Chapter 559: The Governor is reorganizing the entertainment industry
“Director Wu left a little suddenly.”
Hang up the call from Tian Zhuangzang, Zhou Yutang strolled through the downtown area of Los Angeles, looking at the devastation and desolate.
Ni Ni walked side by side with him and saw Zhou Yutang's clear and lonely eyes, knowing what he was talking about.
Just after the bustling Oscars came to an end, news came from China that director Wu Tianming, the flagship figure of the fourth generation of directors and a giant in the Chinese film industry, died suddenly.
If the Chinese film and television industry can be compared to a sect that cultivates immortality, then Zhou Yutang is probably one of the younger generation’s rapidly rising talents.
Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and others are veteran giants who have been famous for a long time.
As for Wu Tianming, he is a highly respected Supreme Elder in the Immortal Cultivation Sect.
"Without him, there would be no "Red Sorghum". He changed my life and my destiny."
This is what Lao Mouzi said himself.
In addition to Guoshi, Huang Jianxin's "The Black Cannon Incident", Teng Wenji's "The King of Chess", Tian Zhuangzhuang's "The Horse Thief".
Many fifth-generation directors started their careers under the guidance of Wu Tianming Name.
According to seniority.
Director Wu is also Zhou Yutang’s master.
Now that he has left, a big earthquake has occurred in the entire Chinese film industry.
Not far away there was a down-and-out middle-aged white man, cursing something, and a drunken drunk lying on the roadside.
Ni Ni and Zhou Yutang were walking and talking about this matter, and suddenly felt that the world was ridiculous.
Perhaps in many people's minds, America is paradise, and even the air is sweet.
However, right in the center of Los Angeles, there is such a slum area.
Addicts openly going crazy on the streets, tents everywhere
Thinking of a Chinese girl who died mysteriously in a hotel nearby, and there seemed to be unknown dangers lurking in the dark, Ni Ni couldn't help but get closer to Zhou Yutang.
Following this man, she saw a bigger world.
Stepping into the Dolby Theater a few days ago, the cocktail party after the awards ceremony witnessed the glamorous Vanity Fair.
Walking around this neighborhood now, I saw another scene of demons dancing wildly.
Even with a driver and two commercial vehicles at the front and back for security, Ni Ni still felt unreliable.
Zhou Yutang has business here, and she will also pay attention to the news of the lighthouse.
Know that some places are confusing.
Just like the place where Zhou Yutang came from, there is a mixture of good and bad. Maybe a black guy passing by on the street with his head down, wearing a sweatshirt hood and jeans, will take out a gun from his pocket the next moment.
"Zhou, I have news to tell you. Warner's film and television department held a meeting and approved the release of "Godzilla" in May, and "Superbody" is expected to be postponed to July."
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Zhou Yutang has no objection to this.
Warner's operating system is quite mature, and the decision must have been made after considering the market effect.
After all, the production cost of "Super Body" is not comparable to the 60th anniversary reboot of "Godzilla", so it is normal to make way for it, and the summer release is not bad.
“My God, are you still in that damn place?”
Bob muttered: “There is an old saying in China, a gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall, I I think you should come back as soon as possible."
Ni Ni suddenly remembered that when Zhou Yutang said he wanted to come to observe the life at the bottom, old Bob's eyes were round and he looked like he had seen a ghost.
Having lived for so long, I have only heard that most literary and artistic workers like to smoke, drink alcohol, take drugs, and save fallen women to stimulate their creative desire. I have never heard of anyone coming to such a place to find their way. inspiration.
He was quite worried and specially strengthened the security force for Zhou Yutang.
Although Zhou Yutang and Junzi are not compatible, with his current wealth and status, if something unexpected happens, it will be great fun.
As I got older, I always liked to chatter. I could feel Old Bob’s concern. Zhou Yutang chatted with him while walking.
Suddenly, Ni Ni stopped at the long staircase between two old buildings. Ni Ni was a little confused, but saw Zhou Yutang climbing up the steps and standing at the top.
