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Chapter 815: The King of Cakes and the Seafood Merchant, New Project Cast

"Boss Han, that's not certain yet."

Zhou Yutang didn't open a bottle of champagne at halftime, but he was undoubtedly in a good mood.

"La La Land" ran into the monster "Star Wars" in the North American film market.

As well as "The Most Beautiful Arrangement" starring Will Smith, Kate Winslet, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley and others; and Paramount's money-making work "Office Christmas Party".

Still has unexpected performance.

It grossed more than 68 million US dollars, ranking among the top seven in the Christmas season.

The film has been released in various overseas regions one after another, and the total global box office has accumulated to over 100 million US dollars, and is still growing steadily.

It is worth mentioning that.

It has already grossed over 22 million U.S. dollars in South Korea, the highest of its period.

The South Korean entertainment industry originally thought it had left Zhou Yutang's shadow behind and breathed a sigh of relief.

As it turns out, the producer of "La La Land" was still Zhou Yutang.

Many people's eyes went dark.

Zhou Yutang just changed his posture and still showed amazing dominance.

"Have you decided on the domestic schedule?"

"Well, let's put it on Valentine's Day."

The marketing plan to support the Oscar push is in place, and the film’s atmosphere is suitable for Valentine’s Day.

In the afternoon, the two went to the Beijing premiere of Han Han's "Sisters Who Make Waves" together.

As the main investor, Fatty Yu of Bona was a general under Zuoshan Diao in his early years and had been looking forward to it for a long time.

Later, we received word that the Grand Commander had arrived.

Fatty Yu started shooting, and rushed forward at a speed proportional to his size, with a big smile on his face.

"Director Han, President Zhou, you are finally here."

"Brother Tang."

"boss."

In addition to Zhang Ruojun, this movie also stars Li Xin, who is on good terms with Deng Chao.

Zhou Yutang also has some friendship with director Han Han.

Shake hands, hug, and greet each other.

Han Han became famous at a young age. In his early years, he had a debate with a group of old people on the Internet, and he was full of vigor and vitality.

Now he seems to be much calmer.

However, there is still some of the reserved and reserved nature of literati.

Some time ago, he posted a photo of a Japanese female teacher who looked like him on Weibo, jokingly saying that he was doing some part-time job in the adult entertainment industry.

Zhou Yutang did not steal the show, but sat down and chatted with Han Sanping and Fatty Yu for a while.
"Boss Zhou, how is the preparation for Operation Red Sea going?"

Fatty Yu has been eyeing mainstream commercial blockbusters for a long time.

At that time, the Liushenmen headquarters held an open tender for "Operation Mekong" and Bona was determined to win it, but Jiangdong snatched the piece of meat from its mouth.

The project was a huge hit this year and it snowballed.

The Navy Political Department directly found Zhou Yutang for the liaison, so Fatty Yu had nothing to do with it.

"Let's meet with the Navy again before the New Year, and it should be about the same."

"Doesn't Bona include Han Han's "Sky Maker" in its film list?"

Han Sanping hadn't seen Fatty Yu for a while, so he had something to talk about: "How are you going to do this aerospace project?"

"Boss Han, you know that the conditions for making science fiction movies in our current market are not yet mature."

Fatty Yu narrowed his eyes and smiled, "I have talked to Director Han several times. We have to wait and see when President Zhou will fire the first shot."

"There's a chance."

Zhou Yutang responded indifferently.

He was in a relaxed state, crossing his legs and replying to messages with his head down.

A few minutes ago, Reba sent several emojis, saying that she would come in soon.

Looking back, I saw the most beautiful girl in the crowd.

Reba wore a black lace dress today and a leather jacket on the outside.

Compared to the pure beauty at the press conference of "Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" a few days ago, Reba went for a sexy style today.

She waved to the fans and smiled brightly.

Seeing the media taking pictures, he covered his collar out of habit.

Usually, Zhang Ruojun and Deng Chao take good care of her on the Running Man show.

Despite her busy schedule, Reba still found time to attend the premiere.

Seeing that Han Sanping and Fatty Yu were beside Zhou Yutang, she did not have the audacity to come up and disturb them.

Sitting together with my friends from the Running Man team, talking and laughing.

The members of the Running Man team have a deep friendship among each other, including Chen Chichi and Sha Yi, who also came to support Deng Chao and Zhang Ruojun.

This is Han Han's second film as director.

After listening to Zhang Ruojun's words, Zhou Yutang was quite looking forward to it.

Because compared to "See You Tomorrow", this movie obviously found the right direction.

The theme of the film focuses on the father-son relationship in the Celestial Empire.

This is something that everyone born in the 1980s and 1990s has experienced personally, and it is bound to resonate with many people.

After completing the process, enter the movie viewing session.

The story revolves around racing driver Xu Tailang, played by Deng Chao.

