Chapter 270 Will Director Zhou become the No. 1 director in the mainland? Venice Film Festival is sc

Chapter 270 Will Director Zhou become the No. 1 director in the mainland? Venice Film Festival is sc

On August 8, the old Sina Weibo completed all development work and entered the internal testing phase.

As a shareholder of the old Sina Weibo, Zhou Qing naturally became one of the first beta test users.

As for other people in Zhou Qing Pictures, they also registered for the old Sina Weibo account under Zhou Qing's leadership.

"Qingzi, this thing is really convenient. It's much better than a blog."

After Zhu Yawen performed some simple operations, he gave Zhou Qing very positive feedback.

Weibo is really a "micro-blog" where you can publish something with just a simple sentence or two.

There are also many interactive things, and it is very social.

In terms of fun and stickiness, it is certainly much better than blogs.

After all, how often do you post on a blog?

To put it bluntly, with those long articles, I may not even have the patience to publish them, let alone read them.

"What do you think?"

Zhou Qing nodded and also asked for the opinions of other people in the company.

“It’s similar to what’s said on Penguin Space, but much more concise.”

After experiencing it, Liu Yifei gave the following summary.

Although I don’t think Weibo is that good or advanced, it is an inevitable trend for it to replace blogs.

This thing really suits users' usage habits better than blogs.

Lu Yang, Wang Baoqiang, Director Chen and others also gave Zhou Qing corresponding feedback.

Generally speaking, everyone is quite satisfied with this Weibo.

Zhou Qing simply summarized the "satisfaction survey" of everyone in Zhou Qing Pictures and gave feedback to General Manager Peng.

He also expressed his praise for the old Sina Weibo account.

Mr. Peng is also very happy to receive recognition from shareholders.

"Director Zhou, our internal beta test will last for two weeks. If the response is good, it will be officially launched on the 28th."

General Peng also told Zhou Qing about the subsequent plans. Zhou Qing knew what was going on and did not interfere.

In fact, as a person who has been reborn, he knows that there is no problem in putting the old Sina Weibo online now.

However, for developers, internal testing is essential.

Of course Zhou Qing wouldn't say much.

"The action movie "Ip Man 2" directed by Yip Wai-hsin has finished filming in Shanghai, Zhao Wenzhuo and Hong Jinbao have agreed to fight again."

"The sequel to Ip Man, Ip Man 2, has finished filming. Huang Xiaoming prepared a cake to celebrate with the crew."

"The filming of Ip Man 2 produced by Zhou Qing Films has been completed. Lead actor Zhao Wenzhuo shared his feelings about filming."

The much-anticipated "Ip Man 2" has finally finished filming and was quickly exposed by the media.

Given the success of "Ip Man 1", "Ip Man 2" has generally aroused high expectations among everyone.

After all, "Ip Man 1" is really exciting and has accumulated a large number of loyal fans.

This sequel still has the original crew, and the script is still written by Director Zhou, so the fans can't wait.

However, this is not good news for colleagues in the industry.

There is no other reason, there is just an extremely powerful competitor.

The market share is so limited. If "Ip Man 2" takes up one more piece, there will be one less piece left for everyone else.

Of course, for Zhou Qing, the producer, that is another matter.

He is waiting for the day when "Ip Man 2" will become a big hit.

Since the release of the two Hollywood blockbusters, the Japanese box office of "Labyrinth of the Heart" has inevitably shrunk.

But even so, it still earned 3700 million at the box office the following week.

After two weeks, the total box office has exceeded 100 million!
Without any surprise, Lu Yang entered the billion-dollar directors club.

However, as the release time increased, the daily box office of "The Heart Labyrinth" inevitably declined.

Up to now, the daily box office revenue is only around 500 million.

And as time goes by, the box office will continue to decline.

According to general estimates in the industry, the total box office of "The Maze" should eventually fall between 1.3 million and 1.6 million.

Zhou Qing was very satisfied with this result.

The same is true for Lu Yang, a new director.

This is his debut work, and it is great that he can achieve such a result.

"Zhou Qing."

Xue Xiaolu, who was preparing for "Beijing Meets Seattle", came to the company to meet with Zhou Qing. It turned out that the casting work was completed.

Although Zhou Qing's usual style is non-interference, he is still the exclusive producer after all.

Of course Xue Xiaolu had to report.

"After much consideration, I decided to choose Zu Feng as the male lead."

"He acted quite well in Love Is Not Blind before, and his temperament is quite suitable. What do you think?"

