When February 1824 passed, "It's All Daisy's Trouble" handed over its first-week results, with a box office of 15.45 million in -18B theaters, an INDb score of 66, and a Rotten Tomatoes Freshness rating of 54. Just barely qualified.
It was poorly received by film critics because they thought it was bland and standard. Roger Ebert also gave it a negative review, saying that its story "has no real flesh and blood, like a pool of stagnant water." However, the media public did not like AnnaSophia Robber's Thumbs up for the performance, a rising star.
February 2nd is a big day in the film industry. The 77th Academy Awards were held. That night, "Million Dollar Baby" won four awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor. , became the biggest winner.
Ye Wei has nothing to do with the Oscars. He was not nominated, was not an award guest, and did not go to the red carpet. He did not show up at any of the many parties on Oscar night. He was in Toronto. Brian was quite dissatisfied with this. He could have gone to the Vanity Fair party to expose himself and expand his contacts, but now he was gone.
It¡¯s not that Ye Wei is afraid of socializing, it¡¯s just that he doesn¡¯t want to be in the bustling city too much for the time being, because ¡°it would ruin the feeling of directing Little Miss Sunshine,¡± Brian was unable to scold him.
Time has entered March, and the days are passing by with busy hard work and sweet and happy life. The annual spring break is coming soon, but this year Ye Wei cannot travel like last year, because April 4th is the start day of LM , he can spend the Easter holidays, but he cannot play for more than ten days at a stretch like ordinary students.
Recently, he has been asking for more and more leave, and he will not be able to complete part of his studies this school year. It is really embarrassing for Asian students. Many teachers have said that he is a black sheep, and Ye Wei now believes it. He took another day off today and had a shooting technical meeting in the morning. At noon, he was eating lunch alone in the Charlie's Cabin restaurant near his office.
We have been staying with Maurer all morning, and we will stay again in the afternoon. Everyone wants to have some breathing space at lunch, so they won¡¯t be together.
Charlie's Cottage is a country-style restaurant with broken brick walls, simple decoration, and dim lights. Scattered customers sit at simple log tables and chairs, enjoying country-style food, and whispering. There were waitresses walking around.
Ye Wei was sitting at a table in the corner, eating delicious omelettes and steak. He has been here for lunch in the past few days. The food, service and atmosphere are really good. He can bring Nina for a candlelight dinner anytime.
"Excuse me, you are Ye Wei." A young Asian beauty who had just entered the restaurant was looking for a seat when she suddenly discovered something and walked straight over, looking surprised.
She looks to be in her twenties, with long straight black hair, a beautiful face, and a mature figure. She wears a dark blue tight dress under a white sweater jacket, black stockings on her legs, and a women's handbag on her arm. , exudes. She spoke English with a Toronto accent, and for a moment it was impossible to tell what ethnic group she was from.
"It's great to meet you here. I'm your fan. My name is Angelica Lee."
This is not the first time that I have been recognized by fans. Sometimes I don¡¯t want to be recognized, but I am not a fan of beautiful women. Ye Wei smiled at her, "Many people say that I look like him
"You are so funny, you are him, right." Angelica's sweet voice was full of excitement: "Our whole family likes you very much, including me, my parents, my two sisters and one brother. We all say you It's the pride of Chinese people." Ye Wei said thank you, and Angelica looked at the chair opposite him and asked expectantly, "Can I sit down?"
Ye Wei was in a good mood. The walls of the restaurant were not made of transparent glass, so she would not be photographed by paparazzi outside. There were no paparazzi here either. Standing and talking would attract the attention of other customers. She is also a big Chinese fan, so He nodded and said, "Okay, please sit down."
"Wow." Angelica immediately bent over and sat down happily. At that moment, her round buttocks made her skirt tighten, showing an eye-catching silhouette. She put her bag on the table and ordered one from the waitress who came over. Omelette and Coke, just looking at him, his dark eyes looked a little intoxicated.
"I'm not your food." Ye Wei laughed and continued to cut the steak. With such a beautiful girl, if he were single, he would be happy to flirt with her to see if there was any possibility of development, but he has a girlfriend. , Lev and the others were so envious that even Benji had agreed to have a girlfriend, and he didn¡¯t like to flirt with people randomly.
"You are so funny." Angelica showed a charming smile and clasped her hands and said: "Thank God for allowing me to meet my idol here. "Wedding Day is Coming" really made me laugh out loud. You played Well done, the movie I'm most looking forward to right now is "Little Miss Sunshine", you are creating miracles, it's amazing."
