Chapter 265 Sets a New Record: The Highest-Grossing Art Film in Film History! "Beijing Meets Se
"teacher."
"Professor Luo."
"Professor Hu."
……
On June 6, Zhou Qing returned to Beijing Film Academy once again to complete the last thing he had left at the school.
Graduation defense.
However, before the formal defense, Tian Zhuangzhuang, the graduate supervisor, must first score the graduation work submitted by Zhou Qing.
As for the other professors who all came over in the classroom.
Okay, I won’t participate in the grading, I’ll only participate in the defense.
The reason why they all gathered around was simply because they wanted to take a look at Zhou Qing's "Source Code" first.
Strictly speaking, this is not in line with the process.
However, Beijing Film Academy did not object because some school leaders of Beijing Film Academy were also there.
Zhou Qing also had no objection to this.
Just watch it, he is confident in the quality of his film and is not afraid to watch it.
"Okay, let's get started."
A group of professors and school leaders got together and chatted for a while, and seeing that it was almost time, they officially started screening "Source Code".
“Excellent, really wonderful!”
“This story is absolutely amazing!”
“Science fiction can be filmed like this!”
The one and a half hour performance fascinated all the teachers and school leaders present.
There were looks of admiration and praise on every face, and they were completely prostrated before Zhou Qing.
To be honest, before watching the movie, no one thought that science fiction films could actually be made with a low budget!
It turns out that science fiction films don’t have to be blockbusters, and don’t have to have anything to do with grand scenes, relying purely on story and creativity to win.
I can only say that he is worthy of being the top director in mainland China, and he has once again opened everyone's eyes.
"Not bad, Zhou Qing, you made another good movie."
Tian Zhuangzhuang also expressed sincere admiration, with a hint of sigh in his eyes.
There is no way he could have made a movie like this.
It's not just him. Looking at the entire Beijing Film Academy, I believe no one, including Tian Zhuangzhuang, can pull off a film like this.
The level of his student is so high that even teacher Tian Zhuangzhuang can’t catch up with him.
But overall, this is also a good thing for Tianzhuangzhuang.
"Thank you for the compliment, teacher. This is a new attempt for me. I hope I don't mess it up."
Faced with Tian Zhuangzhuang's praise, Zhou Qing remained as humble as ever.
"Look at what you said. How could it be a failure? The movie was made very well. It opened our eyes."
Tian Zhuangzhuang immediately laughed.
He secretly made a decision in his heart that Zhou Qing's graduation work must get the highest score.
If this is not the highest score, it would be really unreasonable.
The next step was the defense, in which professors including Tian Zhuangzhuang and others also participated.
You asked me one question after another, and I didn't even bother to be polite to Zhou Qing.
However, as Zhou Qing is a cheater, his directing skills are at the maximum level. Is it possible that he will be stumped by related questions?
Totally impossible.
From beginning to end, no matter what the question was, Zhou Qing answered it fluently without blinking an eye.
It is no exaggeration to say that this graduation defense has become Zhou Qing's personal show.
Tian Zhuangzhuang and several other professors in the school all nodded approvingly to Zhou Qing.
Although the scores will not be given out on the spot, you will have to wait for a week or two.
But Zhou Qing believed that his score would definitely not be low.
"Time flies so fast. In a blink of an eye, you will graduate from graduate school."
After finishing, I went to sit with Xue Xiaolu, who couldn't help but sigh like this.
Zhou Qing is a student of great significance to the entire Beijing Film Academy.
Now that Zhou Qing has graduated, it means that he is no longer a student of Beijing Film Academy, and strictly speaking, he has no direct relationship with Beijing Film Academy.
For Nortel, this is definitely a huge loss.
But what can be said is that all good things must come to an end.
It's impossible for Zhou Qing to stay in Beijing Film Academy forever.
"Even after graduation, I am still a student of Beijing Film Academy."
Zhou Qing just smiled like this.
The imprint of Beijing Film Academy on him will never be erased in his lifetime, even after graduation.
