Chapter 309: "Hypnotist" made 368 billion, Director Zhou easily made 1 million

Chapter 309: "Hypnotist" made 368 billion, Director Zhou easily made 1 million

"Jiang Wen's new film "Let the Bullets Fly" grossed 6.76 million yuan at the box office. Chinese-language films have welcomed another 6 million yuan box office hit!"

"6.76 million box office! Let the Bullets Fly has become the second highest-grossing film of the year, second only to The Witch."

"Both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, Let the Bullets Fly directed by Jiang Wen closed with a box office of 6.76 million yuan."

On January 1, "Let the Bullets Fly", which had been popular for a month, was taken off the screen, and many people in the circle were dazzled.

We knew that "Let the Bullets Fly" was going to be a hit, but no one expected it to be this popular.

It was so powerful that it earned 6.76 million yuan at the box office!

It’s exceeded 6 million.

What is this concept?
Looking at the entire history of Chinese entertainment films, there are only two films in the 6 million club so far.

"Aftershock" and "Beijing Meets Seattle".

"Let the Bullets Fly" is the third part.

Its box office of 6.76 million is higher than the 6.73 million of "Aftershock" and also higher than the 6.54 million of "Beijing Meets Seattle"!
First in line.

Even if all Chinese-language films are included, the only ones with higher box office than Let the Bullets Fly are Zhou Qing's The Witch and Source Code.

In other words, "Let the Bullets Fly" is the third highest-grossing film in Chinese film history so far.

Blast!

Exploding to the extreme!

"Let the Bullets Fly" is definitely worthy of the extremely exaggerated description of "explosive".

"Director Jiang is still the same Director Jiang."

"The original Director Jiang is back again!"

The circle's attitude towards Jiang Wen has undergone a 180-degree reversal.

As many people mocked Jiang Wen when "The Sun Also Rises" flopped, as many people are kneeling down to lick Jiang Wen now.

Jiang Wen instantly became one of the most popular people in the circle and was sought after by various investors.

God of War!
It is not an exaggeration to use this word to describe Jiang Wen now.

Speaking of Jiang Wen since the release of "Let the Bullets Fly", she has been really high-spirited.

With this film, he washed away the haze brought by "The Sun Also Rises" and returned to the ranks of top directors.

The only small regret is that the box office of "Let the Bullets Fly" ultimately failed to surpass "Source Code".

Jiang Wen admitted that she failed to surpass "The Witch". After all, there was indeed a big gap between the two films, and it was unlikely to catch up.

But "Let the Bullets Fly" is really only one step away from "Source Code".

Compared with Jiang Wen, another blockbuster "If You Are the One 2" released at the same time is inevitably a bit disappointing.

The film's Japanese box office exceeded that of Let the Bullets Fly when it was first released, but was soon overtaken by Let the Bullets Fly.

Even after "Let the Bullets Fly" was taken off the screen, it was not able to be suppressed again.

At that time, "If You Are the One 2" had only been released for 24 days and its box office potential was almost exhausted.

But the total box office was only 4.3 million.

On January 1, the day the film was withdrawn from theaters, it only earned 22 million yuan.

In fact, if you just look at this number, it is still very impressive. The box office of more than 4 million is already very high.

It is so high that they are definitely the small group standing at the top of the pyramid, and it is so high that only a few films in the entire history of Chinese entertainment can reach it.

Especially considering that "If You Are the One 2" only cost 5000 million.

The box office of 4.41 million is even more of a miracle.

But what can I say? Sometimes it’s okay if we don’t compare things. Once we do compare them, it really makes people feel melancholy.

With the living example of "Let the Bullets Fly", it is impossible to say that Huayi and Feng Xiaogang are not depressed.

It is obvious that "If You Are the One 2" had a better start than "Let the Bullets Fly", with an increase of 400 million in box office on the first day.

But the total box office is more than 2 million less than others?
Melancholy, it really makes people melancholy.

However, if we talk about the most melancholy person, it must be the poet Chen, who is also a famous director from the mainland.

The other party’s film “The Orphan of Zhao” was taken off the screen on January 1.

The total box office is far behind that of several other big directors of the same period.

It’s only 1.93 million, less than 2 million.

In fact, the box office of 1.93 million is definitely not low.

But if it were a director of Chen Shishi's level, it would be a bit embarrassing.

Not to mention more than 1 million, how many movies released by Zhou Qing Pictures have grossed more than 2 million?

More than 3 million is not a small number.

