Chapter 242 Invitation to the Berlin Film Festival, Director Zhou’s new film “Source Code”

Chapter 242 Invitation to the Berlin Film Festival, Director Zhou’s new film “Source Code”

"Director Zhou."

"Director Ye, sit down."

On September 9, Ye Weixin came to the studio as scheduled, and Zhou Qing received him in the office.

After a brief greeting, they began to discuss matters related to "Ip Man 2".

"Since this is a sequel to Ip Man, it would be better to use the original cast. I will contact the main actors one by one."

"Considering that Ip Man has just been released, everyone needs to take a break, including me, so I plan to start filming next year."

"But the preparatory work can be carried out slowly by the end of this year."

Ye Weixin had obviously considered the matter thoroughly and thought of all aspects.

It can be seen that the other party is still very concerned about "Ip Man 2".

Zhou Qing agreed with some of the opinions and plans he put forward.

"But Director Zhou, can we co-produce this time with Oriental Films? Mr. Huang thinks highly of Director Zhou."

But in the end, Ye Weixin made such a request to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing was not surprised by this.

How could Wong Pak Ming remain indifferent to a hit series like "Ip Man"?

But how could Zhou Qing agree?
He made this movie just to make money for himself.

"Director Ye, this is a collaboration between you and me, not a collaboration between me and Oriental Films."

Zhou Qing smiled at Ye Weixin.

The attitude is gentle, but still unquestionable.

Seeing this, Ye Weixin was tactful enough not to waste any more words.

"The work "Heart Labyrinth" written by director Zhou Qing has been approved, and the director is Lu Yang, the executive director of "Whiplash."

"Following Whiplash, Director Zhou once again released a new work, Labyrinth of the Heart, directed by Lu Yang, a contracted director of Zhou Qing Studio."

"'Heart Labyrinth' is currently casting in a low-key manner. The film is another work produced and written exclusively by director Zhou Qing."

"The Heart Labyrinth" attracted the attention of the media and was widely reported after only a period of preparation.

Zhou Qing was not surprised by this.

Given his current level, the media cannot hide anything the studio does.

After all, it has long been on the media's focus list.

It became lively.

The whole circle became lively again.

Zhou Qing Studio has released a new film!
Although the director of "Heart Labyrinth" is not Director Zhou, the screenwriter is Director Zhou and the producer is also Director Zhou.

"Lost on Journey" and the recently released "Ip Man" fully prove the huge potential of Director Zhou's screenwriting works!
That was also a hit.

Although it is not as popular as the works directed by Director Zhou himself, it is also a real big hit.

It is undoubtedly the top film project in the industry.

“I must get this movie!”

"Go for auditions. All artists who have schedules are scheduled to audition."

For a while, all the actors in the circle could not remain calm and began to show off their talents.

He tried almost every possible means just to get a role in "The Heart Labyrinth".

The phone numbers at Zhou Qing's studio and Lu Yang's phone were instantly flooded with calls.

"You're really quick. You've started a new movie in the blink of an eye."

Even Han Sanping called Zhou Qing personally.

"Boss Han, this is the movie I made to train newcomers. It's a low-budget movie. You are not interested in it."

Zhou Qing knew what Han Sanping meant, and blocked the other party's way with a smile.

"Low-budget? A movie written by you can be a hit even with a low budget."

Han Sanping feels a bit jealous, and "Lost on Journey" is the best example.

With a cost of only 400 million, the total box office reached over 6000 million!

Take all the movies invested by China Film Group, for example, how many of them have such high box office?

It would be absolutely false for Han Sanping to say that he was not jealous.

But Zhou Qing was right. Considering the level of China Film, it is really not appropriate to get involved with it at a cost of several million.

It would be really a joke if it got out.

So Han Sanping could only watch with envy but could do nothing.

"Boss Han, you're being too kind. It's just that the film market is getting better and better."

Zhou Qing was humble in front of Han Sanping.

The two sides laughed and chatted for a while, and Han Sanping did not mention China Film's investment again.

Of course, it was not just Han Sanping. Other investors including Ren Zhonglun and Jiang Defu, as well as some other film and television companies, also came to make indirect comments.

Zhou Qing rejected them all politely.

As for the actors and others, they were all sent to Lu Yang by Zhou Qing.

This is Lu Yang's movie. Zhou Qing said he would not interfere, not to mention that he is busy writing the script.

