Chapter 378 The aroma of dollar bills, the professional uncle
After the casting was confirmed, the official website of Jiangdong Entertainment quickly announced the cast of "Celebrating More Than Years".
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
This is a large-scale S-level costume drama production controlled by Jiangdong Entertainment with a total investment of over 100 million. It has been in preparation for more than half a year and has been hyped for countless rounds.
What is more surprising is that the previously hotly anticipated Liu Tianxian and Liu Shishi were not candidates for the female lead. Jiangdong Entertainment's popular young actress Li Yao succeeded in taking the role.
In addition to these main actors, Du Yuming, Guo Jingfei, Li Shang, Cui Peng and other powerful actors have also joined.
Director Kong Sheng was specially invited from Noon Sunshine with the help of troops.
Such a lineup requires traffic and traffic, and the rest are all capable members.
Of course, it is inevitable that some people in the original work will be disappointed. Except for Zhou Yutang and Chen Daoming, who are not controversial, the other characters are controversial.
The black spots have already begun.
I have never heard of Xin Zhilei, so he must have been chosen by Zhou Gou according to unspoken rules.
There is also Li Yan. During the Chinese New Year, I heard that a local from Shanghai saw the two of them getting into the car and going home together.
The same goes for Ni Ni. At the Berlin Film Festival not long ago, an entertainment reporter photographed the two of them chatting happily in the hotel. They are definitely having an affair.
Zhou Yutang didn't pay any attention to these comments from the outside world.
The cast schedule of "Celebrating More Than Years" has been communicated, and filming is scheduled to start in late March.
In the past few days, "Celebrating More Than Years" has caused a storm in the TV drama circle, but the movie market is deserted.
The March schedule is basically dominated by low-budget films, but "Sister Tao" still made its way among the low-budget films.
After 4 days of release, the box office has exceeded 32 million, surpassing the Chinese films of the same period and creating the best result in the history of director Xu Anhua.
You know, this is a box office that relies entirely on word-of-mouth without investing much publicity resources.
Now Liu Tianwang and Xu Anhua are leading the crew on road shows across the country. Zhou Yutang did not participate in the promotion of the film because he received the notice.
The post-production of "The Conjuring" he collaborated with New Line Company was completed. Zou Zhongyan, the spokesman there, first sent an email to report the situation, and then New Line Company's major shareholder Bob also kindly invited Zhou Yutang to come over.
Zhou Yutang is one of the producers and investors, and has a certain say in the films they collaborate on. These are all written in the contract.
After arranging the things at hand, Zhou Yutang flew to the other side of the ocean.
This time, old man Bob personally picked him up at the airport and talked about the release of the movie along the way.
"Zhou, congratulations on winning the Best Director Award in Berlin. I am full of confidence in our cooperation."
Bob, the old man, had obviously seen the film, and he smiled like he was curled up: "James did a great job, you will know it when you see it."
The James the old man mentioned is not the Big Three of the Heat. That little emperor is Wen Ziren’s English name.
Zhou Yutang followed the old man to the viewing room of New Line Company. People from Warner, including director James Wan and several main creators, were there.
I simply said hello and started watching the movie without any more nonsense.
Zhou Yutang held his chin in his hand, watching with great concentration.
I have to say.
James Wan is indeed the top talent in making horror films.
In the movie "The Conjuring", the use of light is very clever. From bright warm tones to cold tones, the light darkens, which creates a depressing atmosphere invisibly.
For several key horror scenes, we switched to handheld shooting with slight shaking, which can naturally convey emotions and give the audience strong psychological implications.
The total length of the film is 112 minutes. The entire storyline is advanced step by step and layer by layer. It is weird and scary to watch, but it can give people a strong mental stimulation.
In the end, the Warrens succeeded in exorcising the demon, but there were still foreshadowings left.
After watching the movie, Bob couldn’t wait to ask with a grin: "How was it, Zhou?"
