Chapter 744 Treatment of Hollywood's top directors

Chapter 744 Treatment of Hollywood's top directors

Filming is work.

For Nazha, the sweet world of two with Zhou Yutang is life.

The director was also very considerate and finished work early today, leaving enough time for them to spend time together.

A romantic candlelight dinner with a decent style, and the fragrant flowers prepared in advance, easily made Nazha's eyebrows and eyes smile:

"Brother, did you prepare this for me?"

"Of course."

Zhou Yutang looked at Nazha, who was more beautiful than flowers, and smiled indifferently.

He asked Ni Ni to do something before boarding the plane, so how could it not be counted as his credit?

Girls have no resistance to such romantic surprises.

Nazha is no exception.

After holding the flowers and taking a bunch of photos with her mobile phone, Nazha began to enjoy the delicious food with satisfaction.

By the way, she complained to Zhou Yutang about what she encountered on the set.

In fact, with him suppressing it, and Zou Zhongyan and the whole team watching on the set, there is no need to worry that Nazha will get into trouble.

But the cultures of the two countries are always a little different.

They were all filming movies, but the crew's operating mode and way of doing things were completely different. It was not easy for Nazha to fit in.

After the romantic dinner, Nazha took Zhou Yutang's arm and went out, walking along the winding path in the garden of the manor-style restaurant.

Along the way, roses, tulips and other flowers bloomed and smelled fragrant.

The street lights full of European style projected soft and bright light, printing the shadows of the two people on the ground.

There was a fountain not far away, and the splashing water reflected the magnificent light, giving comfort to this peaceful and peaceful night.

If you have money, you can always enjoy different scenery.

Nazha looked at the two shadows on the ground, trying to get closer and make them look as close as possible.

When the wind blew, her body shrank a little.

For the date tonight, she came in the suit and skirt she wore during the day, with thin black stockings wrapped around her legs.

It was beautiful, but cold to the point of being speechless.

——New Zealand in the southern hemisphere has a completely opposite season to that in the northern hemisphere. It was just the beginning of May, and the temperature at night was only about ten degrees.

"Is it cold?"

Zhou Yutang took off his coat and put it on Nazha. With his physique, he didn't feel cold even wearing a black turtleneck sweater.

"Brother, you won't catch a cold, will you?"

Nazha felt so sweet in her heart that it seemed like honey was melting, and she hugged Zhou Yutang's arm with care.

"It's okay."

Zhou Yutang said very toughly: "This temperature is nothing."

"It's my one..."

Nazha wrapped herself in the dark Armani coat, and it seemed that there was a warm smell like sunshine at the collar.

The origin of this coat can be traced back to a few years ago.

At that time, Zhou Yutang had just debuted, and many fans had complained because of his casual and monotonous clothes.

Nazha saw it, and later she was keen to buy him clothes.

There were all kinds of styles.

This classic long Armani coat was the birthday gift she gave to Zhou Yutang after she received her first film pay in her life.

Unexpectedly, after several years, Zhou Yutang, whose status is now incomparable to the original, is still wearing it.

Sometimes, it doesn't have to be sweet words, even some insignificant details in life may touch the girl's heart.

At this time, Nazha felt warm and soft in her heart. She took the initiative to hold hands and asked with a smile: "Brother, how is the preparation for "Snow" going?"

"It will start at the end of May at the latest."

Zhou Yutang told Nazha another thing by the way: "When the filming of "The Meg" is almost finished, you can join the crew directly."

He arranged the role of Nangong Pushe for Nazha.

The white fox face is the most beautiful woman in the world in the original work of "Snow".

A white robe, phoenix eyes, and it is difficult to tell whether it is male or female - it is completely written in comparison with Zhang Min in "The Demon Cult Leader of the Heaven Sword and the Dragon Saber".

Now Zhang Min is old, Nazha can completely replace her.

As the most beautiful woman in the domestic entertainment industry since Liu Tianxian, she deserves the title of the world's most beautiful woman.

Moreover, Nazha's appearance is more intense, and she is more heroic, which is a perfect match.

"That will take at least two months."

Nazha flexibly and happily stuck to Zhou Yutang, chattering about trivial matters, and her desire to share was overwhelming.

Now she is abroad, and the manor is closed, with strict security protection, so there is no worry that paparazzi reporters will sneak in and take pictures.

While they were talking, the phone rang at an inopportune time.

Zhou Yutang frowned: "Are they coming? Then let's talk about it in person."

"Brother, do you want me to wait for you at the hotel?"

Nazha asked sensibly.

"No need."

Zhou Yutang held her hand and smiled indifferently: "Let's wait for them to come together. It won't take much time."

About half an hour later.

Zhou Yutang met the Warner executives.

"DC Entertainment President, Diane Nelson."

"Warner's Executive Vice President, Jon Berg."

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Handshakes and greetings were inevitable, and Zou Zhongyan and Chen Xi also took Zhou Yutang's team to their positions.

