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Chapter 606: The box office of "Lost in Thailand", what is your identity?
Zhou Yutang’s record since his debut is clear, and he is a professional in leading girls to success.

Although he is older than Zhou Yutang and cannot be considered a "sister" in any way, Lao Cai feels at ease clinging to her.

The hostage is still in his hands.

Liu Shishi had no intention of being a hostage.

Coming to Jiangdong Entertainment is like being at home.

At the moment, I am chatting with the girl at the front desk about the delicious food at a restaurant that just opened in Beijing.

Ding!
The elevator reached the ninth floor of Jiangdong.

When Lao Cai brought Liu Shishi out, they happened to meet Hou Hongliang walking towards the elevator with a bag in the midday sun.

Seeing Hou Hongliang walking with his head held high, his face flushed and an expression that he couldn't suppress a smile, Cai Yinong's mind turned slightly. What good news had happened to him?
"Hello, Mr. Hou."

"What a coincidence?"

Hou Hongliang was slightly startled, and when he saw Liu Shishi and Liu Shishi, he immediately smiled: "Hello, Mr. Cai, hello, Shishi... Mr. Zhou is in the office."

The elevator arrived quickly and we just greeted each other without talking much.

When Cai Yinong brought Liu Shishi into the office, they happened to see Zhou Yutang standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and making a phone call.

It seems like he is chatting with some cinema chain boss about the screening schedule of "Lost in Thailand".

There was a light bulb nearby, and Liu Shishi originally wanted to be more reserved.

But when he saw that tall and straight figure, his thoughts took over and he walked quickly forward and hugged Zhou Yutang's waist from behind.

Pressing her cheek against his broad shoulders and smelling the familiar scent on the man, Liu Shishi narrowed her eyes slightly like a lazy cat.

The two of them snuggled up to each other in front of the window, both of them as beautiful as a picture.

He did nothing but eat a mouthful of dog food. Lao Cai sat on the sofa in the waiting area, lowering his head and pretending not to see it, but his ears stood up like antennas.
"Haha, is Shishi at the side?"

"Hello, Mr. Wu." Liu Shishi greeted politely.

"Haha, hello, hello. Yu Tang, let's leave it at that for now. I won't disturb you young people from talking about love anymore."

"I'll definitely ask Mr. Wu for a few drinks when I go to the Magic City someday."

"Then it's settled."

After the chat, a few key words flashed through Cai Yinong's mind, and he instantly deduced the image of an energetic old man.

Wu Heru of New United Cinemas?
No wonder the screening schedule of "Lost in Thailand" has been rising.

Cai Yinong knew that Zhou Yutang had close ties with several major domestic cinema chains, but judging from Wu Heru's intimate tone towards Liu Shishi, he seemed to be quite familiar with her as well.

Old Cai felt a little envious.

She met Mr. Wu once at a drinking party in Shanghai, and the old man's attitude was a little cold.

Tangren has some background in the TV drama circle, but in the film circle, it is not even qualified to sit at the table.

"Ms. Cai?"

Liu Shishi called out softly, pulling humble Xiao Cai back to reality. She moved her butt and said, "Yu Tang, congratulations. "Lost in Thailand" is a big hit at the box office."

"Sister Cai, we are all family, just tell me if you have something to say."

"It's a little thing."

Cai Yinong certainly didn't come here with Liu Shishi to eat dog food. Tangren Film and Television also had projects to do, and she wanted to come over and talk to Zhou Yutang.

Zhou Yutang took the project plan handed over by Cai Yinong and listened carefully while reading it.

Lao Cai has been in the TV drama industry for so many years, so he still has some vision.

Ever since the "The Desert Ballad" project was rejected by Zhou Yutang, market research has been carried out again to clarify Tangren's project layout this year.

The final target was "The Legend of Qin" and "Wuxin: The Monster Killer".

According to Cai Yinong's idea.

"The Legend of Qin" is the company's main hit with guaranteed success, and "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" is a gamble.

The former is a popular original Chinese martial arts animation series with countless fans in China and has the potential to be a big hit.

The latter is adapted from the online work of the same name by Ni Luo. The original work is not a popular IP, but it wins in terms of novel content and subject matter, which may bring some surprises.

Cai Yinong paid attention to Zhou Yutang's expression. After he finished reading the specific plans of the two projects, he asked, "What do you think?"

