Chapter 642 Taking Asia's box office by storm, new film candidates
"The TV series "A Thousand Bones of Flowers" produced by Jiangdong Entertainment and adapted from the popular online novel of the same name has officially finished filming. The final photos of the starring Zhu Yilong, Zhao Liying and other creatives were exposed today."
"Preparations for the final season of "Celebrating More Than Years" are in progress. It is expected to be launched at the end of the month. Advance reservations will be opened to enjoy the gift of watching the drama!"
News from Jiangdong Entertainment has been on the minds of major Portal entertainment headlines.
"Brother Feng, the filming has just been completed, isn't it a bit early for you to talk about the premiere of "Flower Thousand Bones"?"
The night before the final news was released, Zhou Yutang was sweating in the gym when he received a call from Zhou Ningfeng, the director of Jiangsu Provincial Station, and he was a little confused about whether to laugh or cry.
“It’s getting late, let’s talk first, Jiangdong’s production is guaranteed.”
Zhou Ningfeng’s voice was domineering: “Jiangdong has three dramas this year, and Jiangdong will have at least two of them. The department will follow it no matter how much it costs.”
After being low-key last year, Zhou Ningfeng felt very sad.
This year, we will be decisive and aggressive.
They are all making fun of Jiangsu Province, which is a major economic province. Its GDP last year ranked second in the country.
Suzhou TV Station has several top variety shows, and after the new year, it launched a hard advertising bidding meeting to attract money like crazy, which can be said to be very lucrative.
Even among the first-tier TV stations across the country, it is the one with the strongest financial resources.
Just as Zhou Ningfeng said.
Zhou Yutang’s Jiangdong Entertainment is a hit drama production machine.
The guaranteed hit model may become a big hit, and the upper limit is even more phenomenal.
As for all S-level dramas produced by Jiangdong Entertainment, there has never been a crotch lift so far, so it doesn’t matter if you spend money in advance.
This is a bit like the 1980s and 1990s, when Hong Kong was at its most glorious.
Those Hong Kong movie leaders only show movie casts to Taiwanese businessmen, and investors are willing to pay for them.
Zhou Yutang did not make a clear commitment.
But with the relationship between the two of them, some words can be said without saying anything.
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“In the four weeks since its release, "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils" has grossed a total domestic box office of 1.937 billion, currently ranking third on the Chinese-language film box office list!"
The Spring Festival has sucked the vitality of the entire Chinese film market, making the Chinese film market the best in the world.
But after entering March, this grand occasion could not continue after all.
Mainly, imported blockbusters such as Nicole Kidman's "Paddington", Warner's science fiction film "Jupiter Ascending" and Disney's "Grey Princess" were released in turn, which had a certain impact on the Chinese film market.
In a corner where no one is paying attention, South Korean director Lee Jae-yong quietly dives into the East China Sea with Song Hye Kyo and Kang Dong-won's "Plop Plop My Life".
Zhou Yutang looked through the box office reports compiled by Ni Ni.
The Spring Festival season is gradually coming to an end. The total box office of "Arch of Heroes" has dropped to 707 million, and the total box office of "The Storm 2" has reached 975 million.
Although it has a bad reputation, for such a comedy movie, it is undoubtedly a success.
Fatty Wang is only one step away from joining China's 1 billion box office club.
Having tasted the sweetness, the producers have already promoted "The Wind and Cloud 3" to compete in the Spring Festival this year and continue to bring joy to everyone.
On the other hand, "Wolf Totem", which has always been low-key, finally grossed 701 million at the box office.
The above-mentioned movies, together with Sister Lotus's "Zhong Kui Conquers the Demon", caused a huge diversion of box office for the entire period.
"Zhou Chu" is indeed unable to be killed.
However, the song "New Creation" is still on the major music charts, and even the teacher Jin Shijie who played the role of the Venerable became popular.
The image of Chen Guilin carrying a gun and killing people in a church was made into an emoticon by netizens and widely circulated on social media and friends circles of countless viewers.
At this time.
Li Shuang took the initiative to call: "Yu Tang, do you want to apply for an extension key, or think of another way to see if you can raise 2 billion."
"Forget it. Sister Shuang.”
Zhou Yutang shook his head and chuckled: "The box office record is just a number. Lao Mouzi doesn't think it means much. Let's look at the performance of "The Thieves 2" and "Detective Chinatown" this year."
Judging from the performance of the Spring Festival stalls, today’s movie box office depth is definitely more than 2 billion.
With the solid foundation laid by the "Crime Universe", the sequel movie is definitely worth looking forward to.
“Okay.”
Li Shuang was also very straightforward: “You are the boss, you have the final say.”
