Chapter 239 Director Zhou’s position is unshakable, and “Ip Man” is a hit again!

Chapter 239 Director Zhou’s position is unshakable, and “Ip Man” is a hit again!

"Mr. Huang, our Ip Man is going to be a big hit!"

Director Ye Weixin was so excited that his face flushed and he couldn't keep calm at all.

Before this "Ip Man", Yip Wai-hsin suffered losses on everything he filmed, becoming a "professional money-loser".

Under such circumstances, God knows how much hope Ye Weixin placed on "Ip Man".

He even regarded "Ip Man" as his comeback work.

Although none of the works produced by director Zhou Qing have failed so far, each one can be called a hit.

But before the movie was actually released, Ye Weixin was still worried.

It was not until this moment that Ye Weixin finally felt relieved.

"Ip Man" is really a hit!

I can only say that Director Zhou is really awesome.

A director like me, who loses money on everything he shoots, can make a hit just by throwing a script at me. I can't help but accept it.

After this "Ip Man", Yip Wai-shing will completely get rid of the label of "professional money-loser" and step into the club of billion-dollar directors in one fell swoop.

Director Zhou is awesome!
"Yes, Wei Xin, Ip Man is indeed a hit, and it will definitely break the 100 million mark."

Huang Baiming was also extremely excited, his face flushed.

In the current environment where the Hong Kong entertainment industry is declining, it is extremely difficult to make a movie that earns over 100 million yuan.

Let alone Hong Kong entertainment, even if you include domestic entertainment, looking at the entire Chinese entertainment industry, how many movies have grossed over 100 million yuan?

And apart from "Crazy Racing", what are the configurations of those movies that have broken the billion-dollar mark?
Without exception, they are all big productions!
But what about Ip Man?

The investment is only 30 million!

Even Wong Pak Ming had to admire him again, Director Zhou, he is really amazing!

More importantly, although this movie is not an Eastern movie, it is of great significance to Eastern movies.

After all, the director is an oriental film director.

"Ip Man is a hit, Ip Man is really a hit!"

Needless to say, the leading actor Zhao Wenzhuo was like taking stimulants in the two days since "Ip Man" was released.

I can't even sleep at night.

It’s nothing, it’s just caused by excessive excitement of the brain and mind!
If the huge success of "Painted Skin" is not related too much to Zhao Wenzhuo, after all, the leading actor is Hu Jun and not him.

But "Ip Man" is completely different, Zhao Wenzhuo is the only leading actor in the movie!

The huge success of such a movie would have a completely different impact on Zhao Wenzhuo.

There is a great possibility that Zhao Wenzhuo will become popular again in the film industry with this movie!
Of course this is not the most important thing. What is the most important thing?
Can "Ip Man 2" be filmed now?

By then, with the accumulation of "Ip Man 1", wouldn't the box office of "Ip Man 2" be even higher?
As for Zhou Qing, he was not surprised at all by the box office.

In the original time and space, "Ip Man" had a box office of 9000 million.

Now that we have our own brand, isn’t it natural for the sales to exceed 100 million?
There's nothing to be surprised about, but it's strange.

Zhou Qing didn't take this matter to heart at all and continued to work on the post-production of "Whiplash".

There are some other necessary related matters.

What's the matter?
Take Liu Yifei’s signing for example.

"Sissi, what do you think of August 8th?"

Zhou Qing sat on the sofa, watching TV while discussing the specific signing date with Liu Yifei.

"It's all up to you."

Liu Yifei was like a lazy cat, curled up in Zhou Qing's arms, looking very nonchalant.

Given her current relationship with Zhou Qing, many important things have become less important.

This is a kind of trust.

The girl believed that Zhou Qing would arrange everything, so she didn't bother to worry about it.

"Then it will be scheduled for the 15th. I'll ask Director Chen to prepare it later."

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment and made this decision.

"no problem."

Liu Yifei responded without thinking.

"But Boss Zhou, Huayi has prepared three blockbuster movies to welcome Brother Xun. What about you? What have you prepared for me?"

Liu Yifei then turned her head again and looked at Zhou Qing with a faint smile.

"Is my promise of my body enough?"

Zhou Qing grinned and touched Liu Yifei's fair face with his hand.

"You? You're only worth 20 bucks if you sell it."

Liu Yifei curled her lips in disdain on purpose.

"I'm that worthless?"

