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Chapter 657: Smiling sweet girl Li Yitong, gets excited when she talks about girl groups
Zhou Yutang, who was still in the sage time, looked up at the sky outside the car window at 45 degrees stubbornly.

The actor's acting skills ensured that the sparkling light in his eyes was about to overflow, and he sighed:
"The stock market fell quite badly today."

"Oh, I watched the news."

I have never seen a man so depressed. My heart is about to break.

Holding Zhou Yutang's arm, Liu Shishi comforted him in a gentle voice: "It's okay, the experts said it's just a technical adjustment, and it will go up."

"Ms. K, Xiao Jiang from our company, and Da Xi have all invested in the stock market. I heard from Ms. K that she even added to her position today."

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Now there is really a nationwide stock speculation craze.

On the way to Shanghai, Liu Shishi also saw the news that the index plummeted below 100.

As the industry leader in entertainment, Mingjie's stock price stability is better than Huayi's, but it has also been greatly affected.

After picking up Yi Jie, Zhou Yutang went to report to Tangren Company. On the way, Zhou Yutang also went to talk to Cai Yinong about the promotional arrangements for "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer".

"As for Chen Yao, I have discussed it with Zeng Jia and they will reserve a promotional schedule for next month."

Lao Cai is very concerned about this drama. This is the first cooperation between Tangren and a video platform. Tangren’s ace director Li Guoli is personally directing the drama.

Tangren's artist management business was founded on the success of Hu Ge and Liu Shishi. The kung fu boys Jiang Jingfu and Jin Daxixi who are taking the lead for the first time this time are the next generation of artists selected by Cai Yinong for key training at Tangren.

After a brief meeting, Cai Yinong asked cheekily, "Yu Tang, how about letting Jin Chen try out your company's Ode to Joy?"

Some time ago, Jiangdong officially announced that "Ode to Joy" is an urban workplace drama, with the endorsement of Jiangdong Entertainment's reputation, as well as the ratings guarantee of director Kong Sheng and Qingyi Queen Zeng Li.

Apart from Jiangdong's own Yang Zi, Meng Ziyi, and Kaikai Wang, the other characters have not yet been finalized.

This leaves a lot of room for maneuver.

It is said that those who are close to water get the moon first. Now that the real owner is right in front of us, of course we have to seize the opportunity.

Zhou Yutang glanced at Liu Shishi and shrugged cutely with a helpless expression.

This is what Lao Cai is like.

In the past, in front of Zhou Yutang, she always played the role of a domineering strong woman.

Later I found that it was more pleasant to lie down and hug Zhou Yutang's thighs.

Zhou Yutang smiled calmly and said, "Sister Cai, you have to ask Director Kong about this. He is in charge of the casting and the competition is very fierce."

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Cai Yinong moved her mouth, and heard Zhou Yutang's euphemistic refusal. Her face remained calm, and she warmly invited him, "How about we have dinner together later?"

"Forget about the meal. Director Ren has an appointment."

Zhou Yutang glanced at the time and said straightforwardly, "Sister Cai, I'll take Shi Shi over first."

Seeing the Grand Commander and his sister getting into the car, Jin Daxi inevitably showed a look of disappointment on his face.

The drama has confirmed the role of Qing Yi Niangniang as the first female lead, while Yang Zi and Meng Ziyi have secured the other two starring roles.

There are two key female characters left.

The big stars in the circle will definitely not take part, and most of the top young stars are just waiting and trying their luck.

At their level, they will not take on this kind of group drama casually. The team must clearly define their roles to avoid being a burden for others.

But second- and third-tier female artists had no worries and launched a fierce charge directly.

During this period, female artists from various backgrounds have been fighting with each other, and Weibo has been filled with blood and gore.

Today, the news about your audition in Jiangdong came out, and immediately there were negative press releases about you, fearing that your competitors would take over.

After leaving Tangren, there was still some time before the evening dinner, so Zhou Yutang took Liu Shishi to see Dong Xiaopeng's "The Pancake Man".

During the Shanghai Film Festival, many films were screened. A few days ago, when we were chatting on the phone, Shi Shi told me that she was quite interested in this film starring Da Mimi and in which she also invested.

After reading it, I suddenly felt bored.

Liu Shishi recalled that Zhou Yutang seemed to have said that all the movies with the word "xia" in the current Chinese film industry are bad movies without exception.

Da Mimi is not here today because she is endorsing a certain brand. Tang Yan also has a variety show to record.

