Los Angeles, still in the evening before getting off work, Preton headquarters.

Hearing Ye Wei's exclamation, Gozman breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that Weige has a clear understanding of himself, and that's good. Because Tom was already tempted to switch to film, but as long as Weige said no, the matter was over.

Not in a hurry to say why, he said earnestly: "What are the troubles of using film, you wrote very well in your "Death on Film", I think you saw it on the set when the first version of "The Wedding is Coming"? Sometimes it makes people crazy." ”

"yes! Film is a mischievous, but I'm not a film hater, trouble but it could be better, I'm willing to go to trouble, and I haven't tried it yet. What the hell is going on?"

Ye Wei's words from the telephone made Gonzman's brows furrow again, and he definitely couldn't let Wei Ge be tempted to say the words he had already thought of: "They think that with the current cast, shooting on film can get greater returns, and using numbers is a bit of a waste, and the poor imaging effect will affect the audience's senses." ”

The meaning is still the same thing, but when I say it, it is very unprofessional from the DreamWorks distribution department, just like a group of office officials who are keen on politics and utopian laymen who blindly command the set, this is a common thing, something that directors are extremely disgusted by, the office and the set have always been opposed.

Having been a producer for so many years, Gonzman knows this all too well, and he will scoff at it if he thinks it's an office mess.

"Haha! Do they think the audience's eyes are electronic eyes? Come on, of course, the digital imaging quality will be worse, but it's not as bad as this, we're not going to shoot "Paradise Day". Besides, instead of spending more money on film, it is better to spend money on post-production dimming and color grading, which may not be much worse, why use film?"

There was a feeling that a fish had been hooked, and Gozman smiled, and then said a little more careful: "Another reason is that they think that film films are orthodox, which is conducive to the promotion and lobbying of the film that may impact the awards." ”

......

"Really?"

Toronto, when Ye Wei heard this reason, he immediately perked up, and then thought, indeed! While turning the steering wheel of the car and driving towards the Cliffside community, he thought about it in his heart, the "Star Wars Prequel" series is controversial to shoot digitally, and it is George Lucas's sci-fi masterpiece! "Little Sunshine Beauty" will really have an additional disadvantage with numbers.

You can't give up doing your best because of troubles and difficulties, that's not the way he makes movies.

DreamWorks Releases was right this time, but Gary seemed ...... Didn't want to switch to film. He asked quietly, "Does Tom know?"

Tom, Tom Hanks, Nina looked at him, the first time I saw him at work, it felt fresh and weird, Yunik seemed to be acting, but it was real......

"Tom doesn't have any particular ideas, prefers to use film. And in my opinion, from the perspective of production, however, digital shooting is the most suitable choice for you, and we have done a lot of preparation for this, and suddenly changing to film will hurt the preparation results and affect the quality of the film. ”

Ye Wei groaned when he heard this, in fact, it can't be called sudden, there is enough time to make adjustments before the filming period, there will be many problems, and the most practical one is the budget.

He said: "It's not that strict, it's just that the budget is done now, and there is no money to put on film, printing, etc., but if we increase the budget by one million dollars, it will not be a problem, and this money can be added by us according to the proportion of shares." ”

Hearing that people can't move a million, Nina stuck out her tongue slightly and looked out the window at the scenery.

"Calm down, it's not something that can be solved with some additional investment, don't be hot-headed. Gonzman's voice was a little alarmed, "The shooting cycle is the biggest problem, nine weeks is not much!"

"That's why it's a million so much, you know that a large part of the money is going to pay overtime, and we can work overtime for some days when conditions allow, or use the French work system (no lunch breaks, 12 hours straight, eat at any time), make up for the time consumed by the film trouble, and just hurry up a little bit more on the schedule.

There are a lot of big people in our crew, as well as children, we should pay more attention to the implementation, I don't think it's a big problem, they are all so professional and dedicated. ”

Ye Wei has quickly had a preliminary plan, not hot-headed, to solve the problem and make the film better, why not?

He thought that he was even more excited, although film was naughty, no filmmaker would have no interest in it, film is film (film)! Maybe after a few shots, he didn't want to make film anymore, but now, he wants to shoot, he wants to shoot "Little Sunshine Beauty" to the best!

