Chapter 551 - Special Circumstances
Ye Wei's self-hacking apology on YouTube became news, and after he returned to Los Angeles, news about him sprung up like mushrooms in the past two days. There are scandals about scandals, and there are paparazzi who took pictures of him and Jennifer Lawrence saying goodbye at the airport, but a group of people around, the so-called "intimate goodbye" is far-fetched.
To the industry action has industry action, the news of certainty, Ye Wei joined the controversial independent film project "Juno"!
This news was reported by the Hollywood Reporter daily on the 3rd, Ye Wei joined as an investment and served as a co-producer, and the two sides have reached an intention. Producer Manson Novik said: "We are very excited that he is so optimistic about the project. Director Jason Reitman revealed: "I've been inviting Weige to join us, and his talent and influence complement us and make our work even better." And Ye Wei's words were very short: "I love Juno." ”
This incident shocked the film industry and the fan circle, why did VIY suddenly happen?
People once thought that Ye Wei had no interest in "Juno", because the script became famous in Hollywood last year, and he had no rumors about it, and the "Girl Trilogy" showed that "Juno" was not appreciated by him. But now it seems that it is only because there is no chance of directing, or that he does not want to fight with Jason Reitman.
One big and one young two Harvard-Westlake talents expected the first cooperation, and people from all sides speculated about the reason, is Ye Wei really optimistic, or is he pulling friends?
Anyway, the project of "Juno" has suddenly changed, if the girl actors didn't want to look at it before, they have to read the script now. But now it's not up to them to have the final say! Another news was announced at the same time, Elizabeth Olsen, Jennifer Lawrence will all audition for "Juno", and Ellen Page, the competing roles are unknown.
Any agent is surprised by this, and any fan is surprised, Ye Wei is the core member of the VIY gang to play the story of this girl's early pregnancy!
And "Juno" suddenly changed from a freak who was not approached by anyone to a high-profile prom queen.
Ye Wei is not a big success every time he makes a move, and the family comedy "Christmas for Dogs", which Cliff Films participated in, was recently quietly sold to Lionsgate. Apparently it has no potential to become "Napoleon the Big", it is just a small deal of 1.2 million buyouts, and there are no theatrical release plans.
Compared with its 650,000 production fee, the profit of 550,000 is already satisfactory, investors have made money, filmmakers such as Darum Jenkins have a good start to their careers, and Lionsgate through its distribution channels, it is not difficult to earn back 1.2 million with overseas copyrights, DVDs and on-demand, etc., and there is another lack of comedy in the film library, which can be used as a match for DVD rental combinations such as "Family Movie Night" and "Happy Christmas Eve", so this is a win-win situation.
There are so many independent films, and there are countless comedies. Buying executives know that "Doggy's Christmas" is only a little better than normal. Lionsgate will buy it without Ye Wei's connection, Ye Wei has made so much money for Lionsgate, Lionsgate, which already has a hard index of buying films every year, spends a small amount of money to buy other movies related to him, which is not to spend money to invite his family to travel.
However, it is not a secret that VIY didn't make much money this time, even if he gave it all to him, it would be 550,000, and if he was willing to make commercial films for big studios, a movie would be able to earn more than ten times this amount. The investment is just out of friendship, and "Juno" is about the same?
But the genius kid's other death squad-style investment this year made a lot of money, and he bought "Half Nielsen" for 1.5 million!
When October 27-November 2 passed, this independent film has been in theaters for 7 weeks, and the largest screening scale in art theaters has received 7.275 million box office in 486 stores, and hitting 10 million is no longer a fanatical prediction, but a certain trend. With a production fee of 700,000 yuan, it has become one of the most successful independent films of the year, and while the Flakes are in the limelight, the distributor IFC is using it to make money and expand its brand influence, and Ye Wei has a goose that lays golden eggs.
