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Chapter 625: The Grand Commander is in charge of killing but not burying. This should be made clear
"Yu Zheng Studio's newcomer did not go through the normal art examination process to enter the theater, which caused controversy!"

"It was revealed that a new actor from the Zheng Studio was kept by a rich woman and cheated on by her husband before his debut!"

"The crew of Nirvana in Fire released a statement about the replacement of the cast, and the newcomer Zhang Xincheng from the Central Academy of Drama was lucky to get the role!"

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Before we even saw the sun the next day, that night was filled with public opinion.

Zhou Yutang has never been polite to those self-satisfied guys who dare to poach people.

He didn't do anything himself and just told Ni Ni to do it.

At the beginning, Ni Ni was not used to doing this kind of thing.

But she ate the boss's food, drove the boss's Mercedes, lived in the boss's golden house, and this little flower Ni Ni was also blackened by the scumbag boss
It's not just this guy. She has buried many people in the past.

Now Ni Ni is becoming more and more adept at doing this.

This guy just signed with Yu Zheng's studio not long ago and has appeared in several of his TV series. He was also once called a hot young star born in the 90s by the media in the circle.

Now it's completely over.

Not only did his variety show collaboration with the TV station disappear, but many of his rivals also took the opportunity to step on him, and all kinds of negative news about him were flying around.

For netizens, seeing yet another young star in the entertainment industry having his reputation collapse is something that makes them feel happy, and they don’t even know who is behind the scenes.

But Yu Zheng had a quick brain and figured out the key after a little thought.

Someone must be messing with him.

And this person has enormous energy.

After carefully asking the assistant of the newcomer Zhang, I learned that this guy had just starred in two dramas, but he actually showed concern for Guli Nazha and wanted to pursue her.

My eyes went dark and I almost fainted.

He has been extremely busy with the lawsuit against Qiong Yao recently.

How could he have the energy to care about the artists in his own company and understand the whole story? He was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

"He has no brains, and neither do you? Doesn't he know who Guli Nazha belongs to?"

"Boss Yu, what should we do?"

"I ask myself, who do I ask?"

Yu Zheng slumped in his chair, his brows knitted, his expression changing several times, and finally he sighed: "Inform him that the studio has terminated his contract."

"I suggest that he change his career and find a class to attend."

No one would notice that there was such a rising star in the circle, but before he could become famous, he was killed and retired by a wave of rhythm.

Zhou Yutang didn't even care about the apology call from Yu Zheng.

After the third week, the box office of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" soared to 9.5 million yuan, just one step away from 10 billion yuan, which has already broken the career peak record of the genius director Xu Ke.

It also gradually widened the gap with another giant of the Lunar New Year box office, "One Step Away".

In the end, Jiang Wen was unable to maintain this posture.

Previously, Marco's statement that he wanted to test the depth of the Chinese film market became a joke.

Due to the high screening schedule and 3D ticket prices, the box office revenue for the first four days was 4 million.

This data seems to be good, but the key is that the screening rate on the first day of release was as high as 53%. The attendance rate and the number of moviegoers were far behind "Let the Bullets Fly", the pioneering work of Jiang Wen's Beiyang Trilogy.

"Jiang Lang has run out of ideas. Is this still the director Jiang who made Let the Bullets Fly?"

"He makes money while standing and spends it while kneeling. Director Jiang is so willful."

"There are a lot of fragmented and scattered narratives. I fell asleep for a full forty minutes while watching this movie."

"What we're saying is, is it necessary for this movie to be shot in 3D?"

Online public opinion was polarized, and word of mouth declined rapidly, seriously affecting screening schedules and box office.

After 7 days of release, the box office reached 3.9 million yuan, and the single-day box office was less than 2000 million yuan.

The total investment of "One Step Away" is 3 million yuan. Excluding 5% allocated to the special fund for the film and 57% of the box office allocated to the theaters, this means that the total box office of the film must reach about 10 billion yuan to make up for the investment.

This is another project of Emperor Entertainment Group, which was taken advantage of. However, Wanda also did it this time and signed a guaranteed buyout contract of 10 billion with the producer.

