Entertainment: I really want to make progress

“Warmly congratulate our school student Zhou Yutang’s new film for achieving another great success at the box office!”

Returning to Nortel again, Zhou Yutang felt a sudden surge of shame when he saw the big red banner hanging high at the school gate. He wished he could transform into Takumi and speed up to the school gate.

However, there is still a humanoid signboard of myself standing at the school gate, along with several junior students handing out leaflets.

"Hey, whose big G is this? He's so domineering."

"You don't even recognize Senior Brother Zhou's car?"

After muttering a few words, Yang Caiyu was the first to react. Then his eyes lit up and he sweetly greeted Zhou Yutang who rolled down the window: "Hello, Senior Brother Zhou."

The remaining people also reacted and said hello in unison.

"Well, hello."

Zhou Yutang took off his sunglasses: "What are you doing?"

By the way, I took a look at the girl named Yang Caiyu, and she really did have a bit of Aunt Liu's charm between her eyebrows.

"The dean said that he arranged such an event to celebrate the senior brother's movie breaking the box office record. In the afternoon, the media came to interview."

Yang Caiyu smiled and said: "We all went to see that movie. It was really exciting."

""Celebrating More Than Years" is also very good."

Xu Lu next to him followed.

Everyone on the side nodded in agreement like chickens pecking at rice.

In a slightly green way, he expressed his admiration for this senior brother who has become the glorious Zhou of Beidian.

"I'll go in first."

Just after staying at the door for a while, many students looked here frequently, and some people gathered over.

Although celebrities are not uncommon in Nortel, there will never be another celebrity like Zhou Yutang.

Everyone excitedly took out their mobile phones and took pictures, preparing to brag to their best friends or best friends later.

After Zhou Yutang passed the graduate school, he was busy with his career and did not come to school often. However, although he was not in the small world of Beitel, there was a legend about him in the world.

He is recognized as a superstar who is popular throughout Asia, and the film academy uses him as the cover character in their admissions brochures every year.

That's the best kind of advertising.

I don’t know how many juniors and juniors are his fans, and they all aspire to become the next Zhou Yutang.

Parking the car in the dean's parking space, Zhou Yutang went straight to the teacher's office.

Nortel is really not that big. On the way, I met Zhang Yiyi and several boys holding a basketball.

Zhang Yiyi, who looked like a monkey, had a face full of surprise: "Senior Brother Zhou, I saw the news about your road show two days ago. Have you just returned to the capital?"

"I just got back not long ago."

"That"

Zhang Yiyi looked forward to it: "Want to play football together?"

The eyes of the boys nearby all lit up.

Everyone looks like Nortel Kroos and Modric, thinking about giving assists to Brother Zhou in Phnom Penh.

"I have something to do with the teacher. Let's play. We'll make an appointment next time."

"Okay then, senior brother Zhou, call me next time you come to play football."

"Definitely next time."

Zhou Yutang smiled and patted Zhang Yishan on the shoulder, then turned and entered the Nortel teacher's office.

At the beginning, he often ran to the teacher's office. In the blink of an eye, he was about to graduate from graduate school. He felt a bit like things were right and people were different, but he was still the same young man who was determined to make progress, and he had not changed at all.

Although Lao Tian always said it would never be an exception, when Zhou Yutang came to see him, there was always cigarettes and alcohol in his hands.

Unexpectedly, there was an extra person in Tian Zhuangzhuang's office.

Cao Baoping is lean, wearing a black down jacket and a hat. He is discussing something with Tian Zhuangxang.

"Teacher Cao."

Zhou Yutang pushed the door open and said hello.

Cao Baoping taught the film and television screenwriting course, and Zhou Yutang also took his class, so he could be considered a disciple of Lao Cao.

Cao Baoping over there was slightly startled when he heard this, and then smiled and said: "Yu Tang, you came just in time."

"Teacher Cao, I'm looking for you too."

"Find me?"

"Let's talk about your business first."

"That's okay."

Cao Baoping rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "I have a book in my hand, and I want to find some luck with you."