Not to mention Zhou Qing and Feng Xiaogang, who are at the same level as poet Chen, have more than 6 million or 7 million, and even broke 10 billion.

How would poet Chen feel about this?
"The action film "No Mercy" was completed, and the three masters Zhang Jin, Wu Jing and Wang Baoqiang hugged and said goodbye."

"Wu Jing's self-directed and self-acted "The Man from Nowhere" has wrapped filming, and the official Weibo account has released the actors' stills for the first time."

"After 96 days of filming, the film "Unforgiven" finally wrapped up. Wu Jing revealed that he had suffered multiple leg injuries."

"No Mercy", which took three months to shoot, has finally been completed.

The entire industry attaches great importance to this action movie, which Wu Jing directed and starred in.

Judging from the cast in front of and behind the scenes of this film, it is sure to be another hit if nothing unexpected happens.

"That guy Wu Jing is really lucky!"

Wu Jing was once again deeply envied.

If Director Zhou hadn't noticed him, he would still be a nobody.

How could it be like now, with movies produced by Zhou Qing Pictures being shot one after another?
"And Zhang Jin is also really lucky. I heard that Director Zhou personally picked his name."

The same goes for Zhang Jin, who plays the villain.

Although this guy is not as famous as Wu Jing, he is not much different as the older and second older brothers.

They are the kind that are only one step away from being completely wiped out, and are still hanging on in the circle half-dead.

Who would have thought that Director Zhou Qing would look at it differently?
He actually personally named Zhang Jin to play an important role in "No Mercy".

Jealousy envy hate ah.

My eyes are almost blinded by envy.

But while they were envious, jealous and hateful, everyone in the circle was also really surprised.

What is so special about Zhang Jin that Director Zhou values ​​him so much?

How good could his performance in "No Mercy" be?

It seems that we can only know all this when "No Mercy" is released.

Of course, this does not include Wu Jing, the director of "No Mercy".

Wu Jing had witnessed with his own eyes on the set how handsome and cool Zhang Jin's suit-clad thug was.

He completely stole the limelight from him and Wang Baoqiang.

"Director Zhou, I am really impressed by you. You are indeed the best director! Zhang Jin's 'gangster in suits' is absolutely amazing!"

When he thought of this, Wu Jing couldn't help but bow down to Zhou Qing with such admiration.

Before the filming of "No Mercy", how come he never imagined that Zhang Jin could be so handsome?
In particular, Director Zhou suggested that Zhang Jin wear a suit to shoot the fighting scenes, creating a "suit thug" or something.

Wu Jing didn't take it seriously at the time and didn't care at all.

But who would have thought that the effect would be so explosively good.

"For some roles, only one person can bring out the soul. No one else can do it."

Zhou Qing smiled softly and sighed like this.

The role of the suit thug seemed to be tailor-made for Zhang Jin.

It did make Zhang Jin suddenly popular. But unfortunately, Zhang Jin was not destined to be popular. He failed to catch the wave of popularity and soon lost popularity.

"By the way, Director Zhou, when will Unforgiven be released?"

After chatting with Zhou Qing for a while, Wu Jing asked about this important matter.

Zhou Qing had naturally considered this a long time ago.

"Let's put it in the summer season, in July."

Zhou Qing told Wu Jing his decision.

A film of the level of "No Mercy" will definitely be released during major holiday seasons such as the summer vacation or the Lunar New Year holiday.

The Lunar New Year period is a bit too long, so the summer period is the natural choice.

The summer vacation spans three months, June, July and August. Why did Zhou Qing choose July?
It’s simple. There are strong movies in June and August, and they are very, very strong ones.

Let’s look at June first.

Let’s not talk about “The Founding of a Party” which was released on June 6. The film grossed 15 million yuan in three months.

The most destructive force is definitely in the first month, which is from mid-June to mid-July.

Frankly speaking, the competitiveness is already quite fierce.

What’s even more terrible is that on May 5, the Hollywood blockbuster "Kung Fu Panda 28" was released, and the total box office of this movie reached 2 million yuan.

In addition, there is "Fast and Furious 5" which was released on May 12, with a total box office of 5 million yuan.

It will also have a certain impact on the June schedule.

Taking all these factors into consideration, June is certainly not a good choice.

So what about December?

It's even more cruel because another Hollywood blockbuster that is so heavyweight that it can be called cheating will be released.

Which movie?

The "Transformers" series of movies that mainland audiences have a special liking for.

