Entertainment: I really want to make progress - #464 - Chapter 464: In the new era, make a lot of money while lying down

Whether Zhou Yutang is a person or a person, he has never been superficial and said a few nice words.

At that time, he was a blockbuster and won the Academy Award, and Lao Zou spent a lot of favors behind his back.

This time when I came to visit Zou Wenhuai, I even brought snacks made by old Zou Zhongyi.

Arrive at the Zou family mansion.

The servant led Zhou Yutang in. Old Zou was quite leisurely, sitting on a wicker chair in the small courtyard of his private house, enjoying tea and enjoying the flowers.

“Mr. Zou is getting more energetic.”

Zhou Yutang smiled and handed over the snacks: “Your favorite cucumber sandwich and sponge cake from the Peninsula Hotel.”

Old man Zou seems to be more energetic than in the past two years.

“Ah Tang, thanks to you, I’m in pretty good health.”

Zou Wenhuai stood up on his own initiative, smiling so much that the wrinkles on his face relaxed, and greeted warmly: “Sit down, sit down.”

The old Filipino servant who had followed Lao Zou for decades looked at him in surprise.

Even the children of the Zou family are not treated like this. Who is this handsome young man?

“It still smells the same.”

It is said that people feel refreshed during happy events, and this is indeed true.

Lao Zou was originally worried that he would have no successor, but he made a fool of himself and put his treasure on Zhou Yutang, and actually got an unexpected huge reward.

His daughter Zou Zhongyan, working with Zhou Yutang, has already established a firm foothold in Hollywood, and even achieved results that he could not achieve at the beginning.

Not only is Zhou Yutang rising to fame, Zou Zhongyan has successfully managed two hit projects and is now also a well-known producer there.

At Zou Wenhuai’s age, he has gone through ups and downs, fame and fortune are like clouds, and all he wants is for future generations.

Zou Zhongyan followed Zhou Yutang and was so successful, Zou Wenhuai was naturally very relieved.

The Filipino maid made two cups of coffee, and Zou Wenhuai ate snacks: “Recently, there has been a huge quarrel between domestic distributors and theaters over the issue of bill sharing. Ah Tang, you are doing the right thing. Stay out of the matter and don’t go into this muddy water. .”

“Mr. Zou is in Xiangjiang and has a clear view of the situation in the mainland.”

Zhou Yutang also tasted the sandwich, and it was indeed more delicious than the one made by Da Meiyuan.

“hehe.”

Zou Wenhuai took a sip of coffee: “I read the news occasionally. The mainland film industry has been very lively recently.”

Believe it or not, you are a ghost.

Zhou Yutang knew that although the old man Zou Wenhuai was old and frail, he paid attention to the development of mainland film and television.

The vision is still there, and some things can be seen very clearly.

The battle between publishers and theaters for splitting accounts continues.

First, the distributors of several Lunar New Year movies jointly put pressure on the theaters, demanding an increase in the box office share ratio. This was met with strong opposition from the theaters, and the two sides were now in a stalemate.

“How can it be so easy?”

Zou Wenhuai smiled and said: “How can you let go of the benefits you have obtained so easily?”

“15% of the mainland box office revenue goes to the theater developers, as well as water, electricity, and property, which are not small expenses.”

“If everyone is like you and has the ability to make the cake bigger, then it is possible to talk. In my opinion, if the dispute gets bigger, then the higher ups will come out to mediate and give a few dates to both sides.”

Old Man Zou’s thinking was very clear, and Zhou Yutang nodded in agreement: “Mr. Zou’s vision of the situation, the younger generation admires him.”

“You, you, you.”

Zou Wenhuai clicked his fingers and smiled heartily: “This time for the Golden Horse, I heard that your two films have received 12 nominations, and you have a good chance of winning the grand prize.”

“Not sure yet.”

Zhou Yutang said modestly: “I hope I can borrow some good words from Zou Lao.”

This little fox, after the wedding last night, also went to the wine bureau hosted by Liu Tianwang, the judge of this year’s Golden Horse, and the drunkard’s intention was obviously not in the wine.

Old man Zou was secretly cursing and feeling a little emotional at the same time.

Compared to the time when he needed to use favors to pave the way and build momentum, now Zhou Yutang can talk to Boss Yang on an equal footing, and even has more influence in the mainland entertainment industry.

Such a growth rate is simply monstrous.

Zou Wenhuai did not dwell too much on the topic of Golden Horse. He asked about the schedule of “Now You See Me”, but he was obviously more interested in Hollywood projects: “Ah Tang, I heard that you have two movies over there. The series has been approved.”

“Well, when the Golden Horse is over, I want to go over and have a look.”

“You obtained a license from Warner Bros. Are you planning to make a superhero blockbuster?”

Zou Wenhuai didn’t have a big appetite, so he only tasted it briefly. He held a cup of coffee and said with great interest, “This is a good idea.”

“It’s not really a superhero blockbuster either.”

Zhou Yutang explained with a smile: “It will probably be a literary-themed movie. I just have this idea at the moment. There are too many projects at hand and I haven’t started working on the script yet. I have to go over there to see the details.”

“Do it well. You grow up in the best era and there is a good film market.”

Zou Wenhuai said sincerely: “I hope that I, an old man, can still live to see you make more blockbusters than Hollywood.”

“Mr. Zou, it’s me and Sister Zou who work together. Without her, I wouldn’t be able to do it.”

“I don’t know how much she weighs?”

Zou Wenhuai wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and said slowly.

“hehe.”

