China Entertainment's Standout

Chapter 667: Devoting oneself to art, box office explosion!
The industry probably didn’t expect this.

This summer season will be a battle of the gods.

Since the imported blockbuster "Jurassic World" in June.

Two films, "The Piano Tuner" and "The Monkey King: Hero is Back", were huge hits in both box office and critical acclaim.

It directly brought the summer season into a climax.

The film and television companies in the industry are still envious of Jiangdong Entertainment's crazy money-making. "The Pancake Man" and "Monster Hunt" were released simultaneously.
"Monster Hunt's first-day screening schedule was as high as 39%, and it grossed 1.59 million yuan, taking over from The Monkey King: Hero is Back and becoming the single-day box office champion!"

"'The Pancake Man' had a great opening, earning 1.39 million on the first day, and tickets were hard to come by!"

It was a huge hit on the first day, and even the unstoppable Monkey King was pushed to the third place on the box office chart that day.

China's box office took off completely, and the film and television industry was shocked.

The crew members of "Detective Chinatown" are also discussing this matter.
"Dong Xiaopeng is now on a meteoric rise. I wonder how the movie will turn out."

"I heard that Anle's boss Jiang has worked hard for this project for several years and hired the best special effects team in Hollywood."

"There is indeed something behind the scenes."

Zhou Yutang nodded slightly.

He and "Monster Hunt" director Xu Yichen had met several times at Hollywood cocktail parties.

Xu Yichen previously worked on animated films at DreamWorks and was deeply involved in the development and production of "Shrek the Monsters".

This time he became famous in the Celestial Empire.

"The key is that the movie is good."

Chen Xi, from the perspective of a producer, gave a professional assessment: "It has a family-friendly comedy quality."

“We also spent a lot of money on marketing.”

Ning Hao smacked his lips and said, "Even Running Man specially customized an episode for it. Boss Zhou, what do you think?"

"Get paid to do things."

Zhou Yutang shook his head and laughed: "Boss Jiang is willing to spend money."

Running Man and Go Fighting are national-level variety shows and are also an important channel for promoting domestic films.

Generally speaking, the leading actors of the movies are invited to be guests, and the movies are occasionally mentioned in the program to do some positive publicity.

Zhou Yutang pushed the promotional resources for the movie "The Return of the Great Sage" to S level.

Both variety shows, Running Man and Go Fighting, specially cooperated with the promotion of the movie and produced an episode on Journey to the West to boost the popularity of the movie.

"Monster Hunt" is a program with specially made content that Boss Jiang spent a huge amount of money to buy on Running Man.

This movie, like Jiang Dong's "Burning Sun", was actually filmed last year.

As a result, the Gao Miao flour incident occurred first in "The Sun Also Rises".

When Zhou Yutang learned about this, he deleted all of Gao Miao's scenes in "The Sun Also Rises" and invited Liu Huohua to reshoot the scenes.

Later, an official document came down from above, and Mr. Jiang, the boss of Enlight, added an additional investment of 8000 million yuan, bringing the total cost of the film to 4.5 million yuan!
They also removed the male lead of Monster Hunt, Ke Moumou, and invited Jing Boran to reshoot the film...

"Come, little deer, drink some water."

After the crew finished work, Zhou Yutang took the initiative to find Lu Han to talk.

Since the start of filming, Wang Baoqi and Xiao Yang have not caused Zhou Yutang much trouble, and they are very capable of adjusting.

Lu Han was in some trouble.

This is also the situation that Zhou Yutang expected to happen after he was cast.

According to teacher Liu Tianchi's feedback, Lu Han has been very attentive in his acting classes over the past few months.

Now his acting skills have been improved, but it is not certain that he can impress people with his acting skills.

Being an actor depends on 30% hard work and 70% struggle and talent.

Some basic things can be gradually strengthened through professional and systematic learning.

However, abilities such as insight, comprehension, and perception are difficult to develop through acquired cultivation.

It requires a person to develop it on his own or be born with it.

obviously.

Although his fans all praise Lu Han as a natural actor, Zhou Yutang believes that his acting talent is not that outstanding.

Sitting and chatting with him casually, when we talked about Jiangdong Girls Group, I could feel that Lu Han was obviously relaxed and active.
"The new song from their debut album made it onto the B charts, which is the ceiling for all girl groups of all time. They also took several first place in music shows. They are definitely the new generation leading by a huge margin. It's amazing..."

