Chapter Eighty-Six: The Last Shot
Hanks is cool!
This is Ye Wei's summary of this lunch interview, and he also understands better why Hanks's popularity is so good, and why he can stand at the top of the Hollywood actor pyramid! Think about it, how many people Hanks has helped, and how many people in this industry are grateful to him?
It is not unreasonable for him to get those Oscar honors, if Ye Wei joins a certain union in the future and then becomes one of the judges of the academy, when he is faced with the choice of Hanks or Willis, of course he does not hesitate to vote for Hanks.
Thinking gloomily, this is not Hanks's cleverness, fighting grievances for others within the scope of his own power, being kind to good people, and shooting when he should be with evil people, with more and more friends, level by level, the more powerful the invisible power in his body, he is Hanks.
But Ye Wei prefers to think like this, this is true temperament, there is not so much reason, just because he is a good person!
However, even though Hanks is a good person, even if Lovett is really only a small role in front of him, Hanks will support a young man he just met so strongly because the young man has been appreciated by him, and he sees a treasure with a bright future!
In any creative industry, talent is really the most valuable, such as "My Grand Greek Wedding" can make Preton make a lot of money and shine in one fell swoop, and Ye Wei, who can shoot "Dance of Angels" before the age of 16, makes people see his huge potential!
That's why he got Hanks' help, which once again proves the truth of the saying "work is the greatest power".
Things have changed these times, not winning the lottery, not-luck, but really relying on his works and relying on his own strength!
So Ye Wei accepted it calmly, thanked him in his heart, and one day, he would definitely repay Hanks for his help in the past.
After walking out of the restaurant, the two said goodbye, Hanks took the script of "Little Sunshine Beauty" and the entire suitcase, he said: "However, our company will study the feasibility of investing in this project, and I will contact you again if there is any progress, and there should be results within this month." You can relax first, I see that you are too nervous these days, young people should play more. ”
"Okay, then I'll play and wait for a reply. Ye Wei smiled, "My play is to play movies, haha!"
Hanks tapped him on the shoulder, got into a cab and left, taking a piece of affinity with him.
The car was coming and going on the avenue, and the taxi was soon out of sight, and the afternoon sun was very warm, but it could not dispel all the darkness in the world.
Ye Wei pressed his phone and sent a text message to Kevin Thomas: "You son of a bitch, I didn't trouble you, but you jumped out, do you want to go to jail so much? Don't call me, I don't want to hear your disgusting voice." ”
After a while, the other party replied: "However, I was wrong! I know that this matter is over, and I promise that I will not show up again, and do not bother with me." ”
Kevin Thomas has lost his use value now, and he must have been kicked away by Lovett, he admitted that he had made false accounts for no reason, and he was really not afraid that Ye Wei would use the power of the big man to make it difficult for him to move an inch?
"I'll warn you again, don't mess with me! You can't afford to mess with me! Get out of here as far as you want! No reply!"
After Ye Wei finished this text message, he immediately deleted these text messages, not wanting his text message box to be defiled by this slut.
After doing this, he exhaled and looked at the clear blue sky, and his heart gradually became happy, although he was not afraid, but without those troubles, the project was rekindled hope, great!
Lily's clear voice came from her phone: "Santa Monica, playing with Trist." ”
"I'm in Santa Monica too, and I'm done with that old classmate, and I'm happy, it's good! He's still so easygoing, so nice, haha! Let's play together in the afternoon?"
"Hmm...... Anyway, they will do it in the future. ”
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Back at Preton's headquarters, also in Santa Monica, Hanks made a phone call to Willis, and they weren't very close friends, but they were always friends.
"Bruce, it's bad for Lovett to hurt a teenage filmmaker like this, and I let him stop. ”
"I've always told them to stop messing around! That kid is arrogant...... But there's something I've done wrong, let him go!I've been telling him that, and they didn't understand what they said!?Lovett...... I've been scolding him for a lot lately! Hell, I don't blame you for that, I don't need to say more. ”
"It's okay now, Ye Wei, this kid, is really good. ”
"Tom......" Willis over there was silent for a moment, "you're going to invest in him?"
"I haven't decided yet. ”
Hanks knows the potential of this project, and the Willis team and focus have already explained a lot, but Ye Wei wants to be a producer and director, and this kind of decision that will shock the world as soon as it is announced is not so easy to make, referring to the investment and production of Pretong, and he and Ye Wei have not yet talked about whether to star or not.
At this point, Hanks somewhat admired Willis's courage and passion when he said yes, which he did not have.
"With this young man's talent, he will always come out, either we invest or someone else, he will always find a way out, just when. ”
Hanks said that he had no doubts about whether Ye Wei could grow into an excellent or even top producer and director, but what he doubted was whether Ye Wei could be excellent at the age of 16, or at least pass! Is it the time to invest? He was not sure, so he did not dare to make a decision.
"I don't want to care about that kid anymore, and I don't want to hear about him, Tom, I wish you the right decision. ”
"Good. ”
Ending the call, on the other end of the phone, Willis has a complicated expression, and the two nasolabial folds are hanging shallowly, will that kid say that Hanks? Hanks starred in "Richard"?
......
From the 18th, the 19th passed Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and another week passed.
During this period, Hanks read the script of "Little Sunshine Beauty" several times, and every time he read it, he liked the script a little more, and the stronger his desire to make it on the big screen.
And Ye Wei's suitcase has read all the texts, he has read it, and he is so professional that he can't find any fault, because he knows how to direct, write and produce, he has a deeper feeling than Willis, a high school student who is about to turn 16 can do this, maybe the world can't find a second one.
His third son, Chast, is over 13 years old and is just a spoiled teenager.
Still, Hanks was undecided, and he asked his partner and good friend Gary Gozman.
Gary exclaimed, "What!?, it's too dangerous!!, Tom, you don't need to prove it anymore, it's too dangerous!" and he replied, "I'm not trying to prove anything, I don't need to, but it's really intriguing me." ”
"This kid is either a golden key or a dose of poison. You don't want your reputation to be tarnished, and my opinion is that it's better not to get involved, there's no need for that. ”
Gary's opinion was not what Hanks wanted, and he asked his wife Rita Wilson, who is also one of the producers of "My Grand Greek Wedding", to say that she introduced Nia Vadalas's one-man play to him to watch, and it was her support for the film adaptation that would lead to the later miracle movie, so her professional opinion was valued by him.
Rita also watched "Dance of the Angels" and was hesitant to decide that she knew as much as Hanks except that she didn't attend that lunch interview.
"This young man is full of talent and can't treat him like an ordinary high school student...... But...... Tom, I don't know, that's ...... It's beyond what I can understand, let alone think. ”
Yes, this matter is somewhat natural, and it's difficult for them, "mortals", to understand it correctly.
But there is a genius, absolutely can, he started making short films at the age of 11, and made his first feature film (level 8 format) at the age of 16, so far he has been nominated for 5 Oscars for Best Director, won 2 awards, almost swept an important award, and repeatedly set off a commercial frenzy, opened the concept of "summer blockbuster", and was known as "the greatest director".
One of the cultural icons, one of the icons of the United States, one of the most influential bigwigs in Hollywood, the owner of DreamWorks, a genius among geniuses.
Hanks called his 57-year-old friend and asked earnestly, "Steven, there's something I want to ask you......
Steven Spielberg.
His views will directly influence Hanks' decision.
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