Chinese Entertainment's Shining Star

But when the reporters received the process arrangements for the day of the press conference, they immediately went crazy.

"How come the free Q\u0026A session only lasts half an hour!? How can this possibly be used?" A reporter couldn't help but yelled in the office after reading the process arrangement.

This is the most unbearable point for reporters.

During the half-hour question-and-answer session, even if one reporter only asked one question, it was estimated that a dozen reporters would be able to ask it, and there were at least fifty or sixty media outlets present that day.

This means that more than half of the reporters have no chance to ask questions at all. Although everyone knows that it is impossible for all media to ask questions at the press conference, the time is too short, which undoubtedly reduces the chance of everyone being named and asked questions.

A reporter called Fanxing to protest on the spot, but Fanxing also gave a full explanation.

"Everything we have arranged is in line with the crew. The crew has a scene that must be shot in the morning, so it cannot be delayed for too long. Moreover, Director Nie Wei believes that the half-hour question and answer session is enough time to answer most questions, said Too much would be a spoiler, so this time is just right.”

The reporter blushed and threatened: "We feel that this time is definitely not enough. It must be extended to at least one hour. And I hope you understand that if there is not enough time and we do not have enough interview content, we are very likely to It will reduce the coverage area.”

"Ah, please wait a moment, let me give you feedback." The Fanxing customer service lady who answered the phone seemed frightened by the reporter's threat.

After hanging up the phone, the reporter felt a little proud, thinking that no matter how awesome you are, when it's time to publish news reports, won't you also beg me? How about saying that we reporters are the uncrowned kings.

It's just that his pride didn't last five minutes before he was slapped in the face.

"Sir, we have received your feedback, but we are sorry. As for the interview time, we will still arrange for half an hour."

"Don't you care about the page?" When the reporter heard that the result was still the same, he immediately shouted in disappointment.

"As long as you are happy." The customer service lady replied politely, but the reporter felt very unhappy when she heard it.

Until the customer service lady hung up the phone, the reporter didn't understand why some people didn't pay attention to the layout. Is it really because they wanted to keep a low profile?

But it's understandable that celebrities and directors keep a low profile. After all, they're afraid of being disturbed in their normal lives. But what's so low-key about a TV series? Doesn't it need ratings?

This reporter is not an exception. After receiving the TV series press conference notice from Fanxing, many reporters protested, and many reporters used their pages to secretly 'threaten' Fanxing to extend the press conference time. These are just a few They were all rejected directly by Fanxing.

Because Nie Weizhen didn't lack their publicity.

In terms of publicity, Nie Wei only has his own platform. Fanxing Weibo is definitely the number one social platform in China. As long as Nie Wei wants to do it, he can instantly attract tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of users as soon as they open Weibo. You can see the TV series you promote.

The second point is Nie Wei's own reputation and the cast. This is Nie Wei's confidence.

Even if the audience has no idea what is being filmed, just looking at this lineup will definitely attract their attention.

This is just like a store owner bullying customers, and a customer base can in turn bully the store. Nie Wei is filming a TV series written by himself, and there are powerful and popular lineups like Li Binbin, Zhang Yi, and Jing Boran. Reporters are all You have to go up to the pole to report, because as long as you write a report, people will read it.

So there was no need for Nie Wei to ask for publicity or space. These reporters would eagerly come forward.

As expected, this group of reporters secretly didn't know why they were so angry. On the day of the press conference, they were still fully armed and rushed to the scene with long guns and short guns. Fanxing sent out invitations to many media outlets, and all of them came to report on it. .

Even if they are full of complaints, they have to come, because if they don't come, there will be others.

"Hey, Wang Xiaomao, if you didn't talk about the unreasonableness of the stars yesterday, why don't you come today to let Nie Wei's new TV series go cold? What's the matter, it's only been one night and you have forgotten all the heroic words you said?"

"Aren't you the same? Didn't you say that you were very aggrieved at the last dinner party and didn't want to do the interview? Why are you here today?"

"Hmm."

The circle of reporters is not big, especially since they are all reporters from Kyoto. They all know each other, but they are also competitors. They can't help but make fun of each other when they meet.

