Chapter 296 Director Zhou’s record was broken, a new record in Chinese film history was born, and “I

Chapter 296 Director Zhou’s record was broken, a new record in Chinese film history was born, and “I

Baoqiang couldn't help but be excited.

You know, "No Mercy" is the action movie that Wang Baoqiang has always dreamed of!

The character Achai that he captured is an extremely important supporting role in the film.

It would not even be an exaggeration to say that there are two male protagonists.

Needless to say, there are a large number of intensive fighting scenes in the film. Wu Jing even revealed to Wang Baoqiang that he planned to find actors who know kung fu to perform the fighting scenes.

Just like the movie "The Man from Nowhere" that just came out.

This means that Wang Baoqiang can fight to his heart's content.

So what about the box office?
With "The Man from Nowhere" as a foundation and director Zhou writing the screenplay himself, "No Mercy" is destined to be a hit.

How could Wang Baoqiang not be satisfied?
They were so satisfied that they almost cried.

"Director Zhou, good news!"

July is really a month full of good things.

It was only the beginning of July, and within a few days, Zhou Qing received good news one after another.

First, "The Man from Nowhere" was a box office hit, and then "Ip Man 2" was also a hot box office hit.

Not long after the celebration party for "The Man from Nowhere" ended, the data for "The Twilight Saga 3" also came out.

According to Director Yang's report, "The Twilight Saga 3" premiered in 4416 theaters and achieved an astonishing box office of 6800 million US dollars on the first day of its release.

It broke the Wednesday box office record of US$2 million set by "Transformers 6200" last year.

The only pity is that the subsequent box office performance of "Twilight 3" has been weak.

Even the box office plummeted on the second day.

Zhou Qing was not surprised by this situation, as the Twilight series is a fan-oriented movie.

It is normal to lack stamina.

Even if the box office has shrunk significantly, the first-day box office was so explosive that the total box office will not be low in any case.

The facts prove that this is indeed the case. In just the first weekend, "The Twilight Saga 3" earned 1.6 million US dollars.

Ranked first in box office among movies of the same period!
You have to know that this is just the box office for the first weekend. It will be a piece of cake for the total box office to exceed 2 million.

That's it, what else do you need a bicycle for?
Anyway, Zhou Qing was very satisfied with it.

The box office trend of "Ip Man 2" is the same.

After earning an extremely high box office of 2000 million on the first day, the subsequent performance of "Ip Man 2" has been very popular, which is very gratifying.

The box office grossed 1.5 million yuan in the first week, and the momentum is still very strong.

Judging from the first day's box office, there will be no problem for "Ip Man 2" to break 3 million in total box office.

So what is the cost of "Ip Man 2"?
It’s just 4500 million, less than 5000 million!

This means that Ip Man 2 started to make a profit after just one week of its release, and it continued to make a profit throughout the rest of its theatrical run.

Won Ma.

I can only say that Zhou Qing won again in this movie.

"Director Lu Yang's second feature film, The Hypnotist, has finished filming, and Huang Bo has become obsessed with acting."

"Zhou Qing Films' work "Hypnotist" has been successfully completed, Lu Yang and Huang Bo hugged each other excitedly."

"The suspense film "Hypnotist" directed by Lu Yang and written by Zhou Qing has been completed."

On July 7, Lu Yang's "Hypnotist" was finally completed, and it attracted great attention from the circle as soon as it was completed.

With the foundation of "The Heart Labyrinth", many people in the circle are optimistic about "Hypnotist".

After all, this "Hypnotist" is also a combination of Lu Yang and Huang Bo, right?
The script was written by director Zhou Qing himself.

Anyone with eyesight can see that this movie is bound to be another big hit.

I just don't know when it will be released.

Anyway, no matter which period it is, if you really encounter it, you have to think carefully before doing it.

Many producers have included "Hypnotist" in their watch list.

"Shang Wenjie sang at the premiere of Aftershock, and Feng Xiaogang thanked the audience for their satisfaction with the film."

"The premiere with 10,000 people was super shocking. Aftershock held its world premiere."

"At the premiere of the movie "Aftershock", tens of thousands of viewers shouted 'Hit' in unison."

In addition to the completion of "Hypnotist", the film industry in July ushered in another big news, or blockbuster news.

The super beast "Tangshan Earthquake" is coming!
It has to be said that Feng Xiaogang really did his best on stage this time. There is nothing wrong with moving the premiere to Tangshan, after all, the name of the movie is "Aftershock".

