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"Director Zhou Qing wrapped up filming of Operation Red Sea, and Zhu Yawen shared his 'painful' filming experience on the spot."
"The main theme movie "Operation Red Sea" has finished filming, and Director Zhou revealed that it will be released during the Lunar New Year."
"'Operation Red Sea' wrapped up, Zhu Yawen and Zhang Yi lead the special forces in their first appearance."
The completion of "Operation Red Sea" is definitely a big event for the industry.
In any case, this is also a movie written and directed by Director Zhou Qing.
Even if it is a mainstream blockbuster, no one can underestimate it.
You have to know that when one reaches Zhou Qing's level, his appeal has reached a terrifying level.
Some of the rules in the circle are no longer applicable.
The situation where main-theme blockbusters are not box-office hits may really be broken by director Zhou Qing.
Even if you think about it carefully, how many "laws" has Director Zhou Qing broken?
It doesn’t matter if you try again!
Especially since Zhou Qing announced the release date of the Lunar New Year holiday so early, those film producers who had originally targeted the Lunar New Year holiday became nervous and even secretly cried out in pain.
Why is Director Zhou here again?
This is a super beast, the kind that no one in the circle can resist.
What if some other movie accidentally collides with "Operation Red Sea"? Wouldn't that be the end of it?
Even if you are lucky enough not to be crushed as cannon fodder, a large piece of your flesh will be torn off.
Zhou Qing is definitely the opponent that everyone is most reluctant to see on the battlefield, no doubt about it.
After all, this opponent is really too good at cheating and has never lost!
If we think about it again, Master Zhang’s super heavyweight blockbuster “The Great Wall” has also been scheduled for the Lunar New Year holiday.
So this year's Lunar New Year box office is really too cruel.
"Zhou Qing, you've become thinner. How come you've become so thin?"
Back at the luxurious villa, Liu Yifei screamed out in an exaggerated voice when she saw Zhou Qing.
He even stretched out his hand and kept pinching Zhou Qing's face, "Look at this face, where is all the flesh?"
It was not that the girl was deliberately making a fuss in front of Zhou Qing. Zhou Qing had actually lost a lot of weight.
Three and a half months of hard life in Africa really took a lot of toll on my body.
"If you work more than ten hours a day, sweat three pounds a day, and don't eat or drink well, you can lose weight."
Zhou Qing briefly summarized his trip to Africa.
"Are you going to film a play or to survive a catastrophe?"
Liu Yifei couldn't help but widen her eyes.
She knew that being a director was actually a physical job, but what Zhou Qing said was a bit exaggerated.
"It's filming, but it's also about overcoming the tribulation."
Zhou Qing thought about it, nodded in agreement, and added, "It's all my own fault."
If Zhou Qing hadn't been in such a hurry to make progress, he wouldn't have to be so tired.
But who told Zhou Qing to be in this year's Lunar New Year movie? So he'll just have to work harder.
It's not even just during the shooting, but also in post-production as well.
Considering the scale of Operation Red Sea, completing post-production in two and a half months was quite a challenge.
Zhou Qing is busy enough.
What is the only consolation?
The various explosions and gun battles in "Operation Red Sea" are impeccable, after all, they were shot with real ammunition.
There is no need for post-rendering, which can save a lot of time.
"Do you have to go to the Lunar New Year movie season? You can also go to the summer movie season next year."
Liu Yifei couldn't help but complain out loud in front of Zhou Qing.
"I go to the Lunar New Year festival every year. I'm not used to it when it's another time."
Zhou Qing smiled, then collapsed on the sofa in a comfortable posture.
"Director Zhou."
After taking a brief two-day break to catch his breath, Zhou Qing returned to Zhou Qing Pictures in September.
Director Chen knocked on Zhou Qing's office door immediately and gave Zhou Qing a very necessary report.
There were a few things that Zhou Qing was quite concerned about.
These are all relatively important film projects of Zhou Qing Pictures so far.
"Wu Jing's Wolf Warrior is in post-production and has completed most of it. According to Wu Jing's feedback, the film will be ready in mid-September."
Zhou Qing couldn't help but nodded, knowing what was going on.
There are also plans for the release schedule of "Wolf Warrior".
If the film is released in mid-September, it will definitely be released during the Lunar New Year holiday.
Of course, this is on the premise that it will be staggered with his own "Operation Red Sea".
“It seems like there are too many mainstream movies this year.”
Thinking about this, Zhou Qing couldn't help but smile secretly.
"Operation Mekong", "Wolf Warrior", and its own "Operation Red Sea".
Wow, there are 3 main-theme blockbusters released in the second half of the year.
