Chapter 541 Unparalleled Glory, Grandmaster Zhou Yutang

Chapter 541 Unparalleled Glory, Grandmaster Zhou Yutang

There are three things a new official should do when he takes office.

For La Pei Kang, who has just assumed the position of head of China Film Group.

This first fire is very crucial, and Zhou Yutang must be the one to light it for him.

Although he had a tight schedule at the end of the year, he still visited the Kodong Building several times in person.

I asked Zhou Yutang about the post-production progress of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp".

The method of adding money is really powerful, and the post-production of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" was finally completed ahead of schedule.

After watching the finished film, La Dong was satisfied and also gave some guidance: "Yu Tang, I need to change my name."

Well, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, ghosts cannot exist.

Zhou Yutang thought for a while and quickly made a decision: "Then it's called "The Secret of Seeking the Dragon."

Make the seal of the hill, touch the golden talisman, and move mountains and mountains to find the dragon's secret.

People light candles, ghosts blow out lamps, and they search for stars and peaks.

These three words "Xunlong Jue" are also the essence of the entire Ghost Blowing Lantern series.

"This is a good name."

La Pei Kang nodded slightly, with a hint of approval.

Zhou Yutang was not polite: "Then we will trouble Dong Dong."

"Leave the rest to me."

Pei Kang was really afraid that Zhou Yutang wouldn't speak, so he smiled very comfortably: "When the public release is approved, it will definitely be released during the Spring Festival."

Now that he has spoken, it must be a green light, and the company's publicity plan is ready.

Friendships are established through the interplay of interests between you and me.

Talking about the preparation progress of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom", La Pei Kang was also very concerned: "I heard from Director Xu that the filming team has already gone north with equipment?"

"Go to the shooting location first to see if there are any problems."

Zhou Yutang nodded: "Waiting for the audition to finalize the role here, we will try to start filming before the year."

In the film and television industry, there is no such thing as celebrating the New Year.

After the "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" project was established, corresponding visual effects plans have been started.

The army has not moved, but logistics takes precedence. This time, the team brings equipment to test first. After all, the winter in the Northeast is no joke. At this time, the shooting location is at least minus ten degrees. We need to see if the shooting equipment can operate normally.

Thanks to Pei Kang's operation, General Manager Guangdong released the project registration information for "Taking Tiger Mountain Out of Wisdom" very openly.

China Film’s official website also has detailed information about the entire project.

"The main theme commercial film "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" has been officially approved for filming."

"Director, Xu Ke, producer, Zhou Yutang."

"Actor, to be determined."

With a huge investment of 200 million, it was directed by Xu Ke and supervised by Zhou Yutang. This S+ production, which was jointly produced by two ace directors, soon set off a huge tsunami in the industry.

The gods in the circle began to show their magical powers.

Yang Mi was still on the road show, so she made the first call to Zhou Yutang.

"forget it."

Zhou Yutang is not surprised by Damimi's ambition: "You just finished filming "The Breakup Master", and you also have "Tiny Times 3" behind you. Are you busy enough?"

"Opportunities are rare. You can push back your childhood."

Da Mimi's sweet voice sounded like she was acting coquettishly: "Recently, I feel that I can develop into an acting school. Do you think I have a chance?"

Poor Guo Xiaosi was ignored by Damimi.

"To be honest, I think your image is not suitable."

You don't need to think about it to know that because of the recent explosion of "Charlotte Trouble", everyone around Damimi is full of rainbow farts and is more or less a little bit frivolous.

Zhou Yutang did not coax her, but said very directly: "This time, director Xu's opinion will prevail in hiring people. You can go over and audition, but it's best not to have high expectations."

"Then I'll try it first, but it'll be fine."

After tasting the sweetness of "Charlotte Troubles", Yang Mi now has great trust in Zhou Yutang.

As long as it is a film and television work produced by Zhou Yutang, then go directly.

If there are jujubes but no jujubes, you will make a lot of money if you pass the audition, and you will still lose money even if you fail.

In this commercial blockbuster with the main theme, apart from the wild rivers and lakes, the starring role also includes Qinglian, the lady who stands out from the mountains and dominates the village.

This female character was adapted by Xu Ke from the original work of the female gangster Butterfly Fan. From the village woman Qinglian to Mrs. Yazhai, the character has a full arc and many highlights.

