Chapter 115 "The Wind" Script, Betting to Win the King
Taking the opportunity of Zhu Jie joining the group "Latent", Tian Ming and Zhou Yutang have talked a lot in private in the past few months.
During the filming of "Latent", Tian Ming even visited the Hengdian crew once.
Tian Ming showed considerable kindness, and Zhou Yutang also intended to make friends.
After all, great men once said that you have to have a lot of friends, so that you can achieve success in everything you do.
The relationship between the two people quickly became closer.
Zhou Yutang took the initiative and proposed cooperation.
We are all smart people, so naturally we can make money together.
After private discussions, the benefits were quickly distributed.
However.
The preparation of the show "The Voice" takes a while.
After all, the audio equipment needs to be imported from abroad, and the instructors also need to communicate.
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Mid-August.
Zhou Yutang received a call from Chen Guofu to make a dinner appointment.
Since the last time they met at the milk tea concert, the two of them have had several dinner dates, mostly talking about the film and television industry. They have a deeper understanding of each other's abilities, and they feel like they have been friends for years.
After attending the appointment, it was still the same private club as last time, but this time Huang Xiaoming was not there, only Zhou Yutang and Chen Guofu.
"Brother Chen, are you sure you are not joking?"
"How can I joke with you about this?"
Chen Guofu chuckled.
What he was just talking about was this year's Golden Horse Awards nominations that have not yet been announced.
Generally speaking, the registration date for the Golden Horse Awards is in June or July every year, and the shortlist is announced around October every year.
Chen Guofu's connections in Ben Province are not just for boasting. He got some inside information in advance.
According to him, "Those Years" has received a lot of praise. If there are no accidents, it is very likely to win the Best New Director, Best New Actor, Best Actress, and Best Original Film. Four nominations for music.
The Golden Horse Award is definitely the most authoritative award in the Chinese film industry.
Although there are various voices in each session, and its award criteria are very narrow, coupled with the special politics between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, many times the selection results are unacceptable.
But there is no way. The Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers are not strong enough, and there are all kinds of local protectionism for the Golden Statue. In the entire Chinese film industry, the Golden Horse Award is very important.
Zhou Yutang pondered for a moment, and his heart moved slightly: "Brother Chen, do you think you can win the award?"
"It's hard to say, there are still variables before the final nominations are announced."
Chen Guofu chuckled: "But according to my personal experience, the Golden Horse Awards have always been very friendly to newcomers. You have achieved such amazing results in your early stages, and you are very hopeful that you can win the award."
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This is what Lao Jianghu said.
Waterproof.
But now that he has said this, Zhou Yutang also understands that it is probably no problem to win the award.
Wan Province is the same as Xiangjiang. The entire entertainment industry is in decline. There are only those bloody idol dramas that have been filmed, and there is not a single movie that can hit the box office. "Those Years" still dominates the provincial film industry. The top spot on the box office charts.
“I came to you not just to talk about this matter, but there is also a book, please help me read it.”
"What script?"
Zhou Yutang took the script handed over by Chen Guofu, and it said:
"The Wind"!
After opening it, Zhou Yutang gradually became immersed in the story.
The content of the story is probably that during the Anti-Japanese War, an important member of the Wang puppet government was killed. The head of the Japanese military secret service concluded that there was an underground party inside, designed a secret trap, and killed five people on a dark and stormy night. A suspect is locked up in a closed castle, trying to find out the "old ghost" lurking inside.
"Spy war + suspense commercial film."
Zhou Yutang went back and watched it again, nodding slightly.
Mecca’s novel is written by Zhang Jialu.
If Zhou Yutang is the representative of the new generation of gold medal screenwriters, then Zhang Jialu is the most prestigious gold medal screenwriter of the older generation in the industry.
“Yu Tang, what do you think about it?”
Chen Guofu poured a cup of tea for Zhou Yutang.
Zhou Yutang sighed and took a sip of tea: "This script is definitely Mr. Zhang's pinnacle work."
The story of this script is rigorous in logic, rich in content, and full of dramatic tension. Especially the protagonists have a lot of room to play, and it is indeed a good book.
“Haha!”
Chen Guofu was happy when he saw it.
He believed in Zhou Yutang's ability.
If Zhou Yutang can give such an evaluation, it proves that the script of "The Wind" is really excellent.
"Brother Chen, has the director been appointed?"
"I am going to direct this script myself."
Chen Guofu pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, his face With a smile.
There is a reason why he asked Zhou Yutang to help read the script tonight. Everyone in the industry knows that the script of "Latent" was revised by Zhou Yutang, and it has received very high praise. Although this drama is still in post-production, it has already become a favorite of countless people. Looking forward to the TV series.
