“How about Li Zhaohui? He is a screenwriter and a director. His directing skills are very high, and he is not as difficult to control as some big directors.”
It was Li Shoucheng who answered Su Yu. They had discussed the matter of the Hong Kong director when the three of them arrived.
Finally, the decision fell on Li Zhaohui.
“Okay! As long as they film according to the script and storyboards, there will be no problem for the three directors to make this movie well!”
Su Yu didn't dwell on it. He was not familiar with this director, but with Gao Xiaozhi and Guo Fan there, the quality of the movie was guaranteed.
After the investment discussions were concluded, the six parties directly signed the investment contract.
The filming start date was set for September 1st, and at that time, the six parties would hold a grand launch ceremony in Hong Kong.
The period before filming began would be for casting and auditions.
Su Yu no longer needed to concern himself with these matters.
Wang Tianfeng hosted a meal for everyone, and only after eating to their hearts' content did they leave, one by one.
It is worth mentioning that while everyone was eating, Jacky Cheung, who had finished reading the script, called directly via video and accepted the role of Chen Yongren.
And that night, news of the movie “infernal affairs,” written by Su Yu, starring Liu Furong and Jacky Cheung, and co-produced by Tianxing Entertainment, Haiyang Entertainment, Qunxing Entertainment, Tianshen Entertainment, Huaxia Star, and Yingyi Film & Television, incredibly dominated the entertainment headlines in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
This news was nothing short of a tsunami for the entertainment industries in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Moreover, entertainment companies across the three regions also received a terrifying signal.
That is, Tianxing Entertainment did not intend to go it alone this time, but rather shared some of its “cake” with others.
Originally, Tianxing Entertainment had already become an unshakeable mountain for them; now what? Suddenly, several powerful “younger brothers” appeared beside them. How were other entertainment companies supposed to survive?
At this moment, Jusha Entertainment was the most uncomfortable, because Tianxing Entertainment did not even inform them about sharing the cake this time.
Even Qunxing and Haiyang, who were originally allied against Tianxing Entertainment, had now defected to Tianxing Entertainment.
This made the already difficult survival environment for Jusha Entertainment even worse at this moment.
Wang Lei and Wang Jun, the two brothers, felt a chill down their spines at this moment.
Because this feeling of being targeted and isolated was too unpleasant.
However, they had no solution now.
If Su Yu had sought their cooperation, Jusha Entertainment would have agreed.
After all, in the face of huge profits, what was a so-called offensive and defensive alliance?
In the following days, the internet was filled with news about the movie “infernal affairs.”
There was news about the directors, the casting, and how some actors from Qunxing and Haiyang were openly and secretly tearing each other apart to secure a role in the movie.
The excitement was truly no less than a grand play.
And the movie “infernal affairs,” even before filming began, had already become popular outside its usual circles.
The anticipation had been fully built up in a short amount of time.
And this cinematic carnival clearly had nothing to do with Jusha Entertainment.
The only thing related, perhaps, was that their company had a few more departing celebrity artists?
......
These days, besides continuing to record his new album, Su Yu was also preparing for his concert.
However, besides these, Tianxing Entertainment recently had something else related to him.
That is, the TV series “demi-gods and semi-devils” was finally going to air!
This time, the TV premiere rights for “demi-gods and semi-devils” were acquired by Jinling TV and Magic City TV.
The online streaming rights were once again bought by Tengfei Video, albeit with a heavy heart.
Such a powerful “weapon” was simply too impactful to not have!
So, even though they knew they wouldn't make money, they still bit the bullet and bought it.
This long-awaited TV series will premiere on August 25th at 7:40 PM.
Although they knew that a TV series adapted from a Gu Zhou Suo Li Weng novel would not have bad ratings, the people from Jinling and Magic City TV still hoped that Su Yu could help promote it before the series aired.
What else could Su Yu say to that?
Who made him the person with the biggest profit from the TV series!
However, since he was going to promote it, this time he might as well go all out.
On the 18th, “this man comes from blue star,” the third movie directed by Su Yu, was officially taken offline.
Ultimately, the movie's global box office was set at 730 million US dollars!
Although it didn't surpass “the truman show”'s global box office of 820 million, the production costs of the two movies were worlds apart, weren't they?
The return on investment for “this man comes from blue star” was simply unbeatable!
And Su Yu also “mysteriously” became the director with the highest total box office in Huaxia.
That's right, just three movies, “chinese partners,” “Hidden War,” and “this man comes from blue star,” allowed Su Yu to directly ascend to the throne of the domestic director's total box office!
However, Su Yu did not let Tianxing Entertainment promote this with great fanfare, feeling it was meaningless.
Time came to August 20th, the day the final results of the “Blue Star Concert” were announced.
Cool Fire Combination’s “Lotus Pond Moonlight” took first place by a wide margin, without any controversy or suspense.
And the Huaxia team also became the champion of this concert with a total score of 21 points.
The second place in this round was unexpectedly taken by Ivan, which put Russia in third place overall with a total of 14 points.
The third place in this round went to Kailina, and the United States also won the runner-up with a total of 17 points.
Japan ranked fourth with a total of 11 points, Spain fifth with 9 points, France sixth, and Italy seventh.
Many people felt that Lucia’s luck was not very good in the last episode; if it weren't for her performing after “Lotus Pond Moonlight,” she wouldn't have only gotten 1 point!
But in a competition, anything can happen.
Regarding the final rankings, apart from the Japanese audience and netizens who were somewhat dissatisfied and sighed, people from other countries were quite satisfied.
If they didn't get good results this time, then there's always next time.
Anyway, their countries are only so small, so it's not surprising to lose to these bigger countries.
And most importantly, apart from Su Yu, this “monster,” the difference between other lyricists and composers was not very significant.
Except for South Korea, which never got first place in the regular season, the lyricists and composers from each of their countries had actually reached the top of the charts.
South Korean netizens: ? ? ? ?
At this moment, audiences and netizens from various countries are looking forward to tonight's awards concert.
Because this is the final carnival of this “Blue Star Concert.”
When the time came to 8 PM, this awards concert officially began.
All the lyricists and composers who had previously participated in the competition appeared on stage tonight.
Songs that had previously taken first place also reappeared on stage.
For audiences from various countries, this wave of nostalgia was truly exhilarating.
And which song that managed to get first place in a single episode wasn't a high-quality work?
This created a feeling of “immortals fighting.”
Tonight's stage was arranged according to the performance order of the lyricists and composers. By the time it was Su Yu's turn to go on stage, it was already the later part of the awards concert.
Amidst the almost hoarse shouts of the live audience, a singer's figure appeared on the stage.
When his face appeared on the big screen, apart from the Huaxia audience and netizens, people from other countries were once again confused.
Because who was this person? They didn't recognize him at all!
But then came an uncontrollable burst of ecstasy!
A strange singer appearing during Su Yu's stage time, could it be that Su Yu planned to release a new work tonight?
This must be the biggest Easter egg tonight?!