Chapter 157 Director Zhou’s domineering chapter criticizes Hong Kong entertainment. Can the box offi

Chapter 157 Director Zhou’s domineering chapter criticizes Hong Kong entertainment. Can the box offi

"No, these people are crazy, right? Do they have to use actors from their place?"

Huang Bo was speechless and could not help but curse in front of Zhou Qing.

Although Huang Bo also knew that those critics were not wrong, everyone in the circle knew that Director Zhou did not like to use Hong Kong actors.

But the butt determines the head. As a member of Zhou Qing's studio, Huang Bo naturally stands on Zhou Qing's side.

I feel indignant about the criticism.

What? Can’t we just not use actors from Hong Kong?
Isn't this nonsense?

"Director Zhou, is this okay? Do you need to respond?"

Wang Baoqiang looked a little worried.

"Just some clowns, ignore them."

Zhou Qing waved his hand.

He is so busy with so many things to do every day, how can he have the time to fight against some clowns?

Besides, isn’t this how the entertainment industry is? Which celebrity has never been hacked?
This is normal and it will pass in a couple of days.

What's more, strictly speaking, this is not considered to be a discredit to Zhou Qing. He just doesn't like Hong Kong actors and doesn't like to use them.

"Director Zhou."

"Director Sun."

The publicity and promotion team from China Film Group came to meet with Zhou Qing.

The two sides communicated and exchanged views in detail on the promotion of "The Hearing Girl".

The movie "Hearing Girl" is scheduled to be released on New Year's Day by Zhou Qing. Now that we are about to enter December, it is time to start intensive promotion.

That’s right, Zhou Qing has scheduled the release date of “The Hearing Girl” for New Year’s Day.

It’s much earlier than the previous “La La Land”.

why?
Because there is a super heavyweight blockbuster coming out on January 1th, Li Lianjie's "Huo Yuanjia".

Zhou Qing must be out of his mind to choose a movie of the level of "Huo Yuanjia".

That's just like an old man hanging himself because he thinks his life is too long.

So we can only do it in advance.

So the question is, the great poet Chen's "The Promise" will be released on December 12, but Zhou Qing released it ahead of schedule on New Year's Day. Isn't he afraid of the impact of "The Promise"?
You have to know that a blockbuster of the scale like "The Promise" finally made 1.75 million yuan at the box office. Even if it was only released for two weeks, the impact was still huge.

But this is just a normal situation, but "The Promise" is different.

Because during the release of "The Promise", an "alternative promotional video" suddenly appeared and became a hit on the Internet: The Steamed Bun Blood Case.

There is no need to explain how great the impact of this promotional video is. It can be said that the impact it had on "The Promise" was absolutely fatal.

Do you know how popular "The Promise" was when it was first released?

It made 8200 million in the first weekend and 1.5 million in two weeks.

It’s much more powerful than Master Zhang’s “Hero”.

It is much more powerful than "Kung Fu" and "A World Without Thieves", leaving them far behind.

Generally speaking, the total box office of a movie is 2.5 to 3 times the box office of the first week. Normally, the box office of "The Promise" should be between 2.05 million and 2.4 million.

But in the end, "The Promise" only earned 1.75 million.

That is to say, in the remaining half month, The Promise only earned 2500 million at the box office.

According to conservative calculations, at least 2500 million yuan of box office revenue was eaten up by Mantou.

The destructive power is truly terrifying.

Of course, this kind of thing has nothing to do with Zhou Qing, and it is even a good thing for Zhou Qing.

After all, the impact of "The Promise", which was cut by Mantou, on "The Hearing Girl" was really reduced to the lowest in the second half of the month.

So there is nothing wrong with releasing it on New Year’s Day, and now is indeed the time to promote it.

In fact, China Film Group has already started making efforts, and promotional materials for "The Hearing Girl" can already be seen in all major theaters.

But this alone is far from enough.

Director Zhou Qing and other members of the "Hearing Girl" crew need to continue to work hard.

Zhou Qing greeted the two leading actors of "The Hearing Girl", Hu Ge and Shu Chang.

Both of them solemnly promised to fully cooperate with the promotion of the film.

They even take it more seriously than Zhou Qing.

For these two, "Hearing Girl" is the most important work in their career.

At least that's the case so far.

How could the two of them relax at all?
Of course, Feng Yuanzheng and Jiang Wenli were not left behind either.

Both of them are very professional actors and they also expressed their full cooperation.

