Chinese Entertainment's Shining Star

"Cheers!!!"

In a private room of a famous seafood restaurant near the second ring road of Kyoto, the diners shouted enthusiastically.

"Nie Wei, this red wine is not satisfying, it's like drinking juice, let's have some white wine." Zana held the red wine glass, drank it in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and said unsatisfactorily.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Dawa on the side rolled his eyes. Nie Wei didn't care about it. He summoned the waiter on the side and asked him to serve a few bottles of good white wine to Zana and his gang.

Soon the waiter brought two bottles of aged Wuliangye. Zana couldn't wait to pour himself a glass. Before he could drink it, he was filled with joy by the aroma of the wine and praised the wine again and again.

Mo Yang's inexperienced look made Dawa blush. He pinched him secretly, causing Zana to scream in pain. However, facing the doubtful eyes of the crowd, he dared not tell the reason, and his face was red.

Nie Wei noticed Dawa's little action, but he did not expose it. Girls are all good at saving face.

He ordered some rare seafood and asked everyone to eat as much as they wanted. In Kekexili, there is no shortage of meat, but seafood is definitely something they don't often eat. So Nie Wei specially found such a seafood restaurant for this supper today.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, everyone slowly put down their chopsticks and started chatting.

"The patrol team was disbanded?" During the chat, Nie Wei suddenly widened his eyes in surprise and asked in confusion: "When did it happen?"

"It happened three months ago. The government established the forest armed police and we surrendered all our guns." Dawa replied. Zana opened his mouth to say something, but didn't say it in the end.

Seeing the somewhat lost looks of Dawa, Zana and others, Nie Wei could understand their feelings at the moment. After all, this was the work that their fathers and brothers had dedicated their lives to. Although the disbandment did not make them angry, they were definitely disappointed and empty. After all, they had been working as patrol teams in Hoh Xil. Suddenly, they had nothing to do and would definitely be confused.

"Have you decided what to do next?" Nie Wei asked with concern.

"I want to go to school," Dawa said, and added, "to college."

After Dawa finished speaking, Zana, who was standing beside him, explained to Nie Wei a little embarrassedly, "This is a plan of our brothers. The eldest brother's child cannot be trapped in the poor place of Hoh Xil for life. Dawa has been smart since she was a child, and her studies have never fallen behind. Although she may not be as good as the children in the city, she also has a foundation. We are thinking about whether we can send Dawa to a big city like Kyoto, let her go to college, and stay here in the future."

"Is there anything I can help with?" Seeing Zana's hesitation at the end, Nie Wei understood that the other party obviously wanted to ask him for help.

"We brothers have collected money, but we really have no way to help Dawa go to college." Zana replied.

These men have no problem with shooting and fighting or surviving in the wild, but if it comes to relying on connections, they are completely in the dark, so when they want to send Dawa to a university in a big city, everyone thinks of Nie Wei.

After all, Nie Wei had left a letter promising to help Dawa go to college.

After Zana finished speaking, he looked at Nie Wei with some trepidation. Although Nie Wei had made a promise, he also felt that Nie Wei and his brother were not the kind of people who would break their promises, but he was still a little worried. This worry came from the complete uncertainty of the future. After all, they were too unfamiliar with such a big city.

"So that's what happened." Nie Wei smiled happily, turned to Dawa and asked, "What major do you want to study?"

Hearing Nie Wei's question, Dawa's eyes suddenly lit up and he immediately shouted, "Director!"

This made Lu Chuan's expression startled, and then he looked at the child with great appreciation, secretly thinking that the child had a good eye for choosing a major.

"I actually wanted to be an actor, but then I thought about it and felt that I didn't have the talent in this area. There were some things that were too fake that I couldn't act, so I wanted to choose a director, like Brother Lu. After I finish my studies, I also want to go to shoot in Kekexili to let more people know about it." Dawa said.

