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Chapter 774: Lao Mouzi's new project, Seoul Spring
He is the top three directors in China.

Lao Mouzi certainly has full confidence in himself.

It was only after the failure of "The Flowers of War", a project in which he had poured countless efforts, that he was met with a flood of doubts.

He then decisively separated from Zhang Dapao and signed his studio with Jiangdong Entertainment.

Lao Mouzi has also reviewed his experiences many times and summarized his experiences of failure.

Examine yourself carefully, keep up with the times and grasp the audience's aesthetic taste.

A true master always has the heart of a disciple.

Zhang Yimou deeply agrees with this.

He did not live on his past achievements, but was constantly exploring and seeking opportunities to go further.

He even had in-depth exchanges with Zhou Yutang on many occasions with the mentality of seeking knowledge.

Then I was deeply amazed.

Zhou Yutang's vision, and the way and means of managing film and television projects are unmatched in Zhang Yimou's mind.

Since joining Jiangdong, he has successively produced "The Hunt" and "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", which brought him both fame and fortune and restored his reputation as a great director.

Lao Mouzi also gradually felt relieved.

He can't control the market, but he can control Zhou Yutang.

"The Great Wall" is a major co-production between the two countries and also a key project of China Film. LeTV is gambling on its luck and disappointing the world.

The burden was handed over to Director Chen. During the filming, La Peikang organized a group of domestic first-line directors to exchange and discuss.

Zhou Yutang and Zhang Yimou both went to see it, and after coming back they came to the same conclusion: this project might have to fail.

I had a brief chat with Mr. Wang from Ningying today.

Hearing about him taking a gamble on a big production, Zhang Yimou had similar concerns in his mind.

However, the relationship is not that serious yet, and they are full of passion and enthusiasm to become bigger and stronger, so it would be bad to pour cold water on them.

After saying a lot of polite words, I couldn't help but sigh when I was with Zhou Yutang in private.

For a small studio like Ningying, if the big project it bets on fails, there is a high probability of serious consequences.

After chatting all the way, when they were almost at the company, Zhou Yutang suddenly remembered and asked, "Director Zhang, has the post-production of Sister Mo's play been completed?"

"I was just about to tell you about this, how about we take a look together?"

When talking about his daughter's project, Zhang Yimou smiled and wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes.

"Okay, Lu Yang is here today too, I'll call him along."

After sending a message to Lu Yang, Zhou Yutang and Zhang Yimou went straight to the screening room on the second floor of Vision Media.

It is said that a photographer who does not want to be a director is not a good photographer.

At that time, Zhang Yimou worked as a photographer for Lao Tian and Chen Shishi, but later he went out on his own.

His eldest daughter Zhang Mo worked behind the scenes with Zhang Yimou for several years, and has served as a photographer, editor, and assistant director.

This year he finally directed his first feature film, "Twenty-Eight Years Old".

Screening room.

Zhang Mo was talking to Li Xin, and they laughed from time to time.

As the two were talking and laughing, they suddenly heard footsteps outside, and then Zhang Yimou, Zhou Yutang, Lu Yang and others walked in one after another.

"Dad, Mr. Zhou, Director Lu." Zhang Mo was surprised.

"Mr. Zhou, Director Zhang, Director Lu."

Li Xin also stood up slowly and greeted them one by one.

Zhou Yutang looked at Li Xin with some surprise: "Why are you here too?"

"I asked Li Xin to come over to watch the finished film together."

Zhang Mo chuckled and said, "I wanted to ask Chen Xiao to come along, but he's too busy and now he's on the team again..."

"Boss~~"

Li Xin's eyes were filled with surprise.

This tone was obviously different from the previous one, and Zhang Mo shuddered when he heard it.

Qin Bao usually speaks softly, but as a woman, and a married woman at that, she can hear a lot of things.

Even the straight man Lu Yang felt something was wrong. He smiled awkwardly, quietly retreated behind the crowd, and found a seat to sit down.

"Let's watch the movie first."

Lao Mouzi coughed lightly and started to get to the point.

Zhang Mo swallowed his saliva, his face showing hope, but he was a little restless.

