Ye Wei has four film companies, Weiduo Image, Dream Chasing Alliance, Cliff Films, and Young and Energetic, the latter two of which are sole proprietorships, all of which are almost leather bag companies. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info such a company every independent producer will have, one project at a time, the smallest scale.

Legendary Pictures, Walden Media, etc. are large companies with a larger scale and stable cooperation, and there are phased plans for the annual production project volume and total production investment, but they do not do distribution.

Lionsgate, Weinstein, Relativity Media, etc. are higher-scale, with the ability and business to develop, produce and distribute films, and occupy a certain market share, and are known as mini-mainstream companies in the industry. Although their structure is much smaller than that of the six major companies, they are more or less competing with the Big Six.

These are called independent film companies. There are more than 100,000 in the film and television industry in the United States, and not every one of them has a complete industrial chain, but they may have several strong points of their own and are competitive in some aspects. Therefore, most small and medium-sized companies will determine the main business of their operation according to their core competitiveness, so as to occupy a certain position in the development, production and distribution industry chain of film and television products.

The competitiveness of his company is all in the development and production process, thanks to him. So in addition to his own projects, it was only Cliff Films that invested in "Christmas for Dogs", "Exorcism Video 2", and "Juno", and bought "Half Nielsen" and handed it over to IFC for distribution.

Legendary Pictures wants to work with him is still the same old thing, while Lionsgate wants to buy Cliff Films.

Lionsgate has always been like a snake that expands itself by swallowing other companies, and Jon Philheimer's latest target is a cliff. Resources such as "Exorcism Video" and "Winter Bones" are light, and the key is him.

"Weige. Jon looked eager at the interview dinner, "Lionsgate can live without me, not without you." ”

Ye Wei listened, Lionsgate boss Frank Gusta, and the rich man Paul Allen also said so earnestly on the phone, inviting him to play wherever he wanted, as if he was free.

He now works most closely with Lionsgate, Paramount/DreamWorks, and IFC, and it's no surprise that Bullying Night and Tinvtsitw will be distributed by one of them. Lionsgate's idea now is to bind him, the first step is to merge the cliff and accept his capital injection to make him a minority shareholder, and the second step is to appoint him as an executive in the production department, participate in the development decision-making, and supervise the production, like Spielberg's dream factory. Of course, his power will not be so big and secure, there is no room for error, and the focus is still on his own projects.

Lionsgate's highest-grossing film last year was "Soul Surfer," followed by "Saw 3."

If he joins Lionsgate, it is certain that he can bring help, and for himself, at the age of 19, he worked as an executive in a mini-mainstream company, jointly grasping the power of life and death in multiple projects every year, and making achievements in a few years, whether it is to start his own company, or be recruited by the Big Six as an executive, or to be promoted to Lionsgate and make a fortune, the future is bright.

The question is... He's busy! It's hard to think about the office, but it's a good opportunity because he sees the potential of Lionsgate.

Paul Allen knows his temperament, and he is always a little reluctant to let him succumb to the conference room and talk to others, so Allen has another plan, as he has talked about before, to invest him 100 million yuan to expand an independent company whose core business is production, like the scale positioning of Legendary Pictures.

Most of the executives of the mini-mainstream companies have served in the Big Six, and Allen invested in Lionsgate when he appointed Jon Philheimer, the former president of Sony Pictures Entertainment Television Group, and this time Allen took a fancy to Warner Bros. "Dan" Lin, senior vice president of production, who had just made a splash with his development of "The Departed".

Born in Taiwan to the son of an international food executive, Lin Wei moved to the United States as a child, where he received a bachelor's degree from the Wharton School of Pennsylvania and a master's degree from Harvard Business School. On his first day out of Harvard in 1999, he joined Warner Bros. and has worked his way up to the present, producing films such as "The Aviator", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "10,000 Years Before History".

Compared with Fairheimer, Lin Wei is still a little tender, but if you only talk about the ability of development and producer, he has already made the Oscar for Best Picture.

The current situation is that no matter what, Lin Wei is about to leave Warner and set up his own film company, which is the scale of the studio if it is bad, and the scale of Legendary Pictures is good. But without money Thomas Thurdo, without money there is not much genius friendship, legends have Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan, who does Dan have?

Richard Kelly, the director and screenwriter of "Illusion of Death" (2001), became famous for his debut film at the age of 26, and then feared failure, and directed a new work "Legend of the South" after five years, which really failed, with a production fee of 17 million and only 370,000 global box office.

Paul Allen gave Lin Wei another plan, saying that Ye Wei would start a business together. Allen is responsible for the money, Lin Wei is responsible for management, and Ye Wei is responsible for creation.

In terms of joint ventures and distribution, Lin Wei has connections such as Warner and Weixiu, and Ye Wei has Paramount, Ampelin, Pretong, etc., and can reach strategic cooperation with Lionsgate. In terms of talent friendship, Ye Wei is not only himself, he is very good with many new star independent filmmakers in recent years, and he can also attract Asian talents such as Wen Ziren.

And in this way, he doesn't have to worry about the company's operation and management, all he has to do is to make his own movies, and also check other projects, saying yes or no.

