Entertainment: I really want to make progress

"Ms. Li, how are the arrangements for the movie to be released in South Korea?"

Zhou Yutang lay down in the comfortable boss chair, put his feet on the table, and dialed the number of Samsung's eldest princess Li Fuzhen.

"'Big Shot' will be released simultaneously in South Korea and will be handed over to SHOWBOX, and the promotional resources will be arranged according to the highest standards."

Li Fuzhen's voice was like pearls falling on a jade plate, and his Chinese accent was slightly accented: "I wish you a great box office success."

"Thank you, Ms. Li."

When Zhou Yutang was filming "Big Shot" this time, he deliberately shot two versions.

The domestic version expresses some sensitive content more obscurely, hiding it in many details of the movie.

But there is no need to worry about it in South Korea.

"It's just a small matter, you're welcome."

Li Fuzhen's laughter showed that she was in a very happy mood: "Because of the introduction of your variety show, MBC's ratings have been greatly improved last quarter. I heard that you recently made an outdoor variety show in China, SbS TV station I’m very interested there, so I can come over here and talk when you have time.”

"I'll go over and take a look after a while."

Zhou Yutang chuckled and said, "Leave the matter over there to Ms. Li."

The Samsung chaebol owns a lot of shares in SbS TV station.

The old chairman of the chaebol is in poor health and has gradually handed over power to the next generation in recent years.

The prince inherited the fundamentals of electronics and finance, and the eldest princess Li Fuzhen gradually took over the cultural tourism and hotel businesses from the old president because of her outstanding abilities.

so.

Li Fuzhen has considerable say in SBS TV station.

For Zhou Yutang, the copyright of "Running Man" can be sold as long as the price is right.

This is like carrying a sack to pick up money for nothing.

The call with Li Fuzhen ended.

Zhou Yutang rubbed his forehead, and a slight arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He suddenly remembered.

Pei Yun sent him a work report not long ago.

Little singer Lee Ji-eun signed a 10-year long-term contract in South Korea.

It seems to have taken off this year too.

"how do you feel?"

Backstage at the concert, Zhou Yutang looked at Deng Ziqi and asked with a smile.

"It's okay, I'm a little nervous."

Deng Ziqi took a few deep breaths, and she could intuitively feel from her expression that she was gradually getting excited.

Today we hired a professional styling team, with a slightly lazy and elegant wavy hairstyle, and the first outfit at the opening was relatively simple.

The upper body wears a white waistless T-shirt embellished with silver sequins, black tight leather pants underneath, and a pair of black patent leather thick-soled short boots.

Because she is not very tall, shortening her upper body can create the feeling of a slender lower body.

"Come on."

Jay Chou also smiled and encouraged, bumping fists with Deng Ziqi and Zhou Yutang successively.

He was Deng Ziqi's mentor in "The Voice". Now when his student holds his first concert, he even comes to support him.

soon.

The assistant came to call people, Deng Ziqi made the final preparations, and Jay Chou and Zhou Yutang chatted in the background.

After "Assassination", Mr. Zhou has only one film, "Qingfengxia". This year, most of his energy has been devoted to his music career.

The new album "Across the Ages" released this year is still killing people. He was also selected as one of the "Top 100 Creative Figures in the World" by the American magazine "Fast Company" and became the first Chinese male singer to be included in the list, which is also quite impressive.

However, he paid great attention to "Big Shot" and said enthusiastically: "I read the reviews on the Internet and it seems to be pretty good. What do you think the box office is?"

"how could I know?"

"Didn't the Internet say that you think the box office can break the record?"

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Zhou Yutang shook his head and said with a smile: "I won't compare with others. I just need to make progress compared to myself in the past."

"You have personality."

Classmate Zhou raised his eyebrows: "I'm staying in Beijing for two days, and then I'll go to the cinema to help you promote it."

"Thanks."

Zhou Yutang felt warm in his heart.

Classmate Zhou doesn’t use Weibo. This time he just made a guest appearance in the movie. He didn’t get paid, and he also helped with publicity. It was really interesting.

