China Entertainment's Standout

Chapter 699: A drama became popular and soared on the spot
Zhou Yutang was teaching Nazha English in Los Angeles, and the Maple Leaf Country crew was also not resting.

Zhang Ruolan’s solo scenes were concentrated in the filming of these two days.

It can't be called smooth.

In fact, the role of Maple Leaf Country was a piece of cake for Zhou Yutang.

But for Zhang Ruolan, it was very difficult.

She has to present several different stages of Ji Eun-tak at the same time.

When I first met the innocent and sunny Chi Eun-tak, he came to the Maple Leaf Country to find his memories and restore his forgotten memories.

She has to use several different ways of expression to show the different stages of emotions. The key crew will stay in the Maple Leaf Country for no more than ten days.

So, Xiao Zhang is under a lot of pressure.

But she was very motivated, and Zhou Yutang also gave her extra special treatment.

In the foreign film market, "The Conjuring 2" has been making great strides. According to estimates given by the data department, the total global box office will not be less than 3 million US dollars.

In the domestic film market, after "Spectre" broke the 007 million box office, Matt Damon's "The Martian" also broke through the 5 million mark.

However, after entering December, the screening schedule was inevitably allocated to several domestic films that were trying to get in on the Lunar New Year holiday.

"A Spoon", directed and acted by Chen Jianbin, was a terrible flop, with a total box office of just over 20 million, and it didn't even finish its release period.

"The Vanishing Murderer" starring Saozi Lu and Liu Qingyun grossed 1500 million on the first day, but did not make much of a splash.

However, Yang Mi made a big splash.

Da Mimi, who took a leave from the crew to participate in the movie roadshow, is full of energy.

After coming out of a movie studio in Chengdu, he did not forget to say hello to his fans before getting in the car.

After getting in the car, she took off her boots and sat cross-legged in an unladylike manner with her two beautiful legs wrapped in stockings.

After taking a look at the box office on the Maoyan app, Da Mimi happily told her female assistant, "The first day's box office is out, 2896 million, very good."

"Wow, congratulations Miss Mi."

"Notify the group that I will treat everyone to hot pot tonight. There is a time-honored hot pot restaurant in Chengdu that is very good."

"Sister Mi is awesome!"

Lost in the flattery in the WeChat group, Yang Mi smiled like a flower and started taking selfies with her mobile phone.

That posture was so seductive that even the female assistant was almost dazzled.

Yang Mi, who is at the peak of her charm, has also seen rapid career development this year. After receiving financing from SMG Shangshi Pictures, she first co-produced "Dear Translator" with Jiang Dong.

Then, it expanded its business and deepened its cooperation with film and television giants such as Shangshi Pictures, Cehua and Huanrui, investing in and producing several dramas.

"When did Chen Xiao take on this role?"

Only after receiving the photo of Da Mimi's legs did Zhou Yutang find time to reply to the message.

To be honest, he doesn't pay much attention to the company's artist management business.

After taking a quick look at the film and television information, I found that the movie "Fall in Love Like a Star" which was released in early December actually starred Yang Mi and Chen Xiao, as well as the famous beauty Chen Shu in the circle.

Well, this is one of the dozen or so works produced by Da Mimi this year.

It can be considered a success in getting ahead of the Lunar New Year box office, but it is not as popular as Huayi's other film "Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back", which grossed million on the first day.

But Da Mimi is already very satisfied.

After all, the total investment for this movie is only 40 million. According to this trend, there will be no problem in recovering the cost, and it won't be difficult to make a small profit.

Since Da Mimi was so happy, Zhou Yutang also shared his joy with her.

Forwarded the box office data of The Conjuring 2 to Da Mi Mi.
Chi Eun-tak received a maple leaf under the maple tree.

When she reached the fountain where she and Jin Xin had left beautiful memories, she suddenly remembered everything.

Emotions are perfectly sublimated at this moment.

