Chapter 699: A drama explodes in popularity, soaring in place
Zhou Yutang is teaching Nazha English in Los Angeles, and the Maple Leaf Country crew is not resting either.
Zhang Ruonan's solo scenes were filmed in these two days.
It can’t be called smooth.
In fact, the role of Maple Leaf Kingdom is very easy for Zhou Yutang.
But for Zhang Ruonan, it was very difficult.
She wants to present Chi Enzhuo in several different stages at the same time.
Chi Enzhuo, who was ignorant of the sunshine for the first time, came to the Maple Leaf Kingdom to search for memories and recover the forgotten memories.
She has to use several different ways of expression to reflect several stages of emotion. The key crew will stay in Maple Leaf Kingdom for more than ten days at most.
So, Xiaozhang is a bit stressed.
But she was very motivated, and Zhou Yutang also gave her extra care.
In the foreign film market, "The Conjuring 2" is making great progress. The data department estimates that the global box office will not be less than 300 million US dollars.
In the domestic film market, after the box office of "Spectre" exceeded 500 million, Matt Damon's "The Martian" also strongly exceeded the 500 million mark.
However, as December enters, the film schedule is inevitably divided among a few domestic films that have grabbed the Lunar New Year slots.
"A Spoon" directed and starred by Chen Jianbin failed miserably. With a total box office of just over 20 million, it did not even finish its release period.
"The Vanishing Murderer" starring Sister-in-Law and Liu Qingyun did not create any splash with a box office of 15 million on the first day.
On the other hand, Yang Mi became a blockbuster.
Da Mimi, who took a leave of absence from the crew to participate in the film road show, is full of energy.
Coming out of a movie theater in Chengdu, I didn’t forget to say hello to the fans before getting on the bus.
After getting in the car, I took off my boots, and my two beautiful legs wrapped in stockings sat cross-legged in an unladylike way.
After taking a look at the box office on Maoyan APP, Damimi happily said to the female assistant: "The box office on the first day is out, 28.96 million, which is very good."
"Wow, congratulations to Sister Mi."
< br>"Let me know in the group that I will treat you all to hot pot tonight. There is a time-honored hot pot restaurant here in Chengdu, which is very good."
"Sister Mi is awesome!"
Lost in WeChat During the rainbow fart chatter in the group, Yang Mi smiled brightly and started taking selfies with her mobile phone.
That posture was so coquettish that even the assistant, who was also a female, almost looked at her.
Yang Mi is at the peak of her charm, and her career has been developing rapidly this year. After receiving financing from SMG Shangshi Pictures, Mi Xing first co-produced "Dear Translator" with Jiang Dong.
After that, it blossomed more and deepened its cooperation with film and television giants such as Shangshi Pictures, Cehua and Huanrui, and invested in several dramas.
"When did Chen Xiao accept this drama?"
After receiving the photo of Da Mimi's legs, Zhou Yutang took the time to reply to the message.
To be honest, he doesn't pay much attention to the company's artist management business.
After taking a quick look at the film and television information, I discovered that "The Stars Are Moving", which was released in early December, actually stars Yang Mi and Chen Xiao, as well as Chen Shu, a famous beauty in the industry.
Well, this is one of Damimi’s dozen works this year.
It can be regarded as a success in grabbing the Lunar New Year slot, but the limelight is not as impressive as Huayi's other movie "The Ex 2: The Spare Tire Strikes Back," which grossed 30 million on the first day.
But Damimi is already very satisfied.
After all, the total investment in this movie is only 40 million. According to this trend, there will be no problem in recovering the cost, and it will not be difficult to make a small profit.
Since Damimi was so happy, Zhou Yutang also shared his joy with her.
Forwarded the box office data of "The Conjuring 2" to Damimi.
Chi Enzhuo received Maple Leaf under the maple leaf tree.
Walking to the fountain where she and Jin Xin had left wonderful memories, she suddenly remembered everything.