With only 1,478 theaters left in the fourth week of the failed film Carrie the Witch, the failed film has entered the countdown to the next picture, and after adding the week's 1.96 million, its total box office climbed to 27.61 million.
This week's horror film market belongs to the champion "Saw 3", which grossed 44.57 million in 3,167 theaters, setting a new high for the opening of the series! Although its evaluation reputation has also hit a new low, Lionsgate can't stop laughing with a budget of only 10 million, and it will continue to shoot one film a year.
This week's third place was "The Departed", and the runner-up was "Soul Surfer", which retired after two consecutive weeks of winning the championship, and it took 14,361,670 in 3,016 theaters, and the three-week total box office broke to 70,898,972, further raising the height of the most successful surf movie in history.
It's the season of the VIY harvest, and it's the glorious moment for the VIY supporters!
SS here is in its fourth week, and TLB is about to premiere there! It will have a grand premiere at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, November 4th.
The Kodak Theater is the venue for the Oscars, and the premieres there are usually commercial blockbusters, but this time the situation is special! Whether the film is good or bad, just the director of Ye Wei and the producer of Spielberg make it necessary for Paramount to arrange the premiere of the highest profile, and they will all attend.
Media reporters are so excited not only because of them, according to Paramount's notice, all TLB stars will be present, Alice Siebold and his wife, Peter Jackson and his wife will also attend, as well as Patricia Clarkson, Epatha Merkson and other powerful actresses, the more eye-catching guests are not them, but two 20-year-old actresses who were born as child stars, the popular Amanda Benis ("Father and Daughter Difference", "Football Stunner", etc.), the new red Camilla Baylor ("Jack and Rose's Love Song", " Caller, etc.).
There are also some rising Disney Channel girls, Vanessa Hudgens of "High School Musical," Alison Michaka and Amanda Michaka, who played the pop girl duo Aly_and_AJ "Cow Beauty," as well as Kay Panabaker and Emily Osmont...... Almost all of them came. Obviously, they are not just to rub the red carpet, but also to meet Ye Wei is also an important purpose, at least to support the premiere of his movie to gain favor. When they're going to leave the tiny screen of Disney Channel and move from series and TV movies to movies, that bit of goodwill can be of unimaginable use.
And on the VIY gang's side, Emma Roberts and Anna Sophia Rob will also help.
But there is no doubt that it is not easy for them to steal the limelight of "Susie", Elizabeth Olsen's recent limelight is not even comparable to her two sisters, because of the frequent exposure of TLB's publicity, and the scandal with Ye Wei's talented and beautiful woman, she quickly attracted a group of fans with her beauty and personality, and the movie has become popular before it is released.
And all of this has raised Ye Wei's momentum and the expectations of fans, TLB is a more controversial movie than "Juno", the most difficult adaptation, the production process changed several batches of main creators, Ye Wei and Peter Jackson almost fought, joke-like war letters, Candace Arcola's exit......
What is its quality? What will the film critics who have not finished arguing with Ye Wei say? Can the VIY movie win the fifth North American box office weekly championship?
The second part of the "Girl Trilogy", "Lovely Bones", "the most tear-jerking movie of the year", is about to premiere.
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During the day on Friday 3rd, Ye Wei continued to spend time in the editing room of W'sB, and the evening itinerary was to see the house.
The move has been going on for a long time, and now the lease of the apartment will expire at the end of December, and the lease will not be renewed, so let it pass!
The new residence still has to be rented, and it should be more secluded and private, because the girlfriend will come as a guest, and she doesn't like places where she can't protect her privacy.
Anyway, he didn't like to live in a place like Beverly Hills, not only were there many paparazzi, but there was a superficial and vulgar smell in the air. He took a fancy to the Pacific Palisades, Brentwood to the north, and Santa Monica to the east, which is very convenient for going home, visiting friends, going to work, and playing, with a good environment, good security, and good air, and the Spielberg family lives here.