It is Qinglian's encounters and experiences that drive the development of the entire story.

In a way, this is one of the highlights of the movie.

Xu Ke has been thinking about this play for many years. During this period, he wrote several versions of the script and finally settled on this version.

In fact, Zeng Li can also play this role. When she played "Latent", she handled it very well.

It's just that some of the scenes in this movie are too big, and she's wearing a torn cheongsam and being tied to the bed with hemp rope.

Dedicating yourself to art is bullshit.

Zhou Yutang can have fun in private, but he never wants his woman to act in such a role to please the public.

There is no airtight wall in the industry. When the news about the casting of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" came out, it stirred up waves and all the artists in the industry were interested.

Zhou Yutang exchanged ideas with Xu Ke and decided to draw up a rough list first, then invite actors to audition, and finally confirm the roles.

It took 10 days for "Private Order" to surpass 500 million at the box office. Compared with "Charlotte" which grossed 635 million in a single week, it seemed a bit bleak.

After Andy Lau took on the hit film "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains", he began to have bad luck. First, "Blind Detective" was well-received but not a box office success, and it failed miserably at the box office.

This time, "The Storm" was released for the Lunar New Year. He not only starred in it, but also served as a producer and participated in the investment and operation of the entire project.

It grossed 88.3 million in the first weekend, which is considered a good result among Hong Kong films. Considering the production cost of 80 million, it is not difficult to achieve profitability.

But at this time, "Private Customization" and "Charlotte Troubles" were still fighting madly.

There is also Jackie Chan's "Police Story 2013". Jackie Chan's eldest brother is still young. The box office of the movie exceeded 165 million in the first weekend of release, which also stabilized Liu Tianwang.

The eyes of countless people in the industry are on "Charlotte Trouble".

This box office trend is even more terrifying than that of Thailand's "囧" at that time.

The excellent reputation continues to grow, and positive feedback has been fed into the movie box office. The single-day box office revenue is still stable at more than 60 million, showing no sign of weakness.

At this time, "Private Order" was affected by the film's reputation, and its single-day box office had dropped to around 20 million.

This film, which did not receive much publicity in its original time and space, under Zhou Yutang's operation, overwhelming publicity resources opened the way and created unparalleled brilliance.

When Feng Xiaogang attended an awards ceremony, he rarely spoke harshly: "I went to see the movie "Charlotte" produced by Yu Tang, and it was very good. He is the first-class director and screenwriter in China."

"Actually, we lost a lot of money on "1942". We made this "Private Customization" to repay Mr. Wang's favor."

"I'm very confused now. I can make a casual movie and sell it for money, but I can make a serious movie and not sell it for money. Maybe I have to find an opportunity to learn from Yu Tang. No matter what he does, the projects he does will not be successful." deficit."

In a recent interview, Zhou Yutang mentioned that he had watched "Private Customization" and expressed that he admired Teacher Fan Wei's performance.

People carry people in sedan chairs.

Feng Xiaogang praised others, but felt unhappy in his heart.

The current audience feels strange to him, and the Lunar New Year show that used to be able to make all the difference has begun to fail.

Maybe he didn't even realize it.

When time abandons a person, it won't even say goodbye.

Even worse than Feng Xiaogang was Du Haitao.

This fat guy who looks harmless to humans and animals has been completely criticized by netizens after he kneeled down to Quan Zhilong in the Happy Camp program.

"He even went to a small account to engage in passionate online conversations with netizens, only to be caught out."

"Standing on the wind, it's a bit swollen."

"Boss, what do you think Mango Station will do?"

Ni Ni was quite gossipy, but Zhou Yutang received some news: "I'm sure Xue Zang didn't run away."

Public opinion is boiling now, and the situation is further escalating, which may even have a negative impact on Mango Channel.

The inside of the mango was quickly frozen.

This fat guy only knew how to admit his mistakes and apologize after being beaten. It's just that it's easy to kneel down, but it's difficult to stand up.

Some people are sad, and naturally some people are happy.

Wu Jing suddenly posted his wedding photos with Xie Nan on Weibo.

Immediately afterwards, Xie Nan also posted on Weibo: "This is the most beautiful ID photo I have ever taken. Thank you to so many people who love me and him. We have received the certificate!"

"Okay, Brother Jing, this move is fast enough."