Pei Kang made a reservation for the celebration banquet early in the morning and made a special call to confirm, mentioning this year's Golden Rooster Awards.
"La Dong, is it too early to talk about this now?"
""Chi Ling" has been submitted, and it will definitely win the award."
La Pei Kang stole the show at the "Zhou Chu" seminar. He was obviously in a good mood and even made a joke: "You are such a big shot now, I have to make an appointment with you in advance."
"We will see you then. , I may not be available to attend.”
Zhou Yutang thought about his itinerary.
Before joining the group, I am going to Haojiang for a recording of the variety show "Longing for Life".
There will be at least one movie and one TV series in the second half of this year.
The celebration banquet for "Zhou Chu's Elimination of Three Evils" was held as scheduled.
As far as face is concerned, La Pei Kang is definitely worse than Han Sanping.
The total box office revenue in Bay Area and Hong Kong was 83 million.
The number of moviegoers in South Korea has exceeded 10 million successfully. Together with the scattered box office in island countries and other surrounding areas, the total is probably over 500 million.
Asia has grossed over 2.5 billion in box office!
Such an achievement is incredible.
Several state-owned film groups and industry leaders in entertainment have received invitations.
There were a lot of guests at the dinner party. Except for Mr. Jin Shijie who was still on the crew of "Xiu Chun Knife 2", Lao Mouzi and the other leading actors were all present.
Lao Wang of Guangguang arrived early and targeted Zhou Yutang as soon as he arrived, with a very eager attitude.
"Mr. Wang, you always trouble Sister Xiaoping."
Zhou Yutang gave Lao Wang a reassurance: "We can still cooperate when there are big projects."
< br>Not being able to get on board "Detective Chinatown", Wang Changtian probably felt that everyone's feelings were a bit weak.
Recently, he sent his confidant Li Xiaoping to Jiangdong Entertainment several times.
"Yu Tang, we have worked together for so long, we can be considered a family."
This is what Guangguang Laowang was waiting for, and he immediately raised his glass and said: "If you have a big project, bring it with you It doesn’t matter how much it costs.”
“I’ll definitely do it if I have the chance.”
Zhou Yutang raised his glass and clinked it with Wang Changtian.
In order to "improve his life", he liquidated all Huayi shares and made over 100 million profits. Now he still holds shares in Guanghuang.
It is also because Guangguang Laowang likes his work. If there is a big project that needs to share financial risks, Guangguang will definitely be a good partner.
Wanda has advantages in cinemas, and Enlight’s own local distribution network and national media channels are also unique in the entertainment industry.
The crew and creators were all invited to the stage by the host.
Zhou Yutang asked Lao Mouzi to take the C position, and he followed Pei Kang to the left and right.
After smashing the ice sculpture with a box office figure of "1.939 billion", the applause and flashing lights on the field continued.
The CEO, director and producer of the following film and television company.
The look he looked at Zhou Yutang was filled with envy.
This is just the beginning of the new year, so Wang Zhan starts immediately.
The investment in "Zhou Chu" is not large, but the profits are huge. It is simply more than the profits of several entertainment companies in a whole year.
Jiangdong has a few more movies ready to go next, but I don’t know what the situation will be like.
For Jiangdong Entertainment to be able to reach the scale it is today, Governor Jiangdong, as the helmsman, deserves the most credit.
After getting rid of a group of actresses and producers who wanted to get close to him, Zhou Yutang noticed Wang Baoyu in the crowd.
He was talking to Mrs. Ma next to him, showing his white teeth and a simple smile.
Mrs. Ma held the red wine glass and looked around. When she saw Zhou Yutang walking over, she pulled Bao's arm excitedly.
"Mr. Zhou, congratulations on the box office success. I went to the cinema to watch it twice. It was really enjoyable."
Wang Baohao grinned and took the initiative to introduce his wife.
"Haha, you did a good job in last year's "One Man's Martial Arts"."
Zhou Yutang smiled and patted Bao's shoulder, and only nodded lightly to Mrs. Ma.
“It’s a pity that the box office is not very good, we may lose money.”
Wang Baoyu scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed.
That movie had a box office of at least 300 million to recoup its cost. It was a small loss that was well-received but not a hit.
"Don't be discouraged, try more."
Zhou Yutang comforted: "I have a new play, probably in June or July, do you have a schedule?"
" Are you looking for me for Mr. Zhou’s new drama?”
Uncontrollable surprise suddenly appeared on Wang Bao's plain face, and his tone was excited: "I, I'm sure it's fine."
"Don't you ask what type of movie it is?"
< br>"Yu Tang, if you can find me, you must think that I am suitable. I believe in your vision."
