Chapter 144 Son of Tiger and Leopard, although it is unwritten [Thank you for being the leader of the big boss]
Beijing circle is the biggest mountain in the entertainment circle.
The original members included Hai Yan, Zheng Xiaolong, Wang Shuo and others.
This middle-aged man in a black jacket is Zheng Xiaolong, who is also the boss of the Television Art Center under Beijing TV Station.
Xu Fei hung out with this big guy
Even Feng Xiaogang once worked under him.
At that time, Feng Xiaogang was still a humble little Feng, not the arrogant little steel cannon he is now.
Xiao Feng is a talented person and he wants to make progress.
By chance, he decisively hugged Zheng Xiaolong's thick thigh. In short, he used all kinds of flattery to praise Zheng Xiaolong as the reincarnation of Erlang God, and finally got the appreciation of the big boss.
After that, Zheng Xiaolong introduced Feng Xiaogang to Wang Shuo, and Xiaogangpao made Wang Shuo happy again. From then on, he made rapid progress and rose to great heights.
"Old Zheng, your nose is really sharp."
Zhang Guoli smiled so much that the creases in his eyes widened: "It's from the mutton restaurant we often eat at."
Zheng Xiaolong was also polite, He sat down directly, took a look at Zhou Yutang, and said with a grin: "Zhou Yutang, right? Lao Zhang always mentions you. You are indeed energetic and more handsome than Tang Guoqi back then."
Zhang Guoli laughed and asked: " Yu Tang, do you know him?”
“Hello, Teacher Zheng”
Zhou Yutang nodded slightly and said hello politely: "I have admired you for a long time."
This is a hall of fame figure in the field of Chinese TV dramas.
The first domestic feature-length chamber drama, the first sitcom, and the first overseas drama were all written by him.
“Don’t call me teacher!”
Zheng Xiaolong waved his hands repeatedly, “As soon as your “Latent” came out, even my old boss was watching. I don’t dare to be your teacher.”
Zhang Guoli chuckled: "Yu Tang, just call me Uncle Zheng."
Gudu Gudu.
The hot pot on the table is steaming.
Winter in Beijing is especially suitable for eating hot pot.
Put the side dishes aside and scald as you go.
The rising heat seemed to make the atmosphere at the dinner table even more lively.
Deng Jie felt like a helpful wife and gave up the conversation venue to the three men while she arranged the ingredients in the kitchen.
"Yu Tang, this time, it's your Uncle Zheng who really wants to trouble you."
Zhang Guoli took a thin slice of mutton and dipped it in sesame sauce.
“What advice does Uncle Zheng have?”
Zhou Yutang had a very upright attitude and was not at all conceited.
He admires Zheng Xiaolong very much. The "Desire" he produced in the 1990s achieved a ratings miracle of more than 90% after it was broadcast.
To be precise, it is 90.78%. Almost everyone across the country has seen it. It was a truly grand event where the streets were empty.
Later, according to official statistics, this TV series even effectively reduced the crime rate across the country at that time. There is no doubt that it is a palace-level work that can be recorded in the history of film and television.
The filming of another film "The Capitalist in New York" also cooled down the argument that the moon in foreign countries was particularly round at that time. Last year's classic "Golden Wedding" was also written by Zheng Xiaolong and opened up the domestic market. The first real-life marriage theme also laid the foundation for Zhou Yutang's "Let's Get Married" to explode in ratings.
"Don't take it seriously. That's right. I heard that the copyright of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" seems to be in your hands?"
Zheng Xiaolong took a sip of Maotai and smacked his mouth: "Is there any Are you interested in making this novel into a TV series?”
Hearing what Zheng Xiaolong said, Zhou Yutang understood instantly.
Zheng Xiaolong took a fancy to this copyright and wanted to change it into a script and make it into a TV series.
Zhou Yutang's perception of Qing palace dramas is actually not very good, but "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is indeed an S-level project. With Zheng Xiaolong's ability, if he wants to do it, no one in the country dares to compare it to He does better.