Long before the meeting, Bob had revealed all their backgrounds.

Zhou Yutang had a good memory and even remembered Jeff Jones, who was a comic book screenwriter and promoted to management level.

The topic naturally revolved around Zhou Yutang taking over the DC superhero project.

It can be said that DC has quite a few high-quality IPs.

For example, everyone is familiar with the invincible Superman, and Batman, who made director Nolan famous.

The Flash, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern...

Marvel has "Avengers" and DC has "Justice League", tit for tat.

Warner offered "Wonder Woman" before, but Zhou Yutang didn't take it, so he found Patty Jenkins, a well-known female director in the industry.

Projects have already started filming, including director Zack Snyder's "Justice League," which was also a contract signed in advance.

The copyright of "Joker" has been acquired by Zhou Yutang, and the remaining superheroes are up to you to choose.

Several Warner executives were paying close attention to Zhou Yutang's expression.

Nazha was also curious. She had never read DC Comics, but she had heard about "Joker" that Zhou Yutang was preparing.

"Aren't you talking about "Aquaman" with James Wan?"

"Mr. Zhou, James has another project in progress now. You will always be our first choice."

With "Fast and Furious 7", James Wan has become one of the world's top-tier directors, but his evaluation in Warner's internal meeting was still inferior to that of Zhou Yutang.

This has nothing to do with considerations at the director level, but rather with Zhou Yutang's successful experience in handling commercial film and television projects and his position.

The Governor carries the Chinese entertainment industry on his shoulders and is very influential throughout Asia. It is related to the strategic layout of Warner DC Universe in the next stage. No one is as important as Zhou Yutang.

Listen to the communication between Chen Xi and Zou Zhongyan from time to time.

After pondering for a while, Zhou Yutang made a decision.

"Then let's do Aquaman."

Warner executives looked at each other, obviously a little surprised. Jon Berg couldn't help but said: "Zhou, are you sure? In terms of popularity, we may have better choices."

Warner calculated the popularity of DC characters, and Aquaman didn't even make it into the top 10. As expected, Zhou Yutang was asked to take over the role of The Flash.

"The decision I made will not change."

Zhou Yutang sat on the chair with a relaxed posture and tapped his fingers on the table.

Aquaman takes Aquaman, which makes sense.

Zou Zhongyan took the topic with understanding: "Let's talk about the rest."

——The final benefits involved in a business negotiation of this level may be nine figures in US dollars.

Naturally, it is impossible to decide at the first glance. There are business negotiators in the teams of both parties.

A fierce verbal exchange ensued, and it was necessary to maximize their respective interests.

Seeing Zhou Yutang with a relaxed expression, who seemed out of tune with everyone else, Nazha gently touched his arm, leaned over and whispered:

"Brother, Sister Zou said that the director's salary starts at 20 million US dollars."

"This is just the basic condition."

Zhou Yutang smiled and gently patted Nazha's legs, which were wrapped in black stockings and outlined beautiful lines.

——In fact, no matter how we talk about it, the result was already determined from the moment Warner took the initiative to contact him.

Licking a dog always has to pay some price in order to get what you want.

He only talked about the project with Warner executives, and he had something to say first. "Joker" must be ranked before "Aquaman".

In this regard, several senior executives looked at each other with some helplessness.

According to Warner's internal layout, DC Universe will fully promote "Wonder Woman" next year, followed by "Aquaman", "Justice League", "The Flash", "Suicide Squad" and so on.

Oh, "Joker", which was taken away by Zhou Yutang, is not considered at all.

The reason is very simple. Although the Joker in Batman is very popular, in the final analysis he is just a villain.

So at that time, Zhou Yutang wanted to make Joker into a literary film, but Warner executives were not optimistic at all, otherwise they would not have happily released the copyright in order to closer relations.

Of course, there are still things to say about the scene. Jeff Jones said with a fake smile: "Mr. Zhou, I have to say that you have great taste, but the future movie market will definitely be dominated by relaxed and enjoyable styles."

Warner is doing a lot of market research, including analysis of Marvel's strategic layout and movie style.

A few people chatted, the initial negotiations went smoothly, and both parties reached an agreement.

The basic conditions in the contract also include a special agreement:

During the contract period, Zhou Yutang cannot appear in Marvel film and television works, and the liquidated damages are as high as 1 billion US dollars.

This is a bit similar to a non-competition agreement. After all, it's not just Warner who is pursuing Zhou Yutang's ideas.

"It is said that Marvel is planning to ask you, boss, to play Shang-Chi."

Zou Zhongyan whispered a few words to Zhou Yutang and reminded him.

Zhou Yutang seemed a little surprised, and then his eyebrows furrowed, and a cold arc appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Let them go."

The setting of Shang-Chi's father, the Mandarin, somewhat maliciously vilifies and stereotypes Chinese people, and is seriously discriminatory.

