"The Movie Dream of a Genius Boy"

In the early morning of March 5, stacks of the Los Angeles Times, scented with ink, were delivered to newspaper readers from various channels, or reading breakfast at home, or on the bus and subway, or on the school bus, or in the office, or on the street......

In cities in the West, people read the latest "Los Angeles Times" and saw the movie version of this interview.

"Ye Wei?"

"What did he do...... 'The short film 'Dance of Angels' aired on Nickelodeon and attracted an average of 1.15 million viewers...... Like some skills. ”

"What a miracle!"

People are curious, people are puzzled, this thing is too novel, an Asian teenager who has just turned 16 years old, his public welfare short film was on TV, good ratings, good response, all the 500,000 US dollars of income generated by ZÀO was donated to public welfare organizations, not music, but short films!

It's not April Fool's Day, and the Los Angeles Times isn't an irresponsible tabloid, so it's authoritative and true news, and there's such an amazing teenager!

Some people understand, and some people don't know how powerful this is, but the introductory paragraph in the newspaper gives a definition, many big directors have been making short films since they were teenagers, and some are younger than Ye Wei, but there is no one who can do it like him!

What's happening now is unprecedented, incredible, amazing, movie-genius!

Reporter Rouse asked: "Steven Spielberg once made a super 8 feature film when he was 16 years old, who do you think is more talented compared to him at the time?"

Ye Wei: "Spielberg is one of the filmmakers I respect the most. When he was a teenager, he didn't have the technology he has now, and every shot has to be developed to see the effect, but I can see it on the spot when I shoot, so we are actually doing a lot of different things, he has his problems of the times, and I have mine, which can't be compared. In the same way, we have all been poisoned by a kind of poison that we can only breathe if we make a movie, and we will die if we don't. ”

"Hahaha, viy is in the newspaper!"

On the Harvard-Westlake school bus moving forward, one by one cheered, Lev, Bard and others excitedly raised the newspaper in their hands, Ye Wei's handsome photos were very conspicuous, and everyone in all grades had shining eyes, not the "Spectrum" of junior high school, it was "Los Angeles Times"!

"Show me, oh my ...... viy this picture is so cool!"

"What did the boss say?"

"Don't argue, don't argue, ahem, please 'Sphinx' Lev Bobile, it's me, read to you!"

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As early as March 3, accompanied by Leslie Dart, Ye Wei went to the interview room of the Los Angeles Times headquarters building for an exclusive interview.

The reporter who interviewed him, Rolls Manao, is not a big name, but ordinary reporters are as good as ordinary reporters, and Ye Wei is easier to deal with and control. Over the years, Leslie has taught him a lot about how to deal with the media.

You don't need to lie, you don't need to exaggerate the facts, you just need to speak skillfully, like the skills of making a movie and telling a story, what to say and what not to say, where to emphasize, where to lightly bring through, to make your story more beautiful, to make your emotions more touching, this is a university question.

Originally, Leslie was worried that Ye Wei would be difficult to teach, after all, he was only 16 years old, and he heard that Lovett, ibuprofen and others said that he was a rotten wood in public relations.

But she was surprised to find that no matter whether Ye Wei is a movie genius or not, he is definitely a genius in conversation!

His eloquence is something that no one can teach, and that kind of confidence, humor, appeal and charisma doomed him to become a successful speaker, presenter, or public relations even if he doesn't make movies. In the end, Leslie only taught some taboos about conversation, avoiding talking about religion, politics, race, and what to do if she did.

This interview will not involve "Little Sunshine Beauty", and it will not rise to the height of the American dream, but it will introduce him as a person, and introduce "Dance of Angels".

Leslie made one request, "Just, be yourself and bring people the power of positive idols like sunshine!"

