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Chapter 801 Fenglinhuoshan, Returning to China Next Week

News about this year's Golden Horse Awards was on the headlines of domestic entertainment websites.

The ruthless Liaobei man Fan Debiao is still vivid in our memory. He has really made it big now, having been nominated for two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor.

Teacher Fan Wei finally made it through.

Finally, he won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for "The Problem".

The battle for the National Directors’ Peak Competition lasted from the middle of the month all the way to the Golden Horse Awards at the end of the month.

Lao Mouzi is in Hunan, still dealing with matters at the Art Academy, and did not attend the award ceremony. The Best Director award was given to Feng Xiaogang.

Taiwan's local films did not perform well and only received supporting roles, while the Best Picture award was unexpectedly won by the mainland film "August".

Zhou Yutang was busy filming "Joker", so naturally he did not go to the Golden Horse Awards.

This time the team is led by Li Shuang himself.

However, Jiangdong Entertainment still has a strong voice, with films such as "The Big Buddha" and "Detective Chinatown 3" receiving a total of thirteen nominations.

In the end, it won awards such as Best Costume Design, Best Action Design, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Photography.

Jiang Qiming also won the Best New Actor award, so he didn't go home empty-handed.

What is surprising is that Ms. Fan, who was previously highly favored as the best actress candidate, unexpectedly lost to Little Yellow Duck and Ma Siyou from "Soulmate".

The two of them won the Golden Horse Best Actress award with double yolks and burst into tears on the spot.

Before this year's awards ceremony, Hou Xiaoxian and this year's jury chairman Xu Anhua both said in public:
"Teacher Fan is highly regarded and has great potential."

Even the media unanimously believed that the decision had already been made, but this turned out to be the case.

There are often some outrageous moves at the Golden Horse Awards.

A few years ago, Gong Huang was tricked, and now Teacher Fan, who has memorized the acceptance speech, is also very angry.

She only attended the award ceremony and didn't even attend the dinner. She flew directly to Shanghai that night.

I haven't forgotten to play cricket with Zhou Yutang in private.

The next day, I attended a jewelry exhibition in Shanghai, but everything seemed normal.

Facing the media's questions, Teacher Fan smiled and showed the demeanor of a top-notch flower artist:
"For me, this matter is over. We have to look forward to it."

With both international A-class film awards in her hands, Ms. Fan really doesn’t need to rely on the Golden Horse Awards to raise her profile.

On the other hand, the young Cannon, who had been strongly suppressed by Zhang Yimou, was finally able to hold his head high and posted more than a dozen Weibo posts that night.

There is a sense of satisfaction and joy in his words as his ambitions are fulfilled.

In his view, the current Golden Horse Awards is the most professional film award in China and is on the right track.

"Did Director Feng feel stimulated by something?"

"Understand that the box office is being suppressed by the national teacher, and he is almost frustrated."

"Little Cannon criticized the Golden Horse Awards for being unprofessional just for Xu Fan. Now, in his mouth, it has become one of the most professional awards. This boomerang came too quickly..."

“The Golden Horse Organizing Committee should be trying to strike a balance, right?”

"In the past two years, Jiangdong has been too popular, and the media there has a lot of complaints about the Grand Commander."

Netizens were watching the fun, and the Taiwanese media have indeed complained frequently in the past two years.

Since Zhou Yutang became famous, Jiangdong Entertainment's films have won big awards at the Golden Horse Awards almost every year.

In the words of netizens, it was just like the company’s team building in the past, where they received the awards at the same time.

But you still have to submit.

Anything produced in Jiangdong must be of the highest quality.

Whether it is the quality of the film or the box office performance, it is an excellent choice.

The golden reputation is there, and it would be unfair not to give out important awards, which will inevitably be pressured by public opinion.

For this reason, the Golden Horse Organizing Committee has racked its brains to balance the awards and take other people's feelings into consideration as much as possible.

Zhao Shuhai, a well-known senior in Taiwan Province, stood up and openly denounced during the interview:
"The Golden Horse Awards should have more regional protection, so that Taiwanese films can develop, and it shouldn't become someone's private domain..."

"Old man, you really talk a lot."

On the Joker crew side, Lu Yang muttered, "Your son will suffer the consequences later."

Mr. Zhao said a lot of things, but to sum it up, he was quite dissatisfied with Jiangdong's failure to win the Golden Horse Awards every year.

In fact, this also represents the opinions of a considerable number of conservatives in the Taiwan film and television industry.

After all, the cake is only so big.

If Zhou Yutang eats one more bite, some people will have nothing to eat.

More importantly, Governor Zhou made a call and got a gold award for screenwriters.

The two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places are one Celestial Empire.

The screenwriters in Taiwan are not fools. Who would go against money?

