The weather was good, the sky was blue, there were no clouds, there was no spring rain in the early morning, and the ground was still very wet, with the fragrance of grass and earth, which made people feel relaxed and happy when they sniffed it.

The opening ceremony was held not in Kyoto, but in Pearl City.

Compared with Kyoto, the internationalization of Pearl City itself is more in line with the filming requirements of this movie, and the preferential policies given by the local area are no worse than Kyoto, so after discussing for a long time, it was finally determined that the main filming location of this movie is in this metropolis.

In the past, most of Huayi's movies and TV series were placed in Kyoto, and colleagues from all over the country were envious of the media reporters in Kyoto, who allowed them to occupy a natural geographical advantage.

This time it's good, it's finally our turn to eat the first dish of the Pearl City media reporters, so after Huayi released the time of the start-up ceremony, the company immediately received an application for an interview from almost all the local media in Pearl City, large and small, and the degree of enthusiasm is comparable to that of a primary school student who wants to join the Young Pioneers and become a red scarf.

After Huayi has gone through layers of screening, there are still 96 media from all over the country who will come to participate in the opening ceremony this time.

A single kick-off ceremony can attract so many media to participate in the report, and there are no more than a few directors across the country who can do this.

This is also why the outside world always calls Nie Wei the most valuable asset of Huayi, not only his achievements are worthy of attention, but the key is that he is still very young, Nie Wei, who has just passed his birthday at the age of twenty-four, can be said to be very long in the development of the entertainment industry, and no one dares to judge which peak Nie Wei's future achievements will go to.

And with such a star and boss who has unlimited scenery but still has unlimited potential, the future of Huayi is also highly anticipated.

And this "Assassin's Creed" is undoubtedly a key step in determining Huayi's next step.

So this time, the opening ceremony and the subsequent press conference, not only the media and crew members participated, but also almost all the high-level executives of Huayi were present, in addition, this time the opening ceremony of "Assassin's Creed", and even some seemingly unrelated people also came to the scene.

These people are the representatives of those investment companies that have financed for Huayi to prepare for listing, Huayi has basically completed the company's restructuring after several rounds of financing, and the listing has been determined on the Pearl Exchange, and the rest is to choose a point in time and officially go public.

For a listed company, what is most needed is a product that can stimulate shareholders to buy stocks.

For example, a car company has to launch a car that can sell well in the market, such as a technology company, it is necessary to research those high-level technology products that no one else has, as for the film company, it is natural to launch a blockbuster movie, so that shareholders can be willing to buy your stock, so that the value of your stock will rise.

Therefore, everyone knows very well how much this "League of Assassins" will have an impact on Huayi, which is about to be launched.

Even the final results of this movie may determine not only how much money is earned at the box office, but also the changes in the market value of Huayi billions or even tens of billions.

And these investors were all invited by Wang Zhonglei, just to let them see this big scene with their own eyes, so that they have more confidence in investing in Huayi.

Several investment companies have sent heavyweights from the company, the worst is the vice president of the Huaxia region, and even the heads of the Asia-Pacific region of two investment companies have come to the scene.

Of course, the main purpose of their coming was not to watch the opening ceremony, nor to see the media reporters chasing and interviewing Nie Wei like bees seeing flowers, they just wanted to have a close conversation with Nie Wei, and wanted to see the real core of Huayi, his views and plans on the company's prospects.

The opening ceremony was very grand, the two cameras were wrapped in silk embroidered with gold thread, and the fruits used for worship were also washed by the staff, not a single bad fruit was allowed, and the same was true for pastries, and even the incense burner needed for incense was borrowed by Wang Zhonglei from a nearby temple that was said to be very effective, just to ask for good luck.

The group pinched the auspicious time, and then Nie Wei led the incense on his head to worship the gods and bless the smooth start of the movie.

After a set of rituals was completed, Nie Wei and Wang Zhonglei, as the producer, pulled off the red silk wrapped around the camera, and then completed the opening ceremony of "League of Assassins" in the presence of hundreds of reporters.

