Entertainment: I really want to make progress

Shortly after.

Zhou Yutang met Zou Zhongyan and Bob, the senior executive of New Line Company.

This is an old white man in his sixties, with quite the temperament of an artist.

"President Zhou, this is Bob."

"Hello, Mr. Bob."

"Hi Zhou, nice to meet you."

This old man Bob was quite enthusiastic. He smiled when he came up. After shaking hands, they hugged each other.

He also brought along a manager from New Line's film division.

She was a blond white woman, about 40 years old, with the same name as the heroine of "This Killer Isn't Too Cold" and "Black Swan", which made Zhou Yutang take a few more glances.

Natalie's appearance is not as outstanding as Natalie Portman's, and it is also consistent with the usual characteristics of white women. After entering middle age, aging will accelerate.

The two of them said hello briefly and found a cafe to sit down.

The old man Bob did not hide his interest in Zhou Yutang at all: "Zhou, I heard Mr. Zou tell your story, it's really unbelievable."

Zhou Yutang's story of starting from scratch would be quite explosive even in the United States.

Since entering the entertainment industry, no investment project has failed.

In just a few years, he went from a penniless college student to a billionaire in the entertainment industry.

Zhou Yutang smiled slightly: "I also admire Mr. Bob's style of doing things. It was in the hands of Mr. Bob that New Line Company grew."

"That's all in the past. Like Mr. Zou, I'm old."

Bob shook his head, with a look of nostalgia for the past, and murmured: "From now on, the new era will belong to young people like you."

When Zhou Yutang communicated with Bob, the old white man opposite, in fairly fluent English, Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at him angrily.

Now she came to her senses.

Stinky Xiao Zhou is still so annoying.

Obviously I have no problem communicating in English, but when we met that day, I deliberately pretended not to know it, and the routine was too deep.

In fact, as a talented cheating player, Zhou Yutang's language talent skills are also on point.

After a period of intentional study, it is of course no problem to achieve basic communication.

However, some professional vocabulary still requires translation by Zou Zhongyan in order to express it accurately.

Liu Yifei felt a little resentful and stretched out her long legs to kick Zhou Yutang twice. As a result, she accidentally kicked the table leg.

Bob, the old man, is very experienced. He knows the situation at a glance.

He didn't recognize Liu Yifei, who was wearing a professional skirt next to Zhou Yutang. He didn't notice her until now and praised her jokingly:

"Zhou, the secretary next to you is such a lovely girl."

"Thank you, Mr. Bob."

Zhou Yutang chuckled.

Liu Yifei was still too young, and her face turned red after being praised like this.

At first, he volunteered to be Zhou Yutang's secretary and attend this meeting.

She also put on a professional skirt in a decent manner, but in the end she was not needed at all.

But she was also sensible and knew what the occasion was. At this time, Zhou Yutang and Bob were talking about business, so she didn't lose her temper and sat obediently next to Zhou Yutang.

The few people did not talk directly about the movie project, but talked about the glorious past of Golden Harvest and New Line.

Zhou Yutang also has a deeper understanding of the situation of the new line.

After being acquired by Warner last year, New Line remained independent in terms of distribution, production, etc., but was able to use Warner's huge resources to a certain extent.

Bob is still one of the shareholders of New Line. Natalie was Bob's assistant at first and is now the manager of New Line's film business department.

"After New Line was acquired by Warner, Natalie will be in charge of the film business. It is you who will discuss future cooperation with her."

"Mr. Zhou, I have seen your works in China. They are really amazing."

Natalie's eyes were shining when she looked at Zhou Yutang.

It was through her hands that New Line purchased the rights to "The Last Man".

At that time, I just felt that this was a movie that performed well at the box office and was worthy of a local adaptation. After all, Hollywood had tasted the benefits with "Infernal Affairs".

When Bob came to see Zhou Yutang in person, she was still a little surprised that the major shareholder of New Line Company was rarely treated with such grandeur.

Waiting for her to collect Zhou Yutang's information through the company.

I was shocked.

My eyes were almost blinded.

It has set box office records for Chinese movies for two consecutive years.

Warner Group estimates that the total net worth of young rich people in the Chinese entertainment industry is at least 2 billion.

She seems to have seen the rise of Rupert Murdoch, the young entertainment tycoon in China.

Oh no.

Compared to Murdoch's hateful-looking old man, Zhou Yutang in front of him was as handsome as if God had descended from him.

The topic went round and round, but both parties felt that the time seemed ripe and finally got to the point.

"Bob, I have a script in my hand and I'd like your opinion."

"The Purge."

Liu Yifei opened the document bag obediently and handed several manuscript papers bound in advance to everyone.

On that delicate and pretty little face, a pear-shaped smile appeared.

The Purge, translated, is the human purge plan.

There was no printer in the hotel, so Zhou Yutang asked her to translate it and then take it out to print. She printed several scripts at the time and finally chose this one.

"A very, very good horror drama."

Bob looked like a bad old man, but in fact he was a very professional producer. After carefully reading the script, an expression of surprise suddenly appeared on his wrinkled old face. He looked at Zhou Yutang with even more admiration: "Honest Say, I haven’t seen such an interesting idea in a long time.”

He used several extremes in succession, which was enough to reflect his inner excitement.

Hollywood horror films have always been a classic genre that uses small things to make a big difference.