"Ms. K, you have good taste."

Lu Yi was invited to play Gai Nie, Jin Daxi was invited to play Duanmu Rong, Jiang Jingfu was invited to play Tian Ming, and Sun Yizhou was invited to play Wei Zhuang.

Zhou Yutang looked at the stills and was inexplicably reminded of Sun Yizhou by Lu Xiaobu.

Overall, compared to the outstanding Qin Shi Huang animation, it can’t be said to be mediocre, but it can also be said to have no highlights.

Although he held a conservative view on the future of the drama, he did not pour cold water on Cai Yinong. After all, the money had been spent and the TV series had been filmed. It would inevitably be a bit disappointing to say these things now.

However, Zhou Yutang looked at the project of "Wuxin: The Monster Killer" very carefully and became interested in it.

The main reason is that he has read the original novel of "Wuxin: The Monster Killer", which is divided into four parts.

The first part is the Republic of China period, the second part is the Anti-Japanese War period, the third part is that sensitive period, and the fourth part is the modern period.

In terms of the nature of the subject matter and current censorship restrictions, we can only film the Republic of China period and the modern period. The project that Tangren is currently preparing is the first Republic of China chapter.

After being praised by Zhou Yutang, Cai Yinong smiled and felt that her confidence had returned.

"This kind of material can't be broadcast on TV. Sister K, please contact Director Jiang and put it on Bilibili when the time comes."

Zhou Yutang carefully read the project list, and a figure flashed through his mind.
Cai Yinong came and left in a hurry.

After meeting with Jiang Xuru that day, he flew directly back to the Magic City.

Liu Shishi took two days off, preparing to spend more time with Zhou Yutang to relieve her homesickness.

That day, I booked a theater at my own cinema and watched "Lost in Thailand".

After watching the movie with Da Meiyu, Zhou Yutang watched it for the fifth time and could even recite the lines by heart.

"Huang Bo and Xu Zheng are really good at acting."

"Tangtang is so pretty, Xiao Zhao is a bit non-mainstream. The part with Wang Jianhui is the funniest. How can Lei Datou be so funny with just one line?"

"Lei Datou didn't get a penny for the film, and he even brought his own drinks to the set. The original script for that scene wasn't like that, it was purely their improvisation."

Sometimes, that's how filming works, it doesn't follow the script exactly.

A talented actor will occasionally have a flash of inspiration, which may then become the highlight scene of the entire movie.

Liu Haha, who came out of the cinema holding Zhou Yutang's arm, looked visibly happy.

The two of them were so happy after a short separation that they started to get intimate in the car.

When I returned to the villa, I recited poems and said no more.

After the clouds dispersed and the rain stopped, Zhou Yutang put Liu Shishi on the sofa, and then he lay on the sofa with his head resting on her thighs.

I wanted to score a second time in the bathroom, but Liu Shishi was watching Love O2O, so I had to give up.

"It's started, it's started. Oh, don't move. It's itchy."

Liu Shishi stared at the TV and slapped away Zhou Yutang's hand that was on her thigh.

"I always tell you my wishes lightly

I also give you a look that no words can express

There are always people in this world who are busy searching for treasures, but they miss out on the sunshine of the world and everything in the world."

"Love O2O" has also been marketed for a long time. Liu Shishi has always been paying attention to it and even pre-ordered a game with the same name as the TV series.

"This song 'One Smile Allures the City' is pretty nice, I think it was sung by Wang Sulong."

"It's really good."

Zhou Yutang sat up and gently combed Liu Shishi's soft hair with his fingers.

The QQ music giants who were as famous as him at that time, Xu Song and Wang Sulong, were both signed artists of Mingjie Company.

As the theme song ends, the first episode officially begins.

The violent roar of the beast shook the quiet bamboo forest. Leaves rustled in the sky, and two figures were thrown into the air.

A hideous and ugly monster beat its chest and roared, then took a step and jumped up from the ground.

When the monster landed on the ground, the ground cracked and sand and rocks flew up.

The arrows condensed with golden light streaked across the sky like meteors
"Wow, the texture is great, it feels like I'm watching a movie."

Liu Shishi watched with great interest, and a slight smile appeared at the corner of Zhou Yutang's mouth.

Just the opening scene of fighting monsters in the game, shot with green screen, and post-production special effects cost several million.

If it were in other dramas, the special effects cost would be almost the entire drama's.

