China Entertainment's Standout

Chapter 669 She wants to make progress too much
Because of "Diaosi Nanren", Qiao Bin was awarded a series of nicknames such as "King of Health Care" and "Foot Bath Immortal".

This time he played a sissy agent in "The Pancake Man".

They had dealt with each other when filming "Charlotte's Troubles" last year. Yang Mi also had a good relationship with Jiangdong's contracted artist Qiao Bin in the crew of "The Pancake Man".

They are the kind of friends who take photos together on Weibo and like posts on Moments.

The comedy about small people, "The Pancake Man", did not meet the psychological expectations of most audiences, and Dong Xiaopeng was criticized a lot.

However, such an exaggerated return on investment has made Sohu's boss Zhang smile from ear to ear.

Da Mimi also made some money, she was in a good mood, and her assistant also excitedly gossiped:

"Sister Mi, the box office of Pancake Man is dropping quite fast. Some netizens are saying that Anle is stealing the box office..."

"Is there still this?"

"Someone has revealed it, you see."

The assistant sent his link to Yang Mi’s WeChat.

An insider released the box office details of a certain Enlight Cinemas on the Internet.

The screening times of other movies are consistent with the movie information announced by the cinema on the same day, except for the movie "Monster Hunt".

"The cinema has closed down, so why are they arranging extra early morning screenings for ghosts?"

"Not only were all the midnight shows packed, but the attendance rate was 108%, which means that 100 or 7 out of every 8 viewers stood to watch the whole show."

The female assistant is a girl from Northeast China. She is very eloquent and has strong offensive power.

It’s not the first day that Da Mimi has been in this circle, so she naturally knows the unspoken rules.

In order to secure the screening schedule for their own film "The Pancake Man", they bought the first day box office, but they didn't do it so blatantly.

In Zhou Yutang's "The Piano Tuner" and "The Monkey King: Hero is Back", are there any shady operations like ghost scenes?
Da Mimi shook her head and discarded the ridiculous thoughts in her mind.

Based on her understanding of Zhou Yutang.

It must be done with disdain.

His name alone is a guarantee of quality.

The cinema chains have guaranteed screening schedules, so why do they need these unconventional tricks?

Thinking of Zhou Yutang, Yang Mi couldn't help but glance at the WeChat chat box again, there was no reply yet.

In this case, we can only use our ultimate move.

Just after finding the angle to take dozens of photos, selecting the most attractive photo of beautiful legs and clicking send, Yang Mi suddenly received a call from Zeng Jia.

"Hello, Sister Jia?"

"Mi Mi, SMG has relented."

"Sister Jia, is that true?!" Yang Mi suddenly sat up straight.

"I just met with Ms. Tang. She said that the details of the contract need to be discussed. If everything goes well, we will get the money by next month at the latest..."

Zeng Jia's voice was filled with surprise that was about to overflow.

"That's really great."

Yang Mi's mind was in turmoil, filled with emotion.

It had been a long time since she and Zeng Jia had been trying to raise funds to take the company public. During this period, they had been rejected many times, or the other party had offered some unacceptable and harsh conditions.

After Zhou Yutang took her to a dinner party hosted by a big shot in the Shanghai circle.

Everything has changed.

A thousand glasses of wine are not as good as a word from God.

Maybe in the eyes of those people, most of the value and potential of Mixing’s investment lies in her.

Also.

The more important part is that Zhou Yutang owns shares in the honey company.

This time, "The Pancake Man" was a huge box office hit. In the eyes of some people, it is hard to say that Zhou Yutang was the mastermind behind it.

Yang Mi doesn't care what those people think.

She is a very realistic woman.

It is always better to have value than to have no value.

Zeng Jia also mentioned Chen Yao.

Before this, Chen Yao was also an unknown person, and no business resources had anything to do with her.

But right now, thanks to the character of Yue Qiluo, she has attracted a lot of fans, and several business companies have already placed bets and bought shares in advance.

This is probably one of the chips that those huge capitals have evaluated as having potential.

"Mi Mi, it's time for the official announcement for The Bounty Hunter. Wait until your roadshow is over, and then we'll go to Shanghai to discuss it with President Tang in detail."

The Mihang Company was full of vitality, and Zeng Jia's voice sounded full of vigor:
"'The Pancake Man' was a big hit at the box office. We are the producer. And 'Dear Translator' and the movie by Xiao Ma are our bargaining chips."

