Chapter 287: "No Man's Land" is a big hit at the box office, and Director Zhou can sw
"Attention all units!"
"Clear the venue!"
"start!"
The filming of "The Witch" is still progressing in an orderly manner.
On the one hand, it benefited from the control ability of Zhou Qing, a top director, and on the other hand, the early scenes were basically daily life.
So the shooting progress is generally fast.
January just ended, and all the scenes of the heroine Lee Da-mi's home have been filmed.
Starting from February, Zhou Qing needed to take the crew to other filming locations.
According to the shooting schedule, the intensity of shooting in February is not very high, and it is basically just laying the groundwork.
The real exciting drama of Lee Da-mi joining the mysterious company and confronting her old employer will not happen until March.
"I don't have many scenes this month."
Liu Yifei also got her copy of the schedule and soon discovered this.
Nearly half of the filming in February was about the other supporting characters.
For example, Dr. Baek is looking for Lee Da Mi.
For example, the killer played by Wang Baoqiang leads people to assassinate scientists.
For example, the layout and planning of Mr. Cui and other senior executives of the company.
As the heroine, Liu Yifei certainly has her share of scenes to watch, but compared to last month, it is indeed a lot easier.
"That's just right, relax, you'll be doing all the fighting scenes next month."
Zhou Qing answered Liu Yifei casually while studying the drawn storyboard.
"That's what you said. I just happened to be taking my mom out for a walk, so I finally have some time."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei immediately started planning happily.
"As you should. Auntie must be bored after staying on the set with you every day, right?"
Zhou Qing nodded in agreement.
"That's right, so I decided to make it up to my mom this month."
Liu Yifei also nodded heavily.
"My aunt is so pitiful. You are using her as a shield again. In fact, you just want to go out and play."
Zhou Qing didn't even bother to expose Liu Yifei.
"You are such a heartless person. I was just thinking about what delicious food to bring back for you this time."
Liu Yifei curled her lips in dissatisfaction.
"No need for delicious food. Come to my room tonight and I'll tell you about the play."
Zhou Qing put down the storyboard in his hand and deliberately gave Liu Yifei a sly smile.
"Bah, none of you directors are good."
Liu Yifei couldn't help but spit at Zhou Qing.
"How can you be considered a bad person? This is the crew hotel, what else can I do to you? I am just acting!"
"What kind of dirty things did you think of? I didn't expect you to be such a person!"
Zhou Qing's words were so righteous, and his whole body exuded an amazing aura of justice.
"You... I have never seen such a shameless person!"
The girl was so angry that the dumplings grew bigger and she chased Zhou Qing and started punching him.
But unfortunately, he was ruthlessly suppressed by Zhou Qing.
"The Hollywood blockbuster Avatar has obtained a delay key, and the release date will be postponed for one month."
"Avatar has been on screen for a month and its popularity has not diminished. The application for extension has been approved and it will continue to be screened until March."
"For those who didn't get tickets, good news: Avatar will be postponed for a month."
At the beginning of February, the circle was hit with some extremely bad news.
"Avatar", which was already extremely cheating and could be called a scourge, was successfully postponed!
What a joke!
The entire movie market in January has been dominated by "Avatar".
All domestic films were reduced to cannon fodder and were killed without a single piece left.
Faced with this super monster, everyone was beaten into despair and had no power to fight back.
We can only hope that "Avatar" will be taken off the screen soon, so that everyone can have a chance to catch their breath.
As a result, after waiting for so long until February, what we got was not the withdrawal of "Avatar", but a postponement of its screening?
They were completely wiped out in January, and we have to let them kill as much as they can in February?
That’s ridiculous!
All the filmmakers in the circle were shouting and cursing, with no tears to cry.
As for the theaters, they don’t care, and some even applaud and laugh.
For them, there is no difference between Hollywood blockbusters and domestic films, as long as they are popular.
Anyway, everyone can get a big piece of the pie.
So what about Zhou Qing?
The reaction was relatively calm.
"No Man's Land" was released on February 2. At that time, even if "Avatar" was very popular, it had only been released for a month and a half.
With such a long time, most of the box office potential must have been consumed.
The lethality is still strong, but not so strong that "No Man's Land" is truly afraid of it.
Take January’s box office for example.
As of February 2, "Avatar" had been released for a month and the total box office had raked in 4 million RMB.
The total box office of "Avatar" in China was 13.39 billion yuan, which means that the other party earned another 3.79 million yuan after the postponement.
However, it is worth mentioning that "Avatar" was not postponed once, but twice.
Following the postponement in early February, there was another postponement, and the film was shown until March 2.
