Chapter 211 Director Zhou's box office record can only be broken by Director Zhou himself! Prem

Chapter 211 Director Zhou's box office record can only be broken by Director Zhou himself! Prem

Wow!
The entire venue then burst into warm applause.

Zhou Xun's originally tense body and nerves immediately relaxed.

A brilliant smile appeared on his face.

Got it!
Really got it!

As for Zhou Xun's competitors at the moment, Li Bingbing, Milk Tea, Chen Chong and others, they were all subconsciously depressed.

But then they forced themselves to cheer up and applauded Zhou Xun.

"Congratulations, Brother Xun, you won the Best Actress award again."

Zhou Qing also smiled and congratulated Zhou Xun.

"I promised you, Director Zhou."

Zhou Xun looked at Zhou Qing happily, looking very serious.

???

"What did you promise me?"

Several question marks popped up on Zhou Qing's forehead.

"Next time you ask me to film a movie, I'll give you a discount on your pay! I'm waiting for you, Director Zhou."

Zhou Xun was in a very good mood.

Could it be bad?

With "La La Land" and "Painted Skin", Zhou Qing won two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actress.

Not even the Venice Film Festival winner.

"This is not the first time I stand on this stage to receive an award, but every time I do, I am very happy and excited. Thank you! Thank you to the organizing committee for giving me this honor."

"Thank you, Director Zhou!"

"Last time, Director Zhou helped me win a Best Actress award for "La La Land", and this time, Director Zhou helped me win another Best Actress award for "Painted Skin". I really don't know how to thank him."

"If he wasn't so young, I would have given myself to him."

There was a burst of laughter at the scene, and Zhou Qing shook his head helplessly.

This guy Zhou Xun really dares to say anything.

"...Anyway, thank you Director Zhou again!"

He gave a lengthy speech, mostly thanking Zhou Qing, which lasted a full five minutes before he stepped off the stage.

Hu Jun next to him couldn't contain himself, especially when he looked at Zhou Xun's trophy, his eyes were full of passion.

He also wants a trophy like this.

It's just a pity.

"The winner of the Best Actor Award is... Liang Chaowei, from Lust, Caution!"

Although Hu Jun felt a little disappointed and frustrated, overall he was not too surprised.

His current acting skills are indeed not as good as Liang Chaowei's.

After the Best Actor award was presented, there were only two most critical and important awards left: Best Director and Best Picture.

Both "Painted Skin" and "Lust, Caution" were nominated for these two awards.

At the same time, "The Sun Also Rises" was also nominated for the Best Director Award.

It can be called a real fight between top bosses.

So what is the final result?
"The winner of the Best Director Award is... Li An!"

"The winner of the Best Picture Award is... Lust, Caution!"

The result did not disappoint Zhou Qing, as Lust, Caution won all the grand prizes.

However, "Painted Skin" at least helped Zhou Xun win the Best Actress award again, which is not bad.

The one who was really embarrassed was Jiang Wen.

"The Sun Also Rises" ran away with the title again.

"The 44th Golden Horse Awards was full of highlights. Zhou Xun won Best Actress again for Painted Skin and publicly 'confessed' her love for director Zhou Qing."

"Fan Bingbing won the Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in "The Devil in My Heart" and said she was so happy that she almost fainted."

"Best Actor professional Liang Chaowei won the Best Actor award again, and Lust, Caution became the biggest winner of this year's Golden Horse Awards."

After the list of winners was announced, the relevant people all received a certain degree of attention.

The same is true for "Painted Skin".

There are also media reports that say "Painted Skin" is not as good as "Lust, Caution" and that Zhou Qing was defeated by Li An, etc.

Zhou Qing was too lazy to pay attention to these low-level tactics. It would be a loss of status if he responded.

"When did you and Zhou Xun get together?"

However, Liu Yifei ran over with a pout and questioned Zhou Qing, looking very angry.

"Brother Xun, that jerk, isn't he trying to trick me?"

Zhou Qing was speechless and hurriedly distanced himself from the matter, "You know what kind of personality Zhou Xun has."

"You still have not answered my question."

