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Chapter 986 Teacher Fan's Trouble: A Super Money Printing Machine!
Despite the Brazilians' exceptionally enthusiastic invitation for the Grand Marshal to experience the local nightlife scene.

Zhou Yutang politely declined.

Those who achieve great things are invariably able to control their desires.

He never goes too far in his gunfight outfit unless absolutely necessary.

Who knows what unexpected situations might arise?

Besides, it seems something happened to Teacher Fan. He returned to the hotel at exactly 10 PM after his social engagement, which is around 9 PM in China. Zhou Yutang made a special call to him.
"What's going on now?"

"Why did this happen now of all times? It could have happened any earlier or later."

You could tell that Teacher Fan on the other end of the phone was a little annoyed.

It is said that her drama, renamed "The Legend of Ba Qing" and titled "The Legend of Ying Tianxia," suddenly triggered a series of chain reactions due to the sexual assault scandal involving the actor Gao Yunxiang.

Leaving aside the process, the most direct result is that it has been suppressed by strict orders from above.

Zhou Yutang has never interfered in the careers of the women around him.

Those with a good business sense, like Teacher Fan and Da Mimi, have made their company thrive thanks to the protection of Jiangdong.

Then there's the First Lady, with her elite troops and fierce generals, plus the original foundation of the Tang people, making her the popular choice and giving her the air of an Crown Prince.

Of course, there are also business geniuses like Da Meiyuan who, on a whim, started an online flower business, only to lose money year after year.
The incident happened in Australia. Given the efficiency of foreign procedures, it would take a long time to complete the entire process and then go through the procedures in China. By then, the whole project would probably be dead by the time it's ready to go.

"Do you think he has a brain problem?"

Fan Meiren, who usually pays attention to maintaining an elegant demeanor in front of Zhou Yutang, couldn't help but chirp in front of him this time.

"The person is indeed seriously ill."

Teacher Fan and Gao Yunxiang's wife, Xuehua Shennianglong, are somewhat acquainted friends, so naturally, Teacher Fan is siding with Shennianglong in condemning her scumbag husband.
"And it's not just this one drama; I have six other dramas waiting to be aired, and my wife is pregnant with our second child."

The more Teacher Fan thought about having a second child, the angrier she became.

First came the beautiful woman in green, then came the great beauty.

One by one, they successfully made it ashore. She tried many methods, and each time she puffed up her buttocks high in the air, but her wretched belly still didn't show any signs of pregnancy.

To make matters worse, the Snowflake Goddess Dragon is pregnant with her second child, putting Teacher Fan's offensive power at its peak.

"I really don't know if he's lost his mind, going abroad to fool around with women and getting arrested."

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Zhou Yutang rubbed his temples.

As Lu Xun said, "When people are well-fed and warm, they think of lustful desires."

After all, not everyone has the self-control of a Grand Commander.

Most celebrities in the entertainment industry are decent-looking and have no financial worries.

It's normal for the smaller head to control the larger head under the influence of hormones.

This actor, who once worked with Sun Li in "The Legend of Mi Yue", has a beautiful wife and a happy family. He usually presents a relatively upright image to the audience.

The news of his arrest by local police for allegedly sexually assaulting a Chinese woman caused his public image to collapse, shocked the entertainment industry, and instantly triggered a huge public opinion storm.

"Let me ask for you."

After figuring out the details, Zhou Yutang made a few phone calls and quickly obtained accurate information from key figures.

The reason why Gao Yunxiang was the catalyst for this drama produced by Teacher Fan's company was that it was reported to the authorities by a large number of history enthusiasts.

The report directly accuses the drama of distorting and misrepresenting Qin Dynasty history, and of defaming historical figures.

Zhou Yutang had never been involved in Teacher Fan's company affairs and knew little about this project. Now that he had inquired a little, he also found it outrageous: "Isn't this just messing around?"

"It's a script written by the screenwriting team."

The Fan Bingbing we see in the public eye is like a little girl who has done something wrong in front of Zhou Yutang: "Honey, what do we do now?"

"What should we do? We'll just do it according to the local customs of your Shandong province."

Zhou Yutang bluntly delivered a blow to Teacher Fan: "There's no way around it, prepare for the aftermath."

There are too few writers in the industry nowadays who are dedicated to telling stories to the audience like Jiangdong Screenwriting Center.

Most of them use internet traffic-driven strategies. Seeing that the "big female lead" genre is booming, they all flock to it.

Simply bring in a director and actors with some fame, and find a screenwriter, and the whole thing is set up.

Just before the Lunar New Year, Zhou Yutang attended a large meeting at the bureau, where it was announced that film and television variety shows involving non-mainstream culture, decadent culture, and distorted history would be banned. Teacher Fan just happened to run into the line of fire this time.

Not only has the bureau's decision been issued, leaving no room for leniency, but even if Zhou Yutang could use his connections to try and salvage the situation, he would never do so.