So yes, "Avatar" was shown in China for a total of 3 months!
In other words, the remaining 3.79 million yuan is the box office revenue of "Avatar" in the next two months.
Although it is also very powerful, overall, "No Man's Land" can still be a bit tough.
You should know that in the original time and space, "Little Big Soldier" and "The King's Guards", which were also released in February, also earned a box office of about 2 million each.
This shows that a truly powerful film can also tear a piece of meat from the mouth of "Avatar".
"Avatar is delayed, what the fuck!"
Cursing, Ning Hao boarded a plane to Berlin.
We are full of confidence and expectation to win the grand prize of this film festival.
The postponement of "Avatar" is definitely not good news for him, and it will definitely affect the box office of "No Man's Land".
If you want to take the box office of "No Man's Land" to the next level, the only way is to win a big prize in Berlin!
It can be said that Ning Hao’s trip to Berlin this time is really a long and arduous journey.
Zhou Qing was busy filming "The Witch" and couldn't take care of "No Man's Land".
At most, you can just post a Weibo to cheer for the other party.
Fortunately, the publicity and promotion team was not a pushover. They took advantage of the popularity of the Berlin Film Festival and promoted "No Man's Land" vigorously.
Let "No Man's Land" have a strong presence.
At least the anticipation and popularity are the highest among domestic films of the same period, even higher than "Little Big Soldier".
Zhou Qing was already very satisfied with this.
"Every unit prepares!"
"start!"
The filming of "The Witch" went very smoothly, but most of the content filmed was various side plots rather than the main plot.
After all, the main storyline has been almost filmed, and the people from the mysterious company have already attacked the heroine's house.
What follows is definitely the heroine’s outburst, attacking the mysterious company and cutting it off.
But that won’t be filmed until next month.
This month, I will mainly add some details and side quests.
People like Li Xiaoran and Wang Baoqiang obviously have more roles than in January.
"It's her, it's her!" "I created her, I can recognize her at the first sight, there's no mistake!"
"I never expected that she would not die after ten years!"
Li Xiaoran's acting skills were still very good and did not disappoint Zhou Qing at all.
Especially when he played the villain Dr. Bai, he made it even more vivid and lifelike.
If someone else with the same acting skills were to play the role, they might not be able to capture that flavor.
As for the actor who played Mr. Cui, Dr. Bai's subordinate, to be honest, Zhou Qing had never heard of him before.
But the other party's acting skills are equally superb, and he is not at all inferior to Li Xiaoran.
Watching these two perform is simply a pleasure.
I can only say that it is extremely difficult to stand out in the entertainment industry. There are so many people who have excellent professional abilities but are unknown.
"Crack!"
"Pass!"
"Okay, that's all for today. We'll have two days off tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Everyone, relax and have a good time."
"I also wish everyone a happy new year in advance."
One shot after another, we kept shooting until February 2th.
Because February 2th is New Year's Eve and February 13th is the Spring Festival, and Zhou Qing is not Zhou Baopi, so he must have given everyone a holiday in advance.
As for Zhou Qing himself, he had already discussed this with his parents.
I won’t go back to my hometown for the Chinese New Year this year.
Of course, Zhou Qing wouldn't be so miserable as to spend the Spring Festival alone on the crew, because he still has Liu Yifei.
Anyway, "The Witch" is currently being filmed at the Huairou Film and Television Base in Beijing, and the girl's home happens to be in Beijing.
Then it was natural to spend the New Year with Liu Yifei.
"Okay then, Qingzi, you can spend the New Year at Yifei's house this year. If you don't want to come back, then don't come back."
"But you have to be sensible. When you get to Yifei's house, you have to be more considerate and work harder..."
When mom and dad heard that Zhou Qing was going to Liu Yifei's house to celebrate the New Year, they of course had no objection and were even a little happy.
What does this mean?
This shows that Qingzi and Yifei have had a good relationship for so many years, and Yifei's family also recognizes Qingzi.
This is of course a good thing.
However, the two elders still nagged Zhou Qing for a long time, fearing that Zhou Qing would leave a bad impression on the girl's family.
Little did he know that Zhou Qing had been to Liu Yifei's house countless times.
"Zhou Qing, come in quickly."
After returning to his own residence for a brief rest, Zhou Qing came to Liu Yifei's house on New Year's Eve.
I was immediately warmly received by Liu Xiaoli.
As for Liu Yifei?
He lazily curled up on the sofa, changing channels with the remote control, as if he didn't see Zhou Qing.
There's no way. Zhou Qing has come here so many times that the girl has long been used to it.
