Chapter 355: Interstellar is a global hit, and Liu Yifei becomes the international Liu

Chapter 355: Interstellar is a global hit, and Liu Yifei becomes the international Liu

Not only Liu Yifei, Zhou Qing also couldn't escape.

When Nolan heard the news that Zhou Qing had come to Hollywood, he contacted Zhou Qing immediately.

I hope Zhou Qing can also spare some time to come and support the "Interstellar" crew.

Generally speaking, roadshows don't require screenwriters to appear.

But when the screenwriter is a big shot in the industry, that’s a different matter.

Considering that "Interstellar" was controlled by Crown Pictures, Zhou Qing, as the behind-the-scenes boss of Crown Pictures, naturally had no reason to refuse.

What's more, Liu Yifei is the heroine of the film, and Zhou Qing should contribute both publicly and privately.

So after finishing the work on "Life of Pi", Zhou Qing did not delay too much and quickly joined up with the crew of "Interstellar".

The entire crew of "Interstellar" attached great importance to Zhou Qing's arrival.

"Director Zhou, hello, hello. I have heard a lot about you!"

The male protagonist Matthew came to greet Zhou Qing politely, without any airs at all.

Even a big Hollywood star like him didn't dare to show any arrogance in front of Zhou Qing.

First of all, Zhou Qing is an extremely talented top director, and his record in the three major studios is extremely dazzling.

His actual rank is not inferior to Nolan at all.

Secondly, Zhou Qing is also the CEO of the prestigious Crown Pictures!
It’s the investor dad!
As for the third one, Zhou Qing is a top screenwriter who even Nolan can defeat!
Considering these three identities, Matthew would have to be so arrogant in front of Zhou Qing if he was out of his mind.

"Director Zhou, I'm Jessica Chastain, nice to meet you."

The hardworking sister was not willing to be left behind and ran over to Zhou Qing to greet him.

As for the other actors, needless to say, they were also very enthusiastic in front of Zhou Qing.

Only Liu Yifei, who has a special relationship with Zhou Qing, can act so casually in front of Zhou Qing.

"Hello."

"Hello."

Zhou Qing was not arrogant and responded to everyone present with a smile.

Generally speaking, the atmosphere was quite warm and harmonious.

"Director Nolan, you and Director Zhou are both famous international first-class directors. I wonder if you have heard of Director Zhou's name before Interstellar?"

The roadshow started soon, and as expected, screenwriter Zhou Qing was also given special attention.

"Of course, Director Zhou has directed so many excellent works and achieved admirable results. I have long been familiar with Director Zhou's name."

I don’t know whether it is true or not, but in front of the host, Nolan gave Zhou Qing enough face.

"So Director Nolan, which of Director Zhou Qing's works do you like best?"

The host was very good at adjusting the atmosphere and continued to ask Nolan questions with the microphone.

"Source Code, I was deeply impressed by the unconstrained ideas in this movie..."

After a moment of hesitation, Nolan praised "Source Code" highly.

"What about you, Director Zhou? Which movie directed by Nolan do you like the most?"

After the host interviewed Nolan, how could he let Zhou Qing go?

"Of course it's Inception. The setting of dreams within dreams, triple dreams, and quadruple dreams is very interesting."

Zhou Qing said without thinking, and then took the initiative to bring up the topic, "But I think Interstellar is definitely more exciting than Inception."

"Director Zhou, you're not saying that because you're the screenwriter of Interstellar, right?"

The host took the opportunity to make a joke and started talking about "Interstellar".

"At the Interstellar meet-and-greet, Director Nolan and Director Zhou Qing praised each other and said they had known each other for a long time."

"Nolan's new film "Interstellar" is on the roadshow, and screenwriter Zhou Qing explains the profound scientific theories in the movie on the spot."

"Nolan + Zhou Qing, two top directors' masterpieces, Interstellar is not to be missed."

The event took more than four hours, but I have to say the effect was very good.

Zhou Qing's name soon appeared in the relevant reports.

However, given Zhou Qing's current popularity in Hollywood, it is difficult to say whether Zhou Qing contributed to the popularity of the movie or Zhou Qing gained attention because of the movie.

But no matter which situation it is, it is a good thing for Zhou Qing, and Zhou Qing is happy to see it happen.

But as a reborn person, Zhou Qing is still relatively sober about the North American box office of "Interstellar".

Although "Interstellar" is a hit, it is not a huge hit.

In the original time and space, the North American box office was only 1.79 million, ranking 15th in the annual box office rankings.

