Chapter 329: Total box office of 14 billion set a new record, "Your Name" surpassed "
"Painted Skin 2, directed by new director Wu Ershan, has started filming, with the three main actors Liu Yifei, Zhou Xun and Hu Jun all returning."
"The fantasy action blockbuster "Painted Skin 2" has started filming, and Xiao Wei will embark on a new journey of life."
"The cast of Painted Skin 2 has been fully upgraded, with Zhao Liying from Zhou Qing Films joining the cast as a surprise."
"Painted Skin 2 has started filming, and the director said at the press conference last week that he has confidence in Wu Ershan."
On December 12, the long-awaited "Painted Skin 10" finally started filming.
Zhou Qing, who had relatively little time and nothing important to do, also attended the launch conference to support the new director Wu Ershan.
He also stood up for another masterpiece released by Zhou Qing Pictures.
As for the effect, there is no need to say much.
"Painted Skin 2" already had a solid foundation laid by "Painted Skin", and with the top director Zhou Qing personally showing up to support it, the popularity instantly rose.
Even in the basic market of "three heroes competing for supremacy" during the Lunar New Year period, it managed to attract a considerable number of eyeballs.
There is no other reason. For film projects like "Painted Skin 2", both on and off the stage are simply luxurious.
Anyone with eyesight can see that this is bound to be another super hit.
Naturally, it is difficult not to pay attention to it.
The only embarrassing thing is that the limelight from the director Wu Ershan was completely stolen by the producer Zhou Qing.
Although he should have been the most important director, Wu Ershan had no presence at all next to Zhou Qing.
"Director Zhou, in Painted Skin 2, all the characters except Xiao Wei are new. Does this sequel also tell the story of Xiao Wei's emotional entanglement?"
"There are definitely emotional elements, but don't forget that this is the story of Painted Skin, which is essentially a fantasy action romance movie."
"Director Zhou, for a film as important as Painted Skin 2, why don't you shoot it yourself, instead of handing it over to new director Wu Ershan?"
"Director Wu Ershan is a very talented person. I accidentally watched his "Swordsman". His pictures are very beautiful and very suitable for making a movie like "Painted Skin 2."
"Director Zhou, are the characters played by Hu Jun and Liu Yifei related to Wang Sheng and Peirong in Painted Skin?"
"Let's ask Director Wu Ershan to answer this question."
The target of the media's cameras and guns was basically Zhou Qing.
Wu Ershan, who was beside Zhou Qing, was almost subconsciously forgotten by the media.
Fortunately, Zhou Qing took the initiative to cue Wu Ershan several times, otherwise Wu Ershan would have been ignored.
This made Wu Ershan feel secretly angry.
I must seize this opportunity to make a splash!
Wu Ershan never wants to experience the feeling of being invisible like today again!
"I'm leaving, Sissi."
After the press conference, Zhou Qing said hello to everyone else and came to say goodbye to Liu Yifei.
Seeing Liu Yifei's exhausted face, he couldn't help but say, "These days, it's all Liying's scenes. You don't have many scenes. You can join the crew in a few days."
"J."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei waved her hands repeatedly to refuse.
Although she could do so given her status, the director couldn't say much even though he was reluctant.
Especially since Wu Ershan is a new director, or to be more precise, a new director appointed by Zhou Qing.
But the girl doesn't want to do that special.
The main actors such as Hu Jun and Zhou Xun have all joined the crew, so is Liu Yifei the only one different?
"You still say no, look at your face, didn't Director Xu take care of your meals?"
Zhou Qing observed Liu Yifei's expression and there was a hint of concern in his eyes.
"Pfft."
Liu Yifei couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Director Xu will definitely sue you for defamation if he hears this."
Seeing Zhou Qing's concerned look, Liu Yifei straightened her face again and reassured Zhou Qing: "Don't worry, you also said that I don't have many scenes these days, basically all of them are Liying's scenes, I can also have a good rest on the set."
After hearing this, Zhou Qing didn't say anything more.
"Ahem, I won't disturb you guys, will I?"
A head came over, Zhou Xun turned to look at Zhou Qing, then turned to look at Liu Yifei, his eyes blinking continuously.
There was a meaningful look in his eyes, as if he had discovered something.
"Why not? Please disappear right where you are, Brother Xun!"
Zhou Qing drove Zhou Xun away in a serious manner.
"Director Zhou, are you guys doing anything shameful?"