As far as it goes, roll as far as it goes.

Zhou Yutang happily signed the initial intention contract. Several Warner executives stood up and shook hands one by one.

"It's definitely a win-win."

It sounded like grasping at straws, but the foreigner's palms were sweaty, and Zhou Yutang was a little disgusted.

Naza stayed quietly next to Zhou Yutang throughout the whole process, occasionally talking to him and rubbing her beautiful legs under the table.

She was still shocked by the conditions offered by Warner.

Family members, what is the treatment of a top director?

Naza originally thought that the director's salary of 20 million US dollars was scary enough, but she didn't expect that this was just the basis.

In addition, the box office share bonus after the movie is released, and the subsequent profit compensation when the box office reaches a certain value

have been roughly determined, and some details need to be calculated in detail based on the cost accounting of the movie.

In short, this is definitely a super sky-high price, even Naza, the top popular young actress in China, is a little dizzy.

Just this one project, it feels like she will struggle for several years

No wonder no one in China invites the Grand Commander to film, who can afford it?

The top directors in Hollywood and the biggest movie stars are just like this.

Why is Warner willing to be the sucker and pay a sky-high salary?

It is naturally profitable, because after accurate calculations, Zhou Yutang can bring enough profits to the company.

After the meeting, it was late at night, and when Naza returned to the hotel, she had not yet digested this reality.

The long legs flexibly wrapped around Zhou Yutang's waist

After the passionate kiss, Nazha's eyes were as charming as silk, and she panted and asked: "Brother, isn't your schedule scheduled until the year after next?"

"About the same."

Zhou Yutang admired this divine face close to him, and reached out to unbutton the collar of Nazha's shirt

Deng Bo said something very right: a loud banner will definitely attract the wind.

The same is true in the entertainment industry.

A director with a big enough status will inevitably be favored by capital, and which schedule is not scheduled for a few years later?

Even Chen Kaige seamlessly took over "The Legend of the Demon Cat" after "The Great Wall", stirring up the storm in the domestic entertainment industry.

The status of Jiangdong Grand Commander is certainly not comparable to Chen the poet.

The projects he is looking for are even more advanced.

Zhou Yutang only stayed in New Zealand for two days, and when the project was settled, he immediately withdrew and returned to China.

Although Nazha was reluctant to leave, Zhou Yutang did not completely indulge in it.

The land of gentleness is the tomb of heroes.

There is still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with in China.

Just after returning to China, Warner has officially announced: "Director Zhou Yutang will direct the DC movies "Joker" and "Aquaman". The project is expected to start this year. Please look forward to it!"

Not long after the news was released, Zhou Yutang immediately released updates on social media to cooperate with Warner's marketing and publicity work.

[Official announcement of the Grand Commander! The dawn of the DC universe! ]

[Shocking! Warner visited Jiangdong three times and asked Zhou Dudu to manage the DC project at a sky-high price. Is there finally a rescue? ]

[Zhou Yutang rejected Marvel's invitation and officially joined the DC camp! ]

The news spread back to China, which can be said to be a stone that stirred up a thousand waves. It not only caused an uproar in the industry, but also triggered widespread discussion on social media.

"Wow, the Grand Commander is so impressive, two DC projects."

"No way, DC is like this, isn't the Grand Commander 49 joining the national army?"

"Believe in the boss, everyone is more energetic!"

In addition to being shocked, netizens couldn't help but talk about it, saying all kinds of things.

Zhou Yutang did a great thing without making any noise. Han Han, a Chinese student, was not willing to be left out. He publicly posted on Weibo:

"2017, autumn, the movie "Sky Manufacturing", 2018, the movie "Triple Door"."

"Thank you everyone. I hope "Sky Manufacturing" and "Triple Door" can live up to the expectations of friends."

Han Han is now a successful case of transitioning from the author circle to the film and television circle.

He announced two projects at once, which also attracted the attention of many viewers.

The news that Zhou Yutang took over the Hollywood superhero blockbuster was widely circulated, and this year's Cannes officially opened in early May.

Although no Chinese-language films were shortlisted, there were always Chinese female stars on the red carpet.

Gong Huang was gorgeous in a white see-through dress.

Sister Lianhua's black and white backless evening dress and the sky-high watch inlaid with more than 1,300 diamonds killed countless films in seconds.

As a young female star in China, Ma Siyu did not lose face. She wore a Dior high-end custom dress with an elegant temperament, stunning the audience.

The various female stars competed with each other, which triggered heated discussions among many netizens.

It was a pity that without Teacher Fan, the red carpet was a little lacking.

At this time, Teacher Fan probably didn't have much intention to compete with others on the red carpet.

At this moment, the box office of "Beijing Meets Seattle: The Unbreakable Love Letter" was leading the May Day period.

In just three days, it has accumulated a box office of 350 million, beating its competitors in the same period.

Teacher Fan is happily following Xue Xiaolu to promote the road show