Chapter 209: Painted Skin becomes a hot award winner, Now You See Me becomes a hot seller

Chapter 209: Painted Skin becomes a hot award winner, Now You See Me becomes a hot seller

On October 10, "The Sun Also Rises", which had been released for a month, was withdrawn from theaters, with extremely embarrassing box office results.

Jiang Wen prepared this film for seven years and it took two years to shoot. The film had an investment of 6000 million yuan, but the total box office was only 1700 million yuan.

How can I describe it in one word?

It was so miserable that it was horrible to watch.

Many people in the circle saw Jiang Wen and Yang Shoucheng as a joke. "The Sun Also Rises" is definitely a classic case of film failure.

Yang Shoucheng's words were easy to agree with. Jiang Wen had told Yang Shoucheng before the filming of the movie that the movie would not make much money.

Yang Shoucheng also made it very clear that he values ​​face more than money.

Therefore, the losses were still within Yang Shoucheng's acceptable range, or at least he was not surprised.

However, Jiang Wen was really hit and fell into deep thought.

Although he didn't think "The Sun Also Rises" was a bad movie, there was one issue he had to consider.

If he makes another movie like this, I’m afraid he won’t be able to make movies anymore.

Because no one will dare to invest in him again!

Even though Yang Shoucheng has already expressed his attitude towards Jiang Wen, he will still support the next movie.

But Jiang Wen was embarrassed to let investors continue to lose money.

So, for the next movie, shall we also make one that doesn’t require any brains as Zhou Qing said?

"The film "Crazy Racing" has been approved. The film will be directed by Ning Hao and produced exclusively by Zhou Qing Studio."

"The golden combination of Zhou Qing and Ning Hao has made new moves. The film "Crazy Racing" has been fully launched, and director Ning Hao is quietly selecting the cast."

"After Crazy Stone and Lost on Journey, Director Ning Hao released his third film Crazy Racing, produced by Director Zhou Qing."

Ning Hao's "Crazy Racing" was exposed by the media after being prepared for a period of time, and immediately attracted great attention in the circle.

You should know that Ning Hao is also a very popular director in the circle these days.

The movies "Crazy Stone" and "Lost on Journey" completely established Ning Hao's status in the world.

Especially the title "Crazy Racing", it gives people the feeling that it is a sister film of "Crazy Stone"?
This whetted everyone's appetite even more.

Especially what?
This movie is also produced by director Zhou Qing!
Although the script is no longer written by director Zhou Qing, it is enough to make people look forward to and believe in it even if it is just a production.

After all, the two films produced by Director Zhou in succession have proven to be good movies!
This "Crazy Racing" must be the same.

Many actors began to contact Ning Hao, and many people also contacted Zhou Qing, the producer.

Zhou Qing gave the same response as before: although he is the producer, he will not interfere with Ning Hao's casting.

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Even though "Painted Skin" is absent, the Golden Rooster Awards ceremony is still one of the most watched events in the Chinese entertainment industry.

After all, no matter how much it is criticized, the Golden Rooster Awards is still one of the three major awards for Chinese-language films.

It's the credibility. Those who understand will understand that it has collapsed long ago.

The same is true for this year's Golden Rooster Awards, where almost all the important awards were taken away by mainstream films.

The Best Film award went to "Mr. Right" and the Best Director award was won by the directors of both "Mr. Right" and "Tengu".

What’s even more ridiculous is that the Best Actress award was also a double yolk, won by Liu Jialing and Yan Bingyan.

As for the Best Actor award, Zhou Qing had no objection, as it was won by Fu Dalong for "Tengu".

The situation is basically the same for some other less important awards.

Zhou Qing couldn't help but feel grateful for his decision not to bring "Painted Skin" into the incident to cause trouble.

Otherwise, the embarrassment of "A Solo Journey of Thousand Miles" will fall on myself.

That’s right, Zhang Guoshi’s “A Solo Journey of Thousands of Miles” was a runner-up the entire time and didn’t win a single award.

There is no doubt about the result. The media are all mocking and questioning.

If the awards are not ranked together, the flowers will not bloom; if there is no double-yolk egg, the golden rooster will not crow. 12 actresses are competing for the Best Actress, and each of them has a prominent background.

It's really like a joke.

"Director Zhou is wise. He forgot to register for the Golden Rooster Awards again this year."

