Chapter 267: The most powerful dark horse in trouble
The entertainment reporter probably felt that his question was not enough to touch the soul, leaving room for Zhou Yutang to maneuver, and continued to add:
" Mr. Zhou, if Liu Shishi and Liu Yifei asked you to make a single choice, who would you choose?”
Yes, yes, no matter which one Zhou Yutang answers, he will offend the other one.
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"If you don't say anything, do you think they are not pretty enough?"
Zhou Yutang had a gentle smile on his face, but in fact, he just wanted to slap this entertainment reporter away with a big dick fight. , suddenly saw Li Yao with sharp eyes, and beckoned her over,
"Actually, I am a bit face-blind, and I can't tell who is beautiful and who is not. But according to the public's aesthetic vision, Liu Shishi and Liu Yifei are both beautiful, and Li Yao from our company is also a beautiful woman.”
“Mr. Zhou, you mean that Liu Shishi and Liu Yifei are not as beautiful as Li Yao?”
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The entertainment reporter was extremely excited, his mind was spinning rapidly, probably thinking about tomorrow's entertainment news front page headline.
[Zhou Yutang abandoned his old love and fell in love with a new one, praising Li Yao for his purity and beauty. Liu Yifei and Liu Shishi are a thing of the past. 】
Zhou Yutang did not give him any room to develop, and said seriously: "But I think Liu Yifei, Liu Shishi, and Li Yao are all very comfortable to watch."
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Li Yao was completely confused, standing obediently next to Zhou Yutang, like a mascot, welcoming interviews from various entertainment reporters:
"Director Zhou, how much do you expect the box office to be for this film "A Man on the Road"?"
"Let the audience and the market answer this question."
"Director Zhou, How is the filming progress of "Thieves"?"
"It won't be completed until after the year. I also asked for leave today."
After finally dealing with the reporters, Zhou Yutang took Li Yaojin with him. field.
This girl had a cameo role in "Journey to the Road", and she wasn't even popular at the time.
At this time, holding Zhou Yutang's arm, which also attracted a lot of attention, Li Yao suddenly asked: "Boss, you won't go home for the Chinese New Year this year?"
"Yes."
Zhou Yutang nodded slightly.
Although he has tried his best to speed up the filming progress, according to the current situation, the finishing work will take at least ten days.
"Oh."
Li Yao lowered his head and felt a little disappointed when he thought about not being able to go back with Zhou Yutang.
After the small talk, the premiere began soon.
The host Sabei Ning was invited to take control of the show, and he first accepted a wave of interviews from the main creative staff.
Then there is a movie screening.
Seeing Wang Bao'er drinking milk, Zhou Yutang couldn't hold back and started laughing.
In order to go home, Xu Zheng and Wang Baohao had no choice but to team up and live in a small hotel together. As a result, Wang Baohao snored, grinded his teeth, and had bad breath, and Bald Xu fainted.
I simply covered my head with the quilt, but Wang Baohao farted loudly under the quilt.
Xu Guangtou looked constipated.
The audience burst into laughter.
This is not over yet.
Xu Guangtou encountered another rape incident.
This play invited Li Xiaoran.
Not to mention, Li Xiaoran was wearing a tight-fitting cotton sweater, revealing a small piece of fair skin at the collar. It has a great advantage, and she is full of young womanly taste.
"Wife, don't get me wrong, I, I I’m not here to catch an adulterer, I’m just here. I’m not worried about you being alone outside.”
"Turn on the light for you, open your dog eyes and give me a good look. Come on, come on, come into the house and take a look. Adulterer, adulterer, where is it?!"
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The young couple were bickering, and then they saw Xu Zheng, who was shivering in a pair of underpants.
The entire film was filled with laughter and laughter, and the response was extremely enthusiastic.
Xu Guangtou is the absolute protagonist today. He was ecstatic when he saw the audience's reaction just now. However, in the interview after the end, he was full of emotional intelligence: "First of all, thank you Yu Tang for coming despite his busy schedule. By the time of the premiere of "Unfortunately," he was directing the blockbuster "A League of Thieves."
"At that time, I got the script and went to him. I was very worried, but he readily sent me the money. I hope he won't lose money after the movie is released."
Zhou Yutang didn't wait for the end. Withdrew and did not attend the next cocktail party.
Originally, I wanted to ask Liu Yifei out to have a warm relationship, but classmate Xiao Liu ran away to participate in business activities out of town, so she simply returned to the crew to continue filming.