"Jia Jie, you can make the arrangements. I'll talk to Chen Yao about the schedule first."

Yang Mi's lips curled up. After talking with Zeng Jia about the company, she immediately called Chen Yao to share her joy.

"Congratulations, Sister Yao, Sister Jia is connecting you with business resources!"

"Ah? Sister Mi, I..."

Chen Yao himself was a little confused.

"Silly girl, you are famous now. You will get an endorsement soon."

Yang Mi chuckled.

Bringing out a new person gives me a great sense of accomplishment.

"Thank you, Sister Mi."

Chen Yao was a little uncomfortable with this sudden surge in attention.

"Your class should be over, right?"

"Well, Mr. Liu just finished class."

Chen Yao politely greeted Teacher Liu Tianchi who came out of the classroom carrying his bag.

The Film Academy was on vacation, so she used Da Mimi's connections and paid money to attend acting training classes at the Shanxia School.

At the beginning, Zhou Yutang's original intention of establishing Shanxia Academy was just to make the acting skills of Jiangdong Entertainment's new generation of artists worthy of the audience.

Gradually, it gained fame and began to recruit students from outside.

More and more people in the circle signed up to improve their acting skills or for other reasons, and the business gradually grew.

After the company was transformed into a company, Zhou Yutang got some shares, and Zhou Xun, Liu Tianchi, Zhou Shufang and others became shareholders.

The main business is artist acting training.

Currently, it is divided into two courses, beginner and intermediate, and is only open to acquaintances with connections in the circle.

Newcomers like Chen Yao are the ones who pay for the basic acting training class offered by the Mixing Company.

The teachers who teach the classes are either professors from Beijing Film Academy or Central Academy of Drama, or national first-class actors, all of them are talented.

"I haven't been to class for a long time."

Da Mimi muttered to herself, she was also an honorary student of the intermediate class of Yamashita Academy.

She is one of those people who pays hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition fees every year but rarely goes to class. After all, her schedule is frighteningly large.

After chatting with Chen Yao about possible business endorsements, Yang Mi said cheerfully:
"I asked Sister Jia to reserve your schedule. There are two more dramas in the second half of the year. I will bring you into the crew then."

"Thank you, Sister Mi."

"Thank you for what."

Yang Mi crossed her legs and said domineeringly: "I said it when I signed the contract. I must make you famous."

"The Chinese-Korean co-produced action-packed comedy film "The Bounty Hunter" has officially confirmed its starring cast, with Lee Min Ho and Jong Han Liang as the male lead, forming a transnational duo of male gods, and Yang Mi as the female lead!

The film has an investment of over 2 million yuan and combines elements of action, comedy, mystery, suspense, etc. It will be filmed in mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand and other places! "

"It is reported that "The Pancake Man" has been a big hit at the box office, and Yang Mi is one of the producers of the film, and it may benefit greatly from it."

"Yang Mi was on the road show, wearing a white T-shirt and hot pants showing off her beautiful legs. She was in great shape and full of energy!"

"Yang Mi is really taking off."

"I heard that the company is discussing financing. It will soon be a hot topic for investors."

In the last few days of the month, Da Mimi was all on the hot searches, and the crew was also discussing it.

Zhou Yutang kept a straight face, but his heart was slightly moved as he thought of the private photos of beautiful legs that Yang Mi posted last night.

This is a little secret between the two of them, even Da Meiyuan doesn't know it, and she admires it deeply:

"She's going to be in three movies in one summer vacation, and I heard there will be several more in the second half of the year. She's really working too hard."

"She worked hard to do it all. Not many people can do it."

The Mahua Geminis also expressed their feelings.

If you want to be respected in front of others, you must not suffer behind their backs.

Overall, Da Mimi may not be as famous as Liu Tianxian and Liu Shishi.

In terms of career ambition, he can pull together the two Lius who are both Buddhist salty fish and defeat them with a single attack...

Tonight we are rehearsing the hospital scene.

We invited a lot of extras, as well as a local Tyrande production team.

"Good guy."

Ning Hao looked at Tony Jaa, the first martial arts star of Tyrande, who clasped his hands together and said "Sawadee Ka" to Zhou Yutang, and teased:
"Do the Tyrande people also read the four great classics of our Chinese entertainment industry?"

“Tony Jaa is an old friend.”

Zhou Yutang glanced at him and smiled faintly.

