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- There was no need for Lev and his friends to talk loudly. With the testimony of a school bus of students, a fresh scandal quickly spread in the school the next day:
¡°Phil Collins¡¯ daughter and VIY are in love!¡±
Like a depth charge exploding, boys and girls talked about everything. The boys are either envious or jealous. Lily is recognized as the next high school beauty. What the hell is Ye Wei's luck? The girls were more complicated. Some people laughed at Lily for being hungry, and Ye Wei, who was half weird and half cool, was not a hot commodity. Others scolded her angrily. Seeing that Wei was famous, they immediately attached to her, not just because of their own identity! Bitch!
Of course, there were also people who expressed their blessings, especially Ye Wei¡¯s friends, who were very happy.
The scandal spread so quickly that even the teachers knew about it, but Harvard-Westlake didn¡¯t manage students¡¯ dating and relationships, so nothing happened. It's just that they are not optimistic. This is just the result of excessive hormones in teenagers. Let's see again in a week or a month? Neither are friends.
Only a handful of people know the truth: the two are not dating.
I don¡¯t know how Lily Collins feels. Ye Wei really has no time to care about this now because there are more important things.
Today is Friday, and "Wedding Day is Coming" has already landed in a theater at midnight at midnight!
This independent film, which cost 2 million to produce and 180,000 to distribute, aims to receive more than 10,000 US dollars in "13 Studios" in "Beverly Center" within one week before it can have a second week. show.
Based on the calculation that a movie ticket costs 6 yuan, 1,667 tickets need to be sold.
13 Cinemas has 13 audience screening halls. It is located in a shopping mall. There are enough people and the hardware equipment is advanced enough. Although it is a second-run theater chain, it is not a third-run theater after all. It is lively and lively for a self-financed film. It seems like an honor.
This is the genius of Kevin Thomas' deception. When the film is released here, investors will definitely be satisfied and feel that he is capable and tried his best.
But Ye Wei knew that "Wedding Day is Coming" is actually not suitable for release here, because in such a lively place, the audience has too many choices!
The second-run theaters will only show movies that were blockbusters or well-received in their premieres, and will not introduce a bad movie that loses money. This makes it difficult for viewers who are not going straight to pay attention to the posters. The unknown film on the wall, "Wedding Day is Coming" is premiering here? Okay, what is that?
On the contrary, if it is released in a single-screen theater in a remote area, whether it makes money or not, the box office will be better.
Entering 13 Cinemas is like entering a arena, with a lot of other well-known films competing for the audience.
? 1,667 movie tickets, for a masterpiece like "The Lord of the Rings", is only the box office of two or three screenings; but for "The Wedding Day"an astronomical figure.
Everyone in the Ye family stayed at home as usual in the early morning, and did not make a special trip to check the attendance rate, but it should not be much better. There was no news from the theater.
13 Cinemas doesn¡¯t care. Anyway, it has already collected 6,000 yuan in rent for a week¡¯s screening of a theater. In addition to charging necessary screening fees, it will not get any box office share. The theater manager never thought about it. They are another group of laymen. Just messing around.
After all, the results of "Wedding Day is Coming" are too important. At this time, even though she was mentally prepared, Ye Wei still had a faint hope in her heart. If there was no performance in the midnight show, she couldn't immediately sentence it to death. It would be better during the day. , and tonight is the moment of decisive battle!
During the day, Ye Wei spent his time in this calm and rippling mood.
After nightfall, the Ye family headed to Beverly Center together.
There are many people acting at the same time. The screening tonight from 20:45 to 22:15 is the scheduled "screening ceremony". Ye Haogen's colleagues and friends, relatives and friends of other investors, Ye Wei's All the best friends have been invited. In total, hundreds of people are ready to come to support the event without buying tickets.
No matter what the box office results will be, the Ye family's Volkswagen SUV moving forward is full of joy. The four people are all dressed up and Toto also has a red knot hanging around his neck.
Ye Duo happily sang children's songs, her fleshy little face was full of bright smiles, and she clapped from time to time and said: "Our movie is released, our movie is released!"
