Entertainment: I really want to make progress

"Tiantian?"

Zhou Yutang was somewhat surprised when he received Jingtian's call.

Usually the two of them send messages at most to share their work and life, and rarely make direct phone calls.

"Yes, Brother Yu Tang."

Princess Tian's voice is still so light and sweet, but it seems a little more mature than when she was a girl a few years ago:

"I heard that Legendary Pictures and Universal are asking you to direct "The Great Wall"?"

"We've been in contact, but haven't reached an agreement yet."

"That's it."

Jing Tian's tone was slightly hopeful: "Uncle Lu said that he would be the heroine of this movie for me. It would be great if you directed it."

"We'll see then. It's not certain yet. Are you still filming in Hengdian?"

"Well, "Legend of Ban Shu" will be finished in another week."

Princess Tian smiled and said: "Brother Yutang, have you gone to Shencheng?"

"Still on the plane."

Zhou Yutang conveniently sent a photo of the white clouds outside the window.

We chatted briefly for a while, and after hanging up the phone, Da Tiantian's delicate and beautiful oval face was stunned.

Looking at the gradually dimming phone screen, I unconsciously clicked on Zhou Yutang’s WeChat Moments.

After ending the call, Zhou Yutang pressed his eyebrows.

He has received numerous calls since the news broke.

Including the top big flowers in the industry headed by Teacher Fan, as well as Guangguang Laowang, Shanghai Film Ren Zhonglun, Bona Yu Fatty and others.

Both familiar and unfamiliar people are testing Zhou Yutang's tone, hoping to get more inside information from him.

This major Sino-US co-production project is undoubtedly the focus of the entire industry at the moment. If nothing else happens, it may even be the most influential major production in the next ten years or even longer.

"Sister Mani, it's like this, but it won't be certain in the end."

Ni Ni watched Zhou Yutang open the word document, his expression focused and serious, his hands typing on the keyboard like flying patterns, and his voice slightly lowered.

Although he was not sure whether he could negotiate this project, Zhou Yutang decided to make a version of his own script first.

The original script, which thought it cleverly grafted Chinese elements into a Western action-adventure film, was a complete mess.

It must be changed, and it must be a big change.

In Zhou Yutang's script, the Chinese people are allowed to save Baipi, and they will not let those American values ​​​​expose in front of him.

I was in a deep city and had just gotten off the plane.

Ah Fei was squatting at the entrance of the airport passage, holding the equipment and waiting eagerly.

When he saw the tall figure wearing sunglasses and casual pants that couldn't hide his long legs striding forward, he immediately took a strong step and rushed forward: "Mr. Zhou, have you accepted the movie "The Great Wall"?"

Entertainment Ji A Fei's heart was filled with joy.

Shenlong, the governor of Jiangdong, has never seen the light of day, and now his itinerary is almost closed to the public.

Even if reporters from various media wanted to make an appointment for an interview, it was difficult to find someone. Fortunately, he was smarter. Through Zhang Ruojun's itinerary, he deduced that Zhou Yutang might come to Shencheng.

"We are still talking about it. I believe there are many directors who are in contact."

Seeing the familiar entertainment reporter, Zhou Yutang paused slightly and chuckled: "I can't reveal too much for the time being, but there will be news soon."

"So are you here to participate in "Mermaid"?"

"Yes, there is a cameo scene."

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After answering a few simple questions, Zhou Yutang quickly got into the commercial vehicle that came to pick him up. Zhou Yutang did not forget to send a message to Lin Yuner.

First go to the hotel to put your luggage and go directly to the set.

The main scenes of the movie "Mermaid" were shot around Shencheng.

The mansion where the big boss Liu Xuan, played by Deng Chao, works is in Yidexuan.

The playground where you can eat roast chicken and ride the carousel is East Lake Park.

There is also the seaside where the mermaids were finally rounded up, located in Yangmeikeng, Nanao, Shencheng.

With Zhou Xingxing’s golden signature and the joint endorsement of China Film, Shanghai Film and Jiangdong Entertainment, the local team in Shenzhen also attached great importance to this project and gave the green light all the way.

I received a report from the producer in advance and the current progress is filming the mermaid Shanshan taking Liu Xuan to eat her favorite roast chicken.