A company of this size will start another level of industry competition for both of them, and Lin Wei is very rare, and it will take many more years to have this kind of opportunity? During the dinner of the two people's interview, Lin Wei kept lobbying: "However, my production experience, my ability to deal with big studios, and your talent, we can start a big company!"

"It stands to reason that this is ......" Ye Wei is not a person who is easily instigated by tongues.

Compared to joining Lionsgate, this path does make him more excited, although it will be more difficult and risky, and the company will close its doors in two or three years, and his personal reputation will be ruined.

But the more challenging it is, the more interested he is, and it's a good time, a good partner. And Thomas Tool, who is "villainous", is a little annoyed with him, as long as the company develops well, Lin Wei said to his heart, "It is not certain who will be more successful in the future, us or Legendary Pictures." ”

Funding is not a problem, distribution is not a problem, it is the work that determines success or failure, and the work is the greatest power.

Go to his Zack Snyder, go to his Christopher Nolan, go to his Peter Jackson, Ye Wei is eager to try. However, once it starts, many things will be different, and the new company is equivalent to buying a large piece of wasteland, and he is the cow that clears the wasteland.

"I'll think about it. For the time being, he replied to Lin Wei and Paul Allen.

This is not the only financial olive branch, he can accept his own investment to grow a production company, his own projects plus the development of two or three projects a year.

Joining Lionsgate, opening a new company with Lin Wei, and only increasing the scale of his own company? In fact, no matter which way, Ye Wei has always had the desire to make great progress, no matter what, he will definitely try hard in the future. But not now?

Or continue to be a free-spirited lone wolf?

......

Summer is getting hotter and hotter, and the time is approaching the end of June.

The test screening results of "Bullying Night" are favorable, but their reliability is questionable. After all, extremists are only a very small minority, and ordinary viewers are happy to participate in the test screening, how much reference value does their opinion have? Liz also attended a test screening, and after watching it, she was very excited, and expressed her confusion about his worries on the phone: "People are not so stupid, are they? Do you want to get pregnant after watching "Juno"? Juno is cool!"

Ye Wei feels a little reasonable, is it possible that after watching "Juno", she will get pregnant and go crazy? Who knows, teenager!

Although they can all kill people, the difference is too great. The release of "Bullying Night" is still pending, and whether he joins it or not, Lionsgate wants to buy out the film with a big buck. Lionsgate loves controversy and knows how to use it to attract audiences into the theater. If you want to publish in North America, Lionsgate is a great fit.

Recently, he has been busy completing the post-production of tinvtsitw, hovering at a crossroads in his life, and the industry is surging.

The contracts of the Writers Guild (WGA) and the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) expired on October 31, and the negotiating committees of both sides sharpened their knives for months, with the majority of members backing, each drawing up a new agreement that will begin negotiations in July.

This matter affects the distribution of interests of the whole industry, and rumors have been spreading every day, and the main creative unions are running and shouting.

Everyone knew it was going to be a struggle, with the residual remuneration for DVD sales rising from 0.3% to 0.6% and the residual remuneration for Internet downloads going from 0% to 0.6%. In the past, the new Internet media only had piracy and no profits, and everyone didn't care; now that they are being rectified and developed day by day, this cake is getting bigger and bigger, and it is of course too unfair to not share the money. The actors' union, which is also 0%, has made it clear that "we also want to get what we deserve." ”

The reason for not sharing money is very simple, you don't have this right or that right, on the contrary, you have already allowed film companies to use the entire film and television product on any new media platform for free, regardless of it!

This is the case with negotiations, even if AMPTP intends to accept 0.3%, it must first harshly lower the price, and then strive to pull 0.2% in a tug-of-war. Moreover, the delaying tactics are conducive to dividing the alliance of screenwriters, directors and actors, and within each union, and the uprising must be carried out in one blow, and as long as the time drags on, the people's hearts will be scattered.

So the WGA continues to agitate its members, ready to strike when morale is high as negotiations break down and contracts expire. Once the writers go on strike, the delaying tactic is a lose-lose for the entire industry. Who's losing the most? Is it the screenwriter who has no income or work, and the filmmaker who wants to do projects, broadcast TV shows, and hold awards seasons? The barefoot ones are not afraid to wear shoes, and the screenwriters can win every time they strike, but it will not be the number shouted at the beginning.

Everyone knows this, and it depends on who is tougher and more resistant.

What camp is Ye Wei? The most embarrassing camp is the "creative producer", the screenwriter who almost won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay is also the boss.

Who to support? Should the screenwriters stand in solidarity if they go on strike? Brian advised him to get involved less in this matter and let the negotiating leaders fight.

Ye Wei really didn't plan how to mix. The television industry, which has been most affected by this battle, has taken the lead, and the film industry will only be partially affected, because most of the scripts for film projects have been placed there for a long time, and large companies have piled up mountains of scripts. But he absolutely supported the screenwriters' reasonable demands: "Those who draw the blueprint deserve the respect and benefits they deserve! This is not just talk, but fight to the end!" he told his friends and replied to the lobbying of the WGA negotiating committee.

