Chapter 226: The best director among the best directors, "Whiplash" shocked the entertainm
"The premiere of Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon was successfully concluded, with the main actors including Andy Lau and Sammo Hung all present."
"The premiere of 'Resurrection of the Dragon' was held in Beijing. Director Li Rengang said that the box office will exceed 4 million, surpassing 'Now You See Me'."
"Director Zhou Qing assisted in the premiere of "Resurrection of the Dragon". Faced with "provocation", he declared war on Li Rengang. Let's wait and see."
In any case, it is a big production with an investment of 1.6 million yuan, and the press releases for "Resurrection of the Dragon" were overwhelming.
The popularity and anticipation were hyped up immediately.
Many people are eagerly waiting for the release on April 4rd.
There are also many fans of Andy Lau who are looking forward to "Resurrection of the Dragon" really breaking the record of "Now You See Me" .
It's just a pity that such a thing is destined to never happen.
Of course Zhou Qing had no time to care about such things as he was busy preparing for "Whiplash".
In addition to some normal film production work, Zhou Qing, as the director and the leading actor, has another important task for this film.
Special training.
Special training as a drummer.
There's nothing I can do about it, this movie is about the story of a drummer.
Not only Zhou Qing, but Feng Yuanzheng, Zhou Qing's main "opponent", also needs corresponding special training.
After all, this character in the movie is a music teacher.
“I plan to take the post-production of Love Is Not Blind back to Beijing Film Academy.”
After some preparation, Xue Xiaolu met with Zhou Qing to discuss matters related to "33 Days of Broken Love".
"This is your movie, Mr. Xue. You make the decision."
Zhou Qing naturally had no objection to this and gave Xue Xiaolu full autonomy.
"It's more convenient at school. After all, I'm a teacher at Beijing Film Academy."
Xue Xiaolu gave Zhou Qing a brief additional explanation.
It's not to be perfunctory to Zhou Qing. She does have a lot of things to deal with at the Beijing Film Academy and needs to take care of both ends.
Working at Nortel can save you a lot of trouble.
What's more, there are so many students to use, the cost is low and the efficiency is high, so why not do it?
"I understand. When I was filming 127 Hours, I also did the post-production at school."
Zhou Qing nodded in agreement, and then asked casually, "But Teacher Xue, how long will it take to complete the later stage?"
"I have some other things to do at school, so it should be more than two months."
After a little thought, Xue Xiaolu gave this answer.
For such a small-scale movie, two months of post-production is already very slow, to be honest.
However, Zhou Qing did not urge Xue Xiaolu. After all, there was still plenty of time before the release date and there would be no delay at all.
As long as Xue Xiaolu makes a good film, that's enough.
"Teacher Xue, do you have any thoughts on the release schedule?"
The two sides briefly communicated about the relevant matters, and Zhou Qing talked about this matter again.
"I haven't thought about it that much. What do you think, Zhou Qing?"
Xue Xiaolu raised her eyebrows and asked Zhou Qing.
"Teacher Xue, what do you think of September 9th?"
Zhou Qing had already thought about this matter, and now he expressed his thoughts truthfully.
It is obvious that Zhou Qing was aiming for the National Day holiday to make the movie "Love Is Not Blind".
After all, the summer season is already saturated and the competition in the Lunar New Year season is too fierce. "Love Is Not Blind" does not have the strength to compete in the Lunar New Year season.
After all the calculations, the only time I can go is during the National Day holiday.
So are there any blockbuster movies during the National Day holiday?
Fortunately, there aren’t too many.
Originally scheduled to be released on September 9, "Painted Skin", which grossed 26 million yuan, was already released by Zhou Qing in advance!
None of the domestic blockbusters have been scheduled for release during the National Day holiday.
However, there are two Hollywood blockbusters, namely "Journey to the Center of the Earth" which will be released on September 9 and "Wanted" which will be released on October 28.
But the competitiveness of these two Hollywood blockbusters is not that strong.
The total box office of "Journey to the Center of the Earth" was 6700 million, and the total box office of "Wanted" was only 7400 million. These two films can still compete with each other.
The main reason is that apart from October 1st, there are really no other good schedules.
"National Day? National Day is fine! I think it's suitable too."
Upon hearing this, Xue Xiaolu immediately nodded repeatedly to show her approval.
Zhou Qing's idea actually coincided with hers.
Xue Xiaolu was really afraid that Zhou Qing would get carried away and send "Love Is Not Blind" to those big schedules.