In the field he is good at, Lu Han's relaxed state is the most natural. Zhou Yutang asked casually:
“How does it feel different to perform on stage than to act in a play?”

"I had to pay attention to my movements and camera positions on stage, and I practiced the dance and songs countless times in private."

Lu Han smiled and apologized sincerely: "When acting, there are more things to consider, such as the lines and the rhythm. I'm sorry, boss, I'm holding the crew back."

"You've done very well."

Zhou Yutang gave some encouragement.

"It's mainly different from being a pendant in the last movie."

Hearing this, Zhou Yutang chuckled: "In the last play, director Chen Zhengdao gave you a good review, and so did Reyiza."

"Sister Zha's acting is really good."

Lu Han was a little embarrassed: "I am far inferior to her."

The first movie he starred in after returning to China was "20 Again".

That movie was completely a stage for Reyiza to show her acting skills. Lu Han's role was not that important, and he was one of the atmosphere group that brought his own traffic.

"You all graduated from the Shanxia School. Teacher Liu Tianchi also taught her, so we can be considered to be from the same school."

"Well, Sister Zha took good care of me at that time."

"Are you a little nervous acting with Bao Qie?"

"I am a little nervous. Brother Baoli's acting is so strong."

Lu Han shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Many times, I couldn't keep up with his performance rhythm, and I doubted my own ability."

"You don't trust my vision and judgment?"

"No no!"

Lu Han was startled and shook his head repeatedly.

"I chose you to play Qin Feng because this role is really suitable for you."

Zhou Yutang said calmly: "It turns out that I rarely misjudge people."

Letting Lu Han play the protagonist throughout the entire movie of Detective Chinatown, and his opponent actor is Bao Qi, just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.

But it's useless to preach now.

We have to give Lu Han more confidence and make him subconsciously believe in his abilities.

Zhou Yutang was also good at giving Lu Han chicken soup, and he slowly built up his psychological strength. "Have you seen Sherlock Holmes?"

"Yeah, I've seen it."

Lu Han nodded.

"Then do you remember?"

Zhou Yutang took a sip of water and asked with a smile, "When Watson first met Sherlock and followed him to investigate the scene, did the female police officer say anything?"

Lu Han thought for a moment and said, "It seems to mean that Sherlock is a very dangerous person."

"Yes, because Sherlock is somewhat fanatical and obsessed with crime and murder, almost bloodthirsty, far beyond ordinary people. Sooner or later, he will embark on the path of crime because of dissatisfaction."

Zhou Yutang directed the topic to the movie: "Qin Feng is also a bit similar to Sherlock. His family and experience determine that he is not a happy person."

"That's why he said he wanted to commit a perfect crime." Lu Han suddenly realized.

This is also a part of the plot. When Qin Feng applied for the police academy interview, he stuttered and gave an unbelievable reason:

He wanted to commit the perfect crime.

Zhou Yutang also had very high requirements for Lu Han, and this scene was shot at least twenty times.

Ning Hao and Chen Xi also played the male and female examiners of the police academy.

"Your understanding of Qin Feng is basically fine."

Zhou Yutang continued: "Although he has strong logic and reasoning ability, he is not good at socializing, is a bit selfish, and does not have a strong sense of justice. He is only interested in who the criminal is and the crime process."

"The detective duo of Qin Feng and Tang Ren, both their image and their personalities, were designed."

Zhou Yutang said with a smile: "You and Baoqiang are both the protagonists, but he is the highlight of Detective Chinatown."

"boss."

Lu Han suddenly had an idea: "Will the protagonists of the Magic Thieves and Detective Chinatown interact with each other in the future?"

"Maybe it's possible."

Zhou Yutang smiled slightly and said, "Let's finish this movie first."

If we say that King Akai was invincible as soon as he debuted in the Magic Thief series.

A thrilling magic show, a killing spree, it's so cool.

Then Qin Feng's position in the Detective Chinatown series feels a bit upgraded.

A genius boy with many ideas, a natural detective, but without much social experience and not very good at communicating with others.

From being immature at the beginning, to facing the mysterious and powerful Q organization with the help of Tang Ren, Qin Feng has an extremely obvious growth curve.

