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- A production and financing meeting on "Soul Surfer" was being held in a spacious conference room at the Lionsgate headquarters in Santa Monica.
Jon Fellheimer has already set a major strategy for the company, and everything viy is a big deal.
Now Lionsgate has two more important "talismans" than Jon. One is Tyler Perry. The "Black Mad Woman" series directed, produced, written and starring by this African-American filmmaker has become A major pillar of Lionsgate in the video disc market, last year's first screen version of "Diary of a Mad Woman" also achieved great success (production fee of 5.5 million, box office of 50.63 million).
The second part "Mattie's Family Reunion" was released in February this year, and we plan to continue this series with 1-2 parts per year, all because of Tyler Perry.
The "Saw" series is also Lionsgate's treasure, but James Wan and Leigh Whannell are not considered talismans because of their replaceability.
The biggest talisman is of course Ye Wei. No one can replace this 18-year-old genius. He chose Lions Gate, not Lions Gate choosing him.
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss Lionsgate¡¯s investment in the ¡°Soul Surfer¡± project. It is so important that everyone who should attend the meeting today is present, including Jon Feilheimer, Tom Oldenberg, Peter Bullock, the "Lions Gate Big Three", gave Ye Wei enough face.
However, everyone was a little quiet at this time. Each looked at a business plan for "Soul Surfer", and Bullock almost frowned.
Jon, who was sitting in the CEO seat above, looked at Ye Wei, who was sitting on the conference chair on his left, and felt a little confused. Usually, a movie business plan and a company business plan follow the same format: executive summary (strategic opportunity, company, movie , industrial, market, issuance, investment opportunities and financing highlights)
Companies (management and organization)
Movies (movies that have been produced and distributed)
Industry (film products, how it works)
Market (target market)
Issuance (issuance strategy)
Risk factors
Financing plan (strategy, financing assumptions)
There can be more of these things, but not less. Taking a step back, for a single movie plan, the executive summary and the company part are not necessary. The fixed costs of company operations will not be incurred on "Soul Surfer". The cost of the project itself must be within the budget. Just do it within the week.
But the market, issuance, risk factors and financing plan of the project must be done well in these four major units, and the data behind the content must be complete.
This is the producer's job. Why are there so many outstanding young directors but so few outstanding young producers? Many filmmakers only come into contact with production work after working in the industry for many years. Let alone other things, just talking about these basic copywriting, not everyone can do it.
The producer is the most complex and cumbersome part of the film production machine. If the director is responsible for creation and spending money, the producer is responsible for coordination and finding money.
Not everyone is good at or likes such a job.
This is the first cooperation between Lionsgate and Ye Wei from the beginning of the project. "The Exorcism Video" is directly a completed film deal. Jon and others don't know how well its business plan is doing, considering its production cycle , it is very likely that there is no plan. Little Miss Sunshine is even more unknown, and now the plan for "Soul Surfer"
I can¡¯t say it¡¯s bad, it¡¯s just that the four major units are too simple and too confident.
Everyone here knows that it is impossible for Ye Wei not to know how to make a plan. He is the youngest Golden Globe Award-winning producer who created his current career from scratch at the age of 15. His LMS plan must be so gorgeous that it makes When people look at it and say, "This kid is a genius," they will impress Playtone and DreamWorks.
Now Ye Wei¡¯s status is different, and his attitude is also different: This is enough for the plan, just trust me.
"Weige." Jon thought for a while and tried to make his tone as friendly as possible: "Isn't the plan a bit simple? We have no problem, but we still have to explain it to the board of directors."
Ye Wei smiled, looked around everyone, and said, "Jon, everyone, I know this plan looks like a simplified version. You will ask, 'Where is the full version?' This is the full version. We all know about film investment. What's going on? It's a little better than a slot machine. The detailed plan is just like taking out more shiny chips that you can't touch. In order to trick another gambler into boarding, I have already taken out the biggest chip. ¡±
"Please turn to page 6." He made a gesture of invitation.
Everyone turned over. This page was a summary of the Dream Chaser Alliance company and project management team:
Ye Wei____President, planner, producer, director, screenwriter
Ye Wei is the founder and president of Dream Chasing Alliance Company, and also the only?Head of Image Company, Cliff Films. His representative works include "Wedding Day is Coming", "Exorcism Video", and "Little Miss Sunshine". The films had a total budget of $8.45 million and have grossed over $400 million at the global box office. His rich production experience and excellent abilities can bring immeasurable momentum to the project.
¡°With this page, I believe this project with a budget of $10 million is worth investing in.¡±
Ye Weiping's gentle voice was full of determination: "As for how to distribute and sell, that is your business, not mine! What is my business?"
He rubbed his right index finger and thumb, "Get the money, make this movie, and leave it to you for distribution. Everyone, here is a choice. One, my team and I spend more time on these useless copywriters. First, the quality of the movie has declined; secondly, my team and I have spent more time on scripts, storyboards, and shooting plans, and the quality of the movie has increased.¡±
"I chose the latter. All my production team wanted to do was how to improve the shooting plan!"