"It's not a big deal, but it's quite interesting to be a guest."

Jay Chou shrugged his shoulders and muttered: "No wonder you often go to be a guest."

While the two were chatting, cheers erupted from the scene.

The concert officially begins.

The start was a blast.

"The bubbles under the sun are colorful, just like me who was deceived, and I am happy. What is right or wrong? Your lies are based on the fact that you still love me. Beautiful bubbles, even though there are fireworks for a moment."

Deng Ziqi's voice is pure and full, and she can switch between high and low notes freely.

And her singing contains extremely full emotions.

Some people are gifted.

It is indeed God who chases and feeds me.

The atmosphere was lively.

Wait until Zhou Yutang and Jay Chou appear.

The huge Workers' Stadium sounded like a roaring tsunami of support, as if it was about to overturn the entire dome.

Deng Ziqi sang several famous songs and took advantage of her tactical drinking time to reveal tonight's first heavyweight guest Jay Chou.

Classmate Zhou singing in such a scene is as simple as eating and drinking.

After the song "Blue and White Porcelain", there was another song "Qili Xiang", and then they sang "Black Sweater" with Deng Ziqi, which easily detonated the atmosphere in the venue.

There is no doubt about the popularity of the king of Chinese music.

After a few more songs, the camera focused on where Zhou Yutang was below.

"Hey, isn't this Zhou Yutang?"

Seeing Deng Ziqi's deliberately funny and surprised expression on the stage, the fans in the audience burst into laughter, and Zhou Yutang also chuckled.

This girl really has a big heart.

In a large venue with tens of thousands of people, he didn't show any timidity at all, but instead seemed a bit crazy.

After taking the microphone from the staff next to him, Zhou Yutang, wearing a peaked cap, said hello: "Hello, Zi Qi, long time no see."

Then his picture was projected on the big screen at the scene.

A simple black T-shirt, even without makeup, still looks impeccably pure and handsome, so handsome.

Many fans at the scene were surprised and said: "It's Zhou Yutang, why is he here!?"

"I saw the trailer for 'Big Shot' and it's a really great movie."

Deng Ziqi smiled and said: "When the concert is over, I will definitely go to the cinema to watch it. Does anyone want to go to the cinema with me?"

"have!!!"

She was answered by a roar like a tsunami.

"Thanks."

Zhou Yutang smiled and clapped.

I've come here, but if I don't promote the movie, I'd be really sorry for myself.

"Now, can you please come up and sing for everyone?"

"sure."

Zhou Yutang stood up and took the stage with earphones.

The fans below were so excited that they were so excited that the power of their voices reached its highest level.

Today’s concert schedule is kept secret, but there are many fans below who are Zhou Yutang’s Jiangdong Navy, and I can only feel that there are endless surprises.

"A song called "The Wind Rises" is given to everyone. I hope you all like it."

His mind gradually calmed down, and Zhou Yutang began to make more moves: "I stopped and walked along the way, following the traces of the young man's drifting. The moment before I stepped out of the station, I hesitated a little."

When the song "The Wind Rises" started playing, the scene felt like a breeze was blowing on the face. The original noise disappeared and tens of thousands of people sang along.

After "The Wind Rises", there was another song called "Those Years".

He is still the dazzling male god, as if everyone is brought back to that beautiful first love on campus.

When Zhou Yutang reached the climax of his song, he pointed the microphone at the audience, quite like Teacher Wu Bai, and attracted tens of thousands of people in the audience to sing in unison.

"The heavy rain I missed in those years, the love I missed in those years. I really want to hug you and embrace the courage I missed."

"For the last song, "I Want to See You, I Want to See You, I Want to See You," Deng Ziqi and I sang together, and so did everyone. I wish everyone a happy evening."

Listening to Zhou Yutang's calm and smiling voice and the crazy shouts from the audience, Deng Ziqi felt moved to tears.

Newcomers are at their peak when they debut.

With Zhou Yutang's behind-the-scenes push, she got opportunities that many singers only dream of.

