Chapter 1096 1196. Brother Million
"What do you think about the million-dollar movie ticket issue?" a reporter asked.
"First of all, I am very grateful to the person who is willing to spend a million yuan to watch my movie. I wonder if he came to the scene today. We have reserved a celebrity seat for him." Nie Wei answered.
"Then what about the film critic who sold the tickets?" the reporter asked again.
"He has a good business sense. If I had his business ability, I might have become the richest man in the world a few years ago." Nie Wei joked, and the reporters below laughed out loud. Everyone could hear that Nie Wei was mocking the film critic.
Amidst the laughter, Nie Wei changed the subject and said with a serious expression: "But I don't agree with his approach. Theoretically, we at Huayi gave him movie tickets in the hope that he could write a film review for us. This is an advance payment, but he took the payment and sold the tickets to others. Isn't this the same as using our things to cheat money?"
"Others are shouting that middlemen make less profit from the price difference, but he, the 'middleman', is good and makes all the money."
"Finally, I want to say that since you sold my movie tickets for one million, you should at least write a film review worth one million for me to be trustworthy. Do you think so?"
The reporters below responded to Nie Wei in a hurry. Some shouted that it was right, and some shouted that it was not wrong. In short, they all agreed with Nie Wei and despised the film critic.
The reaction of the crowd was completely within Nie Wei's expectations.
It's not just a matter of credibility. The key is that the film critic's approach is too enviable. Everyone has the same ticket. Why can yours sell for one million?
So Nie Wei didn't need to say anything harsh at all, just an attitude, and these guys would desperately help Nie Wei to criticize the film critic.
After responding to the matter of playing with the million movie tickets, Nie Wei took Shu Chang away from the interview area, and left without hesitation even if the reporter tried to keep him. After all, they had been interviewed here for almost five minutes. If they delayed any longer, the guests behind would be frozen.
The two of them entered the screening room wearing down jackets, which immediately attracted countless envious eyes, after all, they looked warm.
"I would have worn a down jacket earlier." Cheng Kun glanced at the down jacket that Nie Wei took off. He also had a school uniform like this, which was given to him by Nie Wei. After all, Cheng Kun was also his senior brother. Nie Wei also gave Huang Xiaoming one.
"Don't learn from me, you are an actor." Nie Wei handed the down jacket to the staff beside him and replied with a smile.
"Aren't you?" Cheng Kun was amused by Nie Wei's answer, as if he wasn't an actor, but what surprised him was that Nie Wei really shook his head.
"I'm not going to take any roles for the time being, I'll focus on directing, unless I come across a particularly good script and role."
"Really?" Cheng Kun asked in a low voice with concern.
Nie Wei nodded seriously, this was something he had planned long ago.
"What a pity, I was thinking about having a chance to act with you again." Cheng Kun shook his head regretfully, after going through vicissitudes of life, the jealousy at the beginning has long turned into appreciation today.
"There is still a chance, I'm not going to announce my retirement." Nie Wei put his arm around Cheng Kun's shoulders and smiled.
"That's good." Cheng Kun breathed a sigh of relief. In his eyes, if Nie Wei retired, it would be a pity. You know, among Chinese male actors, there are not many who he can admire, but Nie Wei is definitely one of them.
"What are you talking about?" A small man suddenly came out from behind Cheng Kun and asked. Nie Wei looked down and saw that it was Zhou Xun.
"Nothing, just chatting. Brother Xun, you are willing to go out this time?" Nie Wei looked at Zhou Xun with a smile. Who would have thought that this big star was actually a homebody. She usually stayed at home to play games and watch movies except for work. She never went out of the house.
"Your new movie, I have to support it." Zhou Xun smiled silly, and then whispered: "But there are so many people today, I'm really not used to it."
Cheng Kun and Nie Wei couldn't help laughing when they heard this.
There are still stars who are afraid of crowds these days. Zhou Xun's staying at home is a bit too much.
"It doesn't matter. Next year, I will ask Brother Zhonglei to arrange more commercial activities for you. Go out more, and you won't be afraid of crowds." Nie Wei said with a sly smile.
Sure enough, when Zhou Xun heard this, he was like a frightened kitten and almost jumped up.
"Don't, I'm tired enough from filming movies. If you arrange so many commercial activities for me, my game guild will be disbanded." Zhou Xun pouted and looked resistant.