From "The Man from Lone Star" to "SPL 2", I have had pleasant collaborations with Tony Jaa.

After all, he is an international martial arts star. He came to make a guest appearance in the name of a friend, but he didn't even take the money.

"What about the co-production team?" Ning Hao was quite interested in this.

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

Zhou Yutang smiled meaningfully.

Sister Tyrande attached great importance to him and gave orders internally, so the filming was given the green light.

Filming took place in Bangkok, with the tourism department and other agencies helping to block roads. Even the Bangkok Police Station was borrowed for several days, and then there was a chase scene near the Grand Palace.

Zhou Yutang did not overstep the boundaries and hired a professional local filming team from Thailand.

The so-called co-production team is responsible for various trivial matters such as venue coordination, equipment rental, and extras recruitment.

Having a middleman to communicate with the Thai side saved a lot of trouble and improved the efficiency of filming.

This is not the first time the two sides have cooperated.

"The Accidental Murderer", "The Tuner", and even "The Big Buddha", which is signed by the famous Jiangdong director Zhang Yimou, may be filmed in Tyrande.

"Mr. Zhou, it's almost done."

"Then let's get started. All departments should get ready."

Ah Xiang, who was shot, was sent to the hospital. Tang Ren felt guilty and blamed himself, and then he was chased, causing chaos in the hospital.

"A Xiang, it turns out that she loves me so much and is willing to take a bullet for me. How can I let her down?" Bao Qi was so anxious that he paced around the door of the operating room.

"Are you overthinking it?" Lu Han panted softly, looked around, and complained mercilessly.

"When he gets better, I want to have children with her. Lots and lots of children."

The uncle and nephew sat on chairs outside the operating room and talked.

"Is there anyone who is comfortable in the country who is willing to come out?"

"There are reasons to stay and reasons to leave."

Recalling the experience of being cuckolded, a bitter look appeared on Baoqi's honest face.
"Everyone thinks you are doing well out there, but in fact, you have to swallow your own teeth when they fall out."

"Click! Passed, next round."

Zhou Yutang shouted from behind the monitor.

The crew members began to get busy.

Lu Han felt relieved. He finally did not hold back. He sincerely admired Bao Qie beside him: "Brother Bao Qie, you acted really well."

Normally he is laughing and joking, but in that scene just now, Wang Baoqi's acting was very contagious.

"You're not bad, little deer."

Bao Qi patted Lu Han on the shoulder and grinned, "Pay attention to the scene later."

After the two had a heart-to-heart talk, Ah Xiang was fine, but Xiao Shenyang and Huang Landeng arrived with their men.

The three parties met. Qin Feng was quick-witted and poured water on the switch.

In the darkness, gunfire rang out and people and horses were thrown to the ground.

It's the end of the month.

The stranded Orient Titanic has made a comeback.

Fatty Yu of Bonanza has already posted on his WeChat Moments: "No more words to say! All theaters under Bonanza Films will add extra screenings this weekend to support Wu Baige's epic masterpiece The Crossing!"

La Peikang, the current head of China Film Group, has also taken action to adjust theater resources in preparation for helping Wu Baige's "The Crossing" to set sail again.

“After The Crossing (Part 1) was released, audiences were disappointed that the leading actress Zhang Ziyi did not board the ship until the end of the film and they were unable to see the ship sinking scene.

This scene involved the joint efforts of top technical talents from Hollywood, South Korea and China. Even if you haven't seen the first part, you can watch the second part alone, and the story will be even more thrilling."

Wu Baige kept a low profile at the premiere.

He has strong connections in the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles, and various big directors and celebrities are also promoting him.

This time, not only did they invite the genius director Xu Ke to edit the film, but they also invited Luo Dayou to create a theme song specifically for the movie.

Adou, can you help him up?
Zhou Yutang holds a conservative view on this.

It’s not because he has any prejudice against Wu Baige.

As an international director who was once qualified to direct Hollywood A-level productions, he must have his strengths.

It is an indisputable fact that they failed to grasp the Chinese film market.

Now the tone of this movie has been set, and the reputation of the first half of the movie is there, which is completely negative feedback.

"The Piano Tuner" was completely taken off the screen, and the final box office was 9.15 million. Zhou Yutang glanced at the next few movies to be released.

The filming of "Yang Guifei" took a full six years, and Teacher Fan played Yang Yuhuan, one of the four beauties.

