Chapter 616 One dragon and two phoenixes miss their old friend, the internationally renowned director
“He is really a genius!”
Zhou Yutang casually talked about his thoughts, and Pei Kang listened carefully, thought for a while, and felt more It was amazing, so I kept it in my heart.
"Perhaps, we can try it in the future."
Now Zhou Yutang is covered with an almost divine light, and Pei Kang has no doubts about what he said.
The two chatted happily, and Pei Kang suddenly remembered something and put down his tea cup: "The creators of the "Interstellar" crew are coming to promote, and then Legend and Universal executives will also come."
He knew it after hearing Xiange. Elegant.
Having just received inside information from Old Bob, Zhou Yutang knew it well: "La Dong, are you saying that there is a plan for that big Sino-US co-production project?"
"Yes. "
The gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of Pei Kang's nose reflected light, revealing more information: "Legend and Universal are taking the lead, and the initial cost estimate is at least US$150 million, and it is not ruled out that it will continue in the future. Append.
Now the top executives of Legendary and Universal have evaluated the domestic first-tier directors. The final result has not yet been decided, but I personally hope that you can take over this project. ”
With double 2 billion box office in hand, he is a famous international director.
When this Sino-US co-production project was first established, La Pei Kang thought of Zhou Yutang.
Just looking at Zhou Yutang's calm and calm expression, without any excitement at all, La Pei Kang felt a little disappointed.
This is the first Sino-US co-production to reach the level of Hollywood A-level film. Eh.
Could you give me a little feedback?
Pei Kang pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses: "Yu Tang, what do you think?"
"La Dong."
Zhou Yutang drank tea and considered it. After speaking, he finally spoke: "I would like to ask, where is the leadership of this project?"
"This project was initiated by Universal and Legendary Pictures, but we also have a certain say here. "right"
La Pei Kang answered hesitantly, looking a little unsure.
Zhou Yutang knew it well.
Combined with the information obtained from Bob, the mole, the whole story was instantly deduced in my mind.
This project was originally inspired by Thomas Tarr, CEO of Legendary Pictures, and Max Brooks, the author of "World War Z".
It was handed over to Edward Zwick, the director of "The Last Days" for development.
At that time, Superman Henry Cavill and Benjamin Walker were selected to star, but the project was later suspended due to various factors such as funding, until Legendary took over the deal with Universal and aimed at the Chinese film market.
A large-scale Sino-US co-production, a book from a foreign country, and top domestic stars.
Sound familiar?
Miss Liu must have something to say.
The "King of Kung Fu" back then was a similar product.
Pei Kang showed Zhou Yutang the first version of the script.
A foreigner came to the ancient East to be the savior.
The first time I saw this script.
Subway, old man, mobile phone.
It’s really embarrassing.
"Yu Tang, what do you think?"
Pei Kang's tone was a little anxious.
"La Dong, let me tell the truth."
Zhou Yutang pushed the script back, shook his head and laughed: "Americans don't understand what the Chinese audience wants to see. China doesn't need to be distorted. Guo Ren is here to be the savior.”
The Americans are used to this trick on their own side.
If you want to bring this model to the Chinese film market, it will definitely not work.
The ancient Chinese civilization, the Qin Dynasty, the Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty all brought barbarians to the dynasty. Will a white skin be needed to save it?
Not to mention the sense of immersion, it is estimated that many viewers will feel that their IQ is insulted.
Zhou Yutang answered the phone and left beforehand. Pei Kang sank into the large leather chair, supported his chin with both hands, and frowned tightly into the character "Chuan".
The secretary came in from the door, looked at the leader deep in thought, and poured tea for him with great discernment.
I was just curious about what Zhou Yutang said to his leader. After he went out with the fine tea bag, his leader looked like this.
The secretary simply cleaned up.
The leader was very focused at the moment, so he didn’t interrupt and quickly walked out the door quietly.
La Pei Kang looked back and forth at the script of "The Great Wall" and his heart was in turmoil.
Zhou Yutang said it relatively politely, but Pei Kang could tell that he was not optimistic about promoting the "Great Wall" project.
But at present, the contract of intention has been signed by China Film.
The draft has been sent out, so I have to send it.
Thousands of thoughts came to mind, and Pei Kang took a deep breath and murmured: "Script, dominance. Let's wait until people from Legend and Universal come over to discuss it."