In fact, everyone knows it well. Complaining in private is just a complaint. Who will have trouble with performance?

And Nie Wei represents performance. With his news, there is no need to worry about click-through rates, not to mention Li Binbin, Zhang Yi and Jing Boran. In addition, Nie Wei suddenly wants to film a TV series this time. This star is absolutely It's huge news. If I miss it because of my bad temper, I'm afraid I'll be fired by my boss later.

At nine o'clock, the press conference started on time.

The first fifteen minutes mainly consisted of Nie Wei personally introducing the outline of the story, and then introducing the leading actors to the reporters present, and then it was time for a half-hour free interview.

The press conference only lasted forty-five minutes, so it’s no wonder the press conference was dissatisfied.

When it was the reporter's turn to interview, everyone was racing against time, and even the speed of speaking when asking questions was involuntarily accelerated.

Nie Wei was quite cooperative. In addition to skipping all the questions involving spoilers, Nie Wei gave answers to other questions about casting, creative sources, etc.

"This is your third time working with Miss Li Binbin after "Assassins' Alliance" and "Fantastic Beasts 2". What made you choose her as your heroine again?"

"Of course, it's because she's excellent."

"I really admire Li Binbin's professionalism. She has acting skills and fits the character's image. When I wrote this policewoman, the first person that came to my mind was her. Who else should I choose if not her?"

"What about Mr. Zhang Yi? This is your first time working with him. What do you think of him?"

"It's still because of the word excellent. Zhang Yi's acting skills are obvious to all, and his professionalism doesn't need me to praise him too much. You can go to Weibo and search for other directors who have worked with him to see what they say about him. I believe he can interpret this role well."

"I know you will definitely ask Jing Boran. I can tell you now that the people I choose to work with are naturally excellent actors. This is also one of the reasons why I have been able to make good movies over the years, because only when excellent people get together can excellent works be presented."

The reporters at the scene gave the reporters face, and applause broke out immediately.

They were very convinced in their hearts. Every movie Nie Wei shot in recent years can be called the best of the year. He also won the Oscar that many Chinese directors dream of. Such a great director said that the actors he worked with were excellent, and they really couldn't refute it.

"Director Nie Wei, can I ask about the investment amount of your TV series? Can you reveal the remuneration of the other leading actors?" a reporter asked again.

"Then Mr. reporter, can you tell me how much you earn per month? I will tell you how much the investment amount of this TV series is?" Nie Wei asked with a smile.

The reporter who asked the question was embarrassed. When it comes to income issues, even relatives are sometimes vague, let alone in front of so many strangers.

The other reporters looked at the reporter who was frozen in the question, and they were also awed.

Nie Wei looked quite gentle, but once the bottom line was touched, Nie Wei really didn't show mercy in his response.

The issue of investment amount and actor remuneration was just skipped. With the previous experience, no one would be stupid enough to touch the nose again.

As for the actual investment amount, it was actually 80 million.

For a TV series without any special effects, this amount is definitely a huge investment.

60 million of them came from the Star Group, and the remaining 20 million came from Huaying and Huayi. Of the 80 million, the film remuneration accounted for less than 10%, which means that it did not even reach 8 million.

This ratio is simply a miracle in today's TV series market.

You should know that in many TV series nowadays, the actor's remuneration exceeds 50% of the total capital, which means that half of the money has been spent before the TV series has been filmed. There are even more ruthless ones. When traffic actors were popular at the beginning, some traffic stars joined the group, and the remuneration of one person could reach half of the total investment of the crew, and the remuneration of the entire crew even accounted for more than 80% of the total investment.

Otherwise, why can't some TV series that claim to have invested hundreds of millions of dollars even afford special effects, and the costumes and props are also very cheap at first glance? It's because most of the funds were taken away by the actors, and the money actually invested in filming the TV series actually accounted for only a small part.

This is definitely a pathological phenomenon, and it's no wonder that the upper level later issued a salary limit order.

Of course, this kind of thing is impossible for Nie Wei.

