Chapter 541 Unparalleled brilliance, the founder Zhou Yutang
The new official takes office with three things in mind.
For La Pei Kang, who has just assumed the position of head of China Film Group.
This first fire is very crucial, and Zhou Yutang must be the one to light it for him.
Although he had a tight schedule at the end of the year, he still came to the Jiangdong Building several times in person.
I asked Zhou Yutang about the post-production progress of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp".
The method of adding money is really powerful, and the post-production of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" was finally completed ahead of schedule.
After watching the finished film, La Dong was satisfied and also gave some guidance: "Yu Tang, you have to change your name."
Okay, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, there can be no ghosts. .
Zhou Yutang thought for a while and quickly made a decision: "Then it's called "The Secret of Seeking the Dragon."
Make the seal of the hill, touch the golden talisman, and move mountains and mountains to find the dragon's secret.
People light candles, ghosts blow out lamps, and they search for the stars.
These three words "Xunlong Jue" are also the essence of the entire Ghost Blowing Lantern series.
“This is a good name.”
Pei Kang nodded slightly with a hint of approval.
Zhou Yutang was not polite: "Then we will trouble Dong Dong."
"Leave it to me to handle the next thing."
Pei Kang is really afraid of Zhou Yutang Without speaking, he smiled very comfortably: "When the public release is approved, it will be released during the Spring Festival, absolutely no problem."
Since he has spoken, it must be a green light, and the company's publicity plan is all Ready.
Friendship is established through the involvement of interests between you and me.
Talking about the preparation progress of the "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" project, La Pei Kang was also very concerned: "I heard from Director Xu that the filming team has gone north with equipment?"
"Go and shoot first. Let’s see if there are any problems with the venue.”
Zhou Yutang nodded: “We’ll try to decide on the role here and try to start filming before the year.”
In the film and television industry, there is no such thing as celebrating the New Year. .
After the "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" project was established, corresponding visual effects plans have been started.
The army has not moved yet, logistics first. This time the team brought the equipment to test first. After all, the winter in the Northeast is no joke. At this time, the shooting location is at least minus ten degrees. We need to see if the shooting equipment can operate normally.
With Pei Kang's operation, General Manager Guangdong has released the project registration information of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom".
China Film’s official website also has detailed information about the entire project.
"The main theme commercial film "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" has been officially approved for filming."
"Director, Xu Ke, producer, Zhou Yutang."
"Actor, to be determined."
With a huge investment of 200 million, directed by Xu Ke and supervised by Zhou Yutang, this S+ production jointly produced by two ace directors quickly set off a tsunami in the industry.
The gods in the circle began to show their magical powers.
Yang Mi was still on the roadshow, so she made the first call to Zhou Yutang,
“Let’s forget it.”
Zhou Yutang is not surprised by Damimi's ambition: "You just finished filming "The Breakup Master", and you have "Tiny Times 3" next, are you busy?"
"Opportunities are rare, Xiao The times can be pushed back."
Damimi's sweet voice sounds like she is coquettish: "Recently, I feel that I can develop into an acting school. Do you think I have a chance? Well? "
Poor Guo Xiaosi was ignored by Damimi.
“To be honest, I think your image is not suitable.”
You don't need to think about it to know that because of the recent explosion of "Charlotte Trouble", everyone around Damimi is full of rainbow farts and is more or less a little bit frivolous.
Zhou Yutang did not coax her, but said very directly: "This time, director Xu's opinion will prevail in hiring people. You can go over and audition, but it's best not to have high expectations."
"Then I'll try it first, but it's okay."
Having tasted the sweetness of "Charlotte Troubles", Yang Mi now has great trust in Zhou Yutang.
As long as it is a film and television production supervised by Zhou Yutang, then go directly.
If there are dates but no dates, if you play the game, you will make a lot of money if you pass the audition. Even if you fail, you will not lose.
This commercial blockbuster with the main theme, except for the wild rivers and lakes, also stars Qinglian, a lady who is like a mountain eagle and dominates the village.
This female character is adapted by Xu Ke from the original work of the female gangster Butterfly Fan. From the village woman Qinglian to Mrs. Yazhai, the character has a full arc and many highlights.
It is Qinglian’s encounters and experiences that drive the development of the entire story.
In a way, this is one of the highlights of the entire movie.
