The interview time was one o'clock in the afternoon, and Dirk and his party were first taken to the conference room by the staff, and then the staff told them that Nie Wei might not arrive until twenty minutes later.

The wait wasn't long, and Dirk decided to take another look at his interview in twenty minutes.

For Nie Wei, the new boss, there has always been a veil of mystery in the hearts of the employees of the Los Angeles Times, because he rarely interferes in the daily operations of the newspaper, except for the previous smear 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 prove their value in the eyes of the boss by using their media influence.

So when Nie Wei used their strength to fight back against Disney executives, their newspaper was full of energy, digging up a lot of fierce information for Nie Wei, and Nie Wei was also greatly appreciated.

The key is that in this incident, Nie Wei never asked them to write some reports with an unfirm position because of the relationship between their superiors and subordinates, and from beginning to end, Nie Wei asked reporters to be firm in their judgments in the orders they issued.

This is what touched Dirk the most, you must know that as a media person, in fact, what he is most afraid of is the kind of boss who has to advocate for him in everything, let the newspaper become his voice, but at the same time make the newspaper lose its own thoughts.

Working in a newspaper like that is like hell for journalists, their intelligence is like walking in hell like walking dead in hell, without thoughts, without souls, day by day only to write some flamboyant reports, such days, Dirk shuddered to think about it.

After about fifteen minutes, Nie Wei arrived at the conference room early.

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

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

Half an hour of interview time is the greatest care that Nie Wei can give to his newspaper, you must know that he only stayed in Los Angeles for three days before returning to China, and during these three days, he has to be interviewed by at least 20 media outlets, excluding working hours and rest time, and the average interview time that each media can get is less than 15 minutes.

But even so, the media that can get the opportunity to be interviewed are still regarded as treasures, and in addition to countless media who want to make an appointment for an interview with Nie Wei, it is a pity that Nie Wei has been able to squeeze out the limit of his free time, and there is no way to accept more interview invitations.

"Mr. Nie Wei, first of all, congratulations on winning the three trophies of Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Director at the Saturn Awards.

"Thank you to the audience for their love, and this title does sound quite emotional, 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. ”

"And who is the director you admire the most?"

"Mr. Cameron, every one of his films is amazing. Nie Wei replied without hesitation.

"Speaking of Mr. Cameron, I don't know if you know, the global box office gap between you is only less than a billion yuan, and Mr. Cameron has no recent shooting plans, you have a good chance to surpass his results in the next movie, how do you feel about being able to surpass the results of your idols. ”

"One billion is a big gap, I can't guarantee that my next movie will get a billion at the global box office, but even if I have a chance to surpass Mr. Cameron, I don't think there's anything to show off, he is still the science fiction director I respect the most, and it's not just a box office number that can be compared. ”

"If I want to catch up with him, I still need to work hard, maybe five years, maybe ten years, who knows how much?"

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

"No, you're wrong, I'm confident because I'm still young and I have time to catch up, but it takes a process, not a few sets of numbers to prove that I surpassed the other party, that's disrespectful to Mr. Cameron, after all, this is not a competitive competition, it is too arbitrary to determine the success of a director just by the score or the box office. Nie Wei explained to Dirk very seriously.

Nie Wei said these words from the heart, Cameron is indeed his idol, but Nie Wei never felt that the other party could not surpass.

But as Dirk said, it is unfair to judge the success or failure of a director only by the box office, to take the simplest example, there is a very well-known director surnamed Jia in China, none of the movies he has shot so far have exceeded 100 million, but in the industry, he is indeed recognized as a great director.

Because the reason why his movies are unsatisfactory at the box office is because the focus of his shooting is on the word 'reality', and the focus on 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 he doesn't do well at the box office, he is also recognized as a big director.

There is also a typical one is the king of sunglasses, his movies are very strange, because the movies directed by Wang often tell not stories, but his understanding of life.

So some people watch his movies and think that he is a mess and people can't understand it, but some people watch his movies and feel deeply touched.

This kind of mixed reputation is also destined to make him a certain distance from the box office hit, looking at all the works of the King of Sunglasses so far, there are very few real big hits, and there is even a painful experience of dragging down the film company.

But can you say that the king of sunglasses is not a great director?

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

Dirk shrugged his shoulders with a smile and didn't continue the discussion on the topic, instead focusing on the big news that had just broken recently.

"Mr. Nie Wei, just a day ago, Ms. J.K. Rowling announced that she was going to tell about the adaptation of her book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" into a movie, and handed it over to you to shoot, I'm curious, how did you reach a cooperation?"

Hearing this question, Nie Wei couldn't help but laugh.