As long as he won the bid, he would earn millions. With the title of "selected by Governor Zhou", his net worth would increase a hundredfold immediately. His life would be completely settled.

Therefore, when screenwriters in Taiwan have a good script, their first choice will be to submit their script to the Jiangdong Screenwriter Gold Award, and only then will they give the rest to the stingy Taiwanese film and television companies.

If this continues, only big directors like Li An and Hou Xiaoxian, or talented people who can write and direct, will have projects to work on, and other Taiwanese directors will have to eat leftovers.

The mastermind behind the gradual stagnation of the overall development of the Taiwan film and television industry.

At that time, he was busy filming "Joker" and didn't take this matter to heart at all.

Today's scene is a competition between the two acting talents, Robert De Niro and Joaquin Phoenix.

Robert De Niro had another project on hand and his schedule was tight, so he joined the crew at the end of the month.

There is no need to mention his acting skills.

Being a talk show host is something that you can easily achieve.

A lighting consultant of the crew was amazed when he saw the scene arrangement:

"Wow, Mr. Director, I almost thought I was on The Tonight Show."

He used to work on The Tonight Show.

All the equipment, all the lighting effects, even the scenery.

They all truly recreated the scenes of The Tonight Show.

Robert De Niro, dressed in a suit and tie, looking like an elite, also looked at him with surprise.

He has worked with many great directors, but he felt a familiarity with this oriental miracle director.

That is the potential of successful people.

Only the ultimate pursuit of details can create a classic.

In the dressing room of host Murray Franklin, played by Robert De Niro.

Before Arthur takes the stage for the talk show, the camera focuses on a close-up of Joaquin's front.

"CUT."

Zhou Yutang called someone over: "Lawrence, try to shoot from the top of Joaquin's head."

"OK, I'll try."

The director of photography made timely adjustments and returned to the position.

Then a wider shot was taken from above Joaquin Phoenix's head.

Arthur in the camera.

He leaned back in his chair, a cigarette between his lips, and put his feet up on the table.

Unruly and unruly.

……

"After two weeks of release, The Great Buddha has grossed 5.74 million yuan at the box office, and it has great potential!"

"The total box office of "I Am Not Madame Bovary" in two weeks was 3.82 million, showing a declining trend!"

The national director's peak competition continued to strangle all the way into December, until the first day when the Harry Potter IP spin-off movie "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and Disney's "Moana" raked in nearly 80 million.

Gradually entering the settlement stage.

There are still two weeks left in the release period, so there is still some potential to be tapped.

But for this type of reality-themed movies, the box office ceiling is ultimately foreseeable at a glance.

However, it is better than the Oscar-winning director Li An who was kicked out first.

"Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk," which was intended for awards, has stagnated after grossing 1.5 million yuan, with daily box office falling to less than one million yuan.

Another cannon fodder of the peak competition of the national server director, "Warrior's Gate", also has a great background.

The producer is Bay Capital and Europa Films, the French film company that once collaborated with Zhou Yutang on "Lucy".

Luc Besson wrote the screenplay and Matthias Horn directed it.

Newly crowned Golden Horse Film Award winner Ma Sichun, Dave Bautista, Francis Ng, Sienna Guillory, Uriah Shelton and others came together to carry Mark Chao's sedan chair.

Under the name of co-production, it ended up being a glorious stepping stone in the national director's peak competition.

The total box office was only over 20 million before it was hastily withdrawn.

It is worth mentioning that Mark Chao is also the scumbag protagonist in "Soulmate".

Ma Siyou and Little Yellow Duck are fascinated by them, and the emotional entanglement between the three of them is difficult to cut off and sort out.

"Boss Zhou, who is this guy?"

During the filming, Lu Yang asked curiously, "Someone has recommended him to be in "Blade Master 3"."

The two films in the "Asian Blade" series grossed a crazy 15 billion yuan. Although they said they would slow down the pace of sequels, there are still a lot of investors in the industry coming to them.

“It was supported by Taiwan’s capital.”

Zhou Yutang smiled calmly and said, "His father is Zhao Shuhai."

"Sounds familiar... Is that the Zhao Laodeng who was talking nonsense a few days ago?"

"It's him. He has some connections in Bay Province."

The veterans in the domestic entertainment industry are paving the way for their descendants.

The same is true in Taiwan Province.

Mark Chao made his debut in "Black and White" and won the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor, directly defeating F4's Vic Chou.

Afterwards, it was packaged by Taiwan capital and entered the domestic entertainment industry, with abundant resources provided all the way.

While talking, Zhou Yutang received a WeChat call and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Sister Yuanyuan, how come you have time to call me?"

"Guess where I am now."

"..."

Zhou Yutang's heart moved slightly: "You are not coming here, are you?"

"If you answer correctly, I will reward you with a kiss later."

……

It’s all Teacher Fan’s fault.

