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Chapter 804: One Word Side by Side with the King, Guaranteed Billion
Remove your hand from Reba's pear-like whiteness.

Zhou Yutang moved Nazha's long legs away from him.

The heater was on in the bedroom and burned all winter.

As we all know, staying up late to read scripts is very exhausting.

So much so that even Governor Zhou, who was not brave enough to take care of Wanniu, broke the self-discipline of daily exercise.

It's rare for a salted fish to lie flat.

It has a bit of the laziness and decadence of a foolish emperor who doesn't hold court early in the morning.

Zhou Yutang leaned against the back of the bed and drank a sip of Evian mineral water on the bedside table.

By the way, I browsed the work email sent by Zou Zhongyan.

"La La Land" has been shown at film festivals such as Toronto, Venice, and the American Film Institute (AFI), and has received rave reviews.

Due to Oscar rules, the film was screened in advance in some theaters in North America in December.

On Christmas Day, the single-theater box office performance reached as high as 85.5 US dollars, setting a single-theater box office record. The total box office on the first day was 525 million US dollars.

The box office was a little higher than expected.

It turns out.

Although musicals are not mainstream in the market, they still have a stable audience.
This is a very sweet and delicious cake.

"Brother, what time is it?"

Nazha hugged Zhou Yutang, closed her eyes, and rubbed her cheek gently.

Her appearance is quite aggressive and dark-colored.

But at this time the voice was soft, like a lazy kitten.

"Ten thirty-seven."

After about ten seconds, Naza finally woke up from her daze.

"Oh, I have an appointment for an ELLE cover shoot this afternoon."

His reaction was slow, and he suddenly sat up, picked up the phone next to him, and saw that his assistant had sent a bunch of messages.

"Reba, why don't you get up?"

Seeing Reba sleeping sweetly while holding her brother, Nazha was not polite and slapped her perky butt.

Only then did Reba start to hum.

Lu Han had just recently taken a leave from the crew of "Fighter of the Destiny" for the promotional roadshow of "The Great Wall", and Nazha also took two days off.

For female stars of this caliber, when they join a filming crew, they don't stay there for several months; they may have other announcements during that time.

Nazha has as many commercial endorsements as Reba.

In addition, since she is the open sister of Governor Zhou, Director Li Muge will definitely give her extra care.

So the producer adjusted the crew's shooting plan.

Nazha has an announcement for a cover shoot at the beginning of the year in Beijing, and it just so happens that the sequel to "Ghost Blows Out the Light" will have its premiere in Beijing today.

As Reba’s best sister, it is natural for me to stand up for her.

The atmosphere has been set, but the sequel to "Ghost Blows Out the Light" has not yet been released to the audience.

The two beauties from Northern Xinjiang first teamed up to rob the tomb, and staged a real-life version of "Burning Winter" on the eve of the premiere.

After a lot of trouble, Nazha and Reba got up to put on makeup, while Zhou Yutang also had things to deal with.

There is no rush to do the post-production of "Joker".

After this period of intense filming, he needs to adjust his state.

He wakes up and holds the power of the world, but he lies drunk on the knees of a beautiful woman.

Beauty is one of the best ways to adjust.

Zhou Yutang leaned back in the boss chair, his posture relaxed and comfortable, and glanced at the film and television information.

The battle for the Lunar New Year box office is gradually escalating. Chen Er's "The Wasted Time", which only grossed over 100 million yuan, is destined to fail to make a splash.

Because "The Great Wall" has attracted the attention of almost the entire film and television industry.

However, the originally expected New Year's winner surprised countless people.

If the box office performance on the first day was unfavorable, it can be said to be a hit yet to come, and we can still look forward to it.

Well, after a week of the movie's release, we can basically conclude that "The Great Wall" has cut off the possibility of a comeback.

The domestic box office only closed at 4.8 million yuan in the first week. Even though director Chen took Matt Damon and other main creators to North America to promote the film, the Americans were not buying it.

The North American box office was once again sluggish, pouring cold water on Director Chen.

The box office of "The Great Wall" did not meet expectations, and next up will be "Railroad Tigers" versus "The Ferryman".

On one side is Jackie Chan, who was officially announced as the recipient of the Oscar Lifetime Honorary Award.

There is only one international action superstar in China, and he is backed by giants such as Shanghai Film Group, Mango TV, Yaolai Film Group, and Beijing Capital Film Group.

On the other hand, "The Ferryman" was directed and acted by Zhang Jiajia, who proved his strength during the National Day holiday.

In addition to being produced by King of Sunglasses, the film also had the support of two male gods, Liang Chaowei and Jing Chengwu. Although Alibaba is a giant, its momentum is not weak.

The two sides are like Mars hitting the Earth.

