Chapter 664 The Great Sage swung his golden cudgel, and the clouds crushed the sky!

Chapter 664 The Great Sage swung his golden cudgel, and the clouds crushed the sky!

"Lee Gengxi, AA"

"Zhuang Dafei, A"

"Guan Xiaotong, A+"

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The final audition for Tang Tan’s little girl Sinuo was finalized. Throughout the morning, Zhou Yutang’s mobile phone calls and messages never stopped.

It’s all related households trying to figure it out.

He simply turned on airplane mode and turned to ask Lin Liang:

"Which family does this Zhuang Dafei belong to?"

"The family is in business, and her mother is a TV host."

"It's a bit spiritual, but I don't have a performance foundation, so I won't consider it."

Zhou Yutang didn't give any face, he turned the pen with his fingers and clicked on the table.

Guan Xiaotong and Li Gengxi both made their debut as child stars. The former even appeared in the movie "Little Steel Cannon". After not seeing each other for a few years, he looked slim and graceful.

The latter is Xu Jinglei's goddaughter, whom Zhou Yutang personally took care of in "Big Shot".

Xu Cainv even said hello in person last night.

But it's not that they are not good enough.

In terms of roles alone, the overall performance rating of the two young girls Zhang Zifeng and Zhao Jinmai in the few audition scenes was as high as "AAA".

“This scoring system is kind of interesting.”

Ning Hao, who is working as a supervisor, is thinking about the trial scoring system specially developed by Zhang Yiming's team for Jiangdong Entertainment on his tablet.

Except for Da Meiyuan who let the governor go through the back door, the rest had to follow the rules honestly.

Even Lu Han had to improve his acting skills a lot before he was given the role of Qin Feng.

Only this Sinuo is left.

The audition clips of two young girls, Zhang Zifeng and Zhao Jinmai, played back and forth on the screen.

Lin Liang was also discussing in a low voice with the other creators of the crew, and it was difficult to make a decision. In the end, he set his sights on the Governor.

Zhou Yutang pondered for a long time and rubbed his forehead:

"Go and notify Zhang Zifeng's parents, it's her."

After entering July, all the summer movies are on the rise, and the movie market is full of smoke.

Er Dongsheng is truly a genius.

It was the first time to use all-stars to market a zero-star movie.

"I Am a Passerby" did not perform well at the box office on the first day. Shu Qi, Wu Yanzhu, Hui On-hua, Mak Zhaohui, Zhuang Wenqiang, Liu Weiqiang and other Hong Kong stars cheered for him.

It also includes weekly news from the Mainland.

Mr. Zhou has a good relationship with Er Dongsheng, and he also posted articles to promote a series of movies for him.

Although Passerby A completed a counterattack over the weekend, with a box office revenue of over 38 million in its first week, it still inevitably became cannon fodder in the summer season.

Director Chen Da, who originally had high hopes in the industry to regain his glory, also suffered a big setback.

The box office of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" in its first week was 223 million, which was better than Er Dongsheng.

However, the box office did not even beat director He Ling's debut film "Gardenia Blossoms", which undoubtedly shocked the entire film and television industry.

"Gardenia Blooms" grossed 257 million at the box office in its first week.

The reputation is also bad.

But as a low-cost movie, several producers have undoubtedly made money, and Lao Wang is already ready to open champagne to celebrate.

Zhou Yutang received a video call from Zou Zhongyan. After talking about the later stages of "The Conjuring 2" for a while, he suddenly heard this girl gossiping:

"Boss, I have news for you. Universal's co-chairman and legendary CEO are about to take the team to the set of "The Great Wall" to re-evaluate the project."

Zou Zhongyan's gossip made Zhou Yutang sigh with emotion.

Capital is so realistic.

It's more of a business perspective.

If you can make money, then you are awesome.

If the project is messed up, then it will not be possible for you to win the Palme d'Or in China.

It is foreseeable that Brother Chen Kai's right to have a say in the entire project will be questioned.

Chen Hong also invited him to visit the set of "The Great Wall". He really wanted to experience the latest camera ALEXA 65 used in filming "The Great Wall".

After chatting for a while about the casting progress of "La La Land", Zou Zhongyan suddenly said:

"Boss, Jing Tian's team is already in contact with Tianchao about the project you asked about."

"oh?"

Zhou Yutang suddenly nodded: "Forget it."

Last year, Liu Shishi's "Godzilla" was a box office hit in China, and he took on several business deals, making many female celebrities in the industry so envious that they broke up with her.

This year, Sweet Princess’s team launched the banknote ability.

