Chapter 181 The first film in film history to break 3 million, the highest box office in film histor

Chapter 181 The first film in film history to break 3 million, the highest box office in film histor

"There's no doubt that Painted Skin will break 3 million, right?"

Wang Baoqiang joined the topic with great interest, and was secretly shocked when he mentioned this point.

3 million box office, another record for Chinese-language films is about to be broken by Director Zhou.

"3 million is definitely no problem. I estimate it will be broken in a few days."

Xu Zheng immediately nodded in agreement.

"Painted Skin" has been released for 20 days now, and the total box office has reached 2.7 million!
There are only 3 million left to reach the million mark.

No one doubts that "Painted Skin" can break 3 million, it's just a matter of sooner or later.

"Congratulations, Director Zhou! Painted Skin will be the first Chinese-language film in history to gross over 3 million yuan."

Xu Zheng then sent his blessings to Zhou Qing.

"Thank you, Brother Xu. I believe our version of Lost on Journey won't be bad either."

Zhou Qing was also in a good mood and chatted with Xu Zheng and others with a smile on his face.

"Director Zhou, your Painted Skin is about to break the 3 million box office mark and become the first Chinese-language movie to make 3 million. How do you feel?"

"I'm happy and excited. I'm glad that Painted Skin has achieved such good results. This is inseparable from everyone's support. But this is a fan meeting for Lost on Journey, so let's talk about Lost on Journey."

In the following media interview session, producer Zhou Qing once again stole the show.

He overshadowed director Ning Hao and the other actors and became the focus of media interviews.

There were also many reporters who kept asking questions about "Painted Skin", even though this was a fan meeting for "Lost on Journey".

There's nothing we can do, it's because "Painted Skin" is so popular now.

"Director Zhou, your Painted Skin did so well at the box office, so what do you think the Lost on Journey you wrote will achieve?"

"I am the screenwriter of Lost on Journey. I think everyone can trust my writing skills. With director Ning Hao, Lost on Journey will definitely not disappoint everyone. The higher the box office, the better."

"As the screenwriter of Lost on Journey, what do you think is the most attractive part of this movie?"

"First of all, Lost on Journey is a comedy that can make people laugh during the Chinese New Year, but after laughing, you will also feel some warmth and touching."

Looking at Zhou Qing talking in front of a group of reporters, Ning Hao and others couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Where Qingzi is around, they will always be just a foil!

However, despite the complaints, Ning Hao and other main creators are still very satisfied with the effect of this promotion.

All I can say is that having Qingzi around and not having Qingzi around are two completely different things.

Although Qingzi stole the limelight and he was asked a lot about Painted Skin, the popularity of Lost on Journey was also boosted.

This made Ning Hao and others even more determined to develop a publicity and promotion strategy: to focus on Zhou Qing as the screenwriter + producer.

It was even actively tied together with "Painted Skin".

They are all works by Director Zhou. After watching "Painted Skin", you have to watch "Lost on Journey", right?
It has to be said that this method is quite successful, and Lost on Journey has indeed received huge attention.

Of course, the most popular one is "Painted Skin".

Although "Painted Skin" has been released for more than half a month, the attention it receives has increased instead of decreased in the past few days.

Because the whole industry wants to know when "Painted Skin" will reach 3 million!
The box office of "Painted Skin" continued to remain strong under the attention of everyone, and soon broke through the 2.8 million and 2.9 million mark.

Finally, on December 12, it officially exceeded 14 million!

The first 3 million movie in Chinese film history is born!

"Painted Skin"!
This is a movie that is destined to be written into film history, just like "Hero", the first movie to break 2 million.

"Painted Skin, directed by Zhou Qing, grossed over 24 million yuan in 3 days, becoming the first Chinese-language film to reach 3 million yuan."

"Painted Skin set a new record, and Chinese-language films have since entered the 3 million box office era."

"Painted Skin, directed by Zhou Qing, lived up to expectations and grossed 3 million yuan, becoming the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time!"

Related reports quickly leaked out, causing a huge uproar like a huge rock thrown into calm waters.

I don’t know how many people in the circle were shocked and stimulated.

Even though everyone had generally predicted that "Painted Skin" would break 3 million, when the moment really came, everyone still couldn't remain calm.

After all, this is the first one ever!

Before this, apart from Zhang Guoshi's "Hero", there was no other movie that broke 2 million.

“Painted Skin has really surpassed 3 million.”

Feng Xiaogang's expression looked extremely complicated and he felt very uncomfortable.

