Entertainment: I really want to make progress

Since its release in North America, Transformers 4 has directly dethroned Lucy.

Not only did it become the first movie in North America this year to earn over 100 million dollars in the first weekend of its release, it has already earned 175 million dollars in North America in just 10 days.

In the global film market, it also firmly suppresses Lucy.

The main reason is that the Transformers series has an audience base accumulated by the previous works.

In 2007, the first Transformers grossed 710 million dollars worldwide.

In 2009, Transformers 2 earned 840 million dollars.

In 2011, Transformers 3 finally ended its journey in theaters with 1.12 billion dollars.

Today, the fourth part is still killing in the global film market, and even in China, the box office performance is as strong as expected.

Unfortunately, it met Zhou Yutang.

First there was Lucy, and then there was Red Ling, intercepting from front to back, double sniping.

"Lucy" was released for two weeks, and the domestic box office closed at 526 million yuan. The reputation and box office performance were stable. If it weren't for the two box office monsters at the end of June, it would have a good chance of dominating the summer season.

Then "Red Dead Redemption" took over, and after the first-day box office that shocked everyone was released, the glory of "Red Dead Redemption" began.

After winning the daily box office championship for three consecutive days, the theater chain decisively chose to increase the film's screening.

Zhou Yutang has been managing his connections for so many years. At this time, he is fighting at home and has official endorsement, which will give him some advantages.

Under the pressure of "Lucy" and "Red Dead Redemption", the screening of "Transformers 4" was inevitably affected.

The importance of screening for a movie is self-evident.

"Transformers 4" grossed 380 million yuan in the first three days of the domestic box office on the first weekend, which can be called a box office monster.

On the fourth day, the box office of "Red Dead Redemption" closed at 193 million yuan.

On the fifth day, the box office closed at 175 million yuan, and the total box office broke 800 million yuan.

Such a fierce momentum shocked everyone.

While creating a miracle of art film box office, it also defended the dignity of Chinese films and did not let imported blockbusters trample on it.

I can only say that it is not that the Autobots are not good.

They played at the level they should have, it was just that Zhou Yutang's performance was a bit fierce.

"Zhou Yutang is awesome!"

"Art films have withstood the impact of commercial blockbusters, which is too awesome."

"To be precise, it was actually the two movies "Lucy" and "Red Ling" that completed the layout of strangling Transformers."

"According to the current box office trend, there is basically no suspense about breaking 1 billion. According to Maoyan's box office forecast, the total box office of "Red Ling" may be 1.3 billion."

"Poor Liu Tianxian, the box office could have been higher, but Zhou Yutang killed the immortal, and the daily box office was cut in half, and the road to ascension was cut off."

"With a mortal body, he defeated Gundam."

The discussion on the Internet was boiling, pushing Zhou Yutang to the forefront of public opinion again.

After a week of release, the total box office of the movie "Red Ling" reached 930 million, still suppressing "Transformers 4".

The news broadcast once again celebrated that the box office of "Red Ling" had exceeded the 900 million threshold.

Later, some units and institutions also received the task. "Red Ling", a film with a sense of family and country, received the support of the country.

Although the Chinese film market has gradually taken off, the entire market is ultimately limited.

From the above perspective, it is naturally more pleasing to see "Red Ling" dominate the summer season rather than "Transformers 4".

"This is a successful restart of the "Transformers" series of films, whether it is the North American film market or the global film market."

When the main creators of "Transformers 4" came to China for promotion, producer Lorenzo publicly stated: "I am very happy that Chinese audiences like this movie, and I am also honored to know a world-class director like Director Zhou Yutang."

"He has incredible talent and is also my good friend. Last time, he took me to eat my favorite food, Beijing roast duck."

The foreigner seemed to have mastered the correct code, and the scene was very beautiful.

In early July, Zhou Ye, accompanied by his mother, came to Beijing to meet the crew, and then flew directly to Tyrande together.

This was also a decision made after the family discussed it.

After all, it was her daughter's first time to go abroad to film, so Zhou's mother was worried and followed her to take care of her daughter's daily life.

"Xiao Ye, are you ready?"

At the Beijing Airport, Zhou's mother carefully checked the luggage after communicating with Jiangdong staff.

"Yes."

Zhou Ye sat quietly on the side, holding her mobile phone, waiting to board the plane.