Now that the script for "Ip Man 2" has been completed, Zhou Qing has begun writing "Beijing Meets Seattle".

"Beijing Meets Seattle" has a score of 7.3 on Douban, which is not low to be honest.

But compared with the series of movies released by Zhou Qing, it is still a little disappointing.

So Zhou Qing still plans to optimize it.

He wants to ensure that all works written by Zhou Qing are high-quality works with a good reputation that will make people give them a thumbs up!
There is a rumor in the circle right now that "anything Director Zhou produces must be high-quality", so Zhou Qing can't ruin his own reputation, right?

Therefore, the pace of "Beijing Meets Seattle" will also have to be a little slower.

According to Zhou Qing's estimation, it would take around the 25th to finish writing.

And after that, Zhou Qing will start creating his graduation work!
The next plan is so clear and definite.

However, the script of "Beijing Meets Seattle" was interrupted after only a few days of writing because "Love Is Not Blind" started its premiere.

As a work exclusively produced and written by Zhou Qing, Zhou Qing must of course support it with all his might.

Like other exclusive films, Zhou Qing once again attended the premiere in a high-profile manner.

"Another movie written and directed by Zhou Qing, Love Is Not Blind, premiered grandly, with Zhu Yawen taking on a brand new role."

"After Ip Man, another screenwriter work by director Zhou Qing was released, Love Is Not Blind, which made people laugh and cry."

"The low-budget love movie "Love Is Not Blind" was released. The film was directed and written by Zhou Qing."

The effect is as good as ever, and "Love Is Not Blind" has successfully attracted everyone's interest.

Ordinary audiences, on the other hand, said they all wanted to see the quality of the romantic comedy written by Director Zhou.

But everyone in the entertainment industry couldn't help but want to curse.

Damn, this is never going to end, right?

First it was "Crazy Racing", then "Ip Man", and now here comes "Love Is Not Blind"?
Director Zhou, Director Zhou, are you trying to monopolize the summer movie market?
From the start of the summer season on June 6st until now, it has only been a little over three months, less than four months, and you have released three films in succession?

The key is to just release them. Every movie becomes a big hit and the box office exceeds 100 million.

It's not the kind of billion-dollar breakthrough that's just over 1.6 million, but the kind of billion-dollar breakthrough that's around million.

How can others live if you keep playing like this?
I can't even breathe.

If this "Love Is Not Blind" becomes as popular as the previous two movies, it will be really terrible!
Worried, distressed, and upset.

Like sitting on pins and needles, like a thorn in the back, like a fishbone stuck in the throat.

Everyone in the entire circle was made melancholy by "Love Is Not Blind".

Although no one wants Love Is Not Blind to be a hit, the huge success of The Race and Ip Man makes it hard for everyone not to worry.

Director Zhou’s strength is visible to everyone!

Facts have also proved that the concerns of everyone in the circle are not unfounded.

"Love Is Not Blind" was officially released on September 9, and the box office on the first day was quickly revealed.

1050 million!
It’s only 1.65 less than the first-day box office of “Ip Man” which earned 50 million!
And this is during a non-summer season which is a popular time period!
Damn it, this is so unfair!

Everyone in the circle was about to bleed, and was so stimulated by Zhou Qing that they couldn't even eat.

It exploded again!
There is no doubt that the low-budget love movie "33 Days of Broken Love" has also become a hit.

It's not just an explosion, it's a huge explosion.

Judging from the first day box office, the total box office of "Love Is Not Blind" will definitely exceed 100 million.

How could a love movie with an investment of only 800 million yuan have a box office of over million yuan?

It's just a joke!
Before the release of "Love Is Not Blind", who would have believed such a thing?

I can only say that Director Zhou is really unreasonable, he is a complete monster.

"Zhou Qing, Love Is Not Blind is going to be a big hit."

Xue Xiaolu called Zhou Qing specifically, and her voice sounded as if she had won a multi-million lottery.

Even through the receiver, Zhou Qing could imagine Xue Xiaolu's excitement.

How can I not be excited?

"Love Is Not Blind" is Xue Xiaolu's first movie and her debut work.

As a result, the debut film was able to earn over 100 million yuan at the box office. This is not just a blast, but an extreme blast!

Xue Xiaolu felt like her blood vessels were about to burst, but she was in a good mood as she hadn't fainted yet.

