Chapter 174: Will Painted Skin win an Oscar? Lost on Journey starts filming

Chapter 174: Will Painted Skin win an Oscar? Lost on Journey starts filming

Graduation day arrived as scheduled.

Although he had known that this day would come sooner or later, when the graduation ceremony began, Zhou Qing still felt complicated.

There is excitement and happiness, of course, but there is also some melancholy mixed in.

In any case, the four years of spending time with my classmates have come to an end.

From this day on, the students of Class 02 have officially disbanded.

Although most of them have only a superficial relationship with me, I didn't feel anything when I was normal. Now that we have to go our separate ways, I feel a little uncomfortable.

"What are you thinking about?"

Liu Yifei, who was sitting next to him, took the opportunity to grab Zhou Qing's hand.

"It's a bit sad, my college life is over like this."

Zhou Qing expressed his thoughts truthfully.

"Yeah, I'm a little reluctant too."

Liu Yifei has the same feeling.

Then she subconsciously glanced at Zhou Qing with a gentle smile in her eyes. At least Zhou Qing was still by her side.

"Hey, you're holding hands? I should have known something was going on between you two."

Zhu Yawen leaned his head over and kept shouting in an exaggerated tone.

"Just shut up, you just know how to ruin the atmosphere. No wonder you don't have a girlfriend."

Zhou Qing glared at him fiercely and said something to Zhu Yawen in a bad mood.

Liu Yifei felt a little embarrassed, but then she was like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water.

So what if we get caught? We've graduated anyway.

What's more, Liu Yifei also believed that Zhu Yawen would not go around making a fuss.

"Who said I don't have a girlfriend? Do you think you're the only one who's single?"

Zhu Yawen showed a smug look on his face.

Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei were very surprised and kept asking Zhu Yawen about the situation. This guy started to act like a braggart.

"Next, please invite our outstanding graduate Zhou Qing to come to the stage and give a speech!"

After playing for a while, the voice of Dean Zhang Huijun came, interrupting Zhou Qing's thoughts.

Zhou Qing straightened his face, took the speech he had prepared long ago, and strode up to the stage.

Swish swish!
All eyes in the auditorium were on Zhou Qing, and the way the students looked at Zhou Qing was truly fascinating.

There is admiration, there is admiration, there is envy, jealousy and hatred.

He is undoubtedly the most legendary figure in Beijing Film Academy.

When they go out to venture into the entertainment industry in the future and mention that they are Director Zhou’s classmate, it’s hard to say whether people will look at them with respect, but at least they can pretend to be respectful.

"Hello, teachers and students. I am Zhou Qing from the Department of Performance."

Zhou Qing had no idea what everyone was thinking, and he just gave a eloquent speech in full view of everyone.

For the students of the 02 Performance Department, their four-year career at the Beijing Film Academy has come to an end.

But for Zhou Qing, it was a brand new beginning.

Needless to say, the other classmates went their separate ways and had nothing to do with Zhou Qing.

Zhu Yawen followed Zhou Qing to the studio.

"These are all contracts. You can take your time to read them. Feel free to ask any questions you have. Sign them only after you have understood them clearly."

Zhou Qing ordered his men to bring all the contract samples over, and then explained them to Zhu Yawen with a serious face.

No matter how good his relationship with Zhu Yawen is, they still have to be serious about this kind of thing.

After some thought, Zhu Yawen signed an eight-year agency contract with Zhou Qing.

"Welcome to join Lao Zhu."

Zhou Qing welcomed Zhu Yawen with a smile.

"Old Zhu, you are a newcomer. As an old man, let me tell you the rules here. First of all, you should respect your elders..."

Huang Bo, the acting genius, started to act in front of Zhu Yawen, just like it was real.

"Come on, forget it. I'm not going to honor you with anything, is that ok?"

Zhu Yawen was too lazy to pay attention to Huang Bo, and the two of them started chatting and laughing.

"Old Zhu, let me introduce you to..."

Only then did Huang Bo begin to introduce Wang Baoqiang and Zhao Liying to Zhu Yawen.

"Wang Baoqiang, I know him, no need for you to introduce him. Hello Baoqiang, I'm Zhu Yawen, please take care of me in the future."

Zhu Yawen interrupted Huang Bo directly and took the initiative to step forward and greet Wang Baoqiang.

Since he decided to sign with Zhou Qing Studio, Zhu Yawen must have done his homework before coming here and knew who Zhou Qing had now.

What's more, Wang Baoqiang's Sha Gen is so well-known now, and Zhu Yawen has actually known him for a long time.

"You're too polite. You should be the one looking out for me. You and Director Zhou are both top students. I still have a lot to learn from you."

