Chinese Entertainment's Shining Star

At 10 a.m. on March 25, a milestone in the development of Chinese films was achieved. The box office of Interstellar in the mainland exceeded 5 billion yuan.

When Wang Zhonglei first received the notice, he was not happy or excited, but felt deeply moved.

Ten years ago, the annual box office of mainland films was less than 1 billion yuan, but today, ten years later, the box office of a movie has exceeded 5 billion yuan, and it is still setting higher records. This is really something he could not imagine before.

Of course, what is more worthy of his admiration is Nie Wei.

When signing Nie Wei, Wang Zhonglei was only optimistic about his appearance and good acting skills, and felt that Nie Wei would become a powerful idol actor. If he develops smoothly in the future, it would be great to achieve the same achievements as Huang Xiaoming today.

But after Nie Wei joined Huayi, he brought him endless surprises every year. It can even be said that it was because of Nie Wei that Huayi Company was established. Wang Zhonglei no longer dared to estimate Nie Wei's upper limit. In his opinion, Nie Wei's upper limit was infinitely high. He even had a sense of self-insecurity, fearing that he could not keep up with Nie Wei's pace.

So in the past two years, Wang Zhonglei has signed up for many related courses. After 20 years, he picked up the textbook again, hoping to make himself more fulfilled and be ready to meet future challenges with Nie Wei.

Huaxia TV also used one minute to report this event in the evening news when "Interstellar" broke the 5 billion box office.

Nie Wei also appeared on the evening news for the third time with his work after "Inception" and "The Martian".

In addition, the film and television channel specially released an hour-long interview with "Interstellar" during the prime time in the evening.

This time, Huaxia TV specially sent a photography team to follow Nie Wei's crew for a month to shoot it. The program group was also able to hold back and waited until "Interstellar" broke the 5 billion before releasing it.

In the one-hour interview, many of them were behind-the-scenes footage of the filming and the actors' daily work. In addition, there were interviews with Professor Keane and even interviews with domestic astronauts.

When the reporter interviewed Nie Wei, he also specifically mentioned this issue.

"Yes, the Explorer in the movie really has many Chinese aerospace elements. All of this is thanks to the help of the teachers at the Institute of Aerospace. We have cooperated before in "The Martian", and this is the second time, so we have a better understanding."

"Did you add Chinese aviation elements to the movie to cater to the mainland market?" The reporter asked again, the question was a bit sharp.

Nie smiled and shook his head.

"It's not that I cater to the domestic market, but our Chinese aerospace technology has already played an important role in the world and is at the top level. It is already the most important part of the world's aerospace engineering."

"Just like the movie "Gravity" released in the middle of the year, the heroine finally returned to the earth safely on our Chinese space capsule. Doesn't this also prove the success of our country's aerospace industry and is recognized by the world?"

"And my film is all based on real science. If it can't be done in reality, it will become very fake if I add it to the film. Just like 20 years ago, if I made this movie and said how powerful our Chinese aerospace industry is, how many talents and equipment there are, then the audience would think that the director must be bragging, and foreign audiences would definitely not agree."

"But now, I add these elements, and the audience will only think it's natural, not only domestic audiences, but also foreign audiences. In their hearts, China's aerospace industry is also very powerful."

Nie Wei's explanation won applause, and after the program was released, there was also a lot of cheers on the Internet.

With the development of society and the improvement of people's living standards, people are obviously paying more and more attention to spiritual construction. The whole nation seems to be eager for a sense of identity. Nie Wei's words made everyone find a sense of identity that they are proud of being Chinese.

Nie Wei is also proud of his motherland from the bottom of his heart.

Just like this "Interstellar", as he said, if the motherland's aerospace industry is not so strong, even if he wants to incorporate Chinese aerospace elements into it, it will probably play a superfluous role, but the motherland's aerospace industry is very strong, which gives Nie Wei the confidence to let go and add Chinese elements to it without worrying about being questioned and ridiculed.

Of course, at the end of the show, the reporter did not forget to ask Nie Wei about the Saturn Award and the Oscar.

