Chapter 443 The Martian begins filming, what Zhou Qing and Ma Yun have in common

Chapter 443 The Martian begins filming, what Zhou Qing and Ma Yun have in common

So from a business perspective, is "Assassination of Novelist" a successful business case?

Of course it counts.

Although the film cost as much as 3 million yuan, its total box office revenue exceeded 10 billion yuan.

All in all, although it’s not a huge hit, it’s definitely profitable.

Add to that some other revenues besides the box office, and overall the profits brought to the producers are actually quite good.

Otherwise, why would the producers continue to develop the second part?
It is worth mentioning that this is when the original film rating was only 6.5 points.

If Zhou Qing optimized the script and improved the quality of the film, the box office might be able to increase even further to the 10 billion level.

So considering all these circumstances, if Lu Yang really wanted to shoot "Assassination of Novelist", Zhou Qing would not object.

As I said, when one reaches Zhou Qing's level, making money is really not the primary consideration.

What's more, "Assassination of Novelist" can also make money for Zhou Qing.

It's just that no other project makes as much money.

But Zhou Qing doesn't care too much about this kind of thing now.

It may not be as exaggerated as Jack Ma’s “I have no interest in money”, but he really doesn’t take it seriously.

"Do you have an idea for a new film? Tell me about it."

Those thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, and Zhou Qing looked at Lu Yang with interest and asked.

"Director Zhou, last year I came across a novel called "Assassination of Novelist". I think this novel is really brilliant."

Lu Yang did not hide anything from Zhou Qing and told Zhou Qing the details right in front of him.

When he introduced the content of "Assassination of Novelist", his eyes were shining.

This shows how satisfied he was with the novel.

"Sure enough, it is indeed this novel."

Zhou Qing understood and was not surprised at all.

"Since you want to adapt this novel, go ahead and do it after you finish filming 'Nobody'."

Just as he had decided before, Zhou Qing immediately nodded to Lu Yang.

"Thank you, Director Zhou!"

Lu Yang was overjoyed upon hearing this and thanked Zhou Qing repeatedly.

"Xiao Liu, book me some tickets to Jordan."

After Lu Yang left, Zhou Qing made some simple calculations and then called his assistant over.

Calculating the time, it’s time to go to Jordan to conduct a personal topographical survey.

After saying hello to the rest of the location scouting team, Zhou Qing immediately boarded a plane to Jordan as quickly as possible.

The first thing we did was to arrive at the Wadi Rum Desert, an important filming location for "The Martian".

Although it is a desert, this desert is different from the desert that everyone imagines.

It is also different from the African desert where Zhou Qing and his team went when they filmed "Operation Red Sea".

Or to be more precise, the desert here is different from deserts anywhere else in the world.

The desert here is a unique desert.

Because of its unique natural landscape, this place looks like an alien planet and is known as the place on Earth that most resembles Mars.

Therefore, many blockbuster movies with interstellar backgrounds have been filmed here.

For example, "Star Wars", "Transformers 2", "Red Planet" and so on.

Of course, the same is true for "Interstellar" in the original time and space. The reason why Zhou Qing accurately locked onto this place is that he copied Thor's homework.

“It’s really a wonder of nature.”

Although he had seen it in videos and pictures, Zhou Qing still sighed when he stood here in person.

This place was born for filming a movie about Mars.

You don’t even need to set up the scenery or set the scene, you can use it directly.

"Yeah, I would believe it if you said this is Mars."

The entourage around him couldn't help but nod and agree.

"Okay, let's get started."

After taking a short breath, Zhou Qing did not delay and began to lead the team to conduct terrain reconnaissance.

Finally, after confirming that there were no problems in completing the filming here, we returned to the capital with peace of mind.

Continue to start other related preparatory work.

"Director Zhou, the casting work has been completed."

After working for a few days, the assistant director reported this matter to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up and he went through the audition materials and videos as quickly as possible.

After finally confirming that there were no problems, he no longer hesitated and announced the cast of "The Martian".

