Entertainment: I really want to make progress

"Director Zhou, did you call me?"

Before Li Xue could react, Dong Qiaoqiao stood up excitedly beside her. Zhou Yutang asked with a smile: "How did you feel after watching the movie?"

The staff member quickly stepped forward and handed the microphone into her hand. Dong Qiaoqiao answered quite simply: "This is a very good movie."

"Where is the classmate next to you? Can you ask her to answer it?"

"Xiaoxue, Zhou Yutang is calling you."

Dong Qiaoqiao sat back and handed the microphone to her best friend: "Mengmeng, stand up."

He was relieved and suddenly became the focus of everyone's attention. Li Xue's heartstrings were tense and he didn't want to pay attention to his best friend's joke.

He raised his head and glanced at Zhou Yutang, feeling that his eyes were extremely affectionate, his face felt a little feverish for no reason, and he didn't know what to say.

"Don't be nervous. How old are you this year?"

Zhou Yutang's gentle voice made Li Xue gradually relax: "Well, actually I have graduated. Because I am your fan, I came back to school to have a look."

"Have you ever come to Jiangdong to audition for a show?"

Zhou Yutang glanced at her and suddenly asked.

"Wow, Xiaoxue, he actually still remembers it!"

Dong Qiaoqiao's eyes shone, and she quietly touched her best friend with her elbow. Li Xue also felt a little surprised: "Yes, we once auditioned for "Xiu Chun Dao" together, but unfortunately we were not selected in the end."

"I have an impression that you seemed to have appeared on a TV show on Shandong Province."

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Li Xue's face instantly turned red, and the blush spread to her crystal-white ears.

Speaking of which, Zhou Yutang is still to blame for this matter.

At that time, Mingjie Company collaborated with Jiangsu Province and Taiwan to create the variety show "If You Are the One", which unexpectedly became popular.

Then, dating variety shows sprung up on TV stations across the country.

Lu Province Satellite TV also followed suit and launched a blind date program called "Love Knocks on the Door."

At that time, Li Xue was still a student of Beijing Dance University.

When she returned to her hometown during the winter vacation, she was naively dragged by her grandma to be a guest on this blind date show. She somehow managed to hold hands with her and happily earned five hundred yuan.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yutang had watched this show. The best friend next to her was having a hard time holding back her laughter, and her body was twitching.

If there weren't so many people present, she would have laughed like a pig.

If possible, Li Xue, who was dead in society, really wanted to find a hole at the scene and get into it directly.

Zhou Yutang seemed to notice her dilemma and didn't mention it further. He just asked: "I just saw you and your friends chatting happily. Can you tell me your feelings after watching the movie?"

"If you feel it."

Li Xue, who returned to normal from the red-hot state, spoke: "I like Huang Bo and Xu Zheng's performances very much. They are very humorous. Of course, you are also very handsome in the movie."

"Thank you for your love."

"I will let my friends around me go into the cinema to watch it." Li Xue's emotional intelligence is quite high.

"Next, ask another classmate to stand up and have a chat."

Zhou Yutang's prosopagnosia seemed to have been cured. His eyes were as sharp as radar. He scanned the crowd and selected another Beiwu girl with a good figure and temperament.

The girl's eyes shone and she asked: "Director Zhou, you participated in investing in this movie and also participated in the behind-the-scenes work. What exactly does this movie want to express to the audience?"

"I have talked with Ning Hao many times about this issue. I personally feel that this movie is about the process of growing up and how a person faces difficulties in life."

Zhou Yutang was in a good mood. He took the microphone and said slowly and unhurriedly: "The main theme of the movie is how to 'let go'. I hope that viewers who watch this movie will understand that the key to whether a person can let go is whether he can let go of the past." reconciliation."

"On the first day of its release, "The Flowers of the Heart" grossed 138 million at the box office, strongly leading the National Day schedule!"

"The total box office of "Dear" in three days was 45.8 million, and the film schedule may be severely cut. Fortunately, Chen Ke lost to Maicheng!"

""Golden Age" has a luxurious star cast, but it only made 11 million at the box office on the first day. What is the problem?"

The National Day holiday that countless migrant workers have been waiting for has finally arrived, and several movies have been released together.

The most eye-catching one is naturally Chen Kexing and Xu Anhua, two great Hong Kong directors, joining forces to compete with Mainland director Ning Hao.

