Chapter 273 At the celebration banquet, special effects ambitions

Chapter 273 At the celebration banquet, special effects ambitions

After the filming of "A League of Thieves" ended, it entered the editing process.

Zhou Yutang took some time out to attend the celebration banquet of "The Journey" with Gao Yuanyuan, who had just returned from filming.

"Yu Tang, you're finally here."

Bald Xu was waiting at the door and was on the phone. When he saw Zhou Yutang arriving, his eyes lit up behind his lenses.

He quickly hung up the phone and came over with a smile on his face.

Seeing Gao Yuanyuan being intimate with Zhou Yutang, she immediately withdrew her gaze and her attitude was as fawning as before.

He is also an old Jianghu who has been in the industry for many years. Naturally, he knows Gao Yuanyuan. After saying a simple hello, he happily talked to Zhou Yutang about the things he encountered during the road show.

"Yu Tang, what do you think of the sequel?"

"Don't worry."

Zhou Yutang shook his head and laughed: "The movie is still being screened. Come over to the company for a meeting next week. The screenwriting department is working on the script."

"Hey, I didn't expect this movie to have such a high box office."

Baldy Xu touched his head, which was as bright as a light bulb, laughed twice, and started making his usual rainbow fart again: "In the final analysis, Yu Tangqian still has a unique vision."

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Gao Yuanyuan felt a little disgusted, but Zhou Yutang had already developed resistance and only smiled calmly.

"People on the Road" is directed by Weixin Ye, with Xu Guangtou as deputy.

Now Baldy Xu knows that the "囧" series has great potential, and Zhou Yutang has asked him to direct the sequel. He is probably thinking about progress and is eager to start filming the sequel immediately.

Zhou Yutang is also happy to see the success.

In the beginning, I spent a small amount of money to accomplish big things.

The copyright of the "囧" series is in his hands, and Baldy Xu also works for him.

Guangtou Xu entered the scene chatting and laughing, and there were a bunch of acquaintances who came up to say hello, and there were also people who were not very familiar with him but wanted to get close.

"President Zhou, congratulations on your box office success."

"Director Zhou, let's have a chance to work together."

Like stars over the moon.

Familiar or not.

The faces of these insiders all had kind smiles, and their eyes were almost overflowing with envy.

Half a month ago, no one would have thought that "The Journey", a small, low-budget film, would achieve such amazing results after being so dark.

After raking in a box office of 239 million in the first week, the box office trend weakened in the second week, but it still took in a box office of 141 million. It can be said that the strongest dark horse of the year broke through 400 million. It can be said that there is no suspense.

400 million, which is a long way from Zhou Yutang's highest box office record, which is like a towering mountain, and it is not as amazing as "Let the Bullets Fly".

But this is to take advantage of the heads of many powerful opponents during the Lunar New Year period, and to be ranked in the top ten of the year.

The most important thing is that this film has a total investment cost of 10 million, but it can achieve such a return on investment.

Zhou Yutang’s investment was once again hailed as a godly move by the film and television industry.

Breaking away from the politeness and pleasantries, and letting Xu Guangtou do the greetings for him, Zhou Yutang found Huang Xiaoming who was chatting and laughing with Qin Lan.

There is a reason why Huang Xiaoming has good connections.

Whenever he receives an invitation, he will go to the premieres of big-budget movies in the industry, as well as some celebration banquets and other occasions.

After lightly glancing at Qin Lan, who was holding Huang Xiaoming's arm in an affectionate manner, Zhou Yutang knew in his heart that the two of them were probably reunited.

Qin Lan smiled generously and said, "Hello, Yu Tang."

"Sister Qin Lan, hello."

Zhou Yutang also smiled and nodded: "Brother Xiao Ming, thank you for your hard work. You just came here from Xiangjiang to finish filming."

"Your movie is a hit, so I'm here to share the joy."

Huang Xiaoming smiled and hugged Zhou Yutang: "How is the later period of "Thieves Alliance" going?"

"I'm working on it. I just came here to be lazy tonight."

"Take your time, don't work too hard, your health is important."

Zhou Yutang chatted with this brother for a while, and was pulled over by the big dog brother again.

No way, he doesn't often attend gatherings in the circle, and it's rare to even meet many acquaintances.

He was the absolute protagonist of the celebration tonight, so he naturally received a lot of attention.

"Brother Big Dog, Xiao Ma has been gaining momentum recently. "Love" has been a hit at the box office, and there is a crazy scramble for PE funds."

"Haha, this is just a small scene for me. I can't compare to you. A dark horse smashed through the Lunar New Year stalls. It's awesome!"

Big Dog smiled heartily and said, "Come, let me introduce you to some new friends."

Only then did Zhou Yutang realize that in addition to Zhang Yibai, Chen Ergou, the contracted director and screenwriter of Galloping Pony, Chen Er, who was born in the film school, and Zhong Lifang, the number one general under Brother Big Dog, were also there.

There were also many people in the capital circle, including Wang Ran, CEO of Yikai Capital, Shi Libin, president of Tianchuang Film and Television, and others. They all came over to congratulate each other with smiles on their faces.

"Congratulations to Mr. Zhou, it's a great box office success."

It seems that Xiaoma's financing is going smoothly.

Zhou Yutang took a glance and saw that Brother Big Dog seemed to have some friendship with these capital circles, and he knew it.

Speaking of "Border Storm", the two had communicated before that Jiangdong Entertainment and Pony Galloping would each get 40% of the share, and the remaining 20% ​​would come from Dian Province.

The Yunnan Province also has a semi-official unit with Big Dog connections.

