Chapter 343 Loser DreamWorks
It is not a secret that Ye Wei is competing for the adaptation rights of "Cute Bones", but on the first weekend of December, a gossip website suddenly broke out with an amazing news:
A few days ago at Alice Seabird's house, Ye Wei and Peter Jackson started fighting!
This is not a baseless gossip tabloids like the National Inquirer, which make up news. There are a series of photos to prove it!
On this newly opened website called tmz (thirty-fanle-zone), you can see all of them. These photos were obviously taken secretly behind the Sibird's house. They were talking at the round table in the garden, and then became more and more excited. Peter Jackson stood up and Ye Wei also stood up and rushed forward. Both of them were furious and were grabbed by others.
It was reported that Jackson took action first, and the two were pulled apart before they fought together.
Then there was another series of photos, where Ye Wei stood there tearing the paper, not knowing what he was doing.
tmz's guess is "tearing the book". The talk broke down. Ye Wei was so angry that he tore off a tlb?
This speculation was cited by the media, which made TLB's book fans angry and made the Negatives ridicule. Neutral people couldn't stand it. Viy was too irresistible. Tearing books was not graceful and naive, and deserved to be beaten! Jackson, who started the fight first, was like a hero who taught an arrogant little kid a lesson.
The fans were shocked! A genius and Peter the Great were fighting there.
LMS is becoming a phenomenon, and "King Kong" is about to be released on the 14th, which has become the first gossip since TMZ started the site, with the number of clicks rising rapidly.
Hype? Does Jackson need it? No. Ye Wei need it? No. Now, it doesn’t need it. If there is a scandal, the awards ceremony season is at a critical moment, and the scandal does not benefit at all.
The matter was quickly responded to the official response, almost a joint statement. Ye Wei's spokesman Leslie Datra said homely: "They were very excited about the discussion. TLB has an unusual story. When they had some arguments, the situation was out of control. They had already talked about it afterwards, and it was nothing."
Peter Jackson's spokesman Matt Dravitzki also confirmed the statement to the media: "They are all too serious and things are just out of control."
Leslie denied the book-tearing statement: "The papers are all things that are imitated by Susie's handwriting. He was a little collapsed because he thought of Susie's pain."
At the same time, Alice Sibbard spoke to the media personally, clarifying the false rumors about Ye Wei tearing the book. She said: "Weige is a very mature young man. I have never seen anyone who is as old as him with his talent. We talked a lot that day. He really understood TLB and really cherished Susie. The paper he teared was his sincerity. There were hundreds of pieces of paper there, each full of his love for Susie."
She also said: "Viege and Peter have sincere and moving views on this story, and their differences only come from how to shoot the movie."
As for the ownership of the copyright, Sibbard is still considering it.
The truth is revealed now. Ye Wei is not decent, but he is both masculine and emotional. Believe it or not, but anyone with a discerning eye can see her love for Ye Wei from Sibbard's words. The situation seems to be different from what the outside world guessed. In this competition, it is not Peter Jackson who has the upper hand, but...
Hitfix.com quoted the report like this: "Ye Wei leads the battle for TLB adaptation rights?"
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During the Thanksgiving holiday that just passed, Ye Wei and Nina were so happy that they were eating honey all the time, all of which was their love.
With the expectation of traveling around the world next summer, Nina is no longer in a hurry to move to Los Angeles. Make plans and act! Her career cannot be stopped, and Viy has an excellent girlfriend!
Ye Wei knew her. Nina was a very competitive person. She was raised in the arena since she was a child. She was not the kind of girl who didn’t want a career, but she didn’t want much, like “I saw it, I’m not bad.” Of course, he fully supported her. He was neither a martyr nor a feminist. He just felt that lovers should be in harmony and maintain their independent personality. Career is one of the manifestations of independence.
The two have already agreed to join "Witch Carrie".
"The Witch Carrie" has been looking for a new version over the years, and the reason and the key to success this time lies in whether the two are willing to join. In detail, it is whether Ye Wei is willing to be at least a planner. If he doesn't want to, Lion Gate will not invest and the project will stop again.
After the holiday, Ye Wei gave the teams of Lionsgate and Stephen King the final decision. He could plan and Nina had to play Carrie, and he was not obliged to participate in future publicity activities.
