Chapter 250: Blast the Door to Hollywood, Source Code Completed, Whiplash Released

Chapter 250: Blast the Door to Hollywood, Source Code Completed, Whiplash Released

Chapter 250: Blast the Door to Hollywood, Source Code Completed, Whiplash Released

After all, it is the Lunar New Year holiday, so the film market in December is relatively hot.

Putting aside all the other films that came in, there are two films directed by big mainland directors alone.

In addition to "Mei Lanfang" which was released on December 12, Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are the One" was also released on December 5.

Feng Xiaogang is the king of the Lunar New Year movie season. Not only did he create the Lunar New Year movie season, he also dominated it for many years.

Now it is his forte in comedy, so needless to say the box office is a big hit.

The box office on the first day grossed 1500 million, which is very gratifying.

Especially considering that the cost of "If You Are the One" is not high, only 5000 million.

What's more important?
"If You Are the One" has received very good reviews, and it seems that the daily box office has not been weak after being released for several days.

It can be said that the stamina is still very strong.

Huayi and Feng Xiaogang were very happy.

If the current momentum continues, it will be very easy for If You Are the One to break 2 million, and it may even break 3 million.

If nothing unexpected happens, it will break Feng Xiaogang's box office record over the years and become the best in his career!
Then this matter becomes more interesting.

You should know that Chen Shiren’s "Mei Lanfang" also had a first-day box office of 1500 million, exactly the same as "If You Are the One"!
In addition, since both Chen Shishi and Feng Xiaogang are famous directors in mainland China, comparison is inevitable.

But it has to be said that although the movie is still in theaters, "Mei Lanfang" has already shown signs of failure.

The reviews for this film were very average.

The box office decline is still very serious.

It is even more serious than anyone expected.

The box office on the first day was as high as 1500 million, but the cumulative box office in the first week was only 3500 million!

According to a rough estimate, there is no possibility that "Mei Lanfang" will break 2 million.

Even if it breaks 1 million, we still have to wait patiently.

In addition, Wu Yusen's "Red Cliff" will be released next month and is being promoted in full swing this month.

With the 3 million box office revenue of "Red Cliff" as a foundation, the film producers are very confident and their slogans are getting louder and louder.

"We achieved a good result of 3 million for Red Cliff, and Red Cliff II is bound to reach a higher level, surpassing Now You See Me and becoming the champion of Chinese film history!"

You know what, there are quite a few people in the circle who are optimistic about it.

After all, the box office of "Red Cliff" was as high as 3 million!
This is the second film that was released not long after the first one. Logically speaking, the box office should surpass the first one, right?

Based on the box office of 3 million yuan, if we take another step forward and break 4 million yuan, it will not be a problem.

Surpassing the box office champion in film history, "Now You See Me", there's hope!
Wu Yusen is even more ambitious, looking forward to the beautiful day when he will surpass the four great mainland directors Zhang, Zhou, Chen and Feng and become a god in one fell swoop.

But unfortunately, what Wu Yusen would never have expected was that the box office of "Red Cliff Part Two" was not as good as that of "Red Cliff".

He only saw the high box office of "Red Cliff" but did not notice its bad reputation.

Once word of mouth collapses, the impact is actually quite large.

However, unlike everyone in the circle who is paying attention to these blockbusters, Zhou Qing is more concerned about a TV series.

What TV show?

Of course it is the classic spy war TV series "The Disguiser" produced by Zhou Qing.

The drama premiered on Southern TV on December 12. It became the ratings champion within just a few days of its launch.

Unfortunately, Southern TV is just a local TV station with very limited influence, so "The Disguiser" is not very popular now.

But Zhou Qing was not in a hurry.

He clearly remembers that "Insidious" became a real hit after it was aired on TV in April next year.

Just wait.

The filming of "Source Code" has come to an end, and the scenes inside the train have all been shot.

The next scene to be filmed is the centerpiece of the source code project.

The remaining few extremely limited outdoor scenes can be shot at the end.

"Is everyone ready?"

In the established project center, director Zhou Qing was communicating and coordinating with various units.

"I'm ready, Director Zhou."

"no problem."

After receiving feedback from various units, Zhou Qing began the specific filming.

This part of the scene is even simpler, so simple that it can be summarized in one sentence.

Duan Yihong and Yu Nan are chatting.

