Chapter 103: Industrial layout, screenwriting department, uproar
“It’s true.”
Wang Fengqin knew her son very well and knew that he would not joke on such an issue.
Zhou Zhengping over there couldn't keep his composure after all. He took the phone from Ms. Wang Fengqin and asked, "Xiaotang, what's going on? How did you make so much money?"< br>
Zhou Yutang's parents had no idea about the entertainment industry. They thought it would be great for Zhou Yutang to get into the entertainment industry and make three to five million a year.
It is also said on the Internet that big stars only get one or two million in salary for making a movie. I heard my son admit that his net worth is eight figures.
Zhou Zhengping and Wang Fengqin were stunned.
That’s tens of millions. Ordinary people can’t earn it even if they work for a lifetime.
Zhou Zhengping’s first reaction was that his heart sank.
He was worried that Zhou Yutang had made the money in some legal way.
Zhou Yutang also understood his father's worries and explained: "Dad, Mom, have you seen the TV series "Let's Get Married" that was broadcast on Suzhou TV Station not long ago?"
The first round of this drama It was jointly broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV and CCTV, and was won by Shanghai Municipality and Jiangsu Province in the second round.
“It’s still playing on the TV station.”
Zhou Zhengping glanced at the TV in the living room, which was replaying the TV series.
“I wrote this script, and then a senior from the film school happened to take notice of it. He wanted to make it into a TV series, so I invested some money. Unexpectedly, it was bought by CCTV and Hunan Satellite TV. Made a lot of money.”
"When this movie was released at the beginning of the year, I was so busy that I didn't even return home. I ran for almost a month to promote it. In the end, the movie box office was okay. I invested part of it, which made me a small profit.
Then plus my own royalties and miscellaneous income such as film remuneration, I almost made eight figures, but it is not as exaggerated as what is said on the Internet."
Zhou Yutang hid it a little.
Be prepared to reveal it to your family slowly.
Otherwise, if we tell the truth all at once, we are really afraid that Ms. Wang and Comrade Zhou will not be able to sleep at night.
There are indeed many talented people in Tianya these days, but that person can only estimate part of it. Investment contracts are kept confidential. In addition, there is no way to calculate how much money Zhou Yutang makes from personal business performances and other activities.
Zhou Yutang's true net worth is at least over 60 million, which is only much higher than the number revealed.
“When you make money, you must not be vague about paying taxes.”
It took Zhou Zhengping a while to digest the result and said with difficulty.
“Dad, don’t worry, I have hired a professional accountant to take care of my studio, and the taxes that should be paid are not less than a penny.”
Zhou Yutang chuckled softly: "It won't be long before I might even receive a banner from my hometown government."
"What banner, what's going on?"
"That's it. During the Chinese New Year, my studio negotiated with the local education department in Yancheng and donated 1 million, which was mainly used for updating school buildings and purchasing books in backward areas, as well as helping students from poor families with daily necessities and school expenses. Dad, please help me keep an eye on it."
"Okay, okay, okay! Well done!"
Zhou Zhengping was not so excited just now when he heard that Zhou Yutang was worth tens of millions. The mood that had calmed down became unstable again.
Jiangsu Province is an economically strong province, but there are still very difficult places down there.
Zhou Zhengping felt very relieved that Zhou Yutang could not forget his hometown after making money.
While chatting, Lao Zhou started to make old mistakes and started the education mode: "Xiaotang, it is not easy for you to do things now. Remember to think twice before doing anything. Sometimes a small step back can lead to a few steps forward. Take a big step, even if you suffer a small loss in front of you, just know it in your heart."
Zhou Yutang responded for a while, then gave his mother a few words, and finally hung up the phone.
For the online store, Zhou Yutang hired professionals who specialize in e-commerce operations to help operate it.
Last year, hundreds of thousands were invested in the early stage, but profits were quickly realized. Last year's net profit was more than 1.8 million.
Because the patterns of the clothes are all designed in-house and the scale was still small last year, Zhou Yutang plans to ask Wang Fengqin to rent a factory of about 200 square meters as a pattern-making base.
Then find a reliable clothing processing factory to process the clothes designed by your own designer.
As the scale expands, the number of employees will also increase. Wang Fengqin must ask a few more honest female college students to help.
