China Entertainment's Standout

Chapter 675: Dominating the global market, the attentive Hollywood beauty

It is said that one should become famous as early as possible.

In the millennium, Han Han stepped out of the campus, published the novel "Triple Door", and became a legend.

Also in the same year.

How can one become famous with just one book?

"The Legend of Sun Wukong" was originally serialized in Jin Yong's Inn. Those who know this website may have already started a family.

At that time, this book was so popular that it attracted countless netizens to praise and worship it, and was hailed as a classic among online literary classics.

Zhou Yutang had naturally seen it as well.

In 2007, I made my first fortune and started to invest in copyrights.

After a little inquiry, I found out that China Film Group Corporation had acquired the film adaptation rights of "The Monkey King" as early as 2002, but had no plans to shoot the film or TV series.

Last year, New Classics Media obtained the adaptation rights through Motian Books and was ambitious to do something big.

For a large project like this, it is impossible to rely on just one plan, and there are usually several contingency plans.

After Reba's management team declined, New Classics Media quickly launched a backup plan and officially announced that it would promote the film and television adaptation of the project.

"Directed by Guo Zijian, produced by Huang Jianxin, written by Jin Hezai, Taiwanese hunk Peng Yuyan plays the Monkey King, Yu Wenle plays Erlang Shen, Wen Yongshan plays A Zi, Ou Hao plays Tian Peng, Zheng Shuang plays A Yue, and Qiao Bin plays Juan Lian!"

"The total investment in this epic mythological film will be over 1.5 million yuan, please stay tuned!"

After this blockbuster news came out, many fans of "The Legend of Sun Wukong" were excited, and discussion posts could be seen everywhere in major online forums.

As for the cast, it is quite luxurious.

Even in the company, Lu Yang and Wen Muye were talking about this.

"How is the post-production progress of "Blade of the Assassin 2"?"

"It's still early. The earliest we have to wait is December." Lu Yang took a bite of the apple.

"Take your time, don't rush."

Zhou Yutang nodded slightly: "This year's National Day, Lunar New Year, and Spring Festival are all scheduled."

"Now You See Me 2" which will be released during the National Day holiday, and "Detective Chinatown" which is scheduled to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday are still being edited overtime, while Stephen Chow's "The Mermaid" will be released during the Spring Festival holiday.

"It's a bit scary. This is going to be a bloodbath in the domestic entertainment industry."

Lu Yang shrank his neck: "Lao Guo has been on a lot of variety talk shows recently, just waiting for the National Day."

"Tell him to send out the red envelope first."

Guo Fan, Lu Yang, and Wen Muye, the three generals of Jiangdong, all graduated from film academies.

I have worked with Zhou Yutang for several years, and we work and live together, and we have become good friends with a close personal relationship.

Both Lu Yang and Wen Muye have already become famous, and while they are joking, they also sincerely hope that their friends can take off.

There are many voices of doubt about Guo Fan in the industry.

——A director born in the 1980s who is not a professional director.

Before that, his greatest achievement was being assistant director for Zhou Yutang.

Many people in the industry have pointed out Guo Fan’s lack of practical experience.

Some people also secretly criticized that the Grand Commander of Jiangdong only uses his relatives, and Guo Fan might have blocked a bullet for him, but he was not worthy of being on par with the other two of the three generals of Jiangdong.

Guo Fan just laughed off all the doubts from the outside world.

In his words, after seeing the tsunami-level public opinion storm that Zhou Yutang experienced, what he experienced was just a small storm at best.

Rather than arguing with the media, Guo Fan would rather devote his energy to special effects production.

"Now You See Me 2" is still supported by several magic shows, and the special effects shots are no less than the first one.

The special effects shot of the magic in the rain on the streets of London alone was revised no less than two hundred times.

Many times, even Zhou Yutang was woken up by him, just to exchange a few versions of special effects shots.

To the extent that Zhou Yutang couldn't help but wonder if he was a Virgo.

But he is always the one who gets things done.

There is always some persistence and stubbornness.

In addition to the post-production of "Detective Chinatown", Zhou Yutang also asked about the promotion of the movie "Now You See Me 2".

"Sister Shuang, has the publicity plan been finalized?"

"It's decided."

Li Shuang did things quickly and decisively: "You need to communicate with America again."

