Chapter 235 Startling every step of the way, investing in movies

Chapter 235 Startling every step of the way, investing in movies

Hengdian.

the next day.

Assistant Taozi attended the opening ceremony of "Step by Step" with dark circles under her eyes.

Like a cabbage that has been damaged by the sun, with a wilted head and a drooping brain.

Her eyes were full of resentment as she looked at Zhou Yutang, who was full of energy, and Liu Shishi, who was more radiant than before.

Liu Shishi saw Taozi's panda eyes and took the initiative to care: "Taozi, didn't you sleep well last night?"

You still ask.

Is that thing that interesting?

Taozi's expression twitched slightly, but she said: "It was too late to catch up on the drama last night."

Liu Shishi said pleasantly: "Then you can rest in the car for a while. We just started filming today, so there won't be many scenes."

"Shi Shi, thank you"

Tao Zi was speechless, but couldn't help but glance at Zhou Yutang.

The hotel room booked by Tangren seemed to have poor soundproofing.

Her room is next to Liu Shishi.

Last night I kept hearing violent noises, which lasted like a violent storm until 3 o'clock in the morning.

This guy usually looks quite gentle, why is he so powerful at that kind of thing?

Can Shi Shi withstand it?

Tao Zi's mind was full of random thoughts, and the start-up ceremony of the Bu Bu Jing Xin crew also officially began.

A table was set up, and the on-site producer and recorder had prepared incense burners, pig heads, and some fruits.

Li Guoli is a native of Xiangjiang, and this process is followed in every drama. The opening ceremony is mainly for peace of mind.

After all the main creators finished their incense, the crew began to move the filming machines and equipment in an orderly manner. There were not many scenes shot on the first day.

After Li Guoli discussed with the production team, he walked over to Zhou Yutang, shook hands familiarly and hugged him: "Yu Tang, you are getting more and more handsome."

"Director Li, long time no see."

Zhou Yutang also greeted warmly: "The filming of this drama will be accelerated. When the time comes, I will come to talk to the TV station and arrange to broadcast it after "The Legend of Zhen Huan"."

"I have already told the production team about this, and I would like to thank you for communicating with the crew of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", otherwise it may take some time before the production of this drama can be started."

Li Guoli's tone was filled with gratitude.

Filming costume dramas is much more troublesome than modern dramas.

The preparation period for the project "The Legend of Zhen Huan" lasted for more than half a year, and all of the costumes were exquisitely made according to Zhou Yutang's standards.

Anyway, they are all dramas of the Qing Dynasty, and many costumes and props can be used universally.

So as soon as "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was completed, Zhou Yutang transferred the costumes and props there to the crew of "Jingxin".

"By the way, Yu Tang, your movie "Big Shot" will be released soon, right?"

"Well, it will be held at the end of September."

"I wish you a great box office success."

Li Guoli's face showed a smile of kindness.

In fact, I feel quite deep in my heart.

A few years ago, when filming "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3", Zhou Yutang stayed with him to learn shooting techniques and control the crew.

Not only is it now the king of small screen ratings, but its movies are also doing well.

He is also the owner of a huge entertainment company.

Even you need to look up to yourself.

As an investor in this show, Zhou Yutang didn't even need to greet the actors on the show. He just sat and chatted with Liu Shishi, and their agent would naturally give them some advice.

soon.

The actors in the crew came up to say hello to Zhou Yutang respectfully.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou."

Lin Gengxin is still the sunny and cheerful boy.

But compared to when I was filming the Classmates series, I have matured a lot.

Yuan Hong plays the role of Thirteenth Brother this time. His career in acting has not been smooth. Last year, Tang Ren Company gave him a male lead drama, but in the end the ratings fell off the charts. After this episode, he will probably also be cast in the future. I can only play supporting roles.

Apart from these old acquaintances, the actresses on the crew also had their eyes shining brightly.

Before coming to say hello to Zhou Yutang, she even arranged her makeup.

