China Entertainment's Standout

Chapter 607 I'm Already Honest, Please Let Me Go
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A luxury house in the center of Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.

The new iPhone 6 hit the wall and disintegrated without any warning.

The middle-aged woman, who was a bit plump, had a face that originally had some charm, but now it was distorted and hideous.

At the Mahjong table, which was lively just now, several middle-aged women dressed like noble ladies suddenly became quiet.
"What does this have to do with your boss!?"

"My boss said that he doesn't care about any grudges. He will deal with anyone who stands in his way to making money."

"Are you threatening me?"

"What I said is the boss's attitude. Is that clear enough?"

Just a few minutes ago, the brief but stimulating conversation sounded like thunder in everyone's ears.

Then, Mrs. Long Wu threw her phone away in frustration.

After exchanging glances and confirming that it was someone they could not afford to offend, the ladies quickly lowered their heads and pretended nothing had happened.

Those who are qualified to be Mrs. Long Wu's card-playing partners are all noble ladies with status and position in Hong Kong and are quick-witted.

Recently, Mrs. Long Wu's criticism of Zhou Xingxing has caused a lot of controversy. Everyone knows some of the inside story, but no one expected Zhou Yutang to be involved.

And it wasn't him who called, it was his female secretary who called.

"You are so arrogant. You really don't know what you are talking about."

Several Hong Kong noblewomen immediately stood on Mrs. Long Wu's side and condemned her:

"That Ni Ni, seems to be an actress, and she probably got the position by climbing into Zhou Yutang's bed."

"How dare she speak like that, she's just a secretary?"

"Calm down, don't bother with this little girl."

"Forget it, let's end this round here today."

After receiving the call from Ni Ni, Mrs. Long Wu felt a surge of anger rising to her head. She felt her blood pressure was rising, and naturally she lost interest in continuing the card game.

Several ladies said goodbye one after another. Those who had originally wanted to pour out their hearts suddenly became beaming with joy and couldn't wait to share their embarrassing gossip with their husbands and girlfriends in the car.

He was famous in Hong Kong and Kowloon, but he was slapped in the face by Zhou Yutang's secretary.

Maybe there will be something interesting to watch next.

After finishing the card game, he was still in a bad mood, with a frown on his face and a gloomy expression.

She has been unhappy with Zhou Xingxing for a long time.

How could he have done it without my help?

Some people just don't know how to repay a favor. I proposed several times to cooperate in entering the mainland film and television industry, but all were rejected without any leeway.

This time, the outbreak of the incident through an online post was just a warning to the man named Zhou.

Zhou Xingxing is not popular in the circle.

Unexpectedly, before Stephen Chow himself responded, he actually attracted another person named Zhou.

Zhou Yutang is different from Zhou Xingxing.

In addition to being one of Asia's top stars and an internationally renowned director, he is also very popular in both Beijing and Shanghai circles.

More importantly, there are rumors that he is a sworn brother with the third generation of a top mainland family in Shanghai, and their business is booming.

Even though she was far away in Hong Kong, Mrs. Long Wu also saw this incident on the official news.

Although Mrs. Long Wu has a domineering personality, it doesn't mean she is stupid. She can help her husband manage the family business and she is very smart.

After being briefly controlled by anger, she quickly regained her composure and analyzed the pros and cons.

The core conflict is Zhou Xingxing, not Zhou Yutang. There is really no need to confront him head-on, otherwise both sides will suffer losses.

"Is that the end of it?"

Long Wu, who had just received the news, had a very gloomy expression on his face.

"Forget it? How can I forget it? I can't swallow this!"

Madam Long Wu sneered and said, "Originally, we all went our own way and didn't interfere with each other. He can't cover the sky of Xiangjiang."

"If we don't let Zhou Xingxing come out and explain clearly, where will we save our face in the future?"

Her mind turned slightly, and she had another idea: "I'll post another message. Wait, where's my phone?"

"Your cell phone is broken." The Filipino maid at home said cautiously.

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She quickly changed to a spare mobile phone. Mrs. Long Wu had already made up her mind to continue fighting Zhou Xingxing's short composition.

But when she logged into her Weibo account, her expression became dazed, gradually stiffened, and then frozen in a daze: "Why can't I log into my account?"

