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Chapter 1062 The Super Money Printing Machine Starts Up! Heroes and Heroines of the Martial World!

"Wow, you've been hiding it for so long!"

Like someone who had discovered a shocking secret, Kan Qingzi's sadness turned into excitement, and she grabbed Princess Tian and bombarded her with questions.

"What happened to the saying that wise people don't fall in love and that we should build a beautiful China?!"

"Tell me honestly, when did you take down the Grand Commander?"

Although Governor Zhou's romantic affairs have never been a secret.

However, if given the chance, the line of female benefactors who want to connect with Zhou Yutang could probably stretch from the capital to Shanghai.

"No, really! Yu Tang and I are just friends."

Jing Tian trembled slightly from being shaken, her eyes flickering: "Don't make wild guesses."

But Kan Qingzi refused to believe it.

Whose friend is video chatting so late at night?
She and Jing Tian were classmates at the film academy and even lived in the same dormitory during college. They had a good relationship in private.

She and another roommate, Tan Songyun, once suspected the relationship between Princess Sweet and Governor Zhou.

After all, apart from Liu Yifei and Liu Yifei, there are very few female stars in the Chinese entertainment industry who can get Zhou Dudu to personally pave the way for them.

Sweet Princess debuted with a song written by Zhou Yutang, then joined Running Man to gain popularity, and then starred in "Architecture 101", naturally becoming the nation's first love.

Now it's Jiangdong's production, "Si Teng," with resources that are outrageously good.

However, despite careful observation, Kan Qingzi and Xiao Tan couldn't find a single piece of evidence.

Zhou Dudu is a powerful figure in the entertainment industry, and Tian Gongzhu's career is also thriving. They are both busy with their own schedules and don't usually have much interaction. They are also rarely photographed together in private.

Over time, they gave up on the idea.

But she was wrong; her best friend turned out to be a fish in the same pond.

"Sweetie, I know the rules of the underworld. I would never utter a word about it!"

Kan Qingzi mimed zipping up her mouth, and seeing her best friend's flushed cheeks, she felt even more certain.

For some reason, I felt a strange, inexplicable envy. I sighed and said softly:
"Look at that guy surnamed Ji, I won't even mention how I treated him, but what good did it do? He was still bewitched by that model."
And then there's Xiaotong's boyfriend. He looks honest, but he's no good either. He was caught cheating and then dared to turn around and blame others! There are too many temptations in our circle; talking about love is too much of a luxury.

Actually... President Zhou is a really nice person. He even mentored me and Songyun before.

It's really not easy to meet a man who is handsome, capable, and treats you well. It's much better than finding someone incompetent who cheats on you and ends up suffering the most.

—As the saying goes, a man's utterly useless gentleness is the cheapest.

When you are strong and outstanding enough, people around you will naturally use higher moral standards to measure you and beautify you.

Kan Qingzi went on and on, as if she wanted to pour out all the resentment she felt about her bumpy love life.

My best friend was eating fish when I was dumped. The more I thought about it, the more I felt that life wasn't worth living.

Overwhelmed with grief, Kan Qingzi burst into tears again.

"Alright, alright, it's all in the past."

Jing Tian hugged her best friend and comforted her for a while, saying, "He's blind and doesn't deserve a good girl like you. You'll definitely meet someone better in the future."

Under gentle and soothing words, Kan Qingzi's emotions gradually calmed down. Suddenly, she remembered something, and her expression carried a hint of pleading:

"By the way, Sweetie, I heard that Jiangdong Entertainment is about to hold its first Asian Fashion Show, and many models will be participating, including that mistress... Could you... ask President Zhou for a small favor?"

Although there is no concrete evidence from the outside world, Princess Sweet knows about Kan Qingzi's rival.

That's the supermodel who won the championship in the reality show "Road to Angels" and is now the seventh Chinese Victoria's Secret Angel.

Those long legs had her man completely captivated, and now she'd signed up for Jiang Dong's fashion show.

Sweetie is not only sweet, but also very understanding.

However, she hesitated for a moment.

Jing Tian sympathized with Kan Qingzi, but her truest thought was that she didn't want to bother Zhou Yutang because of her best friend's private affairs.

Perhaps realizing she was being unreasonable, Kan Qingzi's voice trailed off somewhat sheepishly as she added the previous sentence:

"Sweetie, I just said it casually. If it's inconvenient, then forget it."

"No need to trouble Brother Yu Tang."

After a moment's hesitation, Jing Tian nodded:
“Currently, Sister Ni is mainly in charge of the fashion business in Jiangdong. I have a pretty good relationship with her. Let me ask her first, it should be fine.”

"Thank you, Sweetie, you're so kind."

The film "She Kills" has grossed over 2.43 million yuan in just three days.

