Chapter 557 New Record, the Chosen One

Liu Shishi was fully recharged by Zhou Yutang, and went to the script reading meeting with full confidence the next day.

She also received professional training on the role from Cao Baoping.

She was still tortured badly.

This is normal.

Even Zhou Xun was tortured to the point of collapse by Cao Baoping.

If Liu Shishi wants to give a convincing performance, she must break through the current shackles of her acting skills.

Fortunately, the path Zhou Yutang arranged for her in the past few years is very stable.

She has mastered the basic skills of acting, and occasionally she can have a flash of inspiration.

And the heroine of the movie "The Tuner" was, to some extent, specially tailored for her by Zhou Yutang.

"Mojin: The Lost Tomb" is still raging in the film market. On the 22nd day of its release, the total box office finally crossed the threshold of 1.7 billion.

The highest box office record of Chinese movies, 1.692 billion, previously held by "Now You See Me", has been broken.

Beijing Film Academy would not miss such a good opportunity. It immediately sent a text message, which was called congratulations, but in fact it was to use Zhou Yutang to promote the school, which greatly boosted its momentum.

With such a golden signboard, Beijing Film Academy's status is firmly at the top of domestic art schools.

I don't know how many people were attracted by Zhou Yutang and chose to apply for Beijing Film Academy.

Just look at the resumes of Jiangdong artists.

Zhang Songwen, who won the Berlin Film Festival, as well as Zhu Yilong, Zhang Ruojun, Li Xin, Zhao Liying, Gulinaza, Jing Tian, ​​Li Jian, Gao Ye, and Reyiza

all graduated from film academies.

The one who is close to the water gets the moon first. What if Zhou Yutang also takes a fancy to me?

Many people have this idea, but it's a pity that the elimination rate of the Beijing Film Academy's Performance School in the initial test this year exceeded 90%, which shattered the dreams of countless young people.

The initial test results were released in late February, and Meng Ziyi's name was among them.

The ranking is relatively high, but not conspicuous.

The retest will be held in the next few days. If nothing unexpected happens, Meng Ziyi will be the new school beauty of Beijing Film Academy after Guli Nazha.

Jiangdong Entertainment's artist management department is very professional. Since Zhou Yutang specifically asked to sign Meng Ziyi, they have made a good plan for the entire supporting program and marketing. Now it has become quite popular on the Internet.

"This year's most beautiful art student Meng Ziyi seems to have signed with Jiangdong."

"Look at the photos, she is very beautiful."

"The beauties in Northeast China are really well-proportioned."

"The future school beauty of Beijing Film Academy is definitely a sure thing."

"You can always trust Zhou Yutang's vision."

Meng Ziyi is studying at Yongchun No. 11 Middle School.

This is a key middle school in Jilin Province.

Not to mention the hard work, the learning atmosphere is also excellent.

Everyone is sprinting step by step, sweating and struggling for the college entrance examination, but a future star has appeared around them.

Meng Ziyi's classmates and friends also find it magical.

"Oh my god, Ziyi has tens of thousands of fans on Weibo."

"Nonsense, this is Jiangdong Entertainment. I remember when Guli Nazha officially announced that she had signed with Jiangdong, Zhou Yutang followed her on Weibo, and her fans increased by hundreds of thousands overnight!"

"Love it, is this the value of my husband?"

"Your husband is awesome."

"It's still sprinting towards the 2 billion box office. I went to see a movie on Saturday night. It was really good. I highly recommend it. Guli Nazha is so beautiful in it. Ziyi may be the new generation of Pisces girl in the future."

As the college entrance examination is approaching, senior high school students don't have much time to rest.

Go to the cafeteria to get food at a sprint speed, and chat about gossip while eating.

The most concerned topic is Zhou Yutang and Meng Ziyi, which is also a rare relaxation and comfort for them after their busy study and life.

At this time, Meng Ziyi is still in Beijing preparing for the re-examination.

She looked at the number of Weibo fans that rose like a rocket. Some fans even set up groups for her and asked Zhou Shufang specifically.

"The company will arrange an assistant to help you deal with these. Just prepare for the exam and don't worry about other things."

"Thank you, Manager Zhou."

"Haha, you don't need to thank me, you should thank Mr. Zhou, he specifically asked to take good care of you."

Meng Ziyi, who can rank in the middle of the key high school, certainly has no problem with IQ.

After hearing what Zhou Shufang said, Meng Ziyi felt that she should do something.

Take out your mobile phone and click on the WeChat chat interface of Zhou Yutang, who was added through a private number.

I have peeked into the circle of friends of the big guys many times before, but I have never chatted with them, and the chat history is blank.

She typed a line of words, carefully considered the words, and repeatedly deleted and revised them, but she was still not satisfied.

