Chapter 344: "Seattle 2" hit 88 billion, another 110 billion movie was born, "Life of
With Zhao Liying joining the crew, the busy atmosphere of Zhou Qing Pictures has become even more intense.
Needless to say, Zhou Qing is busy with the preparations for "Life of Pi".
This is still Zhou Qing's most important job so far.
Fortunately, as time goes by, the corresponding preparations are nearing completion, and all the things that need to be dealt with have been almost dealt with.
There will be no problem at all when we start shooting in August.
As for Liu Yifei, she has already appeared in America.
After completing the resignation process, he will join Nolan and join the "Interstellar" crew.
Make various preparations for the filming of this epic production.
Luyang is also preparing for "The Blade of the Assassin 2" in full swing and has entered the casting stage.
Interestingly, Zhao Liying missed it perfectly once again.
The other party's "The Four" was shot in two parts, so the shooting time must be longer.
It is simply impossible to finish filming in September.
Therefore, the heroine of "The Blade of the Assassin 2" can only be played by someone else.
However, "The Blade of the Assassin 2" is actually similar to "The Blade of the Assassin 1", both of which are standard male-led movies.
Even though she is the heroine, she doesn't have that many scenes and can only be considered an important supporting role at best.
Even if Zhao Liying missed it, it wouldn't be too pity.
Cai Yinong once again approached Zhou Qing, wanting to help Liu Shishi get the leading role again.
But this time, Zhou Qing ruthlessly rejected his words.
There's nothing else to it, it's really not suitable.
The heroine in "Knife of the Assassin 2" is a completely different character from the one in the first film. How could the same actress be chosen to play the roles?
That's not a joke.
Although Cai Yinong felt sorry about this, she also knew that she could not force it, so she could only give up with regret.
Of course, it’s not just Cai Yinong, many other people in the circle have also contacted Zhou Qing directly or indirectly.
Want to get a piece of the pie in "The Blade of the Assassin 2".
But they were all pushed to Luyang by Zhou Qing.
He is still busy with the preparations for "Life of Pi", so how can he have so much free time?
What's more, even if nothing happened, Zhou Qing would not interfere in such matters.
"Director Zhou."
While they were busy, a piece of news came from Ye Weixin.
The finished film of "Ip Man 3" is out.
Zhou Qing also had high hopes for this film.
The first two "Ip Man" films can be said to be laying the foundation for the two subsequent sequels, and this "Ip Man 3" is the real blockbuster.
It is a blockbuster on the same level as "Painted Skin 2" and "Beijing Meets Seattle 2".
Zhou Qing didn't hesitate and made a simple arrangement of the things at hand, and quickly reunited with Ye Weixin.
The corresponding films were watched.
There is no doubt about the result.
Although Ye Weixin was a losing director in the past, his basic skills are still there and the quality of the films he made is generally good.
Especially the success of the first two "Ip Man" films further illustrates this point, so there is naturally no problem with the third one.
"Ip Man 3 has been filmed, I wonder if Director Zhou has plans to continue filming Ip Man 4?"
The two sides chatted for a while in a good atmosphere, and Ye Weixin looked at Zhou Qing expectantly and asked.
The "Ip Man" series is Ip Wai-hsin's most important representative work, and Ip Wai-hsin attaches great importance to it.
As for himself, he still hopes to continue filming.
After all, this series has been a huge success both at the box office and in terms of reputation, so why not continue filming?
"Let's see how the response to Ip Man 3 goes. If the response is good, there will be Ip Man 4."
Zhou Qing smiled slightly and gave a positive and affirmative attitude.
Ye Weixin was relieved.
He is still very confident about the performance of "Ip Man 3".
The two sides then inevitably talked about the release date of "Ip Man 3".
Just like "Painted Skin 2", Zhou Qing's "Ip Man 3" will definitely be released during the Lunar New Year holiday.
Which month exactly?
12 month.
As analyzed above, there are no other films worth mentioning in this year's Lunar New Year holiday except Feng Xiaogang's "12" in December.
And what about "1942"?
It has no competitiveness compared to "Ip Man 3".
Well, since "Painted Skin 2" has been released in November, "Ip Man 11" can just be released in December.
Of course, January next year is also possible.
But it was already the end of the Lunar New Year period.
December is the golden period for the Lunar New Year holiday.
So even with "1942", Zhou Qing did not hesitate much and decided to put it in December.
