Chapter Seventy-Four: The Birth of a Star
The meeting had just begun, and Bloch, who seemed to be a kind old monk who was reciting scriptures and eating fasting, threw out several fatal PR questions in the blink of an eye.
No, this guy is not a monk...... Ye Weiyue felt that Bloch was like the fat eunuch "Varys" in the novel "A Song of Ice and Fire", he thought about it, laughed a few times, and lowered his head to get something from the suitcase on the ground, also to buy himself more time to organize his speech.
But it was only about ten seconds more, and he took out those transcripts and genius certificates, put them on the table, and said with a smile: "Mr. Bloch, please take a look at these first." ”
Miss White Secretaries came over and brought the texts to "Varys", who flipped through them with a smile.
With this short meeting, Ye Wei was almost finished, and said to everyone: "Those are my report cards, which can prove that I have no problems with my studies at all, and all subjects are A! And I have the ability to skip to the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades at any time! My principal also confirmed this. ”
The two of them frowned, and the news they heard was very contradictory, some said that he was a spoiled poor student, and some said that ...... Talented......
"Well, that's true......" Bloch nodded slightly, Harvard-Westlake is a prestigious school with a tradition, and the academic style is strict, and President Hednut said yes, it really is.
Willis's smile suddenly deepened, as if he was glad that he had seen the wrong person.
Lovett and Riffkin were a little curious and wanted to see the report card.
"Principal Hednat said that Ye Wei has the academic level to apply for universities......" Reading this evaluation, Bloch was finally a little surprised.
"That's right, you can call me a genius!" Ye Wei opened his hands and looked left and right with confidence on his face, "If this is not a genius, I don't know what the word genius means! I am 15 years and 321 days old, I can apply to college, I have made a high-quality short film like "Dance of Angels"! Who thinks I am not a genius, please see what I was doing when I was 15 years old?"
"So what......" Harmon poured cold water on him, "you're still just a teenager." ”
"How's that?hahaha!" Ye Wei laughed, genius, that's right, genius! The more he pronounced this word, the more his thoughts were cleared, and he knew what to do!
He smiled at Bloch: "Originally, what to do in terms of public relations is your job Mr. Bloch, even if Mr. Willis joins a movie directed by a baby who has not quit breastfeeding, you should, you also have the ability, and package this matter so that the whole world praises and expects it, isn't it?"
"Hehe!" Bloch was rejected, but laughed, Bruce was right, this kid has sharp teeth.
Ye Wei continued without stopping: "Now I will dare to say two ideas for you to make a reference." The first one is to do what I should have done and make a name for myself as a genius! Let the whole United States and the whole world know that there is a person like me and a movie genius like me!"
His voice gradually became high, and he looked around at the crowd, "Is it difficult? Not at all, as long as "Dance of Angels" is a public welfare short film and broadcast on TV for free, I believe that with its quality, many TV stations will be willing, even if not, put it on the Internet!"
Just do that, broadcast tonight, and schedule me a few media interviews tomorrow, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the Washington Post, ...... The day after tomorrow, I will be a genius who has attracted global attention! Continue to hype me up, hype me very high, and when the time is right, release the news that Bruce Willis and the genius boy Ye Wei will collaborate on a new film!
What will the media and the public say about it? Crazy? Of course, but Mr. Willis is such a man who has the courage to try new things, who has the courage to give young people a chance, he is a brave man, he is a mentor! He is a hero!
Will this hurt his image? Not only will it not, but it will improve! As long as the final film is not bad, look at "Dance of the Angels", I can't guarantee that my feature film debut will be made into the Oscar for Best Picture, but it must not be rubbish! It must be enough to meet the world's expectations of a genius boy!
When the time comes, what will the media and the public say? Miracle! This miracle was born because Mr. Willis gave him the opportunity, and he was a miracle maker!!"
In the end, Ye Wei almost roared out, pointing at Willis above with his palm, his face full of respect!
Hearing this, Willis was obviously a little surging, his eyes changed, and he was very interested in this blueprint!
And Harmon and Gail are in a hurry, if they do this, Ye Wei will be the biggest winner, and the focus will not be able to catch anything, no, of course not......
"Kind of makes sense. Bloch's laughing words made the two of them even more anxious!
