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Chapter 630: The scumbag has deep routines, shocking news

"Huh, stinky Xiao Zhou, why are you calling me?"

Miss Liu's voice sounded a little fierce.

But Zhou Yutang breathed a sigh of relief.

If Liu Tianxian was really angry, she wouldn't even call him "Stinky Little Zhou" by his name.

"Xiao Liu, I haven't contacted you for almost a day. I want to say hello."

"What's the greeting? Aren't you busy with things? What kind of private party is this, with lots of supermodels? How are their figures?"

Although Miss Liu was trying hard to suppress it, Zhou Yutang could still hear a hint of sourness in her voice.

"You know, I get up early and go to bed late every day. I have several projects waiting to be processed and an acquisition to discuss."

"That's my fault. I didn't appreciate your hard work."

"..."

Ni Ni appeared calm on the surface, but her ears were actually perked up.

If I hadn't experienced it personally with Zhou Yutang.

She found it hard to imagine Liu Tianxian speaking like this, and felt a little teary.

"I'm sorry for ignoring your feelings."

Zhou Yutang said with just the right amount of guilt: "Look, I just finished discussing the acquisition with them, and I called you right away, didn't I?"

"How's it going?"

"We have to go to London next."

A smile quietly appeared at the corner of Zhou Yutang's mouth.

Based on his understanding of Liu Tianxian, her anger had probably subsided by more than half by now, and she might then put forward some conditions with selfish motives.

"So you just make a phone call?"

Liu Tianxian said softly: "I'm going to Milan to watch the show on the 17th."

"Milan and London don't seem to be far away."

"It's quite far. It seems to take four hours to fly."

“It’s not that far.”

Zhou Yutang smiled calmly and said, "You'll be busy then. After I attend Milk Tea Zhou's wedding, we'll meet in London and watch the game together."

"Then I'll go find you...will it affect your work?"

At this time, Liu Tianxian was actually already tempted, but she was still reserved. Zhou Yutang naturally made the decision for her.

"No, that's settled."

"Okay then. I promise you."

"Ni Ni, arrange the formalities, according to the old rules."

He ended with some sweet talk, successfully making Liu Tianxian very happy.

Zhou Yutang glanced at the other phone and received a message from the internal line about Liu Tianxian's schedule, then turned around and told Ni Ni to do something.

"Ah."

Ni Ni responded faintly.

The scumbag’s routine is really too deep.

Not only was the sister who had a bit of a bad temper coaxed into submission, but she was also completely in control.

Even Liu Tianxian was able to handle it.

The above are just routine operations.

There will be a key step at that time, which is to send a private plane carrying Liu Tianxian's favorite rose to pick her up.

Adding unexpected surprises will be the final killer move.

With this combination of punches, which woman in the world can resist it?

Ni Ni felt that she was not good enough.

Women are actually emotional animals. The more details like this, the easier it is to impress people.

Once this set of dragon-slaying skills is unleashed, Liu Tianxian will be controlled by it for at least a day or two.

By then, everyone will probably have to reflect on whether they were too strict with Zhou Yutang.
The domestic film market entered a quiet period during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Jiang Wen's "One Step Away" struggled to reach the box office of 5 million, and the final box office figure was fixed at 5.13 million, ending regrettably.

Zhou Yutang was abroad and heard some gossip from Ni Ni.

Wanda's son Wang Xiaocong publicly mocked "One Step Away" on Weibo, and the latter did not tolerate it. The official Weibo immediately posted a poster with Wang Xiaocong photoshopped onto "Wu Qi's" head, implying that he was a nouveau riche.

Both sides opened fire and had a fierce war of words online, but Jiang Wen himself did not respond.

It’s just that this movie consumed the reputation accumulated by "Let the Bullets Fly", which was a bit hurtful to him.

"Micro Love" directed by Gu Changwei, the fourth giant of the Lunar New Year box office, has grossed 2.75 million yuan, which has already created the peak box office data in his directorial career.

The film's main creators, Yang Ying, Chen Chichi and others, have been on the roadshow for nearly half a month and have been working extremely hard.

Zhou Yutang didn't have time to attend the premiere of "20 Again". He was on the plane to the UK when he received the first-day box office report compiled by Ni Ni.
"Chen Zhengdao did a good job, with 3580 million on the first day and 1.25 million in the first three days of the weekend."

Thanks to Zhou Yutang, the owner of the face fruit, this movie got 30.75% of the screenings on the first day, surpassing the weekly champion "Night at the Museum 3".

Only high-ranking films can lead to high box office.

At this time, "Micro Love" has entered its final stage, and the only gimmick in the Lunar New Year season is this super popular young actor combination of Zhang Ruojun + Lu Han.