If there is a need, he is also absolutely in favor of a strike, then he does not have to work, although he does not have to rely on other screenwriters to make films.

If we talk about a collapse from next month, we will definitely talk about it, and if we start striking in November, then we should be ready to do something else!

Wow, that's great!

This excitement suddenly made him realize that he was still longing for a shadow.

......

"Do you think I've ever had a shadow?"

"Well, no. ”

The sea breeze blew the Pacific Ocean under the starry sky, and in the gazebo of the residence, Ye Wei and Lily sat on the chairs and talked. He sighed, "yes, counting the co-production of "Juno," I have three films this year. She said, "You have to rest for a while, and the holiday is coming." ”

Ye Wei thought: "I feel that my life has reached another turning point, there are so many choices, but I seem to want to do something else the most. Lily winked and asked, "For example?" He laughed and said, "I told you I wanted to go to Africa as a forest ranger." I've learned about the Protrack Anti-Poaching Team in South Africa, which is the first private anti-poaching organization in South Africa, and it's been around for more than a decade. ”

He looked at her, and the more he spoke, the more excited he became: "I fully qualified to volunteer, first a six-week anti-poaching training program, learning how to set up a suitable camp in the grassland, defend against attackers, find water and make fires and other wilderness survival skills, as well as ambush poachers, find traps, track and counter-track, shooting, first aid, ......."

"Sounds dangerous. "Lily was a little anxious, it was different to go to Carrington for a tryout.

"Yes... There is a little danger. Ye Wei shrugged slightly, "I love animals, those elephants, rhinos, I really want to contribute to the protection of wild animals." There is always a need and there will always be young people driven by passion and dreams to help stop the brutal slaughter, why can't it be me?"

Lily frowned, "But it's dangerous......"

He put his arm around her shoulders and said with a smile: "Actually, it's nothing, the training is carried out at the base, and there is no danger." Then you can take on an eight-week forest ranger, where the newcomers form a squad with the veterans, during which time the squad may catch a few poachers, usually without exchanging fire, and not as dangerous as driving on the road. ”

He is not afraid of hardship, nor is he afraid of danger, I want to go, I want to go, I want to go!

War is not his liking, but walking on the prairie with a gun in a military uniform against the bad guys and protecting animals is one of his wishes since childhood. It will certainly be a great life experience that will make him grow even more as a man. He also wanted to make a ranger-themed movie, and his own experience would definitely help.

"Six weeks plus eight weeks is ......," Lily counted. Ye Wei said: "Almost 100 days, three months." If you go in September, you'll come back in December. ”

Lily said softly, "I was just about to tell you that I was sure to attend Cleon. ”

There is a tradition in the English aristocratic society that aristocratic girls who have reached the age of 18 will wear their most beautiful clothes to meet the queen on a specific day, marking the beginning of the social season every year. The famous French fashion house Jean-Badou revived the event in 1957, ended it with the May Storm of 1968 and resumed it in 1991. Held every year on the last weekend of November at the Hotel Cleon on Place de la Concorde in Paris, this is the Cleon Girls' Ball of Passage.

It is not only the most important annual event in Parisian social circles, but also a contest in the global fashion world, where every girl's clothes will be master's work.

There are countless girls who want to participate, but Clion has a strict set of criteria for selecting guests, first of all, they must be from a famous family, have a beautiful appearance, have a high enough education, and be well-read, intelligent and gentle. Those who have a bad temper and a bad reputation will be wiped out because there are too many candidates.

Just like that, a group of 18-year-old daughters of famous aristocrats, celebrities, rich and high-ranking officials from all over the world will gather in Cleon to show off their beauty at a grand charity ball.

Lily is going to this year's ball, and Anna Wintour will be creating a princess dress for her.

"Cool!" Ye Wei was happy for her. Every year, Clion receives the attention of the global media, and this kind of appearance is a great way to help Lily build her image. "At the same time, you're doing charity in Paris and I'm doing charity in South Africa, and that's interesting," he pondered. ”

Lily was a little upset, and she had to say it, "I want you to come with me to the ball." ”

"Your parents will accompany you, right?" Ye Wei asked. Lily nodded: "They'll go, at their own expense." He said, "That's fine." She sneered, "I want you to go! He couldn't help laughing: "Then when I go to France, there will be a holiday." ”

"Have you already decided?" Lily understood his wishes, and the anti-poaching was really cool, but.

"I haven't decided yet. Ye Wei looked at the night sky and looked at her, "I don't know." He was reluctant to leave her and her family, but what to do without leaving home, 100 days is not too much.

Lily tapped him on the shoulder, "I'm just worried. I understand that we have so many young dreams, and we should support each other to achieve them, right?"

"Yes. He nodded to her, "I still haven't decided." After a month of travel, maybe I'd like to make a comeback and start a big company, or maybe I still want to go to South Africa, then I'll sign up. He smiled and looked at the starry sky, "I don't know, but I will." ”

"Tell me when you know. She looked at him with a smile, too, the midsummer of traveling around the world was the next.