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Chapter 118 A Child Like Zhou Yutang

Zhou Yutang really didn't come to Xiangjiang for women.

Instead, do business.

Money and power are always the best clothes for a man.

When you put on this layer of gorgeous clothes, you don't have to look for women, those beautiful women will find you very actively.

This time, "Lonely Agent", which is cooperating with China Film Group, will directly affect Zhou Yutang's future status.

If the movie box office blows up.

Then his status soars directly.

After his debut, he will become a hot hit, and people in the circle will respect him like a god.

If the box office performance of the movie is not satisfactory.

Then Zhou Yutang's development will be hindered a little bit, and Han Sanping's trust may also be consumed.

After all, Mr. Han was cheated by Wu Baige just once and was really hurt. Now he pinned most of his hopes on Zhou Yutang.

After Zhou Yutang finished talking with Li Shuang, he looked through the roster carefully prepared by Huo Wenxi.

Open it up and take a look.

It can be said to be an unobtrusive artistic photo.

He glanced at it, then tossed it aside.

Zhou Yutang rubbed the temples of his forehead, and forgot about the glamorous matters.

Turned on the laptop, reviewed the disk, and sorted out the thoughts.

the other side.

Huo Wenxi hung up Zhou Yutang's phone, and directly dialed Yang Shoucheng's private number: "Hey, boss, Zhou Yutang refused."

"Oh?"

Boss Yang asked in a little surprise, "How did you arrange it?"

"Models from Xiangjiang, Neon, South Korea, Xiangjiang, and Eastern Europe. There are more than a dozen beautiful girls who are straight and straight. There are all types of pure and glamorous, and he didn't like any of them."

Huo Wenxi said helplessly.

I have long heard Zhou Yutang's nickname as a romantic and talented scholar.

She had her PR prepared beforehand.

Beauties from all over the world, fat and thin, absolutely enjoying themselves like an emperor.

Moreover, there is Yinghuang Group covering it here, so there is no risk at all, and few men can withstand it.

As a result, Zhou Yutang didn’t order any of them.

Is there really a cat in the world that doesn't eat fishy?
Or is this young man's concentration too strong?
Huo Wenxi was a little curious.

"Hehe, there is no need to make special arrangements in the future, and all his requirements will be met."

Boss Yang on the other end of the phone smiled: "This is a man who does great things. Now I understand why Han Sanping likes him."

the next day.

Xiangjiang Peninsula Hotel.

Zhou Yutang met the prestigious Yuan Baye.

He is over sixty years old, but he is still hale and hearty. Wearing a pair of cloth shoes, his gestures are awe-inspiring.

Yuan Baye made his debut in the 60s. At first he was a dragon and tiger martial artist, and later he switched to an action director. He debuted for decades and witnessed the golden age of Hong Kong movies. It is also soft.

This is the well-deserved No. [-] action director of Xiangjiang. Looking at the movies he participated in directing action scenes, there are "Once Upon a Time" series, "Young Zhang Sanfeng", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "The Matrix" series, "Kill Bill" , "Kung Fu", "Fearless".
From this pile of works, if you choose one with your eyes closed, it is also a classic that is worth recalling in the next few decades.

In terms of performance alone, Xiangjiang's action instructor Yuan Laoruo said that he was second, but no one dared to be the first.

It was because of Han Sanping and Yinghuang Yang's face that Zhou Yutang met this old man Yuan.

Yuan Baye is the action director in "The King of Kung Fu" released this year. The box office hit the street. The old man is in a depressed mood and is now on vacation in Xiangjiang.

Zhou Yutang got up to greet him, "Hello, Mr. Yuan."

"Xiao Zhou, you're welcome."

Old Yuan smiled kindly and said, "Mr. Yang told me to say hello, what is the plot and overall style of your play?"

Action guidance does not mean just playing, it is divided into several types according to the type of movie.

It's like Jackie Chan's comedy action movies, which are completely different from the realistic style of martial arts such as "Slaying the Wolf" and "Fuse". The former is thrilling and humorous, while the latter has a strong visual impact.

After roughly speaking to Ba Ye about his thoughts, the two quickly reached an agreement.

The movie "Lonely Agent" is not a pure action movie, strictly speaking it is more like a drama type movie.

Use the innocence and pity of Xiaomei, a little girl, to stimulate the softest part of the audience's heart.

Then the viciousness and terror of the criminal group want to destroy this soft beauty, and then use the violent methods of the male protagonist to vent the audience's angry emotions.

"This book is so murderous."

After reading the script, Mr. Yuan frowned: "In the last paragraph, should we set it so that the hero is defeated by the villain's ultimate killer, and then fights back?"

Generally, Xiangjiang action movies follow this routine.

The male protagonist is very powerful, but in the end, he will always be defeated by the enemy once, and then the small universe breaks out and narrowly defeats the strong enemy.

