Chapter 866 966. The truth gradually revealed
Countless actors and stars are looking forward to Huayi sending them the outline script of "Inception" to invite them to audition for a role, and the media and the public are also paying attention to who will be the next lucky person to star in this movie.
But what no one expected was that a week later, when "Inception" once again announced the confirmation of an actor, this actor was not anyone in China, but a powerful actor from Hollywood across the ocean.
He is Morgan Freeman, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
This black actor can be said to be a gold medal supporting actor in Hollywood. He has appeared in many well-known movies, such as "The Shawshank Redemption", "The Bucket List", "Batman: The Dark Knight" and so on.
This time he will play a professor of architecture in a university in "Inception" and will give some help to the protagonist team.
Then that afternoon, "Inception" announced the third actor.
This actor is Mr. Zhou Runfa from Hong Kong.
He will play the tycoon whose dream was stolen at the beginning of "Inception", and is also one of the key figures in the movie story.
The announcement of two heavyweight supporting roles in a row made everyone see Nie Wei's ambition this time. Just from the three actors who have been announced so far, it can be seen that this will be a super heavyweight movie.
At this moment, some actors have begun to give up hope, because they know very well that there is almost no place for them in such a heavyweight lineup.
Only some first-line actors are still working hard on public relations in the hope of having the opportunity to join Nie Wei's crew.
Two days later, the fourth actor of "Inception" was announced, also from Hollywood, an actor named Joseph.
He is 29 years old this year, but he has debuted for 19 years. It can be said that he has rich acting experience.
And Nie Wei chose him for another reason, that is, the unavoidable issue of favors.
Joseph is a Jew, his parents are one of the founders of the Progressive Jewish Alliance, and his father is a radio director, and his grandfather is Oscar director Mike Gordon.
His family is not very powerful, but in terms of connections, it is very rich.
Because of this, Nie Wei was asked by a Hollywood partner to play a relatively important role. Of course, this premise is that his conditions and acting skills are in line with the requirements. For this reason, Joseph flew to China and Nie Wei personally auditioned before he was finally confirmed.
After such a long time, the media finally found some things related to the movie.
The first thing to be announced was the filing of "Inception" in a certain unit, and the subject matter was clearly written as action, suspense and science fiction.
In addition, the filing also has a simple content summary, which is also the most curious point for countless netizens who only know the name of the movie.
"Cobb is a super thief, but what he steals is not cash, jewelry, or calligraphy and famous paintings, but a person's dream. He can sneak into people's dreams and steal the precious secrets in their subconscious. Because of this skill, he became an excellent business spy, but he also lost a lot, including his lover."
"Cobb finally came to his senses and decided to atone for his previous actions. What he has to do is to sneak into other people's dreams for the last time and complete his mission..."
The content summary is just a general story, and even the specific plot is not clearly introduced, not to mention the key characters and specific worldview settings in the play, but these hundreds of words still give the public unlimited reverie.
"No wonder it's called Inception. It turns out that the protagonist is a dream stealer. It's really cool to think that you can invade other people's dreams to get secrets."
"What a terrible setting. People are often defenseless in dreams. Nie Wei can actually think of this theme. He is really a monster."
"Changing a person's thoughts through dreams is a big idea. What I am most curious about now is how he invaded the other person's dream. Is it superpowers, or relying on some technological equipment, and what kind of roles do Zhang Ziyi and others play in the movie?"
"This may only be known by the actors and Nie Wei himself."
This wave of revelations by the media not only failed to satisfy the curiosity of the public, but made them more curious. After all, the clues revealed in it are very interesting, especially the keyword "inception", which has triggered a heated discussion.
This heated discussion is aimed at whether the dream stealing point will really be realized.
Some people think that dreams are illusory and it is impossible for someone to invade them. After all, how can they invade something that does not exist in the first place?
But there are also some people who hold opposing views, thinking that dreams are not completely illusory, they must be another manifestation of the spirit, so they may be invaded. After all, brain waves can be monitored, so why can't dreams be monitored?
There is even a small group of people who think that the dream-stealing ability revealed in the movie is likely to become a reality in the future.
These people hold their own opinions, and no one can convince the other. The more they argue, the more intense it is, but at the same time, the topic of "stealing dreams" becomes more and more popular. It only took one night to successfully log on to the hot search list of major portals.
This really helped promote "Inception".
Soon, Yanjing Wenhua Magazine announced that it had obtained the exclusive interview rights with Nie Wei, and would make an exclusive interview report about Nie Wei and "Inception" in the weekend special issue.
This is naturally a benefit that Nie Wei gave to his old friend.
Over the years, the magazine that has cooperated most stably with Nie Wei is Yanjing Wenhua Magazine. After all, its current editor-in-chief Liu Yuan had a good cooperation when Nie Wei was not yet popular.
And over the years, this magazine has always followed Nie Wei's lead. It is a well-known "Nie system" in the circle. It only reports good and positive news about Nie Wei, and is selectively blind to any negative news.
So the right to interview this time is naturally to be given to the newspaper that is closest to him.
On the morning of the agreed day, the reporter of the newspaper arrived at Huayi Company an hour in advance, and was then arranged in a meeting room by a staff member.
After entering the meeting room, the three did not sit idle, but began to adjust their equipment.
Things like cameras and recorders must be prepared, and the laptops for recording interview summaries must be opened in advance. The three of them even adjusted their clothes for fear that they would be inappropriate.
"Sister, this is not your first interview with Nie Wei, right?" A young man who looked only in his twenties asked the only female reporter in the team.
Hearing this, the female reporter raised three fingers with a sense of pride and replied, "It's the third time."
As expected, as she said this, the young man's face suddenly showed an envious expression, which made the female reporter feel satisfied. This feeling of being admired is really very refreshing.
