China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 777. "Ne Zha" is a big hit, Crystal Studio is closing down
“Chinese comics are awesome!”

“The best Nezha, the best Chinese animation!”

"I was touched by Nezha and was moved! I strongly recommend going to the cinema to watch Ne Zha!"

"I was laughing so hard that I started crying. It's so good. I want to watch it again!"

"I'm into this couple, Ou Bing!"

"This is what we call real Chinese comics! The graphics, fighting, and story are all perfect. It is worthy of being a work of Feiyu Entertainment. Boss Cao never disappoints!"

"Nezha looked so ugly at first, but I fell in love with it. It is the best movie of this summer, bar none!"

"Whether I am a demon or a fairy, I get to decide for myself. I am born stubborn and I break stereotypes. This is Nezha!"

“It’s joyful, touching, full of laughter and tears. It’s a masterpiece worth recommending. In two words, it’s great!”

"It's so exciting! After watching the movie, I went home and couldn't fall asleep for a long time. I should have watched it again if I had known."

……

Before dawn, the internet was already flooded with positive reviews for the animation "Ne Zha".

There is no doubt that all the audience did not regret staying up late to watch the movie because they got a sneak peek of a great film.

Some people even plan to review it again when they have time.

After all, this kind of "family-friendly" movie, which can also reflect Chinese education problems, is not only loved by children, but also by people of all ages.

Cao Yu actually made some slight changes based on the original story.

The purpose is to make the character of Ao Bing more rounded, instead of him being led by the nose.

He finally merged with Nezha to fight against the heavenly calamity together, and also added some psychological fluctuations.

With the words "You are my only friend" and the desire to take charge of himself, He Cai resolutely joined Nezha in fighting the heavenly calamity.

On the night of the release, the Nezha look that Song Zue posted on Weibo and Douyin received countless likes and reposts in just one night.

First, the little girl is pretty, and second, her Nezha look is so cute.

With a bun and a red vest, she is beautiful and cute. She also played the unforgettable role of Little Nezha, which made her even more popular.

What’s even more terrifying is that when the box office results came out at midnight that day, they shocked the entire entertainment industry.

More than 35 million, which is more than ten times that of "The Crossing".

This is just the box office at midnight.

Thanks to good word of mouth and the promotion of Song Zue's Nezha look, long queues formed in many cinemas across the country during the day on July 31st.

Almost 90% of the audience came for "Ne Zha". There were even situations where tickets were unavailable, and scalpers even started reselling movie tickets.

This phenomenon has only occurred in three movies: "Titanic", "Hero", and "Avatar".

And now, a domestic animation "Ne Zha" has brought this phenomenon back to life.

Many cinema chains have adjusted the screening volume of this animated film from around 50% to 55-60%.

As for Universal Cinemas, the screening volume is as high as 62%, making it the most popular cinema chain.

This not only slapped the faces of those so-called film and television experts, but also made people in the entertainment industry envious and helpless.

Cao Yu’s home in Yanjing.

"Are you packing your passport to go abroad again?"

Early in the morning, Song Zu'e ran to Cao Yu's room early and saw him sorting passports and asked curiously.

"I'm going to Hong Kong tomorrow."

It’s almost August, and after Cao Yu attends the opening ceremony of “Dying to Survive”, he must go to Hong Kong to accompany Liu Yifei to give birth to her child.

"Take me with you."

Song Zu'e immediately ran over and pulled Cao Yu's clothes, looking like he wouldn't let you leave without him.

If Yang Chaoyue hadn't been there last night, she would have definitely sneaked into Cao Yu's bed.

"Without."

Cao Yu was not going there for fun this time. Not only did he have to accompany Liu Yifei, he also had to take Zhang Jingying to the prenatal check-up.

"The King of Masked Singer" has just started airing, and the ratings and playback volume on Feie Video are very impressive, and it is very popular.

As the manager of the music department, Zhang Jingying has been busy for a while and it's time for her to take a good rest.

Seeing the little girl pouting her cherry lips, Cao Yu couldn't help but kiss her and said, "You should take advantage of your holiday now to study the script of 'The Legend of Kyushu'. If the ratings can't compare to 'The Return of the Condor Heroes', I'll show you how I'll deal with you."

In mid-July, "The Return of the Condor Heroes", a sequel to the "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" trilogy produced by Feiyu, was broadcast on Mango TV.