I was afraid that I would disturb Zhou Yutang's work abruptly. After hesitating again and again, Meng Ziyi took the initiative to send a message of thanks to Zhou Yutang.

Followed by an emoticon with a slightly girlish heart.

With a nervous and expectant mood, I looked at my phone from time to time, but I didn't get a reply, and I felt a little disappointed.

After about ten minutes, the phone screen lit up.

Just the two simple words "Come on", but it seemed to have infinite magic, and made her feel that the haze in Beijing was fragrant.

Meng Ziyi, who first came into contact with the entertainment industry, suddenly felt that she was the chosen one.

She knew.

This absurd feeling was brought to her by Zhou Yutang.

It seemed that the flowers and applause she longed for were no longer far away from her.

"After four weeks of release, the total box office of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" has accumulated 1.834 billion, and the myth continues!"

"According to South Korean official media, the number of viewers of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" in South Korea has exceeded 10 million, and the response has been unprecedentedly enthusiastic!"

The two fierce dragons that had previously threatened to face Zhou Yutang head-on were all beaten into insects.

Wang Jing and Wang Pangzi's "The Storm in Macau" closed at 338 million yuan, and the single-day box office has dropped to hundreds of thousands, and it will be withdrawn from the theaters soon.

The total box office of "Havoc in Heaven" rushed to 767 million yuan, but then stagnated, and its potential was also exhausted.

Even Disney's "Frozen", which was reaping box office revenue all over the world, could not stop Zhou Yutang's progress. The latter's box office barely passed 158 million yuan at the end of February.

On the contrary, Huayi's "Ex-Files" in the lover's file, with the subsequent marketing hype to push up the popularity, the box office rose against the trend, and by the end of February, the box office reached 85.2 million, making it a dark horse in the Spring Festival file.

Around the New Year.

Zhou Yutang's news reports have been dominating the screen.

Looking at the extremely brilliant record, the industry has become numb.

Now even if he says he wants to take everyone to the moon, no one will find it strange.

More expectations, still want to see when it will break through the 2 billion mark, after all, China Film officially announced that the film will be postponed for one month.

The film market is like a raging fire, and it has also attracted countless funds to rush in.

Before leaving for America, Zhou Yutang was invited to attend the launch conference of "Zhong Kui Fu Mo", another major project managed by Wanda and Guangguang.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou."

Facing Bao Bei'er who came forward to greet him respectfully, Zhou Yutang nodded slightly.

Although this bald man is also from Beijing Film Academy and has taken acting lessons from Zhang Songwen during his downfall, the two sides actually have no intersection.

Ni Ni seemed to sense a slight alienation in Zhou Yutang's tone. After the others left, she came up and asked with a little curiosity: "Boss, you don't seem to think highly of Bao Bei'er."

"Do you feel that, from the perspective of an audience, it's a bit uncomfortable to see this face on the big screen?"

"It seems to be a bit like that, but Guangguang has given him a lot of resources."

"It's useless no matter how many resources are thrown at him."

It can only be said that audience appeal is a very strange feeling.

Zhou Yutang couldn't understand why Guangguang Lao Wang supported Bao Bei'er as the top star.

In addition to the main creators Li Binbin and Chen Kun, this so-called 3D magic masterpiece also has the singer Jike Junyi from the Voice of China.

Although he is not as successful as Deng Ziqi and his ability to attract money is not as good as Wu Mochou, Jike Junyi has successfully established himself in the entertainment industry with his image of a black beauty.

He is even favored by Europe and the United States because of his unique image, and he also played a cameo role in the Hollywood blockbuster "The Last War".

Facts have proved that as long as you gain a foothold in this circle, you can gain wealth that ordinary people can hardly imagine.

A commercial performance costs hundreds of thousands, and there are also concerts and various endorsements. Even if the company share is left out, earning millions a year is like playing.

Over the years, this girl from the mountain village has earned wealth that ordinary people cannot accumulate in their lifetime, and has become a smart person.

Zhou Yutang has not dealt with her much, but the latter still took the initiative to step forward and show respect to the big boss.

Other stars also came to say hello. Zhou Yutang was chatting with Li Xiaoping, who was sent by Guangguang to support the team, and was suddenly attracted by the flirtatious words of Sister Lianhua on the stage:

"I have loved you for so many years, but I have never received a response. This time I can finally get what I want."

The audience was immediately in an uproar.

One is a top flower in a circle, and the other is a representative of middle-aged male actors.

The key is that the emotional life of these two people is very mysterious, and the shocking words are naturally very eye-catching.

After a brief surprise, Chen Kun also approached her face and said: "I think you cooperated with me in this play because you want to sleep with me."

Is this something you can say?

The friends were all shocked.

"Who said I want to sleep with you?"

Li Binbin laughed and joked: "I have high requirements for boys' bodies, at least like Yu Tang in "The Man from Nowhere". Take off one and show me."

