Chapter 660: Cheating Storm, Variety Show Broadcast
Nowadays, Zhou Yutang has an extraordinary influence in the minds of the audience.
Because Jiangdong's film and television dramas are basically labeled with his label.
This "The Tuner", which has a great reputation and a small box office hit, is also a movie written and produced by him.
Many film and television companies in the industry have also responded.
Since the beginning of the year, "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", to "The Accidental Manslaughter" in the May Day period, and then to "The Tuner" which fired the first shot of the summer season.
Three consecutive crime drama movies have washed the entire movie market!
What does this show?
Movies of this theme have considerable box office potential.
"Boss, now the industry calls you a master of crime dramas."
Ni Ni handed the information she had sorted out to Zhou Yutang for review:
"During this period of time, dozens of crime-themed film and television dramas have emerged, and there are several people who want to ask you for scripts. You can set any price."
"Have you rejected them all?"
Zhou Yutang looked calm.
Inspirations accumulated in the past, there are indeed quite a few script outlines, which are all given to the screenwriter team of the creative center to be perfected.
But even if there is a good script, it is first digested internally and cannot be released.
"Well, all of them have been turned down."
"It's a good thing, better than rushing to shoot youth abortion."
Zhou Yutang glanced at the information compiled by Ni Ni and smiled faintly: "I hope that there will be more fine products in the future."
Jiangdong Entertainment started out as a youth campus film, and there were many film and television companies following suit in the industry at that time.
Some are still attentive, but some don't think about telling a good story, just to attract a group of stars and harvest the audience's leeks.
The threshold for making crime-themed movies is not high, but this type of audience has certain requirements for the plot.
"Zhou Chu" is a crime action film. A big reason for the New Year's explosion is Zhou Yutang's box office appeal.
"The Accidental Murderer" and "The Tuner" are both crime dramas, the stories are full of various reversals, and the overall structure is particularly exquisite.
If more exciting crime dramas emerge in the future, it will be a benefit to domestic audiences.
On the plane back to Beijing, Zhou Yutang was very satisfied with the reputation and box office performance of "The Tuner", and glanced at the entertainment news.
Damn.
Someone shouted "wife" to Liu Shishi loudly during the road show, which made Shishi shy.
Even if it was a woman, it would not work.
On Weibo, the topic of "Another member of the Running Man team cheated" exploded again.
Netizens who were interested in melons first guessed that it was Zhang Ruojun.
Because Chen Chichi was previously exposed to divorce and cheating, he was directly excluded.
As Zhou Yutang's good buddy, Zhang Ruojun is highly suspected.
As the saying goes, those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black.
Zhang Ruojun and the Grand Commander are famous for their good relationship. Who knows if Zhou Yutang brought his buddy with him when he was having fun?
Maybe Zhang Ruojun is also a playboy.
"Brother Tang, look at what your reputation has become?"
Zhang Ruojun was eating melons online, and he got hurt. He took a screenshot and chatted privately, feeling heartbroken: "Even my brothers have been implicated by you."
"Did Tang Yixin misunderstand?"
Zhou Yutang asked: "Do you want me to explain it for you?"
"No need."
Zhang Ruojun held his head high and said proudly: "We are the men of the capital, do you understand the throne of the family?"
"Why should I explain to a woman what I have done in my life?"
"Don't say I didn't do it, even if I did it, so what? She actually questioned my ethics and conduct. I criticized her severely last night and asked her to cook me a big meal."
"You are worthy of being a man of the capital!"
Soon, Zhou Yutang saw the new Weibo post of actress Tang Yixin: "Well, someone rarely has no schedule, the chef is online."
Under the concise Weibo, there was a photo of Zhang Ruojun cooking with an apron.
It directly explained the relationship between the two, which was also a powerful response to the recent cheating storm.
"Jing Ye is tough."
Zhou Yutang saved the photo, forwarded it in the group, and made a joke.
I have heard for a long time that the Sichuan and Chongqing women's Shudao Mountain is an epic legend, but I didn't expect that even Jing Ye couldn't stop it.
Xiaogou decisively started the program of pretending to be dead.
