Chapter 118 Giving birth to a child is like Zhou Yutang
Zhou Yutang really didn’t come to Xiangjiang for women.
But do a career.
Money and power are always the best clothes for men.
When you put on this layer of gorgeous clothes, you don’t have to look for women, those beautiful women will find you very actively.
This time, "The Lonely Agent", cooperating with China Film Group, will directly affect Zhou Yutang's future status.
If the movie box office explodes.
Then his status will rise directly.
After his debut, he became a hit, and people in the industry will respect him like a god.
If the movie box office performance is not satisfactory.
Then Zhou Yutang's development will be slightly hindered, and Han Sanping's trust may also be eroded.
After all, Mr. Han was cheated by Wu Baige just once. He was really hurt. Now he pinned most of his hopes on Zhou Yutang.
After Zhou Yutang finished talking to Li Shuang, he flipped through the roster carefully prepared by Huo Wenxi.
Open it and take a look.
It can be said to be an artistic photo without any concealment.
He glanced at it and threw it aside.
Zhou Yutang rubbed his forehead and put the alluring things behind him.
Opened the laptop, reviewed and sorted out my thoughts.
The other side.
Huo Wenxi hung up Zhou Yutang's call and dialed Yang Shoucheng's personal number directly: "Hey, boss, Zhou Yutang refused."
"Oh?"
Boss Yang asked slightly surprised: "How did you arrange it?"
"Models from Xiangjiang, Neon, South Korea, Xiangjiang, and Eastern Europe, more than a dozen models There are all kinds of pretty girls, pure and cool, but he didn't like any of them."
Huo Wenxi said helplessly.
I have long heard that Zhou Yutang was a romantic and talented man.
She had made public relations preparations in advance.
Beauties from all over the world, fat and thin, absolutely enjoying themselves like an emperor.
And with the Yinghuang Group covering us, there is no risk at all, and few men can withstand it.
As a result, Zhou Yutang didn’t order any of them.
Is there really a cat in the world that doesn’t eat fishy food?
Or is this young man's determination too strong?
Huo Wenxi is a little curious.
"Haha, there is no need to make special arrangements in the future to meet all his requirements."
Boss Yang on the other end of the phone smiled: "This is a man who does big things. Now I understand why Han Sanping is optimistic about it. He did."
The next day.
The Peninsula Hotel.
Zhou Yutang met the famous Yuan Baye.
She is over sixty years old, but she is still in good spirits. She wears a pair of cloth shoes and moves with great awe.
Yuan Baye debuted in the 1960s, first as a dragon and tiger martial artist, and later as an action director. After decades of debut, he witnessed the golden age of Hong Kong movies. During this period, the Hong Kong Film Awards and Wanwan The Golden Horse Award for Best Action Director was also given softly.
This is the well-deserved No. 1 action director in Hong Kong. Throughout the films he has participated in directing action scenes, there are "Once Upon a Time" series, "Young Zhang Sanfeng", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and "The Matrix" series. , "Kill Bill", "Kung Fu", "Fearless".
From this pile of works, if you choose one at random with your eyes closed, it will be a classic worth recalling in decades to come.
In terms of performance alone, Xiangjiang action director Yuan Laoruo said he was second, but no one dared to say he was first.
Zhou Yutang only met Mr. Yuan because of the favor of Han Sanping and Yinghuang Yang.
Yuan Baye is the action director in "The King of Kung Fu" released this year. It failed at the box office. The old man is in a depressed mood and is currently on vacation in Hong Kong.
Zhou Yutang stood up and greeted him: "Hello, Mr. Yuan."
"Xiao Zhou, you're welcome."
Mr. Yuan smiled kindly and said: "Mr. Yang told me hello, what is the plot and overall style of this drama?"< br>
Action guidance does not just mean fighting. It is divided into several types according to the type of movie.
Just like Jackie Chan's comedy action movies, it is completely different from the realistic martial arts action movies such as "Slaying the Wolf" and "The Fuse". The former is thrilling and humorous, while the latter is full of punches. Very visual impact.
I briefly shared my thoughts with Master Ba, and the two quickly reached an agreement.
The movie "Lonely Agent" is not a simple action movie. Strictly speaking, it is more like a drama film.
Use the innocence and pity of the little girl Xiaomei to stimulate the softest part of the audience's heart.
Then the viciousness and terror of the criminal group want to destroy this soft beauty, and then use the violent methods of the male protagonist to vent the audience's angry emotions.
“This script is very murderous.”
Yuan Lao read the script and frowned: “In the last paragraph, should I set it to the hero being defeated by the villain’s ultimate killer, and then Another desperate counterattack? ”
Generally, Xiangjiang action movies follow this routine.
The male protagonist is very powerful, but at the end of the fight, he will always be knocked down by the enemy once, and then the small universe will explode and narrowly defeat the powerful enemy.