"Xixi, have you grown on the sofa? Will you die if you move your butt? Don't you even bother to help Zhou Qing get something?"
What he got in return was a scolding from Liu Xiaoli.
"She will definitely scold me when you come and find me unpleasant in every way."
Liu Yifei then stood up and walked to Zhou Qing, helping Zhou Qing put away the gifts he brought, while complaining all the time.
"Would you dare to speak louder?"
Zhou Qing couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"See what you can do."
Liu Yifei wouldn't be fooled.
The party was lively until the evening. I watched the Spring Festival Gala with Liu Yifei and then had dinner.
Zhou Qing then stood up, said goodbye, and returned to his luxurious villa.
However, I did have a great time with Liu Yifei in Beijing the next day and it was a very enjoyable experience.
It’s much more enjoyable than celebrating the New Year in my hometown.
After all, Zhou Qing's hometown is in the countryside, which naturally cannot be compared with top cities like Beijing.
Unfortunately, we could only have fun for half a day, and in the afternoon we had to take Liu Yifei back to the crew.
This is the adult world, work always comes first.
Even a world-class director like Zhou Qing is not immune to this.
"Every unit prepares!"
"start!"
After a simple adjustment, the filming of "The Witch" which had been briefly interrupted resumed early the next morning.
"Director Ning Hao's western road movie "No Man's Land" is released, with Huang Bo playing a cold-blooded killer."
"Berlin Award-winning work "No Man's Land" unveils its mystery, Huang Bo and Xu Zheng perform black and white blockbusters."
"No Man's Land, produced by Zhou Qing Pictures, has received great reviews and tickets are hard to come by at major cinemas."
Ning Hao's "No Man's Land" was finally released, and the results can be said to be very good.
Firstly, the quality of "No Man's Land" itself is quite good, and Ning Hao's appeal is also quite strong.
This film achieved a box office of 2.6 million yuan in its original time and space.
Secondly, Zhou Qing’s reputation has brought certain benefits to “No Man’s Land”.
The same is true for the finalists in the Berlin main competition unit.
Taking all these factors into consideration, although "No Man's Land" was released three years earlier, its box office is higher than before.
The first day box office revenue was quickly revealed, which was a full 1900 million.
Just one step away from reaching the 2000 million threshold.
You have to know that it has only been 10 years now, and the first-day box office of 1900 million is actually still very high, and not many films can achieve that.
Even though Zhang Guoshi's "Three Guns" raised such high expectations among everyone in the industry, the box office on the first day was only 2100 million.
Feng Xiaogang's best-performing film, If You Are the One, only grossed 1500 million on its first day.
So yes, no matter how you look at it, the first-day box office of 1900 million is a good result worthy of congratulations.
Anyway, Zhou Qing was very satisfied.
Judging from the first-day box office, it will be easy for "No Man's Land" to break 2 million, without any problem.
Even if it breaks 3 million, Zhou Qing thinks it won't be a big problem.
After all, the quality of "No Man's Land" is there, and it is indeed not bad.
Facts have proved that Zhou Qing's guess was correct. The subsequent box office performance of "No Man's Land" has been very strong.
The first week’s box office figures were quickly released, totaling 1.3 million!
Even if we use the lowest estimation standard and only estimate the total box office at 2.5 times, it would still be as high as 3.25 million.
Therefore, it is only natural that the total box office of "No Man's Land" exceeded 3 million.
Jealous.
The eyes of everyone in the circle turned red again, they were filled with envy, jealousy and hatred.
Director Zhou won again this time!
Although everyone has long known that the golden combination of Zhou Qing + Ning Hao will join forces again, the box office of "No Man's Land" will definitely not be bad.
But I didn’t expect it to reach the level of 3 million directly.
Director Zhou really doesn't leave any way out for other colleagues.
It would be fine if the movie you made could earn 7 million at the box office, but how could a movie you produced yourself also make 3 million?
How do you embarrass those other directors?
Especially Zhang, Chen and Feng, their movies only made around 3 million!
There is no need to say much about poet Chen, he is quite far behind.
Master Zhang's "Curse of the Golden Flower" has grossed 2.9 million yuan, just one step away from success.
Feng Xiaogang's If You Are the One just scratched the surface of the 3 million yuan box office!
But what about Ning Hao’s “No Man’s Land”?
The most conservative estimate is 3.25 million!
In the past, people put Zhou Qing, Zhang, Chen and Feng on the same level, but now it’s different.
Director Zhou doesn't even need to show up personally to sweep away the three great directors? (End of this chapter)