Zhou Yutang glanced at the itinerary and nodded slightly: "I just happened to be going to America."

The first part of "Now You See Me" was a huge success in the Asian market.

It was initially released tentatively in the North American market, and the results were very good both in terms of box office performance and word of mouth.

The breathtaking magic show also left many Americans dumbfounded.

Now, the second film in this series has received S+ level publicity resources in China.

Zhou Yutang's ambitions are not limited to this.

He wants to take over the global market.

"The 2015 Hugo Awards held in Seattle, Washington, USA, were announced. Congratulations to Chinese science fiction writer Liu Cixin for winning the Best Novel Award for his science fiction novel The Three-Body Problem!"

On the flight to Los Angeles, Zhou Yutang saw this piece of news.

This award for "The Three-Body Problem" is the first time that a Chinese writer has won an international science fiction award.

Liu Cixin also rose to fame overnight, breaking the long-standing gap in which no Chinese writer had won an award in this field.

He suddenly felt the joy of investing in low-priced potential stocks and reaping the benefits of seeing their prices rise to the daily limit.

Including "The Three-Body Problem", the film and television copyrights of Liu Cixin's works such as "The Wandering Earth", "Micro Era" and "Ball Lightning" are all in the hands of Jiangdong Entertainment.

Early copyright investment cost millions of dollars to buy copyrights all over China.

Apart from phenomenal IPs like "The Legend of Sun Wukong" and "Zhu Xian" which already have capital locked in, the rest are basically just bargains.

There has never been a lack of discussions in the industry about various fields such as Zhou Yutang’s capital marketing, and recently discussions on copyright operations have also been very popular.

The price of "The Three-Body Problem", which single-handedly brought Chinese science fiction literature to a global level, increased a hundredfold in an instant.

"Boss, are we going to make a science fiction movie in the future?"

Ni Ni looked at Zhou Yutang flipping through the books and asked curiously.

"Before, the conditions were not met, but now that the conditions are met, we will definitely do it."

Zhou Yutang was not idle either, sending messages happily.

Science fiction movies are a niche genre, at least compared to fantasy movies.

But the film and television industry has diverse attributes.

If Chinese films want to become big, they can’t just be youth romances, comedies, or crime thrillers.
Only this kind of heavy industrial film can make the entire Chinese film market more prosperous.

After a flight of more than ten hours, Ni Ni and I took a nap to avoid jet lag. While we were chatting, we received a message from Huang Xiaoming.

"Brother Xiao Ming, have you finished shooting there?"

"It's almost time. The wedding is scheduled for the 8th of next month. Don't forget it."

"Definitely arriving."

Huang Xiaoming also took on a Journey to the West-themed movie "The Journey to the West: Xuanzang", which was led by China Film Group and also invested by his studio.

We joined the crew last month and are currently filming in Dunhuang.

After talking with Huang Xiaoming, Ni Ni handed the tablet to Zhou Yutang without him saying anything.

With her delicate fingers, she opened the itinerary she had prepared.
"It seems like there are a lot of people getting married recently. In addition to Huang Xiaoming, Dong Ge and Milk Tea's wedding is also scheduled for early next month."

"I'll take a leave for the roadshow when the time comes. I'll tell you when Dong Ge gets the marriage certificate."

"Boss, if you were asked to choose between Liu Yifei and Liu Shishi to marry, who would you choose?"

Perhaps it is the difference in thinking between men and women. Mr. Zhou once asked this boring question. When talking about the wedding schedule, Ni Ni also asked it curiously.

She works for Zhou Yutang, but she is not just an ordinary secretary.

He knows almost all of Zhou Yutang's romantic anecdotes.

The number of women who want to be the wife of the Grand Commander of Jiangdong is estimated to be as high as from the Magic City to the Capital.

But from Ni Ni's perspective as an outsider, the ones with the greatest hope are Liu Yifei and Liu Shishi, just like the white moonlight and the cinnabar mole.

“No ifs, I want them all.”

Zhou Yutang was lying on the leather seat when he received the message from Cai Yinong.

Some time ago, Tangren took advantage of the popularity of the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" ten-year agreement to promote "Legend of Sword and Fairy: The Clouds of the World" and the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" movie project, and will soon hold a media conference for the start of filming in Beijing.

"Ms. K, when is the press conference?"