"What do you think?"

The two of them played around for a while before Zhou Qing straightened his face and started talking to Liu Yifei about business.

"After you sign with me, you can film if you want, play if you want, do whatever you want, in short, whatever you want is fine."

"That's pretty much it."

Liu Yifei showed a satisfied smile on her face and changed into a more comfortable position in Zhou Qing's arms.

"But I'm not sure about my next film. It's my graduate work. Due to time constraints, I can only make a small film."

For small-scale movies, the choices are very limited.

It’s really hard to say whether there is a role suitable for Liu Yifei.

"That's perfect. I haven't rested enough yet. It's a good opportunity to rest for a while."

Liu Yifei didn't take it to heart and nodded immediately.

Firstly, the girl really understood Zhou Qing's situation, and secondly, she was not very ambitious about her career.

Now that she has starred in two box office champion movies in history, it’s okay for her to take a break for a while.

"You are so considerate, Sissi."

"Now you know mine, okay?"

Liu Yifei changed into a comfortable position.

"Director Chen."

After returning to the studio, Zhou Qing immediately called Director Chen over and told him to prepare for the signing ceremony.

Zhou Qing would not ask about the specific process, but the requirements were very clear, and everything had to be done according to the highest standards.

After all, Liu Yifei is already a top celebrity, and the corresponding ceremony must be worthy of her status.

Even though these are all nonsense, there is nothing we can do about it, that’s what the entertainment industry talks about.

"Director Zhou, I'm going to join the crew."

The crew of "Chinese Paladin III" notified Zhao Liying, and Zhao Liying has been eager to watch.

"Go ahead and act well. This drama will definitely be a hit."

Zhou Qing encouraged Zhao Liying a few words.

"I understand Director Zhou, I will work hard!"

Zhao Liying left in a hurry, and a bright future was beckoning to her.

"Ip Man" has been released for a week and the momentum can be said to be very good.

The first week box office was quickly revealed, reaching a very gratifying 6500 million.

According to the general calculation rules of total box office and first week box office, the total box office of "Ip Man" should be between 1.6 million and 1.9 million.

I have to say, I am still very optimistic.

"Director Zhou, congratulations, you have created another hit."

During this period of time, Zhou Qing had no idea how many congratulatory messages he had received.

As for the other super blockbuster "Red Cliff" before "Ip Man"?
The box office potential has been almost exhausted, with daily box office only around 2 million.

For some movies with bad reputation, the longer the battle lasts, the more the daily box office will fall. But it doesn't really matter, Red Cliff was so strong in the early stage, the total box office can't be bad anyway.

It turns out that this is indeed the case.

By the time "Red Cliff" was released on August 8, the total box office had reached 10 million!
High?

Very high.

You have to know that throughout the history of Chinese entertainment, there are only two movies that have grossed over 3 million yuan.

"Painted Skin" and "Now You See Me".

Now we have to add another "Red Cliff".

Apart from these three movies, all other movies can only hover below the 2 million ceiling.

Even if the ceiling is 2 million, there are not many movies that can break it.

From this perspective, "Red Cliff" is really awesome, enough to dazzle people's eyes.

However, the awesomeness of "Red Cliff" also reflects the awesomeness of Zhou Qing.

Because even if "Red Cliff" broke the 3 million box office, it still did not break Director Zhou's box office record.

Not to mention "Now You See Me", "Red Cliff" didn't even surpass "Painted Skin"!

The entire circle once again felt Zhou Qing's powerful fighting ability.

If even a film like "Red Cliff" can't shake Director Zhou's position, what other film can do that?

"Director Zhou, Ip Man is doing so well at the box office. Congratulations!"

Deputy Chen Guo, who had not been seen for a long time, came again and congratulated Zhou Qing as soon as he came up.

Zhou Qing knew that Deputy Chen Guo must have come because of the matter of "The Sound of Wind".

There can be no other reason.

"It's not great, it's just passable."

Zhou Qing waved his hands and acted pretentiously in front of Deputy Chen Guo.

But it’s not that blunt. Coming from Zhou Qing’s mouth, these words are still quite convincing.

You should know that Zhou Qing’s highest record for a movie is 4 million.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that this box office revenue of over 100 million is just mediocre, right?

"If others hear you say this, you will be scolded."

Deputy Chen Guo pointed at Zhou Qing and smiled.