"The copyright obtained from Warner Bros., the script has always been I don’t have a clue, so I finally gained something by experiencing the local culture.”
“JOKER?”
“Okay, I can understand you. But I don’t support you doing this.”
The old wall lamp began to babble again: "Although this is a good idea, I always feel that you should consider operating other more popular superhero projects. With your ability, you can definitely make a hit."
“Since you have to do this, you must do it well.”
Zhou Yutang laughed softly, looking at the surrounding environment, and got some inspiration in his mind.
The story of "Joker" takes place in Gotham City, which is roughly equivalent to New York in the 1980s in the real movie. He is not from the Lighthouse country, and there are cultural differences. It is completely impossible to construct a specific picture based on his own imagination. movie details.
So he has been trying to learn more about it in private. He originally planned to go to New York for a field trip, but his schedule was quite tight.
I had to rush back soon to attend Mr. Wu's memorial service, so after finishing the work at hand, I just walked around Los Angeles.
After hanging up the phone on the old wall lamp, the setting sun was shining slantingly, seeming to stain the long staircase in the middle of the building with a layer of blood.
Zhou Yutang walked up and down several times, and Ni Ni was a little confused: "Boss, what are you doing?"
"It feels right, but the stairs are not long enough."
“The stairs are not long enough?”
"It has to be long enough so that the shot feels meaningful."
Listen to Zhou Yutang murmuring excitedly to himself, what about switching from medium to close-up to close-up, shooting from forward light to backlight, and adding an overhead shot.
Ni Ni felt like she had goosebumps.
She seemed to have really seen a madman dancing crazily on this long staircase.
Being a "Joker" is not something that happens overnight.
On the plane back home, Zhou Yutang read the comic "Batman: The Killing Joke" with gusto.
Ni Ni forced herself to look away. She suddenly felt that this dedicated and serious man was a bit handsome.
As soon as I got off the plane, I was blocked by reporters from the squatting media, "Director Zhou, may I ask if the box office of "The Secret of the Dragon" is about to exceed 2 billion, what do you think?"
"No. Isn’t it here yet?”
Zhou Yutang took off his sunglasses and responded with a smile.
The reporter was even more excited than Zhou Yutang himself: "We have passed 1.9 billion, and we are only one step away from 2 billion."
Another female reporter with considerable tonnage successfully got her seat and handed the microphone over: "Zhou Director, was it you who introduced Milk Tea Sister to Liu Haodong?”
“Brother Dong and I are good friends, I don’t know what you are talking about.”
Ordinary viewers outside the film and television industry? We, in fact, may not be so enthusiastic about Oscars.
How could Oscar be as good as Jingdong’s love story?
In October last year, photos of Zhou Yutang with Brother Dong and Milk Tea in Los Angeles were circulated on the Internet.
Although Dong Ge’s team later conducted emergency public relations and stated that they were just friends, rumors about the relationship between these three people have been rampant.
"A man's mouth is a liar. Brother Dong is just like Zhou Yutang. Zhou Yutang also said that he is face-blind. Only fools believe it."
Netizens are not fools. Chinese New Year Milk Tea posted Jing Dong’s Spring Festival Gala commercial on her Weibo, and praised Dong Ge for being kind, humble, mature and calm.
This time, another international student photographed Dong Ge, Milk Tea, Zhou Yutang and Ni Ni Photos of dining at a high-end restaurant in Los Angeles.
Brother Dong has recently been busy with the listing of Jingdong. He happened to be in America these days and brought his milk tea sister to meet Zhou Yutang.
This time the two held hands, and Milk Tea's eyes were so sweet that they were almost wired, and it was self-evident what the relationship was.
After seeking Ni Ni’s consent, Milk Tea posted a selfie of the two of them on Weibo, causing another uproar.
According to Domestic Conan’s inference, Ni Ni, a star who retired from the entertainment industry early, is Zhou Yutang’s secretary.
