Chapter 441 Animated movie, never forget the original intention
"How's it going, Sister Li?"
After the movie screening ended, Zhou Yutang saw the beauty in Tsing Yi looking serious and asked with a smile.
Zeng Li frowned slightly and said: "It feels a bit confusing, but I can't tell. Zhang Yuqi is too bold."
"Haha, I still want to win the title of Best Actress in Berlin."
Zhou Yutang and Zeng Li communicated in low voices.
The length of "White Deer Plain" was cut from the original 5 hours to 156 minutes now. In the end, Tian Xiao'e was regarded as the main thread running through the film, and the plot looked naturally messy.
"Can it beat imported blockbusters?"
"Sister Li, if she dares to say it, do you dare to believe it?"
"snort!"
The beauty in Tsing Yi rolled her eyes at Zhou Yutang angrily, showing her charming charm.
After taking a look at the uproar at the scene, which seemed quite controversial, Zhou Yutang decisively led Zeng Li out of the way in advance.
When promoting the movie "White Deer Plain", they followed the example of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" and even used the boat scene and Qing Guqian as gimmicks.
This in itself is a sign that she has no confidence in the quality of her own films. Ms. Zhang need not think about fighting against imported blockbusters from the United States.
This is indeed the case. The box office of the movie on its first day of release was just over 10 million. Lu Wei, the gold medal screenwriter, was quite angry after the premiere. He said in an interview with Oriental Daily:
"Director Wang's spiritual direction is to film land and epics into a greasy and crooked relationship between men and women. He wants to film a Qinggu debt drama. What I am doing is a land epic and the changes of the times!"
"He used a lot of my stuff, but from a spiritual point of view, this is still his work. He has not fully understood the novel. The key words from beginning to end of "White Deer Plain" are always the land and destiny of farmers, not about beauty."
Director Wang once had great success, but this drama was a failure after all.
On the other side, the new billionaire box office director Wen Muye is still working tirelessly on road shows to promote his movie.
Domestic first-tier cities are coming step by step.
As the saying goes, those who are close to Zhu are red. After following Zhou Yutang for several years, Wen Muye was also accustomed to a down-to-earth way of doing things.
"Rescue Mr. Me" is not a blockbuster movie, but its quality is definitely above the standard. It has only been ten days since the movie was released, and it has already grossed 173 million at the box office.
The box office data was only lower than the imported blockbusters "Batman 3" and "The Amazing Spider-Man" during the same period, and even surpassed "Prometheus".
Compared with those big productions that easily cost over 100 million, the total investment for this film was no more than 30 million, with the main expenditure being Liu Tianwang's salary.
Liu Dehua originally thought of doing Zhou Yutang a favor, but he didn't expect an unexpected surprise.
For this movie, his salary was basically a friendly price, and there was also some box office split. According to the box office trend of this movie, there is no doubt that he made a lot of money.
But it was Zhou Yutang who made more money.
This movie is produced solely by our own company and distributed by China Film Group Corporation, so the box office split will undoubtedly be an astonishing figure.
In addition, it also fully proved Wen Muye's ability.
But when it comes to the biggest dark horse of the summer season, in addition to "Flower", the animated film "Ice Age 4" has a total box office of an astonishing 442 million, firmly ranking third in the summer season. Top position.
Zeng Li suddenly became interested and took Zhou Yutang to the cinema to watch the movie. It was indeed good.
Zhou Yutang called Li Shuang and told him about the domestic animated movie.
The beauty in green is nestled next to him, and the two of them often sleep together. They are very familiar with each other.
After changing two positions, it was easy to find the most comfortable position.
Zeng Li rested her head on Zhou Yutang's arm and pressed her shoulder against his body. When he finished the conversation and moved a little, she knew he had something to say.
"Want it?"
"I want your head."
Zeng Li coquettishly slapped away the offending hand: "You want to make an animated movie?"
"Well, domestic animation has a good future."
Zhou Yutang put his arms around the beauty in Tsing Yi, became interested, and told her about the layout of the film and television industry.
The audience base for family-friendly animated movies is very solid.
However, what Zhou Yutang is interested in are adult animations that are more subjective and proactive: "The Great Sage Monkey King in Journey to the West, Nezha, Yang Jian, and Jiang Ziya in Apotheosis of the Gods"
"These are all ready-made stories with mythological themes, and the audience has a natural sense of involvement. If they are made into animated films, they will definitely be very interesting."
"It sounds quite interesting."
The beauty in green smiled sweetly.
So far.
Animated movies are still a blank market.
Whoever can get ahead on this new track will have a greater advantage, and will be able to eat a sweeter and more delicious cake when the time comes.
It’s not just Zhou Yutang who has the idea of making an animated film.
After Tudou was acquired by Youku, Wang Wei, who was joked by the outside world that he had lost at least dozens of small targets due to the divorce lawsuit, was already preparing to start an animation company.
Zhou Yutang asked Li Shuang to find a professional team and prepare to directly spend money to acquire it.
Plan this matter first, don't rush it, Jiangdong Entertainment's basic product is still TV series and movies.
"Mr. Zhou."
Several backbones of Jiangdong Entertainment's TV drama business department, including Jiang Xueliang, who showed off his sophistication in a professional skirt, saw Zhou Yutang walking into the conference room in casual attire.