Starring many beauties such as Chen Yuqi, Ju Jingyi, and Mao Xiaotong, the drama has become a very popular one during the summer vacation.

The song "Haohan", written by Yu Zheng and sung by Zhang Jie, also adds a lot of points to the drama.

Chen Yuqi, with her natural aura and coolness, portrayed the characteristics of Xiaolongnu very well.

Although there is a certain gap compared to Liu Yifei, the audience still buys it.

The TV series emphasizes the purpose of "the greatest heroes serve the country and the people" rather than just falling in love.

"Ok."

Song Zu'e felt so sweet in her heart after being kissed like this that she nodded in agreement.

"Legend of Nine States" is her first drama in which she plays the leading female role, and she also wants to perform well, at least not worse than Chen Yuqi and Ju Jingyi.

Otherwise, what if my godfather gets angry?
She hugged Cao Yu's waist and raised her head: "Godfather, the Nezha look I posted was liked and forwarded more than 20 million times, which promoted the movie. Can you kiss me again?"

As he said this, he closed his eyes.

Cao Yu looked at the tender little mouth, hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and slowly kissed it.

Although the two had hugged and kissed before, they had never had a formal kiss.

And this little Lolita has indeed grown into a graceful young lady. Cao Yu plans to wait for a good opportunity to fulfill his duties as a godfather.

Song Zu'e has a very small mouth and soft lips, and Cao Yu likes this feeling very much.

When the two separated, the little girl's chest muscles kept rising and falling, her face was full of bright red, and her breath was hot.

"Godfather, I have liked you for many years, and this is the first time you kissed me like this."

Although Song Zu'e was shy, the sweetness just now made her hug Cao Yu tighter, and she said with attachment: "I just want to stay with you forever."

Cao Yu looked at his beautiful goddaughter, although he didn't know whether what she said was true.

However, this girl's parents divorced when she was young, so she might be really dependent on me.

Moreover, she did not go to the United States and did not develop those bad habits, so naturally there is no black material about her. Overall, she is still a beautiful and well-behaved girl.

He reached out and pushed a few strands of hair from Song Zue's forehead behind her ears: "I promise you, but if you don't behave, I will still beat you."

"I will be very obedient."

With this huge step of kissing, Song Zue indeed became more well-behaved.

He brought Song Zu'e and Yang Chaoyue to the company, let the two girls go to study, and Cao Yu prepared to finish his work himself.

He planned to accompany Yang Shuxue after he finished his work, and then go to Jinling tomorrow morning to attend the opening ceremony of "Dying to Survive", and then go to Hong Kong.

"dong dong dong"

Cao Yu had just finished a video conference with Feiyu Group when he saw Zhang Xiaotian knocking on the door.

"Xiaotian, what's wrong?"

"Boss Cao, Deng Chao wants to see you. I saw you were in a meeting just now, so I asked him to wait for a while. Do you want to see him now?"

"Let him come."

Deng Chao's studio has been set up and he is currently looking for a script. Cao Yu knows what script he has learned recently.

"Mr. Cao, I'm sorry to bother you."

After Deng Chao came in, he took out a script and said, "This is a new script I just got recently. Can you help me take a look and see if I can invest in it?"

Last time, the boss killed his studio’s first film, “The Breakup Master”, and now he got this script from a friend with great difficulty.

Of course it would be best if the boss approves and can invest a little.

“It’s actually this script?”

When Cao Yu saw the name on the script, he had no feeling about the plot at all, but instead that famous scene appeared in his mind.

On the road, the chubby Xiao Yueyue chased a taxi, shouting "Swallow...Swallow...How can I live without you..."

As for the plot, he really couldn't remember it, even though he watched it in the cinema.

However, just for this famous scene, this movie deserves a little investment.

But he doesn't plan to invest in this kind of toxic chicken soup movie which has low ratings and a bit of dog-licking, so he'll use Crystal Studio to invest.

It seems that the movie didn’t lose money.

After reading the script of "Passing By Your World", Cao Yu laughed and said, "To be honest, this script is a little better than the last one, "Breakup Master", but only a little bit."

"First, the character of Swallow should not have a good ending. Swallow, who took a man's money, spent his money, and disappeared without a trace after saying she would pay him back, should have been hinted at in the movie that she was dead."

"Secondly, this kind of movie can fool children. The characters in the script are flat, the love story is simple, and more importantly, many of the lines are not human language."

