North American box office for a week

June 2nd month 1st, 2o4 years

------Movie---Name---Number of Weeks--Number of Theaters/Change---Average-----Box Office of the Week――-Total Box Office

"Spider-Man 2" -- No. 1 -- O day) -- 4,152 ―――――15,476 -- , 2664 -- , 2664

"The Wedding Date is Coming" - 11th place - 6th week - 1o8 (3) - 21 - 6 - 2,414, o17

"Napoleon the Great" - 18th - Week - 73 (55) - , 24 - 66o4B - I2I15

On July 4th, Independence Day, one of the most solemn holidays in the United States, Ye Wei's family went out for a day of fun, very happy, with the current box office table of "The Wedding is Coming", their family has no financial difficulties, and the standard of living will only get better and better.

The surprise at the box office continues, with 30 million and 40 million, although it is less than the number of the first two days of the blockbuster, it is already a huge miracle

Now Ip Pretong regrets a little, if he had paid more attention to this trip, he would definitely have better results, but now he can only remedy how much.

Ye Wei had dinner with Michael Arndt two days ago and talked a lot about "Little Beauty in the Sunshine", he is not the kind of director who hates sitting with screenwriters, and Arndt is not the kind of screenwriter who likes to point out the country, so the two talked very happily.

When Ye Wei talked about that he was looking for a second producer, Arndt recommended two people, Ron Im Qiongxa and Albert Berger, the earliest script buyer and the original repurchaser.

As early as not long after buying the script, Ye Wei knew that they were not nobodies, the two have been working together in independent films for many years, and they have partnered with the production company "Sincere Films (CAPTA)", produced films such as "King of the Hill", and also participated in the investment of "Campus Storm" and "Cold Mountain", they are all part of the producer list, and have worked with famous directors such as Steven Soderbergh, Alexander Payne, Anthony Jiaguera, etc., have been to Cannes, to the Oscars, they are well-known independent producers.

There was no doubt about their professional ability, but Ye Wei had other concerns.

"Michael, you know, with their financial resources, they didn't match at that time, it's not that they didn't have 60,000, it's that they lost faith in the project. ”

"I know, they haven't actually put it down, and recently asked me to help get in touch, hoping to have an interview with you. ”

Arndt strongly recommends it, and Ye Wei is also a little moved, but there is a question first, are the two of David Lind's gang members? You must know that the "Desperate Christmas Eve" (budget 660,000) that they are working on is a project in cooperation with Focus, and it is scheduled to be released at the end of next year.

The good news is that when he asked Shams, the two were not members of the "Linde Gang", because they were not minions themselves, and they were related to companies such as Miramax, Fox Searchlight, and New Line, and "Desperate Christmas Night" was just an ordinary collaboration. It's no wonder that during the previous script war, Focus was willing to help scare the two, and it was troublesome to fall into the hands of other companies.

And this is another concern of his, Yexa and Berger are too "luxurious", both are in their 6s, with such deep qualifications, they may not be suitable for him

"They're one of the best independent filmmakers to work with young directors," Shams said. ”

Indeed, 1993's "King of the Hill" was Soderbergh's third work, when he was a 3-year-old prodigy who had just become famous, and "Schoolyard" was Payne's second work after becoming famous; He also collaborated with Rick Famuiwa and Sam Jones, two young directors, in their debuts, although neither of them was successful in the end.

Now Ye Wei has a famous work, which is the second work, and it is a little beauty in the sunshine", which is naturally favored by the two old guys.

After Independence Day, on the 6th, Ye Wei had an interview with the two, and when the meeting was over, he still couldn't make up his mind.

The two are very enthusiastic and talkative, very good at understanding young people, and very good at controlling young people, one will say "our plan for "Little Beauty of Daylight", and the other will say "The production is handed over to us, you will do your best to create", the words are very good, but they are seizing power.

Ye Wei was happy to hear it at first, feeling that he had found it, and suddenly thought of this, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, the first producer is me and no one else

These two old foxes can make a young director happily hand over power off the set, or even meddle on the set?

The fact is that he is not qualified to direct them at all, and with the old skills and senior experience of the two, they will become the mentors of the crew.

Now that I have a falling out, I can shoot two at any time, and after signing a contract, I can't do it when the filming period comes, what should I do when there is a creative disagreement? Why doesn't a 6-year-old kid listen?

It doesn't matter what the offline members think, but what about executive producer Gary Gonzman, and what if there were superstar actors like Roberts and Hanks? What would they think, what would they say?

Superstar awkwardness is another situation, and as long as it's working with a superstar, any producer and director has to deal with that situation.

But what's the point of the producer's partner messing with you, these are two producers who are not controlled, not only will they carry out his intentions, but they will also do a lot of other things, and even put a producer's brand on the film that is deeper than the director's brand.