You get what you pay for, and the result will naturally be good.

Monsters are not that easy to kill.

Nazha is wearing a red outfit, with beautiful eyebrows and eyes, charming eyes, and a hot body.
Well, actually, my figure is not that hot.

But it is already very visually impactful and has a breathtaking beauty.

Especially when her pretty face was cold and murderous, and she held high a huge sword that was not in proportion to her body size, she looked like a heroic female knight.

boom!
The flaming giant sword slashed through the void, and the air was torn like fragile paper.

Along with it, the hideous and terrifying monster also fell down.

Guli Nazha plays the heroine Lu Weiwei, who is also a sophomore in the computer science department of a university in the imperial capital and a top student and gaming expert.

But Zhenshui Wuxiang, who fights monsters with her, is not the male protagonist.

Zhenshui Wuxiang wanted to ask Luwei Weiwei out, but Luwei Weiwei refused.

She feels that games are games and reality is reality.

So Zhenshui Wuxiang had to settle for the next best thing and wanted to see Weiwei's photos. But at this moment, Weiwei's roommate Erxi was cooking in the dormitory with an electric stove, which caused a power outage and burned out her computer.
Liu Shishi stopped talking and was completely immersed in it.

She was originally a homegirl.

I used to have the glorious record of playing games until four in the morning.

This novel storyline that interweaves games with reality has successfully piqued her interest in watching the show.

Bei Weiwei, who was abandoned by her game CP Zhenshui Wuxiang, seemed a little pitiful, but soon met the male protagonist Dashen Monet played by Chen Xiao.
"This Zhen Shaoxiang is really blind. He was actually attracted to Xiao Yu Yao Yao. Obviously, Bei Weiwei played by Nazha is the most beautiful!"

"What are you looking at me for?"

"nothing."

"Honey, just two episodes?"

After watching two full episodes, the plot had just begun to unfold, but Liu Shishi still felt unsatisfied and touched the arm of the man next to her.

"This drama only has 30 episodes in total, and two episodes a night is already a lot." Zhou Yutang spread his hands helplessly: "The two TV stations have discussed it in advance. If the ratings are within the expected range, the broadcast rhythm may have to be slowed down."

"Honey, I want to see the back."

Liu Shishi hung on Zhou Yutang and started to act like a spoiled brat.

"Don't look at it, let's play our own game."

"How do we play?" Liu Shishi was slightly stunned.

"We don't have Lu Weiwei's costume at home, so we'll just have to use Red Nightshade's."

After the long-awaited broadcast of Love O2O, it quickly sparked heated discussions on various online forums.
"Naza is really beautiful."

"Although Nazha is beautiful, I like the bunny girl in "Divorce Lawyers". That's more interesting."

"I didn't know idol dramas could be shot this way. It's really eye-opening. Chen Xiao is so handsome."

"Produced by Zhou Yutang and directed by Lin Yufen, plus Chen Xiao and Guli Nazha's looks, my god, this drama is going to be a hit!"

"Calm down. Isn't it normal for a drama produced by Jiangdong to become a hit?"

“I highly recommend Love O2O. You’ll regret it if you don’t watch it!”

"+1"

Early the next morning, Zhou Yutang received reports from the statistics departments of both Shanghai TV and Mango TV.

The ratings for the first broadcast on both channels exceeded 1.2, with Mango Channel slightly higher. They both made it into the top five in the same time period, ranking only below "Divorce Lawyers".

This year, Zhejiang TV and Jiangsu TV have planned to broadcast the major drama "Divorce Lawyers" during the National Day, which features a luxurious lineup including Wu Xiubo, Yao Chen, Zhang Meng, Fang Zhongxin, Liu Huan, Zhu Yin, and Wang Jingchun.

At this point, more than half of the show has been aired, with the Jiangsu TV ratings as high as 1.5 and the Baidu index breaking through one million. It is another hit drama after the summer's "Gu Jian Qi Tan" and continues to sit firmly on the throne of ratings champion.

However, "Love O2O" has just been aired, and the fact that it has achieved such results is enough to show the potential of this drama, and it may not be without hope of dethroning "Divorce Lawyers".

The much-talked-about competition for the Golden Eagle Goddess has come to an end.

After Tang Yan won the Hundred Flowers Award and achieved a great momentum to overtake others, Yang Mi's fans did not sit idly by and organized a crazy counterattack in the final stage.

