Chapter 182 The power of "Painted Skin": Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Southea
Chapter 182 The power of "Painted Skin": Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, all in one swoop!
On December 12, "Painted Skin", which had been released for a month, was taken off the screen and the total box office was revealed.
A full 3.3 million!
The entire industry was watching with interest as a new record for Chinese-language films was created: Painted Skin’s 3.3 million!
I dare not say what will happen in the future, but at least at this moment, Zhou Qing is the person standing at the top of the Chinese-language box office pyramid.
This is really a bit unacceptable.
After all, Zhou Qing is too young, he is only 22 years old.
Even Zhou Qing hadn't graduated when he was filming "Painted Skin".
"Curse of the Golden Flower" has once again received a lot of attention.
Because it seems that the only threat to "Painted Skin" is Master Zhang's "Curse of the Golden Flower".
There is no threat in any other movie anymore.
But even "Curse of the Golden Flower" is unlikely to beat "Painted Skin".
Because "Curse of the Golden Flower" not only had lower box office than "Painted Skin" on the first day, but also had lower box office than "Painted Skin" every day thereafter.
"Painted Skin" broke the 4 million mark in 5 days, and "Curse of the Golden Flower" broke the million mark in days.
Judging from the current situation, it is impossible for the first week box office to exceed that of "Painted Skin", and the possibility of the total box office exceeding that of "Painted Skin" is even slimmer!
So if nothing unexpected happens, "Curse of the Golden Flower" may really lose to "Painted Skin"!
This makes people feel even more suffocated. Is the record holder for the highest box office in the mainland really going to change hands?
Is it really going to change from Master Zhang to Zhou Qing?
Zhang Weiping, who had been so loud before, could no longer shout.
Master Zhang's mood also began to become a little depressed.
Maybe he didn't expect that his "Curse of the Golden Flower" was really not as good as "Painted Skin"?
As for Zhou Qing's mood?
Then it is undoubtedly the exact opposite, it is extremely good.
"Congratulations, Director Zhou. With 3.3 million RMB, Painted Skin has set a new record!"
Han Sanping was extremely refreshed and personally called Zhou Qing to congratulate him, his voice full of excitement that he could not conceal.
The brilliant performance of "Painted Skin" is a huge achievement for Han Sanping.
The depression brought by "The Promise" was completely swept away.
"Let's celebrate together. The success of Painted Skin is inseparable from the support of President Han."
Zhou Qing smiled and said a few humble words.
"No, no, it's mainly because Director Zhou took the photo well."
Han Sanping's laughter sounded even more hearty. "Painted Skin has such a good box office, we have to hold a good celebration party."
"I will listen to President Han."
Naturally, Zhou Qing would not have any objection to this kind of thing.
"By the way, Mr. Han, have the box office results for Painted Skin in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other regions come out?"
After the two sides chatted for a while, Zhou Qing asked about the matter that he was most concerned about.
"I was just about to tell you that Painted Skin is doing very well in other regions too. It took in 1598 million in Hong Kong, 3587 million in Taiwan, and it was especially good in Japan, where it took in 2.13 million. It also took in 3000 million in South Korea."
"Overall, the box office performance of Painted Skin in Asia is still very good."
"Director Zhou, you really made another good movie."
Han Sanping introduced the box office situation of "Painted Skin" in other regions, and sounded more and more excited.
Your mood should be three points happier.
This is indeed very rare.
"Painted Skin" is not only a big hit at the mainland box office, but also in other places!
"President Han has given his support. I feel relieved that Painted Skin didn't flop in these places."
Zhou Qing was also in a very happy mood.
To be honest, the box office of "Painted Skin" in Hong Kong, Taiwan and other regions is far less than that of Zhang Guoshi's "Hero".
You should know that the box office of "Hero" in Hong Kong was 2667 million, while "Painted Skin" was more than 1000 million less than that.
Over in Taiwan, "Hero" took in 7444 million, and "Painted Skin" only took in half of that.
The same is true in South Korea, where they got 1000 million US dollars, which is only half of what "Painted Skin" got.
Only in Japan, Zhou Qing's 2.13 million can be compared with "Hero".
"Hero" probably earned 2.77 million there.
But this is only compared to "Hero".
If "Painted Skin" is compared with other movies, this result is also very explosive.
Looking at the entire domestic entertainment industry, it is difficult to find movies that can achieve such results in other regions.
Take the poem “Wuji” by the great poet Chen for example.
Such a large production, with so many big names involved, but it didn't even make the slightest splash.
