Chapter 464: In the new era, make a lot of money while lying down
Whether it is a person or a job, Zhou Yutang has never been superficial and said a few nice words.
At that time, he was a blockbuster and won the Academy Award, and Lao Zou spent a lot of favors behind his back.
When I came to visit Zou Wenhuai this time, I even brought snacks from Lao Zou Zhongyi.
Arrived at the Zou family mansion.
The servant led Zhou Yutang in. Old Zou was quite leisurely, sitting on a wicker chair in the small courtyard of his private house, enjoying tea and enjoying the flowers.
"Mr. Zou is getting more energetic."
Zhou Yutang smiled and handed over the snacks: "Your favorite cucumber sandwich and sponge cake from the Peninsula Hotel."
Old man Zou seems to be more energetic than in the past two years.
“Ah Tang, thanks to you, my health is not bad.”
Zou Wenhuai stood up on his own initiative, smiling so much that all the wrinkles on his face relaxed, and greeted warmly: "Sit down quickly, sit down quickly."
The old Filipino maid who had followed Lao Zou for decades looked at him in surprise.
Even the children of the Zou family are not treated like this. Who is this handsome young man?
“It still tastes the same.”
It is said that people feel refreshed during happy events, and this is indeed true.
Lao Zou was originally worried that he would have no successor, but he made a fool of himself and put his treasure on Zhou Yutang, and actually got an unexpected huge reward.
His daughter Zou Zhongyan, working with Zhou Yutang, has already established a firm foothold in Hollywood, and even achieved results that he could not achieve at the beginning.
Not only has Zhou Yutang become famous, but Zou Zhongyan has successfully managed two hit projects and is now also a well-known producer there.
At Zou Wenhuai's age, he has gone through ups and downs, fame and fortune are like floating clouds, and all he wants is for future generations.
Zou Zhongyan followed Zhou Yutang around, and Zou Wenhuai was naturally very happy because he was so successful,
The Filipino maid made two cups of coffee, and Zou Wenhuai ate snacks: "Recently, there has been a huge quarrel between domestic distributors and theaters over the issue of bill sharing. Ah Tang, you are doing the right thing. Stay out of the matter and don't go into this muddy water. "
"Mr. Zou is in Xiangjiang and has a clear view of the situation in the mainland. "
Zhou Yutang also tasted the sandwich, and it was indeed better than the one made by Da Meiyuan.
"Haha."
Zou Wenhuai took a sip of coffee: "I read the news occasionally. The mainland film industry has been very busy recently."
Believe it or not, you are a ghost.
Zhou Yutang knew that although the old man Zou Wenhuai was old and frail, he paid attention to the development of mainland film and television.
The vision is still there, and some things can be seen very clearly.
The battle between publishers and theaters for splitting accounts continues.
First, the distributors of several Lunar New Year movies jointly put pressure on the theaters, demanding an increase in the box office share ratio. This was met with strong opposition from the theaters, and the two sides were now in a stalemate.
"How can it be so easy?"
Zou Wenhuai said with a smile: "How can you give out the profits so easily?"
"15% of the mainland box office revenue must be given to theaters Developers, as well as water, electricity, and property, are all big expenses."
"If they are like you and have the ability to make the cake bigger, then it is possible to negotiate. In my opinion, then If the dispute gets bigger, wait until the superiors come out to mediate, and give both sides a few dates to eat."
Old man Zou's thinking is very clear, Zhou Yutang nodded and said, "Mr. Zou's vision of the situation, the younger generation admires it."
"You, you, you."
Zou Wenhuai pointed his fingers and smiled heartily: "This time for the Golden Horse, I heard that your two films have received 12 nominations, and you are very likely to win the award. Ah."
"Not necessarily."
Zhou Yutang said modestly: "I hope I can borrow Zou Lao Jiyan."
The wedding ended last night. , and also went to the wine bureau where Liu Tianwang, the judge of this year's Golden Horse, was sitting. The drunkard's intention was obviously not in the wine.
Old man Zou was secretly cursing and feeling a little emotional at the same time.
Compared with the time when he needed to use favors to pave the way and build momentum, now Zhou Yutang can talk to Boss Yang on an equal footing, and even has more influence in the mainland entertainment industry.
Such a growth rate is simply monstrous.
Didn’t dwell too much on the topic of Golden Horse, Zou Wenhuai asked about the schedule of "Now You See Me", but he was obviously more interested in Hollywood projects: "Ah Tang, I heard Two series have been approved over there.”
“Well, I’m going to go take a look after the Golden Horse Festival is over.”
"You got a license from Warner, are you planning to make a superhero blockbuster?"
Zou Wenhuai didn't have a big appetite, so he tasted it briefly. He held a cup of coffee and said with interest: "This is a good idea. "
"It's not a superhero blockbuster."
Zhou Yutang explained with a smile: "It will probably be a literary-themed movie. I just have this idea at the moment. I have too many projects and scripts. I haven’t started doing it yet, I’ll have to go over there and check it out.”
“Do it well, you are growing up in the best era and there is a very good film market.”
Zou Wenhuai said sincerely: "I hope that I, an old man, can still live to see you make more blockbusters than Hollywood."
"Mr. Zou, it is me and Sister Zou who work together. Without her, I would "Uncertain."
"I don't know how much she weighs?"
Zou Wenhuai wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and said slowly.
“Haha.”
Zhou Yutang chuckled softly: "Mr. Zou is in such good health, there will be a chance."
