Chapter 785 Sweeps the National Day season, "Operation Red Sea"
The last day of September.
The Golden Horse Awards organizing committee announced this year’s shortlist.
Films such as "Detective Chinatown" and "Xiu Chun Dao 2" produced by Jiangdong Entertainment received a total of 11 nominations.
However, Jiangdong Entertainment is not alone this year.
"Bon Voyage" and "July and Ansheng" also received seven nominations each, with Little Yellow Duck and Ma Si Chun both nominated for Best Actress.
Xiaogangpao's "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" and Du Qifeng's "The Big Tree Catches the Wind" followed closely, with five nominations each.
“It’s been nine years and I’m nominated for the Golden Horse again. It’s unexpected and a pleasant surprise.
Being nominated for the Golden Horse Best Actress is the best gift for me..."
Mr. Fan was still watching the show in Paris and even posted on Weibo.
In 2007, she won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie "The Ghost in My Heart" which she co-starred with Lai Ming.
Now it is making a comeback, but the momentum is not what it used to be.
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The crew of "Operation Mekong" specially made a premiere in Yunnan Province.
Police officers from Dian Province were invited to watch the film and received rave reviews.
The relationship between the major theater chains has been well managed.
Not only Jiangdong's own artists, but also Hu Ge, Huang Xiaoming and his wife, etc., all paid for the performances to give back to their fans.
There are also many celebrities who are also helping to promote the event on social media platforms.
Publicity resources are fully available, and with the official coal platform, there has been overwhelming publicity since the beginning of the month.
Everything is ready, just waiting for release.
LeTV’s “Grand Trail” has also invested a lot in publicity and distribution.
"The first fully live-action CG fantasy movie in Asia, creating the pinnacle of domestic live-action CG movies!"
Zhou Yutang almost lost his temper when he saw his opponent's promotional positioning.
No matter how the movie goes, Guo Xiaosi is really good at creating hype.
What is a live-action CG movie?
That is, the movie itself is dominated by live-action performances.
But all the visual products produced in the entire movie, including scenes, objects, special effects, etc., are all composed of computer-generated CG animations or pictures.
Guo Xiaosi and LeTV were having a fuss for a while, and now they started working hand in hand to promote the movie.
In the early morning of the 30th, "Operation Mekong" officially appeared on the big screen.
After doing enough preparations, Zhou Yutang was very confident about the movie, but Li Dagou was a little nervous.
This project was initially led by Li Dagou, who almost ended up in the ICU at that time. It was also Galloping Horse's most important project in the past few years.
At three o'clock in the morning, Brother Big Dog made a direct phone call and shook Zhou Yutang up, who was about to continue morning exercises with Da Meiyuan.
"Yu Tang, the box office has already reached 78 million..."
Big Dog Brother's excited voice could be heard through the phone. Da Meiyuan went to the bathroom to clean up the battlefield, and Zhou Yutang glanced at the cat's eyes.
"The film schedule is 46%, and the attendance rate is not bad... Let's take a look, the afternoon is the prime time."
Zhou Yutang paid attention to Deng Chao's "Passing Through Your World".
It grabbed the National Day slot in advance. The theaters gave it 40 rows of films yesterday, and the box office revenue was 78.3 million.
So far on the second day, it’s just over 30 million.
Although the genre is different, in terms of attendance, word-of-mouth and other data, they are not as good as "Operation Mekong".
As for Guo Xiaosi's "Grand Records", the price is just over 20 million.
Doomed to be unable to make waves.
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"Ah ah ah, Zhang Ruonan, I love you!"
"Husband, you are so handsome!"
"Brother Long, Brother Long, look here!"
In the afternoon, Zhou Yutang took Zhang Ruonan, Zhu Yilong, and Gao Ye to Sina to sweep the building.
This is an itinerary planned in advance.
During the National Day, Mango Terrace Diamond Theater updates every day.
There were many fans at the event who had received the news in advance, including some Sina staff.
This drama excludes the main line CP of Zhou Yutang and Zhang Ruonan.
He and Zhu Yilong bickered, fell in love and killed each other on a daily basis, which also contributed to many famous scenes.
Brother Long and Takano are also official couples, and the duo is quite popular.
Zhou Yutang has long been accustomed to the screams and shouts like a mountain roar and a tsunami, and being under countless spears and cannons.
On the other hand, Zhang Ruonan, who had just gone from being a pink and tender newcomer, suddenly became popular.
It also requires a process of mentality change.
Zhou Shufang usually arranges experienced assistants to guide her, and she can handle various variety shows well.
Today was her first time sweeping a building with Zhou Yutang, and she saw the terrifying popularity of the Governor of Jiangdong.
Truly a superstar among stars.