"Uncle Zheng, this copyright is indeed in my hands. Last year, because of plagiarism, I communicated with the boss in Jingjiang for a long time."
"Oh? Has it been resolved in the end?"< br>
Zheng Xiaolong raised his thick eyebrows and put down his chopsticks, not even bothering to eat the cooked mutton.
Zhou Yutang nodded and said: "Fortunately, it was discovered in time and the problem was not serious. The website took the lead and the author reached an understanding through compensation and deletion. The story is still the same as before. If you want to do it, Uncle Zheng, I will definitely not Opinion."
While chatting, the three of them also started to move their chopsticks.
Zheng Xiaolong and Zhang Guoli are old friends. After talking about the script, the two chatted about some past stories in Beijing, and Zhou Yutang sat aside and listened quietly.
It's a bit like a martial arts novel in which a rookie who has just debuted listens to famous celebrities talk about the world's anecdotes.
Although the Beijing Television Arts Center is still very big now, its influence has faded a lot compared to when it created the miracle of ratings and was at its peak.
With the rise of various domestic entertainment film and television companies, the current Beijing circle is just as good as it sounds. In fact, the influence is not as good as it used to be.
In the past, it would have been difficult to get ahead if you didn’t mix in the social circle and act like a dog.
But now people like Zhou Yutang are outside several circles, and as long as they have works, they will still be in high positions.
Zhou Yutang could also hear that Zheng Xiaolong’s blood had not yet cooled, and his ideals and ambitions were still there.
He wants to bring the Beijing Television Arts Center to greatness again.
Zhou Yutang just listened to it as a story.
He is not from Beijing.
Zheng Xiaolong has his own ideals, and Zhou Yutang also wants to make progress.
Working together on the project "The Legend of Zhen Huan" can increase the influence of Jiangdong Film and Television Culture Studio, and by the way, we can also accumulate a certain network of contacts.
That's enough.
Two old Jianghu and a little fox.
The three cups clinked together.
The matters to be discussed were settled without any trouble.
This meal was quite enjoyable. Deng Jie came out of the kitchen at the right time and added a few more dishes with a smile.
While Zheng Xiaolong was chatting and laughing, he was also observing Zhou Yutang.
I was secretly surprised to find that he was calm and casual, and his conversation was mature, but he had a demeanor that was not commensurate with his age.
The guests and hosts had a great time and concluded the project cooperation at the dinner table.
But changing the script is also a long process, and then making cost estimates is a later matter.
Zhou Yutang was going to Huang Xiaoming's dinner later. When he was done eating, he got up and left.
After Zhou Yutang left, Zhang Guoli said with a smile, "Old Zheng, how are you?"
"The younger generation is scary."
Zheng Xiaolong shook his head slightly and took a sip. He came to Maotai and sighed: "They all came up from below. He is more courageous than Xiaogang back then."
"Haha."
The Xiaogang he was talking about was everyone's good friend Feng Xiaogang. Zhang Guoli was amused, raised his glass and clinked it with Zheng Xiaolong:
"The times are different now. Well, in our day, we had no connections, no resources, and no capital. If we wanted to climb up, we had to be a grandson first. This is how we got here.”
“Money is in charge now, and capital is more important than anything else. ! His lines in "Latent" were very good. Which one of the two gold bars is noble and which one is dirty is the same."
Zheng Xiaolong shook his head and laughed.
He knows it too.
Zhou Yutang may not be considered to have strong capital now.
But his identity can no longer be defined by simply being a popular star.
So he didn’t put on any airs like a senior, but instead deliberately made a good relationship. The copyright he wanted was still in their hands.
“But Yu Tang is indeed very courageous. I told you, when he was still a freshman, he took that boy from the Zhang family and a script he had written, and he dared to go directly to Hengdian to find him. I want to invest.”
