Chapter 559: The Grand Commander Rectifies the Entertainment Industry

"Director Wu passed away a little suddenly."

After hanging up the phone call from Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhou Yutang strolled through the downtown streets of Los Angeles, which were devastated and desolate.

Ni Ni walked side by side with him, and seeing Zhou Yutang's clear and lonely eyebrows, she knew what he was talking about.

Just after the Oscars came to an end, news came from China that the fourth generation of directors, the giant of the Chinese film industry, Director Wu Tianming, had passed away suddenly.

If the Chinese film and television industry is compared to a sect of immortal cultivation, then Zhou Yutang is probably the rapidly rising prodigy of the younger generation.

Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and others are old giants who have been famous for a long time.

And people like Wu Tianming are the respected and respected elders in the sect of immortal cultivation.

"Without him, there would be no "Red Sorghum". He changed my life and my destiny."

This is what Lao Mouzi said himself.

Apart from the national master, there are Huang Jianxin's "Black Cannon Incident", Teng Wenji's "Chess King", Tian Zhuangzhuang's "Horse Thief".

Many fifth-generation directors became famous under the support of Wu Tianming.

In terms of seniority.

Director Wu is also Zhou Yutang's master.

Now that he is gone, the entire Chinese film industry has also experienced a major earthquake.

Not far away, there is a middle-aged white man who is cursing something, and there are drunkards lying on the side of the road.

Ni Ni and Zhou Yutang talked about this while walking, and suddenly felt that this world is ridiculous.

Maybe in many people's minds, America is a paradise, even the air is sweet.

However, in the center of Los Angeles, there are such slums.

Drug addicts who are openly going crazy on the streets, tents can be seen everywhere

Thinking of a Chinese girl who died strangely in a hotel nearby, it seems that there is an unknown danger lurking in the dark, Ni Ni couldn't help but get closer to Zhou Yutang.

Following this man, she saw a bigger world.

A few days ago, I stepped into the Dolby Theater and witnessed the vanity fair full of luxury and extravagance at the cocktail party after the awards ceremony.

Now walking in this neighborhood, I see the scene of demons dancing in disorder again.

Even with the driver and the security of two commercial vehicles in front and behind, Ni Ni still feels unreliable.

Zhou Yutang has business here, and she will also pay attention to the news of the lighthouse.

I know that some places are very chaotic.

Just like the place where Zhou Yutang came, there are all kinds of people. Who knows, a black guy who walks by on the street with his head down, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and jeans, may pull out a gun from his pocket the next moment.

"Zhou, I have news to tell you. Warner's film and television department held a meeting and approved the advance release of "Godzilla" to May, and "Lucy" is expected to be postponed to July."

"You can arrange it."

Zhou Yutang had no objection to this.

Warner's operating system is quite mature, and it must have made the decision after considering the market effect.

After all, the production cost of "Lucy" is not as high as that of "Godzilla", which was rebooted for the 60th anniversary. It is normal to give way to it, and the summer season is not bad.

"My God, are you still in that damn place?"

Bob muttered: "There is an old saying in China that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. I think you should come back as soon as possible."

Ni Ni suddenly remembered that when Zhou Yutang said he wanted to observe the life of the lower class, old Bob's eyes were wide open and his face looked like he saw a ghost.

Lao Deng has lived for so long, and he has only heard that most literary and artistic workers like to smoke, drink, take drugs, and save fallen women to stimulate their creative desire. I have never heard of anyone coming to such a place to find inspiration.

He was quite worried, and specially strengthened the security force for Zhou Yutang.

Zhou Yutang is certainly not a gentleman, but with his current wealth and status, if something unexpected happens, it will be a lot of fun.

Maybe it's because of my age that I always like to talk. Zhou Yutang can feel the concern of old Bob, and he talks with him while walking.

Suddenly, Ni Ni stopped at the long stairs between two old buildings. She was a little puzzled, but she saw Zhou Yutang climb up the stairs and stand at the top.

"I got the copyright from Warner, and I have no idea about the script. I came to experience the local culture and finally gained something."

"JOKER?"

"Yeah."

"Okay, I understand you, but I don't support you to do this."

The old wall lamp began to chatter again: "Although this is a good idea, I always think that you should consider operating other more popular superhero projects. With your ability, you can definitely make a hit."

"Since you want to do this, you have to do it well."

Zhou Yutang smiled softly, looking at the surrounding environment, and some inspiration came to his mind.

The story of "Joker" takes place in Gotham City, which is roughly equivalent to the New York in the 1980s in the real movie. He is not from the Lighthouse Country, so there are cultural differences. He can't construct specific movie details with his imagination alone.

So he has been doing a deeper understanding in private. He originally planned to go to New York for a field investigation, but the schedule was tight.

He had to rush back to attend the memorial service for Mr. Wu, so after finishing the work at hand, he just walked around Los Angeles.

