Chapter 106 Background: The Sky
The crew of "Insidious" was auditioning for the last supporting actress in late autumn.
Zhou Yutang received a call from Wu Heru.
Not long ago, Zhou Yutang had dealings with Mr. Wu when he was promoting the movie "Those Years".
At that time, Mr. Wu was very considerate in arranging films for theaters.
Mr. Wu exchanged polite greetings for a while, and then asked Zhou Yutang for help. He wanted to insert someone into "Latent", and he wanted the role of Wan Qiu.
Zhou Yutang was slightly startled, but quickly clarified his thoughts and summarized the key points.
For Mr. Wu, a giant of the Chinese cinema chain, to say hello in person, this person has a deep background.
Mr. Wu said that he was entrusted by someone, and Zhou Yutang didn't ask any questions.
After hanging up the phone, he held his chin in his hand, looked at the actor information sent by Senior Brother Lin Liang, and pondered for a while.
The person who wanted to take a shortcut was an actress named Zhu Jie, who looked pretty in the photos.
“Isn’t this classmate Lao Hu, a graduate of the 2001 Shanghai Opera Class?”
Zhou Yutang simply called Brother Hu: “Lao Hu, what’s your relationship with your classmate Zhu Jie? How about that?”
“We’re in a meeting, wait a minute.”
Hu Ge’s voice was a little noisy. After a while, he found a quiet place and said, “Zhu Jie. , a native of Jiangsu Province, we are a beauty, what, you have fallen in love with her? ”
"Is this the image of a scumbag in your mind?"
"You are the one, the little master at flirting with girls, who quietly abducted our first lady from the Tang Dynasty."
< br>“But to be honest, I saw that when Shi Shi was in the company some time ago, he kept mentioning you no matter what happened, and he would smile happily from time to time. What happened? Can you tell me something?”
“ I don’t know, girls usually take the initiative to pursue me.”
“Holy shit!”
Hugo almost fell down the stairs.
“No kidding.”
Zhou Yutang rubbed his forehead: “I want to ask you something, can I talk to Zhu Jie?”
“I would have definitely done it back then. "Okay."
Hu Ge said with a smile: "We haven't contacted each other for several years. I guess it's enough. I heard that she also entered the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center for further study. She seems to have a boyfriend. Don't you think so?" Could it be Cao Thief?”
"It's really something. Please help me find out about her."
A black line appeared on Zhou Yutang's face.
"Okay, wait a moment, I'll ask some old classmates to ask first."
Realing that there seemed to be something really important over Zhou Yutang's side, Brother Hu didn't continue the joke and helped to contact him. Went.
About ten minutes later, a detailed message was sent to Zhou Yutang.
"Here's the problem."
Looking at the message from Brother Hu, Zhou Yutang probably understood who was so proud to let Mr. Wu say this.
This Zhu Jie, her boyfriend Tian Ming, is the chairman of the Magic City Oriental Star Cultural Development Co., Ltd., and another identity is the director of Magic City Satellite TV.
Zhou Yutang pondered for a long time and called Zhang Guoli: "Uncle Zhang, are you busy at the moment?"
"Just finished work."
"Then I'll ask you about someone."
"Well, tell me."
"Tian Ming from Shanghai TV, do you know this person?"
"Tian Ming? I have the impression that I have dealt with the director of Modu TV several times."
Zhang Guoli thought for a while and said, "This person has a very deep background, and his family members are senior officials in the border areas. One of my uncles is a senior leader of Shanghai Film Group”
I see.
Zhou Yutang suddenly understood.
That makes sense.
Why Tian Ming joined the News Center of Modu TV just after graduating from university. In the following years, he achieved a rocket-like jump. He first took the position of director of the news department, and then directly rose to the current director of Modu TV. .
By the way, the two programs "Come on, Good Man" and "Dance Forest" are produced by Tian Ming.
This Mr. Tian can be said to be a leader among men, both in terms of background and abilities.
Zhang Guoli, who had just finished filming and was resting in his travel trailer, came to his senses, sat up straight in an instant, and said in a slightly solemn tone:
"Xiaotang, you have offended me. ?”
Zhou Yutang usually acts steadily and is much more mature than his peers. He rarely asks for help under normal circumstances.
But if you think about it carefully, these two people are completely unrelated to each other, and Zhang Guoli doesn't know how Zhou Yutang is related to this figure.
"Uncle Zhang, it's okay. It's just that Tian Ming found Wu Heru and wanted to insert his girlfriend into the crew of "Latent"."
Zhou Yutang explained.
