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Chapter 596 The meaning of friends, the most beautiful campus beauty

"Ding dong ding dong, ding ...

"It sounds like you confessed, and your movements were always so gentle~~~"

In Beijing, in the Pony Club which is not open to the public, in a luxuriously decorated private room, Zhang Chaoyang, dressed in a plaid shirt and jeans, a standard programmer's attire, is holding the microphone.

She was immersed in the dance, twisting her hips and swaying her steps.

There was a sudden burst of applause in the private room, and the models and beauties cheered.

Isn't this scene more exciting and lively than the concert of the God of Songs?
Not everyone can enjoy the performances of billionaires.

Zhou Yutang was eating melon seeds while watching the fun, chatting idly with Yang Mi beside him.

The one who organized this game today is Li Dagou.

After the celebration banquet for "Red Ling", he still felt unsatisfied and insisted on celebrating for his brothers again.

Zhou Yutang didn't act pretentiously and agreed.

This is also his way of adjusting his state.

I have to join the filming of Now You See Me 2 in a few days, and I have to separate myself from the role of Chen Guilin as soon as possible.

After Zhang Chaoyang finished singing the song to his heart's content, Zhou Yutang took the initiative to raise his glass to him and said, "Mr. Zhang is really versatile."

This fresh little sweet song composed by Jay Chou and written by Fang Wenshan is one of the representative songs of sweet girl Zhang Shaohan.

But under Zhang Chaoyang's interpretation, the singing is enchanting, without any technique, full of emotion, and it is really unique.

"I'm just singing nonsense. I'm far worse than Mr. Zhou."

Zhang Chaoyang smiled complacently, and just as his butt landed, two models with explosive bodies, one on the left and one on the right, instantly double-teamed him and hit him with the ball.

It’s so comfortable to be hugged by girls on both sides.

Mr. Zhang happily clinked glasses with Zhou Yutang.

Zhou Yutang remembered that there was a period of time when he played Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils with Zhang Ruojun. When he entered the game, he could see people cursing Mr. Zhang.

Those kids should have grown up now, and I guess everyone wants to be Mr. Zhang.

He is worth hundreds of billions, and is surrounded by beautiful supermodels every day. He goes hiking with them in his spare time, and drives his sports car on the street when he feels like it.

Ordinary people can't even imagine how happy Mr. Zhang is.

He was busy enjoying life and had limited energy to devote to his career, so Sohu's development remained stagnant.

Even gradually fell behind in the fierce competition.

Sohu Weibo suffered a crushing defeat in the competition with Sina Weibo.

Zhou Yutang played a crucial role.

It was he who signed the contract as the spokesperson for Sina Weibo and also stole Liu Tianxian, the business card of Sohu Weibo.

The TV series “My Love from the Star” brought unimaginable traffic to Sina and helped Sina Weibo dominate the market.

Sohu Video subsequently adjusted its strategy and placed its bets on American TV series, but suffered another blow this year.

While some people choose to work hard to make progress, others choose to lie down and enjoy themselves.

Mr. Zhang probably no longer has the enthusiasm and enterprising spirit that made the two Mas sit down and listen to his lectures in the early years. As the saying goes, good birds choose trees to roost in, and many talented people from Sohu have left.

Chen Min, the CEO of Zhou Yutang’s Star Game Company, was originally a general of Sohu.

However, the Sohu system is no longer at its peak, but a lean camel is still bigger than a horse.

Zhang Chaoyang adjusted Sohu Video's operating strategy and placed its main products on small-scale online self-produced dramas.

The popular online drama "Diaosi Nanren" was produced by Sohu.

Taking his eyes away from Zhou Yutang who was talking to Li Dagou, Dong Xiaopeng moved closer to Zhang Chaoyang, holding a bottle of Corona, and exclaimed in praise: "Boss, you sang really well just now. It reminded me of my first love. I have to toast you."

"Tons, tons, tons!"

As he spoke, Dong Xiaopeng simply showed off a bottle.

"Do you have something to do with Zhou Yutang?"

