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Chapter 728: Wolf Warrior 2 is launched, the water is very deep
Liu Shishi is also busy after the New Year. She has to shoot the covers of fashion magazines and endorsement advertisements at the beginning of the year, as well as do the publicity work for the drama "The Imperial Doctress".

Although its ratings did not surpass "Joy of Life 3" and was slightly behind "The Young Marshal", it was still popular and can be considered an effective drama broadcast.

It was a rare two days of rest, but Zhou Yutang had endless meetings to attend.

We just finished a TV drama seminar, and now there’s this important meeting of the Directors Association.

However, Liu Shishi also has her own social circle. Da Mimi and Tang Yan are both in the crew, and Fengchu Jin Daxixi has also joined the crew. She made an appointment with Song Tie, the newest member of the harem group, to go to the movies together.

Having watched "The Mermaid" with Zhou Yutang a long time ago, and breaking Zhou Yutang's record, Yi Jie was feeling resentful about it, so it was naturally impossible for her to contribute to the box office.

The hottest movie right now is Disney's "Zootopia".

With a mask covering most of her face and a fisherman's hat on her head, Liu Shishi walked briskly and walked into the VIP channel with Song Tie under the guidance of the manager of Jiangdong Golden Harvest Cinemas.

With a glance, he saw Yuzhou Dan in a dark Chinese gown, facing the fierce boxing champion Tyson with a serious face. The movie poster was hung in the corridor.

"Ip Man has even made it to the third film."

Since "Zootopia" landed on the Chinese film market in early March, it has raked in 1.55 million yuan in the first week and has received rave reviews. According to Zhou Yutang, it may be the new king of March.

I don't know if Master Ye, who can beat ten people at the same time, can hold up.
Liu Shishi originally didn't pay attention to these things, but under Zhou Yutang's influence, she gradually began to pay attention to this information.

Song Tie looked around and felt like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. Everything he saw seemed new and interesting.

The space layout of the entire theater is spacious and comfortable, with bright stars twinkling on the ceiling, and the atmosphere is romantic and dreamy.

Following Liu Shishi's sitting, I sank into the comfortable leather seat, feeling indescribably comfortable and relaxed.

The shocking audio-visual experience made her ask, "Sister Shishi, why is there no one here?"

“This is not open to the public.”

Liu Shishi handed Song Tie a cup of milk tea, chatted and laughed, and gradually immersed herself in the atmosphere of the beautiful story.

I can only say that it truly lives up to its 100% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes and its 9.2 rating on Douban.

"That sloth is hilarious."

"It's obviously moving extremely slowly, why is it called lightning? Goose goose goose goose!"

After the movie was over, Liu Shishi and Song Tie discussed the movie and both found it very interesting.

Until receiving Zhou Yutang's message, Liu Shishi lowered her head and replied, saying casually: "Xiaotie, let's have dinner together later, and then I will take you home."

"Sister Shishi, I can take a taxi by myself. It's too much of a bother for you." Song Tie said a little embarrassedly.

"It's okay. Yu Tang just finished a meeting, so it's more fun to eat hot pot."

Liu Shishi took Song Tie to the Yu Jian Hotpot restaurant. Zhou Yutang was more than ten minutes late, so Song Tie became a little restrained.

Zhou Yutang lowered his head and took out the tableware he brought from his bag. He was slightly stunned: "The tableware here is not clean?"

Come to think of it, that doesn’t make sense. The hygiene and service of our own hot pot restaurant are both top-notch.

Liu Shishi patted him and explained, "Xiaotie is a bit of a clean freak, so his home is very clean and tidy."

"No, just clean it up casually."

Song Tie's crystal-clear fair face instantly flushed and she quickly glanced at Zhou Yutang. Fortunately, the commander-in-chief didn't notice her, otherwise she really wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

Until now, Song Tie is still shocked by the dreamy and romantic starry sky cinema that has just been set up specifically for private use.

This is a luxury that breaks the ordinary people's cognition.

However, thinking that this was the work of the Grand Commander of Jiangdong, Song Tie felt relieved. Even the popular Yu Jian hotpot in China was his business.

In this entertainment industry, there is no one richer and more powerful than him, right?
After graduating from the Central Academy of Drama, he was admitted to the People's Art Theater, and then jumped from the People's Art Theater into the entertainment industry, becoming an instant star.