Zhou Qing is very satisfied with the success of Painted Skin.
The two sides briefly discussed some other matters and ended the call very happily.
Zhou Qing naturally doesn't need to worry about the celebration banquet, as China Film Group will take care of it.
Han Sanping attached great importance to this celebration banquet and sent invitations to all the prominent figures in the circle.
However, according to Han Sanping, he does not plan to invite those second-tier and below stars this time.
There is no other way. If we don’t impose some restrictions, there will be so many people coming that we may not be able to accommodate them all.
What's more, Han Sanping also felt that those small fish and shrimps were not worthy of the table.
Zhou Qing had no objection to this and just left it to Han Sanping.
"Director Zhou, I got a supporting role in a new play by Director Feng."
Wang Baoqiang told Zhou Qing something very excitedly.
Feng Xiaogang's new movie?
Wang Baoqiang plays a supporting role?
Zhou Qing reacted almost immediately, it must be "Assembly".
Honestly speaking this movie is pretty good.
With this movie, Feng Xiaogang fulfilled his bold statement of breaking through 2 million yuan in box office and achieved the goal that "Night Banquet" failed to achieve.
The total box office reached 2.5 million.
Ranked second in the box office in 08.
So who is the champion?
The total box office of the Hollywood blockbuster "Transformers" was only 2.8 million, only 3000 million more than "Assembly".
What's more important?
"Assembly" also has a terrific reputation and is definitely a high-quality film project that cannot be missed.
Although Wang Baoqiang is a supporting role, his role is not that small, and Zhou Qing actually hopes that Wang Baoqiang will take it.
"What do you think, Baoqiang?"
However, Zhou Qing still sought Wang Baoqiang's opinion.
"Director Feng took such good care of me in the past, so if he calls me now, I will definitely go."
Wang Baoqiang said without thinking.
This is what Wang Baoqiang really thinks.
He didn't even know what role he played or how many scenes he would have.
"Then go ahead. Director Feng's play won't be bad."
Zhou Qing smiled and nodded.
Since Wang Baoqiang was planning to act anyway, that was exactly what Zhou Qing wanted, so he didn't bother to say any more.
"Director Zhou, congratulations on the box office success of Painted Skin."
"Congratulations to Painted Skin for setting a new record!"
On December 12, the celebration banquet for "Painted Skin" was held in great fanfare.
One after another, top stars, film and television bosses, and top filmmakers came to support and congratulate Zhou Qing.
The scene was so lively and harmonious, needless to say.
"Director Zhou, you really beat me up so badly."
Liu Dehua, who came to greet them with a glass of wine, had a wry smile on his face.
I'm not pretending, I really feel the pain from the bottom of my heart.
His film "The Warring States" was released today, and the total box office is only a pitiful 4000 million! It is less than half of the cost, which can be said to be an epic flop.
What is the only consolation?
Because "The Warring States" is in direct competition with "Painted Skin", everyone is just lamenting that "Painted Skin" is too strong.
However, not many people blame Liu Dehua for the box office failure.
Andy Lau's previous joke at the premiere of "Painted Skin" unexpectedly came true.
"Brother Hua, the box office of "War of Attack" in Japan and other places will not be bad."
Zhou Qing said to Liu Dehua very confidently.
“We can only hope for this.”
Liu Dehua nodded in agreement.
"The Warring States" was originally adapted from a Japanese manga, and also has Korean stars joining in. The director also took the markets of these two countries into consideration from the beginning.
Now that the mainland is in such a bad state, these two regions are the last hope.
"Aoko!"
"Brother!"
Ning Hao, who was promoting "Lost on Journey" outside, naturally came as well, along with the two leading actors Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang.
“I didn’t expect that Painted Skin would do so well at the box office in Hong Kong and Taiwan.”
Ning Hao felt like laughing at the same time as he was sighing.
Didn’t people from Hong Kong criticize Qingzi before, saying that Qingzi discriminated against and excluded Hong Kong actors?
In the end, after Aoko's movie was over, she was quite considerate.
A box office of over 1500 million may not seem like much at first glance, but it is really not low in Hong Kong Island, and can even be said to be very high.
You know how many people there are in Hong Kong Island?
Take last year for example, Jackie Chan’s “The Myth” only grossed 1700 million in Hong Kong Island, which was ranked third in the annual box office.
Du Qifeng's "Underworld" also had a box office of over 1500 million, ranking fifth.
So the box office of "Painted Skin" there is really not low.
"We can continue to work hard."
