Chapter 822 822. Conflict caused by Big Mouth

A poem titled "Youth Has Its Own Youthful Madness", coupled with the sharp and sharp words, caused a sensation after Liu Yuan uploaded it to the Internet.

What netizens care more about is the story behind the words written by Liu Yuan.

In Liu Yuan's article, Nie Wei is the kind of rookie who is about to enter the entertainment industry. At that time, this young man was full of confidence and expectations.

The key is to compare Nie Wei today. Nie Wei has almost achieved all the bold words described in the poem.

The "young eagle" at that time is now an eagle soaring in the entertainment industry, overlooking the entire entertainment industry, making it difficult for countless people to even look up and reach his figure.

Moreover, the literary talent displayed in this poem also convinced countless people, and they began to gradually identify with Nie Wei's already very powerful calligraphy.

Later, it was revealed on the Internet that Nie Wei's mother and grandfather were experts in archaeology and cultural relics restoration, especially Nie Wei's grandfather, who is the leader of the current Chinese archaeological community.

Although this industry has little to do with calligraphy at first glance, you can't stop these netizens from imagining it. Many people think that with such a family environment, Nie Wei probably had contact with a lot of antiques and calligraphy since childhood, and this is the reason why his calligraphy has made such progress.

And this statement has even been gradually accepted by many people, who think that it should be so.

Netizens also imagined another reason why Nie Wei was deeply influenced by family learning, because Nie Wei's first novel was "Ghost Blowing Light".

Although this is a tomb-robbing theme, it is similar to archaeology after all, except that one is private and the other is official.

Moreover, the article in which Mr. Su made a fair assessment of "Ghost Blowing Light" was once again dug up by someone with a heart. Many newspapers that participated in the public opinion war at the time finally realized it at this time. No wonder the old man suddenly commented on a novel. It seems that he was helping his grandson.

Sure enough, he didn't blame the loser, because the other party had such a background.

With all the reasons that netizens have come up with, Nie Wei's one-million-dollar calligraphy is gradually accepted by the public, and some people even use this to sell Nie Wei's signature online.

Of course, signatures can't be compared with Nie Wei's calligraphy works, whether in terms of content or all stationery. After all, in today's calligraphy world, fountain pen calligraphy is far less valuable than brush calligraphy.

But even if it's just Nie Wei's signature, it's really hot in the market.

Even a signature with a blessing was sold for thousands of yuan.

After hearing the news, Shu Chang teased Nie Wei that even if Nie Wei went bankrupt in the future, he could still sell calligraphy and paintings for a living, and his family would definitely not starve.

Nie Wei was very proud of this, and this kind of cultural recognition was very rare.

Of course, he soon had no energy to care about the news about his own calligraphy, because the busy work started again. The filming of "The Martian" was far from over. Now only the filming of the location was completed, and the rest of the atmosphere was mostly completed in the studio.

This busyness lasted for more than a month. When the last shot was finished, Nie Wei could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

As for why he could only breathe a sigh of relief, it was because the film was still only one-third complete. Now the actors and the story were shot, but there was still post-production, and the most critical aspect was 3D production, which was the most important aspect of the film.

Nie Wei expected that this year's Lunar New Year's Day might not be able to catch up. If the film was carefully crafted, it might have to wait until the first half of next year or even the summer vacation to be released.

This did not mean that Nie Wei could sit idle. The technical matters were handled by PO Lei Ting and those foreign special effects companies, but Nie Wei had to participate in the post-editing, music, etc.

Time had unknowingly reached the end of July, and the temperature in Kyoto was still hot, and the cinemas were as hot as the temperature in Kyoto.

The release of "Transformers 2 Revenge of the Fallen" brought the local cinemas into the peak season. In just twelve days, the box office of this movie had exceeded 300 million, which was the best result of Hollywood movies released in China in recent years.

And the revenge of Nie Wei that Michael was worried about did not happen. Whether in North America or in China, Nie Wei's theaters all adjusted the film schedule according to the market.

Michael thought that this was actually a way for Nie Wei to "give in" indirectly.

And he also made up a set of sufficient reasons.

For example, he was backed by two major Hollywood production companies, Paramount and DreamWorks, and Paramount's parent company was the third largest media group in the United States, Viacom.

It was not easy for this parent company to become the third in North America. Its business covers all aspects of film, television, music, radio, and theater. In Michael's opinion, Nie Wei obviously did not dare to offend such a giant.

This made Michael a little proud for a while, and as a result, he drank too much at a dinner party and talked about the conflict between himself and Nie Wei, as well as the results of his speculation and some comments. However, he never expected that the seat next to them was a deputy editor-in-chief of an entertainment magazine, and most of what he said was recorded by the deputy editor-in-chief on his mobile phone.

Early the next morning, Michael's remarks appeared in the special issue of the magazine that week. It took only half a day for these remarks to sweep across the United States, and by the evening, they were even spread to China across the ocean.

Because of Nie Wei's fame, this news actually spread faster in China, with a trend of catching up. In just one night, the official Weibo accounts of Paramount, DreamWorks and Transformers 2 were contributed by angry Nie Wei fans and netizens.

Who made Michael's remarks in the recording involve a lot of racial discrimination?

"I thought this Nie Wei would be different, but like those Chinese people, he is always weak and vulnerable. They are naturally good at compromise and concessions, and rarely have the courage to fight. Just like this time, Nie Wei still obediently arranged the screening for my movie?"

"I have never worried, because I know that the other party dare not do anything to me. After all, Chinese people are famous for their cowardice."

"You said Nie Wei's new movie, hahahahaha, I think it is a joke, no matter it is invested 100 million or 200 million, made in 2D or 3D, I think it is a joke, please don't compare my "Transformers" with a joke, okay?"