Most of them, when meeting Zhou Yutang, probably have the same mentality as ordinary people when meeting a celebrity.

However.

Seeing Liu Shishi sitting next to Zhou Yutang with a smile on his face, he felt a little enlightened.

This time, the actor of Laosi is Mainland actor Nie Yuan.

The Seven Nights Demon in the TV series "A Chinese Ghost Story", Zhao Zilong in the New Three Kingdoms, and Luo Cheng in The Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

In the early years, he played the young Qianlong in "The Granary of the World" and his acting skills were quite solid.

Knowing that it was Zhou Yutang who named him, Nie Yuan was also very grateful: "Mr. Zhou, thank you for giving me this opportunity."

"Brother Yuan, just call me Yu Tang. Let's have lunch together later."

Zhou Yutang chuckled and said, "How is your role in "The Founding of the Party" going?"

Nie Yuan also made a guest appearance in "The Founding of the Party", playing the role of Chen Qimei, a veteran of the Tongmenghui.

"There aren't many scenes there, it's over."

Nie Yuan complimented, "By the way, Mr. Zhou, you have been very busy promoting your movie recently. I saw the trailer and it was really exciting. I wish you a great success at the box office."

"Haha, let me borrow the good words from Brother Yuan."

Zhou Yutang smiled slightly.

Nie Yuan glanced at him and saw Liu Shishi unconsciously holding Zhou Yutang's arm and leaning into his ear to say something affectionately.

Smart people don’t need to ask too much, they already know it in their minds.

It turns out to be this woman.

No wonder the drama hasn’t even started filming yet. We were informed directly that the intimate scenes in the drama were all stand-ins.

This is the little willfulness of the investor father after he took control of the power.

Zhou Yutang cannot quite understand and accept the idea of ​​having his woman make sacrifices for art while filming.

In this glitzy vanity fair.

How can any artist not pursue fame and fortune?

certainly.

If it were him having an intimate scene with a beautiful woman, he wouldn't resist it.

Well-known double standards in the entertainment industry.

Zhou Yutang showed up to the crew. He was planning to leave in the morning after saying hello and return to the Magic City to continue his promotional work.

But Cai Yinong went straight to the crew, and Zhou Yutang stayed a little longer unless he wanted to treat the guests to dinner.

We just started shooting today and there are no filming tasks. We invited the crew and creators to have a small gathering at noon.

"Yu Tang."

Cai Yinong pulled Zhou Yutang and asked very eagerly: "What will it be like to watch the movie "The Legend of Zhen Huan"? How much did it cost?"

Zhou Yutang laughed and said: "Sister K, don't be anxious about this, the film viewing party is scheduled for next week."

Cai Yinong muttered: "That's only a few days away. I hope the sales will be higher by then."

Liu Shishi looked at Cai Yinong's eager expression and suddenly felt a little funny.

Usually, Cai Yinong is still a strong woman full of majesty at Tangren Film and Television, and can make everyone in the company admire her.

But in front of Zhou Yutang, the gap became clear.

When it came to "The Legend of Zhen Huan", Zhou Yutang looked calm and collected, but she was a little anxious.

How to say something?

It seems that the emperor was not in a hurry, but the eunuch was wrong, and it was the eldest maid who was anxious first.

Liu Shishi held Zhou Yutang's arm, and Zhou Yutang gave Cai Yinong some reassurance: "Don't worry, I've seen it in advance, and the quality is definitely above the standard."

Before the movie screening, a period of time was deliberately set aside to allow powerful first-tier TV stations to hold internal meetings and discussions, and to go through the process of raising funds.

"The Legend of Zhen Huan" is a 76-episode palace drama. Even Mango TV, Modu TV, Suzhou TV, and Blue TV, which have strong financial resources, dare not say that they can eat it in one bite.

An S-level production jointly produced by Jiangdong Entertainment and Beijing Art Center, according to the evaluation given by the company's TV drama business department, the starting price of a single episode is basically impossible to be less than 1.5 million.