Then came the press conference of the new film that reporters were most looking forward to.

Today's new film press conference is rarely an hour long, and the reporters can make full preparations, and then visit the leading actors on the spot to talk about things related to the film.

Among them, the most asked is Nie Wei, the director and star.

"Director Nie, this is your second time as the leading actor in an action movie after "Lone Agent", and it is also the first time in your directorial career that you have shot two works with the same theme in a row.

"I don't think so. Faced with this question, Nie Wei replied directly: "Film art is a pluralistic art, he originates from life but is not limited to life, his subject matter is also diverse, in my opinion, there is no so-called mainstream and unpopular, the quality of the movie, the most fundamental is in the story and the performance of the actors themselves." ”

"Director Nie Wei, you mentioned actors, so can you evaluate the actors you chose, what shining points do you see in them?" another reporter asked.

Nie Wei was silent for three seconds, and then organized his words before speaking.

"Sister Binbin is a hard-working genius in my opinion, in crew training, even in free time, when you see Binbin, she is holding the script nine times out of ten, I don't mean that other actors don't work hard enough, but Sister Binbin really works harder than everyone else. ”

"And Chen Daoming, Mr. Chen, in him, I can learn more knowledge every time I come into contact with him, whether it is acting or being a ......"

Nie Wei praised all the actors in the crew, anyway, he didn't need money to say good things, but Nie Wei praised not the kind of person who is good, but praised very specifically, and gave a lot of examples of actual occurrences.

And Nie Wei's method of praising people, compared with simple praise, makes it easy for the praised person to accept, and also allows the media to write articles and reports with good materials.

The media is not the only one who interviews Nie, and several leading actors are also big names at the same time, which is worth their visit.

After asking Nie Wei two questions, Li Binbin, as the only heroine in the play, was also asked by reporters.

"Miss Li Binbin, what is the reason why you chose to cooperate with Nie Wei this time? Is the character exciting enough, or is the story of the movie very attractive, or is it simply the personal charm of director Nie Wei?"

Of course, I don't deny Nie Wei's personal charm, and I believe that all the ladies here will agree with my words. Li Binbin came up and made a joke with the reporter's question just now, which made many girls and children below chuckle.

Just like Li Binbin said, no one can deny Nie Wei's personal charm, from Nie Wei's debut to the present, he doesn't know how many girls are the representatives of the perfect male god in their hearts, and even among the reporters on the scene, there are many fans of Nie Wei.

After making a joke, Li Binbin began to answer reporters' questions seriously.

"The character and the story of the movie itself are the focus of my cooperation with Nie Wei, of course, the real reason, as I just joked, is Nie Wei's personal charm, in fact, as early as when I was filming "No Thieves in the World", Nie Wei and I put forward the idea of wanting to cooperate with him, but unfortunately it has not been possible, this time I finally have the opportunity to cooperate, for me it can be regarded as the completion of a very beautiful wish, I believe that there are countless actors who have the same idea as me, and it is really a lucky thing to be able to cooperate with Nie Wei. ”

Li Binbin's words seem to be filming Nie Wei's sycophants, but many people agree in their hearts that Nie Wei, who has worked with excellent quality in recent years, is really a director that countless actors dream of cooperating, especially those young actors, Nie Wei's movies are a shortcut to popularity in their opinion.

Soon a round of actors asked, and the reporter's question returned to Nie Wei, but this time the reporter did not ask Nie Wei about "League of Assassins", but mentioned "Blind Certificate", which had started filming half a month ago.

"Director Nie, can you tell us about the one that started not long ago, starring your wife Shu Chang, and the "Blind Certificate" written by you, and what kind of expectations do you have for this movie?"

"This is a movie I wrote specifically for Shu Chang's comeback, because it is a crime-solving element, and the specific plot is inconvenient for me to disclose, but I can guarantee that this movie will not disappoint the audience, as for its results, I think the box office will not be less than 100 million yuan. ”

Nie Wei's last guess made a soft cry at the scene.