After getting this sentence, Ye Wei was even more energetic, almost stood up to speak, and said with a smile: "So our problem is not what Mr. Willis's image is, but me! It is the public's understanding of me! As long as I build my genius image well, there is no problem!"
He looked at Lovett again and said seriously: "Mr. Lovett, you can even be my agent, if this happens, I will never let you be 'Mr. 1o%', how about a 2o% commission? ”
"Hahaha!" Willis laughed heartily, amused by Ye Wei's humor, and several neutral employees and the secretary lady also smiled.
"Mr. 1o%" is a joking term for brokers, because according to U.S. law, brokers can only take a maximum of 1o% of their clients.
Not a malicious joke, Lovett was not angry, looked at the kid, and really thought about the idea, "When you are an agent?"
If ......you can make such a short film before the age of 16, will you become the next Shyamalan in 1o years?
"Yes, when I was my agent. Ye Wei nodded, this is only good for him, the CAA has a lot of power and resources, it is really a good shade under the big tree, and if you talk about the same agent, you can shorten the distance with Willis, and let Lovett become a helper.
He looked back at Bloch and said with a smile: "And Mr. Bloch, you can be my public relations spokesperson, build me!"
"What's your second thought?" Rifkin asked.
Ye Wei shrugged his shoulders and said: "The second idea is very mediocre and timid, that is, until the film makes any achievements, I will be an invisible person." I was producing and directing under a pseudonym, and I didn't get the slightest publicity about me, and I kept a low profile, and the outside world didn't even notice that Mr. Willis was joining a new project.
Then two clauses were clarified: first, during the preliminary preparation stage, Mr. Willis reserves the right to withdraw at any time, and if I did not do my job professionally, or what happened, he could withdraw immediately. Second, if the quality of the final film does not meet Mr. Willis's requirements, he has the right not to let the film travel in North America, and only sell it overseas.
In this way, as long as no one makes a ghost, even if it is messed up in the end, there will not be much negative impact, at most it will be just a bad movie watched by some overseas audiences. But will it? No, I can shoot it well! When the time comes, I will go back to the first way, the genius boy!"
When it comes to ghosts, his gaze looks at the two in focus, which makes them very depressed.
"That's what I think, Monsieur Bloch, what do you say?"
"Hehehe......" Bloch laughed and folded his chin several times, and his eyes on Ye Wei were also a little different, no longer just kind, but seemed to have a little more appreciation.
Seeing that Willis was also looking forward to the answer, he nodded and smiled: "The genius boy's idea is quite interesting. ”
"Thank you!" Ye Wei couldn't help but be excited, so run in this direction!
"Gentlemen, don't you show up? Actually, our interests are very consistent, as long as the brand of 'Ye Wei' is launched, Mr. Bloch, Mr. Lovett, you all have an important customer; Mr. Willis, Mr. Riffkin, you also know that all news is good news for publicity! Think about it, is it a middle-aged director who directs a topical topic, or does I direct a topic?
Middle-aged director? Who cares, which one is not a middle-aged director; a teenage director!?partner superstar!? I've never seen it! It's so easy to make publicity!
As long as the attention goes up, the box office will not be bad! I can become a natural bowl advertisement, don't you want it?
So, the only people who have a conflict of interest with us here are ......"
He turned his eyes to the two despicable villains, and said loudly: "Yes, Focus Movie! Actually, why are they here? What is their business? Participation in equity? Ability to do business? The company of literary and artistic films is not only Focus, Miramax, Fox Searchlight, Warner Bros. Which is worse than Universal?
As long as my name is known, as long as this film is popular, and we go to a few more film festivals, it will become a hot commodity!
The high voice resounded in the conference room, although there was a youthful childishness, but it was so powerful.
Harmon and Gail's faces became more and more ugly as they were looked at by everyone with malicious intent, and suddenly, as if it had rained heavily, everything changed, and they went from being VIPs to damn stumbling blocks, hindering everyone here except them from reaching ......
Indeed, now everyone in the Willis team is pondering Ye Wei's words, which is a direction they have not thought of before: "Little Sunshine Beauty" not only sells Willis, but also sells a genius boy!
This direction gives them a sense of sudden enlightenment.