Zhang Chaoyang also took a sip of wine and looked at Dong Xiaopeng with a smile.

He reached out and patted the girl's thigh next to him. The female model immediately understood and knew that the boss wanted to talk, so she sat aside obediently.

"You really can't hide anything from the boss."

Dong Xiaopeng pushed up his black-framed glasses and laughed, "It's really hard to meet that immortal normally. I can't even make an appointment. If you hadn't brought me to this place, I might not have been able to meet him."

"Xiao Peng."

Zhang Chaoyang put down the wine glass in his hand and said slowly: "You have been with me for 10 years, right?"

"Yes, I joined the company in 04, so it has been 10 years."

Dong Xiaopeng said with emotion: "Time flies so fast."

"You are a talented person. You have followed me for so long. Now you want to develop in the film and television industry. There is no reason for me to not support you."

Zhang Chaoyang put a grape into his mouth and said, "But the company's main focus is still self-produced dramas. For the movie you want to make, the company will guarantee you a maximum of 20 million."

"If you want Zhou Yutang to take a look, I'll help you mention it later, but you'd better not have too high expectations."

"What?"

Dong Xiaopeng was slightly stunned.

"If it were me, I'd be so happy chatting with a beautiful woman that I wouldn't bother to pay attention to you."

Zhang Chaoyang glanced over there casually.

Yang Mi's eyes were blooming with smiles, and the two of them sat closer and closer, almost sitting on his lap.

Dong Xiaopeng understood immediately, scratched his head and said with a smile: "Boss, I'll leave one more person, I'll have to trouble you later."

After finishing talking to Li Dagou, Zhang Chaoyang took Zhou Yutang and took the initiative to introduce him: "Mr. Zhou, this is Dong Xiaopeng from our company."

"Hello, Mr. Zhou."

Dong Xiaopeng quickly stood up, put on a smile, and stretched out his hands.

"Xiaopeng has done a good job in online dramas recently."

Zhou Yutang also stretched out his hand and shook hands with him.

In fact, when he first debuted, he was interviewed by Dong Xiaopeng, so I have some impression of him.

A man from Northeast China who is very good at talking. It is said that he used to be in an underground band. Later, he somehow joined Sohu and became very successful. He even took the King of Northeast China as his teacher. He is a very capable person.

It’s just that we don’t have much overlap in life and work, so naturally we are not that familiar with each other.

"I just made a small fuss. Compared to Mr. Zhou, it's nothing."

Dong Xiaopeng smiled flatteredly: "Mr. Zhou, let me toast you first."

As he spoke, he picked up the beer and drank it all in one gulp.

There was a burst of cheers in the box. Drinking is also a way to quickly bring two people closer together.

After sitting there and exchanging a few passive pleasantries, Zhou Yutang quickly understood the situation.

After achieving great success in online dramas, Dong Xiaopeng wanted to develop into the film industry.

I came up with a script for "The Pancake Man" and even submitted it to Jiangdong Entertainment's Golden Screenwriter Award.

He really didn't know this.

Stimulated by the huge prize of tens of millions, countless screenwriters from all over the country submitted their scripts, but Dong Xiaopeng's "The Pancake Man" didn't even pass the initial review.

Seeing him eager to try, Zhou Yutang felt a little amused: "What do you want to say?"

"Director Zhou, this is my script."

Dong Xiaopeng was a little excited, making gestures with his hands and explaining his script with saliva flying: "I was inspired by the work of Diaosi Men. The third season of this drama has received very good response. I think that if this model is moved to a movie, it should have a large market audience."

He seemed to be anxious to prove himself. Seeing Zhou Yutang's calm face, he smiled cautiously:
"Director Zhou, I wonder if there will be a chance for you to play a cameo role in my play?"

"?"

A question mark slowly appeared on Zhang Chaoyang's face.

This boy is really a fool. How dare he ask that?
The CEO of a well-known film and television company once revealed at a drinking party: Zhou Yutang's salary for a play is over 100 million yuan, but the key is that even if you spend money, you may not be able to hire him.