Recently Weibo’s business is developing very well.
A bunch of South Korean entertainment companies came over and bought Hot Search for a year.
So you can often see an older brother who has been practicing for two and a half years make his debut. He is good-looking and capable, but young kids who don’t know why fall in love with him.
As well as various hot searches for Korean dramas.
The purpose is to increase influence and create a very popular phenomenon, which can be used as a bargaining chip to negotiate with video websites that introduce Korean dramas to raise prices.
"The Battle of Mingliang" knocked off Zhou Yutang's record and became a hot search on Weibo.
Domestic netizens discovered that Zhou Yutang rarely published press releases in this regard, and had quietly dominated the South Korean film rankings for several years before.
Some Douban netizens made a list, and among the top five in South Korea's box office list, there are surprisingly three movies by Zhou Yutang.
This is so impressive!
Korean Wave has always led the trend, but Zhou Yutang bucked the trend and achieved reverse output.
However, as far as the South Korean film and television industry is concerned, the emergence of this South Korean-themed movie is indeed very exciting.
Zhou Yutang, who is like a big devil, has topped the South Korean film rankings several times in the past few years.
It's like entering a deserted place.
This time.
Korean President Park Kaka personally went on stage to promote the event, and South Korea’s major official media spared no effort to build momentum.
Attracting a full third of South Koreans into the cinema, this created a box office of US$167 million (approximately RMB 1.027 billion).
Finally, Zhou Yutang regained the number one spot on the South Korean film list that was previously occupied by Zhou Yutang, sending the South Korean film and television industry into a carnival.
Zhou Yutang was very pleased.
After Choi Min-sik played Yi Sun-shin in "Myeongryang Battle", this South Korean treasured actor won the South Korean Daejong Award, Blue Dragon Award, and Baeksang Arts Award Best Actor.
In terms of performance and honors, he can be called the number one person in the South Korean film and television industry.
There is no doubt that his reputation in South Korea will be unprecedented, which will definitely push the box office of the movie "The Tomb" to a higher level.
At that time, we can get more sticks and leeks.
Isn’t it wonderful?
Zhou Yutang couldn't be happy anymore.
Because he received a call from Zhou Xingxing.
He finally understood why people in the industry rated this guy as having low emotional intelligence.
Zhou Xingxing called to talk about "The Battle of Myeongryang" setting a new box office record in South Korea, without any consideration for the feelings of the person involved.
He couldn't hide his excitement as he talked about the release of "Mermaid" in South Korea.
It can be heard that Zhou Xingxing is looking forward to it.
Because he feels that "Mermaid" will also have great potential in the South Korean market by leveraging the fame of Zhou Yutang and Lin Yoona.
"Mr. Zhou, when will you come over?"
"It's the middle of the month, and I have a lot of things on my hands."
Zhou Yutang agreed to make a guest appearance in "The Mermaid", which is the Sir whom Deng Chao met when he went to the police station to report a crime.
There is also a fellow police investigator, Zhou Yutang, who has asked Zhang Ruojun to make a cameo, and the schedule has been coordinated.
"The TV series "Nirvana in Fire" produced by Jiangdong Entertainment and Noon Sunshine has begun to enter the final preparation stage."
"Produced by Soochow Pictures, China Film Group, and Wanda, "Embroidered Spring" is directed by Lu Yang "Knife II: Shura Battlefield" is officially open for preview!"
Major directors are planning to compete in the Lunar New Year holiday, and Lu Yang's sequel to "Xiu Chun Dao" has also caused a small sensation in the circle.
That embroidered spring knife was able to kill through the National Day stalls of the year before last.
The entire series has become the pinnacle of Huang Xiaoming's box office movies.
The CP scenes between Zhou Yutang and Liu Shishi in the movie have also made fans laugh to this day.
Zhou Yiwei, who plays Ding Xiu, has been playing a supporting role for ten years, but once he adds money, the world knows it.
Lu Yang also proved his success as an unknown new director, and received countless honors and applause.
This martial arts movie that connects the arena and the court has finally taken a different path.
Beijing.
Meet a hotpot restaurant.
There was laughter and laughter in the box.
Gulina Zha and Dilraba Dilraba, who have been so red lately and rarely come back to the capital due to their busy schedules, are sitting next to Zhou Yutang, one on the left and the other on the right.
Beijing begins to cool down in November and enters winter mode early.
