Chapter 339 Director Zhou and Nolan's strong cooperation brings excitement to the Chinese enter

Chapter 339 Director Zhou and Nolan's strong cooperation brings excitement to the Chinese enter

"The fashion action film "No Mercy 2" directed by Wu Jing and written by Zhou Qing has started, with the two main actors Wu Jing and Wang Baoqiang returning."

"The sequel to the classic action movie "Unforgiven" has started filming, Wu Jing and Wang Baoqiang join hands to create another classic."

"After 96 days of filming, Painted Skin 2 is finally finished. Zhou Xun looks extremely charming in her foxy look."

"Painted Skin 2 has wrapped up filming, intimate photos of the three main actors Liu Yifei, Zhou Xun, and Zhao Hujun leaked."

March was another month in which Zhou Qing Pictures was in the limelight and made its presence felt.

Just as "Life of Pi" shocked the entire entertainment industry, two more big moves came right after.

The first is that the blockbuster "No Mercy", which had a box office of 5.6 million yuan, has actually started a sequel!

This is fucking stimulating.

The big investors and celebrities in the circle are all unable to hold back.

Are you coming again?
Here we go again!
Is it really never-ending?

"Ip Man 3" and "Life of Pi" would be fine, but they have already thrown two bombs into the entertainment industry.

And then there comes another "No Mercy 2"?
In everyone's opinion, "No Mercy 2" is sure to be another super hit.

It's not just an ordinary hit, but a huge hit that is so big that it's even more popular than "Ip Man 3".

After all, the total box office of "Ip Man 2" was only 3.42 million, but the box office of "No Mercy" was 2 million higher?

This shows what?
The box office of "No Mercy 2" started at 5 million?
hiss!
Who can remain calm in the face of such terrifying box office potential?

I just felt like my heart was about to explode.

You have to know that among the Chinese entertainment films these days, how many have grossed over 5 million yuan?

Even Zhang Guoshi, who has been making movies all his life and is such a big star, only had the highest box office in his career of 6 million!

Therefore, it is not difficult to imagine what kind of impact "No Mercy 2" has caused in the circle.

Whether it’s the film and television companies or the big stars, who doesn’t want to get involved?
It’s just a pity that Zhou Qing Pictures is the most powerful and top film and television company in the industry, no doubt about it.

Apart from China Film, Wanda and Fiber Optic, we have never cooperated with any other film and television companies.

So what about the actors?
Wu Jing and Wang Baoqiang are both confirmed to return, so there is only one supporting role left to remember.

What a pity!

In addition, the completion of "Painted Skin 2" also attracted great attention in the circle.

As the sequel to "Painted Skin", "Painted Skin 2" has been the most anticipated top project in the entire industry since the moment it was launched.

The subsequent casting, preparation, start of filming, etc., every step was watched by countless people.

The same goes for wrapping up.

Although the initial box office of "Painted Skin" was only 3 million, it was comparable to "Ip Man 2".

But as sequels, people pay much more attention to "Painted Skin 2" than "Ip Man 3".

After all, the cast of "Painted Skin 2" is much better than that of "Ip Man 3".

Not to mention Hu Jun, who is a top-tier celebrity, while Zhou Xun and Liu Yifei are the top female stars in the circle.

The former is considered to be a super capable actress among the four female actors and actresses, and looking at his personal resume, he has won both box office success and awards.

He has shot many top blockbusters, and can be said to be top-notch with no blind spots.

Where is Liu Yifei?

Although she is not as successful in the awards, she is truly the box office queen and the leading actress with double 10 billion box office revenues!

In terms of popularity, even Zhou Xun cannot compare with him.

Especially after she made her relationship with Zhou Qing public, the huge amount of traffic poured in and she reached the top of the charts.

This lineup is really incomparable to that of "Ip Man 3".

The only "shortcoming" may be the director. Wu Ershan is indeed a mediocre newcomer in the circle.

Far worse than Ye Weixin.

But considering that this is not the first time Zhou Qing has used a new director, the same operation has been a huge success several times before.

So overall, people from all walks of life in the industry are generally very optimistic about "Painted Skin 2".

This film will undoubtedly be another big hit, and its box office potential is even higher than that of "Ip Man 3".

