Entertainment: I really want to make progress

La Peikang has full confidence in his abilities.

But he is not a blindly conceited person.

The project of Yichuan Sanjiang Dongjia is unimaginable.

During the current May Day period, there is also a movie called "Chasing the Dragon" produced by Zhou Yutang.

Since its release, the box office has been soaring and heading straight for the billion mark.

Judging from Zhou Yutang's usual style, since he dares to schedule three movies in the summer season, the quality of the films cannot be too bad.

"The main theme is still suitable for National Day, Mr. La, what do you think?"

As he pondered, the meaningful words Zhou Yutang had just said on the phone seemed to echo in his mind.

La Peikang slowly put down the schedule in his hand, his eyes gradually becoming firm.

It seems that at this moment, an important decision has been made.

Jiangdong Entertainment’s understated official announcement caused a stir in the industry.

Film and television companies in the industry have to consider adjusting their release schedules.

To avoid a head-on collision with the Jiangdong Entertainment aircraft carrier.

At the same time, at the regular meeting of the veteran entertainment giant Huayi.

The ceiling lights illuminate the entire conference room.

Mr. Wang and his senior executives from Huayi are all talented people gathered here.

They all turned their heads to look at the projection screen.

At this time, the introductions to three movies scheduled for summer release by Jiangdong Entertainment were released.

Including subject matter, cost and potential box office volume estimates given by the marketing department.

Mr. Wang lazily leaned back in the leather seat, and suddenly laughed:

"This summer, let's not join in the fun and just let him do it."

"Mr. Wang."

"Mr. Wang, that's a good idea."

Ye Ning opened his mouth, swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth, and then echoed.

To be fair, the two Wang brothers are no ordinary people as they have built such a big company.

Mr. Wang’s professional ability is also beyond doubt.

Rather than going head-on into a bloody battle with Jiangdong Entertainment during the fiercely competitive summer season.

It would be better to find another way and try to stir up trouble during the National Day holiday.

The senior executives of Huayi in the conference room nodded in agreement, with satisfied smiles on their faces.

"Manager Wu, how's the progress on Sky Hunter?"

"The filming went smoothly, and the post-production special effects are already being worked on simultaneously."

The production manager whose name was called stood up quickly, pulled up the production schedule of Sky Hunter, and began to report in detail.

"The J-10C live-action footage coordinated by the Air Force Political Department has just been color graded, and the Qingdao Film and Television Base is reshooting the ground attack scenes. The entire schedule will be completed by the end of the month, and all CG rendering will be completed in early September."

"Boss Wang, the specific effect is absolutely shocking."

The special effects director then released a video.

In the picture, fighter jets are roaring through the clouds, and no special effects have been added to the aerial footage.

But that feeling of oppression was like a surging tide, which made the executives present hold their breath and feel the impact.

"Mr. Wang, Pixomondo is requesting additional budget."

Seeing that Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang nodded imperceptibly, the special effects director took advantage of the situation.

"More to come?"

Ye Ning frowned.

At the beginning of the project, he proposed to place the special effects production in Vision Media.

However, there is considerable resistance within the company.

We are all opponents, okay?

If we hand over the important special effects to our opponents, what will we do if they produce cheap special effects?

Finally, we decided on Pixomondo, which is also a top special effects company in Hollywood.

He has participated in the production of many Hollywood blockbusters such as "Iron Man 2" and "The Hunger Games" and enjoys an international reputation.

In today's film and television circles, many people still have a thick filter when looking at Hollywood special effects companies.

I always look up and feel superior.

But based on Ye Ning's many years of professional experience, foreign special effects teams do have advanced technology.

But the final result is often questionable.

The reason is simple.

Hollywood's top special effects teams usually have several projects running simultaneously.

Compared with other Hollywood blockbusters that cost hundreds of millions of dollars to invest, the energy they invest in domestic films is bound to be limited.

To put it bluntly, most of those white people are arrogant and perfunctory in their attitude.

"Mr. Ye, you have been in this industry for so long, you should know that special effects are just a waste of money."

The special effects director was full of confidence and spoke with great confidence.

"In terms of qualifications and experience, Zhou Yutang's Vision Media cannot compare with Pixomondo. The final product will only be better."

