It was extremely hot and muggy in Yanjing at the end of July, and the chirping of cicadas seemed to tell the world about the heat of summer.
There were two wicker chairs and a wicker table placed under the date tree. On the table were two cans of Very Coke that had just been taken out of the refrigerator. In the hot air, you could see the cold air emanating from the Coke cans.
In this kind of weather, even if there was wind, it was still hot. If it weren't for the two jujube trees providing shade, Wu Jianye would never have been interviewed outside.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have an air conditioner in the house?
CCTV host Jiang Ze wore a black suit, sat next to Wu Jianye, and said with a smile: "Director Wu, I have watched a lot of courtyard houses in the past two years, but I can retain such a complete one.
This is the first time I’ve seen it!”
The recording hasn't started yet, and the two parties are currently exchanging pleasantries.
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "I also started it earlier, and later hired some experts to help restore it, so this is what you see now!"
Wu Jianye's identity as the owner of the Lakers has been exposed. There is nothing to hide about the situation in Mao'er Alley. Besides, Wu Jianye called them here, so naturally he has no intention of being here.
Things are low-key!
Jiang Ze also sighed a lot in his heart. Regarding Wu Jianye's incident, this period of time actually touched news people like them a lot.
Tangting Culture and the NBA Lakers are two completely unrelated things, but I never expected that they would appear in the same person.
The most important thing is that as the ace host of the TV station, Jiang Ze still knows something about the relationship between Tangting Culture and CCTV. He never thought that CCTV would take the initiative to sue for peace with Tangting Culture.
But obviously this kind of thing is not an issue for him in this interview.
After the two parties chatted for a while, the interview officially began.
In this exclusive interview, Jiang Ze actually asked in two directions, one was about Tangting culture, and the other was about the NBA Lakers!
"Director Wu, we all know that Tangting Culture is now the best film company in China, and its investment scope covers almost the entire domestic entertainment sector. Is this what you had planned before you founded Tangting Culture?"
Wu Jianye nodded and said: "Of course not. When Tangting Culture was founded, there was no similar entertainment company in China. We also crossed the river by feeling the stones and slowly explored the development. To say that we had an overall plan
, in fact, it was only officially planned after the company developed!"
Jiang Ze also agreed very much with this answer. As Wu Jianye said, when Tangting Culture was founded, there was no similar company in China, and Jiang Ze did not think that Wu Jianye had already had a comprehensive plan at that time.
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In fact, in the following interview about Tangting Culture, Jiang Ze also focused on the development process of Tangting Culture, such as the funds of Tangting Culture. In the minds of most people, Tangting Culture seems to have never been short of money.
They don't know Wu Jianye's situation, so they actually have a lot of doubts about whether Tangting culture can develop so smoothly!
"Tangting Culture naturally has times when it is short of money, but people don't know it. For example, when Tangting Culture was first founded, the first movie "The Last Emperor" was shot. The original investment for this movie was 25 million US dollars. At that time, it was 25 million US dollars.
The U.S. dollar is a very large investment, so Tangting Culture naturally couldn't afford the money, so it later introduced the domestic China Film Group, and the Phantom of Hollywood was able to collect enough funds!"
Jiang Ze asked: "But according to the information we received, when "The Last Emperor" was originally filmed, China Film was only responsible for the support of domestic filming resources. The real funding was from Tangting Culture and Phantom Pictures. So by that time, Tangting Culture had already
Do you have that much money?”
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "Tangting Culture was founded by me alone. I happened to have a sum of funds in my hand at that time, so I naturally invested in it!"
Jiang Ze asked curiously: "Director Wu, in fact, everyone has been very curious about how you earned your first pot of gold. Is it really like what everyone discussed, because of the article you wrote?
Is it because of a few books?”
Wu Jianye replied: "The funds for establishing Tangting Culture and investing in the movie "The Last Emperor" were indeed started with the income from those books!"
Naturally, Wu Jianye's first pot of gold did not come from those books, but this kind of thing cannot be said. For example, in Wu Jianye's view, his first pot of gold was actually obtained by scheming against Johnson.