But in fact, these two are just supporting roles, the highlights of this play are Reyiza and Gui Yalei.

Maoyan scored 9.3 points, Guevara scored 9.1 points, and Douban scored 7.5 points. The audience gave unanimous high scores, which is the best affirmation of the acting skills of the two.

Due to the special subject matter, the age range of the audience is also wide. There was even a rare scene where the audience brought their grandparents in their sixties to the cinema to relive their youth.

In any case, the production cost of this movie was only 30 million, and even if the publicity and promotion costs are added, there is still profit.

As for Chen Jingfei's top Hollywood production "Legend of White Ghost: Escape Plan", which was released in the middle of the month, the box office on the first day was only 380 million, and the audience's response was a lot of boos.

It was released simultaneously in North America, and the box office was almost negligible. North American audiences were also quite honest, and Rotten Tomatoes only gave it a 7% freshness rating.

This can no longer be described as a flop, it's simply a flop with blood all over his body - blood all over the place.

This could not help but surprise people in the industry.

The era belonging to Lao Chen is over.

Zhou Yutang closed the laptop screen.

He narrowed his eyes and looked out the window.

The rising sun, with its blazing rays, pierces through the clouds, generously spreading its golden light to the world.

1 month 17 day.

yorkshire, england.

Selby Cathedral, about 30 minutes' drive from the center of York, has a thousand-year history.

This is one of the few monasteries that have survived from the Middle Ages, which is quite rare.

Milk Tea Zhou specially arranged a car to pick him up, and when Zhou Yutang arrived, he was already very busy.

He just said hello briefly and handed the guest over to his assistant Dani for reception.

The wedding was in the evening, and there was still some time, so Zhou Yutang walked around the area.

Looking around the church, you can feel not only its ancient and solemnity, but also the unique Western architectural style that is very different from that of the East.

The main tower of the Norman-style church has witnessed thousands of years of wind and rain, and the Gothic spire on the east side complements the surrounding Victorian buildings.

According to Dani, these ancient buildings still use medieval glass, which depicts the story of the Xishu tree.

“It’s pretty.”

Ni Ni followed Zhou Yutang and looked around. She seemed to be infected by the peaceful and harmonious environment. She took a deep breath and took out her mobile phone to take pictures of the scenery.

“It’s a nice environment indeed.”

Zhou Yutang nodded slightly, "It's suitable for the Conjuring series."

"what?"

Dani was a little confused, with a black question mark face.

puff!

The first half of the sentence was normal, but the second half made Ni Ni couldn't help laughing.

But if you think about it carefully, the stories in the Conjuring universe do have strong church and religious elements.

The protagonists, Mr. and Mrs. Allen, are the only licensed exorcists in the world recognized by the church.

The sequel to The Conjuring is set in London in 1977 and is also based on a real case of the Enfield Prank.

The Allens entered the Hudgson house to investigate, and then found that the root of everything pointed to the demon nun Valak.

This demon nun is another spin-off project of the Conjuring universe.

This is also Hollywood's usual routine - as long as it can make money, movie sequels will be derived endlessly.

Right now, "The Conjuring 2" is still in preparation, and the sequel project is already on the agenda.

"Boss, this is someone's wedding, can you please be serious?" Ni Ni rolled her eyes in a rather coquettish way.

"Sorry, it's a bit of an occupational disease."

Zhou Yutang withdrew his gaze and put his hands in the pockets of his windbreaker.

Milk Tea Zhou had originally planned to complete this major life event on her 36th birthday.

However, perhaps remembering the promise he made to his fans that he would get married at the age of 35, he stubbornly moved the wedding date forward by one day.

Today's wedding was relatively low-key and not many people came, only about sixty people.

In addition to the parents of both parties, Jay Chou's good friends Darren and Hulk were the best men.

Fang Zhiyou and Sun Rui were Kunling's bridesmaids.

Zhou's mother Ye Huimei's eyes were red, as if she had been crying, but she looked very happy.

After hearing Dani's introduction, Zhou Yutang realized that Zhou's father was also at the wedding. He was an ordinary middle-aged man and seemed a little at a loss.

Among the friends who attended the ceremony, apart from Fang Wenshan, Zhou Yutang and Liu Genghong were quite familiar with each other, after all, they had played basketball together before.

The fitness expert was very happy and gave Zhou Yutang a firm hug with his well-developed chest muscles.

Apart from the photographer arranged by Jay Chou, no media were present.

I heard from Dani that when they return to Taiwan, they will hold another wedding banquet to entertain friends and relatives who were unable to attend, and then hold another wedding banquet in Australia, the hometown of the superstar’s wife.