“Third, the chicken soup tastes too strong.”

The boss's three comments made Deng Chao feel a little embarrassed.

Cao Yu continued, "You can invest in the script. I will use Crystal Studio to invest in it. You can find a producer on your own. Feiyu Entertainment will not produce this film."

"Boss Cao, I have lost all confidence now that you put it like that."

Deng Chao smiled very awkwardly, but fortunately his boss was willing to invest.

With the boss's money, it would be much easier to find other companies to produce and invest in the film.

Cao Yu stopped criticizing him, looked at the film budget, and decided to invest 30%.

Deng Chao asked again: "Boss, do you have any recommendations for actors?"

This is an unspoken rule in the film industry. Since the boss has invested, he will naturally arrange for some actors to come in.

"Yan Zi asked Liu Yan to play the role of the girl named Yao Ji."

Cao Yu thought for a moment and said, "Zheng Shuang from Crystal Studio is fine."

The original role of Yao Ji was to be played by Zhang Tian'ai, but Zhang Tian'ai has been filming other movies recently, and Cao Yu also promised Liu Yifei that he would resolve Zheng Shuang's issue.

"Thank you, Mr. Cao. I'm leaving now."

Deng Chao was quite satisfied with these two people.

Although Liu Yan is the host of the company, her figure and appearance are definitely good enough. Although Zheng Shuang is not famous, she looks okay and has no problem playing the third female role.

After seeing Deng Chao off, Cao Yu finished his work and went to the deserted crystal studio upstairs.

The studio is still clean, but it lacks some popularity.

A girl was leaning over the table, writing something.

When Cao Yu walked over, he discovered that Zheng Shuang was writing his diary seriously and didn't even notice that he was there.

Nowadays, everyone is posting on Weibo, QQ status, and WeChat Moments, but few people write diaries.

Unless you're really too idle.

"Boring?"

Cao Yu naturally would not peek at other people's diaries. He asked softly and pulled a chair to sit down.

"what?"

Zheng Shuang was startled by Cao Yu's voice and stood up hurriedly: "No, I'm just bored."

"Did you do what I said before?"

Cao Yu looked at the girl. Although she was only twenty-four years old, which was the best time for a girl, she looked a little haggard.

But none of this made Cao Yu feel sympathetic at all.

Zheng Shuang lowered his head and said, "Boss Cao, I have been a teacher in the primary school you sponsored for a semester. If you have any other requirements, I can do it."

After saying that, she looked at her boss expectantly, hoping to impress him.

But Cao Yu's expression did not change after hearing this. He picked up Zheng Shuang's diary and asked, "Can I let it go?"

Zheng Shuang hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Of course, you can take a look."

Cao Yu opened the diary, which contained some records of Zheng Shuang's experience of teaching in the northwest, as well as his gratitude to his boss for arranging a small role for him in "Eternal Love".

But most diaries are very simple, just writing about cleaning, reading, and daydreaming today.

"Hey"

After seeing the diary, Cao Yu shook his head and finally said, "It's not easy for you to get into Beijing Film Academy. I'll arrange a movie for you. After you finish the movie, you should be famous. Let's go."

"Walk?"

Zheng Shuang was stunned. How could I leave? Where could I go?
I have graduated for more than two years and have no reputation, no resources, and no backing in the entertainment industry.

Moreover, there are so many new people in the entertainment industry. Even if I leave, can I make a name for myself?
Totally impossible.

If I were still young, I would still have a chance, but now, there is almost no chance at all.

There is no shortage of beauties in the entertainment industry...

"Mr. Cao, don't fire me."

Zheng Shuang burst into tears: "I will work hard to take good care of this studio."

Although there are no plays to perform at Crystal Studio, Liu Yifei receives a good salary every month, so the income is quite considerable.

She knew very well that if she stayed in Feiyu and Crystal Studio, she might have an opportunity one day.

Even if he becomes a third-tier star at that time, it will be better than doing other things.

this is the truth.

"Then I'll arrange this movie for you after the performance. Be a babysitter."

Cao Yu had already planned to close the Crystal Studio, so there was no point in keeping Zheng Shuang. Since she didn't want to leave, she could be his nanny.

Anyway, if you want to be a big star and get 208, that's impossible.

"I am willing."

Zheng Shuang thought about it and felt that being a nanny for her boss might have a better future, so she nodded.