"That's true. Whether you graduate or not, you are the pride of Beijing Film Academy."
Xue Xiaolu echoed.
Zhou Qing naturally responded hurriedly and modestly.
"By the way, I've almost coordinated the schedule here. I'll go to your company to have a chat at the end of this month."
After the two exchanged pleasantries, Xue Xiaolu told Zhou Qing the news.
"Okay, I'll be at your service anytime."
Zhou Qing's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Beijing Meets Seattle", it's time to start it!
Since the release of "Terminator 2018", the box office performance of "Whiplash" has indeed been greatly affected.
After earning 1.18 million yuan in the first week, the box office only earned 7000 million yuan in the second week.
The total box office in two weeks accumulated to 1.88 million yuan.
Judging from this momentum, there will be no problem for "Whiplash" to break 2 million in total box office.
You could even call it easy.
But if it breaks 3 million, there is no hope at all.
After all, as time goes by, the market potential of a movie will continue to be consumed.
Take the third week for example. There were no new strong films released and "Whiplash" only earned 4000 million at the box office.
However, even so, it strongly helped the total box office of "Whiplash" to exceed 2 million.
It reached 2.28 million!
As for how far "Whiplash" can go in the end?
Zhou Qing is not optimistic.
Because in 3 days, the super heavyweight "Transformers 2" will be released!
It remains to be seen whether "Whiplash" can eventually break 2.5 million yuan.
But even if "Whiplash" finally stopped below 2.5 million, Zhou Qing was still quite satisfied.
You know, this is just a low-cost art film.
"Congratulations, Baoqiang, you're famous again! You'll definitely be a first-tier star!"
"Yes, Brother Baoqiang, congratulations, 'Shun Liu' is so popular!"
"My Brother is Shunliu" starring Wang Baoqiang was also aired a few days ago and the results were extremely gratifying.
Unlike "Soldier Assault" and "The Disguiser" which were first broadcast on local channels and then on satellite TV, "My Brother is Shunliu" is a major CCTV drama.
It premiered on CCTV-1.
The ratings reached 5.47 on the first day of broadcast, and continued to rise in the following days.
In just a few days, it soared to 8.32, setting a record for CCTV's ratings in 09!
Explosive!
It is no exaggeration to describe it as a huge hit.
So yes, after "Soldier Assault", Wang Baoqiang has another hit TV series.
You have to know that TV series are different from movies. After all, watching movies costs money, but watching TV series is free.
What's more, the production cycle of a TV series is much longer than that of a movie, and it takes half a month or a month to be broadcast.
This is just a one-time broadcast.
For example, some popular TV series have their first and second rounds of broadcasts, as well as various subsequent reruns.
It is definitely a magic weapon to increase national popularity.
With the addition of a hit drama like "Shunliu", there is no doubt that Wang Baoqiang's net worth and status will increase significantly.
“I didn’t expect Shunliu to be so popular.”
Wang Baoqiang was so happy that his eyes narrowed into slits and he could hardly see anything.
His face was filled with smiles that came from the heart, and he was filled with inexpressible gratitude and deep admiration for Zhou Qing.
I can only say that Director Zhou has a really good vision!
Since I signed with Zhou Qing Pictures, Director Zhou persuaded me to take on two TV series, "The Secret Calculation" and "Soldier Assault", and also took the initiative to help me take on the TV series "Shun Liu".
As a result, all three TV series were huge hits, without exception.
The same is true for "The Hidden" prepared for Zhu Yawen. It can be said that Director Zhou has a preference on TV series, and he is always right when he takes a liking to them.
I really can’t accept it.
"Bao Qiang, what you said, how can the TV series chosen by Qingzi not be popular?"
Huang Bo laughed and his voice sounded a little sour.
"You, Yifei, Lao Zhu, each of you has a hit TV series, even Wu Jing has one, but I don't."
"Qingzi, do you want to choose a hit TV series for me?"
Huang Bo then held his chin with his hand and looked at Zhou Qing in deep thought.
