Entertainment: I really want to make progress

Wu Ershan pushed up his black-framed glasses.

The big face was full of kind smiles.

The well-hidden gleam of ambition in his eyes was fleeting.

That year.

It took over "Painted Skin 2" and competed with Zhou Dudu's "Bouquet of Flowers" at the same time.

How high-spirited!

Although the box office result was a slight loss, no one blamed him.

On the contrary, most of the reviews were positive, and industry insiders also praised him highly, calling him the most promising new director.

After all, being compared with Zhou Yutang, who is famous throughout Asia, has already raised his status.

After becoming famous through this battle, Wu Ershan went to Jiangdong for entertainment every day for a period of time.

At that time, Zhou Yutang was doing the post-production of "Mojin: The Lost Tomb", and he stood at the back, watching eagerly.

At that time, he was considered a Huayi man.

To the point that Ni Ni once suspected he was a commercial spy and was on high alert.

Time passes, and we meet again.

The position where Zhou Yutang was standing made him unable to do anything but look up.

"Congratulations, Mr. Zhou. Chasing the Dragon is a huge hit at the box office."

Wu Ershan said with a smile, with a hint of flattery in his tone.

"Director Wu, long time no see."

Zhou Yutang nodded at him.

They weren't that familiar with each other, so after a few simple greetings, he invited them to sit on the single sofa.

With a quick glance, Zhou Yutang realized that the mastermind behind this meeting should be Brother Song.

"Mr. Song wants to see me for something?"

Zhou Yutang went straight to the point and looked at Brother Song.

"It's some business, I want to talk to Mr. Zhou."

Brother Song's face was full of smiles. "Mr. Zhou, do you have any idea to guarantee the release of Wolf Warrior 2 in this summer's movie?"

"oh?"

Zhou Yutang raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Brother Song with a smile on his face.

Brother Song prides himself on his ability to read people's expressions.

However, there was no trace of emotion on that handsome face.

This made him feel quite uncomfortable, so he moved his butt slightly and continued:

"Mr. Zhou, this is it. We at Jingcheng Culture can guarantee a minimum of 1 billion to undertake the production of Wolf Warrior 2."

Listening to Brother Song's big promises, Zhou Yutang played with a Jianzhan teacup in his hand.

It seems that he is observing the patterns on the petals of the tea in the cup.

Guaranteed release, also known as box office guarantee.

It is also a way of playing that has emerged in recent years.

That is, the film distributor promises the producer to achieve a certain box office.

Generally speaking, for promising films, film distributors will make market forecasts in advance.

Set a price that both parties can accept, which is the minimum box office guarantee.

If the box office exceeds the guaranteed minimum, the producer will share the profits with the distributor according to the agreed figure. If it does not exceed the guaranteed minimum, the producer will also pay a certain amount of money according to the proportion agreed upon in advance.

Wu Ershan, who was standing by, heard Brother Song continuously casting bait to catch the Grand Commander, and his heartbeat suddenly quickened.

The original box office of "Wolf Warrior" was 637 million yuan, and now "Wolf Warrior 2" has not yet been released, but it has given a guaranteed box office of 1 billion yuan.

Brother Song seems to be giving away money, but he can also drink soup.

Also got in touch with Jiangdong.

No matter how you calculate it, you won't suffer a loss.

However, despite Brother Song's eloquent speech and sweet and fragrant paintings, he also talked endlessly about future benefits and prospects.

Zhou Yutang just chuckled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Song. I think I'd better forget it."

Several films that Beijing Capital Culture had previously released with a guaranteed minimum payment were all successful and reaped a lot of benefits.

But with Jiangdong Entertainment's strong cash flow, how could it care about such a small profit?

If he wants to sit at Jiangdong’s table, Brother Song is not good enough.

After several attempts to increase the stakes, Zhou Yutang remained unmoved. Song Ge sighed inwardly, knowing that this would never work.

Soon, he stopped dwelling on the topic.

He then exchanged glances with Wu Ershan, and then dropped another bombshell: "There is one more thing that Mr. Zhou should be very interested in."

"What do you mean?"

Zhou Yutang asked with interest, putting down the teacup in his hand.

