superstar director

Chapter 558 Dreams
At this time, at the recording site outside, there was a set of sofas on the stage, and Oprah Winfrey in a yellow sweater sat on it, and there were at least 50 spectators sitting on the stage.Under the signal of the cameraman, the show began to record. Oprah Winfrey looked at the camera and said with a smile: "This is Oprah. I want to talk to you today. Success, what will he think, how will he face it? How much impact does this have on his life? How should young people face success?" After finishing today's theme, she waved her hand: "Let's see today Invited guests."

Oprah's talk show usually revolves around a topic to discuss with the audience, but today Ning Sheng's interview is used to discuss the topic of "how young people should face success".

On the large screen at the back that displayed the "Oprah Talk Show" logo, some images were played immediately, including the picture of the Chinese imperial capital and the bright night view of Los Angeles. The voice of the narrator introduced it again, and then said: "He has created countless miracles. He used his musical talent to lead the fashion trend of an era. As a director, he took a movie that exploded at the box office. He is 35 years old, but he is still the youngest in the world. One of the directors, at the same time, he is also the holder of the world's number one box office director——"

"Yes, he is Ning Sheng!" Oprah yelled, and said with a smile, "Welcome him! Ning, come out."

Ning Cheng came out of the backstage passageway with a smile on his face, and there was bursts of applause at the scene. Most of the audience in the audience were young people, and there were also many Asian audiences. They clapped enthusiastically and shouted Ning Cheng's name.Ning Cheng smiled and waved to the audience, walked to the sofa in the middle of the stage and sat down, shook hands with Oprah, and said with a smile, "Hello, Oprah."

"Hello, Ning." Oprah laughed heartily, and immediately said: "Ning, you are amazing. You started your debut at the age of 13 and quickly became famous in one fell swoop. Until now, you are still the world leader. Famous big star." Ning Cheng listened to her with a smile on her face, and Oprah asked: "So, I heard that you have loved movies since you were a child, so now you have given up your music career and started to concentrate on developing movies? "She asked this question, meaning to let Ning Sheng tell about her childhood and growth, as well as the reason why she likes movies.

Ning Sheng nodded and said, "Yes, I have loved music and movies since I was a child. When I was 10 years old, I went to a movie theater for the first time. At that time, it was a group viewing organized by the school. The name of the movie was "" "Mom Loves Me Again" is a great educational film in China. I didn't know what a movie is at that time—" He recalled the scene at that time, the picture was very blurry, but he clearly remembered his mood at that time, Said: "I just looked at the screen and thought to myself, wow, the people inside are huge! Are they giants?" There was a burst of light laughter at the scene, and Ning Cheng smiled and said: "That's it, I'm fascinated by movies Yes, although my family’s financial situation was not good at that time, and I couldn’t go to the cinema with my parents to watch movies as often as other people, but there was a channel on the TV at home that was dedicated to playing old movies from the past. When I came home from school every day, except Playing the guitar, what I like most is watching these old movies on TV. They have Chinese ones, some American ones, and various movies from other countries introduced into China—"

"So, you grew up watching old movies on TV at home," Oprah said. "When did the idea 'I'm going to make a movie' come up?" she asked.

Ning Cheng frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I forgot when was the first time, but what made me make up my mind was that I watched the Chinese movie "Rise of the Empire" on the TV at home, and that movie was made by me. favorite—”
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After the recording of "Oprah's Talk Show", Ning Sheng and the others returned to Los Angeles that night, because they had to cooperate with Peter to do some promotional activities.The episode of Oprah's talk show they recorded will be broadcast on time during the daytime on the weekend of this week, and families in more than 100 cities across the United States can watch it.

On the TV screen, Ning Sheng, Emma, ​​and Peter were all sitting on the sofa, and Oprah kept asking them questions, causing them to talk about their experiences and mentality and so on.Oprah asked Ning Sheng again: "Ning, I'm curious, what were you thinking before you made this movie? Did you ever think that this movie would be such a big success?"

Ning Cheng leaned on the sofa, smiled and said: "No, I didn't dare to think so much, I didn't think about 'Will this movie succeed, will it fail', at that time, you were always thinking about these things, You lose motivation. And everyone knows that Emma is the heroine of this movie. Although I have the final say on the set, when I come back to the hotel at night, she will often talk to me about the next day’s shooting. The content, as well as some of the scenes shot that day, if she has new ideas or feels unsatisfied, then it is very likely that we will reshoot the next day—"

Seeing Ning Sheng talking and laughing on the screen, Emma was sitting on the sofa at home in Los Angeles, holding a pillow with both hands, with a sweet smile on her face, and she was fascinated by it. She found this issue of "Oprah" very beautiful Very interesting.

Sitting next to her was Xinxin who came with Ning Tong from China during the summer vacation. She stretched out her hand and quietly made faces behind her mother's head at her father on the other side, but Emma didn't respond at all, still Looking at the screen with a smile, Xinxin looked at her father Ning Cheng on the other side, with a smug expression on her face, as if she was very excited that her mother didn't notice her grimace just now.

At this time, Oprah on the screen asked Emma: "Emma, ​​we know that you had a gap of nearly two years because of having a child. What made you decide to participate in this movie directed by your husband?"

Although Emma was a little nervous backstage at that time, at this time she looked calm and said with a smile: "Actually, I asked Ning Cheng for this movie first. I was also looking for a suitable opportunity for a comeback, but It was never a great opportunity, and he was just finishing Angels, so I said to him, "Hey honey, should you make a movie about your dear wife? ", then he froze for a moment and said, 'No problem, leave it to me.'" She glanced at Ning Cheng, shrugged at Oprah, and smiled, "But to be honest, at that time, I just thought everyone was talking about it." It’s just for fun, I didn’t expect that he would actually show me a script later.”

