Chapter 619: News of marriage, hidden trump card (asking for monthly votes and recommendation ticket
"Brother Tang, if you go into pyramid selling, you will definitely be able to fool a lot of people."
"How can pyramid selling make money like entertainment?"
Zhang Ruojun and Zhou Yutang finished filming at the same time, and followed to Hong Kong happily.
Listening to his buddy sending a message to an unknown sister, and answering calmly without even raising his head, Zhang Ruojun was speechless.
As a brother, he knew some inside information that others didn't know, such as Zhou Yutang's wealth, which was definitely more amazing than the outside world guessed.
"By the way, Brother Tang, why did you suddenly think of coming to Jay Chou's concert?"
"I just happened to meet him, so I went over to watch the fun."
Zhou Yutang glanced at the female secretary inadvertently, and Ni Ni showed a bright smile on her face:
"The boss is wise, and he can't always be busy with work. He needs to relax. I heard that Xiao Yaxuan will be the guest at the last show in Hong Kong this time."
"What the hell is Xiao Yaxuan?"
Zhang Ruojun had a black question mark face, feeling that the two people might have an affair, but there was no evidence.
Zhou Yutang retracted his gaze: "Ni Ni, how about my next schedule?"
"Today's concert is over, and I will go to Taiwan tomorrow. There will be a cross-strait film and television exchange forum before the closing ceremony of the Golden Horse Awards."
Ni Ni knew her boss's schedule like the back of her hand. She was still thinking about Zhou Yutang's marketing routine in her mind, and couldn't help asking:
"Boss, the ideas you gave to Director Zhou seem to be similar to what you did with "Flowers"?"
"Ruzi is teachable."
Zhou Yutang nodded with satisfaction.
Ni Ni is really getting more and more mature.
Whether it is her figure and temperament, or her comprehensive ability.
After "My Love from the Star", "Flowers of Love" swept across Asia and successfully brought Liu Tianxian to the sky.
The marketing strategy of that time was regarded as a god's move by the industry, and it was said that it was even included in a certain school's textbooks.
In fact, it is exactly the same as the ideas given to Zhou Xingxing this time, both of which stimulate the audience's emotions and stimulate them to go to the cinema to increase the box office potential of the movie.
For example, the movie "Bouquet" is a romantic film. Even with Zhou Yutang and Liu Yifei's amazing cast, it would be difficult to break 1 billion according to the size of the Chinese film market at that time.
But many viewers heard that this was the last youth romance film starring Zhou Yutang, who was at the peak of his career.
There was an uproar in an instant.
With a little help from public opinion, the Internet hot searches, WeChat Moments, QQ Space, campus network, Internet Post Bar, Tianya and many other forums at that time.
All of them were popular.
The fans that Zhou Yutang had accumulated through the output of popular boutiques for several years burst out with unprecedented enthusiasm for watching movies, and going to the cinema has formed a social effect.
Anyone who has not watched the youth film "The Emperor's Last Dance" is embarrassed to join the chat with friends.
There are even many viewers who want to remember their youth and watch this movie twice or three times, thus creating a box office miracle.
Of course, with the quality of "Bouquet", even if it can be turned over and watched ten years later, it is definitely not a waste of fans' feelings, and it is reasonable marketing.
Zhou Yutang still has integrity.
He said he would not shoot it, and later he really did not shoot it.
If Zhou Xingxing plays the trump card of sentimental marketing.
The power will definitely be greater than that of Zhou Yutang at that time, and it is possible to increase the box office of the movie by hundreds of millions, or even higher.
But this routine can only be used once.
If the quality of the movies made by Zhou Xingxing in the future does not meet the audience's expectations, it will inevitably be backfired.
Jay Chou's concerts have always been hard to get tickets.
There are damn scalpers who can drive up the price to thousands or even tens of thousands.
But for Zhou Yutang, asking for a few tickets for the inner field is just a matter of words.
Ni Ni had already arranged it. When he brought his burden Zhang Ruojun to the concert site, the Hong Kong Asia International Expo Center, there were already crowds of people.
A huge promotional poster for the Magic Tianlun 2 concert is very eye-catching.
Milk Tea Zhou holds the microphone, exposing his abdominal muscles, and the void in front of him is broken like a mirror, showing the style of a superstar singer.