On the way to the hotel, Zhou Yutang was flirting with Liu Shishi when he received a message from Ni Ni.
"Boss, the progress report on the preparation of the Ode to Joy project is ready."

"Let me see."

Zhou Yutang took the tablet and opened the file.

It is true that the project was assigned to Kong Sheng, but he is the one who makes the final decision.

Today I just felt that Jin Daxi was not suitable, so I made an excuse to shirk my responsibility.

Kong Sheng runs his projects in a steady and smooth manner without any surprises, and the same goes for casting.

Teacher Zu Feng plays the self-made Singularity, and Jin Dong plays the business tycoon Tan Zongming.
For the role of Qu Xiaoxiao, famous young actresses such as Wang Luodan, Yao Di, and Li Xiaolu all auditioned for the role, but in the end it was Zhou Shufang who successfully pushed her most beautiful school beauty Meng Ziyi to the role.

Zhou Yutang took a look.

The character of Qu Xiaoxiao is set as a quirky rich girl.

Meng Ziyi comes from a well-off family and does look a little spoiled, but that's still acceptable.

After receiving basic acting training at Beijing Film Academy and taking acting lessons from teacher Liu Tianchi at Shanxia School, it shouldn't be a problem for Kong Sheng to guide him.

Another important female role, Fan Shengmei, also attracted competition from many big stars, but in the end Jiang Xin stood out.

Jiang Xin had just worked with Jiang Dong in "The Journey of Flower", so her acting skills are naturally no problem.

However, the competition for Guan Juer is very fierce and the case remains unresolved.

"Zhang Jiani, Zhang Xinyu, Wang Likun, Yang Zishan, Wang Ziwen"

"Boss, there's news from Tang Lijun."

Liu Shishi also leaned against Zhou Yutang, watching with him and commenting from time to time. Ni Ni said, "Shangshi Pictures wants to promote a newcomer."

She also has her own network of contacts. Tang Lijun is very versatile and has already added Ni Ni's contact information.

For small matters like this, Tang Lijun would definitely not contact Zhou Yutang, but would directly contact Ni Ni.

"Which character?"

"The role of Guan Juer."

"It's actually her?"

Seeing the familiar faces on the list compiled by Ni Ni, Zhou Yutang was slightly stunned, and then he laughed:

"Go inform Director Kong, and let's make it a decision if there's no problem."

In fact, our own Li Xin can also play a good girl like Guan Juer from a well-off family.

But as the most popular young actress in Jiangdong, this role does not bring much bonus to her.

Li Xin has a lot of business announcements and is also filming another drama, so he basically has no schedule in the second half of the year.

It would be better to do a favor. SMG is their ally anyway, and Zhou Yutang also likes the girl they want to promote.

"Dear, do you know him?"

Judging from Zhou Yutang's tone, it seemed like they knew him, but not too well. Liu Shishi glanced at the photo.

My first impression is that this girl looks like South Korea’s Son Ye-jin when she smiles.

Her eyes are curved like a crescent moon, giving people a very sweet feeling.

She didn't remember there being such a person in the circle and was a little curious.

Ni Ni was messaging Kong Sheng's team, suspecting there might be something fishy going on that she didn't know about.

The most likely possibility is that this female artist named Li Yitong is having an affair with the boss.

Ni Ni racked her brains but still couldn't figure it out. She was with Zhou Yutang all day and had never seen him cheating.

Maybe she had already been in a relationship with him before me.

Zhou Yutang, who had no idea what was going on in Ni Ni's mind, smiled softly at Liu Shishi and said:
"Last year, 'Lost in Thailand' was performed at Beijing Dance Academy. This girl was your junior at the Beijing Dance Academy. Ni Ni should remember her."

"I have some impression, but I can't remember clearly."

"At that time, she was still called Li Xue, and she was accompanied by someone else. I didn't expect that she would debut now and change her stage name to Li Yitong, which is indeed much better."

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Ni Ni's expression twitched when she heard Zhou Yutang's detailed account.

I did dozens of roadshows last year, but this one is the one I remember most.

You still say you are face blind?
"Director Zhou, you're here too?"

Walking into the Peace Hotel box and seeing Stephen Chow with his iconic silver-gray hair, Zhou Yutang was a little surprised, and Liu Shishi was also slightly stunned.

Ren Zhonglun was not surprised that the woman around Zhou Yutang had changed to Liu Shishi.