First, he would never flatter popular artists, nor does he need such actors to boost the box office, because they can't do it.

Second, he has always believed that word of mouth wins, and TV dramas must be of high quality. What's the point of doing so many fancy things?

So the pay for "Signal" this time is very reasonable, and many actors are even willing to reduce their pay.

The highest pay is not Li Binbin, but Zhang Yi. For a total of 32 episodes of the TV series, he received a total of 2 million yuan in pay, and if the filming is overdue, he also promised not to charge a penny more.

At his current market price, it would cost at least 100,000 to 150,000 yuan to shoot one episode of a TV series. After all, he is an actor with the title of actor and TV actor, and the market is so good recently.

So Zhang Yi has actually given Nie Wei a full friendship price.

Of course, compared with Li Binbin, it is not as good. This sister is too face-saving. She only received a pay of 1 million yuan. She even told Nie Wei at the beginning that she would star in this TV series for free.

But Nie Wei naturally couldn't let such a good sister work for nothing, so he gave her a nominal salary of one million, and gave her a 2% share of the later profits in the contract.

Although it was only 2%, in Nie Wei's calculation, the 2% profit of this TV series could be at least tens of millions, or even more.

Labor pays, this has always been Nie Wei's principle of doing things. You can't let people work hard and not get any rewards, that will be ruined sooner or later. Not only Li Binbin got a 2% share, but Zhang Yi and Jing Bairan also got a 1% share of the profits in their contracts.

In Nie Wei's words, that is, if there is money, everyone will make money together. If you get less salary, I will make it up to you in other places. I can't let you suffer losses by following me.

Zhang Yi couldn't help but give a thumbs up after hearing these words, praising Nie Wei for being righteous.

The half-hour question session passed quickly, and in the end, even if all the reporters tried to keep Nie Wei, they couldn't keep him.

The reporters were full of grievances, thinking that they had come here to promote the company, but why did they feel so unwelcome?

Fortunately, this grievance disappeared after receiving the gift from Fanxing.

This time, Fanxing's gift was practical again, a special umbrella with a natural pear wood handle, purely handmade. I felt it very well. The ribs were made of the same alloy as the umbrellas in Rolls-Royce cars, which was light and strong. The umbrella cloth was made of high-tech fabrics. In addition to being waterproof, it can also block ultraviolet rays and has a first-class sun protection effect.

There is also a pure silver metal buckle at the end of the umbrella handle, engraved with the logo of Fanxing Group.

The reporters were very satisfied with this gift. Such a high-end umbrella is very practical, especially in two months, Kyoto will usher in the rainy season, and this umbrella will definitely be very impressive.

After receiving the gifts, the reporters' resentment also dissipated a lot. Some went back to the company to write reports, while others simply found a coffee shop nearby. Some even found an Internet cafe nearby.

In less than ten minutes, the first wave of news about Nie Wei's new TV series emerged on the Internet.

Netizens who always pay attention to the news also swarmed in immediately. While the click-through rate of these news rose rapidly, the popularity of Nie Wei and the new TV series also continued to rise.

"Nie Wei's new TV series, I am looking forward to it. Just knowing the general plot, I feel that this TV series will not disappoint me."

"The lineup of this TV series is too strong. The director is Nie Wei, who has won the Oscar and Saturn Awards. The actors include the actress Li Binbin, the TV King Zhang Yi, and Jing Boran, who is also the TV King. It feels like this is a crew of gods fighting."

"I am so excited about this lineup. I am waiting to see the best TV series of the year."

With the strong word-of-mouth support of Nie Wei over the years, there is no surprise. As soon as the news came out, it immediately received unanimous praise. This lineup is really worth the audience's expectations.

In the words of an audience member, this lineup is top-notch for a movie, but it is simply overkill for a TV series.

Just as netizens unanimously expressed their anticipation for this TV series, Nie Wei had already brought several leading actors to the shooting site, and the place had been set up long ago, waiting for the arrival of several people who had just finished the press conference.

The reporters thought that the reason Nie Wei was fooling them was actually true, and Nie Wei really had a scene to shoot in the morning.