Chapter 115 Fighting Fish
Jiya took Ye Wei to a home theater in the villa. It was spacious, elegant and luxurious. It was a huge wall-mounted TV with a set of high or low surround stereoscopic audio. In front of it were two rows of comfortable leather seats, each item was so exquisite.
The most eye-catching thing is the wall cabinet, with rows of neat genuine video discs inside, with at least thousands of them, which is simply a dazzling treasure.
Lucas should have said, "There is a theme, the Indiana Jones and the Coppola family's DVD library!"
"Sit down." Jiya waved her hand, walked towards the small bar over there, and poured the wine with the wine utensil, and said, "You have a good taste, this is our homemade wine."
Ye Wei sat down with a leather chair in front and said, "It seems that the ages between us can only drink wine?"
"You shouldn't have rejected my friendship." Gia poured two glasses and handed him one, while drinking at the same time. "You really shouldn't have been unless you don't want to leave today."
"No, I don't want it." Ye Wei was frightened like a good baby. He quickly took a sip and tasted it with his tongue. It was sweet and soft, and the taste was really good.
"You can tell at first glance that you are an old drunkard, and I didn't disappoint." Jiya retracted her gaze, took out a DVD from her work pants pocket, and went to operate the TV to play, "Look."
After a while, the huge TV broadcast the video, with the black subtitles at the beginning saying: Director: Master Jiya, Screenwriter: Still Master Jiya, Producer: Another Master Jiya.
"Your short film?" Ye Wei was interested.
"Yes." Gia walked to the leather chair next to him and sat down. This was a 5-minute DV short film, her most proud work. She seemed to be watching it seriously, her eyes not blinking.
As long as she watches a movie, Ye Wei will be serious. Five minutes soon passed. The story is very simple. A high school girl doesn't like going to school. She wanders around the campus gate for a long time this day, and finally skips school. She runs wildly, throws away her schoolbag, picks up her SLR camera and runs to the field.
The use of lenses is relatively simple, the lighting does nothing, the colors are a bit dazzling, and the unique colorful feeling of women, and it does express something. The beginning of youthful confusion, break through self-releasing in the middle, and finally move forward with a daze.
"It was very good." He praised, "It felt a bit like "Four Hundred Strikes". I like the camera when she threw her schoolbag and looked upward at the camera. It was so oppressive at first, but it was so humble in the blink of an eye. As long as you let it go, it was nothing, cool..."
After hearing these admirational words, Jiya was unhappy and gave him a middle finger, "You fucked me all the genius boy who filmed "The Angel Dance", it's cool?!'Oh, you shot it so well, you have one percent of my skills'!"
"No, I really think the shot was very good. The shot was very real and exciting!" Ye Wei spread his hands, "I don't know how many of my classmates want to do this."
"I did it, I dropped out of school last year." Jiya took a big sip of wine, her face turned red, and she said with her mouth raised: "Harvard West Lake student, despise me. I just want to tell you that although my movie talent is not as good as you, I am your opponent! And sooner or later, the whole world will know that Jiya Coppola is VIY's opponent!"
"OK..." Ye Wei's face was full of funny. This girl is a little spicy. Wait, wait a while!
Suddenly, a wonderful idea arose in my heart, an idea that can reverse everything!
If "The Wedding Time is Coming" cannot be displayed, it is because he is not famous, but the real reason is that it has no publicity fees, because the big guys have a limit on his investment, and there is only so much money. For example, if there is a promotion fee of 3 million yuan, it will be used for "The Wedding Time is Coming", or in the future "The Sunshine Beautiful"?
No one can guarantee that every movie investment can make money, even if it is a movie by Spielberg and Coppola. Therefore, a bad movie like "The Wedding Time is Coming", Pretong's distribution positioning is to rent and sell movies, and the screening is just to make a name for itself. He has never thought about the small-scale release and how many box offices it will be collected.
But...what if "The Marriage is Coming" itself is famous enough? Promote it and make its attractiveness more high, and you are still afraid that it will not be displayed!?
Promotion costs money, but now he has an excellent promotional opportunity that he can't even buy even if he spends money!
The more Ye Wei thought about it, the more excited he felt, and couldn't help laughing: "Sooner or later? If you want to, the whole world will know tonight that we are opponents!"
Jiya frowned, her voice from light to high: "FUCK-ME, I'll just say you're a bad person, tell me what you think?"
Ye Wei said seriously: "First of all, I have to tell you some situations first. If "The Wedding Day is Coming", I must be famous enough with it, but now I am in the dilemma of exposure. My team asked me to hype a relationship. I don't like it, my girl doesn't like it, and I can't run naked on the street, so things really stopped.
But I just thought of a nearly perfect solution, which has many benefits for me, for you...I don't know, maybe."
Jiya shook the wine glass with one hand and rubbed the director's viewfinder in her arms with the other, and smiled and said, "Tell me, as long as it is interesting and fun, it will be good for me."
"You join the crew of "The Wedding Time is Coming!" Ye Wei looked at her with excitement, "Be my special assistant!"
"Then we are allies."
"One, closer to your enemy, two, I haven't finished talking yet, let's have a promotional video competition! They all use the remake scripts I wrote, and the crew I planned to build will each produce a 5-minute promotional video. The producer, director, and editing will be done by ourselves. Then we will hold events on the official website of the film, and netizens will vote to decide the winner!
This is a showdown between a talented young director! Ye Wei VS Jiya Coppola!"