There is no other reason, the hit TV series really increase the popularity.
"Hey, hey, hey, how can you talk like that? What do you mean by 'even Wu Jing has it'? I was very popular back then, okay?"
Wu Jing was not very happy about it.
"If you want to act in a TV series, Lao Huang, it's not impossible, but good TV series projects are hard to come by."
"If you really want to act, I can keep an eye on it for you."
Zhou Qing pondered for a moment and did not reject Huang Bo's proposal.
But it’s still the same problem. Huang Bo’s image has a very narrow range of roles and he doesn’t have that many options.
At the moment, all Zhou Qing can think of are "The Militiaman Ge Erdan" and "Three Brothers on the Frontline" played by Huang Bo in the original time and space.
As for the others, you can only try your luck and see if you can meet the right one.
"By the way, Liying's "Chinese Paladin III" will also be broadcast in a couple of days, right?"
Liu Yifei's voice sounded at the side, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
"Legend of Sword and Fairy III" will be aired on June 6!
However, the premiere of "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" was far worse than that of "Shunliu", as it was broadcast on a local station like Taizhou Public Wealth Channel 3.
No matter how high the ratings are, the impact will be extremely limited.
But even so, Zhao Liying was already very excited, even to the point of being extremely excited.
In any case, this is Zhao Liying's first TV series as the lead actress.
On June 6, the Hollywood blockbuster "Transformers 24" was released.
The box office on the first day directly hit 3371 million, shocking the entire domestic entertainment industry.
This is the highest first-day box office in the history of Chinese entertainment films, and it is also the first film to break 3000 million on the first day.
Before Transformers 2, there had never been one!
Even the box office champion in film history, "Now You See Me," only earned 2925 million on the first day!
Although "Transformers 1" earned 2.8 million yuan in China, everyone knew that the box office of "Transformers 2" would definitely not be low, but no one expected it to be this high.
It broke 3000 million on the first day, so the total box office will probably go straight to 4 million?
Wow, after "Now You See Me", is there finally another movie that can break 4 million at the box office?
Has someone finally managed to break Now You See Me's record?
No one doubts this.
Everyone realized that a new box office record was about to be set.
Affected by the impact of "Transformers 2", the daily box office of "Whiplash" also plummeted instantly, leaving only about 100 million.
As for the total box office, "Whiplash" has reached 2.39 million yuan.
Zhou Qing’s previous guess was correct. Judging from the current momentum, “Whiplash” is likely to stop at around 2.5 million.
"Student Zhou Qing."
"Teacher Xue, please take a seat."
Just as Xue Xiaolu said, she came to Zhou Qing Pictures on June 6.
The two sides had a detailed communication on the movie "Beijing Meets Seattle".
The specific operating mode is the same as the previous "Love Is Not Blind", produced exclusively by Zhou Qing Pictures, while giving Xue Xiaolu the greatest autonomy.
However, during this period, Zhou Qing calmly asked Xue Xiaolu a question.
"Regarding the casting, does Mr. Xue have any candidates that he is more satisfied with? Who does Mr. Xue plan to cast as the male and female lead?"
Zhou Qing asked "casually" as if nothing had happened.
The reason why I am discussing this issue with Xue Xiaolu now is, of course, to nip it in the bud.
After all, the original male lead, Wu Xiubo, had his reputation ruined in the future.
So even though Wu Xiubo’s acting was indeed quite good and her image and temperament were in line with the role.
But Zhou Qing certainly wouldn't use this person again.
"I haven't decided on the female lead yet, but for the male lead, I think Wu Xiubo is a good choice."
"I don't know if Director Zhou has seen the film 'Love Tree' that he starred in last year. His role in the film is very similar to Frank's."
"He can be both romantic and calm, and he portrays the character very well. I think he can also play Frank well."
Xue Xiaolu enthusiastically chatted with Zhou Qing about her thoughts, and did not hesitate to express her admiration for Wu Xiubo.