"It's an interesting idea to be a director, but you can't just think about filming in Hoh Xil. If you open your eyes, your shots will be more colorful." Nie Wei said with a smile. Zana, who was standing by, understood what Nie Wei said and immediately asked Dawa to thank him, because he knew that Nie Wei would say this, which obviously meant that he agreed.

Nie Wei calmly accepted Dawa's thanks, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, Dawa's choice made Nie Wei feel very relaxed. After all, he had just donated so much money to the school, and he could directly use his connections to get Dawa into this year's director training class.

Although the training class is only three years long and is a junior college, you can directly apply for a master's degree after three years. At that time, as long as you finish your master's degree, your academic qualifications will still be certified by the Kyoto Film Academy, which is no different from those of ordinary directing departments.

After knowing that she might become Nie Wei's junior schoolmate, Dawa was extremely excited. She drank one glass of wine after another. Even if she had a good alcohol tolerance, she became a little confused and her face flushed in a short while.

Soon, Dawa couldn't hold on any longer and fell on the table. Seeing this, Nie Wei quickly handed over Zana and helped the child to the sofa to rest.

Returning to the wine table again, Nie Wei couldn't help asking Zana how their life was now.

"It's okay. The mountain patrol team was cancelled. Some people left Hoh Xil directly. Like us, we stayed and were hired by the special police team established by the government." Zana replied.

"Is there an establishment?" Nie Wei continued to ask. Several actors and Lu Chuan on the side also pricked up their ears. The issue of establishment was mentioned in the movie. It can be said that if you want to work as a civil servant, there is no way around the establishment. If there is a system, you are a member of the system. If there is no system, to use a famous term later, you are just a temporary worker.

This is not only an issue of identity, but also involves your remuneration. Just like a teacher, a teacher without establishment is actually just a worker. His salary is fixed and is paid internally by the school. Only when he joins the establishment can he be considered as a member of the state. Only then can they continue to be evaluated for professional titles, and their wages and benefits will rise accordingly.

For example, the previous mountain patrol team had no establishment, so they had to rely on themselves for everything. Those without establishment could only get the lowest level of treatment if they sneaked into the government team, and they might even have to pay for their own insurance. .

Zana smiled bitterly and shook his head. Needless to say, Nie Wei and others already understood.

"How about coming to work at Huayi Company?" Nie Wei thought for a while and said.

After hearing this, Zana's face immediately lit up and he nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"Okay, leave this matter to me, but what are you good at?" Nie Wei said, but soon he found that Zana and others were looking at each other, and he suddenly laughed and patted his forehead: "Forget it. Then go to the security department."

"Okay, we are good at this." They still know the security guard Mumen Zana. Isn't it just like a security guard? Isn't this what they have always done.

Even if the matter was finalized, Nie Wei never raised the issue of treatment from beginning to end, and Zana and the others never asked, because they knew that Nie Wei would not treat them badly in this matter.

The meal lasted for more than two hours before it was over. By the time everyone came out, it was already 11:30 in the evening. Lu Chuan took Nie Weifei to the cinema to have a look. In desperation, Nie Wei had to let Luo Kai The drunk guys were sent back to their residence, and he accompanied Lu Chuan towards a nearby theater showing "Kekexili".

Nie Wei and Lu Chuan chatted and quickly walked to the entrance of the cinema.

After entering the theater gate, there were not many people inside. Mainly because a new round of movies had been released and most of the audience had already entered. Most of the few people left in the hall were waiting for the next show.

As soon as Lu Chuan entered the hall, he went straight to the LED screen on the side, which showed the movie's schedule and attendance. Soon he found the data of "Kekexili". What made him relieved was that this movie The attendance rate of the movie was beyond his expectation, reaching 60%, which was very rare for such a show close to the early morning.

Nie Wei could see Lu Chuan's expression from the sidelines. This director, who usually said that the box office was not important, was actually very worried about the box office.

