Entertainment: I really want to make progress

"Chinese economic and cultural representatives Jack Ma and Zhou Yutang visited the Blue House and were received by Park Kaka!"

"Vice President Han sighed: I hope Jack Ma and Zhou Yutang are South Koreans!"

"The Korean media gave Zhou Yutang the highest evaluation: the king of Asian entertainment, who will bring hope to the South Korean entertainment industry!"

Following the crazy reports of the Korean media, the domestic media also worked very efficiently. Early the next morning, the news about Mr. Ma and Zhou Yutang had been posted on the news information sections of various media.

The most eye-catching is undoubtedly the photo of Park Kaka shaking hands with Zhou Yutang and Jack Ma.

As one of the parties involved, Mr. Ma filled a big cup in front of Mr. Li of Samsung yesterday and returned to China overnight-Ali was only listed this month, and he, the leader, has a lot to do.

Another party involved, Zhou Yutang, was on his way to the crew of "Breaking the Tomb" at this time, sitting in the back seat of the car with his eyes closed.

He withstood the test last night and did not let the bad atmosphere of the South Korean entertainment industry blow in after all.

However, Lin Yuner's sudden airborne surprise was inevitably a bit wanton and indulgent.

She maintained her full knight posture for a whole night, and naturally unlocked many difficult postures.

As a direct result, Lin Yuner, who was in good physical condition, could not get up, so she had to pretend to be sick and took half a day off.

It was a drive to the "Tomb Raider" crew. Zhou Yutang replied to Liu Shishi's message in the car and browsed film and television information by the way.

Every autumn, the entertainment industry begins to enter the awards season.

At the Huading Awards some time ago, Chen Baoguo achieved a grand slam, and Tong Yaya won the Huading Best Actress - this also added weight to her in this year's Golden Eagle Goddess voting battle, and she actually caught up with Yang Mi and Tang Yan, who were leading the first echelon.

The Huading Award is an audience reputation award. Zhou Yutang was originally nominated, but the organizing committee adhered to the principle of not giving awards if he was not present.

Zhou Yutang was still filming in the crew at that time and did not attend this year's Huading, so of course it was impossible to give him the award.

But this is not a heavyweight award. For Zhou Yutang, it doesn't matter whether he goes or not.

Ning Hao made a big splash in Toronto, while several nominated Chinese-language films at the Venice International Film Festival failed to win any awards.

"Dear" directed by Chen Kexing was scheduled for the National Day holiday, just in time with "Heart Flower Road".

Both movies are starred by Huang Bo, but given his relationship with Ning Hao and Zhou Yutang's influence, Huang Bo's promotion schedule is more inclined towards "Heart Flower Road".

Even the latest special of Go Fighting has been arranged, with Xu Guangtou and Shen Teng as guests, but Chen Kexing does not have such treatment.

Another piece of news that Zhou Yutang was surprised by came from Boss Jia, who was preparing for battle.

His PPT method has reached perfection, and he has fooled a lot of capital into entering the market, wanting to suffocate for his dream with him and make LeTV bigger and stronger.

Recently, he has been making a lot of moves.

The biggest move was the announcement that they would take over the tomb-raiding IP of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" from Jiangdong Entertainment, which is comparable to the "Ghost Blowing the Light" series.

And they formulated a complete strategic plan for it.

The series of film and television projects were jointly produced by LeTV, Huanrui and Jiangdong. The first season of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" was directed by Hong Kong director Zheng Baorui.

The topic of the male lead was previously hotly discussed, and the original author of the novel, Nanpai Sishu, also held a casting event online.

Zhou Yutang was elected Wu Xie with a huge number of votes, and his good brothers Hu Ge and Zhu Yilong were also highly favored to play Zhang Qiling.

It is impossible for him to play.

Now Zhou Yutang does not look at the salary when accepting a role, but only at the script.

He is not very interested in the role of Wu Xie, and his evaluation of the entire tomb-raiding series is not as good as that of "Ghost Blowing the Light".

Otherwise, the project would not have been directly transferred to LeTV in the form of cash buyout plus future profit sharing, and then Huanrui would have been pulled in.

But LeTV's statement is very interesting. It only said that after hard communication, Zhou Yutang's schedule could not be coordinated.