"Dear", which was released two days in advance, has a fairly stable box office trend.

However, this kind of slightly heavy literary-themed movie is destined to be no match for "Heart Blossoms", which can bring a relaxed and enjoyable viewing experience to the audience.

As for "The Golden Age", Xu An has a strong personal style. Although it has a good reputation, it was not well received and the box office performance was not as expected.

The industry's original prediction of chaos among the heroes did not happen.

The two great directors from Hong Kong joined forces, but it seemed that they could not prevent Ning Hao from breaking out.

Since its release, "Butterfly Love" has easily eliminated these two movies together, instantly rewriting the entire National Day schedule.

The box office in a single day exceeded 100 million!

Such explosive results are not only unparalleled in the entire National Day season, but are also worthy of praise in the entire Chinese film industry.

"I laughed so much that my stomach hurts. What I want is Avatar. Lei Jiayin's part is not bad either." - I am alone in my life.

"Brother Bo, I really don't blame Kang Xiaoyu. Zhou Yutang is so handsome. If it were me, a woman, I wouldn't be able to stand up to him." - Ying Fei

"Brother, even my man can't stand it." - Ye Baixuan

"The one upstairs is a bit disgusting. Ning Hao's film is really good and full of laughs." - Tianguang 1999

"Tang Yan's legs are long and white, so beautiful." - Jiuque Tiange

"I want to go to Dali to see if it's really that beautiful." - Tianqing Rushui

"It's time to go on a spontaneous trip." - Huang Wu

A large number of workers walked into the cinema, briefly escaped from the dull reality, and immersed themselves in the wonderful world of movies.

After watching it, they still felt unsatisfied and shared it with their friends.

With the overwhelming publicity, the hot search topped the entire network platform, and the popularity quickly fermented.

The first wave of movie word-of-mouth ratings came out, and the Maoyan app scored as high as 9.6, and the homepage strongly recommended it as worth watching.

Douban also scored 8.3, although this score may decrease in the future as the number of people who rated it increases.

But it has also created a peak record in Ning Hao's directorial career.

Since the stone and racing, Ning Hao, whose influence has gradually weakened, finally proved to the audience that the dark horse director is back.

"Congratulations, husband."

Zhou Yutang received a message from Liu Shishi while in a meeting.

At this time, the first sister was in Hong Kong, supporting a high-end jewelry brand event.

She also paid attention to the box office of the movie. Not only did she book a theater on Weibo, she also went to the cinema with her Hong Kong bestie Chen Fala to watch the movie and posted a group photo.

Liu Shishi is now really popular.

She wore ES's high-end fashion of the season, and the Paris team directly contacted her.

This treatment is the best among contemporary young actresses.

At the event, she became a hot search with the security guard arranged by the brand.

On that day.

Liu Shishi lifted her skirt, walked with the wind, and walked through the surging crowd.

She was radiant and in perfect condition.

A security guard arranged by the brand tried his best to stop the excited fans, and frequently looked at Liu Shishi, with a satisfied smile on his old-fashioned and serious face.

Some netizens jokingly called the security uncle "the first time I felt so happy at work."

Afterwards, a fan who was stopped by the security uncle and did not want to reveal his name broke the news online.

At the event, the security guard was in front of her, blocking her tightly and not letting anyone step out of the line.

The uncle was very careful and thought it was beautiful, asking the fan to remember to take a heroic photo of himself protecting Liu Shishi.

This kind little lion was honest but helped take the photo in the end, which unexpectedly became a hot search.

Ni Ni lowered her eyes and saw Zhou Yutang replying to the message, with a soft arc at the corner of her mouth, and she knew what was going on.

It is probably either a fairy or a big sister.

The big boss was distracted during the meeting, and everyone just pretended nothing happened.

Only Ni Ni pushed the chair away, walked to his side, and whispered: "Boss, today's schedule is very tight. I have to attend the launch conference of Director Xu's play."

"Mr. Jiang."

Zhou Yutang glanced at the time, put his phone aside, and stood up with the help of the table: "You can connect with "Go Princess Go" and follow up on the publicity of "Love O2O."

"Okay, boss."

"Other things will be discussed after the specific ratings are released. The meeting is adjourned."

