Chapter 821 821. Farce

Chapter 821 821. Farce

Unless the director is making a movie for his own entertainment, theater distribution is bound to be a problem that every director who wants to seek public release cannot avoid.

Just a question of film scheduling can greatly affect the box office performance of a movie.

Take Nie Weiyuan's movie about Suona. It suffered from box office failure due to too few theater schedules. But when the film's producer kneeled down and said his heartfelt words that shocked the Internet, he 'moved' the crowd. The theater chain adjusted the film schedule, and the box office of this movie immediately increased from hundreds of thousands per day to tens of millions.

There are many factors for the success of this movie at the box office, but it is undeniable that the adjustment of the movie schedule by the theater chain is the most critical. Otherwise, if the audience wants to see the movie with money, there will be no theater to show it. Under such circumstances, how can a movie do well at the box office?

So since Nie Wei turned AMC Cinemas into his own private company, his position in Hollywood immediately became very important.

This is also the reason why Stephen's expression is so bad. He really offended a super rich man just now. God knows what kind of revenge he will receive if the other party is very small-minded.

And when he felt even worse, Director Michael, who was standing opposite him, looked at him more and more unkindly. This made his heart skip a beat, and he suddenly felt like he couldn't wait for Nie Wei's revenge. , you have to be dragged out by the guy in front of you to take the blame.

When he had just had a premonition of this, Michael had already spoken first.

"Although the cause of the incident was my pursuit of perfection in the shooting, the conflict was due to your attitude. There was a misunderstanding between us and Nie Wei. You should bear the greatest responsibility. I hope that during the call with Brad later, You can take the initiative to admit your mistakes.”

Hearing Director Michael's 'righteous words', Stephen's face turned red with anger and he wanted to spit on this guy's face.

In Stephen's mind, the original order was clearly given by the guy in front of him, but now he actually pushed all the problems onto Stephen, which was completely Stephen's own fault.

Stephen couldn't accept this statement and immediately retorted: "Michael, you gave the order, I am just an executor."

"Then you mean this is all my fault?" Michael looked at Stephen and asked.

"You know best in your heart." Faced with Michael's increasingly cold gaze, Stephen replied without any sign of weakness.

If he offends Michael, he will be kicked out of the crew at most, and he may not even lose his job. But if he offends Nie Wei and the blame is placed on him, then he is likely to be rejected by the film producers who want to sell it to Nie Wei. The company banned them collectively.

After all, compared to the friendship of a super cinema chain operator, he, an ordinary employee, is too insignificant. In the American society where everything is about interests, if he is sold, he can gain the friendship of a super cinema chain operator. Even if there was only one percent chance of having a good impression, he believed that countless people would be willing to do so.

So Stephen made up his mind that he couldn't carry this blame on his back just because of Michael's few words.

Michael took a deep look at Stephen and said, "Then let's report separately. Gray will give us a fair result."

Stephen snorted coldly and walked away. Only the devil believed that Gray would be fair. Whichever was more important, a great director that the company was favoring and an ordinary production manager, Stephen could guess the result even with his butt.

He has put the problem of work behind him. There are so many production companies in Hollywood. Even if he is fired, with his experience as a manager, he can still find the same job again, even if the salary is not as good as the big company where he is now. He also admitted it.

What he fears most now is that Nie Wei will settle accounts after his fall, and he is also afraid that the company will leave all the problems to him. Now Stephen is considering whether to go to Nie Wei's crew to apologize proactively and win the other party's forgiveness. After all, no matter how important face is, It's not as important as your future career.

But when Stephen finally made up his mind to go to the crew of "The Martian" to apologize to Nie Wei, he found that the crew of "The Martian" had already closed the stall and left, which made him completely disappointed.

In desperation, he quickly took out his cell phone and called the consultant from the Screen Actors Guild whom he had just contacted.

"Oh, Stephen, this is a personal grudge between you. As a consultant of the Screen Actors Guild, I have no way to intervene." On the phone, the consultant named Jensen said in an apologetic tone.

How could Stephen really believe in the other party's plan? This Jenson said this, obviously looking for benefits from himself.

