Chapter 754: Terrifying connections, Shanghai giants

Chapter 754: Terrifying connections, Shanghai giants

The Magnolia Awards have come to an end, and media reports are coming one after another.

People in and outside the circle are paying close attention to him.

Although Zhou Yutang did not attend the Magnolia Awards last night, there was no shortage of news about him.

Including the best TV series, best director, best actor, and best supporting actress, all were produced by Jiangdong.

Several award recipients on stage thanked the Grand Commander one after another.

Some media later counted that among the five nominees for the Magnolia Awards this year, Li Xuejian and Zhu Yilong both starred in "In the Snow".

And Hu Ge, the Magnolia Awards' best actor, was very loyal and made a guest appearance in this drama for free.

Teacher Bai, who won the Best Supporting Actress Award for "Nirvana in Fire", also played the second sister of the Crown Prince Xu Weixiong in "In the Snow".

In the interview after the award ceremony, Teacher Bai, who was about to join the crew, did not forget to advertise "In the Snow".

A TV series actually brings together so many acting talents and popular celebrities. People in and out of the circle are all amazed at the terrifying connections of the Grand Commander.

The next day, Zhang Ruojun's last scene in the crew ended.

After the hug, Zhou Yutang sent him off with a carefully arranged seafood dinner.

For some reason, Zhang Ruojun likes seafood very much.

This time, he joined the crew, as if he had discovered a new world. He must eat two bowls of seafood fried rice every day.

He stayed for more than ten days, and he gained three pounds.

Zhu Yilong joked: "Others come here to film, but he comes here to gain weight."

"Can you blame me?"

Zhang Ruojun touched his cheek, but said confidently: "Isn't it because Brother Tang's special cooking is too awesome?"

There are often discussion posts about the wealth of General Zhou on the Internet. As for Zhang Ruojun, he doesn't feel anything after getting along for a long time.

Zhou Yutang is usually very low-key and never shows off. Occasionally, they will eat skewers and hot pot on the roadside.

But when it's time to enjoy, he is never vague.

It's not as grand as Boss Xu, but for the entertainment industry, it's also a dimensionality reduction attack.

After all, no matter how popular a star is, no one would ask a chef to join the crew to cook for him.

"Xigou, when will Han Han's play start shooting?"

"Soon, I heard it's on the 25th, I have to go to Hengdian first."

"Visiting Tang Yixin?"

Zhu Yilong's face showed a look of realization.

I almost forgot that Zhang Ruojun's beloved stir-fried liver was in the crew of "Military Alliance Sima Yi", and he played the famous Queen Guo of Cao Wei in history.

As the brothers were talking, they suddenly heard a commotion in the crew. Wu Yuze ran over to inform them that Zhang Tianai brought her assistant to visit the crew.

Before leaving, Zhang Ruojun did not forget to throw Zhou Yutang a coquettish look.

Zhang Tianai attended a new product launch of a high-end ice cream brand in Ningbo yesterday.

The boss was filming next door, so as an employee, she had to show some performance.

In order to avoid people thinking too much, she came here under the banner of visiting her best friend Meng Ziyi.

The crew put a small sign on the side, which read: "Thank you Zhang Tianai for treating the whole crew to milk tea and KFC^_^."

Zhang Tianai, who has been promoted to the first-line since the Crown Princess, is no joke at this stage.

On the side of the crew in the snow, there are many staff members who are her fans, and they asked her for autographs and photos.

Zhang Tianai is also very easy to talk to, but she will grant her any request.

Zhou Yutang was discussing the special effects plan for the battle between Wudicheng Wang Xianzhi and Jian Jiuhuang with the leaders of the two special effects groups, and took a glance at it by the way.

Occasionally, when I chat with Zhang Tianai, I hear her mention that because of the drama "The Princess", the relationship between her and Meng Ziyi has gradually become a little distant, but now it's like good sisters who have met again after many years of separation.

Friendship between women is so wonderful.

Zhang Tianai and Meng Ziyi were communicating their feelings. After the leader of the special effects team showed several plans, he said tactfully: "Mr. Zhou, if we follow this plan, for this section, the conservative estimate is that it will start at 6 million."

"In this way, the special effects budget of the entire drama may be overspent."

"As long as the effect is in place, money is not a problem."

"That's fine."

The leaders of the two special effects teams laughed together.

It's so comfortable to work with a boss who is both knowledgeable and capable of making money.