This was made by Han Han to commemorate his deceased racing driver friend Xu Lang.

The male protagonist accidentally traveled back to 1998 and met his father Xu Zhengtai, played by Zhang Ruojun, and his brothers.

Then, after experiencing a series of disputes in the underworld and witnessing his father's love and brotherhood, he turned from resentment towards his father to understanding, and finally returned to reality and reconciled with life.

This movie, to some extent, is also about Han Han himself.

From a small town youth to becoming famous, and then to compromising with reality today, it is also his reconciliation with himself.

In order to be down-to-earth and cater to the tastes of current audiences, a lot of funny jokes were incorporated into the film.

"Mr. Zhou, what do you think?"

Fatty Yu was quite satisfied with the audience's laughter and thunderous applause during the movie, so he leaned over and asked.

“The box office may explode.”

Zhou Yutang praised generously.

The film starts with the details and successfully creates the pure beauty of that era.

It's just like reading a period novel.

What I want is the taste in my memory.

It can enable the audience living in an impetuous society to obtain emotional values ​​that they cannot obtain under normal circumstances.

Stand at the sidelines.

There are many flaws in the film's technical performance, but it is much smoother than "See You Tomorrow".

Han Han is making progress all the time.

Zhou Yutang really hopes that he can go further.

"It is a great honor for Mr. Zhou to be here today."

Fatty Yu, who returned to the stage, was still so boastful. "I just asked him for his opinion, and he is very optimistic about "Sisters Who Make Waves"."

If there is no topic, then create one.

"The film is very well done, a surprise hit during the Spring Festival, and has the potential to break 1 billion in box office."

Zhou Yutang did not spoil the fun and said something auspicious.

For this movie, Xigou only received a friendship fee and shared the box office profits.

A light called ambition also ignited behind Han Han's black-framed glasses.

Everyone, including the media at the scene, was in an uproar.

As expected of Governor Zhou, he can talk about a billion box office just by talking about it?
In fact, capital has been pouring into the film and television industry like crazy in recent years.

China's film market is getting better and better, including the continuous expansion of cinema chains.

The overall depth of the voting base is completely different from what it was a few years ago.

At that time, if the box office exceeded 1 billion, it would be the absolute king.

Times have changed now.

As long as the quality of the movie is good and the supporting marketing rhythm starts to pick up, it will not be difficult to break 1 billion at the box office.

The box office peak record of Chinese films will only get higher and higher, and the upper limit may be far beyond everyone's imagination.

"Mr. Zhou, are you leaving now? There's a cocktail party tonight."

"I have something urgent to deal with, so I'll leave first."

Reba just sent a WeChat message, triggering the passive ability of the time management master. Zhou Yutang has no time to entrust Xu Snake to Fatty Yu.

The two got into the car one after another and were taken to their residence, then the driver Zhou Tai got out of the car.

Sharp as an eagle, vigilantly patrolling the surroundings.

With the power Zhou Yutang has now, generally speaking, there won’t be paparazzi following him, but there’s always the possibility that someone might want to cause trouble.

After finding nothing unusual, Zhou Tai made a gesture to the other security guard and they left the basement together.

During this period, Reba's schedule was quite tight. After the movie roadshow ended, she was busy with business announcements and rehearsals for the Spring Festival Gala.

We chat all the time, but we don’t have many opportunities to be together, let alone connect.

She had originally wanted to find an opportunity to speak her mind after the annual meeting.

But Ni Ni had 33 breakups this year and no longer believed in love, so she temporarily formed a group of girlfriends and Reba was dragged into it without knowing it.

Who doesn’t know now that Ni Ni is the chief steward of Governor Zhou?

There were even rumors within the company.

This year, Ni Ni is very likely to be promoted to an important management position in Xiaohongshu.

We must give this face.

The car door closes.

It's a hug and kiss that's hot enough to melt you.

Reba is not a paper-thin beauty, all the flesh on her body grows in the right places.

He stretched out his long legs and sat directly on Zhou Yutang's legs.
There is a reason why the general likes Maybach.

At least the shock absorption effect can stand the test.

It's the rain hitting the banana leaves again, and my heart is moved.

In the back seat of the Maybach, Reba leaned lazily on Zhou Yutang, her cheek against his chest.

She let the man's fingers gently wander over her smooth skin, and asked softly,
"Brother, are you planning something bad to Zhang Ruolan?" "?"

She may be gentle and charming one moment and suddenly attack you like an arrow the next. Most men are caught off guard and may fall into the trap.

The new Pisces girl Zhang Ruolan has indeed been very popular recently.

At the Starlight Awards, being able to get Governor Zhou to take the initiative to hold hands with her as they walked off the stage has become a famous scene that has gone viral.

"how is this possible?"