"However, the verbal plan will always be light, have you ever thought that the film set is a completely different world, what problems arise, how to solve them, whether they are solved well or not, they are all completely different. You're going to get up early in the morning every day to watch a sample for an hour, have you ever thought about it?"

"I just thought I might have to get sleep deprivation. Ye Wei smiled abruptly, Gary is really an oppositionist, as for why it is not difficult to guess, he has no confidence in him.

He said seriously: "Which set will have no problems? No matter the film, the numbers, what is the problem? I have a professional team, I have the ability, I have confidence." ”

"Some things are not done with confidence...... "We have to think about things that are more practical and closer to the box office and awards." ”

Pressing the earbuds, Ye Wei asked, "Then you have a clear attitude?"

"Yes, boy, I'm very clear, I don't support switching to film, I say the same thing to Tom, I say that to everyone, why play so big?"

Ye Wei saw a red light at the intersection in front of him, and slowly stopped the car, Gary has never trusted him very much, from the beginning of contact with Preton to the present, even if he repeatedly surprised the other party, a temporary change seems to be unable to eliminate the deep-rooted age prejudice in Gary's heart, whenever there is any difficulty, he always does not think that he can do a good job.

If you don't believe in yourself, who will believe you?" Ye Wei said without humility or arrogance: "This matter has to be resolved through the guò meeting, Gary, my attitude is also very clear, as long as it is beneficial to the film, I will rise to the challenge." ”

"Hey, you'd better think about it again, I'll persuade the others, it's really not a smart change. ”

"I have reservations. ”

The conference call ended unhappily, Ye Wei took off his earbuds, looked at Nina looking at the co-pilot, shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "An old stubborn prevents me from becoming an old stubborn." ”

"Something bad?" Nina said with interest, a little concerned, just a little, it was a viy thing.

The green light of the car turned on, Ye Wei continued to drive forward, and replied: "Bad thing, the funny thing is that he is not a bad person, Gary Gozman, he just thinks I can't do it." Girl, don't look at me being called a genius by them, and doing a 5 million project, you can do whatever you want, think beautifully, as long as you keep proving yourself and defending yourself, otherwise if you are not careful, these guys will control you, and you still think they are right. ”

He narrowed his eyes and said softly: "Gary, the result of trying to control me is ...... You've just opened the cage that locks the monster. ”

The first time I saw Yunik like this, he was manly, mature, and heartwarming, and Nina wondered if it was like this, he was angry when he suddenly smashed the car that day......

She wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say, and she really couldn't say professional or wise words, so she said from her heart: "Since, is "Little Sunshine Beauty" right, it is your movie, it should be what you like to do, I support Yunic, so I also support you, viy!"

"I don't have a split personality...... Ye Wei was funny, but his heart was also warm, "But you're so right, it's my movie, it's up to me." ”

"Coaxing. Nina rolled her eyes, but a smile crossed her lips.

......

The 23rd was really a long day, and this night there was a jet lag, Ye Wei and Nina watched "Samantha: An American Girl's Vacation" that premiered on TV together.

The premiere of "Samantha" was so successful that a TV movie that lacked a topic would not have received much attention and no critics cared about, but it received high audience ratings, with a 7 on IMDB. With a high score of 3, the audience love of Rotten Tomatoes is also 80%+, and Anna Sophia Rob's cute and stunning performance is naturally the main reason why the audience loves it.

It is foreseeable that when "It's All Daisy's Fault" is released in February next year, it will be the radiant Anna moment!

But now Anna is already very happy, seeing herself on TV, getting only A+ praise, and Thanksgiving coming, it's all good.

This year's Thanksgiving, Ye Wei is not going to go home, because there is no holiday in Canada on Thanksgiving in the United States, and he has to go to school for two days this week, and he wants to go out with Nina on the weekend to stabilize his feelings, anyway, Thanksgiving is not the most important holiday in their home, and after the holiday, he has to go back because of work, and then he will go home.

At noon on the 25th, Ye Wei received an unexpected call, a number that had not been spoken to for a long, long time, Lily.

