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Chapter 182 Movie investment, "Singer" became a big hit

"The schedule is very busy, so the meal appointment is waived."

Zhou Yutang directly asked Li Shuang to reply to Wu Kebo.

Wu Kebo thought that he could inject money into Jiangdong Entertainment by waving his banknotes, and then slowly eat away at it.

Zhou Yutang could only say that he was living in a dream.

Cash kings like Jiangdong Entertainment are not short of money at all.

Here he really wants to thank Boss Jia from LeTV.

I really don’t know where Boss Jia got the money. He bought the online broadcast rights of “The Voice” at a sky-high price for two consecutive years, and also won four seasons of “Classmates”.

The key to making money is particularly exciting. This year, Jiangdong Entertainment earned more than 6000 million from the online broadcast rights of the two seasons of "Classmates". The second and third rounds and online broadcast rights of "Insidious" also sold for sky-high prices, and the box office share of Agents later exceeded The 9-digit amount has not arrived yet.

not to mention.

I still have an ace in my hand called "My Love from the Star" that I haven't played yet.

Zhou Yutang has ambitions to build his own entertainment dynasty and will never allow Wu Kebo to get involved in Jiangdong.

On Chang'an Street.

Oriental Economic and Trade City.

Orange Sky Entertainment Company Headquarters.

CEO's office.

"The person named Zhou doesn't know how to praise!"

Wu Kebo hung up the phone, his face ashen.

This time the news was delivered through an intermediary. Unexpectedly, Zhou Yutang rejected it without giving any face.

Whoa!
He also got angry and turned into a desktop cleaning master, knocking down the keyboard, files and computer monitor to the floor.

Also at this time.

Zhou Yutang received a call from Xiangjiang.

The call was not long, only about 10 minutes.

But Mao Xiaoyu, who had been beside him, noticed that his boss's expression seemed to be rarely happy.

Mao Xiaoyu's definition of Zhou Yutang is that his emotions are invisible. People around him usually can't see his emotions. He just felt that something was not right about the current situation and asked tentatively:
"Boss, you seem to be in a good mood? Could it be that Boss Zou is planning to recruit you as a wife and give you Jiahe as a dowry?"

"Play the piano randomly! Read less romance novels."

Zhou Yutang's face darkened, but the smile on his face remained: "Mr. Zou wants to treat me to a sponge cake from the Peninsula Hotel."

"It's still the boss who has the most respect!"

After being criticized, Mao Xiaoyu immediately shrank his head and flattered him. His work phone rang again. This time it was Guangguang Li Xiaoping's call:

"Yu Tang, the variety show here at Guangguang has been arranged, and it will be broadcast in conjunction with the promotion plan of "Star You"."

"Thank you, Sister Ping."

"Hey, is there any progress on the movie project?"

"'Sword Rain' is being filmed, and the progress is good. I still have a notebook in hand. I will probably have to wait until next year to start Sister Ping. It's been okay recently."

"Not very good."

While chatting with Li Xiaoping about the promotional plan for "My Love from the Star", Zhou Yutang could tell that Sister Ping had a headache.

Without him.

After "Astro Boy" was recently released in mainland China, the distributor, Guangwang, said that "Astro Boy" had a box office of over 3 million yuan in its 4000 days of release.

A few days later, the "Chinese Film News" exposed and slapped the face: Actual data showed that the box office of "Astro Boy" was about 3 million yuan on the 1700rd day of release.

"Astro Boy" tanked at the box office in North America, and Neon was also at the bottom of the box office rankings. It grossed 3 million in three days in China?

Dogs don't believe it!
False box office reporting has become an open secret in the mainland film market. Domestic blockbusters are not immune to suspicion. Some industry insiders even told reporters that "more than [-]% of the box office of movies has a slight or heavy amount of moisture."

"Yu Tang, you are right. Zhang Zhao is really messing around. After all, the movie still depends on the content."

Li Xiaoping sighed, feeling mentally and physically exhausted.

There is also a power struggle within Enlight Media. Now the person in charge of Enlight Pictures is Zhang Zhao, the one who worked on "Tiny Times". The black sheep that Zhou Yutang kicked out on the crew of "Those Years" was his relative.

This person has already become a big player in Enlight Pictures, how can Wang Changtian just sit back and watch?