"I've eaten enough dog food."
"With such a loving relationship, Zhang Ruojun can be ruled out."
"Then, there is only one truth, that is Teacher Sha Yi."
"Don't make a fuss, he is fine, I think it is Deng Chao."
The fans who were just watching the fun passively ate a mouthful of dog food and immediately ruled out Zhang Ruojun.
Among the Running Man team, Lu Han is currently single, and the remaining few have become suspects.
Deng Chao became the first person to be speculated.
The new Golden Goblet Award winner Deng Chao, who filmed "The Four" two years ago, had a story with Jiang Yiyan.
At that time, Sun Li went straight to the crew and made a big fuss.
Faced with netizens' doubts, Deng Chao did not explain too much, but announced that he would take legal action.
At this time, Liu Feiren, who no one expected, stood up and took the initiative to explain on Weibo: "I started dating Ge Tian in May last year and got married in September of the same year. Due to personality differences after marriage, we ended this marriage today. I hope we can each have a better life in the future and wish each other well."
A stone stirs up a thousand waves.
Netizens were shocked. No one expected it to be Liu Feiren with thick eyebrows and big eyes.
Zhou Yutang heard Reba talk about it privately.
There are only a few members of the Running Man team, including Wu Jing and Wang Baoqi, who have a good relationship with her. The only one who joined this year is Liu Feiren, who is just a colleague.
After all, they are not in the same circle and rarely interact privately. It's just that Reba is smart and deduced the result through the process of elimination.
"Nini, who is Ge Tian?"
"It's the one who took out a grenade from her crotch in the anti-Japanese drama."
"It's her."
Zhou Yutang nodded suddenly.
Period dramas and anti-Japanese dramas are both niche tracks in the TV drama circle that can make a fortune quietly.
In recent years, many anti-Japanese dramas have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.
Tearing the Japanese with bare hands is not worth mentioning at all. Sniping the Japanese from 800 miles away is even more basic. What about shooting down planes with grenades and dancing striptease in tight skirts
But the most shocking thing is that Ge Tian took out a grenade from her crotch in "Let's Fight the Japanese Together", which caused a lot of heated discussion on the Internet at that time.
It is precisely because of the bad influence of this incident that the General Administration has made serious handling after conducting research and investigation.
The anti-Japanese drama was put in shackles.
The film and television companies that relied on anti-Japanese dramas to make a living in the industry were in mourning.
From another perspective.
Ge Tian can be regarded as a new way to promote the development of the domestic TV drama industry.
Back to Beijing.
Zhou Yutang attended the world premiere press conference of "Rampaging Hollywood" the next day.
Guangguang participated in the investment of this film, the director is Tim Kendall, and Zhao Yanzi and "Fast and Furious" director Lin Yibin co-produced.
The leading actors Huang Xiaoming, Tong Dawei, Cheng Kang and other leading actors appeared at the press conference together.
Huang Xiaoming fulfilled his dream in his student days and filmed a kissing scene with Zhao Yanzi. It was reported that there were frequent NGs and the kiss was swollen.
I don't know if the man from Shandong Province knelt on a durian after returning home.
However, the leader still knows that filming is filming, and life is life.
Facing the media's relentless questioning, he said that he already has a family.
This movie has attracted much attention in the industry and is said to be very likely to take over from "Jurassic World" and become another blockbuster with a box office of 1 billion.
Since it is the same period rival of "The Tuner", Zhou Yutang watched the movie seriously.
Relieved, no surprises.
Road comedy is not so easy to shoot, this movie is like a routine product assembled on an assembly line.
However, Tong Dawei is the winner in the play, and the goddess Kat Dennings, who has several scenes with him, has a very explosive figure.
Ni Ni said with emotion: "Max in 2 Broke Girls is quite good-looking. When I was in school, I often listened to this American TV series to learn English."
Zhou Yutang agreed with this: "It is indeed very big."
"Jurassic World closed at 1.385 billion in China and is about to be taken off the screen!"
"Rampage Hollywood was released nationwide, with a box office of 55.5 million on the first day and 169 million on the first weekend. The word-of-mouth and box office performance were not as expected!"
