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- Ye Wei was not kidding when he bought "Half Nelson" for 1.5 million, he could afford it.
In fact, his net worth is more than what the outside world estimates. There are three main sources: the royalties from the "Wedding Day is Coming", "Exorcist Video" and "viy said it" columns.
The income from "Little Miss Sunshine" is still in the accounts, and it is not possible to separate the accounts so quickly.
"Wedding Day is Coming" has long been owned by the family. Its North American box office has created an after-tax net profit of more than 3.2 million for the Ye family, and the subsequent share of overseas copyright fees, DVD rentals and TV broadcast copyright fees has been given to Wei Duo The images brought in a large amount of income, and after tax and accounting, the Ye family's total profit exceeded US$10 million.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out of the money to invest in LMS, tet and personal expenses, spending 2 million, but later did not get a cent, the financial rights of "Wedding is Coming" were returned to his parents.
In fact, their family has already been able to buy a bigger and better house, and they can also buy a beach vacation villa, which is smaller and farther away.
But they have always maintained a frugal style. Neither Ye Haogen nor Gu Qiao are people who become luxurious after becoming rich, let alone Ye Wei and Duoduo, especially Duoduo, who is still a child.
Born in sorrow and dying in happiness, Gu Qiao believes that the growing environment of middle-class families is the best. Children from rich families tend to be arrogant and corrupt, do not understand the sufferings of the world, and live in a dream bubble; children from poor families tend to be shallow and humble, and suffer from suffering every day. , struggling to meet daily needs.
??And middle-class children are somewhere in between, neither humble nor arrogant, have superior but normal families and lives, and can grow up well.
So the whole family created a middle-class growing environment for Duoduo, so they didn¡¯t live in a big villa or drive a luxury car.
But the money is not just kept in the bank to earn interest. Ye Haogen's dental clinic is growing bigger and bigger. He loves his work and has found a new life goal. He is the number one dentist in the United States. Gu Qiao is still the number one child in the family and did not listen to Ye Wei's advice to start a business. But I have made some financial investments and am planning to set up an educational charity fund.
What to invest in? Movies are a gamble played by fools, lunatics and the rich, of course not. Under Ye Wei's suggestion, the Ye family bought a lot of stocks. Even fools know how to buy emerging high technologies such as Google and Apple. Anyone who buys movie stocks such as DreamWorks will lose money.
Although the Internet bubble has only passed a few years ago, everyone is desperate. This is a good time to enter the market. The future definitely belongs to the Internet. Investing in good companies has nothing to be afraid of. These investments have proven to be profitable.
This is not Ye Wei¡¯s responsibility. The Ye family¡¯s family account and his personal account have been separated.
"Lat's weekly column has been running for nearly two years. It surprised Ye Wei himself that it can last for so long, so that he has the identity of a media person, a film critic, and has always been a witter. More than one bookseller has contacted him to discuss cooperation, publish a collection of columns, and even a book novel.
There is so much time, sometimes he wants to stop the column, but he is born to talk a lot, and this is a little right to speak.
Of course, writing an article every week is not free, it is still a popular column. His royalties have steadily increased over the past two years, and the money is enough to support his personal daily expenses.
¡°In fact, he doesn¡¯t really spend much money and has no desire for luxury goods. The most he buys are books, photographic equipment, movie DVDs and various peripherals.
What if it was before? You can spend millions in a day, and it¡¯s all just bits and pieces.
But some purchases are beyond the scope of the column, like the Coachmen RV that cost more than 80,000 yuan.
The price of the Porsche 911 was more than 300,000. He didn¡¯t spend any money. His parents thought he bought it. In fact, it was a gift from Porsche. He only had to pay taxes.
These car manufacturers have always wanted to give him cars to drive. When he drives out on the street, he will always be photographed by the paparazzi. "Viy drives what kind of car" is a kind of advertisement. He had never been interested until recently when it was time to change his car. He asked for a Porsche sports car to give it a try. It's pretty cool and girls like it.
Speaking of giving gifts, when he was in love with Nina, Ye Wei gave her so many gifts that she couldn¡¯t remember. After they broke up, she wanted to send them back. What the hell, she was just so in love and so strong that he didn¡¯t ask for them. If she wants to throw it away, throw it away, including the Land Rover, which has long been hers.
Gifts, airfare, travel expenses, etc., as well as the salary of his personal team, the service fees of attorney Salton, Leslie Dart, Rachel Zoe and others, and Various etiquette and public relations fees.
There is also charity. He is keen on doing good deeds. Although he has not gone to Africa, he has donated money to major disasters such as the South Asian tsunami and Katrina, as well as some ordinary charity activities. In the past two years, he has donated millions .
It does not include "Dance of Angels" or the recent expenses to help deceived girls, which cost more than 500,000 yuan and will continue to rise. He hoped it would rise, the more the better, which meant girls?Read more courses.
What is intriguing is that the more than 500,000 yuan was basically earned back in a draft, and the scoring data has not been sold yet.