In the morning, I reviewed the filming schedule of "The Sun Also Rises" with Cao Baoping, and at noon, I had a private meal in the cafeteria of Jiangdong Entertainment.

Unable to avoid talking about this matter, Cao Baoping shook his head: "Jiang Wen has a bad temper, like a firecracker, and it will be ignited at any time. This time he changed his temper and didn't get angry."

When Jiang Wen was filming "The Sun Also Rises", many viewers said they couldn't understand it. This guy didn't tolerate it and directly fought back.

"If you don't understand, read it a few more times. If you still don't understand, go back and ask your dad."

This time the storm of public opinion was even more violent. Yesterday, while promoting the movie on the "Focus" program, Jiang Wen responded to the audience's incomprehension of the movie: "I hope the audience will feel comfortable after watching the movie, but I can't ask the audience..."

The hot-tempered old man in the past has now grown older and gradually matured.

But Teacher Cao, you are old and your temper doesn’t seem to be very good.

Zhou Yutang stirred the knife-cut noodles and complained in his heart.

According to an insider close to Yijie, Shi Shi was made to cry several times during the filming.

During the video call in the evening, seeing Liu Shishi with tears in her eyes, it was Zhou Yutang who made her laugh. He put a lot of thought and effort into it.

"Shi Shi seems to have another play?"

"Well, I'll join the group next month at the latest."

"It's too hard. Her foundation is okay, but her acting skills need to be improved."

Cao Baoping is used to being a teacher, so his words cannot help but be preachy.

Zhou Yutang listened humbly and responded from time to time. It could be heard that he was doing this for Shi Shi's own good.

"Teacher Cao, when will that project be completed?"

"Well, let's talk about it after we finish the post-production of "The Tuner"."

Cao Baoping ate a piece of garlic and slurped his noodles: "You need to slow down and rest for a while. You young people are not as energetic as you."

"You are still as good as ever, and you are the leading figure in domestic crime genres. It's a pity that you missed the Berlin Film Festival this year, otherwise you might have caught a bear or something."

"Haha."

Being tickled by Zhou Yutang, Cao Baoping gulped down a large mouthful of noodles, extremely happy: "It doesn't matter whether I win the prize or not, the main thing is that it was not easy for Xiao Zhang to make that book."

"It's not easy."

Zhou Yutang smiled and said, "With a good teacher like you, his future will be much easier."

The Xiao Zhang mentioned by Cao Baoping is Zhang Tianhui, a student of the Photography Department of Beijing Film Academy in 06.

This person is also a strange person.

Unlike Zhou Yutang, who was naturally gifted, he was trained as a seed player after being admitted to the Beijing Film Academy.

He studied at a technical secondary school for fine arts. After graduation, he worked as an advertising artist, an elementary school art teacher, and a graphic designer. During his time there, he developed a keen interest in movies and was admitted to the Photography Department of the Film Academy.

A script I wrote when I was a sophomore won third prize in the Literature Department's Golden Award.

His graduation short film "The Rooftop Boy" won the Excellence Award of the Photography Department. After graduation, he has been working as a photographer to make a living while continuing to write scripts.

The core of the story is the news of "farmers chasing murderers" in Guizhou, for which he has been running around and struggling for several years.

During this period, a director in the circle, Cai Shangjun, took the lead and shot a movie "People Mountain People Sea" based on this news, and won the Best Director Award at the Venice Film Festival.

Zhang Tianhui has not given up. He gritted his teeth and revised the draft 26 times, adding genre elements such as suspense and black humor to the original script.

Then I submitted it for the Best Screenplay Award established by the Film Academy's Department of Literature.

The faculty voted unanimously to award it the highest award, Best Screenplay.

After four years of painstaking efforts, he finally made a splash.

Cao Baoping personally submitted the script to the industry-wide screenwriter gold award sponsored by Zhou Yutang.

Several final judges gave high scores, and finally the script was sent to Zhou Yutang, who also won the annual script gold award.

There is no distinction between high and low awards for this award, but the prize money is extremely generous. Zhang Tianhui received three million directly, and then signed a script transfer agreement with Jiang Dong.

