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Chapter 664 The Great Sage swung his golden cudgel, and Tengyun crushed Lingxiao!

"Lee Kyung-hee, AA"

"Zhuang Dafei, A"

"Guan Xiaotong, A+"

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During the whole morning of the final audition for the role of Sinuo, the little girl in Detective Chinatown, Zhou Yutang's phone kept ringing and receiving messages.

It’s all those with connections who are trying to find a solution.

He simply turned on the flight mode and turned to ask Lin Liang:
"Whose family is this Zhuang Dafei from?"

"The family runs a business, and her mother is a TV host."

"She has some talent, but she has no acting skills, so I won't consider her."

Zhou Yutang didn't give him face. He twirled the pen with his fingers and tapped on the table.

Guan Xiaotong and Li Gengxi both debuted as child stars. The former even starred in a movie called Little Cannon. After not seeing her for a few years, she has grown into a beautiful young lady.

The latter is Xu Jinglei’s goddaughter, whom Zhou Yutang personally taught in “Big Shot”.

Last night, Ms. Xu personally greeted us.

But it’s not that they are not good enough.

In terms of roles alone, the two girls Zhang Zifeng and Zhao Jinmai's overall performance in those auditions were rated as high as "AAA".

“This rating system is interesting.”

Ning Hao, who is on secondment as the supervisor, is working on the audition rating system on the tablet that Zhang Yiming's team made specifically for Jiangdong Entertainment.

Except for Da Meiyuan who got the Grand Commander to take advantage of the back door, the rest have to follow the rules.

Even Lu Han had made great progress in his acting skills, which is why he was given the role of Qin Feng.

Only Sinuo is left.

Audition clips of two young girls, Zhang Zifeng and Zhao Jinmai, were played back and forth on the screen.

Lin Liang was also discussing in a low voice with other main creators of the crew. He was somewhat unable to make a decision, and finally set his sights on the Grand Commander.

Zhou Yutang pondered for a while and rubbed his forehead:

"Go inform Zhang Zifeng's parents. It's her."

After entering July, the summer movie season has seen the emergence of many major films and the film market is filled with smoke.

Er Dongsheng is truly a genius.

It was the first to use an all-star cast to market a movie with zero stars.

"I Am Nobody" did not perform well at the box office on the first day, and a large number of Hong Kong stars including Shu Qi, Wu Yanzu, Hui Anhua, Mai Zhaohui, Zhuang Wenqiang, and Liu Weiqiang cheered for it.

It also includes weekly news from the mainland.

Mr. Zhou has a close relationship with Er Dongsheng and also posted a message to promote his movie.

Although "The Passerby" completed a counterattack over the weekend and grossed just over 38 million in its first week, it still inevitably became a cannon fodder of the summer season.

Director Chen, who was originally expected by the industry to regain his glory, also suffered a major setback.

The first week box office of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" closed at 2.23 million, which is better than Er Dongsheng.

However, the box office performance was not even as good as He Ling's first film "Gardenia Blossoms", which undoubtedly surprised the entire film and television industry.

"Gardenia Blossoms" grossed 2.57 million yuan in its first week.

The reputation is also bad.

But as a low-budget movie, the producers have undoubtedly made money, and Lao Wang is already ready to open champagne to celebrate.

Zhou Yutang received a video call from Zou Zhongyan. After talking about the post-production of The Conjuring 2 for a while, he suddenly heard this sister gossiping:
"Boss, I have news for you. Universal's co-chairman and Legendary CEO are about to bring their team to the Great Wall crew to re-evaluate the project."

Zhou Yutang couldn't help but sigh at Zou Zhongyan's gossip.

Capital is so realistic.

It's more about considering the issue from a business perspective.

If you can make money, then you are awesome.

If you mess up the project, even if you are a famous director who has won the Palme d'Or in China, it will be useless.

It can be predicted that Chen Kaige’s subsequent voice in the entire project will be questioned.

Chen Hong also invited him to visit the crew of "The Great Wall". He was very eager to experience the latest camera ALEXA 65 used in the filming of "The Great Wall".

After chatting about the casting progress of La La Land for a while, Zou Zhongyan suddenly said:
"Boss, Jing Tian's team in China has already contacted the project you asked about."

"Oh?"

Zhou Yutang nodded suddenly: "Forget it then."

Last year, Liu Shishi's "Godzilla" was a huge hit in China, and she took on several business deals, making many female stars in the circle envious.

This year, the Sweet Princess’ team mobilized their cash power.

First, we got "The Great Wall", and then we did public relations for Warner and Legend's monster movie "Kong: Skull Island".

