When the weekend of June 25th-27th passed, the total box office of "The Wedding is Coming" officially joined the 20 million club, and it is still continuing!

And its cult side has also begun to appear, on the Loveviy network, on some other websites, WDIC derivative culture has quietly taken root on the Internet, such as the wedding god, ragdoll bear, Carter and other characters have their own fans, some people draw forum comics for them, make non-profit games......

Some golden sayings are also circulating, which is called cult style.

Preton saw a business opportunity in this, and obviously with the higher box office of "The Wedding is Coming" and the subsequent DVD sales, it will become more and more cult and have a group of devout believers, so its peripherals can be made, such as the Ragdoll Bear doll (that is the Ragdoll bear image designed by the prop master only for WDIC), and those weird angel wings, which will definitely be sold on Halloween this year.

Why in the 21st century, the box office is no longer the biggest profit for popular films, because the pervasive Hollywood distribution machine will make all kinds of money until it is dry.

Of course, Pretong still cooperates with distributors, and ifc only distributes parts such as North American theaters, DVDs, and TV broadcasts, and is busy with overseas distribution, and also has to find other companies.

In any case, a new cult film culture "WDIC Sect" has been born, and its leader is named Ye Wei.

Ye Wei's fans around the world are also increasing, such as in China, from Sina.com to post his interview, he can be said to be on fire, although his haters are also increasing, understand Chinese, come back to China to make movies, this is sincere!

If he does go back to China, the haters will surely say with disdain, you see, you can't get along in the United States, shameful thing.

The black people continue to be black, the honey people continue to be honey, Brother Wei, we support you!

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A new week has just begun, and a long-predicted, but still shocking news has suddenly arrived.

Pretong announced to the media that he will invest in Ye Wei's new film project "Little Sunshine Beauty", he will serve as the first producer and director, and make his feature film debut in the strict sense, with a budget of more than $5 million!

Gary Gozman, head of Pretong and project producer, revealed to the media: "In fact, before the remake of "The Wedding is Coming", we confirmed this cooperation, this is Ye Wei's earliest project that touched us, we have always known how talented he is, and he will really show his skills in "Little Sunshine Beauty", there is no doubt about it." ”

Ye Wei said with confidence: "Thank you for this opportunity, it's very wonderful. I knew I was doing something that no one had done before, and it wasn't going to be easy, but I was ready for it. ”

The specific release date of this project has not yet been determined, and the outside world does not know much, only that it is the script of the rookie screenwriter Michael Arndt, and there is a legendary story behind the script, several years of revision, the abandonment of the focus, and Ye Wei's fancy, he raised 500,000 yuan through guò campus crowdfunding to buy it, and then used "Angel Dance" and this script to find investment, which was rejected many times, and finally moved Hanks.

Because it was just an announcement, not even a preparatory period, these stories were not much publicity, but even so, the media and the public could still feel the twists and turns of that paragraph!

This is the new project he has said many times, only 16 years old, leading the production of a new family comedy film with a budget of 5 million!

After the outside world was shocked, there were many questions, viy has just finished remaking "The Wedding is Coming", does he have creative energy?

In this regard, Ye Wei also said that his studies will not be affected, and the filming period will be arranged during the holidays, as for "whether you want to take a break", he said, "I have a rest every night, and occasionally I go out to bite someone and suck some blood." ”

With the opening of "The Wedding is Coming", the main voice of the outside world is really not questioning, but surprise and expectation, the prodigy is about to shine even more!

But of course, there are also unfavorable doubts, and even ridicule, there is a big difference between a spoof film and a comedy, and it must be a completely new film! No matter how talented Ye Wei is, this is too hasty and stupid, Hanks is hurting himself and Ye Wei.

Some people say it's good, some people say it's bad, and the investors of "Little Sunshine Beauty", which many insiders are very concerned about, have also surfaced.

The focus was kicked out! The known film companies include Pretong, DreamWorks, and Dream Chasing Alliance.

In addition, what few people know is that James Schamus has decided to join the game, and the outside world will not care about this, but there are comments in the circle about his merits and demerits.

David Lind was furious when he learned about it, believing that Shams's move had harmed Focus's interests, but Shams reported the situation to the global management one step earlier, and the possible distribution rights and friendship with VIY...... The attitude of the top management is peaceful, the question is whether "Little Sunshine Beauty" can be successful?

