Chapter 386 Director Zhou's Return, New Year's Movie Plan
"Director Chen."
After chatting with everyone for a while, Zhou Qing called Director Chen to his office as usual.
During the past few months when I was doing public relations for the Oscars in America, I'm afraid Zhou Qing Pictures must have a lot of things piled up, right?
"Director Zhou..."
Director Chen reported some important matters to Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing was too lazy to respond to many of the issues and just left them to Director Chen, a hired hand, to handle.
However, there were some things that caught Zhou Qing's attention.
"In December last year, the post-production of Detective Chinatown directed by Chen Sicheng was completed and the film was released."
"Director Zhou, when do you plan to watch the movie? I will arrange it as soon as possible."
"Also, we haven't decided on a release date yet. We're just waiting for you, Director Zhou, to make the decision."
Is the finished film of "Detective Chinatown" finally out?
Zhou Qing's eyes lit up.
Zhou Qing can be said to attach great importance to this movie, which occupies an important position in his overall strategic planning.
Although the director is still Chen Sicheng and the main actors are the same group, the overall quality should be similar.
But Zhou Qing still couldn't wait to check its quality with his own eyes.
You should know that Zhou Qing also optimized the script of "Detective Chinatown".
The current version of "Detective Chinatown" is definitely better than the original.
"Then... the day after tomorrow."
After a moment's hesitation, Zhou Qing told Director Chen the specific answer.
As for the release date, you don’t need to think too much about it, it will all happen naturally.
When Zhou Qing was setting the release date for "Mr. Tumor" earlier, he had already analyzed that there are only two suitable release dates this summer: June and August.
When "Mr. Tumor" was sent to June, it was specifically to reserve August for preparation for other films.
Now that the finished film of "Detective Chinatown" has come out, it will definitely be released in August.
Director Chen naturally had no objection to this kind of thing and continued to report other things to Zhou Qing.
"Just last month, director Yip Wai-hsin's Ip Man 4 wrapped up filming and is currently in post-production, which should be finished by next month."
Zhou Qing couldn't help but nodded in his heart.
The film will be released next month, which is March.
This is the last film in the "Ip Man" series, and can be said to be the finale. At the same time, the total box office is also the highest in the entire series.
In the original time and space, the box office reached 11.8 billion.
This is even though the rating is only 6.8 points.
Zhou Qing believes that after his optimization, "Ip Man 4" will definitely have greater box office potential.
Then naturally, it will be released in this year's Lunar New Year period.
As for the specific month, there is no rush to make a decision now. It will not be too late to decide when "Ip Man 4" is released.
"In addition, The Disguiser, adapted from The Spy on Shanghai Beach, started filming in January, and Zhu Yawen has already joined the crew to film."
Zhou Qing already knew this from chatting with Huang Bo and the others outside, so he was not surprised.
"Also, the filming of Nirvana in Fire was completed at the beginning of this month, and the post-production period will take about 3 months."
"Finally, the film version of The Journey of Flower starring Zhao Liying has also been released. Ciwen is currently negotiating with TV stations. If nothing goes wrong, it will be broadcast in June."
Zhou Qing nodded secretly.
If I remember correctly, in the original time and space, "The Journey of Flower" was aired in June.
I believe that this time "The Journey of Flower" will once again set off a viewing frenzy.
"I understand, you go ahead and do your work."
After sending Director Chen away, Zhou Qing fell into deep thought in his office.
What are you thinking about?
Naturally, it is the full-year plan for 15.
After two Hollywood movies in a row, Life of Pi and The Revenant, Zhou Qing is definitely going to make a Chinese-language film this year.
Especially, Zhou Qing was busy with "Life of Pi" for almost two years, which means that Zhou Qing was absent from the Chinese entertainment market for three whole years.
This period of time is not long, but it is definitely not short either. It is time for the "king to return".
However, Zhou Qing has not yet decided what his film will be about.
He plans to rest for a while first.
As for the films arranged for other people, Zhou Qing had already made plans.
The first are the two directors under his own company.
There is no need to say much about Wu Jing. According to the calculation, the other party will complete the special training this year and will definitely start filming "Wolf Warrior".
Anyway, Zhou Qing has also helped optimize the script of "Wolf Warrior", so it can be said that everything is ready except for the east wind.
So what about Luyang?
"Time Raiders" or "Nobody" are also ready for it.
Moreover, both are classic low-budget movies with huge box office potential, much greater than that of Go Away Tumor.