By then, it will be very interesting when the movie produced by Zhou Qing Pictures competes head-on with Feng Xiaogang.
Anyway, Zhou Qing is looking forward to it.
"Shooting of the sci-fi film Interstellar, directed by Nolan and written by Zhou Qing, has started. Matthew and Liu Yifei explore the universe and the stars."
"The most important movie of the year, Interstellar, has started filming, and Nolan has set foot in hard science fiction for the first time."
At the end of July, a piece of information from Hollywood was quickly transmitted back to China, sparking heated discussions within the circle.
The Hollywood blockbuster "Interstellar", directed by Zhou Qing and written by Zhou Qing, has started shooting!
This is director Zhou Qing's second film in Hollywood after "Lucy".
Whether it is the huge success of "Lucy" or Nolan's joining, everyone's expectations for "Interstellar" have been maxed out.
Everyone believes that this movie will become a global hit like "Lucy".
This movie will be an important step for Director Zhou to enter Hollywood!
What about Liu Yifei in the photos of the launch conference?
Apart from envy, jealousy and hatred, there is only jealousy in the circle, the kind of jealousy that is deadly.
What does it feel like to stand alongside big names like Nolan and Oscar winner Matthew?
How glorious it would be to chat and laugh with such a great person and be interviewed together?
I can’t envy you enough!
I can’t envy you enough.
Who says we don’t have a big shot like Director Zhou Qing behind us?
"Xiao Liu, charter a flight to India."
Zhou Qing didn't care about these things, but gave such an order to his assistant.
Now that all the preparations for "Life of Pi" have been completed, it is time to take the team to India.
The filming in August cannot be delayed.
"Old Zhu, you should have memorized your lines by heart, right?"
On the plane, after Zhou Qing and Zhu Yawen chatted for a while, Zhou Qing casually asked Zhu Yawen.
I have been busy with other things in the past few months and have not had time to take care of such a supporting role. Besides, Zhou Qing has always been very confident in Zhu Yawen.
It's just a casual question at the moment.
"Of course, this is my Hollywood debut!"
Zhu Yawen answered without thinking.
Even though the role of a novelist is not very big, or even too small, Zhu Yawen is still very excited.
After all, this is a Hollywood blockbuster!
If this supporting role was released, it would be very popular in the industry. If he and Zhou Qing were not close friends, Zhu Yawen believed that this role would definitely not fall on him.
"You better watch it carefully."
Zhu Yawen deliberately sat up straight and spoke two lines in English in front of Zhou Qing.
Although there is a slight accent, it is very fluent and there is no stuttering at all.
It really took a lot of effort.
"Get ready first. Once the camera starts, start filming your scene."
Zhou Qing nodded and told Zhu Yawen seriously.
There is no way. Luyang is still waiting for Zhu Yawen in "Asian Blade 2", so Zhou Qing has to let this guy come back as soon as possible.
"Director Zhou!"
"Director Zhou!"
After a brief rest in Asan Country, Zhou Qing quickly got down to work.
Coordinate all matters with the person in charge here, and then proceed to the script reading session.
Because the film "Life of Pi" is quite special, most of the film is a one-man show by Pi.
With Richard de Parker the Tiger.
The entire movie has relatively few lines.
The time for reading together will naturally be greatly shortened.
Even the time spent on serious reading was not as long as the time Zhou Qing spent analyzing the script and the roles for the actors.
So although the entire reading process only lasted for a short 5 days, it was definitely more than enough time.
All the actors are in their best condition and can start filming at any time.
Seeing this, Zhou Qing didn't waste any more time and officially started filming on August 8st.
Since it happens in India and not in China, there is no point in hyping it up.
So Zhou Qing didn't even organize any launch conference.
The whole process can be said to be very low-key.
"Every unit prepares!"
"Life of Pi, Scene 1, Scene 1, Shot 1, begins!"
Following Zhou Qing's order, the entire "Life of Pi" crew began to work efficiently and orderly.
The first scene to be filmed was the one where the novelist played by Zhu Yawen interviews the adult group.
The whole story of "Life of Pi" is actually a memory of the adult Pi, using a standard flashback technique.
So the tasks for Zhu Yawen and Irrfan Khan, the Asan star and the actor who plays the adult role, are very simple.
Just chat in the room.
At most, there are a few shots of them walking and chatting on the street.
It is very simple to shoot and can be completed in two or three days at most.
