1199. Gradually heating up
Charity is something that every entrepreneur can't get around.
Just like Superman Lee said, he believes that the wealth of his heart is the real wealth.
"If I want to say a word, the word rich and noble is not connected, the real wealth is that as a member of the society, you can use your money to make this society better, more progressive, and more people are concerned. β
And this wealth is, in Nie Wei's view, the word charity.
As the saying goes, 'if you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will help the world', which means that when you are not capable, you must be able to do a good job of personal moral cultivation, and when you are capable, you must give back to the whole society as much as possible.
Nie Wei, as the handful of people with the most wealth in Huaxia, naturally has to do the important task of 'helping the world'.
In recent years, Nie Wei has built more than 1,000 Hope Primary Schools across the country, established various charitable funds, and invested a total of more than 3 billion Chinese dollars.
In addition, Nie Wei's company has also made indelible contributions to the urban construction of Kyoto City, where the headquarters is located.
For example, last year, Nie Wei's company donated 2 million garbage cans to Kyoto to contribute to the improvement of the urban environment, and in 2010, because some bus stations were aging, some bus stops needed to be demolished and rebuilt, and in this case, Nie Wei helped the city build a new bus station with 500 house structures at a very low price.
This kind of bus stop is different from the previous form of stop signs, and it is not only a simple rainproof shelter, but a simple small house style.
The walls around are made of glass, so it doesn't obstruct the view of the waiting people.
The advantage of such a building is that in winter, people waiting for the bus can take shelter from the cold, although there is no heating equipment, but at least it can block the wind, and some urban homeless people can also spend the night at such a bus stop.
After the completion of these sites, there was also a lot of applause on the Internet.
Nie Wei does so much charity, of course, it is not in vain to throw money, such as the LED billboards of 500 bus stops, Nie Wei has five years of ownership, these bus stops are not only his contribution to the construction of the city, but also become his propaganda weapon.
In addition, he has continued to fund the construction of Jingdian's college, and Jingdian has also given back to many talents in Huayi over the years.
There is also an example today, as soon as his movie is about to be released, Huaxia TV immediately sent an interview team and will make a 30-minute documentary for them to broadcast on the movie channel, and being able to get such publicity power has a lot to do with Nie Wei's continuous use of his wealth to give back to the society over the years.
While he is doing charity, the country will also see his performance and increase his impression in the eyes of many people, which is the long-term way.
Since ancient times, those 'grand-style' rich people, no matter how much money they can make, how rich they are, but if they only do it for their own selfish interests, the final end will be miserable.
The movie ended successfully, but it was only the beginning for Nie Wei.
The leading actors didn't even have time to have a celebration banquet, so they flew to Los Angeles on Nie Wei's private jet, and in more than 20 hours, there would be a premiere waiting for them.
And with the end of the premiere of "Interstellar", countless media and film critics who attended the premiere also expressed their opinions on the film.
Brother Million is one of the more popular ones, after all, many people want to know whether Brother Million, who spent a million to buy a movie ticket to watch a movie, thinks that his million is worth it.
And on the way home by car, Brother Million couldn't help but take out his mobile phone and send a short message on his Weibo.
"An epic sci-fi movie, a million dollars is worth it!"
Although Brother Million's evaluation is only less than 20 words, it is very high, and all the fans lurking on Brother Million's Weibo have been blown up at once.
"Brother million, it's really fake, is it that good-looking?"
"My million brother said that he was foaming at the mouth and spitting a nail, saying that it was an epic science fiction movie, it was an epic science fiction movie, telling you, buy a ticket, watch it, as long as you like science fiction movies, this movie will definitely not disappoint you. β
"I believe in Nie Wei's strength, but I don't believe you really think that buying a ticket for a million will be worth it. β
"It's only a million, if I do it again, even if it's 10 million, I'll pay it!"
