Entertainment: I really want to make progress

Zhou Yutang really didn’t come to Xiangjiang for women.

But do business.

Money and power are always a man's best clothes.

When you put on this layer of gorgeous clothes, you don't have to look for women, those beautiful women will find you very actively.

This time, "The Lonely Agent", cooperating with China Film Group, will directly affect Zhou Yutang's future status.

If the movie explodes at the box office.

Then his status will rise directly.

After his debut, he became a hit, and people in the industry will respect him like a god.

If the movie box office performance is not satisfactory.

Then Zhou Yutang's development will be slightly hindered, and Han Sanping's trust may also be eroded.

After all, Mr. Han was cheated by Wu Baige just once and was really hurt. Now he pinned most of his hopes on Zhou Yutang.

After Zhou Yutang finished talking to Li Shuang, he flipped through the roster carefully prepared by Huo Wenxi.

Open it and take a look.

It can be said to be an artistic photo without any concealment.

He glanced at it and threw it aside.

Zhou Yutang rubbed his forehead and put the alluring things behind him.

I opened my laptop, reviewed it, and sorted out my thoughts.

The other side.

Huo Wenxi hung up Zhou Yutang's call and dialed Yang Shoucheng's personal number directly: "Hey, boss, Zhou Yutang refused."

"oh?"

Boss Yang asked slightly surprised: "How did you arrange it?"

"Models from Xiangjiang, Neon, South Korea, Xiangjiang, and Eastern Europe. There are more than a dozen upright beauties, pure and cool, of all types. He didn't like any of them."

Huo Wenxi said helplessly.

I have long heard that Zhou Yutang was a romantic and talented man.

She had made public relations preparations in advance.

Beauties from all over the world, fat and thin, absolutely enjoying themselves like an emperor.

And with the Yinghuang Group covering this place, there is no risk at all, and few men can withstand it.

As a result, Zhou Yutang didn’t order any of them.

Are there really cats in the world that don’t eat fishy food?

Or is this young man's determination too strong?

Huo Wenxi was a little curious.

"Haha, there is no need to make special arrangements in the future to meet all his requirements."

Boss Yang on the other end of the phone smiled: "This is a man who does great things. Now I understand why Han Sanping is optimistic about him."

the next day.

The Peninsula Hotel.

Zhou Yutang met the famous Yuan Baye.

Although he is over sixty years old, he is still in good spirits. He wears a pair of cloth shoes and carries an imposing manner.

Yuan Baye debuted in the 1960s, first as a dragon and tiger martial artist, and later as an action director. After decades of debut, he witnessed the golden age of Hong Kong movies. During this period, he won the Best Action Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Wanwan Golden Horse Awards. Also got soft.

This is the well-deserved No. 1 action director in Hong Kong. Throughout the films he has participated in directing action scenes, there are "Once Upon a Time" series, "Young Zhang Sanfeng", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "The Matrix" series, and "Kill Bill" , "Kung Fu", "Fearless".

From this pile of works, if you choose one at random with your eyes closed, it will be a classic worth recalling in decades to come.

In terms of performance alone, Xiangjiang action director Yuan Laoruo would be ranked second, but no one would dare to be ranked first.

Only with the face of Boss Han Sanping and Yinghuang Yang did Zhou Yutang meet Mr. Yuan.

Yuan Baye is the action director in "The King of Kung Fu" released this year. It failed at the box office. The old man is in a depressed mood and is currently on vacation in Hong Kong.

Zhou Yutang stood up and greeted him: "Hello, Mr. Yuan."

"Xiao Zhou, you're welcome."

Mr. Yuan smiled kindly and said, "Mr. Yang said hello to me. What is the plot and overall style of this drama like?"

Action guidance doesn’t just mean fighting. It’s divided into several types according to the type of movie.

It's like Jackie Chan's comedy action movies, which are completely different from the realistic martial arts action movies like "Slaying the Wolf" and "The Fuse". The former is thrilling and humorous, while the latter is full of punches and has a visual impact.

I briefly shared my thoughts with Master Ba, and the two of them quickly reached an agreement.

The movie "Lonely Agent" is not a simple action movie. Strictly speaking, it is more like a drama film.

Use the innocence and pity of the little girl Xiaomei to stimulate the softest part of the audience's heart.

Then the viciousness and terror of the criminal group want to destroy this soft beauty, and then use the violent methods of the male protagonist to vent the audience's angry emotions.

"This book is very murderous."

Mr. Yuan read the script and frowned: "In the last paragraph, should the hero be defeated by the villain's ultimate killer, and then fight back?"

Generally, Xiangjiang action movies follow this routine.

The male protagonist is very powerful, but at the end of the fight, he will always be knocked down by the enemy once, and then the small universe will explode and narrowly defeat the powerful enemy.

