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Chapter 760: The gods descended to earth, and the storm was coming

Otherwise, why do they say that pregnancy makes women stupid for three years?

Zhang Ziyi's agent and assistant really couldn't hold it back.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Ziyi, you just resumed work, so you may not be familiar with the market. With his current status, the script alone costs 50 million."

"what?"

Zhang Ziyi's eyes widened and she asked in a lost voice, "So expensive?"

"Sister Ziyi, times have changed."

"Otherwise, why do people say he is a god?"

The assistant laughed and said, "That's it. It was just a basic quote for a script I asked him for a while ago, but he just replied with two words: no time."

"With his wealth, it's just like playing. It all depends on what he likes to do."

"Then... forget it then."

Zhang Ziyi was a little shocked, and her mind was in turmoil.

Fifty million is definitely not a small sum for someone of her status.

Her film salary was quoted as 15 million, and her total income last year was just over 30 million.

Taking on three movies and working on them for a year is not as good as one script by Zhou Yutang.

He was not willing to accept the money that was delivered to his door.

What kind of fairy is this?
Zhang Ziyi thought of the close contact she had with Zhou Yutang at the Bazaar dinner that year.

At that time, she was making a comeback in Hollywood and was at the peak of her popularity.

And Zhou Yutang was not yet the all-powerful governor of Jiangdong.

When she first met him, she felt that his appearance, demeanor, and good conversation all appealed to her aesthetic taste.

I have a good impression of Zhang Guoji and I also want to develop in that direction.

However, out of modesty at the time, she waited for Zhou Yutang, known as the queen killer, to take the initiative, but ended up waiting in vain.

Later, Zhou Yutang didn't have time for several dinner appointments, and he was very close to his old rival, Teacher Fan, so their interactions gradually became less and less.

Now that Zhang Ziyi is a wife, all the romantic thoughts from the past have gone with the wind and naturally there is no need to mention them.

I just thought of Gao Yuanyuan, who was so popular that she was extremely popular, and felt a little envious and melancholy.

After a brief pause, Zhang Ziyi's eyes flashed with disdain, and she finally made a decision:
"Let's make some external contacts first. As long as it's a big production with a female lead, we can discuss it..."

"We'll do the operation, don't worry, Ziyi."

……

International actress Zhang Ziyi had the idea of ​​becoming a deity and descending to earth, and Liu Tianxian from the crew of "In the Snow" also encountered trouble.

For several days in a row, Jiang Ni's scenes were not filmed smoothly, with frequent NGs. Acting instructor Liu Tianchi was almost worn out with words, and he taught her earnestly: "Yifei, what do you think of Jiang Ni's role?"

"It feels... quite confusing."

Liu Yifei thought for a moment, glanced at Zhou Yutang, and said, "Jiang Ni should have very complicated feelings for Xu Fengnian."

"more specific?"

"Because of her background, she is Princess Taiping, and the destruction of her family and country was all caused by the Liyang Dynasty and Xu Xiao..."

Liu Yifei did her homework before joining the crew and wrote a very detailed biography of Jiang Ni.

In the original novel, Xu Xiao is set as a god of war in the Liyang Dynasty, sweeping across the Spring and Autumn Period and trampling over the six kingdoms.

The Western Chu soldiers of the Great Halberd Army were defeated in the Battle of Jinghe, and the Western Chu barrier was pierced through at Feizi Tomb, causing Ye Baikui, a Western Chu soldier who had never been defeated in a hundred battles in his life and was praised by Shangyin Academy as the only one in five hundred years, to suffer the only defeat in his life.

This defeat destroyed the fate of Western Chu.

Then, he rode his horse into Shenhuang City and entered the Western Chu Palace with a sword in hand.

Then, with an expressionless face, he threw a piece of white silk to the Queen of Western Chu, the mother of the little clay figurine.

Let that beautiful but weak woman commit suicide with dignity and avoid becoming a plaything of the Liyang nobles.

Liu Tianchi helped Liu Yifei go through Jiang Ni's life experience again, and also led her to deeply experience and analyze the role, so that she could understand Jiang Ni better and find a better way to perform.

This is the job of an acting coach.

In fact, if it were an ordinary crew, let alone an acting director, we would be thankful that top stars like Liu Yifei didn’t bring their own screenwriter to ask for changes to the script.

As long as the performance is acceptable, the director will call you over directly.

They would even give him compliments and praise his acting skills.

But Zhou Yutang is so strict.

In his crew, if it’s not done well, they will just reshoot it.