"We want to make a movie based on Chinese mythology and create an unprecedented Chinese version of the magical universe!"

Song Ge spoke word by word, his eyes almost overflowing with excitement at this moment:

"Mr. Zhou, you can take a look at the plan first. The preliminary work is already being prepared."

“.”

Zhou Yutang was indeed moved when he heard this.

He took the plan that Wu Ershan took out of his briefcase and looked through it carefully.

"The epic Fengshen series is a trilogy with a total investment of 3 billion. The real scene of Chaoge City is built and the whole process is shot in IMAX to create a series of movies about the mythology of the Celestial Empire."

Zhou Yutang browsed very quickly, scanning ten lines at a glance.

After watching for about a few minutes, he realized something was wrong, raised his head and looked at Song Ge and Wu Ershan, and asked:

"You want to make the Fengshen series into the Chinese Lord of the Rings?"

"I"

"Mr. Song, Director Wu, do you know why The Lord of the Rings was so successful?"

Before he could speak, Zhou Yutang put the plan aside:

"They dared to build Middle-earth only after they finished filming The Lord of the Rings. They need to be down-to-earth so that they can go further."

"We are really well prepared, otherwise we would not come to you."

"Don't you also want to fill the gap in the epic genre of our domestic films? It's all written in the entire project plan."

Song Ge's voice was a little anxious.

As a rebel ninja in Wanda Village, he has been doing very well after getting out - in some ways, Brother Song is even more successful than Ye Ning.

This person also has a unique charm.

People can feel his sincerity and his speech is very convincing.

But from Zhou Yutang's perspective, his professional and rational analysis still feels a little unsatisfactory.

The plan is very complete, including an industrialized system to create a movie based on Chinese mythology.

It even uses the Marvel Universe approach, such as launching independent spin-off works such as Yang Jian and Nezha, to explore each character in depth.

The idea of ​​subsequently extending the IP life cycle also coincides with Zhou Yutang's.

However, the overall content lacks depth and is superficial, which is completely insufficient to construct a mythological universe.

He wanted to make a Chinese science fiction movie, but he had to take it step by step. The Wandering Earth was in preparation for nearly two years.

In order to operate the entire Celestial Mythology Universe, the team worked painstakingly and worked hard for the script behind the scenes for many years.

How big of a face do you have, Brother Song and Wu Ershan?

You want to set up a 3 billion fund just by opening your mouth?

You still want me to carry your sedan chair?

Wu Ershan and Song Ge stayed in the chairman's office for less than half an hour.

Chen Duling, who was sitting at the door of the office, saw the forced smiles on the two men's faces when they left.

I suddenly understood.

The meeting apparently did not produce any results.

Standing up and holding the hem of her skirt, Chen Duling politely escorted the two of them to the elevator.

She was not surprised by this.

After all, there are now many people who want to curry favor with Jiangdong Entertainment.

The moment the elevator door slowly closed, the professional smile on Song Ge's face instantly disappeared, replaced by a gloomy look.

"Boss Song, what should we do now?"

Wu Ershan beside him frowned, his mood just like the rapidly descending elevator, plummeting to the bottom of the valley.

In his opinion, if the Fengshen series can be centered around Zhou Yutang, the box office will be guaranteed.

This will create the myth of the Celestial Empire, and the time will come for it to succeed.

No one expected that Zhou Yutang would be so straightforward and reject them without any room for maneuver.

"Why are you panicking? If we lose Butcher Zhou, will we have to eat hairy pigs?"

Reaching out and loosening the Hermès tie around his neck, Song Ge's expression quickly returned to calm, but his smile turned cold.

"Zhou Yutang's appetite is too big, and Jiangdong also has plans to create a mythical universe. Since we can't cooperate, let's use the contingency plan. When the projects collide, everyone will rely on their own abilities.

You just focus on your job as a director. I asked a friend to invite Barry, the producer of "The Lord of the Rings", to be a project consultant.

As for the investment, don’t worry, I’ll take care of it.”

Song Ge has a quick mind, clear logic, and excellent eloquence. He also gave Wu Ershan a reassurance:

"The Chinese film market is booming right now. The market for Chinese mythology films is a blue ocean. If we do a good job of marketing, the audience will definitely be willing to support our Chinese mythology stories. No problem."