“The main creators and cast of the movie “The Martian” are as follows:
Producers: Zhou Qing Pictures, China Film Group, Fiber Media, Wanda Cinemas

Director: Zhou Qing

Screenwriter: Zhou Qing

main character:

Astronaut Song Jun: Zhu Yawen

Captain Zhang Yuan: Song Jia

Team member Wu You: Yuan Quan

Team member summer: Du Jiang

......"

As soon as the list came out, the circle became lively again and immediately sparked heated discussions.

It was not expected that Zhu Yawen would play the male lead.

Judging from the title "The Martian" and the registered story synopsis, everyone knows that the male protagonist of the movie is an astronaut.

The most suitable person for this role in Zhouqing Film is undoubtedly Zhu Yawen.

Since Zhu Yawen fits the image, Director Zhou will definitely not use anyone else, right?
The facts proved to be true.

"This guy Zhu Yawen is going to heaven!"

Many people have expressed such an exclamation.

Unlike Zhou Qing’s previous film, “Operation Red Sea”, that film was seriously underestimated because of its main theme.

But the movie "The Martian" really has the potential to be a hit in every aspect.

This true science fiction blockbuster directed by Director Zhou is definitely the most important film resource of the year.

A huge explosion is almost certain.

Even people in the industry generally predict that the box office of this movie will start at 30 billion, and it won't be too difficult to hit 40 billion.

After all, no matter how you look at it, this movie has a higher box office potential than "Dying to Survive" and "Operation Red Sea".

In other words, Zhu Yawen had just starred in a movie with a box office of 40 billion yuan, and in the blink of an eye it became a movie with a potential of to billion yuan in box office?

Do you want it to explode like this?
For others, movies of this level can only be a fantasy in this lifetime, something that is out of reach.

But why can Zhu Yawen continue to perform?

It would be absolutely false to say that I am not envious, jealous or hateful.

The same is true for the heroine Song Jia.

Especially those who know Song Jia, or actors of the same level as Song Jia, were all extremely jealous.

Zhu Yawen was lucky, but Song Jia was luckier.

Zhu Yawen was able to play the leading male role because he was an artist under Director Zhou and a classmate of Director Zhou. No one was surprised by this.

But what does Song Jia have?
He has nothing to do with Director Zhou and he’s not a big shot.

There are so many female celebrities in the circle who are better than Song Jia in all aspects.

But Director Zhou chose Song Jia!
It's sour.

Everyone is really jealous.

What about Song Jia himself?
It was the exact opposite reaction, he was so excited that he almost jumped up.

It is foreseeable that after the filming of "The Martian", his status will definitely be greatly improved.

No, it doesn't even have to be finished filming. Even now, Song Jia can feel that the attitude of everyone around him has undergone earth-shaking changes.

"The Martian" is the biggest turning point in my destiny, no doubt about it.

It was also because of this that Song Jia worked harder and harder in the various trainings arranged for him by the crew.

Of course, it's not just Song Jia, the same goes for the other supporting actors who play members of the astronaut team.

Although they don't have too many roles, some of them are just super supporting roles with only a few lines.

But don’t forget, this is Director Zhou’s movie.

It is already a great opportunity to be able to appear in Director Zhou’s movie.

Zhou Qing, who was busy with other preparatory work, also took the time to review the training of Song Jia and others.

I am very satisfied with this.

Everyone has had great training and has read the script carefully, so they are all just waiting to get down to business when filming starts.

"You are in good shape now, very good, but I hope you can be better."

"I hope you can be in your best condition when the filming starts."

"In the next few days, everyone will have to work hard."

After encouraging everyone, Zhou Qing left the training base with peace of mind.

Continue to work on other preparatory work.

"Shooting of Shock Wave, directed by Wu Jing and written by Zhou Qing, has started. Wu Jing once again directed and acted in the film himself."

"Tough guy Wu Jing's new film "Shock Wave" starts filming at Huairou Film and Television City, with Wolf Warrior Wu Jing transforming into a bomb disposal expert."

"Shooting of Shock Wave has started, and Wu Jing revealed on the spot that Wolf Warrior will be released during the summer."

In mid-April, the filming of "Shock Wave" directed by Wu Jing finally started.

