China Entertainment's Standout

Chapter 769: Billion-dollar leader, everything is thriving and full of vitality
As the leader of the four greatest in the circle, he is the most popular among the crowd.

Lu Han has been very busy.

After this year's Reloaded concert ended successfully.

There are variety shows, advertising shoots, and business activities.

He was also named by La Peikang to make a guest appearance in the China Film Group tribute film "The Founding of an Army".

That is, an accident happened on the way to the crew.

"From the shuttle bus to the plane, I was surrounded by fans all the way. One-third of the seats on that flight were reserved by fans!"

"Is it okay?"

"Xiaolu twisted his waist and was sent to the hospital."

"what did the doctor say?"

"Fortunately, it's nothing serious."

Even someone as brave as Yang Tianzhen was still terrified when he reported: "After leaving the airport, the stalker hired a scalper to follow the car, and the driver was also a disrespectful person. He drove dangerously and forced Lu Han's car to stop..."

Yang Tianzhen followed Teacher Fan all the way through the bloody storm. What kind of scene has she not seen?
I was a little scared this time too.

The sasaeng fans directly pull the scalpers and play Fast and Furious with you on the elevated road. Who can withstand this?
"Have you communicated with the fan club yet?"

Zhou Yutang frowned slightly when he heard this.

"We told fans not to chase cars, not to do anything dangerous, and to let the fans at the fan club spread the message..."

Yang Tianzhen said helplessly: "Boss, some people just won't listen."

It may sound magical, but it is very normal in the entertainment industry.

There are also discussions about the age composition of celebrities’ fans.

Take Zhou Yutang for example. Most of his fans are those who admire his strong career, and there are also quite a few people who just follow the trend and call him the national husband for fun. Their gender is unknown.

There is an old cadre in the circle who loves to read articles written by Nobel Prize winners in mathematics. He can be called an auntie killer.

There was once a woman in her 60s who was a die-hard fan of his. She went on a variety show and publicly confessed that she had fallen in love with him for her entire life...

The age structure of fans of the four top stars is relatively young, and some mentally immature fans are prone to extreme behavior.

"Personal safety comes first. Be thoughtful and do a good job of guiding people."

Zhou Yutang rubbed his forehead and said calmly: "Some of them may not be fans. Ask the legal department to do something."

Excluding some fan club members, some illegitimate fans, and some others who deliberately make provocations under the banner of fans.

The purpose is to anger the star, then take a video, edit it and sell it, in an attempt to confuse right and wrong and take advantage of the traffic.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened.

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"The box office of Investiture of the Gods was only 1.73 million yuan in its first weekend, a Waterloo. The producer may lose all his money!"

"A magical blockbuster with a 5 million investment, a large number of big names, and a global release has encountered a reputation crisis!"

"The screening rates of Wanda, China Film, Shanghai Film, and Jiangdong Cinema Lines have all dropped!"

Super commercial blockbusters like "The Legend of Gods" are generally box office monsters that dominate the entire period, and the theaters will not give them a low screening schedule.

But as things stand now, the movie has just been released and has been overwhelmed by angry audiences.

The Douban score on the first day was 3.9 points, and by the end of the first weekend, it was only 3.2 points. On apps like Maoyan, the word of mouth was so good that it was shocking.

The graceful and wealthy middle-aged woman who was the nominal producer and executive producer finally couldn't sit still anymore and directly posted a short essay on Weibo.

“I don’t understand why there would be such a great black article overnight!

I feel helpless and heartbroken that the fruit of several years of hard work by the crew was deliberately vilified!
The world has changed. In the past, the Hong Kong film industry hoped that everyone would be well. Only by making the film market bigger and allowing a hundred flowers to bloom can we attract more audiences to the theaters.

And now, they are so unscrupulous that they call it a bad movie as soon as it is released?

Some people don't watch the movie carefully at all. Wild boars can't eat fine bran!
The haters, trolls and paid writers on the Internet will not have a good ending! Our current situation is really no different from being attacked by terrorists! "

Ever since her account was blocked for her confrontation with Zhou Xingxing last time, Mrs. Long Wu has kept a low profile for a while.

This time the defense was also broken.

From the expressions of tears, madness, surprise, anger, etc. that can be seen everywhere in her essays, we can see that her faith in Taoism is on the verge of breaking.

Just allowing her to share and like articles praising "Legend of the Gods" to save her reputation will be of no avail.

The vast majority of viewers who she labeled as unqualified to review the film still gave unanimous negative reviews.

