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Chapter 627: With both hands in pockets, I wonder who is my opponent

In the entertainment industry, small fame depends on promotion, while big fame depends on luck.

Now that Jiangdong Entertainment is at its peak, Zhou Yutang has the ability to change his destiny.

Lian Tian Princess said to make the company famous, so it didn’t matter to Zhou Yutang whether Yang Yang was in the company or not.

As long as he wanted, he could even produce a Li Yang, Zhou Yang or Wang Yang.

If Li Shaohong can't keep people, that's her own business.

Zhou Yutang has no sense of helping others, so he will definitely not interfere in this matter.

When I went to the company this morning, I heard an interesting piece of news on the car radio.

"Recently, a large-scale cheating incident broke out in the SAT Asia test area."

"interesting."

Zhou Yutang immediately became interested, opened his mobile phone and searched the Internet.

According to the invigilators, some candidates who took the SAT exam told them that the test questions were already available before the exam.

Since the SAT test papers taken in America are usually used as the SAT test papers for the Asian region, there is a time difference, which provides room for maneuver.

Reality is far more magical than fiction.

It is hard to imagine that there would be large-scale cheating in an exam of this standard, just as no one could have imagined that the Eagle Sauce Brother was almost beaten on stage.
Zhou Yutang was looking through the news, and after a moment of hesitation, an idea flashed through his mind: "This news seems to be quite suitable for being made into a movie."

Art comes from life.

At the same time, it also transcends life.

Just like Li Tianhui's "The Murderer".

The same is true for the current story of cheating in the exam, which is very suitable to be made into a script with a talented female protagonist.

I wrote down the inspiration in the car and assigned the task when I returned to the company.

Zhou Yutang now has so many resources at his disposal, and no longer needs to spend time writing scripts like he did when he debuted.

Most of the time, I just pass on my ideas and story outline.

Naturally, there is an entire team of screenwriters from the Jiangdong Creative Center serving him.

After explaining the matter, Zhou Yutang put his legs on the coffee table in the office, put his hands behind his head, leaned back on the leather sofa, and listened to Ni Ni's work report:

"Boss, Joy of Life 2's first broadcast has exceeded 2.5."

"not bad."

Zhou Yutang was very satisfied with the result.

With the popularity established by the first series, it is not surprising that the number of reservations exceeded 10 million before the show started.

In fact, with the advancement of publicity and marketing, it may be even higher.

After talking about the TV series promotional arrangements for a while, Zhou Yutang took a sip of tea and asked, "Ni Ni, what are your recent schedules?"

"The finance department will report on their work in the morning. Shishi will come over around noon, and then we will go to the crew meeting of "Blade Master 2" together."

Ni Ni paused, and continued as if nothing had happened: "In two days, I have an invitation to the Anhui Provincial TV Drama Festival. On the 9th, I will go to America to sign a contract and attend the Golden Globe Awards. In the middle of the month, there will be a Weibo Night. Jay Chou's wedding is scheduled in Yorkshire, England."

"There are too many things to do. I have turned down both the National Drama Festival and Weibo Night."

Zhou Yutang pressed his finger against his forehead and asked, "What's the feedback from the company about the annual meeting?"

"Similar to last year, the highest voting results are still from girl groups like Girls' Generation and Crown."

"Brothers are too realistic. But Yoona is still in the crew and is quite busy."

Zhou Yutang laughed and said, "Let's decide on the Crown Band, and add a few Chinese songs later."

Jiangdong Entertainment’s annual meeting arrangements have always been quite practical.

In addition to the super popular girl group members' singing and dancing, there are also direct cash rewards of tens of millions.

After a morning meeting with the finance department, Zhou Yutang took a break to read some film and television news.

MCM's spring and summer collection global debut was held in Hong Kong. The international supermodel had legs that were 1.8 meters long, and even the queen of diving attended the event, a rare event after her marriage.

Popular stars in the circle such as Zhou Gongzi, Liu Yifei, Wang Luodan, Li Yifeng and others all went to show their support.

The most eye-catching person was Liu Tianxian, who appeared in a sequined jacket and leather hot pants, and her plump legs were so white that they glowed.

Especially with her wavy hair and fiery red lips, she is indescribably charming.

She was chatting and laughing with Mr. Zhou, and sent a message saying that she wanted to visit Hong Kong Disneyland together.