Wherever she is, Zhou Yutang must also be there.
In other words, Zhou Yutang met Milk Tea again, and there was a big problem. It was most likely a love triangle.
The romantic affair of the Governor of Jiangdong has always been a long-lasting scandal topic.
Zhou Yutang was too lazy to respond to this, but many netizens made various comments about the age gap between the two, and some media even went to interview her father about the milk tea.
After staying in this exaggerated circle for a long time, Zhou Yutang has seen all kinds of outrageous things, including milk tea and Brother Dong.
Many girls in art colleges even actively seek out producers and directors who have the right to speak for some film and television resources.
Zhou Yutang only lamented that society is really getting better and better now.
Men are very sensible and want to take care of young and beautiful girls as soon as they have money.
Girls are also very sensible. No matter how old a man is with money, power, and resources, he will not dislike him.
The whole world is full of love.
Back at the company, Li Shuang proactively suggested: "Yu Tang, should we hit the box office and cross 2 billion first?"
"There are still more than 20 days of release. It is only a matter of time to break the record. There is no need to do this kind of thing."
It is difficult to build a reputation, but it is easy to ruin it. Zhou Yutang can I don’t want to ruin Jiangdong’s sign.
Li Shuang didn't say anything. The two of them have worked together for so long, and she is used to being responsible for execution.
Zhou Yutang paid a little attention to film and television information.
The films released during the Spring Festival are all coming to an end one month after their release.
Among them, the total box office of "Havoc in Heaven" was fixed at 783 million, and the total box office of "Haojiang Fengyun" was successfully closed at 352 million.
The other "The Hobbit" and "Frozen" are worth over 200 million. The combined box office of these blockbusters is not as good as "The Secret of the Dragon".
Zhou Yutang came across the latest poster released for Zhang Jiangwen's "One Step Away".
On the poster.
A pair of beautiful legs wearing red high heels resting on a black pistol.
Heroes and beauties, rough and sexy, very textured.
It’s still the same smell as Jiang Wen. Producer Ma Ke has already announced that it will be strongly targeted for this year’s Lunar New Year.
Beijing Film Academy. Standard screening room.
The atmosphere is solemn and solemn.
Zhou Yutang wore a black suit and quietly watched "Face" and "Old Well", director Wu Tianming's masterpieces.
Zhang Yimou in "Old Well" is still very young, but his acting skills are mature. It is with this film that he won three Best Actors at the Tokyo Film Festival, Golden Rooster Award and Hundred Flowers Award.
The memorial service held in the afternoon was hosted by Huang Jianxin, and many industry leaders came.
Almost all representatives of the fifth generation of directors, including Li Shaohong, Zhang Yimou, Tian Zhuangzhuang, and Gu Changwei, were present.
Even Poet Chen put down his work on the crew and came all the way from Ningbo.
Han Sanping and La Pei Kang were the two heads of China Film Group, Mr. Sun of Xiying Film, and Mr. Zhang Ju of General Broadcasting Corporation
“In that era, many things were being explored, and Xi’an Film Studio provided the basis for the young people at that time. The director has set up a stage to showcase his talents, and the leader of this stage is Wu Tianming."
Poet Chen burst into tears when he talked about it, and it seemed that he was really moved.
Zhou Yutang was also full of respect for this sentimental old man.
Just in 2005, at the first annual commendation conference of the China Film Directors Association, all executive committee members unanimously awarded the first Lifetime Achievement Award to Wu Tianming.
The bonus was 100,000 yuan, which was not much, but in those days, it was not too small.
When asked how to use the bonus, Wu Tianming said: "I will donate this money to Laojing Village. A well in Laojing Village that is more than 200 years old has dried up. I hope this money can help them build a well. A well allows them to drink clean water."
People of that era had faith and pure artistic pursuits.
Later he did so.