Getting married is such a hassle!

Jay Chou and Kun Ling are both Christians and entered into the normal wedding process.

But unlike ordinary weddings, Jay Chou wrote the wedding song played on the red carpet himself and invited a string orchestra to perform on the spot, which moved Kunling very much.

Melodious music, exquisite dresses, white wedding dresses.

A mixture of fantasy and romance.

It has a bit of the aesthetic feeling of idol dramas.

Seeing Kunling crying with happiness, Ni Ni was also a little moved. She whispered to Zhou Yutang, "Boss, have you ever thought about your own wedding?"

"have not thought."

Zhou Yutang shook his head.

He is very satisfied with his current life situation.

Although time management is a bit tiring, raising fish in a fish pond is also fun.

The warm applause from the audience brought Zhou Yutang back to reality as he looked at their wedding photos on the big screen.

Jay Chou really put a lot of thought into the shots, from Paris, France to Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany, and then to the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic. Jay Chou personally scouted and filmed the entire journey.

The entire wedding process was completed, and the wedding banquet was arranged elsewhere and was scheduled to be held at Howard Castle.

This is also the filming location of the movie "Hometown After Storm".

It is called a castle, but it is actually a large English manor.

Atlas was like holding up the earth, with the zodiac of the twelve signs on it, triggering Zhou Bancheng's passive talent. "If there's a chance, it would be nice to buy a manor like this."

It's the tone of the aristocrats in British dramas.

Thinking about the vacation, I occasionally feel like asking Liu Tianxian, Da Meiyuan and others to put on maid outfits...

Zhou Yutang was immediately tempted.

"Please don't blame me for the poor hospitality."

"Understood, congratulations to both of you."

During the dinner, Jay Chou brought Kunling over to toast, and Zhou Yutang also sent his blessings.

Jay Chou raised his eyebrows, "You want to buy Liverpool?"

This matter has been carried out in a low-key manner and no news has been disclosed to the public.

But before Zhou Yutang came, he told Jay Chou about his schedule.

Kunling, who had changed into casual clothes, was stunned when he heard the words, suspecting that he had heard wrongly.

Then, I was so shocked that I couldn't speak. This wasn't about going to a Premier League giant to watch a game, it was about directly acquiring a giant team.

This is too rich.
"If there are no unexpected events, the results will be available next month at the latest."

Zhou Yutang smiled calmly and said, "There will be a Liverpool game in a few days. Are you interested in going to watch it together?"

The public relations during this period were very successful, and now both parties have reached an intention to acquire the company.

But old Henry was also a very shrewd speculator. He wanted higher profits before he was willing to sell his shares.

"What's the date?"

"number 22."

"That's no problem."

Jay Chou raised his eyebrows slightly and held out his fist: "I wish you a smooth acquisition."

"Happy wedding to you too."

Zhou Yutang bumped fists with him and gave him his blessing with a smile.

……

Come out of the Sir Thomas Hotel, located in an old bank building in the city center.

Ni Ni held an umbrella for the man next to her.

Looking up at the gloomy sky, Zhou Yutang exhaled a puff of white mist from his mouth.

After trying the British specialty fish and chips these two days, the Grand Dutyr, who was a little uncomfortable with it, decisively went to Chinatown and was slightly comforted.

Chinese people settled here as early as 1870, and now Liverpool has the oldest Chinese community in Europe.

Liu Yifei came out with her bag, and Zhou Yutang gestured for her to get in the car. "Princess, please get in the car."

"Huh, you made me a maid last night, and today you're a princess?"

"Yes, Sissi."

Liu Tianxian, who was completely settled last night, had bright eyes and looked radiant.

She held Zhou Yutang's hand and got into the back seat of the Mercedes-Benz with the door open.

Looking out through the car window.

The continuous rain could not dampen the enthusiasm of the fans.

Many fans wearing red jerseys gathered in the streets, marching towards Anfield, singing Liverpool's team song.

"You'll Never Walk Alone"
Zhou Yutang sat in the stands at Anfield with the Henrys, as well as Edwards, then Liverpool's sports director.

The strong woman Linda was talking to Liu Yifei.

She did a background check on Zhou Yutang.

Of course I know that Liu Yifei is one of his beauties.

Last year, a huge sum of money was spent to make a Hollywood movie starring her, which grossed $4.4 million worldwide.

Milk tea classmate Zhou next to her also brought the cute Kunling with her. They both wore scarves embroidered with the classic Liverpool team logo around their necks.

There were also many international students from China at the scene, and they quickly recognized Zhou Yutang and Jay Chou in the stands.