After hanging up the phone with the old wall lamp, the setting sun seemed to stain the long staircase in the middle of the building with a layer of blood.

Zhou Yutang went up and down, and walked back and forth several times. Ni Ni was a little confused: "Boss, what are you doing?"

"It feels right, but the stairs are not long enough."

"The stairs are not long enough?"

"It needs to be long enough so that the camera can shoot it."

Listening to Zhou Yutang murmuring excitedly, what about switching from medium to close-up to close-up, shooting with forward light to backlight, and adding an overhead shot.

Ni Ni felt like she had goosebumps.

She seemed to have really seen a madman dancing crazily on this long staircase.

Becoming "Joker" is not something that happens overnight.

On the plane back home, Zhou Yutang read the comic "Batman: The Killing Joke" with gusto.

Ni Ni forced herself to look away. She suddenly felt that this dedicated and serious man was a bit handsome.

As soon as I got off the plane, I was blocked by reporters from the media, "Director Zhou, may I ask how the box office of "The Secret of the Dragon" is about to exceed 2 billion? What do you think?"

"Isn't it here yet?"

Zhou Yutang took off his sunglasses and responded with a smile.

The reporter was even more excited than Zhou Yutang himself: "It has passed 1.9 billion and is only one step away from 2 billion."

Another female reporter with considerable tonnage successfully got her seat and handed over the microphone: "Director Zhou, was it you who introduced the milk tea girl to Liu Eodong?"

"Brother Dong and I are good friends. I don't know what you are talking about."

Ordinary viewers outside the film and television circles may not be very enthusiastic about the Oscars.

How could Oscar be as good as Jingdong’s love story?

In October last year, photos of Zhou Yutang with Brother Dong and Milk Tea in Los Angeles were circulated on the Internet.

Although Dong Ge's team later carried out emergency public relations and stated that they were just friends, rumors about the relationship between the three people have been rampant.

"A man's mouth is a liar. Brother Dong is just like Zhou Yutang. Zhou Yutang also said that he is face-blind. Only a fool would believe it."

Netizens are not fools. Chinese New Year Milk Tea posted Jingdong’s Spring Festival Gala commercial on its Weibo and praised Dongge for being kind, humble, mature and calm.

This time, another international student took photos of Brother Dong, Milk Tea, Zhou Yutang, and Ni Ni dining at a high-end restaurant in Los Angeles.

Brother Dong has recently been busy with the listing of Jingdong. He happened to be in America these days and brought his milk tea sister to meet Zhou Yutang.

This time, the two of them held hands, and Milk Tea's eyes were so sweet that they were almost wired, and it was obvious what the relationship was.

After seeking Ni Ni's consent, Milk Tea posted a selfie of the two of them on Weibo, causing another uproar.

According to Domestic Conan's inference, Ni Ni, a star who retired early from the entertainment industry, is Zhou Yutang's secretary.

Wherever she is, Zhou Yutang must also be there.

In other words, Zhou Yutang met Milk Tea again, and there was a big problem. It was most likely a love triangle.

The love affair of the Governor of Jiangdong has always been a long-lasting scandal topic.

Zhou Yutang didn't bother to respond to this, but many netizens made various comments about the age gap between the two, and some media even went to interview her father about the milk tea.

After staying in this exaggerated circle for a long time, Zhou Yutang has seen all kinds of outrageous things, including milk tea and Brother Dong.

Many girls in art colleges even actively seek out producers and directors who have the right to speak for some film and television resources.

Zhou Yutang only lamented that the society is really getting better and better now.

Men are very sensible and want to take care of young and beautiful girls as soon as they have money.

Girls are also very sensible. No matter how old a man is with money, power, and resources, he will not dislike them.

The whole world is full of love.

Back at the company, Li Shuang proactively suggested: "Yu Tang, should we hit the box office and cross 2 billion first?"

"There are still more than 20 days of release. It is only a matter of time before the record is broken. There is no need to do this kind of thing."

It's hard to build reputation, but it's easy to ruin it. Zhou Yutang doesn't want to ruin Jiangdong's brand.

Li Shuang didn't say anything. The two of them had worked together for so long, and she was used to being responsible for execution.

Zhou Yutang paid a little attention to film and television information.

The films released during the Spring Festival season have all come to an end one month after their release.

Among them, the total box office of "Havoc in Heaven" was fixed at 783 million, and the total box office of "Haojiang Fengyun" was successfully closed at 352 million.

The other "The Hobbit" and "Frozen" are worth over 200 million. The combined box office of these blockbusters is not as good as "The Secret of the Dragon".

Zhou Yutang came across the latest poster released for Zhang Jiangwen's "One Step Away".

on the poster.

A pair of beautiful legs wearing red high heels resting on a black pistol.

Heroes and beauties, rough and sexy, very textured.

