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Chapter 942: Zhou and Ma are the only heroes in the world

"Director Ren, what's the good news that makes you so happy?"

Zhou Yutang couldn't help but tease Ren Zhonglun when he saw his smile that was as warm as a spring breeze.

Today's press conference is not just a one-man show by Zhou Yutang.

In addition to the traffic giants Wu Jing and Lu Han, senior executives from several major producers including Jiangdong Chen Xi, Wanda Liu Xiaobing, and Shanghai Film Ren Zhonglun were also present.

Ren Zhonglun kept his mouth curled up the whole time, which was even harder to suppress than AK.

"Haha."

Ren Zhonglun said happily: "The start of filming is a great event, isn't it?"

"What Director Ren said makes sense. I wish Director Zhou a smooth filming."

"If you need anything, please let us know, Mr. Zhou. We will fully cooperate."

"We have prepared a small banquet tonight. We sincerely invite Mr. Zhou and Mr. Ren to take the time to come. We hope you will come."

Several key leaders in Shandong Province's culture, tourism, publicity and other fields all had beaming faces and spoke very nicely.

The last time the Grand Commander made a splash with "The Lonely and Great God", this time another big pie fell from the sky and landed in his bowl.

Zhou Yutang's style and influence are much greater than that of poet Chen.

There is no need to go so far as to build a city.

Just relying on this science fiction movie and adapting to local conditions, we can create a project like a cultural town with the theme of The Wandering Earth.

Spending little money and accomplishing big things, aren't these all ready-made and free political achievements?
Nowadays, the media is really bold in asking questions.

Compare "The Fortress of Devil City" with "The Wandering Earth", use Beijing circle big director Teng Wentao to rub against Zhou Dudu, Wu Yifan to fight Lu Han, Shanghai Film Group to fight against China Film Group
They are all explosive issues.

After the media conference, it was necessary to say hello to various media outlets. Zhou Yutang handed these matters over to Li Shuang to arrange.

It was hard to refuse the kind invitation, so Governor Zhou and Ren Zhonglun went to the dinner party hosted by the local leaders together.

The filming would start tomorrow, and he only had a few drinks, but Ren Zhonglun accepted all the drinks.

There is a reason why Mr. Ren is happy.

China Film Group has policy advantages that Shanghai Film Group cannot compare with.

When Han Sanping was still in power, his number one general was Governor Zhou.

He created a monster in the Asian entertainment industry and paved a way for him to succeed.

What kind of scenery is that?

The pressure on Shanghai Film Group has made it unable to raise its head.

Now it was La Peikang's turn to be in charge. He actually got off the high-speed train and got on Wu Baige's old tricycle. Ren Zhonglun would laugh in his dreams.

On the contrary, he seized the opportunity and held on to it firmly. After several projects, Shanghai Film Studio's popularity has soared in recent years.

When the dinner was over, Ren Zhonglun drank a lot, but he didn't loosen his grip on Zhou Yutang's arm at all.

Zhou Yutang pulled his head but didn't move. He said helplessly, "Director Ren, just say whatever you want to say. I have to rest early because I have to start work tomorrow."

"Haha."

Ren Zhonglun's eyes were burning behind his glasses, but his tone was neither hurried nor slow: "How are you thinking about the project of Sunglasses King?"

"You might as well find someone else. My schedule is very full next year."

After shooting in the snow, Zhou Yutang was exhausted and wanted to rest for a while.

For him, filming is just a hobby.

When he is not in the mood, he will not do anything no matter what conditions you set.

"Haha, there's no rush for this."

Ren Zhonglun smiled and said, "Director Wang means that it has to be you. The entire script is being modified based on you."

"Mr. Ren, you can lie to others, but don't lie to me."

Zhou Yutang couldn't help but chuckle: "Does the King of Sunglasses have a script?"

"Of course there is. I wanted to ask you to do it, but since you are so busy, I gave it to Qin Wen's team."

The Qin Wen that Ren Zhonglun mentioned is not the maid in Red Mansions. She is the screenwriter of My First Half of Life and won the Magnolia Award for Best Screenplay.

However, Zhou Yutang remained unmoved. Ren Zhonglun changed the subject and said, "In short, you should think about it again. The project will not be implemented so quickly. Once the specific plan is finalized, the actual scene construction will start at the earliest next year."

After a pause, he suddenly changed the subject and continued, "By the way, have you finished post-production on your film 'Dying to Survive'?"

Zhou Yutang was impressed by the fake move and said, "It was completed last month."

"This movie is great, more people should see it."

Ren Zhonglun revealed his true intention at this time: "The Shanghai International Film Festival is a very good platform. We will choose this as the opening film for next year. What do you think?"

"Director Ren, is it too early to talk about this now?"

The old man from the South is very cunning. He is playing with opening the window here, right?
They are all thousand-year-old foxes, so there is no need to play any Liao Zhai. Ren Zhonglun also said frankly: "Next year, there will be many foreign big names. As long as you come, there will be no problem."

