Chapter 726: Bloodbath in the South Korean film market,

Chapter 726: Bloodbath in the South Korean film market,

Wow! Wow! Wow!

Zhou Yutang finished talking to director Bong Joon-ho, mostly talking about business, script inspiration, and interesting things during the filming and post-production of the movie.

The applause from the audience was like thunder, bringing IU's drifting thoughts back to reality.

Some of them were professional actors arranged by Showbox.

These people are responsible for giving appropriate feedback at critical moments to drive the emotions of most fans at the scene.

But most of them are fans of IU and Choi Min-sik and others. After all, such a luxurious lineup can be called the top configuration in South Korea anyway.

Add to that a figure who has reached the top of the Asian entertainment industry, Jiangdong Grand Commander, and the box office appeal is very strong.

"Thank you everyone, I hope you will like this movie."

The microphone was handed to IU, and her innocent face showed a professional but sweet smile, like a catalyst, making the cheers at the scene more intense.

South Korean movies are different from those in China, and have their own independent film censorship and rating system.

Filmmakers here have a lot of room for expression, and audiences can often see films that expose the darkness of chaebols and reflect some social systems.

The censorship rating of the South Korean Image Rating Review Committee is divided into 5 levels:

Universal level, can be watched by people over 12 years old, can be watched by people over 15 years old, and are prohibited from watching under 19 years old, with the strictness of the review decreasing in sequence.

There are also special levels, that is, restricted films that are prohibited from being shown in any public theaters and can only be sold through DVDs and other means, because the content may involve serious violations of moral ethics, legal taboos or extreme forms of expression, and can only be distributed and disseminated through specific channels.

This "Tomb Raider" contains some elements of thriller, horror, exorcism, etc., so it is rated as "watchable for people over 15 years old".

The event has a session of watching movies with fans. After the opening of JD.Entertainment and SHOWBOX production companies, a group of leading actors appeared on the screen one after another.

Among them, the Chinese name of the chief producer and screenwriter, Zhou Yutang, is particularly eye-catching.

The movie started to be shown, the scene fell into silence, and IU looked focused.

The story is about a wealthy South Korean family named Park living in America, who are constantly being disturbed by strange supernatural phenomena, and even their newborn babies are affected.

So, they paid a lot of money to invite young wizards Hwa Lin [IU] and Bong Gil [Yoo Ah In] who are very famous in the exorcism industry in South Korea.

After Hwa Lin and Bong Gil arrived, they rescued the newborn baby of this family, but found that this family was suspected to be troubled by the dark curse of their ancestors.

It turned out that there was a problem with the layout of the ancestral cemetery in Feng Shui, which caused the souls of the ancestors to be restless, and then triggered a series of strange events.

Hwa Lin and Bong Gil are still inexperienced, and in order to completely solve the problem, they invited the old predecessors in the industry to help.

The audience's attention was all attracted by the movie.

IU secretly reached out from below, crossed her fingers with Zhou Yutang, and enjoyed a little sweetness.

The plot continues to develop, and the protagonists break into the tomb.

Tracing back to the source, the ancestors of this wealthy family turned out to be Korean traitors during the period when Neon occupied the peninsula.

By betraying his compatriots, he gained money and power, and his descendants still enjoy amazing wealth. In order to cover up this shameful and despicable history, the Park family buried their ancestors somewhere on the border between North and South Korea.

And his grave was just a cover-up. Under it was the arrangement used by the Japanese to destroy the lifeline of South Korea.

The Feng Shui of the tomb and the battle between the Yin and Yang Master also implicitly touched on the issue of North and South Korea, which hit the G-spot of the local audience very well.

The protagonists fought a thrilling battle with the released Japanese warrior evil ghost.

In the end, it was a family-friendly ending, and the evil ghost was successfully sealed.

But there was still a button left at the end of the movie, and the audience was still unsatisfied. Someone asked: "Chairman Zhou, will there be a sequel to "Breaking the Tomb"? "

"If there is a sequel, we have to watch it again."

Zhou Yutang responded leisurely: "If the box office is within the expected range, there should be."

According to the current situation, the script of the sequel has been developed for a long time. Why not cut the leeks of the Koreans?

If "Ghost Blows Out the Light" brings the audience a magnificence and surprise beyond imagination, then "Tomb Raider" is the rhythm of an ordinary supernatural horror commercial movie.