She was going to show off the movie ticket of "Red Ling" that she had just watched with her mother last night, and recommend this movie by the way.

On the Weibo account of "Zhou Ye Ye", she was surprised and surprised to find that her followers had increased again.

Originally, her Weibo account had only dozens of followers, basically all of them were classmates.

But since Jiangdong's official announcement, her Weibo fans have begun to increase rapidly.

These are all Jiangdong Entertainment's own traffic.

Many netizens are curious about this lucky girl who just debuted and acted with Zhang Songwen and Gong Huang.

"The crew members of the suspense drama film "The Accidental Manslaughter" took off from the Capital Airport today and flew directly to Tyrande. The film is about to start shooting."

"Zhang Yimou's new film "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" will enter the final preparation stage."

"The elite magician team Misdirectors Guild has arrived in Beijing. Hu Ge, Deng Chao, Jay Chou, and Guli Nazha will be secretly trained under the guidance of David Kuang. The luxurious lineup of Now You See Me 2 has surfaced."

The news that Wen Muye took the crew to Tyrande was on the headlines of the entertainment portal.

Mouzi's new film has also attracted widespread attention.

The most eye-catching one is the sequel to Now You See Me. After all, the first thrilling magic left a deep impression on the audience and created a box office myth at the time.

The entertainment industry in early July was as noisy as this hot weather.

The Jiangdong faction has been active, and Chen Shishi, who has not made any noise for a while, has also made the headlines.

"Brother Chen Kai and his wife Chen Hong secretly went to the cinema to watch "Red Ling" at night. They vomited blood and were admitted to the ICU. Their condition is critical."

"What does this have to do with me?"

Zhou Yutang was on a road show in Jinling at the moment. When he received questions from the media, he had a black question mark face on the spot.

After the interview, Li Xin, who had just finished filming "Celebrating Yu Nian 2", covered his mouth and laughed: "Boss, I saw in the news that it seems that Chen Kaige was a little stimulated by the high box office of "Red Ling". There are also people saying on the Internet that the Yangtze River's waves behind push the waves in front, and Chen Kaige is lying on the credit book without making progress."

"Where did you see it?"

Aware of Zhou Yutang's strange gaze, Li Xin's crystal white cheeks gradually turned red. He took out his mobile phone and confessed: "Actually, Xiaoyu posted it in the gossip group."

Zhou Yutang: "-_-||"

You are so gossipy, you handsome Xinbao.

I leaned over to take a look.

In the group, there was a photo of Chen Kaige lying on a hospital bed with an oxygen tube inserted

"Who photoshopped the picture?"

Zhou Yutang couldn't help but question why the poet Chen was so bad?

"No way."

Li Xin shook his head: "It seems that Brother Chen Kai was hospitalized for some reason, and the nurses in the hospital secretly filmed and exposed the news, and then somehow it spread like this."

In this circle, it is normal to praise the high and trample the low.

The two directors who became gods in Cannes will inevitably be compared with each other.

Since Brother Chen Kai won the Palme d'Or in Cannes, he has been on the decline. In the past two years, there were even media doubts that the movie "Farewell My Concubine" was shot by the old man of the Chen family.

And Zhou Yutang has risen in the entertainment industry, first winning the Silver Bear Award for Best Director in Berlin, and then winning the Palme d'Or in Cannes.

Whether it is awards and honors or box office performance, the two sides are almost completely different.

It is precisely this point that those netizens ridiculed. Brother Chen Kai, as a senior, is actually several streets behind Zhou Yutang, a junior.

Chen Kaige didn't say anything, but his wife Chen Hong posted a statement to clarify: "I watched "Red Ling" with Kaige, it's a very good movie."

"But this has nothing to do with Kaige's hospitalization. I have worked with Yu Tang, and Kaige gets along well with him."

"Since the project was launched, Kaige has participated in the preparations for "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain", which he directed. He has worked hard for 9 months, and has traveled to Xianghe, Ningbo, Hangzhou and Shanghai. He was exhausted and felt a little short of breath."

"But I didn't expect that I went to the hospital for some oxygen because of chest tightness, but the medical staff posted on Weibo that it was a rescue. I hope the media will confirm it before publishing."

Chen Shishi's hospitalization was just a small episode.

The box office of "Red Ling" continued to soar. On the 9th day of its release, the total box office had exceeded the 1 billion mark.

While continuing to lead the summer season, the gap with "Transformers 4" continued to widen.