After some friendly chat between the two sides, Deputy Chen Guo explained his purpose, which was exactly as Zhou Qing had expected.

The script of the novel "The Sound of Wind" has been adapted.

"Director Zhou, you are one of the best screenwriters in the industry. Please give me some suggestions."

After Deputy Chen Guo took out the script, he spoke to Zhou Qing half politely and half seriously.

As the main controller of the project, Zhou Qing did not say much nonsense and quickly went through the script of "The Sound of Wind".

To be honest, there are some flaws and areas that need improvement.

There are even some logical loopholes.

But Zhou Qing was too lazy to point it out.

The final score of "The Whistleblower" is as high as 8.4 points, which is already very high, so there is no need to nitpick.

"Director Chen, this script is already very well done. I don't have any comments to make."

Zhou Qing spread his hands towards Deputy Chen Guo, and then expressed a certain degree of approval for the script.

Then Zhou Qing saw that a hint of hidden joy flashed across the brows of Deputy Minister Chen Guo opposite him.

It can be seen that Deputy Director Chen Guo was also very benefited by the recognition from a great director of Zhou Qing's level.

"Now that the script has been completed, Director Zhou, we will immediately start advancing the subsequent work."

Deputy Chen Guo then discussed other related arrangements of "The Sound of Wind" with Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing just listened to everything and knew what was going on, without intervening too much.

Except for one thing.

"I won't ask about other matters, but I want the role of Captain Wu."

Zhou Qing said to Deputy Chen Guo in a serious tone.

Deputy Chen Guo fell into deep thought and did not say anything more for the time being.

As one of the main plaintiffs, it is normal for Zhou Qing to ask for an important role. It's not like he has no contracted artists.

In fact, both Chen Guofu and Hua Yi had anticipated this and had made corresponding preparations.

"What about the other characters?"

Deputy Minister Chen simply raised his eyebrows at Zhou Qing.

"I won't interfere with the two leading actresses and other important supporting roles. Huayi can arrange them as they please."

Zhou Qing also had a plan in place and immediately told Deputy Chen Guo.

"can!"

Deputy Minister Chen agreed to Zhou Qing's request without much thought.

Although the male lead role was given up, the female lead and so many other supporting roles were taken, so Huayi did not lose out at all.

It can even be said that Zhou Qing is the one who suffers the loss, after all, he is the main controller.

"Director Zhou is planning to have Zhu Yawen play Captain Wu?"

Deputy Chen Guo then asked Zhou Qing with confidence.

Among the artists in Zhou Qing Studio, no one meets the requirements except Zhu Yawen.

It can't be Huang Bo or Wang Baoqiang, right?
However, it is not impossible for Zhu Yawen to do so, as his temperament and image are quite compatible with Captain Wu.

The only consideration might be that it is a little young, but that doesn’t really matter.

You have to know that each of the important characters in "The Sound of Wind" has a background and origin.

Otherwise, why didn't the Japanese dare to arrest and interrogate them directly, but instead invited them all to Qiu Zhuang and kept them there for several days?

Do you only dare to take action when you have certain evidence?

It's just that those guys all have backers and powerful people, so they can't be touched easily.

Take that sissy opera singer, for example. After he was arrested, Commander Zhang even came to his house in person.

Therefore, it is reasonable for a captain with a background and backing to be younger.

What's more, although Zhu Yawen is young, he actually looks quite old.

Even if we put all this aside, there really was a 23-year-old detective captain in history.

So no matter from which perspective, there is no problem with Zhu Yawen playing Captain Wu.

"There is no other suitable candidate except him."

Zhou Qing nodded and admitted it with a smile.

Deputy Chen Guo thought to himself that this was indeed the case, and then expressed his full agreement.

He discussed some other details with Zhou Qing before leaving in a hurry.

To prepare for other related matters of "The Sound of Wind".

As for Zhou Qing?

Apart from wanting a male lead, I didn't plan to care about anything else.

This is also the reason why he wants to find the original team.

It’s simple, just saves trouble.

Apart from paying the money, there is really no need to ask anything.

The most important thing for Zhou Qing right now is the post-production of "Whiplash".

The rough cut of "Whiplash" has actually been released a long time ago, and the final film, based on the current progress, will be completed around the 22nd.

As for Liu Yifei's signing ceremony, Director Chen has also made proper arrangements.

All in all, everything is progressing in an orderly manner. (End of this chapter)