"Let's prepare for the training camp first."

"Um."

"I heard that Xu Ke is not going to take on Director Zhou's Journey to the West 3. This is also a good opportunity for you."

"Boss, isn't this Fengshen series a project that has long been on our company's film list?"

After seeing the guests off, Chen Duling finally couldn't help but express the doubts in his heart.

"Yeah." Zhou Yutang lowered his head and responded while checking WeChat.

"Then why not join forces with Jingcheng Culture to become bigger and stronger?"

"How can we do a good film and television project with insects?"

"Insect?" A question mark slowly emerged in Chen Duling's clear big eyes.

"Song Ge may not really want to do a good job in the Fengshen series. He probably just wants to use the influence of this mythology series project to carry out capital operations to achieve his own goals."

Zhou Yutang explained patiently, pausing slightly, smiling playfully, "The water is very deep here."

Chen Duling nodded thoughtfully.

A clear prompt sounded, the elevator door slowly opened, and Zhou Yutang walked out of the exclusive elevator first.

The fifth floor is now the creative center of Jiangdong Entertainment.

Including the team of Jiaozi, the newly recruited director from Jiangdong, are also here.

"Boss Zhou is here."

"Hello, Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Yutang nodded and smiled as he greeted everyone along the way.

I picked up a cup of hand-ground coffee from the break area and went into the dumpling team’s office.

At a glance, I saw several camp beds in the office.

Governor Zhou was even more satisfied.

How to become stronger without working overtime?

"Don't be shy, sit down."

Zhou Yutang pulled over a chair and sat down: "I just came over to take a look."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou."

Jiaozi, who was wearing a grey T-shirt and had a crew cut and looked like a science guy, was busy sorting out the documents and drawings on the table:

"I just finished a meeting, it's a bit chaotic."

Members of several teams were also busy tidying up their desks.

The big boss came over suddenly, and I felt as embarrassed as if my pigpen was exposed.

Zhou Yutang didn't take it seriously. He took a sip of coffee and asked, "Jiaozi, are you from Shu?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhou."

"How is it? Are you used to living in the capital?"

"I'm quite used to it. There's a free apartment, the food in the cafeteria is very good, and there are talented people here. I've learned a lot."

Jiaozi grinned and his expression gradually relaxed.

Before, Zhou Shuren gave up medicine to pursue literature.

The current director Jiaozi also graduated from the 985 Sichuan University Medical School.

"You graduated from medical school, how did you come up with the idea of ​​doing animation?"

Zhou Yutang has always been quite curious about this question and asked with interest.

There is a very interesting phenomenon in the current circle.

Many directors who are not professionally trained have emerged.

“I came into contact with animation because of my interest, but I actually entered the industry not just because of my interest.”

Jiaozi smiled innocently, with a simple look on his face.

"At that time, I searched for a lot of works by animation practitioners on the Internet, compared them with my own works, and did a lot of comparison and judgment."

"Does that mean you think you can do just as well, or even better?"

"I'm not that conceited."

Jiaozi grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. "I just felt that something I made based on my own interests might help me make a living, so I decided to change my career."

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"You need to eat."

Everyone in the office laughed and the atmosphere became harmonious.

"It was really hard at the beginning. After all, I was self-taught in animation, and when I graduated and went to look for a job in an animation company, people looked at me with tinted glasses."

Jiaozi smiled helplessly.

If no one is optimistic, then do it yourself.

At that time, Jiaozi's father had just passed away, and the burden of the family fell entirely on his mother.

His mother's meager retirement salary of 1,000 yuan supported the daily lives of both mother and son.

Alone, in a prison.

Finally, it took three years and eight months to make the award-winning animated short film "Hit, Hit a Big Watermelon".

Listening to him report on the early progress of the project, he mainly focused on the creation of the script and world view.

A team of screenwriters was specially sent to assist in this task.

Ren Yan is also a member of this group.

Watching Zhou Yutang personally pouring water for the plain-looking director, Ren Yan turned into a blastotortoise and spat out a mouthful of water.

Chen Duling's clear big eyes also widened.

Brother Song brought Wu Ershan here, but he didn't even have time to drink water.

