Entertainment: I really want to make progress

Zhou Yutang is really considering changing the car.

The main reason is that the TV station also paid the final payment.

In addition to the miscellaneous income he earned from South Korea some time ago + new book royalties + commercial performances + scriptwriting income + song ringtones and other miscellaneous income, after deducting taxes and various investments, the studio still has nearly 7 million in funds on its books. .

By the time the show "Let's Get Married" is sold in the first round, it will earn at least several million.

Zhou Yutang is not a person who doesn't know how to enjoy things. If you have money, you have to improve your living conditions.

The initial intention was to buy a Land Rover first, and then use the Passat as the official car of the studio.

The car has not been arranged yet, the house has been settled first.

The landlord named Gao Mei came back from abroad a few days ago and made an appointment with Zhou Yutang to meet at the agency.

"Zhou Yutang!"

Gao Mei looked slightly surprised and said, "I know you. To be honest, I didn't expect you to be the one who bought my house."

She originally thought that the person who could spend nearly two million to buy her house at one time would be a middle-aged man with a successful career, but she didn't expect that it was a young man in his 20s.

And this young man is Zhou Yutang, who is very popular in the entertainment industry recently.

Although Gao Mei was curious, she would not explore Zhou Yutang's privacy in person. She only said that they would take a photo together later, and Zhou Yutang readily agreed.

The communication between the two parties was very smooth.

Gao Mei was transferred to New Zealand for work, and her family was planning to settle there. Seeing that housing prices in Beijing dropped slightly this year, and experts said there would continue to be a downward trend, she was very business-savvy and decisively sold her house in Beijing.

In order to avoid trouble, Zhou Yutang specially found a reliable real estate agent to help deal with it.

As soon as the money was transferred here, the contract was signed, and the transfer procedures were quickly completed.

The deal is done.

Touching the key in his pocket, Zhou Yutang felt a little emotional.

One of my goals when I first entered college has been achieved.

From then on, he had a basic foothold in the capital, but the two-year contract he signed for the apartment he rented years ago has not expired and he has not returned.

Keep it as a spare tire. It mainly depends on your itinerary. You can stay wherever is convenient.

According to Zhou Yutang's expectation, one house is far from enough.

Cunning Rabbit already has three houses. If he wants to avoid falling over, he will at least buy a few more houses in the capital.

Well, there’s a long way to go.

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"Uncle Wu, I grew up watching Little Tiger Captain."

"A'tang, don't always call me uncle, I'm really not that old."

On the crew of "Those Years", Thunder Tiger chatted with Zhou Yutang. When he mentioned age, he looked at Zhou Yutang speechlessly.

"He is indeed not old, he is only less than twenty years older than me."

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Wu Qilong's expression twitched.

Zhou Yutang hugged Wu Qilong familiarly and said with a smile: "Just kidding, don't mind, I'll trouble Brother Long this time."

The two of them only joked like this after they got to know each other well.

Thunder Tiger is a living fossil who debuted in the last century and has been in the entertainment industry for many years. He is considered a contemporary of Zhou Zhengping.

"It's just a guest appearance, it's a joke."

Wu Qilong has a good relationship with Tangren Film and Television, and Zhou Yutang found Thunder Tiger through Cai Yinong.

His guest role in this drama is that of the middle-aged wealthy businessman whom school belle Liu Jiayi finally marries in the final wedding scene.

Very realistic, no problem at all.

In reality, most of the school beauties are married to wealthy businessmen who made their fortune with billions of dollars, or to the sons of wealthy businessmen.

Wu Qilong is still very interesting. He didn't get paid for his cameo this time. Knowing that it was a project invested by Zhou Yutang, he was very polite to him.

Zhou Yutang is naturally happy to see the results. Although the Little Tigers are no longer at their peak, they still have a basic base of popularity in Wan Province.

In the future, when the movie is released in Wan Province, there will be a little hype, and the box office will be increased to some extent.

"Ah Tang, I heard that you have a good relationship with Mr. Zhang from National Film and Television?"

The two chatted for a while, Wu Qilong accidentally mentioned this topic, and Zhou Yutang understood in his heart that this brother wanted to develop in the mainland film and television industry in recent years.

Right.

Recently, the most popular dramas in Wan Province are about a rich and handsome man falling in love with a poor girl.

What's popular now are idols like Luo Zhixiang and Huo Jianhua. The Thunder Tigers are now 40 years old, and they can't get suitable roles there, so they want to go to the mainland to make money.