Everyone stood up, bowed slightly, and greeted them respectfully.
"Well, hello."
Zhou Yutang sat directly on the main seat.
Waved.
Mao Xiaoyu consciously came up to show the ppt she had stayed up late to make. The backbones of Jiangdong Entertainment's TV drama business department, headed by Jiang Xuexiao, all looked up.
Looking at several key projects attentively.
"The first is "Gu Jian Qi Tan". This project has attracted the spotlight, and the preliminary preparations are in progress. The directors are Li Guoli and Liang Shengquan from Tang Dynasty."
"In addition, in "Reply 1988", Liu Shishi has been selected as the heroine, and Zhu Yilong and Li Jian are also confirmed to star. This project will be finalized by Sister Fen and handed over to her."
Zhou Yutang originally wanted Zhang Songwen to play the heroine's father, but after communicating with Zhou Shufang, he discovered that his schedule was almost scheduled for the year after next.
We can only let Ning Li take the lead.
Ning Li's acting skills are also absolutely passable.
The killer he previously played in "Borderland" made many viewers shudder, and then a lot of film offers for perverted killers came to his door.
Zhou Yutang fully respected his wishes and broadened his acting career. He first played an important supporting role in "Wei Sheng" and then "Reply 1988".
By the way, he was also asked to take care of Liu Shishi. After all, he was also an acting teacher affiliated with Shanxia Academy.
"The production of "Why Sheng Xiao Mo" has been completed, let Wang Kai and Yang Zi join the team of "Battle of Changsha". I have already said hello to Noon Sunshine."
This is also the main theme drama produced by Noon Sunshine, which can be regarded as a gift package for Yang Zi’s newbies.
Jiang Xueyuan quickly recorded it in her notebook, then stood up and asked: "Mr. Zhou, "Wei Sheng" is confirmed to be broadcast on National Day. Someone came to lobby and asked us if we should improve the ratings by then?"
"Fake ratings?"
Zhou Yutang rubbed his forehead and almost forgot about this problem.
After hearing what Jiang Xuezhen said, I found out that a TV research organization came to lobby in the name of cooperative promotion, saying that promotion fees could be exchanged for ratings.
"For a 30-episode TV series, if you ask for 30 million, you can guarantee the top ten."
Jiang Xueyuan said helplessly: "That company is very wild. In order to prove my ability to me, the ratings of a certain cooperation movie went through a roller coaster in three days."
"About what range?"
"From about 0.1 to about 1.0, and then going back to the original data, the ratings of Koto's drama can be higher."
"hehe."
Zhou Yutang smiled and threw aside the pen he was turning.
In fact, in recent years, TV drama ratings fraud has become more and more serious. After all, a TV series's ratings explosion has countless benefits.
The TV station is also happy to see this. The ratings are high and advertisers can be tricked. As long as the operation is done well, the TV station's income can even be calculated in hundreds of millions.
Seeing everyone talking in the conference room, Zhou Yutang took a sip of water and asked, "What do you think?"
"Mr. Zhou, I think you might as well give it a try."
"Nowadays, many companies are cooperating with those institutions."
The fraud in ratings is very deep and involves many interests.
Ma Lao once said: If capital has 50% profit, it will take desperate risks; if it has 100% profit, it will dare to trample all laws in the world; if it has 300% profit, it will dare to violate Commit any crime and even risk being hanged!
Fraudulent ratings are purely a costless business.
This is also the national condition of China. People in certain key positions can make money in a way that is easier than ordinary people imagine.
"There's absolutely no need for that."
However, Jiang Xueyuan stood up with an extremely firm attitude: "The golden signboard of Jiangdong was erected by Mr. Zhou. We don't need to go through evil tricks at all. Many viewers have subconsciously determined that Jiangdong Entertainment's products must be high-quality products."
"With Mr. Zhou here, the ratings are guaranteed."
Everyone in the conference room had different expressions. Although Jiang Xueyuan's words were suspected of being flattering, they were indeed true.
The ratings king in recent years is not just a boast.
From dramas such as "Want to Meet You", "Classmates", "Latent", "My Love from the Star", "The Legend of Zhen Huan", "Snow Leopard" and even this year's Reply series, which has exploded in reputation.
Zhou Yutang's Jiangdong Entertainment has developed a good reputation.
For example, in the past few years, everyone knew that Lao Mouzi was a must-see when watching movies.
Nowadays, countless drama fans are paying attention to the film and television dramas produced by Jiangdong.
Therefore, film and television companies like Xinli and Enlight would rather sell part of their own interests and bind Zhou Yutang.
"I'll just say a few words."
Zhou Yutang stood up and tapped his fingers on the table: "I don't care what other people do, that's other people's business. Jiangdong Entertainment will do what it should do. The foundation of film and television dramas lies in the works."
"As long as you have good works and are recognized by the market, are you still worried that you won't be able to make money?"
"If the TV station has something to say, let the person in charge come to me. If there are any objections, I will change the partner."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of applause in the conference room.
Zhou Yutang raised his hand and pressed it softly, and said solemnly: "Everyone, there is a sentence that I like very much. Don't forget your original intention and keep moving forward. This sentence is also given to everyone here."
His ideas are pure and simple.
It's cheaper than spending money wasted on this fake thing.
Zhou Yutang is more willing to spend more money on charity in poor areas to build more schools.