Wang Baorong looked at Han, he was not stupid, and he agreed without thinking.
The two chatted about the schedule for a while and talked about the Running Man variety show.
After Wu Jing, Bao Yi will also quit Running Man, and this year the Running Man team will be updated.
In addition to the addition of Lu Han, the program team is also in contact with another heavyweight guest to fill the spot.
“I accepted a military-themed variety show, and I will be there for the entire show. I will start recording at the end of this month, and I can’t leave in the middle.”
“A real man?”
< br>“Hey, Yu Tang, how did you know?”
Wang Bao'er was stunned for a moment. Didn't we agree that this program should be kept secret?
“The program is good, please record well.”
Zhou Yutang patted Bao Er on the shoulder and said with a smile: “The movie has to be prepared slowly. It will probably start shooting in the middle of the year. The specific time will be announced then. Let me inform you.”
With his relationship in the TV drama circle, the TV station has no secrets at all.
Now that we are gradually entering the Internet era, entertainment methods are diversified, and the ratings of TV stations are gradually declining.
All TV stations are in trouble. Mango Channel wants to restore its past glory. "Longing for Life" in cooperation with Mingjie Company is the key variety show.
But I didn’t put all my eggs in the same basket and made other preparations.
For example, this variety show that Bao Er participated in is a large-scale national defense education special program jointly launched by Mango TV, the Chinese military and Bayi Film Studio.
In fact, the first one to play this style was the variety show "Real Men" of South Korea's MBC TV station. It was based on the 24-hour real experience of the military, requiring celebrity guests to deeply experience the high-intensity training and simple life of the military. .
Audiences like to watch celebrities being tortured, and this variety show has received good ratings since it was broadcast in South Korea.
“Didn’t Wang Baorong get Zhou Yutang’s project?”
“Foolish people are blessed!”
Many people stared at Zhou Yutang, seeing the two people chatting happily, Wang Baorong He nodded frequently, even grinning almost to the back of his ears, which made many people speculate.
There are many artists who are unspeakably envious and jealous.
Who in the entertainment industry today doesn’t know that as long as he can work on Yu Tang’s project, he will be able to lead the Fairy Bureau steadily.
"Bao Er, what's going on?"
Wang Bao Er's agent ran over and asked: "Zhou Yutang really has a project for you?"
"Is it that "Detective Chinatown"!?"< br>
Behind the black-rimmed glasses, the agent with dark circles under his eyes was thinking rapidly and asked questions in rapid succession. "Yeah."
Wang Baorong nodded: "I just heard from Yu Tang that this is a comedy and suspense movie. It is expected to start shooting in June or July. What will my schedule be like then?"
"That time in the middle of the year. Ah, there is a drama that has been signed.”
“Then help me turn it down and pay for the liquidated damages.”
“.”
My kidneys are broken at first sight. Seeing that Wang Bao's attitude was firm, his agent didn't hesitate much and muttered: "I don't know what Zhou Yutang was thinking. He promoted such a good project as "The Great Wall" and let Brother Chen Kai pick it up."
"Don't meddle in things that are not your business!"
Wang Baorong said: "When people ask me to make a movie, they think highly of me. This is an opportunity for me."
"Okay, okay, we are all a family."
Aware that the atmosphere seemed a bit tense, Mrs. Ma patted Wang Bao's arm:
"You should say less, little one. Song also sincerely cares for you"
"Do you want to use Bao?"
Zhou Yutang returned to Zeng Li's house in the evening. The beauty in green leaned over and changed the man's slippers, and asked curiously.
She must know about Zhou Yutang's new project, and there are even many people who want to find connections and have their ideas directed to her.
“Only Bao Ao can play that role.”
While Zhou Yutang was hugging the beauty in Tsing Yi tenderly, his mind inexplicably thought of Mrs. Ma, who was dressed up tonight, and that lady. Dark Circle Agent.
I sent a message to Ni Ni and asked her to do something.
News about the celebration banquet of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" occupied the pages of major media.
Both the media and the audience gave full marks to this collaboration between Zhou Yutang and Lao Mouzi.
On the cusp of this storm, Lao Mouzi’s literary planner Zhou Xiaofeng has launched a new book: "Fate·Lonely Zhang Yimou".
This is her work based on Zhang Yimou’s real life records, and she wants to show the audience a real Zhang Yimou.
After Zhou Yutang got it, he turned it over.
It is indeed Lao Mouzi’s imperial literary plan.
I followed Guoshi in several dramas one after another. Even the script of "Zhou Chu" was revised by Zhou Xiaofeng in the later stage.