Liu Yifei's eyes were still fixed on Zhou Qing.

"I never had sex with her. The only person I had sex with was you."

Zhou Qing took Liu Yifei's hand and pulled her into his arms.

"Don't be ashamed."

Liu Yifei couldn't help but laugh.

Of course, she couldn't be really angry because of Zhou Xun's remarks. She was just joking with Zhou Qing.

"Brother Xun has such a skinny body, he's not even as big as you. Brother Xun really dares to say that."

"What do you mean 'not as big as me'? Am I small?"

Liu Yifei was not convinced.

"I can hold it with one hand each time, what do you think?"

……

The casting for "Love Is Not Blind" was finally completed, and Xue Xiaolu met with Zhou Qing specifically for this purpose.

"See if there are any problems or if the choices are inappropriate. This is my first time directing a feature film, so it would be a good idea for you to give me some advice."

Xue Xiaolu remained humble and polite.

At the same time, he was mentally prepared to be replaced by Zhou Qing.

She was still very clear-headed. She was just a director of this movie, and all final decisions were in the hands of Zhou Qing.

"Teacher Xue, you are too polite. I trust Teacher Xue's vision and ability."

Zhou Qing smiled from the bottom of his heart, but still glanced at Xue Xiaolu's casting with some curiosity.

Needless to say, the male lead, Zhu Yawen, was chosen by Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing mainly paid attention to the female lead Huang Xiaoxian. As expected, it was not Bai Baihe, but Tang Yan from the Central Academy of Drama.

Zhou Qing has no objection to this actor.

Although Tang Yan is known as the "shame of Chinese drama", he still has basic acting skills.

Moreover, the role of Huang Xiaoxian can be said to be Tang Yan’s comfort zone.

The role of "Big Wang" originally played by Zhang Jiayi was played by Liu Yajun from Beijing Film Academy.

Many people may feel unfamiliar with the name Liu Yajun. He is indeed not very famous now and is the type of person who achieves success late in life.

His representative roles are all in the latter part, such as Xie Yu in "Nirvana in Fire" and Wang Tianfeng in "The Pretender".

With this person's ability, he is more than qualified to play the supporting role of Lao Wang.

Another important supporting role, "Wei Yiran", is no longer played by Wang Yaoqing, but by Zu Feng.

OK, another one from Beijing Film Academy.

"Teacher Xue, I'm sure many school leaders have come to see you, right?"

Zhou Qing couldn't help laughing.

With this cast, Zhou Qing would never believe that Beijing Film Academy hadn’t informed them.

Except for Tang Yan from the Central Academy of Drama, the theater was basically booked by actors from the Beijing Film Academy.

But even so, the actors Xue Xiaolu found were all very reliable, and Zhou Qing had no objections.

"As a teacher at Beijing Film Academy, of course I have to take care of its actors."

Although Xue Xiaolu did not admit it, her attitude spoke volumes.

"Of course, all the main characters in my Now You See Me are from Beijing Film Academy."

Zhou Qing smiled and agreed.

"Teacher Xue has found very good actors. I have no objection."

After the two chatted for a while, Zhou Qing expressed his approval of Xue Xiaolu's casting.

Xue Xiaolu was in a good mood.

Although it was reasonable and natural for Zhou Qing to replace her role, Xue Xiaolu could also accept it.

But Zhou Qingzhen didn't change any of them, which fully demonstrated Zhou Qing's trust and respect for her. Xue Xiaolu was of course very happy.

"By the way, I arranged a role for Zhao Liying as Huang Xiaoxian's colleague. She has lines and scenes to play. It's a minor supporting role."

Xue Xiaolu also specifically mentioned the arrangements for Zhao Liying.

Zhou Qing also had no objection to this.

Now, Zhao Liying has received training for a year and a half, and has played many minor roles, so she can handle bigger roles.

"When does Teacher Xue plan to start the filming?" Zhou Qing then asked Xue Xiaolu.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the filming will start in January."

Xue Xiaolu expressed her plan.

"Teacher Xue will give me a notice when the time comes, and I will go to the platform."

Zhou Qing nodded and made the decision.