Netizens are still enjoying the show passionately.

At this time, it was roughly divided into two factions.

One group thinks that Stephen Chow is a bad person, while the other group supports him.

The two sides were arguing fiercely on the Internet, and some people took the opportunity to play the other side, hoping to create chaos in the world.

However, the excitement didn't last long before everyone suddenly discovered that the Weibo account of Mrs. Long Wu, the person involved, had been banned.

The reason is that illegal information, false information, infringement of other people’s rights, etc. were detected.

Oh wow, very good and powerful.

Immediately, a reliable source from the Hong Kong circle broke the news, saying that it was the Grand Commander of Jiangdong who personally stepped in to cover his mouth.

It was only then that everyone remembered that when Weibo went public, there was a hot topic about Zhou Yutang holding part of the shares.

This guy is also a shareholder of Weibo.

This made netizens even more excited.

Mrs. Long Wu had a very strong attack power and was as ferocious as a tiger, but in the end she lost her account.

Zhou Xingxing himself has not yet responded, but Zhou Yutang, who is behind the scenes, has easily suppressed the matter, and the public opinion has turned around in an instant:

"It's already 2014, are you still so arrogant?"

"It's so funny. The Longwu family is the king of Hong Kong, but in the mainland, it is not important enough. Do you understand the value of the title of Jiangdong Grand Commander?"

"A TV station employee passed by and broke the news anonymously. Mr. Long Wu originally had a variety show in the mainland, but received a notice yesterday that it was cancelled."

"Okay, okay, this time I've hit a wall."

In Beijing, the last project meeting before the filming of "The Mermaid" started.

Including the main creators of the crew and several investors were there.

Ren Zhonglun and La Peikang were both very busy and did not attend in person, so they sent a vice president of Shanghai Film Group and China Film Group to coordinate.

After explaining what needed to be explained, Zhou Xingxing shook hands with the two vice presidents of China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group, and came to find Zhou Yutang to express his gratitude:
"Mr. Zhou, thank you for your help."

He is not a talkative person, but this sentence definitely comes from the heart and his tone is sincere.

"These are little things."

"It may be a small matter to you, but it is a big trouble to me."

Zhou Xingxing smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He himself was obviously affected by the recent turmoil, although he asked his assistant to contact him and expressed his willingness to surrender.

However, the other party kept on insisting that he explain everything clearly to the outside world within ten days.

How to explain this?

It's not like he asked someone to spread the negative news. Now all his energy is focused on the project of "The Mermaid". His mind is full of thoughts about the shooting methods and shots, so he has no time to deal with these things.

The fans who went to Weibo were acting on their own accord, and it was difficult for Stephen Chow to restrain them.

Having been in the circle for so many years, Zhou Xingxing is very clear about how terrible public opinion is.

It is actually easier to discredit someone than people think.

Do a good job in media public relations, report negative news about them every day and never mention positive news, then over time, their reputation will naturally be ruined.

If Zhou Yutang had not taken action, things would have most likely developed in a direction that was unfavorable to him.

Because his connections and energy are beyond his reach.

Now Zhou Xingxing is very glad that he gave up part of his interests and pulled Zhou Yutang into the game.

The power of the Grand Commander of Jiangdong in the domestic entertainment industry is even stronger than he imagined.

"It's over now, and what's important is to get the project done."

Zhou Yutang waved his hand, not really taking it seriously: "I have discussed this with Director La and Director Ren, and they think the same way."

"It should, it should."

Zhou Xingxing's voice was filled with gratitude. He glanced at Lin Yuner who was standing quietly beside Zhou Yutang. A hint of understanding appeared in his eyes, and he praised:

"Ms. Lin Yuner speaks Chinese very well."

"Thank you, director."

Yoona is as polite and obedient as a pure little deer.

She also surfs the Internet frequently to know what is happening recently in the Chinese entertainment industry.

From Zhou Xingxing's expression and just a few words, one can feel the powerful energy of the man next to him, which gives him a full sense of security.

Hey, isn’t it said that Stephen Chow has a very bad personality and low emotional intelligence?

Zhou Yutang felt that Zhou Xingxing was quite easy to talk to. Thinking of how he was also a tyrant on the set during filming, he mentioned:

"Director Zhou, I ask you to take good care of Yuner while we are on the set."