Even he himself is like this. Liu Tianxian has no special privileges and has been tortured terribly these days.

"After the fall of Western Chu, Jiang Ni was taken back to the Northern Liang Palace by Xu Xiao and became a maid."

Liu Tianchi continued: "At that time, Jiang Ni was only twelve years old. Will she never forget the national hatred and family feud?"

"Yeah." Liu Yifei nodded.

"But she had no choice but to accept it. Jiang Ni is a kind-hearted girl. Of course, from the character setting, she has excellent kendo talent. These are all things that happened later...

At this stage of our performance, we don’t hide our disgust for Xu Fengnian at all on the surface, you can add some small actions…”

"But remember, you don't really hate him, you just use him as an outlet for your emotions. After all these years, it's still the same, nothing has changed.

It's like a seed that is planted in your heart, and the time you spend together as childhood sweethearts is the nutrient that slowly sprouts and grows..."

Liu Tianchi explained the play to her and made movements with his hands.

Zhou Yutang was watching Liu Yifei listening to a lecture like a primary school student and found it funny.

The original novel "Snow in the Snow" is too long, and it is inevitable to shorten and modify it if it is to be adapted into a film or TV series.

The age settings of some characters have also changed slightly.

But the spirit is still there, and it is still an outstanding ensemble drama.

Jiang Ni's growth curve has not changed, from Princess Taiping, to the little clay figure who was a maid beside the Crown Prince of Beiliang, and then to Jiang Ni who was taken away by Cao Guanzi, and then ascended the throne to become the Queen of Western Chu.

In the end, there was a great battle between Liang and Mang, and the sound of the fish and dragon drums was unparalleled in its splendor.

The two asked and answered each other, and Liu Tianchi nodded with satisfaction.

Although Liu Yifei's talent is not top-notch, she works hard enough.

Giving her a role and pointing her in a direction shows that she is really willing to put in the effort.

Three months before joining the crew, special training for the role of Jiang Ni had been carried out.

Including body shape, martial arts movements, body manners, etc., the overall condition is maintained very well.

After listening for a while, Wu Yuze came over and called someone, saying that he wanted Governor Zhou to review the fight scene of Blue Bird.

The entire crew knew that director Li Muge’s words did not count and that the Grand Commander had to approve it.

"Yifei, you and Mr. Zhou are too close."

After Zhou Yutang left, Liu Tianchi pointed it out directly: "This feeling is wrong. At least at this stage, Jiang Ni is both hesitant and entangled in her heart. You have to make the audience feel miserable and feel sorry for your character..."

"And your performance is not bad. Your lines have improved a lot. The few small movements you added also made the character more vivid."

"Let me give you an example. Every time you interact with Mr. Zhou, it's like you're flirting with your lover. As a spectator, I'm afraid you'll kiss him..."

At the beginning of the story in the snow, Jiang Ni is in a very conflicted state.

On the one hand, she was a princess of the fallen Western Chu nation, living under the protection of her enemies, filled with deep hatred.

But on the other hand, she and Xu Fengnian were childhood sweethearts, and she just couldn't hate him. She was arrogant in words, but she assassinated him many times as if it was a child's play.

The situation is complicated and tangled, and the taste of it needs to be presented through more delicate performances.

"Teacher Liu, I understand."

Liu Yifei lowered her head, her face suddenly turned red, and she brushed the hair by her ears somewhat unnaturally.

Can you blame her?
It’s all Xiao Zhou’s fault!
But having said that, she was indeed very happy to film with Zhou Yutang.

Many times, the off-stage emotions will affect the performance in the play.

A talented person like Zhou Yutang can control it freely, but Liu Yifei can't do it.

Listening to Liu Tianchi continue to talk about the play, Liu Yifei's eyes flew towards Zhou Yutang, and just happened to see Meng Ziyi talking to him.

The dark and bright eyes narrowed, solemn and murderous.

"Yeah."

Liu Tianchi's eyes lit up and he clapped his hands in applause: "This is exactly what we want!"

……

Look at the man in blue shirt, he looks so heroic, with a gun in his hand flying up and down like a dragon or snake.

“This is a really technical job.”

Zhou Yutang's eyebrows raised slightly.

Do we still have such talents in Nortel?
Teachers all know that when they stand on the podium, they can see which students are working hard and which are slacking off.

Standing in Zhou Yutang's position, with a commanding view, he could see clearly who in the entire crew was working hard.

Even the martial arts instructor Zhang Jing nodded: "She must have practiced before, she fights beautifully."

