Chapter 237: A powerful film that can challenge Now You See Me, Director Zhou's artists are the
"Director Zhou, have a safe journey."
"Let's go back."
After bidding farewell to Director Yang who came to see him off, Zhou Qing boarded the plane back to Beijing in a leisurely manner.
Thinking about this trip to America, in addition to completing the basic upgrade of Crown Pictures, we also purchased a luxury villa in Los Angeles. It can be said that we gained a lot.
Zhou Qing was still in a very good mood.
At least when I come to America again in the future, I will have a place to stay, right?
“I’ve been in America for so long this time.”
At the airport, Liu Yifei, fully armed, came to pick up Zhou Qing. She naturally took Zhou Qing's hand and spoke casually.
"House prices have been cheap recently, and after I finished my work, I bought a house there."
Zhou Qing did not hide anything from Liu Yifei and told her the relevant situation truthfully.
"That's right. You'll inevitably be traveling to America often in the future, so it would be more convenient to have a house."
Liu Yifei nodded, expressing her high agreement.
Now that Zhou Qing has developed his career in America, it makes sense for him to buy a house there.
"Where did you buy it? Are the houses there much cheaper now?"
Liu Yifei then asked curiously.
"The one in Malibu is indeed much cheaper because of the subprime mortgage crisis, but it still cost me 15 million US dollars."
Zhou Qing explained to Liu Yifei.
"Malibu, no wonder it's so expensive."
Liu Yifei was not surprised by this.
After all, she had spent quite some time in America and knew that Malibu was one of the most famous wealthy residential areas in Los Angeles.
If it weren't for the collapse of the American economy due to the subprime mortgage crisis, Zhou Qing would not have been able to get it at such a price.
“Do you know who lives in Malibu?”
Zhou Qing suddenly asked mysteriously.
"Who is it?"
Liu Yifei shook her head.
"iron Man."
Zhou Qing gave the answer.
Liu Yifei: "..."
"Let's hurry up, there are reporters coming."
With a glance, Liu Yifei noticed that several reporters were coming quickly, so she quickly called out to Zhou Qing.
The two of them quickened their pace and quickly disappeared into the crowd.
"Going back to the company or going home?"
On the way back, Liu Yifei asked Zhou Qing for his opinion while driving.
"go home."
Zhou Qing pondered for a moment and made this decision.
He had just been on a flight for more than ten hours, so of course he needed to rest first.
"Okay, I've already got someone to clean it up anyway."
Liu Yifei nodded and drove straight towards Qingcui Garden.
Soon the car was lost in the traffic and disappeared.
"Red Cliff, the first film by great director Rainie Wu after his return from Hollywood, is released today and tickets are hard to come by in major cinemas."
"After much anticipation, Rainie Wu's masterpiece Red Cliff is finally released, but only half of it has been revealed."
"The release of Red Cliff set off a wave of movie-watching, with both box office and controversy skyrocketing."
On the same day Zhou Qing returned, Wu Yusen’s epic film “Red Cliff” was released, and the momentum was very strong.
It grossed a staggering 2700 million on the first day of its release, which can be said to have excited many people.
There is no other reason, the first day box office was indeed very, very high.
How high is it?
It has surpassed all Hollywood blockbusters released in China so far, and almost surpassed all domestic films released.
Even the popular films "The Promise" and "Curse of the Golden Flower" did not have as high a first-day box office as "Red Cliff".
Even Zhou Qing's "Painted Skin" did not have as high a first-day box office as "Red Cliff".
The only exception is "Now You See Me"!
In other words, "Red Cliff" is the second highest-grossing movie on the first day among all the movies currently released in China!
This result is indeed amazing.
Even the gap between "Red Cliff" and "Now You See Me" is not that big, with only a difference of 200 million in box office!
“The success of Red Cliff is inseparable from the hard work of director John Woo and the main creators. It is only a matter of time before Red Cliff surpasses Now You See Me!”
The film crew was very excited, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and their slogans became louder and louder.
It seems like surpassing "Now You See Me" is a foregone conclusion.
The whole circle became lively.
After all, so many blockbuster movies have criticized "Now You See Me", clamoring to surpass "Now You See Me".
But without exception, they were all slapped in the face.
Or the kind where he was beaten very badly, which is very different from "Now You See Me".
The only exception is "Red Cliff".
This is the only movie that really shows signs of surpassing Now You See Me!
