Chapter 279 279. Immortal Sword Startup
Perhaps it is because he started working in Hong Kong. As the chief steward of the crew, Cai Yinong pays special attention to the start-up ceremony. A big pig's head, fruits, pastries and miscellaneous grains are also indispensable, and everything is very particular, even the incense. The thickness and thickness are all specified, which is really eye-opening for a few young actors who have never been to Hong Kong to film.
Nie Wei was not surprised by this. After all, among the young actors, he was the one in the crew who had filmed in Hong Kong the most. The process was similar and he had long been familiar with it.
As Tsai Yinong and director Li Guoli inserted the last few incense sticks into the incense burner, the worship ceremony was finally over.
Then came the media interviews.
There are more than 50 media who came to the scene today. The lineup is very strong. The first reason for such a battle is the popularity of the actors. Nie Wei, Lin Yifei and Shu Chang are just at the time when they are popular, and their popularity and appeal are both It is quite strong. Secondly, it is the subject of this TV series. As a domestic classic stand-alone game, it has touched a generation. Now it is suddenly adapted into a TV series. Although there are precedents in foreign countries, it is the first of its kind in China. Naturally, it also caused a stir. Many entertainment media have paid attention to it.
Nie Wei even saw several game newspapers in the interview list. Sure enough, the TV series "Sword" was enough to attract attention just by releasing the news.
But as popularity has gained, so have questions.
"Ms. Cai Yinong, may I ask why you chose a game to adapt? This has never been done before in China. What prompted you to suddenly have an idea for the game?" a reporter asked on the spot.
Cai Yinong was well prepared for such a question. After patiently listening to the reporter's question, he immediately answered: "In fact, game adaptation has long been successful in foreign countries, such as the Resident Evil series, the Tomb Raider series, etc. I I don’t think there is no market for this in our country. Since no one is willing to take this step, I am very willing to be the leader. As for the reason for my resignation, I suddenly had an idea for the game. I can only say that it was inspired.”
"But cases that have been successful abroad in the past may not be successful at home. Are you prepared for failure?" Another reporter asked.
When Cai Yinong heard this question, his face suddenly darkened. What kind of media is this? You must remember the name. You must not invite this kind of troublemaker next time. What does it mean to be prepared to fail? Can this person speak? .
Just when she was thinking about how to refute this troublesome reporter, Nie Wei on the side had already taken the question.
"Success and failure are both probabilistic issues. No one can guarantee 100% success, but as long as we carefully examine the market, we will undoubtedly increase the possibility of success as much as possible. Game adaptations are indeed the first to be made abroad. Yes, but we are not simply using it.
The theme we chose is Legend of Sword and Fairy. First of all, it is a very Chinese fairy-style game. It has a natural fit with China. At the same time, this game also has distinctive characters, touching plot and a complete story. The world view is actually like a TV series in itself, but we need to move it from the computer to the screen, and from the second dimension to reality.
Of course, we will also make some creative adaptations of the plot of the original work, with the intention of bringing you a sense of freshness based on the recollection of the original work. This is also a problem that all TV adaptations have to face. Our The screenwriters are very experienced and I believe they will do a great job. "
Nie Wei's answer was well-founded, refuting the reporter's point of view, and the several arguments he presented were also very convincing. At least most of the people present were nodding in agreement.
"Then what do you think of the current online protests against the adaptation of the game into a TV series by Fairy Sword fans?" Another reporter asked.
This sentence made Cai Yinong on the side feel a sudden change in her heart. She was willing to adapt this game because of its strong fan base. But what she didn't expect was that recently there was a group of players who were known to be die-hard fans of Fairy Sword. Not to mention calling an online campaign against the adaptation of Fairy Sword into a TV series, they really made a scene.
Cai Yinong also told Nie Wei about this matter, hoping that he would also come up with an idea, but Nie Wei's reply was very simple, that is, ignore it.
I just didn't expect that reporters would talk about this matter again today, and Cai Yinong subconsciously glanced at Nie Weiwei.
Nie Wei understood and gave her a reassuring look, then leaned into the microphone and replied: "The reputation of a TV series cannot be judged by a few words or someone's feelings. As for how the TV series is, let the audience judge it after it is released. Bar."