This kind of weather is perfect for eating hot pot.
The heating was on in the box, and Gulinazha was only wearing a thin black sweater that was slightly tight.
This is the new autumn and winter clothing of Jiangdongxi Yusheng brand this year.
After Nazha became a hit in "Allure", she signed seven or eight endorsement deals at once.
This is a high-quality endorsement selected by her management team, which also includes the Yusheng brand.
Just look at her slender waist, the curve that allows the child to barely go hungry, and the sparkling diamond necklace on her chest are all particularly conspicuous.
These are naturally all the contributions of Zhou Yutang.
Going to Bazaar is not just about showing off. Sometimes when some brands release limited edition jewelry, Zhou Yutang buys some.
Nazar did this.
She played with the limited edition Tiffany necklace and couldn't put it down, her eyebrows turned into flowers with a smile.
On Reba's bright wrist like frost and snow, she also wore a Cartier limited edition bracelet inlaid with more than a hundred round brilliant-cut diamonds.
But what is more eye-catching is her figure.
The green cardigan was slightly open, with a white tight-fitting short sleeve underneath, revealing her fair shoulders and collarbones, unable to hide her proud curves.
Nazha didn’t know what she thought of, and she was so happy that Reba boiled a piece of beef for Zhou Yutang and served it to his bowl attentively: "Brother, you are going to join the group "Mermaid" soon, right? ”
"There is an event to attend the day after tomorrow."
Zhou Yutang replied to the message: "Then go to the crew of "Mermaid"."
"My brother seems to have won a lot of Golden Horse nominations." "Waiting for the closing. Let’s go later.”
Zhou Yutang didn’t care much about the Golden Horse Awards, but he agreed to Li An that he still had to go there.
"Then I wish my brother in advance to sweep the Golden Horse."
Gulinazha also came to her senses and gave Zhou Yutang a beef ball.
The three of them chatted about work and interesting things they encountered in life.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and then the manager of the hot pot restaurant walked in: "Boss, the princess is here too."
"Princess, why is she here? ?”
Zhou Yutang stopped his chopsticks and looked a little surprised.
Gulinazha and Dilraba looked tense at the same time.
The news of the princess's divorce last year was a sensation. Zhou Yutang entered the Queen's mansion at night, and then the "Mahjong Gate" scandal spread.
There were outrageous rumors at that time that Zhou Yutang was the mastermind behind the breakdown of the Queen's marriage.
Although it was later clarified and the turmoil subsided, Nazha and Reba still had a bit of a stress reaction when they heard the diva's name.
The two women on the left and right looked at each other and nodded invisibly.
We sisters work together and are as powerful as gold. Even Fan Binbin is worthy of it. Why are you afraid of the princess? Let her come!
"Mr. Zhou, the princess is now a black card customer of our store. She often comes to take care of business. Today she is here with Xie Tingfeng."
The store manager bowed slightly and spoke respectfully.
Dilraba was visibly relieved, and Gulinazha even smiled: "Brother, why not call her to join us."
"Together?"
"Yes, the little boss invited us to dinner last time on the set. We happened to meet each other. Today I will treat you."
Nazha, who has been crazy about making money recently, is very The consciousness of the little rich woman.
Zhou Yutang also nodded and told the manager: "I sent her a message to bring her over."
He and the princess were still in "The Voice", and he was in "The Voice" with Xie Tingfeng. The cooperation in "Now You See Me 2" was also very pleasant. The Hong Kong prince has removed some idol baggage and is actually quite easy to get along with.
"Mr. Zhou, Nazha, long time no see."
"Reba is here too?"
Xie Tingfeng quickly opened the door and came in, wearing couple's sweatshirts with the princess.
Seeing Reba and Nazha next to Zhou Yutang, the handsome boy's expression twitched slightly, and he quickly took the initiative to say hello, and then took their seats.
"Sister Fei, how do you take care of yourself?"
"Wow, this skin condition is great, isn't it?"
Nazha and Reba, two girls from northern Xinjiang, one on the left and the other on the right, their mouths are as sweet as honey, and they started chatting with the princess in a short while.
When women get together, as long as the topic of skin care comes up, there will always be endless things to talk about.
“Long time no see.”
Zhou Yutang smiled at Xie Tingfeng: “How do you feel about becoming the boss of a listed company?”
