As time goes by February, starting from February 1, the preliminary preparations for "Soul Surfing" are officially launched, and Ye Wei's three projects in a year have also begun to implement the implementation stage.

Working six days a week, closed from Monday to Saturday, and on Sundays.

Not only Ye Wei, but the entire crew must do this. This is a super-working plan, but everyone who joined is ready.

Ye Wei felt that it was nothing. He went to school six days a week for three years in junior high school. He was familiar with this rhythm. Moreover, the definitions of "work hard" and "not playing enough" are different. In his opinion, he was only diligent, far from the level of hard work, and he still had a lot of time to play.

But for these lazy Americans, they are already shouting like slaughtering pigs. Can they still go to the beach to bask in the sun? Can they still go to the football game?

No. You can go to the beach to bask in the moonlight at night or watch football games.

"Soul Surfer" adopts many exploitative film production methods, which are illegal, non-union, and steal time... Ye Wei has two bigger tools, power and money.

He is very dictatorial, and he knows it in his heart, but in terms of administration, elite dictatorship can have faster and better results, and also requires decision-makers in terms of creation.

He is willing to pay and make concessions, and there is still a lot of money waiting to invest in him.

From late December to the present, the investment and issuance of the three projects has been completed as scheduled. Now his independent production is just one phone call, one meeting after another, and one contract after another.

The budget for "Soul Surfer" is 10 million, Lion Gate will pay 5 million, Dream Chasing Alliance will pay 3 million, and Premium will pay 2 million. Lion Gate is the number one producer and will also be its publisher. It is the main force of the next awards season for Lion Gate. It will be released on October 13 this year, and the preliminary publicity has begun.

This equity is not cheap Lion Gate. Ye Wei wants to get a personal salary. As the producer, director, screenwriter, and the only superstar of the project, he only receives a $1 salary, and also enjoys a 20% share of North American box office gross profit, with a cash break-even point of $1, and a lot of other shares.

He didn't go to the end and wanted to share the gross profit by 30% to make things much smoother.

In addition to sharing the risks and knocking down dominoes when Lions Gate comes in, it is also for the purpose of issuing a settlement. Without large equity, Lions Gate will not focus on issuing it.

45/55 (distribution/production) split, at least 10 million promotional expenses, and the largest screening scale in 2,000 North American cinemas.

Even if he was so badly filmed, Lion Gate had to perform the release of SS according to the contract and leave it to the market for evaluation. In fact, this is not a pity for Lions Gate. SS was the first to be released in three projects. The genuine "Ye Weixin film after LMS" won the box office of fans and fans, and they would not lose much.

The reason why I used Dream Chasing Alliance to pay for it, not Wei Duo or Cliff, is because of his relationship with everyone, and the shareholders all agreed to the investment.

It is also because he has the idea of ​​making the company bigger and stronger in the future. It is not possible for one person to do it. The other 161 partners of CDlf will have many graduates from prestigious Ivy League universities such as USB, NYU, etc. In a few years, it will be a huge network.

But...the company has undergone equity changes.

A few days ago, Lily sold all her shares to Jiya. She heard that she had also withdrawn from the club at school and was no longer a member of the Dream Chasing Alliance.

The script of "Soul Surfer" has been finalized, and the lines and some minor aspects will continue to be refined.

Ye Wei finally decided not to need villains, and the competition part did not require real competition. The whole story further focused on family warmth. There was no separate mentor, and family and friends helped each other and were mentors.

There will be multiple endings, such as Bethany winning the championship, finishing fifth, or ending with her embracing a freshman in the ocean arena. They all end the film with Bethany's live-action situation.

As for which ending to adopt, let’s take a look at it when editing later.

Preliminary preparations begin, splitting up scripts, formulating shooting plans, buying insurance, finding shooting venues, art tools, and forming a cast...

When it comes to how to spend money, Ye Wei chose the method of accurate shooting, because the post-production is only 1 month, and in a limited time, too much material will only be unable to handle it. The less time, the more accurate it needs. All three projects must be accurate, efficient and high-quality in all aspects.

So he allocated more budgets to staffing and cast, not to hire stars, but to as many veteran actors as possible.

It takes less than a month to prepare for the role after signing a film contract. This is a challenge for all actors. The veteran actors can be more calm, faster and better, and have higher pay.

You must also prepare a large amount of elastic bonus to inspire morale. Maybe even he will try his best in the shooting period next month.

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Gary Gotzman tasted the taste of dreams coming true. He is one of the signatory nominees for "The Little Sunshine Beauty" for Best Picture!

Since he was 12 years old, he has been in the industry for more than 40 years. From an actor to a producer to an Oscar nomination, he feels like he has lived for several lifetimes.

Now the big project "Charlie Wilson's War" launched by him and Tom is no longer just an idea, and it is no longer difficult to raise funds. The budget is higher than the previous plan, but Universal is very interested. It will start filming within the year and be released next year. Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts join forces for the second time!

It turns out that all those who invested in Ye Wei have made a lot of money. It is really worth it to do their best to nominate his youngest best director and continue to make profits.

Gotzman knew that people inside and outside the industry were dissatisfied and called them a "monster" coming out. He could swear to God that when he first discussed whether Preton would invest in Ye Wei, he shook his head. In the past two years, he had doubts about Ye Wei more than once. No one expected that it would evolve into the present, and Ye Wei himself fought for and created little by little.

This kid is so smart. Although he is very wild, it is almost impossible to make people really difficult to do. He can always have plans that follow his wishes.