Cao Yu stood up and said, "The studio is going to invest in a movie and will cancel the registration after the filming. Go find Deng Chao. I have already arranged it."

"Thank you, Mr. Cao."

Zheng Shuang quickly bowed to express his gratitude, feeling as if the clouds had finally cleared and the moon was finally visible.

After finishing his work at the company, Cao Yu rushed to Jinling the next day to attend the opening ceremony of "Dying to Survive" the next day.

In the morning, the box office results of "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" were finally released.

"Three hundred and forty-six million?"

Cao Yu was also surprised when he saw the data.

I thought 300 million would be about right, but I didn’t expect it to be this high?
It also set a new single-day box office record.

If it continues like this, it will definitely not be difficult to surpass the performance of "Wolf Warrior 2". It just depends on whether it can reach billion in the end.

Moreover, this film is not only popular in China, but also in South Korea and Japan.

In South Korea, thanks to two idols, Krystal Jung and Park Ji-yeon, who dressed up as Nezha, and Chairman Cho's influence, this Chinese movie attracted more than 500,000 viewers.

Such data is completely rare for Chinese films.

Japan also earned more than 8 million US dollars and received rave reviews.

Including Hong Kong and Taiwan, the film’s first-day sales have far exceeded 400 million.

The box office of "Ne Zha" not only surprised Boss Cao, but the entire entertainment industry was shocked when the data came out.

No one expected that the performance of an animated film would be so exaggerated!

This is 340 million. The box office for one day actually exceeds the performance of some movies in a month.

In comparison, "Monster Hunt," which had a huge box office momentum the week before, performed dismally, with only over 20 million left.

This is because the audience cannot buy tickets for "Ne Zha" and can only watch "Monster Hunt" first.

The production company of the movie "Monster Hunt".

Xu Chengyi looked at the box office results of the previous day and fell silent.

This result is more than just a drop in half, it's simply a drop in value.

There were more than 100 million on July 30th, but on the 31st, in just one day, there were only more than 20 million?

Boss Cao, you are so terrible.

As he was sighing, the company's boss Jiang walked into Xu Chengyi's office.

"Lao Xu, I saw the results. They are so embarrassing."

Boss Jiang has been preparing for this movie for five years, and he really doesn't want the statistics to be terrible.

After hesitating for a long time, he said, "Should we steal the box office?"

"Stealing the box office?"

Xu Chengyi was stunned and asked, "Who did you steal from?"

"Of course it's from 'Ne Zha'. Their box office is so high, so we can steal a little bit from our own theaters and those we have good relationships with. As long as the data of 'Monster Hunt' is above 50 million, it will be fine."

"Boss, you can't do that!"

Xu Chengyi immediately rejected his boss's idea and said, "You must not do this, otherwise you may suffer the consequences."

He explained: "Boss, although some theaters have a good relationship with us, they have a better relationship with Boss Cao. If this matter gets out and Boss Cao gets angry, our company may even close down."

"hiss"

Boss Jiang took a deep breath and said, "Is Cao Yu really that powerful?"

"Boss, I'm still talking lightly. If things go wrong, he could ruin our reputation. Didn't you see that Hua Yi has joined him? He also has shares in TVB, as well as Mr. Han San?"

"Well, what should I do? This data is too embarrassing."

"Boss, how about we organize some activities and let soldiers, teachers, seniors over 60, and children under 12 watch it for free? Maybe we can achieve some results."

After listening to director Xu Chengyi's suggestion, Boss Jiang thought about it for a while and felt that it was feasible.

Doing so will not only accumulate popularity, but also require parents to accompany children when they watch the film, which may actually boost box office sales.

As for stealing box office revenue, since Boss Cao is so scary, it’s better not to offend him.

Just when the producers of "Monster Hunt" were trying to find ways to improve its performance, Cao Yu had already arrived in Jinling.

The main filming location for "Dying to Survive" was chosen in the old city of Jinling.

He had just gotten off the plane when he suddenly saw a message from Fan Erbing: "Mr. Cao, are you in Jinling? Are you free tonight? I have something important to tell you."

"Er Bing is looking for me? She guessed that I came to Jinling. She's pretty smart."

Cao Yu shook his head and smiled, remembering that Fan Erbing should be filming "Jade Dynasty". She was looking for him now. Could it be about Guo Xiaosi?

(End of this chapter)