It was a rare meeting with an old friend, and Zhang Guoli also started talking about it: "I was very optimistic about him at the time. I originally wanted to wait until he has made a solid path and then introduce Lao Han to him a few years later, but I didn't expect that he would make such rapid progress. Han himself found him."
"What is the saying?"
"The son of a tiger and leopard has the spirit of eating cattle even though it has not been written down."
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“Brother Songwen, how is Sissy doing?”
"Don't worry, she is so positive. She even didn't forget to call me during the Chinese New Year."
"Oh? What did you say?" Zhou Yutang was very interested.
“Haha, I didn’t say anything. I just asked about my acting skills and sent me New Year’s greetings.”
Zhang Songwen chuckled and said, “On the third day of junior high school, I just After returning to the capital, she immediately came over to take classes. I took a look and her lines improved a lot."
"She wants to improve more than me."
Zhou Yutang was also convinced.
“Haha, it’s always good to be motivated.”
Zhang Songwen and Zhou Yutang were chatting in the corridor outside the classroom.
I praised Liu Yifei’s ambition, and mainly talked about the interesting things she encountered during the Chinese New Year in her hometown in Guangdong Province.
Zhang Songwen was very touched.
Until last year, he was an unknown actor.
When I returned to my hometown, people there probably thought actors were more rare than pandas, so they all came up to him out of curiosity and asked him what works he had.
At that time, Teacher Songwen rubbed his hands in embarrassment and could not reply for a long time.
But this year the situation is different.
He went back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year. Everyone in the local area knew that he was Yu Zecheng. He was praised and applauded wherever he went.
It has a bit of a homecoming feel.
Teacher Zhang Songwen is also an honest person, and he couldn't stand the excessive enthusiasm of his fellow villagers, so he found an excuse that something happened at the company, and ran back to the capital on the third day of the new year.
Compared to drinking heavily at dinner with those so-called celebrities, he would rather calm down, observe life, hone his acting skills, and continue his acting career.
"This is what happens when you become famous, you are surrounded by good people and smiling faces."
"By the way, Brother Songwen, our "Latent" has hope for this year's Feitian Award." "How did you know!?"
As calm as Zhang Songwen, his eyes widened in surprise when he heard the news.
Feitian Award!
One of the three major awards for Chinese TV series.
Zhou Yutang smiled slightly, "I also heard the news when chatting with several seniors in the circle. It should not be difficult to nominate, but we have to look at the details."
Big leaders like to watch, but the people below still don’t know what to do?
“Phew!”
Zhang Songwen let out a long breath: “This makes me so excited. I’ll treat you to fish at noon.”
“ Another day, I made an appointment with Sissi for dinner.”
“You kid”
Zhang Songwen patted Zhou Yutang on the shoulder with a meaningful smile on his face.
The grilled fish restaurant where the two met when they first met.
Zhou Yutang later went to take care of business with Zhang Songwen several times, and the grilled fish there was really good.
"Brother Songwen, please be more careful during this time. I may be joining the cast of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" soon, and then I will have to promote movies."
"The company has several projects this year. In this project, except for Zhu Yilong and Zhang Ruojun’s acting skills, Zhao Liying and Li Yao’s acting skills are almost boring, so they need to take classes well.”
Zhang Songwen is a contracted artist of Jiangdong Film and Television Culture Company, and his other identity is acting director.
Not only Jiangdong's first brother Zhou Yutang received his guidance on his acting skills, but Zhang Ruojun, Zhu Yilong, Zhao Liying and Li Yao all regularly take acting classes from Zhang Songwen.
Zhang Songwen also shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Yu Tang, I think you need to find another teacher. It will be very difficult for me to teach Yi Fei and Jing Tian by myself."
" Don’t worry, I asked Teacher Liu Tianchi for help.”
“Is it Teacher Zu Feng’s lover?”
"Yes, I am a Chinese opera teacher with very deep skills."
Zhou Yutang is used to picking apart Zhang Song's tattoos.
Every script he makes, character selection and casting will be done with Zhang Song. Communicate with Grain, listen to his opinions, and then make appropriate adjustments and modifications to certain details of the characters in the script.