The main reason is that the story rhythm is smooth, the director's lens language renders a sense of atmosphere, and the acting skills presented by several powerful actors bring the audience a good viewing experience.

Choi Min-sik's performance is worthy of the title of actor, IU did not drag his feet, and even this Liu Yaren performed quite well.

The overwhelming marketing reports, coupled with Zhou Yutang, the super king who topped Asia, led the topic, and the attention of the whole movie was unprecedented.

The number of viewers exceeded 2.5 million in 3 days after the release, and exceeded 4.8 million in 5 days after the release, which is an unprecedented wonderful start.

Since its release, it has continuously occupied the single-day box office list champion, and ranked first in the pre-sale rate list with a very high pre-sale rate.

It has bloodbathed the South Korean film market since the beginning of the year, and the number of viewers is still rising.

It is not as good as "Myeongryang" which was promoted by the South Korean government, but it has already broken the total number of viewers of "The Mermaid" in South Korea.

Compared with "The Man from Nowhere" which made Zhou Yutang famous, and "Big Shot" which also swept South Korea with more than 10 million viewers, the number of viewers in the same period is much higher.

The film promotion ended that day, and because Zhou Yutang's trip in South Korea was about to end, the eldest princess of Samsung attended the celebration banquet that night.

It was not a half-time champagne. According to the data statistics department of Showbox based on the current movie attendance and popularity, at least 15 million viewers were expected.

This is a phenomenal movie that can make it into the top five of the South Korean movie box office.

For South Korea, which has a smaller land area than Jiangsu Province and a total population of more than 50 million, this is a very exaggerated achievement.

Don't look at what national-level phenomenal movies the Korean media promotes. In fact, the final box office is converted, and 15 million viewers probably do not exceed the box office data of 850 million yuan.

As a Chinese entertainment giant that has tasted the sweetness of Hollywood's wanton harvesting of dollars, this box office can only be said to be icing on the cake, not a big surprise.

But for Li Fuzhen and the person in charge of Showbox, this successful film and television project can bring them more influence beyond box office revenue.

"Are you here?"

Ni Ni came to Zhou Yutang in high heels to report. He nodded slightly and said lightly: "Then bring her here."

In the eyes of IU and Goo Hara, it might be a trouble that is about to fall, but in the eyes of Zhou Yutang, it is just a matter that can be settled with a phone call.

"Wow, Hara, you are really lucky."

The president of a certain entertainment company, with a fake smile on his face, looked at the thin girl who was huddled beside Zhou Yutang like a quail.

In the past, she could be manipulated at will, but she found a big backer like Zhou Yutang, that's another matter.

This Chinese entertainment tycoon, even the eldest princess of Samsung smiled, for the local snake in South Korea, there is really no need to provoke this fierce dragon across the river.

"Hara just signed with JD today, bring her here to see the world."

Zhou Yutang had a light smile on his face, holding IU on the left and Goo Hara on the right, indescribably free and unrestrained.

This is also done for others to see, aiming to send a message: Who dares to touch his people?

"Haha, there is an old Chinese saying, "If a man is not romantic, he is not young, which is what President Zhou said."

"I heard that Goo Hara and IU are good friends, which is really a blessing."

The big seniors in the South Korean entertainment industry and the presidents of those entertainment companies around him may look up to IU, but no one will take a small role like Goo Hara seriously.

Some people also looked at the women around the two great governors with a meaningful look, and their thoughts were different.

We all heard that the Jiangdong governor was famous for his romanticism, but it was only a rumor in the circle. Now it is really seeing it with our own eyes.

I have to say, he really knows how to play.

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Goo Hara felt like a puppet, always staying by Zhou Yutang's side with a stiff smile on her face. It was not until the end of the banquet that IU gave her a warm hug that she reacted and said gratefully:

"Jie Eun, thank you."

"Don't thank me, just thank the president."

IU smiled and hugged her bestie, comforting her: "Don't think too much, stay here tonight, I've booked a room for you."

"What about you?"

"I still have to discuss tomorrow's variety show with the president." IU said as a matter of course.

"Ah?"

A question mark slowly appeared on Goo Hara's face.

What variety show, and why do we have to discuss it late at night?

It is of course a happy thing that her bestie can escape from the fire.