Every year in January and February, art academies across the country begin to prepare for the art exam.
Under the operation of Jiangdong Entertainment, Guli Nazha won the title of the most beautiful art candidate this year. Later, he participated in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", attracting a lot of attention both inside and outside the circle.
She is also the Nortel school beauty who has no suspense after Liu Yifei.
This is how he can steadily suppress countless girls with just one face.
After learning that Zhou Yutang had the idea of expanding the company's artist management business, Zhou Shufang was very motivated. After signing Li Jian, she would send some personal reports from students from art colleges every day.
Nortel's side.
The most popular person this year is the new girl Zhou Dongyu.
Although registration for the art exam has not started yet, everyone knows that there is almost no suspense for the little yellow duck to enter Nortel.
Then, Zhou Yutang glanced around, but there was nothing that brightened his eyes.
After all, good seedlings like Guli Naza are hard to find.
The film market is a bit weak.
"New Shaolin Temple" received a box office of 102 million in the first week due to the fierce publicity offensive by the publisher and a top-notch star lineup in the early stage.
But due to the fermentation of word-of-mouth on the Internet.
The box office in the second week was cut in half, but it was only less than 5,000 yuan. This 200 million-dollar production was another heavy loss.
"If Liu Dehua pinched Xie Biwang's neck and the two started kissing, and then slapped him and said, brother misses you so much, then I can forgive them."
< br>"In order to deliberately express Shaolin's magnanimity and benevolence at all costs, it is artificial."
"Chen Musheng should go back to making action movies, you can't hold such a blockbuster."
"Master Shi, is it really expensive to hire someone to shoot a Shaolin image promotion video?"
The online reviews are almost overwhelmingly negative, and other contestants in the Spring Festival have already started to open champagne to celebrate.
The failure of "New Shaolin Temple" means that it has lost a lot of market share in Lunar New Year movies.
Everyone wants to take a bite of this extremely sweet cake.
Zhang Zhao from Enlight Pictures formed a small group with Hong Kong director Chen Jia Shang, Huang Baiming and several Hong Kong filmmakers.
At the end of the year gathering, even the champagne was opened,
"Sure! This year's Lunar New Year stalls are up to us."
Enlight Pictures CEO Zhang Zhao was in high spirits, and Chen Jiashang Huang Baiming and others couldn't help but laugh when they saw the poor box office performance of "New Shaolin Temple".
"New Shaolin Temple" is a major production controlled by the Shaolin Group and participated by Yinghuang and Huayi. According to the current box office trend, it remains to be seen whether it will have a box office of 200 million.
The close enemy fell, and Huang Baiming almost fainted from laughter.
He teamed up with Louis Koo, Donnie Yen, Zhang Baizhi, Liu Jiali and other luxurious cast to create the Lunar New Year comedy "The Greatest Happiness 2011", which has become the most anticipated movie at the moment.
The opponents are the Hollywood animated hero film "The Green Hornet" and the animated film "Yogi Bear" starring Jay Chou, as well as the action fantasy comedy "The Amazing Heroes" co-produced by Gu Dezhao, Sandra Ng, Louis Koo and others.
Although Jay Chou is very popular, in terms of subject matter, the Lunar New Year comedy-type film is more worth looking forward to.
“I will make a bold estimate. The box office of "The Greatest Happiness 2011" will start at 300 million. If you are lucky, there is a good chance of 400 million, and 500 million is not impossible."
" This series of movies is Director Huang’s trump card, focusing on the Lunar New Year period, so there are absolutely no surprises.”
"Congratulations to Director Huang, on your great victory in entering the mainland."
The small group of Xiangjiang people opened the champagne and naturally wanted to celebrate.
Huang Baiming and Chen Jiashang seemed to have seen the wonderful scene of dominating the Lunar New Year stalls, and their faces almost broke out with laughter.
Who said that Hong Kong movies are in decline?
We can make Xiangjiang Cinema great again soon.
After hearing a few words of flattery, Huang Baiming felt a little carried away. He shook his red wine glass and asked with a smile: "Director Chen, when are you going to make the movie "Four Famous Catchers"?"
"Script It’s done, let’s choose the roles first.”
Chen Jiashang also said with a smile on his face: “Waiting for the responses from Zhou Yutang and Liu Yifei”
Huang Baiming pushed up his glasses and took a sip. Shocked: "Liu Yifei is okay, Zhou Yutang's salary is not cheap. I heard that the market price is as low as 20 million. Do you want to hire him?"