"Two thousand dollars."

"Five thousand dollars, and I am only responsible for saying hello to you. I am not responsible for whether Nie Wei sees you or not."

Stephen was annoyed by Jenson's attitude. In normal times, how could he possibly like this actor's guild consultant? But now he has no choice. The only person he can think of who has the opportunity to help him pass a message to Nie Wei is this Jensen.

And Stephen really couldn't afford to wait. He was afraid that if he delayed any longer, Michael would have already dumped all the blame on him.

In the end, after some haggling, Stephen heartbrokenly paid three thousand yuan in exchange for an unreliable promise from Jenson.

Stephen drove for an hour and a half, met with Janson downstairs at the hotel where the Nie Wei crew stayed, and handed him three thousand US dollars in person. The rest of the time was a long wait for Stephen.

Time passed little by little, and it was already dark. The stars all over the sky gathered into the dazzling Milky Way. This is a scenery that is difficult to see in big cities with bright lights.

However, Stephen had no intention of appreciating this beautiful scenery. Seeing that more than half an hour had passed and there was still no news, Stephen was so anxious that he could not stand at the door. The Chinese people who were coming in and out of the hotel looked at him. It was like watching the Joker again. Even if Stephen didn't recognize these people, he knew that these Chinese people must be from the crew of "The Martian".

Of course, these strange looks did not make Stephen flinch. He did not want to leave, but to enter the hotel directly.

Of course, he didn't dare to disturb Nie Wei directly, and he didn't think he could see Nie Wei on his own. What he wanted to do was find the Jenson who took him three thousand US dollars. After all, he spent the money on him. If you ask for money, it will affect the people. Don't spend the money without solving the problem at all.

After giving a small tip to the receptionist at the front desk, he successfully got Jenson's room number, but when he just took the elevator to Jenson's floor, he heard a familiar voice chatting in the corridor.

"Baby, that's an idiot. He offended his boss and wants to ask for forgiveness. He doesn't look in the mirror. Who is he?"

"I won't say a word in favor of that idiot."

"Three thousand US dollars? Haha, I can only say that the idiot gave it to me originally. I didn't give a clear promise. With these three thousand US dollars, we can have a good time tonight. Haven't you always Do you really want that piece of jewelry? I’ll buy it for you right away.”

This familiar voice was familiar to Stephen, because he had just met and chatted with the other person half an hour ago, it was Jensen from the Screen Actors Guild.

"FXXK, ShXX." Stephen, who had always been under great pressure, was so stimulated by the 'idiot's' three thousand dollars' that his eyes turned red. He no longer thought about the consequences, and rushed straight into the corridor, facing Jensen who was walking towards him with a fierce smile. A punch.

Janson was stunned by Stephen who suddenly rushed out. It wasn't until he was punched that he was stimulated by the pain and came back to his senses.

The two of them soon started fighting each other. Although Stephen was tall and strong, he obviously didn't know how to fight. On the contrary, it was Jenson who had many fights due to trivial living conditions. He had rich experience.

So after Stephen's first sneak attack was successful, he was quickly pinned to the ground by Janson and then beaten hard.

Five minutes later, the actress who was traveling with Jenson called the hotel security guard, and they were able to pull the two people apart. At this time, the corners of Jenson's eyes were purple and blue. On the other hand, Stephen's face looked like he had opened a watercolor shop, miserable. It's so hard that people can't bear to look at it.

The hotel called the police after learning the news, and the police arrived soon and took the two people away separately. The main reason was that Stephen looked so miserable that he had to go to the hospital for a checkup and an injury report.

Nie Wei only learned the news after the police took the two people away.

"Why are they in contact again and fighting?" Nie Wei asked in surprise.

"The answer given by the police was that there was a conflict over money. The main reason was that Stephen wanted to find you to apologize, but couldn't find a middleman. Somehow he contacted this Jenson and spent three thousand yuan. , but this Jenson is also a talent, but he did nothing after receiving the money, and when he was showing off, Stephen came to the door and heard it, and the rest is what you know. "

After hearing Luo Kai's explanation, Nie Wei couldn't laugh or cry. Who are these people?