This scene was shot at the East Lake Park amusement park. It is known as the Disneyland of Shenzhen and has fond memories for countless old Shenzhen people.

When Zhou Yutang arrived, he could see that at the entrance and exit of the amusement park, a temporary scene had been set up according to the shooting needs.

There were also many fans and passers-by gathered outside to watch the fun.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou."

"Hello, Mr. Zhou."

"I brought some food for everyone, let's take a short rest before starting work."

Zhou Yutang asked Ni Ni to take the field staff to distribute the reserved milk tea and snacks, and went to see Zhou Xingxing first.

As the main investor and chief producer of the film, Zhou Yutang naturally wants to understand the progress of the entire film and take a look at the shots that have been shot.

He didn't overwhelm the guest, he just sat in the director's chair behind the monitor, quietly watching Zhou Xingxing arrange the crew.

In the evening, we had lunch together on the set, and then we found a chance to chat with Yoona for a while.

"Yooner, I heard that this scene was delayed for two days. Are you stressed?"

"Now that Oppa is here, my pressure is even greater."

Lin Yuner pouted her little mouth, but her clear and lively deer eyes were actually full of happiness.

If it weren't for the crew's overly arrogant people and the fact that they had to pretend to be docile and quiet, they would have been making out by now.

"no problem."

Zhou Yutang comforted him: "I will definitely be able to survive tonight."

"Brother Tang, did you really take on "The Great Wall"?"

Zhang Ruojun arrived at night and found the organization as soon as he arrived. He walked next to Zhou Yutang and asked in a low voice.

"We're talking."

Zhou Yutang didn't want to hide it: "Let's make a plan first, it's not certain yet."

In this way, top major projects co-produced by the two countries will build momentum from the beginning.

"Fuck, that's awesome!"

Zhang Ruojun used quite simple words to express his mood at the moment.

"You should reserve your schedule next month and go to "Longing for Life" together as flying guests."

After Zhou Yutang agreed to be a guest on the variety show on Mango Channel, the two parties have been communicating about the content of the show.

Finally, it was decided that Zhang Ruojun would be the costar in the variety show.

The main reason is that the two have a close relationship. Brother Long rarely appears on variety shows unless necessary for publicity. This is also related to his calm and reserved personality.

Zhang Ruojun is very good at creating show effects. In Running Man, he can get along with Chen Chichi, Deng Chao and the guests, like an overly cheerful husky.

"Just come on the show to relax."

Zhang Ruojun agreed very readily: "Next month there will be promotion for "20 Again". Just thinking about it makes me dizzy."

"When the time comes, I will take care of Lu Han. He has just returned to China and may not be able to adapt to the rhythm yet."

"Brother Tang, do you still need to take your people with you?"

Zhang Ruojun grinned and said, "I heard from Xiaolu that he seems to be training his acting skills at the mountain school, right?"

"It has to be remade."

Zhou Yutang nodded.

S\u0026M Company has a series of professional courses for debut.

In addition to the most basic singing and dancing, it also includes the manners to deal with fans.

However, acting training is almost negligible, and S\u0026M Company's film and television sector is weak.

After a pause, Zhang Ruojun suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, Brother Tang, how is your next trip going?"

"When this is over, if nothing unexpected happens, go to Xiangjiang to see Jay Chou. He will have a concert there the day after tomorrow."

Zhou Yutang said calmly: "Then we will fly directly to the closing ceremony of the Golden Horse in Bay Province."

"Director Han is nominated this time, and I want to go there too."

Zhang Ruojun's eyebrows were dancing: "I've been messing around with you for the past two days, and I have to take a private jet."

The two brothers were chatting happily, but Deng Chao and Lin Yuner were in misery.

In today's night scene at the amusement park, Zhou Xingxing was very dissatisfied with the specific effect and kept calling for a stop and reshoot.

The result was that Deng Chao and Lin Yuner kept eating chicken.

I heard that we were filming this scene yesterday, and we did it hundreds of times.

Poor Yoona.

Zhou Yutang gave him a look of pity, but didn't say anything.

Although he was the main investor, he used his power to find several substitutes for Yoona.

But he and Xingye had already had a tacit understanding before, and when it came to the filming scene, it was Zhou Xingxing who had the final say.

