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Chapter 810: Fishing for Governor Zhou Alone, Still Pity Da Tiantian
Many of Hong Kong’s big directors and stars actually came from the mainland.

For example, the king of pop, Leon Lai, is from Beijing, the father of Fatty Wang, Wang Tianlin, is from Shaoxing, and Liu Jialing is from Suzhou...

The most outrageous thing is that Xiao Ni’s father, a famous scumbag in Hong Kong, fled all the way from Inner Mongolia to Hong Kong...

The glory of Hong Kong's entertainment industry in the last century was largely due to the artistic talents from all over the world in China.

When the mainland developed and flourished, the Hong Kong entertainment industry suffered from a lack of talent, leading to the current situation.

The King of Sunglasses was originally from Shanghai.

I went to Hong Kong when I was young, and I have a deep attachment to this magical city.

So when I read the original novel of "Fanhua", inspiration suddenly came to me, and I suddenly had an urge to adapt it into a film or TV series.

So we decisively asked our team to take action and obtain the copyright.

A Bao is a young man from Shanghai who comes from an ordinary family.

Started from scratch and experienced ups and downs.

Eventually, he became famous on Huanghe Road in Shanghai in the last century and became Mr. Bao, a well-known boss in Shanghai.

Abao's life experience is the story of "Fanghua".

His legendary experience reflects that great era.

In this way, you can see the big picture from the small, and then you will have depth.

King of Sunglasses read the original novel several times and was overwhelmed with desire to express himself.

In my mind, I have sketched out a rough outline of the story.

The first person that came to my mind was the guy selling wontons.

More than a decade ago, he was a big shot in Hong Kong and the island of Hong Kong.

How high-spirited?

It is no exaggeration to say that he is a business tycoon.

Moreover, he had many romantic affairs. Later, the tall building collapsed and he went to Tilanqiao for further study...

Coincidentally, that person has the same surname as Zhou Yutang.

There was even a rumor that Zhou Yutang was the younger generation of the family.

King of Sunglasses was quite interested in these things. After learning from various sources, he realized that they were just rumors.

Over the past ten years, Zhou Yutang has steadily and steadily built his way to the top of the entertainment industry.

Asian media tycoon, planting his flag in Hollywood, buying the Premier League Reds, getting involved in the Internet, and short videos on TikTok taking over the global market...

This is far more glorious than the achievement of selling wontons.

Not only in the entertainment industry, but even in the wealthy circles of Hong Kong, there are many discussions about Zhou Yutang in private.

King Sunglasses knows a lot of inside information, and his interest in Zhou Yutang is increasing.

For a director, it is necessary to create a convincing enough world for the audience through the language of the camera.

Let Zhou Yutang play the male lead in "Fanhua" without any acting.

Because he was originally a self-made romantic tycoon.

The audience will subconsciously convince themselves.

Therefore, in the opinion of King of Sunglasses, no one is more suitable to play Po than Zhou Yutang.

He often surfs the Internet when he has nothing to do and cares a lot about what the audience thinks of him.

Seeing that there were many doubts about "The Ferryman" on the Internet, I couldn't help but write a short essay.

I was also holding my breath.

I'm ready to come up with a work that's substantial enough.

The chosen male protagonist of the divine bureau is right in front of you, but how to convince him to join is a very troublesome thing.

The Sunglasses King called Ren Zhonglun and said, "Mr. Ren, there is no problem with Tang Yan. It's settled. As for Mr. Zhou, you need to find a way to get him involved."

"Director Wang, you know that Yu Tang's schedule is very tight, so this is not going to be easy."

"You have a lot of connections, so there must be a way. Let Tang Yan help persuade him, and other conditions can be discussed... The project can be done in accordance with his schedule..."

"Oh, let me try again."

Ren Zhonglun sighed.

"Then it's settled."

Wang Jiawei hung up the phone quickly and pushed up his sunglasses on the bridge of his nose.

The preparation time for the project "Fanhua" was quite long, and there was a lot of wasted time.

But he is very confident that he can finish the film within the first five years, which is very fast...

……

Zhou Yutang, who was being worried about, sneezed for no reason.

The collar of the black turtleneck sweater covered his chin.

Quickly walked into the company building.

Compared to Haojiang, the temperature in Beijing dropped suddenly in January, chilling to the bone.

I wasn't surprised by Tang Yan's good news.

Because he had already received the olive branch extended by King of Sunglasses through Ren Zhonglun.

When a big director in the circle wants to make a big project, the first choice must be the Governor of Jiangdong.

Because the name Zhou Yutang is a guarantee of ratings and box office.