Xue Xiaolu couldn't help but be overjoyed when she heard this. It would be great if Zhou Qing could go and support her.

The two sides communicated some other issues, and Xue Xiaolu left in a hurry to continue working on the preparations for "Love Is Not Blind".

Director Yang who is stationed at Crown Pictures also received a letter saying that the script of "Twilight" has been completed and Summit Entertainment plans to move forward with it.

Zhou Qing had no objection to this and instructed Director Yang and Dingfeng Entertainment to complete the corresponding work.

As for the script of "Twilight", Director Yang also sent a copy to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing took a quick glance and found it matched perfectly with his impression of the Twilight movie, so he felt relieved.

Frankly speaking, from a professional point of view, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the script.

But Zhou Qing was too lazy to bother with that thought.

Since the original script has already been tested by the market, just use the original script.

On December 12, 13, the first truly blockbuster movie "The Warlords" was released.

Frankly speaking, people in the industry are still paying close attention to this movie. After all, the investment is really too high, 3 million yuan.

If the box office fails to reach 9 million, the domestic side will definitely suffer losses.

So everyone wants to know how much box office revenue "The Warlords" can earn.

The relevant data was reported very quickly, which was far lower than industry expectations.

"The Warlords" only earned 1000 million on the first day!

In fact, a first-day box office of 1000 million is not low. There are not many Chinese-language films nowadays that can achieve this first-day box office.

But for a blockbuster movie with an investment of 3 million yuan, it is really low.

You have to know that before the release of "The Warlords", everyone generally compared it to top blockbusters such as "The Promise", "Curse of the Golden Flower" and "Painted Skin".

The box office of these blockbusters all exceeded 2000 million on the first day.

"The Warlords" is only half as good as others!
There is no need to look further. Based on the first day box office alone, it is impossible for "The Warlords" to beat the box office record holder "Painted Skin".

"The Warlords is no match for Painted Skin. It seems that you are the one who can break the record of Painted Skin in the end!"

Liu Yifei was very excited.

Before this, she was actually quite worried that the box office of "The Warlords" would exceed that of "Painted Skin".

After all, "The Warlords" looks like a hit no matter how you look at it.

Now that the first day's box office figures are out, I feel relieved. It is not even a little bit worse than "Painted Skin".

There is definitely no chance of surpassing "Painted Skin".

"Xixi, don't forget that there's another movie called "Assembly" coming up!"

Zhu Yawen was reminding him from the side.

Although he also wants to achieve what Liu Yifei said and break the record of "Painted Skin" with "Now You See Me", Feng Xiaogang's strength cannot be underestimated.

Speaking of this, Liu Yifei's expression straightened.

Zhu Yawen is right, Feng Xiaogang is also a strong rival.

Although the other party’s last film “The Banquet” did not perform well at the box office, what can a movie prove?
No one dares to underestimate the opponent's "Assembly" this time.

"'Assembly' doesn't matter, we still have 'Now You See Me'."

Huang Xiaoming smiled confidently on the side.

Even if "Painted Skin" is surpassed by "Assembly", he believes that "Now You See Me" will definitely overtake it.

What's more, Huang Xiaoming doesn't think it is very likely that "Assembly" will surpass "Painted Skin".

It's a 50-50 split.

Zhou Qing just smiled and said nothing.

He naturally knew that "Assembly" would not be better than "Painted Skin", but there was no need to say this publicly now.

Anyway, "Assembly" will be released in a week, and we will know the outcome then.

It is worth mentioning that the invitation letter for the premiere of "Collection" had already been sent to Zhou Qing.

However, Zhou Qing was busy promoting "Now You See Me", so he declined the offer.

But even though Zhou Qing did not attend the premiere of "Assembly", he still made his presence felt.

"Director Feng, what do you think the box office of Assembly will be? Can it surpass Director Zhou's Painted Skin?"

How could the media, which always understands the trend of popularity, not bring up the film history champion "Painted Skin"?
During the interview, Feng Xiaogang was asked this question without any doubt.

“Director Zhou’s Painted Skin was indeed well-made, but Assembly is not bad either. I am confident that Assembly can break the record of Painted Skin and create a new one!”

