Chapter 266: Half of the films directed by Zhou before the film history! "No Man's Land&qu
"The Cannes award-winning film Whiplash has been released across the board, with a cumulative box office of 2.42 million, becoming the highest-grossing art film."
"Director Zhou Qing's new film Whiplash grossed 2.42 million yuan, failing to reach the 3 million yuan target, but still broke the box office record for art films."
"Whiplash sold 2.42 million yuan at the box office, and director Zhou Qing wrote a new box office legend for art films."
Although the box office of "Whiplash" failed to break 3 million, it still touched the hearts of many people.
Let everyone in the circle once again feel the powerful fighting power of top director Zhou Qing.
In any case, "Whiplash" is just an art film.
When will art films be able to achieve a box office of over 2 million?
This is 2 million!
Even though the box office record has now broken 4 million, 2 million is still a mountain that countless people cannot overcome.
Looking at the entire Chinese film industry, there are less than 2 movies that have grossed over 10 million yuan.
All of them are commercial blockbusters, with only one art film, "Whiplash".
In other words, "Whiplash" can rank in the top 10 in the Chinese entertainment film history box office rankings!
It is worth mentioning that among the top 10 lists, 3 films directed by Zhou Qing account for .
They are "Now You See Me" and "Painted Skin" ranked 1st and 2nd, and "Whiplash" ranked 7th.
That’s right, “Whiplash” ranks 7th in the box office history of Chinese entertainment films!
In addition, "Love Is Not Blind", which ranks 8th, is also produced by Zhou Qing Pictures and written by Director Zhou.
With this calculation, 10 of the top 4 movies were produced by Zhou Qing!
This is still the ranking of Chinese film history, not the ranking of a certain year.
It's simply terrifying!
What about looking at 09 alone?
As of the current time when "Whiplash" is taken off the screen, it ranks second, only below "Red Cliff Part II".
As for 08?
It ranks fourth, below "Now You See Me", "Red Cliff" and "If You Are the One".
Even if it is a commercial film, such results are enough to be explosive, not to mention an art film.
numb.
Looking at the entire Chinese entertainment industry, whether it is the top directors or the big stars.
Every one of them was numbed by Zhou Qing's stimulation.
Compared with Director Zhou, they are really like trash.
It would be fine if they couldn't beat Director Zhou's commercial films, but it turns out they can't even beat Director Zhou's art films.
No, it’s not even that we can’t do it, but we can’t even see the taillights of Director Zhou’s art film.
This gap is too huge.
"The total box office of Whiplash is only over 2 million."
Feng Xiaogang subconsciously felt fortunate and couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
My previous guess was correct. Although Whiplash surpassed If You Are the One in box office on the first day, it still lost in total box office.
This allowed Feng Xiaogang to retain a last bit of his dignity.
However, Feng Xiaogang still felt bad.
Although he was unwilling to admit it, Feng Xiaogang himself actually understood that he had already been defeated miserably in front of Zhou Qing.
Comparing a purely commercial film like "If You Are the One" with other people's art films is already an unfair comparison.
But even so, in the end it still has to rely on Hollywood blockbusters to save it, which is even more self-deception.
"After all, it still didn't reach 3 million."
Inside the luxurious villa, Liu Yifei was stroking a big orange cat and sighing with regret.
To say it’s not a pity is a lie.
When the first day box office figures of "Whiplash" came out, people in the industry generally predicted that the total box office of the film would exceed 3 million.
The first-day box office of Feng Xiaogang's If You Are the One was not as high as that of Whiplash, and its total box office was 3 million yuan.
Why not Whiplash?
You should know that Zhou Qing’s movies have always been of high quality and have great staying power.
It’s a pity that “Whiplash” wasn’t lucky enough and was sandwiched between three Hollywood blockbusters.
In the end, it didn’t even reach 2.5 million.
"2.42 million is pretty good. It's a new record for art films."
Zhou Qing is quite open-minded about this.
If it’s not 3 million, then it’s not reached. 2.42 million is already very impressive.
It is the undisputed champion in the genre of art films, with box office revenue twice that of the second-ranked "Mei Lanfang".
The box office is even higher than that of a large number of commercial blockbusters. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?
"That's true. As a man, you need to know how to be content."
Liu Yifei pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
The girl's utilitarianism is not that strong, so after a little hesitation, she let it go.
He began to stroke the big orange in front of him with more and more joy.