Not only is he the show's martial arts director, he also plays the part-time guest role as Wang Mingyin, the eleventh king in the world, who is considered a minor boss in the early stages of the show.

An expert can tell at a glance that the posture and strength of the Blue Bird actor's action scenes can give people a wonderful visual experience, and you can tell at a glance that he has been specially trained.

The actress of Blue Bird is named Ding Xiaoying.

Governor Zhou is face-blind and can't tell whether she is pretty or not, but this girl has a small face, lively features, and outstanding looks.

The Blue Bird in the play has a cold temperament, but outside the play, her smile is quite pure and lovely.

After the filming of this scene, not only did the director applaud, even the Jiangdong governor who was watching nearby praised the performance.

"Thank you, Director, Mr. Zhou, and Coach Zhang. I still have a lot to improve on."

This made Ding Xiaoying, a complete newcomer, flattered and a little at a loss. She thanked everyone politely.

I just filmed an action scene, my forehead is slightly sweaty and my face is a little red.

"How long did you practice before joining the group?"

"I've practiced for two and a half months."

Ding Xiaoying was talking to Zhou Yutang, and her eyes glanced at him quickly in a covert manner.

I felt relieved when I saw Liu Tianxian being dragged to class by Teacher Liu again.

"Are you from the 15th grade of Beijing Film Academy?"

"Well, Mr. Zhou, please give me more advice."

"Just call me Senior Brother. Have you worked with Song Qian on "Fantasy City"?"

"Sister Qian is very nice and took special care of me on the set."

"That drama is about to start airing, are you going to do the publicity work for it?"

Ding Xiaoying was a little surprised when she heard this, and nodded, "Brother, you actually know all this. I have a schedule for drama promotion next month, so it won't affect this..."

"Fantasy City", starring Song Qian, has already booked a summer slot on Mango TV.

Recently, we are making every effort to do promotional work before the broadcast.

The chat ended with Zhou Yutang receiving a work call, leaving only a brief encouragement: "The fighting scenes are good, keep it up."

"I will."

Pushing a stray strand of hair behind her ear, Ding Xiaoying watched Zhou Yutang's back with a slight pursed smile on her lips.

There was a hint of disappointment in the smile after expectations were dashed.

It’s a pity that I didn’t hear Zhou Yutang ask her whether she had signed a contract with an agency.

As expected, there are only a few girls like Meng Ziyi who are lucky enough to be chosen by Governor Zhou...

...

When Teacher Yao was pushing people into the group, Zhou Yutang specifically greeted Lin Liang.

I thought she was a relative and it would be ok, after all, the show was not carried by this minor supporting role. But I didn't expect Ding Xiaoying to give Zhou Yutang an unexpected surprise.

Several action scenes are all clean and neat, and a lot of hard work was put into them.

No wonder I passed the six art schools in one go last year, including Beijing Film Academy, Central Academy of Drama, Shanghai Theatre Academy, National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, Nanjing Academy of Fine Arts, and Beijing City Academy.

Among them, the female student from Nanjing Academy of Fine Arts ranked first in the country outside the province, the female student from Shanghai Theatre Academy ranked 7th, the female student from the Central Academy of Drama ranked 13th, and the female student from Beijing Film Academy ranked 3rd. They are truly talented.

Speaking of the college entrance examination, this year's college entrance examination results have also been released.

Some are happy and some are sad.

Guan Xiaotong, the Beijing princess who had previously received the most media attention, won the first place in the Beijing Film Academy's art examination with a total score of 552.

The first place in the Central Academy of Drama's art exam was Zhang Xueying, and other SNH members such as Zhao Jiamin also passed the undergraduate art score line.

Zhou Ye immediately sent a screenshot of his college entrance examination results to share his joy with Zhou Yutang.

The cultural subject score of the college entrance examination was 431 points, and the professional subject score was 66.37 points.

Not excellent, just average.

At least that's the view of Beijing Film Academy's glorious Zhou Yutang.

He just glanced at it casually, but for Zhou Ye, it was probably the top priority in his life.

During these few days, Zhou Ye was particularly excited and even chatted more frequently.

"Boss, when will our play be aired?"

“Probably have to wait until December.”

"So long?"

"We need to cooperate with the TV station's publicity arrangements."

Zhang Ruolan has asked this question several times in private.

As the heroine of "The Lonely and Great God", Xiao Zhang couldn't wait to see herself appear on TV screen for the first time in her life.

That urgency is understandable.

But from Mango TV's perspective, it has its own plans.

It’s just like playing Landlord. Once you have the trump card in your hand, how can you just play it randomly?
The big drama at the beginning of each year is basically reserved for the annual drama king.