A photographer who doesn’t want to be a director is not a good photographer.

Zhang Tianhui is no exception.

The projects you can do are not just playing house.

The cost of this script is estimated to be 30 million. Although it cannot be considered a big production, it is certainly impossible to hand over the directing baton to a completely inexperienced newcomer like him.

So Cao Baoping was invited to direct the film, and Zhang Tianhui signed three contracts as assistant director, director of photography, and screenwriter.

"There will be more and more talents emerging in the future."

Cao Baoping put down his chopsticks and suddenly became interested: "Would you like some white food?"

"Teacher Cao, I have a meeting this afternoon."

Zhou Yutang smiled and said, "I'll drink this."

"AD calcium milk!?"

Cao Baoping's eyes almost popped out.

"As long as there is affection, drinking milk is also wine."

"Forget it, I'll do it myself."

Jiangdong Canteen has a full range of drinks and liquors. Cao Baoping doesn't like Maotai, so he asked for a bottle of Huanggai Fenjiu.

Without saying much, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

"Teacher Cao, take it easy. This wine is 53% alcohol and has a strong aftertaste."

"That's all. It's a piece of cake. If I didn't have work in the afternoon, two pounds would be easy."

Lao Cao smacked his lips and took a few pieces of the braised beef in soy sauce that Zhou Yutang had specially ordered for him to suppress the effect of the alcohol.

"Great!"

Zhou Yutang drank AD calcium milk and gave Lao Cao a thumbs up.

Before drinking, he was from Shanxi. After a few drinks, Shanxi was his.

The way the two get along is more like friends than teacher and student.

Lao Cao felt very comfortable, and Zhou Yutang could respond to whatever he said.

And often just a few words can point out blind spots that you don’t understand.

"What is Jin Yukun doing recently?"

“It seems like they are working on a co-production project.”

The screen of the mobile phone on Zhou Yutang's desk lit up with Tianxian's message. Then the phone in his trouser pocket also vibrated. Sister Yi was sharing her lunch again.

He lowered his head and began to work.

"Co-production project?" Lao Cao was a little curious: "Is it invested by you Jiangdong?"

"That's not true."

Zhou Yutang smiled and said, "There is a boss outside who asked him to do a project. He will co-direct with Director Tailand from Singapore. It will be a three-part story, shot in three countries."

The movie "Maze of the Heart" won many awards at home and abroad, which made Jin Yukun famous, and soon some investors offered him an olive branch.

That's how the entertainment industry works. As long as you are famous, you can monetize it.

Director Jin Yukun’s contract was signed in Jiangdong, and the key projects will definitely be controlled by the company.

But there are no suitable projects at the moment, so if he wants to take on other roles to make money, the company will not stop him.

“It’s a big picture.”

Glancing at Zhou Yutang who was sucking milk through a straw, Cao Baoping lowered his head and sent messages on his two mobile phones one after another, feeling sincerely moved.

He has been a teacher for so many years and has seen countless talented students like Jin Yukun and Zhang Tianhui.

It’s just that most of them didn’t get the chance, chose to go against life, and ended up being like everyone else.

There was nothing he could do about it.

Making a movie is a systematic project.

Having talent and ability is not enough. If you want to do a project, having a good script is the basis. The key is to have someone to pay and organize the project.

The upward channel of this circle has long been blocked, and most of the resources are in the hands of only a small group of people.

It is rare to have a figure like Zhou Yutang nowadays, which can be regarded as a chance for the bottom of the circle to rise.

Cao Baoping raised his head and drank the more than one or two ounces of liquor in the glass in one gulp.

It is rich, sharp and refreshing.

It should be made clear.

No one expected that the Lunar New Year blockbuster "One Step Away", which had been placed with great expectations, would fail.

After entering the second week, the single-day box office dropped directly by 15 million.

The situation is more serious than expected.

Jiang Wen also hadn't slept well for several days, and he even called Zhou Yutang, feeling a little melancholy.

He wanted to bring out good things and share them with everyone.

But unfortunately, the material was too strong this time.

"Let's start over."

