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Chapter 605: A big explosion on the first day, dominating the world
"Director Zhou, you called me?"

Before Li Xue could react, Dong Qiaoqiao beside her stood up excitedly. Zhou Yutang asked with a smile: "What do you feel after watching the movie?"

The staff quickly stepped forward and handed the microphone to her. Dong Qiaoqiao answered quite simply: "This is a very good movie."

"What about the classmate next to you? Can you ask her to answer this question?"

"Xiaoxue, Zhou Yutang is calling you."

Dong Qiaoqiao sat back down and handed the microphone to her best friend: "Mengmeng, stand up."

Just when she breathed a sigh of relief, she suddenly became the focus of everyone's attention. Li Xue's heart was tense and she had no intention of paying attention to her best friend's jokes.

I looked up at Zhou Yutang and felt that his eyes were particularly affectionate. My face felt a little hot for some reason and I didn't know what to say.

"Don't be nervous. How old are you this year?"

Zhou Yutang's gentle voice gradually made Li Xue relax: "Well, actually I have already graduated. I came back to school to visit you because I am your fan."

"Have you ever come to Jiangdong to audition?"

Zhou Yutang glanced at her and suddenly asked.

"Wow, Xiaoxue, he actually still remembers it!"

Dong Qiaoqiao's eyes lit up, and she nudged her bestie with her elbow. Li Xue was also a little surprised: "Yes, we once auditioned for "Blade of the Assassin" together, but unfortunately we were not selected in the end."

"I have some impression that you have appeared on a TV program of Shandong Provincial TV Station."

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Li Xue's face turned red instantly, and the blush spread to her crystal white ears.

Speaking of which, Zhou Yutang is to blame for this.

At that time, Mingjie Company cooperated with Jiangsu TV station to create the variety show "If You Are the One", which unexpectedly became a hit.

Then, blind date variety shows popped up like mushrooms on TV stations across the country.

Shandong Provincial Satellite TV also followed suit and launched a blind date show called "Love Knocks on the Door."

At that time, Li Xue was still a student at Beijing Dance Academy.

When she returned to her hometown during the winter vacation, her naive grandmother dragged her to be a guest on this blind date show. She somehow succeeded in holding hands with the show's owner and happily earned 500 yuan.

I didn’t expect Zhou Yutang had actually watched this show. Her best friend next to her was trying so hard to hold back her laughter that her body was twitching.

If there weren't so many people at the scene, she would probably have laughed like a pig.

If possible, the socially dead Li Xue really wanted to find a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

Zhou Yutang seemed to notice her predicament, but he didn't say much. He just asked, "I saw you and your friends seemed to be chatting happily just now. Can you tell me how you felt after watching the movie?"

"If you feel it."

Li Xue, who had recovered from her red fever, spoke up: "I really like Huang Bo and Xu Zheng's performances, they are very humorous. Of course, you are also very handsome in the movie."

"Thank you for your love."

"I will recommend my friends to go to the cinema and watch it." Li Xue has a high EQ.

"Next, please ask another student to stand up and chat."

Zhou Yutang's face blindness seemed to be cured. His eyes were as sharp as radar. He scanned the crowd and picked out another girl from Beijing Dance Academy who had a good figure and temperament.

The girl's eyes lit up and she asked, "Director Zhou, you participated in the investment of this film and also participated in the behind-the-scenes work. What exactly does this film want to express to the audience?"

"I have discussed this issue with Ning Hao many times. Personally, I think this movie is about a process of growth and how a person faces life's difficulties."

Zhou Yutang was in a good mood. Holding the microphone, he said calmly, "The theme of the movie is how to 'let go'. I hope that the audience who sees this movie can understand that whether a person can let go depends on whether he can reconcile with the past."

"On its first day of release, 'Lost in Thailand' grossed 1.38 million yuan at the box office, leading the National Day box office!"

"The three-day total box office of "Dearest" is 4580 million, and the screening schedule may be drastically cut. Chen Kexing has failed!"

"The Golden Age has a stellar cast, but it only earned 1100 million yuan on its first day. What went wrong?"

The National Day holiday that countless workers have been looking forward to has finally arrived, and several movies have been released.

The most eye-catching work is naturally the collaboration between two famous Hong Kong directors, Chen Kexing and Hui Anhua, against mainland director Ning Hao.