Most of the top projects go through his hands first.

Then it’s the turn of first-line stars to choose.

At that time, Ren Zhonglun sent tea leaves in the snow and mentioned this incident. Zhou Yutang was very moved, and then expressed regret on the grounds that his schedule was too full...

to be frank.

Zhou Yutang admires the talent of King of Sunglasses very much. He has watched movies such as "As Tears Go By", "Happy Together" and "In the Mood for Love" many times.

But he was not really interested in taking on the role of King of Sunglasses.

The main thing is to have a deep understanding of their way of doing things.

Sunglasses King always starts shooting for a few months, letting the actors play freely, shooting every character and every camera position, and then goes back to edit and conceive the material...

Suddenly, a new idea came to mind and I continued to add more shots.

Then we restarted and continued shooting for a few months.

This process was repeated for several years, and finally a complete project was produced based on a massive amount of material.

This was the case when he filmed movies before, and this time he is filming a TV series, the timeline will be even longer.

Zhou Yutang has a lot of things on his hands, and he also has to manage his time to be with the woman around him, so he doesn't have the time to spend with him.

It would be him who would be in charge of this project.

Once the script is finalized, a budget project is submitted with a clear investment plan, and casting can begin directly.

The preliminary preparations will end next year at the latest, and then filming will start. Including the post-production time, it will meet the audience on TV screens the year after next.

It’s hard to say how King of Sunglasses will operate.

Maybe even after three or three years, it may not be possible to accomplish it.

Maybe by then even my son will be able to help out, and the project won’t be finished yet…

……

In the Lunar New Year box office, "The Ferryman" ultimately failed to ferry itself.

The box office reached 4.85 million, and the single-day box office dropped to less than one million, making it the first to withdraw from the fierce competition in the Lunar New Year box office.

"Railroad Tigers", which was strongly promoted by Shanghai Film Group, relied on Jackie Chan's emotional marketing to achieve good results, and the box office soared to 7.42 million yuan.

It has strong staying power, with daily box office still around 10 million.

As for the work "The Great Wall" that made poet Chen rise to fame again, its wings were clipped.

The box office has reached 11.35 billion, but the daily box office is only around million. Even if the extension key has been issued, it is of no use.

The collapse of word-of-mouth has caused a crisis of confidence among movie fans.

After "Farewell My Concubine", Brother Chen Kai seemed to have run out of ideas.

However, there are many people who are more depressed than poet Chen.

Just like this, a super project that had been brewing and hyped for a long time failed, and several producers including LeTV, China Film, and Wanda, which acquired Legend, were all in trouble.

The share prices of listed companies will be affected.

Even the investors of "Legend of the Demon Cat", such as New Classics Media and Kadokawa, were in a panic.

On the contrary, it was "The Love Master", this dark horse that suddenly emerged and caught people's attention.

After the first day, the second day grossed 68 million, and the third day grossed 79 million, bringing the total revenue to over 200 million over the first weekend.

On the fourth day, which was a working day, the number dropped to 33 million...

The total box office has exceeded 200 million.

Moreover, the film has a stable reputation and the box office continues to grow, which clearly shows that it has great potential.

The industry has already called this movie a surprise hit of the Lunar New Year period.

The lead actor Xiao Yang's acting skills were recognized in the circle, Clara reaped a lot of benefits, and Wanda also made a profit.

Don’t think that Wanda is now in its heyday, just hit Huayi on the head.

In fact, the step is too big and the company faces many hidden dangers.

"The Chinese local fantasy blockbuster "Ghost Blows Out the Light 2" has won the championship for ten consecutive days, with a total box office of 19.72 billion, far ahead of others and leading the Lunar New Year box office!"

"Director Guo Fan said frankly that a sequel is in preparation, and the tomb-raiding lieutenant may face off against the mountain guardian!"

"Dilraba Dilmurat with a bun is full of energy and works hard to promote the roadshow, becoming the focus of the whole audience!"

There is no doubt that "Ghost Blows Out the Light 2" has firmly occupied the throne of box office champion since its release.

First kill "The Great Wall", then kill "Railroad Tigers", and then ferry "The Ferryman" to the other side.

All the gods took over one by one, and the film and television section of the entertainment portal was almost massacred by "Ghost Blows Out the Light 2".

The film and television industry seems to have seen it again, with Zhou Yutang opening "Ghost Blows Out the Light" and sweeping the magnificent scene of the Spring Festival period that year.

The sequel has the popularity accumulated by the previous work, coupled with topic marketing, and its current box office in China is not comparable to that of three years ago.