"Fortunately, Painted Skin didn't participate in the Golden Rooster Awards, otherwise the same fate would have happened to A Single Man's Journey."

"After what they did, Master Zhang will not 'forget' to sign up in the future, right?"

Many people watched the fun online, and Zhou Qing's "forgetting" to register for the Golden Rooster Awards was brought up again, but Zhou Qing did not respond.

On November 11, "Lust, Caution", which won the Golden Lion Award in Venice, was released with strong momentum.

It grossed 628 million on its first day of release and 4500 million in its first week.

Many people were surprised at Li An's strong fighting ability.

Wow, Director Li is really amazing.

You know, "Lust, Caution" is also an art film, and it unexpectedly has such a vigorous momentum.

Judging from the current momentum, there is still a great hope that the total box office of "Lust, Caution" will exceed 100 million yuan.

Even the fighting power of art films is so strong. Looking at the Chinese entertainment industry in recent times, only Director Zhou can do this, right?
The other party’s “Hearing Girl” also broke 100 million at the box office!

I just don’t know if “Lust, Caution” can surpass “The Hearing Girl” in one fell swoop?

Jiang Wen's "The Sun Also Rises" was once again brought out for comparison, making Jiang Wen's situation even more embarrassing.

Both are art films directed by top directors, but Jiang Wen first lost to Li An in Venice, and now even lost to Li An at the box office.

And they lost badly!
Xue Xiaolu has also begun to formally promote the "Love Is Not Blind" project and is currently contacting some interested actors.

The news quickly spread throughout the entire Nortel Network, making the entire Nortel network lively.

No one expected that Director Zhou Qing would take the initiative to find a teacher from the Department of Literature to direct his new film!

Xue Xiaolu suddenly became the most handsome guy in the entire Beijing Film Academy and the object of envy of all the teachers in the school.

Teacher Xue is really lucky, he was noticed by Zhou Qing.

Providing the script and investment, the two most difficult problems for a director to solve, were all solved by Zhou Qing.

Especially those teachers in the directing department had the most complicated feelings.

If Zhou Qing wants to find a director from school, why not look for them?

Are those who are from the directing department not as good as someone from the literature department?

But for the school leaders, none of this matters. They are just excited.

Student Zhou Qing is really awesome.

Not only do I take care of my classmates at Beijing Film Academy, I also take care of their teachers.

Well, this student is really conscious.

Other directors at Beijing Film Academy should really learn more from Zhou Qing.

On November 11, the nomination list for the 12th Golden Horse Awards was announced.

As expected, Zhou Qing's "Painted Skin" received many nominations.

It received a total of 7 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress.

Like Li An's "Lust, Caution", they are both hot favorites for this year's Golden Horse Awards.

However, Zhou Qing had an idea in his mind that the probability of him winning the Best Picture and Best Director awards was very small.

This time, the main purpose of the Golden Horse Awards is to win the Best Actress award. Even the Best Actor award is a bit uncertain. "Director Zhou, if I win the Best Actress award again, I will treat you to a meal!"

Zhou Xun called Zhou Qing very happily, and his voice sounded refreshed.

"It's so insincere to have a meal with you. Next time I ask you to film a movie, just give me a discount on the pay."

Zhou Qing responded with a smile.

"Then you have to find me first. I've been waiting for your acting invitation, Director Zhou."

Zhou Xun said this with a fierce attitude.

"Let's see if there is a suitable role."

Zhou Qing chatted with the other party for a few words and ended the call happily.

Movie title: Love Is Not Blind.

Filing unit: Zhou Qing Studio.

Screenwriter: Zhou Qing.

Filing result: Agree to shoot.

Place of filing: Beijing.

Not long after "Crazy Stone" was exposed, "Love Is Not Blind" was also exposed.

The circle became lively again.

Director Zhou has another new movie on file?

Considering that Zhou Qing had just finished filming "Now You See Me", everyone made a very reasonable guess.

For this movie, just like "Lost on Journey" and "Ip Man", Director Zhou should have asked someone else to shoot it.

But even so, many people instantly set their sights on this movie.

After all, even if it is a work written by Director Zhou, it can still be a hit.

All of a sudden, countless calls came in, and many media also contacted Zhou Qing for interviews.

Considering that Xue Xiaolu is a new director and no one pays attention to her, Zhou Qing had to contribute to the popularity by himself, so he specially accepted an interview.