Therefore, people in the circle gave him a nickname, "God of domestic entertainment."

Unless it is a favor from a close friend, Zhou Yutang would never accept any guest appearances from outside.

Fearing that he would lose face, Zhang Chaoyang took the initiative to speak: "Mr. Zhou, Xiaopeng is a little drunk, please don't mind."

"Xiaopeng has some ideas."

Zhou Yutang smiled lightly and said, "We can all communicate more together. As for the guest appearance, forget it. My schedule is very tight."

"Boss Zhou, I was a bit presumptuous. I will drink three cups as punishment."

Although Dong Xiaopeng felt a little regretful, he did not mention it again.

He looks gentle and refined, but in his heart he has some of the heroic spirit of a Northeastern man. He picked up the wine glass and drank three cups in a row without hesitation.

"My ideas are not yet mature. I hope Director Zhou can give me some advice."

"You want to hear my advice?"

"Please give me some pointers, Director Zhou."

Dong Xiaopeng sat upright with his ears perked up.

The man in front of him is an international director who has won the Palme d'Or and topped the box office with two 20 billion films. His control over the market is unparalleled.

Dong Xiaopeng almost took out his notebook to write down his words.

"It's more entertaining than a story."

Zhou Yutang was not polite and poured cold water on him: "If you really want to develop in the film industry, I suggest you come up with a more sincere script."

"This way, you can be worthy of yourself and the audience."

The game ends and everyone disperses.

Zhang Chaoyang had a very good chat with a model girl in the evening and planned to teach her physics in the evening.

Zhou Yutang also left with Yang Mi.

Have a great night everyone.

As soon as they got in the car, Da Mimi hooked her hands around Zhou Yutang's neck and sat directly on his lap.

The long wavy hair sways, exuding a charming fragrance.

Today Yang Mi was wearing a low-cut short black T-shirt, revealing her slender neck, delicate collarbone, and the amazing curve of her chest.

The deep ravines of skin beneath the collar, which were whiter than snow, meant that the children would never have to worry about food in the future.

Da Mimi, who is extremely popular, is also at the peak of her charm.

Zhou Yutang's hands naturally rested on the white and slender legs under the hot pants.

"Yu Tang, what were you talking about with Xiao Peng from Sohu?"

"Dong Xiaopeng has started a film project."

Zhou Yutang's other hand was not idle either, supporting Yang Mi's slender waist.

It is more chewy than Xizhilang jelly and feels great.

"I remember that Dong Xiaopeng was working on a web series. Why did he go to make a movie?"

“He wanted to improve so badly.”

"I've seen the movie 'Diaosi Man', it was really popular. Maybe he can become popular if he makes a movie."

"It's not that simple."

Zhou Yutang explained the tricks to Da Mimi.

Making movies is completely different from making online dramas. Currently, the websites produce their own dramas to attract traffic. You don’t need to spend money. As long as you have access to the Internet, you can watch them to your heart’s content.

The same is true for "Diaosi Nanzi", a patchwork of jokes, with guest appearances by various celebrities and even a Japanese female teacher. However, if this model is put into a movie, it seems a bit lacking in sincerity.

After all, everyone pays real money to go to the cinema to watch a movie.

If the quality of the movie does not meet psychological expectations, there will be a heavy blow online.

Disrespect for the audience.

That's a price to pay.

Perhaps with proper marketing, Dong Xiaopeng will be able to reap some benefits.

But his reputation is undoubtedly terrible.

It may take several years or even a decade to repay.

"you are great."

Although he was usually surrounded by a lot of flatterers, Zhou Yutang still enjoyed the admiration from the eyes of the goddess of so many people.

"Just average, third in the world."

"You said you were fat and you were panting."

Yang Mi rolled her eyes in a rather coquettish way and said, "Hey, Dong Xiaopeng added me on WeChat tonight. Do you think he wants to invite me to act in that play?"