The outside world says that viy is very charitable. He feels that the world has very low moral requirements, and there are very few people like his mother. The title of "good charity" can cover up a lot of willfulness and ugliness.
In any case, his total expenditure is really quite large. If it were not for "The Exorcist Video", not only would the financial rights of "Weddings Are Coming" not be returned, but with this kind of spending money, he would even become as famous as many celebrities. , should be very rich, right?
No, living on a tight budget. Just arranging the outfit and supporting the team is enough of a headache.
So it¡¯s not difficult to understand why filmmakers love to go in the direction of production. Film investment is gambling, but once successful, you can get rich instantly. This uncertainty always has a huge temptation. So do box office miracles happen often? No, not a few times.
"Blair Witch" Once, those people did nothing after getting rich. They were busy spending money for fun and litigating with publishers and craftsmen who had uneven distribution of accounts. It has been 7 years now and there is still no new film.
"The Exorcism Video" only brought Ye Wei a gross profit of about 25 million US dollars in the North American box office of 142 million US dollars.
Just like Thinking Pictures' treatment of "Half Nelson", the original contract signed between Lions Gate and TET was zero advance payment, gross profit sharing after deducting the total distribution fee, and the ratio was 55/45 (distributor/producer). Compared with the 35/65 of IFC and "Wedding Day is Coming", the publisher can get a lot more, the result of no connections + pseudo-documentary.
Lionsgate and the theaters signed a total agreement, 52/48; TET's total promotional fee was 10 million. Lionsgate was unambiguous about the exorcism battle, and the distribution fee was 8.53 million. Ye Wei suspected that there was something wrong. Many, but because of the many cooperations with Lions Gate, this is considered industry practice, and I don¡¯t have time to argue, so I won¡¯t argue with Lions Gate.
By now, maybe Jon and the others regretted taking that little extra money.
1.44 million * 52% = 74.016 million, minus 18.53 million = 55.486 million, then * 45% = 2496.8 million, this is the pre-tax rent obtained by Cliff Films.
This is the North American box office, plus overseas copyrights, sequel copyrights, TV broadcasts, DVD sharing, etc. Then Ye Wei can¡¯t remember how to pay taxes and tax benefits, and the mess becomes a net profit of just over 35 million. This number is still It will continue to increase due to various divisions.
The cost of tet is only 450,000! It¡¯s really the fatal magic of the film business.
?? 35 million U.S. dollars is money that many people will never make in a lifetime. It will take a while to party every day and get drunk, and it will be enough to sink the "Blair Witch" gang.
But Ye Wei never spent much money, nor did he immerse himself in it. He lived the life of an ordinary student. Most of the money was spent on team operations, public relations, charity, and distributing bonuses to the tet crew. 35 million turned into 30 million.
Then came movie investment. Not counting his three projects that have not yet been implemented, he spent 600,000 to buy "viy" and 300,000 to invest in Darum's family comedy project "Dog's Christmas". -Chstmas, Cliff Films holds 45% of the shares and is about to start shooting), this is a commercial film targeting DVD and TV.
29 million is not his actual net worth. A lot of the money has been invested in stocks, which has risen very well. His available personal property is actually nearly 40 million US dollars.
This is double the 15-20 million estimated by the outside world.
So Ye Wei had no pressure to spend 1.5 million to buy "Half Nelson", and he could do it in at least 100 theaters as promised.
This movie is really a good movie. He didn¡¯t want to bargain. He didn¡¯t buy it to make money. To make money, he might as well buy a house. It¡¯s such a good movie! But he feels that it will not be a loss. For such a good film, as long as it holds a critic screening and goes to more film festivals to promote it, it will naturally become famous. What is there to be afraid of?
¡°If you lose, you lose. That¡¯s how making movies is, you make profits and you lose.
He would rather lose money on good movies than be confused by his increasing wealth. One of the main uses of money is to make himself happy, and movies will make him happy.
Not many people are definitely happy now.
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Whether to sell or not is for Patricov and others to discuss and decide. Regardless of whether the deal is successful or not, Ye Wei wants to make friends with the Frecks. He likes their talents.
After leaving Starbucks, the three of them walked back to the Red Rock Theater while chatting about making movies. Although there was a film festival, the spacious streets still seemed quiet. The low-rise buildings on both sides were very classical, and the blue sky seemed to connect them. Overhead, the distant hills are in sight.
"I shot "The Exorcism Video" very quickly, but to be honest, that was the B-movie way. It only takes days to make a feature film, and you must have something to teach me."
Listening to Ye Wei¡¯s expectationRyan Fleck and Anna Bolton didn't know where to start. They are all 12 years older than him, but Ye Wei is a Best Director nominee at the Golden Globe Awards, Directors Guild and other awards, so he should be the one to teach him.
"I think the key is to control the number of shots." Flake tried his best to discuss with each other. "We have a limited budget and must complete the shooting within a limited date. The number of planned shots cannot be more but less." His rosacea hair Hong smiled bitterly and said, "We also want to shoot more material, but we can't afford it."