Zhou Xingxing was unsmiling on the set. This scene was too late and the whole crew was a bit low-pressure.

"Let me talk to her."

Seeing Zhou Xingxing, who was getting irritable while lecturing Lin Yuner, Zhou Yutang, who had been watching quietly beside him, stood up.

Zhou Xingxing nodded.

He handed Lin Yuner over to Zhou Yutang and turned to discuss the shooting results with Deng Chao.

"Oppa, am I too stupid?"

I originally wanted to express myself well, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't meet the director's requirements. At this time, Lin Yoona was inexplicably a little disappointed.

Like a little girl who did something wrong.

"It's not your problem."

Zhou Yutang said with a straight face, "The director's request is too much. I want to talk to him."

If it were him, he would do the same thing. If he didn't achieve the perfect effect he wanted, he would continue to toss the actors until he achieved the ideal result.

But what a woman wants is emotional value, so you can’t reason with her.

Zhou Yutang was completely on her side. Such an attitude made Lin Yoon'er a little touched, but she was also startled, and she quickly hugged his arm: "Oppa, in fact, Director Zhou has taken good care of me because of you. Don’t do that, I don’t want you to have any conflicts with the director.”

"In the final analysis, this is my own problem. I didn't find the right performance state."

"How does roast chicken taste?"

"I thought it was quite fresh at first, but I ate so much in two days."

Lin Yoona wrinkled her face and said bitterly: "I may not want to eat chicken for a long time."

"That's not possible. When we go back at night, we have to continue working hard."

"Oppa!"

The voice suddenly rose a few degrees, and her clear deer eyes glanced around in a panic. Lin Yuner was relieved when she found that everyone was doing their job and no one was paying attention.

Being teased by Zhou Yutang like this made her originally depressed mood much better.

He turned to Zhou Yutang for advice. After all, this was a very powerful director.

"Yoona, I have a question. Do you want to be an actor in the future, or continue to be a beautiful idol?"

"Of course I am an actor."

Lin Yoona gave the answer directly without hesitation.

In the eyes of fans, idols on stage look glamorous, but in fact, in terms of status, they are at the bottom of the entire entertainment industry.

She has been actively developing as an actress in the past two years.

"Then don't think so much, relax and immerse yourself in this role."

All Zhou Yutang had to do was to help lighten her burden and guide her into the right state.

"Scene notes, clear the scene, be quiet, get ready to start test shooting!"

After a short break, Zhou Xingxing, the tyrant on the set, came again. The recorder slapped the board and continued filming.

He didn't know what Zhou Yutang said to Lin Yuner.

People are still the same people.

The acting skills haven't improved much either.

But compared to the original, it is slightly different.

What Zhou Xingxing wants is not to be a movie queen, but to liberate actors from the state of pretending to act.

Now it seems that Lin Yoona has gradually begun to let go of herself and immersed herself in this role.

No wonder the media says Zhou Yutang is particularly good at teaching actresses.

Sure enough, he has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.

Zhou Xingxing was very motivated and worked hard until around three o'clock in the middle of the night. The scene was finally over.

After staying up for two nights in a row, the crew was already exhausted and didn't even have the energy to cheer. They all wanted to go back to the hotel to sleep and continue filming the next day.

Zhou Yutang returned to the hotel where Lin Yoona was staying, and thoughtfully asked Ni Ni to prepare a midnight snack in advance.

They are all light snacks such as cheese tarts and cheese mochi.

Filming is actually a very physically demanding thing. Lin Yuner, who had been stressed out all night, was a little sleepy and relied on Zhou Yutang to return to the hotel.

But when he smelled the aroma of the food, he immediately became energetic, showed his iconic crocodile smile, and started to eat happily without caring about his ladylike demeanor.

"Yooner, aren't you sleepy?"

"I'm used to it. When I was doing group activities in the past, I might only sleep two or three hours a day."

Lin Yoona was vague and handed an egg tart into Zhou Yutang's mouth: "Oppa, try this, it's really delicious."

After enjoying a simple late-night snack, the coy Xiao Luyun was carried into the bathroom by Zhou Yutang.

The light in the bathroom was mixed with water vapor.

Through the frosted glass, you can vaguely see the figures going up and down.

The sound of water splashing from the showerhead fell out, and the sound seemed to fall into people's hearts, and it took a long time to stop.