"The fact that Operation Mekong earned 2 billion yuan proves that the market for mainstream commercial blockbusters has great potential and is worth investing in."

Several veteran figures of Huayi spoke up, and seeing this, Ye Ning stopped talking.

Every circle has its own rules of the game.

A company as big as Huayi has many factions within it.

The interests are even more complicated, and the special effects are very deep.

"You get what you pay for, that's the truth!"

“Then continue to increase investment.”

Most of the senior executives agreed, and finally it was the president who stood up and made the final decision with a wave of his hand:

"The propaganda department should contact the Air Force Administration and come up with a specific plan first. Sky Hunter will be released during this year's National Day holiday."

President Wang clenched his fingers into a fist and knocked hard on the conference table: "There is no upper limit to the marketing budget. I want to take over the entire National Day period this year!"

After the meeting, all the company executives, including the two Mr. Wangs, were smiling.

Last year, "Operation Mekong" was a box office hit, and the share prices of the companies involved in the production soared.

Nowadays, apart from the box office revenue, a hit movie can also generate more significant revenue at the capital level.

Ye Ning smiled along the way.

Only when he entered his office did the smile on his face gradually fade.

I stopped in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the cloudy sky outside.

At some point, raindrops were winding down the glass.

Ye Ning sighed softly in his heart.

He suddenly began to reflect on whether his decision to switch from Wanda to Huayi was correct.

With these insects.

How to make a good movie?

******

Since its broadcast, "Ode to Joy 2" has been the subject of both heated discussions and doubts.

But in terms of ratings, it was real, and it beat another strong rival of the same period, "White Deer Plain".

Especially Fan Shengmei's plot line makes people's blood pressure soar.

Netizens were cursing while watching.

Hou Hongliang, who has been in high spirits recently, came to Jiangdong.

As a result, Zhou Yutang told us that the sequel of Ode to Joy had been suspended.

Old Hou was slightly stunned, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head, and asked anxiously: "Boss Zhou, would you like to reconsider it?"

Don't underestimate this drama. The TV broadcasting rights alone sold for nearly 400 million yuan.

Apart from Zeng Li and Kaikai Wang, the others, such as Yang Zi, Meng Ziyi and Li Yitong, are not big names and their pay is basically cheap.

Moreover, urban dramas do not have grand scenes; even the costumes, cars and the like are all sponsored.

The revenue from advertising is even more exaggerated, with the starting price for a single advertisement being 4.5 million yuan, and there are more than 50 advertisements in total.

Add to that the online broadcasting rights and deduct the production costs, and it was easy to achieve a guaranteed revenue of 500 million.

The copyright of this drama belongs to Jiangdong, and the bulk of the profits naturally belong to Jiangdong Entertainment.

The noon sun also took a bite of the fat.

How could Hou Hongliang, who was eating so much that his mouth was dripping with oil, bear to give up such a golden chicken that could lay eggs?

Thinking quickly, Hou Hongliang immediately proposed a constructive suggestion: "Mr. Zhou, the market response is enthusiastic now, and the online broadcast is about to break 10 billion. We can completely follow the American TV series approach and continue to do it."

That’s how American TV series work, as long as they make money, they’ll be renewed for the next season.

As for the script, it doesn’t matter, just write it on the spot.

Therefore, American TV series basically all have bad endings in the later stages.

Hou Hongliang originally claimed that he would only produce high-quality products, but with such huge interests at stake, he was unable to stand the test.

"Forget it, Mr. Hou."

Zhou Yutang shook his head slightly, looked at Hou Hongliang and said, "The quality of the second season has begun to decline. Even if there is a next season, Zeng Li will not take it."

Sister Li’s belly was getting big, so she didn’t even attend the promotional work for the drama.

"Then do as Mr. Zhou says."

Hou Hongliang must have known what was going on, and nodded with a heavy heart.

Patting Old Hou on the shoulder, Zhou Yutang said with a smile: "Boss Hou, let's look forward. There are many projects that can make money."

Hou Hongliang was slightly cheered up.

Come to think of it, the outside world is jealous of the huge profits of "Ode to Joy 2".

However, in Jiangdong, there is no number at all.

Just like the blockbuster "Eternal Love" which had over 30 billion online views at the beginning of the year.