The kind that can break Lu Yang's personal record.
When the time comes, Luyang can shoot whichever movie he likes first, it won’t be a problem.
As for Ye Weixin, his cooperation with him should have come to an end.
Zhou Qing did not continue to develop the idea of "Ip Man 5".
Although with Zhou Qing's current status as a top screenwriter, it is no problem for him to create an original "Ip Man 5" with guaranteed quality and quantity.
But Zhou Qing felt that it was completely unnecessary.
Four parts are actually enough. If we continue, it will become boring and long.
The most perfect approach is to put an end to it in time.
“It’s about time that Lost in Hong Kong was released.”
Thinking of this "Lost in Hong Kong", Zhou Qing is also full of endless expectations.
Speaking of the original version of "Lost in Hong Kong", it was full of flaws, leaving Zhou Qing with a thorn in his throat.
Wang Baoqiang was actually replaced!
It's almost like a joke.
Although Wang Baoqiang played a fool in the "Lost" series, not just anyone can play the role of a fool, right?
In fact, on the contrary, a fool is the most difficult role to play.
Not just anyone can handle it.
In particular, I don’t know what was wrong with Xu Zheng’s brain. It would have been fine if he had replaced Wang Baoqiang, but he actually replaced him with Bao Beier.
Isn't that an international joke?
Can Bao Bei'er replace Wang Baoqiang?
There is no comparison at all.
Even if we put aside their acting skills, there is no chemistry at all between the pair Bao Bei'er and Xu Zheng.
It's definitely like cutting off one's own thigh.
In addition, the script of "Lost in Hong Kong" is not very good, and the quality of the final film is very average, which is really disappointing.
But even so, "Lost in Hong Kong" still earned 16 billion yuan at the box office.
This shows how strong the money-making ability of the "Lost" series is.
And now?
As the main prosecutor, Zhou Qing would definitely not replace Wang Baoqiang.
In other words, Zhou Qing's version of "Lost in Hong Kong" still continues the golden combination of Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang.
In addition, Zhou Qing has also made great efforts to optimize the script of "Lost in Hong Kong", which is much better than the original script. Zhou Qing believes that the box office of "Lost in Hong Kong" produced by himself will definitely be even better than the original.
If nothing unexpected happens, this movie will be the most important movie of Zhou Qing Pictures this year.
Of course, this is except for the movies shot by Zhou Qing himself.
"Go contact Xu Zheng and start the "Lost in Hong Kong" project first."
Zhou Qing didn't hesitate too much and immediately gave an order to Director Chen.
"Understood, Director Zhou."
Director Chen naturally took the order and left in a hurry.
"Director Zhou!"
After receiving the news, Xu Zheng went to Zhou Qing Pictures and stood in front of Zhou Qing almost immediately.
He was so excited that he couldn't contain his excitement.
The movie "Lost in Thailand" made Xu Zheng a hit and a famous director.
At the same time, it also completely unleashed Xu Zheng's ambition.
In fact, even if Zhou Qing didn't take the initiative to find Xu Zheng, Xu Zheng would find Zhou Qing to make a sequel.
After all, the model of the "囧" series is too simple. It is nothing more than various "embarrassing things on the road" between two people. It really does not require any technical content.
Xu Zheng thought to himself that with his ability, it would be no problem for him to make another "囧" movie.
To put it bluntly, it's really like picking up money.
Xu Zheng really couldn't hold himself back any longer.
What's more, Zhou Qing Pictures has always had the habit of making sequels, such as "Ip Man", "Beijing Meets Seattle", "No Mercy", "Embroidered Knife", "Painted Skin" and so on, which are all series.
"Lost" itself is also a series.
Xu Zheng is confident that he can convince Zhou Qing to make a sequel.
Even Xu Zheng himself speculated that there was no need for him to take action at all, as Zhou Qing Pictures would most likely continue to produce sequels.
Facts have proved that Xu Zheng guessed it right.
Look, Director Zhou has really found himself and is ready to continue developing the sequel to "囧".
This was exactly what Xu Zheng wanted.
Under such circumstances, the cooperation between the two parties is naturally extremely pleasant, and it can be said that they hit it off immediately.
"Director Zhou, don't worry. I will do my best to make Lost in Hong Kong a good movie. It will definitely not be worse than Lost in Thailand!"
Xu Zheng patted his chest with confidence in front of Zhou Qing, without even reading the script of "Lost in Hong Kong".