"The total investment in the film is 5 million yuan. Can this recover the cost? We need to make a sequel."

"According to the current trend, it's only something we can dream about."

Zhou Yutang was enjoying it. Now this was the topic and laughing stock of his conversation with Sister Yi.

When Liu Shishi was not filming in Hong Kong, she would chat with Governor Zhou every day: "I went to see this movie with Da Xi..."

"Are you really going to see it?"

"Yu Dong said he wanted to knock you down."

Liu Shishi said confidently: "I want to go and see how good it is. Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we win every battle."

"How's the quality?"

"Halfway through the film, Da Xi and I went out to eat."

Liu Shishi said: "Now in Hong Kong, the media are also complaining about it. Why did Mr. Liang accept this role?"

"When you are in the arena, you have no choice but to do what you want. Some human relationships are inevitable."

Zhou Yutang saw netizens making fun of King Zhou played by Leung Ka Fai.

The golden ingot headdress was blinding, and she was lying with a paralyzed face the whole time, which was unbearable to watch.

"By the way, I heard that Huayi originally had investment in this movie?"

"Hua Yi was lucky this time. He ran fast and escaped."

In the Internet age, there are really no secrets.

Some people on the Internet have already dug deep into this capital situation.

In addition to Moon Entertainment, China Star and Bona, which are the main investors, the co-producer also includes Alibaba Pictures, a subsidiary of BAT, which has risen rapidly in recent years.

In the past two years, Huayi and China Star have been working closely together, and the earliest film list announced included the 500 million yuan production "Legend of the Gods".

Jiangdong Entertainment has been thriving thanks to its popular film and television IPs.

Huayi is such a big company, but not all of them are fools. At that time, they wanted to rely on this project to increase the company's stock price, and even reached an agreement with 360 Games on mobile game adaptation, and will integrate resources for derivative cross-border cooperation and IP game adaptation of "Legend of the Gods".

"Then why did you change to Bonar later?"

Liu Shishi asked with some curiosity.

Zhou Yutang laughed in his heart: "Didn't Ye Ning move to Huayi at that time?"

"You mean..."

"If Ye Ning is incompetent."

Zhou Yutang laughed: "Why does Wanda Lao Wang think so highly of it?"

When he just left his job, the richest man in China acted calm and collected, and kept saying that the army may change but the camp remains the same.

In fact, the old ministers who had followed him to build the empire were still feeling quite uncomfortable when they left because of their own interests.

It's just like breaking up with a girlfriend of many years. Even though you say it doesn't matter, how can you not care in your heart?
The richest man in China could not swallow this humiliation, and issued a death order within the group to target Huayi across the board!

During this summer, the entire Chinese film and television industry saw the power of Wanda Cinema Line as the leader.

Although Wanda's own production "The Quickshooter" did not perform well, the final total box office was only 5673 million.

But when all else fails, there are always bright spots in the west. The legacy that Ye Ning left to Wanda, which participated in the investment in "Knife Assassins 2" controlled by Jiangdong, is extremely strong, and the box office continues to soar to billion.

From the overall perspective.

The ambush launched by Liu Xiaobing after he took over from Ye Ning was very successful, and he almost smashed Hua Yi's head.

The combined box office of the two films "Rock Mastiff" and "Lu Yao Zhi Mali" was just over 200 million, which is undoubtedly a huge loss.

"At that time, Huayi Films had released its film list, but the project was stopped by Ye Ning, and Fatty Yu from Bona Film Group stepped in and took over the project."

"Then didn't Ye Ning make a contribution?"

"It's no use even if he has made great achievements. He is now in a difficult situation..."

Liu Shishi was interested in this aspect, so Zhou Yutang explained the key points to her.

The scale of Huayi and Wanda are completely not on the same level.

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"The box office of "The Murderer" rose against the trend, with a box office of 1.25 million in the first weekend. It is another excellent crime suspense movie, and the acting skills of all the actors are amazing..."

"Legend of the Gods takes over Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains and becomes an 'epic bad movie'. Yu Dong, president of Bonanza Pictures, challenges the Grand Commander of Jiangdong. The 3 billion target is just an empty dream..."

The entire industry is keeping an eye on this movie. Based on the 1.73 million yuan box office in the first weekend, it is not difficult to deduce that the final total box office will not even reach million yuan, let alone billion yuan.

Fatty Yu was distractedly browsing the web for film and television information. His plump body sank deeply into the boss chair, which groaned in pain. Fatty Yu felt a blockage in his heart.

Indescribable breath-taking.