"The Tuner closed at 475 million in the first week of its release, winning the box office championship of the week. The word-of-mouth exploded, and the single-day box office continued to rise!"
During this period, several movies such as My Boyfriend and Dog, Horror Cinema, and Rock Heroes were released one after another, rushing to the summer season.
Even the British rose Keira Knightley and the Hulk starred in "Start Again: Meet You in New York", and they came to Beijing to promote the starring role, but they could not stop the box office soaring momentum of "The Tuner". On the first day of its release on the 26th, the box office only closed at 1.8 million.
Without exception, all of them became victims of "The Tuner".
They were able to stand out so well, thanks to the contrast of their opponents in the same period.
Many people had predicted Liu Shishi's future.
They believed that starting from "Those Years", Zhou Yutang had been the one who led the way, and even in the "Embroidered Spring Blade" series, she was protected.
Previously, the industry had judged that "The Tuner", a movie that Jiangdong had put in the preheating summer schedule, might be Zhou Yutang's attempt to promote the top actress, judging from the cast and the publicity resources invested.
After all, it is common knowledge in the film industry that female stars have difficulty carrying the box office.
Even if Zhang Ziyi and the King of Sunglasses teamed up to win more than a dozen actresses in China, "The Legend of Gong Er", which ultimately only had a box office of over 300 million yuan.
But now this bright box office data undoubtedly gave these pessimists a loud slap in the face.
"How... how is this possible?"
The film and television experts who had predicted the future were dumbfounded.
Calculating the production cost, it was only 80 million.
Moreover, the foreign copyright of "The Tuner" had been sold at the Shanghai Film Festival.
It was more troublesome to trade copyrights at the Shanghai International Film Festival. It was not like foreign film festivals where both parties could trade at a glance.
It involved the review process.
In other words, even if both parties had an intention, they had to apply for approval and go through the process.
Whether the deal could be concluded in the end depended on when the results came out, which was not something that the companies could determine.
But Zhou Yutang went through the back door and completed the whole process in just a few days.
10 million US dollars was pocketed in advance.
All copyrights in regions other than China were sold, which had created a record for copyright transactions at the Shanghai Film Festival.
Cao Baoping and Liu Shishi were not so effective abroad, and Zhou Yutang's reputation as a producer and screenwriter played a huge role.
Foreign copyrights plus today's box office have allowed Jiangdong Entertainment to recover all costs in advance and also achieve profitability.
Even Liu Shishi was a little confused.
When she took on this role, she only saw it as a challenge.
She didn't think about anything else.
She just wanted to do her best to act well in the movie and live up to Zhou Yutang's efforts in her.
As for the box office, it would be good if Zhou Yutang didn't lose money.
Liu Shishi didn't have much confidence. A movie with top stars like Li Binbin and Fan Binbin alone would have to fail.
The box office is now taking off, which makes Liu Shishi full of joy. In Taozi's words, she even walks with a smile on her face.
She really didn't expect the box office to explode like this.
Of course.
The box office explosion of "The Tuner", which has excellent quality and reputation, is also relative.
Compared with "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", which was dominated by Zhou Yutang at the beginning of the year and dominated the Spring Festival, the box office potential is obviously far behind.
"I can only say that Zhou Yutang is indeed the god of domestic entertainment. The success of this movie is largely due to the excellent script and various reversals, which make people unable to stop watching. Even if it is not Liu Shishi, but other actresses with good acting skills, the box office performance will probably not be bad."
"Of course, Liu Shishi gave a convincing enough performance. When I watched the movie for the third time, I still sighed for her superb acting skills when pretending to be blind..."
-Famous film critic Fang Liming
The film critics are also full of firepower. Some of them are nitpicking, but overall they are all good.
Every day on the road show, Liu Shishi is full of energy. The whole team around him is happy to see the box office rise. Even if they are tired, they are still smiling.
All Jiangdong dramas have a bonus system linked to the box office.
The Grand Commander is famous for being generous in this regard. He eats meat himself, and those who work with him can also drink soup.