Judging by the quality of this show, it's no wonder it was banned!
Blueberry TV and Youku, which had originally secured the broadcasting rights, had already begun promoting the show, but then this happened.

Not only was Teacher Fan, the producer, dumbfounded, but the TV station was also so frustrated that they felt like they were going to vomit blood.

After venting his frustrations to Zhou Yutang, Teacher Fan went to hold a video conference with several companies to discuss solutions.

Zhou Yutang glanced at the comments online.

Most of the comments were either condemning the scumbag boyfriend or expressing sympathy for the goddess dragon.

Despite being heavily pregnant, she still insisted on believing in her husband and traveled to Australia to raise money for his bail. She deserves to be called a loyal and devoted woman.
To handle domestic affairs, Teacher Fan gave up the sweet double flight plan. Zhou Yutang stayed in Brazil for two days before setting off directly to Liverpool.

"The patriotic military blockbuster 'Operation Red Sea,' co-produced by Soochow Film, Naval Political Department, Wanda, and Shanghai Film Group, and co-directed by Lu Yang and Lin Chaoxian, starring Zhang Yi, Li Jian, Duan Yihong, and Reyizha, has grossed a total of 50.25 billion yuan in 24 days of release, marking the arrival of the era of hardcore Chinese blockbusters!"

This year, new policies have been introduced that restrict ticket subsidies for the Spring Festival period. Specifically, during the period from Lunar New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival (February 15 to March 2), the price of movie tickets nationwide must not be lower than 19.9 yuan, and there are also restrictions on the number of subsidized tickets.

But that couldn't stop enthusiastic viewers from flocking to the cinemas and generously donating.

With the combined efforts of several parties, "Operation Red Sea" finally surpassed the 50 billion yuan mark at the box office.

Nearly a month after its release, the daily box office has dropped, and it is still a long way from the peak box office record of "Wolf Warrior 2".

According to predictions from the Maoyan app, breaking this record is virtually impossible, but securing the second spot on the all-time box office chart for Chinese films is not difficult.

in addition,

Edko Films' "Monster Hunt 2" surpassed its predecessor, reaching a hard-won 21.34 billion yuan.

Despite the stubborn resident's reluctance to leave, "Boonie Bears" overtook "The Monkey King 3" and reached a total box office of 7.89 million yuan.

With the smoke of the Spring Festival film season still lingering, a wave of Hollywood blockbusters is coming in March, with "Operation Red Sea" standing tall, holding the line at Tianmen.

"How Long Will I Love U," which premiered during the Lantern Festival, also delivered a stunning opening performance.
"Produced by Soochow Pictures, directed by newcomer Su Lun, and starring Jing Tian and Zhang Ruojun, the romantic comedy film 'How Long Will I Love U' has won the daily box office champion for 7 consecutive days. The dark horse has soared to 6.45 million yuan at the box office, and another female director with 10 billion yuan at the box office is about to be born!"

"Nothing is sweeter than Jing Tian! The roadshow scene was stunning and beautiful, reaching new heights!"

"..." Looking at Zhou Yutang, who has practically dominated the entertainment headlines of major portal websites, the hottest posts on forums, and the trending topics on Weibo since the beginning of the year...
The entire film production industry is drooling with envy.

Including Huayi Brothers, seeing Jiangdong Entertainment dominate both the big and small screens at the start of the year, CEO Wang is now convinced in his heart, but he hasn't admitted it yet:
"Operation Red Sea was just so-so, and The Time Traveler was of average quality. But patriotic films and comedies are definitely worth making."

"Director Guan's side will still need some time to wrap up filming. Now, looking at Liu Zhenyun's side, is the script for 'Cell Phone 2' ready yet?"

"no problem."

Feng Xiaogang grinned and said, "I've talked to Lao Liu, and there shouldn't be any problems."

First, Happy Twist dominated the Lunar New Year box office, and then this film, "How Long Will I Love U," exploded at the box office.

Doesn't this just prove that there's a lot of potential in comedy films?

Don't forget that Little Cannon was the first-generation king of Lunar New Year comedies in mainland China!

Films such as "The Dream Factory", "Be There or Be Square", "Endless", "Big Shot's Funeral", and "A World Without Thieves" are all masterpieces and were the kings of comedy in the Chinese film industry back then.

The movie "Cellphone" from fifteen years ago was equally stunning.

The current "Little Steel Cannon" is no longer as spirited as it once was.

After receiving the international Class A award, Feng Xiaogang came to realize many realities.

Whether or not he rehashes this old idea is irrelevant to him, as long as he can fulfill the performance-based contract.

Dongyang Meila's total after-tax net profit within 5 years shall not be less than 6.74 million yuan.

Relying solely on realistic films like "Pan Jinlian" and "Youth" is clearly unrealistic; we need to leverage comedies to generate greater profits.

"I still want to thank Zhou Yutang for pointing out this path."