However, Zhou Qing, who has been reborn, knows that "Painted Skin 2" and "Ip Man 3" are films of the same caliber.

In the original time and space, both of them achieved impressive box office results of more than 7 million yuan.

Even "Painted Skin 2" only made 7.02 million, while "Ip Man 3" made 7.69 million, which is even higher than the former.

But that was the original.

Now, Zhou Qing is also interested in which one will be better, "Painted Skin 2" or "Ip Man 3".

"What are these? Such strange fish."

Liu Yifei, who returned to Zhou Qing Pictures after filming "Painted Skin 2", glanced at Zhou Qing's computer screen and her curiosity was instantly piqued.

However, what I saw above were actually composite images of "strange fish" in various shapes and angles.

That was not any kind of fish Liu Yifei had ever seen.

By now, news about Zhou Qing’s new film “Life of Pi” has spread throughout the entire entertainment industry, and Liu Yifei naturally knows about it.

She could guess that these "strange fish" would definitely be used in the new movie, but she didn't know how.

I haven’t read the script of “Life of Pi” yet.

“Have you ever heard of flying fish?”

Zhou Qing looked at Liu Yifei mysteriously and asked back.

Yes, those composite images are sketches of the flying fish that will be used in Life of Pi.

As mentioned before, the flying fish scenes in the movie are not pure special effects, but a combination of real flying fish props and special effects.

"Fish can fly? There are such fish in the world?"

Liu Yifei widened her eyes, thinking this was such an incredible thing.

"The world is so big that there are all kinds of strange things. There are not only flying fish, but also many kinds of them."

Zhou Qing began to give Liu Yifei some knowledge about flying fish with a hint of pride and boasting.

Of course, flying fish can't really fly, but there's nothing wrong with gliding briefly in the air.

From this perspective, it is not an exaggeration to call it a flying fish.

There are currently about 7 species of flying fish in 60 genera in the world, of which 31 are included in the "Red List of Endangered Species of the World Conservation Union".

It is worth mentioning that although flying fish are mainly distributed in some warm waters, such as the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.

But in fact, it is not rare in China, and flying fish can be seen in many places.

“I wonder what flying fish tastes like?”

Liu Yifei listened to Zhou Qing's introduction for a long time, but tilted her head and thought about this question seriously.

"I've told you so much, and this is the only thing you can think of?"

Zhou Qing was so excited that he almost knelt down to the girl.

"What else? Isn't fish meant to be eaten?"

Liu Yifei spoke so matter-of-factly and so confidently.

"That makes sense. I'll take you to the Pacific Ocean someday and catch two to try."

Zhou Qing nodded in agreement.

Liu Yifei: "..."

Going to the Pacific to fish for flying fish?
Look at what you can do! "Those fish can fly, so fishing won't work. Let's just use a shotgun."

Liu Yifei nodded heavily, her expression even more serious than Zhou Qing's.

"You're awesome!"

Zhou Qing gave Liu Yifei a thumbs up sincerely.

"By the way, where's the script for Life of Pi?"

After chatting for a while and drinking some tea, Liu Yifei started talking to Zhou Qing with great interest.

The girl is as interested in this co-production as anyone else in the industry.

"Get it yourself. It's still in the previous drawer."

Zhou Qing continued to work on the task at hand and ignored Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei didn't consider herself an outsider. She took the key and opened Zhou Qing's drawer as if she was familiar with the place and started searching inside.

"found it!"

Soon the girl's eyes lit up, and she couldn't wait to open the script of "Life of Pi" and began to read it with relish.

I was immediately immersed in that bizarre and imaginative world.

It was so addictive and I couldn't stop watching it.

The only regret is that in such a good movie, there is no role for me.

"This novelist is a man? Can it be changed to a woman?"

Liu Yifei couldn't help but make such a request to Zhou Qing.

There's no way. How could Liu Yifei not be tempted by a co-production of this level?
How could you not want to act?
It's impossible to say that I have no ideas.

Although the role of this novelist is only a minor supporting role.

But who says "Life of Pi" is a Sino-US co-production?

"Of course it can be changed. It's okay for you to play the role, but Sissi, this is just a minor supporting role."

Zhou Qing said to Liu Yifei with a serious face.

"I'd be willing to play a minor supporting role in a movie like this."