Ni Ni followed Zhou Yutang into the car and couldn't help asking curiously: "Boss, are you optimistic about Director Xu's project?"

"It's hard to say. There's nothing wrong with the script. It depends on how Mr. Xu does it."

In front of Ni Ni, Zhou Yutang did not hide his thoughts and said directly: "It may be difficult to make money."

"Since it is very likely that you can't make money, why do you go there in person to support it, for favors?"

Ni Ni was even more puzzled.

With Zhou Yutang's status, almost all major projects in the circle would send him invitations.

Even if he can't be pulled into the game, it's nice to get some traffic.

It's just that Zhou Yutang lives a secluded life, prefers to manage time, and rarely shows up to the scene. Today is an exception.

"It's because these projects are likely to make no money, so I went there."

Zhou Yutang crossed his legs, lowered his head and read the news while saying: "Even if it loses money in the end, it's worth doing. Only when there are more such movies, a hundred flowers bloom, it will be good for the entire Chinese film market."

"I understand."

Ni Ni's eyes were flowing, just like a shimmering autumn water.

Everyone stands in a different position and looks at the problem from a different angle.

From Zhou Yutang's point of view, he does some things not for money.

As Zhou Yutang's personal secretary, Ni Ni naturally knows that her boss has a special support fund at the Film Academy, and has been continuously investing.

It is mainly used to support talented teachers and students of the Film Academy who are limited by economic conditions, and help them put the works they want to shoot into reality.

There will be no such thing as people with connections taking the quota for poor students.

To get this funding, the prerequisite is to pass the cross-examination of several teachers headed by Tian Zhuangzhuang.

If the amount exceeds a certain amount, Zhou Yutang must personally nod his head.

At present, it can only support short films and low-cost production projects, and many excellent works have been produced.

Lu Yang and Jin Yukun, who has won many awards and is well-known at home and abroad, are talents cultivated from this special support plan.

Xu Haofeng himself is responsible for the qualification review of the Jiangdong Film Academy Support Fund. In order to avoid suspicion, he did not use the money in the support fund, and did not even look for Zhou Yutang.

Although Xu has an unshakable position in the field of modern martial arts, his screenwriter "The Grandmaster" helped Wang Jingjing reach the pinnacle, and even Chen Kaige took a fancy to his "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" and made it into a movie.

However, the return rate of the projects he operated himself was worrying, and the box office of the first two films he directed was not ideal.

Capital is very realistic. As long as you can make money, you can be praised to the sky.

If you can't bring capital-level returns, even the dogs on the roadside won't look at you more.

Xu Haofeng was initially worried about the funding for the new play "Master".

Later, Tian Zhuangzhuang mentioned it in front of his beloved disciple, and Zhou Yutang acted as a matchmaker and introduced the project to Li Xiaoping of Guangguang and Ye Ning of Wanda.

Wanda is rich and powerful, and Li Xiaoping is the right-hand man of Wang Jingguang and is in charge of the Guangguang Film Department. The two companies have a close cooperative relationship with Zhou Yutang.

After negotiation, the three companies quickly reached an agreement and supported the 35 million capital plate of "Master".

So far, the game has been formed.

With the funds in place, Xu Haofeng is ready to make a big move.

For this film, he plans to try to add some commercial elements to the genre of art films, and specially invited Berlin Film Emperor Liao Fan to play the leading role.

The heroine is Song Jia.

This is also Liao Fan's second collaboration with Song Jia after "Curiosity Kills the Cat" 8 years later.

Not only are these two actors good at acting, but there are also supporting actors in the play, such as Jin Shijie and Jiang Wenli, all of whom are veteran actors, and only one Jiangdong boy Li Jian is brought in.

"My film is a realistic art, not a shortcut. I hope to be able to shoot the feeling of real kung fu, so the actors must also meet this standard. Liao Fan is a good actor. He has prepared a lot for this role. I think this role is tailor-made for him."

I heard that Zhou Yutang was going to attend the launch conference of the film. Many media came to the scene, and Xu Haofeng talked freely.

Zhou Yutang also read the script, and the storyline was very clear and simple.

Chen Shi, the Wing Chun master played by Liao Fan, went north to Tianjin to open a martial arts school, which triggered the rejection and resistance of the martial arts circle in Tianjin.