Emotions are perfectly sublimated at this moment.
Zhou Yutang and Lin Yufen watched Zhang Ruonan's performance behind the monitor.
He nodded with satisfaction. Xiaozhang, wrapped in a red scarf, had the feeling he wanted.
There are also many international students here in Canada. They have been coming to take pictures in the past few days, but they have all been blocked.
After discussing today's shooting content with Lin Yufen, Zhou Yutang looked at the time and said: "That's it for today, Xiao Zhang, come to my room for a meeting in the evening."
"Received!"
Zhang Ruonan made an OK gesture, full of energy.
This meeting is not about reading a luminous script, it is a real meeting.
Even during the two days when Zhou Yutang went to Los Angeles, director Lin Yufen would tell her plays in the evening.
Now that Zhou Yutang returns to the crew, he will naturally be in control.
Including director Lin Yufen, assistant director Guo Hu, as well as the bosses of various departments such as the photography team leader and the lighting team leader are all there.
The Maple Leaf Country scene may be a little later than expected, but overall it is still within control.
While the crew of "The Lonely and Brilliant God" is busy filming, the domestic film and television industry is in turmoil again.
The cause of the incident is Alibaba Pictures, which has been in the limelight recently.
Since announcing that it would enter the entertainment industry, Alibaba has made constant moves.
At a film industry forum in Jincheng today, Vice President Xu of Alibaba Pictures said something shocking,
“I am pointing out the life path for the screenwriters here. The way information is disseminated is changing. , if the information reaches effectively, the more people there are, the more it will become a super IP
The way we operate the entertainment industry now is completely subversive. In the future, Alibaba will no longer hire professional screenwriters, but will act like a killing game The elimination method is to invite IP forums and online writers to create the initial script, and then the director will take control of the entire project, giving the screenwriters a life path
Many international directors are like this now , this is the research and development process of creating super IP. Many people are talking about IP now, but except for Zhou Yutang, not everyone has the ability to develop IP. In the future, Alibaba will use big data to redefine this concept."< br>
As early as the Shanghai Film Festival.
If Alibaba wants to use big data to develop the entertainment industry, it will not happen in a day or two.
In fact, the Ali entertainment strategy formulated by Mr. Ma is in line with the current policy trend.
The concept of Internet + has been formally proposed at the conference and has risen to the level of national strategy.
It can be expected that it will become a new engine of economic growth under the new normal.
Teacher Ma is a smart man.
Zhou Yutang can get inside information, and he naturally has channels.
So we laid out and promoted Alibaba’s big data entertainment strategy.
What is big data?
That is, the amount of data involved is so huge that mainstream software tools cannot be used to capture, manage, process, and organize it into information that can help enterprises make more positive business decisions within a reasonable time.
Such as search data, viewership data, media hot discussion data, social networking site mention data, video website user data, online ticket purchase data, and theater audience consumption data, etc.
The hit American TV series "House of Cards" is the result of Netflix analyzing the market through film and television big data, which has made Netflix a lot of money.
Zhou Yutang is deeply involved in this. Byte has been developing for so many years, how could he not know about it?
Using big data analysis can indeed help make project decisions, select the main creative team, and promote marketing and distribution.
Jiangdong Entertainment has also been pursuing this new model that combines the Internet with the film and television industry, and the results are very good.
To say that the screenwriter has been replaced is a fantasy.
Alibaba has launched this big entertainment project, and many online article authors have benefited a lot.
Alibaba is very willing to spend money. As long as there are historical results, you can get the guaranteed share from Ali at a premium.
A large number of high-quality authors have been poached by China Literature Group, a subsidiary of Tencent, and many authors are very satisfied.
It’s actually useless.
After being recruited by Ali, he began to live a peaceful life, basically destined to be annihilated.
However, Vice President Ali Xu’s speech was inevitably condescending and domineering, and it was indiscriminately bombarded by the entire screenwriter circle.