Zhou Yutang remained calm and said, "With you and Nazha, how can I be interested in other women?"

It's already in your mouth, why are you still thinking of any bad ideas?

Xiao Zhang is not an ordinary woman either.

She is really super sweet.

If an honest man faced this kind of questioning, he would definitely become flustered and swear to prove himself.

A junior scumbag would probably get angry and turn the tables.

If pushed into a corner, he might deliberately punch someone, and then sincerely admit his mistake.

Aquaman's speaking is an art.

With a straightforward attitude, Reba was very tactful and didn't ask any more questions. She leaned into his arms and started to act coquettishly:
“I’m almost dying of exhaustion during this period of time.”

Although both of them grew up eating raisins, Reba is much more thoughtful than Nazha.

Occasionally she acts a little cute and adorable.

Zhou Yutang hugged her and coaxed her for a few words, making her happy again: "By the way, are you going to the premiere of Bao Lie tomorrow?"

"I told you more than a month in advance that I had to go there."

Thinking of Wang Baoqiong’s simple smile, Zhou Yutang shook his head and sighed.

The Grand Commander is a romantic and happy man.

Baoqie's condition has not been very good recently.

It is said that a harmonious family brings prosperity.

A man can devote more energy to his career and achieve greater success only if he has a virtuous wife at home.

vice versa.

Who would be able to live without worries if they had a woman like Ma Jinlian?
Baoqi had previously handed over all financial power to Ma Jinlian.

She also purchased a lot of real estate, some of which are under her name.

There is nothing I have done to let her down.

The only thing I did wrong was probably being too nice to her.

The Analects of Confucius says that only women and villains are difficult to raise. If you get close to them, they will be disrespectful; if you keep them far away, they will complain.

This is all Baoqi's fault.

Some women just can't recognize their own position.

Ma Jinlian, who controls the family finances, believes that most of the family fortune built by Baoqi is due to her efforts.

When she first filed for divorce, she even proposed a 9:1 split.

She took 90% and Baoqi took 10%.

This shows that the evil of human nature is far more terrifying than we can imagine.

This was Baoqi's family affair, and Zhou Yutang did not ask too much about it.

From a friend's perspective, he would definitely help as long as Baoqi asked.

There was really no other way to push the honest man to the limit, so Zhou Yutang arranged for the country's top legal team, Jiangdong Pizza Hut, to enter the scene.

After several months of litigation, most of Baoqi's interests were secured.

Song Jiji was sent to work on a sewing machine and is now divorced, but some things cannot be measured by money.

For a man, his unreserved dedication resulted in such a cold result.

Especially when the two of them have a child and the incident becomes known to everyone, the damage caused is immeasurable.

Reba attended the last rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala tonight, and Zhou Yutang went to the premiere of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2" by herself.

This is the blockbuster movie of the Spring Festival invested by Guangguang Investment, and also the first movie directed by Wang Baoqiong.

Baoqi's character is well-known in the circle.

Many celebrity guests came to the scene, including Zhang Yi, Duan Yihong and other old friends from "Soldier Assault".

Even Chen Sicheng brought Yaya to show their love.

Zhou Yutang is relatively low-key. Today, he accompanied Da Meiyu to watch a movie downstairs.

When there are more women, they always need to spend time with them and provide emotional value.

After all, it was Bao Qie’s first time as a director, and “Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons” was a bit rough.

Even though Zhutou and Yan Zi reunited in another way in this play.

They also invited Huang Bo, Chen Peisi, Zhu Shimao, and Teacher Liu, plus Wanhe Tianyi's Bai Ke, but the quality of the movie is still not as good as "The Breakup Guru".

Da Meiyuan had many prejudices against Ah San, but she was quite interested in the persimmon cakes that Bao Qi sent.
"Yu Tang, does he really give you gifts every year?"

"Then there is still a holiday?"

“That’s really thoughtful.”

Da Meiyuan couldn't help but sigh, and was also a little curious: "Is it delicious?"

"I'll have someone send you some later."

As the Queen Mother mentioned, persimmon cakes from the Central Plains are a specialty, Zhou Yutang would always receive persimmon cakes that were dried by Baoqi himself before the New Year.

Compared to other people who found out through various channels that Zhou Yutang liked to drink tea, he catered to his tastes and specially collected various top-quality teas.

Baoqi's sincere and simple way of giving gifts can be regarded as a breath of fresh air in the entertainment industry.

The Queen Mother's favorability increased rapidly.

In addition, Zhou Zhengping liked to watch "Soldier Assault" and admired Xu Sanduo very much.

Even with the divorce, Zhou's father and mother still had a perfect impression of Baoqi.

In addition to Bao Qie, there is also a mysterious seafood merchant named Huang Xiaoming from Shandong Province, who also has seafood every year.

