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Chapter 768 Under One Emperor, the Four Heavenly Kings suppress the entertainment industry!

As a martial arts drama, fighting scenes are undoubtedly the top priority.

In the first season of Snow.

The old sword god Li Chungang's sword opened the sky gate, Wang Xianzhi, who was stationed in the East China Sea Wudi City, fought alone against Jian Jiuhuang, and Xuanyuan Jingcheng, who asked the ancestor to die, etc.

Although these immortal figures did not make many moves, they fully demonstrated the demeanor of peerless masters. They could easily open the sky gate with their swords, or make the water in the East China Sea stand still, or cause strange phenomena in heaven and earth.

There are some amazing battles.

It still falls into the category of martial arts, but the power is a little bit beyond the standard, almost like fairy tales, and it must be achieved with the help of special effects.

Zhou Yutang had a dream, in which the TV series "Snow" was filmed.

It's hard to imagine that most of the fighting scenes are slow motion + standing still and fighting...

Of course, this would not happen in his version.

Just like Ding Xiaoying, she underwent two months of martial arts training before joining the group.

Just as Xie Junhao, Xiongba and others have made sufficient preparations, Mr. Jia Qian is no exception.

In the first season, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually had little room to perform, and there were more literary scenes.

Because in the early stage he created a dandy character for the Li Yang Dynasty, until the plot developed and he took over the Da Huang Ting, then he started to cheat.

In the final battle at Tiemen Pass to assassinate Han Diaosi and Zhao Kai, Yuan Tingshan came on the orders of Gu Jiantang, but he was basically in a state of slacking off without putting in any effort.

The main fighting force is Xu Fengnian's siblings and others, as well as the elite cavalry of Beiliang.

After discussing with Wang Xun and the screenwriter team, Zhou Yutang made certain adaptations to the TV series version.

Throughout the dynasties, the game of power has always been about putting away the bows when the birds are dead and cooking the dogs when the rabbits are dead.

There is an irreconcilable contradiction between the Liyang Dynasty and Beiliang.

After the establishment of Liyang State, the Beiliang King Xu Xiao, who had made great military achievements, became a thorn in the side of the court, and the general Gu Jiantang was also constrained.

Everyone has their own standpoint and considerations.

Xu Fengnian wants to investigate the White Clothes Case and avenge his mother, while Gu Jiantang wants to escape from the barrier of the capital, enter the sea, and take control of the military power again, so he sends Yuan Tingshan to play a trick on him.

The sniper attack on Han Diaosi in this drama ties the story of the first season together.

At the same time, it also introduced the plot lines of Shenwu City and Beimang in the second season.

Han Diao Si is very strong, but facing the layout of the cheater, there is no logic to him.

Tsk tsk tsk! ! !
This decisive battle scene was filmed over two days. Xu Fengnian paid a heavy price and finally killed Han Diaosi with the flying sword method taught by Deng Tai'a.

The flying sword pierced through the body of the human-cat Han Diaosi, and after a fierce fight, he finally fell down with a hideous look on his face.

The flying sword attack was naturally a post-production special effect. After Du Ziming cleared the blood bags on his body, he very professionally came to the back of the monitor to watch the shooting effects.

Directors Li Muge and Bao Dexi, as well as two special effects team leaders from Vision Media, gathered around Zhou Yutang to discuss the issue.

"Congratulations to Teacher Du for finishing the film."

Another veteran actor finished filming, and the crew prepared a wrap-up party that evening.

As soon as Han Diaosi died, Zhao Kai also died, and the big fighting scenes in the first season of Snow are almost over.

However, Chen Xiao, the actor who played the ambitious illegitimate prince Zhao Kai, had to wait for some time in the crew because he joined the crew late.

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"The box office of "Knife of the Assassin 2" reached 9.83 million yuan, and it is no problem to break 2 billion yuan; "Cold War 8.34" took in million yuan, firmly ranking second in the summer box office!"

"The action comedy film "Skiptrace" starring Jackie Chan and Mr. Fan has grossed 10 million yuan in 7.85 days since its release. It is coming from behind and is unstoppable!"

"The total box office of Big Fish and Begonia has reached 5.77 million yuan, and the overseas copyright has been sold. This is another masterpiece of domestic animation that has come to a perfect end!"

"The screening schedule of "Lu Yao Zhi Mali" was suppressed, and the total box office closed at 1.92 million, unfortunately stopping at the million threshold. Director Meng Zhang appeared in the bar and cursed the staff, apparently in a bad mood!"

"..."

July has just passed, and perhaps because it has been suppressed by imported blockbusters for too long, the Internet is full of film and television information reviewing the performance of domestic films in the summer season.

There was a small meeting on the crew today. After Lin Yufen's crew of "Eternal Love" disbanded, she also came over.