"Are you free tomorrow?"

"Thank you for the invitation. I'm in America and will be getting off the plane soon."

Zhou Yutang, who was in a good mood, played a joke on Cai Yinong: "When the time comes, I'll ask Sister Shuang to go over there."

"There's one more thing."

Cai Yinong didn't feel disappointed and spoke hesitantly.

She was going to make a Chinese Paladin movie, which caused quite a stir. Many film and television companies were interested, but it also aroused the dissatisfaction of the Taiwanese game manufacturer, Softstar Group.

The other party directly sent a warning letter, but Lao Cai cut the Gordian knot and even held a press conference for the film's launch.

Daewoo did not tolerate Lao Cai and the case has now been taken to court.

Zhou Yutang couldn't help but ask: "Sister K, I have a question."

"You said."

"Does Tangren have any experience in successfully running a film project?"

"No."

"The budget for the Chinese Paladin movie shouldn't be less than 1.5 million, right? Has the cast been confirmed?"

"At the moment, it's just Lao Hu and Shi Shi, as well as our own people, and the prices are cheap."

Cai Yinong continued: "If you have time, then..."

If the project is endorsed by Zhou Yutang and word gets out, investing hundreds of millions of dollars will be a piece of cake.

Zhou Yutang could hear the sound of this abacus over the Pacific Ocean.

With a light sigh, he tactfully advised: "The film market is very complicated. Tangren just needs to do well in the field of TV dramas. If you really want to expand the film business, you have to proceed steadily and start with small-budget productions."

I taught Mr. Cai a lesson and my mouth is almost dry from talking.

"Mr. Cai may have seen the rapid growth of the Chinese film market, with revenues exceeding 1 billion yuan at any time, and he is eager to enter the market to share a piece of the pie."

Zhou Yutang took the ice water handed to him by the stewardess and drank most of it in one breath. He turned to Ni Ni and said, "She is the typical person who only sees the thief eating meat but doesn't see the thief being beaten."

Ni Ni pursed her lips and chuckled.

She knows everything about Zhou Yutang since his debut.

I heard that when he just debuted, the Grand Commander went to Cai Yinong to ask for investment.

Now Cai Yinong has to listen to Zhou Yutang's class obediently.

It feels quite interesting too.

Los Angeles.

The crew of "Unbreakable Love Letter".

The name of this movie is "Beijing Meets Seattle: The Unbreakable Love Letter", but in fact the filming location has nothing to do with Seattle.

It started in Yuqing first, and then moved to Haojiang.

The heroine Jiao Ye, played by Teacher Fan, immigrated to Haojing with her father at the age of 15, settled down in the gambling city, and later became a casino public relations officer and lived in the old neighborhood of Haojing.

The male protagonist Daniu, played by Pan Yueming, came to Los Angeles alone at the age of 14 because of his parents' divorce and lived in Los Angeles.

Therefore, the movie includes the streets of Los Angeles and the working environment of real estate agents. Fan Binbin had just finished a fashion event and joined the crew. When she received the news that Zhou Yutang had arrived in Los Angeles, she became visibly more lively.

"Teacher Fan, why are you so happy today?"

On the crew side, Pan Yueming asked casually while holding the script in his hand.

"Haha, the weather is pretty good today."

Teacher Fan replied with a smile, which made Pan Yueming a little confused, until the assistant beside him leaned over and whispered a few words.

Oh no, the boss is coming.

Pan Yueming understood instantly.

The news that the Grand Commander Jiangdong landed at the Los Angeles Airport has made headlines in China.

Of course he knew the relationship between the two people.

A few years ago, there were rumors about the two being in a relationship between an older woman and a younger man, and he had heard about it to some extent.

During the filming of the "Beijing Meets Seattle" series, Pan Yueming saw Teacher Fan calling Zhou Yutang more than once, laughing so hard that she was shaking with laughter.

The tearful look in her eyes and the coquettish tone of voice clearly went beyond the scope of ordinary friends.

——Teacher Pan thought of the past. There was also a girl like a little white flower who laughed so happily for him.

I am in tears just thinking about it.

It is precisely because of the harsh reality that Pan Yueming cherishes the hard-won opportunity now even more.

When shooting, pay special attention to the degree of contact between two people.

the other side.