Zhou Qing also took the cat toy and waved it in front of the big orange cat, moving it to the left and right a few times, teasing the big orange cat.
But the big orange cat lay lazily on the ground licking its paws from head to toe, looking very comfortable.
He seemed to be enjoying Liu Yifei's loving touch.
Zhou Qing teased for a while, but was completely left alone.
"Haha~ Anna, that's right, let's ignore him and let him play by himself."
Seeing this, Liu Yifei started laughing so hard that her body shook. She looked at Zhou Qing and said with a smile, "Are you teasing the cat, or is the cat teasing you?"
"No, Sissi, what kind of cat toy did you buy? Is there something wrong with it?"
Zhou Qing couldn't stand it anymore and started poking Daju's head with the cat toy.
But the big orange dog was still lying there like a dead dog, without any reaction.
"It's the stupid cat's fault. It's stupid!"
This time Zhou Qing was finally able to confirm it.
"You are the fool, watch out."
Liu Yifei snatched the cat toy from Zhou Qing's hand and shook it twice in front of Daju.
A magical thing happened, the big orange earth actually moved!
A Gulu crawled up, raised his head and stretched out his claws to grab the cat toy.
"See? Anna is very smart."
Liu Yifei raised her head proudly towards Zhou Qing.
"I don't believe it. Give me the cat toy."
Zhou Qing took the cat toy from Liu Yifei and started teasing the big orange cat.
meow~
Daju shook his head proudly and ran away, ignoring Zhou Qing completely.
"You stupid cat, get back here~"
Zhou Qing shouted from behind.
"Hahaha~ This is really making me laugh to death, who is the stupid one?"
Liu Yifei on the side laughed so hard that she rolled over on the ground.
Snapped!
Zhou Qing slapped Liu Yifei on the butt. "Smile, keep laughing! If you laugh again, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"How ruthless? Am I afraid of you?"
Liu Yifei raised her head towards Zhou Qing provocatively.
"Xixi, you are very crazy today."
Zhou Qing raised his eyebrows, grabbed Liu Yifei and lifted her up like a princess.
"Looks like I'm going to have to teach you a lesson!"
Zhou Qing looked down at the beauty in his arms and smiled wickedly.
"Director Zhou, congratulations! Whiplash is such a success."
China Film Group then contacted Zhou Qing. In addition to congratulating Zhou Qing, they also discussed the celebratory banquet.
Zhou Qing was too lazy to ask about this and just left it to China Film Group to handle.
Anyway, China Film Group is also the producer of "Whiplash", so it is only natural to let China Film Group do some work. Zhou Qing has no psychological burden at all.
China Film Group immediately took action, adhering to the style of China Film Group.
A grand occasion.
This is true whether it is the venue where the celebration banquet is held or the guests invited.
The other party also informed Zhou Qing of the specific plan. Zhou Qing had no objection and let the other party do whatever they wanted.
Compared to this, he was more concerned about something else.
whats the matter?
Promotion of "The Heart Labyrinth".
It is already July now, and "The Maze" will be released in August, so it is indeed time to start intensive promotion.
Lu Yang led Huang Bo and other main creators and started shouting hard.
"Zhou Qing Pictures' "Heart Labyrinth" has started its roadshow, with director Lu Yang and Huang Bo, Zhou Yiwei and other main creators all making appearances."
"The Labyrinth of the Heart, directed by new director Lu Yang, is about to be released, and the screenwriter and director Zhou Qing is worth looking forward to."
"Zhou Qing Pictures held a screening of "Heart Labyrinth", a film with multiple narrative lines that are both mind-boggling and heart-wrenching."
Various related reports soon circulated.
Although "Heart Labyrinth" is only the debut work of new director Lu Yang, who says it is a work produced by Zhou Qing Pictures?
Not to mention that the script was written by Zhou Qing himself.
Considering the popularity of similar works such as "Lost on Journey", "Ip Man", "Love is Not Blind", etc., the industry as a whole is still very much looking forward to "The Labyrinth of Heart".
After all, the saying "Whatever Director Zhou produces must be a masterpiece" is not just talk.
Director Zhou has demonstrated to everyone through one high-quality hit after another that Director Zhou’s reputation is trustworthy!
Plus, Zhou Qing’s “Whiplash” has just finished theaters, and the popularity has not yet subsided.
It can also bring certain feedback to "Heart Labyrinth".
So overall, the momentum of "The Heart Labyrinth" is very encouraging.
The attention, exposure, etc. are all top-notch.