After Zhou Yutang saw it, he joked on his Weibo account.

"It's necessary. Soldiers are very quick. When the wedding comes, Boss Zhou will have to give you a big red envelope."

Behind Wu Jing's reply were the blessings of many netizens.

One thing that Zhou Yutang admired very much about Wu Jing was his ability to act. He had only given him a move two days ago, but this brother took action immediately.

As long as it is something he wants to do, he will go all out and do it without hesitation.

This was the case when filming "Wolf Warrior". I went to the military camp to train for several months. No one in the circle could put down the itinerary notice in their hands, not even Zhou Yutang.

"We are very cautious and serious about getting married. I have thought of many ways."

"What specific method?" The reporter was also curious.

"There are many other options, such as proposing by diving, proposing by flying a helicopter, and I want to leave her a beautiful memory."

Wu Jing smiled honestly: "Then I consulted Yu Tang."

"Zhou Yutang also gave you some ideas?" The reporter suddenly became excited.

"He asked me to be simple and sincere. I thought what he said made sense, so I did it. Nan Nan was very touched and thanked Yu Tang for introducing me to Nan Nan."

Wu Jing has accumulated popularity as a running man, and coupled with the box office hit of "Slaying the Wolf 2", he can be regarded as a Mesozoic actor with high national popularity.

When he was interviewed by a certain program, he talked about the details of his love and marriage proposal, and mentioned Zhou Yutang. Weibo and some forums were very lively.

"It turns out that Xie Nan was introduced to Wu Jing by Zhou Yutang, which is interesting."

"Now, class representative, please highlight the key points, be sincere and keep it simple."

"Haha, if I want to be as handsome and rich as Zhou Gou, it's easy to pick up girls."

"Master Patriarch, please accept my disciple's bow."

Zhou Yutang didn't know what kind of "ancestor" he had become. He was blocked by Tian Zangzang in the company.

Recently, China Drama has had a lot of contact with him.

The approach there was a little wild, so they first found teacher Liu Tianchi as a lobbyist. Teacher Liu Tianchi was Zu Feng’s lover and had been the acting instructor at Jiangdong Shanxia Academy for many years, so he recommended Jiangdong’s first sister to the school.

Then Zeng Li's head teacher, Teacher Chang Li, found Tsing Yi Beauty and kindly invited Zeng Li to teach with Zhou Yutang at the Chinese Opera.

Chang Li is an old immortal who enjoys a subsidy from the State Council.

It was up to her to take the initiative, and Zeng Li couldn't refuse. She agreed and mentioned the matter in front of Zhou Yutang.

There must be a mole inside Zhongxi, and Nortel quickly got the news.

Nortel pioneer Wang Jinsong took the lead.

This is not Tazhai Dongshu, but Wang Jinsong, the vice president of the Film Academy, who visited Jiangdong three times and asked Zhou Yutang to come out.

As the top art schools in China, Nortel and China Theater Academy have always been different.

In recent years, Zhou Yutang has been in the limelight and stabilized the drama. If the baby bump is ticked off by the drama, it would be called a great shame and humiliation.

However, Wang Jinsong came several times, but Zhou Yutang never let go, so he sent another veteran Tian Zhuangzhuang to take action.

"Teacher Tian, ​​you look good recently."

Zhou Yutang led Lao Tian to drink tea in the office: "How is "Yang Guifei" doing?"

It was Teacher Fan's movie "Yang Guifei". It was originally directed by Bangzi director Guo Zairong, and even the leading actor Yu|Using the Template Zunlong was hired.

It turned out that Director Bangzi had a crazy idea and wanted to make a historical comedy and add drama to his people. He had a bad time with Teacher Fan and was stepped on by Zhou Yutang using his connections.

Guo Zaiyong ran back to South Korea with his tail between his legs in despair, leaving a mess behind.

The entire project team was re-established, and finally director Shi Qing was hired. Tian Zhuangzhuang came to assist, and Lao Mouzi also participated and gave a lot of opinions.

"It's still being filmed. It will be completed in the first half of next year. Then I'll leave it to you to do the post-production."

Tian Zhuangzhuang put down the tea cup in his hand and changed the subject: "Yu Tang, what do you think about the drama?"

"Teacher, you should know me best."