Ye Wei can't like this, he has to be the boss from beginning to end, but he understands that making movies is a kind of collaborative creation, and you can't find some incompetent people to cooperate because you are worried about being divided from power, so you can't get good advice, and it will not be beneficial to the work.

The power relations in the film production are really a complex thing.

did not make a decision on the spot, and that night Ye Wei called Ang Lee, who was filming "Brokeback Mountain" in Canada, to ask for some advice.

"Do you know why Shams and I have been working together for so many years?"

Hearing Li An's meaningful rhetorical question, Ye Wei was stunned, because you are partners in the cabinet? It turns out that he wants to be crooked, Li An replied to himself: "I hate not to hire people who worked with last time." I used to say how grateful I was to them, and I was going to make a new film, but I didn't use them anymore, which is probably the thing I hate the most. ”

Yiyan woke up the real Yoda Master Ye Wei in the dream, and suddenly had a lot of new feelings and thoughts, "Ann, thank you for the reminder, I know what to do."

Because Ang Li was very busy, he was about to say goodbye after chatting a few words, but Ye Wei suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked, "Wait, I heard that you almost worked with Julia Roberts back then?"

It was a phone call two days ago to listen to Emma, she found it amused, saying "our cooperation is like a final,." ”

"Oh yes, it was during the six years when I was unemployed after graduating from NYH, when I was working on a bloody thriller with a budget of 2o million and invited Julia Roberts to play it, and I almost started to start pre-production, and the producer and the businessman suddenly couldn't negotiate it, and it still didn't work. Later, she went to act in "Pretty Woman" on that schedule, and I only filmed "Pusher" two years later. ”

It's true, Ye Wei is also very interesting, sometimes history is so funny, think about what would happen if that film was made back then?

First, although a number of well-known actresses refused to play the role because the heroine of "Vivien" was a prostitute, Julia Roberts, who was still a small role at the time, would not be "Vivian", she would be the heroine of Ang Lee's feature film debut, and another actress played "Vivian", so it was a smash hit.

Then, Ang Lee made a bloody thriller that he really couldn't imagine what it would be like, and the world missed a master of horror?

That film may or may not have made Ang Lee and Roberts a success. But they still managed to make a career.

The bad news is that Roberts didn't talk about it that day, and apparently she wasn't much interested in joining; The good news is that Roberts does not exclude working with Chinese directors, Ang Lee was just a star student in her 3s who had not proven herself, but she dared to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for "Steel Magnolia" during the critical period of her career, and she became famous) chose to believe in Ang Lee, who has a good eye and will trust anyone who is talented.

But it was 2-year-old Roberts, so Ye Wei didn't ask Ang Lee about his experience in dealing with Roberts, it was useless, it was two times and Roberts now

"Ann, if you have any connection with Roberts, please give me a few more compliments. ”

"Hehe, we don't have contact. ”

"Uh-ok, it's nothing, thanks. ”

The next day, Ye Wei gave Yexa and Berger a reply of "H", on the grounds that the positioning of "Little Beauty in the Sunshine" was inconsistent, and the partner had already been decided.

Didn't sue them, Peter Heller ahe

That's right, as an independent producer, Peter Heller is far from the level of two old guys in terms of industry status, ability and experience, and was almost killed by "Jordan's Descendants", but he is not a waste. During the production process of the remake of "The Wedding is Coming", he showed excellent ability and diligent attitude, otherwise he would not have been the second producer of a 360,000 cost film.

And they have had a happy cooperation, Ye Wei's intentions and wants, Heller can always do it faithfully and efficiently, which is the ability he values most as the second producer.

It's not enough to have one Hele, you need someone who can say something useful to the producer, and the production team needs more people.

So Ye Wei also determined the candidate for the third producer, recommended by Shams, Mark Foligno A11a

Foinho is a British producer in his early thirties, a newcomer in the industry, and has only worked as a planner and producer of a small-budget thriller "Suspense Battle", which was not highly rated after the film was directly promoted to the disc market, with only a score of 6 on the Indb.

But after Ye Wei communicated with him, he actually had a lot of ideas, his talent could just make up for Hele's shortcomings, and Heeller's execution ability could also make up for his immaturity.

And because Foinho is just a "Brit with no qualifications" in the film industry, there is no problem with power.

There is no right or wrong to create conflicts, it's like putting a group of heroes together, and now to deal with a bad guy, they will definitely have different methods, Batman wants this, Iron Man wants that, and then someone comes in, and can fight so much that they can break through the earth.

Unlike the military, police stations, courts and other institutions with a clear hierarchy, the hierarchy and order of the film industry are easily chaotic, and big-name actors dare to say to the director, "I think it's right to act like this, you either accept it, or I won't act", what can the director do? When it comes to post-editing, the producer says, "You can't cut like this, we want to be commercial", what can the director do?

During the production process, the producer said to the producer, "Most of you will lose money if you shoot like this, let's lose less, minus 1o days from the shooting date", what can the producer do? The producer told the director again, and the director was half angry and left, "This can't be filmed, I won't shoot, don't sign my name" What can the producer do?