Let Zhou Yutang help me watch the movie "The Wind", which is also the last insurance policy, to see if there are any flaws.
"That should be stable."
Zhou Yutang nodded slightly.
If "Insidious" is the ceiling of spy TV series, then "The Wind" can be regarded as the first commercially produced spy movie in the history of Chinese films.
Teacher Jiang Wei could not resist the temptation to put this story on the screen himself. Being able to film "The Wind" himself was also what Chen Guofu dreamed of.
Chen Guofu himself is also a director and has a very solid foundation.
Good script + good director, no surprise, this will be one of the most anticipated movies in the Mainland next year.
"The starring team includes Wang Zhiwen, Zhou Xun, Li Binbin, Zhang Hanyu and Feng Xiaogang personally serve as the producer."
Zhou Yutang was a little speechless looking at such a lineup.
Only an industry leader like Huayi can pull off this golden lineup.
"Brother Chen, are you not inviting actors from Xiangjiang?"
"No, the mainland cast is not bad either."
Chen Guofu's answer made Zhou Yutang Looked at him a few more times.
Very interesting.
Previously, major-budget commercial films in the Mainland would always have actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan playing the leading roles, but this film has an entirely cast of Mainland actors.
"By the way, Yu Tang, I came here with a mission tonight."
Chen Guofu also said frankly: "The king has said that I will recruit you, as long as you Nod, the role of Takeda in "The Wind" can be given to you."
Takeda is the head of the Japanese Secret Service in "The Wind", and he has a lot of roles.
“Mr. Wang hasn’t given up yet?”
"Not only did he not give up, he also increased the stakes, with a cap of 100 million, to acquire your Jiangdong Studio. The condition is that you sign with Huayi for five years, get a first-line contract, plus an S-level film and television resource every year for the next three years. This is Huayineng Show the utmost sincerity.”
It was indeed very sincere. If it had been at the beginning of last year, Zhou Yutang might have nodded in agreement.
But now that Jiangdong Studio is developing rapidly and has the trump card of Good Voice, how can it be measured by 100 million?
Zhou Yutang still refused in a leisurely manner: "Brother Chen, help me thank Mr. Wang for his kindness. I am still used to being alone and can do things more freely."
Huayi has been in the past few months. Always kept in touch with him.
Huo Siyan always sent him messages when he had something to do, and would invite him out for dinner and drinks from time to time, but Zhou Yutang refused them all because he was too busy.
Huang Xiaoming also met in private several times, but the two had a close friendship. Huang Xiaoming knew Zhou Yutang's thoughts very well. It was just a gathering between friends, and they chatted about Huayi's situation.
Huayi is planning to go public, and Mr. Wang is now eyeing Zhou Yutang’s Jiangdong Studio.
This involves an advanced way of playing in the entertainment industry.
The projects done by Jiangdong Studio are all profitable, which will have a certain promotion effect on the stock price.
Don't worry about spending 100 million on Jiangdong Film and Television Culture Studio, but by then Huayi will be able to make more money in the capital market.
"I knew it would be this result."
Chen Guofu smiled and pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose: "Then the role of Takeda belongs to Xiao Ming, what do you think of Bai Xiaonian? How is the role?"
"It's interesting, but my schedule is full this year."
"Forget it, let's talk about the script."
Chen Guofu only briefly mentioned that being able to hire a very popular actor like Zhou Yutang would also bring a lot of attention to "The Wind". However, since Zhou Yutang was not scheduled, he did not insist on it. There were still some issues within Huayi Company. An actor who is always waiting for food.
After a brief chat with Chen Guofu, the dinner ended.
When I returned home and shared the news with Liu Shishi, Liu Shishi was a little dizzy: "Yu Tang, you mean. You mean, it's possible for me to be nominated for Best Actress in the Golden Horse Award?"
Golden Horse Award for Best Actress, commonly known as the Golden Horse Queen.
Liu Shishi has a very Buddhist temperament, but when he heard that he had been nominated for Best Actress, his little heart still beat wildly.
"It's just a possibility."
Zhou Yutang could detect Liu Shishi's rapid breathing through the phone and smiled: "We'd better not have too high hopes."
Shadow Hou Zhen is not taken casually.
Everything here is sophistication.
Early the next morning.
Zhou Yutang was bombarded with calls from Cai Yinong as soon as he got up.
"Yu Tang, the Golden Horse Award nominations haven't been announced yet, where did you get the news? Is there really a chance that Shi Shi will be nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress!?"
Zhou Yutang heard the phone call She sounded more excited than Liu Shishi, and said calmly while washing: "I heard what Chen Guofu said last night."
"That seems to be true."