A top-notch emperor with a well-deserved reputation.
Seeing that the smile on Zhang Ruonan's face was a little stiff, Zhou Yutang turned sideways and said warmly when he walked into the building:
"Are you nervous?"
"Well, a little bit."
"Just think that they are all idiots."
"I know."
Zhang Ruonan's voice was low and soft, and she felt inexplicably safe.
She followed Zhou Yutang step by step.
The light shining into the building from the floor-to-ceiling windows cast his tall shadow on the ground, which seemed to be just enough to cover her petite shadow.
For a moment, they overlapped, and Zhang Ruonan carefully opened some distance.
Try not to make them look intimate.
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""Operation Mekong" grossed 175 million on the first day, and the main theme was well-received and the box office exploded, strongly leading the National Day schedule!"
""Passing Through Your World" followed closely, with revenue of 138 million in two days, firmly ranking second on the National Day list!"
""The Legend" was an upset on the first day and only received 39.4 million. The box office on the first day was not as good as the "Tiny Times" series!"
The National Day movie war has finally kicked off, and all eyes from the industry and outside are focused on those movies.
For "Operation Mekong", the original estimate given by the data department was to exceed 100 million on the first day.
The current results have greatly exceeded expectations.
Brother Li was so excited that he called Zhou Yutang several times.
The revenue in a single day exceeded 200 million. This is already the most explosive project Galloping Horse has ever done, bar none.
"Brother Big Dog, Sister Zhong said you didn't sleep all day and night?"
"Where can I sleep?"
"Take care of yourself, this is just the beginning."
Zhou Yutang shook his head and laughed: "Tomorrow is the National Day holiday, and we hope to exceed 200 million in a single day."
"Hahaha, if we work together, we will be invincible!"
Li Dagou's eyes that he was about to close opened again and he grinned.
Is this considered brothers joining forces to sweep the National Day holiday?
Hmm...why doesn't it count?
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On the night of the premiere of "Operation Mekong," state media went off to promote it.
It adds fuel to the fire and makes the fire burn even brighter.
As for Guangguang's "Passing Through Your World", although the reviews are severely polarized, the box office that can be recorded is real.
As one of the film's leading actors and producers, Deng Chao was extremely motivated and took the main creators on crazy road shows across the country.
"Passing Through Your World" is of a different type from "Operation Mekong".
Even if you can't beat the big brother, you can still get some meat by stabilizing your base.
Speaking of LeTV, things are in turmoil.
Good news, "Jueji" has a basic base.
Bad news, the base is limited.
Zhang Zhao has been sitting in the office all night.
Read the box office data report over and over again.
He doesn't understand.
In today's film industry, the audience doesn't even pay for the package of super hot IP + top stars...
This made him feel like he couldn't understand.
It seems that Zhou Yutang started the trend.
Nowadays, the audience’s movie-watching habits pay more attention to the reputation of film and television works.
After all, I have eaten good food, and my taste has been spoiled.
Thanks to the evil done by the "Tiny Times" series, except for Guo Xiaosi's fans, many people now preemptively label the movie as a one-star bad movie when they hear it is his movie.
Guo Xiaosi owes audiences across the country another movie ticket with "Grand Trail".
It got off to a bad start and it was difficult to advance the propaganda work.
Mr. Fan was still watching a show in Paris and did not come to promote the movie.
Yang Mi and several top actors in the film only had these two days for promotion.
According to the current situation, "Grand Trail" is easily stepped on by the main theme commercial blockbuster "Operation Mekong", and even "Passing Through Your World" cannot beat it.
It’s only better than the fat guy next door, Wang Jing, who quietly released it and secretly collected 22.86 million yuan of "Ace Funny Ace"...
The total cost of production, promotion and distribution of "Grand Trail" is about 200 million.
That is to say.
A box office of 600 million is needed to cover the cost.
Zhang Zhao from LeTV took another look at the real-time data, took off his glasses, leaned back in his chair, and sighed.
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During the National Day holiday, the pair of crosstalk master and apprentice did not have a holiday.
Still in high-intensity laning.
The apprentice had been on guard for a long time and even produced invoices from more than ten years ago.
It also makes netizens full.
The creators of "Family with Children" just had a National Day gathering, which made netizens lament how time flies. Liu Mei has been shining in variety shows in recent years, and even took her son to Mushroom House.
Xia Donghai transitioned into a career behind the scenes in film and television, participated in several projects, and became somewhat famous.
Xiaoxue and Liu Xing have also become successful.
After Yang Zi's "Ode to Joy" became a hit, she reaped the dividends and was merciless in receiving business announcements.
He will soon star in "Ode to Joy 2" again.