Zhou Yutang noticed that Chen Jingfei’s “top Hollywood blockbuster” “Legend of White Ghost: Escape Plan” seemed to be scheduled for January.

“It’s going to collide head-on with 20 Again.”

Zhou Yutang glanced at it.

It is indeed a bit difficult to arrange this schedule with so many strong competitors around.

At the moment, apart from Gu Changwei's "Micro Love Is Getting Better", it is still making great strides towards 200 million.

At the same time, "The Detective", which competed with Ruan Jingtian and Little Yellow Duck, and the imported blockbusters "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" and "Night at the Museum 3" were all strong rivals.

At this time, Zhang Ruojun, together with his younger brother Lu Han, had already appeared on all the popular variety shows in China.

The movie premiere in the middle of the month was organized by Zhong Lifang of Xiaoma Pentium, and the subsequent publicity plan was also implemented, so Zhou Yutang was not worried.

I went to the editing room to check out the post-production progress of "The Piano Tuner". At noon, I met Liu Shishi and attended the "Knife of the Assassin" crew meeting together.

Director Lu Yang, screenwriter Chen Shu, and starring actors Huang Xiaoming, Liu Shishi, Jin Shijie, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin and others were all present.

The script of the second part of this movie was revised several times. The final version moved the story line to the seventh year of Tianqi in the Ming Dynasty, which happened before the first part.

At this time, Prince Xin had not yet ascended the throne, and Wei Zhongxian, the Nine Thousand Year Old, still held power.

In this drama, the young Prince Xin does not have many roles, and Zhou Yutang's name was used mainly for publicity, and partly because he wanted to act with Yi Jie.

In the first part, Shi Shi danced in the snow in a red dress, and the cool and broken beautiful atmosphere became a hit.

Because the character Zhou Miaotong is very popular, the heroine of the second part is still Liu Shishi.

However, many versions of the script were rejected by Zhou Yutang, in large part because the character design of Liu Shishi was not well done.

Worker Chen Shu almost vomited blood.

Brother, your requirements are a bit too strict.

This made her feel absurd, as if she was making dumplings just for the dish of vinegar.

I stayed up all night with the team and lost countless hair. In the end, I changed the character according to the boss's ideas and created a stable "beautiful, strong and tragic" character.

After all, the first movie had limited time, and although Shi Shi was said to be the heroine, she was actually used as an embellishment to advance the story line and guide the intersection of the court and the underworld plot lines.

The main perspective of the story is focused on the three Shen Lian brothers, and the relationship between Liu Shishi and Zhou Yutang is not expressed deeply enough.

The second part highlights the infatuation and tragic experience of the powerful Liu Shishi.

Her open identity is a girl from the Imperial Music Bureau who has never been tainted by the mud, but secretly she is a loyal follower of Prince Xin.

She is deeply in love with the man she loves, and is willing to be a knife in Prince Xin's hands for his ambitions.

However, in the heart of a shrewd and deep-minded young hero like Prince Xin, although he also loved this woman, her importance was obviously not as great as that of the country.

He wanted to play chess and make plans with Wei Zhongxian.

He wants to ascend the throne.

He wants to make the Ming Dynasty great again.

In the first part, Liu Shishi danced in the snow and sang a sad song.

But in this film, Liu Shishi can be regarded as the heroine of a happy novel to some extent.

She is skilled in martial arts, ruthless, brave and beautiful.

These all fit her own advantages, and the most important thing is that she falls in love with a scumbag, which can easily arouse the audience's sympathy and pity.

In addition, many new characters are introduced.

For example, the author has added some information about the master of Ding Xiu, the popular character in the first film, "Mr. Jiaqian".

Ding Baiying is also definitely a very outstanding female character.

Xin Zhilei, who plays Ding Baiying, also played Haitang Duoduo in the "Joy of Life" series, and is also an old acquaintance.

For this play, a long period of martial arts training and preparation was carried out.

The main plot is still from Shen Lian's perspective. By investigating the case, the small people struggle to survive in the grand situation, and the clues are guided from the disputes in the rivers and lakes to the treacherous temple.

An eternal mystery: why is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty easily soluble in water?
In the end, various clues involved Prince Xin and Wei Zhongxian, and the plot of the movie came to an abrupt end.

It leaves some room for the audience to imagine.