Infected by their daughter¡¯s happiness, Ye Haogen and Gu Qiao also smiled. Ye Haogen shouted more like a child: ¡°We are movie tycoons!¡± Toto waggled his tail and barked: ¡°Woof!¡±
Ye Wei, who was sitting on the left side of the back row, looked at his family and smiled. Everything will be fine, I promise
When everyone in the Ye family arrived at the 13th Cinema ticket hall, it was only eight o'clock in the evening and the guests had not yet arrived.Several groups of investors have already arrived.
They also invested real money in it. Of course they were concerned about the release of the film and wondered why Kevin Thomas was fired. They knew very little.
One of them, a middle-aged convenience store owner named Mike Schwartz, glared at him and asked Ye Haogen pressingly: "I have 100,000 yuan in it. I am qualified to know what the hell happened." Is that okay? I invested money because Thomas is a professional producer, so it¡¯s better now"
"Mike, this matter is very complicatedThomas" Ye Haogen didn't know how to deal with it, and he was hesitating.
"Actually, it's very simple. That son of a bitch screwed everything up, completely fucked him up!"
Ye Haogen turned around and saw Ye Wei walking over, cursing in a deep voice. Schwartz seemed to like his rude answer and nodded slightly.
Ye Wei said seriously again: "What we have to do now is to clean up the mess. Uncle Mike, you already know everything you should know. You can't help if you know more. The previous investment contract was clearly written. See you in five years." To the profit and loss! So don¡¯t worry, it will be fine.¡±
"How could it be okay?" Schwartz frowned.
"I don't know yet, but don't forget, our family invested 1.8 million! If we say who should be the most nervous now, it's us! Have you seen us crying like babies?"
Ye Wei said and smiled, "Why, that 100,000 scared you so much that you wet your pants?" Schwartz suddenly laughed: "Yes, it scared the shit out of me." Ye Wei punched him He punched and said with a smile: "If it's not enough, put your shit back, and enjoy watching a movie tonight, our movie."
"Okay, it's up to you, Wei, it's up to you." Schwartz smiled and nodded.
"Hehe, hehe" Ye Haogen on the side was also laughing, secretly breathing a sigh of relief. He looked at his son with a pleased look in his eyes. Verity had grown up
As the time gradually approached 20:30, the guests arrived one after another, each with their own reception, while Ye Wei welcomed the four good friends, and then walked to the screening room with a smile.
"Dude, look at this place, Beverly Center!" Lev looked around the luxurious surroundings with emotion as he walked, "My own movie is shown here! This is so cool, I really envy you, I have asked my old guy to invest a long time ago movie, but he is just a miser, and Abagon is better than him!¡±
His family is in the book business, he owns a bookstore, and he has a little money.
"Yeah, my dad is like that too, Brother Wei, your dad is so cool!" Bud praised while eating popcorn, and his family is a caterer and runs a small restaurant.
Chen Nuo and Kerwin also nodded. Who doesn¡¯t yearn for movies?
"He is very cool, a dream chaser." Ye Wei murmured with a smile, "The cutest dream chaser."
When they entered the dimly lit screening hall, Lev, who had been talking about how cool he was, stopped, and the three of Bader were also stunned. In the hall that could accommodate hundreds of spectators, there were only some guests sitting in the front row, and in the middle There were only a few people sitting there, but the other seats were empty. There were only a dozen ticket-buying spectators in the whole venue, and I don¡¯t know if they were coming to watch a movie or just having a tryst
This attendance rate seems very bleak
"It hasn't started yet! If you wait a little longer, there will be more viewers." Lev laughed forcefully.
"Yes, yes!" Bud echoed repeatedly, and Kerwin and Chen Nuo also cast encouraging glances at Ye Wei.
"Brothers, thank you, I'm fine, let's watch the movie!"
At the same time, in front of the poster wall in the ticket hall of the cinema, audiences without movie-going goals came and went, making choices for the next two hours of entertainment.
