Chapter 494 494. Yunshui Yao
"Han Shanping's call." Nie Wei said, seeing Wang Zhonglei curiously looking over.
"He must be asking you for a favor." Wang Zhonglei smiled, knowing that Nie Wei owed Han Shanping a favor for the revision of the blog film review this time.
Because the biggest difficulty of the revision of the blog film review is actually the connection with the theaters, in this regard, Han Shanping really helped Nie Wei a lot. Otherwise, if he only relied on Huayi, the theaters in the north would be fine, but the theaters in the south would probably not be so obedient.
Nie Wei picked up the phone and exchanged pleasantries. Han Shanping also congratulated Nie Wei and congratulated him on the successful revision of the website. Nie Wei also expressed his gratitude on the phone.
"Don't say thank you to me, this is what I should do. When you mentioned this change, I thought it was very good. Our film industry now needs this kind of fair and just film review website, so that our Chinese-language films can also get fair and just treatment. After all, some film review websites are really too outrageous now." Han Shanping said at the end, his tone was a little harsh.
Nie Wei agreed with this, especially since he still had the memory of the future, and he knew very well that many film review websites had indeed become the bases of many water armies. For example, some websites had a lot of people giving bad reviews to some movies only one minute after they were released. Some websites were even more excessive, and the movie only released a trailer, and the score was given. This also allowed the water army to take advantage of the loopholes, and a lot of people ran out to give low scores and fiercely criticize the movie.
Although the root of the problem lies with the film company itself, in Nie Wei's opinion, the management of these film review websites is also flawed. They did not impose certain restrictions for the popularity of the website, which did cause certain damage to the entire film industry.
After talking about the website, Han Shanping finally got to the point and wanted to invite Nie Wei to shoot a movie led by China Film.
"This movie is called Yunshui Yao, and it tells the story of the 1940s. The male protagonist is a student of the National Taiwan University Medical School. He has two women in his life, one in Taiwan and one in the mainland. Let me tell you in detail."
Nie Wei is one of the few people who can make Han Shanping willing to talk about the play to an actor. Obviously, Han Shanping really hopes that Nie Wei can participate in this movie, so he has done special work. Nie Wei can hear this from his explanation of the movie.
Han Shanping's words are very organized, and his summary of the plot is concise and can grasp the key points. This is definitely not something that can be said on the spur of the moment. It is obvious that Han Shanping has done special work in advance before calling Nie Wei.
It took ten minutes for Han Shanping to introduce this role and the general plot of the movie to Nie Wei.
"What I said may not be comprehensive enough. If you are not busy, I will have someone send you a script later. You can take a look. By the way, Li Binbin from your company also starred in this movie. She is Jin Di, one of the heroines. You can also talk to her."
"Okay, please have someone send the script over later. I will seriously consider it." Nie Wei did not agree to it immediately on the phone, but this attitude has already satisfied Han Shanping.
"Okay, I'll wait for your good news." After saying that, Han Shanping hung up the phone.
Watching Nie Wei put away his phone, Wang Zhonglei inquired: "Han Shanping asked you to act in a movie?"
"Yunshui Yao." Nie Wei nodded and answered, then remembered Han Shanping's words, and asked Wang Zhonglei: "He said Sister Binbin also starred in this movie."
"Ah, I see." Wang Zhonglei looked as if he had suddenly realized something: "I was wondering why it sounded familiar, it turned out to be that movie. Li Binbin turned down a lot of commercial activities for this script, and stayed at home with all her heart, saying that she had to figure out the role thoroughly before joining the crew."
But when it came to this, Wang Zhonglei was suddenly startled and looked at Nie Wei: "This is a romantic art film."
Nie Wei nodded. Judging from what Han Shanping had just told him, this movie is indeed a romantic art film.
"Do you really want to make this movie?" Wang Zhonglei asked.
"I haven't decided yet. I'll wait until I read the script." Nie Wei also didn't give an answer. He was still considering it. Everything had to wait until he read the script. If the role and the script were really good, Nie Wei might really take it. On the one hand, he did have the idea of making art films, and on the other hand, he could just repay Han Shanping for a favor.