"Dear", which was released two days in advance, has a relatively stable box office performance.

However, this slightly heavy literary and artistic film is destined to be no match for "Lost in Thailand", which can bring a relaxing and enjoyable viewing experience to the audience.

As for "The Golden Era", Xu Anhua has a strong personal style. Although the word of mouth is good, it is not a box office hit and the box office performance is not as expected.

The industry's original prediction of a chaotic battle among many players did not happen.

Even the two great Hong Kong directors working together seemed unable to stop Ning Hao from breaking through.

Since its release, "Lost in Thailand" easily defeated these two films and instantly changed the pattern of the entire National Day holiday.

Single-day box office exceeds 100 million!

Such explosive results not only lead the entire National Day holiday period, but are also worthy of praise in the entire Chinese-language film industry.

"I laughed so hard that my stomach hurt. I really want Avatar. The part with Lei Jiayin is also good." - I'm the only one in my destiny

"Brother Bo, it's really not Kang Xiaoyu's fault. Zhou Yutang is so handsome that I wouldn't be able to resist him if I were a woman." - Ying Fei

"Brother, even I can't handle it." - Ye Baixuan
"The above is a bit disgusting. Ning Hao's film is really well shot and full of laughs." - Tianguang 1999
"Tang Yan's legs are long and white, so beautiful." - Jiuque Tiange

"I want to go to Dali to see if it is really that beautiful." - Tianqing Rushui

“It’s time to go on a spontaneous trip.” - Huang Wu

A large number of workers walked into the cinema, briefly escaping from the dull reality and immersed themselves in the wonderful world of movies.

After watching it, I still felt unsatisfied, so I shared it with my friends.

With the help of overwhelming publicity, the trending search topped all online platforms and the popularity quickly grew.

The first wave of movie reputation ratings came out, with the Maoyan app scoring as high as 9.6, and it was strongly recommended on the homepage as worth watching.

The Douban score is also 8.3, although this score may decrease in the future as the number of people who rate it increases.

But it has also created the peak record in Ning Hao's directorial career.

Ning Hao, whose influence has gradually weakened since "The Stone" and "Racing", finally proved to the audience that the dark horse director is back.

"Congratulations, husband."

Zhou Yutang received a message from Liu Shishi while he was in a meeting.

At this time, the eldest sister is in Hong Kong, attending an event for a high-end jewelry brand.

She also paid attention to the box office of the movie. Not only did she book a theater on Weibo, she also went to the cinema with her Hong Kong bestie Fala Chen to watch the movie and posted a group photo.

Liu Shishi is truly extremely popular nowadays.

She is wearing ES's haute couture of the season, and is directly connected with the Paris team.

This treatment is unmatched among contemporary young actresses.

Right at the event, he and the security guard arranged by the brand became a hot topic.

On the day.

Liu Shishi held up her skirt and walked with the wind, making her way through the surging crowd.

Radiant and in perfect condition.

A security guard arranged by the brand tried his best to stop the excited fans and kept looking at Liu Shishi, with a satisfied smile on his rather old-fashioned and serious face.

Some netizens jokingly said that the security guard "felt so happy at work for the first time."

Afterwards, a fan who was stopped outside by the security guard and did not want to reveal his name broke the news online.

At the event, the security guard was right in front of her, blocking her tightly and not letting anyone take even a single step beyond the line.

The uncle guarded the situation perfectly and even had a nice thought, asking the fan to remember to take a heroic photo of himself protecting Liu Shishi.

This kind little lion said one thing but acted another, and in the end he still helped take the photo, which unexpectedly became a hot topic.

Ni Ni lowered her eyes and saw Zhou Yutang replying to the message. The corners of her mouth curved gently, and she knew what was going on.

I guess she is either a fairy or a big shot.

The boss was distracted during the meeting and everyone just pretended nothing happened.

Only Ni Ni pushed her chair away, walked to his side, and whispered, "Boss, today's schedule is very tight. I have to attend the launch conference of Director Xu's drama."

"Mr. Jiang."

Zhou Yutang glanced at the time, put his phone aside, and stood up with the help of the table: "You can take care of "Go Princess Go" and follow up on the promotion of "Love O2O"."

"Okay, boss."

"As for other matters, we will discuss them after the specific ratings are released. The meeting is adjourned."