In Detective Chinatown, Zhou Yutang also carefully set up some hidden little easter eggs.

For example, the four-member thieves' amazing magic show robbing a bank made headlines, and the scene flashed by on TV.
The crew was finishing work at this time, and Zhou Yutang talked a lot with Lu Han.

Being a director is not just about sitting behind a monitor.

You can also tie up a dog to do it.

Not only do you need to master every aspect of the crew, but more importantly, you need to communicate with the actors in order to achieve the best shooting effect.

After receiving a call, Zhou Yutang patted Lu Han on the shoulder and stood up:

"Go back and think about it carefully. If you don't understand something, you can ask Teacher Ning Li and communicate more with Bao Qi."

"Okay boss, I understand."

"Honey, why are you so late?"

"The shooting was a bit rough today, so I talked to Xiaolu in the evening."

After returning to the hotel, Zhou Yutang was taking a bath in the bathtub and answered a video call from Liu Shishi.

An old married couple, that's how casual they are.

Liu Shishi looked at Zhou Yutang leaning back with his eyes closed, and her voice became softer unconsciously: "I believe you. Last time I met Lu Han at an event, he was quite polite."

"The deer man is good."

Zhou Yutang rubbed his temple: "Take your time."

"By the way, husband, what delicious food does Tyrande have?"

"The banana pancakes are pretty good, the coconut ice cream is also OK, I personally like the fried spring rolls and oyster omelette, which is the oyster omelette we have in Xiamen..."

"In Taiwanese, it's called Ah Jian. I ate it last time in Taiwan!"

When it comes to delicious food, Liu Shishi immediately becomes excited.

Seafood is probably one of the most noteworthy delicacies in Tyrande.

The big, plump oyster meat is coated with egg liquid, fried in a frying pan until golden brown, and then sprinkled with some spices and pepper. It is really delicious.

"What a pity. I originally wanted to go to Tyrande to see you, but Sister Cai urged me to go. The company just had a meeting, and I have to join the team soon..."

Liu Shishi rolled over on the bed and talked while lying on her stomach.

Under the soft nightgown, the skin as white as snow and the deep valley so white that it made people's heart beat were revealed under the neckline.

"Is it "Dawn of War"? "

"Well, I've asked Director Liu for more than a week's leave."

Ever since Jiang Dong's "The Disguiser" opened up the domestic spy war drama market, many high-quality spy war dramas have emerged.

Zhou Yutang’s senior, director Liu Jiang, made a film called “Before the Dawn” two years ago, which received good reviews and won the three major TV drama awards.

This current "Dawn of War" basically continues the cast of the previous film, except that Zhang Songwen is filming "Signal".

Almost all the old faces from the Eighth Intelligence Bureau were there, along with the super popular young actress Liu Shishi.

Although it is a highly anticipated project in the industry, Zhou Yutang is not very impressed by it.

Taking on this play was the result of unanimous agreement from all the senior Tangren executives, led by Cai Yinong.

Liu Shishi also nodded.

As the top female star in the company, she has a huge fan base and guaranteed ratings, so the top executives can count on her to sell dramas.

"At the company, the broadcast data of "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" is pretty good. There is also "The Legend of Qin" to be broadcast. Sister K is preparing to make "Chinese Paladin: The Legend of Sword and Fairy"."

"This old Cai is always thinking about rehashing old stuff."

"It's not easy for Sister K either. She also wants to expand the company."

Liu Shishi smiled and said, "Besides, I am the producer of Leon Lai's drama." There is nothing wrong with what she said.

If possible, who wouldn’t want to be admitted to Huaqing University or Yanda University?

Old Cai is obsessed with becoming bigger and stronger.

pity.

Her thinking and way of operation are gradually failing to keep up with the current audience.

Times abandon a person.

Not even a greeting.

The play we rehearsed today is quite erotic.

Tang Ren took Qin Feng to secretly watch Ah Xiang taking a bath, and then they were caught on the spot.

"Crack!"

Zhou Yutang's low voice sounded, and the officiating official hit the board and started the game again.

Less than two minutes into the reshoot, Zhou Yutang frowned and said:
"Let's try again. The effect this time doesn't seem to be very good."

"Sister Yuanyuan, the monitor is here for you!"

After several attempts failed to go as expected, Zhou Yutang stopped filming. The script supervisor looked at him with sympathy and called people over.