There is naturally no problem with Zhou Qing's own movies, and he can carve out a niche no matter which time slot they are released in.
But Xue Xiaolu still has self-awareness.
She is a new director.
The National Day period is just right.
"Hello, Director Zhou."
"Hello, Mr. Hu."
A dedicated drummer teacher was quickly hired, and considering Zhou Qing's level, he was naturally the best one.
"Does Director Zhou have any relevant experience before? How much do you know about drummers?"
After a brief greeting, the drummer teacher began to learn about Zhou Qing's situation.
"I am just a white guy with zero foundation."
Zhou Qing told the truth.
"noob?"
“That’s what newcomers mean.”
Zhou Qing specifically explained it, and the drummer teacher finally understood.
"It's okay. Many of my students are newcomers. I have a lot of experience in training newcomers. We can start from the beginning and progress step by step."
The drummer teacher began to introduce Zhou Qing in a torrent of words.
"It's like this, Mr. Hu. I don't really want to learn how to play the drums. I just want to see how it works. It's mainly for the needs of filming."
Zhou Qing briefly explained the situation to Teacher Hu.
Teacher Hu was a little surprised by this.
From what Director Zhou said, does he intend to act in the movie himself?
However, this matter had nothing to do with Teacher Hu. Teacher Hu quickly put aside these distracting thoughts and had further communication and understanding with Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing’s drummer training career thus began.
His main task after work every day is to practice drumming.
On April 4, the long-awaited film "Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon" was finally released, and the box office on the first day was very good.
927 million!
I almost made 1000 million.
In the year of 08, it can be said to be very eye-catching.
If we speculate based on this momentum, the possibility of "Resurrection of the Dragon" box office exceeding 100 million is still very high.
Of course, surpassing "Now You See Me" would be a joke.
But in fact, the producers probably don’t think that "Resurrection of the Dragon" can really surpass "Now You See Me", they are just shouting slogans.
Many of the marketing methods commonly used by movies are not uncommon.
If it can break 100 million, it would be considered a box office hit.
So when the first day's box office figures came out, director Li Rengang, Liu Dehua and other main creators were all excited.
Including the producer and producer Han Sanping.
Is another big hit about to be born in 08?
Happy!
In stark contrast to the high box office of "Resurrection of the Dragon", this movie also received overwhelming negative reviews. "Want to tell the story of Zhao Zilong's life in less than two hours? This director has no grasp of it!"
"It's fine to read it as fictional history, but why do you want to touch upon the Three Kingdoms?"
"The plot is rubbish, the pace is rubbish, the graphics are rubbish, and the acting is even more rubbish!"
It is no exaggeration to describe it as receiving a flood of bad reviews.
Under such circumstances, the box office of "The Dragon: Resurrection of the Dragon" plummeted in just three days.
Only 510 million box office left!
So what about the first week box office?
Only a pitiful 3100 million!
Han Sanping couldn't laugh anymore, and Li Rengang and other main creators couldn't laugh either.
The box office has collapsed quite badly.
Despite a box office of nearly 3000 million on the first day, it only earned million in the first week, which was only half of the expected amount.
From this perspective, it will be extremely difficult for "The Dragon Resurrection" to break the 100 million mark.
Li Rengang once again led a group of main creators to carry out vigorous publicity, trying to reverse this downward trend.
But unfortunately, the effect is not great.
"The Forbidden Kingdom" was released on the 24th, and the promotion was in full swing, completely overshadowing "Resurrection of the Dragon".
It also overshadows almost every other movie.
The reason why it is “almost” is that a heavyweight Hollywood blockbuster will be released on April 4.
From Marvel's Iron Man.
This is the only movie that can compete with "The Forbidden Kingdom".
If nothing unexpected happens, the entire month of April will basically be dominated by these three blockbusters.
"When The Forbidden Kingdom comes out, I will definitely go and see it!"
Zhou Qing was not very interested in these three films, but Liu Yifei was very interested in "The Forbidden Kingdom".
Zhou Qing couldn't help laughing. It seemed that the girl was really upset about this movie.
But what is certain is that Liu Yifei will be greatly disappointed after watching it.
This movie is a complete and utter bad movie.
"Well, when you finish watching it, you will know how lucky you are that you didn't play the role of Golden Swallow."
Zhou Qing smiled at Liu Yifei.
"You don't think highly of this movie?"