He was photographed while visiting the set and made the domestic entertainment headlines when he returned.

She told the media that she was in a foreign country for a brand event and came to visit her good brother.

Da Meiyu was very angry.

She wanted to let Mr. Fan see who was the most gentle and considerate sister in the world. Da Meiyuan was different from Teacher Fan, she had a bit of a literary style.

It’s not because Zhou Yutang is exactly what she likes.

She likes him because he is Zhou Yutang.

After finishing the announcements at hand, Da Meiyuan immediately flew to North America.

After the shooting ended that day, we returned to the hotel and had to try Da Meiyuan’s cooking.

It is a custom in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas of China to eat glutinous rice balls on New Year's Day.

Although New Year's Day has not yet arrived, Zhou Yutang has tasted the big, round dumplings in advance.

a bit sweet.

We haven't seen each other for a while, so it's normal to play ball in the evening.

Then they hugged each other tenderly and talked about the script all night long.

This is really not a luminous script.

Da Meiyuan actually received a script, which is said to be the blockbuster "Wind, Forest, Fire and Volcano" by Hong Kong's young generation director Junlong Mak.

"It's been a long time since Jing Chengwu last filmed a movie, but he's back in action... Leung Ka Fai, Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo... This cast is good."

I had heard Huo Wenxi mention it before, but I didn't pay much attention to it. After hearing Da Meiyuan's words, Zhou Yutang became interested and asked a few more questions:
"Sister Yuanyuan, have you signed the contract?"

"Already signed."

Gao Yuanyuan has acted in many films directed by famous Hong Kong directors.

There is some friendship between them.

This year's "My Dangerous Wife" was a big hit, and a famous Hong Kong director came to us on his own initiative.

Da Meiyu couldn't refuse, so she took on the project.

"what do you think?"

"Well, it's a good idea, and the scene is grand."

Zhou Yutang spoke nicely and coaxed Da Meiyuan a few words.

However, women's intuition is sharp after all. Da Meiyuan quickly noticed it, hugged his arm, and said in a sweet voice:

"You don't think it's good?"

"It's not that I'm not optimistic, but I can't tell anything from the script alone."

I felt my arm sinking into the warm and soft jade, the feeling was indescribable. Zhou Yutang explained:
“If I were to run this project, I would have to conduct assessments on all aspects in advance, including the script, filming feasibility, and the possibility of cost recovery.

Once the producer has a complete plan, we will have a clear idea. The error tolerance rate is definitely higher than that of a pure text script. Then we can start shooting...

It’s hard to say whether he can support such a large venue if he starts right away.”

There is no doubt that Juno Mak is a very talented second-generation actor.

From being a singer to entering the film industry, Zhou Yutang has also seen his debut film "Zombie", which is indeed very well made.

After Uncle Nine passed away, it is not an exaggeration to say that this is the best zombie film in Hong Kong.

But the scale of "Zombie" is completely different from that of police and gangster blockbusters like "Wind, Forest, Fire and Volcano".

The whole story revolves around a bombing case involving the largest drug trafficking group in Hong Kong.

The character design is quite interesting.

The ultimate goal of the drug cartel leader is to create a world without drugs.

It sounds a bit crazy.

The initial budget of the project is 1.5 million, and we are in talks with Chow Yun-fat and Liu Dehua.

Nicholas Tse even flew to Japan specifically to persuade the introverted otaku Takeshi Jing Cheng to come out and play the villain boss.

With so many big names around, it is natural that investment in the project will be increased. Now the capital has reached 2.5 million, and even Xiaomi has followed suit.

As Hong Kong does not have the conditions for filming, Juno Mak is also planning to recreate a 1:1 real scene of Causeway Bay in the Mainland.

The total area was over 6 feet, and it was all blown up.

Isn’t that bold?

The second generation of sunglasses king belongs to him.

Da Meiyuan listened carefully, frowned slightly, and said in a worried tone: "What should we do then?"

"You are getting paid for the film, not as an investor."

Zhou Yutang's fingertips gently stroked Da Meiyuan's smooth and delicate back, and he laughed softly, "I actually hope that he can really pull this off... Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You have such a big vision... um..."

No matter how much fun and excitement there is, Zhou Yutang is really looking forward to the finished film that Juno Mak will serve.

After all, this most outstanding director of the younger generation in Hong Kong has such a luxurious cast concentrated in one movie.

If it is really at the level of "Zombie", it would be a good thing for the audience.

Da Meiyuan had just left contentedly, and her sensible godsister Nazha, seeing the gossip about the sister-brother relationship that was all the rage, also wanted to travel three thousand miles for love and land in North America.

"Isn't Fighter of the Destiny currently being filmed?"

"Brother, I'll ask Director Li for a leave. I miss you."

Nazha is so sweet when she acts coquettishly.