Zhou Yutang turned around and sent the flowers to Da Meiyuan's home, thinking it was a way to honor his mother-in-law.
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Several Spring Festival movies held their premieres one after another, and Xiao Gangpao also officially announced his new movie "Youth" on Weibo.

Zhou Yutang saw the official lineup, which included Aunt Wenli’s little puppy and Reba’s best friend Zhong Chuxi.

I participated in the film "Operation Mekong" and we met several times. Now I can be said to have made it.

"Over at the Navy Department, please help Director Tang."

At the last project work meeting before the New Year, Zhou Yutang gave Tang Jing a reassurance:
"The special effects plan for Operation Red Sea has been finalized, and filming will begin before April at the latest. If nothing unexpected happens, it will hopefully be released during the Lunar New Year holiday."

"I can rest assured that."

Director Tang's eyes lit up, and he nodded and smiled, "Boss Zhou, I wish you a happy new year in advance."

"Director Tang too, Happy New Year."

The company's employees have gone on holiday one after another, but the grassy lounge under the Jiangdong Building is still bustling.

Entertainment reporters are so dedicated that they don’t want to miss even the last wave of popularity before the New Year.

"Boss, Mr. Yang from Qiancheng Films wants to recommend a newcomer to appear in Operation Red Sea."

Zhou Yutang seldom attends social dinners in the industry, so many people focus their public relations efforts on the people around him.

For example, Chen Xi, the president of Soochow Pictures.

Now she can be called the number one female producer in the domestic entertainment industry, and she is very prestigious.

After hearing her truthful report, Zhou Yutang raised his eyebrows: "Golden fish?"

This year, an online drama called "Addicted" emerged, which tells the story of a man on top of another man. Many fujoshis were crazy about it and it was listed on the must-eat list in Chengdu.

Then, I was hit by the iron fist of censorship.

The TV series was taken off the shelves and banned, but the traffic went to the leading actor.

Golden Fish, one of the leading actors, also went from being a transparent and confused person to being on the table.

He glanced at the information on the tablet.

In fact, judging from his image, Golden Fish can be described as masculine and tough. He also knows Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and can handle roles such as criminal police and soldiers.

But Zhou Yutang was not planning to use him.

Fertilizer does not flow into outsiders' fields.

For our own projects, under the same conditions, we will definitely give priority to our own people.

Yang Tianzhen wanted to push Lu Han, but was beaten back by Zhou Yutang.

"Operation Red Sea" is a military drama, so the characters in it must conform to the image of a soldier.

Lu Han has a delicate appearance and cannot act out the toughness of a special forces soldier.

There was also Zhang Yi in the early auditions, who was from the Comrades Repertory Theatre of the Beijing Military Region. Zhang Hanyu was also a typical tough soldier.

Zhou Yutang thought of the person he met at the Baoqie press conference and said, "Save a role for Duan Yihong. Brother Long's schedule is full this year, so let Li Jian take the role."

Duan Yihong is definitely an underestimated talent, and his acting as Yuan Lang in "Soldier Assault" is superb.

He is a low-key person, and apart from having a crush on Zhu Bajie's wife, there is no gossip about him.

Add to that De Bruyne Li Jian from Beijing Film Academy. Li Jian has always been a down-to-earth, sunny and handsome guy. As a first-line goalkeeper, it is not at all out of place for him to play a soldier.

The entire Jiaolong Assault Team combines both acting skills and popularity, and the cast lineup has great potential.

Lin Liang and Zhou Shufang were both recording Zhou Yutang's requests.

He also explained the arrangement of another important project: "The male lead of Operation Ice Breaking will be reserved for Chen Xiao."

After breaking up with Xiaolongbao, Chen Xiao devoted all his energy to his acting career.

This age is the right time to work hard on one's career, and Zhou Yutang is ready to add more burden to his shoulders.

"Sister Fang, what did Teacher Wang Jinsong say?"

"Teacher Wang read the script and was very interested. Huanrui's management team can reserve a time slot for it in the first half of next year."

"Send the complete script to Teacher Wang."

Zhou Yutang made a decision quickly.

There are two Wang Jinsong in the circle.

Teacher Wang, who hit the glass with a rubber band, is an old classmate of Auntie Guo Liu Dan, Huang Sanshi, and Dean Zhang Hui, who had a teacher-student relationship.

Now he is the vice president of the Beijing Film Academy's School of Performance.

This time, Zhou Yutang specifically mentioned his fellow townsman from Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.

National first-class actor Wang Jinsong.

That is, Yang Jinshui in "The Ming Dynasty" and Yan Hou in "Nirvana in Fire".

His acting skills are superb and he deserves the title of veteran actor.

Let him play Uncle Dong of Tazhai in "Operation Ice Breaking".

It's interesting to think of him as a gentleman who is so refined and elegant.

(End of this chapter)