"Haha!" Ye Wei smiled, laughed happily, he is also just now, his age can be a priceless treasure, and he can make a lot of money!
He spread his hands, showed himself, and continued to smile: "From ancient times to the present, mankind has loved young heroes, and everyone never gets tired of hearing stories like this: 'A young man achieves success through his unremitting efforts, and his dreams come true!'
He looked up at the sky, as if he saw the future, "The whole of America is going crazy for me, adults, teenagers, children...... They're going to love me, they're going to love me, they're going to be another American icon!"
There was silence in the conference room, which seemed to be very arrogant, but everyone knew that it was possible to do so......
The "American Dream" has always plunged the country into madness, and Ye Wei's story is indeed an American dream.
No one thought that this meeting had just begun, and Ye Wei shook the audience by grasping the first question, and many doubts disappeared all of a sudden, and people saw huge benefits and bright prospects......
"Hahaha!" Willis suddenly clapped his hands and smiled all over his face, "Great, great! Boy, well said, I like your confidence!"
"Thank you, this is my public image!" Ye Wei also laughed, twisting his shoulders and body a few times, "I'm a damn genius bad boy, people love him, people hate him, but you can't help but pay attention to him!"
"Haha!" Bloch also smiled, the more interest on his old face, "This image is really good, a combination of James Dean and Orson Welles?"
"I don't care, but in the future, people will only say that I am Ye Wei. Ye Wei said with a smile.
"I don't think that's likely. The two of them could no longer be silent, and after a brief exchange of ears, Gale countered seemingly rationally: "First of all, my words are based on practical considerations, not racial discrimination. However, if you are an Asian boy, the public will not be interested in you. ”
Seeing that everyone was frowning, he continued to pour cold water with great satisfaction: "Asian idols, Chinese idols, let's think about who they are, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chen, Yao Ming, their public image and success have nothing to do with James Dean and Raven Phoenix!"
What are Dean and Phoenix?popular lovers, handsome, trendy!
Asian American boys can be very handsome, but they don't represent the mainstream image of the country, and we are talking about the United States! Not China, not Hong Kong, not Taiwan...... It's the culture here, what can we do?"
Gaier's tone was also a little excited, he looked at Ye Wei, and sighed with a smile, "Weige, do you know what you will be even if everyone tries to push you to the public? You will still be the Long-duk-dong in "Sixteen Candles"!"
Ye Wei was already angry at the two of them, and now Huo Ran exploded, if he had a gun in his hand, he would even kill this with one shot!
This is already racism, and it is no different from scolding him for "you are inferior".
"Long Dedong" is a famous screen image that scandalizes Chinese people, evil, lewd, cowardly, and sissy, and can only fall in love with a fat and ugly girl who is much bigger than him.
The cheapest thing is that the actor who plays Long Dedong is a Japanese actor, and the funny and ugly things in the film are also Japanese, Japanese accents, Japanese music, except for an idiot name, which has nothing to do with China at all. Hollywood garbage films that hide racial discrimination are often like this, and if they can't find a Chinese actor willing to play this kind of ugly Chinese role, they will find Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Filipino bitches to help smear them.
"Gentlemen, this is racism, this is racism! Do you choose to turn a blind eye?"
Ye Wei took a few deep breaths, suppressing his anger, he was no stranger to racial discrimination, and fortunately, he lived in a high-end community and attended an expensive private school since he was a child, so there were relatively few of them. But think about the Asian American kids in public schools! How much discrimination and bullying are there?
Because of this, he wants to become a cultural icon, and the world needs such a person to set the record straight!
"You need to apologize to Wei! right now!" Willis said angrily to Gail, the meaning obvious: if you don't apologize, leave the conference room immediately.
"Sorry, I really just said a fact. Gail's apology was insincere.
"The fact? The fact is that it's the 21st century, and there are fewer and fewer racist idiots! Asian American boys can't blow up the whole country?"
Ye Wei sneered a few times, looked at everyone, and said: "Don't you think that success under this kind of prejudice makes me more American?
But how do I turn these undeserved insults into energy, and work hard to make achievements, and prove to those who have looked down on me that they are a bunch of fools!"