After recording "Kefan Listens", Zhou Yutang received a call from Li Xiaoping on the way to the next stop, the University of Finance and Economics, talking about the film and television adaptation project of "Left Ear" in Guangguang.

"Did you find Director Su Youpeng?"

Zhou Yutang's eyes flashed with surprise.

The Little Tigers, which were popular in China at the end of the last century, Wu Qilong was a part-time boss of a film and television company while tearing apart the Japanese.

Lin Zhiying sang "Little Star" and sold health products at the same time, but he didn't expect Su Youpeng to transform into a director.

Everyone really has a bright future.

"Yutang, what do you think?" Li Xiaoping asked.

This project was transferred from Jiangdong Entertainment to Guangguang, and the two companies cooperated to develop it together. Zhou Yutang's opinion is very important.

"Nothing, a little unexpected."

Sitting comfortably, Zhou Yutang smiled and asked: "Sister Xiaoping, have the actors been decided?"

"It's still in the audition. Li Shaohong is pushing Yang Yang. There is also Ma Siyu. Do you have any suggestions?"

"Gu Jian" dominated the summer TV screen without suspense. Yang Yang played the third male role and attracted a lot of traffic, becoming popular at the speed of light.

The face of the school hunk of the military art school is indeed handsome, but his height is a little off.

Ma Siyu, the little princess of the Northwest circle, also has a background. Her uncle Gu Changwei is the director of the Huayi Film Department.

This is generally the case with high-quality projects in the circle.

At the beginning of the project, film and television companies with information channels began to push people to the top, and various gods also had connections and resources.

However, Li Xiaoping attached great importance to "Left Ear". With the status of Yang Yang and Ma Siyu, it is obviously a bit difficult to carry the first role, and the role can only be the second role at most.

Speaking of the male and female protagonists, Zhou Yutang glanced at Li Xin in front of him, and without thinking, he said: "Let Li Xin try for the female protagonist."

"How about Li Jian for the male protagonist?"

"No problem, I will communicate with Director Su."

Li Xiaoping thought for a moment and agreed readily.

Li Yao debuted early, and Zhou Yutang escorted him all the way. His popularity exploded early, and now he is firmly at the top of the Jiulinghua Pyramid.

Li Jian is also one of the top performers among the new generation, and his image as a sunny and cheerful boy in the extreme challenge men's gang is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The last movie "Heart Labyrinth" also won the Best Newcomer Award at this year's Shanghai International Film Festival, and his acting skills were well received.

"Thank you, boss."

After the two people finished communicating, Li Yao, who was sitting in front, turned around and thanked him.

Movie projects that focus on film and television are still very attractive in the industry, and they will inevitably tear their heads and bleed.

But with Zhou Yutang's words, it was basically a done deal.

The so-called "give it a try" is just a formality.

"Chi Ling" and "Transformers 4" are still fighting like crazy.

The former has an official ending. It has the right time, place and people. It was released for 10 days and the box office soared 1.088 billion, setting a peak record for domestic literary films.

As a super big IP, the latter was surpassed by Autobots. Although its reputation was not as good as its predecessor, the box office still exceeded 700 million.

The pattern of gods fighting has even affected the box office potential of "Super Body". It has been in theaters for four weeks and the total box office has reached 583 million.

The single-day box office has dropped to around one million, but it is unable to take another step forward, and the next draw is imminent.

Except for "Super Body", other imported films released at the same time, including domestic films, were littered with murdered bodies.

But even though the box office potential of "Superbody" was limited, Bob still called to congratulate him.

This low-budget movie with a heroine has already made money for the producer.

Excluding the domestic box office, the North American box office alone reported US$88 million, ranking third in the North American film market during the summer season.

Only below "Godzilla" and "Transformers 4".

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It has also been released in other countries and regions, and has already grossed US$65 million at the box office.

Working on film and television projects is like tens of thousands of people working in silence. It is extremely difficult to get ahead. Not every movie can make a lot of money.

With Liu Yifei as the heroine who can single-handedly carry the box office, such a performance has exceeded expectations.

Miss Liu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She has been busy with road shows and promotions during this period, fearing that Zhou Yutang would lose money.

In addition, he also happily cares about the box office of "Chi Ling" every day, even more than his own movies.

The success of "Super Body" has once again made Liu Yifei's celebrity status soar, and her domestic salary has increased to 20 million, putting her ahead of contemporary buddies.