It’s a bit like the feeling when you were in school and were suddenly called by the teacher to the podium to solve a problem.

In the screening room, apart from Zhang Yimou who was called the national master, there was also Lu Yang, one of the three great generals of Jiangdong. The martial arts film grossed over 1 billion yuan and was the talk of the town.

And the Grand Commander of Jiangdong himself.

In terms of age, Zhou Yutang is actually five years younger than Zhang Mo, but this has brought her tremendous pressure.

"Xiao Lu, what do you think?"

After watching the finished film, Lao Mouzi spoke. Lu Yang scratched his head and laughed, "Well, it talks about the theme of women's growth. It's very healing and funny. Li Xin's acting skills hold up... I think the completion is quite high. What do you think, Mr. Zhou?"

This little rascal!
It looks like an evaluation, but it also seems like nothing was said.

Lao Mouzi shook his head and turned to Zhou Yutang in almost the same direction as his daughter's gaze.

After receiving the pass from Lu Yang, Governor Zhou leaned back on the single sofa with his legs naturally crossed.

With his back straight, one hand resting relaxedly on his thigh, his index finger tapping the coffee table rhythmically: “First of all, Sister Mo’s pictures are beautiful.”

"Thanks……"

"You're welcome. The technique is sound, but there are still many problems..."

Zhou Yutang smiled and then pointed out the shortcomings of the movie.

Using time travel, which is no longer a new method, to express the nostalgia for the past self, dreams are greater than love.

There's nothing wrong with that, but the specific plot is too stereotypical.

His words sparked a discussion, and everyone in the screening room started discussing the film.

It can be seen that Zhang Mo has a solid foundation in photography, and he was indeed trained by Zhang Yimou.

In this movie, the heroine is Li Xin, the hero is Chen Xiao, and the second male lead is played by Wang Kai.

The focus of the play still falls on Li Xin. In this play, she has to play the same person at different ages.

Seventeen years old, simple, brave, naive and willful.

At the age of 28, you have smoothed out your edges, become cautious about love, and feel at a loss as your relationship with your lover gradually drifts apart.

The audience should feel that these are two people.

The film's costumes played a great role.

Li Xin's costumes, including the vitality of a 17-year-old girl, are quite eye-catching.

Her royal sister look at the age of 28 was even more eye-catching.

A slim-fitting blazer with a one-step skirt.

The thin black stockings wrapped around her slender and well-proportioned legs, and on her feet she wore a pair of Valentino high heels.

The whole person is full of the intellectuality and mature charm that a royal sister should have...

Well, Li Xin is quite suitable for wearing uniforms...

"Li Xin performed well."

Lao Mouzi also nodded and praised Jiangdong's own young talent.

"Thank you, Director Zhang."

Li Xin turned around and asked, "Boss, if the full score is 100, how many points would you give me?"

"80 points."

“Why only 80 points?”

"Leave some room. The score is too high. I'm afraid you'll become proud."

Zhou Yutang teased seriously, Li Xin pursed his lips and chuckled happily.

She didn't stay long, though.

There is also a fashion magazine photo shoot in the afternoon.

Zhou Yutang continued to talk with Zhang Yimou about the release schedule of "28 Years Old".

Overall, he is conservative about the market prospects of Zhang Mo's film.

There's nothing I can do about it. After all, she is Zhang Yimou's daughter.

An ordinary person might be able to pass with 60 points, but she wanted 80 points.

The overall quality of this movie may not even get 80 points.

Zhang Mo also talked about his own projects.

Zhang Yimou has not been idle during this period, as he has produced Zhang Mo's "28-Year-Old Minor".

He also made a promotional video plan for the 2022 Winter Olympics, and was also the chief director of the cultural performance for the G20 Summit in Hangzhou this year.

There are also many official exchange meetings, forums and other activities, and he is also busy preparing his first stage play "Dialogue Fable 2047"...

This is not the end yet, I also took some time to go to Jingzhou.

"Jingzhou?"

"Yes, my new play will be filmed in Jingzhou."

...Zhou Yutang sometimes really wondered whether the national teacher had obtained some system.