I wonder if the audience will be aesthetically fatigued?
But after thinking about it again, Zhou Qing was completely relieved.
Although these three films belong to the same category in terms of broad genres, they are actually different from general main-theme movies.
It is an action film that is quite watchable and impeccable in all aspects, including the story and the big scenes.
Just three parts, nothing.
What's more, "Wolf Warrior" and the other two are completely different in genre.
Strictly speaking, only "Operation Red Sea" and "Operation Mekong" have the same subject matter.
Zhou Qing was not afraid of this at all.
It even feels just right.
Isn't it generally believed in the industry that films like "Operation Mekong" are not well received? Then let "Operation Mekong" take the lead.
Let everyone know that main-theme blockbusters can also be very good, and completely change the industry's view of main-theme blockbusters.
In this way, isn't "Operation Mekong" equivalent to a warm-up for "Operation Red Sea"?
With this calculation, it seems pretty good, doesn’t it?
"Director Wu Ershan's Mojin: The Lost Legend is still in preparation and will take about a month and a half."
“It is expected to start filming around mid-October.”
Zhou Qing nodded again and didn't say anything more.
For a visual effects blockbuster like "Mojin: The Last Dragon", the preparatory period is indeed much longer.
Wu Ershan had already reported to Zhou Qing that it would take about 7 months.
The current progress is within the established plan and there is nothing much to say.
"By the way, call Luyang over."
After Director Chen finished his report, Zhou Qing pondered for a moment and then gave Director Chen this order.
"Director Zhou, you called me?"
Lu Yang soon appeared in front of Zhou Qing.
“We can start preparing for ‘Life Events’.”
After a brief greeting with the other party, Zhou Qing gave Lu Yang such an order.
It's already September, it's really not too early.
The preparation period of this film is about 2 months, and even if it starts shooting, it will not start until November.
It is definitely impossible to finish filming this year, but it should not be a problem to finish it before the Spring Festival.
After all, the volume of "Life Events" is not that large.
"Understood, Director Zhou."
Now that the boss has spoken, what else can Lu Yang, a worker, say?
He immediately took the order and started to work on the preparations for "Big Events in Life".
"Xiao Liu."
Zhou Qing did not hesitate and asked his assistant to handle the filing of "Life Events".
Only after finishing all these messy things did he have time to focus on the post-production work of "Operation Red Sea".
Because they had to catch up with the progress, the work intensity was quite high. Zhou Qing saw that he would have to spend another two and a half months of busy work.
But how should I put it, this feeling of being busy is actually quite fulfilling, isn’t it?
Especially when thinking about the huge box office potential of "Operation Red Sea", Zhou Qing became more and more impatient.
"Director Zhou."
After working for almost a week, Xu Zheng showed up uninvited.
Because the other party was also a director discovered by myself, and we had worked together twice in a row, so I am quite familiar with him.
Zhou Qing took time out of his busy schedule to receive Xu Zheng in the reception room.
"Director Zhou, I wonder if there will be a sequel to Lost in Hong Kong?"
The two sides exchanged greetings in a good atmosphere for a while, and Xu Zheng finally stated his purpose.
"The '囧 series' has reached the third installment, which is not too short. If we continue, it will become too long and boring."
Zhou Qing smiled and made his attitude clear to Xu Zheng.
Indeed, with the model of the "囧" series, it is possible to continue shooting endlessly.
Whether it’s India囧, America囧, or Japan囧, they’re just in different places, the shells are the same, and it’s very easy to copy them.
Zhou Qing also believes that he can still make a lot of money before the audience becomes completely aesthetically fatigued.
But Zhou Qing was not willing to do that at all.
Wouldn't that just be a way to make money?
With his current rank, how could he do anything that would ruin his reputation?
What's more, Zhou Qing is a reborn person, and there are so many good things in his mind.
There's no need to keep insisting on it, right?
"Director Zhou, you don't plan to continue filming."
Xu Zheng was a little surprised by this. This series is currently very popular and it is a good time to reap the box office.
Director Zhou is actually going to retire at this peak of his career?
What a pity, what a pity.
Anyway, Xu Zheng himself was unwilling to accept this no matter what.
"Director Zhou, why do you say it's so long and boring? The '囧 series' has only been filmed for three parts, so you can continue filming."
"Look at how many films you've made for Once Upon a Time in China and Police Stories. You've also made four films in the Ip Man series."
Xu Zheng began to persuade Zhou Qing earnestly.
However, Zhou Qing's attitude was very firm and he was not moved at all by Xu Zheng.
After some discussion, Xu Zheng understood that Zhou Qing really had no such intention, so he stopped doing meaningless things.
