Chinese Entertainment's Shining Star

The weather was good that day, the sky was blue and cloudless, and it was hard to tell that it had just rained in the early morning. The ground was still wet, and the fragrance of grass and soil made people feel relaxed and happy.

The opening ceremony was not held in Kyoto, but in Mingzhu City.

Compared with Kyoto, Mingzhu City's internationalization is more in line with the filming requirements of this movie, and the local preferential policies are no worse than Kyoto. So after a long discussion, it was finally determined that the main filming location of this movie would be in this metropolis.

Huayi's decision made the local media in Mingzhu City very happy. In the past, most of Huayi's movies and TV series were set in Kyoto. Colleagues from all over the country envied the media reporters in Kyoto, because they had a natural geographical advantage.

This time, it is finally our turn as Mingzhu City media reporters to have the first dish. So after Huayi announced the time of the opening ceremony, the company immediately received interview applications from almost all local media in Mingzhu City, big and small. The enthusiasm is comparable to that of primary school students who want to join the Young Pioneers and become red scarves.

After layers of screening, Huayi still has 96 media from all over the country to participate in this opening ceremony.

A opening ceremony can attract so many media to participate in the report. There are only a handful of directors in the country who can do this.

This is why the outside world always calls Nie Wei the most precious wealth of Huayi. Not only is his achievement worthy of everyone's attention, but the key is that he is still very young. Nie Wei, who just celebrated his birthday and turned 24, has a very long period of development in the entertainment industry. No one dares to judge where Nie Wei's future achievements will reach.

With such a star and boss who is already in the limelight but still has unlimited potential, Huayi's future is also highly anticipated.

And this "Assassin's Creed" is undoubtedly the key step to determine Huayi's next step.

Therefore, this opening ceremony and the subsequent press conference were attended not only by the media and crew members, but also by almost all the senior executives of Huayi. In addition, some seemingly unrelated people also came to the opening ceremony of "Assassin's Creed".

These people are representatives of the investment companies that raised funds for Huayi's preparation for listing. After several rounds of financing, Huayi has basically completed the company's restructuring and has been confirmed to be listed on the Pearl Exchange. The only thing left is to choose a time point for the official listing.

For a listed company, the most needed product is to stimulate shareholders to buy stocks.

For example, car companies need to launch cars that can sell well in the market, and technology companies need to research those high-end technology products that others do not have. As for film companies, they naturally need to launch popular movies, so that shareholders can willingly buy your stocks, so that the value of your stocks will rise.

Therefore, everyone knows how much impact this "Assassin's League" will have on Huayi, which is about to go public.

Even the final performance of this movie may not only determine how much money it makes at the box office, but also determine the change in the market value of Huayi by billions or even tens of billions. You should know that the change in the number behind a decimal point in stocks often involves tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of funds.

And these investors were invited by Wang Zhonglei to let them see this grand scene with their own eyes, so that they will have more confidence in investing in Huayi.

Several investment companies sent heavyweight figures from the company, the worst of whom was the vice president of the Huaxia region, and even the heads of the Asia-Pacific region of two investment companies came to the scene.

Of course, their main purpose of coming was not to watch the opening ceremony, nor to see the media reporters chasing Nie Wei to interview him like bees seeing flowers. They just wanted to have a close conversation with Nie Wei and wanted to see the real core of Huayi and his views and plans on the prospects of this company.

The opening ceremony was very grand. Both cameras were wrapped in high-quality silk embroidered with gold thread. The fruits used for worshipping the gods were washed clean by the staff. No bad fruits were allowed. The same was true for the cakes. Even the incense burner needed for burning incense was said to be borrowed by Wang Zhonglei from a nearby temple that was said to be very effective, just to seek good luck.

The group picked an auspicious time, and then Nie Wei led the group to burn incense and worship the gods, blessing the smooth start of the film.

After a set of ceremonies, Nie Wei and Wang Zhonglei, the producer, pulled open the red silk wrapped around the camera together, and then completed the opening ceremony of "Assassin's Alliance" under the witness of hundreds of reporters.