As soon as the news came out, it triggered collective anger in the screenwriter circle.
How can you sit still if your job is smashed?
Many well-known screenwriters, such as Dong Runnian, Yu Fei and others, who wrote "The Love of the Flower" and "The Cook, the Actor and the Scoundrel", have all come forward to speak out.
Goose Factory, which has always been eccentric, took advantage of the screenwriter circle’s verbal and written criticism of Ali to publish a data report in a timely manner:
"Trivia: Alibaba Pictures had a net loss of 150 million yuan in the first half of this year, but Cultural China, the predecessor of Alibaba Pictures, makes hundreds of millions in profits every year"
"People like Alibaba are used to being domineering. ."
Zhou Yutang glanced at WeChat. Several screenwriter groups were talking about this matter, and they were all filled with indignation.
"Boss, Mr. Xu mentioned you again."
Lu Yang was eating in the group and also @ Zhou Yutang.
The screenwriter circle collectively resisted, and Vice President Xu quickly stood up and issued a clarification, saying that the Screenwriter Gold Award held by Zhou Yutang had a similar concept.
Zhou Yutang laughed at this and posted on Weibo,
“Mr. A channel to stimulate the creative passion of the majority of screenwriters at the bottom.
In the final analysis, content is king in the film and television industry.
The core is storytelling, which must be interesting enough and resonate with the audience's emotions. Resonance, this is the foundation. Alibaba wants to rely on Internet thinking to develop the film and television industry. I think Alibaba is on the wrong path.”
As soon as this Weibo was posted, it was like cold water pouring into a boiling oil pan, causing it to explode instantly.
"Holding the grass, the governor is domineering!"
"Zhou Yutang is the youngest ace screenwriter in China, and has won three major awards in the drama circle. He is qualified to say this."
"Teacher Ma came out to be beaten!"
"I was passing by to eat melon, I support the governor."
The industry was instantly excited, and passers-by outside the industry also watched the excitement.
Unable to beat Jack Ma on Double Eleven, Governor Zhou will inevitably feel grudges.
But it was an away game after all. Strictly speaking, he was just helping his good brother Dong Ge.
Ali wants to fully enter the entertainment industry, and Governor Zhou, who has the advantage of home court, must teach him what an entertainment leader is. Not to mention Alibaba’s Vice President Xu.
Even if Jack Ma comes, he still has to stand at attention and listen to Zhou Yutang.
The Vice President of Alibaba, Xu, quickly issued an apology again.
This time he bowed his head and gave in, but Zhou Yutang ignored it and continued to immerse himself in the filming of "The Lonely and Brilliant God".
"The final press conference for Chen Kaige's new film "The Great Wall" was held in Beijing. Director Chen Kaige and producer Chen Hong, starring Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Jing Tian, Liu Dehua, Lu Han, Zhang Hanyu, Lin Gengxin, Wang Junkai and others attended to help out. "
"The CEO of Legendary Pictures and the co-chairman of Universal both attended. The Sino-US co-production of the magical action epic is in post-production. , is expected to hit the film market during the Spring Festival next year! ”
In early December, the news that "The Great Wall", which has attracted much attention in the industry, was completed, occupied the headlines of all Chinese film and television news.
With the support of the popularity of Liu Tianwang, Lu Han, Da Tiantian, and Wang Junkai from the Three Little Ones, there are actually scalpers eyeing the tickets for this conference.
The admission tickets were sold at tens of thousands, which is simply outrageous. Opening the door is outrageous.
Because the event was so popular, in addition to the security team, riot police were also deployed at the scene.
Datiantian never lacks resources.
Here, "The Great Wall" has just finished filming, and Starlight has immediately announced a female lead for Hollywood's A-level major project "Kong: Skull Island."
Although she is just a pendant heroine, not everyone can get her.
Seeing the news that Zhou Yutang was in Los Angeles, Princess Tian happily sent a message to Zhou Yutang: "Brother Yutang, how long will you stay in Canada?"