Zhou Yutang understands his parents. Instead of giving them money directly, it is better to make arrangements so that they can enjoy their lives.
In his expectation, if this model continues to develop, his parents' quality of life should be much improved compared to before.
Only when you have no worries can you make better progress.
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During the following period, Zhou Yutang mainly focused on the preliminary preparations of the "Latent" crew.
I am also busy interviewing new screenwriters and setting up the studio's screenwriting department.
Now Zhou Yutang is no longer the unknown Nortel Xiao Zhou who was dedicated to coding.
Preparations for TV series, commercial performances, shooting for fashion magazines, and taking time to exchange art with Da Meiyuan who just returned from traveling. In the evening, I even had to chat with several girls
It was really exciting busy.
I did most of the things I could recommend at the dinner.
There are some dinners that you should go to.
It's easy for others to say that if Zhang Guoli invites him to dinner, he must give him face.
Xu Jinglei promoted herself not long ago, so it was hard to avoid making an appointment for dinner this time.
Sister Yu came back and asked him to discuss the script, so she had to go.
When "Those Years" was released, Sister Yu was still filming, so she left the crew behind and went to the cinema to watch it alone. movie, and also sent a congratulatory message to Zhou Yutang, which was very interesting.
During this period, she often communicated with Zhou Yutang about the plot. When the filming progress encountered problems, she made an appointment to return to the capital in April to talk to him.
Zhou Yutang feels that his time management has been done well, but it is still not enough.
Writing the script must be put aside for the time being.
Zhou Yutang does not lack inspiration and creativity.
The most important thing is how to flesh out these ideas and story outlines into a complete story that can move people. This stage can only be polished by time and piled up detail by detail. It is not just a slap on the head and hundreds of thousands. The words came out.
It is urgent to establish a screenwriting department. First, recruit a few new screenwriters who are valuable for training. I will control the general direction of the work, leave the specific story and script details to the studio's screenwriting team, and finally myself. Determine the final quality of the work.
Most well-known screenwriters in the industry cannot develop without two paths.
The first way is to cooperate with a big first-line director yourself. As long as you have excellent works, reputation and money are not a problem, and then you can lead an apprentice. However, you should also look at the apprentice’s qualifications and understanding when you are a teacher. Usually there is also a hand left.
The second way is to be your own boss, which is the studio model that Zhou Yutang is currently following.
Two roads lead to the same destination.
The key is to recruit some new screenwriters who are down-to-earth, hard-working, obedient and capable.
These new screenwriters have a very low status when they first enter the industry. They don't even need to give any signatures to their completed works. Many new screenwriters also acquiesce to this industry rule in order to gain experience.
Basic wages are paid for every shift, and commissions and bonuses are given when the project is completed.
There may not be much benefit in the short term, but in the long run, it is the key to Jiangdong Film and Television Culture becoming bigger and stronger.
The higher the overall level of the screenwriting members of the studio, the better they will be able to produce high-quality scripts in the future, and the larger the project size, the better the development of the studio will naturally be.
It can also cultivate more new talents, which will have a positive impact on the film and television environment of the entire domestic entertainment circle.
The production of high-quality film and television dramas is equivalent to raising the audience's aesthetic standards in disguise.
In the future, the audience will also say that Jiangdong Film and Television Culture produces high-quality dramas. What kind of company you are trying to fool the audience by producing some bad dramas.
Do you still have a conscience?
What should we do?
Volume!
Domestic entertainment film and television companies are all screwed up for me. If they cannot produce high-quality content, they will be slowly eliminated by the market.
Of course, this is only Zhou Yutang’s ideal situation, and the specific details will be implemented step by step.
There is really no shortage of good actors in China.
What is lacking are screenwriters who can adapt good stories into scripts, and directors who can film excellent scripts.
As long as we grasp the golden key of "high-quality content", Zhou Yutang's Jiangdong film and television culture can completely dominate this circle.
In the early stage, the news that Jiangdong Film and Television Culture was recruiting screenwriters really attracted a lot of people to submit their resumes.
Mainly because of Zhou Yutang’s golden sign.
Although Zhou Yutang’s debut time is short, the works he produced are very important.
The debut of "Want to See You" became a hit, making him one of the most popular idols in domestic entertainment.