The folks in Laojing Village carry the millet grown through irrigation from that well out of the mountains every year, traveling thousands of miles and working tirelessly to deliver the millet to him.
Tian Zangzang's eyes were also red, and he couldn't help but sigh when he said it: "He has always hoped to see the younger generation come up with works like "Alive" and "Farewell My Concubine" again, but it's a pity that he took a step ahead and couldn't watch it. To Yu Tang's movie."
Old Tian spoke highly of "Chi Ling", which made Zhou Yutang a little embarrassed.
Brother Milan opened the champagne at halftime. He has just signed up for Cannes and must remain humble and low-key.
After listening to the chats among the old comrades, I realized that Mr. Zhang from the Guangzhou General Administration was actually a junior whom Mr. Wu had mentored. No wonder Mr. Wu is called the backbone of Chinese movies.
“During his lifetime, he had been busy with the Screenwriting Institute, running free advanced courses for young playwrights across the country, and also had the idea of awarding awards to unknown low-level screenwriters. Unfortunately, many plans were not realized in time. The ambition is unfulfilled.”
After expressing condolences, we made arrangements for the funeral and had a light meal together with Han Sanping, Huang Jianxin, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Yimou and others.
Unable to talk about old things, Zhou Yutang suddenly said: "Teacher Tian, Mr. Han, I have an idea."
"How do you say it?"
Han Sanping and Tian Zhuangzhuang They all got excited.
“According to Mr. Wu’s idea, I think it is necessary to support the lower-level literary and artistic workers and improve the status of screenwriters.”
"What Yu Tang said makes sense."
Lu Wei, an older generation of gold medal screenwriters, deeply agrees with this.
The director is at the upper end of the food chain in the entertainment industry, and even celebrities with some status are very cool, while the screenwriter is just little Karami.
Although Lu Wei is a gold medal screenwriter of the older generation, when he was roped in to be the screenwriter of "Red Cliff", he still had little say.
Wu Baige had his own ideas, so Luwei was eliminated, and later there was the classic scene of "Cute Meng Stands Up".
If Lu Wei was allowed to control this script at that time, the upper limit was unknown, but at least the lower limit was guaranteed and it would not be in vain to make people laugh.
The same is true for Poet Chen. If he could film "Farewell My Concubine", he must be capable.
After becoming a god in one step, he gradually stopped listening to others' advice. If he had followed the story rhythm of a reliable screenwriter, he really wouldn't have been so stretched out.
“For the entire domestic screenwriting industry, set up an award once a year to select and reward outstanding domestic screenwriting works.”
“This is not easy.”
Han Sanping put down his chopsticks and sighed.
Director Wu Tianming has been committed to this during his lifetime.
His status and fame must be enough, but these alone are not enough. In this era, money is also required.
The reason is very simple. To support low-level screenwriters, it is definitely not enough to just rely on verbal praise to make people love them. You must provide practical benefit support.
Wu Laodong ran around, but in the end he failed to attract enough investment.
Capital is all about human talent, and they are all focused on promoting people to do film and television projects, and promoting companies to go public to make big money. Only fools do such hard-working but unrewarding things as investing in screenwriters.
"I personally invested 60 million in the first phase. Mr. Han and Teacher Tian will take the lead and build the framework first."
Listening to Zhou Yutang's talk, everyone at the table was shocked. , put down their chopsticks together.
"How much?"
"Sixty million." Zhou Yutang wiped the corners of his mouth with a tissue, his expression still calm.
"Yu Tang."
Zhang Yimou looked shocked: "Are you kidding?"
"Really."
Zhou Yutang said seriously: "Mr. Wu's idea is very good , I think the status and interests of screenwriters should be improved accordingly.”
“Our country does not lack excellent directors and actors, but there are too few good screenwriters who work hard on scripts. I made a good script, but due to the irreversible deviation of the will of the director and actors, the whole story changed."
"The script is the foundation of a film and television drama, and the role of the screenwriter is very important."