In the end, Huanrui's young actor Li Yifeng was decided to play Wu Xie, and another young actor Yang Yang, who became popular because of "Gu Jian", also successfully took over the role of Zhang Qiling.

Tang Yan, a strong contender for the Golden Eagle Goddess, played Aning, and she also brought Chen Yuqi, a newcomer who had just signed her studio, to get a supporting role.

Zhou Yutang was interested in flipping through the news on the tablet.

Boss Jia is well versed in hype, and we have to communicate with each other someday.

For this project, a press conference was held to announce that the movie and TV series of the same name and the series of games would be launched simultaneously.

Let Boss Jia do whatever he wants.

He may make money, but Zhou Yutang will definitely not lose money.

In short, in one sentence.

Zhou Yutang didn't want to pay for the power, but he wanted the money.

When Zhou Yutang arrived at the filming site of "Broken Tomb", Showbox had arranged for various media to prepare for interviews.

Directed by Bong Joon-ho, starring South Korean veteran actor Choi Min-sik, new generation queen Lee Ji-eun, and a talented newcomer Yoo Ah-in.

With such a luxurious top lineup, the production cost is 14 billion won, which is about 70 million.

This is not even a top production in China, but in South Korea, it is already the most watched annual production.

The main reason is that after capital poured into the domestic entertainment industry, the pay of the entire industry has soared.

For a god-like star like Zhou Yutang, the starting pay of 100 million yuan is enough to suppress the entire South Korean film and television industry.

The market in South Korea is so big that the pay of actors is not high.

For example, Choi Min-sik and Bong Joon-ho are considered the ceiling of the South Korean film and television industry. Both of them received 600 million won for this movie, which is just over 3 million yuan.

IU is 400 million won, a bargain price of two million.

Yoo Ah-in, who was strongly promoted by the South Korean entertainment company, was not even worth the price of cabbage, and was spent on hundreds of thousands.

The biggest cost of the entire project turned out to be Zhou Yutang's script.

The price of 12 million is a friendly price given by Zhou Yutang for the sake of happy cooperation with Showbox.

Of course, this price does not include the box office share he enjoys as a proprietor.

The folks at Showbox Film Division are quite pleased with the results.

The internationally renowned director of the Palme d'Or has become the king of commercial films in Asia. Today, three of the top five films in South Korea's box office list are still made by Zhou Yutang.

Zhou Yutang’s project is definitely worth looking forward to.

The crew has just started filming not long ago, but the main creators of the crew are already present.

"Director Bong Joon-ho's "Memories of Murder" is a classic. Senior Choi Min-sik's acting skills are also very good. It was a pleasure to work with him last time."

Zhou Yutang took care of the Korean media's self-esteem: "This movie is a brand new attempt. As an investor, I hope it can bring you a different movie-watching experience."

"He is an incredible genius." Bong Joon-ho smiled and narrowed his eyes, full of praise for Zhou Yutang.

"It is an honor for me to star in a film directed by Zhou Yutang."

Cui Minzhi is also very good.

He is the gang boss in "Super Body". He was originally considered to be used to cut leeks in the South Korean market.

The hard work paid off. Thanks to Choi Min-sik's box office appeal in South Korea, "Super Body" was released on the South Korean film market more than a month late, and the total number of moviegoers reached more than 6 million, completely exceeding expectations.

After dealing with the media, Zhou Yutang watched from the side as Bong Joon Ho arranged the crew.

This is a great director who stands at the pinnacle of the South Korean film industry. "Memories of Murder", "Monster on the Han River", and "Snowpiercer" are all very good works.

There is certainly something worth learning.

But after being busy with media interviews in the morning and not taking a few shots, Zhou Yutang asked Ni Ni to prepare several coffee trucks to support Li Zhien.

When I go to visit the crew in China, most of the time I get KFC and McDonald’s meals.

But South Korea has more tricks.

This coffee cart is a high-end support method. Book it in advance with a specialized company. Each coffee cart costs about 5,000.

IU posters were printed on the car. In addition to providing coffee to the crew, there were also snacks, hot dogs, sandwiches and other simple foods.

This is also a point that can be promoted. The producer of Showbox's film department almost knelt down and insisted on dragging Zhou Yutang and IU to take a set of photos in seemingly intimate poses, preparing to use the scandal to hype up the movie.