After the meeting, the big boss invited everyone to dinner, including director Lu Yang, leading actors Jin Shijie, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin and other leading actors.
"From now on, I'll ask everyone to take good care of Shishi."

"Shishi is the producer, so I have to have her to protect me."

Lu Yang is serious when doing things, but he is more easy-going when he gets together with friends in private. He is always laughing and makes Shi Shi laugh.

"Director Lu, I'll toast you a glass. Brother Xiao Ming, Teacher Jin, I'll have to trouble you again when the time comes."

"It's my duty. Let's communicate more." Huang Xiaoming smiled with his signature smile like a leader.

"Haha, no trouble."

Jin Shijie also smiled and nodded.

Zhang Yi and Lei Datou were also old friends of Zhou Yutang. Knowing the relationship between the two, the atmosphere at the table was quite lively.

After the show, night fell on Beijing and it was as cold as if a knife was shed.

Each of them had an assistant to pick them up, and Zhou Yutang took Liu Shishi back to their love nest.

"Honey, carry me up."

In the car, Liu Shishi began to hug Zhou Yutang's arm and whispered softly.

The coat had been taken off and thrown aside.

Through the slim-fitting black turtleneck sweater, you can see Liu Shishi's graceful figure, and paired with the skirt above, it perfectly interprets what elegance is.

Zhou Yutang gently embraced the slender waist that could be held in one hand and lifted her light body.

Liu Shishi wrapped her legs around his waist in perfect understanding.

The bodies moved closer, and their warm breaths intertwined.

When the four eyes met, it seemed that a thin thread could be pulled out from their eyes.
The TV series launch conference of Jiangdong Entertainment and Noon Sunshine was held in Beijing.

Cai Yinong wore high heels and personally brought Tangren's No. 1 brother to the scene.

Tangren has been in the spotlight recently. At the end of last month, the online drama project "Wuxin: The Monster Killer" in cooperation with Bilibili was launched, which attracted a lot of attention.

Now the company's top actress Liu Shishi is going to star in "Assassin's Blade 2", and Hu Ge has also accepted the big opportunity of Jiangdong to star in this S-level TV series.

The situation is very good. But in terms of popularity, it is still not as good as the midday sun.

Noon Sunshine has accumulated a lot of experience and its works "A Family in Wenzhou", "The Battle of Changsha" and "Parents' Love" are all well-received.

The drama "Joy of Life", which she collaborated with Zhou Yutang, brought in huge amounts of traffic, directly detonating the previously accumulated reputation.

This year, "All Quiet in Peking", directed by Kong Sheng and Li Xue, written by Liu Heping, and starring Liu Huohua, Chen Baoguo, Ni Dahong, Liao Fan, Zu Feng, Wang Kai, Wang Jinsong and others, has soared in both word-of-mouth and ratings. It made a stunning debut before the big dramas at the beginning of the year, and led Beijing Satellite TV and Tianjin Satellite TV to the top three in the prime-time ratings of provincial satellite TV stations.

Today's Noon Sunshine is clearly a high-quality drama production machine besides Jiangdong Entertainment.

When the news of this press conference came out, especially when they heard that the Grand Commander of Jiangdong would be present, media from all walks of life flocked to the event.

"Mr. Zhou, there is news that you were originally scheduled to play the male lead in Nirvana in Fire. Can you tell me why you were later replaced by Hu Ge?"

"First of all, there is a conflict in the schedule. I have a movie before the New Year and the final season of Joy of Life will be released soon after the New Year."

After a brief explanation, Zhou Yutang expressed his approval of Hu Ge: "I have known Lao Hu for many years. He is a person who pursues acting. I think he is quite suitable for this role, so I recommended him to Mr. Hou..."

Hou Hongliang is also a good person.

While expressing regret, they also expressed their anticipation for Hu Ge's performance.

Naturally, some media went to interview Hu Ge, and he responded with a smile:

"When I first received the call from Boss Zhou, I felt so honored. I didn't think about anything at the time and agreed directly. Later, I felt a little terrified, worried whether I would disappoint him and Boss Hou's expectations..."

Hou Hongliang nodded slightly.

Putting aside how good Hu Ge's acting is, just looking at the way he speaks and behaves, you can see that he is very profound and makes people feel very comfortable.

"After reading the entire novel and the script, I discussed it with Director Kong, and I will definitely do my best to play this role well..."

"Can you tell me about your relationship?"