"Well, when looking at a work, we still have to base it on reality. I believe that the TV series we produce will not disappoint everyone. You must know that this time we have invested no less than 20 million in special effects alone. We strive to I can present a decent Xianxia world to everyone." At this time, Cai Yinong suddenly felt that Nie Wei was right to insist on investing heavily in special effects. At least at this moment, it is more appropriate to use this data to silence reporters.
As soon as they heard this investment data, the reporters stopped talking. Twenty million would be nothing in ten years' time, but these days, it is definitely a big deal for a TV series. Although the media reporters felt Cai Yinong's quotation was reasonable, but no one raised any doubts about it. After all, no one had any evidence.
Hu Ke and Yuan Hong on the side looked at Nie Wei with envy, secretly wondering when they could face the media so well.
As for Lin Yifei, she looked at Nie Wei with admiration. In her eyes, Nie Wei was like an all-around hero. Whether it was acting, composing lyrics, or dealing with the media like now, he was very good at it, as if there was nothing in the world that could stump him.
And Shu Chang's eyes were more proud. This was his man, so excellent!
But in fact, Cai Yinong was the one who was most impressed by Nie Wei's performance at the moment. She saw a maturity beyond his age in Nie Wei. If it weren't for Nie Wei's young and handsome face, just looking at Nie Wei's posture when answering questions, it would be really hard to imagine that he was only in his early twenties.
Compared with the two rookies in their own family, they were far behind. The media just asked them two questions casually, and they answered them stutteringly. It seems that they still need to practice. I will arrange some courses on dealing with the media for them later.
Hu Ke and Yuan Hong obviously had not expected the cruel reality that they would have to add more classes to their daily lives. After the exciting opening ceremony and media interviews, they were even more looking forward to the new crew.
But before that, they had to have a banquet for the opening ceremony.
This time, the banquet was not very complicated. No one even ordered wine. After all, there was a scene to be filmed in the afternoon. They just ordered a few more good dishes, and then mainly introduced everyone to each other at the dinner table.
During the opening banquet, everyone's actions undoubtedly showed how close they were.
It was not obvious for the older generation, but it was very obvious among the young actors. For example, Nie Wei would definitely sit with Lin Yifei and Shu Chang, while Yuan Hong and Hu Ke were in a small circle. In addition, there was another girl who particularly attracted Nie Wei's attention, because she was An Yixuan, who played Lin Yueru in the original time and space, but played Anu at this time.
Nie Wei did not expect that the inertia of history was really not simple. He had almost replaced the treasure island gang in the fairy sword, but he was able to squeeze in one person in the end.
Of course, this is also related to Cai Yinong's connections. Most of her connections are actually in Taiwan. It can be seen from the TV series she will produce in the future that she will find actors from Taiwan for every TV series, Huo Jianhua in Xian San, Lin Yichen in Tianwai Feixian and The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Chen Yanxi in Qin Shi Mingyue, and of course Zheng Yuanchang in Yun Zhifan. It can be seen how much she likes to use actors from Taiwan.
However, at this moment, the little girl named An Yixuan looked a little pitiful. The people sitting at Nie Wei's table were all leading actors, and they were all young actors. Except for An Yixuan who was alone, the others had their own small circles. She stared blankly when others talked, which was of course uncomfortable.
At this time, Cai Yinong came to Nie Wei's table with a glass of wine, and her eyes were first aimed at Nie Wei, with helplessness in her eyes.
After all, Nie Wei was a big investor in this TV series, and he should have sat at the main table, but this guy had to come and get together with the young people, which made everyone sitting at the main table feel embarrassed.
However, considering Nie Wei's age, everyone could only accept it with a pinch of their noses. However, this wine still had to be toasted, so Cai Yinong came over on behalf of the group of people at the main table to toast Nie Wei.
"Nie Wei, a toast to you. I hope that we can continue to cooperate happily in the next few months." Cai Yinong took the initiative to raise his glass and said to Nie Wei.
"Of course, I am very relieved to cooperate with Mr. Cai." Nie Wei smiled and raised his glass in response.
It seemed to be a simple toast, but it made An Yixuan on the side widen her eyes. What was going on? She knew that Nie Wei was the leading actor, and she also knew that Nie Wei was very famous in the mainland, but when did the producer of a TV series need to toast the leading actor?