Feng Xiaogang made his bold statement to the media with great confidence.

Feng Xiaogang is still quite confident about this time's "Assembly".

But what happens after the release?

The data was reported quickly: 1500 million.

Is it eye-catching?
Frankly speaking, it is very, very eye-catching.

Even in 07, the first-day box office was very high.

What's more, the investment in "Assembly" was only 8000 million, and there is not a big name among the main actors.

The result is even higher than the first-day box office of "The Warlords", which had an investment of 3 million yuan and star-studded cast. It's really awesome.

However, it still can't compare to "Painted Skin".

Moreover, the gap in the first-day box office is not small. Anyone with eyesight can see that it is impossible for "Assembly" to surpass "Painted Skin".

However, Feng Xiaogang was still very happy and satisfied, and the same was true for Huayi.

Even if "Assembly" cannot surpass "Painted Skin", this result is still amazing.

There is a high probability that the box office will reach 200 million, and it will even beat "The Warlords".

What kind of bike do you need?
"Feng Xiaogang's blockbuster "Assembly" was released, with a box office of 1500 million on the first day, and there is no hope of becoming the domestic box office champion."

"Assembly was released with great fanfare, earning 1500 million yuan on the first day, but it failed to break the box office record of Painted Skin."

"After Li Lianjie's The Warlords, Feng Xiaogang's Assembly was unable to surpass Painted Skin. The box office champion record in film history is still held by Painted Skin directed by Zhou Qing."

There have been many reports related to "Assembly", among which "Painted Skin" has also been repeatedly mentioned by the media.

Both the previous release of "The Warlords" and "Assembly" have contributed corresponding popularity to "Painted Skin".

Who said that "Painted Skin" is the box office champion in film history?
Just like the original "Hero", it has become a benchmark, a mountain standing in front of Chinese-language films, waiting for everyone to climb.

Ordinary movies are fine, but whenever a heavyweight blockbuster is released, it is inevitable that it will be pulled out for comparison.

"Great! It seems that even 'Assembly' cannot surpass 'Painted Skin'."

Liu Yifei felt so relaxed that she even walked three times lighter.

The two blockbusters "The Warlords" and "Assembly" have been released one after another, but they still have not shaken the status of "Painted Skin".

The title of domestic film and television box office champion is still held by "Painted Skin" starring Liu Yifei.

How could Liu Yifei not be happy?

Not only Liu Yifei, Zhou Qing was also in a very good mood.

Huang Xiaoming, Zhu Yawen, Duan Yihong and other main creators of "Now You See Me" feel the same way.

After all, they are directed by the same director. The more successful "Painted Skin" is, the better it will be for everyone's "Now You See Me".

"It seems that Yifei is right. Director Zhou's record can only be broken by Director Zhou himself."

When Wan Qian said this, her face was full of light and longing.

If "Now You See Me" can break the record of "Painted Skin" and become the new box office champion, wouldn't that be a huge success?

Although she is only a supporting role in "Now You See Me", her role is actually quite important.

"Director Zhou broke his own record, that would definitely be a great story!"

Huang Xiaoming couldn't help but agree with him. He was naturally looking forward to this happening.

"Then everyone should work harder and do a good job of promoting our business."

Zhou Qing gave everyone a boost at the right time.

The effect is still very good. Thinking about the new box office champion, everyone feels full of energy.

The body, which was originally a little tired, became full of vitality again.

"Director Zhou, I wish you a big box office success!"

“A box office hit!”

On January 1, the blockbuster "Now You See Me", which had whetted everyone's appetite, held a grand premiere.

As for the location, it is the same as the original "The Promise", which is held in the Great Hall of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Yanjing, which is still very classy and impressive.

It was mainly Han Sanping's suggestion. The Third Master has always liked grand ceremonies and scenes.

Besides, the cast and configuration of the movie "Now You See Me" are indeed worthy of such a grand ceremony.

Zhou Qing naturally had no objection.

"Director Zhou!"

"Director Zhou!"

As always, Director Zhou Qing became the center of attention, surrounded by a crowd of people. (End of this chapter)