"The Oscars will be held at the end of March, and the Saturn Awards will be held in late May. In these two world-class awards, you have been nominated for the best director. I want to know which of these two seats and cups do you want to get the most?" The reporter asked curiously.

Nie Wei faced the camera, showed a confident smile, and answered: "Only children do multiple-choice questions, and I choose to take them all!"

Nie Wei did not expect that his remarks would soon become popular on the Internet and even become a buzzword.

Especially in a short video APP that he just launched, many anchors took the dubbing of Nie Wei's words and shot a lot of interesting short videos.

Some took out two pieces of candy, some took oranges and apples, and some took wolfberries and jujubes. In short, there were all kinds of things, and it was very lively.

Nie Wei did not expect that his casual words would cause such a big response.

Interstellar's box office in China has exceeded 5 billion yuan, and good news has come from North America. The North American box office of Interstellar has reached 290 million yuan. If nothing unexpected happens, this movie will be able to break the 300 million mark in the North American market.

The Oscars ceremony is about to be held, and Nie Wei received these good news, which he thinks is also a good sign.

The box office of Interstellar has exceeded 5 billion yuan, creating several mythical records, and has also affected many people invisibly.

As the leading actor of this movie, Zhang Ziyi has benefited a lot.

Many people used to regard Zhang Ziyi as Gong Huang's successor. After all, she and Gong Huang were both promoted by Lao Mou. When Zhang Ziyi first debuted, she even had the nickname of Little Gong Huang.

This nickname did bring Zhang Ziyi a lot of popularity at the time, but it also brought her a lot of troubles in her star journey.

Even during Zhang Ziyi's first peak period, she couldn't get rid of this nickname, which made her always seem to be half a head lower than Gong Huang.

But now it is different. Zhang Ziyi, the heroine of a 5 billion box office movie, finally got rid of the title of "Little Gong Huang" and became Zhang Ziyi. No one compares her with Gong Huang anymore, because Zhang Ziyi's current success can no longer be compared with other actresses in China.

She is who she is, the unique Zhang Ziyi.

In addition to Zhang Ziyi, Keanu has also re-entered the public eye. He did not have to get drunk with homeless people late at night or sleep in the park to be on the front page of entertainment news. The public's attention has been refocused on him. He seems to have returned to the period when "The Matrix" was popular. Now when Keanu walks on the street, people start to ask him for autographs again.

And little Foy, who is unexpectedly popular in China. Many viewers have become fans of this little Murphy, thinking that this character is bold, smart, and of course cute.

In China, her popularity is not even inferior to the male and female protagonists Zhang Ziyi and Keanu.

Nie Wei has already arranged for a professional Chinese teacher to teach Xiao Foy Chinese. When she learns Chinese well, she will definitely surprise her fans when she comes to China for promotion.

In addition, the 5 billion box office of "Interstellar" has also stimulated the market value of Huayi and even Nie Wei's other industries.

In just one day, Nie Wei's net worth has increased by at least 1 billion.

The net worth of Wang Zhonglei and other shareholders of the company has also soared. In the past few days, Mr. Wang has been smiling brightly when he came to the company, and he is no longer serious as usual.

Huayi is also full of joy, and every employee is more active in work. After all, with the big sales of "Interstellar", the company will definitely be more generous at the annual meeting, and everyone will get more benefits at that time.

After "Interstellar" broke the 5 billion box office, Huayi's partners also sent congratulatory messages, and the general manager of Huaying even asked Wang Zhonglei if he wanted to hold a celebration banquet together.

This time, Huaying invested 10 million and made a lot of money.

The celebration banquet must be held, but Wang Zhonglei doesn't want to hold it now because there is no main person.

Nie Wei has already flown to Los Angeles with Shu Chang and the crew members, preparing to attend the Oscars on March 31st.

He thought that if Nie Wei could win something at the Oscars, he would bring the Oscar trophy back to China and hold a celebration banquet together.

"Mr. Wang, how much do you think Mr. Nie and his team can gain from this trip to the Oscars?"