"No, the focus is on the rhythm of the story. Xiaomei's arrest can already arouse the audience's emotions."

Zhou Yutang shook his head: "The male protagonist can be shot and injured, but he cannot be knocked down. His strength is invincible."

“It’s a bit like a Hollywood hero movie.”

Mr. Yuan read it a second time and rubbed his chin with his palm.

The movies played by Tom Cruise in Hollywood are the ultimate in personal heroism, and the protagonists are basically all-powerful supermen.

In Zhou Yutang's movie, the male protagonist's background character is the super ace of the Dragon Kingdom's secret special forces.

Therefore, the force formed a dimensionality reduction attack on the thugs of criminal groups.

To take action is to kill indiscriminately.

Only the last criminal gang's ultimate killer can fight it.

Of course, such a ruthless person can only barely fight and is quickly killed by the protagonist.

It is somewhat similar to the invincible article among online articles.

What we are pursuing is the pleasure of pushing horizontally.

The two chatted a lot about the script. Mr. Yuan asked curiously: "A Tang, who are you going to find to play the ultimate killer of this criminal organization?"

"Tony Jaa."

Zhou Yutang raised the teacup and took a sip.

Mr. Yuan Ba ​​on the opposite side was also slightly moved: "Can I invite this person?"

Tony Jaa is very famous now.

He became famous in 2003 with "The Fighter", and in 2005 "Tom Yum Kung" starring Tony Jaa achieved a box office of nearly 6 million US dollars.

In that small place in Thailand, his status is equivalent to that of Jackie Chan.

Several films have made tens of millions of dollars at the box office and are very influential internationally.

Can you hire Thailand’s number one martial arts star?

sure.

Zhou Yutang asked Han Sanping to come forward and contact the company in Thailand in the name of China Film Group.

Mr. Han was very satisfied with Zhou Yutang's proposal.

Since it’s a big production, it’s natural to do something big.

What I want is an international superstar!

They are also very interested in the Chinese market. After all, the Thai film market is very small, and the Chinese film and television industry has been booming recently.

After some communication, Tony Jia was offered US$1 million to join "The Last Man" to play the villain super killer.

One million U.S. dollars is really a lot these days. You must know that mainland first-line female stars like Zhou Xun and Li Binbin only get about 2 million dollars for a movie.

Principal Gu and Aaron Kwok here in Hong Kong earn about 5 million, while those like Tony Leung, Andy Lau, and Fa Ge only earn more than 10 million.

But being able to hire Tony Jia is definitely a sure win.

At that time, the box office in Southeast Asia and subsequent disc sales will be enough to make money back.

Zhou Yutang stayed in Xiangjiang for seven days. Two days ago, he met with action coach Yuan Baye and determined the action style.

Then director Chen Musheng also communicated very well and won the job directly.

As for the other roles, Fan Xiaopang is the heroine, a nightclub girl, and the other little girl has to go back to the mainland to audition.

I found a batch here in Xiangjiang, but they had no aura at all.

In fact, it's normal. It was such a big place to begin with, but Teacher Chen ruined all the remaining luck in the entertainment industry with one blow, and there were no more rising stars.

Except for Tony Jia, there are three main more important characters on the villain side.

The boss of the criminal group approached Ren Dahua.

The following criminal, the villain Zhong Wen, hired Liang Jiahui to kill the boss.

In Zhou Yutang's film, Big D kills Ah Le and takes revenge for fishing without a helmet in "Underworld".

Another big villain, Zhong Wen's younger brother Zhong Wu, found An Zhijie. This buddy's action scenes are very good.

There is also the leader of the anti-drug team, Sir, who has a slightly larger role. Zhou Yutang found Liu Qingyun, an enthusiastic citizen.

His main role in the film is to come out and clean up the scene after the male protagonist kills people randomly, and to shock and amaze his friends, which highlights the mysterious background and powerful abilities of the male protagonist.

Zhou Yutang also left an interesting role for Wu Jing, but Wu Jing was in the capital and could only talk to him in person in two days.

There were not many supporting roles left, so I asked Huo Wenxi to help contact her. This actually gave her room to maneuver. After all, there were many actors working with her.

In the past few days, Zhou Yutang has been giving orders and Sister Mani has been running around for him. It doesn't hurt to be a favor at this time.

The casting matter came to an end for the time being, and Zhou Yutang went to the Peninsula Hotel for a very important appointment.

"Boss, do you really want to see Zou Wenhuai this afternoon?"

Mao Xiaoyu kept talking about it since she came out of the hotel, and she was even more excited than Zhou Yutang.

"Are you a fan of Boss Zou?"

Zhou Yutang was wearing an Armani casual suit and was sitting by the window in the lobby of the Peninsula Hotel.