Xu Ke has been thinking about this play for many years. During this period, he wrote several versions of the script and finally settled on this version.
Actually, Zeng Li can also play this role. When she played "Latent", she handled it very well.
It’s just that some of the scenes in this movie are too big. She is wearing a torn cheongsam and being tied to the bed with hemp rope.
Anything about dedicating yourself to art is bullshit.
Zhou Yutang can have fun in private, but he never wants his woman to act in such a role to please the public.
There is no airtight wall in the industry. When the news about the casting of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" came out, it stirred up waves and all the artists in the industry were interested.
Zhou Yutang exchanged ideas with Xu Ke and decided to draw up a rough list first, then invite actors to audition, and finally confirm the roles.
It took 10 days for "Private Order" to exceed 500 million at the box office. Compared with "Charlotte"'s 635 million in a single week, it seemed a bit bleak.
After Andy Lau took on the hit film "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains", he began to have bad luck. First, "Blind Detective" was well received but not a box office success, and it failed miserably at the box office.
This time, "The Storm" was released for the Lunar New Year. He not only starred in it, but also served as a producer and participated in the investment and operation of the entire project.
It grossed 88.3 million in the first weekend, which is considered a good result among Hong Kong films. Considering the production cost of 80 million, it is not difficult to achieve profitability.
But at this time, "Private Customization" and "Charlotte Trouble" are still fighting crazily.
There is also Jackie Chan's "Police Story 2013", Jackie Chan's eldest brother is still young, the box office of the movie exceeded 165 million in the first weekend of release, which also stabilized Liu Tianwang.
Countless people in the industry have focused their attention on "Charlotte Troubles".
This box office trend is even more terrifying than the Thai embarrassing at that time.
The excellent reputation continues to grow, and positive feedback has been fed into the movie box office. The single-day box office revenue is still stable at more than 60 million, showing no sign of weakness.
At this time, "Private Customization" was affected by the film's reputation, and the single-day box office had dropped to about 20 million.
This movie, which did not receive much publicity in its original time and space, under Zhou Yutang's operation, overwhelming publicity resources opened the way and created unparalleled brilliance.
When Feng Xiaogang attended an awards ceremony, he rarely spoke harshly: "I watched the movie "Charlotte" produced by Yu Tang, and it was very good. He is the best in the country. Director and screenwriter. "
"In fact, "1942" lost a lot of money, and this "Private Customization" was made to repay Mr. Wang's favor. "
"I'm very confused now. I can make a casual movie and sell it for money, but I can make a serious movie and not sell it for money. Maybe I have to find an opportunity to learn from Yu Tang. No matter what he does, the projects he does will not be successful." Lose."
When being interviewed recently, Zhou Yutang mentioned that he had watched "Private Customization" and expressed that he admired Teacher Fan Wei's performance.
The sedan chair carries people.
Feng Xiaogang praised others, but felt unhappy in his heart.
The current audience feels strange to him. The Lunar New Year show that used to be able to make all the difference has begun to fail.
Maybe he didn't even realize it.
When time abandons a person, it will not even say goodbye.
The person who was even worse than Feng Xiaogang was Du Haitao.
This fat guy who looks harmless to humans and animals has been completely criticized by netizens after he kneeled down to Quan Zhilong in the Happy Camp program.
“He even went on a trumpet account to engage in passionate online conversations with netizens, but he was caught out.”
"Standing on the wind, it's a bit inflated."
"Boss, how do you think Mango Station will deal with it?"
Ni Ni is quite gossipy, but Zhou Yutang has received some news: "Definitely Xue Zang didn’t run away.”
Now the public opinion is boiling, and the situation may even have a negative impact on Mango Channel.
The interior of the mango was quickly frozen.
This fat guy only knew how to admit his mistakes and apologize after being beaten. It's just that it's easy to kneel down, but it's difficult to stand up.
Some people are sad, and naturally some people are happy.
Wu Jing suddenly posted his wedding photos with Xie Nan on Weibo.
Immediately afterwards, Xie Nan also posted on Weibo: "This is the most beautiful ID photo I have taken. Thank you to so many people who love me, him and us. We have received the certificate!"
"Okay, Brother Jing, this move is fast enough."
After Zhou Yutang saw it, he joked on his Weibo account.
"It's necessary. Soldiers are valuable and quick. When the wedding comes, Boss Zhou will have to give a big red envelope."