"No, the key point is the rhythm of the story. Xiaomei's arrest can already arouse the audience's emotions."
Zhou Yutang shook his head: "The male protagonist can be shot and injured, but it is impossible After being defeated, his strength position is invincible."
"This is a bit like a Hollywood hero movie."
Mr. Yuan read it a second time and rubbed his chin with his palm.
Those Hollywood movies starring Tom Cruise are the ultimate in personal heroism, and the protagonists are basically all-powerful supermen.
In Zhou Yutang’s movie, the male protagonist’s background character is the super ace of the Dragon Kingdom’s secret special forces.
So the force formed a dimensionality reduction attack on the thugs of the criminal group.
To take action is to kill indiscriminately.
Only the last criminal gang's ultimate killer can fight it.
Of course, such a ruthless person can only barely fight, and is quickly killed by the protagonist.
It is somewhat similar to the invincible article among Internet articles.
The pursuit is the pleasure of horizontal pushing.
The two chatted a lot about the script. Mr. Yuan asked curiously: "A Tang, who are you going to find to play the ultimate killer of this criminal organization?"
"Tony Jia."
Zhou Yutang raised the teacup and took a sip.
Yuan Baye on the opposite side was also slightly moved: "Can I invite this person?"
Tony Jia is very famous now.
In 2003, he became famous with "The Fighter". In 2005, "Tom Yum Kung" starring Tony Jaa achieved a box office record of nearly 6 million US dollars.
In that small place in Thailand, his status is equivalent to that of Jackie Chan.
A few films have made tens of millions of dollars at the box office and are very influential internationally.
Can you please hire Thailand’s number one martial arts star?
Of course.
Zhou Yutang asked Han Sanping to come forward and contact the company in Thailand in the name of China Film Group.
Mr. Han was very satisfied with Zhou Yutang's proposal.
Since it is a big production, it is natural to do something big.
What I want is an international superstar!
They are also very interested in the Chinese market. After all, the Thai film market is very small, while the Chinese film and television industry has been booming recently.
After communication, Tony Jaa was invited to join "The Alone Agent" to play the villain super killer for US$1 million.
One million U.S. dollars is really a lot these days. You must know that mainland first-line female stars like Zhou Xun and Li Binbin only get about 2 million dollars for a movie.
The salaries of Principal Gu and Aaron Kwok here in Xiangjiang are around 5 million, while those like Tony Leung, Andy Lau, and Fa Ge only earn more than 10 million.
But if you can invite Tony Jia, you will definitely make a profit.
At that time, the box office in Southeast Asia and subsequent disc sales will be able to make money back.
Zhou Yutang stayed in Xiangjiang for seven days. Two days ago, he met with action coach Yuan Baye and decided on the action style.
Then director Chen Musheng also communicated very well and won the job directly.
As for the other roles, Fan Xiaopang is the heroine, a nightclub girl, and the other little girl is going back to the mainland to audition.
I found a batch here in Xiangjiang, but there was no aura at all.
In fact, it’s normal. It was such a big place to begin with, but Teacher Chen ruined all the rest of the entertainment industry’s luck with a stick, and there were no more rising stars.
Except for Tony Jia, there are three main more important characters on the villain side.
The boss of the criminal group approached Ren Dahua.
The following villain Zhong Wen, who was responsible for taking down the boss, hired Liang Jiahui.
In Zhou Yutang's film, Big D kills Ah Le and avenges him from fishing without a helmet in "Underworld".
Zhong Wu, the younger brother of the other big villain Zhong Wen, found An Zhijie. This buddy's action scenes are very good.
There is also Sir, the leader of the anti-narcotics team who has a slightly larger role. Zhou Yutang found Liu Qingyun, an enthusiastic citizen.
His main role in the film is to come out to clean up the scene after the male protagonist's killing spree, and to shock and amaze his friends, which highlights the mysterious background and powerful abilities of the male protagonist.
Zhou Yutang also left an interesting role for Wu Jing, but Wu Jing was in the capital and could only talk to him in person in two days.
There were not many supporting roles left, so I asked Huo Wenxi to help contact her. This actually gave her room to maneuver. After all, there were many actors who worked with her.
In the past few days, Zhou Yutang has been giving orders and Sister Mani has been running around for him. It doesn't hurt to be a favor at this time.
The casting matter has come to an end for the time being, and Zhou Yutang went to the Peninsula Hotel for a very important appointment. "Boss, do you really want to see Zou Wenhuai this afternoon?"
Mao Xiaoyu has been talking about it since she came out of the hotel, and she was even more excited than Zhou Yutang.
“Are you a fan of Boss Zou?”
Wearing an Armani casual suit, Zhou Yutang was sitting by the window in the lobby of the Peninsula Hotel.