"You're too young. In the elegant interview room, Rolls-Manao and Ye Wei shook hands and met, and the reporter in his early thirties repeatedly sighed, "I watched your short film, I almost cried, and finally saw that 'Ye Wei' was actually a teenager, I couldn't believe it." ”

"Is the interview starting now?" Ye Wei asked with a smile while sitting down on the guest sofa, and when he heard that it hadn't started yet, he smiled and said: "Law, I have to say, I like your surprise, this is exactly what I want the whole world to react! ”

Rouse nodded convincingly, and Leslie next to him suddenly said, "Rouse, this is also included in the interview, is it okay?"

Confident, but not arrogant or stupid, leading young people to speak to the world will be loved by their peers and appreciated by older people.

"Yes, yes. Rouse went into his laptop as he could.

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Reporter Laws: "At the age of 16, you have the talent to be a professional filmmaker, how did you create it?"

Ye Wei: "My dad is a movie lover, under his influence, I started to get in touch with film production at a very young age, I started to shoot some home videos with Super 8 and DV at the age of 10, and started making feature films at the age of 13, and "Angel Dance" was my first short film at the professional level, and I did a good job. ”

In the Coppola family manor, there were many members sitting at the breakfast table in the dining room, and the eldest Coppola in the main position saw that his granddaughter was looking at the newspaper and not eating, and his old eyebrows frowned, "Jiya?"

"Well done", is Asian modesty...... Gia picked up the croissant and took a bite, her eyes kept staring at the newspaper, she also studied movies since she was a child, she also grew up on the set, and made cameo appearances in "New York Story" and "Godfather 3" at the age of 3.

First it was my grandfather's set, and in recent years, my aunt's set...... There is such a big gap in the level of her short films.

"Dad never talked about business when he was eating. Sophia Coppola over there laughed, "Gia, don't look at it yet, and watch it after breakfast." ”

"Grandpa, are we actually a mafia family?" asked Gia suddenly.

Coppola was stunned, "What?"

"Tie this kid up and bring it to me!"

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Reporter Laws: "Is there a funding problem with the short film, and how did you solve it?"

Ye Wei: "If you can do it yourself, you can do it yourself, just because I don't have money, I will be the director myself (laughs)." I was also fortunate to contact Mr. Phil Collins and get his free license to "You'll-Be-In-My-Heart", so the cost of "Dance of Angels" is almost zero, thanks to them. ”

Reporter Laws: "The script is also free, right, is there any reason for creating this script?"

Ye Wei: "The story was inspired by my three-year-old sister Dorothy and my dog Toto, that day I saw Dorothy running and accidentally fell, Toto went up to comfort her, she got up and ran again. The ordinary moments touched me very much, and this story was born. They are my muses. ”

Brentwood, the Ye family's dining room, Ye Haogen, and Gu Qiao looked at the newspaper, all with relieved smiles on their faces.

"Duoduo, your brother said you were the muse. ”

"Where?" Duoduo happily took the newspaper and looked at it decently, and suddenly exclaimed: "Brother, I'm not a mouse, it's Toto who eats your candy!"

Both of them were amused by their daughter's coquettishness, and Gu Qiao explained with a smile: "Mouse also has a letter O, this is Muse, a goddess." ”

"Where are the rats? Who do I hear say they're rats?"

At the door of the backyard, Ye Wei, who was wearing a jersey, rushed in with a big laugh, and Toto followed closely, like a big enemy!

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Reporter Laws: "You must be the youngest on the set, is there any pressure to lead so many crew members who are older than you?

Ye Wei: "I think they're more stressed, and I'll remind them of their bad prom (laughs)." So I set up a team with two principles, one is to try not to look for old stubborn people, and the other is to find children who are younger than me as much as possible. Like Anna Sophia Rob, all she can do is look up at me, or she won't see that I'm actually distracted. ”

"Hahaha!" Louisiana, on the set of "It's All Daisy's Fault", Anna reads the newspaper she bought with great difficulty, and she really misses the dead ghost!

Looking at his handsome photos in the newspaper, she smiled and sent him a text message on her mobile phone: "I'm looking at you!