Wu Jing's reply was followed by the blessings of many netizens.
One thing that Zhou Yutang admires very much about Wu Jing is his super ability to act. He only tried to help him two days ago, but this brother took action immediately.
As long as it is something he wants to do, he will go all out and do it without hesitation.
This was the case when filming "Wolf Warrior". I went to the military camp to train for several months. No one in the circle could put down the itinerary notice in their hands, not even Zhou Yutang.
"We are very cautious and serious about getting married. I have thought of many ways."
"What specific way?" The reporter was also curious.
“Such as diving to propose, flying a helicopter to propose, and there are many other plans. I want to leave her a good memory.”
Wu Jing smiled honestly: “Then I consulted with Yu Tang.”
"Zhou Yutang also gave you some ideas?" The reporter suddenly became excited.
“He asked me to be simple and sincere. I thought what he said made sense, so I did it. Nan Nan was very touched and thanked Yu Tang for introducing me to Nan Nan.”
Wu Jing has accumulated popularity as a running man, and coupled with the box office hit of "Slaying the Wolf 2", he can be regarded as a Mesozoic actor with high national popularity.
In an exclusive interview with a certain program, he talked about the details of his love and proposal, and mentioned Zhou Yutang. Weibo and some forums were very lively,
“It turns out that Xie Nan was introduced to me by Zhou Yutang. I know Wu Jing, it’s interesting.”
"Now, class representative, please highlight the important points, be sincere and be simple."
"Haha, I want to be as handsome and rich as Zhou Gou, and picking up girls is also a simple way."
"Zu Master, please bow to me as a disciple."
Zhou Yutang didn't know what kind of "ancestor" he had become. He was blocked by Tian Zhuangzhuang in the company.
China Drama has had a lot of contact with him recently.
The approach there was a bit wild, so they first found teacher Liu Tianchi as a lobbyist. Teacher Liu Tianchi was Zu Feng’s lover and had been the acting instructor at Jiangdong Shanxia Academy for many years, so he recommended Jiangdong’s first sister to the school.
Then Zeng Li’s head teacher, Teacher Chang Li, found Tsing Yi Beauty and kindly invited Zeng Li to teach with Zhou Yutang at the Chinese Opera. Chang Li is an old immortal who enjoys a subsidy from the State Council.
It was her turn, and it was hard for Zeng Li to refuse, so she agreed and mentioned the matter in front of Zhou Yutang.
There must be a mole inside Zhongxi, and Nortel quickly got the news.
Nortel pioneer Wang Jinsong took the lead.
This is not Tazhai Dongshu, but Wang Jinsong, the deputy director of the Film Academy, who visited Jiangdong three times and asked Zhou Yutang to come out.
As the top art schools in China, Nortel and China Theater Academy have always been different.
In recent years, Zhou Yutang has been in the limelight and stabilized the drama. If the baby bump is ticked off by the drama, it would be called a great shame and humiliation.
However, Wang Jinsong came several times, but Zhou Yutang never let go, so he sent another veteran Tian Zhuangzhuang to take action.
"Teacher Tian, you look good recently."
Zhou Yutang led Lao Tian to drink tea in the office: "How is "Yang Guifei" doing?"
It's still Teacher Fan's "Yang Guifei" , originally invited Guo Zaiyong, the director of Bangzi, and even the leading actor Yu|yong template Zunlong was invited.
It turned out that Director Bangzi had a crazy idea. He wanted to make a historical comedy and add scenes for his people. He had a bad time with Teacher Fan and was stepped on by Zhou Yutang who used his connections.
Kwak Jae-yong ran back to South Korea with his tail between his legs in despair, leaving a mess behind.
The entire project team was re-established, and finally director Shi Qing was hired. Tian Zhuangzhuang came to assist, and Lao Mouzi also participated and gave a lot of opinions.
"We are still filming. We will finish the filming in the first half of next year. Then I will let you do the post-production."
Tian Zhuangxang put down the tea cup in his hand and changed the subject: " Yu Tang, what do you think about the drama?"
"Teacher, you should know me best."
Zhou Yutang gave him a reassurance: "Sheng. I'm from Nortel, so I'd rather die. I'm so young, I'm not ready to die young, and I've never thought about becoming a teacher."