As long as the box office of the movie is higher, from the director to the behind-the-scenes staff, there will be red envelopes to celebrate.
For Liu Shishi, money is secondary.
This feeling of being affirmed is even more wonderful.
After a tiring and fulfilling roadshow every day, I go back to the hotel at night, wash up and then get stuck in bed.
Often I am still chatting on the phone and sending messages to Zhou Yutang one second, and fall into a deep sleep the next second.
When I wake up in the morning, I reply to Zhou Yutang's message as soon as possible.
Then, I go to Maoyan to check the real-time box office and start a beautiful day.
The discussion about the plot of the movie "The Tuner" on the Internet is still hot. With the box office taking off, there are naturally many fans and haters who love to see it.
"Zhou Yu probably spent a lot of time on Xiao Qiao and turned the script of the César Award for Best Short Film into a gender-reversed movie script. This is a role tailor-made for her, which is like feeding her everything."
"Haha, Zhou Yu's support behind the scenes, she can lead her anywhere."
"If you don't understand, just ask, what Zhou Yu, what Xiao Qiao?"
"Zhou Yu = Dudu, Da Qiao = Xian, Xiao Qiao = Lion, understand?"
"People say that she is blind, but isn't her vision for choosing men quite bright?
"I got into the pit from "Those Years". I'm really happy for Sister Shishi when I see her coming all the way. Zhou Yutang really understands her. From the state of Shishi's roadshow now, I can feel that she is really, really happy. I hope she can continue to be so happy."
"Haha, Sister Xia is really amazing in this role."
"Don't bother me if you're jealous. It would be great if the works you cook could be as tough as your words. "
"The first sister hasn't even started to work hard, and the next one is exhausted!"
"..."
...
Seeing Liu Shishi, the heroine, carrying the box office, steadily rising in popularity.
Of course, there are comments from fans of other female stars on Lemon Tree.
Liu Shishi is not like Yang Mi, who has taken the black-and-red route, but she is so popular that she has blocked the way for other female stars, so naturally there are many who don't like her.
The reason is very simple.
The entertainment industry is so big.
The top resources are often connected with top stars.
Why does Liu Yifei have so many black fans?
It's because she blocked the way for too many people. This situation was not much better until Zhou Yutang became a backer.
At present, Liu Shishi can compete with Liu Yifei, which also attracts the envy and jealousy of countless female artists.
After the entry of capital, the way of playing in the entertainment industry has changed subtly.
It is almost impossible to see the wild scenes of big stars tearing each other apart in person.
Each team has a marketing company, and it is inevitable to play the role of Yin and Yang on the Internet, and to praise and kill to provoke war.
However, with Zhou Yutang backing up Liu Shishi, there is no big trouble.
Generally, those who are not too excessive are turned a blind eye.
If it is really crazy and involves personal attacks, then I am sorry.
Zhou Yutang has been in the entertainment industry for so many years, and in terms of background and means, he is much more powerful than Brother Dong.
Jiangdong's legal team has always maintained close cooperation with the top domestic law firms, and has buried countless black fans in the past few years.
"But still I want it more more more
I gave a second chance to Cupid~~”
At this time, there were still ten minutes before the end of get off work. The new song of Jiangdong Girls Group was playing in the wireless headphones. After finishing her work, Wang Yiran was leisurely browsing the entertainment news.
From time to time, she switched to the WeChat chat interface and chatted quickly in the group.
"Wuwuwuwu, damn big A, I lost more than 20,000 in stocks."
"Only 20,000, sister, my annual salary went in, see you on the rooftop!"
"Damn, the client is such a jerk. He keeps changing the plan. It's really pissing me off."
"The movie by Yijie is really good. I want to watch it again after watching it twice. Is there anyone who wants to go?"
"I'm not going today. Zhou Yutang is the guest of Mango TV's new variety show tonight!"
Everyone chatted casually, and the topics were mostly small things in life or work.
When it came to Zhou Yutang's new variety show, everyone got excited.
Mango TV is used to hype marketing and has already released the preview of the variety show "Longing for Life".