Then the Grand Commander of Jiangdong personally poured water for Jiaozi. This was an unprecedented treatment.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou."

Jiaozi was also flattered and quickly took the cup with both hands.

As both were born in the 1980s, Zhou Yutang and Jiaozi have many common topics.

Soon they were chatting animatedly.

Chen Duling's calves felt a little sore from standing, so she pulled a chair over and sat down.

She has also watched "Hit, Hit a Big Watermelon", an award-winning anti-war animated short film.

The name sounds a bit strange, and it seems like a classic line from one of Stephen Chow's movies.

I spent three years and eight months sharpening this sword and finally succeeded.

It was also because of this animated short film that he entered the vision of the Grand Commander of Jiangdong.

"Mr. Zhou, aren't you worried that I'll mess up this project?"

After hesitating for a long time, Jiaozi finally said frankly: "I actually don't have much experience in making feature films."

The pressure of making an animated short film by yourself is incomparable to that of taking over an animated film from Jiangdong Entertainment.

The Jiangdong Myth Universe film series has been in preparation for a long time, and October Culture's "The Return of the Great Sage" came out of nowhere and made a big splash.

It sounded the clarion call for the rise of Chinese animated films.

Since then, countless top animation companies have submitted project plans.

In the end, it was Governor Zhou who overruled all opposition and resolutely handed over the second installment of the mythological universe, "Nezha", to Jiaozi.

There is nothing else that can trap myself on that isolated island.

Spend so much time to make such a high-quality animated short film.

This is the kind of person who gets things done.

When the news came out, there was an uproar inside and outside the circle, and countless people dropped their jaws.

After all, apart from that animated short film, Jiaozi is still a little-known newcomer in the circle.

Once on board the big ship of Jiangdong, there was a huge amount of traffic.

Some people worship it as a god, while others look down on it and ridicule it.

These are also somewhat troublesome for Jiaozi, the person involved.

"Director Tian didn't have much experience before he became the Monkey King."

Zhou Yutang smiled calmly: "Everyone says that my eyes are enlightened, I think you can do it well.

Don’t worry about the results of the last project, focus on what we are doing and get the Chinese mythology film back on the right track of development.”

"If you encounter any problems or have any troubles in life, you can come to me directly."

Zhou Yutang stood up and patted Jiaozi on the shoulder, smiling, "Now, you don't have to endure the hardship. Jiangdong will be your solid backing."

"Many people say that Chinese animated films are not good. One day, their prejudice will be broken."

******

It really takes a lot of courage to invite Miss Liu, who is at the peak of her beauty, to be a bridesmaid.

When she stood in the crowd, she seemed to shine.

The light blue dress wrapped around her graceful figure.

The fair skin looks even more snowy and smooth, like a newly blooming lotus.

Even among the bridesmaids filled with beauties, Miss Liu is undoubtedly the most beautiful sight.

Zhou Yutang, who received the private photos, replied: "When will you be back?"

"I want to play for two more days. Mom will be here soon to accompany me."

It can be seen that Miss Liu is really happy.

The people of Tyrande today are simple and honest, and it is indeed a tourist destination.

However, Miss Liu’s popularity on the hot searches for her beautiful wedding was soon overshadowed by the rumors of Chen Gou’s cheating.

After Chen Sicheng made headlines last year for having a double act, he has been very quiet for a while.

But it is easy to change the country, but difficult to change one's nature.

This brought him into contact with Sister Mi’s roommate Zhang Xuan.

Zhuo Wei had leaked some information back then, and the rumor that Zhang Xuan was a mistress was also a hot topic in the circle.

Now that the incident has revived, Yaya’s fans are devastated, and netizens are also denouncing Chen Sicheng as a scumbag.

Even though he had a beauty like Yaya as his wife, he still went out to cheat on her.

After 21 days of release, the box office performance of "Chasing the Dragon" finally successfully crossed the 1 billion mark.

The cumulative total box office closed at 1.007 billion, and the daily box office remained stable at 7.5 million.

Since its release at the end of last month, "Chasing the Dragon" has been on a roll, continuing to suppress "Shock Wave".

The box office gap between the two gradually widened to as much as 400 million.