But attracting 10,000 spectators has no practical significance other than the show.

It is said that on the day of the screening, tens of thousands of viewers were moved to tears, and even God was moved to tears.

When the premiere was almost over, the sky, which had been fine, suddenly turned into lightning, thunder and rain.

Well, the media knows how to hype things up, and it would be a shame not to write a novel.

Anyway, no matter how ridiculous the press release is, the popularity of "Aftershock" has definitely increased, and this is an indisputable fact.

However, Zhou Qing is not concerned about this. Compared with this movie, Zhou Qing must be more concerned about his "Ip Man 2".

"Ip Man 2" has been released for two and a half weeks now, and its total box office has reached 2.7 million!

There will be no problem at all to break 3 million.

Even if "Aftershock" is released on July 7, it will definitely have a huge impact on the box office of "Ip Man 22".

But even though the revenue has exceeded 3 million, Zhou Qing remains optimistic.

After all, looking at the performance of "Ip Man 2", it has very strong staying power.

"Director Zhou, the post-production of Hypnotist will take about two months, and the finished film should be released in September."

After returning to the company to rest for two days, Lu Yang came to report the situation to Zhou Qing.

Frankly speaking, considering the size of "Hypnotist", the post-production of more than two months is a bit slow.

However, this movie is not in a hurry to be released, so Zhou Qing naturally won't rush Lu Yang.

He just nodded to show that he already knew it.

"As for your film, Hypnotist, just release it during the Lunar New Year holiday, in January next year."

The two sides then discussed the relevant issues regarding the schedule, and Zhou Qing had already made plans for this.

It's already late July, so there's no need to think about the summer vacation.

Xue Xiaolu’s “Beijing Meets Seattle” is available during the National Day holiday, so it is also not considered.

You can only go to the Lunar New Year period.

Zhou Qing has analyzed this before. There are "Let the Bullets Fly" and "If You Are the One 12" in December, so it's not a good idea to go.

There’s also Zhou Qing’s “The Witch” in November, so January is a natural choice.

And what about January next year?
There really aren't any strong films.

There is only one movie, "New Shaolin Temple" starring Andy Lau, and the other is the big movie "Wulin Waijia".

Of these two films, Zhou Qing is still confident that he can compete with "Hypnotist".

"I understand Director Zhou, let's do it in January next year."

Zhou Qing had already made the decision, so of course Lu Yang wouldn't have any objections.

"But Director Zhou, we agreed that my next movie would be a martial arts film. You shouldn't have forgotten that, right?"

This guy just carefully considered his words and weakly reminded Zhou Qing.

This made Zhou Qing laugh in silence.

We have just finished filming "Hypnotist" and we haven't even done any post-production yet!

Lu Yang's obsession with martial arts films is really extraordinary.

"Don't worry, since I've promised you, I won't go back on my word. I've already thought of a martial arts script for you."

Zhou Qing smiled and comforted Lu Yang, and Lu Yang finally showed a smile from the bottom of his heart.

I just feel full of energy.

After saying hello to Zhou Qing, he hurriedly went to work on the post-production of "Hypnotist".

As for Zhou Qing?

Apart from some daily company affairs and accompanying Liu Yifei, he basically writes and hoards scripts.

"Sister Liu, Director Teng's "Naked Marriage" is in preparation. Go and give it a try and do your best to get the male lead."

During this period, Zhou Qing also called Zhu Yawen's agent over and gave him an extremely difficult task.

Arrange a top hit TV series for Zhu Yawen!

Speaking of the TV series "Naked Marriage", Zhou Qing, as a reborn person, knows how popular it was when it was broadcast.

It ranked 11th in the 4 domestic TV drama ratings rankings!

It is second only to "The Legend of Zhen Huan", "Scarlet Heart" and "Palace".

Now that he has come across such top-level TV drama resources, Zhou Qing, as the boss, will naturally fight for them for his artists.

"Understood, Director Zhou, I will do my best!"

Sister Liu immediately swore.

Director Zhou has proven his sharp vision countless times.

A drama that is personally chosen by Director Zhou will definitely be a hit.

What's more, Teng Huatao has also directed many hit dramas.

Therefore, there is basically no doubt about the popularity of "Naked Marriage".

Sister Liu took the order and started to work.

"Feng Xiaogang's Aftershock premiered with a stunning box office of 3620 million on the first day, breaking the record in film history!"

"Aftershock" grossed 3620 million yuan on its first day, surpassing the first-day box office of Avatar."