"Hey!" Ning Cheng patted Emma on the head pretending to be angry, and said in surprise, "That's not what you said back then, you said 'help me come back, make me a movie so that everyone will like it Is it just to tease me?" Emma smiled and nodded, "Yes, you know now, but it's too late, the movie has already been released."

The whole audience was amused by them and burst out laughing.

Looking at Ning Cheng and Emma who were laughing and threatening to fight on the spot on the screen, and under Emma's exaggerated serious expression, Ning Cheng immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake. He looked like he was afraid of his wife, which made everyone laugh again, and felt even more Real and funny.

At this time, Oprah on the screen smiled and dissuaded Ning Sheng from the "conflict" between Emma and Ning Sheng, and she asked Ning Sheng again: "What made you decide to make this movie? We all know that every time you made A movie has achieved great success, but they all have Chinese stars as the protagonists. This time you use an American like Emma Roberts, and almost 99% of the shooting scenes are abroad. You don’t worry about the box office market in China. Or do you think audiences are going to love this movie?"

"Hehe, to be honest, I'm really not worried that the movie will fail!" Ning Cheng said with a smile, "It's not because I know that the audience will like this movie, although I promised Emma that way before shooting, But in fact, including me, no director can guarantee that his film will be successful and will be liked by the audience. But I made this film, except to be very interested in the things that happened in this city of Mexico. Shocked, I want to let more people know, and I basically don’t have to worry about or think about money now. Even if the movie really loses, I can afford it. Hundreds of millions of funds, for me now , it’s really not a big deal!”

Following his words, the audience at the scene immediately exclaimed. Emma, ​​who was in front of the TV screen, turned her head and glanced at Ning Sheng, saying: "You are showing off your wealth naked! In Huaxia's words, it is really too low." !"

"I'm just telling the truth." Ning Cheng looked at it speechlessly and said, then hugged Xinxin to tease her, "Do you think Papa is handsome on TV?"

Xinxin held Ning Cheng's neck with one hand, played games with Ning Cheng with the other, and said with a smile, "Papa is the best!"
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In a McDonald's in Los Angeles, the TV in the restaurant is also playing "Oprah's Talk Show". Since it is daytime and it is not meal time, there are not many customers, and the employees have free time to watch TV.

The cashier Dawson-Blann sat behind the counter, looking at the TV screen, envious and jealous: "Ning, a Chinese, has become rich, look at that beauty, that is Emma Roberts, a Chinese kid who married us The Goddess of America really embarrass us American men." He sighed again: "Listen to this kid, he is a very rich man in China. Is it possible that he makes so much money as a director? But Cameron and Spielberg doesn't have a lot of money, does he?"

Waitress Liz Jennifer stared at the TV, silently did not speak, her heart kept echoing the voice that she heard the most over the past year, "You can't, your appearance is not suitable for our crew", "Girl , you don’t look pretty enough, you’d better go home, the career of an actor is not for people like you.”, “My dream will never die.” Lisi looked at the smiling Ning Sheng on the screen, slowly Slowly clenched his fists!

"Success is not inevitable. It requires your persistence and hard work. I don't deny that you need some luck and talent, but if you give up soon, luck will not come to you." Oprah When asked about his thoughts on "how to achieve success", Ning Sheng shared his thoughts, and he continued: "Although I have developed smoothly since my debut, I also experienced the disbandment of the group, because I temporarily quit the entertainment industry because of going to school. , being looked down upon by the media and a series of setbacks and problems, but I never thought of giving up. When you want to give up, you might as well calm down and think about your original intention. If you really like it, you will Keep going, the road is under your feet."

"So what do you think your future will look like? You know, although you are 35 years old, you are still very young, and your wealth has long surpassed most people in this world. You still have to pursue your dreams Are you motivated? Can you still maintain your original intention?" Oprah followed Ning Sheng's words and asked, these issues are the main discussion content of today's talk show, how young people face success.

Ning Sheng nodded and said: "Yes, I will continue to go on. I will continue to make movies. It is my pursuit, my dream, and what I believe in all my life. No matter how much money I have, I will even become the world one day. The richest man, I am still a director who loves movies!"

The audience at the scene burst into applause, and Liz Jennifer's fists in front of the screen were clenched tighter and tighter, and those annoying voices were still heard in my ears, "Dude, I see it through.", "You will definitely fail, that's how we are." , loser!", "Fail! Fail! Fail!" "Girl, there are other ways to make money besides being an actress. Come with me. I have a good way. It's also making movies, as long as you take off your clothes." More, call it nicer, you can still be a movie star—" Lisi looked around blankly, why is she here?What is her original intention?A waiter at a McDonald's?Why her only chance is to shoot Ivy! ?Doesn't she really like movies? ?Could it be that if she wants to go on the big screen, she can't be a real actress?

"F——K!" Liz Jennifer suddenly pulled off the McDonald's hat on her head and threw it on the ground, stepped on her feet fiercely, and cursed with trembling lips: "Damn, damn! Bastard ,damn it……"

"Lise!? Are you crazy?!" The supervisor was stunned, and the customers in the store were also stunned. Qiqi looked at Lise Jennifer who suddenly seemed crazy.

Liz glared at the hateful supervisor, and yelled through gritted teeth, "I'm quitting! How many hamburgers were sold yesterday and how many chicken wings were sold today, what does it matter to me!?" She stepped on the hat on the ground again , walked out of the store angrily, and said, "I quit!"

But the supervisor laughed loudly, and shouted at Lise: "Lise, if you take pictures of Ivy, please let me know, and I will buy a copy to support your performance!"

"Asshole! Go to hell! If you want to see Ivy, go home and find your mother!" Liz Jennifer walked out of the store without looking back.

(End of this chapter)