Zhou Yutang just came out of a movie theater in Huacheng when he received a call from Zhou Shufang, saying that something was wrong.

"Sister Fang, what happened?"

"There's a bastard who has been following Lu Han recently, and he almost broke into his room last night."

"Is he okay?"

Zhou Yutang was surprised and asked immediately.

"The man is fine. He was just a little frightened and gave the man a slap in the face."

Zhou Shufang continued: "Mr. Zhou, he is still filming on Director Chen's crew. Because there is no systematic basic acting training, the progress is slower than expected."

Although Lu Han looks rather feminine and handsome, he actually has a bold personality and is a very measured and bloody Beijing man.

"There's nothing you can do about your acting skills, just take your time."

Zhou Yutang rubbed his forehead: "Notify the company's security department and assign two more assistants to him to protect him 24 hours a day."

"I understand, Mr. Zhou."

After listening to Zhou Shufang's work report, Zhou Yutang hung up the phone. Li Yao next to him asked curiously: "Boss, are illegitimate meals so scary?"

"If you don't chase stars, you may not understand the circuits of the human brain."

Zhou Yutang's face looked a little solemn.

Forehead.

Li Yao hesitated to speak.

She wanted to say that she knew something about it.

I have been a huge fan of Zhou Yutang before I debuted, and now I still have Zhou Yutang’s pictorial posted on my bedside in my hometown.

But thinking about it, I feel a bit ashamed and embarrassed to speak.

Zhou Yutang didn't notice Li Yao's wandering thoughts. He just felt that she was too well protected by the company and gave her some knowledge about the dangers of the world.

"Sasaengfan" is a type of fan originating from the South Korean idol circle.

Among them, the most fanatical "illegitimate fan" will follow, voyeur, and secretly photograph his favorite celebrities all the time.

Use an extreme way to get into the life of your favorite artist and his family.

Feeling that Li Yao's head tilted and thinking was quite cute, Zhou Yutang continued: "You don't have to worry too much. There are more of them in Bangzi Country and very few in China."

"Boss, have you ever met such a fan?"

"I didn't. Maybe Wang Qiang and Zhou Tai did a good job in security."

Zhou Yutang smiled casually and said: "Maybe everyone knows that I am a scumbag. I don't have many female fans. Most of my male fans are quite sensible."

"Boss, there are actually a lot of female fans who like you."

"Really? I don't feel anything."

"Does Lu Han want to sign with our company?" Li Yao asked curiously.

"That's almost it. Don't say anything else about it yet."

In front of Li Yao, Zhou Yutang was quite candid.

Wu Yifan had already hugged Hua Le's thigh and turned around to sue the S\u0026M company to court. He also hooked up with Xu Jinglei, the princess of the Beijing circle, and had a prosperous life.

His teammate Lu Han, after communicating with his family, finally made the decision to switch to Jiangdong Entertainment at the right time.

How can South Korean kimchi be as delicious as Beijing roast duck?

It is just like the old saying, a man who knows the current situation is a hero.

This is definitely beneficial to him and has no harm. It is also icing on the cake for Jiangdong Entertainment. It can be said to be a win-win situation.

Thinking of the horror of illegitimate fans, Zhou Yutang did not forget to advise: "If you meet illegitimate fans in the future, don't try to communicate with them, don't argue, just call me directly, or contact Zhou Shufang, she will handle it."

"Yeah."

Li Xin felt a little warm in her heart and nodded calmly.

In fact, she felt that she was a bit like Zhou Yutang's "illegitimate fan".

She was lucky to be selected and entered this circle ignorantly.

It seems that she did nothing, just followed behind him and gained wealth and glory that ordinary people could not imagine.

Just keep a proper distance and live your own life.

Watching him step by step to the top of the mountain, watching him shine.

Maybe she is not so fanatical, but as far as Li Xin is concerned, that feeling is always irreplaceable.

"Boss, we're here."

The driver stopped the car, and Ni Ni reminded them that the next stop was Sun Yat-sen University. Zhou Yutang waved his hand, pulling Li Xin's thoughts back to reality.

"Get off the car, what are you standing there for?"

"Oh."

The car window hadn't been opened yet, and the fans' cheers were deafening. Li Xin looked at Zhou Yutang's back as he got off the car, and his lips curled up softly.

He stood up and followed his shadow.