A young white couple noticed the "Wedding is Coming" poster in the corner: a couple in wedding attire held a cutting knife in their hands, surrounded by a circle of guests. Everyone was terrified. Watch the huge wedding cake fall to the ground.
The fonts of the cast and crew names on the poster are so small that you almost need a magnifying glass to see them, but the advertising slogan is so huge that it takes up all the audience¡¯s eyeballs:
"The most hilarious wedding movie in history! The wedding is coming, but are you really ready?"
In fact, the earliest promotional poster for "Wedding Day is Coming" showed a couple watching the sunset sweetly on the beach in Florida. The current poster was redesigned by Ye Wei over the past few days, but because there was no poster material, it was cut from the image. The image is a bit rough and awkward, and there's nothing we can do about it.
"It looks interesting, George. Is this the one?"
"Are you kidding? Who are these actors? I don't know any of them."?Forget it, haven't you seen enough wedding movies in the past two years? Or watch "Kill Bill"? "
"No, I don't want to watch a violent movie. How about"School of Rock"? It seems very interesting too."
"It's good. I heard it's pretty good. A friend recommended it to me and said Jack Black's performance was awesome!"
The couple chose a movie and walked to the ticket window, where they got two tickets for "School of Rock."
Many viewers are like them. Although they think the scene of the wedding cake falling to the ground is interesting, it is not enough for them to shell out $6. Why? Directors and producers whose names are unclear, unknown actors, movies that I have never heard of It feels like a box of Coca-Cola mixed with a bottle of homemade sugar water, and I am not interested.
Of course, there are also audiences who are attracted to it, such as a white family of three, parents and a little girl. They are in high spirits and ready to laugh.
The three of them walked into the screening hall and were surprised that the seats were empty for blockbusters. But that was okay, they chose the best middle seats to sit down. Trailers for other movies were playing on the screen, and there were still a few minutes until the show started.
The first few rows of seats are the liveliest places in the hall. All the guests are here, and the laughter and laughter add vitality to the hall.
The four members of the Ye family were sitting in the middle of the first row, Duoduo holding Toto, and Gu Qiao taking care of him beside him, giving out a gentle chuckle.
Ye Wei¡¯s attention is all on his father. He can see that his father is very nervous. He is about to step on the rainbow bridge that he has dreamed of for many years. He wants to run but is afraid of failing
His heartstrings were also very tight. In terms of that nightmare, these few days were a critical period, and nothing happened to his father.
"Wei, do you know?" Ye Haogen suddenly sighed, looked at the big screen in front of him and said with emotion: "When I was a child, I dreamed of such a day! Although "Wedding is Coming" is not I produced or directed it, but I feel like my dream has come true.
?Some people say that the older a person gets, the smaller their dreams become. I think maybe it¡¯s because older people, in addition to dreams, also have hopes, right? "
He turned to look at his son, with pride in his smile, and said: "I've thought about it seriously. I'm not made for movies, and I'm not good at socializing. I'm getting older, so I'd better be a good dentist. But you It¡¯s different, but you have talent. If you have a movie dream, you must pursue it. Dad will fully support you.¡±
Suddenly, Ye Wei's eyes were blurred by tears, and he understood that in that dream, it was not only "The Wedding Is Coming" that killed his father, but also him.
This is the answer to another question that has been bothering him: Why did his optimistic and cheerful father get so angry that he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage? Because not only did he suffer huge investment losses and his dreams were shattered, but the main reason was that he had no hope
He saw no hope in his son. How could that willful and naughty little prodigal become successful? How can we carry the flag of our fathers? He couldn't see.
But now, it¡¯s different. The father sees hope, and it¡¯s in his son.
"I will." Ye Wei pursed her trembling mouth, nodded and choked: "I will, dad, I will."
"Son, no matter what, I hope you can understand." Ye Haogen patted his son on the shoulder, "I will always be proud of you."
Ye Wei's tears suddenly burst out uncontrollably, and then he truly understood that the reason why the father in the dream was desperate was not because his son was not making progress, but because he could no longer be satisfied with "a $20,000 out-of-print comic book" like before. Son, I can no longer give my family so much love - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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