"As expected of a superstar singer in the Chinese music scene."
Zhang Ruojun looked around, took a photo with his phone, and prepared to post it on Weibo, sighing.
Many fans outside the venue were already in place, with uncontrollable excitement on their faces, and scalpers were wandering around, scanning everywhere like radar, waiting for potential victims.
Even though Zhou Yutang was wearing sunglasses and a mask, and only wearing an ordinary shirt, casual pants, jacket and windbreaker, his outstanding temperament still attracted a lot of attention.
In addition, Zhang Ruojun and Ni Ni beside him can hold their own in the entertainment industry, and naturally they have outstanding figures and temperaments among ordinary people.
The most important thing is the assistant team behind Zhou Yutang, the burly men guarding on both sides, and scanning the surrounding people with vigilant expressions.
Ordinary people don't have such a grand show when traveling.
With Zhou Yutang's wealth, it is not realistic to want to go out alone. There may be some people with ulterior motives, so the necessary protection work must be done in place.
"Wow, you are Zhou Yutang!?"
A Hong Kong girl wearing tight jeans and with a pretty good figure suddenly contracted her pupils and jumped up on the spot, her voice breaking with excitement.
"Hello."
Zhou Yutang took off his sunglasses and gave the Hong Kong girl a dazzling smile.
"I am your fan, I really like you."
The Hong Kong girl was controlled on the spot for 0.5 seconds, and then she was so enthusiastic and cheerful that Zhang Ruojun was dumbfounded.
Ni Ni didn't care.
This is nothing.
Last time, there was a tough female fan who wanted to pounce on Zhou Yutang and kiss her. Fortunately, he acted like a ghost and got out of the way.
Under normal circumstances, Zhou Yutang never puts on airs when faced with requests from fans to take photos, and refuses no one who comes, and this time is no exception.
But the movement here was like a pebble thrown into a lake, causing ripples in all directions, and many people realized something.
Fortunately, Dani arrived at the scene before the situation spread further, led the staff to clear the way, and escorted Zhou Yutang into the scene.
We drove straight in and entered the backstage.
Jay Chou is making final preparations for the concert in the lounge.
When they met, they first bumped fists, then hugged each other cordially, and also said hello to Zhang Ruojun and Ni Ni brought over by Zhou Yutang.
There was also a middle-aged woman with an elegant temperament in the room. Zhou Yutang had a vague guess in his heart. After hearing Zhou Jielun's introduction, it turned out to be Zhou's mother Ye Huimei.
With a smile on her face, Ms. Ye took the initiative and said, "Hello, Director Zhou, I like your work very much. Can I take a photo with you?"
"Of course it's no problem, Aunt Ye."
After Zhou Yutang took photos with Ms. Ye, Ms. Ye left space for the young people to communicate.
Watching the legendary Queen's Wife obediently accompany Ms. Ye out of the house, Zhou Yutang only felt it was funny and somewhat teasing:
"I read in the media that you are getting married?"
"Right."
"Are you serious?"
Zhou Yutang was slightly stunned.
Zhang Ruojun and Ni Ni had a big meal on the spot and were a little shocked.
No wonder Classmate Milk Tea Zhou, who had always had an ambiguous attitude before, never forgot to take her with him wherever he went. He accompanied her throughout the two tours in Kunling, showing off his affection.
"Please."
Jay Chou, who was wearing a sequined leather jacket, rolled his eyes on the spot: "I'm going to be 35, okay?"
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Zhou Yutang looked at Zhou Jielun with a strange look.
The 35-year-old milk tea classmate Zhou is about to get married to the 21-year-old mixed-race beauty Kunling.
It can be seen that it does not matter if the man is older, as long as he is rich and talented, and his wife is in kindergarten.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Jay Chou shrugged his shoulders and raised his eyebrows.
"It was a bit sudden."
"Um...no way."
Jay Chou thought about the age of the guy in front of him, and his expression was a little helpless: "Gan, how can you be so young? You will know when you reach that age. Mom is urging me."
"Yes, it's set to be in January. Do you want to come over and be my best man?"
"I may not be available."
