Chapter 924 1024. Influence
On the other side of the ocean, countless people are paying attention to the Saturn Awards because of Fan Binbin, Nie Wei, and "The Martian".
It is also because "The Martian" was nominated for the Saturn Awards this year that Mingzhu TV bought the live broadcast rights of the Saturn Awards for the first time, and mainland audiences can finally watch this award ceremony first.
Maybe even the Science Fiction Film Academy did not expect that just because "The Martian" was included in the shortlist, this film and television award suddenly became popular in another country.
In addition, after the Saturn Awards announced the shortlist, many people on the Internet began to popularize how "great" this award is to the public, and even spread it from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. In the mouths of some people, the value of this award is almost higher than the Oscars.
The encyclopedia content that originally simply introduced this award was supplemented to the upper limit of 1,000 words within one day after "The Martian" was nominated, and detailed the development and history of this award, as well as its authority. This is nothing, and many branch encyclopedias have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.
This is caused by market demand. Because of "The Martian" and Nie Wei, the public really wants to know about this unfamiliar award.
The cost of introducing the Saturn Awards live broadcast on Pearl TV was not much, but this out-of-plan expense still caused controversy among many people in the station. In the end, the station director made the final decision.
The real-time ratings of the live broadcast on that day did not disappoint the station director.
Half an hour before the live broadcast signal was connected, the TV station's ratings curve began to rise. When the live broadcast signal was connected, the ratings curve rose straight up.
The only thing that made the TV station dissatisfied was the time of the awards ceremony. Because there was a fixed time period in China to broadcast news, the red carpet show could only be broadcast on Pearl's entertainment channel. Fortunately, when the awards ceremony officially started, the news had already ended, and the live broadcast signal was connected to the main station.
As for the previous red carpet show, what should people from other provinces do if they can't see it? This is also very simple. When broadcasting the official awards ceremony, there will naturally be post-production staff working overtime to edit the red carpet section and broadcast it on the Fanxing video platform.
At that time, the advertising revenue will be divided equally between the video platform and the TV station.
Because it is a live broadcast, there is naturally no way to make subtitles. The TV station also specially found two hosts from the foreign language station to do the commentary, which also solved the urgent needs of many viewers who watched the program.
After all, watching a program but not understanding what the people in it say, you can only watch them cry and laugh, like a fool. It is different with commentary. Although you can't translate every word of these people, as long as you understand the general meaning, you can watch it with relish.
It's like playing an RPG game, the plot is very important.
Of course, the public actually cares more about whether "The Martian" can win an award. Most of them are watching for this reason. If "The Martian" had not been nominated for the Saturn Award this time, I am afraid that most of the audience would not know what this award is.
The audience watched for more than an hour and almost fell asleep before finally waiting for the award for the best international film.
On the TV side, with the award ceremony for the best international film, the ratings once again soared like a rocket. In the past, everyone saw the ratings rise by 0.01, but now it is 0.1, 0.5 or even 1. In just two minutes, the highest rating of 5.15 rose to 9.39.
The rise in the ratings curve really shocked the employees of the ratings statistics company.
After receiving the news, Director Mingzhu laughed heartily in the office. Apart from anything else, this result alone will prove how correct his choice this time is. This success is the accumulation of political capital for him, which is very important for his future promotion.
And because this is a controversial decision, his victory can also make his prestige in the station rise to a higher level, which is a great help for both his future and the present.
When the female guest announced that the winner was The Martian, not only did the TV ratings rise to a higher level, but all the hot search lists on the Internet were immediately occupied by keywords such as The Martian, Saturn Awards, and awards.
"It's amazing. This is the first Chinese movie to win the Saturn Award for Best International Film."
"Let's see who dares to complain that China can't make good science fiction movies in the future. Now even the Saturn Awards have recognized our science fiction movies. This will be the day when Chinese science fiction movies rise."
"I am so moved. I finally see a Chinese movie win an international award again. Good job for The Martian, and Nie Wei is also good."
"How much is the prize money for such an awesome award?"
Domestic netizens were all cheering and proud of The Martian. At the scene, Nie Wei and Fan Binbin also hugged each other excitedly to celebrate their winning.
The two hugged for a moment, then accepted the blessings of the stars around them, greeted all the way to the stage, and then Nie Wei took the trophy from Downey.
"Mr. Nie, your movie is really great!" When Downey handed the trophy to Nie Wei, he did not forget to give sincere praise.
He can be considered a fan of "The Martian". When the movie was released, he secretly went to the cinema to watch the movie. Later, he commented on the movie on his social account and gave it a high score of 8 out of 10.
In his words, this is a movie that made him want to challenge the role of Nie Wei after watching it. In short, it is very interesting. He thinks the starting point of this movie is very wonderful and the story is also very interesting. The only regret is why the spacecraft is from China instead of the United States.
"If the protagonist is an American astronaut, I am willing to give it 9 points, or even 10 points!" Downey replied to the netizens who raised the question in the comment below.
Now that he has met Nie Wei, he actually made this complaint again in front of Nie Wei.
"But China's aviation is not weak now." Nie Wei replied. The strength of the country made him feel particularly confident and confident when he said this.
Tang Ni was startled, then looked at Nie Wei deeply, and replied with a helpless expression: "Okay."
Hearing this answer, Nie Wei smiled, because he understood that it was his words that Tang Ni could not refute. With this pride in the country, Nie Wei walked to the podium.
"I'm very happy to be here as a Chinese director."
"Perhaps before this, many people here only knew about Chinese movies about kung fu or stories of the times, but from now on, I hope everyone here can have a better impression of Chinese movies. In fact, Chinese directors can also make good science fiction movies."
