China Entertainment's Standout

Chapter 707 Black Swan

The spring breeze is proud of horseshoe disease, seeing Chang'an flowers in one day.

The person he is talking about is probably Zhou Yutang.

Since its release, "Detective Chinatown" has broken countless records, and its box office figures have skyrocketed like a rocket, becoming a phenomenal Chinese New Year film that has attracted national attention.

Apart from him, the entire creative team of "Detective Chinatown" benefited a lot.

Lu Han's acting skills have been recognized, and with such outstanding achievements, he is the top star of the contemporary era.

His fans straightened their backs and went to Zhou Yutang's Weibo in groups to leave comments these days, becoming the vanguard in destroying his opponents.

Although Da Meiyuan does not have many shots, she is worthy of the title of Hupu Goddess. She is breathtakingly beautiful, especially the suspense retained in the film.

It was Wang Baoqi who brought the biggest surprise to everyone. Zhou Yutang praised him highly during the interview.

Many viewers don’t understand that it is much more difficult for an actor to act ugly and make people laugh than to act cool and handsome.

It is even a painful thing for the actors themselves.

The difficulty lies in convincing yourself, a billionaire, to do such a thing.

At least Zhou Yutang himself can't do it, but Zhou Xingxing and Wang Baoqi could do it in the past.

In Zhou Yutang's heart, Wang Baoqi has an image positioning that is unprecedented and unmatched in the entire field of Chinese-speaking male actors.

Looking back at all his representative roles, there is really no one else who can replace him.

However, Zhou Yutang was a little surprised when he received a call from Wang Baoqi that night when he was having a romantic dinner with Liu Tianxian who had returned to China.

"What's wrong, Baoqie?"

His roadshow schedule has ended, and the second phase of roadshow promotion tasks fell on Lu Han and Wang Baoqi, which will last for about a week.

"Mr. Zhou, I need two days off."

Wang Baoqi's voice sounded a little low: "Something happened at home, I have to go back and deal with it."

"Urgent?"

"Yes, it's urgent."

"Baoqi, if you need any help, just let me know."

"Not yet, but thank you anyway. I'll be back for the roadshow in a couple of days."

Wang Baoqi's voice was tired but full of gratitude as he recounted his troubles.

Zhou Yutang listened very carefully.

When Zhou Yutang heard Baoqiang say that there was an emergency at home, the first person he thought of was Ma Jinlian.

However, the last time the news was revealed, his assistant team has been replaced, so it is not expected to be this way.

He put down the knife and fork in his hand and wiped the corners of his mouth with a warm wet wipe.

Liu Yifei on the opposite side was chewing the tender and juicy steak in small bites, while her dark and bright eyes were looking at Zhou Yutang's slender fingers that were very suitable for playing the piano.

As if appreciating a work of art, she waited until he hung up the phone before asking,

"Xiao Zhou, what's going on?"

"Something happened at Baoqi's house."

While the movie was still in theaters, Wang Baoqiang's younger brother and sister were involved in a serious car accident. They were rushed to the hospital for several days of emergency treatment, but ultimately did not survive.

He flew directly to his hometown that night.

It wasn't until the next day when Zhou Yutang received a message from Ni Ni and looked at his phone that he realized something big had happened.

"Drunk driving and hit-and-run happened to your own family, XXXX, you don't care about your own safety, but you should also think about the lives of others! You killed someone and then ran away. Do you know how much pain you left for your deceased family members!!!"

Wang Baoqiang's Weibo post in which he cursed the perpetrator for fleeing the scene has become a hot topic and the hottest news at the moment.

"Detective Chinatown" is currently very popular. Wang Baoqi plays the role of Tang Ren, a lascivious, funny and heartless man in the play, but he is a real person outside the play.

There are many people who support Wang Baoqi.

But as some people like him, it is also inevitable that there will be black fans. Some people on the Internet also accused him of losing control and swearing as a star, which brought about a bad influence.

Last night Zhou Yutang had a thorough understanding of the whole story.

In fact, the car accident happened a few days ago.

The perpetrators fled the scene but were later found home by their families.

The family members took a video of the scene, which clearly showed him saying: "This is a small matter that can be solved by using connections."

After turning themselves in, miraculously, more than ten days passed and the other two perpetrators escaped with their families.

This family are all farmers with low educational level, so it is difficult for them to protect their rights through normal legal channels.