The thousands of dollars I got, but can I talk about this?
However, Wu Jianye's ambiguous answer made Jiang Ze not think much about it. After all, they didn't dare to imagine Wu Jianye's sexy tricks.
"Director Wu, how did you come up with the idea of publishing novels in North America? At that time, there were not many people in China who could do this!" Jiang Ze also had questions he wanted to ask.
Wu Jianye said: "It's a coincidence. Linda, the general manager of Phantom Media, actually came to Yanjing for a trip at that time. By chance, we got to know each other and later filmed "Under the Bridge" in Shanghai.
When I went to submit the novel "Alive", I happened to meet Linda again at the publishing house. Then she knew that I had also written a science fiction novel, which was the novel "Jurassic Park", and she proposed it.
I wanted to read it, and after she finished reading it, she thought that the novel "Jurassic Park" was very suitable for release in North America, and then the next thing happened!"
Jiang Ze thought he understood everything and said with a smile: "No wonder the relationship between Director Wu and Phantom has always been so good!"
Wu Jianye smiled and did not answer. Regarding everything about Phantom Media, in Wu Jianye's opinion, this kind of thing can't be hidden in the country for long. It is the fourth or fifth year. Since this matter will be exposed in the future,
There is no need for Wu Jianye to lie on TV cameras anymore.
Not answering is the best attitude!
Tangting culture and Wu Jianye are almost tied together, so when Jiang Ze asked about the development history of Tangting culture, he was actually asking about Wu Jianye's family history in China.
Wu Jianye had already thought about this issue when he agreed to be interviewed by CCTV. However, Wu Jianye was able to perfectly avoid his other industries regarding the development of Tangting culture.
For example, the funds needed for the development of Tangting culture in recent years have basically been used by Wu Jianye through the two sets of novels "The Last Emperor", "Jurassic Park", "Harry Potter" and the "Born in the Sky"
album, and at the same time, the income from the two movies "The Last Days" and "Jurassic Park" that he directed and filmed in Hollywood were offset!
Moreover, in recent years, Tangting Culture itself has been the most profitable film and television culture company in China, so it can easily cope with this aspect.
"I think Director Wu's experiences can be perfectly described as using knowledge to change one's destiny!" Jiang Ze concluded.
In fact, he never thought that two novels, one album, and two movies would bring Wu Jianye hundreds of millions of dollars in income!
This is almost unimaginable in the country!
In China, a writer who writes a best-selling novel can only earn tens of millions of dollars at most, but when he heard that Wu Jianye's three novels have already brought Wu Jianye an income of over 100 million U.S. dollars.
Sometimes, I still can't help but feel envious in my heart.
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "I believe that in the future, more and more people in China will use knowledge to change their destiny!"
Jiang Zexiao asked: "Director Wu, why don't we talk about the Lakers? There are rumors outside that you are the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and you have taken a fancy to our country's basketball player Wang Zhizhi. Is this true?
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Although this matter has been rumored by the outside world, Wu Jianye has never answered directly, so this time Jiang Ze also came with a mission to confirm this matter.
Wu Jianye nodded and said: "There is nothing to hide. It is indeed true. In fact, don't think that NBA teams are always expensive. When I bought the Lakers, it was just a matter of money."
Just tens of millions of dollars!”
Jiang Ze smiled bitterly and said: "Director Wu, tens of millions of dollars is already a lot. Nowadays, not many Chinese can use the word 'just' to describe this amount!"
Then Jiang Ze continued to ask: "Director Wu, can you talk to all of us about why you bought the Lakers in the first place?"
Wu Jianye nodded and said: "Of course, it was actually because I was filming in Hollywood and went to see a few Lakers games. I personally also like playing basketball very much, so I just slapped my head on it and bought it.
Got it!"
"I didn't expect that Director Wu also likes to play basketball!" Jiang Ze said with a smile.
"Yes, when I was in film school, I was on the school basketball team. At that time, our team also included Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Yimou, Zhang Huijun, Chen Kaige and others."
