Chapter 1059 1159. Huayi’s awards ceremony

Chapter 1059 1159. Huayi’s awards ceremony

The interview time was 1pm. Dirk and his team were first taken to the conference room by the staff. Then the staff told them that Nie Wei might not arrive for another 20 minutes.

This wait was not long. Dirk decided to take advantage of the 20 minutes to take a good look at his interview manuscript.

For Nie Wei, the new boss, there is always a veil of mystery in the hearts of the Los Angeles Times employees, because he rarely intervenes in the daily operation of the newspaper, except for the previous smearing behavior of Disney executives, Nie Wei used the media power of the Los Angeles Times to fight back.

This also makes Nie Wei, the new boss, have a very good reputation among employees.

They are not afraid of being used by Nie Wei, and even like to be used by Nie Wei, because Nie Wei can only use their media influence to prove their value in the boss's mind. If Nie Wei just buys them and doesn't care, then they will worry every day, fearing that they will be sold to some messy people one day.

So when Nie Wei used their power to fight back against Disney executives, the whole newspaper was full of energy and dug up a lot of explosive information for Nie Wei, which was greatly praised by Nie Wei.

The key is that in this incident, Nie Wei never asked them to write some reports with unsteady positions because of the relationship between superiors and subordinates. From beginning to end, Nie Wei's orders required reporters to be firm in their judgment.

This is what moved Dirk the most. You know, as a media person, what you fear most is the boss who wants the newspaper to advocate for him in everything, making the newspaper his voice, but also making the newspaper lose its own ideas.

Working in such a newspaper is like hell for reporters. Their intelligence is like walking corpses in hell, without thoughts, without souls, and they only know how to write some flattering reports every day. Dirk felt chilled when he thought about such a day.

About fifteen minutes later, Nie Wei arrived at the meeting room ahead of schedule.

"Sit down, let's hurry up, you have half an hour." Nie Wei first looked at his watch, and then said directly.

Dirk and the others didn't bother to say hello, and immediately got into the state and started the interview.

Half an hour of interview time was the best favor Nie Wei could give to his own newspaper. You have to know that he would only stay in Los Angeles for three days before returning home. During these three days, he had to accept interviews from at least 20 media outlets. Excluding working time and rest time, the average interview time allocated to each media outlet was less than 15 minutes.

But even so, the media outlets that got the opportunity to interview still regarded it as a treasure. In addition, there were countless media outlets that wanted to make an appointment for Nie Wei's interview. Unfortunately, Nie Wei had squeezed out the limit of his free time and had no way to accept more interview invitations.

"Mr. Nie Wei, first of all, congratulations on winning the three trophies of Best Screenwriter, Best Actor and Best Director at the Saturn Awards. Now many netizens call you the strongest science fiction director of the contemporary era. What do you think of this title?"

"Thank you for the audience's love. This title does sound very exciting, but I think it is difficult to determine who is the strongest in the director industry, because each director's ideas are independent and special, and these should not be compared."

"Then which director do you admire the most?"

"Mr. Cameron, every one of his movies is amazing." Nie Wei answered without hesitation.

"Speaking of Mr. Cameron, I wonder if you know that the global box office gap between you is only less than 1 billion, and Mr. Cameron has no recent filming plans. You may have the opportunity to surpass his performance in the next movie. How do you feel about being able to surpass your idol's performance?"

"1 billion is a big gap. I dare not guarantee that my next movie can get a global box office of 1 billion. But even if I have the opportunity to surpass Mr. Cameron, I don't think there is anything worth bragging about. He is still the science fiction director I respect most in my heart. This cannot be compared with box office figures."

"I need to keep working hard to catch up with him. Maybe five years, maybe ten years, who knows how long it will take?"

"Don't you have the confidence to surpass Mr. Cameron's achievements?"

"No, you are wrong. I am very confident because I am still young and I have plenty of time to catch up, but this requires a process, not a few sets of numbers to prove that I have surpassed the other party. That is disrespectful to Mr. Cameron. After all, this is not a competitive game. It is too arbitrary to simply use scores or box office to determine whether a director is successful or not." Nie Wei explained to Dirk very seriously.

Nie Wei said this from the bottom of his heart. Cameron is indeed his idol, but Nie Wei never thinks that he cannot be surpassed.

But as Dirk said, it is unfair to judge a director's success or failure only by the box office. To give the simplest example, there is a very well-known director named Jia in China. So far, none of his films have exceeded 100 million yuan, but in the industry, he is indeed recognized as a great director.

Because the box office of his movies is not satisfactory, it is because he focuses on the word "reality" in his shooting. His attention to real life is his personal characteristic. These films are destined not to please ordinary audiences, but their significance is very far-reaching.

So even if his box office is not good, he is still a recognized great director.

Another typical example is Wang in Sunglasses. His movies are very strange, because Director Wang's movies often do not tell stories, but his understanding of life.

So some people think his movies are a mess and incomprehensible, but some people feel deeply touched after watching his movies.

This mixed reputation is destined to keep him away from box office hits. Looking at all the works of King of Sunglasses so far, there are very few that are really big hits, and there are even painful experiences that drag down the film company.

But can you say that King of Sunglasses is not a great director?

Although the box office is an important data to measure the ability of a director, it is definitely not the only assessment standard, at least for those literary directors, it is too unfair.

Dirk smiled and shrugged his shoulders, and did not continue to discuss this topic, but turned to the big news that just broke out recently.

"Mr. Nie Wei, just one day ago, Ms. JK Rowling announced that she would adapt her book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" into a movie and let you shoot it. I am very curious, how did you reach a cooperation?"