"The Voice", "The Masked Singer" and "I Am a Singer", three phenomenal music variety shows, have completely established her position in the music industry.

This is a level that she never dared to dream of before her debut.

And now, in the presence of tens of thousands of people, singing along with their idol, everyone is cheering.

"Am I right? The little goldfish seems to be crying?"

"It's normal. Zhou Yutang has always been her idol."

"The fishermen all know that she was brought out by Zhou Yutang, so she has achieved today's results and they should respect Zhou Yutang in their hearts."

"Although the Governor is a bit spendy, he is a really nice person."

"Go and support his movie tomorrow!"

This song sung by Zhou Yutang and Deng Ziqi is not particularly interesting.

It directly ignited the atmosphere of the scene.

All the fans just felt that the trip was worthwhile.

Monster newcomer Deng Ziqi is already amazing enough.

The king of Chinese music, Jay Chou, also joined the show.

Even Zhou Yutang, who rarely sings on stage, also sang on stage.

no doubt.

This is an audio-visual feast.

Both the stage lighting and scenery are top-notch in the industry.

The recyclable light sticks provided to the audience seemed to turn into an intoxicating sea of ​​light.

The entire performance basically started from the chorus of the first song to the end of the encore.

Zhou Yutang was so happy that she went directly to the movie roadshow without waiting for the concert to end.

"It's so cool. Deng Ziqi's singing skills are better than those in I'm a Singer. I recommend everyone to go and watch it live."

"This concert is indeed wonderful, and the in-field tickets purchased are a great value."

"Deng Ziqi's singing skills are really good, and it's great to sing on the same stage every two weeks."

"The fishermen were very touched. Jay Chou and Zhou Yutang actually came together as guests. The atmosphere was really exciting last night."

"If Zhou Yutang doesn't develop into music, it will be a loss to the music industry."

"Ah ah ah, I didn't buy a ticket. I feel like I missed out a lot."

"Rumors say, today Zhou Yutang and Jay Chou are participating in a roadshow promotion at a cinema here in Beijing. Deng Ziqi will also help with the promotion and ask her teammates to arrest them on the spot."

New monster monster, Queen of the Iron Lung.

He performs on stage every two weeks and wows the audience.

Deng Ziqi's first solo concert was a success, and the news on the media and entertainment pages began to flood the screens the next day.

Deng Ziqi, who is so popular, even posted on Weibo that after the concert, she was going to the cinema to watch Zhou Yutang's "Big Shot" with her assistant.

Time quickly came to the last day of September.

The box office trend of the blockbuster "Inception" released in September has gradually slowed down, but the box office has exceeded 400 million in one month of release, becoming another high-profile imported film this year after "Avatar".

Universe Dan's "Fist of Fury" has gloriously become cannon fodder in the National Day release.

According to the box office statistics compiled by authoritative organizations, even breaking over 100 million is just a luxury. For such a large-investment movie, it is simply a loss to grandma's house.

As far as Zhou Yutang knows, the failure of this project triggered a new round of power struggle within the company.

at the same time.

The box office of Guoshi's "The Hawthorn Tree" has reached 145 million, successfully breaking the box office record of literary films held by Poet Chen.

Zhu Yilong first had "To Youth" and then "The Hawthorn Tree". Now he is considered the most capable among the younger generation of niche actors except Zhou Yutang.

Huayi's "Empire of Heaven" has been released for more than half a month, and the box office has exceeded 240 million.

The entire National Day schedule has basically been set.

in this case.

"Big Shot" that everyone is looking forward to begins its theatrical release.

Zhou Yutang didn't have time to go to the cinema to watch a movie this time. He had already devoted himself to the pre-made road show plan.

It's basically impossible to have a high box office these days without running road shows.

The major ticket warehouse cities across the country are run at a rate of one city per day.

Zhou Yutang took a group including Hu Jun, Mei Ting, and Tang Yan.

Fan Xiaopang led another group including Li Yao and Xu Zheng.

On the first day of the National Day holiday, Zhou Yutang received more than a dozen calls as soon as he got off the plane.