This project is still controlled by Noonday Sunshine, with Jiangdong participating in the investment.
However, Kong Sheng is currently preparing for "Nirvana in Fire 2", and the director has been replaced by Noon Sun's heroes Jian Chuanxi and Zhang Kaizhou.
As for Zhang Yiyi, he rose to the top in "Yu Zui" this year, but he is not as stable as his sister and has done a lot of outrageous things.
"Brother, he was so abstract when he was in school."
Nazha has recently posted a lot of fashion shooting announcements.
When chatting with Zhou Yutang on a daily basis, I was speechless when mentioning Zhang Yiyi.
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She, Yang Zi, and Zhang Yiyi were both classmates, and they got along pretty well.
But this monkey has been a bit wandering recently.
I was having fun with my friends at a bar, but I didn't know if I drank too much horse urine and ran to the river to urinate.
He also kissed his male partner and attacked his second brother.
Gary was so angry that he was photographed by the paparazzi.
When he was stupid, no one paid attention to him.
But when he becomes famous and stands in the spotlight, everyone's eyes are on him.
Zhou Yutang paid close attention to his good sister: "Is "The Legend of the Chosen" going to be launched soon?"
"It seems we have to wait until the middle of the month. I miss you, brother."
Nazha acts like a spoiled child every day.
"I miss you too."
"I definitely miss you more than you miss me."
"Then you win."
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On October 1st, "Operation Mekong" had a box office of 202 million that day!
On the 2nd, another 197 million was collected!
The cumulative box office in the three days of the first weekend was 574 million, sweeping the National Day holiday with overwhelming momentum.
Entertainment headlines on major portal websites, hot posts on forums, hot searches on Weibo...
They are all related to the shocking case that made China famous abroad.
Taking advantage of the good days of National Day, Huang Xiaoming posted the news of Qin Lan's pregnancy on his Weibo, which also sparked widespread discussion.
Friends in the industry, including fans of the two, are blessing this pair if they can achieve success.
Zhou Yutang sent him congratulations. The leader's first love, Zhao Yanzi, has also been in the limelight recently.
The box office data of "Youth 2" directed by me are very good, and I went to Cannes again. The second film "No Other Love" directed by me is also being promoted in a high-profile manner.
As an important shareholder of Alibaba Pictures, Zhao Yanzi attended the strategic cooperation press conference with Amblin Pictures together with Zhang Wei, the senior executive in charge of international business.
"We want to build Alibaba Pictures into the world's largest entertainment company, and follow-up projects are already under development!"
Teacher Ma is as high-profile as ever.
The scene of him shaking hands with the Hollywood giant Steven Spielberg also shocked the entire film and television industry.
Ali's actions are a bit big, and Spielberg can be said to be a prominent figure in Hollywood.
What did Teacher Ma want to do when he caught such a king bomb?
Everyone in the industry has been discussing this matter these days. Some people have been complaining about Jiangdong for a long time and are shouting that pressure will finally be put on Governor Zhou.
Others held conservative views and denounced Teacher Ma for inviting a wolf into the house and stealing everyone's jobs.
"Boss, Amblin Pictures seems to have come to see us?"
Ni Ni has a good memory and remembers it very clearly.
Among the files I sorted out, there were emails from Amblin Pictures.
When Zhou Yutang was in Hollywood, someone even came to do public relations.
"I'm not from the same group as them."
Regarding Ni Ni's question, Zhou Yutang answered it lightly.
He browsed the news on the tablet, but his focus was on another point.
At this Alibaba Global Strategic Cooperation Conference, Alibaba Pictures CEO Zhang Qiang seemed to be standing a little far away.
Even his speech was very brief, not even as good as Zhang Wei's.
It turned out that Zhang Qiang, a general under Zuo Shan Diao, was hired by Teacher Ma with a high salary to preside over Alibaba Pictures, holding great power in his hands.
However, since the beginning of the year, Alibaba Group has continuously made adjustments to the management structure and incentive mechanism of Alibaba Pictures.
In the past six months, Alibaba Pictures has not done many projects.
Two senior vice presidents were airborne from the group headquarters.
Zhang Wei, who is in charge of overseas business, and Deng Kangming, who is in charge of the group's human resources.
Others engage in double-talk and make things difficult for others, but Teacher Ma directly plays the Big Three.
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The seven-day National Day holiday is over.
"Operation Mekong" still ranks first, with a total box office of 1.012 billion.
Chen Duling has been feeling a little resentful recently. She originally found it novel to reply to messages on her boss's work cell phone.
Chatting with business bosses on behalf of the boss.
Thinking about it makes me a little excited.
After the National Day holiday, Chen Duling, whose hands were almost exhausted, was not even in the mood to watch the League of Legends World Championship...