Hearing this question, Nie Wei couldn't help laughing.

"Ms. Rowling is one of the greatest fantasy writers of the new era. I am honored to work with her. As for how we came to this cooperation, I can only say that it was strength and fate. Ms. Rowling appreciates my directing ability, and I also like Ms. Rowling's novels. We met at the Saturn Awards dinner and suddenly found that we were very compatible with each other, so we had the idea of ​​cooperation."

"Look, isn't everything going well? We only talked for two days, and Ms. Rowling was willing to give her novel to me to adapt. I also believe that our cooperation this time will be a win-win situation. I like this novel very much and have read it many times. I think I can shoot it well."

"Can it be as successful as "Harry Potter"?"

"Why not?" Nie Wei answered confidently.

"There is still time, let's talk about your new movie. Will the filming of your new movie be delayed because of the adaptation and filming of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"?"

"Of course not, I want to thank Ms. Rowling for her understanding on this point." Nie Wei smiled and thanked: "There were actually many issues when we first talked, including my new movie. You know, my movie will start shooting in another month, and nothing can stop it."

"Ms. Rowling gave me full understanding in this regard. She originally intended to wait for me to finish filming "Interstellar" before adapting her novel. So book fans who want to see this excellent novel adaptation movie as soon as possible may have to wait a little longer, but I can guarantee here that your wait will be worth it."

Nie Wei did not hide anything in this answer. It was precisely because of Rowling's understanding and support that Nie Wei was willing to take on the adaptation and filming of this movie.

Nie Wei still clearly remembered that the two of them talked about this matter in this conference room at that time.

When the two met, after exchanging pleasantries, JK Rowling directly proposed that Nie Wei could take over the task of filming "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", and Nie Wei did not hide it and told JK Rowling about his difficulties.

Especially his new movie was about to be filmed, which might take more than half a year. Nie Wei emphasized it and still clearly remembered the lady's answer at that time.

"Mr. Nie Wei, such a simple question should not be your concern for taking over this movie. I am willing to wait for a good director. Although I am also eager to see my novel on the big screen, I hope it can be produced by such an excellent director like you, and it can be on the big screen with a quality that exceeds the past."

"So don't say one year, even if it's two or three years, I can wait."

"I will definitely not let you down." Hearing the lady's answer, Nie Wei had nothing else to say, of course he agreed.

A simple promise made the two hit it off. Rowling authorized Max Films to adapt "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" for ten years, and the licensing fee was only a symbolic one pound from Max Films.

Of course, Rowling is not a philanthropist. Even if she wanted to do charity, she would not give the money to Nie Wei, who is richer than her. Although she only charged one pound for the copyright fee, she would share the box office revenue of the movie directly like a top star.

The proportion of this dividend was finally set at 5%, and it was 5% of the box office revenue of the movie, not the net profit after deducting the cost. In other words, even if the box office of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" was lower than the investment, JK Rowling could still get 5% of the box office money as personal income.

Nie Wei had no objection to this. After all, the other party was JK Rowling. Let alone 5%, even if she offered 6% or 7%, there would still be companies willing to sign a contract with her.

JK Rowling only charged 5%, which was already a conscience price.

The half-hour interview time was about to end. With less than a minute left, Dirk quickly asked his last question.

"Mr. Nie Wei, I think many people are curious about your new movie "Interstellar". What exactly is this movie about? Can you tell us in detail?"

"It's impossible to explain in detail. We can only understand it when we go to the cinema or watch the trailer, because this is not a story that can be told clearly by words alone."

"I can only say that I have a lot of unique ideas in this movie, which tells about time and space, and of course environmental protection, the harm of natural disasters, etc. In short, this movie is destined not to disappoint everyone."

"Then I look forward to the smooth shooting of your new movie. I will definitely go back to the cinema to watch your new movie when the time comes."

"Okay, then I will invite all of you to watch the movie together at the newspaper." Nie Wei said with a smile.

In less than a week in the United States, in addition to accepting interviews, Nie Wei mainly got a general understanding of the operations of several companies, especially Max Films. Thomas is more capable than he thought. Max Films has developed very smoothly. In the past year, Max Films represented by Thomas has fully invested in 37 films, which have brought the company a total of nearly 80 million US dollars in net income.

In addition, these films have also brought the company five important trophies, especially a short film, which was selected for the Cannes Short Film Unit. Although it did not win the award in the end, it is still a very good result.

Of course, there is also something that Nie Wei is not satisfied with, that is, Thomas is too cautious.

None of the films he advocated for investment had a total investment of more than 30 million yuan. According to Thomas' self-blame, he did miss two good films this year. If he had made up his mind to invest at that time, then the annual revenue of over 100 million yuan would not be a problem.

Nie Wei did not scold Thomas for anything, but just reminded him, hoping that he could make full use of the authority given to him. You know, Nie Wei gave Thomas 200 million US dollars in company funds to use every year, but Thomas spent less than 50 million in more than a year...

Sometimes it was a headache for Nie Wei to find such a subordinate who didn't know how to spend money.

Finally, the day to return home arrived. Nie Wei was going to go home for a reunion dinner as soon as he got off the plane, but he didn't expect that Wang Zhonglei would come to his door as soon as he got off the plane.

Nie Wei asked the reason. It turned out that this guy saw that Nie Wei won so many awards at the Saturn Awards, and he was more and more eager to hold an awards ceremony for Huayi.

Thanks to Qiang love Rong for the generous reward of 1,000, and thanks to book friends 2018110, Fantasy Paradise, and 0773 for their generous rewards.