"Boy, calm down. Willis shouted first, and then whispered to the two of them, "I don't want to hear that again." ”
"Sorry......" Gail shrugged, Harmon kept his mouth shut.
Although it angered Willis a little, their goal was achieved, and these words aroused the suspicions of Bloch and Lovett, saying that Ye Wei was naturally too much for Long Dedong, but if you think about it carefully, even if the big names are like them, they are not sure to create an Asian Dean.
It is very likely that after the launch, no one bought it, let alone adults, and even teenagers didn't take a few looks.
"I heard that the sport you play is football. Gale suddenly spoke again, "Or the school's soccer captain, right?"
Soccer sissy, captain, sissy!
"Yes, what do you want to say? Football is only played by women? I just know that Victoria Beckham is lace edged, really?" Ye Wei smiled and looked at Bloch, the Beckhams and his wife were his clients.
Bloch said: "The captain of football can still be very handsome, and it would be better if you also played basketball. ”
"I play, basketball, football, baseball, I can do it. Ye Wei looked at Gail and said with a smile: "And table tennis, right? Chinese only play table tennis! Or make me Forrest Gump? I have an alumnus named Babu, and we can also form a group." ”
Everyone couldn't help but smile, only to see Ye Wei look at the young white Miss Wen Secretaria again, and asked, "Should we ask the lady's opinion?" Hey, ma'am, do you think I'm handsome? If it was in your teenage years, would you like to date me?"
At this time, everyone's eyes turned and looked at her, and the two of them were a little anxious......
"Dating you?" Miss Secretary was stunned and smiled, fortunately, she was not anyone's Xiaomi here, so she dared to speak boldly: "I think it will, a boy like you, no girl will refuse, even if there is racial prejudice, it will be changed." ”
"Even now, you want to date me, don't you?" Ye Wei asked with a smile.
"Haha!" the secretary was even happier and did not answer.
Ye Wei looked around at everyone and said, "As she said, maybe people have wrong prejudices against Asian boys, but good people will change their minds, and people will be crazy about the person who changes their minds! Some people think that Asian boys are not good at sports, humor, unpopular, romantic, and cool...... But one day, they're suddenly shocked, because they've always been wrong! And I, I can shock them!"
The conference room was a little silent, although Ye Wei's words were very contagious, but they were not middle school students, they had to think about it from the actual ......
Lowett suddenly took the initiative to ask the first question of the day: "Do you have a girlfriend?"
"Not yet, there's a date with a girl. Ye Wei said truthfully, he was very confident in this regard, and said with a smile: "If I want a girlfriend, I can do it with a phone call at any time, no matter what skin color, race, height, shortness, fat or thin...... You don't know how popular I am with girls. ”
Bloch is also thinking about the "teenage couple" packaging strategy, "Give me a definite answer, can you get a nice white girlfriend?
To build his image, he must have a girl idol girlfriend, because as a producer and director, except for the promotion period and award season of the film, the usual exposure is very low, unless he has a girlfriend who appears regularly!
Moreover, the idol combination of Asian boys and white girls is unprecedented, and there will be social pressure, but it is also a selling point.
"Gentlemen, I don't think it's necessary...... Ye Wei spread his hands, "My American dream is enough." ”
The two professionals looked at each other, and they both meant that the American dream might make him hot for a while, but it couldn't become a cultural icon.
What did Lovett think, looked at Willis, and asked, "...... he and Rameau?"
"No, he's dating Phil Collins' daughter, they're alumni. Willis said.
"Yes, but it's none of her business, don't pull her in. Ye Wei looked serious, and added in her heart, she couldn't get involved if she wanted to, her mother explicitly ordered her to officially enter the public eye when she was an adult at the age of 18, and it was impossible to agree to let her daughter live a life of being chased by the media too early.
And what about Lily herself? Does she like it? He doesn't think so.
"Lily Collins?" Lowwitt opened his laptop, checked the information, and shook his head: "She can't do it, she wasn't born in the United States, she only came to the United States at the age of 5, she is a British girl, your combination will only highlight the impression of 'foreigner' to each other, you need to be a pure American girl." ”
Ye Wei couldn't help patting his forehead, and said funny: "Gentlemen, why do you have to think of this kind of marketing method? I don't need it, I just need a chance to make a movie and show my talent! I can become an idol in the United States!"