As Wang Changtian's confidant, Li Xiaoping is responsible for slowly taking back the power of Enlight Pictures from Zhang Zhao.

When "Those Years" and "The Lonely Agent" were released, Zhou Yutang went to the Lighting for a meeting. Mr. Zhang also proposed a similar operation, but Zhou Yutang finally rejected it.

"Sister Ping, please do your best to create content. Information will become more and more public in the future."

Zhou Yutang reluctantly comforted Li Xiaoping, but there was still half a sentence left unsaid.

With the development of the Internet, information will become more and more public, but as long as it is profitable, there will still be new ways of fraud.
There are endless patterns.

The filmmakers can spend their own money to buy the film.

Even some of the most popular theater chains can help with fake film schedules and box office laundering.

For example, the ticket you bought is obviously for this movie, but the ticket stub printed out is for another movie. The cinema has a set of excuses, saying that the cinema's technical machine is malfunctioning. In short, it is a magical operation.

This involves capital operations.

What capital values ​​​​is the influence brought by movies.

The higher a movie's box office is, the more it can stimulate the company's stock price.

When the time comes, cutting leeks from the capital market will be much faster than making money at the movie box office.

a few days later.

Enlight Pictures CEO Zhang Zhao personally held a press conference to apologize.

Soon the film bureau from above came down with punishments, severe criticism and orders to make corrections.

In the end, the board was raised high and fell gently.

This matter is as dark as crows in the world.

In fact, it wasn't just Guang Guang who did this, everyone did it, but the unfortunate old Guang Guang was caught.

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"Yu Tang, thank you very much this time."

Xing Aina made a cup of tea with her own hands and handed it to Zhou Yutang, with gratitude in her tone: "You said that with the policy change this year, land prices in the capital have really gone crazy. It's really not easy to find a suitable place to work."

a few days ago.

Ning Hao's Bad Monkey Pictures Studio has now moved into the Jiangdong Building.

Zhou Yutang was very generous to his friends. Ning Hao only had a small studio that didn't take up much space. For a nominal rent, he rented several offices on the third floor to Ning Hao.

"Sister Na, don't talk about this, just think of me as a red envelope for your child."

When Zhou Yutang talked about the children, Xing Aina's face showed a loving smile, which was a bit maternal. It was different this year when she became a mother.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Yutang drank the tea made by Xing Aina and smacked his lips: "Old Ning, what do you mean by "No Man's Land"?"

There is indeed a big difference in taste between the grades of tea. The tea made by Xing Aina is naturally much worse than the tea sent back from Mr. Han.

But he's not that particular, as long as he can drink.

"It didn't pass the review, and I had to ask Lao Xu and Tang Wei to reshoot and rescue it. It's a headache!"

Hanging on a big gold chain, Ning Hao, who just became a father this year, shook his head with envy: "Yu Tang, you bought this building and made a lot of money."

Zhou Yutang spent money to buy the building in the middle of this year. Now the house prices in Beijing have soared. The valuation of Jiangdong Building has at least doubled, and according to the current trend, house prices will continue to soar.

In addition, the media recently revealed that Zhou Yutang holds shares in Huayi Company worth over [-] million.

As a result, the two couples now have a little respect for this God of Wealth.

"Old Ning, this place is nice."

A few people were chatting about the recent flooding of the box office when they heard footsteps coming from the door, and then a big shiny braised egg came in.

"Eh? Mr. Zhou."

Xu Zheng saw Zhou Yutang sitting on the sofa. After being slightly stunned, his eyes lit up behind his lenses.

Ning Hao waved his hand: "Old Xu, didn't you say that you want to attract investment for a film? The God of Wealth is sitting in front of you."

Bald Xu walked in with a smile on his face: "Mr. Zhou, hello, hello. Nice to meet you."

"Hello."

Zhou Yutang nodded lightly as a greeting, and asked slightly curiously: "What kind of film does it want to attract investment?"

"Mr. Zhou, it's like this. I know a friend in the industry who has opened a small company. He wants to try out a small-budget movie, so I will help secure investment."

Bald Xu rubbed his hands on his jacket, and a smile instantly appeared on his face: "Please take a look at this book."

After saying that, he opened the briefcase he carried with him, took out a thick stack of scripts, and handed them over with both hands.Zhou Yutang opened it and took a look.

interesting.