"Just these two days. Returned to China."
"Unfortunately, I was undergoing special training in Los Angeles. I originally wanted to visit you."
"We have a long time to come, and Naza is also in Los Angeles. You can get together."
Sweet Princess was not disappointed and chatted with Zhou Yutang about her upcoming itinerary.
The ratings of "Legend of Dayu'er", which has already been aired, are not outstanding. It was negatively affected by Nie Yuan, and there was basically no drama promotion work.
Da Tiantian has just finished filming "The Great Wall" and has already flown abroad. She will soon prepare to join the cast of "Kong: Skull Island".
I heard that the filming will start in Tu'ao, and then shoot on location across three continents.
Sweet Princess is a person who can endure hardships.
The filming in Maple Leaf Country finally ended. Zhang Ruonan was so tired that she didn’t even bother to take selfies on the flight back to China.
She fell into a deep sleep for a while, and when she woke up, she saw the tablet in front of Zhou Yutang, which was playing the online drama from Station B,
"The Crown Princess is the worst in the world. Job: First, the prospects for promotion are not good. It is difficult for the crown princess, queen, and queen mother to rise up step by step! You have seen a few crown princes who have been able to survive until the queen mother.
Secondly, there is no guarantee of labor, not to mention the lack of three insurances and one housing fund. You may be fired at any time, and you are not allowed to re-employ.
Third, the nature of the work is dangerous, and there is a risk of death at any time."
Seeing the serious complaint made by the heroine Zhang Tianai in the play, Zhang Ruonan pursed her lips.
Read on, She suddenly became unrestrained again, "You are the spring tea, and I am the freshly boiled water. I want to make you." ”
Zhang Ruonan was so charred on the outside and tender on the inside.
At the moment, she felt no sleepiness at all, and unconsciously approached her, fascinated by the drama.
Zhou Yutang smelled the sweet fragrance on the girl's body, touched her arm, and asked with a chuckle:
"How is this show?"
"It's a bit weird, and a bit ridiculous. "
Zhang Ruonan said truthfully: "It feels a bit like eating durian."
This wonderful metaphor made Zhou Yutang laugh.
The production cost of this online drama is simply incomparable to the "Celebrating More Than Years" series.
If we make an S-level "Celebrating More Than Years", we can make at least three or four "Prince Concubine's Promotion" films.
In fact, as Zhang Ruonan said, it may seem ridiculous, but this kind of aesthetic concept that breaks the traditional costume drama makes people want to stop watching it. Go down.
Zhou Yutang had received several calls from Chen Rui while filming in Maple Leaf Country.
Since the launch of this TV series, the number of views in a single day on Station B has exceeded 100 million, with the highest number of views in a single day exceeding 200 million.
Good news comes frequently.
“How could it become so popular?”
Jia Shikai has been paying attention to the broadcast of "The Princess".
He originally regretted taking this role for Yang Yang.
But for Governor Zhou’s project, he did not dare to let go of the pigeons, so he could only ask Yang Yang to carry the sedan chair for Zhang Tianai.
Unexpectedly, this show turned out to be a hit, and it was extremely popular.
Currently, this drama is only half-way aired, and major forums across the Internet are buzzing with discussions. The number of views on related topics on Weibo alone exceeds 1.5 billion!
According to the current trend, there is still considerable room for growth.
“I heard that the online broadcast in South Korea also went viral, and it has been a hot search there for several days.”
Jia Shikai, the coach of the 800,000 Navy Navy, was convinced: “Captain Zhou is indeed It’s amazing, it can make a web drama a super hit.”
Yang Yang has attracted a lot of fans, but the biggest bonus undoubtedly comes from Jiangdong's own Zhang Tianai.
Li Jian himself is one of the popular Jiangdong niches. This drama can only be said to be the icing on the cake, making his popularity steadily increase.
But Zhang Tianai truly reached the sky in one step.