Wang Baoqi was the backbone of the family, so he returned to his hometown overnight to help deal with the matter.

His cousin left behind two children without a mother. The progress of the case investigation remains a mystery and he has not even waited for the results.

Isn't this bullying the honest person?

Wang Baoqi was so angry that he had no choice but to rant on Weibo.

However, after venting his emotions, he quickly apologized on Weibo.

The local team, which stood at the center of the storm, was miraculously efficient.

In one day.

The local authorities announced the entire case and entered the legal process.
After taking two days off, Wang Baoqi continued to participate in the roadshow.

"Grave Robbers' Chronicles" went from being a rival to "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" and a competition to "Detective Chinatown", to being expected to be the second place during the Chinese New Year, and then to having a box office inversion, striving to hit a box office of 600 million.

The future of LeTV seems to be cast a shadow.

For the director at the helm of the project.

Within these two weeks, he went from heaven to hell and became a complete laughing stock in the industry.

I don’t know how many netizens mocked him using the short essay he posted on Toutiao.

When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. Fengfeng cut his contract at the speed of light and decisively joined the crew of "Zhu Xian". Another leading actor Jing Boran also ended his roadshow ahead of schedule.

Instead, the director himself quietly deleted the Weibo post in which he was about to have a showdown with Governor Zhou to celebrate the New Year.

However, he shamelessly stated on Weibo that according to the public opinion statistics collected by his team, at least 70% of the audience were satisfied with the quality of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".
"I really hope the relevant authorities can arrest you, thank you."

"Your face is swollen, why don't you just stop?"

"Can't you learn to shut up?"

Now not only passers-by were attacking him, but even the fans of two popular young actors began to turn against him.

I was so happy to participate in this movie, but ended up with a lot of shit going on. It must be because the director lost control of the situation.

There is nothing wrong with this logic.

Being a director is not just about sitting behind the monitor and shouting "cut".

That job can be done by tying a dog.

As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, he must be able to connect with investors and coordinate with the creative crew to ensure that the entire project achieves the expected results.

Obviously, Director Lu is not qualified.

The end of the year is the busiest time in the entertainment industry. Whether it is Liu Yifei or Liu Shishi, their schedules are almost full of business announcements.

Zhou Yutang also has a lot of things to do, such as the end-of-year Chinese Directors Association conference.

Several old men and women proposed on the spot that he should be the vice president of the association.

This was obviously the result of internal discussion in advance, but Zhou Yutang calmly declined.

This title sounds pretty impressive.

It's actually useless.

Just look at Li Shaohong and you will know.

As the president of the Directors Association, her favorite young actor Yang Yang, who was also the future number one of Rong Xinda, was snatched away by someone.

She got angry and raged.

Yang Yang became too independent and Jia Shikai ignored her and hired a legal team to sue her. After the verdict was announced, she only had to pay some money.

Lao Tian was out of town and also received the news, and a phone call came in soon.

Hearing that Zhou Yutang did not agree, Lao Tian breathed a sigh of relief.

What I'm afraid of is that my beloved disciple is young and full of vigor, and that he will be flattered and praised by others, and then be put on a pedestal and used as a tool by someone with ulterior motives.

"For this kind of association, the main say is still in the hands of those old guys..."

In response to Ni Ni's doubts, Zhou Yutang also gave some advice.

At least for now.

You can wait another ten years, or even longer.

Wait until those old guys with half their bodies buried in the soil pass away.

Then it is truly time for his generation to take charge.

By that time, Zhou Yutang will only be 37 years old, in the prime of his life, with great potential.

“Boss, something went wrong with ‘The Princess Weiyoung’ and ‘Wu Xin: The Monster Killer’ is also in trouble.”

Jiang Xueru reported the matter to Zhou Yutang with a slightly heavy expression.

A certain influential person in the industry reported the issue of the online drama's scale to the Guangdong Provincial Radio and Television Administration.

Zhou Yutang made several phone calls, his brows gradually furrowed, and Jiang Xuhuan's heart sank.

"Be prepared, we will review it again after deletion and revision."

Throwing the phone aside, Zhou Yutang rubbed his temples and told Jiang Xurong the inside information that had not yet been disclosed to the public.

Originally, the old guy targeted several online dramas produced by Zhou Yutang's Jiangdong Entertainment, but later, Guangdong General Manager held several special meetings on online dramas and decided to rectify the entire industry.