Wang Baoqiang hurriedly spoke to Zhu Yawen, with a very polite attitude.

Although this person is not famous at the moment, he is Director Zhou's classmate.

How could Wang Baoqiang dare to be negligent in the slightest?

So what about Zhao Liying?

Zhu Yawen naturally didn't know him, but he had learned about it specifically, so there was no need for Huang Bo to introduce him at this moment.

"Hello, Brother Yawen, you can call me Xiao Zhao or Liying. I don't have any other advantages, but I'm hardworking. If you need to run errands in the future, just call me Brother Yawen."

Needless to say, Zhao Liying's attitude was very polite, and Zhu Yawen responded in the same polite manner.

The atmosphere on the scene was still very pleasant.

"Lost on Journey", which has been in preparation for more than a month, has finally started filming, and Ning Hao held a press conference as usual.

Zhou Qing, the exclusive producer and screenwriter, rushed over to support Ning Hao.

"Director Zhou!"

"Director Zhou is here indeed!"

All the actors in the crew were very excited, as Director Zhou, the producer, actually showed up.

Everyone excitedly stepped forward to greet Zhou Qing. This was a rare opportunity for them to meet the great director.

"Director Zhou, the script for Lost on Journey is so brilliant that it makes people applaud."

As the leading actor, Xu Zheng quietly made his presence felt in front of Zhou Qing.

"Brother Xu, you are too polite."

Zhou Qing smiled, shook hands with the other party and exchanged some pleasantries.

As for Wang Baoqiang, who was under his command, Zhou Qing was much more casual and just gave him a few words of encouragement.

"Director Zhou, what kind of movie is Lost on Journey? What story does this movie tell?"

The press conference started soon, and a similar embarrassing situation as the "Crazy Stone" press conference occurred again. Zhou Qing was a little too popular.

Although "Crazy Stone" made Ning Hao very famous, with Zhou Qing around, he naturally became a foil.

"Lost on Journey" tells stories around us, and many people have even experienced them firsthand. This is a movie that focuses on the Spring Festival travel rush. For more information, our director Ning will explain it to you."

"Director Zhou, this is your second collaboration with Director Ning Hao. What qualities of Director Ning Hao attracted you?"

"Brother Ning Hao is my senior at Beijing Film Academy. I believe everyone who has seen The Stone knows his level. I am very happy that he recognized the script of Lost on Journey and accepted my invitation to be the director."

"Director Zhou, I wonder when your "Painted Skin" will be released? Do you have any plans to participate in the three major European film festivals?"

"Sorry, this is the press conference for Lost on Journey. Let's talk about Lost on Journey." After lasting for an hour and a half, the press conference for Lost on Journey came to an end.

"Brother, I'll leave it to you from now on."

"Don't worry, just leave it to me."

Ning Hao patted his chest with a big promise, but he still added, "Come over to visit when you are free."

Ning Hao originally thought that he would be able to succeed after filming "Crazy Stone", but it turned out that he still couldn't do it in front of Zhou Qing.

Influence is still a long way off.

So Ning Hao put all his efforts into making the box office of "Lost on Journey" even better.

And this indeed requires Zhou Qing's strong support.

"If I have time, I will."

Zhou Qing also agreed readily.

"Baoqiang, stay in the crew and film well. When Liying joins the crew later, please take care of her."

"I understand, Director Zhou."

After saying a few more words about Wang Baoqiang, Zhou Qing left the crew of Lost on Journey very happily.

"Lost on Journey, produced and written exclusively by Director Zhou Qing, has started filming. Director Zhou Qing appeared at the press conference."

"Lost on Journey" has started filming and has attracted much attention. Director Zhou Qing revealed that the film tells the story of the Spring Festival travel rush."

"After Crazy Stone, Director Zhou Qing and Director Ning Hao collaborated again and Lost on Journey started filming with a high profile."

Ning Hao now has the bonus of "Crazy Stone", and with the assist of Zhou Qing, the popularity of "Lost on Journey" can be said to be unprecedentedly high.

The momentum at the beginning is quite encouraging.

On July 7, "The Glory and the Fury", which had been released for a month, was taken off the screen, with a total box office of only a pitiful 12 million.

"320 million, not bad, at least better than The World."

Huang Bo's smile looked self-deprecating.

Although "The Glory of Fury" is tragic, another movie starring Huang Bo is even more tragic.

It’s the movie “The World” directed by Director Jia.

The box office of that movie was less than 300 million, only 280 million!
"At least both of your films have received good reviews, and this one even won a major award. You can't have both, right?"

Zhu Yawen laughed on the side.

"Why not?"