But for IU, Zhou Yutang's schedule in South Korea is very short, and there will be plenty of time to accompany her bestie in the future. At this time, of course, she must seize the rare opportunity to get along.

When IU came out of the bathroom wearing a silk pajamas with suspenders, she saw Zhou Yutang leaning on the sofa bed and talking on the phone. She fell into his arms.

"Boss Wang?"

It was not surprising to receive a call from Wanda's boss Wang.

Zhou Yutang was a big shot in South Korea, but he also paid attention to domestic affairs.

According to the news today, Ye Ning, who had just resigned from Wanda, officially joined Huayi.

After transferring to Huayi, Ye Ning directly served as CEO, and also took on the role of vice president of Huayi, and was nominated as a candidate for director.

Huayi held a press conference, and the two presidents attended together, giving enough face and being very high-profile, which shocked the circle.

Last year, there was news that Ye Ning was going to resign, but it had not been clarified to the public.

At Wanda's annual meeting last year, Wanda's boss Wang, who rarely praised people in public, named and praised the achievements of his confidant Ye Ning in an important speech to the entire group for the first time.

This incident seems sudden, but it has been brewing for a long time.

Ye Ning holds a high position in Wanda Cinema Line, but he does not hold shares. It is rumored that his personal salary is only a few million.

Wanda's internal profit distribution, reward and promotion mechanism are all outdated from the original real estate industry.

People go to higher places and water flows to lower places. It is understandable that Ye Ning changed jobs to seek development. As early as last year, even Tencent tried to poach him, but later Huayi's pie was more attractive.

"His contract has a non-compete agreement. Doing this is a violation of the rules. In the future, Wanda will block Huayi's films."

Although Lao Wang deliberately restrained himself, Zhou Yutang could feel the deep anger of the richest man in China even through the phone.

When Ye Ning left, some of his business was partially handed over, but he still took away his confidant in Wanda and some of the film distribution business.

For example, the movie "Lu Yao Zhi Ma Li" directed by Hua Yi was also brought to Huayi, and it was officially announced that it would be released during the summer vacation. As the leader of theaters, Wanda is already deploying a sniper plan.

Zhou Yutang can understand it if he thinks about it.

It's probably like Li Shuang of Jiangdong Entertainment being poached and taking away some of Jiangdong's projects.

Of course, this is impossible.

Sister Shuang is one of the shareholders of Jiangdong Entertainment, and her net worth is not lower than that of King Huayi.

Lao Wang made this call to ensure that there would be no changes in Jiangdong's business. If Zhou Yutang was dragged into Huayi's camp by Ye Ning, Wanda would really lose money and vomit blood.

In the past few years, they have formed a strategic alliance and joined forces. Zhou Yutang has indeed benefited a lot. He even borrowed Wanda's power to acquire Liverpool.

As a replacement, Wanda also received investment shares and distribution of some Jiangdong film and television projects, which is also very important.

"Director Wang, the cooperation between Jiangdong and Wanda will not change in the future."

Zhou Yutang gave Wanda Laowang some reassurance and unscrupulously reached into IU's nightgown with one hand.

IU heard something.

These days, the reputation of the richest man in China is still very loud.

But thinking of Zhou Yutang, who could talk to him as an equal, he suddenly felt full of security.

Those wonderful hands acted arbitrarily, as if with some kind of magic, which made her eyes blurred and she began to moan.

However, Zhou Yutang stopped at this moment. After talking to Lao Wang, he called Li Shuang again. Sister Shuang was very surprised: "Two women tonight, you didn't have any casualties, and you still had time to call me." ?”

Pei Yun, the president of Jiangdong Branch, is also present at tonight's banquet.

Gossip is a woman's nature engraved in her bones. Governor Zhou hugged her from left to right, carefree and unrestrained, but inadvertently became a topic of conversation for others.

"Sister Shuang, Lao Wang just called."

With a dark look on his face, Zhou Yutang explained Wanda's affairs to Li Shuang and mentioned a very key figure.

Last year, Wanda completed the largest overseas cultural M\u0026A deal, which was to swallow up the entire Legendary Pictures.

At that signing ceremony, Ye Ning, the vice president in charge of Wanda Film and Television, did not attend, and was replaced by Gao Qunyao. This already shows that Wanda King was not completely unprepared for this.

