Chapter 1547 1649. The King Returns
Ten years is a long time, enough for people to forget many things, but some things and some people will not disappear from the hearts of the public because of the passage of time, they just "hide" for a while.
The news that Nie Wei is going to make a comeback and prepare a new movie was exposed by the media, which immediately caused a sensation.
Even though there has been no news for ten years and he rarely appears in front of the media, Nie Wei's influence has not faded. On the contrary, because of this sense of mystery, he has gradually left a deeper impression in the hearts of the public.
Overnight, those traffic stars on the headlines disappeared one after another, and were replaced by hot search topics related to Nie Wei's comeback.
Many netizens woke up and saw the overwhelming headlines about Nie Wei's comeback on the Internet, and four words popped out in their hearts.
The King Returns!!!
This adjective is the most appropriate to describe Nie Wei's efforts. Even after ten years, Nie Wei is still one of the best directors in the world.
Even with a ten-year gap, the cumulative box office figures of director Nie Wei's works can still rank among the top ten in the world.
In the IMDB Top 250 Historical Films, there are a handful of director Nie Wei's works on the list, such as "Interstellar" and "Inception" ranked sixth and tenth, and were praised by countless film critics as the best and most brain-burning science fiction movies in the 21st century.
Even some children born in the 10s or even 20s know that Nie Wei is a very powerful director. His works from ten or even twenty years ago will not make people feel old-fashioned and outdated, and will often be broadcast repeatedly on the movie channel of Huaxia TV.
Because classic movies are not fast-food movies, they will not be forgotten by the audience after watching them, but will be deeply engraved in the audience's memory as time goes by.
And the TV series and movies starring Nie Wei are still talked about by many people.
For example, in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" starring Nie Wei and Lin Yifei, even though the special effects that were awesome at the time have become "50 cents" now, in the minds of many viewers, they are still the most consistent with the original characters Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu.
The same is true for "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" starring the two.
The controversy at the time has long disappeared with the passage of time, and what remains in the audience's memory is only the nostalgia for the beautiful youth at that time.
For a whole night, countless people were curiously discussing what Nie Wei's first movie would look like after his comeback. Zhou Duoduo also revealed in an interview that this time she would give audiences all over the world a surprise. What is this surprise?
Even many people think that Zhou Duoduo is "pitting" her brother. After all, she said so much. If it is not surprising enough at that time, wouldn't Nie Wei himself be the one who suffers?
Don't make a comeback after so much difficulty, but end up waiting for a loss of wisdom and a loss of integrity.
After all, the ten-year gap is not only an improvement in film technology, but also a change in the entertainment trend. What was popular ten years ago may not be popular ten years later.
The key is that the actors who worked well with Nie Wei have gradually aged in the past ten years.
Cheng Kun, who was born in 1976, is 55 years old this year, Xiao Ming, who was born in 1977, is 54 years old this year, Zi Yi, who was born in 1979, is 52 years old this year, and Bin Bin, who was born in 1973, is almost 60 years old.
Although these top actors who once worked closely with Nie Wei are still famous, they have gradually withdrawn from the mainstream stage. Unless there are special themes, it is difficult for them to play the role of male and female protagonists at this age.
Even Zheng Shuang and Jing Bairan, who were once juniors, are now over 40.
Nowadays, the entertainment industry in China is dominated by those born in the 2000s or even the 2010s. Actors of this age are the most active group of people in the entertainment industry today.
So who will the actors chosen by Nie Wei be? This has become a mystery again.
However, whether it was ten years ago or ten years later, the fans' enthusiasm and craze for their idols did not change. For a time, the official website of Fanxing was flooded with fans of popular actors and stars, who left messages to recommend their idols to Nie Wei. Some fans even made a professional resume of their idols, marking every shining moment of their idols from their debut to the present.
While fans were frantically promoting their idols, Nie Wei was at Fanxing's research center, checking the company's latest research results.
In the past ten years, Fanxing has not stood still, but has been at the forefront of world science and technology.
From the original VR technology to the initial realization of virtual reality technology today, Fanxing has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in the past ten years, established scientific laboratories with hundreds of universities, and absorbed countless professional talents from China and abroad. Today, the virtual reality technology that Nie Wei hoped for has finally been initially successful.
"Currently, virtual reality technology is still in its infancy. The most mature aspect is limb control, which is basically unimpeded. Visual simulation is also relatively mature, and is basically indistinguishable from human vision. We are also advancing the sense of touch, but the technology is not yet mature enough and can only simulate simple touch, which is very one-sided, just like human skin. For now, we can only achieve that delicate is delicate and rough is rough. We need to conduct in-depth research to make it more detailed."
"In addition, we have also started to study things like taste. We are confident about this part. You know, the human brain can deceive. For example, the soda we drink actually has many similar flavors, but through different colors, our brain will give us different tastes."
"And like the taste of spiciness, spiciness itself has no taste. Spiciness is a pain response, but the brain gives us taste."
"So our scientists have always believed that taste can also be realized in the world of virtual reality, but this requires more in-depth research, a lot of experiments, and unpredictable time..."
Nie Wei glanced at Liu Jing and said with a smile: "Your hairstyle is good, it suits your temperament very well."
Liu Jing was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Nie Wei's answer to be a compliment to herself. After she came to her senses, she thanked him and felt a little happier.
"I will hold a board meeting to discuss the next investment. You can just give me a report at that time." Nie Wei certainly understood what Liu Jing meant by the last words. It was nothing more than asking for funds. After all, all technological progress cannot be separated from the support of funds.
Researchers also need to have enough food to work. Only when their lives are worry-free can this group of people devote themselves to technology development.
"Can the current virtual reality technology realize some of the ideas in my new movie?" Nie Wei asked again after giving Liu Jing a promise.
This is the main purpose of his coming today.
His new movie is to use this world-leading technology. He also knew that the company had completed the initial development of this technology before he had the idea of making a comeback.
Hearing Nie Wei's question, Liu Jing showed a confident smile on his face and answered affirmatively: "Don't worry, Boss, it can basically realize most of your ideas for the movie. This is a cross-era technology. It will tell the audience what a truly immersive viewing experience is."