After a pause, Ye Wei looked at Qiaoen, "What choice will you make?"
There was silence in the conference room, no one made a sound, the company CEO was here. Jon said with a friendly smile, "Weige we absolutely trust you."
In fact, from the intention to this meeting, Lionsgate went along with everything, and did not violate his tenet of "everything must be fast", even if he has reached the point of dictatorship. Jon didn't care much before, because Ye Wei was persuasive enough, but recently he felt more and more that there were signs of something bad happening to him, and it seemed that he had really grown up.
"But the plan" Jon still wanted to persuade him to keep up the good work.
"Jon, I want to have a few words with you alone." Ye Wei stood up and walked to the balcony of the conference room first.
Jon whispered "wait" to Oldenberg and others, then got up and followed them to the small balcony outside the French door. The street was very lonely in the afternoon.
Ye Wei stood by the guardrail wall, looked at the street, and said: "Jon, I will convince you to accept that plan. The first reason is that if "Soul Surfer" ends up being a failed investment, viy will not work, and it will be over. A detailed plan will be more detrimental to you."
He looked at Jon who was thoughtful, "Because you were persuaded by a movie plan, this is a normal business investment, but you got it wrong, and you have to bear a lot of responsibility.
If you are persuaded by Ye Wei, you are betting on me. Although you are all dissatisfied with this plan and many aspects, because if you bet, everyone will bet on it. Then when it fails, that's another responsibility. You know, you put forward a lot of opinions, but I didn't listen and it failed. That is my responsibility and has nothing to do with you. "
Jon listened silently.
"The second reason." Ye Wei spread his hands, "There is a lot of money waiting for me. Jon, I want to cooperate with Lions Gate because we are good friends!
It¡¯s not that I¡¯m short of money, there are many guys who have money but no place to spend it, waiting. Steve Bing wanted to invest in me, but I didn't like him; Mark Turtoto wanted to invest in me, an old rich man from New York who had been exposed to the "Little Miss Sunshine" project before. When investing in movies, he wanted to spend money without making money; Paul - Allen wanted to invest in me to make the company bigger, but I just didn¡¯t think it was time and I wasn¡¯t interested yet.
I just want to make a movie! If working with Lionsgate is this much of a hassle, I'll have to consider them. Jon, don't you just invest 5 million? Don't be wordy. "Soul Surfer" will start pre-production next month. I really don't have time to spend time with you. Cooperate or not, you say. "
"Weige" Jon knew that the answer had already been decided when Ye Wei made that invitation phone call, and viy was destined for Lions Gate.
Jon gave a wry smile and couldn't help but be convinced: "We will get it done. Let's make this meeting longer and more intense first?"
"I hate office politics. If I have this time, I might as well find an underwear model to have sex with." Ye Wei looked at his watch, "I can drive with you until three o'clock, but not after that."
"Then three o'clock." Jon nodded and said.
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Old mistakes create new shame!
This proverb is the most intuitive portrayal of the mood of Barry Jacobson of Agency House Brokerage Company. How could it be leaked like this!
Although being an agent will always make mistakes like this that are not mistakes, it was so heartbreaking when it happened to me. Maudie Symington was sitting in his office that day! At that time, as long as he nodded, he could become her agent. Now when I talk about this to others, everyone says he is bragging.
"Moody Symington? Hahaha!", "Barry, have you asked viy?", "I heard that the four major agencies want to sign??, don¡¯t even think about it. "
I didn¡¯t keep my resume, but I still have an electronic resume. The girl on it was named Moody Conrad. If I knew she looked like Moody Adams I called her and was rejected directly. The girl became a celebrity and was competed by many companies. He had neglected her again, so there was no hope.
When he thinks that many years later, he may brag to others, "I had the opportunity to sign Maudie Symington back then," Jacobson really wants to slap himself a few times.
The weekend is the viy draft. The talent will pick out some good prospects. The entire agency world is looking forward to it and preparing for a bigger battle. I just hope that viy will not dominate anyone anymore.
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"Thank you, thank you, I don't want to sign with my agent yet. Well, viy has given me advice, but I don't want to sign with him yet. I believe in him, thank you."
Under the night sky in Santa Monica, in the living room of the dilapidated apartment, Mody ended another call from the brokerage company.
Stella and Safi both watched helplessly. Safi¡¯s eyes were swollen from crying. She had not passed the resume test and could not be shortlisted. She had been crying since the morning.
In recent days, Moody has been like a superstar. He has been contacted by all the companies he has submitted his resume to before, as well as new companies. Not to mention how regretful the agent at the agency house was. He almost cried and knelt down to admit his mistake. It was useless. Modi didn't want to sign with an agent for the time being.
"Rejected." Modi put down the phone and looked at the two people on the sofa embarrassedly, as if he had done something wrong.