The total first-round price of this drama will undoubtedly exceed 100 million.

There must be pressure for a TV station to operate alone, and most of the time it will be broadcast jointly by several channels.

When Zhou Yutang returned to Magic City, it was already past five o'clock in the afternoon, and he went to Tian Ming's house for a meal in the evening.

I can tell.

The old man of the Tian family attaches great importance to the fact that the copyright of the program can be sold abroad. He was even more happy when he saw Zhou Yutang, and even ate one more bowl of rice than usual.

After dinner, he took Zhou Yutang to the study for a chat, mainly to encourage Zhou Yutang to let go and do things.

On this day, the running man program was recorded.

Zhou Yutang arrived early and had just finished a meeting with the Running Man program team. It was still some time before the guests arrived, so he sat on the side and read the news.

"Wang Quan'an announced the launch of a new movie project "White Deer Plain" and planned to invite Sun Honglei to star in "Heiwa". Sun Honglei directly offered 200,000 a day."

200,000 a day. Director Wang is preparing to polish this movie. It will take two years to shoot, so he has to be paid a salary of 140 million per person.

Zhou Yutang's comment on this is that if you don't want to act, you don't have to act.

"What are you looking at?"

Soon, Fan Xiaopang came over, and she happened to see Zhou Yutang posting on Weibo attentively.

She suddenly felt curious and came over to take a look: "If you want to shoot a historical subject that tests your skills, or a commercial blockbuster with a historical subject, not everyone can do it well."

"Are you scolding Lu Chuan again?"

Teacher Fan is such a shrewd person. He can tell at a glance that Zhou Yutang has something to say and is touching Lu Chuan.

Because Lu Chuan just made a statement with confidence, saying that his next epic commercial blockbuster movie has been approved. It will tell the story of Hongmen Banquet. This time, he worked hard on the script for a year and is preparing to start filming next year. He is ready to prove himself. Have the ability to become a great director.

Zhou Yutang didn't even raise his head: "He is the one scolding me."

Fan Xiaopang held his chin in his hands and ate for a while: "Bo Fu KKK, this is your small size, why don't you go to the large size?"

"I went to the main account to scold him, wasn't it to bring him traffic?"

Zhou Yutang put down his cell phone and took a quick glance. Fan Xiaopang was wearing a black dress with floral accents today. The neckline was cut a little low, revealing her snowy skin, which was shockingly white.

Probably because he thought what he said made sense, Fan Xiaopang was speechless and took out his cell phone.

Zhou Yutang asked curiously: "What are you doing?"

"I give you a thumbs up. He wanted to ask me to act. He didn't even finish the script yet, and he kept talking about preparing to win awards. I felt that this person was unreliable."

Teacher Fan lowered his head and muttered as he worked.

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Zhou Yutang's mouth twitched slightly.

During this period, Fan Xiaopang was considered one of the top female stars. Not only Zhou Yutang, many directors in the industry also liked to collaborate with her.

Firstly, the traffic is guaranteed, and secondly, the acting skills are quite reliable.

Brother Chen Kai's "The Orphan of Zhao" hired Fan Xiaopang.

The two sat and chatted about the movie. It didn't take long before the members of the men's running team arrived one after another.

After a brief introduction, the recording of the program quickly began.

The overall shooting was smooth.

After this period of running-in, everyone was still a little unfamiliar at first, but once we got to know each other, it was obvious.

The tacit understanding among the members of the Running Man Brotherhood has improved a lot. Chen Chichi now dared to say to Deng Chao, "Brother Chao, are you a pig?"

To make variety shows effective, the prerequisite is to be willing to go out of your way.

The positions of several regular hosts are also becoming clearer.

Deng Chao is the "henpecked" big brother and is responsible for controlling the field.

Chen Chichi is a black hole in the game, a little slicker, and she and Sha Yi form a combination of old and weak, and the funny person in the running boy group.