It's still the same smell as Jiang Wen. Producer Ma Ke has already announced that it will be strongly targeted for this year's Lunar New Year.

Beijing Film Academy.

Standard screening room.

The atmosphere was solemn and solemn.

Zhou Yutang wore a black suit and quietly watched "Face" and "Old Well", director Wu Tianming's masterpieces.

Zhang Yimou in "Old Well" is still very young, but his acting skills are mature. It is with this film that he won three Best Actors at the Tokyo Film Festival, Golden Rooster Award and Hundred Flowers Award.

The memorial service held in the afternoon was hosted by Huang Jianxin, and many industry leaders came.

Almost all representatives of the fifth generation of directors, including Li Shaohong, Zhang Yimou, Tian Zhuangzhuang, and Gu Changwei, were present.

Even Poet Chen put down his work on the crew and came all the way from Ningbo.

Han Sanping and La Pei Kang were the two heads of China Film Group, Mr. Sun of Xiying Film Group, and Mr. Zhang Ju of Guangzhou Film Group Co., Ltd.

"In that era, many things were being explored. Xi'an Film Studio set up a stage for young directors at the time to showcase their talents, and the leader of this stage was Wu Tianming."

Poet Chen shed tears when he talked about it, and it seemed that he was really moved.

Zhou Yutang was also full of respect for this sentimental old man.

Just in 2005, at the first annual commendation meeting of the China Film Directors Association, all executive committee members unanimously awarded the first Lifetime Achievement Award to Wu Tianming.

The bonus was 100,000 yuan, which was not much, but in those days, it was not too small.

When asked how to use the bonus, Wu Tianming said: "I will donate this money to Laojing Village. A well in Laojing Village that is more than 200 years old has dried up. I hope this money can help them dig a well so that they can drink." Get clean water.”

People of that era had faith and pure artistic pursuits.

Later he did so.

The folks in Laojing Village would carry the millet grown through irrigation from that well out of the mountains every year, traveling thousands of miles and working tirelessly to deliver the millet to him.

Tian Zangzang's eyes were also red, and he couldn't help but sigh when he said it: "He has always hoped to see the younger generation come up with works like "Alive" and "Farewell My Concubine" again, but it's a pity that he took a step ahead and couldn't watch it. To Yu Tang’s movie.”

Lao Tian spoke highly of "Chi Ling", which made Zhou Yutang a little embarrassed.

Brother Milan only opened the champagne at half-time. He has just signed up for Cannes and must remain humble and low-key.

After listening to the chats of old comrades, I found out that Mr. Zhang from the Guangdong General Administration was actually a junior whom Mr. Wu had mentored. No wonder Mr. Wu is called the backbone of Chinese movies.

"During his lifetime, he had been busy with the Screenwriting Academy, running free advanced courses for young playwrights across the country, and also had the idea of ​​awarding awards to unknown low-level screenwriters. It's a pity that many plans have not been realized in time, and his ambitions have not been realized."

After expressing condolences, we made arrangements for the funeral and had a light meal together with Han Sanping, Huang Jianxin, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Yimou and others.

Unable to talk about old things, Zhou Yutang suddenly said: "Teacher Tian, ​​Mr. Han, I have an idea."

"How to say?"

Han Sanping and Tian Zhuangzhuang both became interested.

"According to Mr. Wu's idea, I think it is necessary to support the lower-level literary and artistic workers and improve the status of screenwriters."

"What Yu Tang said makes sense."

Lu Wei, an older generation of gold medal screenwriters, deeply agrees with this.

The director is at the upper end of the food chain in the entertainment industry, and even some celebrities are very cool. The screenwriter is just little Karami.

Even though Lu Wei is a gold medal screenwriter of the older generation, when he was roped in to be the screenwriter of "Red Cliff", he still had little say.

Wu Baige had his own ideas, so Lu Wei was eliminated, and there was a classic scene of "Cute Meng Stands Up" later.

If Lu Wei was allowed to control this script at that time, the upper limit was unknown, but at least the lower limit was guaranteed and it would not be in vain to make people laugh.

The same is true for Poet Chen. If he could film "Farewell My Concubine", he must be capable.

After becoming a god in one step, he gradually stopped listening to people's advice. If he had followed the story rhythm of a reliable screenwriter, he really wouldn't have been so stretched out.

"For the entire domestic screenwriting industry, set up an award once a year to select and reward outstanding domestic screenwriting works."

"This is not easy."

Han Sanping put down his chopsticks and sighed.

Director Wu Tianming had been committed to this during his lifetime.

His status and fame must be enough, but these alone are not enough. In this era, money is also required.

The reason is very simple. To support low-level screenwriters, it is definitely not enough to rely on verbal praise to make people love them. You must provide practical benefit support.

Wu Laodong rushed here and there, but in the end he still failed to attract enough investment.