"Of course, if you want to do it, do it big." It’s expensive for a reason.”
Chen Jiashang's analysis was clear and logical: "Guangguang has done research and now Zhou Yutang has over 10 million fans on Weibo. He is very popular among young people and has a strong positive influence on the movie box office. As long as he can be hired, Then this film is very exciting. I plan to follow the model in Hollywood and make "Four Famous Catchers" into a whole series. There will be great potential by then." Several people from Hong Kong, including Zhang Zhao, the boss of Enlight Pictures, , everyone nodded frequently.
The level of the chairman of the Academy Awards is very high.
The vision is far-reaching and the pattern is huge, all of which are in line with international standards.
It was Zhang Zhao, the boss of Enlight Pictures, who said: "Zhou Yutang's "On the Road" also had its premiere, and it collided head-on with "The Greatest Happiness 2011"."
"It's nothing to be afraid of."
Heung Kong director Chen Jia Shang waved his hand and said calmly: "I have heard about this film. It has been completed in the first half of this year. It was originally scheduled to be released on May Day. , later gave way to "Sword Rain", the schedule was pushed back and forth, and Huaqi Company even released the copyright. It can be seen that there is no confidence in the quality of this film."
"Director Chen. Good idea."
Another well-known Xiangjiang screenwriter laughed and said: "Xiangjiang has already finished the comedy. I have seen his movie, and the trailer is quite interesting, but It's too exaggerated, the movie is too small, it's a small-budget movie with an investment of 10 million, and the star influence is seriously insufficient. It can't be Director Huang's opponent."
"Haha, you can't say that. .”
Huang Baiming's smile almost reached behind his ears, and he waved his hands repeatedly: "Zhou Yutang is still very capable. He was the producer of this film, and he showed up at the premiere and returned to the crew. It’s already filming, so I guess he didn’t pay much attention to it.”
On the other hand, there is a small-budget comedy film with an investment of no more than 10 million, starring Xu Zheng and Wang Baohao.
On the other side is a comedy blockbuster with a total investment of more than 55 million. It is the strongest happy event series that has created a miracle at the Lunar New Year box office in Hong Kong.
Strong and weak are distinct, the advantage is mine!
Huang Baiming, Chen Jiashang and others opened the champagne in advance.
Most people in the circle also think the same way.
“The film market in January is a bit sluggish. “The New Shaolin Temple” has been rushed out. “The Road” may be strangled by “The Greatest Happening 2011” and “The Green Hornet”.”
“But as a low-cost comedy, the trailer has good laughs. It shouldn’t be difficult to recover the cost. The box office is expected to be over 30 million, with a ceiling of 50 million.”
“Zhou Yutang doesn’t seem to be starring. ? He is still filming "A League of Thieves". "It will be released soon. Let's wait and see."
Countless filmmakers in the circle are waiting to watch the show.
Mainly films that have been produced by Zhou Yutang before, including nominal producers.
"Those Years", which had the lowest box office, was a low-budget youth film. The final box office was ranked among the top five of the year at that time, and it caused a youth storm on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
This film "A Man on the Road" is surrounded by strong enemies. No matter how you look at it, it may create a new low in his career.
At the end of January, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards in Beverly Hills. For best foreign language film, "Tangshan Earthquake" recommended by the General Administration, representing Hong Kong Both "The Thief of Time" and "Manga", which represented the Wan Province region, were not selected.
Chinese-language films still have not found a way to enter the finals at the Oscars.
To this.
Zhou Yutang was not surprised at all.
Although Oscars are said to be fair, how can there be absolute fairness in the world?
What flavor do the judges prefer?
Subject matter such as race, color, and gender.
Furthermore, if you want to win awards, you cannot do without public relations.
What he pays more attention to is "Black Swan". This movie is really amazing.
As the New Year approaches, the crew is completing filming every day.
Zeng Li has also finished filming. This year she will go back to her hometown in Jingcheng, Hunan Province to celebrate the New Year, and may go on a trip abroad with her sister.
Thanks to "The Legend of Zhen Huan", a popular TV series outside the industry, Li Jie is now nicknamed "Empress" by insiders, and she has been connected to more than ten endorsements in one go.
The crew was a little deserted, but Fan Xiaopang was still there.
In order to attend brand events, she took several leaves before the year and had several scenes. She is expected to spend the Chinese New Year with Zhou Yutang on the set.
“The box office is out!”
