Entertainment: I really want to make progress

I heard the words "the script is good" come from Zhou Yutang's mouth.

Liu Dehua couldn't hide his joy.

Zhou Yutang, a recognized gold medal screenwriter in the industry, said that the script was good and he even took the initiative to find himself. What is that if it's not a cake falling from the sky?

Wait until King Liu hears about the bed scene later.

Pupils were shaken directly.

Couldn't help but look up at Zhou Yutang.

He suspected that Zhou Yutang wanted to make a movie like "Lust, Caution".

My mind is spinning rapidly.

Thinking about how to deal with it next.

Liu Tianwang himself was not willing to accept this kind of film.

Seeing the complicated expression of joy and surprise on Liu Tianwang's face, Zhou Yutang chuckled and said, "Brother Hua, please read the script first. If you are interested, we can talk about it."

I knew I was going to meet King Liu Tian today.

Zhou Yutang had already made preparations in advance.

He took out the document bag from his briefcase and handed it to Liu Dehua.

Liu Dehua unbuttoned the button, took out a small stack of manuscript paper, and read through it attentively.

It didn't matter, he became energetic after seeing it, and he communicated with Zhou Yutang from time to time: "Atang, I seem to have seen this in the news in the mainland. Was it in the early 2000s?"

"In 2004, Wu Ruofu was kidnapped. The script is adapted from this true event."

"Yes, yes, that's it. I was filming in mainland China at the time, and the team around me was scared to death, and even strengthened security for me."

Liu Dehua slapped his thigh and looked through it with interest. The worries he had at first disappeared.

It’s true that there are a lot of sex scenes.

It’s even the movie with the most sex scenes since his acting career.

However, it's not the kind of sex scene he understands.

But he was tied to the bed by the kidnappers and never came down.

In fact, the script is very simple.

A celebrity kidnapping case looms throughout.

It tells the story of the confrontation between the police and the crazy kidnapper Hua Zi, and the story of rescuing Mr. Wu in the shortest possible time.

Although the plot is simple, the process is thrilling.

Liu Dehua has been in the film industry for so many years and has rich experience. He can still tell the quality of the script.

After almost watching it, Liu Dehua took the initiative and said, "A Tang, what do you want to do with this drama?"

"I will be the producer and Wen Muye will be the director."

"Is it the literary guy you're with?"

Liu Dehua nodded suddenly. He also knew that Wen Muye was Zhou Yutang's deputy director and had worked with him on several films.

To be recognized by Zhou Yutang, there is no doubt about his ability.

"When are you going to shoot?"

"Probably next year, it depends on your schedule, Brother Hua."

"I'm fine at any time. As long as the script is good, it doesn't matter if the salary is lowered."

At Andy Lau's level, sometimes remuneration is very important, but sometimes remuneration is not the most important factor.

If he wants to maintain his influence in the film industry, he must have works of sufficient weight.

In today's Chinese film industry, who else is more convincing than Zhou Yutang?

Liu Dehua's attitude showed that he was very interested in this script. Zhou Yutang knew that the matter had basically been finalized. He smiled and raised his glass: "Brother Hua, I propose a toast to you and wish us a happy cooperation."

“A pleasure to work with.”

A meeting.

Negotiated two dramas with Liu Tianwang.

Zhou Yutang had no choice but to say sorry to Marshal Li Ming.

Who told Andy Lau to be a good person?

After negotiating for "A League of Thieves" first, I learned that the production cost of "Rescue Mr. My Life" was not high, so I offered to lower the salary.

There is really no such thing as an easy role to be able to get up from the bottom and work hard for more than 20 years.

"Brother Hong Lei."

On the way back, Zhou Yutang was thinking about other characters when his cell phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and looked at it, and his expression twitched slightly:

"Are you also interested in this drama?"

"hehe."

Sun Honglei smiled very kindly and said: "I missed "Latent" last time. This time, Director Zhou's movie, I have to come and try it no matter what."

One thing to say.

Sun Honglei is certainly a good actor.

He has made many movies recently, including "Three Guns", "Mei Lanfang", and "If You Are the One 2", and has collaborated with all three major domestic directors.

He can definitely be regarded as a first-line male star in Mainland China.

But he doesn't look like a thief, more like a robber.

When Zhou Yutang thinks of him, he always feels as if he is going to take out his watermelon knife at the next moment, poke the opposite side and ask if the melon is still cooked.

One of the three male protagonists is left, and he is required to be an experienced thief and a scheming boss behind the scenes.

At least more mature than Liu Dehua.