Ye Wei was naturally very happy to be praised again and again by her, but he did not forget not to get too carried away, "It's not just me, making a movie is a team effort."
"Team, that sounds cool. I've always been interested in how movies are made." Angelica said softly: "Is it possible that I can go to the set of "Little Miss Sunshine" to have a look? I really want to see it. ??You as a director. "
Ye Wei shrugged, "I can't promise you, because the set may be confidential, and we don't know yet." He said and took a sip of water.
"Oh" Angelica looked regretful, took out a pen and paper from her handbag, wrote down a series of numbers, and pushed it to him, "This is my number, please contact me if you can." Ye Wei said OK, using water The cup pressed the paper first, Angelica's fingers touched his hand intentionally or unintentionally, and said in an ambiguous tone: "You can call me at other times."
"Beauty." Ye Wei shrugged again, "I have a girlfriend and I love her."
"Oh" Angelica was a little disappointed when she heard this. At this time, the waitress was holding the plate and serving the food. After she left, seeing that Ye Wei was not going to say anything more, she said again: "That's okay, I believe in God." There must be some meaning for us to meet today." She said with a pious look, "I am a Christian, and you, do you believe in God?"
"I believe it." Ye Wei continued to eat the steak and said: "Human beings are too insignificant in front of nature and the universe. I believe in the existence of God."
"Then you are a Christian too?" Angelica became a little excited.
Ye Wei gnawed on the steak. It was delicious. He thought that he must bring Nina to taste it. He casually replied: "I am a multi-religious believer. Except for cults, I respect all peace-loving religions. I think God is God. We're just looking for the same answer from different paths."
"Jesus said, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.'" Angelica read the Bible seriously, "I believe that believing in Jesus is the most correct way. "Ye Wei pursed her lips noncommittally, and then asked: "Have you ever watched "The Passion of the Christ"?
Ye Wei nodded without saying a word, smiling in his heart, didn¡¯t Jesus teach you to have a certain temper in flirting? Chinese culture can be taught.
Angelica sighed, "It's so cruel. I cried almost the whole time while watching it. Jesus suffered so much for the world. He came to earth to redeem us, but the Jews betrayed him. I always thought that if there were no Jews Betrayal, if Jesus stays in this world longer, will the current world become a better place?
She opened her pitiful eyes, biting the straw of the Coke cup, waiting for him to say something.
Ye Weizheng was about to say, "I don't think so. People are always betraying God, no matter what race they are." When the words came to his mouth, all the hairs on his body suddenly stood up, and he instinctively felt that he was in a fatal danger. As if being targeted by a sniper from a distance, who is this woman? Why are you talking to me about this?
Christians, "The Passion of the Christ", Jews?
???????????? How can there be any fans, how can any normal person talk about these taboo topics such as religion and race when they meet for the first time? I have never encountered it before.
He suddenly remembered how he had dealt with Kevin Thomas. If Angelica was secretly recording or videotaping, if he was so confused that he was stunned, no matter whether he had any objections to Jews or not, he would have said to her, "Yes, "Jews suck" and "Jews deserve to die" are published again, what will be the consequences?
When thinking about this possibility, Ye Wei clearly understood that no matter what, he couldn't say anything to her anymore, so it was best to pay the bill and leave. He shouted: "Waiter
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have talked about this" Angelica saw his expression changed and apologized quickly, "You are my idol, so I said it too carelessly, I'm sorry."
Ye Wei still didn't speak. He took out a pen from his trouser pocket and wrote "Who sent you here?" on the other side of her number slip. He picked it up and showed it to her, and saw her expression change. , seemed a little uneasy, and her acting skills were not that good. Now he was sure that she was not a fan, she was a bitch who came to harm him.
Who is behind the scenes? He's so vicious. He found an Asian to gain intimacy and pretended to be a fan to flirt with sexual innuendo. If he thought he was having an affair, if he was the kind of bastard who would have sex with a beautiful woman regardless of whether he had a girlfriend or not, he would have gone out of his way. Big trouble
"What do you mean? No one sent me." The bitch still pretended to be confused.
Ye Wei ignored her and waited for the waiter to come over, pay the bill, give a tip, get up and leave, taking the piece of paper away without leaving it for her.
¡°Is it because I¡¯m an Asian girl?¡± Angelica quickly paid the bill and caught up with her. Ye Wei couldn't help but laugh, and wanted to provoke his relationship with the Asian community, hahaha
Ye Wei quickly came to the small parking lot next to the restaurant, and drove away in his Land Rover. He looked at the bitch standing on the street outside the restaurant getting further and further away from the rear mirror, and then cursed "ECK", I was thinking about this while driving to the office.