"It's easy to say, I'll introduce Uncle Zhang to Brother Long if I have the chance."

Zhou Yutang smiled and said casually.

"Ah Tang, thank you very much, you are so loyal!"

Thunder Tiger is also very grateful.

Don't forget that Zhou Yutang has only filmed one drama since his debut. This "Want to See You" also had explosive ratings in Benzhou. According to Wu Qilong, many Taiwanese girls there are obsessed with him.

Wu Qilong has a close relationship with Tang people and knows a lot of inside information about Zhou Yutang.

They are all veterans who have been around for decades, and of course they know the principle of multiple friends and multiple paths, so he did not put on any airs of being an old-timer in front of Zhou Yutang, but instead consciously made friends with her.

While chatting with Thunder Tiger, Liu Shishi came over and patted Zhou Yutang on the shoulder: "Why are you still chatting here? Sister Fen is looking for you, and Brother Long is also here."

"Shi Shi, do your best for the kissing scene with Ah Tang later."

Thunder Tiger nodded and joked.

He didn't have much of a role, so he just put on makeup and stood on the stage as a middle-aged wealthy businessman and watched.

"Well, thank you Brother Long, I will try my best."

Liu Shishi glanced at Zhou Yutang secretly and saw him calmly throwing a mouth-clearing lozenge into his mouth. He also stretched out his little hand: "Give me one too."

What we are going to shoot later is the last remaining shot of the whole play.

It’s the kiss scene between Liu Shishi and Zhou Yutang.

That was a scene dreamed up by Zhou Yutang in the play. It was intended to shock the audience by contrasting the ideal youth with reality.

Zhou Yutang behaved very skillfully, and this was not the first time he kissed Liu Shishi. Wen Muye, who was sitting behind the monitor, was dumbfounded.

If we shoot like this, the film will be finished in less than a month.

"Click!"

Lin Yufen, who had been here before, calmed down and called Zhou Yutang over to see the results and confirm that there were no problems.

The main reason was that the two of them had tried out the scene many times in private, and now they worked together so smoothly that this scene only took one take.

This was the last scene of the play. Zhou Yutang was in a good mood and shouted:

"OK, done!"

When I heard Zhou Yutang say it was finalized, it actually happened in an instant.

But to the actor, it feels like a free-falling stone falling into the water, causing countless ripples.

First there was a sense of relief and relief, and then a sense of loss slowly began to spread in my heart.

Zhou Yutang watched the crew members excitedly high-fiving and hugging each other, but there was not much in his heart.

He has already acted in two movies, and when he finished filming for the first time, he still had some feelings in his heart, and he had a bit of ambition to become a blockbuster.

When the filming of "Sword and Sword III" was completed, I was very calm, quietly adjusting my state, and coming out of the character.

This is also a progressive process.

However, "Those Years" was the first time he looked at it from a director's perspective, and it was a somewhat novel experience.

Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!

He stood up and clapped his hands.

All eyes were on Zhou Yutang.

Zhou Yutang cleared his throat and said: "Don't get excited, everyone. Go back and clean up. There will be a finals banquet at Xiaoxiang Mansion tonight. No one will be absent. You won't come back unless you're drunk tonight!"

This is a relatively high-standard hotel in Beijing, and the arrangements are considered to be in place.

"Long live Director Zhou!"

Everyone in the crew was howling at the top of their lungs, and those who had ribbons and salutes in their hands went wild.

During the filming for more than a month, everyone was in a tense state of mind. Now that I heard that the filming was completed, I felt a sense of relief and urgently needed to vent.

"Yu Tang, reporters from outside the crew have arrived, please prepare."

Li Shuang came over to say hello, and Zhou Yutang also nodded slightly and attended with the creative team.

"Director Zhou, how do you feel about being a director for the first time?"

"Director Zhou, maybe when will it be released?"

"Director Zhou, what are the next projects of Jiangdong Studio?"

Lei Datou looked at the spears and cannons gathered in front of Zhou Yutang and couldn't help but secretly chuckle.

Looking at Zhu Yilong, Zhang Ruojun, Liu Shishi and others, they were very calm, as if they had long been accustomed to such scenes.

Director Zhou is really awesome.

Lei Datou was filled with indescribable admiration.

Zhou Yutang is younger than him and debuted later than him, but he has already accomplished something that many people have not been able to accomplish in more than ten years.

Some people are destined to be the best.

"Be quiet."

Zhou Yutang knocked on the table, took the phone and said slowly: "Come one by one."