"Well, I don't think there's anything to say..."

Tangren's face turned red. After all, he was an experienced veteran. He changed the subject lightly: "When it comes to love, just let it take its course."

All the media at the scene besieged Hu Ge, and they aimed their cameras and cannons at the number one player of Tangren.

Zhou Yutang quietly retreated behind the crowd, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Last night was like a reunion, and I was a little surprised to hear Shishi talk about this matter afterwards.

As one of the most popular young actors in the circle, Hu Ge has had many scandals. Previously, there was even outrageous news on the Internet that he was the gigolo kept by Cai Yinong, the president of Tangren Company.

The exposure of this relationship gave many fans a lot of gossip.

Zhou Yutang only stayed at the press conference for an hour. After he had established good connections, he immediately went to attend the seminar organized by his superiors.

Whenever a mainstream project achieves success, this type of seminar is inevitable.

Zhou Yutang was not used to this pace at first, but he learned a lot of useful experience from Han Sanping.

In fact, the whole process is very simple.

When reporting on the situation, talk about the results; when sharing experiences, talk about the process; when reviewing the project, talk about the feelings.

Always remember the leadership's instructions and let's imagine a better tomorrow together.

Director Tong affirmed the great success of Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy and further released the message that combining the main theme with commerciality will become the mainstream in the film and television industry in the future.

Mango TV’s new variety show "A Longing for Life" issued a notice of postponed recording last month.

After discussion, the program team has tentatively decided to schedule the recording of the first season in March or April due to comprehensive conditions such as the weather at the filming location.

It was terribly cold here in Beijing at the end of the year. In such bad weather, there was really limited things that outdoor variety shows could do.

The theme of "A Longing for Life" is to enjoy the slow-paced pastoral life, rather than the slow-paced tree bag overwintering.

Good things take time, but that’s okay.

At least Zhou Yutang has one less thing to do in the short term.

Yu Zheng hasn't been having a good time lately.

First, a young actor who was preparing to invest in his own studio wanted to poach the big boss's client, but was led away by a wave of rhythm.

Then Qiong Yao took the case to court again, and the Third Intermediate People's Court of Beijing made a ruling:

"Order the four companies to immediately stop distributing and broadcasting "Palace", make a public apology and eliminate the impact, and compensate the defendant a total of 500 million yuan."

The tone of this matter was set, and the official media People's Daily's Weibo account immediately reposted it, once again putting the certificate on the fire.

It is difficult to prove it, but we are grateful for your support.

This sentence is not a joke.

Yu Zheng’s reputation is indeed very bad at this stage.

The key point is that the TV series "The New Return of the Condor Heroes" produced by Yu Zheng Studio was broadcast on Mango TV last month, and the female lead Xiaolongbao was criticized again.

There are especially many melons at the end of the year.

In addition to Tangren's number one actor, Jiangdong's young actor Chen Xiao also became a hot topic.

Not long ago, a paparazzi broke the news that Xiao Long Bao and the popular actor Chen Xiao fell in love during filming.

There were all kinds of evidence about couple shirts and rings, and the matter caused a lot of uproar. But not long after, negative information about Xiaolongbao started flying everywhere.

And they are all solid evidence with pictures and facts.

After the huge success of "Alluring", Chen Xiao is considered one of the most popular young actors in Jiangdong.

Many business, endorsement, and fashion resources came in droves, and his schedule was even scheduled until the year after next. His breakup drama with Xiaolongbao also gave netizens a lot of gossip.

"I can't believe you're such a dumpling."

"In the entire series of The Condor Heroes, which female character is not prettier than Xiao Long Bao?"

"Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao, open your eyes. This Taiwanese girl was born in 83. You can't beat her."

"In Taiwan, the Taiwanese girls I met are all very good at having fun"

"The lines are ridiculous, the plot is ridiculous, why not call it the Legend of Li Mochou? Zhang Xinyu is pretty good looking."

Netizens were full of abuse for Xiaolongbao, and also dragged "The New Condor Heroes" into the mix.

The resulting traffic blessing for "The Return of the Condor Heroes" actually caused the ratings of this TV series to soar.

Black and red are also red.

Yu Zheng has a thicker skin than a city wall. He is not afraid of being scolded, but he is afraid of having no traffic.

When Zhou Yutang met Chen Xiao at the company, the young man's eyes had already lost their light, so he comforted him with a few words.