We chatted for a few more words and then hung up the phone.
Zhang Guoli sat up straight, thinking about what Zhou Yutang said, and suddenly recalled Zhou Yutang two years ago.
The year before last, Zhou Yutang went to Hengdian with a bag on his back to solicit investment. This year, even people like Tian Ming and Wu Heru have taken the initiative to ask him for help.
Zhang Guoli opened the small refrigerator in the luxury RV, took out a bottle of red wine produced by a famous foreign winery, poured some, took a few sips, and smacked his mouth happily:
“Interesting.”
< br>"Lao Hu, I don't mean anything else. It's just that your thoughts really need to be purified.
Let me tell you clearly, it is a new TV series project produced by my studio, and your female classmate is interested in it. She chose a role in it, and someone found a relationship for her."
"Well, it's her boyfriend, he's very powerful, but why don't you ask Mr. Cai, she's more familiar with these things than me. ”
Hu Ge suddenly realized.
"Your classmate, of course I'll ask you. If there's nothing wrong, I'll hang up first. Then you can treat me to a meal when you go to the Magic City."
"Damn! Why do I owe you a meal? , don’t hang up?”
Hu Ge was speechless as he listened to the busy signal of the phone hanging up and shook his head.
I always talk about how awesome Zhou Yutang is, but I don’t feel much about it.
But after hearing about Zhu Jie, Hu Ge was really shocked.
Tian Ming is basically the king of the mountain in the film and television industry in Shanghai. Mr. Cai can't even try to curry favor with him.
And Zhou Yutang, I don’t know when, has grown to the point where he can be on par with big shots like Tian Ming.
"What bad and evil things have I done in my life that led Hu Ge to think that I was a traitor to Cao Cao?"
Zhou Yutang, who hung up the phone from Hu Ge, reflected deeply.
Not only did he help an old lady cross the road every day, but he also helped to train the acting skills of many actresses. Isn't it a bit of a merit?
However, Hu Ge was quite interesting to his friends. He was just worried that he and Zhu Jie would get into trouble, so he even called to ask.
The reason why Zhou Yutang did not find Cai Yinong was because Mr. Cai did not have much standing in the Magic City.
Even getting Liu Shishi into the Magic City Theater has been difficult.
Since this was the case, Zhou Yutang called Lin Liang directly and asked him to notify Zhu Jie to audition.
It was said to be a trial performance, but in fact it was just a formality.
After the audition.
A high-end hotel.
Zhou Yutang met Zhu Jie and the man behind her.
Zhu Jie is more beautiful than expected. She is a temperamental beauty. No wonder Hu Ge said she is the beauty of his class.
Tian Ming wears a pair of black-framed glasses, a suit and leather shoes. He is not handsome, but he has the temperament of a mature man.
He came to express his gratitude on his own initiative, with a smile on his face and very polite: "Yu Tang, thank you for your help in this matter."
"Originally, the casting director said There are several candidates, and it’s a bit difficult to choose. I would also like to thank Mr. Tian for his good suggestions. Sister Zhu’s image and temperament are very suitable for the role of Wan Qiu.”
Zhou Yutang gave Tian enough time in front of women. Ming face.
Zhu Jie successfully won the role and was in a beautiful mood. She held Tian Ming's arm tightly.
"Don't call me Mr. Tian. I'm a few years older than you. You can call me Lao Tian or Brother Ming. Whatever happens in the city in the future, despite my words, I'm still a bit thin-faced there."
Tian Ming smiled and nodded: "I'm usually busy with work, Xiaojie is on the set, please take care of her."
"I wrote the script for this set, and the director is My senior brother from Nortel, Zhang Songwen, the male lead who plays with Sister Zhu, is also from my studio. He is also an acting teacher from Nortel. His acting skills and character are very good. There are not so many messy things in the crew. I just want to After filming this movie, if Sister Zhu needs anything, you can call me directly."
"Thank you, Yu Tang."
We have exchanged personal contact information, Zhu Jiezhan. Yan smiled gratefully.
"Don't say thank you."
Zhou Yutang chuckled softly: "Brother Ming, it suddenly occurred to me that there seems to be something really wrong. I might ask you to help me ask."
" What's the matter?"
"It's like this. I have a friend who wants to study at the Magic City Drama Center, but he can't find a way."
You're welcome.
Favors in the circle come and go, and only then can there be favors.
“That’s it?”
Tian Ming smiled and pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose: “This matter is easy to handle, Xiaojie is also in the Shanghai Theater, and I have an elder It's the deputy director. What's your friend's name?"
