Chapter 264: Box office exceeded million in the first week, the most exciting art film in history w

Chapter 264: Box office exceeded million in the first week, the most exciting art film in history w

"Aoko, congratulations! Your Whiplash is a hit again!"

Zhou Qing Pictures, Huang Bo sent his heartfelt congratulations to Zhou Qing, his brows full of excitement that could not be concealed.

The same is true for Zhu Yawen, Wang Baoqiang and Zhao Liying on the other side.

There was joy and smile on everyone's face, as well as admiration and worship for Zhou Qing.

Although they did not act in "Whiplash", as a member of Zhou Qing Pictures, they are of course proud of it.

The more powerful their boss is, the happier they are!
As for Liu Yifei, there is even less to say.

First of all, the relationship between the girl and Zhou Qing is extraordinary, not just the relationship between a boss and an employee.

Secondly, the girl also has a role in "Whiplash".

Even though it was just a small role of less than five minutes, but after all, "Whiplash" is also the work of a girl, right?

From now on, Liu Yifei will have another movie that is both popular in terms of word-of-mouth and box office!

This has never happened in Liu Yifei's career.

You should know that because of her acting skills, Zhou Qing has never asked Liu Yifei to act in art films.

For works like "Departures" and "Hearing Girl" that won the three major awards, Liu Yifei could only watch with envy but never get involved.

But what about now?

Liu Yifei also has a film that won a grand prize at Cannes.

Even in "Whiplash", she is a genuine and serious heroine.

Although the heroine's role is shockingly small and pitifully few.

But yes, that is the heroine.

Moreover, this kind of "supporting female protagonist" is not an isolated case, but is very common in the circle.

You have to know that more than 95% of the film and television works these days are male-led movies.

The heroines in most movies are just tools with few roles.

Although she is the heroine, she is actually no different from a supporting role.

There aren’t really that many movies with female protagonists that have a lot of screen time.

Like a movie with a heroine as the lead?
Well, they are even rarer!

So there is nothing wrong with it. "Whiplash" is Liu Yifei's absolute masterpiece, there is no problem at all.

So Liu Yifei looks happier than anyone else.

I am happy for myself and also for Zhou Qing.

"As expected of Director Zhou, even an art film can become such a hit!"

Lu Yang couldn't help but let out such an exclamation, and almost couldn't help but bow down to Zhou Qing.

Director Zhou is really awesome.

A small-scale, low-budget art film turned out to be more impressive than the top commercial blockbusters on the market. It is really eye-opening.

At the same time, Lu Yang couldn't help feeling a little pressure in his heart.

His "Maze of the Heart" will be released in August!
Lu Yang couldn't even imagine that the box office could surpass "Whiplash". He felt that it was impossible.

Lu Yang didn't expect that.

He just prayed silently in his heart, hoping that the box office of "The Heart Labyrinth" would not be too bad.

Otherwise, not only Lu Yang would be embarrassed, but Director Zhou would also be embarrassed.

"Is his art film more powerful than my If You Are the One?"

Feng Xiaogang felt more and more upset and was really stimulated by the first-day box office of "Whiplash".

Boss, do you have to be so exaggerated?

As two of the top directors in mainland China, it’s ok that he can’t beat Zhou Qing’s commercial films at the box office, but he can’t even beat other people’s art films?
This is a bit too exaggerated!
You know, Feng Xiaogang has been working hard to catch up with Zhou Qing's films.

Whether it is "Painted Skin" or "Now You See Me", they are both objects that Feng Xiaogang is determined to surpass and catch up with.

But what is the truth?

Feng Xiaogang has made film after film, but has never achieved this accomplishment.

Even the highest-grossing film of his career, If You Are the One, only grossed 3 million yuan.

There is still a gap of 3 million from "Painted Skin".

Not to mention "Now You See Me", which grossed over 4 million yuan.

If "Painted Skin" and "Now You See Me" are both commercial films with huge investments, Feng Xiaogang would just reluctantly admit it.

I can only temporarily admit that I have not done as well as Director Zhou at the moment, and I will keep working hard in the future to regain my past glory.

But when I turned around, I found that I was suddenly defeated by Director Zhou's art film?

"If You Are the One", the best film of his career, is actually not as good as Director Zhou's art film?

How could Feng Xiaogang accept this?
The only thing I can use to comfort myself is that "Whiplash" has just been released and the first day box office does not represent the total box office.

The fact that "If You Are the One" surpassed its own box office on the first day does not mean that its total box office will surpass "If You Are the One".

Your own "If You Are the One" may not fail!

No, I will definitely not lose.

要知道6月9还有一部好莱坞大片《终结者2018》上映，6月24还有《变形金刚2》上映。

With these two top Hollywood blockbusters, "Whiplash" will definitely take a lot of box office share.