Nie Wei was of course joking. Huayi is very relaxed in arranging activities for artists, especially top artists, and basically it will be arranged according to the artists' wishes.
Of course, a top female star like Zhou Xun doesn't have much time to rest even if she wants to. In addition to spending most of her time filming, the activities she needs to attend for endorsements are enough to keep her busy.
After Nie Wei teased Zhou Xun for a while, Huang Xiaoming soon came over.
Then Jiang Xin, Lin Shishi, Yang Mi, etc. all came over to greet Nie Wei, and the people around Nie Wei dispersed until the audience entered the venue.
Nie Wei finally met the legendary "Million Brother". He originally thought that the other party would be a young man in his twenties or thirties. After all, people of this age are easily impulsive and will fight for face.
But the real person of Million Brother looked at least forty years old, dressed in a suit and looked very calm.
When the staff took him to the seat specially prepared for him, he saw Nie Wei at a glance and walked over quickly.
"Director Nie Wei, I like your movies so much, especially the science fiction movies you made. I especially like watching science fiction movies when I was a child. Star Wars and Star Trek are my favorites, but those are all made by foreigners. It was not until you came that I saw the hope of domestic science fiction movies."
"Thank you for your praise. There are many good science fiction directors in China who are also making their own contributions to domestic science fiction films. I am just an insignificant member of them and do not deserve your praise." Nie Wei was very humble because his achievements were obvious to all and the audience knew it.
"You are too humble. Some people brag about their achievements when they make a little bit of achievements. You are not like that. You are so humble even though you have done so well. No wonder you can make so many good movies."
Although Nie Wei did not know what his modesty had to do with making movies, what else could he say at this time? Just continue to be humble.
"Director Nie, I actually have an unwelcome request today." After complimenting Nie Wei, Baiwan Ge suddenly asked a little embarrassedly.
"Tell me about it." Nie Wei asked with a smile.
"Actually, I am a science fiction fan, and for Chinese science fiction fans, there is a novel in our minds, just like the Bible in the minds of Christians. The name of the novel is "The Three-Body Problem". Director Nie, have you heard of it?" Baiwan Ge asked expectantly.
Nie Wei naturally nodded. Nie Wei had heard of the science fiction masterpiece "The Three-Body Problem" and even read it repeatedly several times. The author Liu Cixin is the leader of Chinese science fiction novels. Nie Wei has also read many of his works, such as "Ball Lightning" and "Supernova Era".
Seeing Nie Wei nod, Brother Baiwan's eyes almost lit up, and he immediately said: "What do you think about making "The Three-Body Problem" into a movie? I believe that if this novel can be made into a movie, especially by your hands, it will definitely become a classic science fiction movie."
Nie Wei knew that Brother Baiwan would mention this matter. Although he also liked "The Three-Body Problem", he just couldn't nod again this time.
"I like this novel very much. Many years ago, we even contacted the author Liu Cixin, hoping to buy the copyright for the film and television adaptation of this novel, but unfortunately, the author had sold it earlier. After we contacted the company that bought the copyright, we found out that they later sold the copyright to many companies. We contacted some of them, but unfortunately we couldn't contact some of them, so..."
Nie Wei explained to Brother Baiwan with a look of regret, it's not that I, Nie Wei, don't want to shoot it, but I can't shoot it without the copyright.
You have to know that a masterpiece like The Three-Body Problem, if adapted, would cost at least hundreds of millions of dollars. Forcing the film to be made without copyright or with incomplete copyright would inevitably involve huge risks. So no matter how good the novel was, Nie Wei didn't dare to think of it.
Nie Wei originally thought that Brother Baiwan would look disappointed, but he didn't expect that after listening to Nie Wei's explanation, his expression was full of excitement.
"Director Nie, the exclusive authorization for the movie "The Three-Body Problem" is now in the hands of a buddy of mine. If you want to shoot it, I will help you contact him. My buddy is also a science fiction fan. If he knows that you are going to shoot "The Three-Body Problem", he will be crazy."
Nie Wei was shocked. Is it really such a coincidence?
But looking at Brother Baiwan's appearance, he doesn't seem to be lying to him. If this is true, then Brother Baiwan is really Nie Wei's lucky star.