First win "The Great Wall", then PR Warner and the legendary monster movie "Kong: Skull Island".

Zhou Yutang has always regarded Da Tiantian as one of his own, and there is no need to cut off his beard.

but.

You can’t treat your good sister Naza badly.

Salting fish every day to maintain health is not enough.

Zhou Yutang suddenly thought of another movie, which would be suitable for Nazha.

The final box office of "Jurassic World" stopped at 1.391 billion.

The local snake "The Tuner" turned out to be a powerful sniper, destroying the box office potential of this super blockbuster in the Chinese region.

However, this blockbuster has earned more than 1.6 billion US dollars in box office in the global film market!

Being able to compete with such a phenomenal movie and fight its way out further illustrates the gold content of "The Tuner".

After two weeks of release, the trend is very stable, with a cumulative box office revenue of 789 million.

On the first day of release of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" and "Gardenia Blooms", the film schedule was affected to a certain extent.

However, it has great stamina. In the second half of the second week, the single-day box office of "The Tuner" continued to rise, making steady progress.

So far, the single-day box office has still exceeded 25 million, even though its own "The Return of the Great Sage" is about to have a final battle with Guo Xiaosi's "Little Times".

However, there are still nearly two weeks of release period. According to the movie's reputation, there is still some box office potential that can be realized.

"The schedule given by Mr. Zhou is good, and there is hope that it will reach one billion!"

Senior executives from all departments of Soochow Pictures are very excited.

Inside the company, including Chen Xi, the original box office expectations for this movie were around 400 million.

Everyone knows very well that if the boss wants to praise his woman, he cannot treat it as an ordinary film and television project and just want to recover the cost.

The results really exceeded expectations.

Being able to reach this point is mainly due to the excellent quality of the film, but part of the reason is also due to the advantage of schedule.

It's like selecting restaurants on a certain food app. If one restaurant has rave reviews and the food is delicious and delicious, while the other restaurants have low scores, diners will subconsciously choose the one with more favorable reviews.

The same goes for most viewers with normal aesthetics.

I would rather watch "The Tuner" for the second time than go into the cinema and waste money and time on a bad movie.

"Husband, I'm so tired."

The road show of the creator of the movie "The Tuner" is finally coming to an end.

In the evening, Zhou Yutang felt a little distressed when looking at Liu Shishi's plain and tired face in the video, with his eyelids fighting.

"How about I go say hello and forget about the rest of the trip?"

Running road shows continuously is like this. The rhythm of a city every day means that you spend a lot of time on the road.

"don't want."

Producer Liu held his head high and spoke firmly: "We agreed on a three-week promotional schedule, and there is only one week left. I have to stand up for the last shift."

"Professional, I admire you. I asked Sister Shuang to arrange a celebration banquet for Producer Liu."

"Glib tongue."

Liu Shishi smiled and said coquettishly: "I didn't expect that "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" would be so weak."

Not only Liu Shishi didn't expect it, but no one in the film and television industry could have imagined that Chen Kaige would pull the big one.

There were lofty words before the release, and the premiere was said to be a blast, with thunderous applause from the audience.

The show stalled, and during the road show, the poet was extremely relaxed and shed tears.

Leaving behind my beloved LeTV Pictures, Xinli Media, and several Colombian producers who are in a hurry.

The production cost is 200 million. Taking into account the post-production promotion and distribution, it is conservatively estimated to be more than 300 million. The recovery of the cost is far away.

There was a video on the hot search that attracted Zhou Yutang’s attention.

Chen Kaige accepted the letter of appointment from President Luo Hongjie at the founding ceremony of the Shanghai Film School of Shanghai University, and announced that he would serve as the first dean of the Shanghai University Film School.

"This title is very important and weighty. I will not be a short-term dean. I will take classes in person in the future to cultivate more talents in the film and television industry for China."

"Director Chen, the movie "The Taoist Descending the Mountain" is very controversial, and some viewers don't understand it. What do you want to say about it?"

"Due to editing, the narration lost its identity. I would like to apologize to the audience for this. It could have been done better."

During the media interview session at the ceremony, Brother Chen Kai sighed with emotion, but the media seemed to have no intention of letting him go.

Reporters who were interested in causing trouble pursued him: "Director Chen, what was your idea of ​​not cutting out Prince Long's scene in "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain"?"

"A lot has been cut."

Poet Chen's face darkened instantly: "Originally, there was an independent story line about this character, but it was all cut off later."

"Director Chen, what do you think of what you said at this year's conference? Anyone involved in profanity should not be in this circle and should not appear in front of the audience. Is this a serious issue?"