Not only Jiang Dongjia's "The Rise of Phoenixes" and "Wuxin: The Monster Killer" were hit hard, but several other popular online dramas, including "Crime in the Mind", "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", "The Darker Side", "Soul Ferry", etc., were also reported.

The reasons are that it involves bloody violence, pornography, vulgarity, feudal superstition, etc.

After deletion and revision, the program will be reviewed and if it fails, it will be permanently suspended.

A violent storm is about to sweep across the online drama industry.

"Old man, you came prepared."

Thinking of the figure at a movie premiere not long ago, Zhou Yutang's expression turned slightly cold.

Near the hotel.

Zhang Tianai was in the back seat of a business car. With the help of the car light, she opened her small leather bag and adjusted her makeup for the third time.

In this circle, you must always remember to stay refined and decent.

This was the lesson Yang Tianzhen taught her.

Elegance and beauty are always a woman's most powerful weapons.

It is also Zhang Tianai's greatest asset.

Standing at the forefront and becoming suddenly famous, she felt a little bit carried away, but she also knew who brought all this to her.

The carefully selected outfit today is also a sign of respect for the Grand Commander.

A short black dress that is slightly tight around the hips.

There is a floral design on the chest, and the beautiful legs are wrapped in black stockings and wearing a pair of boots.

She deliberately lowered the neckline of her skirt a little.

Let your snow-white and tender deep valleys appear vaguely.

The Swarovski black swan necklace on her chest was shining brightly, as if it was about to flap its wings and sing with its head held high.

"Mr. Zhou is here."

"Congratulations, Mr. Zhou! Detective Chinatown is a big hit at the box office!"

“I wish Mr. Zhou will break another box office record!”

"Mr. Zhou, congratulations."

When Zhou Yutang appeared at the Dynasty Hotel with an expressionless face, the female manager led him into the elevator and went to the third floor. The banquet hall, which had been quite lively, was immediately divided into two rows.

Leave the middle passage empty for him to pass through.

The director of "Go Princess Go" Liang Shengquan was the first to step forward to greet him, followed closely by the crew's producer, assistant director and other behind-the-scenes team.

Everyone was very respectful.

Like many people at the scene, Zhang Tianai focused her eyes on him.

Today, Governor Zhou was wearing a simple long dark grey coat with a black shirt underneath. He stood tall and straight, leaning slightly to listen to the slender and graceful Ni Ni whispering in his ear, nodding slightly. She also stood up from her seat.

Wherever Zhou Yutang went, he was surrounded by crowds and treated like a star.

The way people looked at him was as if they were looking up to a god.

Turning hands is a cloud, covering hands is rain.

In the entertainment industry, he is indeed no different from God.

Dominating the big and small screens during the Chinese New Year, Detective Chinatown's box office is accelerating towards 3 billion, creating an unprecedented miracle.

Tonight is the celebration banquet for "Go Princess Go" scheduled for the Royal Hotel.

The drama started airing in early December and ended at the end of the month.

So far, the number of views has reached 30 billion, which is even more than that of another online drama project "Wuxin: The Monster Killer" this year.

The project was a great success, but due to Governor Zhou’s schedule, the celebration banquet was postponed until now.

The banquet was in full swing with clinking glasses.

The female manager of the Dynasty Hotel came over to offer a toast. Zhou Yutang took the initiative to raise the glass towards Liang Shengquan, "Director Liang, this glass of wine is to celebrate our cooperation over the years."

The collaboration between the two can be traced back to "Chinese Paladin III". At that time, Zhou Yutang had just made his debut and learned a lot from Li Guoli, Liang Shengquan and others in the Chinese Paladin crew.

Many people in the circle knew about this, but Liang Shengquan did not dare to be arrogant at all.

Now the status and position of the two people are very different. He raised his glass with both hands as if he was flattered, the rim of the wine was slightly lower than Zhou Yutang, his face flushed, and he grinned:
“It is my honor to work with Mr. Zhou, and I hope we will have the opportunity to continue working together in the future.”

As he spoke, he drank the more than one or two bottles of Moutai in the glass in one gulp, which drew applause from the audience.

"There will be a chance."

Zhou Yutang raised his glass, took a sip, and then looked at the young man next to Liang Shengquan: "Are you Lu Haojiji?"

"Mr. Zhou, this is me."

The young man with ordinary looks was so excited that his slightly dark skin turned red, as if he was drunk.

Speaking of Lu Haojiji, the name sounds like a joke.