Song Tie is undoubtedly a girl with high emotional intelligence. When she was chatting with Sister Yi, she did not ignore Governor Zhou and took the initiative to bring up the topic:
"Mr. Zhou, it seems that Jiangdong has another drama to be aired this month. It's a criminal investigation drama from the Misty Theater, starring Zhang Songwen. What's the name of it?"

""Signal"."

"Yes, I watched the trailer and it felt pretty good."

"I heard that several of the cases were adapted from real-life major cases."

The two girls chattered away, and the meal warmed their stomachs and hearts, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

"Joy of Life 3" perfectly dominated the small screen at the beginning of the year. Now it is in the second half, and the next one to take over is "Signal", the first work of Misty Theater.

Beijing TV has been promoting the series intensively recently. If you open Bilibili, you can see interview videos of the three main actors, Zhang Songwen, Li Jian, and Reyiza, as well as preview videos made by major up-loaders in the film and television section.

Jiang Dongjia has a good brand reputation, with adequate pre-promotion and more than six million reservations, so it is quite popular.

This year's TV drama circle is unprecedentedly lively.

In addition to "Signal", Da Mimi's "Dear Translator" is also scheduled to be broadcast in the first half of the year.

The summer schedule will feature Ode to Joy, while The Lonely and Great God, which sold at a staggering price before even its post-production was completed, will probably be released around National Day.

In addition, Jiangdong Entertainment’s "Eternal Love" and "Snow Swordsman" are also in preparation, and are very likely to collide with New Classics Media and LeTV's "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace".

In the words of the industry, it was a fight between gods.

Zhou Yutang also joined the topic from time to time, occasionally talking about some interesting things he encountered during his trip to South Korea.

Noticing that Shi Shi was still chatting and laughing as usual with no change in expression, as if she didn't care about the hottest news about Governor Zhou's love affair, Zhou Yutang looked calm and breathed a sigh of relief.

After dinner, Zhou Yutang asked the driver to drive Shishi's Buick GL8 to take Song Tie home. The girl was quite polite and came over to thank him.

Taking his eyes away from Song Tie's legs wrapped in black stockings, Zhou Yutang rolled up the car window and started the Maybach.

Song Tie was a treasure that Cai Yinong found years ago. He had only met Zhou Yutang three times, and each time he wore stockings.
The battle of the gods in the TV drama circle has not yet begun, but the news that Jiangsu Provincial TV Station is inviting Mango TV's leading host Wang Han to join with a high salary and a high position has caused an uproar in the circle.

Now, it's not just entertainment companies that are poaching high-level talent from each other, the competition among TV stations is also fierce.

A host with outstanding abilities like Wang Han is a hot commodity.

The Jiangsu Provincial TV station first released the news, and then there were reports that senior executives of Shanghai Tomato TV met with Wang Han to discuss the details of the job-hopping treatment.

Mango TV finally couldn't sit still anymore and soon announced publicly: "Wang Han is one of the main hosts of Mango TV. He has deep feelings for Mango TV and it means a lot to him. He will definitely not leave. There will be some changes in his work in the future. This year, he will cooperate with Youku to produce a self-made variety show "Mars Intelligence Agency". Please look forward to it."

It could be that Wang Han wanted to change jobs, or he could use this opportunity to raise the price and negotiate terms.

Following the decline in ratings of traditional TV stations, two self-produced online dramas from Jiangdong became a huge hit last year. Online movies, TV shows and variety shows based on video platforms seem to have become the next trend.

Several video platform giants have plans to file for filing.

Suddenly, the entertainment industry was in turmoil.

Paris Fashion Week has always been a showcase for domestic stars.

This is also Teacher Fan’s comfort zone. She naturally would not miss such an occasion. She just finished filming the TV series “I Am Not Madame Bovary” and flew directly to Paris.

She was wearing a red leather coat, eyeliner and red lips, exuding charm, while Liu Yifei beside her was wearing a water blue tulle embroidered fairy dress.

The two men stood together.

One is naturally charming, the other is simple and elegant like an immortal.

The photo of Teacher Fan and Liu Tianxian smiling and chatting together went viral.

It's strange to say, these two people basically have no intersection, Zhou Yutang doesn't know how they can chat with each other
Tianxian and Teacher Fan were both beautiful in Paris, and Governor Zhou was not idle either. He took some time to take Shishi to Wu Jing's house.

Xie Nan broke his foot a few years ago and rested at home for a while.