"Xiao Li, Sister Li is being modest. Three times is just an interview. I guess Sister Li has attended various press conferences of Nie Wei and asked Nie Wei so many questions that she can't even count them. Otherwise, why would the newspaper ask Sister Li to do this interview? She is an old acquaintance of Nie Wei." Another reporter who was fiddling with equipment suddenly interrupted.
"Don't say that. It's ridiculous. How come I'm Nie Wei's old acquaintance?" Sister Li said modestly, but her eyes revealed joy.
As an entertainment reporter, the biggest reliance in the circle is not seniority or occasional breaking news. The biggest reliance happens to be the relationship with celebrities.
Just like this time, Yanjing Wenhua Magazine was able to get an exclusive interview because of its good relationship with Nie Wei.
The same is true for reporters. The closer the relationship with a celebrity, the easier it is to get an exclusive interview with the celebrity. Therefore, the more famous the celebrity the entertainment reporter knows, the more well-known he is in the circle, and the more big reports he will make.
And being able to interview Nie Wei three times is obviously the achievement that Sister Li is most proud of. It can be said that the words of her colleague made Sister Li feel satisfied from the bottom of her heart.
Especially with the background of the more admiring eyes of the rookie, Sister Li smiled unconsciously for a while.
"Help me prepare all the questions I want to ask, Xiao Li, you can practice with me first." After receiving a round of flattery, Sister Li entered the work warm-up state with a happy mood.
Although Sister Li was a little flattered by everyone just now, once she entered the work state, she immediately became vigorous and resolute, with a confident demeanor, clear pronunciation, and concise and bright questions. After a simulation, Xiao Li admired Sister Li more and more.
This time it was not because of the celebrity relationship, but because of the other party's professional strength. At the same time, he also admired her in his heart. No wonder this Sister Li was favored by a big star like Nie Wei. It was not for nothing. Just this interview ability is really quite amazing.
An hour passed quickly, and Nie Wei appeared in the conference room on time for an interview.
As soon as Nie Wei and Luo Kai entered the room, the three reporters subconsciously stood up. Xiao Li was a little at a loss and a little excited. This was his first interview since he entered the industry. He didn't expect to meet a superstar like Nie Wei.
"Hello, Nie Wei." Sister Li took the initiative to greet Nie Wei enthusiastically.
"Xiao Li, long time no see." Nie Wei responded with a smile. This sentence made Sister Li's expression unable to hide her excitement, because she found that Nie Wei actually remembered her name.
This was after she interviewed Nie Wei last time, Nie Wei took the initiative to ask her, and she told Nie Wei.
However, after she said her name, she did not expect Nie Wei to remember her. After all, she was just a reporter, not a well-known host. How could a big man like Nie Wei waste time remembering the name of a small reporter like her?
But she never expected that after meeting again, Nie Wei would accurately call out her name. For a moment, Xiao Li, who was originally eloquent, was so excited that she didn't know what to say.
"Sit down, don't be restrained. I also bought you hot coffee by the way. Let's drink and chat." Nie Wei said.
After hearing this, the three reporters came back to their senses and found that Luo Kai behind Nie Wei was holding a few cups of coffee. Seeing this, Xiao Li was the most responsive and rushed to greet him enthusiastically and took the coffee from Luo Kai.
After Nie Wei saw Xiao Li had divided the coffee, he took his thermos cup and drank a sip of tea, then signaled Xiao Li that they could officially start.
As Nie Wei's direct "mouth", Xiao Li certainly would not ask questions that would embarrass Nie Wei. Basically, the questions were focused on the content of "Inception" that the audience was most curious about.
Xiao Li's questions were not simply about the surface of the movie, but she tried to dig deeper into the content of the movie without revealing spoilers. This is also her instinct as a reporter. After all, with more content, the magazine can produce more reports and attract more readers to buy the magazine.
"Brother Fa plays a villain in the movie this time, and is also one of the targets of our team's dream stealing."
"You mentioned the dream stealing team once. Can I understand that the dream stealer is not just the protagonist?"
"Of course, the dream stealing team is a division of labor and cooperation. It is not just one dream stealer who can complete all tasks. It is like a basketball team. It must have a point guard who can control the ball and pass the ball, a shooting guard who can break through and shoot, a small forward, a power forward who can charge and attack, and a center who sits in the penalty area."
"Is Miss Zhang Ziyi's role in the movie also a member of the dream stealing team?"
"Yes, and she is a very important member. The role she plays will have a very exciting performance in the whole story. Audiences who like her can look forward to it."
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Asking questions one by one, the agreed 20-minute interview time soon only had one minute left. Found that Luo Kai next to her had already started to look at the watch, Xiao Li quickly asked her last question.
"Mr. Nie, can you tell us the specific investment amount of the movie "Inception"?"
"One hundred and fifty million US dollars." Faced with this question, Nie Wei did not hide it and gave his current budget figure for the movie "Inception".
Of course, this figure cannot be said to be very accurate. After all, with the promotion in the later stage of filming, it is possible to increase the budget.
"Thank you, Nie Wei."
"Everyone has worked hard. If you are not in a hurry, you can go to our Huayi cafeteria to have lunch before leaving. Don't worry, just keep my account when the time comes." Nie Wei smiled and shook hands with each reporter, and then extended an invitation before leaving the meeting room.
"Sister Li, are we going to Huayi cafeteria for lunch?" After Nie Wei took Luo Kai out of the meeting room, Xiao Li still had a hint of excitement on his face, and subconsciously asked Sister Li.
"What to eat? You are so greedy. Now of course, I have to go back to the newspaper to write a report." Sister Li rolled her eyes at this rookie, looking at the summary recorded in the notebook and the recorder at hand, she was full of confidence.
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