Zhou Yutang took the script and looked at it. The big words "Scorching Sun Burns Heart" on the cover faintly revealed a deep power.

When I opened it, it felt even weirder.

The name obviously carries the scorching sun, but the tone of the whole story is dark.

Zhou Yutang became interested immediately.

Three good brothers with different identities, because of their ignorance, participated in a massacre of their family, and then jointly raised an orphan girl. Seven years later, they met the police detective Yin Guchun who was full of justice.

This story is adapted from Xu Yigua's novel "Sunspot". Zhou Yutang read the original novel and quickly finished the script and said:

"This script has great stamina. Why doesn't Mr. Cao use the school's special funds?"

Zhou Yutang is determined to become bigger and stronger, so he attaches great importance to the cultivation of reserve talents, especially setting up a special support fund at Nortel.

To support talented juniors and girls in pursuing their dreams.

He himself is equivalent to a big figure in the entertainment industry. Whenever there are outstanding talents in the film academy, they will give priority to him.

"Let's leave some for the students."

Cao Baoping said with a smile: "The cost of this movie was 30 million, Blue Star Pictures invested 10 million, and there was still 20 million left. I just wanted to find a partner."

The special support fund Zhou Yutang worked on at Nortel was aimed at small-cost projects at the school.

Cao Baoping also has connections himself. Blue Star Pictures is a subsidiary of Zhejiang Film and Television Group, and "Wenzhou Family" produced by Noon Sunshine received investment from this company.

Zhou Yutang didn't hesitate and nodded quickly: "I voted for this movie."

Cao Baoping is a director with a very distinctive personal style and profound skills. Moreover, this script is well done. With a budget of 30 million, it can only be regarded as a small project in today's big productions that can easily reach hundreds of millions.

"Are you looking for me?"

"I also have a script in my hand, and I would like to ask the teacher to help me read it."

"It was adapted from that short film in France?"

"Um."

After taking the script handed over by Zhou Yutang and flipping through it, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Cao Baoping were both experienced veterans. At a glance, they knew that this was the best short film award at the French César Awards this year.

This short film is highly regarded in the circle. It won the Best Short Film Award at the Luwen International Film Festival last year. Zhou Yutang obtained the film and television adaptation rights through the relationship between China Film and Television last year.

It was not expensive to buy at that time. After winning the French César Award for Best Short Film this year, the price has doubled, which is a small profit.

Cao Baoping read the script carefully, exchanged a few words with Tian Zhuangzhuang, and said with a strange expression: "I have some ideas about changing the male protagonist to the female protagonist."

"Teacher Cao, to be honest, I want to leave this project to you."

Zhou Yutang said with a smile: "The heroine will use my people, and you have the final say for the rest."

After obtaining the film and television adaptation rights of this short film, Zhou Yutang handed over the script task of "The Tuner" to the Jiangdong Creative Center. Now this is the script after magic modification.

But the core of the whole story has not changed. It still puts oneself in a God's perspective, satisfying one's voyeuristic psychology and looking at the most real side of the things in front of you.

Liu Shishi will also have "Reply 1988" this year, which is destined to be a word-of-mouth movie. This female version of "The Tuner" is a movie specially made for Shishi.

It is very important for an actor to find a role that suits him. There is also a South Korean film "I Am a Witness", which helped Kim Ha Na prove her innocence as the Queen of Blue Dragon. The copyright is also held by Zhou Yutang.

Think about it.

Zhou Yutang decided to make "The Tuner" first, which was more commercial.

Cao Baoping heard what he said, but he didn't agree immediately. He waved his hands and said: "Yu Tang, I still have several projects in hand, and they are almost scheduled for the year after next."

"Take your time, don't rush."

Zhou Yutang smiled and said: "I really can't think of a more suitable person to make this movie than Mr. Cao."

I made this movie just to win an award.

Liu Shishi has been following him wholeheartedly since his first love, and Zhou Yutang also has a preference for him in his heart.

Cao Baoping likes and is very good at showing the despair and cruelty of reality in front of the audience in a bloody way, and he can't wait to sting the audience.