Firstly, Xu Zheng actually doesn’t care much about the script at all. With the huge IP effect of the “囧 series”, he can make money by just shooting a random movie.
Secondly, Zhou Qing is the best screenwriter in the entire Chinese entertainment industry.
Since the script of "Lost in Hong Kong" was written by Director Zhou, there is definitely nothing to worry about.
Xu Zheng's whole body is filled with endless strength, just waiting to give it a try and do something big.
"Lost in Thailand" was a huge hit. If "Lost in Hong Kong" continues to be a hit, Xu Zheng's position in the circle will be even more stable.
"Director Zhou, I wonder when Lost in Hong Kong will start raising funds..."
However, what Zhou Qing didn't expect was that Xu Zheng had such big ambitions.
After chatting with Zhou Qing about various things for a while, the other party began to tactfully express that he also wanted a part of the share and became one of the producers of "Lost in Hong Kong".
Just last year, after the release of "Lost in Thailand", Xu Zheng and his wife founded Zhenledao.
He successfully leapt from an actor and director to an investor.
So how could Xu Zheng not be envious when faced with a movie project like "Lost in Hong Kong" that is almost a money-making project?
But unfortunately, "Lost in Hong Kong" was originally created by Zhou Qing to make money, so why should Xu Zheng have a share of the profits?
You should know that the director's salary he offered Xu Zheng was actually not low, and he was very kind to Xu Zheng.
So without much hesitation, Zhou Qing tactfully rejected Xu Zheng.
Of course Xu Zheng was very unwilling.
But Xu Zheng was not stupid. He knew that there was a huge gap between his rank and Zhou Qing's, so he didn't dare to anger Zhou Qing.
What if Zhou Qing is unhappy and directly replaces someone else as the director of "Lost in Hong Kong", wouldn't Xu Zheng suffer a huge loss?
It is no exaggeration to say that in the "囧" series of movies, the director is not important at all.
The most core and key thing is the name "囧".
Let’s not talk about anything else, just say that Zhou Qing Pictures has a talented actor like Lu Yang.
It was just Xu Zheng's good luck that this film project fell into his hands.
How could Xu Zheng dare to say anything more?
He still had a smile on his face and his enthusiasm didn't diminish in the slightest.
"Xiao Liu."
After briefly dealing with other things, Zhou Qing asked his assistant to book a plane ticket and return to his hometown.
I couldn’t do that during the Chinese New Year as I had to be busy with the public relations for “The Revenant” in Hollywood.
Now that I'm back, of course I want to go home and visit.
"It's true that we've got the certificate, but we can't keep putting off the wedding. We have to do it right away."
"I know you're a big director and I know you're busy, but it's okay if you're a little busier. There's no end to the money you can make."
"I told you that we must have the wedding this year."
As usual, Zhou Qing was nagged by his parents, mainly about the wedding.
Although Zhou Qing has already obtained the marriage certificate, legally speaking he and Liu Yifei are husband and wife.
But in the eyes of many people of the older generation, holding a wedding is a proper marriage, and they attach great importance to the wedding.
"Dad, Mom, Xixi and I have discussed it..."
Zhou Qing was definitely not fooling the two elders, he was serious.
Things like weddings are also a major event in Zhou Qing's life. Even if his parents don't urge him, he is still very concerned about it.
The relevant situation has already been discussed with Liu Yifei, and Liu Xiaoli has also reached an agreement.
The specific date is tentatively set on August 8.
"August 8? Not bad, it's a good day!"
After listening to this, both my parents showed smiles from the bottom of their hearts on their faces.
But when they thought about the fact that they couldn't publicize this matter and let the whole world know that their son had found such a beautiful wife, his parents felt a little unhappy.
But no matter how unhappy they were, for the sake of their daughter-in-law's career, the parents had no choice but to endure it.
"Aoko is back."
"Old Zhou, is your Qingzi back?"
Originally Zhou Qing wanted to keep a low profile at home and stay with his parents for two days before leaving.
Who would have thought that there is no impenetrable wall in the world? In just two days, the news of Zhou Qing's return spread throughout the village.
The threshold of Zhou Qing's house was almost broken down.
Some reporters came over to interview him, but were rejected by Zhou Qing.
Seeing that he couldn't stay at home any longer, Zhou Qing had no choice but to say goodbye to his parents and return to the capital. (End of this chapter)