The sun shines in through the window and shines on him, and he is looking down at the time on the Patek Philippe. His handsome profile looks like a perfect sculpture handmade by a top master.
"No, I am a Bruce Lee fan."
Mao Xiaoyu was as excited as a chirping bird: "You know, my dad is actually a Bruce Lee fan. Because he likes Bruce Lee, when my mother was pregnant with me, It’s agreed that if I’m born a boy, I’ll be called Mao Xiaolong, and if I’m born a girl, I’ll be called Xiaoyu.” There was still half an hour before the appointment, so Zhou Yutang made a joke with the assistant.
In the end, only fifteen minutes later, he saw a middle-aged woman supporting an old man walking towards him.
"Hello Zou Sheng."
Zhou Yutang stood up and shook hands with the old man with sparse hair.
When he heard that the head of Jiahe asked him to meet, Zhou Yutang was inevitably a little surprised.
At this time, Zou Wenhuai was already very old, and even the skin all over his body was loose, but his pair of cloudy eyes still showed a majesty that was difficult to describe in words.
"Hello Zhou Sheng."
Zou Wenhuai held a gentleman's cane with both hands and sat down with the support of the middle-aged woman. He smiled and said: "Back then, I loved sitting where you are now. I spent the whole afternoon sitting here. The scenery outside is very beautiful." Beautiful.”
“It’s indeed beautiful.”
Zhou Yutang glanced and saw two long-legged beauties in short skirts passing by.
“You should order the thin cucumber sandwich and sponge cake here, they taste good.”
Zou Wenhuai looked at the tiramisu on the table and said with a smile.
Zhou Yutang put his knuckled fingers on the white porcelain cup, stirred the coffee with a spoon, and chuckled: "Boss Zou, you didn't ask me to meet you just to talk about snacks, right?"
"Of course not."
Zou Wenhuai nodded: "I heard about your affairs in the mainland. You happened to come to Xiangjiang and I wanted to get to know you. It really gave me a big surprise."
"Boss Zou knows about me?"
Zhou Yutang was a little surprised.
"My father has the habit of reading mainland newspapers every day."
The ordinary-looking but dignified middle-aged woman smiled slightly.
“You made your debut writing books and started your career in TV dramas. Within two years, you have produced several works that have never missed a beat and become popular. Now you even have many fans in Xiangjiang.”
Zou Wenhuai is energetic and clear-minded, unlike an old man. He is familiar with Zhou Yutang's self-made deeds.
Zhou Yutang chuckled and said: "It's not as good as Boss Zou. From a sports reporter, Jiahe has grown to the scale it is today. However, I heard that Jiahe Company has been in some trouble recently, and it's hard for Boss Zou to do it." Take good care of me.”
Zou Zhongyan, the man next to him, had a somewhat stunned expression.
But the old man and the young man looked at each other and smiled.
We are all thousand-year-old foxes, don’t play nonsense.
The topic was full of twists and turns, and the names of the two people changed again.
Zou Wenhuai took the medicine he brought with him and drank a sip of water after being reminded by Zou Zhongyan, "Yu Tang, what do you think of the Xiangjiang entertainment industry?"
"Mr. Zou is still here, and the Xiangjiang entertainment industry is as stable as Mount Tai."
"The sun has set, and the future hope of the Chinese entertainment industry lies in the mainland."
Zou Wenhuai shook his head and pushed the bridge of his nose. Reading glasses, he finally got to the point: "To be honest, I asked you out today because I wanted to talk to you. Jiahe will invest 50 million Hong Kong dollars in exchange for 30% of the shares of your Jiangdong studio. In addition, Jiahe's channels can be opened to you. What do you think?”
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The pupils of the assistant Mao Xiaoyu beside him were shaking, and his mind was calculating rapidly.
According to Zou Wenhuai's intention, if 50 million Hong Kong dollars were exchanged for 30% of the shares, wouldn't Zhou Yutang's studio be worth more than 160 million Hong Kong dollars! ?
The assistant knows that Zhou Yutang is rich, but her status is not high and she has limited access to internal information in the studio. She only reads online gossip and estimates that Zhou Yutang is worth tens of millions at most. Now she hears that Zou Wenhuai is so generous. People almost fainted when they wanted to buy shares in Jiangdong Studio.
"Jiangdong Studio is not short of funds."
Zhou Yutang admired the old man in his heart, smiled and shook his head: "Thank you, Mr. Zou, for your kindness."
Hua King Yi's investment of 100 million to acquire Jiangdong Studio seems to be a generous enough deal.
Unexpectedly, Zou Wenhuai was more courageous than Wang Zhongjun.
And the way of doing things is also more relaxed and full of sincerity.
Despite this, Zhou Yutang politely declined.
When he completed the sound project, he invested part of it in the studio and borrowed funds from the bank, splitting it 50-50 with Tian Ming.