Zhou Yutang recently comforted Huang Xiaoming first, and then comforted his elder brother Jiang Wen.

At the same time, I also secretly warned myself to learn from this.

The director's desire for self-expression is too strong and he ignores the audience's viewing experience, which is not a good thing.

It's like a line in a movie.

Movies are an art form that can be understood by people all over the world.

The audience is the foundation.

As "One Step Away" faded away, the box office of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" finally crossed the 10 billion threshold.

At this time, Zhou Yutang was a little surprised by the movie "Micro Love" by the famous director Gu Changwei.

He received an invitation to the premiere, but did not go. Unexpectedly, the box office on the first day of release reached 3600 million, snatching the Japanese box office crown from "Tiger Mountain".

The director who won the Berlin Silver Bear Jury Grand Prix is ​​indeed a real talent. Not only was he able to handle the female Zhang Jingchu, but he was also able to make the actors including Chen Chichi and Yang Ying shine for him.

If we talk about the worst, no one is worse off than Wu Baige.

"The Crossing", which was released at the beginning of the month, had only a few hundred thousand in daily box office by late December, becoming a complete laughing stock in the industry.

However, Zhang Zhao of Enlight Pictures did not remain silent, but instead made a big move.

"LeTV Pictures has granted a fair value of 1 yuan for every 40.37 yuan invested. Chen Kaige invested 208 million yuan to subscribe for 8200 million yuan worth of shares in LeTV Pictures. He will become the first celebrity major shareholder of LeTV and will serve as the company's art director. The two sides will engage in in-depth cooperation!"

The announcement jointly released by LeTV and Chen Kaige's studio caused a small earthquake in the entertainment industry.

Brother Chen Kai made a lot of money this time.

Even robbing a bank is not that fast!

Ni Ni felt that something was amiss: "Boss, are LeEco and Brother Chen Kai planning to make a big move?"

All the work was done by the secretary, which helped Ni Ni to develop sufficient sense of smell and sensitivity.

Zhou Yutang smiled and nodded: "Boss Jia's move of spending a fortune on horse bones is very clever."

Many people think that Boss Jia is stupid and rich, but they don’t know that he is at the fifth level.

Brother Chen Kai is the bait for fishing.

LeTV aims to be the leading film company in the Internet era and build the entire LeTV ecosystem based on this.

Boss Jia has already set his sights on the celebrity artists in the circle.

In addition to having extraordinary influence, each of them is also wealthy, making them perfect partners for LeTV.

Zhou Yutang was probably the first person to feel the charm of Boss Jia’s PPT.

He has enough confidence to reject Boss Jia, but those stars in the circle who want to complete the status class leap should probably be prepared to suffocate Boss Jia's dream.
China Film Group and LeTV can be considered brothers in distress, as both companies are among the main producers of "The Crossing".

After the official announcement that Chen Kaige had signed with LeTV, Legendary Pictures, Universal Pictures, and China Film Group jointly released the latest announcement with LeTV Group:
It has been confirmed that Chen Kaige will take over the US$1.5 million co-production between China and the United States, "The Great Wall", and the project has now entered the casting stage.

As soon as the news came out, the entire domestic entertainment industry exploded.

Some were shocked, some were stunned, and some were excited.

I originally thought that it was a foregone conclusion that the head of China Film Group had visited Zhou Yutang three times and asked him to take charge of this project.

Some people also bet on Zhang Yimou. After all, the national teacher's international influence is unquestionable.

I really didn't expect that Brother Chen Kai would be the winner in the end.

Poet Chen seemed to have been silent for a long time since he became a legend overnight in Cannes. This time he finally got the chance to prove himself.

The key is that there is news that director Chen Kaige intends to invite Zhou Yutang to star in "The Great Wall" and form a "peerless duo" with Hollywood's top star Leonardo.

"Oh my God, if this is the lineup, I will definitely go to the cinema to support it." - Supermarket Me.

"Haha, does Brother Chen Kai have this ability? Ever since Farewell My Concubine, he has been living off his past achievements." - Other people's little loli.

"There are only a few master-level film directors in China. I support Director Chen!" - Chen Hong is the most beautiful.