Otherwise, how could he be so energetic that even young people feel ashamed of themselves?

On the way to an interview program.

In his mind, he was still thinking about the national teacher's new project.

Zhang Yimou got the script in his hands when he was making Coming Home.

That is "Three Kingdoms: Jingzhou" written by Zhu Sujin, a famous screenwriter in the industry.

This person is a leader in the field of historical drama screenwriters. His representative works "Kangxi Dynasty", "Love in the Country", and "Zhu Yuanzhang" are all well-received works among history fans.

Oh, Zhu Sujin also collaborated with Gao Qianqian in the TV series New Three Kingdoms, which received mixed reviews.

Originally, Zhu Sujin gave the script of "Three Kingdoms: Jingzhou" to Zhang Li.

At that time, Director Zhang was ambitious and wanted to use this film as his entry into the film industry.

The project was once in preparation, and there were even rumors that Zhou Yutang was invited to play Zhou Yu, Zhang Yi to play Lu Su, and Yu Rongguang to play Guan Yu.

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Later, it was abandoned due to various practical factors.

On the one hand, Zhang Li couldn't invite the Grand Commander.

Of course, the more important reason is that some investors paid a huge price to invite Zhang Li to direct the popular online novel IP adaptation "Martial Universe"...

So, this script went around in circles and finally fell into the hands of Zhang Yimou's team.

Zhu Sujin's script was processed according to Zhang Yimou's ideas.

New wine in old bottles, wrapped in the skin of the Three Kingdoms.

Using ink painting and narrative style image technology, combined with many excellent traditional Chinese cultural elements such as the Eight Diagrams, Yin and Yang, and the zither...

Isn’t that bold?

Lao Mouzi always has his own artistic pursuits in mind.

Fortunately, he didn't say anything about one shot...

……

"The postponed screening of "Blade of the Assassin 2" has ended, and the final total box office has reached 10.28 billion. The Jianghu, the temple, the heroic and tragic song, have ended perfectly!"

The smoke of the summer season has cleared, and "Knife Identity 2", which has been leading the entire season, has finally left the stage.

The entire "Blade of the Assassin" series has created a new record for domestic martial arts films.

Just now, Noon Sunshine officially announced that Huang Xiaoming will be the male lead of "Nirvana in Fire 2", and he had this to say.

I posted a short essay on Weibo late at night.

I thanked the entire crew, especially Zhou Yutang.

Although Huang Xiaoming debuted early, he has starred in a lot of movies.

Most of them are personal relationships, and there are only a few films that are worth showing off.

It was the "Knife of the Assassin" series resources given to him by Zhou Yutang. The combined box office of the two films exceeded 1.5 billion yuan, so he will have the confidence to talk about his performance in the future.

At the same time, the promotion of several blockbuster movies during the National Day holiday began to gain momentum.

Zhou Yutang has already announced that "Operation Mekong" will be released during this year's National Day holiday.

Naturally, Jiangdong will promote it through all channels.

Even the official media and first-tier TV stations have come out to promote this movie.

Happy Twist's "Duds" was released at the end of October, with the main focus being on picking up bargains.

As for Zhang Mo's "Twenty-Eight-Year-Old Minor" and Zhang Yimou's "Big Buddha", both were released in December to take the lead in the Lunar New Year holiday.

Jiang Dongjia released its second half film list, and Huayi also held a grand press conference. President Wang announced at the conference: "I Am Not Madame Bovary will be released on September 9, and we are ready to make a full effort to hit the National Day!"

When asked by reporters about the conflict with Guo Xiaosi's "Jade Dynasty" and Jiang Dong's "Operation Mekong".

Xiao Gangpao was calm and composed, and acted like one of the three veteran directors: "Yu Tang doesn't need to be mentioned. I've seen the trailer for Jiang Dong's film, it's amazing, but he's just the producer of this film...

As for Guo Xiaosi, hey, I've long passed the stage of competing with anyone..."

The implication is that he doesn't take Guo Xiaosi seriously at all.