After a while, the car drove into a large parking lot by the lake and stopped. He took out his mobile phone and called Brian. He thought that the person he should ask now was this guy.
After a few beeps, the other end was connected. Ye Wei looked at the open space outside the car and the people walking in the distance, and said: "??Ryan, I was almost framed just now. "
"What's going on?" Brian's voice was surprised. When he heard Ye Wei's story, he asked calmly: "What did you say? Say it again, sentence by sentence. Think about it carefully and don't miss a word. "Ye Wei repeated it immediately, confirming again and again that there were no mistakes. Brian breathed a sigh of relief, "Wei, someone is definitely setting up a trap to harm you."
It's really not troublesome, the trouble is found.
"Do you know that as long as you mention the Jews, you will be in big trouble; if you say anything bad about God or the Jews, you are finished."
"Yes, I know." Ye Wei leaned back and pouted. Jews have too much say in today's world. They have a hegemonic status in the United States, Hollywood, and the media industry. If you want to rise, don't offend. This group, because of "The Passion of the Christ", Mel Gibson went from a superstar with a salary of 20 million to a street rat.
The question is, personally, why should he offend the Jewish nation? Whites, blacks, and Jews, their historical grievances and grievances are none of his business, and whether Jesus is the Messiah or not is none of his business. He doesn't believe in Jesus. Even if he wants to quarrel with any ethnic group, it must be the Japanese.
Jews? Ye Wei has no prejudice, Lily has 4 Jewish ancestry, and Brian seems to have it too. Any normal person will not be happy if his or her ethnicity is maliciously offended.
¡°Just imagine if someone insults or offends a Chinese, he will be angry and will no longer regard him as a friend. It¡¯s that simple.
"Someone wants to destroy you, want to destroy Little Miss Sunshine." Brian's voice became deeper and deeper. "I think this plan has been planned for a long time. It's just that if you don't go to parties or nightclubs, it will be difficult for them to find you." Taking advantage of today¡¯s opportunity, the filming of ¡°Little Miss Sunshine¡± is about to begin, and they can¡¯t wait any longer.¡±
How to ruin a promising star? Destroy his image, his connections, his spirit.
Chinese and Jewish people have only grievances and no grudges in history. During World War II, Shanghai, China provided political asylum to Jews and saved the lives of tens of thousands of Jewish refugees. Therefore, Chinese people have always had a place in Hollywood, from as far away as Huang Zongzhan, as close as John Woo, Wang Ying, Ang Lee and others, to new forces such as Lin Yibin and James Wan.
On the other hand, it is difficult to see Japanese filmmakers, not only because the population is smaller, but also because neither Jews nor white people want to play with Japanese filmmakers. Japanese movies exist independently as another culture. Kurosawa Akira, Miyazaki Hayao, cartoons it's you, not us.
How many people know Greg River Lackey, one of the most famous Japanese-American directors and an important member of the new queer film wave?
Of course, Chinese Americans are not "us", they are "railroad guys". They are good at Chinese food, kung fu, and have high IQs. They may be handsome, rich, and capable, but they are not attractive.
What is attraction? Girls of all ethnic groups, especially white girls, can shout excitedly "I want to marry you" and "I want to have sex with you." This is attraction. This is a person who is highly praised. A very tall pop culture icon.
?Chinese boys? It¡¯s okay to be a director, it¡¯s okay to win an Oscar, but it¡¯s politically incorrect to be an attractive idol.
Just like Michael Jackson before, before him, black people were unattractive. When he became a global pop culture icon and redefined the label of black boys, he had offended a large part of the narrow white group and many white forces. The controlled media was not happy and ruined him
Said he was a weirdo, said he slept in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, said he took drugs, bleached his skin, said he was gay, said he was a pedophile
Originally, Michael Jackson had many Jewish friends who supported him. However, he was young and ignorant, and wrote a lot of lyrics in the "Best of Michael Jackson" album, such as "I am a Jew, do you want to sue me?" short sentence, which offended many people, including Spielberg, an old friend.
Although Jackson later apologized repeatedly in the media, saying that he did not mean to hurt anyone, and erased these short sentences from the tape, Spielberg later also praised Jackson's "History" album and reconciled, but it was not Every Jew chose to forgive, and Jackson always lost the support of Jewish power.
Even today, the attractiveness of black boys has been gradually recognized by the mainstream, and black and white couples are not uncommon on the screen, but Michael Jackson still cannot get rid of various scandals, because Michael Jackson = scandal, this It is both a deliberate attack and a public demand.
