influenced by these seniors, and everyone is quietly holding up posters and CDs, only excited eyes are still full of excitement.

Although they were more silent than the noise of the reporters, no one dared to deny this idol-level power.Although it was not as ecstatic and crying as the young idol fans in the past, this silent excitement was even more shocking.

Especially for Ning Sheng, he has long been accustomed to the behavior of fans crying wildly. Through these years of experience, he has long been accustomed to seeing crazy fan behaviors in various countries.

Only this time, after a few years, he came back to make a movie again. He has completely bid farewell to the music scene and reappeared as a director. But looking at those fans outside holding his old CDs and old posters, he felt courage again. A moving emotion.

And this emotion has been experienced countless times during his global farewell tour, but every time, these cutest fans will always inadvertently move him with the most sincere feelings!

It's just a new movie, and the content isn't even revealed, and it hasn't been widely publicized. With just a name, thousands of movie fans have gathered here, and some even came here directly from other places.

This is the influence of superstars!The shock brought by the superstar who influenced a generation!

Compared with this huge black crowd, hundreds of reporters are nothing at all.

A large number of security personnel shuttled through the crowd, maintaining the order of fans outside the separation zone.The gathering of thousands of people outside the hotel has caused the traffic in this area to become abnormal long ago.

The hustle and bustle is mixed with silence, like a storm that is desperately suppressed is brewing!

"As expected of a world-class superstar." Seeing this scene, many media reporters sighed.You know, this "Angel of the Thunderbolt" with only one name is not only world-class, but the three leading actors are also world-class stars. It's just that their world-class popularity is obtained through their status as singers, but in film and television, these years His achievements are also quite dazzling among his peers.

While the media reporters were chatting, there was a landslide and tsunami-like cheers from the front door, and one could even clearly hear someone's voice mixed with excited sobs.

The reporters looked at each other and said with a smile, "Did you hear that? Our protagonist today is here!"

Some newcomers sighed, "I didn't do any publicity, I didn't expect—the number of people coming far exceeded our expectations. Compared with them, the number of reporters is not even half of theirs."

"The influence of a world superstar." More than one person sighed.

At the front door of the hotel, Ning Sheng and Ning Tong greeted everyone and signed autographs for movie fans. The four of them have cross-border development, so the things that fans handed over to sign are all kinds of things, including music CDs and posters. , There are also some T-shirts, and some people even ask for autographs on their backs or hats.

And no matter what the request is, the four of Ning Cheng will always try their best to meet it. As for the reporters who want to rush over to ask questions in advance, they will pretend not to see them. Anyway, they will go inside later, and there will be plenty of time to ask questions. Why bother with fans? They are robbing the world!

In front of the hotel outside, bursts of excited cheers continued to sound, the deafening sound, and the flashing lights at the corner like thunder seas could be seen from the back door.

Finally, after nearly half an hour, the four of Ning Cheng finally walked into the hotel, and when all the members of "Thunderbolt Angel" appeared on the stage one after another, the flashing lights that had been waiting for a long time did not give people a chance to breathe.Blizzards generally make it almost blinding.

"Ka Ka Ka!" With the sound of flashing lights, the TV station's machine also lit up.

"It's comeback after three or four years away from the film industry - it's the first time that so many movie fans have gathered. Ning Sheng's charm is still the same as before." A reporter sighed and said, "This is definitely the biggest news in April. "

"The biggest news? That's right." The reporter next to him laughed, "Even if today's press conference is held in March ahead of schedule, the news about Cheng Long and Li Lian could still get the front page. Toutiao, don't forget, this movie not only has a great talent like Ning Sheng, but also a world-class band like NLZ. The three of Ning Tong are super popular idol stars who each have a masterpiece in film and television. There are few in Asia who can compare with them!"

"That's right, Ning Tong is still Ning Cheng's own sister, and the elder brother directs the younger sister himself. Such a situation is really too rare to see!"

"I don't know if there was a family working in the same crew before, but the famous Ning Cheng brothers and sisters are definitely the first ones! Now, as long as there are news about their brothers and sisters, no one will worry about it!"

In the shining silver light, the crew of "Thunderbolt Angel" sat down. Facing the excited faces of the reporters, Ning Cheng's expression was calm, and his heart had calmed down from the excitement of seeing the fans. Sex, he is more knowledgeable, so he can turn a blind eye to any expression of the reporter.

According to the process, it started with the speeches of the crew and the producer, and after that, the speeches of the main actors.However, because of Ning Sheng's high popularity, as well as the director and screenwriter, his question is placed before the three leading actors!
Time passed slowly, and all the reporters' eyes were fixed on Ning Cheng's position.

Comeback again after many years, an action blockbuster with a production cost of [-] million yuan, everyone has too many questions to ask!
Finally, it was time for Ning Cheng to speak.

There was even a moment of silence in the arena, and even the flashlights forgot to flash for a moment.

Ning Cheng looked at the venue and said with a slight smile, "It's been a long time since I sat here to meet you as a director. Don't be polite. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I'm in a good mood today. As long as the questions are not too outrageous, I will I'll do my best to answer."

"Wow!" The group of reporters who had just been quiet was instantly ignited!

Is Ning Sheng easy to deal with?Faced with this problem, many actors who have worked with him will say that Ning Sheng is a director who communicates well.

But for reporters, Ning Sheng is definitely the most difficult celebrity to get along with!Ning Cheng always answered the reporter's questions according to his mood. If it was a normal question about the work, there would usually be no problem, but this kind of news is generally difficult to have any explosive points.

However, in the face of all kinds of weird questions from the reporters, with no bottom line, Ning Sheng will definitely let you know what it means to be mad at others, or simply give you a cold treatment, and no one will answer you, or even annoy him , He can directly block your media, so that you will never be able to interview any news about him.

It seems quite inappropriate for an artist to block a media outlet. It’s like a joke, but it’s not the first time Ning Cheng has done this. The six media companies that were punished by the court and permanently blocked by Ning Cheng will not be mentioned. There are not just one or two other media outlets that Ning Cheng refused to interview because of their random reports. Some of them got Ning Cheng's forgiveness through apology, and some of them are still blocked by Ning Cheng and have not been given the opportunity to interview.

Ning Cheng is an entertainer who is never afraid of not being exposed, but every time Ning Cheng's news is always the best seller, so in the end, the reporters can only curse in their hearts, smile on their faces, and continue chasing Ning Cheng for interviews .

And it is such a difficult person who is so polite and cooperative to the reporters for the first time today, everyone is naturally very excited!Countless reporters raised their arms one after another, wanting to be the first to ask questions!

(End of this chapter)