"No comment."

There was something wrong with Poet Chen's expression. As Poet Chen's official producer, Chen Hong immediately answered and came to the rescue: "Director Brother Kai has just returned from the crew of "The Great Wall" and is a little tired. I will answer the next question for him." answer……"

"This boomerang hurts a bit."

Zhou Yutang watched the fun and did not forget to communicate with Li Shuang: "Sister Shuang, how are the arrangements for the screening of "The Return of the Great Sage" going?"

"Don't worry, the theater chain has already said hello."

Li Shuang made an OK gesture and said with great enthusiasm: "The production of the movie's derivative peripherals has also been arranged."

"The romance movie "Beijing Meets Seattle 2", written and directed by Xue Xiaolu and starring Fan Binbin and Pan Yueming, recently held a launch ceremony at the Chongqing Golden Buddha Temple!"

Teacher Xue took the crew to Yuqing.

After completing the domestic part of the filming, we immediately transferred to Haojiang, and then went to overseas locations for filming.

As the first domestic female director, Xue Xiaolu's new project naturally attracted a lot of media attention.

Pan Yueming, who had hit rock bottom and only returned to the top after one movie, attracted many fans to watch and take photos.

Nowadays, mature male actors of the "handsome uncle" type are extremely popular in the industry.

Pan Yueming and Wu Xiubo are both known as "Shquan Tiancai".

Originally, Tang Tanli's adoptive father was to be played by Pan Yueming, but due to scheduling conflicts, the cake ended up in the hands of teacher Ning Li.

Ningli is a native of Jiangdong, and he also teaches part-time at the mountain school.

Nazha, Reba, Li Jian, Lu Han, Yang Zi, these new generation artists from Jiangdong, he has taught them all.

With his acting skills, he has no problem nailing this role.

The other side.

Zhou Yutang attended the media launch press conference of Jiangdong's main project "Ode to Joy" held in Beijing. The scene was very lively.

The momentum of the five female leads, Zeng Li, Jiang Xin, Yang Zi, Meng Ziyi, and Li Yitong, completely overwhelmed the male leads in the play.

The TV series that The Empress in Tsing Yi has appeared in in recent years are all excellent and very popular with the audience.

Even before the filming of the TV series started, Meng Ziyi and Li Yitong, two little transparent ones, had already reaped the dividends.

They deeply realized what Jiangdong's influence was.

The number of followers on Weibo is rising rapidly, and many passers-by have already bought shares in advance.

"Sister Yitong, you've been involved in Jiangdong's drama, waiting to take off!"

The assistant next to him was smiling happily. Li Yitong listened absently, but his eyes frequently turned to Zhou Yutang, who was surrounded by everyone.

I heard that this opportunity came about because the Grand Governor called her name.

"Let it go, let it go

Can't hold it back anymore~~~"

With a hoarse voice and emotional involvement, this song "Let It Go", the theme song of the Disney animated film "Frozen", is a must-play for Miss Liu in KTV.

Every girl has a princess dream, and Liu Yifei is no exception.

After An Jing listened to her singing, Shu Chang and Zhang Liangying were cheering for her.

In terms of rapping and dancing talent, Miss Liu is by no means top-notch, but at least she also studied at Sony and has a basic idea.

The song "Like a Fish" written for her by Zhou Yutang once topped all major domestic music charts.

"Xiao Zhou."

Liu Yifei handed the microphone to Shu Chang, walked over and asked, "How was the high note just now?"

"It's perfect."

Zhou Yutang sat on the sofa with a relaxed posture: "It's a pity that there is no chair, otherwise I would have to turn around for you."

"Do you think it's a good voice?"

Liu Yifei took a sip of freshly squeezed orange juice to soothe her throat and couldn't help laughing.

Zhang Liangying, who was next to her, was also suppressing her lips and chuckled.

As a close friend, it was not the first time for her to go to Miss Liu's house, but it was the first time to Zhou Yutang's house.

It would be a lie to say I'm not curious.

The governor has risen rapidly in domestic entertainment, and there are often revelations about his net worth on the Internet.

There are different opinions, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false.

But netizens recognize that Wanda is the younger brother to this brother.

Even tying the high-profile kings of Huayi and Huayi together is not enough.

Zhang Liangying debuted as Super Girl, and she is also a veteran in the industry.

Sohu boss Zhang, LeTV boss Jia, and even Alibaba’s Mr. Ma have all met.

But Zhou Yutang is very different from the rich entertainment industry people she has met.

In addition to his appearance that has reached the top of Asia, his status is also a bit special. He is the boyfriend of his best friend Tianxian.