"No problem!" Lionsgate Ceo Jon Filheimer agreed without thinking, but he still wanted to? He told Viy this way when he was invited. Jon even tried to please: "Weige, in this project, you have the power to supervise the producer, you can mention any opinions, and the screenwriter and director candidates are all mentioned, and we can't ask for it."
Ye Wei's current status is different again. Tet may have a great luck component, but LMS shatters all doubts. The layman will despise him if he doesn't understand, but it's not Jon. Viy's ability does not need to be doubted anymore. At least it doesn't need to be doubted before a failure. Just hand over the matter to Viy and wait to count the money.
Besides, having a good relationship with this genius is the long-term plan for Lions Gate. Even if it is a small loss this time, it will be a profit.
Stephen King is also very happy, and a successful new version is finally expected!
There are many specific negotiations, and Ye Wei handed over to the agent and lawyer. He didn't care about so much. A group show contract and guest appearance contract were hundreds of pages. Nina's contract was also discussed by them. In fact, Caa had already wanted to sign Nina, and he had been considering it. So just take advantage of this time to sign an agent. Brian is not bad.
It’s really because there is no agent, so some things need to be done by the agent. Of course, he cannot be a broker, and he cannot be a broker, because the Talent Brokerage Act stipulates that the broker cannot own a film company and cannot have any shares. This matter should be separated, either as a broker or an employer.
He is the boss of three independent film companies, so he can't take the license exam to become an agent, but he can be the one behind the scenes, like Julia Roberts, who is also Emma's nominal agent.
Or become a manager, the manager can.
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Since the release of LMS, Brian has been breeze every day and smiles from time to time. He is one of the most important agents of Caa!
"Who could have thought of it?" He has always said this to his family recently, at home, at company, and at country clubs. There are also these words: "Ye Wei is a genius!", "Wei Ge is the smartest young man I have ever met.", ""Sunshine Little Beauty" is a miracle!", "Damn, there is another project that wants to find Wei Ge to join."...
I am so busy. Too many projects have invited Ye Wei to join through contacting Caa, not only the director, but also the actors! There are not many starring roles, supporting roles, and guest appearances. Many of them are those who want to take advantage of their luck. They all say it to Wei, but Wei said no, then no.
There is another good news! Weige is finally willing to sign an agent for his baby Nina Dubov.
Brian used to be quite disdainful of this Canadian girl and thought she was just a star chaser. But things have long been different. "Exorcist Video" has made Nina Dubov very popular. Her appearance, strength, luck and growth space are all very good. She also needs a boyfriend like Viy, so this girl will become a first-line star.
He didn't dare to neglect her, and no agent would neglect her.
The reason is very simple. Nina Dubov is happy, Ye Wei is happy, Nina Dubov is unhappy, Ye Wei is unhappy.
Only when aces like Ye Wei are happy can the agency work be considered good. Artists can leave the agency they signed at any time, and ace customers are always ace.
In Brian's opinion, it's great to be a horror screaming queen first, and being able to play "Carrie" is her blessing, and her success will be smooth.
And this is Ye Wei's arrangement, so he has no objection. His focus is on Wei. Planning with low pay is not his pursuit. It is highly anticipated that Viy new project, one of the company's business focuses, is.
He knew something insider. No matter what the reason, there were only two requirements: one, the girl protagonist, and the other, DreamWorks participated in the investment.
However, if you want to do independent film projects the most, you are destined to be able to be semi-independent at most.
If Weige wins the TLB adaptation rights, things will work like this: he buys any of his film companies or new ones, and then uses the adaptation rights to establish a project, looking for investors, and also future publishers. There is no doubt that it will be DreamWorks, Pretong, and Ifc, and his own company will also invest in it, and the proportion will be determined at that time.
This will also happen to other projects such as "Soul Surfer". In fact, after Weige announced SS, major filmmakers expressed their interest in investment.
This is semi-independent, and fully independent is that there is no sign of any major studios on the list of producers. LMS can still be considered completely independent, but the new project is definitely not good, because DreamWorks is on sale, and the rumors are almost in the same way as NBC Global Group.
The box office of lms is very good, but it is not enough to save DreamWorks from its predicament, just to let it bloom its last dream light before it falls.