Da Tiantian is the goddess of luck. Whenever you draw lots, you will definitely get a good one. She is beautiful even without makeup, is bright and generous, has no baggage when playing games, and is a very down-to-earth young lady. Her only weakness is that she is afraid of bugs.

Zhang Ruojun is the person in charge of the atmosphere and the king of connections in the group. He likes to act cool and handsome, but he often gets into trouble. He opens and shuts his mouth and says, "Zhou Yutang is my brother." He is extremely adaptable and easily mingle with the guests.

Bao Rong seems to be a conscientious and honest person, but he has a wonderful chemical reaction with Deng Chao. He is known as the "betrayal brother", which has a funny feeling of contrast.

Da Hei Niu is a diligent and hard-working person who usually has little presence, but he does all the dirty work.

Not only has the tacit understanding between the members of the running men's team improved, but they have also become familiar with their respective PDs.

To a certain extent, the PD that is filmed is from the perspective of an ordinary audience. Through close interaction with celebrities, it can also add novelty and a sense of immersion.

This issue is related to the planning of the movie promotion of "Big Shot".

This time a double agent was set up.

Deng Chao and Fan Xiaopang worked together as undercover agents.

Because the Bell Devil in the first episode left a psychological shadow on the members of the men's running team, the members of the men's running team were very wary of Zhou Yutang at first.

Deng Chao is also a traitor but also a loyal person, with excellent acting skills. He stirs up troubles and pretends to be good for everyone. The show is very effective.

finally.

During the classic game of tearing off famous brands, Fan Xiaopang seized the opportunity and hugged Zhou Yutang tightly.

Zhou Yutang seemed stunned.

If Fan Xiaopang participates in ordinary variety shows, she usually has the airs of a top actress.

But in front of Zhou Yutang, he was very relaxed.

then.

Da Tiantian made a decisive move and eliminated Zhou Yutang from the game. Afterwards, Jing Tian was also shocked. He eliminated his teammates and hurriedly apologized.

After several rounds of the game, Deng Chao's identity was revealed and he eventually died. However, under his constant trap, many obstacles were cleared for Fan Xiaopang.

The double agent ultimately prevailed.

Zhou Yutang and the brothers from the men's running team complained to each other for a while, and the show's effect was also very good.

The movie "Big Shot" was promoted, and Fan Xiaopang had a great time.

Not only did she win, she also received a specially customized VIP Gold Medal from the program team.

The two-day shooting period ended quickly. At the end, Fan Xiaopang still had more to say: "I will come to play again in the future."

She had an event to attend that night and flew directly to Chengdu, while Zhou Yutang had a get-together with her brothers from the boy band.

During the banquet, the members of the running boy band frequently toasted.

Because of this show, Jing Tian has attracted countless fans, and the careers of several others have also developed to varying degrees.

Sha Yi drank a lot and his face turned red: "Yu Tang, it's rare for you to come here. We won't come back unless we are drunk tonight."

After he starred in "Story of the Cooking Class" and "Wulin Gaiden", his acting career actually did not develop smoothly. However, because of his increasing popularity as a running man, he received many film offers and commercial activities.

We had a great time getting together in the evening, and when the dinner was over, Wang Baoji unexpectedly took the initiative to find Zhou Yutang.

His eyes narrowed to slits, and his smile revealed bright white teeth: "Yu Tang, I have a script, please read it for me."

"Hello! Mr. Tree"?" Zhou Yutang raised his eyebrows slightly as he took the script from Wang Baorong.

"Yes, this is it. I have several notebooks in my hand. My agent said this one is not good, but I find it interesting. Please help me take a look."

Wang Baoru rubbed his hands and grinned.

He has successfully counterattacked after "Soldier Assault". Now there is a show called Running Man, which is very popular and it can be said that there are constant filming appointments.

Zhou Yutang read the script carefully.

It tells the story of a rural young man named "Shu" who was not doing his job properly, and gradually collapsed and became crazy step by step due to family tragedy and real-life difficulties.

