Chapter 297 Hollywood version of "Source Code" starts filming, Director Zhou supports half
"I do plan to continue working on the third part of Ip Man."
Ye Weixin's question hit the mark exactly what Zhou Qing wanted, so Zhou Qing admitted it with a smile.
You have to know that although the box office of the first two "Ip Man" films was quite good, it was only within the normal range.
The box office of "Ip Man 3" really started to soar, reaching 7.69 million yuan.
How could Zhou Qing miss it?
Not only "Ip Man 3", but even "Ip Man 4" Zhou Qing had no intention of letting it go.
"It seems that Director Zhou and I have the same idea. I was thinking, 'Ip Man' is doing so well, it can definitely be made into a brand."
After receiving a positive answer, Ye Weixin was very excited and began to talk incessantly in front of Zhou Qing.
What he said was all about his anticipation and optimism for the future of the "Ip Man" series.
With the solid foundation laid by "Ip Man 1" and "Ip Man 2", director Zhou's script is a strong guarantee.
The huge success of the sequel is completely visible to the naked eye.
It is no exaggeration to say that Ye Weixin is just making money by doing nothing.
"But Director Zhou, can you please hold off on Ip Man 3? I have two other film projects on hand, so I'm afraid I won't have much time this year."
"The earliest we can do this is probably in the second half of next year."
However, after Ye Weixin communicated with Zhou Qing for a while, he spoke to Zhou Qing cautiously again.
In fact, Yip Wai-hsin doesn’t mind shooting the “Ip Man” series first. This movie is definitely the film project that Yip Wai-hsin values the most.
But Ye Weixin is also an employee, and he has a boss.
Does he want to film the movie produced by Wong Pak Ming?
Of course we have to shoot it.
"A Chinese Ghost Story" and "Magic Love" are both film projects that Wong Pak Ming is currently vigorously promoting, and both have been decided by Ye Weixin.
What can Ye Weixin do?
In fact, deep down in Ye Weixin's heart, he really didn't want to shoot.
After all, Ye Weixin is not blind. He can see that the script of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is terrible and filming it would be a waste of his reputation.
Even in the original time and space, Ye Weixin was complaining on Weibo before the filming of "A Chinese Ghost Story" started.
“It feels like I’m suffering but I can’t leave”, “This is how I feel about the new play”.
But people have no choice in the world, and even a director like Ye Weixin often does not have the final say.
"That's good. It's also a good thing to leave some room for aftertaste, so that the audience won't get tired of the aesthetics."
Zhou Qing agreed to Ye Weixin's request without much hesitation.
This kind of thing is really nothing to him.
Whether "Ip Man 3" is filmed this year or next year, and released next year or the year after, the difference is actually not that big.
"I hope Director Zhou can understand."
Ye Weixin was overjoyed and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
If Zhou Qing is unwilling, then he will be in real trouble.
After all, neither Zhou Qing nor Huang Baiming were people he could afford to offend.
Don’t let Director Zhou get angry and ask someone else to direct "Ip Man 3". Otherwise, Ip Wai-hsin will have no place to cry.
Fortunately, Director Zhou was more reasonable than he had imagined and agreed to his request very readily.
Then Ye Weixin told Zhou Qing about the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story" and talked about inviting Liu Yifei to be the female lead.
"What a coincidence, Director Ye. Yifei, I already have other plans."
Zhou Qing casually explained why Liu Yifei refused the call.
Of course Ye Weixin couldn't say much about this, and continued to chat and laugh with Zhou Qing as if nothing had happened.
"Feng Xiaogang's If You Are the One 2 starts filming in Sanya, Ge You joked that he would also choose Shu Qi in real life."
"Director Feng's latest masterpiece, If You Are the One 2, has started filming, and 2/3 of the scenery in the show was taken in Hainan."
"Feng Xiaogang starts filming If You Are the One 2, Ge Youshuqi tries marriage."
Feng Xiaogang really made his presence felt in July. Just as "Aftershock" broke the record in film history, "If You Are the One 7" started filming in a high-profile manner.
There was only a 6-day gap between the two events, less than a week.
With the great success of "Aftershock", "If You Are the One 2" naturally received great attention in the circle.
First of all, its director Feng Xiaogang is already a top director in the industry.
Secondly, "If You Are the One 1" has already achieved very impressive box office results.
If we develop a sequel based on "If You Are the One 1" now, as long as the quality is not as poor as "Red Cliff", how can the box office be bad?