When I arrived, I saw many luxury cars parked in Zhou Yutang's garage.

What opened her eyes the most was the custom-made Suji 7 sports car.

I heard from Miss Liu that Zhou Yutang hasn’t driven it once since he bought it, and he just stopped there and ate dust.

After singing, Liu Yifei suddenly had the idea to go to the advance screening of "The Return of the Great Sage".

Zhou Yutang greeted the manager of his theater.

By the time the movie was over, several girls were very excited.

Shu Chang rubbed his arms and chirped:

"Chinese animated movies are actually able to achieve such a level of success. I feel that they are not inferior to Hollywood animated movies. I got goosebumps when I watched them."

"It's really exciting. I want to go to the cinema to watch it again."

Zhang Liangying also expressed sincere emotion: "The song "Wukong" is also very nice."

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There was an all-in-one singing and movie dinner party, and Zhou Yutang arranged it clearly.

After the fun is over, everyone goes back to their homes to keep the program of cultivating immortals.

"Xiao Zhou, Ali has been sending people to contact Hongxingwu recently..."

"I would like to ask you to film "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" after negotiating the copyright?"

"How do you know?"

Surprise was written on Liu Yifei's face.

"The copyright belongs to Jiangdong. Li Jie from Alibaba Pictures discussed this matter with Li Shuang at the Shanghai Film Festival last month..."

Zhou Yutang rested his pillow on Liu Yifei's plump thigh.

Opening his mouth, the angel peeled a grape and brought it in.

Tianxian has not taken on any roles recently, but as a top domestic entertainment star, she is basically the first priority of the top big productions in the industry.

"Three Lives, Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" is considered to be the top fairy tale popular IP in the industry.

But Ali didn't bleed a lot, and Jiang Dong didn't let go so easily. Zhou Yutang wanted to make a TV series version, and the film rights were issued.

"It's better not to accept this kind of project. It won't be of much benefit. Just let someone carry the sedan chair..."

While eating grapes peeled by angels, I told her about my itinerary.

"Are you going to join the cast of "Detective Chinatown" soon?"

"Let's wait until The Great Sage is released. There are a few crew meetings to be held, and we will go to Tyrande in a week at most... Hiss!"

When he said this, Zhou Yutang's handle was already in Liu Tianxian's grasp.

Those beautiful, glowing eyes are still speechless.

Liu Yifei, Zhang Liangying, and Shu Chang all spoke highly of the movie "The Return of the Great Sage".

Large-scale screenings for two consecutive days are all about word-of-mouth.

With the support of Jiangdong Entertainment's omni-channel marketing, the film schedule provided by theaters is not low, and the cumulative box office has exceeded 30 million.

This box office seems to be quite far behind the box office of movies that often cost 60 to 70 million yuan.

But it has also set a peak box office record for domestic animated films.

After being warmed up for a long time, "The Return of the Great Sage" finally hit the big screen on the 9th.

Film and television companies in the industry are still thinking about following the trend of Jiangdong Entertainment's crime dramas, but unexpectedly Zhou Yutang has opened up a new track.

Domestic animated movies.

And it is a mythological animated film different from the "Bear Bears" series specially released during the Spring Festival.

Even though "The Tuner" has a strong reputation at this time, it is entering the final stage in its third week of release.

As for "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" and "Gardenia Blossoms", there is no need to say more.

The reputation of these two movies fell at the speed of light after the first week, and the production has already dropped.

The only one who can be called the great rival of the Great Sage is Guo Xiaosi's final dance in "Little Times".

Zhang Zhaocai, the boss of LeTV Pictures, issued a military order in front of Boss Jia, and then went back to have another meeting with Guo Xiaosi: "Have the road shows been arranged?"

"It's arranged!"

Guo Xiaosi was sitting on a chair, wearing height-increasing shoes, but his feet could not reach the ground.

Although he is not tall, he is full of confidence: "This time Yang Mi's schedule has been negotiated, and the road show schedules of Chen Xuedong, Guo Biting, Guo Caijie and Li Xianzai have all been negotiated!"

"How can it be so easy to make a domestic animated film?"

"It's not a big problem. Judging from the publicity plan, there is no doubt that we have an absolute advantage!"

The movie "Tiny Times 4" has its own specific fan audience, which cannot be calculated based on common sense.

"The Return of the Great Sage" is not fake. After the step-by-step trailer promotion, it focuses on the emotional marketing of Journey to the West.

Around the time the film was released in China, behind-the-scenes stories about the creative team suddenly spread on the Internet.