"It is very interesting to be a director for the first time. My team also helped me a lot, and the crew are all very good actors. I am very happy to work with them. I personally have great confidence in this film."

"When will it be released? It's hard to say. It still needs to be post-production, but it should be after the new year. I hope everyone will support it then. I believe this film will not disappoint everyone."

"What are the studio's plans? The studio has invested in a TV series that will be launched soon. There is also a campus youth drama in the plan. The two leading actors are sitting next to me."

Zhou Yutang became more and more comfortable in handling such scenes, and even took advantage of the situation to show Zhu Yilong and Zhang Ruojun a little.

This is an artist in his own studio, so traffic must be arranged.

After answering the main questions, the opportunity was given to Liu Shishi, Lei Jiayin and others.

The press conference ended in half an hour. It had been arranged in advance. Several commercial vehicles were waiting outside. There are still projects after the closing banquet tonight.

Zhou Yutang was in the same car with assistant directors Lin Yufen and Wen Muye, and they were chatting along the way.

"Sister Fen, Senior Brother Wen, thanks to your help this time, the filming went so smoothly."

As Zhou Yutang spoke, each person received a big red envelope and stuffed it into them.

Senior Brother Wen was an honest man, he was a little overwhelmed and was stunned.

This red envelope is really big.

Looking at the thickness, it's at least 20,000.

Lin Yufen, who has rich experience in the world, was also taken aback and quickly declined: "A Tang, what are you doing? Take it back quickly. I came to help this time and I also took money. It is against the rules to take money anymore."

"Yeah, Yu Tang, take it back. Teacher Tian introduced me to participate in this film project. It's a rare opportunity for me. What's the point of charging you any more money?"

Wen Muye suddenly came to his senses and declined.

"Senior Brother Wen, if you sign with Jiangdong Studio, you are one of our own, so don't be polite to me."

Wen Muye had already signed a contract with Jiangdong Film and Television Culture Studio when he was on the crew.

I was originally single, but I heard that if I signed a contract with a studio, I could participate in more film projects. One night during the filming, I was taken over by Zhou Yutang during the supper.

"Thank you, Yu Tang."

Wen Muye was also in high spirits and felt grateful. He felt that he was with the right person. Twenty thousand yuan was really not a small amount for a student like him.

"Sister Fen, this is my little thought to celebrate the success of the shooting. Everyone has it, and Brother Tao also accepted it."

Lin Yufen was still pushing back, and Zhou Yutang smiled and pushed the red envelope back, saying in an extremely sincere tone: "I know Sister Fen's ability. This cooperation is very pleasant. I heard about your contract with Tangren Film and Television It’s going to expire in the next year, right?”

"Um."

Lin Yufen glanced at him and understood.

Zhou Yutang wanted to dig him out.

"Sister Fen, are you interested in coming over and helping me?"

Zhou Yutang said in a sincere tone: "I have a youth-type drama in my hand. I wrote the script myself. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be launched in a while. I haven't been able to find a suitable director. After much thought, I decided to leave it to you, Sister Fen. It’s the most appropriate thing to do.”

Faced with Zhou Yutang's sincere solicitation, Lin Yufen was quite moved.

on the one hand.

It's because her current position in Tangren Film and Television is a bit embarrassing.

She can be regarded as the apprentice brought out by Li Guoli, and director Li Guoli is a shareholder of Tangren Film and Television and has very strong abilities.

With him around, most of Tangren Film and Television's big projects are led by director Li Guoli.

Lin Yufen either worked as his deputy, worked on some small projects, or took on jobs herself.

Last year Liu Shishi's "Strange Women" was directed by Lin Yufen.

After working together during this period of time, Lin Yufen also has a deep understanding of Zhou Yutang's abilities.

This young man’s own studio has participated in three projects so far.

The first project is the hit drama "Want to Meet You", and the second project is "Let's Get Married", which has already begun to promote and build momentum, and is determined to be broadcast simultaneously on CCTV and Hunan Satellite TV during prime time.

The third project is the film "Those Years" which has just been completed.

Very outrageous.

Lin Yufen has been in the industry for so many years, but she has never seen a newcomer as powerful as Zhou Yutang.

The most outrageous thing is that all three projects are scripts written by Zhou Yutang himself.

What does this mean?

It shows that he has the ability to produce high-quality film and television cultural content, which is exactly what many film and television companies lack.