In fact, he is a second-generation Beijinger with a prominent background.

This is the son of Hai Yan, a big boss in the Beijing circle.

More than ten years ago, he was also active in the entertainment industry. Later, due to his limited conditions, his father spent a lot of resources but was unable to promote him.

In addition, she had a plastic surgery accident and was almost disfigured, so she switched to working behind the scenes.

He had been doing mediocre work for a long time, and Hai Yan had to ask for favors from people several times before he was finally able to get him into the crew of Jiangdong Entertainment's "The Rise of Phoenixes" as an assistant director.

"I heard from Director Liang that he performed well and has a bright future."

Zhou Yutang patted Lu Haojiji's shoulder with an appreciative smile on his face.

He has dealt with many second-generation people.

Wu Gang has always wanted to bring his son into this circle.

Aunt Wenli even wanted to match him up with her niece at one point.

Chen Hong often brought Arthur to show off in front of him.

Xu Cainv even went to great lengths to get Li Gengxi to call her brother.

As China's film and television industry is taking off, it is only natural that the older generation of stars are using their resources to pave the way for the next generation.

The reason why "The Rise of Phoenixes" became a phenomenal hit is largely due to its novel subject matter, but the creative team behind the scenes also deserves credit.

Apart from director Liang Shengquan, according to Jiang Xueluan's report feedback, Lu Haojiji is quite capable.

It is true that a tiger father will have a dog son. Among the second-generation people in the circle, he is considered to be a leader. He doesn't do many good things in his life, so he is a person worth cooperating with.

"Thank you Mr. Zhou for your advice. I will continue to work hard."

Lu Haojiji was a little excited.

To receive this one word of praise from my idol, the Grand Commander, is better than ten thousand words of flattery from ordinary people.

"Mr. Zhou, I'd like to toast you, too."

After Ji Ji toasted, Zhang Tianai also took the opportunity to come up with a glass of wine, "Mr. Zhou, I wish your box office will continue to rise and exceed 3 billion. Thank you for your support."

"You're welcome. We're all family."

Zhou Yutang quickly retracted his gaze and said calmly: "The company provides you with a platform. It is your ability that can be recognized by the audience."

"Let me offer you a toast first."

Holding a glass of red wine in both hands, Zhang Tianai said sincerely, then raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

Women, especially beautiful women.

People are usually very sensitive to the way men look at them.

I noticed Zhou Yutang's admiring eyes fell on me and stayed on me for at least five seconds.

Zhang Tianai even felt an uncontrollable sense of joy in her heart.

After one cup, there is another, this is called good things come in pairs.

Such heroic act immediately attracted everyone's attention and cheers.

"Is it so drinkable?"

"Thank you very much, Mr. Zhou. I..."

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Zhang Tianai was so proactive that Zhou Yutang couldn't help but drink a few more glasses.

The Siberian tiger and the Shandong wolf are not as good as the Jiangsu lamb.

In the car.

Zhou Yutang received a call from Haiyan.

Zhang Tianai, who seemed a little tipsy, heard the conversation between the two.

It was probably to express gratitude to Zhou Yutang for taking care of his son.

By the way, another thing was also talked about.

"Boss Hai, since you've already asked, there must be no problem."

Zhou Yutang smelled the fragrance of Zhang Tianai and turned his gaze away from the black swan with its fair complexion as if nothing had happened.

Haiyan was talking about Jiang Jingfu.

After thinking about it, I sent a message to Ni Ni and asked her to handle the matter.

"You really came here?"

Ni Ni felt a little impressed.

I heard Zhou Yutang say a few days ago that Haiyan would come to see him, and it turned out to be true.

Jiang Jingfu's new boss, Xitian CEO Zhou Yanxi, was brought up by Haiyan.

Zhou Yanxi's level was obviously not enough to have a direct conversation with Governor Zhou, so she went to find Hai Yan, the big boss in the Beijing circle, to speak for her.

Ni Ni asked: "Boss, are we really just going to let it go?"

"What good is there in making things difficult for him?"

Zhou Yutang replied calmly: "In the final analysis, it's still because Mr. Cai didn't do his job well. Let's stop here."

Old Cai is a capable person, but he has a narrow vision. He is very nice to Liu Shishi and Hu Ge, but not necessarily to other people in the company.

It would be fine if they failed to deliver on their promises to Jiang Jingfu, but they are still dragging their feet on paying him more than one million yuan in film remuneration after several years. This guy really deserves to be hanged on the street lamp.