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

The phone dinged, and a voice message was received. Yang Mi opened it in person: "Hello, Mi Mi, I'm Xiao Peng from Sohu. I have a project in hand to be the heroine. I wonder if you are interested."

"This guy is really talented."

Zhou Yutang shook his head and laughed. Yang Mi couldn't help laughing and touched Zhou Yutang's arm, "What do you mean, do you want to take it or not?"

She had absolute trust in Zhou Yutang.

"Don't you still have "The Silent Queen" in your hand?"

"no way."

Yang Mi sighed: "The company is just starting out now. If we want to make it big, we have to rely on me to take on more dramas."

"By the way, I heard that you have your eyes on a newcomer from this year's Beijing Film Academy?"

"Humph, she's no worse than your most beautiful school girl Meng Ziyi."

Yang Mi raised her fair neck like a proud swan, then hugged Zhou Yutang's arm and shook it, and said coquettishly in her unique sweet voice:

"Tell me quickly, should I take this role or not?"

Feeling his arm being softly wrapped, Zhou Yutang said helplessly, "It's up to you. If he really makes this movie, the box office will probably be good, but the reputation will definitely be bad."

"Then I'll let Sister Jia go and negotiate the box office revenue sharing."

Yang Mi narrowed her dark and bright eyes and smiled like a fox.

The contact with Dong Xiaopeng in the evening reminded Zhou Yutang that his own B station also had plans for an online drama.

After discussing several project proposals, the final test work was decided to be "The Rise of Phoenixes".

Adapted from the online novel of the same name, it tells the story of a modern man who travels through time and space to become the body of an ancient crown princess.

It's a very interesting creative setting, and the main point of view is the natural contradiction and conflict between a man's heart and a woman's body.

"Yu Tang, the content of this project may be a bit over the line, so it won't be broadcast on TV."

Li Shuang is sitting in a different position now and has a very accurate grasp of the policies.

Projects like "The Princess Weiyoung" are considered immoral in the eyes of those old guys in charge of censorship and will definitely not be broadcast on TV.

"Let's do it first. It's not a big investment anyway."

Zhou Yutang smiled softly and said, "When you reach the mountain, there will always be a way out. This is all for the future, we will talk about it later."

He has been in business for so long that a huge interest group has formed around him, including some people from the censorship department.

Therefore, Zhou Yutang has ways to pass many projects that others cannot.

Zhou Yutang dares to operate topics that others dare not shoot.

There is a saying from our ancestors that makes a lot of sense.

In this world, the nature of things is that you are in me and I am in you.

The project of "The Princess Weiyoung" was assigned to Jiang Xueruan, but its priority was definitely behind "The Journey of Flower".

The summer movie season has finally come to an end.

Various media outlets have also begun to take stock, excluding the unshakable throne of "Red Ling".

Han Han's "See You Tomorrow" finally had a total box office of 6.09 million yuan, which strongly suppressed "Tiny Times 3" and took the top spot. It can be said that he was proud of it.

Before the movie was released, Guo Xiaosi's fans were clamoring wildly. Now that the final box office is only 4.58 million, they have turned into moles and lowered their heads to crawl into holes in the ground.

Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior" was a complete disaster, but it raked in 6.37 million yuan at the box office, which was a happy ending after all the hard work.

In comparison, "The White-Haired Witch", which was originally expected to be very successful, was affected by the word of mouth of the movie and finally only earned 3.6 million yuan. It will be completely closed in a few days.

The smoke of the summer vacation is gradually dissipating, and the coming September is right between the summer vacation and the National Day vacation, which is considered a off-season for the film market.

New students of the Film Academy began to report in one after another.

These people may be the rising stars in the entertainment industry. Not only are they being paid attention to by entertainment companies within the industry, but they are also widely reported by various media.

The most eye-catching among them is none other than Dong Zijian.

Some people are born as cattle and horses, while others are born in Rome.

With Sister Hua paving the way for him, he had already starred in a movie right after entering the Beijing Film Academy and won the Best Newcomer Award at the Shanghai Film Festival.