Zhou Yutang and Lin Yufen watched Zhang Ruolan's performance together behind the monitor.

He nodded with satisfaction. Xiao Zhang wrapped in a red scarf was the feeling he wanted.

There are also many international students in Canada. They have come here to take photos in the past few days, but were all stopped.

After discussing today's filming with Lin Yufen, Zhou Yutang looked at the time and said, "That's all for today. Xiao Zhang, come to my room for a meeting tonight."

"Roger that!"

Zhang Ruolan made an OK gesture, full of energy.

This meeting was not a reading of a luminous script, it was a real meeting.

Even during the two days when Zhou Yutang went to Los Angeles, director Lin Yufen would explain the play to her in the evening.

Now that Zhou Yutang has returned to the crew, he will naturally be in control.

Including director Lin Yufen, assistant director Guo Hu, as well as the head of photography, head of lighting and other heads of various departments were all there.

The Maple Leaf Country's role may be a little later than expected, but overall it is still within controllable range.

While the crew of "The Lonely and Great God" is busy filming, a storm has arisen again in the domestic film and television industry.

The cause of the incident is Alibaba Pictures, which has been very popular recently.

Since announcing its entry into the entertainment industry, Alibaba has been making continuous moves.

At a film industry forum in Tianjin today, Vice President Xu of Alibaba Pictures made a shocking statement:

"I am pointing out the way forward for the screenwriters here. The way information is spread is changing. If information reaches more people effectively, it will become a super IP.
The way we operate the entertainment industry now is completely subversive. In the future, Alibaba will no longer hire professional screenwriters, but will adopt a killing game-like elimination method, inviting IP forums and online writers to do the initial creation of the script, and then the director will take charge of the entire project, giving the screenwriters here a lifelong opportunity.
Many international directors are doing this now. This is the research and development process of creating a super IP. Many people are talking about IP now, but apart from Zhou Yutang, not everyone has the ability to develop IP. In the future, Alibaba will use big data to redefine this concept."

As early as the Shanghai Film Festival.

It has been a while since Alibaba started using big data to develop the entertainment industry.

In fact, the Alibaba cultural and entertainment strategy formulated by Mr. Ma is very consistent with the current policy trends.

The concept of Internet+ has been formally proposed at the conference and has risen to the level of national strategy.

It can be expected that it will become a new engine of economic growth under the new normal.

Teacher Ma is a smart man.

Zhou Yutang was able to obtain inside information, so he naturally had his own channels.

Therefore, we planned and promoted Alibaba’s big data entertainment strategy.

What is big data?

That is, the amount of data involved is so huge that it cannot be captured, managed, processed, and organized into information that can help companies make more proactive business decisions within a reasonable time through mainstream software tools.

Such as search data, ratings data, media discussion data, social networking site mention data, video site user data, online ticket purchase data, and theater audience consumption data, etc.

The hit American TV series "House of Cards" is the result of Netflix's analysis of the film and television market through big data, which made Netflix earn a lot of money.

Zhou Yutang has been deeply involved in this, and ByteDance has been developing for so many years, how could he not know about it?
Using big data analysis can indeed help make project decisions, select the creative team, and promote marketing and distribution.

Jiangdong Entertainment has also been pursuing this new model of combining the Internet with the film and television industry, with very good results.

But to say that he can replace the screenwriter is just a fantasy.

Many online writers have benefited greatly from Alibaba’s large-scale cultural and entertainment project.

Alibaba is willing to spend money, and as long as you have a historical performance, you can get the guaranteed share of the profits from Alibaba at a premium.

Tencent's China Literature Group has poached a large number of excellent authors, and many of them are making a lot of money.

It's actually useless.

After being recruited by Ali, they just started to lie down and live a lazy life, and were basically destined to be wiped out.

However, the remarks made by Alibaba Vice President Xu inevitably sounded condescending and overbearing, and indiscriminately attacked the entire screenwriter community.

As the news came out, it caused collective anger in the screenwriter circle.

