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    The day after Ye Wei was expelled from school, Julia Roberts made an appointment with him.

    Nothing can describe Roberts¡¯ anger towards Ye Wei, this kid is really rebelling!  "Fantasy Elf Event Book" Such a good opportunity, he actually wasted it like this, and even caused violence and hurt people, which damaged his image. Emma is his good friend!  Even Emma was damaged, and she was cast as the heroine of his next movie.

    It¡¯s impossible not to act. Relatively speaking, the benefits of acting are much greater.

    And as far as she knows, Emma only understands, supports, and even admires Ye Wei for punching people: "When you are extremely angry, hit! It's still for the girls! It's a pity that it's not me"

    The genius bad boy makes girls go crazy, but after Roberts passed that stage, he just felt that Ye Weizhen shouldn't, look, be fired.

    "Fantasy Elf Event Book" is gone, but that guy informed her of the news last night. He actually won the right to adapt "The Lovely Bones". It was really unexpected.

    This made Roberts less angry, but Today's appointment was in a living room of her home to talk about Emma playing "Susie".

    "Julia, I'm afraid Emma can't play Susie. I mentioned it to Sebold, and she said Susie didn't have Emma's sweet temperament. You know she has the right to decide who Susie is"

    "What, what did you tell her!? You also have the right to decide!"

    As soon as he heard what he said, Roberts became anxious. Looking at Ye Wei, who was sitting on the sofa opposite, with a serious face, she understood and said angrily: "You also think it's not suitable?"

    Ye Wei frowned and replied: "Emma is beautiful enough and good enough, but you also understand that there are requirements for casting. Emma and Susie are really not the same type. As for her eyes, her eyes are not that  A penetrating, ethereal look, she has her own advantages! It¡¯s just different from Susie.¡±

    "It seems that you actually dislike Emma?" Roberts took a deep breath, almost furious, with a stern look in his eyes, "You brat, you want to breach the contract? Don't tell me you want to breach the contract!?"

    "No! How could it be?" Ye Wei said loudly, "Emma and I are good friends, and I owe you too, Julia. I will not break the contract, and I will not harm Emma. We must think about it! If Ai  If Ma had to play Susie, she would get scolded, and so would I. She's not Susie, but she's suitable for Bethany, "Soul Surfer."

    Roberts was startled, clapped his hands with a roar, and became even more angry: "That's a one-armed girl! Do you want Emma's first classic screen image to be like that?"

    "Why not?" Ye Wei explained calmly, picking up the teacup on the coffee table and taking a sip of tea, "A good actor will never lose himself because of a screen image, especially a beautiful girl. When Emma's fame rises,  She would just be Emma Roberts, not any screen persona, wouldn't she?"

    "Don't tell me how to become a star." Roberts' scowl did not change. "Bethany is a sports girl. Emma's public image and appearance are not. She is your girlfriend! She is suitable for Bethenny.  Emma suits Susie.¡±

    Ye Wei suddenly fell silent, and after a while, he said: "It doesn't matter, the image can be created, and there is no problem with the appearance. It just needs to receive some surfing training. Fortunately, because some scenes can be completed by Bethany as a stand-in.  It¡¯s also done in person.¡±

    "No, I don't agree." Roberts leaned against the sofa with his hands crossed, looking like there was nothing to discuss.

    ""Soul Surfer" will be my next project. I will shoot it first next year and arrange for it to be released first."

    Ye Wei said seriously: "I talked with Emma, ??she is very interested in this role. You don't have to worry about image problems, I will take pictures of her beauty, and then lose one hand, this is very shocking!"  No one would think that is ugly, it looks like the goddess of Venus. Julia, Bethany is really no worse than Susie. "Soul Surfer" has the potential to be a high-grossing movie, sports, inspirational, family, Christian faith, true story.  , you know, it¡¯s an Oscar hit.¡±

    "How dare you" Roberts heard it. This kid had already made his decision. Looking at his "you can only follow my arrangements" look, she laughed angrily: "Viy, in terms of private life, we all have our own decisions."  The question is, you can be wild, I don¡¯t care about you. What did we say in the first place?¡±

    "That's my next movie too!" Ye Wei was a little excited, "I never make fun of movies. I would seriously consider even a minor actor. Julia, do you think I would make fun of the heroine? I promised you back then.  , I have become famous, and Emma will definitely become famous. But I didn¡¯t agree that you would let her play a role that is not suitable for her. Is my judgment still unconvincing?¡±

    He looked at Roberts, who had a gloomy face, and lowered his voice: "If Emma wants to act in a youth love movie or a youth schoolIn movies, she can play anything, she can just be Emma Roberts.  But when you come to me, you will be a different Emma!  It's a character!  Heartwarming, strong and courageous, both Bethenny and Susie can be that, and Emma is the perfect fit for Bethenny.  "

    Roberts held his chin and thought. After a while, he snorted coldly: "It's useless what I said? Bethany, or nothing?"