It’s no surprise that the movie’s box office ceiling is higher than its predecessor.

Zhou Yutang is more concerned about the audience's evaluation of "Ghost Blows Out the Light 2".

At present, some fans of the original novel have expressed regrets because the movie failed to fully restore some scenes of the tomb of King Xian in the original novel.

For example, the monster baby that King Xian created with special evil magic was really a bit too scary...

Even Master Gu would cry out in darkness when he saw it.

Due to censorship considerations, the film underwent certain cuts during the finalization stage.

Overall, most viewers are satisfied with the overall visual effects presented in the movie.

In addition to the great anticipation for the sequel, there is also a lot of discussion about Guo Fan.

"'Love Is Sweet' is not bad, but the box office of 'Ghost Blows Out the Light 2' is too crazy."

"It's all thanks to the support of its peers. Who could have thought that The Great Wall would become such a big hit?"

"Congratulations to Director Guo. Maoyan APP has raised the total box office estimate to 29.2 billion."

"66666, just two movies and he's already proven to be a 50 billion box office director. Director Guo is awesome!"

"Basic exercises are not bad. Governor Zhou has prepared two movies for me. He is a professional and capable person."

"As the leader of the three great generals of Jiangdong, his reputation is indeed not in vain."

"Like this to receive Director Guo's career luck."

In the past Chinese film market, a box office of over 100 million yuan could be considered a blockbuster and would have made a name for itself in the circle.

Crossing the 500 million box office is another threshold, which can be said to be a rise in fame.

As for entering the billion box office club.

Then congratulations, you have directly become a first-line director and have the opportunity to sit at the capital table.

For example, Xu Guangtou achieved class transition after "Lost in Thailand".

Many established and famous directors, although they have a high attitude, often give advice on how to deal with things.

But looking at its performance, it has never produced a movie with a box office of over 10 billion.

Guo Fan is expected to enter the 50 billion club directly by taking over Zhou Yutang's "The Thieves" and "Ghost Blows Out the Light", two sequels...

He became the leader of the three great generals of Jiangdong, and was nicknamed "The King of Taking Over" by people in Jianghu...

……

"Brother Yu Tang."

"Tiantian, why are you here?"

Zhou Yutang was a little surprised to see Da Tiantian in Jiangdong Building: "You didn't even say hello in advance."

"I just happened to be passing by. Brother Yu Tang, are you busy?"

The smile on the sweet princess' face is still as sweet as before, but there is still a hint of pitiful fragility between her eyebrows.

During this period, "The Great Wall" fell, and I had enough fun.

The rhythm is all over the Internet.

As a director, poet Chen was once again questioned about Mr. Chen directing "Farewell My Concubine" and stood at attention to get criticized.

Da Tiantian has also suffered a lot of criticism.

After all, for this project, on the promotional posters that were first released by the film crew, Matt played the cute and adorable role as well as the sweet princess.

Big names like King Liu, movie emperor Zhang Hanyu, top star Lu Han, etc., all stood aside.

As the leading actor, he will inevitably be blamed for the failure of the project.

Although in Zhou Yutang's opinion, the success or failure of this movie has little to do with the Sweet Princess, her performance in the movie is still acceptable.

"Come and sit here."

It’s a rare opportunity for the sweet princess to come, so Zhou Yutang must treat her well.

When you drink water, you should remember the person who dug the well. Princess Tian contributed to Governor Zhou's first pot of gold.

"Tiantian, coffee or tea, what would you like to drink?"

"Let's have tea."

Jing Tian hesitated for a moment, thinking that Zhou Yutang seemed to like drinking tea.

Sitting with legs folded at an angle, KISS ME watched Ni Ni's smooth movements with her big, blinking eyes.

The boss loves to drink tea, so the secretary must know this smooth combo.

In fact, Da Tiantian didn't understand either. She took the teacup from Ni Ni and smiled, "Thank you, Ni Ni."

"You're welcome. Let's chat slowly."

Ni Ni made a gesture of invitation, a bright smile appeared on her face, and she turned and went out.

“Don’t take online comments too seriously.”

Zhou Yutang comforted him: "Just be yourself."

"Well, I know."

Da Tiantian took a sip of tea, smiling as bright as the sun, and said generously: "But my acting skills don't seem to be good enough. I've been recharging myself in the school at the foot of the mountain recently."

"Well, as long as I'm a little better than I was yesterday."

After chatting for a while, Jing Tian suddenly asked, "Brother Yu Tang, you haven't played football for a long time."

"I've been very busy lately. I just came back from Macao and have a meeting to attend, and I have to do post-production..."