The valuation of Da Mi Mi’s Mi Bank has been raised to 5 billion!

In fact, she only holds 25% of the shares.

Governor Zhou is the manipulator behind the scenes.

Let’s put it aside for now. Anyway, there is still the “Ghost Blows Out the Light” series to work on, which is also a gold mine.

Of course, the most anticipated is the recognized S+ drama "Snow Swordsman".

Since he was already there, Hou Hongliang took the opportunity to attend an internal meeting of Jiangdong's TV drama business department.

After watching the trailer of "In the Snow", Hou Hongliang was so shocked that he was speechless.

"Old Hou, what do you think?"

Kong Sheng took his old friend to Jiangdong Canteen to cook a small meal. Hou Hongliang put down his chopsticks, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "In June, I think the drama circle is going to explode."

******

"Mr. Zhou, thank you very much for accepting this joint interview with Sina Entertainment and Weibo."

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"Reporter Wen, thank you for taking this trip. It's hard work."

Zhou Yutang nodded slightly with a gentle smile on his face.

"Haha, it's our honor to interview Mr. Zhou."

The female reporter sent by Sina responded quickly with a smile on her face, her eyes full of respect.

After the interview with Sina ended, Chen Duling walked over with a few carefully prepared red envelopes.

"Hey, what are you doing? I'm so sorry."

"It's just a small token of my appreciation, please accept it, Wenji."

Chen Duling smiled and said, that was quite enthusiastic.

She certainly didn't understand these things when she first came out, but after being influenced by Ni Ni and Zhou Yutang, she gradually became more worldly-wise.

After much refusals and concessions, the head of the Sina team finally accepted the red envelope with pleasure.

After weighing it carefully, I felt even more secretly delighted.

It is almost impossible to interview Zhou Yutang nowadays.

This time they personally brought their team and equipment directly to the Jiangdong Building and managed to arrange a schedule with Zhou Yutang.

The governor has always been generous in his work and expressed his views afterwards.

"Boss, Director Liu from the Six Gates and Director Liu from the Golden Shield have sent me news. The leader has given the nod to the script for Operation Ice Breaking."

"What's Chen Xiao's schedule?"

"Sister Fang said it's okay."

"Then go inform Director Jiang and prepare for the opening ceremony."

In the elevator, Zhou Yutang briefly explained the work to his secretary.

Since the great success of "Operation Mekong" last year, the cooperation between Jiangdong Entertainment and Golden Shield and Liushenmen Headquarters has become increasingly close, and the relationship has become increasingly profound.

Now, "Operation Ice Breaking" is another main theme drama focusing on the anti-drug theme after "In the Name of People".

Zhou Yutang personally selected Chen Xiao as the leading actor.

In order to play this role, Chen Xiao even received professional training from the Six Gates team for a period of time.

From image to professionalism, everything has met the expected standards.

However, the scale of the previous versions of the script was too large, and it underwent several careful adjustments before it was finally implemented.

The story of breaking the ice is cleverly connected with the Jiangdong crime universe.

For example, the villains in "The Man from Nowhere" and "Big Shot" are all mentioned in it.

It even paved the way for the underworld tycoons in Jinghai City.

That’s all later stuff, so let’s not talk about it for now.

After finishing the work at hand, Zhou Yutang went to pick up Liu Yifei.

Today, Miss Liu is wearing a beige windbreaker with a knitted cardigan underneath, which is simple yet elegant.

Her lower body was covered with a slightly pleated silk skirt, which swayed gently with her steps, revealing a section of her calves as white as lotus roots. On her feet were a pair of white flat shoes, which made her look fresh and natural.

Well, he was wearing a baseball cap on his head.

His overall dressing style is as unique as ever.

Zhou Yutang looked at her dressed like this and didn't know what to say for a moment.

I guess Miss Liu’s fans have already gotten used to her unique fashion taste.

As long as you have a face and a kingdom, you have the capital to be willful.

Liu Yifei brushed her hair lightly and saw Zhou Yutang's car from a distance, her eyes lit up instantly.

He obviously quickened his pace, took a few steps forward, opened the car door, and sat lightly on the back seat.

"What are you looking at?"