Zhou Yutang left the bathroom first. After waiting for more than 20 minutes, the bathroom door opened again, and fragrant shower gel and dense water vapor squeezed out from the crack in the door.

Lin Yuner held her wet hair with her slender hands, stretched out her slender white thighs, and her crystal white cheeks were filled with the afterglow of spring tide.

While blowing his hair, he looked towards Zhou Yutang who had opened his tablet and seemed to be busy.

Suddenly he stopped what he was doing and asked, "Oppa, do you think I can successfully transform?"

"Yes, with your talent, it's not a problem at all. The only thing you need to worry about is that the audience will ignore your acting skills because of your appearance."

"Oppa, you know how to make me happy."

Even though she knew Zhou Yutang was talking sweet words, Lin Yoona still couldn't help but get excited and happy, her tone even containing a hint of coquettishness.

She found a comfortable position and leaned her light body in Zhou Yutang's arms.

In fact.

It is really difficult to transform from an idol to an actor.

Idols and actors may seem to be in the entertainment industry, but they are actually two completely different professions.

The former is more like an exquisite and beautiful product. As long as the audience finds it pleasing, it is considered a success.

But actors are not like that.

Actors rely on their works to speak for themselves, and they must use their own methods, skills, and life experiences to comprehensively construct a three-dimensional character.

When facing the camera, the effect is "making the audience feel that this character should be like this".

The biggest problem when turning from an idol to an actor is that the subconscious expresses "making the audience realize that this is beautiful" in front of the camera.

In order to achieve this effect, many times I will deliberately look for the camera, or subconsciously reveal a better angle of myself.

This is an instinctive reaction accumulated over many years of idol career. It is not easy to change it at once.

The next day.

Lin Yoona originally wanted to watch this scene filmed by Zhou Yutang, but she was in another filming location today, so she had to give up.

Deep city, a certain police station.

Zhou Yutang, completely bare-faced and dressed as an ordinary police officer, had a straight back, frowning and writing quickly with his head down.

Seeing the panicked Deng Chao pushing open the door, he looked a little surprised.

Zhang Ruojun, who was sitting at the work station, also put down the thermos cup in his hand, stood up and walked over.

"Hello, Mr. Liu, hello."

"Is there anything we can do to help you?"

Zhou Yutang and Zhang Ruojun obviously recognized the rich man Liu Xuan played by Deng Chao and took the initiative to shake hands with him.

"Don't be afraid of what I'm about to say."

Deng Chao's chest heaved and he gasped for air, looking like he was in shock.

The plot at this time is that after Deng Chao saw a mermaid that science cannot explain, he came to the police station to report the crime. This is also the most normal reaction for ordinary people.

"We are police investigators, we will not be afraid."

"I was kidnapped by a mermaid just now."

"Who is the mermaid?"

Zhou Yutang and Zhang Ruojun frowned, as if they realized that things were not simple.

"No one, a mermaid who is half human and half fish."

Seeing Deng Chao's serious expression, Zhou Yutang beside him turned into a soul painter and drew the mermaid he described.

"Not left and right, up and down."

"There are people on top and fish on the bottom."

"As for the head, there is no Kunkun, she is a woman!"

Facing the two soul painters, Deng Chao gradually became irritable, and with exaggerated body language, he tried hard to describe: "Mermaid, have you seen the movie? It's the kind with long hair and a good figure, the kind that is half human and half fish. Mermaid, do you understand?”

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Zhou Yutang and Zhang Ruojun looked at each other and leaned back slightly.

The two have been brothers for many years, and their simple eyes instantly reveal a tacit understanding of consensus.

Hold it in, don't laugh.

But this ridiculous thing was funny enough just thinking about it. Zhou Yutang endured it very hard, and finally stopped holding back and finally laughed.

"why are you laughing?"

"I remember happy things."

"What happy thing?"

"My wife has given birth."

"Why are you laughing again?"

"My wife also gave birth to a baby." Zhang Ruojun couldn't hold it back, covering his mouth with his hands and twitching his shoulders.

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Deng Chao was about to go crazy because of the torment of these two policemen. He slapped the table in a frantic manner: "Why!?"

After explaining a lot, and seeing Zhou Yutang laughing like a fool, Deng Chao finally broke his guard: "You are obviously laughing at me, and you never stopped."