This brilliant achievement made Boss Yang overjoyed.

In recent years, the mainland film market has flourished, with box office revenues hitting new highs. Movies with box office revenues of 2 billion or 3 billion are not uncommon.

However, all this prosperity and bustle has little to do with Yinghuang.

Apart from the Jiangdong Entertainment, most of the movies produced by Yinghuang in recent years have lost all their money.

Among them, the highest-grossing film was "Cold War 2", which was co-produced with Boss Jiang.

But this movie also has the blessing of a guest appearance by Governor Zhou.

With the box office success of Chasing the Dragon, a grand celebration is inevitable.

Boss Yang flew directly to Beijing and carefully prepared a grand celebration banquet.

They said that after the event in the mainland is over, they will hold another one after returning to Hong Kong.

"Congratulations, Boss Yang!"

"Congratulations, Mr. Zhou!"

"Director Wang, I'll toast you a glass."

At the celebration banquet, everyone raised their glasses and offered congratulations and flattery.

Fatty Wang, who had just smashed the ice sculpture symbolizing the 1 billion box office, accepted all the enthusiastic toasts from others.

His fat face was as red as a cooked shrimp.

Boss Yang held Zhou Yutang's arm affectionately, looking very high-spirited.

It also seems that if you and I join forces, we will be invincible in the world.

Zuoshan Diao is often praised for his vision in promoting Zhou Yutang.

Boss Yang also has something to say.

As early as when Zhou Yutang was filming his first movie "The Man from Nowhere", he had spread the word in Hong Kong to protect it.

Back then, it was just a casual chance to make a good connection, and I never expected that Zhou Yutang would achieve what he has today.

It's like buying a lottery ticket and winning the grand prize.

All the veteran Hong Kong directors, all put together, are not as thick as Zhou Yutang’s thigh.

"Mr. Zhou, this is Aaron."

Boss Yang brought his son to Zhou Yutang and introduced him eagerly, "You should teach him more in the future."

"Brother Long is a handsome man."

Zhou Yutang greeted warmly.

The call of "Brother Long" made the middle-aged man in front of him, who looked 70% like Boss Yang, feel a little unnatural.

This is a person who is on par with my dad.

He called him "brother" only out of respect for Boss Yang, he didn't really consider himself as the big brother.

Young Master Yang quickly waved his hands and said modestly: "I still have a lot to learn from Mr. Zhou."

As Boss Yang grows older, he has already begun to intentionally pave the way for the next generation.

Although Mr. Yang's abilities may not be top-notch, at least he is not the kind of second-generation rich man who is ignorant and only cares about pleasure.

It’s more than enough to maintain the family business.

Zhou Yutang gave Boss Yang enough face, which made him very happy. His face was flushed and he laughed heartily.

As the two were talking, Wen Yongshan came over gracefully, holding a glass of red wine.

"Director Yang, Sister Mani is looking for you."

"Ashan, take good care of Mr. Zhou tonight."

Boss Yang understood what Zhou Yutang meant and patted his arm. Young Master Yang also gave Zhou Yutang a meaningful and ambiguous smile.

Wen Yongshan's tone seemed to carry a hint of resentment that was barely perceptible: "Boss Zhou, it's really hard to see you?"

"Hasn't this been seen?"

Zhou Yutang raised his red wine glass towards her.

Wen Yongshan played Rose in the movie "Chasing the Dragon".

That is the little girl named Xiaohua who was rescued by Wu Shihao.

Bo Hao adopted her as his daughter and secretly sent her to Thailand and Taiwan for training. After Xiaohua returned to the entertainment industry, she changed her name to Rose.

Later it became Lei Luo's knife.

Maneuvering between several major forces.

Fatty Wang probably wanted to film an Infernal Affairs-style undercover reversal plot, but it wasn’t handled well.

But beauty is enough.

Fatty Wang really knows how to take pictures of women.

Although Wen Yongshan does not have many scenes in the film, every time she appears, she is impressive.

Flaming red lips, long wavy hair, hot body, and stunning beauty.

At this moment, the silk cheongsam wrapped around her graceful curves.

Standing right in front of Zhou Yutang.

Rose, Rose, your name is just like her.

The charm that erodes the bones is really indescribable.