Chapter 294: The huge pit dug by Han 3ping, "The Man from Lone Ranger" made a huge profit

Chapter 294: The huge pit dug by Han 3ping, "The Man from Lone Ranger" made a huge profit

"Director Zhou!"

I have to say that Director Yang is quite efficient.

In just one week, the other party replied to Zhou Qing that Alfonso Cuarón was very happy to accept the investment from Crown Pictures.

Zhou Qing was not surprised by this. Who could refuse the favor of the investor these days?
Especially those directors who have been sitting on the bench for a long time.

What's more, Crown Pictures is not an unreliable and messy investor, but an investor that produced blockbuster movies such as "Twilight".

What reasons did Alfonso Cuarón have for saying no?

"Director Cuarón also highly respects you, Director Zhou. After he knew that you were the boss behind Crown Pictures, he asked me to meet you."

Director Yang also conveyed Alfonso Cuarón's wishes to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing agreed without much hesitation.

Anyway, I was going to Hollywood to watch a movie and chat with Alfonso Cuarón, so it was nothing.

"I have a flight tomorrow, please arrange it."

"Understood, Director Zhou."

After finishing the call with Director Yang, Zhou Qing immediately called the assistant over.

Instructed the other party to book a flight to California.

The next day, he showed up at Crown Pictures and met his old partner, Feig from Summit Entertainment.

After a cheerful greeting, the two sides watched "The Twilight Saga 3".

Nothing worth mentioning.

Although the overall quality of "Twilight 3" is slightly worse than the previous two films, it is generally the same as Zhou Qing's impression.

So Zhou Qing didn't offer any opinions.

He wasn't even interested in watching the movie. This trip to Hollywood had more symbolic significance than practical significance.

After all, the "Twilight" series of films are all produced by the original team, and Zhou Qing has not interfered in any way. What is there to worry about?

This time, Zhou Qing was not as interested in watching the movie as he was in meeting the talented director Alfonso Cuarón.

Although he has not directed many films in his career, his achievements are still very impressive.

In addition to the great success of "Gravity", his 18 film "Roma" also won the Golden Lion Award.

"Hello, Director Zhou."

"Hello, Director Cuarón."

After the matter of "Twilight 3" was dealt with, Zhou Qing met the other party at Crown Pictures as soon as possible.

"Director Zhou has won the Silver Bear and the Golden Bear in Berlin, the Silver Lion and the Golden Lion in Venice, and the Grand Jury Prize in Cannes."

"Director Zhou's Painted Skin was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film."

"I have great respect for Director Zhou and have admired him for a long time. I never thought that I would meet Director Zhou in such an occasion."

Alfonso Cuarón was not stingy with his praise and affirmation for Zhou Qing, and he would just keep bragging about his business whenever he got hold of Zhou Qing.

Of course, it was not just a courtesy. He truly admired this young director who was much younger than himself from the bottom of his heart.

His achievements as a director can be said to have reached the pinnacle of what a director can achieve.

He is definitely a top figure standing at the top of the pyramid in the director world.

Even Caron himself is far from it.

"Director Cuarón, you are so polite. Your Children of Men is a great movie, very profound."

Zhou Qing also responded with a wave of business praise.

Generally speaking, the meeting between the two sides was very pleasant.

As for "Gravity", the two sides did not talk much about it. Such commercial matters were all left to Director Yang to handle.

Zhou Qing, the boss behind the scenes, doesn't need to do it himself.

However, after talking with Alfonso Cuarón, Zhou Qing met with Director Yang to discuss the relevant matters.

"I'll leave the full responsibility of Gravity to you. I can tell you clearly that I take this movie very seriously."

"Director Cuarón is a very talented and gifted director. Apart from financial matters, please do not interfere too much with him."

"It is a taboo for investors to interfere with creators' creations."

"In addition, the cost of this film is not low. Although we don't have to be the exclusive producer, we must be the main controller."

Director Yang kept nodding in front of Zhou Qing, his expression looking very solemn.

Director Zhou's earnest instructions clearly show how much he is optimistic about the movie "Gravity".

Director Yang must treat this as the most important project besides "Twilight".

In addition to the matter of "Gravity", Director Yang also reported to Zhou Qing some matters related to Crown Pictures.