"Oppa."

After taking the photo, Li Zhien returned to her charming look and thanked her specially: "Thank you for your expense."

"It's not much money either."

However, Zhou Yutang didn't take it to heart and said: "If there is anything you don't understand, ask the director and the seniors on the crew. If someone touches you, tell Pei Yun and I will handle it."

Judging from the few shots taken in the morning, Li Zhien's performance was a bit difficult.

Not to mention that compared to Choi Min-sik, the veteran actors in the crew, and even Yoo Ah-in in the crew, her talent is superior to hers.

After all, IU's main career is as a singer, and it took time for her to transition to film and television.

"Well, I'll try my best."

Li Zhien was a little touched when he heard the first half of the sentence, but when he heard the rest, he couldn't help but glance at Zhou Yutang with some resentment.

His mouth pursed.

Nowadays, South Korean entertainment companies are talking about the sexual behavior of JD female artists, and they have strictly ordered their artists to control their lower bodies to avoid getting into trouble.

After all, Zhou Yutang is famous.

All kinds of romantic affairs are famous even in the South Korean entertainment industry.

Zhou Yutang invested a lot of resources in Li Zhien and praised her as the first sister of JD. The industry almost tacitly accepted that this was Zhou Yutang's woman.

Not to mention using hands and feet, even the opposite sex who dared to show affection to IU has become extinct.

The sunshine in Seoul is perfect in the early autumn afternoon.

Bae Zhuhyun and her teammates had just returned to the company from the filming trip, and then they saw a scene that made their pupils tremble.

Li Xiuman, Jin Yingmin, and several senior directors of the company were waiting at the company's gate, as if they were waiting for some big shot.

Several members of the group looked at each other.

As newcomers who just debuted, they are not so big that they can be treated by the company's senior management with this attitude.

"President, director..."

The manager was also sweating profusely. After being reminded by the side, Bae Zhuhyun bowed and saluted with the members one by one, and then trotted away from the stressful scene.

However, they did not go far. Sun Shengwan stuck his head out and peeked curiously at the corner of the first floor.

"My brother-in-law is a director of the company. I heard that Lu Han has not returned to the team and wants to terminate the contract. Today, the president of JD came over to discuss this matter with our company in person."

"Axi, when did he come?"

"Hey, did you come from the north? Yesterday he went to the Blue House and was on the news. Don't you even know about this?"

The staff at S\u0026M House were talking a lot.

Pei Zhuxuan got a lot of information and looked at the company door silently.

Since Wu Yifan ran away from Chadan, the remaining members of the group have been in a delicate situation.

On the one hand, S\u0026M Company must rely on them to attract money in the Chinese market, and on the other hand, it must prevent them from having disloyal intentions.

But this kind of thing cannot be prevented at all.

Tianchao Entertainment is not stupid. Everyone wants to pick peaches. The other members of the group, including Lu Han, have privately received olive branches from various companies.

After Wu Yifan, Lu Han also lost contact directly, citing poor health as an excuse to recover from illness.

"Wow, it's coming!"

Jiang Seulqi's sharp eyes saw two cars driving slowly one after another and stopping at the entrance of S\u0026M Company.

First, Bae Yun, a famous strong woman in the South Korean entertainment industry, got off the car, and Min Hee Jung, a famous traitor from the S\u0026M family, was also there.

Immediately, the rear door of the car behind opened, a pair of long legs stepped out, and then a beautiful woman with excellent temperament wearing a professional skirt got out of the car and stood next to Zhou Yutang.

"President Zhou, long time no see."

Li Xiuman walked forward with a vigorous stride, a smile on her wrinkled face, and greeted her enthusiastically.

"Hello."

Zhou Yutang shook hands with him and responded calmly: "Teacher Li, long time no see."

"This is not the place to talk. Let's talk after we go in."

After a few simple greetings, Jin Yingmin and other senior executives of S\u0026M followed Zhou Yutang into the company like stars holding the moon.

"Ah, sisters, this is a chaebol straight out of movies and TV shows."

The onlookers and artists had already dispersed and just ran back to the practice room. Jin Yelin, the youngest member of Hongbeibei, was gasping for breath with stars in her eyes.