"Brother Million, it's true love for Nie Wei. β
"I suspect that Brother Million is the one arranged by Nie Wei, this guy is too good at licking. β
"I want to go to the cinema immediately, but it will take five days, I am so desperate, how can I spend these five days. β
While interacting with netizens, Brother Million watched his popularity skyrocket, thinking about Nie Wei's suggestion that he start a live broadcast, which made Brother Million more and more excited.
Of course, he didn't forget that important thing, after replying to a few netizens, after being satisfied, Brother Million immediately pulled out a name called Brother Qi from the phone book, and then pressed the call button.
"Yo, isn't this the famous million-brother Million, why do you want to show off to me after watching the movie?"
"Seventh brother, don't tease me, I really have something serious to tell you. β
"Tell me, I'll hear you. Far away in a 4S store in Suzhou and Hangzhou, a man in a black sweatshirt listened to the introduction of car sales in his ear, and casually answered the million brother on the other end of the phone.
But after half an hour, Brother Qi's expression gradually became serious.
When Nie Wei received a text message from Brother Million, he was already on the plane, and the news brought by Brother Million couldn't say bad news, but it wasn't good news, the seventh brother who had the copyright of "The Three-Body Problem" didn't agree, but proposed to talk to Nie Wei face-to-face.
"Can he talk on the phone?" Nie Wei thought for a moment and replied.
About half a minute later, Brother Million sent another message.
"Yes, the other party's number is 139XXXXXXXX, his name is Yi Qi, and his family is in the import car business. β
When Nie Wei saw this simple information, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, a person who was in the business of imported cars actually bought the copyright of "The Three-Body Problem", obviously with money to burn.
However, it may be precisely because of this that many people can't find out who the copyright of "The Three-Body Problem" falls into, after all, they never imagined that the person who bought the copyright would be a person who did the import car business.
Nie Wei asked the stewardess to bring a satellite phone, dialed it according to the number, and the phone was quickly connected.
The conversation with Yi Qi was very smooth, and the other party bought the copyright of "The Three-Body Problem", on the one hand, like Brother Million, because he likes science fiction, and on the other hand, he also wants to invest.
At the beginning, Yi Qi bought the copyright of "The Three-Body Problem" for only one million, which was still acquired at a premium, and I heard that the publishing house where he bought the copyright at the beginning bought the copyright of "The Three-Body Problem" for more than 100,000 yuan.
Nie Wei thought about it and offered a price of five million, Yi Qi felt that it was quite reasonable, so he didn't hesitate and agreed directly.
However, Yi Qi put forward a special request, he hoped that Nie Wei would invite him to attend the premiere of "The Three-Body Problem" in the future, and Nie Wei naturally agreed to such a simple request.
Hanging up the phone, Nie Wei handed over the matter to Huayi's side to deal with.
For five million to buy the copyright of "The Three-Body Problem", Nie Wei feels that this is a suitable price, "The Three-Body Problem" is indeed a 'supreme treasure' in the hearts of many science fiction fans, but its real popularity is because after winning the Hugo Award next year.
Now this is just the 'Bible' in the minds of domestic science fiction fans, but as long as it is more than half a year, it will become famous all over the world and become a classic in the minds of many science fiction fans around the world, and that time is the best time to announce the production of "The Three-Body Problem".
Before that, Nie Wei still had such a task as "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", thinking of this, Nie Wei smiled helplessly, feeling that the upcoming 2015 was obviously a very busy year for him.
The next day, Nie Wei successfully completed the premiere of "Interstellar" in Los Angeles.
Thomas listened to the thunderous applause at the scene, forced a smile, and tried to put on a look of joy and anger, but the corners of his mouth that kept rising and tightening urgently, he could see that he was enduring a hard time.
Of course he was happy, even so happy that he exploded.
Just by virtue of today's audience's reaction, Thomas knows that "Interstellar" will be released in a few days, and the response will be hot, and this will also be another masterpiece launched by Max Films, plus next year's "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", several popular works in a row, so that Max Films' limelight will catch up with the 'Big Six'.
Thomas has even begun to fantasize that in the near future, the media will rank Max Films with the Big Six as the seventh largest film company in Hollywood, and he will be in full glory at that time.