Jay Chou + Zhou Yutang!
These two people can be said to be the top celebrities in Chinese pop culture today.

There is also Liu Tianxian who is also very popular.

There was even an 18 or 19-year-old white female audience member with freckles and a round face who recognized Xiao Liu and excitedly shouted, "Wow, Crystal!"

"Hello."

Miss Liu responded with a polite smile.

“You were so cool in Lucy, can you sign an autograph for me?”

“Of course.”

Liu Yifei signaled to the bodyguards around her to make way, reached out to take the autograph book handed over by the female audience, and signed her name on it.

"Crystal, you're so popular."

"Linda, thank you for the compliment. Actually, I didn't do anything special. Maybe I was just lucky."

Linda was talking and laughing with Liu Yifei.

But old Henry's face didn't look very good.

As a wheat-skinned young midfielder from Nottingham Forest jumped high and headed the ball into the net, the whole stadium burst into deafening cheers of "George Wood".

at this time.

There are less than 3 minutes left until the end of the game.

The score on the field was 1:2, with Liverpool trailing by one goal at home.

The black teenager George Wood almost killed the entire game.

Stand at the sidelines with your head held high and your arms open.

His eyes are firm, as if he is a king ruling the world.

The final whistle of the match blew.

There are no more miracles.

The score was still a desperate 1:2, and Liverpool suffered a humiliating loss to Championship team Nottingham Forest.

Liverpool fans cursed loudly and vented their anger wantonly, like an ocean flooding the entire Anfield.

There was even an old fan who was estimated to weigh 300 pounds and was completely obsessed with the game.

He first cursed the players and coach Rogers on the field, and then spit at old Henry in the stands not far away: "You stupid bastard, you're a waste. You've made a mess of the team. Go back to your America and be a clown in your circus..."

Fans definitely have reason to be angry.

In addition to being eliminated in the Champions League group stage, their league record is also terrible. This year, I'm afraid it will be a stretch for them to even make the top six.

This is absolutely unacceptable to the arrogant fans.

How can the team owners understand basketball as well as they do?

Football fans in major domestic forums have probably already used the famous saying "Spring and Autumn Overlord, Cordyceps" to mock the declining giants.

The fan was still expressing his anger and raised his middle finger towards Henry Sr., but was forcibly confronted and escorted out of the stadium by security personnel.

Old Henry's plan to raise the price by taking advantage of a big FA Cup victory failed.

At this time, his face was extremely smelly, as if ink could drip out, and he cursed in a low voice with obviously insulting words,

"This damn kid ruined the whole game!"

"Mr. Henry, it looks like the team is not doing well."

Zhou Yutang was delighted, but his face showed regret. He took the initiative to shake hands with Old Henry.
"Now, we can talk again."

Every year end.

Domestic media have always liked to conduct various reviews.

For example, the annual movie box office rankings.

For example, the celebrity pay rankings.

For example, the revenue ranking of entertainment companies in the circle.

Various lists and data are listed, and the media exaggerates and praises the high and criticizes the low, which is the norm in the circle.

The fans of various groups were fighting until they were bleeding, but most of the people were just watching the fun.

Some people added fuel to the fire, while others played opposite roles, which added a bit of liveliness to the end of the year.

Topping the box office rankings is naturally the pioneering film "Ghost Blows Out the Light" at the beginning of the year, with a total box office of 20.93 billion, becoming the champion of the total box office list of Chinese-language films and standing at the top of the list.

Next was "Red Angel" directed and starred by Zhou Yutang, which eventually grossed 20.18 billion yuan and was also a monument in the history of Chinese cinema.

Ning Hao's "My Lucky Star", Xu Ke's "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven", "The Breakup Master", "See You Tomorrow", "Wolf Warrior" and others followed closely behind.

Jiangdong Entertainment’s main control projects occupy half of the market, making it a well-deserved leader in the entertainment industry.

Looking at the current star pay rankings, Jackie Chan is no longer as strong as he used to be, and the Kung Fu Emperor is getting old and is close to retirement.

In the early years, when domestic entertainment had not yet developed, Hong Kong superstars like Chow Yun-fat and Andy Lau completely dominated the Chinese entertainment pay rankings.

However, ever since Grand Commander Jiangdong rose to prominence in the entertainment industry, he has been the one holding the key to success in the domestic entertainment industry, and has been subtly lowering the pay of Hong Kong stars.

In fact, the reason is very simple.

Capital has discovered that the box office appeal of so-called Hong Kong stars is no longer what it used to be.

We can still pull it off even without Hong Kong stars to carry the box office.

For example, the projects controlled by Jiangdong Entertainment rarely use celebrities from the Hong Kong circle, but they are still big sellers.