Zhou Qing just laughed.
I'm not trying to show off. Who would complain about too much box office?
"Come on! Leave some room for others to live."
Ning Hao pointed at Zhou Qing, shook his head and chuckled.
"How's the promotion been going lately?"
After both parties finished chatting, Zhou Qing asked about the main business.
As soon as this was mentioned, Ning Hao became full of energy.
“It’s very good, much better than when I was working on The Stone.”
Ning Hao happily introduced the situation to Zhou Qing.
To be honest, judging from the various feedback received during the promotion period, the response was very enthusiastic.
Both Ning Hao and the other main creators are looking forward to this movie more and more.
The same is true for Zhou Qing.
"Also, I don't need to say more, you will definitely get the premiere, right?"
Finally, Ning Hao did not forget to give Zhou Qing another earnest instruction.
"I can't forget it. How can I forget it?"
Zhou Qing responded readily.
Even if Ning Hao didn't say much, he would take the initiative to go there.
This is making money for yourself, so of course you have to be proactive.
On December 12, the military-themed TV series "Soldier Assault" starring Wang Baoqiang premiered on Shaanxi TV Channel 24.
Many people were not very interested in this drama at first, but everyone in Zhou Qing Studio was naturally different.
Everyone knew that this was a TV series starring Wang Baoqiang, so they all went home to watch it for this reason.
Apart from Zhou Qingzhen who knew that this was a good drama, Huang Bo, Zhu Yawen, Zhao Liying, and staff members including Xiao Liu all watched it with the mentality of supporting Wang Baoqiang.
Who would have thought that it turned out to be really good!
Especially Wang Baoqiang's performance, which is natural and perfect.
He brought an honest and simple-minded boy to life.
You have to know that such a role is actually very difficult to play, because if you don't play it well, you will end up looking like a fool.
But we have to say that Wang Baoqiang did a great job.
Of course, the other characters are also good, and director Kang Honglei is very talented.
"Baoqiang, your new drama is really well made. It's great to watch. I haven't even had enough of it."
The next day, Huang Bo gave Wang Baoqiang great praise from the bottom of his heart.
"Yes, Brother Baoqiang, you acted really well."
Zhao Liying also looked at Wang Baoqiang with admiration and envy.
To be honest, Zhao Liying is not too interested in the plot, after all, she is a girl.
But Wang Baoqiang's acting skills really convinced Zhao Liying and made her admire him very much.
She has been receiving professional training for quite some time now, but why does it feel like there is still such a huge gap between her and Wang Baoqiang?
"Really? You really think so?"
Wang Baoqiang was very happy, and at the same time his heart was filled with endless expectations.
Director Zhou has said that this TV series will be a hit!
But after the ratings were calculated, Wang Baoqiang was a little dumbfounded.
4.18!
How should I describe this result? It’s quite average.
It's not too bad, but it's just an average level.
It's not even good, let alone popular.
Director Zhou made a mistake this time.
"Director Zhou, it seems that not everyone likes my TV series that much."
Wang Baoqiang couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
In fact, considering his status when he acted in "Soldier Assault", it was quite good for him to be the leading actor in a TV series.
The main reason was that Zhou Qing had set the bar too high for him before, so the gap is indeed a bit big now.
"Bao Qiang, the ratings of Soldier Assault are indeed not high now, which only means that not many people are watching it now, not that people don't like to watch it."
"After all, this drama is somewhat special. It is a pure military drama with no female characters. It is not a subject that attracts people at first sight."
“But once you see it, you’ll definitely be attracted.”
"You can go online and see that those who have watched the show have given it very high praise."
"As the saying goes, good wine needs no bush. 'Soldier Assault' is like the wine in the alley. It takes some time for the aroma to spread."
"Give Soldiers Assault some time, it will become popular."
Zhou Qing comforted Wang Baoqiang.
"I understand, Director Zhou. I was too anxious."
Wang Baoqiang nodded heavily and said nothing more.
You've only filmed a few films, and you're already thinking of becoming an overnight sensation?
Just thinking about what role you play to become popular?
What are you thinking about, Wang Baoqiang!
You have to know that two years ago, you were just a supporting actor at the Beijing Film Studio and couldn't even get a serious role.
Now you’re not even satisfied with playing the leading role?
You are too arrogant!
Wang Baoqiang is reflecting on himself.
However, he didn't care at all about what Zhou Qing said about "Soldier Assault" being a hit.
No one watched this TV series from the beginning, and even fewer people will watch it from now on.
(End of this chapter)