However, Wang Zhonglei didn't want Nie Wei to make this movie, because he knew very well that if Nie Wei made this movie, at least half a year would be delayed on this movie. For Huayi, this would undoubtedly be a big loss, because such a long time was enough for Nie Wei to make another movie.
However, he also understood Nie Wei's temper. He seemed easy to talk to, but no one could change his decision, so Wang Zhonglei couldn't persuade Nie Wei with his own reasons. It was better to see how Nie Wei decided.
Han Shanping's actions were indeed very quick. Less than half an hour after the phone call, Huayi Company received the script of "Yunshui Yao" from Huaying, and also attached a copy of the original script "Searching" before the adaptation.
Nie Wei asked the staff to help him sort out these things so that he could take them home to look at them in the evening.
Nie Wei spent the afternoon participating in commercial activities. As the image spokesperson for Armani Asia, Nie Wei also had certain obligations in the contract he signed to help promote the brand. After all, Armani's tens of millions of advertising fees could not be wasted.
I accompanied the president of Armani Asia to take photos for half a day, and then accepted a bunch of media interviews. It took me three hours to finish the event.
When I got home, the script had already been delivered to the lobby downstairs.
Nie Wei took the script home, lay on the bed, and opened the script.
The TV series "Yunshui Yao" was adapted from a literary script called "Search" written by Zhang Kehui. The original script of "Search" was also given to Nie Wei. Nie Wei read "Search" first, and then read "Yunshui Yao" again.
The script is a good script, and the characters are also good characters. The male and two female protagonists in the movie have a lot of stories, which can give the actors a lot of room to play. From this script, Nie Wei seems to have seen many acting awards waving to him.
"No wonder Sister Binbin is so hard to study, this script is really good." Nie Wei felt that Han Shanping did not cheat him, and this movie is indeed worthy of his performance.
Looking at the time, it was just past seven o'clock, so Nie Wei called Li Binbin directly.
Compared to Fan Binbin, the relationship between Nie Wei and Li Binbin is much more ordinary. Although they have exchanged phone numbers, they have not had much contact and can barely be considered friends. So Li Binbin was very surprised to receive a call from Nie Wei.
"Is it Nie Wei?" Li Binbin asked uncertainly after the call was connected.
"Sister Binbin, it's me." Nie Wei answered and greeted politely: "I hope I didn't disturb you by calling you so late."
"No, I'm watching TV." Li Binbin replied with a smile.
"Sister Binbin, I have something to ask you. You recently took on a movie called "Yun Shui Yao", right?" After a brief greeting with Li Binbin, Nie Wei said directly: "I also received a script from Huaying today. They intend to let me play the male lead. I just want to talk to you about this movie."
Li Binbin was still wondering why Nie Wei called her. When he said that, Li Binbin immediately understood. She, who was lying on the sofa to answer the phone, immediately sat up straight.
"Nie Wei, this movie is very good. Since you received the script, you must have seen it, right?"
"The script is really good, and the character is also very meaningful."
"Right, such a good script should not be missed. Listen to me, just take it. With your acting skills, you can guide me in the crew." Li Binbin urged Nie Wei to take the script.
Li Binbin did this for a reason. First of all, Nie Wei's popularity and box office appeal are there. Although she knows that this is an art film and may not get too high a box office, it is good to have more.
In addition, Li Binbin really admires Nie Wei's acting skills. With Nie Wei as the male lead, she thinks it is also a help to improve her acting skills. After all, fighting with masters is a good way to improve herself.
Of course, Li Binbin also wants to get closer to Nie Wei through this play. You know, Nie Wei has a lot of high-quality resources. Look at the two little girls he trained, Shu Chang and Lin Yifei. They have only been in the industry for a few years and have surpassed herself. This makes Li Binbin, as a senior sister, very jealous.
"Guide is too polite, let's help each other."
"So you agree?" Hearing Nie Wei's words, Li Binbin's heart was immediately happy.