"Yu Tang, the box office on the first day was 44.25 million, breaking the record, breaking the record!"

You don't need to look at it to imagine that Han Sanping's face behind the phone is all smiles.

Perhaps Han Sanping's excitement is not just about the shocking first-day box office.

But he saw other hopes when Hong Kong's great directors occupied most of the film industry's resources.

"Mr. Han, how's the attendance rate for the prime show?"

“The attendance rate is basically maintained at above 85%, and the reputation on the Internet is very good.”

"Um."

Zhou Yutang rubbed his forehead and said immediately: "Mr. Han, I will leave the follow-up publicity to China Film and Enlight to do it together. I have already said hello to Wanda, and I will cooperate this time. That's it for now, I will continue the road show. "

"take care."

Han Sanping has also been in the film industry for decades, and his experience is very experienced.

With such a wonderful start, he naturally knew what to do next, using all promotional resources to continue to increase the popularity of the movie.

Just after hanging up the phone with Han Sanping, Tian Ming called again, also congratulating on the box office hit on the first day.

"Brother Ming? Do you also pay attention to the movie box office?"

"You don't think I'm a caveman, do you? I went to see it with your sister-in-law. It's very good. The real estate really needs to be reorganized."

Tian Ming still had time to joke: "When will you arrive in Magic City?"

"Just got off the plane, road show today."

"Then I'll help you ask Wu Heru out for a meal."

"Thanks, Brother Ming."

"Tell me this?"

Tian Ming laughed: "In this battle, if you want to fight it, fight it beautifully. You are beautiful, and I, as a brother, also have face."

Wang Changtian, Big Dog Brother, and even Boss Yang who was far away in Xiangjiang were alarmed and called one after another.

After Zhou Yutang replied one by one,

58% of the film schedules on the first day are quite exaggerated and also a reflection of his connections.

Although the box office on the first day was already very high.

But still not the limit.

The National Day holiday has just begun.

Zhou Yutang is ambitious and takes a step forward.

"Crazy, really crazy."

Wang Zhonglei let the cigar ashes between his fingers fade and fall, and stared at the box office report sent by the film business department with his eyes wide open.

After reading it several times, I still asked in disbelief: "Is it a mistake?"

"impossible."

Feng Xiaogang smiled bitterly and shook his head.

The people in Huayi Film Department are very professional, how could they make such a small mistake?

"This first-day box office, let alone "Earthquake," even "Avatar" wasn't that strong."

"Although unexpected, it is not impossible."

Feng Xiaogang analyzed from a professional perspective: "Last year, there were only about 8,000 screens in the country. This year, the number of theaters has increased rapidly, and the number of domestic screens has exceeded 9,000. I have calculated that according to the current movie market capacity, the single-day box office limit , should exceed 200 million."

"Big Earthquake" was expected to break the record. At that time, Xiaogangpao was calculating day and night, and had already memorized the data collected by the film department.

It should be more than 200 million, just like the national football team qualifying for the World Cup, which is only theoretically achievable.

This is based on the situation that all theaters are showing one movie.

Wang Zhonglei has also been in the industry for many years, so he naturally knows this, but because he understands it, he is particularly shocked at this time.

"This guy."

Even the cigar almost burned his fingers. Mr. Wang didn't notice it at all. He only murmured: "The one who really stepped on the horse is a monster. Is he going to sweep the National Day festival?"

Feng Xiaogang touched his forehead and sighed: "Just wait and see in the next few days. There will be a wave of movie viewing during the National Day holiday, which determines the height of this movie."

"What do you always use your phone for?"

On the way to the movie theater to promote the roadshow, he saw Tang Yan scrolling through her phone with a charming smile on her face from time to time. Zhou Yutang joked.

"Yu Tang, look at the comments. There are so many good reviews."

Tang Yan smiled happily and said: "It's a pity that I can't check the real-time box office, otherwise I would know how much the box office was today. It should be higher than yesterday, maybe 50 million!"

Today is the first day of the National Day holiday. Logically speaking, it is also the peak period for movie watching.