Zhou Yutang gave him reassurance: "I am from Nortel when I am born, so forget it when I die. I am so young, I am not ready to die young, and I have never thought about becoming a teacher."

"With your achievements, age is not a problem. Are you interested in teaching in a school?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang felt funny in his heart.

When I first met Zhou Yutang, his energetic and handsome face almost said that he wanted to make progress, but now he is becoming more and more smooth.

"That designation won't work."

Zhou Yutang waved his hands repeatedly and said modestly: "Teacher, I feel that I still have a lot of room for improvement, so I won't let others down."

"Don't underestimate yourself. In all my years of living, I have never seen anyone at your age achieve such results."

When Tian Zhuangzhuang said this, his face was full of pride.

For being able to bring out such a long-faced disciple, who among the old people in the circle would not envy and envy him.

While extending the invitation cordially, he repeatedly declined and pulled her around. Tian Zhuangzhuang reluctantly accepted the reality: "What you said makes sense. You are indeed too young now. Let's wait two years before we talk."

After a pause, Lao Tian continued: "This year's school art exam, can you come back to school as an examiner? Just take the preliminary exam, come here and show your face."

"I'm looking at adjusting the next schedule."

Zhou Yutang opened his mouth, but was unable to refuse.

Each of these old men are old foxes. They are very good at understanding people's hearts, and they can get into trouble if they are not careful.

He is now a benchmark figure in the film school and has a great positive role in promoting the school's enrollment promotion.

Then again, it's not impossible to be an art exam examiner. Although the time is tight, like a girl's breasts, there will always be some squeeze.

At that time, we can still see if there are any good seedlings this year. At that time, we can directly take them into the company.

I came here all the time, and took Tian Zhuangzhuang to watch the editing work of "Chi Ling". Lao Tian was full of praise and gave some pertinent opinions.

The road must be walked step by step.

Zhou Yutang did not let the profits from "Charlotte Trouble" go to his head.

Faced with the overwhelming rainbow farts around him, he still calmed down and continued the post-production of "Chi Ling".

At the same time, Pei Kang started working on "The Secret of the Dragon".

He wanted Zhou Yutang to see his sincerity in wanting to deepen their cooperative relationship.

When Tian Ming came to the capital, it happened to be the first snow of the new year.

He arrived at Zeng Li's teahouse with familiarity.

It happened that Zhou Yutang had just finished his meeting with Zhang Yiming.

He will basically not interfere with the development of ByteDance through micro-management, and has given Zhang Yiming enough trust and space.

If you want money, give money, if you want people, give people.

Using Zhou Yutang’s connections and resources to pave the way, Byte has also experienced rapid development this year.

First, Yang Zhenyuan, deputy director of Baidu Search, was hired, and then he poached machine learning algorithm engineers from core departments such as Baidu and Sohu.

It can be said that the army is strong and the horse is strong. The next step is to continue to expand and become bigger and stronger.

"Mr. Tian, ​​you talk to Mr. Zhou first."

Tian Ming had just arrived at the teahouse, and Zhang Yiming was getting up to leave: "I have a YouTube algorithm talent over there for an interview. I have to go back and have a look."

They are all friends, and they have met each other before, so there is no need to exchange polite greetings.

Yixing purple clay pots are placed on the square table, with several white jade-colored teacups beside them.

Placed on the table mat next to the square table, the charcoal fire in the small red clay stove has been lit.

The faint curls of fine smoke are light and quite artistic.

The third generation like Tian Ming can be regarded as the top talents in the family, and they even dabble in tea ceremony.

When we arrived at the tea room, the good-looking waiter gracefully completed a set of pleasing procedures.

He lifted the teacup to the tip of his nose and sniffed it gently, then nodded slightly: "Not bad, Anxi top quality Tieguanyin?"

"Brother Ming."

Zhou Yutang laughed: "You know the goods."

This is the stuff Han Jianu bought from Han Sanping's house. It's not available on the market.

"Take some away later."

"Ahem, I think drinking wine tastes better than drinking tea."

Tian Ming put down the teacup, his eyes clear: "My friend said that the wolfberry king medicinal wine a few times ago was very good. Can you get some more?"

"Brother Ming, don't be so formal."

Zhou Yutang patted his chest and agreed: "Your friend is my friend. I'll take care of this. I have a prescription here. It is said that it was passed down by the imperial physician in the palace."