Sun Honglei is still too young. Zhou Yutang explained this and recommended him to try Hua Zi in "Rescue Mr. My Life".

As for the outcome, it depends on him.

"Big Shot" has extended its release period and is still slowly growing at the box office.

Before the glory here has come to an end, the behemoth "Thieves Alliance" has surfaced again.

The Internet has been very busy recently.

Zhou Yutang once again stood on the cusp of the storm.

After negotiating with Liu Dehua.

When he got back, he posted a photo on Weibo of him and Brother Hua drinking and clinking glasses together, hugging each other.

Photos are edited and sent out.

It didn't take long.

There are millions of likes, hundreds of thousands of comments, and thousands of retweets.

The most popular Weibo king is so scary.

This photo is enough to make people think.

Immediately afterwards, the news was released on the official account of Jiangdong Entertainment.

Zhou Yutang will team up with a king-level superstar to jointly create the commercial blockbuster "Thieves", and auditions for other roles are in progress.

There was an uproar immediately.

This is not a hint, it has been made clear.

The new generation's most popular star + a superstar who has been in Changhong for more than 20 years. This film has already captured the audience's appetite even before the choice has been decided.

In addition to Liu Dehua, there are also various news leaked on the Internet about Zhou Yutang's night parties:

"Zhou Gou, Zhou Gou, you really deserve to die."

"Didn't I just have dinner with Xu Jinglei two days ago? Today I was photographed going out with Li Binbin. I want to know, how many people did he sneak into?"

"Is there a possibility that Li Binbin took the initiative to contact him for public relations because the female role in the recent big drama "Thieves" has not yet been decided."

"I am an insider, and I am anonymously breaking the news for everyone. It is actually quite normal. If the entertainment industry wants to get roles, how can you get a position if you don't sleep with the director?"

"Is it so exciting to be a director?"

"I want to trade with Zhou Yutang."

Either he was rumored to be having an affair with Xu Jinglei, or it was rumored that he was having an affair with Li Binbin.

Fan Binbin asked me out again in the evening.

The main reason is that the hospitality is hard to refuse.

He has more or less friendship with these sisters.

If it were Zhao Yanzi, the answer would definitely be that there was no time.

But Zhao Yanzi is a woman who knows what's interesting, because after the "To Youth" project hit a wall with him, the two of them had no contact.

"Sister Binbin."

Facing his old acquaintance Fan Binbin, Zhou Yutang also said straightforwardly: "If you are interested in this role, you can come over and audition."

"What about Xu Jinglei and Li Binbin?"

Fan Binbin bit her straw with her red lips: "Don't they want to find you through the back door?"

She was wearing a tight black skirt tonight.

The body leans forward slightly, and the V-neck skirt reveals the white and delicate collarbone, which is in sharp contrast with the color of the clothes and gives people a strong visual impact. There is a deep ravine underneath.

"I have principles and bottom lines, and they are the same this time."

Zhou Yutang withdrew his gaze and explained seriously: "In the end, it still depends on the suitability of the character."

"Oh okay."

Fan Xiaopang nodded with satisfaction.

After hearing these words from Zhou Yutang's mouth, she felt relieved.

She has long been eyeing this role.

I made an appointment with Zhou Yutang tonight, mainly to test whether those big ladies took any shortcuts.

Crash.

This high-end restaurant private room is also equipped with a separate bathroom.

The environment is clean and bright.

The inexplicable sandalwood was burning, and even the air was filled with a faint fragrance.

Zhou Yutang washed his hands.

While pondering.

He is also considering it.

There are two important female characters in this drama.

One of them he reserved for Zeng Li.

The other wants to show off his figure and coquettishness.

Just consider the suitability of the role.

Xu Jinglei is definitely out.

This girl is in a literary and artistic style, and there are many fans who like her.

She is a mature lady, but she has nothing to do with being sexy and glamorous.

As for Li Binbin, she has been having a heated fight with Deng Wendi recently, and she has enough talking points.

But not top-notch beautiful.

According to his visual inspection, his figure is not explosive enough.

It did not reach the standard line that Zhou Yutang had in mind.

But Fan Xiaopang was the more suitable candidate in his mind.

Everyone is an old acquaintance again.

Zhou Yutang dusted off the water drops and seemed to have made a decision in his mind.

It was also at this time.

The bathroom door opened with a click, then closed and locked again.

Turning around, Zhou Yutang's expression was slightly startled: "Sister Binbin, why did you come in?"

Fan Xiaopang pushed him into the bathroom, closed the door, leaned down, raised his head and said with charming eyes:

"Director Zhou, I want to try acting first."