After saying that, Ye Wei raised his wine glass and toasted this great idea!
This is the "event marketing" of film marketing. This incident will inevitably attract reports from media from all sides. Then "The Wedding Day is Coming" will have hot topics. At that time, more publicity can be carried out. As long as there is a key figure like Master Jiya, you are afraid that there will be no room for publicity?
Then, when the craze is at its strongest, it will be of great help to its DVD rental and sale.
For the movie itself, this strategy is much higher than hyping up personal romances and attracting only some teenage girls fans!
"You bad guy..." Jiya's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she drank wine repeatedly, unable to hide her excitement: "I admit, you are such a damn genius! This is fun, I'll join!"
"Very good." Ye Wei smiled. Everything is good, but he had a concern. "We must talk to Mr. Coppola first, and he must agree. Jiya, I told you clearly that you have no chance of winning, and the gap between you and me is too big."
"That's right. Put away your 'good shots'." Jiya stood up as she felt relieved, "That old man can't stop me."
"No, I respect Mr. Coppola, he must agree."
"Okay, he will."
At that moment, the two left the home theater hall and returned to the backyard of the manor. Coppola was still basking in the sun leisurely beside the grape trellis, squinting her eyes, as if she was about to fall asleep.
"Grandpa, this kid has a big plan, don't try to stop me!" Jiya walked over angrily and told her grandpa about the matter.
Coppola was stunned when he heard this and woke up all sleepy.
Ye Wei said frankly: "Mr. Coppola, in fact, I will gain the greatest benefit in this plan, because I need exposure and my project needs publicity, and Jiya can save me; and of course she will gain some reputation, but I don't know if she needs it, whether it is suitable."
Coppola's face was a little heavy, and she didn't know what she was thinking, and she didn't look very happy: "Weige, you are a smart person, but Jiya is not the level where you can compete with you..."
Jiya immediately interrupted angrily: "Is there anyone who said that about your granddaughter?"
"Gia, Grandpa is telling the truth." Coppola was helpless, "You will definitely lose this game."
"If you lose, you lose. What are you afraid of? I'm afraid I will embarrass the Coppola family?" Jiya gritted her teeth and suddenly used a killing move, saying sadly: "Don't kill my interest in movies. My father and Uncle Roman are your assistant producers at this age. Aunt Sophia is 18 years old and I'm 17 years old. What do I have?"
Coppola's old face showed a thoughtful look. He never feared that his family members would embarrass the family because of movies. As long as it was related to movies, there was nothing to be ashamed. What he feared most was that his descendants did nothing. So, as Jiya said, under his leadership, his three children began to enter the film industry at a very young age.
He is just such a granddaughter! How could he want to see her not going to school or doing things?
In fact, even if you lose, it’s nothing. Jiya has never suffered any setbacks since she was a child. It may be a good thing for her growth if she suffers a little setback and suffers a little.
Moreover, if you are fighting with talented people, you will improve each other. Like he and Lucas back then, Gia will play with Ye Wei, which is better than playing with those spoiled celebrity children who are not aware of the so-called spoiled ones.
He suddenly heard his granddaughter say, "Grandpa, you agree with this matter, I will go back to school and take another college to show you. UCLA and USC are fine, how about it?"
"What?!" Coppola couldn't help but exclaim, and she had never supported her dropping out of school. Now she seemed to have won the lottery and said anxiously: "Really? Are you really willing to go to school?"
Jiya nodded solemnly: "Really, you have received my guarantee." Fool Grandpa, I have been thinking this long ago! She looked at Ye Wei. She dropped out of school because she was too bored at school, but it seemed that there was a guy who would make the school interesting...
After being hit by a strange look from her, Ye Wei felt a little creepy. Why?
"Well, if you are willing to go to school..." Coppola was moved.
Ye Wei hurriedly persuaded him: "Sir, you're welcome. Although it's difficult for Jiya to win me, who would have high requirements for a 17-year-old girl? As long as she really has some talent in the movie, she can let others see the highlights. It's just a 5-minute promotional video. I watched her short film and she won't mess it up."
Coppola also understood this, but she didn't understand something. Why did her proud granddaughter look for a loss? He asked, "Gia, have you thought about it?"
Jiya closed her eyes and said, "Yes, I want the whole world to know that I, Ji'an-Kara-Coppola, are opponents of Ye Wei!"
"Boy, you are such a smart person." Coppola sighed and turned to Ye Wei. There was no expression on his old face, but there was a sense of power: "You'd better do this for me smarter, don't let Jiya bear too much. She is not a genius like you."
"Haha, thank you grandpa! That's great!" Jiya shouted happily, looking forward to Ye Wei, nagging: "You must lose, you must lose!"
Ye Wei was also very excited, "Mr. Coppola, don't worry, I will." Seeing Jiya "turning her back" in a blink of an eye, she was a little confused, where did she get the confidence?
"Grandpa, you want to make a guest appearance in the promotional video!" Jiya smiled, her eyes showing treacherousness.
"Ah..." Coppola was stunned.
Jiya looked at Ye Wei and continued to smile: "Maybe I will also find Nicholas Cage to make a cameo appearance, and there is also Sofia Coppola with super bad acting. Haha, VIY, you are a genius, you have talent, but I have a strong family!"
"It's interesting, it's even more interesting." Ye Wei was stunned at first, and then couldn't help laughing!
Master Jiya, what kind of hype is needed? Brian, Lowett, tell me, do you want hype about hype?
FUCK, I am really a genius!
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