Because of the ferry capsizing incident, the broadcast time of the variety show was adjusted from the beginning of the month to the end of the month.
But the preheating promotion has never stopped, and there was even a guest voting.
In this kind of voting, as long as Zhou Yutang is included, it is a cliff lead without suspense.
There is a saying in the circle that "there is a week to choose the week", which is specifically reflected in the number of votes that are overwhelming.
The latest official preview of the mysterious guest X is posted on the official website, including but not limited to Zhou Yutang, Zhang Ruojun, Zhu Yilong, Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming, Chen Xiao, Fan Binbin, Huang Bo and other celebrities, all of whom are invited, which makes the audience look forward to it even more.
It's time to get off work.
When Wang Yiran returned home, her cousin was lying on the sofa playing games with her legs up in an unladylike manner.
It was said that it was a King of Glory event strongly promoted by Xingchen Games under Jiangdong, and Wang Yiran didn't pay much attention to it.
She was only looking forward to Zhou Yutang's return to variety shows after a long time.
Potato chips, watermelons and other snacks are ready.
The barrage on the small broken station is also swiping the screen quickly.
The current entertainment method is very different from the past.
In the past, people waited in front of the TV on time, but now most popular variety shows are broadcast simultaneously on TV and the Internet.
This time, "Longing for Life" is jointly premiered by Mango TV and Bilibili.
You can watch the show on Mango TV, but Wang Yiran chose to watch it on Bilibili. She is used to watching it with the barrage of comments on Bilibili.
It feels particularly interesting to watch many people complaining together.
"I heard that it is another variety show made by Zhou Yutang."
"Support Qianqian, come on!"
"Girls, don't forget to check in, you will have the opportunity to exchange for Bilibili membership, customized dolls for the show, and various prizes such as Liverpool authentic jerseys."
"I have waited for a long time and finally waited until today."
"I have dreamed for a long time and finally realized my dream."
"God of gold upstairs!"
Before the show started, the barrage of comments began to swipe the screen. There were always one or two barrages that floated by, which made Wang Yiran's mouth slightly pursed.
"Sister, what are you checking in for?"
The cousin threw her phone aside and asked with her hands on her cheeks.
"Check in on the small broken station, draw a lottery to give away membership and customized dolls. I heard that there is a web drama that Jiangdong put on the small broken station that can only be watched by Bilibili members."
She drew a thank you for participating.
The cousin was lucky enough to draw a genuine Liverpool jersey.
"Fuck, you're beautiful, but why are you so lucky too!"
Wang Yiran was very unconvinced, and rubbed Wang Renran's face, which was so soft that it could drip water.
The cousin stepped back, with a look of disgust and resistance: "Hey, what are you doing?"
"Be good, let me absorb some of your European energy."
After filling in the delivery address, Wang Yiran confiscated the jersey unceremoniously.
Her father is a Liverpool fan, so it's just right to use it to honor the old man, "Hey, I heard that Zhou Yutang went abroad?"
"You fake fan, the governor has been abroad for two days."
Wang Renran used a spoon to put a piece of watermelon into his mouth: "Meeting with the top management of Liverpool Club to prepare for the summer transfer window to operate the team."
"You know all this?"
Wang Yiran was slightly stunned.
My cousin didn't watch football before, why is she paying attention to football?
"It's on the news."
Wang Yiran touched Wang Yiran's arm: "Sister, you should become a member, otherwise there will be ads."
Now various video websites have also begun to launch various memberships, and some self-made dramas can only be watched by members.
This is also acceptable to Wang Yiran.
After all, running a video website is not charity, everyone has to make a living.
And if you become a member, you can skip ads, have gorgeous bullet screen fonts and other practical functions.
As a die-hard fan of Jiangdong Entertainment, Wang Yiran recharged the annual meeting without hesitation.
Only 99 yuan, for her who earns more than 10,000 yuan a month, it's nothing.
Sure enough, you will become stronger if you recharge.
After the payment was completed, Wang Yiran immediately enjoyed the happiness of the golden bullet screen.
After chatting with my cousin for a while, the variety show finally started.