Gao Qunyao was previously the global senior vice president of News Corporation. He was hired by Lao Wang with huge sums of money to become a master of capital operations for him.

All projects in the sports field of Wanda are handled by this man, including the first move to acquire Legendary Pictures, which shocked the world.

The most powerful thing is that through the merger and acquisition legend, Wanda's momentum has reached an unprecedented peak, and it has once again promoted Wanda Pictures' tens-billion financing plan.

To put it simply, it is to acquire Legend with a leverage of 10 yuan, and then use Legend to raise funds in China at a valuation of 20 yuan.

With the endorsement of China's richest man and enough momentum, a lot of rich people immediately flocked to the game, rushing to invest money in the game, hoping to get a piece of the pie.

Wanda veterans Liu Xiaobing, Gao Qunyao and others took over Wanda's entertainment business, but for Zhou Yutang, it had little impact.

The horse runs and the dance dances.

Wanda has Wanda’s style of play, and Zhou Yutang also has his own layout.

The entertainment industry is the basic base of Jiangdong Entertainment, and short videos are a crucial step.

In addition to the entertainment field, Zhou Yutang has also been gradually improving the strategic layout of other real industries in recent years.

For two consecutive days, I enjoyed the moving croon of this born singer at the Shilla Hotel.

It wasn't until noon that I took IU to the recording site of "Knowing Brothers".

This is a new variety show produced and launched by South Korea's JTBC TV station last year. It is also the most interesting in-studio interview program in South Korea at the moment.

The process is very simple. The seven hosts, Kang Ho Dong, Lee Soo Geun, Kim Young Chul, Kim Heechul, Seo Jang Hoon, Min Kyung Hoon, and Lee Sang Min, make jokes.

Create a relaxed and humorous atmosphere, and then interact with the guests.

The recording was originally scheduled for yesterday, but because a business worth hundreds of millions was discussed at the Shilla Hotel that night, Zhou Yutang informed the program team to move the filming to today.

If the coffee position is big enough, you can enjoy privileges.

"President Zhou, please take a look. This is the specific process and outline of the program."

The chief PD of the show took the initiative to deliver the script to Zhou Yutang in the backstage lounge.

Hosts including Kang Ho Dong, Lee Soo Geun, Kim Heechul, etc. all came to greet them.

It was not surprising that IU was in Zhou Yutang's lounge. After greeting each other, they started to communicate about the program.

The highlight of a talk variety show is the chemistry between the hosts, the interaction with the guests, and the timely release of some insider revelations.

Most of the time it's improvisation, but Zhou Yutang's status is here, so he must take care of it.

Zhou Yutang went through it roughly and found that everything was within the acceptable range and there were no major problems.

The recording location of the program was specially arranged as a classroom. Several hosts started teasing each other and successfully entered the guest introduction session. Jiang Hodong's sonorous voice was completely proportional to his body shape:

"Let us give you a warm welcome—"

"Asia's king-level superstars, Zhou, Yu, Tang!"

"Wow! Hudong brother's face is really extraordinary, even he can be invited!" Jin Yongzhe looked shocked.

"Really? Is it really this person?" Li Xiugen's eyes lit up.

"I'm watching "Celebrating More Than Years" recently, and it's really great." Kim Heechul also looked excited.

The classroom instantly exploded like a boiling oil pan. The hosts dressed as students stood up and started cheering desperately.

"Brother's face, do you need to say more?"

Jiang Hodong put on the airs of a big brother, with a complacent look on his face.

Amid cheers, Zhou Yutang, dressed as a young campus male protagonist, led Li Zhien into the classroom.

"Hello everyone, I am Zhou Yutang."

"Hello everyone, I'm IU."

Lee Soo-geun pulled Kim Heechul's arm and shook him with excitement: "Is this really the handsomeness a human should have?"

"Although I have seen Chairman Zhou in the company before, when he puts on his school uniform, it reminds me of "Those Years"."

"The youth campus movie that is popular in Asia!"

"I still like "Love in a Bouquet"."

Everyone was chatting, and even ignored IU who greeted me with a sweet smile. Jiang Hodong was reminded that he suddenly woke up from a dream, and said with a fat face, "Ji En, why are you here?"

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Li Zhien looked burdened.

Even Zhou Yutang couldn't hold back.

These people really work well together and are very good at creating program effects.