As for the TV drama department director Jiang Xuehuan, he was naturally not absent.

"Isn't that Mr. Su? Why is he here?"

Seeing Lidya Su getting out of the Mercedes-Benz, Meng Ziyi was slightly stunned.

She and Li Yitong are old sisters. The latter is a rising star of SMG's Shangshi Pictures, so she naturally knows the former head of Shangshi.

I found Li Yitong's WeChat with the name "Yi Tong" and sent a message: "Baby, I saw Mr. Su from Lemon Pictures on the set."

"Mr. Su?"

Li Yitong was also a little confused: "Why are we going to your place?"

"How would I know?" Meng Ziyi made a fainting expression.

"Maybe he has something to ask Governor Zhou. By the way, when will the filming of Snowy Season be finished?"

"Maybe another month."

"One more month? I still want to travel with you in August."

"What do you think? But Mr. Zhou's role is almost over. I will be there in September at the latest... Phuket, Thailand seems pretty good..."

Many times, supporting actors like Meng Ziyi do not have scenes to shoot every day.

According to the production schedule of the crew, sometimes there are big night scenes, and sometimes her scenes are rehearsed one or two days later. This is a very common thing.

The entire crew in the snow has to cooperate with Zhou Yutang's schedule.

He is undoubtedly the most special one.

While Meng Ziyi was chatting with Li Yitong, the head of Lemon Pictures had already found Zhou Yutang.

"Congratulations, Mr. Zhou, the box office is a big hit."

Su Xiao has the calm and unhurried temperament of an elite who came from the system. He smiled gently and offered his congratulations sincerely.

They shook hands and hugged each other in a familiar manner, and Xu Xiaoou, the strong woman from Lemon Film and Television who came with Su Xiao, also exchanged a few words.

This year, Lemon Films' "Mr. Good" became a big hit. Today, they did not come here to say auspicious words, but to connect with new projects.

"Has the post-production of A Little Farewell been completed?"

Zhou Yutang said slowly.

This year, "Mr. Good" was a big hit, and Lemon Pictures has another urban emotional family drama "Little Farewell" to follow up.

"Ah."

The intellectual queen Xu Xiaoou smiled and said, "It will be broadcast next month. When the time comes, please give me some advice, Mr. Zhou."

"The Lonely and Great God" has been scheduled to be released on National Day, and all TV stations have also made corresponding arrangements.

Those that are advanced are advanced, those that are postponed are postponed, and no one dares to challenge it.

"What did Tencent say?"

Zhou Yutang nodded slightly and took a sip of tea.

Lemon Films is deeply involved in urban emotions and middle-class anxious families.
At the same time, we are also starting to prepare to launch a major costume drama project.

That is, the film and television adaptation of another work by Mao Pang, "Fighter of the Destiny".

Su Xiao continued, "I have already discussed it with Mr. Liu from Tencent. Fighter of the Destiny will be handed over to Lemon for management. I came here today to hear what Mr. Zhou thinks..."

"Boss Su, I have something else to do later. For these matters, please contact Director Jiang directly."

Zhou Yutang smiled and passed the ball to Jiang Xuehuan.

We discussed this at a dinner party last year, and decided that Lemon, Tencent, and Jiangdong would jointly produce the film.

But there are still some details to be negotiated.

It’s not that he was just being perfunctory to Su Xiao. Wu Yuze had already come over to call people. He didn’t dare to disturb him at this moment, so he just stood outside the door and watched eagerly.

Jiang Xuehuan is the head of Jiangdong's TV drama business department. With her abilities, she is fully capable of handling the matter on her own.

After several days of fighting scenes, it seems that they have consumed too much energy, and the crew is obviously a little lazy today.

But during the break, everyone was very energetic when discussing gossip.

"A popular young actor who came from a talent show crashed his 700 million Lamborghini into a bridge pier, then fled the scene, leaving behind the luxury car..."

"A top star revealed shocking news, sleeping with fans, choosing concubines... chat records, large-scale screenshots, and audio were exposed!"

"Do I need to dig up this? Aren't they the two from Old Cannon?"

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, especially in this circle, there are no secrets at all.

A lot of information is shared between the producers and assistants, and they all know who the perfect couple is.

Such shocking news made the public relations teams of both companies overwhelmed and the domestic entertainment industry was in chaos, setting off a new round of bloody storm.

"I heard that she really did it."

"I've been covering my mouth like crazy on various platforms these past two days. I guess I spent a lot of money, right?"

"What kind of company has such a strong background?"

"The agency contract is with Yaolai, and Jackie Chan is still a shareholder."

At this moment, Zhou Yutang and teacher Li Xuejian were acting together. Meng Ziyi and several girls from the crew got together and ate a lot of melons.