Only if it succeeds, what friendship Shams says is valuable, otherwise who cares.

Who is right and who is wrong, who wins and who loses, will have to wait for "Little Sunshine Beauty" to come out.

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The period when the producer has the most work is usually the preparation period, and as a result of Shams being able to hang up the title of assistant producer, Ye Wei has to continue to look for a second producer, and Gonzman and Shams have recommended some candidates, but he is not very satisfied.

But now the crew has one more member, the master from the vineyard, Gia Coppola.

She will continue to be Ye Wei's special assistant for free, "If you don't follow me, you can be so embarrassed on the set that you will be laughed to death!"

But this summer, Master Gia can't be an entourage yet, as she is diligently remediating classes for her return to school, and her goal is to ...... Harvard-Westlake High School 10th grade.

And Ye Wei was about to attend a small private party this day, since he became famous, many banquets, parties and activities have found him, about public welfare, business, communication, fun, etc., Brian refused to drop a layer for him, he himself refused to drop another layer, there is not much left, almost all are public welfare activities.

But this little party was Hanks' invitation, and the beach villa in Palisad, the Pacific of Hanks' house, was of course to go.

It's been a month since the release of "The Wedding is Coming", and Ye Wei and Hanks haven't met except for a few phone calls and text messages, but this party is not only him and Hanks's house, but also what surprised and excited him when he first heard it...... Julia Roberts and her husband Danny Maud!

Roberts is also a CAA client, and the agent is another ace agent, Kevin Hovein, who seems to have a good relationship with the Hanks.

The reason why Ye Wei is excited is naturally because Julia Roberts is a member of the "Perfect Cast of "Little Sunshine Beauty", which is undoubtedly an opportunity to meet and communicate.

Seriously, despite his achievements, the difficulty of inviting superstars has not decreased much, and Roberts has increased the difficulty a lot compared to the beginning of the year, because she is pregnant! She has already announced to the outside world that her focus in the next few years will be on her children and family, so she doesn't have any film appointments with her now, and she is basically in a state of retirement. It's super hard to be the one who wants to ask her to make a comeback after giving birth!

"Julia wants to get to know you. ”

Hanks's laughter made Ye Wei stunned, what! He didn't want to say that he was flattered, he felt quite close, it was Julia Roberts!

An Oscar for Best Actress, two nominations (one for lead actress and one for supporting actress), the film she starred in at the North American box office of more than a billion dollars, the goddess of the whole people, a member of the 20 million salary club, the highest-paid actress in Hollywood!

Such a big man, if you still have a big belly, want to know him?

Hanks's words then dispelled his suspicions: "Julia's niece Emma will also come, she is 13 years old, she wants you to get to know each other, you are both young people who want to develop in the film and television industry, maybe there will be any opportunities for cooperation in the future? ”

Ye Wei immediately understood.

This was his long-standing relationship with Roberts, who co-founded a production company, Red-Om-Films, with her sister Lisa Roberts-Gillian and others, and since its establishment, has participated in two major productions of revolutionary films, "Manhattan Cinderella" (55 million) in 2002 and "Mona Lisa's Smile" (65 million) in 2003.

The former is still Wang Ying's commercial masterpiece in Hollywood, with good results, which also allows him to continue to have the opportunity to direct "It's All Daisy's Fault";

Anna Sophia won the starring role so easily, in fact, there are multiple reasons such as Wang Ying's recommendation, the appearance of "Angel Dance" and her own excellent audition.

Regardless of whether Roberts has admired him for a long time or not, now that he has emerged, Roberts, who has always done his best for his niece, even if he is pregnant, don't miss the opportunity, be a friend now! If he can really grow into a character in the future, Emma has more opportunities.

Emma Roberts, Ye Wei's understanding of her is limited to some "stereotypes", Roberts's niece, her parents divorced when she was a child, and she lost custody because of her father's drug abuse, she was actually raised by Roberts, and she began to set foot on the screen in recent years, Roberts plays the role of a patron saint and a pioneer, so she is inevitably said by the media that she relies on nepotism.

That's it. It's a normal human exchange, and he doesn't have to think about it, and Hanks laughs in response, "yes, I'd love to." ”

The key is not to meet new people, but to have a very rare opportunity to lobby!

When he set off for Hanks' house on this day, Ye Wei had already done his homework.