Everyone in the conference room looked relaxed, and some of them were talking softly to the people around them. They discussed, but all their eyes fell on Zhou Yutang.
“A very exciting film.”
Zhou Yutang chuckled softly: “When are you planning to release it?”
"Warner has paid more attention to it and will conduct publicity for a period of time, probably in June."
"I have no objection."
Zhou Yutang was smiling and in a very happy mood. Joy: "If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Zou."
He has a 40% share of this movie. The more Warner pays attention to it and invests more promotional resources, the higher the final box office will be. , he can also earn more Dao Le.
"Purge 2" is already in New Line's film project filing.
As long as "The Conjuring" performs well at the box office, then the Conjuring universe can be opened smoothly, and there is so much content that can be explored.
Stayed in Hollywood for two days.
Discussed with James Wan the filming of the film and the follow-up story of the Conjuring universe.
James Wan is very interested in this series.
Zhou Yutang also felt that he had benefited a lot.
Then I went to Warner Bros. to see the top special effects team there.
Due to the strategic cooperation agreement signed, Zhou Yutang’s Vision Media sends a team here every year for exchanges and learning. In addition, top-notch equipment is continuously shipped back to China, which is enough for his Vision Media to firmly establish the special effects of the Celestial Dynasty. position at the forefront of the company.
"Zhou, you Chinese people are really rich. A company from China is already planning to spend money to buy AMC."
"AMC must have a lot of debt."
“It is not expected to be less than 2 billion U.S. dollars, so I said that the Chinese people are rich.”
Bob has been around Hollywood for decades. He is a local snake and is very well-informed.
Before leaving, Zhou Yutang couldn't help but sigh at Wanda's wealth when talking about this matter.
Last year, Wanda Pharaoh also signed an agreement with the Chinese Football Association to spend heavily to support the revitalization of Chinese football, prepare to acquire teams abroad, and send good domestic talents there.
Wanda Pharaoh has a true love for football.
The idea is beautiful, but the reality is definitely not that easy to implement. However, we are now in a friendly and cooperative relationship. The stronger the friendly forces are, the better it will be for Zhou Yutang.
As we were about to arrive at the airport, we talked about things at Warner: "Zhou, director Nolan has officially decided not to direct DC movies, but he recommended Zack Snyder."
Zhou Yutang has watched "Dawn of the Dead" directed by Zuckerberg, which is considered a classic zombie movie here in the United States. He also got inspiration from it and wrote several zombie movie scripts.
"After evaluation by Warner's senior management, he will be allowed to take charge of the "Superman" project."
Old Bob spread his hands and said a little apologetically: "You know Yes, the water here in Warner is very deep, and my words don’t have much weight.”
"Although the Joker is very popular, he is a villain after all. Several senior executives there strongly opposed it and thought it was a terrible proposal."
Bob cursed: "Those damn fools, They only know about internal struggles and have no idea what kind of miracles you can create. I will try my best to work on this matter..."
"If we get the copyright, we will do it together."< br>
Zhou Yutang chuckled indifferently: "Bob, I am even more looking forward to the release of "The Conjuring" now. I can't wait to see how it performs at the box office."
"Of course."
Old Bob took out a bottle of champagne from the car refrigerator, opened it with a bang, and poured a glass for himself and Zhou Yutang. The glasses collided crisply:
“Here’s to our cooperation!”
All over the air.
It seems that the ink aroma of US dollar bills is freely diffused.
Zhou Yutang came back from the United States and flew directly to the Magic City.
The building of Mingjie Company is already in the finishing stage, and now the moving plan is on the agenda.
But this time we met in the old building rented by the company.
Zhou Yutang, Tian Ming and another investor from Bilibili discussed the development of the video website.
Bilibili, affectionately called a small broken site by netizens, is in its infancy after receiving investment from Zhou Yutang and Tian Ming. Of course, it is not as big as LeTV, Youku, etc. which are booming in terms of size. Several video website giants.