Ye Wei nodded, "Yes, the life and death line of the budget is the biggest enemy, but my bigger problem now is the issue of time."
It feels bad to say this to them, but it is a fact. He has enough budget, but not enough time. He may not be able to spend it all if he works overtime every day for a month, not to mention that the hard-hitting crew needs to take a break. So it¡¯s not that I can¡¯t take pictures because I don¡¯t have money, but I don¡¯t have enough time because I don¡¯t have enough time.
"What do you think?" he asked seriously.
The envy between the two almost became qualitative. Flake thought and said: "I will spend more money on the formation of the crew and hire better people." Burton responded: "Hiring more people is also a way, more people." With a filming team and multiple camera positions, we can capture as much material as possible within a limited time.¡±
Ye Wei has also thought about these, and said in a deep voice: "I am making a choice" "Soul Surfer" is about to start pre-production, and he has not made a decision yet. He seems to be suffering from a selective disorder. The director has a selective disorder, so interesting.
The three of them continued to walk and talk, talking about storyboards, digital shooting, and time-saving tips, all delighted with each other's talent.
When we returned to the small square in front of the Red Rock Theater, we were back to the bustle, with people coming in and out of the theater entrance. At this time, Ye Wei saw a figure and was stunned for a moment. He said "see you later" to the Frecks and then strode away with interest.
The old white man was wearing a casual black coat. He was tall and powerful, with a bald head with not much hair left. He had an old face that seemed to be smiling, and his two nasolabial folds were very deep.
Hollywood superstar, Bruce Willis.
"Lead Dog" has its first screening tonight. Although Willis is only a supporting actor, he is here to support his old friend Nick Cassavetes.
"Hey, Mr. Willis."
Hearing this call, Willis, who was accompanied by three attendants, turned around and saw the black-haired boy approaching. His eyes were focused and his nasolabial folds were getting deeper. He was quite surprised.
It has been two years since the two met for the first time since a production meeting at Cheyenne Enterprises headquarters in January 2004.
"Long time no see!" Ye Wei smiled and stretched out his right hand in black gloves.
"Boy, long time no see." After Willis shook hands with him, he waved his hand to let the entourage go away with a smile, "You have changed a lot."
"It has changed several times." Ye Wei shrugged, "Even I can hardly recognize it."
Two years ago, 16-year-old Ye Wei had not yet grown, and was a head shorter than Willis. Now he is taller than Willis. They look at each other completely, and his energetic body is no longer muscular. , but Lao Bu, who has a slight belly, looks even more powerful.
The two of them walked to the southeast of the theater. Soon, they reached the roadside in the open and uninhabited wilderness, looking at the barren and rolling hills in the distance, walking and chatting.
"You know, Sheriff, I have always been grateful for your initial appreciation, but I really hate your breach of trust. I think you are a despicable person, but recently I have a different view. Something happened to me and I can't say Everyone, but you and I have times when we are despicable, times when we harm others and ourselves
So, I forgive you. It doesn¡¯t matter if you don¡¯t care. From my side, we are fine. "
Ye Wei no longer has to think about Willis's thoughts before saying anything like before. He can just talk about it casually, and there is nothing to worry about.
Now only he himself can prevent Ye Wei from making a movie, no one else can.
"Boy." Willis didn't get angry when he called him a despicable villain. He was still smiling and twitching the corners of his mouth, "I can't say that I don't care. This matter often makes me very angry, not with you or our people. . I can tell you that I regret it.¡±
In such a calm manner, the two expressed their respective attitudes. They could not see through the other's thoughts, but they could see the other's posture.
Ye Wei smiled, and Willis smiled too. The two men, one young and one old, didn¡¯t need to say anything. Although they were unlikely to become good friends, they wanted to reconcile, and they reconciled.
¡°I will not resist the opportunity for us to cooperate.¡± Ye Wei said.
"If you have the chance, yes." Willis nodded.
When talking about cooperation, the two talked about Ramo¡¯s participation in the talent show. Ye Wei bluntly said that her acting skills were terrible.Willis said abruptly: "Don't mess with my daughter."
"No, absolutely not." Ye Wei clenched his right hand and remembered something, "She is the kind of girl I will never touch."
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The news that viy wanted to buy "Half Nelson" for more than 1.5 million quickly spread, and Sundance was a little sensation.
"He's crazy." Daniel Bartsek, the current CEO of Miramax, shook his head. "Of course you don't follow the price. You can't make money, and there's a gap between quality and impact in the awards season."
""Half Nelson" is good, but not good enough to be worth a 1.5 million buyout." Harvey and Bob, the two giants of Weinstein Pictures, were not interested, either before or now.
Lions Gate was aroused, but he couldn't fight. If he fought, he would lose a lot for a small amount.
Fox Searchlight, Focus, Warner, New Line 1 million can still be considered, 1.5 million? Guaranteed distribution in 100 theaters?
Viy is not a stupid person, but it is obvious that he does not understand the market when he comes to Sundance for the first time. No one will argue with him. He will definitely take advantage of him. - 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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