"No problem, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation then."

Zhou Xingxing agreed readily.

After a few greetings, Zhou Yutang took Lin Yoona away.

It is not difficult to tell from the bright smile on Lin Yuna's pointed and round cheeks that she is in a very happy mood at the moment.

After Zhou Yutang reached a cooperation (poaching) agreement with S&M Company, Lee Soo-man attached great importance to "The Mermaid", a big pie that fell from the sky.

At this stage, Girls' Generation's journey as a girl group has come to an end. While maintaining group activities, they will focus more on the transformation and development of each individual member.

There are solo singers, variety show hosts, actors, and even sunglasses sellers.
Right now, Lim Yoona is the top actress of S&M Company. When she got the role in "The Mermaid", there was a huge earthquake in the whole Korean entertainment circle.

You know, Song Hye Kyo and Jun Ji Hyun only played supporting roles in the co-production film projects between the two countries.

Playing the leading role in the 800 billion won blockbuster "The Mermaid" is enough to make Lim Yoona's status soar.

S&M arranged a lot of trips to China for her.

In the next year, the two will have many opportunities to meet.

He let Yoona's agent go and got on the nanny car that came to pick her up. Zhou Yutang hooked his hands around Yoona's slender waist and pulled her into his arms.

"Oppa, will you be at the S&M Family Concert this year?"

"It depends. I may not have time as I have several award ceremonies to attend soon."

This year, S&M's family concert was held in China, and a fan meeting for Jessica was also arranged.

This is also the first time that Jessica has held a fan meeting in her personal name since her debut seven years ago.

Girls' Generation's popularity is so terrifying that as soon as the news was released, the 3000 tickets were sold out in an instant, and scalpers were already speculating on the tickets.

In addition to team activities, Jessica will also be a designer for her personal brand. After talking about her schedule for a while, Lin Yuner suddenly became interested: "Oppa, let's go to the movies together, how about it?"

"What movie do you want to see?"

"Lost in Thailand, I heard that the movie invested by Oppa has grossed over 10 billion yuan, which is really amazing."

Lin Yuna's clear little eyes are full of admiration.

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A certain handsome guy who had watched it for the sixth time twitched his expression slightly.

"Lost in Thailand" earned 12 billion yuan in box office revenue after 10.02 days of release.

The daily box office inevitably showed a downward trend, which is also the law of the film market.

At this time, the box office of Chen Kexing's "Dear" reached 1.58 million, and another Hong Kong director Xu Anhua's "The Golden Era" ended dismally with 3960 million.

Ning Hao was promoted to a big director in the 10 billion club based on his achievements, which can be said to be a great success.

"Crazy Stone" was invested with 300 million yuan and the box office was over million yuan. "Crazy Racing" was also a small-scale big-win movie and received rave reviews.

"No Man's Land", which had been shelved for several years, cost 1600 million yuan and also achieved a return rate of more than 10 times.

The total investment of the producers of this road comedy, which has few special effects, is only 6000 million.

According to the estimate given by Maoyan Movie, the landing point is expected to be at least 14 billion, and it is very likely that the box office return rate will exceed 20 times in the end.

Ning Hao gained both fame and fortune, and for Zhou Yutang, it was even more of a tiring job.

His main source of income is not just the revenue from box office revenue.

What is more important is to firmly grasp the upstream channels of the film industry chain.

Meituan Maoyan conducted exclusive pre-sales half a month in advance, entering the market through group buying of movie tickets, and contributed more than 5 million yuan in box office revenue, nearly 50% of the entire movie’s box office!

Maoyan Movie has developed into the largest movie ticket sales platform in China.

In the first half of this year alone, it contributed more than 35 billion yuan to the box office, and it is expected that the annual contribution will exceed 80 billion yuan, which may account for more than 75% of the online ticketing market.

The current Jiangdong Group has already mastered the three key links including investment, production and distribution, which mesh with each other like gears.

Of course, they are not the only winners.

A movie like this with a box office of over 10 billion can already be called a phenomenal hit of the year.

Anyone who gets on the bus is a winner.

As one of the producers, Xiaoma Pentium has seen its stock price soar with the help of "Lost in Thailand" and the announcement of the private placement plan, rising 57% in half a month.