"I thought I was different in her heart."

Chen Xiao's voice was somewhat bitter: "I even thought about marrying her. Now it seems that I was too stupid. Now I know that I was just being sentimental."

The bed photos leaked by the paparazzi in Taiwan completely broke down Chen Xiao's defenses.

Chen Xiao, who was able to jump out of the car at that time, was somewhat emotionally clean.

"Forget it. There are always better fish in the sea."

Zhou Yutang patted Chen Xiao's shoulder and comforted him, "Look at the bright side. At least you didn't really get married. Otherwise, wouldn't it be even more painful to have a child? What are your plans for the future?"

"After the breakup, I want to do the work at hand well first."

Chen Xiao took a deep breath, adjusted his mood, and then spoke: "There are a lot of announcements next year, so I won't think about the rest for now."

"take care."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou."

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The mastermind behind this, Zhou Yutang, nodded expressionlessly.

As the promoter, Ni Ni had a nonchalant smile on her face.

From the company's perspective, she felt she had done her part.

After New Year’s Day, the battle pattern in the TV drama circle gradually became clear.

Mango TV, one of the three major TV stations, fought against two, namely Tomato TV in Shanghai and Blueberry TV in Zhejiang Province.

In addition to the popular "The New Legend of Condor Heroes" in the Diamond Exclusive Theater, Mango TV also has another female-led TV series "The Empress of China" this year, which will also be broadcast in the Golden Eagle Exclusive Theater at the beginning of the year.

This drama is also the most watched TV series besides "Joy of Life 2".

Fan Binbin, Zhang Fengyi, Li Zhiting, Zhang Junning, Li Jie, Zhou Haimei and other stars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau gathered together.

Mango TV has planned two costume dramas, jointly targeting "Joy of Life 2" which is being broadcasted twice with one star on Shanghai Tomato TV and Zhejiang Blueberry TV.

The atmosphere of the New Year's battle in the TV drama circle has been brewing. As soon as the ratings of the premiere of "Joy of Life 2" came out, "The New Legend of Condor Heroes" was defeated first.

As for Empress Wu, she managed to withstand the pressure, but the show was suddenly stopped by the authorities before it was halfway through.

Although the official explanation for the suspension was technical reasons, all kinds of rumors were flying around on the Internet.

An insider revealed that this was due to insufficient broadcast quota for costume dramas on Mango TV.

According to the new regulations issued by the General Administration of Radio, Film and Television, there are restrictions on costume dramas that can be broadcast during prime time on satellite TV.

The person in charge of Mango TV made a major mistake at work. He moved up the release date of "The Empress of China" and released it together with "The New Legend of Condor Heroes", which violated the regulations.

The actual reason is not so.

Zhou Yutang heard the information revealed by Director Tong at the seminar.

It was said that an old professor sent a letter to the General Administration of Press and Publication, reporting that the TV series "The Empress of China" had exceeded censorship standards.

This old professor enjoys some reputation in the circle, and many of his students even hold key positions.

This is going to be fun.

After an internal review, it was quickly determined that the image of Empress Wu was indeed not conducive to the healthy growth of minors.

To say that the scale is indeed over the line, the beauty in gorgeous clothes, big and fair skin, Zhou Yutang has personally experienced the charm of this beauty.

The higher-ups took drastic measures and forced the show to be taken off the air halfway, leaving no room for maneuver. The show could only continue airing after the production organization had made all the necessary changes.

Before the inside information was leaked, Mango TV temporarily changed the show to "Super Boy", which gave its competitors a big gift.

The cast of "Joy of Life" is no less luxurious than that of "The Empress of China".

Zhou Yutang alone is a guarantee of ratings.

Plus there are popular stars like Zhu Yilong, Li Xin, Chen Daoming, and Di Lieba.

Chen Daoming, Tian Yu, Wu Gang and others are also popular actors who have received high praise.

It can be said that this is the most luxurious lineup in the entire drama industry, bar none.

Following the huge success of the first broadcast, the ratings of the first broadcasts of both channels exceeded 2.5. Only seven days after the broadcast, the ratings of Tomato Channel exceeded three and won the championship, and hand in hand with Blueberry Channel, it topped the domestic TV ratings list!
Zhou Yutang put his hands in his pockets, not knowing who his opponent was.

(End of this chapter)