Brother Big Dog put his arms around Zhou Yutang's shoulders and said with a smile: "Chen Er is asking me for someone. I can't be your master, so you come and talk to him."

"Brother Big Dog, my schedule is up."

"If I don't find you, I can't afford the money if I want to find you."

Brother Big Dog made a joke, and everyone around him also laughed.

Now Zhou Yutang's celebrity status is basically at the top of the entertainment industry pyramid. The asking price for the film is 20 million, plus the box office profit share, which is equivalent to half of the investment in this movie.

Director Chen Er smiled and said: "Director Zhou, I want Zhang Songwen to take over this script. Can you help arrange it?"

"Zhang Songwen?"

Zhou Yutang was startled for a moment, then nodded cheerfully: "No problem, how are you finding other characters?"

This is a good script. The male protagonist is a flour seller, and his acting skills are quite tested.

"Thank you, Director Zhou!"

Chen Er shook his head: "I haven't decided yet, but I want Ni Dahong to play the dentist."

"Ni Dahong is a good actor."

Zhou Yutang nodded slightly. The performance of Lao Yan Song in "The Ming Dynasty" can be said to be down to the bone.

"Yu Tang, are you interested in making a big deal together?"

After chatting for a while, Zhou Yutang's heart moved slightly when he saw Big Dog Brother's mysterious look: "Are you going to take action?"

Big Dog Brother has said more than once before that he is interested in special effects companies.

I also went to the United States to inspect Digital Domain, the D2 company, also called the digital domain.

This is a special effects company founded by truck driver Cameron. It has produced blockbusters such as "Titanic", "Terminator", "Lord of the Rings 1", "The Day After Tomorrow", "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", and the "Transformers" series. Holding 7 Oscar awards, the overall strength has always been at the top level in Hollywood.

"If you want to play, play big."

There was ambition in Big Dog Brother's eyes: "Yu Tang, what do you say, do you want to do it together and directly spend money to acquire the digital field?"

This guy has probably invested several hundred million, and he speaks very tough words.

But Zhou Yutang shook his head and chuckled: "Now, the time is not yet ripe. If you wait another year or two, the price will be at least 50% lower than where you buy it now."

"Mr. Zhou, are you kidding me?"

A CEO in the capital circle couldn't help but asked: "I got the news here and hired a professional management team there to prepare for diversified development."

"Haha, let's take a look again."

Zhou Yutang smiled and said nothing, and did not explain much.

He wanted to be a special effects company and used a lot of resources to do background adjustments.

Special effects companies are worth investing in. Domestic special effects companies such as Dragon Elephant Taihe, Crystal Stone, Base FX, Perfect, and Viewpoint all have decent profits.

Outsourcing in North America, and even Industrial Light and Magic projects, are done domestically.

As far as D2 is concerned, the most valuable thing is nothing more than its core special effects business and Canadian special effects studio.

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Coming out of the celebration banquet.

Qin Lan got into Huang Xiaoming's car and asked curiously: "Aren't Zhou Yutang and Mimi a couple? Why are they in love with Gao Yuanyuan again?"

Huang Xiaoming started the car and his expression twitched slightly: "Is he with Yang Mi?"

"should not."

Qin Lan brushed the hair beside his ear and said casually: "But it should be a bit ambiguous. I happened to be in Hengdian during the Chinese New Year. When I went to visit Yang Mi, I talked about Zhou Yutang, and I felt that her reaction was a bit wrong."

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Huang Xiaoming's hand shook, the steering wheel tilted, and he almost hit the curb on the side of the road.

Yu Tang, Yu Tang, you shouldn't call me brother.

I should call you brother. Everyone came from film school. Why are you so showy?

"Because love doesn't make you sad easily, so everything looks happy."

Zhou Yutang didn't drink tonight, and it was all blocked by Xu Guangtou. Gao Yuanyuan had a few drinks, and now she was leaning on Zhou Yutang's shoulder, humming softly, her cheeks flushed, and she looked a little excited.

"Yu Tang, what's the name of this song?"

"How can you sing if you don't know the name?"

"I listened to my assistant's cell phone ringtone by chance, and I thought it sounded pretty good."

"It's really good. The song is called "Because of Love", and it's also the theme song of the movie "Will Love"."

Zhou Yutang has naturally heard of this new song sung by the Queen of Heaven and instant noodle head Yi Xun.

After its release, it quickly exploded into popularity and reached the top of major music charts.

Xu Cainv's "Love to the End" is quite sentimental and has received a lot of publicity. It is also a strong rival of "The Journey" at the same time. After taking in 18.7 million box office on the first day, it bucked the trend and collected another 23.4 million on the second day. The box office trend is quite good.

Xing Aina participated in the screenwriting work of this film, and Ning Hao also guest-starred as a policeman.

Arrived home.

Zhou Yutang was lying on the sofa thinking about the special effects company.

Previously, he used a lot of resources and connections to send Guo Fan and other future special effects teams of Jiangdong Entertainment to the D2 headquarters for a visit and study.

Guo Fan often sends emails to report to him, saying that he met various technical experts there and experienced the display and explanation of the latest technology.

He is like a sponge, greedily absorbing the knowledge of the most advanced technology over there.

Zhou Yutang plans to set up a technical training institution to first improve the technical level of Jiangdong Entertainment's special effects personnel.

Then start from the production tool level and get to the top of the global industry.

After all.

Foreigners are unreliable.

No matter how good things are from abroad.

In the end, you still have to rely on your own people.

Zhou Yutang’s goal is still to develop his own special effects power.

I was so nauseous while watching the game at night that I took a long time to recover.