All in all, Zhou Qing stayed in Hollywood for three days before returning to Zhou Qing Pictures.

The first thing is naturally the later stage of "The Witch".

Now this work has actually been completed, and only the final finishing touches remain.

If Zhou Qing hadn't been delayed for three days by going to Hollywood, the film would have been released by now.

Even now, the post-production team has completed the "first version of the film" according to Zhou Qing's requirements.

Zhou Qing conducted an inspection as soon as possible and was generally satisfied.

After all, the post-production was almost done before he left, and the special effects shots were also completed.

Even though there are still some minor flaws now, they only need some fine-tuning.

One day is enough.

Zhou Qing, filled with enthusiasm and anticipation, completed his last shift with the post-production team.

"Done!"

It was not until June 6 that Zhou Qing clapped his hands with satisfaction.

The finished film of "The Witch" is finally out!
"Director Han."

"Mr. Wang."

"Mr. Ye."

Zhou Qing then told the news to all producers.

Just five days later, Han Sanping, Wang Changtian and Ye Ning all appeared at Zhou Qing Pictures.

After everyone sat together and chatted for a while, they started watching the movie.

"Wonderful, really wonderful! Director Zhou is worthy of his name."

"This is a superhero movie. Director Zhou has really opened our eyes!"

"For a movie like this, I think it's unacceptable that the box office is less than 10 billion yuan."

Producers from all parties were all excited. They felt like they were injected with chicken blood and there seemed to be a fire burning in their bodies.

Everyone can't wait to get this movie into theaters for release.

Fun!

It’s really fucking enjoyable!

Before seeing "The Witch" with my own eyes, who could have imagined that Chinese-language films could also have such a thrilling and dazzling superhero blockbuster?
As expected, you can trust Director Zhou as always.

Who says that mainland China can’t make good superhero movies?
"The Witch" is the best example.

Judging from the professional perspective of several people, the movie "Witch" is 100% going to be a hit. Thinking about the fact that they have successfully boarded the ship for this movie, everyone is so happy that they feel like they are on the clouds.

What's more important?
The ending of "The Witch" is obviously not over yet, this movie will definitely have a sequel!

That’s right, “Witches” is a series!

Just like "Ip Man".

The value of a series is definitely different from that of a single movie.

By then, the sequel to "The Witch" will be able to stand directly on the shoulders of the first one, and it will be a top-notch project that is sure to make a profit.

Although the film has not yet been finalized, several producers are already fantasizing about that day coming.

"By the way, Director Zhou, I've come across another good project, a big production, and it's likely to be a hit."

After Wang Changtian and Ye Ning left, Han Sanping stayed alone and told Zhou Qing the news with great interest.

The Third Master is planning to take care of Zhou Qing again.

"What kind of movie is so promising to you, Mr. Han?"

Zhou Qing asked out of curiosity.

Although many of the blockbuster films directed by Han Sanping had a lot of wasted time, they also made a lot of money.

It all depends on your luck.

“The new film directed by Rainsy Ng, The Crossing.”

"This is an epic disaster love movie, just like Titanic, or in other words, it's the Titanic of the East."

"Just like the original Red Cliff, Director Wu Yusen intends to gather top stars from China, Japan and Korea, and the lineup is not inferior at all."

"It can be said that it has stars, a good cast, a story, gimmicks, grand scenes, and a sense of family and country. I think this movie will definitely be a hit."

Han Sanping kept introducing the film to Zhou Qing, or rather showing off, as if the film had already become a big hit.

Little did people know that Zhou Qing, who appeared calm on the surface, was actually complaining wildly in his heart.

"The Taiping"?
Mr. Han, you are really poisonous!
You can't think that Wu Yusen is really good just because "Red Cliff" made money. You can't let victory go to your head.

If "Red Cliff" had not been backed by Japan, it would have definitely lost money.

But there is no "good-hearted person" like Japan in "The Taiping".

This movie was an epic flop.

The total cost was as high as 4 million yuan, but the total box office of the two parts combined was only a pitiful 2.5 million yuan.

Especially the box office of "The Crossing", which was only 5000 million, which is simply a joke.

It is no exaggeration to say that "The Crossing" really made all the investors lose a lot of money.

Whoever votes for it will regret it so much that he will want to commit suicide.

Zhou Qing was actually very grateful that Han Sanping still thought of him when he encountered a good project and planned to take him to make money together.