"Is it true?" Tian Ming seemed to be a little tempted, half-believing and half-doubting.

"It is indeed effective. It can nourish the body and improve energy. Your friend will definitely like it."

Da Meiyuan was very concerned about Zhou Yutang's health and booked a one-year course of treatment for her.

This medicinal material is not cheap, but according to her, it must be taken for a long time to be effective.

Zhou Yutang didn't know if there was any effect, but Da Meiyuan herself couldn't stand it. A few days ago, she made Lin Yuner unable to get out of bed and didn't send her to the airport until the afternoon.

"That would be great."

Tian Ming's eyes behind the lens were like two flashlights.

Sitting at the same table with friends and drinking tea is also a great pleasure in life.

Speaking of Mingjie's new show "Sisters Over Flowers", the ratings reached 1.85% after the broadcast on Shanghai TV, which is basically comparable to the second season of "Flowers and Youth" on Mango TV.

He got more than two kills with one fish. The copyright has been negotiated with the TV station in South Korea, and foreign exchange can be earned.

At first glance, this rating is not as good as "The Voice" in previous years, and it is also lower than the phenomenal hits "Running Man" and "Go Fighting" in the past two years.

But in today's Internet boom, it has entered the era of declining ratings, and it is also a rare hit variety show.

In addition, there is the variety show "Happy Comedian" in cooperation with Shanghai TV. Now the confirmed guest Happy Twist has become popular with "Charlotte's Troubles", and the general manager of Shanghai TV is smiling crookedly.

If everything goes well, the recording can start almost after the New Year.

While talking about work, Tian Ming put down the teacup in his hand and asked, "By the way, Yu Tang, is Li Da Gou okay?"

"He was rescued and is resting at home."

"Why did he suddenly have a myocardial infarction at such a young age?"

"He drinks a lot every day, even gods can't stand it."

Listening to Zhou Yu Tang's detailed description, Tian Ming couldn't help but sigh: "From advertising to TV, and then to movies, Li Da Gou is also a rare talent. His pony is almost set to go public."

"It was because of this that he organized parties and socialized for several days in a row, and he was almost scrapped."

Compared to the original time and space bound to Wu Baige, the pony with Zhou Yu Tang's development momentum is obviously good.

"Sword Rain", "Border Storm", and "All People Witness" have both good reputations and box office, and there is also a "Wolf Warrior" in the post-production stage.

Everyone has a different way of doing things. Brother Da Gou likes to drink and talk about projects in his club in Xiangshan, which Zhou Yu Tang disagrees with.

Speaking of going public, we can't help but mention the development of Mingjie Company. Now the overall market value of Mingjie Company is close to 30 billion.

Doing variety shows is really profitable beyond imagination.

The Voice of China has attracted more than 1 billion yuan for two consecutive years, and programs like Running Man, Go Fighting, and Where Are We Going, Dad are basically at this level.

In addition, Mingjie Company's singer business has also made a lot of money.

Excluding concert income, Deng Ziqi alone brought hundreds of millions of yuan in income to the company last year.

There is also Wu Mochou. Although she is not very popular, she is favored by the fashion industry because of her uniqueness. Since she became popular, she has been receiving various resources.

"Sina has also submitted an IPO application. We have to talk about it again after a while. We can't give up the right to speak."

Zhou Yutang and Tian Ming hold about 10% of the shares and are the third largest shareholders of Sina Weibo.

"You go and talk about this matter. I have to be busy with the post-production of the movie."

After Zhou Yutang roughly understood it, he handed the matter over to Tian Ming.

When entering Weibo, he also signed an additional agreement with Sina's Mr. Cao - if the two want to sell shares, they can only sell to Sina's Mr. Cao first, and they can't interfere too much in the company's decision-making.

Compared with this kind of capital operation, Zhou Yutang is more interested in the entertainment industry, and joining Sina is just to gain a certain voice.

"You should also give yourself a vacation occasionally."

"Wait until you are done with this period of busyness."

Zhou Yutang thought of the full schedule for next year, and his scalp tingled.

As a popular figure in the domestic entertainment industry, he has a heavy burden on his shoulders, and this is the result of him pushing many unnecessary announcements.

"By the way, Yutang."

Tian Ming suddenly seemed to think of something and said, "The anti-corruption drama you made will be broadcast soon, my old man asks about it every day."