TLB and SS are of course not Brian's favorites. Each of these two projects is only 50 million in budget when they reach the top, and it should be about 30 million normally. Agents cannot participate in box office dividends and get customer dividend commissions. How much dividends Viy has is not related to his business, and how much money Viy has is only related to.
With a budget of 30 million, how much can the 10% pay be?
The key is that Viy now has the ability to shoot commercial blockbuster projects...!
But I am too good at making money. The results of "The Wedding Time is Coming" and "The Big Man Napoleon" are in the same level. The former lost to North America and won the world, with 38.56 million/62.48 million, while the latter won to North America and lost to the world, with 44.54 million/46.11 million. The Hess' new film "The Crazy Priest" has a budget of 32 million, an increase of 80 times.
After tet and lms, although he is only 17 years old, 30 million is just a starting point. If you don’t have a cap, it depends on whether you fight or not.
"House of Stray Dogs", which is prepared for mediocre or failure in LMS, has become unsuitable. Even if Weige says "I want to shoot this", no one is willing to let him shoot it. It's too wasteful! Viy, a genius who can make James Cameron a James Franco, either does not shoot commercial films, or makes big productions if you want to shoot commercial films.
James Franko, 27, has been directed and starring as a director and starring two movies, "The Gold Enemy" and "The King of Apes", both low-cost films. He participated in several film festivals this year but could not find any releases. Popular stars like him, as long as they have a little quality, they are willing to try it, but they are so bad. Some media joked: "James, you'd better go and act."
Not everyone is a versatile person, and not everyone is a gold mine.
On this day, accompanied by many amazing news, another project threw an olive branch to Ye Wei. Brian couldn't help but hiss. This project... is great!
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Good news from Alice Seabird!
Although somehow, the gossip about fighting and tearing books was done, so the matter was handled by public relations. Ye Wei was happy that he had another chance to interview Alice, and there would be no Peter Jackson again this time. This means that Alice's balance is really tilting towards him, and the dawn of success is beginning to appear!
You can't be too happy too early! Ye Wei told herself that to win this competition, she must completely impress Alice, eliminate her doubts, and strengthen her determination.
On the other hand, he talked to Roberts about "Soul Surfer". LMS's success greatly increased his personal prestige, and Roberts was more willing to believe him, but she still waited and watched whether Emma would play Bethany, and waited for the result of TLB to be decided.
On Sunday morning, Ye Weizheng and Nina from Los Angeles came to shopping in the East Commercial District of Brentwood.
After a small holiday in Toronto, Duoduo became obsessed with skiing. From the beginning, he was clumsy and flew quickly, and he had more than Nina, a good master. Returning to Los Angeles was not enough, so he shouted to ski every day. Even now, he was doing skiing from time to time, which was very funny.
"Hooh" Nina is still matching the sound effects and pulling Duoduo to play.
The private number and the mobile phone vibrated. Ye Wei took out the pants pocket and looked at it. He was surprised. Steven Spielberg.
"I'll answer a call." The man must have something to do when he called. He walked away a little. There were no people on the street, and he was only himself around. Seeing Nina and Duoduo walking in front, he answered the passage: "Hello, Steven."
"Boy, DreamWorks are going to be sold." Spielberg's words seemed to be sighing when he heard the phone.
Ye Wei was stunned and blurted out: "fuck..."
"It's been eleven years." Spielberg sighed with a vicissitudes of laughter, "I've had a beautiful dream for eleven years and it's over. It will be announced in a few days, Paramount."
"Oh?" Ye Wei was stunned again. The previous rumor was always Universal, but the result was really unexpected. But is there any difference between Universal and Paramount? He couldn't help but sigh: "Steven, I really regret you, I really regret independent movies. This is a very, very huge loss."
"No one feels good. Think about how I can still make movies, it will be better." Spielberg obviously didn't call me to tell his feelings, and said, "You have the right to know this situation first. Your friendship with DreamWorks and the right to cooperate first are the values of DreamWorks, and Paramount values these."
"To be honest, I never want to have anything to do with Hollywood. I am an independent filmmaker." Ye Wei frowned and asked, "What's the idea Paramount is doing?"
"I want to talk to you about directing a project with a budget of 100 million US dollars," Spielberg said.
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"I have had enough of Hollywood! I've finally gotten ashore now. In Hollywood for 30 years, everything has to follow the logic of Hollywood. One day, I will be myself again, although it will take some time."
Chapter completed!