Then came "Let's Get Married", which set off a craze for love and marriage dramas. This year, several love and marriage dramas appeared on the market at once.
"Legend of Sword and Fairy 3", he was selected as one of the four beauties from all over the world and recognized as an ancient male god, and then "Those Years" became popular on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and in three places, and his popularity skyrocketed.
Li Shuang is very capable at work. He selected a few resumes from hundreds of resumes and sent them to Zhou Yutang's mailbox.
Two of them are senior sisters from the Literature Department of the Film School, and one is a screenwriter. There is a senior sister from the Literature Department named Zhu Lingyu, who has very good writing skills. She has published works under the banyan tree a few years ago. This was recommended by Teacher Yao.
The other is a resume submitted by myself.
She is also a senior sister from the film school, her name is Bao Jingjing, which made Zhou Yutang's eyes light up.
This sister has published her own novel on the Internet. Zhou Yutang read it briefly and rated it very highly.
The writing style is quite good and the emotions are delicate. I think he is a good writer in the youth emotion genre.
There is also a screenwriter named Ping Lao.
It can be seen that he has a lot of talent. He has won the second prize in two national new concept composition contests and has also been Guo Xiaosi's gunman. The advantage is that he has a great brain.
At this time, Guo Xiaosi was already well-known in the cultural circle. He set up his own studio to produce magazines. Even the great poet Chen invited him to adapt the movie "The Promise" into a novel.
They are all talented people, so Li Shuang arranged the interview.
It is also the Four Seasons Hall of the Film Academy.
The most important thing is that it is close to the school and Zhou Yutang’s studio.
The first person to arrive was on the flat floor. His real name was Meng Haoran. He was a fat little man wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses. He looked cheerful and cheerful.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Zhou Yutang asked with some curiosity: "You are from Xiaosi Studio, and you should be considered a veteran. Why do you want to come to my place?"
"I will give it to that person. I have been a gunman for several years, but I get no benefits, and I don’t even have a signed work. Last year, I talked to him about adding some bonuses. He told me to calm down and not just focus on the immediate interests. I just ran away with a bucket. ."
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Zhou Yutang's expression twitched and he choked.
Very good and powerful, for very good reasons.
We continued chatting for a while and got to know each other better.
This flat person can serve as Guo Xiaosi's gun. He has a solid writing skills and a great imagination. After negotiating the salary conditions, he finalized it. This is the number one in the screenwriting department of Jiangdong Film and Television Culture Studio. staff.
Next are the two senior sisters from the film school.
They were all our own people. The two sides hit it off immediately and reached an agreement quickly.
Bao Jingjing is even a fan of him. She is still studying in film school because of Zhou Yutang.
Faced with senior Bao Jingjing’s requests for group photos, Zhou Yutang also complied with them one by one.
These are the studio’s future hard-working old scalpers and must be treated with gentleness.
Currently, a team of three people is tentatively decided, which is enough for the current scale of Jiangdong Film and Television Culture Studio.
Zhou Yutang sent out the first task that day, which was the second and third seasons of "Staying Together".
The basic story outline and character settings have been prepared, and then an outline is given, allowing these three new screenwriters from the studio to try their hand at completing the entire story.
Early April.
The news that Koto Studio was planning a new project spread, causing an uproar.
But when I heard that it was a spy drama, many people were shocked.
Didn’t Zhou Yutang start out in youth genre films? How did he start making TV series with the main theme?
However, within a few days, the book "Latent" aroused the interest of big names in the industry.
Sun Honglei, who just won Magnolia as the Emperor last year, participated in Poet Chen's movie "Mei Lanfang". He learned about the script of "Latent" from a friend, and after relying on many connections, he found Zhou Yutang.
He wanted to play the male lead, Yu Zecheng, and even offered to reduce his salary by half, which was quite sincere.
Sun Honglei is currently regarded as a first-line actor in China, and the ruthless Liu Huaqiang in "Conquest" is also regarded as a classic image on the screen. Now he is probably seeking a transformation.
Zhou Yutang was very moved by Sun Honglei's request, but declined in the end.
Although Sun Honglei has a higher status, Zhang Songwen is not bad either. Zhou Yutang had promised him before that he should not break his promise when doing things.
As for Sun Honglei, I can only say sorry. There may be another chance to cooperate in the future.