Then came the new film press conference that the reporters were most looking forward to.

Today's new film press conference lasted for an hour, and the reporters could make full preparations. At that time, they would interview the leading actors on the spot and talk about things related to the film.

Among them, the most asked question was Nie Wei, the director and leading actor.

"Director Nie, this is your second time to be the leading actor in an action film after The Man from Nowhere. It is also the first time in your career that you have shot two films of the same theme in a row. In your opinion, is the mainstream of future films leaning towards action films?"

"I don't think so." Faced with this question, Nie Wei answered directly: "Film art is a diverse art. It originates from life but is not limited to life. Its themes are also diverse. In my opinion, there is no so-called mainstream or unpopular. The quality of a film is fundamentally determined by the story and the performance of the actors themselves."

"Director Nie Wei, you mentioned actors, so can you evaluate the actors you chose? What shining points do you see in them?" Another reporter asked.

Nie Wei was silent for three seconds, and organized his words before speaking.

"In my opinion, Sister Binbin is a hard-working genius. During the crew training, even in her free time, when you see Binbin, she is most likely holding the script. I am not saying that other actors are not hardworking enough, but Sister Binbin really works harder than everyone else."

"And Chen Daoming, Teacher Chen, from him, I can learn more knowledge every time I come into contact with him, whether it is acting or being a person..."

Nie Wei praised all the actors in the crew. Anyway, saying good things doesn't cost money, but Nie Wei's praise is not the kind of simple talk about a person's goodness, but will praise very specifically, citing many actual examples.

Compared with simple praise, Nie Wei's method of praising people makes it easy for the person being praised to accept it, and also gives the media good material to write articles and reports.

The media did not just interview Nie Wei alone, but several leading actors were also big names, and it was worth their interview.

After asking Nie Wei two questions, Li Binbin, the only female lead in the play, was also questioned by the reporter.

"Ms. Li Binbin, why did you choose to work with Nie Wei this time? Is it because the role is exciting enough, or the story of the movie is very attractive, or is it simply the personal charm of director Nie Wei?"

"Of course I don't deny Nie Wei's personal charm. I believe that the ladies present will agree with me." Li Binbin made a joke as the reporter asked just now, which made many girls laugh.

Just as Li Binbin said, no one can deny Nie Wei's personal charm. From his debut to now, he has been the representative of the perfect male god in the hearts of many girls. Even among the reporters on the scene, there are many fans of Nie Wei.

After making a joke, Li Binbin began to answer the reporter's questions seriously.

"The role and the story of the movie are the key points that attracted me and Nie Wei to work together. Of course, the real reason, as I joked just now, is Nie Wei's personal charm. In fact, when I was filming "A World Without Thieves", Nie Wei and I had proposed the idea of ​​working with him, but unfortunately we never had the chance. This time, we finally have the opportunity to work together. For me, it is also a very beautiful wish. I believe that there are countless actors who have the same idea as me. It is really a very lucky thing to be able to work with Nie Wei."

Li Binbin's words seem to be flattering Nie Wei, but many people agree with it in their hearts. As a director with super high quality works in recent years, Nie Wei is really a director that countless actors dream of working with, especially those young actors. Nie Wei's movies are a shortcut to fame in their eyes.

Soon after a round of actors asked questions, the reporter's questions returned to Nie Wei, but this time the reporter did not ask Nie Wei about "Assassin's League", but mentioned "Blind Witness" which had started filming half a month ago.

"Director Nie, can you tell me about the movie "Blind Witness" that started shooting not long ago, starring your wife Shu Chang and written by you? What are your expectations for the performance of this movie?"

"This is a movie I wrote specifically for Shu Chang's comeback. Because it is a crime-solving element, I am not convenient to disclose the specific plot, but I can guarantee that this movie will not disappoint the audience. As for its performance, I think the box office will not be less than 100 million yuan."

Nie Wei's last guess caused a light cheer at the scene.