In today's frenzied market environment, this result cannot be considered a major breakthrough.

However, for an art-house crime film, this is already a remarkable achievement, and its reputation remains stable and continues to grow.

"Director Cao truly deserves to be called the number one director of crime films!"

"Teacher Fan's acting this time is phenomenal! She truly deserves her three international Best Actress awards!"

"If the appetizers before the National Day holiday are this strong, what will happen when Director Shi's 'Shadow' is officially released?"

The online discussion is in full swing, with most of the comments being positive.

Of course, a small number of people said they couldn't accept the film's heavy atmosphere.

More than anything, I'm looking forward to seeing the National Director's "Shadow" on the table.

September seems to be the month for art films. Chen Xi attended the premiere of Director Jia's new film "Ash Is Purest White" on behalf of Zhou Yutang.

This year, Jia Zhangke made an appearance at Cannes, and it was also the first time he had tried to incorporate commercial elements into a film, which was highly anticipated by the industry.

After finishing his club business, Zhou Yutang declined the crazy horse show-like party that Ai Zong had arranged.

The old-school capitalists still know how to play the game, but Zhou Yutang didn't let the small head control the big head and immediately started his journey back to China.

High in the sky, another long journey begins.

Zhou Yutang received news from Ni Ni about the preparations for the fashion gala.

After glancing at the invitation list and fixing his gaze on the photo labeled "San'er," touted as China's rising Victoria's Secret supermodel, Zhou Yutang's face contorted with the same expression as an elderly person on the subway looking at their phone.

"That's it?"

Many models, in pursuit of a so-called high-end look and runway effect, become so thin that they are practically just skeletons.

This mistress is no exception.

Zhou Yutang simply couldn't appreciate this morbid sense of sophistication.

Since it was Tian Tian who spoke up, he didn't hesitate at all and immediately replied to Ni Ni with a voice message: "Remove it, and you can arrange the rest as you see fit."

His tone was flat, as if he were merely brushing away a speck of dust.

At that moment, the supermodel, who was still issuing press releases to promote her participation in this top-tier fashion event, probably had no idea that she had quietly shattered without any warning.

After dealing with this minor matter, Zhou Yutang connected with Bob Old Deng via video call.

“Zhou, my dear brother, you probably don’t know you’ve missed an epic bachelor party!”

Seeing Bob's usual kidney deficiency, Zhou Yutang couldn't help but laugh: "Bob, please give Damien my sincerest blessings and wish him and Olivia a happy marriage."

“Oukai, Aiweiou.”

Damien Chazelle, director of "La La Land," recently married his longtime girlfriend Olivia Hamilton in Dawn, Malibu, marking a happy occasion in Hollywood recently. Before his breakout role in "Whiplash," Chazelle was an unknown dreamer.

It was Zhou Yutang who invested in "La La Land," the film that truly made him a legend, and he is widely regarded in the industry as Damien's mentor.

The two have a good personal relationship and even had dinner together during the Venice Film Festival.

Damien also extended a wedding invitation to Zhou Yutang, but Governor Zhou was overwhelmed with domestic and international affairs and could only politely decline.

I will definitely convey your blessings.

Old Bob rambled on about how hot and alluring the curvy, curvy woman was, until Zhou Yutang rolled her eyes and was about to hang up. Only then did he return to serious mode and switch to his work.

"Zhang Yimou's 'Shadow' has been screened internally and has a very high artistic quality. However, after evaluation by the theaters, the initial number of screenings may not be too many. The strategy will need to be dynamically adjusted based on the box office performance and audience response in the first week of release."

Zhou Yutang nodded slightly, not surprised by this.

"In addition, James decided to hand over the 'Curse of the Weeping Woman' project to that kid Michael Chavez to get some experience."

"This guy is quite talented."

The Michael Chavez that Zhou Yutang and Bob mentioned is the latest henchman recruited by James Wan's Atomic Monsters Films.

This guy debuted two years ago with a horror short film called "Girl," which really amazed many people.

They have shown an amazing talent, especially in creating a terrifying atmosphere and a sense of psychological pressure.

After thoroughly investigating and obtaining the consent of the mastermind behind the scenes, James Wan decided to entrust this spin-off film of the Conjuring Universe to this green recruit.

The production cost of this spin-off film series was only $900 million. As long as it's not too outrageous, it's no surprise that it will make money off the series by leveraging its reputation.

Crucially, James Wan himself served as the producer, ensuring the project's success.

As for James Wan himself, he focused his main efforts on leading Annabelle 2: Creation.

If all goes according to plan, the global horror film market will see two spin-offs from "The Conjuring Universe" launched simultaneously next year.

After all, it's a waste of resources for this super money printing machine to only print US dollars once a year.

This strategy of releasing two films simultaneously was strongly advocated by James Wan.