It will be difficult for this film to surpass its own "If You Are the One"!
It can be said that these two Hollywood blockbusters gave Feng Xiaogang great confidence.

But soon, Feng Xiaogang showed a bitter smile on his face again.

Isn't it a sign of weakness to rely on Hollywood blockbusters to protect ourselves?
As the former box office king, has he become so insecure in front of Director Zhou?

After grossing $1550 million in its first week, Whiplash's subsequent box office performance remained strong.

次日继续拿下1627万票房，然后就是1756万、1879万、1700万、1721万、1634万。

In just one week, the box office of "Whiplash" has officially exceeded 100 million!

Up to 1.18 billion!
stunned.

The entire circle was stunned and everyone was dumbfounded.

Damn, Director Zhou is too awesome.

It's just an art film, but it grossed over 100 million yuan in just seven days. It's simply unbelievable.

There is no doubt that "Whiplash" is the most powerful art film in the history of Chinese entertainment.

none of them!

The most awesome art film before this, "Mei Lanfang", is nothing compared to Director Zhou's "Whiplash".

Not worth mentioning at all!
The box office of "Whiplash" in just one week has surpassed the total box office of "Mei Lanfang".

You have to know that although the tone of "Mei Lanfang" was so high, the total box office was only 1.17 million!

I don’t know how other people reacted, but poet Chen can be said to be quite depressed these days.

As another top director in the mainland, Chen Shishi was completely blasted into pieces by Zhou Qing.

People in the circle have always said that poet Chen ranks behind Zhou Qing, but poet Chen has never been convinced.

The results of it?
But reality slapped poet Chen hard in the face.

Both are art films directed by big directors, but his total box office surpassed his in just one week.

How embarrassing for poet Chen!
“He hasn’t won the Palme d’Or yet!”

“I am the only one who has won the Palme d’Or so far!”

Poet Chen struggled for a long time before he silently said these words in his heart. Only then did he feel better.

Yes, I am still the best director.

Who are Zhou Qing and Zhang Guoshi? Who won the Palme d'Or?

There is only one of us!
……

"Zhou Qing, are you ready?"

While Whiplash was a huge hit, Zhou Qing returned to Beijing Film Academy in a very low-key manner.

He had only one purpose in returning to school this time: to take exams and defend his graduation thesis.

"Don't worry, teacher. I'm fine."

In response to Tian Zhuangzhuang's question, Zhou Qing gave a very affirmative answer.

Zhou Qing was not trying to fool Tian Zhuangzhuang. He was indeed very confident about the upcoming exam. You know, he really put in a lot of effort.

Although I'm not sure how well I'll do in the exam, there's absolutely no problem in passing it.

In addition to Zhou Qing's current position in the circle, Beijing Film Academy will definitely give Zhou Qing a certain degree of care.

In other words, the difficulty of Zhou Qing's exam must be lower than that of other students.

Otherwise, if Zhou Qing really couldn't graduate, Beijing Film Academy would also become a joke.

"Okay, let's get started then."

Tian Zhuangzhuang nodded, and without further ado, began to arrange matters for Zhou Qing's graduation exam.

I was a little worried that Zhou Qing had missed too many classes and would do awkwardly on the exam.

Facts have proved that Tian Zhuangzhuang was completely overthinking.

After taking several exams over a few days, Zhou Qing performed quite well.

It's not that great, but it's definitely up to average.

But for a top director like Zhou Qing, an average level means excellent!

Tian Zhuangzhuang waved his hand and gave high scores to all of them.

good for everyone.

After the announcement, Zhou Qing will gain face, and Beijing Film Academy will also gain face.

"not bad."

Zhou Qing was also very satisfied with his test results.

He got high scores in every subject, which made him experience the feeling of being a top student.

Although Zhou Qing knew that his test scores were indeed inflated, so what?
If you can get the teacher to go easy on you, that's your ability, right?
You have to know that he has never gone to Tian Zhuangzhuang to ask her to open a back door for him.

"Next, all that's left is the final defense!"

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing became even more confident.

It is no exaggeration to say that "Source Code" is definitely at the top level among the graduation works submitted by major art schools.

Even using it as a graduation project would be a bit of a waste of talent.

"Don't forget the defense on the 12th."

Tian Zhuangzhuang reminded Zhou Qing, his face full of endless expectations.

In fact, not only Tian Zhuangzhuang, but the entire Beijing Film Academy and even the entire entertainment industry are also very much looking forward to it.

"Source Code" is a science fiction film!

"A science fiction film directed by Director Zhou", this label alone is enough to whet people's appetite to the extreme.