So yes, another super hit was born in 10.
As a reborn person, Zhou Qing knows clearly that the total box office of If You Are the One 2 is as high as 4.7 million!
What's more important?
The cost of both "If You Are the One" movies is not high, both are around 5000 million, the same for the first and second.
"If You Are the One 2" has 14 product placements and 10 patches, and the advertising fee has reached more than 5000 million.
This means that the 4.7 million box office revenue is all profit.
I can only say that the "If You Are the One" series really made Feng Xiaogang lose.
Of course, this does not include the third part which was a poor sequel.
The investment in that film was as high as 3.5 million yuan, but the total box office was only about 9800 million yuan, which did not even break million yuan.
I've lost so much money.
Well, that’s all in the past. Anyway, Feng Xiaogang is now at the peak of his life and is full of energy and vigor.
Anyway, the headlines in the circle throughout July were either Zhou Qing or Feng Xiaogang.
"Another blockbuster with a box office of over 3 million has been born, with the total box office of Ip Man 2 reaching 3.42 million!"
"3.42 million, Ip Man 2 set a new record for the series, and director Ip Wai-sin revealed there will be a sequel."
"Ip Man 2 is a hit again. Zhao Wenzhuo and Huang Xiaoming thank Director Ip and Director Zhou."
However, in August, Zhou Qing took the lead in making his presence felt.
"Ip Man 2", which was second only to "Aftershock" in terms of summer popularity, has completed a month of release and its box office results have been quickly released.
3.42 billion!
I have to say that the box office is also very impressive, it can even be called amazing.
As mentioned before, the number of films in the 3 million box office club these days can be counted on one hand!
Apart from the films directed or produced by Zhou Qing, there are only "Red Cliff" and Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are the One".
Of course, considering the current momentum of "Aftershock", there will be no problem for this film to break 3 million.
Even breaking 4 million or 5 million won’t be a problem.
But the problem is, isn't it broken yet?
Even if we take a step back and say that Aftershock has already grossed over 3 million yuan, that doesn’t negate the awesomeness of Ip Man 2!
A super hit.
That’s right, “Ip Man 2” can be called a well-deserved super hit!
numb.
Everyone in the circle was confused again.
Envy, jealousy and hatred towards director Ye Weixin are the least of their worries. The most important thing is envy, jealousy and hatred towards Zhou Qing.
Damn, Director Zhou is really a hit-making machine.
Only half of this year has passed, and how many blockbuster movies has Zhou Qing Pictures produced?
First came the 3.6 million-yuan "No Man's Land", then the 2.68 million-yuan "The Man from Lonely Planet", and right after that came the 3.42 million-yuan "Ip Man 2"!
If you count on your fingers, can you believe that half of the super high-grossing movies in the 2 million club and the 3 million club were produced by Director Zhou?
It is no exaggeration to say that Director Zhou supports half of the Chinese entertainment film industry.
terror.
It was really terrifying. As for Zhao Wenzhuo?
She has become the most envied person by male stars, especially action actors, no doubt about it!
Among all the kung fu stars this year, has there been any who has ever starred in a movie that grossed over 3 million yuan?
There really is only Zhao Wenzhuo.
Even Cheng Long and Li Lianjie have not achieved this.
You have to know that action movies are on the decline these days. Not to mention a huge box office hit, there aren't even many serious action movies released.
Zhao Wenzhuo can actually star in an action movie with a box office of 3 million yuan, which is really enviable.
In particular, director Ye Weixin also revealed that there will be a third part of "Ip Man".
What the hell.
Isn’t this another super hit movie with a minimum box office of 3 million?
What a win!
Zhao Wenzhuo is the one who really won.
"Director Zhou."
In addition to the box office success of Ip Man 2, Zhou Qing also received another good news from Director Yang.
The total box office of "The Twilight Saga 3" has also been released.
Although this film has no stamina and can even be said to be quite weak, who can blame it for having such strong momentum in the early stages?
Even though the subsequent box office shrank to a level that could be described as a complete failure, it still managed to earn a full 3.01 million US dollars.
This box office would be a sure hit even in Hollywood.
The kind that explodes hugely.
Take the annual ranking of North American box office in 2010 in the original time and space, for example. Can you believe that "Twilight 3" was ranked 4th?
It surpassed "Inception" in one fell swoop!
That’s right, Nolan’s masterpiece “Inception” only earned 2.93 million US dollars in North America.