Looking at the caller's name on the phone screen, his heart rose and sank again, it had been a while since he had re-texted, but listening to the voice and talking directly was different, the last time it was a chance encounter at the Getty Center, and recently he felt ...... It's hard for me and Lily to be friends.

Don't go to the cafeteria first, he walked quickly to the outside of the building away from the bustle, and said calmly: "Hello." ”

“he...... Hello, but I'm Lily, Happy Thanksgiving!" Lily seemed a little nervous.

"Happy Thanksgiving. Ye Wei replied, not quite understanding what she meant, holiday greetings from ordinary friends? Okay.

"Are you back in Los Angeles, then?" she said in a calm tone, not audible any nervousness.

"No, I've stayed in Toronto this year. Ye Wei said as he nodded and smiled at the students who passed by to greet him, "I'm still in school, where haven't you traveled?" He was a little talkative, because it didn't feel like her style, she went back to the UK last year, and then ......

"No, I'm staying in Los Angeles, nothing...... I just have a Thanksgiving gift for you. Lily chuckled, "I'll pass it on to you." ”

"Wow thank you, I also prepared a Thanksgiving gift for everyone, I can give it when I go back next week, the holidays are over, hehe. Ye Wei was just about to walk out of the building and stopped, don't say more, no matter what she meant, he just said: "You know, although we have had some very unpleasant things, we are still friends, right, my friend?"

"Yes, yes...... I thought so too, and that's all in the past. ”

"Well, Lily, I have to go to the cafeteria for lunch, I can't eat anything good when I'm late here, so that's it, okay, goodbye. ”

After ending the call, Ye Wei exhaled and turned to leave.

......

"Goodbye. ”

Outside the lemonade restaurant in Brentwood, Los Angeles, a young girl sits alone behind a small roadside table.

Her right hand, holding the phone, hung down, and she let out a long breath and looked at the gift box on the small dining table, another model of Cook lens.

"I don't want to be your friend......"

......

On Black Friday after Thanksgiving, there will be a rush to buy every year, but this year, there is no longer any figure of the Ye family.

On this weekend, Ye Wei and Nina's family went to Lakeridge Ski Resort to play, this sport is Nina's strength, Ye Wei's weakness, not only weak, he is ugly on the snow, laughing so much that she almost rolls, but fortunately, after her hand-in-hand preaching, he, a rookie, grew up rapidly, no longer "like an old woman walking with a cane", but "similar to me when I was eight years old", her original words.

Also this weekend, the incredible lineup of "Little Sunshine Beauty" was revealed!

Underneath the "Uncle" Frank card is a character line: "I just want everyone here to know that I'm the preeminent Proust scholar in America." The actor's name above reads: Tim Ross

is not an A-list superstar, but it also makes fans very excited, and the media can't find any thorns.

Although Tim Ross's career has lost its 90s prestige in recent years, his Mr. Orange for Reservoir Dogs, Archibald Cunningham for Rob Roy (nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor), and the 1900s for The Pianist at Sea...... all made the audience have an endless aftertaste for this old man, and he can still get the supporting role of the project with a production fee of tens of millions, and the protagonist of millions of projects.

For the outside world, Ross is not surprised to join, he is an actor who loves literary films, acting in literary films is a common thing, acting in commercial films is rare, LMS is such a unique and unique literary project, it is an accident that he does not join.

For Ye Wei, this is really a wish, how could he have thought that his dream lineup would eventually become three out of four!

After Roberts and Hanks joined, he knew that there would be no major problems, because Tim Rose had a good schedule and nothing to lose, and the "Big Three" lineup was there, and starring in LMS could make him sweep away the bad luck of the stars in recent years at any time and have a second spring on the screen.

So from sending out invitations, reading scripts, getting intention to join, negotiating...... The whole process was very smooth, adding another dazzling light to the lineup.

The dream lineup is short of one De Niro, but Ye Wei has no regrets, Alan Arkin is the best! Since Ah Jin's joining, the casting affairs have been full of surprises and luck, and now only the "brother" Dewyn has not yet been selected in the starring role, and the auditions are still ongoing.

However, there is a production problem these days, and the film, digital, and still have to be solved through the guò meeting.

In the new week, Ye Wei asked for leave from school and flew back to Los Angeles.