Before he could finish his words, someone from the behind-the-scenes team called and Zhou Yutang simply replied.

“Is the post-production of ‘In the Snow’ almost finished?”

Jing Tian asked curiously while waiting for him to finish the call.

"Almost done. The post-production of the film is also underway."

"Then... can I go and see you do the post-production?"

"of course can."

In Vision Media, in the editing room, Zhou Yutang was accompanied by a generous and bright girl.

The staff are all elderly people from Jiangdong, and they are calm about this.

Zhou Yutang is a well-known workaholic, and sometimes even has his dates in the Jiangdong Building.

Xixi, Shishi, Mimi, Binbin, Yuanyuan and others have all been to the editing room, and there is no one more Tiantian...

Zhou Yutang was staring at the screen and communicating with the editor from time to time.

Jing Tian glanced at Zhou Yutang frequently.

The extremely high brow bones and nose bridge form a profile with clear and cool lines.

It is said that men are most attractive when they are working hard, and Jing Tian thinks so too.

Watched from the side for a while.

In fact, she is not very interested in the later stages of the film.

But I really like being with Zhou Yutang.

Every time I get along with him, I learn something and I admire him from the bottom of my heart.

But Zhou Yutang was so absorbed in what he was doing that Jing Tian didn't bother him. Then, his cell phone screen lit up and he took the initiative to say goodbye.

Seeing her close the door gently, Zhou Yutang looked up.

He sighed and called Jiang Xuehuan anyway.

……

"Boss Zhou, I just happened to report to you about the work on Fighter of the Destiny. Lu Han has to rehearse for the Spring Festival Gala and has asked for leave again. It may take until after the New Year to wrap up filming...

Okay, then we’ll have another meeting after the New Year when Director Li comes back. The script for Half-Demon Si Teng is already being developed…”

Jiang Xuhuan was in a meeting in the company's small conference room. Although he lowered his voice, he was still heard by Zhou Shufang and Yang Tianzhen.

Both ears stood up like antennas. Before Zhou Shufang could speak, Yang Tianzhen's eyes gleamed with brilliance and he spoke first:

"Director Jiang, Mr. Zhou is going to make "Half-Demon Si Teng"?"

The copyright of the novel "Half-demon Si Teng" by the famous Jingjiang author Wei Yu is in the Jiangdong Copyright Library.

This author has a wild imagination, and the background settings of his works are often fantasy and bizarre, making it very difficult to adapt them into film and television.

At that time, Zhou Yutang specifically acquired the copyright of "Half-demon Si Teng".

Somehow the news leaked out.

The copyright prices of the works of the authors favored by Governor Zhou immediately soared.

Kiwi Fruit heard the news and immediately followed suit and spent a large amount of money to buy another work of Wei Yu, "The Bell of Resentment".

Then they rolled up their sleeves and got to work. As a result, the "Shiling Record" that was released in the first half of this year was a lot of noise but little results, and the broadcast effect was not ideal.

This also casts a question mark on the author's other works.

There is also a priority system in the development sequence of Jiangdong Entertainment's film and television projects.

For example, "The Snowy Swordsman" is the top priority.

Next are the dramas from the Misty Theater, as well as the popular series "Princess Agents", "Ode to Joy 2", and "Nirvana in Fire 2" which are co-produced with other companies.

As for "Half-demon Si Teng", it will be ranked further back.

However, Governor Zhou was optimistic about this development. Both Yang Tianzhen and Zhou Shufang had learned about it privately and knew what it meant.

"Sister Fang, you're not going to snatch it from me now, are you?"

"Zhang Tianai has no shortage of projects."

Zhou Shufang glanced at him and said, "Didn't he snatch Guan Xiaotong's "The Phoenix Prisoner"?"

"That was the producer's decision. What does it have to do with me?"

"Do you believe this yourself?"

"Okay, okay, stop arguing."

As soon as the boss finished speaking, the two giants of the Artist Department tried to squeeze people in. Jiang Xuehui was overwhelmed. He tapped the table with his fingers and coughed lightly:
"For the project 'Half-Demon Si Teng', the script was developed ahead of time, and President Zhou specifically asked Jing Tian to play the role."

"..."

The tense atmosphere just now dissipated immediately, Zhou Shufang and Yang Tianzhen leaned back, as if nothing had happened.

Since it was Governor Zhou who spoke, there is nothing to argue about.

It has always been the case that Governor Zhou has the right to interfere.

Who dares to tell Zhou Yutang what to do with the female lead?

Isn't that overturning the table when the leader was about to pick up some food?
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(End of this chapter)