Many people are looking forward to the release of another movie directed by Director Zhou in August.
"Although Lu Yang is a new director, he actually has great talent as a director. Believe me, "The Labyrinth of Heart" will definitely not disappoint everyone."
Zhou Qing himself also accepted an interview to support Lu Yang.
It also contributed a lot of popularity to "Heart Labyrinth" and aroused new expectations.
"Director Zhou, congratulations on the box office success of Whiplash!"
"Congratulations, Director Zhou, you've set a new record!"
On July 7, the celebration party for "Whiplash" was held in the spotlight.
Needless to say, the scene was a star-studded one. All the celebrities you could think of, unless they were really busy and couldn't leave, were basically there.
With Zhou Qing's current terrifying influence, who among the celebrities in the circle wouldn't try to curry favor with him?
As for those little stars below the third line?
Sorry, you don’t even have the qualifications to come in.
"What a shame, Whiplash could have made even more money."
Ning Hao also came wearing a big gold chain, and his face was full of sighs when they met.
Judging from the momentum of Whiplash, if it hadn't been squeezed by three Hollywood blockbusters at the same time, it would have had no problem breaking 3 million.
"The box office is actually pretty good now, so we have to leave some room for you brothers."
Zhou Qing smiled and joked with Ning Hao.
"Listen, the director's tone is different."
Ning Hao also pointed at Zhou Qing and laughed.
"By the way, Senior Brother, how is the script revision for No Man's Land going?"
After the two sides chatted for a while, Zhou Qing thought of this matter and asked seriously.
"It's almost done. It will take two or three days at most. I'll come find you then."
Ning Hao gave this reply.
"Okay then. I'll wait."
Zhou Qing nodded and responded expectantly.
"Director Zhou."
"Director Jiang."
Jiang Wen was still very considerate and attended the premiere and also the celebration party.
“Your Whiplash is explosive, but in my opinion, it’s not explosive enough.”
"When my movie Let the Bullets Fly is finished, I'll show you what a real hit is."
After a few words, Jiang Wen started showing off in front of Zhou Qing again.
Zhou Qing seriously suspected that this was Jiang Wen's main purpose. He might just want to find someone to show off to.
"Let the Bullets Fly? Is that the name of your new movie?"
Although he already knew it, Zhou Qing still asked deliberately.
"Well, this name is quite eclectic, isn't it?"
Jiang Wen raised his eyebrows.
"As expected of Director Jiang, this name is really well chosen. I give you a thumbs up."
Zhou Qing deliberately gave Jiang Wen a thumbs up.
The smile on Jiang Wen's face became more and more proud.
"By the way, come to my place at the end of this month to have a chat. I have discussed this with Mr. Yang, Mr. San and the others."
After talking nonsense, Jiang Wen straightened his face and talked about this matter.
"no problem."
Zhou Qing nodded and agreed.
"Aoko."
"Senior brother."
On the third day after the celebration party for "Whiplash", Ning Hao showed up at Zhou Qing Pictures as promised.
He was holding a briefcase in his hand, and Zhou Qing could guess what was inside even with his thighs.
"Has the script for No Man's Land been revised?"
After a brief greeting between the two sides, Zhou Qing asked directly.
"Those old men just talk, and we have to fix our broken legs. I hope there won't be any problems this time."
Ning Hao complained, then took out the revised script of "No Man's Land" and handed it to Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing took it and quickly read it through. While nodding secretly, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
Although Ning Hao had scolded before, he still made the revisions strictly according to those suggestions.
From the perspective of the audit, Zhou Qing did not find any major problems.
What's more, Ning Hao also came here according to the "instructions". Zhou Qing felt that this version of "No Man's Land" should be safe.
As for the quality, there is no doubt that it is lower than the original script.
This is inevitable.
That’s why Zhou Qing felt regretful. The original script was really good.
But anyway, even so, this version of "No Man's Land" is better than the movie version in the original time and space.
After all, modifying a movie and modifying a script are two different things. Modifying a movie is much more difficult and the room for maneuver is extremely limited.
If you modify the script, you can be relatively detailed and there will naturally be much more room for maneuver.
As for the effect, it is naturally better.
"Brother, I think there is no problem with this script."
After Zhou Qing reviewed it again and again, he nodded to Ning Hao.
"I have corrected all the problems they mentioned. If there are still problems, then there must be something fishy going on!"
Ning Hao was quite resentful and couldn't help but complain in front of Zhou Qing.