"There is this intention, let's see how the conditions are negotiated." Nie Wei replied. Originally, there was a plan to star in an art film this year, but Nie Wei originally wanted to put it off until the second half of the year, but now there is a good opportunity, Nie Wei thinks the plan can be changed.
Li Binbin didn't encourage Nie Wei anymore after hearing this, because he could already hear Nie Wei's intention. As for the salary, she felt that Huaying was such a big company that it would not block the road to cooperation with Nie Wei because of this, and Nie Wei was not the kind of actor who asked for a lot of money. He didn't lack that little salary. As long as he gave a price that matched Nie Wei's status, Nie Wei would naturally agree.
The facts were similar to what Li Binbin thought. After Nie Wei expressed his intention, Huaying took action immediately and gave a rough contract on the same day.
As an art film, Nie Wei's salary is naturally not as high as that of commercial films, but it is not small. After all, among all the actors in the crew, Nie Wei's salary is the highest, which is also due to his popularity and status in the circle. Huaying cannot treat him unfairly in this regard.
As for other treatment issues, Huayi did not make many requests, but just tried to ensure Nie Wei's quality of life during the filming of the crew as much as possible, and some small privileges, but there were no excessive requirements. For these, Huaying agreed to all of them very happily.
With such cooperation between the two parties, the progress of the contract was also frighteningly fast. It took only two days to finalize it. Nie Wei signed the contract and officially became a member of this movie.
Good news also came from the crew of "My Love from the Star".
Luo Kai received Zheng Shuang's parents and took Zheng Shuang to the crew. Nie Wei listened to Luo Kai's report. Li Dawei was very satisfied with Zheng Shuang and agreed to let her join the crew. She and her parents also agreed to sign Zheng Shuang to Huayi. When Zheng Shuang signed the crew contract, she also signed the agency contract with Huayi.
When Zheng Shuang signed her name, she would be a member of Huayi for the next ten years.
This contract seems very long, but in fact it is compensated for Zheng Shuang's age. She is only fifteen years old this year, and she will be twenty-five in ten years. Many artists have just debuted at this age, so even if the contract ends at that time, she is still in the golden age, and there are many ways to choose. The company will not train her in vain, and ten years can make enough profits from her.
It can be said that this term is a "win-win" in Nie Wei's view.
Of course, the ten-year contract is indeed cruel enough in the eyes of outsiders. In order to "compensate" for the term, Nie Wei also gave Zheng Shuang some extraordinary treatment, such as assigning her a separate agent, a life assistant, and the company also allocated her a basic nanny car. These are the treatments enjoyed by some celebrities with a certain reputation, and Zheng Shuang has already obtained them when she was unknown.
These things were also widely circulated in the company. For a time, everyone regarded Zheng Shuang as the new little princess of Huayi that Nie Wei wanted to support. Therefore, the internal staff of Huayi Company were also very curious about this fifteen-year-old girl. Every day, someone went to the crew to inquire about the girl's information. This situation gradually disappeared until "Your Name" was about to be released.
Amid the fans' long-awaited calls, "Your Name" starring Nie Wei and Shu Chang was finally going to be released. The day before the release, Huayi held a premiere at the Huaxia Grand Theater. As many as hundreds of media signed up to participate, and the welfare tickets for the premiere were snapped up within half an hour.
The friends who didn't get the tickets were very upset. There were also local tyrants among them. They offered prices for tickets, and the highest price was even 10,000 yuan. However, even with such a high price, it was still hard to get a ticket, and there were still very few people willing to sell.
After all, the movie "Your Name" is the first movie in the blog movie rankings, and it is not just a little bit ahead. The expectation value it has received is beyond the total of the next nine movies.
How many people want to see the quality of Nie Wei's comeback work after two years.
Some people are looking forward to what kind of sparks will be created by the cooperation between Nie Wei and Shu Chang again.
Some people are curious about what kind of wonderful script Nie Wei will write, what kind of classic dialogue will be in the script, and what the picture of Nie Wei's film will look like.
Under all kinds of expectations, this movie will finally be unveiled in front of the audience.
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