What he wants is the result. As long as the money is spent in the right place, it will be green light all the way.

Then what are you hesitating about, just go ahead!

Jian Jiuhuang's sword energy is across the sky, and Wang Xianzhi is alone in the East China Sea!

Whatever you want to do, you must arrange it clearly for Governor Zhou.

When it comes to special effects in the film and television industry, you really get what you pay for.

Carefully crafted special effects can give people a visual enjoyment and add a lot of points to the entire film and television work.

On the contrary, perfunctory special effects are like the rat shit in a pot of porridge, which will only make the audience feel sick.

Whether it is "The God of War Zhao Zilong" some time ago or "The Legend of Sword and Fairy: The Clouds of the World" produced by Tangren last month, netizens have listed a basket of failed experiences.

One of the most important ones is the 50-cent special effects, which are unbearable to look at.

What era is this?

The special effects are even worse than those of Fengyun more than a decade ago.

Let alone casting and plot, Cai Yinong originally wanted to find Vision Media to contract the special effects, but when he heard that the quotation for the entire drama was more than 30 million, and this was still a friendly price, he was scared away.

Later, the stingy old Cai found an outsourcing special effects company, and there were the nearly plastic soul-stealing stone and the flying sword that seemed to swing on a swing in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy: The Clouds".

"Xiao Ai, has your "Legend of the Mermaid Pearl" finished?"

Meng Ziyi held Zhang Tianai's hand intimately and asked with a smile.

Having reaped the benefits of being the Crown Princess, Zhang Tianai received many endorsements in the first half of this year.

She also appeared in "Passing by Your World" in collaboration with Deng Chao, and then "Legend of the Mermaid Pearl", which was jointly created by Jiangnan, Jin Hezai, Tang Que, Pan Haitian and others.

With the endorsement of Shanghai Film Group and Media Asia, it is undoubtedly a sweet pie.

Many popular young actresses are fighting for resources, but in the end, Zhang Tianai still got the chance.

"Yeah, we just finished filming."

Zhang Tianai touched Meng Ziyi's costume, and said with some envy: "Ziyi, you look so good in this."

"Hey, don't touch me, I can't afford to pay for it if it gets damaged."

Meng Ziyi pulled her sleeves and cherished it very much.

She has several sets of costumes in this play, and today she is wearing Hongshu's daily outfit.

A handmade custom-made brocade red dress, which makes her figure white, plump and beautiful, and her eyebrows and eyes are like paintings.

"Has Nazha not joined the group yet?"

"No, I heard that it will be the end of the month at the earliest."

"Is that so?"

Zhang Tianai glanced in the direction of Zhou Yutang without leaving any trace, with a resentful look in her eyes.

She actually tried hard in private and asked Yang Tianzhen to help her get the role of Nangong Pushe, but she couldn't compete with Guli Nazha, the goddaughter of the Grand Commander.

Are the statuses different after all?

Meng Ziyi didn't know what her bestie was thinking, so she shared Zhou Yutang's interesting stories in the crew with her.

The two chatted intimately for a while, and the crew's deputy director Wu Yuze came over to call people, saying that there was a scene below and they had to prepare in advance before they separated.

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After the Magnolia Festival, the Shanghai International Film Festival next door came on stage.

As the only international A-level film festival in China, it still has influence.

The three major domestic directors, Lao Mouzi, Chen Shishi, and Xiao Gangpao, were all present, and other famous directors such as Ning Hao, Gu Changwei, Jia Kechang, Cao Baoping, and Lu Yang were all present.

The big directors in Hong Kong, such as Sunglasses King, Chen Kexing, Du Qifeng, and Er Dongsheng, were also present at this grand event in the Chinese film industry.

"Boss Zhou, Lu Yang and Director Cao have already arrived in Shanghai. When will you come?"

Li Shuang went to South Korea to arrange the urgent work assigned by Zhou Yutang. Chen Xi rushed back from the crew of "The Meg" and led the team to arrange the exhibition.

At this Shanghai Film Festival, Jiangdong Entertainment has three movies, "The Sword of the Assassin 2", "The Great Buddha", and "The Murderer".

The post-production of "Operation Mekong" has not been completed yet, but Happy Twist will also bring "Mr. Donkey" to the scene.

"Wait until the day before the closing ceremony."

Zhou Yutang glanced at the schedule and said.

I don't know if the Northeast women have a bit of a fierce personality, or if Zhang Tianai is really brave.