Da Meiyu's face felt a little hot.

A few days ago, Lu Han's performance was not very good, and she was still teaching him. Now it's her turn and she didn't perform well, and she feels a little ashamed and disappointed.

"Sister Yuanyuan, please adjust your movements a little. Pay attention to the movement next door while you are taking a shower..."

"When I walk, I want to feel alluring..."

"Okay, director."

There were many people in the crew and Da Meiyu was very well behaved and obedient. She thought about how she would perform next.

Zhou Yutang looked Da Meiyuan up and down, and called Chen Xi over:

"Let everyone else get out first."

"Everyone get out first."

Chen Xi understood and called all the idle people out.

"What do you want to do?"

Da Meiyuan was stunned, but saw Zhou Yutang smiled calmly:
"Sister Yuanyuan, take it off."

"You're going to die!"

Da Meiyuan glanced around and patted Zhou Yutang lightly with a coquettish look:
"There are so many people in the crew, don't think about doing anything weird."

"What are you thinking about?"

Zhou Yutang chuckled and said, "I mean you should take off your underwear, so the photo will be better."

What you should watch and what you shouldn’t watch.

He's seen them all, and tried them all.

No one has a better say than him about in what state Da Meiyuan looks best.

Da Meiyu still obeyed and did as she was told.

The shot seems simple, but it is actually not simple. It was shot more than ten times.

This is the trick Zhou Yutang learned from King of Sunglasses.

Waste time, accumulate shots, and torture the actors.

A scene may need to be shot dozens or hundreds of times.

Actors are not robots, and there will be subtle differences in every performance they perform.

In this way, based on a large amount of material, the best version can be selected.

This is how Nazha’s beautiful shots in “Mojin: The Lost Tomb” were praised by fans.

of course.

The prerequisite for this is that the actor himself has a certain amount of acting experience or is gifted.

For newcomers like Lu Han, Zhou Yutang has to teach them step by step.

He is not as perverted as the King of Sunglasses.

After all, he is a famous quick shooter.

Before starting a play, I already have a specific picture in my mind, and I just work hard on some key details.

The character of Ah Xiang is the second hidden reversal of the movie. It is a gift to the audience, so naturally we have to put more thought into it.

There is no specific performance method at the moment, so Da Meiyu relies on her experience and subconsciously makes adjustments.

This is really difficult for Baoqiang.

Staring at the broken wooden board, he acted out for him the same greed and vulgarity as a pig looking at a beautiful woman.

Then according to the plot, he was discovered by Ah Xiang, who got furious and ran over to question him.

He righteously (shamelessly) blamed Qin Feng.

The contrast between before and after makes people laugh.

Zhou Yutang watched the playback and nodded, "Okay, prepare for the next one."

"How can you learn such things when you are young and don't learn well?"

"I, I, I didn't, didn't?"

Lu Han explained anxiously with half panda eyes, and his clean and clear face turned red.

Feeling guilty and nervous, he stuttered a little when speaking.

"Nothing, you haven't seen enough, right?"

Bao Qie pretended to educate Qin Feng earnestly, "This time they poured hot water, next time it will be sulfuric acid!"

Then, he began to flatter her in an exaggerated tone: "Do you know who this noble, beautiful and kind person is?"

"She is my landlady!"

"The most beautiful woman in Chinatown, Ah Xiang!"

"Who is he?"

"He's my cousin. Look, aren't we equally handsome?"

The wretched and greasy Bao Qie hugged the clean and delicate Lu Han and felt good about himself.

"I think you are equally lustful!"

Bao Qie performed normally and acted very well, but Lu Han's performance surprised Zhou Yutang.

I originally thought that I would have to spend a lot of time on Lu Han.

But unexpectedly, last night's communication was quite useful. Lu Han was obviously in a different state today, and he seemed to be getting the idea.

Even Ning Hao ran over and asked curiously what kind of magic medicine Zhou Yutang had given Lu Han.

One is clear and witty, the other is greasy and exaggerated.

It can be said that they complement each other.

…………

"The box office of 'The Return of the Great Sage' has grown steadily in the second week. After 11 days of release, the cumulative box office has reached 8.75 million, setting a new record for the peak box office of Chinese animated films!"

"The Pancake Man grossed 4.23 million yuan in its first weekend, and director Xiaopeng is confident that the box office will exceed 10 billion yuan!"

