Entertainment: I really want to make progress

Zhou Yutang, who was still in the sage time, looked up at the sky outside the car window at a 45-degree angle.

His acting skills at the level of an actor ensured that the crystal light in his eyes was about to overflow, and he sighed:

"The stock market fell a bit badly today."

"Oh, I saw the news."

I have never seen a man so depressed, and Yijie's heart was about to break.

Holding Zhou Yutang's arm, Liu Shishi comforted him in a gentle voice: "It's okay, experts say it's just a technical adjustment, it will go up."

"Sister K and Xiao Jiang and Da Xi from our company have also invested money in the stock market. I heard from Sister K that she even covered her position today."

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Now it's really a national stock speculation craze.

On the way to the Magic City, Liu Shishi also saw the news that the index plummeted below 100.

As the industry's leading entertainment company, Mingjie's stock price stability is better than Huayi, but it has also been greatly affected.

After picking up the first sister, Zhou Yutang went to report to Tangren Company. On the way, he also went to talk to Cai Yinong about the promotional arrangements for "Wuxin the Monster Killer".

"I have talked to Zeng Jiatong about Chen Yao, and we will reserve a promotional schedule for next month."

Old Cai is very concerned about this drama. This is the first cooperation between Tangren and a video platform. Tangren's ace director Li Guoli is personally directing.

Tangren's artist management was brilliant with Hu Ge and Liu Shishi. The kung fu boy Jiang Jingfu and Jin Daxi, who are carrying the flag for the first time, are the next generation of Tangren's key training targets selected by Cai Yinong.

After a simple meeting, Cai Yinong asked shamelessly: "Yutang, what do you think of letting Jin Chen try your company's "Ode to Joy"? "

Some time ago, Jiangdong officially announced that "Ode to Joy" is an urban workplace drama, with the reputation of Jiangdong Entertainment, and the ratings guarantee of Director Kong Sheng + Qingyi Lady Zeng Li.

Except for Jiangdong's own Yang Zi, Meng Ziyi, and Kaikai Wang, other roles have not been finalized.

This leaves a lot of room for maneuver.

It is said that the one who is close to the water gets the moon first. Now that the main character is in front of us, we must seize the opportunity.

Zhou Yutang glanced at Liu Shishi, and the first sister shrugged cutely with a helpless expression.

Lao Cai is like this.

In the past, in front of Zhou Yutang, I always played the role of a domineering strong woman.

Later, I found that it was more fragrant to lie flat and hug Zhou Yutang's thighs.

Zhou Yutang smiled calmly, "Sister Cai, you have to ask Director Kong about this. He is in charge of the casting, and the competition is very fierce."

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Cai Yinong moved her mouth and heard Zhou Yutang's euphemistic refusal. Her face was normal and she invited warmly: "How about having dinner together later?"

"Forget about dinner, Director Ren has an appointment."

Zhou Yutang glanced at the time and said straightforwardly: "Sister Cai, I'll take Shi Shi there first."

Watching the Grand Commander and Yijie get into the car, Jin Daxi's face inevitably showed a look of disappointment.

The play has decided on the first female lead of Qingyi Niangniang, and Yang Zi and Meng Ziyi have locked in the other two leading roles.

There are still two key female roles left.

The big flowers in the circle will definitely not play, and most of the top little flowers are also waiting and testing.

At their level, they will not take this kind of group drama casually. The team must clearly define the role positioning to avoid carrying the sedan chair for others.

But second- and third-tier female artists have no concerns and directly launched a fierce charge.

During this period, female artists from various companies have been tearing each other apart, and there has been a lot of bloodshed on Weibo.

Today, when the news of your audition in Jiangdong came out, there were immediately negative reports about you, fearing that your competitors would take over.

After leaving Tangren, there was still some time before the dinner in the evening, so Zhou Yutang took Liu Shishi to watch Dong Xiaopeng's "The Pancake Man".

During the Shanghai Film Festival, many movies were screened. A few days ago, when we were talking on the phone, Shishi said that she was quite interested in the movie starring and co-invested by Da Mimi.

After watching it, I suddenly felt bored.

Liu Shishi remembered that Zhou Yutang seemed to have said that the movies with the word "xia" in the current Chinese film industry are all bad movies without exception.

Da Mimi was not at the scene today. She had to stand up for a certain brand, and Tang Yan also had a variety show to record.