Zhou Xun is worthy of being a movie queen, her eyes immediately widened as if it were real.
"You want to know so much? Do you want to bring a small stool over so I can tell you slowly?"
"No, no, you guys chat, I have something else to do."
Zhou Xun knew very well that he had become a light bulb. He grinned at the two of them and quickly ran away.
"I'm afraid Brother Xun will have some thoughts now, right?"
Liu Yifei glanced at Zhou Xun's back. Although she complained, she was not worried.
The same thing happened to Zhou Qing sitting opposite him.
Anyway, the two of them have already decided to make their relationship public, so it doesn't matter if they are caught at this time.
"Director Zhou, Director Nolan wants to know who the actor you designated is?"
Not long after I returned to Zhou Qing Pictures, Director Yang called me from abroad.
"Why, Nolan agreed to the conditions of Crown Studios' control?"
Zhou Qing did not rush to answer, but asked back subconsciously.
"Director Nolan has no major objection to this."
Zhou Qing was not surprised to hear Director Yang's reply.
Although Nolan has always been working with Universal, the investor is not unchangeable.
There are countless investors in Hollywood who are begging Nolan to give them money, and many of them are at the same level as Universal.
Of course, if nothing unexpected happens, Nolan will continue to cooperate with Universal.
But this does not mean that Nolan must go to Universal.
Now that there is the script "Interstellar" that Nolan is interested in, Universal can change it.
This is not a problem. For Nolan, the problem of actors is the real problem.
"Tell Director Nolan that I want Liu Yifei to play the role of the female astronaut."
Zhou Qing then told Director Yang about his candidates.
In fact, from Zhou Qing's "director's perspective", there is nothing wrong with Liu Yifei playing that role.
Image and temperament can all be mastered.
It's just that the acting is a bit worse.
Much worse than Anne Hathaway who originally played the role.
She has been nominated for the Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress Oscars. Her acting skills cannot be said to be superb, but they are definitely much better than Liu Yifei.
But "Interstellar" is ultimately a commercial film.
The role of the female astronaut is not a very complex or profound one.
It's not something that only the powerful can handle.
With Liu Yifei's current acting skills, she can also handle it.
Compared with these, Zhou Qing is more concerned about factors other than the actors' own qualities.
You have to know that Chinese actors have never been valued in Hollywood, and have even been excluded.
It is hard to say whether top directors like Nolan are willing to use Chinese actors.
After all, the role Zhou Qing wanted was not a minor one, much less a villain or a marginal character. "I understand, Director Zhou."
Director Yang on the other side of the phone was not surprised by this either.
Looking at all the artists in Zhou Qing Pictures, the only one who can be so highly praised by Director Zhou is Liu Yifei, right?
As for Zhao Liying, her rank is undoubtedly much lower.
"The 13 Flowers of Nanjing premiered magnificently, summarizing Master Zhang's ten-year business war."
"Master Zhang's masterpiece "The Flowers of War" is released. Ni Ni trained hard for 3 years to play Yu Mo."
"Director Xu Ke's 3D martial arts masterpiece "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" is a hit during the Lunar New Year holiday, and the stunning visual effects make people unable to stop watching."
"Li Lianjie and Liu Yifei co-star in "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate", which allows you to experience the exciting martial arts world."
On December 12, the other two films in this year's Lunar New Year's Day "Three Heroes Battle", "The Flowers of War" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" were both released.
It can be said that this film has completely ignited the atmosphere of this year's Lunar New Year season and pushed it to a climax.
To be honest, this year's Lunar New Year box office is relatively quiet.
Apart from "Your Name", "The Flowers of War" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", there is not much to watch.
I wonder how many people, after watching "Your Name", are eagerly waiting for the release of these other two blockbusters.
In addition, these two blockbusters are each stacked with numerous buffs, making them very likely to be hits.
Needless to say, its results are very good.
The first day box office was quickly counted.
I don’t know if it’s because of his previous film “Three Shots Surprise” that ruined his popularity with the audience, but the data for Master Zhang’s “The Flowers of War” is not that impressive.
The box office on the first day was only 1900 million.
This is certainly a very good result for an average director, but for Zhang Guoshi, one of the top directors in mainland China, it is undoubtedly a little embarrassing.
It's not even as good as Zhang Guoshi's previous film "Three Guns".
You know, even the "movies not directed by Director Zhou" released by Zhou Qing Pictures had more than this in box office on the first day.
"1900 million?"
