"The brain is the most complex thing in the universe, and it's right behind the nose. ”

Snowflakes are still fluttering in the sky, pedestrians in thick clothes are hurrying to and fro, the Park City Tennis Club theater is very warm, and there are more than 100 spectators in the screening room of the fantasy drama "The Science of Sleep", and Wang Yang is among them, he is looking at the big screen with interest.

The film is very beautiful and funny, the male protagonist Stephanie wanders between reality and dreams, unable to distinguish between dreams and dreams, and his new neighbor heroine Stephanie not only has the same name as him, but her "dreaming talent" is also similar to him, and the two interact in this unique way. It's about the subconscious, the brain, love, growing up...... Wang Yang couldn't help but praise others: "It's funny, he is dominated by the subconscious, but who is not?"

Who isn't? The subconscious mind affects the whole of everyone, and it's a wonderful thing. Anne Darren was silent when she heard this, and it suddenly occurred to her that it was the subconscious that caused her to think the way she did now? What about now......? It seems like a cycle, what about the idea of this cycle?

"Its photography is beautiful and lovely, but unfortunately the lighting is a little worse. Harry George's attention was mostly focused on the camera, but Anne praised: "They played so well. Wang Yang turned his head to look at her, Anne's performance in "Flannel Pajamas" is great, although the emotional commitment still seems to be lacking, but her acting skills are very mature, and her consistently excellent sense of camera, quiet and gentle aura are beyond the supporting roles, if she encounters a suitable role that can make her really feel something, she will do well.

Whether the role is suitable for the actor itself is naturally the most important, especially in terms of temperament, not to mention whether he is interested, Wang Yang knows that he can't become Marlon Brando, don't even think about it, he can only play "Wang Yang" at most, what role is played and played like that, it is OK to appear in the correct movie with the role positioning of "Wang Yang";

Anne has this problem in "Flannel Pajamas", compared to the enthusiastic chef "Nichol" from Montana, in fact, the ordinary girl next door with a warm smile in "The Science of Sleep" "Stephanie" is more suitable for her, this is "100% Annie", with her acting skills can have a great performance, but they all miss each other.

"Yes, it's all good. Wang Yang nodded, he should give Anne more advice and care, but this strong girl rarely called him to ask about these things, almost nothing. Of course, the current "Stephanie" Charlotte Gainsbourg performed very well, and Gail Garcia Bernal, who played the male lead, is even more impressive, following "Paradise Lost", "Motorcycle Diaries" and other films, another excellent work, remembering that Bernal is Mexican and one of the best young Latino actors at present, Wang Yang bumped Joshua next to him with his elbow: "Brother, what do you think?"

"What?" Joshua was a little puzzled at first, but then understood what he meant, and he snorted, "How can I say it, in fact, I also have a contract...... A few years ago, you knew I was a producer now. Wang Yang smiled: "I just want to say that your appearance would have had a lot of room for development." Joshua touched his chin happily: "I think so too, I still know how to act! But this is good, I want to do something in the production of things." ”

Joshua's face was full of seriousness, and there was a hint of yearning, he was already 23 years old, and he would be 24 years old in July, and he hoped to have some achievements and some careers, and then propose to Alexis and have a baby as cute as Coco...... At this time, I heard Wang Yang say: "You know that I will support you." Harry George also said, "Me too, Joshua, support you!" Anne smiled, "Me too!" Although Ali has returned to Los Angeles to work and did not immediately give a voice of support, Joshua clenched his fists with all his might: "Thank you, I'm ready to act, I'm going to make a movie!"

"Wow, do you have any plans?" Wang Yang looked at him in surprise, they had already talked about this, Joshua had never been in a hurry to take this first step, saying "learn again" and "wait for the opportunity", what suddenly made him make up his mind? Girl, it must be a girl, Alexis!

"Uh, guys...... I don't have an idea yet, but I know I will!" Facing the smiles of several people, feeling their expectations, Joshua is very serious, without a hippie smile, and a lot of time in his life is spent dullly, it's time to do something he wants to do! He has really learned a lot from Young's side over the years, and with his own further education, he is enough to cope with the duties of a producer on his own, and he also has some savings and stock investment, which is even enough to start an independent film with a cost of less than a million.

He looked at the images on the big screen and said a little intently: "I've been thinking a lot about it these days, you can see that Sundance has 120 movies this year! Next year there will be 120 films, and thousands of films want to participate in the exhibition...... Why can't I make one of the 120 next year? It occurred to me that I can do it, I can do it!"

"You will. Wang Yang patted him on the shoulder: "Tell me if there is any new situation." Joshua smiled and nodded, "Of course! Wang Yang hurriedly waved his hand: "No, I'm your sister's master, not you, don't admit your mistake." Joshua shrugged, Harry put his arms around him comfortingly, but Joshua broke free from the intimacy of the big fat man. Anne smiled, her gaze returning to the screen, she saw some traits in Joshua, Jan's traits, Jan's influence...... He's going to be a man like Young.