    "Don't make it sound like Bethenny is worse than Susie. Someone who is suitable to play Susie may not be able to play Bethany." Ye Wei said seriously, "I guarantee that Bethenny will be full of charm on the screen!"

    "Then who are you going to find to play Susie?" Roberts said with a sullen face, "Your girlfriend? Nina?"

    "No, she's not suitable either. There's no candidate yet." Ye Wei shook his head and already had an idea: "I'm going to hold a talent show to find heroines and supporting actresses for my three projects next year. I really need a lot of talent.  Young actress, I want to do it in one go.¡±

    Of course Roberts knows what the talent show is, it is just a performance. When you sign up for the show, you don¡¯t have a target role. If you participate, you will have the opportunity to be discovered and get a role.  Talent shows are a major way to find new actors. They are often held in theaters, clubs, TV shows, etc. They are also a way for agents and filmmakers to find actors.

    ¡°A talent show with established actors and new actors?¡± she asked.

    "Yes, anyone can participate as long as they are of appropriate age, except Kristen Stewart. I won't force anyone who has a big air."

    "When?" she asked again.

    Ye Wei thought for a while and said: "In late January next year, I will announce it first and let those who are interested get ready. Let Emma also participate then. I believe she will perform well and she will win the Bay Area.  Seney, others win others.¡±

    "I'm really glad that I'm not of the same generation as you." Roberts suddenly seemed to be mocking something.  Ye Wei was confused: "Aren't we? It's strange, you look only 19."

    "Are you flirting with me? I'm a mother of two, you brat!" Roberts didn't buy his compliment, scolded him, and said:

    "Have you ever thought about how many girls from all over the world will come to Los Angeles when your talent show is announced? With dreams of being a star, being an actor, getting to know you and dating you only a few lucky ones will be chosen.  After being selected, other girls went home crying, and the worst ones were those who couldn't go back. However, the audition is the cruelest way."

    Ye Wei frowned and took a sip of tea, sighing softly: "It's not easy to be an actor, and it's not easy to be a director either. I have my work to do, and there are winners and losers in auditions. There's nothing I can do about it (i-can'  t-help-it. I can't help it/I can't help it). I can only try my best to make every girl who auditions laugh."

    "You're just talking, no, thousands of young girls will be heartbroken." Roberts showed a cruel smile, "A talented director who is less than 18 years old, looking for his heroine, like a prince to the whole country  The girl sent out an invitation to the ball, but there was only one Cinderella.¡±

    "Julia, what do you want to say?"

    "I want to say that you are a born bastard, don't hurt Emma."

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    The night before, after making up his mind, Ye Wei made many phone calls.

    He has set a schedule for himself next year, three movies in 12 months.

    January is the overall project preparation, February to April will be the production of "Soul Surfer", May to July will be the production of "The Lovely Bones", August will be a break for travel, and September to November will be the production of "Winter's Bone".

    This is a crazy plan!  But this madness made his blood boil, and it was not impossible to achieve.

    The main work schedule of the three films is one month in advance, one month in shooting, and one month in post-production.  It won't be so precise, especially in post-production, where both SS and TLB have to do special effects, which can be done crosswise.

    "It's not difficult to do it. When you make B-level movies, you can make one movie every month or half a month. It's difficult to do it well. Of course you have to do it well. Otherwise, you'll just make three bad movies. What's the point?"

    Time and quality are often directly proportional, but time can be stolen!  How to steal?  No more film shooting, all digital shooting, only digital is possible, and this also involves post-production; working six days a week and working overtime every day, one month becomes two months.

    It can be stolen in many ways.  If he wants to work hard, others must be willing. The union will not allow him to work longer hours, so he does not need to be a member of the union. If he does, he must voluntarily sign a contract to join. He should try his best not to have anything to do with various unions, even though he is a producer himself.  Member of the Artworkers Guild, Directors Guild and Writers Guild.