How can I sit still when my job is gone?
Many famous screenwriters, such as Dong Runnian, the screenwriter of "Lost in Thailand" and "The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel", and Yu Fei have come forward to speak out.

Tencent, which has always been sarcastic, took advantage of the screenwriters' criticism of Alibaba and posted a data report at the right time:
“Cold Fact: Alibaba Pictures suffered a net loss of 1.5 million yuan in the first half of this year, but Alibaba Pictures’ predecessor, China Culture Media, makes hundreds of millions of yuan in profits every year.”

"Ali's people are used to being overbearing."

Zhou Yutang glanced at WeChat and saw that several screenwriter groups were discussing this matter, and they were all filled with indignation.

"Boss, Mr. Xu mentioned you again."

Lu Yang was watching melons in the group and also @ed Zhou Yutang.

The screenwriter circle collectively boycotted, and Vice President Xu quickly came out to clarify, saying that the screenwriter gold award organized by Zhou Yutang was a similar concept.

Zhou Yutang laughed at it and posted a Weibo post:
"Mr. Xu has confused a concept. The Screenwriter Gold Award I created is not a killing game, nor is it a breeding game. Instead, it is a channel to inspire the creative passion of grassroots screenwriters.

In the film and television industry, content is king after all.

The core is storytelling, which must be interesting enough and resonate with the audience. This is the foundation. Alibaba wants to rely on Internet thinking to enter the film and television industry. I think Alibaba is on the wrong path."

As soon as this Weibo post was sent out, it was like cold water poured into a boiling oil pan, instantly exploding.

"Fuck, the Grand Commander is so domineering!"

"Zhou Yutang is the youngest ace screenwriter in the country, and has won all three major drama awards. He is qualified to say this."

"Teacher Ma, come out and get beaten!"

"I'm just passing by to eat melons. I support the Grand Commander."

The industry was instantly in an uproar, and passers-by outside the circle just watched the fun.

Governor Zhou couldn't help but feel aggrieved that he couldn't beat Jack Ma on Double Eleven.

But it was an away game after all, and strictly speaking, he was just raiding the field for his good brother Dong Ge.

Alibaba wants to go all out to enter the entertainment industry, and Governor Zhou, who has the advantage of home court, must teach him what is the entertainment leader. Not to mention Vice President Xu of Alibaba.

Even if Jack Ma came, he would have to stand at attention and listen to Zhou Yutang.

Alibaba's Vice President Xu soon issued another apology.

This time he admitted defeat, but Zhou Yutang ignored it and continued to immerse himself in the filming of "The Lonely and Great God".

"The wrap-up press conference for Chen Kaige's new film The Great Wall was held in Beijing. Director Chen Kaige and producer Chen Hong, as well as starring actors Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Jing Tian, ​​Liu Dehua, Lu Han, Zhang Hanyu, Lin Gengxin, Wang Junkai and others attended the event to show their support."

"The CEO of Legendary Pictures and the co-chairman of Universal Pictures both attended the event. The US-China co-production of a magical action epic is currently in post-production and is expected to hit the film market next Spring Festival!"

In early December, news of the completion of the highly anticipated film "The Great Wall" dominated the headlines of all Chinese film and television information.

Despite the popularity of King Liu, Lu Han, Da Tiantian, and one of the three little ones, Wang Junkai, there are actually scalpers eyeing the tickets for this press conference.

The admission tickets were sold for tens of thousands, which is simply outrageous. It's outrageous to the extreme.

Because the event was so popular, in addition to the security team, riot police were also dispatched to the scene.

Da Tiantian has never been short of resources.

"The Great Wall" had just finished filming, and Starlight immediately announced that she would be the leading actress in the Hollywood A-level project "King Kong: Skull Island".

Although she is just a pendant heroine, not everyone can get her.

Seeing the news about Zhou Yutang in Los Angeles, Princess Tian was so excited that she sent a message to Zhou Yutang: "Brother Yutang, how long will you stay in Canada?"

