Chapter 707 Black Swan
The spring breeze is full of joy and the horses are galloping, and all the flowers in Chang'an can be seen in one day.
This is probably Zhou Yutang.
Since the release of "Detective Chinatown", it has broken countless records, and the box office figures have soared like a rocket, becoming a phenomenal Chinese New Year film that has attracted the attention of the whole nation.
Apart from him, the entire creators of "Detective Chinatown" have benefited a lot.
Lu Han's acting skills have been recognized, and he has such outstanding achievements, which is the best among the contemporary top stars.
His fans straightened their backs and ran to Zhou Yutang's Weibo in groups to comment in the past few days, which is also the vanguard of the rivals.
Although Da Meiyuan has few shots, she is worthy of the name of Hupu Goddess. She is breathtakingly beautiful, especially the suspense retained in the film.
It was still Wang Baoqi who brought a big surprise to people. Zhou Yutang praised him generously when he was interviewed.
Many viewers don't understand that it is actually much more difficult for an actor to act ugly and make people laugh than to act cool and handsome.
Even for the actors themselves, it is a painful thing.
The difficulty lies in convincing myself, who is worth billions, to do such a thing.
At least Zhou Yutang himself can't do it, but Zhou Xingxing and Wang Baoqi can do it.
In Zhou Yutang's heart, Wang Baoqi has an image positioning that has never been seen before and will never be seen again in the entire field of Chinese male actors.
Looking back on all his representative roles, there is really no second person who can replace him.
However, that night, when he was about to have a romantic dinner with Liu Tianxian who had returned to China, he received a call from Wang Baoqi. Zhou Yutang was a little surprised,
"What's wrong, Baoqi?"
His roadshow schedule was over, and the second phase of the roadshow promotion task fell on Lu Han and Wang Baoqi, and there was about a week of promotion period.
"Boss Zhou, I need two days off."
Wang Baoqiang's voice sounded a little low: "Something happened at home, I have to go back to deal with it."
"Emergency?"
"Yes, very urgent."
"Baoqiang, if you need my help, just ask."
"Not yet, but thank you anyway, I will be back for the roadshow in two days."
Wang Baoqiang's voice was tired and grateful, and he told his troubles.
Zhou Yutang listened very carefully.
When he heard Baoqiang say that there was an emergency at home, the first person Zhou Yutang thought of was Ma Jinlian.
However, since the news was revealed last time, the assistant team around him has been replaced, so it is not expected to be so.
Put down the knife and fork in his hand, and wipe the corners of his mouth with a warm wet towel.
Across from him, Liu Yifei chewed the tender and juicy steak in small bites, but her dark and bright eyes looked at Zhou Yutang's slender fingers that were very suitable for playing the piano.
As if appreciating a work of art, he waited until he hung up the phone before asking,
"Xiao Zhou, what's going on?"
"Something happened to Bao's family."
The movie was still in theaters, and Wang Bao's brother and sister had a serious car accident. They were sent to the hospital for rescue for several days, but they didn't make it.
That night he flew straight to his hometown.
The next day, Zhou Yutang received a message from Ni Ni and looked at his phone, and then he realized that something big had happened.
"Drunk driving, hit-and-run, this kind of thing happened to your family, XXXX, you don't care about your own danger, but you should also think about the lives of others! You killed someone and ran away, do you know how much pain you left for your deceased family!!!"
Wang Bao's Weibo, in which he cursed the perpetrator for running away, has been on the hot search and has become the hottest news at the moment.
"Detective Chinatown" is currently very popular. Wang Bao's role in the play is the lustful, funny, and heartless Tang Ren, but he is a real person outside the play.
Many people support Wang Baoqi.
But if someone likes him, it is also inevitable that there will be black fans. Some people on the Internet also accused him of being out of control and swearing as a star, which brought a bad influence.
Last night, Zhou Yutang had a deep understanding of the ins and outs of the matter.
In fact, the car accident had already happened a few days ago.
The perpetrators fled on the spot and were later found home by their families.
The family took a video of the scene, and it was clearly seen that they threatened: "This is a small matter that can be solved by finding connections."
After turning himself in, it miraculously took more than ten days, and the other two perpetrators fled with their families.
This family is all farmers with low education, and it is difficult to protect their rights through normal legal channels.