Kim Heechul stood up very loyally and said angrily: "Brother Ho Dong, it's rare for Ji Eun to be on the show, how can you treat her like this?"

"Yes, brother Hodong, why do you treat Zhien like this?"

"She is the national sister!"

Lee Soo-geun and several others also followed in the crusade against the big brother Jiang Ho-dong.

"You are still young and not very sensible."

Instead, Jiang Hodong scolded Kim Heechul and said, "President Zhou is an extremely rich man. Even if he teaches you some ways to make money, he can make me a fortune. My sister should suffer a little."

"Zhien, I'm sorry, you can play by yourself."

Kim Heechul also rebelled very realistically, leaving IU behind and running over to show his courtesy.

Li Zhien was left alone and messy on the podium.

The show has just started, and through teasing and joking with each other, the atmosphere has gradually become heated.

Of course Zhou Yutang would not ignore Li Zhien and stood beside her: "Nice to meet you all, no need for introduction, right?"

"No, no need."

"The boss of JD. Entertainment!" Kim Heechul said in a loud voice.

"The superstar sweeping Asia!" Kim Yong-cheol shouted.

"The King of Variety Shows!" Lee Soo Geun shouted.

"The owner of Liverpool FC, a plutocrat from China!" Jiang Hodong's fat face turned red.

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This made the program PD's blood boil with excitement, and he was thinking about how to make each of the very important titles into shining crowns and fall on the screen later.

There is no need to go to great lengths to create program effects.

Just standing there, Zhou Yutang is a myth that makes people look up to him.

Wouldn’t the ratings skyrocket by then?

Zhou Yutang actually admires these comedians who don't care about their image.

For the sake of program effect, one can sacrifice one's own image and do not hesitate to act ugly and stupid.

After the early opening show, we asked Zhou Yutang and IU recent activities, their feelings on the show, and other similar general questions.

More focus is still on Zhou Yutang, and IU is just a flower-like foil.

"Congratulations to IU for successfully hosting the Seoul concert."

Jiang Hodong was the first to raise the topic: "Congratulations to Chairman Zhou for being named one of the most influential Asian artists in Forbes."

"That's what happened."

Zhou Yutang smiled and nodded.

The American magazine "Forbes" just announced "Asia's 30 Most Influential People Under 30 in Entertainment and Sports" in early March.

According to the list of the TOP 30 most influential Asian artists, 6 Korean artists are on the list.

These include G-Dragon, Choi Si-won, Lim Yoon-ah, singer Lim Hyung-joo, and in the sports field, former figure skater Kim Yuna, etc.

On the Chinese side, Zhou Yutang is naturally the leader.

These people in South Korea were all suppressed by Zhou Yutang alone.

"Wow, the president is really amazing."

Kim Heechul's face was full of curiosity and envy: "Can't you tell me how much property the president has?"

"Ah, how could you ask such a rude question?"

Jiang Hodong showed off his eldest brother's airs and scolded Kim Heechul. Then he changed his attitude and asked with a smile: "President Zhou, I also want to know, how much income did you have last year?"

Netizens from both China and South Korea are extremely curious about the net worth of this young rich man who created the myth of wealth from scratch.

"SM's revenue last year was pretty good, about 300 billion won, an increase of nearly 13.3% compared to 2014, of which operating profit increased by 6.1%, and net income reached 878.9% of the same period last year, which is about 20 billion won?"

Even though SM has groups such as Girls' Generation, EXO, Super Junior, SHINee, Red Velvet, f (x), etc., and has the momentum of South Korea's entertainment leader, in fact, a large part of the profits have been sucked by the old fox Lee Soo Man.

The rest of the year is about a small target, which is not even as profitable as Zhou Yutang's "Nirvana in Fire" web game and "Flower Thousand Bones" mobile game

These are all the homework that Ni Ni has done in advance. Zhou Yutang knows all about them and smiles calmly: "I won't disclose the details, but the box office share of this year's "Mermaid" will not be less than three times SM's annual profit."

Everyone in the classroom took a deep breath, and then heard a "wow" sound.

IU's innocent face showed an expression of great admiration.

Looking at Kang Ho-dong, Kim Heechul and others, their attitude towards Zhou Yu-tang was full of respect and passion.

ps: I will return to China after finishing my trip to South Korea tomorrow. Please vote~~