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At Lionsgate's headquarters in Santa Monica, a meeting on production financing for "Soul Surfers" is taking place in a spacious conference room.

Jon Fairheimer has long set one of the company's big strategies - VIY is a big deal.

Now Lionsgate has two "talismans" that are even more important than Jon, one is Tyler Perry, and the "Black Mad Woman" series directed, produced, written and starred by the African-American filmmaker has become a major pillar of Lionsgate's role in the DVD market, and last year's first screen version of "The Mad Woman's Diaries" was also a huge success (5.5 million production fees, 50.63 million box office).

The second installment, "Marty's Family Reunion", was released in February this year, and plans to continue the series with 1-2 episodes a year, all thanks to Taylor Perry.

The Saw series is also a Lionsgate treasure, but James Wynn and Ray Werner are not talismans because of their fungibility.

The biggest talisman is, of course, Ye Wei, no one can replace this genius who is about to turn 18, it was he who chose Lionsgate, not Lionsgate who chose him.

The purpose of this meeting is to agree on Lionsgate's investment in the "Soul Surfer" project, which is so important that everyone who should be present today is present, including Jon Philheimer, Tom Oldenberg, Peter Bullock, the "Lionsgate Triumvirate", which gave Ye Wei enough face.

However, at this time, everyone's expressions were a little quiet, and they all looked at a business plan for "Soul Surfer", and Bullock almost frowned.

Jon, who was in the CEO's seat above, looked at Ye Wei, who was sitting in the conference chair on his left, and was a little troubled, usually a film business plan and a company business plan follow the same format: executive summary (strategic opportunities, company, film, industry, market, distribution, investment opportunities and financing highlights)

Company (Management & Organization)

Movies (films that have been produced and distributed)

Industrial (film products, how it works)

Market (Target Market)

Issuance (Issuance Strategy)

Risk Factors

Financing plan (strategy, financing assumptions)

There can be more and more of these things, not less. Taking a step back, for a single film proposal, the executive summary and the company part are dispensable, like the fixed costs of the company's operation will not happen to "Soul Surfer", just do the project itself within the budget.

However, the four major units of the project, such as market, issuance, risk factors and financing plan, must be done well, and the data behind the content must be complete.

It's a producer's job. Why are there many excellent young directors, but there are very few excellent young producers, many filmmakers have been in the industry for many years before they get in touch with production work, not to mention others, just say that these basic copywriting, not everyone can do it.

The producer is the most complex and cumbersome part of the film production machine, if the director is responsible for creating, responsible for spending money, the producer is responsible for co-ordination, responsible for finding money.

Not everyone is good at and likes this kind of job.

This is the first cooperation between Lionsgate and Ye Wei from the beginning of the project, "Exorcism Video" is directly a finished deal, Jon and others don't know how its business plan is doing, considering its production cycle, it is likely that there is no plan. "Little Sunshine Beauty" is even more unknown, and now the plan of "Soul Surfer" is ......

I can't say it's bad, it's just that the four major units are too simple and too confident.

Everyone here knows that Ye Wei can't know how to make a plan, a 15-year-old Golden Globe Best Producer who created a career from scratch, his LMS plan must be gorgeous, and people will see, "This kid is a genius", which will impress Pretong and DreamWorks.

Now Ye Wei's identity and status are different, and his attitude is also different: The plan is enough, you can believe me.

"Weige. Jon pondered his words for a moment, maximizing his friendly tone: "Isn't the proposal a little simple? We're fine, but we'll have to explain it to the board." ”

Ye Wei smiled, looked around at everyone, and said, "Jon, everyone, I know that this plan is like a simplified version, and you will ask, 'Where is the full version?' This is the full version." We all know what movie investing is all about, it's a little better than a slot machine, and the exhaustive plan is just like taking out more shiny chips that you can't touch, in order to trick another gambler into boarding. And I've got the biggest chips. ”

"Please turn to page 6. He made a gesture of please.

Everyone turned over, and this page is a summary of the Dream Chasing Alliance company and the project management team:

"Ye Wei____ President, Planner, Producer, Director, Screenwriter

Ye Wei is the founder and president of Dream Chasing Alliance, and the head of Weiduo Image Company and Cliff Film Company. His representative works include "The Wedding is Coming", "Exorcism Video", and "Little Sunshine Beauty". With a total budget of $8.45 million, the films have earned more than $400 million at the global box office. His rich production experience and excellent ability can bring immeasurable momentum to the project. 』

"With this page, I believe this $10 million project is worth the investment. ”

Ye Wei's calm voice revealed a resolute expression: "As for how to distribute and sell, that's your business, not mine!

His right index finger and thumb rubbed, "Get the money, make this movie, and give it to you to distribute." Guys, here's a choice, one, my team and I spend more time on these useless copywriters, and the quality of the film decreases, and two, my team and I spend more time on scripts, storyboards, and shooting plans, and the quality of the film increases. ”

"I chose the latter, and all my production team wanted to do was how to perfect the shooting plan!"