"Don't worry, teacher. There's no way I could forget something like this."

Zhou Qing responded with a smile, then left Beijing Film Academy and returned to Zhou Qing Pictures.

On June 6, the Hollywood blockbuster "Terminator 9" was released and earned 2018 million at the box office on the same day.

It did have a significant impact on Whiplash.

This caused the daily box office of "Whiplash" to drop to 1245 million.

“It’s worthy of being a Hollywood blockbuster!”

Zhou Qing sighed secretly, but didn't find it too strange.

The destructive power of Hollywood blockbusters these days is generally huge.

Even "Terminator 2018" is not a real blockbuster.

"Whiplash" is now surviving between "Night at the Museum 2" and "Terminator 2018".

It can still get a daily box office of 1245 million, which is actually very impressive.

But as for the total box office, there is no hope of breaking 3 million.

In the end, they could only reap more than 2 million yuan.

This made Zhou Qing feel a little regretful.

If even an art film like "Whiplash" can break 3 million, that would be truly incredible.

It’s just a pity that art films are just art films.

If it can break 2 million, that’s with the bonus of the Cannes Grand Prix and Zhou Qing winning the Best Actor award in his screen debut.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to even break 2 million.

Zhou Qing was actually quite satisfied.

"Director Zhou."

After dealing with some daily affairs, Director Chen knocked on Zhou Qing's office door and told Zhou Qing a good news.

After a month of arduous negotiations, he finally managed to overcome the tough challenge of Old Wave.

Old Wave has already relented and decided to accept the investment from Zhou Qing Pictures.

However, the two sides have not yet reached an agreement on the specific share.

"Let's continue talking. This is still your most important task at this stage."

"I want as much of the old Sina Weibo shares as possible, do you understand?"

Zhou Qing continued to give such orders to Director Chen.

"Understood, Director Zhou!"

Director Chen immediately took the order and left.

"After three and a half years, Master Zhang returns with a new film. The filming of "Three Shots Surprise" has started, and little Shen Yang continues to be girly."

"Following "Curse of the Golden Flower", Master Zhang's another commercial blockbuster "Three Shots Surprise" has started filming."

"The filming of Zhang Guoshi's new work "Three Shots Surprise" has started. The film is adapted from the Coen brothers' "Blood Simple."

The film market in June was still very lively.

In addition to Zhou Qing's "Whiplash" which made its presence felt, there was another blockbuster on the 10th.

Master Zhang has released a new film!
After such a long time since 06's "Curse of the Golden Flower", Zhang Yimou finally made a move.

The entire circle can be said to have attached great importance and paid great attention to the film "Three Shots Surprise".

Almost everyone subconsciously believed that this was definitely a super-thriller movie involving a primitive beast.

After all, the buffs on this movie are also very amazing.

First of all, this is Zhang Guoshi's first commercial film after he became a legend in the Olympics. Secondly, it is adapted from the classic movie "Blood Labyrinth".

The male lead of the last film is Xiao Shen Yang, who has become very popular this year!

Considering all these factors, although "Three Shots Surprise" has just started filming, it is bound to become a super hit.

What?
Xiao Shenyang is not a professional actor, can he act well?
If this problem were placed on other directors, it might really be a problem.

But to Master Zhang, it is nothing.

You should know that Master Zhang is best at training non-professional actors.

He has made so many movies, and what he likes most is to find amateur actors to play the male and female protagonists.

So what does it matter to train little Shen Yang?
Looking at everyone in the circle, every one of them is full of endless expectations for "Three Shots Surprise".

"'Three Shots Surprise' is Yimou's first work after the Olympics. I am confident that Yimou will set a new record. The box office champion of Chinese-language films will definitely be our 'Three Shots Surprise'."

Zhang Weiping remained as high-profile as ever and put aside such bold words in front of the media.

It has also whetted everyone's appetite, raising the expectations and popularity of "Three Guns" to the maximum.

Taking into account Master Zhang's rank and past achievements, plus the bonus of the Olympics, quite a few people responded to Zhang Weiping.

It is difficult for others to break the record of "Now You See Me", but will it be difficult for Master Zhang?
And won't!
Even everyone at Zhou Qing Pictures feels that this possibility still exists.

Only Zhou Qing, who was reborn, smiled and said nothing.

It is true that Master Zhang is a great director and one of the best in the country, but this also has a prerequisite.

You need a good script!

But unfortunately, the script of "Three Guns" is just terrible, so terrible that it's appalling.

Even Master Zhang can’t save her!
I have the impression that the box office of "Three Guns" was only 2.2 million.

Not to mention surpassing Now You See Me, it's even inferior to Zhang Guoshi's Curse of the Golden Flower. (End of this chapter)