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Classmate Milk Tea Zhou, who has been busy touring during this period, did not forget to care about his magic career, and asked eagerly: "How is the post-production of "Now You See Me 2" going?"
"It's still early, at least until the middle of next year."
This time there is no need to rush the schedule and the process will be progressed according to the normal process. The speed is much slower than the first one, but there is no need to add money and it can save tens of millions.
"I've almost written the song."
"So fast?"
"Soon?"
Jay Chou said calmly: "I'll play it for you, but the MV hasn't been shot yet."
After in-depth exchanges with classmates from Milk Tea Zhou, I realized that the inspiration came from the filming process.
However, I was busy touring, releasing a new album, and taking time to spend time with my young model girlfriend, so I didn’t make it until a while ago.
It has to be said that some people are really geniuses.
The key is not to get paid to join the group to act, but also comes with the theme song of the movie.
Zhou Yutang was very moved and pulled Zhou Jielun and asked: "What is the name of your new album?"
"Oh, not bad."
"I asked you the name of your new album."
"The name is "Oh, not bad."" Jay Chou explained helplessly.
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Zhou Yutang's expression twitched slightly: "Well, the name sounds very special. When will it be announced?"
"The fifth of next month."
Student Milk Tea Zhou turned on the computer, found an audio file, and clicked play.
There are a total of twelve songs, one of which is "Passenger from the End of the World" which is quite to Zhou Yutang's liking.
"Oh, not bad."
Zhou Yutang gave him a thumbs up and suddenly thought of something: "By the way, I have something to trouble you with."
"What's wrong?"
"Sign your name for me, my cousin is your fan."
I heard that he was filming in Shenzhen and wanted to come to Xiangjiang to watch a concert. Mengmeng pestered him on WeChat for a long time, and Zhou Yutang reluctantly agreed.
"OK."
Jay Chou agreed readily.
The celebrity also has relatives and friends, and he has encountered many similar situations.
"How many signed?"
The album will be released on the 5th of next month. Jay Chou has the stock in hand and is ready to finish it on the spot.
"Let's sign a hundred sheets first."
"How many?"
Jay Chou almost ducked: "How many cousins do you have?"
"Just this one."
Zhou Yutang sighed: "She is your loyal fan and wants to give her teachers and friends an unforgettable high school graduation gift."
In fact, there are several best friends of Ni Ni.
Anyway, we are here, so let’s have another bitter milk tea classmate Zhou.
Signing a hundred albums is actually not too much.
Zhou Yutang has not released an album, but he has published a book.
When he first debuted, he was still a somewhat famous author. He sat on the stage to sign copies of "In the Snow" and was able to sign several pens in one afternoon.
However, currently, Milk Tea Zhou has to rehearse songs, so she must find time to do this.
The last time I came to Jay Chou's concert was as a guest.
Sitting down in the audience today, I naturally had a different feeling. Not far away were Ms. Ye and the future wife of the superstar.
I was chatting with Zhang Ruojun, and Ni Ni beside me was shouting excitedly like a little girl. It turned out that it was the guest of the concert, Xiao Yaxuan, who was wildly opening the group with dynamic music.
Usually, Ni Ni is very calm and stable most of the time.
Perhaps in the eyes of many employees of Jiangdong Entertainment Company, she is still a powerful woman who does things neatly.
But she is the same age as Zhou Yutang, and was even born ten days later. She is only 26 years old this year.
Under the quiet appearance, there seems to be a wild heart.
Zhou Yutang is the first time that a woman around him has specially compiled a special playlist for Marilyn Manson.
That guy can take the stage name from Marilyn Monroe and the combination of Amei Super Killer Charles Manson. You can imagine how crazy his stage style is.
I have to say that his aesthetics are quite unique.
Ni Ni's favorite female singer Xiao Yaxuan only sang two songs, and Jackie Chan ran up to give her flowers.
Zhou Yutang asked Ni Ni with his head tilted: "Why are you so excited? Have you never been to a concert before?"
"I've been to a concert before, but I've been too busy with work in the past two years and missed many friends' concerts."
"Take a break when you need to, don't push yourself too hard."
Zhou Yutang said nonchalantly: "It's not like you're the only one working."
He is surrounded by a whole team of assistants, so he won't be unable to function without Ni Ni.
