Chapter 358: The box office on the first day exceeded million yuan, and "Life of Pi" set
"Life of Pi", was nominated?
Zhou Qing immediately perked up and no longer cared about Director Yang. He immediately made the corresponding inquiries.
clap clap clap!
His hands tapped violently on the keyboard, and the list of nominations for the 86th Academy Awards quickly appeared on the computer screen.
Zhou Qing opened his eyes wide and scanned it fiercely, then suddenly, his body straightened up.
found it!
The name "Life of Pi" was indeed on the list.
And it happened more than once.
There's one in the Best Picture column, one in the Best Director column, one in the Best Cinematography column, and one in the Best Adapted Screenplay column...
If you count carefully, Director Yang is right. The name of "Life of Pi" appears as many as 11 times.
"Life of Pi" really received 11 nominations!
Haha, I really got nominated, and it was a sweeping nomination!
Zhou Qing's heart, which had been hanging in his chest, finally relaxed completely, and a brilliant smile blossomed on his face.
Even though he was a reborn person and had long known the potential of "Life of Pi", he subconsciously felt a sense of excitement.
An indescribable great excitement.
After all, this is the Oscars.
Although strictly speaking, the Oscars are not as prestigious as the three major European awards.
But for Zhou Qing at this moment, it is of great significance.
Who said that no one in the entire Chinese entertainment industry has ever won an Oscar?
If Zhou Qing really won an Oscar, it would be no exaggeration to say that he would be able to become a legend in the Chinese entertainment industry.
Just like the slogan that poet Chen shouted at the beginning, "Achieve a breakthrough for Chinese-language films at the Oscars!"
This was much more shocking than Zhou Qing taking over another city among the three major cities.
To be honest, the title of "the first person in the Chinese entertainment industry to win an Oscar" carries a lot of weight.
The only question is, will the current "Life of Pi" win as many awards as it did in the original time and space?
Zhou Qing is actually quite optimistic about this.
You should know that he is now the world's best director. The quality of "Life of Pi" directed by Zhou Qing is three points better than the version directed by Li An.
In addition, Zhou Qing will not slack off on the necessary public relations, and will not save the money that should be spent.
The probability of accidents is relatively low.
"Congratulations, Director Zhou. Life of Pi is now the top favorite for the Oscars!"
Director Yang's voice interrupted Zhou Qing's thoughts, and the other party sent a congratulatory message to Zhou Qing happily.
"Not bad. All my previous efforts have finally paid off."
Zhou Qing also nodded in a good mood.
"The main thing is that Director Zhou shot the movie well, and the public relations are actually secondary."
Director Yang immediately began to flatter Zhou Qing to the heavens.
But in fact, although the words used were rather exaggerated, Director Yang's admiration for Zhou Qing could not be suppressed.
Director Zhou is really awesome.
You should know that "Life of Pi" is director Zhou's first serious Oscar-winning film.
Director Zhou had never tried to win an Oscar before. Life of Pi is his first time.
The result was a sweep of the Oscars?
What kind of strength and level is this?
Even looking at the entire history of Hollywood, few people can be compared to him.
"Okay, it won't be too late to flatter me after I actually win the award."
Zhou Qing smiled and waved his hand, interrupting Director Yang, "Get ready, we still have a tough battle to fight."
Although 11 Oscar nominations are impressive, this is only the first step in a long journey.
The subsequent public relations is the top priority and we cannot slack off in the slightest.
"Understood, Director Zhou."
Director Yang's voice was so sonorous and powerful that I felt my whole body was filled with strength.
After answering, he immediately took the order and began to prepare for the next public relations reception.
"The list of nominees for the 86th Academy Awards has been announced. Life of Pi, directed by Zhou Qing, has received 11 nominations, becoming the biggest favorite."
"Life of Pi dominated the 86th Academy Awards, receiving a total of 11 nominations including Best Picture and Best Director."
"With 11 nominations, Life of Pi leads this year's Oscar season!"
The relevant information was immediately transmitted back to the domestic entertainment industry, and the entire circle immediately exploded.
Big stars and fellow directors were all deeply shocked by the news.
Director Zhou’s movie is really nominated for an Oscar!
It was not just nominated, but directly became the biggest favorite for the Oscars, receiving 11 nominations in one fell swoop.