On the way to the hotel, Zhou Yutang was flirting with Liu Shishi, and received a message from Ni Ni,

"Boss, the progress report on the preparation of the "Ode to Joy" project is ready."

"Let me see."

Zhou Yutang took the tablet and clicked on the file.

It is true that the project was given to Kong Sheng, but he was the one who made the final decision.

Today, he just felt that Jin Daxi was not suitable, so he found an excuse to shirk.

Kong Sheng was steady in doing projects, and there were no surprises, and the same was true for casting.

Teacher Zu Feng played the self-made Singularity, and Wang Jindong was forced to play the business tycoon Tan Zongming.

For the role of Qu Xiaoxiao, Wang Luodan, Yao Di, Li Xiaolu and other well-known young actresses also tried the role, but in the end it was Zhou Shufang who successfully pushed her most beautiful school beauty Meng Ziyi to the top.

Zhou Yutang took a look.

The setting of the character Qu Xiaoxiao is that she is a quirky rich girl.

Meng Ziyi has a good family background and does look a bit spoiled like a young lady, but it is still appropriate.

After basic acting training at Beijing Film Academy and acting class taught by Liu Tianchi at Shanxia Academy, it is not a big problem to give it to Kong Sheng.

Another important female role, Fan Shengmei, also attracted many big stars to compete, but in the end it was Jiang Xin who stood out.

Jiang Xin had just worked with Jiang Dong in "The Journey of Flower", so her acting skills were naturally no problem.

On the other hand, in Guan Ju'er, the competition is fierce and has always been unresolved.

"Zhang Jiani, Zhang Xinyu, Wang Likun, Yang Zishan, Wang Ziwen"

"Boss, there is news from Tang Lijun."

Liu Shishi also leaned against Zhou Yutang and watched with him, making comments from time to time. Ni Ni said: "Shangshi Pictures wants to recommend a new person."

She also has her own network of contacts. Tang Lijun is well-rounded and has already added Ni Ni's contact information.

For such small matters, Tang Lijun would definitely not approach Zhou Yutang, but would deal with Ni Ni directly.

"Which character?"

"The character Guan Ju'er."

"It's actually her?"

Seeing the familiar faces on the list compiled by Ni Ni, Zhou Yutang was a little stunned, and then he laughed:

"Go and inform Director Kong. If there's no problem, let's settle it."

In fact, Li Yao, a good girl from a good family like Guan Ju'er, can also play the role.

But as the most popular Kodong Xiaohua, this role does not add much to her.

Li Yao himself has a lot of business announcements, and he also has another drama, which is basically not scheduled for the second half of the year.

It's better to be a favor, since smg is his ally anyway, not to mention that the girl he wants to recommend is also very pleasing to Zhou Yutang.

"Honey, do you know me?"

Listening to Zhou Yutang's tone, it sounded like they knew each other but were not familiar with each other, so Liu Shishi glanced at the photo.

At first glance, this girl looks like South Korea’s Son Ye Jin when she smiles.

The eyes are curved like crescent moons, giving people a very sweet feeling.

She didn't remember this person in the circle, so she was a little curious.

Ni Ni was sending messages to Kong Sheng's team to communicate, and she also suspected that there was something fishy that she didn't know about.

The most likely possibility is that this female artist named Li Yitong is having an affair with the boss.

After racking his brains, Ni Ni couldn't figure it out. He stayed with Zhou Yutang all day long and didn't see him go out to eat.

Maybe she had already gotten along with him before she did.

Zhou Yutang, who didn't know what was going on in Ni Ni's mind, smiled softly at Liu Shishi:

"Last year, "Heart Blossoms on the Road" was performed at Beijing Dance Theater. This girl was your junior sister at Beijing Dance Theatre. Ni Ni should remember it."

"I have some impression, but I can't remember much."

"At that time, her name was Li Xue, and she was accompanied by so-and-so. Unexpectedly, now that she has made her debut, she has changed her stage name to Li Yitong, which sounds much better indeed."

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Ni Ni's expression twitched as Zhou Yutang recounted his treasures.

I ran dozens of roadshows last year, but I remember this one.

You also said you are face blind?

"Director Zhou, are you here?"

Walking into the private room of the Peace Hotel, Zhou Yutang was a little surprised to see Zhou Xingxing with his iconic silver-gray hair, and Liu Shishi was also slightly startled.

Ren Zhonglun was not surprised that the woman next to Zhou Yutang was Liu Shishi.