Everyone in the circle knows that the Grand Commander of Jiangdong is rich and powerful, surrounded by beautiful women, and is the most romantic and proud person.

He had met Liu Shishi several times, and smiled and asked her to sit down, "Shishi, this is Ye Ning from Wanda, Mr. Ye, there is no need to introduce Mr. Xu, right?"

"Director Ren, Director Zhou, President Ye, President Xu... Hello."

Liu Shishi's manners were always impeccable. She greeted everyone one by one and sat down next to Zhou Yutang.

Liu Shishi was of course no stranger to Xu Tianfu, the amiable little fat man, who had just returned from filming in Hengdian.

"Mr. Zhou, Shishi, hello."

Zhou Xingxing also smiled and nodded at her as a greeting.

The special effects of "The Mermaid" were produced by Vision Media. According to the current progress, it will be completed by September at the latest.

Targeting the Lunar New Year period, Zhou Yutang talked to him about the post-production special effects of "The Mermaid", but he didn't expect that Zhou Xingxing would not follow the usual path.

Then he changed the subject and talked about another thing: "Mr. Zhou, we had a great time working together on The Mermaid. We can definitely bring this cooperation model to the next project, such as Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2."

"Director Zhou, are you serious?"

Zhou Yutang put down his chopsticks with a playful smile on his face.

"real."

Zhou Xingxing said slowly: "This time, it's not just me who has this idea. Chairman Ren and Chairman La also think so. Alibaba's CEO Ma is very sincere. The project cost budget for Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2 has started at 5 million, and more can be added later."

"That's really generous."

Zhou Yutang chuckled, and even Liu Shishi was attracted and listened quietly to the two people talking.

A few years ago, a movie with an investment of 1 million yuan would be considered a big production.

If the investment is 2 million, the entire entertainment industry will be shocked.

Now that capital is pouring into the film and television industry, the threshold for blockbuster movies has also been raised. Only films with a production cost of more than 200 million yuan can be called blockbusters.

Investments of three to four hundred million are not uncommon.

"The Ali team made the preliminary plan, I was the producer, and you were the director and the lead actor, and you were also the chief screenwriter and art director...

At that time, everything about the filming will be guided by our opinions, and neither Mr. Ma nor Mr. La or Mr. Ren will interfere with the filming process..."

Zhou Xingxing threw out one sweet and delicious piece of pancake after another.

The richest man in China is indeed very ambitious. If this plan is really formed for him, it can really be the first shot for Alibaba to enter the entertainment industry.

However, Zhou Yutang remained unmoved.

He has his own goals and pace in doing things.

Despite Ren Zhonglun and Xu Tianfu's repeated persuasion, the cooperation was ultimately not concluded. After getting up and saying goodbye, Ye Ning quickly followed him out. Zhou Yutang raised his eyebrows and saw that he seemed to be hesitant to speak, so he asked:
"Boss Ye, what's the matter?"

"It's nothing."

Ye Ning took the initiative to step forward, smiled and hugged Zhou Yutang: "We have been working together for several years, and we get along very well. I wish you all the best in the future."

"Wish you all the best, too."

Zhou Yutang's expression remained unchanged, he just looked at him thoughtfully.

"My dear, you actually refused?"

Following Zhou Yutang out of the Peace Hotel, Liu Shishi blurted out.

Zhou Xingxing threw a brick to attract jade, Ren Zhonglun followed suit and made crazy plans, and Xu Tianfu also added fuel to the fire.

With the foundation laid by the first "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", if the cast and plot of the sequel are above standard, it will basically not be lower than the previous one, and there is even hope of becoming a big hit.

The key is Ali's method of increasing pay. The series of conditions and all the overt and covert remuneration given to Zhou Yutang added up to basically comparable to the 20 million US dollars that top Hollywood stars receive.

This does not include the subsequent box office share, which shows the sincerity of inviting the top star of domestic entertainment to come out.

To be honest, Liu Shishi was a little moved.

Zhou Yutang said leisurely: "If you are interested, I can recommend you to go."

"Humph, he won't give me so much money."

Liu Shishi rolled her eyes and said arrogantly.

Yijie is usually very calm when faced with things, but she is also quite cute when she looks like a money-lover.

Zhou Yutang gently combed Liu Shishi's smooth hair with his fingers and talked to her about her work arrangements for this year.

Liu Shishi has Tangren’s own spy drama and will join the crew after the promotion of “The Piano Tuner” is finished.