It's like a tingling sensation on the scalp as if the blood pressure has spiked.

Not long ago, Peacock Princess was involved in a private equity fund scheme targeting celebrities in the circle, and a lot of funds were trapped.

None of them made him feel so uncomfortable.

Because the former only trapped a few tens of millions, which he could definitely afford given his family background.

The failure of this gamble on "Legend of the Gods" has caused Bonner to suffer losses. In addition to the nine-digit funds that have gone down the drain, the most important thing is that he, the head of Bonner, has lost face and will become a laughing stock in the industry.

Before the movie was released, there were all kinds of bold statements.

He started by sniping Tang Detective and drawing his sword against the Grand Commander of Jiangdong; he defeated the Mermaid to the extreme and broke the box office record of the Chinese-language film industry.

As a result, the bullet fired at that time now hit him right between the eyebrows.

I originally thought I had picked up a big bargain when I took over from Huayi, but now it seems like I had picked up a time bomb.

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Now that things have come to this, we have naturally thought of all the possible solutions.

The Bonar cinema chain alone cannot support the economy. Whether it is China Film, Shanghai Film, or Wanda, they all stand on Jiangdong's side.

The screening schedule of "The Legend of Gods" is surprisingly similar to that of "The Murderer", a crime suspense movie that does not have any big stars!
It is undeniable that the latter has a strong reputation.

Cao Baoping has been making waves at the Shanghai International Film Festival for two consecutive years, but his films are mainly produced under the banner of Jiangdong Entertainment.

When Fatty Yu saw the familiar name in the producer column, he was overwhelmed.

Now netizens jokingly say that as long as a film or television project is produced by Zhou Yutang, its quality is guaranteed and they can support it without a second thought.

This statement is by no means an exaggeration.

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Fatty Yu from Bonar was in a state of panic, but in a corner where no one was paying attention.

LeTV Pictures is also having a hard time.

This year's summer blockbuster "The Bounty Hunter", a Sino-Korean co-production, ran into a ban on Korean production, and its total box office was only 2.13 million yuan, which was completely insufficient to cover the production costs.

Suddenly, a rumor spread online that LeTV might face the risk of a broken capital chain.

Although Boss Jia made a public clarification, people are still uneasy.

The cicadas wake up before the autumn wind blows.

You can get a rough idea of ​​a listed company's prospects just by looking at the stock market.

For example, Mingjie, the entertainment leader, almost monopolizes the domestic variety show market.

In addition to several national variety shows, this year the company also received financial support from Blueberry TV's "Ace vs. Ace". The company's market value is as stable as a rock, making it a well-deserved leader in the entertainment industry.

But at this time, LeTV was in a precarious situation.

After a series of dazzling capital operations, the company's stock price plummeted from 72 yuan in June to 45 yuan today. LeTV's market value also plummeted with the decline in stock prices.

Boss Jia had no choice but to use his ultimate trick.

That is, to hype up unreleased blockbusters such as "Jade Dynasty" and "The Great Wall" once again.

At this time, Chen Kaige's Royal Housekeeper Mei Diaochan officially announced: "The movie "Legend of the Demon Cat", jointly produced by LeTV Pictures, Kadokawa Pictures, and New Classics Pictures, adapted from the work of the neon fantasy novel super overlord Yumemakura Baku, is about to start!
The first batch of leading actors have been announced, Huang Xuan, Sometani Shota, Zhang Yuqi and Qin Hao will restore the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty!

The second wave of cast will be announced later. This film will be the largest collaboration between Chinese and Japanese films to date, so stay tuned!"

When the news came out, the circle was shocked.

It took six years and cost 17 billion to build a Tang City, and now the dish is finally served.

The first version of the actor concept poster released by Chen Hong, which included preparation footage, poet Chen strolling in Tang City, and footage of him explaining the play to the actors, immediately caused a huge sensation.

In addition, "The Great Wall" will be released during the Spring Festival, and Chen Kaige is single-handedly taking on two film projects of LeTV!
The prestige of the three veteran Chinese directors and the glory of becoming a god overnight with the Palme d'Or are still vivid in our minds.

Feng Xiaogang was not willing to be left behind and also said in a high-profile manner: "I Am Not Madame Bovary will first go to Toronto and then to the San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain!"

At the same time, another new movie of his, "Youth", is already in preparation.

Even Wu Baige was unwilling to be left out and released the latest news about the co-production project to make his presence felt.

"The Chase", a Sino-foreign co-production jointly produced by Media Asia, China Film Group and Island Capital with a total investment of 200 million yuan, also features a large number of Japanese stars!