Cai Yinong He has some connections in Ben Province, but those connections are obviously insignificant compared to a big shot like Chen Guofu.
"Yu Tang, do you think there is hope for Shi Shi's best actress?"
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After being silent for a while, Zhou Yutang carefully considered his words and said tactfully: "Sister Cai, we You are still young and you will have another chance in the future. "Is this sister overwhelmed by the surprise?
This is just a dream to win an award.
Let's put it this way, Liu Shishi became a prodigy under Zhou Yutang's training this time.
The several crying scenes showed the peak of his career acting skills.
But the nomination mentioned by Chen Guofu is only a possibility. Even if he gets the nomination, for Liu Shishi to win the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress in "Those Years", the difficulty is comparable to trying to lead the society to the moon.
Teacher Tian Zhuangzhuang taught Zhou Yutang a very important lesson: qualifications are very important for things like awards.
“Well, it would be nice to get nominated.”
In Cai Yinong's eyes, being nominated is equivalent to being half a movie queen. Zhou Yutang can even think of the draft from Tang Dynasty.
【The most beautiful school beauty Liu Shishi just missed the Golden Horse Best Actress trophy! 】
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In the blink of an eye, August 24th came.
The Olympic Games are coming to an end.
During this period, Tian Ming used his personal connections and spent a total of 20 million to customize the world's top audio equipment from abroad.
There is also progress in terms of tutors. Teacher Liu Huan was hired for 10 million, and instant noodle head Chen Yixun was hired for 8 million.
Both Jay Chou and Faye Wong are still following up and have not received an accurate reply.
We also negotiated with several TV stations. In the end, both Zhejiang TV and Shanghai TV were very interested.
According to Tian Ming, the conditions offered by Zhejiang Satellite TV are slightly better than those of Shanghai TV, but they have made clear requirements to have full control over The Voice program.
Zhou Yutang directly asked Tian Ming to kick Zhejiang Satellite TV out, and turned around to communicate and negotiate with Magic City Satellite TV.
After being in the industry for so long, I have gradually learned some inside stories. Lan Tai is famous for being domineering.
It doesn’t matter if Zhou Yutang makes less money, the most important thing is that he wants to do a good job in the studio’s first variety show project, and it is best to make it a brand.
Tian Ming continued to talk with Magic City TV, and the time soon came to the day when the Olympic Games came to an end.
Zhou Yutang woke up early in the morning, took off the sandbags on his body, put on a handsome Armani suit, and went to the styling room.
"Yu Tang, I haven't seen you for a while. Your figure seems to be more in shape."
Teacher Tony, who was styling Zhou Yutang, looked surprised.
She is Shuangjie’s friend and has been cooperating with Jiangdong Studio for almost a year. She personally does all the styling for Zhou Yutang attending events.
"Really? I have been working out recently."
Zhou Yutang looked at himself in the mirror and nodded with satisfaction.
The devil training during this period was quite effective.
The abdominal muscles exploded abnormally. Not only did the body movements become more agile than before, but the whole person's energy and energy seemed to have reached a higher level.
While Zhou Yutang was styling, Li Shuang went to buy a sandwich, ate a simple meal in the car, and went directly to the Bird's Nest.
"Yu Tang is here, we will rehearse a few times later, don't be nervous."
Teacher Bian, who was in charge of the music part of the closing ceremony, also took the initiative to come up and chat for a few words: "It's time to have dinner. No, breakfast is prepared backstage.”
"I ate on the way here."
Zhou Yutang responded with a smile.
It is impossible to be nervous.
Tens of thousands of concert guests have also participated. According to teacher Wu Bai, Zhou Yutang is born with a big heart and enjoys the stage.
And tonight's closing ceremony will have a much smaller audience than the opening ceremony. People like Zhou Zhengping and Wang Fengqin went home early because they had something to do in their hometown.
"Teacher Zhou, can you sign your autograph for me?"
As soon as I arrived at the backstage lounge, I met many of the dancers tonight who came up to ask for autographs.
“Of course.”
After agreeing to sign autographs and take photos, Zhou Yutang found a lounge to sit down.
Began to glance at the program and guest list.
The eldest brother Jackie Chan took the lead, followed by Andy Lau, Jay Chou and dozens of others.
Zhou Yutang is considered a super popular star among the new generation, but everyone who can be on the list is a prominent figure in the entertainment industry.
We will gather at 9:30 today for the final rehearsal. Many celebrities have already arrived at the scene.
Han Ling from the mainland came up to say hello: "Hello, Yu Tang."
"Hello, Teacher Han."
Zhou Yutang glanced at this sister's legs.
Han Xue accepted a stockings advertisement some time ago, which was so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people that some good people on the Internet listed her and Tang Yan as strong contenders for the most beautiful legs in domestic entertainment.