The overall atmosphere is very depressing, and even the subsequent plot is weird and detached from reality. It is probably based on Mr. Shu's psychological analysis and talks about the fate of the little people at the bottom of society.

"It's a bit like Mulholland Drive."

After Zhou Yutang read it carefully, he smoothed out the wrinkles in the script and said, "Bao Yu, who wrote this book? It's very good."

"Hehe, you think it's good too."

Wang Baoru scratched his head and spoke with some embarrassment: "The script was made by Director Han Jie. He has been chatting with me for a long time, but he is not famous and has no money to shoot. I said I would pay him whatever he wanted, but he couldn't afford to hire a crew. , now the book is written, but I don’t know when we can get investment, Yu Tang, are you interested in investing?”

I see.

People say Bao is an honest man, but that doesn't mean he is stupid.

The above is just to attract investment, the real purpose is to attract investment.

Wang Baocheng is not stupid, and Zhou Yutang is even more thoughtful: "Well, Baocheng, give me the director's phone number, and I will ask the company's film business department to talk to him."

"Thank you, Yu Tang."

Wang Baorong was overjoyed and took his mobile phone and sent Zhou Yutang his number.

"Hello, Jiangdong Entertainment Film Business Department, yes, yes, my name is Han Jie."

Han Jie, who was lying on the bed, suddenly received this call. He stood up in a hurry, holding the phone in both hands, and his voice was trembling with excitement:

"President Zhou has confirmed the investment. That's great. I made a cost budget. It's about two million, mainly Wang Bao's salary."

"Okay! Okay! Okay! Then I'll go to the capital and we'll talk when we get to the company."

"Yu Tang, do you really want to invest in this film?"

Li Shuang's call came quickly: "I heard from the film department that it is an art film and basically makes no money."

"It's a good book, that's enough."

Zhou Yutang smiled and said: "You can send it to the exhibition then, and maybe you can win a prize."

The profit model of literary and artistic films is different from that of commercial films.

Generally speaking, the box office of literary and artistic films will not be too high, and they usually earn back their money by going to major film festivals and selling various copyrights.

If you win the prize, you can still make a lot of money by selling the copyright.

There were small investments on the left and right, and Zhou Yutang thought of it as buying a scratch-off ticket.

After the recording of the Running Man program was over, Zhou Yutang took the time to visit the game company.

Chen Min took Zhou Yutang around the game company.

In the second half of the year, many planners, numerical figures, and artists were hired. Chen Min took Zhou Yutang to the conference room and took the initiative to introduce: "Mr. Zhou, according to your instructions, the first web game "Jianyu Jianghu" made by the game company, It is still under development and the product development cycle is expected to be five months.”

"Have to wait until early next year?"

Zhou Yutang nodded with satisfaction.

There are two trends in web games at the current stage.

The first category is "Farm", a social game like "Grab a Parking Space", where players can invite friends to participate and interact.

According to statistics from authoritative departments, the number of Internet users in China currently reaches 457 million, and the monthly active users of QQ Farm have reached 320 million!

Quite an exaggerated number.

Even Ms. Wang Fengqin, who doesn't use the Internet very much, is playing QQ Farm, harvesting and planting vegetables, and having a great time.

But this type of game tends to be social. What Zhou Yutang wants to do is the second type of web game that is more confrontational and consumer-oriented.

"Jianyu Jianghu" is such a web game. Zhou Yutang was quite satisfied after hearing Chen Min report on the project operation status.

Mobile games are the future of the game department, but now most people are still using button-based mobile phones, so they can only accumulate experience while working on web game projects.

In the miHoYo team's studio, several people are still typing code.

These people are still a little immature at the moment, focusing on accumulating experience and developing quietly.

But Zhou Yutang did not expect them to produce results immediately.

but.

This team has participated in several game development competitions and has decided on the idea of ​​​​making ACG.

Zhou Yutang communicates with Cai Haoyu, the core of the team, from time to time, and usually provides encouragement.

This is a long-term investment.

He believes it.

Sooner or later there will be a day when "Genshin is activated".