The members of the group also felt the same way and started chatting about it.

After all, the chaebol princes in movies and TV dramas are all staged, and they are somewhat exaggerated.

Zhou Yutang is a real chaebol that exists in real life. His aura just now was so strong that it felt like Li Xiuman, Kim Young-min and others were dwarfed in front of him.

Even the female secretary next to him feels more outstanding than the artist.

Things are not quiet at S\u0026M today.

The news that Li Xiuman and the company's senior executives came out to welcome Zhou Yutang has spread through various internal channels.

Someone had already recorded the video, and then the news began to spread among various small groups,

"Axi, you are so handsome."

"I didn't expect that this guy actually came to the company. What did he want to do?"

The trainees' discussion topics were all about Zhou Yutang.

Each illustrious achievement is like a dazzling halo blessing this Asian top male god.

Making Zhou Yutang a legendary existence.

Zhou Yutang, who didn't know that he had become the focus of the entire S\u0026M company, followed Li Xiuman and others directly into the S\u0026M company's large conference room.

Last time I came here to take a look around, everyone was still friends.

Today, the position was different, and it was a bit of a push for the palace. Zhou Yutang directly turned against the guest:

"Teacher Li, we are old friends. I came to S\u0026M Company today to do two things."

"Oh, tell me."

Li Xiuman still had a smile on her face and a calm demeanor.

"The first thing is that Lu Han has been doing high-intensity work, but has financial difficulties and physical health problems, so he hereby proposes to terminate the contract."

Zhou Yutang spoke in Chinese with a clear voice, and Ni Ni translated it for him.

S\u0026M Company really doesn’t treat artists as human beings.

As the most popular person in Chadan, Lu Han’s schedule is basically full.

High-intensity work coupled with insufficient rest resulted in him suffering from persistent neurological headaches at his age.

During this period, Lu Han was even so tired that his left eye and the left half of his face became inflamed and swollen, and he even participated in the first round of Cha Dan's Asian tour despite being ill.

Zhou Yutang understood the situation and after communicating with Lu Han's family, he directly asked him to ignore S\u0026M Company and rest at home.

One of the purposes of his return to South Korea was to take down the S\u0026M Company.

"Lu Han is still from our company, are you going too far by saying this?"

Before Li Xiuman could speak, a middle-aged female director sitting at the back of the conference room shouted angrily.

She spoke in Korean, but Zhou Yutang could understand it and glanced at her lightly.

"Shut up!"

The smile on Li Xiuman's face disappeared instantly, his face became gloomy, and he stared at the middle-aged female director.

The woman muttered and stopped talking.

The old man who built the S\u0026M entertainment empire with his own hands now seems like a tyrant.

"Teacher Li."

Zhou Yutang leaned back on the chair, but his posture was very relaxed: "It seems that you are not in the company, and many things have changed."

"Sorry for making you laugh."

Li Xiuman turned his head and put a smile on his face: "Luhan's matter is indeed a bit unexpected. The company's agent can't contact him. I heard that he has had physical problems recently and went to the hospital. Is there anything wrong with him? better?"

"You don't have to worry about that."

Zhou Yutang's expression remained unchanged and he said calmly: "He and his family have signed a power of attorney. If you still have any objections, then meet in court."

It's no use playing tricks on such a scheming old fox.

Straight to the point, Wang Zang started.

Ni Ni stood up and handed over the power of attorney that had been prepared in advance.

After reading the power of attorney signed by Lu Han, the expressions of several senior directors changed instantly.

Speaking of which, Han Geng made a good start.

Then Wu Yifan learned a lot.

After running back to China, he hired a professional team of lawyers to submit an application for termination of the contract with S\u0026M Company directly to the Seoul Central District Court. The court ruled that the contract signed with S\u0026M Company was invalid through litigation.

"I understand."

Lee Soo Man took off his glasses and wiped them: "There is no problem with the termination of the contract, but Lu Han has to complete the Asian tour, which is also a beginning and an end. And the announcement should be carefully considered. I hope Chairman Zhou can understand."

In order to enter the Chinese market, Lee Soo Man has studied Chinese culture a lot. He knows that there is an old saying in China that those who know the times are heroes.