Finally succeeded in stealing the tower and won the Golden Eagle Goddess of this year.

"Won't Tang Yan be so angry that she will die?"

Zhou Yutang was busy with the post-production of "Joy of Life 2" in the past few days, so I didn't pay much attention to it.

Just now I learned from Shishi that the members of the "Legend of Sword and Fairy Three Beauties" group haven't spoken to each other for some time.

Now they each have private chats with Yijie, and they will not mention each other in various media events.

"Could it be that they are fighting backstage at Mango TV?"

Zhou Yutang muttered that this year's Golden Eagle Awards was quite lively.

Yang Mi just won the hot search headlines for the Golden Eagle Goddess, but was soon overshadowed by Xie Tingfeng and the princess's century reunion.

The whole nation is talking about it. After many twists and turns, Xie Tingfeng finally couldn't forget the amazing big sister he met when he was a teenager.
The National Day Golden Week holiday is over, and on the 9th day of the release of "Lost in Thailand", the total box office has reached 9.07 million yuan.

With an average daily box office of over 100 million yuan, it supported the National Day box office market with an invincible momentum and drove the entire market to a crazy rise.

Since the movie was released, it has been a hot search on the entertainment section of the entire network. The Baidu and WeChat indexes have both exceeded one million, and the topic of discussion in major online forums has simultaneously exploded.

The 10 billion mark is just around the corner.

It is only a matter of time before Ning Hao becomes a big director in the 10 billion box office club.

Brother Big Dog, the behind-the-scenes investor, was grinning so hard that his mouth was crooked.

Xiao Ma Pentium and Ning Hao have always had a good relationship.

Even Ning Hao's "No Man's Land", which had been stuck for several years, was paid for by Li Dagou.

Xiaoma also invested in the movie "Lost in Thailand". Since the movie was released, Xiaoma's stock price has been rising day by day as if it had been injected with chicken blood.

During the same period, the famous director Chen Kexing's "Dear" only grossed 1.15 million.

Another art film directed by Ann Hui, "The Golden Era", has grossed 3820 million yuan, but its screening schedule has dropped to 6%, and it may not complete its release period.

The entire Chinese film and television industry is a prosperous scene with everything competing to develop.

This also completely ignited the passion of great directors.

The most anticipated one is "The Crossing" by international director Wu Baige, which released a special feature on the shooting and released stills of the 24-star all-star cast during the National Day.

Huang Xiaoming and Zhang Ziyi have just swept Baihua, and their momentum is at its peak. In addition, the handsome guy Takeshi Kyoshiro has made a comeback, as well as the Asian goddesses Masami Nagasawa and Song Hye Kyo.

With such a luxurious cast, Wu Baige is very ambitious. After being silent for several years, he set his sights on the entire Asian film market when he returned.

Get ready for a big one.

The Oriental Titanic, which took six years to build, is said to be an unprecedented and magnificent epic masterpiece. The movie is divided into two parts and has begun extensive marketing publicity. It will fire the first New Year's shot in early December.

at the same time.

Huayi also released the news.

Feng Xiaogang, one of the three major directors, will star in the new film "Mr. Six" with the returning top actor Wu Yifan and Huanrui's highly-praised Li Yifeng, and there will also be heavyweight superstars joining.

This news immediately caused an uproar in the circle.

The other two of the three directors were not willing to be left out either.

Chen Kaige's "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" and Zhang Yimou's "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" have both entered the post-production stage.

"The Mermaid", a film directed by famous Hong Kong director Stephen Chow, has announced its complete cast and will start filming in a low-key manner soon.

However, just when the topic of "The Mermaid" was hot, another wave of controversy arose.

A hot post suddenly appeared on the Internet titled "Why so many people are bashing Stephen Chow?"

The post details Zhou Xingxing's childhood life, acting career and love experiences, and clarifies the grievances and misunderstandings between him and people in the circle over the years.

The article mentioned Long Wu, a Hong Kong film and television tycoon who had worked with Zhou Xingxing for many years, and hinted that he had a gang background.

Mrs. Long Wu was very unhappy about this.

When being interviewed by the media, he fired off criticism on the spot, listing out Stephen Chow's major crimes.

While standing on the moral high ground, he expressed that he was not afraid to turn against him and that he was willing to expose his true face so that the majority of fans could see what kind of person he was.