But Xu Zheng was unwilling to give up just like that.
"Director Zhou, how about this? If you don't want to produce it, you can leave it to me. It would be a shame to end it like this."
After a brief pause, Xu Zheng began to spit in front of Zhou Qing again.
He actually planned to buy the "囧" brand and develop it himself.
The attitude is quite firm.
Zhou Qing fell into deep thought.
The situation of "囧" is actually different from the original "Ip Man".
The four parts of "Ip Man" all tell the story of one person, a story that takes place in different time periods under the same world view.
So since Zhou Qing had no intention of developing it himself, he did not sell it to Huang Baiming.
But this does not mean that Wong Pak Ming cannot film Ip Man. In fact, he can be developed at will.
Just don’t use the worldview of “Ip Man”.
In other words, don't make a sequel or develop a prequel to "Ip Man 4".
There is nothing wrong with Wong Pak Ming starting from scratch and filming a new Ip Man.
But what about the “囧 series”?
It is completely different from the "Ip Man" series.
The "囧 series" does not share the same world view. Each one has separate characters and stories, and there is no connection between them.
Whether Xu Zheng's development is good or bad, it has nothing to do with the other "awkward movies".
In this case, there is nothing wrong with selling "囧" to Xu Zheng.
So after some thought, Zhou Qing finally agreed.
However, Zhou Qing was too lazy to ask about the specific details, and instead handed them all over to Director Chen, asking Director Chen and Xu Zheng to discuss them.
"Xu Zheng proposed two ways. One is that we can share the box office revenue in proportion, and the other is a one-time buyout."
"I won't consider the first option. Go talk to him about the second option."
Before this, Zhou Qing had told Director Chen the same thing.
As far as I can remember, the last "囧 series" developed by Xu Zheng was the little-known "Lost in Russia".
The film was never released in theaters, so it's hard to say how much it did at the box office.
But Zhou Qing has seen the movie, and it is definitely a terrible movie.
The rating is even less than 6 points, only a pitiful 5.8 points.
Zhou Qing felt that even if the film went to theaters, the box office wouldn't be that high.
In this case, Zhou Qing would of course choose the buyout method.
At the same time, it also sends a signal to the outside world that "Jiong has nothing to do with Zhou Qing Pictures."
Even if Xu Zheng really makes a bad movie, that's Xu Zheng's business.
It does not affect Zhou Qing, nor does it affect the "囧 series" developed by Zhou Qing Pictures.
"'Time Travel' was a great success at both the word-of-mouth and the box office, with a total box office of 11.23 billion yuan, which is amazing."
"Zhou Qing Pictures has another 10 billion RMB hit, 'Time Travel' grossed 11.23 billion RMB!"
In mid-September, "Time Raiders" was completely withdrawn from theaters after being released for a month.
The total box office was revealed soon after, which once again greatly excited the hearts of colleagues in the industry.
Over 10 billion!
It really broke 10 billion.
Zhou Qing Pictures once again launched a movie with a box office of 10 billion!
How come the 10 billion box office threshold seems to be non-existent for Zhou Qing Pictures? How come it can be broken so easily?
If we think about it carefully, how many movies that have grossed over 10 billion yuan have been launched by Zhou Qing Pictures?
It's really unbearable.
"Congratulations, Director Lu. You have also entered the billion-dollar director club."
"Congratulations, Liying, you have become a female lead with a box office of 10 billion."
The biggest beneficiaries are undoubtedly director Lu Yang and heroine Zhao Liying.
Through this movie, one of them became a billion-dollar director and the other became a billion-dollar heroine.
It can be said to be a double achievement.
You know, even in this day and age, 10 billion is still very valuable.
This title is something that most of my peers in the industry simply cannot get!
After all, there are only three movies in the entire Chinese entertainment industry that have grossed over 20 billion yuan, and only one that has grossed over 3 billion yuan.
A result of 10 billion level is definitely the ceiling.
"My goodness, Zhou Qing Pictures is in big trouble now."
"All of their contracted artists have works worth 10 billion yuan, without exception!"
Many people also expressed such sighs.
There are actually not many artists under Zhou Qing Pictures, and the three male artists are Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang and Zhu Yawen.
There are only two female artists: Liu Yifei and Zhao Liying!
Before this, Huang Bo and the other three, as well as Liu Yifei, had all starred in movies with a box office of over 10 billion yuan.
There is only one Zhao Liying.
However, now, Zhao Liying's only "shortcoming" has been made up.
All the artists in Zhouqing Films have box office revenue of 10 billion per person, which is really too awesome. (End of this chapter)