"Liu Shishi."
"Okay, I remember it."
Tian Ming glanced at Zhou Yutang and nodded slightly.
"Thank you, Brother Ming."
"Why are you so polite? I also want to thank you for taking care of Xiaojie."
They are all smart people, so we chatted. Just very comfortable.
Tian Ming took the initiative to find a topic: "Speaking of which, Yu Tang and I are actually quite destined. Do you still remember last year?"
"Why don't you remember?" Zhou Yutang immediately answered: "The host of the program on Magic City TV is Sister Chen Chen."
"That's right."
Tian Ming pointed his finger and said with a smile: "The ratings of that program were a few percentage points higher than usual. I even watched it specially. I remember that you were still optimistic about Qiao Renliang at that time, right? Later Kimi also sang your song in the program The song received a lot of praise from the audience, which gave him a lot of points.”
“Brother Ming, you have a really good memory.”
Zhou Yutang also chuckled and said: "KIMI is also capable."
We chatted while eating, and it took more than an hour for the dinner to break up.
Watching Tian Ming and Zhu Jie go out and get into the car, Zhou Yutang smiled.
This guy is really interested in Zhu Jie. Otherwise, given his current position, a phone call would be fun enough.
There are many details in the meal we just had.
Before eating, Tian Ming scalded Zhu Jie's bowls and chopsticks with boiling water, then chatted with Zhou Yutang, not forgetting to peel shrimps for Zhu Jie, and occasionally glanced at Zhu Jie with tender eyes.
It’s not true love, it’s hard to explain.
"The entertainment industry is so chaotic. What's wrong with me recently? I've encountered a lot of infatuation seeds."
Zhou Yutang shook his head and muttered to himself.
First Chen Guofu, and then Tian Ming, can be regarded as prominent bosses in this circle, but they are also very good to their own women.
In fact, according to the candidates given by Lin Liang, Zhu Jie is ranked very high.
Even if Tian Ming hadn't spoken, there was a high chance that he would have been chosen for the role of Wan Qiu, and now he would have just earned a favor.
A subtle arc appeared at the corner of Zhou Yutang's mouth.
Zhou Zhengping taught Zhou Yutang since he was a child that China is a society of emotions.
Especially in the entertainment industry, a circle full of glitz and glamor, if you want to accomplish something, sometimes you have to make an exchange of interests.
"Brother Ming, thank you. You are so busy at work, but you made this trip specially for me."
The driver was driving. Zhu Jie sat in the back seat of the car with Tian Ming, leaning her head against Tian Ming. on his shoulders, a happy smile on his face.
"As long as you are happy."
Tian Ming gently rubbed his lover's shoulder with his palm: "Besides, I'm not doing it all for you. I really have something to do with Zhou Yutang this time."
< br>"What do you want from him? Magic City TV wants to invite him to do a program?"
Zhu Jie raised her head slightly, with a look of astonishment on her face.
“No.”
Tian Ming shook his head and chuckled: “To be able to achieve this level in more than a year, Zhou Yutang’s ability is stronger than you think. This young man People are not simple. "
"I have read that report. Mr. Ouyang from Mango Channel said that he has a unique understanding of the market and can make a project popular. It is really great. "
Zhu Jie suddenly nodded.
"That's why my uncle from the Shanghai Film Group asked me to get in touch with him. If there is a chance of cooperation in the future, it would be easier to ask."
Zhu Jie came back to her senses after being so impressed. .
The location of the station is different, and the perspective of looking at things is also different.
She is just an actor at the bottom of the entertainment industry, so naturally she has preconceptions that Zhou Yutang is a popular niche in the industry.
But look at it from Tian Ming’s position.
Not so.
Zhou Yutang seems to have become a being who can talk to people who play chess.
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“Shi Shi, there’s news from over there.”
At night, Liu Shishi was doing Pilates. Suddenly I received a call from Cai Yinong.
"Forget it, Sister K, it doesn't matter if you can't get in. It's the same as finding an acting class with an drama teacher."
Liu Shishi took this very openly and comforted Cai Yinong instead.
"Shi Shi, if you pass over there, you can go there to study tomorrow, and I will help you adjust the next schedule."
"Really? Sister K, didn't you say you wouldn't give it? Take the back door?”
Hearing Mr. Cai’s voice, Liu Shishi was also very surprised and stopped to replenish his fluids.
There are floor-to-ceiling mirrors in the VIP gym, and you can clearly see Liu Shishi's proud figure in a tight-fitting sports suit.