"With your achievements, age is not a problem. Are you interested in teaching in a school?"
Tian Zhuangzhuang felt funny in his heart.
When I first met Zhou Yutang, his energetic and handsome face almost said that he wanted to make progress, but now he is becoming more mellow.
"That's not allowed."
Zhou Yutang waved his hands repeatedly and said modestly: "Teacher, I feel that I still have a lot of room for improvement, so I won't let others down."
"Don't belittle yourself. In all my years of living, I have never seen anyone at your age who can achieve such results."
When Tian Zhuangzhuang said this, his face was full of joy. It's pride.
Who is not envious and jealous of the old guys in the current circle who can bring out such a long-faced disciple?
While being kindly invited, declined repeatedly, and pulled around, Tian Zhuangzhuang reluctantly accepted the reality: "What you said makes sense. You are indeed too young now. Let's wait two years before talking."
After a pause, Lao Tian continued: "This year's school art exam, can you come back to school as an examiner? Just take the preliminary exam, come here and show your face."
"I'll look at adjusting the next schedule."
Zhou Yutang opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't refuse.
These old men are all old foxes. They are very good at understanding people's hearts, and they can get into trouble if they are not careful.
He is now a benchmark figure in the film school and has a great positive role in promoting the school's enrollment promotion.
Then again, it is not impossible to be an art exam examiner. Although the time is tight, like a girl's breasts, there will always be some squeeze.
At that time, we can still see if there are any good seedlings this year, and then we can directly take them into the company.
I came here all the time, and took Tian Zhuangzhuang to watch the editing work of "Chi Ling". Lao Tian was full of praise and gave some pertinent opinions.
The road must be walked step by step.
Zhou Yutang was not dazzled by the profits from "Charlotte Trouble".
Faced with the overwhelming rainbow farts around him, he still calmed down and continued the post-production of "Chi Ling".
At the same time, Pei Kang started working on "The Secret of the Dragon".
He wanted Zhou Yutang to see his sincerity in wanting to deepen their cooperative relationship.
When Tian Ming came to the capital, it happened to be the first snow of the new year.
He arrived at Zeng Li’s teahouse with familiarity.
It happened that Zhou Yutang had just finished his meeting with Zhang Yiming.
He will basically not interfere with the development of ByteDance through micro-management, and has given Zhang Yiming enough trust and space.
If you want money, give money; if you want people, give others.
Using Zhou Yutang’s connections and resources to pave the way, Byte has also experienced rapid development this year.
First, Yang Zhenyuan, deputy director of Baidu Big Search, was hired, and then he poached machine learning algorithm engineers from core departments such as Baidu and Sohu.
It can be said that the army is strong, and the next step is to continue to expand and become bigger and stronger.
"Mr. Tian, you talk to Mr. Zhou first."
Tian Ming had just arrived at the teahouse, and Zhang Yiming was getting up to leave: "I have a YouTube algorithm talent over there who came for an interview. I have to go back and have a look."
We are all from the same family, and they have met each other before, so there is no need to exchange polite greetings.
Yixing purple clay pots are placed on the square table, with several white jade-colored teacups beside them.
Putting it on the table mat next to the square table, the charcoal fire in the small red clay stove has been lit.
The light curling smoke is light and artistic, quite artistic.
Three generations like Tian Ming are considered top talents in the family, and they even dabble in tea ceremony.
When we arrived in the tea room, the good-looking waiter completed a whole set of pleasing procedures with graceful movements.
He lifted the teacup to the tip of his nose and sniffed it gently, nodding slightly: "Yes, Anxi's top quality Tieguanyin?"
"Brother Ming."
Zhou Yutang laughed: "You know the goods."
This is the goods that Han Jianu bought from Han Sanping's house, and they are not available on the market.
"You can take some with you later."
"Ahem, I think drinking wine tastes better than drinking tea."
Tian Ming put down the teacup, His eyes were clear: "My friend said that the Wolfberry King Medicinal Wine was very good the past few times. Can I make some more?"
"Brother Ming, stay out of sight."
Zhou Yutang patted his chest and agreed: "Your friends are my friends. I will take care of this matter. I have a recipe here. Legend has it that in the past It was spread by the imperial doctor in the palace."
"Real or false?" Tian Ming seemed a little confused and doubtful.
"It is really effective. It can nourish the body and improve energy. Your friend will definitely like it."