Ni Ni followed Zhou Yutang into the car and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Boss, are you optimistic that Director Xu's project can be successful?"

"It's hard to say. There's nothing wrong with the script. It depends on how Teacher Xu does it."

In front of Ni Ni, Zhou Yutang did not hide his thoughts and said directly: "It may be difficult to make money."

"Since there is a high probability that you won't make any money, why would you go over there and personally stand up for a favor?"

Ni Ni was even more confused.

Given Zhou Yutang’s status, almost all big projects in the circle would send him invitations.

Even if I can't get him into the game, it would be nice to get some traffic.

It’s just that Zhou Yutang lives a secluded life and prefers to manage his time, so he rarely shows up in person. Today is an exception.

"It's because these projects are unlikely to make money that I went there."

Zhou Yutang crossed his legs and lowered his head while reading the news, saying, "Even if it ends up losing money, it's worth doing. Only when there are more films of this kind, and a hundred flowers bloom, will it be good for the entire Chinese film market."

"I understand."

The light in Ni Ni's eyes is as bright as the rippling autumn water.

Everyone stands in a different position and looks at the problem from a different perspective.

From Zhou Yutang's perspective, he doesn't do some things for the sake of making money.

As Zhou Yutang's personal secretary, Ni Ni naturally knew that her boss had a special support fund in the Film Academy and had been continuously investing in it.

It is mainly used to support talented teachers and students in film schools who are limited by financial conditions, and to help them turn the works they want to shoot into reality.

There won't be such things as people with connections coming to claim the places for poor students.

To obtain this funding, the prerequisite is to pass the cross-examination by several teachers headed by Tian Zhuangzhuang.

If the amount exceeds a certain amount, Zhou Yutang must personally approve it. Currently, it can only support short films and low-cost production projects, and has produced many fine products.

Lu Yang and Jin Yukun, who has won many awards and gained fame at home and abroad, are both talents trained through this special support program.

Xu Haofeng was responsible for the qualification review of the Jiangdong Film Academy support fund. In order to avoid suspicion, he did not use the money in the support fund and did not even contact Zhou Yutang.

Although Xu has an unshakable position in the field of modern martial arts, and the movie "The Grandmaster" for which he wrote the screenplay helped the King of Sunglasses reach the pinnacle, even Chen Kaige took a fancy to his "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" and made it into a movie.

However, the return on investment of the projects he directed himself was worrying, and the box office performance of the first two films he directed was not ideal.

Capital is very realistic. As long as you can make money, you will be promoted to the sky.

If you cannot bring any capital-level returns, even the dogs on the street won’t even look at you.

At first, Xu Haofeng was worried about the funding for his new play "Master".

Later, Tian Zhuangzhuang mentioned it in front of his beloved disciple, and Zhou Yutang acted as a matchmaker and introduced the project to Li Xiaoping of Guangxian and Ye Ning of Wanda.

Wanda is wealthy and powerful, and Li Xiaoping is the right-hand man of Wang Xiaoping, the chairman of Light Media, and is in charge of the Light Media Film Department. The two companies have close cooperative relations with Zhou Yutang.

After negotiations, the three companies quickly reached an agreement and raised 3500 million yuan for the "Master" fund.

At this point, the situation was formed.

Now that the funds are in place, Xu Haofeng is ready to do something big.

For this film, he plans to try to add some commercial film elements to the art film genre, and specially invited Berlin Film Festival winner Liao Fan to play the leading role.

The heroine is Xiao Song Jia.

This is also Liao Fan's second collaboration with Song Jia after "Curiosity Kills the Cat" 8 years later.

Not only these two are talented actors, but there are also supporting actors such as Jin Shijie, Jiang Wenli, etc., all of whom are veteran actors, except for the young Jiangdong actor Li Jian.

"My film is a realistic art, not a shortcut. I hope to be able to capture the feeling of real kung fu, so the actors must also meet this standard. Liao Fan is a good actor, he has prepared a lot for this role, I think this role is tailor-made for him."

Hearing that Zhou Yutang was going to attend the film launch conference, many media came to the scene and Xu Haofeng talked freely.

Zhou Yutang has also read the script. The storyline is very clear and simple.

Chen Shi, the Wing Chun master played by Liao Fan, went north to Tianjin to open a martial arts school, which triggered rejection and resistance from Tianjin's martial arts circle.