The result is certainly good, but it is still far behind "Gravity".

Another thing is the global box office.

"Interstellar" grossed 6.77 million US dollars worldwide, which can indeed be called a huge hit.

The only thing that needs to be considered is that the female lead of "Interstellar" was changed from Anne Hathaway to Liu Yifei, which will definitely have some impact.

But Zhou Qing couldn't estimate how big the impact would be.

However, considering that the biggest appeal of Nolan's films is actually Nolan himself as a director, Zhou Qing is still quite optimistic.

Especially in China, Zhou Qing believes that the box office of "Interstellar" will be even more explosive.

In the original time and space, "Interstellar" won a box office of 7.55 million yuan in China.

So at this moment, because the screenwriter is Zhou Qing and the female lead is still Liu Yifei, the corresponding data may only be higher and not lower.

Zhou Qing was still full of expectations.

"Has Interstellar been introduced by China Film Group?"

Therefore, the first moment Zhou Qing returned to Crown Pictures, he confirmed this issue with Director Yang.

"We have reached an agreement, but there are still some procedures to go through. However, there will be no problem completing the process this month."

Zhou Qing felt relieved after receiving such a reply.

For now, the matter of "Life of Pi" has been temporarily dealt with, and Zhou Qing has also supported "Interstellar", so he simply did not stay in Hollywood for long.

He immediately instructed Director Yang to buy a plane ticket and returned to Beijing again.

Thinking back to the past few months of traveling back and forth between Beijing and Hollywood, having to make a trip back and forth every month, Zhou Qing felt like he was about to vomit.

Fortunately, the special effects shots of "Life of Pi" are almost done and will be completed by September.

This means that Zhou Qing only needs to go to Hollywood once more at the end of August, and he won’t have to go through so much trouble.

"The sci-fi movie Interstellar, written and directed by Zhou Qing, was a huge hit at the box office, grossing 5900 million US dollars in its first weekend!"

"Interstellar, the sci-fi blockbuster co-produced by Director Zhou and Nolan, was released, with a North American box office of 5900 million US dollars in its first weekend."

In early August, "Interstellar" was released in North America, and related information was immediately spread to the domestic entertainment industry.

Because the screenwriter is Zhou Qing and the main controlling party is also Zhou Qing's company, "Interstellar" is very popular in mainland China and everyone is paying attention to it.

Everyone in the circle wants to witness with their own eyes what the results of this masterpiece Zhou Qing has created will be.

The result of 5900 million in the first weekend is undoubtedly extremely impressive.

"Interstellar" is another box office hit!

Director Zhou succeeded again!
The opponent's another shot in Hollywood has undoubtedly been fired again.

But if you think about the fact that this is a film directed by Nolan, it won’t be surprising.

No matter how bad Nolan's movies perform at the box office, how bad can they be?

As a reborn person, Zhou Qing knows that the box office of "Interstellar" in the original time and space was 6000 million in the first weekend, not 5900 million.

The replacement of the female lead by Liu Yifei did have a certain impact on the box office.

But at least the director Nolan, the male lead and other team members have not been replaced, so the impact is not too big.

After all, people watch "Interstellar" mainly because of Nolan.

This situation made Zhou Qing feel relieved.

It can be predicted that the North American and global box offices of "Interstellar" will not be greatly affected.

But even so, what Zhou Qing was most looking forward to was the mainland box office of Interstellar. He contacted Han Sanping without any nonsense and asked about the relevant matters of the introduction of Interstellar.

"It's already been decided. Interstellar will be released on November 11th!"

Han Sanping gave this reply.

Zhou Qing was so satisfied with this that Han Sanping directly put "Interstellar" in the golden New Year period.

Not bad, very good.

Considering the original box office of "Interstellar" in the mainland of 7.55 million yuan, Zhou Qing feels that it is possible to expect it to break 10 billion yuan this time.

Of course, these are things to follow.

Right now, the industry is most concerned about the North American box office of "Interstellar".

As of the end of August, nearly a month after its release, "Interstellar" grossed $8 million in North America.

Although there is still some time before the film is released, its box office potential has been almost exhausted.

It is unlikely that the total box office will exceed 2 million.

This is a far cry from the US$2.89 million box office of Nolan's previous film "Inception".

But even so, "Interstellar" is a sure-fire hit and an extremely successful business case.

Especially since the global box office has already grossed 5.1 million US dollars, which has made everyone in the industry even more excited.

If the North American box office can only be said to be a big hit, then the global box office is truly a huge explosion!

