Chapter 140: Background
On Saturday, Ye Wei came to the "Cutting Worker" studio again to be busy editing, without Suzanne from the side, the efficiency was naturally much slower, but at least the progress bar was advancing.
Today is the 24th, and at the current pace, the first version of the fine-cut version will be completed around May 10th, and then the sound effects and soundtrack work can begin.
He wants to finish it today, but he has one production rule that he will never want to violate: fast doesn't come at the expense of quality.
There is also a creed: spending time may not necessarily make a good movie, but the more effort you spend, the greater the probability of a good movie!
From morning to night, day by day, and night again, the mobile phone on the desk suddenly vibrate, as soon as there is a call in the past few days, Ye Wei's heart will chuckle, but fortunately, he saw that it was Brian calling, so he breathed a sigh of relief and connected: "Hey Brian." ”
"Why haven't you come here yet? ”
"What?
"Of course it's my studio, hurry up and set the makeup!"
"Why?" Ye Wei was puzzled when he heard this, and Brian was surprised: "You won't forget, will you?"
Ye Wei suddenly vaguely remembered that Brian had told him about this a few days ago, where CDF (Children's Protection Foundation) would hold a charity sale and cocktail party in Los Angeles, and invited him to attend, and the millions of donations from "Angel Dance" were donated to CDF.
He looked at a few screens, leaned back in his chair, didn't want to waste a night, and was not in the mood to go to a lively place, so he asked, "Can I not go?" ”
"No!" Brian almost exclaimed, CDF has been established for more than three decades, is the nation's largest non-profit child protection agency, one of the nation's most influential charities, and the founder, Marianne Wright-Edelman, was once one of Martin Luther King's aides.
I can't tell how many Hollywood celebrities are loyal supporters of CDF, charity is an indispensable activity for celebrities, whether you are true or not, doing these good deeds will only gain a good reputation, and attending the party is only the most basic action, it is best to go to Africa!
Ye Wei's public image is positive and sunny, so it is even more necessary to do charity, CDF invites, aliens invade the earth!
"However, becoming a famous supporter of the CDF is part of building your public image, and this time they will invite you, and you are really lucky, because they are going to recommend a few young stars who are enthusiastic about public welfare to the media, can you not go? ”
Ye Wei thought about it, and his more exposure would also have a promotional effect on "The Wedding is Coming", "Okay." ”
"You can drive now, can you? Come here now, it's going to be late!"
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After getting ready at Brian's studio, Ye Wei was driven by one of Brian's assistants, Thorson, to the Roosevelt Hotel in West Hollywood, the venue of the charity gala.
A few months ago, he had been there as Spielberg's assistant for a day at the salon, and now he has become a "teenage star."
The party started at 19:30, and Ye Wei arrived at the hotel not too late, just after 19:00.
The event was different from the salon in which many media reporters were already waiting in the wide aisle outside the ballroom, opposite the long blue-and-white propaganda board with the words "children's-defense-fund" on it.
Ye Wei was dressed in a simple black casual suit and dark gray trousers, stepping on a pair of black Converse cloth shoes with white laces, with a smile on his face, which looked a little cold compared to usual.
Thorson didn't follow, and with a staff member leading him, he walked to the backdrop in front of him.
The media reporters over there were not very excited when they saw him, most of them had to think about it before they remembered who he was, the only Asian celebrity guest tonight, Ye Wei.
Their thoughts are obviously similar, Ye Wei? It seems to be quite popular recently, what kind of movie genius, a bit of a story. And Carl McMahon, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, knows best, yes, viy! This kid is already the darling of their movie version, and will take a few more shots.
Just as Ye Wei strode to the front of the middle of the background board, one by one the exposure lights flashed up, like a star, and at this time, another celebrity guest arrived, who was also a teenage star, Jeremy Sampter!
The reporters immediately stopped pressing the shutter fingers, and all of them smiled and shifted their cameras to the front of the backdrop and said hello: "Good evening, Peter Pan." "Jeremy, you look good. "You're going to have to pose a few more times. ”......
Jeremy Sampter, the 15-year-old curly-haired teenager who starred in last year's blockbuster "Peter Pan" (the first Hollywood film to feature an actor as Peter Pan), was a box office success ($100 million in production costs, $48 million at the North American box office), but it was praised by critics and audiences alike, and Sampter's performance was widely praised, and he was nominated for his second Saturn Award for "Best Young Actor" and was the favorite to win the award (May 5).
Therefore, his star journey is still very bright, and he has been confirmed to star in CBS's new drama "Clubhouse" this autumn.
Among stars of the same age, in terms of worth, Q score, and number of fans, "Peter Pan" Sampt is certainly far from the level of "Harry Potter" Daniel Radcliffe, but he is definitely a shining star among teenage stars, enough to overshadow the Asian kid next to him.
Sampter walked to the front of the backdrop and stood still, his handsome face full of smiles, and waved his right hand to the reporters.
The reporters pressed the shutter repeatedly, the flash shining on Sampter, and the afterglow hit the dark-haired boy a few paces away from the frame, and then disappeared without a trace.
Only Carl McMan took a few more shots before moving to the front side, he looked at Ye Wei like this and became a pitiful worm who was quickly left out in the cold, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this is really embarrassing! It's like shouting "Hey, guys, I'm here." People say, "Who are you?", "Nobody is interested in you." ”
There's no way, Ye Wei's manuscript is very well written, and the new remake film also has some attention, but in terms of photo value, compared with Sampter, he is only a small role.
If Daniel Radcliffe was standing here, Sampt would have become a small character, and Ye Wei would be a little better than passers-by.
At the same time, a staff member went up and took Ye Wei, who had a faint expression, to leave the background board and walk towards the banquet hall, his admission ended in such a humble way, like a fool.
Flash only chases the reddest stars, always.