"Boy, it's not that simple, if you want us to build you, sometimes you have to be obedient. Lowwitt spoke in an authoritative tone, made a gesture of waiting, and turned to Bloch in a whisper, presumably discussing whether it was feasible to discuss the matter......
Taking advantage of this free time, Ye Wei took out some texts such as the script analysis of "Little Sunshine Beauty" in the suitcase, and asked the secretary to show it to Willis and Riffkin, who looked at it again and again, and they were so professional.
At this time, Hamon, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "Weige, you always think that you can fascinate others with your talent. Teenagers? How many of them know how to appreciate your talent? Not yet, it's not a song talent, it's too deep and too slow, you can only make a film once or twice a year, and then you can go silent. I don't know who can be an idol like that. ”
"Whether you can become an idol or not, it's not you who say it, it's those who don't have racial discrimination. Ye Wei didn't want to pay more attention to the focus of the two, so as not to be angry.
"Don't speak yet. Willis also seems to have sided with Ye Wei's camp and given a gag order to the two, which made Harmon and Gail feel embarrassed.
After a while, when Lovett and Bloch had finished talking, Willis immediately asked, "Paul, how's it going, does this kid have any chance of becoming an idol?"
Ye Wei's heart immediately hung nervously, in terms of managing the image, there is only one person here who has the most voice, Paul Bloch.
"Hehehe. Bloch laughed a few times kindly, and while looking at Ye Wei, he said: "The appearance is very good, the talent is very good, the eloquence is very good, and the background is also very good...... He already knows Ye Wei's background, the grandson of an Allied veteran, the son of a doctor, grew up in a well-educated middle-class family, very good.
"Asian identity is a problem, but it is also his unique place......" Bloch stopped laughing, nodded and said: "'Genius boy Ye Wei', a youth idol, will not lack a market, but no one knows how much influence can go." ”
Ye Wei's eyes widened, and he almost wanted to shout, his heart was full of excitement, thank you, whether you are Varys or not, thank you for your justice this time!
Lowwitt went on to say, "If he could have a white idol girlfriend of the same age who was born and raised in the United States, he would do it." ”
Ye Wei grinned, there is no need to argue with Mr. 1o% now, just say in his heart: No need, my talent can defeat a qiē!
"What if...... If he is an idol, this project is indeed very topical and can be sold. Refkin continued, and several other neutral employees nodded their heads.
It's done, it's done!! Ye Wei clenched his fists, and looked at Willis in front of him fixedly, Sheriff, your team thinks it's okay, what about you!?
"No, no......" The focus two are anxious, if "Little Sunshine Beauty" is produced and directed by Ye Wei, he will definitely use the "veto power" on the contract to kick out the entire focus, and then they will really be in trouble......
"Hahahaha!" At the same time, Willis laughed and looked very happy, "Then I have a decision, boy!"
"Yes, Sheriff. Ye Wei blurted out, his eyes were wide and wide, and his heart almost stopped beating...... That's the answer......
"The producer and director of "Little Sunshine Beauty", you come!" The screen tough guy and now the top five paid superstar in Hollywood, nodded with a smile: "I will join in to play 'Richard', hahaha!"
"yes!!" Ye Wei still couldn't help but shout this cheer, Huo Di stood up, raised his fists high, his face was flushed with excitement, and kept shouting: "Thank you!!, Mr. Willis, thank you!! I will definitely live up to your trust, I will do a good job, I will do a good job, haha, I will do a good job, thank you!!"
At this time, Lowwitt's voice also sounded: "Boy, I can sign you, if you fight, CAA will support you." ”
And Bloch's laughter: "I'm also interested in building you, hehe!"
"Thank you, thank you!!" The good news came one after another, Ye Wei was really trembling with excitement, and the light suddenly shone down like this, as bright as a star!
My dream, everyone's dream, is going to come true! I'm going to make a movie, will I become an idol, who cares, I can make a feature, make a movie!!
He couldn't help but swing his fist a few times and shouted again, "Thank you!!!"
"Hahahaha!" Willis was also laughing, "Genius boy, funny, genius boy!
Everyone was happy, except for two people, Harmon and Gail, who were dead-faced......
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