Because his Atomic Monsters Pictures enjoys a small share of the incentive revenue from the Conjuring sequel series, he is more proactive than Zhou Yutang, the big boss.

"Yes, Michael will be very happy to receive your praise."

Bob grinned, then his expression turned slightly serious. "Zhou, there's another important piece of news that I think you should know."

Disney has basically finalized the director and lead cast for their live-action "Mulan" project.

"Oh? It's finally settled?" Zhou Yutang became interested and leaned forward slightly.

"Yes, I heard they chose a Korean actress named... Jun Ji-hye?"

Old Bob tilted his head, his tone tinged with uncertainty: "I'm said to be one of the top stars in South Korea right now, and also very popular in China. Maybe that will help us open up the Asian market?"

"Complete intelligence?"

Zhou Yutang immediately looked confused: "Are you sure it's this name?"

"I don't make it."

Old Bob simply sent him his chat history with the mole: "See for yourself."

"Isn't that Jun Ji-hyun?"

Zhou Yutang glanced at it and choked up.

"why?"

Chen Duling couldn't stand it anymore. Her delicate brows furrowed, and she said in a low voice, "Boss, why did you let a Korean woman play a heroine who is well-known in our history?"

"That's Disney."

Zhou Yutang said casually, "Maybe even mermaids can be black."

"Really?" The secretary asked, still somewhat skeptical.

"Who knows."

Based on the intelligence Zhou Yutang has recently received from various sources, the South Korean film and television industry has indeed been largely infiltrated by Western media capital.

It has essentially taken the shape of a Western media conglomerate.

Take, for example, Bilibili's biggest rival on its overseas platform and Netflix, the American streaming giant.

In order to further expand its business and dominate the Asian market, it chose South Korea, which has a user base and mature production capabilities, as its bridgehead.

With huge sums of US dollars paving the way, a group of people in the South Korean film and television industry willingly became his lackeys.

The recent announcement of several large-scale Korean drama and film projects is a product of this wave of cooperation, and it has certainly caused quite a stir.
"She Kills" raked in 3.29 million yuan in just 5 days! Teacher Fan has once again created an art-house legend, with stable word-of-mouth, making it a dark horse in the National Day box office!

"The highly anticipated new Chinese ink-wash style film 'Shadow' came to Shanghai for a promotional tour, and director Zhang Yimou was shocked: Zhu Yilong's acting in two roles is superb!"

Cao Baoping, along with teachers Fan, Li Xin, Xin Zhilei, and other key members of the creative team, has repeatedly made headlines.

Zhang Yimou hasn't been idle either.

After the premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, he immediately flew back to China and, together with Zhu Yilong, Hu Jun, Zhou Ye, and others, began a roadshow in major box office cities across the country.

As a film directed by a national-level director, I was naturally shocked, which is also the standard marketing strategy for current film releases.

"Director Zhang, Mr. Zhou is the producer of this film. Will he participate in the subsequent promotional tour?"

"I don't know about this."

During the roadshow, when asked by reporters, Zhang Yimou responded with a smile: "I haven't received any notification yet, but as far as I know, Mr. Zhou should have other important projects to attend to."

You're really busy!

Jiang Dong's little flower, Zhou Ye, muttered to himself.

After the film festival ended, there seemed to be a lot of work to do abroad. Zhou Yutang flew from Italy to England to inspect the club and complained to her that it was a place that no one could live in.

Of course, she wouldn't reveal Zhou Yutang's schedule, and no one at the scene noticed.

When they heard Zhang Yimou mention "Governor Zhou's new project," everyone's eyes lit up.

Following closely behind "She Kills," Jia Zhangke's film "Ash Is Purest White" officially hit the big screen.

Compared to the latter's soaring critical acclaim and box office success, this was somewhat disappointing.

"2175 million on the first day, which is an improvement over 'Mountains May Depart,' but still not as good as 'A Touch of Sin.'"

"Nonsense. I heard that back then, the movie 'A Touch of Sin' was approved because Governor Zhou helped pull some strings and even personally promoted it."

"Section Chief Jia should kowtow to Governor Zhou."

"If you ask me, Zhao Tao doesn't have much box office appeal compared to Teacher Fan."

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Industry insiders are discussing how this veteran of the domestic art-house film scene has said more than once in front of the media that box office numbers don't matter much.

But in reality, why didn't my brother get rich? Was it because he didn't want to?
It's not that I'm unwilling, but that I'm truly unable to do it.

This film, "Ash Is Purest White," blends commercial elements such as gangster romance and even features a cameo by a big name like Xu Guangtou, clearly indicating that Director Jia has high ambitions.

It's a pity that God did not fulfill his wish.

Prodigies like Zhou Yutang are ultimately a minority; ups and downs are the norm for most people's lives.
(End of this chapter)