Zhou Yutang chuckled softly: “Mr. Zou is in such good health, there will be a chance.”

After all, Zou Wenhuai was old. After only chatting for two hours, he felt a little depressed. Seeing the old Filipino servant coming up to deliver medicine, Zhou Yutang stood up and left with discernment.

On the way back, he still couldn’t forget Zou Wenhuai’s eyes that looked back on the past, which contained very strong emotions.

Perhaps it is because of the influence of the times.

The older generation of filmmakers all yearn for Hollywood on the other side of the ocean.

Not only Zou Wenhuai, but also Han Sanping also often inquired about projects in Hollywood.

Borrow a boat to go to sea, plant a flag and become famous.

That seems to be a sign of success.

Until now.

There are still many Chinese people who still think America is paradise.

As long as it’s something from abroad, it’s good.

Due to the backward social environment at that time, this was true to a certain extent.

But some people cannot get up after kneeling for a long time, and may even think, how can I stand up and stand with the noble men?

Zhou Yutang turned his head and squinted at the sunset outside the car window.

The setting sun.

The orange-red light seems to reflect the world of the new era.

The wedding of the century craze continues.

After the wedding banquet is held in Xiangjiang, there will be another one in the flower capital of the Mainland. On the 18th, there will be another banquet in Baoding, the home of the Diving Queen.

This grand event dominated the headlines of the entire entertainment page for several days in a row.

After Zhou Yutang finished handling the affairs in Xiangjiang, he flew back to the capital without getting lost in the gentle hometown of Hong Kong girls.

The distributor and the theaters had a heated argument, which soon alerted Mr. Tong from the General Administration.

This time, the General Administration held a meeting to issue gold medals urgently. Zhou Yutang first went to Han Sanping: “Mr. Han, what’s going on?”

“Something good happened.”

Han Sanping put his arm around his shoulders with a smile and whispered a few words.

“Is there such a good thing?”

When Zhou Yutang heard this, he was immediately stunned.

It’s true as Zou Wenhuai said, the distributor and the theaters were at loggerheads, and it was the higher-ups who came to mediate.

This time, after discussions at several conferences, the higher-ups announced that they would vigorously support and promote the development of the film industry.

It was finally determined that the General Administration would take the lead and the Film Special Assets Committee would implement and encourage the production and screening of domestic films.

Those who came to the meeting were all acquaintances.

“Mr. Zhou, have you just come back from Xiangjiang?”

“Well, Mr. Yu, don’t work too hard. I see you are already thin.”

“.”

The CEOs of Huayi, Guangguang, Xingmei, Bona, etc. were all there, as well as representatives from the theaters, making the entire conference room full.

“In order to promote the prosperity and development of Chinese films, as of the beginning of this year, for well-produced domestic films with box office revenue between 50 million and 100 million, we will reward them with 1 million yuan in support funds!”

“Between 100 million and 300 million, the reward will be 2 million; between 300 million and 500 million, the reward will be 5 million!”

“Between 500 million and 1 billion, the reward will be 8 million yuan; between 1 billion and 15, the reward will be 10 million yuan!”

“The box office exceeded 1.5 billion, and the reward was 15 million yuan!”

Without further ado, Mr. Tong gave a speech, and up came Wang Zha.

The ups and downs of the voice caused an uproar in the huge conference room.

coming!

Zhou Yutang, who had learned the inside information in advance, turned his pen with one hand and supported his chin with the other hand, covering his quietly raised mouth.

The people who could sit in this venue were all human beings. They knew very well what this meant. They were stunned by this bombshell in an instant and began to calculate their own interests and gains.

“Isn’t this giving money to Zhou Yutang?”

“He has two movies this year that have a box office of more than 1 billion, and “Xiu Chun Dao”, which was just released, has a box office of more than 500 million, and the box office of “Search” is not low either.”

“There’s also a movie called “Now You See Me” coming soon.”

After the accounts were settled, everyone talked in low voices, and many eyes seemed to be attracted by magnets, all falling on Zhou Yutang.

Bang bang bang!

Mr. Tong knocked on the table and continued: “Here, I would like to say a few words, especially to praise Zhou Yutang. As long as you work hard to achieve results, it is worthy of recognition.”

“The bureau also provides support for theaters. For theaters where domestic film box office revenue reaches more than 50% of the total revenue throughout the year, the Special Assets Committee will return 100% of the special film funds paid for screening domestic films, and between 45% and 50%. , 80% refund”

Representatives from theaters were also delighted.

Zhou Yutang also owns more than 20 movie theaters, which can be regarded as a small profit.

Wanda’s Ye Ning smiled like a pout.

Since Wanda reached a cooperation agreement with Zhou Yutang through Lu Zheng, the two parties have become strategic partners.

When Wanda is arranging films, of course she will take extra care of her own people, which is the hidden rule of the game in the industry.

After the meeting, everyone looked happy and satisfied.

Looking at Zhou Yutang again, he felt a little uncomfortable again.

This is like the General Administration issuing a big red envelope during the Chinese New Year. I grabbed two or three yuan, and others directly pocketed several hundred yuan more.

Mr. Xiao Wang’s tone was sour: “This time, he made a lot of money.”

“Who wants people to have strong performance?”

Fatty Yu was also jealous.

If others make a lot of money and you make a small profit, it is roughly equivalent to losing money.

Zhou Yutang didn’t even participate in the competition between the distributors and the theaters. At the moment, he was quietly making a fortune and making a lot of money while lying down.

I received tens of millions in red envelopes at one time.

Who is not jealous and envious?