This is the first film produced by Zhou Qing Pictures in 17, so it is of course attracting a lot of attention in the industry.

Especially when "Wolf Warrior" directed by Wu Jing has not yet been released.

At the press conference, many media outlets specifically asked about the movie "Wolf Warrior".

Since they are all his own works, Wu Jing took this opportunity to reveal some relevant information about "Wolf Warrior".

This can be regarded as an active warm-up for "Wolf Warrior".

After all, the release date of "Wolf Warrior" is set for August, so there is really not much time left.

People in the industry are actually quite looking forward to Wu Jing's new film "Wolf Warrior".

This is another main theme blockbuster released by Zhou Qing Pictures.

Although people don't think that director Wu Jing's films can be compared with "Operation Red Sea" directed by Zhou Qing, "Wolf Warrior" is a film produced by Zhou Qing Pictures.

That's pretty reliable too.

In recent years, Zhou Qing Pictures has released many films every year, most of which are high-quality products.

We all believe that the same is true for Wolf Warrior.

Coupled with "Operation Mekong" and "Operation Red Sea", the theme of main theme blockbusters was completely ignited.

The public is generally enthusiastic about "Wolf Warrior".

Of course, this is even more true for "The Martian", which was directed by Zhou Qing himself.

Especially since there are rumors in the industry that "The Martian" is expected to start filming in May.

There is only half a month left.

Is this cycle really enough for a big-budget sci-fi blockbuster?

"Director Zhou, Scene 21 has been completed. Only Scene 22 remains. It is expected to be completed in about 10 days."

"The production of the related props is also nearing completion, but there was a problem with the procurement of one material, so it may take half a month to complete everything."

Inside the crew, Producer Zhang was reporting on various tasks to Zhou Qing.

Generally speaking, most of the work went smoothly, but there were some areas that exceeded expectations and lagged behind schedule.

Fortunately, it’s not a big problem.

"I want all the work to be in place before May, is that ok?"

Zhou Qing didn't say much, just glanced at Producer Zhang.

"Don't worry, Director Zhou, I won't delay your filming."

Producer Zhang immediately patted his chest and made a promise.

Film preparation is a very tedious and complicated matter, with so many things involved.

It is impossible to go according to your own plan.

Producer Zhang is used to this kind of situation now, so it’s nothing.

If we work harder and make more efforts, it can be solved.

Zhou Qing also trusted Producer Zhang, who was a senior producer and had a great reputation in the industry.

Moreover, the two parties have cooperated many times, so there is still basic trust.

Zhou Qing confidently handed these issues over to Producer Zhang.

After being busy with some related matters, the main creators were gathered together in the last week.

Carry out corresponding script reading work.

A one-week period is not long, but it is definitely enough for a movie like "The Martian".

In addition, Zhou Qing is a maximum-level director, and his level is completely at the cheating level, so there is no problem at all.

So after a week, all the main actors were basically in the right state.

After Zhou Qing finally met with Producer Zhang, he happily made a decision.

"The Martian", starts filming on time!
"Director Zhou, this is your second science fiction film after Source Code. As both are science fiction films, what are the differences between The Martian and Source Code?"

On May 5, Zhou Qing held a grand launch conference for "The Martian" as usual.

As always, as the director, he became the focus of all media interviews.

Almost half of the problems are concentrated on director Zhou Qing.

This made Zhu Yawen, Song Jia and others who were sitting next to Zhou Qing just serve as foils.

"There is a big difference between The Martian and Source Code. If Source Code is soft science fiction, then The Martian is hard science fiction."

"As you can tell from the name 'The Martian', it is a space-themed movie, what everyone calls a science fiction blockbuster."

"Its story is far less complicated than Source Code, but I can't reveal the specific story yet. You will know when the movie is released."

In front of the media, Zhou Qing spoke freely.

This simple introduction whetted the appetite of everyone present.

It is confirmed that "The Martian" is a science fiction blockbuster in the popular sense.

It's still space-themed.

This type of film has never been seen in the entire Chinese entertainment industry. (End of this chapter)