"Come on, Yu Tang, let's drink. Don't go home until you are drunk tonight."

Ning Hao and the main creative team of Xu Guangtou and Huang Bo were still on the roadshow, and Li Dagou opened the champagne at halftime.

It’s still the familiar Pony Club, and there are only a few familiar friends here tonight.

During the meal, they inevitably talked about the recent uproar over the "overthrow of Zhou". Li Dagou said seriously, "Brother, if there is anything I can help you with, just tell me."

Li Dagou’s ideas are simple and pure.

He doesn't care who is right or wrong, and he only helps his relatives instead of others.

Anyone who dares to touch Zhou Yutang will have trouble with him.

"Brother Gou, it's not a big problem."

Zhou Yutang felt a little touched.

This kind of friendship is probably only understood by men.

In fact, his request is very simple.

Don't block his path to wealth, then everyone can live in peace.

Unless Chinese stars stop making money from the mainland in the future, they will just use their small piece of land in Hong Kong to entertain themselves.

Otherwise, if there are projects to be carried out in the mainland in the future, they must be arranged clearly for him.

The movies that China Star wants to release are either targeted by the Jiangdong S+ project or are the vanguard in the fight against imported blockbusters.

Hearing that Ni Ni had criticized Mrs. Long Wu, Li Dagou gave a thumbs up, glanced at Zhou Yutang with an ambiguous look that only men can understand, and laughed:

"In the past, Mr. Shao Liu had Fang Yihua by his side. I think your secretary is no ordinary person either."

"Brother Big Dog, don't joke around, I have nothing to do with her."

"Oh, yes, yes, I believe you."

Li Dagou was full of disbelief and talked about something else: "I heard that China Star is talking to Bona recently and is preparing to launch "Investiture of the Gods" with a total investment of 5 million yuan. They have invited Li Lianjie and will compete with "The Mermaid" at that time."

"Then let's meet and see who is more capable."

Zhou Yutang just thought it was funny and clinked glasses with Big Dog when he mentioned Corona.

Naturally, he had heard of the top projects in this circle.

Although the Kung Fu Emperor Li Lianjie appeared on the stage with his godson's emblem, which seemed to be a big deal, Zhou Yutang was relieved when he saw Yang Ying's name on the rumored list of actors.

I also heard that the film production team is still from Hong Kong.

Keep playing the music, keep dancing.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

There are many factions in the domestic entertainment and film and television circles, and the pie is so small that there is no place for Chinese stars to gain a foothold in the domestic entertainment industry.

The head of China Star Group had also expressed his goodwill towards cooperation with Zhou Yutang, but the basis for cooperation was that both parties were at the same level and exchanged resources and interests.

The only thing that Chinese stars can boast of is their connections in the Hong Kong circle.

Zhou Yutang didn't even look at it twice.

His partners in Hong Kong, except Zou Wenhuai who made a big bet at the beginning,

They can do the same, and they can offer much more chips than them.

China Star is not without action.

After several setbacks, they turned around and reached a cooperation with Moon Entertainment in Haojing, and by the way, they hooked up with Bonar Yu Dong, who has always been close to the Hong Kong circle, and formed the current team of "Legend of the Gods".

After my Weibo account was blocked, things became much quieter.

These days, Wang Jing, who had some acquaintance with Zhou Yutang but not much, and Fatty Wang, and Ren Dahua and Liu Qingyun, who hadn't been in contact with Zhou Yutang for a long time, all suddenly called.

On the surface, it is to maintain relationships, but in reality it is to test the waters.

It was obvious that they did not have enough weight to settle the matter. I don't know how Long Wu asked Jiang Zhiqiang from Anle to come forward and plead for him.

Zhou Yutang gave the two bosses a way out, saying, "Since both bosses have spoken, let her explain it to the outside world and let's just leave it at that."

"Okay, let's do business together, and harmony brings wealth."

"Atang, you have a big vision. I'll need you to review the script of Cold War 2 some other day."

Seeing that the No. 1 in the domestic entertainment industry gave them so much face, the two big bosses in the Hong Kong circle also felt a sense of accomplishment.

In fact, Zhou Yutang really had no old grudges. When he was filming in Hong Kong, he had met Long Wu at some cocktail parties.