This is fucking too exaggerated!
Even though China Film Group had already hyped up Life of Pi for an Oscar, everyone in the industry knew that Zhou Qing was busy with the Oscars public relations.
Zhou Qing's fanatical fans also firmly believe that Zhou Qing will achieve something.
But at the same time, Zhou Qing also faces considerable doubts.
After all, looking at the entire history of Chinese entertainment and film, Chinese-language filmmakers have all failed at the Oscars.
There are no exceptions.
It is understandable that everyone has doubts about Zhou Qing.
But who could have thought that Zhou Qing would shine so brightly at the Oscars?
A total of 11 nominations.
Even Zhou Qing's most fanatical supporters were shocked.
You have to know that even Li An's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" only received 10 nominations that year.
So after a brief moment of shock, the entire circle became excited and started partying again.
With 11 nominations, there are so many awards, so it should win some awards anyway, right?
In other words, there is a great possibility that "Life of Pi" will win the grand prize in the end!
It is possible that Director Zhou could achieve a breakthrough for Chinese filmmakers at the Oscars as advertised!
That's awesome.
Awesome!
"It has to be Director Zhou again. I know that Director Zhou will win the Oscar!"
"As expected of Director Zhou, he even won the Oscars."
"11 Oscar nominations, no one has ever done that, Director Zhou is awesome!"
Just the nomination alone has brought Zhou Qing's reputation to a peak.
Countless people began to worship Zhou Qing, almost prostrating themselves on the ground.
The two words "Zhou Qing" once again dominated the entire domestic entertainment industry.
"11 nominations. Did he actually get that many nominations?"
Master Zhang’s mood was extremely complicated.
I also felt a sense of heaviness and discomfort.
He keenly realized that Zhou Qing was really going to be deified!
Although in the past two years it has been rumored in the circle that Zhou Qing is the number one director in the mainland, surpassing Zhang Guoshi.
Master Zhang also admitted that the box office of his recent films was not as good as Zhou Qing's, and the statistics were not as good as Zhou Qing's.
There is even a big gap.
But deep down in his heart, Master Zhang never thought that he was really inferior to Zhou Qing. After all, the box office is only one criterion for measuring a movie, not everything.
Especially since Master Zhang only had a few movies whose box office was not as good as Zhou Qing's. No one can say that he won't be able to catch up in the future, right?
What's more, Master Zhang has won so many awards, strictly speaking, he has won more top awards than Zhou Qing.
Master Zhang naturally felt more confident when facing Zhou Qing.
But now?
11 Oscar nominations!
This really made Master Zhang depressed.
When he was young, Master Zhang might have said that if he were competing for an Oscar, he might be able to do it.
There may even be a desire to compete with each other.
But at this moment...
Master Zhang knew very well that he really couldn't do it.
After all, I'm older and my overall level is no longer as good as before.
The best proof of this is that the films made in the past two years have not been satisfactory.
There's no comparison, it really is.
And if Zhou Qing really won the Oscar in one fell swoop, fine.
Even Master Zhang had to admit that Zhou Qing would be deified and that he would be completely outshined by Zhou Qing.
The Oscars play a very important role in the Chinese entertainment industry.
So the question is, can Zhou Qing really win a big award at the Oscars?
Although the result is unknown, with 11 nominations, the possibility is relatively high no matter how you look at it.
"11 nominations, great, great! It's really great!"
Han Sanping slapped his thighs repeatedly, making loud slapping sounds.
There's no way, the Third Master is just too excited.
I was so excited that my blood was boiling.
Director Zhou is such an awesome guy!
Even if Han Sanping had watched "Life of Pi", he knew that it was well-made and had great potential to win awards.
But I didn't expect that "Life of Pi" would be so popular and sweep the Oscars.
Han Sanping just couldn't believe that with 11 nominations, the Oscars would not give out two real awards.
That would be tantamount to slapping oneself in the face and would definitely be a challenge to the credibility of the Oscars.
In other words, the probability of "Life of Pi" winning an award is still very high.
Even if we take a step back and say that Life of Pi really missed out on the Oscars, it didn't win any awards.
But 11 nominations is still a huge achievement.
How could Han Sanping not be excited?
What's even more gratifying?