After a pause, Ye Wei looked at Jon, "What choice will you make?"

There was silence in the conference room, no one was silent, and the CEO of the company was here. Jon smiled kindly, "Weige...... We have absolute trust in you. ”

In fact, from the intention to this meeting, Lionsgate followed the VIY in everything, and did not violate his purpose of "everything must be fast", even if he had reached the point of dictatorship. Jon didn't care much about it before, because Ye Wei was convincing enough, but recently he felt more and more that he had some bad signs, and it seemed that he had really swelled up.

"But the plan ......" Jon still wants to persuade him, so he must have to make a façade.

"Jon, I'd like to have a few words with you alone. Ye Wei stood up and took the lead to walk to the balcony of the conference room.

Jon whispered "Wait" to Oldenberg and the others, got up and followed, and went to the small balcony outside the floor-to-ceiling glass door, and the street was very lonely in the afternoon.

Ye Wei stood by the guardrail wall, looked at the street, and said, "Jon, I will persuade you to accept that plan." The first reason is that if Soul Surfer ends up being a failed investment, and VIY fails, the more detailed the plan, the worse it will be for you. ”

He looked at Jon thoughtfully, "Because you were persuaded by a film proposal, this is a normal business investment, but you are wrong, and you have to bear a lot of responsibility."

If you are persuaded by Ye Wei, you are betting on me, although you are all dissatisfied with this plan and many aspects, because if you gamble, everyone will bet on this. Then when it fails, that's another kind of responsibility. You know, you put forward a lot of opinions, but I didn't listen, I failed, that's my responsibility, it's none of your business. ”

Jon listened silently.

"The second reason. Ye Wei spread out his hand, "There is a lot of money waiting for me." Jon, I wanted to work with Lionsgate because we're good friends!

It's not that I'm short of money, a lot of guys who have money and nowhere to spend are waiting. Steve Bing wants to invest in me, I don't like him, Mark Tetotu wants to invest in me, a rich man in New York who has been involved in the "Little Miss Sunshine" project before, and wants to spend money when he invests in movies without wanting to make money, Paul Allen wants to invest in me to make the company bigger, I just don't think it's time yet, and I'm not interested yet.

I just wanted to make a movie! If working with Lionsgate was such a hassle, I would have to think about them. Jon, aren't you just going to invest 5 million, don't be so wordy, "Soul Surfer" will start next month, and I really don't have time to grind with you. To cooperate or not to cooperate, you say. ”

"Wei Ge ......" Jon knew that the answer had already been set when Ye Wei made that invitation call, and VIY ate Lionsgate.

Jon smiled wryly, unable not to be convinced: "We'll get it done, let's make this meeting longer and more intense first?"

"I'm disgusted with office politics, so I might as well have sex with a lingerie model when I have the time. Ye Wei looked at his watch, "I can accompany you until three o'clock, and then not." ”

"That's three points. Jon nodded.

......

Old sins create new shame!

This proverb is the most intuitive portrayal of Barry Jacobson's mood of the agency house agency, how could it be so slippery!

As much as it is always a mistake to be an agent, it is so heart-wrenching that it happened to me, and Modie Symmington was sitting in his office that day! Now when I talk to others about this, everyone says he's bragging.

"Modie Semington?hahaha!", "Barry, have you asked VIY?", "I heard that the big four agencies want to sign her, so don't think about it." ”

The resume was not left, and there was still a copy of the electronic resume, and the girl on it was still called Mody Conrad, if you knew that she was so much like Modie Adams...... I called to contact the past, but was rejected outright. The girl became a celebrity, and was fought over by many companies, and he neglected her again, and there was no hope.

Jacobson wanted to slap himself in the face at the thought that years from now he might have bragged to someone that "I had a chance to sign Mody Seedington".

The weekend is the VIY draft, and the whole brokerage industry is looking forward to it, preparing for a bigger battle, and I just hope that VIY will not dominate anyone again.

......

"Thank you, thank you, I don't want to sign an agent yet, um VIY has given me advice, I don't want to sign yet, I believe him, thank you. ”

In Santa Monica under the night sky, in the living room of a dilapidated apartment, Mody ended up with another call from a brokerage agency.

Stella and Safi all looked at each other, Safi's eyes were swollen from crying, she didn't pass the resume pass, she couldn't get in, she cried from morning to now.

And in the last few days, Mody has been like a superstar, and all the companies that have submitted resumes before have been contacted, and there are new companies. Not to mention how much the agent regretted it, it was almost to Mody crying and kneeling down to admit his mistake, it was useless, Modi didn't want to sign the agent for the time being.

"Refused. Mody put down her phone and looked at the two people on the couch embarrassedly, as if she had done something wrong.