Almost every moment, messages of congratulations come in.
Close friends all contact Zhou Yutang’s private number directly.
The things on my work phone are all unfamiliar to me.
Several Passats parked quietly at the entrance of Jiangdong Building.
Immediately afterwards, several men and women, who were as straight as javelins, got out of the car one after another and went straight to the ninth floor.
"Director Zhou, Director Tang... thank you for making this trip."
"Yes, the chief has said that we should learn more about advanced film and television production experience from Mr. Zhou."
"If you don't dare to study, we still focus on communication..."
Zhou Yutang shook hands and exchanged greetings with Zhou Zhengtian, Tang Jing and other people from the maritime administration.
The guest sofa area invites people to sit in the office.
Two black leather four-seat couches face each other in the north and south.
Zhou Zhengtian and Tang Jing, the two directors of the Haizheng Television Art Center, sat on two single sofas respectively.
There is a crystal glass coffee table in the middle.
Ni Ni, who was wearing a professional skirt, lifted the antique stove with bare hands and poured a few cups of tea for several Hai Zheng guests.
The fragrance of flowers overflows and the tea tastes leisurely.
Haizheng Television Art Center was originally established based on Haizheng Repertory Theater.
With the navy at its back, it has a very strong foundation.
Later, the main task was to create literary and artistic works that shaped the image of the contemporary navy.
After the conference in 2012, the higher authorities also attached great importance to the propaganda of the army.
Several key departments have received tasks.
For example, Liumen Headquarters produced "Operation Mekong", and the Air Force's "Sky Hunter" fell into the hands of Dahei Niu and Huayi.
The same goes for the Navy.
The intention has been conveyed to Jiangdong Entertainment before, but it has been pending.
It’s not just Zhou Yutang who is involved. Dahei Niu can take the lead in organizing "Hunting in the Sky" in Huayi. Hai Zheng is also making plans at the same time.
This kind of large-scale project with the main theme handed down by the organization may fail if it is not done well, so it is understandable to be cautious.
Now, "Operation Mekong" has soared in both box office and word-of-mouth, alarming even the top leaders of the Navy.
Just give the order and it will come to fruition.
"As a television art center, we have existed for so many years and have done many TV series projects, but we lack experience in making movies."
Zhou Zhengtian's name sounds like Zhou Zhengping's, but it's actually not related.
He comes from a family of public security cadres, and he has the unique fierce temperament of a soldier, but also has a touch of culture.
No matter what he says or does, he is very straightforward.
Another Director Tang, has a gentle temperament, speaks elegantly, and speaks at a moderate speed:
"Yesterday I went to see Mr. Zhou's "Operation Mekong". It was really exciting and captured the style of our Chinese police..."
“The leadership instruction this time is to ask Mr. Zhou to do the roll call. Mr. Zhou can decide on the personnel for specific projects..."
The two directors of Maritime Affairs were both present, obviously wanting to finalize the cooperation today.
The preliminary cooperation intention was confirmed, and after chatting for nearly an hour, Zhou Yutang sent the two directors out in person,
"I will take Jiangdong's screenwriting team to review the information compiled by Director Zhou and Teacher Feng Ji. We will produce the script as soon as possible and then do cost accounting..."
The Feng Ji that Zhou Yutang is talking about is not the one who makes black myths.
This is a screenwriting teacher at the Naval Television Art Center and a well-known veteran military screenwriter in the industry.
His representative works include "Eternal Number", "Fire Blue Blade", "War Thunder", "Magic Dogs", etc.
Last year, Hai Zheng received the task of making a book based on the real incident of the evacuation of overseas Chinese from Yemen.
This is considered the first version of the script and will definitely be revised in the future.
TV dramas have the narrative rhythm of TV dramas, and movies require stronger market and commercial attributes, which must be changed.
A big leader from the Navy has spoken out, and the project must have been given the green light.
Including officers and soldiers who have experienced the evacuation of overseas Chinese, as well as the person involved, General Xia Ping, and even the Jiaolong Commando, etc. can cooperate and provide materials.
This project is somewhat different from "Wolf Warrior 2".
The theme of "Wolf Warrior 2" is the ultimate individual heroism, and Hai Zheng's project must be a group drama that highlights the collective.
The Chinese Navy is overseas and fights bloody battles to protect the lives and safety of the Chinese people.
In the process of executing the national mission, modern war scenes are reflected.
There is sacrifice, blood, and unchanging faith...
Clear your mind.
Zhou Yutang opened the document on the computer.
After half an hour, Ni Ni came in to refill Zhou Yutang's tea.
With a startled glance, I saw the four big characters on the screen,
"Operation Red Sea!"
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(End of chapter)