Zhou Yutang has always treated Da Tiantian as his own, so there is no need for him to intercept her.

but.

We can't treat our good sister Nazha badly either.

It is not good to eat salted fish every day to maintain health.

Zhou Yutang suddenly thought of another movie, which was suitable for Nazha.

The final box office of "Jurassic World" stopped at 13.91 billion.

The local snake "The Tuner" suddenly appeared and its strong sniping destroyed the box office potential of this blockbuster in China.

However, this blockbuster has grossed more than 16 billion US dollars in the global film market!
The fact that it can compete with such a phenomenal movie and carve out a niche for itself further demonstrates the value of "The Piano Tuner".

After two weeks of release, the film has been performing very steadily, with cumulative box office revenue reaching 7.89 million yuan.

On the first day of the release of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" and "Gardenia Blossoms", the screening schedule was affected to a certain extent.

But it has strong staying power. In the second half of the second week, the daily box office of "The Tuner" continued to rise, showing steady progress.

To date, the daily box office has remained above 25 million, even though its own "The Return of the Great Sage" is about to face the final battle with Guo Xiaosi's "Tiny Times".

But there are still nearly two weeks left in the film's release period, and based on the film's reputation, there is still some box office potential to be realized.

"The time schedule given by Mr. Zhou is good. Hopefully, we can make 1 billion!"

The senior executives of all departments of Soochow Pictures were very excited.

Inside the company, including Chen Xi, the original box office expectation for this movie was about 400 million.

Everyone knows that if the boss wants to promote his woman, then it cannot be run as an ordinary film and television project and just seek to recoup costs.

The results really exceeded expectations.

The main reason for being able to get here is the excellent quality of the film, but part of the reason is also due to the advantage of the release date.

It’s like selecting restaurants on a food app. If one restaurant has rave reviews and its food is delicious, while the scores of the other restaurants are not high, diners will subconsciously choose the one with more good reviews.

The same is true for most viewers with normal aesthetic tastes.

I would rather watch The Tuner twice than go to the cinema and waste my money and time on a bad movie.
"Honey, I'm so tired."

The roadshow of the main creators of the movie "The Tuner" is finally coming to an end.

At night, looking at Liu Shishi's tired and plain face in the video, with her eyelids drooping, Zhou Yutang felt a little distressed:

"How about I go say hello and forget about the rest of the trip?"

This is what it’s like to do roadshows continuously, one city a day, and a lot of time spent on the road.

"No."

Producer Liu held his head high and said firmly, "There is only one week left of the three-week promotional schedule. I have to stand guard for the last time."

"I admire your professionalism. I'll ask Sister Shuang to arrange a celebration banquet for Producer Liu."

"Grumpy."

Liu Shishi smiled and said coquettishly: "I didn't expect that "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" would be so unimpressive."

Not only Liu Shishi didn't expect it, no one in the film and television industry could have imagined that Brother Chen Kai would poop so big.

There were grand statements before the release, and the premiere was said to be a hit, with thunderous applause from the audience.

The film was shut down and during the roadshow, the poet was so relaxed that he burst into tears.

This left the dear producers LeTV Pictures, New Classics Media, and Columbia Pictures in a state of panic.

The production cost is 200 million yuan, and including the post-production promotion, it is conservatively estimated to be more than 300 million yuan, and there is no way to recover the cost.

There was a video on the hot search that attracted Zhou Yutang's attention.

At the founding ceremony of Shanghai Film Academy, Shanghai University, Chen Kaige accepted the appointment letter from President Luo Hongjie and announced that he would serve as the first dean of Shanghai Film Academy.

"This title is very important and significant. I will not be an empty dean. I will teach in person in the future and train more talents for China's film and television industry."

"Director Chen, the movie "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" is very controversial. Some viewers said they couldn't understand it. What do you want to say about this?"

"Because of the editing, the narration lost its identity. I want to apologize to the audience for this. It could have been done better."

During the media interview at the ceremony, Chen Kaige sighed with emotion, but the media did not seem to let him go.
The reporter who was looking to stir up trouble kept asking, "Director Chen, may I ask why you didn't cut out the scenes of Prince Long in The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain?"

“A lot has been cut.”

Poet Chen's face darkened instantly: "Originally, there was an independent story line about this character, but it was all cut out later on."

"Director Chen, what do you think of what you said at this year's conference? Anyone who is involved in profanity should not be in this circle and should not appear in front of the audience. Is this a serious issue?"

"No comment."