"Actually, I think you should sign it. Stella thought about it for a few days, and things were so clear again, "Take advantage of someone taking you seriously now, hurry up and sign a good agent, after a while, no one will remember you, and it's too late for you to want to sign again, and people will say that you were shameless at the beginning." ”

She frowned, "Although VIY may introduce you to sign CAA, but you are not Nina Dubov, you are not who he is, why should he care about you......?

"Stella!" Mody interrupted in shock, as if the other party had blasphemed the gods, and hurriedly said, "Don't say such things, VIY is a gentleman!"

"First of all, he's a man. Stella smiled ambiguously, "Modi, you really don't understand an innocent virgin, which man doesn't look forward to sexual encounters? Which man doesn't read erotic magazines? ”

Mody was anxious to argue, but she was unable to speak well: "VIY is different, he, he is not what you think......"

Safi sulked her head and didn't speak, and Stella continued: "The problem is not who Ye Wei is, he doesn't want to sleep with you no matter who he is, that's the problem." It's always okay to call friends, who doesn't have a few friends? But he doesn't call you, what does that mean, it means that he is not interested in you. ”

"It's not strange, you're just a country girl, and you're so shy and stuffy, what do Ye Wei have to say to you?"

"I ...... I know ......" Modi lowered her head slightly, blushing for some reason, and her eyes seemed to have a hint of inferiority.

Stella was about to say something again, and she suddenly said urgently: "Stop slandering VIY! He's the best person I've ever met, I don't want to hear you say bad things about him, don't say that again." ”

"I'm also a fan of VIY, and I've been helped by him. Stella said, seeing that Mody was blushing more and more like a little angry, she rolled her eyes and said, "Okay, okay, don't say it." But you can't deny that Ye Wei is a busy man, how can he have any thoughts and time to take care of your affairs, you have to deal with it yourself. ”

At this time, Safi also said in a hoarse voice: "Modi, VIY has given you such a good opportunity, you can't just waste it, we don't want it." ”

"If you sign a good agent, advertising, magazine photography, and so on will come. Stella said with a wist, "Then you're really going to be a star, not a gust of wind right now." ”

Mo Di said softly: "I just want to be an actor, I don't have any ideas about those, I just want to perform......"

"What are you talking about?" Stella hated the way iron didn't make steel.

Mo Di has believed a lot recently, from Ye Wei's encouragement and from the praise she has received, but she whispered but said firmly: "VIY told me not to sign an agent first, let me concentrate on studying acting." I believe in him, and that's what I want, I don't want to do a magazine photoshoot, I just want to perform...... These are fleeting and unreliable. ”

"What a passing cloud!" Speaking of magazine photos, Stella was angry, and "Seventeen" asked Mody to shoot a retro photo imitating Mody Adams, but she actually refused.

"I've checked, a woman named Susan-Griffiths, she looks a lot like Monroe, and people make a lot of money by imitating Monroe, millions of dollars! You're completely Mody Adams, you can make money from this, aren't there any Broadway people who want you to imitate Modie Adams?"

"I don't want to make money from this. Mody categorically refused, her pure face shining faintly, "That's not my dream, I can't do anything to disappoint VIY." ”

I'm going to do well in tomorrow's draft.

I want to be an actor, then an excellent actor, and then I can stand on the podium and thank Ye Wei.

Tell him that you forged me.

......

Tomorrow is the first day of the VIY draft, and the girls who have been shortlisted and will be interviewed on the first day have different thoughts, anticipation, nervousness, excitement, fantasy, hurry up and practice, and rest early......

And the girls who were not shortlisted also had different thoughts, lost, frustrated, annoyed, confused, not caring, self-sorry, cursing Ye Wei, crying......

Liz was furious!

Mary Kate is an idiot, she knows she won't be forever, but for a while, she won't forgive Mary Kate!

Ye Wei is even more of an idiot! Sister Olsen is stupid, he is also stupid, he is not stupid, he is so disappointed! I am so disappointed, naïve, arrogant, superficial, a villain who does not distinguish between right and wrong, too bad, a vulgar person with a false name, a disgusting scumbag, I must not have watched "Alien Monster", I don't know where to search for the lines and quote, pretending, yin and yang weird!

How could Lily Collins like such a piece of garbage! Blind eyes have fascinated him for a while, and will never pay any attention to him again!

"I don't know what you're talking about, I don't like you, fuck off. ”

It's because I'm the sister of the Olsen sisters!

In the spacious and elegant girl's bedroom, Liz is holding a copy of "Lovely Bones" and hiding it in the corner, it's really embarrassing, the first and only youth book I read in my life turned out to be because of a scumbag. She walked around, and suddenly sighed, the book is innocent, if you are angry with it, won't she also become Ye Wei?

Liz put "Lovely Bones" back on the shelf, and Ye Wei's three movie DVDs back into the video cabinet, but threw his biopic "VIY" DVD into the trash can outside the house.

"Idiot Ye Wei!! bye-bye!!"