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Chapter 436 The King of Variety Shows, the Extreme Men’s Gang

Half of the country in domestic entertainment dare not boast.

But when it comes to variety shows, the outside world calls Zhou Yutang the uncrowned king.

The two national variety shows "The Voice of China" and "Running Man" run by him behind the scenes are famous money-grabbing monsters, and variety shows such as "Where Are We Going, Dad" and "I Am a Singer" are also hits.

Now that Mingjie Company is about to go public, "Extreme Challenge", a variety show that has been building momentum for a long time, has touched the hearts of countless people inside and outside the industry.

People inside the circle looked at it with envy and jealousy, while countless viewers outside the circle were also very interested.

Zhou Yutang handed over the post-production of the film to a professional team and flew to Jinling for a meeting, mainly about the program "Extreme Challenge".

This outdoor variety show was planned half a year ago. At the beginning, several first-tier TV stations jointly bid for it.

Modu TV has a similar variety show called Running Man, which is not very interesting. However, Zhejiang Blue TV has a lot of money and has finally challenged Suzhou TV.

However, Zhou Ningfeng always sent gifts to Zhou Yutang's house during the Chinese New Year. In the end, this variety show project that attracted great attention from the outside world ended up on Suzhou TV Station.

Regarding the selection of guests, there were several discussions in the early stage, and many people racked their brains and tried to use the back door.

During the first program recording, except for Huang Bo, Xu Zheng, and Wang Xun, who were all old acquaintances, Sun Honglei and Huang Lei were also relatively familiar.

I can’t tell, but it’s quite inspiring.

"Director Zhou."

He is from Benzhou, not in the same circle, but he is also a good person. He knows that if he wants to get along in the mainland, there are some people he cannot afford to offend.

"piggy."

Although the extreme challenge encourages guests to express themselves freely, there is also a fixed framework, including the main MC's personality.

When Zhang Yibei saw Zhou Yutang, she complained: "Mr. Zhou, you don't know, someone just brought a suitcase of cash to my office and left it there."

Huang Bo, Sun Honglei, Wang Xun, Luo Zhixiang, Huang Lei, Li Jian.

Zhang Ruojun is also a regular guest on Running Man. Chen Xiao has a lot of film offers, and only Li Jian is more suitable. He has a down-to-earth handsome appearance, and he can also provide assists when playing key games.

"How did you handle it?"

Huang Lei is a classic representative of this type of person.

For example, before Zhou Yutang came here, his manager repeatedly asked him to have a good relationship with him.

For example, Huang Lei is a scheming old fox, Sun Honglei is humorous in his brutality, and Wang Xun is positioned as an honest person who is bullied.

"For the specific process, please look at the form in your hand. The first phase of shooting is expected to take three days. I hope everyone can have a happy cooperation."

Zhou Yutang came over and had a meeting with the main creators.

"Our variety show is different from Running Man. It pays more attention to free expression. Everyone gets along as friends. In order to win the game in the show, we can even compete with the show crew."

He is a solid actor, and he looks friendly and has high nationality. Hei Pi in "Crazy Stone" and Geng Hao in "Racing" make people feel funny after watching them.

The first-generation idols who used to have long flowing hair and clear and melancholy eyes are now middle-aged and are more active than anyone else in making money by appearing in variety shows.

Li Jian is a big boy with sports and sunshine, and he is as tender as a little sheep among the old youdiao.

"I weighed over two hundred pounds when I was in school."

Luo Zhixiang touched his nose and chuckled: "Later, my friends all called me Little Pig."

"Give it to the security department and send it back to others."

Zhou Yutang raised his glass and took a sip, and asked curiously: "You are not fat at all, why are you called Little Pig?"

As Zhou Yutang's confidant, she is also the manager of the variety show department of Mingjie Company, and she has considerable power in her hands.

Bald Xu was the invited guest in the first episode. Subsequently, Nazha was arranged to be a flying guest to take part in the extreme challenge of the first season, playing the role of a stupid beauty.

Luo Zhixiang took the initiative to pick up the wine glass and found Zhou Yutang, smiling as innocently as a pure boy: "Just call me Xiaozhu. Please take good care of me in the future."

After several meetings and discussions, the guest for the extreme challenge was finally selected.

The target of the extreme challenge is Running Man. Everyone in the world knows how popular Running Man is now.

These days, everyone wants to be comfortable and make money.

Zhou Yutang shook his head and laughed, "I worked too hard to get the guest seat."

Among those in the entertainment industry who have good information channels, many people found him at the beginning of the year.

Huang Bo is also very good at creating atmosphere: "I think you seem a little afraid of Hong Lei."

After listening to the chief director of the program team explain the entire program process and what needs attention, Zhou Yutang took the lead in inviting everyone to dinner, and took the initiative to lead Li Jian and Luo Zhixiang to integrate into the Jichao group.

After getting off the show in "Where Are We Going, Dad?" and hearing about "Extreme Challenge", Teacher Huang also cordially invited Zhou Yutang to dinner as soon as possible.

As for Sun Honglei, Liu Huaqiang's image is also very funny.

Li Jian and Luo Zhixiang don't seem to be able to let go, but such an outdoor reality show must have a running-in process.

Of course, Huang Bo doesn’t need to say much.

Several main MCs, including Deng Chao, have soared in popularity due to "Running Man" in the past two years. Sha Yi, Zhang Ruojun, Jing Tian, ​​Reba and others have all seen a surge in national popularity. This is intuitively reflected in the price of commercial endorsement announcements. Then take off.