"Zhou Yutang plus Leonardo DiCaprio, and Liu Tianxian as the female lead, wow, perfect." - A well-intentioned decision.

Not much information has been revealed about the casting, but several big-name actresses who were originally interested in playing the female lead are too embarrassed to test the waters anymore.

This is also the most basic social etiquette.

The all-powerful governor of Jiangdong was tricked by a Hollywood tycoon. How can he have the nerve to harass him again?
Zhou Yutang was happy to have some free time, but he also received a comforting call from Teacher Fan, who advised him to be more positive.

Recently, Mr. Fan has been busy with the promotion of "The Empress of China", which will be aired in early December.

The ratings have been rising all the way, and it seems to be taking the lead in the TV drama circle at the beginning of the year.

This is the good thing about mature women.

Being able to understand the ways of the world and know when to advance and retreat can always make people feel moved and intoxicated.

Zhou Yutang was immersed in the sweet words of his elder sister and made an appointment to reminisce about the past before the New Year.

"Director Chen Kaige has long been famous, and because of the movie Farewell My Concubine, he has become a god. I even feel that he is Zhou Yutang of the previous era."

"Everyone has a big misunderstanding about director Kaige. Now I look back at the 05 film The Promise directed by Chen Kaige, and I suddenly feel that this film hits the heart directly, and is even more profound and direct than all his previous works. The scenes are magnificent, and are not inferior to some special effects blockbusters."

Arguments supporting Chen Kaige suddenly appeared on the Internet. As if it was pre-arranged, all the die-hard fans of the poet who had been lurking for many years came out at this time:
"When The Promise was badly criticized, we all wrongly blamed Brother Chen Kai!"

“It’s time for another big production to revive the reputation of international directors.”

"Watching The Promise again now, it's really different. I can only say that Director Kai's aesthetics are so advanced."

"After all, he is the first domestic director to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes. He must have something. However, the Grand Commander seems to have a full schedule. Will he take this role?"

It's impossible to answer the call.

As Chen Kaige's good wife, Chen Hong basically serves as a bridge of communication between Chen Kaige and Zhou Yutang.

She had already called the night before the news broke, but Zhou Yutang left no room for negotiation and rejected her outright.

"Oh my god, can poet Chen hold on?"

Ning Hao was also shocked and ran to Zhou Yutang’s office to watch the show.

"We'll see."

Zhou Yutang spread his hands: "Maybe Brother Chen Kai is stunned."

In fact, he had anticipated this after he launched the project.

There are only a few big directors in the circle.

Apart from him, Zhang Yimou has other projects and has recently been discussing the Winter Olympics with his superiors.

The remaining major domestic director, Wu Baige, sank to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean along with the Taiping.

Only Li An and Xu Ke are most suitable to take over this project.

Unfortunately, Li An also had other important matters to attend to and declined. After all, Xu Ke's network of contacts was not as extensive as that of Kai Ye in the Beijing circle.

After careful consideration, Legendary, Universal and China Film decided to pass the ball to Chen Shishi.

"Boss Han, have you recited any poems?"

Zhou Yutang's gossip spirit was burning, and he even called Han Sanping who was at the signing ceremony of the four giants.

"What kind of poetry are you reciting?" Han Sanping felt completely confused.

"That's right, when we were signing the contract, did Director Kai recite a poem?"

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Han Sanping's mouth twitched slightly, satisfying Zhou Yutang's gossip: "How did you know?"

After chatting for a few sentences and hanging up the phone, Zhou Yutang finally couldn't help but chuckle. He browsed the news online and could almost imagine the spectacular scene of Brother Chen Kai giving advice and writing inspiring articles.

At that moment, poet Chen's hands were shaking a little.

But the eyes should be a little dazed and empty.

He must have been thinking of the glory days when he was dressed in fine clothes and rode a horse, and was deified in Cannes.

After years of silence, it is now ready to rise again and regain its glory.
"If the spring breeze has pity on flowers, could it allow me to be young again?"

ps: Saorui, I got home late after get off work, and I didn’t check when I copied and uploaded it to the backend. There were many errors and omissions, which have been modified and deleted.

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