Liu Yifei tells the truth.

Zhou Qing smiled when he heard this: "You need to be more open-minded, Xixi. Are you satisfied with such a small supporting role?"

Liu Yifei curled her lips subconsciously: "The tone of the big director is just big."

Such a small supporting role is enough to make the top celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry scramble for it!
But soon the girl's expression froze and she was speechless.

If someone else said this, they would definitely be showing off, but it was different when it came to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing has opened a company in Hollywood and can even write English scripts.

For Zhou Qing, making a Hollywood blockbuster is easy.

A role like that of a novelist is really nothing.

"I have already given this small role to Lao Zhu, so you don't have to worry about it. Compared to such a small supporting role, I have prepared a bigger surprise for you."

Zhou Qing smiled mysteriously at Liu Yifei.

"What surprise? What role have you prepared for me? Tell me quickly!"

How could Liu Yifei resist such temptation? She shook Zhou Qing's arm and begged him.

"I'll see how you perform tonight."

Zhou Qing raised his eyebrows at Liu Yifei.

……

The preparation work for "Life of Pi" was more troublesome than Zhou Qing had imagined.

The whole month of March is just the beginning.

The design of the flying fish has been completed, and the real prop samples have been arranged for production and processing, but the finished product will take two days.

For the most important fully automatic wave device, Han Sanping found the best team in the country to design it, but the plan has not yet been implemented.

It will take at least a few months until all processing and manufacturing are completed.

The only consolation is that the main direction has been determined and there is no need for director Zhou Qing to be in charge personally.

Starting next month, Zhou Qing will be able to set off for Hollywood and Asan to carry out other preparatory work.

The main task in Hollywood is naturally to contact the special effects team and prepare for future special effects.

Zhou Qing has already chosen a specific special effects company, so he can just use the team that Li An chose.

Crown Pictures has already started pushing forward this matter and the discussions have almost been concluded.

But some details still need to be handled personally by director Zhou Qing.

After all, only director Zhou Qing knows the specific effects.

Needless to say, the workload in India is also quite heavy.

Casting was actually not a big deal, Zhou Qing just had to follow the original cast list. The most troublesome part was location scouting.

There must be many inconveniences in a foreign country, and no one else can do this for you, so Zhou Qing has to personally oversee it.

And these are only part of it. There are still many trivial things to do in the overall preparation work.

Zhou Qing will be visibly very busy in the next few months.

Much busier than any movie he's ever made.

Even so, Zhou Qing still has the advantage of foresight.

Otherwise, if you really have to figure out everything slowly like Li An, wouldn't the time be delayed several times?
"The science fiction film "Interstellar" has been approved. The film will be directed by the famous director Nolan and written by director Zhou Qing."

"Nolan's new film Interstellar has been revealed. The film is directed and written by Zhou Qing, a powerful combination of two top directors."

"The most anticipated movie of the year is undoubtedly Interstellar, directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Zhou Qing. It is currently in preparation."

What makes people happy is that Director Yang has finally got the Legend, and "Interstellar" can be officially promoted.

The relevant information was quickly passed back to Huayu, immediately causing an uproar throughout the entire Huayu industry.

Director Zhou is really going to heaven!

They are actually working with director Nolan?

Do you know what Nolan's status is in Hollywood?
A top director for sure!

The kind that the Big Eight in Hollywood would beg for cooperation.

For Chinese entertainment, a person of this level is an unattainable god, and it is not an exaggeration at all.

There is no way around it. These days Hollywood is superior, high above the rest, and on a higher level.

This is not only true for Chinese entertainment, but also for the global entertainment industry.

Under normal circumstances, no matter how powerful or awesome a person in the entire Chinese entertainment industry is, it is impossible for them to have any intersection with a master of this level.

But now?

Has this kind of big shot also started cooperating with Director Zhou?
After the international director Luc Besson, will Director Zhou's script conquer Nolan again?
Isn’t this a bit too awesome?
In fact, the last "Lucy" was enough to excite everyone.

Luc Besson himself has a very high status internationally and is a world-renowned director.

In the Chinese entertainment industry, he is considered a great god who has descended to earth.

But even compared with Luc Besson and Nolan, he is inferior.

Awesome Director Zhou! (End of this chapter)