Chapter 812 812. The desirable universe
At the end of March, the long domestic release period of "Assassin's Alliance" finally ended, and the final box office was 1.576 billion, creating a legendary record.
Many media said that this movie was a leap forward in the production of Chinese films, describing it as a movie that is in line with international standards, proving the strength of Chinese films in production.
However, just when the media praised "Assassin's Alliance", Nie Wei, the director and starring actor of this movie, fell into trouble.
He didn't know what to shoot for his new film.
It's not that he lacks creativity. There are enough materials for him to choose from the many movies in his mind, but it's like he's in a state of confusion. Nie Wei's few ideas that came up in a short period of time eventually made him feel a little inappropriate.
Some of them are good themes, but they are very difficult to adapt, because this kind of movie has obvious regional characteristics, it is really not easy to adapt, even if it is finally adapted, I'm afraid it will be filmed out of taste.
There are also some works that Nie Wei was very interested in at the beginning, but felt that they were not good after a few days.
Anyway, this matter has become a problem for Nie Wei, mainly because the performance of "Assassin's League" is too good, so good that even Nie Wei feels some pressure.
Apart from other things, if the new movie is too far behind the first "Assassin's League" in terms of box office, it will definitely cause criticism from the media.
After all, the higher you stand, the harder you fall. If Nie Wei doesn't want to fall, he must choose a work that he is satisfied with.
Shu Chang looked at Nie Wei who was staring at the TV in a daze, and felt a little distressed. It has been so many days. Nie Wei hides in the study room every day when he goes home, and even when he comes out to watch TV, he is dazed.
She just feels that Nie Wei puts too much pressure on her and is too tight.
Shu Chang thought of this, picked up a plate of cut fruit, and walked to Nie Wei who was sitting on the sofa in a daze. After putting down the fruit plate, she also sat next to Nie Wei, hugged his arm, and leaned her head on Nie Wei's shoulder.
"Husband, are you thinking about the new movie again?"
"Yes." Nie Wei answered absent-mindedly.
"Don't think about it for now. I cut oranges, apples, and washed strawberries for you. Eat some fruit first. After all, it's a good combination of work and rest." Shu Chang said coquettishly.
After being teased by Shu Chang, Nie Wei obviously couldn't think anymore. In fact, he didn't have a clue in his mind, so he simply listened to Shu Chang and ate some fruit first.
Just when Nie Wei was about to pick up a piece of apple, a piece of news suddenly popped up on the TV, which immediately attracted Nie Wei's attention.
"At 20:06 on the evening of March 28, the Tiangong No. 0 space laboratory was launched from the Jiuhe Satellite Launch Center. The chief engineer of China's manned space technology said in an interview with reporters that Tiangong No. 0 is a milestone in China's exploration of space and China's first real space laboratory. It plays a vital role in the future development of China's space program."
A man in his 40s or 50s wearing a laboratory uniform on TV talked to reporters.
"The purpose of launching the Tiangong No. 0 space laboratory is to certify key technologies for the construction of the Chinese space station." The chief engineer also recounted the process of the Chinese space program, including docking with the Shenzhou manned spacecraft and the Tianzhou cargo spacecraft.
It can be seen that when the chief engineer said these words, there was a sense of pride in his words. After all, there are only a handful of countries in the world that can have such space technology, and now China, from the original laggard, has become a small group at the top of the pyramid in this field.
Nie Wei was very happy at this time, partly because the country's space technology has made another leap forward, and partly because after reading this news, Nie Wei finally had an idea that moved him.
That is the space theme! ! !
Nie Wei had always limited his thinking to the earth, but forgot that the mystery of space also has a high appeal to the public.
Like "Star Wars", this space theme has been filmed from 1977 to the latest one in 2005. A total of six movies have been released in theaters, and the box office performance of each one is very good.
Moreover, space themes are not limited to the earth, there is a lot of room for imagination, and there are many places that can be adapted, which will hardly cause discord with the original script.