Tall and long-legged, with graceful curves, she can be called a curvy beauty.
"I was really stuck at first. I tried many ways to get in touch but refused to let go. Suddenly, a deputy director above nodded. They said it was Zhou Yutang who said hello. Did you ask Yutang for help?"
Mr. Cai’s voice is somewhat complicated.
When did Zhou Yutang get so far in the Demon City?
"Ah?"
Liu Shishi's pretty little face was slightly startled.
I bit my lip and smiled.
See you next time.
Thank you very much!
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Liu Shishi’s study at the Magic City Theater was just a small episode in his life.
The filming of "Latent" started soon. Mr. Han also returned to Beijing from Xiangjiang and made a special call to Zhou Yutang.
Zhou Yutang is preparing to go to the appointment.
Mr. Han has invited me. It’s really impossible not to go.
It was only later that Zhou Yutang heard what Sister Ping said in private that "Those Years" was able to achieve such a high box office, not only because the film's sentiments can move people, but also because of various reasons such as the strong promotion of Enlight Media
Han Sanye from China Film Group also said hello to several theaters behind the scenes.
This is why in the early and middle stages of "Those Years", the number of screenings and film schedules were not inferior to those of "Slam Dunk".
China Film did not invest in this movie, and Mr. Han would not gain much from doing so, but he did it anyway.
Zhou Yutang was very grateful.
So I pay special attention to this meeting.
Before departure, Zhou Yutang thought about what gifts to bring and called Huang Xiaoming: "Brother Xiao Ming, do you know Mr. Han of China Film and Television?"
"We have dealt with him several times, how come? ”
“I’m going to see Mr. Han today.”
“That’s right.”
Huang Xiaoming nodded, then smiled and said: "Congratulations, Xiaotang, Mr. Han is very optimistic about you."
"What are your hobbies, Mr. Han? Do you want to bring some tobacco, wine, tea or something?"< br>
“Listen to me and don’t bring anything with you. Your coming will be the best gift to Mr. Han.”
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China Film Group.
Zhou Yutang met this legendary boss in the Chinese film industry.
Han Sanping was wearing a black POLO shirt that is standard for middle-aged men. He had a short haircut and a simple and capable appearance. He looked like an ordinary old farmer.
But Zhou Yutang’s attitude was extremely correct.
Because the man standing in front of him is the head of the China Film Group, a giant who promotes the development of the entire Chinese film industry behind the scenes.
China Film, whose full name is China Film Group Corporation.
This is the leading brother in the domestic film industry. As a content producer, it also controls the distribution and screening of domestic films. Its subsidiaries account for nearly half of the country's theaters.
In addition, he also controls China Pictures’ import, domestic and overseas co-productions, and control of film schedules.
"Yu Tang is here."
Han Sanping stood up to greet him, shook hands warmly, patted Zhou Yutang on the shoulder, and said with a kind smile: "You are young and promising, your movie I have seen the movie, it was very well done and very sentimental.”
“Mr. Han has given it too much praise.”
Zhou Yutang responded politely.
"Come, come, have some tea. An old friend of mine brought Pu'er from Hangzhou."
Han Sanping politely poured a cup of tea for Zhou Yutang and asked with a smile: " How does it taste?”
“It’s really good tea.”
Zhou Yutang praised it sincerely.
After being trained by Zeng Li for so long, he is no longer a novice. This tea is slightly bitter in the mouth, but the aftertaste is sweet, the taste is pure and mellow, and it is absolutely extraordinary.
After chatting briefly for a while, the situation was almost settled. Han Sanping finally got to the point: "Yu Tang, I heard that you are working on a TV series with the main theme?"
"Mr. Han Have you heard about it too?”
Zhou Yutang was slightly startled.
""Latent" is very famous in the industry recently, and a few old friends also asked me to watch it. I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it."
Han Sanping asked with concern: "How is it? Have you encountered any problems with investment?"
"The total investment for this drama is 20 million, and my own studio also invested 40%, and Guangguang and National Film and Television each invested. 20%, the remaining funds are not enough."
Zhou Yutang knew the elegant meaning after hearing Xian Ge, and asked sincerely: "Mr. Han, can you help me with some ideas"
"Don't worry. China Film received the above task, and in the past two years, it will produce film and television content with theme themes. China Film can help with the remaining investment share of this drama. "
Han Sanping waved his hand and agreed readily.
Looking at Zhou Yutang again, his eyes were full of appreciation.
This young man is really sensible.
If he doesn’t make progress, who will make progress?
(End of this chapter)