The icing on the cake is never as good as providing help when the time is right. As long as you go by yourself and wait for Zhou Yutang to take off in the future, you will be a proper hero of the dragon, and you may even become a great director in your own right in the future.

But when a person has been in the comfort zone for a long time, it is not that easy to get her to break out of the comfort zone.

After all, Lin Yufen also learned a lot from Tangren Film and Television, and she has initially established a firm foothold in this circle.

So her heart was moved, but she was asked to make an immediate decision to switch to Zhou Yutang's studio. She weighed the pros and cons and thought about it again and again, but she still couldn't make up her mind.

Zhou Yutang's eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, seeing through Lin Yufen's entanglement, and said with a warm smile: "No rush, Sister Fen, you can go back and think about it slowly."

At this time, Zhou Yutang was still able to think about himself, and Lin Yufen only felt warm in her heart: "Ah Tang, thank you for being considerate of me. I have plans to do something, but I have cooperated with Tangren for several years. Director Li is kind to me, and You can't just leave, give me some time to think about it, I hope you can understand."

"I know Sister Fen is a person who values ​​friendship."

Zhou Yutang smiled and said: "If you have any difficulties then, just ask. I have a good relationship with Mr. Cai and Director Li. Anyway, the door of Jiangdong Studio will always be open to you, Sister Fen."

Now that the words have reached this point, everyone knows that they just want a buffering time.

This is the reality.

If you want to resign from a company where you have worked for several years and switch to another company with better pay, you don't just decide on your head. There are a lot of relationships that need to be sorted out.

After getting off the car, he asked Sister Fen to go to the box to watch first. Zhou Yutang made a phone call downstairs: "Hey, Brother Tao, red envelope? You're welcome. Are you still telling me these things?"

"Everyone is on their own from now on. Sister Fen, you have to help me talk about it."

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At the finals banquet, people drank and drank.

During this period of time, all the emotions that had been accumulated in my heart were released, which was very refreshing.

As a director, Zhou Yutang naturally became the target of toasts.

Lei Datou took the lead in making a toast, and then brothers Zhang Ruojun and Zhu Yilong followed.

Zhou Yutang was in a good mood today and accepted everyone who came.

First of all, the movie is finished, and he is very satisfied with this hard work.

The other is poaching.

No, we succeeded through Jingzhou.

Song Xiaotao of the Tang Dynasty has already nodded in agreement, and Lin Yufen should also be able to win.

Not surprisingly, the studio will be adding several more generals.

After drinking, Zhou Yutang only remembered going to the toilet and vomiting, and then being carried into the car in a daze.

The pale golden morning light shimmered in through the glass window.

Warmed the whole room.

Zhou Yutang opened his eyes and saw himself lying on the bed in the bedroom he rented. He immediately checked that his clothes were intact. There was no pain behind him and there was no women's underwear. He breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, there were no surprises.

I still indulged a little bit last night, so I will drink in moderation from now on.

"Are you awake?"

Zhou Yutang was making up his mind to quit drinking when he suddenly heard a voice coming from the kitchen.

"Shi Shi, why are you here?"

Zhou Yutang stood up and stretched, but his movements froze.

I went over it in my mind.

Xi Gou and Brother Long seemed to be drunk last night. Was it Sister Shuang and Liu Shishi who took them home?

So what happened to Liu Shishi?

"Ha ha!"

Liu Shishi, who was still busy over there, still wearing an apron, turned to look at Zhou Yutang with a confused expression, as if he was still a little confused, and couldn't help but chuckle: "You, the literary director, Erha and the others, last night You were all drunk, so Sister Shuang and I took a lot of effort to bring you back. She said she had to leave beforehand and I would take care of you all night."

"I didn't perform well last night."

Zhou Yutang rubbed his forehead, smelled the special fragrance coming from the kitchen, and said happily: "Okay, I can also make instant noodles."

Looking at Liu Shishi, her hair was tied into a ponytail, her sleeves were rolled up to her arms, and she wore an apron, looking like a professional cook. In fact, she just cooked instant noodles and added an egg at most.

“It’s good to eat some, don’t be too dissatisfied with this!”

Liu Shishi glared at Zhou Yutang angrily.

"Why don't you go downstairs and buy some? There is a breakfast shop run by an aunt outside the community. It tastes pretty good."

"I'm just going to leave your house like this? What if there is an entertainment reporter squatting on you?"

Liu Shishi started to chase people away: "Go brush your teeth and wash your face quickly, or you won't be allowed to eat my noodles!"