"Boss, are you dissatisfied with me and are you scolding me?"
"If I'm dissatisfied with you, I won't keep you by my side."
Ni Ni stared at Zhou Yutang for a few seconds, then burst out laughing: "Hey, I'm kidding."
"What did you say?"
In the venue, cheers suddenly rang out, Ni Ni leaned over, Zhou Yutang only felt a soft and delicate touch on his arm:
"Nothing, boss, you sing along with me, it's very stress-relieving."
"Childish."
Watching Ni Ni cheering loudly for the wanton singing and dancing on the stage, Zhou Yutang's handsome but expressionless face gradually blossomed with a hint of joy. With a small smile, he hummed the song "Snail" softly to the rhythm,
"I want to climb up step by step, waiting for the sun to quietly look at its face
The small sky has big dreams, and the heavy shells are wrapped in gentle looking up."
"Male god Zhou Yutang and Zhang Ruojun appeared at the last show of Jay Chou's "Magic Tianlun 2 World Tour" in Hong Kong, and the two brothers were chatting and laughing!"
"Jackie Chan presented flowers and sang together, Xiao Yaxuan sang and danced vigorously, and the singing god Zhang Xueyou and the movie emperor Zhang Jiahui all showed up."
"Jay Chou revealed that he would get married and have children, and Kunling accompanied Ye Huimei throughout the whole process, and she might become the king's wife!"
The news that Jay Chou's concert ended successfully dominated the hot search headlines of the entire entertainment section of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong.
Zhou Yutang's private plane has landed in Taiwan Province.
This time he was invited by Liu Fan, director of Phoenix Entertainment, to participate in the "Phoenix Big Influence Golden Horse Award Special Forum" hosted by Phoenix Entertainment.
The event was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Taipei. There was a theme sign at the door saying "I'm filming on the other side", which clearly showed the nature of an official cultural exchange.
When Zhou Yutang arrived, Zhang Yimou was talking to Li An and Hou Xiaoxian.
The media at the scene all aimed their filming equipment at Zhou Yutang who walked into the venue.
In addition to several big directors, there were also many actors and guests who were nominated for the Golden Horse Awards, such as Chen Jianbin from the mainland and Jin Shijie, a veteran actor from Taiwan.
The well-known film critic Mai Ruoyu from Taiwan Province served as the host. He did not play tricks and asked right away: "Teacher Jin seems to have worked with several mainland directors. What do you think?"
"First of all, I want to thank several directors for recognizing my acting skills and giving me the opportunity to work."
Jin Shijie took the microphone and said with a smile: "I have worked with Director Lu Yang on "Blind Cinema" and "Brotherhood of Blades". When working with Director Lu Yang, we got along very happily and naturally, just like an older brother getting along with his younger brother. He often discussed performance methods and ways with me. He is a very talented director."
"He is indeed very talented. His first work won an award in Busan, and his second movie was a big hit at the box office. He is the first of the three generals of Jiangdong."
Host Mai Ruoyu smiled and said: "I saw in the news that he will have another movie "Brotherhood of Blades 2" next. Teacher Jin is also one of the leading actors?"
"Well, I have received the notice. I just heard from Xu Haofeng's " The filming of "Master" has been completed. I will probably join the crew next month after the casting is finished. "
"What do you think of working with Director Xu Haofeng?"
"Director Xu Haofeng is very thoughtful. He knows what effect he wants. He can tell me how to fight in a few words. Working with him is an eye-opener for me."
Jin Shijie continued: "In fact, everyone worked very hard on the filming of "Master", because according to Director Xu's idea, this film needs to present a relatively realistic martial arts world in the Republic of China. It is not a martial arts film with flying eaves and walls. There are many sets of moves. I want to say sorry to Huang Jue here, because I didn't control the force and weight well, and I almost beat him so hard that he couldn't get out of bed."
"But the most impressive thing is "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" with Director Zhang Yimou and Mr. Zhou. The role in this movie is very challenging for me."
"Will this movie be released at the end of the year?" the host asked curiously.
"I'm not sure about this. You should ask Mr. Zhou."
Jin Shijie smiled, and Zhou Yutang took the microphone and said calmly: "No surprises, it will be released simultaneously across Asia in February this year."