In collaborative creation, everyone can have different opinions, and when there is a dispute, there is only one thing that determines the outcome of the battle: power.

This is a common face no matter whether you make a film at school, make a film in Hollywood, or shoot anywhere.

But now, in this production team, Ye Wei is the absolute boss.

But it's not that he doesn't have a boss, like executive producer Gary Gozman, maybe Hanks will also hang the executive producer and planner (vcttvac title, if Roberts joins, he will probably also hang a cutIvepra, they can all be bosses, but they don't care too much.

There's also the title of cIaeac, an assistant producer who buys hearts, and James Shams has already booked one.

Ye Wei asked Master Jiya if she wanted one, and she said with disdain: "Even if this is the case, I won't be your Xiaomi's, let's die." ”

The main thing to do is the three of them, and if "Little Beauty in the Sunshine" is nominated for Best Picture in any award in the future, they are the three who can be signed "who dominate the production activities".

"You say, you are serious? Weige, do you really choose me?"

After Peter Heller received Ye Wei's call, he was shocked, completely unexpected, good things suddenly fell on his head and it was unbelievable, there are too many producers to cooperate with VIy now, and there is definitely no shortage of first-class producers in the team, what is the reason why y chose him?

"It's you, man, I've figured it out, the equipment is new, and the partner is old. This is our shared opportunity to prove that we are capable of much more than "The Wedding is Coming"

"Thank you, I will, I will......" Heller was excited and asked, "Do I have a chance to participate in the shares?"

He also owns a production company, "Eahhataa", and has previously invested in "Howl of the Shadows" and "Descendants of Jordan", both of which were sold at a loss; Not participating in "The Wedding is Coming" is his eternal pain, a big reason is that he has not fought for it, thinking that it is just like a DVD movie "Full Scholarship" that he has made, that not participating in the stock is correct, and this is a lifelong mistake. He didn't want to do it again.

"There's a chance. Ye Wei smiled and said that using shares as the producer's production fee is a regular practice of independent filmmaking, which saves money and allows producers to work hard, "Specifically, we have to communicate with Pretong and DreamWorks, and I think you can participate in oo." ”

"Okay, okay. After hanging up the phone, the middle-aged man couldn't help but shout, lucky

Maurer must be informed immediately, and listening to Weige's tone, the camera team is likely to continue to use the team of "The Wedding is Coming".

It would be a fool to bury this opportunity because of other film offers.

Marc Foligno was also stunned by the sudden flying of lucky pies, which was incredible, one moment he was just one of the four co-producers of the new project "Three Sides Intertwined" (o million pound budget), and the next moment he became the third producer of the prodigy's new film "Little Beauty in Daylight".

Although it is still early to sign the contract and may be exchanged at any time, this opportunity to show off his talents is so rare

On the other hand, Gonzman understood Ye Wei's intention to choose his old partner, and sighed at his sophistication and expressed his support for it. VIy, the golden phoenix, deserves to be trusted, and he is not an idler himself, he can directly serve as a producer when necessary, and he doesn't need others to lead the way for VIy.

I didn't take office before because I lacked confidence in Ye Wei, and I was working on a new project with Inax "Gorgeous Wasteland: Moonwalk 3", as well as "Polar Express" and "Don't Mess with Ants" in the post-production, I didn't want to be too busy, and now I'm a little embarrassed, let's take a look.

Some were happy, others were depressed, and Jexa and Berger couldn't understand why the boy had decided to do this

"Ron, did we say something wrong? He looks so happy."

"I don't know, that kid must be worried that we will take over the project, and now the young people are getting better and better. ”

"It's not the young man now, it's him, from the time he bought back the script to this time, he played us again and again, cunning boy, hey, do we still have to continue lobbying?

"Forget it, such a power-hungry person who pretends to be smart, it's not interesting to cooperate with him, and the script of "Little Beauty in the Sunshine" is actually not that good, forget it. Let's focus on "Breaking Christmas Eve" and "Being a Mother", they are the focus. ”

"I'm very interested in what producer he will find, not even us, I hope he won't regret it, hey"

"We've given him a chance, forget it. ”

The production team has finally made a preliminary decision, it has really made a lot of progress, Ye Wei is in a good mood, this night he came to the landmark cinema to watch a movie again, he has already watched "Spider-Man 2" a few days ago, and tonight is to see "Before Sunset", the sister chapter of the classic romance film "Before Sunrise" in 1995.

As soon as he sat down in a position in the middle of the theater, the audience was quite full, and he suddenly received a familiar text message: "What are you doing?"

Ye Wei was a little speechless, and he was a little used to it, so he replied to Christine casually: "Watch a movie." ”

"What movie?"

"Before Sunset. ”

"Is it pretty?"

"If you bother again, it won't look good, and if you don't bother, it will look good. ”

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