Such as "Li Mi's Conjecture" and "Scorching Sun" also have this flavor.

This is the tone that exposes human nature. Some people may find it cruel, but there are always dirty and cruel things in life.

There is no guarantee of commercial success for this type of movie, but it will definitely meet the tastes of the judges.

I sat and chatted about movies with Tian Zhuangzhuang and Cao Baoping for a while. Cao Baoping talked about the fate of his old classmates. Lou Huohua had just been banned and had just come out. This year's Mystery in the Floating City had a mediocre response.

There is also another old classmate of his, Wang Xiaoshuai, who is not doing well either.

Lao Cao said with some regret: "In the past, our generation of directors faced institutional censorship. Unexpectedly, one day, the system relaxed, and the market became a more stringent second line of censorship."

The best choice for filmmakers of that generation was to make underground films, go to film festivals, and become famous, just like Chief Giacomo.

"Times have changed."

Tian Zhuangzhuang sighed with emotion.

It is difficult for those remnants of the old era to have ships to carry them in the new era.

In this new era, mainstream movies with strong narratives are more popular in the market, and the most basic thing about mainstream movies is the industrial foundation.

That's why Zhou Yutang's "Now You See Me" will bring great shock to the entire Chinese film industry.

It turns out that China can also produce such special effects blockbusters.

Tian Zhuangzhuang glanced at his most proud disciple with admiration.

Still respectful and polite, not arrogant at all.

Look at it from a teacher’s perspective.

This is a perfect answer sheet handed over by Zhou Yutang.

Artists have busy schedules at the end of the year.

Liu Yifei is no exception.

I just came back from abroad, and I have to reshoot various endorsement ads, build a brand platform, and cover several fashion magazines.

Zhou Yutang rarely found time to watch the Sunglasses King's movie "The Grandmaster" with Miss Liu in his home cinema.

"Mr. Gong Er played by Zhang Ziyi is really good."

After watching the movie, Liu Yifei still felt that she was still unfinished, so she leaned on Zhou Yutang's shoulder and murmured.

Mr. Gong Er, who is cold and lonely, but stubborn and tenacious, should be regarded as the highlight of Zhang Ziyi's acting career.

Always remember, there will be reverberations.

The Dark Glasses King has been in preparation for eight years, and once the sword was unsheathed, it really shocked the world.

The most important thing is that it cleverly avoided the sharpness of "Now You See Me". It is said that there was a problem of incomplete copies. It also took in 30.8 million box office on the first day. It was a blockbuster and created the peak box office of the Sunglasses King. It also started from "Zodiac". 》 took over the leading stick of single-day box office champion.

When talking about the plot of the movie "The Grandmaster", Zhou Yutang was not honest and muttered: "Xianbao, have you gotten older?"

Snapped!

Liu Yifei slapped Zhou Yutang's claws off and said coquettishly, "Isn't that your fault?"

but.

She quickly held Zhou Yutang's hand in her arms again, admiring the way he wore his customized Tissot watch.

Locked together with the slender fingers that had clear joints but seemed a bit delicate, Liu Yifei suddenly felt like she was holding some kind of beautiful work of art in her hands.

But such beautiful hands are always dishonest.

After a while, he began to wander again, making Liu Yifei gasp slightly: "Xiao Zhou, are you going to America?"

"I have to go there for a few days."

"It's a pity that I can't accompany you, but I have no schedule tomorrow morning."

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Looking at Liu Yifei's pretty eyes, it seemed as if they were about to overflow with water. Zhou Yutang was almost intoxicated by the shallow pear dimples on her cheeks.

As monks, it is our duty to devote ourselves to the immortal way.

This year's New Year's Day movie box office totaled nearly 400 million, which was more than double that of last year.

Fatty Wang's "The Magic City" was off to a catastrophic start, but its unexpected box office performance still has some stamina. The cumulative total box office has reached 138 million.

Huang Xiaoming's other movie "Blood Drops" barely crossed the 70 million threshold at the box office, and there was no hope of making more than 100 million.

