Chapter 273: Special Effects Ambition at the Celebration Banquet
After the filming of "Thieves Alliance" was completed, it entered the editing process.
Zhou Yutang took the time to attend the celebration banquet of "On the Road" with Gao Yuanyuan, who had just returned from filming.
"Yu Tang, you're finally here."
Guangtou Xu was waiting at the door and was on the phone. When he saw Zhou Yutang arriving, his eyes lit up behind his lenses.
He quickly hung up the phone and came over with a smile on his face.
Seeing Gao Yuanyuan showing closeness to Zhou Yutang, she immediately withdrew her gaze and her attitude was as fawning as before.
He is also an old Jianghu who has been in the industry for many years. Naturally, he knows Gao Yuanyuan. After saying a simple hello, he happily talked to Zhou Yutang about the things he encountered during the road show.
"Yu Tang, what do you think of the sequel?"
"Don't worry."
Zhou Yutang shook his head and laughed: "The movie is still being screened. Come over to the company for a meeting next week. The screenwriting department is working on the script."
"Hey, I didn't expect this movie to have such a high box office. "
Bald Xu touched his head, which was as bright as a light bulb, laughed twice, and started making his usual rainbow fart: "In the final analysis, Yu Tangqian still has a unique vision."
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Gao Yuanyuan felt a little nauseous, but Zhou Yutang had already developed resistance and only smiled calmly.
"People on the Road" is directed by Weixin Ye, with Xu Guangtou as deputy.
Now Baldy Xu knows that the Jon series has great potential, and Zhou Yutang has asked him to direct the sequel. He is probably thinking about progress and is eager to start filming the sequel immediately.
Zhou Yutang is also happy to see the success.
In the beginning, I spent a small amount of money to accomplish big things.
The copyright of the "囧" series is in his hands, and Baldy Xu also works for him.
Baldy Xu entered the venue chatting and laughing, and there were a bunch of acquaintances who came up to say hello, and there were also people who were not very familiar but wanted to get close,
"Mr. Zhou, congratulations on your box office success. ”
“Director Zhou, we have the opportunity to work together. ”
Like stars over the moon.
Familiar or not.
The faces of these insiders all had kind smiles, and their eyes were almost overflowing with envy.
Half a month ago, no one would have thought that "The Journey", a small, low-budget film, would achieve such amazing results after being so dark.
After raking in a box office of 239 million in the first week, the box office trend weakened in the second week, but it still took in a box office of 141 million. It can be said that the strongest dark horse of the year broke through 400 million. It can be said that there is no suspense.
Four hundred million is a long way from Zhou Yutang's towering mountain-like highest box office record, and it is not as amazing as "Let the Bullets Fly".
But this is to take advantage of the head of a group of powerful opponents during the Lunar New Year period, and to be ranked in the top ten of the year.
The most important thing is that this film has a total investment cost of 10 million, but it can achieve such a return on investment.
Zhou Yutang’s investment was once again called the hand of God by the film and television industry.
Getting out of the politeness and greetings, and letting Bald Xu greet him, Zhou Yutang found Huang Xiaoming who was chatting and laughing with Qin Lan.
There is a reason why Huang Xiaoming has good connections.
As long as he is invited, he will go to the premieres of big-budget movies in the industry, as well as some celebration banquets and other occasions.
After lightly glancing at Qin Lan, who was holding Huang Xiaoming's arm in an affectionate manner, Zhou Yutang knew in his heart that the two of them were probably reunited.
Qin Lan smiled generously and said: "Hello, Yu Tang."
"Hello, Sister Qin Lan."
Zhou Yutang also smiled and nodded: "Brother Xiao Ming , Thank you for your hard work. You just finished filming in Xiangjiang."
"Your movie is a hit, so I'm here to cheer you up."
Huang Xiaoming smiled and hugged Zhou Yutang: "How is the post-production of "Thieves Alliance" going?"
"I'm working on it now. I'm just here to be lazy tonight."
"Slow down. "Slow down, don't work too hard, your health is important."
Zhou Yutang chatted with this brother for a while, and was pulled over by the big dog brother.
No way, he doesn't often attend gatherings in the circle, and it's rare to even meet many acquaintances.
He was the absolute protagonist of the celebration tonight, so he naturally received a lot of attention.
"Brother Big Dog, Pony has been gaining momentum recently. "Love" has been a hit at the box office and there is a crazy scramble for PE funds."
"Haha, these are all small scenes for me. If I don’t catch you, a dark horse will break through the Lunar New Year stalls, awesome!”
Big Dog Brother said with a hearty smile: “Come on, let me introduce you to some new friends.”
Zhou Yutang. Only then did I realize that in addition to the contracted directors and screenwriters of Galloping Horse, Zhang Yibai, Chen Ergou, and others, senior fellow Chen Er, who was born in the film school, and Big Dog's number one general Zhong Lifang were also there.
There were also many people in the capital circle, including Wang Ran, CEO of Yikai Capital, Shi Libin, president of Tianchuang Film and Television, and others. They all came over to congratulate each other with smiles on their faces.
“Congratulations, Mr. Zhou, on the box office success.”
It seems that Xiaoma’s financing is going very smoothly.
Zhou Yutang took a glance and saw that Big Dog Brother seemed to have some friendship with these capital circles, and he knew it well.
Speaking of the movie "Border Storm", the two had communicated before that Jiangdong Entertainment and Pony Galloping would each get 40% of the share, and the remaining 20% would come from Yunnan Province.
The Yunnan Province also has a semi-official unit with Big Dog connections.