After Su Xiao got in the car and left, Jiang Xuhuan reported his work to Zhou Yutang. He watched the excitement and asked a few more questions.

Ni Ni explained it and couldn't help laughing when she thought about it: "Boss, I remember when I signed Lu Han, you said that something would happen to him sooner or later."

"Did I say that?"

Zhou Yutang really doesn’t remember.

"I'm sure and sure."

Ni Ni said confidently: "You said at the time that that person would have to go in and operate a sewing machine sooner or later."

There is no shortage of people pulling down others in the entertainment industry, especially those top stars who have returned to China.

Among them, Tutu is inevitably compared with Lu Han.

In fact, since his debut, Lu Han's popularity has been steadily surpassing his, and until he returned to China to develop his career, the gap between the two has widened further.

Judging from Xiaolu's current performance, he is the leading actor in a 3 billion movie, but he can't even see the taillights of his car.

Jiang Xuehuan was not interested in this kind of gossip.

After the boss ate the melon, Jiang Xueluan reported that her conversation with Su Xiao was successful: "Lemon Pictures has reached an agreement with Zhou Shufang to use Lu Han and Nazha."

"Where's the director team?"

Zhou Yutang nodded.

The top resources are all connected with top-level celebrities.

Lu Han is one of the most popular stars in the circle, and Nazha is also a first-line actress.

Both of them are star artists, and their acting skills are more than enough for this kind of costume drama. The key still lies in the level of the director team.

"Mr. Su and Mr. Chen have had preliminary discussions and want to use Zhong Shujia's team."

"Chung Shu Kai?"

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Hearing the name, Zhou Yutang tapped the desktop with his finger, and the relevant information quickly emerged in his mind.

Chung Shu Kai is from Hong Kong.

He started out as a screenwriter and director, and has directed more than 40 TV series for TVB, including "Threesome Living Together", "Kara House", and "The Wind and Cloud".

At the age of 30, he produced "Hard-Boiled Brothers", which swept the entire TV drama circle in 1998 and gained great fame.

I didn't have any difficulty acclimatizing after moving from Hong Kong to the mainland.

Although the 2013 costume drama "Lanling Prince" was not as popular as the annual drama "Joy of Life", it was also a hit costume drama that year and made Feng Shaofeng extremely popular.

Tang Yan’s “The Female Thief” was also a huge hit.

This guy is a remnant of the late golden age of Hong Kong entertainment. It is rare for him to be able to board the ship of the new era.

"How much is the offer?"

"The director's salary is 15 million."

"Fifteen million?"

Zhou Yutang paused and said with a smile, "Tell Su Xiao to let Li Muge take over."

It’s not that Zhong Shujia’s business ability is not good.

Having made several hit films in a row, this guy must have something.

But Governor Zhou doesn't like to use stars and directors from Hong Kong. The main reason is that their prices are inflated.

When doing film and television projects, cost budget control is also a science.

Li Muge's ability is no worse than Zhong Shujia's, and his director's salary is only half of that of Hong Kong people.

The remaining money can be invested in special effects, costumes, props and scene layout.

Spending money wisely will undoubtedly improve the quality of the entire drama.

He has been working diligently with the Grand Commander for so many years, and his director contract was also signed in Jiangdong.

Now there is an opportunity to be independent.

Of course Zhou Yutang has to give priority to taking care of his own people.

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"Lemon Films CEO Su Xiao personally visited the crew in the snow and had a good chat with the Grand Commander. The popular IP "Fighter of the Destiny" project adapted from Mao Pang's novel of the same name is about to start.

According to the annual film list released by Lemon Films, "Fighter of the Destiny" is on the list and will be jointly produced by Lemon, Jiangdong, and Penguin Films. Currently, many first-line stars are competing for the leading role! "

Su Xiao was already keeping a low profile, but he was still caught by the entertainment reporters who were hiding in the bushes outside the crew.

That night, the topic of "Fighter of the Destiny" directly became a hot search, mainly because the popular first-line actors and actresses were all vying for this resource.

That night, Governor Zhou flipped the card and saw Teacher Fan.

After the rain hits the banana leaves, they embrace each other tenderly.

Teacher Fan drew circles on the man's broad chest with her slender fingers and asked lazily, "I saw on the Internet that Lemon offered Li Yifeng 6000 million?"

"What are you thinking about?"

Zhou Yutang's fingers lingered on Teacher Fan's smooth and delicate back: "Lu Han is only worth 80 million, his team is just hyping it up."

It's not just Li Yifeng who just had a car accident and ran abroad pretending to be dead.

Even Yang Yang, who is currently the most popular star, is trying to take advantage of the "Fighter of the Destiny" pie.

"That's all your fault. One hundred million has blocked the way for the younger generations."