After this turmoil, the drama "Latent" became famous in the industry even before filming started.
Zhou Yutang, the gold medal screenwriter who has never failed in the industry, has produced the latest film, and even Magnolia The Emperor didn't care about the pay.
Zhou Yutang received many calls and was so disturbed that she finally left the casting job to Senior Brother Lin Liang.
Soon, the crew completed preliminary preparations and several main actors were confirmed.
Zhang Songwen plays the male lead Yu Zecheng, Zeng Li's female lead Wang Cuiping, and Zu Feng's teacher Li Ya.
This was the candidate chosen right after the project was established.
National first-class actor Feng Enhe plays the role of webmaster Wu Jingzhong, and veteran actor Wu Gang plays Lu Qiaoshan.
The remaining supporting roles with few roles will be decided through auditions.
The global press conference of "The King of Kung Fu" was held in Beijing.
This super big production doesn't need any hype at all, it is inherently popular.
The top lineup of Kung Fu Emperor Li Lianjie + big brother Jackie Chan + the fairy Liu Yifei + Li Lianhua is simply invincible.
However, Huayi was playing with marketing and slowly released the main actors’ looks.
Zhou Yutang did not go to the press conference, but Miss Liu reminded him to treat him to dinner last night. On a whim, he checked the news on the portal and saw this incident, so he watched the live broadcast on the computer in the studio. .
The embrace between eldest brother Jackie Chan and Kung Fu Emperor Li Lienjie spanning 15 years instantly attracted the attention of countless people.
The unscrupulous media asked who was the king of kung fu. The two big guys responded quickly and both recommended Yuan Baye.
Wearing a white dress, Liu Yifei looked a bit like a fairy. Even Li Lianhua, the first sister of Huayi, almost became a foil.
When Jackie Chan was interviewed, he did not hesitate to praise: "Liu Yifei is beautiful and speaks English well. The most important advantage is that she is young and very professional."
Zhou Yutang couldn't help laughing. Voice.
To translate, Liu Tianxian needs to have good looks and good acting skills.
Well, in addition to good looks, you can also add attitude. Zhou Yutang personally confirmed that Ms. Liu really worked hard for this drama.
Li Lianjie also gave high praise: "Liu Yifei will definitely be another star who can become popular in Hollywood after Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi.
Following this, director Rob Ming Ke Fu also gave his affirmation.
All kinds of rainbow farts.
It was Liu Yifei's turn. Some trouble-making media directly asked: "At the beginning of this year, your rumored boyfriend Zhou Yutang was in the movie. The film’s box office in Taiwan, Taiwan, and Mainland China was nearly RMB 260 million. What do you think? ”
"We are very good friends."
Liu Tianxian rolled his eyes cryptically.
Zhou Yutang was shot while lying down. As soon as the press conference ended, he received a call from Shu Chang:
“Yu Tang, please have a big dinner. Sissi said to come over later. "
"The press conference is over, she won't attend the reception at Huayi?"
"Qian Qian can't say anymore. I'm waiting to eat your feast."
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Zhou Yutang reluctantly explained the work and chose Han, who had been working hard for a long time among the two girls in the family. Dining room.
First, we called to book a private room and set off in the car.
Speaking of waiting for a big meal, in fact, it means that I haven’t seen Zhou Yutang for a long time. It was a joke among friends.
Liu Yifei is one of the top new-generation actresses in the domestic entertainment industry. She has a strong ability to attract money. Even Shu Changna is a young rich woman who has acted in many movies in her early years and has quite a lot of savings. She will never miss a meal.
"Okay, Boss Zhou, who has a net worth of tens of millions, has changed his car. No, didn't the news say that you bought a Land Rover?"
At the door of the restaurant, Shu Chang smiled when he saw each other. Come up and say hello.
After we met at Tianxian's house, we often chatted in private. After getting to know Miss Shu Chang, you will find that she is a very straightforward girl with no scheming.
This is why Zhou Yutang was able to chat with him.
"Not worth mentioning."
Zhou Yutang said modestly: "The Land Rover is parked in the garage. The number is restricted in Beijing. I bought a big G two days ago."
After buying the Land Rover, Then I thought about it and thought Big G was pretty good too.
Zhou Yutang wants them all.
(End of this chapter)