A southerner dared to go to Jin Ye's territory to mess things up?

He must be dealt with!

Then a series of stories of grievances and hatreds between the northern and southern martial arts circles took place.

Li Jian's acting skills in "Heart Labyrinth" received a lot of praise, and he also won the Newcomer Award at the Magic City International Film Festival. In this play, he played the apprentice of Wing Chun master Liao Fan.

"Boss."

At the media conference, Li Jian came forward to greet him very considerately. Zhou Yutang patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him: "Work hard, Teacher Xu has a lot of room for you to play in this play."

"Boss, don't worry, I will never embarrass you."

Li Jian patted his chest to guarantee, not noticing Zhou Yutang's pitying eyes at all.

To say Xu Haofeng, he looks like a good old man and is quite easy to talk to.

He may not be as demanding as Cao Baoping, but he is also a detail-oriented person.

Since it is said that they are going to shoot "real martial arts", the actors in the play must be convincing enough.

After the press conference, there will be devilish training immediately, and there are many martial arts routines, and the actors will inevitably suffer.

But Li Jian still has a sunny smile on his face.

He didn't realize the seriousness of the matter at all.

Zhou Yutang patted him on the shoulder and mourned for the young man for three seconds in his heart.

This year's National Day file is called the most crowded National Day file in history.

In addition to the major works of several big directors such as "Heart Flower Road", "Dear", and "The Golden Age".

There are also 11 domestic films such as "Black and White 2" and "McDull, Me and My Mom" ​​that are released in a cluster.

But when it came to the 2nd, the situation of the entire National Day file was clear.

Most of the movies that wanted to get a share of this golden period became cannon fodder, and the box office was terrible.

During the National Day Golden Week, "Heart Flower Road" had a screening schedule of more than 40%, and the cumulative box office reached 278 million in two days.

On the third day, it continued to work hard, and the single-day box office rushed to 118 million!

In just three days, the cumulative box office reached 396 million.

Since the movie was released, the box office has been over 100 million every day, and it has dominated the National Day schedule with an invincible posture.

At this time, the total box office of "Dear" closed at 78.3 million, and the screening schedule has been reduced to 12%.

The total box office of "The Golden Age" by Ann Hui only closed at 23.4 million, which was far below expectations, and it was basically certain that there was no hope of recovering the 70 million production cost.

The box office performance of two major Hong Kong directors, Chen Kexing and Ann Hui, was sluggish, even worse than the pseudo-3D movie "Black and White 2", which was also released at the end of September and now has a total box office of 85.6 million.

Ning Hao's "Heart Flower Road" completely broke through the entire National Day schedule with a crushing momentum.

"The success of this movie is not accidental. In addition to the quality of the movie itself and the type of comedy, the investment in movie publicity and various marketing during its release are indispensable."

"Of course, the biggest credit goes to Zhou Yutang, Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, and Huang Bo."

"You can always trust Zhou Yutang's vision. Last year, "Charlotte's Troubles" created a dark horse myth. This year, he invested in "Lost in Thailand", which has stronger box office appeal and is fully expected to hit a higher box office."

For phenomenal blockbuster movies, there is always evaluation and analysis by professional film and television people, aiming to summarize successful experiences and promote them to other projects.

Since the box office performance of Ning Hao's works after "Crazy Racing" was not very impressive, the industry was cautiously optimistic about "Heart Flower Road".

The evaluation given was 800 million.

But now, no one expected that the National Day Golden Week has just begun, and this movie has already made nearly 400 million.

Maoyan estimated that the box office has increased from the original 800 million to more than 1 billion!

Moreover, the box office is still soaring. Such a strong performance has exceeded everyone's expectations.

Cao Yong, manager of Beijing UME International Cinema Anzhen Branch, said frankly in front of the media: "I want to say that people in the film and television industry have to thank Zhou Yutang. I can reveal a set of data from our cinema chain."

"In the past, the Chinese film market was afraid of imported blockbusters like tigers and wolves, and no one dared to easily encounter them. Zhou Yutang created a Chinese film box office record from "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Lost Tomb" at the beginning of the year, and then "Red Ling" directly beat "Transformers 4", which played a great role in promoting the Chinese film market."