Taking the Spring Festival as the background, a mean boss and a simple and honest milkmaid who collects debts, these two people with different financial strength, different personalities, and different social classes, accidentally get together on the road, and many bizarre and funny things happen on the road. thing.
Xu Zheng chatted casually with Ning Hao, but in fact, he was completely focused on sizing up Zhou Yutang.

Although I am much older than him, I feel a little nervous when dealing with him. Zhou Yutang's aura is really strong.

Zhou Yutang read the book very quickly, and he roughly went through the entire script in 20 minutes. He pointed with his finger and said, "Not bad, the female teacher's sensational part is a bit awkward."

"Mr. Zhou is great, but the writing of this paragraph is indeed a bit rough."

Bald Xu came over to take a look and saw that there was a rainbow fart in society.

Zhou Yutang picked up the teacup and took a sip like a veteran cadre, "Are you trying to attract investment for this movie?"

"Correct!"

Bald Xu's eyes lit up behind his lenses: "Mr. Zhou, what do you mean?"

"What's the approximate cost estimate?"

"A small-budget comedy film is probably around 1000 million. 900 million should be about the same."

Bald Xu rubbed his hands and watched Zhou Yutang's expression nervously, fearing that his big mouth would frighten away the God of Wealth.

"I can invest the money, but I need to make something clear first."

Zhou Yutang flicked his fingers on the script and asked, "Who owns the copyright of the script?"

"Huaqi Company."

"If I want to sign, I will participate in the investment of a series of movies."

"what?"

Xu Zheng was stunned for a moment and touched his bald head, feeling a little confused.

What are you doing?
Are you in such a hurry to send money out?
No wonder Ning Hao calls you the God of Wealth.

"Is there a problem?"

Zhou Yutang raised his eyebrows slightly: "I think if the first one can do well at the box office, I'll try to make it into a series. Can you make the decision there?"

The meaning is very simple.

If there is a movie of the same series based on this script, Jiangdong Entertainment will have the right to invest first.

"I'll make a call."

Xu Zheng went out and made a phone call.

Within a few minutes, he ran back happily. As if he was afraid that Zhou Yutang would regret it, he held his hand tightly with both hands, shook it heavily, and said happily:
"Mr. Zhou, we agreed."

"Then there's no problem with me. The company's legal affairs department will contact you to discuss the contract."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou, you're so proud!"

"Pleasant to work with."

The next few people chatted about the actors of this movie in Ning Hao's studio.

The director is Ye Weiming, and the boss in the play is Xu Zheng himself. Another honest milker, Zhou Yutang, suggested Wang Baoyu.

"Bao Hao, Mr. Zhou has great vision!"

Xu Zheng is so discerning that he keeps having rainbow farts.

He is friends with Ning Hao. In "Crazy Stone", he guest-starred as the real estate boss who knows how to make a fool of himself. In "Crazy Racing", he was also the manager of the funeral home and the "underground CBD, the back garden of life".

This year I also filmed "Night Club" with new director Yang Qing, which is considered a good quality low-budget comedy.

At present, in China, if you want to use a small amount to make a big difference, there are probably only two options.

First, youth movies, this is a trend started by Zhou Yutang. "Those Years" swept across the Taiwan Strait and three places, and directly updated the Chinese version in advance. Nowadays, youth movies are a hot topic.

Second, a comedy like "Crazy Stone" is not expensive, but if the script is well done, it is very likely to become a dark horse at the box office.

In all fairness.

Although Bald Xu's "Unfortunately" is not as good as "Crazy Stone", it is still a pretty good low-budget comedy movie.

Since he met him, Zhou Yutang made an investment. Anyway, the company now has sufficient funds in its account and can invest in high-quality projects.

"People on the Road" was just a sideshow. Zhou Yutang arranged for Li Shuang to negotiate a contract with the legal department.

Now the company has launched several film and television drama projects at the same time.

The filming of the final season of "Classmates" is coming to an end. There are 4 seasons in total for this show. Each season happens to be a stage of college. The end of college takes back the pits filled in the previous seasons. It also means that the grown-up starring actors have been matched up. OK, you are about to enter the big world of society.

The temporary team of "Hello, Old Time" is currently filming. Gu Man, the author of "Shan Shan Is Coming" seems to have some opinions and needs to communicate.

As for "Snow Leopard", the script is ready, and the crew is still in the early stages of preparation. Because Zhang Ruojun is still on the crew of "Earthquake", there seems to be something wrong with the filming there, and it may take two months to start filming.