“This drama is poisonous! I can’t stop chasing it. Can Zhou Yutang let station B release it all at once?!”
“Lei Gui Lei, it’s not too bad to obey the Tao. It’s beautiful, but at least the actors have good looks and decent acting skills.”
"The wall is broken, Amway, I can't stop laughing!"
"Isn't this Zhang Pengpeng the neon military doctor Ling Zhiyu with the northeastern accent in "The Second Gunner"?"
Major majors Netizens on the forum are full of voices discussing this drama.
Many marketing accounts also dug up Zhang Tianai’s acting experience.
Started as a model, served as Emperor Gong's replacement, and also played many supporting roles.
It is no exaggeration to say that there are a lot of girls like her in the entertainment industry.
The turning point of Zhang Tianai's fate should be that he was admitted to the film school and became the roommates of Governor Zhou's favorites Li Yao and Zhao Liying.
From then on, he became involved with Jiangdong and began to appear frequently in Jiangdong film and television works.
It is definitely not that popular. The most outstanding role is Zhang Yan, the medical girl in "Xiu Chun Knife".
Ding Xiu, a Jiaqian layman, said "this girl is very smooth", he was talking about Zhang Tianai.
"Xiu Chun Knife" has become a rare masterpiece of martial arts in recent years. Yiwei Yiwei has been playing a supporting role for several years and has become famous all over the world.
But Zhang Tianai became the backdrop for Brother Jiaqian's overnight fame, until she seized this opportunity...
Yang Tianai, who was in charge of Zhang Tianai's agency contract, did not expect it.
A web drama can make her rise directly to the top.
"Xiao Ai, you are really hot now."
Just after hanging up the phone, Yang Tianzhen's face was full of smiles: "The movie of the same name adapted from Zhang Jiajia's novel "Passing Through Your World" has already sent you a film appointment!"
"Sister Zhen "
Putian's traffic has increased, and Zhang Tianai has taken on several commercial performances recently. Now he and Yang Tianzhen are on the way to the next announcement, and they are still a little confused:
" Is it the drama between Liang Tianwang and Jingcheng Wu? "
"No, it's "The Ferryman", a collaboration between Sunglasses King and Zhang Jiajia. This drama is directed by Zhang Yibai and Deng Xiaoping. Starring Zhao Liying."
Yang Tianzhen was somewhat excited.
Zhao Liying is the heroine who won over Bai Baihe. The producer wants to buy shares in advance to make "A Thousand Bones" a hit.
This kind of top-notch little flower is still a member of my own family, so it makes sense to be suppressed.
Many little flowers were still fighting for this project, but as a result, the pie of the industry's top film and television IP suddenly fell from the sky and fell into Zhang Tianai's hands.
The producers wanted to catch the huge traffic of "The Princess", so they offered a very generous salary.
This is not over yet.
Yang Tianzhen reported in detail.
Since the broadcast of "The Princess", business, endorsements, and film appointments have been coming in like snowflakes.
Zhang Tianai’s schedule has been scheduled until the end of next year.
It is so realistic.
It's such an exaggeration.
Zhang Tianai seemed to be in a dream. When she heard Yang Tianzhen call her name softly, she came back to her senses and said gratefully:
"Sister Zhen, without your help, I wouldn't be able to help you." Maybe today.”
Having been in the entertainment industry for so many years, she deeply understands what this means.
The drama became a hit and soared from place to place.
"The main reason is that you are in good condition."
Yang Tianzhen squinted her eyes and looked at Zhang Tianai's figure. Her slightly plump cheeks were full of affinity:
"Originally Zhou Shufang wanted to recommend Meng Zi wanted to take this role, but Director Liang was also very embarrassed. In the end, Mr. Zhou personally nodded and he hired you.” After the filming is completed, you have to toast him with a few glasses of wine and thank him properly.”
“Sister Zhen, I know that.”
Zhang Tianai nodded solemnly, seeming to have made a decision in his heart.
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(End of this chapter)