As for the cost of "Red Cliff" which was as high as 8500 million US dollars?
There's no need to bring up this kind of thing specifically, right?
"Not bad, very good."
Han Sanping was very happy. The momentum of "Red Cliff" was so good, which was a great achievement for him.
Regardless of whether "Red Cliff" can surpass "Now You See Me", Han Sanping is the big winner.
After all, Chinese film company invested a lot in both films.
"Isn't this Red Cliff too intense? It won't really surpass Now You See Me?"
Liu Yifei expressed a certain degree of concern about this.
As for the current trend of "Red Cliff", it is really as fierce and exciting as the original "Now You See Me".
The box office exceeded 100 million in just four days!
The speed at which the box office broke the 100 million mark is comparable to that of "Now You See Me".
"It's unlikely. Just look at the reviews of Red Cliff and you'll know."
Zhou Qing was very calm about this.
"Red Cliff" did have a good momentum in the beginning, but its reputation cannot be compared with "Now You See Me".
The score on Baidu is 6.4, just passing the passing line.
But what about Now You See Me?
The rating is as high as 8.5!
The reputations of both parties are very different.
It is foreseeable that the follow-up impact of "Red Cliff" will never exceed that of "Now You See Me".
In addition, the box office on the first day was slightly lower, so how could the total box office possibly compare to "Now You See Me"?
Not to mention "Now You See Me", "Red Cliff" can't even surpass "Painted Skin".
"Really? I'll go check it out."
When Liu Yifei's voice sounded, she quickly went online to read the reviews of "Red Cliff".
Indeed, I found that the proportion of negative reviews is not small, and the reputation is a bit disappointing.
I felt relieved now.
"What are we having for dinner tonight?"
Taking her eyes off the computer, Liu Yifei asked casually with great interest.
"eat you."
"Who knows who will eat who?"
It can be said that "Red Cliff" dominated the domestic market throughout July.
No matter whether it is domestic or imported movies, they can only be eclipsed by the halo of "Red Cliff". Even "Man of Steel" starring Will Smith is the same.
It has no chance of competing with "Red Cliff".
As for domestic films like "Nine Perfects", needless to say, they are completely vulnerable.
The only film that is still generally favored by the industry is "Ip Man", which will be released at the end of the month.
After all, this movie is an exclusive production by director Zhou Qing and a masterpiece written by the screenwriter!
What's more, "Red Cliff" had been released for 20 days at that time, so the damage must have been reduced to the lowest level.
Ye Weixin and other main creators were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweats, but at the same time they were secretly glad.
Fortunately, the release dates of "Ip Man" and "Red Cliff" were 20 days apart, otherwise, the situation of "Ip Man" would have been very bad.
Even with Director Zhou's reputation, it's impossible to defeat such a ferocious beast.
This is a beast of the same magnitude as the one in “Now You See Me”!
"Student Zhou Qing!"
"Teacher Cao."
On July 7, the filming of "Li Mi's Conjecture" was completed, and director Cao Baoping met with Zhou Qing as soon as possible.
It is also worth mentioning that the filming of "The Hidden Corner" directed by Jiang Wei was completed 5 days ago.
Coupled with the completion of Whiplash at the beginning of a month, this July was truly a fruitful month for Zhou Qing.
Three works were completed in just one month!
This efficiency is so high that even top companies like Huayi cannot catch up with it.
"The post-production of Li Mi's Conjecture will be completed in one month, and the finished film will be available at the end of August. I plan to release it during the National Day holiday. What do you think?"
After some brief pleasantries, Cao Baoping began to talk business with Zhou Qing.
"Teacher Cao, aren't we in a hurry?"
Zhou Qing pondered for a moment and gave this opinion.
It's already the end of July, and it's indeed a bit hasty to directly schedule the release date for the National Day on October 7st.
In addition, "Love Is Not Blind" directed by Xue Xiaolu is also targeting the National Day holiday.
If "Li Mi's Conjecture" had nothing to do with him, Zhou Qing would definitely not ask about it.
But now that this film is also produced exclusively by himself, Zhou Qing certainly does not want the two films to compete with each other.
That's pure internal friction.
Although the box office potential of "Li Mi's Conjecture" is not that great, it still has an impact.
"It's a bit rushed, so Zhou Qing, which time slot do you think is more suitable?"
Cao Baoping could see that Zhou Qing didn't seem to agree, so he began to ask Zhou Qing for his opinion.