"Record-breaking! Aftershock grossed 3620 million yuan on its first day, the highest in film history."

On July 7, Feng Xiaogang's "Aftershock" was released in great fanfare.

When the first day's box office figures were revealed, they shocked everyone in the industry.

A total of 3620 million!
It broke the record of 3452 million held by Zhou Qing's "Source Code" in one fell swoop, and even surpassed the cheating "Avatar".

It set the highest first-day box office record for all films released in mainland China in history.

It not only includes Chinese-language films, but also Hollywood blockbusters.

The first in film history.

That’s right, “Aftershock” won the first place in film history!

Feel proud.

It's really a great honor.

Although Feng Xiaogang has always been regarded as one of the great directors in mainland China together with Zhang Guoshi and others, he has always been ranked last.

It's impossible to say that Director Feng didn't feel angry.

And now?

"Aftershock" cleared away the haze in Feng Xiaogang's heart and made Feng Xiaogang famous.

Be it Zhou Qing, or Master Zhang or Brother Chen Kai, they were all defeated by us!

Feng Xiaogang was so happy that he felt as if he had ascended to heaven.

What?
Was the high box office of "Aftershock" due to the fact that all the theaters were booked out?

Sir, he slandered me!

Everyone goes to the cinema to watch movies spontaneously, so how can there be any talk of booking the entire theater?

You can't just say you've booked the place just because they came as a group, right?

Anyway, Feng Xiaogang would never admit it, even though everyone in the circle knew it clearly.

Of course, then again, the entertainment industry is all about results or data.

No matter how the box office of "Aftershock" came about, it earned 3620 million on the first day, which cannot be erased.

There was nothing anyone could do except stare blankly.

As expected, on the day that Aftershock was released, the daily box office of Ip Man 2 was cut by %.

It has indeed been affected to a great extent.

But even so, it did not have any impact on the 2 million yuan target of "Ip Man 3".

Why?

Because the box office of "Ip Man 2" had already exceeded 3 million before "Aftershock" was released.

On the day when "Aftershock" was released, the box office of "Ip Man 2" reached 3.2 million!

That’s right, Zhou Qing Pictures has produced another movie that grossed over 3 million yuan!

So even though the daily box office of "Ip Man 2" is only 300 million now, Zhou Qing doesn't care at all.

"Director Zhou, you must come to the celebration party for Ip Man 2. You are the star!"

Ye Weixin personally called Zhou Qing and invited him to attend the celebration banquet of "Ip Man 2".

Even though "Ip Man 2" hasn't been taken off the screen yet.

All I can say is that the customs in Hong Kong Island are quite different from those in the mainland.

In mainland China, celebration banquets are usually held after a movie is released, but in Hong Kong, celebrations are usually held in advance during the movie’s release.

Zhou Qing thought about it and realized that he didn't have anything too important to do recently, so he simply agreed.

I also happened to chat with Ye Weixin about "Ip Man 3".

"Xiao Liu."

So Zhou Qing immediately told his assistant to book a plane ticket and rushed to Hong Kong Island the day after tomorrow.

He joined the "Ip Man" crew headed by Ye Weixin.

"Director Zhou!"

"Director Zhou!"

All the main creators of "Ip Man 2" were there, including the leading actors Zhao Wenzhuo, Huang Xiaoming and Sammo Hung.

When everyone saw Zhou Qing appear, they all ran over enthusiastically to greet Zhou Qing.

Every face was filled with smiles that were almost excited.

"Ip Man 2" has broken 3 million!
For Hong Kong entertainment, this is definitely something worth writing about.

After all, apart from "Red Cliff", no other movie here can achieve this achievement.

"Ip Man 2" is one of the only two members of the 3 million box office club.

How can I not be elated?
Especially the leading actor Zhao Wenzhuo, who held Zhou Qing with both hands without letting go, and his gratitude to Zhou Qing was like a surging river.

Director Zhou is truly his destined benefactor.

Before starring in Painted Skin, Zhao Wenzhuo had no chance of making it in the film industry.

But what about now?

In the blink of an eye, he became the leading man of a movie with a box office of 3 million!

To put it bluntly, Director Zhou completely changed Zhao Wenzhuo's destiny.

"Director Zhou, Ip Man should still be able to continue developing, right?"

After warmly entertaining Zhou Qing, director Ye Weixin also raised this issue with a burning gaze.

The two "Ip Man" movies helped him turn things around and taste the sweetness. How could I, Yip Wai-hsin, be willing to give up so easily? (End of this chapter)