Let’s talk about “Cute Bones”, which has a budget of 25 million yuan and will be invested by DreamWorks 10 million yuan, Amperelin Entertainment, Dream Chasing Alliance, and Preton each contribute 5 million yuan.

The publisher is Paramount, the leader of DreamWorks. Whether to share the share or bargain spot transactions are still being discussed.

Gotzman admires Ye Wei's attitude very much. He makes independent films, but does not block the opportunity to cooperate with big studios. This is the case in the film industry. Ye Wei does not like big studios, and Tom does not like big studios, but it is not an oppositional relationship and will not be cut off.

In fact, no one quarreled with Viy, but the industry rules and commercial machines did not allow him to finalize the cutting rights for major projects.

After determined to produce independently, Weige made the smartest choice, both to repay favors and open up relationships, and as he wished, he had the supreme power of this project.

Because this is an independent project, DreamWorks invests instead of producing. The roles like banks are all in the DreamWorks League. They invest and supervise, but how to produce and do it is Weige's business. He did it and handed over the film to Paramount to release it. No one can move it. He has the right to finish the film.

Gotzmann is one of the producers of TLB. He knows that the script is already under development and is scheduled to start preliminary preparations in May.

Given that Weige has always been too young and has become much more crazy recently... He reminded Weige not to act randomly and not to be professional because of his own power. If he goes too far, they can withdraw their investments, and they are about to start shooting and suddenly they have no money, and they will be in a mess.

"Then I will invest myself to fill the gap." Wei Ge answered him at that time.

Viy is not a poor boy, but he will make TLB with zero pay, but there is a 20% North American box office gross profit dividend, a $1 cash break-even point, and a number of other dividends.

"Cute Bones" is scheduled to fall on November 10th. Paramount couldn't wait to announce the news at the beginning of the month, taking advantage of Ye Wei's nomination for the Oscar.

As for movie distribution, it is the most worry-free to hand over the film to the Six majors. Thanks to their parent company Media Group, they have the most mature and powerful distribution resources and can do more with less money. As long as they really invest money, no matter how bad or good the film is, they will try their best to make the money back.

The distribution plan of tlb has not been determined yet, and the intention has initially set a "promotion fee of no less than 10 million yuan, 2,000 North American theaters will be released", which is the treatment that Ye Weihe can get adapted from the best-selling book.

Gotzman wants to talk about at least 15 million in publicity fees.

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Weinstein Pictures intends to release "Winter's Bones"! In addition to the model of pre-release on December 15, the model of pre-release and then expanding the scale, we need to discuss in detail.

What a great joy.

Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein looked down on "Half Nelson", but after reading the unpublished manuscript given by Viy, their first sentence was "Oh!", "I bought it first by this guy!" What a good story and what a good book, if you shoot it, it will definitely be the darling of the awards season.

The two brothers love the awards season the most. However, after leaving Miramax, who was created by himself last year, the new company Weinstein Pictures is not very good. "Jedi Via" lost a lot of money. "Mrs. Henderson's Dedication" featured in this awards season has only two Oscar nominations, Best Actress and Best Clothing Design.

This year, the company has many commercial films. When it comes to art films that can make a difference in awards season, "Deconstruction Life"? "Ms. Porter"? The two of them are really unconfident.

But they are in urgent need of a good movie to promote the reputation of a new company and declare their status that cannot be ignored in the awards season.

This cooperation with Ye Wei is a perfect combination!

The Weinstein brothers also wanted to invest in production, but Ye Wei refused. He revealed that the project budget was 3 million, and he would be solely proprietored by Cliff Film Company. "Just release it." The two asked him if he wanted to take his time. Starting next year's Sundance, the year-round film festival will be released in autumn, and awards season. He replied, "I promised to be this year."

It's not bad. "Shapes' Love History" was released on December 11, and they had enough time to operate it.

But there is a problem that according to Ye Wei's plan, W’sb will not be completed until the end of November, which is very nervous for the launch of the screening and the distribution of trial DVDs.

Last year, Spielberg's "Munich Tragedy" was filmed in October, and the post-production was not completed in December. It was released in a hurry on December, and it was only after the final shuttle bus, with 2 Golden Ball nominations, no Best Picture, 5 Oscar nominations, and best picture.

In fact, the Golden Ball judges were only looking at rough cut versions when they were nominated, but it was Spielberg, who was filmed with such serious Jewish themes, so the nomination for the best director would not be wrong.

W’sb may also encounter the situation where the Golden Ball is cold. It’s too hurrying, but it’s not absolutely. As long as Ye Wei can hand over the film before 12 months, if both of his previous movies are successful, there is no need to worry about the release and public relations of this movie.

Of course, all the premise is that w’sb will be a qualified good movie, otherwise nothing will be used.

If there is a chance to be strong at the end of this year, the Weinstein brothers will not let it go.

But if Viy's three new films have the qualities of LMS, the two brothers will feel their scalp tingling. After the story of SS and TLB is filmed, they will also be the favorites of the awards season. The announced publishers Lions Gate and Paramount are both tough characters...

At the end of the year, the next awards season, the prodigy Ye Nao may be even more amazing than now, and even more amazing than Steven Soderbergh who had "Drug Network" and "Never Compromise" six years ago.

None of the three publishers will neglect him.

It all depends on what he can make the three movies himself.

"Soul Surfer" October 13

"Cute Bones" November 10
Chapter completed!