"Can you blame me?"

Zhou Yutang gently patted Teacher Fan's buttocks, which felt great: "How is the negotiation on your project going?"

"It's almost time to wait for the official announcement... The little guy is also aiming for an Oscar."

Pei Nanwei only had a small role in the first season.

Teacher Fan felt a little reluctant when he thought that he would finish filming in a week.

Compared to the little girls, they are more hesitant and lingering, wanting to speak but unable to.

Mature women are more accustomed to expressing their emotions through practical actions.

She put her hair up and continued to talk about the project in a vague manner. Teacher Fan, with a seductive look in her eyes, quickly turned over and sat on the bed.

in the room.

The ceiling cast a dim and warm light.

The shadow of the soft and plump curves full of mature feminine charm was reflected on the wall...

……

Lemon Pictures moved quickly.

The next day, the official cast of "Fighter of the Destiny" was announced as Lu Han and Nazha.

The purpose is very clear, advertising and investment will come soon.

With Lu Han and Nazha's top popularity, the 400 million cost of the entire drama can be recovered even before the filming begins.

The entertainment industry has now become capital-shaped, it’s so exaggerated.

Before the filming of Zhou Yutang's "Snow" began, several TV stations with close relationships with the company were ready to spend money to reserve the tickets, and the advertising and investment promotion had already been sold out.

Mao Pang's "Joy of Life" series made Jiangdong Entertainment earn a lot of money. His work "Fighter of the Destiny" is undoubtedly the top popular IP adapted from a male-oriented series.

What's more, the producer is Jiangdong Entertainment, even if "Fighter of the Destiny" is only half as popular as the "Joy of Life" series.

For each brand, it is definitely not a loss.

The crazy influx of capital has had a strong impact on the entertainment industry, triggering a sharp increase in film pay across the industry.

But because of Zhou Yutang's existence, it wasn't too outrageous.

In recent years, Governor Zhou’s quoted remuneration for films has been 100 million.

At that time, when you climbed to the top, you could see all the other mountains below, and it is still the same today.

When many film and television companies are negotiating contracts with popular young actors, they habitually bring up Zhou Dudu to lower the price.

"Even the Grand Commander's salary is only 100 million. How can you compare with him?"

"Your team offered this price because you want to outshine Governor Zhou and become the top star in the domestic entertainment industry?"

It means something like this: no matter how popular a young actor is, he wouldn't dare to act rashly.

Because except for Zhou Yutang, the pay of Jiangdong artists will not exceed that red line.

If you dare to ask for too much, I will change someone.

If we can't afford a grand commander, then Lu Han, Li Jian and others are also first-line figures.

An unwritten rule has thus been formed in the industry that actors' pay is capped at 100 million yuan, and no one has ever exceeded this red line.

For example, the contract signed by Lu Han this time is for 80 million.

Nazha's salary was slightly lower, but it was also 68 million.

But in addition to this, there are other terms, such as ratings-linked rewards and derived profit sharing.

The market trend of actors' pay was miraculously suppressed by Governor Zhou alone.

It was originally a secret and joke within the circle, but there are always people who leak it online, so someone made a picture of "one emperor, four kings, and three little ones" on the Internet.

The emperor naturally refers to Zhou Yutang who sits alone on the throne.

It has been almost ten years since his debut in the domestic entertainment industry, and he has been successful all the way without any downtime.

In fact, there is no need to invest much effort in marketing the personality, as it would have collapsed into ruins anyway.

However, his achievements are indeed solid. He built the Jiangdong Entertainment Dynasty from scratch, with a net worth of hundreds of billions, the best in the entertainment industry.

As far as the young generation born in the 1990s and 2000s is concerned, the mention of the Grand Commander of Jiangdong is a household name and is recognized as a national-level popularity.

Therefore, the media reports spontaneously and there is never a shortage of popular topics. Today he is having a scandal with this female star, and tomorrow a certain project is being launched. The slightest movement attracts nationwide attention.

The Four Kings are Lu Han, Wu Yifan, Li Yifeng and Yang Yang, and they are also frequent visitors to hot searches.

The three little ones are the three little members of Tfboys.

The fans of these companies are extremely powerful.

Among them, Lu Han’s fans are the most popular. It’s no joke that their Weibo likes and comments have set a Guinness World Record...

However, the vast majority of Lu Han’s fans are grateful to Governor Zhou.

After all, he dragged him out of the fire pit and flew away with one hand.

So this time after Lemon Pictures officially announced "Fighter of the Destiny", Lu Han's fans went wild, and many of them went to Zhou Yutang's Weibo to post comments.

It was at this time.

A piece of news about Lu Han reached Zhou Yutang's ears, and even he was surprised...

(End of this chapter)