"No, the focus is on the rhythm of the story. Xiaomei's arrest can already arouse the audience's emotions."

Zhou Yutang shook his head: "The hero can be shot and injured, but he can't be knocked down. His strength is defined as invincible."

“It’s a bit like a Hollywood hero movie.”

Yuan Lao read it a second time, rubbing his chin with his palm.

The films played by Tom Cruise in Hollywood are the ultimate personal heroism, and the protagonists are basically omnipotent supermen.

In Zhou Yutang's movie, the male protagonist's background character is the super ace of the Dragon Kingdom's secret special forces.

Therefore, the power has formed a dimensionality reduction blow to the thugs of the criminal group.

Shooting is random killing.

Only the last of the crime syndicate's ultimate killers can stand against one.

Of course, such a ruthless person can barely fight, and will be quickly killed by the protagonist.

It's a bit similar to the invincible text in online texts.

The pursuit is the pleasure of horizontal pushing.

The two chatted a lot about the script. Mr. Yuan asked curiously: "A Tang, who are you going to find to play the ultimate killer of this criminal organization?"

"Tony Jaa."

Zhou Yutang raised his teacup and took a sip of it lightly.

Yuan Baye on the opposite side was also slightly moved: "Can you invite this one?"

Tony Jaa is very famous now.

In 2003, he became famous with "Boxer". In 2005, "Tom Yum Goong" starring Tony Jia set a box office record of nearly 600 million US dollars.

In that small place in Thailand, his status is equivalent to Jackie Chan's big brother.

Several films have earned tens of millions of dollars at the box office, and they are very influential in the world.

Can you please get the number one martial arts star in Thailand?
of course can.

Zhou Yutang asked Han Sanping to come forward and contacted the company in Thailand in the name of China Film Group.

Mr. Han is very satisfied with Zhou Yutang's proposal.

Since it is a big production, it is natural to play a big one.

What you want is an international superstar!

They are also very interested in the Tianchao market. After all, the Thai film market is very small, and the Chinese film and television industry has been booming recently.

After communication, Tony Jaa was invited to play the role of the villain super killer in "The Lonely Agent" for 100 million US dollars.

These days, 100 million US dollars is really a lot. One must know that Zhou Xun and Li Binbin, the first-line actresses in mainland China, only earn around 200 million US dollars for a movie.

Headmaster Gu and Guo Fucheng in Xiangjiang are paid about 500 million yuan, while Liang Chaowei, Liu Dehua, and Fa Ge only break [-] million yuan.

However, being able to invite Tony Jia is definitely a steady profit.

At that time, the box office in Southeast Asia and follow-up sales will be able to earn back.

Zhou Yutang stayed in Xiangjiang for seven days. Two days ago, he met with action coach Yuan Baye and determined the action style.

Then director Chen Musheng also communicated very well and won directly.

As for the other roles, Fan Xiaopang is the heroine, a nightclub girl, and the other little girl has to go back to the mainland to audition.

I found a batch here in Xiangjiang, but there was no aura at all.

In fact, it's normal. In such a big place, Teacher Chen ruined all the remaining luck in the entertainment industry with one stick, and there are no rising stars.

Apart from Tony Jia, there are three more important roles on the villain side.

The boss of the criminal group found Ren Dahua.

The following criminal, the villain Zhong Wen, hired Liang Jiahui to kill the boss.

In Zhou Yutang's film, Big D killed Ale and avenged "Underworld" for fishing without a helmet.

Zhong Wu, the younger brother of the other big villain Zhong Wen, found An Zhijie. This buddy has a very good action scene.

There is also the leader of the anti-drug team, Sir, who has a slightly larger role. Zhou Yutang found Liu Qingyun, an enthusiastic citizen.

His main role in this film is to sweep the floor after the male protagonist's random killings, and to shock and marvel with his friends, bringing out the mysterious background and powerful abilities of the male protagonist.

Zhou Yutang also left an interesting role for Wu Jing, but Wu Jing is in the capital, so he can only talk to him in person in two days.

There are not many supporting roles left, so I asked Huo Wenxi to help contact, in fact, to leave room for her to maneuver, after all, there are many actors who make a living with her.

In the past few days, Zhou Yutang has been giving orders and Sister Mani has been running around for him. It doesn't hurt to be a favor at this time.

The casting matter has come to an end, Zhou Yutang went to the Peninsula Hotel for a very important appointment. "Boss, do you really want to see Zou Wenhuai this afternoon?"

Mao Xiaoyu has been talking about it since he came out of the hotel, and he is even more excited than Zhou Yutang.

"Are you a Boss Zou fan?"

Zhou Yutang was wearing an Armani casual suit, and was sitting by the window in the lobby of the Peninsula Hotel.