Because the previous male lead was rejected, Xue Xiaolu specifically asked about the male lead.

"Brother Zu Feng can do it. He can definitely play the role of such an honest doctor well."

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment, then gave a very positive thumbs-up.

There is indeed nothing wrong with Zu Feng, except maybe the beard and other things that seem a little inappropriate.

However, the beard issue is ultimately a minor issue. It doesn't mean you have to keep it and it has no impact at all.

Just a slight tweak to the script.

Xue Xiaolu felt slightly relieved when she saw that Zhou Qing no longer objected.

As for the heroine?
Zhou Qing also took a look and found that it was no longer the original female lead Tang Wei, but was replaced by Yang Rong from Shanghai Theatre Academy.

Zhou Qing also had no objection to this.

Yang Rong was born in 81 and is 28 years old this year. Judging from her image and temperament, there is no problem for her to play a pregnant mistress.

As for his acting skills, after all, he graduated from three major art schools, so how bad can it be?
What's more, for commercial films like "Beijing Meets Seattle", the acting requirements are not that high.

As for those other supporting characters, big and small?
It was even more impossible for Zhou Qing to have any objection, and he was too lazy to even look at it.

In this regard, he still believes in Xue Xiaolu's professionalism.

Regarding the casting, both parties quickly and happily reached an agreement.

"Actually, my ideal candidate for the female lead is Tang Wei, but it's a pity that I can't find her."

When talking about the choice of the female lead, Xue Xiaolu also expressed her regret to Zhou Qing.

Tang Wei was Xue Xiaolu's first choice in every aspect, but unfortunately, she was banned.

"When does Mr. Xue plan to start the filming?"

Zhou Qing smiled and did not respond to the question. Instead, he asked about the real matter.

"Next month."

Xue Xiaolu told her plan.

Frankly speaking, for a romantic film like "Beijing Meets Seattle", Xue Xiaolu's preparations were relatively slow.

But Zhou Qing was too lazy to urge him. It didn't matter whether he went slowly or quickly.

"Everything has been arranged in Venice. You can just go there next month."

Han Sanping called Zhou Qing and told him the news. "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Han."

Zhou Qing smiled and was polite to the other party.

"I won't go this time because I can't spare the time, but I will arrange for someone else to go when the time comes."

Han Sanping told Zhou Qing another thing.

Zhou Qing was not surprised by this.

You know, "Founding of a Republic" is scheduled to be released on September 9, but the Venice Film Festival opens on September 16, which is too tight.

Han Sanping really couldn't handle everything.

Naturally, Zhou Qing couldn't have any objection to this.

And whether Han Sanping goes or not does have an impact, but it is not that big.

On August 8, Zhang Guoshi's "Three Shots Surprise" was completed, attracting all the attention in the circle.

In response to the reporter's interview, Zhang Weiping announced loudly that "Three Guns" will be scheduled for December and will meet everyone during the Lunar New Year holiday.

The circle suddenly became lively.

You should know that just last month, "Source Code" announced its release date, which is in December.

In other words, Master Zhang's "Three Guns" will collide head-on with Director Zhou Qing's "Source Code"!
"Zhang Guoshi's "Three Shots Surprise" faces off against Zhou Qing's "Source Code", the ultimate showdown between the two mainland directors!"

"Three Guns vs. Source Code, Zhang Guoshi vs. Zhou Qing, who is the real top director?"

"The strongest Lunar New Year film in history, a peak collision between two top directors Zhang Guoshi and Zhou Qing."

The media suddenly became excited, and the topic of Zhang Guoshi VS Zhou Qing was immediately hyped up.

You have to know that the identities of Master Zhang and Zhou Qing are quite special.

The two are generally regarded as the number one and number two directors!

Although Master Zhang is generally considered to be still ranked first, Zhou Qing is also considered to be the one with the most hope and potential to surpass Master Zhang.

So the confrontation between these two would be really interesting.

It's not just because the two have never had such a head-on collision in their careers, but also because of the meaning behind this collision.

If Director Zhou defeats Master Zhang in a head-on fight, does that mean that Director Zhou has surpassed Master Zhang?
If Director Zhou's "Source Code" loses to "Three Guns", does it mean that your uncle is still your uncle?
People inside and outside the circle have been discussing crazily about the "Zhang-Zhou dispute" which has not yet happened.

There are quite a few people who are optimistic about Master Zhang. Generally speaking, there are more people who are optimistic about him than those who are optimistic about Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing was not surprised by this. How could the reputation that Master Zhang had accumulated over so many years be a joke?

