As soon as Gail returned to the production office, the curious questions of his colleagues rang out: "Gail, what did he say after reading the script?" and "Does he really know how to read the script?"

A wealthy Asian-American high school student who knows a little about movies is interested in buying the "Little Sunshine Beauty" project, which has become a strange talk in today's office.

"I don't know, it looks decent, it's weird. ”

Gail was really inconclusive, and spread his hands helplessly: "Anyway, the only image he said and "The Wedding is Coming" do have zài, 2oo production cost, $1 box office on the screening weekend, ooo more, so they have to make a second movie, except for the money that there is nowhere to spend, I can't think of any other reasonable possibility." Anyway, finally a buyer has come, give it a try. ”

Everyone nodded, otherwise what else could they do now?

Gail walked over to the manager's table by the window of the building and sat down, pressed his forehead, and let out a mocking laugh as he thought about the cause and effect.

The "Little Sunshine Beauty" project is not a treasure, just a hot potato.

Two years ago, before the five companies merged into focus, Ben Anderson, the director of American Films, who spent 3o million to buy the original script of "Little Sunshine Beauty".

Anderson's original plan was to rewrite the script around the actor "Richard Hoover" and write a story about a midlife crisis and family pressure, rather than a family road movie with six main characters.

But things didn't go well, first the original author Michael Arndt strongly opposed this change, saying that this is a group drama story, and changing it is equivalent to losing the soul......

The person who writes the story is always so self-righteous, moving his line is like touching his lifeline, who cares, there are more screenwriters! Soon, Michael Arndt was kicked out, and American Cinema found another main screenwriter to replace him to rewrite the script.

However, after a few drafts of the new screenwriter, the five companies merged, and the two co-CEOs of the new company, David Lind and James Shams, criticized the new script as mediocre and worse!

Revisions to the old script, started again.

At the beginning of the year, things changed again, Ben Anderson was fired due to poor production schedules, and Robert Harmon became the new head of production.

Soon after Harmon took office, Arndt was brought back, and a few new writers worked together to rewrite a script on top of the old one, and then revised it draft by draft...... The money spent on "Little Sunshine Beauty" has accumulated into a big one, one after another, but there is no end in sight.

Up to now, 3o drafts have been changed in two years, and everyone has lost their judgment, no one dares to say "no need to change it again", and no one wants to say "change another draft".

To continue? or to give up?

What he said about office politics wasn't all lies, it was a mess left by Ben Anderson, and it was awkward to deal with it when Robert Harmon took office.

If you do it in three or two ways, it will be a credit, of course, it will be a credit, but now there is a tendency to get worse and worse, repeating Anderson's mistakes, so Harmon chose to give up, which also got the willingness of the two co-CEOs to sell the project!

Last month, the company finally released the news of the sale of the "Little Sunshine Beauty" project, but no one cared......

This is one of the embarrassments of successful studios, if you rarely make mistakes, then why should others risk you being wrong this time?

The literary project that both Linde and Shams were willing to give up was tantamount to saying that "this script has terminal cancer", so they couldn't find a home at all.

But there is still one, and that is the two producers of "Little Sunshine Beauty", Ron Yeksa and Albert Berger, who were the first to take a fancy to the script when Arndt was looking for a producer, and then they found Mark Tettto, who in turn found Anderson.

After Focus took over, he continued to hire the two of them as producers until the project was put on hold.

They are struggling to buy back the script, at first the two sold the script to Tetotu for 250,000, Tetotu sold to American movies for 3o, and now the repurchase price is 4o, they don't do it, it's not that they don't have money, they just don't have enough confidence, and no one buys it anyway, so they can bargain slowly.

Suddenly, today, a strange young man named Ye Wei appeared, and he was in such a state.

Thinking about this, Gail picked up the landline and dialed a button to call Robert Harmon, who was outside, to report the latest news.

"Robert, the script was given to him, and he seemed to appreciate it. ”

"That's good...... Does he really understand movies?"

"Yes, I can see that he has studied, at least knows some screenwriting skills, maybe read a few screenwriting books, Sid Field, Robert McGee or something. Maybe he just understands some theories, but his vision is really not very good. ”

"Well, when he finishes the script, if he doesn't think it's good, you make him feel good, and if he thinks it's good, you make him feel better. Persuade him, confuse him, and control him. ”

"Hehe, don't worry, I know what to do, with this little guy, Ron Yexa and they should be in a hurry, it's really good for us. ”

"So, you must make this Weige sure to buy, is it called Weige?"

"Yes, Weig-yes, interesting name, if he wants to buy it, how much shall we ask?"