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Reporter Laws: "You're going to do what the average teenager does, aren't you? Playing, falling in love? Are you in love?"

In the spacious dining room, when she saw this question, Lily's heart suddenly tensed, and her hands holding the newspaper were a little harder, and she couldn't understand what she was expecting......

Ye Wei: "I'm not a camera, of course I'm a teenager, I often do stupid things with my friends, and that will always make us gain a lot from happiness." I'm still single for the time being, and my friends call me 'the Asian version of George Clooney', but I actually hate George Clooney because I'm the dentist's son. ”

Lily smiled, looked at "still single for the time being", her heart beat fast, she exhaled, and continued to read.

Reporter Law: "Tell us about Snow White in your mind?"

Ye Wei: "Love to laugh, kind, confident, will do a lot of crazy things with me, and can tolerate some of my shortcomings, like writing Snow White (Snow-White) like Princess Show-White (Show-White) in a love letter." ”

"Hahaha!" Lily couldn't help laughing, this bastard, dare to joke like this in an interview, is it really okay?

Reporter Law: "I'm interested in your genius stupidity, can you talk about it?"

Ye Wei (laughs): "Well, a few days ago, we shouted 'Do you want nuts) at a squirrel on a tree, and it actually rushed down and wanted to carry us back (nerd nut)." ”

"Haha, it looks like it's real, that nerd definitely did it, haha!"

......

There are many people who are amused by Ye Wei's humor, and the more people laugh, the more interested they are in him, especially the teenagers.

"Princess Lubai, this guy is so funny!"

"He's not an Asian boy, is he? Why don't I know an Asian boy like this?"

"He's an Asian boy!!I've been on his personal website for a long time, and there are some of his articles on it, which are even more interesting than this interview. ”

Movie genius, young, humorous, good academics, handsome......! Motion!

Reporter Laws: "Are you still an athlete?" Note: Ye Wei is the captain of the second Harvard-Westlake school football team, and just led the team to win the league championship this school year, scoring 27 goals and 15 assists this season.

Ye Wei: "After the Super Bowl incident, I had this opportunity, many friends said to me, 'I don't dare to watch rugby anymore, it's better to watch football', yes, let's watch the football game, and ensure that at halftime, not a single star will come to perform." ”

Reporter Law: "You can also use Chinese kung fu?"

Ye Wei: "Some, my grandfather was a Chinese Allied soldier in World War II, and he taught me when he was alive. Knowing kung fu makes me more confident, after all, if you look at other people, you will feel that they are much weaker. ”

Reporter Laws: "What does being Asian mean to you?"

Ye Wei: "It means who I am, I am proud that I am Asian-American, I have both the flesh and blood of Eastern culture, and the blood of American culture, this multifaceted nature does not confuse me, but allows me to better understand this human world."

But growing up, I was often exposed to racism, which was difficult at times. In any case, we just can't be defeated by ugliness, don't throw in the towel to those people, keep doing the right thing, be yourself, a being that is unique in the world. ”

The Asian teenagers who read this paragraph were immediately inspired and excited.

Is an Asian youth idol finally about to appear?

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Reporter Laws: "You've had a great start on the road to making movies, do you have any creative plans for the future?"

Ye Wei: "It's my dream to make a movie, a lifelong couple, so I will definitely continue, and I am already working on two new projects, one is a new film that I produce and direct, and the other is a remake of a comedy film, which I write, produce, shoot and perform new shots, and the latter will meet everyone sooner and is expected to be completed this summer." ”

Reporter Law: "Two projects? feature films!? It's amazing. ”

Ye Wei: "Spielberg could do it in his tech-poor youth, I can't find a reason to say no, I believe there will be a lot of new challenges, but I'm ready." ”

The scale of this answer was designed by the team, and it did not reveal the shocking news of "Little Sunshine Beauty" at once, as if it was just Spielberg's filming level when he was a teenager, and people would accept it, and they would have expectations and interests, and they would like to know his future performance.