"I'm going back home in these two days."

"Too bad, I'm in Los Angeles for special training, and I was going to come see you."

"There's a long way to go. Nazha is also in Los Angeles. You can get together."

Princess Sweet was not disappointed and chatted with Zhou Yutang about her next schedule.

The ratings of the already aired "Legend of Jade" are not outstanding. It was negatively influenced by Nie Yuan and there was basically no publicity work for the drama.

Da Tiantian has just finished filming "The Great Wall" and has already flown abroad. She is about to prepare to join the crew of "Kong: Skull Island".

I heard that the filming will start in Australia and then go on location across three continents.

The sweet princess is able to endure hardships.

The filming in the Maple Leaf Country was finally over. Zhang Ruolan was so exhausted that she didn’t even have the energy to take selfies on the flight back home.

After a deep sleep, when she woke up, she saw the tablet in front of Zhou Yutang, which was playing the online drama on Station B.
"Being a Crown Princess is the most difficult job in the world. First, the prospects for promotion are not good. It is extremely difficult to be promoted from Crown Princess to Empress and Empress Dowager step by step! Have you seen a few Crown Princesses who can make it all the way to Empress Dowager?

Second, there is no labor protection. Not to mention the lack of three insurances and one fund, you may be fired at any time and will not be allowed to find a job again.

Third, the nature of the work is dangerous and there is a risk of death at any time."

Seeing the heroine Zhang Tianai in the play complaining seriously, Zhang Ruolan pursed her lips.

As she continued to look at him, she suddenly burst out in unrestrained voice, "You are the spring tea, and I am the freshly boiled water. I want to brew you."

Zhang Ruolan was struck by lightning, her outer part burnt and her inner part tender.

At that moment, I was no longer sleepy and moved closer unconsciously, becoming absorbed in following the drama.

Zhou Yutang smelled the sweet fragrance of the girl, touched her arm, smiled and asked:
"How's the show?"

"It's a bit weird and a bit shocking."

Zhang Ruolan said truthfully: "It feels a bit like eating durian."

This wonderful metaphor made Zhou Yutang couldn't help laughing.

The production cost of this online drama cannot be compared with that of the "Joy of Life" series.

To make an S-level "Joy of Life", we can at least shoot three or four "Go Princess Go".

In fact, just as Zhang Ruolan said, it may seem ridiculous, but it breaks the aesthetic concept of traditional costume dramas and makes people unable to stop watching it.

Zhou Yutang had received several calls from Chen Rui while filming in Maple Leaf Country.

Since the TV series was aired, Bilibili’s daily playback volume has exceeded 2 million for consecutive days, with the highest daily playback volume exceeding million.

Good news comes frequently.

"How can it be so popular?"

Jia Shikai has been following the broadcast of "The Princess Weiyoung".

He originally regretted letting Yang Yang take this role.

However, he didn't dare to stand up Governor Zhou's project, so he could only let Yang Yang carry Zhang Tianai's sedan chair.

But unexpectedly, this drama became a hit, and a very big hit.

The drama is only halfway through its airing, but it has already sparked a buzz on major online forums, with related topics on Weibo alone having been read over 15 billion times!
According to the current trend, there is still considerable room for growth.

“I heard that it went viral online in Korea, and was trending on the internet for several days.”

Jia Shikai, the coach of the 800,000-man navy, was convinced: "General Zhou is really amazing. He can make an online drama a super hit."

Yang Yang has already attracted a lot of fans, but the biggest benefit undoubtedly went to Jiangdong’s own Zhang Tianai.

Li Jian himself is one of the popular Jiangdong young actors, and this drama can only be said to be the icing on the cake, which has steadily increased his popularity.

But Zhang Tianai truly achieved success overnight.

"This drama is addictive! I can't stop following it. Can Zhou Yutang let Bilibili release all of it at once?!"