That day, under the pretext of visiting the set, he wanted to get into the Grand Commander's RV when he got the chance.

Zhou Yutang was not blinded by lust.

It's not that he was afraid of the crew's many eyes and gossip, but mainly because he considered Liu Tianxian's feelings.

She was still in the crew, and Zhou Yutang still did enough superficial work.

Even if it was a tryst with Da Mimi, it was arranged in advance, and then a good opportunity was found.

It can also be seen from this that Zhang Tianai's brain is not as good as Da Mimi after all.

She didn't even realize that her wild "best friend" was particularly active in front of the Grand Commander these days.

"Adjust the production schedule, and arrange Brother Long's play in the next two days."

After handing the production schedule back to Wu Yuze and explaining the follow-up, Zhou Yutang had to leave the crew for a few days.

The closing ceremony of the Magic City International Film Festival was imminent, and Ren Zhonglun made several calls in advance. The most important one was that a big boss in the Magic City officialdom invited him kindly.

Xiangshan is not too far from Magic City, about four hours' drive.

In order to save time, Zhou Yutang asked the driver to drive to Ningbo Lishe Airport first, and then boarded the plane directly to Magic City.

Ni Ni had completed the procedures in advance, and the journey was smooth. After boarding the plane, Zhou Yutang browsed the film and television information.

In the film market, since the May Day movie "Love Letter", domestic films have been in a slump.

The entire Chinese film market has been dominated by a number of imported blockbusters.

First came "Captain America 3", "Angry Birds", then "Alice in Wonderland 2", and then "X-Men: Apocalypse".

The movie "Night Peacock" in which Sister Lianhua was caught in the middle, the box office totaled 30 million, and it was out of stock after one week of release.

"X-Men" is still raging, and the super IP "Warcraft" is here again.

This movie starring handsome A-Zu, after overwhelming publicity in the early stage, received an exaggerated screening of more than 67% on the first day of release.

On the first day, the box office revenue exceeded 300 million, and it topped the Japanese crown with a crushing momentum.

For three consecutive days, the total box office exceeded 800 million, breaking through the Chinese film market.

When Zhou Yutang arrived in Shanghai, social media had been flooded with topics about Warcraft.

Domestic film and television companies are in great distress.

The Shanghai International Film Festival is hosted by China Central Radio and Television and Shanghai Municipal Government, and is guided by the Film Bureau.

This year's Shanghai International Film Festival responds to the country's "Belt and Road" strategic deployment and connects the export and exchange of film culture. The official has done a lot of work.

As the face of the domestic entertainment industry, Governor Zhou naturally had no choice but to do it.

The plane had just landed.

Tang Yan called.

It turned out that she had heard the news from Liu Shishi.

Tangren's No. 1 sister has been busy lately, recording variety shows to promote movies, and on business trips.

She is still in Hong Kong to attend the press conference of "Bad Genius" and has no time to attend the closing ceremony of the Magic City Film Festival.

This is just right. Tang Yan, who happened to be free at home, volunteered to keep an eye on the governor for her good sister and prevent him from going out to mess around.

"There's a dinner party tonight, why don't you come and join us?"

"Will that be inconvenient?"

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Zhou Yutang sent the address directly and asked Tang Yan to come by herself, so that she wouldn't have to pick her up later.

When you are in the arena and are famous all over the world, there are always some social events that are inevitable.

Tonight, the big boss specially held a banquet to welcome Zhou Yutang, and there were also foreign guests who came because of his reputation.

Zhou Yutang's influence is not limited to China, or even Asia.

As the helmsman of Jiangdong Entertainment, the chairman of Liverpool FC, the behind-the-scenes operator of the Tongque Fund, and an international director who has won awards at three major film festivals, Zhou Yutang is very impressive at least in the entertainment industry.

When they met in the car, the dress of the long-legged little girl in the Magic City tonight made Governor Zhou's eyes light up.

She wore a black suspender skirt, a bun, revealing her fair collarbone, light makeup on her face, and dimples on her cheeks.

"You mean, the one on TV is also there?"

However, after hearing Zhou Yutang's name, Tang Yan was slightly stunned, then reacted and said worriedly:

"Will I be too exposed?"

She thought it was just a gathering between friends, but she didn't expect that person to be there, so she was a little worried.

"Let's go, it's not a big problem."

Zhou Yutang shook the beauty's hand and led her into the box.

Tian Ming and Tang Lijun, who were not unfamiliar to Tang Yan, were both there. The big boss who often appeared on TV and was talking to Ren Zhonglun.