Currently, his studio has more than 30 million yuan in liquidity, plus the long-tail income from several hit movies, including "Latent", "Classmates", "The Lonely Agent", etc. A high-quality project, and the copyrights accumulated by Zhou Yutang, the future is promising.
Wait until next year, that’s when Koto Studio will really take off.
They are all smart people. They just had a tentative talk and immediately knew that nothing could be done, so they stopped talking about the topic and only talked about the differences between the film and television circles in the Mainland and Hong Kong.
Two hours later.
Zou Wenhuai got into the back seat of the Bentley with the help of Zou Zhongyan and slowly drove out of the Peninsula Hotel.
"Daddy, do you really want to invest in Jiangdong Studio?"
Zou Zhongyan, who had been silent just now, couldn't help but say: "If Jiahe really wants to develop inland, Zhou Yutang is indeed a good partner. Do you want me to inform the company's business team and continue to talk to him more to try to win the deal?" Obtain more than 50% of the shares of his studio? "
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Zou Wenhuai looked at his daughter and was silent for several seconds before shaking his head: "No, he is. It won’t sell.”
“Daddy, why did you talk to him for so long?”
“I’m observing him. Zhongyan, you know I’m working on something other than a movie. , what do you like to play the most? ”
"Bridge, daddy, you have been the chairman of the Far East Bridge Club for several terms, and you have also won many championships in the Hong Kong Bridge Competition."
"I have learned a very important experience after playing bridge for so many years."< br>
Zou Wenhuai said sincerely: "Our life is like bridge. The chances of good times and bad times are almost the same, but the most important thing is to win more points when you get good cards and less when you get bad cards." Lose some. "
"When playing bridge, you must accommodate each other and reach a tacit understanding with your teammates. This is the key to winning in the end."
After hearing this sentence, Zou Zhongyan frowned. I was deep in thought and didn't seem to understand.
Zou Wenhuai glanced at his daughter, who was frowning and confused, and the high-spirited young man he had just met came to mind again.
It is difficult to conquer a country, but even harder to defend it.
The old man's expression was getting tired. He looked sideways at the passing scenery outside the window and sighed quietly in his heart:
You should be like Zhou Yutang when you give birth to a child!
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Zhou Yutang put his hands in his pockets and watched the extended Bentley slowly drive out of the Peninsula Hotel against the setting sun.
"Boss, stop looking, we have already left."
Mao Xiaoyu's expression was even more excited than Zhou Yutang's, and the eyes he looked at Zhou Yutang were full of admiration.
She witnessed with her own eyes the boss and a big boss like Zou Wenhuai sitting together and talking and laughing.
“Eat together, don’t waste it.”
Zhou Yutang turned around and saw the remaining snacks on the table, sat down and enjoyed them slowly.
"Oh."
Mao Xiaoyu was also very obedient and began to sweep away the snacks on the table. He asked vaguely: "Boss, you asked me to collect Jiahe related things in the past two days. Did you already know that Mr. Zou was looking for you to invest in our studio?"
"I guessed it a little bit."
Zhou Yutang stopped moving after taking one bite.
In recent years, Zou Wenhuai has been in poor health and has entrusted the company to his daughter Zou Zhongyan.
Zou Zhongyan received a master's degree from Stanford University in the United States, majoring in film. He can be said to be a veritable "Princess of Golden Harvest".
This person has strong professional ability, but his ability to run the company is not ideal, and Jiahe is deteriorating.
The entertainment industry follows the law of the jungle.
According to the information collected, Chengtian Culture has been eyeing Jiahe since last year, hoping to complete the acquisition and backdoor listing.
However, Zou Wenhuai has never let go. This year, there have been reports that Wu Kebo has organized Japanese capital to prepare for a full acquisition of Jiahe.
The old man still wants to invest in my Jiangdong studio?
After next year, maybe I will be the master of Jiahe.
Zhou Yutang looked at the drizzle in the wind and the remaining clouds, and asked with a smile: "How is it, is it delicious?"
"It's delicious, but I'm full."
Mao Xiaoyu nodded like a peck of rice. His mouth was full of cakes and his speech was slurred.
"After you are full, go back to bed early. I have something to do tonight, so don't follow me."
"Oh, what else do you have to do tonight?"
"I'm going to Lan Kwai Let’s check out the shooting location.”
Zhou Yutang glanced at his watch, and there was a roar of a sports car engine outside the hotel.
A red Ferrari parked in front of the hotel.
Then.
The car door opened and a pair of long legs stepped out.
A beautiful girl got out of the car, took off her sunglasses and pinned them on her chest. When she saw Zhou Yutang, her big eyes instantly shined and she smiled sweetly:
"Hello, Mr. Zhou. , my name is Yang Ying, Zihuan asked me to pick you up.”
(End of this chapter)