"Railroad Tigers" grossed 2.2 million yuan in its first week, but was slightly defeated by "The Ferryman", which had no regard for cost in marketing and earned 2.85 million yuan in its first three days.

It seemed like it was replicating the National Day release "Passing By Your World", but its reputation plummeted.

After entering the working day, the box office of "The Ferryman" only collected 2555 million, which was really surprising.

The characters were thin, the story was loose, and netizens gave it bad reviews, almost bringing down Alibaba Pictures.

"The Ferryman" is a key project in which Alibaba has invested heavily. Based on the cost, it will require at least 10 billion in box office revenue to break even.

Judging from the current reputation, more than 3 people on Douban gave it an overall score of 4.3, so it is nothing short of a fantasy to expect a comeback.

Liu Yifei recently finished her advertising shoot and took Aunt Liu to travel to Northeast China.

Both mother and daughter were wearing fur coats and had a lot of fun. They also posted a photo on Weibo, which sparked heated discussion among netizens.

Some netizens posted ID photos of Aunt Liu when she was young without makeup.

She has thick black hair, big eyes, a high nose bridge, fair skin, beautiful looks and excellent temperament.

The three northeastern provinces have achieved great success.

I guess many netizens don’t know this.

Aunt Liu is actually from Bingcheng, Long Province. Later, she moved to Zhuohan due to her parents' job transfer.

Some netizens also mentioned the statement "When it comes to beauties in domestic entertainment, the three northeastern provinces are the best", and many of them liked it.

Governor Zhou has personally confirmed that the three northeastern provinces and Shandong Province are indeed prone to producing beautiful beauties with slim figures.

The northern part of Xinjiang is better in terms of three-dimensional facial features and unique exotic style, while the beauties from the south of the Yangtze River have a graceful temperament.

As for Sichuan and Chongqing, they are rich in Shudao Mountain...

"Boss Zhou, Director Ren is here."

Zhou Yutang was sending a message to Miss Liu when Ni Ni, dressed in a professional suit, came in to report.

An uninvited guest came to Jiangdong Entertainment.

Ren Zhonglun came to Beijing for a meeting and visited Jiangdong Building as well.

I specially brought some Keemun black tea for Zhou Yutang.

The color is dark and shiny, with golden hairs visible.

Whatever Ren Zhonglun can produce must be the best tea.

I haven’t seen the beautiful lady in green for a while recently, so Zhou Yutang took it away for her.

As we enjoyed the tea together, we inevitably talked about the recent events in the film and television industry. Ren Zhonglun spared no effort in publishing.
"He has great ambitions but little talent. His courage is far inferior to that of a mountain eagle!"

"Mr. Ren, I don't understand what you are talking about."

Although he didn't mention any names of Cricket, Zhou Yutang knew who he was talking about. He just smiled and didn't respond.

"He is lucky to have taken over the business left by Old Han."

Ren Zhonglun sighed as he spoke: "What a pity, the cards that are so good..."

In the Celestial Empire, it has always been the case that a new emperor appoints new ministers.

Zhou Yutang was labeled as Han Sanping, otherwise there would not be outrageous rumors in the outside world that he was Zuoshandiao's adopted son.

Since taking office, La Peikang has been on the surface befriending Zhou Yutang.

But secretly he has his own ideas.

I want to run influential film projects the way other big directors do.

Gradually eliminate the influence of the Zuoshandiao faction and leave its own mark on China Film.

However, the development of worldly affairs often does not go as we wish.

This Sino-US co-production failed in his hands, and now there are many voices in the industry questioning La Pei Kang.

This is why Ren Zhonglun said he was lucky.

The investors of the sequel to "Ghost Blows Out the Light" basically continued the framework of the previous work.

That was a project finalized when Zuo Shandiao was in office. At that time, Jiangdong held a 40% share, China Film Group held a 20% share, Wanda held a 20% share, and Light Media held a 20% share.

Those who planted trees will enjoy the shade, and La Peikang reaped the benefits.

The sequel is still decided by Jiangdong, which has the largest share, followed by Wanda, Light Media and China Film.

The original share of China Film Group fell to the last place.

After all, La Peikang is not Han Sanping.

Mr. Han Sanye was very kind to Zhou Yutang, but there is nothing much to say about the former.

Even so, the upcoming "Ghost Blows Out the Light: Mojin: The Lost Tomb 2" has become La Peikang's life-saving straw.

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"Reba, look over here!"

"Wow, Naza is so beautiful!"

"Zhou Yutang, husband, I love you!"

On the left is the glamorous Reba, and on the right is the stunningly beautiful Nazha, both holding the arms of Governor Zhou.

This was his first public appearance in nearly two months, and he looked as glamorous as ever.

