Chapter 268: Gradually becoming a myth, the shocking demon thief
No one expected it.
A small-budget comedy film with an investment of less than 10 million has become a dark horse in the Lunar New Year festival.
There is even a tendency to go dark to the end.
During the same period, the biggest rival "New Shaolin Temple" had a daily box office growth of only a few million, while Huang Baiming's killer "Family Happiness 2011" also had a box office of only 16.2 million on its first day of release.
New Year's Eve is around the corner.
In order to promote the filming progress, Zhou Yutang did not even go to the celebration party of "Let the Bullets Fly" and asked Li Shuang to attend in his place.
However, Han Sanping came to visit the crew specially.
He is officially the producer of "Thieves", but he never interferes in the crew's affairs.
Zhou Yutang has the final say on all matters concerning the crew. Unless there is any trouble, Mr. Han will be approached to resolve it.
"Mr. Han, you are so polite. Come as soon as you come, and you will bring a bunch of new year's goods."
Zhou Yutang said polite words and moved his hands without any slowness. He took the finely bound tea leaves from Han Sanping in his hand: "The lunch boxes of the crew are a bit greasy recently, so I just want to drink some tea to lighten the taste."
"How's the filming going?"
Han Sanping was so overwhelmed that he took the initiative. He was not surprised by Zhou Yutang's style at all, but there was a short-haired girl beside him, who burst into laughter when he heard this.
Zhou Yutang glanced at the short-haired girl and said casually: "It will take almost a week."
"Thanks a lot."
Han Sanping patted Zhou Yutang on the shoulder and noticed the look in his eyes. He introduced with a smile: "My daughter, Han Jia'v, applied for a postgraduate degree in directing at Nortel this year."
Han Sanping's daughter, Han Jia'v, has facial features similar to Han Sanping's.
She is not a beauty, but she has good features and short hair. Her overall temperament is neat and refreshing.
When she saw Zhou Yutang, the girl looked vaguely adoring.
But compared to the little girl from Gambling King's family who was so excited that she almost came up to hug Zhou Yutang, Han Jia'v controlled her emotions very well.
Although excited, he quickly calmed down.
She looked at Zhou Yutang curiously.
Now Zhou Yutang is gradually becoming a legend in the entertainment industry.
Not only because of his extreme popularity, the film and television projects he has done are not classics, but they are at least hits.
Han Jia Nyeo intends to develop into the film and television industry. Of course she knows that there is a saying in the industry that "Zhou Yutang holds the key to traffic in this era."
After a brief chat, Han Sanping nodded to his daughter: "Yu Tang, take care of her more in the future."
"As long as Mr. Han is here, you can do it without me."
"Be humble. When I retreat, it will still be up to you young people."
"Mr. Han, where are you from? Young people's ideas are immature and not strong enough. They need your guidance."
Listening to Zhou Yutang and Han Sanping communicating.
Han Jianu was speechless.
As a fan, I always have some filters for idols.
But when she saw Zhou Yutang communicating with her father like an old official, Han Jia Nu felt that her idol filter was somewhat broken.
The two were chatting, and the topic turned to Han Jia Nyeo.
Han Jia'v also smiled gracefully, and then flattered her without revealing any trace: "Mr. Zhou, I always hear my dad mention you at home. Today I can see you in person. You are much more handsome than what I saw on TV." .”
Look, it turns out that this is a tiger father and a dogless daughter.
Han Sanping put his arm around Zhou Yutang's shoulders familiarly and said with some envy, "The total investment for the project "People on the Road" is only 10 million, and the work is really beautiful."
"We cannot do without Mr. Han's support."
Zhou Yutang said with a chuckle.
After buying out the copyright, the project "Unfortunately" was solely owned by Jiangdong Entertainment. It was originally planned to be handed over to Enlight for distribution, but something went wrong during a meeting there to discuss the project.
After Zhou Yutang reviewed the final publicity plan given there, he was not very satisfied because Zhang Zhao, the boss of Enlight Pictures, mainly recommended "The Greatest Happiness 2011" directed by Huang Baiming. "The Road" will be released at the same time, so it is understandable that Mr. Zhang should focus his publicity resources on his own projects.
He didn't mess with Zhang Zhao and handed over the distribution work to China Film.
At the beginning, he was weak and had to take advantage of the situation. Now he has grown so strong that he no longer needs to look at the eyes of Zhang Zhao, the boss of Enlight Pictures.
Without Butcher Li, there is no need to eat pigs with hair on them.
With the relationship between Zhou Yutang and Han Sanping, it is just a matter of saying hello. When Maoyan develops in the future, even the distribution can be controlled by itself.
"The quality of the movie is still good, and the audience is willing to buy it."
Han Sanping smiled and said: "By the way, I almost forgot to tell you that there will be a seminar after the year, and you should come too."
"Mr. Han, I won't go, right?"
When Zhou Yutang heard the seminar, his head was pounding.
He has been to this kind of seminar several times.
Almost all the film and television company CEOs and big directors in the industry were there.
A group of leaders came on stage one after another and spoke briefly for several hours.
The key point is that it is not nutritious in the eyes of experts. It is really better to sleep at home.
"You are called upon to participate."
Han Sanping said with a smile: "If you do a good job on this project now, even the top leaders will be watching."
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Having said this, Zhou Yutang could only shake his head and smile bitterly.
Then, Zhou Yutang had a simple exchange with Han Jianu, "You are applying for graduate school this year. Is that my junior sister? Are you born in the 1990s?"
"No way, I was born in 1986."