I also felt a tremendous pressure.

This director, who was much younger than him, accomplished something that even he could not do.

Even when he shouted slogans for "Night Banquet", he only dared to claim 2 million, but others directly got 3 million.

What a terrible future!

"It's just 3 million, I can do it too!"

But soon, Feng Xiaogang regained his spirit and a desire to refuse to admit defeat arose in his heart.

As a famous director in mainland China, Feng Xiaogang cannot fall behind others!

"Mom, Painted Skin has really surpassed 3 million. Zhou Qing has set a new record!"

Liu Yifei was so excited and happy that she almost fainted and kept screaming at Liu Xiaoli.

“Painted Skin” is really explosive, isn’t it?
Breaking 3 million! Even Master Zhang hasn’t achieved this.

Judging from the box office alone, Zhou Qing has surpassed mainland China's top director Zhang Guoshi!
Not to mention that "Painted Skin" is the first movie to break 3 million yuan, which is even more significant.

Even if other movies can break 3 million in the future, they will still be ranked behind "Painted Skin".

Liu Yifei couldn't calm down when she thought about how awesome her first starring movie would be since she entered the film industry.

It was as if thousands of troops were galloping in the blood.

"His movie really broke 3 million."

Poet Chen felt increasingly overwhelmed.

Since the release of Painted Skin, the film most often compared to it is The Promise by Chen Shishi.

After all, these two movies really have too many similarities.

They are all big productions by top mainland directors, and they are all oriental fantasy action blockbusters.

However, the box office of his "The Promise" was less than 2 million yuan. Even if there was no "Mantou", it would have been more than 2 million yuan at most.

It definitely won’t reach 3 million.

However, their "Painted Skin" managed to make 300 million yuan.

This really made poet Chen unable to accept it for a while.

As for Master Zhang?
Master Zhang's reaction was much better.

Although he was very surprised by Zhou Qing's strong fighting ability, he remained calm overall.

After all, he is confident in his "Curse of the Golden Flower".

But overall it's not that easy.

After all, "Painted Skin" achieved such explosive results, so all the pressure was really put on "Curse of the Golden Flower".

Especially now that "Curse of the Golden Flower" is about to be released, the attention of the entire industry can be said to be focused on "Curse of the Golden Flower".

As both are blockbuster films by top mainland directors, which one is better, "Curse of the Golden Flower" or "Painted Skin"?

Everyone was very interested in this. "It's not a big deal that Painted Skin has made 3 million. Our Curse of the Golden Flower will definitely make 3 million!"

"And our box office of Curse of the Golden Flower will definitely surpass Painted Skin."

Zhang Weiping was as high-profile and arrogant as ever, and did not take "Painted Skin" seriously at all.

Although everyone is familiar with this person's style, many people still agree with what he said.

No matter what, he is still Master Zhang.

He is recognized as the best director in mainland China.

Although Zhou Qing is very powerful, to be honest, his various combat records are slightly inferior to those of Master Zhang.

So although "Painted Skin" caught the eyes of many people, mainstream public opinion is still more optimistic about Master Zhang.

But what is the truth?

On December 12, "Curse of the Golden Flower", which attracted great attention from the entire industry, was released, and the box office was revealed the next day.

2375 million!
High?

Frankly speaking, it is already very high. Nowadays, the total box office of many movies is not as high as the first day box office.

It is higher than the first-day box office of 2115 million of "The Promise", making it a well-deserved super hit.

But the key problem is that it is not as high as "Painted Skin".

The first day box office of "Curse of the Golden Flower" was not better than Zhou Qing's "Painted Skin"!
This immediately sparked a heated discussion in the circle.

Has Director Zhou Qing become so powerful that he has even surpassed the number one director Zhang Guoshi?
I can’t accept it!
It’s a pity that everyone generally believed that "Painted Skin" would not be a match for "Curse of the Golden Flower", but who would have thought that the result would be completely the opposite.

"Curse of the Golden Flower" is slightly inferior!
So, this year's Chinese-language film box office champion and the record holder in mainland film history will be Director Zhou?
Director Zhou has been able to overcome many obstacles along the way, including defeating poet Chen and Feng Xiaogang, and now he has even defeated Master Zhang?

Isn't this too fierce?
"The first day box office is not equal to the total box office. Our "Curse of the Golden Flower" will not lose to "Painted Skin"!"

Zhang Weiping is still clamoring with great confidence, but unfortunately, many people have already been pessimistic about "Curse of the Golden Flower".