"In my impression, Chinese directors can't make commercial movies at all. You said last year's "Assassin's League"? You have to know that it was adapted from an American comic. It was not Nie Wei's credit. He was just a guy who got lucky."

This big mouth's remarks really shocked people in both China and the United States. No one expected that this big director who is currently in the limelight would privately talk about people behind their backs like a gossip woman.

Of course, many people are really interested in the conflict between Michael and Nie Wei in Jordan, which makes countless people curious about the details of this conflict.

However, for Chinese people in the United States, Michael's words really angered them.

What do you mean that Chinese people are timid and cowardly? What do you mean that Chinese people are weak and can be bullied, and are born to compromise and give in? Moreover, he used insulting words to refer to many of his names. Almost all Chinese people agree that these references are aimed at the Chinese community.

People who go abroad are the most united, and they are also the most afraid of being viewed with tinted glasses by others, let alone such blatant insults. Therefore, on the day the report came out, many Chinese organizations severely denounced the great director on social platforms.

This is just the beginning. The next day, more than 20,000 Chinese gathered at the gate of Paramount's headquarters. These people carried many banners and shouted protest slogans, demanding that Paramount let Michael apologize to them in person.

Of course, Paramount couldn't let Michael face these Chinese in person, mainly because they were afraid that once Michael showed up, these angry Chinese would tear the big-mouthed guy apart.

There was even news from the headquarters that some Chinese shareholders had expressed their dissatisfaction with Michael's remarks. If it weren't for the fact that "Transformers 2" was being screened all over the world recently, and several shareholders didn't have any real power, Michael would have been in big trouble now.

Of course, Michael's troubles were not small at this time.

Although discrimination against Chinese people has always existed in the United States, it is limited to private. If anyone said this publicly, it would be a big mistake. After all, on the surface, the United States is a free country where everyone is equal.

Whoever lifts this fig leaf will be unlucky, and Michael is obviously the unlucky one now.

Just half a day before the Chinese gathered in front of Paramount's headquarters, Paramount released a message of Michael's apology through social networks, but this was far from enough in the eyes of the protesting Chinese. What they wanted was Michael's public apology, whether it was in person or on TV live, he had to come out in person.

But in Paramount's view, this apology letter on the social platform is enough. Just when the two sides were deadlocked for a while, AMC Cinemas finally took action.

Transformers 2, which originally had a 26% screening schedule, was directly reduced to 10% at midnight the next day, from 1,300 screens to only 500.

In China, it was even more ruthless. Originally, due to the recent box office boom of Transformers 2, Star Cinemas had increased its screening schedule to 40%. After this news came out, in the screening schedule of Star Cinemas at midnight, Transformers 2, which originally occupied 40%, was only reduced to 6%.

As soon as these data were announced on the online box office real-time website, many people in the industry felt a tremor.

Because Nie Wei was really too ruthless, such a cliff-like reduction was clearly revenge.

Although the cinemas under Nie Wei alone would not kill the popular "Transformers 2" all at once, for "Transformers 2", the global reduction of more than 2,000 screens would definitely be a major blow.

This matter even alarmed Viacom, the parent company of Paramount.

One hour after the new day's "Transformers 2" screening rate was released, Viacom's official account on the social networking site released a message, and also specifically mentioned AMC Cinemas.

The main content of this message is to question the reduction of "Transformers 2" screenings. Of course, in the article, they also expressed the mistakes in Michael's remarks, and then hoped that Nie Wei would not bring personal grudges into business, and also used the audience as a banner, believing that AMC Cinemas' move was against the audience's choice, and that doing so would affect many audiences, making it impossible for them to see their favorite movies.

This announcement is a combination of defense and attack. It seems to be a show of weakness, but the content directly points out that Nie Wei is narrow-minded, and also puts Nie Wei and AMC Cinemas on the opposite side of the audience.

After the announcement was released, many viewers of "Transformers 2" really went to the official account of AMC Cinemas to leave messages, condemning their "selfish" behavior.

In the face of netizens' condemnation, AMC Cinemas remained silent until 9:30 the next morning, when it updated a response message.

The content is quite simple, but it can make people angry to death. AMC responded in the article with very concise words that this is a normal business adjustment and has nothing to do with personal grudges.

But anyone who sees this content thinks AMC is talking nonsense.

"Transformers 2 sold so well, but suddenly its screening rate was lowered, and it was lowered so much. You said it was a normal business adjustment. Do you think everyone is a fool?"

"Sure enough, public resources like theaters should not be owned by individuals, especially foreigners. I suggest that AMC Theaters issue a warning or even sanction its behavior."

"Let's boycott AMC Theaters together. Theaters that don't consider the audience at all are not worthy of our support."

The comments on the Internet have always been unfavorable to AMC Theaters. After all, this wave of adjustments is too abnormal. Ninety-nine percent of people think that this is Nie Wei's revenge for Michael's remarks.

There are even dissenters within AMC, who think that Nie Wei's order is a joke about the company's future.

At this time, Nie Wei in Kyoto was sitting on the Diaoyutai. He didn't pay attention to the rumors on the Internet, because he did it naturally and had the confidence to do so.

And all this stems from the super movie "Avatar" that will be released worldwide in one day.

Nie Wei is sure that when "Avatar" is released, all the rumors will disappear, and people will only remember "Avatar". Who will remember "Transformers 2"?

The latter is destined to be crushed by the former. For the collision of the two movies, Nie Wei feels gloating from the bottom of his heart.

Thanks to Beifeng for his generous reward of 1,000 that night, and thanks to Fantasy Paradise. 0773 for his generous reward.