When Nie Wei thought of space themes, at least three works with excellent reputation and box office suddenly popped up in his mind.
The first one that Nie Wei thought of was "Gravity".
It was mainly because I saw the news just now, and the Tiangong Zero mentioned. This space station also appeared in the movie "Gravity", and even became the key for the heroine to return to Earth safely in the end.
The reason why the plot was arranged in this way is, first, to recognize China's space strength, and second, to please the Chinese audience. You must know that at that time, China was already the second largest movie box office in the world after the United States.
And what Nie Wei thought of next was "Interstellar", a work with a super high reputation in the original time and space.
This work has a score of 9.2 on a film review website called Huaban in the past time and space, ranking in the top 20 of the century's best films list. The most important thing is that its performance at the box office is also not weak.
The North American box office is nearly 200 million, and the overseas box office performance exceeds 400 million. The audience in mainland China has contributed nearly 800 million Chinese yuan to this film, accounting for nearly one-fifth of the total box office of this film.
For a very "literary" space-themed movie, the box office performance of "Interstellar" is even better than "Gravity".
As for the third movie that Nie Wei thought of, it is the so-called space version of "Robinson Crusoe", which is also the highly praised and high-grossing "The Martian".
The world view presented in this work exceeds the space technology mastered by the earthlings for at least 30 years. In this movie, they have built a spacecraft that can travel in the sky, and also established a base on Mars that can be supported for a long time.
And this movie tells the story of a botanist who lost contact with his team after encountering a huge sandstorm on Mars and was stranded on Mars, and had to survive on the only resources at hand.
The reason why it is called the space version of Robinson Crusoe is because the two are indeed very similar.
Both of them were stranded in an uninhabited place, and their survival was challenged. They had to think of various ways to keep themselves alive until the day of rescue.
The difference is that the two sides survived in different places. Robinson Crusoe was still on Earth, while "The Martian" had already rushed to Mars.
The most attractive thing about this movie is that even though the hero is on Mars, the whole movie is actually more about how the hero fights against nature from beginning to end.
This movie has nothing to show off those space technologies from beginning to end. Instead, it tells more about the desire of human beings to survive in harsh environments and the mentality when facing desperate situations. It is a science fiction movie with very ideological connotations.
There are fewer exciting fights, but it brings the audience a feeling of "endless fun in fighting against nature".
These three movies are all excellent, but Nie Wei still has to make a choice as soon as possible. In less than five minutes, Nie Wei took the lead in making an elimination choice, which is "Gravity".
Although this film is really good, compared with the other two, this film is actually not as good as the other two works in terms of content and plot.
Especially compared with the same type of "The Martian", the process of the heroine's survival in "Gravity" is actually somewhat boring, far less exciting than the days that Mark spent surviving in "The Martian".
When choosing between "The Martian" and "Interstellar", Nie Wei was really hesitant for a while.
Shu Chang, who was watching Nie Wei, did not disturb him. Seeing Nie Wei's state, Shu Chang knew that Nie Wei was thinking again, and the joy between his eyebrows made Shu Chang know that Nie Wei must have a clue, so she not only did not persuade Nie Wei to eat any fruit, but also carefully picked up the remote control on the table and turned down the volume of the TV, fearing that this little sound would also affect Nie Wei.
For nearly half an hour, Shu Chang stared at Nie Wei, carefully looking at his straight sword-like eyebrows, his dark and deep eyes, his tall nose bridge, and his slightly upturned mouth.
Shu Chang just kept looking at him. She had been looking at the same face for several years, but she was not tired of it at all. Every time she carefully observed Nie Wei's facial features, she would always feel envious. She felt that Nie Wei's facial features were so delicate and beautiful whether they were combined together or taken out separately.
And Nie Wei's skin was even more delicate than that of girls. Nie Wei said that this was because of his practice, but Shu Chang didn't believe it. After all, among so many people who learned martial arts, why was Nie Wei the only one with good skin? Shu Chang felt that this was mostly thanks to the genes of Nie Wei's mother Su Qing.