The Hanks family also have a property with a sea view here, but because they don't live there very often, the house is basically vacant there, and they usually have to pay for someone to take care of it, perhaps because of this, it has recently been put up for sale. As soon as he heard about it, he contacted Forrest Gump and asked, why are you in a hurry to sell it if you don't worry about money? This house will appreciate at a glance! Let's rent it out first.
It turned out that selling the house was the idea of Hanks's financial manager, after all, he had already made a profit by selling it now than when he bought it. This time Hanks was easily moved by him, and since he wanted to rent, he would rent it to him. He also had to see if it was suitable or not, he had only been there once, and the time he met Emma, he had a good impression.
The Hanks didn't have time to look at the house with him, and he didn't need to be annoyed by the manager, so he asked Gia to get the keys and come back, and he made a decision after he was full.
Tomorrow Saturday, his girlfriend doesn't have to go to school, so he invited her to come over tonight and give some advice, and his girlfriend agreed! But her mother said she was going home by 11 o'clock. And she said that you still have to be careful of the paparazzi and don't fall into the darkness before dawn. You can say that again.
The Pacific breeze blows, and the moonlight shines on the gardens and atrium. The last time he walked into this classical mansion built in the twenties of the last century was two summers ago, when he and she had not yet broken up due to misunderstanding, and he and she were together again.
"Girlfriend, are you really not my girlfriend tomorrow?"
At this time, the classical and simple living room was brightly lit, Ye Wei was half lying on the brown leather sofa, Lily was lying on his side in the crook of his left arm, his chin was against the top of her head, he held the mobile phone with his left hand, his right hand stroked her left hand holding the mobile phone, and her right hand was pressed under him, his eyes looked at his own mobile phone, and his thumb pressed from time to time.
They are mimicking a classic scene from "Love Story", but Oliver and Jennifer are holding books, and times have changed.
"Nope. Lily whispered that she would be attending the TLB premiere as a regular audience member to support him.
"Actually, it's okay to announce it a day in advance, right?" Ye Wei stroked her little arm.
"No, I can't. The corners of Lily's mouth lifted slightly, "Do you really want to do this? He said "yes" and she laughed and said, "But I like to hear you call me by name." He smiled, "OK, Lily." She added: "I don't want our romance to be publicized on that occasion, it's not personal at all. ”
"Understood. ”
"And tomorrow you're 'Ray' and you're Elizabeth Olsen's boyfriend. ”
"Oooh......" he kissed her hair, "Ray is Susie's boyfriend, and I'm yours." She chuckled, "I don't like you playing a couple with others, I know it's not artistic, I don't care." "That's the art of girlfriends," he said. ”
"I'll admit it, I'm jealous, and I'm jealous of your video. Lily's demonstrative tone. Ye Wei turned his head sideways to look at her, "Nina, she has a new boyfriend, one of the male protagonists of the drama "Degras Middle School" she played. What Damien Rush told me was that he didn't know we were back together. Lily's body suddenly moved slightly, then she calmed down for a while, her eyes rolling, "It's not just Nina, it's Pepa." Ye Wei was stunned, "Oh... All right. ”
She smiled and said, "Your handicraft class sounds very romantic. He replied: "Actually, I don't remember, it seems that there is such a thing, but I can't remember the specific scene." She said, "But, introduce me to Pepa another day, I want to know more of your friends, old friends, new friends, maybe I can have a few more good friends." He responded with interest: "As long as you want, girlfriend." ”
The two were silent for a while, each using their mobile phones to browse something wirelessly.
"I find this position quite tiring......" he said suddenly.
"I also feel like my hands are numb. ”
"Hurry up and get it done. ”
"Hmm... I love you. ”
They finally know what happened after Jennifer said "I love you" to Oliver for the first time, and the film was a montage of everything playing in the snow, and at the time...... They both sat up quickly, and she screamed at the touch of her numb right hand, and he reached out and rubbed his arm and shook his palm, then went to pull her right hand, and she screamed and kicked her.