Chapter 176 Shocking scandal, movie watching party
"Hey, is it true? Tell me."
Zhou Xun was obviously interested. He came closer, holding his delicate chin with his small hand, and stared at Zhou Yutang with his big and bright eyes, as if he was listening attentively.
Zhou Yutang briefly talked about the script "Let the Bullets Fly" to Zhou Xun.
"Is there a role suitable for me?"
Zhou Xun was immediately moved after hearing this, and couldn't help but speak, and added: "I don't need any pay."
"Not really."
Zhou Yutang shook his head: "But Brother Kun can give it a try."
The female characters in this film don't have a heavy role, and they are preferably mature women with a certain style.
Mr. Zhou has a lot of spirit and excellent acting skills, but in terms of image, he is really not suitable.
He was going to let Chen Kun play the role of Hu Wan.
Just imagine.
The strong contrast between a feminine and handsome woman playing the role of a villain and a henchman is quite touching.
"It's amazing, Yu Tang. The cast is like Jiang Wen, Zhou Runfa, and Ge You."
Zhou Xun even forgot to smoke a cigarette, muttering to himself, and finally looked at Zhou Yutang with a bright light in his eyes.
Three movie kings, a top-notch lineup.
The most important thing is that Zhou Yutang is very optimistic.
This means a lot.
After all, it is widely rumored that Zhou Yutang never fails in his film and television projects.
The film and television dramas produced by him are not phenomenal, at least they are hits.
Zhou Xun firmly believed this, but he felt a little regretful in his heart.
It's a pity that there is no suitable role for me in this drama.
"Sister Xun?"
"Um?"
A soft call pulled Zhou Xun back from his thoughts. He shook off the spreading ashes and smiled: "Where did you just say?"
Zhou Yutang smiled and said: "Aren't you and Brother Kun neighbors? Bring the script back later and show it to Brother Kun. If you are interested, ask him to talk to me."
"He specified that he is interested. Is this the notebook you made?"
"The script is adapted from "The Thief of Officials" in "Ten Tales of a Night Story". The original author is also on the screenwriting team. Jiang Wen also invited several capable screenwriters, and it took two or three years to complete the script. I read the book and thought it was very good, so I invested a little bit."
"How much is one point?"
"Just tens of millions."
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Mr. Zhou felt a twitch in his heart and was speechless: "You are now a big capitalist. I heard that you still have a lot of Huayi stocks in your hands?"
"I took 1.8 million shares."
"Why did you buy so much? Aren't you afraid of losing money?"
"Sister Xun, you didn't buy it, did you?"
"Uh-huh."
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Zhou Yutang was shocked: "Sister Xun, you are not from Huayi? Did you really not buy it?"
"I really didn't buy it."
Zhou Xun puffed out a smoke ring coolly: "Mr. Wang has told me to buy some, but I don't understand stocks. I've always heard that the stock market is very risky, so why should I buy it?"
Zhou Yutang's expression twitched and he advised: "If you have a chance, ask Mr. Wang to buy some. You won't suffer a loss, trust me."
"Are you so optimistic about it?"
Zhou Xun's face gradually became serious, he nodded and said, "Then I'll ask my mother for some money."
Zhou Yutang: "."
After chatting with Zhou Xunqian for a while, he was completely convinced by this sister.
Probably all the talent and skill points are focused on acting, and the talent for business and financial management is almost zero.
Can you believe that such a big star actually leaves all her money to her parents and asks her parents to give her pocket money every month? ?
After finishing the game with Mr. Zhou, everyone went back to their respective homes.
Zhou Yutang returned to the house he bought this year.
Zeng Li moved in from her original residence. In fact, Sister Li is now considered a rich woman.
"Latent" became a hit and after Magnolia was closed, Zeng Li had many commercial activities.
In the final analysis, the entertainment industry is all about monetizing exposure. Winning awards will increase your status, improve your celebrity status, and the level of endorsements will also rise.
Now, in addition to the top endorsement from China Unicom, Zeng Li has also received seven high-quality endorsements for shampoo, skin care products, food, and home appliances.
This is the result of screening by the company.
Zeng Li is definitely one of the most profitable female artists this year. Recently, she and her best friend Hu Jing are thinking about opening a teahouse in Beijing.
After coming back to chat with the beauty in green, Wen Cun received a call from Chen Kun not long after.
Zhou Yutang suspected that Chen Kun had drunk fake wine, and his speech was unusually direct. He came up and asked, "Yu Tang, I've seen your play. Are you really sure you want to use me?"
"I think it's okay."
"Okay, I'll take it!"
Just like that, in a few words, the factory flower was settled directly.