The invested movie "To Youth" is expected to be released in December, and "Sword Rain" is also being filmed. "Let the Bullets Fly" is invested by Jiangdong Entertainment, with Zhou Yutang as the producer, and directed by Jiang Wen himself. It is currently filming. Let Zhou Yutang go over there and take a look.

Zhou Yutang's main focus recently is on the promotion of "My Love from the Star".

They appeared in various variety shows with Liu Yifei, and Aunt Liu was also taking care of this girl's daily life.

"Xiao Liu, what are you looking at?"

Seeing Liu Yifei in the lounge wearing a uniform and holding a mobile phone with a very focused look on her face, Zhou Yutang went over to take a look, and it turned out to be a replay of "I Am a Singer".

Lin Zhixuan was showing off his skills frantically: "I looked at the distant mountains, but missed the turning point. Suddenly looking back, I realized that you were waiting for me and never left. I looked for the end of the sea but ignored the winding river. When I rowed against the current, You are by my side, pushing me along!!!"

What is a singing machine?

"Singing is so good."

Liu Yifei's beautiful little face was full of shock after listening to Lin Zhixuan's singing. When she saw the audience in the audience was in an uproar, she poked Zhou Yutang with her little hand and said, "Xiao Zhou, do you think the pretty girl can stand up?" To the end?”

"Hard to say."

Zhou Yutang shook his head.

In fact, he is not very optimistic that Zhang Liangying will make it to the end.

"Singer" is positioned as an almost perfect stage for musical performance, and everyone relies on their strength to speak for themselves.

It’s true that Zhang Liangying’s singing skills are very good, but we also have to look at the amazing players competing on the same stage.

There is the perverted singing machine Lin Zhixuan, as well as Sun Nan, Qi Qing, Zhou Chuanxiong, Huang Qishan, etc. Which one is not a battle-hardened celebrity?

Peng Jiahui and others who are filling in next are also capable singers.

Mingjie Company and Mango TV also spent a lot of effort to invite the contestants for the first season.

I just finished a phone call with Tian Ming yesterday, and the ratings report was sent over.

The ratings were 2.05% and the audience share was 8.34%!

This ratings is still far behind the booming "The Voice", but it can already be regarded as the ratings level of the top domestic popular variety show.

"The Voice" has gone through a long period of publicity and hype, and the lineup of instructors is full of gimmicks.

Although Mango Channel has also spent a lot of resources on promotion of "Singer", the traffic of the contestants is naturally incomparable to top music stars such as Jay Chou and Wang Fei.

This ratings has exceeded the baseline of the ratings contract signed by Zhou Yutang and Mango TV. In other words, the performance is better than expected.

As long as the show continues to be broadcast and word-of-mouth is fermented, the ratings are bound to rise.

This is a variety show that allows people to calm down and listen to good songs.

It is also a music feast for music-loving audiences.

The time is coming to April soon.

After overwhelming publicity, the Hollywood blockbuster "2012" finally premiered simultaneously around the world.

Director Roland Emmerich, who directed "The Day After Tomorrow" and is known as the master of disaster films, also brought disaster to the movie released in November.

The production cost of "2012" was as high as US$6500 million, and it grossed US$[-] million at the box office in North America in the first week after its release!
Markets outside North America grossed US$1.6 million, and the global premiere box office total reached US$2.25 million. The total box office on the first weekend of release has exceeded the total investment.

The domestic box office in the three weekends exceeded 2.3 million, and within one week of its release, it grossed nearly [-] million.

The circle was shocked.

This film almost dominates the prime screenings of all theaters.

Faced with such a terrifying box office monster, almost no domestic movies could resist, and all of them were smashed.

So another group of people scolded Han Sanping for leading the wolf into the house and ruining the hope of Tianchao Film.
Under such circumstances, Zhao Yanzi's "Mulan" was released tenaciously at the end of November, shouldering the arduous task of fighting against this box office monster. However, it was inevitably affected by the disaster craze of "11", and the box office in the first week was only 2012 million. .

For such a large-scale production with an investment of 2.5 million, it is already foreseeable that the film will suffer a bleak end.

The bloody storm at the beginning of the Spring Festival has nothing to do with Zhou Yutang.

him at this time.

There is something very important going on.

(End of this chapter)