Liu Yifei looked at Zhou Qing seriously.
"I'm not pessimistic, I'm just objectively analyzing it. How can Hollywood adapt Chinese mythology well?"
Zhou Qing shook his head as a matter of course.
However, even though Zhou Qing said this many times, it still failed to reduce Liu Yifei's expectations for "The Forbidden Kingdom".
Instead, it whetted Liu Yifei's appetite even more.
She really wanted to verify it herself whether the movie was what Zhou Qing described.
"No matter what, you'll be the one buying the ticket!"
Liu Yifei then spoke to Zhou Qing in a "domineering" manner.
"Director Zhou Qing's new film Whiplash has been approved for filing. After two years, Director Zhou Qing is making an art film again."
"Feng Yuanzheng and Wang Zhiwen appeared in Zhou Qing's studio one after another, and it is suspected that they are discussing Zhou's new film "Whiplash."
"Director Zhou Qing's new film after Now You See Me has been revealed. The title is Whiplash. Other information is to be confirmed."
After a period of low-key preparation, "Whiplash" finally attracted the attention of the media.
Once it was exposed, it immediately attracted great attention in the circle.
Mainland China's top director Zhou Qing is about to release a new film!
Not only is it a new film, but it’s also an art film!
In that instant, countless actors in the industry couldn't keep their composure.
After all, generally speaking, art films are indeed more popular than commercial films, especially those directed by top directors.
Especially art films made by the top directors among the top directors.
You have to know that Director Zhou’s previous record in the Big Three was really too amazing and too fierce.
Golden Bear and Silver Bear + Golden Lion and Silver Lion, this report card was slammed on the table. Who in the entire Chinese entertainment industry can compare to it?
There really is only one Master Zhang!
Not to mention Chinese entertainment, even if you look at the global entertainment industry, he is a powerful figure standing at the top of the pyramid.
excitement!
excited!
Just about to move!
I don’t know how many people’s hearts were touched by the movie “Whiplash”.
"Director Zhou!"
Zhou Xun, who had worked with Zhou Qing many times, called Zhou Qing without saying a word.
The same thing happened to Zhou Xun's arch-enemy Li Bingbing, who also contacted Zhou Qing as soon as he heard the news.
In addition, people like Huang Xiaoming and Liu Dehua are also the same.
In short, no matter whether it was a male or female star, anyone who could reach Zhou Qing started jumping up and down.
It's just a pity.
Those who contacted Zhou Qing received almost the same answer: the role in "Whiplash" has been confirmed!
Damn, it’s too late.
Therefore, the important roles in "Whiplash" must have been taken by Feng Yuanzheng and Wang Zhiwen.
Given their status and strength in the circle, no one finds it strange.
But what about the heroine?
The powerful paparazzi did not capture any female stars entering or leaving Zhou Qing's studio.
In fact, apart from Feng Yuanzheng and Wang Zhiwen, no other male celebrities were exposed.
The casting of "Whiplash" has still sparked a lot of speculation.
But in fact, Zhou Qing basically no longer asked about the casting work and left it all to the casting director.
After all, they are just insignificant supporting roles.
He just needs to do the final check.
Zhou Qing’s most important job now is the other preparatory work for “Whiplash” and practicing his drums well.
"Director Zhou, Twilight has wrapped!"
Director Yang who was stationed at Crown Pictures brought a piece of news that greatly excited Zhou Qing.
The film started shooting in early February and it is only mid-April now, just over a month, less than two months.
The shooting speed is actually quite fast.
However, Zhou Qing was not surprised by this. The scale of "Twilight" was actually not very large, and there were not even many scenes.
This speed is the normal speed.
"I have to keep an eye on all the subsequent steps. When the film is ready, I will go there."
After Zhou Qing understood what was going on, he casually gave instructions to Director Yang.
"Understood, Director Zhou. I'll keep a close eye on it."
Director Yang responded immediately and briefly reported the situation to Zhou Qing.
"There are some special effects shots in Twilight, so the post-production will be a little slower. The finished film will probably be out in late June or early July."
"I see."
Zhou Qing responded casually.
"Also, regarding the release schedule, Director Zhou, do you have any suggestions?"
Director Yang asked again.
"Just make the decision with Summit Entertainment."
Zhou Qing also delegated the authority for this matter.
After all, he doesn’t really understand Hollywood’s schedule, right?
Professional matters should naturally be left to professionals. (End of this chapter)