There was an uproar.
In addition to directors and actors from both places, there were also many film and television company CEOs and producers.
Now everyone’s attention is focused on the blockbuster movies released during the Lunar New Year, but the Spring Festival movie in February is also a battleground for military strategists.
Unexpectedly, Jiangdong Entertainment buried such a big thunder.
Just the Wang Zha combination of Guoshi + Zhou Yutang is enough to change the pattern of the Spring Festival stalls.
"I'm looking forward to this movie."
Mai Ruoyu continued to guide the topic: "Actually, I found a very interesting thing. In fact, the first film directed by Lu Yang was sponsored by Mr. Zhou, and the "Master" directed by Xu Haofeng seemed to be sponsored by Mr. Zhou. invest."
"Moreover, Mr. Zhou also invested tens of millions to create a gold screenwriter award for the entire China. A screenwriter in Bay Province has won the award."
Huang Xingyao, who was named by him, is the screenwriter of "Big Buddha" and was nominated for the Golden Horse this year. He was sitting in the hall with his head held high and said in a sincere tone: "I am very grateful to Mr. Zhou for his support and support." It’s a rare opportunity for screenwriters at the bottom of the film and television industry to get a rise, and it even changed my life.”
Everyone in the hall looked sideways.
Hou Xiaoxian looked at Huang Xingyao, and then at Zhou Yutang, who stood out from the crowd.
I sighed in my heart.
Huang Xingyao comes from a lower class background. Although he has won many local awards in Bay Province, his popularity is limited.
Just because he won the Jiangdong Screenwriting Industry Award this year, even before the Golden Horse Awards began, he has already become famous and has become a popular star in the local film and television circles in Bay Province.
Zhou Yutang's influence is too great.
As a veteran in the film and television industry, Hou Xiaoxian even had a premonition.
Perhaps, in the not-too-distant future, even the influence of the Golden Horse Awards will be eclipsed by Zhou Yutang.
The wave of applause brought Hou Xiaoxian's thoughts back to the scene. After Jin Shijie's remarks, Chen Jianbin and several other Golden Horse nominees also talked about their feelings.
Now the host Mai Ruoyu is inviting Zhou Yutang to speak, and the topic is also very interesting:
"How does Mr. Zhou view the current Hollywood and Chinese film and television industries?"
"I just tell you what I think."
Zhou Yutang crossed his legs and relaxed his posture: "The Chinese film industry has developed rapidly in the past few years. In the next few years, it is likely to surpass the North American film market and become the world's number one box office."
"So those Hollywood film companies began to gradually establish their presence in China."
Supporter Mai Ruoyu deeply agrees: "With the "Interstellar" a few days ago, and the recently rumored "The Great Wall", there are also many viewers in Bay Province paying attention to this co-production blockbuster. Can Mr. Zhou reveal a little bit about it? information?"
"Can't say too much yet."
"That week I always felt that with the scale of Chinese movies, can they resist Hollywood movies?"
"The commercialization of my country's cultural industry started late, and it is more than ten years behind others. It is certainly impossible to overtake it overnight."
"The most important gap between us and Hollywood is the film industry. We still don't have enough experience in making heavy industry-type films, but they have been developing for many years and have formed a very mature system."
Zhou Yutang smiled and continued: "The gap certainly exists, this is undeniable, but many colleagues in the industry have a very pessimistic mood, fearing them like tigers and wolves, I think it is unnecessary."
"Compared with them, we have our own home field advantage. After all, we are the ones who grew up in China. The audiences who walk into the cinema are our relatives, friends, and compatriots. We understand their emotions and psychology. As long as we If we can tell our own stories well, we can arouse emotional resonance with them. This advantage cannot be replaced by the powerful industrial system of Hollywood."
"But Chinese-language films must focus on future global film competition, and making special effects blockbusters is still the general trend."
"So, Jiangdong Entertainment has been working on this in recent years."
Mai Ruoyu nodded and answered: "What blockbuster plans does Mr. Zhou have in the future?"
"In the next three years, Kodong is expected to have plans for at least two special effects blockbusters."
Zhou Yutang on the stage was eloquent and radiant.
After he finished speaking, the whole hall burst into applause.