Everyone in the circle knows that the governor of Jiangdong has a lot of money and power, is surrounded by beauties, and is most romantic and proud.

He had met Liu Shishi several times, and smiled and asked her to sit down, "Shi Shi, this is Ye Ning from Wanda, Mr. Ye, Mr. Xu, no need to introduce more, right?"

"Director Ren, Director Zhou, Mr. Ye, Mr. Xu... hello."

Liu Shishi's manners were always impeccable. He greeted everyone one by one and sat down next to Zhou Yutang.

Xu Tianfu, that little fat guy with a friendly face, was certainly no stranger to Liu Shishi. He had just returned from filming in Hengdian.

"Zhou Sheng, Shi Shi, hello."

Zhou Xingxing also smiled and nodded at her as a greeting.

The special effects of "Mermaid" were produced by Vision Media. According to the current progress, the production will be completed by September at the latest.

The target was the Lunar New Year show, and Zhou Yutang was talking to him about the post-production special effects of "Mermaid". Unexpectedly, Zhou Xingxing would not take the usual path.

The conversation changed and he talked about another thing: "Zhou Sheng, we had a great time cooperating on "The Mermaid". We can definitely bring this cooperation model to the next project, such as "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2"."

"Director Zhou, are you serious?"

Zhou Yutang put down his chopsticks with a playful smile on his face.

"real."

Zhou Xingxing said slowly: "This time, it's not just me who has this idea. Director Ren and Director La also think so. Mr. Ma from Alibaba is very sincere. The project cost budget for "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2" starts at 5 billion, and more can be added in the future.”

"That's really generous."

Zhou Yutang chuckled lightly, and even Liu Shishi was attracted to his attention, listening quietly to the two people talking.

A few years ago, a movie with an investment of 100 million would have been considered a large-scale production.

If it invests 200 million, the entire entertainment industry will be shocked.

Now that capital is pouring into the film and television industry, the threshold for blockbusters has also been raised. Only films with a production cost of more than 200 million can be called blockbusters.

Investments of three to four billion are not uncommon.

"The Alibaba team made the preliminary plan, I will be the producer, you will direct and star, and you will also serve as the chief screenwriter and art director...

At that time, everything in the film shooting will be dominated by the opinions of the two of us. Neither Mr. Ma nor Director La or Director Ren will interfere with the filming process..."

Zhou Xingxing tossed out piece after piece of sweet and delicious pie.

The richest man in China is indeed ambitious enough. If this game is really formed for him, it can really be the first shot of Ali's entry into entertainment.

However, Zhou Yutang remained unmoved.

He has his own goals and rhythm in doing things.

Despite repeated attempts by Ren Zhonglun and Xu Tianfu to persuade each other, the cooperation could not be concluded in the end.

After getting up and saying goodbye, Ye Ning quickly chased after him. Zhou Yutang raised his eyebrows and saw that he seemed to be hesitant to speak, so he asked:

"Mr. Ye, is there something?"

"Nothing."

Ye Ning took the initiative to step forward and smiled and hugged Zhou Yutang: "We have cooperated for several years and get along very happily. I wish you all the best in the future."

"I wish you all the best."

Zhou Yutang's expression did not change, but he looked at him thoughtfully.

"Dear, you actually refused?"

After Zhou Yutang came out of the Peace Hotel, Liu Shishi blurted out.

Zhou Xingxing threw a brick to attract jade, Ren Zhonglun followed with crazy pie, and the other Xu Tianfu also added fuel to the fire.

With the foundation laid by the first "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", if the cast and plot of the sequel are above the standard, it will basically not be lower than the previous one, and there is even hope of a big hit.

The key is Ali's money-raising method. The series of conditions, the various overt and covert remunerations given to Zhou Yutang, added together, can basically match the 20 million US dollars of the top Hollywood stars.

This does not include the subsequent box office share, and the sincerity is full to invite the top brother of the domestic entertainment industry to come out.

To be honest, Liu Shishi is a little moved.

Zhou Yutang said leisurely: "If you are interested, I can recommend you to go."

"Humph, he won't give me so much money."

Liu Shishi rolled her eyes and said proudly.

Sister Yi is usually calm when encountering things, but she looks cute when she is obsessed with money.

Zhou Yutang gently combed Liu Shishi's smooth hair with his fingers and talked to her about this year's work arrangements.