Student Xiao Dong drove a million-dollar luxury car into the school, put on sunglasses, and put his hands in his pockets. It was unclear who his opponent was.

But when it comes to the most popular one, it is obviously not as popular as Meng Ziyi, who entered school with the title of "the most beautiful campus beauty".

Jiangdong has a complete set of mature processes for promoting people.

This includes early marketing press releases to create momentum, and subsequent work promotion, including arranging for the show to appear on its own popular variety shows to accumulate popularity.

All the new students coming and going from Beijing Film Academy paid their respects to this well-proportioned beauty from Northeast China.

It is no secret that Meng Ziyi signed with Jiangdong Entertainment.

If the entertainment industry is compared to the martial arts world, then today's Jiangdong Entertainment is probably the holy land of martial arts.

All the freshmen in the film school are envious.

She had just entered school and had already received a role in "The Journey of Flower".

Even if it is a small role with not much screen time, it is a resource that ordinary people can hardly reach.

"I heard that Zhou Yutang spotted her during the art exam."

"The so-called most beautiful campus beauty is nothing more than Jiangdong's marketing press release. I think Chen Yao is no worse than her this year."

"Are you really that pretty? The previous beauties at Beijing Film Academy were Liu Yifei, Yang Mi, Li Xin, and Guli Nazha."

"You can trust Zhou Yutang's judgment. She looks more like a vixen than Guli Nazha."

"There's nothing you can do about it. Some people are born lucky."

Privately, countless freshmen were envious and jealous.

We have just entered this new circle of life and are not familiar with each other yet, so we are just chatting in our respective friend groups.

They may not have any idea about this circle, but they have a deep understanding of the strength of Jiangdong Entertainment.

As long as you lean on this big tree, a bright road will be paved under your feet.

As September came, Ning Hao's "Lost in Thailand" also started its promotion.

Zhou Yutang saw this version of the trailer.

It begins with the titles of Soochow Pictures and Bad Monkey Pictures.

Then, the words "Director Ning Hao, starring Xu Zheng and Huang Bo, with Zhou Yutang making a cameo appearance" were enlarged.
Xu Zheng and Huang Bo were funny and antic all the way, while Zhou Yutang was so overbearing and handsome as a CEO that it was intolerable.

Tang Yan opened the car door and saw her legs before she saw the person
very good, very powerful.

Anyway, Bad Monkey Pictures is in the Jiangdong Building, so Zhou Yutang rushed over directly. Ning Hao grinned with an innocent expression: "It's none of my business. It was my wife's idea to use you as a gimmick."

"You're going to be joining the crew of Now You See Me 2 in a few days, right?"

"There aren't many scenes there, and there are a few meetings to be held in the next two days."

"How long will it take to finish?"

“It will probably be done this month.”

Zhou Yutang had a bad feeling in his heart, but before he could say anything, Ning Hao grinned and said, "That's great, we can still make it to the movie promotion roadshow."

"roll."

Zhou Yutang was so angry that he laughed.

He just made a cameo appearance and had very few scenes, yet he was still being fleeced.

"This game can't start without you."

Ning Hao persuaded earnestly: "Think about it, if the movie fails at the box office, I will lose everything and you, Boss Zhou, will lose face. Let me put it this way, I also think Nana's request is a little excessive."

"Is that a little too much? I just made a few cameo appearances."

Zhou Yutang could understand Huang Xiaoming a little bit.

It was supposed to be a cameo, but inexplicably I became the main promotional force during the movie promotion.

Of course, the quality of "Lost in Thailand" is far superior to the movies in which Huang Xiaoming made a cameo appearance.

"Just go to the Central Academy of Drama and Beijing Dance Academy to attract some popularity."

Ning Hao had a lot of clever ideas, so he made a concession: "Leave the rest to me, Bo'er, and Xu Zheng. Bo'er is still in America now."

"Is his wife about to give birth?"

"I heard from Nana that the due date is in the next few days."

"Brother Bo is having his second child, you and Sister Na should also try harder."

Zhou Yutang leaned back on the sofa and chatted casually with Ning Hao.