"Well, if possible, you can give me your friend's contact information, and we can negotiate the price."
"What's there to negotiate? I'll let him give it to you directly. Anyway, it's useless to keep the copyright in his hands. It can only wait for it to expire. It's better to give it to you. You can shoot "The Three-Body Problem" with the copyright. I've been looking forward to it for almost ten years. Finally, I can see the hope of "The Three-Body Problem" being put on the big screen."
Nie Wei smiled. He would not take this little bargain. As long as the copyright price is reasonable, he will take it. "The Three-Body Problem" will definitely not lose money on the box office when it is put on the big screen, and the benefits in terms of reputation are even greater.
After all, works like "The Three-Body Problem" are destined to be recorded in the history of Chinese science fiction novels, and as the first director to put it on the big screen, Nie Wei will naturally be remembered by the public.
"Director Nie, actually, I should thank you." Brother Baiwan suddenly said.
"What do you mean?"
"Didn't I spend one million on movie tickets this time? I don't know how I became famous, and my business became famous too. I've made more money these days than in the past month, and it's all thanks to you." Brother Baiwan thanked.
He knew that although it was indeed eye-catching for him to spend one million on movie tickets, he actually took advantage of the popularity of Nie Wei and "Interstellar" to get the attention he has now.
Even many of his fans followed him because they liked Nie Wei and his new movie.
Originally, Brother Baiwan meant to use this favor to help Nie Wei get the copyright, but Nie Wei had other ideas after listening to Brother Baiwan.
"Do you want to make yourself more popular?" Nie Wei suddenly asked Brother Baiwan, and Brother Baiwan was stunned.
This is really hard to answer, but Brother Baiwan really enjoys the feeling of being sought after by everyone, so he nodded subconsciously.
"I have a way, how about you come to my live broadcast platform to be an anchor?"
"Be an anchor?"
"That's right. Since you still have a good following, you can be a live streamer on our platform. Just broadcast your company and your daily life. I can let the platform give you the publicity treatment of an A-level live streamer, and we don't need to sign any contract."
"Is it really possible?" Brother Baiwan was a little tempted, but also a little self-doubting.
"Of course there is no problem. Besides, there are a lot of viewers watching live broadcasts now, especially on our Fanxing live broadcast platform. The number of registered users has exceeded 200 million, and the number of online users every day has remained above 10 million. As long as you succeed, I guarantee that your business will be able to reach a higher level."
"Okay, I'll listen to you. This is how you do business." Brother Baiwan gave Nie Wei a thumbs up and praised him.
"As for the copyright of "The Three-Body Problem", leave it to me. I guarantee that you will be satisfied." Brother Baiwan promised again, and this time he was much more serious than before.
Nie Wei smiled and nodded.
Nie Wei was completely at will in helping Brother Baiwan. In the original time and space, many merchants became Internet celebrities through live broadcasts, and their products were also sold out. He believed that with Brother Baiwan's current attention, he would definitely attract a lot of people to watch after the live broadcast.
This would not only benefit Brother Baiwan, but also attract more attention to the platform, killing two birds with one stone.
The key is that Nie Wei helped Brother Baiwan so much, so the other party would naturally have to do more work on the copyright of "The Three-Body Problem". From Brother Baiwan's tone before and after, Nie Wei could hear the change in his attitude towards this matter.
Of course, Nie Wei did not rule out the possibility that Brother Baiwan and his so-called friend had jointly deceived him, but no matter what, this was an opportunity to get the rights to adapt the Three-Body movie, and Nie Wei would not easily miss it.
As he spoke, the lights in the theater gradually dimmed, the noisy sounds gradually disappeared, and everyone's attention was focused on the big screen.
As the big screen lit up, the familiar logo of Huayi appeared, and at the same time, the logo of Max Films followed closely. This is not the first time the two companies have cooperated. The previous "Inception" was co-produced by the two companies.
Following the two major production companies, the logos of Huaying, Xingmei and other investors in the film also appeared one by one, but there were not many, only three or four in total.
After the opening, it went directly into the main film.
The camera was in a room, and it could be seen that no one had lived there for a long time. The bookshelf under the close-up camera was covered with dust, and the spaceship on the bookshelf attracted attention...
Thanks to Fantasy Park for its generous reward.