Dameiyuan was very concerned about Zhou Yutang's health and booked a year's treatment.
This medicine is not cheap, but according to her, it needs to be taken for a long time to be effective.
Zhou Yutang didn't know if it had any effect, but Da Meiyuan couldn't stand it. A few days ago, Lin Yuner was so tormented that she couldn't get out of bed, and he didn't send her to the airport until the afternoon.
"That's good."
Tian Ming's eyes behind the lenses were like two flashlights lighting up.
Sitting at the same table with close friends and drinking tea is one of the great joys in life.
Speaking of Mingjie's new "Sisters Over Flowers", the ratings reached 1.85% after it was aired on Modou Channel, basically matching the second season of "Flowers and Boys" on Mango Channel.
One fish is more than enough to eat twice. I have already negotiated the copyright with the TV station in South Korea, and I can also earn a fortune in foreign exchange.
At first glance, this ratings may sound lower than that of "The Voice" in previous years, and also lower than that of "Running Man" and "Extreme Challenge", the phenomenal hits in the past two years.
But today, with the rise of the Internet and the beginning of the era of declining ratings, it can be regarded as a rare hit variety show.
The other is the "Happy Comedian" variety show that is cooperating with the Magic Channel. The guest who is now confirmed to participate, Happy Twist, has become so popular with "Charlotte Troubles" that the person in charge of the Magic Channel is laughing crookedly. Mouth.
If everything goes well, we will be able to start recording almost after the year.
While talking about work, Tian Ming put down the tea cup in his hand and asked: "By the way, Yu Tang, is Mr. Li Dagong okay?"
"The rescue is back. Rest at home.”
“Why did you suddenly have a myocardial infarction at such a young age?”
“Even a god can’t handle drinking too much.”
Listening to Zhou Yutang's details, Tian Ming couldn't help but sigh: "From advertising to television, and then to movies, Li Dagou is a rare talent. His pony is almost ready to be launched."
< br>"Just because of this matter, we organized and socialized for several days, and almost everyone was scrapped."
Compared to Wu Baige who was bound to the original time and space, the pony teamed up with Zhou Yutang is obviously developing well.
"Fall of Swords", "Border Storm", and "Witness" have both received good reviews and box office, and there is also "Wolf Warrior" in post-production.
Everyone has a different way of doing things. Brother Big Dog likes to discuss projects while drinking in his club in Xiangshan. Zhou Yutang disagrees with this.
When it comes to listing, it is natural to mention the development status of Mingjie Company. Today, the overall market value of Mingjie Company is close to 30 billion.
Doing variety shows is really incredibly profitable.
The Voice has attracted more than 1 billion in revenue for two consecutive years. Movies such as "Running Man", "Extreme Challenge" and "Where Are We Going, Dad" are basically of this magnitude.
In addition, Mingjie Company also made a lot of money from its singer business.
Excluding concert income, Deng Ziqi alone brought hundreds of millions of revenue to the company last year.
There is also Wu Mochou. Even though she is not very popular, she is very popular in the fashion industry because of her unique style. Since she became popular, she has been receiving various resources.
"Sina has also submitted an IPO application. We will have to discuss it again after a while, and we cannot let go of the right to speak."
Zhou Yutang and Tian Ming hold about 10% of the shares. , is the third largest shareholder of Sina Weibo.
"You can talk about this, I have to be busy with the post-production of the film."
After Zhou Yutang roughly understood it, he left the whole matter to Tian Ming.
When they entered Weibo, they signed an additional agreement with Mr. Cao of Sina - if the two wanted to sell their shares, they could only sell to Mr. Cao of Sina first, and they were not allowed to interfere excessively in the company's decision-making.
Compared with this kind of capital operation, Zhou Yutang is more interested in the entertainment industry, and he joined Sina just to have a certain say.
"You should also give yourself a holiday occasionally."
"Wait until this period of time is over."
Zhou Yutang thought of the already full schedule for next year and couldn't help but Scalp numbness.
As a popular domestic entertainment star, he has a heavy burden on his shoulders. This is the result of him pushing a lot of unnecessary announcements.
"By the way, Yu Tang."
Tian Ming suddenly seemed to think of something and said: "The anti-corruption drama you made will be broadcast soon, my old man Ask every day.”
(End of this chapter)