"Jackie Chan's "Zodiac" has a stable box office growth, exceeding 770 million, firmly occupying the second place in the Lunar New Year festival."

"The only king of the Lunar New Year festival, "Now You See Me" has a total box office of 1.629 billion. The key has been extended to January 27. The miracle continues!"

"Now You See Me" is full of corpses, and the eyes of the entire film and television industry are focused on Zhou Yutang.

This movie has been released for nearly a month and has set numerous historical records as the box office champion of Chinese-language movies. The single-day box office dropped to 7 to 8 million yuan.

But the box office is still growing slowly. This number is already beyond the reach of many movies nowadays.

"Zhou Yutang made a lot of money again this time!"

Many people in the circle are paying attention to Zhou Yutang, and they even know his income clearly.

Take "Now You See Me" as an example. Every nearly 100 million means a profit of 37 million to 38 million. After deducting the film fund and other companies' accounts, Zhou Yutang can get half of it.

Moreover, according to the latest film industry policy subsidies, movies with a box office of over 1.5 billion will receive a 15 million incentive fund.

The profits generated by "Now You See Me" have already made the film and television companies in the industry red-eyed with envy.

At this time, "Celebrating More Than Years" has also firmly occupied the top spot in the TV drama market at the beginning of the new year.

The development of the plot tightly tugs at the heartstrings of the audience.

Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er met at the temple, and the ratings of Jiangsu TV Station that night directly broke three.

As the subsequent plot unfolded, the ratings further stabilized, and the entire drama was discussed at an unprecedented level.

"The undoubted drama of the year."

"Zhou Yutang has once again created a ratings myth."

A phenomenal blockbuster drama, its popularity is terrifying.

Nowadays, there are hot searches for "Qing Yu Nian" every day, and not only the leading actors benefit, but even the supporting roles can be promoted.

For example, Tian Yu's Wang Qinian, Wu Gang's Chen Pingping, Dilmurat Dilmurat's Fan Ruoruo, and Ni Ni's Si Lili were all highly praised.

The TV series was only halfway through when Tian Yu, Wu Gang and others called to express their thanks.

Various film appointments and business deals are coming in one after another, which are all real benefits.

Except for Ni Ni who wants to be a good secretary, the acting careers of these people have reached a big level.

Li Yao, Reba and others have been promoting the drama for more than half a month, and Zhou Yutang has also participated in the recording of two popular variety shows.

Then he took Ni Ni on a flight to the other side of the ocean.

The matter of the private jet has basically been settled, but the formalities are still being completed.

When he came to Los Angeles again, it was still Zou Zhongyan who picked him up.

Sister Zou nodded and said hello to the charming female secretary next to Zhou Yutang, and began to report on her work in the car.

Back in Hollywood, there are two new projects to talk about.

It is said in the entertainment industry that popularity nourishes people. Zou Zhongyan, who has become famous in Hollywood, seems to be much younger.

Zhou Yutang went to the scene to see the filming progress of "Annabelle".

Overall, it can be given 65 points.

Although Old John's photography skills are good, he is still not as good as James Wan. It can only be said that he is basically at a qualified level.

This movie can be regarded as a test of the spin-off film series of "The Conjuring" series, and the total investment was only US$6.5 million.

This is why Zhou Yutang and Bob agreed to hand this project over to Old John.

Hollywood’s background companies are not just for free.

If a film company wants to launch a big project, it must be a big director with successful experience.

For example, Warner once extended an olive branch to Zhou Yutang and invited him to develop superhero-themed movies.

For example, Universal is interested in James Wan taking over from Lin Yibin to direct "Fast and Furious 7".

Seeing James Wan, an old acquaintance, the two hugged each other cordially and sent blessings in person: "Zhou, congratulations, that "Now You See Me" is really amazing!"

"Thanks."

Zhou Yutang smiled and asked: "When will "Fast and Furious 7" be produced?"

"The filming is scheduled to start in March next year. After finishing this movie, we will start working on "The Conjuring 2"."

James Wan is also thinking about the Conjuring series.