You know, Su Qing is already in her fifties, but her skin is still very tight, and she looks like she is in her early forties at most. Shu Chang sometimes thinks that if she can keep her skin like Su Qing, it would be the best thing. For this reason, she has asked Su Qing for maintenance experience more than once, just to follow her mother-in-law's footsteps and become a woman whose age cannot be seen.
Just when Shu Chang looked at Nie Wei with a dazed look in his eyes, Nie Wei finally withdrew his thoughts and made his own decision.
However, the first thing he saw when he came back to his senses was that he saw his wife looking at him like a little fangirl, and he couldn't help laughing.
"Shu Chang, do you want to listen to the new story I want to shoot?" Nie Wei asked.
Hearing this, Shu Chang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately replied: "Yes!"
"Let's go to the study!"
From that day on, Nie Wei locked himself in the study, did not go to the company, did not answer the phone, and was completely in a state of seclusion and creation.
After Wang Zhonglei knew about this, he immediately issued a notice in the company, not allowing anyone to disturb Nie Wei.
With this notice, everyone in the company also knew that Nie Wei had started to create a new work, but even Wang Zhonglei didn't know the content of this work. Everyone was in a state of panic. For a period of time, many people were thinking about what kind of new work Nie Wei would create.
The only person who knew the story of Nie Wei's creation was Shu Chang, who was at home with Nie Wei.
It's not that no one tried to ask Shu Chang about the content of Nie Wei's new work, but Shu Chang responded with "no comment". No matter how good the relationship was, it was useless. Shu Chang was always very principled when it came to Nie Wei's affairs.
In this way, ten days passed.
When Nie Wei appeared in the company again, everyone's eyes almost turned to the brown paper bag in Nie Wei's hand. Everyone knew that the brown paper bag was most likely filled with Nie Wei's new movie script.
But what kind of movie did Nie Wei write? What was the story? Of course, for many actors in Huayi, how many role opportunities did Nie Wei have in his new movie? Who among them was so lucky to be selected by Nie Wei?
The first thing Nie Wei did when he arrived at the company was to find Wang Zhonglei to discuss the investment of the new movie.
Wang Zhonglei knew that Nie Wei would come to the company today, so he told his secretary to open the door for him when Nie Wei arrived. When Nie Wei arrived at Wang Zhonglei's office, Wang Zhonglei was making tea. Seeing Nie Wei approaching the office, he hurriedly greeted him.
"Nie Wei, come quickly. This year's newly harvested Mingqian Longjing tea is definitely the tender buds from the best few acres of tea fields in Longjing Village. You will definitely like it." Wang Zhonglei said.
Not long after Qingming Festival, Mingqian tea also began to be put on the market. Wang Zhonglei naturally would not miss it. This Mingqian Longjing was bought by him through connections. It was only half a catty in total, but the price was really high, 800,000 yuan. But even so, there were many people who wanted to pay but couldn't buy it.
Nie Wei picked up the teacup and smelled it. The fresh fragrance of Longjing was fragrant. With this fragrance, Nie Wei was sure that the tea Wang Zhonglei bought was indeed the top-level Mingqian Longjing, and it was definitely from the few acres of tea fields near the spring in Longjing Village. Only the tea produced from those acres of tea fields could brew such a authentic Longjing fragrance.
Nie Wei took a sip of tea and immediately felt the fragrance lingering on his lips and teeth, and then nodded to Wang Zhonglei with satisfaction.
"Brother Zhonglei, I have made the script, you can take a look first."
"I was waiting for you to say that." Wang Zhonglei didn't even bother to drink tea, he just stared at Nie Wei, or more precisely, at the brown paper bag that Nie Wei had casually placed on the table, that was what he was looking forward to the most, so when he heard that Nie Wei had finally allowed him to read the script, Wang Zhonglei reached out to the brown paper bag without saying anything.
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