"Chinese directors have never lacked science fiction dreams. There are also many people in our country who like robots, high technology, and mysterious space. Our country's scientific and technological strength has always been the top priority of development. Here I would like to thank the Institute of Aeronautics for its help in my film. You see a lot of equipment in the film, including space suits and the internal structure of the spacecraft. In fact, many inspirations come from the data provided by these scientific and technological personnel."
"Once again, I would like to thank my good partner, Wang Zhonglei, who is far away on the other side of the ocean. He originally supported me in making this film, and my Miss Fan Binbin, a beautiful actress, was willing to accompany me to Africa, where she was exposed to the sun and wind every day. She is very dedicated. "
"There are also the people behind the scenes who accompanied me to work. Their silent efforts have made me stand here at this moment. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to them here. "
"This is the first time I have won this trophy, but I don't want it to be the last time. I hope that more and more Chinese science fiction, fantasy and supernatural movies will be seen by European and American audiences. We Chinese people have never lacked creativity and have our own unique cultural values. I hope to bring these to audiences all over the world in the future! "
"Thank you everyone!"
After Nie Wei finished speaking, applause broke out at the scene. The response to these words was not enthusiastic at the scene, and they only received unanimous praise on the Internet. However, in the Chinese entertainment circle, for some screenwriters and directors, they were moved to tears.
Because Nie Wei spoke the voices of many of them, Chinese people also have science fiction dreams, but because they started too late, many people are still catching up.
This process is difficult, and many people have fallen behind, but this step has never stopped.
Nie Wei's words today really gave these people great strength, and Nie Wei, like a role model and flag bearer, led them to a path, allowing more people to continue on this path.
After reading Nie Wei's acceptance speech, the famous science fiction author Liu Xinci posted a message on his social account.
"Director Nie Wei's words tonight touched my heart. Chinese people also have science fiction dreams, just like me, an old child who is almost fifty years old, but still dreaming of my science fiction dream. I also hope to see one day that Chinese science fiction novels and science fiction movies will be recognized by the world. This is my dream, and it is also the common dream of many Chinese people who love science fiction."
The theme of "Chinese people's science fiction dream" has also been reprinted by countless newspapers and media, and many news have been written with it as the core.
The success of "The Martian" has really aroused the expectations of many people for Chinese science fiction movies, and has also made many film companies begin to target this market.
Huayi has also made sufficient preparations, and various publicity has been carried out in an orderly manner.
Huayi actually has no shortage of international awards. Every year, the company also invests in many art films, many of which have won important awards at some A-class film festivals. However, compared with these awards, the Saturn trophy of "The Martian" is special.
Because this is not a simple award for comparing the art nature of movies, but a comprehensive award that combines the market, audience reputation, and the quality of the work.
This award certainly represents the recognition of European and American audiences for this film. It is also the most recognized masterpiece in the world among the works launched by Huayi in recent years.
So the celebration banquet must be held. Wang Zhonglei has found the venue and is waiting for Nie Wei and his group to return to China to hold it.
And recently, when the bosses in the circle get together, Wang Zhonglei always can't help showing a proud expression. As the "key" thank-you object of Nie Wei, he deeply feels that the success of "The Martian" also has his own great contribution. Coupled with the compliments of his peers, Wang Zhonglei is in a really good mood recently.
And Fan Binbin, who accompanied Nie Wei to attend the award ceremony, can be regarded as a successful gold-plating.
Although she has not returned to the mainland, many advertisers have come to her and specifically asked Fan Binbin to endorse their products, and the prices they offered were very sincere.
Many media also made the red carpet show of Nie Wei and Fan Binbin the headlines, and called Fan Binbin the "goddess from the East", which further promoted her beautiful name.
Now in China, when it comes to beauties, if you choose three, 90% of people will choose Fan Binbin when answering this question. Unknowingly, this woman has become the representative of Chinese beauties.
For Fan Binbin, this will inevitably be criticized by many people, but the benefits are obviously greater.
When those international big brands, especially beauty brands, choose spokespersons, they will naturally prefer representative beauties like Fan Binbin, who have received a lot of advertising endorsements, which is what Fan Binbin is now.
As for Nie Wei's life, there is not much change. He is abroad, surrounded by staff and friends, and no one will over-praise the honors Nie Wei has won. As for endorsements, Nie Wei now cares less and less. Basically, he is in a state of being priced but not sold.
Of course, what really benefits Nie Wei is his reputation. Whether in the circle or outside the circle, that remark has undoubtedly made Nie Wei one of the representatives of Chinese directors at present.
For Nie Wei, this is more meaningful than higher endorsement prices or major topics.
Perhaps he will bear greater pressure because of this, but this is also an opportunity and a driving force for Nie Wei to make progress. Many of his ideas have more and more opportunities to be realized as his fame and status rise step by step.
On the second day of the award ceremony, Nie Wei brought Fan Binbin to the Lakers' home court.
As the owner of the Lakers, Jenny personally received the arrival of Nie Wei and Fan Binbin, especially Nie Wei. For Jenny, this Chinese is very important.
While Fan Binbin was taking photos with star players like Kobe and Gasol, Jenny also took this opportunity to briefly talk to Nie Wei about the current problems of the Lakers.
"The Lakers are now on the decline, and their former glory is also fading. This is not all the fault of the players. In fact, the Lakers' lineup is still strong enough to compete for the championship, but the Lakers' management is dragging the team down." Jenny looked at Nie Wei sincerely and asked for help: "Mr. Nie, can you help me?"
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