Zhou Yutang used himself as an example, which made Li Shaohong, Chen Shi, Gu Changwei and others look confused.
When he first debuted, he pitched various scripts for "Want to Meet You" overseas, but was slapped by industry film and television companies.
Not only did he sell the pot himself, but he also relied on Zhang Ruojun's father's favor to go to Hengdian and meet Zhang Guoli, so he had a chance to make progress.
Everyone's eyes fell on him. After listening to Zhou Yutang's talk, they pondered for a long time and felt that his thoughts were a bit bold.
Are all those born in the 1980s rectifying the entertainment industry like this now?
This is too big a deal, with an investment of tens of millions, and the entire Jiangdong system's resources are promised to support it, so there is really a lot to be done to do this.
There were excited discussions during the dinner, and Poet Chen suddenly thought of a question: "Director Zhou, do you prefer screenwriting awards for commercial films or literary and artistic scripts?"
"There will be awards for both types."
"Will you participate in the selection of outstanding screenwriters?"
Li Shaohong was also curious.
Zhou Yutang is now recognized as the number one screenwriter in the industry.
To put it aside, "In the Name of the People" and "Reply 1988", which dominated the small screen at the beginning of the year, can definitely be regarded as top-notch excellent scripts.
"I am the referee, so I will not leave the field."
Zhou Yutang glanced at him and said with a smile: "But in the end, the outstanding winning works must be recognized by me."
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In fact, he has always been doing things to support low-level directors and screenwriters.
It’s just that in the past, my ability was limited, and the scope of assistance was almost limited to the film academy. This is how Lu Yang, Guo Fan and others came.
The resources that can be used are different now, and the entire entertainment industry is Zhou Yutang's target.
Originally it was just a simple meal, but as we got chatting, we moved to the teacher's office to talk in detail.
This matter will definitely not be finalized so quickly. Many rules and regulations need to be discussed before they can be implemented.
Zhou Yutang only looked at the results. As for the process, he left Han Sanping and Tian Zhuangzhuang to worry about it.
Anyway, one is a retired old man.
The other one is not busy at all times.
And these two are professionals who have been involved in the film and television industry for decades and know the ropes.
After dealing with them for the past few years, Zhou Yutang understands that they are not greedy for money and they sincerely want to do something for Chinese films.
Now Zhou Yutang climbed up and raised his arms.
Money clears the way and follow-up resources keep up, then nothing is impossible.
Until evening, Han Sanping was still gathering in Lao Tian's office to talk about this matter. Zhou Yutang's company still had some things to do. On the way back, Ni Ni couldn't help but chuckle.
“Why are you laughing?”
Zhou Yutang was a little confused.
"Boss, Brother Chen Kai recited several lines of poetry today."
"Is there any?" Zhou Yutang really didn't pay attention.
"There are several sentences."
Ni Ni looked cheerful and knew all about this: "I said before that there are endless things in the world, and the number of days is endless and inescapable, and then I can't remember the middle."
"Chen Hong called to urge him. He was about to leave and he said, "There are tens of millions of mansions in Guangzhou, and it will make all the poor people in the world happy. I praise you, boss, for your feelings."
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Zhou Yutang wanted to laugh a little.
Poet Chen is indeed well-read, and famous lines from ancient poems come right out of his mouth.
Ni Ni watched Zhou Yutang lower his head to send a text message to a sister or an immortal. He felt that the lines on his side face were particularly clear and cold under the light in the car, and he felt inexplicably respectful. He said out of nowhere: "Boss, you are a bit a bit confused today." Handsome, I think what Poet Chen said is right, you are indeed amazing."
"I agree with the first half of the sentence."
Zhou Yutang quickly switched the chat interface: "Forget the second part of the sentence, I am just a common man who is greedy for money and sex. I do what I can, but it is not as great as you said."
"And, this is also It’s about the company’s layout.”
“The company’s layout?”
Ni Ni was immediately curious.
(End of this chapter)