"A spoiled rich high school student...... If it's not bad for 108,000, give him 5o thousand, and it won't work for a single point less. ”

Good guy! Gail couldn't help but admire, Harmon was not soft at all! If it could be sold for 5o yuan, the project would not end up in a loss, then the supervisor has credit, and he has the credit as a manager. He smiled at the microphone: "Okay, understood, let's see if our little guy is really rich." ”

"It's better for him to be annoyed enough by the of "Little Sunshine Beauty" for a long time, get rid of it early, and sleep peacefully at night. ”

"Who's to say it isn't?"

After making the phone call and resting for a while, Gail saw that the time was almost up, so he came to the reception room again, and saw that Ye Wei was still engrossed in reading the script, but the excited and fascinated look was obviously saying, "I want it, I want this script!"

It's good, it's good. Gail smiled in his heart, walked up, and asked, "But, have you finished reading it, how do you feel?"

"Shh......h......h

It's just this ** scene, it's enough to make it a classic, and to hell with it! This is catharsis, this is redemption, this is Yue, this is a spectacle!

"129 Exterior Scenes, Rest Stop, Daytime

......

Frank grabbed a bottle of soda.

Frank: For Grandpa.

Everyone: This is dedicated to Grandpa.

They touched the bottle and drank. Richard nodded at a nearby fast-food restaurant.

Richard: Oh...... Who wants ice cream?

The camera cuts to black point.

(End of the play)』

When he read the rest of the script in one go, all 12o pages were read, and he praised it continuously, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time, which was great!

Six characters with distinct settings, including old age, middle age, youth and childhood, form a strange family with various social problems, because of a children's beauty contest called "Sunshine Little Beauty", the family drives a dilapidated station wagon to chase their dreams.

Along the way, dreams and reality, success and failure, individuals and society, constantly collide, everything goes wrong, everyone becomes a loser, and when they drive home in a broken car, they all have a new attitude towards life.

Hollywood-style ending? That's an insult to the script!

"Gail ......" Ye Wei looked at Gail who was sitting opposite, suppressing his true mood, and really wanted to say, "This script is great, it has not been changed, the proportion is very good, if you change a few more drafts, it may be rotten, but now it is close to perfect." ”

Coupled with that sense of futuristic contact, he knows that this is definitely an Oscar-nominated script for Best Original Screenplay!

It's really incomprehensible, what are these people working on? Such a good script, they have to give up.

However, from his personal standpoint, he is very supportive of this stupid act of Focus, because it gives him the opportunity to own "Little Sunshine Beauty".

"How's that?" said Gail, smiling.

"Cool. Ye Wei shrugged his shoulders, knowing that the other party could see his attitude, and simply and generously admitted, "Cool road story, it's much better than "The Wedding is Coming". ”

"yes, like I said, it's actually ready to shoot, and it's a shame that we gave it up. Gail sighed, it seemed that there was no need to be wordy, this was the best.

Sure enough, I heard Ye Wei say, "I have the interest to buy it." ”

Welcome, welcome! A script that is going to be thrown in the trash can will actually be bought by someone. Gail also suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said with a heartfelt sigh: "However, there is a situation I need to remind you that the original producer of the project is also doing a buyback, and they have the right of first refusal. ”

“ok。 Ye Wei had already been mentally prepared for this, nodded, and asked with a smile: "Just say, how much is it?How much do I need to pay to get it?"

Looking at Ye Wei's playful smile, Gail's heart suddenly struck, the little guy seemed to know the real situation?

Whatever, money doesn't deceive. Still sincere, he said, "I just asked our supervisor, Robert Harmon, and he offered a price that was slightly higher than the buyback price, starting at $5o. However, the time and effort we spent on this script is far more than 5o thousand, in fact, this is a bargain!"

"It's just cheap? No, it's a Golden Fleece. Ye Wei said with a smile while rubbing the words on the script with his thumb.

His strategy worked, but it also made the other party think that he was a member of the Rothschilds, but it was better than the other party knowing his true situation and kicking him out.

He first thought of his family's bank account, no! That money must not be moved, not a single dollar, not a penny, not the family's money.

There's a basic dogma of steel in film production financing: never, never, use your savings to make a movie and share the risk with someone else.

It's cheap, but it keeps the producer from ending the game just because of one failure.

If he really has 10 million, Ye Wei doesn't mind taking 5o million to invest, but now...... How to raise this 5o million?

"However, you may think it's a bit expensive, but it's a big man's decision. Gail looked apologetic, "I'm sorry, I can't help you with anything." ”

"I know, the big man is always so ignorant of human suffering, him. Ye Wei scolded with a smile.

Gail laughed and continued: "And 5o million is not necessarily the final price, it depends on how the repurchase side reacts." So if you really want to buy, it's best to prepare more money, and in addition, give us an answer within a week whether you buy it or not, the sooner the better, and keep in touch. ”

"Okay, if you have any new news, let me know as soon as possible, this is my number......"

When Ye Wei walked out of the Global City headquarters building, it was already dusk, he looked at the orange sky, exhaled, and a new goal: within a week, raise $5o US dollars!

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