Capital is all about people, and they are all focused on promoting people to do film and television projects, and promoting companies to go public to make big money. Only fools do such hard-working but not necessarily rewarding things as investing in screenwriters.

"I personally invested 60 million in the initial phase. Mr. Han and Teacher Tian will take the lead and build the framework first."

Listening to Zhou Yutang's eloquent discussion, everyone at the table put down their chopsticks as if hearing thunder.

"How many?"

"Sixty million." Zhou Yutang wiped the corners of his mouth with a tissue, his expression still calm.

"Yu Tang."

Zhang Yimou looked shocked: "Are you kidding?"

"real."

Zhou Yutang said seriously: "Mr. Wu's idea is very good. I think the screenwriter's status and interests should be improved accordingly."

"In fact, our country does not lack excellent directors and actors, but there are too few good screenwriters who carefully write scripts. Or even if they write good scripts, the will of the directors and actors has irreversibly shifted, causing the entire story to change. The taste”

"The script is the foundation of a film and television drama, and the screenwriter plays a very important role."

Zhou Yutang used himself as an example, which made Li Shaohong, Chen Shi, Gu Changwei and others look confused.

When he first debuted, he pitched in various overseas projects for the script of "I Want to Meet You", but was slapped by the film and television company in the industry.

Not only did he sell the iron, but he also relied on Zhang Ruojun's father's favor to go to Hengdian and meet Zhang Guoli, so he had a chance to make progress.

Everyone's eyes fell on him. After listening to Zhou Yutang's talk and pondering for a long time, they felt that his thoughts were a bit bold.

Are all those born in the 1980s rectifying the entertainment industry like this now?

This is too big a deal, with an investment of tens of millions, and the entire Jiangdong system's resources are promised to support and promote it, so there is really a lot to be done to do this.

There were excited discussions during the dinner, and Poet Chen suddenly thought of a question: "Director Zhou, do you prefer screenwriting awards for commercial films or literary and artistic scripts?"

"There will be both types."

"Will you participate in the selection of outstanding screenwriters?"

Li Shaohong was also very curious.

Zhou Yutang is now recognized as the top screenwriter in the circle.

Let's not talk about the distant past. The "In the Name of the People" and "Reply 1988" that dominated the small screen at the beginning of the year are definitely the top excellent scripts.

"I will be the referee, so I won't go on the field."

Zhou Yutang glanced at him and smiled: "But the final outstanding award-winning works must be recognized by me."

He has actually been supporting grassroots directors and screenwriters all the time.

It's just that his ability was limited in the past, and the scope of support was almost limited to the Film Academy. That's how Lu Yang and Guo Fan came.

Now the resources that can be mobilized are different, and the entire entertainment industry is Zhou Yutang's target.

Originally, it was just a simple meal, but when the conversation got excited, they moved to the teacher's office for a detailed discussion.

This matter will definitely not be finalized so quickly. Many rules and regulations need to be discussed before they can be implemented.

Zhou Yutang only looks at the results, and as for the process, he lets Han Sanping and Tian Zhuangzhuang worry about it.

Anyway, one is a retired old man.

The other one is usually not busy.

Moreover, these two are professionals who have been deeply involved in the film and television industry for decades and know the ins and outs.

After dealing with them for a few years, Zhou Yutang knows them. They are not greedy people, but they really want to do something for Chinese films.

Now Zhou Yutang has raised his arms and called for action.

With money paving the way and subsequent resources, there is nothing that cannot be done.

Until the evening, Han Sanping was still in Lao Tian's office to talk about this matter. Zhou Yutang still had some things to do in the company. On the way back, Ni Ni couldn't help but chuckled.

"What are you laughing at?"

Zhou Yutang was a little puzzled.

"Boss, Brother Chen Kai recited several poems today."

"Did he?" Zhou Yutang really didn't notice.

"There are several sentences."

Ni Ni's expression was cheerful, and she knew everything about it: "The first part said that the world is endless and the fate is boundless, and I can't remember the middle part."

"Chen Hong called to urge him to leave, and she said, "I wish I had thousands of mansions to shelter the poor people in the world, and I praised you for your sentiments."

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Zhou Yutang wanted to laugh.

Poet Chen is indeed well-read and can recite famous ancient poems at will.

Ni Ni watched Zhou Yutang lower his head and send a text message to Yijie or Tianxian. She only felt that the lines of his side face were particularly clear and cold under the car light. She felt a little respect in her heart, and said: "Boss, you look a bit handsome today. I think what Chen Shishi said is right. You are really amazing."

"I admit the first half of the sentence."

Zhou Yutang quickly switched the chat interface: "Forget the second half of the sentence. I am just a greedy and lustful vulgar person. I do what I can. I am not as great as you say."

"Besides, this is also related to the layout of the company."

"The layout of the company?"

Ni Ni was immediately curious.