It caused thunderous screams and cheers at the premiere.

Countless guns and cell phones were pointed at the Jiangdong Grand Commander from different directions. No matter how bright the flashes were, Zhou Yutang remained calm, not even blinking, and occasionally waving to everyone around him.

Wang Changtian and Xiaoma Li Dagou from Guangxian arrived early and were chatting and laughing.

Mr. Liu and Mr. Zeng from Wanda were both there, and it was obvious that they attached great importance to this movie.

Including Zhang Ruojun, Zhu Yilong, Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao and his wife and other first- and second-tier celebrities in the circle, all of whom are acquaintances.

La Peikang's expression showed nothing, but when he saw Zhou Yutang, a smile instantly appeared on his face.

He stepped forward and greeted him warmly, and Zhou Yutang also made a few polite remarks.

But I remembered what Ren Zhonglun said and found it a little funny.

"Brother, why are you laughing?"

Nazha came over and asked quietly. Zhou Yutang shook his head and laughed: "Nothing, the necklace you wear today matches your skirt very well."

"Brother, you have good taste."

Naza cheers up easily.

Zhou Yutang inexplicably recalled the story of Tian Feng, a famous scholar from Hebei during the Three Kingdoms period.

However, with Zhou Yutang's current influence, not to mention being a powerful leader in the entertainment industry, he is also a king.

Even La Peikang, the head of China Film Group Corporation, did not dare to be disrespectful and instead tried his best to please him.

This time at the premiere, he sent out a signal.

In preparation for today's premiere of the sequel to "Ghost Blows Out the Light", Guo Fan returned to China in advance and took the main creators to do the film's roadshow promotion work.

Guo Fan, Liu Huohua and Chen Minghao mainly participate in talk shows, chatting about interesting things before and after the scenes of project preparation.

The promotion of the popular variety show was given to the extremely popular Dilraba Dilmurat.

For a while, the most popular variety shows, such as Running Man, Extreme Challenge, and Longing for Life, were all customized with related topic marketing about the tomb-raiding lieutenant.

The mature publicity and promotion model, coupled with the deployment of resources across all channels, coupled with the popularity of Noon Sunshine's TV series "Ghost Blows Out the Light", has ignited the public's expectations for watching the movie.

The host is Xiao Sa.

Guo Fan and the main creators interacted with the audience.

Soon we will start the movie screening process.

The lights went out and the curtains went up.

The familiar dragon mark appears.

The movie, which lasts more than a hundred minutes, revolves around the Zhuochen Pearl.

The three tomb raiders advanced rapidly, overcoming all difficulties and finally entering the tomb of King Xian.

This is a mixture of the exciting plots of several books, but the visual effect presented is not inferior to the first one.

Zhou Yutang was also very pleased.

The production cost is 2.5 million yuan, and the special effects cost alone accounts for at least % of the entire project cost.

The special effects scenes at King Xian’s Tomb were so magnificent and unique that they shocked everyone present.

When the movie was over, an old professor with a kind face came out to show his face.

"Who is this Lao Deng?"

Some audience members were confused, and a friend who had read the original novel reacted and exclaimed: "Oh my god, this is Feng Xuewu!?"

"Who is Feng Xuewu?"

"This is the descendant of Guanshan Taibao. I recommend you read the original novel."

"That's the boss among the bosses in the Ghost Blows Out the Light series."

The audience was very excited and applauded enthusiastically.

Guo Fan answered the audience's question: "Every character that appears has a role, including the old professor who appears at the end..."

"Director Guo, will there be a sequel to Ghost Blows Out the Light 2? How much do you think the box office will be?"

"As for the sequel, you should ask Mr. Zhou when the script will be released."

Guo Fan joked: "Of course I hope the box office is as high as possible. For the specific figures, you can ask Mr. Zhou. His eyes have been enlightened."

The Grand Commander was naturally the popular choice, and everyone's eyes turned to him.

"Mr. Zhou, what do you think?"

"The sequel script hasn't come out yet. This is a big project."

Zhou Yutang took the microphone and briefly talked about the layout of the "Ghost Blowing Light" series of films and TV series.

"The narrative rhythm of the movie is different from that of the TV series, but the main plot is still adapted from the original novel of Ghost Blows Out the Light. Ba Chang is here today as well. He is the script consultant..."

"I might as well tell you that the "Ghost Blows Out the Light" movie series is tentatively scheduled to have three parts, and there will definitely be a third part..."

"TV series such as The Lost Tomb of Dragon Ridge and The Wrath of the West Hunan are already under development."

“As for the actors, there may be some changes, but it will definitely be a top-notch cast.”

None of the projects Zhou Yutang has worked on has damaged his reputation.

"What about the box office? What do you think? Is there any hope of dethroning The Great Wall?"