"Teacher Xue, it's not about to explode, it's already exploded."

Zhou Qing said to Xue Xiaolu with a smile, he was in a very good mood.

After this movie, Xue Xiaolu will definitely become a hit.

He is the second new director he has made famous after Ning Hao.

I have to say this feeling is pretty good.

However, Zhou Qing did not pay too much attention to the matter of "33 Days of Broken Love".

His main focus is still on writing scripts.

"Beijing Meets Seattle" was completed one day later than expected and was not finished until the 26th.

This is the second script Zhou Qing prepared for Xue Xiaolu. I believe it will be very much to Xue Xiaolu's liking.

After all, this was originally copied from Xue Xiaolu's notebook, right?
After that, Zhou Qing began to conceive his graduation work.

Just as Zhou Qing had said to Liu Yifei before, this graduation project is a small-scale work and also a science fiction film.

So are there any science fiction movies that are small in scale?
The kind that is also of high quality?

For ordinary people, it is indeed very difficult.

But for a time traveler like Zhou Qing, it is not a problem at all.

He has too much in his head.

It's very easy to lock onto a classic movie.

"source code".

This movie is undoubtedly a science fiction film, but there are actually no big scenes.

Even the entire movie basically takes place on a train.

The size is really not big.

If it weren't for some explosion special effects, even the cost would be very low.

Even though we now have those explosion special effects, because there are relatively few special effects, the overall cost is actually not that high.

It's a good low-budget science fiction film.

It has a high score of 8.5 on Baidu and has a very strong reputation.

"That's it!"

He did what he said and after making the decision, Zhou Qing started writing the script with great creativity.

"Source Code? Is this the sci-fi movie you're talking about?"

Liu Yifei discovered Zhou Qing's new script at the first time, and her curiosity was completely aroused.

But after looking at it, I found that Zhou Qing had only written a quarter of the semi-finished product, so how could it be possible to understand it?
"Source code? What does that mean? And this male protagonist, does he have the ability to travel through time?"

Liu Yifei began to ask about Zhou Qing's situation with great interest.

"You want to know? I won't tell you."

Zhou Qing crossed his arms and began to whet Liu Yifei's appetite.

"Why are you like this? Tell me quickly."

Liu Yifei began to shake Zhou Qing's shoulders.

Zhou Qing smiled slyly: "Try on that stewardess uniform tonight. If you promise me, I will tell you."

"Stewardess? You still have the nerve to say that. Didn't you make it dirty? I threw it away. How can it still be there?"

Liu Yifei's cheeks turned a little red and she rolled her eyes at Zhou Qing in annoyance.

"It doesn't matter. I bought five sets. If I throw away one, I still have four sets."

Zhou Qing is as steady as an old dog.

"You've used all your cleverness on this? Does your uncle know that you're a pervert?"

Liu Yifei began to criticize Zhou Qinglai.

"You still say I'm a pervert. Who is it that always screams so..."

Zhou Qing refuted confidently.

"Do you want to die."

Liu Yifei felt too embarrassed to listen any further, so she punched back at Zhou Qing to finish the second half of his words.

However, after some fun, Zhou Qing roughly explained the concept of "Source Code" to Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei was so impressed by what she heard.

Zhou Qing's brain is really amazing.

Any kind of story can be made up, you can't deny it.

"Hurry up and write, Zhou Qing. I really can't wait any longer."

The girl kept urging Zhou Qing.

But this kind of thing takes time after all. It was only a week's work, and Zhou Qing had only written half of it.

"Director Zhou, this is the phone number for the Berlin Film Festival organizing committee."

The Berlin Film Festival was well-informed and knew that Zhou Qing had made a new film and did not participate in other film festivals.

It was not as simple as sending a routine invitation, but he called Zhou Qing personally.

Although Zhou Qing had already chosen Cannes as his target, he still politely chatted with the people from the Berlin Organizing Committee.

"Director Zhou, you are an old friend of Berlin. On behalf of the Berlin Film Festival Organizing Committee, I sincerely invite you to participate in next year's Berlin Film Festival."

“I believe your Whiplash will be a big hit in Berlin.”

After the two sides exchanged greetings for a while, the other party made a formal invitation to Zhou Qing.

It’s just a pity that Zhou Qing had already made the decision.

I could only reject him politely. (End of this chapter)