Zhou Yu Tang, who was originally sitting in the audience, suddenly became the target of public criticism. Facing the eyes of the people who were having fun, he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

The scene of him shaving his head in front of the mirror in "The Man from Nowhere" is still a classic scene after a few years.

Many celebrities and artists mentioned their bodies repeatedly in variety shows and interviews.

"It just so happens that Yu Tang came here today."

Chen Kun is also an old hand, and said calmly: "Everyone knows that he has a good body, and I also know that your body is okay. I have seen it."

The social atmosphere is really becoming more and more open now.

It was a pretty lively launch conference.

In addition to Li Binbin and Chen Kun, this movie will be directed by Zhao Tianyu, who directed "Double Food Diary", and Oscar Best Cinematography winner Bao Dexi will serve as the producer.

At the press conference, the slogan was shouted that the entire film would be invested with 250 million yuan and would be shot in 3D, just like "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Lost Tomb".

Create brilliance.

Zhou Yutang just smiled.

Seeing that the producer Li Xiaoping looked expectant, he mourned for her for three seconds in his heart.

Coming to America again, Zhou Yutang still didn't feel the air was sweet.

It was only a few days before the Oscars, and Zhang Yimou had brought his team here in advance.

I have to say that the national master's lineup is really big.

Zhou Yutang's plane had just landed, and he didn't have time to see his own project. He met with Sony's people first to discuss the copyright of Zhang Yimou's new film.

"Zhou, happy cooperation."

"Happy cooperation."

The person sent by Sony to discuss cooperation was a middle-aged white man with classic looks.

You can tell he is a strong man just by his hairstyle, and with his slightly protruding belly, he looks a bit plump.

He shook hands with Zhou Yutang, with a kind smile on his face: "I wish you a good win at this year's Oscars."

"Good luck to you."

Zhou Yutang was also very happy.

The negotiations went smoothly. Sony spent 18 million US dollars to buy out the distribution rights of Zhang Yimou's latest work "The Return" in North America, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and other places outside Asia Pacific.

This is also the twelfth time that Sony has represented Zhang Yimou's film distribution rights abroad.

Great directors are so impressive that people are willing to pay for the movie before it is released.

Zhou Yutang is naturally happy to see it happen. Anyway, the domestic box office is still in his hands, and he can recover most of the production costs through this. Why not?

The finished film of "The Purge 2" is good. The absurd and desolate killing day reflects the real gap between the rich and the poor.

People who like this kind of movie full of violent thriller crime elements will definitely like it very much.

As long as we capture this part of the audience and continue the good reputation of the first step, it is not difficult to make money.

Holding the final editing power, Zhou Yutang proposed several details to make the film rhythm smoother.

"Zhou, the focus of publicity resources should still be on "Lucy". The film will be released in June. What do you think?"

"OK, I have no objection."

After several collaborations with Bob, the two have already had a tacit understanding. They chatted in the car while going to the filming site of "Fifty Shades of Grey".

The shots taken today happened to be not suitable for children.

Ropes, whips, handcuffs

The various weapons collected by this perverted single billionaire male protagonist are very good and powerful.

Ni Ni followed Zhou Yutang and blushed. On the other hand, Zhou Yutang was not only calm and relaxed, but also tried the props with interest.

When I returned to the hotel, I met Wang Jiawei.

Sunglasses King has a pair of sunglasses on his nose. When he saw Zhou Yutang, he grinned, "Director Zhou, long time no see."

"Long time no see."

It was somewhat cordial to hear familiar Chinese in a foreign country.

After giving Ni Ni a holiday and asking her to buy a gift, Zhou Yutang turned around and chatted with Sunglasses King.

Sunglasses King is too hard on the movies, he has to work on the actors, investors, screenwriters, and himself

But it is undeniable that he is indeed a genius.

Especially the characters shot by Sunglasses King are naturally full of style.

This is worth learning.

There are two days left before the awards ceremony, and there are already overwhelming movie posters and brochures. Zhou Yutang has to socialize while busy promoting the project.

"Yutang, how about we work together on the play "Zhou Chu"?"

Lao Mouzi is really energetic to the point of making people's scalps numb. He just finished "Coming Home" and started thinking about his next play.

This is not the first time that the national teacher has invited him. The Hawthorn Tree had offered him an olive branch. At that time, Zhou Yutang did not find the role challenging, so he pushed Brother Long to take the position.

But this time Zhou Yutang was quite interested in Zhou Chu's script, but he did not agree immediately: "Director Zhang, let's see when the time comes. The filming of "Celebrating Yu Nian 2" will start in the first half of this year, at least until the middle of the year."

"No problem, I'll wait for you."

Zhang Yimou looked at the person he had chosen with satisfaction, and said firmly: "No one is more suitable for this male lead than you."