Liu Shishi has Tangren's own spy drama, and she will join the crew after the promotion of "The Tuner" is over.

The completion of the "Celebrating Yu Nian" series can be regarded as a relief for Zhou Yutang, and he has not forgotten to pay attention to the preparation progress of "Detective Chinatown".

When the Shanghai Film Festival ends, it will be almost time to start promoting this project.

Thousands of lights lit up the night of the Magic City.

Just like stars falling into the world, illuminating a corner of this city that never sleeps.

Li Yitong, wearing a tight sportswear that highlights her graceful curves, had just finished sweating in the gym.

She received a notice from her assistant to perform a scene.

Li Yitong was drinking water and almost choked. She didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly. She asked stupidly, "Did it really happen?"

"Of course it's true. The boss of our department said it himself. He has booked your schedule in the second half of the year, Sister Yitong!"

Li Yitong's assistant is also from Shandong Province. She speaks quickly and has a rural accent unconsciously. Her joy can be felt across the screen:

"Sister Yitong, what are you doing?"

"I just finished exercising."

"Oh, congratulations, you're going to be famous."

The assistant was very happy: "I heard that a boss of Harbin Real Estate is trying every means to find connections to help his daughter get this role."

"Is there such a thing?"

"It's spreading in the agent group. It's said that as long as the role is in place, the price can be set at will. Rich people are so willful."

The assistant kept talking.

She now has reason to suspect that her fellow Shandong native may be the legendary daughter of destiny.

She debuted as an amateur and just signed with Shangshi Pictures, and she got such a great opportunity.

You know.

That was Jiangdong Entertainment's new drama, and she was a very important female lead.

How many young actresses in the circle were fighting for this opportunity.

Li Yitong always felt a little unreal like a dream, but she was in a very good mood to get this role, and her eyebrows and eyes smiled like a crescent moon:

"Mengmeng, I'll treat you tomorrow, let's go eat barbecue together!"

"Wow, thank you Yitongjie!"

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"Ode to Joy, which is controlled by Jiangdong Entertainment, co-produced by Noon Sunshine, directed by Kong Sheng, and Zhou Yutang as the chief producer, is in preparation. The drama will use a realistic style to tell stories about friendship, love, family, workplace and ideals."

"The five main actresses in the drama were announced in advance, Zeng Li, Jiang Xin, Yang Zi, Meng Ziyi, and Li Yitong"

The sudden news caused an uproar in the TV drama circle.

It is understandable that Jiangdong's Qingyi Lady brought her own newcomers, but this sudden appearance of Li Yitong made many people confused.

She debuted as an amateur and became the female lead of Jiangdong's new drama.

This wave of overwhelming traffic directly brought Li Yitong to the hot search on Weibo, which was enough to make her a highly anticipated new star in the circle.

Many female artists envied this lucky girl.

What's more, they have speculated on online forums whether this is the new love of Jiangdong's governor.

Such a small role is insignificant to Zhou Yutang.

He likes this girl with a very friendly smile, and Tang Lijun is basically scheduled to take over Su Xiao's class.

Mingjie has a close relationship with SMG, and there may be several important projects to cooperate in the future.

The Magic City International Film Festival is in full swing here, bringing together the elites of the entire film and television industry in China.

Brother Dong over there has made headlines again.

Previously, the media paid much attention to his relationship with Milk Tea.

Some black fans caught Dong Ge and spread rumors crazily.

They said that Dong Ge and Milk Tea were together to exploit Milk Tea's fame and hype up topics for Jingdong's listing.

There was also the fall of the top brother in Jinling, and Milk Tea's father was involved.

All kinds of outrageous rumors were rampant.

As a result, Dong Ge was furious for Milk Tea and took the guy who spread rumors about Milk Tea to court.

Zhou Yutang also paid attention to this matter.

Finally, it was discovered that the initiator of the incident turned out to be an economics lecturer at a certain university.

The awards ceremony of "Jackie Chan Action Movie Week" was held as scheduled. Accompanying Zhou Yutang was Liu Shishi.

This is a new unit specially established for the Shanghai Magic City International Film Festival. It may not be very valuable, but mosquito legs are also meat.

Last year, "Wolf Warrior" produced by Jiangdong Entertainment won the Best Action Film Award and the Best Fight Scene Design Award.

Wu Jing also won the Best Action Actor award.

Among mainland action stars now, apart from Wu Jing, only Zhang Jing and Wang Baohao can fight.

