Chapter 359 Life of Pi is a global hit, and Director Zhou begins to expand internationally

Chapter 359 Life of Pi is a global hit, and Director Zhou begins to expand internationally

"Breaking 100 million? Life of Pi actually broke 100 million on its first day?"

The corners of Feng Xiaogang's mouth twitched involuntarily, and he felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.

I also felt my cheeks were a little hot, as if someone had slapped me in the face.

In fact, Feng Xiaogang did feel like he was slapped in the face.

How many years has this been?

He had always been suppressed by Zhou Qing and couldn't even raise his head.

"Personal Tailor" finally made a comeback and its first-day box office surpassed "Your Name".

As a result, when he turned around, he was pinned to the ground by "Life of Pi" again?
This slap was so loud!

After all, even if "Personal Tailor" surpassed "Your Name", it only had an extra 200 million box office.

But what about Life of Pi?

The gap is nearly 2000 million!
What's even more embarrassing?
Even though the first-day box office of "Personal Tailor" exceeded that of "Your Name", Feng Xiaogang's expectation that the total box office would surpass that of "Your Name" did not happen at all.

It is now January 1th, and there is only one day left until "Personal Tailor" is released.

The total box office of "Personal Tailor" is only 7.12 million!

Not to mention surpassing "Your Name", its total box office is only half of it!
Not even The Witch.

It just barely surpassed the other party’s “Source Code” which was released 4 years ago!

It's so embarrassing!
In other words, the tone of "Private Tailor" was so high and the momentum was so strong in the early stages.

In the end, the only achievement achieved was that the box office on the first day exceeded Zhou Qing!

But what about now?

Even this tiny bit of achievement was ruthlessly crushed by Zhou Qing.

“Isn’t this first-day box office a bit exaggerated?”

Even with Master Zhang's level, he was shocked by the data of "Life of Pi".

You have to know that considering the current Chinese entertainment environment, a first-day box office of 50 or 60 million is an absurdly good result.

Looking at the entire Chinese entertainment industry, there are only a handful of such cliché movies that can be counted on one hand.

Take the latest movie "Lost in Thailand" which broke 10 billion yuan, for example. Its box office on the first day was only 6200 million yuan.

Feng Xiaogang's "Private Tailor" broke the first-day box office record in Chinese film history, but it was only 8400 million.

But Zhou Qing’s “Life of Pi” actually broke the 100 million mark?

Good guy.

When will the first-day box office of a Chinese-language film exceed 100 million?

Even for Zhou Qing, breaking 100 million is a bit too exaggerated!
You have to know that Master Zhang has been making movies all his life, and the box office on the first day was only around 2000 million.

It hasn’t even broken through 3000 million.

With this move, Zhou Qing's power was four or five times that of Master Zhang?
As both of them are top directors in mainland China, isn’t the gap between them a bit too huge?

What’s even more breathtaking is that your first-day box office has already exceeded 100 million, so how high will the total box office soar to?
It’s scary to think about it.

"Great, so great!"

Liu Yifei and everyone at Zhou Qing Films were, of course, extremely happy.

They are all artists under Zhou Qing Pictures, and of course they hope that their boss's movies will be as successful as possible.

After all, they can rise with the tide, right?
"It wasn't easy, but I finally have a masterpiece that grossed over 10 billion!"

Especially Zhu Yawen, one of the actors in the film, expressed such emotion.

There are actually not many artists under Zhou Qing Pictures, but even so, two of them have achieved this achievement in succession.

It can only be said to be terrifying.

As for Zhu Yawen, he can barely be considered the third one at the moment.

Of course, when "Lost in Thailand" is released next year, Wang Baoqiang will be the fourth one.

"Old Zhu, that's not all. Your role as a novelist is just that small."

Huang Bo began to attack Zhu Yawen ruthlessly.

"Why doesn't it count? Just tell me if I acted in it or not?"

Zhu Yawen rolled his eyes, looking so righteous.

Although I don’t have many roles in “Life of Pi”, “Life of Pi” is a Sino-US co-production, so how can it be the same?
It must be different, right?

"Old Zhu is just playing dirty, don't you think?"

Huang Bo pointed at Zhu Yawen, shook his head and sighed, and everyone at the scene started to make a noise.

The atmosphere was so lively.

"I'll tell Zhou Qing the good news!"

Liu Yifei went to a quiet place and called Zhou Qing directly.

But it took quite a while for the other side to answer the call.

The girl also understood and knew that Zhou Qing must be at the PR reception.

So Liu Yifei didn’t talk much with Zhou Qing, but just happily told Zhou Qing the data of "Life of Pi".