Sunlight came in through the window and shone on him, while he was looking down at the time on the Patek Philippe, his handsome profile looked like a perfect sculpture made by a top master.

"No, I'm a Bruce Lee fan."

Mao Xiaoyu was as excited as a chirping bird: "You know, my father is actually a Bruce Lee fan. Because he likes Bruce Lee, he made an agreement when my mother was pregnant with me. If I am born a boy, he will call me Mao. Xiaolong, if she’s a girl, she’ll be called Xiaoyu.”

"If it were a boy, you wouldn't be here."

Half an hour before the appointed time, Zhou Yutang made a joke with the little assistant.

After only 15 minutes, he saw a middle-aged woman walking towards him supporting an old man.

"Hello Zou Sheng."

Zhou Yutang took the initiative to stand up and shake hands with the old man with sparse hair.

Zhou Yutang was inevitably a little surprised when he heard that the head of Jiahe asked him to meet.

At this time, Zou Wenhuai was already very old, even the skin all over his body was loose, but there was still an indescribable majesty in those cloudy eyes.

"Hello, Zhou Sheng."

Zou Wenhuai leaned on a gentleman's cane with both hands, sat down with the support of the middle-aged woman, and said with a smile: "I liked to sit where you are now, and I can sit here for a whole afternoon. The scenery outside is very beautiful. beautiful."

"It's really beautiful."

Zhou Yutang glanced, through the window, he happened to see two long-legged beauties in short skirts walking by.

"You should order the sliced ​​cucumber sandwich and sponge cake here. They taste good."

Zou Wenhuai looked at the tiramisu on the table and said with a smile.

Zhou Yutang's bony fingers rested on the white porcelain cup, stirred the coffee with a spoon, and said with a light smile, "Boss Zou, you asked me to meet, you probably didn't want to chat about refreshments, did you?"

"of course not."

Zou Wenhuai nodded: "I heard about your affairs in the mainland. It happened that you came to Xiangjiang, so I wanted to get to know you. It really surprised me."

"Boss Zou knows me?"

Zhou Yutang was a little surprised.

"My father has the habit of reading mainland newspapers every day."

The ordinary-looking but dignified middle-aged woman smiled slightly.

"You debuted by writing a book and starting a TV series. Within two years, several works have gone from being popular to being popular. Now even Xiangjiang has many fans of you."

Zou Wenhuai is energetic and clear-minded, unlike an old man. He is familiar with Zhou Yutang's self-made deeds.

Zhou Yutang smiled lightly and said, "It's not as good as Boss Zou. From a sports reporter, he managed Golden Harvest to the scale it is today. However, I heard that something happened to Golden Harvest recently. It's hard for Boss Zou to take care of me."

The Zou Zhongyan next to him had a somewhat surprised expression on his face.

But the old and the young looked at each other and smiled.

They are all thousand-year-old foxes, don't play Liaozhai.

The topic was twisted and turned, and the names of the two changed again.

Zou Wenhuai was reminded by Zou Zhongyan to take the medicine he brought with him, and took a sip of water, "Yu Tang, what do you think of Xiangjiang's entertainment industry?"

"Mr. Zou is still here, and the Xiangjiang entertainment industry is as stable as Mount Tai."

"The sun is setting, and the future hope of China's entertainment industry lies in the mainland."

Zou Wenhuai shook his head, pushed the reading glasses on the bridge of his nose, and finally got to the point: "To be honest, I asked you out today because I wanted to talk to you. Golden Harvest invested 5000 million Hong Kong dollars in exchange for 30% of your Jiangdong studio. Shares, and Golden Harvest's channels can be opened to you, what do you think?"

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The little assistant Mao Xiaoyu next to him had his pupils quake and his brain was calculating rapidly.

According to Zou Wenhuai's intention, if 5000 million Hong Kong dollars were exchanged for 30% of the shares, wouldn't Zhou Yutang's studio be worth more than 1.6 million Hong Kong dollars! ?

The little assistant knows that Zhou Yutang is rich, but her status is not high, and she has limited access to the internal information of the studio. She only reads gossip on the Internet, and estimates that Zhou Yutang has a net worth of tens of millions at most. Now that she heard that Zou Wenhuai is planning to invest in Jiangdong Studio with such a big fortune, People almost fainted.

"Koto Studio is not short of funds."

Zhou Yutang admired the old man in his heart, smiled and shook his head: "Thank you, Mr. Zou, for your kindness."

The king of Huayi spent [-] million yuan to acquire Jiangdong Studio, which seems to be a big enough deal.

Unexpectedly, Zou Wenhuai was more courageous than Wang Zhongjun.

And the way of doing things is more relaxed, showing sincerity.

Even so, Zhou Yutang politely declined.

He did a good job in the sound project, the studio invested part and then borrowed funds from the bank, and Tian Ming shared [-]/[-].