"How would I know?" Wang Zhonglei replied. Even the judges might not be able to answer this question.

The selection of Oscar-winning works has to go through too many people, and the confidentiality measures throughout the process are also very well done. Maybe someone knows the inside story, but definitely not many, and Wang Zhonglei is definitely not one of them.

This is also the biggest way to keep the suspense, leaving the suspense at the moment when the awards are announced at the awards ceremony, giving the winners the biggest surprise.

Unlike in China, some award ceremonies either share cakes or simply sell cakes...

This is why Nie Wei rarely attends award ceremonies in China in recent years, because there is no need. Perhaps some stars need these cakes to enhance their resumes, but Nie Wei doesn't even bother to take a look, even though Nie Wei knows that as long as he is willing to participate, all these awards are willing to give him the biggest piece of cake.

Of course, this is also Nie Wei giving domestic film and television practitioners some leeway.

In a year, I don't know how many artists rely on these awards to add luster to themselves. If Nie Wei really participates in all of them, it is destined to be a sweeping journey, and he will inevitably grab most of the cakes, which is equivalent to cutting off the way forward for others.

Nie Wei has no use for these cakes, but others have them, so Nie Wei simply doesn't care about them, leaving these cakes for those people to share. People who understand will naturally know how to remember him, and people who don't understand don't care, anyway, it's all a favor.

The Oscars are held at the Huaxia Grand Theater in Los Angeles as always.

The day was star-studded, with numerous Hollywood stars in attendance. China TV even bought the broadcasting rights because Nie Wei was participating in this year's Oscars. Chinese filmmakers were no longer spectators, but joined the competition as participants, competing for the gold award.

Because of Nie Wei's "I want it all", this Oscar broadcast also attracted countless mainland viewers.

The rapidly rising ratings, along with Nie Wei's appearance, soon broke the previous best record for broadcasting the Oscars.

Obviously, many people want to see whether Nie Wei can win his own Oscar.

The answer came out soon.

The name written on the list of winners of the Best Original Screenplay is Nie Wei.

This is also the first time that a Chinese screenwriter has won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Many people thought that Nie Wei would be very excited, but he seemed calm and composed when he stood on the podium.

"This trophy not only belongs to me, but also to Professor Thorne and many Chinese aerospace researchers. They provided me with a lot of scientific theory and technical support, allowing me, an ordinary person, to complete such a script..."

Nie Wei is very good at dealing with people. Even if this honor is shared, in fact, most people will only remember him.

A good start, Weibo is boiling.

"Nie Wei really won the Oscar, Best Screenplay, so awesome!"

"The Oscar trophy, our mainland film festival finally has a great person who can win an Oscar, Nie Wei is so amazing."

"He is really an award-winning expert, there is no award that Nie Wei can't win, and the Oscar is no exception."

"It's just a Best Screenplay, don't get excited, there are many highlights to come!"

Then the Best Visual Effects Award was also won by "Interstellar", and in this award, "Interstellar" really has no rivals.

But after winning these two trophies, the good luck of the "Interstellar" crew seemed to have run out, and several awards were announced in succession, but all of them fell through.

Zhang Ziyi was very disappointed, and her dream of winning an Oscar for Best Actress was shattered two hours later.

However, it is worth mentioning that Leonardo finally realized his dream of winning an Oscar for Best Actor. His wonderful performance in "The Revenant" conquered the Oscar judges, and they finally gave Leonardo an Oscar for Best Actor.

There are only a few dozen minutes left before the end of the awards ceremony. The only two awards left to be announced are Best Director and Best Film. Coincidentally, Interstellar is also nominated.

Among the Best Director nominees, Nie Wei is the youngest. When the guests on the stage announced the nominees, Nie Wei's young and handsome face was particularly conspicuous in the four sections cut out of the stage big screen, attracting the attention of countless people present.

If Nie Wei wins tonight, he will also become the youngest Best Director at the Oscars.

Thank you Qiang Love Rong for your generous reward of 2000, and thank you Fantasy Paradise and 0773 for your generous reward.