It’s really Wu Xiubo!
Zhou Qing remained calm on the surface, but he was secretly glad in his heart.
Fortunately, I asked in advance.
Otherwise, it would be really awkward to wait until Xue Xiaolu sends the cast list and then ask for a change.
"Wu Xiubo?"
Zhou Qing deliberately looked thoughtful, and then hesitated subconsciously.
"Director Zhou, is there something wrong?"
Xue Xiaolu was not a fool, so how could she not realize something? She immediately looked at Zhou Qing and asked.
"From the perspective of image, temperament and acting skills, Wu Xiubo is indeed good. Teacher Xue made a good choice."
"But if it's convenient, Mr. Xue can consider actors from Beijing Film Academy first."
"I went back to school for the exam this time and was nagged by the school again."
Zhou Qing smiled at Xue Xiaolu.
This was not a lie but the truth. He was indeed given a lecture by the school leaders every time he returned to Beijing Film Academy.
But this is not mandatory.
Although under normal circumstances, Zhou Qing would also favor some actors from Beijing Film Academy.
For example, if two actors are suitable, he will definitely choose the one from Beijing Film Academy.
But he would not ask the directors he worked with to switch to actors from Beijing Film Academy just because they had chosen the actors they wanted.
This time, Zhou Qing mainly wanted to replace Wu Xiubo.
But he couldn't tell Xue Xiaolu that Wu Xiubo was a scumbag and had bad personal conduct, right?
In this case, why not let Xue Xiaolu take care of Beijing Film Academy? It makes sense both morally and logically.
"I understand. I've been nagged a lot before. Since Beijing Film Academy has put pressure on me, I'll just choose from our actors."
Xue Xiaolu smiled and agreed happily without thinking too much.
The two sides chatted about some other things, and then Xue Xiaolu said goodbye and left to start preparations in a hurry.
"Xiao Liu!"
Zhou Qing called his assistant over and asked him to handle the filing information of "Beijing Meets Seattle".
On June 6, "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" premiered on Taizhou Public Wealth Channel 28 as scheduled.
Because it was a TV series starring artists under Zhou Qing Pictures, Zhou Qing, Huang Bo, Zhu Yawen and others watched it as soon as they got home.
It can be regarded as support and solidarity for Zhao Liying.
"Liying, Chinese Paladin III is great. This drama will definitely be a big hit!"
"Liying, your acting is really good. I tell you, you're going to be famous."
Everyone gave Zhao Liying warm feedback and blessings, and the smile on her face never stopped.
“Thank you everyone, I will continue to work hard!”
Zhao Liying had a sweet smile of excitement and happiness on her face, and spoke to everyone from the bottom of her heart.
She felt that she had never been so happy in her life as she was now, and she could also watch the work she starred in on TV.
As for whether this TV series will be popular?
Zhao Liying really didn't expect that much.
However, the popularity of "Chinese Paladin III" is not just a deliberate attempt to comfort Zhao Liying.
After the drama was launched on Taizhou Channel 3, it became the ratings champion in just a few days.
It is exactly the same as the original "Legend of Sword and Fairy 1" and the hit drama "The Disguiser" produced by Zhou Qing Pictures a while ago.
Anyone with eyes can see that "Chinese Paladin III" will become a hit once it is released on TV in the future.
Zhao Liying’s popularity is visible to the naked eye.
On the contrary, Zhou Qing's "Whiplash" had already had a large piece of meat torn off by "Terminator 2018", and then was bombarded by "Transformers 2".
The box office potential is almost exhausted and there is no way to move forward.
By the time the film was closed after a one-month release, the total box office was only 2.42 million yuan, less than 2.5 million yuan.
But even so, "Whiplash" still dropped many people's jaws.
This box office is higher than that of many commercial blockbusters.
Even looking at the entire history of Chinese entertainment films, including all commercial films, the number of films that had higher box office than the art film "Whiplash" can be counted on one hand.
A new record for domestic art films has been created! (End of this chapter)