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"What's going on? Why are there so many people here for the audition?"

"Who wouldn't want to be in Zhou Yutang's new play?"

"Are all the famous beauties in the industry here?"

A fan happened to be passing by under the Jiangdong Building and was shocked when he saw media reporters surrounding the area below the Jiangdong Building.

The scene was as lively as a Spring Festival temple fair.

Because it was so crowded, an outrageous entertainment reporter actually climbed up a tree. The security guard downstairs was sweating profusely and rushed out to maintain order at the scene.

One nanny car after another parked on the roadside.

Immediately afterwards.

Mature beauties with exquisite makeup and well-groomed clothes walked into the building one after another.

"Li Binbin, look, Li Binbin!"

"Wow, International Chapter!"

"Zhou Cao, Fan Binbin is here too, and she even waved to me."

"Chang'e Fairy Yan Danchen!"

"Li Xiaoran, so big and white!"

"Isn't that the big-mouthed beauty Shu Qi? Why is she here too?"

The passers-by were all stunned.

Those who didn’t know better thought this was the scene of an awards show.

The entertainment reporters squatting in the grass downstairs also felt like celebrating the New Year.

With so many big stars, there is a lot of news to hype.

The veteran entertainment reporters already have good ideas.

It can be written that Fan Binbin and Li Binbin are fighting each other for the role, or it can be written that Zhou Yutang started to get into trouble and finally gave up, and Fan Binbin turned around and started to fight with International Zhang.

Anyway, it just adds more fuel and jealousy, focusing on a gossip, and the audience also likes to see this.

Mature and beautiful female stars walked into Jiangdong Building one after another.

Among them there are many well-known celebrities, and there are also some female celebrities whose names cannot be named, but they look very charming.

"Fan Binbin, Li Binbin, Zhang Ziyi, Shu Qi, Yan Danchen, Li Xiaoran, Yin Tao, Qin Hailu, Wan Qian, Zhang Jingchu"

Zhou Yutang looked at the pile of resumes compiled by Lin Liang and rubbed his forehead.

The entertainment industry is full of female stars around 30 years old.

If it was relevant, we had discussed it privately in advance.

It doesn't matter, I just have the mentality that it won't be a loss if I come and give it a try.

Auditions begin soon.

The first one to come in was the big star Shu Qi.

"Are you auditioning for the heroine Nicole today?"

Casting director Lin Liang took a look at her information and asked.

In this situation, the first person to speak is definitely not Zhou Yutang in the middle, he is the last one to make the decision.

"right."

Shu Qi had a trademark bright smile on her face.

"First tell me your understanding and analysis of this character."

"First of all, this is a very cool and beautiful woman. Sometimes she will take advantage of her looks to seduce her opponents, and sometimes she will act coquettishly towards Zhou Sheng."

Shu Qi was firing fiercely at Zhou Yutang, but it was a pity that the blind man was looking at her with her charming eyes.

After trying out a few scenes, he just looked at himself a few times, his expression as calm as water.

Shu Qi felt helpless after the audition.

Ever since she became popular, she has had a smooth journey, and with the aura of being superior to others in Hong Kong, it has never been unfavorable for her to audition for movies in the mainland.

But a woman's intuition told him that Zhou Yutang would be difficult to deal with this time.

Then came Li Binbin and Zhang Ziyi.

Let’s talk about the understanding of the role and the way of expression first.

These actresses who made it to the final stage of the audition had received the scripts and lines for the corresponding roles before the audition.

Zhang Ziyi has obviously done her homework and analyzed this character very well.

Zhou Yutang and the several main creators around him listened with great interest, and there were also assistants who were taking notes.

In fact, this is also a further exploration of the story from the actor's perspective.

An excellent actor must have his own unique understanding of the role. Sometimes a detailed action can provide the director with many ideas.

"Miss Zhang, if there is any news, I will notify you."

"OK."

Zhang Ziyi's smile was a little forced.

He looked at Zhou Yutang a little disappointed and unwilling.

Even though she tried hard to express herself.

But Zhou Yutang's cold and polite reaction made it obvious that he was out.

It was the charming Wan Qian who made Zhou Yutang's eyes shine.

After the audition, Zhou Yutang took the initiative and smiled at Wan Qian: "Miss Wan's acting skills are very good. I hope we have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

In fact, she is not that old, but she has the air of a mature lady, and her acting skills are also very good.

There is little hope for this cooperation. If there are suitable projects in the future, we can also cooperate.