The same is true for the script "My Love from the Star".
Zhang Songwen also thought this script was brilliant.
Especially the heroine has many shining points.
But it is not easy to perform well.
Liu Yifei's current ability is not enough to meet the standards required by Zhou Yutang, so she received acting training from Zhang Songwen.
Zhang Songwen is good at teaching, but acting skills are not achieved overnight and require a process of precipitation.
At least she is working hard and making progress.
When Zhou Yutang wrote the script, it went through several revisions.
The first is the setting of the heroine, which is changed to peak at the age of fourteen.
With her flourishing beauty and face, she became invincible in the entertainment industry within a few years.
Then there was a very important turn of events.
After the heroine was involved in an accident, she suffered great criticism and online violence, and her acting career unfortunately fell to a low point.
At the same time, it was in the trough that I grew up, and gradually discovered my true heart, and fell hopelessly in love with Professor Zhou, the cold and abstinent male god of the neighbor who was always around to protect me.
< br>Zhang Songwen’s first impression after reading the script.
Isn’t this Liu Yifei?
In the middle of last year, the massive public opinion turmoil and all kinds of unlimited Internet violence in the middle of last year knocked the immortals off the altar and directly fell to the bottom.
This script.
To a certain extent, it does fit Liu Yifei very well.
He ruthlessly abandoned Teacher Zhang Songwen and took Liu Tianxian to have lunch with him.
On the way to send her to the theater, Liu Yifei's beautiful face was slightly sad: "Xiao Zhou, have you noticed that I seem to have gained weight."
Zhou Yutang's eyebrows were pointed, not the slightest bit. Without hesitation, he answered smoothly: "Where have I gained weight, but I am still so beautiful."
This is a very classic question, Liu Shishi asked it, and Damei Yuan also asked it
At this time, a woman may not actually care about her weight. She just wants to get an answer from you that affirms her appearance.
"I really gained three pounds."
"Let me see."
Zhou Yutang pulled over and turned around to look at her.
Liu Yifei's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and her pair of long, slender legs wrapped in tight jeans came together tightly, showing a slightly flat and beautiful arc.
Zhou Yutang's gentle and deep eyes and the slight curve of his lips made Liu Yifei's heart jump for no reason, thinking of that night.
"What do you want to do?!"
Melting a sound like a kitten, she subconsciously stepped back, feeling a little at a loss.
"I just want to see if you have gained weight, and I promise not to do anything else."
The man suddenly approached so actively, it seemed that he could smell his faint breath.
As warm as the sun, pure and clean.
"Then are you watching?"
Liu Yifei did not resist, lowered her head and nervously played with her fingernails, as if studying the lines on them.
Just the blush on her crystal white cheeks instantly spread to the roots of her ears.
“It’s really hard to tell.”
Zhou Yutang continued to approach slowly, tilting his head and making a direct seal.
“Hmm”
The Spring Festival war has finally come to an end.
The reputation of "Under the Red Cliff" collapsed, director Wu Yusen lost Maicheng, and the mainland box office was finally fixed at 218 million. Instead, "Crazy Racing" suddenly emerged, taking advantage of the benefits of reputation, and added Han Sanping contacted theaters and gradually increased the number of films scheduled. In the end, the total box office in the mainland was 220 million.
To know.
The total investment in "Crazy Racing" was only 10 million, and China Film Group invested part of it.
And "Red Cliff" is a big project worth hundreds of millions, an S+ project personally named by Mr. Han, with top stars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places gathered together!
When Zhou Yutang went to China Film Group to discuss the schedule of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" with Han Sanping, he saw his secretary Xiao Zheng coming up to him mysteriously, pulling him and saying: "Yu Tang, Mr. Han and Xiangjiang People We are talking about something. Be careful when you go in later. Mr. Han has been very angry recently. He even smashed a vase that he liked very much yesterday."