These contents mainly describe the arduous process of the entire October Culture team in producing "The Return of the Monkey King".

Under such difficult conditions, the main creator still persisted in his ideals and brought you such a wonderful animated film. The Internet is buzzing with discussion.

"With tears in my eyes, it turns out that it was not easy for "The Return of the Great Sage" to be released."

"It is indeed not easy. The main creator has been preparing for 8 years. During this period, animators resigned en masse, and investors withdrew their capital because they were refused to change the script. Fortunately, Zhou Yutang took over."

"I will never blame the Governor again."

"Zhou Yutang is indeed sentimental. Our Chinese animated films are getting better."

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There is no doubt that this is marketing.

But this kind of sentimental and attitude-based film marketing is undoubtedly more resonant with the public than the exaggerated money-worshiping values ​​of "Tiny Times".

On the other side, Guo Xiaosi, who is busy preparing for "Grand Trail", personally leads the team.

Stars such as Damimi, Guo Caijie, Chen Xuedong, Guo Biting, Xie Yiling, Li Xianzai and other stars collectively broke their legs to build momentum for the film's promotion.

On the first day of release, the film schedule was very different, and "The Return of the Great Sage" suffered a slight defeat.

"Tiny Times" finally performed like a charm and was an overwhelming success on the day of its premiere, with a box office of 92 million.

"The Return of the Great Sage" grossed 62.63 million at the box office.

LeTV Pictures cooperated with Guo Xiaosi during the road show, and there was an overwhelming amount of press releases.

However, since there is no precedent for animated films before, "The Return of the Great Sage" only had 24% of the films scheduled, while the final film schedule of "Tiny Times" was as high as 41%.

The schedule of other movies such as "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" and "Gardenia Blooms" has dropped by 10%!

The next day, "Tiny Times 4" reported a box office of 85.6 million, while Monkey King's box office was 72.8 million, still temporarily at the disadvantage.

However, the film schedule has slightly improved, and at the same time, the film's reputation is also fermenting, and the box office gap between the two parties is narrowing.

Come Sunday.

The great sage waved his golden cudgel, soared into the clouds and mist, and crushed the sky!

The box office that day was 105 million, beating the 72 million of "Tiny Times 4" with almost the same film schedule!

On the 13th, a working day, the box office of "Tiny Times 4" has dropped by 50 million, while "The Return of the Great Sage" still recorded a stable revenue of 102 million that day!

So far.

"The Return of the Great Sage" finally showed its prominence in front of everyone.

The public opinion confrontation between the two sides escalated, and a large number of movie viewing comments appeared on the Internet.

Many celebrities and professionals in the film and television industry were also curious about Zhou Yutang's previous talk about the rise of mythical animation, and went to the cinema one after another.

After watching the movie, my face was full of shock.

They have posted positive comments about the film on their respective social media.

This undoubtedly made "The Return of the Great Sage" become a hot topic on Weibo.

Of course, it is also indispensable that the first wave of movie-watching users spread their word-of-mouth among the small WeChat circle.

"The cracked wall is recommended, passers-by go in, and best friends come out."

"It's hard to imagine. Is this really a domestic cartoon?"

"Whether it is the character setting, art design or details, they are all done with care. What Zhou Yutang said about the rise of domestic cartoons is true."

"In this world, in addition to Transformers and Spider-Man, there is an even more awesome hero called Sun Wukong!! The Great Sage Chongduck!"

"I watched it with my children. I originally wanted to watch it with my son, but after watching it, I may like this movie more than my son, because our generation grew up watching Journey to the West, and now we can It’s really worth it to see such a good picture.”

"You must watch it on the giant screen! It's cool, that's just one word!"

Zhou Yutang was scrolling through the movie reviews on the Internet, and listened to Li Shuang happily report on the income of the "The Return of the Great Sage" project.

In addition to the surging box office, it also signed more than ten brand licenses and various derivatives, and sold more than 30 million in a few days.

"The piracy problem is a bit serious."

Li Shuang's heart ached when he said it: "Based on the peripheral sales, it's possible that I've made tens of millions less."

Making less money means losing money.

The Jiangdong Legal Department has been arranged to do the work, but it will take who knows when the process will be completed.

For now, according to the unique national conditions of China, it is not easy to make genuine derivative peripherals.

Most of the audience are used to freeloading. If the genuine version is released today, there will be a bunch of counterfeit copies on Taobao tomorrow.

Zhou Yutang is more concerned about something else: "Sister Shuang, I asked you to talk to the game team from Tencent. Is there any news?"

"The CEO of Youke wants to meet with you to talk."