Jiang Ze: "The basketball team of the Film Academy is really full of talents!"
Wu Jianye smiled.
"What about the invitation to our national basketball player Wang Zhizhi? Is it true? In the past two days, some people saw Wang Zhizhi leading a professional team to negotiate with the Bayi team!"
"It's true. This year I went to Sweden to watch this year's youth championship. I liked Da Zhi's performance very much, so I found the Lakers' trial team. After their trial training, I thought Da Zhi was fully capable.
Joining the NBA, in this case I naturally hope that Da Zhi can join the Lakers, and fortunately, Da Zhi's joining the Lakers has been approved!"
Jiang Ze was stunned for a moment, but then he felt excited. This matter is now the hottest news in the country, but the result has never been made public. Unexpectedly, Wu Jianye announced it here. I believe that when this interview appears in
When it is shown on TV, it will definitely cause a huge sensation!
"So, Wang Zhizhi is now a member of the Lakers?"
Wu Jianye said: "Actually, there is no problem in saying this, but from a legal perspective, we have to wait until Dazhi arrives in Los Angeles and officially signs a contract with the Lakers. From a legal perspective, we can also say this!"
"Haha, your boss said so, so obviously there is no problem!" Jiang Ze said with a smile.
Wu Jianye smiled: "You can also say that!"
In fact, it was precisely because Wang Zhizhi joined the NBA that CCTV and David Stern saw the possibility of live broadcasting the NBA game in China.
So after Wang Zhizhi signed a player contract with the Lakers, David Stern flew to Yanjing again and met with the person in charge of CCTV. After long negotiations, CCTV Sports Channel will officially broadcast the NBA league next year!
CCTV’s sports channel was also established this year and will be officially broadcast nationwide in November this year!
The broadcast of sports channels also means that the country’s attention to sports has increased!
"So what are Director Wu's expectations for Wang Zhizhi's future?"
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "Of course I hope Da Zhi can become an All-Star player!"
Jiang Ze actually didn't know much about the NBA, but after receiving the task of interviewing Wu Jianye and clarifying the interview route, he found some information and found out what Wu Jianye said about the All-Stars.
level.
Hearing Wu Jianye praise a domestic basketball player so much, he naturally felt very proud!
"I really look forward to seeing such a day!" Jiang Ze said.
Wu Jianye smiled and said, "I'll definitely see it!"
Let’s not talk about what level Wang Zhizhi will reach at the technical level in this time and space. In this life, Wu Jianye can be sure that Wang Zhizhi, who joined the Lakers at the age of 18, will develop better than in another time and space.
Yes, when the Internet era comes later, the era of online voting for All-Stars will come.
With the huge fan base in China, there is no problem for Wang Zhizhi to participate in one or two All-Star Games!
Of course, Wu Jianye hopes that Wang Zhizhi can use his abilities to participate in the All-Star Game in the future!
"Director Wu, besides Wang Zhizhi, do you know any other athletes in our country?" Jiang Ze asked.
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "Of course, I still often watch domestic games. For example, Liu Yudong of the Bayi team is also an athlete I like very much. It's a pity that he is a bit old, otherwise he would have the strength to enter the NBA!"
Jiang Ze continued to ask: "What about the young players, who do you think is more optimistic about joining the NBA in the future?"
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "I heard from a friend that there is a guy named Chairman Yao in the Shanghai Sharks team. He is just fifteen this year and is already over two meters tall. If he can polish his skills well, he will be very good in the future."
There is hope to join the NBA!"
Jiang Ze smiled and said: "It seems that Director Wu is indeed very concerned about our domestic basketball career. Even a 15-year-old boy knows it!"
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "If you like it, you will naturally follow it. Just like if I like movies, I will naturally follow the outstanding domestic filmmakers!"
When Jiang Ze heard that Wu Jianye brought the topic back to movies again, he followed the trend and continued to ask Wu Jianye some questions about movies!
The whole interview process can be said to be very enjoyable. As for the problems between Tangting Culture and CCTV, they disappeared with this interview!