The completion of the "Joy of Life" series has put Zhou Yutang's mind at ease. However, he has not forgotten to pay attention to the preparation progress of "Detective Chinatown 3".

Once the Shanghai Film Festival ends, we can start working on this project.

Thousands of lights illuminate the night of the Magic City.

It's like stars falling into the earth, illuminating a corner of this city that never sleeps.

Li Yitong, wearing a tight sportswear that highlights her graceful curves, had just finished sweating in the gym.

I received a notice from my assistant about the scene.

Li Yitong was drinking water and almost choked. She didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly. She asked stupidly, "Is it true?"

"Of course it's true. The head of our department said it himself. He has booked your schedule for the second half of the year, Sister Yitong!"

Li Yitong's assistant is also from Shandong Province. She speaks quickly and hastily, with an accent that comes from her hometown. Her joy can be felt through the screen:

"Sister Yitong, what are you doing?"

“I just finished exercising.”

"Oh, congratulations, you are going to be famous."

The assistant was delighted: "I heard that there is a boss of a real estate company in Harbin who is trying every possible means to find connections to help his daughter get this role."

"Is there still such a thing?"

"It's spreading in the agent group. They say they've spread the word that as long as the role is in place, Jiang Dong can set any price. Rich people are so willful."

The assistant kept blabbering.

She now had reason to suspect that this fellow from Lu Province might be the legendary girl of destiny.

He made his debut as an amateur and just signed with Shangshi Pictures, but he got such a great opportunity.

To know.

That’s Jiangdong Entertainment’s new drama, and it stars a very important female lead.

How many little girls in the circle are trying to take advantage of this opportunity.

Li Yitong always felt a bit unreal, like a dream, but she was in a very good mood to get this role, and her eyebrows and eyes were smiling like a crescent moon:

"Mengmeng, I'll treat you tomorrow, let's go have a barbecue together!"

"Wow, thank you, Sister Yitong!"

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"Ode to Joy, which is controlled by Jiangdong Entertainment, co-produced by Noon Sunshine, directed by Kong Sheng, and produced by Zhou Yutang, is in preparation. The drama will use a realistic style to tell stories about friendship, love, family, workplace and ideals."

"The five main actresses in the drama are announced in advance, Zeng Li, Jiang Xin, Yang Zi, Meng Ziyi, and Li Yitong"

The sudden news caused an uproar in the TV drama circle.

It was understandable that the Green-robed Lady of Jiangdong would bring her own newcomer with her, but the sudden appearance of Li Yitong confused many people.

She made her debut as an amateur and immediately became the female lead in Jiangdong's new drama.

This huge wave of traffic directly brought Li Yitong to the top of the Weibo hot searches, which was enough to make her a highly-anticipated new star in the circle.

Many female artists envy this lucky girl.

What's more, some people have speculated on online forums whether this is the new love of the Grand Commander of Jiangdong.

Such a small role is insignificant to Zhou Yutang.

He liked this girl with a friendly smile, and Tang Lijun was basically scheduled to take over Su Xiao's job.

Mingjie has a close relationship with SMG, and they may cooperate on several important projects in the future.

The Shanghai International Film Festival is in full swing here, bringing together the elites from the entire Chinese film and television circles.

Brother Dong over there is on the headlines again.

Previously, the media paid much attention to his relationship with Milk Tea.

Some black fans caught Dong Ge and spread rumors about him.

The purpose of saying that Brother Dong is with Milk Tea is to exploit Milk Tea's fame and create hype for Jingdong's listing.

There was also the fall of the top man in Jinling, and Milk Tea Daddy was involved.

All kinds of outrageous rumors are spreading.

As a result, Dong Ge was so angry for Milk Tea that he took the guy who spread rumors about Milk Tea to court.

Zhou Yutang also paid attention to this matter.

Finally, it was discovered that the instigator of the incident was actually an economics lecturer at a certain university.
The award ceremony of "Jackie Chan Action Film Week" was held as scheduled, and Liu Shishi was accompanying Zhou Yutang.

This is a new module specially set up by the Shanghai International Film Festival. It may not be very valuable, but every little bit counts.

Last year, "Wolf Warrior" produced by Jiangdong Entertainment won the Best Action Film Award and the Best Fighting Scene Design Award.

Wu Jing also won the Best Action Actor Award.

Among the current mainland action stars, apart from Wu Jing, only Zhang Jing and Wang Baoqi are good at fighting.