But I have to say that Han Sanping's vision is sometimes really not that good.

"Director Han, this The Crossing is the movie that Director Wu announced at the Cannes Film Festival in 08, right?"

After thinking for a while, Zhou Qing carefully chose his words before speaking to Han Sanping.

"Yes, it's The Crossing. It seems Director Zhou also knows something about it."

Han Sanping immediately nodded heavily.

"Boss Han, you know that my Zhouqing Pictures also has film and television investment business, and we have invested in many movies over the years."

"Every movie that Director Zhou invests in is a hit, and he always makes a lot of money with a small investment. It really makes others envious."

Han Sanping interrupted Zhou Qing with a smile, his eyes showing undisguised admiration.

It is a consensus in the industry that anything produced by Zhou Qing must be high-quality.

Looking at the movies produced by Zhou Qing Pictures over the years, regardless of whether they were written by Zhou Qing or not, they are all popular and are all excellent.

Therefore, the entire circle admired Zhou Qing's vision, and Han Sanping was no exception.

"It's just luck. To be honest with you, Mr. Han, I've also evaluated The Crossing..."

Zhou Qing paused deliberately when he said this.

"What's the matter, Director Zhou? You don't think this project is promising?"

Han Sanping is not stupid, so why doesn't he understand what Zhou Qing means.

"Since you asked, Mr. Han, I'll tell you the truth. I think we should be more cautious when investing in The Crossing..."

Zhou Qing told Han Sanping in detail his views on "The Crossing".

It can be regarded as a kind of admonition to Han Sanping.

After all, they have been partners for so many years and have a good relationship. Zhou Qing certainly doesn't want to watch Han Sanping jump into the pit.

However, Han Sanping is a relatively confident person. Even if someone of Zhou Qing's level says something, he simply won't listen.

What else can Zhou Qing do about this?
He had said everything he needed to say. Han Sanping insisted on getting on the boat, so Zhou Qing had no choice.

I can only hope that when the Taiping capsizes in the future, Han Sanping doesn’t cry so hard that he faints in the toilet.

After the film "The Witch" was released, Zhou Qing's work instantly became a lot easier, and he could spend more time writing the script.

Currently, the script of "No Mercy" has been completed, and Zhou Qing will next work on "Painted Skin 2".

In fact, it’s not just “Painted Skin 2”, Zhou Qing thinks some other classic scripts can also be put on the agenda.

Although there is no rush to shoot, but since I have free time, I will write it first.

You can't escape from registering the copyright, right?

Whenever you want to take a photo, you can just take it out and take it. Even if you don’t want to take the photo yourself, you can ask someone else to take it.

It is worth mentioning that these include not only Chinese-language film scripts, but also some foreign language scripts.

After all, in addition to Zhou Qing Pictures, Zhou Qing also has Crown Pictures.

It’s fun to make money in the mainland, but it’s even more fun to make money from foreigners in Hollywood.

For example, "Lucy", this is a movie that Zhou Qing definitely did not intend to miss.

The cost was only 4000 million US dollars, but it earned 4.63 million US dollars worldwide, and its reputation is still very strong.

It would be a pity to miss it.

Of course, these are all things that will happen later. For now, let’s finish writing “Painted Skin 2” first.

Although Zhou Qing now has more time to write scripts every day, "Painted Skin 2" itself is indeed a bit too bad and there are many areas that need to be improved.

It still took Zhou Qing two weeks to get it done.

By the time Zhou Qing finished writing Painted Skin 2, June had already come to its last day.

This day is a relatively important day for Zhou Qing, as "The Twilight Saga 3" was released in North America!

However, the specific box office statistics will have to wait at least three days, because statistics are counted every three days in North America.

"The fashion action film "The Man from Nowhere" released by Zhou Qing Pictures has been released, with a total box office of 2.68 million!"

"'Wolf Tooth' director Wu Jing staged a big turnaround, and his new film 'The Man from Nowhere' earned 2.68 million at the box office!"

"Wu Jing's self-directed and self-acted film "The Man from Nowhere" was a huge hit, closing with a box office of 2.68 million!"

Instead, the total box office of "The Man from Nowhere" was revealed first.

The hearts of everyone in the circle were once again deeply stimulated. (End of this chapter)