At present, his studio has more than 3000 million yuan in liquidity, plus the long-tail income from several hit movies. He has several high-quality projects such as "Latent", "Classmates", "The Lonely Agent", and Zhou Yutang. The copyrights hoarded can be expected in the future.

Wait until next year, when Koto Studio will really take off.

They are all smart people, but after a tentative chat, they immediately knew that there was nothing to be done, so they did not continue this topic, and only talked about the differences between the mainland and Xiangjiang film and television circles.

two hours later.

With Zou Zhongyan's support, Zou Wenhuai got into the back seat of the Bentley and slowly drove out of the Peninsula Hotel.

"Daddy, do you really want to become a shareholder of Jiangdong Studio?"

Zou Zhongyan, who hadn't spoken much just now, couldn't help but said, "If Golden Harvest really wants to develop inland, Zhou Yutang is indeed a very good partner. Shall I inform the company's business team to continue talking with him and strive for more opportunities?" Get more than 50% of his studio's shares?"

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Zou Wenhuai looked at his daughter and was silent for a few seconds before shaking his head: "No need, he won't sell."

"Daddy, why did you chat with him for so long?"

"I'm observing him. Zhongyan, do you know what I like to do most outside of making movies?"

"Bridge, Daddy, you have been the chairman of the Far East Bridge Club for several times, and you have also won many championships in the Xiangjiang Bridge Competition."

"I've learned an important lesson over the years I've played bridge."

Zou Wenhuai said earnestly: "Our life is like bridge. Good times and bad times have similar chances, but the most important thing is to win more points when you get good cards, and lose less when you get bad cards."

"In playing bridge, you have to accommodate and reach a tacit understanding with your teammates. This is the key to winning in the end."

After hearing this sentence, Zou Zhongyan frowned and fell into deep thought, as if he couldn't quite understand it.

Zou Wenhuai glanced at his frowning and confused daughter, and the energetic young man he had just met appeared in his mind again.

It is difficult to fight the country, but it is even more difficult to defend the country.

The old man's expression gradually became tired, he looked sideways at the passing scenery outside the window, and sighed faintly in his heart:
Giving birth to a child should be like Zhou Yutang!

..............................

With his hands in his pockets, Zhou Yutang watched the extended Bentley slowly drive out of the Peninsula Hotel against the setting sun.

"Boss, don't look at it, it's already gone."

Mao Xiaoyu's expression was more excited than Zhou Yutang's, and his eyes were full of admiration when he looked at Zhou Yutang.

She witnessed with her own eyes the boss and a big boss like Zou Wenhuai sitting together and talking and laughing.

"Eat together, don't waste it."

Zhou Yutang turned his head and saw the dim sum left on the table, sat down and enjoyed it slowly.

"Oh."

Mao Xiaoyu was also very obedient, and began to sweep the snacks on the table, and asked vaguely: "Boss, you asked me to collect information about Golden Harvest these two days, did you know that Mr. Zou asked you to work for us in order to become a shareholder?" room?"

"Guess a little bit."

Zhou Yutang stopped moving after taking a bite, and his mind changed.

In recent years, Zou Wenhuai has been in poor health, and entrusted the company to his daughter Zou Zhongyan to take care of it.

Zou Zhongyan received a master's degree from Stanford University in the United States, majoring in film, and can be said to be a veritable "Princess Jiahe".

This person has strong professional ability, but his ability to run the company is not ideal, and Jiahe is in decline.

The entertainment industry adheres to the law of the jungle.

According to the information collected, Chengtian Culture has been eyeing Jiahe since last year, hoping to complete the acquisition and backdoor listing.

It's just that Zou Wenhuai has never let go. Since this year, there have been repeated news that Wu Kebo has organized a Japanese capital to buy Golden Harvest.

The old man still wants to invest in my Jiangdong Studio?

After next year, maybe I will be the master of Jiahe.

Zhou Yutang looked at the stormy Mao Xiaoyu, and asked with a smile: "How is it, is it delicious?"

"Delicious, just full."

Mao Xiaoyu nodded as if he was pecking at rice, his mouth was full of cakes, and he was slurring his words.

"Go back to bed early when you are full. I have something to do at night, so don't follow me."

"Oh, what else is there tonight?"

"I'll go to Lan Kwai Fong to inspect the filming location."

Zhou Yutang glanced at his watch, and there was a roar of a sports car engine outside the hotel.

A red Ferrari parked in front of the hotel.

then.

The car door opened, and a pair of long legs stepped out.

A beautiful girl got out of the car, took off her sunglasses and put them on her chest. When she saw Zhou Yutang, her big eyes burst into light instantly, and she smiled sweetly:
"Hi, Young Master Zhou, my name is Yang Ying, and Zihuan asked me to pick you up."

(End of this chapter)