Poet Chen looked a little strange. As his exclusive producer, Chen Hong immediately stepped in to help him out: "Director Kai Ge just came back from the set of The Great Wall. He is a little tired. I will answer the next question for him..."

"This boomerang stung me a bit."

Zhou Yutang was enjoying himself, but he didn't forget to communicate with Li Shuang: "Sister Shuang, how are the previews for The Return of the Great Sage being arranged?"

"Don't worry, the theaters have already informed us."

Li Shuang made an OK gesture, full of enthusiasm: "The production of derivative peripherals of the movie has also been arranged."

"The love movie "Beijing Meets Seattle 2", written and directed by Xue Xiaolu and starring Fan Binbin and Pan Yueming, recently held its opening ceremony at the Yuqing Golden Buddha Temple!"

Teacher Xue took the crew to Yuqing.

After completing the domestic filming, we will immediately go to Macao and then go abroad for filming.

As the first female director in China, Xue Xiaolu's new project naturally attracted a lot of media attention.

Pan Yueming, who had fallen to the bottom but returned to the top with just one movie, attracted many fans to watch and take pictures.

Nowadays, mature male actors of the "handsome uncle" type are extremely popular in the circle.

Pan Yueming and Wu Xiubo are known as the "goddess of uncle circle".

Originally, the adoptive father in Detective Chinatown was to be played by Pan Yueming, but due to scheduling conflicts, the role finally fell into the hands of Mr. Ning Li.

Ning Li is a native of Jiangdong, and also teaches part-time at the school at the foot of the mountain.

He has taught Nazha, Reba, Li Jian, Lu Han, Yang Zi, all of these new generation artists from Jiangdong.

With his acting skills, it would be easy for him to handle this role.

the other side.

Zhou Yutang attended the media conference for the start of filming of Jiangdong's main project "Ode to Joy" held in Beijing, and the scene was very lively.

The momentum of the five female protagonists, Zeng Li, Jiang Xin, Yang Zi, Meng Ziyi and Li Yitong, completely overwhelmed the male protagonists in the play.

All the TV dramas that Queen Qing Yi has starred in in recent years are excellent and she is very popular with the audience.

The TV series hasn't even started filming yet, but Meng Ziyi and Li Yitong, two relatively unknown actors, have already reaped the benefits.

They deeply realized what Jiang Dong's influence was. His Weibo fans were increasing rapidly, and many passers-by had already bought shares in advance.

"Sister Yitong, you've been cast in Jiangdong's play, just wait for it to take off!"

The assistant beside him was smiling happily. Li Yitong listened absent-mindedly, but his eyes frequently turned to Zhou Yutang who was surrounded by the crowd.

I heard that this opportunity was given to her because the Grand Commander nominated her name.

"Let it go, let it go
Can't hold it back anymore~~~"

Singing at the top of her lungs and with great emotion, "Let It Go", the theme song of the Disney animated film "Frozen", is a must-order song for Miss Liu in KTV.

Every girl has a princess dream, and Liu Yifei is no exception.

Quietly listening to her finish singing, Shu Chang and Zhang Jingying were cheering for her.

In terms of singing and dancing talent, Miss Liu is by no means top-notch, but at least she has studied at Sony and has some basic skills.

The song "Like a Fish" written for her by Zhou Yutang once dominated major domestic music charts.

"Xiao Zhou."

Liu Yifei handed the microphone to Shu Chang, walked over and asked, "How was the high note just now?"

“That’s perfect.”

Zhou Yutang sat on the sofa in a relaxed manner: "It's a pity there is no chair, otherwise I would have to turn around for you."

"You think that's a good sound?"

Liu Yifei drank a sip of freshly squeezed orange juice to moisten her throat and couldn't help laughing.

Zhang Jingying next to her was also trying to restrain her smile.

As a close friend, it was not her first time to visit Miss Liu's house, but it was her first time to visit Zhou Yutang's house.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't curious.

The Grand Commander has risen rapidly in the domestic entertainment industry, and there are often revelations about his wealth on the Internet.

There are many different opinions and it is difficult to distinguish the truth from the false.

But netizens generally agree that Wanda Xiao Wang is just a younger brother in front of this older brother.

Even tying together the high-profile Huayi kings is not enough.

Zhang Liangying made her debut in the Super Girl competition and is also a veteran in the circle.

I have met Mr. Zhang from Sohu, Mr. Jia from LeTV, and even Mr. Ma from Alibaba.

But Zhou Yutang is very different from those wealthy people in the entertainment industry she had met.

In addition to his handsome face, he also has a special identity: he is the boyfriend of his best friend Tianxian.

When I arrived, I saw a lot of luxury cars parked in Zhou Yutang's garage.