"What if I don't agree?" Zhou Yutang glanced at him.

"Then I will live in the crew and invite Zhou Lang three times."

Ren Zhonglun pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and grinned, revealing his white teeth. “It’s a good opportunity to try out the cooking skills of your eight major cooking schools. I heard that you even invited Zheng Xiusheng. You will enjoy it.”

"Mr. Ren, I really admire you."

Zhou Yutang had nothing to say about this.

Ren Zhonglun wants to make the Shanghai Film Festival bigger and stronger, but of course it cannot be achieved overnight.

Taking over the copyright trading market is just the first step.

If we guide it slowly and allow the entire market to operate in a healthy and natural way, it will be able to emerge.

The local business card of the film festival is also of utmost importance.

For example, we can't send Guo Xiaosi and the likes of Tiny Times into battle.

If the foreigners next door saw this, they would think that our domestic entertainment industry is full of rotten fish and shrimp, which would be a laughing stock and also lower the level of the entire Shanghai International Film Festival.

Therefore, Ren Zhonglun came to attend the media conference for the launch of "The Wandering Earth" this time.

The most important thing is to book Zhou Yutang's schedule in advance and invite this god to take charge of the Shanghai International Film Festival.

Looking at the Chinese film industry, it has such an influence.

Apart from the Grand Commander of Jiangdong, there is really no one else I can think of.

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"The Wandering Earth" has entered closed filming.

There are still media outlets that have specially dispatched reporters to stay outside the crew to get some gossip.

Outside, several movies scheduled to be released during the Chinese New Year have begun their final sprint of promotion.

The World Internet Conference held in Wuzhen also concluded successfully.

The most popular ones were the two Ma's, especially Mr. Ma from Alibaba, who took the stage to give speeches and talked about the new economy in the Internet era with great eloquence.

However, for ordinary people, the dinner parties of those bigwigs are not as discussed as others.

During the World Internet Conference, the dinners of Ding Sanshi of NetEase, Liu Xiaodong of Jingdong and Mr. Wang of Meituan, etc., were all talked about.
"It's a pity that the Grand Commander didn't come, otherwise this guy should sit in the C seat, right?"

"Didn't Commander Zhou just finish filming in the snow? Why is he joining the crew again?"

"Who's upstairs, a guy or a girl? There's no internet in the village? Didn't you read the news about the press conference for The Wandering Earth?"

"Can anyone tell me why the Grand Commander works so hard even though he is so rich?"

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Zhou Yutang is no longer in the entertainment industry, but his legend still exists in the industry. The Washington Post just did a special report on him, naming him as the most famous super-rich person in the entertainment industry in China.

Ren Zhonglun only stayed in the crew for two days before returning to Shanghai with great satisfaction. However, Shanghai was not peaceful during these few days. A piece of explosive news also leaked out.

"Tesla Shanghai has been approved for establishment with a registered capital of RMB 1 million. The Super Factory has officially signed a contract to land in Lingang. A new highland for Shanghai's smart car industry is under construction."

Zhou Yutang's super-rich friend on the other side of the ocean attended the signing ceremony in person, smiling brightly.

The local leaders were also very happy.

This is the first foreign investment project after the country introduced the policy to cancel the restrictions on foreign equity ratios in new energy vehicle complete vehicles. It also means that China has a long-term overall layout for the smart car industry.

Shanghai is thousands of miles away from Qingdao.

This matter should have nothing to do with Zhou Yutang.

But the reporters who were waiting outside the crew soon got first-hand information.

The most advanced group of guest stars are not those Hollywood big names.

Instead, it was Ma Sheng, Zhou Yutang's fake brother whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

This time he came back to Shanghai to sign an investment agreement for a pure electric vehicle project. After finishing his business, he flew directly to Qingdao.

I visited the Oriental Movie Metropolis Film and Television Industrial Park and the crew of Grand Commander.

"Wowo, amazing!"

Looking at the real scene that was carefully designed, drawn, planned and built, Ma Sheng's eyes lit up and he couldn't stop sighing.

Zhou Yutang was filming a movie and had no time to take him for a stroll, so he specially sent a secretary, a translator, and several technical consultants from the crew to take Ma Sheng for a stroll.

When they arrived at Studio 2, Ma Sheng couldn't move his feet anymore and couldn't help but turn around and ask, "Is this space capsule real?"

"of course it's true."

Chen Duling smiled calmly on the surface, but in her heart she looked down upon Ma Sheng, who was like a curious baby.

The Grand Admiral even specially invited assistance from the Aviation Administration, and even paid attention to the details of the props beside the beds in the astronauts' dormitories, in order to ensure authenticity and reasonableness.

The technician next to me explained along the way.

Ma Sheng has a lot of energy. He asks here and looks there.

I didn't see Zhou Yutang until lunch time. Since we had to start filming in the afternoon, there was no grand reception.

Mr. Zheng Xiusheng, the chef specially hired by Governor Zhou for the state banquet, did not make a move. Instead, his apprentice took charge and prepared the whole table.