When it comes to dealing with human relationships, Zhou Yutang has always been very good at it. Although he was very busy before the New Year, he still arranged for someone to send nutritional supplements to express his condolences.

Yes, it’s Huang Xiaoming’s seafood gift pack.

He even sent it to the capital and his hometown in Jiangsu Province. Zhou Yutang couldn't finish it all, so he just happened to offer some to Xie Nan as a tonic.

It seems that the nutrition is indeed adequate.

During the Chinese New Year period, Xie Nan's cheeks became a lot rounder.

She felt a little envious when she saw Liu Shishi, who had a slim figure and was in excellent shape due to her intensive exercise recently.

"Sister Nan, can you get out of bed now?"

"Sure, but don't move too much."

"Well, you still need to be more careful."

The host of Guangguang is something. She is a good friend of Liu Yifei and also a close friend of Liu Shishi.

She is able to get along with both Liu Yifei and Liu Shishi. Both have a very good impression of her. At the moment, she is chatting with Liu Shishi, while Zhou Yutang is taking Wu Jing to play with Xie Nan's son.

It can be seen that Wu Suowei's daily life is very colorful. In a corner of the living room, there is a childlike puzzle on the floor, and various building blocks and toys are piled on it.

Zhou Yutang easily bribed the little guy with a toy excavator.

"It's quite fun."

Zhou Yutang held the chubby Wu Suowei in his arms, raised his hands to the sky, leaned over to embrace the moon, and had a lot of fun.

Wu Suowei really didn't care. He acted like his father and was not afraid at all. Instead, he just chuckled.

"If you want to have fun, just give birth to one yourself."

Wu Jing, wearing an apron, came out of the kitchen carrying pork rib soup and said something unexpectedly.

This straight man always brings up things that are not relevant to the topic!
Xie Nan was very observant and kept winking at her husband.

Didn’t you see that Liu Shishi was blushing?
But then again, I don't know if it's a fairy or a sister who has a baby.
Xie Nan felt a headache for Governor Zhou, so she pulled Liu Shishi to change the topic to skin care. Zhou Yutang also held Wu Suowei and started chatting with Wu Jing at the kitchen door.
"Did Lao Wang call you?"

"We have received the order in South Korea. We can start preparing for it this year. We will do the cost accounting first."

"Won't it be possible to start soon?"

Wu Jing was instantly excited when he heard this, and his hands shook, and he accidentally added too much salt. But this was not a problem for him at all, and he scooped some water into the pot.

This scrambled eggs with tomatoes is definitely inedible.

Zhou Yutang's expression twitched slightly: "It depends on the situation. It will be decided by the middle of the year at the latest."

What he talked about with Wu Jing was "Wolf Warrior 2".

Two years ago, "Wolf Warrior" pioneered the military genre film, and performed well both in terms of word of mouth and box office. A sequel was also confirmed early on.

Zhou Yutang looked through the N versions of the script submitted by the screenwriter team and finally nodded.

The dishes cooked by Wu Jing are not bad, and are about evenly matched with those cooked by Chef Huang.

Seeing Liu Shishi discussing the dress with Taozi, Zhou Yutang was standing beside her and providing reference opinions.

There is less than a month until the Academy Awards, so the dresses must be prepared in advance.

Since the Chinese New Year, two consecutive movies with a box office of 3 billion have been released.

The golden age of Chinese film and television has arrived, attracting countless hot money to pour in, and it also seems to indicate that the entire Chinese film and television industry has taken off.

However, despite the prosperity on stage, the older generation has quietly left the stage.

First, it was the father of Berlin Film Festival winner Liao Fan, Mr. Liao, who caused quite a controversy last year due to revelations made by a former Mango TV employee.

Even though Liao Fan later took him to court, not many people paid attention. Mr. Liao had been hospitalized due to poor health years ago, and his sudden death after the New Year was indeed unexpected.

In March, another veteran in the film and television industry passed away.

That is, Ge You’s father, teacher Ge Cunzhuang.

In the past, in the era of big studios, there was no such thing as stars. When artists reached a certain stage and accumulated enough qualifications and reputation, they would automatically be promoted to veteran artists with both moral integrity and artistic talent.

That's what Mr. Ge is like.

As a well-known supporting actor of the older generation, he rarely played the leading role in his acting career, but he still left behind many popular classic works.

He played several roles in "White-Haired Girl".