Master Zhang couldn't help feeling a little bitter.
Fortunately, he still held out a glimmer of hope before the film was released, thinking that with the help of Hollywood starring roles, it might be able to compete with "Your Name".
But now?
He was really slapped hard in the face, and his cheek was sore.
It’s only 1900 million!
Not to mention competing with "Your Name", I can't even see its taillights.
It's not just a little bit worse.
What a miserable defeat.
This time in the confrontation with Zhou Qing, Master Zhang once again suffered a miserable defeat.
Master Zhang was in a very melancholy mood.
The only consolation is that the reputation of "The Flowers of War" is quite good.
Film critics and ordinary netizens alike are not stingy in praising "The Flowers of War".
Judging from mainstream public opinion, "The Flowers of War" is a high-quality film.
Such films often have a stronger aftereffect.
What about Xu Ke’s “Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate”?
The first day box office was much better than "The Flowers of War", grossing 2800 million!
It is worth mentioning that the first-day box office of "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" in the original time and space was actually only 2300 million.
So why did it become 2800 million this time, a full 500 million more?
There is no other reason, it’s because the leading role has changed from Zhou Xun to Liu Yifei.
Liu Yifei's data in the film industry is much more impressive than Zhou Xun's.
In addition, the huge success of "Your Name" starring Liu Yifei naturally had a certain feedback effect on "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate".
Another difference is the ticket price.
"Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" is a 3D movie, and the 3D ticket price is higher than the regular ticket price.
The regular ticket price is 40 yuan per ticket, while the 3D ticket price is 46 yuan, which is 6 yuan more expensive.
Taking all these factors into consideration, the first-day box office of "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" reached 2800 million.
Xu Ke was very satisfied, with a smile all over his face.
Regardless of the reason, it is an indisputable fact that "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" was a huge box office hit on its first day.
Even the top mainland director Zhang Guoshi surpassed him by far, and he achieved this in a face-to-face head-on confrontation.
This made Xu Ke feel even more proud.
After all, this is indeed a very proud thing, isn't it?
But think about the movie "Your Name" which was just released, okay.
Xu Ke felt that he was no longer able to be so proud of himself.
If you compare people with others, you will die; if you compare goods with others, you will throw them away. The ancients were right.
Compared with the 8200 million first-day box office of "Your Name", "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" is just a little brother!
No, not a younger brother, but a younger brother among younger brothers!
I can't even catch up with half of others.
Another point that Xu Ke did not notice is that "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" is far inferior to "The Flowers of War" in terms of reputation.
So it’s really hard to say what the final box office total will be like.
"A new box office record has been set in the history of Chinese entertainment films. The total box office of Your Name has reached 14.21 billion, surpassing Avatar in one fell swoop!"
"The box office record of "Avatar" was broken, and "Your Name" earned a total box office of 14.21 billion, becoming the highest in the history of Chinese entertainment films."
"14.21 billion! Your Name surpasses Avatar to become the highest-grossing movie in Chinese entertainment history!"
On the same day that "The Flowers of War" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" were released, "Your Name" also completed the last day of its public release.
The total box office was released soon after, which immediately blinded the eyes of everyone in the industry.
There's no way around it, that series of numbers is really too dazzling.
More than 14 million!
What is this concept?
Counting the Chinese-language films on my fingers, apart from those directed by Director Zhou himself, the one with the highest box office is Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly".
But the total box office of "Let the Bullets Fly" is only 6.76 million!
The total box office of "Your Name" is more than twice that of "Let the Bullets Fly".
I have to say, this is a bit exaggerated.
From now on, a new record in the history of Chinese entertainment films has been born, which is "Your Name"'s 14.21 billion!
This is definitely an achievement worthy of being written into film history and worthy of being written about in great detail.
I can only say that Director Zhou is worthy of being Director Zhou, and his every move is extraordinary.
Only Director Zhou can achieve something like breaking 10 billion.
What is more critical?
"Your Name" not only broke the 10 billion mark, it also broke the record held by "Avatar" in one fell swoop.
It has surpassed all Hollywood blockbusters and has become the highest-grossing movie released in mainland China.
It is not just limited to the scope of Chinese-language films!
Awesome.
I have to say this is really awesome.
Do you know how popular Hollywood movies are these days?
Especially "Avatar", which is one of the most cheating ones even among Hollywood movies.
I didn't expect that I would be defeated by Director Zhou. (End of this chapter)