“It broke 100 million on the same day?”

Zhou Qing was also somewhat surprised by this.

You should know that although "Life of Pi" was a big hit in China, its total box office was only 5.72 million.

Even though Zhou Qing knew that now that he was the director and screenwriter, and with the bonus of Huayu's director being nominated for an Oscar, the box office of "Life of Pi" in mainland China would definitely be higher.

But I didn't expect it to be so fierce.

It directly exceeded 100 million!

Doesn’t this mean that the total box office of “Life of Pi” is at least at 10 billion?
After "The Witch" and "Your Name", he made another 10-level box office movie?
Not bad!

Zhou Qing was still in a very happy mood.

After all, these days, a movie with a box office of 10 billion is still quite valuable.

So far, apart from the movies he made himself, there is only one other movie he made, "Lost in Thailand" directed by Ning Hao.

If "Life of Pi" really breaks 10 billion, it will definitely have a huge impact on Zhou Qing's status.

Of course, winning an Oscar is even more true.

So it is obvious to the naked eye that this drama "Life of Pi" is going to make Zhou Qing a legend in the domestic entertainment industry!

It's not an exaggeration.

"Also, Liying's The Four 2 has a total box office of 1.72 million."

"She is now a movie star who can carry the box office!"

Liu Yifei also told Zhou Qing about this matter, and her voice sounded very cheerful.

In other words, all the artists of Zhou Qing Pictures are now successful in both TV dramas and movies.

As a half-boss lady, how could the girl not feel happy from the bottom of her heart?

1.72 million?
Zhou Qing couldn't help but nodded secretly.

This result did not surprise Zhou Qing and was not much different from the original box office he remembered.

It can’t be called a big hit, but it’s no exaggeration to say that it’s a popular movie.

Especially since this was the case for two consecutive films, Zhao Liying's transition from the TV drama circle to the film circle can be considered a success.

However, it might be a bit difficult for "The Four" to help Zhao Liying go further.

It also depends on other blockbuster movies arranged by Zhou Qing Pictures for Zhao Liying.

For example, Lu Yang just finished filming "Back to 20".

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing asked Liu Yifei: "How is "Back to 20" going? Is the post-production done?"

"It's already done. I'm just waiting for you to come back and watch the movie."

Liu Yifei introduced it to Zhou Qing with great excitement, "Also~ I've seen it, and you made me laugh and cry."

In my opinion, "20 Again" is indeed a comedy, but it also has many touching parts.

It can be said that it was a laugh with tears.

Add to that the "fashionable" element of time travel, and it's hard not to be popular.

Zhou Qing has made another good movie.

"I believe in Lu Yang's level. It doesn't really matter whether he watches it or not."

Zhou Qing waved his hand lightly. The main reason was that he was too busy recently.

People are not in the capital, let alone other things?

Not only this month, but also next month, Zhou Qing will have to stay in Hollywood all the time to work on the public relations of "Life of Pi".

There is not even time to go home for the New Year.

I'm afraid Zhou Qing will have to spend this year's New Year's Eve and Spring Festival in Hollywood.

"Okay, Sissi, I won't talk to you anymore. Someone is coming towards me."

After chatting with Liu Yifei for a few more words, Zhou Qing had to cut off communication with her.

He began to smile and greeted another Oscar judge who was walking towards him.

"Director Zhou, Kevin Guan has agreed, but he has a request."

In late January, Director Yang, who was very busy, reported a matter to Zhou Qing, who was also very busy.

Zhou Qing's eyes couldn't help but light up.

Who is Kevin Kwan?
A Chinese-American writer.

Not many people may know this name.

But if a related movie is mentioned, I believe many people will react.

"Crazy Rich Asians".

This film also has a certain status in the history of Hollywood movies.

This was the first movie with an all-Asian cast to be a big hit in Hollywood.

From the front stage to the backstage, the entire team is composed entirely of Asians, without any other "colors".

With a mere US$3000 million cost, the film grossed US$1.74 million at the Hollywood box office.

It ranked 16th in the annual box office rankings that year.

The global box office was also very good, reaching 2.4 million US dollars.

From the comparison of these two sets of extremely different figures, it can be seen that this is a very successful business case.

Even though the North American box office of 1.74 million cannot be considered a huge hit, it can only be said to be a blockbuster and a hot seller.

But because the cost is so low, the revenue brought to the producers by "Crazy Rich Asians" is not necessarily less than those top blockbusters.

As a reborn person, Zhou Qing would naturally not miss such a high-quality film project.

When his original novel "Crazy Rich Asians" was just published, he instructed Director Yang to purchase the copyright.