"Teacher Cao, what do you think of the Lunar New Year movie season?"
After some thought, Zhou Qing gave Cao Baoping an answer.
"Lunar New Year's Day? If this movie goes to the Lunar New Year's Day, it will just be cannon fodder."
Cao Baoping shook his head helplessly.
Who would go to watch such a crime-themed art film during Chinese New Year?
Not to mention that the Lunar New Year period is always packed with blockbusters and strong films, and "Li Mi's Conjecture" would be simply courting death if it went there.
"I didn't explain it clearly. It's not the Lunar New Year period, but the tail of the Lunar New Year period, in February."
Zhou Qing explained it in detail to Cao Baoping.
As far as I can remember, there weren't any great movies released in February of 09.
Moreover, it was right at the end of the Lunar New Year period and it was also the winter vacation period, so it was definitely more cost-effective than the National Day period.
More importantly, it also leaves enough time for the film to be promoted, right?
"Okay, let's release it in February next year."
After some thought, Cao Baoping could not find any reason to refute, so he agreed.
Both parties reached an agreement on this matter very happily.
"I should get busy too!"
After Cao Baoping left, Zhou Qing sat in his seat, stretched, and made this decision.
The filming of Whiplash was wrapped on the 2nd. It has been 20 days now, but Zhou Qing has not touched any of the post-production work.
Now that he has almost recovered, Zhou Qing naturally cannot continue to be so lazy.
"Xiao Liu!"
Zhou Qing did what he said. After making the decision, he didn't waste any time and immediately found a top post-production team.
The post-production work of "Whiplash" has officially begun.
For a small-scale movie like "Whiplash", post-production is not complicated and will not take a long time.
It can be completed in about a month.
It can be said that it is relatively easy.
“The cast list for the large-scale TV series “Chinese Paladin III” is as follows:
Sedum: Hu Ge
Xu Changqing: Huo Jianhua
Nightshade: Liu Shishi
Zi Xuan: Tang Yan
Seen by Snow: Zhao Liying
......"
After watching the post-production for a few days, the cast list for "Chinese Paladin III" was announced, which immediately attracted great attention from the industry.
In any case, "Chinese Paladin III" is also one of the top TV drama projects that attracted the most attention in the industry in 08.
Frankly speaking, there are many people watching us from both inside and outside the circle.
The actors on the list immediately sparked widespread discussion.
Especially the three actresses, they are the focus of everyone's attention and discussion.
After all, both Brother Hu and Huo Jianhua are stars.
One is a top star in mainland China, and the other is a popular idol in Taiwan.
In the past two years, the show has achieved impressive results in the mainland. "The World's Number One" and "Wu Shilang" were both popular TV series with very good ratings.
But the three actresses are not really well-known.
The past of these people was soon exposed by the media and netizens.
Zhao Liying immediately became the most eye-catching actor in "Chinese Paladin III".
There is no other reason, Zhao Liying’s resume is just too “rubbish”.
Although Liu Shishi and Tang Yan are both newcomers, they have acted in some works anyway.
They have also starred in some TV series and movies.
For example, Liu Shishi starred in "Moon Shadow and Wind Lotus", and also participated in "Young Generals of the Yang Family" and two "Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" films.
More importantly, this person is a sugar man artist.
Tang Yan has starred in "Parting is Love" and "The Sniper and the Mastermind".
More importantly, there is "Love Is Not Blind" directed, written and produced by Zhou Qing!
But what does Zhao Liying have?
There are only extras and no real supporting roles!
As for academic qualifications?
Liu Shishi graduated from Beijing Dance Academy, Tang Yan graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, but Zhao Liying graduated from... LF City Electronic Information Engineering School!
What the hell is this?
How could an actor with this kind of background actually get such an important role as Xuejian?
This is really important. It just shows how important it is to find a good employer.
Although Zhao Liying's personal resume is really bad, there is one thing that cannot be ignored in the circle no matter what.
This person is an artist from Zhou Qing Studio!
There is no doubt that Zhao Liying was able to get the role of Xuejian because of the Zhou Qing Studio behind her.
"This Zhao Liying is really lucky. She was chosen by Director Zhou."
"Who said it wasn't? Otherwise, how could she possibly play the role of Xuejian?"
There are countless actresses in the industry who are envious and jealous of Zhao Liying. (End of this chapter)