The language is sharp, direct to the point, and the writing skills are quite profound.
The most explosive content among them is the Ten Deadly Sins of Dianzhang Cannon, which was named and affirmed by Lao Mouzi’s studio,
"Instigating the relationship between Lao Mouzi and Gong Li", "requiring Lao Mouzi to alienate Gao Cangjian", "arrears the salary of the national teacher".
"If you look at it this way, Zhang Dapao is really not a good person."
Zhou Yutang originally felt that he was quite dark.
But compared to Zhang Dapao, he is simply a saint.
In recent years, Zhang Dapao's New Picture Company has been half-dead. This time someone stepped on him. He didn't come out to fire, but his assistant jumped out and started a fight.
Pang Liwei from Lao Mouzi Studio was not someone to be trifled with, and the two sides started a verbal spat online.
It was so lively for a while.
However, now that the Imperial Guard is backed by Jiangdong, Zhang Dapao’s confidence is somewhat lacking, and Zhou Xiaofeng still has some powerful information that he has yet to release.
“It’s nothing more than ts.”
Facing Ni Ni’s question, Zhou Yutang calmly gave the answer and browsed the comments on the Internet for a while.
"Zhang Dapao, are you a human!?"
"Lao Mouzi has a heart-to-heart relationship with you, and you are playing tricks with Lao Mouzi."
"I still owe Zhang Yimou so much money , pay back the money quickly.”
“Thanks to Zhang Dapao for letting Lao Mouzi live, and now he is cooperating with Zhou Yutang and taking off immediately.”
Netizens have gone all out and scolded Zhang Dapao. Bloody head.
It was not pleasant to break up with the new picture at the beginning. Although Zhou Yutang helped settle the matter of super-sheng, the cooperation between Lao Mouzi and Zhang Dapao has survived after so many years.
Some interest relationships cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences.
The two sides went to court and it was another tug of war.
"I guess Zhang Dapao will be so depressed that he will vomit blood."
Ni Ni gloated: "However, this is the fate he deserves."
Women just hold grudges.
Zhang Dapao not only cheated Zhang Yimou, but also Ni Ni.
Now, retribution has come.
Zhang Dapao has basically found no such person.
After the Imperial Master transferred to Jiangdong, "Hunting" plus "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" were enough to bring him back to the top, and the fame and fortune that followed were indispensable.
This is more than what Zhang Dapao earned in 20 years of working as a long-term worker.
Even Ni Ni, who used to be nothing in his eyes, now flies up the branches and becomes a phoenix.
Zhou Yutang's female secretary represents him in a sense, and naturally stands at the upper level of this circle.
From a giant in the entertainment industry to suddenly reduced to a street rat that everyone yells at, not everyone can bear this gap.
But Zhang Dapao has to thank Zhang Yuqi for suppressing the heat of this matter.
Zhuo Wei, a well-known paparazzi in the industry, released some shocking news.
Zhang Yuqi, who just finished filming "Mermaid", was revealed to have stayed in a hotel room with a mysterious man.
There are pictures, videos and the truth.
Dating for three consecutive days, holding hands in the street, skiing on vacation, the interaction was sweeter than falling in love.
At first, she said that she and her husband would face each other frankly and share the responsibility. In fact, Zhang Yuqi separated from her husband at the beginning of last year, and she also filed for divorce.
Netizens applauded Zhang Yuqi's cheating, calling it the most heart-warming cheating in history.
She probably didn’t even expect that she would break out of the industry in this way and dominate the hot search headlines one after another.
The most miserable director is none other than director Wang Quan'an. He was caught for soliciting prostitution and has not been released. He was also removed from the Western Film Festival, and his reputation fell to the bottom.
China Film Group.
Zhou Yutang sat in the chairman's office for the first time in a long time.
While drinking tea, I chatted with Pei Kang about the newly completed "Mermaid".
He was holding China Film’s schedule in his hand.
March is basically the stage for "Jupiter Ascending" and "Cinderella".
The former was released in early March, with 145 million in the first week, and the cumulative box office exceeded 200 million.
The latter is even stronger. The box office data provided by China Film Group estimates that it is expected to reach 450 million, which is a massive hit in the Chinese film market.
But what Zhou Yutang pays most attention to is the global super hit IP "Fast and Furious 7" scheduled for April 12.
James Wan is by no means an ordinary person, and his talent is not limited to the field of horror films.
I don’t know if Li Yu and Teacher Fan, a pair of good friends, can stop the movie "All Things Grow".
The May 1st hits include "Left Ear", "Why is the Shengxiao Silent", and the Hong Kong crime masterpiece "Equator".