Lin Liang was careful and made a mark on Wan Qian's information.

"Thank you, Director Zhou."

Wan Qian was a little flattered. She leaned over slightly, closed the door, and left.

Watching Zhang Ziyi, Li Binbin and other big actresses come out of the room with expressions of disappointment.

Fan Binbin felt happy.

The battle between the big girls is like this.

Not to mention how happy I feel when I see the other person having a bad life.

"Fan Binbin."

After Fan Binbin came in and started auditioning, Zhou Yutang's spinning pen stopped.

All eyes in the audition room were on her.

She is indeed a stunning beauty at first glance.

Then the audition started.

Someone is watching the audition carefully.

Lin Liang was paying attention to Zhou Yutang's reaction.

Glancing at Zhou Yutang from the corner of his eye, he noticed that he was leaning back slightly, his fingers crossed on his abdomen, his expression focused, but there was no expression on his handsome face.

That’s it.

As a migrant worker, Lin Liang's workplace survival skills are almost full.

Role fit is important.

But Zhou Yutang's feeling is more important.

If he said no, then it wouldn't work either.

He said it would work, even if it didn't work.

"Yu Tang, thank you. King Liu Tian really agreed."

At the end of the first day of audition, Wen Muye took the initiative to express his thanks with an expression of gratitude and surprise.

Liu Tianwang is very straightforward in his work.

After agreeing that night, he took the initiative to bring his team over to contact Jiangdong Entertainment's legal affairs the next day and sign the contract first.

One is "A League of Thieves" and the other is "Rescue Mr. My Life".

Newcomer Wen Muye made his debut in his first movie, and he invited big names like Andy Lau.

Part of the reason is that the script is really good, but of course the main reason is that Zhou Yutang is a big boss.

Zhou Yutang patted him on the shoulder: "Do your job well, this drama is very interesting."

"pity."

Wen Muye smiled and said: "Although Sun Honglei is also interested, his schedule is full."

Sun Honglei is not short of acting. He has just accepted the movie "Border Storm", a collaboration between Zhou Yutang and Big Dog Brother, and he still has several movie appointments.

In fact, he was most interested in Zhou Yutang's project. Although "Rescue Mr. My" was good, he was asked to play the role of the robber Hua Zi. He himself was not very willing to play such a role, and Wen Muye was a It is a new director, so the appeal of this film project is not very strong.

"But Sun Honglei recommended an actor named Wang Qianyuan."

"This one is also very powerful."

Zhou Yutang nodded slightly.

At the just-concluded Tokyo International Film Festival, Wang Qianyuan won the Best Actor Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival for his outstanding performance in "The Piano".

The news spread back home.

Wang Qianyuan, who was originally unknown, instantly became famous.

The Tokyo International Film Festival is one of the world's Class A international film festivals. He is also the only Chinese actor in history in the past ten years. He was also nominated for this year's Golden Horse Award.

"There is also an important role. If you are a police officer, you must have a tough temperament."

Zhou Yutang tapped his fingers on the table: "Let me help you ask if Hu Jun and Zhang Hanyu have any schedules."

Trials for several important roles lasted a week.

There was no way, after the audition conditions were released, actors in the entire circle who thought they had the right conditions were very interested.

Some big names would rather lower their pay than raise it.

In the end, after considering various conditions and the result of discussion by the creative team, the heroine was selected among Shu Qi, Li Binbin, Li Xiaoran, Yan Danchen, and Fan Binbin.

Shu Qi debuted in the third level, and she is actually very open-minded in acting, but Zhou Yutang is not very fond of her.

With Zhou Yutang's aesthetic vision.

Li Binbin's appearance is inferior to Li Xiaoran and Yan Danchen, but his status as a celebrity can make up for it.

The one with the highest overall score is Fan Binbin.

Highly popular, with built-in popularity, bright and beautiful appearance, can be charming and cute, the key is professional counterpart

The oldest male lead was left, and it was finally decided on Leslie Cheung.

On the surface, he is the leader of the Thieves Alliance, but in fact, he is a scheming old man.

Needless to say, Zhang Guoli's acting skills go without saying. He won the Plum Blossom Award and the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor more than ten years ago. His role as Baldy Jiang in "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" even amazed Zhou Yutang.

The remaining route expert found Huang Bo, who was also the Golden Horse Best Actor.

However, there is an unresolved female character in the League of Thieves who pretends to be mother and daughter with Fan Binbin.

Many people have tried it.

It almost doesn’t make sense.

Until I saw that woman.

Zhou Yutang vaguely had the answer in his heart.