After more than ten hours of flight, Zhou Yutang landed at Los Angeles Airport.

Chen Xi and Zou Zhongyan were talking, and there was a white woman in an OL suit waiting there.
"Natalie, you are getting more and more beautiful."

Zhou Yutang was naturally familiar with this female executive of New Line Company, and took the initiative to step forward and greet her.

"Thank you."

After a gentle hug, Natalie gracefully made a gesture of invitation and led the way with a smile: "Bob is in a meeting at Warner headquarters and may not arrive until later. He specifically asked me to receive you."

"That's great. Let's go to the crew first."

After getting in the car, Zhou Yutang began to listen to Chen Xi talk about the operation of the "Unbreakable Love Letter" crew.

After the filming of "Detective Chinatown" was completed, Chen Xi immediately joined the crew of "The Unbreakable Love Letter".

Teacher Xue’s filming speed is not very fast. Currently, the progress of the entire film is about 60% to 70% completed.

When I arrived at the crew, I received a very warm welcome and greeted the main creators one by one.

Zhou Yutang held a meeting with Xue Xiaolu.
"I guess we won't be able to finish filming until the end of the month."

"That's just right."

Zhou Yutang smiled and said, "By then, Teacher Xue will be able to rush back to school to attend classes."

The crew was running normally. Today was all Pan Yueming's scenes, so Teacher Fan had nothing to do. She said goodbye to Xue Xiaolu and prepared to ask for another leave.

Directors are at the top of the pyramid in the Chinese entertainment industry, but there are some top celebrities in the circle who also have great say.

Some even have to bring their own screenwriters into the crew.

Teacher Fan didn't do anything weird, but some business activities were unavoidable during the period.

This had already been agreed upon when the contract was signed, and considering her relationship with Zhou Yutang, Xue Xiaolu nodded readily.

"What's the plan next?"

In the car, Teacher Fan held Zhou Yutang's arm.

Fan Bingbing, who always acts domineering in front of others, now looks indescribably like a little bird.

"Let's go to the company first. There will be a cocktail party in the evening."

"Then can I go?"

A soft and delicate touch came over her, and Teacher Fan licked her red lips, with a light of hope and expectation flashing in her eyes.

"You are the boss, you have the final say."

Zhou Yutang felt the roundness and softness through the thin cloth with an almost blasphemous force.

"Hate."

Teacher Fan slapped away the mischievous hand and twisted his body to indicate that the driver in front was still there.

But almost out of instinct, she took out her cell phone and sent a message to her assistant to arrange the dress.

According to her, she must not embarrass Zhou Yutang, and must look beautiful and outshine those big foreign girls.

"What dress are you wearing?"

"You don't have to be so formal, just wear whatever you want."

Zhou Yutang calmly lowered his head and replied to the message. Teacher Fan glanced at him with infinite charm, and his heart was pounding.

Wealth and status are the best coats for men.

Even if Zhou Yutang was wearing ordinary casual clothes, he would definitely be the focus of attention in such a flashy and vanity fair world.

The main reason for this trip to North America was to get the huge returns from those movies, and also to see the finished film of "The Conjuring 2".

Take a look at the project we are negotiating with Warner.

It was purely by coincidence that I came to visit the set of "Unbreakable Love Letter" today.

Taking Teacher Fan to the New Line Company headquarters, James Wan took the initiative to give a hug, "Zhou, it's nice to meet you and this beautiful lady."

"Thank you." Teacher Fan responded with a bright smile.

"Thanks a lot."

Zhou Yutang said calmly: "It's great to be able to complete the post-production of The Conjuring 2 in such a short time."

Compared to when we met in China a few months ago, James Wan now has an inexplicable aura.

Fame nourishes people, but it is not limited to actors. The same is true for successful directors.

However, in front of Zhou Yutang, he still maintained the same attitude as always.

As an internationally renowned top director, Zhou Yutang has capital at his disposal that is comparable to that of the Warner CEO, and people can only look up to him.

His producer, Pete Safran, also showed extraordinary enthusiasm.
"Zhou, I saw your animated film, it was really great."

"Thanks, Pete."

Zhou Yutang said calmly, "I think we should watch the finished film of The Conjuring 2 first, and talk about reminiscing about the past in the evening."

James Wan's director studio also has a share in this movie.