After setting a new record for the first-day box office of a movie yesterday, Tang Yan has great expectations for today's box office results.

"Tangtang, what did you just say? Say it again?"

"I said there are a lot of good reviews online."

"The next sentence."

“It’s a pity that you can’t check the real-time box office.”

"Real-time box office."

Zhou Yutang's heart moved slightly, as if he thought of something, and called Zhang Yiming: "Brother Ming, are you busy?"

"Not bad, congratulations, Yu Tang."

Zhang Yiming quickly answered the phone and asked with a smile: "You broke your own first-day box office record. Shouldn't you be doing a roadshow to promote it now? Why did you think of calling me?"

"Let me ask you something."

“Can we make a mobile APP specifically for functions such as online ticket purchase, real-time box office, and box office prediction for movies?”

Zhou Yutang explained his thoughts with a slightly excited tone.

"You said this, I probably understand what you mean."

After a pause, Zhang Yiming quickly responded: "It's not difficult if you just use these functions. The key is to get into the backend management system of the cinema."

"How to say?"

"Let me tell you this, if according to your idea, we make an app that can buy tickets online and select seats, we have to connect to the backend management system of the cinema. Real-time box office and prediction also need feedback from the cinema. The data"

"Do you mean to open up the relationship with theaters?"

"That's pretty much what it means."

Zhang Yiming smiled: "Currently, more than 90% of cinemas in China use similar backend management systems to arrange shows and seats."

"Then if I can handle the theater chain, how long will it take for this application to be ready?"

"Two weeks at most."

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Zhou Yutang's expression twitched slightly: "Brother Ming, I'm serious, I'm not kidding."

"I'm serious too."

Zhang Yiming actually smiled: "When I was programming vertical search at Kuxun, you knew Kuxun, right?"

"Just be the one that makes the online travel search engine."

"Yes, that's it. I remember that I had something to do at home and wanted to book a train ticket home. You know, it was very difficult to go to the train station to buy tickets in the past few years. Who knows when a second-hand ticket will appear online."

"Kuxun's search at that time was actually the same as our commonly used search, that is, users actively entered information to search, constantly refreshed, and checked in real time to see if there was any latest information on second-hand tickets at that time."

"Then you made a real-time ticket grabbing software?"

"At that time, I felt that this method was quite inhumane. I spent an hour writing a small program during lunch to solidify and store my ticket booking needs in the program."

Zhang Yiming continued: "Then I asked the website machine to search automatically at regular intervals, and soon received a text message reminder. In fact, as long as there is data, it is not too difficult."

Zhou Yutang also laughed to himself: "Brother Ming, just wait for my news. I will take care of the theater chain. Next, I will make an online ticket purchasing software, let's call it Maoyan."

“Weird name”

Zhang Yiming didn't say much and agreed readily.

He partnered with Zhou Yutang to build a company. Zhou Yutang proposed the specific direction, so he was responsible for using his professional knowledge, executing it, and checking for gaps.

Zhou Yutang was also in a very comfortable mood.

Professional matters must be left to professionals.

Looking at Tang Yan's confused expression next to her, she felt that she was becoming more charming and charming, and she smiled and said, "Tang Tang, thanks to you, I just figured something out."

"???"

Tang Yan was confused.

I didn’t hear clearly just now, I only heard about online ticket booking and the procedures.

Blinking her bright eyes, she stretched out her long legs and touched Zhou Yutang. She didn't understand and asked, "Yu Tang, what exactly is this cat eye you just mentioned?"

"I want to make a software that allows you to buy movie tickets directly on your mobile phone."

Zhou Yutang laughed: "You can also check the box office information of the movie in real time. What do you think?"

"Of course that's fine."

Tang Yan suddenly leaned over, took his arm, and shook it coquettishly: "I'm just talking casually, why are you so powerful and can think of so many things?"

Zhou Yutang patted his thigh with an upright look and scolded: "How can you behave like this in broad daylight? Get out of here!"

"Just start driving, why are you slapping my leg?"