What are Beijing roast duck, crab meat with matsutake mushrooms, fried eel paste, and fried Gaoyou Lake and river shrimp?
Ma Sheng and his assistant team all ate with their mouths drooling.

After the meal, Ma Sheng began to transform into the leader of the Praise God Cult. After praising the food, he praised the crew, focusing on the emotional value, "Zhou, the real scenes of this underground city and space station are simply amazing."

Zhou Yutang smiled slightly at the compliments from international friends, but the staff in the logistics department felt proud of it.

For China's first hard science fiction film, we have personally built world-class film and television production facilities and full-industry chain supporting services, which is certainly something to be proud of.

After showing off another basket of crab meat dumplings, Ma Sheng reluctantly put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth: "Zhou, I have a favor to ask."

"Walter?"

"That exoskeleton armor, I want to collect a set."

When talking about this big toy, Ma Sheng's eyes lit up like flashlights.

This exoskeleton armor was designed by Vision Media and produced jointly by several domestic companies. The total weight is more than 70 kilograms.

Science guys probably have no resistance to this kind of thing, so Zhou Yutang nodded generously: "No problem, don't post it on social media for now."

"OK OK!"

Ma Sheng was overjoyed.

Zhou Yutang himself also has a little hobby of stamp collecting.

What is Xiaolongnu skin, red and blue nightshade, and Da Mimi's translator?
The crew led by him usually makes several extra sets when preparing exquisite costumes and props in the early stages.

This time in "The Wandering Earth" is no exception. Zhou Yutang's family has already collected a set of exoskeleton armor customized according to his body shape.

Including a 1:1 replica of a pocket-sized dungeon model, as well as models of transport vehicles, space stations, etc.

"Zhou, you are such a generous and kind person."

Zhou Yutang didn't expect to be given the nice guy card by Ma Sheng.

Ma Sheng loves what he does. He read the English script of "The Wandering Earth" sent to him in advance and showed great interest in it.

After listening to some of his requests and instructions, Zhou Yutang asked curiously,

"Zhou, I heard that you invited many Hollywood stars to make guest appearances?"

"Yes."

"You are such a marketing genius. This will be great for the global distribution of the film."

The story is set in 2075, with the end of the world as the backdrop.

Under such a premise, there is no longer a single country, but rather a global unity where everyone obeys the orders of a united government.

Therefore, foreign faces are not uncommon.

Leo and Joaquin Phoenix were already big names. When Ma Sheng heard that Guan Hai was even in the movie, he opened his mouth:
"Zhou, you seem to be playing a little too big."

Guanhai once sent an email to Liu Cixin to urge him to finish "The Three-Body Problem".

When Liu saw it, he thought he was a scammer and deleted the email immediately.

The result alarmed the diplomatic department, and later when Guan Hai came to China, he specially sought out Liu Cixin for a photo.

After seeing the news about Zhou Yutang's new play starting filming, Guan Hai took the initiative to contact him and asked to make a guest appearance.
“I don’t know whether this shot will be retained in the end.”

Zhou Yutang thought that if he wasn't afraid of 404, he really wanted to take Jianguo to play the accordion.
After eating and playing, I started to work. As a non-industrial actor, I couldn’t find the performance rhythm for a while.

While Ma Sheng was in the bathroom, Chen Duling came over and muttered, "Boss, it seems he broke up with the captain's ex-wife?"

"Why are you so nosy?"

Zhou Yutang flicked the secretary's white forehead with his curved finger and taught her earnestly: "You should focus your limited energy on work. When did you break up?"

"Just last month."

Seeing that Ma Sheng had not come back yet, Chen Duling continued to play crickets.

Ma Sheng also tried to introduce Amber to the role of the Queen of the Seas, but was rejected by Zhou Yutang.

He immediately used his financial resources to launch another big Hollywood project.

In order to please him, Amber played COSPLAY, which opened the eyes of netizens and made them call Ma Sheng a good brother.

I don’t know why these two people who were so inseparable and in cahoots with each other broke up.

Anyway, this overly energetic guy has no shortage of women around him and he has a lot of fun.

He is now having a hot affair with a British actress.

The most outrageous thing is that this person seems to be obsessed with having children. He wants to have a whole army of babies before the end of the world comes, and he will brainwash Zhou Yutang when he gets the chance.
"Zhou, only excellent genes can bring about excellent offspring. Geniuses like you and me need to pass on our talents in this way."

"Zhou, only if we have enough children can future civilization continue."

“The future of mankind actually rests in our hands”

What? You still want to go to Mars?
Zhou Yutang nodded and said yes and yes. Ma Sheng became more and more excited as he talked.

He didn't speak fast and he would pause occasionally, but his content was a bit fanatical and crazy.

This feels a bit like the time when Cao Cao and Liu Xuande discussed heroic matters over wine.

The only heroes in the world are Zhou and Mal
(End of this chapter)