Only Wang Baoqi is the backbone of the family, so he went back to his hometown overnight to help deal with the matter.
His cousin left two children without a mother at home, and the progress of the case investigation is a mystery, and he has not waited for the result of the handling.
Isn't this bullying an honest person?
Wang Baoqi was also extremely angry and had no choice but to spray on Weibo.
However, after venting his emotions, he quickly apologized on Weibo.
The efficiency of the local team standing at the forefront of the storm is miraculous.
Within one day.
The local government announced the whole story of the case and entered the legal handling procedure.
After taking two days off, Wang Baoqi continued to devote himself to the roadshow.
"Grave Robbers' Chronicles" went from being the benchmark "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" and fighting "Chinatown Detective" to being expected to be the second place in the New Year, and then to the box office inversion, striving to hit the 600 million box office.
For LeTV's future, it seems to be cast a shadow.
For the director who is at the helm of the project.
In the past two weeks, from heaven to hell, he has completely become a laughing stock in the industry.
I don't know how many netizens ridiculed him with his short essay posted on Toutiao.
When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. Fengfeng cut off at the speed of light and decisively joined the group of "Zhu Xian". Another leading actor Jing Boran also ended the road show ahead of schedule.
The director himself quietly deleted the Weibo post that was originally about to fight with Governor Zhou for the New Year.
But he shamelessly stated on Weibo that according to the public opinion data statistics collected by his team, at least 70% of the audience were very satisfied with the quality of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles"
"I really hope that the relevant departments can arrest you, thank you."
"Your face is swollen, why don't you shut up?"
"Can't you learn to shut up?"
This time, not only passers-by rushed him, but even the fans of the two popular young actors began to turn against him.
He was happy to participate in this movie, but ended up with a lot of shit. It must be because the director lost control of the situation.
This logic is not wrong.
Being a director is not just sitting behind the monitor and shouting "cut".
That job can be done by a tied dog.
As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, he must be able to connect with investors and coordinate the main creators of the crew to make the entire project achieve the expected results.
Obviously, Director Lu is not qualified.
The end of the year is the busiest time in the entertainment industry. Both Liu Yifei and Liu Shishi have almost full business announcements.
Zhou Yutang also has a lot of things to do, such as the year-end Tianchao Directors Association Conference.
Several old men and women proposed on the spot that he should serve as the vice president of the association.
This was obviously the result of internal discussions in advance, but Zhou Yutang declined calmly.
This title sounds pretty impressive.
In fact, it is useless.
Just look at Li Shaohong to know.
As the president of the Directors Association, her favorite young and handsome Yang Yang, who is also the future brother of Rong Xinda, was taken away by someone.
She was angry and angry.
Yang Yang's wings were hard, and Jia Shikai didn't care about her at all. He hired a legal team to sue her. When the verdict came out, he just paid some money.
Old Tian was out of town, but he also received the news, and the phone call came in soon.
Hearing that Zhou Yutang didn't agree, Old Tian breathed a sigh of relief.
He was afraid that his beloved disciple would be young and full of vigor, and be praised by others, and then be used as a gun by those who have ulterior motives.
"For this kind of association, the main right to speak is still in the hands of those old guys..."
Facing Ni Ni's doubts, Zhou Yutang also made a suggestion.
At least for now.
But wait another ten years, wait a little longer.
Wait until those old guys who are half buried in the soil pass away.
Then it will be the time for his generation to speak.
By then, Zhou Yutang will be only 37 years old, in the prime of his life, and he will have a lot to do.
"Boss, there is a problem with "The Crown Princess", and "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" is also in trouble."
Jiang Xue reported the matter to Zhou Yutang with a slightly heavy expression.
A certain influential person in the industry reported the scale of online dramas to General Manager Guang.
Zhou Yutang made several phone calls, his eyebrows gradually wrinkled, and Jiang Xueyun's heart sank.
"Be prepared, we will review it after deletion and revision."
Throwing the phone aside, Zhou Yutang rubbed his temples and told Jiang Xueyun the inside information that had not yet been disclosed to the public.
Originally, the old man targeted several online dramas of Zhou Yutang's Jiangdong Entertainment, but later General Manager Guang held several special meetings on online dramas and determined to rectify the entire industry.