Representatives of the two international A-level film festivals, the Estonian Black Night Film Festival and the Egyptian Cairo Film Festival, were also present.

A friendly exchange was conducted through the translator, and Zhou Yutang and his beauty entered the table.

"Miss Tang is the pride of our Shanghai."

Yang Wenhong, who graduated from the Shanghai Broadcasting and Television Department, a strong woman who ranked among the best in the Shanghai circle, said something that made Tang Yan flattered.

While toasting, Tang Yan sat upright, with the demeanor of a Shanghai lady.

She laughed so hard that her face was stiff during the whole dinner, and she didn't taste anything.

After the dinner, Yang Wenhong took the initiative to ask Tian Ming to introduce Mr. Guo to Zhou Yutang.

"Hello, Mr. Guo."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Zhou."

After the polite greetings, they made an appointment to go to a club with better privacy.

"What does Mr. Guo of Fosun Group want you to do?"

Tang Yan was a little excited along the way, and she didn't forget to send a message to Yijie to share tonight's dinner and ask for credit.

She said that she lived up to the trust and kept a close eye on Governor Zhou.

"He said he wanted to talk about the Premier League club, but I'm afraid he has other purposes."

Zhou Yutang didn't just touch her legs, and asked Ni Ni to do a back adjustment.

Mr. Guo would definitely not invite you for tea for no reason, most likely he has something to talk about.

Fosun, Fosun, means Fudan Star.

Mr. Guo graduated from Fudan University. As the leading enterprise in Shanghai, Fosun Group mainly operates in the pharmaceutical, real estate and financial investment industries.

Yuyuan and Lao Miao Gold, which are familiar to everyone, are brands under Fosun Group.

In recent years, Mr. Guo has set his sights on the entertainment industry.

Fosun Group has been preparing for a big move into the entertainment industry.

First, it spent a lot of money to get the shares of Bona, and then it got involved in Haiyan.

Zhou Yutang had dealt with this old Beijing circle boss before.

His son Lu Haojiji was the assistant director for Liang Shengquan in last year's hit "The Princess", and he did a good job.

Zhou Yanxi, who came from the Haiyan system, founded Xitian Entertainment and obtained financing from Fosun, including Jia Shikai's Yuekai Entertainment.

So far, the layout of the entire Fosun Group in the entertainment industry has surfaced.

The CEO of Fuxing Pictures is Long Yang, and his deputy Li Haifeng is also a capable person. He opened up the connection with Shanghai Theatre Academy and established a cooperative relationship with Shanghai Film Group.

The integration of resources from top to bottom anchored the entire Shanghai circle, and another invisible giant in the entertainment industry quietly took shape.

Compared with Da Mimi, who is dedicated to progress, Tang Yan is not very ambitious. When she saw the detailed background information in Zhou Yutang's hand, she was dumbfounded:

"Where did you find such detailed information?"

"There is always a way."

Zhou Yutang smiled without saying a word, put the tablet aside, and rubbed his forehead.

It was quite exaggerated that Chen Daozi won 25 million with 20 yuan.

This Boss Guo is even more ruthless.

In 1992, he started with 38,000 yuan with several Fudan alumni. After more than 20 years of ups and downs in the business world, he made Fosun nearly 450 billion yuan.

Boss Guo is undoubtedly a contemporary legend among the local population of Shanghai.

Tang Yan has often heard her father talk about the inside story of Boss Guo's rise to wealth.

But when she thought that her man was a capital tycoon comparable to Boss Guo, she felt inexplicably, with a gentle smile on her face, and she even held his arm tighter.

Boss Guo was not surprised by the romanticism of Governor Zhou, and he even prepared a female companion to chat with Tang Yan.

"Mr. Zhou, the Red Army's Europa League final last month was really heart-wrenching."

"Boss Guo also watches football?" Zhou Yutang was slightly surprised.

"I've been watching it for decades."

Boss Guo smiled and said: "That game was the most exciting game I have watched in the past two years, but it was a pity that I was not there."

"There will always be opportunities in the future."

Zhou Yutang was convinced.

Based on the time difference between Switzerland and China, it was about 2:30 midnight in China during the finals.

If you can get up and watch the game at this time, you are a true fan.

Boss Guo started the conversation by buying a Premier League club.

Zhou Yutang knew that Boss Guo had a close relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo's agent Mendes.