Zeng Li was silent beside her, but she knew something about Zhou Yutang's project and asked, "Is it "Let the Bullets Fly"?"
Zhou Yutang nodded slightly and was reading the script of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" that Zheng Xiaolong had sent.
This is an 80-episode drama. The original work is an alternate history, and Zheng Xiaolong changed it to the background of the Qing Dynasty.
Because the adaptation project is huge and has many characters, only about half of it was completed in a few months.
After all, there are few quick shooters like Zhou Yutang in the circle.
It's normal to be like Zheng Xiaolong. Some screenwriters even hold back for several years before they can barely come up with a complete script.
After looking back and forth, he saw that there was probably nothing wrong. He called the other party and put his arms around the fragrant green-clothed beauty: "Sister Li, I have something to tell you."
"how?"
"Now I have a drama with a female protagonist in the palace, that is "The Legend of Zhen Huan". The script has not been finished yet. I am going to let you try to be the heroine."
"Can I do it?" Zeng Li hesitated slightly.
"Can you please take a look first? Don't you have costumes of ancient imperial concubines at home? They are barely usable. I see you brought them with you when you moved last time. Go put them on and try out the costumes."
"Then wait."
Zeng Li didn't doubt that he was there, and she went to the bathroom to change out. She also imitated the appearance of concubines in TVB's palace dramas, and Yingying saluted Zhou Yutang.
"Ai, don't move around. Wait while I change my clothes. Don't tear them. I bought them for more than 10,000 yuan."
"What I want is the imperial concubine outfit."
The next day, Zhou Yutang, who was still sleeping, was awakened by the ringing of the phone.
At first glance, it was Mao Xiaoyu calling: "Boss, your scandal with Mr. Zhou has made headlines."
"That's it? Don't disturb my sleep with this kind of thing in the future."
Zhou Yutang hung up the phone, hugged the soft body of the beautiful woman in Tsing Yi and fell asleep beautifully.
Last night, I auditioned for a play until around four o'clock, so I was inevitably a little exhausted.
I didn't return to the company until noon to catch up on my sleep. I saw a pile of newspapers on my desk.
[The romantic talents Zhou Yutang and Zhou Xun got drunk at the bar late at night, and the two staged a sister-brother relationship]
[Zhou Yutang’s love history adds another success, Zhou Xun is trapped in a sea of tender love]
[At the award ceremony, the two interacted intimately as if no one was around, and their ex, Fan Xiaopang, was extremely jealous]
[Here are Zhou Yutang’s exes]
Zhou Xun, one of the four great actresses who has been famous for a long time.
Zhou Yutang is also the most popular niche student now.
The scandal between these two people immediately shocked countless people.
"I obviously didn't do anything?"
"Isn't this bullying an honest person?"
Zhou Yutang threw the newspaper aside and browsed several entertainment portals online.
Apart from the reports about the Huabiao Awards, the hottest thing is the scandal between him and Zhou Xun. Of course, what is even more outrageous is the netizens in major forums, as if it is the Chinese New Year.
"Zhou Yutang is playing with real flowers. He has won two of the four double ices, right?" Runtu asked.
"If I were as handsome and rich as him, I would spend more money than he does." A netizen who did not want to be named expressed envy.
"People at the scene rolled their eyes when they saw Fan Xiaopang last night." said an anonymous netizen.
"Zhou Gou must be involved in some film and television series? Has the hype started again?" a netizen said.
Looking at the discussions on the Internet, Mao Xiaoyu suggested:
"Boss, do you want to make a statement to clarify?"
"Forget it, let the company communicate with Zhou Xun's management team, just say that we will discuss cooperation projects and then issue a statement and directly promote "Sword Rain"."
Zhou Yutang rubbed his forehead with two fingers, his expression extremely calm.
Hype is also part of the entertainment industry. Just as "Sword Rain" was launched, it took advantage of the trend to catch up with the popularity.
Both parties held a press conference, and the scandal quickly subsided, but it brought a wave of traffic to "Sword Rain".
The cast of "Sword Rain" has been confirmed, and the crew's preparations are going very smoothly.
Directed by Su Zhaobing, Zhou Yutang personally served as the producer, Chen Xi served as the producer, Zhang Jing and Dong Wei jointly served as martial arts instructors, the photography director hired Huang Yuetai from "Painted Skin", and the costume designers were Xi Zhongwen, Song Xiaotao, and several people who defected from Zhouyi Company All behind-the-scenes personnel can plug and play and join the crew directly.
The preliminary preparations are now complete, and we just have to wait for the filming to start in Hengdian next month.
Chen Xi's ability shown on the set of "My Love from the Star" completely reassured Sister Shuang, who was originally doubtful about her because of her age.