Han Jia Nu had a smile on her face.
"I really can't tell, Sister Jia, then I'm two years younger than you, just call me Yu Tang. We can communicate more in the future."
Seeing Zhou Yutang's warm smile that made people feel no sense of distance, and hearing the word "Sister Jia", Han Sanping also smiled on his face.
The face that was full of vicissitudes of life like an old farmer showed a happy smile, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes completely unfolded.
He was not mistaken.
Zhou Yutang is indeed a person who values love and justice.
There is his word.
My daughter's future is secure.
Zhou Yutang and Han Sanping were talking about movies, and Fan Xiaopang also came up to say hello.
No matter how you say it, she is at the top of the entertainment industry, and she still has that reputation.
After Han Sanping left, Fan Xiaopang started to gossip: "The Han family princess really wants to mess with you? Isn't it only half of her term?"
"What do you mean by messing with me?"
Zhou Yutang's lips twitched slightly: "We will be brothers and sisters in the film school from now on. This is called strengthening learning and communication and helping each other."
Han Sanping's daughter is going to take the postgraduate entrance examination at the film school. She hasn't even taken the exam yet, but her tutor has already been appointed.
Such are the rules of the game in Chinese society.
From what Han Sanping said, Han Jianu wanted to develop into a screenwriter and producer. This time she came to visit the class to pave the way for her daughter.
Zhou Yutang plans to let her intern in the screenwriting department and film department of Jiangdong Entertainment to gain experience.
When the time is right, she will be given several projects to do. The level she can achieve in the end depends on her own ability.
"Okay, okay."
Fan Xiaopang waved his hand and said in a sour voice: "I see on Maoyan software that the box office of "Awkward" has reached 140 million. You are really going to make a lot of money now."
"It's a small profit, nothing worth mentioning."
"Can you treat me to a movie tonight?"
Although the crew does not take a holiday during the Spring Festival, it is certain that they will be paid several times the salary, and work ends very early these days and no night scenes are filmed.
As soon as Zeng Li left, Fan Xiaopang tentatively made an invitation, but Zhou Yutang looked at the time and said calmly: "Not tonight, I have something to do."
"Which woman came to see you?"
"Xiao Zhou."
Zhou Yutang did not answer her question, but answered the phone and heard the sweet voice on the other side of the phone.
Fan Xiaopang saw a gentle smile appear on the handsome face of the man next to him.
"Is it her?"
this moment.
Even Fan Xiaopang, who was sane and clear about their position and relationship, felt jealousy growing uncontrollably in his heart.
"Classmate Xiao Liu, long time no see."
"If you don't see me, you'll see me. If anyone wants to see you, don't touch them with your hands."
"Seibao."
"Um"
Still wearing the same black down jacket with a white velvet sweater underneath.
Zhou Yutang had already taken off his down jacket and scarf, but it was a bit cold in the capital today, so Liu Tianxian was still wearing a warm item on his lower body.
Today, Liu Yifei has just returned from out of town. She will have to attend an event out of town one night, and then spend the New Year with her grandma in her hometown.
Zhou Yutang's original intention was to cherish his time and get down to business, but Miss Liu was very persistent in eating spicy hotpot and watching a movie.
I had no choice but to run errands for Mao Xiaoyu to arrange for a reserved venue.
The most popular movie at the moment is of course "Unfortunate". This movie started from 35% of the movie schedule, and within a few days, the movie schedule has increased to 43%, mainly due to its rivals "New Shaolin Temple" and "Family Happiness 2011" in the same period. "Both box office and attendance performance were unsatisfactory.
"Goose goose goose goose."
Coming out of the cinema, Liu Yifei leaned on Zhou Yutang's shoulder and laughed like a goose: "Xiao Zhou, Wang Bao'er is too funny!"
I watched the finished film several times after editing, and then watched it again at the premiere. Zhou Yutang knew the lines of this film by heart.
The two of them were making love to each other in the car, and just as his dishonest little hand was about to reach up from his waist, Xu Baldy's call came again, and he said excitedly:
"Yu Tang, I just came out of the theater and suddenly thought, can we prepare a sequel?"
"What do you think?"
"It must be possible. Then can this sequel be done?"
Bald Xu's voice suddenly became a little twitchy. Zhou Yutang seemed to be able to understand his inner thoughts and chuckled: "Don't worry, I keep my word. I'll leave the sequel to you to direct."
"Then thank you in advance, Yu Tang."
Xu Zheng's voice was full of joy, but the voice there was a bit noisy. Zhou Yutang vaguely heard Wang Bao's laughter, so he hung up the phone: "Let's do this for now, wait until we get back to hold a celebration banquet."
Liu Yifei leaned on Zhou Yutang's shoulder and looked at him with clear and bright eyes: "Xiao Zhou, are you ready to make the sequel to "The Man on the Road"?"
"of course."
Zhou Yutang hugged Liu Tianxian's waist: "According to this trend, there is almost no suspense if the box office exceeds 300 million. There may be a chance to hit 400 million. The sequel plan has been planned for a long time and is ready to be filmed in Thailand."
"Then why don't you take the pictures yourself?"
"I'll forget it. The "囧" series of movies has the imprint of Baldy Xu. Let him do it. I have other arrangements."
"What do you want to take pictures of?"
Liu Tianxian's eyes were filled with curiosity.
Zhou Yutang rubbed the soft skin of Liu Tianxian's waist and chuckled: "It's a sequel to "Thieves", a story about a magician."
My head is still dizzy, brothers, take care of yourself