After Cai Yinong finished a glass of wine, she shifted her eyes and clearly saw the disbelief on An Yixuan's face. She immediately understood what she was thinking. She still liked this Taiwan actress very much, so she patiently explained a little more and introduced Nie Wei's identity.
"Yixuan, this is Nie Wei, the leading actor of our TV series and also the investor of this TV series. You can communicate with each other more. Nie Wei is good enough to be your teacher in acting. Hu Ke, Yuan Hong, you should also ask Nie Wei for advice." Cai Yinong helped An Yixuan speak, but he did not forget the two rookies in their company.
"Don't worry, Mr. Cai." Nie Wei responded with a smile, and at the same time looked at the three people and took the initiative to introduce himself: "We are already familiar with Hu Ke and Yuan Hong. This is the first time Miss An has met. We will be members of the same crew in the future. If you have any trouble, you can tell me."
"Thank you, just call me Yixuan." An Yixuan understood the reason after listening to Cai Yinong's explanation, but her inner doubts turned into shock. After all, Nie Wei looked too young, and the change of identity gave her a great shock. She originally thought that Nie Wei was just an actor like her, but she didn't expect that he was actually an investor.
Of course, she was not stupid. After hearing Cai Yinong's words, she immediately found her position and showed goodwill to Nie Wei in her words.
Nie Wei smiled at this. It was just a matter of address. Since the other party showed his closeness, he didn't need to insist too much.
Then Nie Wei took the lead and introduced Shu Chang, Lin Yifei, Yuan Hong and Hu Ke to Ady An. Cai Yinong, who was watching this scene not far away, also smiled happily. In her opinion, as long as Nie Wei was willing to take the lead, Ady An would definitely be able to integrate into the group quickly.
The lunch went smoothly. During the afternoon shooting, the young actors got to know each other better. At least they were not so reserved when they met.
Nie Wei played a great role in this.
During the afternoon shooting, Nie Wei's performance conquered everyone. It was the first time for Hu Ke and Yuan Hong to see Nie Wei's state of shooting on the spot. They finally realized why this actor who was younger than them could leave them far behind. Just relying on this excellent acting skill, they were convinced.
Shu Chang and Lin Yifei were not surprised. Nie Wei's acting skills were not surprising in the 02 class of Beijing Film Academy. Sometimes when the teacher was not there, Nie Wei would be arranged to guide the students. In the words of the teacher, Nie Wei's acting skills were at least two levels higher than their classmates, so it was right for Nie Wei to have good acting skills. If he didn't act well, that would be news.
However, what surprised Yuan Hong and Nie Wei was that Shu Chang and Lin Yifei's acting skills were obviously more natural than theirs, which made them a little depressed and even confused for a while. Could it be that the teaching of Beijing Film Academy is really better than that of Shanghai Theatre Academy?
If Nie Wei knew their thoughts, he would definitely laugh non-stop.
The teaching level of Beijing Film Academy should be half a step higher than that of Shanghai Theatre Academy. All this naturally comes from the school's foundation, but the reason why the gap is so obvious is mainly because Nie Wei took time out to give the two girls extra lessons. At the same time, the two girls have been thinking about this play in the past six months and got the script earlier than the two of them. Their performance at this moment is completely the result of the accumulation of the past six months, which shows this sense of gap.
Of course, the strong acting skills of the Beijing Film Academy trio really stimulated the other three. Nie Wei saw An Yixuan hiding in the corner studying the script more than once, and she was obviously unwilling to be compared with Shu Chang and Lin Yifei.
Both Nie Wei and Cai Yinong are happy to see this phenomenon. Competition leads to better performance. If these people muddle through, Cai Yinong will not scold them, and Li Guoli will not let them go.
While all the members of the Fairy Sword crew were in an atmosphere of hard work, the media were not idle either. The reports of the interview that day soon appeared in newspapers, magazines and major portals. Among them, Nie Wei's answer to the opposition to the TV adaptation really stimulated a small group.
Thank you Kai Zi for the 500 starting coins reward, and thank you E Ye Gulan, 0773, Yan Yue Xin Ming for the generous rewards. The Olympics will open tomorrow, and I hope China can have a good result.