However, Nie Wei himself was not as relieved as Lu Chuan. On the contrary, he did not have high expectations for the movie's box office.

Even if he didn't have the foresight, just from the film, Nie Wei, who had been in the industry for several years, could tell that this was not a movie that could completely attract the general public to theaters.

I have to admit that this movie is very charming and has the potential to become a classic, but just like "The Shawshank Redemption", it will be extremely loved by a small group of people, but for the mainstream movie-watching aesthetics of the public, It's clearly not mainstream enough.

As for the seemingly good box office now, Nie Wei bluntly believes that his fans may have contributed a lot.

The fact is just as Nie Wei imagined. In the early morning and the first day's box office, "Kekexili" took in a total of 2.3 million. As a documentary film, he even set a first-day box office record for Chinese documentary films. But in the following week, the film's total box office revenue was only 3 million.

This is a huge difference from his box office data on the first day.

And just as Nie Wei expected, the box office on the first day was so good, and the contribution of his fans was really great. Just like when several of his movies were released in the past, these fans organized movie watching groups. This is also the reason why the box office data on the first day was very good.

However, the main theme of this movie is obviously not acceptable to most of Nie Wei's fans. The subsequent box office decline also proves this. Nie Wei also saw fans complaining about the content of this movie on his forum more than once, saying It was boring and boring, and they also complained that Nie Wei had too few scenes and didn't give Nie Wei many opportunities to perform.

These contents made Nie Wei a little silent, but also somewhat understanding. Many people go to the movies to pursue excitement and joy. It is a way to relax after work, allowing them to spend their time trying to figure out the deep thoughts of a movie. This is not realistic enough. In fact, this is also one of the dilemmas of current literary and artistic films, that is, the expression is too implicit, and all the thoughts are hidden in the film, leaving the audience to guess and think, without considering whether the audience will have the patience.

Perhaps many years later, many viewers will come back to watch this movie. As their age and experience increase, they will gradually understand the content of this movie and marvel at it, and this movie will also be praised by everyone. Gradually it is regarded as a classic, but these are of no use to the current box office.

I guess Lu Chuan is scratching his head in pain now. Thinking of this, Nie Wei's thoughts can't help but return to the press conference after the premiere that day.

"Nie Wei's excellence as an actor is obvious to all. As a director, he is actually very talented. I have also read some reports questioning Nie Wei's directorial level recently. I don't agree with this. You have never understood it. Why do you define him? Do you know Nie Wei's ability as a director? You don't know, but I do, so I can tell you here with certainty that he will become an excellent director. Please wait and see his works."

Thinking of what Lu Chuan said for him when facing reporters after the premiere, Nie Wei decided to help him again, as a personal favor.

For this reason, Nie Wei specially updated an article on his blog, recording all his deep feelings about the movie, and at the end of the article called on his fans to go to the cinema again.

This is already a naked box office. After Lu Chuan learned of the news, he was moved and called Nie Wei and talked for a full half an hour.

The effect of Nie Wei's actions soon became apparent. After the article was updated, the box office of "Kekexili" did rebound slightly, which made the cinema managers who were ready to adjust the schedule of this movie temporarily stop and choose to wait and see.

Nie Wei is also paying attention to the trend of the box office. Looking at this curve, if nothing unexpected happens, the final box office of this movie can exceed 15 million. If you add the box office in Hong Kong and Taiwan, there are some sporadic overseas box office, plus future copyrights and videotapes, at least this movie will not lose money.

Lu Chuan's estimate is similar to Nie Wei's, which finally makes the young director feel relieved. As long as there is no loss, it will be much easier to get funds for the next movie. What's more, Lu Chuan is very confident that this movie will win an award. In this way, both the company and himself will make a profit.

Although the box office performance of "Kekexili" is somewhat flat, just as Lu Chuan is confident about the film, this is all based on the excellent reputation in the industry. Compared with the current audience's indifference to the film, those professionals in the industry are crazy about it!