How dare a southerner come to Jin Ye’s territory and cause trouble?
Must fuck him!

Then a series of stories about love and hatred between the northern and southern martial arts circles unfolded.

Li Jian received a lot of praise for his acting in "The Labyrinth of Heart" and also won the Newcomer Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival. In this drama, he played the apprentice of Wing Chun master Liao Fan.

"Boss."

At the press conference, Li Jian was very considerate and went up to greet him. Zhou Yutang patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him, "Work hard. Teacher Xu has a lot of room for you to perform well in this play."

"Boss, don't worry, I will never embarrass you."

Li Jian patted his chest and made the promise, not noticing Zhou Yutang's pitying look at all.

As for Xu Haofeng, he looks like a good guy and is easy to talk to.

He may not be as demanding as Cao Baoping, but he is also an absolute detail-obsessed person.

Since the film is about "realistic martial arts", the actors in the play must perform convincingly enough.

After the press conference, the devilish training began immediately, including a lot of martial arts routines, so the actors were bound to suffer.

Li Jian still had a sunny smile on his face.

I didn't realize the seriousness of the matter at all.

Zhou Yutang patted his shoulder and mourned for the young man for three seconds in his heart.
This year's National Day period is known as the most crowded National Day period in history.

In addition to the major films of several big directors such as "Lost in Thailand", "Dear", and "The Golden Era".

There are also 2 domestic films such as "Black & White 11" and "McDull, Me and My Mom" ​​being released.

But by the 2nd, the situation of the entire National Day period had become clear.

Most of the movies that wanted to get a piece of the pie during this golden period ended up being cannon fodder, with terrible box office results.

During the National Day Golden Week, "Lost in Thailand" accounted for over 40% of the screenings and grossed a total of 2.78 million yuan in two days of release.

The momentum continued on the third day, with the single-day box office reaching 1.18 million!
After only three days of release, the cumulative box office reached 3.96 million.

Since the movie was released, the daily box office has been over 100 million, dominating the National Day box office with an invincible momentum.

At this time, the total box office of "Dear" closed at 7830 million, and the screening schedule has been reduced to 12%.

The total box office of Xu Anhua's "The Golden Era" was only 2340 million, which was far below expectations. It is basically certain that there is no hope of recovering the production cost of million.

The box office performance of two big Hong Kong directors, Chen Kexing and Hui Anhua, was sluggish, even worse than the pseudo-2D movie "Black & White 3", which was also released in late September and has now grossed 8560 million.

Ning Hao's "Lost in Thailand" completely destroyed the entire National Day holiday period with overwhelming force.

"The success of this movie is not accidental. In addition to the quality of the movie itself and the type of comedy it is, the investment in movie publicity and various marketing efforts during its release also contributed greatly."

"Of course, the biggest credit goes to Zhou Yutang, Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, and Huang Bo."

"You can always trust Zhou Yutang's vision. Last year, 'Charlotte's Troubles' created a dark horse myth. This year, 'Lost in Thailand', which he invested in, has a stronger box office appeal and is expected to achieve even higher box office results."

For phenomenal blockbuster movies, there is always evaluation and analysis by professional film and television people, aiming to summarize successful experiences and promote them to other projects.

Since Ning Hao's several works after "Crazy Racing" did not perform well at the box office, the industry was cautiously optimistic about "Lost in Thailand".

The assessment given is that the maximum amount is 800 million.

But now, no one expected that this movie has already grossed nearly 4 million yuan when the National Day Golden Week has just begun.

Maoyan's estimated box office has increased from the original 8 million to over billion!
Moreover, the box office is still soaring. Such a strong performance has already exceeded everyone's expectations.

Cao Yong, manager of Beijing UME International Cinema Anzhen Branch, said in front of the media: "I want to say that people in the film and television industry have to thank Zhou Yutang. I can reveal to you a set of data from our cinema chain."

"In the past, the Chinese film market was afraid of imported blockbusters like tigers and wolves, and no one dared to easily touch them. Zhou Yutang's "Ghost Blows Out the Light: Mojin: The Legend" set a record for Chinese film box office at the beginning of the year, and "Red Ling" directly defeated "Transformers 4", which played a great role in promoting the Chinese film market."