It is foreseeable that his scandal will continue until his death. In this case, even if Jackson is not a weirdo or lunatic, he will still be driven crazy.
"As for Ye Wei, compared to Jackson, he is nothing, but there are signs of redefining the label of Asian boys.
As an Asian who is weak in Hollywood, even though the Chinese film market??The share is increasing year by year, but it is not that much. Maybe it will be very important ten years from now. As of now in 205, Ye Wei's commercial value is in North America, and without the tacit support of the Jewish community, no matter how much commercial value it has, it will be suppressed. .
Without the attention and momentum of the media, it is impossible to create a superstar. The reason why Ye Wei was able to set off a temporary genius phenomenon, and there are signs of further breaking the ceiling, and he has been favored by so many big shots. In addition to his talent, it has a lot to do with his background. Relations, Asians but Chinese, Chinese but descendants of Kuomintang officers.
I have to mention a key figure who gave the final word to Ye Wei¡¯s matter, Spielberg.
Brian knows, and many people know, that Spielberg has a special affection for China. His father was a signal soldier on a B2 bomber in the Burma-India theater of World War II, and fought on the same front with the Chinese Expeditionary Force. People, so he doesn¡¯t like the Communist Party like the Western mainstream, but he has Chinese sentiments.
And Ye Wei, the grandson of an army officer, was naturally very fond of Spielberg, the son of a veteran, and became his big supporter.
¡°Maybe sometime in the future, the two of them will work together to make a movie or TV show about the China-Burma-India war zone like ¡°Saving Private Ryan¡± or ¡°Band of Brothers¡±. This is their emotional bond.
Without Spielberg¡¯s support and the goodwill of the entire Jewish community, which is not good but also peaceful, it would be difficult for Ye Wei to achieve what he is doing now and to achieve greater things.
Seeing that he is not just a gust of wind, but is really becoming a trend, some people are unhappy and want to destroy him
Because Ye Wei is not only about himself, but also about the attractiveness of Asian boys and the image positioning in social ideology. 205 is not 1975. The media is more developed and society is more enlightened. Asians like "Pig Head Shopping" have begun to appear. The movie about boys and beautiful white girls, "Sixteen Candles" shows signs of going away
But it¡¯s not the mainstream, it¡¯s just a little bit of exploration. There are actually many parties involved. Some people think it¡¯s time, while others think ¡°no, they are still nerds.¡±
Now that he is still a young seedling, what will happen if Ye Wei loses the support of Jewish forces and is attacked?
Brian, who is of Jewish descent, knows that "Little Miss Sunshine" will be stopped, just find any reason, and Ye Wei will fall from the clouds and gradually disappear in the scandal. At that time, it is best to develop in China, rather than hanging around in Hollywood. Easy to get ahead.
"Who do you think is the instigator?"
Hearing Ye Wei's question, Brian said solemnly: "It's possible for anyone, even me. The phone call may be being recorded. Wei, do you understand? This is another part of their plan to harm you. You Think they didn't succeed?
As long as you are in a bad mood, irritable, and on tenterhooks, then you lose trust in the people around you, become suspicious all day long, suffer from excessive stress, suffer from insomnia, mental problems, drugs, and addiction your spirit will be destroyed and your creativity will be destroyed. , they succeeded. "
Why do celebrities almost have to see a psychiatrist? Why do people in the entertainment industry suffer from group persecution delusions and individual persecution delusions? Because they find it difficult to trust others, including their assistants, bodyguards, and even managers. People and spokespersons may betray you at any time, a person who comes to chat with you may destroy you, a big bad guy may have evil intentions against you, and a little bad guy may just want you dead.
Living under the eyes of the media and the public, everything is magnified. Picking your nose and picking your teeth is also a scandal. Saying the wrong thing may lead to disaster
Without a strong psychological quality, it is better not to be a celebrity.
"Brian, you know me, I'm not afraid of this." Ye Wei sneered, "I'm just the black sheep. It's not that easy if they want to drive me crazy. But I want to know who it is?"
"I don't know. It may be something done by some white force or other ethnic forces who don't like you. It could be a gossip tabloid, an organization, or an entertainment website. However, the possibility of this is not the highest. If they want to make a scandal, you can just make up whatever you want. There is no need to ask a woman to frame you, as there is more risk of betrayal.
It may also be a private behavior. Someone dislikes you and wants you to die, like Lovett, but it is not the biggest. betrayal and exposure can also destroy them.
This should not just be racism, but whose actual interests you and "Little Miss Sunshine" have really offended. "