The sun shines in through the window and shines on him, and he is looking down at the time on the Patek Philippe. His profile is as handsome as a perfect sculpture handmade by a top master.

"No, I'm a Bruce Lee fan."

Mao Xiaoyu was as excited as a chirping bird: "You know, my father is actually a Bruce Lee fan. Because he likes Bruce Lee, he made an agreement when my mother was pregnant with me. If I am born a boy, he will call me Mao. Xiaolong, if she’s a girl, she’ll be called Xiaoyu.”

"If it were a boy, you wouldn't be here."

There was still half an hour before the appointment, and Zhou Yutang made a joke with the assistant.

As a result, only fifteen minutes later, he saw a middle-aged woman supporting an old man walking towards him.

"Hello Zou Sheng."

Zhou Yutang took the initiative to stand up and shake hands with the old man with sparse hair.

Zhou Yutang was inevitably a little surprised when he heard that the head of Jiahe asked him to meet.

At this time, Zou Wenhuai was already very old, and even the skin all over his body was loose, but his pair of cloudy eyes still showed a majesty that was difficult to describe in words.

"Hello Zhou Sheng."

Zou Wenhuai held a gentleman's cane with both hands and sat down with the support of the middle-aged woman. He smiled and said: "Back then, I loved sitting where you are now. I spent the whole afternoon sitting here. The scenery outside is very beautiful." beautiful."

"It is indeed beautiful."

Zhou Yutang glanced and saw two long-legged beauties in short skirts walking past through the window.

"You should order the thin cucumber sandwich and sponge cake here, they taste good."

Zou Wenhuai looked at the tiramisu on the table and said with a smile.

Zhou Yutang put his knuckled fingers on the white porcelain cup, stirred the coffee with a spoon, and said with a chuckle: "Boss Zou, you didn't ask me to meet to talk about snacks, right?"

"of course not."

Zou Wenhuai nodded: "I heard about your affairs in the mainland. It happened that you came to Xiangjiang and I wanted to get to know you. It really gave me a big surprise."

"Boss Zou knows about me?"

Zhou Yutang was a little surprised.

"My father has the habit of reading mainland newspapers every day."

The ordinary-looking but dignified middle-aged woman smiled slightly.

"You made your debut writing books and then started your career as a TV series. Within two years, you have produced several works that have gone from success to success. Now you have many fans even in Xiangjiang."

Zou Wenhuai is energetic and clear-minded, unlike an old man. He is familiar with Zhou Yutang's self-made deeds.

Zhou Yutang chuckled and said: "It's not as good as Boss Zou. From a sports reporter, Jiahe has grown to the scale it is today. However, I heard that Jiahe Company has been in some trouble recently. It's hard for Boss Zou to still take care of me."

Zou Zhongyan, the man next to him, had a somewhat stunned expression.

But the old man and the young man looked at each other and smiled.

They are all foxes of thousands of years, don’t play any nonsense.

The topic went round and round, and the names of the two people changed again.

Zou Wenhuai was reminded by Zou Zhongyan to take the medicine he brought with him and drink some water. "Yu Tang, what do you think of the Xiangjiang entertainment industry?"

"Mr. Zou is still here, and the Xiangjiang entertainment industry is as stable as Mount Tai."

"The sun is setting, and the future hope of the Chinese entertainment industry lies in the mainland."

Zou Wenhuai shook his head, pushed up the reading glasses on the bridge of his nose, and finally got to the point: "To be honest, I asked you out today because I wanted to talk to you. Jiahe will invest 50 million Hong Kong dollars in exchange for 30% of your Jiangdong Studio. shares, and Jiahe’s channels can be opened to you, what do you think?”

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The little assistant Mao Xiaoyu next to him had his pupils trembling, and his mind was calculating rapidly.

According to Zou Wenhuai's intention, if 50 million Hong Kong dollars were exchanged for 30% of the shares, wouldn't Zhou Yutang's studio be worth more than 160 million Hong Kong dollars! ?

The assistant knew that Zhou Yutang was rich, but her status was not high and she had limited access to internal information in the studio. She only read online gossip and estimated that Zhou Yutang was worth tens of millions at most. Now that she heard that Zou Wenhuai was planning to buy a stake in Jiangdong Studio with such a big deal, People almost fainted.

"Koto Studio is not short of funds."

Zhou Yutang admired the old man in his heart, smiled and shook his head: "Thank you, Mr. Zou, for your kindness."

Huayi's boss spent 100 million to acquire Jiangdong Studio, which seemed like a big deal.

Unexpectedly, Zou Wenhuai was more courageous than Wang Zhongjun.

And the way he does things is more relaxed and appears sincere.

Despite this, Zhou Yutang politely declined.