Zhou Yutang politely looked at the two players on the spot.
If he were to be a judge, he would vote for Tang Yan.
“Don’t call me Teacher Han, call me Sister Xue.”
Han He smiled brightly, held the tail of her skirt, and sat next to Zhou Yutang.
There was still half an hour before the rehearsal, and Han Hedong was quite interested in Zhou Yutang. The two chatted enthusiastically for a while and exchanged contact information.
Before this sister even left, another tall and handsome man with narrow eyes came over with his assistant and took the initiative to express his goodwill to Zhou Yutang.
"Yu Tang, do you still know Rain? He just seemed to say that he would like to cooperate with you if there is a chance in the future."
After Rain left, Han Hao's eyes were filled with colorful ripples. , looked at Zhou Yutang with some surprise.
Rain, who became popular in Asia with "Full House" a few years ago, is now the super-popular king in South Korea.
He actually took the initiative to show his friendship to Zhou Yutang. This was so impressive that many stars were looking at him in the lounge, including many senior stars.
Zhou Yutang smiled calmly and said: "The studio has cooperation with South Korea."
According to the news from Pei Yun in South Korea, RAIN has confirmed to star in the Korean version of " The male protagonist and female protagonist of "Those Years" are the recently popular newcomer Han Hyo-joo.
The backstage lounge was quite simple, but it was really filled with stars.
Zhou Yutang also met Damimi’s idol Xie Tingfeng. The two looked at each other for a few seconds and finally nodded in greeting.
It seems that this guy has stepped out of the shadow of Teacher Chen, but the beautiful agent next to him took the initiative to communicate with Sister Shuang and even exchanged business cards.
As soon as everyone arrives, the rehearsal begins.
It feels a bit awkward to have dozens of singers singing hand in hand on the stage.
Fortunately, nothing went wrong and the rehearsal went smoothly.
The day passed very slowly. Just staying at the scene, Zhou Yutang also made many connections.
Finally, at eight o'clock in the evening, the Olympic Games closing ceremony officially began.
First a series of routine plots, followed by a speech from the Olympic Organizing Committee.
After the chairman of the Olympic Organizing Committee gave a speech, the next step was to hand over the flag. It is London’s turn next time. Beckham is indeed handsome and there were many cheers on the scene.
Then a series of program performances proceed in an orderly manner.
The eldest brother Jackie Chan took the lead and led the bright stars to the stage. Everyone held hands and danced while singing the song "Guest from afar, Please Stay".
"Please stay, please stay!"
Zhou Yutang has sung this sentence countless times. On the left is Sun Yanzi, and on the right is Miss Turkey with Double Swords, her body follows the singing The beats swayed rhythmically.
Phew!
It’s over.
Zhou Yutang also breathed a sigh of relief.
Backstage, Jay Chou came over with a cool look on his face and said hello: "You sang well just now."
The king of Chinese music has an obvious provincial accent, and there is something in his eyes. Curious.
Speaking of which, at the beginning of the year, "Those Years" overshadowed "Slam Dunk", and the media even used the two people's affairs to hype it up, but Jay Chou didn't seem to mind.
Zhou Yutang also stretched out his hand to shake his hand and said modestly: "Not as good as you, Brother Jie."
Gan!
This guy is trying to teach me how to speak!
Jay Lun's expression twitched, and he was very direct: "I want to ask, are you the one who created the show The Voice?"
"Yes."
"Aren't you making movies? Why did you think of spending so much money on a music show?"
"Just do it if you want to, and make some money on the way."
"It's interesting."
Zhou Yutang responded so directly that Jay Chou couldn't help but chuckle, waved his hand and said: "Sorry, I'm not laughing at you. I think you're honest enough and this show is quite interesting."
"Then are you interested in playing?"
Zhou Yutang's main invitation: "Try Another way to try out music is to take a look at the music of lower-level musicians in the Mainland. You will definitely be surprised when the time comes. ”
"I'm quite excited."
Jay Chou seemed a little moved: "But I have a tour plan, and I plan to take some time off next year."
"That's it. "
Zhou Yutang took out a coin, raised his eyebrows and smiled, a bit teasingly: "Do you dare to bet, the number is up, I win, you come over and try to do a season of the show, the national emblem is up. "How about you win?"
"Are you so confident?"
Jay Chou also showed some interest: "Come on if you want."
"I'm determined to be the King of Heaven."
Zhou Yutang threw the coin into the sky with confidence.
Silver light flashes under the light.
Jay Lun’s eyes also followed the rise and fall of the coin.
Snap!
Zhou Yutang reached out to catch it and slowly removed his palm.
Jay Lun’s eyes widened.
(End of this chapter)