This change was not a big deal, but it cost him an extra month and a half and also caused the quality of the script to drop to a lower level.
There would be no way Ning Hao would be happy about this.
But there is no way, because the river crab god is the ultimate monster that no one can afford to provoke.
"Alright, senior brother, stop complaining. You don't want to be like Jiang Wen and Section Chief Jia, right? Then you have to compromise when it's time to compromise."
Zhou Qing smiled and added some tea to the cup in front of Ning Hao.
"I understand the logic, but I just can't help but say something. But Qingzi, you've written so many scripts, and it seems that you've never had a review stuck, right?"
Ning Hao took a sip of tea, then looked up at Zhou Qing and said.
"I'm not crossing the line, why are they blocking me?"
Zhou Qing said as a matter of course.
After some small talk, the two began to discuss relevant cooperation matters.
"No Man's Land" is still produced exclusively by Zhou Qing Pictures, so there is nothing much to say.
The two are old partners who have worked together several times. Every time they cooperated, they were very pleasant and they felt at ease with each other.
Swish swish!
Both parties quickly signed their names on the contract.
"By the way, Qingzi, there is a role in my movie, the killer, and I plan to ask Lao Huang to play it again."
After putting away the contract, Ning Hao casually said to Zhou Qing.
"Sure. Old Huang is out promoting 'Labyrinth of the Heart'. You can contact them later."
As a person who has been reborn, Zhou Qing was not surprised by this, and it was even less likely that he would object.
Although the killer in "No Man's Land" is only a supporting role, Huang Bo's status is much higher than when he took on the film in the original time and space.
But Zhou Qing felt that Huang Bo would still agree.
Firstly, Ning Hao is one of the most outstanding directors in the mainland. Secondly, Huang Bo has been praised by Ning Hao no matter what, so he shouldn't be so bad.
"Okay, I'll talk to him myself later."
Ning Hao nodded without thinking much about it.
After chatting with Zhou Qing for a few more words, he left Zhou Qing Pictures.
He began to work busily on the preparatory work for "No Man's Land".
Zhou Qing could see that Ning Hao was still very ambitious for the movie "No Man's Land".
This time, he is not only pursuing box office, but also art.
Or to put it more bluntly, it’s an award!
I have to say that Ning Hao is indeed quite capable.
In the original time and space, "No Man's Land" was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival.
It's already very powerful.
And now that this version of the script is better than the one in the original time and space, Zhou Qing is more optimistic about Sanfen.
In addition to "No Man's Land", Xue Xiaolu's "Beijing Meets Seattle" has also begun preparations and has been going on for half a month.
Some basic preliminary work has been completed and casting is currently being carried out in a low-key manner.
"After Love Is Not Blind, Director Xue Xiaolu once again teamed up with Director Zhou Qing to film the new film Beijing Meets Seattle."
"Produced by Zhou Qing Pictures, written by Zhou Qing, and directed by Xue Xiaolu, 'Beijing Meets Seattle' is currently casting."
"After the great success of Love Is Not Blind, Director Xue Xiaolu teamed up with Director Zhou Qing for the second time to bring a new masterpiece, Beijing Meets Seattle."
It can be said that the drama "Love Is Not Blind" made Xue Xiaolu emerge out of nowhere and made her famous.
As soon as the other party’s second work was exposed, it immediately attracted great attention from the entire circle.
You should know that the box office of "Love Is Not Blind" was as high as 33 million!
With this film, Xue Xiaolu entered the 2 million yuan director club of Chinese entertainment.
Who can ignore a new film by a director of this level?
Not to mention, "Beijing Meets Seattle" also has the buff of being exclusively produced + written by Zhou Qing!
Taking all these factors into consideration, "Beijing Meets Seattle" can be said to have become the top film project in the industry.
Anyone with eyesight can see that this movie is going to be another huge hit.
It’s a top-notch hit that has the potential to gross over 2 million, 3 million, or even million yuan.
Not calm anymore.
I'm not calm anymore!
Among all the big stars in the circle, is there anyone who can remain calm in front of such a movie?
Even top celebrities like Sidan Shuangbing were eager to make a move and were jumping up and down.
They resorted to all sorts of tactics and fought overtly and covertly, all just to get a piece of the pie in "Beijing Meets Seattle".
"Director Xue."
"Director Xue."
For a while, Xue Xiaolu's phone was almost blown up.
This made Xue Xiaolu feel overwhelmed. (End of this chapter)