This is also the tacit unspoken rule among TV stations.

For example, last year, there was a fierce competition between "The Journey of Flower" and "The Legend of Miyue", and the dramas on other TV stations were either advanced or postponed.

If anyone is not convinced, then let's have a head-on confrontation to see who has a stronger foundation.

This year, Mango TV cut the Gordian knot and spent a sky-high price to buy out the first-round broadcasting rights of "The Lonely and Great God" even before the post-production was completed.

The largest amount of publicity resources have been invested, including Jiangdong-related peripheral derivative products, which are also being promoted simultaneously.

It was really worthwhile to hire Liu Tianchi as the acting coach. The special training he gave to Liu Yifei in the past two days was quite effective and the overall efficiency was improved a lot.

After work tonight, Liu Yifei found Zhou Yutang and told him about this problem: "Xiao Zhou, please don't come to my room so often at night. It's disturbing my concentration on the role."

"then what do I do?"

Zhou Yutang spread his hands.

Liu Yifei lowered her voice and said, "Do it yourself and you will have enough food and clothing."

As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." The fairy has come down to earth, and Miss Liu, who used to love drinking AD calcium milk, has also become a bad person.

Hearing these words from her mouth, Zhou Yutang was stunned for several seconds.

However, as an old actor, Governor Zhou's face instantly changed to a reluctant expression, and he said indignantly:
"Did Liu Tianchi teach you that? If I go find her, how can I sleep alone at night?"

"Teacher Liu also wants me to perform well, so please don't make it difficult for her."

Liu Yifei hugged Zhou Yutang's arm, raised a white finger, and said seriously: "Just keep a distance, distance creates beauty, once a week is enough..."

"In that case, the dragon robe..."

"What do you want to do?"

Liu Yifei was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and a look of vigilance instantly appeared on her face.

"think."

Such a frank and direct answer made Liu Yifei's cheeks flushed, like the rays of the setting sun intoxicating her crystal earlobes. She spat softly:
"Then you go and think about it."

Liu Yifei snorted proudly: "I won't wear it."

Zhou Yutang is really willing to spend money on costumes and props.

Unlike the straw hat made by Hong Kong director Chen which cost US$100,000, Zhou Yutang personally invited top craftsmen to hand-make a custom costume for Miss Liu that is even more perfect.

Including the dragon robe of the Queen of Western Chu, which was different in style from those of Reba and Meng Ziyi, but was also exquisite and gorgeous.

Purely handmade customization, gold thread dragon pattern.

All of them are real materials and cost more than 1.8 million yuan.

The scenes of the Queen of Western Chu will not be filmed until next year, but the costumes have already been customized in advance.

Liu Yifei also thought it was luxurious, but she fell in love with it the first time she saw it.

As a girl, what girl doesn’t like beautiful skirts?

Liu Yifei has a large wardrobe at home, which is used to store all kinds of beautiful dresses.

The most valuable and exquisite item is the dragon robe. Miss Liu is reluctant to wear it and keeps it carefully in her own closet for fear that it will be damaged.

After some bargaining and extreme tug-of-war, Governor Zhou finally nodded reluctantly.

Liu Yifei signed a series of humiliating treaties reluctantly.

As a professional actor, Miss Liu only needs to consider filming the show well.

Governor Zhou has a lot to consider.

Not only do you have to film, but you also have to manage your time, which requires a lot of effort.

Before Nazha joined the crew, she warmly welcomed Teacher Fan at the hotel.

After finishing the notices at hand, Princess Pei Nanwei finally made her debut.

In the original novel, Pei Nanwei, the prince who was in the realm of immortal on earth, had to lean on the wall to get out. The TV version made some changes to the character positioning.

Just like the "Joy of Life" series, Xu Fengnian is surrounded by many beauties, and they are all like-minded friends.

But that kind of vague ambiguity undoubtedly makes people more addicted.

Especially since Mr. Fan joined the film without any pay, it is no exaggeration to say that he is the conscience of the industry.

One eagerly awaited.

A flood.

A few days ago, Mr. Fan had a quarrel with Yang Mi at the Shanghai International Film Festival. He felt anxious and uncertain.

She was afraid that the man would be angry, so she was indescribably gentle and considerate.

The charm in those eyes was like melting honey, about to overflow.

The head that was pressed down raised up and asked vaguely,
"I heard that both Japan and South Korea sold the copyright of Gao Yuanyuan's drama. Did they really make more than 3 million?"

"You can think bigger."