That’s not even counting the mainland box office.

A huge success!

Director Zhou has achieved great success again!
"not bad."

Zhou Qing was also very satisfied with this result, and happily boarded the plane to Hollywood again.

Met with R&H for the last time.

This time, Zhou Qing stayed in Hollywood for a full 20 days, waiting until the other party finished all the special effects shots.

It took another 20 days to complete the remaining post-production work.

It was not until September 9 that the finished film of "Life of Pi" was finally released.

"It's finally done!"

Zhou Qing couldn't help but let out a long breath.

Thinking back, how long has it been since the filming of "Life of Pi" started?
This kind of special effects blockbuster is really too tiring.

However, when Zhou Qing saw the extremely well-made and shocking finished film "Life of Pi", he felt that it was all worth it.

Wait until next and see how "Life of Pi" dazzles the eyes!

Zhou Qing has great ambitions for this "Life of Pi".

"Director Yang!"

After a simple adjustment, he called Director Yang over.

Arrangements were made for the follow-up matters of "Life of Pi".

"I plan to submit Life of Pi to the Oscars next year. This is Crown Pictures' most important task right now. You have to hurry up."

Zhou Qing casually gave instructions to Director Yang.

"Understood, Director Zhou."

Director Yang agreed solemnly.

As for handling the Oscars, we already had experience with last year's "Gravity", and we will be even more adept this time.

"So...what about the release date?"

Director Yang asked again.

"Like Gravity, let's put it in February."

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment and gave this answer.

I have the impression that the nomination list for next year's Oscars will be announced on January 1, but the specific award results will not be announced until March 16.

Taking all these factors into consideration, it is naturally more cost-effective in February.

However, this is only the situation in North America. In China, the release in February is a little late.

After all, it is right at the end of the Lunar New Year period, so the popularity is relatively lower.

There is another more important reason. There are two strong opponents in the February schedule next year.

"Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" and "The Man from Macau".

These two films are both complete flops, with one rated 2 and the other 4.4 on Baidu.

Especially the first one, even if it is placed in a large number of bad movies, it is still one of the worst.

But the box office was a huge hit.

2部电影均是1月31那天上映，总票房分别是10.4亿和5.2亿。

The total box office adds up to a whopping 15 billion.

Then there's naturally no need for Zhou Qing to go head-to-head with these two films.

What's more, the final results of the Oscars will not be announced until March 3, so Zhou Qing will not be able to reap the benefits of winning an Oscar no matter what.

Unless Zhou Qing puts the movie on hold after March next year.

But by that time, the Lunar New Year holiday had long passed, and the popularity and traffic had dropped significantly, so there was really no need for it.

This means that if Life of Pi wants to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday, it can only reap the benefits of the Oscar nomination on January 1 next year.

Taking all these circumstances into consideration, it is only natural for "Life of Pi" to be released in January next year.

Finally, there is the issue of global distribution.

"Life of Pi" is different from other films Zhou Qing has made before. It is a genuine Hollywood movie!
Although it is a co-production, that is just the name used in the domestic entertainment industry.

The essence of "Life of Pi" is still a Hollywood movie, at most a Hollywood movie with mainland investors.

Hollywood, on the other hand, has the ability to distribute films globally.

Therefore, Zhou Qing no longer needs to sell copyrights worldwide like he did with his previous movies.

Just go for global distribution.

Given the current status of Crown Pictures and Lionsgate in Hollywood, it is not difficult to do this.

"Understood, Director Zhou."

Director Yang didn't say anything and agreed promptly.

"By the way, Director Zhou, the celebration party for Interstellar..."

After discussing the important matters with Zhou Qing, Director Yang gave this reminder again.

Now "Interstellar" has officially been released in Hollywood, with a total box office of 1.67 million.

This was slightly less than the 1.79 million in the original time and space, but it was not beyond Zhou Qing's expectations.

Overall, Zhou Qing was quite satisfied.

It would be fine if he was not in Hollywood, but since he was still in Crown Pictures, Zhou Qing did not refuse.

We arrived at the corresponding hotel as scheduled and reunited with the "Interstellar" team again.

"Director Zhou."

"Director Zhou."

During the period, people were drinking and chatting with each other, it was so lively.

As the heroine, Liu Yifei was very happy and pulled Zhou Qing to drink a lot.

It can be said that the movie "Interstellar" made Liu Yifei completely famous in North America and even the world.

From now on, she has advanced from the original "double billion heroine" to "International Liu".

How can a girl not be happy? (End of this chapter)