Jiangdong Entertainment's popular youngster Zhu Yilong basically doesn't appear in variety shows unless necessary.

After all, participating in variety shows requires less money and a lot of money.

After drinking more than one or two Maotai in one gulp, Bald Xu clapped his hands and applauded.

Luo Zhixiang is also a popular actor in Wansheng, and starred in Xingye's movie "Journey to the West". He can play in private, and can also be open in variety shows. He is very suitable for such outdoor reality variety shows.

Huang Lei also asked: "Do you know Sun Honglei?"

"Why don't you recognize me?"

Luo Zhixiang folded his arms, shrank back, and said with an exaggerated expression: "Liu Huaqiang, the one who stabbed people with a watermelon knife."

"Ha ha!"

Everyone burst into laughter, and even Zhou Yutang couldn't help but smile. This guy does have some funny talent.

Sun Honglei looked like a gangster, but when he smiled, his eyes narrowed into slits, like a gangster trying to be nice. He hooked Luo Xiaozhu's shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid, I won't stab anyone. I'll let it go in the show from now on." , Li Jian is the same, we are all our own people."

"Thank you, Brother Honglei."

Luo Zhixiang and Li Jian, the youngest people on the show, gave a polite toast.

Sometimes, relationships are silently established and brought closer during a meal.

Signing a contract to be a guest on this variety show means that everyone is in the same boat at this time.

As long as the show is popular, everyone will benefit. With consistent interests, the atmosphere will naturally be harmonious.

Zhou Yutang was also very satisfied.

Everyone worked together as a team and worked hard. Next year, he would try to get an extra large villa in the capital as a backup base.

During the chat, the topic inevitably came up with the recent hit "Rescue Mr. My Life". Sun Honglei slapped his thigh and spoke with envy:

"Yu Tang, had I known it, I would have accepted this drama no matter what."

"There will be opportunities in the future."

Zhou Yutang said with a smile.

The first person I was looking for for the role of Huazi was Sun Honglei.

It's just that his schedule was full, and then it was the turn of Wang Qianyuan, the second overall pick. Unexpectedly, Wang Qianyuan took off a little bit.

Luo Zhixiang hurriedly poured wine for Brother Hong Lei beside him. This brother had three drinks by himself, and it was obvious that he was really depressed.

Bald Xu pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose and praised: "The literary director under Yu Tang is very good, and the box office trend is very stable."

The box office of "Rescue Mr. Me" is steady. It has exceeded 5 million in five days of release. The daily box office is around 1 million. It is not amazing when it is placed in the summer season of "Painted Skin 2" and "Bouquet".

But being able to survive four Hollywood blockbusters without kneeling must be commendable.

Huang Bo smiled in a friendly manner: "Yu Tang, "Now You See Me" has been completed so quickly, it's amazing!"

"This is the speed at which Yu Tang shoots films."

Bald Xu gave a thumbs up and said, "I was shocked at the time. Yu Tang's control over the crew is really amazing."

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The honest man Wang Xun's expression twitched.

I really learned a lot.

I have followed him in several dramas, and we usually play together, so we know what kind of character Xu Guangtou is.

He definitely didn't behave like this in front of others.

The second one-billion-dollar director in the industry is a bit of a show-off, but in front of Zhou Yutang, his attitude should be as low as possible.

Zhou Yutang also found it funny.

Xu Guangtou has definitely mastered the art of patting horses and riding in the camp.

You may know that he is flattering you, and you may also know that he has other motives for flattering you, but you just don’t feel disgusted.

His expression was just right when he spoke, his emotions were so smooth, and his tone was so ups and downs that he didn't feel like he was performing.

Then the conversation about this year's Golden Horse began, and Zhou Yutang seemed to have remembered something: "Brother Bo, I heard that you are hosting this year's Golden Horse Awards?"

"My and Zeng Zhiwei's daughter."

Huang Bo grinned: "Yu Tang has received many nominations this time, and I think he has a good chance of winning the grand prize."

"My brothers must come to see me."

Luo Zhixiang patted his chest and said, "I will make arrangements when the time comes. It will be fun."

Good guy.

The light of a flashlight instantly lit up behind Xu Baldy's glasses.

It can be seen that he really wants to try out how fun Taiwanese girls are.

After the small gathering in the evening, we checked into the hotel arranged by the program team and started recording the program the next day.

The entire crew of "Extreme Challenge" has about 200 people, and the filming period for one episode is about three days. The execution team from Running Man was specially assigned to work.

The four executive production and director team leaders each lead a team of about 10 people, and the overall recording went smoothly.

Perhaps it was Zhou Yutang's dinner party last night that brought them closer together, and the two of them played very freely.

There are a lot of funny filming materials.

Zhou Yutang participated in the recording of the first episode of the program, which caused a sensation in Jinling and became a hot search on Weibo that day.

"Zhou Yutang's new variety show extreme challenge filming Reuters, he is really handsome!"

"The hottest variety show is coming, the ultimate men's gang!"

After recording the first episode of the program, Zhou Yutang flew to Changsha, this time for the 9th Golden Eagle TV Arts Festival.

This time Golden Eagle and Jiangdong artists received many nominations.

of course.

The most important thing is Liu Shi crowning the Golden Eagle Goddess.

(End of this chapter)