Not only Jiangdong's "Go Princess Go" and "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" were hit hard, but also several other popular online dramas, including "Psychological Crime", "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", "The Darker Side", "Soul Ferry", etc., were reported.
The reason was that it involved bloody violence, pornography, vulgarity, feudal superstition, etc.
After deletion and revision, the review will be suspended forever if it fails.
A storm is about to sweep the online drama industry.
"Old man, you are well prepared."
Thinking of the figure at a movie premiere not long ago, Zhou Yutang's expression turned slightly cold.
Approaching the hotel.
Zhang Tianai was in the back seat of the business car. With the help of the lights in the car, she opened her small leather bag and adjusted her makeup for the third time.
In this circle, you must always remember to stay refined and decent.
This is a lesson Yang Tianzhen taught her.
Elegance and beauty are always a woman's most powerful weapons.
It is also Zhang Tianai's greatest asset.
Standing at the forefront and suddenly becoming popular, she is a little floating, but she also knows who brought all this to her.
The carefully selected outfit today is also a respect for the Grand Commander.
A black short dress, slightly tight and hip-wrapped.
The design of the piled gauze flowers on the chest, the beautiful legs wrapped in black stockings on the lower body, and a pair of boots.
She deliberately lowered the neckline of the skirt a little.
Let her snow-white and tender deep valleys appear a little more.
The Swarovski black swan necklace on her chest sparkled, as if it was about to flap its wings and sing.
"Mr. Zhou is here."
"Congratulations, Mr. Zhou, Tang Detective is a big hit at the box office!"
"I wish Mr. Zhou another record-breaking box office!"
"Mr. Zhou, congratulations."
When Zhou Yutang appeared at the Dynasty Hotel with an expressionless face, the female manager led him to the elevator to the third floor. The originally lively banquet hall was immediately divided into two rows.
The middle passage was left empty for him to pass through.
Liang Shengquan, the director of "Go Princess Go", was the first to greet him, followed by the crew's producer, assistant director and other behind-the-scenes team.
Everyone was respectful.
Like many people at the scene, Zhang Tianai focused her eyes on him.
Today, Governor Zhou, wearing a simple long dark gray coat and a black shirt, stood tall and straight. He was slightly sideways, listening to the slender and graceful Ni Ni whispering in his ear, and nodded slightly.
She also stood up from her seat.
Wherever Zhou Yutang went, he was surrounded by the crowd like a star.
The way people looked at him was like looking up at a god.
He turned his hand and it was clouds, and turned his hand and it was rain.
In the entertainment industry, he is indeed no different from a god.
Dominating the big and small screens of the New Year, the box office of Detective Tang is accelerating to 3 billion, creating an unprecedented miracle.
Tonight is the celebration banquet of "Go Princess Go" scheduled at the Royal Hotel.
The show started in early December and ended at the end of the month.
So far, the number of views has reached 3 billion, which is even more than another online drama project "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" this year.
The project was a great success, but because of Governor Zhou's schedule, the celebration banquet was postponed until now.
The wine was flowing and the banquet was in full swing.
The female manager of the Dynasty Hotel came over to toast a glass of wine. Zhou Yutang took the initiative to raise the wine glass to Liang Shengquan, "Director Liang, this glass of wine is for our cooperation over the years."
The cooperation between the two can be traced back to "The Legend of Sword and Fairy III". At that time, Zhou Yutang had just debuted and learned a lot from Li Guoli and Liang Shengquan in the Legend of Sword and Fairy crew.
Many people in the circle knew about this, but Liang Shengquan did not dare to be arrogant at all.
Now the status of the two is very different. He raised the wine glass with both hands as if he was flattered, and the rim of the wine was slightly lower than Zhou Yutang. His face was red and he grinned:
"It is my honor to cooperate with President Zhou. I hope we can have the opportunity to continue to cooperate in the future."
As he spoke, he drank more than one or two bottles of Maotai in the wine glass in one gulp, which attracted a round of applause from the audience.
"There will be a chance."
Zhou Yutang raised his glass, took a sip, and then looked at the young man next to Liang Shengquan: "Are you Lu Haojiji?"
"Mr. Zhou, I am."
The ordinary-looking young man was so excited that his slightly dark skin was red, as if he was drunk.
To say this Lu Haojiji, the name sounds like a joke.