Apart from this, there are no other scenes. The amazing doctor played by Wang Xueqi also joins in.

It’s also very easy to shoot.

"Captain Lin Hai, Captain Lin Hai, please answer if you hear me."

"This is 'Besieged Castle'. Please answer if you hear me."

In front of the camera, Duan Yihong, lying in a closed cabin, slowly opened his eyes.

All around him was Yu Nan's voice.

After Duan Yihong was killed in the explosion on the train, he returned to this cabin.

However, since it was his first time, Duan Yihong's thoughts were a little confused and he needed to sort out his ideas.

"What is this place? Who am I talking to?"

Duan Yihong felt just like when he woke up on the train, confused and bewildered, not knowing what was going on.

"Captain, please report the situation!"

Yu Nan gave the order with a blank expression.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Reporting the situation, where were you before?"

"I was on the train and the bomb went off."

When Duan Yihong said this, he began to fall into laborious thinking, but he couldn't remember what the situation was.

"It's normal to have some confusion at this stage... Can you see the image?"

As he said this, Yu Nan's figure appeared on the screen in front of Duan Yihong.

"who are you?"

Duan Yihong stared at the screen with his eyes wide open, his face full of confusion and puzzlement.

Until now, he still had no idea what was going on.

"Click! Pass!"

Zhou Qing nodded with great satisfaction.

It is really comfortable and worry-free to work with a talented actor like Duan Yihong.

Since Zhou Qing doesn't need to spend much time and effort to train it, and the number of clicks is not that often, the efficiency will naturally be much higher.

Zhou Qing estimated that the filming would be completed before January.

"Director Zhou, do you know how much the box office of Twilight was? 3.7 million! Nearly 4 million!"

In North America, the hugely popular "Twilight" has finally been taken off the screen.

The total box office can be said to have dropped many people's jaws, and made countless people envious.

3.7 billion!

3.7 million!
Even if you look at the whole of North America, this box office is extremely high.

Only those true blockbusters and super powerful movies can compete with it.

It ranked in the top ten of the 08 North American box office rankings, there is no doubt about that.

Especially considering that the cost of this film was only 3700 million US dollars, it is even more unbearable.

The producers, Summit Entertainment and Crown Films, really won big.

"not bad."

Zhou Qing was in an extremely happy mood, as if he was walking on the clouds.

His Crown Films is the largest producer of "Twilight", so it is naturally the biggest beneficiary.

In addition to being able to share the profits, what is more important is to be able to make a name for yourself in the circle!
Before the release of "Twilight", Crown Pictures was a small film and television company that no one cared about in North America.

However, with the huge success of "Twilight", Zhou Qing believed that Crown Pictures would also be able to achieve success and its business would rise with it.

In the future, whatever movies Zhou Qing produces in Hollywood will be much smoother.

To put it bluntly, this "Twilight" completely opened the door to Hollywood for Zhou Qing!
"The large-scale Xianxia TV series "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" produced by Tangren has officially finished filming and is expected to be broadcast during the summer vacation next year."

"The Chinese Paladin III starring Hu Ge and Huo Jianhua has finished filming, and a group photo of the 'Chinese Paladin III beauties' leaked at the wrap party."

"The filming of "Heart Labyrinth" launched by Zhou Qing Studio has been completed, and the lead actor Huang Bo praised the director Lu Yang."

"The film "Heart Labyrinth", produced and written by Director Zhou Qing, has been successfully completed. Director Lu Yang gave himself a score of 75."

"The TV series "My Brother is Shunliu" starring Wang Baoqiang finished filming its last scene on the 23rd and was successfully completed."

"After more than three months of arduous filming, "My Brother is Shunliu" was completed in Hengdian."

As if it had been agreed upon, a number of works related to Zhou Qing were completed one after another in late December.

First was "Chinese Paladin III", which was completed on December 12th.

Next is "The Labyrinth of Heart", which was completed on December 12.

Next up is Wang Baoqiang’s “Shunliu,” which wrapped up on December 12.

This December was truly a month of great harvest for Zhou Qing.

Of course, we can’t forget the movie “Source Code” which Zhou Qing is currently filming.

Currently, 95% of the scenes for "Source Code" have been filmed, with only some exterior scenes left.

According to Zhou Qing's estimation, the filming would be completed in two or three days at most.