Zhou Yutang was communicating with Wen Muye about the shooting situation when he heard Fan Xiaopang scream.
Seeing that the eyes of the people next to him turned to him, Fan Xiaopang looked a little shocked: "28.8 million on the first day."
"Not bad, higher than "New Shaolin Temple""
Zhou Yutang He nodded and said calmly.
That unconcerned look made Fan Xiaopang roll his eyes: "I hate it!"
Zhou Yutang only found out later after posting complaints on the Internet that Teacher Fan was the same. One of the producers of "New Shaolin Temple".
Teacher Fan's name can be seen at the end of the movie, but according to her, when she took on the film, her remuneration was converted into investment share.
Now it seems that all her hard work was in vain and she can’t even drink the soup.
“Almost 30 million on the first day!”
Fan Xiao Fatty looked at Zhou Yutang with envy that was almost overflowing.
The call from Baldy Xu also came in quickly, and he was so excited that even his voice trembled: "Yu Tang, 28.8 million on the first day."
"I just saw it."
Zhou Yutang held the hand and chuckled: "Are you still in Hunan Province now?"
The production cost of "People on the Road" was 10 million, and subsequent publicity The cost was 18 million, and Zhou Yutang even went out of his way to say hello to Han Sanping, Wanda and other theaters with whom he had close relationships.
There are many dragons to cross the river during the Lunar New Year period, but Zhou Yutang still has some face. The basic film schedule will be guaranteed within a few days of the premiere. As for the follow-up film schedule, it depends on the quality of the film.
After all, theaters also want to make money. If the quality is not good, it is impossible to lose money to play with Zhou Yutang.
"Yes, Bao Zheng and I are both here. We will go to the next theater immediately."
Xu Zheng's voice could not conceal his excitement.
This film was shot in Hunan Province, so we attach great importance to the propaganda work of Hunan Province.
After the promotion over there, we continued to run road shows across the country.
He simply reported the situation to Zhou Yutang and hung up the phone.
This is nearly 30 million on the first day.
The exhaustion accumulated by Bald Xu after running the road show for a whole day was wiped away.
Excited, he punched the air.
This winter is a bit cold.
But his heart was hotter than boiling water.
"Produced by Zhou Yutang, it is still a high-quality product. What the Chinese film market lacks is not blockbusters, but small and medium-cost films with sincerity."
"Bao's crow's mouth really made me laugh to death, Xu Zheng is so funny. I plan to play it again with my family during the Chinese New Year. "
"It's funny and not artificial. It's a bit like "A World Without Thieves" + "Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots"."
"Bao Hao. Drinking milk before the security check reminds me that I once drank a whole bottle of drink before the security check.”
The online ratings came out soon, and Zhou Yutang didn’t even have to check it himself. Fan Xiaopang paid great attention to this movie. The performance of the movie is automatically broadcast next to it,
"Maoyan's rating is 9.7, Douban's rating is 8.5, and Time.com's rating is 8.2. Yu Tang, how much money do you want to make? I've seen all the good reviews online."
"It's not bad."
"Is this okay!?"
Fan Xiaopang was speechless.
Nearly 30 million on the first day, look at the reviews of online movies.
It's clear that the film has a bright future ahead of it.
Zhou Yutang glanced at her and filled a glass: "Among the movies I have made, the first-day box office was a little better than "Those Years"."
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Fan Xiaopang rolled her eyes. If Wen Muye wasn't still there, she would have really wanted to pounce on this man and bite him to death.
But after thinking about it, Zhou Yutang was telling the truth, and she couldn't find a reason to refute it.
"Sword Rain" broke 30 million on its first day, "Alone" and "Big Shot" broke records in a row, and "Let the Bullets Fly" was also a huge hit.
Facts proved.
Teacher Fan still has a good vision. After the box office of 28.8 million on the first day, the box office on the second day of release was 34.2 million, and the box office on the third day was 38.85 million. The box office has become popular all the way.
Within three days of release, the box office of "On the Road" exceeded 100 million!
“This is not scientific.”
It’s still this small Xiangjiang gang headed by Chen Jia Shang and Huang Bai Ming.
Only there was no champagne this time.
The smiles on their faces also disappeared.
According to the movie box office data report sent by Enlight Pictures with detailed statistics, this small gang of Hong Kong people was silent and all stunned,
"The box office of "The Lost Road" It has exceeded 100 million in three days, and it may become the strongest dark horse in the Lunar New Year period.”
(End of this chapter)