Principal Gu was also very busy this summer. He first collaborated with Tong Yaya and Yu Wenle on a police action film "Mystery City", and then on "Paris Holiday" with Wen Yongshan.

The rest of the movies, such as "The Mermaid and the Pirates Attack", "The Horror Swimming Pool", and "The Making of Men", were simply ignored by Zhou Yutang.

These movies with no cast and no publicity are basically the cannon fodder trying to make a name for themselves in the summer season.

Soon, under the crazy competition of "The Return of the Great Sage" and "Monster Hunt".

Excluding the first-day box office of "Mystery City" of 2972 million, "Yang Guifei" only took in 2780 million.

The Monkey King's basic base is very stable. After 23 days of release, the box office has soared to 15.51 billion, and the daily box office is still over million.

At this time, the box office of "Monster Hunt" also broke through the 12 billion threshold.

However, the problem of stealing box office revenue is getting more and more serious.

Boss Jiang sensed that the wind was blowing in the wrong direction, and released a public welfare statement in advance:
"Monster Hunt is being screened for free to reward a certain group of audiences. The short interval between screenings is due to some cinemas making mistakes in scheduling. In the next two weeks, the screenings will be suspended..."

All the film and television companies in the industry know what is going on.

There was no shortage of sarcasm from the audience who knew the inside story.

But the ginger is still spicy with age, and the meat has been eaten.

Industry data analysis agencies have predicted that both films have the potential to hit 2 billion.

One side is making great progress, while the other side is dejected.

Just as Zhou Yutang expected.

The audience is not stupid.

I was attracted into the cinema by the slogan of Oriental Titanic, but ended up eating a bite of shit. How could I possibly eat a second bite?
On the first day of its release, the box office only grossed 768 million.

"Friendly reminder, the previous episode recap lasted a full thirty minutes."

"It's a bad movie, not worth going to the cinema."

"Such a great cast is a waste."

What followed was overwhelming doubts, pushing this once internationally renowned director to the forefront.

After returning to China, starting with the Battle of Red Cliff, he suffered a series of defeats and lost all face.

La Peikang has given the utmost care in theater scheduling, but the market still ruthlessly abandoned Wu Baige.

Several big-name leading actors each found reasons to avoid the roadshow.

All the publicity plans originally planned by Director Wu Da were scrapped.

The unscrupulous media in the mainland wanted to rub salt into his wounds, but in the end they couldn't even get to see Director Wu himself.

It turned out that he had fled to Taiwan to recuperate, but the local media in Taiwan caught him. Wu Baige said helplessly:

"The promotion of the film was not strong enough. Not only did my peers say that the film was ruined by the wrong scheduling, but some investors also felt it was a pity."

"Are you saying that the poor box office performance is due to promotional issues?"

“The film’s box office performance was lower than expected, and it was definitely not a one-sided factor.

I wasn't too depressed, just a little hit.

I thought that this film, which was made with a lot of effort and the actors worked very hard, would be popular, but I didn't expect the market trend to suddenly change.

Xu Ke just said something to me yesterday: No one dares to say that they have perfectly grasped the post-90s audience, except for one person. "

"Director Wu, is Director Xu talking about Zhou Yutang?"

"Then go ask Director Xu."

Wu Baige's expression was somewhat desolate: "This world has changed a lot. We are no longer adapted to the current world. We are too nostalgic."

The news of Wu Baige's interview soon appeared in the media, sparking widespread discussion.

"We've been given so many resources, but we still fail every time we build a project."

Chen Xi was unforgiving: "Wu Baige has indeed been eliminated by the market."

A few years ago, Wu Baige publicly declared that he would "use mainland funds to support Hong Kong and Taiwan stars", and the rift between him and the Grand Commander was also well known to everyone.

Chen Xi naturally stood firmly on the side of his boss.

Zhou Yutang had no sympathy for him, nor did he regard him as an opponent.

In terms of status and performance, there is no comparison at all.

"The Return of the Great Sage" has been released for four weeks, and it is still able to beat "The Crossing".

The two are totally not on the same level.

In recent days, even official media have come out to support "The Return of the Great Sage".

This animated film embodies the Chinese spirit very well. In addition to creating a box office miracle, it also sounded the clarion call for the rise of China's animation industry.

"The Long Propaganda Department is taking the lead and there is another seminar."

Whenever there is a phenomenal movie, there is always a seminar, and this time is no exception.