"My father is a zoo owner, and when I was born, I was delivered by a herpetologist."
"He was originally here to check on the Bengal monitor lizard... Fortunately, the mother and the baby are safe."
"But unfortunately the lizard slipped away."
In front of the camera, Irrfan Khan was busy standing by the stove while telling the story.
Zhu Yawen sat on the side picking vegetables and chatting with Irfan Khan with great interest.
"That's a good story, but if I only looked at your name, I would have thought your father was a mathematician."
Zhu Yawen put the selected vegetables into the bowl beside him.
"No, no, no, actually my name comes from a swimming pool."
Irfan Khan shook his head and corrected Zhu Yawen.
"Is there a pool called 'Pie'?"
Zhu Yawen appropriately showed a certain degree of surprise.
"Crack!"
"Pass!"
The overall shooting went very smoothly.
Both Irrfan Khan and Zhu Yawen have excellent professional qualities, and they find this kind of chatting scene easy and enjoyable to handle.
At this rate, it would take less than two or three days, and I'm afraid it could be finished in one day.
If all the other scenes of the Indian country are added together, Zhou Qing is confident that he can finish filming within a month.
So the next plan is still very clear.
In August, I finished filming the scenes in Asanguo, and in September and October, I returned to the China Film Studio to film the scenes in Life of Pi.
It is initially estimated that all filming can be completed in 3 months.
Of course, this is all going well.
However, Zhou Qing had made full and detailed preparations before the filming started, and he believed that there should be no problem.
"The first hit of the summer season was born, Zhou Qing Pictures' "Beijing Meets Seattle 2" grossed 8.8 million yuan!"
"With a total of 8.8 million RMB, Beijing Meets Seattle 2 once again created a box office legend."
"Lost in Thailand" directed by Ning Hao set off a wave of movie-watching, earning an astonishing 6200 million yuan in box office revenue on the first day."
"Lost in Thailand" set off the entire summer season, with a first-day box office of 6200 million, becoming the biggest dark horse!"
"Wu Jing and Wang Baoqiang have completed filming of the action blockbuster "No Mercy 2". Wang Baoqiang challenges the role of a policeman for the first time."
"Filming of "Unforgiven 2" was completed, Wu Jing and Wang Baoqiang were full of energy in the on-site martial arts competition."
While Zhou Qing was filming "Life of Pi" in India, the domestic entertainment industry was once again in an uproar.
Although Zhou Qingren was not in the mainland, his name once again stimulated everyone.
"Beijing Meets Seattle 2" has been taken off the screen, and the total box office was revealed at the first opportunity.
A full 8.8 million!
What is the concept of 8.8 million?
It ranks third in the Chinese entertainment film history box office rankings, second only to Zhou Qing's "Your Name" and "The Witch"!
Super hits such as Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly", Feng Xiaogang's "Aftershock", and Zhang Guoshi's "The Flowers of War" were all killed.
The same is true for Zhou Qing's "Source Code".
As for poet Chen?
Not to mention, no other movie can compare to "Beijing Meets Seattle 2".
Don't even mention comparing them, there is no comparison at all, there is a huge difference!
In other words, looking at the entire domestic entertainment industry, except for Zhou Qing, Xue Xiaolu has defeated all other big directors.
So far, there is only one director in the 8 million club, Xue Xiaolu!
Isn't this too stimulating?
If you hadn’t seen it with your own eyes, who would have believed that a low-budget romance film could achieve such an outrageous box office?
It's like a miracle.
You have to know that the cost of "Beijing Meets Seattle 2" was less than 1000 million!
Such a low cost has achieved box office success that is beyond the reach of Zhang, Chen and Feng. Is this a joke?
Won Ma.
Director Zhou wins again!
What is more fatal?
Not only "Beijing Meets Seattle 2", another film "Lost in Thailand" in which Zhou Qing Pictures participated was also a huge hit.
The box office on the first day was as high as 6200 million!
It is higher than the first-day box office of "Beijing Meets Seattle 2" and even surpassed Zhou Qing's "The Witch".
Second only to Zhou Qing's "Your Name"!
You should know that "The Witch", which had a box office of 5500 million on the first day, has a total box office of 10 billion.
Doesn’t this mean that the total box office of "Lost in Thailand" is also in the 10 billion level?
It is very likely to surpass "Witch"!
hiss!
I can't hold it anymore, I really can't hold it anymore. (End of this chapter)