Zhou Yutang brushed Teacher Fan's hair behind her ears and smiled comfortably.

Huang Xiaoming and Gao Yuanyuan both appeared in the drama as guest stars. The drama is not long and the production cost is approximately 70 million.

The cost was recovered just from the first round of broadcasting rights, and the second and third rounds were snatched up by TV stations that took advantage of the opportunity before they even started airing.

The big deal is the online broadcasting rights. Tencent is waving its checkbook and negotiating with Bilibili for distribution because the drama was unexpectedly popular online in Japan and South Korea.

Neon and South Korea belong to the East Asian experience server, and TV dramas like this one with marriage-themed themes and the heroine's counterattack have broad market prospects.

Currently, the overseas copyrights of both South Korea and Japan have been sold.

Making money is certain, and making a lot of money is also beyond doubt.

If we take into account the profits gained by Bilibili's overseas video platform, the number is not as simple as the 300 million reported by the media.

"By the way, Chengcheng's transfer procedures have been completed. He is said to be able to enroll after the summer vacation."

When she sat down, Teacher Fan's rosy eyes were filled with tears.

The man under her just said hello casually, and her brother was admitted to an aristocratic university in the Magic City.

"It won't hurt to read more books. Even if I don't have the talent for acting, I can still find a class to take in the future..."

"Who said my brother has no talent?"

"I said, hiss!"

Playing is playing, making noise is making noise, but Teacher Fan has a keen business sense. He noticed that Zhou Yutang had made some changes in his business in South Korea recently, and couldn't help but ask curiously,

"What is going on now?"

"Don't ask. You'll know after a while."

“Is there going to be some action against South Korea?”

Zhou Yutang didn't explain much, and Teacher Fan drew inferences from his own experience and turned around.

"Why do you ask?"

Seeing that the man's face was still stern and he didn't seem to have any thoughts, Teacher Fan was more certain and snorted.
"Women's intuition."

Seeing that Zhou Yutang did not answer, Teacher Fan asked with concern: "Is it serious?"

"In two days, I will go to the capital for a meeting."

Zhou Yutang held Teacher Fan's waist and said calmly, "As for the necessary preparations, they have already been made in advance."

……

On the 24th, "Warcraft", which had been raging throughout June, raked in 14.5 billion yuan at the box office and was finally about to be released.

Compared to the film's successful performance in the Chinese film market, the North American market received a lukewarm response, closing at only 4722 million U.S. dollars. In contrast, the Chinese film market has become the film's most important box office base in the world.

Another heavily promoted film, "Independence Day 2", has finally hit the big screen.

Aliens are coming back to invade the earth, and the Americans with great character step forward to save all mankind.

As for Yang Ying, as expected, her role was cut, even less than that in the North American version.

However, the result of 70 million on the first day did secure its place as the daily box office champion in China.

Du Sir, who fired the first shot of the summer blockbuster, released "Threesome" in mainland China. Its performance of 2286 million on the first day can only be described as disappointing.

Summer blockbusters such as "Knife of the Assassin 2", "The Bounty Hunter", and "Cold War 2" are all being preheated crazily. The battle is imminent and the smoke of gunpowder has already spread.

After Teacher Fan joined the crew, it didn't have much impact.

It was a big show in the snow, so we were divided into two groups and the filming was done simultaneously.

The first group she went to was Sun Hao's group, as the shots with Prince Jing'an were concentrated in that group, and the shooting locations of the two groups were not in the same place.

On this day, Zhou Yutang was on the set when he unexpectedly received a call from Han Sanping.
"Boss Han, how come you have time to call me?"

"Let me make it short. The department just held a meeting today. The wind direction is not right recently. You need to prepare in advance, especially for the business in South Korea..."

Although Zuoshandiao has retired, he still holds the title of consultant.

The connections are still there, so it is understandable that there is some inside information.

However, Zhou Yutang knew it earlier than Zuoshandiao.

Hearing him reveal the inside information, I couldn't help but feel warm in my heart and nodded in response: "Yes, I know."

The trade strategy of the three East Asian countries has reached a critical moment, and some forces can no longer sit still.

The overall situation is often such that one small move affects the entire body.

I didn't say much to Han Sanping on the phone. Zhou Yutang had to go back to Beijing for a meeting in two days.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yutang raised his head and looked leisurely towards the south.

I don’t know when, but the sky outside the eaves had become dark.

The wind suddenly picked up.

From among the dense dark clouds came the soul-stirring and dull thunder.

The rain is coming and the wind is all over the building.

(End of this chapter)