It’s not a big deal that “Life of Pi” swept the Oscars, it directly pushed the movie “Life of Pi” to a peak.
The popularity of "Life of Pi" is so high now that it can be said to be terrifying.
No other film can compare to it, it's simply not a match.
There's nothing we can do about it. Who said that "Life of Pi" is the first Chinese entertainment film to sweep the Oscars?
In addition, this is the first 3D visual effects blockbuster directed by Zhou Qing. Who wouldn’t want to check it out?
The enthusiasm for watching movies is so strong that it cannot be stopped.
Han Sanping finally understood why Zhou Qing had scheduled the release date of Life of Pi the day after the Oscars list was announced.
It seems that he is really confident of achieving success at the Oscars!
I’m convinced. I’m convinced!
With admiration for Zhou Qing, Han Sanping began to give orders.
He ordered the publicity and promotion team to start hyping up the news that "Life of Pi" swept the Oscars.
Han Sanping can be said to be full of endless confidence in the release of "Life of Pi" tomorrow.
With Zhou Qing's golden signboard and the blessing of the Oscar, even if you use your imagination, you know that the box office of "Life of Pi" will definitely be a hit.
"Director Zhou Qing's Life of Pi has set off a wave of movie-watching, with box office revenue exceeding 100 million yuan on the first day of release!"
"Life of Pi's box office on its first day was as high as 1.05 million yuan, becoming another blockbuster to break the million yuan mark on its first day."
"The Oscar-winning movie Life of Pi is selling like crazy, earning 1.05 million yuan at the box office on its release day!"
The facts have proved that this is indeed the case. On January 1, "Life of Pi" was officially released in mainland China and it was a real hit.
The box office on the first day actually exceeded 100 million!
Do you want to be so exaggerated?
You have to know that these days, there are many Chinese-language films whose total box office cannot exceed 100 million.
This means that the box office revenue of "Life of Pi" in one day is equivalent to the total box office revenue of many movies.
Of course, with Zhou Qing's level and strength, it's a bit bullying and unfair compared with those second-rate movies.
But compared with those top domestic blockbusters, it is also extremely explosive.
Throughout the history of Chinese entertainment, there has never been a movie that could earn over 100 million yuan on the first day.
Even the current record holder in Chinese film history, "Your Name", only grossed 8200 million on the first day!
It is worth mentioning that the first-day box office of 8200 million is already a peak for Chinese-language films.
No other movie can achieve this except "Personal Tailor".
But who would have thought that "Life of Pi" was even more exaggerated and directly broke the 100 million mark!
This is absolutely earth-shattering.
Just like the total box office of a movie breaking 10 billion, it is a jump from 9-digit box office to 10-digit box office, which is a breakthrough in magnitude.
The same goes for the first-day box office exceeding 100 million yuan.
Before "Life of Pi", the first-day box office of a Chinese-language film, no matter how high it was, was always in the eight digits.
But "Life of Pi" has expanded this scale to a higher level.
Expanded to 9-digit level!
This is definitely an explosive achievement that will go down in the history of Chinese entertainment.
Not to mention Chinese-language films, even if you include Hollywood blockbusters, the first-day box office exceeding 100 million is exaggerated enough.
No other movie can reach that level except Transformers 3!
From these circumstances, it is not difficult to understand how explosive the first-day box office of "Life of Pi" was.
Everyone in the entire Chinese entertainment industry was truly deeply shocked, and no one could remain calm.
"Fuck, this tiger can't be real? You tell me this is a special effect?"
"I am shocked. I am so shocked. Words are not enough to describe my inner feelings. I just want to kneel down!"
“The fantastic and magnificent sea world and the drifting journey full of fantastic ideas show Director Zhou’s amazing imagination!”
"The most awesome movie ever, bar none!"
"After watching the movie, I finally understand why it received so many nominations."
"It would be unjust if a film like this couldn't win an award."
As the movie became a hit, word-of-mouth and reviews of "Life of Pi" were also released.
Just like its exaggerated box office of 1 million yuan, the reputation of "Life of Pi" also exploded.
To be honest, in 14, the special effects of "Life of Pi" were really shocking.
The market these days still relies heavily on 3D blockbusters.
In addition, the overall filming of "Life of Pi" is also very excellent.
It is not difficult to understand why it is so popular among the audience. (End of this chapter)