You must know that this is not the era of 100 million yuan box office movies on the street, before Nie Wei's "Lonely Agent" broke the box office record, it only gained 400 million box office, and this record In the eyes of the media at the time, no movie could break it in five years.

Of course, since Nie Wei released the news of the new film "League of Assassins", the media has not said so, but no matter what, the box office of 100 million yuan is still the ultimate goal pursued by many film directors today.

And although this "Blind Certificate" is written by Nie Wei, he did not star, and he did not have a director, the heroine is Shu Chang, who has been silent for a year, although it is very topical because of her marriage to Nie Wei recently, it is still unknown how much box office appeal she still has.

And the actor is the popular student Jing Boran, although he is very popular, he has not yet proven himself in movies.

Such a combination will definitely not be too bad at the box office, but over 100 million? Many people at the scene felt that Nie Wei was too confident, or a little arrogant?

But now the media have learned wisely, and they don't dare to question Nie Wei in person at the scene, after all, have you been slapped in the face by Nie Wei less times before?

"And what about your box office prediction for League of Assassins?"

"I guess the domestic box office will be above 500 million, and I believe that this film will break the box office record I set before. Nie Wei can hear that this reporter is digging a pit for himself, but for this pit, Nie Wei is confident that it can't trap himself, such a big-investment work, so many stars gathered together to star in this movie, if even the previous "Lone Agent" can't be surpassed, isn't it a joke?

Nie Wei answered the questions briskly, and the time for the press conference came, Nie Wei didn't stop long, and politely said goodbye with the crew and left the venue, and the reporters were also satisfied, especially Nie Wei's two box office predictions in the end, which can fully support the headlines of tomorrow's entertainment version.

Back backstage, the stars began to change their clothes and prepare to attend the kick-off banquet to be held later, but Nie Wei was called to the office by Wang Zhonglei.

"Nie Wei, you shouldn't have predicted the box office of "Blind Certificate" just now. As soon as Wang Zhonglei closed the door, he said to Nie Wei, and it can be seen that Wang Zhonglei is not confident that the box office of "Blind Certificate" will exceed 100 million.

Nie Wei doesn't think so about this, in the original time and space, the reputation of this movie was very good when it was first released in South Korea, and the box office results were also very good after the remake in China, anyway, Nie Wei is very confident that the box office of this movie can break 100 million, in fact, in his heart, it is predicted that the box office of this movie should reach about 150 million, and the number of 100 million is already his conservative estimate.

"Alas, in short, it's good that you have confidence, by the way, I will arrange dinner for those who invest in the company in the evening, and you can come too, after all, most of them are coming for you. Wang Zhonglei said with a smile, this is the point of his chatting with Nie Wei.

"Okay, call me then. Nie Wei has nothing to refuse, chat with those investors and communicate with each other, after all, after the company goes public in the future, they will all be people who will eat in a rice pot.

"Then you remember to drink less wine at the start-up banquet for a while, and let Luo Kai help you block it. Wang Zhonglei instructed Nie Wei again, and then sent Nie Wei out of the lounge.

The celebration banquet in the afternoon went very smoothly, and Nie Wei drank a few glasses less during the banquet, mainly because he didn't like to drink, even if it was a banquet to meet investors in the evening, he didn't plan to drink more.

After the start-up banquet, everyone waited for the official start of filming tomorrow, everyone seemed a little excited, Li Binbin also proposed that everyone go to KTV to sing a few songs, but Nie Wei couldn't follow everyone, after all, he still had entertainment at night.

In the afternoon, Nie Wei slept in the hotel again, and when he woke up, it was already five o'clock, and the agreed dinner time was at half past six, Nie Wei took a shower, changed into a casual suit, and then took Luo Kai and Cheng Zimo to the booked hotel.

On the way to the hotel again, several investors had already arrived in advance, and everyone was chatting before the food was served, and the center of the topic was Nie Wei.