His roles as Neon manager Shimada in "Mine Lamp", Jin Wang in "Xiao Erhei Gets Married", and especially the squad leader Kameda in "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" made countless people hate him.

His interpretation of the villain is superb.

Babaoshan, Great Hall.

Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kaige, Zhao Baogang, Guo Baochang, Chen Daoming, Lu Xiu Ling Tong, Wu Ruofu, Feng Gong, Zhang Guoli and others were all present.

Even Yu Lan, who was 95 years old, came in a wheelchair.

Zhou Yutang, dressed in a solemn black suit, came to the scene to pay his respects in person.

He has some connection with Mr. Ge.

Jiangdong's screenwriter gold award was led by teacher Tian Zhuangzhuang, and Mr. Ge was also one of the final judges.

The old man still wants to do something for the Chinese film industry. He is keen on recommending excellent film scripts and cultivating fresh blood for the Chinese film industry.

It is worth mentioning that the Film Association's executive committee voted unanimously to award this year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Lifetime Achievement Award to Mr. Ge in advance, and the decision was confirmed after approval by the Long Propaganda Department.

After the process was over, Zhou Yutang and Zuoshandiao went to Chayun to taste tea together.

Since he retired from his position, he has less things to worry about, and Zuoshandiao's face has become more rosy.
"Boss Han, how are the preparations for the final dance of the founding trilogy going?"

The Founding of a Nation trilogy series, led by Zuo Shandiao, pioneered the tribute film. The last film of the trilogy, The Founding of an Army, was launched this year.

Han Sanping waved his hand expressionlessly: "I am just a retired old man. This is his project and he has the final say."

Oh no, it seems that Mr. La and Zuoshandiao don’t seem to get along so well.

Zhou Yutang raised his eyebrows and quickly realized the problem.

La Peikang originally wanted to ask Zhou Yutang to take charge, but after being rejected, there were several internal discussions and finally it was agreed that Liu Weiqiang would take over.

Han Sanping only serves as the chief planner and artistic director, and Huang Jianxin is still the producer. However, La Peikang's intention is to imitate what Zuo Shandiao did when he invited Zhou Yutang, and invite the most popular stars in the circle to perform.

For this kind of main theme project, celebrities join for free, because being able to participate in such a project is equivalent to an implicit endorsement from the official side.

La Peikang was also very straightforward. Since he couldn't invite the Grand Commander of Jiangdong, he invited many artists from Jiangdong.

For example, Zhang Tianai, who became popular last year with the TV series "Go Princess Go", Zhou Yutang has received news about her. It is said that she played Soong Mei-ling, and Li Jian played General Xiyi.
[“Knowing Brothers” Zhou Yutang special, the ratings exceeded 15%, setting a record since the show was launched! ]

[The number of viewers of "Tomb Raider" in South Korea has officially exceeded 700 million, ranking first in South Korea's annual box office list! ]

[Chinese character tattoos from "Tomb Raider" are popular in South Korea and have become a trend nowadays! 】

Several pieces of news coming back from next door quickly grabbed the headlines of major domestic media.

Although the subject matter is somewhat sensitive and the official media did not step in to support it, this type of feng shui, zombie and tomb-themed movies are not unfamiliar to Chinese netizens.

During the golden age of Hong Kong movies, who hasn’t seen the awe-inspiring Uncle Nine taming zombies?
In fact, "Tomb Raider" has borrowed some of the basic themes from Hong Kong zombie movies, but what makes everyone even more excited are the videos on TikTok, the overseas version of Douyin.

As this movie became a hit in South Korea, I don't know who started it, but it became popular in Korea to imitate the style of movie posters, adding Chinese characters to their own or their favorite idols' faces, and then posting them on Tiktok to show off.

It was quite popular, and quite a few foreigners actually thought it was cool and followed suit, transforming themselves into rune warriors.

In fact, this was called tattooing in ancient times.

For example, in the well-known "Water Margin", there are often stories about people being exiled to a remote place and then escaping halfway.

——Tattooing a criminal on his face is also a warning mark, which lets people know at a glance that this person is up to no good and it has a bad implication.

Even Zhou Yutang was a little surprised by the sudden popularity.

However, he is not dwelling on this for now, and is devoting most of his energy to the preparations for the two major dramas.

"The romantic love movie "Beijing Meets Seattle: The Unbreakable Love Letter", produced by Dongwu Pictures, directed by Xue Xiaolu, and starring Fan Binbin and Pan Yueming, is scheduled to be released on May 1st. The first trailer was released today, recreating the classic scenes of "Beijing Meets Seattle"!"