However, this cultural community, which is highly interactive, sharing and secondary creation, has also found a new way and gradually entered the lives of the entire young group.
Have you seen the ghost video?
Tian Ming's head hurt when he saw it, and Zhou Yutang didn't quite understand what young people were playing, but he was shocked when he saw the barrage of crazy videos on the screen.
He put "Reply 1997" online exclusively on Station B, which also brought countless young viewers to the platform.
So far, each episode of this drama has been viewed in the millions, and there are tens of thousands of real-time comments floating above the video, which is already vaguely like the peak period of Station A in the past.
“I have always felt that although the second dimension is not mainstream culture now, it will definitely be among young people in the future...”
This man who wears glasses and looks like a standard programmer, although he is only in his thirties, looks extremely mature, like a harmless middle-aged uncle.
In fact, he is a general under Rebus. He set up his own business the year before last and co-founded Kingsoft Network, the predecessor of Cheetah Mobile, and has almost reached the position of leader in the industry.
Now, he has another identity, that is, one of the shareholders of Station B.
It can be seen that Chen Rui has a deep knowledge and understanding of the two-dimensional circle.
He spoke in a neither hasty nor slow manner, and also used hand gestures. Several two-dimensional professional terms popped out of his mouth from time to time, making Zhou Yutang and Tian Ming nod frequently.
The two looked at each other with unclear expressions on their faces.
Now, this is called professionalism.
Tian Ming was born in the system, while Zhou Yutang focused on the entertainment industry.
Chen Rui’s experience in the Internet industry and understanding of the content ecology can help station B optimize its content and user experience, thereby enhancing the value of station B.
In short, this uncle is very professional and has the ability to run Bilibili.
"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Tian, my idea is not very mature, that's probably it. Do you have any opinions?"
Chen Rui pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, his mouth was almost dry, and he stopped. He took a sip of water and asked.
He also respects Zhou Yutang and Tian Ming enough.
One has a profound background, and the other started from scratch and achieved what he is today.
Although Chen Rui also holds part of the shares and has a certain say, Zhou Yutang and Tian Ming are the big bosses behind station B.
"Xiaoyu, play the PPT."
Zhou Yutang gave the order, and Mao Xiaoyu, who had dark circles under his eyes, quickly played the PPT that he had stayed up late to make in the United States. The movements were so familiar that it was shocking.
“Now the price of copyright is not high, you can hoard a batch of copyrights, don’t consider the commercial monetization ability first, find ways to increase the content production capacity of the up master, optimize content production, and expand the user scale of the entire video website”< br>
Zhou Yutang also did research in advance.
We will benchmark Station B against foreign YouTube operations, and later spend money on creative incentives and so on.
All kinds of new ideas gave Uncle Chen a sense of enlightenment.
Completely fascinated, a look of admiration suddenly appeared on the chubby face: "Mr. Zhou, what you said makes so much sense!"
This time it was a little bit better. unfortunately.
As soon as Zhou Yutang arrived in Shanghai, Liu Shishi joined the team.
This is a martial arts drama, and he will also participate in the major film project "Fuji Detective" controlled by Enlight.
Except that the heroine is Liu Shishi, the Kung Fu Emperor returns to the world in order to support his godson's coat of arms. There are also stars from all over the Taiwan Strait and three places to support the cast. It can be called a luxury cast.
Zhou Yutang thought the script was average, but Cai Yinong was very moved because the money offered by Guangguang was really too much...
I accepted it immediately. Zhou Yutang said hello to Li Xiaoping, who is The producer of "Fuji Detective" will naturally take care of Liu Shishi during the filming process.
“Boss, Sister Shi Shi is not here.”
After taking his assistant to Lao Hu’s Japanese food shop to show off his face and get paid for whoring, Mao Xiaoyu was satisfied: “Shall we go back directly? ? I book a flight.”
"You're all here, let's go visit Tang Yan."
A slight smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Yutang's mouth: "Long time no see, let's give her a surprise."
(End of this chapter)