He has a background in horror films, not to mention that his director's studio also gets a share of the box office.

The two met at a high-end restaurant and were photographed by local international students. The news quickly spread back to China and was featured on several entertainment portals.

"Zhou Yutang met an old friend, director James Wan, and New Line boss Bob accompanied him. They were chatting and laughing. It seems that the negotiation of the new project went smoothly!"

"It is reported that Zhou Yutang owns the back-end income share of the Human Purge Project and the Conjuring movie series, and can earn an astonishing amount every year!"

"Director James Wan will direct the global blockbuster "Fast and Furious 7", and Zhou Yutang is suspected to play an important role in it!"

News of the meeting quickly spread back to China, and many people came to Jiangdong Entertainment to inquire about the news. Li Shuang held a press conference to cooperate with the crew of "Fast and Furious 7" to officially announce:

"Zhu Yilong of Jiangdong Entertainment will participate in "Fast and Furious 7"."

There was another uproar in the entertainment industry.

Zhu Yilong is Zhou Yutang's brother, and the entire circle knows it.

I really don’t know how many people envy him.

Zhou Yutang took off by himself and took his friends with him.

In China, Hollywood means high quality, and actors who can get Hollywood film appointments are very rare. The cake Zhu Yilong received this time can improve his status a lot.

certainly.

Compared to being able to take on roles in Hollywood, there are very few people like Zhou Yutang who have the ability to start projects in Hollywood and make money.

In fact, Zhou Yutang really made a lot of money.

The Good Voice project run by Mingjie Company provides revenue sharing every year. At that time, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was highly played on YouTube, and the North American copyright was sold for US$7 million.

What's more, having the "Purge" series and "The Conjuring" series in hand is like two hens that can lay golden eggs.

In the past two days, under the leadership of Bob, we participated in various cocktail parties.

Zhou Yutang doesn't like this kind of cocktail party entertainment, but every circle has its rules of the game.

In addition to becoming more familiar with the rules of the Vanity Fair game here, Zhou Yutang also made many friends.

"Harvey, this is Zhou, I think you should have heard his name."

"Of course, Bob, you old guy is in luck!"

Harvey Weinstein, a fat man, was particularly enthusiastic about Zhou Yutang's attitude: "Nice to meet you, a miracle director from the East. Congratulations on setting a new box office record for Chinese movies."

"Hello, Harvey."

Zhou Yutang was still quite wary. Although this fat man looked kind and kind, he was actually very cruel and had tricked Huayi and Xiaogangpao into a serious trap.

But it is necessary to be conciliatory and conciliatory. This fat man is a professional in public relations here. The films he participated in the production and distribution have won more than 300 Oscar nominations and more than 70 statuettes!

Gwyneth Paltrow became the best actress thanks to "Shakespeare in Love", and this fat man worked hard behind the scenes.

"Zhou, there's a party tonight, do you want to come and have fun together?"

Weinstein, the damn fat guy, showed an ambiguous smile that every man would understand.

Zhou Yutang saw the silhouette of an acquaintance in the crowd and declined politely: "Sauri, Harvey, I have an appointment with a friend tonight."

"Oh, oh, oh, I know, I'm pretty lucky."

The fat guy Harvey Weinstein followed his gaze, patted Zhou Yutang's shoulder hard, said nothing, and turned to socialize.

There were a lot of big shots at the cocktail party tonight.

Zhou Yutang really wasn't joking. The long-lost American blond Yangma released her enthusiasm as soon as they met: "Hi, Zhou, nice to see you again."

Just a hug.

Stick on the left, stick on the right.

"Nice to see you again, Queen S."

Zhou Yutang and Blake Lively do have a close relationship.

The first time he came to America, he met Blake Lively on "The Purge."

We had several appointments in private, and there were scandals at that time.

Blake Lively became famous in the American drama "Gossip Girl" and became one of the four Hollywood actresses in one fell swoop.

Wearing a blue dress tonight, she looked particularly radiant.

Next to her, there was a beautiful cat-like woman in a black dress, who was looking at Zhou Yutang curiously.