As for Huang Bo from Zhou Qing Studio?

I'm really sorry that Huang Bo just can't cooperate with the promotion of "The Hearing Girl".

Why?

Huang Bo’s “The Glorious Fury” is about to start filming, and Huang Bo has joined the crew.

December is just an ordinary December for other people, but it is different for director Zhou Qing.

This is the "Trojan War" where life and death are the focus of many blockbusters.

The first to be released was Chen Kexin's "If Love", which held a grand premiere on December 12st.

Nearly a hundred filmmakers including Feng Xiaogang and Tang Jili showed up to support the event, making the scene quite lively.

Zhou Qing's words were not heard.

On the one hand, he has his own things to do, and on the other hand, he has never been very enthusiastic about Hong Kong movies.

The first day box office came out very quickly, and it was only 455 million.

Frankly speaking, this number is not low. Zhou Qing's "La La Land" only made 400 million on the first day.

But don’t forget that this is the Trojan War. There is another "The Promise" nipping at the heels of "If Love".

What's more, the box office of "If Love" began to shrink on the second day alone, and its stamina was seriously insufficient.

Musicals are still not very popular in the country.

Taking all these factors into consideration, the industry generally has a pessimistic view on "If Love".

"Director Zhou."

"Director Zhou."

On December 12, Zhou Qing gathered the main creators of "Hearing Girl" together to start the first offline event.

This is the second time the main creators have gathered together after the Venice Film Festival in September.

Everyone gathered together talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very good.

"Shu Chang, you are going to be famous. The ratings of The Lotus Lantern are so high."

As soon as Brother Hu came up, he sent a congratulatory message to Shu Chang, with a hint of envy in his eyes.

This is a hit drama on CCTV!

Which actor wouldn’t be jealous?
Especially, although Hu Ge’s "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is very popular, it has not been able to be broadcast on satellite TV until now and can only be broadcast on local TV stations.

This made Brother Hu feel even more unbalanced.

"It's not bad, not as exaggerated as you say."

Although Shu Chang said this, his eyes were almost narrowed into two slits. His fortune this year is really good.

First there was the CCTV drama "The Lotus Lantern", and then Director Zhou's movie. Is he really going to take off?
"It was a great decision to cast Shu Chang in "Hearing Girl"."

Jiang Wenli just laughed on the side.

When Director Zhou first approached Shu Chang, Shu Chang was only slightly famous.

But what about now?

With the hit of "The Lotus Lantern", it is an indisputable fact that Shu Chang's popularity has skyrocketed.

Especially now that "The Lotus Lantern" has just finished airing, the popularity has not yet subsided.

The corresponding popularity will definitely be fed back to "The Hearing Girl", which is definitely a good thing.

"I chose Shu Chang because she was suitable, and I didn't think too much about it."

Zhou Qing told the truth.

Who says that among actors of the same age, Shu Chang's acting skills are among the best?

"I've been looking forward to this day for a long time, and now "Hearing Girl" is finally going to be released."

Feng Yuanzheng was filled with emotion. To be honest, he had been looking forward to this for a long time.

"Yeah, it's finally released."

Shu Chang was also looking forward to it, his eyes shining, "I wonder how much the box office of "Hearing Girl" can achieve."

"The box office of La La Land has reached 80 million, so shouldn't the box office of Hearing Girl break 100 million?"

Brother Hu said it as a matter of course.

Especially considering that the box office of Director Zhou’s previous films has increased significantly.

"127 Hours" only made 2000 million, "Departures" made 4000 million, and "La La Land" made a full 8000 million!
Taking all these circumstances into consideration, Brother Hu is really optimistic about the box office of "The Hearing Girl".

"Don't think about that now. If you want "Hearing Girl" to have a higher box office, everyone should work harder now."

Zhou Qing took the opportunity to say with a smile.

"Of course."

Everyone responded.

"Director Zhou, everyone, get ready, it's about to begin."

After chatting and talking nonsense in the background, the relevant staff came over to remind us.

Several main creators of "Hearing Girls" perked up and made corresponding preparations.

"Next, we would like to invite the crew of "Hearing Girl" to make their debut."

Following the host's voice, Zhou Qing and the other main creators walked to the front stage in high spirits.

Hua Hua Hua.

There was an immediate burst of warm applause from the audience.

"Director Zhou, and everyone, please say hello to everyone."

Once everyone was in place and the atmosphere was fully aroused, the event officially began.