Zhou Yutang glanced at it and quickly made a decision: ""Manslaughter" will be released on May Day, and "The Return of the Great Sage" and "The Tuner" will be released in the summer to ensure double insurance."
With the money in hand, Tian Xiaopeng and his team stayed up late and worked overtime, and the progress of "The Return of the Great Sage" was almost completed.
“There are several blockbuster films to be released in early July.”
Pei Kang looked at the schedule for a long time and pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses: “Yu Tang, “The Tuner” Let's put it in late June. "The Return of the Great Sage" is scheduled for July 10th. What do you think?
Isn't the film "The Taoist Descending the Mountain" directed by Chen Da scheduled for early July?
Director Chen Da, who is in charge of "The Great Wall," of course has to be protected by China Film.
There is also Wu Baige who is miserable, and Pei Kang has taken the blame for Han Sanping. The second half of "Tai Ping Wheel" is scheduled for the end of July.
I specially asked Xu Ke to help with editing, but I don’t know if I can save my respect.
However, the schedule of "The Tuner" is also good. When "The Return of the Great Sage" is released, students are on summer vacation, and it happens to be behind "Tiny Times 4".
Meeting Xiaosi head-on was exactly what Zhou Yutang wanted.
"Scorching Sun" has to avoid July when blockbuster movies are crowded. Guo Fan's "Now You See Me 2" is locked in advance for this year's National Day release.
After setting the schedules of a few films, the atmosphere of the chat became more casual.
Pei Kang raised his tea cup and took a sip: "Yu Tang, your Tang Detective movie is scheduled to be released during the Lunar New Year. Is it possible to make it in time?"
"A suspenseful comedy movie."
Zhou Yutang chuckled softly: "It's not a big scene, it's not a big problem."
Chen Xi and Tyrande have officially connected.
The movie will probably start shooting in June and will be completed in July at the latest.
Including the time for post-production, it is definitely more than enough.
This year’s Spring Festival release will naturally give way to Zhou Xingxing’s “Mermaid”.
After finalizing the schedule, I went back to the company and held a meeting to arrange the promotion work for several movies.
"The Tuner" is the first time that Liu Shishi has a leading female lead alone at the box office.
Producer Zhou Yutang really paid his dues and followed the entire post-production process of the film.
In his opinion, Liu Shishi showed the peak acting skills of his acting career.
This heroine’s character is rich in layers, the film is both commercial and artistic, and it can definitely win awards in the later stage.
These are all things for later. I just finished filming "Xiu Chun Knife 2" after a lot of hardships, and I have to join the cast of a spy drama. I guess I will have to take leave from the crew to participate in the film road show
Liu Tianwang called Zhou Yutang several times to invite him to attend the premiere of his new play.
Zhou Yutang did not refuse.
He wanted to see the quality of this reality-themed movie that was said to be adapted from a true story.
Da Meiyuan happened to have no schedule, so we made an appointment to attend the movie premiere together.
The movie "Lost Orphan" has a considerable influence in the industry.
There have been official media reports before, and various media outlets have reported on it.
A man’s child was abducted. In 24 years, he used 10 motorcycles and traveled 500,000 kilometers to find his family.
When the family was recognized later, the public opinion exploded and caused a sensation, which really made people have mixed feelings.
The cast of this drama is also luxurious.
The king Liu Dehua, Huayi's popular young boy Jing Boran, the veteran actor Liang Jiahui, the thirteenth sister of Xiangjiang, and a potential newcomer Liu Arthur.
Except for the slight embarrassment of Thirteenth Sister, who had had a verbal spat with each other, the other leading actors all have a good relationship with Zhou Yutang.
The director even studied in a film school and is considered Zhou Yutang’s senior sister.
"Yu Tang, "Zhou Chu's Three Evils" has a box office of more than 2.5 billion, which is really incredible."
"We must learn more from Hua Ge."
"I should learn from you."
Liu Tianwang showed a handsome smile and gave Zhou Yutang a thumbs up.
“Compared to Brother Hua being paid zero to star in this movie, it’s nothing.”
Zhou Yutang continued to trade business blows with him.
Liu Tianwang’s remuneration quotation starts at tens of millions, and he really sacrificed himself for this movie.
After the interview with the main creator, the movie started to show.
The story is very touching, but there are certain shortcomings in both the director's expression techniques and the actors' performances.
The whole film is a bit underwhelming.
Zhou Yutang looked down at the entire movie from a God's perspective, thinking about how he would shoot it if he was in charge of the project.
But with its sincere emotions, it has been able to resonate with a considerable number of perceptual audiences.
The famous young lady Meiyuan was moved, her eyes were red and her eyes seemed moist.
(End of this chapter)