You should know that this is not the era of billion-dollar box office movies. Before, Nie Wei's "Lone Agent" broke the box office record, but it only earned 400 million box office. In the eyes of the media at the time, this record could not be broken by any movie in less than five years.

Of course, since Nie Wei released the news of his new film "Assassin's League", the media has stopped saying so, but no matter what, a billion-dollar box office is still the ultimate goal pursued by many movie directors today.

Although Nie Wei wrote the screenplay for Blind Witness, he did not act in it, nor did he direct it. The female lead is Shu Chang, who has been silent for a year. Although she has been a hot topic recently because of her marriage to Nie Wei, it is still unknown how much box office appeal she still has.

The male lead is the popular actor Jing Boran. Although he is very popular, he has not yet proved himself in the film industry.

Such a combination will definitely not be too bad at the box office, but over 100 million? Many people at the scene thought that Nie Wei was too confident, or a little arrogant?

However, the media have learned to be smart now, and dare not question Nie Wei in person on the spot. After all, how many times have they been slapped in the face by Nie Wei before?

"What is your prediction for the box office of Assassin's League?"

"I guess the domestic box office will be above 500 million. I believe this movie will break the box office record I created before." Nie Wei could hear that the reporter was digging a hole for himself, but for this hole, Nie Wei was confident that it would not trap him. Such a big-investment work, so many stars gathered together to star in this movie, if it can't even surpass the previous "The Man from Nowhere", wouldn't it be a joke?

Nie Wei answered the questions promptly. The press conference was over, and Nie Wei did not stay for long. He politely said goodbye and left with the crew. The reporters were also satisfied, especially the two box office predictions made by Nie Wei at the end, which could completely support the headlines of tomorrow's entertainment section.

Backstage, the stars began to change clothes to prepare for the opening banquet, but Nie Wei was called to the office by Wang Zhonglei.

"Nie Wei, you shouldn't have predicted the box office of "Blind Witness" just now." Wang Zhonglei said to Nie Wei as soon as he closed the door. It can be seen that Wang Zhonglei is not confident that the box office of "Blind Witness" will exceed 100 million.

Nie Wei didn't think so. In the original time and space, the reputation of this movie was very good when it was first released in South Korea, and the box office performance after it was remade in China was also very good. Anyway, Nie Wei was very confident that the box office of this movie could exceed 100 million. In fact, in his heart, he predicted that the box office of this movie should reach about 150 million. Reporting the number of 100 million is already his conservative estimate.

"Well, anyway, it's good that you have confidence. By the way, I will arrange dinner for those people from the investment company tonight. You can come too. After all, most of them come for you." Wang Zhonglei smiled, and this was the point of his chat with Nie Wei.

"Okay, call me when the time comes." Nie Wei had nothing to refuse, so he chatted with the investors and exchanged ideas with each other. After all, after the company goes public, they will all be eating from the same pot.

"Then remember to drink less at the opening banquet, and let Luo Kai block it for you." Wang Zhonglei told Nie Wei again, and then sent Nie Wei out of the lounge.

The celebration banquet in the afternoon went smoothly. Nie Wei drank a few glasses during the banquet, mainly because he himself did not like to drink. Even if it was a banquet to meet with investors in the evening, he was not going to drink too much.

After the opening banquet, everyone was waiting for the official start of filming tomorrow. Everyone seemed a little excited. Li Binbin also suggested that everyone go to KTV to sing a few songs, but Nie Wei could not go with everyone, after all, he had social events in the evening.

Nie Wei slept in the hotel in the afternoon. When he woke up, it was already five o'clock, and the agreed dinner time was at half past six. Nie Wei took a shower, changed into a casual suit, and then took Luo Kai and Cheng Zimo to the reserved hotel.

On the way to the restaurant, several investors had already arrived. Before the dishes were served, everyone was chatting, and the topic was about Nie Wei.

Thanks to yhdxzx1 for the generous reward of 1,000, thanks to book friend 201712 for the generous reward of 500, thanks to Fantasy Paradise, Bloody Night Bookworm, 0773 for the generous reward, thank you all for your support.