A fragrant breeze blew in through the open car door and filled the car.

It also spread in Zhou Yutang's heart.

The driver started the car and drove the two of them to the cinema smoothly.

The box office of "Chasing the Dragon" has exceeded 700 million.

The Ahsan movie "Dangal" was officially released in the country today, and Maoyan was responsible for the promotion and marketing.

When Zhou Yutang was filming in India, he mentioned this movie to Liu Tianxian. Miss Liu was very interested at the time and kept thinking about it.

Inside the theater, the lights gradually dimmed.

When the movie started, Liu Yifei sat upright, staring at the big screen intently, watching it very seriously.

Zhou Yutang touched the legs very seriously.

The plot of the movie is really gripping.

After the film ended, Liu Yifei was still sitting in her seat, immersed in the plot, her eyes slightly red, and she murmured:

"Xiao Zhou, India can actually make such a good movie."

"Who says it's not?"

Zhou Yutang gently embraced Miss Liu in his arms and gently rested his chin on her forehead.

Liu Yifei grew up with Aunt Liu and did not feel much fatherly love.

But that doesn't mean she doesn't crave that kind of affection.

On the contrary, a girl who was raised by her mother and grew up in a single-parent family.

They usually mature mentally precociously, and subconsciously, they tend to prefer mature and stable types in their mate choices.

"Xiao Zhou, do you think there's hope for the box office?"

"There shouldn't be anyone who can fight in this schedule. The momentum is about to rise."

Sincerity is always the secret weapon.

The demands of the audience who enter the cinema are actually very simple.

A movie should either have good special effects, rigorous and coherent logic, and a good and exciting plot, or it should be able to deeply touch the hearts of the audience and arouse strong emotional resonance.

If only one of the above points is achieved, the box office will not be too bad.

If the above points can be achieved, then this movie will be an undisputed hit.

"Dangal" is a good example of this.

Although this is an Indian movie, it earned 17.36 million on the first day in China, and then skyrocketed on the second day, earning 34.53 million!

On the third day, the box office continued to grow steadily, closing at 40.24 million on that day!

The box office in the first week easily exceeded 90 million!

This box office result may not be particularly exaggerated in today's Chinese film market, where daily box office revenues often exceed 100 million yuan.

The Marvel blockbuster "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2", which was released at the same time, took over the daily box office crown on the first day of its release with over 40% of the screenings, and raked in nearly 98 million.

And the box office exceeded 100 million for two consecutive days.

However, Dangal only had 15% of the screenings, but it was able to achieve such a result, which is incredible.

The domestic film and television circles were all shocked.

As word of mouth spreads, the number of films will gradually increase, and it is entirely possible to turn the tide.

******

Affected by "Dangal" and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2", the box office performance of "Chasing the Dragon" gradually slowed down in its second week.

The total box office continued to rise steadily, reaching 814 million yuan, and the daily box office remained stable at around 20 million yuan.

The underworld heroes and gangster sentiments ultimately captured the hearts of a certain audience.

With the help of marketing, it is heading straight for one billion.

Liu Yifei went to Koh Samui to be the bridesmaid for her college roommate and longtime best friend Zhou Yang.

The warm sunlight shines in from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Jiangdong Building.

Wu Ershan took off his glasses, squinted his eyes, and brought the phone close to his eyes to take a look.

This was the 32nd minute that he and Brother Song had been waiting in the waiting area.

"You two, please follow me."

The female secretary in a professional suit finally came to lead them upstairs.

Both Wu Ershan and Song Ge took another look at her, and were amazed.

No one is more romantic than Governor Zhou.

The female secretaries around him, whether it is Ni Ni or the current Chen Duling, are indeed beauties picked from thousands.

"We have several important guests to receive today."

Chen Duling stepped out of the elevator first and gestured for them to come in. "You two, Mr. Zhou is in the office. Please come in."

"Mr. Zhou is really busy."

"You can wait until you become famous."

The elevator mirror reflected a slightly nervous Wu Ershan. Brother Song patted Wu Ershan on the shoulder and said with a smile, "When you see Mr. Zhou later, feel out his reaction first."

Wu Ershan nodded, and even the leather bag in her arms was wrinkled.

The eyes behind the lenses reflect the light called ambition