"Actually, I think you should sign." Stella thought about it for a few days, and the matter was so obvious. "While someone is taking you seriously now, hurry up and sign with a good agent. After a while, no one will remember you. If you want to sign again, It¡¯s already too late, people will still say that you were shameless in the first place.¡±
She frowned, "Although Viy may introduce you to sign CAA, you are not Nina Dobrev, you are not his, why should he care about you? He hasn't called you even a single time in the past few days. Well, this means he doesn¡¯t want to sleep with you"
"Stella!" Mody interrupted in a shocked voice, as if the other party had blasphemed the gods, and said hurriedly: "Don't say such things, viy is a gentleman!"
"First of all, he is a man." Stella said with an ambiguous smile, "Modi, an innocent virgin like you really doesn't understand, which man doesn't look forward to an affair? Which man doesn't read pornographic magazines? Adult movies? ? Let me tell you, there is no one who is gay."
Mo Di was eager to argue, but was unable to speak clearly: "viy is different, he, he is not what you think"
Safi kept her head down and said nothing. Stella continued: "The problem is not who Ye Wei is. No matter who he is, he doesn't want to sleep with you. That's the problem. Friends should call the head office. Who doesn't have a few friends?" A friend? But if he doesn¡¯t call you, what does that mean? It means he¡¯s not interested in you.¡±
"It's not strange. You are just a country girl, but you are still so shy and boring. What does Ye Wei have to say to you?"
"II know" Modi lowered her head slightly, blushing for some reason, and a trace of inferiority seemed to flash through her eyes.
Stella was about to say something else, and she suddenly said anxiously: "Stop slandering Viy! He is the best person I have ever met. I don't want to hear you say bad things about him. Don't say that kind of thing again."
"I'm also a fan of viy, and I've also been helped by him." Stella said. Seeing Modi blushing more and more, she looked a little angry. She rolled her eyes and said, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything. But you can't deny that Ye Wei is a big help." Come on, he doesn¡¯t have the time or thought to care about your affairs, you have to handle it yourself.¡±
At this time, Safi also said in a hoarse voice: "Modi, viy has given you such a good opportunity, you can't just waste it like this, we don't even want it."
"If you sign a good agent, advertising and magazine photography will come to you." Stella said with fascination, "Then you will really become a star, not the gust of wind you are now."
Modi said softly: "I just want to be an actor. I have no idea about that. I just want to perform"
"What are you talking about?" Stella hated the fact that iron could not turn into steel.
Moody has gained a lot of confidence recently, both from Ye Wei's encouragement and from the praise she received. She whispered but firmly said: "Viy told me not to sign with an agent first, and let me concentrate on studying acting. I believe him." , and this is what I want, I don¡¯t want to take magazine photos, I just want to perform These are just fleeting and unreliable.¡±
"What a passing thing!" When it came to the magazine photo shoot, Stella was angry. "Venteen" asked Moody to shoot a series of retro photos imitating Moody Adams, but she actually refused.
"I checked, there is a woman named San-g Riffiths, she looks a lot like Monroe, people have made a lot of money by imitating Monroe, millions of dollars! You are totally??It's Maudie Adams, you can make money from this, aren't there people on Broadway asking you to imitate Maudie Adams? "
"I don't want to make money from this." Modi categorically objected, her pure and beautiful face glowing, "That's not my dream, I can't do anything to disappoint viy."
I want to perform well in tomorrow's draft.
I want to be an actor, then an excellent actor, and then I can stand on the podium and thank Ye Wei.
Tell him you made me.
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Tomorrow is the first day of the viy audition. The girls who have been shortlisted and will be interviewed on the first day have different thoughts. They are looking forward to, nervous, excited, fantasizing, practicing quickly, and going to bed early
And the girls who were not shortlisted also had different thoughts. They were disappointed, frustrated, troubled, confused, careless, self-pitying, cursing Ye Wei, crying
Liz was so angry!
Mary-Kate is an idiot, she knows she will not be forever, but for a period of time, she will not forgive Mary-Kate! It doesn't matter what you said, it's stupid!
Ye Wei is even more of an idiot! The Olsen sisters are stupid, and so is he. Is he stupid? How disappointing! So disappointing, naive, arrogant, superficial, a villain who doesn¡¯t know right from wrong, so bad, a vulgar person in vain, a disgusting scum, I must have never watched "Alien", I just quoted the lines I found somewhere, Pretentious, yin and yang!
How could Lily Collins like such a piece of trash! I have been obsessed with him for a while now because I am blind, and I will never pay attention to any of his messages again!
"I don't know what you're talking about, I don't like you, go away."
I do this because I am the sister of the Olsen sisters! So disgusting.
In the spacious and elegant girl's bedroom, Liz was holding a copy of "The Lovely Bones" and hiding it in a corner. It was so embarrassing that the first and only youth book she read in her life was because of a scumbag. She walked around and suddenly sighed. The book is innocent. If she gets angry at it, wouldn't she become Ye Wei?
Liz put "The Lovely Bones" back on the bookshelf, and the DVDs of Ye Wei's three movies were also put back in the video cabinet, but she threw the DVD of his biopic "viy" into the trash can outside the house.
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