In fact, he is a second-generation Beijinger with a great background.
He is the son of Hai Yan, a big boss in the Beijing circle.
More than ten years ago, he was also active in the entertainment circle. Later, due to his limited conditions, his father spent a lot of resources and couldn't really promote him.
In addition, he had a plastic surgery accident, which almost disfigured him, so he transformed into a behind-the-scenes job.
He has been tepid all the time, and Hai Yan asked for favors several times before he was squeezed into the crew of "Go Princess Go" of Jiangdong Entertainment as an assistant director.
"I heard from Director Liang that he performed well and has a bright future."
Zhou Yutang patted Lu Haojiji's shoulder with an appreciative smile on his face.
He has dealt with many second-generation celebrities.
Wu Gang has always wanted to bring his son into this circle.
Aunt Wen Li even wanted to match him with her niece.
Chen Hong also brought Arthur to show off in front of him.
Xu Cainv even tried hard to make Li Gengxi call him brother.
Now that the Chinese film and television industry is taking off, it is natural for the older generation of stars to use their resources to pave the way for the next generation.
"Go Princess Go" has become a phenomenal hit, largely because of its novel subject matter, but the creative team behind the scenes has also contributed greatly.
In addition to director Liang Shengquan, according to Jiang Xueyun's report feedback, this Lu Haojiji is quite capable.
It is true that a tiger father will have a dog son. Among a group of second-generation people in the circle, he is considered a leader, and he doesn't do many good things. He is a partner.
"Thank you Mr. Zhou for your advice. I will continue to work hard."
Lu Haojiji was a little excited.
Being able to receive this compliment from the idol commander-in-chief is better than ten thousand flatteries from ordinary people.
"Mr. Zhou, I also toast you a glass."
After Ji Ji's toast, Zhang Tianai also took the opportunity to bring up the wine glass, "Mr. Zhou, I wish you a continuous rise in box office revenue and break 3 billion, and thank you for your support."
"You're welcome, we are all family."
Zhou Yutang quickly retracted his gaze and said calmly: "The company will provide you with a platform. It is your ability to be recognized by the audience."
"I'll toast you a glass first."
Holding a glass of red wine in both hands, Zhang Tianai said sincerely, and then raised her head and drank it all.
Women, especially beautiful women.
They are usually very sensitive to men's eyes looking at them.
After noticing Zhou Yutang's generous and admiring eyes, they stayed on her for at least five seconds.
Zhang Tianai even had a kind of unrestrained joy in her heart.
After one glass, another glass, this is called good things come in pairs.
Such a heroic act immediately attracted a round of sidelong glances and applause from everyone.
"You can drink so much?"
"Thank you so much, Mr. Zhou, I..."
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Zhang Tianai was so proactive that Zhou Yutang had to drink a few more glasses.
The Siberian tiger and the Shandong wolf are not as good as the little sheep in Jiangsu.
In the car.
Zhou Yutang received a call from Haiyan.
Zhang Tianai, who seemed to be a little tipsy, heard the conversation between the two.
It was probably to express gratitude to Zhou Yutang for taking care of his son.
By the way, they talked about another thing.
"Mr. Hai, since you have spoken, there must be no problem."
Zhou Yutang smelled the fragrance of Zhang Tianai and turned his eyes away from the black swan with a white face and deep ravines.
Haiyan was talking about Jiang Jingfu.
After thinking about it, he sent a message to Ni Ni and asked her to deal with it.
"He really came here?"
Ni Ni was a little impressed.
A few days ago, Zhou Yutang said that Haiyan would come to him, and it was true.
Jiang Jingfu's new boss, Xitian CEO Zhou Yanxi, was brought up by Haiyan.
Zhou Yanxi's level was obviously not qualified to talk directly with Governor Zhou, so she went to find Haiyan, the big boss behind her, to speak for her.
Ni Ni asked: "Boss, are you really going to let it go?"
"What's the benefit of making things difficult for him?"
Zhou Yutang replied calmly: "In the end, it's still Lao Cai who didn't do enough, so let's stop here."
Lao Cai is capable, but his vision is not big. He has nothing to say about Liu Shishi and Hu Ge, but it may not be the case for other people in the company.
It's fine that they couldn't deliver on their promises to Jiang Jingfu, but they're still holding back on paying him over a million yuan for the film after several years. This is really something that deserves to be hung on the street lamp.