Unexpectedly, the author of the novel, Kevin Guan, seemed to have other ideas and did not agree after considering it for a long time.

Zhou Qing really couldn't have expected that the other party would suddenly give a reply at this time.

"any request?"

Zhou Qing drank a glass of water to moisten his throat and casually asked Director Yang.

"He wants you to adapt the screenplay for the movie yourself, or else he'd rather do it himself."

Director Yang told Zhou Qingqi the corresponding conditions.

"You specifically asked me to do the surgery?"

Zhou Qing shook his head and laughed a little.

It has to be said that Kevin Guan's request was somewhat beyond Zhou Qing's expectations.

He originally thought that the other party would be like the original author of "Departures", with a lot of harsh conditions.

I didn't expect it to be so simple in the end.

So, am I considered famous?

What Zhou Qing didn't know was that this was really the case.

His reputation in the screenwriter circle is no worse than his reputation in the director circle.

Especially the sudden emergence of Hollywood movies such as "Lucy", "Interstellar" and "Life of Pi".

This made Zhou Qing even more famous in the Hollywood screenwriter circle.

However, for Zhou Qing, this request was not really a request at all; it could even be said to be exactly what Zhou Qing wanted.

He bought Crazy Rich Asians with the intention of adapting it himself.

This is nothing.

"Tell Kevin Guan that I agree to his terms."

Zhou Qing agreed without thinking.

"Understood, Director Zhou."

Director Yang responded and immediately began to make the corresponding arrangements.

"The Oscar-winning Life of Pi was released in North America, with a box office of 1300 million US dollars on the first day."

"Life of Pi opened in North America with a box office of US$1300 million, which was both a critical and commercial success."

"Life of Pi," the Hollywood blockbuster directed by director Zhou Qing for the first time, was released in North America, with an impressive first-day box office of US$1300 million."

On February 2, riding on the momentum of 1 nominations, "Life of Pi" began to be released in Hollywood with great fanfare.

The first day box office of US$1300 million is just okay.

Compared with its popularity in domestic entertainment, it can be said that there is a big gap.

As a reborn person, Zhou Qing was not surprised by this.

In the original time and space, the box office of "Life of Pi" in North America was actually only 1.2 million.

Now that it is being released at the right time for the Oscars, even if it can have a slight boost to the total box office, how big can it be?
From the moment Zhou Qing decided to start filming, he was very clear that Life of Pi was intended to be a global box office hit.

If you only focus on the North American box office, you will definitely lose a lot of money.

In fact, the movie "Life of Pi" sold very well around the world, grossing 6 million US dollars.

A definite hit.

Of course, that is the data from the original time and space. What about now?

The first week box office statistics of "Life of Pi" were quickly released.

The North American box office was only 4000 million US dollars, while the global box office was as high as 1.7 million!

That’s not even including the mainland box office.

Because the mainland is not in sync with North America and the rest of the world.

It exploded!
It exploded again!
In other words, just like in the original time and space, "Life of Pi" became a huge hit in the global market.

"Awesome! Director Zhou is awesome!"

“Is Life of Pi going to take over the world?”

"Well done, Director Zhou! Finally, a Chinese director's film is a global hit!"

"A global box office success, Director Zhou is awesome!"

When the relevant news was passed back to the domestic entertainment industry, everyone in the circle immediately became excited.

The admiration for Zhou Qing is as endless as the torrent of a river.

It's just like the Yellow River flooding, which is out of control.

The films directed by Chinese entertainment directors have always only been able to impact Chinese entertainment. When will they be able to impact the world?
It won’t sell at all outside of Huayu, it won’t work!

This is true even for Zhang Guoshi, once the top director.

Take the global hit "Hero" for example, its total global box office was only 1.77 million US dollars.

Director Zhou’s “Life of Pi” was completed in just one week.

There is actually only one Chinese entertainment director who has had truly successful films around the world, and that is Wu Yusen.

"Mission Impossible 2" directed by the other party grossed 2.15 million US dollars in North America and 5.46 million US dollars worldwide.

"Face/Off" performed a little worse, but it still grossed $1.12 million in North America and $2.45 million worldwide.

This established Wu Yusen's status as a "great Hollywood director".

But now?
"Face/Off" is no match for "Life of Pi".

Even "Mission Impossible 2" seems to be no match for "Life of Pi".

Especially "Mission Impossible 2" has the foundation laid by the first film, and also has the big star Tom Cruise joining.

But what does “Life of Pi” have?
The male protagonist is just an amateur!

So Director Zhou is really too awesome. (End of this chapter)