"It's fine if I just pay the penalty, but when will the Tangren Annual Meeting be held?"

"It seems to be scheduled for the end of the month."

"Have you contacted all the shareholders?"

Zhou Yutang casually crossed his legs and raised them up, lowering his head to read the message.

Tangren produced a hit online drama "Wuxin: The Monster Killer" this year, but almost all the profits from the drama were taken away by newcomer Chen Yao.

The next drama, “The Legend of Qin”, also flopped miserably, just like a best-of-three qualifying match.

Currently it is ×. There will be a drama called "The Imperial Doctress" during the Spring Festival, and it will coincide with the final season of "Joy of Life". I don't know what the result will be.

If Zhou Yutang were the one running Tangren, the next step would be to take action against Cai Yinong.

With the shares he holds and Liu Shishi's shares, he can easily drive Lao Cai out of office.

However, considering that Shi Shi has a gentle personality and is very nostalgic for the old times, Zhou Yutang did not use such a drastic approach. He simply operated in private to further increase Shi Shi's voice in Tangren.

A sister should act like a sister.

After hesitating for a while, Ni Ni asked, "Boss, are you sending Zhang Tianai home?"

"Her agent had something urgent to do, so I just gave her a ride."

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Ni Ni didn't ask any more questions, she knew what it meant to send Zhang Tianai home.

Another call came in, the voice was deep: "Mr. Zhou, we have checked it out, that old man's son is not a good guy either, he is involved in pornography, gambling, and prostitution"

"Do it beautifully."

Zhou Yutang raised the corner of his mouth in an icy arc.

There seemed to be a hint of murderous intent, which made people shudder.

After hanging up the phone, I was reviewing the incident in my mind when I suddenly felt a soft and delicate touch on the arm beside me.

I don't know when Zhang Tianai leaned over.

I just happened to slow down and pass a shock absorber. The shock absorption of Mercedes-Benz is very good, but the dim light from the car still swayed and penetrated into the slightly low neckline, shaking out the bright spring light.

That pair of beautiful legs wrapped in black stockings makes people want to touch them.

"Mr. Zhou, I heard."

After Zhou Yutang finished his phone call and WeChat message, Zhang Tianai tentatively asked, "I heard that The Princess is going to be banned?"

"Where did you hear the news?"

Zhou Yutang's thick eyebrows slightly raised, and his deep eyes made Zhang Tianai a little flustered. She said weakly: "I heard from Sister Tianzhen that the online drama is going to be banned."

She didn't even realize that her voice sounded a little weak and helpless.

Just half a year ago, actresses like Zhang Tianai might have earned more than the average office worker, but only to a limited extent.

Compared with ordinary white-collar workers, she has to invest more money in herself in order to stay competitive in this circle.

Between the annual gym membership, Pilates classes, and some expenses like cosmetics and clothes, I can hardly save any money.

Fortunately, the dormitory arranged by the company has a good environment, which saves the cost of renting a house.

All this changed after "The Princess Weiyoung" was broadcast.

Zhou Yutang used her as the heroine, with two popular young actors supporting her, and she became a successful star in one fell swoop.

Now, the cheers of millions of fans echoed in her mind over and over again.

This sound was just like the prosperous and romantic night view of Beijing seen through the car window in the slightly cool night. It made Zhang Tianai intoxicated and unable to extricate herself.

As long as you enter this world of fame and fortune.

I've experienced the much-anticipated introductions and cheers, truly felt what it's like to be sought after by everyone, and felt the numbers jumping around in my bank account.

No one can bear to lose all that is hard-earned again.

Zhang Tianai leaned closer, pressed against Zhou Yutang's arm, and whined quietly, "Boss Zhou, I heard that even the leading actor is going to be soft-banned?"

Zhou Yutang adjusted his sitting posture, leaned slightly sideways, and a small smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Have you broken the law?"

Women seem to be born with talent in this area, and they know how to use their talent to arouse men's desire to protect them.

"How can it be!"

"You didn't break the law, why would you be banned?"

Zhou Yutang smiled gently, patted the back of her hand, and rubbed it gently.

This seems like the superior is expressing comfort and closeness.

It seemed like just an unintentional touch, but it also had a hint of ambiguous teasing.

The black swan in the white ditch seemed to be about to flap its wings and fly.

(End of this chapter)