Last year, it acquired 20% of the shares of Mendes' Gestifute agency. This year, under Mendes's operation, it was close to a deal with the Wolves in the English Championship.

Boss Guo wanted to inquire, and Zhou Yutang was naturally full of praise: "Wolves is a good choice."

In fact, in the acquisition plan made by Jiangdong Sports Team in the past few years, in addition to the giants from the five major leagues, they also inspected English Championship teams.

Nottingham Forest, Wolves, etc. are all alternatives, which can be settled for tens of millions of pounds at most.

"It's just a small fight."

Boss Guo was envious from the bottom of his heart: "It can't compare to President Zhou's generosity. Liverpool's current market value is at least US$1.5 billion."

When he made this investment, he thought twice and carefully.

The famous young media tycoon in front of him is very ambitious.

Two years ago, he defied all odds and spent nearly 700 million pounds to decisively acquire Liverpool, which was at a low point.

Today, this acquisition has achieved extremely amazing benefits, and has even been included in the textbooks of domestic universities.

Tang Yan next to her heard this, her pupils were shaking, and she drank water tactically to cover up her shock.

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Those beautiful legs that are famous in the entertainment industry.

It is long, white and thin, smooth and delicate to the touch.

Just holding the governor's legs between them.

Zhou Yutang stood up and leaned on the back of the bed, reviewing the confrontation with Boss Guo last night.

The drunkard's intention is not to drink.

Boss Guo’s subtle boasting and foreshadowing actually wanted Fosun Pictures to ride on Jiang Dong’s train.

The purpose is self-evident, to rush to the market within a few years.

"Boss Guo is very ambitious. He invests in leading companies in the media industry and wants to have the right to speak."

Zhou Yutang was not hot-headed enough to agree to anything.

He would never do anything that was not beneficial.

Looking through the film and television information on the tablet, I saw the news that Wu Jing and his crew were starting production in South Africa.

"Co-produced by Soochow Pictures, Enlight Media, Dengfeng International, and China Film Group, Wu Jing directed and starred, Frank Grillo, Lu Jingshan, Yu Qian, and Wang Xiaocong participated in the military-themed film "Wolf Warrior 2", which officially started shooting in South Africa! "

"Following the great success of its predecessor at both box office and word-of-mouth, "Wolf Warrior 2" has a total investment of 250 million. It is an upgraded version of the luxurious military movie feast. At the launch scene, Prince Wanda's sunglasses and military boots are heroic and eye-catching!"

There is no doubt that military-themed movies are an unpopular niche, but they also have a certain audience.

The industry has done market analysis and unanimously believes that "Wolf Warrior" was able to rake in 637 million in box office at the time. A large part of the credit is attributed to Zhou Yutang's return of the Dragon King after "The Lonely Agent".

At that time, the hype of War Wolf VS Dragon King attracted widespread attention.

In this sequel, Zhou Yutang has made it clear that he will not star in it, and that it will be a solo performance by Wolf Warrior Leng Feng. Many people in the industry are cautiously optimistic.

"Did I make a mistake? Wanda's prince is in the cast list?"

"He seems to have said in the game live broadcast a few days ago that Governor Zhou invited him to film a movie."

"No, Grand Governor, are you serious?"

"I feel that the style of the painting is a bit inconsistent. Xiao Wang should be filming in a nightclub, not on a set."

"Is there a possibility that Wanda is going to a nightclub in Africa?"

"Don't give the richest man a mixed-race grandson when the time comes."

Netizens were also very hurtful and ridiculed Mr. Wang online.

Zhou Yutang couldn't help but chuckle, and Tang Yan beside him murmured something of unknown meaning. As soon as he woke up, he hugged the Governor's arm.

"Are you awake?"

"Well, what are your plans for the afternoon?"

"There is a brand event, and then I go to try on dresses."

Thinking of business, Tang Yan got excited, sat up from the bed, picked up the mobile phone next to her, took a look at it, and softly whispered: "What a tragedy, we don't have enough time!"

As a typical representative who is both good and fun-loving, Tang Yan took advantage of her long legs to start a fight twice last night, but was defeated.

I worked hard until about two o'clock in the morning and didn't get up until ten o'clock.

Watching Tang Yan put on the bra with her back skillfully, she then adjusted the direction and asked her assistant anxiously to find a way to postpone the event for half an hour.

Zhou Yutang was relatively calm.

He has no business activities. This trip to the Magic City was just to attend the closing ceremony.

However, I received a phone call unexpectedly