The Longwu family in Hong Kong cannot be said to be omnipotent, but it does have a far-reaching influence.

Since Mrs. Long Wu spoke, Hong Kong media reported on it one after another, and even many local Hong Kong artists also took sides and besieged Zhou Xingxing.

"Nicole, notify Yinghuang's artists."

Huo Wenxi, who was the person in charge of Yinghuang in the mainland, also received the news immediately and issued an order immediately:
"When you are interviewed, don't make statements against Stephen Chow."

"OK, Miss Mani."

Nicole understood.

Huo Wenxi read the Hong Kong media reports for a while, thought for a moment, and then called his boss to report the matter in detail.

"Mani, just do what you want, just go for it."

"I understand, boss."

"That woman is really out of her mind."

Boss Yang showed a fox-like smile on his face: "When necessary, Yinghuang can stand on Zhou Yutang's side."

What Huo Wenxi admires most is his boss's ability to stand in line with others.

Call it a must.

The Hong Kong entertainment industry at that time was already showing signs of decline, and many people were dreaming of a better future.

However, Boss Yang, the head of Yinghuang, saw the situation clearly early on and determined that the future hope of the Chinese entertainment industry would lie in the mainland.

Therefore, part of Yinghuang's film and television industry was transferred to the mainland, and in recent years it has been able to plant a flag and gain a firm foothold.

Under such a general trend, the pre-production marketing for "The Mermaid" was in full swing and was about to start filming, but Mrs. Long Wu unexpectedly jumped out to stir up trouble.

She wants to discredit Zhou Xingxing.

Isn't this a slap in the face of the leading mainland film and television companies behind Zhou Xingxing?
"What kind of divine gold?"

Zhou Yutang has been busy with the post-production of "Joy of Life 2" these days and heard about this matter from Ni Ni.

After browsing the gossip for a while, suddenly a lot of news reports popped up, accusing Zhou Xingxing of having bad character and not knowing how to behave as a human being.

However, not all of them sided with Mrs. Long Wu. Fatty Wang Jing, who had close ties with the Long Wu family, said something quite obscure:
"Zhou Xingxing is indeed a very talented person, but it is also true that he has had unpleasant experiences with many of his partners."

As for the artists under Yinghuang, they kept their mouths shut after receiving the gag order.

We are all old hands and we know very well that sometimes we have to control our mouths.

Stephen Chow's old partner Wu Mengda stood up and spoke for Stephen Chow: "Many people have different criticisms of Stephen Chow. In fact, it may be that Stephen Chow grew up in a single-parent family, so he is more mature in many aspects and is good at protecting himself. He is not good at opening up to new friends, so there are many misunderstandings."

"Boss, what should I do?"

"Contact Weibo and ask them to cool down the situation first."

Zhou Yutang rubbed his forehead and said, "I don't care what grudges they had in the past, just don't block my way to wealth."

Dongwu Pictures took a 30% share of "The Mermaid", which had a production cost of 400 million. This is a key project of the company and cannot be lost.

Zhou Xingxing is not popular in the circle. Perhaps he has some character flaws and attaches great importance to money, but the Xiang family is not a good family either.

"You handle the next thing."

"I understand."

This kind of thing was not the first time it happened. Ni Ni was very experienced in handling it and she called Mrs. Long Wu directly.
"Mrs. Xiang, I'm Ni Ni from Jiangdong Entertainment."

"What's the matter?" The middle-aged woman on the other end of the phone asked in a stiff tone.

"My boss is very unhappy. This matter ends here. He doesn't want to see the impact expand and affect the company's projects."

In the company's tea room, Ni Ni was waiting for the barista to make her cappuccino.

The tips of her rhinestone square-buckle satin silk low-heeled flat shoes lightly tap the ground, and under her hip-hugging A-line skirt, her calves with graceful curves are dazzlingly white.

"Who are you to dare to speak to me like this?"

The middle-aged woman on the other end of the phone raised her sharp voice by several degrees, trying her best to suppress her anger.

"Sister Ni."

Two female employees from Jiangdong TV Drama Business Department came to the tea room to get snacks and greeted Ni Ni with a smile.

“This mung bean cake is delicious.”

Ni Ni smiled back and held the phone away.

She returned to her seat with her coffee in hand, crossed her long legs and said calmly:
"As for me, I'm just a secretary. This is what my boss wants."

(End of this chapter)