"Love Is Not Blind" was written by me and was also produced exclusively by Zhou Qing Studio, but the director was not me, but our teacher Xue Xiaolu from Beijing Film Academy."

"Teacher Xue Xiaolu is a very delicate director who is very good at telling stories. I am very glad that she can be the director of Love Is Not Blind."

"If you are interested in any role in the movie, you can contact Ms. Xue Xiaolu directly. Ms. Xue will be in charge of the casting. I will not interfere."

Xue Xiaolu, who had originally only received much attention at Beijing Film Academy, was now instantly receiving much attention from the entire circle.

The background of this ordinary and unknown teacher was immediately exposed.

Everyone in the circle expressed great surprise and surprise.

The director that Director Zhou found is just a professor of literature, not a professional director at all.

Although I have directed short films and worked as an executive director before, I have never directed a serious movie.

In other words, Director Zhou’s “Love Is Not Blind” is actually Xue Xiaolu’s debut work!
Is this kind of director okay?
Many people were surprised but also had some doubts.

But even so, there are still many actors who have their eyes on this movie.

After all, this is a movie produced exclusively by Zhou Qing!

Maybe everyone has some doubts about Xue Xiaolu, but more people still believe in Zhou Qing.

Director Zhou certainly won’t ruin his own reputation, right?

What's more, what's wrong with being a newcomer? Jay Chou, as a new director, can make 6000 million at the box office.

With the support of Director Zhou, "Love Is Not Blind" will definitely be good.

"Forget about first-tier actors like Zhou Xun and Li Bingbing. I guess they won't be interested in them. But for those second-tier and third-tier actors who meet the requirements, give them a try."

Wang Zhongjun immediately spoke to Huayi’s artist director.

In his opinion, it doesn’t matter whether Xue Xiaolu can make a good film of "Love Is Not Blind", what matters is that it is a movie produced by Zhou Qing Studio!
"I'm going to try this movie 'Love Is Not Blind'!"

Tang Yan, who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama last year, said to his agent with sparkling eyes.

Although she has signed a contract with Chengtian Entertainment and has some resources in Hong Kong Island, she still attaches great importance to "Love Is Not Blind".

She can't act in the movies directed by Director Zhou himself, but it's also good to be able to act in the works written by Director Zhou!

"I know, I will fight for you."

The agent and Tang Yan had the same opinion and immediately said it heavily.

Not only Tang Yan, many other actresses also started jumping up and down.

Xue Xiaolu's phone was bombarded with calls.

But this matter has nothing to do with Zhou Qing. He said he would not interfere, so he would not interfere.

What's more, Zhou Qing also has to keep an eye on the post-production of "Now You See Me".

Now most of the post-production work has been completed, with only a little finishing work left.

It will be completely completed in three more days.

"Director Han, the finished film will be available on the 15th."

Zhou Qing told Han Sanping the news.

Han Sanping had an idea about this, and he had contacted many film producers recently.

Once you know the exact date, you can make specific appointments with those film producers to watch the film.

The same is true for Zhou Qing.

During the post-production period of "Now You See Me", he was also very busy and contacted all the film producers he could.

Major North American film producers such as the Westin Brothers, Sony, and Warner have long been very interested in "Now You See Me".

Including Gaga from Japan, who has worked with Zhou Qing, and CJ from South Korea, they have also shown a very positive attitude.

So Zhou Qing’s next task was very clear: to sell “Now You See Me” at a good price before the movie was released.

"Director Zhou, I've been looking forward to your new movie for a long time."

"Mr. Murakami, you're welcome."

After the film was released, the first producer Zhou Qing met with was Gaga from Japan.

There is no way. For Chinese-language films, the Japanese market is the largest box office outside of China and is more important than North America.

The last time, "Painted Skin" also had the highest copyright sales in Japan.

What Zhou Qing cares most about this time is naturally the film producers in Japan.

After some polite greetings, the two sides watched the finished film of "Now You See Me" together.

"Director Zhou's movies never disappoint us. We Gaga are very interested in them."

Gaga's representative spoke highly of "Now You See Me" and showed great interest in it.

After a friendly discussion, the two sides reached a final result very happily.

Gaga offered US$850 million for the Japanese copyright of "Now You See Me".

Although it was only 50 US dollars more than the last time he made "Painted Skin", Zhou Qing was already very satisfied.

In any case, this is a good start. (End of this chapter)