Big Dog Brother put his arms around Zhou Yutang's shoulders and said with a smile: "Chen Er is asking me for someone. I can't be your master, so you come and talk to him."
"Big Dog Brother , my schedule is up.”
“If I don’t find you, I can’t afford the money if I want to find you.”
Big Dog made a joke to everyone around him. They all laughed too.
Now Zhou Yutang's celebrity status is basically at the top of the entertainment industry pyramid. The asking price for the film is 20 million, plus the box office profit share, which is equivalent to half of the investment in this movie.
Director Chen Er smiled and said: "Director Zhou, I want Zhang Songwen to take over this script. Can you help arrange it?" "Zhang Songwen?"
Zhou Yutang was slightly startled, then nodded cheerfully: "No problem, how are you finding other characters?"
This is a good script. The male protagonist is a flour seller, and It's quite a test of acting skills.
"Thank you, Director Zhou!"
Chen Er shook his head: "I haven't decided yet, but I want Ni Dahong to play the dentist."
"Ni Dahong is a good actor."
Zhou Yutang nodded slightly. The performance of Lao Yan Song in "The Ming Dynasty" can be said to be down to the bone.
“Yu Tang, are you interested in making a big deal together?”
After chatting for a while, Zhou Yutang felt a little moved when he saw Big Dog's mysterious look: "Are we going to take action?"
Big Dog had said that he was interested in special effects companies more than once before.
I also went to the United States to inspect Digital Domain, the D2 company, also called Digital Domain.
This is a special effects company founded by truck driver Cameron, which has produced "Titanic", "Terminator", "Lord of the Rings 1", "The Day After Tomorrow", "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", "Transformers" 》 series and other blockbusters, holds 7 Oscar awards, and its overall strength has always been at the top level of Hollywood.
“If you want to play, play big.”
Big Dog Brother's eyes were filled with ambition: "Yu Tang, what do you mean, do you want to do it together and directly spend money to acquire the digital field?"
This guy has probably invested several hundred million, and he speaks very tough words.
Zhou Yutang shook his head and chuckled: "Now, the time is not ripe yet. If you wait another year or two, the price will be at least 50% lower than what you get now."
"Mr. Zhou, are you there? Are you kidding?”
A boss in the capital circle couldn’t help but asked: “I got the news here and hired a professional management team over there to prepare for diversified development”
"Haha, let's take a look again."
Zhou Yutang smiled and said nothing, and did not explain much.
He wanted to be a special effects company and used a lot of resources to do the background work.
Special effects companies are worth investing in. Domestic special effects companies such as Longxiang Taihe, Crystal Stone, BaseFX, Perfect, and Viewpoint all have decent profits.
Outsourcing in North America, and even Industrial Light and Magic projects, are done domestically.
As far as D2 is concerned, the most valuable thing is nothing more than its core special effects business and Canadian special effects studio.
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Coming out of the celebration banquet.
Qin Lan got into Huang Xiaoming's car and asked curiously: "Aren't Zhou Yutang and Mimi a couple? Why are they in love with Gao Yuanyuan again?"
Huang Xiaoming started the car with a slight expression on his face. He twitched: "Is he with Yang Mi?"
"Probably not."
Qin Lan swept the hair beside his ear and said casually: "But it should be a bit ambiguous. I happened to be in Hengdian during the Chinese New Year, and we chatted when I went to visit Yang Mi. When I saw Zhou Yutang, I felt that her reaction was a bit wrong."
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Huang Xiaoming's hand shook, the steering wheel tilted, and he almost hit the curb on the side of the road.
Yu Tang, ah Yu Tang, you shouldn’t call me brother.
I should call you brother. Everyone came from film school. Why are you so showy?
“Because of love, you will not be sad easily, so everything is happy.”
Zhou Yutang did not drink tonight, but Xu Guangtou blocked it. Gao Yuanyuan had a few drinks. At this time, he was leaning on Zhou Yutang's shoulder, humming softly, his cheeks flushed, and he looked a little excited.
“Yu Tang, what’s the name of this song?”
“How can you sing it if you don’t know the name?”
"I listened to the assistant's cell phone ringtone by chance, and I thought it sounded pretty good."
"It's really good. The song is called "Because of Love" and is also the theme song of the movie "Will Love"."
Zhou Yutang Naturally, I have heard of this new song sung by the Queen of Heaven and instant noodle head Yi Xun.
After its launch, it quickly became popular and reached the top of major music charts.
Xu Cainv's "Love to the End" is quite sentimental and has attracted a lot of publicity. It is also a strong rival of "The Journey" at the same time. After taking 18.7 million box office on the first day, it reversed the trend on the second day. It has the potential to close another 23.4 million, and the box office trend is quite good.
Xing Aina participated in the screenwriting work of this film, and Ning Hao also guest-starred as a policeman.
Arrived home.
Zhou Yutang was lying on the sofa thinking about the special effects company.
Previously, he used a lot of resources and connections to send Guo Fan and other future special effects teams of Jiangdong Entertainment to the D2 headquarters for a visit and study.
Guo Fan often sends emails to report to him, saying that he met various technical experts there and experienced the display and explanation of the latest technology.
He is like a sponge, greedily absorbing the knowledge of the most advanced technology over there.
Zhou Yutang plans to set up a technical training institution to first improve the technical level of Jiangdong Entertainment’s special effects personnel.
Then we start from the production tool level and get to the top of the global industry.
In the final analysis.
Foreigners are unreliable.
No matter how good things are from abroad.
After all, you still have to rely on your own people.
Zhou Yutang’s goal is still to develop his own special effects power.
I was so nauseous watching the game at night that I took a long time
(End of this chapter)