"Be obedient, I'll come to see you next month."

Zhou Yutang used his perfect technique of drawing pie in the sky to suppress the restless Nazha.

Friends who often perform multi-threaded operations know this.

Having many women can sometimes bring happiness, but it can also bring troubles.

First of all, you need to have a strong body, but having the hardware alone is far from enough.

You need to be strong and able to handle it, and you also need to know how to provide emotional value.

In addition to the filming of "Joker", Zhou Yutang's current tasks also include the preparations for domestic projects such as "The Wandering Earth" and "Operation Red Sea".

Chen Xi was not brought along this time, so he was kept in the country to remotely control the progress of Jiangdong's key projects.

Including two films co-produced with Yinghuang.

According to the recent shooting progress reported by Chen Xi, Fatty Wang is indeed a quick shooter, and "Chasing the Dragon" is about to be completed.

However, "Kowloon Walled City" has a lot of fighting scenes, and an actor was injured during the filming, so we have to wait another month or so.

Just after listening to Chen Xi's work report, Jiang Xuerong's video call came in again.

"Mr. Zhou, The Lost Tomb will be airing soon, Tencent has already made all the arrangements..."

"Mango TV has scheduled the broadcast of Eternal Love at the beginning of the new year..."

"The post-production of 'Snow Swordsman' is progressing smoothly, and the sequel will probably start filming in May next year..."

"Let's start preparing now. We'll start filming in March at the latest. I have other plans in the middle of the year."

Zhou Yutang glanced at the email and asked, "How is "Undocumented Crime" going?"

"Jiang Qiming has finished his roadshow. He just had a meeting today and will officially start filming the day after tomorrow."

"Well, you can handle it. If you have any problems, please contact Sister Shuang."

"clear."

Jiang Xuehuan nodded.

Misty Theater became famous after the hit "Signal", and this year's "My Dangerous Wife" was also a big hit.

Now that the third installment of "Day and Night Chase" has been completed, "The Undocumented Crime" has also entered the shooting stage.

The director is the old consultant appointed by Zhou Yutang.

This was his first time directing a film or television project, and he sent an experienced assistant director from a film academy to help.

The film and television adaptation of Zijin Chen's crime series of works is highly valued within Jiangdong.

"The Undocumented Crime" is the first film and television adaptation of the series.

The subsequent scripts such as "The Long Night" and "Bad Kids" are still under development.

Today's Jiangdong Entertainment is like a huge machine that runs autonomously.

As the helmsman, Zhou Yutang does not need to do everything himself.

Each of them is in a corresponding position and can drive the entire machine to operate.

All he has to do is adjust the general direction of the aircraft carrier, and the specific projects will naturally be taken care of by others.

Time flies by quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it is already late December.

The box office performance of Shuaibi A-Zu's "Sky on Fire" and the "Detective Conan" movie were not ideal after they were released.

On the contrary, "Your Name" released at the beginning of the month was a huge success. The movie grossed over 38 billion yen in Japan within ten days of its release.

After being released in China for two weeks, the cumulative box office has reached 5.22 million yuan, directly breaking the box office record of Japanese films in mainland China!

It defeated Derek Yee's "The Swordsman" released at the same time.

Even Zhang Mo's "28-Year-Old Minor" was affected, only grossing 7279 million in its first week.

This result is a good start for a new director.

However, as the daughter of Zhang Yimou, the audience obviously has higher expectations of her, and the film's word-of-mouth reviews are extremely polarized.

There were not many scenes left in "Joker", so Zhou Yutang took time out to attend two public relations receptions for "La La Land".

On this day, Ni Ni discovered that after he received a message, the Grand Commander, who usually did not show his emotions, actually showed some emotional fluctuations, which was rare.

He called Ni Ni to arrange a private plane, then handed the crew over to Bob and temporarily announced that the crew would have a day off.

"Sister Ni."

Chen Duling felt something was wrong and asked quietly, "What happened? Didn't you say you would be returning home next week?"

Even though his boss is such a workaholic, he asked Fan Binbin and Gao Yuanyuan to sit aside and wait when they came.

You even give yourself a holiday?
This unscientific.

She didn't notice that Ni Ni's expression was a little unnatural and her tone was a little stiff:

"do not know."

"Could it be that something happened between Sister Yi and Tianxian?"

Chen Duling said one more sentence, and Ni Ni immediately glared at her:
"Dudu, don't ask questions that are not your responsibility."

"Oh."

"Complete the year-end summary PPT and give it to me in the next two days."

"Sister Ni..."

"There is also the complete plan for next year's film project, the summary of the Star Game, and the annual report for the rest of my life... all of which need to be completed together..."

"?"

Chen Duling tilted her head with her lips slightly open.

There is a capital question mark in the clear big eyes.

(End of this chapter)