There is also Xie Miao, who just signed with Jiangdong. Although he has a good foundation in Kung Fu, he is an unknown and transparent person.

Wang Baoqi, who played the crazy martial arts fanatic Feng Yuxiu in "A Man's Martial Arts", also won the Best Action New Actor award tonight.

Seeing Wang Baoqi's legs still not working well, Zhou Yutang was somewhat worried: "Baqi, how is your recovery going?"

The preparations for the "Detective Chinatown" project have reached the final stage and will most likely start filming in July. If Wang Baoqi's physical condition does not allow filming, it will be a bit troublesome at that time.

"It's just a minor injury!"

Wang Baoqi smiled brightly and honestly: "No problem for me."

In order to prove himself, he jumped up and down a few times, which made Zhou Yutang laugh and cry. He quickly pulled him back and said, "Take good care of yourself. Let's go to Tyrande together next month."

Originally, many investors were still expecting the A-share market to bottom out and rebound to make a comeback.

In the end, it was just an empty dream.

Since the 15th, the situation has been deteriorating rapidly, making the entire social atmosphere very depressed.

Tonight is the award ceremony of the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Film Channel Media Awards. The well-known director Kai Ge arrived at the scene one day before the closing ceremony.

The Sino-US co-production of the major project "The Great Wall" is undoubtedly the key to Chen Kaige's restoration of his prestige as a great director.

But for the current summer movie "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain", Chen Hong has been promoting it for several days in a row, and poet Chen took two days off from the crew to come over.
Obviously, he also has high expectations for the box office.

He wants to have his cake and eat it too.

Before the award ceremony began, many reporters surrounded poet Chen and asked about the progress of "The Great Wall", making the event quite lively.

"Who is the kid next to Chen Hong?"

Liu Shishi asked softly in her ear, and Zhou Yutang explained: "The youngest son of Director Chen."

Today, Brother Chen Kai and his wife also brought Arthur along.

Zhou Yutang had met Arthur a few years ago.

Poet Chen was probably intending to pave the way for him to enter the circle. After the interview, he came over to say hello to Chen Hong and his son.

After a simple greeting, Brother Chen Kai acted like a feudal patriarch and said sullenly, "Arthur, why are you so rude?"

"Hello, Mr. Zhou."

At this command, Arthur stepped forward humbly to greet.

Brother Chen Kai cordially invited Zhou Yutang to visit the Great Wall crew. Chen Hong and Liu Shishi exchanged a few polite words, then turned around and said with a smile:
"Yu Tang, the premiere of 'The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain' is scheduled for the 2nd of next month. Brother Kai and I are looking forward to your coming."

"Sister Hong, if I'm free then, I'll definitely be there."

Zhou Yutang did not refuse.

If nothing else, he also wants to have fun live.

Poet Chen used his connections to retain the role of Prince Long in "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain". Wait for the boomerang.
The awards ceremony is going on on stage.

Offstage, Zhou Yutang was chatting with Mr. Zhang from Sohu in the front row.

Reyiza, who won the Best Actress award tonight, stood on the stage with a moving expression: "Thank you, President Zhou, and thank you, director. Winning the award is a great affirmation for me. I will continue to work hard..."

Reyiza was visibly happy.

She has taken the acting path arranged by the company, and she has really taken one step at a time and worked hard to get here.

In terms of traffic and topics, she is definitely not as good as those top young actresses, but when it comes to acting skills, she is recognized as top in the industry.

Although he was happy, from Zhou Yutang's point of view, the value of this unit module was very average.

Hua Jie’s son won the Best Actor Award as soon as he debuted, and he did it here.

Last year, Guo Xiaosi won the Best New Director Award for "Tiny Times".

Tonight, Dong Xiaopeng also won the Best New Director Award and Best New Actor Award for "The Pancake Man".
But winning a prize is always better than returning empty-handed. Reyiza's future achievements will definitely be more than this.

The biggest winner tonight was still "12 Okay Men", which won four awards.

The acceptance speech was still being given on the stage, and the camera was focused on the Grand Commander of Jiangdong and Mr. Zhang from Sohu, who were chatting animatedly.

"I heard that Mr. Zhou has formed a girl group. It seems to be very popular recently?"

“It’s just average. We are just starting out and there is still a lot of room for improvement.”

Boss Zhang didn't care about the film awards at all, but was very interested in the Jiangdong girl group.

Speaking of this, Zhou Yutang became excited.
(End of this chapter)