"The original estimate for "Lost in Thailand" during this year's National Day seems a bit conservative. One billion is a sure thing, and 13 billion is not a problem. At this rate, it can even try to hit 15 billion."

The theater’s statement sparked heated discussions among netizens.

In fact, Zhou Yutang is indeed the person who made the entire Chinese film market bigger.

After this battle, Ning Hao established his position as a major domestic commercial film director, and Zhou Yutang's reputation reached its peak.

The mainland's National Day film market is in full swing, and Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards has also released this year's shortlist.

"Black Coal, Thin Ice", which swept Berlin, received eight nominations, and "Tuina" directed by Lou Huohua was nominated for seven awards.

But if we talk about the most glorious film, it has to be "Red Angel", which won the Cannes Film Festival.

He dominated the world and won 12 nominations.

When the news came out, the entertainment industry was shocked.

Local filmmakers in Taiwan are wailing.

Although the Taiwanese film "KANO" also received six nominations, in terms of quality, how can it compare with "Black Coal, Thin Ice" and "Red Star" which won the three major awards in Europe?
Zhou Yutang promised Li An that he would attend the Golden Horse Awards ceremony. As there are still nearly two months to go before the ceremony, there is no rush.

However, the voting battle for Mango Golden Eagle Goddess has entered its final white-hot stage.

Currently, Yang Mi's total votes are 208 million, falling to second place.

Tang Yan has achieved a comeback with the huge hit of "Lost in Thailand", with the total number of votes reaching 215 million. It seems that the Golden Eagle Goddess is within her reach.

Zhao Liying and Li Xin behind them each received more than 1.9 million votes, and the gap in votes in the first tier was not that big.

The second tier is led by Zheng Shuang with 168 million votes. Nazha, Reba and Tong Yaya lack some foundation and are all in this level.

As for the remaining Yang Ying, Zhou Dongyu, Zhang Jiani and others, they were already destined to be runners-up because of the huge difference in votes.

But they are also important.

Without them, this game wouldn't work.
"Boss Cai, Shi Shi, you are here."

This was not the first time that Cai Yinong had entered the Jiangdong Entertainment Building, and Liu Shishi was already very familiar with the place.

"Xiaoxue, Huihui, this is a little gift I brought back from Hong Kong. I think it's suitable for you."

"Wow, thank you Sister Shishi."

The eyes of the two girls at the front desk sparkled.

According to the company's explicit regulations, receptionists are not allowed to accept gifts from others in any way.

But Liu Shishi is not included in the regulations.

After all, this is a special authorization from the big boss.

The main reason is that the first sister has a kind personality and is generous. The two receptionists, who are both from Beijing, get along well with her.

Every time Liu Shishi comes back to Jiangdong Entertainment, she always brings some special snacks or small gifts that she bought during her trips abroad.

Some are expensive, some are inexpensive, and their values ​​vary, but they all require a lot of thought.

The gift given to the two this time was a new LV small wallet that Liu Shishi bought in Hong Kong, which is very suitable for girls.

Even though the two Beijing girls at the front desk came from well-off families, they were still surprised and refused several times before they agreed to accept it.

"Sister Shishi, the boss is still in a meeting and it should be over soon. I'll take you upstairs first."

"No need to trouble you, Sister K and I can go up together." Liu Shishi smiled gently.

"It's no trouble. Our job is to serve you."

Xiaoxue stood up politely and led the two into the elevator.

Old Cai next to her had a complicated expression and felt a little sour in his heart - when she came alone, she had to make an internal call to report before she could go up.

Liu Shishi had a smooth journey over there, even Zhou Yutang's president's office was open to her.

Xiaoxue and Liu Shishi were talking and laughing all the way. Lao Cai stared at the elevator ceiling, thinking about what to say next.

She didn't know when it started, but as soon as she got on the Jiangdong elevator, she had a strange feeling like an ancient magistrate going to Beijing to report on his work.

As the jumping numbers rise, it seems that I am soaring to the top.

Thinking of the amazing box office of "Lost in Thailand" invested by Zhou Yutang, Cai Yinong felt indescribable sigh and envy in her heart.

My sister has a really good eye for people.

I should have known that golden fish should not be kept in a pond.

I just didn't expect that he would get to this point today.

In this huge domestic entertainment industry, Zhou Yutang is probably the only one who can dominate both big and small screens.

(End of this chapter)