Zhou Yutang’s pay is capped at 100 million.

His status is no longer on the same level as the stars in the circle.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that he only makes this little money from filming.

Other film and television companies can only have a chance to board Jiangdong’s ship if they offer resources in exchange for interests.

Under the Grand Commander of Jiangdong.

Deng Chao’s salary was quoted as 1800 million, which is higher than that of top-tier stars.

The popularity brought by Running Man and the performance bonus of the "Now You See Me" series have brought the competition for the number one young actor of the entire Mesozoic era to an end.

Huang Xiaoming, who was originally leading Deng Chao, has now been left half a body length behind.

He lost because he starred in too many bad movies.

Because of the Lunar New Year movie "The Crossing", he was ridiculed countless times. Even the fans of the Ming Cult couldn't stand it anymore. Thousands of people left a petition under his Weibo, urging the leader not to take on bad movies and to cling to the Grand Commander of Jiangdong.

Huang Xiaoming, Zhu Yilong, Zhang Ruojun and others are in the first echelon of male stars, with their quoted pay fluctuating around 1500 million.

As for the female stars, there is no doubt that Liu Tianxian's offer of 20 million yuan for a film is the highest among all.

This is because last year's "Lucy" helped her become an international celebrity and greatly increased her influence abroad, so she received such a high offer.

Next are Liu Shishi, Gong Li, Fan Binbin, Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun and Zhao Yanzi, whose industry pay offers range from 1500 million to 1800 million.

Gao Yuanyuan, Yang Mi, Li Qin, Tang Yan, Zhao Liying and others all have their net worth fluctuating around tens of millions.

The two Lius have already overwhelmed the young actresses of their generation and are completely comparable to the older actresses.

But the more lively discussion was about the company's revenue. At the end of the year, Jiangdong Entertainment remained as low-key as ever.

Entertainment companies in the industry have begun to brag about their products.

"We at Huayi have been the industry leader since the entire entertainment industry was standardized."

"Then why did you reduce your holdings in Huayi?" a reporter asked.

At Huayi's media conference at the end of the year, President Wang was unusually frank: "I have no other intentions in reducing my holdings in the company. It is simply because of my children, personal finances and new investment projects."

"You just spent 6100 million US dollars, or about 3.775 million RMB, to buy Van Gogh's last painting, "Daffodils and Poppies," just for investment?"

"Well, I personally like art and believe it is a very valuable investment."

The king is always quite pleased with himself: "In troubled times, buy gold; in peaceful times, collect antiques. Now is a peaceful and prosperous time. Besides, this is not expensive, haha."

“Your investment philosophy is a bit ahead of its time.”

The reporter continued to ask: "Huayi has recently been promoting the de-filming industry. Does this mean that it will gradually transform from the film and television industry?"

"Huayi's film "Lion Falls from the Sky", a collaboration with Jackie Chan, will soon be released during the Spring Festival, and "Old Cannon", starring Xiaogang, is definitely a masterpiece worth looking forward to.

We at Huayi started out as a film and television company. The grand strategy of de-filming does not mean giving up the film business. Next year, we will continue to promote the "H Plan" to support new directors and make the company's film types more diversified.

So far, we have walked a path that others have never walked and dared not walk. While improving the layout of the domestic entertainment industry and promoting the growth of China's cultural industry, we will continue to expand our influence internationally next year.

Jiangdong has done well this year, but next year, Huayi will integrate the resources of the entire entertainment industry chain to let everyone see the strength of the big brother."

“Thank you for the interview. We are looking forward to Huayi’s next big move.”

This year, Huayi's influence in the film and television industry is gradually weakening. The appearance of President Wang in public and his speech have stabilized the morale of the troops.

"Support Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang is so domineering!"

"It's a huge opportunity to connect the entire entertainment industry chain."

"Tsk tsk, the great king is going to make a statement to compete for the top spot. Next year will be a good show to watch."

"Zhou Yutang is still too young, and lacks some background compared to Mr. Wang."

There are many voices in the industry supporting President Da Wang.

Huayi is already the industry leader.

Jiangdong Entertainment was still a small studio at that time, and the two kings of Huayi had already stood at the top of this circle.

Now Zhou Yutang’s Jiangdong Entertainment is too strong and developing too fast.

Although he made the cake bigger and to some extent promoted the development of the entire Chinese film and television industry, he also ate the biggest piece of the cake.

Seeing Zhou Yutang making a lot of money, many people felt worse than if they were losing money themselves.

That's human nature.

Just at this time.

Zhou Yutang has quietly returned to China, and along with him came a lot of shocking news
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(End of this chapter)