"Thunder is thunder, and the costumes and makeup are not too exquisite, but at least the actors are good-looking and their acting skills are also acceptable."

"I can't stop laughing!"

"Zhang Pengpeng, isn't this Ling Zhiyu, the Japanese military doctor with a northeastern accent in "The Gunners"? "

Netizens in major forums are discussing this drama everywhere.

Many marketing accounts also dug up Zhang Tianai’s acting experience.

She debuted as a model, served as Gong Huang's stand-in, and also played many minor roles.

It is no exaggeration to say that there are a lot of girls like her in the entertainment industry.

The turning point of Zhang Tianai's fate was probably when she was admitted to the Film Academy and became the roommate of Li Xin and Zhao Liying, who were both favorites of Governor Zhou.

From then on, he got in touch with Jiangdong and began to appear frequently in Jiangdong-related film and television works.

It’s definitely not that she is very popular. Her most outstanding role is Zhang Yan, a female doctor in “The Blade of the Assassin”.

When Ding Xiu, a lay Buddhist who added money, said "this girl is very smooth", he was referring to Zhang Tianai.
"The Blade of the Assassin" has become a rare martial arts masterpiece in recent years, and Zhou Yiwei, who had been a supporting actor for several years and was ignored, became famous overnight and known all over the world.

Zhang Tianai became the background for Jia Qiange's overnight fame, until she seized this opportunity...

Yang Tianzhen, who was in charge of Zhang Tianai's agency contract, did not expect this.

A web drama can directly make her a first-tier star.

"Xiao Ai, you are really angry now."

Just after hanging up the phone, Yang Tianzhen's face was full of smiles: "I have sent you a contract for the movie of the same name adapted from Zhang Jiajia's novel "Passing By Your World"!"

"Sister Zhen."

With the overwhelming traffic, Zhang Tianai has recently accepted several commercial performances. Now she and Yang Tianzhen are on their way to the next announcement, and they are still a little confused:

"Is it the scene with Liang Tianwang and Jing Chengwu together?"

"No, that's The Ferryman, a collaboration between Sunglasses King and Zhang Jiajia. The show is directed by Zhang Yibai, and starred by Deng Chao and Zhao Liying."

Yang Tianzhen was somewhat excited.

Zhao Liying won the leading female role over Bai Baihe, and the producers bought shares in advance for "The Journey of Flower" to become a big hit.

This top-notch young actress is one of our own, so it is understandable that she is given a lower ranking.

Many young actresses were still fighting for the role in this project, but suddenly, the big pie of this top film and television IP in the industry fell from the sky and fell into Zhang Tianai's hands.

The producers wanted to take advantage of the huge traffic from "The Princess Weiyoung" and offered generous pay.

This is not over yet.

Yang Tianzhen reported in detail.

Ever since The Princess Weiyoung was broadcast, business, endorsements and film contracts have been coming in like snowflakes.

Zhang Tianai’s schedule has been scheduled until the end of next year.

It's just so realistic.

It's such an exaggeration.

Zhang Tianai seemed to be in a dream. She only came back to her senses when she heard Yang Tianzhen calling her name. She said gratefully:
"Sister Zhen, I wouldn't be where I am today without your help."

Having been in the entertainment industry for so many years, she deeply understands what this means.

A drama became a huge hit and soared to fame.

"It's mainly because you have good conditions."

Yang Tianzhen squinted her eyes and looked at Zhang Tianai's figure. Her slightly plump face was full of affinity:

"Originally Zhou Shufang wanted to push Meng Ziyi to take this role, and Director Liang was also very embarrassed. In the end, it was President Zhou who personally nodded and finally hired you."

"I've been notified in the group that there will be a celebration banquet at the end of the month. By then, Mr. Zhou should have finished filming the show. You have to go and toast him a few glasses of wine and thank him."

"Sister Zhen, I know what's going on."

Zhang Tianai nodded solemnly, and seemed to have made a decision in her heart.

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(End of this chapter)