When people get to know him, know how talented he is, and have higher expectations for him, they feel that "it makes sense for him to try professional feature films" before announcing more exciting!

"Wow, this guy won't stop, I'll see his new work in the summer! There will be his performance! But what kind of movie is it a remake?"

"You can do that much at 16, Asian smart! I hate him!"

"I love him!Ye Wei, I love him!"

"It's funny, has it been a genius explosion lately? So many geniuses!"

"Does he know how to sing? Does he have any plans to sing? Why didn't he write ......?"

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Reporter Tom: "Do you have any goals for yourself?"

Ye Wei: "My goal is very simple, stick to my dreams, and then let those who look forward to me will be surprised in the end, and those who look down on me will be disappointed in the end." ”

On the yellow school bus, as Lev finished the last question and answer, the carriage immediately burst into applause, and the students in the seats applauded and laughed, "Until now, VIY has definitely done it!", "A+! perfect marks!", "You nerd, you should say, super cool!", "Super cool!!"

In different places, people looking at newspapers have different expressions.

Tom Hanks was smiling happily as he took a solid step forward in the big plan, Willis tore the newspaper to shreds and gasped for air, John Williams looked frustrated and turned to disgust, and Attorney Salton was in a good mood and wore a somewhat coquettish red and white striped tie.

On a street corner in Los Angeles, Kevin Thomas's hands trembled and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, it was over, he knew that the end of his career was not far away......

"Hehehe!" the old principal smiled and smiled, good student, living signboard!

Countless young people (mostly girls) have begun to like this high-quality genius boy named viy, he is so unique, amazing! In this era, in any era, it seems that there is only one such one, a 16-year-old movie kid!

Little Spielberg? No, he's so cool, he's viy! A shining new star that suddenly appears in the sky! An idol who comes with sunshine!

"Hey sisters, today's Los Angeles Times featured an Asian teenage boy, and I'm a little hooked, have you heard?"

"Asian boys, are you serious?"

"He's a movie genius! When he was 16 years old, Sophia Coppola, the talented girl that the news talked about all day long, didn't have his achievements, Spielberg seemed to be able to, but he still had a chance to do more! Guys, the point is, he's really hot...... I don't have a girlfriend yet!"

"Who?"

"Viy, his name is Viy!"

In the western part of the United States, a storm of youth has quietly arisen, and the positive Q-score experience value of "Genius Boy Ye Wei" is skyrocketing!

......

"The kid's interview came out. ”

"Let's do it. ”

......

"Grandpa, we are really not mafia? you don't have to sue me, I just need you to give him a horse head, write it, Master Jiya sent it!"

Horns, Kevin Thomas's hands trembled, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, it's over, he knows that the end of his career is not far away......

"Hehehe!" the old principal smiled and smiled, good student, living signboard!

Countless young people (mostly girls) have begun to like this high-quality genius boy named viy, he is so unique, amazing! In this era, in any era, it seems that there is only one such one, a 16-year-old movie kid!

Little Spielberg? No, he's so cool, he's viy! A shining new star that suddenly appears in the sky! An idol who comes with sunshine!

"Hey sisters, today's Los Angeles Times featured an Asian teenage boy, and I'm a little hooked, have you heard?"

"Asian boys, are you serious?"

"He's a movie genius! When he was 16 years old, Sophia Coppola, the talented girl that the news talked about all day long, didn't have his achievements, Spielberg seemed to be able to, but he still had a chance to do more! Guys, the point is, he's really hot...... I don't have a girlfriend yet!"

"Who?"

"Viy, his name is Viy!"

In the western part of the United States, a storm of youth has quietly arisen, and the positive Q-score experience value of "Genius Boy Ye Wei" is skyrocketing!

......

"The kid's interview came out. ”

"Let's do it. ”

......

"Grandpa, we are really not mafia? you don't have to sue me, I just need you to give him a horse head, write it, Master Jiya sent it!"