Zhou Yutang's choice was not wrong.
She is truly a behind-the-scenes talent.
God closed the door for Chen Xi to become an actress, but at the same time opened a window for her to become a behind-the-scenes person.
She herself enjoyed it quite a lot, and she could be said to be very conscientious. When filming "Star You", she took the initiative to report to Zhou Yutang on the crew's specific filming progress basically every night.
It’s rare to find a migrant worker who wants to make progress so much!
According to Zhou Yutang's idea, Chen Xi is going to be trained as the production department manager of Jiangdong Entertainment.
"Sword Rain" has been properly arranged, and the initial film budget for "Let the Bullets Fly" made Zhou Yutang a little bit excited.
It is expected to start with an investment of 100 million!
Mainly because of Zhou Yunfa’s salary of 40 million!
Fa Ge earned more in Hollywood. This was because he took the initiative to cut his salary after being encouraged by Zhou Yutang to show his intention to join.
However, this project is a joint venture between China Film Group, Yinghuang Group, and Jiangdong Entertainment. Jiangdong Entertainment takes a 30% share, and the other two companies each account for 35%.
Zhou Yutang estimated that with Jiang Wen's temperament, the 100 million might not be enough for him.
This month, he was basically busy with the post-production work of "My Love from the Star", and finally completed the post-production work in mid-September.
After the post-production of "My Love from the Star" was completed, invitations were sent directly to several TV stations and the first viewing party was held in Beijing.
Those invited include Beijing TV, Mango TV, Shanghai TV, Qilu TV, Suzhou TV and other top-ranked TV stations in China.
Only these TV stations with relatively strong financial strength can afford a super-large production like "My Love from the Star".
In recent years, the Chinese film and television industry has developed rapidly, with thousands of TV series produced every year.
But beneath the prosperity of flowers and brocades, the reality is cruel and cold.
There are a large number of TV series, but domestic TV stations have limited broadcast capacity, and the overall supply of TV series exceeds demand.
Film and television companies are trying their best to sell dramas. If the dramas they produce cannot be sold and rot in their hands, it means that the initial investment cannot be recovered and all the money will be lost.
Therefore, as the buyer, the TV station is in an absolutely strong position in this relationship.
It is commonplace for some TV stations to receive kickbacks from their film purchasing departments.
There are even better operations.
Let the buyer's personnel have their names in the film and television drama production cooperation as producers, directors, supervisors, etc., without participating in any filming labor, and legitimately receive high labor fees.
The buyer and seller can even reach a private agreement to provide shares and dividends to the director of the TV station's film purchasing department, etc.
But Zhou Yutang's treatment was completely different.
consensus within the circle.
His name is a golden sign. As long as he writes or stars in it, the ratings of this film and television drama are basically guaranteed.
The current movie "My Love from the Star" is written and acted by Zhou Yutang, plus Liu Yifei, who has a strong fan base.
Therefore, various TV stations attach great importance to this.
They all sent an elite team from the station's film purchasing department to participate in this film viewing event led by Jiangdong Entertainment.
After watching the finished film, the teams of these TV stations began to discuss wildly:
"The shooting technique of stilling time and space, I remember it seems to be used exclusively in movies, right? Zhou Yutang actually used it in TV series!"
"This just shows that this TV series is well-made."
A senior drama critic invited by a certain TV station also nodded his assessment: "The plot is very novel. It is not the model of a prince saving Cinderella and life-or-death love. The combination between the male protagonist with alien superpowers and the female star is also very interesting. What to watch, from the perspective of the audience, I think this drama is impeccable and even has the potential to become a hit."
A middle-aged woman who was the director of the film purchasing department of a certain TV station had stars in her eyes and told her assistant: "Professor Zhou played by Zhou Yutang is so great. Go make an appointment with Mr. Zhou for dinner tonight."
"Zhou Yutang deserves to be a gold medal screenwriter. The overall picture of this drama is real and beautiful. I think it is worth winning!"
"I'm going to ask the leaders in the station for instructions first. Maybe the price prepared by the station will be raised."
In the huge conference room, I saw the roaring discussions and overflowing expressions of excitement from the film purchasing teams sent by more than a dozen TV stations.
An imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Yutang's mouth.
Perhaps these people don’t understand the actors’ acting skills, nor can they explain the specific shooting techniques, let alone the final ratings of the TV series.
But their professional sensitivity is still there.
This group of people deal with TV dramas every day, and have long developed a keen eye for knowing which movies and TV dramas are excellent.
Judging from the current situation.
"My Love from the Star" has undoubtedly won their favor.
Who will be the winner next?
It depends on who is more sincere.