"Hello everyone, I am Zhou Qing, the director of "Hearing Girl", and I am very happy to meet you all on such an occasion."

Zhou Qing took the microphone first and introduced himself to the audience.

"Hello everyone, I'm Shu Chang, and I play the heroine Lu Yao in the movie."

"I'm Brother Hu, and I play Lu Yao's classmate Zhang Yang."

The other creators also repeated the same process.

Every time someone came on stage, there was screaming from the audience, and it was very enthusiastic feedback.

After all, those who can participate in this offline event are fans of director Zhou Qing, or fans of one of them.

"Director Zhou, as the director of "Hearing Girl", what do you think is the core of "Hearing Girl" that attracts audiences to the theater? What kind of idea do you want to convey through this movie?"

"In fact, I don't want to interpret this movie from the director's perspective. I don't want to instill my ideas into the audience, because everyone can feel something different from the movie, and this is the fun of watching a movie."

"Shu Chang, what do you think was the biggest challenge you encountered while filming this movie?"

"I acted opposite teachers Feng Yuanzheng and Jiang Wenli. Because you can only convey emotions through sign language, this is something I have never experienced before. It is a new challenge."

"Teacher Feng, you once again played a husband in Director Zhou's movie. How is this role different from An Jiahe's?"

"I know that my character An Jiahe may be too hateful, but this time my character is just the opposite, very likable. He is a very competent husband and father."

First there is a simple interview, and then there is offline interaction with the audience.

After half an hour, the "prelude" was over and the audience's appetite was completely whetted.

After that, it was time to watch the movie and then have an interactive communication session after the movie.

Judging from the feedback from the scene, the effect is very good. Both Zhou Qing and the others are very satisfied.

The publicity work for "The Hearing Girl" began to proceed in an orderly manner.

Of course, Zhou Qing couldn't let go of the preparations for "Painted Skin", and he was basically busy every day.

"Director Zhou, how do you respond to the Hong Kong media's comments that you discriminate against and exclude Hong Kong actors?"

During this process, many reporters asked Zhou Qing this question.

Originally Zhou Qing had no intention of paying attention to this kind of thing, but there were too many people asking.

In addition, the situation in Hong Kong was still going on, so Zhou Qing simply responded.

"I actually had no intention of responding to these questions before, because I felt there was no need to respond. These accusations are so absurd and ridiculous."

"As a director, I only have one criterion for choosing roles: whether the actor is suitable for the role and whether the actor can meet my requirements. Whether he is a mainland actor is not a criterion."

"For me, there is no difference between actors from Hong Kong and mainland China, only the difference between actors who are suitable for the role and actors who are not suitable for the role."

"Didn't I use Liu Dehua in "Departures"? Isn't this the best example?"

"I strongly condemn and despise this despicable behavior of maliciously smearing me and sowing discord between the two places."

In front of the camera, Zhou Qing certainly cannot admit that he doesn't like to use Hong Kong actors.

Not only did he make a clarification, he also expressed his anger at being slandered and defamed.

"So Director Zhou, will you invite actors from Hong Kong to star in your future films?"

"I've said it before. For me, there is no distinction between actors from Hong Kong and mainland China. As long as the actor is suitable for the role and has good professional skills, that's fine."

"That is to say, if a Hong Kong actor meets the requirements of the role, Director Zhou will also invite a Hong Kong actor to play the role, right?"

"That's right. Liu Dehua meets my requirements, so I asked him to play the role, didn't I?"

Zhou Qing nodded.

But whether to use it or not, only Zhou Qing himself knows.

"Director Zhou Qing denied discriminating against actors from Hong Kong Island, saying that he used fewer actors from Hong Kong Island because they did not meet the requirements of the roles."

"Director Zhou Qing clarified his remarks discriminating against actors from Hong Kong Island in recent days and promised to use actors from Hong Kong Island in the future."

"Director Zhou Qing's remarks about discrimination against actors from Hong Kong Island are a smear on him. He treats actors from Hong Kong Island and the mainland equally."

Related reports soon came out, and the media exaggerated his remarks.

Many people actually don’t really believe Zhou Qing’s words.

The actor doesn't meet the role requirements?
Not only one but two characters don't meet the requirements. So many characters in your five movies don't meet the requirements. Isn't this too ridiculous?
But now that they have said so, you really have no solution at all.

He is a director.

Whether it meets your requirements or not is up to them to decide, right? (End of this chapter)