This reporter was also stubborn. La Peikang's face darkened instantly. Zhou Yutang smiled calmly and said, "I haven't seen The Great Wall yet, so I can't comment on it."

"Just take Ghost Blows Out the Light 2 as an example. The production cost plus publicity and promotion is about million, most of which was spent on special effects.

Guo Fan's ability is obvious to all, and the project has been completed with a high degree of success."

Zhou Yutang said calmly:

"The Chinese film market is becoming more mature now, and I think it's an improvement over the previous film, so there shouldn't be any problems."

The previous work, "Mojin: The Lost Legend", directed by the Grand Commander himself, grossed 20.93 billion yuan, a milestone in the history of Chinese-language films.

If it is to be an improvement over the previous work, wouldn’t the minimum be 2 billion?
I’m afraid there’s no one else in the entire domestic entertainment industry who has such courage.

There was an uproar in the audience, and then they began to get excited.

As expected, it was the Grand Commander who dared to speak.

Then thinking about his glorious record, it seems very convincing.

Movies by several big directors for the Lunar New Year holiday have already been released.

"The Great Wall", which was originally expected to sweep the Lunar New Year box office, flopped hugely, while "Railroad Tigers" and "The Ferryman" also failed to hold up.

Now the entire Chinese film market is waiting for a film to save the market.

The only one left is "Ghost Blows Out the Light: Mojin: The Lost Tomb 30" on the 2th.

Judging from the quality of the film, there are definitely some flaws in the details, but it may not be impossible to become a big hit.

The cocktail party after the premiere was attended by many big names and celebrities, and there was a lot of drinking and socializing.

Boss Jia, who had just declined an offer from him because he had a big business deal to discuss in detail, came over with Liu Xiaobing and Zeng Maojun from Wanda.

This year, Wanda is at its peak. It has been buying cinema chains abroad and spending money like water. It has also been suppressing the old entertainment leader Huayi at home, and it can be said that it has stolen the limelight.

After Ye Ning left, the burden of Wanda Pictures fell on the shoulders of Liu Xiaobing and Zeng Maojun.

They were talking about scheduling the film, and at the end Mr. Liu did not forget to mention: "Mr. Zhou, please come to the premiere of "The Love Master" next week."

"I'll come over when I have time."

Zhou Yutang nodded slightly.

Huang Bo talked to him about this on the first day he returned to China.

The directors of "The Love Master", Song Xiaofei and Dong Xu, are from the same circle as Huang Bo, Xu Guangtou and Ning Hao.

The former is also the director of photography for "The Grandmaster" and "Lost in Hong Kong".

The latter was Zhou Yutang’s senior in the Recording Department of the Film Academy.

He is quite famous in the circle and has also done behind-the-scenes recording work for "Detective Chinatown".

This time, the brothers worked together to attract investments from New Classics Media, Wanda, and Ruyi Pictures, formed a team, and co-directed a movie called "The Love Master".

It was originally scheduled for the end of December, avoiding a lot of blockbusters and looking for an opportunity to grab a bargain.

But seeing the strong momentum of "Ghost Blows Out the Light: Mojin: The Lost Tomb 2", the producer Wanda moved the release date to January.

I would rather face a few imported blockbusters than have a head-on collision with Jiangdong Entertainment.

After coming out of the cocktail party, Nazha got into Zhou Yutang's car first.

Reba wanted to wait a while, and Nazha took the initiative to hug and kiss her in the car, and asked with a misty look in her eyes,

"Brother, are you going to a meeting?"

"Ah."

"Then wear this. I made it specially for you."

Nazha diligently took out a small rectangular box of great texture from her bag.

When I opened it, I saw a pair of exquisite black-framed glasses.

"What are you buying this for?"

"You look handsome in glasses."

Nazha was like a little animal asking for favor. She put on the glasses for Zhou Yutang and suddenly smiled foolishly.
"Brother, how good-looking do you think our future children will be?"

"Is it too early to talk about this now?"

"I'm just thinking about it."

Nazha's eyes curved and she said excitedly, "I saw a tie last time that was also very good..."

Women are naturally keen on these small details in life and dressing.

Zhou Yutang didn't care about it.

His styling and outfit are taken care of by a team.

Generally speaking, clothes are simple and comfortable.

When important leaders are present, the attire should be slightly more formal and serious.

Wearing a pair of glasses can also help to slightly conceal the appearance and make one look more stable.

The raw photo of Zhou Yutang attending a conference a few years ago, wearing a long coat and walking with dignity, was so charming that it was widely circulated on the Internet.

In the words of netizens.

Even though Zhou Yutang was wearing an old cadre's executive jacket, he still looked very respectable...

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(End of this chapter)