Not to mention, the Olympic Games made Master Zhang even more legendary. Now, Master Zhang can be said to be at the peak of his popularity.

Although Zhou Qing's battle record has been very impressive, even dazzling, he should still be slightly inferior to Master Zhang, right?

"Zhou Qing, I have confidence in you. So what if you are Master Zhang? Don't be afraid of him!"

At Zhou Qing Pictures, Liu Yifei, who was sitting opposite Zhou Qing, made a gesture of encouragement to Zhou Qing.

Based on the relationship between her and Zhou Qing, this girl will definitely support Zhou Qing unconditionally.

Although she didn't have much confidence that Zhou Qing could defeat Master Zhang.

"You're really right, Sissi. I'm really not afraid of him."

If there were outsiders around, Zhou Qing would definitely act modest, but there was no need to pretend like that in front of a girl.

Although Master Zhang is very powerful, he is like an insurmountable mountain.

But he, Zhou Qing, is a cheater.

It would be a joke if he couldn't defeat Master Zhang even with all the powerful weapons.

What’s more, Master Zhang’s “Three Guns” is a complete dud.

"If your Source Code really surpasses his Three Guns, the circle will probably go crazy."

When Liu Yifei thought of this, her voice rose an octave.

If that were the case, Zhou Qing would be considered the number one director in mainland China, right?
After all, in terms of award-winning achievements, Zhou Qing and Master Zhang are on par with each other.

Even though Zhou Qing won one less Golden Bear than Zhang Guoshi, he has two more Best Director Awards from the three major awards, right?

What's more, Zhou Qing won the award many years earlier than Master Zhang, and won it consecutively.

In this regard, the two are indeed evenly matched and cannot be simply and crudely compared by quantity.

In this case, if Zhou Qing defeated Master Zhang in a head-on confrontation...

Good guy!
Just thinking about the girl makes me feel a little overwhelmed.

"Probably so."

Zhou Qing chuckled, and a hint of anticipation flashed across his eyes.

I have to say, he really hopes that day will come sooner.

"The road movie "No Man's Land" directed by Director Ning Hao has started filming, and a close photo of Director Zhou Qing and Director Ning Hao has been leaked."

"The 'iron triangle' of Ning Hao, Huang Bo and Xu Zheng join hands again, and Zhou Qing Pictures' No Man's Land begins filming."

Ning Hao's speed was much faster than Xue Xiaolu's. Although he started later, he managed to start up before the other.

As the exclusive producer, Zhou Qing naturally went to show his support.

Let "No Man's Land" once again make its presence felt in the circle.

However, after returning to Zhou Qing Pictures, Zhou Qing did not pay much attention to this matter.

Why?

The old Sina Weibo is officially online!
The promotion strategy adopted by the old Sina was the same as when they promoted blogs, focusing on big stars and celebrities.

When we catch these people, we give them a strong invitation, inviting them to register and invite them to complete real-name authentication.

After all, these people have a lot of fans, right?

Everyone also has a herd mentality. Seeing so many big names registering, they will inevitably follow suit and register.

Since its launch, Sina Weibo has been gaining momentum, with an explosive growth in the number of registered users.

In just a dozen days, as of September 9, the number of users of Sina Weibo reached 1 million!
To describe it as horrific is no exaggeration.

As a shareholder holding 11% of the shares, Zhou Qing was naturally in a very happy mood.

As a reborn person, he remembered that this was just the beginning.

As of the end of October, the number of users of the old Sina Weibo exceeded 10 million.

Not bad!

very good!

Zhou Qing felt refreshed.

In addition to the good momentum on Sina Weibo, "The Labyrinth of the Heart", which has been released for a month, has finally been taken off the screen.

The total box office revenue quickly came out to be 1.5 million, which was exactly in line with previous predictions within the industry.

Huang Bo was very happy to be filming in the crew of "No Man's Land". He now has another representative work.

Even for a top-tier star like Huang Bo, it is not easy for a movie he starred in to gross over 100 million yuan.

"1.5 million! The movie I starred in made over million at the box office!"

Zhou Yiwei was almost going crazy with joy.

Before starring in "The Maze of Heart", he was just an unknown figure in the circle!

Now he has starred in a movie that grossed over 100 million yuan and his role is very important. It can be said that he has risen to fame overnight.

After this movie, Zhou Yiwei's net worth will undoubtedly skyrocket.

Maybe it will become popular. (End of this chapter)