Huang Bo’s wife is not from the entertainment industry. She gave birth to a daughter in 11, and Zhou Yutang gave her a big red envelope at that time.

Xiao Ou is not an only child, so Huang Bo’s decision to have a second child does not comply with the policy that allows “single” children to have a second child.

But if you were born in the United States and became a U.S. citizen, you would not be included in the over-birth quota.

"Isn't Xu Zheng's "Lost in Hong Kong" about to start production?"

"He's so troublesome."

Ning Hao smacked his lips and said, "I've been getting close to Alibaba's CEO recently, and I've even brought in Guangxian's Lao Wang."

Xu Zheng is quite capable.

The "囧" series helped him rise to fame, and now he is actively carrying out capital operations with the "Hong Kong囧" card in his hand.

The main participants were Alibaba Capital and later Guangxian Lao Wang, who also entered the market through the exchange of interests and resources.

In short, he had already made a fortune before the project even started filming.

When Zhou Yutang came to see Lao Wang from Guangxian, Xu Zheng was also there and couldn't help but mention this matter.

Although he already had half the capital, Xu Zheng's attitude in front of Zhou Yutang was still enthusiastic, with a non-offensive flattery.

Other people's flattery is really not as good as Xu Guangtou's.

Zhou Yutang will not participate in this project process, but since he is here, he took a look at the list of actors.

Wang Baoqi and Huang Bo are not on the list, which also means that the two have been kicked out.

In the face of interests, friendship is so fragile.

"Bao Beier?"

Zhou Yutang was slightly stunned when he saw an unfamiliar name in the cast.

“I think his acting skills are pretty good.”

Xu Zheng said confidently: "And it is very adaptable. Mr. Wang thinks it is a good fit."

The bald guy's calculations of getting more than one meal from one fish were clattering loudly.

He could make steady profits through capital operations, and then he brought Guangxian into the market, replacing Wang Baoqi with Bao Bei'er, and earned a favor from Wang Changtian.

If such a popular film and television IP could make Bao Bei'er as successful as Wang Baoqi, even if it's only half as successful, the popularity would soar.

"Stable."

In front of Wang Changtian, Zhou Yutang said that it was a safe bet, but in fact he was not optimistic about the bald man's move from the bottom of his heart.

"Even Mr. Zhou said it's okay, so this project will definitely make a lot of money."

Guangtou Xu grinned and wanted to invite people to dinner.

Zhou Yutang was too lazy to be polite with him, so he said he had something to do and left decisively.

As soon as I walked to the elevator, I met Guangguang’s leading host Liu Yan.

"What a coincidence?"

"Mr. Zhou, I'm waiting for you here."

"Oh, is there something wrong?" Zhou Yutang was a little surprised.

"It's like this. Dong Xiaopeng offended you a few days ago. I hope you can be magnanimous and not take it to heart."

Liu Yan said sincerely, "He is a bit shameless. He talks nonsense when he is drunk, but he is not a bad person."

"You have a good relationship?"

Zhou Yutang glanced at Liu Yan nonchalantly.

He has been on Guangguang's program since he debuted and has known Liu Yan for several years.

Liu Yan is also Liu Yifei's good friend, the kind that she can be invited to her home to play with.

Despite this relationship, Zhou Yutang had never seen her speak for others.

"Ah."

Liu Yan nodded slowly, a smile blooming on her face: "Xiao Peng and I met when we first came to Beijing. At that time, we were both migrant workers in Beijing and didn't have much money. We often encouraged each other and became pretty good friends."

"Then he is very lucky to have a good friend like you."

Zhou Yutang laughed and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Tell him for me that I wish him success."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou."

Liu Yan smiled and said, "I'll see you off."

We chatted all the way and sent Zhou Yutang to the Guangguang parking lot.

Got in the car.

Zhou Yutang looked at the graceful Liu Yan in the rearview mirror, smiling and waving.

I felt deeply moved.

What more could one ask for in life if one could have such a friend?
(End of this chapter)