He immediately led the crew abroad. The insider in the team, Mr. Fan, sent a message to Zhou Yutang: "Do you have confidence? Little Cannon wants to fight you head-on."

"He's drifting."

"Honey, I want to go to Anfield to watch Liverpool play."

"You bought a ticket and went in to watch the game. Can I stop you?"

Zhou Yutang joked while talking to Teacher Fan on the phone.

Teacher Fan is so good.

In the eyes of outsiders, the domineering Fan Bingbing is both mature and beautiful, and is the dream lover of countless men.

This can be seen from the sales volume of realistic inflatable dolls on Taobao counted by experts.

Teacher Fan ranked second, and the highest was Sister Zhilin, who was at the peak of her charm, with more than ten times more than Teacher Fan...

Such a beautiful queen, occasionally acting coquettishly, is also charming and interesting in her own way.

Recently, Ms. Fan has a lot of overseas trips. She will go to Toronto first, and then to Paris to attend the Fashion Week, and then the San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain...

Just as the Premier League started, she became interested.

Liu Tianxian and Liu Shishi both wanted to go to Anfield Stadium to feel the atmosphere.

Well, she had to have privileged access, and she had to take photos and post them on social media platforms.

After much persuasion, Zhou Yutang finally agreed.

Even if the little cannon was pulled up to the sky, wouldn't the beautiful Fan Jinlian still belong to Mr. Zhou?
……

The Royal Hotel has a presidential suite that has been reserved for Zhou Yutang for many years.

I took the hotel's internal elevator directly from the underground parking lot and then opened the door.

IU poked her head in and took a look.

When he saw that it was Zhou Yutang who opened the door and came in, his dark and bright eyes instantly lit up like stars.

The next moment, that warm body threw itself into Zhou Yutang's arms.

A passionate and lingering kiss replaced words.

"Oppa, wait a minute, I'm still wearing the custom dress I wore for the meet and greet."

"What I want is a dress."

"..."

IU wore a red lace wrap dress today.

Besides being sweet, she also has a mature temperament, which makes her look like a goddess.

A few strands of her hair were scattered.

With her neck tilted back like a swan, South Korea's most popular natural singer uttered a gentle and moving low hum...

……

IU originally had few business endorsements in China, but she had many fans.

With the ban on Korean products, the company adjusted its internal business.

At her request, a final meeting was arranged to say farewell to her Chinese fans.

IU's attitude towards her fans is beyond words, and she is equally attentive to her Chinese fans.

The enthusiasm of the fans at the scene made her cry, her eyes were full of tears, and she looked really pitiful.

"Oppa, it seems like our country is going to be ruined."

After the rain hit the banana leaves, IU curled up obediently in Zhou Yutang's arms and suddenly said worriedly.

"The one with the surname Cui?"

"how do you know?"

IU raised her head and said worriedly, "Oppa seems to have taken a photo with her daughter. Will there be any trouble?"

"Don't worry, there will be no problem."

Zhou Yutang felt warm in his heart, but smiled calmly, and gently stroked IU's round shoulders with his fingers.

The last time I went to South Korea on business, my current boyfriend Kaka hosted a banquet for me. I attended with my bestie and daughter, and we took a group photo afterwards.

Although Zhou Yutang is behind the scenes at present, his control over South Korea has not weakened at all.

Just yesterday, it was revealed that Kaka’s loyal best friend interfered in state affairs.

He even got the news earlier than the South Koreans.

The world is just a huge makeshift team, and the interference of besties in politics is nothing.

The young players also performed the Seoul Spring.

Zhou Yutang plans to make the Seoul Spring incident into a movie, and let the independent JD.Entertainment and Show Box produce it.

Let the Koreans have fun and reap some box office revenue at the same time.

We need to earn US dollars, but we can’t forget the money from the Koreans. Even a mosquito leg is still meat.

Work at sunset and rest at sunrise.

Holding the beauty in his arms, Zhou Yutang slept particularly sweetly and even had a dream.

The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves.

Seoul Spring is still conservative.

After several years, there is still the most affectionate person in the Peninsula, who is angry for silicone and performs the winter in Seoul...

(End of this chapter)