S\u0026M can't even move Han Geng and Wu Yifan. Now Lu Han, who is backed by Jiangdong Entertainment, is even more impossible for him to shake.

With Zhou Yutang's current connections and resources, if the two sides really have a conflict, the entire S\u0026M company's business layout in China may even be strangled by him.

"The announcement is easy to discuss, but regarding the Tea Egg Tour, we need to ask Lu Han first."

Zhou Yutang was very satisfied with Lee Soo Man's attitude. He wanted to consider the draft only for the company's stock price.

When Wu Yifan terminated the contract, S\u0026M's stock price had already fallen a lot. Now Lu Han is leaving again. If no precautions are taken in advance, the stock price will definitely plummet.

It's not the stock price that will fall, but the flesh on his body.

They are not mortal enemies. As long as he can achieve his own goals, Zhou Yutang doesn't want to mess with Lao Li.

He turned around and asked Ni Ni to make a call, and soon got a reply, "Lu Han agreed, he will cooperate with his teammates to complete the tour."

"Then."

Lee Soo Man breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "What's the second thing?"

"In addition, Jessica of Girls' Generation will transfer her agency contract to JD after the contract expires, and she will continue to perform as a member of the group."

Zhou Yutang still followed the requirements set before coming.

It is also possible for girl group members to continue activities as a group if they do not renew their contracts with the original company, and to separate the individual and team contracts.

Yoona has deep feelings for Girls' Generation, and she wants the nine members of Girls' Generation to go to the end together.

Zhou Yutang does not mind stepping in to help a little.

In this way, they can have the best of both worlds.

There was an uproar in the conference room.

During this period, Girls' Generation's contract renewal was the company's top priority.

Several members with low popularity were easier to control, and they signed the contract renewal quickly.

Jessica's contract has not been negotiated yet, and she has never relented even when threatened to leave the group.

Seeing the domineering Zhou Yutang, the directors of S\u0026M Company suddenly realized something and felt a dull headache: "Shit, it turns out that she offered herself to be his woman. No wonder she is so confident and dares to challenge the company."

"Wait, what about Yoona?"

"Shit, this guy has done so many bad things and harmed two popular members of Girls' Generation. He deserves to die."

"Don't let Kim Taeyeon contact him."

The directors and senior executives were whispering.

Forget about Lu Han, but he even touched Jessica of Girls' Generation, which was very irritating.

But apart from being angry, it seems that there is nothing they can do.

The directors of S\u0026M are not fools.

She just entered the Blue House yesterday and was able to chat and laugh with Kaka, and went to SBS TV station with Chief Secretary An.

The Chinese chaebol is so terrifying. If he really gets angry, he might really destroy the layout of S\u0026M Company in China. That would be the end of it.

Zhou Yutang ignored the looks of these people and lowered his head to reply to Yoona's message.

She had woken up, but after all, she was an insider in her own company, so she didn't dare to come to the company with him, but just paid close attention to the progress of the matter.

Lee Soo-man discussed with Kim Young-min and several core executives around him for a while.

He took a deep breath and finally nodded dejectedly: "I can agree to your conditions."

"But the specific contract cannot be disclosed. S\u0026M Company hopes to cooperate with JD Company on film and television projects at a deeper level in the future."

From Lee Soo-man's point of view.

At the moment, it's nothing more than a question of how much loss.

If Zhou Yutang's influence can be used to obtain some film and television resources, it can barely be regarded as a successful resource exchange, which can make up for some.

"The heroine of the Mermaid project is the advance deposit and my sincerity." Zhou Yutang raised his eyebrows slightly and said calmly: "Except for me, no entertainment company in South Korea can do this and get this role." It sounds reasonable. The Mermaid is a 400 million project. There is no such big production in the entire South Korean entertainment industry. But Lee Soo Man is still popular. Damn, you can't be so shameless. You paid the deposit to S\u0026M company to show your sincerity? What is the relationship between Lin Yuner and you? Do I need to tell you? Last night, Yuner finished her schedule in Jeju Island and flew back to Seoul that night. She packed herself and sent herself to the Shilla Hotel. This morning, there was supposed to be a pictorial shoot. As a result, the agent reported that she couldn't get out of bed until now. Who did this? Ps: The Korean branch line is temporarily over and will return to China tomorrow