What opened her eyes the most was the custom-made sports car of the same model as Suji 7.

Miss Liu said that Zhou Yutang had never driven the car since he bought it, and it just sat there gathering dust.
After singing the song, Liu Yifei suddenly had the idea of ​​going to watch the advance screening of "The Return of the Great Sage".

Zhou Yutang greeted the manager of his own cinema.

When the movie was over, the girls were all very excited.

Shu Chang rubbed his arm and chattered:
"It's amazing that Chinese animated films can achieve this level. They are not inferior to Hollywood animated films at all. I got goose bumps watching them."

"It's really exciting. I'm going to the cinema to watch it again."

Zhang Jingying also sincerely sighed: "That song 'Wukong' is also very nice to listen to."

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Zhou Yutang arranged everything from singing, watching movies and having dinner clearly.

After the fun is over, everyone goes back to their homes, and only then can the immortal cultivation program be retained.

"Xiao Zhou, Ali has recently sent people to contact Hongxingwu..."

"I want to negotiate the copyright and ask you to film Eternal Love?"

"how do you know?"

There was surprise on Liu Yifei's face.

"The copyright is in Jiang Dong's hands. Li Jie from Alibaba Pictures talked to Li Shuang about this at the Shanghai Film Festival last month..."

Zhou Yutang leaned his head on Liu Yifei's plump thighs.

As soon as he opened his mouth, the fairy peeled a grape and brought it in.

Tianxian hasn't taken any acting jobs recently, but as a top star in the domestic entertainment industry, she is basically the first person considered for top productions in the industry.

"Eternal Love" is considered one of the top popular fantasy IPs in the industry.

But Alibaba didn't make a big investment, so Jiang Dong would not let go so easily. Zhou Yutang wanted to make a TV series version and sold the film rights.

"It's better not to take this kind of project. There's not much benefit. It's just a burden..."

While eating the grapes peeled by Tianxian, he told her about his itinerary.

"Are you going to join the crew of Detective Chinatown soon?"

"Let's wait until after the release of The Monkey King. I have a few crew meetings to attend. I'll be going to Tyrande in a week at most...hiss!"

When he said this, Liu Tianxian already had the upper hand over Zhou Yutang.

Those beautiful eyes with light are about to speak but cannot
Liu Yifei, Zhang Jingying and Shu Chang all spoke highly of the movie "The Return of the Great Sage".

With large-scale previews for two consecutive days, the purpose is to build up word-of-mouth.

With the support of Jiangdong Entertainment's omni-channel marketing, the screening schedule given by the theater chain is not low, and the total box office of the preview has exceeded 30 million.

This preview box office seems to be quite far from the preview box office of those movies that easily gross 60 or 70 million.

However, it has also created the peak record for the preview box office of domestic animated films.

After a long period of warm-up, "The Return of the Great Sage" finally hit the big screen on the 9th.

Film and television companies in the industry are still considering following Jiangdong Entertainment's trend in crime dramas, but they did not expect that Zhou Yutang has already opened up a whole new track.

Domestic animated film.

Moreover, it is a mythological animated film different from the "Boonie Bears" series that is specially produced for the Spring Festival.

Even though "The Tuner" has a strong reputation at this time, it is only in its third week of release and is entering its final stage.

As for "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" and "Gardenia Blossoms", there is no need to say more.

The reputation of these two movies plummeted at a lightning speed after the first week, and the popularity of the films has dropped.

The only one who can be called a strong rival of the Monkey King is Guo Xiaosi’s final dance in “Tiny Times”.

Zhang Zhaocai, the CEO of LeEco Pictures, signed a military order in front of Boss Jia, and then turned around to hold a meeting with Guo Xiaosi: "Have you arranged the road show?"

"arranged!"

Guo Xiaosi was sitting on a chair, wearing height-increasing shoes, but his feet couldn't reach the ground.

Although he is not tall, he is full of confidence: "This time, Yang Mi's schedule has been negotiated, and the roadshow schedules of Chen Xuedong, Guo Biting, Guo Caijie and Li Xianzai have also been negotiated!"

“How can it be so easy to make a domestic animated film?”

"It's not a big problem. Judging from the publicity plan, we undoubtedly have an absolute advantage!"

The movie "Tiny Times 4" has its own specific fan base and cannot be calculated by common sense.

"The Return of the Great Sage" is not empty talk. After the orderly trailer promotion, the main marketing is the sentiment of Journey to the West.

Before and after the film was released in China, behind-the-scenes stories about the creative team suddenly circulated on the Internet.