"Ms. Rowling is one of the greatest fantasy writers of the new era, I am honored to be able to work with her, as for how we reached cooperation, I can only say that it is strength and fate, Ms. Rowling appreciates my ability to direct, and I also like Ms. Rowling's, we got in touch with each other at the Saturn Award dinner, and suddenly found that we were very compatible with each other, and the idea of cooperation was born. ”

"Look, didn't everything go very well? We only talked for two days, and Ms. Rowling was going to give her to me to adapt, and I believe that this time we will be a win-win situation, I love this one, and I have turned it over many times, and I think I can shoot it well. ”

"Can it be as successful as Harry Potter?"

"Why not?" replied Nie Wei confidently.

"There's still time, let's talk about your new movie, will you delay the filming of your new movie because of the adaptation and filming of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?"

"Of course not, and I would like to thank Ms. Rowling for her understanding. Nie Wei smiled and thanked: "We actually had a lot of questions when we first talked about it, including my new movie, you know that in another month, my movie will be launched, which is unstoppable by anything." ”

"Ms. Rowling has given me a lot of understanding in this regard, and I originally intended to wait for me to finish filming Interstellar before adapting her, so fans who want to see this excellent film adaptation as soon as possible may have to wait a little longer, but I can assure you that the wait will be worth it. ”

Nie Wei's answer was not hidden, and it was precisely because of Rowling's understanding and support that Nie Wei was willing to take over the adaptation and filming of this movie.

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

As soon as the two met at that time, after greeting each other, JK Rowling directly put forward the hope 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 several of his difficulties to know.

Especially the fact that his new movie is about to be filmed and may last for more than half a year, Nie Wei emphasized it, and Nie Wei still clearly remembers the lady's answer at that time.

"Mr. Nie Wei, such a simple question should not be a concern for you to take over this movie, I am willing to wait for a good director, although I am also very eager to see me on the big screen, but I hope that it can be produced by a director as good as you, and it will be on the big screen with excellent quality beyond the past. ”

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

"You won't be disappointed. Hearing this lady answer, Nie Wei had anything else to say, of course, he agreed to it.

With a simple promise, the two hit it off, and Rowling licensed Max Films' film adaptation rights to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them for ten years, and the licensing fee was only a symbolic charge of one pound for Max Films.

Of course, Rowling is not charitable, even if she wants to be charitable, she will not give the money to Nie Wei, who is richer than her, for nothing, although she only received one pound for the copyright fee, but the box office income of the movie, she will have direct dividends like top stars.

The percentage of this dividend is finally set at 5%, and it is 5% of the movie's box office revenue, rather than the net income after excluding costs, which means that even if "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" gets less box office than the investment, JK Rowling can still receive 5% of the box office money as personal income.

Nie Wei has no objection to this, after all, the other party is JK Rowling, let alone five percent, even if she drives to six percent or seven percent, there are still companies willing to sign a contract with her.

JK Rowling only charges five percent, which is already a conscience price.

The half-hour interview time was fast approaching, and seeing that there was less than a minute left, Dirk hurriedly asked himself one last question.

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

"It's impossible to elaborate, it's only going to wait until you go to the cinema or watch the trailer, because it's not a story that can be told in words alone. ”

"I can only say that I have a lot of strange ideas in this movie, 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, and I will definitely go back to the cinema to see your new movie when the time comes. ”

"Okay, then I'll invite you all the newspapers to watch a movie together. Nie Wei said with a smile.

After staying in the United States for less than a week, Nie Wei in addition to being interviewed, mainly had a general understanding of the operation of several companies, especially the situation of Max Films, Thomas is more capable than he imagined, Max Films has developed very smoothly, and Max Films, represented by Thomas, has fully invested in 37 films for more than a year, and these films have brought nearly 80 million US dollars in net income to the company.

In addition, these films also brought the company five important trophies, especially a short film, which was selected for the Cannes Short Film Section, although it did not win an award in the end, but 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.

Of the films he advocated investment, none of them had a total investment of more than 30 million, and according to Thomas's self-blame, he did miss two good films this year, if he could have made up his mind to invest at that time, then the annual income of more than 100 million yuan would not be a problem.

Nie Wei didn't reprimand Thomas for this, but just reminded him, hoping that he could make full use of the authority given to him, you must know that Nie Wei gave Thomas 200 million US dollars in company funds every year, and Thomas only used less than 50 million in more than a year......

Sometimes finding such a subordinate who won't spend money is also a headache for Nie Wei.

Finally came to the day of returning to China, Nie Wei was going to go home for a reunion dinner immediately after getting off the plane, but he didn't expect to be approached by Wang Zhonglei as soon as he got off the plane.

The only reason Nie asked was that this guy saw that Nie Wei had won so many awards at the Saturn Awards, and he became more and more eager to hold an award ceremony that belonged to Huayi.