"It's fine that they paid the penalty for breach of contract, but when will the annual meeting of Tangren be held?"
"It seems to be scheduled for the second half of the month."
"Have you contacted all the shareholders?"
Zhou Yutang crossed his legs and raised them up casually, lowering his head to read the news.
Tangren produced a hit online drama "Wuxin the Monster Killer" this year, but the profits of this drama were almost all sucked away by the newcomer Chen Yao.
The next drama "Qin's Moon" was also a big flop, like a best-of-three promotion match.
Currently it's ×, there will be "The Legend of Mi Yue" during the Spring Festival, and it will collide with the final season of "Joy of Life". I don't know what the result will be.
If Zhou Yutang were to run Tangren, the next step would be to directly target Cai Yinong.
With the shares he holds, plus Liu Shishi's shares, he can completely drive Old Cai out of office.
However, considering that Shishi is gentle and very nostalgic, Zhou Yutang did not use such a fierce method, but only operated in private to further increase Shishi's voice in Tangren.
A sister should act like a sister.
After hesitating for a while, Ni Ni still asked: "Boss, will you send Zhang Tianai home?"
"Her agent has an urgent matter, so I will send her on the way."
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Ni Ni did not ask more, she knew what sending Zhang Tianai home meant.
Another call came in, the voice was low: "Mr. Zhou, I have checked it out. The son of that old man is not a good thing either. He is involved in pornography, gambling, and profanity."
"Do things beautifully."
Zhou Yutang raised a cold arc at the corner of his mouth.
It seems that there is a murderous aura hidden in it, which makes people shudder.
After hanging up the phone, he was reviewing the matter in his mind, and suddenly felt a soft and delicate touch on the arm beside him.
Zhang Tianai's body, I don't know when it came over.
Just as she slowed down and passed by a shock absorber, the Mercedes-Benz had excellent shock absorption, but the dim light in the car still swayed into the slightly low neckline, shaking out the bright spring light.
The pair of beautiful legs wrapped in black stockings made people want to touch them.
"Mr. Zhou, I heard."
After Zhou Yutang made a phone call and sent a WeChat message, Zhang Tianai tentatively said: "I heard that "The Princess" is going to be banned?"
"Where did you hear the news?"
Zhou Yutang's thick sword eyebrows slightly raised, and the deep eyes made Zhang Tianai a little flustered, and she said weakly: "I heard from Sister Tianzhen that the online drama is going to be banned."
She didn't even notice that her voice seemed a little weak and helpless.
Just half a year ago, actresses like Zhang Tianai might have a better income than ordinary office workers, but it was also limited.
Compared with ordinary white-collar workers, she has to invest more money in herself in order to maintain her competitiveness in this circle.
Annual fitness membership, Pilates classes, and some expenses such as cosmetics and clothes basically do not save any money.
Fortunately, the dormitory environment arranged by the company is good, saving the cost of renting a house.
All this changed after the broadcast of "The Princess".
Zhou Yutang used her as the heroine, and two popular young actors carried the sedan chair, and she succeeded in one fell swoop.
Now, the cheers of millions of fans echoed in her mind again and again.
This sound is just like the prosperous and romantic night view of Beijing seen through the car window and through the slightly cool night, which makes Zhang Tianai intoxicated and unable to extricate herself.
As long as you enter this vanity fair.
After experiencing the introduction and cheers that everyone is paying attention to, you can truly experience the taste of being sought after by everyone and feel the numbers jumping on the bank account.
No one can bear to lose all this hard-earned work again.
Zhang Tianai leaned closer, pressed against Zhou Yutang's arm, and whined: "Boss Zhou, I heard that even the leading actor will be soft-banned?"
Zhou Yutang adjusted his sitting position, slightly turned sideways, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Did you break the law?"
Women seem to be born with a talent in this area, and they also know how to use their talent to arouse men's desire to protect them.
"How is it possible!"
"You didn't break the law, why would you be banned?"
Zhou Yutang smiled gently, patted the back of her hand, and gently rubbed it.
This seems to be a superior expressing comfort and closeness.
It seems to be just an unintentional touch, but it also has a bit of ambiguous teasing.
The black swan in the deep white ditch seems to be about to flap its wings and fly.