Zou Wenhuai is old after all. After only chatting for two hours, he felt a little weak. When he saw the old Filipino servant coming up After delivering the medicine, Zhou Yutang stood up and left with great discernment.
On the way back, he still couldn't forget Zou Wenhuai's eyes that looked back on the past, which contained very strong emotions.
Perhaps it is because of the influence of the times.
The older generation of filmmakers all yearn for Hollywood on the other side of the ocean.
Not only Zou Wenhuai, but also Han Sanping also often inquired about projects in Hollywood. Borrow a boat to go to sea, plant a flag and become famous.
That seems to be a sign of success.
Until now.
There are still many Chinese people who still think America is paradise.
As long as it's something from abroad, it's good.
Limited by the backward social environment at that time, this is true to a certain extent.
But some people cannot get up after kneeling for a long time, and may even think, how can I stand up and stand with the noble men.
Zhou Yutang turned his head and squinted at the sunset outside the car window.
The sunset.
The orange-red light seems to reflect the world of the new era.
The popularity of weddings of the century continues.
After the wedding banquet is held in Xiangjiang, there will be another one in the flower capital of the Mainland. On the 18th, there will be another banquet in Baoding, the home of the Diving Queen.
This grand event has dominated the headlines of the entire entertainment page for several days.
After Zhou Yutang took care of the affairs in Xiangjiang, he flew back to the capital directly without getting lost in the gentle hometown of Hong Kong girls.
The publisher and the theaters had a heated argument, which soon alerted Mr. Tong from the General Administration.
This time the General Administration held a meeting to issue gold medals urgently. Zhou Yutang first went to Han Sanping: "Mr. Han, what's going on?"
"There is something good."
Han Sanping She put her arms around his shoulders with a smile and whispered a few words.
“Is there such a good thing?”
When Zhou Yutang heard this, he was immediately stunned.
As Zou Wenhuai said, the distributor and the theaters were at loggerheads, and it was the higher-ups who came to mediate.
This time, after discussions at several conferences, the higher-ups have spoken, confirming that they will vigorously support and promote the development of the film industry.
It was finally determined that the General Administration would take the lead and the Film Special Assets Committee would implement and encourage the production and screening of domestic films.
The people who came to the meeting were all acquaintances.
"Mr. Zhou, have you just come back from Xiangjiang?"
"Well, Mr. Yu, don't work too hard. I see you are tired and thin."
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Managers from Huayi, Guangguang, Xingmei, Bona and other companies were there, as well as representatives from the theaters, making the entire conference room full.
“.In order to promote the prosperity and development of Chinese films, as of the beginning of this year, for well-produced domestic films with box office revenue between 50 million and 100 million, we will award a support fund of 1 million!”
"Between 100 million and 300 million, the reward is 2 million; between 300 million and 500 million, the reward is 5 million!"
"Between 500 million and 1 billion, the reward is 8 million, and between 1 billion and 15 Time, reward 10 million yuan!”
“Box office exceeds 1.5 billion, reward 15 million yuan!”
Without any nonsense, Mr. Tong gave a speech, and it was Wang Zha who came up.
The ups and downs of the voice caused an uproar in the large conference room.
Coming!
Zhou Yutang, who had learned the inside information in advance, turned his pen with one hand and supported his chin with the other hand, covering his quietly raised mouth.
The people who could sit in this venue were all human beings. They knew very well what this meant. They were stunned by this bombshell in an instant and began to calculate their own interests and gains.
“Isn’t this a gift to Zhou Yutang?”
“He has two movies with a box office of over 1 billion this year, and "Xiu Chun Dao", which was just released, has a box office of At more than 500 million, the box office of "Search" is not low."
"There will be another movie "Now You See Me" coming soon."
After settling the accounts, everyone was talking in low voices, and many eyes seemed to be attracted by magnets, all falling on Zhou Yutang.
Bang bang bang!
Mr. Tong knocked on the table and continued: "Here, I would like to say a few words, especially to praise Zhou Yutang. As long as you work hard to achieve results, you deserve recognition."
"Also, In terms of theaters, the bureau also provides support. For theaters whose domestic film box office revenue reaches more than 50% of the total revenue throughout the year, the Special Assets Committee will return 100% of the special film funds paid for screening domestic films. If the box office is between 45% and 50%, the special funds will be refunded. 80%”
Representatives from the theater chain were also overjoyed.
Zhou Yutang also owns more than 20 movie theaters, which can be regarded as a small profit.
Wanda’s Ye Ning smiled like a pout.
Since Wanda reached a cooperation agreement with Zhou Yutang through Lu Zheng, the two parties have become strategic partners.
When arranging films, Wanda will of course take extra care of its own people, which is the hidden rule of the game in the industry.
After the meeting, everyone looked happy and satisfied.
Looking at Zhou Yutang again, I felt a little uncomfortable again.
This is like the General Administration issuing a big red envelope during the Chinese New Year. I grabbed two or three yuan, and others directly pocketed several hundred yuan more.
Mr. Xiao Wang's tone was sour: "This time, he made a lot of money."
"Who makes people have good performance?"
Fatty Yu was also jealous.
Others make a lot of money, but you make a small profit, which is equivalent to losing money.
Zhou Yutang did not participate in this competition between the publisher and the theaters. Now he is quietly making a fortune, making a lot of money while lying down.
Collecting tens of millions at a time big red envelope.
Who is not jealous and envious?
(End of this chapter)