He even had dealings with Long Wu's brother A Sheng.

Now Long Wu's brother has esophageal cancer and is lying in the Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing. The situation is not optimistic.

Zhou Yutang didn't want to take things too far.

The world of martial arts is not about fighting and killing.

The world is full of human relationships and worldly wisdom.

Netizens are still waiting for Mrs. Long Wu to continue her output.

Because when she first started firing, she issued an ultimatum, requiring Zhou Xingxing to explain everything clearly within 10 days, otherwise she would take action.

But after waiting for so many days, instead of taking any action, they issued a low-key apology statement, saying that the previous events were purely misunderstandings, and that the matter of the black fans' rumors would be handed over to lawyers.

"That's it, that's it? Seriously, if you really didn't do anything wrong, would you be afraid that people would say it was a gang?"

"For the audience, the best character is to produce good works and not make money with bad movies. I spend money to go to the cinema, not to see whether their character is good or bad."

"God is watching you. If you dare to touch Master Xing, the Grand Commander will dare to touch you. Jiangdong invested over 100 million yuan in this film, and you are messing with him at this time."

"Sister, why don't you stand up?"

"I have been honest, please let me go."

When Zhou Yutang attended an event recently, he was stopped by a reporter and asked about this matter. He responded calmly:

"I just had a meeting with director Zhou Xingxing. He is now busy with the final preparations before the filming of "The Mermaid" begins, and has ignored the rumors outside."

"He is just such a person, focusing on making movies and creating works"

“I also hope that everyone will pay more attention to the work itself.”

After Zhou Yutang's words, the stars who had originally had unclear attitudes immediately expressed their opinions.

"Master Xing is a superb actor, but on the set, he can sometimes be a tyrant, which is normal. All comedians have to do it with a straight face. If you want to do a good comedy, you have to be serious."

First was Fatty Wang Jing, who had broken his leg and spoke publicly at the “All People’s Movies” master class on crutches.

Then, Zeng Zhiwei, who served as the mentor of "Super Comedian" in the mainland, also expressed his opinion in the interview: "Zhou Xingxing is not only an actor, he is actually a screenwriter and director. It is not easy to find such an all-rounder. He is a representative of that era. I have never seen another Zhou Xingxing."

Zeng Pangzi’s bottom line is even lower than Wang Jing’s, and he licked Wang Jing fiercely: “But I saw the representative of this era, that is Director Zhou Yutang, I believe everyone is familiar with him.

I don't need to say more, whether it's screenwriter, actor, or director, Zhou Sheng has done an impeccable job. In my heart, he is even better than Zhou Xingxing, a genius among geniuses."

The grass bends in the direction the wind blows.

This farce of "overthrowing Zhou" came to an end.

People in the circle have already recognized Zhou Yutang's powerful energy.

People are behind the scenes, not showing up.
Wen Muye's "The Accidental Detective" has finally finished filming, and Guo Fan's "Now You See Me 2" has also reached its final stage.

The post-production special effects team has started working. As for the post-production work of "Joy of Life 2", it has basically been completed and a film screening will be held this month.

Zhou Yutang's Weibo has been flooded with requests from fans for updates on the drama.

Even Zhou Ningfeng from the Jiangsu Provincial TV Station called specially.

Nothing.

It’s not that “Divorce Lawyers” is not good.

The peak average viewership of the Jiangsu Province TV station was as high as 1.57, and the viewership of the Zhejiang Province Blueberry TV station was 1.38. Even in today's increasingly sluggish TV ratings, these can already be considered hit dramas.

My brothers are really too strong.

After the broadcast of the Taiwanese drama Love O16O, the number of views on Bilibili exceeded 180 million in just hours, and the peak Baidu index exceeded million.

On the fifth day of broadcast, the average viewership of both channels exceeded 5, and the popularity continued to grow. Weibo, Tieba, major forums and WeChat Moments were all filled with discussions.

If "Lost in Thailand" is the undisputed king of the National Day film market.

Then "Love O2O" dominated the small screen during the National Day holiday with a devastating force.

Two of the three major TV stations, Shanghai TV and Mango TV, are far ahead of other domestic TV stations.

Whether it is a popularity list, a playback volume list, or a popularity list, etc.

Kill them all.

(End of this chapter)