The few people didn't speak softly, and continued to watch "The Science of Sleep" quietly, and soon after, when the film was over, there was a round of applause in the screening room, giving their love to the creators of this cute romantic movie.

"Mr. Berman, it was a very interesting movie, you made a good movie. After leaving the screening hall and backstage in the theater, Wang Yang shook hands and laughed with producer Georges Berman, director Michel Gonray and others, and did not hide his appreciation for "The Science of Sleep".

Georges Berman had a smile of surprise and delight, his heart was beating fast, nervous, anticipatory and apprehensive...... He was only one of the planners in the previous success of "Eternal Sunshine of a Beautiful Mind" (2004), but this time he was the first executive producer! Now it's been praised by Wonder Young, what does that mean? Maybe "The Science of Sleep" is the miracle prep? Oh my God! Berman thanked, "Thank you, hehe, that's great." ”

"Haha, a good movie is a good movie, you don't need anyone to say it, it's all. Wang Yang and Berman laughed and said a few words, and then walked over to Michel Gonray over there, wanting to talk to him about subliminal and brain activity. Although Gonre's 2011 version of Columbia's "The Green Hornet" was a mess, the problem was quite serious from the beginning of the script, and in any case, Gonrui's "Eternal Sunshine of a Beautiful Mind" and "The Science of Sleep" are unforgettable masterpieces.

"Mr. Wang......" Georges Berman called out to Wang Yang, his smile could not hide his nervousness, and asked tentatively: "What does the flame movie think of it?

"Yes, of course. Wang Yang nodded without thinking, which made Georges Berman's heart almost jump to his throat, and he almost jumped up with a "YES" sound, this is the feeling of a successful confession and a successful marriage proposal! , but specifically, you have to ask our buying team, these things are not just what I say, and I don't want to ask too much this year, but I tend to have FM do small-scale distribution first in theaters......"

Georges Berman had the last laugh, because Warner Independent joined! The day after the premiere of "The Science of Sleep" found a North American distributor, and last year, Warner Indie, which successfully launched "The Emperor Penguin Diaries" and "Good Night, Good Luck", promised to hit the big screen in theaters this fall! How much is Wang Yang's credit?

"Wang Yang appeared in the theater of "Forced to Heaven"!", "The theater of "Lucky Number Slevin captured the magic of Young", "Wang Yang went to the theater of !!the "Darwin Award", "The excitement of Park City continues...... January 13-19 has long belonged to the past, "Road of Glory" (Disney/Bowe) won the weekly championship with 18.93 million first-week box office, and the other two new films "Little Red Riding Hood" (Weinstein) and "The Last Holiday" (Paramount) won the second and third with 18.22 million and 17.28 million respectively. The sixth-ranked "500 Days with Shamo" received 12.39 million fourth-week box office (-57%), and the North American box office rose to 220 million, and "Brokeback Mountain" expanded to 751 theaters (+200), adding 9.87 million weekly box office, the total box office has reached 40.23 million, and the situation is very good.

Wang Yang really likes "Sleep Science", and if it is willing to be released by FM, he is very happy. However, there are 17 films in the "premiere" unit that has attracted the most attention, and it is impossible for Flame Films to buy all the good movies with high commerciality, and no matter how willing to spend money, they can't do it, and they can't do it, which company wants to go home empty-handed? But first of all, it can't do it, Flame Movies can't give too many promises, like "The Science of Sleep", although it is a good movie, it is also a fact that it is not suitable for large-scale release.

The problem with "The Science of Sleep" is that its narrative is messy, with a moment of dream and a moment of reality, which is very apt to describe as "imaginative", but it does not have the suspenseful fun of "Fragments of Memory". The film was originally purchased by Warners independently, and finally received 4.67 million North America/15.01 million global box office.

Deals for the rights of 17 films have been made, and Flame's two SSS-level goals have also made progress, although "Little Sunshine Beauty" has gathered several companies such as Fox Searchlight, Lionsgate, MGM, and Miramax, in fact, it is just a "Fox Searchlight VS Flame" contest, whether to choose a subsidiary of a traditional mainstream blockbuster or a leading independent studio? This is the question before producer Mark Tetotu, who is currently more interested in the latter.

In addition to the higher price and more emphasis on films, Flame has another fascinating thing, it is independent film companies! Many independent filmmakers don't like to move closer to mainstream studios, their philosophy is to embarrass the big studios and make independent films flourish, and Mark Tetotu is such a person, he doesn't work as a producer for Paramount, Universal, Sony/Columbia, or whatever, at most he works with Warner Indie and FOX Searchlight to make "Little Sunshine Beauty" It's really heartwarming that such an excellent independent film is distributed by an excellent independent studio like Flame Films.