There is also Xie Miao, who has just signed with Jiangdong. Although he has a good foundation in kung fu, he is an unknown and transparent person.

Wang Baoyu's crazy martial arts idiot Feng Yuxiu in "One Man's Martial Arts" also won the award for Best New Action Actor tonight.

Looking at Wang Baocheng, whose legs and feet were still not very sharp, Zhou Yutang felt somewhat worried: "Baocheng, how is your recovery?"

The preparations for the "Tang Detective" project have advanced to the final stage, and filming will most likely start in July. If Wang Bao's physical condition does not allow filming, then there will be some trouble.

"It's just a minor injury!"

Wang Baoyu said with a simple and bright smile: "I have no problem."

In order to prove himself, he still jumped on the spot twice, making Zhou Yutang dumbfounded, and quickly grabbed him: "Take good care of your health, and let's go to Tyrande together next month."

Originally, many investors were still expecting Big A to bottom out and complete its counterattack.

In the end, it's just a dream.

Since the 15th, the trend has plummeted, making the entire social atmosphere very depressed.

Tonight is the awards ceremony for the Magic City International Film Festival and the Movie Channel Media Awards module. The industry-focused director Kai Ge arrived at the venue the day before the closing ceremony.

The large-scale Sino-US co-production project "The Great Wall" is undoubtedly the key to Kaige Chen's restoration of his prestige as a great director.

But for the current film "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", which is scheduled for summer release, Chen Hong worked hard to promote it for several days in a row. Poet Chen took two days from the crew to rush over.

Obviously, he also has great expectations for the box office.

He wants both fish and bear's paws.

Before the award ceremony began, many reporters gathered around Poet Chen and asked about the progress of "The Great Wall", which was really lively.

"Who is the kid next to Chen Hong?"

Liu Shishi asked softly in her ear, and Zhou Yutang answered her question: "The youngest son of director Chen's family."

Today, Brother Chen Kai and his wife brought Arthur over.

Zhou Yutang had met Arthur a few years ago.

Poet Chen was probably deliberately preparing to pave the way for him to enter the industry. After the interview, he came over with Chen Hong and his son to say hello.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Brother Chen Kai was a bit like a feudal patriarch and said with a stern face: "Arthur, why are you so rude?"

"Hello, Mr. Zhou."

At this order, Arthur humbly stepped forward to say hello.

Brother Chen Kai kindly invited Zhou Yutang to visit the Great Wall set. Chen Hong and Liu Shishi said a few polite words beside them, turned around and said with a smile:

"Yu Tang, the premiere of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" is scheduled for the 2nd of next month. Brother Kai and I are looking forward to your coming."

"Sister Hong, if I am free then, I will definitely be there."

Zhou Yutang didn't shirk either.

Nothing else, he also wanted to have fun live.

Poet Chen used his connections to retain Prince Long's role in "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", waiting for the boomerang

The award ceremony is going on on stage.

Next stage, Yu Tang was chatting with Sohu’s boss Zhang in the front row.

Reyza, who won the Best Actress tonight, stood on the stage with an emotional expression: "Thank you, Mr. Zhou, and thank you to the director. Winning the award is a good affirmation for me. I will continue to work hard... …”

Reyza was visibly happy.

The acting path she took under the arrangement of the company was really a step-by-step, down-to-earth way to get here.

In terms of traffic and topics, she is definitely not as good as those top buds, but when it comes to acting, she is recognized as the top in the industry.

Happy to be happy, from Zhou Yutang's point of view, the value of this unit module is very average.

Sister Hua’s son won the Best Actor Award when he debuted, and that’s where he got his start.

Last year Guo Xiaosi also won the Best New Director for "Tiny Times".

Tonight, Dong Xiaopeng also won the Best New Director Award and the Best New Actor Award for "Pancake Man".

However, it is better to receive a prize than to return empty-handed. Reyza's future achievements will definitely not stop there.

The biggest winner tonight was "Citizens 12", which took home four awards.

The award-winning speech was still being delivered on the stage, and the live camera was focused on Governor Jiangdong and Sohu boss Zhang. The two were chatting animatedly.

"I heard that Mr. Zhou started a girl group. It seems to be very popular recently?"

"It's just average. I've just started. There's still a lot of room for improvement."

Boss Zhang doesn't care about film awards, but he is very interested in the Jiangdong girl group.

When it comes to this, Zhou Yutang gets excited.