The horror "Blair Witch" released in 1999 created a pseudo-record horror category. It cost only US$35,000 but earned US$250 million at the box office.

James Wan became famous overnight with "Saw", and Peter Jackson, the director of "Lord of the Rings" and "King Kong", also made his first film in a horror film.

Why are horror movies so profitable?

Maybe it provides strong emotions and makes the audience feel the excitement of being frightened.

This intense and exciting feeling is directly proportional to the earning potential. Low budget and high returns. There really is no better project than this.

Zhou Yutang has written several ideas for horror films, but due to the censorship environment in China, they have never been put to use, but now they come in handy.

After Zou Zhongyan read the script, he suddenly admired his father. His vision was really right.

As the sun sets in the Jiahe Movie Kingdom, it’s time to find a new king to take the helm.

As long as they follow Zhou Yutang, the Zou family can still retain their status and glory.

Before, she had some complaints about Zhou Yutang coming here to pick up girls, but now she only had admiration in her heart.

Being able to produce such a good project, she had no problem with Zhou Yutang working hard every day.

Natalie also looked very carefully and carefully, nodded frequently, and exchanged a few words with Bob from time to time.

Liu Yifei saw everyone's expressions in her eyes.

A feeling of pride arose in my heart: "We are so strong."

During this time, she stayed with Zhou Yutang and watched the script being perfected by Zhou Yutang. Then she was responsible for translating it into the English version and printing it out.

Now it has been recognized by Hollywood studio professionals.

I am also indescribably proud in my heart.

After Bob and Natalie exchanged a few words, the two nodded to each other, obviously very optimistic about this project, and exclaimed in unison:

"This is a great idea. You are really a genius, you know that, Zhou."

This story has been partially revised by Zhou Yutang.

The background is still set in the future 2022.

Due to the overpopulation of the earth, the American government launched a crazy Purge Day plan.

At a specific time of year, within the 12 hours from 7 pm to 7 am the next day.

Anyone can vent their inner darkness freely.

Both murder and crime can be forgiven.

The protagonist of the story is a middle-aged white guy who made a fortune selling security systems.

He installed an advanced security system in his home, and when the killing day came, he would hide in his home and not go out.

However, his children opened the door to their home because they witnessed the massacre of poor people through a camera, and because of the cries for help of poor black people they were familiar with.

As a result, a group of criminals were attracted.

Among the criminals were the male protagonist’s staff who helped crack the security system.

This puts the whole family in danger.

Opposite them, Bob and Natalie were both very professional filmmakers. They grasped the key points, and their eyes flashed with excitement: "The story takes place at home, which means the cost is not high."

"More than that, the movie is in a confined space and can easily create a scary atmosphere."

"If we don't hire those big stars, then this movie can be made with a budget of no more than US$3 million at most."

"Jiahe and Xinxian each have half."

“A pleasure to work with.”

Zhou Yutang also readily agreed.

Although Jiahe's stock price rose for a while when he took over, there was no big move after that. The stock price was stagnant and even falling.

Zhou Yutang hired a professional team to operate. Taking advantage of the falling stock price and the lack of confidence of other small shareholders, he continued to absorb the stocks in his hands. Now Jiahe is like he alone has the final say.

The original acquisition of Jiahe was to serve as a stepping stone, and also to reserve an escape route for the listing of Jiangdong Entertainment.

Zhou Yutang stayed in the United States for one more week.

Of course it's not because of being addicted to cultivating immortals.

But because of participating in the "Human Purge Plan" project.

If you want to make progress, you must continue to learn.

The development of the film industry in Hollywood has indeed formed a complete system.

Bob used his connections and invited several well-known Hollywood screenwriters and directors, and finally James DeMonak took over the film.

This is the screenwriter of "Ace vs. Ace" and has also served as an assistant director. He has strong professional ability.

Zhou Yutang left Zou Zhongyan as the producer and went to inspect the special effects company here.

It was indeed an eye-opener.

Hollywood film visual effects production has gone through decades of technical accumulation and experience accumulation.

If there is a gap, it must be acknowledged.

In Hollywood, special effects work is carried out simultaneously with the filming of the film or even in advance.

The director will determine the subsequent shooting plan and content based on the early animation preview, and the implementation of special effects technology also requires the cooperation of other departments such as art, photography, props, etc.

In China, special effects work is basically not started until the later stage.

If you are willing to spend money, hire a special effects company in the United States. If you want something cheap, hire a special effects company in South Korea.

you get what you pay for.

Zhou Yutang's "My Love from the Star" hired a special effects company from the United States, and "The King of Kung Fu" was produced by a South Korean special effects company.

There are also many people in China who are interested in special effects companies.

Chef Xie from Xiangjiang even founded his post-production company PO Chaoting as early as 2003.

Big Dog Brother wants to spend money to buy a special effects company, which is also a way.

"It's still too late to start, the production process is not standardized, and the industry system is immature."

When talking to Teacher Tian Zhuangzhuang on the phone, the old man made a summary when talking about special effects. His voice was full of emotion: "This road is still far away."

"Teacher Tian, ​​I would like to send a group of outstanding students from the film school who want to make progress to come over for internship and further study. What do you think?"

"You want to start your own special effects company?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang was a little surprised and a little surprised.

"That's the idea."

Zhou Yutang laughed softly.

The road ahead is difficult, but also full of hope.

The road is blocked and long, but the road is coming.