Thomas's small movements Nie Wei can see it clearly, for the Max helmsman he chose, Nie Wei can only give a qualified evaluation.
Thomas is a man who is more than successful and not pioneering, and he is always careful to do things without letting go, but the biggest advantage is that he is obedient, and he does not discount Nie Wei's instructions at all, and he is not authoritarian.
If you ask Nie Wei to rate his work, out of 100, Nie Wei may give him 70 points, which is not excellent, but the passing grade is up.
So recently, Nie Wei is also looking for managerial talents, not to replace Thomas, but to 'assist' Thomas, give advice to Thomas, and help Thomas make up his mind when he hesitates.
After all, Max Films can't always rely on its own movies to support the faΓ§ade, if it really wants to catch up with the Big Six and surpass, it must broaden its horizons and boldly produce or invest in movies.
Thomas didn't know that Nie Wei had secretly looked for someone to come to Max Pictures to divide power, and even if he knew that Thomas probably didn't care, he even wished that more people would help him manage, and the burden on him would be lighter.
Also present today is Kip Thorne, the old man is also the first time to see the full cut of the movie, and after the final ending, he happily gave Nie the only hug.
"Excellent movie, I loved it. β
"Thank you, Professor, and thank you for your help. Nie Wei thanked.
Kipthorne gave Nie Wei strong theoretical support for this film, otherwise so much physics knowledge alone would make it difficult for Nie Wei to create.
And in addition to the three meetings, Nie Wei had hundreds of phone calls with Kipthorn during the filming of the movie, during which Kipthorne solved many scientific doubts for Nie Wei, and also made his film more deeply rooted in scientific theory.
"Professor, there is another reluctant request, our country's Huaxia TV wants to make a documentary for this film, if you can, can you let them interview you?"
"Of course, I'd love to. Kipthorne was clearly in a good mood and immediately agreed.
Of course, he agreed so happily because Nie Wei was very generous, and he could earn 100,000 US dollars by reciting a book for Nie Wei in front of the media.
And his promotion of the movie is actually to promote his scientific theories, to increase his popularity, this kind of thing that can not only brush up his fame, but also get money, of course he will not refuse, and even think that the more the merrier.
Anyway, he doesn't have any important research projects recently, so take this opportunity to make more money and become more famous, so as not to waste time.
In addition to Huaxia TV, the old man also promised interviews with many programs, and if he wanted to participate in these programs, he would be able to earn at least one million dollars from Nie Wei.
And Nie Wei also hopes that this old man can take away some more money from himself, so that a Nobel Prize winner can endorse his film, thinking about it is very high, I believe that the audience and Nie Wei feel the same, so the money Nie Wei takes out now will inevitably earn back ten times and a hundred times when the movie is released.
"Epic plot, epic soundtrack, epic special effects, and a group of excellent actors, and this is destined to be an epic sci-fi movie!"
"There is no suspense for the best sci-fi movie at the Saturn Awards next April, and if it weren't for Interstellar, then I would be standing at the door of their awards venue and chanting shady over a megaphone!"
"Nie Wei's style is too unpredictable, I thought he would continue the style of "Inception", but I didn't expect him to play realistic science fiction again, but seriously, his movies are really good, very good-looking. β
"Keanu is still so handsome, Zhang Ziyi is still so beautiful!"
"What should I do if I'm a fan of the cute little Foy?"
"Nobody pays attention to the environmental crisis in the movie, I feel like that's what the earth will encounter in the future, we humans may really perish like that, I don't know if there will be people like Cooper, Chang, Murphy among us, I think it's more likely that it's like the professor's decision to abandon us all on Earth, okay, I can't go on, spoilers are shameful, but I hope that people who walk into the theater in a few days will face up to it. β
After the two premieres, whether it was China or the United States, the local media, the audience who were lucky enough to attend the premiere, and those professional film critics, they continued to express their opinions on the film, which also made the popularity of the film gradually increase.