    There are so many film workers around the world, so many people waiting for opportunities, so many independent filmmakers, they can always be recruited.

      The actors are new and good, they won¡¯t act big and lose their temper, and they are willing to shoot 16 hours a day; the crew members are old and good, with experience and tacit understanding.  Many old partners are interested. Sean Maurer's reply was: "I'll join, and I'll just bite the bullet and get over it, but at most I'll be with you. I have a family."

    Peter Heller, Andrew Grand and others are willing to accompany him in one or two crazy movies. This is inseparable from friendship and the always generous bonuses. Let¡¯s keep it up.

    This is a plan that is mentally crazy but requires careful action, link by link. Once the first step is not completed, it will be impossible to realize it later.

    Among the three projects, "Winter's Bone" was the best to shoot. It was ranked last because the post-production of "The Lovely Bones" takes a lot of time. Its ease allowed more time to cross-complete the post-production of TLB.  .  The reason why tlb is ranked in the middle is because the script is extremely difficult to adapt.

    Michael Arndt has agreed to join the screenwriting team, and in the six months before May, they will complete the script together.

    "Soul Surfer", which was ranked first, was not easy at all. There was too little time. We had to start planning in February and only had a little more than a month to finalize the script.  We also have to be busy with overall preparations and awards season. Fortunately Michael Arndt also joined!  There's also Heck Pottko's henchman.

    Producing three movies in one year!  It¡¯s really the best adult gift you can give yourself, but money!

    Whether it¡¯s a Hollywood movie or an independent movie, making a movie can never be separated from money. To make a movie quickly and maintain quality, money is even more important.

    Ye Wei has also decided that the budget for "Soul Surfer" is 10 million, the budget for "The Lovely Bones" is 25 million, and the budget for "Winter's Bone" is 3 million.

    He will participate in the investment, but he cannot invest it all by himself. Now that he has some money, he is not so generous.  Investing in movies is actually really stupid, with slow returns and high risks. There is no better way to make money than to make movies.  He cannot guarantee that he will never mess up, so the risks must be shared and a community of interests must be formed.

    The principle of cooperation is very simple. Everything must be trustworthy and everything must be fast.  Anyone who trusts viy will cooperate quickly.

    There are two main ways of cooperation being considered. One is joint venture production, and the film is handed over to the distributor for distribution and sharing; the other is spot transaction, where the film is pre-sold to a certain film company at an agreed price, and the film is shot.  Good delivery, and what happens after that is none of his business.

    The partners considered for cooperation include old friends such as Lions Gate, ifc, Playtone, and Amblin Entertainment.

    Amblin Entertainment belongs to Spielberg and the Kennedy/Marshall couple. Firstly, they want favors. Secondly, their personal connections will be a huge help in the production, distribution and award winnings of the film.  Although the "Fantasy Elf" project fell through, he had no problem with the Marshalls. They had talked before and they were interested in investing in him.

    "Winter's Bone", the budget required for this project is not high, and the investment cannot be too large.  This story will only be a literary film with little commercial value. It is made just for the sake of making a movie. The film company will not invest much in distribution. The most suitable thing is to start with small-scale distribution. You don¡¯t want to make money at the box office, just return the money. The important thing is  It¡¯s peripheral and awards season performance.

    3 million is the most suitable, it¡¯s not high or low, he can invest it entirely himself.

    For TLB, it is necessary to consider spot transactions. The uncertainty of this project is too high. From a business perspective, selling it at a good price may not be less than earning a share, and it is also easier.  For spot transactions, the highest price must be determined through the bidding of the film producers. If the Sixth Congress wants to participate, he will not refuse. Anyway, whoever spends tens of millions to buy it back is definitely not just to hide it in the snow.  s is a debt repayment project, and investors will almost certainly have Pretone and Amblin.

    With a budget of 38 million for the three projects, Ye Wei did not consider his salary. He would not ask for much, but he would pay dividends.  This is not the producer's part, but his personal part. Regardless of whether it is a spot transaction or not, his profit sharing terms will follow the film.

    What we need to do now is to contact all parties, obtain preliminary intentions, and then announce it to the public.

    ¡°I¡¯m sure a lot of people will be scared, internally or externally, that this is a crazy plan.
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