Many people refer to Zhou Yutang as the youngest entertainment tycoon in China, but few people know that Prince Edward Tse Ting-feng, who is favored by Hong Kong circles, is actually quite business-minded.
At the age of 19, he went crazy buying land in Hong Kong and was nicknamed the King of Flower Street Shops in Central.
As early as 2003, po Chaoting special effects production company was established, occupying half of the Hong Kong advertising post-production market.
Xiaogangpao's "1942" and Chen Kexing's "Chinese Partner" were both post-production special effects done by Po Chaoting.
Recently, it has also begun to play capital operations. Last month, it injected 60% of PO Chaoting's equity into the listed company "Han Media".
At a stock price of 0.35 yuan per share, it bought 350 million shares of Han Media and became the company's major shareholder. No. 1 Han Media resumed trading and soared 1.3 times from 0.35 yuan before the suspension.
Xie Tingfeng made over 100 million overnight.
Highly praised by the Hong Kong media as "the future entertainment tycoon of Hong Kong", he is a model for young people in Hong Kong to learn from Zhou Yutang from the mainland.
“My small business is nothing compared to Mr. Zhou’s.”
Xie Tingfeng, who had made a small profit, waved his hand very modestly. The princess next to him He glanced at this younger brother with some surprise. It was rare to see him convinced.
Happiness is contagious, and there is excitement when there are people.
Xie Tingfeng tasted the taste and was full of praise: "This is the best hot pot I have ever eaten in the mainland. No wonder it is so popular in South Korea."
"Mr. Zhou, I heard that you are all Opened dozens of new stores?”
He had little interest in the entertainment industry, but he wanted to learn from his experience and exchanged ideas with Zhou Yutang about catering business.
Next to her, Dilraba snickered in her heart. Her brother was indeed right. This is the real young master of Xiangjiang.
Xie Tingfeng started to enter the catering industry the year before last. He established Fengche Catering with his friends, and also invested in a two-star Michelin restaurant known as Michelin's "Chef Demon".
The mainland food program "Twelve Flavors" hosted by Blueberry Channel in Zhejiang Province was well received. Xie Tingfeng immediately prepared to open his own spicy kitchen and planned to further expand in the future.
“I don’t have much management, everything is taken care of by a professional business team.”
Zhou Yutang was just playing for fun at the beginning. He really didn’t expect that the hot pot restaurant could become so big.
After taking South Korea by storm, exports switched back to domestic sales. First, new stores were opened in Beijing and Shanghai, focusing on "service".
Coupled with Internet marketing, it unexpectedly became popular.
The management team then formulated a strategic plan. The next step is to fully roll out the first-tier cities in China and create greater glory.
Teacher Fan and Huang Xiaoming, who invested some money, have already made a lot of money.
The heat is steaming, and several people are sitting around chatting about the gossip in the circle. The atmosphere is very good.
When the show was over, the queen and the young master held hands and watched as Reba and Nazha followed Zhou Yutang into the car, one on the left and the other on the right.
Xie Tingfeng's expression twitched and his whole body choked.
Having spent time together on the set, he certainly knew the relationship between Gulinazha and Zhou Yutang.
I didn’t expect that Dilraba Dilmurat seemed to have a close relationship with Zhou Yutang.
As expected, he really lived up to his reputation as a romantic. Seeing Zhou Yutang having such a good time, he couldn't help but think of an old friend named Chen
"What are you doing standing there, let's go."
The princess got into the car first and watched as the business car started and disappeared into the night. She even muttered:
"One dragon and two phoenixes, can you handle it?"
Early morning .
Zhou Yutang removed Nazha's arms from his shoulders and pushed Reba's delicate and soft long legs to the side.
Unlocking the seal, he stood up and leaned on the back of the bed.
Lighting a cigarette and looking at the mess scattered on the ground next to him, one can imagine the madness last night.
The quilt had been pushed to the soles of their feet, and the early morning light that came directly from the south window filled Reba and Nazha's bodies.
Nazha's schedule during this period was very full, with various business endorsement announcements. She was probably really tired. It was a rare day to rest and she slept soundly.
The long eyelashes trembled slightly, and he didn't know what he was dreaming about, and a sweet smile appeared on the corners of his lips.
Beautiful eyes and white teeth, naturally charming.
Reba's body curves are even more explosive than Nazar's, and she is bright and beautiful with a heroic spirit.
The ancient kings did not conquer the Western Regions just for raisins.