The first two films have achieved high box office in the mainland, especially the third one, which will be released on July 3 this year and has directly grossed 7 billion yuan.

That’s right, 10 billion!

Following "Avatar", another Hollywood blockbuster that broke 10 billion was born, that is "Transformers 3".

Unless Zhou Qing is crazy, he would not send "No Mercy" to August to compete head-on with this cheat.

Needless to say, there is also a Harry Potter movie with a box office of 8 million yuan on August 4.

It is no exaggeration to say that going in August is seeking death.

So the only option is July.

Compared to the extremely cruel June and August, in July, "No Mercy" only had to face "The Founding of a Party", which had been released for half a month, and that was all.

Zhou Qing still has the confidence to give this film a try as it earned 4 million yuan in just three months.

"July? I see."

Wu Jing nodded, indicating that he understood what was going on.

"Okay, stop standing here and go back."

"You can go anywhere. I'll give you a holiday in advance. Just come back after the New Year."

The two had a brief conversation, and Zhou Qing waved his hand to send Wu Jing away.

Considering that it was only a week away from the New Year's Eve on February 2, Zhou Qing readily gave Wu Jing the New Year's leave in advance.

"Director Chen."

Not only that, Zhou Qing also called Director Chen over.

After communicating with the other party about the New Year holiday, he asked his assistant to book a flight back home for him.

"You came back alone again? Where's Yifei?"

When I got home, my parents scolded me again.

He seemed quite dissatisfied about not seeing Liu Yifei for another year.

"Dad, Mom, Xixi is filming and really doesn't have the time."

Zhou Qing could only explain to his parents with a wry smile.

This is definitely not a bluff or an excuse, but the real truth.

This girl is destined to spend this year on the set of "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate".

There's no way. The crew is not a school. They won't give everyone a holiday just for the New Year.

At most, it's just a small gesture on New Year's Eve, and that's it.

It is absolutely impossible to have a real holiday.

After all, how much would it cost if the crew was delayed for a day?

For example, when Zhou Qing was filming "The Witch", he took two days off. You can't find such a good director and boss even with a lantern.

"Are big stars also so busy that they have to work even during the Chinese New Year?"

My mother was shocked. This was different from what she had imagined. "Why can't we shoot the film any other time? Why do we have to shoot it during the Chinese New Year?"

"It's not up to Xixi to decide, mom."

Zhou Qing spread his hands helplessly.

"Alright, stop the interrogation and let Qingzi take a break."

Dad interrupted Mom at this time, and the two elders began to pull Zhou Qing closer and ask about his well-being in a very intimate manner.

Let Zhou Qing feel the warmth of home firmly.

"Director Lu Yang's 'Hypnotist' came to a perfect conclusion, with a total box office of 3.68 million!"

"3.68 million! Zhou Qing Pictures has released another hit, "Hypnotist", which is both a critical and box office success."

"After "The Heart Labyrinth", Lu Yang's "Hypnotist" has reached a new level, with a box office sales of 3.68 million!"

After spending a few days at home with my mom and dad, January came to a perfect end.

On the first day of February, Lu Yang gave Zhou Qing a surprise. "Hypnotist" was taken off the screen and became a huge success at the box office.

Consistent with previous general predictions in the industry, the total box office of "Hypnotist" has exceeded 3 million yuan.

It’s not the 3 million that’s close to the 4 million that If You Are the One grossed, but it’s the 3 million that’s close to the million.

This kind of data is extremely high even in 11, and can be called a box office explosion.

A huge hit at the box office!

It's no exaggeration at all, this can definitely be called a box office hit.

So how much does Hypnotist cost?

1000 million.

Only 1000 million!

Considering that Zhou Qing is the exclusive producer of "Hypnotist", a rough calculation based on the film company's 36.5% box office share shows that Zhou Qing can directly get 1.34 million yuan.

Even if the cost of 1000 million is removed, the net profit is as high as 1.2 million.

I made a lot of money, really made a lot of money.

Of course, there is no need to publicize the low cost of "Hypnotist" and avoid making people hate you.

But everyone in the circle is not stupid.

For a movie of the size of "Hypnotist", it's easy to estimate the cost.

So yes, the moment "Hypnotist" was taken off the screen, Zhou Qing once again became the envy of everyone.

Director Zhou has launched another super hit and made a huge profit again.

This is fucking ridiculous. Even with Huayi's money-making speed, it's still a little brother in front of Director Zhou. (End of this chapter)