So which movie ranks number one?
"Toy Story 3", but the total box office was only 4.15 million US dollars.
So with this comparison, you can see more clearly how amazing the box office of "Twilight 3" is.
What's more important?
The cost of "Twilight 3" is low.
Even though the cost has increased significantly by the third film, it is only 3 million US dollars.
Compared to the box office of 3 million US dollars, it was really like Qin Shi Huang touched high voltage electricity again and won again.
Zhou Qing's mood can be said to be quite happy.
"By the way, Director Zhou, the Hollywood remake of Source Code has already started filming."
After congratulating Zhou Qing, Director Yang reported another matter to Zhou Qing.
This made Zhou Qing feel refreshed.
It has only been nearly a year since Vendome bought the rights to screen Source Code at the Venice Film Festival last year.
The opponent's speed is quite fast.
Frankly speaking, Zhou Qing is actually quite interested in this Hollywood remake of "Source Code".
After all, if this movie is a big success, Zhou Qing will also gain a lot of benefits. At least his fame will be further enhanced, right?
"Who is the director? Who are the male and female protagonists?"
Zhou Qing asked Director Yang about the situation with full curiosity.
"The director is Duncan Jones, the director of the movie Moon, the leading actor is Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal, and the leading actress is Michelle Monaghan."
"Director Zhou, this team is really impressive. The remake of Source Code will definitely be a big hit."
Director Yang reported the relevant situation to Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing couldn't help but nodded secretly.
The lineup and team are the same as my impression of the original "Source Code".
Then there is no doubt that the Hollywood remake of "Source Code" will definitely be a hugely successful masterpiece.
Not bad!
very good!
Zhou Qing was naturally happy to see this situation.
"By the way, how's the matter with Gravity going?"
The two sides chatted about other things for a while, then Zhou Qing straightened his face and asked Director Yang about the most important matter.
"I was just about to report to you, Director Zhou. We have already negotiated with the producers. It is still us, Crown Pictures and Summit Entertainment, and also Lionsgate."
"Crown Pictures holds a 51% stake and is the absolute controlling shareholder."
It would be a lie for Zhou Qing to say that he wasn't upset when such a blockbuster movie gave away 49% of the market share out of thin air.
But who says that I am a Chinese?
Hollywood is still very exclusive.
A film produced exclusively by a Chinese in Hollywood would never make it.
The only way is to bring in local Hollywood companies to provide protection, but this is the price that must be paid.
No matter how painful it was for Zhou Qing, he had no choice but to accept it.
"Funding is not a problem, but Director Cuarón said there are still some technical issues that need to be resolved."
"It won't be able to start this year. The earliest it can be started is next year."
Director Yang continued to report to Zhou Qing in a serious tone.
"I see."
Zhou Qing responded calmly, indicating that he knew what was going on.
There is no intention of rushing Alfonso Cuarón.
Because the technology used in "Gravity" is indeed some of the more "cutting-edge" technologies.
It is not easy to do, you need to take it step by step.
Anyway, as a reborn person, Zhou Qing is still relatively reassured about Alfonso Cuarón.
He just told Director Yang to keep an eye on the matter and didn't give any other instructions.
Instead, he continued to be busy with other things.
whats the matter?
Write a script.
Zhou Qing has completed the script for "Lucy" and is currently writing the script for another famous movie.
"The Martian".
It is worth mentioning that the movie is actually adapted from a novel, and the adaptation rights have undoubtedly been obtained by Zhou Qing.
The movie adapted from the novel of the same name was released in 15. It cost 1 million yuan and grossed 6.3 million yuan worldwide, which was quite successful.
As a reborn person, Zhou Qing would naturally not let it go.
"Director Zhou."
The script was only half written when Sister Liu knocked on Zhou Qing's office door and told him some bad news.
Zhu Yawen failed to get the male lead in "Naked Marriage".
Although Zhu Yawen is quite famous and a big star in both movies and TV series, Teng Huatao is more optimistic about the emblem which is much worse.
Zhou Qing didn't feel too surprised about this.
Wen Zhang was originally the male lead in "Naked Marriage" and had also worked with Teng Huatao before.
It is understandable that Zhu Yawen cannot defeat Hui Zhang.
Zhou Qing didn't take it too seriously. Since he didn't get the male lead, he would just arrange other resources for Zhu Yawen.
Anyway, Zhou Qing Pictures really has no shortage of resources. (End of this chapter)