"The film "Xuanzang" produced by China Film Group Corporation, starring Huang Xiaoming, Xu Guangtou, Luo Jin, Pu Bajia and others, is officially scheduled to be released on April 4, witnessing the friendly relations between China and India!"

Several movies scheduled for release on May Day have begun their publicity work, and the film industry is very lively.

The recently released "Ip Man 3" took in 1.5 million on the first day and 4.7 million in the first weekend, showing a very strong performance.

This is the first film in March to achieve a single-day box office of over 100 million yuan after "The Mermaid".

Not only did it end the streak of "The Little Mermaid" dominating the box office chart for 25 days since its release, it also brazenly knocked the Disney animated film "Zootopia" off the throne of the daily box office champion.

[Blood boiling! Ip Man vs. Boxing Champion! Set a new record for Chinese Kung Fu films! 】

[Fist to fist, Kung Fu at its peak, Zhen Zidan VS Zhang Jing, the ultimate showdown between the heirs of Wing Chun! ]

[The box office of "Ip Man 3" exceeded million on the first day of its release, and the word of mouth was overwhelming! ]

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The producers spared no effort in marketing the product and released numerous press releases.

Many Chinese martial arts masters suddenly appeared on the Internet, saying that they could knock Tyson to the ground with just one move.
Lu Yang and Wen Muye both jokingly tagged Zhang Jing in the company's WeChat group, and Zhang Jing, the person involved, was speechless.

As a former world-famous heavyweight boxer, Mike Tyson's right punch can reach an exaggerated force of 800-1000 pounds (about 362.87 - 453.59 kilograms).

If an ordinary person were to suffer such a blow, they could basically consider reopening.

Zhou Yutang had learned martial arts from teacher Yu Chenghui and knew the ins and outs of it.

Without using weapons, just physical combat, even attacks can't break Tyson's defense. They are totally not in the same weight class. If a real fight breaks out, he will definitely not be able to withstand it.

However, during the Republic of China period, there were indeed many masters, such as the world's best fighter Sun Lutang, Li Shuwen with the magic gun, Guo Yunshen who conquered the world with his Half-Step Collapse Fist, Du Xinwu, the great hero from the north and south, and so on. They all had real kung fu skills.

At that time, Kung Fu was a real killing skill.

Now we live in a harmonious society and traditional martial arts have no place to be used, so they are gradually used only for performances.

A few years ago, a magical book on traditional Chinese martial arts was published. After Zhou Yutang read it, he was deeply amazed and bought the copyright immediately. The price was not expensive at that time.

Later, it seemed that the author had a disagreement with the senior management of the website and fled to other websites. The development of the film and television copyright of this modern Chinese martial arts is also proceeding simultaneously.

However, due to the unclear market prospects in the past few years, the project has been shelved. It seems that it can be prepared in the past two years.

Master Ye didn't sit on the box office champion throne for long. Soon, someone broke the news that he had falsified the box office data, and he was pushed to the forefront of public opinion.

"The midnight ghost show is extremely expensive, a ticket costs more than 200 yuan!"

"I just want to know, what kind of people would watch a full house of movies at midnight?"

"It's unscientific that all the movie tickets are sold out during non-prime time on weekdays."

The internet was in an uproar with everyone criticizing "Ip Man 3". The Film Bureau intervened directly and confirmed that there was indeed a phenomenon of false screenings at abnormal times, and that the investors of "Ip Man 3" had engaged in a large amount of box office buying.

"Is it that Boss Shi who is doing this again?"

Zhou Yutang mentioned this person during his daily chat with Tian Ming.

Mr. Shi, the CEO of Kuailu Investment and a well-known tycoon on the pig-killing list, teamed up with Mr. Yang to establish Huo Entertainment. Currently, the two are partners with deeply intertwined interests.

This man is also the behind-the-scenes promoter of the Sino-US co-production "The Bombing". When Huang Shengyi fainted on the Oscar red carpet, this boss Shi was there.
He also actively approached Zhou Yutang and released certain information.

Zhou Yutang naturally kept his distance.

We are not on the same path.

Governor Zhou wants to make the entertainment industry bigger and stronger.

Boss Shi wants to use the film and television projects to achieve some ulterior motives.

The water is very deep here.
(End of this chapter)