The specific filming went just as Zhou Qing expected, with the last scene taking place on December 12.

Through the source code project, the hero Lin Hai repeatedly went back and forth in the source code world and was reborn, and successfully found the real culprit of the train explosion.

Originally, after completing the mission perfectly, Dr. Coldblood planned to erase the male protagonist's memory and completely turn him into a tool.

But the female officer played by Yu Nan was moved with compassion and decided to help the male protagonist and let him die.

When the critical 8 minutes arrived, the female officer turned off the male protagonist's life support system.

But who would have thought that the male protagonist did not die, but stayed in the source code world forever.

Live forever.

A new life started with the heroine.

"Attention all units."

"Clear the field."

"start!"

Snapped!
The clapperboard was immediately put down.

Duan Yihong and Zeng Li, who had been prepared for a long time, got into the state in just one second.

The two of them were like an ordinary couple, chatting and laughing leisurely in the square.

"So, he finally resigned?"

"He didn't resign. In fact, he was fired. His boss must still have a black eye."

"Black eyes... He beat up his boss?"

……

The two of them walked and talked, and gradually disappeared in the photographer's camera.

"Click! Pass!"

"Now I declare that Source Code has officially been completed!"

Wow!
There was immediate applause and cheers from the audience.

Be it the leading actors such as Duan Yihong and Zeng Li, or the behind-the-scenes staff such as lighting, camera, and sound, everyone was very excited.

With their participation, another masterpiece by Director Zhou was completed!
Yes, a masterpiece.

Although it took nearly a month to shoot, everyone knows that "Source Code" is a small-scale movie.

But its ingenious conception and wonderful imagination have long attracted everyone.

Everyone firmly believes that "Source Code" will definitely be a good movie!
"Director Zhou, when will our movie be released?"

At the wrap-up party, after some eating and drinking, Duan Yihong couldn't help but run over to Zhou Qing to ask about the situation.

Even Zeng Li, who had always been a Buddhist, couldn't help but pause and came over with great interest.

The other people in the crew were also very concerned about this.

Everyone is waiting for "Source Code" to amaze the entertainment industry.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the Lunar New Year holiday next year."

Zhou Qing thought for a moment and told everyone the answer truthfully.

Considering Zhou Qing's current position in the industry, he basically only considers two schedules for the release of movies.

Summer and Lunar New Year season.

Things like the May Day and National Day periods, although they are also popular periods, cannot satisfy Zhou Qing's appetite at all.

By the way, the May Day period has become history. Since 08, the May Day holiday has become three days!

Such a short period of time is naturally not enough to support the box office of a movie.

It can only be ruthlessly dropped out of the "popular period" team.

Of course, the most popular periods are undoubtedly the summer and Lunar New Year periods. Given Zhou Qing's level and influence, these two periods are naturally his first choice.

But as for the summer season, Zhou Qing decided to include "Whiplash".

After all, "Whiplash" has its eyes on Cannes.

If he wins the grand prize in Cannes as he wishes, it will certainly have a great boost and feedback effect on the box office.

So "Whiplash" will definitely be released in the summer vacation.

After all, the Cannes Film Festival is held from mid-May to June every year, which can be said to be perfectly timed for the summer vacation.

In this case, "Source Code" can only be released during the Lunar New Year holiday.

What's more, it's not popular to go during the National Day period in 09.

Why?

There is a super blockbuster movie called "The Founding of a Republic".

This movie will be released on September 9 next year, and it has grossed over 16 million yuan.

Although the authorities have provided a lot of "support" such as booking theaters, the box office revenue of more than 4 million yuan is seriously lacking in value.

But the box office volume on October 1st is so small. After being killed by "Founding of a Republic", how much share will be left for other films?

Anyone with a normal mind would never touch "The Founding of a Republic".

"Okay, the Lunar New Year box office is great. Our Source Code will definitely be able to dominate the Lunar New Year box office like Now You See Me."

Upon hearing this, Duan Yihong nodded repeatedly and laughed out loud.

He also has a lot of ambitions for this movie.

Although "Now You See Me" became the most popular film in history, Duan Yihong only played a supporting role in that film.

But "Source Code" is different, Duan Yihong is definitely the protagonist.

For Duan Yihong, it is definitely different.

(End of this chapter)