When he completed the sound project, he spent part of the studio's investment and borrowed funds from the bank, splitting it 50-50 with Tian Ming.

At present, his studio has more than 30 million yuan in liquidity, plus the long-tail income from several hit movies. He has several high-quality projects such as "Latent", "Classmate", and "The Lonely Agent", as well as The copyrights accumulated by Zhou Yutang are promising in the future.

Wait until next year, when Koto Studio will really take off.

They were all smart people. After a tentative chat, they immediately knew that nothing could be done, so they stopped continuing the topic and only talked about the differences between the film and television circles in the Mainland and Hong Kong.

Two hours later.

With the support of Zou Zhongyan, Zou Wenhuai got into the back seat of the Bentley and slowly drove out of the Peninsula Hotel.

"Daddy, do you really want to invest in Jiangdong Studio?"

Zou Zhongyan, who had been silent just now, couldn't help but say: "If Jiahe really wants to develop inland, Zhou Yutang is indeed a good partner. Do you want me to inform the company's business team and continue to talk to him more to try to win the deal?" Get more than 50% of his studio’s shares?”

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Zou Wenhuai looked at his daughter and was silent for several seconds before shaking his head: "No, he won't sell it."

"Daddy, why did you talk to him for so long?"

"I'm observing him. Zhongyan, do you know what I like to do most outside of making movies?"

"Bridge, daddy, you have been the chairman of the Far East Bridge Club for several terms, and you have won many Hong Kong Bridge Championships."

"I have learned a very important lesson from playing bridge for so many years."

Zou Wenhuai said sincerely: "Our life is like bridge. The chances of good times and bad times are almost the same, but the most important thing is to win more points when you get good cards and lose less when you get bad cards."

"When playing bridge, you need to accommodate each other and reach a tacit understanding with your teammates. This is the key to winning in the end."

After hearing this, Zou Zhongyan frowned and fell into deep thought, seemingly unable to understand.

Zou Wenhuai glanced at his daughter, who was frowning and confused, and the high-spirited young man he had just met came to mind again.

It is difficult to conquer a country, but even harder to defend it.

The old man's expression was getting tired. He looked sideways at the scenery passing by outside the window and sighed quietly in his heart:

Giving birth to a child should be like Zhou Yutang!

……………………

Zhou Yutang put his hands in his pockets and watched the extended Bentley slowly drive out of the Peninsula Hotel against the setting sun.

"Boss, stop looking, he's already gone."

Mao Xiaoyu's expression was even more excited than Zhou Yutang's, and the eyes he looked at Zhou Yutang were full of admiration.

She witnessed with her own eyes the boss and a big boss like Zou Wenhuai sitting together and talking and laughing.

"Eat together, don't waste it."

Zhou Yutang turned around and saw the remaining snacks on the table, sat down and enjoyed them slowly.

"oh."

Mao Xiaoyu was also very obedient and began to sweep away the snacks on the table. He asked vaguely: "Boss, you have asked me to collect information about Jiahe these two days. Did you already know that Mr. Zou was looking for you to invest in our work?" room?"

"Have a good guess."

Zhou Yutang took one bite and stopped moving, his mind spinning.

In recent years, Zou Wenhuai has been in poor health and has entrusted the company to his daughter Zou Zhongyan.

Zou Zhongyan received a master's degree from Stanford University in the United States, majoring in film. He can be said to be a veritable "Princess Jiahe".

This person had strong professional abilities, but his ability to run the company was not ideal, and Jiahe was in decline.

The entertainment industry adheres to the law of the jungle.

According to the information collected, Chengtian Culture has been eyeing Jiahe since last year, hoping to complete the acquisition and backdoor listing.

However, Zou Wenhuai has never let go. This year, there have been reports that Wu Kebo has organized Japanese capital to prepare for a full acquisition of Jiahe.

The old man still wants to invest in my Jiangdong Studio?

After next year, maybe I will be the master of Jiahe.

Zhou Yutang looked at the stormy Mao Xiaoyu and asked with a smile: "How is it? Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious, but I'm full."

Mao Xiaoyu nodded like a peck of rice. His mouth was full of cakes and his speech was slurred.

"When you're full, go back to bed early. I have something to do tonight, so don't follow me."

"Oh, what else is going on tonight?"

"I'll go to Lan Kwai Fong to inspect the filming location."

Zhou Yutang glanced at his watch, and there was a roar of a sports car engine outside the hotel.

A red Ferrari parked in front of the hotel.

then.

The car door opened and a pair of long legs stepped out.

A beautiful girl got out of the car, took off her sunglasses and pinned them on her chest. When she saw Zhou Yutang, her big eyes instantly shined and she smiled sweetly:

"Hello, Mr. Zhou, my name is Yang Ying. Zihuan asked me to pick you up."