Huang Bo raised his eyebrows, and said confidently, "Which of Qingzi's movies isn't like this?"

Well, Zhu Yawen was speechless.

He could only say that Qingzi was a top director in mainland China, so how could they be the same?

Just like Master Zhang, his debut film "Red Sorghum" not only won the Golden Bear, but also made a staggering 4000 million at the box office.

This is the terrifying power of the great director, how can ordinary people compare to him?
Movie title: Ip Man.

Filing unit: Zhou Qing Studio.

Screenwriter: Zhou Qing.

Filing result: Agree to shoot.

Place of filing: Beijing.

The project filing information of "Ip Man" was once again dug out by paparazzi, causing a wave of high attention in the circle.

Everyone was a little dumbfounded. What was Director Zhou trying to do? Why did he keep doing this?
The post-production of "Painted Skin" has not been completed yet, and "Lost on Journey" was just released at the beginning of the month.

But then, another "Ip Man" comes out?
However, with the example of "Lost on Journey", everyone speculated that Zhou Qing's "Ip Man" should follow the same model.

After all, human energy is limited, and there is almost no possibility that Director Zhou will shoot the film himself.

Even so, the circle is very excited.

In any case, the script was written by Director Zhou, so it must be good.

Countless people began to ask Zhou Qing about the situation.

"Ip Man was an idea that flashed through my mind. I was afraid I would forget it later, so I wrote the script first and filed it for record."

"But I have no plans to shoot the film at the moment, nor do I have plans to find other people to shoot it. I am currently busy with Painted Skin and don't have that much energy."

"As for when to shoot, I'm not sure at the moment, but it's impossible before Painted Skin is finished."

"For the specific follow-up situation, you can follow the updates of my studio. Thank you for your attention."

Zhou Qing specifically sought out the media to explain and provide a clarification on the relevant circumstances of "Ip Man".

The actors in the circle who were ready to make a move finally calmed down, but countless people's eyes were still fixed on "Ip Man".

Many actors have secretly made up their minds that if Director Zhou decides to start filming this movie, they will try to get a role no matter what.

It’s a bit lively over in Hong Kong Island, why?

Because Wang Mojing had long planned to film the character Ip Man.

As early as 96 when he was filming "Happy Together", he saw a magazine introducing Chinese martial arts on a newsstand in Argentina, and inspiration was instantly sparked.

I had the idea of ​​making a movie about martial arts.

At first, Wang Mojing planned to film Li Xiaolong, but later he felt that Li Xiaolong had too many movies.

So he changed his plan and decided to shoot Ip Man.

He even spent a lot of time and energy visiting many martial arts schools and kung fu masters. It can be said that he took great pains.

However, it was delayed until 09 before it started filming, and was not released until 13. He is worthy of being called the king of procrastination, Wang Sunglasses.

When it comes to procrastination, no one can match him.

Of course, this kind of thing is not important. What is important is that with Zhou Qing's "Ip Man", Wong Pak Ming should not have the idea of ​​filming "Ip Man" again.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhou Qing filed "Ip Man" in advance.

In addition to occupying a position early, it is also intended to prevent Wong Pak-Ming from messing with this movie again.

After all, a normal producer would not make a movie on the same theme that someone else is already planning to make, right?
"I'm letting you know in advance. Someone up there has proposed to submit your "Painted Skin" for the Oscars next year, and quite a few people have responded."

Han Sanping brought a piece of news that made Zhou Qing subconsciously stunned for a moment.

"Painted Skin"?
Oscar?
To be honest, he had never thought about this matter.

After all, a movie like "Painted Skin" has no chance of winning any awards.

But Zhou Qing soon felt relieved.

This has always been the case, so what's so strange about it?

Looking at the mainland movies that have competed for Oscars in recent years, the pattern is very obvious: movies directed by big directors.

I have been to Zhang Guoshi's "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers", as well as Chen Shishi's "The Promise".

Later there are "The Curse of the Golden Flower" by Master Zhang and "Mei Lanfang" by poet Chen, etc.

How good can you say these films are?
Especially "Curse of the Golden Flower" and "The Promise", which are absolutely terrible movies.

Isn’t it because these are movies directed by great directors?

Now that Zhou Qing is a great director at the same level as Zhang Guoshi, what's so strange about his films being selected by the higher-ups?

"This is a good thing."

Zhou Qing was a little excited.

The Oscars are still very prestigious in the domestic entertainment industry these days, and the entire industry takes it very seriously.

Whether or not you can win an award is another matter. Of course, the possibility of winning an award is very slim. The key is whether you can really show off your status.

If you are selected by the higher-ups to go for the Olympic Games, you will definitely be able to make a strong presence. (End of this chapter)