"Only we know how much it will do. In the bright and elegant café, Wang Yang still met with Mark Tetotu in person and played the role of the final word, after all, "Magic Yang's kind words" is a great sincerity. At this time, Tetotu was smiling, his eyes were shining, and with a well-fitting silver-gray suit, the whole person seemed to be bathed in the spring breeze. Wang Yang took a sip of coffee and continued: "To be honest, Mark, even you won't know that you guy has made a treasure and a miracle. ”

"Hehe, thank you. Tetotu also lifted the cup, smiling so contentedly, he sighed: "It seems that fortunately I have not given up on it." Wang Yang nodded and said: "Yes, the focus is wrong, it's very wrong, they will regret it very, very much in the future, you should have looked for a flame movie a few years ago...... he pouted helplessly, and said seriously: "We chose "Little Sunshine Beauty" for many reasons, one of the most important reasons is that it is the kind of film that can become a model of independent films, just like "Crash" and "Brokeback Mountain", which is what we desire. ”

"Mark, FOX doesn't take it as seriously as we do, you know, how many films have it scheduled this year? I know there are six, and if 'Little Miss Sunshine' is the 7th? they're just going to operate with a conservative attitude, 'yes, this movie has a lot of potential, but we can't take any chances!5 million for publicity? It's too much, 3 million! 7 theaters in the first week, if you don't get 100,000 at the box office, it's GAME-OVER, it's focused on DVD...... '——!"

Listening to his affectionate words, Tetotu couldn't help but nod his head again and again, Magic Young was right, the people of FOX Searchlight said those words with a gentle attitude at the beginning, they thought that "Little Sunshine Beauty" could achieve the same success as "The River", and the release schedule was July-December......; Do you know how many films FF has in this year's release list?" Wang Yang looked directly at him and asked himself: "6, "Little Sunshine Beauty" will be the 7th. Only he knew that he was about to go crazy: "Please, say yes!" Jessica happily told him the good news in the morning, Keke began to eat his hands! Oh my God, I actually missed the first hand! Wang Yang's longing for his wife and daughter suddenly exploded, and he didn't fly back to Los Angeles immediately after making an appointment to meet Tetotu in the afternoon, but in any case, he was going home tonight.

"Uh-huh......" Mark Tetotu raised his glass and sipped his coffee, in fact he wanted to settle down sooner than anyone else, because he had waited too long and wanted everything to be sure the day after the premiere!FoxS?FF? Don't think about it so much!Te Totu nodded heavily: "Yes, it's the seventh part of the flame!"

"YES!" Wang Yang shouted uncontrollably excitedly, with a happy smile on his face, and took "Little Sunshine Beauty" home to watch "Little Beauty Eating Hands", which is really good! He kissed the ring on the ring finger of his left hand, bit his fist, and said with a smile: "This is a moment worth remembering." ”

Marc Tetotu was equally happy, but he secretly wondered, could it be that biting his fist was a habitual gesture to celebrate success?

That night, a hot news spread in the snowy Park City, and the largest blockbuster deal in the history of the Sundance Film Festival was born! Flame Films bought "Little Sunshine Beauty" at a high price! According to the information announced by both parties, Flame will pay 15 million US dollars to producers such as Big Beach Films and Deep River Company, and give 10% of all profits dividends, so as to obtain all the copyrights of the film's theatrical distribution rights and DVD distribution rights.

15 million easily created a new champion record for Sundance's previous transaction prices!The first was "A Caged Silly Bird", buyer: Miramax, the transaction price was 10 million, 2.5 million production fees, and a box office of 1.95 million; the second was "The River is Bustling", buyer: Paramount Classics, a transaction price of 9 million, a production fee of 2.8 million, and a box office of 22.2 million/23.56 million; the third was "Memory Fragments", buyer: Flame Films, a transaction price of 8 million, a production cost of 5 million, and a box office of 55.31 million/ 84.11 million box office, "Death Illusion", buyer: Flame Man, transaction price 8 million, 6 million production fee, 6.8 million box office, DVD rental is extremely hot.

"I heard that this was not Wang Yang's idea?", "He went back to Los Angeles. "He's seen meeting with Mark Tetotu!!", "Hey!...... The media reported one after another, and the filmmakers shook their heads and sighed, they all understood that "Little Sunshine Beauty" was the miracle prepend.

However, not a day later, the championship record of "Little Sunshine Beauty" was not guaranteed, and it was refreshed by Flame Movies itself, which bought out Yari and Bull's Eye's "Magician" at a super high price of 25 million!!

It's not enough to buy a movie with a production cost of 8 million, and a production cost of 16.5 million...... Jon Fittimmel could only shake his head, even if he found out the news before, what could he do, he believed that the flame movie dared to bid 35 million or more, would Lionsgate dare to follow? What if this happened to be "A Caged Fool Bird"? Amazing Young is not necessarily crazy, but it must be crazy, no one has ever played cards like this, he has simply destroyed the order of independent film purchases! Maybe it has been destroyed a long time ago, when he took out 20 million to buy "Crash"...... 25 million, 15 million...... It turns out that the targets of the flame have always been only these two.

"We are very happy to have 'Little Miss Sunshine' and 'The Magician', which will be our big plans this year. Flame Films happily announced these two news, it is understood that both films will be released at the end of this year, and Flame's 06 release schedule suddenly became 8 new films.

(To be continued)