Both James Wan and Pete Safran only greeted Mr. Fan politely.

Teacher Fan also has an idea of ​​this.

I am a top star in my country, but I have no status in Hollywood, otherwise there would not be a special edition of Iron Man.
The two-hour movie viewing is over.

Whether it's the camera language, atmosphere or the degree of horror, the overall quality of the film is better than the previous film in the series "Annabelle".

"Zhou, how do you feel?"

"James is truly a contemporary horror film master."

Hearing Zhou Yutang's words, James Wan couldn't help but chuckle.

Pete and Natalie also laughed heartily together.

Being recognized by Zhou Yutang is better than ten thousand compliments from others.

They seemed to have smelled the aroma of US dollars.

Los Angeles at night is like a charming bitch, showing its charm to the rich unscrupulously.

The most common social activities in the domestic entertainment industry are dinner parties, while in Hollywood, they are parties and cocktail parties.

Zhou Yutang will not stay in Hollywood for too long this time, but Old Bob still took the lead in organizing a private cocktail party: "Oh my god, the lady next to you is so beautiful, the two of you are so well matched."

Lao Deng said this to Liu Yifei and also to Liu Shishi.

"Thanks for the compliment, Mr. Bob."

Upon hearing this, Teacher Fan was instantly overjoyed and looked at Old Deng with great favor.

When Bob came to such an occasion, he was like a mouse falling into a rice jar, like a fish in water.

She was not a young girl who had just debuted. She held her head and chest high and entered the venue holding Zhou Yutang's arm.

"Zhou, nice to meet you."

Thomas, CEO of Legendary Pictures, who is also an old acquaintance, smiled and gave him a hug: "If you have a chance, please visit the set of The Great Wall. Director Chen would love to communicate with you."

"If I have a chance, I'll go over there."

Zhou Yutang was also a little curious.

I wonder how Brother Chen Kai, who has been keeping a low profile recently, has made that movie.

Teacher Fan didn't have many acquaintances at the social party, but when she was next to Zhou Yutang, people came to say hello one after another.

Apart from the boss of the film and television company here, some famous producers, and fashion industry bigwigs...

The most enthusiastic ones are the female stars and supermodels who are dressed up in fancy clothes.

Teacher Fan felt that if he had not been there, some unruly foreign horses would have even stuck their snowballs on him.

The man beside her had a calm and deep expression, as if emitting an extremely dazzling light, attracting these slutty girls like moths to a flame.

"Damien, the one who should feel sorry should not be you, but the woman who rejected you."

Zhou Yutang comforted the wounded heart of "La La Land" director Damien.

"Oh, it's a pity to miss it."

Damien smiled bitterly and drank the red wine in the glass.

He envisioned Emma Watson as the heroine of "La La Land".

However, after several persistent contacts, Miss Watson lost interest in dog-licking and chose Disney's big-budget live-action version of "Beauty and the Beast".

"She's going to regret it."

Zhou Yutang didn't have a very good impression of Miss Watsons.

In reality, she is not as obedient and cute as Hermione in the childhood filter.

There are constant rumors about her, and recently she seems to be busy advocating for women's rights.

"Of course, she won't know what an opportunity she has missed."

While Teacher Fan was chatting with a fashion industry big shot, Bob came over mysteriously, put his arm around Zhou Yutang's shoulders, and said with a sly smile:

"Zhou, there is a beautiful girl who is very interested in this role and also in you."

"Who?" Zhou Yutang raised his eyebrows.

"Amber Heard."

"Saury, Bob, I'm not interested in married women."

Zhou Yutang righteously refused.

This old Deng does not understand the profoundness of the Celestial Empire's culture, and does not know that the Grand Commander hated the thief Cao the most in his life.

That woman was also at the cocktail party tonight, wearing a deep V red dress that revealed half of her body.

Whether in terms of appearance or figure, she can indeed be called a stunner.

Amber Heard took the initiative to walk over, flirting with him, and was quite attentive.

Even Teacher Fan, who was at the peak of her charm, felt threatened by Amber Heard. On the way back to the hotel, she sighed fearlessly:
"Too sexy."

She was talking about Amber Heard, who was a little too enthusiastic tonight and didn't take her seriously at all.

Zhou Yutang admired the mature woman's cursing with great interest.

It's actually quite cute.

(End of this chapter)