"I understand. Thank you, Secretary Zheng, for reminding me when I have time. Let’s make an appointment to have dinner together.”
Zhou Yutang nodded slightly and accepted Secretary Zheng’s kindness.
Secretary Xiao Zheng is also within the system and has a very high level of observation skills. He knows that Mr. Han attaches great importance to Zhou Yutang, so he consciously makes friends with him.
You don’t have to be deliberate. Occasionally revealing some information can bring you closer to Zhou Yutang.
Zhou Yutang can also understand why Mr. Han is so angry.
No one expected that this mega-production would end in such a dismal outcome. "Red Cliff Down" did not even catch up with the box office of "Red Cliff Up". Before the release, Han Sanping made bold statements, but he was slapped in the face. , naturally I deeply hate him.
Bang!
The door opens and slams shut.
Sitting on a chair in the reception area outside the office, Zhou Yutang crossed his legs and drank the tea made by Secretary Zheng. He saw Hong Kong director Chen Kexin walking out of the chairman's office with an angry expression.
Zhou Yutang’s thick sword-shaped eyebrows were slightly raised.
"Yu Tang is here, sit down quickly and try my new collection of the best Tieguanyin."
Han Sanping's face was originally a little red due to sullenness, but the moment he saw Zhou Yutang, He instantly switched to a friendly smile and took the initiative to get up and pour tea for Zhou Yutang.
As expected of Mr. Han.
You still have to learn this kind of face-changing skill.
Zhou Yutang sat on the sofa and asked: "Mr. Han, Director Chen doesn't seem to be very happy."
"Let's talk about the project "October Siege". I'll ask for 100 million if I open my mouth. I declined the investment."
Han Sanping made a cup of tea for Zhou Yutang with a thermos and said calmly.
Zhou Yutang felt slightly happy when he heard this.
He has no favorable impression of some great directors in Hong Kong who make money from the mainland but look down on the mainlanders.
Wu Baige is considered one.
Chen Kexin is not much better. She is very greedy and unscrupulous.
His wife, Thirteenth Sister, is also a big talker. She was criticized by Chen Hong before, and she went crazy again not long ago. She made remarks about Liu Fei's Olympic Games last year. Her words were very sarcastic, which caused great dissatisfaction among mainland netizens. , the two sides quarreled for a while, causing an uproar on the Internet.
Chen Kexin stood by Thirteenth Sister without hesitation.
Looking at it now, Han Sanping has even wavered in his idea of continuing to reuse the director of Xiangjiang after being severely cheated by the people in Xiangjiang.
"Yu Tang, communicate well with Guangguang. "Lonely Agent" must start publicity work as soon as possible."
Han Sanping poured tea for Zhou Yutang and started talking about business: "And "The Lonely Agent" The filming of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" will start in February, please spare a few days to come"
This time, "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" directed by him is of a mission nature, with more than 180 patriotic people Celebrities take the initiative to join without any salary.
The preliminary preparations were completed in one and a half months, and then the filming was immediately started. It is expected that the entire film will take no more than four months to shoot, and enough publicity time will be reserved. The purpose is to release it on National Day as a gift to the motherland and to fight a war. Nice fight.
Zhou Yutang has already observed a moment of silence for movies released during the National Day in advance.
This is the national team, what are we fighting for?
“I hope Mr. Han won’t get angry and blame the people of Xiangjiang.”
Secretary Zheng was arranging Mr. Han’s itinerary and felt quite resentful in his heart.
The position of secretary is equivalent to the general manager of the ancient emperor. If the leader is in a bad mood, the secretary will also be frightened.
His workstation is just outside Mr. Han’s chairman’s office.
The most important thing about being a secretary is to listen and see in all directions.
When he saw the office door open, Han Sanping brought Zhou Yutang out of the China Film Office with a smile on his face.
Zhou Yutang also took a bag of hardcover tea and waved goodbye to himself gracefully.
Secretary Zheng's eyes almost dropped.
This. This is not scientific.
(End of this chapter)