"This year's National Day file, the original estimate for "Lost Flower Road" seems a bit conservative. One billion is a natural result, and 1.3 billion is not a problem. At this rate, it can even try to hit 1.5 billion."

The statement of the cinema chain has aroused heated discussions among netizens.

In fact, Zhou Yutang is indeed the one who made the entire Chinese film market bigger.

After this battle, Ning Hao established his position as a major director of domestic commercial films, and also made Zhou Yutang's reputation reach its peak.

The film market during the National Day holiday in the mainland is in full swing, and the Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan have also released the list of nominees for this year.

"Black Coal, Thin Ice" which swept Berlin received eight nominations, and "Tuina" directed by Lou Huohua was nominated for seven awards.

But the most popular one is "Red Skull and Bones" which was crowned as a god in Cannes.

It won 12 nominations with a dominating attitude.

As soon as the news came out, the entertainment industry was shocked.

Local filmmakers in Taiwan wailed.

Although the Taiwanese film "KANO" also received six nominations, in terms of quality, how can it compare with "Black Coal, Thin Ice" and "Red Skull and Bones" which won the three major awards in Europe?

Zhou Yutang promised Li An to attend the Golden Horse Awards ceremony. Now there are nearly two months before the Golden Horse Awards, so there is no rush.

However, the voting battle for the Mango Golden Eagle Goddess has entered the final white-hot state.

At present, Yang Mi's total votes are 2.08 million, falling to second place.

Tang Yan has achieved a comeback with the hit of "Heart Flower Road", with a total vote of 2.15 million, and it seems that the Golden Eagle Goddess is within reach.

Zhao Liying and Li Xin behind her both have more than 1.9 million votes, and the difference in votes in the first echelon is not big.

Zheng Shuang leads the second echelon with 1.68 million votes, while Nazha, Reba and Tong Yaya are slightly less well-known and are all at this level.

As for the remaining Yang Ying, Zhou Dongyu, Zhang Jiani and others, because of the huge difference in votes, they have long been doomed to be runners-up.

But they are also very important.

Without them, this game cannot be started

"Mr. Cai, Shishi, you are here."

This is not the first time that Cai Yinong has entered the Jiangdong Entertainment Building, and Liu Shishi is already familiar with it.

"Xiaoxue, Huihui, this is a small gift I brought in Hong Kong, and it feels very suitable for you."

"Wow, thank you Sister Shishi."

The eyes of the two front desk girls shined brightly.

According to the company's explicit regulations, front desk staff cannot accept gifts from others in any way.

But Liu Shishi is not included in the regulations.

Who let this be a special concession from the big boss's royal power?

Mainly, the first sister is kind and generous, and the two front desk girls in Beijing can chat with her very well.

Every time Liu Shishi comes back to Jiangdong Entertainment, she always brings some special snacks or small gifts bought during her trips abroad.

Some are expensive, some are not expensive, and the value varies, but they must have been thoughtful.

The gift for the two this time is a new LV small wallet that Liu Shishi bought in Hong Kong, which is very suitable for girls.

Even though the two front desk girls in Beijing have a good family background, they were also surprised and refused again and again before they were willing to accept it.

"Sister Shishi, the boss is still in a meeting, it should be over soon, I will take you up first."

"Don't bother you, I will go up with Sister K." Liu Shishi smiled gently.

"No trouble, our job is to serve you."

Xiaoxue stood up attentively and led the two into the elevator.

Lao Cai beside him had a complicated expression and a little sour in his heart - when she came alone, she had to call the internal phone to report before going up.

Liu Shishi came over, and she had no obstacles along the way, even Zhou Yutang's CEO's office was open to her.

Xiaoxue and Liu Shishi talked and laughed all the way, and Lao Cai stared at the elevator ceiling, thinking about what to say next.

I don't know when it started, but when she got on the Jiangdong elevator, she had a wonderful feeling of an ancient local official going to Beijing to report on his work.

As the jumping numbers rose, it seemed that she was rising straight up.

Thinking of the amazing box office of "Heart Flower Road" invested by Zhou Yutang, Cai Yinong felt indescribable sighs and envy in her heart.

Sister's vision of judging people is really good.

I knew that Jinlin was not a fish in the pond.

I just didn't expect that he could get to this point today.

In this huge domestic entertainment industry, Zhou Yutang is probably the only one who can dominate the big and small screens.