These contents mainly tell about the arduous journey of the entire October Culture team in producing "The Return of the Great Sage".

Under such difficult conditions, the creators still adhered to their ideals and brought us such a wonderful animated film, which has aroused heated discussions online.
"I am in tears. It turns out that it is not easy for "The Return of the Great Sage" to be released."

"It was not easy. The main creators prepared for 8 years. During this period, the animators resigned en masse. The investors also withdrew their investment because their request to change the script was rejected. Fortunately, Zhou Yutang took over."

"I will never slander the Grand Commander again."

"Zhou Yutang is indeed sentimental. Our Chinese animated films are getting better."

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This is undoubtedly marketing.

However, this kind of film marketing with emotion and attitude can undoubtedly resonate more with the public than the exaggerated and materialistic values ​​of "Tiny Times".

On the other hand, Guo Xiaosi, who was busy preparing for "Jade Dynasty", led the team personally.

Stars such as Da Mimi, Guo Caijie, Chen Xuedong, Guo Biting, Xie Yiling, and Lee Hyun Jae worked together to promote the film.

On the first day of its release, there was a huge difference in the screening schedules, and "The Return of the Great Sage" suffered a minor defeat.

"The Ultimate Dance" from "Tiny Times" was an unstoppable success on its premiere day, grossing 9200 million yuan.

"The Return of the Great Sage" grossed 6263 million.

LeTV Pictures cooperated with Guo Xiaosi to release a lot of press releases during the roadshow.

However, since there was no precedent for animated films before, "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" only had 24% of the screenings, while the finale of "Tiny Times" had as high as 41%.

The screenings of other movies such as "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" and "Gardenia Blossoms" have dropped by 10%!

The next day, "Tiny Times 4" closed at 8560 million, while "The Monkey King" grossed 7280 million, still temporarily lagging behind.

However, the screening schedule has increased slightly, and the reputation of the film is also fermenting, and the box office gap between the two sides is narrowing.

It was Sunday.

The Monkey King wielded his golden cudgel, soared into the clouds and crushed the sky!
The box office revenue on that day was 1.05 million yuan, which was almost the same as the 4 million yuan box office of "Tiny Times 7200"!
On the 13th, a working day, the box office of "Tiny Times 4" had dropped by 1.02 million, while "The Return of the Great Sage" still remained stable at million on the same day!
This is the end.

"The Return of the Great Sage" finally revealed its prominence in front of everyone.

The public opinion confrontation between the two sides escalated, and a large number of film reviews appeared on the Internet.

Many celebrities and professionals in the film and television circles were also curious about Zhou Yutang's previous theory on the rise of mythological animation and went to the cinema.

After watching the movie, I was shocked.

They posted positive reviews about the film on their respective social media.

This undoubtedly made "The Return of the Great Sage" a hot topic on Weibo.

Of course, the first wave of moviegoers also spread word of mouth among their small WeChat circles.

"Highly recommended, passers-by go in, and close friends come out."

“It’s hard to imagine, is this really a domestic animation?”

"Whether it's character setting, art design or detail portrayal, they are all very attentive. Zhou Yutang's words about the rise of domestic animation are true."

"In this world, besides Transformers and Spider-Man, there is an even more awesome hero named Sun Wukong!! Go, Great Sage!"

"I brought my kids to watch it. I originally wanted to watch it with my son, but after watching it, I probably liked the movie more than my son, because people of my generation all grew up watching Journey to the West. It's really worth it to be able to watch such a good picture now."

“You must watch it on the giant screen! It’s awesome, in one word!”

Zhou Yutang was browsing the movie reviews on the Internet, and at the same time was listening to Li Shuang's joyful report on the revenue of the "The Return of the Great Sage" project.

In addition to the skyrocketing box office, the film also signed authorization agreements with more than a dozen brands and produced various derivative products, which sold for more than 30 million in just a few days.

“The piracy problem is a bit serious.”

Li Shuang felt pained when he talked about it: "Based on the sales of peripherals, we must have lost tens of millions of dollars."

Making less money is equivalent to losing money.

Jiangdong Legal Department has been assigned to do the work, but it’s unknown when the process will be completed.

At present, given China's unique national conditions, it is quite difficult to produce authentic derivative peripherals.

Most of the audience are used to getting something for free. If the genuine product is released today, overnight, a bunch of fake copies will be available on Taobao tomorrow.
Zhou Yutang was more concerned about something else: "Sister Shuang, I asked you to talk to the gaming team from Tencent. Is there any news?"

"The CEO of Youke wants to meet with you to talk."

(End of this chapter)