In the past, Zhou Yutang often questioned the ancient emperor, but now he can slowly understand why the emperor did not go to the morning court.
With such a fragrant and beautiful beauty in his arms, who would have any intention of going to court?
After the small gathering last night, we went back to Reba’s house in Beijing, which is also in Fanyue Community and is Nazha’s neighbor.
The Grand Governor has a beautiful woman in his golden house and spends money lavishly. As long as Nazha has it, Reba's share will not be missing.
A bowl of water is served very flat.
Before Naza woke up, Reba opened her sleepy eyes, took the opportunity to move and straddled Zhou Yutang's body, like a lazy kitten, nestled contentedly in its owner's arms.
After regaining consciousness, he started scrolling through his phone,
“Brother, look at this director ranking.”
Zhou Yutang rested his chin on Di Lieba’s shoulder, put his hands under her ribs, pressed against the softness, and took the phone,
“It’s interesting.”
I don’t know who the talent is. , compiled a value ranking list of Chinese directors.
The list is selected from Chinese directors who have independently directed three or more theatrically released works in the past twenty years.
In the early days, the domestic film market had not yet developed, so it is difficult to make statistics. We can only count it from the time when Chinese film box office revenue began to take off.
The director's return on investment is calculated by dividing the director's average box office of each work during this period by his personal director's fee, and taking into account the reputation of the work.
Among them, Zhou Yutang ranks first in the ranking.
Several statistical items are full, and he can be called a hexagonal warrior.
It has repeatedly broken the box office record of Chinese movies, and also broke the pattern of the three major directors of Chinese movies.
“My brother deserves to be ranked first.”
Reba happily clicked the thumbs up, hugged Zhou Yutang, and continued to look down. She was surprised: "No way, the second one turned out to be Teacher Xue Xiaolu."
"Investment return ratio, this Proportion is very important.”
Zhou Yutang smiled, not surprised.
As the saying goes, those who are good at fighting have no great achievements.
Although Teacher Xue Xiaolu is low-key and usually attends school, her performance is really impressive.
Her works, except for "Ocean Paradise", which is a literary film and did not do well at the box office, the rest of her works, such as "Thirty Days of Love", "Introduction to Architecture", and "Beijing Meets Seattle", which she collaborated with Koto, are all It is produced at a low cost.
Moreover, the box office revenue of each movie can be at least twenty times greater.
Being among the top directors in the industry, there is no suspense.
Ning Hao and Jiang Wen followed.
Ning Hao has the foundation of these two crazy series "The Stone" and "Racing", plus he is a great commercial film director who has just entered the 1 billion club with "The Road to Love" and is about to soar to 1.5 billion in box office.
Jiang Wen still ranks behind Ning Hao in this director ranking.
The owner of the original post also gave an explanation. "Let the Bullets Fly" is undoubtedly a masterpiece, but Jiang Wen's previous films all lost money. In terms of investment-to-income ratio, they lost points. Quite a few, the details will depend on the adjusted ranking of this year's "One Step Away".
Feng Xiaogang was behind him, and Lao Mouzi was actually ranked behind Xu Cainü, the princess of Beijing.
Brother Chen Kai is even worse. As one of the top three directors in the country, he is reaping the benefits of "Farewell My Concubine" and receiving top-notch high director fees. However, every movie he makes is steadily getting better and better. At the end of the list.
Wu Baige is not much better. Although he is also a veteran international director, after returning to China, several projects were a mess.
Not only is he not as good as another great director in Hong Kong, Chen Kexing, but he is even not as good as Chen Musheng.
This kind of list made by netizens is somewhat subjective and not very authoritative.
But the information and data are listed. From a certain point of view, it is reasonable and well-founded. At least it allows the audience who does not know what to know to have a more intuitive understanding of the current situation of the Chinese film and television industry,
"The top list of directors in China is really well-founded and convincing."
"This kind of list has weekly selections, which is absolutely correct."
"With the power of one person, I suppressed the three major directors, and the boss is awesome."
"I feel very happy to be a fan of Zhou Yutang."
"Brother Chen Kai has "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" , Zhang Yimou has "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", let's see who of the three major directors is the first to comment. "
At this time, there was a lot of discussion on major online forums.
Zhou Yutang, who has reached the top of the Chinese film rankings, has met the most praised and influential international director in Hollywood, who has countless fans in China.
(End of this chapter)