"Monster Hunt grossed 6.62 million yuan in its first four days, a huge summer box office explosion!"

Three movies competing for the summer season.

When gods fight, innocent people are affected.

The first to be affected is Guo Xiaosi's "Tiny Times 4", which has accumulated nearly 4.04 million yuan in box office revenue, but the screening rate has dropped to 2.3%, completely exhausting its potential.

At this time, "The Piano Tuner" is finally about to finish its theatrical period, and its box office has now closed at 9.12 million.

The entire film market is flourishing, and Chinese-language films are unstoppable, driving the overall box office to rise steadily, shocking countless film and television companies in the industry.

Before this.

We only see Jiangdong dancing alone, and there has never been a phenomenon of a domestic film becoming popular among the people.

This shows what?
This shows that the capacity of the entire Chinese film market has developed to a considerable level.

It is even big enough to accommodate three blockbusters coexisting at the same time.

"You're right."

Ning Hao was in the crew, looking at the analysis report submitted by Jiangdong Entertainment's data department, and couldn't help but be shocked:

"Maybe, there really is hope for a movie with a box office of 30 billion."

"It's not hope, it's certainty."

Zhou Yutang took a sip of the coconut milk that Ni Ni handed over and asked, "Is You Ke's team coming soon?"

"Tomorrow morning."

"You go and receive him. The meeting will be arranged for tomorrow afternoon."

……

“Welcome to Bangkok, we hope you enjoy your stay.“

Listening to the welcome message from Bangkok Airport, Feng Ji took off his glasses and wiped them gently.

The team members around me were laughing and excited.

This time I have a rare opportunity to come to Tyrande on a business trip, which is reimbursed by public funds and is basically equivalent to a vacation.

When the five members of their team came out of the airport, they saw Ni Ni, who was wearing casual clothes and sunglasses, and was quite eye-catching in the crowd.

"Hello, Mr. Feng."

"Hello, Miss Ni Ni, hello."

"Come with me, Mr. Zhou asked me to pick you up."

There was no further greeting. Ni Ni made a gesture to invite them in and led her assistant in front. Two business cars were arranged outside.

Pretending not to hear the otakus whispering about her beauty, Ni Ni turned around with a gentle smile on her face, "Boss Feng, let's go to the hotel to put our luggage away first. Boss Zhou is on the set. Have you had dinner yet?"

"Excuse me Miss Ni, I have already eaten on the plane."

Feng Ji pushed up his glasses. A long-haired young man sitting behind him poked his head out and said, "Ms. Ni, can we go to the crew this afternoon?"

"no problem."

Ni Ni smiled and chatted with Feng Ji and others about the local customs and culture of Tyrande while sending a message to the assistant team.

It is difficult for ordinary people to have access to the entertainment industry, let alone Zhou Yutang, a legendary figure in the Chinese entertainment industry. His excitement is understandable.

After putting the luggage in the hotel, Ni Ni took Feng Ji and his team to the filming location of the crew.

"Are there still police maintaining order?"

The driver of the commercial vehicle was allowed to enter only after showing his ID. Several people looked around and were awed to find that there were armed police officers guarding the street.

"Today's scene is shot on location. We have to set up the set in Chinatown, which will have a great impact on the lives around us, so the shooting time is quite tight."

Ni Ni explained as she got out of the car: "Follow me."

Feng Ji led everyone and followed Ni Ni out of the car, feeling a little bit novel.

"Fuck, Zhou Yutang!"

"Ning Hao is here too. I saw Bao Qie."

"Is that Lu Han?"

"."

The friends around me were very excited. Some wanted to take out their phones to take pictures, but were politely stopped by the assistants around them.
"Sorry, you can't take pictures at the shooting site. I'll take you to take a group photo later."

“Sorry, we don’t understand this.”

The long-haired young man smiled awkwardly and put away his phone.

The huge crew is all in good order.

Everyone seemed very busy at the scene, but workers of all trades were working step by step, and there was no chaos or noise at all.

Feng Ji felt the momentum of a big production.

Looking at Zhou Yutang who was giving orders through the walkie-talkie, he was like the commander-in-chief of the three armies.

Everything on site.

Everything is under his absolute control.

This is probably what a person's myth is all about.

(End of this chapter)