Zhou Yutang was in the crew and received a notice from Tong Gang.

The news about Anle in the circle attracted his attention, and he turned to ask Ni Ni,

"Are they still making small moves over there?"

"I've been keeping an eye on it, but it hasn't been sucking blood from us."

Ni Ni couldn't help but ask curiously, "Boss, how did you know about this in advance and even informed Mr. Jiang?"

"The quality of the movie is not that high, so the box office growth is obviously unreasonable."

Zhou Yutang spoke slowly while replying to Tianxian's message.

"What if he gets on the Great Sage's head?"

"Ask Boss Jiang if he dares to do it."

Zhou Yutang had a gentle smile on his face, but the cold look in his eyes still made Ni Ni feel cold all over.

As the boss of our own company, I don't bother to do those little tricks behind the scenes.

But no one can try to trick him with tricks.

With Zhou Yutang's current strength, he can definitely do this.

Speaking of which, the box office of "Monster Hunt" might have been higher, but unfortunately the omni-channel marketing of "The Return of the Great Sage" was too overbearing.

It took the lead and attracted countless audiences to watch the movie a second or even a third time with its explosive reputation.

"Boss, the extension key for the Great Sage is going through the process."

"According to Jiang Xuehuan's report, Director Kong's filming schedule will take four months.

As for the suspense drama, it will be finished by next month at the latest. Then we will hold a press conference to announce the Misty Theater. Here is the list of films.”

Ni Ni handed over the tablet in her hand.

The suspense drama she mentioned is "Signal" which Jiangdong Entertainment has scheduled to produce in the first half of the year.

This play is the pioneering work of Jiangdong Misty Theater.

Zhou Yutang took the film list report and glanced at it. He didn't find anything surprising and said casually, "Let Sister Shuang take care of it."

The box office of "The Crossing" reached over 30 million in its first weekend, making Wu Baige the second big director to be nailed to the pillar of shame during the summer season after Chen Shishi.

In August, Miss Liu was quite active on social media.

A few days ago, she posted a selfie of herself holding her black cat Dongdong, which made many fans wish they could replace the cat.

I felt in a good mood when I woke up this morning, so I posted a photo of myself without makeup just after waking up.

She was only wearing a simple pink T-shirt and no makeup.

The black hair is like splashed ink, quiet and lazy, beautiful and refined.

"I like you, you are great [admiration]"

"Hard control me, I love you so much, my wife [love][heart]"

"What's going on recently? Why is Xixi updating Weibo so frequently?"

"She seemed to have remembered that she still had a Weibo account."

"It's best to update every day, it's very pleasing to the eyes."

Fans were also very lively in the comment section.

Zhou Yutang also sent her a message, jokingly saying:

"You can tell that he really got enough sleep."

Generally speaking, Miss Liu didn’t sleep well and would feel grumpy when she woke up.

"Xiao Zhou, are you still in the crew?"

“On the way to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market.”

"Isn't it in Bangkok?" Miss Liu gave a puzzled expression.

"It's in Samut Songkhram Province in Thailand, about 100 kilometers from Bangkok, about an hour and a half drive."

Zhou Yutang casually posted a photo of the scenery along the way.

"When will it be finished?"

“Probably until late August.”

Zhou Yutang's original shooting period was about one and a half months.

We are currently working day and night and have reached nearly half of the completion date. It is expected to be completed in about 40 days.

"I see, I'm going to shoot the cover of VOGUE's Golden September issue soon."

Miss Liu's voice sounded inexplicably cheerful and lively.

"Congratulations, you have won the Grand Slam of the five major magazines."

Zhou Yutang laughed softly.

Miss Liu's fashion resources are truly at the level of a empress of her generation.

There were not many scenes involving the floating market, and in the following days, Zhou Yutang's crew continued to film in Bangkok.

However, Tyrande is a tourist destination after all, and many tourists who came here to visit still ran to the vicinity of the crew to join in the fun.

The local police station was watching, but there were too many people.

They held up their phones to take various photos, and eventually some stills from scenes shot in the downtown area were leaked.

It quickly made headlines and became a hot topic in domestic media.

The outside world was in an uproar, but Zhou Yutang didn't care.

Ning Hao was dumbfounded. This guy was so energetic that it was terrifying.

After shooting during the day, I still had to do editing work at night. I declined all media interviews and focused on pushing forward the progress.

but.

After all, an unexpected situation occurred.

(End of this chapter)