In addition to Wu Baige, the final dance of the Beiyang trilogy, in which Jiang Wen returns to the stage after a period of calm, is also being prepared.

All of a sudden, the Chinese film and television industry was full of vitality and everything was booming.

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As August began, the entertainment headlines of all major websites were dominated by the wedding of Huo Jianhua and Princess Ziwei.

Zhou Yutang saw the shadow of an acquaintance among them.

Xu Weimi, in a white dress, was even more eye-catching than the bride.

She met Ziwei Gege while filming "16 Summers".

In recent years, Xu Weimi has developed well and won the Golden Bell Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for this drama.

This time, she was the bridesmaid of the bride, Princess Ziwei, and she did get a little attention.

Zhou Yutang's role in "In the Snow" is nearing its end.

He has been meeting with the special effects team these days and working overtime at night to edit the fight scenes first.

It's simple. TV stations want to grab the first-round broadcast rights, video websites want to discuss distribution, and brands want to place advertisements...

It's a bit similar to the operation during the golden age of Hong Kong entertainment, selling trailers.

It’s just that the real stuff Zhou Yutang took out is indeed enough to make people go all in.

It turns out that quality is what matters when it comes to movies.

"Legend of the Gods", which was set to make a splash at the end of the summer season, has completely dropped its screening schedule.

Mrs. Long Wu hanged herself on Weibo, but failed to restore the film's reputation.

After 7 days of release, the total box office only reached 2.63 million yuan and the film was hastily taken off the shelves, being completely nailed to the pillar of shame.

When the God of Fortune fell, all his opponents of the same period were eaten up.

First of all, the box office of "Knife of the Assassin 2" finally crossed the 2 billion threshold with great difficulty, and "Cold War 8.54" took in million and also tasted the sweetness.

Jackie Chan's "Skiptrace" had a total box office of 9.21 million yuan, coming from behind to take the second place in the summer box office.

Thanks to the support of its rival, "The Witness", which was released on the same day as "Fengshen", continued to gain popularity and its box office rose against the trend, closing in 2.75 million yuan in its first seven days.

The investment in publicity resources was not too large, and Zhou Yutang originally thought that he would earn around 1.5 million yuan, but he did not expect there would be an unexpected surprise.

Zhang Yi is not only good at playing roles with deep hatred and deep suffering, but his acting skills as the Northeastern five-star killer in this drama are explosive, and are in no way inferior to the newly crowned Golden Goblet Award winner Liu Huohua.

As for Reyiza, she didn't have much room to perform in this play, but she still performed very well.

She is taking a completely different path from the star artists.

If there were no works to be released, it would be difficult to see her in the entertainment news.

Privately, she has been immersed in drama. Now, in terms of acting skills, she is probably several blocks away from her good sister Da Mimi who used to shoot magazines with her...

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On the 9th, China Film was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Zhang Hongsen, director of the Film Bureau, Tong Gang, deputy director of the Guangdong General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, and La Peikang, head of the China Film Group, took the stage to ring the bell.

On the first day of China Film's listing, the opening price was 10.70 yuan and it finally closed at 12.84 yuan, an increase of 43.95%. The total market value reached 240 billion!
It took my eldest brother 12 years to finally make it.

The second brother Shanghai Film Group was not willing to be left out, and Ren Zhonglun successfully rang the bell and went public on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, with a total market value of 66.8 billion.

Zhou Yutang was still doing the finishing work on the crew and sent out pre-recorded videos to congratulate the two entertainment leaders on their stock issuance.

In terms of size, the second brother is slightly inferior to the first brother.

But Ren Zhonglun was a shrewd man. In addition to promoting Shanghai Film's listing, he also gained other benefits.

Ren Zhonglun was ambitious and was unable to obtain the third license for the distribution of imported films. However, through some operations, he managed to integrate and seize the trading rights of the Shanghai Film Festival.

When Zhou Yutang received the news, he sincerely congratulated him and was also impressed by this head of Shanghai Film Group, who looked elegant but actually had extraordinary means.

Film is art, but also a capital game driven by profit.

The influence of an international film festival.

It is most reflected outside the award judging and prize-giving process.

To provide a platform for cooperative transactions for investment companies, film and television project workers, and international buyers.

The Shanghai International Film Festival has always been criticized for a fundamental flaw.

That is, the film trading market of the Shanghai Film Festival is not tied to the film festival.

And now.

This defect was filled by Ren Zhonglun with his own hands.

(End of this chapter)