"Okay, don't bother me with this kind of crap in the future. Just watch and deal with it." Nie Wei waved her hand and told Luo Kai to be quiet. He wouldn't worry about such crap.

But just now, someone who claimed to be the vice president of Paramount got Nie Wei's personal phone number from nowhere, called him to apologize for what happened during the day, and on the phone, he said that the employee involved had been fired. , and director Michael was also willing to apologize to Nie Wei in person.

Nie Wei was noncommittal about the other party's statement. According to Stephen's attitude during the day, he deserved to be fired. In fact, Nie Wei had basically forgotten about this matter. How could he be so careful to remember this? The thing is, if he has this time and brain, of course he should focus on the work at hand.

So on the phone, Nie Wei just said lightly that he accepted the apology. As for meeting with Michael, Nie Wei refused. In his opinion, this was a waste of time.

However, when Michael learned that he wanted to apologize in person but was rejected by Nie Wei, he felt deeply insulted. He felt that Nie Wei did not accept his apology at all and was even deliberately humiliating him.

In his opinion, he is considered Nie Wei's senior in Hollywood. He has taken the initiative to lower his stature, but Nie Wei still refuses to accept it. This is against himself.

But there was nothing he could do about Nie Wei, and he was secretly sulking in his heart. As a result, he had been holding back his anger all night, and when he got up the next day, he noticed that his right gum was swollen due to anger.

Just when Michael's favorability towards Nie Wei had dropped to 'hate', Nie Weiwei had already packed his bags and was preparing to leave the land where he had lived for more than half a month.

Although we have lived here for such a long time, most of the people cheered when they left, because the living conditions here are so hard.

According to incomplete statistics, during the more than 20 days of filming, at least 100 people in the entire crew suffered from heat stroke, and some of them fainted seriously.

In addition to barbecue, the food here is also not suitable for the Chinese people.

There are too many folk customs here, and this is not allowed and that is not allowed, which makes everyone in the crew feel constrained and uncomfortable every day.

In summary, everyone is really happy to leave this land.

There are so many people in the crew, so Nie Wei chartered a plane directly. After taking off, the plane did not fly directly to Kyoto. It had to transfer in Dubai in the middle. After 20 hours, it finally landed in Kyoto.

After arranging the American actors, Nie Wei returned home as soon as possible. Shu Chang had already prepared a table of delicious dishes for Nie Wei to go home.

The young couple reunited after a long separation and had a lot to say, but Shu Chang pulled Nie Wei to talk the most about the calligraphy work that Nie Wei had auctioned when she attended the charity night.

"Husband, the Internet is full of news about you now. They all say that your words are worth a thousand gold."

Nie Wei couldn't help but laugh. The metaphor of a word worth a thousand gold is quite interesting. However, the Heart Sutra has a total of 260 characters and the transaction price is 1.05 million. With this calculation, one character can be worth 4,000 yuan, and it is not an exaggeration to say that a word is worth a thousand gold.

"Are they all praising me? No one doubts the value of my calligraphy?" Nie Wei asked with a smile.

"That's all because of the jealousy of those people." Shu Chang waved her fist and responded with a dissatisfied look.

Of course there are doubters, and they are not a minority. Many people think that Nie Wei is not a well-known calligrapher. Even if his handwriting is beautiful, it is not worth being praised like that. They think that the reason why Nie Wei's handwriting can sell for millions is mostly due to his own fame, not his handwriting.

Even Mr. Yuan Fei, who endorsed Nie Wei on the spot, was "involved" by this. Some people on the Internet thought that Mr. Yuan Fei praised Nie Wei so much just to flatter Nie Wei.

However, while Nie Wei and Shu Chang were chatting and eating, the originally chaotic public opinion on the Internet gradually became clear because of a Weibo post.

The person who updated this Weibo message was Liu Yuan, the editor-in-chief of Yanshan Publishing House.

He didn't do anything special, but just posted the photo of the poem written by Nie Wei when he first visited Zhou Aiguo's office on the Internet.

Thanks to the half-demon god and 0773 for their generous reward.