Feng Xiaogang said with a relaxed expression, "I remember he said in an interview somewhere that popular film and television themes change, but comedy films will never go out of style!"

"If Zhou can eat this meat, so can we at Huayi."

The CEO nodded in agreement. "If there are no problems, let's make an official announcement at the press conference."

Jiangdong Entertainment stole the show from the end of last year to the beginning of this year.

This also proved the foundation and strength of the new leader to the entire film and television industry. Huayi, the former head of the company, also stirred up a lot of trouble while Governor Zhou was managing his overseas businesses.

"Audiences these days love comedy movies, which I'm very good at. This time, I want to make a comedy that will make audiences laugh as they leave the theater, and one that also has depth."

At a press conference held by Huayi Brothers, the news of Feng Xiaogang's new film was officially announced to the public.

The three veteran directors in the Chinese server, which one of them doesn't have more than 20 years of experience?

Its prestige was so great that it could be said to be thunderous.

Since the release of the Lunar New Year film "Youth," Xiao Gangpao has been in a really good mood.

The feeling of being almost praised to the heavens by the audience made him intoxicated and fascinated.

Of course, the most important factor was the huge success of "Youth," which brought them close to fulfilling their performance-based agreement with Huayi Brothers.

Compared to Zhang Guoli, who lost the bet, Xiao Gangpao is in a relatively more relaxed situation.

Even a film with a subject like "Youth" could gross over 10 billion yuan at the box office. Now, riding on this success, he will bring his talent to the realm of commercial comedy films.

Given the current size of China's film market.

10 million?
This number is somewhat conservative.

Given the current strength of the Chinese film market, a minimum guarantee of 15 billion yuan could potentially push it to 20 billion yuan. With effective marketing, even higher box office figures are not out of the question!
One wave is all it takes to get ashore!
With his son in high spirits, Xiao Gangpao is already looking forward to the future, officially announcing the cast of "Cellphone 2" and holding a press conference to launch filming early next month.

It's often said that the "Little Steel Cannon" is a barometer of Huayi's stock price, and this press conference certainly paid off, as Huayi's stock price has risen considerably since the Lunar New Year.

However, it still falls short compared to Mingjie, a leading company in the entertainment industry.

During this period, "Idol Producer" has been a huge hit.

Kun Kun's popularity exploded, with over 2000 million votes cast in the fourth round, stunning the Asian talent show scene.

However, after the fire, he flirted with the kiwi fruit company and then sued his former employer, causing a huge uproar.

Teacher Fan was busy finishing up the beginning and end of "The Story of Ba Qing" and had no time to pay attention to Fan Chengcheng.

On the other hand, the preliminary selection for "Rocket 101" in Asia has been finalized, and the various leaks released in advance suggest that there are many beautiful women.

The news that Yang Chaoyue and Cheng Xiao, two top mentors from the Jiangdong girl group, will lead the Rocket 101 team to sing the theme song for the Happy Twist film "Hello Mr. Billionaire" has been released, which can be considered as some exposure.
"Zhou, the potential of 'The Nun' has reached its limit."

While Zhou Yutang was eating fish and chips in Liverpool, he received a call from James Wan.

The Nun, a spin-off of The Conjuring series, grossed $1.95 million in North America and $5.43 million worldwide, achieving great success for the series, but it just couldn't keep up with the hype.

"James, you should be content. This is already the highest-grossing film in the Conjuring series."

Clinging to the most powerful person in the world, life turns out to be so simple.

"I'm greedy."

James Wan laughed and said, "I look forward to working with everyone again."

Although the film's critical reception couldn't compare to the groundbreaking Conjuring, its box office success was undeniable.

James Wan's Atomic Monsters Pictures also has a share in the film, plus his own director's share, easily netting him tens of millions of dollars.

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Zhou Yutang dipped the fried fish in sauce and stuffed it into his mouth. After just one bite, he wiped his mouth with a napkin and said, "By the way, congratulations on taking over 'The Flash.' What are your plans?"

"We don't have any leads yet. I'm waiting for you to give me a sample. It seems like Aquaman is going to start filming next month?"

"Yes."

"I'll come to the film crew to learn from them when the time comes."

"It's not so much about learning, but about improving through more communication."

A director like James Wan, who has already proven himself in Hollywood, will never lack projects.

Aside from his collaboration on the Conjuring series, he has close ties with Lionsgate, serving as a producer on the Saw sequels, and his own company also develops horror film projects.

Warner Bros. recently made a big splash by recruiting this proven director and entrusting him with a major task, putting one of the DC superhero universe's trump cards, "The Flash," in his hands.

Then I chatted with James Wan for a while about the ideas behind the Conjuring Universe sequels, The Curse of La Llorona, Annabelle 2: Creation, and The Conjuring 3.

As one of the most successful horror film series in the world.

With one Conjuring series spin-off film every year, consistently and steadily raking in the global box office, it's practically a super money-printing machine.
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