"Mr. Liu, we have received strict training. No matter how funny it is, we will never laugh."

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In this scene, Zhou Xingxing did not limit the performance method, but just let everyone play freely.

To say that this kind of scene is not difficult for everyone.

First, several people played freely and adjusted the effect according to the test shooting. Zhou Xingxing personally demonstrated the specific details of expressions and movements.

Especially when Deng Chao pushed open the door and walked out, Zhou Yutang and Zhang Ruojun were laughing like crazy and stamping their feet. When he turned around and returned, they were back to normal.

Comparing before and after, it is exaggerated and full of laughter.

Witnessing Zhou Xingxing's interpretation of this famous scene with my own eyes, I can vaguely see a bit of Xingxing's atmosphere when he was young.

It's a pity that Mr. Xing is also old now, and his white hair shows his vicissitudes of life.

Zhou Yutang focused more on observing Zhou Xingxing's control and scheduling of the crew.

Even though I'm here, there's always something to make a guest appearance.

Like those famous directors, each has his own unique skills, and there is always something worth learning and absorbing.

The scene was over in one afternoon. Zhou Xingxing even booked a hotel next to the crew. Thanks to Zhou Yutang and Zhang Ruojun,

"Zhou Sheng, Ruojun, thank you for your hard work."

Zhou Xingxing, who took the initiative to hold the wine glass, smiled broadly.

These two are making friendly guest appearances, and they don’t get a penny, so what else do they need for bicycles?

The Cantonese food was quite tasty, but no one drank much. Zhou Xingxing had to follow up on the shooting of another group in the evening.

There was also Deng Chao, a living treasure, at the dinner, so naturally he would not be left alone. When the dinner was almost going on, Zhou Yutang asked curiously:

"Director Zhou, what do you think can be done to make the audience laugh when making a comedy movie?"

"Just go by your feelings and shoot as usual."

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Zhou Yutang's mouth twitched slightly: "Can you be more specific?"

"just kidding."

Zhou Xingxing chuckled softly: "It's hard to say, but my personal experience is probably to give the audience a misplaced sense of superiority."

"Misplaced sense of superiority?"

Zhou Yutang frowned in thought, and Deng Chao's ears stood up like antennas. He was also very interested.

"You see, when you and Zhang Ruojun faced Deng Chao this afternoon, you had a very real sense of superiority. You felt that he was crazy. From the audience's point of view, you would think you were funny."

Maybe it was because the results of today's shooting exceeded expectations. The white-haired Zhou Xingxing was rarely talkative: "When Deng Chao went out later, there was another dislocation reaction, which formed a strong contrast. I thought it was very interesting."

It's really interesting. Zhou Yutang has seen the shooting content behind the monitor, and this scene has basically been scheduled to be a famous scene.

This ability to stir up the audience's emotions and make them laugh is undoubtedly Zhou Xingxing's innate comedy talent.

Zhou Yutang felt a little emotional, but he didn't dwell too much on this topic.

The special effects of "Mermaid" were also produced by Vision Media. When talking about the subsequent marketing of the film, Zhou Yutang suddenly had an idea.

"Director Zhou, I have a suggestion, you might as well listen to it."

"Oh, what do you say?"

Zhou Xingxing put down his chopsticks curiously.

"Actually, the generation of young people born in the 80s and 90s in the Mainland have watched your comedy movies all the way. However, conditions were limited at that time, and many of the videos they watched were pirated DVDs."

"Now, most of this generation of young people have entered the workforce and have certain financial capabilities. We might as well market our feelings when the time comes. With your position in the hearts of this generation of young audiences, it will definitely have unexpected effects. "

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Deng Chao and Zhang Ruojun looked at Zhou Yutang who was talking eloquently, and were a little dumbfounded.

Ni Ni's eyes fell on Zhou Yutang, as if looking at an old fox.

This routine is too deep.

When Zhou Xingxing heard this, he was slightly startled for a moment, then his eyes glowed like flashlights, and he clapped his hands and praised:

"Wow, Zhou Sheng, I admire you."

"I even thought of the promotional slogan for Director Zhou."

Zhou Yutang had an understatement smile on his face: "We all owe Mr. Xing a movie ticket."