Although what Zhang Weiping said makes sense, the first day box office does not represent the total box office. The key is that the reviews of "Curse of the Golden Flower" were also released soon.

Just like "The Banquet", it was badly criticized!

But what about Painted Skin?

But it's the exact opposite!
Under such circumstances, it is not easy for "Curse of the Golden Flower" to defeat "Painted Skin".

"No way, Qingzi, it seems that the final box office of Curse of the Golden Flower will not be higher than that of Painted Skin."

Huang Bo was amazed.

Although Qingzi has always been known as a great director in mainland China together with Zhang Guoshi, his ranking has always been behind Zhang Guoshi.

Everyone generally believes that Qingzi is not as good as Master Zhang.

And now, is Qingzi about to defeat Master Zhang in a head-on confrontation?

"What Producer Zhang said actually makes sense. The first day's box office does not represent the final box office. We can't be too happy now."

Zhou Qing smiled at Huang Bo.

Although he behaved very modestly, he could not conceal the smugness and refreshment in the corners of his eyes.

You have to know that the total box office of "Curse of the Golden Flower" is 2.91 million, which is still a long way from the 3 million mark!

In this duel, the winner was indeed Zhou Qing!

It’s just that he can’t say such words now, but Zhou Qing is still in a very happy mood.

I believe that after the total box office statistics of the next film "Curse of the Golden Flower" are released, Zhou Qing's status in the circle will be different.

"Director Zhou, I think Brother Bo is right. Curse of the Golden Flower is definitely not as good as your Painted Skin."

It was unknown whether Zhao Liying really thought so, but she immediately said to Zhou Qing very firmly.

"It's fine if you say this in private, but don't spread it around."

Zhou Qing smiled and waved to Zhao Liying.

"I have good news for you. My first Mandarin album is about to be released."

Liu Yifei called.

In addition to congratulating "Painted Skin" on its box office success, he also excitedly told Zhou Qing a good news.

"Really, Sissi? When? I've been looking forward to it for a long time."

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up and he told the truth.

This was definitely not to fool the girl. After all, Zhou Qing had never heard Liu Yifei sing in his previous life, and he was really curious.

"It's tentatively scheduled for February next year, and the album will be named after me, 'Liu Yifei'!"

"Not only will it be released in mainland China, Sony also plans to release it in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia!"

Liu Yifei enthusiastically introduced the situation to Zhou Qing, sounding quite boastful.

This is an important step for Liu Yifei to enter the music industry!
In fact, according to Sony's plan, this album should have been released in August.

But who asked Liu Yifei to waste so much time filming "Painted Skin"?

I have no choice but to postpone it.

"Congratulations, Sissi, you are going to be a popular singer."

Zhou Qing gave his blessings appropriately.

Liu Yifei's voice sounds very light.

In fact, she has already released a Japanese EP in Japan, and the response was pretty good.

Liu Yifei is also full of confidence in this major expansion into the mainland.

On December 12, the launch conference of "Lust, Caution" directed by Li An was held in Shanghai.

The attention of the entire circle was immediately drawn to it.

This is Li An’s new film.

Who is Li An?
It is no exaggeration to say that he is a top international director who has won an Oscar.

With this status and style, it is definitely the best in the entire domestic entertainment industry.

How could a new film by such a director not attract much attention in the industry?

Especially since this "Lust, Caution" is adapted from Zhang Ailing's novel, it is said to be quite explicit.

The casting had also caused a lot of controversy before.

The male lead was decided to be Liang Chaowei early on, but the selection of the female lead went through many twists and turns and took several months.

Many famous female stars such as Zhang Ziyi, Big S, Shu Qi, Zhou Xun and so on have been contacted by Li An.

Even Liu Yifei had talked to Zhou Qing, and Li An had also contacted her.

Zhou Qing was quite frightened at that time.

He hurriedly told Liu Yifei the details of the heroine of "Lust, Caution", which scared Liu Yifei away.

After much twists and turns, Li An finally hired Tang Wei, who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama but was not famous at all.

When the cast list was announced, it sparked quite a bit of discussion.

After all, how could Tang Wei, such an unknown actor, have the qualifications to star in Li An's movie and partner with Liang Chaowei?

There are all kinds of discussions about it, and it can be said that "Lust, Caution" became popular before it was even filmed.

Now that filming has finally started, it is naturally the top film project that the entire industry is paying the most attention to. (End of this chapter)